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DECEMBER 2005/JANUARY 2006

UN Resolution creates
Holocaust Remembrance Day

JCPA - On November 1 the United Nations General, Assembly approved a
resolution calling for the establishment of an ”International Day of
Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust" on January 27,
the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration
camp. This historic resolution: ’

0 Rejects any form of Holocaust denial

0 Calls to prevent violence based on religion or ethnicity

0 Calls on UN to assist member nations to create programs that teach the
lesson of the Holocaust to prevent future acts of genocide

' Calls on the Secretary General to launch a public relations program to
advance the Holocaust Remembrance Day.

JCPA, the public affairs arm of the organized Jewish community, serves as the national
coordinating and advisory body for the 13 national and 123 local agencies including
CKJF, comprising thcfield oflcwish community relations. 1743

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— CAMPAIGN NEWS —

Community campaign
continues to grow

It’s not too late to send your 2005 contribution

009

By Linda Ravvin another, creating a pool of generosity.
As each donation is added to the
pool, a ripple effect results, allowing
us as a community to reach out. We
reach out to help those in need, to
support community events, and to
provide Jewish opportunities for our
youth and elderly. As the ripples
spread wider, we touch Jews in Israel
and other parts of the world. We
provide nonpolitical programs and

As 2005 and its Community
Campaign Wind down, keep in mind
that you can still be included. Have
you answered the call or letter? The
needs are many for our local
Bluegrass area, Israel, and
throughout the World.

Each one of us can make a difference.

Individual contributions add to one see Campaign, page 5

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The Central Kentucky Jewrsh Federation was presented with the Sapir Award for Campaign

Excellence at the General Assembly of United Jewish Communities in Toronto, Canada in
November. Seated are Barbara Barr, CKJF President Marty Barr, and Executive Director Daniel
Chejfec. Israel's ambassador to Canada and the UJC Sapir Award Selection Committee are stand-
ing behind them. A story about the General Assembly will appear in the February Shalom.

Winter Dinner space

filling up rapidly

Make your reservations now

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Reservations for the Winter Dinner are way beyond our expectations. As of
this writing (Tuesday after Thanksgiving) we’ve already got 110 people signed
up. If you haven’t sent in your reservation, please don’t delay; you don’t want
to be disappointed. See the ad on page 11 and mail the form with your check

before any more time elapses. 10!

Blood and its giving:
How and why to share

By David Marwil, MD

Those of you who have given blood
know what to expect. You walk into
the Central Kentucky Blood Center
on Waller Avenue, register at the
front desk, and then you sit in a
waiting area until the phlebotomist
calls you back. S/he checks your
blood pressure, pulse, and
temperature, and then pricks your
finger for a blood count. Then
follows a series of personal questions
which, oddly enough, seem less
emlmrrassing coming trom a
stranger: Have you met tested

positive'for HIV? For men: Have you
ever had sex with a man? Have you
ever used needles to take illicit

_ drugs? Have you ever paid for sex?

A person cannot donate blood if s/he

has taken certain drugs that can

cause birth defects. These include

finasteride (Proscar, Propecia) and ,
dutasteride (Avodart), given for a
prostate enlargement; isotretinoin

(Accutane), given tor acne; and

acitretin (Soriatane) and etretinate

(Tegison), given for psoriasis. Once

the medicine has been cleared from

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Shalom Spotlight: Judy and Stan Saxe ............ 3
President's Message ......................... 4
Teen's urged: Be a leader! Have fun! ............. 4
Day of Giving becomes mitzvah project for teen . . . .5
From the Executive Director ................... 6
Third Opinion ............................. 7
Rabbi's Corner ............................ 8
Ask JFS .................................. 9
Tikkun Lexington ........................... 9
MAZON: A Jewish response to hunger gives to

God’s Pantry . .' ........................... 10
Zantker lecturer counters common wisdom ....... 10

History of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — Part IV . . .12
Breast Cancer Awareness Month observed ....... 13
Working side by side, Israeli, Palestinian doctors

save lives ................................ 13
B’tayavon ............................... 14
Book Review ............................. 15
Around the Community ..................... 17
Lexington Havurah ......................... 17
TN .................................... 18
Lexington Hadassah ........................ 18
OZS ................................... 19
Community Calendar ....................... 20

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Daniel Chejfec, Executive Director
Jana LaZur, Activities Director
Stacey Heisler, JFS Director
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morality, ethics, religious Observances, etc. for response by one of our rabbis.

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asked to specify which rabbi should answer.

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Judy Baumann Steve Kesten
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Robert Grossman Ricki Rosenberg
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Judy and Stan Saxe:

Community activists
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A girl from Wisconsin and a boy from Massachusetts take
a circuitous route and arrive in Kentucky, and Lexington
is the beneficiary of their formidable energy, talent, and
commitment.

Judy and Stan Saxe met in 1957 when Judy was attending
Brandeis University and Stan was a student of dentistry
at Harvard. The two met at a Purim party jointly
sponsored by the Student Zionist Organization and Hillel
at Boston University. Judy, in charge of refreshments, was
introduced to Stan. The two talked, and talked, and
obviously discovered they had much in common. They
were married a year later at Brandeis, with Judy’s father,
Rabbi David Shapiro, officiating.

Stan, now Stanley Saxe, DMD and MSD, was hired to
treat children’s teeth in Vinalhaven, an island off the coast
of Maine. Shortly after the time in Vinalhaven, Stan was
offered a postdoctoral fellowship in Seattle at the
University of Washington. While in Seattle, Judy

received a Master’s degree in social work.

In 1962, Stan got an invitation to visit the new dental
school at the University of Kentucky. Stan was impressed
by the innovative quality of the school, and thought the
move to Le\ington would be beneficial for “two to three
years." In 1971, Stan had an offer to go t 1 iiirx .ir-ci, but
Llic DdAL‘ ltllllll} decided Lu
stay in Lexington. Stan
says, “I wasn't lucky
enough to be born in
Kentucky, but I was smart
enough to mm e here and
stay here."

Judy and Stan have three
children, all born in
Lexington. Harriet, born in
1963, now lives in Seattle.
She is married and the
mother of two daughters;
Natalie, born in 1965, has completed a massage therapy
course, and lives and works in Boulder. Neal, born in
1967, is married and the father of one daughter. Neal and
his family live in Burlington, Vermont where he is a
resident in anesthesiology at the University of Vermont
Medical School. Judy and Stan travel often to visit their
children and their grandchildren.

A recounting of all the ways the Saxes contribute to the
organizations they belong to and the community at large
would require a much lengthier article. They simply do
what is asked of them and more.

The humorist Sam Ewing said, “Hard work spotlights the
character of people: some turn up their sleeves; some turn
up their noses; and some don’t turn up at all.” The Saxes
are prominent in the “turn up their sleeves" category.
Both have been indefatigable contributors to the welfare
of their community. When they moved to Lexington they
joined Ohavay Zion Synagogue and have been members
since then; in 1978, they joined the Havurah. Judy has
served as principal of OZS Sunday School, she served on

A recounting of all the ways the
Saxes contribute to the
organizations they belong to
and the community at large
would require a much lengthier
article. They simply do what is
asked of them and more.

Shalom Spotlight

Marcia Blacker

the board of OZS, and she was a
CKJF board member and Federation
president. She was also the first paid
employee of CKJF. Judy was
instrumental in the development of
Camp Shalom, as well. She has been
a life member of Hadassah since 1962
and has served that organization in
numerous capacities. She has served
as a leadership-training director, and
as such, has led a number of young
people on trips to Israel. She has
made “over 30” trips to Israel since
she has been an active member,
region president, and national
vice-president of Hadassah. Judy
currently serves Hadassah as

the Mid—West Area Cooperative
Coordinator.

Stan is retired
from UK’s dental
school where he
served as chair of
the periodontic
department. In
the late 1980s he
began a program

in. geriatric
dentistry and
worked with the
Sanders-Brown
Center on Aging
to determine why some older people
kept their teeth and some didn’t. In
1989 Stan and his colleagues received
the American Dental Association’s
Geriatric Oral Health Award.

While Judy and Stan may be retired
from specific employment, they are
not retired from active participation
in community activities. Stan, as a
Donovan Scholar, has taken several
classes and is a Master Gardener,
having completed that class.

Both Stan and Judy continue to serve
the Jewish community and have
been an integral part of the
Federation since its inception. Stan
served as president of CKJF from
2001 to 2003. Judy says, “I am very

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Camp Shalom and Camp
Gesher are now accepting
applications for Group
Leader positions. Camp
Shalom and Camp Gesher
will be in session July 31 to
August 11, 2006.

Group leaders are responsible for
overseeing their group including the
supervision of their stall of counselors and
machon (counselors~in~training),
and running programming for their campers.

We have four group leader postions open.

Camp Shalom:

Ofarim - campers ages 4-5
Tsoﬁm - campers ages 6—7
Chalutzlm - campers ages 8 - 10

Camp Gesher: campers ages 11 ~ 13

co legs orhave
graduated college.

To receive an application by mail
please call Jana LaZur at 268-0672.

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To access an application online go to
www.jewishlexington.org and follow the prompts.

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to questions submitted by the community. We
encourage you to submit your queries on theology,
morality, ethics, religious Observances, etc. for
response by one of our rabbis.

If you have an issue you would like to see addressed,

please email it to di~ifr®bardstowncom and put
”Ask a Rabbi " in the subject line of your email. (It
may take quite a while until your question is
answered—or it may never be answered, if no rabbi
selects it.) You will not be identified as the writer of
the question to either rabbis or readers, nor will you
be asked to specify which rabbi should answer.

December 2005/January 2006 Shalom - 3

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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.

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Teens urged:
Be a leader! Have fun!

Federation office: (859) 268-0672 or
campshalom@jewishlexington.org.
We are looking forward to having
many of you join us in the fun. $

Would you like to learn how to be a
good counselor or machon (counselor-
in—training) and have fun at the same
time? You think that’s not possible?
Think again. Working at camp is
about having fun while helping the
kids in your group have fun as well,
and learning at the same time. We
are offering an opportunity for ten
local teenagers between the ages of
14 and 18 to learn how all of this is
possible.

We are organizing a special
professional training course that
includes training in how to invent
games, how to teach about our
heritage enjoyably, and how to
understand group dynamics. Those
taking this training course will be
recognized and given special
consideration when group leaders
and counselors are chosen for Camp
Shalom 2006.

The course will include three
sessions between January and April.
Those interested can contact Jana at
the Central Kentucky Jewish

Camp Shalom mtmsclors and staff 2005.

President's Message

Marty Barr

Moving mountains, one

individual at a time
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The Federation has decided to set some new and
aggressive targets for the 2006 campaign. We will
be backing this effort with a number of exciting
changes in the events that support our campaign.
These will be outlined in a future article.

Over the next five years, it is our intent to drive the

campaign from its current level of nearly $400,000 to $550,000, an average of
$30,000 per year. The money raised will be used for two purposes, first, to
increase our commitment to the United Jewish Communities for national and
overseas needs from its current level of $125,000 to $200,000, an increase of 67
percent and second, to rebuild our
reserves, which were effectively
zeroed out during the years of low

there are members who fee}. ,
campaign results.

that we _deiiote too much or
_ our-spending to local
purposes and there are.
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has it just abom right.

During this time, we will continue
to maintain our funding for local
activities such as Camp Shalom,
community activities, volunteer
projects, and community relation
programs.

In support of this effort, we are working on an agreement with United Jewish
Communities that will allow CKJF to take on an overseas project with $40,000
of our total commitment of $125,000. This project will be chosen after
discussions with the organizations that normally handle the approval and

funding of projects in Israel. This will enable us to see exactly where part of j-w

our overseas commitment goes, and to establish an ongoing relationship with
the opportunity for—face—to face interaction with the recipients.

In addition, donors will be allowed to designate up to 50 percent of any
increase in their pledges in support of this project.

There are members who feel that we devote too much of our spending to local
purposes and there are members who feel that CKJF has it just about right.
Regardless of your position, I feel sure that the community will support this
effort to use our resources more evenly and forge a closer connection with Israel. ﬁ

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Some volunteers will meet at the Giving ﬂan! outside the CKJF ofﬁce a! the scheduled times
to caravan to their locations. .4 ll volunteers will receive a conﬁrmation letter in the mail.

A. Catholic Action Center
*_ 1. Serving meals v” 11:00 am.
.......,_ 2. Working Christmas store ,,,,,,,_M_8:30.a.m. ____________ 11 :30 am.

B. Meals on Wheels ~ delivering meals (2 locations) +__ 10:45 am.
OR 11:00 am.

Woodford Humane Society - helping animals _‘ 10:30 am.

____.__ D. Florence Crittenden Home — serving lunch to residents on Dec. 11th. 11:00 am.

E. Mayfair Village Retirement Home — share Hanukkah with Rabbi Cohen __ 11:15 a.m.
F. Shriner’s Hospital - facilitating activities with patients _ 11:00 am.

G. Tanbark Nursing Home - facilitating activities with residents 11:15 am.

_.__ H. MASH unit (group home for youth in crisis). Bringing dinner on Dec. 22. 6:00 p.m.

No, .I am unable to work, but would like to help by donating the

Central Kentucky Jewish Federation

following items: * Items will be collected at OZS, TA], and CKJF during
the entire month of December:

A. Baked goods for the Ronald McDonald House
B. New/Gently used toys for the Catholic Action Center and Ronald McDonald House

C. Pet supplies for the Woodford and Lexington Humane Societies (dry pet food, collars,
bowls, leashes, chew toys, old towels, and blankets)

D. Baby supplies for the Florence Crittenden Home

Please complete this form and return it
to Jana LaZur at the CKJF ofﬁce:

email: tikkun@jewishlexingtonorg
phone: (859) 268—0672
fax: (859) 268—0775.

1050 Chinoe Road Suite 203
Lexington. Kentucky 40502

Online registration for this event will begin on November I, 2005.
Go to wwwjewishlexington.org and click on the corresponding link.

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By liistin Gmﬂ'

When Insiin Graﬂ volunteered at the Catholic Action Center at
last year’s Day of Giving, he was so enthusiastic about the
experience that the activity became his projecifor his Bar
Mitzvah this past/fall. Following is a description of the

experience in lustin’s words.

On Tuesday evenings, I
served food at the Catholic
Action Center. I learned
about the Catholic Action
Center through the Central
Kentucky Jewish
Federation’s Day of
Giving, where I helped
arrange donuts and serve
food for the Christmas
holiday. I enjoyed working
there and asked if I could

continue volunteering for

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my Bar Mitzvah project.

The Catholic Action Center, located downtown on

Chestnut and Fifth Street, provides shelter as well as
resources for homeless and low income individuals and
their families. The Catholic Action Center provides food,
a Laundromat, and an address, all of which are important
for people who are looking for a job. They sponsor the
Providence Way House where up to 26 men can receive
temporary housing. They provide over 2,000 meals a
week from donated food and volunteered time.

Every week I went to the Catholic Action Center after
school and I helped serve food to the homeless people
who came for dinner. The food was not fancy but it was
appreciated by everybody. There were people from many
different nationalities and I enjoyed meeting them and
talking to them while I was serving food. It made me feel
good to volunteer at the Catholic Action Center. The
workers were happy to see me and greeted me with a

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Always wear your

clothes in public
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Did you ever have a dream where
you walk into a room full of people
you know, and they start laughing
at you? And then you look at
yourself and you realize you are
completely naked?

There are Freudian explanations for
this common phenomenon, but one
image that comes to my mind is of
the guy who starts running ahead
and yelling, “Come on, let’s go,”
only to find out that nobody is
following. Both situations seem to

refer to an inadequacy of some kind.

According to Israeli mythology,
every officer in the IDF leads the
soldiers by example, by saying
”Follow me" rather than ”Go.”
Whether this is true or not, it does
indeed raise the issue of what it
means to be a leader.

People can lead in many ways. You
may be a leader who tells others
what to do, and insofar as people
are happy with the results of your
leadership, they will likely follow.
Nobody, however, is infallible.
Sooner or later the results will not
live up to the expectations of your

Daniel Chejfec

followers, and they will stop
following. Then whatever they do
after that will probably go in a
different direction from yours.
Sooner or later, your will say
"Follow me,” charge ahead, and
find yourself all alone.

You may be a leader who cannot
make up your

expectations. As this kind of leader,
you will lead a solid organization,
but not one necessarily open to
change. Eventually you will start
stepping in to do more and more to
make sure things work properly.
Your followers will continue to
support you, but they will become
progressively more passive. When

mind on which
direction to take,
as in that old
joke: ”I am their
leader — tell me
where they
went.” In this
case you are
always political
and will only
press on in the
direction your
constituents are
going anyway. You will never
facilitate change, merely chase after
it. Sooner or later, people will stop
following, will think you are not
really necessary, and will replace
you. Probably the leader they choose
next will have to catch up with
changes that should have happened
on your watch but didn’t.

You may be a leader who attentively
listens to your constituents and tries
to create a stable consensus among
them, so you can operate within their

According to Israeli mythology,
every officer in the IDF leads the
soldiers by example, by saying
“Follow me” rather than “Go.”
Whether this is true or not, it does
indeed raise the issue of what it
means to be a leader.

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you retire or move on, the followers
will have to adjust their expectations,
and probably to redefine where they
want to go.

You may be a leader who attentively
listens to your constituents and tries
to articulate a common Vision, using
that common vision as a compass to
define the direction for the
organization. The vision belongs to
both leader and followers, and is
normally a negotiated vision rather
than that of a specific group. To be

this kind of leader you must be a
risk-taker, always negotiating
choppy waters. This style is more
demanding than the previous ones,
and paradoxically is successful only
when the followers adopt the
direction as their own, making your
leadership redundant to some extent.
When you retire or move on as this
kind of leader, chances are that the
organization will keep on in the
same general direction, with only the
necessary steering to account for new
situations.

Every one of these leadership types
is effective in different situations and
with different groups; also, different
individuals will feel more
comfortable with one type rather
than another, and the same
individual can use one form of
leadership or another in different
situations. Each one of us needs to
find our own way. The important
thing is that next time we feel like
saying, “Follow me,” we don’t find
ourselves on our own and naked in
front of an audience.

Happy 2006. e

with dinner at '7: p

December 28, 2005

Natasha's Cafe

will be navin a Hanukkah
program, and um i Feature Israeli
popular songs perF’ormed live.

Natasha’s also will be oPPerin a
cafe! alternate menu, ineiu mg
Israeli Peed, just For this evening.

An additional $5 Pee will be instituted
For the Hamlrkan program.

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entertainment will start at :50 pm

Natasha's Cafe is located in downtown Lexington
at 112 Esplanade. To make reservations, call (859) 259-2754.

6 0 December 2005/January 2006 Shalom

Campaign (from page 1)

assistance to Jews in need, helping
education, social services, and
absorption of Jews into Israel

and the United States.

To date, we have received more than
300 pledges for a total of $250,000
plus a bequest of $15,000. This
represents a campaign increase card—

by—card of four percent over last year.

There are still more than 150 donors
who gave to Campaign 2004 but
have not yet made their 2005
commitment. All these people will
get a friendly phone call or letter
offering them the opportunity to
perform a mitzvah—a charitable
donation to assist the Jewish
community as a whole.

The Campaign goal for 2005 is
$427,000; if each of our 3200
Bluegrass members shared equally
in reaching this goal, each person
would be making a donation of just
over $130.00 for the year, or 36 cents

per day. For just loose change each
day we could help change our Jewish
world for the better. Think of the
possibilities if we then increased the
amount to 50 cents per day (the cost
of a local newspaper and less than
the cost of a cup of non—gourmet
coffee)!

Surely there is a wish list that you
have put together over the years of
things and activities you/would like
to have available in our Jewish
community. Then there are the lives
we could enhance elsewhere. When
you are called or receive your letter,
consider your gift carefully and give
as generously as possible. If you
have already made a commitment,
consider increasing the amount.
Together we should all take pride,
because together we make a
difference. ﬁ

5:03:11}

The Jewish Doctor's
Plot.... to save
the world

§§§

Roderigo Lopez, Queen Elizabeth I’s
physician, was executed in 1594 on
the basis of a bogus accusation that
he had conspired to poison her.

Had Stalin not died in 1953, his
government would have instituted

a pogrom against Russia’s Jewish
doctors fed by trumped-up
assassination conspiracy charges.
More recently some people in the
African-American community have
suggested that AIDS is a Jewish
doctors’ plot to kill Africans. They
got it exactly backwards. There is a
long—running Jewish
doctors’ plot:

to save the world.

Maybe we got a head
start in medicine because
it was just after being _ ’3‘ '
expelled from Egypt 90‘": R
that, according to
Scripture (Numbers
21:9ff.), Moses made the

[Slams pen
African-Amer: ._

Third Opinion

Stanley Ned Rosenbaum, PhD

Edward Jenner’s discovery of a
smallpox vaccine at the end of

the eighteenth century, medical
discoveries came thick and fast. In
this country, the American Pediatric
Association was founded by a Jewish
political refugee. Abraham Jacobi
(1830-1919) was born in Germany,
but had to ﬂee after the failed
Revolution of 1848. Our gain. He also
served as president of the American
Medical Association and his name,
along with a galaxy of other Jewish
names in all medical specialities, can
be found in the Encyclopedia Judaica.

The most famous of them is Sigmund
Freud, of course. Another refugee——
his last ten years were spent here-—
his pioneering work in psychology
initially earned sneers from people

"estate? .. *

ans-They ~
5.: There is

a long-waning Jewish doctors’ ptot:

to save the worm.

first caduceus. This is the

symbol of twisted snakes that still
adorns the bumpers of cars in every
hospital parking lot in the world.
(You’ll have to take my word for this
or take my Hebrew course at UK to
learn the details of translation
necessary here.) There has long been
a di