LEASE
ON LIFE
SIXERS SORROW
Film about an odd pairing succeeds on one
level, fails on another.

JUNE 24, 2021 / 14 TAMUZ 5781
PAGE 18
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM — WHAT IT MEANS TO BE JEWISH IN PHILADELPHIA —
$1.00 LOCAL
New Synagogue
to Debut July 1
Rabbi Danielle
Parmenter to lead
Darchei Noam.

Page 6
LOCAL Group for
Grandchildren of
Survivors Forms
3G Philly already
counts 70 members.

Page 7
Volume 134
Number 11
Published Weekly Since 1887
SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF
PHILADELPHIA’S CONNECTION
to Israel reaches far beyond Benjamin
Netanyahu’s short-lived stint as a member
of Cheltenham High School’s soccer team
or his family’s attendance of Temple Judea
of Philadelphia.

Jewish and Israeli organizations alike
in Philadelphia have built longstanding
connections with Israel, and as Israel faces
a change in government and its fi rst new
prime minister in 12 years, these organi-
zations, some more than others, must
reckon with the potential for change.

For the Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia, Naft ali Bennett’s term as
prime minister presents an opportunity
to affi rm its mission of not only creating a
vibrant Jewish community in the area, but
connecting the community to Israel.

“We have extended our congratula-
tions to Bennett and President [Isaac]
Herzog,” said Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia’s CEO and President Michael
Milton & Betty Katz Jewish Community Center swim instructor Jackie Litchenberger works with
Allison Norris in Margate.

Photo by Alicia Paccione
Summer Down the Shore
Brings Opportunities,
Challenges With hotter days here and more
freedom to travel and explore than most
MAY 28 MARKED the end of many people have seen in 18 months, folks are
COVID-19 restrictions in New Jersey, and fl ocking to the shores of Jewish-heavy
June 20 marked the fi rst day of summer in Longport, Margate and Ventnor, as well as
the Northern Hemisphere.

the other beach towns. And, for the most
SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF
See Bennett, Page 12
See Shore, Page 13
ti • Sa
sf yi
SA RS U
OO •
Page 4
76 Survivor often
spoke out about
wartime experiences.

ng 19
Cantor David
Wisnia Dies at 94
c e
OBITUARY Local
Community Optimistic
About Naftali
Bennett FL
OF NOTE
n C u s t o m e rs Si
555 S. HENDERSON RD
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA
610.757.4000