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Serving the Central Kentucky Jewish Community Since 1962

 

Marc/7 2003

Adar—Veadar 5763

Sunday, February 9th, was Super

More than $12,000 Raised for 2003 CKJF Campaign

11 February 9th. more than 20 volunteers

came together to reach out to Jewish

households in Central Kentucky to help
us support community services and our Jewish

 

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Super Sunday Chair Sandy Goldberg cheering the
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By Sandy Goldberg, Super Sunday Chair

family in Israel and around the world. It was a
celebration of community and a most enjoyable day.
Most important: we did the job. We learned of
people who need help, we listened to people with
diverse opinions regarding the Jewish community
and the role of Israel in that community. We gave
everybody the opportunity to be part of the effort.
The results—over $12,000 in grassroots contribu—
tions from 163 households. These contributions
represented an increase of more than 45 % com-
pared to the contributions of these same households
last year. It was gratifying for those calling to know
that many people expected the phone call and were
ready to help.

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contributed. ins: and lorcmost are the t. till" staff
for their support and the many volunteers who
agreed to make phone calls. And a special “thank
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“Make a Difference” Theme of
2003 Major Gifts Event

Donor Dinner Scheduled for Sunday, March 23
By Marty Barr, Co-ehair, 2003 UJC/CKJF Community Campaign

V Judy Saxe was
among those
who made the
phone calls.

and airtimc for the cxcm and to Jeff Kaplun and
Subway for donating the food to “refuel” our
volunteers. We did not reach everybody—that
would have been impossible—but we did better

see Super Sunday on page 5

 

n March 23rd. the Central Kentucky

Jewish Federation will hold its annual

major donor event. We are fortunate
indeed this year that Alan and Irene Bloomfield
offered the use of their lovely home for this féte.
Attendees will enjoy dinner. music by Benji Karp
and Cliff Jackson of the University of Kentucky
School of Music. and a presentation by Clive
Lessem of the Jewish Agency for Israel. Mr.
Lessem worked to rebuild Jewish life in Eastern
Europe. He also has worked with the J DC (Joint
Distribution Committee) the overseas relief arm of

our American Jewish community.

Clive is originally from South Africa. but now
makes his home in Israel. His talk will center on
the many places around the world that your contri-
butions to campaign make a significant difference in
the lives of our fellow JeWs.

We are. of course. also seeking the funding that
will enable our local Federation to continue making
a difference right here in Lexington. ltems like
camp scholarships. Camp Shalom summer camp.
the concert by the community orchestra, the Winter

see Major Gifts onpage 3

 

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Seeks Applicants

UK Students Encouraged
to Apply

he Kenneth Freedman Social Action Award
was established in late 2002 by the family
and friends of Kenneth Freedman (Z”L) to
provide modest cash awards annually for Jewish
students at the University of Kentucky who excel
as social activists on campus. The initiative is
honoring Ken Freedman’s life-long dedication to the
principles of tikkun alam and social justice. This
year we will be selecting the first winner of this
award. Applicants can apply themselves or be
nominated by a member of the campus or commu-
nity. Please see the following requirements:
Eligibility: Any Jewish Student currently enrolled
in the University of Kentucky is eligible to apply
Requirements: Applicants must be active on
social issues concerns in the university campus
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MAZEL TOV T0:
In This ISSUE: Barbara Baumann and Howard Aizenstein
on the birth of Alex Baumann Aizenstein on
Light Classics Concert ............................... 3 January 28, 2003, Big brother is 2 year old
Max. The proud grandparents are Judy and
President’s Message .................................. 4 Robert Baumann.
Lauren Higdon and Chris Howard on their
Community Women’s Seder ....................... 5 marriage on January 26, 2003 Lauren is the
, _ daughter of Judith Wurmser, the stepdaughter
Tikkun Lexmgton at Stewart Home ............ 5 of Paul Cable, the granddaughter of Jerry and
Rose Rita Wurmser, and the niece of Linda
StressWorkshop .......................................... 6 and Jeff Noffsinger.
. . , Steve and Nancy Kesten on the birth of
CKJF Executive Director 5 Column .......... 6 their granddaughter, Emily, on February 20‘
Camp Shalom ............................................. 7 Proud parents are Bi“ and Sara Howell.
Aaron Rakes on his admittance to Stanford
JewLS ......................................................... 7 University and the University Of Michigan. In
addition to being offered athletic scholarships to
Leisure Club ............................................... 7 these universities, he was offered scholarships
from the University of Illinois, Ohio State
Rabbi’s Column .......................................... 8 University, Penn. State University, University Of
Minnesota, Berkeley, and the University of
IEC Donors ................................................ 9 Iowa. Aaron also received the Jason Whitfield
Scholarship which is given yearly to an out—
JFS Shabbat 2003 ....................................... 9 standing and dedicated gymnast in the United
States.
Ask JFS About ......................................... 10 Sheryl and lVIicah Samuels on the birth of
their daughter, Sydney Logan, on February 19.
Camp Shalom 2003 ................................... 11
REFUAH SHLEMAH (get well wishes):
B ’ Tay Avon .............................................. 12
Howard Baker
JFS Intern ................................................. 12 Bob Ellsworth
.5. ' Hada‘Ssah Discussion _, ...... -..- ........ * ...::;......:.:12 '- CONDOLENCES T0:
Brian and Tammy Hershinrm on the death
Jewish Youth Educators ............................ 13 of Brian‘s stepmother. Vicki S. Hershinow, on
January 27, 2003.
Bar / Bat Mitzvahs ................................... 14 Etta Pollan, Bruce and Mary Engel, and
Danny and Elizabeth Engel on the death of
Ohavay Zion Synagogue .......................... 15 Etta’s sister, Bruce’s aunt, and Danny and
Elizabeth’s great—aunt, Clara Blucher, on
Temple Adath Israel ................................. 15 January 31, 2003
Jeremiah Suhl and Sylvia Cerel Suhl on
Community Calendar ................................ 16 the death of Jeremiah’s father, Emanuel Suhl,
on February 3, 2003.
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March 2003, Volume X, Issue 6
Stanley Saxe, President
Daniel Chejfec, Executive Director
Fran Morris, Jewish Family Services
Jana LaZur, Activities Director

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Submission: Applicants must submit a cover letter
indicating their personal information and status as
a UK. student, accompanied by letter (no more
than 250 words) explaining his or her involve—
ment, and a description of the project where the
applicant is involved. The application must also
include the name of at least one reference. In
the case of students being nominated, they will
be notified of their nomination and will have to
follow the same application process.
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17th, 2003
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c/o Central Kentucky Jewish Federation
1050 Chinoe Road, Suite 203
Lexington, KY 40502
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March 9th Concert of Light Classics by Jewish Composers

CKJF and Lexington Community Orchestra Offer Music Program

he Central Kentucky Jewish Federation is

proud to sponsor a concert to be performed

by the Lexington Community Orchestra on
March 9th at 3:00 pm. This concert. entitled Light
Classics by Jewish Composers is free and open to
the public. They will play selections from Fiddler on
the Roof, Oklahoma’, Billy the Kid, and West Side
Story. and it should be a delightful afternoon of
music, community and enjoyment. Areception will
follow the concert in the Presidents’ room for all to

By Jana LaZur

attend. You will have the opportunity to meet the
orchestra members and greet your fellow members
of the community while enjoying a light snack.
John Roller is the conductor of the orchestra,
and teaches at the University of Kentucky. The
musicians deserve a lot of credit as well. They
actually pay their own expenses to play in this
orchestra, and through their love of playing the
instruments, we are able to enjoy this event. Also,
Vivian Bowling who is the committee chair of the

CKJF Community Activities Committee will be
joining the orchestra in a song or two in this special
concert; she has also been instrumental in making
the concert happen. A special thank you goes out
to Vivian!

Come to the Singletary Center for the Arts
from 3—5 pm. on Sunday. March 9th and enjoy
the sounds of beautiful music. Feel free to call
Jana LaZur at 268-0672 extension 4# for more
information.

 

Major Gifts from front page

Dinner and the very successful series of Mitzvah
events are visible to most members of our commu-
nity. The work of our Jewish Family Service,
however, is kept much quieter. We may keep the
names private, but there is a constant stream of
people and families who seek help and receive it on
a regular basis.

The same holds true for the efforts of our
Community Relations Committee (CRC), where we
are continually striving to maintain contact with
other goups in the community and to make sure that
the media portrays a balanced set of views about
what is happening around the world. For example,
at one time. the Heralrlecu/er was favoring the
publication of anti-Israel letters to the editor, but
thanks to a special letter—writing campaign coordi-
nated by the CRC, we were able to restore balance
to their presentation of the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict.

Our efforts to build a strong and proactive on
campus Jewish Student Organization (Hillel), are
coming to fruition. Recently, Hillel sponsored a
special memorial to the heros of the Columbia
space shuttle and had students and faculty sign a
special condolences book, copies of which will be
sent to the White House, the Israeli Space Program
and NASA.

The Federation’s goal is to make a positive
impact on the lives of the Jewish community in
Central Kentucky and to make a contribution to the
effort to improve the lives of Jews throughout the
world. Please join us at this event if you can and if
you can’t please contribute generously when a
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President's

Stan Saxe

A Case for
Investing

 

he volunteers who made phone calls on

Super Sunday in early February opened our

2003 CKJF/UJC Community Campaign.
This campaign is known in some communities as
the United Jewish Appeal/Federation Campaign and
reflects the merger of the United Jewish Appeal
and the Council of Jewish Federations of which our
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation has been a
member for 25 years.

Each person who volunteered to make phone
calls was probable seen and heard as asking the
people contacted to give, to contribute, to share. I
believe the volunteers were asking the folks
contacted to invest. In essence, they were being
asked to invest in our Central Kentucky community,
to invest in Jewish renaissance and renewal, and to
invest in the social welfare of Jewish communities

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around the world and in Israel.

How can giving something away be investing? Well,
each Super Sunday volunteers have a large sheet of paper
titled “How your contribution makes a difference in this
time of emergency”. Classified in five broad categories
were listed many of the ways in which campaign funds
are used - far too long a list for each volunteer campaign
solicitor to recite and still make a number of phone calls.

So today I am going to present those five categories
here in print, and I believe it becomes more obvious we
are investing in our community and for ourselves:

Helping the Community One by One

In this category is our Jewish Family Services, with the
Home visiting program, case management, emergency
honor loans, a professional network of social services
referral, and support for Jewish inmates in Federal and
State prisons, advocacy for people with special needs and
crisis intervention among many other ways in which our
community is here for those who need help.

Enhancing Jewish Education and
Identity

Every summer Camp Shalom provides a venue for
informal Jewish Education for all children in the Jewish
community. Holocaust Remembrance and Holocaust
Education, protecting the rights of Jews in our society,
presenting the voice of the Jewish community on issues of
public concern, providing scholarships for our teens and

our youth to participate in Israel experiences, providing
camperships for loca or regional Jew1sh

summer camps, promoting Jewish family life
education, organizing self-esteem workshops
1,, for teenagers and young Leadership pro-
grams; providing volunteer opportunities

through Tikkun Lexington, and much more.

Bringing thecommunity

together

Informing the community with the Shalom
newspaper and the community website,
creating opportunities for socializing with the
annual Winter Dinner as well as regional and
family-oriented events; promoting Jewish
culture through concerts, celebrating to-
gether Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Indepen—
dence Day) and commemorating together on
Holocaust Remembrance Day; volunteering
together on our December 25th Mitzvah
Day, and new and exciting ways every year.

Serving the needs of the
community

With our Singles’ program (Jest) and
our Leisure Club for Adults 65 or over; with
out Teenage workshops and long term care
education programs; supporting the Jewish
Student Organization/Hillel at the University
of Kentucky; constantly identifying and
responding to new needs.

Contributing to the good work
of Social agencies in the
broader community

The Joint Distribution Committee, over-
seas arm of the American Jewish commu-
nity; United Jewish Communities, our
National umbrella; the Jewish Council for
Public Affairs, our voice on National policies;
the local Resource Office for Social Minis—
try; the Jewish Agency

 

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People who seek out psychotherapy have a
self-actualizing tendency toward greater
contentment and improving adaptivity. They
seek psychotherapy out of a feeling that this
tendency is frustrated.

One of the most important things the therapist
does is to give the patient the feeling that he/
she is known by another person.

Faust was willing to negotiate with the devil
because in spite of all his erudition he never
felt he was present with the essence of life.
Psychotherapy can help with this feeling. And
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Celebration; Coalition for
the Advancement of
Jewish Education
(C.A.J.E.); God’s Pantry
of Central Kentucky and
Meals on Wheels are
some of the groups
benefiting from our
contributions.

This is by no means a
complete listing - we do
more. But I hope this is
complete enough to keep
our Campaign workers
and our contributors
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than in past years. FOHOW'UP SCSSiOUS have Michael Ades Steve Kesten Lisa Satin

been scheduled. By the time this paper Marty Barr Jana LaZur Judith Saxe

reaches you, the final results of Super Phil Berger Bea Milner Stanley Saxe

Sunday will probably have reached you via e- Sandy Berger Fran Morris Vlad Seder

mail. Daniel Chejfec Lowell N igoff Hannah Smith
David Feinberg Bonnie O'Neill Gabriel Sperber

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more people. In the meantime, please join us
to continue the commu-

TODAH RABBAH TO OUR VOLUNTEERS:

Chair: Sandy Goldberg

 

nity campaign and
volunteer to help us
provide services through—
out the community. This
way we enhance the
work of our congrega—
tions and organizations
and make K ’lal Yisrael
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Community Women’s Seder to be April 21

ome celebrate the spirit of Miriam. Bring

your own pillows to relax, listen and sing

along with beautiful music and move your
body in patterns of dance. It is an evening to cel-
ebrate being a woman, to make new friends, and
get to know people you may not otherwise have the
opportunity to meet. On April 21 st, the next
Community Women‘s Seder will be cclebratcd at
Ohavay Zion Synagogue from 7—9pm. It should be
entertaining, thought provoking, spiritual and a time
for you to let go a little. There is a special
Women‘s Hagaddah which is used as a guide for
the service. A committee has been planning for
this evening for many months, so please make plans
to attend. Our dynamic community of women
come from the Temple Adath Israel, Ohavay Zion
Synagogue, the Lexington Havurah and the Lexing-

By Jana LaZur

ton Chapter of Hadassah, while the Central

coming together. The cost is $7.50 for the seder

Kentucky Jewish Federation has taken an organiza- and $10 for the Hagaddah. If you own a Hagaddah

tional role this year.
Plans are underway for making this a day to
remember. See page three in this issue

from previous years, there is no need to purchase a
new one. See you there!

of Shalom for your mail-in registration
form. or watch your mailbox. There
will be ritual Seder foods. but not a full
meal. And, as “Community” implies,
we would love to have help in setting
and cleaning up. We could also use
readers to participate in the program.
Please indicate where you would like to
be involved, and make plans to come
and enjoy the evening. We’ll cap the
night off with coffee and dessert and
take comfort in the thought of women

   

 

Tikkun Lexington Visits
the Stewart Home

Volunteers will Celebrate Purim with the Residents
By Jana LaZur

et out your masks and groggers, Wednesday March 19th is the next opportunity to

visit the residents of the Stewart Home. Tikkun Lexington, sponsored by the

Central Kentucky Jewish Federation, will visit Frankfort and bring hamentashen,
make masks and spread Purim cheer to the approximately 25 Jewish residents. We are hoping
that the snow will be finished and this trip will attract many happy volunteers. The experience
brings mutual benefit to all parties involved. The staff of the Stewart Home is always very
accommodating and appreciative of our time. They also save questions for us to answer about
Jewish customs and values, so they can help their residents observe Judaism. It is always a fun
visit and we never know what to expect between the warm hugs upon our arrival, music,

dancing and expressions of gratitude when we leave.

Many thanks to our regular volunteers: Tami Ohayon, Charles Goldstein and his children
Nathaniel and Emily, Barbara Barr, Tucky \Mlliams and my son, Ryan LaZur. Please plan on
coming for our next scheduled visit during Purim. We are looking for new faces and
hamentashen bakers (if you need a recipe, see the B’tay Avon column). As usual, we will meet
at the Central Kentucky Jewish Federation office in the Chinoe Shopping Center at 5:15 pm.
and caravan to Frankfort. If you would like more information, want to bake or plan on accom-
panying, please call Jana at 268-0672 extension 4#or email jana@jewishlexington.org.

 

 

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Workshop on Stress
Management for
Women to be held
March 23

by F ran Morris, JF S Director

ewish Family Services of the Central Ken-

tucky Jewish Federation and Hadassah are

pleased to team up to provide women with
information on stress management. This after—
noon workshop will be held on Sunday, March
23, 2003 from 3-4:30 pm. in the library of
Temple Adath Israel. Specifically, participants
will learn about how to decrease the amount of
stress in their lives. As women with multiple
roles including wife, mother, daughter, employee,
friend, and caregiver, we often forget how to
take the time we need for ourselves. This can
lead to illness, depression, or general unhappi—
ness. Come to a workshop, led by psychologist
Di Sobel, to help learn how to manage your
stress. Through directed exercises and interac-
tive discussion, you will be given tools to de-

crease your stress and increase your energy and

ability to enjoy life. There will be no charge for
this program and coffee and snacks will be
provided.

So that we can properly prepare for all who
participate, please RSVP to 269-8244 or send an
email message to jfs @jewishlexington.org by
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y great-grandmother, Sarah Malamud,

was born in Ukraine, probably circa

1875. The increase in anti-Semitic
attacks in the mid 1910’s moved her and her
husband, Mosheh Stotland, to emigrate, eventually
arriving in Argentina by 1915. With them were their
oldest son, my grandfather Yankel (Jacobo) Stotland,
who was at the time 16 years old and his siblings—
also born in Europe—Dora and Hannah (Juana) and
Yosl (Jose).

Sarah Molomud Stotlond

By Daniel Chejfec, Executive Director
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation

father’s office—he is an accountant—was tempo—
rarily at my mother’s aunt’s house. where bubbe
Sarah lived. She used to come toward the end of the
working day and “evict” my father urging him to go
back to his wife and his kidsll Every Shabbat she lit
seven candles and when I asked her why, she said
that was how many siblings she had and she wanted
to remember them all.

One day, while walking with her from her house
to mine (we were within walking distance, about six
blocks), I took her through a shortcut that few people
used. Her reaction was to chastise me for “taking
the long way.” She did not measure the walk in feet
or meters, but in how many people she saw—the
more people she saw, the shorter the way. It is this
quality of putting relationships at the top of her list
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and my great—grandmother had to raise the children on
her own, with some help from my grandfather, who
was old enough to find a job.

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being “a mentsch.” She was always
very committed to her Judaism but was
not a religiously observant Jew. She
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great—grandchildren in Spanish. although
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i still remember one day 1
went to visit her and she
told me about this plane
which could go from
London to Paris like
nothing. Of course I told
her “sure, bubbe,” thinking
that she must have misun—
derstood, but she was
talking about the
Concorde, from the news
she read on the Yiddish
newspaper. It was I who
was uninformed, not she.

But my most vivid
memories are about how
she related to people and
all living things. I remem—
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her house, but on a tenth floor, my mother was
telling her how sorry she was that we were going to
be farther away. She answered (In Yiddish) “Don’t
worry, God will keep an eye on you. By the way,
which floor is it? The tenth? Of course God will
keep an eye on you—you’ll be closer!” My favorite
picture of her is the one at my Bar—Mitzvah. when:
she is surrounded by all of her great-grandchildren.

And she cared for all life. not just people. Once,
a faulty wire started a fire in my great-aunt's house
while Bubbe Sarah was alone. When she saw the
fire. she first picked up a 40 gallon fish tank that
was sitting next to the fire and put in on the floor,
an a} tron-i danger. Only then did she go to the
street illltl start calling for the firemen?!

But probably my most vivid memory of her was
my Visit to her in the nursing home upon rctui hing
from my first trip to Israel. Beforc leaving. she
asked me to bring her some "liret'x Israel dirt" to
put in her coffin. When I cam back and brought her
the dirt, she said to use only “a bi'il" (just a bit) of it
for her and distribute the rest among those who
didn‘t have any. It was the message of her life;
never mind how little you have. there are always
some people who are worse off and can use your
help. I remember this visit was on the second day
of Passover. When we took her back after the first
Seder, I remember how she dismissed us all, “Go
home, you have a Seder to prepare for tonight too.”
She died the next day.

Connections are what Bubbe Sarah was all
about—connections with her family, with the
Jewish people, with the land of Israel, with life in all
forms, with the news of the world, with helping
those in need. “Connections” was my Bubbe
Sarah’s Jewish and human affiliation.

  

Come and Be a Part of Camp Shalom this Summer

by Kathy F einberg
here may be snow on the ground as I write Camp Shalom 2003 will be held from July 28 Tammy Bradley is returning as our Pre-K director
this but there IS only summer in my heart until August 8. Our camp hours have changed this Jason Heymann is returning this year in a new I
and mind. Camp Shalom 2003, sponsored year as we are offering an extended day until 5:30 position; Jason will be the Director of Program-
by the Central Kentucky Jewrsh Federation, pm for ages 5 and older. Drop off time will be from ming. Please mark these very special two weeks on
promises to be an exciting and innovative two-week 8:30 am to 9:00 am. your calendar.
camping experience for our new and returning I am delighted to be back this year as director. See you at Camp Shalom!

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This summer we are moving to a new campsite,

Woodmen of the World, located off Tates Creek JeWLS the Jewel Of the Tri-State Area

Road just over the Jessamine County line -
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Woodmen of the World 18 surrounded by some of gles Group a Madel f0; iirrwndinfiglbeas
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the loveliest scenery in the area. The campsite is

located on 58' lush acres on a hilltop. The camp ots of exciting programs are on the calendar Keeneland, and a spring 2004 Whitewater Rafting

includes a sw1mming pool, many athletic field