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DECEMBER2004/JANUARY 2005

IMAGINE

General Assembly of the United
Jewish Communities
Challenges Leadership to Think
Outside the Box

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By Daniel Uieim

Between November 14th and November 17th Cleveland
was home to the Annual General Assembly of the United
Jewish Communities. The theme was ”Imagine.”

At the opening Plenary, hosted by Joshua Malina of West
Wing fame, the attendees were handed a challenge:
”imagine what we can do together." We heard the music
of Gospel singer and African-American Jew, Joshua
Nelson; we listened to Ethiopian Israeli activist Avraham
Adgah and to Rabbi David Wolpe from Los Angeles,‘ but
the highlight of the testimonies to our achievements was
probably the story told by Alina Spaulding.

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away from him and did not even
provide appropriate medical care. By
the time doctors looked at his injury
thiet ia\ s after the (lkCidt‘ nt he has
not ghen much hope. Enter the local
re p of the JDC the only Jewish
organi/ ation alion ed to function in
the Sm ittl nion. he JDC took care
of Alina's father, arranged for their
emigration to America, and eventual—
ly helped in their resettlement.
Originally, her father was given no
more than four years to live, so when
they arrived in America three years
later, they tried to find help. And
somebody knew somebody who
knew somebody... her father had the
operation he needed, and her parents
had a baby a year later. Alina’s father
survived thanks to the support of the
JDC and the American Jewish com—

Alina’s father was a champion in the Soviet ski team, but
alter a training accident the Soviet Stair ‘ook everything

munity.

Much time was devoted to the situa-

 

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tion in Israel, especially in light of the death of Yasser
Arafat. Delegates received briefings from David Landau
(HaAretz), Mosheh Arens, Dennis Ross, Haym Ramon,
Ygal Ben Shalom and many more. Obviously, no single
perspective appears to be emerging yet, but there was one
common denominator, caution. Everybody agreed that

see IMAGINE, page l 2

 

 

CKJF Day'of GiVing Offers a
Record Number of Volunteer
Opportunities

Wouldn’t it be great if we could
reach out every week of the year to
people in need? The Day of Giving
offers each of us the opportunity to
help others. There is something for
everyone this year, ranging from
hands-0n work to dropping off items
during December at the Temple,
Synagogue, or CKJF office. Or you
can bring your donations to the
Giving Tent located outside the
Chinoe Shopping Center on
December 24th and while you are
there, feel free to enjoy warm bever-
ages, donuts, and bagels just for

stopping by.

Tikkun Lexington allows the Jewish Community to come
together one day of the year by offering many places and
ways to volunteer. This day, formerly sponsored by B’nai
Brith, is now a program administered by Tikkun
Lexington. The Day of Giving demonstrates that the
Jewish community wants to give something back. It rep-
resents a willingness of the Jewish community to step for-
ward and work in hospitals, homeless shelters, and ani-
mal shelters, and deliver meals to those in need. It offers
Christians on December 24th a chance to enjoy their holi-
day with their families, who might otherwise have to work.

Please volunteer to help on December 24 at one of these

see Day of Giving, page 12

 

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Campaign 2004

As the year winds down, we can proudly say that we
have already surpassed last year’s final number for the
Campaign. Today, the CKJF/UJC 2004 Community cam—
paign stands at $ 348,000, with an average increase of 29
% over what the same donors gave in 2003. If those com-
munity members who contributed in 2003 but have not
yet made their 2004 commitment contribute the same
amount they did in 2003, our community campaign will
end at $ 408,000, not only an historical record but also
$8,000 over our goal for the year.

The goal of $ 400,000 was set to cover our local needs and
services as well as our commitment to the overseas needs
of the Jewish people in Israel, Eastern Europe, South
America, and all over the world, whom we serve through
our two main overseas partners: The Jewish Agency for
Israel (JAFI) and the American Jewish Joint Distribution
Committee (JDC)

If you are one of those contributors who for whatever rea-
son we have not been able to contact yet — please make
your commitment today by phone, by email or by regular
mail. Together, we will continue to enhance Jewish life in
Central Kentucky, in Israel, and around the globe. Your
contribution is important — Join us, please!

 

     

  

  

  

IN THIS ISSUE:
Sixty-Eight Years of Turf Catering at Keeneland . . .3

High School Teachers Visit Holocaust Museum . . .3
President's Message ................ r ..... 4
CKJF A Recipient of Sherman Book Collection ...... 5
From the Executive Director ................ 6
Remembering Toma's: 1943-2004 ............ 7
State-of—the—Art Terminal at Ben Gurion Airport . . .7
Rabbi's Corner .......................... 8
'We Came Because We Are Jews" . . . . . . . . . . . .9
lsrael and the Territories After Arafat ......... l0

Celebrate 350 ......................... l l

Winter Dinner Attracts Record High Attendance .l i

Know Your Board ....................... l4
'\X/hy l Deliver Moveable Feast .............. i4
Thresholds: Expressions of Art and Spiritual Life .15
Hillel Happenings ....................... l5
B’tay Avon ............................ l 6
Lexington Havurah News ................. l7
Hadassah News ........................ l7
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs ....................... l 7
TAI News ............................. l8
OZS News ............................ 19
Community Calendar .................... 20

 

Condolences to...
0 David and Deborah Sogin on the death of David’s mother, Ruth, on November 15.

0 Dr. Elizabeth Piercy and Dr. Roger Fleischman, on the death of Elizabeth’s
mother, Elizabeth Miller, on October 24, 2004.

0 Annette Milch and family on the death of her husband, Tomas, on November 8, 2004.

Refuah Shlemah (Get Well Wishes) to...

° Ruth Kessler
0 Max Kovinow

° Bob Baumann
° Steve Edelstein

° Barbara Grossman
° Ernie Cohen

Mazel Tov to...

0 Adam J. Miller on receiving the Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre
Management and Producing from Columbia University School of the Arts on
October 20, 2004. The formal graduation ceremony will be held in May. Adam is
currently living in New York and working as Associate Company Manager for a
Broadway production. Adam is the son of Jack and Susan S. Miller.

0 Annette Milch, on the birth of her grandson, Oscar Edward Nolan Milch, on
November 3, 2004. The pround parents are Libby and Fred Milch.

0 Kevin and Clair Palley on the birth of their son, Nathan Palley, on November 7, 2004.

. Marilyn Lieber on her installation as a regional Vice-President of the Union for
Reform Judaism (URJ) at the Midwest Region Biennial.

0 Judy Hersh on her installation as a board member of the URJ at the Midwest
Region Biennial.

0 Marty and Odette Kaplan on the birth of their granddaughter Nicki Cassandra,
born on November 3. She is the daughter of Marty’s son, David, and his wife,
Elizabeth.

0 Brett Caller on his appointment to the National Advisory Committee of the
United Jewish Communities. ' '

 

 

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David Feinberg, President
Daniel Chejfec, Executive Director
Jana LaZur, Activities Director

Editorial Board
Marcia Blacker, Judy Levine, and Ruth Poley

Contributing Writers
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Judy Levey and Larry Wolken

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 Sixty-Eight Years of Turf
Catering at Keeneland

By Larry Wolken

In the late 1920s Joseph Wolken (my
father) and his brother Bill were the
proprietors of a small restaurant in
northwest Chicago. Bill Wolken was
a sometime (often) patron of
Hawthorne Race Track in Cicero,
Illinois, a western suburb. He became
acquainted with the Carey family,
owners of the track, and persuaded
them to let him and his brother take
over the food and beverage service at
the track. The new company was
formed in 1929 as the Hawthorne
Catering Company and began service
that season. There were two other
tracks in the Chicago area, Arlington
Park and Washington Park, owned
by Mr. Ben Lindheimer, and within a
year the company began service at
both. Since each track had a seasonal
meet, there was no conflict of service.
The company was renamed Turf
Catering at that time.

A new opportunity presented itself
when the company was awarded the
"Orange Crush” concession at the
"Century of Progress World’s Fair” in
Chicago in 1932. It was at that time that
a new partner joined the company,

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The history of the organization of
Keeneland Race Course is well known,
so I will proceed with how Turf
Catering happened to be in the mix.

1n the Summer of 1936, Keeneland
was preparing to open its inaugural

meeting in October of that year. Mr.
Hal Price Headley (the founder of the
track) approached his general man-
ager, Roy Carruthers, whom he had
brought down from the aforemen-
tioned Arlington Park in Chicago,
with the question of how to secure a
food and beverage company for the
new track. Mr. Carruthers suggested
Turf Catering Company as he had
worked with them for several years
in Chicago.

My father had one meeting with Mr.
Headley and on his return to Chicago
drafted a letter covering the terms of
the companies’ proposed agreement
(rental, investment, etc.), signed and
returned to Mr. Headley. It was
returned signed and that was the
only contract ever between
Keeneland and the Turf Catering
Company. It was not notarized 0r
countersigned, therefore not a legal
contract, but to this day the only one!

The rest is history, 68 years of trust
and respect. My father died in 1965
and lioined the company. Soon
thereafter, l bought out Vlr. Koppel.
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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.

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Holocaust Museum

Program Sponsored by CKJF
Completes Its Third Year

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On November 20th and let, a group of six local high
school teachers visited the US. Holocaust Memorial
Museum in Washington, DC as part of the third annual
Michael Adelstein Holocaust Education Program. The
participants, Social Studies teachers from high schools in
Winchester and Lexington were introduced to the perma—
nent museum exhibits as well as two temporary exhibits.

One exhibit, "Deadly Medicine," describes the medical
experiments perpetrated by Nazi doctors on inmates of
the concentration camps. This exhibit also included a
description of the "T-4" program, designed to exterminate

see Holocaust Museum, page 7

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 President's Message

 

Do You Believe In

Miracles?
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l’lanukah is coming and the annual
frenzy has begun. What will we buy
for the kids? Can anyone remember
where the holiday card list is?

Where did l put the latke recipe from
last year?

We all know that: the miracle of
I'lanukah has to do with the
recapture of the Temple and the fight
against the Syrian—Greeks led by the
Maccabees. We were able to
overcome staggering odds to assert
our right to practice our religion.
Our ancestors found a small amount

David Feinberg

ot oil in the temple that miraculously
burned tor eight days.

the real miracle of modern life is to
make the holiday special and
spiritually meaningful without it
becoming a salute to Toys R Us.
How do we make the Hanukah-story
stay alive, and feel relevant to our
children and ourselves? l cannot tell
you l have all the answers as that
would certainly be untrue. I can tell
you that l struggle to make it
meaningful both in terms of the gifts
and gelt, and also, as a further

expression of my family’s lewishness.

Each year i work at renewing the
holiday in some small (or hopefully
large) way. l now realize this is as

much for my own needs as it is for
the needs of the family. Retelling the
story of Hanukah is part of it.
Though the kids like to watch it, I
find viewing, the Rugrats’ Hanukah
video not quite up to my spiritual
aspirations. Every year 1 collect
different l'lanukah books for us to
read to the boys. Though they are
becoming accomplished readers, l
relish the sharing that comes from
reading to them. We will discuss the
story as a great story but also in
terms of its symbolic importance. We
will talk about the need to share our
holiday with Jewish and non-lewish
friends and neighbors.

On l‘lanukah, we need to pause from
all the festivities and present-giving

 

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thankful
tor the
miracle of

 

deliverance
and to
appreciate the spirit that enabled the
h’laccabees to defy the odds and
emerge victorious. l’Ve light the
inenorah to reaffirm our commitment
to our lewish roots and values. The
miracle of present-day life is to hold
onto the spiritual meaning:J ot the
holiday while also enjoying the
presents and the holiday whirl. Keep
the miracle going in your home, and
have a wonderful (and meaningful)
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 CKJF is Recipient of A
Significant Portion of the
Sherman Book Collection

By Judy Levey

The scope of Natalie and Larry
Sherman’s collection of Jewish books
is remarkable. The Shermans have
been collecting books of Jewish inter-
est for most of the past 50 years.
Beginning in 2003, they began donat-
ing large parts of their collection to
the community. CKJF is the recipient
of hundreds of books on subjects
such as the history of Israel, the
Holocaust, Jewish literature, Jewish
theater, and Israeli politics. The
Shermans have donated other parts
of their collection to the Lexington
Public Library and the University of
Kentucky Library.

Through 50 years of marriage, the
Shermans have nurtured their love of
books. Larry graduated from the

after World War II. He recalls coming across a group of
young Jews who led him to a Displaced Persons (DP)
camp near Frankfurt. They had established a kibbutz at
the DP camp. Larry was the first Jewish soldier they had
ever seen, and they were ecstatic when he greeted them
with ”Shalom." He and his army buddies brought them
food and supplies, and Natalie remembers sending vita-
mins and stationery overseas for the young survivors.
Larry grew up in a glatt kosher home in Baltimore, and he
spent his summers working in the Catskills. His WWII
experiences fueled his pride in Judaism and his love for
the State of Israel.

Despite their enormous book collection, Larry and Natalie
are modest about their enduring intellectual curiosity.
Natalie still reads about a book a week; she participates in
the Book Buddy program, started by 025 member
Annette Mayer in conjunction with the Lexington Public
Library, and she was delighted to find that Zantker
Professor Oliver Leaman was her assigned "book buddy."
Books are delivered directly to the Sherman house since it
is difficult for Natalie and Larry to get to the library.

 

   
 

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The Day After

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As I write this article, Arafat has just 1

been pronounced officially dead and
a troika is expected to take up his
responsibilities. Considering the
impact Yasser Arafat had on the
history of the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict, it is safe to say that with his
passing a new chapter will begin ——
. for better or for worse. Because of
this new beginning, it might pay to
take stock of the new realities in this
post-November 2004 world and its
implications for Jews in general and
American Jewry in particular.

Bush has been reelected as our
President, with the support,
according to exit polls, of about 25 '«7
of the Jewish vote. What will the new
Bush administration mean for the
Jewish agenda?

On issues related to the domestic
agenda, the Jewish community is
polarized, particularly on the issue of
Federal support for faith-based

it comes to religious education, but
also in regard to faitlrbased delivery

initiatives. This is true not only when '

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of social services. The once-upon—a—
time sacred Jewish credo of
separation of Church and State is
shifting in favor of private Jewish
education fueled by fears of
assimilation. As the cost of Jewish
Day School education rises, their
supporters are looking at the faith-
based initiatives as a way to finance
the system. The same can be said for
the social delivery system of
American Jewry: Family services,
Jewish nursing homes. etc

The new Bush

During the opening session, when the different
ethnic combinations (African Americans, German
Americans, etc) were called to show people the
diversity of the audience, the students applauded
enthusiastically to practically all the ethnic
backgrounds with one exception -— when they
called "Jewish Americans" and five of us stood
up, a group of students felt it was OK to boo.

support for Israel and the political
initiatives of the Likkud-led
government of Ariel Sharon. This
position also represents a fault line
among American Jews. While
support for Israel as a Jewish State
remains strong across the Jewish
community, criticism of the Likkud
policies is growing, for a variety of
reasons. The four years of the
Intifadah have polarized American
Jewish opinion between those who
believe that the policies of the Sharon
government will indeed bring peace

 

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and security to the Jewish state and
those who believe they will further
alienate those on the other side
willing to negotiate.

But November was not only the
month of the US elections. It was also
the month of Arafat’s death. Yasser
Arafat led the Fatah movement from
the time he was hired by the KGB in
1958 to harass the Israelis and wage a
terrorist campaign from its Gaza
headquarters for Fatah and later,
since 1965, the PLO of which Fatah is
part. As Israel occupied the Gaza
strip, the headquarters were moved
to different places, sparking serious
conflict wherever he went — Jordan
in 1970, later Lebanon and Tunisia,
and since 1993 the West Bank and the
Gaza strip. Arafat’s track-record as a
political survivor is indeed
remarkable, and it was possible

because of his ruthless extermination.

of any political competitors, which
leads to the current power vacuum.

As Palestinians prepare for a new
chapter in their existence, so do
Israelis. The Sharon government
appears willing to resume talks
based on the "Road Map," which is
performance-based, rather than
demanding a strict timeline. With
Abbas likely in the role of P.L.O.
Chairman, Sharon might feel he does
have a partner for negotiations.
These negotiations, however, might
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wing parties or even the right wing
of his own Likkud party. Israel is, ’
however, not planning any prisoner
release gesture, although it does plan
to limit its military incursion into
Palestinian controlled areas in an
attempt to bolster the new
Palestinian leadership. Some Israelis,
however, feel that Abbas will not be
able to establish himself
and the result will be a
short-term mandate
followed by a new, and
more militant, generation
of Palestinian leaders.
The most burning
question is how llammas
will participate 7 or not
participate 7 in the
Palestinian attempt at
National unity.

The worst case scenario
shows a breakdown of
Palestinian society
followed by a "free for all" grab for
power leading to bloodshed among
Palestinians as well as Israelis.
Considering Arafat's track record in
life, this outcome would indeed be a
proper, although unwelcome,
memorial — his true legacy of
violence and blood.

Europe is in a process of change. A
Dutch writer who denounced
extremist Islam in his films and
warned Europe about the dangers of
a growing Muslim population, was
killed by ”enraged Muslims offended
by his latest film." This killing
appears to have galvanized those
who believe that Europe should
preserve its cultural heritage and
recognize its Christian roots. The
conflict between them and those who
are staunch supporters of a secularist
Europe was evidenced in Rome at
the signing of the European
Constitution. On the other hand,
Anti-Semitism in Europe, and
particularly in France, continues to
rise.

In a related phenomenon, American
society is also changing. I
participated recently as an adult
counselor of a program promoting
multiculturalism and diversity
among ninth graders in our city. The
program itself was well thought out

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Remembering Tomas: 1943-2004

The body ofB. Franklin, Printer,
(Like the cover ofan old book, its
contents torn out, and the script of
its lettering and gilding) Lies here,
food for worms, but the work shall
not be lost,- for it will (as he
believed) appear once more, in a new
and more elegant edition, revised and
corrected, by the author. - "Eulogy,”
Rabbi Marc Kline

IF YOU FEEL . . .

Dissatisfied with your relationships
Too often angry and frustrated
Disconnected and depressed
Stressed or Anxious

Displeased with your work situation

I can help you make changes that will
On November 8th, the Jewish com-
munity of central Kentucky lost a
devoted, committed leader, Tomas
Milch H. A native of Quito, Ecuador,
to which his Czech father and
Swedish mother escaped just before
the beginning of World War II,
Tomas remained devoted to his
native land where he had been a
paratrooper in Ecuador’s Air Force,

improve your relationships and allow you
the happiness you deserve. Please contact

my office to schedule an appointment.

DAVID L. FEINBERG, Ph.D.

Individual, Marital & Family Counseling
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New State-of—the-Art Terminal Opens at Ben Gurion Airport

Construction of the new,
massive Terminal 3 at
Ben Gurion Airport —
Israels largest intrnstrilw
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the terminal will open on
November lst, 2004.

The 1 billion, colossal
structure covers 6800
acres of land and trans-
forms Ben Gurion
Airport into one of the
most modern, efficient and beautiful
portals in the world. The new state-
of-the—art terminal consists of two
”Buy'and Bye" mega commercial cen-
ters which offer a vast array of
domestic and duty-free stores for the
shopping pleasure of departing and
returning travelers, their arrival and
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large; comfortable restau-
rants and refreshment
areas; banks; drug stores;
computer centers and
more. Large elm utoi‘s
- leading to and from exits
and parking areas are
placed throughout the ter-
minal for those burdened
with luggage and trolleys.
Access to all stores and
departure gates will be
available via moving ramps
and walkways throughout the terminal.

Theterminal features stunning archi-
tectural designs and arches, terraced
gardens, multi-level bridges and spa—
cious parking areas. All terminal 3
facilities will offer easy access to
handicapped travelers.

The new Terminal 3 features ancient
mosaics unearthed in archeological
excavations in Israel.

This initiatne satisfies a dual aim -
that of the Antiquities Authority to
take out of storage archaeological
treasures excavated at various l