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Kol B’Seder to Perform
November 19 at TAI

foremost JewiShmusical duo, will

perform Sunday, November 19 at
Temple Adath Israel in
Lexington. The program begins
at 2:00 PM and admission is free.

[(01 B’Seder represents
more than 20 years of friendship
and collaboration between Cantor
Jeff Klepper and Rabbi Dan
Freelander. Kol B'Seder means
“everything’s okay,” which
describes not only their music,
but also the special relationship

ence.

Kol B’Seder’s style,
which has been likened to that of
Simon and Garfunkel, combines
traditional texts with original
melodies to produce a new Jewish
sound. Their lyrics and melodies
echo the best of what music crit-
ics call folk/pop/rock - with a
decidedly Jewish angle.

Kol B'Seder is spon-
sored by the Anita and Harold
Baker Trust Fund.

 

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Welcome

Friends, family and
helpers crowded into the airport
terminal to welcome five mem-
bers of the Orlov/Sheftel family
to Lexington. The new arrivals
came with ten suitcases, smiles on
their faces and an eagerness to
begin a new life. After much
hugging, kissing and pho-
tographs, the caravan of cars
loaded up the luggage and the
people for the short ride to
Heritage Apartments.

There, a three bedroom
arparunent, lovingly prepared by
volunteers, will be home for 71

daughter Lyudmila Patskan, son-

in-law Vasiliy and grandchildren
Victor (17) and Yelena (8).
Overwhelmed by their
new home, the family celebrated
with Russian champagne and

in g in furniture.

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Being Jewish in a Small Town

The Central Kentucky
Jewish Federation’s office is
located in Lexington, as are the
Temple and Synagogue. CKJF is
classified as a “small city" in the
national Federation system, yet
Lexington is the “big city” to
many living within CKJF’s ser-
vice area. Jews live not only in
Lexington or Louisville, but in
cities such as Richmond,
Maysville, Corbin, Danville,
Morehead and Hazard.
Following are articles written by
Jewish individuals from various
small towns in Kentucky. Their
words help to educate all Jews on
some of the needs and thoughts of
our true small city dwellers.

Cindy Ellsworth
Danville. KY

When asked to write
about being Jewish in a small

 

town, I recalled what a realtor Morehead, Hazard to Frankfort,
said to me a few years ago. We Georgetown to Danville and
were considering a move for busi— Somerset, Jews affiliated with
., > - - Lexington Jewish congregations
live everywhere! Whether by
choice or necessity, it’s a fact of
life that this new and growing
minority exists within the general «»

   
   

 

population’s Jewish minority.
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...Small Town
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ness reasons and I was looking at Calendar .......... 15
real estate in a fairly large mid- Editorial ............ 4 .-
western city. I asked this Jewish Financial Adviser . . . .7 7:
realtor which section of the city Havurah ........... 10 ‘ '
Jewish people lived in? She Inside Israel ........ 13
promptly and very proudly OZS .............. 11
replied, “We’re everywhere!” Rabbi Slaton ........ 3
Well, the same thing exists in President’s Spot ..... 2
Kentucky. TAI ................ 9
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Mazel Tov to:

Randy Waldman on his election
as Vice-President of the
American Academy of Facial and
Reconstructive Surgery.

Harold & Kaye Frankel on the
marriage of their son, Bill to
Lorri Winters-Weinstock on

Micah Kaufmann & Mimi
Fischbein on their engagement
An April wedding is planned.

Condolences to:

Alison Caller, on the loss of her
grandfather, David Baskin.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

The Central Kentucky Jewish
Federation functions for the
benefit of our community and
for Jews everywhere:

- We support the Jewish
State of Israel.

- We help in the resettle-
ment of Jews from the former
Soviet Union, both here and in
Israel.

0 We provide educational
programs and scholarships
focusing on Jewish life in

Central Kentucky and our
common heritage.

- We actively engage our
surrounding community in dia-
logue regarding shared prob—
lems and goals.

0 We support a Jewish
Family Life agency here in
Lexington.

- We support a nursing
home in Israel.

To do all this we also actively
raise funds in the Central
Kentucky Jewish community.

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by
Tomas Milch H.

To do all this we also actively
ask for your time and efforts as
volunteers. We need yeur help
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To do all this we ask you to
become involved by serving
on our committees, sharing
your thoughts, opinions and
ideas with our Board of
Directors, and sharing your
special skills with the whole
community. We need my
help tQ eentinge 519ng all Qf
them;

Together, and only together,
we will improve our future.

 

Holocaust Scholar to Speak at Moosnick Lectures

September 9th in Amherst, Mass. Lisa Satin, on the loss of her
grandfather, Philip Birner.
Irv & Irma Rosenstein on the
marriage of their daughter, Ann
to Bill Giles on September 30th. Rabbi J0“ & Sandy Adland 011
the death of Rabbi Adland’s
Brian Hershinow and Dr. cousin, Delphine Katz.
Tammy James on their wedding
on October 7th. We note with sorrow the death of
Evelyn Linnick.
Ira & Anita Mersack on the
marriage of their daughter, Beth
to Raymond Brody on
October 7th.
Shalom
Published ten times annually
by the
Central Kentucky Jewish
Federation, Inc.
Dr. Deborah E. Lipstadt,
340 Romany Road a widely published authority on
Lexington, KY 40502 the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and
(606) 268-0672 American Jewish history, will be
Fax (606) 2080775 the guest lecturer for Lexington

cum.”

November 1995
Volume III, Issue 8

Tomas Milch, H.
President

Joel Eizenstat
Executive Director

Holly Barnhill
Editor & Advertising Manager

Michael Adelstein
Gloria Katz
Editorial Board Members

Mollye Schwab
Jewish Family Services

Kim Slaton
Program Coordinator

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Theological Seminary’s Franklin
B. Moosnick Lextures, November
9 & 10.

Dr. Lipstadt will adress
current attempts at rewriting the
history of the Holocaust and
America’s actions during the
Holocaust. The Lectures occur
this year on the anniversay of
Kristallnacht, which marked the
beginning of systematic perscu-
tion of the Jewish people by the
German Nazi Party in 1938. The
name Kristallnacht refers to the
Jewish merchants’ shop windows
broken during two days of rioting
by Nazi sympathizers.

The Lectures will open
with a worship service in the
Seminary’s chapel at 10 a.m.,
November 9. It will be led by
Rabbis Jon Adland and Eric
Sltaon of Lexington, and LTS
Instructor in Church Music,

Nancy Turner.
At 7:30 pm. Dr.
Lipstadt will deliver her first lec-

ture, “Denying the Holocaust:
The Growing Assault on Truth
and Memory,” at Temple Adath
Israel. Her second presentation,
“Witness to the Persecution:
America and the Holocaust," will
be at 10:00 a.m., Friday,
November 10, in the Seminary’s

...Sha/om...November 1995

 

Dr. Deborah E. Lipstadt

Fellowship Hall.

Dr. Lipstadt studied at
the Hebrew Institute of Long
Island and Hebrew University in
Jerusalem. She received her
undergraduate degree with honors
from City College of New York.
She holds master’s and Ph.D.
degrees in modern Jewish history
from Brandeis University.

Dr. Lipstadt is a consul-
tant on America and the
Holocaust to the US. Holocaust
Memeorial Museum in
Washington, D.C. Her latest
book is titled Denying the
Holocaust: The Growing Assault
on Truth and Memory. It is an
examination of the history and
methodology of the current
movement to deny the existence
of the Holocaust.

The Mossnick Lectures
were established by the Seminary

in honor of Lexington physician,
Dr. Franklin E. Moosnick. Their
purpose is to enable the
Seminary’s students and others to
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for Judaism. This will mark the
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Israeli Plastic Surgeon to
Speak in Lexington

Dr. Arieh Eldad, a plas-
tic and maxillofacial surgeon and
head of the Burn Unit at
Hadassah-Hebrew University
Medical Center in Jerusalem, will
be the guest speaker at
“Mediscope,” an educational
medical/health program hosted by
Lexington Hadassah on Sunday,
November 12 at 6:00 - 9:00 pm.
at Greenbrier Country Club, 2179
Bahama Road.

Dr. Eldad will discuss
the latest techniques in maxillofa-
cial and plastic surgery with spe—
cial emphasis on treating burn
victims.

Israeli born and trained,
Dr. Eldad was a research fellow
at the Regional Burns Unit of
Queen Mary’s Hospital in
London and the Ludwig Institute
for Cancer Research of the Royal
Marsden Hospital in Surrey,
England. He was the organizer
and chairman of BURNS 91, a
burn conference held in
Jerusalem. He has put his skills

    

 

 

 

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to the test in the Israeli Defense
Forces as commander of Medical
Services and most recently in
Rwanda.

“Mediscope” is a nation-
al program that brings leading
health professionals from
Hadassah Medical Organization
in Israel to the United States. It is
sponsored annually by Hadassah.
the Women’s Zionist
Organization of America.

 

 

 

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November Torah
Portions

 

NOV. 34/ 11 Heshvan
PARSHA T Lech Lecha

The Torah begins the stories
of the Patriarchs and Mattiarchs
which will continue through the
end of the book of Beraysheat
(genesis). This portion begins
with G-d telling Avram, a 75 year
old man, to leave his home and go
to an unnamed place where he
will be made in to a great nation.
Avram soon has to leave this new
land for Egypt because of famine.
Concerned that he will be killed
on account of his beautiful Sari,
he pretends she is his sister and
Pharaoh marries her. In a dream,
G-d warns Pharaoh not to touch
her. Alarmed, Pharaoh accuses
Avram of endangering him and
his people and ejects him from
all: land.
and the shepherd of his nephew
Lot quarrel. Avram allows Lot to
choose which part of the land he
wishes to have. Lot goes East to
the Plain of Jordan. He is shortly
thereafter captured in a war
among 10 Kings. Abraham has to
rescue Lot and his allies. He
refuses compensation for himself
because he wants it known that all
that he has comes from G-d.

In a mystical vision, Avram
seals a covenant with G-d at
which time G-d informs him that
his descendants will be slaves in
Egypt 400 years before returning
to Canaan. Avram has a son
whom he names Ishmael with his
concubine Hagar. Sari mistreats
Hagar and she runs away. God
tells her to return.

Upon turning 99 years old,
G-d tells Avram that he and all
the males of his household must
be circumcised. This is to be a
sign of the covenant between
Avram’s descendants and G-d.
G-d changes Avram’s name to
Avraham, meaning father of
many nations, and Sarai’s name is
changed to Sara, meaning
princess or noble. G—d also tells
Avraham that Sara will have the
son who is to be the one though
whom the covenant passes.

Rabbi Eric R. Slaton

Commentary

 

 

NOV. 10-11/18 Heshvan
PARSHAT Vayera

Three visitors appear before
Avram and he invites them to stay
to refresh themselves. They tell
him that Sari will have a son.
Sari, who is listening, laughs. G-
d questions Avrarn as to why she
laughs. Sari denies laughing.

G-d tells Avram because of
the great wickedness he will
destroy the cities of Sdom and
Amorah (Sodom and Gomorra).
Avram pleads with G-d to spare
them if there are 50 innocent peo-
ple, to which G-d agrees. Avram
asks if there are 45 innocent peo-
ple, would everyone have to die
for the lack of 5 ? G—d agrees to
spare the cities if there are 45
innocent people. Avram contin-
ues to bargain until G-d agrees to
spare the cities if there are only
10 innocent people.

Unfortunately there are not
cvcn ll‘ innocent people. so two
messengers go to save Lot and his

Men co e to Lot’s door demand-
ing they send out the visitors to
have their way with them. Lot
offers instead to send out his
daughters. The men try knocking
down the door but the messengers
stop them with blindness. Lot
and his family escape and are
warned not to look back. Lot’s
wife disobeys and is turned into a
pillar of salt. Lot and his daugh-
ters go alone to Tzoar. The
daughters are concerned about the
lack of available husbands with
which to produce children.
Causing their father to become
drunk, they cohabit with him.
The two children produced are
named Moav and Amman and
who’s descendants become neigh-
bors and often enemies of the
Israelites.

NOV. l7-l8/25 Heshvan
PARSHAT Chayeh Sarah

Sarah dies having lived
127 years. The Midrash suggests
that she dies because she had a
vision of Isaac lying on the altar
just as Abraham was about to sac-
rifice him. Abraham must now
bury her. In the very land G—d has
promised will belong to his
descendants, he owns nothing.
He purchases the cave of

  

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Machpelah and places his
beloved wife to rest.

Abraham sends his trust-
ed servant Eliezer to find a wife
for Isaac. Upon reaching Haran,
Eliezer asks G-d for a sign that he
might know the proper bride.
The one who is to be chosen
should offer both him and his
camels water from the well. No
sooner does he finish his request
than Rebecca appears and does
exactly as Eliezer has specified.
Rebecca in fact is Abraham’s
niece. She is asked if she wishes
to go with Eliezer to which she
consents. Eliezer returns with
Rebecca. Upon their return, Isaac
immediately takes her to be his
bride.

The translation of the
name of this portion is “the life of
Sarah.” Though she is not alive, it
is her death that causes the events
of the portion to occur, Abraham
acquires the first piece of land of
Israel. and seeks out a wife. for
lsaac.

NOV. 24-25/ 2 Kislev
PARSHA T Toldot

This portion begins the
story of Jacob. Unable to con-
ceive, Rebecca finally gives birth
to twins. The first one born is
covered with red hair and is
named Esau. The second one is
born holding onto the heal of his
brother and is named Jacob.

The brothers grew up
into distinct individuals. Esau the
hunter is a large and hairy man
and is favored by his father.
Jacob is a quiet scholar and is the
favorite of Rebecca. Esau returns
one day from the hunt famished.
Jacob is making a pot of lentil
stew. Esau asks for some and
Jacob tells him he must buy it
with his birthright. Esau scorns
the birthright for the stew.

Isaac commands Esau to
cook him some game after which
he will bestow upon him the
blessing of the eldest son.
Rebecca hears and tells Jacob to
fetch a kid. She prepares it and
places the skin on Jacob’s arms.
Jacob is afraid to try to deceive
his blind and feeble father but

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Rebecca insists. Isaac does not
believe the voice is Esau’s, but
when he touches the kid skin on
Jacob he is convinced and gives
him the blessing. When Esau
returns, Isaac tells him that he has
been fooled. In anguish, Esau
begs for a blessing. Isaac gives
him the blessing of the younger
son.

Enraged, Esau says he
will wait for his fathers death to
exact revenge. Rebecca hears
and tells Isaac she wants Jacob to
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CKJF September Board Highlights

The resettlement of
Khayna Mizun and her four fami—
ly members was discussed by
Mollye Schwab and others, par-
ticularly the need for more young
volunteers to help move furniture
and the continuing dire need for
storing furniture for future fami-
lies.

Program Director Kim
Slaton informed the board that a
new site will be needed for Camp
Shalom as day camps will no
longer be allowed at the former
site. The use of the Kentucky
Horse Park is being explored.

Jerusalem 3000 is tem-
porarily scheduled for May 19,
and work has started on develop-
ing a community calendar.

Executive Director Joel

Eizenstat reported on the cam-
paign, which is progressing slow-
ly. He also talked about the need
for people to head next year’s
campaign, the General Assembly
meeting in Boston, the correction
of software problems, and contin-
ual difficulties with the hardware.

After a lengthy discus-
sion of a proposal by the UK
Student Activities Board to bring
Elie Wiesel to Lexington, it was
decided to explore the matter fur-
ther, particularly the financial
arrangements.

Michael Adelstein pre-
sented a proposal for CKJF to
lead a drive to donate a Holocaust
memorial to the city of
Lexington. This idea will be fur-
ther investigated.

Farrakhan’s March...
What do you think?

Nation of Islam leader
Louis Farrakhan thought up the
“Million Man March”, and an
estimated 400,000 people
responded. Many claimed they
supported the idea of the march,

you think the march had 3 worth—
while cause, or did it give

strength to a dangerous fanatic?
Shalom would like to

hear your opinion. Please write:

 

 

but not Farrakhan himself, known The Editor
for his anti-Semitic, anti-white, CKJF
and anti-female beliefs. 340 Romany Road
Nevertheless, Farrakhan Lexington, Ky 40502.
spoke and people listened. Do All letters must be signed.
EDITORIAL POLICY

 

The opinions expressed in the Editorial are those of
the Editor and represent only the Editor’s viewpoint.

 

 

ditorial

 

Is Jesus

Voting in Council?

 

I hate to pick on anyone
or anything that gets picked on all
the time, however, in the case of
the Lexington Fayette Urban
County Government I’ll make an
exception.

It has come to my atten-
tion that the Lexington Council
meetings are always preceded by
a prayer. The prayer on the night
of September 21 mentioned the
“J” word, no, not Jewish, the
other “J” word - Jesus.

Charlie Boland, an
Administrative Aid to Mayor
Miller, confirmed that different
religious leaders from the com~
munity are invited to give the
invocation before each Council
meeting. There are no parameters
given to these individuals, other
than to, “keep it short and sweet.”
Mr. Boland says, “The Council
uses the spiritual aspect of prayer
to receive wisdom and guidance
in making (council related) deci-
sions.” Whatever happened to
basing a decision on sound infor-
mation and research?

If the prayer offered is
not generic, and in fact asks guid-
ance from a spiritual being you do
notbelieveinthenhowcanthis
provide wisdom and conviction?
I cannot personally say Amen to a
prayer that goes against my basic
beliefs.

Perhaps the Council
doesn’t face this discrepancy. as
to the best of my knowbdge, no
Jews amenity hold Council seats

and I doubt if any prayers to
Buddha have been presented.

Mr. Boland did assure
me that the religious diversity of
the community has been repre-
sented. In fact, Rabbi Slaton has
given the invocation before.
Rabbi Adland has been asked, but
declined.

   
   

Council chambers - does sectarian prayer belong here?

There are eight pages of
church listings in the Lexington
phone book. Under synagogues
there is a one column by one inch
listing. That in itself speaks vol-
umes about the diversity in the
community. I don't profess to
lmow about all the non-Jewish
religions, however. I'll guess
Jesus is paramount to most.
Therefore, except when Rabbi
Slaton was present, chances are
the Council and its audience

received a prayer proclaiming
Jesus the savior. As aJew, I have
a difficult time with this.

When asked why the
Council didn‘t offer a moment of
silent meditation before the meet-
ings, Mr. Boland replied,
“Sometimes we do, especially
when no one shows up.”

 

Before Mayor Miller’s
tenure, a prayer was offered by a
Council member. Mayor Miller
prefers to involve the spiritual
leaders of the community. The
position of the Mayor’s office
according to Mr. Boland is that,
“The invocation is not intended to
offend anyone, but to learn about
someone else's faith serves a use-
ful function.”

At this point I should
mention the separation of church

and state, whatever happened to
that doctrine? I realize Congress
and the Senate begin their ses-

' sions WW_

spokesperson from the Senate
Chaplain’s office in Washington
DC says, “The prayers are non-
sectarian and not offensive to
Jews.” When asked if Jesus is
ever mentioned, the spokesperson
replied, “Maybe once every three
or four months.” So much for
consistency.

The question remains,
does the Council actually gain
wisdom from their prayers, or do
they alienate constituents?

After the fiascos of the
Cultural Center and the landfill,
you w0uld think the Council
would be eager to receive spiritu-
al support from a different direc-
tion.

And now I suggest a few
moments of silent meditation for
Herbie, Rosie and the City
Council.

Please send letters
to the Editor:

cm
340 Romany Road
Lexington, KY 40502

All letters must be signed and
include your phone number.
Please limit letters to 200 words.

 

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November’s Artist: M A D I S O N M E Y E R S

 

My name is Madison
Meyers. My parents are Roy
Meyers and Georgia Henkel.

I was born in Lexington
and I go to a public school. My
school is The School for Creative
and Performing Arts. 1 am 10
years old and in the sixth grade. I

like to trail ride with my friends
and read and draw. I would like
to be a restaurant owner in New
Mexico when I grow up.

My favorite subject is
everything but science and math.

I worked hard on my
drawing and hope you like it.

 

 

 

 

 

All artists, ages 8-18, submit your creations for the next issue of Shalom!

 

 

 

We‘re fortunate they
attended that Bar mitzvah on

Long Island in 196'Q That’s
where Austin and Susan Cantor
met. And the Lexingon Jewish
conununity has benefited tremen-
dously from their union.

Let us count the ways.
Together the Cantors have vital-
ized UK’s Hillel, which they’ve
also named the Jewish Student
Organization so non-Jews (and

 

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Michael E. Adelstein
Contributing Editor

perhaps some Jewish students)
can identify the group. The
JSO/Hillel publishes a newsletter
for UK‘S; ‘25 Jewish students,
holds dinner meetings on campus.
has picnics, plans hospitality vis-
its with community families, and
sponsors other activities.

Although the UK
JSO/Hillel group is small, it is
growing, and more local Jewish
students are active in it. Thanks
to the Cantors, with help also
from Susan Goldstein, Jewish stu—
dents can maintain their heritage
while attending UK.

The Cantors have been
individually active in innumer-
able other ways. Austin has been

Secretary of the Temple and the
CKJF Executive Boards,
PreSident and Secretary of the
Temple Brotherhood, officer of
B‘nai B‘rith. Chair of the
Temple’s Buildings and Grounds.
Membership, and Worship
Committees, and a member of
several other committees.

For her part, Susan has
served four times as vice-presi-
dent of Hadassah. Highly active
in Hadassah and the Temple, she
has been on membership,‘fund-
raising, college and other com-
mittees. Presently, she is a mem-
ber of the CKJF Board.

Recently the Cantors
have been involved in a special

 

  

  

   

project. They helped son David,
a Dunbar senior, work on his Boy
Scout Eagle Service Project of
performing community service by
rescaling the Temple parking lot
and improving the handicapped
spaces there.

Austin and Susan
worked with David and volun—
teers from the Boy Scouts and the
Temple Brotherhood in many
tasks. including cleaning, reseal-
ing and painting stripes. David
was in charge of planning and
directing the project.

, When Austin is not help-
ing the Jewish community, he is
involved in poultry nutrition
research as an associate professor
in UK’s Animal Sciences
Department. A lecturer (in fluent
Spanish, which he mastered in
three years with the Peace Corps
in Chile) and consultant to com-
panies in Honduras and Ecuador,
Austin has recently returned from
a trip to Brazil where he

that Section E—2 is
for the perpetual and
exclusive use of the

Jewish community .

On December 2, 1884, the Spinoza Society purchased
from the Lexington Cemetery Company an entire section
for the perpetual and exclusive use of the Jewish
community, according to a short history of the society
written by Moses Kaufman, in 1887.

The area purchased by the Spinoza Society was
Section E—l, and it sufficed for more than ninety years. In
1977, nearby Section E-2 was secured by the society.

if you would like to know more about space in the
Spinoza Society's Section E-2, or other information about
The Lexington Cemetery, please give us a call or visit.

Leiing’ton Cemete

833 West Main St. raises... it? 4050342094
(606) 255-5522

Office hours Mon-Fri Sam-4pm, Sat Bam-noon
Grounds open daily Bam- 5pm

An independent non-profit corporation administered by a board of dirertori from this community.
Dediratetl to preserving memories in a historic site of natural beauty, with room for the next 100 years.

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addressed several groups.

Poultry production com-
panies, poultry farmers, and ulti-
mately consumers at Kroger,
KFC, and Kenny Rogers may
profit from Austin’s research into
better nutrition for chickens. For
example, adding enzymes to their
diet, allows them to absorb the
nutrients rather than excreting
them, thus reducing food costs
and also pollution. As a result,
Kentucky farmers may benefit
from Austin’s work because
chicken farming, a part-time job,
is growing more popular in a state
that needs to replace the decreas-
ing income from tobacco.

Austin" is also involved
in two teaching experiments. He
is presently the instructor in an

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The 1995 Fall
Franklin B. Moosnick Lectures
\ Sponsored by
Lexington Theological Seminary

Guest Speaker:

Dr. Deborah E. Lipstadt

Dorot Associate Professor of
Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies
Emory University
Session I
- Worship Service at LTS
Thursday, November 9, 10 am.
Mary Anne Sanders Chapel
Led by Rabbis Jon Adland and Eric Slaton
and Nancy Turner, Instructor in Church Music

Session [I
. "Denying the Holocaust: The Growing
Assault on Truth and Memory"
Dr. Deborah Lipstadt
Thursday, November 9, 7:30 pm.
Temple Adath Israel, Lexington

Lecture [[1
- "Witness to the Persecution: America and
the Holocaust"- Dr. Deborah Lipstadt
Friday, November 10, 10 am.
LTS Fellowship Hall

LEXINGTON

Theological Seminary
631 South Limestone, Lexington, KY . 606/252-0361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our New Americans
...Then and Now - Part II

portation and the expense of more the Jewish community
could do to help resettle new
Americans, the Slepaks advised,

The Slepaks

The Slepak family has
accomplished a lot since their
arrival from Moscow over 4 1/2
years ago. Parents Michael and
Marina have managed to establish
themselves in careers similar to
those they held in Russia. Marina
is a Research Analyst at the
University of Kentucky and
Michael is a Research Engineer,
also at the University. Son
Aleksandr, 17, is a student at
Duke University.

The Slepaks favorite
things about America are the edu-
cational and job opportunities for
everyone, regardless of their reli-
gious background; the politeness
and hospitality of the people; and
the opportunity to travel. Their
least favorite thing - the climate.
The most difficult adjustment to
their new homeland has been the
language, lack of public trans-

health care.

Michael and Marina
miss the cultural
opportunities Russia
had to offer, such as
the theatres, muse-
ums and various
exhibitions. Also
missed are European
movies, the climate
and nature of Mother
Russia, and of
course, friends and
relatives.

The Slepaks
appreciate the help
they have received
from the local Jewish
community. This
includes welcoming
them to the United
States, helping them
find jobs and adjust
to the cultural and
religious differences, and for rent-
ing and furnishing their first
apartment. When asked what

 

New Families...continued from page 1

hopes to continue his studies at
the University. Yelena is enrolled
at Breckimidge School.

The entire family is anx—
ious to learn English and become
active members of the communi-
ty.

Khayna Mizun is Yeliza
Sheftel and Anna Barr’s sister.
The Sheftels are the parents of
Sasha Orlov. The Orlov/Sheftel
family is Lexington’s largest
resettled extended family.

 

Riva Bisnovataya and
Larisa Goloborodko had a long
and tenuous jouney from Russia
to Lexington, but on September
30 they were reunited with the

 

 

Jerusalem 3000

We need your help to plan this community event!
Tentative Date: May 19, 1996

Call Sharon Wainshilbaum

268-2579

or
Kim Slaton

268-0672 or 268-0775

 

 

 

' n ...Shalom...November 1995

 

 

Sisters Larisa and Irina

rest of their family.

Riva, Valentina
Goloborodko’s aunt, broke a bone
in her upper leg, but with travel

    

The Slepaks, circa 1991

 

 

 

“Provide more information about
job opportunities.”

papers valid only through the end
of September, the journey began.
Upon arrival in New York, there
was difficulty finding a flight that

would acceprmmw— _

required a certain stationery posi-
tion. After many phone calls
between HIAS (immigration),
CKJF and the Goloborodko fami-
ly, Riva and Larisa zu‘rived by air
ambulance.

Larisa, Valentina‘s 24
year—old daughter and lrina's sis-
ter, was involved in elementary
education in Russia. She would
like to pursue the same career or
another avenue of helping people.

The rest of the
Goloborodko family, grandmoth-
er Manya, Valentina and husband
Vladimir, and daughter Irina have
been in Lexington since 1993.

 

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