H EADLINES
had a knack for cooking fl eishig
dishes with seemingly milchig
ingredients, but that were, in
fact, pareve. She taught her
daughters how to cook, how
to sing and how to do both
as Jewish women. More than
that, she taught them how
their Jewish femininity was
connected to their responsibili-
ties to the people around them.

“She had boundless energy,”
Lila Bricklin said. “Even well
into her 70s, she could outpace
you or me.”
Aft er becoming a lawyer,
Bricklin brought a new
dimension toward her work
of creating a more just world.

Virtual Dementia
Support Groups
Specially Designed for Families and
Caregivers on Zoom
The 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the Month
January 5 and January 19, 2021
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Bernice Bricklin died from
complications of COVID-19 at the
age of 93.

Courtesy of Lila Bricklin
“I’ve tried to hold on to what she passed on
to us. In the fight for justice, particularly.”
Joining is easy!
Call 215.321.6166 or e-mail Yardley@arden-courts.com
to register and receive the link to join the support
group. You do not need to download the Zoom application
to join the event.

SHOSHANA BRICKLIN
Memory Care Community
She gave countless hours to
organizations like the Freedom
Valley Girl Scout Council,
the Jewish
Community Relations Council, the Center
for Empowerment of Women
and the Green Tree Run
Condominium Association.

She was a founding member
of the Whitemarsh Valley
Fair Housing Council, a
Democratic committeeperson
and an advocate for victims
of domestic abuse. Bricklin
worked on Sam Katz’s 2003
mayoral campaign and C.

Dolores Tucker’s congressional
campaign. She loved Judaism and was
a fi erce feminist, Shoshana
Bricklin said, recalling her
mother as a “force of nature.”
Her mother was a key player
in the earlier days of organized
Reconstructionist Judaism,
serving on the Federation
of Reconst r uc t ionist
Congregations. It was with
Bernice Bricklin’s contribution
that the fi rst iteration of the
Reconstructionist Rabbinical
College was brought to Broad
Street. A lifelong learner,
Bricklin had learned with RRC
cofounders Mordecai Kaplan
and Ira Eiesenstein, and found
their vision of the world worth
pursuing. “I’ve tried to hold on to
what she passed on to us,” said
Shoshana Bricklin, who is an
ordained kohelet. “In the fi ght
for justice, particularly.”
Bricklin, suffering from
dementia in her later years,
lived in Cathedral Village from
2007 until her death.

Bricklin is survived by her
daughters, Shoshana (Bert),
Lila and Aliza (Andy), and four
grandchildren. She was prede-
ceased by longtime companion
Cy Keller. ●
If you are caring for someone with dementia,
who is caring for you?
You are not alone. This virtual informational, supportive
group will help you to learn more about the disease as well
as understand their feelings about the changes dementia has
made on their daily lives. Support groups can also help you:
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Learn practical caregiving information
Get mutual support
Learn about your local community resources
Find solutions to challenging behaviors
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