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Excitement filled the air in front of TheChildren’s Museum (TCM) on April 14 asnoted speakers prepared to plant a saplingfrom the chestnut tree that stood outsidethe Secret Annex in Amsterdam whereAnne Frank hid with her family and othersfrom 1942–1944. Although saplings fromthis tree have already been planted allover the countryside in Holland, this wasthe first one planted in the United States.

All the local television stations andnewspapers were on hand to capture thisevent for their audiences on this warmand sunny but windy morning.This was instark contrast to the time period in historythis event recalled when racial prejudicewas rampant.

The purpose of the Anne Frank PeacePark where the sapling was planted is to remind us of what can happen whenintolerance and hatred go unchecked. Avariety of people of different ages, races,and religions were on hand to show theirsupport of this purpose and to concur howimportant it is to never cease striving forthe time when humanity will no longerneed this reminder.

Three of the speakers were JeffreyPatchen, President and CEO of TCM;Yvonne Simons, Executive Director of The Anne Frank Center USA (see photo p. IN 2); and Rabbi Brett Krichiver ofIndianapolis Hebrew Congregation (seeexcerpts of their speeches on p. IN 3).Other speakers were David Sousa, PublicAffairs Manager of Dow AgroSciences;David Gray, Chairman of the Board of TCM;and Philanthropists Dorit and GeraldPaul, funders of the Peace Park. Thanks tothe generosity of Dow AgroSciences, TCMwas able to provide essential care andfeeding for several of the saplings.

When Rabbi Krichiver came to podium,

Anne Franksapling plantingceremony at TCMBY JENNIE COHEN

(see Cover Story, page IN 3)

L to R: David Sousa, Public Affairs Manager of Dow AgroSciences; Yvonne Simons,Executive Director of The Anne Frank Center USA; David Gray, Chairman of the Board ofThe Children’s Museum (TCM); Philanthropists Gerald and Dorit Paul, Rabbi Brett Krichiverof Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation; and Jeffrey Patchen, President and CEO of TCM.

Rabbi Brett Krichiver of Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation extemporaneously noted howappropriate the Super Heroes exhibit banner was for the sapling planting because not allof our Super Heroes wear costumes, sometimes even a teenage girl can be a Super Hero.

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Simcha AnnouncementsMazel Tov to…

Max and Susan Reiswerg of HighlandPark, Ill., formerly of Indianapolis, on theannouncement of the engagement of theirdaughter, Jessica Suzanne to Jeffrey FimaLeibovich. Ms. Reiswerg is a graduate ofThe University of Michigan with a degreein Interior Design from HarringtonCollege of Design. She is currently anInterior Designer working in Chicago forKim Scodro Interiors. Mr. Leibovich, theson of Leon and Irena Leibovich of

Highland Park, Ill., is also a graduate fromThe University of Michigan with a degreein Sound Engineering. He is currentlyemployed by Vintage King Audio and isalso a member of the band, Great Divide.Ms. Reiswerg is the granddaughter of thelate Sadie and Ruben Reiswerg, JoanneFox and the late Joseph Fox ofIndianapolis. The couple plan to wed Aug.17, 2013 in Chicago, where they reside. AAAA

Simcha (Eddie) Margolis of Indianapolisand his wife the former Sarah Feldman ofToronto on the birth of their son AryehMatanya Margolis on April 6 in Jerusalem.Aryeh’s grandparents are Mary Ann andSamuel (z”l) Margolis of Indianapolis andJoseph and Ann Feldman of Toronto. His

maternal great-grandparents are Josephand Helen Morgan of Toronto. His olderbrothers are Shmuel Chovav-Tzion, 3, andYitzchak Chaim Annaniel, 20 months. AAAA

Jeffrey Fima Leibovich and JessicaSuzanne Reiswerg.

Above, L to R: Geoff Nuttall, violin; Lesley Robertson, viola; Scott St. John, violin; ChristopherCostanza, cello, with Todd Palmer (inset). Group photo by Marco Borggreve. (See article p. IN 5.)

L–R: Dr. Caryn Vogel with her mother,Holocaust survivor Agnes Vogel, andJennifer Pace Robinson, vice president ofexperiential development and familylearning at TCM. Behind: Howard Vogel,Caryn’s brother.

L–R: Yvonne Simons, Executive Director ofthe Anne Frank Center USA and TCMPresident and CEO Jeffrey Patchen.

Aryeh Matanya Margolis.

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Inside this IssueAnne Frank sapling planting ........coverSimcha Announcements.........................2Community Events .................................4St. Lawrence Quartet ..............................5HAI-Life dinner honories......................6Obituaries .................................................6HHAI Israel trip ......................................6

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he admitted his first comment was notwritten down. It was about the SuperHeroes banner on the outside of theSkywalk to the museum. He said he hadnot noticed it before because he usuallywalks into the museum via the Skywalk.One cannot see the banner from inside,but from the outside, it cannot be missed.

He said he had seen the Super Heroesexhibit inside the museum and it is verygood. He continued about how appropriatethis banner is for this program becausenot all of our Super Heroes wear costumeslike the ones in the exhibit, and sometimeseven a teenage girl can be a Super Hero.

A very interesting speaker was JohnGoodson who portrays Otto Frank, Anne’sfather and the only survivor of their family.A few times every day in the Anne Frankexhibit inside TCM, he and an actress whoportrays Anne, give short monologues.This brings the story to life, making itseem more than a distant history.

After the planting was over, I attendedhis live performance. Goodson talks witha German accent and comes across assomber, yet uplifting. After the performance,he leaves the “room”and comes back withno accent. He says he is there to answersany questions the audience has about thediary, the family, and Miep Gies whohelped hide and bring food to the family.Gies is the woman who found Anne’sdiary and kept it safe for Otto.

Dr. Caryn Vogel of Indianapolis, daughterof Holocaust survivors Michael Vogel, ofblessed memory, and Agnes Vogel, who wasalso in attendance (see photo p. IN 2), hadthe following comments about this event.

“Each year there are fewer livingHolocaust survivors and each year itseems that the memory of the Shoah fades(both for Jews and non Jews). This livingtree will serve as a tangible memory ofthose who died in the Holocaust, but also a tangible reminder of how good cantriumph over evil. It is wonderful that The Children’s Museum has chosen tohighlight the story of Anne Frank as animportant educational tool.

“On a personal level, my father, MichaelVogel, worked closely with Jennifer PaceRobinson (Vice President of ExperientialDevelopment and Family Learning at TCM)on one of their first Holocaust relatedexhibits. He and my mother volunteeredmany hours as docents and school lecturersfor that project. They forged a close relationship with Jennifer and other staffat the museum. I am touched that theystill remember my parents and honor myfather’s memory by including us!”

I saw how pleased the Vogels, likewiseother Holocaust survivors and their

children, were with this program. It was obvious that many hours of planning and preparation had taken place. This was greatly appreciated not only by thiswriter, but everyone in attendance.

Editor’s note: I would like to give a special “Thank you” to Director of Publicand Media Relations at TCM, KimberlyHarms, who helped provide so much information for this sapling planting story.

Jennie Cohen, May 1, 2013

Excerpts of speechesJeffrey Patchen:Today is a day where what we are about

to do truly matters, not just for childrenand families here in Indiana, but also forchildren and families throughout thecountry and across the world who arefamiliar with the Anne Frank story andwho understand that everything we do asa society to perpetuate that story and itslessons are incredibly important andmeaningful.

It is a real privilege for the Museum tobe a permanent site of one of the AnneFrank Tree saplings and to have had theopportunity over the past three years toserve as host for eight other saplings asthey were in quarantine pursuant toIndiana and federal DNR regulations.

In many ways, these saplings have beenthe Museum’s most precious and fragileartifacts over the past three years. Ourwork… in caring for these fragile saplingsand that which we plan in the comingyears around telling the Chestnut Tree’sstory and the meaning it gave to Anneduring her time in hiding is truly one ofthose opportunities where science, art andhumanistic elements come together in waysthat will change the lives and perspectivesof children and families who visit.

I am pleased to introduce YvonneSimons, Executive Director of the AnneFrank Center, whose foresight in conceivingthe Sapling Project truly made all that wecelebrate today possible.

Yvonne Simons:On behalf of the Anne Frank Center

USA, I am very pleased to collaborate withThe Children’s Museum of Indianapolis(TCM) on the planting of the first of theAnne Frank saplings in the United States.

The Anne Frank Center is a partnerorganization of the Anne Frank House inAmsterdam. Located in Lower Manhattan2 blocks north of the 9/11 Memorial andMuseum, we occupy a large gallery andeducational space. It is our mission to raise awareness on the consequences ofintolerance – all kinds of intolerance –through our educational programs andtraveling exhibits, which have been viewedby nearly 6 million people in this country.

This week is Yom HaShaoh, HolocaustRemembrance week, in which we

commemorate the murder of 1.5 millionchildren. No children anywhere in theworld, under any circumstance, on eitherside of any conflict, should be victimized.What the Children’s Museum stands for,together with the Anne Frank Center, isthe celebration of children – ALL childrenin this world – because they signify hopeand innocence.

Anne Frank saw the tree only from asmall window in the attic, and it gave hera sense of hope, beauty and renewal. Wehope that in her absence many generationsof children will see this Chestnut treegrown into all she wanted it to represent.

Please go to our website www.annefranktreeusa.com and become part of thismission by confronting intolerance.

Rabbi Brett Krichiver:Once while walking along a road, Honi

saw a man planting a carob tree. He askedhim: “How long will it take for this tree tobear fruit?” “Seventy years,” replied theman. The sage then asked: “Are you sohealthy a man that you expect to live thatlength of time and eat its fruit?” The man answered: “I found a fruitful world,because my ancestors planted it for me.Likewise I am planting for my children.”(Babylonian Talmud Ta’anit 23a)

Trees have a particular significance inthe Jewish tradition. In Proverbs we read that our Torah is a Tree of Life tothose that hold tight to it and everyonewho upholds it is happy. Its ways are waysof pleasantness, and all its paths are peace(after Proverbs 3:17–18).

It takes 70 years for a tree to bear its fullfruit, according to the ancient texts. Thissymbolism is not lost on us today,especially as we consider the lessonslearned almost 70 years since the death ofAnne Frank. We consider the thoughts shehad while peering out the window of herhiding place, when she wrote: “I want togo on living even after my death!”– AnneFrank (April 5, 1944)

We bless this occasion, when we striveto bring new life to the memory of AnneFrank, young victim of the Shoah, theNazi Holocaust, who teaches us so muchfrom her inextinguishable optimism. AAAA

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p.m. and plan on staying until 6 so that theyoung people have an audience that isfocused and paying attention.

PJ Library Play dates Welcome to the PJ Library Play dates on

Thursdays from 9–11 a.m. at Bureau ofJewish Education. Play dates are free andwill be meeting twice a month. Bring yourchildren, ages newborn to 24 months forstory time, a special activity with our community Shlicha Marva and snacks.Older siblings are always welcome toattend. We also welcome new familieswho are interested in learning more aboutPJ Library. Please RSVP by sending an e-mail to Inna, PJ Library ProgramCoordinator, at pjlibrary@JFGI.org. Ournext PJ Library Play dates will be on May9 and May 23 (always different activity).

PJ Library is a program sponsored bythe Harold Grinspoon Foundation, Alan& Linda Family Foundation, and JewishFederation of Greater Indianapolis thatsends free Jewish books/CDs every monthto children ages 6 months to 8 years old toenrich their journey of Jewish learning.

IndyCHAIIndyCHAI is a fun, accepting community

of Jewish young professionals who belongor who have reached out to IHC.Upcoming IndyChai event is Fri., May 10Shabbat Services and Dinner at IHC.

Young Leadership Division (YLD)of JFGI Big Summer Kick-Off

On Sat., May 11 at 7 p.m. at Rick’sBoatyard (4050 Dandy Trail), kick off summer with YLD at the VIP CocktailDeck at Rick’s Boatyard overlooking beautiful Eagle Creek.

Be one of the first 50 to register and geta free drink. RSVP at www.JFGI.org.

Honoring Rabbi Sandy SassoOn Fri., May 17 at 7:30 p.m. a celebratory

Shabbat service will take place atCongregation Beth-El Zedeck to honorRabbi Sasso for her 36 years of dedicatedleadership to the congregation and theIndianapolis community. A festive onegreception will follow. RSVP to the synagogueoffice 253-3441 or bez613@bez613.org.

Celebrate MOO-VELOUS SHAVUOT!PJ Library and Indianapolis Hebrew

Congregation celebrate MOO-VELOUSSHAVUOT on Sun., May 19 at 10:30 a.m.at Trader’s Point Creamery. This Shavuotthe cows of Trader’s Point Creamery areexcited to show the PJ Library their dairyfarm. Learn how the milk and cheese intasty Shavuot treats are made. Optionalice cream tasting after farm tour. Cost:$5/person. Special price thanks to an

God – It Getteth Better. “Jabber withJaverbaum,”a Q & A with the writer, willfollow the presentation. Cost: $5 JCCmembers / $8 general public.

On Wed., May 8 at 7 p.m, journalistAlicia Oltuski will take the audiencebehind the shroud of the New York diamond district. Author of PreciousObjects: A Story of Diamonds, Family andA Way of Life, Oltuski is a diamond-district insider. Her non-fiction account ofthe underworld workings of the district isa story populated with unusual and at timeshumorous characters, and unveils secretsof this generations-old family trade.

A drawing for a diamond ring valued at $2,000, courtesy of Aronstam Jewelers,will add some sparkle to the event. Cost:$5 JCC members / $8 general public – First raffle ticket is only $1 with purchaseof entry. Additional raffle tickets availablefor purchase at the event: 1 ticket: $5,5 tickets: $15, 10 tickets: $25.

On Thurs., May 9, at 7 p.m., will be the screening of the award-winning documentary, Besa: The Promise, in partnership with Heartland Truly MovingPictures. Besa is the untold story of theMuslims in Albania under Nazi occupation– their compassion, heroism and adherenceto “besa,” the Muslim code of honor. Thefilm challenges our contemporary thinkingabout enmity between Jews and Muslimsas it recounts the meeting of two sons,one from a Muslim family that sheltered aJewish family, and the other, the last surviving member of that Jewish family.The extraordinary story that unfolds is notonly personal for the two men, but alsouniversal in bridging generations andfaiths. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the film’s executiveproducer, Bill Morgan. Cost: $5 JCCmembers / $8 general public. A review ofthe film can be seen on page 2 athttp://jewishpostopinion.com/Jewishpost/NAT_11-7-12.pdf.

Open Mic Event with Mr. Blair KarschTues., May 7 from 4–6:00 p.m., Pike

Library, 6525 Zionsville Rd. Indianapolis.This is the last Open Mic event of the

school year, open to the entire city butfocusing in on school-aged children forperformance art. Poetry, song, dance, rap,comedy, and instrumental music are invited. We will have a great PA systemand the opportunity for artists to plug ininstruments or CDs. Teachers, parents,school administrators, family and friendsare welcome for this very special one nightshowcase of some of Indianapolis’brightest and most heartwarming artists.Any performance art goes, but keep it G-rated because this is open to the public,but a private event not sponsored by thelibrary. Please be sure to show up at 4:00

Orchard In Bloom May 3–5, at Holliday Park, 6363 Spring

Mill Road. Show Hours: Fri. & Sat.,May 3 & 4: 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun., May 5,11 a.m.–4 p.m.

A partnership between The OrchardSchool and Indy Parks, the show will takeplace rain or shine. Find inspiration in thegarden displays of top local landscapers.Stroll through the garden markets insearch of the perfect accessory for home or garden. Bring the whole family to experience the fun of face painting andcraft making. Savor treats and sandwichesfrom the Garden Café while listening togardening experts share their secrets for success.

Jewish Learning Institute ClassCurious Tales of the Talmud: Finding

Personal Meaning in the Legends of ourSages. Held on six Wednesdays from 11a.m.–12:30 p.m. at the SchustermanChabad House, 1112 Oakwood Trail inIndianapolis OR from 7–8:30 p.m. at theArthur M. Glick JCC in Indianapolis. Classbegan Apr. 24, 2013, but join us for theremaining ones. Instructor: Rabbi MendelSchusterman. For more information: Call 698-6423 or email JLI@lubavitchindiana.com.

Hadassah Annual Donor BrunchOn Sun., May 5 at Broadmoor Country

Club there will be special entertainmentand an outstanding menu, and we will behonoring our Donors and Associates!

Unattached Jewish AdultsOn Sun., May 5 at 12:30 p.m., meet

with old friends and make some new onesat Lulu’s Café, 2292 West 86th St., on thenorth side of 86th St., in the strip mallbehind MCL where Kahn’s Wine & Spiritsis also located. For more information call 317- 405-8084 or email: jpostopinion@gmail.com.

Second Edition of the Ann KatzFestival of Books and Arts – May 6-9

Several authors were not able to travelto Indianapolis for the Festival lastOctober due to Hurricane Sandy. Hence,we now present the Second Edition of theAnn Katz Festival of Books and Arts.

A former head writer and producer ofThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart DavidJaverbaum, author of the satirical The LastTestament: A Memoir by GOD, will be onhand Mon., May 6 at 7 p.m. Javerbaumwill introduce the audience to his irreverentbrand of humor by opening the evening,sponsored by NUVO, with his short video,

Community Events

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Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation subsidy. Children under 3 are free with apaying adult. RSVP at www.JFGI.org.

JCC Business NetworkThe next meeting will be on Wed., May

22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Arthur M Glick JCC, 6701 Hoover Rd. RSVP to LarryRothenberg lrothenberg@jccindy.org orcall 317-715-9233. All are welcome. Freeto JCC members and first timers. Others– it is only $5.

Older Americans Month CelebrationThis year’s theme is UNLEASH the

POWER of AGE and we are celebrating.Please plan to attend on May 23 from 5–7p.m. at Pleasant View Lutheran Church,801 W. 73rd Street, Indianapolis. TerryCurry, Marion County Prosecutor will bethe special guest speaker. FollowingProsecutor Curry, Bam Miller will lead asing-a-long. And then, you will enjoy alight boxed dinner prepared by BobbieDougherty, Cater Me Café. Our thankyou goes to David Morgan and SeniorHome Companions for sponsoring themeal. RSVP is required at 251-8881. AnnE. Allen, MSW, LSW, Coordinator Elder-

On Wed., May 8, The Ensemble MusicSociety (see ad p. IN 2) welcomes thereturn of the St. Lawrence Quartet for the closing concert of the Society’s 69thseason. The quartet will perform theQuartet in F Minor by Haydn and then bejoined by clarinetist Todd Palmer forMozart’s Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581 andOsvaldo Golijov’s Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind for quartet and klezmer clarinets.

The St. Lawrence String Quartet(SLSQ) has established itself among theworld-class chamber ensembles of itsgeneration. Its mission: bring every pieceof music to the audience in vivid color,with pronounced communication andteamwork, and great respect to the composer. Since winning both the BanffInternational String Quartet Competitionand Young Concert Artists International

St. Lawrence Quartetwith Todd Palmer, forfinale to EnsembleMusic Society season

Auditions in 1992, the quartet has delighted audiences with its spontaneous,passionate, and dynamic performances.Alex Ross of The New Yorker magazinewrites, “the St. Lawrence are remarkablenot simply for the quality of their musicmaking, exalted as it is, but for the joy theytake in the act of connection.”

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Quintetfor Clarinet and Strings, K. 581, was written in 1789 for the clarinetist Anton Stadler. It was Mozart’s only completed clarinet quintet, and is one of the earliest and best-known workswritten especially for the instrument. Itremains exceptionally popular today dueto its lyrical melodies.

Osvaldo Golijov, 52, is a world-renowned composer of cutting-edge classical music, which he often infuseswith themes from his Jewish Argentineanupbringing. In our increasingly interconnected world, the multi-culturalmusic of Golijov speaks in a voice that is powerful yet touching, contemporaryyet timeless.

Golijov wrote of Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, “About 800 years ago,Isaac the Blind, the great Kabbalist rabbiof Provence, dictated a manuscript inwhich he asserted that all things andevents in the universe are the product ofcombinations of the Hebrew alphabet’sletters. His conviction still resonates today:don’t we have scientists who believe thatthe clue to our life and fate is hidden inother codes?

Golijov came to the United States in1986 to do his doctoral work with GeorgeCrumb at the University of Pennsylvania,and spent summers at Tanglewood on fellowship studying with Lukas Foss andOliver Knussen. In 1990, he wonTanglewood’s Fromm Commission, whichresulted in Yiddishbbuk, premiered by the St. Lawrence String Quartet atTanglewood’s Festival of ContemporaryMusic in July 1992 and winner the following year of the prestigious KennedyCenter Friedheim Award.

Golijov came to wide public notice in2000 with the “Passion According to SaintMark”, commissioned in remembrance ofthe 250th anniversary of Johann SebastianBach’s death by German conductorHelmut Rilling and the International BachAcademy of Stuttgart.

Golijov’s works, with their syntheses ofEuropean, American and Latin secularcultures and their deep spirituality drawnfrom both Judaism and Christianity, havebrought him international notoriety and,in 2003, a coveted MacArthur Foundation“Genius Award.”

Golijov has worked in close collaborationwith the St. Lawrence Quartet on chambermusic since the 1990s. AAAA

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By the boys:

While we are only a few days into ourtrip, Israel has been a great experience oras they say in the slang vernacular heresababa [awesome]! When we traveled upnorth to Kibbutz Misgav Haam and sawthe panoramic view of the incredibly closeLebanese and Syrian borders, we heard apassionate plea from a retired Midwesternoleh (person who made aliyah [moved toIsrael]). He fought in all of Israel’s warssince 1967 and he implored us to realizethat Israel is our home whether we livehere or not; we are connected to this landspiritually and emotionally as well as historically. Which got us thinking andreflecting upon all the ways we have feltconnected and bonded so far on our trip…

Being boys, we were enthralled with thenotion that we have experienced eight different modes of transportation since weleft Indy from puddle-jumper and jumboplanes to donkeys, rafts, kayaks, boats,jeeps and of course our tour bus. Thejeeping experience was amazing as weconnected with the flora and fauna of theGolan Heights speeding dangerouslydown back roads and careening downthose steep hills. (Not sure Mrs. Gettingerin the front seat thought it was as cool aswe did!) Building our own rafts from bamboo, barrels and tying knots to securethem in place for our stint on the Kinneretwas thrilling as well and steering our owndonkeys in the Mishnaic village of KfarKedem. (We even have authentic donkeydriver licenses.) This was another coolteam transportation experience.

Of course, we have bonded with theIsraeli cuisine and have loved the freshsqueezed orange juice and our favoritehomemade pittot and lamb kabobs at KfarKedem. We are still looking for our firstshwarma meal but can’t wait for the falafellunch at our sister school Rambam in Accowhere we will meet with Holocaust sur-vivor and author Naomi Morgenstern anddo a shared book study activity on thebook Bat Kazoo Ratzenu. Both schools readthis in the other’s native language throughour Jewish Federation of GreaterIndianapolis partnership program.

Feeling connected to the country physi-cally and naturally has been a focus thisweek with hiking, boating and jeepingand we credit our amazing guide Gidi,with his contagious smile and lovely

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ObituariesAllen Phillip Marks, 66, of

Gaithersburg, Maryland died on April 12,2013. He was the son of Shirley Marks ofIndianapolis. He was a graduate ofIndiana University and the University ofMichigan. He was a hospital administratorin Atlanta before moving to Gaithersburg.He was also a teacher at AmericanUniversity in Washington, D.C. Besides hismother Shirley, he is survived by his wifeDebra and daughter Erin. His fatherHarold predeceased him. He was buriedin Gaithersburg on April 14.

Helen Siegel, 86, died April 14, 2013.She was born in Jacksonville, Fla., to Alfredand Sylvia Wasserman on Jan. 6, 1927.Helen received her Nursing degree fromSinai Hospital in 1947. She worked fordoctors in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Atlanta.

Helen was a member of IndianapolisHebrew Congregation, HooverwoodGuild, the Dalmatian Club of America,Chicagoland Dalmatian Club, CentralIndiana Kennel Club, and a foundingmember of the Dalmatian Club of GreaterIndianapolis.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Siegel; and stepson,Michael E. Siegel. A graveside service washeld on April 16 in Indianapolis HebrewCongregation North Cemetery. Memorialcontributions may be made to theDalmatian Club of America Foundation orHooverwood Nursing Home.Arrangementsentrusted to Aaron Ruben Nelson Mortuary. AAAA

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42nd HAI-Life AwardsDinner to honor Bentonand Sandi Marks Dinner to be held June 2

Benton and Sandi Marks, parents ofHasten Hebrew Academy graduate Rachel(class of 1999), board members, past president and Education Committeemember will be honored at this year’sHAI-Life Awards Dinner. Benton andSandi are pillars of the Indianapolis Jewish and greater community. Bentonhas been an HHAI board member since1997, chairman of the Building andGrounds Committee, and President of the Board. Sandi is a board member,member of the Education Committee andeducational consultant as needed.

In other areas of the Indianapolis Jewishcommunity, Benton has served on theboard of the Bureau of Jewish Educationand has been its president, has been athree-time chair of Indianapolis IsraelBonds, a five-time chair of the campaignof the Jewish Federation of GreaterIndianapolis and has served as its president! He is currently vice-presidentof his synagogue, Congregation B’naiTorah. Sandi is a member of Hadassah,National Council of Jewish Women, AMITWomen, and her synagogue’s sisterhood.

Also being honored at this very special

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South African accent, with this awesomeconnection to the land itself. Most importantly, Tzafat with its unique candlefactory, blue techelet and the inspiringholiness of the Kabbalist Ari shul wherewe davened mincha connected most of usspiritually to Israel although some arewaiting for Jerusalem to be that specialbond! In Israel we feel proud to beJewish… we wear our kippot (cool IU orMichigan ones) and fit right in as we havea strong sense of belonging to this Jewishland! Not sure we want to come home…

By the girls:Our past few days in Israel have moved

us to reflect on ourselves, our Jewish heritage, and our place in Israel. The quicktransition from Yom Hazikaron to YomHa’atzmaut was very eye opening. In amatter of minutes, we went from mourning for fallen soldiers, their familiesand Holocaust victims, to celebrating inthe streets for the current modern independent state of Israel. We visitedmajor religious and historic landmarks inIsrael, like the Western Wall, Massada andYad Vashem all of which caused us toreflect on our personal Jewish identity andconnection to its eternity.

Names have been a unique motif in ourexperiences. On Monday, Yom Hazikaron(Remembrance Day), we made a trip toYad Vashem. This is a Holocaust museumin Jerusalem that focuses on the personalstories of those who perished in or survived the Holocaust; the name YadVashem taken from the verse in Isaiahestablishing an eternal name and legacy.We were especially touched by a memorial in its outdoor area called YadVeyeled for the 1.5 million children whoperished. This portion of the tour was particularly heart-wrenching, since mostof the children mentioned were youngerthan us, or our age. It reflected on not onlythe children that themselves were

murdered, but the generations of Jews that would have come from them. Thenames of the children continuously play in the exhibit as one walks in the pitchdark room lit with candles reflected ontomirrors to depict many points of tiny light. In beautiful contrast, we celebratedour classmate Nicholle Sanders receivingher Hebrew name Noa on Masada as anaffirmation of her Jewish identity!

We visited Har Hertzel, where we heardmany stories about brave soldiers who fell for the Jewish state. It was especiallymeaningful and realistic when our guidetook us to the graves of his fellow soldiersand told us of their unfortunate demises.We all went to the graves of the 1948 soldiers whose loved ones had passedaway or are too old to visit them. We litcandles for those who connected to us forone reason or another. This stroll throughthe cemetery was enlightening about howmany people have given their lives willingly for us to be able to live and dwellin Israel in peace. Yom Ha’atzmaut brokeus away from the sorrows of Yom Hazikaron.At night, there was a huge party in thestreets with shops, music, dancing, and

food. The crowd was very diverse, buteveryone came together to celebrate theirhome, Israel. We even reconnected withour old friends (former classmates)Achinoam Arieli and Omer Erlich.

In conclusion, we are so appreciative forthis opportunity to visit the land of ourforefathers, and would like to thank ourgracious donors, the Jewish Federation,our parents and teachers who put together this amazing packed schedule for us. We look forward to meeting everyone back in Indiana, but meanwhileare having the time of our lives.

More about this trip will be posted on theHHAI website and Facebook page in thecoming weeks. AAAA

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Nicholle Sanders, Sam Schwartz, andArik Tieke (see photos above).

Many of these students have been at theHHAI since their Early Childhood days.Others have joined us more recently. Weare proud of all their accomplishments. AAAA

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IN 8 – The Jewish Post & Opinion May 1, 2013

Bulk Russet Potatoes

4 for

$1

Shavuot feastlow prices on your

Carmel - E. of US-31 at W. Carmel Dr. (126th St.)E. 96th Street - E. 96th St. at I-69

Prices Good 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 8thru Thursday, May 16, 2013We reserve the right to limit quantities to normal retail purchases.

Vita Classic Nova Salmon4 oz. pkg. Regular or peppered.

save $ 1

5 49 Daisy Sour Cream16 oz. 1 79 Large Red or Golden

Delicious Appleslb

$1

499 Naturally GoodKosher Cheese8 oz. All varieties.

great price

ManischewitzGefilte Fish 24 oz. 6 99