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The eighth annual JFS & JCC Golf Tournament, a joint fundraising event
between Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties and the
Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center, raised more than $58,000
to benefit both agencies on June 2. One hundred and 40 golfers participated at
Harbor Pines Golf Course. Team JCC won the trophy, which will be displayed
in their lobby until next year’s rematch.

From left: David Schultz, Marg Rosenblatt, Andrea Steinberg and Steve Cheifetz
On May 27, numerous national Jewish organizations convened for a virtual
Day of Action Against Antisemitism. American political leaders like U.S. Sens.

Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell joined leaders of Jewish organizations to
condemn recent instances of antisemitism.

Rep. Ted Deutch, a Democrat from Florida
with roots in the Philadelphia area, spoke
during the Day of Action Against Antisemitism.

Courtesy of Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties
Rabbi Deborah Waxman, president
of Reconstructing Judaism and
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, also
spoke during the event.

Screenshots by Jesse Bernstein
COMMUNITYCALENDAR SUNDAY, JUNE 13
Cantor Concert
The Delaware Valley Region of the
Cantors Assembly, in partnership
with Ohev Shalom of Bucks County,
will host “Shir Hadash – A Virtual
Concert” at 7 p.m. The program
will include the region’s ensemble,
conducted by Hazzan David Tilman,
along with individual and small group
performances. In all, 20 cantors
will lend their voices to this artistic
offering. Admission is free, yet a
donation of $18 is suggested.

Contact the Cantors Assembly at
hazzanatu@aol.com for details.

TUESDAY, JUNE 15
Genocide Discussion
This four-session course sponsored
by Golden Slipper Gems will
examine the particular history of
the U.N.’s 1948/2002 definition of
genocide. It will also propose a
new paradigm for understanding
genocide, based on a cross-
disciplinary approach to this complex
human phenomenon. Tim Horner
of Villanova University’s Center for
Peace and Justice Education is the
instructor. 11 a.m. Call 610-359-8632
or visit goldenslippergems.org for
more information.

Book Club
In “The Orchard,” Israeli novelist
Yochi Brandes assumes the narrative
viewpoint of Rachel, the wife of the
mystical, at times radical, Rabbi
Akiva, in the period just after the
destruction of the Second Temple
in Jerusalem. Rabbi Eric Yanoff of
Adath Israel on the Main Line leads
the discussion at 11 a.m. in this
Golden Slipper Gems program.

Call 610-359-8632 or visit
goldenslippergems.org for more
information. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16
Bereavement Group
For the post-bereaved, held at
Northeast NORC, 8546B Bustleton
Ave. in Philadelphia from 1-2:30 p.m.

No charge, Email rivkapowers@
gmail.com or call 215-320-0351
to register.

LGBTQ Support Group
This support group by Jewish
Family and Children’s Service is for
anyone who is a relative of an LGBTQ
individual. This group is a safe place
to ask questions, express emotions
and learn from other folks in similar
places. 6:30 p.m. RSVP at jfcsphilly.

org/supportgroups. A zoom link is
provided upon registration. For more
information, contact Galia Godel
at ggodel@jfcsphilly.org or call
267-273-6006. Elizabeth Holtzman Speaks
Former U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Holzman
will recount her efforts in Congress
to bring Nazi war criminals hiding
in the United States to justice
during Gratz College’s Feinstone
Memorial Lecture on the Meaning of
Freedom. 7: 30 p.m. Visit gratz.edu to
register. A webinar link is sent after
registration. For more information,
email mcohen@gratz.edu
or call 215-635-7300, ext. 155
World Music
Enjoy classical and popular songs
from Europe, Israel and the United
States performed by Cantor Jacob
Agar and pianist Emily Olin with a
special performance of “Bohemian
Rhapsody.”This event will be
in-person and livestreamed from
the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed
Main Sanctuary of Beth Sholom
Congregation in Elkins Park. 7:30
p.m. See bethshalomcongregation.

org for details. 8231 Old York Road,
Elkins Park.

THURSDAY, JUNE 17
Art Class
Enjoy Jewish Family and Children’s
Service’s virtual art classes for an
opportunity to explore different
techniques and styles. Classes will
run at 11 a.m. each Thursday for
10 weeks, but the group will be
closed after June 17. The capacity
is 20. RSVP at jfcsphilly.org/events/
discovering-the-art-within-w01/. A Zoom link will be provided after
registration. For more information,
email Debora King at dking@
jfcsphilly.org. Virtual Beef and Beer
The Men’s Club of Congregations
of Shaare Shamayim will host
a virtual Beef & Beer starting at
6:30 p.m. Cost is $18 per person.

Entertainment will be Philadelphia
Inquirer sports columnist Mike
Sielski. Contact the CSS office
at 215-677-1600 for further
information. Pride Screening
In honor of Pride Month, the
Gershman Philadelphia Jewish
Film Festival presents “Little
Girl,” the latest film from acclaimed
Jewish filmmaker Sébastien
Lifshitz. The movie is a moving
portrait of 7-year-old Sasha, who
has always known that she is a girl,
and her family, who have recently
accepted and embraced their
daughter for who she truly is.

The move will stream at 7 p.m.

and be available for 72 hours.

See pjff.org/ for details. l
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