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No additional funds may be contributed to a Keystone Scholars account. However, families are encouraged to save in their own PA 529 account. Stacy Garrity Pennsylvania Treasurer Weekly Kibbitz Getty via JTA ‘A Series Of Unfortunate Events’ Author to Write Golem Horror Film The Jewish author of best-selling children’s book series “A Series of Unfortunate Events” was tapped to write a horror fi lm based on the legend of the Golem of Prague. Daniel Handler, known by his pen name “Lemony Snicket,” will write the movie for independent Jewish production company Leviathan Productions, from veteran fi lm producer Ben Cosgrove and Josh Foer, a freelance journalist, the co-founder of the adventure travel brand Atlas Obscura and co-founder of Sefaria, the open-source Jewish text library. The fi lm will update the 16th-century narrative of the golem of Prague, where Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel created an anthropomorphic golem out of clay or mud to protect the ghetto from antisemitic attacks. In the upcoming fi lm, “a young woman on a college campus fi nds herself terrorized by a creature with a mysterious past,” Deadline reports. In the classic golem legend, the Hebrew word for “truth,” “emet” is inscribed on the golem’s body, giving it its powers. Once the golem becomes destructive, the only way to kill it is to remove the WE DELIVER! letter “aleph,” which leaves the remaining word for “death,” or in Hebrew, “met.” Handler grew up in a household that “hovered between Reform and Conservative Judaism,” he told Moment Magazine in 2007. And, the main characters of his beloved gothically dark and humorous “Series of Unfortunate Events,” which was adapted into a 2004 fi lm and a 2017 Netfl ix series, are Jewish. “Yes. The Baudelaires are Jewish! I guess we would not know for sure but we would strongly suspect it, not only from their manner but from the occasional mention of a rabbi or bar mitzvah or synagogue,” he said. “The careful reader will fi nd quite a few rabbis.” Handler is also the author of a children’s book, “The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming,” about an angry latke telling the Chanukah story while running into various Christmas symbols who are uneducated about Jewish history. Leviathan Productions has acquired a number of other projects with Jewish themes, including “Photograph 51,” a play by Anna Ziegler about Rosalind Franklin, the British Jewish chemist who discovered the structure of DNA; “The Secret Chord,” Daniel Handler, author of the popular children’s book series “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” will write the fi lm for a modern retelling of the story of the Golem of Prague. a novel by Geraldine Brooks about King David; and “The Pledge,” a 1970 nonfi ction book by Leonard Slater about the U.S.’s role in Israel’s 1948 war for independence. “Jewish stories have incredible resonance because they explore ideas that are universally identifi able,” Cosgrove told Deadline. “Everyone knows what it feels like to be the underdog, the outsider, or the immigrant. 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The museum approached Congregation Beth Israel shortly after the hostage situation about the items, and Josh Perelman, the museum’s chief curator, revealed that the FBI had to clear the chair before it was approved for donation to the museum. Cytron-Walker has since switched pulpits, taking over last summer at Temple Emanuel in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He explained how the experience has changed how he views his work. “It hasn’t really changed my approach to how I am a rabbi and who I am as a rabbi. It’s given me an opportunity to raise awareness about issues of security, raise awareness about issues of antisemitism … but in terms of my approach to the congregation, and the community, the importance of relation- ships, the importance of supporting one another, in every moment of life, the importance of being welcoming to all members of my community — that incident hasn’t impacted me in that respect.” The incident has caused the rabbi to think about the balance between the Jewish commandment to welcome the stranger and concerns about security. “It’s just affi rmed the importance of No. 1, making sure that security protocols, emergency procedures, that these are things that a congregation or a commu- nity has thought about in advance- and that’s not just a Jewish thing, that’s an everybody thing,” he said. “We need to know what the emergency procedures ... what happens in a community when everything doesn’t go right … and if you know that, and you’re prepared for those moments, then the welcome that you can give and the hospitality that can be off ered, should come naturally, and should come wholeheartedly.” The rabbi, who has family in the area, was in Philadelphia to see the artifacts, to meet with the local board of the Anti-Defamation League, and to participate in an event that evening at the Weitzman called “Faith in the Face of Hate.” Cytron-Walker and Reverend Mark Kelly Tyler, pastor of Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church See Cytron-Walker, page 22 Photos by Stephen SIlver ost Jews in Philadelphia, and the United States, remember where they were on Jan. 15, 2022, when a gunman held four people hostage at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. After the 11-hour ordeal, the synagogue’s rabbi, Charlie Cytron- Walker, threw a chair at the gunman, leading himself and the other hostages out the door before the FBI Hostage Rescue Team entered the synagogue and shot the gunman. Just over a year ago, two artifacts from that day — the chair the rabbi threw, and the cup of tea he off ered local Michael Solomonov Headlines Jewish Federation’s Taste of Israel Festival Jarrad Saff ren | Staff Writer Courtesy of Steve Legato J ames Beard Foundation award-winning chef Michael Solomonov didn’t set out in his career to depoliticize Israel. The Israeli just wanted to connect with his home country by cooking its food — and then sharing that food with others. But in Philadelphia, at least, his popular restau- rants Zahav, Abe Fisher and others have trans- formed the Jewish state from a political position to a culture, and one with Michael Solomonov fi ve-star dishes at that. Now, on May 7 at the Kaiserman JCC campus in Wynnewood, Kosher food. Regardless of your practice, Solomonov and the Philadelphia area you’ll feel welcomed,” said Jeff rey Jewish community will celebrate those Lasday, the Federation’s senior chief of dishes. The Jewish Federation of external aff airs, of the food festival. “It’s Greater Philadelphia is hosting a Taste an opportunity to taste all the diff erent of Israel Festival from 1-5 p.m. as part tastes of Israel.” Solomonov’s story has been told of its month-long celebration of the Jewish state’s 75th birthday. Solomonov before, but it’s worth reiterating: Born is headlining a “tasting area and cooking in Israel and raised in Pittsburgh, it was demonstrations,” according to israel75. the Jewish state that inspired his career choices. At 18, he moved back to Israel jewishphilly.org. The Federation’s birthday party for and got a job in a bakery because he Israel has already included a community couldn’t speak Hebrew. The job made mitzvah day and Shabbat gatherings him realize that he wanted to be a around the area. Doing mitzvahs and chef, so he attended culinary school using the Sabbath to refl ect are very in Florida, moved to Philadelphia and much in line with Jewish and Israeli worked in upscale Italian and American values. But it would not be a Jewish restaurants, including one owned by celebration if it did not culminate with future partner Steve Cook. Solomonov food, as the Taste of Israel Festival is the and Cook opened a Mexican restaurant, last U.S. event on the Federation’s Israel Xochitl, before they started focusing on 75 calendar. (A trip to Israel for those Israeli cuisine. But in 2003, Solomonov’s brother who are interested and can pay is also a David, an Israel Defense Forces volun- part of the month.) “It’s a celebration. It’s a big party. teer, was killed by enemy snipers on the border of Lebanon. Solomonov and Cook decided to open their fi rst Israeli restaurant, Zahav, fi ve years later. Today, their restaurant group, CookNSolo, has a lineup of Israeli, Philadelphia-based eateries focusing on falafel (Goldie), hummus (Dizengoff ) and other Israeli delicacies. Cooking, of course, is not a political act, as Solomonov explains. But it can present a diff erent side of Israel to American Jews and non-Jews. “Oftentimes, Israel gets sort of a bad rap, and I feel like being able to celebrate or promote things that are often not seen in mainstream media, things that are cultural, is an opportunity for us,” Solomonov said. The chef believes that Jewish food has a “weird reputation” in America. It’s deli or it’s blintzes, or it’s … whatever, as Solomonov put it. But Jewish food in the old country was more complex than that, according to Solomonov. The range just hasn’t emigrated to the United States. The restaurateur’s career mission, stated or not, is to ensure that the diver- sity of Israeli cuisine does emigrate to the rest of the Diaspora. “I’m proud of what we’ve done,” he said. “We just felt like we’d open Zahav, and then things sort of took off from there.” Now, Israelis and Jews are repre- sented in the American dining scene. “In certain ways, there’s a truth to it. Food represents humanity. I try to be as non-political as I can about this, which is challenging because every- body wants to make Israel a talking point,” Solomonov said. “If you make really good food and promote inclusion, I think people are chill.” “I’m not going to say that making challah is going to create peace in the Middle East. But opening a door to a conversation increases productivity among people,” he added. Tickets for the Taste of Israel Festival are $18 for adults, $7 for children and free for kids 3 and under. You can regis- ter and pay at israel75.jewishphilly.org. Solomonov hopes to see you there. “The easiest way to connect with where I’m from is by making Israeli food. The easiest thing to give me satisfaction is sharing it with other people,” he said. “That’s what this event is for.” ■ jsaff ren@midatlanticmedia.com JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 7 local Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Completes Project on Jews and Race T he Center for Jewish Ethics, part of the Wyncote-based Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, completed its Race, Religion and American Jews project last month. The project was designed to increase scholarship on the relation- ship between Jewish peoples, race and racism and disseminate curricula to Jewish educators and adults. Race, Religion and American Jews was launched in 2021 thanks to a $199,850 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of its American Rescue Plan. That $87.8 million grant program assists 300 cultural institutions in maintaining or expanding program- ming and staffi ng that may have been impacted by the pandemic. “The ultimate goal is to use the resources of Jewish history, Jewish tradi- tion and Jewish community to combat racism,” said Rabbi Mira Wasserman, director of the Center for Jewish Ethics and a senior adviser of the project. Research from the 11 fellows can be found at Jewsandrace.com and covers topics from “Countering White Nationalism and Antisemitism” to “Responding to Racial Microaggressions.” Each topic contains a lesson plan, curricula for adult and youth education programs and video lessons from the topic’s scholar. “Our fi rst goal was just to gain a better understanding of all of the ways that race and Jewishness inform each other,” Wasserman said. “The second goal, though, was to not leave that new research that we were sparking in academic spaces, but to bring it into Jewish communal spaces that we can all learn from.” Are You Fast-Paced & “ON THE GO”? Don’t have time for print magazines? DON’T MISS OUT! Over 4,000 users are enjoying the ease, simplicity and pleasure of our digital magazine. It’s EASY to get your digital magazine every week. SIMPLY subscribe with your email address. Sign up today at: jewishexponent.com/econfirmation/ 8 MAY 4, 2023 | JEWISH EXPONENT Members of Reconstructing Judaism, including Rabbi Sandra Lawson (left), at Reckoning Together: A Reconstructionist Pilgrimage for Racial Justice RRC’s next step with the project is connecting with Jewish organizations interested in using the online materials. Though the impetus for the program was the 2020 murder of George Floyd, rising white supremacy and censorship of Black history in schools have made educating on race even more import- ant, according to Rabbi Sandra Lawson, Reconstructing Judaism’s inaugural director of racial diversity, equity and inclusion and a senior adviser for Race, Religion and American Jews. “I don’t think anyone, when we started this project, thought that we’d be at a stage in our country where politicians would be trying to remove books and courses and AP courses on queer issues or race issues or anything that gives a more nuanced, rounded perspective of our history,” Lawson said. Though racism pervades Jewish spaces, there’s been a cultural shift in Jews wanting to learn more about race and racism. There have been more conversations about Jews of color in predominantly white Jewish spaces. White Jews are beginning to understand the diff erent experiences that Jews of color face. Providing an accessible curricu- lum to curious Jews is an important step in eff orts to combat racism, Lawson argued. Conversations about the intersec- tions of Judaism and race go beyond American history and racism. Devin Naar, an associate profes- sor of history and Jewish studies at the University of Washington, studied how Ashkenazi Judaism became the dominant Jewish culture in America and the negative implications this has on Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews from non-Eastern European backgrounds. “I’m trying to reimagine how we under- stand the American Jewish history and think through American Jewish history beyond the kinds of geographies and cultures that we generally associated with American Jewishness — beyond Eastern Europe, beyond Yiddish, beyond gefi lte fi sh — to think about what other aspects or expressions of Jewish culture, identity, language, religious practices have been part of the American Jewish experience,” Naar said. While in American spaces, Sephardic or Mizrahi Jews, hailing from the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa, respectively, may be considered white, in Jewish spaces, those same people may be racial- ized diff erently. Naar hopes to open up broader conversations about what race is, in and out of the American context. Race, Religion and American Jews is one piece of Reconstructing Judaism’s undertaking to fi ght racism. In January, the Reconstructionist movement passed a resolution committing to reparations for Black and Indigenous people. In March, Reconstructing Judaism completed a second pilgrimage to the American South to learn about anti-Black racism. ■ srogelberg@midatlanticmedia.com Courtesy of Reconstructing Judaism/Rachel Forth Sasha Rogelberg | Staff Writer A Taste of israel Connecting to Jewish Heritage As May begins, so does Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM). This is a time when Jews across the country can honor their unique connections to their culture: from music to traditions and, of course, food. The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia will pay homage to all of these expressions of heritage as well as the Jewish people’s collective connection to the State of Israel at the A Taste of Israel Festival on Sunday, May 7, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Saligman Campus in Wynnewood. During this family-friendly afternoon, there will be an opportunity for people of all backgrounds to experience the creations by five-time James Beard Foundation Award-Winning Chef Michael Solomonov along with other top local chefs. The cultural festival will also feature activities, crafts and performances by the renowned a cappella group Six13. The festival is a culmination of the Jewish Federation’s Israel 75 events this spring to celebrate this milestone achievement as well as the beauty and diversity of the people who live there. Here’s a taste of how some of our A Taste of Israel Festival leadership connect to their Jewish heritage: “I connect to my Jewish heritage through my children. Seeing our sons, Max and Ari, being actively involved in Hillel and at Chabad in college, and then being accepted into the Onward Israel program this summer shows me that our Jewish identity and legacy will continue on through the next generation.” Alan Lasdon “I connect with my Jewish heritage daily by trying to live and practice the three moral principles of justice, healing the world and acts of loving- kindness. As I go about my day, I’m cognizant of these principles, try to live by them, and act as a role model for my two college-age sons so that they, too, will live by these Jewish values and pass them on to the next generation.” Cari Lasdon “I connect with my Jewish heritage in many ways, including, celebrating the Jewish holidays and Shabbat every week, going on our recent family trip to Israel, sending my children to Jewish schools, or being involved with Jewish nonprofit organizations that ground me in Jewish communal work.” Shelby Zitelman “I connect with my Jewish heritage through spending time with my family. Judaism and tradition are incredibly important, and some of my favorite memories are at cousins’ b’nei mitzvot, Passover Seders at my grandparents, Chanukkah at my Great Aunt’s, amongst countless other occasions.” Alex Freedman Ready to enjoy A Taste of Israel? Join the Jewish Federation’s festival on May 7 at israel75.jewishphilly.org/festival JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 9 YOU SHOULD KNOW ... Top: Dan, Jessica, Liam and Meadow Roomberg Right: Mila Gray Roomberg Jarrad Saff ren | Staff Writer T here are 20-25 pediatric conditions that can predispose a young child to high blood pressure. When a kid with one of them comes into a Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia location, an alert goes off in the network’s digital chart. It says, essentially, that “this child is at high risk for hypertension,” said Dr. Rachel Hachen of CHOP’s Division of General Pediatrics. Given the risk, Hachen continued, “This is what you need to do: Get the child’s blood pressure.” This only happened with 2% of high-risk children under 3 before Jessica and Dan Roomberg, a Jewish couple from suburban Philadelphia, helped convince CHOP leaders that it needed to happen more often. It was the 2019 death of their 17-month-old daughter, Mila Gray Roomberg, that spurred them to action. Mila died from a rare vascu- lar manifestation of a genetic disorder, Neurofi bromatosis Type 1. Months later, her parents started the Magical Mila Foundation, which has raised more than $400,000 for equipment, tests and educational 10 MAY 4, 2023 | JEWISH EXPONENT materials that have helped CHOP take the blood pressure of high-risk children. CHOP now goes through its testing process with about 40% of the high-risk children in its network. “It was because of the Roombergs that our eyes were opened,” Hachen said. Jessica Roomberg, now 35, and Dan Roomberg, 37, could barely open their eyes in the weeks after Mila’s passing. “We went from having the greatest 17 months of our life, with an amazing little girl. Mila was super special. She was so happy and joyous and wonder- ful and beautiful and strong,” Jessica Roomberg said. “Every day revolved around her schedule, her needs, her wants.” The Congregation Or Ami members felt like they had to fi nd a way to keep parenting Mila. They also needed something to occupy their minds. The Magical Mila Foundation was born. Three weeks later, they met with the CHOP doctors who had cared for their daughter. Jessica Roomberg explained how, during Mila’s medical care, it was hard to get a doctor or nurse to take her blood pressure. The American Academy of Pediatrics did not require the test for children under 3 unless they were high-risk and, even though Mila was, “It either wasn’t getting done or when it was, it wasn’t taken correctly,” the mother said. It would be done on her leg, when the only way to get it for a child would be on her right arm. Or they would squeeze too tightly, and Mila would scream, leading to an inaccurate reading. Mila’s blood pressure was not taken correctly until she was 14 months old, accord- ing to her mother. It was 240 over 110. “She was going through her whole life with high blood pressure,” Jessica Roomberg said. “How many kids are walking around with high blood pressure?” “At that point, it shifted from being selfi sh to carrying on her legacy to impact other people’s lives,” Dan Roomberg said. The Roombergs started planning the foundation’s fi rst event, building the website and meeting with a market- ing agency. The parents set the initial fundraiser for that summer at Maynard’s in Margate, New Jersey. In the months leading to the event, the couple was “hiding from the world,” Jessica Roomberg said. They were worried that people would say, “Oh, there goes Jess and Dan,” the mother added. Five hundred people came. At its coming-out party, the Magical Mila Foundation raised $110,000. “It was like the whole community embraced us at once. They were going to be there for us,” Dan Roomberg said. After that event, the Roombergs had weekly meetings with their CHOP doctors. They funded a clinical trial to fi nd a better blood pressure device and created educational materials for medical staff , like “little cheat sheets” about the testing process, as Dan Roomberg called them, for nurses to wear next to their IDs. Within two years, “We saw a 200% increase in blood pressure measure- ments in children under 3,” he said. CHOP leaders are spreading the process to their primary care locations in the Philadelphia area. And in April, Drs. Hachen and Kevin Meyers made presented it to the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in Washington, D.C. “They’ve helped us put it on the agenda. Everybody’s starting to look at it,” Hachen said. But for the Roombergs, every morning is still hard. The parents often think, “Why us?” But then they get up to keep parenting Mila, as well as their other two children, 3-year-old son, Liam, and 1-year-old daughter, Meadow. “I’m proud of us. But I know we have more work to do,” Jessica Roomberg said. “They are long days,” Dan Roomberg said. “But it’s all worth it at the end.” To donate to the Magical Mila Foundation and to learn about its upcoming events, visit magicalmilafoundation.org. ■ jsaff ren@midatlanticmedia.com Courtesy of the Roombergs Jessica and Dan Roomberg opinion Judicial Reform at the Supreme Court Photo by Phil Roeder / Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license O ver the past several months, when the topic of judicial reform comes up in discussion, many of us think of the disturbing drama playing out in the Knesset and in the streets of Israel over the controversial “judicial reform” package being promoted by Israel’s governing coalition. But here at home, there is another judicial reform debate ― this one relating to the absence of a formal code of ethics for the justices of the Supreme Court. In theory, Supreme Court justices are subject to the same fi nancial disclosure rules as other high-level federal offi cials. But no one other than the justices themselves is empowered to enforce those rules against members of the court. As a result, each justice decides independently how The inside of the United States Supreme Court to comply with disclosure rules. Similarly, justices decide how to handle case recusals and the extent to Court adopt a binding code of ethics for justices similar which they may engage in political and other activities. to the one developed by the Judicial Conference Based upon several reports of Supreme Court justices of the United States for other federal judges. And either obscuring or omitting key fi nancial details in their now, Congress is getting involved. Senate Judiciary disclosure forms, along with overall discomfort with the Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) recently invited Chief justices engaging in unaccountable self-regulation on Justice John Roberts or a justice of his choice to testify ethical issues, questions have been raised about the before the Judiciary Committee on the “steady stream of wisdom of maintaining the status quo and the need for a revelations regarding justices falling short of the ethical standards expected of other federal judges and, indeed, formal code of ethics for the Supreme Court. A few months ago, the American Bar Association’s of public servants generally.” Roberts “respectfully” declined the Durbin invitation, House of Delegates recommended that the Supreme citing separation of powers and judicial independence concerns, but noted in his response that there is “a Statement of Ethics Principles and Practices to which all of the current Members of the Supreme Court subscribe.” Durbin’s follow-up questions regarding the Statement of Ethics and other issues have not been answered. For now, it appears that the Judiciary Committee is reluctant to issue subpoenas to compel testimony from members of the Supreme Court, since such a move would trigger a constitutional confrontation over the separation of powers between the legislature and the judiciary and raise concerns about the independence of the judiciary. But the issue is not going away. It needs to be addressed. Roberts can avoid a constitutional crisis, protect the independence of the court and take steps to enhance respect and confi dence in the Supreme Court by using his position as chair of the Judicial Conference to create a committee, consisting of respected judges, lawyers, academics and ethics experts charged with the establishment of a formal code of conduct for the high court that specifi es how the rules will be enforced and by whom. Such a result would respond to mounting concerns about the Supreme Court and obviate the need for congressional involvement. ■ Jewish American Heritage Month T he month of May is Jewish American Heritage Month. This year’s formal launch was announced by President Joe Biden last Friday. In his remarks, Biden praised “Jewish Americans, whose values, culture and contributions have shaped our character as a Nation,” even as he noted the “dark side” of the American Jewish experience and “the record rise of antisemitism today.” We can’t help but focus on that “dark side,” as rising antisemitism impacts so much of our daily lives. The statistics are chilling. The American Jewish community is estimated to number 7.5 million people ― a miniscule 2% of the U.S. population ― and yet, the Jewish community is the target of close to 60% of religiously motivated hate crimes in America. Although Biden didn’t review those numbers, his remarks recognized them, and he listed steps his administration is taking to combat antisemitism and to address the disturbing culture of hate that festers beneath the antisemitism surface. While we welcome the administration’s caring responses, we remain uncertain of the effi cacy of the eff orts. As we have observed before, the problem of antisemitism has nothing to do with Jews. It has everything to do with antisemites. As such, the number of Jews in America is irrelevant. What matters is the number of antisemites and what is being done to address their irrational hate. We have been puzzled by the selection of May for the celebration of Jewish American Heritage ever since President George W. Bush inaugurated the practice in 2006 after both houses of Congress passed resolutions urging him to do so. The period around May is when we commemorate the Holocaust and celebrate the anniversary of Israel’s independence. No one seems terribly focused on American Jewish Heritage. Perhaps as part of eff orts to address antisemitism, some meaningful opportunities will be developed to discuss Jewish contributions to the rich history of America. And hopefully that discussion will go beyond the tired cliches of bagels, Jewish mothers and matzah ball soup. In that regard, we note the impressive and expanding number of websites that seek to tell the Jewish story in America focused on substance and historical information. We applaud the Library of Congress, the National Archives and other institutions in Washington, D.C., including the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington; the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia and the Jewish Museum of Maryland in Baltimore for off ering resources to a national audience. Together, they are telling the proud story of Jewish American Heritage all year round. Unfortunately, when it comes to the public celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month, much of that substance is lost. Rather, just like St. Patrick’s Day is forever linked to the consumption of green beer, Jewish American Heritage Month will be marked by bagels and lox ― the featured off ering at a congressional breakfast last month to mark the coming Jewish American Heritage Month. On balance, we appreciate the communal recognition. We just wish there was something meaningful to go along with it. ■ JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 11 opinions & letters An Amazing and Impactful Night T Douglas Altabef he demonstration held in the heart of Jerusalem on April 27 carried many abiding lessons for our leaders and for ourselves. Whether attended by 200,000 or 600,000 people (and the true number was most likely somewhere in between), the “Million March,” as it was called, was a virtual love-in for the state of Israel, for Israel as a Jewish state, for Israel as the Jewish state. It was also a show of resolve and determination: We will not be treated as second-class citizens, we are not giving up, were themes that echoed throughout the night. Of course, there was chafi ng at the Supreme Court’s juristocracy and the stranglehold that unaccountable legal advisers and the attorney general have on the government, and therefore on public governance and policy. But demonstrators also sent the clear message to the government that their constituency, those who made the coalition of 64 mandates possible, expected the elected leadership to persevere and follow through and implement the judicial reform plan. Unlike the anti-reform protests, the Million March was not a cover for advancing a variety of agendas. For its participants, the judiciary’s stranglehold on the country is the issue, one that needs to be faced head-on. There was little subtext involving prevailing social animosities or confl icts, no problem with the existence of secular, left-wing citizens. The message was not about the need to pull any group down but rather a call to elevate those who, as part of the majority often ignored or dismissed by the Supreme Court, insist on sovereignty being exercised by the elected government of Israel. There was considerable disbelief and satirization of the accusations, often made by the opposition, that the reforms represent a threat to democracy. Several speak- ers, Knesset member Simcha Rothman most especially, contrasted what is actually democratic with what is not. This taking of the argument directly back to the other side was a smart way of defanging the absurd, yet widely prevalent claim, that would-be dictators are set to dismantle a freedom-loving Israeli democracy in favor of a theocratic, hateful regime. The demonstration made clear that there are two distinct points of view regarding the true source of the threat to Israeli society. This was perhaps the major takeaway from the event. Opposition leader Yair Lapid expressed incredulity at the event; somehow, to him, protest is the sole province of those not in power. But last night was not a protest so much as it was a demonstration. A demonstration of engagement, of caring and of insistence that the issues that people voted for be addressed and acted on. Of course, there was a protest against the self-sus- taining Supreme Court, which is seen to be opposed to the will of the people. But the thrust of the evening was the personifi cation of Middle Israel, the heretofore mostly silent majority, saying loud and clear that they are not unaware, that they will not be passive and that they have expectations for the performance and follow through of Israel’s elected leaders. “The people demand judicial reform” was the mantra of the evening. Not a zero-sum fear of the opposition, not resentment regarding how our larger society works; rather, this was a focused insistence that the system of justice so crucial to our societal well-being be fair, balanced and somehow refl ective of the will of the people. One interesting aspect of the event was that it represented the successful cooperation of several grassroots Zionist organizations, who were able to eff ectively join forces and work for a common cause. This could have important and pervasive implications for our society and our government. Years ago I attended a dinner with the leaders of many of Israel’s leading Zionist organizations. Naftali Bennett, then a member of a right-wing coalition, expressed his appreciation for the birth and growth of Yes, I’m going to a community celebration April 27 Poll Results Are you celebrating Israel’s 75th birthday (Yom Ha’atzmaut)? No 41% 12 MAY 4, 2023 | JEWISH EXPONENT Yes, I’m celebrating a diff erent way letters Biography Lacking Elliott Abrams’ op-ed (“Israeli Sovereignty and American Intervention,” April 13) took to task the Democratic Party and Biden administration over the issue of the United States government and some American Jewish opposition to Netanyahu’s pro- posed judiciary changes in Israel, but nowhere in Abrams’ credentials at the end of the piece is there mention that he served in three Republican adminis- trations (Reagan, George W. Bush and Trump). Identifying his party might let readers know who is writing. ■ Democratic Committeeperson SEND US LETTERS Next Week’s Poll To vote, visit: jewishexponent.com Douglas Altabef is the chairman of the board of Im Tirtzu, Israel’s largest grassroots Zionist organi- zation, and a director of B’yadenu and the Israel Independence Fund. David Broida, Lower Merion/Narberth 24% How do you feel about Major League Baseball’s new pitch clock, which limits the amount of time that can pass between pitches? both right-wing advocates and think tanks, phenomena that he said were recent developments in Israel. The April 27 event was a coming of age for that emergence, and there is ample reason to believe that these groups can cohere to be a powerful third wheel or adjunct to a National Zionist Camp-type of government. Bottom line, the Million March will not be a blip, a two-day news story quickly forgotten. It represented the spirit of the majority of our nation. That spirit was optimistic, hopeful and not seeking to be divisive, dicta- torial nor exclusionary. For those concerned that we are doomed, that we are courting social division and upheaval, this event was a needed antidote. The unmistakable message was one of responsibility, engagement and love of country. May the word go out, and the message be conveyed, that not only is democracy alive and well in Israel, but that the core of the nation is strong, loving, hopeful and tolerant. Our future is bright, not grim. Israel can and will address its problems while still preserving the social fabric of an amazing tapestry of people. ■ 35% Letters should be related to articles that have run in the print or online editions of the JE, and may be edited for space and clarity prior to publi- cation. Please include your fi rst and last name, as well your town/neigh- borhood of residence. Send letters to letters@jewishexponent.com. opinion As Israel Turns 75, We Should Celebrate by Fighting for it to Live Up to its Ideals I Photo courtesy of Heather M. Ross Rabbi Jill Jacobs spent July 4, 2017, at Trump Tower protesting the ban on travel from Muslim countries, enacted earlier that year. For me, standing side by side with Muslim, Christian and other faith leaders to fi ght discrimination was the best possible way to celebrate America’s independence. Last month, Israel marked the monumental occasion of its 75th anniversary. There is much to celebrate: The establishment of the state of Israel is, without doubt, one of the greatest accomplishments of the Jewish people in the last century. The country has provided safety for millions of Jews fl eeing oppression, helped revive the Hebrew language and culture and allowed Jews access to our most sacred historical sites. And there is much to mourn and protest, beginning with the 56-year-old occupation that violates the human rights of Palestinians every single day; the ongoing discrimination against Palestinian citizens of Israel, Mizrachi and Ethiopian Jews, asylum seekers and foreign workers; and, this year, the all-out attack on democracy perpetuated by the current government. For the last four months, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been in the street every week protesting the eff orts by the current government to eliminate the power of the High Court to serve as a check on legislation that violates Israel’s Basic Laws, the closest thing the country has to a constitution. And yet the response by too much of the American Jewish community has been more or less business as usual. While many legacy organizations have issued tepid statements criticizing attempts to destroy the judiciary, these groups have not rallied American Jews to actively oppose this coup or taken actions that would put direct pressure on the Israeli government. Following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, millions of Americans took to the street — many for the fi rst time — to protest his administration’s attacks on democratic institutions and on immigrants and minorities. We did so not out of hatred for the United States, but rather out of love, and out of a commitment to build a multiracial, multifaith, multiethnic democracy for the future. Those of us who care about the future of Israel, and who dream of a state rooted in democracy and human rights, must mark this 75th anniversary by fi ghting for that vision. This anniversary came at an infl ection point for the country’s democracy. What happens this year will determine whether Israel has a chance at living up to the values enshrined in its declaration of independence, or whether it becomes a fascist theocracy that codifi es discrimination against women, LGBTQ people, Palestinian citizens and other minorities and that permanently occupies another people. Many Jewish communities announced Yom Haatzmaut plans that pretend that nothing is amiss — falafel, Israeli music and dancing, and celebratory visits to Israel. And in June, the Celebrate Israel parade — which bans any political signs — will proceed down New York City’s Fifth Avenue as though nothing is amiss. March protest I also love a good falafel, but this moment calls for much more. Since the new Israeli government took power, I have stood on the street in New York and Washington, D.C., with hundreds of Israeli Americans and American Jews who came out to protest Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich speaking at an Israel Bonds dinner, the (temporary, as it turns out) fi ring of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and the ongoing attacks on the High Court. As someone who has worked for human rights in Israel for decades, I am thrilled to see more and more American and Israeli Jews join these protests. But we have not yet seen a call to the streets from most of our legacy organizations or synagogues. Nor did JFNA alter its regular General Assembly programming to instead take 3,000 American Jews into the streets of Tel Aviv — or even host protest organizers or civil society leaders, rather than the leaders of the coup. Why are American Jews so terrifi ed to protest Israeli actions, even when the country is being taken over by people whose values are anathema to most of ours? Yeshayahu Leibowitz, an infl uential and prophetic 20th-century Jewish thinker, warned of the danger that the nascent state of Israel would become an object of worship. “The state fulfi lls an essential need of the individual and the national community,” he wrote, “but it does not thereby acquire intrinsic value — except for a fascist who regards sovereignty, governmental authority, and power as supreme values.” In a 1991 lecture, he went so far as to call any religious Jews who supported occupation and settlement “descendants of the worshippers of the Golden Calf, who proclaimed ‘this is your God, Israel.’ A calf doesn’t necessarily need to be golden; it can also be a people, a land, or a state.” In Israel, the religious settler movement that Leibowitz disparaged three decades ago now runs the state, and — as he warned — its agenda puts the occupation of land fi rst, and the treatment of people second. Many Jews in the United States fi nd it hard to see that reality because the state of Israel has become an object of worship, rather than a real country where real people live, and where fascist-leaning politicians are working to fundamentally change its government and culture into something unrecognizable and dangerous. American Jewish conversations about Israel too often become conversations about Jewish identity, a slippery slope that makes it easy for criticisms of the state of Israel — a political entity subject to international human rights standards — to be misinterpreted as attacks on Jews more generally. It is easier to celebrate a fantasy with no hard edges than deal with the reality of a beloved, but fl awed state. According to the Torah, Abraham was 75 when he left his parents’ house and set out on his own. At 75, Israel is a strong, modern country, more than able to stand on its own on the international stage and healthy enough for vibrant debate about its future. A real celebration of Israel demands fi ghting for it to live up to the highest ideals of democracy, dignity and human rights for all. ■ Rabbi Jill Jacobs is the CEO of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 13 opinion Jonathan Feldstein W hen I read about the arrest of American Jewish Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, in Russia on March 29, my mind went back to the 1980s. In July 1985, I went to visit Abe Stolar. Stolar was well into his 70s. We bonded immediately, two American Jews, me listening to his stories intently, in his native Chicago accent. The strange thing is that I was not visiting Stolar and his wife, Gita, in Chicago, the place of his birth, or in New Jersey, the place of my birth. I was visiting Stolar in Moscow, the Soviet Union. Like many Russian Jews, Stolar’s parents fl ed Czarist Russia. They arrived in Chicago, a year before Stolar was born. In 1931, with the U.S. still suff ering from the Depression, exacerbating a degree of communist revolutionary fervor, Stolar’s parents decided to go back to the USSR. Within fi ve years, Stolar’s father was taken from their home by Stalin’s police (NKVD) during the infamous purges in which many Jews became victims. Stolar’s father was never seen again. Despite being an American citizen, Stolar saw no way back to Chicago. In 1975, Stolar, his wife and their son applied for exit visas. They received permission to leave, and sold all their belongings. On July 19, 1975, their permission was revoked. The Stolars were detained just before boarding the plane, forced to return to their empty Moscow apartment, hopeless. I met Stolar a decade later, almost to the day. He was clearly frustrated and desperate to leave, but he was jovial, friendly and welcoming. Two years later, I went back to Moscow and visited Stolar again. He was more hopeful as he saw signs that things in the USSR were changing, but he was still an American citizen forcibly detained in Moscow. As soon as I heard of Gershkovich’s arrest, I thought of Stolar. Gershkovich was arrested on charges of espionage by Russia’s Federal Security Bureau, the successor to the KGB, and Stalin’s NKVD. It’s the fi rst time Russia has accused a foreign journalist of espionage since the Cold War. There are many parallels between Abe Stolar and Evan Gershkovich. Both are American Jews, both detained in Russia, both children of Russian-born Jews who emigrated to the U.S., and both went back to Russia as young men, albeit Gershkovich went of his own accord in a professional capacity. 14 MAY 4, 2023 | JEWISH EXPONENT He probably didn’t know about Stolar, and that there was a precedent for Russia detaining American-born Jews. Shortly after Gershkovich’s arrest, Jews around the world were asked to set an extra seat for him symbolically at their Passover seder table. Leaving seats empty at the seder table was done at the height of the movement to free Soviet Jews, the time when Stolar fi rst tried to leave and when Gershkovich’s parents actually left the USSR. Setting empty seats at a seder table is meaningful because Passover is the holiday during which we celebrate our freedom. Jews detained, arrested, imprisoned as Jews (on trumped-up charges) is evocative of the enslavement of Jews in Egypt. This creates awareness, and is meaningful especially when the person for whom that seat is set is a Jew being forcefully detained. It builds solidarity, but is unlikely to do anything on its own to eff ect a change in Russian policies, or free someone who has been arrested. It’s clear that Russia is using Gershkovich to retaliate or as leverage against the U.S., or both. Gershkovich’s arrest will intimidate other Western journalists still reporting in Russia, making a black hole of already limited information coming out of Russia even deeper and darker. Perhaps Gershkovich was not targeted as a Jew, but it’s now no longer unusual for Jews in Russia to be in the Kremlin’s crosshairs. Stolar’s case became very personal to me. Especially after my adopted Soviet Jewish family was permitted to leave in 1987, I stepped up my activism on his behalf, one of many doing so. When I read about Gershkovich, something additional and personal struck me. Albeit some years after I graduated, Gershkovich also graduated from Princeton High School, in the suburban New Jersey community in which I grew up and where my Soviet Jewry activities began. Espionage was one of the trumped-up charges the Soviets used against Jews. It seems that it’s in Russia’s playbook as well under Putin, a former KGB agent. As much as things have changed in the past decades, it’s astounding to see how much they have stayed the same. The pin and bumper sticker I still have from my Soviet Jewry activism days, “Russia is Not Healthy for Jews and Other Living Things,” are more than just nostalgic collectors’ items, but still a sad truth. The Soviets then, and Russia today, need motivation to change. Optics matter. In the 1980s, I initiated protests at the Russian Embassy in Washington, participated in other massive protests and called Soviet embassies all over the world to make my protest heard in their offi ces, to frustrate and embarrass them, and make it no longer worthwhile to use Jews or others as pawns. The Russian Embassy can be reached at 202-298-5700. ■ Jonathan Feldstein is president of the Genesis 123 Foundation and RunforZion.com, building bridges between Jews and Christians. He is host of the “Inspiration from Zion” podcast. He and his family made aliyah in 2004. Image courtesy of Jonathan Feldstein Russia is Not Healthy for Jews and Other Living Things Can Israel Defy History — Again? L effectively ended when it was split into the two competing kingdoms of Judea and Israel. The Hasmonean kingdom ast week marked Yom began to fall apart due to infighting Haatzmaut, our beloved between the sons of Alexander and Israel’s 75th birthday — the Shlomtzion, the rulers of Judea in the first day on the Hebrew calendar when century BCE. David Ben-Gurion proclaimed “the Sovereign Jewish history tells us that natural right of the Jewish people at around the 75th year, experiments in to be masters of their own fate” by Jewish self-determination faced the most establishing a Jewish state in the land dangerous threat of all: self-destruction. of Israel. On its 75th birthday, Israel and its Together with countless Jews supporters face the internal tensions of around the world, we express our sovereignty: What does it mean for Israel gratitude to be alive at this moment A coin minted during the rule of Mattathias Antigonos (40-37 B.C.E.) toward to be both a Jewish and democratic in history when the Jewish people the end of the last period of Jewish independence in the land of Israel state and a home to all its citizens? How have sovereignty and a nation to call can Israel be both at home in the Middle their own. East while modeled on Western democracies? How to demand passivity by Jews as they waited for But on this anniversary, Yom Haatzmaut’s special should its leaders balance majority Jewish culture prayers and festive afternoon barbecues failed divine deliverance. For two millennia, Jewish existence was one of with minority rights? to capture the fraught feelings many of us are The concerns of the old Zionism certainly still exist: experiencing. Jews across the globe in all our vulnerability and victimhood — most often either how to pursue peace even as Jewish vulnerability hiding who we are or suffering for it. The Zionism different peculiarities and particularities — from all political orientations, religious and secular, of 1948 defied diasporic Jewish history by giving and safety continue to be threatened. But they take progressive and conservative, for and against the Jews power, self-determination and sovereignty on a new character in this day and age, forcing us judicial overhaul being proposed by the current to respond to external threats and establish a to ask how we can manage and embrace conflicting visions of Jewishness and Israeliness while nurturing Jewish state. government — are reeling. Understandably, most of the work of early Zionism social solidarity and cooperation across deep and The past few months of terrible turmoil in Israel surrounding the judicial overhaul proposal have was focused on mere survival — establishing a painful divides. This Yom Haatzmaut came at a moment of shown us how fragile our singular and precious state, providing safe refuge to the millions of Jews rupture. But the current crisis in Israel represents fleeing inhospitable lands and contending with Jewish state is. While Israel’s history is replete with instances when external forces threatened its enemy countries sworn to destroy the new nation. It an opportunity – a moment for our generation to people, this moment is unique in revealing internal succeeded beyond any of the wildest imaginations ensure this rupture defies the pattern of sovereign threats to its democracy and social cohesion. We of its founders. The first 75 years of Israel, in which Jewish history. The generations before us proved have seen toxic hatred rising among Israeli Jews, it has become a powerful and thriving state, are that we can rewrite diasporic history, turning a tale of a testament to the success of Zionism in defying vulnerability and weakness into one of strength and with fears of a civil war at an all-time high. power. Our generation and those that follow must How, then, are we supposed to celebrate Israel on diasporic Jewish history. But the next 75 years of Zionism present and likewise defy sovereign Jewish history and prove its 75th birthday? The answer to this question lies at the heart of impose on us a different task: To be Zionists today that we can protect our Jewish state from the internal Jewish history and reveals that now is the moment means we must defy a different chapter of Jewish threats it faces. Our generation’s task is to overcome for a new Zionist revolution led by both Israeli and history — one that might be called sovereign our divisions and not let fraternal hatred destroy our shared home. Jewish history. Diaspora Jews. On this 75th birthday, then, let us learn from our Historians and educators have pointed out a Zionism was never just about establishing a Jewish state. It was about defying Jewish history. critically important pattern in the history of Jewish past and look forward toward a new future. Let us In 1948, when Ben-Gurion and his fellow Zionist self-rule. There are two pre-modern eras in which continue to celebrate the incredible success by leaders declared Israeli independence, it was nothing the Jewish nation enjoyed sovereignty in the land writing a new chapter in the magnificent story of less than a radical assault on diasporic Jewish of Israel: at the end of the 11th century BCE with the Israel and Zionism. ■ history. It defied the thousands of years of Davidic Kingdom and the first Temple in Jerusalem, Jews being a minority in other countries, subject and in 140 BCE when the Hasmonean dynasty Mijal Bitton is the rosh kehillah of the Downtown to the whims and caprice of other rulers. It defied reestablished Jewish independence in Judea. But Minyan and a sociologist of American Jews. Masua the image of the weak and defenseless Jew. as each approached its 75th year of existence, each Sagiv is the Koret visiting assistant professor of It even defied Jewish tradition itself, which for started to disintegrate because of internal strife and Jewish law and Israel studies at UC Berkeley centuries was understood by many of its adherents infighting. The Davidic reign over a united Israel School of Law. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 15 CNG coins / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license Mijal Bitton and Masua Sagiv nation / world New England Patriots owner and philanthropist Robert Kraft and rapper Meek Mill at the March of the Living walk in Poland on April 18 Robert Kraft and Meek Mill Walk March of Living Together An unusual duo made the two-mile-plus walk from Auschwitz to Birkenau last week during the annual March of the Living in Poland: Robert Kraft, Jewish billionaire New England Patriots owner and philanthro- pist who launched a campaign last month opposing antisemitism, and Meek Mill, a prominent rapper from Philadelphia, JNS.org reported. “It’s important for me to learn humanity’s history,” Mill said. “It’s also important for me to support Robert, all my Jewish friends, everyone that always supported me.” Mill credited Kraft with learning about his culture and background and supporting him “at a very high level” when he was jailed on gun and drug charges at 19. “He’s a man who’s very caring, and it’s very important to him to build bridges between people of the Jewish Yeshiva U Restores Women’s Talmud Classes Whose Cancellation Incited an Uproar Beginner and intermediate Talmud courses are back on the course schedule for undergraduate students at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, after an uproar over their cancellation, JTA.org reported. Stern College administrators had said the school would not off er beginning and intermediate Talmud — courses about a foundational Jewish text for women at the country’s fl agship Modern Orthodox university — because of low enrollment in those classes. That prompted more than 1,400 students, graduates and others to sign a petition urging the school to reinstate the classes and to endow a full-time chair of Talmud studies. Now, Stern College says it is adding several Talmud classes to next semester’s schedule, citing increased interest among students. “It was heartwarming to see the outpouring of inter- est revolving around women’s Talmud learning on the Beren campus,” Shoshana Schechter, Stern’s associate dean of Torah and spiritual life, and Deena Rabinovich, chair of the Jewish studies department, said in a letter distributed to students by email and WhatsApp. Frankfurt Can’t Cancel Roger Waters Concert Over His Antisemitism Record, Court Rules Frankfurt’s administrative court ruled that the city can’t cancel a Roger Waters concert after calling him “one of the most widely known antisemites in the world,” JTA.org reported. Waters, the former frontman of the band Pink Floyd, took legal action and prevailed on April 25 after Frankfurt offi cials said in February they would cancel his concert in May. The city can appeal the ruling. The Frankfurt court ruled that because Waters “did not glorify or relativise the crimes of the Nazis or identify with Nazi racist ideology” in past concerts, it was not appropriate to cancel the upcoming one. Waters’ full-throated anti-Israel activism has frequently been accused of veering into antisem- itism. In addition to being a leader of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, Waters has fl own a pig-shaped balloon bearing a Star of David at his concerts and spoken about the alleged power of a nefarious Jewish lobby in the United States, among other things. ■ — Compiled by Andy Gotlieb KAHAL KADOSH MIKVEH ISRAEL INVITES YOU TO A Gala in honor of Rabbi Albert E. Gabbai, for his 35 years of service and dedication to our Congregation SUNDAY 1 SIVAN, 5783 21 MAY, 2023 44 NORTH FOURTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19106 GALA@MIKVEHISRAEL.ORG | (215) 922-5446 WWW.MIKVEHISRAEL.ORG SCAN TO R.S.V.P. 16 MAY 4, 2023 | JEWISH EXPONENT Twitter/#StandUpToJewishHate via JNS.org faith and people of color in America,” Kraft said about Mill. “I always stand on anything that condemns racism,” Mill told CNN. “Now that I had an education, I’ll defi nitely spread the word to people in my culture about what I’ve seen and what I felt at that concentration camp.” senior lifestyle Jerry Izenberg, Who Worked as a Reporter for 72 Years, Publishes New Memoir The Sager Group, LLC and Courtesy of Jerry Izenberg via JTA Jacob Gurvis | JTA.org T hroughout an illustrious 72-year career as a newspaper reporter, Jerry Izenberg has just about seen it all. The longtime columnist for The Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey, Izenberg covered the fi rst 53 Super Bowls. He’s been to 58 Kentucky Derbies, not to mention numerous Olympics, World Cups and boxing matches. He considered Muhammad Ali a close personal friend. But the fi ery 92-year-old, who still contributes to the paper as a columnist emeritus from his home in Nevada, doesn’t approve of the term “journalist.” He’s a newspaperman. He dropped the name of Samuel Pepys, the 17th-cen- tury British diarist, as a contrast. “Every day he took his big diary, and he wrote what he did this day, what he was planning to do later — that’s a journalist,” Izenberg said. “I’m not in my world. I’m in the world of other people trying to interpret and to repeat what values they have or what lack thereof they have.” Izenberg’s latest story breaks that rule. His 17th book, which recently hit shelves, is a memoir about his Jewish upbringing in Newark. Titled “Baseball, Nazis, and Nedick’s Hot Dogs: Growing Up Jewish in the See Izenberg, page 30 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 17 feature NG-Spacetime / AdobeStock What Will Israel Look Like in 2048? Rachel Avraham | JNS.org F ormer U.S. Ambassador to Israel and member of Knesset Michael Oren discussed his vision for the Jewish state’s future at a recent event in Jerusalem launching his new book, “2048: The Rejuvenated State.” Oren, a historian who fought in the Second Lebanon War, said, during his remarks at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem, that the book began as a conversation between himself and Benjamin Netanyahu fi ve or six years ago. “We used to schmooze at 3 a.m. in the morning during our Knesset debates. I told him once that we never have a chance to think about Israel’s future. We are so bogged down with our current crises that we never think of what kind of state we want to build for our children and grandchildren,” Oren said at the Begin Center. “Now, the 50th anniversary [of Israel’s indepen- dence] does not feel like that long ago, so leaping forward 25 years is not beyond the canon. For young people, 25 years may be a long time, but not for older people,” he said. Oren noted that when Israel was established, intense discussions were held regarding what kind of state it should become. “Should it be a socialist state or a capitalist state? Pro-Western or pro-Eastern [Bloc]? As much as by the power of the sword, this country was created by the power of the word." But somewhere along the way, Israel stopped holding these discussions, he said. A state 18 MAY 4, 2023 | JEWISH EXPONENT commission was once established to delve into these issues, but its mandate was sabotaged by the collapse of the government, he added. At that point, Oren told former Jewish Agency leader Natan Sharansky that these discussions were too important to abandon, so they were moved to the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem, but then COVID-19 hit. It was during the pandemic that Oren decided to sit down and actually write the book. “Afterward, we had Zoom talks on Israel-Diaspora relations, Israel’s foreign policy, and some extraor- dinary things caused me to establish an NGO, Israel 2048,” he said. In the book, which is printed in English, Hebrew and Arabic in one volume, Oren delves into many issues that aff ect Israeli society today. For example, he criticizes the state for not recognizing Reform Judaism, which is the main Judaism practiced in the Diaspora. “The absurdity, indeed the obscenity, of the situa- tion was underscored by the aftermath of the massa- cre of Jewish worshippers in Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue on October 27, 2018,” he said. “While expressing solidarity with the victims, several Israeli ministers and the Chief Rabbinate refused to call Tree of Life a synagogue. The place where Jews were killed while praying as Jews had in the words of the Jewish nation-state merely a ‘profoundly Jewish fl avor.’” Oren accused Israel of being ungrateful for the fact that Diaspora Jews account for some 6.5% of its GDP, which is roughly equivalent to its defense budget, and have “contributed massively to building Israel’s educational, medical, cultural and fi nancial infrastructure.” He said that by 2048, “Israeli and Diaspora Jews must share a sense of common identity and destiny, an awareness of the fact that regardless of where we live, we belong to a single people.” Haredim In the book, Oren describes haredim as an “existen- tial threat” to the state of Israel because they “pro- duced nothing materially but only drained the state, shared none of its liberal and democratic values and denied children even the most basic modern educa- tion.” If these issues are not remedied, it will “cause Israel’s collapse,” he wrote. Oren said the state of Israel must force all haredi schools to teach English, math, science and civics, but to achieve this via persuasion and not coercion. “Proposed legislation for penalizing haredim and their schools for draft dodging will only backfi re and result in large-scale unrest and incarceration. Instead, the state must make a historic eff ort to engage ultra-Orthodox leaders in a dialogue.” Polygamy Oren also described the polygamy practiced by the Bedouin in the Negev as a threat to Israel’s long-term security. “The tradition is radically anti-feminist and frequently cruel, with many wives purchased like chattel, forced to conduct hard labor and bear seven children or more. With four wives, a Bedouin male need never work but only collect child subsidies from the government. For this reason, in 1977, the Knesset passed a bill outlawing polygamy, and then for the next 45 years it ignored it.” According to Oren, “By failing to apply its laws, Israel has not only eroded a once overwhelming Jewish majority in the Negev but created an unbroken swath between Gaza and the Hebron Hills, essentially bisecting the Negev. Taking advantage of Israeli indif- ference, both Hamas and the PLO have constructed mosques and madrassas throughout the Bedouin communities and provided the teachers, many of them Israeli Arabs from the North who radicalized the Bedouin. It is scarcely surprising that Bedouin involve- ment in terror attacks such as that which killed four Israelis in Beersheva in March 2022 is rising.” In response to this threat, Oren called upon Israeli society to make a “new deal” with Israeli Arabs, where the state will declare war on any form of discrimination, promote Arabic-language education in Jewish schools and Hebrew-language education in Arabic schools, and enforce the law in Arab-populated areas of the country, so that polygamy, unauthorized construction and smuggling will be clamped down upon. “In contrast to the past, when Israeli Arabs protested against the presence of the police in their villages, now they protest in favor of greater police presence. And as the recent elections showed, Arab politicians are harnessing their newfound power not to delegitimize the system but to influence it. These trends offer opportunities that must not be missed and which, if catalyzed by policy, can make Israel 2048 a truly cohesive state,” he said. Women’s rights In his book, Oren discusses the difference between how outsiders perceive Israel and how Israel is in reality. “Growing up in America in the 1960s and 1970s, Israel looked to me like the paragon of women’s rights. There were photographs of short-skirted women soldiers marching proudly with their Uzis, the kibbutz women in their kova tembel [hats] working the fields, and women who appeared to be self-confi- dent to the point of brashness. There was Golda Meir. Israel looked like a feminist forerunner. Only when I came here did I begin to see the deep discrepancy between the myth surrounding Israeli women and their far less-than-egalitarian reality. “Though the IDF was one of the only armies in the world to draft women, it strictly limited them to noncombat roles, many of them clerical. Sexual exploitation by male superiors was commonplace. Similarly, on the kibbutz, relatively few women worked in the fields but rather [most] remained in the commu- nal kitchens and children’s houses,” Oren wrote. “And if the Israeli women were outspoken, their candor did not translate into equal career opportuni- ties. Golda might have been prime minister, but she was only one of three women in her 56-seat party. Beneath these disparities lurked even darker injus- tices such as polygamy, female sex trafficking and honor killings.” Oren said that Israel has progressed much since Young Jewish men holding Israeli flags dance at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City, during Jerusalem Day celebrations on May 29, 2022. then, but still women earn 70% of what men do. “Between college-educated men and women, the gap is even wider. Though women have traditionally dominated the banking sector, the percentage of women on boards of major banks is under 20%. The percentage of women in the Knesset falls far behind that of the Swedish, Norwegian and Rwandan parlia- ments. There has yet to be a woman head of the Mossad or Shabak [the Shin Bet] or a woman minister of defense. Women cannot serve as Knesset members for any of the ultra-Orthodox parties,” he said. Furthermore, “Women in Israel are afflicted by a scourge of societal evils such as family violence, female sex trafficking, genital mutilation and the marriage of minors. Each year sees the recurrence of the so-called honor killings in which an Arab woman accused of sexual improprieties is murdered by a male family member. Honor killers have traditionally received relatively light sentences,” Oren said. “Israeli women seeking a divorce must work through the Chief Rabbinate, which reserves the right to grant a divorce only to the husband. Refused by their spouses, hundreds of Israeli women become agunot, unable to remarry and receive alimony and child support. In religious sectors, women are increasingly excluded from public spaces and events. Their images on billboards are defaced.” He continued, “Such discrimination is outlawed by a list of Knesset bills and Supreme Court decisions, all of which are flagrantly ignored. Israel must be a state that relentlessly fights sexual harassment and public exclusion, and that eliminates the scourges of agunot and genitally mutilated women. It must treat the killing of women to preserve their family ‘honor’ as exactly what it is, premeditated murder, punish- able by life imprisonment.” Oren hopes that Israel in 2048 will be a far more egalitarian society not only for Diaspora Jews and minorities but also for women. “I am not a prophet,” he proclaimed in his talk. “My vision is not in any way sacrosanct. This [book] is my vision. It is 22 chapters that cover every field of Israel’s future, educational policy, social policy, foreign policy, Israel as a state for Jews, Israel for the Palestinians, Israel for the Arabs, gender issues, environmental issues, etc. It is all there. “The idea is to get people here and, in the Diaspora, to engage with my vision. You can get angry with it. You can throw my book at the wall. But still engage with it and facilitate a discussion on what kind of future we want for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I look at the issues Israel is facing now and it did not take a prophet to see these issues coming. If we thought about them 10 years before, we might be in a different situation. Here is your opportunity to think about the future,” Oren said. Gil Troy Historian Gil Troy also spoke at the book launch. He said it was not really Jewish to think about the future. In all their holidays, Jews like to time travel throughout different periods of history, but they never visit the future. “Nevertheless, Zionists do not just live in the present and do not just root ourselves in the past, but we also think about the future, roll up our sleeves and make it better.” Therefore, even though it goes against his Jewish instincts, Troy said the book makes him excited as a Zionist, for Theodor Herzl always thought about the future and worked to make what he aspired to happen. “This is not just a book launch,” Troy said. “It is a conversation launch. It asks what Israel should look like and what we will do to make it happen." ■ JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 19 food & dining Risotto Times Two R isotto is one of those special occasion dishes that requires a lot of time standing over a hot stove stirring. I love it, but I don’t love making it. I had a hankering for it the other day and did some research about how to avoid the hard labor. I came across several recipes that swore by the oven technique, and I gave it a try. It was shockingly good with minimal effort and, best of all, I had a lot left over, so I made risotto balls for dinner a few nights later. Those were a bit more effortful, but since the risotto was no muss, no fuss, I felt I was still ahead of the game. If you prefer to avoid wine in cooking or don’t have it on hand, you can simply use additional vegetable broth. This is a basic recipe, but it can be jazzed up with lemon zest and juice, fresh herbs, additional spices, tomato paste, olives, etc. Oven Risotto | Dairy Makes about 6 servings, or serves 2 with enough left to make the risotto balls described below It is best to use a dish or pan with a lid to cook this, but in a pinch, you can cover it with foil. The key is not to use too large a pan or the liquid won’t distribute properly; an 8-inch pan is ideal. For the risotto: ½ onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1½ cups arborio rice 2 tablespoons butter 3 cups vegetable broth To finish: ⅓ cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons butter Heat your oven to 350 degrees F. In a 2½-quart casserole dish or ovenproof pan with a cover, place all the risotto ingredients and stir. Cover and bake it for about 45 minutes. Check for doneness; the rice should be cooked through but have a slight bite in the very center. If it is not done, add a bit more broth or water and return it to the oven for about 10 minutes. If it is done, but the risotto is too thick, add a bit more liquid but do not continue cooking it. Stir well and add the butter and Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately. 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I used a small skillet to fry these in batches of 3 or 4 and kept a lid handy to prevent splatter. This saved using a huge amount of oil and ensured that the balls are cooked evenly and thoroughly. 3 1 ¾ ½ 1 cups leftover risotto, chilled egg cup Italian-style breadcrumbs cup panko cup canola oil for frying (approximately) Marinara sauce, Parmesan cheese and chopped fresh herbs, if desired, for serving. In a shallow bowl, lightly beat the egg. In another shallow bowl, mix the breadcrumbs and panko. Heat your oven to 250 degrees F, and place a baking dish nearby to hold the cooked risotto balls. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium- high heat. Using a tablespoon and wet hands, scoop enough risotto to form a golf-ball-sized sphere; pack it firmly. Roll the ball in the egg, then the bread- crumb mixture and place it in the hot oil. (The oil is ready when a piece of breadcrumb dropped in sizzles.) Repeat this process, frying balls 3 or 4 at a time, turning them carefully with tongs as they brown and turn crispy. When the balls are done on all sides, remove them from the pan and place them in the baking dish. Place the baking dish in the oven to keep the balls warm and serve as desired with the marinara sauce, Parmesan cheese and/or chopped fresh parsley/basil. ■ Keri White is a Philadelphia-based freelance food writer. Photos by Keri White Keri White arts & culture Holocaust Remembrance Foundation, Mural Arts Announce Plaza Mural Sasha Rogelberg | Staff Writer Photo by Sasha Rogelberg M ural Arts Philadelphia founder and Executive Director Jane Golden considers herself a “wall hunter,” roaming the streets of Philadelphia for blank concrete canvases. For years, she’s visited the wall framing the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, refl ecting on the site and hoping to one day transform the 2,000-square-foot panel behind it into a piece of public art. “I would often pass by here, I would sit down, I would refl ect on the space and all that it means: the context of 6 million Jews lost, the weight of their absence on generations of survivors and what the Holocaust means to us today as a multiracial, multicultural Philadelphia and Americans,” Golden, who is Jewish, said. Soon, Golden’s hope will come to fruition. The Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation, in partner- ship with public arts nonprofi t Mural Arts, announced on May 2 plans to bring a mural to the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza in 2024. The mural will be the fi rst on the parkway and the first large-scale, publicly commissioned Holocaust mural in the United States, according to Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation Executive Director Eszter Kutas. “At a pivotal time when the community of Holocaust survivors can no longer lead the work of educating future generations … How do we reach young people who do not have a connection to this piece of history? How do we make sure that the lessons of the Holocaust stay in our public conscience?” Kutas said. “These are the questions that we grapple with as we program and advance this Holocaust memorial. So, in a way, adding a mural to the memorial to serve as a backdrop to this historical place seems like a natural evolution.” Over the next 18 months, the organi- zations will facilitate a multistep artist Mural Arts Philadelphia Executive Director Jane Golden speaks at a May 2 press conference announcing a mural for the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza. selection process with community input and unveil the mural outside of the plaza next fall. The partnering organizations are looking for artists who have experi- ence with large-scale projects such as murals, with personal, communal or cultural connections to the Holocaust. The idea for the mural came from Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation board Co-chair Jacob Reiter. “Art can be therapeutic and instructive to artists and viewers, and public art is one of the most powerful tools society has to educate and inspire communities while beautifying public spaces,” he said. Golden called the mural a challenging project that has to tackle a sensitive topic while also complementing the plaza’s other symbolic sites. At the May 2 press conference, the Holocaust foundation and Mural Arts invited students from Friends Select School to decorate rocks with symbols of hope to adorn the base of the “Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs” sculpture by artist and Holocaust survivor Nathan Rapoport. The plaza is home to a sapling from a cutting of a tree found in the Theresienstadt concentration camp, a set of original train tracks from the Treblinka extermination camp and six pillars with inscriptions of American ideals to frame the experience of visiting the plaza. The University of Southern California’s Shoah Foundation developed an “iWalk” app to accompany the plaza’s components, which were added to the site in a 2018 update. A mural is a natural next step for the Holocaust foundation, as it will increase visibility and draw in new visitors. Murals as a form of public art have power- ful roots in Philadelphia, Golden said, making the medium fi tting for the space between the Parkway and Arch St. Golden founded Mural Arts in 1998 before spending 10 years at the Philadelphia Anti-Graffi ti Network, which was founded in 1984, when the city encouraged the creation of murals as an alternative to graffi ti. “In the early years, murals were seen as a sign that people cared and that things could change," Golden said. “And they became beacons and focal points around which people felt like they could create other changes.” Mural Arts previously worked with the Anti-Defamation League Philadelphia and the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia on public art campaigns. “It’s about beautifi cation and lifting our spirits and challenging us to think diff erently,” she said. “It does all those things.” ■ srogelberg@midatlanticmedia.com JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 21 obituaries BALL JOSEPH H.-April 6, 2023 of Penn Valley, PA. Beloved husband of Sandra (nee Cohan); loving father of Robert Ball (Keilla Schmidt), Yelane Rosenbaum, and Nanelle Meyers (the late Robert Meyers); adoring grandfa- ther of Eric, Emylie, Eriya, Madison, Griffi n, Maxwell, Jessica, and Benjamin; devoted brother of Jayne Flaxman and late sisters Barbara Myers and Dana Meyers. Memorial services were held Monday April 10. In lieu of fl owers, con- tributions in his memory may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS www.levinefuneral.com BLOOM LEATRICE MARYLIN (nee Mitchell) on April 20, 2023. Wife of the late Dr. Harry Owen Bloom. Mother of Marc Bloom, Jerry Bloom and Todd Bloom. Grandmother of Ross (Emily) Bloom, Cara Bloom, Mitchell Bloom (Katy Kienitz) and Jason Bloom. Great grand- mother of Connor, Miles and Maxine. Contributions in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org or the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, www.wlcj.org GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com KRANICH PERLA S. (Schultz), 95 of York, PA died peacefully, surrounded by family both near and far, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. She was predeceased by her eldest daughter Clarabeth (Hirsch) Grossman and her husband of 55 years, Ivan “Ike” Kranich. She is sur- vived by her brother M. Barry Schultz of Doylestown, PA, three children, Fritz S. Hirsch and his wife Nancy of Lake Forest, IL, Sally K. Eisenberg and her husband Stewart of Philadelphia, PA, David S. Kranich of New York, NY, and her son-in-law Mitchell Grossman of York, PA. She is also survived by 2 step-children, Marge Gorkin of New York, NY, Nancy Kranich and her hus- band Jorge Schement of Highland Park, NJ and by 9 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren. Perla was born in Philadelphia, PA on October 17, 1927, the daughter of the late Bertha and Gustave Schultz. She relocated from Philadelphia, PA to York, PA in 1962, after meeting and marrying her be- loved Ike. Perla graduated from West Philadelphia High School and received her Bachelor of Science in Education from Temple University. She worked as a Business Secretarial Skills instructor at York College and proudly managed the books for Tioga Mill Outlet Stores in York, PA, a family-owned textile business. She was actively involved May Their Memor y Be For a Bless ing Th e Philadelphia Jewish Exponent extends condolences to the families of those who have passed. To receive our weekly obituary eletter visit www.jewishexponent.com/ enewsletter jewishexponent.com 215-832-0700 22 MAY 4, 2023 | JEWISH EXPONENT in the Temple Beth Israel Sisterhood, the United Jewish Appeal and the York JCC. She loved music, painting with oils, reading, practicing T’ai Chi, playing bridge, doing the crossword, and learning. More than anything else, Perla loved her family and all being together. Donations in Perla’s memory can be made to: The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, (NOCC) - 4950 York Road, #631, Holicong, PA 18928 or Temple Beth Israel, 2090 Hollywood Drive, York, PA 17403 or to a charity of your choice. Online condolences may be made at www.geiple.com. GEIPLE-PREDICCE FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICES, INC. www.geiple.com she lit up a room. She put everyone before herself. Lois was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to all who knew her. She was a pas- sionate woman with many talents. She was an accomplished artist, pianist, competitive tennis player, and bridge player. She was an active member of The Temple. She was a vibrant and creative person and will leave a last- ing legacy to everyone who knew her. Services were held in Louisville, KY, with burial in The Temple Cemetery. Contributions can be made to The Temple, 5101 US-42, Louisville, KY, 40241, in Lois Shapero’s honor. Arrangements entrusted to Herman Meyer & Son, Inc. HERMAN MEYER & SON, INC. meyerfuneral.com a long-time dedication to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, for which she served many years as a board mem- ber. She was also an ardent supporter of groups seeking a cure for ALS. But her true love, passion and devotion was to family. She was an incredible spouse, an even better mother, and an absolutely extraordinary grandmother. Her outgoing telephone recording per- haps said it best: “You have reached Cindy Spector, grandmother to four delicious grandchildren.” She men- tored, encouraged, and loved her fam- ily – to the moon and stars and back. In lieu of fl owers, those who wish to make a contribution in her memory may donate to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of Philadelphia, 2 Bala Plaza, Suite 526, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS www.levinefuneral.com VOGEL, ESQ. SHAPERO Lois Shapero, daughter of Blanch Leifer Plank and William Plank, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on April 20th, 2023. Born in Muncie, Indiana, Lois lived most of her life in Louisville, Kentucky. She is sur- vived by her husband, Julian Shapero, her children Vicki Lurie (Ronnie), Leslie Trager, Amy Manuel (Gerald); and her grandchildren, Nathan Lurie, Alyssa Lurie, Samantha Trager, Carly Trager, Megan Manuel, and Leah Manuel. Lois was the defi nition of kindness and a gift to all who knew her. She was warm-hearted, loving, selfl ess, and Cytron-Walker Continued from page 6 in Philadelphia, were interviewed on stage by Jane Eisner, the director of academic aff airs at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University. “It is really, really hard to love the stranger,” Cytron-Walker added during the event. “But if we did a little bit more of loving the stranger, instead of demonizing, instead of casting aside, then we’d have a lot less people feeling estranged.” Tyler’s church is a sister institution to the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, where the white suprema- cist-inspired shooting in June 2015 killed nine worshipers; the two SPECTOR CINDY (nee Rawitt)-April 27, 2023 of Bala Cynwyd, PA. Wife of Martin Spector; mother of Steven (Sheri) Spector and Michael (Alison) Spector; grandmother of Megan, Harrison, Cole, and Evan; sister of Susan Schwartz and Leslie Rawitt. Cindy was an entre- preneur who started and ran several small businesses, the most successful of which was named Beautiful Treats, a candy confection business catering for special occasions. She was active in many charitable organizations, with churches have been intertwined since early in the 19th century. During the event, the rabbi and reverend both discussed the question of forgiveness, with Tyler noting that families of those lost in the Charleston shooting have taken different approaches, and that he respects the diff erent reactions. Cytron-Walker said he doesn’t speak the name of the man who took him hostage, and that while he feels compas- sion for the gunman’s family, “I have absolutely no emotion, for better or for worse, about the fact that he died.” He added that while Jewish people are “all over the map” on the death penalty, struggling with such questions is “what we’re supposed to do.” The rabbi has testifi ed before WARREN, Esq. on April 25, 2023. Beloved husband of Gayle (nee Katz); cherished father of Jeffrey (Sarah) Vogel and Michael (Fernanda) Vogel; devoted brother of Ruth (Jay) Silberg, Esq.; absolutely adored Zayde of Ruby, Siena, Josie, Max and Emilia. Warren practiced law for 49 years. He was a board member and general coun- sel for Beth Sholom Congregation. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund at Beth Sholom Congregation, 8231 Old York Rd, Elkins Park PA 19027 or the American Heart Assoc, www.heart.org GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com Congress three times, seeking greater security funding for nonprofi t institu- tions, which led to a signifi cant increase in such funding. He has also become a special adviser on security to the ADL. “It’s important to know that it doesn’t matter where it happens,” Cytron-Walker said of antisemitism, citing Colleyville as an example. “It can happen anywhere, and we all feel it, the entirety of the Jewish people, the entirety of the Jewish community, feels it.” He added that, “We shouldn’t be afraid to talk about it, and also, what’s really important is not only that we ask others to stand up for us, but also to make sure that we stand up for others.” ■ Stephen Silver is a Philadelphia area freelance writer. synagogue spotlight After Surviving COVID, the South Philadelphia Shtiebel Looks Ahead Jarrad Saffren | Staff Writer A fter becoming one of the first female rabbis in the Orthodox denomination, Dasi Fruchter chose South Philadelphia as the place to build her congregation. She met with Jewish residents of the area for a year before opening the South Philadelphia Shtiebel, with backing from Start-Up Shul and Hillel International, in July 2019. Rabbanit Fruchter, as she likes to call herself, welcomed “80 or so worshippers” into the synagogue’s storefront home on East Passyunk Avenue for the community’s first Shabbat service, according to a Jewish Exponent article. The same article described the evening as a “joyous, foot-stomping service.” But the moment ended less than a year later with the arrival of COVID-19. Fruchter got COVID herself and the Shtiebel, like other shuls, had to find creative ways to survive. But survive it did. The rabbanit, who came to Philadelphia from Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah in Maryland, remains in South Philadelphia, and now she’s married and a homeowner. Her synagogue remains here, too, only in a rented row home instead of a storefront. But with more than 100 Shabbat worshippers each week, it has grown since that inaugural Sabbath. “It’s going great,” Fruchter said. When COVID hit, Shtiebel regulars could no longer gather on Shabbat. Halachic rules do not allow for an online gathering on the Sabbath. Fruchter and her congregants had to wait out those early weeks apart until they could assemble again in a field at a six-foot distance while wearing masks. As time marched on though, members got closer. They gathered in a theater, a Catholic school parking lot and a bocce court. Eventually, they took their masks off and stood together. By the High Holidays in 2021, almost 150 Shtiebel regulars congregated on that bocce court. They said their prayers and the noise floated “up to the heavens,” Fruchter said. But even while synagogue members could not convene for Shabbat, the shul was “never closed,” Fruchter said. She taught a daily Talmud class online. She hosted Kaddish services for congregants or family members of congregants. She delivered packages and made phone calls. “I was trying to support people who were treading water,” the rabbi said. Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter During the pandemic, some people left South Philadelphia Shtiebel. But many of those original members stayed. And many more, who were “hungry for something,” as Fruchter put it, arrived. The Shtiebel dropped to about 30 regulars during the initial stage of COVID before growing back to 50-75 members. After securing the new space on Juniper Street, the Shtiebel grew again. “I believe very strongly in physical space and what that does for our sense of rootedness and community,” Fruchter said. “There is something about having a place.” The 33-year-old, female, Orthodox rabbi has her place, and it is allowing her to give members theirs. As a result, the base is now big enough to help support the organization. But it remains “too fiscally young, probably, to own,” the rabbi said. The South Philadelphia Shtiebel receives one-third of its funding from local support, with the rest coming from outside grants and major gifts, according to Fruchter. Her goal for year five is to “shift more to local support,” she said. Courtesy of Rabbinat Dasi Fruchter This past Shabbat, there was a room for kids 0-3, and another room for kids 5-7 to have a parsha discussion. During the Kiddush lunch, a group of congregants older than 50 was having an “intense parsha discussion,” as Fruchter described it, with a group of members “in the younger professional part of their lives.” Most of the members, as is customary in Orthodox communities, live within a mile of the synagogue so they can walk. But people also come from Fairmount, the Main Line and Wilmington, Delaware. There are no schools in the synagogue yet, but Fruchter is now thinking about a 30-year plan. For the first time since March 2020, she feels like she has time to plan. “The most interesting thing is that in the last month or so, I decided that we need one,” she said. Fruchter met her husband, Daniel Krupka, a software engineer, at a Center City Kehillah event during COVID. They got married and bought a house in the past year. “This is my place. I love it,” she said. ■ jsaffren@midatlanticmedia.com JEWISHEXPONENT.COM 23 d’var torah Recognizing Animal Lives Rabbi Beth Janus M Parshat Emor y son argued that we should eat fewer animal products. While being a vegan was better for the world, people’s health and the animals, he said it was unreal- istic that more than a fraction of people would make such a major change. Instead, if large quantities of people reduced their meat, dairy, fi sh and egg consumption, even by a little, the cumulative eff ect would be substantial. For his bar mitzvah project, he and his sister developed an app that tracks what people eat and helps them lower their animal consumption. My kids have continually challenged me on the downsides of eating animal products and, in recent years, we have moved dramatically closer to veganism. My children understand that taking the life of an animal or using the animal for our own pleasure should not be taken lightly. In parshat Emor, God also instructs us about the signifi cance and sacred- ness of an animal’s life. Our priests are to be “scrupulous” about animal sacrifi ces to avoid profaning God’s Name. (Leviticus 22:2) Furthermore, a person who sacrifi ces must be in a “pure state.” (Leviticus 22:3-7) God says that animals can be eaten but wants us to eat them in a way that is cognizant of the gravity of ending a life. God seeks for us to honor the animal’s neshama, or life force, by restricting how we make and eat the sacrifi ce. The Temple, where we performed sacrifi ces, no longer stands. Because of that, many of these laws appear to be irrelevant. But as we consider the eff ects of industrialized meat production on the animals’ lives and on climate change, Emor’s teach- ings are deeply relevant and vital. What does it mean to be “scrupu- lous’” about the eating of animals today? We would ensure that animals live humanely by residing in spaces where they have freedom to move, to socialize and to eat. Poultry farming, slaughterhouses and dairy farms are typically designed to maximize profi t without regard to the well-being of the animal. These places could be reimagined to center the fact that the animals are sentient beings whose existence is holy. We the animal who was “sacrifi ced” for us to be able to eat a particular meal? Are we mindful of what the animal gave up so that we could enjoy this dairy? Are we fi lled with gratitude for this sustenance? If we view eating animal products with the sacredness that the Holy One insists on, then it would follow that our consumption would decrease. We would be scrupulous about our eating habits, and we would try as rigorously as we could to be in a pure state as we ate. Meat and dairy products would rise in cost as conditions become more considerate of the animals. Recognizing each life would remind us of the specialness of the sacrifi ce the animals make for our benefi t, and we would naturally make eating animal products more rare. Ideally, whenever we consume any food, we should be conscious about what we are doing. must recognize that animals do not exist exclusively as a source of enjoy- ment for humans. After our parshah examines how we treat the animals, we are commanded to examine ourselves. How can we put ourselves in a “pure state”? Being in the right frame of mind when consum- ing animal products can elevate the experience (and further honor the animal). Ideally, whenever we consume any food, we should be conscious about what we are doing. Saying a bracha (blessing) makes us pause and think about what we are eating. This is the opposite of just stuffi ng our mouths mindlessly. We should be particularly aware when we are eating meat or other animal products. Are we conscious of 24 MAY 4, 2023 | JEWISH EXPONENT For the sake of the planet, our health, and the animals, may we integrate these teachings from Emor into our lives. ■ Rabbi Beth Janus is a chaplain at Lafayette Redeemer and performs life cycle rituals throughout the Philadelphia community. The Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia is proud to provide diverse perspectives on Torah commentary for the Jewish Exponent. 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Having taken the mantle of chief devel- opment officer of AFHU last month, Freed, 46, is charged with leading the organization’s fundraising efforts for Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Her interest in fundraising began at a young age during her upbringing in Penn Valley, where she lives today. “I fondly remember volunteering at Super Sunday when I was 8 years old, going on missions through the [Jewish] Federation system,” she said. “My parents were very involved in the community, and I saw how much that offered to them, socially, just with a moral compass and being part of the commu- nity. They really ingrained that in my house,” she added. “They were involved with the Federation and with Golden Slipper [Club & Charities], and I just always saw how meaningful that was to them.” Freed has the chance to follow her parents’ legacy. A national nonprofit, AFHU is dedicated to supporting Hebrew University, co-founded in Israel in 1918 by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann. Hebrew U was the launching point of the careers and scholarship of numerous scientists, including Nobel Prize winner Roger Kornberg and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Léo Apotheker. In 2025, the university will celebrate its 100th anniversary since its opening as a public university. AFHU engages with alumni living in the U.S. by bringing in Hebrew U profes- sors for talks, hosting an annual board meeting in Jerusalem and taking donors to Israel on missions. The key to strong fundraising is relationship building, Freed said. “It’s all about the relationship and connecting where the donor is. ... We don’t try and fit a round hole into a square peg, or vice versa,” Freed said. “We can really get to know what the donor wants to do with their investment and what kind of impact they want to have.” Building personal relationships with donors is what intrigued Freed about development from the start. Having studied psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and gotten a master’s degree in social administration from Columbia University, Freed was always interested in what connects and motivates people. “When people are reflecting on what is most important to them, it’s family, and then it’s often their philanthropic and community involvement,” she said. “So the combination of getting to know people and furthering nonprofits through fundraising is what led me to really focus on a career in fundraising.” Freed began her career in develop- ment as the recruitment coordinator for Project OTZMA, an Israel experience for young adults, for United Jewish Communities, a precursor to the Jewish Federations of North America. While in New York, she was also senior director for fund development at the Westchester Medical Center. Her career took her back to Philadelphia seven years ago when she accepted a position as Penn Medicine’s executive director of development. “There’s a strong magnetic pole back to Philadelphia,” she said. “It’s a close-knit community. It’s amazing how many options there are for Jewish engagement in a small place with a number of synagogues and social action groups and volunteer opportuni- ties,” she added. Connecting back to the Jewish commu- nity was the easy part of Freed’s return to the city, and her family joined Adath Israel on the Main Line shortly after moving. At Penn Medicine, she navigated fundrais- ing during the pandemic. But despite the economic turmoil COVID caused, fundraising at Penn was strong because of the necessity of medical care. “I was lucky to be raising money for health over the pandemic,” she said. “That was pretty top of mind for many people, so that sort of counterbalanced any economic challenges.” As Freed adjusts to her new position as CDO, she sees challenges on the horizon. Nonprofits often experience economic hardships months after individuals do. While fundraising hasn’t yet been affected, she expects to navigate some choppy waters. “A lot of people in our field are talking a lot about that, and it’s unpredictable for sure,” she said of recent economic woes. “But the challenge will just be to continue to make the case for the relevance of supporting Hebrew U. 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When Jerry got his fi rst baseball glove at 10 years old, it was a milestone that in his father’s eyes surpassed even his bar mitzvah. “He had given me a lifetime gift — a simple game and a simple shared love for it,” Izenberg writes in the memoir. “It remains there, bright and shining in memory eighty-three years later." The pair’s passion for baseball was closely intertwined with their Judaism. Growing up in Newark in the 1930s and ‘40s, Izenberg was a fan of the New York Giants baseball team. They featured a 30 MAY 4, 2023 | JEWISH EXPONENT ESTATE OF ELAINE L. KIRSCHKE, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to MICHAEL H. VanBUSKIRK, ADMINISTRATOR DBN, 6510 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19128, Or to his Attorney: MICHAEL H. VanBUSKIRK 6510 Ridge Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19128 lineup fi lled with Jewish players: Harry Danning, Harry Feldman and Sid Gordon. But in the pantheon of Jewish baseball during Izenberg’s childhood, there was a clear king, and — much to the chagrin of Izenberg’s father — he played in Detroit. Hank Greenberg, the greatest Jewish hitter in baseball history, was at the peak of his Tigers career from 1935-1940, winning two most valuable player awards on his way to the Hall of Fame. At the Izenbergs’ dinner table, there were only a few select topics discussed: baseball and the Nazis. In 1938, Greenberg was chasing Babe Ruth’s single-season record of 60 home runs, which Ruth had set in 1927 with the Yankees. Greenberg would ultimately reach 58 homers, while drawing several walks in the season’s fi nal games. “My dad was convinced that was antisemitism,” Izenberg said. “And I said to him, later on when I got into the business and I knew people, ‘Did it ever occur to you that the guys who pitched against him didn’t want to be the guy who threw his 60th home run ball? They’d be linked to him forever.’ My ESTATE OF EMIL COHN a/k/a EMIL COHN, III and EMIL COHN, 3RD, DECEASED. Late of Abington Township, Montgomery County, PA LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to ANDREW STARR and JUDITH H. COHN, EXECUTORS, c/o Robert J. Stern, Esq., Two Bala Plaza, Ste. 300, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, Or to their Attorney: ROBERT J. STERN ROBERT J. STERN LAW, LLC Two Bala Plaza, Ste. 300 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 ESTATE OF EVA BUNN, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia 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 with- out delay to GINA MARIE DiPRINZIO, EXECUTRIX, c/o Adam S. Bernick, Esq., 2047 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: ADAM S. BERNICK LAW OFFICE OF ADAM S. BERNICK 2047 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF GERALD SHOVLIN, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment with- out delay to ADAM BERNICK, ESQ., ADMINISTRATOR DBNCTA, 2047 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: ADAM S. BERNICK LAW OFFICE OF ADAM S. BERNICK 2047 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF GINO ARAMIS AURELI, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia 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 per- sons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to JANINE SHAHINIAN, EXECUTRIX, c/o Daniella A. Horn, Esq., 2202 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: DANIELLA A. HORN KLENK LAW, LLC 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF INGRID T. NUNEZ, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment with- out delay to CRISTIAN EDUARDO NUNEZ, ADMINISTRATOR, c/o Marc Vogin, Esq., 1608 Walnut St., Ste. 1703, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: MARC VOGIN KLEIN, VOGIN & GOLD 1608 Walnut St., Ste. 1703 Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF JAMES E. KNOTWELL, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment with- out delay to JOSEPH J. KNOTWELL, father said, ‘That’s an interesting theory, but you’re full of crap.’” Of all the anecdotes Izenberg shares about his father, one non-sports-related scene stands out. One Saturday in 1939, Izenberg and his father went to the Newsreel Theatre in Newark, where audiences gathered to watch news and sports highlights of the week. That day, the theater showed footage of the infamous Madison Square Garden rally held by the German- American Bund, the American Nazi organization. Izenberg remembers leaving the theater with his visibly angry father. His father talked about how the Nazis — or, as he called them, mamzers, Yiddish slang for “bastards” — had to be stopped. “I’m an 8-year-old kid, and I say, ‘But dad, they’re in Germany,’” Izenberg recalled. “And he looks at me, he says, ‘They’re not in Germany, they’re here.’ And he was right.” Despite the anti-Jewish sentiment that was ever-present in his youth, Izenberg said he has not faced antisemitism in his journalism career. As a columnist ADMINISTRATOR, c/o Daniella A. Horn, Esq., 2202 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: DANIELLA A. HORN KLENK LAW, LLC 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF JAMES J. DOLAN, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment with- out delay to CHARLES A. J. HALPIN, III, ADMINISTRATOR, The Land Title Bldg., 100 S. Broad St., Ste. 1830, Philadelphia, PA 19110, Or to his Attorney: CHARLES A. J. HALPIN, III THE LAND TITLE BLDG. 100 S. Broad St., Ste. 1830 Philadelphia, PA 19110 ESTATE OF JAMES JOSEPH DOLAN, JR., DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment with- out delay to CHARLES A. J. HALPIN, III, ADMINISTRATOR, The Land Title Bldg., 100 S. Broad St., Ste. 1830, Philadelphia, PA 19110, Or to his Attorney: CHARLES A. J. HALPIN, III The Land Title Bldg. 100 S. Broad St., Ste. 1830 Philadelphia, PA 19110 ESTATE OF JER’MYA THOMAS, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons who has covered just about every sport, Izenberg has received his fair share of criticism — most notably having his car windows smashed by two men who did not approve of Izenberg’s defense of Muhammad Ali when the boxer stirred controversy by supporting the Nation of Islam and refusing to enlist in the military. Izenberg has written about social issues often throughout his career — especially race relations — a tendency that he said is inspired by the value of tikkun olam. It’s an idea he learned from Rabbi Joachim Prinz, the activist leader who spoke just before Martin Luther King Jr. at the 1963 March on Washington. After leaving Nazi Germany, Prinz settled in Newark, on the same block as the Izenbergs. He would become a close family friend and even off ered to help Izenberg prepare for his bar mitzvah, even though his family belonged to a diff erent synagogue. Izenberg said he is guided by tikkun olam, “because I know [Prinz would] want me to keep it in the back of my mind, and my father would, too.” ■ 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 WANITA JENKINS, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o Kristen L. Behrens, Esq., 1500 Market St., Ste. 3500E, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Or to her Attorney: KRISTEN L. BEHRENS DILWORTH PAXSON LLP 1500 Market St., Ste. 3500E Philadelphia, PA 19102 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 with- out delay to Patricia Melzer, Executrix, c/o Benjamin L. Jerner, Esq., 5401 Wissahickon Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144, Or to her Attorney: BENJAMIN L. JERNER JERNER LAW GROUP, P.C. 5401 Wissahickon Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19144 ESTATE OF JOHANNA O. AURINO Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who requests all persons as having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebt- ed to the decedent to make payment without delay to: Leslie V. Aurino or to their attorney: Michael Wolinsky, Esquire 1015 Chestnut Street, Ste: 414 Philadelphia, PA 19107 ESTATE OF LINDA S. FINKLE, DECEASED. Late of MIDDLETOWNSHIP, 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 Arthur L. Finkle, Executor 209 Shady Brook Dr. Langhome, PA 19047 ESTATE OF JOHN V. BARBALIOS, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, PA. Letters Testamentary on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned. All persons having claims against or indebted to the estate should make claims known or forward payment to Mary B. Kitsios and Christos J. Barbalios, Executors, c/o Anthony J. Beldecos, Esq., Lundy Beldecos & Milby, PC, 450 N. Narbarth Ave., Suite 200, Narberth, PA 19072. ESTATE OF JOSEPH FRANCIS ALTOMARE a/k/a JOSEPH F. ALTOMARE , DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION CTA on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all per- sons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebt- ed to the decedent to make payment without delay to RACHEL MALESKI, ADMINISTRATRIX CTA, 709 7th Ave., Elizabeth, PA 15037, Or to her Attorney: DANIEL BALTUCH 104.5 Forrest Ave., Ste. 10 Narberth, PA 19072 ESTATE OF JOSEPH ROBERT GENTILE, DECEASED Late of Chester Springs, PA. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above estate have been grant- ed 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 pay- ment without delay, to Gary A. DeVito, Esq., Executor, Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, PC, One Commerce Sq., 2005 Market St., 16th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103 or to their attorneys, Gary A. DeVito, Esq. Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, PC One Commerce Sq. 2005 Market St., 16th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF KELLY A. CREAMER, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, PA. Letters of Administration on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned. All persons having claims against or indebted to the estate should make claims known or forward payment to Melissa Creamer, Administratrix, 2801 Bridge St., Philadelphia, PA 19137 or to their attorney Mark Feinman, Esquire, 8171 Castor Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19152. ESTATE OF KIMBERLY JANE SURKAN a/k/a KIMBERLY J. SURKAN, KARL SURKAN, KJ SURKAN, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons ESTATE OF LOUIS STARKMAN, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia 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 LORI B. SHAPIRO, EXECUTRIX, c/o Robert S. Levy, Esq., 1204 Township Line Rd., Drexel Hill, PA 19026, Or to her Attorney: ROBERT S. LEVY COOPER, SCHALL & LEVY, P.C. 1204 Township Line Rd. Drexel Hill, PA 19026 ESTATE OF MARLON MEYER, Deceased. Late of Bucks County, PA. Letters Testamentary on the above estate have been granted to the un- dersigned. All persons having claims against or indebted to the estate should make claims known or forward payment to MARSHA MEYER, Executor. ESTATE OF MARY HOM a/k/a MARY LEE HOM, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make pay- ment without delay to RUTH HOM, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o Harry Metka, Esq., 4802 Neshaminy Blvd., Ste. 9, Bensalem, PA 19020, Or to her Attorney: HARRY METKA 4802 Neshaminy Blvd., Ste. 9 Bensalem, PA 19020 ESTATE OF MICHAEL E. PARKHILL, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment with- out delay to MEGAN CRESCIMONE, ADMINISTRATRIX, 2217 Oakwyn Rd., Lafayette Hill, PA 19444, Or to her Attorney: MARYBETH O. LAURIA LAURIA LAW LLC 3031 Walton Rd., Ste. C310 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 ESTATE OF MICHAEL TSOKAS, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, PA. Letters Testamentary on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned. All persons having claims against or indebted to the estate should make claims known or forward payment to Katherine Maria Korovessi, Executrix, c/o Alfred Rauch, III, Esq., Black & Gerngross, PC, 1617 JFK Blvd., Suite 1575, Philadelphia, PA 19103. ESTATE OF MUNA J. FREEMAN , DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment with- out delay to VANESSA FREEMAN, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o Kristen L. Behrens, Esq., 1500 Market St., Ste. 3500E, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Or to her Attorney: KRISTEN L. BEHRENS DILWORTH PAXSON LLP 1500 Market St., Ste. 3500E Philadelphia, PA 19102 ESTATE OF OLIVIA IANTHA WARD a/k/a OLIVIA I. WARD, OLIVIA WARD, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia 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 MARIA L. BELL, EXECUTRIX, c/o Benjamin L. Jerner, Esq., 5401 Wissahickon Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144, Or to her Attorney: BENJAMIN L. JERNER JERNER LAW GROUP, P.C. 5401 Wissahickon Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19144 ESTATE OF PAUL GIORDANO a/k/a PAUL P. GIORDANO, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia 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 with- out delay to RAYMOND VAGNONI, EXECUTOR, c/o John M. Pelet, III, Esq., 200 S. Broad St., Ste. 600, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Or to his Attorney: JOHN M. PELET, III ASTOR WEISS KAPLAN & MANDEL, LLP 200 S. Broad St., Ste. 600 Philadelphia, PA 19102 ESTATE OF PIERRE YVES THELEMAQUE, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to MARTINE JESSE MELLON THELEMAQUE, ADMINISTRATRIX, 701-2239 Eglinton Ave. E., Toronto, ON M1K 2N1 ESTATE OF RICHARD SMAKULSKI, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to ADAM S. BERNICK, ADMINISTRATOR, 2047 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: ADAM S. BERNICK LAW OFFICE OF ADAM S. BERNICK 2047 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF ROBERT MACK SCOTT, SR. a/k/a ROBERT SCOTT, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia 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 with- out delay to GAIL MICHELLE SCOTT, EXECUTRIX, c/o Adam S. Bernick, Esq., 2047 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103 Or to her Attorney: ADAM S. BERNICK LAW OFFICE OF FAYE RIVA COHEN, PC 2047 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF ROSALIE HAUT a/k/a ROSALIE B. HAUT, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia 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 ELLIOTT RICHARD HAUT and WENDY LAURA HAUT, EXECUTORS, c/o Joseph D. Rutala, Esq., 1500 JFK Blvd., Ste. 1203, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Or to their Attorney: JOSEPH D. RUTALA 1500 JFK Blvd., Ste. 1203 Philadelphia, PA 19102 ESTATE OF RUTH M. KISLOW, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make pay- ment without delay to APRIL POPOLO, ADMINISTRATRIX, 3637 Edgemont St., Philadelphia, PA 19134, Or to her Attorney: MARYBETH O. LAURIA LAURIA LAW LLC 3031 Walton Rd., Ste. C310 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 ESTATE OF SHUI PING CHUNG, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia 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 with- out delay to LILIAN WU, EXECUTRIX, 2653 Wentworth Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19131 sons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay, to Cynthia Gayle Arcade, Executrix, c/o Gary A. Zlotnick, Esq., Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, PC, One Commerce Sq., 2005 Market St., 16th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103 or to their attorneys, Gary A. Zlotnick, Esq. Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, PC One Commerce Sq. 2005 Market St., 16th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF WILLIAM J. McMENAMIN, DECEASED. Late of Abington Township, Montgomery County, PA LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to CAROLE COVERT McMENAMIN, EXECUTRIX, c/o Robert S. Cohen, Esq., 123 Old York Rd., Ste. 201, Jenkintown, PA 19046, Or to her Attorney: ROBERT S. COHEN LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT S. COHEN 123 Old York Rd., Ste. 201 Jenkintown, PA 19046 JEWISH EXPONENT CLASSIFIEDS To advertise, call 215-832-0749 BUSINESS / LEGAL DIRECTORIES ESTATE OF THOMAS DEVINE, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all per- sons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to ANNIE MAE POTTS, ADMINISTRATRIX, c/o Kristen L. Behrens, Esq., 1500 Market St., Ste. 3500E, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Or to her Attorney: KRISTEN L. BEHRENS DILWORTH PAXSON, LLP 1500 Market St., Ste. 3500E Philadelphia, PA 19102 ESTATE OF VINCENT L. FALCONE, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia 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 PHILIP VANCE FALCONE, EXECUTOR, 1105 Brennan Dr., Warminster, PA 18974 ESTATE OF VIRGINIA L. KULP, DECEASED Late of Towamencin Twp., PA. 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I turn it over to Lloyd and don’t think about it. “I have totally no stress since Lloyd’s been my representative.” While being an entertainment and sports lawyer is hardly stress-free, Remick’s managed to endure and thrive thanks to a reputation for being fair and honest. That goes back to when he was hired on the spot after confessing to Grover Washington’s wife, Christine, that he’d never handled a recording artist who’d had a hit in Billboard magazine. From there he shifted to sports law, beginning when he locked in legend- ary Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon. Over the years, his clients have included former Eagles Ray Ellis and Greg Brown, former 76er Hersey Hawkins and Olympic boxers Pernell Whitaker, Tyrell Biggs and Meldrick Taylor. He won’t name a load of others. It’s quite a legacy for a man who helped raise six children, three of whom are also lawyers — just not following their father’s chosen fi eld. Besides that, he’s been a longtime advocate for veterans and remains an active member of American Legion Post 405, the city’s oldest, where he’s a fi rst vice commander. He’s also been involved with several charities, includ- ing serving as a former director of Golden Slipper Charities and as the lawyer for the Welcome America 4th of July celebration and the Marian Anderson Awards. So, what’s the key to his longevity? “I have learned life takes you. You don’t take life,” said Remick, who found time to write a book on poetry along Picture this. Engaging lifestyle. Nurturing care. Friends just like family. Enjoy a premier Life Plan Community that’s much more — and more affordable — than you’d expect. Experience the vibrant PPH atmosphere for yourself. Call 215-515-2661 to schedule a visit or learn more at PPHFamily.org. 6 MAY 4, 2023 THE GOOD LIFE JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Memory Care Lloyd Remick in his Army days with Compassion! 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JEWISHEXPONENT.COM THE GOOD LIFE MAY 4, 2023 7 A self-described “jack of all trades,” Jack Treatman, owner of Old City Coff ee, starts his day early. Always with a cup of top-notch coff ee, but we’ll get to that later. Born in 1957 as the oldest of fi ve children, Treatman gravitated toward the kitchen early: “My mother was not a good cook and we all liked to eat, so I emerged as the family cook.” His mother came from a family of academics, and his father’s family was in the hosiery business, located in what was then called the “Wholesale District” — now Old City. The hosiery business was diffi cult: The Treatmans started off providing repairs and selling seconds and, eventually, his father designed a line of hosiery sold in area retail stores. Treatman attended what was then called the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science with a plan to join the family business. Jack of All Trades Keri White TRUSTED, RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE Home Care Agency. 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Ruth Isaac had opened Old City Coff ee on Church Street, and Treatman loved coff ee. He soon discov- ered that he loved her, too. Treatman kvells about Isaac’s courage and spirit in launching the business. “She was truly a pioneer,” he said. “In those days, there was no infrastructure to source coff ee beans. No specialty coff ee customer base. People didn’t even know what a cappuccino was. She roasted the beans in the back of her shop.” While Treatman became a loyal customer, he also realized that his future didn’t lie in the hosiery business. He was a self-taught cook who had garnered coff ee knowledge through a management internship at Linton’s restaurant, an old Philadelphia institution known for a great cup of coff ee. While there, he learned from a waitress that the “secret” to a great cup of coff ee was the proportion; the accepted convention was to use a full basket of grounds with four pitchers of water. The savvy waitress revealed to Treatman that the key was to reduce the water to three pitchers, result- ing in a much stronger, more fl avorful cup. Treatman soon took his passion for food — “coff ee was along for the ride” — and entered the Culinary Institute of America’s accelerated program. There, he learned garde manger, a lot of culinary skills and baking techniques and, coming out, he landed a job at the American Diner in Princeton, New Jersey. When the commute became unmanageable, he joined the staff of the White Dog Café. Around that time, Isaac decided to expand Old City Coff ee, adding a location at Reading Terminal Market and needing more hands on deck. The couple married in 1988 and, a year later, Treatman left White Dog and joined Old City Coff ee. They bought a vintage Probat coff ee roaster to roast beans on-site, and the machine still operates today. In 1990, Treatman and Isaac acquired the space adjacent to the original Old City Coff ee location on Church Street and expanded into a Rediscover your passions or devote more time to life-long hobbies, the choice is yours. Foulkeways is based on Quaker values and respect for the environment. Discover us today! A Life Plan Community JEWISHEXPONENT.COM THE GOOD LIFE MAY 4, 2023 9 European-style café, which is still going strong. That year, they also expanded their family with the birth of their fi rst child, Mira, and, three years later, Reuben. When asked if the next generation joined the family business, Treatman laughed, “They worked behind the counter briefl y, but they were not interested in coff ee!” Their fi rst grandson, Jerome, arrived recently, bringing the joys of grandparenthood to Treatman and Isaac, a new adventure they’re thoroughly enjoying. Treatman maintains memberships in two syna- gogues: Society Hill Synagogue and Congregation Beth Or in Maple Glen, adding, “It’s a long story.” The family lives in the Society Hill area and has been members there for years. Their children went through preschool, Hebrew school and bar/bat mitzvah programs there, but when it came time for Hebrew high school, there weren’t suffi cient student numbers to sustain the classes. The family joined Congregation Rodeph Shalom so their son could attend a high school program. While there, Isaac became close to the cantor and, when she left to go to Beth Or, the Treatmans followed. “Judaism guides everything I do. I became much more observant in 1999 after my mother passed. I wanted to do the yahrzeit regularly and, as a result, engaged more fully with the synagogue,” Treatman said. He served as president of Society Hill Synagogue Jack Treatman at the Reading Terminal Market location from 2002-2003, an experience he describes as “a big responsibility, but one I was happy to do for the community. It was an education — my business benefi ted from the lessons I learned, hopefully not at the expense of the synagogue!” he said. Treatman described his approach to life: “I’m very hands-on. I’m not a theoretical or academic type — I need to dig into things and keep moving. I go where I’m needed, I try to teach what I know that has proven useful to me, and I try to model good behavior and Your thing. Is our thing. At Rydal Park and Waters, only one thing matters. Keeping you connected to the things that matter to you. For more information, call ( 215) 999- 3619 or visit RydalPark.org Welcome to Life Plan Community Living. CALL (215) 999- 3619 TO LEARN ABOUT NEW PRICING OPPORTUNITIES. 10 MAY 4, 2023 THE GOOD LIFE JEWISHEXPONENT.COM “I am truly blessed. I have a great staff, a wonderful family and a business that I love, what more could you want?” WE ARE BETTER THAN EVER! Photo by Jim Wasserman Ruth Isaac and Jack Treatman circa 1990 set a good example.” When asked about his typical day, Treatman noted, “When you are a small business owner, there’s no such thing. The fi rst few hours might be spent in front of the computer with emails, orders, inventory — but if someone calls out sick, I’m opening the store and serving customers. If a machine breaks, I’m dealing with a repair.” He does start every morning with a cup of coff ee — a pour-over, or manual drip, which he describes as “the best method” because it allows you to pour the hot water around the grounds that creep up during the brewing process to ensure that all the coff ee is used and its fl avor extracted. His other “musts” include the right proportion (6 ounces of water with 2 tablespoons of coff ee per cup), suffi cient temperature (above 200 degrees F), absolute cleanliness of the equipment, quality of water (fi ltered) and, of course, the beans. “An operation like ours doesn’t allow JEWISHEXPONENT.COM for travel to coff ee farms to scout out beans in far-fl ung places, but we do know some farmers personally, partic- ularly in Hawaii, and we have some direct relationships,” he said. “For beans from other locations, we rely on reputable coff ee brokers, who bring green, unroasted beans back for us, and we roast them and then assemble our staff for tastings and selection.” When his seven-day workweek aff ords some leisure time, Treatman heads to nature. A lover of the outdoors, he enjoys long trail rides on his bike but can also be found whizzing around the city on two wheels. He walks fi ve miles a day in his normal routine moving from store to store, making the rounds. “I am truly blessed. I have a great staff , a wonderful family and a business that I love,” he said. “What more could you want?” ■ Keri White is a Philadelphia-based freelance food writer. THE GOOD LIFE Come and see our new exciting apartment home designs, the spirited dining venues and relaxing community spaces. Experience our friendly and engaging residents and team members. TWO MONTHS FREE! Retirement Community Contact Jennifer and Rebecca to schedule your personal visit at 1-877-859-9444 PaulsRun.org/Welcome 9896 Bustleton Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19115 MAY 4, 2023 11 SUSAN WATTS Energizes Klezmer Music Ellen Braunstein S USAN WATTS comes from a long line of perform- ers of the Jewish genre of klezmer music: The klezmer dynasty dates to 19th century Ukraine and begins with Watts’ great-grandfather, the musician, composer, cornet player and poet Joseph Hoff man. Watts is a trumpeter, composer, singer and arranger. Her repertoire is fi lled with her family’s music created by her great-grandfather and also her grandfather, Jacob Hoff man. The latter left Podolia, Ukraine, in 1905 and settled in West Philadelphia, bringing his music with him. That’s where his daughter Elaine was born and where she fi rst learned how to play the drums. Being a fourth-generation klezmer musician is something that no other contemporary klezmer player can claim, Watts said. Carrying the mantle of klezmer, keeping it at the forefront of the Jewish cultural experi- ence and keeping it full of life brings her satisfaction, she said. “It gives me a sense of existential peace to know that I am the result of generations before me and that I have a mantle to carry and that I have a responsibility to speak for them,” said Watts, who has added her compositions Our Stunning community is now open! 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The fi lm “Eatala: A Life in Klezmer” shares the Ukrainian-Jewish klezmer sounds of mother and daughter. “When I was a little girl, you couldn’t get out of my house without being a musician in some way, shape or form,” Watts said. “My mother was a musician, and her whole life was dedicated and devoted to music and raising a musician.” Watts has two musically inclined siblings. On June 4, Watts launches “The Hoff man Book,” a collection of her great-grandfa- ther’s music. Some are originals, and some are common tunes of the day. “He wrote this book in 1927 for his children who were musicians,” Watts says. On a Zoom call, players from all over the world will perform a selection from the book, she said. Watts, 56, of Ardmore, has had plenty of musical opportunities in the past several years, from performing at concerts with noted klezmer musicians from around the world to receiving grants and awards from the Pew Foundation and the Leeway Foundation. She also was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and two Leeway Foundation Grants. She produced “Soul Songs: Inspiring Women of Klezmer.” The project brings together 12 of the top Klezmer instrumen- talists in North America to perform new and modern klezmer compositions all penned by women. Watts began an organization called the Community Klezmer Initiative that off ers cultural programs. “We’ve had really awesome programming — jams, dances, a Yiddish cabaret — really nice get-togethers around Yiddish culture and music. We want people to laugh and have fun and learn and enjoy themselves and other people.” First and foremost, “klezmer is great music,” Watts said. “It connects to our yichus (Yiddish for lineage). We feel a connection to the people that have come before us. It’s a connector and an enlivener.” She is a trumpet player, and what she loves about the instrument is its spirituality. “It happened the fi rst time I picked it up. I was 8 years old. My father played the trumpet in high school and he kept his trumpet in the closet. When I was a little Susan Watts Discover Inspired Living in Haverford Active, hassle-free independent living is waiting for you at The Quadrangle. Come make the most of each day alongside like-minded peers in our beautiful amenity-filled, 74-acre community. Learn more by calling 610-484-4328 or visiting TheQuadrangleCCRC.com/Exponent. ©2023 Sunrise Senior Living JEWISHEXPONENT.COM THE GOOD LIFE MAY 4, 2023 13 Elaine Hoff man Watts Joseph Hoff man’s klezmer book Freda Egnal “There is a lot of diversity here, which I find very attractive. The residents are friendly and interesting.” Freda moved to Simpson House in February 2021. She appreciates the support—from regular housekeeping services, to transportation, to the availability of medical care. “The activities and programs...there’s too much to do!” Freda says. “I don’t get much done in the apartment, with all the music, exercise, art, movies, and book groups to name a few. It’s very well done.” Visit SimpsonHouse.org/GL-FE to learn more about why Freda and others have chosen Simpson House for retirement living. 2101 Belmont Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131 SimpsonHouse.org/GL-FE • 215-452-5051 14 MAY 4, 2023 “I feel like klezmer music is my language. I feel comfortable with it. I feel at home with it. It spiritually makes me alive.” kid, one day I took out my father’s trumpet and I just blew and it was like this revelation. Oh my God, this is my breath, this is my voice. And that was the end of that. I fell in love and have been in love ever since. “I feel like klezmer music is my language. I feel comfortable with it. I feel at home with it. It spiritually makes me alive.” Watts grew up in Penn Wynne and went to Saint Louis Conservatory of Music and Temple University School of Music. She returned to school at age 48 and now practices as a clinical social worker. Watts still belongs to the Conservative synagogue of her youth, Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El. She is married to Alan Lankin, a THE GOOD LIFE visual artist. Jews will always feel at home with klezmer music, she said. “It’s the music from our temple. It’s the music from our souls and our experiences and our events. We dance to it. We marry to it. We cry to it. We laugh to it. It’s every- body’s, but it’s ours.” She sees in her future growing as a “composer, as an artist and a trumpet player and a mensch. I constantly want to be looking forward and looking for opportunities to create a really special place in the community for klezmer.” For an evening of Jewish Eastern European klezmer music, Watts’ new band “Only Schmaltz” performs at 8 p.m. May 28 at The Rotunda in Philadelphia. ■ Ellen Braunstein is a freelance writer. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM CALL TODAY FOR A FREE QUOTE (267) 202-4600 AMAYZING sale WINDOW BUY ONE GET ONE WINDOW 40 % OFF INCLUDING INSTALLATION Plus no interest until December 2024 WE DESIGN, BUILD AND INSTALL YOUR WINDOWS WITHOUT THE MIDDLEMAN MARKUP All Doors All Clog-free Gutter Systems All Siding All Roofing 20 % 20 % 20 % 20 % OFF OFF OFF OFF Thompson Creek is neither a broker nor a lender. Financing is provided by Greensky, LLC under terms and conditions arranged directly between the customer and Greensky, LLC, all subject to credit requirements and satisfactory completion of finance documents. 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