BUBBLING UNDER TURKEY TIME NOVEMBER 18, 2021 / 14 KISLEV 5782 HBO series “Succession” introduces a Jewish character, and antisemitism enters the equation. PAGE 23 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM — WHAT IT MEANS TO BE JEWISH IN PHILADELPHIA — $1.00 OF NOTE LOCAL How Are JWV Chapters Faring? Challenges loom as membership ages. Page 4 LOCAL Kristallnacht Remembered at Holocaust Plaza Participants note ongoing importance 83 years later. Page 6 OBITUARY Rabbi Mimi Ferraro Dies at 59 Ferraro was the first graduate of Gratz’s doctoral program. Page 8 Volume 134 Number 32 Published Weekly Since 1887 Holiday Gatherings Back On This Year JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF AFTER A YEAR of sacrifi cing in-person holiday parties because of the pandemic, Jewish Philadelphians are getting together again in 2021. Th anksgiving is on Nov. 25, and Chanukah starts just three nights later. So with both fast approaching, local Jews have already planned their holiday season parties. Joyce Heisen, who lives in the suburbs, said that, just like last year, she trusts the guidance: COVID vaccines work, so it’s OK to gather again. Heisen is getting her booster shot and, since almost 70% of Americans have received at least one jab, she feels comfortable gathering again. “I’m just not going to keep postponing things,” Heisen said. Th e suburban resident is part of a group of widows who call themselves “Th e Good Grief Goddesses.” Th ey met in a virtual bereavement group through Goldsteins’ Rosenberg’s Raphael-Sacks during the pandemic and became fast friends. Lately, they’ve been gathering in person See Gatherings, Page 14 A 2019 Amudim workshop on overdose prevention trainings, where Narcan, an emergency narcotics overdose medication, was distributed Courtesy of David Kushner ‘A Disease of Isolation’: How Jews Combat Addiction Stigma SASHA ROGELBERG | JE STAFF THERE’S A YIDDISH SAYING: “A shikker iz a goy,” which translates to “an alcoholic is a non-Jew.” Filled with sharp consonants, the phrase is harsh to say, and for Jews with substance abuse disorders or those recov- ering from addictions of any kind, the implication is even harsher. “Th ere is still an incredible amount of stigma in the Jewish community,” said Rabbi Ilan Glazer, a Baltimore-based rabbi and creator of Our Jewish Recovery, See Addiction, Page 15 THIS WEEK I N T H IS I SSU E 4 HEADLINES Local Israel National Global 16 OPINION Columns Kvetch ’n’ Kvell 18 JEWISH FEDERATION 20 LIFESTYLE & CULTURE Food Arts 24 TORAH COMMENTARY 25 COMMUNITY Deaths Calendar 28 CLASSIFIEDS CANDLE LIGHTING Nov. 19 4:23 p.m. Nov. 26 4:20 p.m. Child COVID vaccines give preschools and religious schools a bit more freedom. 9 Synagogues eligible for energy efficiency money. 10 Hazelnuts work both in the main course and for dessert recipes. 20 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Miriam’s Advice Well INSUFFERABLE GUEST MAKES SHABBAT DINNER UNPLEASANT A Shabbat dinner is unpleasant because of one insufferable guest. 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Although now back in person after a year-and-a-half of virtual meetings, things don’t feel the same. Membership at Post 126 has dwindled this year, both because of new veterans disin- terested in joining and old members dying. At its most popular, Roth said Post 126 had 300 members. It’s now plateaued at around 40-50. Post 126 isn’t alone; other Jewish war veterans posts are struggling with maintaining membership, breaking the chains of generations of Jewish veterans who kept these frater- nities alive. Donald Feldman, commander of JWV Post 98 in Philadelphia, is the baby of his group — he’s 86. His father joined Post 98 as a World War II veteran; Feldman joined in 1960, having served in the Marines in 1954 and the Army from 1954-’62. When Feldman joined the post, there were up to 60 members attending meetings; now, attendance is half of that. Once 150 members strong, Pennsylvania Department Commander Richard Fine’s Philadelphia County Council JWV meetings now struggle to reach 15-20 members. His post also skews older, with many of the veterans, Fine included, serving during the Vietnam War. Two served in the Gulf War. “They call me ‘the kid,’ and I’m 77 now,” Fine said. The aging membership has posed a problem for the posts’ longevity. COVID hasn’t helped. Since the pandemic began, Post 126 lost 12 members, Roth said. Last month, Fine attended three funerals in as many weeks. Recruiting younger veterans has proven challenging. Post 126 used to hold meetings at night, but those who worked during the day were often too tired to attend. By moving meetings to Sunday morning, Roth hoped younger parents could drop off their children at religious school before heading to a meeting. So far, his plan hasn’t worked. Post 98 is having similar problems. The post also just resumed in-person meetings, but Feldman wasn’t able to organize virtual meetings over the pandemic. When they invite younger veterans, they’ll attend one meeting but won’t return. “They may be interested, but right now, they say hello and goodbye,” Feldman said. Afghan veterans have “had enough of the military,” Feldman said. “They want their own time and their own place and their own space,” he said. Roth believes the younger generation just doesn’t prior- itize posts. He didn’t join a post until after he was married. When his wife died, he became even more involved in the post to keep busy. To bolster attendance, posts sometimes partner with surrounding synagogues, hoping to attract member- ship among congregants. Though Roth hasn’t found this to be helpful, Post 126 has partnered with the Katz Jewish Jewish Relief Agency's 2021 Virtual Annual Event to End Hunger Streaming Sunday, December 5th at 6:00 PM With Event Hosts Eric and Dylan Haron | Steve Schwartz | Jeff and Maria Newby Register and Stream the Event at jewishrelief.org 4 NOVEMBER 18, 2021 JEWISH EXPONENT A 2017 Post 98 gathering, where members were recognized by the Pennsylvania Senate for their service.  Photo by the Jewish Exponent They call me ‘the kid,’ and I’m 77 now.” RICHARD FINE Community Center, which allows the post to gather in its meeting room. Though post commanders have made an effort to recruit younger veterans, they feel they can only do so much. “It’s up to the individual,” Feldman said. But one of the assets of going to post meetings is the profound empathy among its members, something well-suited for veterans of similar cohorts. “Veterans don’t normally talk about their time in service and what they did unless they’re with other veterans,” Fine said. “Most civilians wouldn’t understand.” When many of these veterans were serving, they experienced antisemitism. Fine recalled not being able to eat the food in basic training because it wasn’t kosher. His rabbi wrote a letter asking for Fine to get separate, kosher rations during his three-year service in the Army. Fine received kosher food, but it cost him more than $4,000. “I couldn’t feed myself on two dollars and 25 cents a day,” he said. At another point, a Jewish friend of Fine, two weeks before he was shipped out, traveled to Atlanta with two friends, one of whom was Black. The hotel they were planning on staying at turned the party away, refusing to allow Black and Jewish guests to stay there. 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The Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation, which operates the Benjamin Franklin Parkway space, hosted “Reflection and Resilience,” an event remembering the infamous “Night of Broken Glass,” in which Nazi paramil- itary forces and German civilians smashed thousands of Jewish homes, businesses, hospitals and schools. The party’s official reason for the atrocity, which killed more than 90 Jews, was the assas- sination of German diplomat Ernst vom Rath in Paris by a Jew, Herschel Grynszpan. At “Reflection and Resilience,” Sophie Don, the senior manager of the Remembrance Foundation, opened with a speech explaining why remembering Kristallnacht is essential. Then, Jessi Roemer, the cantor at the Society Hill Synagogue in Philly, and Sophie Don, the manager of the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation, hosted the Kristallnacht commemoration event. C ome for You can be Certain with Us! a Visit! 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The space expanded into a plaza in 2018. “It’s really important to remember today,” said Eszter Kutas, the executive director of the Remembrance Foundation, of Kristallnacht. “We’re experi- encing historical highs in the United States of antisemitism in the past five years.” After opening, the plaza was only used for Yom HaShoah events each spring. Otherwise, it was an open space in which locals could visit, observe the statue and read the pillars. Don explained that in 2018 and 2019 the foundation was figuring out its role. Then the pandemic happened, postponing additional gatherings. But in September 2020, with society reopening, the founda- tion hosted an event called “Stand Against Bigotry,” at which city council members spoke about building bridges across communities. And once the calendar flipped to 2021, Don and Kutas started putting together a full schedule. The School District of Philadelphia and other local districts have brought middle and high school students. In May, the foundation held a book giveaway to remember the 1933 Nazi book burnings. Finally, in November, it hosted the remem- brance night for Kristallnacht, the pogrom that Kutas described as “the beginning of the end” for Jews in Germany. She deliberately used that description, she said. According to Kutas, it’s essen- tial to remember more than just the Holocaust and the concentration camps. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines the Nazis segregated Jews into ghettos and declared the Final Solution. This is why, Kutas said, it’s vital to remember every step that led to the Holocaust, and to recognize every present-day outbreak of antisemitism. That first task becomes even more important as the remaining Holocaust survivors die, she added. “How do we relate these stories when we are 80-some years after Kristallnacht?” she asked. The event was one answer. The 50 or so attendees were young and old, men and women, Jews from the city and the suburbs. Mark Steinberger of About 50 people gathered for the Kristallnacht remembrance event at the Holocaust Memorial Plaza on Nov. 9. Philadelphia said he still Photos by Joseph Bradley has his father’s 1938 copy of a New York paper reporting The Nazis only got to that the rule of law in 1934. The next Jews of their citizenship. point after years of foreshad- year, he passed the Nuremberg All of that happened Kristallnacht. “It was the expansion of owing. Hitler became chancellor Laws, which forbade Jews from before Kristallnacht — and the suffering that led to the in 1933, then made his own word marrying Germans and stripped Kristallnacht occurred before jsaffren@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 They chose beautiful cottage homes within a premier 33-acre Life Plan Community. And just like that, Rydal Waters re-shaped their lives. Blending good living with the wisdom of owning what’s next, well, that’s life planning. That’s a Life Plan Community. Ready for a little freedom? 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Ferraro’s passion for engaging with her Jewish community was evident: She made chaplain visits and leyning Torah the month before her death. “It was crazy,” said her daughter Jocelyn Spitz, the eldest of Ferraro’s four children. “[Cancer] didn’t slow her down. She was doing funerals; she was doing weddings ... She was just like, ‘I gotta keep on keeping on — I just got to go, just got to do it.’” After a breast cancer diagnosis in 2014, Ferraro began her rabbinical program at RRC the day aft er her double mastectomy. Spitz said she learned “unwavering strength” from her mother, who would talk out loud to herself, repeating the mantras of “I got this,” “I’m going to be OK” and “I’m going to kick it,” throughout her more aggressive colon cancer diagnosis in 2019. “Th at’s what she said going into her last surgery on Oct. 29, that morning: ‘I’m gonna kick it,’” Spitz said. Born Feb. 3, 1962, Ferraro grew up in Melrose Park and attended Cheltenham High School. She attended synagogue every week with her family and was a camper at Camp Ramah. She received a bachelor’s degree from Temple University in 1984 in music and music therapy; a master’s of arts in Jewish education administra- tion at Gratz College in 1990; and a doctorate in special education at Gratz in 2013. “She just loved to learn and she just wanted more,” Spitz said. “And the more knowledge she had, the more she could help others.” Rabbi Robert Leib, who worked alongside Ferraro at Old York Road Temple-Beth Am for 20 years, said her role MEET YOUR MATCH My name is George, I am 94 years old and I would like to. "Meet My Match"! I enjoy playing tennis and the piano and I enjoy the grounds at Valley Green in Chestnut Hill. I attend High Holidays at Or Ami Synagogue and some Friday night services. I am hoping to find a nice woman between 70-90 accom- pany me to the Opera, Philadelphia Or- chestra and/or Theatre. Please reply to Box GW1 as a “tremendous teacher” was most evident in 2004 when Temple-Beth Am merged with neighboring synagogue Temple Beth Torah, which could no longer sustain itself. Ferraro, Temple-Beth Am’s education director, was tasked with integrating the religious school students from TBT into Temple-Beth Am. “Regardless of what I had to do to try and accommodate them as best as I could, the TBT families had a profound sense of loss and grief,” Leib said. Ferraro was able to ensure the new students were welcome. “We saw tremendous growth under her leadership,” Leib said. In total, Ferraro oversaw the Jewish education of 450 children at one point. “She knew every single one of them by name,” Leib said. “Th at’s no exaggeration.” However, Spitz said Ferraro loved no children more than her grandchildren and, aft er the onset of the pandemic, Ferraro’s priorities shifted more toward her own family, Spitz said. “Family was the No. 1 most important thing to her,” Spitz said. 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At Makom Community, a childhood enrichment center with locations in both Center City and South Philadelphia, 56 children are eligible for the jab; at Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel’s Neziner Hebrew School, 50 children are eligible. Many have already received their first dose, religious school administrators said. “A lot of our parents are really excited, and we already see many of our families having their kids vaccinated,” BZBI Director of Youth and Family Education Rabbi Max Nissen said. GJC and Makom Community have had similar responses from parents. Some Makom families volunteered to participate in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Inside, Makom students are diligent about wearing masks, Founding Director Beverly Socher-Lerner said. 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Schools are still slow to make any massive changes to restrictions. BZBI and GJC have COVID safety commit- tees or health professionals they consult to decide on synagogue-wide precautions. Both want to give parents ample time to vaccinate their children, a process that can take a couple of months, given the gap between the two doses. “Being fully vaccinated is probably not going to be required before the first of the year,” Weinberg said. “We have two weeks off over the winter, and we’re not going to expect See Vaccine, Page 11 JEWISH EXPONENT NOVEMBER 18, 2021 9 H EADLINES Federal Energy Grants Available to Synagogues 14 years, and his building’s light bulbs and heaters have not been updated in that time, JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF perhaps longer. At the top of the rabbi’s wish SY NAGOGUES WITH list is LED lighting to replace energy effi ciency needs are the congregation’s fl uorescent considering applying to a new bulbs. 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In a Nov. 8 JTA article about the program, Elana Broitman, the JFNA’s senior vice presi- dent for public aff airs, called many nonprofit buildings “outdated.” Several local rabbis agreed with her about their own build- ings and said they planned to look into applying for grants. “We would defi nitely love to be part of that,” said Rabbi Yitzchok Leizerowski of the Orthodox congregation Bais Medrash Harav B’nai Jacob in Northeast Philadelphia. Th e rabbi added that his synagogue community is small and “not very well-funded.” He has led the synagogue for L OCA L BUSINESS DIRECTORY COMMERCIAL LOANS 215-704-2080 BOOKEEPING SERVICES Directories Call 215-832-0749 10 NOVEMBER 18, 2021 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines B’nai Abraham Chabad is in a Center City building that’s more than 100 years old. Courtesy of B’nai Abraham Chabad Old City is in a similar situation as Leizerowski and Goldman. His building is not quite as old, having opened in 1976, but it does need new air conditioners, heaters and light bulbs. The heating and air condi- tioning have not been updated Vaccine Continued from Page 9 people to show proof of full vaccination before mid-Jan- uary, February.” Both religious schools have varied rules on vaccination: BZBI mandated that all staff are fully vaccinated; at GJC, only fully-vaccinated members could enter the building, except for the early childhood program, which meant many religious schools and some family programs were held outside. However, colder weather has forced programs to make changes anyway. On Nov. 7, GJC held its first religious school classes inside its building’s audito- rium. Makom Community will make a similar decision. They have also been holding outdoor programming and only allowing children to eat snacks outside. Beverly Socher-Lerner, JEWISHEXPONENT.COM since the building opened, and the light bulbs are not yet LED. But as Gabbai explained, synagogue leaders are focusing their grant-writing efforts on security. They are looking into both federal and state grants to update the security system, which was installed after 9/11. Despite the security focus, Gabbai is considering applying for Energy Efficiency Act money. To do so, he would need to figure out measures that could address both safety and energy efficiency. “There are ways they could go hand-in-hand,” he said. Some synagogues outside the city don’t have the same basic energy efficiency needs, according to their rabbis. But in the case of Congregation Brothers of Israel in Newtown, there are still needs, Rabbi Aaron Gaber said. They are just more aspirational, like adding solar panels to the roof, instead of something like installing LED lights, which the synagogue has already done. “It’s an area we’re going to start to look at,” Gaber said of solar panels. If a building is covered in that area, though, it probably doesn’t need to apply for a federal grant. The Shirat Hayam Con- gregation in Ventnor, New Jersey, has added solar panels and LED lights in recent years, and it has no other major needs, Rabbi Jonathan Kremer said. “Those two things, which are major, are done,” Kremer said. “Nothing else is jumping to the fore.” l Makom’s founding director, admits that staying outdoors as winter approaches isn’t ideal. “[Being outside] works, but it’s also hard,” she said. “There’s no noise barrier; there’s all the distractions of being outdoors; it’s busy.” When Makom students are vaccinated, indoor snack time will resume. Though programs all intend on relaxing precautions at some point, all are waiting on additional CDC recommen- dations to follow. And while religious and after-school programs wait on more data, parents are the ones making decisions about their children’s program attendance. “A small number of families who were nervous about sending their kids to school have expressed interest in sending their kids back this semester or after winter break,” Nissen said. Though eager to vaccinate their children, parents are still wary about a premature return to pre-pandemic learning. Marcus and her wife — both nurses — are remaining cautious as well. They pulled Maggie from indoor program- ming at GJC, just until she is fully vaccinated. Maggie attends an in-person second-grade classroom, which was already a big step for the family. “We just felt like adding an additional indoor cohort was more risky than we were willing to take on,” Marcus said. 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It received government funding in 2018 and the go-ahead to be built at Ostarrichi Park. “The Republic of Austria is sending out a visible sign of its responsibility,” Karoline Edtstadler, a cabinet minister in charge of the chancellor’s office, said in a statement. “The victims are given their names and thus at least part of their dignity. And we realize that behind the 64,440 names there are individual people — children, mothers, fathers and neighbors — with individual stories and human fates.” ambassador to Israel on Nov. 3, although Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley briefly held up the appointment, JTA reported. It wasn’t clear what Republican Hawley’s objection was, but he said he represented several Republicans in holding Nides and seven other ambassador nominees. The Biden administration pushed for Nides’ confirmation, noting several sensitive issues in play in the Middle East. Nides, a banker, was the deputy secretary of state for management and resources from 2011 to 2013 and was involved in the Obama administration’s loan extension to Israel worth billions. He also ran former Sen. Joe Lieberman’s vice presidential campaign in 2000. government officials, journalists, businesspeople, activists, academics and embassy workers.” NSO Group created Pegasus, which is spyware that can take over a cellphone and collect data from it. WhatsApp sued NSO Group in 2019 for allegedly using the app to access the phones of 1,400 of its users, including journalists and activists. Persian Gulf Jewish Dating Site Launches The Association of Gulf Jewish Communities launched a new dating website for Jewish singles in six of the region’s Arab countries, JTA reported. The Jewish Singles in the Gulf site features question- naires that matchmakers will use to pair participants. 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H eadlines ISRAELBRIEFS Tallest High-Rise Approved for Jerusalem THE JERUSALEM LOCAL PLANNING and Building Committee approved the 40-floor Marom Tower, which will become the city’s tallest high-rise upon completion, Globes reported. The building is part of the City Gateway (Sha’ar Ha’Ir) project. It will be located adjacent to the new Jerusalem railway station, central bus station and International Conference Center. There will be 80,000-square-meters of office and commercial space, as well as a hotel and conference facilities. The bottom eight floors will feature a cultural center, art galleries and museum. The tower is one of 20 to be built in the City Gateway project at the city’s western entrance. Beauty Pageant for Holocaust Survivors Returns The Beauty Queen Competition for Holocaust Survivors returned Nov. 16 at the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem after a three- year absence, The Jerusalem Post reported. “This is the beautiful story of the state of Israel, of Israeli society; it is our strength and success. Holocaust survivors are the true heroines of us all and thanks to them, we are here today,” said Shimon Sabag, CEO and founder of Yad Ezer LaHaber, an associ- ation that assists needy Holocaust survivors. “Holocaust survivors are the light that illuminates humanity when the world is dark.” International model and TV presenter Moran Atias hosted the event, and singer Rotem Cohen performed. The program was broadcast online. Supermarket Chain Sued for Secret Haredi Discounts A lawsuit was filed against the Shufersal supermarket chain on Nov. 4 after Channel 12 reported that the chain was providing discounts on a site for haredi shoppers, The Jerusalem Post reported. Shufersal will discontinue the service on Nov. 15, Channel 12 reported. Channel 12’s “Tochnit Chisachon” (Saving Plan) program showed that Shufersal’s Yashir L’Mehadrin site was offering products for cheaper than its main website. There were 2,000 identical products found to be cheaper on Yashir L’Mehadrin. In response, consumers filed a class-action lawsuit against the company for $160.84 million, contending discrimination based on sector and that the difference in prices was “due to greed.” A Shufersal spokesperson told Channel 12 that Yashir L’Mehadrin is intended for populations that buy products with the most-stringent kosher certifications, saying “There is no room for comparing this product or any other between these sites nor between the different formats.” Israel to Speed Evacuations of Some Ethiopians Israel will speed up its evacuations of some of the relatives of Ethiopian Israelis who remain in the country in the middle of a civil war, JTA reported. The news came a week after Sigd, an Ethiopian Jewish holiday that historically was marked with prayers for God to return the Jewish people to Israel. Those with first-degree relatives in Israel will be evacuated more quickly. That group will number at least 3,000, Ynet reported. Thousands more Ethiopian Jews are waiting to immigrate, JTA reported. In the 30 years since Israel covertly airlifted more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews as part of Operation Solomon, more than 8,000 Jews officially recognized by the Israeli government remained stranded. l — Compiled by Andy Gotlieb JEWISHEXPONENT.COM JEWISH EXPONENT NOVEMBER 18, 2021 13 H EADLINES Gatherings Continued from Page 1 once a month for activities like lunches and visiting a scare- crow exhibit in October. On Dec. 13, the Goddesses are having a Chanukah potluck featuring brisket, kugel and salmon, among other delicacies. “We’ve all been vacci- nated, and we think enough is enough,” Heisen said. “We’re not young.” Later in December, Heisen and her daughter will fl y to Los Angeles to visit her son and his family. When Heisen’s husband was alive, the family tradition- ally ate prime rib on Christmas Day, his birthday. Now, they are bringing back the tradition for the fi rst time since 2019. Peter Heisen died in February 2020. “We can’t eradicate the fl u. We can’t eradicate colds,” Heisen Cara Scharf, center, celebrates Chanukah with her family before the pandemic. Courtesy of the Scharf family said. “How can we eradicate COVID? We can’t.” Heisen is not the only Jewish local willing to travel for a holiday gathering. Cara Scharf of Philadelphia is planning on going to New Hampshire and Connecticut for Meet HERBERTA SMITH Caregiver SHE’S CALLED SIMPSON HOUSE HOME SINCE 2018 In the 1950s, Herberta went to the Mercy-Douglass Hospital School of Nursing, an African-American hospital and Philadelphia’s first school for Black nurses. She started her nursing career in 1955. In 1988, Herberta looked for change in her life and found it in the mission field. Over the next three decades, she would spend a total of six years in various locations throughout Uganda. She made her last trip in 2016 at the age of 83, two years before she moved to Simpson House. Th anksgiving and Christmas, respectively, with her husband’s family. Th e New Hampshire party will include about eight people staying together in an Airbnb. Th e Connecticut gathering will welcome 11-12 guests. Scharf and her husband also are getting together with Scharf’s parents a couple of times to light Chanukah candles. Last year for Th anksgiving, they met with her parents for a small get-together. But in December, as cases increased, they just lit Chanukah candles over Zoom. Th is year will be more fun, Scharf said. “Th ere’s a sense of togeth- erness and joy around these holidays,” she said. “It’s sad when you’re just doing it over Zoom.” Scharf added that she trusts her family members and that everyone eligible to be vacci- nated is. “We feel pretty comfortable,” she said. Call us today at 215-709-6663 to see for yourself why Herberta and other caregivers choose Simpson House for retirement living. 2101 Belmont Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131 SimpsonHouse.org/JE-HS • 215-709-6663 14 NOVEMBER 18, 2021 The Good Grief Goddesses, a group of Jewish widows in the Philly area, are planning on getting together for a holiday meal on Dec. 13. Courtesy of Joyce Heisen Charles Schnur of Center City is having a family member come to him: his mother- in-law. She lives in Stamford, Connecticut, but wants to spend Th anksgiving and Chanukah with her 5-month-old grandson. She plans on staying with the Schnurs for “awhile,” Charles Schnur said. “We’ll get to celebrate with her. She’ll get to celebrate with her grandson,” he added. “Th at’s nice.” Another Jewish Phila- delphian, Bryan Cohen, is not planning on traveling or having anyone come to him. But he is planning on resuming a public tradition with his father, brother and his brother’s fi ancee. Before 2020, the Cohens would go out for Th anksgiving dinner in the city. But last year, they just got together virtually. In 2021, though, the Cohens want to go to the Capital Grille or another steakhouse. Th ey will probably gather for Chanukah candle lightings, too, Cohen said. “Restrictions are down,” he added. “We’d like to get together.” Several Jewish Phila- delphia ns ment ioned vaccinations as the reason they feel comfortable seeing family members again. For some, it’s not exactly a requirement; for other families, though, it very much is. Peter Gaskill of Bala Cynwyd usually celebrates Thanksgiving in Sharon, Massachusetts, where his wife’s brother and sister-in-law live. Th e dinner was canceled in 2020 but is back on this year under one condition. All guests who have been eligible for vaccinations must be vaccinated and tested before the event. And the tests must be negative for COVID. Even kids 11 and under, who became eligible for Pfi zer vaccines in October, will have gotten their fi rst shots by the time the family sits down for turkey. “Just because you’re vacci- nated doesn’t mean you can’t get COVID,” Gaskill said. At the same time, he’s not worried about the indoor dinner. “Everyone’s vaxxed, so we’re feeling safe,” Gaskill said. ● jsaff ren@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines Addiction Continued from Page 1 an online community for Jews in recovery across the country. Yet Jews struggle with addiction, too, Glazer said, and because of the stigma within Jewish communities surrounding addiction, those Jews must struggle silently. The American Addictions Center predicts that 20% of United States Jews have a history of addiction within their family. Glazer has struggled with food addiction and codepen- dency and is in recovery himself. He was hesitant to share that he was a rabbi in recovery because rabbis were supposed to give, not receive assistance. But because addic- tion is so stigmatized, many rabbis are not equipped to talk to congregants about the subject. “I’ve heard people come into my group, and they say, ‘I went to my rabbi for support, and my rabbi had absolutely nothing to offer,’” Glazer said. “‘My rabbi said something like, ‘Well, if you hadn’t married a non-Jew, you wouldn’t have these issues.’” Rabbinic schools don’t train rabbis to address addiction in their communities, Glazer said. There’s a belief that Jews don’t experience addiction or substance abuse disorders. During the pandemic, those with substance abuse disorders have had a particularly difficult time. At Amudim, an interna- tional service that provides clinical care for those strug- gling with addiction, mental illness and abuse, cases rose rapidly in the U.S. over the past two years, from 2,818 in 2019 to 4,371 in 2021. In previous years, cases had risen modestly by a couple hundred a year. David Kushner, who works in government relations and special projects at Amudim and lives in Philadelphia, believes the growing numbers JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Rabbi Michael Perice told his Temple Sinai congregation in Cinnaminson, New Jersey, about his substance abuse disorder in June. Rabbi Ilan Glazer Courtesy of Rabbi Ilan Glazer Rabbi Abby Michaleski Courtesy of Rabbi Abby Michaleski Marla Kaufman Courtesy of Marla Kaufman Courtesy of Rabbi Michael Perice are an alarm bell for Jewish recovery resources and Jewish community members alike. “Some of it was somewhat expected, but the depth and volume were not expected on this level,” he said. “Those that have been successfully in recovery — many people relapsed; and those who were struggling had a much harder time; and those that didn’t realize they had an issue — their issues really came to the surface.” Because COVID lockdowns sent individuals to their homes and hindered social connec- tions, those with addictions and substance abuse disorders lost support systems crucial to recovery. “Addiction is a disease of isolation, of disconnection, of void of spirituality,” said Rabbi Yosef Lipsker of the Chabad- Lubavitch of Berks County. Lipsker has been on the front line to mitigate the harms of isolation on those dealing with addiction. The Chabad has partnered with Caron Treatment Center in Wernersville since 1999. Over the pandemic, Lipsker has dropped off Shabbat dinners at Caron, challah and matzah ball soup stacked tightly in the trunk of his car every Friday afternoon. Out of many Jewish movements, Chabad was the first to acknowledge addiction within the Jewish community and start providing Jewish- specific resources, Lipsker said. He cited the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s teaching to help “the weakest link” as his call to help those with addictions. “I’m not here to create a rehab center,” Lipsker said. “I’m here to look at, assess and evaluate what’s going on, and when I see there’s a need for a certain idea, I jump right into it.” Yet Jewish-specific resources are still few and far between. Jewish rehabilitation centers dot the country, such as Beit T’shuvah in Los Angeles, but local resources vary. “The Jewish world has generally not put any funding behind this issue, nor have we thought about it in any systemic way,” Glazer said. Jewish Federations and Jewish Family and Children’s services, including those in Greater Philadelphia, have only recently begun to provide resources to those struggling with addiction, Glazer said. Some Jews have tried to turn See Addiction, Page 24 Don’t Schlep It, Ship It! Free Pick Up Available! No matter whether it’s golf clubs, good china, priceless art, oversized luggage – if you can point to it, we can ship it! If it’s valuable to you, it’s valuable to us. The US Mailroom picks up, packs, and ships items of all shapes and sizes, getting your packages from where they are to where they need to be. We cater especially to “snowbirds” as the cold weather approaches. Call us today at 610-668-4182 or visit our store in Bala Cynwyd, PA. For more information, email info@usmailroom.com or go to www.usmailroom.com Est.1988 JEWISH EXPONENT NOVEMBER 18, 2021 15 O pinion My German-Jewish Grandmother’s Childhood Autograph Book Survived the Holocaust. It Is One of the Few That Did BY STEVE NORTH IN 1916, in the picturesque German village of Heinebach, a 14-year-old girl named Elisabeth Schmidtkunz penned a sweet message in her class- mate Jenny Katz’s autograph book. “Jenny! Get to know people,” wrote Elisabeth. “People are changeable. Some who call you a friend today, might talk about you tomorrow! With love from your classmate, Elisabeth.” One hundred and five years later, Elisabeth’s 84-year-old daughter Johanna was aston- ished to read her mother’s words for the first time. “It was a very special joy and surprise for me,” she said in German. “The sight of that page touched me very much.” Jenny Katz Bachenheimer was my grandmother. Jenny’s autograph book, known in German as a “Poesiealbum,” accompanied the family when my mother and grandparents escaped the Nazis in the 1930s, ending up in New York City. Half a century later, as she was moving out of her apart- ment in the then-heavily German-Jewish neighborhood of Washington Heights, Oma (Grandma) Jenny handed me the Poesiealbum. She died in 1998, at the age of 95, and this teenage memento has always intrigued me, filled as it is with nearly two dozen pages of clever notes, poems, colorful stickers and intricate designs 16 NOVEMBER 18, 2021 from friends and relatives, all long gone. And now, thanks to two German scholars who have spent years researching the custom of “Poesiealbums,” my curiosity has been rewarded with their insights into what they say is one of the rare such albums by a German Jewish girl to have survived the Holocaust. Earlier this year, in a Facebook group dedicated to the German-Jewish commu- nity, I noticed a post by Dr. Stefan Walter, whose doctoral thesis focused on the tradition of “Poesiealbums.” “Autograph books from German Jews are very rare, due to the Holocaust, and little explored,” he wrote. “I’ve created a collection of Poesiealbums for research and teaching purposes, and no albums of Jewish women are yet included. I’m looking for owners of these kinds of books.” As a longtime chronicler of my family’s history, I couldn’t resist. Stefan and his life partner Katrin Henzel both work at the Carl von Ossietzky University in the city of Oldenburg, and we made a deal: They would interview me about Oma Jenny’s life and translate the pages, and I would interview them for this story. The couple, both in their 40s, provided some Poesiealbum background. “This tradition began in the 16th century,” said Katrin, a lecturer at the univer- sity. “It started originally with adult students and scholars, who would travel around. They would ask professors and important people in the towns they visited to inscribe something as a souvenir.” In the 1800s, she continued, “It changed into a tradition for young girls, first by Protestants, and later picked up by Catholic and Jewish students.” Katrin and Stefan analyze how the content and attitudes of the messages evolve over time; they’ve perused Poesiealbums compiled during the Nazi era, and post-war, pre-unifi- cation entries from East and West Germany. But Oma Jenny’s album was their first from a Jewish girl. “It’s very valuable for us,” said Stefan. Katrin added, “In normal times, people hand books and souvenirs down to the next generation. But the Holocaust interrupted that tradition in Germany. That’s why this is such a treasure, not just for you and your family, but for scientific reasons. This is a rare gift that you have here.” Most of the entries in my grandmother’s album are signed with the date, followed by “1916, Kriegsjahr,” the “year of war” — that is, World War I. There are religious admoni- tions: Jenny’s father Baruch, the unofficial leader of the Heinebach Jewish commu- nity, implored Jenny to “often pray to God with a believing mind. Bring praise and thanks to Him for the kindness with which He has guided you. Pray often when you are lacking comfort; it gives strength to the weak. And be willing to do good.” Uncle Abraham Nussbaum urged her to “always hope and wait. Remember God’s word, which is our only shelter that protects and preserves.” Most of the messages are more typical of the light- hearted rhymes then-popular with teenage girls. Jenny’s friend Lotte Speier wrote, “As many thorns on a rose, As many fleas on an old buck, As much hair on a poodle, So many years you should stay healthy.” Another pal, Berta Sommer, wrote, “Live happily and healthy until three cherries weigh one pound!” JEWISH EXPONENT There was a darker, perhaps prescient suggestion from Jenny’s beloved cousin Wilhelmine Goldschmidt: “When you’re in a murky place, And you think you must despair, Think of the words of Kaiser Friedrich, ‘Learn to suffer without complaining’.” Another favorite cousin, Selma Nussbaum, wrote, “Be like the violet that blooms in secret. Be pious and good, even if nobody is looking at you!” To my delight, however, there is one final entry written at the end of 1933, when the family’s financial life had collapsed due to the Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses, and at a time when they were under frequent physical attack by gangs of Hitler Youth in Heinebach. In the midst of the growing horror, my grandfather wrote a poem to his wife Jenny, whom he married in 1928. Opa Siegfried died suddenly when I was a toddler, and although I knew he was deeply loved by many, nobody ever mentioned he was a romantic. But there were these verses from him — a complete revelation to me: Gentle as the dawn, Awakened in young spring, And on the flower beds, The delicate rose laughs. So you walk with blessing, And always cheerfully, On the paths full of flowers, Of your long life. After receiving the trans- lations of the pages, I noticed that at least eight of the writers, including Elisabeth, had clearly non-Jewish names. It was heartwarming to discover that my strictly Orthodox grandmother had close gentile friends, and it occurred to me that descendants of those women might still live in the village. I asked a non-Jewish former neighbor, whose parents and grandparents had been partic- ularly close to and protective of the Bachenheimers, if she knew any of the families. Irmgard Häger, who has graciously hosted my family on our visits to Heinebach in recent years, was happy to help, especially after seeing the precious keepsake herself. “I was delighted to read these poetic thoughts in old German script from these young girls,” she wrote to me several months ago. “I know from my parents that everyone loved your Oma Jenny, and you can feel that in the lines.” Oma Jenny’s friend Elisabeth, Irmgard told me, was born in 1902, as was my grandmother. Elisabeth died in 1984. In 2021, Irmgard showed Elisabeth’s daughter Johanna Dippel her mom’s handwritten thoughts, at her home just blocks away from where they were inscribed. After expressing her joy and surprise at this unexpected missive from the past, Johanna e-mailed me, saying “My mother must have loved Jenny very much; she expressed it by decorating the page. The verse she quoted also contains a great truth. I’m very happy that my mother was able to express her feelings in this way, at such a young age.” On the sides and corners of her page, Elisabeth added a bit more, writing “Live happy, think of me!” and, “Forget me not.” Thanks to Jenny’s Poesiealbum, now part of the digital collection of a German university, we remember them both, today and forever. l Steve North is a longtime broadcast and print journalist, and a former interviewer for Steven Spielberg’s USC Shoah Foundation. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM O PINION How Moving to Denmark, a Country With Few Fellow Jews, Strengthened My Jewish Identity BY REBECCA NACHMAN GROWING UP, one of my favorite books was “Number the Stars,” Lois Lowry’s middle-grade novel about Denmark’s eff ort to smuggle its Jewish citizens to Sweden during World War II. Th e operation, which saved 7,220 of Denmark’s 7,800 Jews, has been remarkable to me since I fi rst read about it: While other European countries gave in to antisemitic propaganda and followed Hitler’s rule, Denmark resisted. A common explanation today is that Danes didn’t see their Jewish neighbors as “others” — they were just as Danish as anyone else. Why wouldn’t they help their fellow Danskere? Almost 80 years aft er the rescue of the Danish Jews, I moved to Copenhagen for grad school. Today, Denmark’s Jewish population stands at around 6,000 members, most of whom are congregated in the greater Copenhagen area. Coming from the Boston area, which is home to 248,000 Jews, and having attended Brandeis University, a historically Jewish college known for its robust Jewish population, landing in a country with such a small Jewish population was a big adjustment. But to my surprise, I preferred it. Growing up, my family attended a Reform synagogue, I went to Jewish summer camp and Hebrew school, and I had a bat mitzvah — but the whole time, I felt like I was just going through the motions. At no point did I feel any sort of Jewish community, nor did I feel the need for one. Plenty of my friends and teachers were Jewish, my classmates knew about Jewish holidays, and there is no shortage of Jewish delis and Judaica stores in Greater Boston. Being Jewish wasn’t something I consciously thought about because it was so normalized in my setting. But in Denmark, I’m oft en the fi rst Jewish person someone has (knowingly) met. Th e Evangelical Lutheran Church is the national religion, but Denmark is overall an extremely atheistic country, with most people not being involved in any form of religious life. Here, I’ve had to make an eff ort to meet other Jews, and in doing so, I found an amazing Jewish community. Despite Denmark’s small Jewish population, there’s understanding between the two religious minorities. And this year, Copenhagen will host a gathering of Jewish young adults from all over Scandinavia. Whether it’s services at the Reform synagogue, challah baking at Chabad, or Shabbat dinner with the Jewish youth movement at the Great Synagogue, I’m never at a loss for Jewish events to attend. I appreciate that the community isn’t strictly divided by denomination — I see the same familiar faces no matter which synagogue or organization I go to. While I never felt like I found my place in Greater Boston’s fragmented Jewish population, I immedi- ately felt welcome in Jewish Denmark. When we’re such a small minority (only 0.1% of the population), the need for a community is more pressing. Having to deliberately seek out Jewish life has made the connections I’ve forged all the more special. Danish society is notoriously hard for foreigners to integrate into, but through the Jewish community I’ve been able to make Copenhagen feel like home. Of course, this isn’t to say that being Jewish in Denmark is always idyllic. In 2014 the Jewish school was vandal- ized, and in 2015 a terrorist attacked the Great Synagogue. I personally haven’t experi- enced antisemitism here, but I know that my experi- ence as a recent transplant is different from those of Jewish Danes who have spent their lives here, and from those who more clearly present as Jewish. That being said, I still feel significantly safer as a Jew here than I did in the U.S. (I have yet to hear a Dane compare vaccines to the Holocaust, baruch hashem). I still think of “Number the Stars” oft en, especially when I’m at the same synagogue that the Jewish characters attended, or when I walk past a site that was mentioned in the book. I have no Danish heritage, so I’m not personally connected to the rescue of the Danish Jews. But, as schmaltzy as it sounds, I feel a sense of poetic beauty in fi nding a Jewish home in the same tiny Scandinavian country that came together to save thousands of us so many years ago. ● Rebecca Nachman is a global health master’s degree student at the University of Copenhagen. This originally appeared in Alma. I appreciate that the community isn’t strictly divided by denomination — I see the same familiar faces no matter which synagogue or organization I go to. While I never felt like I found my place in Greater Boston’s fragmented Jewish population, I immediately felt welcome in Jewish Denmark. When we’re such a small minority (only 0.1% of the population), the need for a community is more pressing. an offi cial Jewish commu- nity, Det Jødiske Samfund, a Jewish museum, an Orthodox synagogue, a Reform synagogue, a Chabad house, a Jewish elementary school, youth groups and an annual cultural festival. Th ere’s even a Jewish- Muslim biker club (yes, you read that right) that works to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia in Denmark and create mutual Be heard. Email your letters to the editor. letters@jewishexponent.com STATEMENT FROM THE PUBLISHER We are a diverse community. The views expressed in the signed opinion columns and let- ters to the editor published in the Jewish Exponent are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the officers and boards of the Jewish Publishing Group, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia or the Jewish Exponent. Send letters to letters@jewishexponent.com or fax to 215-569-3389. 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I want to thank the Jewish Federation for its generous support!” – Rabbi Isabel de Koninck, Executive Director and Campus Rabbi of Hillel at Drexel University – Jonathan han Yaku Yakubov, RSJ Moishe House Resident 5,930+ children received Jewish-themed books and music 2,000+ community members participated in neighborhood programming through our Kehillot initiative to build community $835,000 invested in scholarships and grants to 843 day and overnight campers for the 2021 season 320 teens participated in groups to strengthen their Jewish identity through Moving Traditions and BBYO 7,400+ households participated in Jewish educational programming through Jewish Learning Venture, day schools, and more 2,700+ young adults (ages 25-39) met through The Chevra and Tribe 12 programming to build micro-communities based on their shared Jewish identities Strengthening Jewish Identity Inspiring Hope in Times of Need “Rabbi Sacks wrote, ‘Community is where our grief is halved and our joy doubled by being shared with others.’ We are so grateful to the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia for enabling thousands of Jews in the area (and beyond) to experience the immense benefit of being part of the Jewish community in so many ways.” “Earlier this year, we used video technology to help nearly 50 seniors at KleinLife, including many Holocaust survivors, travel to Israel virtually. 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GL00174849_111921_ACM_ROP_PhilaJewishExponent JEWISHEXPONENT.COM JEWISH EXPONENT NOVEMBER 18, 2021 19 L ifestyle /C ulture Nuts for Hazelnuts F OO D KERI WHITE | JE FOOD COLUMNIST WHILE TRAVELING in Italy this fall, I visited the Piedmont region in the country’s northwest part. This is prime hazelnut country, and I was lucky enough to tour the Barroero Farm. The operation is impressive; in addition to growing and supplying hazelnuts for local businesses and customers, the family runs a bakery and confectionery on-site where they produce gianduja (chocolate hazelnut spread), an assortment of cookies and cakes, hazelnut butter and a variety of roasted and seasoned hazelnuts. As a result of the regional ubiquity of hazelnuts, many of the restaurants incorporate them into their dishes, both savory and sweet. I took a cooking class at Trattoria Risorgimento in Trieso, and the chef featured hazelnuts in both the main course and the dessert. Both were delicious, although I took exception to the name of the dessert: chocolate salami is a hideous handle. I wondered if perhaps it sounded better in Italian, but “salame di ciocco- lato” was just as bad. However, as Shakespeare said, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” And the dessert is unquestionably delicious regardless of its moniker. HAZELNUT-CRUSTED TROUT WITH CHICKPEA SAUCE Serves 4 Chef Goele used local- ly-sourced salmon trout for this dish, but any mild fillet would be fine here —flounder, white trout, black or striped bass, snapper, fluke, etc. The sauce was a delicious use of chickpeas and made for a lovely, healthy accompani- ment to the fish. It would be wonderful as a dip, a topping for vegetables or on chicken or meat (if the latter, kosher diners can eliminate the cheese). However, the fish stands perfectly well on its own, so if a sauce is not desired, or you don’t feel like cooking and Hazelnut-crusted trout with chickpea sauce 20 NOVEMBER 18, 2021 pureeing the chickpeas, let the fish go it alone. For the sauce: 1½ cups dried chickpeas 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, coarsely chopped ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese Salt/pepper to taste For the fish: 1½ pounds salmon trout fillets 1 cup breadcrumbs 1 cup crushed hazelnuts 4 leaves sage, finely chopped Salt/pepper to taste 1 stick butter, melted For the sauce: Soak the beans overnight or for 1 hour in boiled water. Drain them, and cover them with water. Add the onion, and simmer for about 90 minutes until the peas are soft. Puree the chickpeas, then add salt, oil and cheese. If the sauce is too thick, add some broth or water. Set the sauce aside and keep it warm in preparation for garnishing the fish. For the fish: Heat your Photos by Keri White JEWISH EXPONENT Chocolate salami oven to 325 degrees F. Mix the 1 cup dark chocolate chips breadcrumbs, hazelnuts, sage, 5 tablespoons butter salt and pepper in a shallow ⅓ cup milk bowl. Dredge the trout in the ¼ cup cocoa powder melted butter and then dredge 2 cups crushed plain it in the breadcrumb mixture cookies (such as social to coat. Press gently to ensure teas, digestive biscuits, adherence. Place the fish in a graham crackers) parchment-lined pan and bake ⅔ cups crushed hazelnuts it 15-20 minutes until done. Plate the fillet with warm sauce Melt the butter and choco- on the side, and drizzle the late in a large bowl in your sauce with a bit of olive oil, if microwave on 50% power. desired. When melted, add the milk and cocoa powder; stir until CHOCOLATE SALAMI smooth. Add the cookies and nuts, and stir until coated. Chef used ultra-pasteurized Transfer the mixture onto eggs in his version, which a parchment or wax paper were uncooked. I still have an sheet, and roll it into a log, aversion to consuming raw pressing firmly to remove all eggs, even if they are ultra-pas- air pockets. Twist the ends, teurized, so I have brazenly and refrigerate for 4 hours or altered his recipe. In this overnight. version, I omit the eggs and use Peel off the paper, slice milk along with dark choco- the log into discs, sprinkle late. The results are excellent, them with powdered sugar, if and there is no fear of illness. desired, and serve. l JEWISHEXPONENT.COM L ifestyle /C ulture Susie Essman Talks ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ T E L EVISION ANDREW LAPIN | JTA.ORG ON THE WALL of Susie Essman’s powder room hangs a giant portrait of herself. Actually, the portrait is of Susie Green, Essman’s beloved, foul-mouthed character on “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” HBO’s long-running improvi- sational sitcom exploring the social rules that govern all of our lives, and especially those of the 1%. It comes from an episode in the show’s 10th season, which aired in early 2020 just before the pandemic, when the infamously misan- thropic Larry David (the series creator, who also stars as a version of himself) has the artwork commissioned as a gift for his longtime frenemy. In the episode, a series of comic misunderstandings (of which the “Curb” universe has a bountiful supply) results in Susie’s vaguely Kramer-esque portrait being pelted with tomatoes and chucked into the trash. But in real life, an intact painting exists. And Essman, a longtime comic actress and stand-up comedian who has known David since the 1980s and, like him, wears her Jewishness proudly on her sleeve, snapped it up for herself. “It’s absolutely one of my prized possessions,” Essman said. The Susie painting has made its way onto tons of bootleg merchandise online, including T-shirts and handbags — “none of which I get a cut” from, Essman notes. But in “Curb”’s 11th season, currently airing Sunday nights on HBO, Essman says Susie will get many more big moments with Larry. For fans of one of the Jewiest shows on TV, the prospect of these two antag- onists going at each other yet again is a sign that there is still some joy left in the world. JTA spoke to Essman — who noted she is a proud new bubbe — about the show’s longevity and Jewishness, as well as her views on “cancel culture” in comedy. JTA: Between “Curb” and Comedy Central’s “Broad City,” you’ve really cornered the market on — Essman: Jewish mothers. Where do you draw on your portrayals from? Well, I happen to be Jewish, and I happen to be a mother. And I’ve had mothers, and I’ve had many friends, mothers and aunts and uncles and grand- mothers. And, you know, I mean, Jewish mothers are like all other mothers. Just a little bit more so. You’ve known Larry David since the mid-80s. Young people today are circulating memes of him online and drawing on the show to refer- ence all kinds of things. Does that kind of longevity, his and the show’s, surprise you at all? You know, I always say that if we were hanging out at the bar at “Catch a Rising Star” in 1986, and I said to a bunch of the comics hanging out there that Larry David was going to be richer and more successful than any of us, nobody would have believed it. And not because he didn’t have the talent. He always had the talent. But he never really seemed to care that much. He didn’t seem that ambitious, you know, and he was never one, still, to pander. He always just marched to his own drummer. So yeah, it does surprise me. Although even back then, we all knew that he was a brilliant genius. His writing was so incredible. His stand-up bits were so unusual and unlike anybody else. So in that sense, it doesn’t surprise me. But it surprises me knowing Larry as a person that he’s become so successful. Do you see a broad range of fans these days, not just Jews, after 21 years? It’s interesting because, you know, I’ll be on the Upper West Side of Manhattan at Zabar’s and people will stop me and See Curb, Page 26 LEBRATE CE HANUKKAH With a Festival of Bites Pre-Order By November 23rd. View Our Menu Online At www.carlinosmarket.com JEWISHEXPONENT.COM JEWISH EXPONENT 610.649.4046 2616 E. County Line Rd. Ardmore, PA 19003 128 W. Market St. West Chester, PA 19382 NOVEMBER 18, 2021 21 L ifestyle /C ulture HBO’s ‘Succession’ Delves Into Antisemitism T E L EVISION JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF I WAS BORN in 1991 and grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs. It was a safe and prosperous time and place for American Jews. So outside of a few passive-ag- gressive comments, I never really experienced antisemi- tism. But whenever I told a true outsider to the Jewish world that I was Jewish, a thought ran through my mind, unprompted by the other person. “Oh, he hates me now.” I can’t speak for all Jews, but I’m guessing I’m not alone here. Historical antisemitism, and our historical memory of antisemitism, breeds a feeling of distrust. Even in the United States when times are great, Jews walk around with an underlying fear. For the most part, it remains beneath the surface ... until it’s proven right. That was the arc of a recent episode of HBO’s “Succession,” a critically acclaimed satire about a Rupert Murdoch-like family that owns a multibil- lion-dollar media company. In the episode, “Lion in the 22 NOVEMBER 18, 2021 Meadow,” which aired on Nov. 7, showrunner Jesse Armstrong introduces a significant Jewish character for the first time in two-and-a-half seasons. The character, Josh Aaronson, played by Adrien Brody, has to decide whether to forge an alliance with the show’s WASP-y antiheroes. By putting the Jew and the WASPs together, alone, at Aaronson’s Long Island estate, Armstrong lays bare the palpable distrust that often exists between the two groups. And in doing so, he offers a subtle, and then explicit, and always nuanced portrayal of the Jewish psychology that antisemitism breeds. Aaronson is a billionaire shareholder with a 4 percent stake in the media company, Waystar RoyCo, of the main character family, the Roys. But he is dismayed by the blood feud playing out in public between the son, Kendall Roy, played by Jeremy Strong, who is trying to take control of the empire, and the father, Logan Roy, played by Brian Cox, who may have overlooked a history of sexual assault in the organization. The feud has lowered the company’s stock price, causing Aaronson to lose $350 million. Brody’s character also has leverage. If he supports a possible hostile takeover by another shareholder and the owner of a rival company, they stand a good chance of usurping the family altogether. So, Aaronson forces the Roys to come to him to make their case. He puts the son and father in the painfully awkward position of being on the same team again. Kendall arrives first and tries to buddy up with Aaronson, saying Josh should come to his 40th birthday party. Brody’s character seems to buy it a little, for a minute, until the elder Roy shows up. At that point, Aaronson leaves Kendall hanging mid-sentence to greet Logan. Minutes later, with the three of them talking in Josh’s living room, Logan tells Josh to let the Roys take care of the situation. “Sit back here in your castle and count your gold,” Logan says. And the distrust becomes clear in the opening act. From there, the Jewish billionaire has the Roys follow him through a meadow to a beachside lunch. JEWISH EXPONENT Adrien Brody plays billionaire Jewish investor Josh Aaronson in HBO’s “Succession.” Courtesy of Macall Polay/HBO Throughout the sequence, Logan implies that he doesn’t want to be there. Cox’s character asks Josh how long the walk will take and what it will require to just convince him. While sitting down to lunch, Logan even says, “I got a wife at home.” Josh pushes Kendall to either halt his whistleblowing against his father or, when Logan is off taking a call, to reveal whatever dirt he has on his father. Kendall not only demurs, but angrily accuses Josh and Logan of plotting against him. Aaronson’s constant pushing of the Roys to prove themselves reveals his own distrust. Finally, during lunch, Aaronson demands that the Roys respect him. He shouts at them that he’s not just some guy who “got lucky at the casino one night” and now plays a rich person. So, in act two, the distrust is not only clear, but on the table. After Josh’s outburst, he takes a call from a security guard about the fastest route back to the mansion. That’s when Logan makes his subtle antisemitism explicit. “City boy,” he says to Josh, a New Yorker. “You’re a long way from your nearest coffee and bagel.” Waystar RoyCo is a company that, according to one of Logan’s other sons in the same episode, used to not let Jews “above the fourth floor.” Josh’s skepti- cism of the Roys, along with Logan’s subtle and then explicit antisemitism, shows that Josh is well aware of the dynamic. Even as business partners, the Jew and the WASPs couldn’t grow to trust each other. Due to the partnership, the mistrust was buried beneath the surface — until stress laid it bare. On the walk back to the house, though, it’s Kendall’s reaction that captures the younger generation’s attitude toward a dynamic that’s supposed to be a relic of history. The son sarcastically rips the father about how his “antise- mitic bagel comment” really sealed the deal with Josh. Kendall thinks it’s absurd that Logan is antisemitic. But he is, and Josh, a man closer to Kendall’s age, under- stands it and has to be driven by it. So, in the end, the relic of history once again drives it. The summit fails. The Jew and the WASPs can’t come together during a difficult moment. Later in the walk back, Logan collapses from heat exhaustion. Josh, who was walking ahead, comes back to help Logan up. As the patriarch struggles to his feet, Kendall tries to confirm with Josh that they are all good. 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Prices effective through December 9th, 2021 www.weismarkets.com JEWISHEXPONENT.COM We reserve the right to limit quantities. • Not responsible for typographical or pictorial errors. Products may not be available in all stores. JEWISH EXPONENT NOVEMBER 18, 2021 23 T orah P ortion Being a Light Unto the Nations BY RABBI DANIEL LEVITT Parshat Vayishlach AT THE END of this week’s parsha, there is a rather disturbing episode. Jacob’s daughter Dina gets kidnapped and raped by a local Canaanite prince. After the incident, the rapist’s father attempts to betroth Dina to his son. Initially, Jacob’s family agrees to the marriage under the condition that the entire city converts to the Jewish religion and all the men get circumcised. After agreeing to the demands, Jacob’s sons, Shimon and Levi, sneak into the city and kill them all in retaliation for what had happened to their sister. Even though Shimon and Levi believed that they were justified for what they did, Jacob scolds them harshly. He fears for the way in which his family will be perceived by the rest of their neighbors. There is a midrash which adds depth to the nature of Jacob’s disapproval of their terrible act. Rather than seeing Jacob’s objection based solely on self-preservation, this midrash shifts the focus on how the immoral action of Shimon and Levi will under- mine the mission of the Jewish people. The midrash (Bereishit Rabbah Vayechi 98:5) portrays Jacob as chastising his sons for breaking the wall of conver- sion, one of the essential walls, assumed by the midrash, that holds up the house of Israel. Judaism is not a proselytizing Happy Th anksgiving from th e Jewish Exponent www.jewishexponent.com 24 NOVEMBER 18, 2021 religion; there is a mitzvah to convert someone who sincerely wants to cast his or her lot with the Jewish people, but the focus of this midrash seems to put a weight on conversion that we don’t traditionally find. So what can we learn from this? The mission of the Jewish people is to be light to the nations of the world. This can be done by positively influencing others to be better people and make the world a better place. For the rest of the world to be willing to be influenced by the Jewish people, it is necessary that we also find ways to trust and be influenced by them. Throughout the midrashic commentaries on the stories of the patriarchs, we see a description of our forefathers inf luencing, teaching and CAN DL E L IGHTIN G Nov. 19 Nov. 26 4:23 p.m. 4:20 p.m. converting the world to their moral perspective, belief in one God and the ethics which are influenced by such a belief. Jacob feared that by deceiving the Canaanites by allowing them to convert, and subsequently killing them, Shimon and Levi had under- mined the potential to fulfill their mission in the world because it undermined the trust necessary to positively influence others. Jacob’s perspective is that their crime has far more negative implications than the act itself, heinous as it may have been; what they did was also a chillul hashem (a terrible sin where a person causes others to lose respect for God, Judaism and the Jewish people). Sometimes our zealousness for our own perspectives and beliefs causes us to ignore the impact our actions are having on others. Our values and beliefs need to be seen through the lens of the overarching values of being a light unto the nations. l Kaufman, executive director of the Jewish Addiction Awareness Network. With addiction becoming something the Jewish commu- nity has become more aware of due to increasing numbers of those struggling, additional spiritual guidance has become available. More rabbis in recovery are sharing their stories around addiction, which, in turn, lets congregants know they have somewhere to turn if they are struggling. After a year as the rabbi at Temple Sinai in Cinnaminson, New Jersey, Rabbi Michael Perice, who has been sober from opioids for more than 10 years, told his congregants about his substance abuse disorder. They were overwhelmingly supportive, he said. “I knew I was in a place to share this with this community because I built up that level of support, that level of trust with my congregants,” Perice said. “I was honoring the trust they placed in me by showing them I trusted them as well.” This isn’t the case for all congregations. “Many times rabbis don’t feel like they can fully trust their congregants, and that’s a real shame,” Perice said. “Our congregations can handle way more than we often give them credit for.” On a synagogue-wide level, Kaufman insists there is still more that can be done. Synagogues can host serenity Shabbat services, in solidarity with those in recovery. They can have sober seders and design programming where alcohol is not served. “When you open the dialogue, you reduce stigma,” she said. l Rabbi Daniel Levitt is the executive director of Hillel at Temple University: The Rosen Center. The Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia is proud to provide diverse perspectives on Torah commentary for the Jewish Exponent. The opinions expressed in this column are the author’s own and do not reflect the view of the Board of Rabbis. Addiction Continued from Page 15 to what’s available: 12-step programs and Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous meetings. But these resources aren’t accessible to everyone, said Rabbi Abby Michaleski, the rabbi at Beth Israel in Vineland, New Jersey, and a licensed addictions counselor who also is in recovery. Many NA and AA meetings take place in church basements or contain Christian liturgy, making some Jews feel unwel- come or uncomfortable. “There’s this message that, as Jews, we don’t necessarily belong there,” she said. The lack of NA and AA meetings in Jewish contexts sends the message that Jews aren’t welcome to talk about substance abuse in Jewish spaces either. “It’s just another message that says we don’t have this problem or we don’t care about this problem,” said Marla JEWISH EXPONENT srogelberg@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0741 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM C ommunity Larry & Brenda Glassman 7043 Ayrshire Lane Boca Raton, FL 33496 COMMUNITYBRIEFS Jim Gardner to Retire at the End of 2022 LONGTIME 6ABC/WPIV-TV anchor Jim Gardner — born as Jim Goldman — will scale back his schedule with “Action News” and plans to retire at the end of 2022. Gardner, 73, who is Jewish, joined the station as a reporter and anchor at noon on June 1, 1976, and has anchored the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. news since May 11, 1977. In early January, Gardner will stop anchoring the 11 p.m. newscast, although he will continue anchoring at 6 p.m. In a 2016 Jewish Exponent article, Gardner explained why he changed his name. “I was really uncom- fortable with the name change,” he said. “Basically, I’d been trying to get a job on TV for a long time with no success. I had this opportunity and was asked to do that — and said ‘yes.’ But my family are Goldmans, and when I sign checks, I’m definitely Goldman. Jim Gardner Courtesy of 6abc/WPVI And when I go to back-to- school night with my Goldman child, I’m a Goldman parent.” Gardner also discussed his Jewish heritage in the Exponent interview. “I have strong feelings of my Jewish identity,” he said. “I’ve been to Israel three times, once as a tourist and twice working for the station. In 1993, when Arafat and Rabin were at the White House shaking hands, I felt we needed to be in Israel getting that story from the Palestinians. It was an utterly fascinating trip — probably the last time the moderate community of Palestinians had their moment in the sun ... “I don’t wear a tallit on the air, but I’ve gone through four Bar and Bat Mitzvahs as a parent. I remember my Bar Mitzvah. The cantor who taught us, people were scared to death of him, but for some reason I liked him and he liked me. He said, ‘One day Jimmy Goldman, the cantilla- tions will click.’” Gardner received his bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in 1970, then worked briefly at the all-news WINS Radio in New York and later WFAS Radio in White Plains, New York. His television broadcast career began at WKBW-TV in Buffalo before he joined WPVI. Israel’s ALYN Hospital, Philadelphia International Medicine Announce Pediat- ric Medicine Partnership Israel’s ALYN Hospital, Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Center and Philadelphia International Medicine announced on Nov. 8 a collaboration on delivering medical education, JEWISHEXPONENT.COM joint research and patient care, among other things, to benefit the international medical community. ALYN Hospital is a pediatric rehabilitation center, while PIM provides specialized services and education that connects 10 Philadelphia- area medical centers internationally. The initiative is PIM’s first collaboration with an Israeli hospital. Within PIM’s network, the partnership will initially focus on Nemours Children’s Hospital. “Medical education, research and innovation are ongoing activities at ALYN, and enhancing knowledge is always to our patients’ benefit,” said Dr. Maurit Beeri, director general of ALYN Hospital. “By partnering with PIM, we can build a valuable health gateway together.” Through knowledge-sharing, the Initiative will advance education, assist in the sharing and developing of new techniques and technol- ogies for treating pediatric patients and improve patient care worldwide. “Connecting Israel with Philadelphia opens many doors for both organizations to collab- orate to improve the future of medicine,” said Edgar Vesga, CEO and president of PIM. Makom Community to Open a Second Location Jewish childhood enrichment center Makom Community will open its new second location to families on Nov. 29. The new center is at 1317 S. Juniper St. in Philadelphia. Makom Community previously shared space with the South Philadelphia Shtiebel at 1505 S. 13th St. since launching the South Philly Makom in August. “Given the really warm response we had to Makom Community coming to South Philly, we wanted to really put our roots down and say, ‘we’re staying here. We believe in this commu- nity. We believe in building with these families. We plan to be here for the long term,’” Founding Director Beverly Socher-Lerner said. The new 3,000-square-foot space can accom- modate up to 65 children and will hold the same summer camp and five-day-a-week after-school programming as its Center City counterpart at 2013 Sansom St. More than 15 students are enrolled at the South Philly Makom, and Makom recently hired two new educators to address growing interest in the center. Makom Community provides after-school programs, b’nai mitzvah training and summer camps to children from pre-kindergarten through seventh grade through a pedagogy that emphasizes the application of Jewish texts to how children move through their lives and interact with others. l — Compiled by Andy Gotlieb and Sasha Rogelberg JEWISH EXPONENT Larry & Brenda Glassman: 50 th Wedding Celebration Larry and Brenda Glassman celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary on Nov. 14. Originally from Philadelphia, the couple married at Park City West on Nov. 14, 1971, and moved to Boca Raton in 1973. Larry is a retired real estate developer who developed and built thousands of homes in South Florida. Brenda has been a homemaker their entire married life. Their children are Alyson and Brad Yellin, Kimberly and Kerry Hoffman and Ashley and Justin Wayne. The couple has seven grandchildren (Mikayla, Hailey and Brianna Hoffman, Brandon and Mason Yellin and Myles and Leilana Wayne). Joining in the celebration is Larry’s mother, Mickey Glassman. SHARE your engagement, wedding, birth, Bar/Bat Mitzvah announcement and any other simcha on both jewishexponent.com and the weekly Jewish Exponent newspaper for ... FREE. J E W I S H E X P O N E N T . C O M / S U B M I T - M A Z E L - T O V NOVEMBER 18, 2021 25 C ommunity / deaths C ommunity / deaths DEATH NOTICES Curb Continued from Page 21 they’ll be like, “Nobody under- stands the show but us.” It’s not true! I’ve been stopped all over the world. All different. I had an Indian waiter recently who just went crazy. He and his wife love the show so much. I’ve had every ethnicity, every race, stop me on the street telling me how much they love the show. So there’s definitely a universality about it. I think what that is, is, it’s the truth-telling that we do — that we basically say all the things that people are thinking but are afraid to say. Especially now more than ever, in this kind of cancel culture that we’re in. A D EL M A N [season 5 episode] “The Ski Lift,” when I have to pretend to be Larry’s Orthodox wife. Reading that, I was just like, “Oh my God, this is pure gold.” I could not wait to shoot. And ultimately, what’s interesting is, that’s one of the very top of Larry’s favorite episodes. Do you have a hand in coming up with Susie’s outfits, which are so delightfully loud and garish? Yes, I do. I mean, our wardrobe designer Leslie Schilling is terrific. She presents me with everything and then we kind of go through it together and put the combos together, and I approve or disapprove or whatever. So yes, I have a strong say in what she wears. Which is the most fun part, for me, of the character. Susie Green thinks she has the greatest taste in the whole world. She thinks she’s always right. You know, she thinks [Larry’s ex-wife] Cheryl dresses like crap. And I created the character to be this, that she is just this completely secure woman with no reason to be. And yet the show’s also so specifically Jewish. I always think that nobody else gets it, but apparently they do. We have an episode coming up — a shofar becomes an important part of the episode. Not everybody’s going to get that, but they kind of get what it means in the way that it’s used. So it doesn’t really matter, the details that not everybody’s getting, because they’re getting the idea of it. With every season, how do you find new ways to explore When the show invokes the character? Judaism, it’s not necessarily I can only do what’s in in the friendliest light. the confines of the outline, And yet, as you noted, the whatever Larry and [series show’s portrayal of Judaism showrunner] Jeff Shaffer give resonates with so many Jews. me to do. But each year they Do you have any insights as to give me more and more. It never why that might be? gets dull to me. The relation- Because it’s honest. ships kind of change and grow. And because it’s funny, you I mean, this season, Larry and I know, and I think people see have a lot of stuff where we’re in themselves, and that’s what cahoots with each other. We’re comedy does. Comedy is like partnering up together. So a reflection. And people see that was kind of fun and inter- themselves in it, and if it’s esting and different. not themselves, they see their We’re still antagonistic, family members, somebody we’re not all of a sudden besties. that’s connected to them in But in a way we are. Susie and some way, and it’s resonant. Larry’s relationship is kind of like siblings, you know: we Do you have a favorite Jewish fight and we’re screaming, we moment from the show? yell and I kick him out of the I would say my favorite house and then the next day, Jewish moment was from I’m like, ‘Hey, Larr, want to go 26 NOVEMBER 18, 2021 to a dinner party?’ It’s like, all is forgotten and forgiven and you just move on, like how you are with family. I’ve seen your co-star Jeff Garlin hint that there might only be one more season of “Curb” after this one. He has no idea. None of us know. It’s all up to Larry, and Larry will decide if he wants to do another, and then he’ll decide if he wants to do another, and another. He has such amazing stamina that I could see him going on forever. But that’s up to him. He also never wants to repeat himself. He’s done — what has he done now? 110 “Curb”s. And how many “Seinfeld”s? So, you know, he’s so fertile. [Jeff’s comment] was speculation. That’s not knowledge. Could Susie get her revenge on Larry and Jeff in the finale? There was the episode where she seemed like she was trying to kill Jeff — Oh, she was not trying to kill Jeff. That was Larry’s fantasy. As the owner of the character, I don’t think she was trying to kill Jeff. I think she’d like to kill him sometimes; he’s always cheating on her. But in a certain way, she doesn’t really care as long as she’s got the money and the house and the clothes and the car. Susie’s had her moments, but her comeuppance is her anger, right? She expresses quite readily to both of them whatever she feels like. She seems to have an unhealthy amount of anger. She has a healthy amount of anger. I mean, I have women come up to me on the street all the time thanking me, because women have a really hard time expressing their anger, and Susie doesn’t. I think she gives permission to women all across our great land, and all across the world, to express their anger. l JEWISH EXPONENT Pam Susan Adelman (nee Goldstein) on November 9, 2021, daughter of the late Philip and Beverly Goldstein; sister of the late Dav- id Goldstein. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com C A PL A N Helen Caplan (nee Hoberman), age 99, passed away November 5, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Clarence “Larry” Caplan. Lov- ing mother of Bob Caplan (Soozee), and Marlyn Abramson (Stuart). Devoted grand- mother of Samantha Zierler (Jeremy), Joshua Caplan (Shivani), Wendy Flemming (David), and Jennifer Green (Charles), and great grandmother of Jemma, Lina, Charles, Henry, Maxwell, Nathan, Lauren, Jared, Ben, Zoe, and Alex. Contributions in her memory may be made to The Kesher Israel Synagogue 412 Lombard St. Phila PA 19147 or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 500 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38005. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com DEATH NOTICES K U R MA N Tracy A. Kurman (nee Dubow), passed as she slept December 1, 2020. Tracy was a gradu- ate of Temple University and former Social Worker. When the need arose Tracy became the fourth generation to operate the 100 year old family business, Girard Auto Body. Moth- er of Joshua and Ashley. Wife of Stephen. Relatives and friends are invited to Graveside Services, Monday, November 22, 11 AM pre- cisely at Roosevelt Memorial Park (Sec. B3), Trevose PA. M A R K S Marvin “Marv” Marks, November 6, 2021 of Philadelphia, PA; loving husband of 57 years to the late Marlene, “Mitzi” (nee Golkow); de- voted father of Karen (Robert) Newman, Richard (Andrea) Marks and Robert (Jodi) Marks; cherished grandfather of Jennifer (Eric) Rubin, Allison (Mark) Klein, Cory (Katie) Marks, Jeffrey Marks, Tyler Marks, Danielle (Jude) Dworacsyk and Jesse Marks; adored great-grandfather of Miles and Jules. Family and friends are invited to services Tuesday, Contributions can be made to JDRF (jdrf.org) or Susan G. Komen for the cure, (komen.org) JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS www.levinefuneral.com O ' L E A R Y G R E E N B E R G Emanuel “Manny” Greenberg, November 5, 2021, of Meadowbrook, PA. Devoted hus- band of Shauna, loving father of Carly and Brett, and son of the late Jack and Clara. Manny was a proud graduate of Penn State, where he served as President of Phi Epsilon Pi. After graduating in 1959 with a B.S. in Business, Manny served in the NJ Air Nation- al Guard. Honoring his father’s legacy, he became a well-respected executive in the food industry, as President of Jack Green- berg, Inc. The Federation Allied Jewish Ap- peal awarded Manny the Abe Cooper Me- morial Award of the Food Trades Industry, re- cognizing his outstanding dedication and hu- manitarian service to the Jewish Community. He was involved with the B’nai B’rith Food Trades Lodge, the Golden Slipper Club, and the Philadelphia Food Trades Organization. Manny was a loyal congregant of Beth Sho- lom Synagogue for 35 years, and he enjoyed playing golf and tennis as a longtime mem- ber of Ashbourne Country Club and Philmont Country Club. Other passions included the Phillies, Nittany Lions, US history, world travel, Jewish studies, and politics, but fam- ily and friendships were his greatest joys. Manny and Shauna were about to celebrate their 40th anniversary, and he took tremend- ous pride in his kids’ achievements, nurtur- ing their dreams with encouragement and steadfast support. He formed meaningful, enduring relationships at every stage of his life – some friendships lasting over 80 years. His upbeat personality was magnetic, and he always saw the best in people. Manny exem- plified genuine kindness, unwavering strength, humble generosity, and perpetual optimism… always wearing aviators, his Penn State hat, and a smile. Contributions in Manny’s memory may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS www.levinefuneral.com Susan H. (nee Potter) (October 30, 2021). Originally from Strawberry Mansion. Beloved wife of the late Dennis J. O’Leary Jr. Loving mother to Deirdre O’Leary, and Megan (Mark) Parisi. She will also be missed by her brother Don Potter. Sue’s family would like to thank you for your thoughts and prayers at this time. A Memorial Service will be sched- uled at a later date. Interment Private. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Sue’s name may be made to the National Museum of Americ- an Jewish History. CRAFT FUNERL HOME A Community Remembers Monthly archives of Jewish Exponent Death Notices are available online. www.JewishExponent.com Honor the memory of your loved one... Call 215.832.0749 to place your memorial. To place a Memorial Ad call 215.832.0749 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM C OMMUNITY / deaths DEATH NOTICES DEATH NOTICES P E R E L M A N Sylvia Perelman (nee Garrett) was born on July 4, 1929, and died October 17, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late David; loving mother to Don, Rich, and Caryn, and to their spouses, Elise, Justine, and Ian; adoring grandmother to Liz (Tanuj), James, Ben, Sarah, Isabel, and Conor; and delighted great grandmother to Nina. In addition, she was a much-loved sister of Len Garrett and sister- in-law of Judy Garrett, Helen and the late Mike Goetz, and Victor Goetz, as well as a loved and admired cousin and aunt to many nieces and nephews. Sylvia and David met on a group date at Longwood Gardens though both were there with other people. They in- stantly hit it off and were married in less than a year. In her late 30’s, after having three children, Sylvia completed a Masters in Eco- nomics at the University of Pennsylvania. She became a professor of Economics at Bucks County Community College where she was also an active member and leader of the teachers’ union, leading the union through two successful strikes. In retirement, she vo- lunteered at the Women’s Center of Mont- gomery County in Norristown, PA. Sylvia worked on the Crisis Hotline, handling diffi- cult and emotional calls with the same ten- derness that she brought to all of her person- al dealings. Later in life, Sylvia and David moved to the Hill at Whitemarsh, where they enjoyed making many new friends. Sylvia es- pecially enjoyed not having to cook meals every night and she frequently celebrated din- ners with a glass (or two) of wine. Sylvia loved to travel and did so extensively. She went to Cuba with her brother in the 1950’s and later traveled to many countries with her husband, and then with children, grandchil- dren, friends, and other family. If you wanted to go somewhere, Sylvia was always game to go along. One of her favorite places was Ix- tapa, Mexico, where she went every January for decades, meeting up with many of the same people. Sylvia had many interests. She loved reading and was a long-time member of the Philadelphia Great Books Council and an active book discussant into her 90s. She enjoyed the opera, and frequently traveling to New York with her friends for a day and night of it. She was also an avid tennis player and fan, often staying up late to watch the US Open matches. Sylvia took great pride in all of her grandkids and loved them all dearly. One of her favorite pastimes was being with them, whether shopping, getting manicures, having dinner, or just taking a walk. One of her greatest thrills was meeting her first great grandchild, Nina Sylvia, who was born in Au- gust 2021 and came to visit in October. Her joy at seeing and holding Nina was unpar- alleled. At her core, Sylvia was a kind and deeply caring woman who took pleasure in the company and happiness of her family and many friends. Contributions in her memory can be made to the Women’s Center of Mont- gomery County, Pennsylvania. A memorial service will be held in the spring. 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Resume and cover letter to info@einsteinday.org LEGAL NOTICES ESTATE NOTICES Notice is hereby given that on or after November 1, 2021, Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Department of State for P h i l l y J e w - i s h M u s i c F e s t i v a l , a nonprofit cor- poration organized under the provi- sions of the Pennsylvania Non- profit Corporation Law of 1988, for the purpose of an annual music festival and related musical and educational activities and events. ESTATE OF BRUCE A. GOLDSTEIN, DECEASED. Late of Radnor Township, Delaware County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been gran- ted to the undersigned, who re- quest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the de- cedent to make payment without delay to CHARLES GOLDSTEIN, ADMINISTRATOR, 1000 Cones- toga Rd., Unit B326, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010. Schecter Family Trust Agreement dated 11/01/2017. Edward Morris Schecter, Deceased. Late of Phil- adelphia County, PA. This Trust is in existence and all persons having claims or demands against said Trust or decedent are requested to make known the same and all per- sons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Grant Rawdin and Jennifer Schecter, Trustees, c\o Bess M. Collier, Esq., 820 Homestead Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046. Or to their Atty.: Bess M. Collier, Feldman & Feldman, LLP, 820 Homestead Rd., Jenkintown, PA 19046 To place an ad in the Real Estate Section call 215.832.0749 ESTATE OF ANGELIQUE V. GILMER, DECEASED Late of Philadelphia County LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who requests 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: KIERAAH MARLOW, Administratrix c/o DENNIS A. POMO, ESQUIRE 121 S. 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You may include your email/phone number in the ad. If you choose not to, you will be given a JE Box Number and any letter responses will be forwarded to you as received. To reply to a JE Box Number: Address your reply to: JE Box ( ) *Attn: Classified Department* 2100 Arch St. 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 CALL 215-832-0749 6995 Check out https://wwdbam.com/podcasts/jewish-singles/ for new conversation on today's Jewish singles world To Place a Classified Ad CALL: NICOLE MCNALLY 215.832.0749 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM JEWISH EXPONENT NOVEMBER 18, 2021 29 ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE of Widaad Olarewadjou Achabi Mamadou Mamadou, Widaad Olarewadjou Achabi DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been gran- ted to the undersigned, who re- quest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the de- cedent to make payment without delay to Kouassi Ananiglo, c/o John R. Lundy, Esq., Lundy Beldecos & Milby, PC, 450 N. Narberth Ave., Suite 200, Narberth, PA 19072, Ad- ministrator. Lundy Beldecos & Milby, PC 450 N. Narberth Ave. Suite 200 ESTATE OF CLEVELAND WILLI- AMS, SR. a/k/a CLEVELAND WILLI- AMS, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to IRIS WILLIAMS GRIFFIN, EXEC- UTRIX, c/o Jay E. Kivitz, Esq., 7901 Ogontz Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19150, Or to her Attorney: JAY E. KIVITZ KIVITZ & KIVITZ, P.C. 7901 Ogontz Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19150 ESTATE OF FRANK S. BURSTEIN, DECEASED. Late of Limerick Township, Mont- gomery 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 MARSHALL BURSTEIN, EXECUT- OR, c/o James M. Orman, Esq., 1600 Market St., Ste. 3305, Phil- adelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: JAMES M. ORMAN 1600 Market St., Ste. 3305 Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF ARLENE M. POPPEL a/k/a ARLENE POPPEL, DECEASED. Late of Middletown Township, Bucks 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 STUART D. POPPEL, EXECUTOR, c/o Karen F. Angelucci, Esq., 2617 Huntingdon Pike, Huntingdon Val- ley, PA 19006, Or to his Attorney: KAREN F. ANGELUCCI SEMANOFF ORMSBY GREENBERG & TORCHIA, LLC 2617 Huntingdon Pike Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 ESTATE OF DAVID B. SOLL, DE- CEASED. Late of Whitemarsh 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 JEAN SOLL, EXECUTRIX, c/o Ger- ald M. Hatfield, Esq., 2000 Market St., 20 t h Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103-3222, Or to her Attorney: GERALD M. HATFIELD FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP 2000 Market St., 20 th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103-3222 ESTATE OF SEAN TYSZLER, DE- CEASED. Late of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been gran- ted to the undersigned, who re- quest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the de- cedent to make payment without delay to IRA TYSZLER, ADMINIS- TRATOR, c/o Stephanie A. Henrick, Esq., 1001 Conshohocken State Rd., Ste. 1-625, West Conshohock- en, PA 19428, Or to his Attorney: STEPHANIE A. HENRICK OBERMAYER REBMANN MAX- WELL & HIPPEL LLP 1001 Conshohocken State Rd. Ste. 1-625 West Conshohocken, PA 19428 Estate of Charles W, Sullivan; Sulli- van, Charles W., Deceased Late of Philadelphia, PA. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to John Kaupas, c/o Robert J. Donohue, Jr., Esq., Dono- hue & Donohue, PC, 8513 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby, PA 19082, Executor. Donohue & Donohue, P.C. 8513 West Chester Pike Upper Darby, PA 19082 ESTATE OF DON WALDMAN a/k/a DON WOLFE WALDMAN, DE- CEASED. Late of Cheltenham 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 RAYMOND L. SHAPIRO, ESQ. and ROSLYN WALDMAN, EXECUTORS, One Logan Square, 130 N. 18 th St., Philadelphia, PA 19103-6998, Or to their Attorney: ANDREW J. HAAS BLANK ROME LLP One Logan Square 130 N. 18 th St. Philadelphia, PA 19103-6998 ESTATE OF CAMERON DUBOIS STALEY, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Kenneth Staley, Administrator, c/o Jay E. Kivitz, Esq., 7901 Ogontz Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19150, Or to his Attorney: JAY E. KIVITZ KIVITZ & KIVITZ, P.C. 7901 Ogontz Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19150 ESTATE OF SUSAN B. SCHARF, DECEASED. Late of Lower Merion 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 LAWRENCE J. SCHARF, EXECUT- OR, c/o Bradley Newman, Esq., 123 S. Broad St., Ste. 1030, Phil- adelphia, PA 19109, Or to his Attorney: BRADLEY NEWMAN ESTATE & ELDER LAW OFFICE OF BRADLEY NEWMAN 123 S. Broad St., Ste. 1030 Philadelphia, PA 19109 ESTATE OF IRVING KOROSTOFF, DECEASED Late of 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: Susan Okun, Executrix 5507 Broad Branch Road NW Washington, DC 20015 30 NOVEMBER 18, 2021 ESTATE OF DOREEN ANN DAVIS, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been gran- ted to the undersigned, who re- quest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the de- cedent to make payment without delay to DONNA M. BARRETT, AD- MINISTRATRIX, c/o George W. Porter, Esq., 909 E. Chocolate Ave., Hershey, PA 17033, Or to her Attorney: GEORGE W. PORTER 909 E. Chocolate Ave. Hershey, PA 17033 ESTATE OF ELAINE ROBINSON, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been gran- ted to the undersigned, who re- quest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the de- cedent to make payment without delay to Tammy Tanee Ruffin, Ad- ministratrix, c/o Franca Tavella, Esq., Three Logan Square, 1717 Arch St., 5 th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: FRANCA TAVELLA KLEINBARD, LLC Three Logan Square 1717 Arch St., 5 th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103 To place a Classified Ad, call 215.832.0749 ESTATE OF JEAN BROWN a/k/a JEAN E. BROWN, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been gran- ted to the undersigned, who re- quest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the de- cedent to make payment without delay to MICHAEL D. BROWN, AD- MINISTRATOR, c/o Jay E. Kivitz, Esq., 7901 Ogontz Ave., Phil- adelphia, PA 19150 Or to his Attorney: JAY E. KIVITZ KIVITZ & KIVITZ, P.C. 7901 Ogontz Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19150 ESTATE of Julia A. Danta, Deceased Late of Chester County 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: Viktorija Masalait- is 108 Buddell Drive Exton, PA 19341 or to her attorney: Joel P. Perilstein, Esq. 101 Old York Road, Ste 303 Jenintown, PA 19046 Estate of Pauline Sullivan aka Paula Sullivan, Deceased Late of Philadelphia, PA. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to John Kaupas, c/o Robert J. Donohue, Jr., Esq., Dono- hue & Donohue, PC, 8513 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby, PA 19082, Executor. Donohue & Donohue, P.C. 8513 West Chester Pike Upper Darby, PA 19082 ESTATE OF RICHARD A. HAGEN- BUCH, SR., DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to CHRISTINA M. MAGENTA, EXEC- UTRIX, c/o Don F. Marshall, Esq., P.O. Box 70, Newtown, PA 18940, Or to her Attorney: DON F. MARSHALL STUCKERT AND YATES P.O. Box 70 Newtown, PA 18940 ESTATE OF STEVEN BROWN, DE- CEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been gran- ted to the undersigned, who re- quest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the de- cedent to make payment without delay to GUANY SERRANO, AD- MINISTRATRIX, 306 Chester Ave., Yeadon, PA 19050, Or to her Attorney: MARYBETH O. LAURIA LAURIA LAW, LLC 3031 Walton Rd., Ste. A320 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 ESTATE OF STEVEN B. ROFEY, DE- CEASED. 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This year’s keynote speakers were Independence Blue Cross Foundation President Lorina Marshall- Blake, University of Pennsylvania Vice President for Social Equity and Community Charles L. Howard and Saint Joseph’s University Professor of Theology Philip A. Cunningham. Their themes included resiliency, healing societal divisions and overcoming challenges during the ongoing pandemic. On Nov. 7 at the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, the Philly Friendship Circle held the Philly Friendship Walk to raise money for its programs. The nonprofit organization connects teens and young adults to youth with special needs and their families. The AJC Thanksgiving diversity Zoom on Nov. 9 Courtesy of AJC Philadelphia/SNJ From left: Youth co-chairs at the Philly Friendship Walk included Gabrielle Dorfman, Alexa Verne, Ben Wolf and Carly and Fallyn Zeitzer. Courtesy of Jay Gorodetzer Photography COMMUNITYCALENDAR FRIDAY, NOV. 19 Parsha for Life Join Rabbi Alexander Coleman, Jewish educator and psychotherapist at the Institute for Jewish Ethics, at 9 a.m. for a weekly journey through the Torah portion of the week with eternal lessons on personal growth and spirituality. Go to ijethics.org/weekly-torah- portion.html to receive the Zoom link and password. Geography of Summer What is the history of the summer vacation? How does it apply to the Jewish community? Why and where and how do we travel? What is a Jewish “staycation”? Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel’s Temple Judea Museum 2021 fall exhibition “The Geography of Summer” is open. Visit the gallery in person at 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, or follow the exhibition on the Temple Judea Museum Facebook page and on YouTube. Film Festival Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival (formerly Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival), presenter of the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, continues its two-week annual Fall Fest, which will both stream and screen films in-person through Nov. 20. Learn more at phillyjfm.org. Sisterhood Shabbat The Sisterhood of Congregations of Shaare Shamayim will host its annual Sisterhood Shabbat service both in-person and virtually at 7:45 p.m. Sisterhood will conduct the service, and all members are invited to participate in either English or Hebrew. There is no charge for the evening, but we will need your email address so we can send you the link for the Zoom meeting. Contact the CSS office at 215-677-1600. SATURDAY, NOV. 20 Magic Night Old York Road Temple Beth Am presents magician Chad Juros, who has entertained the likes of magic legends Penn and Teller on their television show “Fool Us”! Enjoy a virtual magic experience on Zoom. $36 per screen. Contact Beth Am at 215-886-8000 to RSVP. Venmo, credit cards and checks are accepted. SUNDAY, NOV. 21 Heart Health Lecture Old York Road Temple-Beth Am Brotherhood presents “It’s Time for A Heart-To-Heart About Heart Health.” Join us at 9:30 a.m. to hear Dr. David J. Waldstein discuss cardiovascular disease and heart health. RSVP to srigefsky52@gmail.com or call 215-266-0466. 971 Old York Road, Abington. Gratz Celebration The Gratz College community is invited to join us for this live, online celebration through storytelling, music and a champagne toast with the new president of Gratz at 4 p.m. Preregistration is required with a minimum of $18 donation. Call 215-635-7300 ext. 155 or email mcohen@gratz.edu. Giving Seminar Learn ways to save money on your taxes while helping out your favorite charity with Congregation Kol Emet at 4 p.m. in person or on Zoom. Contact 215-493-8522 or office@kolemet.org. 1360 Oxford Valley Road, Yardley. MONDAY, NOV. 22 Mahjong Game Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El Sisterhood invites the community to join our weekly mahjong game at 7 p.m. Cost is $36 per year or free with MBIEE Sisterhood membership. For more information, call 215-635-1505 or email office@mbiee.org. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park. TUESDAY, NOV. 23 Thanksgiving Food Delivery The Naturally Occurring Retirement Community @ Jewish Family And Children’s Service’s annual Thanksgiving event is back. We are delivering holiday food items to seniors in Northeast Philadelphia. Meet us at 5:30 p.m. to receive food tote bags and directions to members’ homes. 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