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Challenge PHILADELPHIA INSTITUTED a
COVID vaccine mandate eff ective Jan.

3 for “establishments that sell food or
drink for consumption onsite,” said a
news release on the city’s website.

And while several owners and managers
of Jewish establishments said they believe
in the vaccine’s effi cacy, they are mixed on
whether the mandate is needed.

As Steven Nawalany, the owner of
Lipkin’s Bakery on Castor Avenue, put it,
the mandate is “tough.”
According to the kosher bakery owner,
the mandate is diffi cult not because it will
require extra labor to check cards at the
door. It won’t.

But rather, it will be diffi cult because so
many of his patrons are unwilling to even
wear masks. Lipkin’s has a mask sign on
its door and kicks people out if they don’t
wear one.

“They go to other businesses,”
Nawalany said.

Two synagogues are
vetting finalists.

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OBITUARY Cantor, Musician
Paul Frimark Dies
at 69
Cantor played in
Jewish bands, too.

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Number 39
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LOCAL “SHABBAT SHALOM a Todos” wrote
one member in the “Sephardic and Crypto-
Jewish Research” Facebook group to an
audience of more than 400 members, many
of whom live in northern Mexico or the
United States Southwest.

Th e post is nestled above a query to fi nd
a book on Spanish marine and navy guards
published in 1954 in Madrid and below a
posting of an old textbook image showing a
woman facing the Inquisition in Mexico City.

Th e contents of the posts to the group run
the gamut, but all pertain to crypto-Judaism,
the secret practice of Judaism by Sephardic
Jews in Spain and its colonies during, and
aft er, the Inquisition.

In a time where Catholics remain the vast
majority in Spanish-speaking countries and
in Iberia, Jewish people in these countries
remain stigmatized, though the Inquisition
ended centuries ago. It’s why these Facebook
groups are precious to so many people
just now uncovering their Sephardic
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medium of sound.”
Th at description comes from Penn
PENN LIBRARIES, the University of Libraries’ website, which explains that
Pennsylvania-based repository for the the archive includes more than 40,000
Robert and Molly Freedman Jewish songs, 5,923 albums and 1,510 pieces of
Sound Archive, calls it “among the most sheet music. Donated to Penn in 1998
important resources in the world for the aft er it got too big for the Philadelphia-
study of Jewish culture, folklore, history, based Freedmans to house, the collection
linguistics and literature through the holds Yiddish songs, klezmer music and
See Crypto, Page 12
See Music, Page 13
Female Rabbis
Ponder Current
Challenges JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF
LOCAL Synagogues Close
to Finding New
Rabbis The first female
rabbi was ordained
50 years ago.

LOCAL Page 4
Service Options
Set for MLK Day
In 2017, the Yiddish Culture Festival at Haverford College hosted anarchist punk band Koyt Far
Dayn Fardakht.

Photo by Wanyi Yang
Yiddishists Search for
Community to Preserve
Revered Language
SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF
Yiddish, a language they’d hold onto for
their entire lives.

IN THE MID-20TH CENTURY in South
“It was a time of a renaissance of
Philadelphia, gaggles of Jewish children, interest for that generation of children
many of whom were children of Holocaust of immigrants,” said Rakhmiel Peltz,
survivors or refugees, fl ocked to Sunday a sociolinguistics professor at Drexel
schools around the city where they’d learn University. “To them, the essence of their
See Mandate, Page 12
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Number 40
Published Weekly Since 1887
See Yiddish, Page 13
OF NOTE
LOCAL Jewish Federation
Names New Senior
Executive Jeffrey Lasday to
focus on external
affairs. Page 4
LOCAL Perelman Hires
Head of School
Robert and Molly Freedman
Courtesy of David Freedman
Jewish Music Collection a
Longstanding Labor of Love
Mitchell Daar
comes from NYC
day school.

Page 5
NATIONAL Texas Attack Was
Livestreamed World tuned in to
watch the horror.

Page 10
Volume 134
Number 41
Published Weekly Since 1887
Sports HOF
Renews Mission,
Shifts Model
LOCAL Disability
Inclusion Goes
Year-round February is the focal
point of ongoing
education. SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF
THE PHILADELPHIA JEWISH Sports
Hall of Fame is hoping for a stirring
come-from-behind victory in the coming
months, following a 2021 fi lled with ups
and downs.

PJSHOF is revamping with a new
organization model, prioritizing an
updated website and a series of commu-
nity events that will complement the hall
of fame’s annual induction ceremony.

Th e organization’s board convened
in December under the leadership of
new chair Steve Rosenberg, former chief
operating offi cer of the Jewish Federation
of Greater Philadelphia. Former chair
Stephen Frishberg left the position in
October aft er a decade-and-a-half of
leading the hall.

According to Rosenberg, a renewed
presence of the hall will continue the
mission of highlighting the accomplish-
ments of Philadelphians and Jews in the
world of sports.

“[Sports] really is something that brings
people together, and there are great Jewish
Page 4
OBITUARY Holocaust Refugee
Jacques Lipetz
Dies at 89
3G Philly founder Stacy Seltzer (center) with grandparents Sidney and Esther Bratt, both of
whom are survivors
Courtesy of Stacy Seltzer
Next Generation Prioritizes
Telling Survivors’ Stories
SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF
are in full swing.

Th ough events continue to feature survi-
DURING THIS YEAR’S International vors whenever possible, there’s a collective
Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, the understanding, even among survivors, that
mission to honor Shoah victims and provide survivors have already met the last genera-
educational opportunities to learn about the tion that will hear their stories directly from
horrors of the Holocaust is the same, but the them.

methodology is a little diff erent.

“Th ey are aware that they’re not going to
And eff orts to share survivors’ stories live forever,” said Mariya Keselman-Mekler,
See HOF, Page 12
Psychologist bore
mental scars from
wartime experiences.

Page 5
HEALTH See Healthy,
Wealthy & Wise
Section explores
vaccines, taxes.

Page 19
Volume 134
Number 42
Published Weekly Since 1887
Jay Spector
Refl ects on
Lengthy JEVS Career
LOCAL Nazun Asks
What’s in a Name
Challah for Hunger
rebrands to reflect
its larger scope.

JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF
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JAY SPECTOR IS 73. He’s worked for
JEVS Human Services for more than 40
years. He’s led the nonprofi t organiza-
tion as president and CEO for the last
quarter-century. So, when explaining his recent decision
to retire, Spector said, “It’s time.”
“It’s time to turn the reins over to some
new people,” he added. “And it’s time to
move on and do other things with my life.”
Before doing so, though, Spector
refl ected on his legacy with the organi-
zation that, according to its website, helps
people “lead self-determined, connected
and hopeful lives that strengthen
themselves, their families and their
communities.” And it’s a big legacy.

JEVS now serves more than 25,000
people per year, according to Spector.

During his tenure, it has grown from its
original mission of helping people fi nd
employment to one of helping them build
careers and lives.

Th e nonprofi t now has partnerships
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Zoom meetings about synagogue security
all day.

IN THE DAYS FOLLOWING the
Synagogue administration took stock
Colleyville, Texas, synagogue hostage of the security measures they already
crisis at Congregation Beth Israel, Lafayette had in place — a relationship with the
Hill synagogue Congregation Or Ami’s local police department, cameras, alarm
Executive Director Scott Allen was in systems, security lights — and determined
See Spector, Page 12
See Security, Page 13
See Survivors, Page 13
LOCAL Abrams Lands
Field of Dreams
Police presence at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas on Jan. 16
Andy Jacobsohn/AFP via Getty Images via JTA.org
After Colleyville Crisis,
Security Philosophies
Widely Diff er
Yardley day school
obtains three acres
for recreation.

Page 4
OBITUARY Rabbi Howard
Alpert Dies at 70
Alpert led Hillel in
Philadelphia area
for 30 years.

Page 6
Volume 134
Number 43
Published Weekly Since 1887
Dog Facebook
Group Brings
People Joy
OBITUARY Rabbi Simeon
Maslin Dies at 90
Maslin led Reform
Congregation Keneseth Israel.

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RABBI ROBYN FRISCH offi ciates a lot
of weddings and, in recent years, has
noticed a trend.

Around three-quarters of the couples
she marries either have dogs or get them
within a year, said Frisch, who directs a
rabbinic fellowship for a nonprofi t called
18Doors and serves as a part-time rabbi
at Temple Menorah Keneseth Chai in
Northeast Philadelphia.

Th e rabbi saw dogs in engagement
photos and wedding photos, walking
girls down the aisle and playing roles in
proposals. People would tell Frisch, “Th e dog is
my fi rst kid.”
So the rabbi, herself an owner of two
dogs, Bo and Frankie, came up with an
idea: a website for dog lovers to post
pictures of their furry children. Th e
idea stayed in her mind for months and
months. “I wanted to connect with people over
dogs somehow,” Frisch said.

Finally, aft er talking to friends and
family members, she decided on a more
seamless and activating approach to
Page 4
Rabbi Also Serves
as Police Chaplain
Miljan Živković / iStock / Getty Images Plus
State Security Grant
Allocations Could Benefi t
Jewish Community
Th e grant, administered under the
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and
PENNSYLVANIA SENATORS and Delinquency, was created in 2019 under
Jewish offi cials announced on Jan. 27 Act 83 as a fi ve-year program to bolster
$4.5 million in budgetary allocations in the security infrastructure of nonprofi t
support of the state Non-Profi t Security spaces in the commonwealth. Since its
Grant Program for the 2021-2022 fi scal inception, the grant has allocated $14.5
year. million.

SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF
See Dogs, Page 8
OF NOTE
LOCAL 1790 Letter to
be Read at
Mikveh Israel
George Washington
to discuss respect,
tolerance for all.

Page 4
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LOCAL Most Jewish organizations awarded NSGP funds will invest in cameras or survaillance equipment.

Weitzman Focusing
on Jews in
Country Music
Gary Gans provides
spiritual support to
the community.

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Volume 134
Number 44
Published Weekly Since 1887
JEWS HAVE A LONG and storied
history in country music and, for a few
weeks this winter, the Weitzman National
Museum of American Jewish History will
showcase it.

On four consecutive Tuesdays,
starting Feb. 15 and ending March 8, the
Philadelphia museum is hosting virtual
programs on the subject. All four sessions
begin at 8 p.m.

Th ey will spotlight a variety of topics,
including the Jewish tailors who helped
design the genre’s famous western
attire, charismatic Jewish musician from
Oklahoma Mark Rubin, Jewish musician
Joe Buchanan who discovered his religion
later in life, and the Jewish band Nefesh
Mountain that recently performed at
the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville,
perhaps the most iconic venue in country
music. Daniel Samuels, the director of public
programs at the Weitzman, described
See Grant, Page 9
LOCAL Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia Senior Director of Security Frank Riehl (right) speaks
with Sgt. William Frazier at a 2019 live active shooter training exercise. Photo by Selah Maya Zighelboim
Many avoided Nazis
by heading east.

Leaders Ask ‘What Makes
Community Secure?’
“It was like, oh my goodness, kinda-
SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF
sorta, ‘Here we go again’,” Riehl said.

AS THE COLLEYVILLE hostage crisis “Because the Tree of Life tragedy is still
evolved on Jan. 15, with gunman Malik fresh in your mind.”
Faisal Akram holding four hostages in
Riehl received an infl ux of requests
Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, from synagogues aft er the hostage crisis,
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia asking him to assess or address the
Senior Director of Security Frank security infrastructure — or lack thereof
Riehl couldn’t help but think about the — of their respective campuses.

Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue complex
“Th ere’s more of a sense of urgency
shooting more than three years prior.

when, unfortunately, there’s a major
Harold Bonavita-
Goldman also led
JFCS. Organizations
Prioritize Community
Building, Interfaith
Solidarity MARCH 3, 2022 | 30 ADAR 5782
OBITUARY Former Jewish
Federation CEO
Dies at 79
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Volume 134
Number 45
Published Weekly Since 1887
JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS ADMIT
that though the increased presence of
security through cameras, shatter-resis-
tant glass and lighting in parking lots
may be important in maintaining a secure
campus, more is required to create a safe
community. As much as community safety means
keeping intruders out, it also means
welcoming people in to foster solidarity,
leaders said.

“We can’t really have safety unless
we have solidarity,” Jewish Community
Relations Council Director Jason
Holtzman said. “Th e problems or the
threats posed to Jewish institutions, Jewish
spaces are defi nitely a major problem, and
it’s a problem that we share with other
faith groups.”
A 2020 FBI report stated that 81 hate
crimes were reported in Pennsylvania in
LOCAL Two Synagogues
Hire Rabbis
Newcomers take
over for longtime
leaders. Page 4
SPORTS “Maus” author Art Spiegelman argued that the banning of “Maus” by the McMinn County
School Board was “Orwellian.”
Bertrand Langlois/AFP via Getty Images via JTA.org
Educators Argue That
‘Maus’ Still ‘Impactful’
in the Classroom
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burnings that took place in Nazi Germany
in the 1930s,” Lerner said. “If the pictures
ON FEB. 2, IMAGES OF a book burning were black-and-white, you might not be
led by a pastor in Tennessee cropped up able to know the diff erence.”
across social media.

Th e book burning took place in tandem
To Jason Lerner, a Jewish middle school with a national conversation around book
English and social studies teacher at Austin bannings sparked by the Jan. 10 unani-
Mehan Middle School in Philadelphia, the mous vote by the McMinn County Board
images elicited a strong response.

of Education in Tennessee to ban the
“It’s just eerily mirroring the book Pulitzer-prize winning graphic novel
See Community, Page 12
See Secure, Page 13
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Number 46
Published Weekly Since 1887
Local Jews
React to Fred
Neulander Musical
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WORD THAT A LOS ANGELES
playhouse is turning a South Jersey tragedy
— Rabbi Fred Neulander having his wife
Carol Neulander killed — into a musical
called “A Wicked Soul in Cherry Hill”
has left former members of the rabbi’s
community, M’kor Shalom in Cherry Hill,
aghast. In 1994, Neulander, who was having
an aff air with another woman, paid
two hitmen to murder his wife. He left
the Reform synagogue in 1995 and was
convicted in 2002. He is incarcerated in
the New Jersey State Prison, serving a
sentence of 30 years to life.

Matt Schatz, the playwright and
composer behind the musical, lived in
Cherry Hill during his senior year of high
school in the late 1990s, as well as aft er
college and aft er graduate school. His
parents still live in the township, he said.

But while Schatz is Jewish and had
a bar mitzvah at another South Jersey
synagogue, he was never a member of
M’kor Shalom. He said he decided to write
See Maus, Page 13
Jared Armstrong’s mother, Lou Ellen Butler, and his father, Antonio Armstrong, hold him as a
baby during a simcha event celebrating his birth.

Courtesy of Jared Armstrong
Black Jew Denied Israeli
Citizenship Twice
Shuli Karkows ky
Mid-Atlantic Media
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Elkins Park-based Jewish organization
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grew up in Philadelphia, is trying to make
aliyah “because it’s my right,” he said. Aft er
ACCORDING TO BOTH himself and his Armstrong’s two-year basketball career
rabbi, Jared Armstrong is Jewish.

at Division II Slippery Rock University
But according to the state of Israel, in western Pennsylvania ended, Hapoel
Armstrong is not Jewish enough to gain Haifa, an Israeli professional basketball
the birthright citizenship that the state team, recruited him to play because of his
promises. Jewish background.

Th e 24-year-old, who is Black and
Israeli offi cials, though, have rejected
See Musical, Page 12
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