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Hundreds march to remember the Holocaust, support GHMEC
Celebrating the life, and mourning
the passing, of Sam Schoffer.
MIDDLE EAST…p. 5
By JAYNE JACOVA FELD
Voice staff
n a beautiful, crisp fall
morning,
11-year-old
Shelby Pinette, along with 18
of her family members and
friends, walked through
Cherry Hill streets to honor
the memory of a young Polish
girl who likely has no surviving relatives to remember her
life and her death during the
Holocaust.
“Basha Gruman was six
when she died, but we don’t
have a picture of her because
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she died so young,” explained
Shelby, who will also light
yahrzeit candles for the child
she connected with through
Remember Us, the Holocaust
B’Nai Mitzvah Project, and
include details of her life in
her D’var Torah.
“Team Shelby” joined hundreds of other marchers,
including those who came
with cherished memories of
dear ones who both survived
and perished in the Holocaust
and still others seeking to
learn more about this dark
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chapter in modern history and
to keep its lessons alive, at the
Second Annual March of
Remembrance.
The March, which started
at Jewish Federation’s new
building, 1721 Springdale Rd.,
took an indirect, scenic route
to the Jewish Community
Campus, where Jeannie Smith,
the daughter of a Righteous
Rescuer,” inspired a multi-generational crowd with the story of
her heroic mother, a Polish
Catholic who hid a dozen Jews
in Poland at her own peril.
Along the way, they were greeted by parishioners of Beth El
Baptist Church, who held up
placards expressing welcoming
wishes to their new neighbors
across Springdale Road as well
as support for Israel and
Holocaust education.
About a dozen Survivors
participated in the Oct. 5
morning events, which raised
money for the Goodwin
Holocaust
Museum
&
Education Center (GHMEC)
of the Jewish Community
Relations Council. A few of the
Survivors, including Frances
Neuman, led the march. The
event was chaired by Julia
Roberts and Norma Roth.
Although it was her first
time participating in a local
March of Remembrance,
Neuman, 83, speaks often to
students about her experiences
here and in Florida. She is also
an avid walker.
“It’s so nice to see younger
generations getting involved,”
she said.
Another empowering aspect,
noted Helen Kirschbaum, director of the GHMEC, was that
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TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM…p. 15
Members of Team Shelby gather at the Holocaust Memorial at
the Jewish Community Campus after the March. They were
(front, from left), Lauren Joyce, Ann Bussler, Shelby Pinette
and Mya Venuti; with (middle row, from left), Marnie Joyce,
MaryAnn Bussler, Andrew Rosenthal, Jordan Pinette, Freda
Rosenthal and Ilyse Pinette; and (rear, from left), Rick
Rosenthal and David Pinette.
Rabbi Micah Peltz to be installed as
head rabbi on November 2.
Welcoming keynote speaker Jeannie Smith (third from
right) were (from left), Dr. Paul Winkler, executive director,
NJ Commission on Holocaust Education; Norma Roth and
Julia Roberts, co-chairs of the GHMEC March of
Remembrance; Pastor David Cortner, Bethel Baptist Church;
and Carol Orwitz, GHMEC Steering Committee chair.
Rosh Hashanah car fire in AC
sparks suspicion and concern
By ELLEN WEISMAN STRENGER
Voice shore correspondent
car fire in the parking lot of Temple Rodef Sholom in
Atlantic City at 2 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25—in the midst
of Rosh Hashanah—has shaken congregants as well as Jews
throughout the region. At the Voice’s deadline, authorities were
still investigating the cause of the fire.
Although no one was injured, the fire has ignited concerns
over potential antisemitism and evoked horrific memories of
hate crimes towards Jews, especially among older congregants
who lived through such incidents before and during the
Holocaust.
The Ford Explorer SUV that went up in flames belonged to
Rodef Sholom spiritual leader David Kushner, who parked his
car in the parking lot earlier that evening and then walked
home.
By the time he arrived at synagogue on Thursday morning,
the wreckage of his car had been mostly removed, although
Kushner said he did not then realize it was missing. Although
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