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s most children are counting

down the days until summer

vacation, I am excitedly marking
the days off my calendar too; as I write
this there’s only ten more weeks until
Camp Shalom 2000 begins!

Camp Shalom is for children ages 4-
10, held during the weeks of July 24
through August 11 (with half days for
Kindercampers). I hope to see every
Jewish child in our community attend,
but be aware that spaces are limited and

the deposit deadline is June 15.

Also, we do still have openings for
counselors (age 16 to adult). Though not
essential, a Jewish background is pre-
ferred, and parents are welcome to apply.
Applications need to be in SOON.

We are busily planning and preparing
to make this the best summer in Camp
Shalom history. The growing super-
duper staff of specialists, counselors, and
CITs grows ever enthusiastic as .
well. With field trips and weekly

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Super Sunday Update page 5
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Henry Clay H.S. Mentors page 6
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Yom Ha’Atzmaut Highlights page 12
New CKJF/JFS Employees page 15

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spirituality, the campers are going to learn
and play and have an all-around great
adventure.

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Ritual 3 Austin & Susan Cantor, on the birth of their PreSldent S
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Shattner recognized .................................... 3 & Penny Cantor of Upland, CA. Message
Modern Queen Esther ................................. 4 Trevor & Laura Creamer, on the birth of their by
Super Sunday ............................................. 5 daughter, Julia Mychal, on April 21, 2000. Marty Barr
Leisure Club ............................................... 6 Leah Martin, youngest daughter of Lynn &
Actors’ Guild ...................................... 6 Karyn Martin, on her Bat Mitzvah.
, """" Amy Joy Nigoff, daughter of Lowell & Betty
Henry Clay H.S. Mentoring ........................ 6 Nigoff, on graduating from the University of
Camp Shalom ............................................. 7 Kentucky, cum laude, With BA degrees in Psychol- his column marks the completion of [he first
Holocaust Era Insurance Claims ................ 8 ogy and Sociology. year of my term as President of CKJF. It has
CRC Action Alert ....................................... 9 LisaMarie Price, Director of Camp Shalom been one marked by change as we have an
Women‘s Event Highliohts ......... 10 2000 and eldest daughter of Lynn & Karyn Mar- entirely new professional staff, reorganized commit-
‘ , c ------------ tin. on her recently announced engagement to tees, restarted Camp Shalom and are setting new goals
Hadassah Award for Menard .................... l 1 Bradley Broughman for the Campaign
Support No Taxation ................................ l l I Durin the next ear some of the tar ets which we
Camp Anytown ......................................... ll REFUAH SHLEMAH TO: . . will begifi to pursue): include the followiiig:
Yom Ha’Atzmaut Highlights 17-13 Marsha Vandervort & Vinnie Dublller’s father
CKJF/IFS New Employees ...................... 14 The Deadline is 1‘ DEVEIOPmeT“ Of a Process by MW] the “Tm“
G . f P , y 14 . federatlons 1n the Central Region of UJC interact to
rocerles or assm er .............................. Fmday, 11113714 by 12:00 1100!] develop positions on matter ofcommon importance.
UK Jewish Student Org/Hillel ................. 15 ,
for the August ISSUE 0f 2. Seek bigger and better located space for our office,
Norway Synagogue ................................... 16 . . . . .
_ ‘ while remalnlng access1ble to the membership.
Young Leadership Update ......................... 16 h“ 0")
- 3. Increase our volunteer base, in terms of both
ground 769 9/05‘? committee membe h‘ and th ble to d
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Economic Briefs &News AtaGlance ..... 18 CONDOLENCES TO: , , . WWofnniou speciﬁc W:-
Jews in Singapore ..................................... 18 hiichael Crossman, on ”10 death t‘vf‘his step?
Spring Break ............................................. l8 mother, Mindrot Grossman. 4' DCWIOP u ”1.0m tree so thin we may wmua the
Iran 13 19 Helen Levy, Charlotte Levy, Cara Regenstrief member Sh‘p 1“ moments 0t need.
L h. IGd ................................... 20 on the death of their husband, father, and gran d fa— 5. Continue the progress made by the Community
aug mg 5 esun t ................................. ther, Sam Levy. Activities Committee and enhance our program
your Communﬂy Jack & Susan Miller, on the death of Susan’s offerings to the community.
Calendar ................................................... 20 father, Maurice Spector, 011 April 28, 2000-
Worship Schedule ..................................... 21 Mamba SCher°g° 0f LeVingS‘OH’ NJ, 0“ the Above all. we must continue to foster the Spirit of
Activities & Events ................................... 22 3826?; (Ef hle r bushland, Eafrthclherogo, 0; 1:187 8’ community and service WhiCh our organization is
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(606) 268-0672 at Fax (606) 268-0775
June/ July 2000, Volume VII, Issue 9
Marty Barr, President
Daniel Chejfec, Executive Director
Carrie McDanald, Editor & Advertising Manager
Vanessa Carter, Advertising Sales

Editorial Board
Michael Adelstein, Marcie Blacker, Evelyn Dantzic Geller, Judy Levine, Jonathan Satin

Fran Morris, Jewish Family Services
Holly Barnhill, Program Director
Linda Levinson, Ofﬁce Manager

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any times, every day, we perform some

actions about which we do not really think.

Certain acts have indeed become automatic
in our daily lives. We wake up in the morning, we take
a shower (those of us who favor morning showers), we
wash, we prepare for the day ahead, and most of it is
done with not much of a conscious thought. Some
people call this behavior “ritualistic” — I beg to differ.

A ritual is not supposed to be a set of behaviors

coming automatically, but rather a set of behaviors to
prepare us for something. Take the Shabbat Service. Is
it just about reading the appropriate prayers, or about
reading the appropriate Torah portion ?. While all that
is part of the ritual, the ritual is in fact intended to
force us to slow down and reﬂect on the fact that the

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‘0‘, rm”: and reﬂection — SHABBATH.

While in reference to religious practices this
appears self—evident, it might be worth looking at
everything we do through that same lens. Participating
in committee meeting might be seen by some as
“ritualistic" - you go to the meeting, you sit, you listen
to the report, you vote when asked, then go home. Yet
participating in such a meeting is a key part of being a
participant in the decision making process of the
community. It is about voicing our opinions, and about

Ritual and the

Unsuspecting Jew
By Daniel Chejfec

charting the future of our community. While we all
know this and consider it a truism, many times we
forget it.

We also forget many times that giving to the Annual

Community Campaign is not an empty ritual either. It
is a special ritual. It is the dedication of our financial
support to the cause of Jewish life. It is not about
performing the obligation of Tzedakah. Is about doing
Tzedakah. Many would say what’s the difference ?. I
see the difference as that of acting out of obligation
and acting out of conviction. Tzedakah is Justice, even
when sometimes we forget it. Feeding the hungry,
rescuing the imperiled and providing for Jewish life is
the meaning behind Tzedakah.

The Talmud says “Al tabitah bakumkum ayla
bemasheyesh b0 ” - “Do not look at the container but
at what is in it” : We need to remember why we do
things. The empty shell of performing the action, just
acting without reﬂecting on our actions, robs them of
their signiﬁcance and their transcendence.

Rituals, the real ones, were developed to separate
the sacred from the profane. Time is transformed by
the Kabalath Shabbath into the Sacred time of rest of
reflection. and again by the Havdallah into the profane

transforms money from profane currency into an
instrument of Justice, and actively participating in
community life transforms our personal time into a
sacred one.

Rituals can shape our lives and help us ﬁnd meaning
in the simplest things. Let us give of our time to foster
Jewish life, let us give of our ﬁnancial resources to meet
the needs of our fellow Jews and our fellow Americans,
let us give a thought to everything we do. as

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Kathye Shattner recognized
by Dr. Laura Schlessinger

pril 2000, famous Jewish radio talk-show host,

Dr. Laura Schlessinger, conferred her “War-

rior of the Month” award to Kathye Schattner
of Lexington.

Dr. Laura confers this honor to those who have the
conviction to “do the right thing”.

Kathye was recognized for her efforts in instigating
and lobbying for the Kentucky Jury Duty deferral bill
for full-time moms of young children (Senate Bill
#32). This legislation had wide bipartisan support as it
was practical, inexpensive, and compassionate.

Unfortunately for Kentucky’s babies and small
children, it was never brought up for a hearing in the
House, despite having passed the Senate by an over—
whelming margin.

Photo of Kathye Schattner proudly wearing
her hard-earned Dr. Laura’s Warrior
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The Modern Queen Esther

by Michael E. Adelslein

ne of the socio-historical themes that

continues to interest me concerns the

reasons for the assimilation of
Jewish—Americans. That we are assimilated
seems evident from the Jewish concern about
its dangers; as the rabbis, Dershowitz, and
many others have proclaimed.

And evidence supports their views. No
longer are we included about America’s
minorities in most non-religious mention of
these groups. And then there’s the appoint-
ment of Supreme Court Justice Breyer several
years ago, which generally omitted mention of
the fact that he is the second Jew on the
Court. Pre-WWII, that fact would have been
headlined along with reference to the formerly
so-called Jewish seat, 6. g. Brandeis, Cardozo,
Goldberg, Fortas.

Of course, assimilation developed slowly
throughout the century, but it took a quantum
leap after WWII. To a great extent, this
resulted from the intermixing of Jewish
servicemen with others in the armed forces
who had never seen or had contact with Jews
previously. We all bonded together, digging
latrines, serving on KP, griping and bitching,
and being scared as we served on or near front
lines.

But in the post-war period, we might have
reverted to our pre-war status had it not been
for several prominent Jews. One of these was
Hank Greenberg, whom I have written about
previously. Another was Bess Myerson.

Who was Bess Myerson? In September
1945, she was a beautiful girl from the
Shalom Aleichem apartments in the Bronx
who became Miss America, despite the
feelings of some judges and officials against a

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Jewish Queen. The daughter of lower middle
Class parents, whose father was a house
painter and whose mother mainly spoke
Yiddish, Bess entered the Miss America
contest for a scholarship to continue her
music studies.

She had always loved playing the piano,
especially after her mother had bought a
second-hand baby grand and squeezed it
into their small one—bedroom apartment.

Bess earned money giving piano lessons and
also working as a music counselor for four
summers in Vermont. It was there that my
cousin Joan, a camper, knew her, and
reported that my Uncle Tom and all the
other fathers swooned over this tall (5’ 10"),
long—legged, young girl with the dazzling
smile who usually wore a bathing suit in
keeping with her part-time waterfront
duties.

Joan also remembers when Bess left for
Atlantic City in the middle of the summer of
1945 with excited campers wishing her good <
luck in the Miss America contest. Like the
other contestants, Bess competed 111 the
swimsuit, talent, and evening gown competi-
tions, and met with the judges for inter-
views. A graduate of Hunter College, a free
tuition school then, Bess had the intelli-
gence, education, and poise to impress
others in conversation. And she had the
music ability, playing Grieg’s Piano Con—
certo in A Minor, to do well in the talent
contest.

But the swim suit competition created
some problems because the provided size 12
and 14 suits were either too small or too
large. After Sylvia, Bess’ older sister,
jammed her large body into the smaller suit
for two nights, and then altered it slightly, it
fit so well that Bess won that event.

The winner of the evening gown contest
was never announced. But it was clear to all
that Bess had won the Miss America crown.

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Merle Wekstein Vinnie Dubilier

Carole Wilson Judy Baumann

A SUNDAY TO SUPER REMEMBER

n Sunday, May 7‘“, we came together to give as many people as possible the opportu—
nity to participate in the 2000 CKJF/UJC Community Campaign to provide for the
needs of our fellow Jews here in Central Kentucky, across North America, in Israel, and
around the world. And we got an overwhelming response l!!!
People contacted people and had a chance to talk about who we are and
what we do. We not only raised money — we also raised Jews!
And it got better after we had the follow up session on May 18th At the
end, more than one hundred and seventy people added their support to the
annual (luupatgu. 50"} MORE THAN ANY l’Rli)R SliPliR Sl'NDAY.

' YasharKoach to the chairpeople of the event, Gail Cohen and Lowell
Ni goff, and to all the volunteers who came and helped make this the best
Super Sunday ever. Also, very special thanks to SunCom, which donated the
phones and the airtime for this event. 3%

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Kvetch & Kvell — CKJF LEISURE CLUB UPDATE

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Jewish Federation
, . . ere I am again, back from the jungles of July. By the way, Tomas Milch (Annette’s
D on t M lS S T h lS Pohnpei. And what was the first thing I husband) gave a very informative presentation

did when I got back? That’s right. Dale at the May luncheon at Portabella’s. Tomas

L e i S u re and I had lunch at Schechuan Gardens. knows all that financial stuff inside and out.
So, Leisure Club members, can you believe Rider University could use him on its staff.
that we are getting ready for another musical You’ll have to watch future issues of
C l b program and another delicious lunch at Temple Shalom for August through the rest of 2000.
u Adath Israel! This time the entertainment will Annette and Fran (CKJF’s new Jewish Family
be provided by the Louisville Senior Choir. Service worker), are planning a lot of exciting
as the Janice Newman’s mom, Henrietta, is in the programs to give everyone a chance to get
group, so make sure you say hello to her. together to kvetch & kvell. at

Louisville
Senior Choir

Then the Leisure Club goes on vacation in

Actors’ Guild to feature three Jewish playwrights

S ”135 for US hree Jewish playwrights are featured in Actors’ language — is a hilarious departure for him.
Guild‘s season finale. Death Defying Acts is an Playwright/screenwriter Elaine May has concocted
Th ur S day, June 15th evening of three one—act comedi‘es by David a great premise for Hotline. It’s got a neurotic suicide
Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buﬁalo), counselor (Walter Eng) on his very first shift and a
11 :45 a. m. Elaine May (Primary Colors, A New Leaf) and Woody down—on—her-luck prostitute (Gina Scott-Lynaugh) has
Allen (Annie Hall, Manhattan). The death they’re threatened to kill herself and then hunt up. May
Tenggle Adath Israel defying is literal in terms of content, but also ﬁgurative exploits this scenario’s tragicomic potential to the
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crises is a truly death defying act, and these shows Hotline a wellewrought onceact. Woody Allen‘s
Come join the Leisure Chlb for a wonder fill give us the opportunity to do just that. Central Park West is totally deserving of the headline
afternoon 0f food, music and fun! David Mamet’s An Interview is a Kaﬂ