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March/April 2010
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Contents
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HOME AND GADEN
Nashville Condo Reflects Designer’s
Lifestyle
22
TRAVEL
Adventures By Disney Gateway of Family
Vacations
24
10
FEATURE – HOLOCAUST
Small Town Inspires Tolerance
11
FEATURE – HOLOCAUST
Holocaust Education Program Reaches
Out to Younger Generation
12
FEATURE – HOLOCAUST
Remembering
14
ON THE SIDELINES
Die-Hard Fans Travel Wherever the Games
Take Them
15
L’CHAYIM
U.S.Wineries Growing By Bunches
16
FEATURE
IRIS Orchestra: A Unique Family of
Musicians
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BESHERT: True Stories of Connection
The Matchbook
FROM THE KITCHEN OF
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Chef Sarah Lasry
Editor/Publisher
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Dear Readers,
Spring is in the air and the
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As the weather invites
everyone outdoors, there are plenty of
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Nashville
Condo
Reflects
Designer’s
Lifestyle
By Susan C. Nieman
Dining Room: An English
Empire sideboard in the dining
room is the perfect complement to
the 19th-century New England
empire mahogany table found in a
Rhode Island antique shop. The
table, found in pretty rough shape
in two pieces but with all of its
original leaves, was restored in
Connecticut by a good friend and
furniture restorer. The globeshaped Random Light by Bertjan
creates a dramatic counterpoint to
the Empire furniture.
A Lee Weitznman original sofa compliments the
Biedermeier reproduction chairs.
The condo was once confined and
completely pink.
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HOME & GARDEN
When Lester Katz and Jack Becker had the opportunity to purchase a
mid-century condo at Harding House in Nashville’s West End district, they
didn’t doubt for one moment that Lester could transform the 30-year-old
space into a loft-like dream home.
“We were attracted to the new lofts that
had been cropping up all over the city,”
said Lester, who was ready to downsize
from their four-bedroom, three-bath
home. “But many of them felt cramped
and sterile, and none of them had enough
wall space for our art and books.”
The condo had not been touched in
years, so beginning with a clean canvas
was no problem. The first component
was opening up the space as much as
possible. Out went the pink draperies,
carpet and walls. Ceilings were raised
or removed to reveal copper vent pipes,
electrical cables and HVAC ducting – all
replaced. A kitchen wall was removed
to create an open area to the living and
dining rooms.
While the condo’s look is
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relaxed, Lester’s incorporation
stools
create a seamless
of industrial materials gives it a
distinct formal feel. “The design flow between the kitchen
concept is clean, modern with
and living area.
rich tones that warm up the
space,” explains Lester. “I love the
idea of mixing motifs and styles to obtain a
beautiful, functional, holistic design.”
He often places period pieces among
modern reproductions with a historical
feeling to add interest and to warm cold
spaces. The condo represents this style
with a diverse collection of antique and
contemporary furniture found in antique
stores in Nashville and New England,
including a pair of French deco club
chairs and a pair of mid-20th century
Biedermeier reproduction slipper chairs
for the living room. Lester’s favorite is the
tall Biedermeier chest of drawers in the
master bedroom.
Lester’s home office serves as a
showcase of his work – the dining room,
a perfect setting for his famous dinner
parties. “I love to entertain,” said Lester.
“So what better way to show my work?
Many of my friends are in real estate. It
is mainly through word-of-mouth that I
have met my clients, but they have hired
me based on the reputation of my work.”
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Several years ago an eye-opening revelation had Lester changing
careers. “I had become aware that I would enjoy and be good at
being a designer after I opened my day spa in Stonington, Conn.,”
said Lester. “I designed it myself as I had always designed my
salons and day spas. I realized that my favorite part of having
the business was the opportunity to design it, expand it and
redesign it.”
So when he moved to Nashville eight years ago with Jack,
president/CEO of Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and Museum
of Art, Lester enrolled at Watkins College of Art and Design
where he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine
Arts degree in interior design.
He immediately found a niche in commercial interior design
where he continues to draw inspiration for his residential and
commercial clients. The condo reflects that style in lighting and
floor coverings.
Not only has Lester changed the interior of his top floor, corner
unit, he is now helping retain Harding House’s exterior. As
chairman of the building maintenance committee, the group
is charged with repairing and repainting the original elements
including the existing balconies, railings and awnings. “We want
to reflect the history of the building but give it a warmer feel,”
said Lester.
At the end of the day, Lester and Jack can delight in their new
surroundings, enjoy the quiet, walkable neighborhood, relax in
their small sitting area/guest room or even throw one of those
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BESHERT
BESHERT: True Stories of Connection
THE MATCHBOOK
By Dr. Pierre Secher
Dr. Pierre Secher was born and reared in Vienna, Austria. His father
Emil had come to the city in 1886, and the family had lived there
comfortably until the rise of Adolph Hitler. During the early 1930s, a
cousin by the name of Herman Handel traveled to Vienna on a vacation
from America. Emil was quite hospitable to his visitor, showing him
beautiful pre-war Vienna in all its splendor. Herman was appreciative
of the hospitality shown to him, and prior to returning home, he tossed
Emil a matchbook. It displayed the name of his cafeteria in Newark, New
Jersey. He added, “When you come to the United States, please look us
up so we can reciprocate your kindness.” Emil thanked him, throwing
the matches into a box.
In July of 1938, it became apparent that remaining in Austria was not a
good option for Jewish families. The Sechers registered for visas to come
to America. At that time they were told that there would be a waiting
period of eighteen months.
“On September 1, 1939, the Nazis marched into Poland to begin World
War II. I was listening to Hitler on the radio that day,” said Pierre. “As the
declaration of war was being announced, the postman rang our doorbell.
He had brought the required papers for the precious visas; however, there
was still a requirement to be met prior to their final issuance. The United
States was in the midst of the Great Depression. Its government insisted
on guarantees from local American citizens that newcomers would not
become financial burdens on the country. Without these guarantees, the
final papers could not be obtained.” As immigration was about to be
stopped completely, the Sechers searched frantically for the address of
their American relatives. At last they found the box into which it had
been thrown years earlier. When the American cousins were reached,
they immediately arranged for the required vouchers, and the lives of
the Sechers were saved—in part by a matchbook, which allowed them to
contact the visitors to whom they had once extended kindness.
Dr. Pierre Secher, a former professor of political science, has recently completed
his book Left Behind in Nazi Vienna: Letters of a Jewish Family Caught in
the Holocaust 1939–1941.
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FEATURE
Small Town
Inspires Tolerance
By Shoshana Cenker
The small town of Hot Springs, Ark., has garnered international
attention through its countywide “Holocaust Remembrance
Education Project.”
It all began in the summer of 2008 when Congregation House of
Israel’s Sisterhood joined forces with the Garland County Library after
they brought in the U.S. Holocaust Museum’s traveling exhibit, “Fighting
Rosa Blum, Dallas Holocaust Museum; John Wells, director
the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings. But the project’s
Garland Co. Library and Holocaust Remembrance Education
co-chairs, Sisterhood President Joanne Reagler and Garland County
member; and Joanne Reagler, CHI Sisterhood president
Library Director John Wells, had even more events in mind for area
Holocaust Remembrance Education Project chairperson
schools, synagogues and churches.
“From that exhibit, the old saw proved true: From little acorns awarded an “Or Ami Light of My People” Award.The award is presented
mighty oaks grow,” explains John. “Several groups and individuals got to select organizations in honor of their high quality and innovative
together and were able to put on a quality educational effort of interest programs of social justice, community service and education.
to all.”
For the Sisterhood, the recognition was an “honor and privilege,”
“Sisterhood held a Resource Fair to help area teachers learn how to says Joanne. “You must remember our county has just 97,000 people. In
teach diversity and equality,” says Joanne. “We displayed materials including our rural, Southern, Christian community with no history of Holocaust
Houston Holocaust Museum papers.”
educational programs, our Sisterhood in partnership with the Garland
In addition to the exhibits, dozens of
County Library brought these events to the
students have entered the project’s essay
public through joint efforts of community
contests. The first, “Superheroes: People
agencies, school administrators, teachers
Who Saved Lives in the Holocaust” asked
and our congregation.”
ninth-12th graders to focus on non-Jewish
At the request of teachers, school
citizens of the world who helped save
administrators, interfaith organizations and
Jews and non-Jews from Nazi obliteration.
other non-profits, the project is expanding
Seventh through 12th graders participated
its programs. Says a Sisterhood member
in this year’s contest, “Genocide Around
enthusiastically, “We have stepped up and
the World.”
out of the kitchen!”
“The goal of the essay contest
“We continue in our efforts to
Joanne Reagler, Rosa Blum and J. C. “Pancho” Rowe and memorialize the past, to educate for the
reflects our on-going focus and dream to
Betty Kleinman.The Kleinmans are board members of the present, and to prepare for the future by
raise awareness of the many occurrences
Rosenzweig Fund for Interfaith Activities. offering educable moments for our citizens,”
of the attempted obliteration of people,
in the past and now, simply because of their race, ethnicity, sexual
orientation or beliefs,” says Joanne. “The winners of the essay
contest will be announced at our Yom HaShoah Ceremony at the
library in April. The first place winners will be invited to read their
essays aloud.”
Many of the kids in the Hot Springs area have never met a Jew, much
less a Holocaust survivor. So the Holocaust Remembrance Education
Project has worked to present them with that opportunity. Last year, the
son of a survivor spoke to the crowd.
“This year Holocaust survivor Rosa Blum from Dallas talked to
middle and high school students and at National Park Community
College,” says Joanne. “About 3,000 students had the chance to hear
Mrs. Blum.”
Continuing to partner with the local library, the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum Exhibit entitled “Schindler” will be on
display in mid-April.
“Another project we plan to begin this summer is to introduce
into churches and schools the Butterfly Project,” says Joanne. “This
is a project in which preschool and elementary age children create a
butterfly in memory of the one and a half million children who died
in the Holocaust. The Houston Holocaust Museum, which created
this project, hopes to collect and put on display one and a half million
butterflies from around the country by 2011.”
These educational Holocaust efforts have not gone unnoticed by the
international Jewish community. In November at the 47th International
Assembly of Women of Reform Judaism in Toronto, the Sisterhood was
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says John. “We have increased the scope of our offerings to include
all genocide. It has opened a dialog between students and the local
congregation. One school wants to host a lunch for the congregation.
Think of that...Christians and Jews, old and young, black, brown and
white, all sitting down together and learning from one another.”
The Holocaust Remembrance Educational Project is a vibrant ongoing program.
“It has been a source of pride and accomplishment to Sisterhood
members, our Temple congregation, and personally to me as Sisterhood
president and co-chair of the Holocaust Committee,” says Joanne
proudly, yet humbly. “We strive to bring about a safer, brighter future by
remembering and learning from our past. We never dreamed when we
began this project that it would grow and develop and influence so many
people in so many ways.”
View more photos of this event at
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Shoshana Cenker 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 at
Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. She is the Director of
Communications at Greenfield Hebrew Academy. She and her
husband, Dovid, live in Atlanta, GA.
Holocaust Education
Program Reaches Out to
Younger Generation
FEATURE
Upcoming Events
By Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein
March 9th
Jeannie Simmons & John Ross 6p-8p
Classic flute and guitar duo
Memphis Holocaust survivor Paula Kelman spoke to 200 seventh
graders at Horn Lake Middle School in November 2009
Holocaust survivors have been visiting Memphis-area schools in an
effort to engage the younger generation in the study of the Holocaust.
Their incredibly moving stories are making an impact on students, teachers
and administrators.
“The Holocaust Speakers Bureau was assembled by the Community
Relations Committee (CRC) of Memphis Jewish Federation to expand its
Holocaust education and outreach to the Memphis Jewish and general
community,” said CRC Chair Scott Richman.
The Holocaust survivors have spoken at Tara Oaks Elementary in
Collierville, Horn Lake Middle in Desoto County and Brighton Middle in
Tipton County.
CRC has also inaugurated a Holocaust-themed competition to give
students the opportunity to reflect on the Holocaust and to understand
how its study and lessons impact their lives today. This year’s theme
centered on the question: “How is the Study of the Holocaust Relevant to
Our Lives in the 21st Century?”
Middle school students submitted art projects, ninth and 10th
graders submitted poetry and 11th and 12th graders submitted essays.The
artwork will be displayed at the annual Federation-sponsored, communitywide, Yom HaShoah observance on Sunday, April 11, 2010, at the Memphis
Jewish Community Center. The commemoration will include recognition
of the first place winners in all categories, a photo of the winning art entry
on the cover of the event’s program, insertion of the winning poem in the
program, and a reading of the winning essay during the observance. The
winning essay and poem will be published in The Hebrew Watchman. Gift
card prizes, sponsored by the Tennessee Holocaust Commission, will be
awarded to the top three winners in each category.
An illustrious panel of judges included local artists Carol Buchman,
Carol DeForest and Iris Harkavy, Facing History & Ourselves Executive
Director Rachel Shankman, University of Memphis English professor
Stephen Tabachnik, local poetess Emily Green, and Memphis Holocaust
survivor and member of the Tennessee State Holocaust Commission
Leonid Saharovici.
“While it is a responsibility of each new generation of Jews to learn
about the Holocaust, it is equally important to connect to the experience of
the Holocaust on a personal level,” said Richman. “Federation has designed a
program that helps the next generation make this connection through an ageappropriate set of contests linked to the Yom HaShoah observance.”
The contest was organized under the guidance of an advisory
committee composed of leading Memphis Holocaust educators Michal
Almalem, Bornblum Solomon Schechter School; Barb Gelb, Temple Israel;
Shelley Kutliroff, Margolin Hebrew Academy/Feinstone Yeshiva of the South;
and Rachel Shankman, Facing History & Ourselves.
Bluma Zuckerbrot-Finkelstein is Director for CRC and Israel & Overseas Education for
Memphis Jewish Federation.
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FEATURE
Remembering…..
By Dr. Martin A. Sokoloff
of racks holding many bottles which looked like wine bottles, with straw
caps over the ends. One of our guards, anticipating a drink of wine, pulled
off the straw cover from one of the bottles and pulled out the stopper.
Immediately he began choking and retching, and within seconds we
were all doing the same. We all ran outside, our eyes streaming, choking
and gasping for breath. By the time most of us had recovered, the same
military police came along and told us we could proceed to our site and
begin to set up. At this point we began to realize that this was one of
the gas chambers.
As we drove along we came to a very high wire fence. Behind it
were what looked like hundreds of live human skeletons, dressed in
prison uniforms, many of them holding out their arms and begging for
food. As we drove along outside the fence, our guards and our team
members broke into our rations and began throwing boxes of them
over the fence. As the boxes landed, the people inside swarmed to them
and began tearing them open and gulping down the food.
Tears were streaming down my face at this time from a combination
of sorrow and rage that innocent human beings could have been treated
this way. I felt ashamed of my tears until I looked around and saw that
everyone else was crying too.
Photo credit: National Archives photo no.
We finally reached our
208-YE-193. (ww2_116.jpg)
location and set up our station,
after passing bodies of both dead
and wounded German soldiers
It was in the spring of 1945, and the
lying along the sides of the road.
war in Europe (World War II) was both
Later that day, we needed
speeding up and winding down. Winding
some supplies and drove out of
down in the sense that the German Army
the concentration camp (which
was being defeated on all fronts; speeding
is what it turned out to be) and
up in that the Allied armies were speeding
drove down the road. We passed
eastward to try to capture Berlin before
long lines of German civilians
the Russians got there.
who were being herded by troops
Since my team was providing
from the military government up
communications from XII Army Group to
to the camp from the nearby
several armies, this necessitated our setting
town to witness what the Nazis
up, operating, tearing down and moving our
had done.
station, sometimes a couple of times a day.
As I recall that day, I can still
One day, somewhere in East Germany,
see very clearly the hundreds of
we were ordered to tear down at the
prisoners rushing for the food
end of the day, pack up, and be prepared
Marty Sokoloff, and his wife of 68 years,Vivian.
that was thrown to them and
to move early the next morning. We were
Their most favorite pastime is sailing.
waving to us and rejoicing in our
given the map coordinates for the location
being there to rescue them. I also
we were to set up next.
When we neared our assigned location, we approached a tall wire remember the awful smells, of the prisoners and the dead bodies lying
fence with a gate, and proceeded to enter the area. We had only gone in the sun and the sight of those hundreds of civilians as they marched
about a quarter of a mile when we were stopped by a group of MPs. back down to the town after they saw what had existed right next to
When they asked where we were going we showed them the map and where they were living.
We found out the next day that the name
indicated the exact location. One of the MPs said, “You can’t go there.”
Why not? “Because it’s still in German hands. Up ahead you’ll see a red of the concentration camp was Buchenwald.
The next day we were pulled back to western
brick building.You can wait in there until you can get to your station.”
Our convoy consisted of three trucks carrying our station Germany along with most of the Allied armies.
equipment and our team, one truck carrying a squad of tank destroyers,
their half-track vehicle to pull their tank destroyer gun and the gun itself.
Dr. Martin A. Sokoloff is a retired professor of Speech
(The tank destroyers were assigned to us as guards.) We stopped at the Pathology at Pace University, New York. He is the author of
building the MPs had designated and went inside.
Speaking Clearly and Murder on the Dunes. He served in
We entered one large room, with rows of clothes hooks on one wall the U.S. Army Signal Corps from 1942-1946. He and his
and a couple of iron doors at the far end. Along one long wall was a row wife of 68 years,Vivienne, live in Yarmouth Port, MA.
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ON THE SIDELINES
Die-Hard
Fans
Travel Wherever the Games Take Them
By Mark Hayden
A friend of mine and I took a
scientific poll recently – ok there
were only two votes – and we
came to the conclusion that Alex
Saharovich may be the No.1 St.
Louis Cardinals’ baseball fan in
the Memphis Jewish community.
There may be dozens of people who claim top
status to this very unofficial title, but Saharovich
does more than talk a good game. He does visit St.
Louis a few times a year, but his enthusiasm doesn’t
stop there. He’ll follow his beloved ‘Birds all over the
United States if need be.
Saharovich, a partner in an East Memphis
law firm, loves his Cardinals. His ultimate road trip
came last year when he and wife Debra enjoyed a
one-day stopover in New York before moving on
to Europe. Never one to pass up a chance to catch
his team play, he hopped on the subway to see the
Cardinals tangle with the Mets. St. Louis lost that
one, 1-0. “It was a great game,” he said.
Alex and Debra are the parents of three sons,
Ryan, Adam and Daniel, two of whom spend parts
of their summers at camp. “My middle son goes to
camp in Pennsylvania, so I always hope that the
Cardinals are playing the Mets or Phillies when
I’m there,” said Alex. “The other goes to camp in
Wisconsin, so we try to go to Chicago or Milwaukee.
“It usually works out.
“I love my Cardinals. They’re awesome,” he said.
Some of his more memorable trips are the
ones he took with Ryan in 2002 when former
Cardinal Ozzie Smith was inducted into the
Baseball Hall of Fame, a 1987 St. Louis-San
Francisco playoff game and Game 1 of the 2006
Cardinals-Detroit World Series.
Saharovich went to Game 3 of the CardinalsDodgers divisional championship series last year
and had planned to go to fantasy camp this year. The
timing didn’t work out, this time.
“That’s ok. I’ll go next year,” said Alex.
Equally passionate about her sports trips
is Sheri Lipman. Lipman, legal counsel for the
University of Memphis, is a died-in-the-wool
tennis fan. She’s come close to completing her own
Grand Slam tour – as a spectator – with only the
Australian Open left on her docket.
“I’ve got to figure out a way to get there,”
said Sheri.
The first time Lipman went to the US
Open was significant because she sat near the top
of the 22,000 Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing
Entrance to
Italian Open
Fish, Roddick and
the Bryan Brothers
after winning the
Davis Cup Tie
Meadows (New York).
wanted to go because he
Even from that vantage
always went,” said Sheri.
point it was exciting to
With her resume
see the No.1 player in the
of visits to the US Open,
world. “I knew it was Pete
two trips to Wimbledon
Sampras because of his
and one each to the French
unique look; I could only
Open and Davis Cup,
Alex, Debra, Ryan and
see the outline of his face,
one of the most exciting
Daniel Saharovich
though,” she chuckled.
matches she ever attended
Her favorite US Open match came years
occurred at the Italian Open in Rome.
later when her seats went through a major upgrade.
“An Italian player beat Roger Federer, and it
Through a mutual friend, Lipman and a buddy saw
became really fun because the player was ecstatic
Andre Agassi’s last match from the 10th row. While
and the crowd went nuts,” she explained. “The player
he lost the match, he addressed the sold-out crowd
was running around, giving everyone a high five. It
in an emotional and memorable talk afterwards.
was pretty much a party atmosphere.”
While he was able to extend the final game
Lipman would like to revisit those events again
to four sets the one-sided crowd couldn’t help him
and hopes to even go “down under” in Melbourne
defeat the 112th-ranked player in the world. Those
soon. But, the Open remains her clear-cut favorite.
kinds of passionate crowds make the US Open her
Lipman went to school at NYU and has
favorite stop, but the oldest slam of them all remains
never had trouble traveling around New York. “The
intriguing as well.
crowds are great; the spectators are rather laid back
“When you go to Wimbledon you can’t
and I like the city,” she said. “Besides the tournament
help but be impressed by all the tradition, the
is fun.”
strawberries and cream and the grounds,” she said.
“In a way though, it’s harder to get around. The
grounds are small, they’ve added a roof recently but
they can’t expand because they’re surrounded by a
golf course.”
Mark Hayden has written about
Her early fascination with the tournament
Memphis sports for a variety of
grew even more when it became known as Johnny
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contact Mark at [email protected].
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you are not crazy or incapable. According to WineBusiness.com, there were
6,223 wineries in the United States as of the end of November 2009. Their
database breaks the wineries into ‘virtual’ wineries and ‘bonded’ wineries,
distinctions established by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau.
That is an increase of 122 over 2008, despite the lingering recession.
And while that represents a 6 percent growth rate, it is a slowdown from
the rapid growth in new wineries we saw in 2006 and 2007, when winery
numbers increased 15 and 10 percent respectively.
The Website also reports that Canadian wineries grew in number
during 2009 to now total 364. British Columbia and Ontario are home
to most.
The above distinction of ‘virtual’ and ‘bonded’ wineries is relevant only
for those who are responsible for the government required record keeping,
reporting and tax remittances. A bonded winery is responsible for all the
production activities that take place on the ‘bonded’ premises, and the
owner of the bonded winery is responsible for all the expenses of operating
the facility, including the winemaking equipment and building(s).
A ‘virtual’ winery is a winery that has a physical location, produces
at least one brand and has its own management and winemaker. A virtual
winery must use the services of a bonded outside facility to produce and
bottle its wine, such as another winery or a custom crush facility. Due to
the capital requirements for land, buildings and equipment of a bonded
winery, many begin life as a virtual winery.
Winery growth in the United States has been nothing short of
phenomenal. Wineries exist in all 50 states, including one with vineyards in
Central Nebraska where I hunted pheasant as a young man. California still
leads the nation by a considerable margin with 3,047 wineries. However,
there are now 10 states each with more than 100 wineries. Again according
to WineBusiness.com, North Carolina has 101, Michigan 104, Ohio 120,
Pennsylvania 141, Texas 157, Virginia 163 and New York 229. Oregon has
the third most with 453 wineries, while Washington registers 564.
Great Wines and Spirits stocks over 5,000 different wine labels,
but with this many North American producers, not to mention foreign
wineries, universal distribution is impossible. But variety and the thrill
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FEATURE
IRIS Orchestra
- A Unique Family of Musicians
By Susan C. Nieman
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this
season, the IRIS Orchestra has established itself
as one of the most successful musical groups in
the United States. Performing in Memphis five
or six times a year, IRIS has received unanimous
public and critical acclaim.
“The IRIS Orchestra is a who’s who of
soloists that can rival any orchestra in the
country,” said Artistic Director and Principal
Conductor Michael Stern. Stern founded IRIS
in 2000 at the invitation of Albert Pertalion,
former executive director of Germantown
Performing Arts Centre (GPAC).
It is with Michael Stern’s energy,
commitment and ability to attract and assemble
a pool of 80+ world-class musicians from all
walks of life, from across the United States
and beyond, and by its combination of varied
programming and exciting performances that
IRIS has been embraced by its audience and
the community.
Little did Stern realize that on his first visit
to Memphis and GPAC, that the city would
become like a second home. “I came to perform,
by invitation of my long-time friend, Yo-Yo Ma,
with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra,” said
Stern. “Albert, whom I’d never met before,
picked me up at the airport and said ‘You should
start an orchestra in Memphis.’ I said, ‘Do you
know what that would take?’”
Under Stern’s direction, IRIS has been
heralded for the brilliance of its playing, its varied
programming with special emphasis on American
contemporary music. A central part of its mission
is a deep commitment to furthering American
composers. From its inception, IRIS has been
dedicated to carrying music from the concert
hall into the community through masterclasses
at the University of Memphis, as well as formal
and informal programs at high schools and afterschool programs throughout the area.
The 2009-10 season also marks Stern’s fifth
as Music Director of the Kansas City Symphony.
In 2000 Stern concluded his tenure as the
first American chief conductor of Germany’s
Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra.
In 1991, he was appointed permanent guest
conductor of the Orchestre National de Lyon
in France, a position he held for
four years. He has also appeared
around the globe with national
orchestras
throughout
the
United States, Europe, Russia,
Tokyo, China, and Israel.
Stern received his degree
from the Curtis Institute of Music
Pertalion stressed
in Philadelphia. His studies
his desire to offer
have included two summers at
high-quality
concert
the Pierre Monteux Memorial
music to his Southern
School in Hancock, Maine.
community of which
Born in 1959, Michael Stern is a
they could be proud. He
Michael Stern graduate of Harvard University,
also envisioned a youth
string program – still strong at GPAC today. where he earned a degree in American History.
“He finally wore me down,” said Stern. “I told He makes his home in Kansas City and in New
him if he could raise the money, I would do it.” York with his wife, Shelly Cryer, and their two
The Germantown Board of Alderman turned daughters Hannon and Nora.
In 2000 the IRIS Orchestra began its first
them down the first time. It was Mayor Sharon
performance with renowned classical musician
Goldsworthy who took a leap of faith.
“I was in Germany when Albert called that Yo-Yo Ma. It is fitting that it will kick off the
he got the money,” said Stern. “IRIS became the 2010-11 Anniversary Season with a return
first municipally funded orchestra in the United performance on October 1, 2010 at the Cannon
States.” Since then, IRIS has established its Center in downtown Memphis.
IRIS’s unique structure gives Stern
own non-profit 501(c)3, developed its board of
directors and remains GPAC’s resident orchestra. an opportunity to “make every concert an
During the past 10 years, the orchestra has event,” he said. “There may be someone in the
built a support system and grown as a family. audience who could be hearing a concert for
Many, including Stern, have even stayed with the first time or their 100th. Our approach is
the same host families year after year. IRIS free form, more like a festival. We like to take
musicians are a unique group of chamber the audience for a ride.”
orchestra members, faculty and students with
varied experience but with a level of excellence
Visit The IRIS Orchestra online at
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www.irisorchestra.com.
each piece you may often see the musicians
switch chairs. “We have formed a cohesive
bond and love playing together,” said Stern.
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TEEN SCENE
MEMPHIS
TEEN SCENE
By Cara
Greenstein
NFTY
Temple Israel MeFTY’s busiest season of the year began with one of the most
festive holidays at Temple—Purim! Stephanie Betesh organized weekly hamentashen
baking for the annual hamentashen sale, along with the annual Purim Carnival fundraiser
on Feb. 28, planned by chairs Joel Saslawsky and Caroline Frisch.
Sami Rosenthal, the NFTY-Southern Social Action Vice President, represented
Memphis and the Southern Region at the NFTY Ve’ida Conference in February to elect
a new National Board and implement a social action theme for the upcoming year.
Sami Rosenthal, Regional Social Action Vice President,
and Bradley Ringel, MeFTY’s Treasurer
BBYO
Memphis BBYO chapters began the New Year with new leaders - N’siot and
Godolim (Presidents): Stephanie Betesh (River City BBG), Nathan Feler (Peres AZA),
Morgan Cantor (Kriger BBG), Ethan Trotz (Okeon AZA), and Sarah Arnold (Daniel Pearl
BBG).They will start spring term with fresh ideas and tactics for outstanding involvement
and programming. Cotton States Regional board invited all new chapter boards to
attend February Regional Execs Weekend to learn leadership skills in Nashville. Almost
20 Memphis BBYO teens joined the Cotton States Region delegation of over 750 teens
at “International Convention: Dream Big, Act Bigger” in Dallas, TX, planned by Memphis’
own Evan Kline, the AZA International S’gan (Vice President).
Currently, the spring JCC Basketball league, which hosts BBYO, Temple Israel, and
Yeshiva teams every Wednesday night, is off to a great start and will continue until
April. There is much to look forward to in Memphis BBYO – Peres formal, Okeon
Summertime play, River City April Fashion Show benefiting JFS, Pearl fundraiser, and
Kriger Mr. AZA Pageant.
B’NAI TZEDEK
The teens of B’nai Tzedek (Children of Justice) made grants from their individual funds
in February. This is the time when teens have the chance to make a difference in the lives
of others through donations to their favorite charities. Every teen in B’nai Tzedek has a
charitable fund they created at the time of his or her bar or bat mitzvah. Each of the 146
members made a donation of 20% of their total fund to lots of different charities both
inside and outside Memphis.
Evan Kline, AZA International S’gan, and Happie Hoffman,
BBG International Sh’licha, were honored at International
Convention as pivotal BBYO leaders of the year.
Cara Greenstein is in the 12th grade at St. Mary’s Episcopal School. She is past president (Madricha) of River City BBG in the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO).
Cara is also an advisory board member of B’nai Tzedek Philanthropy Organization, an active member of MeFTY, Temple Israel’s youth group, and one of the first
members of the Temple Israel Teen Team. She enjoys playing guitar, writing, eating sushi, and taking part in all of her high school youth group activities!
MEMPHIS JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL
Binyamin Besser, Nathan Light, Monte Eiseman, Brandi
Eiseman, Megan Fortas, Jessica Rubin were recognized for
achieving 2nd quarter Honor Roll.
Musician Jody Stephens speaks to students as part of
yearlong Fine Arts Program. Different artists from all art
fields have come to the school to share their experiences.
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Parker Mantell makes history at MJHS by being
the first to apply and the first to be accepted
into his first choice for college - Indiana
University. He was also accepted into Kansas
University and the University of Arizona.
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Physicians affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev (BGU) were among the Israel Defense Forces
(IDF) medical and rescue delegation in Haiti.
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President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, presented United
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Merit of the Republic of Poland in recognition of the
Museum’s work in preserving the memory of the victims
of the Holocaust, educating people worldwide about this
tragedy and furthering Jewish-Polish relations. Presented
at site of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp,
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2010.
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SCENES
Mississippi Music N Motion Is Gaining Speed By Susan Nieman
Mississippi Music-n-Motion, founder Bette Shornick of Jackson, Miss., has taken her vision of the KIDS Fund (Jewish Scene Nov. 2007) to the next
level. What began several years ago as a mission to help raise funds to buy and repair instruments in support of middle school band students has
grown to include after-school programming. Her goal is to provide music education for underserved youth by making it accessible to those who
otherwise could not afford it
A recent exhibition featured instruments salvaged from a music store fire – the inspiration for Bette’s project. Some of the instruments were
transformed into works of art by Mississippi artists for sale to support the program. continued on pg. 27
Guitar by Anthony Difatta
Cello by Bill Wilson
Bette Shornick with her father Lou Shornick
Bagels and Barbecue The Jewish Experience in Tennessee runs through April 11 at Memphis Pink Palace Museum.The exhibit features
historical artifacts depicting life in West Tennessee donated or on loan by long-time Jewish Memphians. Bagels & Barbecue will travel
throughout Tennessee where each community can display its unique artifacts.
Ronna and Hal Newburger
Faye, Sylvia (Boussi) and Sandra Kilstein with the
singer sewing machine used by their late father,
Jakob, who worked as a tailor at Julius Lewis.
Dr. Stephen E. Tabachnick and Sherry Weinblatt
Jeffrey Feld,
Memphis
Jewish
Federation
Executive
Director and
Steve Pike,
Director
Pink Palace
Family of
Museums
Rabbi Joel and Bluma Finkelstein
BBYO members
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Children love Temple’s Barbara K.
Lipman Early Learning Center!
New Year’s Party
Patricia Slawski and Joyce Binder make
hamentachen
Jake and Ann Evensky at Valentine’s Day Party
Yelena Gindina and JCC Kindergartner at
Purim Program
Tehila Kugielsky, Leora Hazan, Lee Sauer
David Finkelstein, Jason Schubert, Akiva
Braverman, Aylon Segal
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FROM THE KITCHEN
Sarah Lasry Sh ares Exciting
Passover M ea l Ideas
Photos courtesy of Manischewitz
Keep your holiday celebration enjoyable this Passover with innovative yet easyto-prepare recipes from Manischewitz and acclaimed cookbook author and chef,
Sarah Lasry.
“Many people find that creating an exciting Passover menu can be challenging
but it doesn’t have to be,” says Sarah Lasry, author of The Dairy Gourmet. “With
a variety of kosher for Passover products from Manischewitz, it only takes a few
additional ingredients to create a meal with culinary interest that also satisfies
Passover dietary laws.”
Passover is the Jewish festival of freedom that commemorates the Jewish delivery
from oppression as slaves under the Egyptian Pharoah’s rule. Because the Jews
were in such a hurry to leave, they barely had time for their bread to rise. As
a result, during Passover, Jews eat matzo, unleavened bread. Matzo has become
the symbol of Passover and during this eight-day celebration is eaten instead of
bread or any other leavened products. Since matzo is the basis of most Passover
recipes, here are a variety of creative recipes to make your celebration exciting.
Whether you celebrate Passover or not, you can impress your guests with these
updated recipes.
“Double Stuffed Veal Roll with Glaze,” originated from a
1969 Manischewitz Cookbook and has been modernized by Lasry.
Ingredients:
•1/2 chopped onion
•4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
•1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
•1 tomato sliced in very small chunks
•1/2 teaspoon salt
•1/8 teaspoon pepper
•1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
•1 pound chopped chicken or
beef (uncooked)
•3 pounds boned breast of veal
•2 Manischewitz® Matzos
finely broken OR 1 1/2 cups
Manischewitz® Matzo Farfel
•1/4 cup hot water
• cooking string
Glaze:
•2 cups ketchup
•1/4 cup Manischewitz® Chicken Broth
•1/4 cup dark brown sugar
•1/4 cup Manischewitz® Golden Honey
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
On a medium-high flame, sauté the chopped onions in 2 tablespoons olive
oil until they start to turn translucent. Add sliced mushrooms and tomatoes.
Mix well and continue to sauté until mushrooms are soft. Season mixture with
salt and pepper. Add chopped chicken or beef to mushroom mixture. Sauté
all ingredients for about 5 minutes, mixing everything together with a wooden
spoon until the chopped meat sizzles and browns. Lower flame and add the
matzo and hot water to meat mixture. Combine thoroughly and sauté for 5-6
minutes more. Remove from flame, add parsley and let stuffing mixture cool
for later handling. Continued on p. 23
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For more recipes like this, go
to www.manischewitz.com.
The Manischewitz brand was founded
in a small bakery built to make Passover
matzo in 1888 by Rabbi Dov Behr
Manischewitz in Cincinnati, Ohio. In
1932, Rabbi Manischewitz opened a plant
in Jersey City, NJ, replacing the operation
in Cincinnati. This move paved the way
for the introduction of new products
like Tam Tam Crackers, Chicken Soup,
Noodles and Gefilte Fish. Today, all plant
operations take place in Newark, NJ.
Manischewitz continues to introduce
unique, delicious, premium specialty food
products such as coating crumbs, dairyfree frostings and more.
FROM THE KITCHEN
In a separate bowl, mix all 4 glaze ingredients together. Set aside.
Lay veal out on flat surface. Spread the stuffing meat mixture over veal, leaving
a one-half inch margin on all sides. Roll up and tie with cooking string to hold
veal roll securely. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a Dutch oven and
brown the veal roll on all sides.
Remove from heat and generously pour glaze over browned veal roll making
sure to fully cover meat. Cover and place into preheated oven and let roast
for 2 hours. After 2 hours raise oven temperature to 350 degrees F and
uncover veal. Let cook for an additional 40-45 minutes or until a nice thick
glaze has formed over veal.
Remove from oven and let veal roll stand for 15-20 minutes before slicing.
Zesty Lemon Chicken Salad Matzo Hors D’Oeuvres
Ingredients:
• Leftover chicken nuggets or
roasted chicken, chopped into
small bite size chunks
• 1 cup shredded cabbage
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar or 1
packet Splenda ®
• Manischewitz® Matzo (broken
into pieces) or Matzo Crackers
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Preparation:
In a bowl mix all your ingredients except for matzo crackers. Spoon chicken
salad mixture onto matzo crackers. Sprinkle with fresh chives or cut parsley
and serve.
“Banana Split Ice Cream Cake”
Try this
recipe, which originated
from a 1958 Manischewitz Passover Cookbook and has been modernized by Lasry:
Ingredients:
• 4 eggs separated, room
temperature
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 3/4 cup mashed bananas
• 2 bananas, sliced thin
• 1/4 cup peanut oil
• 4 cups vanilla ice cream (you can use
a parve tofutti ice cream as well)
• 8 oz bittersweet chocolate, melted
• 12 oz package Manischewitz®
Passover Sponge Cake Mix
Preparation:
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
by Jennifer Lefkowitz
HOT CHALLA! MUSIC SCHPEAL
Fool’s Gold
Fool’s Gold
I Am Sound
A band way overdue has finally arrived. Fool’s Gold is fresh and exciting: Island pop indie rock, and songs are more often sung
in Hebrew than in English. Luke Top and Lewis Pesacov (born in Israel) are the front men behind Fool’s Gold. The self-titled
debut from the Los Angeles collaborative is the kosher crunk. Fool’s Gold plays with band mates from We Are Scientists and
the Fall. I will listen to this album for months,-years.
IN THE BEGINNING
Penguin Luck
Kay Mupetson
iUniverse
The Fruit of Her Hands: The
Story of Shira of Ashkenaz
Michelle Cameron
Pocket Books
In this fictional drama, she is propelled
throughout her life to continue on a
family legacy, seeking out family truths.
Dorren Lowe, the main character in
Penguin Luck deals with a family past.
Dorren is a third generation product of
Holocaust survivors. Penguin Luck is a
story of family and survival, a moving
truth and a valuable lesson in history.
A book as rich as the cover illustration, The Fruit of Her
Hands is based on the life of Cameron’s 13th century
ancestor, Meir Ben Baruch, a renowned Jewish scholar of
medieval Europe. The Fruit of Her Hands is a dramatic
fictional tale centered on the character of Meir Ben
Baruch’s wife, Shira. The book paints a picture of the
dawning of the renaissance; a society faced with prejudices
and one woman’s fight for justice and equality.
NOSH-ON SCREEN
The Diary of Anne Frank
Jon Jones
Darlow Smithson Productions
This particular film adaptation of
The Diary of Anne Frank stars
Tasmin Greig, Ellie Kendrick and
Ian Glen. An important artifact of
history and a universal tale, the
extraordinary social document
gives a personal account of life
in hiding under Nazi occupied
Europe in World War II from the
perspective of a teenage girl.The film begins on Anne’s 13th
birthday in Amsterdam and documents two years in hiding.
Living with the Franks (Otto, Edith and their two daughters,
Margot and Anne) and Otto’s work colleague, Hermann Van
Daan and his wife and son, and Albert Dussell. The Diary of
Anne Frank is a film adaptation of great intensity, a symbol of
the oppressed in a world of violence and tyranny. The Diary
of Anne Frank inspires audiences through the ages.
Oy
Not bad
PRE-PRODUCTION NOTES
An Unbroken Chain
A film about survival and hope
Henry Oertelt (89) is a Holocaust survivor and author of
An Unbroken Chain: My Journey Through the Nazi Holocaust,
which tells the various circumstances that led to his survival
and his brother’s, Kurt Oertelt (95). A group of filmmakers and
organizers at Launch Flix, a production company that creates, produces and distributes
original content is seeking to make a film adaptation of An Unbroken Chain: My Journey
Through the Nazi Holocaust. “We are consulting with experts like Facing History and
Ourselves and educators to insure that our film will be a lasting tool for Holocaust
education in schools. We started a 501(c)(3) education fund, Six Million for Six Million
for the film project to provide tax deductions to donors. We estimated the film and
marketing budget to be six million dollars. If six million people donate one dollar each we
can make this film. We have raised one third of the funds from our partners at MarVista
Entertainment who will executive produce and distribute this film. KarBen Publishing, the
book’s publisher, will carry the film and distribute it to educators all over the world.” Visit
6mfor6m.org for more information on the production of An Unbroken Chain, A film about
survival and hope.
Rating Scale:
Good
Mazel-Tov
Email Jennifer ([email protected]) if you have questions or comments, or just want to spill your schpilkes.
Jennifer Lefkowitz is a native of Memphis and graduate of Academy of Art University, Motion Pictures and Television in San Francisco, CA. Jennifer is a nationally
published media writer and member of the Writers Guild of America,West. Jennifer enjoys running, Conceptual Art, and outstanding coffee. “And a good thing,” she says.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Arts, Entertainment and
Events Around the South
Classical violin
ist
Laura Lutzke
Read details at www.jewishscenemagazine.com
The Belz-Parker Artists Ascending Concert Series will welcome
Classical Violinist and Julliard graduate student, Laura Lutzke, Sun., March
21, at 7:30 p.m. at Baron Hirsch Congregation. Laura has impressed the
music world in the United States, Europe and Asia with her depth and
style. 400 S. Yates Rd., Memphis, 901.751.2036.
Unique, fabulous and extraordinary works of art and jewelry on display
during the Temple Arts Festival (TAF) in Nashville the weekend of
April 10-11. Over 50 highly-acclaimed master artists and craftsmen
from across the country, most of whom rarely exhibit in Nashville, will
offer beautiful, eclectic selections of original glass, sculpture, painting,
drawing, photography, ‘outsider art’ and more. 5015 Harding Rd.,
Nashville, 615.352.7620, www.templenashville.org.
Highlighting the economic and cultural contributions of Jewish families
to communities across the south during the 19th and 20th centuries,
The Julius Freyhan Foundation will present Matzo Ball Gumbo: A
Symposium on Jewish Life in the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Sessions
at the West Feliciana Courthouse in St. Francisville, La., on Fri., April 16
from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Participation fee $20 per person.
The Yiddishe Cup 2010 will be awarded at Hillel’s Mini Golf Family
Tournament on Sun., April 25 from 2-4 pm at the Golf and Games on
Summer Ave., Memphis. Download sponsorship and team registration
form, at www.hillelmemphis.org click on Special Events or go to
www.memjfed.org. For more information, hillelofmemphis@bellsouth.
net or call 901.425.2453.
11th annual Hadassah Breast Cancer 5K and Family Fun Walk at
Shelby Farms on Sun., May 2. Aptly named In Living Color, the race will be
dedicated to breast cancer survivors. The race begins at 8:30 a.m. Please
visit www.hadassah5k.com for a schedule of events and registration.
Temple Israel Golf Tournament,
Mon., May 10 at Noon. Ridgeway
Country Club, 9800 Poplar
Ave., Memphis. 901.682.0069 /
[email protected].
2009 Memphis
Friends of Israel 5k
Memphis Friends of Israel 5K and Festival, Sun., May 16, in honor
of Memorial Day and Israel’s 61st Anniversary. All day family event
includes balloon bounce, a hot-air balloon, face painting, fire trucks,
SWAT teams, ar ts & crafts from Israel, Mid-Eastern foods. Register :
http://www.friendsofisrael5k.com Shelby Farms Memphis. www.
Memphisfoi.org.
Sun., May 16 - Jewish Food Festival, Celebrating Jewish Life in America!
2010 Little Rock River Market, Little Rock, Ark., 501.663.3571.
In Living Color: A Celebration of Life!
Plans are underway for the 11th annual Hadassah Breast
Cancer 5K and Family Fun Walk at Shelby Farms on Sun. May 2,
2010. Aptly named In Living Color, the race will be dedicated to
breast cancer survivors.
“The Memphis Chapter has dedicated 11 years to raising
funds for breast cancer education and research and this year
would like to celebrate the lives of women who have benefited
from early detection and treatment,” said event chair Angela
Gordon. “Friends and family, as well as breast cancer survivors,
are encouraged to attend.”
Sur vivors will be presented with different color T-shir ts
depending on the number of years since diagnosis.
“There are a great many women in our community
who survived the breast cancer experience and are leading
wonderful, productive lives,” said Angela. “It would be our goal
to create a sea of living color to honor these wonderful women
and their families.”
Donations can be made to the race in honor of family
members or friends and a list of honorees will be read.
“We want people to see that breast cancer education and
research really does pay off,” said event founder Emily Steinberg.
Emily has dedicated a great many hours
to the Memphis Check It Out®
program, which teaches teenage
girls how to do self-breast exams.
Public health data from the
Division of Cancer Prevention and
Control, published in 2009, indicates
that the burden of breast cancer in
women is substantial and is on the
rise. It is estimated that more than
one million women worldwide are
diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
Consequently the need to raise funds
for research is ongoing.
The race begins at 8:30 and is
sanctioned by Memphis Runners and
Track Club. There will be music, food
and fun after the event and special
events for children under 9. Please visit www.hadassah5k.
com for a schedule of events and registration. Come help us
celebrate life!
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Hillel Yiddishe
Cup Returns
With More
Family Fun
hadassah
5K Run/walK & family fun laKe walK
In Living
Color
Sunday, May 2, 2010 at Shelby Farms
2ACEDAYREGISTRATIONAMs2ACEBEGINSAM
“The community was so supportive of last year’s
Hillel’s Mini Golf Family Tournament that our goal is
to make The Yiddishe Cup an annual spring event,”
said co-chair Lawson Arney.
MRTC sanctioned event.
Family members and friends can make donations or register in honor of
a survivor. The names will be recognized and special T-shirts awarded.
To register and for more information visit www.hadassah5k.com.
Music, food, fun and games for all the family!
Make your plans
to play in the
2010 Yiddishe Cup Mini Golf Tournament
Sunday, April 25, 2010 2-4 PM Golf & Games
The only family ‘fun’draiser
where all ages can participate.
Arney and co-chair Rachel Bernstein Kannady agree that the mini-golf
tournament is run like any regular golf tournament with sponsors, teams and
trophies. The major difference is that anyone 3 to 103 can enter and win.
“We are targeting families and providing them with a fun and affordable way
to spend an afternoon together that will also benefit the students of Hillel of
Memphis,” said Kannady.
Despite strong financial support of Memphis Jewish Federation, current
economic times have encouraged the Hillel of Memphis Board to think
out-of-the-box to ensure their financial stability. They seek funds to maintain
services to all area Jewish college and universities students, and to engage
collegiate Jewish students in Jewish programs, activities, events and projects.
Funds raised from the Yiddishe Cup Family Mini Golf Tournament will also
provide financial assistance for student Hillel scholarships.
“This is Tzedakah at its best. Everyone is a winner,” said Arney.
The Yiddishe Cup 2010 will be awarded at Hillel’s Mini Golf Family
Tournament Sunday, April 25 from 2-4 pm at the Golf and Games on
Summer Ave., Memphis.
To download sponsorship and team registration form, please go to
www.hillelmemphis.org. Click on Special Events or go to www.memjfed.org.
For more information, contact [email protected]
or call 901.425.2453.
All funds raised will benefit Hillel student programs, projects,
and scholarships.
How You Can Particpiate:
Be a Sponsor ($100 & up)
Enter a Team ($36 - Team of 4)
Go to
www.hillelmemphis.org
to download forms or call 901.452.2453
for more information.
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DOLLARS & SENSE
DOLLARS
{continued from page 20}
& SENSE
MS Music N Motion Reception
WHAT’S AN
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND?
Provided by Lawson Arney, Financial Advisor, Morgan Keegan
Like a mutual fund, an exchange-traded fund (ETF) pools money
from investors to buy a group of securities. Though diversification alone
can’t guarantee a profit or protect against potential loss, such an investment
helps you spread your risk over many individual securities.
Most ETFs are passively managed. Instead of having a portfolio
manager who uses his or her judgment to select specific stocks, bonds, or
other securities to buy and sell, ETFs try to approximate the performance
of a specific index, which can be either broad-based or narrowly focused. In
this, they are somewhat similar to an index mutual fund.
However, there are some substantial differences between mutual funds
and ETFs. Perhaps the biggest is the ability to trade ETFs throughout the
day. Mutual funds are priced once a day after the market closes. If you buy
or sell after that, you’ll receive the next day’s closing price. By contrast,
ETFs are priced throughout the day. Also, they can be bought on margin or
sold short; in other words, they can be traded just like stocks. As a result,
investors may use ETFs to actively trade a particular sector or industry.
ETFs typically have no minimum investment requirements or
redemption fees for brief holding periods. And because most ETFs are based
on an index, the administrative costs can be relatively low. However, ETFs
must be purchased through a broker. Since you’ll pay a brokerage commission
with every transaction, ETFs may not be well suited to a systematic investing
program such as dollar cost averaging--transaction costs could quickly eat
up any cost efficiencies.
Because the differences between one ETF and another can be dramatic,
you should carefully consider a fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges,
and expenses, which are included in the prospectus available from the fund.
Read it carefully before investing.
Cleve and Karen Barham
Debra and Joel Jacobs
“Plans are underway for a community-wide drive to collect
new and gently used instruments,” said Bette. Monetary
donations should be sent to The KIDS Fund at the Community
Foundation of Greater Jackson.
An exhibit showcasing 80 years of Lou Shornick’s photography
was also on view. Proceeds from the sale of his work will
benefit Mississippi Music N Motion.
More photos available at www.jewishscenemagazine.
com / www.facebook.com/pages/Jewish-Scene-Magazine/
121092011445?ref=ts
Disclosure Information – Important – Please Review
This information is for illustrative and discussion purposes only. Morgan Keegan does not
provide legal or tax advice. You need to contact your legal and tax advisors for additional
information and advice before making any investment decisions. Morgan Keegan &
Company, Inc. Member FINRA, SIPC. Securities and insurance products are not FDIC
insured, not a deposit, not an obligation of or guaranteed by Regions Bank, its affiliates, or
any government agency and may lose value. This advertisement was prepared for Lawson
Arney using material prepared by Forefield, Inc. Copyright 2009.
Lawson Arney is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and works as a
financial advisor at Morgan Keegan with his uncle, Elkan Scheidt. Lawson and his
team work with their clients to provide comprehensive custom solutions for their
financial and investment needs.
For all your financial needs.
Morgan Keegan
Lawson Arney, Financial Advisor
50 North Front Street, 17th Floor
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
901.529.5320 • 800.366.7426
Fax 901.579.4276
[email protected]
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