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Dr. Ronald Brauner to speak at the 2000 CKJF/UJC Community Campaign Kick-off

Dr. Ronald Brauner

n April 16‘“, we will be holding the Kick-off
event for our 2000 Community Campaign,
and we are very excited to announce that our
guest speaker will be Dr. Ronald Brauner, author of
“Being Jewish in a Gentile World : A Survival
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very year, there is one day when members of

the Jewish community sit down and call other

members of the Jewish community on behalf
of the annual CKJF/UJC Community Campaign.
Every year we contact people, not only for their
contribution to the Campaign, but because we are one
community and we want to help people to connect
with each other. This year’s Super Sunday is chaired
by Lowell Nigoff and Gail Cohen.

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Please let us know of births, graduations, news

President’s Message .................................. 2 from the “kinder,” or any other good news you
It IS Them ................................................... 3 would like to share with the community.
A Potpourri ................................................. 4
Camp Shalom ............................................. 5 MAZEL TOV TO:
. Francie Chassen-Lopez, Associate Professor of
Le1sure Club ............................................... 6 . . . . .
. . Hlstory and Director of Latin Amencan Studles at UK
A Report on Leglslative Day ...................... 6 who won the Conference on Latin American Studies’
Vanessa Carter ........................................... 7 annual Tibesar Award for the best scholarly article in 1999_
Yom Ha’Atzmaut ....................................... 8 Elena Domatov, coordinator of a health-services
Celebration ................................................. 9 team from the University Of Kentucky who, With a team,
Lexington Cemetary Website ..................... 9 visitedPereyaslavka, Russia in March to study medical
needs in that rural area. It was her first v1s1t back to
Israel Bonds .............................................. 10 . . .
Russ1a s1nce leav1ng there 6 years ago. A round of
On The UK Campus ................................ 10 applause for Elena, for her courage and kindness.
Interfaith ................................................... 11 Asher Finkel who won an award for 5th grade
Hadassah in the Bluegrass ....................... 12 chemistry at the Fayette County Science Fair, for his
What’s Available On-Line ........................ 13 pro:')eCt: daindfilfi :harlnpoo: A Yeafs; Killer: h
, , . . avi an e - nt ony , son 0 osep nt ony
My Roots Trip to Lita ............................ l6 and Elise Mandel, for being awarded the Lauren K.
Wine Tasting ............................................. 16 WCianI'g Scholarship by the NCCJ
«gimme/7&9 952% Joshua Steiner and Whitney Lewis, on their
Jews in China ........................................... l7 maniage 011 February 26-

   
 

 

 

 

 

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Restitution ................................................. l8 . * '
Holocaust Insurance Claims ..................... 18 .. V
Holiday Feature - Passover ...................... 19
Jewish Book Awards ........................ 19
Laughing Is Healthy ................................. l9
Magen David Adorn joins Red Cross ....... 20
your Communlly
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Announcements ............ 20
Worship Schedule ..................................... 21
Activities & Events .................................. 22
Shalom

Published ten times annually by the
Central Kentucky Jewish Federation, Inc.

340 Romany Road, Lexington, KY 40502
(606) 268-0672 s Fax (606) 268-0775
April 2000, Volume VII, Issue 7
Marty Barr, President
Daniel Chejfec, Executive Director
Editor & Advertising Manager, Carrie McDanald
Advertising Sales, Vanessa Carter

Editorial Board
Michael Adelstein, Marcie Blacker, Evelyn Dantzic Geller, Judy Levine, Jonathan Satin

Janice Newman, Jewish Family Services
Holly Barnhill, Program Director

The editorial staff has the right to edit all articles submitted for publication in Shalom.The appearance of any advertising in this
publication does not represent a kashruth endorsement on the part of CKJF or any other agency or organization. Shalom is
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uring the second weekend in April, Danny

and 1 will be attending a meeting of the

United Jewish Communities in Washington,
DC. The purpose of this meeting is to continue the
federation work begun at the General Assembly last

fall, as we strive to reach our goal of being a truly
effective and dynamic national organization.

The issues to be addressed at the meeting are as
follows:

1. Finalization of the procedural and operational
guidelines for UJC. There are a total of seventeen
principles, of which ten were generally agreed upon
at the General Assembly, four did not gain consen-
sus approval, discussion on two has been postponed
and one is brand new. Examples of the accepted
principles are that UJC is a moral community,
membership in U] C is a balance of responsibilities
and benefits and the local federations are the
ultimate owners of UJC. The four, which we still an a _, -_. .1

open issue. include the lt‘V’Ci (floral tilliiilliiiil} .mri _ ‘ w,
the level of voluntary participation by individual
federations.

. The role and scope of UJC. These range from
being a trade association where the individual
federations operate from a self-interest point of
View to the existence of a strong central organiza-
tion with a top down decision making process. Tied
into this issue is the process by which the individual
federations will be able to review proposals and
provide meaningful input to the various UJ C
governing bodies.

3. The funding of UJC and its overseas activities for
the years of 2001 and 2002. The proposal presented
calls for local federations to combine their current
dues and overseas allocations and to commit to
maintain at least this level of giving for the two-year
period. The issue in this area also includes a
discussion of the extent to which the process is
voluntary for each federation.

4. The basis for funding UJC beyond 2002. Once
again, the issue in this area is the extent to which
the level of funding required of each federation is

voluntary.

The above is a quick summary of the issues. If
you are interest in the details, please drop by the office
and examined one of the workbooks which UJ C has
prepared on each topic.

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IT IS THEM

by Daniel ’Chleec

the man answers “I am the son of David”'.
Appalled by this answer, Reb Moishe be—
comes incensed and begins to yell at the old
man. “If you are the Messiah, as you claim to
be, how come you are sitting here while Jews
are being murdered by the thousands in
Poland, why don’t you do something, why
don’t you rescue your people, what are you
waiting for .7”. The old man gave him a
simple answer: “I was waiting for you”.

It is certainly easier to blame somebody
else for our problems and our faults. The
contemporary Jewish philosopher Martin
Buber. however, pointed out that Judaism
demands us to be “Active witnesses to
History”, meaning that we are expected to
be active participants in shaping our own
destiny. If we don’t go to search for the
“Messiah”, he will not come. Improve-
ment in our own lot and even Redemption
can only be achieved by assuming our
responsibilities and by active participation.
And the big tide of History begins in our
own backyard, in our daily endeavors.

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couple of weeks ago, a State legislator

described illegal immigrants as carriers of

diseases and abusers of the welfare system.
Even if he was right - and I personally disagree ~ it is
too simplistic to attribute all the blame for a situation to
one and only one culprit. There is normally enough
blame to go around. As Jews. we are painfully familiar
with the idea of the scapegoat and its consequences.
Scapegoats do. however, allow us to discharge our
own part of responsibility and pretend it is “somebody
else’s " problem, this absolves us from acting and/or
changing ourselves. This idea actually brings to mind
an old folktale from the shtetls of Eastern Europe.

It is said that during the pogroms of Chmielnicki
and his Cossacks, a great despair washed over the
Jewish people. People did not understand why such a
great tragedy has fallen upon them. In a small shtetl in
Poland a man heard 1 story th ii the Messiah had in
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rich, but it could be richer if we all work
together. Whatever our personal interests
are, the Community can offer a way to
pursue them and at the same time be a
part of the unbroken link of Jewish
tradition. The community does not exist

It Is Them continued on page 7

Rome and see for himself After several weeks of a
dangerous journey, he arrives in Rome and goes to the
local synagogue to inquire about this supposed Mes—
siah. Upon arriving to the synagogue, he sees an old
man who looked like a schnorer, dirty and dressed in
tatters. He then approaches the man and asks him
“Do you know where I can find the Messiah 7” — and

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hy the string of Holocaust comedies?
First we chuckled through much of
“Life Is Beautiful.” Then we smiled

at Robin Williams’s portrayal of a Polish ghetto
ex—restaurateur, who provides hope to friends
and neighbors by pretending that he has a radio
which brings news of an imminent Russian
invasion. And finally, there is yet another film,
the French-Romanian “Train of Life,” which
according to reviews also treats the Holocaust
light—heartedly. Will posterity remember these
versions or the more realistic portrayal of
concentration camp life in “Schindler’s List”?

You read it here first: The Associated Press’
top baseball players of the century list ranks
Sandy Koufax fourteenth with Babe Ruth, Willie
Mays, Hank Aaron, and Ted Williams heading
the group. The only pitcher rated higher than
Koufax was Walter Johnson.

Speaking of Jewish baseball playeis, a
documentary film, “The Life and Times ofHank
Greenberg” is being made. It is a 3 1/2 star, 95
minute documentary which is currently playing
in four New York area theaters. The film
focuses on his baseball prowess, particularly his
58 home run assault on Babe Ruth’s record; his
dignified withstanding of the many anti-Semitic
curses and threats by fans and other players; his
encouraging Jackie Robinson, who endured
similar bigotry; and his serving as an inspiration
during the Depression to innumerable other
Jews.

In A Time for Healing, Edward S. Shapiro’s
recent history of the Jews in modern America,
five pages are devoted to Greenberg. The
author states that from 1933—47, the ball player
was “arguably the most prominent Jew in

America,” and as such, contributed signifi-
cantly by his actions and statements to the
decline of anti—Semiticism in the country.

There are an estimated 13.5 million Jews in
the world with the United States having the
largest number, 5.6 million. Israel’s Jewish
population numbers 4.8 million; its non-Jewish
population totals about 1.3 million.

In the United States, Phoenix, Arizona has
attracted the largest number of Jews in 1998
with its population increasing from about
70,000 to 83,000. Other communities with large
increases are Tampa, Florida; Palm Springs,
California; Greater Bridgeport, Connecticut;
Atlanta, Georgia; and Portland, Oregon.

During the first quarter of 1999, Russian
immigration to Israel increased by 1 16% with
7,933 Jews leaving their homeland, mainly
because of anti—Semitism.

“Newsweek” has listed Tel Aviv as being
among the top ten world hi-tech capitals due to
the immigration of former Soviet scientists and
the training of soldiers in the Israel Defense
Forces.

According to an organization that studies
student achievement, Israeli and French 12th
grade students topped those from other
countries in mathematical ability. ' ' 1.

At this writing, 13 Iranian Jews, part of a
thriving community that has dwindled from
80,000 to 30,000, face the death penalty on
trumped up charges of spying for “World
Arrogance” and “The Zionist Conspiracy,”
code words for the United States and Israel.
The White House has expressed its concern
about this matter and numerous Jewish groups
have protested.

According to a story in the “New York
Times,” the latest information about Tamir
Goodman, the 17-year old Orthodox basketball
star, is that he is heading for Towson Univer-
sity, a Baltimore school. The article indicated
that his refusal to play on Saturdays had
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What does the Leisure Club and the Lexington St.
Patrick’s Day Parade have in common? We both
canceled an event because of the weather. and we
were both right in doing so. For the Leisure Club it
snowed: for the parade it rained.

So we went to Szechuan Garden in February and
to the Coach House in March. Sorry I had to miss the
March luncheon. That Wednesday I flew to Sandy’s.
and Karen drove down for a few days to be with us.
It was great.

We have a magnificent event planned for April. but
unfortunately. it has to be April 6th. That doesn’t
leave you much time to think about it. and to RSVP.
but sometimes that is how it is. Try to come and enjoy

the TAI Adult Chorus under the direction of Deborah
Isenstadt and the good food that Annette and I and
our helpers (we hope) prepare.

Again. on May 18 Tomas Milch will inform us
about important financial matters. and in June the
group from Louisville will entertain us at a luncheon at
the Temple.

Meanwhile. I am busy planning my trip to
Micronesia. Pohnpei to be exact. Let me know if you
know where that is. or if you are curious about where
it is. Such excitement. This means that you will have
to kvetch and kvell without me for a while. but like
General McArthur. I shall return.

See you at the April luncheon. it

The Central Kentucky Jewish Federation’s Community Relations Committee (CRC) has been
working in several areas of social and political concern. As reported earlier in Shalom,
representatives from the CRC went to Frankfort to oppose legislation allowing for the posting of
the Ten Commandments. Following is an article reporting on this event:

Report On Legislative Day In Frankfort

by Susan Cantor

he Community Relations Committee of the

Central Kentucky Jewish Federation along

with the Community Relations Council of the
Jewish Community Federation of Louisville, sponsored
a Legislative Day in Frankfort on Tuesday, February
15, 2000. Informal meetings were held with seven
legislators to inform them of the concerns that the
Jewish community of Kentucky have in regard to the
proliferation of bills that call for the posting of the Ten
Commandments in every public school classroom in
Kentucky. We met in room 238 of the Capitol Annex
Building which overlooks the Capitol Building. Below
the window was a walkway lined with signs with the
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were the seven legisla-
tors who arrived one by
one to hear our concerns.
Invitations were
sent out and follow-up
phone calls were made
to all the legislators in
the Central Kentucky
area. Memos were also

faxed to them explaining our position regarding the
posting of the Ten Commandments. The seven
legislators that were able to meet with us were Sen.
Boswell, Sen. David Karem, Sen. Marshall Long and
his wife, Sen. Tim Shaughnessy, Rep. Ron Crimm,
Rep. Susan Westrom and Rep. Kathy Stein.

As these legislators came in we took the opportu-
nity to greet them and explain to them why we felt the ,
posting was inappropriate. We reminded them of the J‘s»
diversity of the religious faiths of their constituents
around the Commonwealth and of the prohibition
against the mixing of church and state that is found in
the lst Amendment to the US. Constitution. Our
discussions with them included how the posting would
infringe on individual liberties and would do nothing to
stop the outbreak of violence in our schools. We
pointed out that the separation of church and state
clause in the lst Amendment was intended to protect
minorities. Our group also took the opportunity to point
out to the legislators that the Council of Churches had
come out against the posting.

Several of the senators were sympathetic to our
position but felt that they would have to vote for the
senate bill for political reasons. It should be noted that
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KENTUCKY GENERAL ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT FORM
I 2000 REGULAR SESSION — Amend printed copy of SJR 57/HCS

On page 1. page 9. between lines 6 and 7, by inserting:

“Section 2. The Finance and Administration Cabinet sell the graven images
in the Capitol rotunda, the statues of Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay, Jefferson
Davis, Ephraim McDowell, and Alben Barkley. and deposit the proceeds of the
sale in an interest—bearing account which is dedicated solely to the payment of
legal fees incurred in defense of unconstitutional legislation enacted by the

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but in its members. and volunteering is the way
to connect with each other and with our
heritage. We have opportunities aplenty...
Here is a “short list” :

At the Central Kentucky Jewish
Federation - 268-0672 :

Jewish Family Services Committee — Help
the community one person at a time
(also 269-8244)

Community Relations Committee — Make
your voice heard for Social Justice and in
defense of Israel.

Community Activities Committee — Help
create the tapestry of Jewish life

Campaign Cabinet — Help us get the
financial resources to help Jews locally, in
Israel and around the World.

Write to this paper — help us make
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dialogue.

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Israel Independence Day,
Mother’s Day, What a

Great Celebration

by Ruth Poley
The CKJF Yom Ha’Atzmaut celebration prom-
ises to be a winner this year. We’ve got arts!
We’ve got crafts! We’ve got food! Singing and
dancing, rides and slides, and all manner of good
things.

Sunday, May 14 is Mother’s Day, and what
better way to amuse mom, feed her, and entertain
the kids than at