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SALZMAN-SITTIG Janet Salzman and Gary
Salzman of Huntingdon Valley
and Southampton, and Honor
and Ray Sittig of Newark,
New York, announce the
engagement of their children,
Brandon Michael Salzman
and Taylor Danielle Sittig.

Brandon is a graduate
of Lehigh University and
The Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine. He is
in the final year of his internal
medicine residency with
PCOM. Taylor is a graduate of Villanova University, and earned her bachelor’s degree
in mathematics. She is an operations manager for Fairman Group Family Office.

Brandon is the grandson of Ruth Salzman and the late Abe Salzman, and
the late Rochelle and Morris Shuster. Taylor is the granddaughter of the late
John Hetherley, the late Beverly H. and Bruce Carter, and the late Calvin and
Catherine Sittig.

The couple lives in Plymouth Meeting and plan a wedding in 2022.

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COMMUNITYBRIEFS Two Area Companies Receive BIRD Funding
TWO LOCAL ENERGY COMPANY PROJECTS
were among eight chosen by the federal Department
of Energy and Israel’s Ministry of Energy, along with
the Israel Innovation Authority, to receive financial
assistance through the Binational Industrial Research
and Development, or BIRD, energy program, calcal-
istech.com reported.

W7energy LLC of Wilmington, Delaware, is
teaming with POCellTech Ltd. of Caesarea, Israel,
to make an affordable fuel cell system based on
hydrogen exchange membranes.

And Hit Nano Inc. of Bordentown, New Jersey, is
working with Tadiran Batteries Ltd. of Kiryat Ekron,
Israel, to develop nickel-rich cathode, silicon anode
Ken Levitan
Courtesy of Einstein Healthcare Network
and high-energy AA lithium-ion batteries to apply to
the internet of things, or IoT.

In all, $7.15 million was invested into the eight
Levitan has worked for Einstein for more than 13
projects. BIRD is represented in Pennsylvania, years, most recently as executive vice president and
Delaware and Southern New Jersey by the chief administrative officer, leading the organization’s
Philadelphia-Israel Chamber of Commerce.

Incident Command Center during the pandemic. In
those positions, he worked with senior leaders and the
Einstein Appoints Interim President and CEO
board of trustees to explore initiatives to help Einstein
Einstein Healthcare Network announced on Jan. 4 expand its geographic reach, improve accessibility of
the appointment of Ken Levitan as its interim presi- care and develop strategic partnerships and alliances.

dent and CEO.

Prior to serving as chief administrative officer,
Levitan, who was born at Einstein, succeeds Barry Levitan was chief information officer, leading
R. Freedman, who served in those positions for 18 the transformation of Einstein’s use of informa-
years before retiring Dec. 31.

tion technology. That included developing and
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implementing a network-wide electronic medical
record system. He also saw the deployment of more
than $25 million of IT equipment and software to
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery’s opening in
East Norriton.

Levitan’s father, Mark, served as Einstein CEO in
the 1980s.

James Beard Award Winner to Cook Virtually
for Congregation Rodeph Shalom
Michael W. Twitty, a culinary historian and Jewish
educator who has won a James Beard Award, will
conduct a virtual cooking demonstration at 6:30 p.m.

on Jan. 10 as part of Congregation Rodeph Shalom’s
debut Cook & Connect event.

Twitty will explore the intersections of his identity
as an African American and as an American Jew. His
cookbook/memoir, “The Cooking Gene,” explores
race as it relates to Southern cuisine and food culture
and traces his ancestry — both Black and white —
through food, from Africa to the United States and
slavery to freedom.

Future events in the series include Sababa Cooking
with Adeena Sussman on Feb. 21 and Fireside Chat
and Demonstration with Julia Turshen on March 7.

Register at bit.ly/rscookandconnect. For infor-
mation, contact Dina Horowitz at dhorowitz@
rodephshalom.org or 267-930-7289. l
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FRIDAY, JAN 8
Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Join the Melrose B’nai Israel
Emanu-El Kehillah for an exciting,
interactive and musical Kabbalat
Shabbat and Maariv service with
Cantor Stephen Freedman. 3:30 p.m.

at facebook.com/groups/mbiee.org.

For more information, call
215-635-1505. SUNDAY, JAN 10
‘The Last Nazi Hunter’
Join Chabad of Delaware County at
10 a.m. for the Zoom lecture and live
presentation “The Last Nazi Hunter”
with Efraim Zuroff, director of the
Simon Wiesenthal Centre office
in Jerusalem. Zuroff will share his
unique perspective and highlights
from his 40 years as a world-famous
Nazi hunter. Free, sponsorships
available. RSVP for Zoom info at
jewishdelco.org/hunter. One and Together
Join Jewish Family and Children’s
Service at 1 p.m. for a virtual event,
“One and Together: A One-Act Play
Festival.” Playwrights from JFCS’
People Living with Disabilities
program collaborated to create
four short plays on various themes.

RSVP at jfcsphilly.org/events/
oneandtogether/ or with Rivka
Goldman at 267-256-2250 or at
rgoldman@jfcsphilly.org. Zoom link
provided upon registration.

Some Kind of Heaven
Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film
Festival will host a virtual screening
of “Some Kind of Heaven,” produced
by Darren Aronofsky and The New
York Times, on Jan. 10-13 at 7 p.m.

First-time feature director Lance
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Oppenheim cracks the manicured
facade of The Villages, America’s
largest retirement community — a
massive a massive, self-contained
utopia in Central Florida. Email info@
pjff.org for more information.

TUESDAY, JAN 12
Higher and Higher
Join Cantor Stephen Freedman of
Melrose B’Nai Israel Emanu-El for
his continuing virtual prayer series,
“These Are A Few Of My Favorite
Prayers,” at facebook.com/groups/
mbiee.org at 1 p.m. Call 215-635-
1505 for more information.

Cooking Classes
Join Judaism Your Way’s virtual
cooking classes at 6:30 p.m. to make
our favorite Jewish comfort foods
during a fun, hands-on lesson sure to
produce tasty results! You’ll receive
the easy-to-follow recipe and easy-
to-find ingredient list ahead of time.

Find more information and register
at judaismyourway.org/cooking-
classes/. Cost $36.

N E W S MAKE R S
Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties received a donation of nonperishable
foods, basic essentials and cleaning supplies from Rymax, a loyalty marketing and rewards
provider based in Pine Brook, New Jersey.

Jewish Family Service of Atlantic
& Cape May Counties volunteer
Donna Levin helps sort and stack
some of the hundreds of pounds of
food donated by Rymax.

Courtesy of Jewish Family Service of
Atlantic & Cape May Counties
Beth David Reform Congregation in Gladwyne celebrated Chanukah in 2020 with HanukCAR,
a drive-through festival. Congregants who attended were treated to three fire and light-themed
circus acts, a tiki torch menorah, Chanukah-themed windows, latkes and a dreidel light show.

Rabbi Beth Kalisch and Cantor Lauren Goodlev hosted and sang songs of the season. Families
were able to tune into 91.9 FM to hear everything through their car radios.

WEDNESDAY, JAN 13
IT Support
A Jewish Family and Children’s
Services group for people to ask
questions and learn about various
ways to connect. Topics may include
Zoom, Google Hangouts, FaceTime,
Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, etc.

Come with specific questions or to
learn a new communication platform.

Questions? Contact Rivka Goldman
at 267-256-2250 or rgoldman@
jfcsphilly.org. Group meets at 10 a.m.

Donations of $10 appreciated.

Tony Artis, Beth David Reform
Congregation facilities manager,
accepted donations to an
adopt-a-family program at Harrity
Elementary School and clothing
for Neighbors Helping Neighbors
on the Main Line.

Photos by JoAnne Fischer
THURSDAY, JAN 14
WellnessMatters During January, access the Wellness
Experience Library, including
exercise classes from yoga to HIIT
workouts, calming meditations,
expert tips and DIY self-care. For
more information, contact JAFCO
FamilyMatters Events Manager
Melanie Foldes at melanie@
familymattersnetwork.org or
267-637-0210. l
From left: Cantor Lauren
Goodlev and Rabbi Beth Kalisch
hosted HanukCAR.

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