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NE WSMAKERS
Jewish Teens Gather to Benefit NCSY
Lester Shapiro Named President of
Jewish teens and other community members got a little adven- Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs
turous on Nov. 14 in their effort to benefit National Council of
Synagogue Youth programming in the area. During the day,
they rappelled down the side of the Crowne Plaza Philadelphia-
Cherry Hill. NCSY programming helps Jewish teens connect to
their roots.

The Spector family enjoys the
NCSY benefit event.

Photos courtesy of NCSY
The Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs installed
Lester Shapiro as president of the Middle Atlantic
region on Oct. 31 at Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El in
Wynnewood. From left: outgoing Corresponding Secretary Jack
Marine, Recording Secretary Steve Marx, Corresponding
Secretary Mark Podob, Vice President Larry Nathanson,
President Lester Shapiro, Vice President Jason Waksman,
Vice President Elliot Miller and Treasurer Steven Pilchik
Photo by Elliot Miller
Beth Sholom Welcomes Frank Lloyd
Wright Foundation CEO
Brett Mellul and Jacob Resnick
rappel down the side of the Crowne
Plaza on Nov. 14 in Cherry Hill, New
Jersey. The Beth Sholom Preservation Foundation, part of
Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park, hosted
Stewart Graff, president and CEO of the Frank
Lloyd Wright Foundation, in connection with
its ongoing exhibition by photographer Andrew
Pielage exploring Wright’s sacred spaces. The
exhibit is open until Feb. 22.

Abrams Hebrew Academy Hosts Kristallnacht Event
Abrams Hebrew Academy in Yardley hosted a Kristallnacht
remembrance program on Nov. 9. Ernst Heimann, who
witnessed the Nazi-perpetrated attack on Jewish businesses and
synagogues, and Steven Some, a Holocaust educator, spoke at
the event.

Ernst Heimann speaks
at the Abrams Hebrew
Academy’s Kristallnacht
remembrance event Nov. 9
in Yardley.

Courtesy of Abrams Hebrew
Academy From left: David Brownlee, president of the Beth Sholom Preservation Foundation; Stewart Graff, president and
CEO of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation; and Herb Sachs, president, Beth Sholom Congregation
Photo by Elliot Miller
Jewish Veterans March in Veterans Day Parade
Jewish veterans Henry Frank and Adam Fox marched in the 61st
Annual Veterans Day Parade in Media on Nov. 11. Frank served
in the Army and is a member of the Jewish War Vet Post 305.

Fox served in the Navy in Beirut aboard the U.S.S. Austin and is
a member of the Drizin-Weiss Regional Post 215.

From left: Henry Frank and Adam Fox at the annual Veterans Day
parade in Media on Nov. 11
Courtesy of Drizin-Weiss Regional Post 215
COMMUNITYCALENDAR MONDAY, NOV. 29
Author Talk
Amy Meyerson is the bestselling
author of “The Bookshop of
Yesterdays” and “The Imperfects.”
Her books have been translated into
11 languages, and her short fiction
has been published in numerous
literary magazines. Congregation
Keneseth Israel’s Library Director
Emerita Ellen Tilman will introduce
and interview Meyerson at 7 p.m.

8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park.

TUESDAY, NOV. 30
Breakfast for Israel
Join Jewish National Fund-USA
virtually at 8 a.m. for Chanukah and
Giving Tuesday, the world’s biggest day
of giving, during our annual Breakfast
for Israel. Join with local members of
your community and hear from our
keynote speaker, New York Times
bestselling author and award-winning
journalist Yossi Klein Halevi. For more
information: jwertheim@jnf.org.

Text Study
Join Beth Sholom Congregation
Rabbi David Glanzberg-Krainin at 8
p.m. for a close reading of Avivah
Gottlieb Zornberg’s work “Moses:
A Human Life.” Moses’ self-doubt,
which is mirrored in his speech
impediment, becomes, in Zornberg’s
vision, a metaphor for the exile of
the Jewish people. 8231 Old York
Road, Elkins Park.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1
Klezmer Performance
As part of its observance and
celebration of Chanukah, KleinLife
is featuring a free holiday klezmer
performance at noon by the Ken
Ulansey Ensemble. A free holiday
gift bag will be given to everyone
who attends. Additional details at
215-698-7300. 10100 Jamison Ave.,
Philadelphia. LGBTQ Support Group
Join Jewish Family & Children’s
Service at 6:30 p.m. for anyone who
is a relative of an LGBTQ individual
and is looking for a space to process.

This group is a safe place to ask
questions, express emotions and
learn from other folks in similar
places. For more information, contact
Galia Godel at ggodel@jfcsphilly.

org or call 267-273-6006. RSVP at
jfcsphilly.org/supportgroups. Zoom
link provided upon registration.

THURSDAY, DEC. 2
Book Talk
Har Zion Temple Sisterhood and
Department of Lifelong Learning
present the Open A Book, Open Your
Mind event series via Zoom. Each
event costs $18. At 7 p.m., author
Lisa Scottoline will discuss her book
“Eternal.” For information and to
register: openabook@harziontemple.

org. History of Tefillah
On Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. through
Dec. 16, join Beth Sholom
Congregation Cantor Jacob Agar
for the “History of Tefillah” and learn
about the history and meaning of our
prayers and the music behind them.

Details: bethsholomcongregation.org.

8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park. l
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