SIGNS OF THE TIMES GO TEAM USA A new Temple Judea Museum exhibits considers the meaning of signage. FEBRUARY 3, 2022 / 2 ADAR 5782 PAGE 14 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM — WHAT IT MEANS TO BE JEWISH IN PHILADELPHIA — $1.00 OF NOTE LOCAL Nazun Asks What’s in a Name Challah for Hunger rebrands to reflect its larger scope. Page 4 LOCAL Abrams Lands Field of Dreams 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 JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF 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 See Dogs, Page 8 Most Jewish organizations awarded NSGP funds will invest in cameras or survaillance equipment. Miljan Živković / iStock / Getty Images Plus State Security Grant Allocations Could Benefi t Jewish Community SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF PENNSYLVANIA SENATORS and Jewish offi cials announced on Jan. 27 $4.5 million in budgetary allocations in support of the state Non-Profi t Security Grant Program for the 2021-2022 fi scal year. Th e grant, administered under the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, was created in 2019 under Act 83 as a fi ve-year program to bolster the security infrastructure of nonprofi t spaces in the commonwealth. Since its inception, the grant has allocated $14.5 million. See Grant, Page 9 THIS WEEK I N T H IS I SSU E 4 HEADLINES Local Israel National Global 10 OPINION Columns Kvetch ’n’ Kvell Jewish community organizer Lou Balcher dies at 66. 12 JEWISH FEDERATION 13 LIFESTYLE & CULTURE 5 You can do more with chestnuts than just roast them. 13 Amanda Shulman makes waves with her supper club. 15 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Food Arts 17 TORAH COMMENTARY 18 COMMUNITY Deaths Calendar 20 CLASSIFIEDS CANDLE LIGHTING Feb. 4 5:06 p.m. Feb. 11 5:14 p.m. Miriam’s Advice Well Philacatessen Miriam gets a letter from a reader who wonders what to do when significant others have different levels of risk tolerance — regarding COVID and other situations, too. 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Meet the Newly-named Nazun L OCA L SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF AFTER 17 YEARS under the name Challah for Hunger, the Philadelphia-based grassroots hunger-relief organization rebranded itself on Jan. 10 as Nazun, the Hebrew word for “we will nourish.” The organization, created in 2004 at Scripps College to address food insecurity among students, began with members coming together to bake challah to raise money for local nonprofits fighting food insecurity. As Challah for Hunger grew, it began to operate equally under the three pillars of community, philanthropy and advocacy, becoming not only an entity pushing to pass legislation to relieve food insecurity on college campuses, but also an incubator for young leaders interested in advocacy work beyond anti-hunger efforts. Nazun now has active chapters in 23 states. However, most outsiders were not aware of the organiza- tion’s work. “We found that a lot of the public perception of Challah for Hunger didn’t necessarily match all of that multifaceted work that we were doing,” Nazun Executive Director Rebecca Bar said. Board member and naming working group chair Amy Zitelman experienced that firsthand, and an analysis conducted with 20 stake- holder interviews consisting of funders, donors, alumni and students reflected similar misconceptions. “When I told people I joined the board of Challah for Hunger, most people thought it was a baking group,” she said. Nazun leadership started to think about changing the name from Challah For Hunger before COVID, but when pandemic restrictions prevented them from baking challah, the need for a name change became even more apparent. The organization was faced with a question: Who is Challah for Hunger without the challah? “When the pandemic hit, and we couldn’t bake for close to two years, that question wound up really being answered for us, which was we still are relevant, viable, vibrant and very much active in all of the rest of the work that we do, beyond coming together and making and breaking bread with one another,” Bar said. In partnership with branding agency Little Warriors, the organization chose a name that better reflected the breadth of its work. The word “Nazun” created a sense of curiosity, argued Rabbi Lily Solochek, Nazun director of programs and education. “It really opens up an oppor- tunity for us to say, ‘This is what we do as an organization. This is the advocacy work we do; this is the community-building we do; this is the philanthropy we do,’” Solochek said. Before becoming Nazun’s director of programs and educa- tion, Solochek was a staff adviser for a Challah for Hunger chapter at the University of Wisconsin, Madison — as well as someone who experienced food insecurity in college. “College, in general, puts a huge demand on students, in terms of academics and extra- curriculars and internships and all these things,” they said. “And adding one more layer for any student of not knowing where they’re going to get their next meal, if they’re going to get their next meal ... It adds this extra layer of stress.” When the pandemic struck, dining hall closures and students going home prematurely for the semester brought more awareness to food insecurity and, subsequently, to Nazun’s mission. “The statistics that only very few people knew about became front and center in the headlines,” Bar said. In addition to having a presence on college campuses, Nazun has partnered with nonprofit Swipe Out Hunger since 2019. The organizations have similar missions and meet with legislators together to push for the passage of anti-hunger bills. “In Pennsylvania and beyond, Campus chapter members of Nazun push for the passing of anti-hunger legislation on the state and federal levels. Courtesy of Nazun we provide an outlet for a lot of their students to engage in systemic policy change,” Swipe Out Hunger CEO and founder Rachel Sumekh said. Swipe Out Hunger also receives 50% of the money raised by Nazun’s challah bake sales. Nazun spearheaded a national campaign called FUEL Higher Ed, advocating for “funda- mental, universal, equitable and long term” solutions to ending on-campus hunger. Along with Swipe Out Hunger, Nazun is looking to help pass the Hunger Free Campus, which provides state- by-state funding for universities and colleges. The organization also advocated for the EATS Act, which reduces federal restrictions on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. In 2021, Nazun launched a b’nai mitzvah pilot program for young Jews looking to host their own bakes to raise awareness of food insecurity. In 2022, Bar hopes to expand Nazun’s presence to all 50 states as well as, when it’s safe, resume baking challah with community members. Even after two years of challah being a small fraction of Nazun’s mission and now absent from its name, there’s clarity about the role challah played in Nazun’s inception and growth. “Challah gave us a reason to come together,” said Carly Zimmerman, Challah for Hunger CEO from 2013-2019. “The challah baking was certainly a unique part of it, but it’s so much bigger than that.” l srogelberg@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0741 Abrams Hebrew Academy to Expand its Campus L OCA L JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF THE ABRAMS HEBREW Academy in Yardley is getting three acres of land from Jeffrey Siegel, the developer who owns the property next door. School leaders want to redevelop the land into a series of 4 FEBRUARY 3, 2022 flat fields and facilities that can be used for sports teams, after-school programs and recess, according to Head of School Rabbi Ira Budow. Right now, the school has a playground and some fields, but it could use more recreational space, Budow explained. Soccer fields, basketball courts and a track are all possi- bilities. The head of school wants to make the fields turf, too, so students can use them in all seasons. “When it gets cold here and there’s no grass, it sometimes precludes the kids from going outside,” Budow said. “You don’t want children to be inside all the time.” Siegel is Jewish and a Yardley native. But he has no ties to JEWISH EXPONENT Abrams and he has lived in New York City for the past 30-plus years. The developer just likes giving back to the Jewish community, he said. “They are our neighbors,” Siegel added. “This was, frankly, an easy and beautiful opportu- nity to support this wonderful school.” In November, the rabbi was looking to expand the school’s outdoor territory, and he contacted the developer’s office. Siegel’s Yardley property features a long building in which businesses, including a restau- rant and software company, rent space. But the building doesn’t take up the entire 19 acres. See Abrams, Page 17 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines ‘Passionate’ Israel Advocate Lou Balcher Dies at 66 national director of American Foundation Creating Leadership for Israel. Balcher founded Youth Jewish Leadership Concepts in 1986, which provided “oppor- tunities for Jewish young professionals to form strong community bonds, learn about their Jewish heritage and build connection to Israel” according to his eldest son Daveed Balcher. Over his career, Lou Balcher amassed a massive social network, loved ones remem- bered, a testament to his “passion” for “perpetuation of Jewish life,” said friend and colleague Ken Brier. Daveed Balcher attended the Israeli-American Council conference with his father in December, where Daveed Balcher recalled Lou Balcher OB ITUARY SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF ISRAEL ADVOCATE and Jewish youth organizer Louis “Lou” Norman Balcher of Langhorne died on Jan. 23 after a 19-month battle with bladder cancer. He was 66. Balcher’s commitment to Philadelphia Jewish commu- nity-building and Israel advocacy began more than 40 years ago when he served as a unit director for B’nai B’rith International. 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H eadlines Balcher Continued from Page 5 was organizing a trip to Israel. In the 1970s following the Vietnam War, young people were weary of authority, Brier said, making them a challenging demographic to engage. Balcher could connect with young people, even if they had conflicting politics. “His passion transcended left or right,” Brier said. His interest in connecting others extended to his family life. “Every chance, every oppor- tunity, he told us how proud he was of us,” said Balcher’s younger son Alex Balcher. In his last months, Lou Balcher would come downstairs every morning and tell his wife Jocelyne that he loved her, Alex Balcher said. Born in Cleveland, Balcher was the second-youngest of six children. “He was very determined to unite us together over the last year-and-a-half,” eldest brother Aharon Botzer said. “We have been having Zoom meetings every week, without exception, for a year-and-a-half.” Though Botzer was not living at home much while Balcher was growing up, he came home from college over breaks and took Balcher and his other brothers on cross-country hitchhiking trips, including one from Ohio to across the West Coast, to the Rocky Mountains and across the Canadian border, over a month. During a trip in Wyoming, the brothers tried to build a raft to take down the river. Botzer remembered Balcher standing on the shore, holding the ropes to the raft, which fell apart in the water. Balcher pulled the raft and his brothers to shore. “That’s very much what Louie did in his life — pulling the strings to make things happen,” Botzer said. Balcher is survived by his wife and two sons, as well as his siblings Aharon Botzer, Shari Weiss, Connie Inukai, Chuck Balcher and Judah Botzer. l knowing half the attendees there. He greeted the other half of attendees in the same way. “He would do his 30-second Google introduction: Type in ‘Philadelphia’ then type in ‘Israel’ into Google,” Daveed Balcher recalled. “Lou” would pop up in the search suggestion bar immedi- ately, he said. Lou Balcher’s wide network impressed attendees of events he organized. “He had amazing contacts and was able to bring them in,” said Congregation Tifereth Israel Rabbi Jeff Schnitzer, a friend for 25 years. “So when he would announce a program, it was somebody real that was presenting.” Balcher hosted an annual event to remember Operation Entebbe, a covert mission in 1976 by Israel Defense Forces commandos to rescue 102 hostages, mostly Jewish and Israeli, held in an airport terminal in Entebbe, Uganda. He invited special force operatives who completed the mission to speak. Balcher’s ability to connect with others is what made him an apt leader of YJLC, Schnitzer said. He was interested in engaging a demographic he felt lacked a cohesive Jewish community. “There really is no organiza- tion other than what — at least at that time — he was doing that addressed young Jewish singles after college,” Schnitzer said. “And he felt that the best way to do that was to engage them in activities and with other young adults.” YJLC hosted a ski trip in February and a summer canoe trip in the Poconos. The organization hosted meetups in Philadelphia, New York, Washington, D.C. and Florida. “Lou immediately went to heaven and was ... immediately promoted to archangel in charge of Jewish youth affairs,” Brier said. Brier met Balcher in 1972 in Philadelphia; he was one of the srogelberg@jewishexponent.com; Jewish youth with whom Balcher 215-832-0741 6 FEBRUARY 3, 2022 Former Hillel Rabbi Howard Alpert Dies at Age of 70 O B I T UARY JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF ON JAN. 21, a Friday night, Rabbi Howard Alpert and his wife Sarah had eight friends over for dinner at their Boca Raton, Florida, apartment. The rabbi gave a d’var Torah, and they enjoyed a night of eating and conversing. Later that night, after their friends left, according to Sarah Alpert, “things went downhill.” Rabbi Alpert, who spent 30 years as CEO of Hillel of Greater Philadelphia, died the next day. He was 70. Alpert is survived by his wife, their five children and 10 grandchildren. “He lived in all his years of life,” said Sarah Alpert, his wife of 48 years. During his career, Rabbi Alpert served Jewish students from the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University and other schools in the region. Hillel of Greater Philadelphia had a general Rabbi Howard Alpert JEWISH EXPONENT mission to help Jewish colle- gians at local institutions. Alpert stepped down from his position in February 2017. In an interview that month with the Jewish Exponent, Alpert explained how he viewed his legacy. “We tried to create Hillel as a model for a pluralistic, unified community,” the rabbi said. “We may pray different and think different, but our students respect all Jews and forms of expression.” That impact was real, and it lived on, according to Alpert’s proteges. Jeremy Winaker is the execu- tive director of the Greater Philly Hillel Network, the successor organization to Hillel of Greater Philadelphia. After rabbinical school, Winaker joined the Hillel staff at the University of Delaware. While there, he networked with Alpert and observed him from afar. Through that experience, he learned Alpert’s core princi- ples for a Hillel operation: availability to each student and pluralism. It was essen- tial, according to Alpert, for a Jewish campus organiza- tion to help all types of young Jews, from the Orthodox to the religiously ambivalent. Now, Winaker is in Alpert’s town playing a similar role to that of his mentor. And in helping young Jews from Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College and other schools that the Greater Philly Network serves, he is applying the same principles. “He set an example,” Winaker said. Rabbi Daniel Levitt is the executive director of Temple University Hillel, another successor to Hillel of Greater Philadelphia. Levitt is in his seventh year working at Temple, and for the first three he served under Alpert. The director said, more than anything else, he learned from his mentor’s “radical trust in our students.” Alpert saw students as young people on their own Jewish journeys and as the Courtesy of the Alpert family JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H EADLINES Catherine Regehr Trunk Show Rabbi Howard Alpert with his wife Sarah Daytime to Evening Courtesy of the Alpert family Cocktail, Gowns & Evening Separates Thursday to Saturday February 10-12 next generation of Jewish leaders. Th erefore, Hillel direc- tors needed to help them lead, make mistakes and learn. Th e rabbi’s approach applied to both individual Jewish journeys and communal issues that Jewish collegians wanted to address. “It is Hillel’s role to give students independence to fi gure it out for themselves,” Levitt said. “He wanted Hillel to be a student organization. He didn’t want it to be too institutionalized.” Levitt views his operation the same way. “Th at’s a really important lesson,” he concluded. A legacy like Alpert’s can’t really be measured. But Levitt credited him with impacting thousands of young Jews who fi gured out what Judaism meant to them. He also recognized his mentor for hiring, training and helping to shape multiple generations of Hillel staff ers. Winaker gave Alpert a similar degree of credit. “Jewish campus life is much stronger in our region thanks to Howard Alpert,” he concluded. According to that 2017 Exponent story, the rabbi “grew up in New York, attended Queens College and received his rabbinic degree from Yeshiva University.” Before arriving in Philadelphia, he led Hillels at Queens College, the University of Illinois and the Ohio State University. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Daniel Alpert, the rabbi’s 40-year-old son, said there were four decades of students who “were inspired by him and guided by him.” Alpert’s own fi ve children felt the same way, according to Daniel Alpert and his brother Avi Alpert. All fi ve kids have had different Jewish journeys. Together, they now repre- sent both Conservative and Orthodox Judaism. In the past few years, the family has celebrated a Conservative b’nai mitzvah, an Orthodox b’nai mitzvah and a women’s-only Orthodox b’nai mitzvah. Rabbi Alpert couldn’t attend the women’s-only service. But he loved it as much as the others, according to his sons. “He was so glad that it was happening,” Daniel Alpert said. Outside of his religion and career, Rabbi Alpert enjoyed spending time with his wife. In the fi nal summer of his life, they traveled cross-country in a trailer and went camping. Later in the year, Rabbi Alpert stunned Sarah Alpert with a surprise 70th birthday party. Th ey went back to their old Lower Merion community and walked into a roomful of friends. “I didn’t know it was coming,” she said. “He gave a beautiful speech. How much he loved me. How our life was so good.” ● 11-5 pm 19th & Sansom Streets 215-567-4662 Discounted Parking Regehr TS Ad 2202.indd 1 LIVING WITH FRIENDS! 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They are not just Philadelphia-area residents who know Frisch, either. Mazel Pups members come from New York, Baltimore and all over the United States; they come from Israel, too; they even come from London. Mazel Pups is open to anyone who loves their dogs and dogs in general, and a little over a month in, it has a pretty well-es- tablished rhythm. A member posts a picture of his or her dog with a story above it, and other members like it and comment on how cute the dog is. One Jan. 31 post was made by a rabbi who lives in Rhode Island. He was talking about his new Rabbi Robyn Frisch, creator of the Mazel Pups Facebook group, with her dogs Bo and Frankie Photo by Tali Frisch It felt like there was this environment of joy. People were commenting with smiles, hearts.” ROBYN BELSON labradoodle who came home for the first time the day before. “So far she has been wonderfully playful and she even let me sleep this morning until 5:10 AM (far longer than I expected!),” he wrote. “Adorable,” wrote one of the many commenters. “She is just adorable,” wrote another. According to Frisch, the group started out, in its first few days, with only people she knew. But it spread because members started inviting their friends from outside the rabbi’s immediate circle. And then they invited their friends, and those friends invited their own friends, and it kept going. “It felt like there was this environment of joy,” said Robyn Belson, a Voorhees, New Jersey, resident, dog owner and group member since late January. Chai. News for people who know we don’t mean spiced tea. Every Thursday in the JEWISH EXPONENT and all the time online @jewishexponent.com. For home delivery, call 215.832.0710. 8 FEBRUARY 3, 2022 JEWISH EXPONENT Southampton resident Danielle Hess’ dog Betzee, who has appeared in the Mazel Pups Facebook group Courtesy of Danielle Hess “People were commenting with smiles, hearts.” When Belson posted a picture of her dog, Gracie, a yellow lab, members flocked to it and commented things like, “Oh sweet girl.” Then Belson did the same for them. Frisch believes the connec- tions in the group are strong because members are both Jewish and lovers of dogs. But for 18Doors, the rabbi runs a fellowship for rabbis who work with interfaith couples and parents, and her Facebook group is open to non-Jews, too. As the administrator explains it, members are both Jewish and Jew-ish, meaning some have married a Jew but maintained their own religious identity. Several people have posted pictures of their dogs playing with Chanukah toys in front of Christmas trees. “It’s just meant to be fun,” Frisch said. “And it’s meant to share common love.” That love runs deeper during these isolating pandemic times, Frisch said. She started noticing the dog trend at weddings over the last two years, as COVID forced people to stay home more often. Some members think that Mazel Pups is a balm for the general feeling of negativity in the wider world. They said they liked that the group was unifying and apolitical. “It’s an outlet,” said Danielle Hess, a Southampton resident and the owner of a doodle named Betzee. “It’s just stupid things dogs do. Or cute things dogs do. Dogs are such a part of our life.” Group members have started to post about possible meetups in local dog parks. Frisch, for her part, might want to do a Mazel Pups podcast or Instagram at some point. “I very much enjoy doing this,” she said. l jsaffren@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines Grant $25,000 to invest in cameras and bulletproof windows. The Jewish Federation is providing grant-writing assis- tance for organizations like those seeking funds. “The [Jewish] Federation has enabled the organizations, the agencies and the synagogues that are interested in pursuing this funding to get some assis- tance in making that happen,” Cohen said. In addition to Pennsylvania’s NSGP, the federal NSGP, similar to its Pennsylvania counter- part but administered by the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA, will have allocations announced later this month. The application process for the Pennsylvania and national grants differ greatly. While the commonwealth’s application process is rolling, and funds are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, national Continued from Page 1 For Jewish organizations shaken by the Colleyville, Texas, hostage crisis at Congregation Beth Israel, the grant could offer solace, in addition to security provisions. “As hate crimes have markedly increased in recent years, and white supremacist groups have proliferated, the need for security upgrades at our communal institutions was apparent,” Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition Chairman Marc Zucker wrote in a press release. The grant was created following the Tree of Life synagogue complex shooting in Pittsburgh in 2018 and is avail- able to all nonprofits, such as synagogues, mosques, churches and community centers vulner- able to hate crimes. The announcement of the budget allocations was unrelated to the Colleyville crisis but underscores the grant’s urgency, Zucker said. “That crisis illustrated how critical it is to have adequate funding for institutions to protect their security,” Zucker said. “While the decisions are in the hands of the governor and the legislature, we’re hopeful that this [crisis] properly focused attention on the risks faced by synagogues, churches and other institutions.” Because of the ongoing violence targeted at Jewish insti- tutions, the demand for grant money has been “huge,” said Robin Schatz, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia director of government affairs. In 2021, the NSGP had an allocation of $5 million; there were more than $20 million in requests, Schatz said. According to PJC Executive Director Hank Butler, only 30% of the 2020-’21 applicants received funding, or about 130 of 429 applicants. The year before, 14% of the applicants, 113 out of 807, received funding from the $5 million in allocations. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM applications are scored by DHS/ FEMA based on need. For the 2020-’21 fiscal year, Congress appropriated $180 million for nonprofits, but Schatz is hopeful that this year’s allocations will double to $360 million. The commonwealth’s 2023 NSGP is already drafted, with Jewish Federation leaders having already requested $5 million. In the future, Schatz would like the budget increased to $10 million and for the grant to be extended for another five years. Schatz said the region’s entire congressional delegation has signed on to a letter requesting the increased allocation. “We don’t think we can get it written in perpetuity,” Schatz said. “Just because, hopefully, there will come a day when we won’t need those funds.” l srogelberg@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0741 Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition Chairman Marc Zucker Courtesy of Marc Zucker The unmet demand in past years is frustrating to Schatz and Butler, both of whom helped to write the legislation that called for the grant. In the past, it’s been difficult for the grant to have a line in the governor’s division of the budget, so finalizing the grant allocation budget is a scramble. Schatz speculated that about 70% of the 2019-’20 grant recipients were Jewish, but that percentage dropped in the 2020-’21 fiscal year. Because of the Colleyville crisis, Schatz suspected the number of Jewish recipients will increase again this year. NSGP grant requests must demonstrate the need for funds to bolster their security, according to Ilene Cohen, a grant writer and consultant. “The state funds were created for any organization that has the potential to be or has been the victim of hate crime,” she said. The umbrella of what can be considered a hate crime is wide, Cohen said. Synagogues that experienced a Zoom bombing, vandalism or even a child in the congregation being bullied at school for being Jewish can be reasons for institutions to apply for the grant. A September FBI report stated that 60% of U.S. hate crimes in 2020 targeted Jews, despite Jews making up only 2% of the population. Most often, institutions request funds for parking lot lighting, surveillance equip- ment, cameras, access control systems and electric doors, and key fobs. In 2020, Federation Housing, Congregation Or Ami in Lafayette Hill and Ahavas Torah in Rhawnhurst were among the 38 Philadelphia-area Jewish organizations and 113 successful applicants to receive funding. Most were awarded about JEWISH EXPONENT Exclusive Women’s Apparel Boutique Made in USA Custom designs, color options and free alterations available Evening Gowns Suits/Separates Cocktail Dresses 61 Buck Road Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 www.elanaboutique.com (215)953-8820 Make an appointment today! Consult with the designer to explore your style options. FEBRUARY 3, 2022 9 O pinion Philadelphians For Ukraine BY MARCIA BRONSTEIN THE CROWD SWELLED at the rally’s designated meeting point — the towering Philadelphia Museum of Art steps. Although just a day after a blizzard in our region, the warmth of friend- ship filled the air, along with numerous yellow and blue flags that represented the Ukrainian skies and wheat fields. Standing together with the Ukrainian community were many elected officials and dignitaries and communities representing Belarus, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Uzbekistan — each carrying signs of support and flags of their home countries. The unified message was clear: We stand with a democratic and independent Ukraine and against Russian aggression. U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, co-chair of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, declared, “Unequivocally, we will stand with Ukrainian allies and hold Russia accountable. All NATO allies and every freedom-loving country needs to do the same.” I came and spoke as a concerned Jew. My family is from Ukraine. They settled there after returning from Siberia where they endured the war fleeing one step ahead of the Einsatzgruppen, the Nazi paramilitary death squads who murdered more than 2 million people. Leaving their hometown of Shedrin in Belarus, they existed in survival mode in Siberia. Upon arriving in Ukraine, they had one hope: to resume life. I had planned to visit relatives in Rostov and several Ukrainian cities in 1988 along with my uncle David and cousin Marty. The visa applica- tion and passport photo, which I still have, were never used because our relatives were too frightened to have American visitors. Not wanting to jeopar- dize their safety, we canceled our trip plans. The Ukrainian people want the same thing my family wanted: safety, protection and normalcy. That is in jeopardy today as Russia has deployed more than 120,000 troops along the border of Ukraine to the north, the east and the south. They are there to instill fear, intimidate and threaten the country. American Jewish Committee Philadelphia/Southern NJ works hard to support Ukraine through our longstanding partnership with the Ukrainian Federation of America. Ukraine officially declared itself an independent state on Aug. 24, 1991, and AJC has never wavered in its support. Just a few weeks ago, a high-level national AJC delegation was in Ukraine to demonstrate solidarity and support with the government and Jewish community. Ph i ladelph ia Cit y Councilmember David Oh, U.S. Rep Dwight Evans, U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle and U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean reinforced the message that Russia does not have the right to determine the future of another sovereign nation, and Ukraine has the right to protect its own fate, borders and citizens. Russian aggression and any attempt at invasion must be stopped. The stakes could not be higher at this moment. President Putin said in 2005 that the collapse of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopo- litical catastrophe of the 20th century. Today, his goal is to reconstitute as much of the so-called Russian sphere of influence as possible. We are stronger when we work together with coalition partners and friends. Allies can amplify our voices and stand up for our shared humanity. The future of Ukrainian independence and democracy are at stake. The democratic values we advocate for around the world and hold dear are at stake. As Jews, we know well what happens when democracy is challenged and the rule of law eliminated. Iryna Mazur, honorary consul of Ukraine in Philadelphia and a lead organizer of the demonstra- tion, proclaimed that “this rally sends a message from all of us gathered here today, that we stand for peace and justice. We stand for international order and, with a united voice, we demand an end to Putin’s aggression and an end to war.” American global leadership, in unison with our key western European allies, is key to ending this crisis, to compelling Putin to stand down. All of us who love democracy and freedom need to be laser-focused on #SolidaritywithUkraine. l Olympic Games in China, it is incumbent upon all of us to remember and to think that the best way to defend antisemitism is with a good offense. Jews around the world are fighting the worst rise in antisemitism in decades. Social media is littered with alleged stars who not only don’t under- stand the situation in Israel but also make up their own facts, and Twitter, Instagram and Facebook allow their lies to fester. We need a count- er-offensive from athletes and celebrities like Allen, Banner and others who are willing to be champions of the Jewish people. As chair of the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, we honor and take pride in the achievements of the athletes who’ve done well on the field and have a connection to Philadelphia. However, I recog- nize it is equally important that we also do our best to fight both public and insidious forms of antisemitism. Sports are the opiate of the masses. It consumes our daily lives as we watch, read, wager and discuss the happenings of the games taking place. By having the games in Germany in 1936, the IOC gave Hitler a platform to help him energize his base. Hitler pressured the head of the US Olympic Committee Avery Brundage to replace two Jewish athletes from the track team, which Brundage did. More politicians, celebrities and athletes should acknowl- edge Israel as the only real Marcia Bronstein is regional director of American Jewish Committee Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey. Sports a Place to Fight Antisemitism BY STEVE ROSENBERG THE OLD JOKE from the movie “Airplane” has a passenger asking the flight attendant if she has anything light to read, and she hands her a tiny pamphlet called “Jewish Sports Legends.” It’s a joke that has lasted a lifetime. It is funny, but it isn’t accurate. Jews have been 10 FEBRUARY 3, 2022 accomplished athletes for decades and have used their skills to excel on a plethora of playing fields. Mark Spitz, Dolph Schayes, Sue Bird, Julian Edelman, Kerri Strug and Alex Bregman are just a few of the outstanding Jewish athletes of the last several decades. However, one arena we can use assistance from athletes is in fighting antisemitism and helping with the pro-Israel narrative. There have been many great performances propelling Jewish athletes to the top of their profession and putting their religion front and center. One can think about Sandy Koufax and his declining to pitch on Yom Kippur during the World Series, gymnast Aly Raisman performing to “Hava Nagila” after the Olympic Committee failed to recognize the Munich 11, and, of course, Holocaust survivor Alfred Nakache swimming in the Berlin games in 1936 and then competing in London, making it to the semifinals in 1948 after being a prisoner in Auschwitz. We also can think of non-Jewish athletes who have been standard-bearers for the fight against antisemi- tism. Pittsburgh Steeler Zach Banner has been unrelenting in his pro-Jewish stance, as has NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen after his visit to Auschwitz- Birkenau. Enes Kanter, a Turkish-born Muslim stood loudly and proudly with the Jewish community after Orthodox Jews were attacked in Monsey, New York. As we approach the JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM O pinion democracy in the Middle East, a place where women, the LGBTQI+ community and Arabs live freely, vote in elections and can participate freely in society. Who wins and who loses in athletics pales in importance to battling the prejudices inherent in society right now. Jewish and non-Jewish athletes participating in the Winter Olympics in the next few weeks need to stand up and fight against antisemitism. We must continue to stand together, fight the good fight and use the platform of the Olympics — particularly in a place like China — to show the world that all hate, including that of the Jews and Israel, will no longer be tolerated. The memory of the Munich 11 and the fight against antisemitism depends on it. l Steve Rosenberg is the chair of The Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. To learn more, visit phillyjewishsports.org, or help us rebuild by visiting gofundme.com/f/ help-rebuild-our-museum. The Meaning of the ‘Maus’ Removal BY ZEV ELEFF ON JAN. 11, the McMinn County Board of Education in Tennessee voted to remove Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize- winning graphic novel from its eighth-grade language arts curriculum. Spiegelman’s “Maus” depicts the author’s interviews with his father, a Holocaust survivor. The illus- trations present Jews as mice and Germans as cats. The Tennessee school board’s rationale was that “Maus” contains within it “unnecessary use of profanity and nudity and KVETCH ’N’ KVELL Fort Myers Named After a Jewish Man AFTER READING ABOUT “Jewish Fort Myers” (Jan. 27), I was surprised that Abraham Charles Myers, the Jewish Army officer for whom the fort was named, wasn’t mentioned. Paul L. Newman | Merion Station Henry Ford Was Antisemitic In your Jan. 27 edition, I turned to page 10 and read “Edison- Ford Winter Estates.” Does anyone at the Jewish Exponent understand how much of an antisemite Henry Ford was? Ford bought the Dearborn Independent and published 91 articles claiming a vast Jewish conspiracy was infecting America. These articles were then put into four volumes entitled “The International Jew.” It amazes me that the Orensteins felt compelled to write about anything to do with Henry Ford. l Marv Waxman | Hatboro STATEMENT FROM THE PUBLISHER We are a diverse community. The views expressed in the signed opinion columns and let- ters to the editor published in the Jewish Exponent are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the officers and boards of the Jewish Publishing Group, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia or the Jewish Exponent. Send letters to letters@jewishexponent.com or fax to 215-569-3389. Letters should be a maximum of 200 words and may be edited for clarity and brevity. Unsigned letters will not be published. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM its depiction of violence and suicide.” The final two points center on a small but provoc- ative panel in the comic. In it, Spiegelman drew his mother, dead and naked in a bathtub. The board determined that the graphic novel was “simply too adult-oriented” for its eighth-grade classes and apparently for any other grade level. The board reiterated its commitment to Holocaust education and hoped that its teachers could find a “more age appropriate” alterna- tive to Spiegelman’s critically acclaimed graphic novel. The trouble is that finding a replacement for “Maus” is difficult. Teachers who assign the graphic novel in their classroom ensure that through Spiegelman’s memoir their students receive a full “dosage” of Holocaust education. Through its pages, “Maus” relays the historical facts of the Holocaust and the depth of Jewish suffering during that nadir of European civilization. Tennessee is among the 22 states that mandate Holocaust education in public schools. Like most of the others, Tennessee offers curriculum standards. A 2021 report furnished by Arizona State University showed that states by and large leave it to the schools to determine the duration and intensity of the teaching. Tennessee’s guidelines read like most others in the American public school arena: “Explain the state-sponsored mass murder of the Jews in Nazi-controlled lands, and describe the varied experiences of Holocaust survivors and victims.” This can be accom- plished in a short set of lesson plans, or it can occupy a much larger swath of classroom time. Inserting “Maus” into the curriculum assures that Holocaust education reaches a satisfactory dosage. Then again, there’s no doubt that Spiegelman’s work JEWISH EXPONENT is provocative. I suspect that an unmentioned factor in the McMinn County board’s evaluation of “Maus” was Spiegelman’s postmodern art design, a style he explained at a Gratz College Holocaust education event in March 2021 was first introduced to him through Mad magazine in the 1950s. The cartoonists for Mad drew with a subversive touch, anticipating the counterculture of the 1960s. Spiegelman’s cartoons are dark and edgy. His lettering — his placement of words in the comics — is also intentionally tense. Consider, for example, the page with which the Tennessee school board took the most issue: the cartoonist’s mother’s suicide. To convey his conflicting emotions and grief, Spiegelman’s jarring drawings are framed on the page around large black letters that read: “Menopausal Depression,” “Hitler Did It!” and “Mommy.” I suspect that the full presen- tation of the art, taken together, rather than the individual parts — harsh language, unsettling cartoon style, a solitary nude panel and mention of suicide — was what had set off the oppositional board members in mid-January. Several McMinn County educators defended “Maus” in all its postmodernism. One assistant principal posited at a school board meeting that all teaching materials on the Holocaust are gruesome: “There is nothing pretty about the Holocaust and, for me, this was a great way to depict a horrific time in history.” The two sides repre- sent an important debate about Holocaust education. According to the first view, Holocaust education ought to be focused on “cultural literacy.” Students must obtain knowledge about the Holocaust and keep the memory of Nazi terror in circulation. Educators should deliver this curriculum with appropriate teaching tools. The counterpoint argument is that Holocaust education is in fact about being provocative. The confrontational aspect is one of the key ingredients in the value proposition of Holocaust education. In September 2020, Echoes and Reflection — a partnership program between ADL, USC Shoah Foundation and Yad Vashem — released findings of a survey that asked 1,500 U.S. college students about the impact of Holocaust education. Those who received Holocaust education also, claimed this report, possess more plural- istic attitudes and openness to different opinions and different people. This change takes place, I suggest, because “there is nothing pretty about the Holocaust.” No doubt, both sides of the Holocaust education debate are eager to see improved Holocaust literacy and for students to become more open-minded because of that education. Still, there is a stark difference in pedagogical emphasis. Policymakers and commu- nity stakeholders look to Holocaust education to cause a controlled amount of confronta- tion. They view it as an important intervention to combat antisem- itism and address other brands of human hatred. Education leaders can debate whether Holocaust education is the appropriate antidote to combat contemporary hate and make suggestions on how educators might broaden the curriculum. Until then, it seems to me that eliminating “Maus” from the syllabus removes a very valuable tool to provoke thought and ensure that our students receive a satisfactory dosage of learning on this all-important subject. l Zev Eleff is president of Gratz College and a scholar of American Jewish history. FEBRUARY 3, 2022 11 February 27, 2022 Ensure a strong and vibrant Jewish community in Greater Philadelphia, in Israel and around the world. Creating an inclusive and accessible community Combating antisemitism Caring for people in need Connecting to Jewish communities in Israel and around the world Fostering Jewish identity Make your Super Sunday gift today: jewishphilly.org/give O 215.832.0899 12 FEBRUARY 3, 2022 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM L ifestyle /C ulture In Love with Chestnuts F OO D KERI WHITE | JE FOOD COLUMNIST WHEN TRAVELING in Rome last year with my daughter, I bought a cup of roasted chest- nuts from a street vendor. They were utterly intoxicating, and we have both been sort of obsessed ever since. We managed to find Italian chestnuts for sale at Iovine Produce in Reading Terminal Market and attempted to recreate our Roman snack. We know that everything tastes better in Italy, and the bustle at the bottom of the Spanish Steps enhanced the culinary experience, but, objec- tively, our version was a pretty good substitute. Before we get to the recipes, however, let’s look at the nutri- tional punch chestnuts pack. Low in fat and high in fiber and vitamin C, chestnuts deliver a healthy dose of antioxidants, magnesium and potassium. They can be served on their own as a snack, ground into a flour and can swing to both savory (pasta or stuffing anyone?) and sweet dishes (see below) to great effect. ROASTED CHESTNUTS brown, rounded side of each chestnut. Be sure to penetrate both the shell and the inner skin. Place the cut chestnuts in a pan of cold water. Bring it to a boil, and immediately drain the chestnuts. Place the boiled chestnuts cut side up on a baking tray, and roast them in the oven for about 20 minutes. Remove the chestnuts from the oven, wrap them in a clean kitchen towel and allow them to sit for about 10 minutes. Enjoy the chestnuts as soon The filling: 1½ cups roasted, shelled as they have cooled slightly in the towel. Be sure to peel any chestnuts leftovers before they cool (or 1½ cups milk they are difficult to remove ⅓ cup sugar from the shell), and store them 1 teaspoon vanilla in the refrigerator for a few Mix all the ingredients days or freeze them for a few in a medium saucepan, and months. heat them over medium-low. CHESTNUT-FILLED CAKE Allow it to simmer uncovered Makes 1 square cake for about 20 minutes until the liquid is reduced to about ½ This is a “go-to” cake recipe for cup. Stir occasionally. me — dense, buttery, vanilla When done, remove it from and fairly foolproof. It married the heat and, using an immer- beautifully with the chestnut sion blender, puree the mixture. filling, but I’ve made it dozens (A regular blender also can be of times without the chestnuts, used; just use caution with the and it’s always a hit. hot liquid.) The key, we learned, is to boil The cake: the chestnuts first. A food 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons scientist can probably explain cake flour the thermodynamics of the 1 teaspoon baking powder technique; I’ll just say that one ¾ teaspoon baking soda long-ago winter, my husband ½ teaspoon salt and I had the “romantic” notion 1 stick unsalted butter, of roasting chestnuts on an softened open fire. Many cut fingers, a 1 cup sugar few splinters and zero delicious 1 teaspoon vanilla extract snacks later, we abandoned the 2 eggs effort and never tried again. 1 cup buttermilk But my daughter was deter- mined; she researched it and Heat your oven to 350 found the secret. Here’s what degrees F. we did: Spray a square pan with oil, then line it with parchment 1 pound chestnuts in shells paper; spray the parchment. Set it aside. Heat your oven to 425 Sift the cake flour with the degrees. baking powder, soda and salt Make an “X” cut across the into a medium bowl; set it aside. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl, and add the vanilla and eggs. Beat until blended. Slowly add the flour mixture and buttermilk, beating on low speed until just mixed. Pour the batter into the pan, and bake 35 minutes, or until the edges are lightly brown, the center of the cake springs back when pressed and a tooth- pick comes out clean. Remove it from the oven, and let it cool completely before filling or icing. Roasted chestnuts Buttercream icing: ½ stick butter, softened 2½ cups powdered sugar, or as needed for texture 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 tablespoon milk, or as needed for texture Mix all the ingredients, blending until smooth. Adjust as needed with the milk and sugar to achieve spreading consistency. Assemble the cake: Slice the cooled cake horizontally across into two layers. Spread the chestnut filling on the bottom layer, and place the top cake layer over the filling. Top the cake with the buttercream icing. l JEWISH EXPONENT Chestnut-filled cake Photos by Keri White FEBRUARY 3, 2022 13 L ifestyle /C ulture Museum Exhibit a Mosaic of Jewish History ARTS JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF HISTORY IS OFTEN framed as the story of major people and events. But if you have enough artifacts, it also can be presented as a mosaic of everyday experiences. Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel’s Temple Judea Museum has the artifacts, and now through the end of March it will use them to portray Jewish history as that mosaic. The museum, which is named for the other Elkins Park synagogue that KI merged with in 1982, often showcases exhibits about specific themes. Its most recent show, in the fall, focused on Jewish summer camps, according to museum director Rita Poley. But this exhibit, called “Signs of Our Jewish Times,” is a collection of objects that, as Poley explained, do not fit into a narrow theme. There are pins from Jewish events, the Israeli Army and the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, among others; there are signs and pictures from Hesch’s, the old Jewish steakhouse owned by Philadelphia entrepreneur Harry Jay Katz; there’s an old sign from Satmar Bakery in New York telling customers that the bakery had no matzah left. And that’s only a sampling. “All these things that made up Jewish life,” said Poley, who has run the museum since 1999. Poley, now in her late 70s, spent her career as an art consultant and museum curator throughout the region. She organized shows at synagogues, schools and even the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She also wrote a column about exhibitions for the Jewish Exponent. Now retired, Poley remains a KI member and the driving force behind its Jewish history museum. Though Poley runs the operation, her shows are often the products of generous 14 FEBRUARY 3, 2022 The Temple Judea Museum at Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park Courtesy of Rita Poley donations of entire collections, like the Jewish summer camp contribution. But the “Signs of Our Jewish Times” show is different. This one is about Poley coalescing a bunch of old gems into an exhibit. A few years ago, Ellen Tilman, an Elkins Park resident who served as KI’s director of library services for 13 years, gave Poley her collection of pins from Women’s League events and activities. Then, about a year ago, Al Gilens, a Gladwyne resident and a friend of Poley’s, donated his pins from a career in Jewish fundraising. One was from the annual charity walk that the Jewish Community Relations Council used to hold. At that point, Poley came up with an idea. “How can we exhibit those pins?” she recalled. The curator knew she already had a lot of signs in the museum’s collection, too. She realized that the pins and signs together could make for an interesting show. And then about four months ago, Katz’s estate donated the artifacts from Hesch’s Steakhouse. They included a picture of Katz with Sylvester Stallone holding a Hesch’s menu, as well as a poster of Liza Minnelli against a ticket for a fundraiser at the steakhouse. “That’s how this collection came together,” Poley said. Those were the major contri- butions, but others were just items Poley gathered herself over the years. She has a campaign poster for former New York Congresswoman Bella Abzug, a Jewish leader in the feminist movement elected to Congress in 1970. The curator bought the poster on eBay for a few bucks. “One of the first feminist officeholders. She was a real character. So famous in the 1970s and 1980s,” Poley said of Abzug. “When I take it out, people don’t even know who she is.” Also on eBay for a few bucks, the director bought a corned beef sandwich bag from Bernstein’s Restaurant on the Lower East Side. And, after connecting with an art dealer, she procured an advertisement sign from the JEWISH EXPONENT A poster of actress and singer Liza Minnelli from an event at Hesch’s Steakhouse in Philadelphia Courtesy of Rita Poley first Jewish airport, Palestine Airways, in pre-state Israel. “I look and see if I can find little treasures and find ways to use them,” Poley said. The way Poley sees it, if she doesn’t preserve the artifacts, people will forget. They forget anyway, she said. But the “Signs of Our Times” exhibit is a way to remind them. Tilman, who contributed the Women’s League pins, said you don’t want to miss it because you’re unlikely to see anything like it again. “It’s a collection of things that would never otherwise be put together,” she said. Gilens, who contributed the pins from his fundraising events, believes that no two people will walk through the exhibit and have the same favorite image or display. “It should create a lot of conversation,” he said. Admission to the show is free, Poley said. The museum is “generally open business hours and Sunday mornings,” a release said. But people who want to attend are encouraged to contact the synagogue in advance at TJMuseum@kenesethisrael.org or 215-887-8700. l jsaffren@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM L ifestyle /C ulture Philly Faces: Amanda Shulman P H I LLY FACES SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF night while she was in high school. Her epicurious skills honed through spells as a chef at Amis Trattoria — once part of the Marc Vetri restaurant empire — and The Bakeshop on 20th, Shulman grew her desire to feed others. The prototype of a full dining room on Shabbat evolved into a supper club she hosted in her tiny University of Pennsylvania apartment, then a pop-up concept and now the semi-permanent Her Place supper club with its home at 1740 Sansom St. family making that really stuck with you? Every Friday night we would make roast chicken — roast chicken with vegetables. It was also all about the holidays: my great aunt’s stuffed Cornish hens — like the craziest thing ever. I remember eating them once a year at her house for Rosh Hashanah with apple cake. What else? And my grand- ma’s baked salami — kosher baked salami covered in sugar-mustard glaze. AMANDA SHULMAN, 29, grew up eating Shabbat dinner with her family almost every week. It was such a sacred time that her parents imposed a rule: no going out with friends on Friday nights. Instead, as a loophole, Shulman and her siblings would invite friends over to their “revolving dinner table.” Learning to cook Shabbat meals with her grandmothers Have you found that the way in the kitchen, Shulman you ate growing up has influ- quickly fell in love with feeding enced how you cook? others, and she began cooking Was there a dish growing up that you remember your Definitely. It’s abundant, dinner for her family every Amanda Shulman JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Courtesy of Amanda Shulman JEWISH EXPONENT and it should make you feel good, and [it’s] not too complicated. I’m one of four kids; everyone besides me had a picky-eater phase. So my mom would have to make three different things, and there was always just so much concern that there was never going to be enough, so that’s definitely something I have taken. I really love spreads and a lot of things on the table at once, just to give everyone some options. Cooking with your family growing up, cooking in restau- rants under chef mentors, what are some lessons you’ve learned? Work ethic is inherent not necessarily learned, but just how to put your head down and learn and just listen, really how to listen. How to soak up everything you can from an opportunity. Recognizing you can liter- ally learn from every single person, whether ... it’s a sous chef, whether it’s a dishwasher ... you can learn from every- body. You just have to be like a sponge. It’s also a relationship business. So don’t burn a bridge and be respectful. Just know that everyone is connected. That’s really important. And just being nice, constantly. Just being kind can go a long way, especially in today’s kitchen culture. expectation, really — in a good way. Because how many restau- rants have you been to where there’s a set of rules: You go in, you sit down, you order; you act in a certain way? You expect an appetizer, an entree, a dessert and a side, and we are just, like, ‘Nope, that’s not how we play.’ By not calling ourselves a restaurant, it gives us a lot more freedom and flexibility to bend the rules. What are some ways in which you bend the rules? We’re open basically four days a week maximum. We don’t do dietary substitutions. There’s plenty of food; if you don’t like something, eat more of something else, or come another time. The menu changes every two weeks, but it really changes like every day, based off of what I can get or what I’m excited about. A conversation I have will literally change an entire menu. We only release reserva- tions every two weeks, and it’s definitely crazy to say this, but we basically run this entire restaurant off of social media. Who would your dream dinner guest be? My grandma passed away two years ago. I wish she could come. She’s probably my No. 1 person who I wish I could feed. It’s not just being like a dinner guest. I want to cook for you ... but it’s just such a different environment than a regular restaurant. It’s kind of like a dinner party. You’re walked through your whole meal, so you can’t just be a food person, you have to be a good time — are you adding to the atmosphere? My grandma checks all the boxes, so she’ll be my answer. l You are pretty adamant about making a distinction between a supper club and a restau- rant. What are the differences between those two concepts? Honestly, the real truth is by not saying I’m a restaurant, I have a lot more flexibility. By not defining myself as really anything, I can kind of change the rules. 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For the creative building type, the lushness and artfulness of the design compels. But how can it compel the rest of us? After all, Torah was not written for our ancestors alone: We were at Sinai, too. So there must be some meaning in the passages that describe the building of the Tabernacle for us, in this moment? Abrams Continued from Page 4 So, the rabbi asked the developer if he could buy about five acres in the middle of the property. Siegel was amenable, but the zoning got too complicated. “We were taking over land right in the middle of his land,” Budow said. “I really gave up on it.” But on the morning after Thanksgiving, Budow was driving to Baltimore to visit his granddaughters when he got a call from Siegel. The developer asked if the rabbi was in Yardley; he wanted to show the Abrams head his new idea for the land. When they met the following JEWISHEXPONENT.COM CAN DL E L IGHTIN G Feb. 4 Feb. 11 5:06 p.m. 5:14 p.m. In these last two years, our sense of “space” has changed. The pandemic has kept us away from our mishkans. Our classrooms, chapels and build- ings have not been where we gather. More and more we are continuing our communal activ- ities and sharing our spiritual lives in the virtual world. We have switched from in-building learning and worship to lives- treams and Zoom meetings. And though many of us were hoping that our coming trajec- tory would move us back into our physical spaces — would let us come home — we likely will switch between the virtual and the physical to some extent and for some time to come. So, now we ask: If we cannot rely on our buildings as the places we gather in order to let God in, what do we do? One answer to our current conundrum lies in our embracing a new understanding of space, though one that is, in reality, very old. The Midrash collection, Bereishit Rabbah, teaches that God does not dwell in the universe; but rather the universe dwells within God (68). The midrash reminds us that God is often called “HaMakom” — the place. We hear in this reference an intimation of God as encom- passing all other senses of place. God is not in space — God is outside of space, and space is in God. Further, God is not in time — God is outside of time, and time is in God. So if God doesn’t dwell in the universe, or does so in a way that is not “of” the universe, then in creating the world, what does God do? First, God created the world with laws we need — gravity, polarity, relativity, cause and effect, to name a few. God created the world in such a way as to make our existence possible. God designates and builds a space for us — for living things and the elements of our universe. God creates this world “like an apartment” [1] within existence — complete with the laws of physics, time and mind that render this a world in which we can thrive. So, too, when we created a mishkan in ancient times, or when we create another kind of sacred place today, that space becomes designated in our world for God to be in our world — it is God’s apartment in our corporeal world. And just as the created universe follows laws that make our existence possible, so must our holy spaces follow patterns and intentions that can make God’s presence in our midst a reality. Yes our buildings still exist and, yes, we still long to return to them in full force. One day, I pray we will. But in recognizing that, for now, they will not be the only or even primary place where we meet God and each other, now, here, in this moment. What do we need to do to make room for God without the building? What are the God-inviting laws and kavannot (intentions) that we can bring to our changing sense of space? What will God’s apartment look like now? God is kadosh — holy; separate; source of, but not of, this realm. What are the ways that we can honor that separate- ness in our prayer, learning and celebration modes? Some of the ways we can sanctify online “spaces” — perhaps even in the emerging metaverse — have not yet been invented. So we need to begin inventing them. If we participate in remote Jewish life, our tradition invites us to think carefully about how we carve out these spaces? Can we designate a sacred, separate space for our bodies when engaging in these gatherings? Can we control our surround- ings so that they can be crafted for holiness? Can we give ourselves the gift of pause from all the other tasks that call to us? Where is God? Paraphrasing the Kotzker Rebbe, we answer — wherever we invite God in. l week, Siegel told Budow that he wanted to offer the piece of his property that was adjacent to the school. It was empty. The school would just have to flatten a slope and do some other work to prepare the fields. The rabbi thought the land “looked pretty good,” he said. “Kids don’t have to walk three minutes to get to the other property,” he added. “It’s right there.” So then, the rabbi asked Siegel how much it would cost. The developer answered, “It’s not going to cost anything.” “That was the first time I met the guy,” Budow said. As Siegel explained it, he came to understand the school’s need through his conversations with the rabbi. He also knew that, since the property was so big, its outdoor space got a lot of recreational use from tenants and the township community for events. Siegel wanted Abrams’ students to have the same opportunity. Siegel grew up attending a Conservative synagogue in Trenton, New Jersey. He is a member at another Conservative synagogue in New York. The owner views this act of goodwill as a chance to help the next generation of Jews. “I don’t think we did anything special,” he said. “We just did our part.” Now, the Abrams commu- nity will handle the rest. The rabbi mentioned the project to school parents on a December Zoom call and started working with an archi- tect. Budow is figuring out how much it will cost to cut down some trees and level the land. Brooke Rosenthal, a landscape architect whose daughter is a second-grader at Abrams, is offering her exper- tise to Budow in an advisory capacity. She is not the primary architect, but she wants to help. Rosenthal, who has designed parks and plazas, including many in New York, believes it’s important for everyone to spend time outside, especially kids. Throughout the day, the architect explained, students are in school and looking at books or screens. “To foster relationships through play — being outside helps you do that,” she said. “Being surrounded by trees and nature is a wonderful way for their brains and bodies to be in a different place.” Rosenthal’s daughter is a first-year student at Abrams. The mother said she already felt like she made the right decision, as Abrams’ teachers all “seem to know my daughter.” But she also said she was excited about what the addition would add to an already healthy school community. “It’s great that the school is continuing to create more opportunities for the students,” she concluded. l JEWISH EXPONENT Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg is the rabbi and educator at Old York Road Temple - Beth Am and a graduate of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York and of its Rhea Hirsch School of Education in Los Angeles. The Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia is proud to provide diverse perspectives on Torah commentary for the Jewish Exponent. The opinions expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not reflect the view of the Board of Rabbis. jsaffren@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 FEBRUARY 3, 2022 17 C ommunity COMMUNITYBRIEFS Holocaust Survivor Dr. John J. Spitzer Dies at 94 DR. JOHN J. SPITZER of Haverford, a Holocaust survivor who spoke often later in life about his experi- ences, died on Jan. 20. He was 94. A native of Baja, Hungary, he became an orphan at 17 in 1944 when the Nazis invaded, and he was selected to work for a traveling SS group performing manual labor. He was liberated the following year. He met his late wife, Judy, a year later while enrolled in medical school in Budapest, Hungary. She also was a doctor. Although they were engaged in 1949, she was able to leave and go to the United States because she had family in Philadelphia, but he could not get out of Hungary. Spitzer paid off authorities to illegally take him and other Jews to Vienna, Austria; in transit, he realized the truck was heading back to Budapest, so he and two others crawled to safety, eventually making it to Vienna and, after graduating medical school in Germany, to Canada, where they were reunited in 1951. After landing a job in Nova Scotia, Spitzer later worked in Tallahassee, Florida. From 1956 until 1973 the Spitzers worked in Philadelphia, including as professors of physiology at Hahnemann Medical College. Briefs in Jewish Exponent archives mention a $307,448 National Institutes of Health grant in 1967 to study fat metabolism. Two years earlier, he received an unspecified $79,000 grant and was elected president of the Philadelphia Physiological Association. After leaving Philadelphia, the couple moved to New Orleans, where John Spitzer became the head of the Department of Physiology at LSU Medical Center. While there, he established a drug and alcohol abuse center. The Spitzers returned to Philadelphia after Hurricane Katrina destroyed their house in 2005. They told acquaintances that the only item they salvaged from their home was an oil-lit menorah they brought with them from Europe. Over the past 15 years, Spitzer regularly lectured at local high schools about the Holocaust and, more recently, he mentored college students as well. Spitzer is survived by his son Peter (Wendy), daughter Juliet (Phil Wachs), six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. being retained by the new synagogue to continue as their spiritual leaders. Rabbi Jennifer L. Frenkel will be the senior rabbi, Rabbi Jerome P. David will be the rabbi emeritus, Cantor Rhoda J. Harrison will be the senior cantor, Cantor Neil Schnitzer will be the cantor sheini and Cantor Anita Hochman will be the cantor emerita. Synagogue Supports Israeli Restaurant After Targeted Negative Reviews Congregations of Shaare Shamayim members bought more than $1,000 worth of food on Jan. 23 from Israeli restaurant Yalla in Teaneck, New Jersey, synagogue Executive Director Jacques Lurie said. The effort was made in support of the restaurant, which received several 1-star ratings on its Yelp and Google pages from pro-Palestinian reviewers accusing Yalla of being “appropriative” of Palestinian culture, according to Yalla owner Jacob Goldberg. “Yalla” is the Arabic word for “let’s go,” but is commonly used by many non-Arabic speakers, Goldberg said. Negative reviews of the restaurant increased after a TikTok user posted a video on the app encouraging people to leave negative reviews. United for Israel posted about the incident on Jan. 20, which prompted Lurie to support the restaurant. Goldberg said that after the United for Israel article, Yalla’s business increased due to community support. The restaurant has a 4.6 rating on Google with 437 reviews. Two Cherry Hill Synagogues to Merge Two Reform Jewish synagogues in Cherry Hill, New Jersey — Temple Emanuel and Congregation M’kor Shalom — will unify as one new congregation on July 1. The unification decision was approved by both congregations during meetings on Jan. 24 and comes after nearly 16 months of discussions and planning on both sides. In early discussions, the synagogues said they discovered many similarities, shared values and comple- menting strengths and challenges. Both synagogues said they were strong but faced declining membership, creating a need for long-term strategic planning. The new congregation, which hasn’t been named, will meet in the current Temple Emanuel building at the corner of Springdale and Kresson roads in Cherry Hill, across the street from the Katz JCC. Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations hosts All clergy from both individual synagogues are “Nazis of Copley Square” Webinar The Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations will host a webinar at 7 p.m. on Feb. 7 detailing “the forgotten history of American terrorists who, in the name of God, conspired to overthrow the government and formed an alliance with Hitler.” “Nazis of Copley Square: The Forgotten Story of the Christian Front, 1939-1945” will be led by Jesuit scholar Charles Gallagher, an associate professor of history at Boston College. On July 14, 1939, 200 Philadelphia police and a crowd of 6,000 filled Philadelphia’s Metropolitan Opera House to hear the famed “radio priest” Father Charles E. Coughlin commission John F. Cassidy to lead his new Christian Front organization. Six months later, FBI agents burst into Cassidy’s home, arrested him and seized military-grade rifles, ammunition and homemade bombs. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover alleged the group was planning to incite a revolution and install a “temporary dictator- ship” to stamp out Jewish and communist influence in the United States. Gallagher’s discussion will include insight into how the Christian Front’s antisemitism was inspired by Sunday sermons and lay leaders openly espousing fascist and Nazi beliefs. Contact the institute at ijcr@sju.edu for webinar registration, which is required. l Drs. John and Judy Spitzer in 1972. They had returned from a lecture tour of Japan; the poster announces one of their — Compiled by Andy Gotlieb and Sasha Rogelberg lectures. Jewish Exponent file photo 18 FEBRUARY 3, 2022 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM C ommunity / deaths DEATH NOTICES C OR E N David, Jan. 21, 2022. Husband of the late Selma (nee: Glickman), father of Sharon (Bruce) Frantz and Larry Coren (Matt Ketcham). Also survived by 3 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. 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DECREE NISI – Court of Common Pleas Phila. Orphans’ Court Div. O.C. #870 DE of 2020/Control #203853 -Estate of Giuseppina T. Urban a/k/a Angelina R. Urban f/k/a Angelina Tozzi Russo and/or Gi- useppina Tozzi, Deceased: Notice is hereby given that on 11/18/21, upon consideration of the Petition by Robert Markley. It is hereby Ordered and decreed nisi that Peti- tioner is authorized to record a cor- rective deed retitling real estate loc- ated at 608 Flora Street, Phila., PA 19125, unto Robert Markley in fee simple. If no exception to this de- cree is filed within 3 mos., it shall be confirmed absolutely. By the Court, George W. Overton, J. Paul Chung, Atty. for Petitioner, Grifo & Chung LLC, 30 S. 15 th St., 15 th Fl., Phila., PA 19102. 267.777.9127 2 0 Y e a r s E x p e r i e n c e V e r y A f f o r d a b l e 2 1 5 - 4 7 7 - 1 0 5 0 The DeSouzas are Back on Bustleton! 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A v a i l a b l e i m m e d i a t e l y . r i c k d e s o u z a 7 0 @ g m a i l . c o m CALL 215.832.0749 PENN VALLEY KKKKKK DEADLINES: Place an ad in the Real Estate Section MAIN LINE ESTATE NOTICES Estate of Edward Witalec Witalec, Edward Late of Philadelphia, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been gran- ted to the undersigned, who re- quest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the de- cedent to make payment without delay to Mark Edward Witalec, 3025 Livingston St., Philadelphia, PA 19134 and Lisa A. Wilk, 1322 Greentree Lane, West Chester, PA 19380, Administrators., Mark Feinman, Esquire 8171 Castor Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19152 ESTATE OF , CAROL A. DAHL- BERG, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to - Kathleen Hunsberger, Executrix, 1225 Bellemeade Dr., Warminster, PA 18974, Or to her Attorney: MARK D. FREEMAN P.O. Box 457 Media, PA 19063 To place a Classified Ad, call 215.832.0749 JEWISH EXPONENT ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE OF ANN RUTH COHEN, DECEASED. Late of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to PAUL S. COHEN, EXECUTOR, c/o Robert S. Cohen, Esq., 1515 The Fairway, Apt. 156, Jenkintown, PA 19046, Or to his Attorney: ROBERT S. COHEN 1515 The Fairway, Apt. 156 Jenkintown, PA 19046 Estate of Deonna Marie Monaco Monaco, Deonna Marie late of Phil- adelphia, PA. LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to: Gina Monaco, c/o Jeffrey S. Michels, Esq., 1234 Brid- getown Pike, Suite 110, Feasterville, PA 19053 Administrat- rix. Jeffrey S. Michels, Esq. 1234 Bridgetown Pike Suite 110 Feasterville, PA 19053 ESTATE OF BARBARA ANN SPOT- WOOD, (a/k/a BARBARA MILLER SPOTWOOD, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to MELVINA Y. WILKINS, EXEC- UTRIX, c/o Daniella A. Horn, Esq., 2202 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: DANIELLA A. HORN KLENK LAW, LLC 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF DOROTHY LORRAINE TAYLOR a/k/a DOROTHY TAYLOR, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been gran- ted to the undersigned, who re- quest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the de- cedent to make payment without delay to TINA SHAREE TAYLOR, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o Marc Vogin, Esq., 1608 Walnut St., Ste. 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: MARC VOGIN KLEIN, VOGIN & GOLD 1608 Walnut St., Ste. 1703 Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF CAROLE P. WEITZ- MAN, DECEASED. Late of Warminster Township, Bucks County, Pa LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to LISA R. CHERRY, EXECUTRIX, 107 Olympic Club Court, Blue Bell, PA 19422 Or to her Attorney: DAVID SCHACHTER 1528 Walnut St., Ste. 1507 Philadelphia, PA 19102 ESTATE OF DOROTHY MAE JOHN- SON, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been gran- ted to the undersigned, who re- quest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the de- cedent to make payment without delay to KAREN PALMER, ADMIN- ISTRATRIX, c/o Daniella A. Horn, Esq., 2202 Delancey Place, Phil- adelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: Daniella A. Horn Klenk Law, LLC 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF DAVID FORSTEIN a/k/a DAVID STEVEN FOSTEIN, DE- CEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to BRUCE FORSTEIN, EXECUTOR, c/o Bradley Newman, Esq., 123 S. Broad St., Ste. 1030, Philadelphia, PA 19109, Or to his Attorney: BRADLEY NEWMAN ESTATE & ELDER LAW OFFICE OF BRADLEY NEWMAN 123 S. Broad St., Ste. 1030 Philadelphia, PA 19109 Estate of David Michael Goluboff aka David M. Goluboff Goluboff, David Michael aka Goluboff,David M. Late of Philadelphia, PA. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Susan A. Danyluk, c/o Hope Bosniak, Esq., Dessen Moses & Rossitto, 600 Easton Rd., Willow Grove, PA 19090, Executrix. Dessen, Moses & Rossitto 600 Easton Rd. Willow Grove, PA 19090 facebook.com/jewishexponent Follow us on @jewishexponent Estate of Esther Farrell, Farrell, Es- ther Late of Philadelphia, PA. LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Kimber Lynn Robertson, 1260 E. 2nd St., Apt. 18, Long Beach, CA 90802, Admin- istratrix. Mark Feinman, Esquire 8171 Castor Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19152 ESTATE of FRANCIS J. BICCHETTI Deceased Late of Pennsylvania LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been gran- ted to the undersigned, who re- quest all persons having claims or demands against the Estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the de- cedent to make payment without delay to Francis Bicchetti, Adminis- trator c/o his attorney Debra G. Speyer, Two Bala Plaza, Suite 300, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. ESTATE of GROVER REED, JR. Deceased Late of Pennsylvania LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been gran- ted to the undersigned, who re- quest all persons having claims or demands against the Estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the de- cedent to make payment without delay to Mychal Reed, Administrat- or c/o his attorney Debra G. Spey- er, Two Bala Plaza, Suite 300, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. 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COUNTY - FAMILY COURT DIV/ - DOMESTIC RELATIONS BRANCH - March Term ‘21/No. 8409 - So n d r a A . P e r r y , Plaintiff vs. Otis M. Perry, Defendant - To: Otis M. Perry, Defendant, 151 East Maryland Street, #1, Philadelphia, PA 19144. This notice is given to you pursuant to an Order of Court. Take notice that a Complaint in Di- vorce under Section 3301(d) of the divorce code has been filed against you, requesting a divorce based upon a separation of more than one (1) year between yourself and Plaintiff and that the marriage is irretrievably broken. You have been sued in Court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take prompt action. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a Decree of Divorce or Annulment may be entered against you by the Court. A Judg- ment may also be entered against you for any other claim or relief reques- ted in these pages by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or oth- er rights important to you, including custody or visitation of your children. When the ground for divorce is indignities of irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, you may request marriage counseling. A list of marriage coun- selors is available in the office of the Prothonotary at Room 286, City Hall, Phila., PA 19107. IF YOU DO NOT FILE A CLAIM FOR ALIMONY, MARITAL PROPERTY, COUNSEL FEES OR EXPENSES BEFORE THE FINAL DECREE OF DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT IS ENTERED, YOU MAY LOSE THE RIGHT TO CLAIM ANY OF THEM. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AF- FORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP. Phila. Bar Assn., Lawyer Referral & Info. Service, One Reading Center, Phila., PA 19107, 215.238.1701. Sheryl R. Rentz, P.C., Atty. for Plaintiff, 326 W. Lancaster Ave., #100, Ardmore, PA 19003, 610.645.0100 www. jewishexponent.com NEW LISTING! ATTORNEYS! 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FEURTADO, DE- CEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been gran- ted to the undersigned, who re- quest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the de- cedent to make payment without delay to REBECCA SALLEN, AD- MINISTRATRIX, 325 Merion Rd., Merion Station, PA 19066, Or to her Attorney: REBECCA SALLEN SALLEN LAW, LLC 325 Merion Rd. Merion Station, PA 19066 Notice is hereby given that an Ap- plication for Registration of Ficti- tious Name was filed in the Depart- ment of State of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania on Novem- ber 19, 2021 for A b o v e A l l A u t o - m o t i v e at 1901 Tomlinson Rd. Phil- adelphia, PA 19116. The name and address of each individual inter- ested in the business is Edward J. McNamee III at 1901 Tomlinson Rd. Philadelphia, PA 19116. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 ESTATE OF KATHLEEN M. BOZZUTO, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Kristen A. Bozzuto, Executrix, 144 Wolf St., Philadelphia, PA 19148 ESTATE OF RICHARD B. COS- TELLO, DECEASED. Late of Southampton LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to John Francis Costello, Executor, 114 Wrenfield Lane, Gilbertsville, PA 19525 ESTATE OF LINDA SEGALL, DE- CEASED. Late of Warrington. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Mindy Indictor, Co-Executrix, 570 Glen Meadow Road, Richboro, PA 18954 ESTATE OF LORRAINE M. DANYLUK, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to SHARON DALZELL-STRAW, EXEC- UTRIX, c/o J. Michael Ruttle, Esq., 110 S. State St., Newtown, PA 18940, Or to her Attorney: J. MICHAEL RUTTLE 110 S. State St. Newtown, PA 18940 ESTATE OF MAN HO IVINS a/k/a KIM MAN HO IVINS, MAN H. IV- INS, KIM IVINS, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Robert J. Ivins, Jr., Executor, c/o Harry Metka, Esq., 4802 Nesham- iny Blvd., Ste. 9, Bensalem, PA 19020, Or to his Attorney: HARRY METKA 4802 Neshaminy Blvd., Ste. 9 Bensalem, PA 19020 ESTATE OF MARY BERNADETTE CORY a/k/a MARY B. CORY, MARY CORY, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Peter G. Sperandio, Executor, c/o Harry Metka, Esq., 4802 Nesham- iny Blvd., Ste. 9, Bensalem, PA 19020 Or to his Attorney: HARRY METKA 4802 Neshaminy Blvd., Ste. 9 Bensalem, PA 19020 To place an ad in the Real Estate Section call 215.832.0749 22 FEBRUARY 3, 2022 ESTATE OF SALVATORE GANCI, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to MICHAEL GARSON, EXECUTOR, c/o Rebecca Sallen, Esq., 325 Merion Rd., Merion Station, PA 19066, Or to his Attorney: REBECCA SALLEN SALLEN LAW, LLC 325 Merion Rd. Merion Station, PA 19066 ESTATE OF SHEILA MURPHEY, DE- CEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to SARA E. MURPHEY, EXECUTRIX, 240 E. Gravers Ln., Philadelphia, PA 19118, Or to her Attorney: MARK J. DAVIS CONNOR ELDER LAW 644 Germantown Pike, Ste. 2-C Lafayette Hill, PA 19444 ESTATE OF VALERIE DENISE NOR- WOOD, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been gran- ted to the undersigned, who re- quest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the de- cedent to make payment without delay to JUSTIN ALDAN NOR- WOOD, ADMINISTRATOR, 2351 W. Hagert St., Philadelphia, PA 19132, Or to his Attorney: MARK J. DAVIS CONNOR ELDER LAW 644 Germantown Pike, Ste. 2-C Lafayette Hill, PA 19444 ESTATE OF WILLIAM CHESTER ZEBROWSKI a/k/a WILLIAM C. ZEBROWSKI, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS of Administration on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to THOMAS WILLIAM ZEBROWSKI, ADMINISTRATOR, c/o Carol S. Sharp, Esq., 412 E. Street Rd., Feasterville-Trevose, PA 19053, Or to his Attorney: CAROL S. SHARP CAROL S. SHARP, P.C. 412 E. Street Rd. Feasterville-Trevose, PA 19053 FICTITIOUS NAME Notice is hereby given that an Ap- plication for Registration of Ficti- tious Name was filed in the Depart- ment of State of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania on Novem- ber 17, 2021 for A r t B y A l i c i a at 2822 West Girard Avenue, Phil- adelphia, PA 19130. The name and address of each individual inter- ested in the business is Alicia Le- vantini at 2822 West Girard Aven- ue, Philadelphia, PA 19130. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Ap- plication for Registration of Ficti- tious Name was filed in the Depart- ment of State of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania on Novem- ber 10, 2021 for A v a G r a c e C r e - a t i o n s at 1300 Fayette St. Apt.9 Conshohocken, PA 19428. The name and address of each individu- al interested in the business is Ash- ley Waller at 1300 Fayette St. Apt.9 Conshohocken, PA 19428. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Ap- plication for Registration of Ficti- tious Name was filed in the Depart- ment of State of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania on Novem- ber 09, 2021 for E m m a S a n z o E v e n t s at 1226 S. Sheridan St. Phil- adelphia, PA 19147. The name and address of each individual inter- ested in the business is Emma Sanzo at 1226 S. Sheridan St. Phil- adelphia, PA 19147. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Ap- plication for Registration of Ficti- tious Name was filed in the Depart- ment of State of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania on Novem- ber 10, 2021 for Em p r e s s B e a d s at 1500 Chestnut Street #2092, Phil- adelphia, PA 19102. The name and address of each individual inter- ested in the business is Nikkeshi Holmes at 1500 Chestnut Street #2092, Philadelphia, PA 19102. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Ap- plication for Registration of Ficti- tious Name was filed in the Depart- ment of State of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania on Novem- ber 22, 2021 for Jameel Tucker P o w e r t r i p z at 5827 Beaumont Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19143. The name and address of each individual in- terested in the business is Jameel Tucker at 5827 Beaumont Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19143. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Ap- plication for Registration of Ficti- tious Name was filed in the Depart- ment of State of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania on Novem- ber 17, 2021 for P r i n x q e at 128 W. Duval St., Philadelphia, PA 19144. The name and address of each indi- vidual interested in the business is Jenna Muhammad-Barr at128 W. Duval St., Philadelphia, PA 19144. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 facebook.com/jewishexponent Follow us on @jewishexponent Notice is hereby given that an Ap- plication for Registration of Ficti- tious Name was filed in the Depart- ment of State of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania on Novem- ber 10, 2021 for P r o j e c t O b j e c t s at 100 Beecher Ave. Unit C, Chelten- ham, PA 19012. The name and ad- dress of each individual interested in the business is Scott A. Shimkonis at 100 Beecher Ave. Unit C, Cheltenham, PA 19012. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Ap- plication for Registration of Ficti- tious Name was filed in the Depart- ment of State of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania on Novem- ber 17, 2021 for Sa f e t y F i r s t R i d e - s h a r e at 2702 Ruby Terrace Apt3B, Philadelphia, PA 19143. The name and address of each individual in- terested in the business is Nate Gil- liard-Hanton at 2702 Ruby Terrace Apt3B, Philadelphia, PA 19143. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Notice is hereby given that an Ap- plication for Registration of Ficti- tious Name was filed in the Depart- ment of State of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania on Novem- ber 24, 2021 for S e x A p p e a l - B o u t i q u e at 3843 Reno St. Phil- adelphia, PA 19104. 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Parsha for Life Join Rabbi Alexander Coleman, Jewish educator and psychotherapist at the Institute for Jewish Ethics, at 9 a.m. for a weekly journey through the Torah portion of the week with eternal lessons on personal growth and spirituality. Go to ijethics.org/ weekly-torah-portion.html to receive the Zoom link and password. MONDAY, FEB. 7 Mahjong Game Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El Sisterhood invites the community to join our weekly mahjong game at 7 p.m. Cost is $36 per year or free with MBIEE Sisterhood membership. For more information, call 215-635-1505 or email office@mbiee.org. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park. TUESDAY, FEB. 8 Bingo with Barry Join Barry at Tabas KleinLife for an afternoon of bingo from 12:30- 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 8, 9 and 10. Free parking and free to play with snacks available on Feb. 9. For more information, call 215-745-3127. 2101 Strahle St., Philadelphia. What’s going on in Jewish Philadelphia? Sisterhood Meeting The Sisterhood of Congregations of Shaare Shamayim will host a Zoom general meeting at 7:30 p.m. Join us to learn how to enjoy your photographs again. Darla DeMarrow will present a program on virtual photo organizing. An email link will be sent prior to the meeting. Contact the synagogue office at 215-677- 1600 for further details. N E W S MAKE R S Perelman Updates Parking Spots The Perelman Jewish Day School, the Kaiserman JCC, Einstein Health and Moss Rehab changed the logos on parking spots for people with disabilities on Perelman’s Wynnewood campus. The new logo shows a silhouette leaning forward in an active posture, replacing the old silhou- ette that was not in an active posture. Fifth-grade students, Perelman Head of School Judy Groner and JCC staff members helped paint this international symbol of accessibility. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 9 Book discussion Rabbi Richard Address of M’kor Shalom leads us in the study of Joshua-Judges, Isaiah and Daniel at 10:30 a.m. There is no cost for congregants; $10/person/session for non-congregants. Visit mkorshalom. org/morebooks for more information. 850 E. Evesham Road, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Global Connections Robert Siegel (former senior host of NPR’s ”All Things Considered”) interviews Timothy Snyder (Yale University; author, “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century”), Fionna Hill (Brookings Institution), Ivo Daalder (Chicago Council on Global Affairs) and Aaron David Miller (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) as part of the “Global Connections: Navigating a New Normal” series. 4 p.m. Free registration: rb.gy/0i8ocv. THURSDAY, FEB. 10 Bend the Arc Meeting Join Bend the Arc for an evening of focused movement-building in South Jersey. Learn more about the Moral Minyan, ideas for action and start thinking about your role in the movement. Our meetings are the second Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m.; register by the Tuesday before: bendthearc.us/southjersey_ signup. l Perelman students paint the new logo onto a parking spot. The spot with the new logo Courtesy of the Perelman Jewish Day School Ann’s Choice Hosts Talk with Scholar The Jewish Residents’ Council at Ann’s Choice in Warminster hosted a talk by Asaf Romirowsky, the executive director of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East and a research fellow at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. He discussed the impact of the Balfour Declaration in the establishment of Israel. From left: Joe Shrager, Asaf Romirowsky and Jewish Residents’ Council President Phyllis Halpern. Photo by Bernie Roseman Volunteers Help Jewish Family Service Stockton University students Julie Tran and Lynn Tran helped the Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties stock its food pantry on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. 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