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of the newspaper’s editor.

Internal divisions are on
display as well: Jewish progres-
sives who protested President
Trump’s visit to Squirrel Hill
after the shooting argued
with “alrightniks” who either
supported Trump or felt his
office should be respected.

Victims’ families reacted
angrily after a local rabbi dared
bring up gun control during an
event on the one-year anniver-
sary of the shootings. The rabbi
later apologized for appearing
to break an agreement that his
speech would not be “political.”
Perhaps most of all,
“Squirrel Hill” describes
American Jewry at a cross-
roads, with Tree of Life as a
potent symbol of its present
demise and future possibili-
ties. The synagogues that
shared space in the building
drew and still draw relatively
few worshippers on a typical
Shabbat, and those who come
tend to be older. While the Tree
of Life shooting galvanized a
discussion about whether Jews
could ever feel safe in America,
America’s embrace of Jews has
left non-Orthodox synagogues
empty or emptying.

Tree of Life will apparently be
rebuilt as a complex that will be
“part synagogue, part Holocaust
museum, part 10/27 memorial.”
Whether anyone will come
is another story. In his High
Holiday sermon a year after the
attack, Jeffrey Myers, Tree of
Life’s rabbi, offered “a brutally
candid assessment of the state
of the synagogue, a plea for help,
a challenge” for twice-a-year
Jews to show up for programs
and services, lest the synagogue
cease to exist in 30 years.

That’s not just a Pittsburgh,
or Jewish, thing. As Myers
puts it, “low attendance at
regular worship services was
not a Jewish problem but an
American problem.”
Oppenheimer does bring
more hopeful stories, starting
with the bustling Orthodox
synagogues and including people
and congregations offering
spiritual, political and cultural
alternatives for a generation
of disenchanted seekers. How
“sticky” these alternatives will be
— to borrow a term from Silicon
Valley — remains to be seen.

“Squirrel Hill” is both
inspiring and deflating. It’s a
reminder of the persistence
of one of the world’s oldest
hatreds and of the resilience of
its targets. It’s a celebration of
an American Jewish commu-
nity, and a lament for fading
Jewish connections.

And it is also a useful correc-
tive for me, someone who is
paid to cover these issues.

After the one-year anniversary
event, a local Jewish leader tells
Oppenheimer that “she felt that
the narrative of strength and
unity had obscured how much
people were still hurting.” Her
words and Oppenheimer’s
book are a reminder that there
is always more to the story. l
Andrew Silow-Carroll is the editor-
in-chief of The New York Jewish
Week and senior editor of the
Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Barbara S. Bass (nee Spivack). Teacher, hu-
manist, passionate advocate for Tikkun Olam,
passed away on October 16, 2021. Wife of
Herbert Bass. Mother of Laurie (David Fine),
Ken and Carolyn. Grandmother of Rebecca,
Hannah, Shoshana, and Naomi. Contribu-
tions in her memory may be made to the Wo-
men’s Center of Montgomery County,
www.wcmontco.org. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S
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E P S TE I N
With love and profound sadness, we acknow-
ledge the passing of Marilyn Epstein (nee
Shapiro). She passed away on October 21,
2021 at the age of 84 after battling complica-
tions from a fall. Beloved mother of her three
boys, Lee, Stephen and Neil, and daughters-
in-law, Emily, Jeanne and Amy. Adored
grandmother of Rachel, Cara, Elyssa, Mat-
thew, Jared, Avery and Devon. Devoted
daughter of the late Nathanial and Esther
Shapiro and sister of the late Suzanne Glaser
and Donald Shapiro. Marilyn, a life-long Phil-
adelphian, loved people, debating politics,
good movies and theater. A memorial gather-
ing celebrating Marilyn was held on Sunday,
October 24th. Contributions in Marilyn’s
memory may be made to PHILABUNDANCE,
www.philabundance.org GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S
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E P S TE I N
Eve Lynne Epstein on October 18, 2021. Be-
loved sister of Michael Epstein (Barbara).

Loving aunt of Sarah Ibson (Jonah), and Gail
Epstein (Danielle). Dear great aunt of Noa,
Lev, Scarlett, Addison, and Elliot. Eve wanted
to be remembered most for her thirty years
of teaching in the Norristown Area School
District and for shepherding the teachers as-
sociation through its first successful strike.

Contributions in her memory may be made to
B’nai Abraham Chabad. www.phillyshul.com
or a charity of the donor’s choice.

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RAPHAEL-SACKS www.goldsteinsfuneral.com
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classified@jewishexponent.com Linda Friedman, 75, beloved wife, mother,
and grandmother passed away on October
16, 2021. She was born to the late Herman
and Ida Price in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
on July 7, 1946 where she grew up. She is
the youngest of two children. After graduat-
ing Northeast High School in 1964, Linda re-
ceived an Associate’s Degree from Frankford
Hospital in 1966 as a medical technician.

However, after staying home to raise her two
small children, Linda went to start and man-
age several small successful businesses, in-
cluding a furniture store and insurance com-
pany. She balanced work by staying ex-
tremely active throughout the years which in-
cluded various roles on the board of her syn-
agogue, raising charitable funds for Melan-
oma research through her own non-profit
foundation, and many other varying hobbies.

In her later years, Linda suffered from Fron-
totemporal Lobe Dementia. But despite her
illness, she never lost her passion for life and
love for family. Linda leaves behind her
daughter, Melissa Friedman, and two grand-
children, Taylor Friedman and Dylan Fried-
man. They are joined in sadness by daughter-
in-law Nicole Friedman and husband Cliff
James. In addition to her parents, Linda is re-
united with her husband Ronald Friedman,
son Mark Friedman and daughter Michelle
Friedman. Contributions in Linda’s name can
be made to The Association for Frontotem-
poral Degeneration at www.theaftd.org.

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B A S S
JEWISH EXPONENT
G L O G E R
With love and sadness, we acknowledge the
passing of Fran Levin Gloger, 61, of Potom-
ac, Maryland. Fran passed away at John Hop-
kins University Hospital on October 9, 2021
at approximately 4:00 PM, surrounded by her
husband, children, parents, sisters and their
families. When Fran graduated from
Pennsylvania State University with a Bachel-
or of Science degree in Nutrition, her mis-
sion became to help others find and eat
healthy foods. Fran loved people and along
with her exuberant, affectionate spirit, she
was in many ways a healer and a guide from
whom friends and family sought advice. Fran
was born on February 26, 1960 in Phil-
adelphia, PA, the middle daughter of Edward
and Marilyn Levin. While an advocate of good
food choices all her life, she enjoyed wide-
ranging interests and occupations. She
owned a drapery studio, a flower business,
an import-export native-American jewelry
business in Santa Fe, and became a success-
ful real estate entrepreneur. An avid gardener,
she grew much of the organic produce she
ate and served her family and friends in her
large backyard garden. She enjoyed golf, ca-
nasta, yoga, reading, camping, fishing, and
traveling. She is survived by her beloved hus-
band Mark, a gastroenterologist and
someone whose interest in healing people
supported her own, and their children Ben,
Matt, and Jessie, for whom in the words of
her daughter Jessie, Fran orchestrated “every
day like a celebration,” her parents, siblings
Harriet Millan and Cheryl Levin and their chil-
dren and spouses, and Gloger family. Contri-
butions can be made to: @Frannyfarmerfund
on Venmo for Franny’s dream — a
sponsored community garden in DC to be en-
joyed by all.

G R E E N
Gerald, October 21, 2021, of Gladwyne, PA.

Beloved husband of Roberta (nee Bornstein);
loving father of Nancy Green and Bonnie
Hope Schwartz; cherished grandfather of An-
drew (Michelle) Kay, Scott Schwartz, Allie
(fiancé Matthew Mager) Schwartz and great
grandfather of Marley Kay; devoted brother of
Marilyn (Lewis) Allinson and Kenneth
(Donna) Green. Contributions in his memory
may be made to Jewish Federation of Great-
er Philadelphia (www.jewishphilly.org), Main
Line Reform Temple (www.mlrt.org) or Par-
kinson’s Foundation (www.parkinson.org).

JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS
www.levinefuneral.com A Community
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