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The Department of Labor recently shared that 65 percent of the careers that children today will enter have not yet even been invented, but those jobs will be centered in the four STEM fields. Kellman Brown Academy (KBA), a Jewish day school in Voorhees, N.J., is taking STEM a step further, integrating Jewish themes and thinking into its curriculum as part of its J-STEM Lab, which will celebrate its grand opening on Jan. 20. “We feel STEM think- ing is Jewish thinking,” KBA Principal Rachel Zivic said. “A cornerstone of Judaism is critical thinking. Additionally, Judaism consistently adapts and evolves in creative ways through changing times. J-STEM is the integration of Jewish themes and customs into the frame- work of STEM.” KBA’s Community STEM Lab will feature many of the same equipment found in any public school setting — an augmented reality/virtual real- From left: Rachel Zivic, Helene Sterling, Eliana Seltzer, Sherri Quintero, Brittany McIlhenny and Joshua Schaeffer Photos provided ity center, robotics, advanced coding, 3D printing and engi- neering and circuitry — but it will be put to use in ways that work for the entire South Jersey Jewish community. The move follows the establishment of similar labs at Jewish day schools throughout the region over the last couple of years. A flagship partner is Jewish Interactive, a London-based company with a goal of pro- viding “universal access to high-quality Jewish education using modern tools.” Jewish Interactive is piloting some of its key products with KBA, including educational games and its J-STEAM curriculum. “I started talking to [Jewish Interactive CEO] Chana [Kanzen] last year,” Zivic said. “Jewish Interactive is really revo- lutionizing Jewish education with its ideas and technology. They needed a school to pilot their products, to see if they work and, after vetting us, they partnered with us. We’re really pleased the way it all worked out.” Kanzen, who will bring her London team to KBA for the grand opening, is equally pleased. “Jewish Interactive is thrilled to have partnered with KBA on creating their J-STEM lab,” Kanzen said. “This special community school is so obvi- ously passionate about provid- ing the very best educational experiences they can for their children, and we have been proud to be able to support and guide them in implementation of this worthwhile endeavor. “I have no doubt that the students in KBA will fulfill both a love of Judaism that is relevant and meaningful, while gain- Natalie Leibowitz (first grade) and Jonah Frantz (kindergarten) prepare for a virtual reality activity. Tyler Whitney and Mira Berman (fourth grade) paint a Jewish artifact on a 3D printer. ing core essential skills for the future workplace. It is a perfect partnership and one that will be a model for many other schools around the world.” Zivic and KBA will be co-presenters of Jewish Interactive products at the 2019 Prizmah Conference of Jewish Education in March in Atlanta. Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute has collaborated with KBA in the science area in setting up the J-STEM lab, while Philadelphia’s PJ Library, which provides free books for Jewish children and their fam- ilies, has also contributed. Zivic is proud of her assem- bled KBA STEM Team. “They are in the lab and with the kids all the time,” Zivic said. “We’re all learning and are flexible with all this. I couldn’t ask for any more.” Zivic and her staff are show- ing how a J-STEM facility can mix science and Judaism. “Our children are learning to read the Torah, but we take it a step further,” Zivic said. “A student can design his or her own unique yad that they will use in reading, then send it to our 3D printer and actually put it together. Technology, Judaism and learning hand in hand.” Another exercise was per- formed at Sukkot, with a virtual reality sukkah that only one stu- dent was able to access at a time. “Each student, by himself or herself, was able to accomplish the mitzvah of sitting in the suk- kah,” Zivic said. “Our kids again leaned how Judaism works with all the new technology.” l jweisberger@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0737 Tu B’Shevat, MLK Day Has Weekend of Events L O CAL SELAH MAYA ZIGHELBOIM | JE STAFF TU B’SHEVAT AND Martin Luther King Jr. Day both fall on Jan. 21 this year, resulting in a three-day weekend full of volunteer opportunities. Both holidays have social justice connotations. In rec- ognition of the civil rights leader, MLK Day has always been a holiday that promotes 4 JANUARY 17, 2019 racial justice. Meanwhile, Tu B’Shevat, also called the “New Year of the Trees,” has, in mod- ern times, become associated with environmentalism. For some, the overlap serves as an opportunity to discuss the intersection between racial and environmental justice and participate in volunteerism. The MLK Day weekend is one of Repair the World: Philadelphia’s biggest programs, fellow Rel Bogom-Shanon said. The organization has more than a dozen activities planned, including an MLK Weekend Shabbat Dinner on Jan. 18 at 6 p.m., which will bring in Tu B’Shevat with a discussion on racial and environmental justice. “[People] are more inclined to volunteer [on MLK Day],” Bogom-Shanon said. “Our mis- sion is to have folks make vol- unteering and direct service a normative part of their lives. We love MLK Day because it JEWISH EXPONENT gives people that little taste, and then we can say, ‘Hey, you can actually do this throughout the year and create relationships throughout the year.’” Repair the World isn’t the only organization offering hol- iday-themed Shabbat activities. At 6 p.m. on Jan. 18, Congregation Rodeph Shalom is holding a Friday evening Shabbat service in honor of See Holiday, Page 22 Volunteers participate in last year’s Repair the World MLK Day programming. Photo provided JEWISHEXPONENT.COM JEWISHEXPONENT.COM JEWISH EXPONENT JANUARY 17, 2019 5 H eadlines PennDOT Secretary Speaks at Women’s Event L O CAL SELAH MAYA ZIGHELBOIM | JE STAFF WHEN YOU’RE STUCK in traffic or when the train is running late, it might be easy to curse the infamous Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). Secretary of Transportation Leslie S. Richards hears your pain. As the head of PennDOT, she oversees 40,000 miles of state roadways, 126 public-use airports, three ports and 64 operating railroads, as well as more than 11,000 employees. On Jan. 24 at Fox Rothschild LLP, Richards will speak at 6 p.m. at a professional women’s networking event put on by Women’s Philanthropy, an affin- ity group of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. “Transportation is really tied to the quality of life, com- munities, where people live and how they get to work, how they go about their daily life,” said Richards, who belongs to Beth Tikvah B’nai Jeshurun. “It helps get freight and goods movement as well to those communities and helps build the economic vitality here in Pennsylvania and everywhere.” Richards said she plans to speak about PennDOT and women’s leadership. Richards has put together the Transportation Investment Plan and the PennDOT Road MaP to improve the state’s road- ways, but considers PennDOT AMERICAN JEWRY’S TELEVISION CHANNEL NAME: JEWISH EDUCATIONAL MEDIA; WIDTH: 5.5 IN; DEPTH: 7.38 IN; COLOR: BLACK PLUS ONE; AD NUMBER: 00082874 Week of Sunday, Jan 20, 2019 CELEBRATING MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BIRTHDAY

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She started her career with the Environmental Protection Agency and also did some work for the City Planning Commission and the Central Philadelphia Development Corporation. She became a stay-at-home mom for eight years and became active in her town- ship as well as the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. She rejoined the workforce at an environmental engineering firm, where she became inter- ested in transportation projects. “I fell in love with it as we started to work with so many different stakeholder groups, and also it’s really gratifying to start something and see it built,” Richards said. She was then asked to run for the Whitemarsh Township Board of Supervisors. Her initial response was a firm no, but her husband — whom she met on a Jewish Federation mission to Israel — convinced her to give it a shot. She won the election. After four years, she went on to serve as vice chairwoman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and, in 2015, Gov. Tom Wolf appointed her secretary of transportation. Because of her professional Leslie S. Richards is the first woman to serve as Pennsylvania’s secretary of transportation. Photo provided background as a planner, she wanted to improve planning and engineering while in office. She is the first woman to serve as secretary of transpor- tation, and advancing diver- sity and inclusion within PennDOT and at partner orga- nizations has been one of her goals. One way she has done that is by adopting gender-neu- tral language in the agency. She has declined to work on Yom Kippur, even when she was in Melbourne, Australia for the ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) World Congress in 2016. She skipped that day of the conference and went to a local synagogue instead. When, in 2018, the confer- ence was held in Copenhagen and once again fell on Yom Kippur, she left for services. But this time, a group of other Jewish attendees accompanied her. “I jokingly have earned the nickname ‘The Sandy Koufax of Transportation’ because I won’t work on certain days, but really it’s just Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur,” she said. Women’s Philanthropy Director Marni Davis met Richards at a Jewish Business Network event and reached out to her about a speaking gig. “She’s an amazing role model and someone that we feel other professional Jewish women in our community would like to hear from,” Davis said. “We’re thrilled to have her.” l szighelboim@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0729 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Join us at Super Sunday, the Jewish Federation’s largest day of community fundraising, at a location near you. 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The numbers of books they sold was amazing.” Brennan’s job was elimi- nated by the Great Recession. So he packed up what he had and came to Philadelphia, making his growing avoca- tion with comic books his profession as he set up shop in 2010 in his residence, from where he still operates. “I opened an online store and figured out the business, what’s worth money and what’s not,” Brennan said. “The niche items [rare covers, statues, signed items] are really exclusive. I decided I would sell those online.” Then came his break and a famous partner. “I started going to shows, where I met and began working with Stan Lee, who would sign some of these items,” Brennan said. “It all grew from there.” Born Stanley Martin Lieber to Romanian-immigrant Jewish parents, Lee died at 95 on Nov. 12. He was a key figure in the transformation of Marvel Comics from a small publishing house to a media conglomerate. He revolutionized the comic book industry. Spiderman, Hulk, Daredevil, Fantastic Four and others had emotions, drew the reader in more and changed the level of stories told. Lee retired from Marvel in the 1990s, but continued to work creatively and at shows until his death. Brennan and Lee struck up a friendship over the course of dozens of shows each year. “Stan didn’t talk much about his childhood, but he wouldn’t work on Shabbat,” Brennan said. “Say we’d get to a show on a Friday, Stan would disappear late Friday afternoon and we wouldn’t see him until Saturday evening. It was that way at every weekend show.” Brennan got involved in acquiring and selling a line of Stan Lee Funko Pop, which are figures created by the artist. They are still sold, with some fetching $25 or $30. But some offerings signed by Lee have price tags of $5,000 or more. A set of two bobblehead-like Funko figures was recently advertised online for $60,000. “The prices vary by market as well,” Brennan said. “Stan had his own line of comics and figures. My market with them is on eBay, as there wasn’t enough traffic online with a website. … Many are unique, and collectors will often pay top dollar for them. I deal in a lot of Stan’s niche items.” There are comics signed by Lee that sell for affordable prices, but ones that are rare, what Brennan aims to sell, can reach six or even seven fig- ures. For instance, the original Amazing Fantasy issue intro- ducing Spiderman in 1962 sold for $1.1 million. The Incredible Hulk No. 1 from 1962, which cost 12 cents at the time, sold for $320,000. Collectors seem to enjoy getting their hands on all the renditions of Spiderman, which runs from 1963 to the present. “Every time Marvel brought it out as another series, it was another entire set for collectors,” Brennan said. “Stan continued to sign a lot of those each time there was a reissue. It’s a series that has lasted over 50 years.” Comic books and covers have a rating system. “Mint is 9.9-10, with 9.8 and 9.6 ratings what collectors like to see,” Brennan explained. While Marvel, DC and others offer digital comics, print comics of old held their own before slumping in 2017, according to Comichron, which tracks such sales. In 2017, digi- tal and print comics accounted for $1.015 million in sales. “You can still find a lot of familiar titles like Superman Stan Lee Photo provided  and Batman in bookstores or comic shops,” Brennan said. “There are about 30-40 titles on a weekly basis. Orders are placed in advance and new comics are shipped to vendors each Wednesday.” While Lee and many of the other artists and illustrators were Jewish, Brennan says the business itself and the collec- tors are not. “It’s funny how it is, but I would not call this a business that caters heavily to Jews,” Brennan said. “I don’t know why that is.” l jweisberger@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0737 Junior Maccabi Games Back at Kaiserman JCC L O CAL JED WEISBERGER |JE STAFF KAISERMAN JCC CEO Amy Krulik is walking around all smiles these days, thinking of a warm May Sunday. For the first time since 2015 the Wynnewood facility will host the Mid-Atlantic Junior Maccabi Games, scheduled for May 5. The event features competition for Jewish athletes ages 9-12. “We’re thrilled,” Krulik said. “We hosted the first-ever of these games in 1998; it was then the Tri-State Junior Maccabi Games, and it’s good to have the competition back. Since the beginning, these games have really expanded. There will be 8 JANUARY 17, 2019 A past Junior Maccabi Games delegation delegations from 18 JCCs, from upstate New York to Virginia. In all, we figure 850 to 1,000 athletes will be attending.” Scheduled to attend are JCCs from Pennsylvania, New Photo provided York, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware. The athletes will compete in seven sports at various venues in the Wynnewood area, with basketball, soccer, baseball, JEWISH EXPONENT swimming, tennis and track and field — holdovers from other years — and coed flag football making its debut. No athlete will compete until after the opening ceremony. “The goal of these games is to give young Jewish athletes the feel of what an Olympics- style competition is really like,” Krulik said. “So we have an opening ceremony. All 18 del- egations will march in, there will be some short speeches and then we’ll start. “This is not just about win- ning a gold medal, but also about sportsmanship and shar- ing our Jewish values. It’s really a nice experience for Jewish athletes of this age group. We are really all together as a com- munity; tzedakah and mitzvot are a major part of this.” Krulik referenced one of Kaiserman’s soccer teams at a past game in Richmond, Va. “As it turned out, one of our teams was short a player,” Krulik said. “All the other teams agreed to play short a player. We do some special things as part of these games.” The general community is helping out, including nearby Friends Central School. “Friends Central will be our venue for the swimming, soccer, tennis, track and field and some basketball,” Krulik said. “Their track teams use our indoor track during the winter, and they are See Maccabi, Page 22 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H EADLINES NAME: RYDAL WATERS C/O PAVONE; WIDTH: 5.5 IN; DEPTH: 9.12 IN; LOCK IN BLACK 2018 PLUS ENTRANCE CARRIED 00082868 OVER FOR A LIMITED TIME. 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Born in Chicago, Atkins was raised in a home that was “some- where between Conservative and Reform.” Her father, incensed over the voting issues of the 2000 presidential election, became an elections judge, and her grand- father, Jack Rotman, remains a legendary fi gure in the world of Chicago labor activism for his work on behalf of cabdrivers. She majored in Judaic studies at the University of Arizona, where she and her now-husband, Daniel, both became ba’alei teshuvah. If her name sounds familiar, you may have read it in the Forward, CNN.com or perhaps even the Jewish Exponent. Her protest at the committee hear- ings for judicial nominee Brett Kavanaugh was caught on cam- era, and there are photos of her being dragged from the hearing room as she chanted, “Shame!” Th ere’s also her health care activism. Atkins is a mother JEWISHEXPONENT.COM A LIFESTYLE THAT LACKS FOR NOTHING. EXCEPTIONALLY CLOSE TO EVERYTHING. 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For Atkins, that’s a simple shidduch. “The Lubavitcher Rebbe always said, we shouldn’t focus on lashon hora, we should focus on love of thy neighbor,” she said. “How can you love your neighbor if you don’t believe that it’s a human right to have health care? A livable wage?” Presently a committeeperson for Lower Merion 14-3, she was part of PA Dems Coordinated Campaign ahead of the 2018 primaries, leading canvassing eff orts to such success that she was eventually tapped by her superiors to train canvassers. Some of her policy positions — such as a $15 minimum wage This exciting new neighborhood is now accepting reservations! Select your cottage soon — more than half of Rydal Waters is already reserved. Call 215-814-0355 today to learn more. 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In June, at a protest related to allega- tions that Leach had inappropri- ately touched female colleagues and made sexually demeaning comments in their presence, Atkins said that he was “a sex- ual predator” and “no diff erent than Donald Trump.” When asked if she still stood by those comments, Atkins defl ected. “I don’t really know Sara Atkins,” Leach said in response. “I’m not even sure I’ve ever met her personally.” Regardless, he said, “to put me in the same category as people like Donald Trump is preposterous.” ● jbernstein@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 JANUARY 17, 2019 9 H eadlines NEWSBRIEFS Jews Win Several Awards at Golden Globes JEWISH PERFORMERS PLAYED a key role at the 2019 Golden Globes on Jan. 6, JTA reported. From Jewish co-host Andy Samberg to actress Regina King sporting a tattoo made up of three Hebrew letters, there was a decidedly Jewish inf luence. For example, Michael Douglas won the best actor award for a TV musical or comedy for his role as aging acting coach Sandy Kominsky in The Kominsky Method. In his acceptance speech, he gave shoutouts to Jewish co-star Alan Arkin and Jewish show creator Chuck Lorre, and paid tribute to his 102-year-old father, Kirk Douglas, by shouting “alter kockers rule!” Joe Weisberg, the creator, writer and executive director of The Americans, accepted the best drama series award. Songwriter Mark Ronson was part of a team of four winning best song for “Shallow” from A Star is Born. In addition, Rachel Brosnahan — who is not Jewish but plays a Jewish woman in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — won best actress in a comedy show for a second consecutive year, defeating Jewish nominees Alison Brie and Debra Messing. Chasidic N.Y. Community First Official Haredi Orthodox Town in U.S. A New York village of more than 20,000 Yiddish- speaking Jews called Kiryas Joel split from the town of Monroe on Jan. 1 to become the town of Palm Tree — believed to be the United States’ first official haredi Orthodox town, JTA reported. More than 80 percent of Monroe voters supported a 2017 measure to create the new town. Kiryas Joel dates to the mid-1970s, when Chasidic Jews began settling there. The new town includes 164 acres annexed from Monroe and 56 other acres. N.J. Synagogue Receives $2.5M in Religious Discrimination Case Congregation Shomrei Torah/Tiferes Boruch of Clifton, N.J., will receive $2.5 million in a mediation settlement stemming from alleged religious discrimi- nation, JNS.org reported. Synagogue leadership said construction plans were illegally discriminated against in a number of ways, including arbitrary zoning code interpretations and planning board requirements, numerous public appearances and having to spend large sums to hire outside engineers for consultations. Synagogue attorney Yehudah Buchweitz said Shomrei Torah appeared before the Clifton Planning Board 25 times between March 2013 and October 2015, before the zoning board seven times between November 2008 and January 2013, as well as four times in state court. The settlement is one of the largest ever under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). Aside from paying $2.5 million, Clifton will build sidewalks in front of the building. Canadian Company Fined for Forged Kosher Certification on Cake Mix Adee Flour Mills was fined $25,000 by the Kashruth Council of Canada for using its logo on products that haven’t been certified kosher, Forward reported. 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The former minister of energy and infrastructure had a charge of assisting an enemy in wartime stricken in exchange for reduced charges concerning security-related offenses. “The defendant gave the Iranians secret information with the intention of harming state security,” the charge sheet said. “Among other things, the information included the location of security installations, the names of security personnel and more. The accused also gave the Iranians dozens of pieces of informa- tion in order to harm state security.” Segev was extradited to Israel from Equatorial Guinea. He had been living in Nigeria since serving time in 2007 for drug smuggling. The official sentencing is set for Feb. 11. Record Amount Raised by Israel High-Tech Companies for Sixth Consecutive Year Israeli high-tech companies recorded a sixth consecutive year of record growth in 2018, raising $6.47 billion via 623 finan- cial deals, The Jerusalem Post reported, citing data from IVC Research Center and ZAG S&W Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer & Co. The number of deals declined from 661 in 2017, but the amount of capital raised increased 17 percent from $5.52 billion. Annual funding has climbed by about 120 percent since 2013. “Most of the capital was raised by well-established software companies with annual revenues of up to $10 million in the verticals of AI [artificial intelligence] and cybersecurity,” said Marianna Shapira, research director at IVC Research Center. “The term ‘wealth attracts money’ describes the continued investment trend in Israel, as in the U.S.” Six in 10 Israelis Worry About Hacked Elections A Pew Research Center poll showed that 62 percent of Israelis surveyed are worried that the country’s upcoming elections could be tampered by hacking, The Times of Israel reported. That said, 73 percent said the country can handle a major cyberattack, the highest among the 26 countries surveyed by Pew. But 59 percent are concerned hackers could access national security information, while 67 percent believe an attack could damage the nation’s infrastructure. On Jan. 7, Shin Bet head Nadav Argaman said a foreign nation “intends to intervene” in the April election, but didn’t specify which one. Population Growth Slows in Judea and Samaria Population growth in Judea and Samaria continued a 10-year decline in 2018, JNS.org reported, citing data from the Council of Jewish Communities in Judea and Samaria. The 2018 population growth was 3 percent in 2018, compared to 3.4 percent a year earlier and 3.9 percent in 2016. There were 12,964 new residents in 2018, compared to 14,299 in 2017. Settlement leaders attributed the decline to the government not building enough new settlement homes. The Jewish growth rate in Judea and Samaria began dropping in 2009 when Israel agreed to President Barack Obama’s demand to freeze construction. A year earlier, population growth reached an all-time high of 5.6 percent. 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As we mature lowing through with activi- from infants to adults, our ties when you take ownership independence increases. in the decision making of Unfortunately, as we age, ill- your schedule. ness or mental decline may If you are a caregiver of cause the reverse to happen an older loved one, encour- and many seniors find them- age them to have a schedule selves becoming increasingly in order to maintain a feeling dependent on others. of independence in their lives. The common goal for many When a senior develops a daily seniors is to find ways to pre- or weekly schedule this is a serve their independence as helpful way of having a sense of S E NIORS purpose in their lives. Don’t schedule too many doctors’ appointments in one week. Many seniors feel that their lives are dictated by doc- tors’ appointments and other medical issues, including scheduling and follow-up. It is important to balance med- ical issues with other areas of life including social, relaxation and personal interests. Thoughts and Attitude A part of aging is how we think about making changes. These changes may not directly reduce our independence but they may require us to live our lives differently. We may need to modify our homes so that we can continue to live independently. This may involve safety proofing our bathrooms with nonslip floors, NAME: PHILADELPHIA HEBREW CHARTER; WIDTH: 5.5 IN; DEPTH: 5.5 IN; COLOR: BLACK PLUS ONE; AD NUMBER: 00082303 Independence as we age is achievable. It takes planning and a new mindset. handrails in our showers and the consideration of wearing a safety alarm in case we fall. We may consider downsizing and moving to a community that will reduce our responsibilities or modify our existing home. Consider adding meditation and mindfulness into your life. Life is stressful at all ages, and can be especially so during the senior years. A commitment to a regular practice of mind- fulness, including meditation and relaxation exercises, can promote a reduction of anxiety and depressed mood. Don’t let age define your life. Many seniors often feel much younger than their chrono- logical age. By incorporating socialization, mindfulness, exercise and decision mak- ing, many seniors feel much younger than their birth year. Planning START THE YEAR WITH A QUALITY EDUCATION FOR YOUR CHILD AT PHILADELPHIA HEBREW PUBLIC Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School is a tuition-free public charter. We offer an academically rigorous curriculum, intensive instruction in Modern Hebrew, Israel studies and teach children of all backgrounds to become global citizens. Apply Online: Plan now for future living arrangements as opposed to having others make these deci- sions. By deciding where you want to live as you age and/or what changes you would like made to your home, you pro- mote a sense of independence. 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Incorporate computers into your life to simplify tasks and stay in touch with others and as a way to learn something new so your mind stays active. Independence as we age is achievable. It takes planning and a new mindset. “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.” — Charlotte Bronte. l Marcy Shoemaker, Psy.D, is a psychologist at Abramson Center. changing addresses? DON’T MISS A SINGLE ISSUE OF THE HEBREWPUBLIC.ORG/PHILLY Application deadline: 1.28.19 Lottery date: 2.8.19 Philadelphia Hebrew Public - 3300 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129 info@philadelphiahebrewpublic.org | 267-225-1211 12 JANUARY 17, 2019 JEWISH EXPONENT Call 215.832.0700 or email subscriptions@jewishexponent.com with your new address. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines Few Things Are Perfect, Including Investments F INANCE JOE BONFANTI | JE FEATURE HAVE YOU NOTICED how the word “perfect” has crept into our lexicon? Someone asks you a ques- tion and when you reply, the reply back to you is “perfect.” And that seems a little much given that most replies are not perfectly exact. Answers may be great or wonderful or excel- lent, but perfect? Hardly ever. A perfect game pitched in baseball — 27 up and 27 down — qualifies. A hole-in-one in golf — also perfect. A presenta- tion to the board? Maybe it was really good. But no doubt there was some slight imperfection. Which brings us to the per- fect investment. Invariably not a week goes by that someone does not call me seeking the perfect investment. I think I am an outstanding financial profes- sional, but I have yet to find any client or prospect the perfect investment. And for one simple reason: It does not exist. • Always available: There will be 100 percent liquidity with complete access to redeem all or part of the investment at any time without penalty. • Easy as pie: It will be an investment anyone could manage at any time without having any special financial knowledge or training. The age-old advice for some- one who comes across an invest- ment with all these attributes: If it sounds too good to be true, it is. However — and be glad there is a however when doing due dili- gence — asking certain questions will help you to focus in on the alternatives and aid in making the wisest investment choice given spe- cific financial needs. For example: • What is the purpose of the investment? This is the most important question to ask and the answer should be as specific as possible. • What is your risk tol- erance? Will you be able sleep whenever the markets suffer a hiccup, or do you The proper mix of investments and insurance will help you meet many of life’s financial needs. Here is a list of what a perfect investment might look like: • No risk: No part of the investment could ever be lost due to market activity or any other reason. • High rate of return: The yield outperforms inflation and taxes while still giving you a solid return. • No income taxes: There will never be any income taxes due on the investment growth with the client keep- ing all that it earns. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM have the ability to ride out short-term ups and downs in exchange for potential long-term growth? • When will you need the income you expect the investment to generate? Simple, right? A short-term investment to meet long- term goals, and vice versa, is a recipe for disaster. • What amount do you have to invest? 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But it must be taken into account JEWISH EXPONENT and is another topic to be dation that includes the proper considered when meeting mix of investments and insur- with your financial adviser. ance — including life, health, disability income and long-term So there you have it — attri- care — will help you meet many butes to seek and questions to of life’s financial needs. ask. Unfortunately, you won’t Even without the perfect find the perfect investment. investment. l But asking the right ques- tions about your financial needs, Joe Bonfanti, CFA, works for the and building a financial foun- 1847 Private Client Group. JANUARY 17, 2019 13 H eadlines Perelman Continued from Page 1 in the Philadelphia area and, in the 1960s, buying Belmont Iron Works, at the time one of the largest structural steel producers in the Northeast. All of his interests were even- tually consolidated as part of RGP Holding Inc., of which he was president and chairman of the board. He served, at various points, on the boards of directors for Temple University Hospital, the National Museum of American Jewish History and the Albert Einstein Health Center. He had stints as the chairman of the board for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as general chair of the Allied Jewish Appeal and as a trustee at Penn Medicine, in addition to numerous other leadership posts. Perelman was married to 14 JANUARY 17, 2019 Ruth Caplan from 1941 until her death in 2011. They had two sons, Ronald and Jeffrey; the former is one of the wealthiest men in the world, reported to be worth more than $9 billion and a major donor to Chabad, while the latter was locked in litigation with his father that was rumored to have ended their speaking relationship. Perelman is survived by his sons, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. “I am saddened to hear of the loss of Raymond Perelman, one of our city’s great civic leaders and philanthropists,” Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement. “Throughout his life, he demonstrated an exceptional commitment to Philadelphia’s advancement as a world-class city.” During his lifetime, Perelman made a series of philanthropic contribu- tions to institutions across Philadelphia, including to the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. His original $3 million donation to the Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School, with branches in Elkins Park and Wynnewood, was followed by additional pledges in excess of $3 million. “Raymond was an incredibly generous philanthropist who understood the importance of supporting Jewish identity and investing in a Jewish future through the Jewish Federation and so many institutions in our community,” said Naomi Adler, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation. “He was an irreplaceable asset to our community and we were so fortunate to have known him.” “Our school and its stu- dents continue to benefit from the Perelmans’ philanthropic vision to this day,” said Judy Groner, the head of school at the Perelman Jewish Day School. He perhaps made no greater gift than a $225 mil- lion donation to the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, now named after him and his wife. That was just one among several gifts he made to his alma mater, including an endowed professorship in the medical school and to the Center for Advanced Medicine, home to the Abramson Cancer Center. “I considered Ray a dear friend — both to me and the university — and I am so gratified to know he will be remembered for the countless lives he has touched through his philanthropy,” said Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania. In 2014, Perelman made a $6 million pledge for the con- struction of the Raymond G. Perelman Center for Jewish Life at Drexel University (just two years after a $5 million pledge for the Raymond G. Perelman Plaza on campus). “Ray’s generous contribu- tion to Drexel University made JEWISH EXPONENT Raymond Perelman as a younger man the dream of a permanent home for Jewish life on our campus a reality,” said Rabbi Isabel de Koninck, executive director and campus rabbi at the now-completed center. “May Ray’s legacy continue to be a blessing for us, helping us to provide relevant, engag- ing and innovative pathways to Jewish life and learning for our Drexel students for years to come.” In the same year, he made a $50 million pledge to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to establish the Raymond G. Perelman Campus and the establishment of three research endowments. “Thanks to his generos- ity and advocacy, CHOP’s Raymond G. Perelman Campus has become the site of ambitious breakthroughs poised to transform the lives of children for generations to come,” CHOP President and Exponent archives CEO Madeline Bell said. “We are extremely grateful for his gracious spirit, enduring friendship and unwavering commitment to all children, especially those living in the city of Philadelphia.” “I am saddened to learn of Ray Perelman’s passing, a friend to me and a friend to The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts,” said Anne Ewers, president of CEO of the Kimmel Center, itself the recipient of $6 million in gifts from Perelman. “May Ray rest in peace knowing his legacy will bless generations to come.” “Ray certainly knew the importance of good timing — and, of course, Ruth had some- thing to do with that,” said Gail Harrity, president and COO of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where the main building is named after Perelman and to which he donated $15 million. “He always seized the day, as JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines Raymond was an incredibly generous philanthropist who understood the importance of supporting Jewish identity and investing in a Jewish future.” NAOMI ADLER a businessman, as board chair and in countless initiatives over the course of a lifetime that was as remarkable as it was long.” “The National Museum of American Jewish History mourns the loss of our trustee emeritus and generous patron,” museum CEO Ivy Barsky and chair Phillip Daviroff said in a statement. “May his Only in America legacy live on at NMAJH and may his memory be a blessing.” “Raymond Perelman is an individual, in my hum- ble opinion, that symbolized and reflected a very import- ant part of the period of prior to, and during and after, the Holocaust,” said Rabbi Avarham Shemtov. Shemtov, a leader in the worldwide Chabad movement for decades, is a close friend and confidante of Ronald Perelman. “I was there yesterday,” the rabbi said, “just before he passed, and I looked at him, and I saw in him a reflection of a very important part of our history, of Jews in America. And that’s how we saw him off, just now in the funeral.” l Furlough as a single mother, it’s gonna be a very difficult thing for you to not have your paycheck come in on Friday.” What’s more distressing for him is the work left undone. As a contracting officer, Ozer issues contracts to evaluate the level of contamination at haz- ardous Superfund waste sites in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania alone, home to 92 of the 1,338 total Superfund sites in the country, requires an inordinate amount of attention from the EPA. Continued from Page 1 be built along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump has said that he was prepared to wait “months, or even years” for Democrats to relent. As of now, there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. Sidney Ozer, 61, grew up on West Oak Lane and has been an EPA employee in Philadelphia since 1987, one of 800,000 furloughed federal workers. He’s thankful that his savings and his relatively high pay grade have given jbernstein@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 Raymond Perelman was “one of our city’s great civic leaders and philanthropists,” Mayor Jim Kenney said. Jacques-Jean Tiziou/jjtiziou.net have on the federal government’s ability to attract labor to its ranks in the future. “People come to the federal government because we want to serve, we want to protect public health and the envi- ronment. But you’re going to question it if you don’t have the security of knowing that, y’know, I’ll be able to feed my family, pay the rent, send my kids to school, etc.,” he said. In the meantime, he said, all he can do is support the Local Federation of Federal Employees 3631, which rallied at Independence Hall on Jan. 8 and I don’t think the public understands what the service is that we provide.” Dec. 24, one that would’ve been paid. Now, she said, she’s off of work, but without compensa- tion. (Last week, Congress and the president agreed to give fed- eral employees back pay from the beginning of the shutdown, but the government would have to end the shutdown first.) Snoparsky’s ability to help out on student loans for her son, a translator and cybersecurity expert living in Israel, is com- promised, and she had to ask her synagogue to defer payment of dues. Like Ozer, she’s worried about the work left undone. “It’s not easy to just go back in and pick up where you left off,” she said. She looks forward to return- ing to her post if and when the issues surrounding the shut- down are resolved; she enjoys the regulatory aspect of her work at the EPA, and while she’s worked in private industry before, it’s just not for her anymore. “I don’t think the public understands what the service is that we provide,” Snoparsky said, “and they just think, ‘Ah, they’ll get paid, what’s the big deal?’” In the meantime, she’s try- ing to keep busy. She went to the union rally at Independence Hall, for one. There’s also her new hobby. “Talking to reporters,” she laughed. l jbernstein@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 MINDY SNOPARSKY him a cushion with which to absorb the blow of receiving a half-paycheck for the last pay period, but he knows he’s an outlier in that respect. “I’m a little bit older, and I happen to have some savings, so the immediate impact is not there,” he said. However, “if you’re making $50,000 a year JEWISHEXPONENT.COM “It feels very bad,” said Ozer, “because we’re not able to pro- tect the health and welfare of the people of the mid-Atlantic states and across the country.” Beyond the immediate impact of letting hazardous waste sites fester without constant attention, Ozer said, he worries about the impact that the shutdown will at the AFL-CIO building in D.C. on Jan. 10 in concert with more than 30 other unions affected by the shutdown. Mindy Snoparsky, 62, has been an EPA hydrogeologist for 32 years, also working in the Superfund program. The Roxborough native intended to take a vacation beginning on JEWISH EXPONENT OPEN 24 HOURS Enjoy Facenda Whitaker Lanes for Total Family Fun! Our bowling center in East Norriton is the perfect place for a birthday party, catered event, or just a night out bowling with the family. 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This will certainly be the case in the coming days and weeks when we collec- tively as members of the Jewish community of Philadelphia — joined by everyone else who call Southeastern Pennsylvania home — ponder the greatness of philanthropist Raymond Perelman, who at the age of 101 departed this world on Jan. 14. His beneficence extended not only to such institutions as the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, the National Museum of American Jewish History, the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, the Kimmel Center and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, but it also enabled gen- erations of Jews to explore their heritage and better their souls. He will truly be missed. More generally, feelings of sadness following loss are far from guaranteed. More than once, in fact, I’ve gone outside during a neighborhood-wide power outage not to mourn the loss of air conditioning but rather to marvel at the serenity of the world when electricity and the noises its use produces are taken out of the equation. (Many people reported similar feelings when the enormous tragedy of the 9/11 attacks led to the closure of America’s airspace and the grounding of civilian aircraft for three days.) If reporting in The Washington Post is to be believed, there are more than a few who are hoping for some positive effects from the sud- den disappearance of govern- ment paychecks and certain government services. More than three weeks into the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, the theory is that among a cer- tain set of small-government conservatives who have been railing for decades on Capitol Hill and in the White House to cut spending on social welfare spending and the administra- tive state, 800,000 government workers not getting paid isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Their motive, according to the article, isn’t so much the building of a wall along the nation’s southern border with Mexico but rather the long- term contraction of the federal government. Yes, Congress and the president last week agreed to provide back pay to workers who have gone without since the shutdown began, but one of the effects, say observers, is that fewer people will seek government jobs in the future. Faced with the uncertainty of perhaps an even longer shutdown loom- ing in the distance, the think- ing goes, they’d rather be employed in the private sector. That may or not be true, but let’s ponder for a second what the contraction of government has meant in the short term. In the first days of the shutdown, many of us were despondent over the closure of national parks and monuments, but unless we were used to col- lecting checks from the U.S. Treasury, we didn’t have a vis- ceral appreciation for what was going on. Two weeks after the shutdown began, I noticed that security lines at Philadelphia International Airport were no longer than normal. That’s not the case now. Tasked with essential jobs that meant they’d have to work through the shutdown but not get paid, Transportation Security Administration screeners across the country have called in sick. The resulting slowdown has affected air travel. In addition to working without pay, air traffic control- lers employed by the Federal Aviation Administration are ensuring separation between aircraft without the benefit of support personnel. FAA inspectors responsible for ensuring the safety of air- frames, maintenance programs and pilot proficiency are largely house-bound, the agency now relying on “risk-based manage- ment” to decide who to employ — again, without pay — on any given day. Maybe you don’t travel much. Do you invest? Much of the Securities and Exchange Commission is fur- loughed, meaning that over- sight of the securities industry is a shadow of what it was before the shutdown. Companies’ initial public offerings have ground to a halt; there’s no one at the SEC available to approve their applications. The fact is — and it gets worse the longer the shutdown goes on — everything from the administration of federal courts to criminal investigations is at stake. Food inspections, energy infrastructure oversight, acci- dent investigations, certain home loan approvals — these are all at stake. Can government do its job more efficiently? Certainly. Does this country need a last- ing solution to border security, immigration abuse and the plight of undocumented work- ers? Absolutely. But inaction is not a solution. It’s actually been a detriment. Most people, whether they’re blue collar or firmly ensconced in the “1 percent” fail to appre- ciate all of the government pro- grams and initiatives they’ve relied on through their lives. Just imagine what things would like if you woke up one morn- ing to find every bit of that gov- ernment support gone. l Joshua Runyan is the editor- in-chief of the Jewish Exponent. He can be reached at jrunyan@ jewishexponent.com. Crackdown in Xinjiang — the Islamic World’s Achilles Heel BY JAMES M. DORSEY A DISAGREEMENT between major Indonesian religious leaders and the government on how to respond to China’s crackdown on Turkic Muslims raises questions about the Islamic world’s ability to sus- tain its silence about what amounts to one of the most concerted assaults on the faith in recent history. 16 JANUARY 17, 2019 Rejecting a call on the gov- ernment by the Indonesian Ulema Council, the coun- try’s top clerical body, to con- demn the Chinese crackdown on Turkic Muslims that has seen up to a million Muslims detained in re-education camps in China’s northwest- ern province of Xinjiang, Indonesian vice president Jusuf Kalla recently insisted that the government will not interfere in the internal affairs of others. The disagreement could take on greater significance after the elections in April, which incumbent president Joko Widodo is expected to win. Widodo’s vice presidential running mate, Ma’ruf Amin, is the Ulema Council’s chairman. Since joining the ticket, Amin has retained his Council posi- tion as non-active chairman. Nonetheless, Kalla’s posi- JEWISH EXPONENT tion is in line with that of a majority of Muslim countries. Eager as they are to attract Chinese infrastructure invest- ment, those countries have opted to remain silent on the crackdown in a bid to avoid jeopardizing relations with the People’s Republic. These same countries have responded angrily to far less threatening incidents, such as the con- demnation of British writer Salman Rushdie for his novel, The Satanic Verses; the car- toon depiction in Denmark of the Prophet Muhammad; and the burning of a Quran by an American pastor. In a similar vein, Mushahid Hussain, chairman of Pakistan’s Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, said the cardinal principle of Pakistan-China See Dorsey, Page 18 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM O pinion How Should Jews React to the Belgian Ban on Shechitah? BY RICHARD H. SCHWARTZ RECENTLY THE BELGIAN government banned the prac- tice of shechitah (Jewish rit- ual slaughter). How should Jews react? Jewish Veg, formerly Jewish Vegetarians of North America, of which I am president emer- itus, is against all slaughter, but we object when shechitah is signaled out for criticism or is banned. Shechitah was designed to minimize pain, but even if it is carried out perfectly, the many months during which animals are mis- treated on factory farms should be considered. People who think that other methods of slaughter are more humane should read the book Slaughterhouse: The Shocking Story of Greed, Neglect, and Inhumane Treatment Inside the U.S. Meat Industry by Gail • There would be a reduction in the widespread heart dis- ease, several types of cancer and other diseases afflicting many Jews and others. • There would be a reduction in the emission of green- house gases. While the world is increasingly threat- ened by climate change, a 2006 U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization report, “Livestock’s Long Shadow,” indicated that animal-based agriculture emits more greenhouse gases (in CO2 equivalents) than is emitted by the cars and all other means of transportation worldwide combined. • There would be a reduction in environmental problems, including deforestation, soil erosion, water pollution, loss of biological diversity and desertification. The shechitah ban must be opposed, but it is hoped that rabbis and other Jewish leaders will help increase awareness of the many benefits of vegetarianism and of Jewish teachings. Eisnitz. It documents the many problems at slaughterhouses where animals are stunned prior to slaughter, with many of the workers becoming sadistic and cruel under the horrible conditions of their daily efforts. There is a familiar admoni- tion that states that when one is given a lemon they should make lemonade, meaning make the best of what appears to be a negative situation. I believe this can happen in the case of the Belgian ban on shechitah. While meat-eat- ers will understandably have a negative reaction to the ban, if it leads some Jews to shift to a vegetarian or vegan diet, there could be many benefits: JEWISHEXPONENT.COM • Resources would be used more efficiently. In an increasingly thirsty and energy-dependent world, a person on an animal-based diet requires up to 14 times as much water (mainly for irrigating feed crops) and 10 times as much energy as a person on a vegan (only plants) diet. • There would be a reduction in the number of animals who suffer greatly from cruel treatment on factory farms. • There would potentially be a reduction in the num- ber of hungry people. At a time when food prices are skyrocketing, an esti- mated 20 million people are dying annually worldwide from hunger and its effects, and almost a billion of the world’s people are chron- ically hungry, since 70 per- cent of the grain produced in the United States and 40 percent produced world- wide are fed to farmed ani- mal. What makes that even more shameful is that the corn, soy and oats that are high in fiber and complex carbohydrates are converted into animal products that are devoid of these nutri- ents, but high in cholesterol and saturated fat that are so harmful to health. It should also be consid- ered that plant-based diets are most consistent with Jewish teachings on preserv- ing human health, treating animals with compassion, protecting the environment, conserving natural resources and helping hungry people. Also, such diets are consis- tent with conditions during the two ideal times pictured in the Jewish tradition: the Garden of Eden (based on Genesis 1:29) and the messi- anic period, based on Isaiah’s vision of a peaceable kingdom (Isaiah 11:6-9). The shechitah ban must be opposed, but it is hoped that rabbis and other Jewish leaders will help increase awareness of the many benefits of vegetari- anism and of Jewish teachings that point to it as the ideal Jewish diet. This would help revitalize Judaism by show- ing the relevance of its eternal teachings to current realities, bring many idealistic Jews back to Judaism, and help shift our precious, but imperiled, planet onto a sustainable path. l Richard H. Schwartz is the president emeritus of Jewish Veg, formerly Jewish Vegetarians of North America. JEWISH EXPONENT KVETCH ’N KVELL Organization Calling Out Hill Should Look in Mirror TALK ABOUT THE fendl calling the kesl shvarz (“Temple Is Actually Protecting Professor Hill,” Jan. 10). A Zionist Organization of America official denounces Professor Marc Lamont Hill for “rhetoric that is bound to sow resentment,” aver- ring that “it is a fallacy that being anti-Israel and anti-Zionist is different than being anti-Jewish.” This is the same group whose national president uses lan- guage such as “filthy Arab” and has slammed and questioned the intelligence of Harvard graduate Natalie Portman, which has gone out of its way to cultivate alt-right luminaries, such as the individual behind Pizzagate, and most recently, was rep- rimanded by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations for insulting other members of that umbrella group. The real fallacy is that being pro-Israel and pro-Zionist auto- matically means being anti-Palestinian and/or Islamophobic. Wojo Cohen | Cherry Hill, N.J. Are We Really Anti-Immigrant? The mistake the ADL and those on the left constantly make is stating there is an anti-immigrant sentiment in this coun- try (“ADL Report: Anti-Immigrant Views Have Become Mainstream,” Dec. 27). If we are so anti-immigrant, why do we accept more legal immigrants then the rest of the world combined? Why would they want to come here if we are so anti-immigrant? Why doesn’t the media (and the ADL) not differentiate between legal and illegal immigration when they report on immigration- related stories? We can all agree that immigration reform is needed and nei- ther party has done much to that end. But we also know some of the steps that can be taken. Many in the Democratic Party have said in the past a wall or the like is acceptable, but they have changed their tune since President Donald Trump’s election. l Matt Segal | Cary, N.C. Statement From the Publisher We are a diverse community. The views expressed in the opinion columns and letters 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 and/or the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. 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. Join the conversation! Tell us what you’re thinking and interact with the community at jewishexponent.com Connect with us on JANUARY 17, 2019 17 O pinion ‘Sand and Death,’ or Opportunity Knocks? Dorsey BY BEN COHEN “SAND AND DEATH.” With a phrase that sounded strangely poetic, U.S. President Donald Trump prophesied what lies ahead for the armed forces of the United States should this country maintain a military presence in Syria indefinitely. Given Trump’s past utterances on the same sub- ject, these off-the-cuff remarks in the White House Cabinet Room on Jan. 2 were hardly shocking, but what came right after was, shall we say, unexpected. Iran’s experience of sending its troops into Syria had left the Tehran regime with a similarly bleak perception of its neigh- bor, Trump suggested. “Iran is no longer the same country. Iran is pulling peo- ple out of Syria,” the president said. “They can do what they want there, frankly, but they’re pulling people out, they’re pulling people out of Yemen. Iran wants to survive now.” That last point should not be dismissed as out of hand, even if it was as part of a stream of consciousness on foreign pol- icy that also contained prepos- terous claims (e.g., that the Soviet Union, which invaded Afghanistan in 1979 to prop up the Communist regime in Kabul, did so “because terror- ists were going into Russia.”) Trump is correct — as he made sure to remind us — that Iran’s economy has suf- fered severely since he became president. The re-imposition of tough sanctions has come at the same time that Tehran has invested massively in its regional proxies stretching from Yemen to Lebanon, and cutting through Iraq and Syria. Iran’s regime has also been experiencing the only push- back it really understands in the form of frequent Israeli air- strikes on its military convoys and facilities in Syria. In terms of its relationship with their subjects, Iran’s rulers are also experiencing a degree 18 JANUARY 17, 2019 of turmoil. When Trump said there were “riots every week in every country,” he likely meant the student-led anti-regime demonstrations that ebbed and peaked in 2018, and which picked up again following a horrible bus crash in which 10 students from Azad University were killed and 27 injured. And even within the regime, there are some clerics who are talking up the notion that Iran is in the midst of a “crisis.” Arguably, the most interest- ing of these figures is Hassan Khomeini — grandson of the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini — who spoke on Dec. 29 of the “continuous fragmentation of society” under the Islamist regime, “spreading hatred, grudges, hypocrisy, double standards and dishonesty.” Hassan Khomeini’s anxiety is based on his fealty to the governing concept of velayat- e-faqih (“guardianship of the jurists”) introduced by his grandfather. At the same time, given that his family has been marginalized under the pres- ent ruling clique, Khomeini Jr. is also engaging in polit- ical maneuvering, so it may suit him to present the Islamic Republic as facing collapse. But as far as the Iranian regime itself is concerned, where oth- ers see “sand and death” and imminent collapse, they also see opportunity knocking. In a speech in Tehran on Jan. 3, Iran’s foreign minis- ter, Mohammad Javad Zarif, painted a rosy picture of a mul- tipolar world in which “it is a big mistake to think that there are superpowers.” As a real-world exam- ple, Zarif boasted of Iran’s enhanced status in Syria, alongside Russia and Turkey. But he also cast a broader eye over the opportunities pre- sented by a world composed of multiple powers, advocating the efficacy of propaganda as a means of inspiring “resistance” among one’s rivals. “The factor that brings about victory is creating public hatred of the invaders,” noted Zarif in a nod to the trusted method of propaganda mer- chants since Josef Goebbels. That is a clear message that even if we assume Iran is pres- ently retreating, it’s not going to do so quietly. And once the United States is out of the way, it is quite conceivable that the surge of power that Tehran has enjoyed over the past decade will be reinvigorated. That’s the inherent prob- lem with dividing the world (as both Trump and Zarif do) into zones of influence based on geo- graphic proximity. As is depress- ingly usual in the Middle East, the Kurds will again be the first victims of this new shift in the power balance; in order to ward off a threatened genocide at the hands of Turkey, Syrian Kurds may have to turn to Russia, to the Assad regime in Damascus, and ultimately, to the Iranians for military and political assistance. When you realize that assis- tance would come from a power that, even now, is repressing its own Kurdish minority of more than 6 six million people, you get some sense of the political price America’s Kurdish allies will have to pay for yet another abandonment. It’s often said that Jews are a civilizational equivalent of the proverbial canary in a coal mine, and that is true of the Kurds as well. In a region that has seen the periodic mass slaughter of thousands of Kurds during the last 30 years — from Saddam Hussein to ISIS — their fate is intimately tied to that of the region as whole. The trem- ors of Trump’s decisions now, if they are actually implemented, will be felt long after he has departed the White House. l Ben Cohen writes a column on Jewish affairs and Middle Eastern politics for JNS.org, where this first appeared. JEWISH EXPONENT Continued from Page 18 relations is to refrain from com- menting on anything to do with another country’s domestic issues — even though some 200 small Pakistani businessmen have been campaigning for the release of their Uyghur spouses from Chinese camps, or for the lifting of travel bans on their children, or for permission to visit them. Turkey, too, despite its ethnic and cultural links to China’s Turkic Muslims and past support for Uyghur aspi- rations, has adopted a similar attitude as Chinese investment and financial aid expands. With the exception of a few protests in Bangladesh and India, and some critical state- ments by Malaysian leaders, Muslims across the globe have largely refrained from pressur- ing their governments to speak out about developments in Xinjiang. Nabeel Shariff, founder of U.K.-based halal holiday com- pany Serendipity Tailormade, struggled with the ethical aspects of promoting Muslim tourism to China, but con- cluded that “in a way, it makes sure the Uyghur community are not forgotten.” Shariff’s justification not- withstanding, there is little evi- dence that the plight of China’s Turkic Muslims remains in the Muslim public eye. For one thing, the crack- down in Xinjiang is expanding to the Hui, China’s non-Tur- kic Muslims. The autonomous region of Ningxia Hui recently signed a cooperation agree- ment on anti-terrorism with Xinjiang in a bid to learn from the crackdown on the Turkic Muslims, or, in the words of the Global Times, a Communist Party organ, “to learn from Xinjiang’s experiences in pro- moting social stability.” Mounting Western criti- cism of the crackdown, which is toughest on Muslims but also targets other religious groups, including evangelists, puts Muslim nations on the spot. The criticism may lead to Western companies boycotting products made in Xinjiang by re-education camp inmates. A recent Associated Press investigation tracked the ship- ment of sportswear from a factory linked to the camps to Badger Sportswear in the United States. “We will volun- tarily halt sourcing and will move production elsewhere while we investigate the mat- ters raised,” Badger CEO John Anton said. New Jersey Republican Rep. Chris Smith called on the Trump administration to ban imports from Chinese companies associ- ated with detention camps. A potential black swan is anti-Chinese sentiment in a number of Muslim coun- tries, some of which have eth- nic links to China’s Turkic Muslims. This could be a result of perceptions that Chinese commercial terms for project finance and loans associated with the People’s Republic’s infrastructure-driven Belt and Road Initiative are debt traps. In an illustration of the risk, Kunaysh Sultanov, a member of the Kazakh parliament, took issue with the govern- ment’s attempt to balance its relations with China with its need to stand up for the rights of Kazakhs. “There should be talks tak- ing place with the Chinese del- egates. Every delegation that goes there should be bringing this topic up,” Sultanov said after an escaped Chinese camp worker of Kazakh descent tes- tified in court about what she had witnessed. l James M. Dorsey, a non-resident senior associate at the BESA Center, is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University and co-director of the University of Würzburg’s Institute for Fan Culture. This article was provided by JNS.org. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM L ifestyles /C ulture Film Event Captures School Counselor Need F IL M SELAH MAYA ZIGHELBOIM | JE STAFF OVER LUNCH, Enoch Jemmott’s frustration mounts as his mother reveals she doesn’t have her 1099 in her files. Jemmott is one of the subjects of the film Personal Statement, which documents some of the challenges facing students from low-income backgrounds. Jemmott needed the form for college, but over and over again, obstacles blocked his path to obtaining it. It’s the scene, Director Juliane Dressner said, that has most shocked audiences. The docu- mentary follows three students — Jemmott, Christine Rodriguez and Karoline Jimenez — as they navigate the college application process with little guidance. To fill the guidance gap, the three serve as peer college counselors to their fellow students. At 3 p.m. on Jan. 21, Personal Statement will screen at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. The event will include a panel discussion with School District of Philadelphia student orga- nizers and counselors, as well as City Councilwoman At-Large Helen Gym. Dan Urevick- Ackelsberg of The Public Interest Law Center will mod- erate the discussion. Dressner, who is Jewish, and Rodriguez will be in attendance. The event is free but RSVPs are required. Attendees can reserve tickets through Eventbrite. “Often, we go to events and the quote-unquote experts are up there talking to the audi- ence about the situation,” said Heather Marcus, a school coun- selor at Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School who organized the event. “Based on the film, where the students are just telling their own stories, I wanted the panel to represent students and counselors telling our stories in Philadelphia, so the audi- ence could really hear what it JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Karoline Jimenez tries to track down a student so he can take the SAT. was like from the students who are seniors and juniors in our schools in Philadelphia who don’t have enough resources.” The American School Counselor Association recom- mends a ratio of one school counselor for every 250 students. But nationwide, there is just one school counselor for every 464 students, according to the American School Counselor Association’s data from the 2015- 2016 school year. In Pennsylvania that same year, the ratio was one counselor to 396 students. While more than 90 percent of high school students want to go to college, many don’t achieve higher education. The National Center for Education Statistics found that only 14 percent of students of low socio- economic status obtain their bachelor’s degree within eight years of graduating high school. “What we find is the college counseling gap is a major cause of this achievement gap, and yet, many people are unaware of it,” Dressner said. “When they’re made aware of it, from seeing the film and then hearing about these statistics and the situation, they’re outraged, and they want to do something about it.” About five years ago, Dressner learned of College Access: Research & Action (CARA), the organization that trained the three students to be peer college counselors, and was struck by its potential to tell a story about education equity through film. CARA was receptive to the idea. On the first day of training, Dressner was in a room with 70 students who were there to learn about becoming peer college counselors. Dressner let them know she wanted to make a film and that anyone interested in collaborating should come and talk to her. She ended up selecting Jemmott, Rodriguez and Jimenez as her subjects. “When people hear about the fact that young people are working as peer college coun- selors, it’s hard to imagine just hearing about it, that they’re actually doing the work of college counseling,” Dressner said. “You don’t really under- stand how powerful the work is unless you can see it in action.” Christine Rodriguez runs a workshop. Personal Statement is not Dressner’s first documen- tary, although it is her first fea- ture-length one. She previously created the short films The Scars of Stop-and-Frisk, published as an op-doc by The New York Times, and An Education, published by The New York Times Magazine. Filmmaking is a second career for Dressner. She previ- ously worked in the nonprofit sector, where she documented best practices in social programs, including youth organizing. She wanted to make documentaries to share the work these young people were doing. Dressner said her Jewish identity is part of what moti- vates her to pursue social jus- tice through film. Photos provided Though Personal Statement came out last year, Dressner has continued work around the documentary through an out- reach, engagement and impact campaign. Dressner has worked with Jemmott, Rodriguez and Jimenez to attend screenings and raise awareness about the need for more school counselors. They have put on screening to inspire students from disadvan- taged backgrounds to persist with their own college aspirations. “Our goal is to use the film to really put this issue on the table, to focus more light on it,” Dressner said. “When people learn about it, they can’t believe it.” l szighelboim@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0729 NAME: JFCS /JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN’; WIDTH: 5.5 IN; DEPTH: 3.62 The Barbara and Harvey Brodsky IN; COLOR: BLACK PLUS ONE; AD NUMBER: 00082823 You’re Invited! Enrichment Center of JFCS OPEN HOUSE Drop in and enjoy light refreshments, tours of the building, and a chance to learn more about JFCS’ exciting community-wide programming and services. When: February 11, 12:00 – 2:00pm Where: 345 Montgomery Avenue Bala Cynwyd For more info or to RSVP, visit www.jfcsphilly.org/openhouse or call 267.256.2018 JFCS partners with The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia JEWISH EXPONENT JANUARY 17, 2019 19 L ifestyles /C ulture Play by ‘Poet of the Philly Streets’ Revived quintessential American play- wright was supposed to be” — “a poet of the Philly streets,” in JESSE BERNSTEIN | JE STAFF Shulman’s words. Shulman, 38, hails from CLIFFORD ODETS’ DRAMA Boston, and was convinced to Awake and Sing, a classic of the direct the play by his friend and American social realist genre Quintessence art director Alex that deals with Americanized Burns. Where in college his Jewish immigrants in New interest in the play was buoyed York in the 1930s, opens at the by his desire for gaining a par- Quintessence Theater on Jan. 26. In a cramped Bronx apart- ticular role, he finds now that ment, three generations of he has a greater appreciation Bergers try to figure out what for the totality of the play’s it means to be a Jew and an themes. In 2019, he says, it’s American, with far-reaching more relevant than ever. consequences. Awake and Sing, he said, is For director Max Shulman, about how it feels when “to be dis- it’s “a kind of dream” to be able illusioned becomes a daily occur- to bring Awake and Sing to rence, to be shocked to the point the stage. of numbness becomes a daily “When I was an under- occurrence.” “But this play,” he graduate at Northwestern said, “in many ways, is a call for Lawence Pressman plays Jacob in Awake and Sing. University, I thought Odets strength at a time like this, when hung the moon and the stars,” things cannot get any worse.” he said. The Philadelphia-born Shulman, whose family Ellis Island-like characters in is going through an identity Odets was “everything that a entered the country through the play, finds that Awake and crisis. Who are we in relation- Sing “really brings to light what it ship to what we always were?” meant to be a Jew in the period.” Pressman asked. And it’s not simply a political Lawrence Pressman, 79, Whatever your political position today is, or academic question to him; playing the role of Jacob, agreed. you can’t escape the fact that America is going he remembers his Jewish immi- The play is about the “drama that happens in family units” grant grandparents well, and his through an identity crisis.” (which it has in common with grandmother once labored in LAWRENCE PRESSMAN “all great dramas,” Pressman the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory said, “in particularly American (though she was gone before its dramas”), but it’s also about the infamous fire). Pressman himself is a vet- perils and complex questions eran actor, having appeared in that face new immigrants to NAME: WWDB AM 860; WIDTH: 3.625 IN; fare as diverse as Shaft to Doogie the United States. The force DEPTH: 3.62 IN; COLOR: BLACK; AD NUMBER: Howser, M.D. to American and honesty with which the 00082699 Pie. The last time he was in play confronts those questions, Philadelphia was “at least 40, Pressman said, are what gives maybe 50 years ago,” he said, it its vitality for the current day. when he appeared in a show at “Whatever your political the Playhouse at the Park. He position today is, you can’t escape the fact that America quite enjoys the “directness that T H EATER Photo provided Philadelphians have,” he said The lives of Shulman and Pressman intersect in ways that stretch across decades. Both attended Northwestern, where each discovered Odets and fell in love. Pressman starred as Jacob alongside an actor named Richard Benjamin in a student production of the play. Benjamin, as it turns out, hap- pens to be Shulman’s father- in-law. What better way for a family drama to be produced? “It’s a play that once you read it, or are exposed to it, it’s viral,” Pressman said. “It just goes through your system and never leaves you.” l jbernstein@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 Be heard. Email your letters to the editor. letters@jewishexponent.com 20 JANUARY 17, 2019 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM L IFESTYLES /C ULTURE Beef Bone Broth: Healthy and Versatile Roast at 400 degrees for about 40 minutes until the meat is browned and the veg- etables are cooked. Dump the contents of the roasting pan, including all drip- pings, into a large stockpot. Cover with water, add the remaining ingredients and bring it to a boil. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for 12-36 hours. Strain and use as desired. F O OD BONE BROTH seems to be having its 15 minutes of fame these days. Th e name — bone broth — refers to a long-simmered con- coction of bones, vegetables and herbs that becomes a rich, deeply fl avored and healthy elixir. But it is a misnomer; it is actually a stock with an extended cooking time. Stock is simmered for several hours with bones and various aro- matics, whereas broth is gen- erally simmered with meat for a shorter period, results in a thinner consistency and a milder fl avor and generally does not use bones. But with apologies to Shakespeare, a broth by any other name would still taste as rich. Bone broth has been touted as a bit of a cure-all. It is reported to help everything from the common cold to joint pain to intestinal infl ammation to the eff ects of aging. Scientifi c research does not necessarily support all of these claims, but I have a colleague who swears her achy knees feel better when she drinks bone broth. And scientifi c research does support the indisputable fact that easy-to-digest, whole- some, nutrient-rich foods like bone broth are good for one’s health, so it is a reasonable choice for a sensible diet. My husband has become a bit obsessed with beef bone broth. It started a few weeks back when he made his fi rst chili of the season as the weather turned cold. He had a notion that the chili called for beef broth, and was deter- mined to go the distance with bone broth, so he asked me to get marrow bones, which he roasted and then simmered for a day. In the end, the recipe did not require beef broth (don’t get me JEWISHEXPONENT.COM started), so we had a gallon of bone broth with no clear desti- nation. Th e good news was that we used it for a wonderfully warming and healthy vegetable soup. We also froze a couple of pints for future use. Oh, and of course, I gave a container to my colleague with the achy knees. One note of warning: Bone broth is fra- grant and the smell fi lls the house while it cooks. Th is is BEEF BONE BROTH worth considering before you VEGETABLE SOUP embark on the project as the Th is soup was a great way smell is quite pervasive. to use the spare vegetables I BEEF BONE BROTH had lying around. 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Th is only takes whatever is in season. about 40 minutes, but it is cru- cial for a successful result. 1 tablespoon canola oil For the roasting step: 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 onion, chopped 8 cups assorted chopped 4 large marrow bones 1 large onion, coarsely chopped 3 carrots, coarsely chopped 3 stalks celery, coarsely chopped 1 parsnip, coarsely chopped (optional) 1 head garlic, cut in half A handful of fresh herbs: rosemary, thyme, parsley, marjoram, whatever you have on hand or 2 tablespoons mixed dried herbs Madeleine_Steinbach/iStock/Getty Images Plus vegetables: carrots, cabbage, butternut squash, parsnips, sweet and white potatoes, celery, etc. 1 teaspoon salt, plus generous sprinkling of pepper 2 quarts bone broth 1 cup red or white wine 1 cup water 2 cans chickpeas or white beans, drained In a large stockpot, heat the oil and sauté the garlic and onion. When fragrant, add the remaining vegetables, salt and pepper. Sauté the vegetables until they are soft, about 10 minutes. Add the broth, wine, water and chickpeas. Bring the mix- ture to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for an hour. ● Madeleine_Steinbach/iStock/Getty Images Plus KERI WHITE | JE FOOD COLUMNIST For the simmering step: All contents of roasting pan, plus drippings 2 tablespoons salt 2 teaspoons black pepper 1 cup red wine In a large roasting pan, place all the “roasting step” ingredients, evenly distributed. JEWISH EXPONENT JANUARY 17, 2019 21 T orah P ortion Sing, Remember on Path to Liberation BY RABBI ANNIE LEWIS Parshat Beshalach IN THIS WEEK’S parshah, Beshalach, we make our way out of Egypt via a roundabout route and a march through the sea on dry ground. Moses carries the bones of Joseph as together, trembling, we venture into the unknown. According to the Midrash, there is an unsung hero of the Exodus story named Serach bat Asher, daughter of Asher and granddaughter of Jacob. Back in Canaan, when Jacob has given up hope of ever seeing his beloved son Joseph again, he hears the song of his granddaughter. In his darkest time, Serach’s song gives Jacob hope and allows him to keep going. When Jacob’s sons discover that Joseph is indeed alive, Serach breaks the news to her grandfather in song, so that Jacob can hear it, so that his heart can bear this twist in what he knows to be true. God rewards Serach for the life-giv- ing power of her voice by declar- Holiday Continued from Page 4 MLK Day that will feature the Chester Children’s Chorus. Mishkan Shalom has a spe- cial weekend planned as well, with a Shabbat service that includes a dialogue on racism and white privilege. During services on Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m., founding Rabbi Emeritus Brian Walt will return to the synagogue for a talk on religious life and the pursuit of justice. The next day at 10 a.m., synagogue members will share their experiences and expertise in standing up to racism. That evening at 7 p.m., the synagogue’s Havdalah ser- vice will include a talk by Walt on his relationship with Israel. Tu B’Shevat begins the eve- ning of Jan. 20, and the syna- gogue will mark the start of the 22 JANUARY 17, 2019 ing that she will live forever. For this reason, our sages teach, Serach is mentioned in the Torah both as part of the Israelite community leaving Canaan to go down to Egypt, and her name is listed again several generations later among those present in the wilderness. On his deathbed, Joseph comforts his children, promis- ing them that, “God will surely remember you” and take you out of Egypt — “Pakod yifkod Elohim etchem.” In turn, he asks for his children’s word that, when that time arrives, they will carry his bones with them to the Promised Land. Four hundred years later, in our parshah, Moses ful- fills that pledge. According to the Midrash, when it is time to leave, no one has any idea where to find Joseph’s bones. At this moment, Serach comes for- ward. She remembers that the bones are in the Nile. She goes to the right spot on the banks of the river and recites her uncle Joseph’s words, “Pakod yifkod Elohim etchem. God will surely remember you.” Serach is a role model of resilience. She is at once a child full of hope and possibility, and a wise elder — a guard- ian of sacred stories of struggle and survival. When we suf- fer in the stuckness of slavery, Serach remembers the promise of redemption. Through years of oppression, she holds onto hope. She tells our people when the time for liberation has come. It is only because of her deep knowledge of our past that we are able to get out of Mitzrayim. I imagine her song rising from her lips. “Pakod yifkod …” Joseph’s bones rise up in the water. And we know we are ready to go forward, to go home. Serach bat Asher reminds us that, in order to make change and to survive it, we need the stories and the songs of those who have come before us. The stories and songs of our ancestors are the seeds for our own liberation. This Shabbat, I will be par- ticipating for the third year in a row in the Philly Women’s March. As a local rabbi, I have holiday with a seder at 7 p.m. Kol Tzedek and the Jewish Farm School are also co-hosting a Tu B’Shevat seder at 7 p.m. on Jan. 20. The seder will include a discussion on the intersection of racial and land justice. On Jan. 21, several Jewish organizations are holding events in collaboration with the MLK Day of Service. This includes Beth David Reform Congregation, which is organizing a group of vol- unteers to clean up Gladwyne Jewish Memorial Cemetery from 9:30 a.m. to noon; Har Zion Temple, which is collecting nonperishable foods from 1 to 3 p.m. among other activities; and Beth Am Israel, which is hosting a variety of hands-on projects from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. While there are a good number of events celebrating either Tu B’Shevat or MLK Day, jkidphilly — a program of Jewish Learning Venture — is hosting events combining the two holidays. On Jan. 21 at 10 a.m., every- one’s invited to jkidphilly’s Tu B’Shevat nature walk at the Ambler Arboretum of Temple University. At 10:30 a.m., jkidphilly will make calendars and book- marks at Wesley Enhanced Living in Media for the res- idents there. There will be a Tu B’Shevat component in this event as well, said Lori Rubin, chief program officer at Jewish Learning Venture. “We look at the themes of Martin Luther King Day and peace and being kind to others. We want to be kind to the envi- ronment as well,” Rubin said. l CAND LE LI GHT I NG Jan. 18 Jan. 25 been invited to speak at the rally and address the press- ing issue of anti-Semitism and its connection to other forms of discrimination and inequality. The theme of this year’s march is “We Shall Be Heard!” I will be carrying the voices of our ancestors who took risks to fight for equity and dig- nity. I will be holding in my heart names and stories of Jews of different races, ethnicities, ages, abilities and gender iden- tities, along with our neighbors of different faiths. Like our journey out of Egypt, sometimes the road to liberation zig-zags and the path forward seems inscrutable. The work of ending anti-Semitism, sexism and rac- ism is immense. As we have lifted up our voices to push for change, we have encountered the sting of anti-Semitism. There are moments when we have felt forgotten. As we work for our freedom and the freedom of others, I pray that we will hear Serach’s voice singing, “Pakod yifkod Maccabi Continued from Page 8 4:45 p.m. 4:53 p.m. Elohim etchem. God will surely remember you” and that we — and our allies — will have the courage to speak out and to keep showing up for ourselves and one another. May we share our stories and know that we are remem- bered, seen and loved, that we are beautiful, beloved and wor- thy of life. May we remember to tune into the voices of peo- ple of all backgrounds who face oppression and seek dignity in order to create a world where all of us may live and flourish. Like Serach, may we lift up our truths and our songs. May we hear one another and may we be heard. l Rabbi Annie Lewis serves as director of rabbinic formation at Reconstructing Judaism. The Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia is proud to provide the Torah com- mentary for the Jewish Exponent. JCC began the Mini-Maccabi Games for athletes ages 9-10. After a decision to combine the 9-10 competition with the 11-12, the first Mid-Atlantic Junior Maccabi Games involv- ing athletes 9-12 was a major success in Baltimore in 2018. “We are glad to be carrying on a new tradition,” Krulik said. “The Junior Maccabi games are a great introduction to the Maccabi experience and a great feeder for our Maccabi program for high school students.” Krulik and Games Director Sam Schuman are putting the finishing touches on the logis- tics involved with the event. “Traffic, you name it,” said Krulik. “We want all our visi- tors — athletes and others — to enjoy their time with us.” l glad to help. There will also be some basketball at Kaiserman, and I am confirming two other venues. Basketball is the most popular sport, with many teams at each age level.” Two other Lower Merion venues will also be used, as soccer will be played at Penn Wynne Park and baseball will take place at South Ardmore Park. Kaiserman will be the site for coed flag football. “All the venues are close, so it will be easy for parents and others to watch different events without having to travel far,” Krulik said. When Kaiserman hosted the Tri-State Junior Maccabi Games, only athletes 11-12 szighelboim@jewishexponent.com; were included. Then, sev- jweisberger@jewishexponent.com, eral years ago, the Rockland 215-832-0737 215-832-0729 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM COMMUNITY NEWS The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia mobilizes financial and volunteer resources to address the communities’ most critical priorities locally, in Israel and around the world. Three Ways to Celebrate Jewish Earth Day JAN. 21, IN addition to celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this year we also happen to celebrate Tu B’Shevat. Known as the “Festival of the Trees,” the holiday traditionally celebrates the blooming of Israel’s almond trees and the pending return of spring. Lately, however, a growing movement of Jewish environmental activists have infused the holiday with fresh meaning by turning it into a wider appreciation of nature and an oppor- tunity to consider the ways in which Judaism informs our obligations around issues like climate change, sustainability, food production and consumerism. We can all take small steps in our daily lives towards a greener world. Here are a few ways you can join with community to be a little greener this Tu B’Shevat: 3. Learn at Kallah: Night of Jewish Learning. On Jan. 19, the Kehillah of Bux-Mont and Kehillah of Chester County present “Three T’s: Torah, Tikkun Olam, Tu B’Shevat,” an evening of teachings by local scholars and rabbis. Delve into the mystical significance of trees in the Torah; the modern religious response to today’s environmental crisis; and, with our Jewish Federation’s own shlicha, stories about the seven species. More details can be found at jewishphilly.org/events. However you choose to celebrate, chag sameach. 1. Attend the Jewish Farm School seder. A seder not on Passover? Yes, indeed: Tu B’Shevat seders are an old tradi- tion now making a comeback among the ecologically-minded. Our Jewish Federation-supported Jewish Farm School is co-hosting one such seder with Kol Tzedek synagogue on Jan. 31. Registration is required at kol-tzedek.org/tu-bshevat- 2018.html for this intimate discussion about climate change and climate justice. 2. Conduct your own seder with Hazon’s Free Haggadah. Our Hungry for Change food confer- ence partner Hazon — the “Jewish lab for sustainability” — has compiled a thoughtful, creative and free downloadable Haggadah for Tu B’Shevat. Updated for 2019, it encourages us to examine our rela- tionships with food, Israel, trees and the wider world, including a social justice com- ponent in honor of MLK Day. To download a copy, visit hazon.org/tu-bshvat. Be a Super (Sunday) Hero WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A HERO? Do you need superhuman strength, the ability to fly, an intergalactic backstory and inner turmoil? Sure, that helps. But sometimes, being a hero means showing up when your community needs you. And we’re calling on you to be our superhero by join- ing us for Super Sunday on Feb. 24. Super Sunday is the Jewish Federation’s largest day of community fundraising when, working together, we make phone calls to secure vital resources for our Jewish communities. Last year, with your help, we provided food assistance to 17,606 local low-income individuals; educated 1,779 Greater Philadelphians about the Holocaust; granted JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 2,276 scholarships for Jewish learning and camping locally; and so much more. This year, let’s do even more to serve vulnerable populations, inspire com- munity engagement and support Jewish life and learning. With five Super Sunday locations — in Center City, Bala Cynwyd, Malvern, Fort Washington and Newtown — it’s never been easier to Carry the Light. Be a Super Sunday hero: Spend time with friends and neighbors while keep- ing our Jewish communities strong. For information (including shift times, child care info, FAQs and our volunteer training video) or to register, visit jewishphilly.org/supersunday. JEWISH EXPONENT JANUARY 17, 2019 23 C ommunity / calendar THURSDAY, JAN. 17 Mommy and Me. Sherrie Turetsky, director of the School of Early Learning at Old York Road Temple-Beth Am, will lead a weekly one-hour “Mommy & Me” class at 9:30 a.m. 971 Old York Road, Abington. Tu B’Shevat Program. Celebrate Tu B’Shevat at Morris Arboretum. Groups from pre-K through third grade may reserve space now. Registrants will participate in guided tree-themed activities, and take home a tree seedling to tend until spring. This program, available to groups by advanced registration only, will be held Jan. 13-17 and Jan. 20 from 10-11:15 a.m. The cost per child is $10, with one adult admitted free per every 10 children. Required adults are admitted free; additional adults $12 each. Reservations required; contact Lisa Bailey at Morris Arboretum, 215-247-5777, ext. 157, or by email at BaileyL@upenn. edu. 100 E. Northwestern Ave., Philadelphia. Thursday Morning Movies. The Meyers Library and Adult Education present Thursday Morning Movies: A Stranger Among Us (2012) at 10 a.m. In this crime thriller, a tough New York female cop is put on the case of a young Chasidic diamond cutter who has gone missing with a fortune in gems. The apparently open-and- shut case becomes more complicated when his body turns up — minus the diamonds. $10 if not an adult education member. For more information, call 215-887-8700. Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park. Bible Study. A member of Main Line Reform Temple’s clergy leads a discussion of the Tanakh, or Jewish bible, at 11 a.m. This is an ongoing process, beginning with Genesis and proceeding over the course of the year. 410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood. Book Discussion. The Book Discussion Group of Congregations of Shaare Shamayim will discuss at noon the USA Today bestseller The Girl Who Wrote In Silk by Kelli Estes. $2 donation. Light refreshments. Call 215-677-1600. 9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia. Canasta. Weekly drop-in canasta game at 1 p.m. with the Sisterhood of Ohev Shalom of Bucks County. $2 donation. Lessons by request. Call 215-958-6755 for information. 944 Second Street Pike, Richboro. Myth, Trade and Luxury. Temple Beth Sholom Hazak presents Judy Okun at 1 p.m., who will discuss “Myth, Trade and Luxury — the Allure of Spice Since Ancient Times and the Silk Road/Spice Routes.” Everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be served. Guests pay a $10 fee, while members are free. Any questions, contact Zelda Greenberg at 856-751- 4201. For further information, check tbsonline.org/hazak. 1910 Kresson Road, Cherry Hill, N.J. HIAS History. Join the Hilltoppers of Temple Sholom in Broomall at 1:30 pm as we welcome Cathryn Miller- Wilson, executive director of HIAS Pennsylvania. She has spent her career doing social justice work. HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) Pennsylvania is an organization that provides legal and supportive services to immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Free for Hilltoppers members. Suggested $5 donation for guests. Contact the temple office with What’s going on in Jewish Philadelphia? Submit an event or browse our online calendar to find out what’s happening at local synagogues, community organizations and venues! Submit: listings@jewishexponent.com Online: jewishexponent.com/events/ 24 JANUARY 17, 2019 FRIDAY, JAN. 18 ‘The Boomerang Kid.’ Moving in with your parents has never been funnier. The Boomerang Kid follows Adam Blum, a 23-year-old college graduate who does what every communications major does after college: He moves back in with his parents. It takes his mom creating a fake JDate profile and inviting a nice Jewish girl over to the house to see that there’s more to Adam than they realized. 8 p.m. Runs Jan. 10-27 at Christ Church Neighborhood House. 20 N. American St., Philadelphia. questions at 610-356-5165. 55 N. Church Lane, Broomall. FRIDAY, JAN. 18 Tu B’Shevet Seder. A full day of activities for active adults, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at KleinLife Center City. Rabbi Beth Janus will lead a Kabbalat service and a Tu B’Shevet seder. A hot kosher lunch will be served. RSVP at 215- 832-0539. Also check kleinlife.org/ adults-55/center-city/. 2100 Arch St., Philadelphia New Members Shabbat. Join the MBIEE family at new members Shabbat. Kabbalat Shabbat services are at 5:45 p.m. followed by an Israeli dinner catered by Mama’s Vegetarian restaurant. $20 per person. Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu- El. 215-635-1505. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park. Shabbat Evening Service. Congregation Rodeph Shalom welcomes the Chester Children’s Chorus as guests for services beginning at 6 p.m. The children will sing from our bimah. John Alston, former associate professor of music at Swarthmore College, founded JEWISH EXPONENT the chorus in 1994 to offer Chester children the opportunity to change their lives through music. Today, the Chester Children’s Chorus numbers 130 children, ages 8-18, from every school in the city of Chester. 615 N. Broad St., Philadelphia. Tu B’Shevat Celebration. Shir Joy begins at 7 p.m. at Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel. Call 215-887-8700 for information. 8339 York Road, Elkins Park. Wawa Shabbawa. D.C.-based performance artist Brian Feldman brings the Pennsylvania premiere of Wawa Shabbawa to the largest location of the more than 800-store chain. Combining both of your favorites under one roof, while there may not be any matches, wine or challah, there will be LED candles, carbonated grape juice and soft pretzels. We’ll also be reciting all of the Sabbath blessings, so BYOYOT (Bring Your Own Yarmulke or Tichel) at 7 p.m. 150 S. Independence Mall W., Philadelphia. Singles Shabbat Services. Congregation Beth El’s 8 p.m. service is open to the whole community, no matter what your status is. If you have any questions, contact Norma Karmis at 856-662-7916 or normatrack@ verizon.net. 8000 Main Street, Voorhees, N.J. SATURDAY, JAN. 19 Torah, Bagels, Coffee. Begin Shabbat morning at Old York Road Temple-Beth Am with an interactive, engaging discussion of the weekly portion including bagels and coffee at 9 a.m. followed by a peer-led Shabbat service at 10:15 a.m. Casual dress is appropriate, and everyone is welcome. For more information, call 215-886-8000. 971 Old York Road, Abington. Torah Study. Each week at Main Line Reform Temple at 9 a.m., our rabbis lead us as we read from the parshah, or weekly portion, and learn about its context and history. There is always a lively discussion and anyone is welcome to join us. 410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood. MLK and Earth Day. Join P’nai Or for a day of dedication to the Earth in honor of MLK Jr. weekend. The morning Shabbat service will weave words, prayers JEWISHEXPONENT.COM C ommunity / calendar and music about the magnificence of our world and what is being done to protect it. Torah study 9:15-10:15 a.m. Shabbat service at 10:30 a.m. followed by a lunch and learn. Group music at 4-6 p.m., followed by Havdalah. Bring your voices and instruments. 6757 Greene St., Philadelphia. Tu B’Shevat Luncheon and Seder. The Congregations of Shaare Shamayim will host a Tu B’Shevat luncheon/seder following Shabbat services. Dairy luncheon. Cost $15 per person. Seder led by Rabbi Reuben Israel Abraham following the luncheon. For information, call 215- 677-1600. To reserve, mail payment to the CSS office at 9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia. SUNDAY, JAN. 20 Tu B’Shevat. Celebrate Tu B’Shevat at Morris Arboretum from 10-11:15 a.m. Groups from pre-K through third grade may reserve space now for this popular program. Registrants will participate in guided tree-themed activities and also take home a tree seedling to tend until spring. An additional 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. session will be available. The cost per child is $10, with one adult admitted free per every 10 children. Required adults are admitted free of charge; additional adults $12 each. Reservations required; contact Lisa Bailey at Morris Arboretum, 215-247-5777, ext. 157, or by email at BaileyL@upenn.edu. 100 E. Northwestern Ave., Philadelphia. Walking with Jeanne. Sponsored by Northeast NORC. Meet at various locations in the Penneypack Park area by 11 a.m. and walk as a group. Lead by Jeanne Joseph. Call 215-320-0351 to register or to request transportation for NORC members. 8546B Bustleton Ave., Philadelphia. Book Review. Join the AMIT Philadelphia Council Shira Chapter for a book review at the Latch’s Lane Social Room from 2-4 p.m. featuring Beverly Rosen discussing Dona Gracia of the House of Nasi by Cecil Roth. This event will benefit the conversational English program at AMIT’s Sderot Religious JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Junior and Senior High School. This program is designed to boost our students’ confidence in learning a second language through cooking, robotics, art and dance classes taught entirely in English. 40 Old Lancaster Road, Merion Station. MONDAY, JAN. 21 Bereavement Group. For the newly bereaved, there’s help at Congregations of Shaare Shamayim from 1-2:30 p.m. No charge. Email rivkahpowers55@gmail. com or call 215-677-1600 for details. 9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia. Mahjong. Join the Sisterhood of Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El at 7 p.m. for our weekly mahjong game. Open to the entire kehillah. No charge for MBIEE sisterhood members. The one-time charge of $36 includes membership to the MBIEE Sisterhood. Contact 215-635-1505 or vp-rebecca@mbiee. org for further information. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park. MLK Day of Service. Melrose Park B’Nai Israel Emanuel- El’s Inclusion Committee is partnering with St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children for its 24th annual Day of Service. There will be distribution of hats, scarves, gloves and socks for infants through 17 years and new book bags, pencils, pens and notebooks. Bring your donations to the MBIEE lobby between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park. MLK Day of Service. Congregation Beth-Am Israel has scheduled an interfaith gathering from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. with experiential and hands-on activities for all ages. Hands-on activities for teens include creating book plates for donated books, cooking for a friend, recording audiobooks, constructing toys for shelter dogs, sorting clothes for those in need and creating spoken word poetry. Adult programming includes an interfaith clergy panel, as well as the programming for teens. 1301 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley. Golden Slipper January Series. If you are an active adult and are curious about history, art appreciation, politics or current affairs, your place is with Adath Israel Synagogue, 250 N. Highland, Ave., Merion Station. Join our semester of learning, meet new friends and expand your horizons about the world. This program features courses and classes about ancient Egypt, medical ethics, one book one Jewish community, and more. For more information, contact Moriah SimonHazani at 610-359-8632, ext. 11, or msimonhazani@goldenslipper.org. 250 N. Highland Ave., Merion Station. Tu’B’Shevat and MLK Day. 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Late of Philadelphia LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION CTA 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 F. MILLER, ADMINISTRATOR CTA, c/o Harry Metka, Esq., 4802 Neshaminy Blvd., Ste. 9, Bensalem, PA 19020, Or to his Attorney: HARRY METKA 4802 Neshaminy Blvd., Ste. 9 Bensalem, PA 19020 MOVING/HAULING NORTHEAST MOVING Best rates around 1 pc to entire home moved anywhere. Lic. Ins. dependable 215-677-4817 To place an ad in the Real Estate Section call 215.832.0749 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM SEASHORE SALE LOVE where you LIVEE HHT Office 609-487-7234 www.HartmanHomeTeam.com NEW PRICE! FEATURED DEAL OF THE WEEK! NEW LISTING! NEW LISTING! 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COYLE, 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 MARK J. DAVIS, EXECUTOR, 644 Germantown Pike, Ste. 2-C, Lafay- ette Hill, PA 19444, Or to his Attorney: MARK J. DAVIS THE LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL S. CONNOR 644 Germantown Pike, Ste. 2-C Lafayette Hill, PA 19444 ESTATE OF SAUL H. SILVERMAN, a/k/a SAUL HOWARD SILVERMAN, 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 DAVID L. ESKIN, EXECUTOR, c/o Neal G. Wiley, Esq., 1608 Walnut St., Ste. 900, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: NEAL G. WILEY ALEXANDER & PELLI, LLC 1608 Walnut St., Ste. 900 Philadelphia, PA 19103 MICHAEL J. FLANAGAN, P.C. has been incorporated under the provi- sions of Chapter 29 of the Busi- ness Corporation law of 1988 as a Professional Corporation. Michael J. Flanagan, Esquire 2628 Orthodox Street Philadelphia, PA 19137 ESTATE OF Lorraine Howard , De- ceased Letters on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the Es- tate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedents to make payment without delay, to Iri Thomas Robert Howard 26 Chapel Circle Sicklerville, NJ 08081 ESTATE OF MELVIN SUSSMAN, 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 DAVID DEEMER, EXECUTOR, c/o Jill B. Fitzgerald, Esq., 1701 Wal- nut St., 6 th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: JILL B. FITZGERALD THE LAW OFFICES OF PETER L. KLENK & ASSOCIATES 1701 Walnut St., 6 th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103 Estate of Oredia L. Ligons, De- ceased 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 Dorette Ligons- Ham, Executrix, c/o Gary A. Zlot- nick, Esq., Zarwin Baum DeVito Ka- plan Schaer & Toddy, PC, 1818 Market St., 13th Floor, Phil- adelphia, PA 19103 or to their at- torneys, Gary A. Zlotnick, Esq. Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, PC 1818 Market St., 13th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF ROBERT D. SHIPLEY, 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 RICHARD MURAWSKI, ADMINISTRATOR, c/o Benjamin L. Jerner, Esq., 5401 Wissahickon Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144, Or to his Attorney: BENJAMIN L. JERNER JERNER & PALMER, P.C. 5401 Wissahickon Ave., Phil- adelphia, PA 19144 facebook.com/jewishexponent Follow us on @jewishexponent TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD CALL 215.832.0749 28 JANUARY 17, 2019 ESTATE OF THOMAS J. KELLY, 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 ELAINE R. KELLY, EXECUTRIX, 264 Osborn St., Philadelphia, PA 19128, Or to her Attorney: MICHAEL S. CONNOR THE LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL S. CONNOR 644 Germantown Pike, Ste. 2-C Lafayette Hill, PA 19444 ESTATE OF YVETTE K. BEZAHLER, DECEASED. Late of the Township of Chelten- ham, 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 MAX BEZAHLER, EXECUTOR, c/o Jay E. Kivitz, Esq., 7901 Ogontz Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19150, Or to his Attorney: JAY E. 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She donated her body to University of PA Medical School. Raised in Far Rockaway, NY, Beverly moved to Phil- adelphia in 1950 upon marrying Norman Axe, her husband of 60 years and later moved with her family to Cheltenham. An active member of Congregation KI in Elkins Park, Beverly was dedicated to imparting her love of Judaism to her family. Beverly enthusiast- ically enjoyed a variety of activitie s throughout her life. She was an avid reader and founding member of a book group which lasted more than 45 years. A talented and prolific knitter, she enjoyed teaching others to knit. Beverly loved to swim, play bridge, take walks, go to plays and frequent thrift stores, often generously gifting her finds to family and friends. Beverly is survived by her three children, Susan, Francesca, and Martin, her sons-in-law, Peter and Alex and her grandchildren, Johanna, Stephanie, Gabe and Bradley. A memorial service will be held in the spring. BERRY Maurice Berry, Jan. 3, 2019. A traffic engin- eer for PENNDOT, WW II Army veteran of the Battle of the Bulge with 4 Bronze Stars and the French Legion Medal of Honor. Husband of the late Barbara (nee: Goldberg), father of Susan (Elliot) Miller and Andy (Jolie) Berry, brother of Morton Berry, grandfather of Ryan, Zoe, Jillian, Braydan Berry, Max (Randi) Miller and the late Jordan and the late Eli Miller, companion of Marcia Labovitz. Con- dolences and more at BerschlerAndShen- berg.com BERSCHLER and SHENBERG BLUMBERG Grace Blumberg (nee Bassel), age 85, died on January 3, 2019. She was a retired art teacher who resided in Audubon, Pennsylvania. Beloved wife of the late Harris; loving mother of Richard (Sharon), David (Debra) and Sandy (Eric) Koehler; dear sister of Sara Slavin; and devoted grandmother of Lauren, Steven, Eliana, Gedalia, Alyssa, Jac- ob, and Rachel. Contributions in her memory may be made to Beth Tikvah B'nai Jeshurun. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS BRUSMAN Honor the memory of your loved one … CALL 215-832-0749 OR 0750 TO PLACE YOUR YAHRTZEIT AD. Leila Brusman (nee Kessler) on January 6, 2019. Wife of the late Calvin. Mother of Lisa Brusman Zaidel (Moshe Zaidel), Margie (Robert) Holber and Michael (Cynthia) Brus- man. Grandmother of 3. Relatives and friends were invited to Funeral Services Sunday 1 PM precisely at Goldsteins’ Rosenberg's Raphael-Sacks Suburban North, 310 2 nd Street Pike, Southampton, PA. Interment Shalom Memorial Park. Contributions in her memory may be made to the American Caner Society, 1626 Locust St., Phila., PA 19103, or to a charity of the donor’s choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS DEATH NOTICES DAVIS Harold Allen Davis, age 88, January 5, 2019 of Philadelphia, PA; beloved husband of Edith (nee Goldstein); loving father of Craig Davis, Ellen Cohen, and Bonnie Horowitz; cherished grandfather of Emily, Gabriel, Julia, Jeffery, Nina, Melanie, and Cole. Contributions in his memory may be made to Ann’s Choice Bene- volent Fund, 10000 Ann’s Choice Way, Warminster, PA 18974. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS DUNNOUS Jack Dunnous, 93, of Philadelphia, PA, died Thursday, January 3, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Gloris; children: Claudia, and Robert (Christine Leo); and granddaughter, Hannah. Funeral service was Sunday, January 6 th at West Laurel Hill Funeral Home, Inc. Memori- al contributions in Jack’s name may be made to the Music Fund at Congregation Rodeph Shalom. WWW.WESTLAURELHILL.COM FORD Dr. Robert Ford, Jan. 8, 2019. Husband of Shelby (nee Tinkelman) of Bryn Mawr. Fath- er of J. Stuart Ford (Alyson) and Nancy Ford Grossman (Dr. Michael). Brother of Phyllis Victor (Herbert). Grandfather of Jayde, Avi, Brenen, Benjamin, Carrie Jean and Robert Walter. Relatives and friends were invited to Services Thursday 11 A.M. Har Zion Temple, 1500 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley. Int. West Laurel Hill Cemetery. Contributions in his memory may be made to Har Zion Temple or Abramson Center for Jewish Life, 1425 Horsham Rd., North Wales, PA 19454. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS FREED Dr. Edmond L. Freed, 83, retired to Delray Beach, FL (formerly Podiatric Surgeon of Philadelphia) passed peacefully in his sleep on January 6, 2019; loving father of David and Eric, brother to Phyllis Bergman, and cherished Zayda of Steven, Justin & Grayson. Buried at Montifiore Cemetery, Section O, Lot 116. Memorial contributions in Eddie's name may be made to the School of Podiatric Medicine. HOFFMAN Elaine Hoffman, 89, of Philadelphia, PA died on January 5, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Allen Oxenfeldt and the late Herman B. Hoff- man. Daughter of the late Samuel and Jean (Olitsky) Wernikove. Loving mother of Har- vey Oxenfeldt (Nancy) and Robin Levenberg. Grandmother of Adam and Scott Levenberg, Alissa Sirbu (Adrian), Evan and Katie Oxen- feldt. Great-grandmother of Emilie Sirbu. Sis- ter of Nelson Werner. She was predeceased by a brother Herbert Wernikove. Funeral Ser- vices will be private. CIAVARELLI FUNERAL HOMES HONOR THE MEMORY OF YOUR LOVED ONE... CALL 215-832-0749 Family owned and Operated since 1883 30 JANUARY 17, 2019 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM until she returned to Philadelphia in 2016. She spearheaded many projects, including a large-scale undertaking in which local artists decorated the children’s wing of a local hos- pital. After her children were grown, Corinne and her husband actively traveled throughout the United States and abroad. Despite her active schedule, DEATH Corinne always made time NOTICES for annual trips to the Pacific Northwest and to Philadelphia to see her children and grand- children. Corinne was known as “Nan” to six grandchildren and despite the geographical distance between them, always maintained a very close relationship with all six grandchil- dren. In recent years, Corinne welcomed sev- en great- grandchildren into the family. Corinne took her Jewish faith seriously. Until her move back to Philadelphia, she was an active member of Temple Beth Torah in Wel- lington, where she served on the Board of Directors for many years. She was a fixture at Friday night services. Corinne is survived by her brother, Allen Schwait, daughter, Michele Grable (husband Bill) and her son, Mark In- german (wife, Becky), her grandchildren, Katherine Walter (Michael), Andrew Hallman (Kim), Julia Hallman (Aaron Rubin), Lindsey James (Drew), Sarah Ingerman (Ty Thiele) and Kyle Ingerman. There was a private in- terment at Eternal Light Memorial Gardens, Boynton Beach, Fla. A memorial service for Corinne will be held at Temple Beth Torah sometime in late winter. For details on the memorial service, please contact administrat- or@templebethtorah.net C ommunity / deaths DEATH NOTICES GILLER Phyllis Segal Giller passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 1, 2019, after a cour- ageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. She was 80. She was a devoted and loving wife to Frederick Giller for 55 years. Born in the Lo- gan section of Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Ethel Mintz Segal. Phyllis was vibrant and full of life. She was extremely talented with her needlepoint and knitting. Her knitted sweaters were gor- geous, unique and colorful, much like her personality. She enjoyed the beach, her friends, racquetball, tennis, and was gifted with a “green thumb” for nurturing her house plants to the skill level of a master gardener. She loved to wander through art museums. She enjoyed dancing, the theater, musicals and watching her grandchildren perform. Her children and grandchildren were always her crowning achievement in life. In addition to her husband, Phyllis is survived by her lov- ing children, Bryan and Maryanne Giller, and William and Karen Stanell; as well as her four grandchildren; Steven and David Giller and Samuel and Benjamin Stanell. Services will be private. Contributions in Memory of Phyl- lis Giller may be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Grand Central Station P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163-4777 or on line: www.michaeljfox.org JOSEPH A. FLUEHR lll FUNERAL HOME INGERMAN Corinne Ingerman passed away on January 5, 2019. She was born in Philadelphia in 1930, in the throes of the Great Depression, to Al- bert and Dora Schwait. She attended Olney High School in Philadelphia, Pa., and met her future husband, Albert Ingerman, shortly after her graduation in 1948. They married in May, l949, when Corinne was 19. Corinne and Albie enjoyed 61 happy years together. They had two children, Michele and Mark. Corinne was a homemaker, devoted to her husband and children. She always regretted that her family could not afford to send her to college, so she encouraged her children to seek higher education. Her daughter became a lawyer and her son, a doctor. What Jewish mother could ask for more? Corinne was a lifelong swimmer and played tennis competit- ively at Idle Hour Tennis Club in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. She also was a devoted bridge player her entire life, constantly honing her skills with bridge lessons and Charles Goren at her side. After moving to Florida in the mid 1970’s, Corinne continued playing tennis and bridge, finding new partners and expanding her social circle. But it was in Florida, spe- cifically, Palm Beach County, where her ca- reer as an artist blossomed. Art was her true passion. She focused seriously on her career as an artist after her children left the nest. She took classes at Philadelphia College of Art and volunteered at Elwyn Institute, where she taught art to disabled children. She built an art studio onto her home and painted pro- lifically. She displayed her paintings all over her home, sold many commercially and ex- hibited her works at various galleries around Palm Beach County. She won numerous prizes for her art. In addition, Corinne was a founding member of the Wellington Art Soci- ety. She played an active role in the Society until she returned to Philadelphia in 2016. She spearheaded many projects, including a large-scale undertaking in which local artists decorated the children’s wing of a local hos- pital. After her children were grown, Corinne and her husband actively traveled throughout the United States and abroad. Despite her active schedule, Corinne always made time for annual trips to the Pacific Northwest and to Philadelphia to see her children and grand- children. Corinne was known as “Nan” to six grandchildren and despite the geographical JEWISHEXPONENT.COM distance between them, always maintained a very close relationship with all six grandchil- dren. In recent years, Corinne welcomed sev- en great- grandchildren into the family. KERSHBAUM JACOBS Judith Kershbaum Jacobs (nee Kurtz) Janu- ary 3, 2019; Age 101; of Phila.; beloved wife of the late Dr. Alfred Kershbaum and the late Herbert V. Jacobs; loving mother of Sue Stevens (Joseph), Marjorie Shiekman and the late Dr. Kenneth Kershbaum (Susan); cher- ished “Granny” to Kathy Evans (Jason), Shar- on Kershbaum (Tim Kelly), Joe Stevens (Tomo), Andy Stevens (Bethany), Wendy Co- hen (Shannon) and Tommy Shiekman (Ku- miko); also survived by 12 adoring great- grandchildren, ages 5 months to 21 years old. Services and interment will be private. Contributions in her memory may be made to Guillain-Barre Syndrome Foundation (www.gbs-cidp.org). JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS LEVY Stanley Levy, on January 6, 2019, of Phil- adelphia PA. Husband of the late Martha (Nee Kenarik) Brother of the late William J. (Beverly) Levy and the late Sylvia (Martin) Vigderman. He was the uncle of Alice Levy (Motty Seal), Howard (Susan) Levy, Edward Levy, Robert (Rachel) Vigderman, Howard (Janine) Vigderman, Anne (Eric) Greenberg and the late David (Laurie Dameshek) Vigder- man. Relatives and friends were invited to Graveside Services, Wednesday, 11 A.M., at Roosevelt Memorial Park, 2701 Old Lincoln Hwy, Trevose, PA 19053. Contributions in his memory may be made to Society Hill Syn- agogue www.societyhillsynagogue.org or Jewish Federation www.jewishphilly.org JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS LIEBMAN Florence Liebman (nee Kahn) 92, passed away January 4,2019 in Philadelphia. Sur- vived by Husband Morton, Son Simon (spouse Rachel) Grandsons Jordan, Philip and Chase. MILARSKY Gary Milarsky, on January 9, 2019. Husband of the late Joan (nee Rultenberg); Father of Rona (Jim) Horst, Ivy (Ron) Gard, Marla and Lori (Tom) Klinger; Brother of Lenore Post, Edward (Diane), Lawrence (Judith), Judith Sinn, Rochelle Solomon, Jacob (Frances), Joan, Annette (Neal Schwartz), Adele (An- gelo Branca) and the late Geraldine Pagliaro, Robert and Eugene; Grandfather of Harrison, Rachel, Jacob, Brendan and Maddie. Contri- butions in his memory may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS DEATH NOTICES NIPON Morris Nipon, 93, of Galloway Township, passed away on December 21, 2018. Born to Sarah and Louis Nipon on November 7, 1925, “Morrie” was the first member of his family to be born in America. He lived a full life filled with love and good friends. He graduated from West Philadelphia High School and Temple University. He also served honorably in the United States Army. Throughout most of his life, he worked in the carpet industry. He enjoyed horse racing and was a fan of the Phillies, Sixers and Eagles. Morris was preceded in death by his broth- ers Ralph and Edward. He is survived by, and will be dearly missed by, his children Nancy Schultz (David), Robert Nipon and Michael Nipon (Terese); his grandchildren Rachel Rosenbaum, Lauren Crenshaw (Vic), Jason Schultz, Edward DeMaio, Alex DeMaio, Missy Gribbons (Scott) and Adam Nipon; his great- grandchildren Miranda, Sivi, Estee, Audrey, Ellie, Sebastian and Macc; his brother Albert, and many nieces, nephews and beloved fam- ily members. Donations in memory of Morris Nipon may be made to Seashore Gardens Living Center, 22 W. Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway NJ 08205. DEATH NOTICES DEATH NOTICES SCHIFF SCHNITZER Myron ‘Sonny’ Schiff died peacefully in his own bed January 9, 2019. He was 89 years old. Sonny is survived by his wife of 69 years, Marilyn (nee Kleinman) Schiff. Father of Melanie Fruman (Steven) & Brian Schiff (Susan Kardon). Grandfather of Justin Fru- man (Rachel), Brenda Crouse (Joseph), Jonathan Fruman and Juliet Schiff. Great- grandfather of Brandon and Ryan Fruman and Penelope Jane Crouse. Brother of the late Dr. Stanley Schiff and Carole Levinson. Sonny most recently lived in Cherry Hill and Atlantic City after living most of his life in Northeast Philadelphia. Sonny was involved in many businesses, mainly in the bar and food industry. He was a friend to all. In his ul- timate, final selfless act, Sonny donated his body to science. A memorial service will take place in the near future. Donations can be made in his memory to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; donate.lls.org SCHNEE Dorothy Schnee (nee Gorman), on January 7, 2019. Wife of the late Morris Gottesman and the late Victor Schnee. Mother of Judi (Steve) Israel, Ilene (Mitchell) Rubin and the late Gary Gottesman. Grandmother of 4 and Great Grandmother of 4. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Abramson Cen- ter for Jewish Life, 1425 Horsham Rd., North Wales, PA 19454. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS ROSNER Evelynn Rosner (nee Scharf) on January 9, 2019. Wife of the late Dr. Albert; loving moth- er of Dr. William (Eileen) Rosner, Dr. Bruce (Beth) Rosner, Dr. Michael (the late Sheryl) Rosner; adored grandmother of Abby (Jeremy), Jamie (Jonathan), Samantha (Brett), Deena (Matthew), Sara, Rachel (Scott), Dr. Andrew (Jennifer); also survived by 14 great-grand-children. Contributions in her memory may be made to Hadassah, or a charity of the donor’s choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS A Community Remembers Monthly archives of Jewish Exponent Death Notices are available online. www.JewishExponent.com To place a Memorial Ad call 215.832.0749 Call 215.832.0749 to place your memorial. A RESOLUTION OF ABRAMSON SENIOR CARE The Board of Trustees of Abramson Senior Care record with sorrow the passing of their esteemed colleague and friend Robert Ford, Ph.D. whose commitment to philanthropy benefited the seniors served by Abramson, and whose life serves as an example of kindness and generosity to the entire community. Dr. Ford joined the Board of Trustees in 1989. As a member of the Building for Life Committee, his guidance and largesse was instru- mental in the planning and building of Abramson’s Horsham campus. His generous support of both the Annual Fund and the Heritage Society for planned gifts has ensured that Abramson will be able to provide seniors throughout Philadelphia with essential programs and services. Additionally, Dr. Ford was a long-time supporter of Abramson’s annual Rainbow Ball fundraising gala, serving as the Family Album Ad Book co-chair in 1992. He always used his brain, heart and resources to help make the world a better place for all of us. Abramson Senior Care and our entire Jewish community were truly fortunate to have been the beneficiary of Dr. Ford’s time, leadership and enduring tzedakah. To his wife, Shelby, children Nancy (Dr. Michael) Grossman and J. Stuart (Alyson) Ford; his grandchildren; and all who mourn his passing, the Board of Trustees of the Abramson Senior Care offer this expression of profound sympathy. May they find solace in the knowledge that his dedication, generosity and good works will serve as a living tribute to him and will benefit future generations. Howard J. Davis, Esq. Chairman of the Board JEWISH EXPONENT SCHORR Dr. Michael L. Schorr January 5, 2019; of Wayne, PA; beloved husband of Melissa “Missy” (nee Rose); loving father of Meredith Rose Schorr; devoted brother of Steven Schorr (Joy); dear son-in-law of Ellen and the late Jerry Rose; adored brother-in-law of the late Nancy Rose Tannenbaum. Relatives and friends were invited to services Wednesday, 1:30PM, Main Line Reform Temple, 410 Montgomery Ave, Wynnewood, PA 19096. Interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery. Contributions in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS Honor the memory of your loved one... ROSENTHAL Minerva R. Rosenthal (nee Rothman), on January 8, 2019. Survived by her eldest son Theodore S. Bloch (Cheryl) of Philadelphia, pre-deceased by her son Stuart E. Bloch, Esq. (Beth) of Boca Raton, Florida. Grandchildren include Dr. Heather A. Curry (Dr. Andrew P. Myers) of Hockessin, Delaware, Ms. Hannah B. Soffer (S. Aaron Soffer) of Philadelphia, Mr. David E. Bloch (Dr. Lilly Chang) of Gainesville, Florida, and Ms. Ann B. Rich- mond (Justin Richmond) of Philadelphia. Great-grandchildren include: Nathan and Leila Myers, Maya Soffer, and Parker and Ad- eline Bloch. She is also survived by her nephew Mr. Joseph Rothman (Jan) of Thornton, Colorado and her niece, Ms. Cyndi Rothman Schoenbrun (Stuart) of Boynton Beach, Florida. Funeral services were be private. Donations may be made to Camp Ramah in the Poconos, 2100 Arch St., Phil- adelphia, PA 19103. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS Dr. Jay S. Schnitzer on January 10, 2019. Beloved husband of Rochelle “Shelly” Schnitzer. Devoted father of Wendy Schnitzer (Kevin Woolsey) and Jordan Schnitzer (Jessica Sentell). Loving grandfath- er of Mara Woolsey. Dear brother of the late Gerald Schnitzer. Relatives and friends were invited to funeral services Friday 11:15 AM precisely at Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Raphael-Sacks Suburban North, 310 2 ND Street Pike, Southampton, PA 18966. Int. King David Memorial Park. Contributions in his memory may be made to the National Kidney Foundation or Tifereth Israel of Lower Bucks County. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS Carol A. Irvine President and CEO JANUARY 17, 2019 31 Supreme Court and changed the state law to allow parents to recover for the death of their viable fetus. Alan was one of the first attor- neys certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and served in numerous leader- ship roles for multiple legal organizations, in- cluding the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. In addition to serving as Adjunct DEATH NOTICES Professor for the Masters in Trial Advocacy Degree Program at Temple University School of Law, Alan lectured at numerous academic and professional institutions, including Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Widener University School of Law, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and the Association of Trial Law- yers of America. Alan was a passionate trial attorney, but he prioritized his family above all else. After marrying at a young age, he be- came the father of three children and eventu- ally, five grandchildren. In his private life out- side of the courtroom, Alan revealed his true nature: a quirky, loving, “softy.” His children recall his fascination with useless gadgets he’d impulsively purchase from catalogues, his penchant for starting embarrassing con- versations at the dinner table, and his willing- ness to cede the upper hand when negotiat- ing their punishments for adolescent infrac- tions. While Alan enjoyed many interests and activities—such as travel, skiing, golf, sports cars, and desserts—spending time with his family was his greatest joy. Alan took his family on many vacations and chose vaca- tion homes with his family’s interest in mind, incentivising their joyful participation. “Your children are going to think you are a rockstar from when they are born until they turn about 14 or 15 years old. Then other distractions––their friends, love interests, school, activities, careers, children—take pri- ority. While they may still love you, the time they spend with you becomes less and less. But no matter what it costs, no matter how much work you might have, it’s important to spend time with your family and create memories.” Alan’s goal was to create memories, with the understanding that “long after you’re gone, those memories endure forever.” Throughout his eventful life, Alan never lost his perspective or took himself too seriously. He was quick-witted and found hu- mor in everything, even the dark moments. He lived life to the fullest and was a pillar of wisdom, support, and advice for his entire extended family. His indomitable spirit never wavered as he fought multiple myeloma gal- lantly over the past several years with the love and support of his family and friends. Alan is survived by his wife, Elaine Schwartz; his three children, Carrie (Steven) Leskowitz, Lisa Schwartz, and Todd (Susan) Schwartz; grandchildren Jason (Kira) and Dylan Bell, and Zachary, Gabrielle and Emerson Schwartz; brothers Ronald (Sandra) Schwartz and Stephen (Renée) Schwartz; and numerous nieces and nephews. Alan is also survived by his former wife and the mother of his children, Jeanette Schwartz. The Schwartz Family requests that contributions be made in lieu of flowers to the Internation- al Myeloma Foundation, 12650 Riverside Drive, Suite 206, North Hollywood, California, 91607 or donate online at www.myeloma.org. C ommunity / deaths DEATH NOTICES SCHWARTZ Alan Schwartz, a prominent Philadelphia trial attorney and a founding partner of the law firm, Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss & Schwartz (now known as Anapol Weiss), passed away on November 13, 2018 at the age of 80 after a long battle with multiple myeloma. Alan led a life of accomplishment and contribution marked by an unrelenting commitment to law and equal access to justice for victims of medical malpractice and personal injuries. Alan was born in West Philadelphia on May 5, 1938 to Goodman and Nettie (Ingerman) Schwartz. He was the middle son, sand- wiched between older brother Ronald and younger brother Stephen. Despite a difficult childhood and adolescence burdened by fin- ancial hardship, Alan remained committed to achieving his long-term goals. After graduat- ing from Overbrook High School, Alan served in the United States Air Force and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard Reserve while concurrently earning his undergradu- ate and law degrees from Temple University (B.S.,1960; LL.B., 1963). Alan’s passion for the law was an integral part of his identity. He was widely respected throughout the Phil- adelphia-area legal community as a tena- cious, intimidating competitor with a wry sense of humor. In the courtroom, he dis- played thorough preparation, remarkable at- tention to detail, and an exceptional ability to convey complex, technical information to jur- ies and judges in a persuasive, easily under- standable manner. Over his long and distin- guished legal career, Alan represented many families who suffered morbid and mortal in- juries due to personal and medical negli- gence. Alan was a dynamic speaker and con- summate storyteller who zealously and pas- sionately advocated for his clients, often win- ning multi-million- dollar jury verdicts on their behalf. Alan enthusiastically engaged in cutting edge, precedent-setting litigation. He successfully argued before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and changed the state law to allow parents to recover for the death of their viable fetus. Alan was one of the first attor- neys certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and served in numerous leader- ship roles for multiple legal organizations, in- cluding the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. In addition to serving as Adjunct Professor for the Masters in Trial Advocacy Degree Program at Temple University School of Law, Alan lectured at numerous academic and professional institutions, including Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Widener University School of Law, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and the Association of Trial Law- yers of America. Alan was a passionate trial attorney, but he prioritized his family above all else. After marrying at a young age, he be- came the father of three children and eventu- ally, five grandchildren. In his private life out- side of the courtroom, Alan revealed his true nature: a quirky, loving, “softy.” His children recall his fascination with useless gadgets he’d impulsively purchase from catalogues, his penchant for starting embarrassing con- versations at the dinner table, and his willing- ness to cede the upper hand when negotiat- ing their punishments for adolescent infrac- tions. While Alan enjoyed many interests and activities—such as travel, skiing, golf, sports cars, and desserts—spending time with his family was his greatest joy. Alan took his family on many vacations and chose vaca- tion homes with his family’s interest in mind, incentivising their joyful participation. “Your children are going to think you are a rockstar from when they are born until they turn about 14 or 15 years old. Then other distractions––their friends, love interests, school, activities, careers, children—take pri- ority. they may still 32 While JANUARY 17, love 2019 you, the time they spend with you becomes less and less. But no matter what it costs, no matter how much work you might have, it’s important to Honor the memory of your loved one … CALL 215-832-0749 OR 0750 TO PLACE YOUR YAHRTZEIT AD. classified@ jewishexponent .com C ommunity / calendar Calendar Continued from Page 25 MLK Day Event. Jkidphilly families and members of the community will honor Martin Luther King Jr. from 10:30 a.m. to noon by creating calendars and bookmarks to distribute to residents at Wesley Enhanced Living. The program includes crafts, snacks and fun with the Wesley residents. 100 Halcyon Drive, Media. TUESDAY, JAN. 22 Mahjong. Our mahjong group at Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel meets in the synagogue chapel at 1 p.m. to play the game, have fun and raise money for tikkun olam. 300 S. 18th St., Philadelphia. Lunch and Learn. Ties between Jewish groups and civil rights organizations are explored at Gratz College. Gratz President Paul Finkelman will speak. $23 Includes kosher lunch. For more information, contact Mindy Cohen at 215-635-7300, ext. 155, or mcohen@gratz.edu. 7605 Old York Road, Melrose Park. Lunch and Learn. Discussion of the parshah of the week. This session will be led by Rabbi Robert Alpert. All are welcome. 1801 Market St., 17th Floor, Philadelphia. Lunch and Learn. Discussion of the parshah of the week at the Congregation Adath Jeshurun library. This session will be led by Rabbi Barry Kenter. All are welcome. 7763 Old York Road, Elkins Park. Mosaics Party. Join friends and neighbors for an evening of relaxation with local pottery and mosaics artist Meredith P from 6-8 p.m. at the Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center. Light snacks and beverages will be served. This event is free to Village by the Shore and JCC members, $5 for nonmembers. Space is limited to the first 15 sign-ups. Contact Tina Serota at 609-822-1109 for more information or to RSVP. 501 N. Jerome Ave., Margate City, N.J. JEWISH EXPONENT WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23 Canasta. Bereavement Group. For the post-bereaved, held at Northeast NORC from 1-2:30 p.m. No charge. Email rivkapowers@ gmail.com or call 215-320-0351 to register. 8546B Bustleton Ave., Philadelphia. Mahjong. Old York Road Temple-Beth Am will host a drop-in mahjong game at 7 p.m. Bring your cards. Mahjong sets and cards will be for sale. Call 215-886-8000. 971 Old York Road, Abington. Lunch and Learn. Discussion of the parshah of the week. This session will be led by Rabbi Gary Charlestein. All are welcome. 1710 Romano Drive, Norristown. Talmud Study. This program will focus on “How are we like God” and “How we relate to God.” Gather at 7 p.m. at Melrose B’Nai Israel Emanuel-El, 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park. ‘Catching The Sun.’ This documentary film explores the global race to a clean energy future and the local jobs it creates at 7 p.m. at Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel. Screening is free and open to the public. Details can be found at readyfor100.org/montcopa. For more information, call 215-887-8700. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park. For more information, call 215-887-8700. THURSDAY, JAN. 24 Mommy and Me. Sherrie Turetsky, director of the School of Early Learning at Old York Road Temple-Beth Am, will lead a weekly one-hour “Mommy & Me” class at 9:30 a.m. 971 Old York Road, Abington. Bible Study. A member of Main Line Reform Temple’s clergy leads a discussion of the Tanakh, or Jewish bible, at 11 a.m. This is an ongoing process, beginning with Genesis and proceeding over the course of the year. 410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood. Weekly drop-in canasta game at 1 p.m. with the Sisterhood of Ohev Shalom of Bucks County. $2 donation. Lessons by request. Call 215-958-6755 for information. 944 Second Street Pike, Richboro. Thursday Morning Movies. Dough is a hilarious British comedy that will be screened at 10 a.m. at Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel. An old Jewish baker hires a young Muslim teen to work in his failing kosher bakery. When his apprentice’s marijuana stash accidentally falls in the mixing dough, the challah starts flying off the shelves. $10 per person if not an adult education member. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park. Knitting with a Mission. Join us as we knit/sew squares together to make beautiful afghans for people in need of comfort, and knit hats and scarves for vulnerable individuals. Yarn is provided. 10 a.m. at The Barbara and Harvey Enrichment Center of JFCS. Use the rear entrance. Free parking in the JFCS lot. Metered parking available on the street. Information available at jfcsphilly.org/knitwithamission. Event is free. Attendees will need to show ID. 345 Montgomery Ave., Bala Cynwyd. Lunch and Learn. Sponsored by Northeast NORC at the Northeast Older Adult Center. Lunch, $1 donation. Starts at 11:30 a.m. Program begins at 12:30 p.m.; blood pressure screening available. Call 215-320-0351 for program details or to request transportation for NORC members. 8101 Bustleton Ave., Philadelphia. Stress Reduction Program. This is the start of a program that will run through March 14. This is organized by Beth Sholom Congregation. Cost for the course is $500, with Beth Sholom members receiving a $100 discount. Payment arrangements are available. For registration, visit jefferson.edu/mindfulness and select Public Programs or email mbsr@ jefferson.edu. 8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park. l JEWISHEXPONENT.COM C ommunity / mazel tovs W EDDING E AG L E S CO U T BUZGON-SCLAROW ALEC GERSZBERG Susan and Howard Buzgon of Huntingdon Valley announce the marriage of their daugh- ter, Lori Nicole, to Steven Eric Sclarow, son of Audrey Sclarow of Philadelphia and the late Stuart Sclarow. The ceremony and recep- tion took place on Nov. 17 at The Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue. Rabbi Lynnda Targan officiated. Sister of the bride April Pokotilow served as maid of honor. Niece of the bride Addison Pokotilow served as maiden of honor. Bridesmaids included sis- ter of the groom Pam Russakoff and Jen Lengyel. Nephew of the groom Jules Russakoff served as best man. Groomsmen included Mark Cooperberg, Scott Kober and Scott Weiner. Completing the wedding party were nephew of the bride Dylan Pokotilow serv- ing as ring bearer and niece of the groom Molly Russakoff serving as flower girl. The ketubah signing was witnessed by Miriam Lerner and Zak Goldman. After a honeymoon in Hawaii, the couple lives in Philadelphia. Alec Gerszberg, son of Jodi Levin (formerly of Lafayette Hill) and grandson of Marcy Levin of Bala Cynwyd, earned the rank of Eagle Scout on Jan. 5. Alec is a resident of Closter, N.J. and was his troop’s 86th scout to earn the rank of Eagle since Troop 63 was incorporated in 1917. He designed and built a 30-foot-by-30-foot pol- linator garden to attract bees and butterflies at his town’s elementary school. The garden features fencing, an irrigation system, a paver patio, two benches and more than 120 flowering plants. Alec is a senior at Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, N.J., and plans to study landscape architecture in college. SHARE your engagement, wedding, birth, Bar/Bat Mitzvah announcement and any other simcha on both jewishexponent.com and the weekly Jewish Exponent newspaper for ... FREE FREE. J E W I S H E X P O N E N T . C O M / S U B M I T - M A Z E L - T O V JEWISHEXPONENT.COM JEWISH EXPONENT JANUARY 17, 2019 33 C ommunity NEWSMAKERS Mark L. Tykocinski, a molecular immunologist, will receive the Philadelphia-Israel Chamber of Commerce’s (PICC) 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. Tykocinski is the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Thomas Jefferson University and The Anthony F. and Gertrude M. DePalma dean of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College. The Mesivta High School of Greater Philadelphia completed its new Torah and celebrated with dancing in the streets. A crowd dances in the streets of Lower Merion to celebrate the Torah. Mark L. Tykocinski Carole Miller has assumed the position of director of devel- opment at OROT. Miller has held a variety of development positions and most recently served as associate director of admissions at Perelman Jewish Day School. Sandy Bruck, who donated the Torah, participates in the celebration. From left: Rosh Mesivta Rabbi Avraham Steinberg; Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky, rosh yeshiva of the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia; and sofer Rabbi Shmuel Schneid Carole Miller 34 JANUARY 17, 2019 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM C ommunity The Philadelphia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (PICC) and the University City Science Center co-hosted a event on Jan. 10 about the current state and future direction of self-driving cars with guest speaker Jeff Moskowitz, a Philadelphia native and machine learning engineer at Mobileye. From left: PICC Executive Director Vered Nohi, PICC board member Mike Krupit, Jeff Moskowitz, Marian Moskowitz, Dave Moskowitz and PICC Vice President Matt Fingerman Trauma experts Cathy Markey and Stephanie Sailes from Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia’s Emergency Medicine Department presented Stop The Bleed, a national campaign with a focus on bystander response in an uncontrolled hemorrhage emergency on Jan. 10 at Gratz College. Representatives from Gratz, as well as the Perelman Jewish Day School, Ramah Day Camp, Kehillah of Old York Road and more attended the training. From left: Trauma experts Cathy Markey and Stephanie Sailes lead the training. Fifth-grade students at Perelman Jewish Day School competed as final- ists in the Rendell Center for Civics and Civic Engagement Annual Citizenship Challenge on Dec. 11 at the National Constitution Center. The students worked together to craft an essay on the First Amendment and then presented a skit. 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