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Age is Just a Number for Lloyd Remick I Jon Marks n contrast to the words of Richard Nixon, it looks like we will have 85-year-old sports and entertainment lawyer Lloyd Remick to kick around a little longer. Having seen what retirement can do to people, he’s in no hurry to join them. “I have witnessed many of my contemporaries retire, including a number of celebrities,” said the man instru- mental in legendary late saxophonist Grover Washington’s career and a representative for many athletes and radio and TV personalities. “What I’ve found is when people retire, they love the fi rst couple of weeks. “They get to sleep late, but then get into a depression. I have found most people who are totally depressed are not still working. I fi nd having social settings, reading contracts every day and solving people’s problems keep you alert. There are those who think for 85 I’m pretty sharp. I still know how to read a contract pretty well.” Remick just can’t hobnob with the elite anymore like he did for years. Back then, it was nothing for him to jump on a plane at a moment’s notice and fl y to Hollywood, Las Vegas or even Europe. Then, on his way back, he’d stop in New York for a show or concert and party at Studio 54 afterward before heading home. Not a bad life for the kid who grew up in Logan, became JEWISHEXPONENT.COM THE GOOD LIFE MAY 4, 2023 3 a bar mitzvah at Temple Emmanuel in East Oak Lane, graduated as a still-proud member of Central High School class 204, then went to the University of Pennsylvania on a senatorial and ROTC Army scholarship. “Believe it or not, my college roommate and I davened during college,” admitted Remick, a longtime member of Congregation Adath Israel in Merion Station who was born of Russian ancestry. “To this day, I still say the Shema. I believe saying prayers is almost a form of meditation. It helps in stressful situations. And the key to longevity is maintaining an even keel.” No, Remick didn’t start out quite so philosophical. But a series of memorable events — including being part of the strategy teams during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam War — not only helped shape him but eventually steered him to a new career path. “I found myself a young Army lawyer in the right place at right time,” said Remick, who later founded Zane Management, Inc. in 1978, with Zane being his middle name. “When the Cuban Missile Crisis exploded, I was picked to be on a team headed by Secretary of Defense (Robert) McNamara. “During that time, I was working on contracts worth millions of dollars for guns, planes, grappling hooks for From left: Philadelphia Eagles radio color commentator and former wide receiver Mike Quick, Lloyd Remick and Eagles play-by-play announcer Merrill Reese Come experience life at your own pace by relaxing or living it up at Anthology of King of Prussia. 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But a series of events occurred that took me to a fi eld I’d never heard of — entertainment and sports law.” That was nearly half a century ago — back when the idea of streaming music rather than listening to it over a record player or taping TV shows or a ballgame were mere fantasies. As you can imagine, the legal realm of the “I find having social settings, reading contracts every day and solving people’s problems keep you alert” Own Your Retirement! “ I come home to friends and a chef-prepared dinner. Beaumont is not huge so I know my neighbors... there’s a real sense of camaraderie.” Resident since 2017 Work, volunteer in the community, or travel as you like. Because whether you own a villa, a large apartment, or a pied-à-terre, everything is taken care of to perfection. Residents cooperatively own the not-for-profi t community, and Beaumont’s internal management and health care teams deliver the 5-star lifestyle, support and care you’d expect – for life. sports and entertainment fi elds has gone through drastic changes since then, not necessarily for the better. But Remick has managed to keep in step with it all. That’s in part because, for 32 years, he’s taught a course on the subject at Temple University, where he received his law degree in 1972. And it’s also because his manner with clients has never changed. Just ask one longtime client, who happens to be the voice of the Philadelphia Eagles. “Lloyd’s very comfortable to be around,” said Merrill Reese, who revealed that Remick not only handles his contract negotiations but arranges his personal appearances. “He has JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Beaumont is a nationally recognized Life Plan Community. Schedule your visit today by contacting Audrey Walsh at 610.526.7000 or via www.BeaumontRetirement.com. 601 N. Ithan Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 THE GOOD LIFE MAY 4, 2023 5 a wonderful, upbeat disposition and sees the best in people, not the worst. He conducts himself with class and fi gures out how to make both parties happy without any animosity. A lot of people are nervous about their contracts. I turn it over to Lloyd and don’t think about it. “I have totally no stress since Lloyd’s been my representative.” While being an entertainment and sports lawyer is hardly stress-free, Remick’s managed to endure and thrive thanks to a reputation for being fair and honest. That goes back to when he was hired on the spot after confessing to Grover Washington’s wife, Christine, that he’d never handled a recording artist who’d had a hit in Billboard magazine. From there he shifted to sports law, beginning when he locked in legend- ary Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon. Over the years, his clients have included former Eagles Ray Ellis and Greg Brown, former 76er Hersey Hawkins and Olympic boxers Pernell Whitaker, Tyrell Biggs and Meldrick Taylor. He won’t name a load of others. It’s quite a legacy for a man who helped raise six children, three of whom are also lawyers — just not following their father’s chosen fi eld. Besides that, he’s been a longtime advocate for veterans and remains an active member of American Legion Post 405, the city’s oldest, where he’s a fi rst vice commander. He’s also been involved with several charities, includ- ing serving as a former director of Golden Slipper Charities and as the lawyer for the Welcome America 4th of July celebration and the Marian Anderson Awards. So, what’s the key to his longevity? “I have learned life takes you. You don’t take life,” said Remick, who found time to write a book on poetry along Picture this. Engaging lifestyle. Nurturing care. Friends just like family. 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The hosiery business was diffi cult: The Treatmans started off providing repairs and selling seconds and, eventually, his father designed a line of hosiery sold in area retail stores. Treatman attended what was then called the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science with a plan to join the family business. Jack of All Trades Keri White TRUSTED, RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE Home Care Agency. Exceptional care that meets your needs. 100 OFF Your First $ Month of Services * *Some conditions apply 3112 Ridge Pike, Eagleville, PA 19403 267-538-1002 www.allegianthomehealth.com Email us at info@allegianthomehealth.com Coff eee beans: Stillfx/ Adobestock Why wait? Start or transfer your services today! Call us today for our FREE In-Home Assessment. We will customize your care plan to meet your needs. 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Ruth Isaac had opened Old City Coff ee on Church Street, and Treatman loved coff ee. He soon discov- ered that he loved her, too. Treatman kvells about Isaac’s courage and spirit in launching the business. “She was truly a pioneer,” he said. “In those days, there was no infrastructure to source coff ee beans. No specialty coff ee customer base. People didn’t even know what a cappuccino was. She roasted the beans in the back of her shop.” While Treatman became a loyal customer, he also realized that his future didn’t lie in the hosiery business. He was a self-taught cook who had garnered coff ee knowledge through a management internship at Linton’s restaurant, an old Philadelphia institution known for a great cup of coff ee. While there, he learned from a waitress that the “secret” to a great cup of coff ee was the proportion; the accepted convention was to use a full basket of grounds with four pitchers of water. The savvy waitress revealed to Treatman that the key was to reduce the water to three pitchers, result- ing in a much stronger, more fl avorful cup. Treatman soon took his passion for food — “coff ee was along for the ride” — and entered the Culinary Institute of America’s accelerated program. There, he learned garde manger, a lot of culinary skills and baking techniques and, coming out, he landed a job at the American Diner in Princeton, New Jersey. When the commute became unmanageable, he joined the staff of the White Dog Café. Around that time, Isaac decided to expand Old City Coff ee, adding a location at Reading Terminal Market and needing more hands on deck. The couple married in 1988 and, a year later, Treatman left White Dog and joined Old City Coff ee. They bought a vintage Probat coff ee roaster to roast beans on-site, and the machine still operates today. In 1990, Treatman and Isaac acquired the space adjacent to the original Old City Coff ee location on Church Street and expanded into a Rediscover your passions or devote more time to life-long hobbies, the choice is yours. Foulkeways is based on Quaker values and respect for the environment. Discover us today! A Life Plan Community JEWISHEXPONENT.COM THE GOOD LIFE MAY 4, 2023 9 European-style café, which is still going strong. That year, they also expanded their family with the birth of their fi rst child, Mira, and, three years later, Reuben. When asked if the next generation joined the family business, Treatman laughed, “They worked behind the counter briefl y, but they were not interested in coff ee!” Their fi rst grandson, Jerome, arrived recently, bringing the joys of grandparenthood to Treatman and Isaac, a new adventure they’re thoroughly enjoying. Treatman maintains memberships in two syna- gogues: Society Hill Synagogue and Congregation Beth Or in Maple Glen, adding, “It’s a long story.” The family lives in the Society Hill area and has been members there for years. Their children went through preschool, Hebrew school and bar/bat mitzvah programs there, but when it came time for Hebrew high school, there weren’t suffi cient student numbers to sustain the classes. The family joined Congregation Rodeph Shalom so their son could attend a high school program. While there, Isaac became close to the cantor and, when she left to go to Beth Or, the Treatmans followed. “Judaism guides everything I do. I became much more observant in 1999 after my mother passed. I wanted to do the yahrzeit regularly and, as a result, engaged more fully with the synagogue,” Treatman said. He served as president of Society Hill Synagogue Jack Treatman at the Reading Terminal Market location from 2002-2003, an experience he describes as “a big responsibility, but one I was happy to do for the community. It was an education — my business benefi ted from the lessons I learned, hopefully not at the expense of the synagogue!” he said. Treatman described his approach to life: “I’m very hands-on. I’m not a theoretical or academic type — I need to dig into things and keep moving. I go where I’m needed, I try to teach what I know that has proven useful to me, and I try to model good behavior and Your thing. Is our thing. At Rydal Park and Waters, only one thing matters. Keeping you connected to the things that matter to you. For more information, call ( 215) 999- 3619 or visit RydalPark.org Welcome to Life Plan Community Living. CALL (215) 999- 3619 TO LEARN ABOUT NEW PRICING OPPORTUNITIES. 10 MAY 4, 2023 THE GOOD LIFE JEWISHEXPONENT.COM “I am truly blessed. I have a great staff, a wonderful family and a business that I love, what more could you want?” WE ARE BETTER THAN EVER! Photo by Jim Wasserman Ruth Isaac and Jack Treatman circa 1990 set a good example.” When asked about his typical day, Treatman noted, “When you are a small business owner, there’s no such thing. The fi rst few hours might be spent in front of the computer with emails, orders, inventory — but if someone calls out sick, I’m opening the store and serving customers. If a machine breaks, I’m dealing with a repair.” He does start every morning with a cup of coff ee — a pour-over, or manual drip, which he describes as “the best method” because it allows you to pour the hot water around the grounds that creep up during the brewing process to ensure that all the coff ee is used and its fl avor extracted. His other “musts” include the right proportion (6 ounces of water with 2 tablespoons of coff ee per cup), suffi cient temperature (above 200 degrees F), absolute cleanliness of the equipment, quality of water (fi ltered) and, of course, the beans. “An operation like ours doesn’t allow JEWISHEXPONENT.COM for travel to coff ee farms to scout out beans in far-fl ung places, but we do know some farmers personally, partic- ularly in Hawaii, and we have some direct relationships,” he said. “For beans from other locations, we rely on reputable coff ee brokers, who bring green, unroasted beans back for us, and we roast them and then assemble our staff for tastings and selection.” When his seven-day workweek aff ords some leisure time, Treatman heads to nature. A lover of the outdoors, he enjoys long trail rides on his bike but can also be found whizzing around the city on two wheels. He walks fi ve miles a day in his normal routine moving from store to store, making the rounds. “I am truly blessed. I have a great staff , a wonderful family and a business that I love,” he said. “What more could you want?” ■ Keri White is a Philadelphia-based freelance food writer. THE GOOD LIFE Come and see our new exciting apartment home designs, the spirited dining venues and relaxing community spaces. Experience our friendly and engaging residents and team members. TWO MONTHS FREE! Retirement Community Contact Jennifer and Rebecca to schedule your personal visit at 1-877-859-9444 PaulsRun.org/Welcome 9896 Bustleton Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19115 MAY 4, 2023 11 SUSAN WATTS Energizes Klezmer Music Ellen Braunstein S USAN WATTS comes from a long line of perform- ers of the Jewish genre of klezmer music: The klezmer dynasty dates to 19th century Ukraine and begins with Watts’ great-grandfather, the musician, composer, cornet player and poet Joseph Hoff man. Watts is a trumpeter, composer, singer and arranger. Her repertoire is fi lled with her family’s music created by her great-grandfather and also her grandfather, Jacob Hoff man. The latter left Podolia, Ukraine, in 1905 and settled in West Philadelphia, bringing his music with him. That’s where his daughter Elaine was born and where she fi rst learned how to play the drums. Being a fourth-generation klezmer musician is something that no other contemporary klezmer player can claim, Watts said. Carrying the mantle of klezmer, keeping it at the forefront of the Jewish cultural experi- ence and keeping it full of life brings her satisfaction, she said. “It gives me a sense of existential peace to know that I am the result of generations before me and that I have a mantle to carry and that I have a responsibility to speak for them,” said Watts, who has added her compositions Our Stunning community is now open! 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The fi lm “Eatala: A Life in Klezmer” shares the Ukrainian-Jewish klezmer sounds of mother and daughter. “When I was a little girl, you couldn’t get out of my house without being a musician in some way, shape or form,” Watts said. “My mother was a musician, and her whole life was dedicated and devoted to music and raising a musician.” Watts has two musically inclined siblings. On June 4, Watts launches “The Hoff man Book,” a collection of her great-grandfa- ther’s music. Some are originals, and some are common tunes of the day. “He wrote this book in 1927 for his children who were musicians,” Watts says. On a Zoom call, players from all over the world will perform a selection from the book, she said. Watts, 56, of Ardmore, has had plenty of musical opportunities in the past several years, from performing at concerts with noted klezmer musicians from around the world to receiving grants and awards from the Pew Foundation and the Leeway Foundation. She also was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and two Leeway Foundation Grants. She produced “Soul Songs: Inspiring Women of Klezmer.” The project brings together 12 of the top Klezmer instrumen- talists in North America to perform new and modern klezmer compositions all penned by women. Watts began an organization called the Community Klezmer Initiative that off ers cultural programs. “We’ve had really awesome programming — jams, dances, a Yiddish cabaret — really nice get-togethers around Yiddish culture and music. We want people to laugh and have fun and learn and enjoy themselves and other people.” First and foremost, “klezmer is great music,” Watts said. “It connects to our yichus (Yiddish for lineage). We feel a connection to the people that have come before us. It’s a connector and an enlivener.” She is a trumpet player, and what she loves about the instrument is its spirituality. “It happened the fi rst time I picked it up. I was 8 years old. My father played the trumpet in high school and he kept his trumpet in the closet. When I was a little Susan Watts Discover Inspired Living in Haverford Active, hassle-free independent living is waiting for you at The Quadrangle. Come make the most of each day alongside like-minded peers in our beautiful amenity-filled, 74-acre community. Learn more by calling 610-484-4328 or visiting TheQuadrangleCCRC.com/Exponent. ©2023 Sunrise Senior Living JEWISHEXPONENT.COM THE GOOD LIFE MAY 4, 2023 13 Elaine Hoff man Watts Joseph Hoff man’s klezmer book Freda Egnal “There is a lot of diversity here, which I find very attractive. The residents are friendly and interesting.” Freda moved to Simpson House in February 2021. She appreciates the support—from regular housekeeping services, to transportation, to the availability of medical care. “The activities and programs...there’s too much to do!” Freda says. “I don’t get much done in the apartment, with all the music, exercise, art, movies, and book groups to name a few. It’s very well done.” Visit SimpsonHouse.org/GL-FE to learn more about why Freda and others have chosen Simpson House for retirement living. 2101 Belmont Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131 SimpsonHouse.org/GL-FE • 215-452-5051 14 MAY 4, 2023 “I feel like klezmer music is my language. I feel comfortable with it. I feel at home with it. It spiritually makes me alive.” kid, one day I took out my father’s trumpet and I just blew and it was like this revelation. Oh my God, this is my breath, this is my voice. And that was the end of that. I fell in love and have been in love ever since. “I feel like klezmer music is my language. I feel comfortable with it. I feel at home with it. It spiritually makes me alive.” Watts grew up in Penn Wynne and went to Saint Louis Conservatory of Music and Temple University School of Music. She returned to school at age 48 and now practices as a clinical social worker. Watts still belongs to the Conservative synagogue of her youth, Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El. She is married to Alan Lankin, a THE GOOD LIFE visual artist. Jews will always feel at home with klezmer music, she said. “It’s the music from our temple. It’s the music from our souls and our experiences and our events. We dance to it. We marry to it. We cry to it. We laugh to it. It’s every- body’s, but it’s ours.” She sees in her future growing as a “composer, as an artist and a trumpet player and a mensch. I constantly want to be looking forward and looking for opportunities to create a really special place in the community for klezmer.” For an evening of Jewish Eastern European klezmer music, Watts’ new band “Only Schmaltz” performs at 8 p.m. May 28 at The Rotunda in Philadelphia. ■ Ellen Braunstein is a freelance writer. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM HIC# PA158514 | 13VH11822900 BECAUSE YOUR BASEMENT HAS WATER. LIMITED TIME OFFER $525 OFF * FOUNDATION REPAIR CRAWL SPACE REPAIR BASEMENT WATERPROOFING CONCRETE LIFTING 215-798-5954 GET A FREE INSPECTION * Ten percent off any job over $2500 up to a max of $525. Coupon must be presented at time of inspection. Offer may not be combined with any other offer. Limit one per customer. Ask inspector for further details. Promo valid through 5/31/2023. Luxury Rental Community for Residents 55+ Community Clubhouse in Eastern Montgomery County, Upper Dublin Township, PA Resort Style Living! 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