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
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