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AJewish Federation installed its 1998-99

Board of Directors. Newly elected to the
Board were Martin Barr, Sandra Archer, Aviva
Bowling, Andrea Doren, Jonathan Miller, Zoya
Orlov, Stanley Saxe and David Sogin. New ap-
pointments to the Board were Jerry Guttrnan and
Mark Simpson representing Temple Adath Israel,
Ken Mayer representing Ohavay Zion Synagogue,
Rabbi H.D. Uriel Smith representing Lexington
Havurah, Aida Fine representing the Lexington
Chapter of Hadassah, and Steve Kesten representing
the Stanley Rose Lodge of B’nai B’rith. Returning
Board members include Michael Adelstein, Michael
Ades, Susan Cantor, Vinnie Dubilier, David

Kim Slaton a call at the
CKJF ofﬁce, 268-0672.

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Feinberg, Evelyn Geller, Ellie Goldman, Susan
Goldstein, Judy Levine and Merle Wekstein.
(See page I I for Board Member bios.)

Prior to the Board meeting, an orientation
was held for both new and returning Board
members in the Community Room of the PNC
Bank. The orientation began with a presenta-
tion by David Wekstein, a past-president of
CKJF, on the history of the organization.
Other topics included the current structure of
CKJF, the Annual Campaign and allocations,
and the role of a Federation board member.
The purpose of the orientation was to begin an
educational process that will continue at each
subsequent Board meeting.

Following the orientation, the June Board meeting
was called to order. The main item of business on the
agenda was the election of the Executive Committee
for the 1998-99 term. Evelyn Geller returns as
CKJF President. Other returning ofﬁcers include
Merle Wekstein, lst Vice President, Judy Levine,
2nd Vice President, and Ken Mayer as Treasurer.
Elected to an At-Large position on the Executive
Committee was Stan Saxe. Yet to be ﬁlled is the
ofﬁce of Secretary and a second At-Large position.
These will be taken up at our next regularly schedL
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Heart Over Head ............ 4
_ Jared & Shirley Bryan on the death of Jared’s mother,
Brldges T0 Peace ........... 7 Betty Bryan on 19 Sivan 5758. by
Medical Alert ................. 8 Janet Scheeline & Bill Spickard on the death of J anet’s Evelyn Dantzic Geller
Politically Incorrect 8 aunt, Elizabeth R. Machol on July 5, 1998.
"Z """ IF NOT NOW,
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Clinton Food StampBill .. 12 J0 & Bob Belin on the marriage of their son, Bruce to '
One In A Million ........... l 8 Rachel Burg on May 24’ 1 998 _m Cambrldge, “Massachu- uly is well under way. procrastination, I prefer not to
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been elected to the United Jewish Appeal National Young

Leadership Cabinet. The National Young Leadership Cabinet
of the UJ A is a select group of men and women actively engaged in
shaping the future of the Jewish community in North America, Israel
and throughout the world. A dynamic force for change, the NYLC is
made up of individuals who are distinguished by their volunteer and
ﬁnancial contributions to Jewish communal life and their personal
leadership qualities.

In nominating Jonathan for the Young Leadership Cabinet, the
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation cited his leadership and in-
volvement in Jewish communal life. As a youth, Jonathan was very
active in Adath Israel’s Temple youth group. ultimately rising to

Jonathan S. Miller, recent candidate for the US. Congress, has

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whereJonathan ﬁrstbecameinvolved inUJA activities, serving for two
years as the campus chairman of the United Jewish Appeal.

After law school, Jonathan and his wife, Lisa, moved to Washing-
ton, D.C. where Jonathan worked for Vice President Al Gore.
Jonathan was also very involved in the Jewish community while
working in Washington. Jonathan and Lisa were members of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation, and Jonathan was active as a
Board member of AIPAC’s Young Leadership Committee. He
attended three AIPAC national conventions.

In early 1997, aﬁer the birth of their two daughters, Emily and
Abigail, Jonathan and Lisa moved back to Lexington. Immediately,
the two became very active in our Jewish community, joining both
congregations, as well as other local Jewish organizations.

In particular, Jonathan and Lisa have been very active in the
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation. The two were part of a small
group that helped design and launch CKJF ’s new FUTURE DI-
RECTIONS program. Jonathan has also been an active solicitor for
our CKJF Annual Campaign. InMarch, he attended Washington 11, the
National Young Leadership Conference, with over 3000 young leaders
from around the country. Recently, Jonathan was elected to the Board of
Directors of the Central Kentucky Jewish Federation.

In making the nomination, Joel H. Eizenstat, CKJF Executive
Director, wrote, “I cannot imagine there are very many other indi-
viduals who have served in so many leadership roles in the Jewish
community at such an early age. I can therefore recommend,
without hesitation, that Jonathan S. Miller be named to the UJA

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Jonathan Miller Elected To Young Leadership Cabinet

National Young Leadership Cabinet.”

Cabinet members go on to become national U] A Chairs, Federation leaders,
political ofﬁce holders, and Jewish community activists. Cabinet members serve as
role models, educators, and leaders in their own communities and on the national
level, imparting Jewish values by encouraging a knowledge of the Jewish past and a
concern for the Jewish ﬁiture.

Cabinet members receive training in solicitation, Judaism, Israel advocacy, and
other skills vital for serving as effective Jewish communal leaders. As a ﬁrst year
Cabinet member, Jonathan’s initial assignment will be to attend the National Young
Leadership Cabinet Retreat, August 6 to 9, in Scottsdale, Arizona. it

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First-Ever UJA National Young Leadership
Cabinet’s Chazak 4 Ben Gurion Society

Mission To Visit Prague and Israel

undreds of young Jewish leaders from around the country will spend 10.
days in Prague and Israel this fall as part of the ﬁrst-ever UJA National

Young Leadership Cabinet’s Chazak 4 Ben Gurion Society Mission. Sched-
uled to take place November 12-22, 1998, the Mission will afford participants an
opportunity to witness the history and rebirth of the centuries-old Prague Jewish
community, pursue the connection of Jewish community by celebrating Israel’s 50th

anniversary in Jerusalem, and experience David Ben Gurion’ 5 dream of making the
desert bloom in Sde Boker.

members, business and religious leaders, journalists and public policy thinkers.

The Mission also offers an Israel-only component for those who cannot attend the
Prague portion of the trip.

“We’re thrilled to launch the Ben Gurion Society with this extraordinary and exciting
trip to Prague and Israel,” said Chazak 4 Co—Chairs Wendy Platt Newberger of Chicago
and Lewis Nony of Rochester. “We know it’ 5 going to be an adventure of a lifetime.”

Photoj oumalist Ed Serotta and Jewish statesman Mark Talisman will join the
group in Prague, home of one of the oldest Jewish communities in Europe. Highlights
include: tours of the Jewish Quarter, featuring The Old/New Synagogue, the Jewish
Town Hall and the Jewish Museum, the Castle District and Theresenstadt, which the
Nazis tried to pass off as “an exemplary Jewish settlement” in order to fool a visiting
Red Cross commission investigating Nazi treatment of the Jews.

While in Israel, the group will get a taste of the General Assembly by attending the
gala opening ceremony, meeting with Israel leaders and dignitaries, and participating
in workshops and plenary sessions. Other stops include: a jeep ride to the awe-
inspiring Ramon crater for a hike amidst the magniﬁcent geological formations; tours
of Masada, the Old City’s Jewish Quarter, Tower of David Museum and Israel
Museum; home hospitality with pilots at Hatzerim Air Force Base, and visits to the
late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s grave, Mt. Herzl military cemetery and Yad Vashem
Holocaust Memorial.

The Ben Gurion Society, UJA’s newest recruitment and recognition program, is
geared to young donors who contribute a minimum of $ 1 ,000 to the UJ A Federation
Campaign. In addition, Federations are encouraged to invite their Young Leadership
Award winners to join the Mission. For further information or to receive an applica-
tion, contact Joel Eizenstat at the CKJ F Ofﬁce, 268-0672. it!

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ﬁfty years.
Few Germans alive today

were involved in the Holo-

new Beetle is intriguing but
too youthful, and anyway, it’s
German, as is the whole

Volkswagen line. caust. Should I hold today’s
So, no German trips, no Germans responsible for the
German cars. sins of their fathers and

Oh, but what about
Chrysler’s merger with
Daimler—Benz, you ask.
out and doesn’t give way to That’s a tough one. But as
his emotions. But on one long as the Chrysler cars
subject, I know that my heart carry the Chrysler name, I’ll
controls my head. It may be feel that I’m driving an

grandfathers? How would I
feel if I were German?

And the Germans have
done much to atone for their
sins in the way of reparations
and monuments to remind
them of their guilt. In particu-

like to think that I’m a
rational guy, one who

logically reasons things

stupid and foolish, but that’s American car. lar, Daimler—Benz and

the way it is. Do I buy Bayer aspirin, Volkswagen have paid and
The subject—Germans. Braun products, listen to are paying millions to the

My head tells me not to music by Wagner? And slave laborers who worked in

forget but to forgive. But I didn’t I sneak in a visit to their factories. And thanks to

just can’t. Vienna? Yes. You’ve got me. special immigration policies,
Item: I love to travel. As My anti-German likes and Russian Jews are pouring

long as I stay half way dislikes are just as illogical as into Germany, where the

my antipathy toward traveling Jewish population has tripled
to Germany and buying to close to 100,000 in
9 cm Years: ,_ ,» .

healthy, I go. This year,
Alaska. Last year, Kenya
and Egypt. And so on and

Jewish culture has changed
so much that one historian

has noted that Germans have
moved from anti-Semitism to

World War II vet. I went
through France into Germany
with General Patton, not
firing a shot but being

Greece, Thailand, France,
Switzerland, England, Scot-
land, Singapore,and Belgium.
And such cities as Budapest,

Prague, and Hong Kong. bombed and strafed. I lost no philo-Semitism, from viewing
Except for China, Russia,and relatives during the Holo- Jews as devils to admiring
South America, you name it caust. So I really have no them as saints.

and I’ve probably been personal animus against Yet I cannot forget or
there. But no Germany. the Germans. forgive. To do so, it seems to

me, would be a renunciation
of the deaths of the six million
Jews. Or, is that a rational-
ization for the irrationality of
my position?

How do you feel? Planning
a trip to Germany? Buying a
Beetle? A BMW 0r
Mercedes? Or, a Chrysler?
We’d love to run a short (or
long) letter from you on
this subject.?? #5

But I’m a Jew. I
know much about the history
of the Holocaust. And that
history has been reinforced
by several visits to the poi—
gnant, magniﬁcent Holocaust
Museum in Washington. And
the haunting Yad Vashem. I
cannot forget.

And I cannot forgive. I

No sailing down the blue
Danube. No sightseeing in
one of Europe’s major
capitals, Berlin.

Item: I’m in the market for
a car. My sporty 1990
Chrysler Le Baron convert-
ible continues to run ﬁne, but
I expect trouble is just
around the corner because
I’ve passed over the 90,000 know, I know—To err is
mark. What to buy? That’s a human; to forgive divine. But
tough question. An easier one I cannot. To err is human but
for me is—what not to buy? to murder six million Jews is

You guessed it—a German inhuman. Yet, I have the
car. Ofcourse, to be honest, nagging feeling that my
the Mercedes is out of my harboring hatred is immoral,
class as is the BMW. The especially after more than

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and/or questions to: Letters
to the Editor, CKJF/ﬁha—
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Leisure Club Lunch

Summer Get-together
at

Belle Notte

3 715 Nicholasville Road
Thursday, August 20‘” 0 11:45 a. m.
RSVP by August 1 7

268-06 72

Leisure Club Update

he Leisure Club has had a

busy year so far. We did
some things we have done
before, such as lunch at the
Coach House, and we went to
some new places, including the
’ .5, Woodland Grill, Portabellas,
and Flag Fork Herb Garden.
This month, August, we are
again going to Bella Notte.

Not only have we met to
eat, but we were also enter-
tained by the R&R. Over 30
Leisure Club members came
when Rabbitsen Kim Slaton
and Rabbitsen Sandy Adland
put on a wonderful show for
us. And while we listened we
ate a 10’ tuna sub. That was
an affair to remember.
Our doll project with

Hadassah is continuing. We
are now busy preparing our

by Ruth Maser
second set of dolls to be
delivered soon to the new
Children’s Hospital at the
University of Kentucky Medi-
cal Center. Our team of
sewers now includes Norma

-2A11vveiss, Susana Canter '

Shirley Bryan, Liz Broudy and
myself. Let me know if you
sew and I will be happy to add
your name to the list.

We have lots of exciting
events planned, with some
ideas coming from a survey we
are conducting of Leisure Club
members. Once we complete
the survey we will share the
results with our members.

The most exciting event we
are planning is our annual
Channukah Party. Annette and
I will keep you posted as plans
are made. So you get your

Menorahs ready, and I will
start baking one of my giant
Menorah cookies.

For September we are
planning an exciting program
where you can learn the true

October we will have a High
Tea to help raise funds for our
Hadassah/Leisure Club

doll project. We haven’t
planned the November get—
together yet, and of course,
December will be our annual
Channukah gala.

We hope you come to Bella
Notte on August 20‘“. Just
pick up your phone and call
Doreen at the CKJF ofﬁce,
268-0672, to let us know.
Until then, arivaderchi from
Ruth and Annette. at

Lexington H adassah Opening Meeting
September 8, 1998 0 7:30 pm 0 Temple Adath Israel

Join us for an evening of music and song. Sandy Adland and Kim Slaton
will perform!

We welcome new members and look forward to seeing present members

More information will be forthcoming or call 268—8442

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Volunteer Opportunities for the

Entire Jewish Community

he library at the UK Children’s Hospital is open! Now,
volunteers are needed to staff it each afternoon from 1-

4 pm. The Lexington Chapter of Hadassah has agreed
to have members of the Jewish community work in the library
on Mondays, and, hopefully, Sunday mornings or afternoons as
well. No library skills are necessary! The patients, their siblings
and parents are all eager to check out books. In addition, those
volunteers with computer skills will soon have an opportunity to
help parents access the world wide web for health information.
Two training sessions have already been coordinated by the
Medical Center librarians, and we will do additional training as
needed. For more information and to sign up to help, please call
Judy Baumann at 223-1299 now! 1*

H i g h Tea
by Ruth Maser
n October 15, 1998, we will have a High Tea to raise
funds for the Hadassah/Leisure Doll Project. Thirty
dolls have already been delivered to the Children’s
Hospital at UK Medical Center, and 24 more are on the way. The
dolls, each in hospital gowns, are given to children at the hospital.
Some children have never had a doll of their own, let alone a
new doll. Imagine how traumatic it must be to be a child in the
hospital. And then you are handed a doll of your own to love and
cuddle. Suddenly you are not alone. This is indeed a project that is
a labor of love and compassion.

a grant to start a doll project. Similar projects are going on all over
the country. It is through the joint efforts of the CKJF Leisure Club
and Hadassah that we are able to pursue this project, which
includes purchasing, cutting, sewing, stuﬂing, dressing, producing
and putting on labels, and ﬁnally, delivering the dolls. And it takes
money to be able to do all of this.

So mark Thursday, October 1 5 at 1 pm on your calendar and
watch for more details in the next issue of \Shalom. Your contribu
tions will allow us to continue the project. a

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Bridges To Peace

eace. Diplomacy. The words and their echoes of promise resonate throughout the
P Middle East.
Yet, daily news stories reﬂect an Israel torn by tensions, conﬂicts, hatreds.

It is easy to feel powerless and far away. We put our hopes in politicians, treaties, prayers.

But that is not enough.

Behind the headline news, in the comers of daily life, scores of untold stories reveal coopera-
tion, tolerance, friendship.

Imaginejoint Palestinian-Israeli medical teams in Jerusalem discovering and performing medi-
cal miracles; Jewish and Muslim social workers planning new ways to resolve community ills;
disadvantaged Ethiopian and Russian children in youth villages feeling like family.

These interactions are real and take place every day inside the walls of Hadassah institutions.

As disparate communities come together in day-to-day activities, people come to see each
other as individuals, and discover shared concems—family, health, education, environment,
livelihood—common bonds that persist regardless of birthright or politics.

The seeds of peace are planted as we create a more just society for all of Israel’s diverse
peoples: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim; secular and observant; Eastern and Western; black
and white.

To help Israel become the best nation it can be, Hadassah supports medical care, medical
research, education, training, guidance, and youth institutions, and special programs for women.
We build parks, plant trees, and make public spaces disabled-accessible. We enable individuals

and communities to become empowered, independent.

These are the tools that transform societies. making them strong and stable.
A peaceful Israel beneﬁts all its residents, of course, but also offers prosperI
and to the world economy.

But peace and prosperity do not come solely from pacts and laws.

Individuals. near and far, have power to effect change by creating and supporting activities,
projects and organizations that promote j ust, democratic, and economically-stable communities.

Judaism teaches that it is not enough to avoid iniquity——we must actively pursue righteousness
and justice at home, in the community and in the world.

In this tradition, Hadassah was founded in 1912 by Henrietta Szold to bring public health
services to pre-state Israel. Today more than 300,000 American women support our network of
Israel projects in addition to our volunteer work at home. Across the U.S., Hadassah promotes
health education, community services, and Jewish education and research. And Hadassah advo-
cates on issues ranging from US .-Israel relations to First Amendment protections to women’s
rights and health concerns.

This week in New York City, at Hadassah’ s 84th National Convention, 2,500 volunteer
leaders, representing every state and Puerto Rico, are meeting to explore new ideas, enhance
skills, and chart initiatives to lead us into the next century.

Civic engagement is our past, our present, and our future as we work to heal, to teach,
to empower.

In building bridges to justice and peace, individual and community action are the critical
counterparts to political diplomacy.

One by one, we must each take responsibility for transforming hopes, promises, and echoes
into deeds. 1*

“Hadassah has always been an important bridge to peace. By treating all people without
regard to nationality or religion—Hadassah has shown the world what peace in the Middle
East will look like. ” The late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Jerusalem, 1994

THE WOMEN’S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.
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Lexington Havurah

Sunday, August 2nd — 10 am

Tisha B’Av Services

will be held jointly with OHavay Zion Synagogue
at the Lexington Hearing & Speech Center*
Services will be led by Jeremy Popkin & Uri Smith

Friday, August 28th — 8 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services

Lexington Hearing & Speech Center*
* *Please note: date has been changed from August 21
Hosts: Beth Goldstein & Raphi Finkel
Kate & Steve Davis-Rosenbaum
*Lexington Hearing & Speech Center is at 162 N. Ashland
Avenue (entrance is in the back)

For more information call Judy Baumann, 223 -1299
or Ernie Cohen, 272-1459

ough The Lexington Havurah is Lexington’s
smallest Jewish congregation, its members take an

active role in programming and conducting

services. Our service the end of August welcomes

Central Kentucky Jewish community, including students
attending local universities are always welcome at our
services and as members. For updated schedule
information and general information about The
Lexington Havurah, check our website at http://
www.uscj .org/ohio/lexhavmah.

Judy Baumann
685 Shasta Circle
Lexington, KY 40503
606—223-1299

shasta@pop.uky.edu

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of High Holiday Services is planned. All members of th e - _ .

The Lexington Havurah Board of Directors
for 1998-1999 are:

President ................................................. Jeremy Popkin
Vice-President/Bulletin Editor ................... Judy Baumarm
Secretary ...................................................... Phil Berger
Treasurer ............................................... Merle Wekstein
Education Committee Chair ......................... Judy Levine
Membership Committee .......................... Judy Goldsmith
Religious Committee Co—Chairs .................. Stanley Saxe

& David Wekstein
CKJF Representative ...................................... Uri Smith

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