June/July 2016 - Jewish Federation of New Hampshire

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Published by the
Jewish Federation of
New Hampshire
Volume 36, Number 9
June-July 2016
Iyar-Tammuz 5776
Grants Send Kids to Jewish Summer Camps
By Nancy Frankel
Summer is coming, and many New
Hampshire kids can’t wait for camp! Each
year since 2008, JFNH has been proud to
provide camp grants to not-for-profit Jewish camps for first-year campers. Thirteen
grants totaling $13,000 have been given for
2016, with several children on the wait list.
In the past five years, 55 children
from 20 NH towns have taken advantage of this grant to attend at least 17
different camps. JFNH continues this
commitment because we know that
along with fun, adventure, and new
friends, these experiences weave Jewish
values, culture, and traditions into the
fabric of camp, helping campers connect to their own identity and the larger
Jewish community.
While these grants are for any child in
our JFNH region, needs-based grants are
also offered to the Cohen Camps (Tevya,
Tel Noar, and Pembroke) in honor of the
lifelong leadership of Annabelle and Ar-
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From the Bimah
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Campaign Honor Roll
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Summer Fun
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Education10
In the Community
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Arts & Entertainment
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Book Review
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World Jewry
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Recent Events
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Tributes17
Business & Professional
Services
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nold Cohen to the NH Jewish community.
It is a priority to offer more needs-based
grants for any Jewish camping experience
in the future as funding becomes available.
Do you know a potential camper for
2016 or beyond? Many camps still have
space available, and most would love to
set up a visit for prospective camp families to experience camp in session. Check
out these and other opportunities to give
your child a safe, meaningful, and excit-
Camps continued on page 5
Annual Meeting Announcement
The Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of
New Hampshire is pleased to announce a new date for
our Annual Meeting. Please plan to join us
on Sunday, September 18, 2016, to celebrate the Shem
Tov and Young Leader Awardees, to review the
accomplishments of the past year, and to share news
of our “Fedovation” plans for 5777! More details
coming in the August issue of the Reporter.
Lakes Region Jewish Food Festival Returns on Sunday, July 10
Laconia — Once again, the event to attend
this summer is the 19th Annual Jewish Food
Festival at Temple B’nai Israel (TBI) in Laconia on Sunday, July 10, from 11 AM to 2 PM.
People will come together from all over New
Hampshire and beyond to enjoy foods that
evoke memories of the tastes and smells from
the kitchens of Jewish mothers and Bubbes
(grandmothers) through the ages, from traditional Jewish cooking to delicatessen delights
to amazing desserts and more! The huge array of authentic tastes includes:
• cheese blintzes,
•sandwiches filled with your choice of
meats from Evan’s Deli, including pastrami, brisket, corned beef, and tongue
(with pickle and coleslaw on rye or roll),
• knishes (meat and potato),
• chopped herring,
• chopped chicken liver, and
• assorted baked goods, including strudel
and rugelach.
Blintzes, meat knishes, potato knishes,
latkes (potato pancakes), matzo ball soup,
noodle kugel, and stuffed cabbage will also be
available, all frozen and ready to heat at home,
while supplies last.
In addition to the tasty array of homemade
products, the Food Festival will feature a new
supplier of deli meats: Evan’s Deli, a small
business on the North Shore of Massachusetts. All the meat is cooked by Evan and has
been sampled by members of the Food Festival committee, who have declared, “This meat
is superior and out of this world.” So come to
the Food Festival on July 10 and treat yourself to a fresh Evan’s Deli meat sandwich.
The Jewish Food Festival in Laconia ranks
with the best due to TBI’s talented cooking
Food continued on page 8
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CONGREGATION BETENU
Rebekah Goldman (Rabbinic Intern)
5 Northern Blvd., Unit 1, Amherst
Reform, Affiliated URJ
(603) 886-1633
www.betenu.org
Services: Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat
services at 7:30 PM
Saturday morning twice a month, 9:30 AM
CHABAD AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
Rabbi Moshe Gray
22a School Street, Hanover
Orthodox, Chabad
(603) 643-9821
www.dartmouthchabad.com
[email protected]
Services: Friday Evening Shabbat services
and Dinner
Shabbat morning services
Call for times
CHABAD LUBAVITCH
Rabbi Levi Krinsky
7 Camelot Place, Manchester
Orthodox, Chabad
(603) 647-0204
www.Lubavitchnh.com
[email protected]
Services: Shabbat Services
Saturday morning at 9:30 AM
Sunday morning minyan at 9 AM
BETHLEHEM
BETHLEHEM HEBREW CONGREGATION
39 Strawberry Hill Road
PO Box 395, Bethlehem
Unaffiliated-Egalitarian
(603) 869-5465
www.bethlehemsynagogue.org
[email protected]
Services: Contact for Date/Time Info
President Dave Goldstone (516) 592-1462
or Eileen Regen – (603) 823-7711
Weekly Services: July through Simchat Torah
Friday: 6:30 PM; Saturday: 10 AM
CLAREMONT
TEMPLE MEYER DAVID
25 Putnam Street, Claremont
Conservative
(603) 542-6773
Services: Generally the second Friday of
the month, 6:15 PM, April to November.
CONCORD
TEMPLE BETH JACOB
Rabbi Robin Nafshi
67 Broadway, Concord
(603) 228-8581
www.tbjconcord.org
[email protected]
Services: Friday night - 7 PM
Saturday morning - 9:30 AM
DERRY
ETZ HAYIM SYNAGOGUE
Rabbi Peter Levy
1½ Hood Road, Derry
(603) 432-0004
www.etzhayim.org
[email protected], [email protected]
Services: Fridays 7:15 PM
Please check the website for the Shabbat
Morning schedule
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UPPER VALLEY JEWISH COMMUNITY
Rabbi Edward S. Boraz
Roth Center for Jewish Life
5 Occom Ridge, Hanover
Nondenominational, Unaffiliated
(603) 646-0460
www.uvjc.org
[email protected]
Services: Friday night Shabbat services
at 6 PM, led by Dartmouth Hillel
Saturday morning Shabbat services at
9:30 AM, led by Rabbi Boraz
KEENE
CONGREGATION AHAVAS ACHIM
Rabbi Amy Loewenthal
84 Hastings Avenue, Keene
Reconstructionist, Affiliated JRF
(603) 352-6747
www.keene-synagogue.org
[email protected]
Services: Regular Friday night services at
7 PM
Monthly Shabbat morning services at 9:30 AM
Check the website for time variations
LACONIA
TEMPLE B’NAI ISRAEL
Rabbi Boaz Heilman
210 Court Street, Laconia
(603) 524-7044
www.tbinh.org
Services: Every other Friday
night at 7:30 PM
TEMPLE ADATH YESHURUN
Rabbi Beth D. Davidson
152 Prospect Street, Manchester
(603) 669-5650
www.taynh.org
[email protected]
Services: Shabbat services the first Friday
of the month at 6 PM
All other Friday nights at 7 PM
with some exceptions.
Alternating Shabbat services or Torah
study Saturday mornings at 10 AM
TEMPLE ISRAEL
Rabbi Eric Cohen
66 Salmon Street, Manchester
Conservative
(603) 622-6171
[email protected]
Services: Friday night 7:15 PM
Saturday 9:30 AM
Tues., Thur., Fri. 7 AM minyan
NASHUA
TEMPLE BETH ABRAHAM
Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett
4 Raymond Street, Nashua
Conservative, Affiliated USCJ
(603) 883-8184
www.tbanashua.org
[email protected]
[email protected]
Services: Friday night services 8 PM
1st Friday family service 7 PM
Saturday morning 9:30 AM
Mon. - Thur. minyan 7:30 PM
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Iyar-Tammuz 5776 • June-July 2016
Pondering Summer Activities and Patience
As I write this in mid-May, I see the
blossoms on our fruit trees, lilacs, and
azaleas just beginning to become visible
here in Peterborough. I guess this means
that winter is over and that summer is
just around the corner. It was an unsatisfying winter. I love to Nordic ski, and
the paucity of snow curtailed many of
my plans. I am putting winter behind me
and looking ahead to summer. My summertime hobby is gardening, and my
pickup truck and I have already been
hauling, loading, unloading, and
spreading yards of mulch, dirt, and
drainage stone around my gardens.
I have big plans for my gardens this
year. I am going to move some plants to
new locations and replace them with
others, and I am going to expand the
size of one of my gardens, hence the
piles of planting soil and mulch in my
Jeff Crocker
Message from
the Co-Chair
yard at the moment, waiting to be shoveled and spread into proper place. For
now, I will have to be content with preparing a new garden area for planting:
digging up the grass, amending the soil.
But I have to be patient. They say there
might be a frost tonight, so I’d better not
yet transplant anything, or put the new
plants in the ground. I will need to satisfy myself with making preparations
before I can fulfill my vision. Exercising
restraint for another couple of weeks
will be difficult, but I am excited and
filled with anticipation. I have put winter behind me.
Traditionally, JFNH has held its annual meeting in June, and the Board did
not meet during the summer. This year
will be different because there is much to
do. Our Board, Executive Committee,
and Planning Committee will be meeting regularly throughout the summer to
define our vision, establish our objectives and priorities, and identify and assign responsibility for the work and
tasks necessary to implement the Federation’s future. While this process continues at the Board level, our Executive Director is in the process of restructuring
and filling several open positions on our
office staff. And if this work isn’t enough
to keep our organization busy, we are
undertaking a search for new office
space since the building we now occupy
is being converted into condominiums.
Our annual meeting will be held in
September. By then, there will be much
to report about the progress and results
of this summer’s work, and our preparation and plans for the coming year. In
the meantime, please plan to attend
some of the wonderful Jewish programming taking place throughout the state
this summer in places like Bethlehem,
Laconia, Keene, and elsewhere. The
JFNH website will have all the details.
Our Board members are our statewide
ambassadors, and I have asked them
each to attend an event outside of their
own community so that we can get to
better know the entirety of New Hampshire’s Jewish community. In the meantime, I’d better get outside and throw a
sheet over the peach tree and its budding
blossoms, just in case we get that frost.
It’s Time for Some Big Questions
“Why do Jews always answer a question with a question?" “How should I
know?”
Some attribute this unique cultural
predisposition to Talmudic scholarship,
particularly the Gemara. The Gemara
(500 CE) represents Rabbinical analysis
of the Mishnah (200 CE, itself an analysis of the Torah) and is presented in the
form of questions and answers in a kind
of virtual debate. Others suggest that we
are closer to G-d when we are asking
questions than when we think we have
the answers.
Perhaps some of the most recognized
questions are those four asked at the
Seder. Rabbi Chaim Meir Bukiet believes that their inclusion in the Hagaddah is much more than a ploy to involve
the young children at the table. He suggests that the ability to question is linked
to our freedom from slavery. He explains, a slave is allowed no independent
will, no opinion, and cannot question
authority or voice his thoughts. With
freedom the Jewish nation was given the
possibility to ask, to question.
Accepting the notion that questions
and answers are a viable educational
pedagogy, and this exploratory process
produces greater understanding and results, there is substantial literature that
directs us to focus primarily on the ques-
Laurie Tishler
Mindlin
Executive
Director
tions. Albert Einstein offered, “If I had
an hour to solve a problem and my life
depended on it, I would use the first 55
minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper
question, I could solve the problem in
less than five minutes.”
Management guru Peter Drucker
says, “The most common source of organization mistakes is not the failure to
find the right answers. It is the failure to
ask the right questions…. Nothing is
more dangerous than the right answer to
the wrong question.” Another dangerous process is modeled by the television
game show “Jeopardy.” The answers are
given first, and the contestants supply
the one right question to the one answer.
This “twist” makes for good entertainment, but not for organizational growth.
Pundits who study organization
change agree that questioning is the
starting point of innovation. Thus I
hope that we will brainstorm good
questions that will produce multiple,
high quality answers. I have begun to
develop some ideas that I hope might
spark the planning sessions Jeff Crocker, JFNH Board chair, refers to in his
article this month. They are by no
means complete, and I’m sure they can
be improved. But as discussion starters,
I’m happy to share the following questions. Please feel free to contact me
with your ideas!
• What does being a statewide Jewish
Federation mean?
•What should the Federation offer
that augments the activities of congregations and serves the needs and
interests of the diversity of Jewish
life throughout the state?
• How can every Jewish household in
New Hampshire know about the
Federation, its mission and work?
• How can we strengthen connections
between the Jews in New Hampshire and the Israeli people?
• How do we reach out to and engage
with the future of Jewish life, specifically young people and prospective volunteer leaders?
• How can we develop into a facile,
efficient, innovative organization
that leads the Jewish community?
Can JFNH increase the vitality of
Jewish life in New Hampshire and care
for people in need in Israel and around
the world? I don’t know, can we?
Save the Date
JFNH Annual Meeting
Sunday, September 18
Learn more about JFNH
by visiting www.jewishnh.org
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Friday, June 3
Sunday, June 12
Israeli Dance Night
1st Day Shavout
Etz Hayim Synagogue, Derry
Services begin at 7:15 PM, dancing follows. There is
no cost. More information: www.etzhayim.org.
9:30 AM, Temple Israel, Manchester
More information: [email protected].
Sunday, June 5
4– 6 PM, Congregation Ahavas Achim, Keene
The program will include flute and strings. More
information about the concert and artist:
www.electricearthconcerts.org.
AIPAC New England Leadership Dinner
Electric Earth Concert: Light and Shadow 11
5–9 PM, Seaport World Trade Center, 200 Seaport
Boulevard, Boston, MA
Join community leaders, members of Congress, state Monday, June 13
officials, and students for AIPAC's largest gathering
2nd Day Shavout with Yizkor
of pro-Israel activists in New England. Cost: $250 per 9:30 AM, Temple Israel, Manchester
person. RSVP to AIPAC New England at (617) 399More information: [email protected].
2562 or [email protected].
Congregation Ahavas Achim's Own Adventure
Into the Future
In honor of CAA's 100th anniversary, we will be planting
our own time capsule, to be opened in the year 2116!
Items to be put inside: photo of all members, young and
old; winning essay from the children's essay contest; and
lots of other fun stuff. Have any other ideas? Contact
David Butler 588-8073.
Tuesday, June 7
TAY Brotherhood BBQ and Annual Meeting
6 PM, Temple Adath Yeshurun, Manchester
Thursday, June 9
A Third Way to Think About Israel and
Palestine
7 PM, Unitarian Universalist Church, 274 Pleasant
Street, Concord
In November, Temple Beth Jacob's Joel Berman and
South Church's Helen Fitzgerald spent two weeks in
Israel and the West Bank with the Compassionate
Listening Project (compassionatelistening.org)
witnessing the stories of people on both sides of the
Green Line and from opposite sides of the conflict.
Come to either session to learn about the people they
met. There is no cost for this event. More
information: Joel Berman at [email protected]
Friday, June 10
Potluck Dinner and Service
6:30 PM, Congregation Betenu, Amherst
Come and welcome Bryan Mann, our new rabbinic
intern, to the community. More information: 886-1633
Saturday, June 11
Elton John Tribute Band Benefit Concert
7 PM, New Hampton School's McEvoy Theatre, 70
Main St.,. New Hampton
The band's vocal and instrumental brilliance will be
showcased with a high energy concert, complete
with light show and sound system. This is the fourth
We Care Concert organized by Temple B'nai Israel of
Laconia. Net proceeds benefit Lakes Region
Community Services (www.lrcs.org), a community
partner that offers comprehensive support and
services to individuals with developmental
disabilities and/or acquired brain disorders and their
families. Ticket price includes complimentary
delicious snacks and desserts. Tickets are $25 until
June 1, $27.50 after June 1. For more information
and to buy tickets, visit www.tbinh.org. For more
information about the band and to sample some
music: www.tributetoeltonjohn.com
Friday, June 24
6 PM, Vegetarian potluck dinner and cheesecake
competition, 9 PM Havdalah, Congregation Ahavas
Achim, Keene
Join us for a literal all-nighter. We start with a potluck
dinner and then we’ll begin study sessions on Jewish
topics informal and serious. For those who want to
stay up all night, we’ll continue studying and teaching
all night. More information: 352-6747.
Tikkun Leyl Shavout Program: Torah Learning
& Ice Cream!
Colonial Theatre, Main St., Bethlehem
We kick off the season with Dough, a fairytale for
adults starring award-winning British actor
Jonathan Price as an aging baker. An economically
challenged refugee struggling to make a new life in
a foreign land, a randy widow, an opportunistic
drug lord, and a scheming business executive are
tossed into the mixing bowl. Tickets: BHC and
Colonial members $9, general admission $10,
Passes for all five films for all audiences $36. For
advance purchases for the series, contact Sid
Regen: [email protected] or 823-7711.
More information: www.bethlehemsynagogue.org.
Wednesday, July 20
Books of Jewish Interest
4 PM, Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation, Bethlehem
More information: Gail Robinson at [email protected]
Thursday, July 21
Jewish Pride Night - NH Fisher Cats vs.
Trenton Thunder
Sunday, June 26
Hadassah's Annual Brunch
10:30 AM, Manchester Country Club, 180 South River
Road, Bedford
Entertainment by Doreen Dove. RSVP required. For
information contact: Michele Bank at michele.bank@
gmail.com or 488-5657.
Wednesday, July 6
More information: Gail Robinson at [email protected].
Friday, July 8
7:05 PM, Northeast Delta Dental Stadium,
Manchester
There will be kosher concessions with hotdogs
and burgers. To purchase tickets call Amanda at
695-9284
Friday, July 22
Sounds in the Sanctuary Concert Series
Richard Kogan presents "The Mind and Music of
Ludwig von Beethoven." More information:
www.bethlehemsynagogue.org
Sunday, July 24
Great Jewish Books Summer Program
Session 1
Sounds in the Sanctuary
Featuring the North Country Chamber Players. More
information: www.bethlehemsynagogue.org.
Sunday, July 10
19th Annual Jewish Food Festival
Temple B’nai Israel, Laconia
Enjoy the memories of the tastes and smells from the
kitchens of Jewish mothers and Bubbes
eNEWS
White Mountain Jewish Film Festival Opening
Night: Dough
Featuring the Trio Cleonice (Piano - String Ensemble).
More information: www.bethlehemsynagogue.org.
Keeping you connected
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Thursday, July 14
Shavuot Potluck and Havdalah
8 PM, Temple Israel, Manchester
Saturday, June 18
(grandmothers) through the ages, from traditional
Jewish cooking to delicatessen delights to amazing
desserts and more! You will also find treasures to buy
at the Nearly New Boutique on the front lawn as well
as new Judaica items inside. To place preorders
(through June 5) and get more information on the
foods being offered as well as prices, go to www.
tbinh.org. Pick-up for all preorders will be on
Saturday, July 9, 10 AM to 3 PM or at the Festival on
July 10, 11 AM to 2 PM. All pick-ups will be at Temple
B'nai Israel. Preorders of $65 or greater will receive a
copy of the TBI cookbook from which many of the
prized recipes are derived. More information:
[email protected].
jewishnh.org
The New Hampshire
Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, MA
This program is for high school juniors and seniors.
Session 1 runs July 24–29. Apply at www.
yiddishbookcenter.org/great-jewish-books.
Thursday, July 28
White Mountain Jewish Film Festival
Come watch the extraordinary cast of Crimes and
Misdemeanors, a unique film by Woody Allen that
explores the complexity of life, death, God, religion,
morality, crime, love, lust, happiness, and the price one
pays for it. Tickets: BHC and Colonial members $9,
general admission $10, passes for all five films, all
audiences $36. For advance purchases for series,
contact Sid Regen: [email protected] or 8237711. More information: www.bethlehemsynagogue.org
Jewish Reporter Friday, June 3
Family Shabbat – catered!
Reservations required by 1 PM on June 1, call
Christine at 622-6171.
Friday, June 10
JFNH Preschool Graduation
10 AM, JFNH Preschool, Manchester
Come celebrate then, join us after for special
treats!
Friday, June 24
Family Friendly Service
7 PM, Congregation Betenu, Amherst
More information: 886-1633.
Sunday, July 17
PJ Library Family Fun Day
11:30 AM – 3:30 PM, Camp Hadar, 92 Hooker
Farm Rd, Salem
Enjoy a day swimming in the pond, creating a
work of art in arts and crafts, playing games in
athletics, enjoying our watercraft (paddle boats,
kayaks, water bikes, canoes, and our eight
stand-up paddle boards), and delicious food from
the BBQ Pit and canteen! More information:
[email protected] or 898-6883.
Friday, July 29
BBQ and Kabbalat Shabbat
More information: 622-6171.
Sunday, July 31
Great Jewish Books Summer Program
Session 2
Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, MA
This program is for high school juniors and seniors.
Session 2 runs July 31–August 7. Apply at www.
yiddishbookcenter.org/great-jewish-books.
Wednesday, August 3
More information contact Gail Robinson at
[email protected].
Friday, August 5
White Mountain Jewish Film Festival: Son of
Saul
Special joint presentation with the Colonial Theater
of this year's Academy Award nominee and Golden
Globe winner for Best Foreign Film, Son of Saul. It is
a grueling portrayal of the most horrendous event in
human history. The film explores where are the
boundaries of being human and how can we keep
our dignity in a cruel, humanless world? Tickets:
BHC and Colonial members $6, general admission
$8, passes for All five films $36. For advance
purchases for series, contact Sid Regen: e.sregen@
roadrunner.com or 823-7711. More information:
www.bethlehemsynagogue.org.
A Missive on Yom Ha’atzmaut
Israeli Independence Day: Our Israeli Identity
The struggle of the Jewish people, from
the time of the 2nd exile in 70 CE to today, has been one of living a life devoted
to Torah, as an ideal both in its particularity to our people and to universalism. Our
history is replete with living a life unique
to Judaism. Such things as keeping Kosher, observing Shabbat (Saturday), holiday observance, and so on are unique -particular only to us Jews. Then there are
the universal ideals that we practice in the
broader society in which we live. Principles of justice, giving to the poor, acts of
loving kindness, to name only a few, allow
us to better the world around us and cause
us to refrain from living a life of separation from others. In differing permutations, depending on circumstances, we
have lived this way for 1,878 years.
But then something that one might call
a “game changer” occurred. It began in
1894 with Theodore Herzl’s “Der Judenstaat” (the Jewish State) and the founding of the World Zionist Congress, the
Camps continued from page 1
ing summer of Jewish camping!
Cohen Camps
Camps Tevya (Brookline, NH) and Tel
Noar (Hampstead, NH) have a few spaces
in some age groups, and Camp Pembroke
(Pembroke, MA) has space for most age
levels. Staff openings include the possibility of day positions at the NH camps.
All three Cohen camps have two-week
“taste” sessions for younger campers,
and all give tours several days each week
during the camp season.
Prospective Camper Days are scheduled
where the children get to experience camp
activities for a few hours, and the parents get
a tour of camp and a chance to ask questions. Dates are: Tel Noar, July 17; Pembroke, July 17; and Tevya, July 31. Sign up
for the Prospective Camper Days or tours at
www.camptelnoar.org,
www.camptevya.
org, and www.camppembroke.org.
Camp Yavneh
Camp Yavneh (Northwood, NH) is affiliated with Hebrew University. Prospective campers and their families are invited to spend a day at camp on July 10. For
more information, visit campyavneh.org.
Camp Young Judaea
Camp Young Judaea is located in Amherst, NH. For more information or to book
a tour, visit www.campyoungjudaea.com.
Union For Reform Judaism Camps
Eisner Camp (Great Barrington, MA),
Crane Lake Camp (West Stockbridge,
Rabbi in the House
Rabbi Edward S. Boraz,
Ph.D.
Rabbi of Dartmouth
College Hillel and the
Upper Valley Jewish
Community
movement to create a Jewish homeland.
Forty-four years later, after 1,878 years
of exile, a Jewish State of Israel was established. In a good way, it upset the paradigm of Jewish life as described above.
I was only four years old when the
State of Israel was declared, so early on
it played a more insignificant role in my
Jewish life and my Jewish identity than
it did as I grew older. I, like many Jews
living in the United States, continued to
live in the old paradigm for all practical
purposes. Sixty-eight years later, a great
source of our collective will and identity
is connected to Israel, and we can no
MA),and Six Points Sci-Tech Academy
(Byfield, MA) have a few openings for
2016. Scholarship money (up to $1,500)
may be available. Request camp information or schedule a tour by visiting eisnercamp.org,
cranelakecamp.org,
and
6pointsscitech.org.
Camp Jori
Camp Jori (Rhode Island) is a coed independent, non-profit, pluralistic, kosher,
and egalitarian camp with a variety of session lengths. Select spots are available for
summer 2016. Some scholarships may be
available. Tours and future camper days
are available by appointment throughout
the summer. Contact the camp director,
Deb Salinger, at [email protected] or
visit www.campjori.com.
longer separate it out and say, “Israel
does not matter,” as we might have early
in its existence.
Israel does matter and will so long as
there is a Jewish people. Consider that
there are 14.5 million Jews worldwide (1
million less than in 1933, and at that
time, .035% of the world’s population).
Nearly 42% live in Israel (a little over 6
million). If we were to lose Israel, we
would experience a 10% greater loss to
our population (33% of the Jewish population perished in the Shoah) than we did
during the Holocaust. Our numbers
would be less than 10,000,000 Jews
worldwide, such that an existential threat
to Israel is an existential threat to the
Jewish people. This is why any move -whether to maintain the status quo or to
change it (not the subject of this essay) -is fraught with terrible risk. The stakes
are incredibly high, no matter which
course of action or policy Israel pursues
in the future.
However, one thing is clear. The paradigm has clearly changed in less than two
generations. We are not simply a people
who live only in the Diaspora, such that
Jewish identity is based solely on Torah,
or a “culture” that derives its ethics and
way of life solely from our sacred texts
and traditions. We must consider the import of the Jewish State of Israel on both
our individual and collective identity. Israel as a Jewish homeland, with all the
wonders, accomplishments, and challenges it presents, is a significant part of who
we are, who we aspire to be, and what we
deeply believe to be true about the world
and about ourselves. Today, Jewish identity, regardless of where we live, embraces
religion, culture, literature, peoplehood,
and a land that belongs to our people, regardless of its final geography.
Congregation Betenu Welcomes
New Rabbinic Intern
Amherst — Bryan Mann, a
vices in October. On his weekends
fifth year student at the Rabat Betenu, Bryan will lead servicbinic School of Hebrew College
es on Friday evening, will work
in Newton, MA, will serve as
with the students in Betenu’s reliRabbinic Intern at Congregagious school on Sunday morning,
tion Betenu for the coming year.
and will lead monthly adult eduAll are invited to meet Bryan on
cation classes. Bryan will officiate
Rabbinic
Friday evening June 10, when he
at the three B’Nei Mitzvot that are
intern
will lead the evening Shavuot Bryan Mann scheduled for Betenu for the
service. Prior to the service,
2016/2017 school year.
Bryan will join in a potluck supAll are invited to take advantage of the
per at 6:30 PM.
opportunity to meet Bryan on June
Bryan will be at Betenu for two week- 10. He is looking forward to meeting the
ends a month from September through community. To find out more about BryMay, and he will lead High Holy Day Ser- an, visit www.betenu.org.
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crew of women and men who have been
gathering before Festival Day for planning and recipe selection as well as participating in dozens of cooking and baking sessions in the Temple kitchen. Per
committee chair Stu Needleman, “Our
cooking teams have prepared hundreds of
servings of the most delectable foods; purchased, cooked, and hand sliced nearly
200 pounds of your favorite meats; and
baked dozens of varieties of cakes, cookies, and other deserts, but no matter how
much we have, everything goes quickly. So
don’t be late and risk having your favorite
item sold out!”
Here is a sampling of what last year’s
Food Festival attendees had to say about
the food:
•I’ve been dreaming of your wonderful
food and looking forward to such deliciousness!
•The best day of the year. This is an epic
annual event in Laconia; a valuable cultural event for our community.
•Absolutely incredible. Out first time here,
but not our last! Wonderful people!
•I have to say that I think that this is the
best food I have ever had.
•The highlight of our weekend. We were
warmly welcomed, greeted and cared for.
•Excellent improvements this year in
flow through the food line and pay-
Jewish Reporter
The best way to ensure getting what
you want is to preorder from the website, www.tbinh.org. Pick-up for all
preorders will be on Saturday, July 9,
between 10 AM and 3 PM or at the
Festival on July 10 from 11 AM to 2
PM. All pick-ups will be at Temple
B’nai Israel, 210 Court St. in Laconia.
Preorders of $65 or more will receive a
copy of the TBI cookbook from which
many of the prized recipes are derived.
All preorders will be filled 100%, so
preorder today at www.tbinh.org.
ment process was faster.
•Excellent. We all enjoyed it. The kids
were able to try new things.
•Fantastic. Always wanted to come and
finally made it.
•We’ll be back next year with our friends!
This Festival is about more than food.
You will find many assorted treasures at
the Nearly New Boutique on the front
lawn as well as new Judaica items inside.
Attendees will also meet old and new
friends from the community at large, both
Jewish food connoisseurs and rookies.
The Jewish Festival takes place at Temple B’nai Israel at 210 Court Street in Laconia, which will be tented. Credit cards are
accepted. More information can be found
at www.tbinh.org and questions should be
directed to [email protected].
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Kids For Peace Day Camp
July 25-28 in Concord
Concord — Students in the sixth grade
are invited to bring their friends -- Jewish,
Christian, Muslim, and anyone else -- for
an amazing interfaith learning experience.
This will be an active, fun-filled camp to
learn skills that help us to be peace builders and to explore ways to improve our local community through faith-based social
action. Planning is still underway.
The first three days will be held at a
synagogue, mosque, and church in Concord, and the fourth day will be programmed to include a meaningful community service project and an outdoor
adventure (biking, rafting, or hiking).
For 14 years, Kids for Peace has provided life-changing interfaith peace edu-
cation programs bringing together Jewish, Muslim, and Christian children. For
the past two summers, K4P VT and NH
have joined forces to bring kids from Jerusalem and the local area together for a
summer resident camping experience
coupled with year-round programming.
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in a resident session next summer that
will include a Jerusalem contingent, followed by opportunities for leadership
events in future years. Additional information is available at www.k4p.org/summer2016, or you may contact Jeff Mandell, Camp Director, at: [email protected] or
Nancy Frankel at [email protected].
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Clark University Curates Unique
Online Holocaust Exhibit
Worcester, MA -- Clark University announced that the Strassler Center for
Holocaust and Genocide Studies is curating a unique online Holocaust exhibit
and teaching materials based on over
1,000 letters written between parents and
their children who were separated during
the Holocaust. In the late 1930s, as anti-Semitism
grew, many Jewish parents sent their children to other European countries to enhance their safety. When the war began
and civilian mail between Axis and Allied countries ceased, one Swiss woman
became the conduit for parents and children to transmit letters to each other.
Elisabeth Luz received the letters, copied
them, kept the originals and sent the copies on to the recipients, outmaneuvering
the censors.
Copies of these letters are held at the
Strassler Center at Clark University,
which is in the process of scanning, sorting, transcribing, and translating them.
For the first time, the letters will be available for research and education on a website the Center is creating. The website
will present the letters in a searchable format. In addition, letters by and about
children in their adolescent and teenage
years will be paired with curriculum for
middle and high school students respectively. Students will read and learn from
the letters of children who were their agepeers during the war.
“These letters open a window on conversations between Jewish parents and
their children during the Nazi years.
They provide vivid insights into the crises
these families faced, and thus offer important historical materials for students
today. These personal letters are a compelling way to teach aspects of the Holocaust because they relate how families
dealt with the problems and pain they
endured,” said Debórah Dwork, the Rose
Professor of Holocaust History and
founding director of the Strassler Center. Dwork is writing a book about the
letters as well.
Sarah Cushman, head of educational
programming at the Strassler Center, will
offer teachers early access to these letters
during the Summer Holocaust Institute,
to be held at the Center July 25–29. Registration information also can be found
at the Center’s website: www2.clarku.
edu/departments/holocaust/.
The Strassler Center for Holocaust
and Genocide Studies at Clark University is the first and only institute of its
kind. Since it was established in 1998, it
has gained international standing as the
sole program to train students for Ph.D.
degrees in Holocaust History and Genocide Studies.
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Hadassah Plans Brunch June 26
Manchester — The Manchester Chapter of Hadassah members are looking
forward to their annual brunch at the
Manchester Country Club on Sunday,
June 26. Scheduled is a bountiful brunch
and an exciting, interactive and fun program presented by Doreen Dove, awardwinning image consultant, style coach,
and author of Confidence Is Always in
Style. Her website is www.DoreenDove.
com. Reservations are required to attend
the brunch.
The chapter’s book club is reading A
Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell.
A discussion will be held in July, date
pending. Please check the Federation calendar for date, time, and place.
Hadassah in the news: Did you know
that Hadassah built Israel’s first medical
school, dental school, nursing school,
cancer institute, children’s hospice, ambulatory surgery center, ER unit for premature babies, and trauma treatment center?
If you would like additional information about Hadassah or attending the annual brunch, please contact Michele
Bank at [email protected] or
488-5657.
Talk Focuses on ISIS:
On the Road to Armageddon
Kearsarge _ The Sunapee-Kearsarge
Jewish Community’s spring meeting featured a talk by Art Rosen drawn from a
course he has offered at several lifelong
learning groups. The talk described ISIS
as an extremist religious sect in military
dress. Two principal religious qualities
were noted: restorationism and apocalypticism. ISIS expresses restorationism
by replicating seventh century Arabian
events. Included are impaling, beheading, and enslaving. Apocalypticism is expressed by adopting elements of the
Book of Revelation but reversing the
roles of the forces while co-opting Jesus
as an ISIS ally.
Strengths and weaknesses of the caliphate claim were also reviewed. Art
noted that the promise of a caliphate can
be turning into an overpromise. Caliphates must expand and must have broad
support in order to be regarded as legitimate. To date, ISIS has alienated Arab
governments as well as other extremist
Etz Hayim Celebrates Passover
as a Community
Derry — On Saturday, April 23, 55
folk gathered at 6:30 PM for Etz Hayim
Synagogue’s second night community
Seder. Prior to that, on Thursday night,
members of the congregation set up the
sanctuary. Sarah Finne-Sandler provided
the matching tableware and tablecloths. Rabbi Peter Levy and his wife, Amy,
first led a Havdalah service and then
launched into a lively, spiritually satisfying Seder, featuring songs, stories,
prayers, and participation. There was the
washing of the hands, the four questions,
the four children, and the story of Passover. The Seder also inaugurated a new
Haggadah.
After a festive meals, some of the children found the afikoman.
Amy and Peter concluded the Seder
with Bareich (grace after meals), Hallel (songs of praise), and "L'shanah
haba'ah b'Yerushalayim!” or next year in
Rabbi Peter Levy led some songs during
this year’s Etz Hayim Synagogue community Seder.
Jerusalem. This is a hope not too far off,
as Etz Hayim is working toward an interfaith trip to Israel in 2017. Art Rosen addresses the Sunapee-Kearsarge Jewish Community
groups. At the same time, Coalition efforts have retarded Isis expansion.
The presentation was followed by a lively
question and answer session. Those present
were told that the full course is being repeated this fall at Osher@Dartmouth.
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Summer Programs Abound at Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation
By Eileen Regen
Bethlehem — Summer at Bethlehem
Hebrew Congregation (BHC) is a time of
spiritual growth and cultural appreciation. Visitors are invited to meet and
greet other visitors as well as the local
Jewish congregants and Rabbi David
Edleson, BHC’s spiritual leader for this
summer. All are invited to experience a
spiritual renewal, enjoy the expanding
garden, browse through the growing library, and engage in the summer programs open to the public.
Members and friends look forward to
the formal opening of the 2016 season on
Shavuot weekend, June 10-12, to welcome Rabbi Edleson and to celebrate receiving the Ten Commandments. Coincidentally, this is also the weekend of the
Sugar Hill Lupine Festival, which offers
music, markets, and great spring views of
the colorful lupines and beautiful White
Mountains. On Friday evening, the weekend begins with the Klezmatics -- Live at
the Colonial Theatre. BHC is honored to
be a cosponsor of this program. Tickets
can be purchased at www.gotoshow@
bethlehemcolonial.org.
Congregants and visitors are invited to
the historic synagogue on Strawberry
Hill at 9:30 AM, Saturday, June 11, for a
Shabbat service and Torah study with
Rabbi Edleson, who will also lead the
Shavuot service beginning at 9:30 AM on
Sunday, June 12. A Shavuot dairy potluck luncheon follows the service, and
details of all the exciting BHC summer
programs will be available. RSVPs are requested for the luncheon. Please contact
Eileen at [email protected].
Shabbat services will continue throughout the summer and High Holy Days,
Sukkot, and Simchat Torah. Any time
you visit is a great time to visit!
White Mountain Jewish Film Festival
BHC summer programs are open to
the public. The third annual White
Mountain Jewish Film Festival begins
on July 14 with the acclaimed Dough.
More For Your Dollar
Food Shopping
The exceptional Rabbis Linda Motzkin
and Jonathan Rubenstein will be visiting clergy and speakers for the film and
the entire weekend. Motzkin is also a
Torah scribe, and Rubenstein is a stellar challah baker. Both will present
workshops. Again, sign-ups are requested: [email protected].
Other films and unique guest speakers
in the film festival lineup include Woody
Allen’s Crimes and Misdemeanors on July
28 with guest speaker film historian Rick
Winston. To introduce the award-winning Son of Saul on Friday, August 5, is
Eve Marko, Spirit Holder for Zen Peacemakers’ Annual Bearing Witness Retreats at Auschwitz. On August 11, the
story of the heroic American pilots who
helped Israel win the War of Independence, Above and Beyond, is introduced
by Arthur Bernstein, former president of
the American Veterans of Israel. On the
festival’s closing night, Deli Man, a delightful review of the growth of Jewish
delis throughout America, will be introduced by Ted Merwin, author of Pastrami on Rye, An Overstuffed History of the
Jewish Deli (2015). Each film night begins with a complimentary reception on
the Colonial Theatre patio and a guest
speaker to introduce the film. The White
Mountain Jewish Film Festival is funded
in part by the Gretchen Beinecke Trust.
For additional information, contact
chairwoman Dorothy Goldstone at [email protected].
For many, there never seems to be
enough classical music, and the BHC
Sounds in the Sanctuary Friday Afternoon Classical Music Series does not
disappoint. The third annual season features five concerts: June 24, Trio Cleonice with Ari Isaacman-Beck, violinist,
Gwen Krosnick, cellist, and Emely
Phelps, pianist; July 8, North Country
Chamber Players Miki-Sophia Cloud,
violinist, and Bernard Rose, pianist;
July 22, Richard Kogan, pianist and
psychiatrist, presents “The Mind and
Music of Ludwig van Beethoven”; August 19, Alon Goldstein, pianist; and
September 23, Victoria Cole, soprano,
with Sergey Marchukov, pianist. A reception to meet and greet the artists and
neighborhood friends follows each concert. The concert series is funded in part
by The Mautner Fund in Memory of
Maria Mautner. For more information,
contact chairman Martin Kessel at
[email protected].
Books of Jewish Interest Club
Book lovers will enjoy the Books of
Jewish Interest Club, featuring discussions on these selections: July 6, The Final Solution: A Story of Detection by Michael Chabon; July 20, The Hare with
Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal; August
3, Forgiving Maximo Rothman by Al Sidransky; and August 17, An Officer and a
Spy by Robert Harris. Contact Convener
Gail Robinson for more information at
[email protected]. Participation in
this group is free.
For all program details plus ticket and
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“We Care” Fundraiser Delivers
Elton John Tribute Band
New Hampton — One of America’s
top tribute bands, Yellow Brick Road, a
Tribute to Elton John, will dominate the
stage at the McEvoy Theater on the New
Hampton School campus on Saturday,
June 18, in a benefit for Lakes Region
Community Services organized by Temple B’Nai Israel (TBI). The concert starts
at 7 PM. This high-energy reenactment
of Elton John’s legendary staging and
music will come alive in a tribute to a living artist.
The ticket price ($25 before June 1,
$27.50 after June 1) includes high-quality
home-baked refreshments and beverages.
Lakes Region Community Services
(LRCS) is the beneficiary of the net prof-
its from this event. You can learn all
about LRCS at www.lrcs.org.
The McEvoy Theater at New Hampton School is located less than 5 minutes
from Exit 23 off of Interstate 93 at 70
Main Street, New Hampton. Its central
location makes it convenient for everyone
in the Lakes Region and Central NH.
Complimentary delicious snacks and
desserts can be enjoyed at 7 PM, and the
concert, with open seating, begins at 7:45 PM.
To purchase tickets and for more information, visit www.tbinh.org. Questions
may be directed to [email protected]. To
listen to some of the band’s music, visit www.tributetoeltonjohn.com.
The Rosalie and Friends Quintet accompanies Rabbi Davidson for the Havdalah
service preceding the concert
And the Angels Sang…
Manchester — Eighty community
members were very fortunate to have gotten tickets to attend the Second Annual
Barbara and David Stahl Concert at Temple Adath Yeshurun on Saturday evening,
May 2. They were treated to wonderful
entertainment by Rosalie and Friends, a
quintet of very talented performers led by
Rosalie Gerut, an accomplished composer, actress, singer, and cantor. She was accompanied by Andrew Blickendorfer on
bass, Mitchell Gordon on percussion, Celia Shneider on violin, and Lisa Marcus
Jones on piano and guitar. It was truly an
evening of high energy performance and
beautiful music. The event was the day after Yom Hashoah, and we learned from
Rosalie that her parents were Holocaust
survivors, her mother having been born in
Poland and her father in Lithuania.
The wonderful music included many
Yiddish songs, including “Shpil Klezmer,
Shpil” (Play Klezmer, Play) and “Shlof
Mayn Kind”(Sleep My Child), as well as
a beautiful Ladino lullaby, “Durme Hermoza Douzella” (Sleep Beautiful Damsel). We heard two of Rosalie’s own compositions, “Wings of Love” and the stirring “We are Here.” And there also was
the ever-popular “And the Angels Sing.”
The evening included some delicious
appetizers and dessert and a silent auction
featuring some delightful items. But the
highlight of the event was the marvelous
music of and about our Jewish heritage.
Our community is so grateful to the
Stahl family for their sponsorship of this
delightful concert series.
The New Hampshire
Stephen Lewy introducing his Holocaust history. Photo by David Rosenzweig.
Surviving Evil: The Holocaust Through
the Story of Stephan H. Lewy
Manchester — Manchester Communi- Israel. They were joined by two other
ty Theatre Players presented the multi- Holocaust survivors from our communimedia production of Surviving Evil: The ty: Sonia Ascher and Menahem Lowy.
Holocaust through the story of Stephan
Written by award-winning playwright
H. Lewy, at Temple Adath Yeshurun in Tom Anastasi with original music writManchester on Wednesday
ten by Peter J. Bridges, Survivevening, May 4, as part of Those who do not ing Evil looks at the Holocaust
the community observance
through the eyes of former
of Yom Ha’Shoah, the day remember the past long-time Manchester resident
are condemned Stephan H. Lewy, who lived in
of
Holocaust Remembrance. Surviving Evil is diBerlin in the mid-1930s. Chronto repeat it.
rected by Alan D. Kaplan George Santayana icled is his life in Germany as a
and has been seen by over
child, his escape to France, and
6,000 high school, middle school, and several close calls he had. The play ends
college students across New Hampshire as he becomes an American soldier and
and Massachusetts over the past 10 years. citizen and goes back to Germany as a
In 2011, a touring production brought member of Patton’s Third Army liberatthe show to New York City as part of the ing the concentration camp at BuchenKristallnacht observance.
wald.
The evening began with a Yom HasThe evening of observance was both a
hoah remembrance service led by Rabbi moving remembrance of and a tribute to
Beth Davidson from Temple Adath Ye- those who were lost, and to those who
shurun and Rabbi Eric Cohen of Temple survived to tell us the story.
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Book Review
Reviewed by Merle Carrus
Shylock Is My Name: To Laugh or Not to Laugh
So I am about to do something here
that I try never to do. I am going to review a book I did not like. I really wanted
to like this book and was quite excited
when I bought my copy, but try as hard
as I could, I did not find it an enjoyable
read. In the past I have always thought
that I would only review books I could
recommend, but this time that doesn’t
seem fair. I am sure there are others who
will love this book.
A few years ago I read Howard Jacobson’s novel The Finkler Question. I did not
really enjoy that novel either. But I had
read it for a book discussion, and the controversy of some people loving it and some
not, while others did not feel they had
even understood it, made for a great discussion.
Now Shylock Is My Name (Random
House, 2016) was being promoted, and it
sounded so interesting. The reviews described it as “a clever and entertaining
retelling of the Merchant of Venice.” I
even went to see Howard Jacobson speak
at Temple Kehillath Israel in Brookline,
MA, in anticipation of this new book,
and the plot as he described it was entic-
ing. So I am doubly disappointed that I just do not like
Jacobson’s writing style.
I am sure you are saying to
yourself, what were you expecting -- Shakespeare created Shylock as the ambiguous money
lender. Through the years, he
has become the epitome of the
negative Jewish stereotype,
how the Gentile world portrays the anti-Semitic metaphor: greedy, vengeful, and legalistic. So
when Jacobson modernizes the character
of Shylock, what can you expect?
In the novel, we have Shylock, who has
remained alive for four centuries, meeting
his modern day equivalent, Simon Strulovitch, an art dealer and conflicted father,
in a cemetery. Strulovitch is concerned
because his daughter, Beatrice, is disassociating from her heritage and family and
becoming involved in a romantic relationship with a football player, just as
Shylock was concerned with his daughter,
Jessica, running away.
I find that though Jacobson is described
as writing “comic novels about Jewish di-
lemmas,” I have a hard time
finding them funny. His books
portray Jews in a negative light,
which I do not find humorous,
and I experience it as degrading,
not uplifting.
For example, there is a discussion about money and
wealth in the book. Plurabelle,
the modern day Portia, and
D’Anton, the updated Antonio, are talking about a gift he
has brought her when he comes to visit.
She lives in a splendid home and says she
is sad. She wonders if they are unhappy
because they are the advantaged.
D’Anton wonders if they are really the
advantaged: “For the love of money is
the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith,
and pierced themselves through with
many sorrows.”
The conversation takes a turn toward
the negative when they bring in the subject
of Jews and say that Jews have to be the
center of every drama, human or theological. Then, in what must be meant as humorous, Plurabelle says, “So they don’t
count is that what you are saying?” and
when D’Anton says he doesn’t think so,
she counters with, “Oh yes they do,” she
laughed. “That’s all they do. They just sit
and count... and count... and count.”
Jacobson does deserve credit for being
very creative with the reinterpretation of
a Shakespearean classic. As Strulovitch
tries to extract his “pound of flesh,” Jacobson is exploring the concepts of Jewish identity and anti-Semitism. In the
original story, we have never been really
sure if Shakespeare was himself anti-Semitic and using the Shylock character as
the vilification or if Shakespeare was letting Shylock speak to justify the anger of
Jewish persecution.
I have given you some suggestion of
the plot and will let each of you make
your own determination of whether to
read the book or not and how you feel
after reading it.
Howard Jacobson is a British novelist
and journalist. He is known for writing
comic novels that often revolve around the
dilemmas of British Jewish characters. He
is a Man Booker Prize winner.
Smithsonian and Hebrew University Launch Albert Einstein Foundation
New York -- The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem and the Smithsonian Institution have jointly launched the Albert
Einstein Foundation, a broad initiative
encompassing several projects that celebrate Albert Einstein’s legacy, promote
peace, and advocate for greater education
in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (collectively known as
STEM). The collaboration was launched
with the signing of a May 16 memorandum of understanding between the two
institutions at the Smithsonian Castle, on
the National Mall.
Signing the agreement were Secretary
David Skorton of the Smithsonian and
Hebrew University President Professor
Menahem Ben-Sasson. Speakers and
guests included Israeli Ambassador to
the United States Ron Dermer and lead-
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ers of Canadian Friends of The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem and American
Friends of The Hebrew University.
"The Smithsonian has extensive resources in talent, platforms, and knowledge base, making it the perfect partner
for The Hebrew University and the Albert Einstein Foundation," said Menahem Ben-Sasson, President of The Hebrew University. "We are confident this
collaboration will motivate a new generation to be our future leaders in STEM."
"Together, the Smithsonian and the Hebrew University have more than 250 years
of experience in research, exploration, education, and discovery," said David Skorton, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. "I see a bright future for this partnership. Many scientists, scholars, students,
teachers, and parents will benefit."
As co-founder of The Hebrew University, Albert Einstein left his entire estate and intellectual legacy to the institution, including more than 80,000 documents and archives related to his work.
The Albert Einstein Foundation will use
the archives, exclusive to The Hebrew
University, along with the Smithsonian
Institution’s resources to further honor
his vision.
Jewish Reporter
The Foundation will administer and
promote a number of projects tied to the
centennial of Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity and the search for new
leaders in STEM, including a gala dinner
event, a 3D book, and a STEM Summit. The Smithsonian Institution will host
the Dinner of the Century, a gathering
of inspirational leaders from the sciences
and humanities, on September 9, 2017.
The dinner will serve as the publication
launch of a unique 3D printed book in
the image of Einstein, entitled Genius:
100 Visions of the Future, designed by renowned Israeli artist Ron Arad, which
showcase the wisdom and vision of 100
of the greatest icons, leaders and influencers of our time. The global STEM Summit on September 10, 2017, will showcase innovation
and scientific work from The Hebrew
University and the Smithsonian Institution and allow participants access to
leading minds and innovators in their respective fields.
The Albert Einstein Foundation draws
on the memory of Albert Einstein to inspire scientific imagination and creativity.
For more information please visit:http://
einsteinlegacyproject.com/.
10 Cuban-Jewish Mothers Arrive in Israel on Historic Trip
Tel Aviv, Israel — Ten Cuban-Jewish
mothers arrived in Israel on May 10 from
Havana, on an unprecedented trip sponsored by The Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project (JWRP) and Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs.
The women from Cuba’s tiny Jewish
community arrived at Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion Airport on an Aeroflot flight that
departed from Havana two days earlier,
stopping in Moscow en route to Israel.
Over the course of days, the women
would experience JWRP’s Momentum
trip, which goes from the Galilee city of
Safed to the ancient Judaean Desert fortress Masada and teaches the participants about topics from Jewish values to
contemporary Israel.
The arrival of the Cuban-Jewish
women in Israel comes amid an historic
diplomatic and political warming between the communist Caribbean nation
and the United States, which is moving
to remove an economic embargo that
has been in place since Fidel Castro’s
revolution. The JWRP and the Ministry
of Diaspora Affairs led complex arrangements for the trip, which only became possible in the wake of the recent
political breakthrough.
Eventually the Cuban-Jewish women
planned to join more than 800 Jewish
mothers at JWRP’s Momentum Mega
Event May 16 at Bar Ilan University. The
entire experience is designed to empower
the women, inspire them to engage with
Israel and Israelis, connect to their Jewish identities, and to develop new leadership skills in order to build their communities and the wider world.
The Cuban-Jewish mothers range in
age from 34 to 49 and largely come from
Cuba’s capital city of Havana, where
85% of the estimated 1,500 Cuban Jews
live. A few of the women also come from
the towns of Sancti Spíritus and Camagüey, and several of the women are
converts to Judaism. The Cuban Jewish
community numbered more than 24,000
The trip of Cuban-Jewish women is
part of a landmark partnership for 2016
and 2017 between JWRP and the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs to bring women
from Jewish communities across the Diaspora facing increased threats of antiSemitism and economic hardship, including Argentina, Cuba, the former Soviet Union, France, the United States,
and Canada. Since 2009, more than 7,300
women from 26 countries spanning several continents including Australia, Africa, Europe, North America, and South
America have participated in Momentum trips.
Upon returning to their home communities, Momentum participants
commit to get involved in programs including community activities, Israel engagement programs, Jewish education,
global learning, leadership development, and Momentum Israel missions
for their husbands.
The Cuban-Jewish mothers celebrate their arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel
Aviv. Photo by Michael Alvarez-Pereyre.
at the beginning of the 20th century, but
most emigrated to the United States after
the Cuban revolution.
JWRP founding director Lori Palatnik had visited Cuba before the current
trip to Israel, and in a Havana synagogue
noticed that the traditional remembrance
plaques of late members lacked the usual
lights for each person’s mourning period.
So she decided to supply the congregation with the missing bulbs from the
United States.
That sparked the idea for the trip, she
said. “I realized, those who founded the
community are not asking for bulbs to be
remembered, they are crying out for us to
save their grandchildren and great-grandchildren from further assimilation. Let’s
light up their souls,” she said.
Tamara Kely Marinto Zagovalov, one
of the Cuban-Jewish mothers traveling to
Israel, said upon her arrival in Israel that
to “arrive to Israel for the first time is to
connect with our roots and share it with
friends from our community -- it is a miracle that has come true!”
Ileana Carrillo Chavez, another group
member, said that “to arrive to Israel for
the first time was amazing -- like a dream!
Spiritually it completes my Jewish wholeness. My family is so proud of me. I
thank G-d and all the people who made
this project possible!”
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the mission of empowering women to
change the world through Jewish values.
Its major project is “Momentum,” an
eight-day, highly subsidized life-changing
journey to Israel, experienced by over
7,000 women from 142 partner organizations in 26 countries worldwide. Since
2014, the JWRP has partnered with Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs.
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Temple Beth Abraham religious school
students Caleb Richmond and Joel Goodman lead a reading at the ceremony at the
New Hampshire Holocaust Memorial in
Nashua on Yom Hashoah, as Rabbi Jon
Spira-Savett looks on. About 30 people
from the wider community attended, including Nashua mayor Jim Donchess.
Children searched for and found the
afikoman at the Etz Hayim Synagogue
community seder.
Birthday girl Barbara Davidson enjoys the Stahl Memorial Concert with her daughter Rabbi Beth Davidson
After Friday night services on April 29, Etz Hayim Synagogue held the second of
three nights of Israeli dancing, led by Amy Levy. The last in the series will be on Friday, June 3, following Friday night worship.
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In April, the Temple B’nai Israel post b’nai mitzvah students went to Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island to learn more about the role our Sephardic ancestors
played in religious freedom in the colonies.
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