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NEWSPAPER OF THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY JEWISH FEDERATION

AUGUST 2005

 
   

Michael Adelstein Holocaust Education
Program to be held in the fall

CKJF sponsors high school

teacher attendance
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By Judith Levine

Many times we ask ourselves, why keep talking about the
S/mali? Why insist on Holocaust education? What is the
value of repeating the story?

One answer, among many, is to keep alive the memory of
those who perished. Another is to sensitize our children
about the horrors which can result from hatred of "the
other.”

_ . .g . ’ L lxil trim to keep the messmre .iiin‘ ln'
sgopsoringseven public high school teachers to Visit the

US. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.

Over the past three years 21 teachers participated in the

Michael Adelstein Holocaust
Education program and came back to
teach in classrooms across the Blue
Grass Region.

To further both goals, we share with
you a letter sent from Warsaw to
Buenos Aires (and Lexington) at the
end of June 2005.

Hi guys:

Beyond the actual reason I’m
here, being in Warsaw is very
moving. It really hits you like a
punch that you can walk and
walk through the streets and find
nothing trom that other time,

see Holocaust Education, page 16

Community Campaign vital to
worldwide Jewish issues

Maguire’s death highlights

importance of individual participation
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By Daniel Cheifec

Sometimes, when we think about the Community
Campaign, we tend to focus on what it is immediate
rather than what it is important—and they are not
necessarily the same or, sometimes, even compatible.
Let me share with you part of an email from Howard
Rieguer, executive vice president of United Jewish
Communities:

“On June 10, Robert F. Maguire, Jr.,
passed away. Maguire was the chief
pilot of Operation Magic Carpet,
which evacuated more than 40,000
Jews from Yemen to Israel between
late 1948 and early 1950.

“Why was it necessary for Jews to
flee their homes? Because various
Arab countries began acting against
their Jewish citizens after the
declaration of the State of Israel and

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CKJF annual meeting
honors award recipients

By Marcia Blacker

Outgoing president of the CKJF Board of Directors David
Feinberg conducted the final meeting of the year on June
22, 2005. Feinberg took this opportunity to sum up the
year’s activities, to praise the hard work of staff and
volunteers, and to honor three members of the
community for their contributions.

The president noted the diligence of Executive Director
Daniel Chefjec and praised the director for ”keeping
[him] on task.” The staff—Stacey Heisler, Jana Lazur, and
Lori Zimmerman—arranged the set-up for the meeting,
and continued to work throughout the evening.

In his welcoming remarks, President Feinberg noted the
increase in community participation in CKJF-sponsored
events and the increased participation in the campaign,
making the past year a banner year for fund raising.
Daniel Chefjec followed by pointing out that the most
recent campaign effort grew to $394,000; Camp Shalom
has been extremely successful; the website continues to be
improved and utilized; committees are working to
present interesting and varied programs; and the

see Annual Meeting, page 4

 

 

  

IN THIS ISSUE:

Community has power of transformation ................ 3
Camp Shalom still has openings ....................... 4
President‘s Message ................................ 4
Community picnic enjoyed by all ....................... 5
From the Executive Director .......................... 6
Adult Yiddish in the works ........................... 7
Cycling Spiegels gear up against MS ...... 7 .............. 7
Rabbi's Corner .................................... 8
Bowling family shines in Fiddler ....................... 9
Celebrate 350: Modern times ........................ 10
Book Review: Novels feature Southern Jewish life ......... 12
Thoughts on being Jewish in Argentina, US .............. 13
Hillel has new advisors ............................. 13

Israeli discovers way to breathe underwater w/o oxygen tanks 14

B'tayavon ...................................... 15
Ask JFS ........................................ 16
Around the Community ............................ 17
TAl ........................................... 18
Lexington Havurah ................................ 18
OZS ........................................... 19
Lexington Hadassah ............................... 19
Community Calendar .............................. 20

 

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Marty Barr, President
Daniel Chejfec, Executive Director
Jana LaZur, Activities Director
Stacey Heisler, JFS Director

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The New Americans

In their own words

In the early 19905 25 Russian Iewish families were settled in Lexington under the auspices of the
Central Kentucky [ewish Federation. It has been ten years now since the last family arrived and
started its new life away from the tyranny of the Soviets. In the coming months we’ll present some
of their stories of what it was like to leave everything they knew and start a new life here, and

where the journey has taken them thus far.

Community has power

of transformation

Shalom is a mission and a vision
9 § 0

By Elena R. Domatov

“The beauty is in the contrast ofdark and light”
— Tolstoy

Shalom to all and everyone. What a caring thought to
designate space in Shalom newspaper for immigrants'
stories, to enhance our community through
communication. Year after year, the power of caring
reveals itself, once again urging me to express gratitude
to our community for sponsoring families from the
former Soviet Union. Eleven years have passed since we
emigrated from Uzbekistan and found shalom at home,
but immigration memories are still fresh and vivid.
Caring proved not to be confined to time, form, or place.

We all live looking
forward and learn by
looking back. I recall
that ifiatrick's Day
in 1994 when we.
arrived in our new
home, magically
covering decades
within a few hours.
The landing of our family of four including two children,
Eugene (8) and Alexandria (6), was cushioned by the
community volunteers. A new life evolved, offering
numerous opportunities, sometimes disguised as
challenges. Being disconnected from the old and not yet
connected with the new world, I was taken over by
thoughts, like wild horses. Tears came easily, forced by
overwhelming gratitude, sorrow at leaving people
behind, and the brightness of a new environment. It took
time before those blurring tears turned into magnifying
lenses; dark and light were embraced as parts of a whole.

Questions lined up impatiently, running in front of each

other. How to fit and function in a new world while being

shaped by the values of a different society and different
culture? How to sort out the values and not lose oneself?
How to bring up the children of sensitive ages so that
they wouldn't take opportunities for granted? What's the
password to the new system? The answer was emerging
go back to school.

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orphans. Over its course, four of the
orphans found a new home in the
family of our director.

When the UK project was over,

we established a nonprofit,
internationally oriented organization
in Kentucky to continue helping the
orphans. The orphanage setting
resonated in my memory of what I
had experienced with my mother.
She had been a barber, and she took
me to orphanages where she
trimmed children's hair and I played
with them, sharing toys and sweets. I
derived comfort from continuing
what my mother valued. We named
our nonprofit organization
InterCultural
Connections, Inc.,
thinking that the
abbreviation of
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Connections,"
expressing our
vision through its
sound: ”I see
connections.”

All things play into one another. We
are interconnected in this world, I
learned that after immigration. When
we lived in Uzbekistan, we had
problems with Afghanistan. During
the war, I was on the list of Farsi
interpreters, but I was excused as I
was the only provider, at that time,
for my mother. Later, in the States, I

. realized that distance didn't protect

us from Afghan problems. We are all
one, vulnerable, and interdependent.
I believe in diplomacy and
international partnership programs.

Currently; I contribute to the UK
partnership project with my
hometoxx :1, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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It’s not too late
for Camp Shalom

By Elissa Brown

Camp Shalom is here again! We have kicked off
August the right way and are having a blast. We have
welcomed all retuning camp veterans and new faces
with open arms. Our days are filled with swimming,
sports, art projects, and—most important—~Iewish
learning. This summer we have also welcomed a
brand new unit, Gesher. With a high enrollment, they
have been enjoying everything camp has to offer and
are really looking forward to the first annual Gesher
overnight, which will take place the last day of camp.
We still have room for more campers. Week Two begins
Monday, August 8. We’d love to see you there. Please
contact Jana LaZur at CKJF to register for camp. It!

 

 

 

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Our community is like our extended family. The
community provides a healthy environment to raise the
children, the community shared our joy at the children's
Bar and Bat Mitzvah, the community insightfully
supported our initiative and made our InterCultural
Connections thrive; it provided us with a sense of
identity, belonging, and unity.

We interpret the title chosen by our community for its
newspaper, Shalom, as a reflection of its mission: to bring
shalom. We believe that sharing of thoughts and feelings
opens both minds and fists, reinforcing shalom. We wish
you shalom with yourself in order to be able to care about
others. Thank you again for giving us, especially our
children, a second chance for living meaningful lives. We
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New CKJF President

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No one is more surprised than I to be
writing this column for Shalom. My
summer had already been planned
around a visit from two grand-
children (my granddaughter is a
counselor at Camp Shalom) and a
trip to the San Juan Islands with
cousins. The fact remained, however,
that the Federation is near and dear
to my heart and that the continuation
of its mission is extremely important
to the Lexington Jewish community. I
was also very impressed by the quality
of the Board and the willingness of
our younger members to assume
positions of responsibility as board
members and committee chairs.

For those of you who don't know
me, I have been a resident of
Lexington and a member of Temple
Adath Israel since 1977. I am a

Marty Barr

graduate of the Wharton School of
the University of Pennsylvania and
have a masters in international
business from Fairleigh-Dickinson
University. My working career was
spent in finance and product
management with IBM and Lexmark
and I have been retired since 1996.

boys and a girl, who range in age
from 4 to 15.

About five years ago, community
members held a series of planning
meetings to outline a set of goals for
the Federation. In the main those
have been achieved, but, as with

Barbara and I have three children,
two boys and a girl—none of whom,

anything, there are always
improvements to be made. I have
already sent the Board
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note asking for their
input on all aspects of
Federation including
needed additions,
program deletions,
changes in course or
operational
philosophy, and the
like. There is nothing

About five years ago, community
members held a series of planning
meetings to outline a set of goals for the
Federation. In the main those have been
achieved, but, as with anything, there are
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every idea will become a reality, but
each will be reviewed and responded
to. Please send your thoughts to me
care of the CKJF office. If you want
to email me, my address is
barrmbtvearthlinknet.

Finally, at the annual meeting David
Feinberg talked about the need to
increase our commitment to Israel
and other overseas Jewish groups
both as a percentage of our total
budget and in absolute dollars. The
first step in attaining this goal is the
attainment of our campaign target
for 2005. Please give generously
when you are called. Thanks and
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the dedication, effort, and commitment to the Jewish
community of all the recipients.

5 When the business part of the meeting ended, Daniel
Chefjec introduced special guest Uriel Palti, the Consul
General of Israel in Philadelphia, highest-ranking
representative of the State of Israel to the Mid-Atlantic
region (consisting of Delaware, Kentucky, Ohio,
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, met at Veteran's Park for a picnic sponsored by the Central
d, Seth Noar (right), and Kentucky Jewish Federation. From infants to toddlers to
kin-Fish and Neil Kash, seniors, and including several dogs, everyone who
participated had a great time. The weather cooperated

by being dry and breezy.

  
 
 
 
  
  
  
 

 

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game enjoyed by the adults and teenagers. While that was
going on, Mimi Kaufman organized the younger childrens’
games. They competed in a three-legged race, a water
balloon toss, and a suitcase relay race. Prizes were awarded
liberally. Isaac Satin’s favorite game was the water balloon
toss because he enjoyed getting wet on a hot day, even

though if the balloon breaks, you don't win a prize.

 

 

If those activities in the hot sun left everyone needing
refreshment, both kids and adults could indulge themselves
in a watermelon-eating contest. Merav Eres was the winner RHCheI Belin, with Sarah and Be
in the younger kids group, and Ryann Schermer won in the watermelon with a friend.
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cool and funny. Meanwhile, the Jewgrass Boys, Neal Kash,
Ziggy Rivkin—Fish, and Seth Noar, once again provided
excellent musical entertainment. And some folks
participated in none of the planned activities but

had a great time schmoozing all afternoon.

 

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down, the kids continued to cool themselves off by
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Adam, Eve, and the shark

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The shark is in the news, not only because of Sharkboy
and Lava Girl, but because of the
shark attacks off the coast of Florida.
Yet I think we should not complain.
Bear with me while I go back to the
beginning—literally—to present my
case.

 

After Adam and Eve chose to disobey
God and eat from the tree of the _
knowledge of Good and Evil,

according to the biblical tale they were expelled from the
Garden of Eden. Different traditions have interpreted this
fact in different ways; many of these interpretations are
by rabbis, of course. One of the streams of interpretation
of the story, and the one I am the most comfortable with,
claims that once Adam and Eve ate the fruit of the
knowledge of Good and Evil they were expelled not as a
punishment, but as the result of simple logic. If you
acquire the knowledge, you can no longer benefit from
the bliss of ignorance; you are no longer entitled to ignore
your responsibilities. So God still allows us our free will,
but with one condition: we must take responsibility for
our choices, as Adam and Eve were forced to do.

This concept of responsibility being an integral part of
freedom is a central one in Judaism, and it is behind the

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you can no longer benefit from
the bliss of ignorance; you are

no longer entitled to ignore
your responsibilities.

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very concept of het or “missing the mark,” commonly
mistranslated as ”sin.” Yet this role of responsibility in
Judaism has many corollaries. Chief among them is that
whatever choices we make, we will have to live with the
consequences, whatever they are.
And this aspect of the idea has
made it into mainstream western
culture and popular sayings, as in,
“You made your bed, now lie in it.”

How does all this relate to the shark?

According to all Abrahamic
traditions, humanity was
entrusted with creation when God
gave his first commandment: “Be fruitful, multiply,
spread over the face of the earth.” By saying this, God
gave humanity the trust of taking care of the natural
world, and humanity has made choices ever since.

We made the choice of exploiting natural resources
without care for environmental damage for many years.
We made the choice of dumping our refuse and industrial
contaminants in rivers and therefore seas. We made the
choice of over fishing for the profit it brought us in the
market, thus depleting entire sea regions.

Since we made those choices, we need to live with the
consequences. We made this bed, now we need to sleep

on it. The depletion of fish off the coasts of Florida by a
combination of pollution and over fishing forces sea

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predators—sharks among them—to
seek food elsewhere, thus
approaching the shores in search of
nourishment. If the sharks are guilty
of anything, it is of having a will to
survive.

Having said that, we still must find a
way to prevent attacks which
endanger innocent people. Here are
my ”revolutionary” ideas:

0 Let us choose to fix the
environmental damage we made.

0 Let us choose to clean the mess
we made with pollution all over
the planet.

' Let us take a more responsible
approach to fishing and indeed to
the exploitation of all natural
resources.

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happy to live with the consequences
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Wednesday, December 14

We will arrive at 6 pm. at the Stewart Home in Frankfort. You can either caravan
or ride with us from the CKJF office leaving at 5:00 from the Chinoe Center,
or for directions email tikkun@iewishlexington.org or call (859) 268-0672 ext. 4#.

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Raphael Finkel plans to lead a beginners' Yiddish class
starting in the fall, at a place and time to be determined.

Yiddish as the language of Ashkenazic Jews, has been
spoken for about a thousand years. Its origins are still a
matter of dispute, but the best guess is that it was first
spoken in the Rhine valley and moved eastward, partially
under the pressure of the Crusades, until it covered a
large swath of Europe from Alsace to Ukraine, from Estonia
to Moldova. (Of course, these are relatively recent names.)

Yiddish has always assimilated vocabulary from the
surrounding languages as well as other Jewish languages.
Its vocabulary is mostly Germanic (kumen), with sizeable
intermixtures of Hebrew (besmedresh), Aramaic (mistome),
and Slavic (krem'tse), and smaller amounts of Romance
(bentshn) and Turkish (patlezhan). In America, it has
acquired English components (nekstdorke); in South
America, it has acquired Spanish components
(manifestatsye).

Yiddish dialects can be roughly categorized as Western,
Northern, Central, and Southern. The Western dialect
disappeared over a hundred years ago, leaving some
traces in German (berkhes instead of khale for the Sabbath
bread; orn instead of davnen for praying). Northern
Yiddish is the dialect in Lithuania and Belorus; it is.
characterized by its vowels (Meyshe instead of Moyshe), its
consonants (gesmak instead of geshmak), its vocabulary
(krom instead of kleyt or gevelb), and its grammar (hob
gegangen instead of bin gegangen). Southern Yiddish is the

dialect of Romania, Moldova, and
Ukraine; it is also characterized by
vowels (kigl instead of kugl) and
vocabulary (kleyt instead of krom or
gevelb). Central Yiddish has its own
vowels (klayn instead of kleyn) and
vocabulary (gevelb instead of kleyt or
krom).

The beginners' class will use a
standard mixture of these dialects
usually known as klal yidish. Yiddish
has always been written in a
modified Hebrew alphabet. The
modifications are primarily to
introduce vowels. For instance, the
Hebrew letter ayin has a consonant
sound in Hebrew that is never used
in Yiddish. So Yiddish uses that letter
for the vowel e. Some letters are
combined in standard ways to create
other vowels, such as two yuds
together for ey as in the English ”bake.”

Spelling has not been standardized,
although there is a 50-year-old
standard promulgated by YIVO (the
Yiddish research society). YIVO also
has a standard for Romanization
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abilities of the students, the beginners' class will start
with English letters and switch to Hebrew letters at some

point. We will use YIVO conventions in both alphabets.

Learning a language requires a degree of dedication. We
will use the textbook Yiddish: An Introduction to the
Language, Literature 8 Culture, Vol. I, by Sheva Zucker.
This book can be purchased from the Workmen's Circle,
45 East 33rd St., New York, NY 10016; it costs $24.95.
Tapes of all the lessons are also available from the author.
We will meet once a week for about two hours, working
on oral and verbal comprehension and expression, with a
lesser emphasis on grammar.

Raphael A. Finkel was born in 1951 and grew up in
Chicago. His grandfather was the noted Yiddishist Morris
Finkel. Unfortunately, Morris died in 1940, and Raphael
grew up in a household where Yiddish was only used as

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By Charles S. Spiegel

The Cycling Spiegels survived the hot weekend and
completed 115 miles (the short route) of the Multiple
Sclerosis Bike Tour from Georgetown to Danville and
back. At the dinner program on Centre College's campus
Saturday night, the; announced the top fundraisers to
CluLL‘ for 201‘.” The Cycling Spiegels (ten members this
year) were in fifth place with over $10,000. I personally
raised $1,255 and hope for some late donations and
promised donations, to get me to my goal of $1,500. We

Team Spiegel takes a breather.

clingmsniegels, gearup nagamstMS

had a wonderful time and really' I
enjoyed the family time together.

There were some inspiring speeches
at the dinner that made us feel so
good about raising money to find a
cure for Multiple Sclerosis—a
horrible illness. Even though we
were a