May 10th Marks the 75th Anniversary of the Jewish Federation

On May 10, 1940, the Madison JewishWelfare Fund was created. Since then,the name has changed to the Madison

Jewish Community Council, and morerecently to the Jewish Federation ofMadison.

Our mission remains strong as wecontinue to work toward building astrong and unified Jewish community inorder to ensure the survival, well-beingand continuity of the Jewish people inthis area, in Israel and throughout theworld.

In honor of this special anniversary,the following citation was issued by theState of Wisconsin:

The 75th anniversary of the JewishFederation of Madison is an opportunityfor us to celebrate this community and allthat we have done, collectively, over the

years. Mazel tov on the 75th anniversary!We hope to see you on Saturday,

October 17th to celebrate the 75thanniversary!

May 2015 Iyar-Sivan 5775

Jewish Federation Upcoming Events ......................5 Simchas & Condolences ........................................6 Congregation News ..........................................8-9

Scenes from Yom Ha’Atzmaut ........................14-15 Jewish Education ..........................................18-19 Jewish Social Services....................................20-21

Business, Professional & Service Directory ............21 Lechayim Lights ............................................23-25 Israel & The World ........................................26-27

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Save the Date for the Hava NagilaJewish Community Picnic!

The Hava Nagila Jewish CommunityPicnic will be held on

Sunday, June 28thfrom 10:30am1:30pm

at the Irwin A. and Robert D. GoodmanJewish Community Campus in Verona.

Plan to come and join us at thiswonderful community summer event!

Mark your calendar and watch youremail and www.JewishMadison.org for

more information.

May 10th Marks the 75thAnniversary of the JewishFederation of Madison

State of WisconsinCitation by the Senate

KNOW YOU BY THESE PRESENTS:

WHEREAS, on May 10, 1940, the Madison Jewish Welfare Fund, the fore-runner of today’s Jewish Federation of Madison, was created; and

WHEREAS, the Madison Jewish Welfare Fund worked in the Jewish com-munity to raise money for Jews overseas and for the growing immigrant populationcoming to Madison as refugees from Hitler’s Europe; and

WHEREAS, at the request of the federal government, the Fund became theliaison to Jewish members of the United States armed forces stationed at Madison’sTruax Field; and

WHEREAS, on April 14, 1948, the Madison Jewish Welfare Fund evolvedinto a broader organization and in 1974 took on a new name, the Madison JewishCommunity Council; and

WHEREAS, while continuing its fundraising efforts, the Council also beganproviding services such as the children’s day camp “Camp Shalom,” social workservices to senior adults and their families, the “Madison Jewish News” communitynewspaper, and the Midrasha Hebrew High School; and

WHEREAS, in 2009, in response to a much more mobile and interconnectedAmerica and worldwide Jewish community, the Council changed its name for thethird time and is now the Jewish Federation of Madison; and

WHEREAS, the Jewish Federation of Madison’s mission remains strong as itcontinues to work toward building a strong and unified Jewish community inMadison; now

THEREFORE, the members of the Wisconsin Senate, on the motion of SenatorFred A. Risser and Representative Lisa Subeck, do hereby recognize the significantimpact the Jewish Federation of Madison has made in the lives of the citizens itserves, and congratulate the Jewish Federation of Madison on its 75th Anniversaryand on the countless contributions it has made over the last 75 years.

Signed by:Fred A. Risser, State SenatorLisa Subeck, State RepresentativeMary Lazich, President of the SenateJeffrey Renk, Chief Clerk of the Senate

Goodman Aquatic Centerto Open on June 6th

It’s time to start thinking about hotsummer days and swimming at theIrwin A. and Robert D. GoodmanAquatic Center. The pool will be opento the public for swimming,sunning, snacking andsocializing startingon June 6th.

The Good-man AquaticCenter, lo-cated at theIrwin A.and RobertD. GoodmanJewish Com-munity Campusin Verona, hasmuch to offer itsmany swimmers each sum-mer. The pool’s six 25-meter lanesmake it great for competition and lap-swimming, and its zero-depth entrymake it accessible to everyone, includ-

ing small children and those withwheelchairs. When you’re out of thewater, the pool’s shaded area and deckchairs offer a great place to lounge with

friends and family, while enjoy-ing the expanded conces-

sions menu availabledaily.

Our poolhas a salt-water gener-ator, makingthe pool bet-ter for the

environmentand for swim-

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to the pool. This generator allows us touse salt, a natural element found in theearth, as a sanitizing agent, instead of

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75 host homes were needed for Shabbat 75On April 24th, 2015, 78 host homes in the Madison-area observed Shabbat in honor of the Jewish

Federation of Madison’s 75th anniversary.A big THANK YOU to all the hosts and the guests for registering for this brand new event which

was made possible by a Jewish Federation of Madison Innovation Grant.This event would not have been possible without the dedication from the Shabbat 75 committee

members. Thank you! What an amazing way to kick off Jewish Federation of Madison’s 75thanniversary year! It was a success because of our amazing Jewish community! THANK YOU!

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relying on large amounts of liquid chlo-rine. We also have large solar panelswhich help to heat our pool. Our salt-water generator and our solar panelsmake our pool as gentle on the environ-ment as possible.

Now is the perfect time to start plan-ning your poolside event for the summer.Options ranging from birthday partieswhile the pool is open to the public to pri-vate pool events are available.

The Goodman Aquatic Center, whichis located at 7762 County Highway PD,just 15 minutes from downtown Madi-son, is open on Saturdays and Sundaysfrom 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. On week-days the community is generally invitedto swim from 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.,after Camp Shalom hours. There are ex-

tended weekday hours at other timesthroughout the summer. Please refer toJewishMadison.org/Goodman-Aquatic-Center for the complete season scheduleand pool policies.

Also, swim lessons are offered onweekday afternoons through MSCR, andearly morning lap swimming is available.

Daily and season memberships willagain be available for purchase this sum-mer. For more details and a registrationform, see the back page or visitwww.JewishMadison.org/Goodman-Aquatic-Center. Please email [email protected] for more information onfees and parties and to order your seasonmemberships today.

We look forward to seeing you at theGoodman Aquatic Center this summer!

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Camper’s Circle:

Shalom Circle: Friendship Circle:

Camp Shalom Offers CorporateSponsorship Opportunities

Camp Shalom is offering a CorporateSponsorship Scholarship program.Businesses will have the opportunity tochange a child’s life, and in return,Camp Shalom can help advertise andpromote business sponsors.

There are four different sponsorlevels:

• Director’s Circle $10,000+(15+ Campers’ Tuition)• Shalom Circle $5000-$9999(7-15 Campers’ Tuition)• Friendship Circle $2600-$4999(4-7 Campers’ Tuition)• Camper’s Circle: $744-$2599(1-3 Campers’ Tuition)Each level of the Camp Shalom

Scholarships Annual Corporate Spon-sorships includes many benefits andrecognition opportunities. For additionalinformation, please contact Dina Wein-bach at 608-442-4070 or [email protected].

Few youth-serving programs in DaneCounty are six decades old. It has taken

the involvement of many to accomplishwhat we have. We hope to raise$113,000 in scholarship funds for thesummer of 2015. There is little questionthat scholarship needs will be greaterthan last year; that’s been the casethroughout our history. Last year, withthe support of our community, the Jew-ish Federation of Madison awarded$111,500 in full and partial scholarshipsto 193 campers. Without exception, fam-ilies tell us how grateful they are andhow much their children love CampShalom, an experience the childrenwould not have without scholarship sup-port.

Please help us spread the word andconsider the Camp Shalom CorporateSponsorship Scholarship Program foryour business. Thank you in advance forhelping to make the summer of 2015 atCamp Shalom the best one yet.

Thank you to the following busi-nesses who have already committed tocorporate sponsorships for the summerof 2015:

The Jewish Federation of Madison expresses its appreciationto these individuals who recently made a tribute donation

to honor someone or celebrate a special occasion

In honor of EmmaNathanson’s Bat Mitzvah

Lucy, Molly, Gabe andNancy Greenberg

The Kantor FamilyJulie Plotkin and Samuel

Gellman

In memory of Mordecai GorenHelen Shafton

In memory of Gary SchmidtDeborah and Joel Minkoff

In memory of Michael AsheRuth and Allen Zacharias

In honor of Joel Minkoff forhis work at the GoodmanCampus

Todd Barnett

In memory of Anne MarionEdward Marion

For a speedy recovery of RisëKaiser

Auntie Betty, Steve, Marc,Jan, Sam and Ben

In memory of Esther BousleySusan and Jonathan Lipp

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Sharsheret Festival 2015A Celebration of Dance and CultureSunday, May 3, 3:30-5:00 p.m.Middleton Performing Arts Center2100 Bristol Street, Middleton

Performances by Yonim, School of Bhangra, Living Stream, and more.Admission is $5 per person; $10 per familyFor more information contact Yonim at: [email protected]

Jewish Dialogue Sessionson the Israeli-Palestinian ConflictTuesday, May 5, 7:00-9:00 p.m.Congregation Shaarei Shamayim(located at First Unitarian Society)900 University Bay Drive, Madison

Would you like to have a constructive, respectful conversation with other Jewishpeople whose views about Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are different fromyour own? Are you interested in talking about your experiences, feelings, convictions,and questions in an environment that promotes mutual understanding?

Join us for a unique dialogue moderated by Harry Webne-Behrman, a professionalmediator, using materials from the Jewish Dialogue Group. This program is funded byan Innovation Grant from the Jewish Federation of Madison and co-sponsored by BethIsrael Center, Congregation Shaarei Shamayim, Jewish Federation of Madison, TempleBeth El, and UW Hillel.

Registration is required. For more information or to reserve a spot please contact Saraat [email protected]. Participants are encouraged to attend more than one session.

A $5 contribution is requested for each session. Visit www.jewishmadison.org formore information.

Speed NetworkingThursday, May 21, 6:00-7:30 p.m.Sundance Cinemas, Hilldale Shopping Center430 North Midvale Blvd., MadisonThe fastest and most fun way to make sure you know Who’s Who and that theyknow you! Cost is $25 per person. Register online at www.jewishmadison.org.This eveng is sponsored by Jewish Federation of Madison, Beth Israel Center,Congregation Shaarei Shamayim, and Temple Beth El.

Join The Goodman Aquatic CenterReceive an early registration bonus of free daily guest passes when yousign up by May 24th

Enjoy the beautiful 5,500 square foot outdoor pool, nestled in the scenic GoodmanJewish Community Campus in Verona. See the back page ad for more information and aregistration form, or go to www.jewishmadison.org

Camp Shalom Registration is Open!Looking for a great way for the kids to spend summer?Look no further!

Camp Shalom, the summer camp of the Jewish Federation of Madison, offers a Jew-ish environment that is welcoming to all elementary and middle school age children andprovides a safe, nurturing, and fun experience.

Camp Shalom, established in 1954, is the oldest and largest day camp in Dane Countyand is sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Madison. Camp Shalom is for campersgoing into grades K-5 and Camp Shalom Noar-Bogrim, a hybrid of Camp Shalom Noarand Camp Shalom Bogrim, is for campers going into grades 6-9. Camp Shalom andCamp Shalom Noar-Bogrim serve over 1000 children throughout the summer and is lo-cated at the beautiful Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Jewish Community Campus inVerona. Camp encourages campers to experience a wide variety of activities throughprogramming designed to stimulate and educate. Full and partial financial-need scholar-ships may be available.

Camp Shalom and Camp Shalom Noar-Bogrim Dates:Staff Orientation: June 15th - 19th, 2015Session One: June 22nd - July 10th, 2015Session Two: July 14th- July 31st, 2015Session Three (Camp Shalom Only): August 4th - August 14th, 2015For more information about camp, fees, and more, visit www.jewishmadison.org

On Sunday, April 12th the WisconsinJewish Conference (WJC) held an Advo-cacy Training Seminar at the Max Wein-stein Jewish Community Building, thesecond event in a three part series madepossible through an Innovation Grant fromthe Jewish Federation of Madison. WJCExecutive Director Michael Blumenfeldled the seminar and was joined by publicpolicy expert Lisa Pugh, who is the PublicPolicy Director for Disability Rights Wis-consin.

Participants learned about differenttypes of lobbyists and various aspects ofthe profession including building relation-ships, monitoring or initiating legislationand developing legislative strategies.Everyone can be a lobbyist though, not justprofessionals.

Ms. Pugh shared her personal story ofhow she became involved in lobbying,through helping organize a grassroots ini-tiative to get increased funding for a pro-gram that is important to her family. Thegroup’s efforts were successful and the ex-perience launched her career in public pol-icy.

To kick-start the participants’ advocacyefforts, Mr. Blumenfeld provided a com-prehensive overview of the state budgetprocess and how citizens can participate init through attending public hearings andlistening sessions, as well as calling orwriting to legislators. Issues of interest inthis year’s budget include reform of thestate’s long-term care system, requiringdrug testing for FoodShare and other pub-

lic benefits, expansion of the school choiceprogram by removing enrollment caps, in-creasing funding to expand treatment serv-ices for child victims of sex trafficking, andcuts to education funding with reductionsto the UW System as well as per pupil aidfor K-12 public schools. The powerfulJoint Finance Committee should concludeamending and voting on the Governor’sbudget proposal by the end of May. It thenneeds to be approved by both houses of the

legislature in identical form. The governormust sign the budget into law by June 30th.

Other important topics discussed werethe current make up of the state legislatureas well, current and expected legislationthis session, as well as the process for howa bill becomes law.

Seminar participants were able to usewhat they learned to participate in the thirdpart of the advocacy series, Interfaith Ad-vocacy Day, at a subsidized rate. Interfaith

Advocacy Day took place on April 29thwhere hundreds of people of faith joinedtogether to lobby on issues of common in-terest within the interfaith community. Pri-ority issues this year included criminaljustice reform; safety net issues such aslong-term care services, Medicaid expan-sion and drug testing; driver’s licenses forundocumented immigrants; and publictransit issues.


WJC Wraps Up Advocacy SeriesBY MICHAEL BLUMENFELD

Wisconsin Jewish Conference

Summer Institute to Explore Jews’Influence on Popular Culture

The Mosse/Weinstein Center forJewish Studies at UW-Madison ispleased to present the sixteenth annualGreenfield Summer Institute: ReadingJews: From “People of the Book” toPopular Culture. Featuring the inspiringteaching of UW-Madison faculty andJewish Studies scholars from around thecountry, the Institute also offers dinners,a book club, a film screening, an inter-active session on food and memory, andother opportunities for socializing.

This year participants may choose toattend the entire Institute or select spe-cific days to attend. Themed lectureswill explore the impact Jews have hadon the wider public world of books,media and popular culture, each daywith a different focus. Presentations

range from explorations of Jews in Hol-lywood, to magic in Jewish culture, tothe relationship between Jews and thewritten word in contemporary Americanlife.

On Monday, participants will havethe opportunity to watch the Israeli filmFootnote. The film, written and directedby Joseph Cedar, the film follows thecomplicated relationship between a fa-ther and son who are also rival Talmudicscholars.

The Institute’s Book Club, now in itsthird year, will gather on Tuesday, July14 to discuss presenter Steve Stern’snew novel The Pinch. This work is setin a mythical Jewish community inMemphis, in a formerly thriving centerof Jewish life. It features a young man’sjourney through decades of Americanand European history, myth and folk-lore. The Book Club reading groups willbe moderated by UW-Madison faculty

and will include discussion with Stern.The closing day of the Greenfield

Summer Institute will feature a Lunch-eon Seminar with Corrie Norman, Asso-ciate Director of the UW-MadisonReligious Studies Program. Entitled“Recipes for Community Life: Storiesof Jewish Cookbooks and Cooking,”Norman will lead participants in a stim-ulating discussion on the connectionsbetween food, religion and community.

The Institute, which draws about130-150 people each year, takes placeon the UW-Madison campus, with mostevents at Grainger Hall. Tuition is$175.00 for the full Institute ($200 afterJune 12); single-day pricing is alsoavailable. For more information aboutthe Institute, including a full schedule,information about hotel blocks andparking, as well as online registration,visit jewishstudies.wisc.edu/ greenfieldor call 608-890-3572.

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Mazel Tov on the birth of:Jonathan Gabriel, son of Joel and Devri Ehrlich and grandson of Vivian andIrvin Ehrlich; andSydney Jane Palay, daughter of Dan and Katie Palay, granddaughter of DianeGutmann and Tom Palay.

Mazel Tov on the engagement of:Rebecca Youngerman, daughter of Nan and Jim Youngerman to Mark Aronson.

Condolences to the families of:Elaine Sackin, mother of Judy (Jeff) Kravat;Anne Marion, mother of Ed Marion;Dolores Colen Gruen, beloved wife of Dieter Gruen, mother of Karen (Michael)Ostrov, grandmother of Daniel (Stephanie) Ostrov, Miriam (Dave Herrmann) andAnna Levy;Richard ‘Dick’ Kalish, father of Chuck Kalish, father-in-law of Maria Cancianand grandfather of Emma and Rosa;Ruth Hawkins, mother of Lori Hawkins, wife of Bill and sons Steve, Patrickand John;Simon Gold, father of Jay Gold and father-in-law of Zahava Gold;Benjamin Fields, brother of Leslie Fields (Jeff Lindholm);Sheridan ‘Sherry’ Levin, husband of Tom Levin, father of Stacy Levin andfather-in-law of Gene Delcourt; and Stanley Kutler, husband of Sandra Kutler, father of David Kutler, JeffreyKutler (of blessed memory), Andy Kutler and Susan Kutler Saltzman.

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The Madison Jewish Communitycame together in April to observe YomHaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day)with a special service and program. Theservice involved a selection of readingsthat were thoughtfully arranged to createa meaningful experience for everyone.We invited local Holocaust survivors andtheir families to read and to share per-sonal memories about their experiencesand the loved ones they were honoring.Six candles were lit by survivors in honorof the 6 million Jewish people who werekilled during the Shoah.

The service was followed by the pro-gram Liga Terezin, a presentation by ourguest Israeli Curator, Guy Raz. Duringhis presentation Guy talked about the his-tory of the soccer league that was formedin the Theresienstadt Ghetto. He sharedpersonal testimonies from survivors whoplayed in the league and talked about thehistory of the Liga Terezin photography

exhibit he created in Israel.The room was packed with people

young and old; it was an incredibleevening of community, learning aboutsomething that was new to most of us andremembering together. After the programmany conversations were overheard, peo-ple reflecting on the night. One recurringtheme was how lucky we are to still havelocal survivors to hear from in person.And how important it is for us to alwaystake this time to remember, to teach ourchildren, to inform our community and toensure that we remember together so wenever forget!

Editor’s Note: Guy Raz was here aspart of the Jewish Agency for Israel’sPartnership Together programming. Ayear ago, the Jewish Federation of Madi-son joined Milwaukee, Tulsa and St. Paulin partnering with the Sovev Kinneret re-gion in Israel. The Partnership Together

program is designed to cultivate people-to-people relationships, projects and pro-fessional programs between the partner

communities – where each of us has theopportunity to become directly and per-sonally involved.

Remembering So We NEVER Forget!

Guy Raz during his presentation Liga Terezin.

Julius Adler lights a candle honoring those who perished.Rabbi Andrea Steinberger read “Bashert” with daughters Abby and Emma in memoryof family members who survived and those who were lost during the Shoah.

Rabbi Ben-Gideon reads as Henny Schwarz lights a candle in honorof the six million Jews who died during the Holocaust.Community members listening to Guy Raz’s presentation.

Check out our renovated synagogue atthe corner of Mound and Randall!

Visit our website, www.bethisraelcen-ter.org, or call us at (608) 256-7763 forservice schedules and other programminginformation beyond what is listed here.

Come be a part of Madison’s vibrant,spiritual, traditional and egalitarian Jew-ish community. All Beth Israel Centerprograms are open to the community.Most programs are offered at no charge(except where noted).

Highlights from our May calendar:

GALA! Celebrate the newBeth Israel Center5:30pm Sunday, May 3

Celebrate the completion of Beth Is-rael Center’s beautiful new building withcocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and en-tertainment. Contact the office if you areinterested in attending.

Lag B’Omer BBQ5:45pm Thursday, May 7

Our 7th Annual Lag B’Omer BBQfeatures live salsa music! Enjoy hot dogs,burgers (beef and veggie) freshly grilledby Rabbi Ben-Gideon, along with beerand soft drinks. Rain or shine. This eventis made possible by the generosity of theBIC Board of Directors.

Yom Rishon10:00am Sunday, May 10

Come experience preschool familyeducation at its finest! Yom Rishon is atheme-based program including art,movement, music, stories, and projects.There will also be some further learning

on each session's topic for parents andother adults who accompany the children.Questions? Contact Beth Copelovitch,education@ bethisraelcenter.org or 256-7763.

Kesharim ChamooshConnections 50s/60s/70s4:00-6:00pm Sunday, May 17

Does this sound like you? Not soyoung, but still active. Not so absorbedin work or family as you once were—with retirement maybe coming up soonor not long past. Interested in occasionalgatherings where you can both learn andsocialize in a Jewish setting. And free onSunday afternoon, May 17?

Kesharim Chamoosh (Connections50s/60s/70s), based at Beth Israel Center,aims to provide Madison Jews in theirfifties, sixties or seventies an opportunityfor mingling while exploring ideas andindulging in a few treats. If you findyourself now with more time availableand less responsibility, plus a readinessto make or deepen ties in the community,then join us at our first gathering. Bringfriends or come alone. And watch for an-nouncements of future get-togethers inthe Madison Jewish News or atwww.bethisrael center.org.

On Sunday, May 17, 4:00 to 6:00 pm,Kesharim Chamoosh will come togetherat Beth Israel Center, 1406 Mound Street.We’ll indulge in a sampling of vegetariancheese, with wine, and start a sicha (con-versation) aimed at helping us take a deepbreath between the recent election in Is-rael and the 2016 election in the UnitedStates. Rabbis Joshua and Rebecca Ben-Gideon will lead an exploration of speak-ing across the political divide—better and

worse ways to talk with people whose be-liefs differ from one’s own. If you’veread Jonathan Haidt’s The RighteousMind or Parker Palmer’s Healing theHeart of Democracy you may recognizesome of the ideas they present, but theRabbis Ben-Gideon will also offer a Jew-ish perspective on this perpetual chal-lenge.

Tikkun Leil Shavuot7:30pm Saturday, May 23

Join area rabbis and other teachersfrom across Madison’s Jewish commu-nity for a traditional Tikkun Leil Shavuot– an evening of learning, beginning at7:30pm and continuing well past mid-night.

This year’s theme is: Building –Dwelling – Shelter – Home, L’ivnotU’Lehibanot: To Build and Be Built, AShavuot Exploration. What makes ahouse a home? What structures help uslive a meaningful life? How do actualspaces shape sacred experiences? Whatvalues form the foundations of Jewish liv-ing? Join us as we explore Biblical, Rab-binic and modern texts to betterunderstand how both actual andmetaphorical spaces help us to experiencethe sacred and live with intention.

Feel free to come for all or part of thislively celebration of Judaism’s love ofstudy and learning. To keep learners sharpthroughout the evening, dairy dessertswill be served, including cheesecake, icecream, and the traditional first fruits of theseason. This program is presented by BethIsrael Center in partnership with Congre-gation Shaarei Shamayim.

Shavuot Services10:00am Sunday, May 249:30am Monday, May 25, includingYizkor

Kolot KehillaSunday Morning Speaker Series9:30-11:00am Sunday, May 31

New this Spring, the Kolot Kehilla,(community voices) Sunday morningspeaker series features the expertise of in-dividuals in the Beth Israel Center com-munity. A light breakfast is provided;suggested donations of $5/person helpcover costs. Check the Beth Israel web-site for more details.

Talmud Class9:00am Wednesday mornings

Rabbis Joshua and Rebecca Ben-Gideon lead study of the eighth perek ofMasechet Sota. This perek begins withthe speech a Kohen must make to troopsbefore war and explores the differencesbetween a defensive war of necessity--what might be called a righteous war--and other wars. The class covers bothhow to study the Talmud text and subjectmatter.

Shabbat Morning Services9:30am every Saturday

Experience our warm, inspiring, andegalitarian traditional Shabbat services.Come see our new sanctuary! Our wor-ship begins with P’seukei D’zimra andcontinues through Shacharit, Torah serv-ice and Musaf. We join together for acommunity kiddush lunch after servicesevery week. Children’s services for ba-bies, preschoolers, and elementary schoolage children begin at 10:30 most weeks.Subscribe to our weekly e-news to re-ceive children’s service schedule updates.(Find “Get our E-announcements” on ourwebsite or email [email protected] and ask to be added.) Visitors arealways welcome!

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Congregation Shaarei ShamayimShaarei Shamayim, Madison’s Jewish

Reconstructionist and Renewal congre-gation, welcomes new and prospectivemembers, as well as visitors, to partici-pate in our services, discussions, classes,and celebrations. For more informationor to learn about events, please visit ourwebsite at www.shamayim.org, email usat [email protected], or call 608-257-2944.

Shabbat Morning ServicesSaturdays, May 9 and 23First Unitarian Society900 University Bay Drive

On May 9 the congregation celebratesthe bnot mitzvah of Hope Judge andAmelie Rosenhagen, and on May 23 thecongregation celebrates the bat mitzvahof Elise Woloshin. Services begin at 9:30a.m. and are followed by a kiddush lunch.All are welcome.

Shabbat Dinner andDiscussionFriday, May 15

Please call the office for the location.We’ll gather at 6:00 p.m. and begin

our Shabbat service at 6:15 p.m. Thiswill be followed by dinner at 6:45 p.m.and our discussion at 7:30 p.m. Please

bring a vegetarian dish to share.

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Calling all Jewish high schoolers inMadison! Shaarei Shamayim is organiz-ing an awesome week for Jewish teens tolearn about issues affecting Madison in-cluding the achievement gap, poverty,and homelessness. We will volunteer ata variety of organizations around townincluding schools, community centers,and programs working for social change.We’ll end with a camping trip over Shab-bat at Camp Shalom.

The program is August 17-22, 2015,with an orientation the day before. Vol-unteering will take place Mondaythrough Friday, and the camping trip willbe Friday evening through Saturday. (Ifyou have any conflicts during the week,you may still be able to participate.) Theprogram is staffed by Parthy Schachter,Program Coordinator. They’ll be joinedby Rabbi Laurie and Aviv Kammay onShabbat.

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show people you know what’s going onin your community.

4) You can hang out with cool Jewishteens from around Madison.

5) You can contribute to your commu-nity and make a difference.

The cost is $160, which is generouslysubsidized by the Jewish Federation ofMadison Innovation Panel. Scholarshipsare available, and there is a multi-childdiscount for siblings.

To obtain more information, includingregistration forms, please contact ParthySchachter at [email protected] deadline for applications is May 1.

Community Dialogue on theIsraeli-Palestinian ConflictJoin us on May 27!

Would you like to have a constructive,respectful conversation with other Jewishpeople whose views about Israel and theIsraeli-Palestinian situation are differentfrom your own? Are you interested intalking about your experiences, feelings,convictions, and questions in an environ-

ment that promotes mutual learning?Join us as we continue our unique se-

ries of dialogues moderated by a profes-sional mediator using materials from theJewish Dialogue Group. Some are opento particular groups within the commu-nity while others are more general, andthere are plenty of opportunities to joinone throughout the year. We also wel-come people to join more than one asspace permits.

Dates for the rest of the year, all from7:00-9:00 p.m. – mark your calendars!

May 27 – all are welcomeJune 24 – all are welcomeJuly 22 – all are welcomeAugust 26 – all are welcomeSeptember 9 – all are welcomeOctober 28 – all are welcomeNovember 11 – all are welcomeDecember 14 – all are welcome

This program is generously funded byan Innovation Grant from the JewishFederation of Madison and co-sponsoredby Congregation Shaarei Shamayim,Temple Beth El, Beth Israel Center, Jew-ish Federation, and UW Hillel.

Registration is required and space islimited. To sign up or learn more pleasee-mail Sara at [email protected].

Our events listed below are open tothe community. Check out our TempleBeth El website at www.templebethel-madison.org for more information on ourworship times and special events. Allevents take place at Temple Beth El,2702 Arbor Drive, Madison, unlessotherwise noted.

We encourage members of the JewishCommunity to join Temple Beth El, andwe welcome prospective members toparticipate in programs and activities.Please contact David Hoffert, ExecutiveDirector, at 608-238-3123 or executive [email protected] formembership information.

Our office will be closed on May 25,2015.

Shabbat Dinner Get Together7:15pm; Friday, May 1Nonno’s Ristorante Italiano704 S. Whitney Way, Madison

Enjoy a relaxing, and delicious, dinnerwith others in our community as we wel-come Shabbat. Nonno’s is a real Italianrestaurant, with 25 different pasta dishes –gnocchi, ravioli, farfalle, fettuccine, penneand more. There are salads, salmon,chicken piccata and rib-eye steaks. Bringfriends; bring the family. Before dinnereveryone is also invited to join us at Tem-ple Beth El, 2702 Arbor Drive, for an OnegShabbat nosh at 5:30pm and Shabbat serv-ices at 6pm. Please RSVP to Aleeza Hof-fert at [email protected] 608-238-3123 to let us know you arecoming.

Lab B’Omer Picnic PointHavdalah6pm; Saturday, May 9Picnic Point, fire pit #22002 University Bay Dr., Madison

In honor of Lag B’omer and the transi-tion from Shabbat into the new week, joinus for a celebratory Havdalah and bonfireat fire pit #2 at Picnic Point. Feel free tobring a picnic dinner for your family toenjoy. Temple will provide the fixings fors’mores. If you have a preferred s’moreroasting stick, please bring it with you.Kenny Lyons will lead us in Havdalah andsinging around the fire. Give Aleeza Hof-fert a heads up to expect you at [email protected]

Singles Creating CommunityCoffee ClutchFriday, May 15 at 9am Cranberry Creek Restaurant1501 Lake Point Dr. Madison

Enjoy a cup of joe with your SinglesCreating Community friends.

MaTTY Elections and Devil’sLake (8th-12th graders)9:30am-4:30pm; Sunday, May 17

We will meet at 9:30am in the FrankYouth Lounge for elections. After elec-tions, we will join the Temple Beth Elcommunity for the Congregational Meet-ing and a pancake brunch. At 11am, wewill leave for Devils Lake, where we willhike and have a barbeque. We will returnto Beth El at 4:30pm. $15/person. For

more information and to RSVP please con-tact Naomi at [email protected].

Temple Beth El Kesher FilmSeries

Please join us for the next film and whatis sure to be another educational and rivet-ing experience. See accompanying articlefor a full description of the next film “Fillthe Void.” Doors open at 7:00pm, withmovies beginning at 7:15pm:

Wednesday, May 20th, "Fill the Void" Wednesday, June 17th, "Bethlehem" Wednesday, July 15th, "Ruth"

Madison’s Jews’ Next DorMeet & Greet Dinner7pm; Thursday, May 21Nile Mediterranean Cuisine6119 Odana Rd., Madison

Hungry and ready to mingle? All 20s-and-30-somethings of the Jewish commu-nity are invited to meet, greet and eat ourway through a tasty dinner together. Din-ner will be $20 or less per person; pleasebring cash with you (small bills are appre-ciated). RSVP to Aleeza Hoffert at [email protected].

Shavuot HappeningsSaturday, May 23 @ Temple

6pm—Evening Services and YizkorMemorial Service

7pm—Dairy Dessert Sampler It’s cus-tomary to eat dairy on Shavout. This yearwe’re asking you to provide your favoriteor best dairy dessert for all to nosh on aspart of our holiday happenings. Samplethem all, or just a few and let us knowwhich dessert should be named the DairyDessert of 2015! If you’re interested insubmitting a dairy dessert or for more infocontact Aleeza Hoffert, at 608-238-313 [email protected].

7:30pm—Text Study and Discussion“Judaism as a Multi-Ethic Faith: Valuesand Behaviors for Our Times: an Explo-ration of Mussar/Jewish Ethical Writings”As Shavuot celebrates the giving of Torahat Mt. Sinai, we ask ourselves: How do an-cient commandments apply to us and ourworld? What can we derive out of the be-havioral guidelines of our heritage? Wewill explore the Jewish approach to thephenomena of Anger, Acceptance, Worry& Trust.

Race to Equity: ReducingRacial Disparities in DaneCounty7:30pm; Wednesday, May 27thBeth Israel Center1406 Mound Street, Madison

Jewish Congregations for Social Justicehave invited Race to Equity report co-au-thor Erica Nelson to present the Race toEquity report findings and about some ofthe steps the faith community can take tonarrow racial disparities in our communityand across Wisconsin. For more info visitjewishcongregationsforsocialjustice.org.

‘A Prairie Home Shabbat’Only at Temple Beth El, a one-timebroadcast of “A Prairie HomeShabbat” 7:30pm; Friday, May 29

A worship experience featuring the mu-sical talents of Cantor Deborah Martin, Billand Bobbie Malone, and the Temple BethEl T’filah Band Gentle, home-spun humor,serious and reflective prayer, and an in-stallment of Lake Kinneretville’s eminentstoryteller Rabbi Jonathan Biatch relatingthe curious incident of “The Year theShochet Showed Up Drunk on Yom Kip-pur.” And join us in the Green Room after-ward for a delicious Oneg Shabbat! Visitus at Lake Kinneretville, where thewomen, men, and children are just likeeveryone else, but even more so!

Camping TripFriday, July 10-Sunday, July 12Bethel Horizons4651 County Highway ZZ, Dodgeville

Meet at the campground at 6 pm tocelebrate Shabbat together. We’ll leaveafter brunch on Sunday.

Don’t want to camp overnight? Comejoin us for Friday night Shabbat, or forany part of the day on Saturday (we’llmake s’mores after Havdalah!), leavewhen you’d like. Please indicate on theRSVP form what portion you will bejoining us for. Be a part of our celebrationof Shabbat, Havdalah, sing around acamp fire and just have wonderful timein the great outdoors. Cost is $25 perfamily unit/night ($50 for both nights).$10 to join us for a meal/ part of a day.Register on our website or to [email protected] by Tuesday,June 23 or for more information.

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Temple Beth El Kesher Israel CommitteeFilm “Fill the Void” is May 20

Showing Wednesday, May 20th, doors open at 7pm, movie begins at 7:15pm

A young Haredi woman living in Tel Aviv anticipates her arranged marriage toan eligible and attractive young man. Her hopes, as well as her family’s hopes, areshattered as her older sibling dies in childbirth.

“Fill the Void” paints a delicate portrayal of the coming of age of one youngwoman as well as young women everywhere. At the same time it explores this eight-een year old's family as it's thrown into turmoil while attempting to restructure thebalance in their lives.

Released in 2012, with English sub-titles and rated PG, this film is approximately90 minutes in length. It was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival in2012; won best picture, best actress, best director and best screen play in the IsraeliAcademy Awards, and Hadas Yaron won best actress in the Venice Film Festival.

Temple Beth El of Madison, Wisconsinhas hired David Hoffert as its fourth Exec-utive Director. David will take this leader-ship role over from the outgoing ExecutiveDirector, Heidi Lauhon, on May 1, 2015.

David grew up in Madison, attendingBeth Israel Center, Camp Shalom, and theMidrasha Hebrew High School. He re-ceived bachelor's degrees from the Univer-sity of Wisconsin-Madison in mechanicalengineering and computer science in 2008,and master's degrees from Stanford Uni-versity in mechanical engineering and pub-lic policy in 2010 and 2012, respectively.After serving as the Chairman of the Steer-ing Committee of a 500-member Jewishorganization in California, David movedback to Madison in 2012 to take full-timeemployment with the Wisconsin Depart-ment of Health Services. He most recentlyserved as the Hospital Policy and Rate Set-ting Section Chief for the Wisconsin Med-icaid Program, where he oversaw anannual budget of over $1 billion.

David is married to Aleeza Hoffert,who currently serves as Temple Beth El'sProgram Director. Temple Beth El looksforward to David’s leadership over thecoming years, and expresses deep gratitudefor the exceptional legacy being left behindby Heidi Lauhon.

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Temple Beth El WelcomesNew Executive Director

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For graduating students, commence-ment is swiftly approaching. As they con-tend with questions about what theirfutures hold in terms of jobs, homes, andtheir Jewish community, we asked threegraduating seniors – Paul Davidson,Haylee Davis, and Maya Doron – to sharetheir thoughts on how Hillel impacted theirstudent experience.

Paul Davidson is currently the Com-munity Engagement Intern at Hillel, aposition he held previously in 2014.

Coming into college, I knew that Iwanted to remain involved with Jewishlife, but during my first year I just attendedmajor holiday events. This changed mysecond year on campus when I decidedthat it would be a good time to travel to Is-rael on Birthright. I chose to travel withUW Hillel, and it was one of the best deci-sions that I made. My favorite memory atHillel is traveling to Israel with 30 otherBadgers. We got to see so much of thecountry and participate in Israeli culturesand attractions. On my Birthright Trip, Imet tons of other Jewish students on cam-pus, and this motivated me to becomemuch more involved on campus. Duringmy junior and senior years on campus, Iserved as one of the Community Engage-ment interns, which has been an excellent

experience. I have made some great friendsat Hillel. I really bonded with other internslast year. We now hang out both at Hilleland events like Badger football game tail-gates. I have made other friends at Hillelwhom I see on many Friday nights, and itis fun to sit with a big group of people atthe Shabbat Dinners. As an intern, I wasable to offer my input and plan events formajor holidays and also welcome new stu-dents to campus. It has been a lot of fun touse my creativity and host events that ap-peal to many different types of students.My two favorite events were the RoshHashanah and Purim parties this year. Inthe past few years, my internships havetaught me a few key lessons about plan-ning early, how to evaluate and reflect onmy work, and how to market events to im-

prove attendance. Hillel has something tooffer students no matter what their interestsand this is what has made the experienceso great.

Haylee Davis is currently the Co-Pres-ident of Gift of Life and a Hillel Next StepIntern. She has previously worked as aCommunity Engagement and CommunityPrograms Intern.

Coming from a large and active Jewishcommunity back in the Twin Cities, I waseager to find a place where I could con-tinue to develop my Jewish identity. It wasHillel at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that created a Jewish home out-side of home for me. I felt welcome duringmy first year here on campus. By attendingHillel’s events and learning about the op-portunities they offer, I met lifelong friends

and created unforgettable memories thatwill last a lifetime. My favorite Hillelmemory is the first ever Camp Shabbat. Iplanned this event for the first time lastyear and it was a great success. The NextStep Interns planned Camp Shabbat againthis year and I hope it will continue on afterI leave. We got a lot of new faces in thedoor and I had a great time. As a Next StepIntern, I also planned a bonfire in April anddid one on one engagement with students.Through these activities, I met some reallyincredible freshmen whom I now considermy friends.

It had a great impact on my college lifeat Madison, and has helped to shape my fu-ture career path working in the Jewishcommunity. The multiple internships I had


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at Hillel as well as the opportunity to beCo-President of one of their organizationshas taught me how to be leader, especiallya leader within the Jewish community. Inthe future, I hope to take what I havelearned at Hillel and become a great leaderin my Jewish community back home. Ilove Hillel because it gave me the oppor-tunity to extend my passion for Judaismand Jewish life into college. I met so manyfriends at Hillel whom I know will be life-long friends and I am grateful for the manypeople I had the opportunity to meet andwork with. Hillel is not just the Center forJewish Life on campus but it really was mysecond home while I was at UW-Madisonand I couldn’t have asked for a better Jew-ish experience on campus.

Maya Doron has been both a Commu-nity Programs and Community Engage-ment Intern. She is a member of Badgersfor Israel.

As a senior, looking back on all of myexperiences, my involvement in Hillel hasbeen such a positive one. Being able to getinvolved within this Jewish communityhas been a learning experience, helping medevelop my personal identity and to learnmore about the different events that Hillelhas to offer. My favorite Hillel memorywas as a freshman going to the first wel-come week barbecue with a few of myfriends from my freshman year dorm. remember feeling very welcome and com-fortable and knew that I wanted to get in-volved with Hillel after speaking withupperclassmen about their involvementand passion for Hillel. Many of the friendswhom I met freshman year were the oneswho were excited to go to events at Hillel

and were people who felt just as passionateabout maintaining Jewish traditions in col-lege, like celebrating holidays, or a love forIsrael. I have been so privileged to becomea part of Badgers for Israel this year as aStandWithUs fellow because it really em-bodies and actively supports the state of Is-rael. Both of my parents are Israeli and Ifelt that this organization was extremelyimportant to get involved in because of myIsraeli background. I wanted to be able toensure that there was active pro-Israel ac-tivity on our campus and that is why Ijoined BFI. Being an intern allowed me toreach out to other students, help planevents, and become more involved with Is-rael and Judaism as a whole. Hillel reallyencouraged me to connect and be more in-volved with Jewish life on campus. WhatI learned about the internships that I haveheld in Hillel is responsibility, organiza-tion, and how to be efficient and produc-tive in planning events. Hillel taught methe skills to plan Jewish events and how tooutreach and engage other Jewish studentsto be involved in Jewish life on campus.

Haylee, Paul and Maya will be amongthe graduating students participating in oursecond annual Jewish Community Gradu-ation Celebration on Friday, May 15. Allgraduating students, their families, andfriends are invited to attend. The celebra-tion begins with a brunch at 11 a.m. fol-lowed by a brief ceremony at 12:30 p.m.This year, Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf willshare a few words. The names of graduat-ing students will be read and each studentwill receive an honor cord. For more infor-mation regarding the celebration, pleasevisit www.uwhillel.org/commencement.

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In the Forest of the Imaginationby Zohar Lazimy, Grade 2

In the forest of the imaginationWhen the wind blowsAnd the moon glowsEverything is calmA turtle climbs over the rocks

Happy Willowby Jonathan Greenspan, Grade 5

I am a willow treeMy leaves flow like a waterfallThe nests on my branches protect the birdsThe butterflies love my nectarMy flowers fill the world with joyMy sap is sweetI love the sweet world

MJCDS Students and Faculty Win Hebrew Poetry Prizes

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Clara Lazimy spends time with a student at Madison Jewish Community Day School.

Jonathan Greenspan

Zohar Lazimy

Two Madison Jewish Community Dayschool students and a faculty member re-ceived awards in a national competition,the RAVSAK Hebrew Poetry Contest.

The contest was sponsored byRAVSAK, a network of pluralistic Jewishcommunity day schools. More than 500students from 28 day schools acrossNorth America in participated in the com-petition.

Second grader Zohar Lazimy wasawarded 2nd Place in the elementaryschool non-native speaker category for

his poem, “In the Forest of the Imagina-tion.”

Fifth grader Jonathan Greenspan wasawarded Honorable Mention in the ele-mentary school non-native speaker cate-gory for his poem, “Happy Willow.”

Clara Lazimy was awarded 1st Placein the Teacher category for her poem,“My brother.”

Mazal tov to Zohar and Jonathan, andyashar koach to Clara for her efforts andenthusiasm in encouraging her students towrite original poetry.

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Bonnie Denmark Friedman, past Pres-ident of Temple Beth El, has joined theCentral Region Board of Overseers ofHebrew Union College-Jewish Instituteof Religion (HUC-JIR). Established inCincinnati, HUC-JIR is the oldest contin-ually functioning rabbinical seminary inthe western hemisphere and a center forscholarship and research in all areas ofJewish studies.

“Bonnie Denmark Friedman’s com-mitment to the mission of Reform Ju-daism is exemplary. As the Reformmovement and the College-Institute re-double their efforts to engage Jewish ado-lescents and emerging adults, and as weseek to raise another generation of inclu-sive, engaging, and caring communities,the contribution and counsel of leaderslike Bonnie is more important than it has

ever been before,” stated Rabbi JonathanCohen, Dean of the Cincinnati campus.

Bonnie Denmark Friedman is a retiredmedical and perinatal social worker. Shehas served on several professional com-mittees while maintaining an active vol-unteer profile at Temple Beth El, theJewish Federation of Madison, and theUnion for Reform Judaism.

Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union Col-lege-Jewish Institute of Religion is NorthAmerica's first institution of higher Jew-ish education and the academic, spiritual,and professional leadership developmentcenter of Reform Judaism. HUC-JIR ed-ucates men and women for service toNorth American and world Jewry as rab-bis, cantors, educators, and nonprofitmanagement professionals, and offersgraduate programs to scholars and clergyof all faiths. With centers of learning inCincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, andNew York, HUC-JIR's scholarly re-sources comprise the renowned Klau Li-brary, the American Jewish Archives,research institutes and centers, and aca-demic publications. In partnership withthe Union for Reform Judaism and theCentral Conference of American Rabbis,HUC-JIR sustains the Reform Move-ment's congregations and professionaland lay leaders. HUC-JIR's campuses in-vite the community to cultural and edu-cational programs illuminating Jewishheritage and fostering interfaith and mul-tiethnic understanding. For more infor-mation visit www.huc.edu.

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To help the Jewish community further its understanding of these issues,the Jewish Congregations for Social Justice* have invited Race to Equityreport co-author Erica Nelson to present these findings and talk aboutdevelopments since that time. Ms. Nelson is the Project Director for the Wis-consin Council on Children and Families’ Race to Equity Project, as well asa public interest lawyer and child welfare advocate.

In addition to sharing the results of her research, Ms. Nelson will talkabout some of the steps the faith community can take to narrow racial dis-parities in our community and across Wisconsin. We hope that this will bethe beginning of a much more intensive conversation and education.

Please join us for this important event!You can download the Race to Equity report at racetoequity.net.

* The Jewish Congregations for Social Justice is a joint social action projectof Beth Israel Center, Shaarei Shamayim, and Temple Beth El. For more infor-mation, please see our website at jewishcongregationsforsocialjustice.org.

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Yom Ha’AtzmautCelebrations in Madison

Young Adult BBQ with Visitors from Israel

The Kinneret PeopleArt Exhibition Opening

Guy Raz was here as part of the JewishAgency for Israel’s Partnership Together pro-gramming. A year ago, the Jewish Federation ofMadison joined Milwaukee, Tulsa and St. Paulin partnering with the Sovev Kinneret region inIsrael. The Partnership Together program is

designed to cultivate people-to-people relation-ships, projects and professional programs be-tween the partner communities – where each ofus has the opportunity to become directly andpersonally involved.


OH ISRAEL! The Places You’llGo! A Family Celebration

When you think of Madison Hadassahin 2015, watch for Health and Healthcarein the U.S. and Around the World, SocialJustice in the U.S. and Around the World,Connecting with Israel, and HadassahHealthcare as a Bridge to Peace in theMiddle East.

For the past one hundred years,Hadassah has empowered women tochange the world in ways that reflectJewish values in tikkun olam (healing theworld) and tikkun klal (caring for com-munity.)

In the coming weeks, watch for newsabout the following projects and pro-

grams that Madison Hadassah is workingon … programs that reflect the concernsof Madison’s Jewish community – in-cluding all age groups.

Connect with Israel:Thursday, June 16th, Nationalism and

Zionism with Nadav ShelefMadison Hadassah has paired with the

Jewish Federation of Madison to offer aseries of open discussions about Zionism.

Health and Healthcare:Heart Health and Fitness Day – Watch for Date and Launch of our

Jewish Women’s Marathon Team.Madison Hadassah is currently plan-

ning a Heart Health and Fitness Day forsometime this summer.

Social Action:Human Trafficking in MadisonHuman Trafficking is happening right

here in Madison, and a new Jewish Madi-son End Human Trafficking Committee(started by Madison Hadassah) is cur-rently studying the problem and optionsfor the Jewish community to do some-thing about it, including and beyond ed-ucating our community.

Hadassah as a Bridge to Peace in theMiddle East:

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Looking for something to do on Sunday, June 28th? Come and helpat the Hava Nagila Jewish Community Picnic. We are looking for people whoare talented (or at least willing to develop their skills) in the following areas:

If you would like to volunteer to help out at the Hava Nagila Jewish Com-munity Picnic on Sunday, June 28 at the Irwin A. and Robert D. GoodmanJewish Community Campus, please let us know. The picnic takes place from10:30a.m. to 1:30p.m. and we need a lot of volunteers. We are happy tosign off on volunteer hours for students.

Please contact Ellen at program@jewishmadison or 278-1808 if you areavailable. Thank you in advance!

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•Pre- picnic set-up(early bird shift begins at 9:00a.m.)

•Grilling hot dogs•Selling food

•Greeting guests•Helping to lead games and

activities for the kids•Post-picnic clean-up

Join an Open Discussionon Zionism in 2015

Living Room Film Clips & Discussions

What does Zionism mean in 2015? The word has been given somany new and often negative meanings inside and outsideIsrael that it is no surprise that many younger Jews are strugglingwith it.

Madison Hadassah and the Jewish Federation of Madison arehosting a series of small group living room discussions on differentways of thinking about Zionism and how we relate to Israel.

Our next program: Nationalism and Zionism, with Nadav Shelef,Tuesday, June 16, 7:00 p.m. at Beth Israel Center.

The entire online Defining Zionism series is free and open to thewhole community at: www.hadassah.org/israel/defining-zionism/

If you are interested in attending one of the Open Discussions onZionism in 2015, please let us know by phone or email. We will sendyou dates from which to choose.

To register please RSVP to Racheli: [email protected], orCorliss: [email protected], or call 608-669-8042.

Space is limited.

SpringCleaning?

Collector’s Corner, Hadassah’s re-sale and consignment shop, located at6633 University Avenue, Middleton,is celebrating its 40th successful yearin business! They are now acceptingyour “like-new” unneeded spring andsummer clothing, art, and householditems for both donation and consign-ment. Shopping at the store or donat-ing will help raise funds for theHadassah Hospital and other pro-grams in Israel. Open Monday-Friday10-4:30 and Saturday 10-2.

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SPRING & SUMMER FAMILY EDUCATION EVENTSOrganized by the Family Education Committee of the Jewish Federation of Madison

Look for more details in future editions of the Madison Jewish News or check online at www.JewishMadison.org

The Mad Town Teen Jewish Volun-teer Program was the most remarkableweek I had last summer. I got to seeMadison from a perspective other thanmy own and that has forever changedme. We spent a week going to differentorganizations including Emerson Ele-mentary School, Goodman CommunityCenter, Growing Power Urban Farm,

and the Boys and Girls Club. We alsosat outside enjoying lunch, discussingimportant issues like racism andpoverty. I encourage any high schoolerto get involved with this program be-cause it allows you to get involved inthe community that many of us callhome and make a difference. There isno better feeling than the moment thatyou realize that a few hours of volun-teering have affected someone else’slife. The program allowed me to seethat not everyone has the same thingsand that we should not ignore those inneed but help them to have a better life;even a smile can make a difference.

While volunteering, I also got tomeet many other Jewish teens and madenew friends. Every day, we went some-where new where we could have funvolunteering. We also had discussionsabout the issues that affected those thatthe organizations helped.

We shared ideas and philosophiesabout things like racism and relatedthem to our lives and the lives of others.I am going to be participating in thisprogram again this summer (August1622). I can’t wait to get another chanceto volunteer with this program again.

I love learning about other people.The volunteering does not even feel likeworkit feels like people coming to-gether and having fun while helping outthe community.

Sponsored by Congregation ShaareiShamayim and generously funded by theJewish Federation of Madison, the MadTown Jewish Volunteer Week will beheld this year from August 16–22, 2015.There is a required orientation on Sun-day, August 16, 2015 from 3-5:30pm

and a Shabbat camping trip at theGoodman Jewish Community CampusFriday, August 21 – Saturday, August22, 2015. Students entering grades 9-12 welcome to apply. Learn more aboutthe program and download the applica-tion at shamayim.org!

Teen Volunteering: A Week to RememberBY BECKY WEISS

Anna Hestad Yael Katz

Yonim Graduates Reflecton Their Years of Dancing

Community is a big part of Yonim,the Jewish Federation of Madison’sIsraeli Folk Dance Troupe. In thenext few weeks, two dancers will besaying good-bye to that community asthey graduate high school. Anna Hes-tad and Yael Katz have danced withYonim since they were in second andfirst grade respectively.

“I saw Yonim perform at my ele-mentary school,” said Anna. “I justknew it was something I had to do.”

This passion for Yonim and Israelifolk dancing is echoed by Yael.

“I’ve made life-long friends andhave been motivated and inspired bygreat teachers while in the group,”said Yael. “Yonim has grown andchanged immensely since the time Ijoined, but its values have remainedthe same. Yonim continues to encour-age people to work hard, to help, re-spect, and support your teammatesand above all to have fun.”

These young women will take withthem wonderful memories from theirtime in Yonim. “Somewhere betweenall the laughter, dancing all night, andthe excitement of the trips, you justfind yourself feeling incrediblyblessed to be part of such an amazingfamily,” said Anna.

Anna and Yael know they will beable to take their dancing with them.Israeli folk dancing is shared through-out the world with dancers knowingthe same steps to songs, making it auniversal language for those whoenjoy it.

Anna will graduate in June fromMadison East High School. She isplanning to attend college in the fallwith a double major in education re-form and policy and political science.Yael graduated early from MadisonWest High School. She is working onprerequisites while she decides whatshe wants to study full time.

Jewish Education18/Madison Jewish News May 2015

Your trash is our treasure! Have anyof the items below? Please contactEllen Weismer, [email protected] to learn more about how youcan donate those items to Camp Shalomthis summer!

Equipment:Digital cameras (especially underwa-ter capable)

Flip cameras for videoTools--hammers, saws, drills, screw-drivers, levels, T-squares, etc.Board games for groups (in good con-dition)

Hobbies You Gave Up ButWe Want to Try:

Scrapbooking or stamping supplies

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Project Odds and Ends:Wood scraps in good shapeHardware--washers, nuts, bracketsMaterial scrapsWood dowelsPeg boardsRain guttersEdgingButtonsMarblesGlass stones/pebbles (especially clear)PVC pipesPallets

Really? You Want That?:T-shirts to be cut up for projects (anysize)Game boards and pieces in goodshape but no longer playable due to

missing partsHula hoopsInexpensive plastic playground balls(like you find in the grocery store)

Around the House:Old picture frames (wall size and tabletop size)Mason jarsBins

There are still spaces at Camp Shalom andCamp Shalom Noar-Bogrim.

Register today at www.jewishmadison.org/camp-shalom

What makes Camp Shalom Noar-Bogrim a great way for a 6th-9th grader tospend their summer? The choices! Noar-Bogrim – or NOBO, as it’s become knownas – is a program filled with daily choices for campers. Campers make daily choicesbetween off-site and on-site activities, and will choose week-long specialty activitiesto start their days. Our week-long activity choices are shaped by camper interestsand counselor talents – past offerings that we hope to bring back include: Triathalon,a week in the NOBO Test Kitchen, Ultimate Frisbee, Photography, Knitting, Dun-geons and Dragons, Improv, and Campers vs. Wild. Additionally, we offer campersdaily choices of off-site activities around the city and in State Parks or on-site ac-tivities on our big, beautiful campus! Water parks, ice-skating, scavenger hunts, logrolling, kayaking, and biking the Military Trail are all likely off-site choices againthis summer. Back at camp activity choices will again include everything fromSwimming to Marshmallow Dodgeball to Cupcake Decorating to Fishing. So joinus! Because EVERY day is a GREAT day at NOBO!

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Look What’s Happening at Hilde L. Mosse Gan HaYeled Preschool!

Our Midrasha school year wraps-upin May. We will celebrate the class of2015 on Wednesday, May 6th during ourregularly scheduled Midrasha hours. Ithas been an exciting year full of newclasses, new teachers and new friend-ships.

Thank you to all of the Midrashateachers and staff for your hard work anddedication this semester. A big mazel tovto four of our Midrasha teachers whograduate from UW this spring. Paul

Davidson, Elana Orbuch, Madeline Ja-cobs and Talia Shapiro have all beenteaching at Midrasha for several yearsand have made a huge impact on our stu-dent body. We wish all of them goodluck as they start their new adventures!

Midrasha will resume again in the fall.Registration materials will be availablethis summer. Eighth through 12th graderswho have questions about joining thisawesome program should contact EllenWeismer, [email protected].

Classes start April 17Schmooze…Meet, socialize and network with other

parents and their children in the Jewishcommunity. Find out about other greatprograms in the Gan HaYeled Preschool.Get to know other families with childrenwho are between the ages of 3 months – 3years (older child welcome with youngersibling).

Tunes…The Hilde L. Mosse Gan HaYeled Pre-

school has created a special program withour own music teachers, Les Goldsmithand Liron Weiss. Les will be offeringmusic classes for families in the Jewishcommunity on Friday mornings in the con-ference room of the Jewish Federation ofMadison, and Liron will help when she isavailable. The sessions involve informal

singing, moving, and instrument playingactivities that are appropriate for veryyoung children and their caregivers. Eachweek, following the music portion of class,we have SCHMOOZING time and a deli-cious, homemade challah snack. This is agreat way to meet other families and intro-duce your children to Jewish friendshipsthat may last a lifetime!

ProgramFridays: 9:30-10:30amCost: $96 for 8 weeks (Additional fee

of $60 for participating siblings)Dates: April 17 through June 5

For more information, contact Rachelat [email protected] or 608-278-1808, or download the form at www.jew-ishmadison.org. Minimum enrollment ofsix children is required.

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CAMP SHALOM KATAN

Summer Fun for Preschoolers!Register NOW for Camp Shalom Katan!

Interested in summer camp for your 2 to 4yearold? Sing the songsof summer with us at Camp Shalom Katan! Sessions start June 15

and run through August 21. Come two or more days for one week,or for the whole summer! Contact Rachel at 6082781808 or

[email protected] for more information. Sign up by May 5th!

Join Us for Schmooze& Tunes on Fridays!

Thanks for a WonderfulYear at Midrasha!

Midrasha Cooks, our senior cooking class, had a charoset-making contest.Congratulations to our winners, Jack Gustafson and Bekah Blumenfeld.

Fun in the sandbox.

The Dalet Class had a Mock Seder ledby Dina Weinbach.

Daniel is studying his Haggadah.

Pharoah came to tell the DaletClass his side of the Passoverstory.

Professor Smarty Pants came toteach the Dalet children aboutCapillary Action.

The Gimel Class did an experiment calledThe Dead Sea Float.

Finally, some good packing snow!

The Gimel Class made a burning bush.

The Bet Class loves playing in their fort.

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MERYLL PAGE & LESLIE ADLER

Jewish Luck recounts the stories of two women in their

the Soviet regime and Russia. Co-authors and sisters Meryll Page and Leslie Adler will examine the family histories of Vera and Alisa, as well as the Soviet reality

JEFF BLAKELY

Based on accounts in the books of Isaiah, Kings, and Chronicles, the Histories of Herodotus, historical accounts from ancient Assyria, works of art from Sennacherib’s palace in Assyria, and the archaeology of biblical sites in ancient Judah, one can recreate

destroyed all of biblical Judah except for Jerusalem.

Petrovsky-Shtern proposes that the shtetl from the

alive the trade, taverns, family and religious life that

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and seem in fact to rule out Judaism without observance of Jewish law. We will consider these

life and his philosophy.

MARK BLOOM “PrayPray PreJewish sacred music has been shaped by elements far and wide. Beginning with the ancient psalms

the oral legacy of Cantorial chant, the Jewish melodic

essence from Judaism’s core.


Registration is open for the LevySummer Series, with the theme, “TheTree of Life: Jewish Roots & CulturalReflections.” Menu details are atwww.jssmadison.org under the “Events”tab. To register, select “Register for anEvent” on the home page and then“Events & Sponsorships.” You may alsoregister by mail or over the phone withyour credit card (608-278-1808). Allprograms are $14.00 per person; contactLouise Goldstein at Jewish Social Serv-ices, 608-442-4083, to discuss scholar-ships.

Our thanks to Jeffrey C. Levy formaking his continued support and to thecommittee members who have played animportant role in planning the programs:Jeffrey C. Levy, Annette Durkin, MarcCohen, Sheila Cohen, Howard Fried,Rick Margolis, Phyllis Holman Weis-bard, Jean Weissburg, Nan Youngerman,Judith Zukerman Kaufman and JSS pres-ident Linda Reivitz.

Tuesday, June 9: Danny Siegel,“There’s No Such Thing as a Small Mitz-vah.” Danny Siegel is a well-known au-

thor, lecturer, poet and micro- philanthro-pist who founded the Ziv Tzedakah Fund.Lunch is your choice of Mahi Mahi orVegetable Quiche, both served withTomato Bisque Soup and Assorted Cook-ies & Bars.

Wednesday, June 24: YohananPetrovsky-Shtern, “The Golden AgeShtetl.” Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern is theCrown Family Professor of Jewish Stud-ies and Professor of Jewish History atNorthwestern University. A limited num-ber of signed copies of “The Golden AgeShtetl” will be available for purchase for$20 during lunch, payable by cash, orcheck made out to Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern. Lunch is your choice of CandiedPan-Seared Citrus Salmon or VegetablePhyllo, both served with Orange-JicamaSalad and Spiced Mocha Molten Cake ala Mode.

Tuesday, July 7: Meryll Page &Leslie Adler, “Jewish Luck.” MeryllLevine Page is a retired history teacherwho has taught extensively about the So-viet Union. Leslie Levine Adler attended

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Wednesday, July 22: Steve Nadler,“Spinoza and Secular Judaism.” StevenNadler is the William H. Hay II Professorof Philosophy and the Evjue-BascomProfessor in Humanities at the UW-Madison. Lunch is your choice ofCherry-Wood Smoked Cod or Water-melon, Arugula & Feta Salad, bothserved with Cold Melon Soup and CherryClaflouti.

Tuesday, August 4: Jeff Blakely,“Sennacherib, Emperor of Assyria, ver-sus Hezekiah, King of Judah.” Jeffrey A.Blakely teaches Middle Eastern Archae-ology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is co-director ofexcavations at Tell el-Hesi in Israel.Lunch is your choice of Tilapia withCreamy Cucumber Salsa or Garden Bu-cattini Pasta, both served with SeasonalFruit Plate and Apple Fritters.

Wednesday, August 19: MarkBloom, “Prayticipation, Prayformance& the Prevolution.” Mark Bloom is anaccomplished pianist, arranger, band-leader, stage and musical director, pro-ducer, interpretational service leader,

composer and performing artist. Lunch isyour choice of Tuna Nicoise Salad orGoat Cheese & Spinach Strudel, bothserved with Vegetable Barley Soup andMango Sorbet.

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This article is about the restoration of Hebrew as the colloquial languageof Jewish people.

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May Lechayim Calendar

Transportation to LechayimTransit Solutions provides door-to-door service for $1 round trip,

payable to the driver. Contact Louise Goldstein (608-278-1808, direct608-442-4083 or [email protected]) by 2:00 p.m. the precedingFriday. Wheelchair accessible vehicles are available upon request. Pleasecontact us if you need to cancel a ride.

Join us for great food, congenial conversation and stimulatingprograms at Lechayim Lunchtime Plus at Temple Beth El, 2702Arbor Drive. Contact Louise Goldstein at 608-278-1808, direct 608-442-4083 or [email protected] no later than 12:00 p.m. the pre-ceding Friday. The kosher-style meals are catered by Blue PlateCatering; a vegetarian or strictly kosher option is available witha reservation. If you are over age 60, a minimum donation of $4.00is suggested, but please only pay what you can afford. The cost ofthe meal is $7.50 for those under age 60.

Monday, May 4 11:00-12:00 Free blood pressure screening by Lori Edelstein, RN11:30-12:00 Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson12:00-1:00 Eggplant Parmesan, Gnocchi with Marinara, Warm

Garlic Bread Sticks, Honeydew Melon Wedge,Rainbow Sherbet

1:00-2:00 Paul Buhle, “Jewish Americans: The CultureQuestion”

Monday, May 1111:30-12:00 Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson12:00-1:00 Asian Vegetable Stuffed Sweet and Sour Cabbage,

Japanese Pan-fried Noodles with Tofu, Mixed BerryCompote, Chocolate Chunk Gourmet Cookie

1:00-2:00 Nadav Shelef, “A discussion of the March 17elections in Israel”

Monday, May 18 Last day, with Volunteer Recognition11:30-12:00 Yoga from a chair with Betsy Haimson12:00-1:00 Roasted Chicken with Preserved Lemons, Tomatoes

and Olives, Herbed Rice with Pistachios, CaramelizedCauliflower, Garden Tossed Salad, Chocolate Rugelach

1:00-2:00 Les Goldsmith leads a Kumsitz (aka, Hootenanny)

• When you check in at Lechayim, sign up for the following week.• Call Louise Goldstein at 608-278-1808 or 608-442-4083 (direct)

or email [email protected] by 2 p.m. on the preceding businessday.

• Reservations cannot be taken after noon on Fridays or over theweekend.

• If you didn’t make a reservation in time but would like to come,call Louise on Monday morning before 10:00 a.m. to see if therehave been cancellations.

• We regret that we are unable to guarantee a meal for last minutereservations or walk-ins.

For changes, updates or new information about any Jewish Social Services program, check our website at

www.jssmadison.org

Do you need an “oddjobber” to do a few small but necessarychores for you? Jewish Social Services volunteers can be sent totake care of some of those little but important things around yourhouse or apartment. To request an OddJobber, contact LouiseGoldstein at 608-442-4083 or [email protected].

If it’s something we can help you with, we’ll have a volunteerOddJobber contact you.

Need an “Oddjobber”?

Shalom from Jewish Social Services!Do you know a senior who is new to Madison, or are you yourself

a newcomer? JSS volunteers will visit and bring you a gift bag withinformation about programs for seniors and JSS’ services, treats

and a few surprises. Just contact us at 608-442-4083.Our thanks to Maurie’s Fine Chocolates and

Bagels Forever for their donations to this program.

MakingLechayimReservations

The Older and Wiser DriverExcerpted from the AAA Foun-

dation for Traffic Safety

FitnessDriving is a physical activity,

and a driver who gets no physicalexercise may not have thestrength, flexibility and coordina-tion to operate a vehicle safely.

• Stay physically fit. Walk for atleast 20 minutes five times a

week, or the equivalent. • Gardening, golf, tennis and

other sports keep you in goodphysical shape.

• Stay mentally active and useproblem-solving skills in non-driving ways to aide mental flexi-bility; these can include cross-words and jigsaw puzzles.

• Learning a new skill or hobbykeeps your mind flexible.

Increasingly, scholars recognizecrucial changes in American pop-ular culture of the 1970’s andlater: self-identification of Jewishactors, directors, writers and otherartists. Why did it take so long? InMadison, the Jewish community’scrucial role in political culturetakes place in roughly the sameperiod. What does it tell us? OnMonday, May 4 Professor PaulBuhle will address these and otherquestions and lead a discussion.

Paul Buhle, an honorary scholarat the Wein-stein-MosseCenter forJewish Stud-ies at UW-Madison, haswritten or ed-ited manybooks onJ e w i s h - r e -lated topicsincluding thethree volume Jews and AmericanPopular Culture and Yiddishkeit, a

comic art volume created in col-laboration with Harvey Pekar. Hewas honored with “Harvey” and“Eisner” Awards in 2010 for a bi-ography of Harvey Kurtzman andCHOICE academic book awardsin 2002 and 1992 for The New LeftRevisited and CLR James’sCaribbean.

Buhle received his BA from theUniversity of Illinois in 1966 andPhD from U-Madison in 1975. Hehas taught at UW-Madison, Cam-bridge-Godard graduate school andthe Rhode Island School of Design.He retired as a senior lecturer fromBrown University.

A lot of airtime, ink and internetresources have gone into dis-cussing and analyzing the recentIsraeli parliamentary elections, in-cluding the controversy over Ben-jamin Netanyahu’s invitation tospeak to the US Congress, thespeech itself, the election cam-paign in Israel and its results. ByMonday, May 11 enough time

will have passed since the electionfor the dust to have settled and forthe picture to begin to clear. Onthat day Professor Nadav Shelefwill come to Lechayim to describethe election and explain its results.

Professor Shelef is the HarveyM. Meyerhoff Professor of IsraelStudies and Associate Professor ofPolitical Science at UW-Madison.He teaches and studies national-ism, religion and politics, Israelipolitics and society, and MiddleEast politics. His BA’s in PoliticalScience and Economics are fromthe University of Pennsylvania; heearned his MA and PhD in Politi-cal Science at the University ofCalifornia-Berkeley. He is the au-thor of Evolving Nationalism:Homeland, Religion, and Identityin Israel, 1925-2005, (CornellUniversity Press) and numerousscholarly articles.

Our last Lechayim of the seasonon Monday, May 18 will featureour annual recognition of theLechayim volunteers who keepthings friendly, warm and runningsmoothly, and we will present the

Toby Raff Volunteer Award. Ourprogram that day will be LesGoldsmith leading us in an old-fashioned Kumsitz, aka Hooten-anny. We’ll provide song sheetsand sing lots of favorites, so ifthere’s anything in particularyou’d like to sing that day, be sureto get your requests to Louise assoon as possible.

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About our Programs

Prof. Paul Buhle

Les Goldsmith

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TransitionsHappy May Birthday

Adrianne ImilkowskyBill Meyer

Charlotte MarshallCorine Cohn

Len Sable

Linda MontelloLois Stoler

Sandra GoldenWarren Randy

Mazel TovTo Janis Wrich & Charlie Shoham on being named to the

Senior Adult Committee.To Michael (Marsha Cohen) Pressman on the graduation of his

daughter Nina from the University of Michigan.To Nan (Jim) Youngerman on the engagement of their daughter

Rebecca Youngerman to Mark Aronson.

Best wishes for your wellnessMilt Leidner

Bon Voyage, Welcome BackNena Dyhr, East Caribbean cruise

Karen Shevet Dinah, Ramah Darom

CondolencesTo the family of Stanley (Sandra) Kutler.

To the family of Jane Kralj, cousin of Diane Nestle.

Jewish Social Services BringsShabbat to Our SeniorsOur monthly Shabbat gatherings include wine donated byFrank Liquor, candles and challah, singing and discussion.

Attic Angel Place at 2:30 in the Garden Room8301 Old Sauk RoadA program of Jewish Social Services and Attic Angel Place. Musicby Les Goldsmith with the assistance of Attic Angel Volunteers.

May 1

Capitol Lakes at 3:00 in the Grand Hall333 West Main StreetA program of Jewish Social Services and Capitol LakesRetirement Community. Led by Rabbi Andrea Steinbergerwith the assistance from UW students through the UW-HillelFoundation.

May 8

Oakwood West at 4:00 in the Oaks Community Room6225 Mineral Point RoadA program of Jewish Social Services and Oakwood VillageUniversity Woods. With the assistance of JSS volunteers andmusic by Lauren Mazur.

May 22 (With a farewell to Lauren Mazur)

ATTENTION REHAB PATIENTS: If you are going to be in one ofthese locations during your rehabilitation, you are welcome toattend.

Michael Pressman grew up inQueens, his family having joinedthe exodus from the Lower EastSide and Brooklyn. His dad man-aged the Everard Baths for 25years. Owned by Irving “Two-Gun” Fine, it was afamous place inManhattan.

“My father taughtme to be kind toeveryone, no matterwho they were.” Hismother was “a realcharacter and a ter-rible cook.” When-ever he and hisolder brother com-plained, she pointedout how tall andstrong they were andsaid, “I didn’t do sobad, did I?” “She played theponies and cursed like a sailor.She worked for ASCAP.”

Mike remembers his grandmafondly. “She was from Russia, agood cook, and an InternationalLadies Garment Workers Unionorganizer, the original Gray Pan-ther. She was a very loving andcommitted person.”

Mike has volunteered atLechayim, giving kind attention toparticipants for over 15 years. It isas if they are family. He also tu-tors, runs a children’s baseballleague, and visits seniors. All this,and he plays three pick-up basket-ball games each week!

Just as he greets everyone atLechayim, Mike welcomes peopleto Beth Israel Center. Every yearhe organizes an annual Beth Israel

trip to a Milwaukee Brewersgame. Mike, an avid Yankees fan,gives talks about baseball historywearing baseball sneakers, ties,hats and shirts.

As his parents had moved toprovide a better life for their chil-dren, in 1996 Mike and his wife

Marsha, a nursepractitioner, movedto Madison fromNew Jersey; Marshahas worked at Elder-Care since 1996.

The family lovesto explore andtravel. Mike said hisdaughter Nina wasrecently in Bolivia,and his son Sam inTurkey. Both attendthe University ofMichigan and Ninagraduated this

spring. Sam is getting a certificatein Mountain Climbing Instruction,no doubt influenced by Marsha,who recently climbed Mount Kil-imanjaro!

Mike is proud of his family. “Itake care of Gretsky, my black lab.

I also cook. In New York I at-tended a class called, ‘How toBoil Water.’ For years I have madethe same excellent meal everyShabbat – chicken, potatoes, anda vegetable.”

Michael admits, “I didn’t likeschool when I was a kid.” Yet heattends UW as a special student,currently taking a course in Scan-dinavian history.

Between his studies, his travelsand his generous volunteer work,Michael truly is a man for all sea-sons and a life-long learner.

BY PAMELA PHILLIPS OLSON

Mike Pressman

(Photo by Pamela Philips Olson)

Spotlight: Mike Pressman

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Photos by David Lipman

TEL AVIV (JTA) — In Peter Jairus’Nairobi neighborhood, almost nobody hasa personal computer.

Mathare is one of the Kenyan capital’slargest slums. Buildings are constructedfrom sheets of corrugated metal and Inter-net access is rare, found only in places likeschools or community centers. Even then,the connection can be spotty.

So when Jairus heard about Keepod, acheap device that places a computer’s op-erating system on a small USB drive, hejumped at the idea. Last April he met withKeepod’s creators, and six months later 60of the devices were delivered to Mathare.

Jairus, a musician and youth activist,now runs a cybercafe where 30 to 40 peo-ple come daily to go online with theirKeepods.

“The Keepod is very personal to every-one,” Jairus told JTA. “People use it forstudying, someone else is using it forYouTube, Facebook, social media. Thisone is using it for research.

“It helps the community very, verymuch because a lot of people cannot affordthe laptop, and 99 percent of the commu-nity could not have computer access.”

Based in Tel Aviv, the Keepod companyaims to provide the world’s poorest coun-tries with widespread computer and Inter-net access. By putting a modern computeroperating system on affordable USBdrives, users are able to connect to the In-ternet using older — and much less expen-sive — computers.

Founders Nissan Bahar and FrankyImbesi say their innovation will helpbridge the so-called digital divide — thegap between those with and without regu-lar computer access.

“People can access information to em-power themselves,” Bahar said. “Thatmeans education, health care, personalgrowth, being able to read and see what’sgoing on around the world through a freemedium.”

Attempts to bring Internet access to theworld’s poorest people are hardly new.Nearly a decade ago, the United Nationsbacked an effort to create a $100 laptopthrough One Laptop Per Child, a projectthat aimed to bring inexpensive computersto developing nations.

But Bahar believes such efforts are im-practical on a large scale because even$100 can be hard to afford for citizens ofdeveloping countries. Keepods cost just $7a pop, and by allowing users to store theirpersonal information on the drive, peoplecan use their individual Keepods to sharea single computer, further depressing thecost of Internet access. Keepod hasarranged to collect some of the tens of mil-lions of computers discarded each year andship them to schools and community cen-ters in the developing world at a cost ofunder $100 each.

“[It’s] something very cheap that peoplewon’t even try to steal, that if you lose it,you replace it,” Bahar said. “We don’t be-lieve in making a cheap computer; $140will never be cheap enough.”

When they began Keepod in 2011,Bahar and Imbesi aimed to create a USB

drive that kept all of a user’s data on asmall external drive rather than on a com-puter’s internal hard drive. By keeping sen-sitive information off the computer, theproduct gave users an added layer of secu-rity.

In late 2013, Bahar and Imbesi realizedtheir device could be a boon for those inthe developing world who shared comput-ers. Keepods can run a modern Androidoperating system even on older computers.And because every program will be runfrom the USB drive, viruses won’t infectwhole computers.

“After a couple of years, my partner andmyself started seriously questioning whatwe were doing in life,” Bahar said. “Howwe could make a positive impact on theworld around us instead of just makingproducts?”

Keepod has already sold more than30,000 USB drives. This year, Bahar hopesto vastly increase that number. About halfof the company’s sales have been madethrough partnerships with NGOs; the restare purchased directly from Keepod’s web-site. The device is also available throughretailers.

College Socka Bongue, a 500-studenthigh school in Cameroon, bought USBdrives for its students last year along with26 used computers. Philippe Socke, the ex-ecutive director of a foundation that fundsprograms at the school, said the driveshave allowed them to conduct research onthe Internet for the first time.

After so many years of limited digitalaccess, the transition has been a challenge.Socke said only about 5 percent of the stu-dents have computers at home.

“The administration was still relying onpads of paper and chalkboards,” Sockesaid. “Not having computer experiencenegatively affected the education. Our col-laboration with Keepod literally allowedus to put computer access in the hands ofevery student.”

Still, Keepod has encountered somechallenges in putting their product into thehands of those who would most benefitfrom it. Two of the five funded projectslisted on Keepod’s website have fallenthrough because the company’s NGO part-ners could not afford it or faced infrastruc-ture challenges.

At one of the two, the WhyNot Acad-emy in Mathare, 26 students had Keepodslast year. Now only seven have them. Stu-dents either lost them or transferred toother schools, taking the devices withthem. The school also lost Internet accessfor several months, making the Keepodsfar less useful.

Mike Dawson, CEO of Ustad Mobile,which installs educational programs onsmartphones for children in the developingworld, said that spotty electricity, plus thechallenge of maintaining old computers,present obstacles to the wide deploymentof Keepod technology.

“The problems come from electricitycosts, come from maintenance costs, comefrom access to skilled people,” he said.“These are all costs, and they don’t add up

Israel Worldandthe


Israeli Start-Up HopingUSB Drives Will BridgeDigital Divide

The month of April was full ofevents and celebrations. I think I’mready now to retire!

My month of Yom Ha’Atzmaut cel-ebrations started with a trip to Israel formy sister’s wedding. We had two pro-grams for Yom HaZikaron, a sing-alongfor Israelis and a movie followed by athoughtful discussion with the Kesherfilm series. I was a tour-guide in myadopted city of Madison for a delega-tion of young adults from Israel. Theymet with the Jewish Federation ofMadison’s Future Directions YoungLeadership group for an evening ofschmoozing, BBQ and fun. Guy Raz, acurator from Israel, lived in Madisonfor several weeks and was hosted byseveral members of our community. Iwant to thank the people who joined usfor the young adults BBQ, to Mark Ja-cobs for hosting Guy Raz for the week-end, all the wonderful people who tookGuy out to eat, toured him around andgave him warm hospitality.

Partnership Together has helped usto bring some really exciting program-ming to Madison. Guy Raz’s “Kinneretpeople” exhibit was intended to showeveryone the beauty and history of theregion we have partnered with. I hope

whomever met Guy Raz or the Israeliyoung adults could feel they built aconnection for when they travel to Is-rael. If you ever travel to Israel now youhave some personal connections andtour guides in the Sovev Kinneret re-gion. It was so valuable for the Israeli’sto come to America, to see AmericanJewish culture and to get a more per-sonal understanding of what it means tobe an American Jew.

This is what the Partnership is allabout – building connections!

We have many more programs andideas coming up, stay posted and comeconnect, after all we are all a big fam-ily!

I want to thank Hillel for hosting theexhibition, the Partnership committeefor helping with planning and to JewishFederation of Madison for understand-ing the importance and the potential ofthe Partnership and making these pro-grams happen!

We have only three months beforewe head back home – to Israel. We feelthere’s so much more to experiencehere, more people to meet and learnfrom one another. We are sad to leavebut this is the nature of our job here. Ifyou’d like to hang out with us – meetfor coffee, go for a swim, bowl, sail onthe lake or anything else we would behappy to join, either one of us, both ofus or three of us…

BY RACHELI AND MICKEY AZIZ-KOMAR

Community Shlichim/Israel Program Specialists

From the Mid-eastto the Mid-west

Dear Friends,

On Saturday, April 25, 2015, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struckNepal, leaving an enormous human tragedy in its wake. Latest numbers, as of Mon-day, April 27th, suggest over 4000 people have been killed and thousands more in-jured. According to the United Nations, the death toll is likely to rise to the tens ofthousands in Nepal, India and China.

Federations have already swung into action and are collecting funds for emer-gency relief efforts. We are working closely with our partners who are focused onassessing the unfolding situation on the ground in order to identify how we canbest ensure survivors’ immediate needs are addressed. Some emergency suppliesfrom the Joint Distribution Committee, one of our partners, have already arrivedin Nepal.

Approximately 2,000 Israelis are currently in Nepal and Israel’s Ministry ofForeign Affairs has said that at least 250 of them are still “out of contact,” theirfate unknown at this stage. Hundreds of Israelis spent Saturday night, April 25,2015, in the courtyard of the Israeli embassy and in the Chabad House in Kath-mandu, and were awaiting evacuation aboard El Al jets. Meanwhile, an IDFadvance team of about a dozen officers arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday, April26, 2015, to assess needs and a larger medical mission of Israel Defense Forces(IDF) and Magen David Adom personnel departed Israel that morning. The IDFSpokesperson said a delegation numbering 260 medical and rescue crew membersdeparted for Kathmandu. The delegation established a field hospital which wasoperational within 12 hours, with the capability of treating 200 wounded a day.The team included dozens of army physicians in the regular army and the reserves.

It's at times like this, that our shared commitment to Tikkun Olam, repairing theworld, finds its deepest expression. In the past, Federations have worked throughour partners to provide immediate relief and long-term assistance to victims of nat-ural and manmade disasters around the globe, including the Philippines, Haiti,Japan, and South Asia after the Indian Ocean Tsunami and continue to operateprograms designed to rebuild infrastructure and community life in disaster-strickenregions.

Help us respond to victims of this disaster by donating at www.JewishMadison.orgor calling 608-278-1808.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of the victims of this tragedy.

Sincerely,James H. Stein, President Dina Weinbach, Executive Director


After 2,000 years of exile, the citizensof the modern State of Israel can be proudof their phenomenal technological achieve-ments in just 67 years. It’s as if the gift ofTime itself has been bestowed on the Jew-ish State for the benefit of humanity.

Israel is at the forefront of the age-oldfight against cancer. In 2004 ProfessorAaron Ciechanover of Israel’s Technionwon the Nobel Prize for Chemistry by iden-tifying the ubiquitin pathway that controlsthe timing of cell death. Eleven years later,scientists working in Professor Ciechan-over’s laboratory, have identified the chem-icals in the body that suppress malignantgrowth and protect healthy cells. In anotherline of research, scientists at Israel’s Weiz-mann Institute have identified that tumorscan be triggered by information-overload atthe cell level. They have also found a mol-ecule that can block inter-cell messages, al-lowing the cell nucleus more time tobehave correctly. Meanwhile, up to 20Nobel Prize laureates are giving up theirtime this summer, in order to attend theWorld Science Conference in Jerusalem.The five-day event will be the largest suchevent of its kind ever to be held, attractingscientists and thinkers from 60 countries.

There is no time like the present for dis-pelling the long-held view that we cannotreverse the effects of time on our bodies.Now you can rejuvenate your arteries byconsuming pomegranate juice and dates to-gether - according to researchers at Israel’sTechnion and Haifa’s Rambam MedicalCenter. And following research by scien-tists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute, it won’tbe too long before heart tissue can be re-grown to replace that damaged by heart dis-ease or heart attack.

Imagine how much medical researchand diagnostic time can be saved in the fu-ture once Israeli startup Zebra Medical Vi-sion has built up its database of anonymousmedical images (X-rays, CT scans andMRI scans). Due to privacy laws, suchdata was unavailable previously. And sur-geons in the USA can now take their timeplanning hip replacements following FDAapproval of the TraumaCad iPhone / iPad

mobile app developed by Israeli health-techfirm Voyant. It allows doctors to downloada digital image of the patient’s hip, simul-taneously with that of the new implant, inorder to simulate the operation.

Israel’s success can partly be attributedto the many incubators and accelerators thatgive hundreds of startup companies time togrow their business. Israel’s Office of theChief Scientist is opening three new hi-techincubators in Akko, Haifa and the Golan,each running for eight years. Then at Is-rael’s Startup Fusion 2015 on 22nd March,over a dozen startups, (including threeJapanese and three Turkish) competed fora $100,000 seed investment to be providedby Samurai Incubate. And when the timecomes for these startups to make the deci-sion whether to sell out to the big multina-tionals, many have now come to realize thatthey should stay the course and grow intobig Israeli companies.

Over 100 students from 11 Europeancountries found their time well spent whenthey attended a free four-day electron mi-croscope workshop at Israel’s Technion.And the engineers supervising the DelphiAutomotive “Roadruner” driverless car hadplenty of time to relax and enjoy the record-breaking 3,400-mile ride as the Advanced

Drive Assistance System from Israel’s Mo-bileye guided them from San Francisco toManhattan.

We now come full circle, back to hospi-tal, where Israeli doctors took their time inperforming the complex surgery necessaryto enable a Syrian boy to walk again afterhe was severely injured by a shell in Syria’scivil war. During his recovery time duringthe festival of Passover, the boy even en-joyed the time-honored tradition of eatingmatza crackers. In contrast, time was of theessence for 27-year-old Ran Azulai, whowas born with a serious congenital defect.After three previous heart operations, Ranhad very little time to live when surgeonsreplaced his heart and two lungs in a rare,complex last-minute operation. The donor’sother organs extended the lives of threemore patients.

There is just time to mention two inno-vative Israeli medical devices. Israel’s Tevahas now received FDA approval for itsProAir RespiClick inhaler for asthmatics.The device is the first of its kind that isbreath-activated, which means the userdoesn’t need to co-ordinate the timing ofhis/her breathing with manual activation ofthe inhaler. The other device is the MD-Logic Artificial Pancreas developed by Is-rael’s DreaMed Diabetes. DreaMed hasstruck a deal with Medtronic, the world’sbiggest medical device company, to use thealgorithm of the Artificial Pancreas in

Medtronic’s insulin pumps. The algorithmensures that the timing of the release of in-sulin is regulated exactly to the needs of theindividual diabetic.

We go into extra time, to visitJerusalem – Israel’s ancient and moderncapital – to relive the time when gazellesgrazed in the outskirts of the holy city. On30 March, Jerusalem’s Mayor Barkat for-mally opened the Gazelle Valley NaturePark to the public. The 62-acre park costNIS 90 million and is Israel’s first urban na-ture reserve. It even contains a femalegazelle from the original wild herd thatlived in the area, plus others from zoos andtheir offspring.

Finally, there is a new opportunity forworld leaders to understand and appreciatethe bond linking the Jewish people to theLand of Israel from time immemorial. Theexhibit entitled “People, Book, Land – The3,500 Year Relationship of the Jewish Peo-ple and the Land of Israel” has just openedat the headquarters of the United Nations inNew York. The words of that timeless folksong are: “When will they ever learn?When will they ever learn?” Perhaps theanswer is:

“In time.”

Michael Ordman writes a free weeklynewsletter containing positive news storiesabout Israel.

www.verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com

Connecting with IsraelMay 2015 Madison Jewish News/27

Time Is On Israel’s SideBY MICHAEL ORDMAN

Anne Frank Remembered In HerOwn Words 70 Years After Her Death

to $7 per person.”Unreliable infrastructure may continue

to hinder Keepod, but Bahar hopes thatselling the drives through retailers — in ad-dition to providing them through NGOs —will give increasing numbers of people ac-cess to the digital world, at least when theInternet is on.

“We want to enable anyone to buy aKeepod and use it, if not part of an NGOor organization,” he said. “We want to besustainable.”

A computer in your palm: Keepod’sUSB drive sells for just $7. (Photocourtesy of Keepod.)

USB Continued from page 26

(Reuters via WJC) – Young diaristAnne Frank was remembered through herown words rather than a minute’s silenceon Tuesday, in a new UK campaign tocommemorate 70 years since her death inWorld War II.

The Anne Frank Trust UK has launcheda social media campaign called #notsilentin which celebrities and the public are in-vited to record themselves reading one-minute extracts from her diary about life inhiding from the Nazis and to post theirvideos online under the hashtag.

At a ceremony at London’s British Li-brary, school children read from Frank’s“Diary of a Young Girl” and Holocaustsurvivor Freda Wineman recalled being atAuschwitz and Bergen-Belsen concentra-tion camps at the same time as the teenageJewish girl.

“Seventy years – it doesn’t seem possi-ble but some of us are still around to keepthe memory alive,” Wineman told Reuters.

“The young generation mustn’t forgetand I think through her book and throughher wonderful writing, there is a messagethat she gave already, without knowing, tothe future generation that they must takenote of what’s going on around them.”

Frank and her family lived in a secretannex in a house in Amsterdam. They werediscovered in 1944, and Frank died at age15 at Bergen-Belson in 1945. Her diarywas published two years later and has sincebeen read worldwide.

“We all looked terrible. We all lookedhorrible. You know we were without hair,we’re starving, we were with boils, wewere ill,” Wineman said of their time in thecamp. “Some of us survived with all that,but others just couldn’t take anymore. Thetyphus got them.”

British actress Naomie Harris and chil-dren’s author Jacqueline Wilson are among

those who have already recorded readingsin Frank’s memory.

Organizers said that while the exactdate of Anne's death is unknown, April 14is a day before the anniversary of the lib-eration of Bergen-Belsen.

“We could have a minute’s silence tomark Anne Frank’s death, but it wasn’tappropriate,” Gillian Walnes, co-founderand executive director of the Anne FrankTrust, said.

“Anne Frank could not be silenced. Her

voice has resonated across the generationsin the 70 years since she died, and she's in-spired people ... to actually speak out in hermemory, and try to make the world better,as she wanted to do but couldn’t do.”

The Trust has put up diary extracts onits website. Members of the public can alsopick their own passages.

(Reporting By Sara Hemrajani; Writingby Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing byLarry King)

Over 500 Israelis AttendFuneral of HolocaustSurvivor on Yom HaShoah

(WJC) Hundreds of people attendedthe funeral of an Israeli Holocaust sur-vivor in Ashdod on Thursday after hisrelatives had posted on Facebook, con-cerned there would not be enough peo-ple to form a minyan.

Benjamin Schlesinger passed awayon Wednesday, on the eve of Israel’sHolocaust Remembrance Day (YomHaShoah), at the age of 82. He had oneson and very few of his family mem-bers are still alive.

At 10 o’clock, the funeral in Ash-dod was interrupted for the traditionaltwo minutes of silence, the momentIsrael came to a halt to pay its respectsto the six million murdered Jews.

Olga Ohayon, a relative ofSchlesinger, thanked those who at-tended the funeral. “It proved to us thatall of Israel are responsible for one an-

other and we’ll stand together in anytrouble.

“We mourn Benjamin’s loss, but itmust have been his time. There isn’t amore dignified way to say goodbye tohim. Hundreds of people came here,even security forces and policemen,not just from Ashdod, but from the en-tire country. They came and embracedus and it was emotional and heart-warming,” she was quoted by ‘YNet-news’ as saying.

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Memberships are for the 2015 summer season only.Memberships are not transferable and are non-refundable.

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By registering or participating, the registrant understands that individual accident insurance is notprovided by the Jewish Federation of Madison and agrees to adhere to all rules and policies. I dohereby, for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, waive, release, and forever discharge anyand all rights and claims for damages that I may have or that may hereafter accrue to me arising out ofor in any way connected with my participation in the Jewish Federation of Madison. Photos may betaken during participation for educational and marketing purposes.

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Policies: The Jewish Federation of Madison reserves the right to close the Goodman AquaticCenter at any time and for any reason including but not limited to inclement weather, toaccommodate groups or other uses, or lack of attendance. Lifeguards will be on duty asrequired by Code. Children age ten and under must be accompanied and supervised byan adult. Children who are not toilet-trained must wear swim diapers. These policies are

subject to change and other rules and policies may be posted and will apply.

2015 FEES

Season Family* (Immediate only) $295.00

Season Adult (16+) $120.00

Season Youth (infant - 15) $95.00

Daily Adult (16+) $5.00

Daily Youth (1 - 15) $4.00

Infants under 1 Year Free

Please make your check payable to the Jewish Federation of Madison and send it with this registration form to 6434 Enterprise Lane, Madison, Wisconsin 53719.Season memberships can be purchased online with credit cards.

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Address __________________________________________________________________

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Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Jewish Community Campus Aquatic Center

Season Membership Registration Form

OPEN SATURDAYS& SUNDAYS

11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.Open weekdays during

scheduled hours

Open to the Public June 6 thru September 7

The Goodman Aquatic Center offers:• 5,500 square foot outdoor pool• Six 25-meter lanes• Zero-depth entry• Solar panels to heat pool• Salt-water chlorination system• Parties and celebrations• Daily concessions• Shaded areas• Surrounded by nature• Infants enter for free

A 5,500 square-foot outdoor pool with six 25-meter competition lanes and zero-depth entry

7762 County Highway PD, VeronaFor directions please visit our website:

jewishmadison.org/pool

PURCHASEYOUR SEASONMEMBERSHIPONLINE NOW!

AttractionsAttractions

Pool SchedulePool Schedule

*Grandparents and/or primary childcare provider may be added to afamily membership at a cost of $20/person.

EARLY REGISTRATION BONUS: Season passes purchased byMay 24, 2015 will include the following number of

free daily guest passes ... Family = 10 daily guest passes;Adult = 5 daily guest passes; Youth = 3 daily guest passes

June 6-7 & 13-21 Daily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m.-8 p.m.June 8-12 Daily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m.-8 p.m.June 22-Aug. 14 Monday-Friday. . . . . . . . 4:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Saturday & Sunday . . . . . . 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Special Dates:Monday, July 13 Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m.-8 p.m.Monday, August 3 Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m.-8 p.m.August 15-31 Daily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m.-8 p.m.September 1-4 Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m.-8 p.m.September 5-7 Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Early Lap Swim:June 22-Aug. 26 Mon. & Wed. only. . . . . . . . 6 a.m.-8 a.m.

Documents

May 10th Marks the 75th Anniversary of the Jewish Federation