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Friends of Jewish Cemeteries and the Jewish Federation will host a cleanup of Har Nebo on Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. It is continuing to raise up to $20,000 for a pilot restoration project to fully restore 10-20 graves at the cemetery. OF NOTE NATIONAL JFNA Announces $54M Security Initiative Jewish Facebook Groups Deal With Growth, Politics Founder of large group seeks his replacement. Page 6 LOCAL Africa Night to Honor Israel Set Rabbi to speak at second annual event. Page 10 Volume 134 Number 27 Published Weekly Since 1887 Larry David, star of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Photo by Kevork S. Djansezian/Getty Images via JTA.org Do Jews Still Love ‘Curb’? What Do You Think? JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF LARRY DAVID’S “Curb Your Enthusiasm” returns to HBO for its 11th season on Oct. 24 — and local Jews can’t wait. Th e upcoming 10 episodes will form the third season since “Curb” returned from a six-year hiatus in 2017. 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The nonprofit organiza- tion could then distribute the money to community institu- tions like synagogues and child care centers. It would have to go toward security expenses. “It’s not always going to be armed security,” Fingerhut said. “It could be security plans and cameras. There are a huge range of things we’re talking about.” M LE OO LAB DR AI BE V 2 TS A I UN N M OW OD L EL EA S SIN OP G EN ! THE JEWISH FEDERATIONS of North America announced at its virtual General Assembly on Oct. 3 a new priority for the Jewish community both locally and nationally: security. The JFNA revealed a $54 million LiveSecure campaign to help Jewish communities across North America secure their institutions against rising antisemitism. JFNA President and CEO Eric Fingerhut said the campaign will offer $18 million per year to Jewish Federations around the nation over the next three years. The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, for example, can apply for however much money it thinks it needs. 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Toll Community 4 OCTOBER 14, 2021 JEWISH EXPONENT The JFNA’s goal is two-fold: to help communities that don’t have security programs build them and to help ones that do, like Philadelphia, expand them. The LiveSecure campaign is going to last three years because both processes will take time, Fingerhut said. Fingerhut called security “a permanent new cost to the Jewish community.” “It’s impossible for me to think that we’re going to go back to a day when we don’t have to worry about physical security,” he added. Antisemitic incidents in the United States have surged since 2016, reaching a record-high of 2,107 in 2019, according to Anti-Defamation League numbers. The ADL began tracking attacks on American Jews in 1979. In 2018, a synagogue shooter in Pittsburgh killed 11 people, the deadliest attack on the American Jewish community in history. Similar attacks followed in Poway, California; Monsey, New York; and Denver. Locally, a woman started shouting antisemitic obsceni- ties last month outside a Yom Kippur service in Lower Merion. The synagogue’s private security officer stopped her from gaining entry to the service. “You don’t know all the attacks that have been thwarted,” Fingerhut said. “This is real.” Before the mid-2010s, it wasn’t quite like this for American Jews, Jewish Federation CEO Michael Balaban said. There JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines MEMORY CARE Every Tuesday of the Month 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Michael Balaban  Courtesy of Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia were antisemitic incidents, to be sure. But for the most part, Jews felt safe in their synagogues and schools. Balaban traced that feeling back to World War II. The United States beat the Nazis and, in the aftermath, did a great job of clamping down on antisemitic rhetoric in public spaces. But the rise of technology and the internet, for all their benefits, also offered antisem- ites a megaphone and a platform. And then the digital world started spilling over into physical reality. Balaban pointed to the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, as a moment that forced Jews to confront the new harsh reality. Antisemitism emerged not just into physical reality, but onto Main Street America. And since that horrific event, Balaban said, national politi- cians on both the right and left have failed to tame antisemitic extremists in their ranks. Party leaders continue to allow those elected leaders to “use Israel as a wedge to splinter us apart,” Balaban said. So online, the problem continues unabated, he added. “This is happening every day with kids who are joining these white supremacy groups,” Balaban said. Balaban credited the JFNA with focusing on a “paramount” and “vital” issue because while he has resources, he also needs help. So do the hundreds of other Jewish communities in North America. “You don’t want someone leaving your house to attack the neighbor next door,” he said. “By working together as a national network, we can combat the rise of hate.” Both Balaban and Fingerhut said it’s a shame that the Jewish community needs to focus so heavily on security. They also said it’s sad that Jews can’t just feel safe in their community buildings. But the new focus is neces- sary. And, in the long run, quality security may make people feel safe again. “We’re not just going to sit back,” Balaban said. 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Over Lipkin’s tenure with the largest Jewish Facebook group in Philadelphia, he’s noticed a lot of changes. Once created as a forum for area Jews to find synagogues or discuss Jewish current events and antisem- itism, the group now serves as the virtual bulletin board for area Jewish programming, businesses and holiday events. However, around five years ago, Lipkin observed another shift. “When the 2016 election came around, there were a lot of people that started getting a little bit more testy with one another,” Lipkin said. “I started moderating, and we started getting spam, groups of people joining just to post ads and things like that.” Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church in partnership with Main Line Reform Temple COMMUNITY FORUM DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES PRESENTS Author/Advocate for Middle East Reconciliation Yossi Klein Halevi Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor MONDAY, OCTOBER 18 7:00 P.M. Main Line Reform Temple 410 Montgomery Ave, Wynnewood, PA 19096 FREE EVENT • REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/yossi-halevi-forum Funded in part by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s Israeli Engagement Grant Program. 6 OCTOBER 14, 2021 This wasn’t just the case for Lipkin. Other administrators of Jewish Facebook groups locally and nationally noticed a similar trend: increased political posting and adver- tisements that have caused their experiences on the social media site to sour. When former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen testi- fied at the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee hearing on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security on Oct. 5, she outlined Facebook’s alleged use of algorithms to further partisan agendas and expose younger audiences to content that may damage their mental health. “It is causing teenagers to be exposed to more anorexia content. It is pulling families apart. And in places like Ethiopia, it’s literally fanning ethnic violence,” Haugen said in her testimony. For Facebook group admins, political posts pose a nuisance. Charles Schnur, adminis- trator for the 2,600-member “Jews in Center City” group, said he’s noticed Facebook becoming a politically divisive space. He tries to keep politics out, approving posts about community events, not polit- ical discussions. “I’ve done my best to make this as a unifying area for the Jews in the area,” Schnur said. However, Schnur said this wasn’t the case in other Jewish Facebook groups of which he is a part. “We live in a world where both Biden and Trump are antisemites,” Schnur said, referring to the range of opinions he’s seen in various groups. “Can’t we just, for a minute, put that all aside and find something we have in common? Whether it’s a Shabbos dinner, a Torah event, some other event — The labels shouldn’t matter.” JEWISH EXPONENT Len Lipkin is the sole administrator of the Facebook group “Jewish Philadelphia,” which has about 3,600 members. Courtesy of Len Lipkin Even “Frum Fandom,” a Facebook group for Orthodox Jews to discuss their favorite science fiction and fantasy media — and where Schnur is a member — isn’t a sanctuary from politics. Group admin Chesky Salomon said he sees a request to post something divisive about once a week. Salomon immediately deletes those requests. “I forbid it,” he said. Salomon believes that politics stray from the group’s purpose, and that “politics ruin everything.” Dustin Kidd, a sociology professor at Temple University who studies social media, said Salomon’s disdain for politics in his Facebook group aligns with why others may be frustrated with the social media site. “Political issues may be very important, but people also want a place of respite from them,” he said. In combination with a “bombardment” of sponsored content and advertisements, Facebook can feel less like a place to disconnect with outside issues and more of a political and economic minefield. However, Kidd — and all of his students — still use Facebook or other social media sites. Despite issues with Facebook, it’s sometimes the only place for people to find out about events and programming. “Many of [my students] really hate these sites and want JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H EADLINES E V E RY D AY I S ABOUT TO GET THE R O YA L T R E AT M E N T. 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During the early days of COVID, Ronit Treatman, administrator of “Jews of Northwest Philadelphia” and “South Philly Jews,” saw Facebook as a beacon of hope. “It was the only window that some people had to be with other people, especially those who live alone,” Treatman said. Facebook has also made it easier for admins to moderate page traffi c and avoid spam, allowing them to select frequent users to post automatically, circumventing the manual approval process. As someone who checks the “Jewish Philadelphia” site JEWISHEXPONENT.COM multiple times a day, Lipkin can keep his role as the group’s administrator in balance with his full-time information technology job. Lipkin only witnesses polit- ical spats or spam posts once a month or so, and that isn’t why he hopes to resign from his administrative role. However, he feels as though the group hasn’t achieved the goal he had in mind in 2008. From what Lipkin has seen, “Jewish Philadelphia” hasn’t helped people make new friends; it’s mostly a place for people to promote their events. Th ough useful and fulfi lling a community need, Lipkin said, it’s fallen short of his goal of forging more profound connections. “It’s not building commu- nity as much as I might have hoped that it would,” Lipkin said. ● DISCOVER THE 501. Be our guest for a Discovery Luncheon at our Welcome Center, Tuesday, November 16, from noon to 2 p.m. Bring your questions and enjoy a lunch from Weavers Way. RSVP 866-322-4747. Or give us a call and make an appointment for a personal introduction to The 501. srogelberg@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0741 JEWISH EXPONENT OCTOBER 14, 2021 7 H eadlines Local Man to Lead International Jewish Sports HOF L OCA L JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF THE INTERNATIONAL Jewish Sports Hall of Fame opened in 1981 and is located in the Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sports in Netanya, Israel. It has more than 420 inductees, all of them Jewish athletic luminaries, though some more famous than others, like former Boston Celtics coach Arnold “Red” Auerbach, U.S. Olympic swimmer Mark Spitz and Detroit Tigers slugger Hank Greenberg. The most recent inductee was Sue Bird, the still-active WNBA star and women’s basketball legend. The ha ll ’s founding chairman, Potomac, Maryland, resident Alan Sherman, views it as the official repository for Jewish sports history. And now Sherman is tapping an Exton resident, Brian Schiff, to replace him as the official repository’s gatekeeper. Sherman, 85, retired in January after leading the hall for four decades. “It was time to pass it on,” he said. Sherman held various leadership positions with the international Maccabiah Games, an Olympic-style competition for Jewish athletes, from the 1970s into the ’90s. During that period, Schiff coached the USA basket- ball team at the Maccabiah Games eight times. The original chairman knew Schiff and, by the time he stepped down from the hall, he felt his old acquaintance would make a good replacement. “I knew he had an interest in the hall. I knew he knew about sports,” Sherman said. Sherman called Schiff and asked if he wanted the role, and the coach said he was inter- ested. Schiff, 68, then talked it over with his wife, who thought it would be both prestigious and something he would enjoy. The new chairman still works full time, too, in the athletic department at the Abington Friends School. But he said he will make time for the hall. “It’s like anything in life,” Schiff said. “Things you love doing, you make time.” For the hall, this is a moment of transition in general, not just at the chairman level. Schiff is being joined in his endeavor by another Philadelphia-area resident: Jed Margolis, of Dresher, the hall’s new vice president. As VP of the nonprofit organization, Margolis will lead the 15-person election committee for picking new hall of famers. The IJSHF inducts new members every year and holds a ceremony every four years at its Israel facility. Margolis is replacing Joe Siegman, a California-based television producer who came up with the original idea for the hall. The Dresher resident, now 70, retired four years ago after a 45-year career with Jewish Community Centers. “This seemed like a natural next step,” he said. “I was looking for something that would have meaning and make a difference.” Schiff and Margolis have worked together before, at the JCC Maccabi Games for Jewish athletes 16 and under. Schiff coached basketball, while Margolis helped organize the events. “I know he’s smart, driven You’ve worked hard for these carefree days and now it’s time to enjoy them. Our 83 landscaped acres accommodate every lifestyle, from fi tness fanatics to card sharks to singing groups. 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After the website, Schiff hopes to focus on the Israel building. He recently spoke with a 2017 inductee, who said the facility, like the site, needs a 21st-century upgrade. At the moment, it’s just exhibits and lists of names. Like its web home, the physical hall would benefit from more interactive elements, Schiff said. “Something people would be interested in visiting,” he said. Both foundational renova- tions, though, would cost “enormous amounts of money,” Schiff added. An amount beyond the existing $100,000 quadrennial cost to run the hall and hold the induction ceremony. Schiff and Margolis are planning to host a Zoom meeting with board members this month to discuss this vision. Both local men are committed to it. “We just want to let people out there know that Jews have accomplished great things in the world of sports,” Schiff said. l jsaffren@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines Financial advice from a knowledgeable neighbor. ISRAELBRIEFS Ancient Private Toilet Found in Jerusalem A 2,700-YEAR-OLD toilet from the days of Jerusalem’s First Temple was discovered by Israel’s Antiquities Authority, JTA reported. Built as a private toilet stall at a time when few could afford such a luxury, the toilet was unveiled to the public on Oct. 6 at an archaeology conference, though for viewing only. The toilet, which was carved from limestone, appears similar to a modern-day fixture with a hole at the center leading to a septic tank. “A private toilet cubicle was very rare in antiquity, and only a few were found to date, most of them in the City of David. In fact, only the rich could afford toilets,’” said Yaakov Billig, who directed the dig for the authority on the site of a large estate on the Armon Hanatziv promenade in Jerusalem. Archaeologists plan to examine the septic tank to investigate what people living in the First Temple Period ate and to better understand diseases of that era. E. 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Knesset to Mark Day Against Sexual Violence The Knesset will mark the War Against Sexual Violence Day on Oct. 19 to honor the fourth anniversary of the #MeToo movement. The first-ever day is a joint initiative between Mossi Raz of the Meretz party and Idit Silman of the Yamina party. Its goal is to ensure that the topic receives recognition as crucial to the national agenda. Knesset committees will debate laws and reforms that are being completed. An afternoon conference will include victims of sexual crime. Ukraine Asks KKL-JNF for Tree-planting Help The Ukrainian government asked the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael- Jewish National Fund for help in planting 1 billion trees over the next three years, The Times of Israel reported. A KKL-JNF spokesperson said the organization’s chief forester will set up a joint Israeli-Ukrainian team, with Israeli experts flying to Ukraine to teach their counterparts there how to plant and maintain trees, while providing tools and technology to plant and monitor forests. Roman Abramovsky, Ukraine’s environment and natural resources minister, told KKL-JNF that tree-planting would center on former industrial areas and more than 1,500 urban parks as a way to combat global climate change. New forests would only be planted where woodlands were damaged by fire or disease or in areas where forests grew before humans intervened. l — Compiled by Andy Gotlieb This material is not a recommendation as defined in Regulation Best Interest adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission. It is provided to you after you have received Form CRS, Regulation Best Interest disclosure and other materials. ©2021Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. 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African Christians United for Israel will host its second annual Africa Night to Honor Israel in Philadelphia on Oct. 17 at 5 p.m., standing in solidarity with Israel and the Jewish community. Rabbi Aaron Gaber of Congregation Brothers of Israel in Newtown will speak at the event. “It’s quite profound and very significant to see a group, to see people, who are incredibly supportive of Israel because they think it has the right and ability to exist in this world,” Gaber said. Gaber attended the first Africa Night in Philadelphia three years ago. This year’s event, albeit with COVID protocols in place, will mirror its predecessor, consisting of a series of speakers from the Philadelphia chapter of ACUFI, as well as performances and dancing and both Jewish and African foods. Though celebratory in its tone, the event will tackle the topics of the day: increased antisemi- tism, anti-Zionism and interfaith Change Your Address Not Your Lifestyle! 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Dumisani Washington speaking at Minnesota’s eighth annual Africa Night to Honor Israel Jewish and African Christian attentees at Minnesota’s eighth annual Africa Night to Honor Israel Courtesy of Aaron Gaber community connections. “So often, the media portrays Israel in a negative light, and this is a way of showing folks another side of Israel,” Gaber said. “It helps people get past the headlines.” By building bridges between the Jewish and African Christian communities in Philadelphia, Gaber said he hopes these budding relation- ships will foster community interconnectedness. “Once people get to know each other, maybe have meals together, teach together, learn together — it breaks down barriers between one another, which generally leads to good things.” Gaber’s hope is not one-sided. Rev. Dumisani Washington, founder and CEO of the Institute for Black Solidarity with Israel and the event’s keynote speaker, shares Gaber’s wish. According to Washington, a Christian interpretation of Psalm 68 calls on African nations to stand in solidarity with Israel. “A f r i c a m u s t l e a d , ” Washington said. This message will be the crux of Washington’s keynote address. Because of Africa’s growing Christian population, the number of Christians on the continent and in Latin America will exceed the number of Christians in the Western world. There is, therefore, an increased responsibility for Christians to support Israel. “It is paramount that we, as pastors, preach biblical Zionism, which we define as Israel’s right to live in peace with its neigh- bors, that the land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people,” Washington said. “Historically, they are indigenous.” Beyond biblically, West Africa’s loyalty to Israel has stemmed from Israel’s interest in what Netanyahu called “Israel’s return to Africa,” an effort to break the United Nations’ majority opposi- tion to Israel through Israeli investment in Africa through agricultural, homeland security and cybersecurity efforts. Israel’s independence created a domino effect of Ghana and other African countries gaining independence from the common colonial power of Great Britain. One of Ghana’s first diplomatic relationships was with Israel. “Israeli technology — partic- ularly science and agriculture and irrigation — helped strengthen African nations to the point where several, partic- ularly Nigeria, had a stronger JEWISH EXPONENT currency than the United States by the mid-1970s,” Washington said. Gaber will use his platform as an opportunity to commend Washington’s, ACUFI’s and IBSI’s efforts to support Israel, as well as lay the groundwork for future collaborations. Though only its second itera- tion in Philadelphia, ACUFI’s Africa Night to Honor Israel has been a hallmark of the organi- zation’s national programming for the past nine years, with the eighth annual Minnesota Africa Night taking place on Oct. 3. Pastor Steve Kelly of Victory Harvest Fellowship International, who is one of the event’s organizers, said ACUFI partners with Jewish Federations in some cities, who help liaise the relationship between ACUFI and Jewish and Israeli organizations in Israel they hope to support. “We know the land of Israel is blessed,” Kelly said. “Who wouldn’t want to be a partner with someone who is blessed?” The Philadelphia Africa night will take place at 2536 S. 59th St. Speakers and church staff are vaccinated, and masks are required. l srogelberg@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0741 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines NEWSBRIEFS Josh Shapiro to Run for Governor Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that he is running for governor, JTA reported. Shapiro, a Democrat, made the long-anticipated announcement on Oct. 11. Incumbent Gov. Tom Wolf, who cannot run for a third term, said as long ago as 2019 that he favored Shapiro as his successor. Shapiro, 48, gained prominence last year by resisting efforts by former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in the state to stop the vote count or reverse it. Shapiro is not likely to face any Democratic challengers, and Republicans have yet to settle on a front-runner, JTA reported. The only Republican to announce their candidacy thus far is retired heart surgeon Dr. Nche Zama. Republicans have said they will target Shapiro for Philadelphia’s rising crime rate, among other issues. UK Labour Party Announces New Review Process for Antisemitism Complaints Labour members attending the British party’s annual conference passed a rule on how to handle antisemi- tism complaints, JTA reported. “We’ve turned our back on the dark chapter. Having closed that door, that door will never be opened again in our Labour Party to antisemitism,” Labour leader Keir Starmer said. The change, passed Sept. 26 in Brighton, England, calls for complaints about antisemitism to be reviewed by an independent committee. During his years leading the party, former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was accused of allowing antisemitism to fester among some of the party’s left-wing supporters. Lawyer Seeks Trial for Last Living Alleged Babyn Yar Perpetrator German lawyer Hahns Brehm wants to bring to justice a man he says may be the last Babyn Yar perpe- trator alive, a 99-year-old German named Herbert Waller, JTA reported. In September 1941, Ukrainian collaborators brought more than 33,000 Jews to Kyiv’s Babyn Yar ravine, where Adolf Hitler’s army executed defense- less victims by machine guns. Brehm and his partners believe indicting Waller is a symbolic, last-ditch effort to correct decades of what they see as inaction by German authorities against partici- pants in the Holocaust’s largest single pogrom of Jews. Out of about 700 participants, only 10 were convicted. Brehm traveled to Kyiv recently to speak with relatives of Babi Yar victims. Under German law, parties affected by major crimes may initiate criminal proceedings even if prosecutors don’t indict. Alleged War Criminal, 96, Caught in Germany After Skipping Trial German police arrested a 96-year-old suspected war criminal after she failed to show up for trial, JTA reported. Irmgard Furchner was indicted in February for complicity in the murders of 10,000 people at Stutthof. She served as a secretary at that concentration camp in occupied Poland during World War II. Despite her age, she is being tried by a special youth court because she was 18 at the time of her alleged crimes. Furchner has admitted to working at Stutthof but denied knowledge of any murders there. The Regional Court of Itzehoe near Hamburg declared Furchner a “fugitive” on Sept. 30 after she failed to appear before the court, but police found her a few hours later. The new court date is Oct. 19. Before her trial, Furchner argued that her advanced age and medical complications prevent her from standing trial, but Efraim Zuroff, a Nazi hunter and director of Eastern European affairs at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, questioned that. “If she’s healthy enough to flee, she is healthy enough to be imprisoned,” he said. l — Compiled by Andy Gotlieb Something for everyone in the family. At The Landing of Towamencin, family is always welcome. And we mean always. Your loved ones are free to drop by any time, and can enjoy all the wonderful amenities residents do. Join loved ones for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Take a stroll, play cards, or catch a movie. All in the safest environment possible. Contact us and save up to $10,000 within your first year of residency. Expect the exceptional! Take a tour. Join us for Happy Hour. Enjoy lunch with new friends. 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In the wake of last year’s rush by Republicans to get Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as the court’s sixth conservative justice, following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, there have been calls from left-leaning groups to reconstitute the court by adding more justices. Sensing the growing criti- cism, several justices — liberal and conservative — have spoken out in recent weeks. Barrett emphasized that justices should not let personal biases influence their decisions. Samuel Alito dismissed claims that the court’s conservatives have formed a “shadow docket” to push decisions through without traditional debate sessions. That has not appeased many Jewish organizations, who worry about how erosion of the court’s reputation could eventually harm Jews. “There will be a time when the court’s prestige is neces- sary to protect individual or group rights or the institu- tional interests of the country, and the prestige shouldn’t be squandered,” said Marc Stern, general counsel for the centrist American Jewish Committee. Rabbi Jonah Pesner, who directs the Reform movement’s more progressive Religious Action Center, said recent court decisions have set it on a path toward radical changes, among them severely curtailing the right to an abortion. “We are worried about the hyper-polarization of the court and the potential that it is being delegitimized when it is so out of sync with thoughtful consensus issues, like access to abortion,” Pesner said. Under that cloud, the court’s justices will hear a range of impactful cases. Here are the ones that Jews should know about. The threat to Roe v. Wade The court has agreed to hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, pitting the state of Mississippi, which bans most abortions after 15 weeks, against an abortion clinic. Lower courts — including those known to lean conser- vative — have upheld the abortion clinic’s claim that the law violates the seminal 1973 decision that upheld a woman’s right to an abortion, Roe. v. Wade, which held that abortions are legal until the fetus is viable, at between 22-24 weeks of pregnancy. The National Council of Jewish Women is leading a friend of the court brief on behalf of the clinic, with some 50 organizations signed on, and the Religious Action Center and Anti-Defamation League have signed onto separate amicus briefs. NCJW has launched an initiative, 73Forward (referring to the decision’s year), that will educate women about abortion and help facilitate access to abortions. It includes a compo- nent called Rabbis for Repro, now numbering some 1,500 rabbis, to underscore that for many Jews, access to abortion is a religious imperative. “We are deeply concerned about laws that would severely limit access to abortion,” Pesner said. He said the laws FOREST HILLS / SHALOM MEMORIAL PARK Do You Have a Plan for the Future? Why Pre-Plan Today ? • Make sure your family knows your fi nal wishes • Relieve your loved ones from having to make tough decisions and from any unexpected fi nancial burdens • Give real peace of mind for you and your family NEW MASADA V MAUSOLEUM Call us today to speak with a Family Service Professional and receive your FREE Personal Planning Guide. 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Thyssen- Bornemisza Foundation, the descendants of a Jewish woman forced to give up a Camille Pissarro painting to Nazis for her freedom are seeking its restitution from its current owner, a state-owned museum in Madrid. The case hinges on whether California or Spanish law applies here. Spanish law allows an owner to retain stolen property if there was no reason at the time of purchase to believe it was stolen, and if no one comes forward to claim it within a given period of time. In the U.S., by contrast, there is no time limit for the original owner to reclaim stolen property. Stern said the AJC is consid- ering an amicus brief, in part because he would like the court to consider an issue narrower than the thorny one of whether Spanish law supersedes U.S. law: if the museum is lying. 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Steve Freeman, the ADL’s vice president of civil rights and director of legal affairs, said that court precedent allows public money to be spent on religious schools as long as it did not involve religious instruction — for instance, in the use of funds for a playground. He said the ADL, in its amicus brief, will join arguments that public money should not fund indoc- trination in a faith. Nathan Diament, the Orthodox Union’s Washington director, said that the distinc- tion that the ADL is hoping the court will uphold may be impossible to make: There is little that a religious institution instructs that is not founded in religious belief, even if the topic is ostensibly secular, he said. The case of the Christian flag The ADL and the AJC are both considering whether to weigh in on Boston’s rejection of a Christian group’s request to fly a Christian flag outside city hall, a case known as Shurtleff v. Boston. The Christian group sued on free speech grounds because the city makes the flagpole available to local groups for a limited period of time. Excluding a religious group is discrimina- tory, the group argues. The ADL’s Freeman said the case is “a slam dunk kind of question that flying a religious flag in front of City Hall is not consistent with what the framers had in mind when they adopted the First Amendment.” The AJC’s Stern said a case could be made that flying a religious flag on public grounds amounts to an endorsement of faith, but he was also concerned that prece- dent might not be on the side of church-state separation- ists: Courts have for decades upheld the rights of Jewish groups (most frequently, the Chabad-Lubavitch movement) to position menorahs on public property during Chanukah. Heeding the kids from Parkland challenging a New York state law that only grants permits to carry concealed handguns outside the home if someone can show “proper cause” for a need for self-defense. The Reform movement’s Pesner said his group has joined an amicus brief, in part because younger Reform Jews have made gun control a focus since the deadly 2018 shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida. There were a number of Jewish victims killed in the attack, and local Jews in response took up gun reform advocacy through Reform- affiliated groups. The case of the community college crank In Houston Community In New York State Rifle & Pistol College System v. Wilson, a Association v. Bruen, a gun former member of a commu- group is joining two individuals nity college’s board of trustees Prepare for the future and make informed health decisions 1 in 2 Jews is at risk for being a carrier for 101 preventable Jewish genetic diseases. Screenings are affordable, accessible, and safe. 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Stern said a ruling upholding Wilson’s claim — that the community college board limited his free speech — could have dire conse- quences for Jewish groups that call out instances of antisem- itism. Government officials should have the freedom to call people out for bad behavior without being sued, he argued. Upholding the right of the undocumented to a hearing The court is hearing two cases, Garland v. Gonzalez and Jonson v. Arteaga-Martinez, in which undocumented migrants in detention who face dangers if they are deported to their homeland argue that they are entitled to a hearing after six months to determine whether they are eligible to be released on bond. HIAS, the lead Jewish immigration advocacy group, is tracking the cases closely, in part because the Supreme Court has leaned in favor of continued detention in recent cases, said Andrew Geibel, the group’s policy counsel. Geibel said the detainees are susceptible to COVID infection, are suffering mental health privations and are unable to adequately prepare for their defense while in detention. l JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines Ben & Jerry’s Founders Deny Antisemitism NATIONAL SHIRA HANAU | JTA.ORG IN AN INTERVIEW that aired on HBO, both of the founders of the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand reiterated that they stand behind the company’s decision to stop selling their products in the West Bank. But for Jerry Greenfield, being accused of antisemitism is “painful.” For Ben Cohen, it’s “absurd.” “I think Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever are being character- ized as boycotting Israel, which is not the case at all. It’s not boycotting Israel in any way,” Greenfield said in an interview with Axios that aired on its HBO show Sunday night. The Jewish duo, who founded the company in 1978, are no longer its owners, but they remain the most recog- nizable public faces of the company. They had previ- ously defended the West Bank decision in a New York Times op-ed shortly after the move took place in July, but the Axios interview gave them a chance to expound on the human side of the aftermath. “I understand people being upset, it’s a very emotional issue for a lot of people and I totally understand it, and it’s a very painful issue for a lot of people,” Greenfield said. They were also asked how it felt to be “wrapped up in accusations of antisemitism.” “Totally fine,” Cohen said, laughing. “It’s absurd. What, I’m anti-Jewish? I’m a Jew! All my family is Jewish, my friends are Jewish.” Ben & Jerry’s had long been engaged in social issues when it decided to pull its product from the West Bank, after months of pressure from pro-Palestinian JEWISHEXPONENT.COM activists in the wake of Israel’s latest armed conflict with Gaza. The decision prompted calls to boycott Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever, along with accusa- tions of antisemitism from some pro-Israel activists. The state of Arizona divested nearly $200 million from Unilever in September, and several other states have since reviewed their investments in the conglomerate. Unilever has also said in public statements that it does not believe Ben & Jerry’s is boycotting the state of Israel, and that it plans to keep selling within the borders Israel estab- lished after the Six-Day War in 1967. However, Israeli law outlaws business that boycotts the West Bank, so it remains to be seen whether the company will be allowed to follow through with its plan. When asked why Ben & Jerry’s continues to sell its ice cream in states with policies that are not in line with Cohen and Greenfield’s values — such as Texas, where access to abortion is now limited, and Georgia, where voting rights have been curtailed — Cohen did not have an answer. “I don’t know. I mean it’s an interesting question, I don’t know what that would accom- plish, we’re working on those issues of voting rights and ... I don’t know. I think you ask a really good question, and I think I’d have to sit down and think about it for a bit,” Cohen said. Greenfield suggested that the answer had to do with international law. “One thing that’s different is that what Israel is doing is considered illegal by interna- tional law, so I think that’s a consideration,” Greenfield said. l “They Love her like we Love Her” Louis Edelstein Assisted Living at Seashore Gardens Living Center 22 w. 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C O M / S U B M I T - M A Z E L - T O V JEWISH EXPONENT OCTOBER 14, 2021 15 H eadlines Cemetery Continued from Page 1 “The way we respect our dead reflects our own values,” said Addie Lewis Klein, the Jewish Federation’s senior director of leadership development and community engagement. “And it’s important for the Jewish Federation to help convene and connect the people who can care about our history.” The community’s response to the cleanup event has been overwhelming, Blumberg said. More than 300 people have signed up to volunteer. Friends of Jewish Cemeteries has raised more than $11,000 of the $20,000 goal. At the cleanup, volunteers will pick up litter around the cemetery’s fence line; rake twigs, branches, leaves and other debris; and clip overgrown vines. Volunteers may also clean off the plaques that delineate the cemetery’s plots, allowing visitors to find the graves of loved ones. Though volunteer help is needed to tidy the cemetery’s 16-acre grounds, much of the restoration work must be completed by professionals. Many gravestones weigh 500-1,000 pounds, some up to 2,000 pounds. Lifting gravestones and leveling the ground underneath them have to be done by a professional. Masons must clean and repair the gravestones to avoid altering the text written on them. With the money raised for the pilot project, Blumberg hopes to hire area conservator Joe Ferrannini to consult with him on how to best restore the pilot project’s allotted space at the beginning of November. The pilot project will focus on a plot with graves from 1918-1936. The area has some graves that are toppled, leaning and split in multiple places, providing the opportunity to address multiple problems in a contained area. The spot is also accessible by truck. “It gives us a really good cross section,” Blumberg said. Har Nebo’s maintenance has declined likely due to its small perpetual care endowment that provides funds to keep plots tidy, according to Dennis Montagna, the program lead of Monument Research & Preservation for the National Parks Service. Har Nebo was established in 1890, but fewer people are being buried there, which means less revenue is incoming to maintain the area. Rabbi Eliott Perlstein of Ohev Shalom of Bucks County, who will Plaques to be cleaned as part of Friends of Jewish Cemeteries’ pilot restoration project. Courtesy of Richard Blumberg conduct a memorial service at the cleanup, has noticed a decrease in traffic there. “I’ve been a rabbi here for a number of years, and I’ve only had about three or four funerals in that cemetery,” he said. “There’s still space for burial, but it’s not a cemetery that people are going to these days.” Har Nebo owner Rich Levy said 44 people were buried there last year. According to Perlstein, fewer people are aware of Har Nebo than before. There are other cemeteries in the area, including ones as old as and larger than Har Nebo. Though poor maintenance is a manmade reason for a lack of cemetery upkeep, much of a cemetery’s maintenance is out of humans’ control, Montagna said. Cemetery aging is inevitable, but environmental factors, such as rainfall, can shift the ground When Richard Blumberg visited Har Nebo Cemetery, he saw 2,000 of the cemetery’s 35,000 gravestones in disrepair. beneath the gravestones, as can the breaking down of caskets, he said. This is particularly an issue for Jewish cemeteries, where caskets are not ornate and quickly degrade. If cemeteries are overgrown, they can become habitats for small animals, which can pose a danger for both the animals and visitors, Montagna said. “Sometimes you have animals burrowing,” he said. “If the grass is overgrown, you don’t always see where those holes are, so the chance of stepping in one is pretty high.” Montagna said that Har Nebo is particularly worse for wear: “It’s like the worst-case scenario.” However, Montagna believes that there’s a renewed interest in cemeteries, thanks to Ancestry. com and similar sites that have made genealogy more accessible. Blumberg hopes to incorporate genealogy projects into Har Nebo cleanup efforts once more gravestones have been cleaned. Har Nebo isn’t the only struggling Jewish cemetery. Har Jehuda Cemetery in Upper Darby has struggled with upkeep. In 2017, vandals desecrated 275 gravestones at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Philadelphia, which is also owned by Levy. The Jewish Federation raised $288,000 for cleanup. Though cemetery cleanup efforts are seldom proactive, Perlstein believes it’s really the only way to help. “Other than an event like this, where people are invited to purposely go to that cemetery, I don’t think there really is a more natural way,” Perlstein said. Though Blumberg’s pilot project will only tackle a small portion of the cemetery, he hopes it’s just the beginning. “My dream would be to start a movement where we, as a Jewish community, include cemeteries in our daily lives,” Blumberg said. “And we start to put our atten- tion, our awareness and resources towards fixing them.” l srogelberg@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0741 16 OCTOBER 14, 2021 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines Curb Continued from Page 1 were just waiting for “Curb” to come back. “I couldn’t wait,” said Rabbi Cynthia Kravitz, a Lafayette Hill resident. “Just as I can’t wait until Oct. 24.” “We needed it,” added Brett Goldman, who lives in Center City. “In the time we’re in, everything is so serious, and we’re so hypersensitive. It’s good that comedy can still exist.” “They can take six months off or 20 years. Doesn’t matter. I want more,” said Perry Shall, also of Philadelphia. “That’s the one show I could watch until the end of time.” Fans described “Curb” as timeless because it remains hilarious, oddly thought-pro- voking and quintessentially Jewish. David’s antics in the show do not embarrass Jews as some sort of caricature. Quite the contrary, actually. Local followers said David, in pointing out and questioning ridiculous social conventions, represents the very Jewish quality of being willing to question and debate literally anything. We all have that Larry David in us, according to Goldman. Unlike David’s character in the show, though, we just learn to tame its most awkward manifes- tations, said Rabbi Joel Seltzer of Cherry Hill, New Jersey. “We let our better intentions win the day most of the time,” Seltzer added. Amy Milbert, a Phoenix resident who grew up in Philly, said her husband has a lot of Larry David in him. Recently, the couple was going to a party where gifts were optional ... similar to the season four “Curb” episode where the host, the comedy actor Ben Stiller, tells guests not to bring gifts. In the show, Larry doesn’t bring a present and Stiller gets mad at him, even though the host told people not to bring presents. And comedy ensues. Milbert’s husband, like JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Local artist Perry Shall said it doesn’t matter how long “Curb” stays off the air between seasons. He will always watch the show when it comes back.  Photo by Jarrett Dougherty Larry, didn’t want to bring a gift. The party was, after all, gift-optional, he reasoned. “Even if it’s gift-optional, you have to bring a gift!” Milbert responded. By the end of the debate, her husband agreed. And when they got to the party, everyone else had brought a present, too. “We love the show,” Milbert said. The show has maintained those hilarious, incisive and representative qualities for its entire two-plus decade existence. But while fans say those essential qualities keep them coming back, they also argue that the show had one key inflection point: Larry’s divorce from his wife Cheryl David, played by Cheryl Hines. The couple split up in a season six episode in 2007. Subsequent episodes and seasons focused on Larry’s dating and sex lives. They also focused more on the show’s first major Black character: Leon Black, played by J.B. Smoove. Smoove joined the show in season six, before the Davids’ breakup, as part of a storyline involving the Davids taking in a family displaced like argument for the sake of argument.” Fans are pretty much unani- mous in their love for Leon’s character. But some think the show has been a little less funny post-di- vorce. Milbert liked it better when Larry was married to Cheryl and doing provocative things at otherwise respectful events for married people. She preferred that dynamic because it allowed the same rotating cast of friends, like Susie Greene (played by Susie Essman), Jeff Greene (played by Jeff Garlin) and Ted Danson (portraying himself), to have more of their own hilarious moments. At the same time, Milbert still loves the show and can’t wait for the new season. “I’m completely committed,” she said. l by a hurricane. Even after his cultures are looking at the jsaffren@jewishexponent.com; family left the David house, minutiae of things, or might 215-832-0740 though, Leon stayed, and hilarity ensued. The comedian’s character was so popular that he became an integral part of the show. Smoove’s Leon was listed as “recurring” during seasons 6-8 from 2007-’11. But he was Exclusive Women’s Apparel Boutique upgraded to “main,” alongside David, Hines and others, for season nine in 2017. 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A midrash can fill in the gaps of the typically terse Torah. The famous bit about Abraham smashing his father’s idols? That’s a midrash, made up by the rabbis to explain how the future patriarch of the Jewish people came to reject his father’s bad example. There is a formal literature of midrash, but the spirit of the enterprise lives on whenever people use the Bible as inspi- ration for novels, films, comic books — and children’s books. Midrash is also what you leave out of a story. When it comes to Noah, there’s an awful lot an author or parent might prefer to leave out. First of all, it presupposes an exasper- ated God who, terrifyingly, decides to wipe out nearly all of humanity because of the sinful ways of the people He created. A kid just might ask exactly what all those sinners did to deserve annihilation. And while Noah, his family and the animals survive their 40-day ordeal, and God makes a rainbow as a sign that he’ll never do it again, you can’t help but think about the 41st day. In his new book, “The JPS Jewish Heritage Torah Commentary,” Rabbi Eli L. Garfinkel notes that when the Noah story is told to children, the tale is given “an age-appropriate cheery patina, depicting the ark and the animals with bright, primary colors. The actual biblical text, however, is anything but colorful and happy. It is a dark, dismal story, a tale of people who are left to mourn a lost and destroyed world.” Sweet dreams, kids. Kids’ books about Noah tend to glide past the sticky theology, but some deal with it. “Two by Two” by Barbara Reid, with amazing illustrations fashioned out of modeling clay, is a whimsical, pun-filled poem (“Space within was so restricted/ Even the boas felt constricted”). But it opens by acknowledging that people “turned to evil ways” and with God declaring “Let them drown!” Bright children might also wonder — just as the classic midrash does — why Noah doesn’t do more to save people outside of his immediate family. The rabbis solve this by suggesting that he took so long to build the ark — perhaps 52 or 70 years — because he wanted to give his fellow humans time to see what he was up to and repent. But there’s also Bart Simpson’s midrash, which comes to the opposite conclu- sion: Acting out the story, Bart has the people cry out, “Noah, Noah, save us!” To which Bart, as Noah, replies tersely, “No.” The Little Golden Books “Noah’s Ark” deals at some length (for a kid’s book) with Noah’s unease and his neigh- bors’ contempt. After God tells Noah he is going to “Wash away the evil in the world,” Noah is next seen telling his wife and kids, “We must obey God!” You are left to imagine, as any good midrash writer would, the heated family discussion that came before this declara- tion. Any parent who tells his kid “We must obey God!” has probably lost the argument. For those who don’t want story time to become a seminar on theodicy, there are books, like “On Noah’s Ark” by Jan Brett, that leave God out of the story entirely. Instead, Brett’s version begins with, “Grandpa Noah says that the rains are coming.” No God, no bad guys. Of course, this only ends up shifting the conversation from “Must we obey God?” to “Must we obey Grandpa?” A lot of the children’s books instead treat Noah as an ecolog- ical cautionary tale. That’s a Jewish tradition too, based in part on the verses: “The earth became corrupt before God.” (Genesis 6:11) A literal reading suggests that humankind’s evil had infected the earth itself — a potent metaphor and prophecy for environmentalists. And Noah, as the savior of all life on earth, can be portrayed as the very first eco-war- rior. In a science book for kids, “Planet Ark: Preserving Earth’s Biodiversity,” author Adrienne Mason takes the ark as a metaphor for the earth itself: “In many ways, our beautiful blue home — planet Earth — is like an ark sailing through the universe,” she writes. “Thankfully, there are many modern-day Noahs — groups and individuals — who are working hard to preserve Earth’s biodiversity.” One of our favorite versions of the Noah story, “Aardvarks, Disembark!” by Ann Jonas, is essentially a roll call of the animal pairs as they leave the ark. The kids loved hearing us recite the odd names — aurochs, gerenuks, lechwes, peludos, urumutums — and we adults understood that a lot of these animals were extinct or endangered. Parents know their kids best, and it’s up to them to decide what sort of lessons they’d like to impart and what books best help them do that. Is Noah about the wages of sin? The possibility for forgiveness and a fresh start? The need to protect a fragile planet? If your kid doesn’t ask you what they did with all the poop on the ark, you’re missing out on a peak parenting moment. My Noah is all grown up, and the children’s books have been set aside in the hope that we’ll one day read them to grandkids. Given the headlines, I suspect that the Noah story and its themes — a reckless populace, a degraded environ- ment, a retributive flood (or fire, or pandemic) — are only going to become more relevant. Bedtime with grandpa is going to be a bummer. l Andrew Silow-Carroll is the editor- in-chief of The New York Jewish Week and senior editor of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Judaism Often Thrives on New Technologies. That Doesn’t Mean Impossible Pork Should Be Kosher BY DAVID ZVI KALMAN THE ORTHODOX UNION won’t certify Impossible Pork as kosher, representing a break from the way that decisions about certifying kosher food are normally made. But as someone who studies Judaism’s long relationship 18 OCTOBER 14, 2021 with technology, I would argue that it is undoubtedly the right move. Since the OU first started certifying products a century ago, kosher super- vision has always remained doggedly focused on objec- tive fact-finding: Food is kosher because of what’s in JEWISH EXPONENT it and how it’s made (and, occasionally, who makes it) and that’s basically it. To get this information, modern kosher supervision agencies have built out fantastically complex global operations that keep track of complicated and constantly shifting supply chains. These systems are often incurious about almost everything not directly related to the food processing itself, including whether factory working conditions are accept- able, whether the ingredients are sustainably sourced, or whether the certified product will kill you (though politics sometimes leaks in anyway). JEWISHEXPONENT.COM O pinion So it was unusual when the OU — the largest certi- fier of kosher products in the world — denied certification to Impossible Pork, a next-gen meat substitute, despite the fact that every ingredient in the product is kosher. The OU explained that it could not certify a product that described itself as pork. Despite protestations to the contrary from hungry Jews and my own deep culinary curiosity, I believe that the OU made the right call. Though it seems that the decision was narrowly decided, the move to withhold kosher certifica- tion may, in fact, turn out to be one of the most important Jewish legal decisions of the 21st century. This may seem like a hyperbolic way of talking about soy protein slurry, but I really think it isn’t. The OU’s move is a first, tenta- tive step towards a stance on technological innovation that desperately needs to become more common. To understand why, we need to understand the effect of new technologies on legal regimes. Law needs to be specific to be effective, and so well-constructed law is often carefully tailored to the nitty- gritty details of specific objects, systems and ways of behaving. When a new technology comes along and replaces the old — even if the new tech does exactly the same thing as the old — it can make the old law irrelevant unless lawmakers intervene with an update. Interventions are especially important when the old technology has been around for a long time and law has grown intertwined with it. Regulating cryptocurrency, for example, is crucial precisely because so many financial regulations assume that trans- actions take place exclusively through state-issued currency that is mostly stored in banks. But if the job of lawmakers is to create continuities between old and new tech, many modern tech firms, with their “move fast and break things” culture, often seem JEWISHEXPONENT.COM hellbent on tearing them apart. The makers of new technology like to call things “unprece- dented” because it generates hype, but disconnecting new technologies from old ones is also a good way of shielding themselves from ethical and legal responsibility for how those technologies behave. This new tech dynamic plays out in Jewish law, too. How should the rule forbid- ding leather shoes on Yom Kippur — because they were considered an indulgence — the argument carried because it was understood by leadership and laity alike that electricity was coming to replace fire, to do everything fire could do and more. Today, the restrictions on electricity are a cornerstone of the Shabbat experience, so fundamental that it is hard for many observant Jews to imagine Shabbat without it. Is Impossible Pork the 21st-century version of electricity? There’s a good case to be made that it is. The rise of plant-based meat substitutes and veggie pork — but if the distinction is there, the ban on the pork must be, too. The OU’s ruling does not yet amount to a full-fledged policy that all fake meat should be treated like real meat; a kosher restaurant can still serve plant- based “cheeseburgers” without fear that its license will be revoked. But even if it was not intended to be profound, the OU’s decision is an example of how all regulators, both religious and governmental, can fight back against the cultural unmooring that the present onslaught of new technology continues to cause. In this unprecedented age, creating continuity between the past and the present serves to ground society in the wisdom and norms of its own past. l David Zvi Kalman is the scholar- in-residence and director of new media at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America and the owner of Print-o-Craft Press. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Despite protestations to the contrary from KVETCH ’N’ KVELL hungry Jews and my own deep culinary curiosity, Tone of Article Suspect I believe that the OU made the right call. apply in an era of comfortable synthetic shoes? Must one wear tzitzit (ritual fringes) at all when modern shirts don’t have the four corners that triggered the Biblical require- ment of tzitzit? On a larger scale, the Shabbat elevator, the Kosher Lamp, as well as a host of technologies developed by Israel’s Tzomet Institute, all employ new technologies to circumvent existing rules while keeping within the letter, if not the spirit, of the law. Sometimes Jews have allowed these rules to be eroded because the stakes didn’t feel high enough, but when a new technology threatens to under- mine Jewish tradition, the rabbis have tended to respond appropriately. The best example of this is the ban on turning electricity on or off on Shabbat. For millennia, the experience of Shabbat was shaped by the Biblical prohibition on lighting fires; with the advent of electricity at the turn of the last century, that ban threatened to become irrelevant. Orthodox rabbis responded by coalescing around the argument that electricity is fire, or was covered by some other well-established prohibition. That electricity is not actually fire didn’t matter; has been spurred by ethical and environmental concerns around meat production. Their success depends on their being so delicious that they escape from the boutique realm of eco-con- scious consumers and take on the same cultural role as meat. That Burger King offers an Impossible Whopper signals that this is already happening, as does the fact that major meat producers have invested heavily in the growth of plant-based alterna- tives to their own products. These developments should be celebrated — but rather than diminishing meat’s special cultural meaning, its substitutes have only served to burnish it. Meat has a special signif- icance in Judaism, too. God is a big fan of animal sacri- fices, and many holidays still involve the ritual or cultural use of meat — and inasmuch as meat matters, it matters that the meat isn’t pork. It’s irrele- vant that the Ancient Israelite origins of the ban are obscure; it’s enough that modern obser- vant Jews (and Muslims) still treat the ban on pig products as a cultural touchstone. We should be glad that technology has created a meaningful difference between veggie beef JEWISH EXPONENT I WAS DISMAYED BY the tone of “Aish Chaim Handles Yom Kippur Service Intruder” (Oct. 7). A woman with obvious mental problems created a scene at the entrance to an outdoor service. I expected the article to praise the security guard’s and police officers’ professionalism in handling the incident without the congregation even noticing, and the rabbi to show concern for the woman’s condition. Instead, the article dwells on antisemitic violence, terrorism and homicides in Philadelphia. Just one year ago and four miles from Aish Chaim, a mentally ill young man was shot dead by Philadelphia police. A mindset that regards inner-city residents with suspicion and people with mental issues as criminals is dangerous. Jon Arnon | Merion Station Antisemitism is the Same as Anti-semitism Spell it antisemitism or anti-Semitism (“Why Should Jews Be Concerned About Hyphens?”, Sept. 30), but either way it’s like pornography. I know Jew hatred when I see it. Paul L. Newman | Merion Station Reorganization Plans Are Pleasing I was pleased to read the comments made by Michael Balaban about his plans for a reorganization of the Philadelphia Jewish Federation (“Coming Home: An Interview With New Jewish Federation President and CEO Michael Balaban,” Aug. 12). It was not until I moved to Florida that I realized how important and meaningful a well-run and well-organized Jewish Federation can be to the Jewish community. l Lois Robins Portnoff | Sarasota, Florida STATEMENT FROM THE PUBLISHER We are a diverse community. 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After graduating NextGen’s Leadership Development Program (LDP) in 2019, he joined the Committee for Jewish Life and Learning (CJLL) at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. Proudly serving on the committee, Pellegrini understands firsthand the importance of Jewish educa- tion and the work the Jewish Federation does to help all children have access to it. While attending the Jewish Federation- supported Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, at the time Akiba Hebrew Academy, Pellegrini’s father suddenly passed away, and his family struggled to pay his tuition. Through scholarships and financial assistance, the Jewish Federation and Barrack Hebrew Academy ensured that Pellegrini could remain at the school he loved. Today, Pellegrini is the vice president of employee benefits at USI Insurance Services and is an active leader in uplifting the community that has always been there for him. We spoke with Pellegrini about his passion for Jewish education, the Jewish Federation and NextGen. were just like me. I can attribute a lot of my success to the support I had. Now, I’m in a position and point in my life where I’m able to give back. It’s my turn to pay it forward for the next generation. Throughout your leadership journey in the Jewish Federation, what has been one of your most memorable experiences? My most memorable experience was our NextGen Leadership Project through LDP. Our group spent months planning a social event for March Madness in 2020. The goal was to bring people in the community together while supporting an incredible Jewish Federation-backed organization, Makom Community, which creates family-centered, after-school Jewish experiences for children ages 4-11. We titled our event “Makom Madness.” As we all know today, the timing of this coincided with so much uncertainty in our country. March Madness of 2020 was one of the first national events to be canceled due to the pandemic, with our local program being canceled as well. While our project may not have gone the way we had hoped, the mission of gener- ating visibility and funding for Makom Community was a success. How did you first get involved with NextGen and the Jewish Federation? I have always been very familiar with the Why do you give to the Jewish Jewish Federation. They helped support Federation? Colby Pellegrini wants to give back to the Jewish Federation and community that Courtesy of Colby Pellegrini I give to the Jewish Federation because I my family and subsidized my tuition as helped him when he was younger. a child. I didn’t get involved with the believe in what they do and the organiza- organization until my late 20s. My friend Matt Shipon, NextGen board chair at tions they support. I can say firsthand that they have personally made an impact the time, knew of my interfaith upbringing and thought I’d be a great addition on my life. The Jewish Federation depends on donors, so without everyone’s to the already-diverse group. contributions, they wouldn’t be able to sustain the life-changing work they do each and every day for those in need. It’s so important that people realize this. What is an organization, program or cause that the Jewish It’s on all of us to continue to donate and show our ongoing support. Federation supports that personally resonates with you? I asked to become a member of the Committee for Jewish Life and Learning because of the impact the Jewish community has already had on my life. I was fortunate enough to have the Jewish Federation support me and my family and provide financial aid so I could attend Jewish day school when I was younger. My dad, who battled mental illness for years, suddenly passed midway through high school. Without hesitation, my high school, Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy (formerly Akiba), stepped in to cover my tuition for the remainder of high school. I look back now and realize how truly lucky I was to have my community standing beside me when I needed them most. Being a part of the CJLL is meaningful to me because they help fund organizations that support kids who 20 OCTOBER 14, 2021 What advice would you give to someone who is just starting to get involved in NextGen? I would advise anyone who is just starting to get involved in NextGen to take full advantage of the affinity group. Show up, attend the networking and social events, and be engaged. You would be surprised by the relationships that are formed through this group, both personal and professional. NextGen is the young professional affinity group of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. To learn more about NextGen, email Max Moline at mmoline@ jewishphilly.org. JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM L ifestyle /C ulture Garlic — October’s Delicious Secret F OO D LINDA MOREL | JE FOOD COLUMNIST BECAUSE YOU CAN buy perfectly pungent garlic all year, who knew the tastiest garlic of the year is flooding markets this month? Many people object to slicing, dicing or crushing garlic in a press because its assertive smell sticks to their fingers, along with the tissue paper-like skin covering each clove. Yet the very same people swoon when they catch a tantalizing whiff of garlic as it mellows during cooking. Often sneered at as the stinking rose, no ingredient is as misunderstood as the lowly garlic clove. Yet it’s ubiquitous — the ingredient that’s the most versatile and flavorful, elevating dishes from bland to spectacular. Garlic enriches salad dressings, marinades, casseroles, stews, pasta sauces, roasted vegetables, fish, meat, guacamole, hummus, baba ghanoush and so much more. Despite garlic’s robust reputation, almost every savory recipe starts with a clove or two of garlic. Cookbook author Ina Garten raises the ante in her Chicken with Forty Cloves of Garlic recipe, which dazzles anyone lucky enough to eat it. Overpowering aroma aside, garlic is actually delicate. When heat hits garlic, it can burn easily. On a dime, garlic turns from sumptuous to bitter. While handling fresh garlic is challenging, jarred minced garlic is a big disappointment, especially since it’s so easy to preserve fresh garlic cloves in a jar of olive oil. Store-bought peeled garlic is a good compro- mise, but the cloves need to be consumed quickly before they turn. In the movie “Goodfellas,” Mafioso Paulie performed a ritual every night in prison as he prepared dinner for his JEWISHEXPONENT.COM buddies. With a razor blade, he sliced garlic cloves so thin that they liquefied in a pool of olive oil warmed in a skillet. Although his ethics were shaky, he gave garlic the respect it deserves. SAUTÉED GARLIC IN OLIVE OIL | PAREVE OR DAIRY Yield: ¼ cup 6-8 garlic cloves ¼ cup olive oil Kosher salt to taste Chop the garlic fine or squeeze it through a garlic press. Place it in a bowl. In a small saucepan, heat the olive oil over a medium-low flame until warm. Spoon the garlic into the oil. Sprinkle it with salt. Stir it for a minute or two, until the garlic is fragrant. Remove it from the flame before it burns or overcooks. Serve the garlic over a pound of pasta, goat cheese, feta cheese or plain yogurt. Brush it onto sourdough toast and serve it as an hors d’oeu- vres. This can be made a week in advance if covered and refrigerated. Return the garlic to room temperature or gently reheat it before using. Meanwhile, cut the florets off of the broccoli stems. If some are larger than bite-sized, cut them into halves or thirds. Reserve. Chop the garlic finely or squeeze it through a garlic press. Reserve it in a medium- sized bowl. Cut the onion into thin slices, and add it to the bowl. Pour 3 tablespoons of olive oil into a medium-large skillet. Heat it over a medium-low flame. Add the broccoli and stir. Cover the skillet and braise the broccoli until softened, about 8 minutes. Stir occasionally, and add more oil, if needed. Move the broccoli to a bowl. Pour in 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add the garlic and onions. Stir almost constantly. The onions will naturally break into rings. When this mixture is fragrant, return the broccoli to the skillet. Remove the skillet from the heat, and cover it. When the water comes to a boil, add the ziti and cook it according to the package instructions. Drain it in a colander, and move it to a pasta bowl. Place the garlic broccoli mixture on top. Serve it with a generous amount of Parmigiano cheese, if desired. ROASTED AUTUMN VEGETABLES AND GARLIC | PAREVE Serves 4-6 as a side dish Nonstick vegetable spray 2 zucchini, cut into 1-inch chunks 8 ounces whole white mushrooms 1 large onion, cut into 6 wedges 8-10 fingerling potatoes 1 large red pepper, cleaned and cut into 6-8 slices ⅓ cup olive oil, or more, if needed Kosher salt to taste 10 whole cloves of garlic Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a roasting pan with nonstick vegetable spray. Reserve. Arrange the vegetables — except the garlic — in the roasting pan. Drizzle them with olive oil. The vegetables should be generously coated with oil. Sprinkle them with salt. Place the pan in the oven and roast, adding olive oil if the vegetables get a little dry. Turn the vegetables every 10 minutes or so. After 35 minutes, sprinkle around the garlic cloves. Coat them with olive oil. Roast the vegetables for another 10 minutes, checking the garlic every 3 minutes to make sure it doesn’t overcook. If the garlic is ready before the vegetables, remove it from the pan. The recipe is ready when the vegetables, particularly the potatoes, are soft in the center. Serve immediately or cool it to room temperature and serve. GARLIC-INFUSED OLIVE OIL | PAREVE Yield: 1 cup infused olive oil 1 cup olive oil 12 whole garlic cloves, skinned Pour the olive oil into a small jar, such as an empty jelly jar. Add the garlic cloves and seal. Store this way for at least 3 days at room temperature. The oil can be used in salad dressings or for cooking. The garlic can be used for cooking as well. 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Shapiro describes the cabaret as having “some of the thoughtful conversations that you would expect from a public radio broadcast, as well as the kind of entertaining song and dance numbers that you would expect from an Alan Cumming show.” The one-night show also underlines the return of in-person performances for the Kimmel Center’s 2021-2022 season, which began on Sept. 18. “What you have with Alan are a little ragged around Cumming and Ari Shapiro is the edges, the things that one of those combinations are unexpected, the things where the whole is greater that don’t go the way you than the sum of its parts,” had planned, are actually said Matías Tarnopolsky, the best, most delightful incoming president and CEO moments,” Shapiro said. of the Philadelphia Orchestra Rather than thinking and Kimmel Center, Inc. about bearing his soul to The duo has known each a large audience, Shapiro other since 2014, when instead thinks about Shapiro met Cumming confiding in Cumming, backstage of the “Cabaret” whom he considers a friend, Broadway revival in which during “Och & Oy” perfor- Shapiro’s friend was mances, where Shapiro tells performing. Cumming stories of himself growing up. played the show’s Emcee. “Friends have sometimes From left: Alan Cumming and The two developed a Ari Shapiro wrote “Och and Oy: A asked if it’s intimidating Cabaret” as a nod to their friendship over the next five Considered — sharing the stage with respective Scottish and Jewish roots. Courtesy of Hannah Clough somebody as accomplished years until the idea for “Och and Oy” was conceived in as Alan,” Shapiro said. “And 2019. Cumming, whom Shapiro the truth is, it’s the opposite “Over the course of several believes demonstrates the because Alan is so good at what years, our paths continued to vulnerability he stays away he does.” cross,” Shapiro said. “And then from in public radio, but hopes Though Cumming is a one day, Alan said, ‘You know, to embody onstage. veteran of the stage, Shapiro is you and I should make a show Shapiro insists that he no stranger to performing. together,’ and we have.” wanted to pursue the oppor- Shapiro remembered A journalist with NPR for tunity to perform in his own attending plays with his more than 20 years, Shapiro cabaret show because he parents growing up, where he is used to asking the questions wanted to continue to grow was enraptured by the worlds and spotlighting his interview outside of NPR. Along the way, the performers created on stage subject. 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Yet “Och and Oy” is much different than his time in Pink Martini, Shapiro said. “As a guest performer who shows up and sings a song or a couple of songs, getting to tour with [Pink Martini] is an experience like summer camp,” Shapiro said. “Creating the show with Alan was building something from scratch — collaboratively — just the two of us and our musical director, Henry Koperski, then watching it come to fruition, creating it on stage, night-after-night.” Though “Och and Oy” was originally scheduled for the Kimmel Center in October 2020, little has changed about the show’s content over the pandemic. Early this summer, when Shapiro and Cumming reunited after a year-and-a- half apart to perform “Och and Oy” once more, they tweaked the show to incorporate the ongoing pandemic, but with little success. They ultimately decided to not include the pandemic in the show. “We realized that was not what people wanted and, in fact, people have spent their lives for more than a year now consumed with dire, depressing news,” Shapiro said. “What this show can provide is something delightful and surprising and refreshing and new.” Tickets for “Och and Oy: A Considered Cabaret” are avail- able atkimmelculturalcampus. org/. l srogelberg@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0741 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM L IFESTYLE /C ULTURE New 76ers Voice Details Her Jewish Background S P ORTS JARRAD SAFFREN | JE STAFF SINCE KATE SCOTT is a notable “fi rst,” her identity is a central part of her narrative. Scott, the new television voice of the Philadelphia 76ers for NBC Sports Philadelphia, is the fi rst woman to call an NFL game on the radio, an NHL game on television and Olympic men’s basketball in general, among several other “fi rsts.” Now, alongside Milwaukee Bucks announcer Lisa Byington, also hired this year, Scott, 38, is about a week away from becoming the “fi rst” female voice of a major profes- sional sports team in North America. Th e Sixers open their 2021-’22 season on Oct. 20 against the New Orleans Pelicans. As a gay woman, too, Scott is well aware that fans and media will oft en see her as a representative for her identity groups. At the same time, there is one Scott identity that gets a little less attention in the narrative about her career. Much like her predecessor with the Sixers, Marc Zumoff , Scott is Jewish. Or, to put it more accurately, Scott has a Jewish mom: Maggie Cone. But as Scott knows, that’s what counts. Th ough the broadcaster is no longer religious, she did say, “I’m Jewish,” when asked. “It’s a really important part of who my mom is,” said Scott. “I try to honor that.” One way she honored it was by revealing some fun Jewish facts about herself. “My sister and I went to Sunday school” Scott’s father is a Methodist Christian, so when Scott and her sister were young, they were exposed to both religions. Growing up in Clovis, California, they went to Jewish JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Sunday school, but they also attended church activities with their paternal grandmother. Cone and her husband wanted their children to understand both faiths so they could choose their own, if they wanted to, once they got older. Th e sisters celebrated Jewish holidays with their parents and family friends and got Chanukah gift s from their maternal grandparents, who lived in Connecticut, every December. Th ey did, however, stop going to Sunday school before they were old enough to have b’not mitzvah. “It wasn’t an in-depth Jewish upbringing. We didn’t have Friday night dinner,” Cone said. “But it was very important to me. So I tried to instill it in the kids.” “I worked at a Jewish deli in Berkeley” Aft er blowing out her knee playing travel soccer, Scott couldn’t earn a collegiate scholarship in her favorite sport. So later in high school, aft er showing her speaking and leadership skills as class president, Scott was encour- aged by a teacher to pursue broadcasting. The new voice of the Sixers started her journey at the University of California, Berkeley. While there, she also worked at a Jewish deli, Saul’s, to earn extra money. Scott spent her weekends making Reuben sandwiches and gathering whitefish orders for California Jews who relocated from New York. On breaks, she would eat chicken liver sandwiches ... with pickles on the side. Whenever Scott’s parents would visit, the family would eat at Saul’s. “Th at was another thing that made my mom very happy,” Scott said, laughing. for the PAC 12 Networks and NBC Sports Bay Area. A couple of the hall’s board members knew of her background and liked her work, according to the broadcaster. Th ey also knew she had achieved a couple “fi rsts.” “Th at was a wonderful ceremony,” Scott said of her induction. “Every year we FaceTime with my mom and light the candles” Scott and her wife are not religious, but they do celebrate Chanukah with Cone. Every year, they FaceTime Cone, and they all light the candles together from their respective locations. She carries her menorah with her wherever her career takes her. “Th at makes my mom very “I am a member of the Jewish happy,” Scott said. 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Please send replies to BOX GOF To advertise in our Directories Call 215-832-0749 OCTOBER 14, 2021 23 T ORAH P ORTION CAN DL E L IGHTIN G The Nature of Our Calling BY RABBI SHAWN ISRAEL ZEVIT Parshat Lech-Lecha DEDICATED TO ALL the sacred work of menschwork. org and my father Lester Zevit, Eliezer Shimon b. Shoshana V’Ahron Yosef HaKohen (1938-2020). “Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, his daughter-in-law Sarai … and they set out together from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan. But when they had come as far as Haran, they settled there … and Terah died in Haran. God said to Abram, Lech lecha (“get yourself up and go” or “go towards your Self ”) from where you dwell and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you...and you will be a blessing ...” (Genesis 11:31-32, 12:1,2) While this week’s parsha starts at Bereysheet (Genesis 12), in the Torah scroll there are no chapters and verses, only columns, indentations and a little space between the fi ve books. Honoring this, one can see from the text above that the idea that Avram wakes up one morning to a unique Divine realization and call to go to Canaan, is a recommitment and reaffi rmation of the journey he was on — not a “eureka!” moment. Even the character of Avram’s father, Terah, so textured by midrash and inter- pretative stories, is more than an idol-maker that Avram challenges and breaks from (Genesis Rabbah, chapter 38). It is Terah who takes the initiative to leave his ancestral homeland, fueled by the death of his son Haran, and enables the extended family (including Haran’s son Lot, of future fame), to leave painful memories and explore new horizons. Terah dies in a city midway between Ur and Canaan, named aft er his deceased son, consumed by grief as his son’s name indicates. Perhaps the Torah narrative is inviting us to look at what we leave behind that in fact goes with us — mourning, grief or trauma that is unaddressed goes where we go. We may even break free physically and yet become immobilized, and even meet our end as Terah did, in the place internally, or in external work or family circumstances that carries the name and burden of the very past we left . None of us lives in a vacuum, and Torah and our tradition, in fact, elevate and esteem the person who connects their own actions and ideas with those who have come before and are in the generations yet to come. At the same time, possi- bility, purpose and aspiring to transcendent ends for the good of all may yet be ahead. I once read an article called “Th e Calling” that defi ned this term as when the longing of one’s heart and capabilities meets the needs and aspirations of the time and state of the world in which we live. What then is the new Lech Lecha Avram experiences? What of Sarai and Lot’s own spiritual journeys and how do they co-in- fl uence each other to hear the Divine call to get up and leave the place their father was only able to go so far into? What is the deep internal life Avram touches so that he hears or experiences the call to take the inner truth and express it in action fulfi lling a vision that is at once his and the Universe’s call and a legacy he is fulfi lling l’dor v’dor — from generation to generation? In this new year of 5782, a shmita year — a year of release and checking our use of the land and its bounty; psychological and economic forgiving of debts; socio-economic rebalancing; reviewing our Torah, purpose and direction — we add additional inquiry to the ancient charge. Th e overall themes of the shmita year support and enhance our ongoing work; it does not replace or negate our current activities. Th e confl u- ence of this earth-based justice cycle of Jewish life can provide a broader container within Oct. 15 Oct. 22 6:03 p.m. 5:53 p.m. which to continue to adapt and fi nd resilience and meaning amid so much uncertainty. I invite all of us, in this New Year to review our own personal, professional and communal lives in the light of these shmita year principles, and listen to the ancient call of Lech Lecha to see where we can fulfi ll the promise of our individual and collective lives: • • • • • Like the charge to Avram to become all that he might become, to grow into Avraham in a new place he did not know, so we are asked to expand our self-image to refl ect the values and Godly potential more fully in our lives. Th en we will come to know the blessing we inherently are meant to be — not at the cost of others along the way — for the benefi t of humanity (Adam) and the future sustainability of the adamah, the How do you want to live earth itself. ● in the world with a deeper connection to conscious Rabbi Shawn Israel Zevit serves Jewish values-based living? as rabbi at Mishkan Shalom in How can you renew, recon- Philadelphia, co-founder/co- nect and relate to your director of the Davennen Leader’s spiritual life? Training Institute and associate How can you release and director for the ALEPH Hashpa’ah re-evaluate your consump- (Spiritual Direction) program. He tion of resources and is the author of “Off erings of the ownership of “stuff ”? Heart: Money and Values in Faith How can you rethink, with Community,” and a member of discipline and forgiveness, the Religious Leaders Council habitual physical, emotional of Greater Philadelphia and the and thought patterns? Which Philadelphia Faith Leader’s caucus of these “debts” need to be of POWER Interfaith PA. The Board forgiven so you can move of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia out of past-based determined is proud to provide diverse living and what debts need to perspectives on Torah commentary be repaid so we can all be free for the Jewish Exponent. The of individual and collective opinions expressed in this column injustice that is continuing are the author’s own and do not its systemic grip on us and refl ect the view of the Board of oppressing others? Rabbis. How can we revisit together our local and broader communities’ role and work in climate, racial and economic justice? Be heard. Email your letters to the editor. letters@jewishexponent.com 24 OCTOBER 14, 2021 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM C OMMUNITY / mazel tovs Chai. B I RTH ALANA SARI ABRAMS Harriet and Bert Soltoff of Warminster announce the birth of their fourth great-grandchild, Alana Sari Abrams, who is named for Bert’s mother, Anne Soltoff . Th e parents are Erica and Jason Abrams, and Erica is the daughter of Rich and Mindy Soltoff . News for people who know we don’t mean spiced tea. Photo by Bert Soltoff Every Thursday in the JEWISH EXPONENT and all the time online @jewishexponent.com. For home delivery, call 215.832.0710. COMMUNITYBRIEFS Temple Professor Trudy Moskowitz Dies at 93 LONGTIME TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Professor of Foreign Language Teaching Gertrude “Trudy” Moskowitz (née Rothenstein) of Bala Cynwyd died Oct. 10. She was 93. A native of Toledo, Ohio, Moskowitz attended Th e Ohio State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in 1949 and begin- ning her career as a foreign language teacher. She moved to Philadelphia to continue her career and begin her family. She earned her master’s and doctorate degrees in education at Temple, becoming one of the fi rst female Trudy Moskowitz Courtesy of the Moskowitz family tenured full professors of the era. During her 35-year career at Temple, Moskowitz published four books, including “Th e Foreign Language Teacher Interacts” and “Caring and Sharing in the Foreign Language Classroom: A Sourcebook on Humanistic Techniques.” She also published 60 scholarly articles; delivered more than 200 presen- tations and workshops in the U.S., Canada, Israel, Mexico and Japan; and received the Educator of the Year Award from the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association. Her fi lmstrip “Don’t Smile Till Christmas: A Story of Classroom Interaction” promoted relationships and positive learning experiences. Many family members have followed in her footsteps as educators. Moskowitz is survived by daughters Lynne (Steven) JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Glasser and Jan (Mario) Zacharjasz; four grandchil- dren; and two great-grandchildren. Einstein, Jeff erson Complete Merger Jeff erson Health and Einstein Healthcare Network announced on Oct. 4 the completion of the merger of the two health systems. By bringing together Jeff erson and Einstein — which was founded in 1866 as Th e Jewish Hospital — it “creates an integrated 18-hospital health system focused on providing greater access to high-quality patient care in our communities and delivering outstanding health sciences education to tomor- row’s health care professionals,” according to a news release. With the addition of Einstein, Jeff erson Health will host the largest number of residents and fellows in the Greater Philadelphia region. In addition, it will feature seven specialties that are nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report; two Level One and one Level Two trauma centers; the largest midwifery and transplant programs in the region; and 10 hospitals that have achieved Magnet status for nursing excellence. Th e merger also brings together MossRehab and Magee Rehab, with nationally recognized brain trauma and spinal cord injury programs. Ken Levitan will remain as president and CEO of Einstein while adding the role of executive vice presi- dent at Jeff erson Health. Einstein and Jeff erson next begin an integration process for all services. Th e release said patient access to care at Einstein and Jeff erson will remain uninter- rupted throughout the process. Joyce Sherman Courtesy of the Sherman family Sherman graduated from Lower Merion High School in 1939, went on to nursing school at the old Jewish Hospital in Philadelphia and graduated from there in 1942. She worked there until June of 1943 when she was recruited into the Army. Aft er basic training at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Sherman was shipped overseas, where she was stationed in West Africa, serving in Accra, Ghana, and Dakkar, Senegal. She later served in a station hospital in Cairo, Egypt. While in the service, she was introduced to her late husband, Herbert. Sherman was a longtime member of Fegelson Young Feinberg Jewish War Veterans Post 697 in Levittown. Sherman was interviewed by the Jewish Exponent in 2020 for a story about disrepair at Har Nebo Cemetery. She went to pay her respects to her parents and found the gates closed and the grass high. “From what we saw, the place is deplorable. Th e WWII Army Nurse Joyce Sherman Dies at 100 grass is high, and it doesn’t seem to be taken care of,” World War II Army nurse Joyce Sherman of Bensalem Sherman said. ● died Oct. 5. She was 100. — Compiled by Andy Gotlieb JEWISH EXPONENT OCTOBER 14, 2021 25 C ommunity / deaths DEATH NOTICES DEATH NOTICES DEATH NOTICES F U R M A N Allan Furman, September 29, 2021 of Blue Bell, PA; beloved husband of the late Marilyn (nee Gimpel); devoted father of Susan Bris- ter (Howell), Ellen Furman, Judith Furman and the late Stephen Furman. Loving grand- father of Todd and Rachel and Great grand- father of Asher. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Allan’s memory be made to Reform Congregation Keneseth Is- rael. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS www.levinefuneral.com B A R I Sid Bari on October 2, 2021. Beloved hus- band for 62 years of Joan (nee Rotter); Lov- ing father of Merle Bari, M.D. (Honorable David Shulkin, M.D.) and Jonathan Bari (Leslie); Adoring grandfather of Daniel and Jennifer Shulkin, Lexi and Jax Bari. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com G A M BU R G Elaine Gamburg (nee Birnbaum) on October 2, 2021. Beloved wife of Arthur; Loving mother of Sheryl Schwartz (and the late Barry), Rhonda Schwartz (Shaun), and Robin Gamburg Simmons (Scott); Dear sister of Shelly Galen (Mitchell); Devoted grandmoth- er of Robert (Julia), Lauren (Lance), Rachel (Ben), Brett (Deena), Danielle (Jason), Seth, Aaron, Evan, Alyssa and Kaila; Adoring great- grandmother of Miri, Naomi, Sadie, Oliver, Aria and Alexandria. Contributions in her memory may be made to The Parkinson Council, 111 Presidential Blvd, Ste. 141, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 or to American Cancer Society, 1818 Market St., Ste. 2820, Phila., PA 19103. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com L I F T B A X T Benjamin Baxt, 84, of Penn Valley, PA on Oc- tober 5, 2021. Loved and beloved father of Elisa Baxt (Richard Voroscak) and doting and beloved husband to the late Joni Baxt. Born in Philadelphia to Dr. Leon and Ruth Baxt, he spoke fondly of his close relationship with his parents, especially driving his father around on house calls once he could legally drive. Ben's loves, in order, were his wife and daughter, cars, boats, watches, and anything chocolate. Please no flowers or donations. Ben asked that you do something kind for a friend, neighbor, or elderly person. WEST LAUREL HILL FUNERAL HOME www.westlaurelhill.com B O R O F S KY Ronald R. Borofsky passed away peacefully on September 30, 2021. Loving husband of Charlotte (nee Kaplan); adoring father of Shelly (Ted) Grossman, Harriet (Peter Johan- net) Borofsky and Michael (Dita) Borofsky. Grandfather of Yael (Jonas), Sam, Talia, Ben, Evan and Liddy; great-grandfather of Gloria and Aspen. Ron lived a full and blessed life, devoted to his beloved family to the very end. Contributions in his memory may be made to Jewish Family & Children's Services, www.jfcsphilly.org. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com Morris (Moishe) Lift, on September 18, 2021, age 98. Beloved husband of 74 years of Ruth (Herman). Son of the late Kalman and Maita Lift, brother to the late Sim Rosenfeld. De- voted father to Carl (Lisa), Alan, Marc and daughter-in-law Varsha Lift. Grandfather to Michael, Priya, Daveed, Elan, Amit, the late Adiv, Micah, Carly, and Avi; great grandfath- er to Samara, Jai and Ava. He is also sur- vived by many nieces and nephews. Moishe was a graduate of Central High School and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a Certified Public Account- ant for over 70 years. Moishe Lift was the ac- countant for hundreds of clients, including local businesses and professional practices; for decades he volunteered his services as accountant to the Talmudic Yeshiva of Phil- adelphia. He was a Mason and a member of the greatest generation who actively served in WW II. Memorial contributions may be made to 800-647-3344 or: https://cfoic.com/donate/ GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com O S T R O Jerome J. Ostro, on October 1, 2021. Be- loved husband of Gail (nee Borowsky). De- voted father of Michelle Cohen (Steven), and Brett Ostro (Stacey). Loving pop-pop of Luke, Logan, and Maizey. Contributions in his memory may be made to Chandler Hall Hos- pice, 99 Barclay Street, Newtown, PA 18940. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com G O L D B E R G B O O K S P A N It is with profound sadness to acknowledge the death of Shirley Esther Yentis Goldberg Bookspan formerly of Philadelphia, Pa, and currently of Siesta Key in Sarasota, Fl. Shir- ley was born in South Philadelphia to Anna Serota and Samuel Yentis, both Jewish im- migrants from the village of Katelyinka in Ukraine and Kiev, respectively. A first genera- tion American, Shirley attended Overbrook High School and throughout the 1950's she studied art history, contemporary art, and horticulture at the Barnes Foundation under the esteemed Ms. Violet De Mazia in Merion, PA. Throughout the 1960’s, she co-produced with Dallie Mohammed, children’s theater in Philadelphia (Phoenix Productions). Shirley always believed that inclusion and diversity were fundamental to community progress, and ensured that Phoenix Productions paved the way as the first integrated theatre com- pany in the Philadelphia area. Families and children knew Shirley as The Storybook Lady, a title in which took great pride and joy. Later, Shirley produced an award nominated television special for PBS highlighting young prodigy musicians. A passionate lover of mu- sic, arts and nature, she spent much of her time volunteering as a docent with the Phil- adelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, the Curtis Institute of Music, and the Rosenbach Museum in Philadelphia, as well as the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens- -Historic Spanish Point in Sarasota, Fl. Shir- ley was a volunteer and member of the Sara- sota Democratic Party and an avid reader who adored her book club and it's members. Shirley was loved by so many with whom she came in contact, touching the lives of a multi- tude of people. She imparted to her family a deep love of theater, art, nature, music, dance, animals and a spirited celebration of life in all its stages. A strong and passionate democrat and human rights advocate, she never hesitated making her views known and insisting injustice at every level of society must be fought. She taught her family to lead by her example, in her boldness, her glam- our, her fierce spirit, independent nature and her courage to always be exceptionally her- self. Twice widowed, she was first married at 17 years of age to Albert L. (Boomie) Gold- berg until his death in 1984, and later to Mi- chael (Mickey) Bookspan, both of Phil- adelphia. She is survived by her two daugh- ters, Barbara Goldberg Goldman (Michael F Goldman) and Robin Goldberg Coleman (Mi- chael Coleman) both of Potomac, MD, five grandchildren Josh Coleman (Alissa Richin Coleman), Julianna Goldman Gottlieb (Mi- chael J Gottlieb), Samantha Goldman, Kelen Coleman and Arielle Goldman, and four great-grandchildren Jacob, Austin, Abner, and Molly. In addition to her children, she was the beloved sister of the late Marlene Yentis Greenberg, and the aunt of two nieces, Dr. Suzan Greenberg (Milt Tarshish) and El- len Greenberg, and one nephew, Dr. Michael Greenberg (Carol Greenberg), two grand- nieces Dr. Yael Tarshish and Anna Tarshish (Nathaniel Levy), three grand-nephews Nath- aniel Tarshish, Gus Greenberg and Jessie Greenberg and one great-grand nephew Lipa. She will be loved, deeply missed, forever re- membered by, and remain in the hearts of her family members, and all who knew and were touched by both her inner and outward strength, magnetic presence and remarkable beauty. May her name and memory be a blessing for generations to come. In honor of Shirley's memory, the family has asked that donations be made in her name to the The EXPONENT Marie JEWISH Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, FL (http://selby.org/support/memorial) and the Florida Democratic Party (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/shirley- chael (Mickey) Bookspan, both of Phil- adelphia. She is survived by her two daugh- ters, Barbara Goldberg Goldman (Michael F Goldman) and Robin Goldberg Coleman (Mi- chael Coleman) both of Potomac, MD, five grandchildren Josh Coleman (Alissa Richin Coleman), Julianna Goldman Gottlieb (Mi- chael J Gottlieb), DEATH Samantha NOTICES Goldman, Kelen Coleman and Arielle Goldman, and four great-grandchildren Jacob, Austin, Abner, and Molly. In addition to her children, she was the beloved sister of the late Marlene Yentis Greenberg, and the aunt of two nieces, Dr. Suzan Greenberg (Milt Tarshish) and El- len Greenberg, and one nephew, Dr. Michael Greenberg (Carol Greenberg), two grand- nieces Dr. Yael Tarshish and Anna Tarshish (Nathaniel Levy), three grand-nephews Nath- aniel Tarshish, Gus Greenberg and Jessie Greenberg and one great-grand nephew Lipa. She will be loved, deeply missed, forever re- membered by, and remain in the hearts of her family members, and all who knew and were touched by both her inner and outward strength, magnetic presence and remarkable beauty. May her name and memory be a blessing for generations to come. In honor of Shirley's memory, the family has asked that donations be made in her name to the The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, FL (http://selby.org/support/memorial) and the Florida Democratic Party (https://secure.actblue.com/donate/shirley- bookspan). S C H W A R T Z Allan B. Schwartz, MD, passed away peace- fully after a long illness on Monday, Septem- ber 27, 2021 at his home in Lafayette Hill, PA. He was 83 years old, born on March 20, 1938 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Morris and Jean (Jablon) Schwartz. Allan grew up in Germantown, where his parents owned a grocery. He spent much of his youth helping them with their store. He was selling Christ- mas trees at the age of four and would go with his father to the fish market early in the morning. Allan attended Central High School (Class number 205), and then Temple Uni- versity School of Pharmacy, which is where he met the love of his life, Barbara, one of his classmates. Allan then went on to attend Hahnemann Medical College, where he earned his Doctor of Medicine. He special- ized in Internal Medicine and then Nephro- logy. Shortly after completing all of his train- ing, Allan served in the Army during the Viet- nam War, working as a nephrologist at Let- terman General Hospital on the Presidio in San Francisco. He and Barbara, who married in 1961, decided to move back to the Phil- adelphia area and settled in Lafayette Hill, where his sister and brother-in-law, Marilyn and Bud Herman, lived. Allan spent the en- tirety of his career at Hahnemann University Hospital, teaching, treating patients, and do- ing research. He was dedicated to the many patients and students he encountered and changed many lives. During the 1970s and 1980s, he and his partner, Joel Chinitz, MD, ran their group practice, including the first outpatient Dialysis unit in Philadelphia, one of only four in the country at that time. He spe- cialized in helping those with severe kidney disease and hypertension. Allan ran the resid- ency program in Internal Medicine and the Continuing Education program for many years at Hahnemann, two endeavors that were particularly rewarding to him. He treated his patients with the utmost respect and care. While busy with his career, Allan made an effort to have a healthy balance with family and activities. He made sure to be home for dinner each night with Barbara and their two daughters, Michelle and Cindy. Al- lan developed a passion for tennis, which be- came his primary athletic outlet. He coached Michelle’s softball team, played tennis with the whole family, and took the family on out- ings to Veteran’s Stadium to watch the Phil- lies, a past time he had enjoyed with his own father. Vacations were an important part of in 1961, decided to move back to the Phil- adelphia area and settled in Lafayette Hill, where his sister and brother-in-law, Marilyn and Bud Herman, lived. Allan spent the en- tirety of his career at Hahnemann University Hospital, teaching, treating patients, and do- ing research. He was dedicated to the many patients and students he encountered and DEATH NOTICES changed many lives. During the 1970s and 1980s, he and his partner, Joel Chinitz, MD, ran their group practice, including the first outpatient Dialysis unit in Philadelphia, one of only four in the country at that time. He spe- cialized in helping those with severe kidney disease and hypertension. Allan ran the resid- ency program in Internal Medicine and the Continuing Education program for many years at Hahnemann, two endeavors that were particularly rewarding to him. He treated his patients with the utmost respect and care. While busy with his career, Allan made an effort to have a healthy balance with family and activities. He made sure to be home for dinner each night with Barbara and their two daughters, Michelle and Cindy. Al- lan developed a passion for tennis, which be- came his primary athletic outlet. He coached Michelle’s softball team, played tennis with the whole family, and took the family on out- ings to Veteran’s Stadium to watch the Phil- lies, a past time he had enjoyed with his own father. Vacations were an important part of Allan’s family life as well. The family went to Florida twice a year to visit Allan and Barbara’s parents, which led to Allan and Bar- bara eventually obtaining their own vacation home in Longboat Key, on the west coast of Florida. Allan and Barbara also enjoyed col- lecting art and traveling to many beautiful places in the world, including the French Rivi- era, which became a favorite destination. As Allan wound down his clinical work, in his early 70s, he continued to devote time to lec- turing at hospitals in Philadelphia and the Longboat Key area. A lifelong history lover, he developed his own lecture series on Pres- idents and their medical illnesses. After presenting and writing about over 20 presid- ents, he expanded the series to include other world leaders. Allan published many articles in the Philadelphia Inquirer in the Medical Mystery section of the Health segment of the paper. He loved teaching and did so until his illness no longer allowed him to. Allan was a kind, down-to-earth, curious, and intelligent man who had a wide, warm smile. He had his serious side too, which contributed to his fo- cus on ongoing learning, so he could be up- to-date with the latest medical knowledge. Al- lan also loved telling stories and he could captivate an audience with his excitement and knowledge. Most importantly, Allan loved and was devoted to his family. He was always available to encourage, give advice, or help in whatever way he could. Allan is survived by his wife, Barbara, of sixty years, his two daughters Michelle Loiederman and Cindy Schwartz-DeVol, his son-in-law Carter DeVol, and his four grandchildren: Megan Schmon, Sam Brewer, Avi Loiederman, and Micah Loiederman. Services and interment informa- tion will be posted at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Allan’s honor to: *The National Kidney Foundation https://www.kidney.org/ *The American Cancer Society https://donate3.cancer.org/ or call 1-800- 277-2345 *Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) (where Allan taught) www.noncredit.temple.edu/olli KIRK & NICE FUNERAL HOME, INC. Family owned and Operated since 1883 26 OCTOBER 14, 2021 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM C ommunity / deaths DEATH NOTICES DEATH NOTICES W E I N S T E I N There aren’t enough great things to say about Andy Weinstein. Andrew G. Weinstein MD was born in Philadelphia, PA to George L. Weinstein MD and Ruth Siedel Weinstein of Bala Cynwyd, PA, and the younger brother of Robert S. Weinstein MD. As a boy who spent summers with his family in Long Beach Is- land, NJ, he learned to sail and play tennis which remained two of his great passions. Andy attended Friends Central School, fol- lowed by a full academic scholarship to Swarthmore College graduating with a BS in 1969. At Swarthmore, Andy was a member of Sigma Xi, and played varsity football and was captain of the tennis team. He earned his medical degree in 1973 from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, fol- lowed by a pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He later became the Chief Pediatric Resident at Hahnemann Hos- pital of Philadelphia, completed a fellowship in Pediatric Allergy at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and spent two years training in Family Therapy at Philadelphia Child Guid- ance. Andy’s professional certifications in- cluded the American Board of Pediatrics, The American Board of Allergy and Clinical Im- munology, and as a trainer in Motivational In- terviewing. Andy searched for meaningful ways to practice medicine, and he trained with Peggy Papp and Salvador Minuchin from whom he learned how to engage the en- tire family not just the patient. In 1977, Andy met Melinda Hessan of Philadelphia, PA , who he married in 1979 and they remained married for nearly 42 years. He was the be- loved father to Abbey Heather Samet and Robyn Weinstein, with whom he enjoyed many Phillies games on school nights, cross country skiing trips, summers in Maine, and Capriotti’s subs. Andy always remained a sailor, and he named his boat the “Melinda Lu” after his wife. Melinda always joked that he loved the boat more than her, but he would never agree. During his 35-year career as a practicing allergist with Asthma & Al- lergy Care of Delaware, Andy treated thou- sands of patients and published more than 30 articles focused on medication adherence in severe asthmatics. Andy also served as President of the Pennsylvania Allergy Associ- ation and was a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immuno- logy, The American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, the Medical Society of Delaware, Delaware Asthma and Allergy Soci- ety. In addition to his wife and daughters, Andy is survived by his son-in-law Matt Goldich, and his four grandchildren, Alex and Astrid “Gigi” Pappanicholas, and Graham and Sylvie Goldich. He was a devoted grandfath- er who loved sharing his passion for learning with his grandchildren. 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Call 215-796-5052 Fictitious Name Registration Notice is hereby given that an Ap- plication for Registration of Ficti- tious Name was filed in the Depart- ment of State of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania on August 13, 2021 for Gl e n ’ s H a n d y m a n S e r - v i c e at 1613 West High Street Stowe, PA 19464. The name and address of each individual inter- ested in the business is Glen Shovelton at 1613 West High Street Stowe, PA 19464. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Fictitious Name Registration Notice is hereby given that an Ap- plication for Registration of Ficti- tious Name was filed in the Depart- ment of State of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania on August 17, 2021 for H a t ’ s O f f M e d i a at 718 Belgrade Street Philadelphia, PA 19125. The name and address of each individual interested in the business is Mark Trible at 718 Bel- grade Street Philadelphia, PA 19125. This was filed in accord- ance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Art- icles of Incorporation have been filed with the Pennsylvania Depart- ment of State on June 8,2021 while effective as of July 1, 2021 by which Ba k e M e d i a , I n c . , has been incorporated pursuant to the provi- sions of the PA Business Corpora- tion Law of 1988, Act of December 21, 1988 P.L 1444, No. 177, as amended. Allen M. Mandelbaum, Esq. Plymouth Greene Office Campus 1000 Germantown Pike, Suite D-3 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 Fictitious Name Registration Notice is hereby given that an Ap- plication for Registration of Ficti- tious Name was filed in the Depart- ment of State of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania on August 04, 2021 forCat 2440 W. Glen- wood Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19121. The name and address of each indi- vidual interested in the business is Christine Reese at 2440 W. Glen- wood Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19121. 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NEW LISTING! NEW PRICE! RENOVATED 2 BED, 2 BATH BEACH HOME! NEW SIDING, NEW WINDOWS, AND FLOORING THROUGHOUT! NEW PRICE! NEW LISTING! MARGATE $309,000 SECOND FLOOR UNIT WITH 2 BEDS, 1 BATH. PET-FRIENDLY, PRIVATE DRIVEWAY & ENTRANCE! VENTNOR $299,900 LARGE CORNER PROPERTY READY FOR YOUR DREAM HOME WITH BAY VIEWS!! GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD! LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE NOTICES Notice is hereby given that, pursu- ant to the Business Corporation Law of 1988, Me t h o d e E l e c t r o n i c s C o n n e c t i v i t y T e c h n o l o g i e s , I n c . , a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware with- drew on 10/1/21, from doing busi- ness in Pennsylvania. The address of its principal office in its jurisdic- tion of incorporation is 8750 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Suite 1000, Chica- go, IL. 60631 and the name of its commercial registered office pro- vider in Pennsylvania is C T Cor- poration System. Fictitious Name Registration Notice is hereby given that an Ap- plication for Registration of Ficti- tious Name was filed in the Depart- ment of State of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania on August 17, 2021 for Styles by Dira at 1017 Parrish St. Philadelphia, PA 19123. The name and address of each indi- vidual interested in the business is Indira L. White at 1017 Parrish St. Philadelphia, PA 19123. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 ESTATE OF DANA S. YORKO, DE- CEASED. 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 THOMAS R. YORKO, EXECUTOR, c/o Peter L. Klenk, Esquire, 2202 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: PETER L. KLENK THE LAW OFFICES OF PETER L. KLENK & ASSOCIATES 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF EDITH S. RESSLER, DECEASED. Late of Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to JOSEPH ISRAELI, KATHERINE IS- RAELI and DAVID ISRAELI, EX- ECUTORS, c/o Justin C. Esposito, Esq., 3000 Two Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to their Attorney: JUSTIN C. ESPOSITO TROUTMAN PEPPER HAMILTON SANDERS LLP 3000 Two Logan Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF HAROLD BELL, DE- CEASED. 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 MARY E. BELL, EXECUTRIX, c/o Jay E. Kivitz, Esq., 7901 Ogontz Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19150, Or to her Attorney: JAY E. KIVITZ KIVITZ & KIVITZ, P.C. 7901 Ogontz Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19150 ESTATE OF IRWIN KOLLER a/k/a IRWIN D. KOLLER, DECEASED. Late of Middletown Township, Bucks County, PA LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to STEVEN KOLLER, EXECUTOR, c/o Nathan Snyder, Esq., 3070 Bristol Pike, Bldg. 2, Ste. 204, Bensalem, PA 19020, Or to his Attorney: NATHAN SNYDER LAW OFFICE OF NATHAN SNYDER 3070 Bristol Pike, Bldg. 2, Ste. 204 Bensalem, PA 19020 Estate of Haynes Spencer Topsale, Deceased Late of Philadelphia, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to James Topsale, c/o Hope Bosniak, Esq., Dessen, Moses & Rossitto, 600 Easton Rd., Willow Grove, PA 19090, Adminis- trator. Dessen, Moses & Rossitto 600 Easton Rd. Willow Grove, PA 19090 Ne u r o t h e r a p e u t i c s D e v e l o p m e n t A d v i s o r s , L L C , a Pennsylvania lim- ited iiabiiity company, has filed its request on August 11, 2021 and been approved for a Certificate of Organization effective August 16,2021 from the Pennsyivania De- partment of State. The entity is es- tablished under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Limited Liability Company Act of 1994, 15 Pa.C.S. §8913, as amended. Allen M. Mandelbaum, Esq. Plymouth Greene Office Campus 1000 Germantown Pike, Suite D-3 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 Fictitious Name Registration Notice is hereby given that an Ap- plication for Registration of Ficti- tious Name was filed in the Depart- ment of State of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania on August 16, 2021 for R i c k E v e n t s at 7701 Lindbergh Blvd. Unit 704, Phil- adelphia, PA 19153. The name and address of each individual inter- ested in the business is Rickey Re- marais at 7701 Lindbergh Blvd. Unit 704, Philadelphia, PA 19153. This was filed in accordance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 Fictitious Name Registration Notice is hereby given that an Ap- plication for Registration of Ficti- tious Name was filed in the Depart- ment of State of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania on August 19, 2021 for T h e D i v i n e D e v i s e s at 421 Andorra Glen Ct. Lafayette Hill, PA 19444. The name and address of each individual interested in the business is Emma Church at 421 Andorra Glen Ct. Lafayette Hill, PA 19444. This was filed in accord- ance with 54 PaC.S. 311.417 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE OF CONCETTA Di- PASQUALE, 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 MARIA ALBANESE, AD- MINISTRATRIX, c/o Peter L. Klenk, Esq., 2202 Delancey Place, Phil- adelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: PETER L. KLENK THE LAW OFFICES OF PETER L. KLENK & ASSOCIATES 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF ELIZABETH ROSE CA- MAC, 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 ERICA FUSS, EXECUTRIX, c/o Howard M. Soloman, Esq., 1760 Market St., Ste. 404, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: HOWARD M. SOLOMAN 1760 Market St., Ste. 404 Philadelphia, PA 19103 SELL IT IN THE JEWISH EXPONENT 215-832-0749 Estate of Dominador S. Ong, De- ceased Late of Philadelphia, PA. LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay, to Heintje O. Limketkai, Administrator, c/o Gary A. Zlotnick, Esq., Zarwin Baum De- Vito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, PC, One Commerce Sq., 2005 Market St., 16th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103 or to their attorneys, Gary A. Zlotnick, Esq. Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, PC One Commerce Sq. 2005 Market St., 16th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103 Estate of Giovina D'Amore, De- ceased Late of Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the Estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedents to make payment without delay, to Executrix: Gabriella Hecht 1 Harmony Lane Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 ESTATE OF JAY SZATHMARY, 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: Aaron Szathmary, Executor c/o: Capehart and Scatchard, P.A. Yasmeen S. Khaleel PO Box 5016 Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 Estate of HELEN CHEE WONG; WONG, HELEN CHEE 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: Jeffrey Wong and Janet Wong, c/o Alfred Rauch, III, Esq., Black & Gerngross, PC, 1617 JFK Blvd., Suite 1575, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Co-Executors. Black & Gerngross, P.C. 1617 JFK Blvd. Suite 1575 Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF JOHN McDONNELL, 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 JAMES McDONNELL, ADMINIS- TRATOR, c/o David S. Workman, Esq., The Bellevue, 200 S. Broad St., Ste. 600, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Or to his Attorney: DAVID S. WORKMAN ASTOR WEISS KAPLAN & MAN- DEL, LLP The Bellevue 200 S. Broad St., Ste. 600 Philadelphia, PA 19102 ESTATE OF JOSEPH J. SWEENEY SR., DECEASED. Late of Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County, PA LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to KAREN SWEENEY KOUSSIS (NAMED IN WILL AS KAREN KOUSSIS), EXECUTRIX, c/o Adam S. Bernick, Esq., 2047 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: ADAM S. BERNICK LAW OFFICE OF ADAM S. BERNICK 2047 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA 19103 JEWISH EXPONENT ESTATE OF JAMES L. HELFRICH a/k/a JAMES LEONARD HELFRICH, SR., DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to MARYBETH K. HELFRICH, EXEC- UTRIX, c/o Harry Metka, Esquire, 4802 Neshaminy Boulevard, Suite 9, Bensalem, PA 19020, Or to her Attorney: HARRY METKA 4802 Neshaminy Boulevard, Suite 9 Bensalem, PA 19020 ESTATE OF JANICE MARX a/k/a JANICE K. MARX, 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 RICHARD MARX, JR., EXECUTOR, 201 South 25 th Street, Apt. 512, Philadelphia, PA 19103. www.JewishExponent.com ESTATE OF ANDY LAMANI, 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 ANILA LAMANI, ADMINIS- TRATRIX, 8811 Blue Grass Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19152, Or to her Attorney: BARRY F. PENN LAW OFFICES OF BARRY F. PENN, P.C. 30 S. 17 th St., Ste. 810 Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF AUGUSTUS H. DINGLE, 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 KEITH DINGLE, ADMINIS- TRATOR, c/o Peter L. Klenk, Esq., 2202 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: PETER L. KLENK THE LAW OFFICES OF PETER L. KLENK & ASSOCIATES 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 OCTOBER 14, 2021 29 LEGAL SERVICES The Jewish Federation of Northeastern PA (Scranton area) is looking for a new Executive Director who will be responsible for the profes- sional leadership and management of the Federa- tion to our members in the Scranton/Pocono Mountain area. The executive with volunteer part- ners oversees the implementation of strategic planning initiatives, outreach to Federation mem- bers, financial growth and management, staff su- pervision and Board and committee operations. With accountability to the Board of Directors, the successful candidate must be a “hands-on” exec- utive and effective relationship and team builder. Salary ranges $100,000-110,000 depending on experience. Letters of interest should be forwar- ded to Jerry Weinberger, chair, (jweinberger@corp-law.net) or Eric Weinberg, President (weinberg.em@gmail.com) ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE NOTICES Estate of Joseph Vincent D'Aless- andro; D'Alessandro, Joseph Vin- cent, Deceased Late of Philadelphia, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Daniel D'Aless- andro, c/o Ned Hark, Esq., Gold- smith, Hark & Hornak, PC, 7716 Castor Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19152, Administrator. Estate of Lanny Louis Leibowitz aka Lanny L. Leibowitz, Deceased Late of Lower Merion Twp., 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 Paula Leibowitz, Executrix, c/o Gary A. Zlotnick, Esq., Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, PC, One Com- merce Sq., 2005 Market St., 16th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103 or to their attorneys, Gary A. Zlotnick, Esq. Zarwin Baum DeVito Kaplan Schaer & Toddy, PC One Commerce Sq. 2005 Market St., 16th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103 Goldsmith Hark & Hornak, PC 7716 Castor Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19152 ESTATE OF KENNETH J. BURNS, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been gran- ted to the undersigned, who re- quest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the de- cedent to make payment without delay to MICHAEL BURNS and JEANETTE YATSKO, ADMINIS- TRATORS, c/o Peter L. Klenk, Esq., 2202 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or To their Attorney: PETER L. KLENK THE LAW OFFICES OF PETER L. KLENK & ASSOCIATES 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF LISA M. DiORIO a/k/a LISA DiORIO, 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 TARA BONSERA, ADMIN- ISTRATRIX, c/o Harry Metka, Esq., 4802 Neshaminy Blvd., Ste. 9, Ben- salem, PA 19020 Or to her Attorney: HARRY METKA 4802 Neshaminy Blvd., Ste. 9 Bensalem, PA 19020 www.JewishExponent.com WANTED TO BUY ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE OF MARIA JUDITH SZEPESI a/k/a JUDITH MARY SZEPESI, MARIA J. SZEPESI, MARIA SZEPESI, 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 ARIA ELIZABETH CRAIG AND JOSEPH P. DELAGOL, EXECUT- ORS, c/o Harry Metka, Esquire, 4802 Neshaminy Boulevard, Suite 9, Bensalem, PA 19020, Or to their Attorney: Harry Metka 4802 Neshaminy Boulevard, Suite 9 Bensalem, PA 19020 ESTATE OF MARLENE SCHULTZ, 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 LORI BRAGER, EXECUTRIX, c/o Bradley Newman, Esq., 123 S. Broad St., Ste. 1030, Philadelphia, PA 19109, Or to her Attorney: BRADLEY NEWMAN ESTATE & ELDER LAW OFFICE OF BRADLEY NEWMAN 123 S. Broad St., Ste. 1030 Philadelphia, PA 19109 ESTATE of LYNNE ANN CAPLAN Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY Notice is hereby given that, in the estate of the decedent set forth be- low, the Register of Wills has gran- ted letters of administration 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: Deborah B. Miller, Esq., Executrix 650 Sentry Parkway Suite One Blue Bell, PA 19422 ESTATE OF MACEO D. HUBBARD, 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 ZENOLA H. MOORE, AD- MINISTRATRIX, c/o Adam S. Ber- nick, Esq., 2047 Locust St., Phil- adelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: ADAM S. BERNICK LAW OFFICE OF ADAM S. BERNICK 2047 Locust St. Philadelphia, PA 19103 To place a Classified Ad, call 215.832.0749 Estate of Mary E. Long; Long, Mary E., Deceased Late of Philadelphia, PA LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Anthony Berner, 640 Green Lane, Unit 2, Phil- adelphia, PA 19128 and Thomas Berner, 1815 JFK Blvd., Unit 2815, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Co-Admin- istrators. Andrew I. Roseman, Esquire 1528 Walnut St. Suite 1412 Philadelphia, PA 19102 ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE OF ROBERT SCHOEN- BERG a/k/a ROBERT A. SCHOEN- BERG, 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 STEVEN LEVICK, EXECUTOR, c/o Rebecca Rosenberger Smolen, Esq., 1 Bala Plaza, Ste. 623, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, Or to his Attorney: REBECCA ROSENBERGER SMOLEN BALA LAW GROUP, LLC 1 Bala Plaza, Ste. 623 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 ESTATE OF WAYNE R. GOULD, 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 DAWN GALLAGHER and CHRISTINE MCNALLY, ADMINIS- TRATRICES, c/o Zachary R. Dol- chin, Esq., 50 S. 16 th Street, Suite 3530, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Or to their Attorney: Zachary R. Dolchin Dolchin Slotkin & Todd, P.C. 50 S. 16 th Street, Suite 3530 Philadelphia, PA 19102 ESTATE OF TERESA J. SCHWARZ, 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 JOHN HOUTON, ADMINIS- TRATOR, c/o Lauren Rosalinda Donati, Esq., 25 W. Third St., Me- dia, PA 19063, Or to his Attorney: LAUREN ROSALINDA DONATI THOMPSON & DONATI LAW 25 W. Third St. Media, PA 19063 ESTATE OF WILLIAM A. KLEIN, JR. a/k/a WILLIAM KLEIN, 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 BULLOCK, AD- MINISTRATRIX, 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 ROBERT T. HANKIN- SON a/k/a ROBERT THOMAS HANKINSON, SR., DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to JEAN WOLFINGER and ROBERT HANKINSON, EXECUTORS, c/o of Jessica L. VanderKam, Esq., P.O. Box 70, Newtown, PA 18940, Or to their Attorney: JESSICA L. VANDERKAM STUCKERT AND YATES P.O. Box 70 Newtown, PA 18940 ESTATE OF ROBINA PAUL MER- RILL a/k/a ROBINA MERRILL, DE- CEASED. 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 SABRINA MERRILL, ADMINIS- TRATRIX, c/o Jay E. Kivitz, Esq., 7901 Ogontz Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19150, Or to her Attorney: JAY E. KIVITZ KIVITZ & KIVITZ, P.C. 7901 Ogontz Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19150 Estate of PHILLIP STEPHEN BROWNE, Deceased Late of Philadelphia County LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Karen Browne, Ad- ministratrix c/o her attorney: Diane Fenner Fenner Law Office 1515 Market Street Suite 1650 Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF SANDRA P. JOSEPH a/k/a SANDRA JOSEPH, DE- CEASED. Late of Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, PA LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to ERIC B. SILBERMAN, EXECUTOR, c/o Rachel Fitoussi, Esq., 62 W. Princeton Rd., Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, Or to his Attorney: RACHEL FITOUSSI 62 W. Princeton Rd. Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 facebook.com/jewishexponent Follow us on @jewishexponent OCTOBER 14, 2021 ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE OF TAGIR , CHULCHATSCHINOW a/k/a TOGI CHULCHATSCHINOW 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 PETER ZEBEKOW, EXECUTOR, c/o Zachary R. Dolchin, Esq., 50 S. 16 th Street, Suite 3530, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Or to his Attorney: ZACHARY R. DOLCHIN DOLCHIN SLOTKIN & TODD, P.C. 50 S. 16 th Street, Suite 3530 Philadelphia, PA 19102 Estate of Mitsa Maris aka Malamo Maris; Maris, Mitsa aka Maris, Malamo, 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 Konstantinos Mar- is, c/o Anthony J. Beldecos, Esq., Lundy Beldecos & Milby, PC, 450 N. Narberth Ave., Suite 200, Narberth, PA 19072, Executor. Lundy Beldecos & Milby, PC 450 N. Narberth Ave. Suite 200 Narberth, PA 19072 ESTATE OF ROBERT JABLONOWSKI, 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 JESSICA ROBINSON, AD- MINISTRATRIX, c/o Amy H. Bess- er, Esq., 2202 Delancey Place, Phil- adelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: AMY H. BESSER THE LAW OFFICES OF PETER L. KLENK & ASSOCIATES 2202 Delancey Place Philadelphia, PA 19103 30 ESTATE NOTICES ESTATE OF SARAH A. WEATH- ERSBY a/k/a SARAH A. WETH- ERSBY, 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 NINA B. STRYKER, AD- MINISTRATRIX, Centre Square West, 1500 Market St., Ste. 3400, Philadelphia, PA 19102-2101, Or to her Attorney: NINA B. STRYKER OBERMAYER REBMANN MAX- WELL & HIPPEL LLP Centre Square West 1500 Market St., Ste. 3400 Philadelphia, PA 19102-2101 To place a Classified Ad, call 215.832.0749 JEWISH EXPONENT ESTATE OF THEDFORD DENKINS, 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 SAUNDRA BROWN, AD- MINISTRATRIX, c/o Martin I. Klein- man, Esq., 1835 Market St., Ste. 2626, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to her Attorney: MARTIN I. KLEINMAN MARTIN I. KLEINMAN, P.C. 1835 Market St., Ste. 2626 Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF THERESA H. SAMANNS a/k/a THERESA SAMANNS, DE- CEASED. 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 MARIA EILEEN SAMANNS, 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 VIKTOR TRUSHKOV, 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 NATALIYA ZEKHTSER, EXEC- UTRIX, c/o Jay E. Kivitz, Esq., 7901 Ogontz Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19150, Or to her Attorney: Jay E. 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Call for more details! (some restrictions apply) Call 1-855-806-2315 To place a Classified Ad, call 215.832.0749 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM C ommunity NE WSMAKERS The Jewish Residents Council of Ann’s Choice in Warminster heard Ira Cooperman speak Sept. 30 on the subject of “The Spying Game - Mossad vs. the C.I.A.” Cooperman is a former intelligence officer with the CIA and the Air Force, and a newspaper reporter. Cooperman emphasized the critical importance of the spy game. About 100 residents attended. From left: Ira Cooperman, Joe Shrager and Phyllis Halpern, president of the Jewish Residents Council Photo by Bernie Roseman COMMUNITYCALENDAR FRIDAY, OCT. 15 Parsha for Life Join Rabbi Alexander Coleman, Jewish educator and psychotherapist at the Institute for Jewish Ethics, at 9 a.m. for a weekly journey through the Torah portion of the week with eternal lessons on personal growth and spirituality. Go to ijethics.org/ weekly-torah-portion.html to receive the Zoom link and password. Geography of Summer What is the history of the summer vacation? How does it apply to the Jewish community? Why and where and how do we travel? What is a Jewish “staycation”? Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel’s Temple Judea Museum 2021 fall exhibition “The Geography of Summer” is now open. Visit the gallery in person at 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, or follow the exhibition on the Temple Judea Museum Facebook page and on YouTube. SATURDAY, OCT. 16 MBIEE Shabbat Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El welcomes Hazzan David Tilman, longtime friend of Rabbi Charles Sherman, to its pulpit Shabbat morning, Parshat Lekh Lekha, at 9:15 a.m. Services are both in-person and virtual. mbiee.org. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park. Kids Koresh Dance Koresh Dance Co.’s Koresh Kids Dance: Outdoor Edition is back for fall. While these 45-minute classes are aimed for dancers in grades K-5, all ages are welcome, and no dance experience is required. 12:45-1:15 p.m. at Penn Treaty Park. 1301 N. Beach St. SUNDAY, OCT. 17 Writing Course Briya Project will host a weekly course of eight two-hour sessions from 6-8 p.m. until Oct. 31. We will gather on Zoom for moments of Film Screening ritual and writing, to harness our A California history teacher creative spirits, seek our artistic conducted an exercise to teach his voices and let them speak out. students how easy it is to be seduced Register at tickettailor.com/events/ by power and succumb to fascist rule; briyaproject/564066/. he never envisioned his “Third Wave” JRA Food Distribution experiment would end in a global Join Jewish Relief Agency scandal. Gershman Philadelphia Philadelphia from 9 a.m. until 2 Jewish Film Festival will stream p.m. for its food distribution. Grab a “The Invisible Line” through Oct. 21. box, hop in line and help pack boxes pjff.org/event/the-invisible-line/. of food and critical household items for more than 6,800 individuals in our community coping with food insecurity. On Oct. 18–19 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., volunteers can sign up to deliver food and other items. Advanced registration is required using our link: jewishrelief.org/ calendar. 10980 Dutton Road. MONDAY, OCT. 18 Mahjong Game Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El Sisterhood invites the community to join our weekly friendly mahjong game at 7 p.m. Cost is $36 per year or free with MBIEE Sisterhood membership. For more information, call 215-635- 1505 or email office@mbiee.org. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park. Gun Violence Panel At 7 p.m., Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel and CeaseFirePA will present a Zoom panel discussion on existing and proposed state and federal gun legislation and initiatives and how these laws and programs address gun violence. Register at: tinyurl.com/GunViolenceAndLaw and send questions for the panel: socialjustice@kenesethisrael.org. TUESDAY, OCT. 19 LGBTQ Art Group Explore your gender, your sexuality and your questioning nature through art-making from 4-5 p.m. The Jewish Family and Children’s Service facilitators will provide a safe space to express feelings about your identity, build self-esteem and find an increased sense of support. For more information, contact Galia Godel at ggodel@jfcsphilly.org or call 267-273-6006. RSVP at jfcsphilly.org/ supportgroups. Zoom link provided upon registration. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20 Book Talk Har Zion Temple Sisterhood and Department of Lifelong Learning present the Open A Book, Open Your Mind event series via Zoom. Each event costs $18. At 11:30 a.m. Author Pam Jenoff will discuss her book “The Woman With The Blue Star.” For information and to register: openabook@harziontemple.org. LGBTQ Support Group Join Jewish Family & Children’s Service at 6:30 p.m. for anyone who is a relative of an LGBTQ individual and is looking for a space to process. This group is a safe place to ask questions, express emotions and learn from other folks in similar places. For more information, contact Galia Godel at ggodel@jfcsphilly. org or call 267-273-6006. RSVP at jfcsphilly.org/supportgroups. Zoom link provided upon registration. Parenting Workshop Learn practical and effective methods to address this past year’s challenges on young kids. Join Jewish Family and Children’s Service and parenting consultant Julie King from 7:30-9:30 p.m. for part three of the four-part program for parents and caregivers of children ages 2 to 7. Additional workshop session on Oct. 27. $209 for an individual, $309 for a couple. Contact Sharon Schwartz at sschwartz@jfcsphilly.org or 267-256-2112. THURSDAY, OCT. 21 Jewish Farming Exhibit The Alliance Heritage Center has teamed with the Noyes Museum at Stockton University and the South Jersey Culture & History Center to curate a two-gallery exhibition presenting the history of Alliance that runs until Feb. 4. 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