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The day before, officers had shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr., a resident of Cobbs Creek, and, in protest, the clergy members, led by the Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity, chanted Wallace’s name and offered prayers, calling for justice in their similarly Abrahamic phrases. To those unfamiliar with the inner workings of interfaith clergy action, the promptness with which the march came together might have appeared to be a spur-of-the-moment collaboration, borne out of passionate emotion. But that’s not quite the case. Though emotion certainly plays a role, different clergy groups in Philadelphia have spent years building trust between them, with a steady accumulation of shared experience ranging from the mundanity of weeknight conference calls to protest actions ending in arrest. “A part of the reason that we have become so close in Philadelphia as interfaith clergy is that we have devel- oped deep trust from working together,” said Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler, senior pastor at Mother Bethel AME Church and a board member of POWER Philadelphia. “When you have that kind of trust, then it’s easy to throw up a protest, or march together across religious lines, sometimes with people that you don’t even know.” Citing the role of rabbis like Eli Freedman, Julie Greenberg, Shawn Zevit and Jill Maderer, Tyler said that relationships are built with community leaders during times of calm, not just crisis. Then, when the crises do come — like the Pittsburgh shooting in 2018, the AME shooting in South Carolina in 2015 or the Christchurch massacre of 2019 — the call for rapid action can reach rabbis and imams in circles that Tyler himself can’t reach so easily. “[Those rabbis] can say to Jewish colleagues, ‘Hey, Rev. Mark Tyler, that’s my guy, he’s going to be reaching out to you, I can’t make it. 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She has been a part of marches and protest actions led by Black Clergy of Philadelphia, POWER and other clergy organizations for years, and she’s seen the way the different clergy shows up for each other. As an example, she mentioned the op-ed Tyler and Imam Abdul-Halim Hassan wrote for the Philadelphia Inquirer this summer after former Philadelphia NAACP leader Rodney Muhammad shared anti-Semitic content on social media. That act, Lewis said, was an expression of a bedrock principle for clergy committed to interfaith work in Philadelphia. “Our destinies are bound up with each other,” she said. “Our liberation depends on each other’s liberation.” Koach Baruch Frazier, who spoke at the Oct. 27 march, said such interdependence takes time. A student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, he’s seen first-hand what an accumulation of solid, stable relationships can do in times of crisis — he was in Ferguson, Missouri, during the Michael Brown protests in 2014 and knows that to face down tear gas or the threat of arrest, you have to trust the person to standing next to you. “And that takes a long time,” Frazier said. “And we have to be intentional about it. It’s not something that happens overnight.” That’s the only way that Bishop Dwayne Royster, the interim executive director of POWER who attended the Oct. 27 march, can explain the mindset that allows him to, say, get himself arrested on behalf of striking airport workers, as he did a few years back. “Every time we’re out there together, it’s because of relationships,” Royster said. l jbernstein@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Name: Abramson Ctr. for Jewish Life* Width: 9.25 in Depth: 11 in Color: Black plus one Comment: JE Ad Number: 00092178 Our Spectrum of Care JEWISHEXPONENT.COM JEWISH EXPONENT NOVEMBER 5, 2020 5 JEWISH EXPONENT SURVEY Answer a few questions and be entered into a drawing to win a $200 gift card! Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PrintJEXP or use the QR code below! Good luck! Survey ends on November 8, 2020. One entry/household. One reader will be chosen randomly for the gift card. 6 NOVEMBER 5, 2020 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H EADLINES ISRAELBRIEFS AJC Study Shows Lack of Awareness of Anti-Semitism NEARLY HALF OF non-Jewish Americans surveyed either had never heard of anti-Semitism or were unsure of what it meant, according to the American Jewish Committee. In the AJC’s fi rst “State of Antisemitism in America Report,” 21% said they had never heard the word and 25% said that while they had heard it, they were unsure what it meant. Familiarity with the term is linked to education level, with 79% of college graduates knowing what it means, compared to just 27% of those with a high school diploma or less. “What American Jews and the general public are saying in these surveys, for us, is a clarion call for a stepped-up, multipronged response to rising anti-Semitism in the United States,” AJC CEO David Harris said. “Th at nearly half of the American popula- tion does not even seem to know what anti-Semitism is can only increase American Jews’ concern about their own security and well-being.” In other data, 88% of American Jews believe anti-Semitism in the U.S. today is a very serious (37%) or somewhat serious (51%) issue, while only 63% of the general population says likewise. Other data of note: 24% of Jews said they have avoided publicly wearing, carrying or displaying items that may identify them as Jews since the Tree of Life shooting; 37% report being the target of an anti-Semitic incident; and 43% of Jews between 18-29 say they have experienced anti-Semitism on a college campus or know someone who has. Muslim Council Adopts IHRA Defi nition of Anti-Semitism Th e Global Imams Council announced Oct. 29 that it has adopted a defi nition of anti-Semitism that includes some forms of vitriol against Israel, JTA reported. Th e council, which was created in 2017 to help heal sectarian divisions in Iraq, cited recent “peace eff orts” between Israel and several Muslim countries, in its decision to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s defi nition of anti-Semitism. Th at defi nition includes the demonization of Israel alongside more traditional forms of anti-Semitism. Palestinian and Muslim groups had rejected the IHRA defi nition for years, saying it limits free speech. “Today, we add our council’s name alongside 34 countries that have adopted this working defi ni- tion,” the council said. “We live in a time of rising anti-Semitism and terrorist attacks, which makes our responsibility as faith leaders greater, and even greater as Imams.” Th is defi nition will be in eff ect for current and future members and affi liate institutions, the council said. Dutch Chief Rabbi Says Churches Don’t Need to Apologize for Holocaust Inaction Six Dutch churches issued an apology for failing to save Jews or protest their murder during the Holocaust, but Dutch Chief Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs said the gesture was unnecessary, JTA reported. “Children needn’t profess their parents’ guilt or take responsibility for it,” Jacobs said, noting that he appreciated the gesture. Th e Protestant Church of the Netherlands, which is the nation’s largest church, issued a statement on Oct. 28 and fi ve other Protestant churches issued a separate statement. “We failed in speaking out and in keeping silent, in deeds and inaction, in attitude and thoughts,” the Protestant Church of the Netherlands statement said, adding that the church wishes to “acknowledge unequivocally that the church prepared the soil where the seed of anti-Semitism could grow.” About 75% of Dutch Jewry died in the Holocaust, the highest death rate in occupied Western Europe. ● — Compiled by Andy Gotlieb Rydal Waters cottages are nestled on 33 stunning acres, with high-end finishes and open-concept living, steps from a new pool and clubhouse and all the recreation and amenities of Rydal Park. – Cottages start at 1750 sq ft – Add in the exclusive advantage of Life Care Now, and you’ll feel more comfortable here than anywhere else. 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JOHN WITHERS didn’t this year’s Mordechai Anielewicz have many interactions with Creative Arts Competition, Jewish people before two young which encourages students in Dachau survivors approached grades 7-12 throughout the his African American military Greater Philadelphia area unit stationed in Germany and to respond to the Holocaust pleaded for help. Years later, his son would through creative expression, will search for the full story of present their winning poems. that fateful encounter and the Bart Hertzbach, chair of the remarkable friendship it forged. JCRC Holocaust and Education On Nov. 8, Jewish Federation Committee, said “Balm in of Greater Philadelphia and the Gilead” created a natural connec- Jewish Community Relations tion between the lessons of Council will host “Kristallnacht Kristallnacht and the themes of and Veterans Day: A Story Veterans Day, since it addresses from the War with Ambassador the Holocaust and features Ambassador John Withers II John L. Withers II” on Zoom. members of the armed forces. Withers’ son, who is the former “We tied it in with Veterans ambassador to Albania and had Day because, obviously, the honor all veterans who served diplomatic postings in Nigeria, U.S. Army freed Germany. But in wartime or peacetime, Russia and Ireland, will give it was, beyond that, a way to alive or dead, who guaranteed freedom for many,” he said. The younger Withers said Name: PICPA’s that before serving in the Width: 3.625 in Army, his father endured the Depth: 5.5 in oppression of Jim Crow segre- Color: Black plus one gation laws in Greensboro, Comment: JE-ROP Ad Number: 00092211 North Carolina. “It was a comprehensive co-founder of Comcast Corp. and life system that affected Black member of the PICPA, for generously Americans in almost every donating $25,000 this year to fund sphere of their life and of their endeavor. It was a system that CPA Exam scholarships. 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Two emaciated young survi- vors came to their unit and begged for shelter and work. Mieczyslaw Wajgenszperg was 16, and Shlomo Joskowicz was 18 but looked much younger due to malnourishment. Housing non-military personnel was strictly forbidden, and the company could have faced dishonorable discharge if found to be sheltering the teenagers. This would have disqualified Withers from the educational and economic benefits of the GI Bill, upon which he had staked his hopes for a better life in the United States. His employment prospects would have been greatly reduced, and he would have faced social disgrace upon returning home. He took them in nonetheless. “He seemed to assume that anyone in his position or his men’s position would have acted the same,” his son said. The Black soldiers nicknamed Joskowicz Salomon and Wajgenszperg Pee Wee. Despite the language barrier and cultural differences, the soldiers coaxed them out of their Courtesy of Ambassador John Withers II shells and taught them how to drive and play baseball (they preferred soccer.) They worked as cooks and grew close to the elder Withers, plying him with questions about the U.S. The book, which is available at johnlwithersii.com, was a project 20 years in the making. The younger Withers had only a postcard from Wajgenszperg and an old photo album the boys had presented to his father to use as clues during his inten- sive research. Eventually, he was able to orchestrate a reunion for his father and Wajgenszperg. The elder Withers, who died in 2007, was greatly influ- enced by his friendship with the two survivors. During a 2001 speech, he lauded their courage and endurance. He also marveled at their ability to be kind and gentle after the atrocities they endured. “How could that be? That was the true wonder. 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The company has 10 machines ready to be deployed, and one is available for public use in Parks’ retail outlet, Philly PPE Store, on East Passyunk Avenue. The latter was used as a test run, since the various shapes of the equipment sold are different from the average bag of chips or water bottle in a normal vending machine. “The last thing we wanted to do was put out machines that were constantly not able to vend masks,” Waxman said. RapidMask 2Go, a New York-based company, also has installed PPE vending mach i ne s in SEP TA’ S Suburban Station. Personal protective equip- ment has even made its way into the fashion world. Shani Klein added masks to her online tie-dye store Shemesh Shop, which started as a creative outlet during quarantine. “Initially, I just did it as a fun project for myself and my two young daughters, because we were spending so much time together and they weren’t in preschool,” she said. 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And when you are in a situation where you can’t meet on a Saturday morning with 30,000 of your closest friends, it is tough to sustain those local markets,” he said. Elaine Grobman, CEO of Over 2 Decades of Quality Service Granny’s Helping Hands, PA Inc. We’re There When You Need Us! Trusted, Quality, Aff ordable, Dependable, Non-medical Home Care • Equal Opportunity Employer For more information please call 610.284.4244 or visit grannyshelpinghands.com bonded and insured www.S3Living.com 12 NOVEMBER 5, 2020 Crowds cheer at a Komen Philadelphia parade in 2019. Photo by Dan Z. Johnson We contributed $63.7 million in community grants, and that means grants to hospitals to see underserved patients or patients without insurance.” ELAINE GROBMAN Komen Philadelphia, said she was proud of the work her organization has done for the past 30 years. “We contributed $63.7 million in community grants, and that means grants to hospi- tals to see underserved patients or patients without insurance for mammograms, diagnostic and treatment and support. We’ve given $28 million of breast cancer research to national, which they’ve distrib- uted. And we were able to give 184,550 free mammograms to the community,” she said. Ari Brooks, director of the Integrated Breast Center at Pennsylvania Hospital, has received 18 grants from Komen Philadelphia in the past 19 years and knows fi rsthand how they have impacted the community. His hospital runs the Penn Medicine Breast Health Initiative, which provides breast cancer screenings to uninsured women. Many of the patients the program serves are undoc- umented or otherwise ineligible for programs provided with funding from the state of Pennsylvania and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Komen Ph i l a d e lph i a provided the funds to get the project off the ground. It has secured funding for the program through April 2021, but beyond that point it will have to rely on other forms of philanthropy as well as funds provided by the national organization. Brooks, who is Jewish, said Komen Philadelphia would be sorely missed. “I can’t stress enough how indebted I am and our screening program is to Komen [Philadelphia] for getting us started,” he said. Komen Ph i ladelph ia worked with Jewish organi- zations, including Hillels at See Komen, Page 27 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H EADLINES Philly Faces: Sharon Geller and I love being onstage and singing funny songs. And it’s an homage to my history, which is the Borscht Belt. P H I LLY FACES JESSE BERNSTEIN | JE STAFF TWO JEWS ARE standing on a street corner in Berlin in 1940. One says, “I know for a fact that, every morning at 10:30, Hitler walks down this cobble- stone street, goes right over to that corner cafe and has a cup of coff ee. I’ve got a gun. Tomorrow morning, I’m going to assassinate him.” Th e other Jew thinks it’s a great idea, and the two make a plan to kill Hitler the next morning. Th e day comes, and 10:30 passes. 10:45, 11 — no Hitler. Finally, at 11:15, one Jew turns to the other and says, “Gee, I hope nothing happened to him!” If you liked that joke, you’ll love comedian Sharon Geller, who shared that joke as an example of the Borscht Belt humor she loves and has embraced in her career, most notably in the show “Old Jews Telling Jokes.” In addition to comedy, she has been acting, writing and directing in Philadelphia for more than 20 years. Th e West Oak Lane native has appeared on “Saturday Night Live,” sold products on QVC and trod the boards of just about every stage in Philadelphia. You can fi nd Geller on your computer now, too; she’s teaching improv through Zoom. What’s it been like doing comedy in quarantine? Everything’s happening on Zoom these days, so I’m continuing to teach my comedy improv classes on Zoom. I’ve taught for over 25 years at the Walnut Street Th eatre. I teach my own advanced comedy improv class on Zoom. And for years, I’ve taught that through the Drexel Law School, a class I created called “Improv for Lawyers.” I teach that on Zoom. And I do a CLE called JEWISHEXPONENT.COM What have you been laughing at in the last couple months? I love watching really well-done sitcoms. And even though there are a lot of great ones, my old fallback is always Sharon Geller Photo by Christopher Kadish Photography “A Funny Th ing Happened on the Way to Arbitration.” And University of Pennsylvania has hired me to do an improv class for neuroscientists. I don’t even know if I heard of Zoom before March. And if you had said to me, “Can you teach comedy improvisation on Zoom?” I would have said to you, “Well, that’s a little like asking someone to learn how to play basketball by reading a book. It’s just impossible.” But somehow I’ve done it doing what you do in improv: You think outside of the box, and you try to fi nd another way to do things. You’ve said that humor is a way to pierce the pretensions of the powerful. Do you have an overarching project as a comedian besides, you know, being funny? I love making people laugh. I’m not a stand-up comedian. But my goal was always to be on “Saturday Night Live” because I do a lot of diff erent comedic characters. 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The Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation partnered with the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center in Milwaukee and the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights in Boise, Idaho. to create “The Spiral of Injustice – Kristallnacht, ‘The Night of Broken Glass.’” The week of programming featured film screenings, webinars and panel discussions about the German pogrom that destroyed hundreds of Jewish businesses and synagogues, culminated in a mass roundup of Jews and is widely consid- ered to be a turning point that marked Germany’s transition from anti-Semitic rhetoric and policy to acts of violence and destruction. For the Oct. 28 event “Were There Signs?” Sam Goldberg, director of education at HERC, moderated a discus- sion with Baruch and Betsy Maier Reilly, another second- generation survivor, about what their parents experienced that fateful night. Both speakers emphasized how normal their parents’ lives were before the Nazis came to power. Baruch’s father was from a small town in Germany, where his family owned a dry goods store. 14 NOVEMBER 5, 2020 “My father was a very assimilated German, in many ways. He really felt he was a German at heart, and knew he was Jewish, and didn’t deny that. But his life, basically, was a normal German Jewish person’s life,” he said. Maier Reilly displayed pictures of her parents spending time with friends at parties, playing soccer and relaxing on vacation, images that, with a little color, wouldn’t look out of place on an average Facebook timeline today. Even so, their parents acknowledged the signs were there. Throughout the 1930s, fascist brownshirts attacked Jews and political dissidents in the streets. Laws prohib- ited Jews from education and professions. Signs calling for boycotts of Jewish businesses proliferated. Baruch’s father’s friends and neighbors stopped going to his family store, and the Gestapo took notes on people coming and going. Maier Reilly’s parents were married in 1933, the year Hitler became chancellor. Her mother saw him in person twice during stays at hotels. The first time, nobody paid him attention. The second time, a crowd saluted him. “He was sitting there in full uniform, surrounded by all his men, also in full uniform. I looked at him and he looked at me with big piercing eyes. I got scared, especially being there as a Jew, and not raising my arm to salute him,” Maier Reilly read from her mother’s diary. On Kristallnacht, the Gestapo came to her parents’ apartment and searched it for illegal materials. Finding none, they took her father to their headquarters and sent him to Dachau. When he did not return, her mother joined a group of other Jewish women searching for their husbands, Sam Goldberg (top left) discusses Kristallnacht with Steven Baruch (top right) and Betsy Maier Reilly. Courtesy of the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center but the police would not tell them where they had been sent. Her father spent two months in Dachau, and her mother was eventually able to get him out with help from a sponsor, a Jewish doctor who left the country in 1933 when he was no longer allowed to practice medicine. The couple escaped to Cuba while they waited for the visa that would allow them to move to the United States. Baruch said his father was arrested along with men from his neighbor’s family. He was imprisoned in Dachau for two months before his family bribed him out. He escaped to England before immigrating to Chicago. Baruch marveled at the foresight of German Jews who managed to read the signs even though they had lived as proud, assimilated Germans their entire lives. “Who would have thought? The Jews had been in Germany for centuries and were embedded and never JEWISH EXPONENT had an inkling that this was going to happen to the scale that it eventually did. And yet, so many of them somehow read those signs and decided to leave the country. And it’s brilliant,” he said. He said some second- generation survivors in the United States are taking a page out of their parents’ books as they observe increasing polit- ical instability and division in their home country. Some are even looking to the country their parents fled for a potential exit route. “My cousin is applying for German citizenship,” Maier Reilly said. “We are eligible as second generations to become German citizens, and she’s actually applying, just in case. So that’s a whole turnaround.” Although she and Baruch are eligible and acknowledged the appeal of a second passport, neither of them have decided to apply. Baruch hopes that his family’s story serves as a warning against complacency A passport stamped with a “J” to denote a Jewish owner Courtesy of the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center in the face of discrimination. “The key is that, unless everyone is really taken care of in an equitable, fair way, we’re all vulnerable,” he said. l spanzer@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0729 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H EADLINES ISRAELBRIEFS Israeli Billionaires Take a Hit ISRAEL’S 10 BILLIONAIRES lost an average of $2.7 billion through June because of the pandemic, Globes reported, citing research from Swiss bank Credit Suisse. Forbes said those billionaires are Eyal Ofer, Stef Wertheimer, Teddy Sagi, Yuri Milner, Shaul Shani, Idan Ofer, Shari Arison, Arnon Milchan, Yitzhak Tshuva and Gil Shwed. Less impacted were the nation’s millionaires, with their total number only declining slightly — from 157,440 at the start of 2020 to 157,290; Israel ranks 30th overall worldwide in total number of millionaires. Th e average Israel millionaire holds net assets of $3.33 million. Th e average assets of all Israelis was $220,996 through the end of June. Th e nation ranks 20th worldwide in average wealth per adult. Widespread Power Outages Occur in Israel Power outages occurred across Israel the morning of Oct. 30, although the Israel Electric Corp. said a cyberattack was not the cause, Th e Jerusalem Post reported. Th e IEC said the power loss was caused by problems in the conduction system that stopped a power station in southern Israel from working, setting off a chain reaction. Among the major cities impacted were Jerusalem, Haifa, Beersheba and Netany. Although IEC said power would be restored within 15 minutes, residents in numerous cities, including Jerusalem, said the outages lasted for much longer. Pilot Study Set to Predict COVID-19 Outbreaks Through Sewage Monitoring Israel’s Health Ministry and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev announced an agreement to monitor sewage samples from 14 communities round the country to detect traces of COVID-19, ynetnews reported. “We can give a warning of at least two weeks before an outbreak if virus levels among the population are low,” principal investi- gator Ariel Kushmaro, a professor in the university’s Department of Biotechnology Engineering, said. “We can observe virus levels increasing in wastewater about two weeks before an outbreak.” A similar program took place in Ashkelon in May — and predicted an outbreak several weeks in advance. Th e 14 communities to be monitored are Be’er Sheva, Beit Shemesh, Binyamina, Elad, Jerusalem, Kfar Saba, Lehavim, Ness Ziona, Netanya, Pardesiya, Rahat, Ramat Hasharon, Ramat Yishai and Tira. Two Israeli tech companies will collaborate with the project. NUFiltration’s device detects concentrations of coronavirus in wastewater, while sensors Kando installs in sewage manhole networks locate COVID-19 hotspots. Tel Aviv U. Program to Focus on Ethiopian Jewish Scripture Tel Aviv University said it will launch what it calls the world’s fi rst academic program that focuses on the holy scriptures of Ethiopian Jews. Th e program, which is aimed at graduate students, is titled “Orit Apprehenders,” referring to the central pieces of scripture in the Ethiopian Jewish community. 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See Israel Briefs, Page 27 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM JEWISH EXPONENT NOVEMBER 5, 2020 15 H eadlines Protest Continued from Page 1 Jr. by two Philadelphia Police Department officers the day before. “Y’all know we the real Jews, right?” one man yells at the small group. “This ain’t y’all’s fight, y’all gotta go,” another man says, as one of the two men in kippot says that he and the other men he’s with are “just showing solidarity.” One of the Jewish men gets shoved, and there are shouts of “Amalek,” “get ’em out of here” and “Revelation 2:9, synagogue of Satan,” an anti-Semitic invoca- tion commonly cited by Black Hebrew Israelites, according to the Anti-Defamation League. One person in the crowd tried to defend the men. But one of the Jewish men in the video, a West Philadelphia resident who asked not to be named, said he was not there to “show solidarity,” a claim repeated in news outlets like the Daily Mail and New York Post. Rather, he said, the three Jewish men, who did not know each other prior to that night, attended out of simple curiosity. “They, like me, just went to see what was going on,” the man said. “They heard the news that, you know, Philly’s burning, so it’s like, ‘OK, let’s go watch.’” In this case, he was just an observer, he said, though he added, “You can see me at other rallies, where I have the biggest mouth. But that was not the case here.” Though the West Philadelphia resident’s Twitter account shows he is not sympathetic to Black Lives Matter — he retweeted QAnon-affiliated Georgia House candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene calling BLM a terrorist organization — he pointed out that none of his political views were known to the onlookers who said anti-Semitic things to him. “I didn’t bring my Twitter feed there to show off to every- body,” he said. He was, however, wearing a shirt bearing an OK hand gesture, a frequent white supremacist symbol, as well as dogs making Nazi salutes. (The shirt was created by a far-right activist who first gained notoriety after he was prosecuted for teaching his girlfriend’s dog to make a Nazi salute.) In addition to speaking to the Exponent, the man also spoke with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, initially telling them that he had come to the protests just to observe. But he later acknowledged that he had prior opinions about it and wanted to see if he would experience anti-Semitism. “I did have a preconceived opinion,” he said. “I came there because I wanted to get my own first-person perspective and see, what’s this all about? Are they actually going to say anti-Semitic things to me? It’s hard to believe until it actually happens to you. I didn’t think they were actually going to and I was shocked out of my mind when they did.” The confrontation took place after about four hours of walking alongside protesters, the man said, and the mention of solidarity was simply intended to de-escalate the situation. But one of the other men with him, who also asked that his name be withheld, said he and his friend, the third Jewish man in the video, were sincere in their expressions of sympathy with the cause, even though they didn’t know much about it. The two yeshiva students from New Jersey were in Philadelphia for personal reasons, but, alerted to activity in the area where they were staying, decided to “show our respect” to the protesters and to the late Walter Wallace Jr. They had not been following the news closely, the man said. As the students walked around, insults from people they identified as Black Hebrew Israelites started to pile up. “Those little comments, we just brushed aside,” the man said. “We thought, ‘Obviously, there’s a lot of tension, there’s a lot of justifiable rage.’ So, you know, we didn’t think it was our place to shift the narrative to us.” But soon, they had no choice but to pay attention, as the comments went from calling them “fake Jews” — another common BHI epithet — to outright questioning the men’s right to be at the protest. “They like pointed at us and they said, ‘This is not your Holocaust, this is not Holocaust Remembrance Day, you people have no business A screenshot of the video Yaacov Behrman posted on Twitter that depicts three Jewish men being berated on Oct. 27 on 52nd Street in West Philadelphia during a protest of the death of WIlliam Wallace Jr.  Screenshot being here,” the man recalled. It was around this time that the confrontation seen on the video Behrman shared occurred. Though one unidentified man tried to support the Jewish men as they were being accosted, he was alone in his action. “That, to me, was the most concerning part,” the yeshiva student said. “Nobody was intervening. Nobody. Nobody was saying anything. Nobody was saying that it’s wrong. And these were protesters who saw us there earlier and recognized that we were there for the cause, or alongside with them.” He’ll think twice before joining another protest, he said, and would caution other visibly Jewish people to “steer clear of these type of events.” The Philadelphia ADL has been investigating the incident: “The ADL has reviewed a longer video, which appears to be posted by members of the Black Hebrew Israelite movement,” wrote Executive Director Shira Goodman, via email, to the Exponent. “The video shows the person filming, along with at least one other individual, harassing police officers before targeting a group of visibly Jewish bystanders. The clearly anti- Semitic attacks were unpro- voked and at least one victim was shoved before seeking safety with nearby police officers. Anti-Semitism is unacceptable, and we will continue to be in contact with law enforcement on this issue.” The Black Hebrew Israelites movement has a history of street harassment of Jews, women and white people. According to the ADL, the movement’s “core principles” include “the beliefs that white people are agents of Satan, Jews are liars and false worshipers of God, and Blacks are the true ‘chosen people.’” Though some Black Hebrew Israelites are not overtly racist or anti-Semitic, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, there is “a rising extremist sector within the movement.” The stabbing of five Orthodox Jews in Monsey last Chanukah, which resulted in the death of one victim, was perpetrated by a man believed to be linked to Black Hebrew Israelism.  And the perpetra- tors of the December 2019 attacks at a kosher market in Jersey City, where four people See Protest, Page 21 16 NOVEMBER 5, 2020 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines Election Continued from Page 1 that were scanned. The crowds, at least early on, were subdued. And it’s hard to put it into words, but it just felt a bit different. Those who arrived promptly at 7 a.m. to vote at the Narberth Municipal Building waited 50 minutes to do so, fortified, if they so chose, by granola bars handed out by a Democratic committeewoman. By the time those early arrivals voted and were ready to leave, the lines were largely gone. Over at Penn Wynne Elementary School in Wynnewood, the Republican and Democratic committee- people assumed their traditional spots on opposite sides of the entrance — with one change: They were asked to stay outside instead of setting up in the school’s lobby like usual. “Everybody’s in a good mood,” said Republican committeeman Mike Adler, who noted that he enjoys Election Day to catch up with neighbors. “This is usually a friendly polling place.” Across the way, Democratic volunteer Elaine Roseman said she’s noticed some changes. “People are anxious. They have PTSD from 2016,” she said. “And the mail-in ballots have really changed things. There’s less conversation. People are in and out.” A few blocks away at Penn Wynne Library, a lengthy line remained two hours after polls opened. Nicola Hill of Wynnewood said she waited in line 90 minutes to vote. “One thing different for me this year was seeing voter protection,” she said, refer- ring to poll watchers stationed outside the building. Hill said the election energized her family, including husband Eric Weinberg, whose father, Martin, normally served as a poll worker, but declined to do so this year because of JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Voters wait their turn in a line outside the Narberth Municipal Building on Election Day, Photo by Andy Gotlieb the pandemic. Eric Weinberg underwent the training and replaced his father at a Bryn Mawr polling location. Voting traffic was fairly light in the morning in Mt. Airy, a neighborhood where many residents had voted early. At Germantown Jewish Centre, a couple of women stood outside and asked a poll worker some clarifying questions. Once they got the answers, he said, “Come on in,” and they went inside to vote. There was no line, only a single campaign-hired poll observer who sat against a tree outside, bundled up against the chill. Nearby polling places, like Action Karate off of Germantown Avenue, had a clutch of voters waiting outside along with the poll observers in their folding chairs. There were plenty of signs about COVID precautions, and hand sanitizer was everywhere in evidence. At the Commodore John Barry Arts and Cultural Center, Rabbi Alan LaPayover, director of the Goldyne Savad Library Center at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, was working the polls. Part of the Philadelphia City Commissioners’ Rover Program, LaPayover was there, he said, to help move the lines, answer voter questions and address any problems the judges of elections might have. “It’s just to help the elections move smoothly,” he said. When asked if his Judaism informed his Election Day work, he said, “Absolutely, absolutely. It’s a responsi- bility to participate in society and voting is one of the best ways we can do that. It’s very important to make sure that everyone votes and we make sure the elections go smoothly and safely.” It would be a long day for LaPayover, who had already been mistaken for Bernie Sanders more than once; with his mask on, there was a distinct resem- blance. A fellow poll worker even tricked a family member into believing it was Bernie. At 7:30 a.m., the line outside of Tacony Academy Charter School in Fox Chase snaked through the parking lot, the tip of the tail regenerated every few minutes by a steady stream of cars pulling in. A persistent wind kept the lot cold even as the sun started to peek over the trees. Bruce Blady came over from Congregation Ahavas Torah, across Rhawn Street, where he’d just been at a bris. Now, Blady said, he was ready to take part in a more contemporary duty, even if the line was at least four times See Election, Page 21 JEWISH EXPONENT Rabbi Alan LaPayover works the polls in Mt. Airy as part of the Philadelphia City Commissioners’ Rover Program.  Photo by Bradley Maule The Election Day scene at Germantown Jewish Centre Photo by Bradley Maule 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 NOVEMBER 5, 2020 17 O pinion What I Learned When I Sat Down With a Repentant White Supremacist RABBI AVRAM MLOTEK BEFORE I MET HIM, I saw Benjamin McDowell’s name in the news. Inspired by Dylan Roof, the notorious shooter responsible for the Charleston church massacre, he planned an attack on a synagogue that was thwarted by FBI agents. No lives were lost. No lasting physical harm was done, though the synagogue members certainly felt threat- ened and terrified. I read the news item online and, though I didn’t yet know the word, doomscrolled onward. I probably wouldn’t have thought much about McDowell again had I not seen a video of him in my Facebook feed three years later. Rabba Karpov, the rabbi of Jewish Center of Indian Country, Oklahoma, had posted a YouTube video uploaded by McDowell in which he expressed remorse for his past behavior. (The video has since been removed, though I don’t know why or by whom.) I watched the video and was genuinely moved. Something had happened to Benji while in prison. Here he was, talking about the power of love and light to transcend differences, political and religious, and how we were all part of one larger human family. How many of us have undergone such a profound, public trans- formation from deadly darkness to hope? How many ex-white supremacists are out there seeking to amend their past ways? A few nights before I had watched the film “Burden,” which tells the true story of how a Black minister, Rev. Kennedy, welcomed a former KKK member, Mike Burden, into his home and changed his life forever. Inspired by this radical act of loving kindness on the reverend’s part, I felt compelled to act on the video of McDowell. I reached out to him directly on Facebook. Even though I have invited anti-Semites into my home before, I generally believe it is not the Jewish people’s respon- sibility to combat anti-Semitism — in the same way that it is not Black people’s responsibility to dismantle systemic racism. Racism, sexism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia are prejudices that plague society, and we as a nation bear a communal respon- sibility toward eradicating them. But a communal respon- sibility is fulfilled through countless individual acts. And I knew that encounters with people from such a polar opposite outlook can be sacred and poten- tially profoundly impactful. After some texting and a phone call, I invited Benji onto my show, “A Rabbi and a — Walk Into a Zoom.” I’ve hosted priests, Holocaust survi- vors, doctors, musicians, actors — even President Barack Obama’s speechwriter — but never before a repentant white supremacist. And so, we had our event’s name: “A Rabbi and a Former White Supremacist Walk Into a Zoom.” He described meeting with an undercover FBI agent who was ready to sell him weapons to use against the Jewish commu- nity. The FBI had tracked his hateful rhetoric online and sought to see just how close this one blogger was to bringing his online musings into fruition. What struck me most during our conversation — which took place on Sept. 14, right before Rosh Hashanah — was the dissonance McDowell described between his online and real-life experiences. Online, he was being incul- cated with and reflecting back an ideology centered on the idea that Black people and Jews are destroying society. But he said that even when he was writing hateful messages about Black people online, he always treated them fairly when he encountered them in real life. “And Jews?” I asked. He had never met a Jew before. Our conversation, he said, was the first time he had knowingly spoken to a Jew. The rabbis of the Talmud wrote of the spiritual potency of teshuvah, a genuine return to the self, heartfelt repentance. They wrote that teshuvah has the power to transform intentional sins into meritorious deeds. A preposterous sentiment, I used to think. However, when speaking with Benji, I saw how teshuvah indeed could be seen this way. His intentional hateful acts had brought him to this meritorious place of seeking out reconciliation. Though our country is engulfed in national turmoil, and we are each convinced of our own political righteous- ness, McDowell said he was undergoing a personal transfor- mation. (He told me he doesn’t follow the news much because its toxic nature isn’t the most conducive to his emotional recovery, as he puts it.) How many of us have given up on Fox News viewers, or MSNBC viewers, because they are dead set in their ways? How many of us refuse to engage with someone who says “All Lives Matter” or “Black Lives Matter” because we are so disgusted by the senti- ments we think are motivating them? If Benji has taught me anything, it is to never believe the lie that we are conditioned to believe: that people cannot change. People can. It is ironic that I encoun- tered Benji through Facebook, a social media giant that is often under criticism for fueling misinformation and polarization. I myself experi- enced Facebook’s mishandling of hate speech when its moder- ators removed a post I wrote about being assaulted by Farrakhan supporters on a subway car. Yet the platform, for all of its flaws, permitted Benji and me to connect. But as Benji himself puts it, it was also the echo chamber of the online groups he found that fueled his toxic thinking. If Facebook chose to actively combat misinformation and hate speech, who knows how many Benjis would be steered away from falsehoods? Facebook’s new policy banning Holocaust denial on its platform is a welcome change that comes several years too late. In the age of COVID-19, we are online more than ever. For me, Benji’s story serves as a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of echo chambers, a reminder to Facebook of the heavy burden they now carry as a connector of people. But may we also remember that there are people behind the profiles. Real human beings with emotional range and capacity. Let us never lose sight of each other’s humanity, no matter how deeply we doomscroll. l Rabbi Avram Mlotek is a founder of Base Hillel, a home focused rabbinic ministry in 10 cities worldwide. He is the author of “Why Jews Do That or 30 Questions Your Rabbi Never Answered.” This piece originally appeared in JTA.org. A Day in the Life of a COVID-19 Front-Line Worker BY ESTHER LAPIN THE LAST FEW months, in the depths of the pandemic, I have been extremely quiet about my role as a COVID-19 front- line respiratory therapist. I was concerned that people would be uncomfortable around me given my close proximity to the 18 NOVEMBER 5, 2020 plague. “Do you work directly with COVID patients?” they might ask while cautiously retreating backwards tight- ening their masks. I am caught between feeling proud of my work with virus patients and feeling like I am the virus itself. I reclaim my dignity as I respond, “Yes, I JEWISH EXPONENT am a respiratory therapist, and it is my job to be there for these patients.” I don’t get to choose which patients I take care of — COVID or not, they are my patients and I am a very vital part in keeping them alive. Why shouldn’t I be proud of that? Although respiratory thera- pists have their busy, intense and overwhelming season during winters when respi- ratory illnesses are at their highest, even those paled in comparison to the emotional and mental strain I experi- enced while working during this pandemic. What follows is a description JEWISHEXPONENT.COM O pinion of a typical day during COVID. Walking into work, I take a few big deep breaths. I know it’s going to be an emotion- ally draining and hectic day. I pick up my assignment. I’m in the COVID-19 unit again for the third day in a row. I rush to pick up all my personal protective equipment — a pair of specific COVID-unit scrubs, full face mask and head and shoe coverings. I’m ready. I march to the wards. Although I have been working here for a time, everything looks unfamiliar. The rooms are veiled with ominous signs and hazard warnings. “Enhanced Respiratory Precautions,” the signs read. Intravenous line poles running between the patient and a point outside their door are held up so as to not touch the floor. Continuous oxygen saturation monitors are outside every doorway. To an oblivious visitor it might appear like a movie set from the frontlines in World War II, but for me it is real, dangerous, urgent and critical. At any other time I would fear to cross this barrier, but today it is my job — I have no choice but to rush to the patients like a soldier running into battle. Taking a deep breath, I start my rounds. To limit exposure for safety reasons, only one RT is allowed in a room at any given time. If there is a code, an emergency intubation or a procedure typically requiring at least two RTs, it must now be performed by one. There is limited support, backup or aids, which compounds the stress and strain of the COVID environment enormously. I feel alone behind enemy lines. I don’t get a chance to sit or let my face breathe without a mask. I run between my patients’ rooms trying to keep their oxygen saturations above normal. I help them breathe. I put them on any respira- tory device I can think of. I prepare the patients and tools for intubation. I make them comfortable on the vent. I am the one they see at the head of the bed right before they fall asleep, as I reassure them that they are being cared for, their family has been notified and everything will be OK. My job does not stop there. I am alone on the difficult journey with them. I manage their ventilator, take charge of their airway and sometimes am the one to turn it off as I whisper in their ear, “What an incredible fight you just fought.” I entered the health care field to help people, but never did I imagine that I would be thrown into the frontlines of battle against an aggres- sive, invisible and deadly enemy. Had I known about the pandemic and its impact when I chose this profession, would my decision have been the same? I am ambivalent. But I am also grateful, fortu- nate, honored and proud. I am a better person and a better professional for it. Although there is sustained emotional and physical exhaus- tion, bleeding from constant hand scrubbing, dried skin from extended mask wearing, and fear of bringing the virus home, it is a small price to pay for the personal life lessons and growth that the experience afforded me. I learned how to adapt and adjust in rapid response to fast-changing situations and events. Being at the front- lines during the pandemic and experiencing the exigency of my role as a respiratory therapist, I learned that the profession I chose is the sine qua non of who I am. My respiratory team and I learned resourcefulness when there were no resources. We devised new and creative ways to minimize contact and proximity to COVID patients by arranging for all patients’ monitoring systems to display in hallways outside the rooms. And collaboration was key. The nursing department rallied tirelessly to help with breathing treatments, airway suctioning and attending to ventilator alarms when other respiratory responsibilities became too overwhelming for us to manage. There was a sense of unity flowing through the patient care units. The 17th-century English author John Donne famously said, “No man is an island.” That was once just a quaint platitude to me. As I learned about and experienced supreme team reliance and co-worker trust, those words became deeply embedded in my new philosophy. We are not a collection of isolated islands, rather we are a mighty conti- nent, and I hope to encourage and inspire young men and women to choose the noble and rewarding profession of respiratory therapy. l Esther Lapin is a registered respiratory therapist at Honor Health Osborn Medical Center. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.. STATEMENT FROM THE PUBLISHER We are a diverse community. 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Being a Holocaust survivor puts quite a different slant on the term “hard times.” Compared to her hard times, these hard times of being quarantined with a loving family, having plenty of food, TV to watch — French TV series and international movies — plus tablets which could provide able bridge players, are a walk in the park, speaking of which Oma enjoys regularly, during quarantine. Upon being released from the camps in 1945, the first thing Jews thought about was educating their children. In the most dreadful of times, Jews looked to action, not feeling sorry for themselves. Oma realized what was important during the pandemic. She was comfortable, she made wonderful meals for her family, she could still enjoy the arts and long walks taking in scenery of lovely parks. In a word, her cup was half-full, not half-empty. In the meantime, we must go on with our lives, cherish what we have, and show courage in the face of difficulty. If there ever was a time in our lives to emulate the Omas in our lives, this is it. Ann Krauss | Havertown Both Parties Face Questions Over Israel Both Democrats and Republicans face serious challenges in their ranks over Israel, but none are quite as threatening as either party makes them out to be. These issues emerged in Oct. 29 commen- taries composed by William Wanger (“Donald Trump: Promises Made, Promises Kept”) and Jill Zipin (“Joe Biden: For Decency, For Democracy, For America”). Concerns were raised about some antagonistic representa- tives in the House of Representatives who crudely bash Israel and Trump’s impractical plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Wanger writes that Biden’s “party embraces the warped anti-America, anti-Israel and anti-Semitic remarks of the Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Ayanna Pressley squad.” Zipin notes that Biden “has not hesitated to take on those on the left whose modern form of anti-Semitism takes the form of rejecting Israel’s legitimacy.” The truth lies somewhere in between: First, to correct the record, Pressley has said she will take pro-Israel positions since many of her Boston-based constituents are Jewish. I’m not clear on what Biden has done, but Democrats in the House should have censured Omar and Tlaib each time they opened their mouths about Israel. Democrats never “embraced” them as they tolerated their conduct so they would hold onto their supporters. Most House Democrats are as pro-Israel as their Republican counter- parts. The chief worry is whether people like Tlaib and Omar ever rise to control the majority of Democrats in the House. Wanger also writes, “Trump released a bold vision for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.” Trump’s plan for the Middle East would offer the Palestinians less territory than Ehud Barak proposed to Yasser Arafat 20 years ago; Arafat rejected it. Why would the Palestinians accept anything less now? l Bruce Ticker | Philadelphia NOVEMBER 5, 2020 19 L ifestyles /C ulture Vegetarian Indian, Two Ways F O OD WE RECENTLY HOSTED a backyard dinner for neigh- borhood friends. One half of the couple has gone vegan for health reasons and, in an effort to accommodate her regimen, I created a recipe for vegan “koftas,” or meatballs. Having overprovisioned, I had a lot of surplus ingredients, so I ended up making chana masala, a chickpea vegetarian curry, later in the week. The flavor profile for both dishes is similar — classic Indian — but the textures and presentation are different, and the curry allows for significant variety with the addition of whatever vegeta- bles you choose to include. I had some past-their-prime string beans, but you can be creative: Add fresh greens like spinach or kale, or frozen peas, sweet potatoes, parsnips or cauliflower. I served brown basmati rice with both of these meals, as well as warm naan, and sliced cucumbers sprinkled with lime juice, salt, pepper and chopped cilantro. Healthy, simple and delicious! 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Any version that you like or have on hand works, such as garam masala, red or yellow curry powder, etc. ½ onion, coarsely chopped 1-inch piece ginger, sliced in a few pieces 4 cloves garlic ½ of a jalapeño pepper (more or less, to taste) 3 tablespoons canola oil 2 tablespoons curry or masala powder ½ teaspoon salt 2 14-ounce cans chickpeas, drained well ½ cup bread crumbs 3 tablespoons tomato paste 2½ cups water Fresh cilantro and/or scallions for garnish Vegan koftas minutes until crusty on the outside. Place the cooked koftas in the tomato gravy and stir to coat. Return the dish to the oven to keep the dish warm, or serve immediately, garnished Puree the onion, garlic, with fresh cilantro and/or jalapeño and oil in a blender or scallions. food processor. Remove half of this paste and put it in a skillet. CHANA MASALA Add the chickpeas and bread Serves 6 crumbs to a blender and puree until well mixed. Place this “Chana” is the word for chick- mixture in a bowl and refrig- peas and “masala” refers to a erate for 20 minutes to solidify. blend of spices used in Indian While the chickpea mixture cooking. This dish is an Indian- chills, sauté the onion mixture style curry or stew of vegetables in the skillet until fragrant. and chickpeas swimming in Add the curry powder and salt, an aromatic, flavorful tomato then add the tomato paste and gravy. stir until it begins to separate. You can vary it with Add water, stir well, scraping whatever vegetables you wish the bottom of the pan, and to use, or need to get rid of. bring it to a simmer. Cook until slightly thickened, remove it 1 onion, chopped from the heat and set aside. 1-inch piece ginger, grated Heat your oven to 350 F, and 4 cloves garlic, crushed line a cooking tray with parch- ½ of a jalapeño pepper, ment. Remove the chickpea finely chopped (more or mixture from the refrigerator. less, to taste) With wet hands, form the 3 tablespoons canola oil mixture into golf ball-sized 2 tablespoons curry powder rounds and place them on ½ teaspoon salt a cooking tray. Bake for 30 4 carrots, sliced JEWISH EXPONENT Photo by Keri White 1 large or 2 medium-sized potatoes, cut in bite-sized chunks 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes ½ cup water, more if needed 2 14-ounce cans chickpeas, drained well 2 cups string beans, cut in 1-inch pieces Cilantro and scallions for garnish Heat the oil in a large pot and add the onion, garlic, ginger, jalapeño, curry powder and salt. Sauté until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add the carrots and potatoes, and sauté to coat. Add the crushed tomatoes and water, bring it to a simmer and lower the heat. Add the chickpeas and simmer for 30-60 minutes. Check periodically to make sure the liquid has not cooked down too much; it should be soupy — add water in half-cup increments to keep the consis- tency, if needed. Add the string beans for the last 15 minutes of cooking (they will get soggy if overcooked). Serve the curry over rice, topped with chopped fresh cilantro and scallions. l JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H EADLINES Protest Continued from Page 16 were killed, were also linked to the Black Hebrew Israelite movement. The man who appears to have shot the extended video and uploaded it to Instagram has the handle @hoi_philly. HOI, or the House of Israel, is a subgroup of Black Hebrew Israelites that also took part in a widely publicized alter- cation at the March for Life in 2019. Th e owner of the Instagram account has posted other content disparaging Jews. Th is week, he posted a meme juxta- posing a photo of an Orthodox man wearing a yarmulke with a photo of a Black man. Th e caption reads “Jew-ish” below the Orthodox man and “Jew” below the Black man. Th e ADL’s fact sheet on the group notes: “It should be emphasized that the extremist and anti-Semitic sects of Black Hebrew Israelites are unrelated to the thousands of black Jews and other Jews of color in the U.S., who are genuine members of the Jewish faith. Furthermore, they should not be confused with Ethiopian Jews who mostly live in Israel today.” Graie Hagans, a Jew of color who lives in West Philadelphia and participated in last week’s racial justice protests, said he is “deeply heartbroken” because of Wallace’s death and police abuse he’s seen, and he is concerned that the video will reinforce the mistaken idea, among some Jews, that crowds of Black people are inherently dangerous. ● jbernstein@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 lspikol@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0747 Election Continued from Page 17 as long as it usually was on Election Day. Sam Maron came from the bris as well. Fearful that mail-in voting would not be secure, Maron had decided to vote in person. As the full length of the line came into view, Maron shook his head. “I hope they’re voting for Trump,” he said. Yaakov Yermish, a fellow past president of Ahavas Torah, joined the back of the line with his son; both were wearing MAGA apparel.Th e latter was excited to push the button in the voting booth, whereas the former was more excited about who the button was being pushed for. “It’s an important year,” Yermish said. Andrew Goldman brought his daughter to vote with him, just as he had in 2016. Like everyone else, he was astounded at the length of the line, and was thankful that he had arrived early. Lift ing his kippah for a moment, he said, “I’m voting for the same guy that 90% of people who wear this are.” Meanwhile, in Center City, the line to vote at the Th e Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts already stretched down Spruce Street, along Broad and onto Pine before 8 a.m. Several news crews set up cameras outside and representatives from the Biden campaign off ered voters free selfi es with a cardboard cutout of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris (no donations allowed). Th e lines for other polls in the area were shorter. Th e William Way LGBT Community Center on Spruce Street and the Philadelphia Senior Center and the Land Title Building on Broad each Save lives in Israel and register now at afmda.org/90th A V I R T U A L C E L E B R AT I O N O F 9 0 YEARS OF S AV I N G L I V E S IN ISRAEL FEATURING SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2020 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. ET Join us for a night of magical performances, inspiring stories, and extraordinary health heroes to celebrate nearly a century of Magen David Adom saving lives. afmda.org/90th JEWISHEXPONENT.COM had a dozen or fewer voters waiting outside this morning. A few older voters brought chairs to sit on. And in Fishtown around 8:30 a.m., voters lined up by district outside the Fishtown Recreation Center, and in a shorter line at the Alexander Adaire School playground. Ronnie Kessler, a Jewish parent at the school, was staffi ng a bake sale fundraiser for the nonprofi t Friends of Adaire and had already cast her ballot by mail. She couldn’t say anything political due to her volunteering position, but she was happy to see everyone complying with rules about masks. She noted that there was strong turnout, though there seemed to be fewer children accompanying their parents than she had seen in previous years. “It’s really exciting to see so many people here,” she said. ● Jason Alexander Miri Ben-Ari David Broza Idan Raichel JEWISH EXPONENT Howie Mandel Dudu Fisher Lior Suchard NOVEMBER 5, 2020 21 L ifestyles /C ulture Film Festival Moves Online for 40th Anniversary FI L M JESSE BERNSTEIN | JE STAFF IT CAN BE HARD to feel festive these days. But the Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, beginning Nov. 7 and running until Nov. 21, is inviting movie lovers every- where to celebrate a raft of exciting new Jewish cinema as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. Though not a festival in the traditional sense — there won’t be the typical sprinkling of live screenings at venues across the city — this year’s GPJFF still provides viewers with the chance to see new Jewish documentaries, short films and features. Add it iona l ly, virtual attendees will have the chance to see a performance and dance workshop by Ariel Rivka Dance, take a class on writing for televi- sion with “BoJack Horseman” creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg and sit in on a Jewish visual artist showcase and panel on the intersection of art and activism. Interviews with actors and subjects that may have taken place before or after a screening have been prerecorded, along with directors’ introductions to their films. “It is important to my colleagues and me that the festival retains as much of its character and charm as possible — even as it goes virtual,” GPJFF Executive Artistic Director Olivia Antsis said. “We are doing every- thing we can to make sure that festival-goers and sponsors still feel connected and engaged.” One way they’ll do that is with 40th birthday boxes filled with festival swag and seasonal goodies as a thank-you to all sponsors. Though this year is no one’s idea of a normal festival, there are some changes for the day that in-person screenings could be held again; the festival’s new virtual platform, at watch.pjff. org, may become an annual occurrence to go along with the live screenings. And forgive Antsis for repeating herself, as she does each year. She really thinks this lineup could be one of the best ones yet. Here are reviews of three movies set to be screened at this year’s festival: “Shiva Baby,” directed by Emma Seligman. Nov. 19, 8 p.m. Emma Seligman’s “Shiva Baby,” titled after a loud and disruptive infant who is inexpli- cably brought to a somber and muted ritual, was adapted from her 2018 short film. The story has expanded from the original, but Seligman wisely chose to retain the actress at the center of the movie: Rachel Sennott, a young comedian and the GPJFF “Rising Star.” In a comedy that frequently calls for the deployment of a well-timed dead-eyed stare, Sennott does so with great skill. Though the charac- ters at the shiva play it a little too broadly to be much more than Jewish “types” (Fred Melamed and Polly Draper are the parents to Sennott’s character), a wild confluence Avigail Harari and Ran Danker in “Honeymood,” a standout offering at this year’s Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival  WestEnd Films of romantic circumstances and Seligman’s eye for the ridicu- lous keep the movie bouncy and entertaining. most critically lauded Israeli movies of the last decade, has written a keenly observed, wonderfully acted romantic comedy that’s funny in any language, though we would advise reading the subtitles. A newly married couple experiences about two minutes of domestic bliss before the bride discovers that her groom’s ex-girlfriend has gifted him with a mysterious ring — on their wedding night! Her determination to return the ring that very night sets them off on a madcap rush around Jerusalem. Right at the point where you think you know what Lavie is doing, she takes another left turn. Don’t miss this one. seek to bridge cultural divides with food is a delight. The movie follows the chefs who will take part in the Haifa-based A-sham Arab Food Festival, which will require pairings of Jewish and Arab chefs to collabo- rate on traditional dishes. The characters of this world are uniformly intriguing, and so distinctly Israeli; there is something unmistakably of the Promised Land about a shot of a cramped hummus restaurant, owned by a Jewish wife and Arab husband, menu items scrawled onto a simple board, walls sagging with hamsas and Jewish paintings, the top of one diner’s buttocks in full view. The movie begins with a quote from Anthony Bourdain, and it’s very much from the Bourdain school of culinary entertainment. It dispenses with the idea that we’re “all the same,” but believes fervently in the power of a table full of good food to be the place where our commonalities are most easily summoned. l “Honeymood,” directed by Tayla Lavie. Nov. 14, 8 p.m. Filmmakers who dare to try and make a contem- porary romantic comedy are in a particularly difficult spot. The genre is increasingly populated by movies that seek to create ironic distance from the original strictures of the romantic comedy, to the degree that romantic comedies that poke fun at conventions of romantic comedy have themselves become conven- tional. But what’re you going to do — play it straight? Lavie refuses to be boxed in by either option. The director of “Breaking Bread,” directed “Zero Motivation,” one of the by Beth Elise Hawk. Nov. 21, 8 p.m. It’s hard to say if the food in “Breaking Bread” looks especially delicious, or if the sight of people happily enjoying the inside of a restaurant feels DON’T MISS A SINGLE ISSUE OF THE like watching an especially extravagant fantasy. Either way, Beth Elise Hawk’s documentary Call 215.832.0700 or email subscriptions@jewishexponent.com with your new address. about the Israeli Jews, Israeli jbernstein@jewishexponent.com; Arabs and Palestinians who 215-832-0740 changing addresses? 22 NOVEMBER 5, 2020 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM L ifestyles /C ulture New Podcast to Feature ‘Radical Candor’ ARTS JESSE BERNSTEIN | JE STAFF IF YOU KNEW Debbie Epstein Henry, it would come as no surprise that she’d want to get into the world of podcasting. After all, the types of stories that Henry tells on the first season of her new podcast, “Inspiration Loves Company,” are the types of stories she’s lived to tell — and lived, full stop. Henry, who lives on the Main Line, is a lawyer, consul- tant and entrepreneur. Though she was once a litigator, her talent for creating, networking and public speaking led her to start a consulting firm, DEH Consulting, Speaking, Writing. Her podcast, which launched on Oct. 22 and will conclude its first season on Dec. 16, features frank conver- sations with other experienced professionals, mostly women, who cover topics like race, office gender roles and “radical candor,” among other planned episodes. For the woman who once fought alongside her mother for the right to read Torah from the bimah on a Saturday morning at her bat mitzvah, the chance to speak directly to the challenges faced by her peers was a natural step. “I felt this was such an opportunity to revisit things we care about, and ask ourselves, ‘What’s the best way to under- stand and embrace these issues now?’” Henry said of “Inspiration Loves Company.” Henry knows that the Debbie Epstein Henry’s new podcast is called “Inspiration Loves Company.” “It just rocked my world,” she said of the experience. “And what it made me do was commit to myself that I’m going to take smart risks in my life and I’m not going to wait for anything to live the life I want.” So when she felt it was time to leave litigation to try something on her own, she didn’t hesitate. DEH Consulting, Speaking, Writing began after Henry sent out a casual networking email to a few Philadelphia attor- neys and found a sprawling network of lawyers interested in work-life issues. They were also interested in live events where Henry would inter- view authors, thinkers and TED talk alums speaking to work-life issues. DEH went national, and thousands of professionals attended the events over the years — even as Henry was busy running Bliss Lawyers, a full-service legal placement firm. Heidi Freedman, a lawyer in Cleveland, has known Henry for 15 years. She admired Henry’s mission to make the legal and professional worlds more welcoming to women, and found the DEH events endlessly fascinating. Listening to the podcast now, sponsored in part by her law firm, Thompson Hine, she’s inspired in the same way that she is by Henry’s in-person speaking. “I always tell her,” Freedman said, “everything she touches turns to gold.” l jbernstein@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 Photo by Kristen Jensen podcast is a risk — one conver- sational misstep can have dire professional consequences. But risk is what she’s preached for years. When Henry was 26 and a third-year student at Brooklyn Law School, a night out with her husband at her favorite city diner was cut short when she started to feel “out of sorts.” Racing back to the apartment, she had a grand mal seizure; in the emergency room, Henry was quickly diagnosed with a brain tumor. “And I ended up finding this surgeon,” Henry recalled, “and the surgeon looked at the brain scan and said, ‘You know, the way this lesion is located, it’s very unusual for a brain tumor — it looks like a very rare parasite. But you’re not the demographic, which is typically found in Latin American countries. We won’t know unless we do surgery.’” Five days later, she went under the knife. What her parents and husband recall, on her behalf, is the sight of the surgeon jogging down the hall, bellowing, “It’s a parasite!” That’s not typically a sentence that brings relief, but for Henry, it meant that the surgery was the end of her troubles: She was going to be fine. Name: Elana Collection Width: 3.625 in Depth: 5.5 in Color: Black plus one Comment: JE - Frequent Flyer Ad Number: 00091791 WE’RE A twitter ABOUT JEWISH PHILADELPHIA. Follow us @jewishexponent JEWISHEXPONENT.COM JEWISH EXPONENT NOVEMBER 5, 2020 23 T ORAH P ORTION We Can Make That Change BY RABBI JEREMY SCHNEIDER Parshah Vayera IN THE YEAR 1054, there was a huge supernova explo- sion, an explosion that eventually became the Crab Nebula. Astronomers in places as far fl ung as China, Japan, Arabia and even the Americas recorded the event. Yet strangely, there is no record of this gigantic event anywhere in Europe. How could that be? Is it possible that Europeans did not see it? One probable explanation is that such an event went against the mindset of Europeans, under the infl uence of Aristotle and the Catholic Church. To these Europeans, the heavens were rotating spheres that were unchangeable. Heavenly bodies did not explode; they simply circled the earth for eternity. Such an explosion would go against their very belief system and due to this belief system, Europeans did not “see” it. What we believe aff ects how we see the world. We learn this same lesson from the story of Hagar and Ishmael in this week’s Torah portion. Depending on how we trans- late the text, Sarah fears that Ishmael either will be a bad infl uence on Isaac or actually hurt him. At Sarah’s urging, Abraham expels the child and his mother from his tent. Hagar and Ishmael wander in the harsh wilderness. Th ey quickly run out of water, and Hagar despairs. She is convinced that there is no water in the wilderness and that the two of them will die of thirst. Ishmael is crying, and she cannot bear the thought of watching him die. She sets him down under a bush, so he will be hidden from her view, and removes herself a good distance. God hears the cries of young Ishmael, and God opens Hagar’s eyes. She now sees that right before her is a well of water. It was there all along, but Hagar did not see it. Th e boy is saved and will grow up to be a leader of a great nation of his own. Th e question is, why did Hagar not see the well of water that was right in front of her? Why did God have to open her eyes? Perhaps she was so convinced that everything was lost, that her son would die, that her mind would not allow her to see the water. Th e Talmud says “a man is shown only what is suggested by his own thoughts” (Berakhot 55b). Too oft en we do not see what is really there, but rather we see what our mind suggests is there. In the same way God opened Abraham’s eyes to see that there was only one God CAN DL E L IGHTIN G Nov. 6 Nov. 13 who is the creator of all. God opened our ancestors’ eyes through the Exodus experience to see the meaning of freedom and of covenant. When our eyes opened, when we can recognize that what we are seeing is in our mind and is not or does not need to be reality, we experi- ence a paradigm shift . From that moment, we never see the world the same again. Th e founding of this country was such a moment, when we came to realize that freedom requires a government that is, in Lincoln’s words, “of the people, by the people and for the people.” So, if it is true — as the Torah teaches through Hagar — that we see only what our mind sees, how does this impact our daily lives? First, knowing the power of the mind to shape our percep- tions can free us from being 4:34 p.m. 4:28 p.m. trapped by the past and make us receptive to new and higher truths. Never assume that the world is as you see it. Second, having been set free from the shackles of our preconceptions, we can allow our minds to imagine worlds diff erent from what we see. We can lift ourselves up above our current reality and choose to see the world diff erently. When we make that choice, we become empowered to change the world to match our new vision. May we learn to be open to seeing the world in new and unexpected ways. May we strive to see the world as it should be and to do our part to make it so. Th at’s doing Jewish. ● Rabbi Jeremy Schneider is the spiritual leader of Temple Kol Ami in Scottsdale, Arizona, and a past president of the Board of Rabbis of Greater Phoenix. UNPLUG with the Jewish Exponent. You can have all of the Exponent’s printed publications delivered directly to your home for less than a dollar a week. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE JEWISH IN PHILADELPHIA jewishexponent.com/subscribe 24 NOVEMBER 5, 2020 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM COMMUNITY NEWS The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia mobilizes financial and volunteer resources to address the communities’ most critical priorities locally, in Israel and around the world. Two Years Since Tree of Life Shooting, Anti-Semitism Persists in Politics BY STEVE ROSENBERG IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS since the Jewish community in my hometown of Pittsburgh was the target of violent anti-Semitism. A deranged gunman, radicalized by online hate groups and outraged by Jewish values of equality and acceptance, killed 11 innocent people. It’s a day we will always remember, and one that the next generation of Jews will know as the day everything changed. While anti-Semitism had been on the rise for the past few years, the Tree of Life tragedy was in some ways a catalyst for the hate and terror still to come, such as the violent acts in Poway and Jersey City. Now, in the COVID-19 era, dozens of Jewish synagogues, schools, and community centers have been targeted by vandalism and Zoom bombers. In 2019, the Philadelphia chapter of the Anti-Defamation League counted 109 anti-Semitic incidents in Pennsylvania, a 22% increase from the year before. The loss of life in Pittsburgh, and our nation’s response, didn’t repress anti-Semi- tism — it added more fuel to an increasingly hot fire. The 2020 election cycle, thankfully now concluded, offered yet another vehicle for hatred of Jews to thrive. Jewish candidates for public office were targeted with threats  and other anti-Semitic messages, including having their nose enlarged in ads or leaving anti-Semitic threats at their own front door, as happened to Pennsylvania state Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne County). While Jews in both parties continue to be targets of hate, our votes are highly courted. While we are only 2% of the U.S. population, we are reliable voters, with an estimated 85% turning out on a given election, much higher than the national participation average. To attract us, the two major parties tend to claim the high ground, telling us we should vote as they do because the other party is unwelcoming and inhospitable for our people. The truth is that both the Democratic and Republican parties are home to anti-Semitism. The extremist views of the far-left and the far-right are no longer on the fringe: A QAnon candidate, who has espoused a plethora of dangerous Jewish tropes, won a congressional Republican primary in Georgia. Candidates who support the anti-Semitic boycott, divestment and sanctions movement are gaining ground in Democratic circles. The U.S. House of Representatives will be home to members with anti-Jewish views next year, a fact that’s alarming to Jews of all political persuasions. Our leaders’ failure across the board to address this problem is wildly disap- pointing. Elected officials and party leadership frequently refuse to address anti-Semitism, as well as racism and other forms of bigotry that pop up within JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Photo by Sabrina Rubin Erdely their own caucus. More often than not, they act to distract, by pointing to anti-Semitism on the other side. By not acknowledging this problem, or attempting to dismiss it, our political leaders are allowing the hate to flourish, and placing Jews in the, sadly familiar, role of the outcast. The only way forward is for our political leaders to acknowledge, accept and make a plan to eradicate the anti-Semitism that exists within their own ranks. As the election winds down, and the votes are tallied, there will be a new or altered governing body that will be tasked with uniting a divided country and combating the pervasive bigotry within our midst. Anti-Semitism is thousands of years old; it will take a worldwide effort to eradicate it entirely. But if America’s political parties can critically examine their own role in incubating and spreading anti-Semitism, the rest of the world might just follow suit. As we gather to commemorate and mourn the lives lost two years ago in Squirrel Hill, let’s hold the thoughts and prayers. It’s time for leaders in the Democratic and Republican parties to show their support to their Jewish communities by confronting and eliminating the anti-Semitism in their own backyard. Steve Rosenberg is the chief operating officer of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. This op-ed first appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer. JEWISH EXPONENT NOVEMBER 5, 2020 25 C ommunity / deaths DEATH NOTICES DEATH NOTICES DEATH NOTICES BERGMAN SUPLEE Joanne Bergman (nee Berg). October 24, 2020 of Boynton Beach, FL. formerly of Phil- adelphia, Pa. Wife of the late Joseph. Mother of Bruce M. Bergman and Brian D. Bergman. Also survived by many other loving family and friends. The family requests that contri- butions in her memory be made to a Charity of the donor's choice. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS www.levinefuneral.com BLUDMAN BEECHMAN SCHNALL Marillyn “Dolly” Beechman Schnall (nee Lush) was born April 9, 1924 in Philadelphia and succumbed on October 29, 2020 to long- term complications from stroke. A four-dec- ade resident of Wyndmoor, PA, since 2013 she had resided at Sunrise in Abington, PA. Dolly earned a B. A. from University of Pennsylvania in 1944 as a Spanish major and an M.F.A. in theater from Temple University School of Theater and Communications in 1970. Her first paid work in theater was at age 16 as a summer stock apprentice at the Cape Theater in Cape May, New Jersey. Eventually she appeared in on-stage roles there and many other local stages, including the Philadelphia Theater Company, the Las- alle Music Theater, Temple University, the Keswick Theater, and the Burgundy Room Theater. She was a member of both the Screen Actor's Guild and Actor's Equity. She worked not only as an actor, but also direc- ted numerous local productions. She worked independently as an acting coach, and taught theater at Rutgers Camden, Camden County Community College, and Penn State Abing- ton. She was also a playwright, working with Enchantment Theater Company, writing and directing commercial efforts such as the Strawbridge Christmas show, and in collab- oration with the late Patricia Sternberg writ- ing Philadelphia Parade of Progress for the bicentennial celebration, The Treaty Never Broken (about William Penn), and Sojourner (a biographical play about Sojourner Truth). Her last work, funded by a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts grant, is Without the Sainted Father, a play about Abe Lincoln's family in the years after his assassination. She served on the boards of The Walnut Street Theater, the Wilma Theater, Act II Playhouse, Enchantment Theater, and 1812 Productions. Dolly married Dr. Nathan Schnall in 1984, and together they helped provide financial support to the non-profit theater community in Philadelphia. In 2008, Dolly Beechman Schnall was honored as “Woman of the Year” by 1812, and received the Barrymore Award for Lifetime Achieve- ment for Excellence in Theatre from the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia. Dolly maintained a lifelong interest in expanding her knowledge of Romance languages, and after retiring from teaching, took courses in Latin at Chestnut Hill College. In addition to serving on boards, she also travelled with her husband Dr. Nathan Schnall, widely and fre- quently throughout Europe. Dolly and Nate were also devoted to the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, in Canada, making many annual trips. Dolly is survived by her husband, Dr. Nathan Schnall, and her daugh- ters Claudia Cohen (Barry), Jane Segal (Steven), and grandchildren Beryl Cohen, Re- id Cohen, Julian Segal (Lauren), Evan Segal (Gabrielle), Brett Segal, Beatrice Dolly Segal, and nephew Bruce Maggin. She was pre-de- ceased by her first husband Eugene Beech- man, daughter Laurie Beechman, her brother Jay Lush, her sister Berniece Maggin, and niece Beth Yoser. For the sake of pandemic safety, graveside services were private. The family will plan for a memorial gathering at a safer time. Anyone wishing to honor Dolly should contribute to the Laurie Beechman Scholarship Fund at University of the Arts or any Philadelphia area non-profit theater. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS www.levinefuneral.com 26 NOVEMBER 5, 2020 Peter D. Bludman on October 28, 2020. Hus- band of Helene (nee Cohen), father of Evan (Bonnie) Schiff, Emily (Rand) Stearns and Laurie Bludman, brother Joel (Mary Ann) Wittenberg and Lee Bludman, the son of Sid- ney Bludman and the late Doris Wittenberg Bludman, grandfather of Sofia Stearns. Ser- vices and interment were private. Contribu- tions in his memory may be made to Beth David Reform Congregation or a charity of the donor's choice. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS www.levinefuneral.com CHATZKEL Doris Chatzkel (nee Presser), on October 21, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Benjamin Chatzkel. Devoted mother of Dr. Sherrie Chatzkel and the late Larry Chatzkel. Loving grandmother of Jonathan and Sara. Contribu- tions in her memory may be made to a char- ity of the donor’s choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com CLYMAN Marcia Clyman (nee Herman), On October 20, 2020, age 86 years, of Wynnewood, PA. A loving Daughter, Wife, Mother, Mom-Mom and best friend. She was the beloved wife of the late Allen S. Clyman, mother of Ellen (Mi- chael) Dine and Scott (Diane) Clyman, mom- mom of Emma Dine, Chelsea and Justin Cly- man, and daughter of the late William and Sylvia (Marks) Herman. Marcia will be re- membered for her love of reading, good food and wine, going to Bingo with her friends. She loved to spend quality time with her fam- ily and loved ones. Marcia was an amazing Businesswoman as well as a cook. Contribu- tions in her memory may be made to Dia- mond Dogs Rescue. www.diamonddogsres- cueinc/donate.html JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS www.levinefuneral.com JACOBS Sara (Kenig) Jacobs, age 96, on October 19, 2020. Sara was preceded in death by her husband Milton (Mickey) on May 19, 2019. Sara was a homemaker who was born in Strawberry Mansion and lived in Northeast Philadelphia and Elkins Park. She cour- ageously lived with challenging physical dis- abilities at the end of her life, spending al- most a decade in Rydal Park. After starting together in Independent Living, Mickey and Sara eventually became next door neighbors in the Medical Center. Known for her strength, wit and great beauty, Sara’s life force was palpable through the end of her life. Sara is survived by children Dr. Ken Jac- obs (Dr. Evelyn Wiener, deceased), Renee Langmuir (Robert), and grandchildren Car- oline Coral (Lucas), Larry Russock, Molly Jacobs and Alexander Jacobs (Terri Ann Guingab). Honor the memory of your loved one... Call 215.832.0749 to place your memorial. DEATH NOTICES MONSKY Morton J Monsky of Bala Cynwyd, age 82. Morty is survived by his beloved wife Ruth (nee Agard), sons Lionel and Evan, daugh- ters in law Ada and Katie, grandson Adlai, grandpets Whidbey, Frank and Grace, and caring friend David Blumenthal. Predeceased by his parents Philip and Charlotte, and brothers Don and Sheldon. The oldest of three boys, Mort was an Eagle Scout—and went on to become a loving father, financial planner, mortgage man, radio host, basket- ball coach, t-shirt maker, nap taker, orange juice squeezer, festival-goer and overall lover of life. Funeral will be private. Donations can be made to the World Wildlife Fund, www.worldwildlife.org GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com llene H. Suplee (nee Baronstein), passed away on October 28, 2020. Beloved wife of sixty years to Donald F. Suplee.Loving moth- er of Mark (Barbara) Suplee, Amy (Evan) Eis- enberg and Douglas (Sharon) Suplee.Sister of Rosalie (Harvey) Goldberg.Bubby of Am- ber, Julia, Cara, Jake and Graham. Her love for her family was boundless. She was warm, funny and a fantastic cook. She was loved by all who knew her, and will forever be missed. As she loved all animals, dogs espe- cially, contributions in her memory may be made to The Humane Society, www.hu- manesociety.org GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com DEATH NOTICES WEISS Evelyn Weiss (nee Cohen) on October 13, 2020. Wife of the late Arnold. Mother of Barry (Hilarie) Weiss and the late Shelly Weiss. Grandmother of Scott (Liz) Weiss and Matt (Liz) Weiss. Great-grandmother of Nola, Emme and Brandon. Graveside services were private. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Shelly Weiss Memorial Fund c/o Franklin & Marshall University, PO Box 3003, Lancaster PA 17604 or Hadassah, 1518 Wal- nut St, Suite 402, Philadelphia PA 19102. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com TO PLACE A MEMORIAL AD CALL 215.832.0749 PARKIN Joan Parkin, October 11, 2020, of Dresher, PA. Wife of Robert Parkin. Mother of Mitchell Parkin (Candace), Lee Parkin (Johanna) and Hope Parkin. Grandmother of Jeremy (Sam- antha) and Brynn; sister of the late Marty El- lick (Joy). The family respectfully request that contributions in her memory be made to Temple Sinai of Dresher h t t p s : / / w w w . t s i n a i . c o m / g i v i n g - b a c k. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS www.levinefuneral.com SACK Burton Sack (BURNY) on October 27, 2020. Beloved husband of Renee (nee Fleisher); Loving father of Eric (Sandra Steiker) and Paul; Dear brother of Nora Ginsberg; De- voted grandfather of Alicia (Sam), Rachel, Sam and Ivana; Adoring great-grandfather of Cooper. Services and Interment were private. Contributions in his memory may be made to Hadassah, 1518 Walnut St. Ste. 402, Phila., PA 19102, www.hadassah.org GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com SANDLER Dr. Stanley R. Sandler, Ph.D. (Organic Chem- istry), October 24, 2020. Husband of the late Shelda Sandler (nee Bachin). Father of Brad- ford J. Sandler (Lisa) and Shimon Sandler (Miriam). Grandfather of Devon, Aiden, Yosef-Aaron, Devorah, and Malka. Funeral services were held on October 25, 2020. Contributions in his memory may be made to the American Chemical Society, 1155 Six- teenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, www.acs.org GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com A Community Remembers Monthly archives of Jewish Exponent Death Notices are available online. www.JewishExponent.com A COMMUNITY REMEMBERS MONTHLY ARCHIVES OF JEWISH EXPONENT DEATH NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE. www.jewishexponent.com TO PLACE A MEMORIAL AD CALL 215.832.0749 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H EADLINES Komen Continued from Page 12 Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University and Franklin and Marshall College, to off er educational programs about breast cancer screenings and family history to thousands of Jewish students. Ashkenazi Jewish women have an increased risk of breast cancer due to the high preva- lence of BRCA, or breast cancer gene, in Jewish populations of Eastern European descent. Th e regional affi liate also conducted outreach events for the Asian American, African American and Hispanic communities, with informa- tion translated into a variety of languages for immigrants who did not speak English. This year, Komen Philadelphia’s More Th an Pink Walk fundraiser had to transi- tion to a virtual format due to the pandemic. Grobman said it still raised $500,000. Tuff nell emphasized that Komen will still off er support in the Philadelphia area. Th e Komen Treatment Assistance Program, which provides fi nan- cial aid to those struggling to pay copays, transportation and child care costs, will continue. “We fi nd in particular during this global pandemic where people are losing their jobs, losing their insurance, that the Treatment Assistance Program is incredibly important and valuable, and so we’re doubling down on what those needs are,” Tuff nell said. He said Komen is launching a national patient navigation program to ensure patients have access to health care professionals who can help them navigate their screening and treatment options. The closing of the Philadelphia affi liate marks the end of Grobman’s time with Komen, but she intends to continue her activism. “When the announcement went out, I received over 100 emails from people who told me, ‘You came to my house with a basket of food,’ ‘you held my mother’s hand and she’s recovered,’ ‘you gave us the passion and the under- standing and the courage to move forward.’ And there are hundreds of emails like that. So I am feeling very proud that my staff and I have touched so many lives,” she said. ● spanzer@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0729 Israel Briefs Continued from Page 15 the Orit. “Th ese cultural treasures are facing extinction,” Rom- Shiloni said. 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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 CRAIG LICHTMAN, AD- MINISTRATOR, 1601 Gerson Dr., Penn Valley, PA 19072, Or to his Attorney: THOMAS E. WIENER One Belmont Ave., Ste. 315 Bala Cynwyd, PA, 19004 ESTATE OF CAROL DIANE FERE- BEE a/k/a CAROL FEREBEE, DE- CEASED. 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Bernick, Esq., 2047 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: ADAM S. BERNICK LAW OFFICE OF ADAM S. BERNICK 2047 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF ELEANOR MARGARET QUIGLEY, 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 SUZANNE SCHLUPP, EXECUTRIX, c/o Joseph C. Honer, Jr., Esq., 631 Waterside Way, Siesta Key, Sara- sota, FL 34242, Or to her Attorney: JOSEPH C. HONER, JR. 631 Waterside Way, Siesta Key Sarasota, FL 34242 Estate of James Lester Cook aka James L. Cook, Deceased Late of Sharon Hill, 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 Andre Cook, Ex- ecutor, c/o Gary A. Zlotnick, Esq., Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, PC, One Commerce Sq., 2005 Market St., 16th Fl., Phil- adelphia, PA 19103 or to their at- torneys, Gary A. Zlotnick, Esq. Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, PC One Commerce Sq. 2005 Market St., 16th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF KARLHEINZ KRONBER- GER a/k/a HEINZ KRONBERGER, 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 STEVE D. STELOVICH, AD- MINISTRATOR, c/o Benjamin L. Jerner, Esq., 5401 Wissahickon Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19144, Or to his Attorney: BENJAMIN L. JERNER JERNER LAW GROUP, P.C. 5401 Wissahickon Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19144 ESTATE of LEONARD PAUL KED- SON a/k/a Leonard Kedson a/k/a Leonard P. Kedson Late of Haverford Township Notice is hereby given that, in the estate of the decedent set forth be- low, the Register of Wills has gran- ted Letters Testamentary to the persons named. All persons hav- ing claims against said estate are requested to make known the same to them or their attorneys and all persons indebted to said decedent are requested to make payment without delay to the Executors named below. Executors David Kedson & Ira Kedson 105 Sycamore Lane Wallingford, PA 19086 Attorney: Steven R. Sosnov, Esquire SOSNOV & SOSNOV 540 Swede Street Norristown, PA 19401 ESTATE OF PHILOMENA SCHEPIS, 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 MARY JEAN HUETHER, EXEC- UTRIX, c/o Harry Metka, Esq., 4802 Neshaminy Blvd., Ste. 9, Bensalem, PA 19020, Or to her Attorney: HARRY METKA 4802 Neshaminy Blvd., Ste. 9 Bensalem, PA 19020 ESTATE OF RUTH WOLLOD SCHWARTZ, 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 Jane Shull, Administratrix, c/o Michael L. Golden, Jr., Esq., One Commerce Sq., 2005 Market St., 16 t h Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042, Or to her Attorney: MICHAEL L. GOLDEN, JR. GOULD YAFFE AND GOLDEN One Commerce Sq. 2005 Market St., 16 th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042 ESTATE of DORIS P. DELEON Deceased Late of Pennsylvania 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 Danielle Parker-Mangum, Administrator c/o her attorney Debra G. Speyer, Two Bala Plaza, Suite 300, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. ESTATE OF EDMUND C. BRAND- HORST, 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 MARY LOU BRANDHORST, EXEC- UTRIX, 817 N. Lawrence St., Unit 102, Philadelphia, PA 19123, Or to her Attorney: JACK HUBBERT LAW OFFICES OF JACK HUBBERT 1601 Market St., 19 th Fl. P.O. Box 2193 Philadelphia, PA 19103 TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD CALL 215.832.0749 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM ESTATE OF ERNEST GEORGE SCHMITT a/k/a ERNEST G. SCHMITT, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION DBN 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 RUSSELL F. SCHMITT, ADMINISTRATOR DBN, c/o Adam S. Bernick, Esq., 2047 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: ADAM S. BERNICK LAW OFFICE OF ADAM S. BERNICK 2047 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF FRIZELL A. SIPPIO, SR. a/k/a BUTCH SIPPIO, 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 FRIZELL A. SIPPIO, JR., ADMINISTRATOR, c/o Adam S. Bernick, Esq., 2047 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: ADAM S. BERNICK LAW OFFICE OF ADAM S. BERNICK 2047 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF JOAN AICHROTH, DE- CEASED. 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 WILLIAM AICHROTH, AD- MINISTRATOR, c/o Marc Vogin, Esq., 1700 Sansom St., 3 rd Fl., Phil- adelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: MARC VOGIN KLEIN, VOGIN & GOLD 1700 Sansom St., 3 rd Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF KATHRYN M. SICIN- SKI, 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 MATTHEW J. SICINSKI, JR., ADMINISTRATOR, 3852 Linden Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19114. facebook.com/jewishexponent Follow us on @jewishexponent facebook.com/jewishexponent Follow us on @jewishexponent To place a Classified Ad, call 215.832.0749 ESTATE of LORRAINE R. GRICEVICS Deceased Late of Pennsylvania 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 David Lee Rehn, Adminis- trator c/o his attorney Debra G. Speyer, Two Bala Plaza, Suite 300, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. Estate of Olga Brady; Brady, Olga , Deceased Late of Sharon Hill, 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 Stacey Miller, c/o Keith Levinson, Esq., Boulevard Law Center, 1730 Welsh Road, Philadelphia, PA 19115, Executrix. Keith Levinson, Esq. Boulevard Law Center 1730 Welsh Road Philadelphia, PA 19115 JEWISH EXPONENT ESTATE of RAYMOND L. RASKIN, DECEASED Late of Upper Merion Township Notice is hereby given that, in the estate of the decedent set forth be- low, the Register of Wills has gran- ted Letters Testamentary to the persons named. All persons hav- ing claims against said estate are requested to make known the same to them or their attorneys and all persons indebted to said decedent are requested to make payment without delay to the Executors named below. Executrix Meryl S. Raskin 1019 Longview Road King Of Prussia, PA 19406 Attorney: Amy W. Sosnov, Esquire SOSNOV & SOSNOV 540 Swede Street Norristown, PA 19401 ESTATE OF VERONICA ROZDZIEL- SKI, 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 GERALDINE UNGER, EXECUTRIX, c/o Andrew Gavrin, Esq., 306 Clairemont Rd., Villanova, PA 19085, Or to her Attorney: ANDREW GAVRIN THE LAW OFFICE OF ANDREW GAVRIN 306 Clairemont Rd. Villanova, PA 19085 Place a Classified Ad CALL: NICOLE MCNALLY 215.832.0749 or KIMBERLY SCHMIDT 215.832.0750 NOVEMBER 5, 2020 29 ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE OF WILBERT THIRKIEL HAYES a/k/a WILBERT HAYES, 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 CYNTHIA K. HAYES, AD- MINISTRATRIX, 484 Browning Ln., Cherry Hill, NJ 08003, Or to her Attorney: JORDAN R. SHAPIRO SHUBERT GALLAGHER TYLER MULCAHEY 121 S. Broad St., 20 th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19107 ESTATE OF WILLIAM G. De- LORENZO, JR., 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 KATHLEEN DELORENZO, ADMINISTRATRIX, 7202 Mallard Place, Philadelphia, PA 19153, Or to her Attorney: MARYBETH O. LAURIA THE LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL S. 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To answer a Senior to Senior ad, address your reply to: JE Box ( ) Classifi ed Dept. 2100 Arch Street 4th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 DEADLINE - TO PLACE YOUR SENIOR TO SENIOR AD Friday by 10 am for the following Thursday’s issue Call 215-832-0749 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM C ommunity / mazel tovs E NGAGEMENT ANNIVERSARY KAHAN-HACOHEN COHAN Ruth (z”l) and Stephen H. Saks of Lansdale announce the engagement of their granddaughter Eliana Kahan to Azariah Hacohen. The parents are Amy (z”l) and Jeremy Kahan of Skokie, Illinois, and Sandi and Yisrael Hacohen of Queens, New York. Eliana received a bachelor’s degree from Barnard College of Columbia University and is pursuing a master’s degree in Talmud at Tel Aviv University. Azariah is a summa cum laude graduate of Queens College in political science, honors business, animation/illustration and design graphics. He has an LLB from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Azariah is an attorney specializing in international arbitration and Israeli litigation. He is also the CEO and lead designer of Creative Visuals. Eliana is a Nachshon Project graduate fellow and is teaching Talmud at Hevruta at the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. A wedding in Israel is planned for early 2021. Photo by Teya Bardakah FISHMAN-BUCKMAN Happy 65th wedding anniversary to Joan and Burton Cohan of Rydal Park, who were married Oct. 30, 1955. Mazel tov from children Michael, Mindy and Lauren — wishing many more years of health and happiness. Courtesy of Michael Cohan B I RT H KAYLA SADIE LEIBOVITZ Sandra Fishman and Robert Fishman, of Manhattan, New York, and Amy and Terry Buckman of Bala Cynwyd, and Ventnor, New Jersey, announce the engagement of their children, Alexandra Rachel Fishman and Jason Samuel Buckman. An August 2021 wedding in Jersey City, New Jersey, is planned. Allie is a graduate of the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University. Jason is a graduate of the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. They are both managers in the EY consulting practice specializing in product and marketing. Sharing in the couple’s happiness are Jason’s brothers and sister-in-law, Micah Buckman, William Buckman and Emily DuPont, along with his grandmother, Elaine Buckman of Spring Valley, Illinois. Photo courtesy of ein photography and design inc. Ronda and Howard Moses and Beth Leibovitz announce the birth of their granddaughter, Kayla Sadie Leibovitz, on Oct. 10. The parents are Kim and Richie Leibovitz. Kayla is named in loving memory of her paternal grandfather Ken Leibovitz and her maternal great-grandmothers Shirley Wolfe and Sadie Moses. Photo by Kim Leibovitz COMMUNITYBRIEFS NMAJH Announces Changes to Event Space THE NATIONAL MUSEUM of American Jewish History announced on Oct. 27 a new catering partnership, as well as a renaming and expansion of its ballroom. The museum will partner with Neuman’s Kitchen, a New York and Philadelphia caterer founded in 1981. Neuman’s Kitchen also will manage the museum’s rental sales operation. Neuman’s Kitchen will be able to provide kosher- style catering and will work with kosher caterer Leslie Rosen Catering for events requiring elevated kashrut. In addition, the ballroom — which will be called 5th on 5th — will expand by more than 40% to more than 7,000 square feet by combining the temporary exhibition space on the fifth floor with the existing event space. Philadelphia to Host 2021 Jewish Genealogy International Conference The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies announced that its 41st annual International Conference on Jewish Genealogy would take place in Philadelphia from Aug. 2-5, 2021. Fred Blum of Huntingdon Valley, a past president of the Jewish Genealogical and Archival Society of Greater Philadelphia — which is co-hosting the event JEWISHEXPONENT.COM — will co-chair the conference. Nearly 1,000 participants from around the world are expected to attend the conference, which will feature more than 100 speakers and 250 sessions covering various aspects of Jewish genealogy. IAJGS is an umbrella organization of more than 93 Jewish genealogical organizations worldwide. Student Raises Money Via Homemade Cookies Caleb Shapiro Mendelsohn, a junior at the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, has started Caleb’s Cookies for a Cause, selling homemade chocolate chip cookies to make a little extra cash and to raise over $1,000 for organizations like Philadelphia Youth Basketball and a local diaper bank. “I wanted a way to support myself and support others,” Shapiro Mendelsohn said. Selling packs of 12 cookies for $10 each, Shapiro Mendelsohn uses a recipe that brings together what he believes are the best elements of several different chocolate chip cookie recipes. He delivers them by bike or by car, driven by his parents. The project began when Shapiro Mendelsohn was staying at his mother’s shore house in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, where posts from Mindy Shapiro in an Ocean Grove Facebook group helped spread the word. Since school started, Shapiro Mendelsohn JEWISH EXPONENT continues to bake when he can, delivering from his home in Mt. Airy. Shapiro, who described herself as doing the marketing for her son, has only sampled a gluten-free batch made by her son by special request. She reports that the cookies taste “incredible.” Community Leader Jules Einhorn Dies at 73 Jules Einhorn, who was active in the Jewish commu- nity for many years, died Oct. 31. He was 73. Einhorn was the founding partner of Coordinated Planning Concepts insurance agency. He served as president of Temple Sinai in Dresher from 1991-’94, the Bux-Mont Jewish Appeal from 1989-’91 and Camp Ramah in the Poconos from 1994-2000, as well as vice president of the Delaware Valley region of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism from 1995-’97. Einhorn was a recipient of the Golden Yarmulke Award from the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs, the Youth Campaign Award from Camp Ramah and was a board member of the Jewish Business Network. He is survived by his wife Carol (Feldman), sons Joshua (Melissa Nemer) and Aaron (Lindsey), daughter Rachel Saks (Rabbi Ari), and six grandchildren. l — Compiled by Andy Gotlieb and Jesse Bernstein NOVEMBER 5, 2020 31 32 NOVEMBER 5, 2020 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM