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Winter Issue January - February 2021 Tevet-Shevat-Adar 5781
CONGREGATION
BULLETIN
Happy
Tu B’Shvat
January 28
SHABBAT • HOLIDAYS • EVENTS JAN - FEB 2021 DAILY MINYAN SERVICES
Monday - Friday 7:45am
Shabbat Veyechi Jan 1-2 Candlelighting 4:16pm Monday - Thursday 6:00pm
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National Holidays Times vary
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Friday
Adult Ed - Rosie Whitehouse Jan 10 Page 10 Schmooze 6:00pm
Services 6:30pm
Shabbat Va’era Jan 15-16 Candlelighting 4:30pm Saturday
Bread & Torah 9:00am
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Shabbat Bo Jan 22-23 Candlelighting 4:38pm ZOOM & LIVESTREAMING
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CONTENTS
4 RABBI Shabbat Morning Walks
Jan 16, Feb 20 & March 13 • 8:30am
5 PRESIDENT
Join Rabbi Shapiro for
6 CANTOR / SCHOOL a thoughtful, prayerful,
meditative walk in the
8 FUNDRAISING woods. We will meet
at our usual spot, the
10
entrance to the Blue Trail,
ADULT EDUCATION behind the church in
Woodbridge Town Center.
12 AT HOME Wear comfortable walking shoes. Hope to see you
there!
13 SOCIAL ACTION Weather permitting. Health recommendations
permitting.
14 YARZEITS
16 DONATIONS
ZOOM ETIQUETTE
In our new reality of Zoom gatherings, we could all use a reminder about Zoom etiquette to make the experience better for all involved.
Have you ever thought you were muted, but everyone just heard you yell at your spouse? Have you thought your video was off, but you were in
full view at services in your pajamas? Have you been cooking, eating, using your phone, conversing with someone, calling to the dog, or other
such distracting behaviors that you didn’t intend to share? Then, these rules are for you!
STAY ON MUTE IF YOU ARE NOT TALKING:
DON’T EAT DURING ZOOM:
It is disruptive to hear background noise on zoom. A phone
ringing, a TV on, even moving about and rustling papers all make a If you can avoid it, please don’t eat during a zoom event, unless your
tremendous racket on zoom. The solution is to keep yourself muted video is off. If it’s a casual meeting then it’s all right to munch.
unless you want to speak. And then, re-mute yourself when you are
done. BE AWARE OF YOUR VIDEO AREA:
Similarly, as much as it would be lovely to sing together on zoom, it Keep in mind that people not only see you when your video is on, but
simply can’t be done. There is a time delay, which makes it sound like they see whatever is behind you in the camera’s view.
a cacophony of dogs barking. Best practice is to mute yourself and
then sing along to your heart’s content, but only so you alone can hear. Zoom has been incredible at helping us stay connected. Just
observing a few rules of etiquette will help everyone enjoy the Zoom
You know you are muted when the red line is through the experience that much more. See you soon on Zoom!
microphone. It’s good to glance over to the microphone symbol every
once in a while to be sure that you are muted.
YOU’RE ON CAMERA!:
If the line is not through the video camera symbol, then you are live
and on camera. Even if you have chosen the speaker view, which
only shows the speaker, everyone still sees you. If you don’t want to
be seen, turn off the video. If you are on video, please stay focused
and avoid your phone, reading, cooking, talking to others, etc and
give your attention to the speaker. Remember, if the phone rings or
something comes up that you need to attend to, just turn off the video
and mute your microphone.
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RABBI RONA SHAPIRO
Winter Solstice, Hanukkah and the Courage to Act
I write this article on the day of the winter solstice, the shortest day of the When the weather got warmer, we put up a tent — our very own first ever
year. It is cold outside, and snow blankets New England, but, amazingly, revival tent — and held services there almost every weekend, weather-
the fact that this is the shortest day of the year, means that tomorrow permitting, from June through October. High Holidays rolled around, and
there will be ever so slightly more light, and the next day more, and so we found ways to create meaningful experiences and to connect to one
on. At first, we will hardly detect the increase in light, but in a few short another whether through gift bags to all of you or shofar services in the
months, the days will become visibly longer, and the first buds of spring parking lot, or Choose Your Own Adventure Rosh Hashanah programs or
will be evident — snowdrops, crocuses, and forsythia. In other words, at a yizkor video. At every juncture, we have faced imperfect conditions, and
the darkest moment of the year, the light begins to return. Just when we we are never sure whether we can pull it off, how long the pandemic will
feel like hiding under the covers until winter passes, we round the corner last, if people will come, but regardless we have, at each juncture, seized the
toward spring. opportunity and found myriad ways to keep our community together and
strong. We have suffered technical glitches, imperfect sound, video, and
It is, of course, not a coincidence that every culture, including ours, has lighting, and programs that frankly flopped. But has it been magnificent?
some kind of holiday of light at this time of year. As I was thinking about You better believe it.
this, I thought about our Hanukkah candles — one light, that first light,
is very small. Two is not much more. It is hard to pinpoint the exact There is so much to be learned from that small cruse of oil about the deep
moment when the Hanukkah lights start to seem full, but by the eighth hope of a small community that it could survive and generate light against
day they are certainly glowing brightly, shedding a great light. So too with all odds. The Maccabees were willing to light that first menorah without
the passage of winter — we hardly notice the increase of light at first, but guarantee of success, just as we have, to begin the process without knowing
sure enough, sooner than we think, the days get longer. Spring comes. how it would end. So often, human effort is undermined by our sense of the
magnitude of the job and our fear of our own inability to complete it. Why
I am not one to rush time. I like living where there are four seasons, and should I learn Torah if I have neither the time nor the ability to become an
even if winter has its challenges, it is still magical in the snow. But this accomplished scholar? Why should we gather food for the food pantry or
year, with the pandemic heavy and all of us shut up in our own homes, donate money to those in need, when it is but a drop in a bottomless bucket?
seeing little of one another, I am thrilled that at this moment of darkest
winter, the harbinger of spring is already here. “The Hanukkah lights encourage us to trust human beginnings and to
focus our passions and efforts on whatever opportunities are available at the
This past Shabbat, I spoke about the courage of the Maccabees to light present moment,” writes David Hartman, of blessed memory. “One ought to
that small cruse of oil. After all, we can easily imagine that there were pour infinite yearnings even into small vessels. The strength to continue and
many who objected: “Why light a flame which is bound to burn out to persevere grows by virtue of the courage to initiate a process by lighting
before the Temple is completely rededicated? Let the Temple remain that first flame. Only lamps which are lit may continue to burn beyond their
ritually defiled until we are certain that we have enough oil to light the anticipated life span. Only one who devotes 15 minutes a day to learning
lamp for a long period. Why initiate a process we cannot complete? Wait Torah, will discover latent powers of study and analysis. Only one who gives
until conditions are ripe.” The Maccabees ignored such voices of reason a minimal amount of tzedakah will discover a greater capacity for caring
and availed themselves of the opportunities at hand. and giving.”
We here at B’nai Jacob have done the same. When the world closed down “We all bear children not knowing if we will be able to love them or
on March 12, we could hold said we will wait until the pandemic is over provide for their needs throughout a lifetime.” Only in caring for them,
before we held services again. We could have said that Zoom is not the do we discover and actually expand our own capacity to to love and grow.
best platform and online services are far from ideal, and our congregants, I remember my grandmother’s asking me when I would have children. I
will struggle to use the technology. We could have said that we would told her we would have children when we were ready. She said we would
wait until we had better mics, and better cameras, and people had more never be ready. I didn’t understand or agree with her then, but I do now. It
experience using this platform. We could have hoped that all this would is only in the tending to, in the loving, in the doing, that one discovers one’s
end soon, and we woulf not have a need to make plans for a situation that capacity.
would be temporary. But we didn’t. That first Shabbat, we live-streamed,
and immediately thereafter, we zoomed. We quickly organized daily This is one of the great wisdoms of Judaism, I think. We will not ever
minyans on zoom, along with religious school and adult ed classes, joke understand the meaning of Shabbat or any other mitzvah by reading about
nights and cooking. Was it perfect? Far from it. Was it sometimes deeply it or contemplating it. We can only understand what Shabbat or Torah or
flawed? For sure. Was it also magnificent? Yes, without question. any other mitzvah means in our lives by engaging it. “Human capacity
grows from action, not from noble ideals and well-meaning intentions. The
As time went on, we found other ways to connect — I gave away 100 Hanukkah lamp burned for eight days because of those who were prepared
cheesecakes on Shavuot. We had a parade to bid farewell to Malachi. to have it burn for only one day.”
We had a pizza party in the parking lot to welcome Cantor Barbara.
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GLENN A. DUHL
The Value of Membership
I wish you all a very happy and healthy new year! May 2021 be far better than 2020!
At this time last year, I spoke of how we as individuals may maintain or rebuild B’nai Jacob’s importance in our lives. I now take that concept one
step farther to highlight what we have received from our congregation membership.
A membership to B’nai Jacob opens a number of doors. We provide services and programs, participation in prayer, whether it be in daily minyan,
Shabbat, holidays, or just high holiday services. We offer the opportunity to sit on committees and boards; to engage in meaningful dialogue
and counseling with congregation leaders; to obtain life cycle officiation with the joys of birth, bar and bat mitzvahs, and marriage; to receive
consolation and support in times of illness and death. Moreover, we may participate in other congregational life, such as enhancing our personal
development through adult education, Torah study, book clubs, visiting scholar presentations, holiday festivity preparation and collective
rejoicing. We volunteer for the betterment of those around us, and, by doing so, perform a mitzvah from time to time for others. Beyond this, we
may even undertake a role in synagogue leadership! By belonging to B’nai Jacob, we engage in self-betterment. By ourselves or in conjunction
with others, we experiment in learning to reflect, explore, discover, empower and experience a self of purpose, trying to understand the meaning
of life and changing and enhancing the global community in which we live. And how extraordinary, that we are able to contribute to and
build a community when we are confined to isolation because of health concerns in the midst of a pandemic. Now, more than ever, we, as a
congregation, may reach out to our fellow members to ensure their well-being, safety and, health. Together with our clergy, the congregation we
have built keeps us together in sound shape to contend with the vicissitudes of life which challenge each of us.
Membership in B’nai Jacob cannot reasonably be compared to membership in Costco, BJs, Netflix or Amazon Prime. When some persons have
evaluated their membership, it cannot come down to whether the price to belong is better spent elsewhere. CBJ is not just a service provider. As
a member of CBJ, you become a member of a support network that is committed to lifting up each other and to improving the infrastructure and
systems facilitating our communal well-being. In contrast to membership in a transactional business, where we evaluate what benefits we obtain
in return for our payment, as a participant in the CBJ community, we value the welfare of our fellow members and the success of the community
as a whole. We do not simply evaluate whether we continue to be members based on whether we enjoyed a sermon, a service or a kiddish meal.
Rather, these instances represent the celebration of our people and our history, the friendships we build both in and outside of the synagogue, and
the congregation members we support year-round in all of their trials and joys.
Please let me know what you believe is important about CBJ. How does CBJ help you? How may we – and you - make it even better!
Best,
Glenn,
Rabbi Continued ...
Amazingly, in the middle of Hanukkah, the first Americans began to To experience the long night of the winter solstice and have faith that
receive the COVID19 vaccine. Imagine scientists who persevered despite despite appearances, the days will get longer is an act of courage. To light a
skepticism that a vaccine could be found so quickly, brave volunteers who candle in the dark not knowing if we will have the resources to keep going
allowed themselves to be human guinea pigs for the sake of others; people is an act of courage. This year, as we wait — for spring, for the vaccine,
in so many fields figuring out the logistics of making millions of vaccines, for an end to this pandemic, for time, once again, to sit with one another
shipping them out in vials that would not shatter or crack and finding and sing and enjoy a meal and pray and laugh — we need the faith of the
enough of them, ensuring that each vaccine is safe and safely filled and Maccabees long ago — that we can light a candle despite the darkness,
administered, flying and trucking these vaccines around the world, keeping that we can move forward even when we don’t know exactly how or when
them refrigerated at ridiculously low temperatures all the while. As I write, things will get better, that a little light, seemingly invisible, can soon
thousands of Americans have already received the first dose of the vaccine become a great flame of hope and healing for us and all the world.
and, God-willing, almost all of us will by summer. All because so many
people were willing to act in the face of uncertain knowledge, to shed light We’re right there with you!
in the darkness, to trust that one light can light many candles.
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CANTOR BARBARA HAIMOWITZ
What do you do to enrich yourself, regardless of busy Zoom
school lessons in a living room that doubles, triples, quadruples
New Beginnings as office space, classroom, play area, and family entertainment
center? What does your discretionary time look like, however
I t is winter, it is January. Time to think about everything you
have always wanted to learn, but never did. For some reason or
little it is, and how do you fill it? Perhaps with music, with study,
with synagogue programming.
another, you put it off for another time, another place.
Tell us what you are interested in. Tell us what you have always
But you may as well now. This winter, we are starting up an wanted to learn or do. We are starting with an Adult B’nai
Adult B’nai Mitzvah program. Truth be told, I never had a Mitzvah this winter. But we can revive the joy of singing together
formal Bat Mitzvah - although I have since caught up on reading with a virtual choir, as the Sweet Singers of B’nai Jacob have done
Torah as a Cantor! - and I will be learning along with those who for many years, even with the limitations and delays of Zoom.
opt to work with the Rabbi and me! We started the Havdalah Harmonics series, which we can turn
into active participation sessions rather than passive listening
The pandemic has created some unique and unexpected opportunities.
trends in the music world. Because Netflix, Hulu, Instagram,
Facebook, and online shopping have only so much lure before Let music and study be the calming influences in your life, right
they introduce a certain degree of numbness, a lot of people now. It is January. I am going for a re-set, with new resolutions,
have invested in learning something new, playing guitar, playing new fresh ideas! A Shir Chadash, a New Song.
ukulele, flute, anything they set their mind to as music has
a calming influence. During this stressful time, people need I look forward to being with you, to getting to know you better
different coping mechanisms from passively vegetating at home over these cold and lonely winter months and to sharing my
for months on end. What do you do after you have finished your musical skills to bring you light and joy into your living rooms
shift, your online commitments for the day, without a commute? and on our CBJ grounds!
Hanukkah 2020
Our Hanu-kits were a delicious success!
Many thanks to all of those who volunteered to plan, carry, paste,
stuff, sort, assemble, deliver and greet including
Ros Sperling , Joanna Cooper , Mara Ginsberg, Dana Schwartz,
Melissa Lawson, Barbara Berg, Judy Cooper, L. Faith Miller, Adele
Messina, Carol Shanbrom, Sue Skope, Ana White, Marsha Schwartz,
Cindy Gerber, David Eder, Lillian Topf, Mindy and Stan Brownstein
and Jen Bayer. We welcomed the first night of
Hanukkah all together with a
Special thanks to Rabbi Shapiro and Cantor Barbara. We were thrilled drive-in candlelighting that we
to deliver almost 200 Hanu-kits! Stay tuned for our next project! zoomed live.
- Stacey Perkins
To Stacey Perkins for organizing planning and organizing the Haanu-kits project. (See article above.)
To Ros Sperling for sponsoring the musical guest, Eli Asheer, during one of our Hanukkah candlelightings.
To Tzvi Rapaport for hosting one of the other nights of Hanukkah candlelightings, and teaching us about the Maccabees.
To Betsy Flaherty for hosting one of the other nights of Hanukkah candlelightings, and sharing her beautiful collection of dreidels.
(Sean buys her a new one every year :))
To Cantor Barbara for hosting one of the other nights of Hanukkah candlelightings, Dutch-style.
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Our Love for Everything Jewish
T his year, in all the helter skelter of the pandemic, we have two
steady school presences online, our Wednesday and our Sunday
We just completed a Hanukkah video from the Religious School which
we sent to the entire CBJ community.
Religious School. The students are engaged. The little ones in Morah
Irma’s class are learning the Hebrew alphabet; the 3rd and 4th graders As for the other classes, the teachers have fully adapted to the
in Morah Rashi’s are learning to read, to daven, and the 5th, 6th and challenges of exclusive online teaching for an extended time. Morah
7th graders have a combination of time from Rabbi Shapiro, Morah Rashi is thrilled to be working with Alex Klee as her Tech Madrich!
Revi, Morah Lauren, and myself. Alex created a Google Classroom set-up which makes life simpler for
the many overextended parents who not only need to keep track of
We usually start out our Sunday mornings with a Parashat HaShavua their own work deliverables, but who are constantly being tasked to set
review, discuss the weekly Torah portion, and top this off with a up their kids for success online.
BimBam video, that captures the essences of each Torah portion in a
simplified age-appropriate and explanatory way. Then we move on to I am having fun. The students are having fun. We sprinkle in Kahoot
some Tefilah. Recently, we have been working on the Ashrei, on the quizes; we play virtual dreidel. We talked about celebrating Hanukkah
Barchu. It is not about rote memorization; it is about understanding in the former Soviet Union, with very limited freedom of religious
where the prayer comes from, what it intends to portray, and how expression, and realized that in the middle of this pandemic, we
middle school students can identify with it. We use the Behrman can continue to make Judaism fun, work on our developing Jewish
House Mitkadem series which help us achieve just that. identities, and meet our Jewish counterparts all over the world. I have
lots of ideas that will keep Religious School a riveting experience, with
Every so often, we go on a trip to Israel, with our beloved tour guide the students wanting to come back next week! Stay tuned!
Rotem, or another location, anywhere in the four corners of this earth.
Our next trip is scheduled for January, climbing up Masada along the Best regards,
snake path. Tie your hiking boots; bring a water bottle and set your Barbara
alarm for 3am, as it is too hot to climb the snake path in the blazing
Israeli sun! We will get to the Masada top and see the sunrise there!
Most recently, we celebrated Hanukkah with our sister twin school in
Afulah/Gilboa, a school named Bet Singer in Kfar Yehezkel. We will
work with Bet Singer on a project for the remainder of the year and
meet on key occasions such as Tu Bishvat, Purim, and Pesach.
From Alex’s Angle -- Who knew online Hebrew school could be so fun?
Throughout the pandemic, we have all figured out that learning together even when we are at home.” Jacob Klee loves the friendly
from home is no simple task. It requires a great deal of effort from competition with his classmates, “It’s fun playing Kahoot. You have
teachers, students, and parents. For the past few months, the Hebrew to be quick on your feet and know your facts.” In Morah Rashi’s
School has been having classes online. While at first, there were class, the kids play Tic-Tac-Toe and Bingo using Hebrew vocabulary
many details to work out, things are now running smoothly. As the and reading. Noah Zigun thinks both Tic-Tac-Toe and Bingo are
teaching assistant for Morah Rashi’s third and fourth grade class, I fun! Morah Irma has kept up her creative projects, and festive songs.
get to witness it first hand. “It feels close enough to regular Hebrew Abby Zigun loves the crafts and according to Ben Novick, “We
school,” says fourth grader, Noah Zigun. They have also been doing made a neat drum to celebrate a special day in Ethiopia. We also
things that they wouldn’t have normally done in the classroom. made tzedakah boxes and thankful boxes. For Chanukah, we made
For example, the kids went on tours of Israel. Sixth grader Sammy dreidels.” If the pandemic has taught us anything, it would be that
Bayer said, “I loved the trip to Israel. I can’t wait to go in person. I we have learned to overcome obstacles that are in our way. Whether
want to visit Machne Yehuda to try their Zahtar and Olives!” The it be microphone issues or making sure everyone has the materials,
teachers are also balancing work and fun. Jack Novick sums it up everyone has really stepped up. Overall, a great deal of work has
well, “Every week we learn about the parsha in a fun way.” The kids gone into making this year engaging, fun, and nearly normal. Thank
in Cantor Barbara’s class have been playing Kahoots. For those who you to our creative and hardworking principal, Cantor Barbara and
don’t know, Kahoot is a fast paced quiz learning tool that is designed all our amazing teachers for making Hebrew school so successful.
to feel like a game. Jacqueline Miller, a sixth grader in Cantor - Alex Klee
Barbara’s class said, “Playing virtual games makes us feel like we are
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FUNDRAISING
This year, our popular Power of Ten fundraiser will return on Zoom. We hope you will enjoy the
diversity of the schedule and the opportunity to choose multiple offerings in four different time slots.
Look for more information, including full descriptions and bios, and how to sign up, in emails and on our website.
$54 for one event on one screen
$118 for unlimited events on one screen (one event per time slot)
$154 for unlimited events on unlimited screens in one household (all access) * Zisl Slepovitch (Dmitri Zisl
* All-Inclusive members are invited complimentary at the $154, all access, level. RSVP required. Slepovitch) is an internationally
renowned multiinstrumentalist
(clarinetist, saxophonist, flutist,
Saturday Evening, Jan 23 and through the day Sunday, Jan 24 pianist, keyboardist, singer), composer,
6:30pm Havdalah and a bit of zoom schmooze arranger, translator, and music and
7:00pm Opening Performance from our musical guest, Zisl Slepovitch Yiddish educator, whose credits include
music preparation for the renowned
ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO THE OPENING EVENT off-Broadway production of Fiddler
on the Roof in Yiddish
Sat • Jan 23 Sun • Jan 24 Sun • Jan 24 Sun • Jan 24
8:00 pm 10:00 am 1:00 pm 4:00 pm
Seth Gerber Steve Skowronek Eddie Shapiro Emily Wittlin
w/Ben Sperling The President and the Sneak Peek at “A Learn to make Bagels
Grape Expectations* Constitution: Wonderful Guy: like a Pro*
If you’re thinking this is a Charles A Conversation Conversations With the Is it the New York water? the flour? the
Dickens’ Book club event, you misread Steve will engage participants in an Great Men of Musical heat? Come find out how to make great
the title! Please join Sommelier, Seth informal discussion of the ambiguities Theater” bagels with Emily Wittlin, an LA-based
Gerber, and Wine Enthusiast Ben of presidential power in the Eddie Shapiro, the rabbi’s brother, baker. Emily is dedicated to bringing
Sperling for an engaging program of Constitution and of the controversies will return to B’nai Jacob with a talk people together through food.
wine tasting highlighting various wines that have come to surround them. on his soon-to-be-published book on
from around the world. (This event is limited to 15 screens.) Broadway’s leading men. Eddie is a
writer and event producer who lives
Dr. Tamar Gendler in New York and Los Angeles. For Rob Klee
money, he will reveal the inside scoop
A New Year for the
The Future of the Steve Conn on the rabbi.
University Trees and the Planet
In recent years, the American university
Play Ball
Senior Director of Strategic
Haris Lender A Conversation about Climate Change
system has faced a changing landscape: Communications for Yale University’s Meditation for the and the new Administration.
Rob Klee is a Lecturer at the Yale School
technologically, geopolitically, and Athletic Department, Steve Conn, will Entire Family of the Environment and Yale Law
culturally. How has it adjusted? How share anecdotes of his notable career in Kids meditating? Haris will lead us in
School, and the former Commissioner
might it continue to adjust? And what college sports. some basic meditation techniques, teach
of the Connecticut Department of
might be some of the consequences? how meditation can be kid-friendly and
Energy and Environmental Protection.
Tamar is the Dean of the Faculty of Arts Jewish, and help you make it a habit in
and Sciences at Yale as well as the Vincent your life. Haris (Harini) Lender is the
J Scully Professor of Philosophy, and
Linda Reis founder and creator of Kidding Around
Professor of Psychology and Cognitive
Sciences. Beginning at Knitting*
Yoga , a registered children’s yoga school
with the Yoga Alliance.
Jeanette Kuvin
Knit one, purl 2? Learn the basics of
Oren
Andy Rubenoff
knitting with Linda Reis. Linda is the
owner of Knit New Haven, a knitting
Dr. Scott Miller The History and
A Night on Broadway store in downtown New Haven. COVID-19 Therapies Artistry of the Menorah
Andy will play old favorites on piano, and Vaccines: Learn about the history and artistry
and take requests! A well-known New So far so good. But beyond record of the 7-branched menorah, from the
Haven Designer, Andrew Rubenoff speed? Or slow and steady pays off? ancient Temple to the modern State of
has also entertained at parties, cabaret Probably, it’s both. Scott Miller is a Israel. Since 1984, Jeanette has created
events, galas, and restaurants for many member of the National Academy
years. installation Judaic art for more than 400
of Science and the Irene Dupont
Professor of Chemistry at Yale. synagogues around the world.
* A list of supplies and ingredients will be sent upon registration.
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FUNDRAISING
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday night, February 27 Megillah Reading
at 8:00 pm February 25
A B’nai Jacob mid-winter zoom
FUNdraiser Mishlaoch Manot
campaign begins in early February
$36 per screen More Purim info will be emailed and on our
website .
Hosted by online trivia professional, Michael Wade, owner of Trivia
Throwdown Online, LLC.
Compete on your own or as a team., testing your trivia knowledge
against other CBJ teams. You and your partner can play on one
screen together for $36 or buy two screens for $72 and each have Healthy CBJ Community Challenge.
your own screen and compete on your own.
We ask participants to set goals for their health, whether
Wade runs a rousing game with several categories of questions. that is for physical, spiritual or emotional well being for
There is something for everyone including movies, music, history, yourself or your entire family. We'll have checkins and
science, sports, pop culture, and everything in between. motivational exchanges and will highlight our efforts
in our weekly Happenings. Let our CBJ community
Each round is unique and features different categories of trivia, such support your quest for better health. A healthier you and
as identifying movie scenes with minimal visual clues, name that a healthier CBJ for 2021.
tune, estimation skills, logic puzzles, family feud, double or nothing,
and straight up classic trivia.
You’ll be on a team that is randomly created by Michael Wade. He’ll
ask a question and then send everyone into team breakout rooms
to discuss and decide the answer. One member of the team acts as
the “caller” submitting the answer. They keep track of the score and
updates everyone as we go along.
We are playing for pride, and the winning team will have their
picture on the CBJ website with the caption, “WINNERS!”.
This should be a really fun night, and we hope you will join us.
Registration forms will be available on the website
or through the CBJ office.
Any questions, please contact Judy Taylor
203-980-5607 or bnaijacobscrip@gmail.com
9
ADULT ED Winter 2020
Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 1:30pm on Zoom
The People on the Beach - Journeys to Freedom After the Holocaust
Rosie Whitehouse and Cindy Gerber
CBJ hosts its first-ever live Zoom transatlantic interview between journalists Cindy Papish Gerber (CT) and
Rosie Whitehouse (UK), and author of this critically acclaimed book.
One summer’s night in 1946, over 1,000 European Jews waited silently on an Italian beach to board a secret ship.
They had survived Auschwitz, hidden and fought in forests, and endured death marches--now they were taking
on the Royal Navy, running the British blockade of Palestine. From Eastern Europe to Israel, Rosie Whitehouse,
a journalist specializing in Jewish life after the Holocaust, follows in the footsteps of those secret passengers,
uncovering their extraordinary stories--some told for the first time. This remarkable, important book digs deep and
travels far in search of answers. https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-people-on-the-beach/
COMMEMORATING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 10am on Zoom
2021: A Year of a Criminal Justice Reform?
The Top 10 Trends Driving Change
Michael Lawlor, J.D.
CBJ presents Michael P. Lawlor, J.D, Professor of Criminal Justice at University of New Haven, former
prosecutor, CT state legislator, and Governor’s Criminal Justice advisor. Lawlor’s discussion will explore central
themes found in two award-winning films, “13th”, and “Just Mercy’. Viewing of both films (available on Netflix)
is recommended prior to attendance. “13th,” director Ava DuVernay’s documentary about the U.S. prison
system, examines how the country’s history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America.
“Just Mercy,” based on the work of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, tells the true story of Walter McMillian,
who, with the help of young defense attorney Stevenson, appeals his murder conviction. A widely acclaimed
expert, Lawlor has served on numerous national criminal justice reform commissions and led the push for CT’s
same-sex civil union legislation. His current focus is on researching, writing, and collaborating with students on policy reforms. We are
fortunate to be able to learn about Lawlor’s work and how the nation might carry Dr. King’s democratic vision into the future.
Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 10am on Zoom
“Covid-19 Update”
David Banach, M.D., M.P.H.
We are very fortunate to have CBJ member Dr. David Banach teach us about current issues in combatting the
pandemic. Dr. Banach, an infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist, is a Lecturer in Epidemiology in the Yale
Schools of Medicine and Public Health, as well as an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Head of Infection
Prevention at UCONN Health. He is an officer in the CT Infectious Disease Society, and is co-chair of the Science
Subcommittee of the state’s Vaccine Advisory Group, which makes recommendations to Gov. Lamont regarding
Covid-19 vaccine distribution. Dr. Banach is thus actively engaged in protecting the health of CT citizens. Please join
in as we become better informed CT citizens.
10ADULT ED
Offered by CBJ Jewish Book Club
Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 7pm on Zoom
What is Jewish Poetry? A discussion based upon original poems
by Barry Zaret”
Barry Zaret M.D.
Barry Zaret’s third book of poetry, “A House of Many Rooms,” will be published in 2021. In our session Barry plans to read and discuss
several poems containing Jewish themes and/or liturgical/text references and metaphors. The poems will be drawn from Barry’s first two
books, as well as newer, as yet unpublished work from his new book. The poems will be distributed before the session, and the author
hopes that they will engender lots of discussion. The two earlier books, “Journeys” and “When You Can’t Do Any More,” will be available
for sale at the CBJ Gift Shop.
Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 10am on Zoom
Game Changer: How the Abraham Accords Alter the Middle East,
Strengthen Israel and Impact the Path to Peace with the Palestinians
Herb Keinon
Herb Keinon, senior contributing editor and analyst for The Jerusalem Post, looks at the significance of the Abraham
Accords on the Middle East and Israel’s place in it.
Three Sundays, February 28, March 7, and March 14, 2021, 10:30-12:30 on Zoom
“A Pigeon and A Boy” Book Club
Rachel Korazim
“A Pigeon and a Boy” by Meir Shalev is a story of love during a time of war and bloodshed. It is a tale of families
holding together in spite of rifts and impossible challenges. It is also an exploration into the true meaning of home
and homeland as houses are built and are falling apart. It has magic and fantasy, all held together by homing pigeons
flying only in one direction- homewards. In our book club we will:
• Explore the art of Shalev’s writing; a contemporary poetic prose rooted in layers of Jewish texts.
• Get to know the historical background of the events.
• Travel in the book’s landscape across Israel.
• Meet amazing men and women – all fictional yet so real.
Rachel is a wonderful teacher. Her presentations, which have graced CBJ before, are filled with humor, serious
knowledge of Israel, an understanding of her Diaspora cousins, and deep, insightful purpose. They are richly
illustrated with pictures and maps. Do not miss this opportunity. The book is available at many online locations.
Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 7:00pm on Zoom
From BRCA to Tay-Sachs: How Genetic Testing Saves Lives
Learn with JScreen
Rabbi Rona Shapiro Learn about the history of Jewish genetic screening, hereditary risks in the
Jewish community, and how genetic testing can help ensure your health, and
BREAD & TORAH the health of your children and grandchildren.
Shabbat mornings JScreen is a national, non-profit initiative based out of Emory University. JScreen’s
9:00am on zoom. goal is to prevent genetic diseases by improving access to testing through an online,
at-home education and screening program. JScreen makes genetic screening simple,
accessible, and affordable.
11AT HOME
MAZEL TOV BLESSING FOR HEALING
MI-SHEBERACH LIST
Barry & Hyla Vine on their
Please call the office at 203-389-2111 to add or delete a
granddaughter’s babynaming
name on our Mi-Sheberach list. Names remain on the
list for one month. After one month we need to hear
Malcolm & Barbara Rashba on their
from you: Should the name be renewed? If we don’t hear
granddaughter’s wedding
from you, we may have to remove the name from the list.
Please just let us know how long you need the name to be
Judy and Mark Taylor on the
on the list.
engagement of their daughter, Amy, to
Daniel Sforza
Esther Krystal, celebrating a special
milestone birthday.
B’naiJacob at home
WE REMEMBER
Recent deaths of loved ones
Lois Smirnoff SPECIAL THANKS
Mother of Betsy Hoos
Mara Ginsberg
Muriel “Moo” Greenblatt for organizing and sponsoring the Zoom
museum tour of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The
Joseph Schwartz Notorious RBG exhibit
Father of Harry Schwartz
Toby Roberta Horton
Cousin of Phyllis Horton
Stanley Thalen
Father of Julie Thalen
Rhoda Russota Berman
Step-mother of Linda Berman Soffer
Charles Sterling and Norma Pisetsky
12SOCIAL ACTION
Help for the Homeless in Winter During a Pandemic
Winter is always difficult for people experiencing homelessness, but needed beds in the shelters during the winter months. This winter,
the COVID19 pandemic has made this winter worse than usual. pandemic precautions prevent participants from hosting the men in
More people are in need of services, and shelters are operating at their buildings and volunteers from serving meals in person. Instead,
reduced capacity. Many of the businesses and public spaces where we are soliciting funds and items to support people in the Columbus
homeless people could take a break from the cold are closed. House shelters and to subsidize rent for those moving to permanent
Fortunately, Columbus House and Downtown Evening Soup housing. As in the past two years, B’nai Jacob is partnering with United
Kitchen (DESK), the primary organizations that serve the homeless Church on the Green, in New Haven.
in our area, have risen to the challenge and have continued to
provide food and shelter while maintaining COVID safety protocols. Those who have volunteered for Abraham’s Tent in past years, either
cooking and serving a meal or staying overnight in the church with the
Congregation B’nai Jacob has supported both these organizations in men, know that it can be a very moving and humbling experience. We
several ways. We collected food and monetary donations to support don’t often come into such close contact with people who are so much
DESK’s Thanksgiving Dinner, and began a winter coat drive that will less fortunate than we, and so we don’t often get to see first hand their
continue through the cold months. Steve Werlin, Executive Director courage, resilience, kindness, and gratitude, and our shared humanity.
of DESK, gave a very informative Zoom talk, explaining how DESK This story, by Debbie Fried, tells of her encounter with one of the men
provides much more than meals to its clients and giving us a preview of Abraham’s Tent in the winter of 2020.
of their new building. B’nai Jacob, in partnership with three other
synagogues and the Unitarian Society of New Haven, raised funds The young man sat silently eating alone....and we all sort of intuitively
to provide a catered Christmas Dinner to over 250 residents of the kept our distance from him. After he very tidily cleared his plate and
Columbus House shelters. Margaret McDermott, the Executive utensils, he walked purposely up to the table that had a partially done
Director of Columbus House, will give a Zoom talk in January. jigsaw puzzle, and stood motionless over it....and then began to move,
putting this piece in right where it fit, another taking a bit more effort
Abraham’s Tent is a program of Columbus House in which houses but finding its right place too, and so on, making great headway in a 500
of worship, including B’nai Jacob, have collaborated since 2009. In piece puzzle that looked daunting to me. I slowly approached the puzzle
normal times, participating synagogues and churches provide shelter table and asked if I could ......what, help? (he clearly needed none) keep
and home-cooked meals to a dozen homeless men, freeing up much him company? (no reason to think he wanted any) so..... I offered to learn
from him, as one who is very slow and inept at puzzles....he looked up and
smiled, nodded briefly and resumed his work. I struggled with a four-leaf-
Introducing the first offering of an clover type piece, you know the kind, and he swiftly corrected my efforts
occasional discussion group on and found the home for my piece....and so we went, for about an hour,
without words, with me occasionally actually fitting a piece in myself,
anti-racism but more generally with him helping me....and me learning. From this
homeless man who surely knew his way around many a kind of puzzle.
Wednesday, February 3 • 7pm on Zoom
Sami Ginzberg will lead a discussion on James Baldwin’s Sadly, we won’t have the opportunity to have an experience like Debbie’s
this winter, but hopefully Abraham’s Tent will be back to normal
critically-acclaimed book, The Fire Next Time. operations in 2022. Nevertheless, we can still help Columbus House
Sami, a member of our synagogue, is an English teacher at Wilbur provide much-needed services to the growing number of people
Cross High School and is completing her 6th year certificate in experiencing homelessness in our area. Please keep a lookout for the
Education with a focus on Social Justice. link to donate to Abraham’s Tent in the weekly BJ Happenings, and
please be as generous as you can.
COLUMBUS HOUSE FOR
CHRISTMAS DINNER
We gratefuly acknowledge donations made this fall: Joe & Betty Lou Blumberg
Stuart & Joan Margoli
GIFT CARDS FOR JFS Fred & Mary Ginsberg
Naomi Chiel Hank & Dawn Kopel Spencer & Rochelle Lauer
Michael & Caryl Kligfeld
Mark & Adele Messina Rose Rudich Adam & Stacy Dworkin
Gary & Priscilla Leibowitz
Ros Sperling Barbara Berg Joshua Weinstein
Stephen & Justine Antopol
Rabbi Shapiro & David Franklin Richard & Vicki Horowitz Daniel Headrick & Kate Ezra
Stanley & Mindy Brownstein
David & Judy Skolnick Rhoda Myers & George Olshin Mark & Adele Messina
John Krystal & Bonnie Becker
John & Lillian Resnik David Novick & Dena Springer Aimlee Laderman
Joe & Betty Lou Blumberg
Aimlee Laderman Stuart & Joan Margolis Gary & Priscilla Leibowitz
Stephen & Roz Atkins
James & Carol Shanbrom Mel & Brenda Stoltz Jesse & Linda Cedarbaum
Pamela & David Teitelman
John & Marcia Gell Kalman Watsky & Debbie Freid Mark & Jennifer Gottdiener
Peter & Myrna Weinstein
Sam & Paulette Bobrow Mark & Judy Taylor Harold & Dana Schwartz
Harry & Dana Schwartz
David & Elaine Emery Isaac & Dianne Goodrich Hap & Stacey Perkins
Jonathan Bell & Deborah Fernbach
Sheila Saltzman Maurice & Anya Klee Jonathan & Abby Silbert
Daniel Headrick & Kate Ezra
Arlene Weyler Paul & Marjorie Ellen Labowitz Michael Caplan & JoAnne Burger
Kinneret Chiel
Rhoda Myers
13At our Daily and Shabbat Services the following Yarzeits will be observed from
JANUARY YARZEITS January 1, 2021 to January 31, 2021 - 17 Tevet to 18 Shevat 5781.
June Abeshouse Irene Finke Priscilla Kerson Celia K. Moore Barbara Siegel
Ann Abrams Jacob Fischman Milton Keslow Martin Moss Benjamin Sills
Philip Adler Goldie Fleischman Hilda Kessler Jechiel Mostow Hilda Silver
Herman Adler David Fleischner Zoltan Kinori Arych Leo Motzkin Rose Silver
Saul Agranov Michael Franford Sara Kleiner Daniel Nadel Charles Silver
Arnold Alderman Meyer Friedenson Manuel Kligerman Eliezer Nahary Julia Silver
Louis Allinson Fred Friedenson Gertrude Kogan Josef Nimon Samuel Silverman
Abraham Alpert Shirley Friedman Joseph Kogon Samuel Olmer Lloyd Silverman
Sarah Arons Naftali Froimovitz Frank Kohn Rose Olmer Hilda Rashba Sloan
Pauline Arons William Furman Joel Kolomer Leonard Papish Ethel Sloane
Abraham Babit David Gandelman Hyman Komisar Alex Parizer Esther Minnie Smith
Maurice H. Bailey Renee Gant Julius Konowitz Henry Parker Solomon Charles Smith
Jennie Ment Bass Steven Gant Ethel Korman Pesach Peateruch Morris Snaider
Murray Beberman Ernest Garrick Arnold Kornreich Martha Perkins Joseph Soffer
Mark Beck Morris Gay Shirley Kovner Marjorie D. Perlman Arthur Spiegel
Liman Bender Celia Geisinger Conrad Kramer Arnold Perry Adolph Stern
Isador Bender Theodore Gessner Robert G. Kramer Sam Polan Ruth Steyn
Judy Bennett Celia Ginsberg Samuel Krause Phillip Polayes Ida Stone
Jennie Berkowitz Pauline Glass Merry Jane Kravitt George Pollack Harry Stone
Celia Berkowitz Louis Glazer Samuel Saul Kravitz Ida Pomerantz Charles Burton Stone
Helen Bernblum Sarah Glicklin George Krevit Sylvia Schnirman Pornov Estelle Stone
Celia Blech Robert Gold Jacob Krevolin Dina Rapaport Betty Susman
Philip Block Sydney Goldberg Meyer Kuperman Marlene Rappaport Sally Tarren
Ann Block Velvel Goldberg Millie Kuperman Harvey Rappaport Rose Tashman
Charlotte Bloom Samuel Goldblatt Hyman Kuritch Joel Rappeport Sandra A. Taubin
Arthur Blumberg Ida Golden Gabrielle Kuvin Mildred Rayack Joel Teller
Jack Bober Harry Goldslager Ethel Labowitz Burton Resnik Mildred Teplitzky
Louis Bobrow Paul Goldstein Melvin Lambert Sophie Resnikoff Jack Tishkoff
Barbara Bobrow Sarah Goldstone Bennett Lasky Edward J. Ritch Arnold Unger
Ruth Botwinik Samuel Goodman Esther Lebedecker Edward L. Ritch Albertina Vidone
Shirley Brander Thelma Gordon Anne Lebov Kenneth Rockllin Sol Vogel
Sibyl Cinoman Breskman Patrica Gordon Bessie Ledewitz Edythe Rogers David Wain
Harry Brody Shirley Granoff Benjamin Ledewitz Sarah Rome Henry Wallace
Helen Brown Sarah Krantz Green Aaron Leff Nellie Rosen Barry Walter
Anna Brumberger Morris Greenberg May Leff Thelma Rosen Alan C. Wasserman
Jennie Bufferd Sidney Greenberg Rose Lender William A. Rosenberg Rose Weinberg
Irving H. Burrows David Greenblatt Minnie Rubin Lerman Mark Rosenberg Kate Weinstein
Sarah Canter Gustave Greene Sarah Lerman Herbert Rosenblum Reah Weinstein
Hyman Caplan Eugene Greene Aaron Lerner Marilyn Rosenfield Joseph Weinstein
Harry Caplan Bebe Greene Samuel Lesnow Morris Rosner Aaron Weinstein
Harold Cinoman Millie Greengarden Jack Less Myra Cohen Rosoff Irving Weisbert
Alan Cober Richele (Ricki) Gross Rosalyn Lesser Max Rubin Nathan Weisman
Frances Cohan Melvin Grower George Lessner Shirley Rubinrott Anne Wernick
Sylvia Cohen Dora Hadelman Louis Levi Joseph Rudof Lena Wernick
Meyer Cohen Nettie Handler Geraldine Levin Barbara Sachs Goldie Weshner
Joseph Cohn Parker Hayes Ida C. Levine David Sacks Morton J. Weyler
Marilyn Cohn Abraham Hillman Israel Levine Irving Saginor Arleen Wiggetman
Gertrude Cole Edward Hoffman Mary Levine Rose Salmonson Anna Chatzek Witkin
Roger Coleman Mildred Hoffman Joseph Levine Barry Saltzman Mark Witten
Joseph Cooper Joseph Horowitz Phillip Levine Morton Samson Jeanette Wolfe
Gary Cooper Florence Horwitz Anna Schnitman Levine Meyer Samson Morris Wolfe
Robert Corcoran Dolores Horwitz Irving Lieberman Sylvia Samuels Selma Wolfe
Harry I. Croog Fannie Hurwitz Erik Jon Liebman Erwin Samuelson Charles Wolfson
Max Cutler Max Hurwitz Sorel Liebman Maurice Savin Minnie Wolfson
Dorothy Riff Dalton Elsie Hutensky Isadore Lipka Murray Schaffer Sylvia Yager
Ida Davis Adolph Perlroth II Samuel Lipsher Jack Schaffer Benjamin Yankeloff
Regina Den Rose Jacobi Harry Lipsher Charles Schechtman Ida Yudkin
Morris Dermer Nahman Jacobs Bernard Litsky Dina Schnitman Martha Zeidenberg
Evelyn Dermer Rose Jacobson Isaac S. Liveten Gerard Schoenfeld Murray Zellner
Sylvia Diamond Max Johnson Gussie Lurie Stanley Scholsohn Emanuel Zik
John Dick Alex Johnson Benjamin Lurie Henry Schreiber Lawrence Zirken
Emmanuel Dickler Charles Kadsivitz Henry Maretz Sidney Schwaber Sylvia Zirken
Minnie Dietz Eva Kahn Sophie Maretz Bernard Schwartz Victory Olmer Zolot
Thelma Dinerstein Shmuel Kain Sidney Margolis Isadore Schwartz
Diane Dinerstein Milton Kantrovitz Esther Schnitman Marinoff Deborah Schwartz
Ida Jacobs Disken Rose Kantrowitz Abraham Markle Russell Schwartz
Jacob Dubrovsky Rebecca Kaplan Ruth Markle Sarah Scott
Jack Ehrlich Charles Kaplan Lazarus Marmitt Nathaniel Scott
Ida Eisenberg Phillip Kaplan Nachama Mass Anna Seder
Gene Eliasoph Theodore Hertzl Kaplan Donald Meisel Fay Seltzer
David Elmalach Isadore Kaplan Eva Melny Julius Shanbrom
Irving Enson Robert Kasowitz Charles Merberg Anna Sheftel
Alice Entin Minerva Kasowitz Joseph Messina Helen Sherman
Samuel Epstein Irving Katsoff Roman Mester Morris Shiffrin
Robert Epstein Channa Katz Jack Meyers Bessie Shlensky
Meyer Epstein Merle Katz Fannie Meyerson Ruth Shulman
Robert Ertel Pauline Katz Sherman Meyerson Stephen Shulman
Albert Evans Abraham Katz Walter Mierzwa Lewis Shure
William Fast George Kaufman Blanche Miller Jenette Shycon
Paul Feuerstadt Lisa Shanbrom Keane Ivan Miranski Maurice Siegel
Frank Fink Anna Kern Elise Gant Mooney Ethel Siegel
14At our Daily and Shabbat Services the following Yarzeits will be observed from
February 1, 2021 to February 28, 2021 - 19 Shevat to 16 Adar 5781. FEBRUARY YARZEITS
Shirley Aaronson Aaron Disken Charles Horton Rose Millen Rose Satler
Ruth Aaronson Dorothy Dorfman Ruth Horwitz Michael Miller Sarah Schaefer
Ida Hilcoff Abkowitz Herman Dorman Jacob Huberman Lillian Miller Helen Schaefer
Samuel Ades Charles Drazen Sophie Hurwitz Samuel Mittler Norma Schaefer
Sara Adler Gene Dreyfus Eli Hurwitz Hyman Montlick Sara Schapiro
Charles Albom Anne Dube Charlotte Isenberg Walter Morse Richard Schatz
Ethel Albom Anna Durham Rudolph Jacobson Rebecca Mowitz Adeline Schecter
Ruth Alderman Benjamin Eichenbaum Peter Jacobson Lottie Myers Sam Scherr
Carl Allinson Samuel Elitzak Barbara Jacobson Harry Myers Edward H. Scherr
Morris Alter Arlene Ellant Bernard Jacoby Edith Myers Harry Schnier
Dora Amerling Harold Elston Racheil Jaye Diana Natkin Clara Schnier
Murray Amerling Ada Epstein Caryn Rosoff Johnson Reba Newman Joseph Schnitman
Max Amerling Katie Epstein Bernard Josephson Dina Nicklesberg Erika Schoenfeld
Gertrude Amidar Alice Evans Frances Josephy Bernard Nitkin James Schottland
Alexander Ammerman Hilda Fannick Bella Judelson Paul Noun Bea Schrank
Jennie Arovas Bluma Feigelman Louis Kaletsky Shep Nuland Naomi Shapiro
Renee Babit Albert Feinberg Rachel Lerea Kamhi Helen O’keefe Joseph Shapiro
Rose Babit Mayer Fenig Charles Kantrowitz Samuel Olanik Louis Shaywitz
Bessie Backer Edward Fewes Claire Kaplan Janet Olderman Max Shiffrin
Nachem Barzilai Leonard Fink Ann Kaplan Sharon Olmer-Portal Harry Shiffrin
Avraham Battat Fred Finkel Albert Kapleau Rebeka Oren Freida Shure
Cynthia Gimbel Baybick David Fleischner Blanche Kasden Shiffra Padroff Frances Shure
Irving Beck Max L. Forman Julia Kashner Louis Pearlin Edward Sickle
Srul Bekker Richard Franford Ethel Katz Rose Perlman Rebecca Sickle
Morris Bell Moses Freedman Samuel Katz Aaron Perlmutter Harry Siegel
Barbara Bell Roman Froimovitz Robert Kaye Marsha Perlmutter Sylvia Sigel
Elana Bell Israel Fromer Sara Kellert Gussie Philips Albert Silver
Fred Bender Samuel Fromkin Sidney Kessler Mildred Pisetsky Melvin Silverman
Esther Cohen Bender Mae Charlotte Fromkin Rose Freedman Ketover Hannah Pite Harry Simon
Samuel Beresner Maurice Gallin Martin Koenigsberg Tillie Podheiser Florence Simonson
Sylvia Berg Adeline Gamm William Kogan Isadore Podheiser Margery Skalka
Gerald Berg Charles Gans Philip Komisar Harold Podolsky Harry Skolnick
Stanley Berg Rebecca Gantmacher Gerard Kornblum Sillik Polayes Jennie Skolnick
Florence Bernstein Frances Gantmacher Esther C. Krevit Beatrice Potash Elaine Sloane
Shirley Bernstein Mollie Garrick Florence Krimsley Dvara Potoff Samuel Sloane
Samuel Berstein Sophie Gefen Abraham Kuklinksky Ruth Press Anita Cohen Small
Ezra David Bessey Phillip Geller Sanford Kuvin Irving Radin Albert Louis Small
Edith Bitterman Lorraine Gerall Ezra Laderman Harry Radin Benjamin Smith
Lester David Blumberg Simon Germain Ann Lambert Howard P. Raphael Shlomo Soffer
Jacob Blumkin Samuel Gibson Ida Stein Laster Rose Rappeport Oscar Soloway
Mildred Bogdish Rose Gibson Sidney Lauer Arnold Rashba Nathan Spector
Esther Botwinik Judith Gibson Joyce Lavietes Bob Rausch Isaiah Spector
Jerome Brand Nancy Joy Gimbel Sarah Lazaroff Moses Ray Frances Spector
Joel Brander Myer “Max” Ginsberg Morton Lazaroff Tinoket Reiter Philip E. Sperling
Molly Braverman Sylvia Glassman Milton Lebov Alice Resnikoff Dennis Steinmetz
Dorothy Brenner Freda Gluck Rose Lebowsky Herbert Rice Alex Sterling
Louis Brodsky Sophie Goby Gussie Lebowsky Lillian Rimland Eva Stern
Minnie Brodsky Sadye Yudkin Goffan Yeshaya Lerea Philip Rimland Lillian Sachs Still
Polly Brogadir Lena Gold Holly Lerner Lillian Rock Barbara Still
Morris Bronen Velma Gold Marguerite Lerner Arnold Roffman Richard Stone
Stacy Brown Joseph Gold Celia Lerner Carole Rogers Joseph Swirsky
Jean Brown Esther Goldfarb Josiah Lessner Helen Rogovin Norma Tannenbaum
John Brownstein Hyman Goldstein Faye Levin Morton Roklen Abraham Teitelman
Samuel Brownstein Joseph Goldstein Leonard Levine Larry Rome Ida Teitelman
Rachael Brownstein Max Goldstein Rhea Levine James Rosen Andrew Tureck
Sonia Bufferd Sondra Cohen Goodman Rhoda Levine William M. Rosen Charles Virship
Charles Buxbaum Myrna Gordon Lillian Levine Sylvia Rosen Jacob Wadler
Harold Buxbaum Isidore Gorkin Beatrice Levine Marc Rosenberg Maxwell Wechsler
Morris Caminear Alan Gouz Zelly Levine Eva Rosenfeld David Weiner
Samuel Caplowitz Selig Greenberg Bernard Levitt Jason Rosenholtz Manuel Weisman
Helanie Causgrove Lena Greenberg Ellen Isacoff Levy Minnie Rosenkrantz Edward Wettreich
Sophia Cedarbaum David J. Greenberg Beverly Levy Louis Rosenzweig Shirley Wettreich
Samuel Chaskes Florine Greene Bertha Schwartz Bober Levy Joseph Edward Rosner Sara Weyler
Rose Chernes Anne “Bernie” Grodd Joseph Levy Hattie Rosoff Joan White
Jessie Clark John Jack Groves Evelyn Lewis Andrea Krevit Ross Ruth R. White
Lillian Cleman Edward Halprin Rosa Lewith Henry M. Rothberg Doris Whitman
Louis Cohan Rubin Halprin Gerta Linchitz Don Rubens Sheila Becker Williams
Henry Cohen Henry Hankin Sylvia Lipka Anna Rubin Alexander Winnick
Bella Cohen Sam Hauser Bessie Lipsher Louis Ruda Minnie Witten
Sara Cohen Suzanne Hecht Morris Lipsher Anna Ruda Benjamin Wiznia
Abraham Cole Lewis Herman Freda Litsky Benjamin Sachs Esther L. Wolfe
Marilyn Conn Helen Hillman Thelma Lubin Anna Sachs Abraham Wunsch
David Cooper Irving Hillman Fanny Lubowitz Joel Sachs Rebecca Meyers Yankeloff
Doris Corry Israel Hillman R. Stanton Lyons Nettie Sacks Pauline Ziontz
Doris (Dodie) Crane Eric Hirsch Harry Mann Samuel Sacks Goldye Zitser
Sydney Davidoff Tess Bresnick Holiner Belle Maretz Saul Saginor Saul Zitser
Edith Davidson Esther Hoos Jacob Mark Eli Sahl Minnie Zolot
William Deitch Harry Hornstein Anne Marks Abraham “Al” Saltzman
Emma Segre DeLeon Ida Horowitz Milton Marks Norman Sands
Howard Denbow Rubin Horowitz Nathan Merriam Celia Saposnik
Elaine Diamond Leon Horton Barbara Mezoff George Satin
Samuel Dirnfeld Norman Horton Isidore Mezoff
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