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KI’s Spring Celebration 2021Saturday, April 24

A Zoom evening featuring special musical performances from Cantor Amy E. Levy and friends

April 22 and 23

Friday, April 23Zoom Shabbat & Festive Oneg

Celebrating the Strength of Our Community

Invitation to follow.

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From KI Leadership

President’s Message

Janice Schwartz-Donahue, President

She’at Hadehak — “Extraordinary Moment”Jewish life has always made adjustments in

times of emergency and crisis and this year is no exception!

This is an extraordinary moment in time. Knowing that the COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in our community has certainly given all of us hope that our mandated physical separation will soon come to an end. We are looking towards reopening our Preschool in the summer, as well as lifting restrictions to open our building for Shabbat services and life cycle events. I am hoping that by the time spring officially begins, we will all have had the opportunity to receive vaccinations, and our world will begin to feel a little safer.

Like many houses of worship across the country, we spent the last year reinventing how we worship, learn, study, and support each other. We took unprecedented action in March of 2020 to communicate with our congregants through the Jewish principle of ‘Hesed:’ Profound Love and KI-Kindness. Our clergy continue to nurture any in our community who seek comfort due to the uncertainty, grief, and anxiety that the pandemic has provoked.

By now, all of our congregants are aware of how we overcame challenges to learn to Zoom, how our programming and Shabbat services remain enriched and unabated, and how our KI caring network thrived through our efforts with other faith-based communities in our neighborhood. As we move through the pandemic in tandem, our corner sign shouts out, “Love Your Neighbor as Yourself ” reminding everyone who traverses Old York Road that we are all in this together.

When we chose Tikkun HaNefesh as our theme for this year little did we imagine that we would be spending most of this time focused on nurturing our souls as we slogged through a pandemic, hour by hour, day by day, week by

week, and month by month. Now as a year has passed we realize even a global pandemic could not stop our celebrations or dampen our spirits.

It is all about survival! Leaving Egypt as one nation, finding the power to work together as we watched plague after plague thrust upon the Egyptians is an analogy we can make this year when we discuss the Passover story at our seders. Our tables may seem empty of guests but our wine glasses are overflowing with hope. Truly, Pesach 2021 also brings us to an extraordinary moment in time.

While I intend to wish you all a “Chag Sameach,” I also need to share a more serious

accounting of the state of our synagogue. When spring arrives, so do plans for our Annual Spring Fundraiser and with it the proverbial ASK that accompanies our gathering together. For years now, KI membership numbers have been dwindling, religious school enrollment shrinking, and fundraisers have had to fill the budget gap. Like many religious institutions around our country, and because of the influence of the pandemic, we are experiencing

a budget deficit far beyond ones we have encountered before.

At KI, we pride ourselves in being able to boast that since our formation in 1847, our sacred community has had an enduring history of philanthropy. Right now, the very continuity of our community currently rests on our shoulders.

As President of the Congregation, I thank you, for your generous support in recent years and I look to your support once again, at this She’at Hadehak, this “Extraordinary Moment,” and this time of emergency!

Chag Sameach,Janice

Our tables may seem empty of guests but

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From the Bimah

Rabbi’sMessage

Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D.

Back to Work: Step by Step, Inch by InchIt has been a long time coming. On Wednesday,

October 28, 2020, I was scheduled for a regular doctor’s appointment including my annual fall flu shot. Little did I know that my whole life was going to change and that after a single “listen” on the stethoscope, I would be on my way to Abington Hospital in an ambulance for open-heart surgery, followed by a long period of convalescence and cardio rehab. In fact, I was really lucky. My primary physician was “on the ball” and the staff at the hospital were uniformly excellent as were the people in the home nurse program and now “in-house” therapeutic treatment. I did not see it coming. I was not being treated for anything in this direction. As they say, this was the “hand of cards I was dealt” and lucky for me the deck was in decent order and I am now slowly returning to my old life. Of course, not everything is going to be the same. The pizza, subs, and other weapons of (body) mass destruction are now gone, as are the 20-hour days and the 8-day weeks. More common sense, better allocation of time, fewer projects, and healthier eating is what is on my plate. I did not come through this storm just to land on a helicopter pad. My goal is a long run- way with smooth flying and gentle landings.

But enough of the metaphors. As I pick up the pieces, I am starting to restore parts of my old routine: a weekly meeting with my assistant, Sarah Morrison; weekly senior staff meetings; Shabbat and holiday services; B’nai Mitzvah lessons; and Confirmation. As best as possible, I am making daily pastoral phone calls and participating in Zoom life cycle events. However, until a sufficient number of COVID vaccines have been admini-stered most of my work will remain virtual. I hope that sometime later this year (I do not know which month) “in-person” Judaism will resume at KI, probably beginning with our Preschool. I look forward to all of it.

Now, my downtime was not a complete loss. With the help of my daughter, Chana, I was able to assemble a collection of my recent poems and put them together in book form, both online and print. The Kindness Response (by me, Rabbi Lance J. Sussman) is now available at Barnes and Noble and online at Amazon. With the help, again from

Chana, as well as my long-term volunteer assistant, Joan Myerson Shrager, I have also made good progress on a book of my sermons and essays reflecting my 20 years of work at KI. The book will be called A Portrait of an American Rabbi, and will include nearly 100 of my articles and reflections. The book will be organized chronologically and will also be available in “e” and print editions. I am not exactly sure of the release date yet but I am hoping this volume, my second book of sermons, will be available by the High Holy Days 2021. I also have several articles forthcoming this spring, one on the Haftarot and the other an essay on our Landau windows in a special art book to be published by the Penn State University Press.

OK, so you are probably saying, I really did not take much of a break, but I actually limited my editing time and relied heavily on my helpers.

I truly look forward to getting back to work. One, I love my work. Becoming and being a rabbi is/was a calling for me. Second, when news spread of my medical emergency, I received hundreds of get-well cards (Hallmark must have done well) from you, the congregation. I was overwhelmed by the outpouring of support, concern, and love from so many of you. There is an old joke about how the President of a shul once visited a rabbi in the hospital and reported that she had good news. “The Board voted 5 to 4,” the President reported, “that you should get better.” Looks like my vote was better than that and now I feel I must get back to the work of being your rabbinic partner in Jewish and everyday life just as I have been for the last 20 years.

So, step by step, inch by inch, I am coming back to my rabbinic vocation and hopefully, as the rate of vaccination intensifies, it will be in person and not just online. Again and always, thank you for your support during this crazy time in my life. Meanwhile, a happy and healthy Passover to you and your families. May we all be delivered from the plague we are still enduring.

Shabbat Shalom and Todah!Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D.

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Join Us in CelebrationRoss and I invite you to celebrate in the

Bat Mitzvah of our daughter, Aria Elyse Levy. We have been looking forward to sharing this milestone with our beloved community, and even though there are restrictions due to COVID-19, we invite you to share in her Bat Mitzvah virtually on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at www.kenesethisrael.com/livestream.

Aria has been deeply impacted by the love and support of our community. Starting with preschool, where she made life-long friendships, she received a strong education, which instilled in her a love of reading and Jewish learning. At a young age, Maya Rigler, who taught Aria how important it is to support Alex’s Lemonade Stand and research for Childhood Cancer, inspired her. She held her own lemonade stands and she is currently continuing to support this cause.

There are opportunities that Aria has had only because of our incredible community. She went to Lowell Elementary School with her Mitzvah mentors, Marci Abt and Toby Grubman, and tutored children as part of our Mitzvoteinu Program. She also traveled with her class on the Civil Rights Journey to Atlanta and Alabama, learning about the history of Civil Rights and how our heritage roots us in the constant fight for equal rights.

Aria’s KI teachers have encouraged her and she has often said, “I feel like I can be myself at KI.” When Aria was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, and had to be homeschooled for six months, many members from our KI community took time out of their schedules to teach her about art, gardening, and Holocaust education.

KI has supported Aria’s journey to be a camper at Camp Harlam, another place where Aria has flourished. She has learned leadership and independence there. This year, Aria has taken on being a Madricha for our KI 2nd Grade as she felt it was important to give back to her community that has given so much to her.

Aria’s Bat Mitzvah is a moment for us to share with you, our gratitude for the love and support that has flowed from your hearts from the day I became your cantor. It was at KI that I met Ross; it was on the KI Bimah that we were married; our children attended the KI preschool and discovered their love of learning and the deepest friendships. It is in the KI religious school where the power of community blossomed, and in the sanctuary where joy, prayer, and learning join together for the blessings of happiness and peace.

Please join us in this great moment of happiness for the Levy and KI Family!

Worship Schedule and CalendarDue to the current situation with the coronavirus, we cannot give you definitive times for worship or calendar programming. We ask that you check our weekly e-KI and the KI webpage for the most current information.

Cantor’sMessage

CantorAmy E. Levy

From the Bimah


Welcome to Linda RothPlease join me in welcoming

Linda Roth as the new Director of Library Services for the Meyers Library. Linda worked closely with our previous Director, Ellen Tilman. We are grateful to Ellen for her years of outstanding service at KI and for her willingness to work with Linda and ensure a smooth transition.

Professionally, Linda spent 33 years at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia in the office of Jewish Information and Referral Service. She served as Director of that department from 2007 until her retirement in 2019. Previously, she worked at the Please Touch Museum, the Museum of the American Indian, and the Museum of Holography.

Personally, Linda and her husband, Jonathan, have been members of KI since 2011. They have demonstrated a heart for others in their commitment to the work of HaMotzi and other projects at KI.

We are pleased that Linda will bring her talents and skills to KI and the Meyers Library. Look for her articles in Shalom KI and sign up for her Library emails with new book arrivals and program details.

Brian D. RissingerExecutive Director

Happy Passover!Exciting News to Facilitate

your Seder at Home…

Seder in a Bag - Drive By Pick Up!

Includes Seder plate with all 6 ritual items: Egg, Parsley, Lettuce, Charoset, Maror & Bone, Matzah & Matzah Cover, Wine & Wine Cup. Plus, KI’s own Passover Haggadah by Rabbi Lance Sussman & Cantor Amy Levy.

Thursday, March 25th, Noon - 5PM. & Friday, March 26th, 9AM - Noon.

Donations Welcome!

Get Your Passover Wine at the KI Gift Shop

Please place your order with Lynore Eisman at [email protected] or 215.676.1812 or the KI Office at 215. 887.8700. We can have your order ready for pick-up by the main doors.

Select Moscato — $18Barkon Pinot Noir — $18Baron Hertzog Merlot — 18Baron Hertzog Chardonnay — $18Manischewitz Concord Grape — $7Kedom Concord Grape — $7

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Everyone at the TableWhen I was growing up, every year at

my family’s seder we would sing (to the tune of Clementine):

“Said the father, to his children at the seder you will dine you will eat your fill of matzah you will drink four cups of wine.”

The song went on to talk about the father’s four sons, each with their own temperaments. The song continues by telling how the sons’ varying attitudes and approaches should be a prod to the father to provide certain answers, crafted for each of their ears, minds, and hearts.

For those who do not remember, the traditional text (in part) reads:

“Corresponding to four sons did the Torah speak; one [who is] wise, one [who is] evil, one who is innocent and one who doesn’t know to ask.”

Each in his turn asks a question (or refrains from doing so), according to his particular character. And the father is told to respond in kind, recognizing the spiritual and psycho- logical place from which the question is asked.

Now, it is not lost on many of us that the Haggadah traditionally characterizes these four as sons. As boys — indeed, boys of a father. The original text paints a picture in which it is harder for folks who are neither boys nor men to see ourselves.

So, it was not long into our teenage years when my siblings and I began to write verses that included daughters. Some may say that we were failing to respect tradition— it is from a classical rabbinic text, based in Torah, after all. But, in fact, we were honoring the deep meaning of the text and of the seder’s main duty: We must not only tell the story of our slavery and freedom— we must ensure the story is understood in our bones. We must ensure that we see ourselves in the story— each of us. In order for understanding to be deep; in order for us to fulfill the mitzvah of

passing the story midor l’dor— from generation to generation — we must ensure it is understood and personally felt by all who attend.

When we look to passing and teaching our traditions, vibrantly and sustainably, to the next generation, we will only be successful if we understand and respond to the learner in the place where they stand. The seder opens the door to all who are “hungry” for recognition and meaning. The “Four Children” section of the Haggadah reminds us that there is no one way to be in order to participate in this story; in order to be at the table.

And, truthfully, we change which child we are throughout our lives. So, while in our lesser moments we may want to look askance at the very different child sitting beside or across from us at the table, the Haggadah protects us from these worst instincts. It reminds us that though we are one child today, tomorrow, we may be another. We change. We grow. But there is always a place for us at the seder and a part for us in our Jewish story.

Youth and Education

JQuest B’Yachad

Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg,Director of Religious Education


I can definitely say I did not expect my last year on the KIFTY board and my last year at KI to look like this. I always looked forward to Tuesdays, walking through the big double doors and being greeted by the warm, welcoming faces in the lobby.

Growing up at KI, I always considered this place a second home. With COVID-19, being unable to go to this special place has made me realize how special those Tuesdays — yet sometimes hesitant about the traffic-filled drives and having to get up from my comfy bed — really are to me.

Serving as one of three KIFTY presidents this year, I knew I had an important role in helping to keep this tight-knit KI family together and in touch. In order to do this, we have been

implementing virtual events and get-togethers. We also have KIFTY meetings once a month and I love being able to see everyone’s faces and catch up, even though it is over Zoom.

Although, this year is not how I imagined, the Tuesday night meetings still bring a smile to face as well as those around me. This year has been tough, but I can’t imagine getting through it without my KI and KIFTY family. I am and always will be so thankful that I have grown up at KI and had a chance to get involved with KIFTY four years ago.

If you are thinking of getting involved, you should definitely reach out to Danielle and apply to be on the KIFTY board! I have no doubt that you will get just as much out of it as I have.

KIFTYNews

Sydnee Ostroff, CoPresident

KIFTY

Youth and Education

A Star Among UsLee Slobotkin headlined a streamed show, Color Me Lee,

on Sunday, January 3 presented by Women of KI with support by Adult Education.

Lee, an Administrative Assistant and Digital Content Manager at KI, has a background in professionally performing and acting, both on and off Broadway. Color Me Lee featured Lee and friends performing well-known tunes from Broadway shows Wicked, Book of Mormon, and Little Shop of Horrors, among others, plus favorite songs made famous by the Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, and many others.

Lee is a true performer with a great voice, an enveloping personality, and a presentation style that leaves you wishing for more. His choice of selections and interpretations was top notch. In addition, his talented friends joined in to perform duets, making his show even more exciting. Plus he used streaming technology to its fullest.

We are truly lucky to have this “Star Among Us” and look forward to many more opportunities for him to perform.

Proudly submitted by Skip Pitkow

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A Different Kind of CelebrationOur annual Spring Celebration Weekend

is always one of my favorite times of the year. It is a time when the entire KI community can come together and celebrate the good that we do, and honor some of our extraordinary people. This year it is going to be very different than in past years. Last year we ended up cancelling most of the event; the pandemic was so new and we were not yet experts at virtual entertainment. Now, for better or worse, we are. This year, having been so unlike any in our recent memory, we are planning to present our tributes differently too. Instead of honoring particular individuals, we will be honoring the actions of those at KI who stepped up and adapted everything they knew to keep KI thriving and to help the community. We will have a special Shabbat service on Friday, April 23, followed by themed zonegs, (Zoom onegs) of your choice.

On Saturday, April 24 there will be an evening of entertainment for you to enjoy.

While the Spring Celebration Weekend is always a time to celebrate and have fun, it is also our biggest fundraiser of the year. The money we collect from dues, tuition, and other revenue throughout the year leaves us with a deficit. We rely on the generosity of our members during the Spring Celebration Weekend to help. And this year, we need your support more than ever.

Ways you can help support the Spring Celebration Weekend:

• Place an ad in our virtual ad book — you will receive a list of different ideas.

• Be a sponsor of the weekend.• Attend the virtual events and have fun!We can do virtually anything together — I’m

looking forward to seeing you on April 23 and 24!

Membership

Membership

Jaimie Abt Shmelzer,Membership Engagement Director


Lifelong LearningBy Rita Rosen Poley

1 Excerpted from The Inquirer, by Andee Hochman, posted May 3, 2017.2 Excerpted from the artist’s biography.

This spring the Temple Judea Museum (TJM) will present “Journey into Darkness…Heal with the Beauty of Life,” its first joint exhibition with HAMEC, The Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center, now located in the KI building. The show will include objects from TJM’s Collection of the Holocaust and Acts of Oppression and Resistance. HAMEC will present paintings by the late Harry Somers and sculptural reliefs by the late Frank Root.

HAMEC: Opened in 1961, HAMEC, the first Holocaust Museum in the United States, educates students and adults, personalizing the Holocaust so that they learn the consequences of racism, ethnic cleansing, and intolerance. A variety of Holocaust awareness programs are offered, including eyewitness testimonies, personal interactions with eyewitnesses, two live theater performances, and docent-led tours.

The TJM Holocaust Collection: For the most part, the objects in the TJM collection were received as donations from people who came to own them through personal experience. As such, they represent a unique perspective of lives that were affected, directly or indirectly, by the Holocaust. In addition, the museum has been able to purchase key objects on eBay and at public auctions. Among those are press photographs taken during and after WWII. With the addition of the gift of the Alvin Gilens’ Photograph Collection, TJM is able to document through rare, original images, the plight of Jewish victims and refugees during the war and, later, during resettlement. This collection also contains contemp- orary artwork by artists such as Kezia Lechner, Mary Costanza, Robbin Ami Silberberg, and Alvin Gilens.

Lise Marlowe, a teacher at Elkins Park Middle School, who won the History Channel’s teacher of the year award in 2006, and is also a KI member, a JQuest teacher, and active with HAMEC, is largely responsible for the idea for this joint exhibition.

Harry Somers, who died in 2013, was just 16 when he made his daring escape from Nazi Germany and began a new life, eventually becoming a painter and beginning to exhibit and to sell his work. Because the memories of his harrowing ordeal were always close to the surface, it became Somers’ mission to respond to the hate he had experienced by making art infused with beauty, color, and peace. Painting became an escape for Somers, a way to cope with the loss of his family and the trauma of surviving Nazi Germany.1

Frank Root was born in 1936 in Philadelphia. After serving in the Korean War, he eventually became involved in window display. After a period of apprenticeship at the Blum Store, he went on to become a highly respected display director specializing in fine jewelry displays for Bailey, Banks, and Biddle, and the J.E. Caldwell Company where his miniaturized windows became part of the joy of shopping on Chestnut Street. In 1976, at age 40, after open-heart surgery, his work took a different turn, into the fine arts. His important and well-respected “Holocaust Series,” (parts of which will be displayed at TJM), is a result of that transition.2

From Frank Root: “A friend asks why I dwell on this period, as the world has seen many holocausts. When faced with this same question, Eberhard Jackel, a German historian of that era answered, ‘Never before had any state with all the authority of its responsible leader decided

and announced that it intended to kill off a particular group of human beings, including the old, women, children, … as completely as possible and had then translated this decision into action with every possible power at the state’s command.’ When someone asks me why am I doing this, the answer is ‘because holocausts can happen.’”

Above: Top, Harry Somers; middle, Frank Root; bottom, Doug Beube.

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KI Adult Education UpdateBy Caryl Levin

Has your time in quarantine been uplifting, interesting, educational, and social? If your answer is “yes,” you have been attending the KI Adult Education programs every Monday at 10:30 a.m. If it is not, please email me at [email protected] so I can put you on the Adult Ed email list. You will immediately be part of an intelligent, welcoming community.No excuses.

Fanning the Spark — The Creative Process, with Sherry V. Ostroff Monday, March 1 at 10:30 a.m.How does a writer find the idea, the spark, that flares into a compelling novel — worthy enough to engage a reader for hours? Follow author Sherry V. Ostroff as she describes her journey into the world of fictional writing and the creative process from its embryonic stage until it becomes a tale that hooks readers from the first page.

Sculpture of Anish Kapoor (b. 1954) Cloud Gate, Chicago, Il (2006), with Arlene Diane SpectorMonday, March 8 at 10:30 a.m.Sir Anish Kapoor was born in 1954 in Mumbai, India to a Hindu father and an Iraqi-Jewish mother. Kapoor is a British-Indian sculptor who specializes in installation and conceptual art—especially known for Cloud Gate (2006), located in Chicago, Illinois.

KI in the 1930s: What Did Rabbi Fineshriber Have to Say?, with Evonne Kruger and Isaak Kruger Monday, March 15 at 10:30 a.m.

Medical Ethics, with Dr. Robert MichaelsonMonday, March 22 at 10:30 a.m.Dr. Robert Michaelson has collected interesting cases throughout his career regarding challenging and controversial issues in providing patient care. It is these that he will share and promote dialogue.

Hazzan David Tilman Monday, March 29 at 10:30 a.m.

Salonica and Sarajevo: Balkan Sephardi Metropolises, with Joseph Benetov Monday, April 5 at 10:30 a.m.As Sephardi Jews settled in the Ottoman Empire, Salonica became one of the most important centers of Jewish life. The city thus earned the monikers “Madre de Israel” (“Mother in Israel”) and “Jerusalem of the Balkans.” Further inland, multiethnic Sarajevo was also home to a thriving Jewish community and was sometimes referred to as Little Jerusalem. Our talk will highlight some of the most important figures and events from the Jewish histories of Salonica and Sarajevo. How did the famous Sarajevo Haggadah survive both Nazi occupation and the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s? Learn about the notable moment in the history of Bosnian Jews known as the Sarajevo Purim. What effect did the charismatic false messiah Sabbatai Zevi have on the Jews of 17th-century Salonica? We will also travel through the picturesque sites of Salonica and Sarajevo and visit their sumptuous synagogues, the iconic White Tower of Thessaloniki, the colorful Old Bazaar of Sarajevo, and much more.

Female Architects: Where Are They?, with Andy Clyman Monday, April 12 at 10:30 a.m.Half of the student body in architectural programs are women, yet only 18% of licensed architects are women. There are huge wage and social inequalities. Worldwide, only three of the top one hundred firms are headed by women. Why is that?

American Portraiture, with Joanne BeckMonday, April 19 at 10:30 a.m.

The Sliver of Light By Josh Fattal, with Laura FattalMonday, April 22 at 7:00 p.m.

Lescaux Caves, with Dr. Stephen PhilipsMonday, April 26 at 10:30 a.m.

Impressionism — The Movement, with Stephen PollackMonday, May 3 at 10:30 a.m.We’ll learn how French artists of the 19th century created the first modern “Art Movement” in history…a view of the development of Impressionism in French culture that spread to other places — especially England, America, and Russia. Yet ironically, one of the most important influences that inspired Impressionism was the work of the American poets Edgar Allen Poe and Walt Whitman. Impressionism became an outspoken style that infected the points of view of painting, poetry, literature and music, and opened the doors to modern art.

Octavius V. Catto: A Legacy for the 21st Century, with Amy CohenMonday, May 10 at 10:30 a.m.Octavius Catto was a 19th century scholar, athlete, community leader, and civil rights activist who spent most of

Lifelong Learning

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Lifelong LearningFrom the Meyers LibraryBy Linda Roth, Director of Library Services

The Meyers Library continues to serve as a resource for the KI congregation and the surrounding community. The “Foyer Lending and Return Program” is a great way for you to keep up with you reading list in a contact-free way. Call or email the library at [email protected] for more information on how to borrow books.

The Meyers Library Adult Book Discussion Group will be discussing The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross, via Zoom on Wednesday, March 10 at 1:00 p.m.

“[This is a] remarkable debut novel — written with the fearless imagination of Michael Chabon and the piercing humor of Gary Shteyngart—about a small Jewish village in the Polish forest that is so secluded no one knows it exists… until now. For decades, the tiny Jewish shtetl of Kreskol existed in happy isolation, virtually untouched and unchanged. Spared by the Holocaust and the Cold War, its residents enjoyed remarkable peace. It missed out on cars, and electricity, and the internet, and indoor plumbing. But when a marriage dispute spins out of control, the whole town comes crashing into the twenty-first century… Divided between those embracing change and those clinging to its old world ways, the people of Kreskol will have to find a way to come together… or risk their village disappearing for good.”

In the first three weeks in May, we will be able to benefit from the knowledge of Evonne and Isaak Kruger with an exploration of some of the short stories and poems written by Grace Paley. Grace Paley (December 11, 1922–August 22, 2007) was a [ Jewish] American short story author, poet,

teacher, and political activist. Paley wrote three critically acclaimed collections of short stories, which were compiled in the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist The Collected Stories in 1994.

The Grace Paley Series will look like this:1. Evonne will cover the Introduction to Grace Paley,

outlining her multifaceted life and poetry.2. Isaak review the very famous short story “Goodbye and

Good Luck.” It is a perfect story for a liberated man.3. Evonne will do a second story (TBD) that will also

have the Paley feminist “zing.”We look forward to this fun and interesting series of talks!Here is another way you can become involved with the

Meyers Library: Become a Book ReviewerWe need volunteers to write book recommendations!

Have you read a Jewish book that you would recommend others to read? Would you like to see your name in print? Contact Linda Roth about becoming a book reviewer for our “Good Reads” column.

We are starting to prepare our list of books and films for next year. If you have any recommendations for feature films with Jewish themes and content to show in the future, please share them with me. I would also like your suggestions for book titles to use in the Book Discussion group.

Happy reading and have a great spring season!Linda Roth215-887-8700 ext. 417

his life in Philadelphia. Amy Cohen will share a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award-winning 15-minute film she produced to coincide with the 2018 installation of a memorial to Catto at City Hall. Following the film screening, Ms. Cohen will lead an interactive discussion about Catto’s current relevance.

American Education: Defining a Nation, with Susan Adler Monday, May 17 at 10:30 a.m.This talk will examine the development of the public school in the U.S. beginning with the rise of the “common school” in the 19th century. The talk will explore changing educational aims that emerged as the nation developed. Educational aims have shifted in importance from unifying the country in the

early years to the importance of educating young people who will contribute to economic strength and prosperity. Throughout, a third major goal of education, social mobility, has remained important.

The Jewish Connection to Art, with Phyllis Gotkin Monday, May 24 at 10:30 a.m.This presentation will cover works of art from the walls of the PMA, all of which have some type of Jewish connection. The timeline of “Jewish Connections” runs from the early 1800s to today. Although Jewish artists create some of the works of art, most of them have a different Jewish connection, such as donor, owner, contributor, collector, etc.

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In Our Community

Women of KIBy Lynore Eisman, President, Women of KI

Passover is soon upon us and although we may be preparing for a Passover Seder, there may not be as many guests at our table. Women of KI and Cantor Levy invite you to a virtual “Women’s Seder” on Sunday, March 7 at 1:00 p.m.

We hope that this will be a way to join in strength and support of each other during this Passover, as we navigate our way through this modern-day plague.

We want to let you know that W of KI are here for you even if we cannot be together in person. Let us know how you and your family are doing. Please feel free to contact me, Lynore at 215.676.1812 or [email protected].

Upcoming Calendar of EventsSunday, March 7 at 1:00 p.m.: Women’s Virtual Passover Seder. The Women of KI and Cantor Amy Levy invite you to a Virtual Women’s Seder. This will be a way to join in strength and support of each other

during this Passover time. Bring out your Seder plate, candlesticks, Elijah Cup, and Miriam Cup to display and use at our Women’s Seder. Spend time socializing and sharing your fondest memory around a Passover festival. Would you be interested in being a reader during the Seder? Contact Marlene Glass at [email protected] or 215.837.1151. To RSVP, send your $18 check to Mindi Glachman, Women of KI. Contact Mindi Glachman at [email protected] or 215.694.4891, if you have any questions.

Monday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m.— Women of KI Virtual Board Meeting . Show off your favorite Passover recipe that you love or share a good memory.

Monday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m.: Women of KI Virtual Board Meeting. Help us plan for upcoming events, socialize, and relax.

Sunday, April 11 at 7:00 p.m.: Annual Interfaith Program: Interfaith Reflections on COVID — Emerging Together with Hope and Strength! Join Women of KI for a panel discussion with clergy, community leaders, and front-line workers to reflect on how COVID has changed us and to honor those we have lost.

Friday, May 7 at 6:00 p.m.: Women of KI Sisterhood Shabbat

Monday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m.: Women of KI Virtual Board Meeting. Help us plan for upcoming events, socialize, and relax.

Wishing you and your families a Happy and Sweet Passover!

Lynore Eisman and the Women of KI

HaMotzi Committee Report, January 21, 2021By Sue Fried ([email protected]) and Paulette Sterman-Soroko ([email protected]), HaMotzi Dinner Chairs

There is no doubt that the HaMotzi Program is the busiest and most vital it has ever been during the recent months of food instability and need in our nation. We have over 150 volunteers who participate in this program, and they are outstanding. Their jobs include shopping, cooking, bagging groceries, writing notes, distributing meals and groceries, directing traffic, making phone calls, and much more.

We distribute approximately 150 meals on distribution days, with another 50 meals either picked up mid-month, or delivered to homes.

We have been blessed with the generosity of congregants and community members whose donations have allowed us to keep supporting these essential dinners. We are extremely grateful to those who have been able to fully or partially

sponsor entire HaMotzi dinners: Gay & John Binswanger; Barbara & Charles Kahn; Lois & Stan Singer; Ellen & Neil Sklaroff; Rabbi Lance & Liz Sussman; Janet & Alan Widra; Peggy Goldenberg; Jean Paul; Brith Shalom Lodge #8; Jacob Stein & Family; Marnie & Jason Wildman; Anonymous KI family, and many, many more.

Thank you to Dan Kaufman who baked delicious cookies for our December and January dinners.

Thank you to our students, their families, and others who wrote lovely notes to include in our dinners.

Thank you also to the following knitters who provided scarves and hats for our Hamotzi guests: Joan Brantz, Arlene Brest, Lynore Eisman, Mindi Glachman, Rochelle Margasak, and Carole Slotsky.

Join with us and becomea part of “the nurturing soul

of our KI Community.”


Israel CommitteeSummarized by William Schur, Chair KI Israel Committee

A New U.S. Strategy for the Israeli Palestinian Conflict*Ilan Goldenberg, Michael Koplow, and Tamara Cofman Wittes, CNAS Report

Today’s realities demand that the U.S. change its approach to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Its current focus is on high-profile diplomatic initiatives that aim for a permanent agreement in which the U.S. is the central mediator. Instead, the U.S. should focus on taking tangible steps, both on the ground and diplomatically, that will improve the freedom, prosperity, and security of all people living between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, while also cultivating the conditions for a future two-state agreement negotiated between the parties.

America’s role as the primary mediator between Israelis and Palestinians has shifted dramatically. In a world where COVID-19, domestic crises, and U.S. competition with China have emerged as urgent concerns for the U.S. government, addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has dropped in priority. Among Arab governments, resolving that conflict is no longer seen as a sine qua non, as evidenced by the recent agreements between Israel, Bahrain, Morocco, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates to normalize relations. The Trump Administration has undercut the U.S. role in Israeli–Palestinian peacemaking, by taking a one-sided approach, and aligning the U.S. with Israeli far-right policies, while freezing out the Palestinians.

The authors have laid out a plan that focuses on three central lines of effort:1. Tackle pressing issues that threaten any possibility of

progress in addressing the conflict and keep the U.S. from playing a constructive role.

These would include:a. Resume economic assistance to the Palestinians.b. Focus on freedom of movement, electricity and

water in the Palestinian territories, especially Gaza.c. Deter annexation and settlement construction.

2. Pursue concrete steps to meaningfully improve freedom, security, and prosperity for Israelis and Palestinians, and advance the prospects of an agreed two-state solution to the conflict over the medium term.

3. Reshape the U.S. role for greater persistence and impact, including:

a. Pursue flexible engagement with other international actors, instead of trying to monopolize the work of Arab–Israeli diplomacy.

b. Strengthen engagement with Jordan and harness warming ties between Israel and the Arab Gulf states to promote positive synergy with Israeli-Palestinian relations.

c. Root Israeli–Palestinian policymaking in an inclusive interagency process, instead of concentrating action on the issue at the Secretary of State and Presidential level.

*You can read the full version at https://israelpolicyforum.org/ 2020/09/17/the-end-of-the-arab-israeli-conflict/

What do you think about this article? Please let me know; my email address is: [email protected]. Let’s have a dialogue about this evolving situation.

In Our Community

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In Our CommunityHistorian Lisa Tetrault to Speak—When Women Won the Right to Vote: A History UnfinishedBy Arlene B. Holtz, Ph.D., Chair, and Barbara A. McNeil

March is Women’s History Month, and the Social Justice Committee will present Dr. Lisa Tetrault of Carnegie Mellon University to speak about the 19th Amendment. But wait! If you think that’s the Amendment that gave women the right to vote, Dr. Tetrault will explain that you are wrong. And that’s why we’re presenting this program. In fact, neither the U.S. Constitution, nor the 15th Amendment, nor the 19th Amendment gave anyone the right to vote. Instead, the Constitution defines a narrow set of reasons that citizens may not be denied the franchise. For example, the 15th Amendment prevents states from denying a citizen the right to vote based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” And the 19th Amendment prevents states from denying a citizen the right to vote based on sex. Our Founders left it to the states to otherwise determine voter eligibility, and this has facilitated voter suppression of different groups throughout our history.

Dr. Tetrault will discuss the history of the 19th Amendment and women’s suffrage with a special focus on the men and women who fought for women’s suffrage and the impacts of racism on this struggle. She will explain the ways that the Amendments pertaining to voting are misunderstood by most Americans. Her talk also will position 1920 as the middle of a much larger story about the pursuit of voting rights, a struggle that is today unfinished and ongoing.

Monday, March 15 at 7:00 p.m.

When Women Won the Right to Vote: A History UnfinishedPresented by Dr. Lisa Tetrault

Dr. Tetrault is Associate Professor of History at Carnegie Mellon University, a leading suffrage scholar, and author of the prize-winning book, the Myth of Seneca Falls: Memory and the Women’s Suffrage Movement, 1848–1898.Zoom Information: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84238707791

Life Cycles

Mazal Tov to the following congregants on their Special Simchas…BirthsElliot Nathan Ahern, son of Rachel Cohen and Colin Ahern, and grandson of our members Marjorie and Marc Cohen.

Addison Oliva Judge, daughter of Jennifer Morris Judge and William Judge, and grandson of our members Alan Fried and Susan Michener.

Jackson Ralph Ayres, son of Jenna Gordon Ayres and Kenneth Ayres, and great-grandson of our member, Ricki Gordon.

Ilana Rose Prasanphanich, daughter of Nina and Adam Prasanphanich, granddaughter of our members, Phyllis and Charles Salinger, and niece of our members Josh Salinger and Ashley Devoe.

We mark with sorrow the passing of…Norma Zitomer, sister of our member, Annette Kravitz

Sally Rosen, mother of our member J. Michael Winheld

Nina Lynne Fischer, our member

William G. Kanefsky, grandfather of our member Sean (Danielle) Carlin

Janet Guth, mother of our member Adam (Elena Margolis) Guth

Sonia Gordon Hess, mother of our member Steven (Wendy) Hess

Kenneth M. Kron, our member

Bruce Sklar, father of our member Peter (Caitlin) Sklar

Jerome E. Cowan, brother-in-law of our members Renate Elgart and Eve Mennies

Barbara Carol Rosenberg, mother of our member Jodi (Daniel) Taraborrelli

Stuart L. Wolf, our member

Florence Abrams, our member

Marjorie Jacoby, mother of our member Lauren (Noah) Eisenman

Ruth Berkowitz, former KI Religious School teacher

Alan Etkin, our member, and husband of our member Paula Etkin

Lillian Wexler, grandmother of our member Ryan (Tracy Zigler) Perlman

Louise “Bobbie” Rose, our member

Elaine Leibowitz, our member

Florence “Flossy” Silverman, mother of our member Ricky (Miriam) Silverman

Bess Soffer, cousin of our members Norma (Arnold) Meshkov and Andrew (Leon Chudzinski) Altman

Madeleina Jean Bloom, sister-in-law of our member Meredith & Stephen Hecht

Mitchell Kramer, our member and husband of our member Judith Kramer

Jerome “Jerry” Snyder, our member and husband of our member Arlene Snyder

Hugo D. Freudenthal, father of our member Ellen (Brett) Warren


Mazal Tov to Our Bat and Bar Mitzvah StudentsMy name is Olivia Alexandria Moriconi and I like to be called Olivia. My Bat Mitzvah is March 6. For my Mitzvah Project, I was going to Lowell Elementary School to work with the children in need. I helped them read, write, and assist with homework in aftercare. We held multiple school fundraisers at KI to raise money for the teachers to

purchase new school supplies for the students. My Mitzvah Project was very important and meaningful to me. I attend Sandy Run Middle School. My hobbies include playing with friends, reading, playing tennis, playing board/card games, traveling, helping troubleshoot computers, spending time with my family, watching movies, swimming and riding my bike. The sports I most participate in are tennis, golf, swimming and softball. My parents are Justin and Shira Moriconi.

My name is Ava Rae Bailkin, and my Bat Mitzvah is March 13. For my mitzvah project, before COVID, I participated in the HaMotzi dinners at KI for people who could not afford food or just needed someone to eat with for company. When I went to these dinners, I helped prepare food, served food, cleaned up, and helped where

needed. I attend Abington Junior High School. I play soccer, basketball, and softball. My hobbies include hanging out with friends, playing video games, playing sports, and shopping. My parents are Eric and Jamie Bailkin.

My name is Anjali Laila Holloman and my Bat Mitzvah is April 10. For my Mitzvah Project, I made video recordings of myself reading picture books for little kids who are attending school virtually and for kids who can’t attend school at all due to illness. I shared my “Story Time with Anjali” videos with early childhood students at AFS, A Step

Up Academy, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, in hopes to bring a smile and a love of reading to little kids during the pandemic. I am in the 7th grade at Abington Friends School. I enjoy reading, baking, and spending time in nature. My parents are Austin and Anu Holloman.

My name is Anya Vella Geynisman and my Bat Mitzvah is April 24. For my Mitzvah Project, I helped at the HaMotzi dinners at KI. I also helped students at KI on Tuesday evenings. I attend Springfield Township Middle School. My hobbies and sports include art, talking and hanging out with friends, watching TV, listening to music, and softball. My parents are

Laura Ann Vella-Geynisman and Daniel Michael Geyisman.

My name is Aria Elyse Levy and my Bat Mitzvah is May 1. My Mitzvah Project includes tutoring at Lowell Elementary School under the mentorship of Marci Abt and Toby Grubman, and making summer kits for the students. I also studied with KI congregant Lisa Marlowe and interviewed a Holocaust survivor. I will produce a video about her story with our time together. I

also volunteer with the 2nd Grade as a Madricha with KI teacher Melanie D’Orazio. I am raising money for the Dana Farber Cancer Research Institute. I attend Barrack Hebrew Academy. I enjoy hanging out with my friends and listening to music. I like to play tennis. My parents are Ross M. and Amy E. Levy.

My name is Hayden Spence O’Donnell and my Bar Mitzvah is May 8. For my Mitzvah Project, I volunteered at HaMotzi dinners. I also delivered monthly food boxes for the JRA (Jewish Relief Agency). I attend Abington Junior High School. I like to play piano, ride my hover board, swim, play Minecraft, and watch Netflix. My parents are Allyson and John O’Donnell.

My name is Jake Zachary Seslow and my Bar Mitzvah is May 22. For my Mitzvah Project, I have been focusing on helping the environment. I volunteered at local parks and schools, helping to maintain the grounds in all ways possible (yard work, collecting trash). I have been changing habits at home by trying to be more conscious with water and electricity

consumption. I attend Abington Junior High School. My hobbies include playing sports with friends and spending time with family. My sports are basketball and baseball. My parents are Sheri and Matt Seslow.

Life Cycles

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21st CENTURY FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFRay & Joan Abrams .............................................................................Raymond RubinDONOR IN HONOR OFRichard & Marci Abt ..........................Retirement of Ellen Tilman and Helene WagmanNeysa Adams................................Keneseth Israel; Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanJames & Joanne Adler ............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanBarry Cooper ........................................................................................ Keneseth IsraelGary & Sue Fried ................................................................................. Helene WagmanCharles & Barbara Kahn ........................................................................ Keneseth IsraelBonnie Klein ................................................................................The frontline workersBrian & Jacqueline Kovach .................................................... Birthday of Alan Meyers; Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanRobert & Kathy Schlesinger .................................................................. Keneseth IsraelMyron & Janet Waxman ....................................................................... Keneseth Israel

ADAMS LIBRARY FUNDDONOR IN HONOR OFElliot & Sharon Karp .................................................................... Ellen “Bubbe” Tilman

ADULT EDUCATION FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFJames & Joanne Adler ..................................................................................Herb SteinSandra Kramer ..................................................................................... Norma ZitomerDONOR IN HONOR OFPaul & Ruthie Frank ................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanMike & Caryl Levin ..................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi Sussman

JUDGE MYRNA FIELD BAUM FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFHarris Baum ................................................................Ellen Lebovits; Herbert LebovitsDONOR IN HONOR OFHarris Baum .........................................................................................Jourdan Nicaud

CANTOR’S PHILANTHROPIC FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFGail Dreifus & Family ................................................................. Florence Deutscher on what would have been her 90th BirthdayDONOR IN HONOR OFDavid & Nancy Fox............................................................Cantor Levy’s musical eventsEric & Anne Greenberg ....................................... Cantor Levy’s wonderful support and guidance for our son Harry’s Bar MitzvahDaniel & Julie Hershman and Family ...................... 90th Birthday of Rhoda HershmanRonald & Elaine London .....................................................................Cantor Amy LevyCarolyn Meyer ....................................................................................Cantor Amy LevyCharles & Phyllis Salinger ..................................................Birth of our granddaughter, Ilana Rose PrasanphanichEvan Schwartz ........................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanPeter & Caitlin Sklar............................................................................Cantor Amy LevyBarry & Merle Wolf and family ...........................................................Cantor Amy LevyRachael Wolf & Ethan Wolf .................................................................Cantor Amy Levy

CARING COMMUNITY FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFThe Barenbaum Family ................................................................... Albert Barenbaum

DAISY’S GARDEN FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFJohn & Anne Solis-Cohen .............................. Louise “Bobbie” Rose; Herman WeinbergJohn & Anne Solis-Cohen, Carly & Joe Rubin ..............................................Daisy Rubin

EDUCATOR’S PHILANTHROPIC FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFHarry & Ruth Boonin .........................................................................Bernard FagelsonPaul & Ruthie Frank ................................................................................. Herbert Stein

GENERAL FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFPhilip & Marilyn Blackman ..................................................................Joshua SalzmanEmil & Lois Cohn .........................................................................................Louise RoseMichael & Jamie Goodman ....................................................................Marvin BogenAlan & Joan Gross ....................................................... Lewis Gross & Shirley SilvermanBonnie Klein ................................Fannie Jass; Abe Klein; Millie Klein; Joseph SolomonMarvin & Louise Kleinman ................................................................Herbert GoldbergAmy Rubinsohn ................................................................................... Naomi WaxmanPeter & Denise Soloff ................................................................ Bruce Sklar; Herb SteinDean Spiegel .....................................................................................All my loved onesDONOR IN HONOR OFLewis & Elaine Abel ................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanRichard & Marci Abt ...............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanAndrew Altman & Leon Chudzinski ........................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanCraig & Robin Anforth ............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanSylvia Angert ........................................Wedding anniversary of Mike & Phy ChauveauHarris Baum ...........................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanBoris & Olga Briker .................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanElliot & Lynore Eisman ............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanJules & Chantal Feinberg ........................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanStephen & Eileen Feldman .....................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanDori Fisher ..............................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanLynn Fletcher .........................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanGary & Sue Fried .....................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanPeggy Goldenberg ..................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanMeira Greenwald ................. Speedy recovery of Rabbi Sussman; Hazzan David TilmanRhoda Hershman ......................My 90th birthday; Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanRobert Kahn ...........................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanSonnie Katz .......................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi Sussman; Ellen TilmanStefan & Donna Keller ............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanDebby Kendall ........................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanSandra Kramer .......................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanIsaak & Evonne Kruger ...........................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanJean Lisman ............................................................ Hanukkah candlelighting with KI; Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanEve Maslin ..............................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanCarol Stern McMichael .......................................................................... Keneseth IsraelEve Mennies ....................................................................................... Helene WagmanLynn Neigut............................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi Sussman

Contributions All listings indicate donor first, followed by the honor or memorial.



Michael & Barbara Payne .......................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanJim & Joan Reich ....................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanJim & Diane Rosenthal ...........................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanNan Rosner .............................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanRuth Schoenberg....................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanLise Schwartz .........................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanJane Schwartz ........................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanJoe Donahue & Janice Schwartz-Donahue ............Speedy recovery of Rabbi Sussman; Retirement of Helene WagmanAdam & Ellen Segalow ...........................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanArlen & Marijke Shenkman ....................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanStan & Lois Singer ..................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanPhilip & Ruth Spergel ........................ Our 63rd anniversary; birthday of Philip SpergelDean Spiegel ............................................................ Brian Rissinger and the staff at KIJeffrey & Henny Sternfeld .......................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanEllen Teplick ......................................................................................... Keneseth IsraelMichael & Sondra Zukerman ..................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi Sussman

GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFEdward Stock ............................................................................................ Lynda Stock

PHYLLIS K. GOLDSMITH ORGAN FUNDDONOR IN HONOR OFJerry & Lois Rosenau .....................................................Cantor Levy and Andrew Senn

HAMOTZI DINNER FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFGerald & Cindy Charlton ..............................................................................Cliff CallowPaula Mandel ........................................................................................ Shirley TractonRuth Schoenberg..................................................................................Ruth BerkowitzWilliam Schur & Lesley Solomon ............................................................Stanley HirschAlan & Carol Schwartz ...........................................Miriam Federspiel; John Federspiel; Eddie Sable; Charlie Walz; Martha WalzMichael & Marilyn Umen ....................................................................... Pearl MangoldMichael & Sondra Zukerman ...................... Lillian Cohen; Alan Etkin; Nancy Heleman; Rosalind Koplove; Albert Sobul; Rae SobulDONOR ..................................................................... IN HONOR OFAlan & Lynn Barbell .......................................................................... Hamotzi programJohn & Gay Binswanger ................................................................... Hamotzi programRichard & Ilene Bomze .............................. Rabbi Sussman; Cantor Amy and Ross LevyKate Boyce ....................................................................................... Hamotzi programBrith Sholom KP Lodge No. 8 ............................................................ Hamotzi programLinda Cohen ..................................................................................... Hamotzi programMarc Cohen & Margie Curtis-Cohen ..............................Retirement of Helene WagmanRobert Cypres ................................................................................... Hamotzi programMaxine Dalsemer ............................................................................. Hamotzi programCharlie Doran ......................................................Special birthday of Rhoda HershmanElliot & Lynore Eisman ........................................................ Hamotzi dinner volunteersLarry & Sandra Fryer .............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi Sussman; Rabbi Shoshanah TornbergMarlene Glass ................................................................................... Hamotzi program

Jacob Crow, Mark Crow & Rachel Glauser ..............................................Steven GlauserPeggy Goldenberg ............................................................................ Hamotzi programVineeta Gopwani .............................................................................. Hamotzi programBeth Hackett ...................................................................................... Hamotzi dinnersCharles & Barbara Kahn ........................................................................ Keneseth IsraelBurton & Sandra Klein ....................................................Birth of Cameron Max KesslerPatricia Loudis .................................................................................. Hamotzi programShim & Judy Maslin .................................................................... KI’s Hamotzi programNathaniel & Charlene Mayer ............................................................ Hamotzi programBob & Robin Michaelson & Family ..........................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanRick, Sarah, Carly & Jacob Morrison ...................................................... Robert ZimringLynn Neigut........................................................................................ Hamotzi dinnersJean Paul .......................................................................................... Hamotzi programRyan Perlman, Tracy Zigler & Joah Perlman ................................... The Perlman FamilySkip & Elaine Pitkow ........................................................................ Hamotzi programMichael Salin...............................................................Jesse Schaffzin & Susan CallejasJesse Schaffzin & Susan Callejas-Schaffzin ...........................................Susan KaufmanLauren Sealy .................................................................................... Hamotzi programAlan & Carol Schwartz ............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanJoel & Charlotte Schwartz .....................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi Sussman; Bnai Mitzvah of Brady Dolder and Jacob SteinJoan Shrager .................................................................................... Hamotzi programNeil & Ellen Sklaroff ..........................................Sue Fried & Paulette Sterman-Soroko’s contributions to KI and the communityLesley Solomon ................................................................................ Hamotzi programJacob Stein & Family ........................................................................... My Bar MitzvahAnn Stolinsky ...........................................................................................Women of KIMichael & Colette Tomeo ................................... Sue Fried & Paulette Sterman-Soroko, and all of their hard workMichael & Marilyn Umen .............................................. B’nai Mitzvah of our grandkids Nathan and Isabel Rigberg, and Emma SchwartzBarbara Wasserman ........................................................................... Hamotzi dinnersJason & Marnie Wildman ................................................................. Hamotzi programRochelle Wolf ................................................................................... Hamotzi program

KAHN MUSIC FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFLawrence Cryer & Randie Katz ...............................................................Robert M. KatzJudy and Frank Segal .......................................................................... Arthur Feldman

GENERAL FUND (CONT.)DONOR IN HONOR OF

Richard & Marci Abt Robert & Rhea DennisRichard & Phyllis DittrichMarcelle Sussman FischlerPeggy GoldenbergIna Gaber GreenspanJean LismanCarol Stern McMichaelAllan Lisse & Iris Schweon

Michael Meltzer & Rachel BrownCarolyn MeyerDavid & Diane MorganCraig & Reesa OstroffRichard RakeKevin & Jaimie ShmelzerRoss & Enid TishlerBarbara Wasserman

GIVING TUESDAYWe thank the following people who have made a donation on Giving Tuesday.

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MARK & MILLICENT KAY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFPeggy Goldenberg ............................................................................. Arnold Weinstein

KING DAVID HARP SOCIETYDONOR IN MEMORY OFFrank & Ellen Abrahams ........................Arthur Abrahams; David Meyers; Kurt L. SternDONOR IN HONOR OFHoward & Myrna Asher .................................Cantor Levy; Recovery of Rabbi Sussman

CLARENCE L. & ESTELLE S. MEYERS LIBRARY FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFRenate Elgart & Family .................................Jerry Cowan; Matthew Ruben RosensteinRicki Gordon ....................................................................................... Elaine LeibowitzEve Mennies .......................................................................................Jerome E. CowanMyron & Janet Waxman ............................................................... Howard L. LipschutzDONOR IN HONOR OFMarc Cohen & Margie Curtis-Cohen .................................... Retirement of Ellen TilmanRenate Elgart ....................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi Sussman; Ellen TilmanRicki Gordon ......................................Birth of my great-grandson Jackson Ralph AyresCarol Halpern ............................................................................................Ellen TilmanS. Gerald King ............................................................................................Ellen TilmanIrv Matusow & Barbara Rudnick ......................................... Retirement of Ellen TilmanJules & Patricia Mendelsohn..............................Ellen Tilman and the library programsEve Mennies ..............................................................................................Ellen TilmanNorma & Arnold Meshkov .........................................................................Ellen TilmanPeter Myers .................................................................................... The Meyers LibraryBarry & Merle Wolf ....................................................................................Ellen Tilman

MUSIC ARTS FUNDDONOR IN HONOR OFDave & Sandy Rosenthal .........................................Speedy recovery of Ellen Bildersee

CHARLOTTE AND JERRY NEW STREAMING FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFRob & Pam Saltzburg ................................................................................... Jerry NewDONOR IN HONOR OFGeraldine Cramer ......................................................Streaming services, Women of KILillian & Harry Gottlieb................................................................... Streaming servicesAnita & Murray Madnick ..............................................William Saltzburg’s graduation from American UniversityJean Paul ........................................................................................ Streaming servicesRichard Peel ................................................................................... Streaming servicesLeonard & Joan Shore.............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi Sussman

RABBI’S PHILANTHROPIC FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFAlbert & Peninah Berdugo ......................................................................Marge JacobyRobert Kahn ........................................................................ Mother of Matthew ShoreElaine Kieserman .........................................................................................Herb SteinEve Mennies ............................................................................................... Sally RosenMorton “Bud” Rothschild ....................................................................Dotsy RothschildJill & Kerry Schuman ................................................................................... Sonia HessDONOR IN HONOR OFSteven & Phyllis Allen ............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanScott & Merryl Bender ............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanDavid & Helen Braverman ......................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi Sussman

HIGH HOLY DAY APPEAL We thank the following people who have made a donation to the High Holy Day Appeal.

Richard & Marci AbtJames & Joanne AdlerDavid & Karen BermanAndrew Altman & Leon ChudzinskiHerb & Rochelle BassMarty Beilin & Nancy OsbornPhilip & Marilyn BlackmanRichard Charney & Carol SchaeferMichael & Phyllis ChauveauMarc Cohen & Margie Curtis-CohenRobert CypresNoah & Lauren EisenmanElliot & Lynore EismanJules & Chantal FeinbergStephen & Eileen FeldmanEleanor Feldsher

Marvin & Lois FinkelsteinDori FisherMichael & Jill FreimanGary & Sue FriedKen & Penny FrumkinMindi GlachmanJoel Glassman & Judith MetzShelley GoldinMichael & Jamie GoodmanLillian & Harry Gottlieb, Jr.Yoni & Tracy GreenbaumRichard GreenbergMeira GreenwaldAriel HayesArlene Holtz & Barbara McNeilRobert KahnWendy KaplanStefan & Donna Keller

Sandra KramerAaron Krauss & Rhonda McKittenIsaak & Evonne KrugerStuart & Wendy LefkowichMike & Caryl LevinHerb & Sissie LiptonJean LismanAllan Lisse & Iris SchweonAnita & Murray MadnickLeon & Elsa MalmudArnold & Norma MeshkovCarolyn MeyerBob, Robin & Heather MichaelsonMurray & Diane MillerJack & Laurie MyersPaula Goulden Naitove Ellen Parkinson

Skip & Elaine PitkowJeffrey & Ellen PlautJim & Joan ReichJerry & Lois RosenauNan RosnerJanet RowlandMichael Rozansky & Iris RaylesbergAmy RubinsohnLois RudnickMichael RudnickSeth & Joyce SchulmanJanice Schwartz-Donahue & Joe DonahueFredda SegalAmy SeidmanArlen & Marijke ShenkmanKevin & Jaimie ShmelzerLeonard & Joan Shore

Joan ShragerJacob & Natalie ShterngelStan & Lois SingerRob & Karen SirotaPhilip & Ruth SpergelDavid SteinbergPhil & Ellen SteinbergJeffrey & Henny SternfeldMark & Martha WagnerPeter & Lois WaitzeLarry & Amy WapnitskyLeonard & Joan ShoreBarry & Merle WolfRochelle WolfWomen of Reform JudaismKenneth & Robin Zaret

(as of February 15, 2021)


Barbara Bronstein .................................................Speedy Recovery of Rabbi SussmanDick & Anne Brown ................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanMichael & Phyllis Chauveau ...................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanRobert & Betty Cohen ............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanMarc Cohen & Margie Curtis-Cohen ........................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanLes Cooperson & Robyn Miller ................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanAdam & Andrea Denish ..........................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanCarol Fiore ........................... Rabbi Sussman for lighting the Hanukkah candles onlineAndrew & Lori Flame ..............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanKen & Penny Frumkin .............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanRicki Gordon ...........................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanConnie Gottlieb ......................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanHoward & Emily Greenberg ....................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanMarc & Ellen Grossman ...........................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanSusan Hamberg ......................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanBabe Hernes ...........................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanGerald King ............................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanMarvin & Louise Kleinman .....................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanArthur & Elaine Magilner .......................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanIrv Matusow & Barbara Rudnick .............................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanCarol McMichael .....................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanEve Mennies ...........................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanNorma & Arnold Meshkov .....................................Speedy Recovery of Rabbi SussmanAlan & Lois Meyers .................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanLarry & Diane Mitnick .............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanLynn Neigut...................................................................Speedy recovery to Marc KahnLaurence & Mary Nodiff..........................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanDave & Sandy Rosenthal ........................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanMorton “Bud” Rothschild ..........................................In appreciation of Rabbi SussmanJane C. Schwartz ...................................................Speedy Recovery of Rabbi SussmanSidney & Frances Schwartz .....................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanAmy Seidman .........................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanMarlene Sellers ......................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanJoel & Brenda Shear ...............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanMichael Simon .......................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanRob & Karen Sirota .................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanPhil & Ellen Steinberg .............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanMax & Marlene Wald ..............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanBarry & Merle Wolf .................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanRochelle Wolf .........................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanFrank & Nancy Wurman .........................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi Sussman

BEN & RENEE RICHMAN FUND FOR ELDER CAREDONOR IN MEMORY OFTerry & Marjorie Caddy ............................................................. Nunzio (Tony) PalermoChuck & Alice Richman ....................................... Lori Ford; Larry Lampl; Tony Palermo; Wayne Reichman; Ben Richman; Renee Richman; Clara Rossman; Steve Strauss

DONOR IN HONOR OFTerry & Marjorie Caddy .................................... B’nai Mitzvah of Aiden Michael Levin & Jorday Sean Levin; Rich & Sara Cardonick’s granddaughter; 6th birthday of Charlotte Richman

FAY AND LEO ROSENAU FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFJerry & Lois Rosenau ........................Ilse Neuberger; Pauline Rosenau, Hermann SternDONOR IN HONOR OFJerry & Lois Rosenau ..............................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi Sussman

RICHARD E. RUDOLPH, JR. PRESCHOOL FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFCarol & Jeff Roth ......................................................................Noah Benjamin WagnerDONOR IN HONOR OFBarry & Nancy Goldstein ........................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi Sussman

SACRED MUSIC PROGRAMS FUNDDONOR IN HONOR OFJean Paul ..................................................................... Cantor Levy and Hazzan Tilman

SHARING IS CARING FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFAnnette Blume ........................................................ Jamie Hadgkiss & Marlene DobrinLes Cooperson & Robyn Miller ...........................................David Gale; Morton MonskyJules & Chantal Feinberg .................................................................... Margie FreimarkJan Finkelman ............................................ Harold Finkelman; Alvin Charles Goldston; Abraham Marymor; Joseph Alvin PomeranceJoye Minnick .......................................................................................Mitchell Gordon Bill & Deborah Rubinsohn ...................................................... Jeannette Norton Adler; William John Battersby Jr.; Eleanor Gross; Michael Milkis; Burny Sack; Jack StubbsMarc Grossman & Ellen Edelman Grossman............................................Helene ParnesRhoda Hershman ....................................................................................... Shirley RielRobert & Susan Zaslow ....................................................................... Marjorie JacobyDONOR IN HONOR OFAnnette Blume .......................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanMarc Cohen & Margie Curtis-Cohen ................................................... The Heard FamilyLinda Cohen ......................................................................................... Keneseth IsraelMary Gainer .................................................................................................Food driveHoward & Emily Greenberg ..........................................................................Food driveBonnie Klein .......................................... The Grief Support Workshop and participantsAnita & Murray Madnick ...................................................................... Hanukkah at KILeon & Elsa Malmud ............................................................................. Hanukkah at KIJoye Minnick ............................Stephanie Burke & Staff; Gene Levick; The PARC Team; Ava Loraine Pearce; Gregory TramutaAndrew, Benjamin & Max Shmelzer ..........................................Helping other childrenPaul & Doris Schor .................................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi Sussman; new home of the Lassins’William Schur & Lesley Solomon ............................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanMarsha Shuter .................................................................... Feeding the Food-InsecureSkits Soroko & Paulette Sterman -Soroko .......................................... The Heard FamilyAnn Stolinsky ......................................................................................Lowell Students


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Robert Burns & Ethyl Treatman ..............................Speedy recovery of Rabbi SussmanRochelle Wolf ..................................................................Helene Wagman’s retirementAndrew & Debbie Zlotnick......................................Speedy recovery of Rabbi Sussman

SOCIAL ACTION FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFMarvin & Louise Kleinman ............................................. Bernard Gross; Dorothy SacksDONOR IN HONOR OFAlex & Belinda Glijansky ....................................................Birth of Elliot Nathan Ahern

TEMPLE JUDEA MUSEUM FINE ARTS FUNDDONOR IN HONOR OFGerlidine Cramer ......................................................................................... TJMuseumHildegarde Goodstein ..............................................................Marlene Adler’s exhibitEllen Parkinson ................................................................................... Helene WagmanRita Poley ................................................................................. Temple Judea MuseumNeil & Ellen Sklaroff ...........................................Rita Poley’s tremendous contributions to KI and the communityTYSON RADIO FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFMichael & Jamie Goodman ............................................................. Geraldine LattanziDONOR IN HONOR OFSteven & Carol Weller ..........................................................................Radio broadcast

WOMEN OF KI FUNDDONOR IN HONOR OFAndrew Altman & Leon Chudzinski ....................................................Our ConfirmandsElliot & Lynore Eisman ........................................................................Our ConfirmandsGary & Sue Fried .................................................................................Our ConfirmandsEric & Andrea Gershman.....................................................................Our ConfirmandsJonathan & Lisa Golluber ...................................................................Our ConfirmandsHoward & Emily Greenberg ................................................................Our ConfirmandsMike & Caryl Levin ..............................................................................Our ConfirmandsAnita & Murray Madnick ....................................................................Our ConfirmandsMurray & Diane Miller ........................................................................Our ConfirmandsJanice Schwartz-Donahue & Joe Donahue .........................................Our ConfirmandsKevin & Jaimie Shmelzer ....................................................................Our ConfirmandsRob & Karen Sirota .............................................................................Our ConfirmandsJeffrey & Lori Snellenburg ..................................................................Our Confirmands

YAHRZEIT FUNDDONOR IN MEMORY OFBeth Abrams .............................................................................. Jack Preston FreemanRichard & Marci Abt .................................................................................Frances RushNeysa Cristol Adams .........................................................Arlin Adams; David S. CristolMarlene Adler ................................................................Ruth Baranich; Edward UttianMichael & Kelly Album ..................................................Shirley Album; Manuel AlbumLois Alexander ....................................................................... Molly Ford; Newton FordCraig & Robin Anforth ......................................................................Barbara GoldsteinHoward & Myrna Asher .................................................. Lillian R. Asher; Morris ZeitlinElaine Baer ................................................................................................... Pearl BaerBarenbaum Family ......................................................................................Louis ReichHerbert Bass...............................................................................................Martin Bass


Harris Baum .................................................................Joyce L. Baum; Abraham RudinBrenda Baumholtz .......................................................................... Harold BaumholtzElsa Behrend ............................................................ Clara R. Behrend; Moses BehrendJudy Bell .................................................................................................Jonathan BellScott & Merryl Bender & Family ............................................................. Andrea Gibbs; Reuben Goldberg; Abe RabinowitzDebra Benn ........................................................................................... Mary FolkmanDavid, Karen, Zachary & Madison Berman ....................................... Harold BaumholtzThe Bers Family ........................................................................................... Julian BersMichael Bleshman ...............................................Morris Bleshman; Rosalyn BleshmanGwen Blum ................................................... Benjamin Schmuckler; Katherine TauberYale & Marilyn Bobrin .............................................................................. Sylvia WaxlerRuth Boonin ...............................................................Frances Adelman; Sarah VinicoffMarilyn Brahen .................................................................................... Manuel BrahenDonna Braitman .........................................................................................Lisa KrenselMarcie Bratman ...............................................................................Edward SchimmelDavid & Helen Braverman ................................................................ Lillian BravermanJoseph Brenner ...................................................... Aaron M. Brenner, Doris SostmannElaine Breslow .................. Fred Breslow; Rose Breslow; Joel Gutman; Mildred GutmanJonathan, Donna z”l & Jordan Breslow .....................................................Esther LandeFranklin & Marcia Brody .......................................................................... Martin BrodyElizabeth Brown ...............................................................................Colleen AlexanderRichard Brown........................................................................................ Sidney BrownRichard & Anne Brown .............................................................................Rachel MalinRobert & Ellen Brylawski ........................................................ Kathryn “Kay” BrylawskiMarjorie Richman Caddy .............................. Anna Richman Dion; Benjamin Richman; Renee Richman, Clara RossmanEric Cardonick .....................................................................................Morris CardonickTamara Carlitz .........................................................................................Ann NetzmanMichael Chauveau ................................................................................Anne ChauveauFlossy Clyman ..........................................................................................Max E. RubinBenay Cohen Coffman ........................................................................Stanley B. CohenMarjorie Curtis Cohen ........................................................Bernard Curtis; Sadye CurtisMartin & Phyllis Cohen ............................................ Irving Chase; Harry Marcus CohenRobert & Betty Cohen .......................................................................... Hyman PoplowEmil & Lois Cohn ...................................................................................Jerome W. StarrBarbara, Lance & Sam Cole ................................................................ Zelda GottesmanFreda Cooper ....................................................................................... Marshall AlbumLes Cooperson & Robyn Miller .........................................Leon Cooperson; Frank MillerGeraldine Cramer ....................................................................................Barnett SobelJames Cristol .......................................................David S. Cristol; Gilbert B. GreenblattRobert Cypres ..........................................................................Elizabeth “Betty” CypresJoseph & Amy Davidson ...................................................................... Lillian DavidsonJulia Davis .....................................................................................................Paul KraftSheila & Giacomo DeAnnuntis .........................William Cooper; Marianna DeAnnuntis; Irv Finkelman; Ruth FinkelmanThe Dodies Family ..................................................................................... Harry SmithHarold K. Don, Jr. ........................................................................................... Leon DonSteven & Susan Dubow ..........................................................................Joyce FishbeinElliot & Lynore Eisman ................................................... Blume Balaban; Anne ElanskyRenate Elgart ............................................................................. Regina SchoenwetterElaine K. Ellison .............................................................Esther Krasnow; Max Krasnow

SHARING IS CARING FUND (CONT.)DONOR IN HONOR OF


YAHRZEIT FUND (CONT.) DONOR IN MEMORY OFJoAnne Entrekin ...........................................................................................Betty WeilJo Fagan ................................................................................................ Sarah M. SergiJack & Vickie Farber ........................................................................... Joseph WeinbergJules & Chantal Feinberg ..................................................................... Gladys FeinbergStephen & Eileen Feldman ............................................... Fay Brown; Henry H. Brown; Mollye Feldman; Bernice RudnickEleanor Feldsher .................................. Martin Feldsher; Frances Rodin; Edward SciakyTheodore & Diane Feldstein ............................................. Daniel Myzel; Martha MyzelAnnette E. Field .................................................................................. Morris FriedmanMiriam Finkel .................................................................Morris Finkel, Nettie LippmanMichael Fishbein ........................................................ Charles Fishbein; Joyce FishbeinDori Fisher ............................................................................................ Harry GinsburgSusan Fisher ........................................................................................... Stanley FisherAndrew Flame .......................................................................................Sheldon FlameRita Flame ......................................................................Martin Flame; Sheldon FlameLynn Fletcher .............................................. Olga Halpern; Paul Halpern; Gilbert RaichKenneth & Barbara Forman ..............................................Ira Rifkind; Margaret RifkindKenneth Forman .............................................................................. Howard I. FormanKaren Franklin ..............................................................Jeanne Spiegel; Julian Spiegel; Kaethe Spiegel; Stanley SundheimDorothy Fread ......................................................................................Bernard ElfmanPenny Frederick ........................................ Harriet Blau; Irving Cohen; Jacob WeinsteinMorton Freedman .......................................... Dorothy M. Freedman; Morris FriedmanIna Gaber Greenspan ..................................................................................Leon CohenLauren Gavioli ........................................................... Wendy Firestone; George GavioliDarlene Gilbert ........................................... Harvey Gilbert, Kate Gilbert, Alvin PachterJames J. Ginsberg ..............................................................................Herman GinsbergNorman & Francine Ginsberg ........................................................... Florence GinsbergSally Ginsberg .........................................................................................Jonathan BellMindi Glachman .................................................................................. Anna GlachmanMarlene Glass .............................Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bergman; Jack Glass; I. Eddie SachsSusan Glauser.............................................................................................David AskinHarry Goldberg................................................................................. Lewis E. GoldbergPeggy Goldenberg .........................................................Stanley Goldenberg, Mark KayRobert Goldenberg & Stephanie Fischer ........................................ Stanley GoldenbergShelley Goldin .................................................................................... Samuel PressnerStacie Goldsmith ............................................................. Jason Kassof, Valerie PechterSteven Goldstein ................................................................................... Linda WinheldCindy, Mark & Jessie Goodman ........................................................ Herman WeinraubMichael & Jamie Goodman ................................................Jeff Brecher & Evelyn WeissFlorence Gorman & family ..................................... Donna Gorman Dietz, Paul GormanConnie Gottlieb ...................................................................................David I. MitchellHoward & Emily Greenberg ................................................................. Michael BreckerGail Greenspon & Ross Attix ............................................................ Harriet GreensponMarcy Gritz ........................................................................ Charles & Marian PassmoreEllen Edelman Grossman .................................................Leah Becker; Meyer EdelmanCarol Halpern ...............................................................Richard J. Halpern; Ruth SpeierSusan Hamberg ...................................................................................... Ivan HambergBabe Hernes ............................................................................................. Clara HernesJoe & Eileen Hershman ........................ Bernard Gest; Jeanne Gest; Herman Hershman

Rhoda Hershman ........................................................................... Herman HershmanMichael & Joanne Hinton, Jonathan Rubin ....................... A. Milton Rubin; Alice RubinArlene Holtz & Marilyn Blackman .........................................................Raymond HoltzFrederic & Trudy Honigman ................................................................Claire HonigmanElysa Horwitz ......................................................................................... Betty HorwitzEdward E. Itzenson ...................................... Eva Achter; Ida Fairman; Herbert ItzensonEdwin Jaffe ............................................................................................. Elaine HeningSusan Jaffe ....................................................................................................Elsie JaffeBess Joftis .................................................................................................. Frank JoftisNan Jurman................................................................... Larry Becker, Bonnie BlyweissRobert Kahn & Family ......................................................... Ida Pinsky; William PinskyPhilip Kamen.............................................................................................Joan KamenBarbara Katz .............................................................. Janet Myerson; Joseph MyersonSonnie Katz ......................................................................Robert Katz; Samuel J. StarkDebby Kendall ................................................... Richard Kendall; Louise “Bobbie” RoseMarilyn Keesal ......................................................................................Estelle GoldfineFrederick & Sharon Kieserman ..................................William Finkle; Elaine KiesermanS. Gerald King ......................................... Muriel Bernhard Cooper Lavin; J. Harris King; Margaret Bennet LichtensteinHarriet Kleiman .................................................................................... Bessie KleimanJacob Kleiman .........................................................................................Rose KleimanMarvin & Louise Kleinman ......................................................Cathy Kleinman BarnettSteven & Marcy Klugman .................................................................... Barbara LopatinLeslie Knapp ...................................................................................Norman ShenkmanLeonard Korman...................................................... David Friedman; Matilda Korman; Max William Korman; William NeedleNava Korn................................................................................. Rabbi Bertram W. KornBrian & Jacqueline Kovach ....................................................................... Ronald CohnSandra Kramer ......................................................................Benjamin L. SamuelsohnAaron Krauss ...........................................................................................Joseph LipkinNathan Kugelman ......................................................Ann Kugelman, Louis KugelmanPatricia Landes ................................................................................. Martin Landes, Jr.William Landes ................................................................................ Martin Landes, Jr.Elaine Langman .................................................................................Sidney LangmanJudy Langsfeld ................................Matilda Korman; Max W. Korman; William NeedleRobert LaPierre ............................................................................... Raymond LaPierreLeibowitz Family ........................................................................................... Ida SwaitDavid, Larry & Shelby Leon .........................Robert Aronovitz; Edith Leon; Marvin LeonMike & Caryl Levin ................................................................................. Martin T. GlassJill Levine ...................................................................... Eileen Rankin; Stanley RankinCarole Levitan .....................................................................................Leonard LevitanJanice R. Levy ........................................................................................... Richard LevyMerle Levy ....................................................................................... Florence FairshterRochelle Levy ............................................................................................ Robert LevyRuth Lipschutz .................................................Robert Walkenstein; Sally WalkensteinMark Lipshutz ................................................................................... Beatrice LipshutzJoel Lisker .............................................................................................. Samuel LiskerJames & Miriam Logan ....................................................................... Arlene SchwartzBarbara London ..................................................................................... Edith WolfsonNorman & Sheryl London ............................... Ruth Glick; Sidney Glick; Shirley LondonPaul, Suzanne, Scott & David Lynch ................................................... Ellen G. GoldbergMurray Madnick ...............................................................Sol Cohen; Herman Madnick


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Taffy Mandel .................................................................................... Benjamin MandelRobert Mandell .......................................................................................Rose MandellDavid & Sandy Marshall ..................................................................... Evelyn GoldsteinJack & Sheila Marshall .............................................................................Sidney TuckerIrv Matusow ......................................................................................... Anita MatusowMarvin & Lois Mazer & Family .................................................................... Rose MazerCarol Stern McMichael ...............................................................Joan Winelander SternEve Mennies ............Bruce Banks; Bernard Mennies; Regina Schoenwetter; John SteinCarolyn Meyer .................................................................. Lloyd Gottlieb; Helen MeyerJean Meyer ........................................................................... Eugene S. Bernheimer, Jr.Barbara N. Michaels ......................................................................... Ruth Ann NibauerLee Michaels ................................................. Minnie Joseph; Raphael Paul; Zelda PaulB. Franklin Miller ................................................................................Herbert H. MillerHarold, Carol & Seth Miller ..................................... Adam David Miller; Freda G. MillerDiane Millman .......................................................................................Edith MillmanBruce & Sandra Muchnick .........................Harry Muchnick, Marge Muchnick MarbachLaurie Myers............................................................................................ Sam I. FarberLynn Neigut & Family .......................................Alvin J. Neigut; Lena Weissman NeigutLisa Nerenberg ........................Carl Nerenberg; Leonard Nerenberg; Sophie NerenbergCharlotte New .............................................................................................. Jerry NewArlene S. Newman ............................................................................ Calman SolomonSuzanne Newman ....................................................... Esther Wolfert, Reuben WolfertLaurence & Mary Lou Nodiff ...........................David Cohen; Anna Kramer; Reba NodiffAnita Oller .....................................................................................................Otto OllerSallie Olson ..............Philip A. Dorfman; Albert I. Olson; Dorothy Olson; Norman OlsonJoan Paaske ............................................................................................ Kay BrylawskiEllen Parkinson .......................................... Donald N. Levy, Merle Levy, Robert G. LevyRenee S.Parris ....................................................................................... Morris J. ParrisJean Paul ............................Leonard Paul; Marion Steinhurst; Capt. William SteinhurstLynne Perlman ................................................................................ David H. GansmanLana Pinkenson ............................................................................... Samuel PinkensonJeffrey & Ellen Plaut .................................................................................... Elliot KaneRita Poley ........................................................... Harold Horn; Arthur Poley; Ida RosenSteffi Polin......................................................................... Muriel Dattner; Jesse KagelDick & Jill Pomerantz .........................Adele Bobrow Pomerantz; Richard Pomerantz IIILeonard & Renee Portnoy ......................................... Anna Portnoy; Benjamin PortnoyWilliam & Bernice Printz .......................................... Jerome N. Printz; Ruth SondheimRichard Rake ............................................................................... Jonathan GreengrassPhyllis Raskin-Macey................................ Esther Lieberman Lichten; Mendl M. RaskinChuck & Alice Richman ..................................................................Anna Richman DionJack & Ruth Ringlestein ...............Harry Bechhoff; Frances Ringlestein; Sol RinglesteinIsabelle J. Ripkin ........................................................................Ida Jaslow; Sol JaslowGene & Betsy Rockower........................................................................Rhea RockowerAdele Roda ................................................................................................... Paul RodaGail Rosen ......................................... Marvin Hamberg; Minnie Hamberg; Linda HoltzJay Rosen ............................................................................. Henry Rosen; Pearl RosenLinda Rosen ........................................................................................ Elizabeth RosenRobert D. Rosen ....................................................................................... Mickie RosenHelene Ross & Family ............................................................................ Edward J. Ross

YAHRZEIT FUND (CONT.) DONOR IN MEMORY OF

Janet D. Rowland ........................................................ Louise G. Lang; Donald N. Levy; Merle Levy; Robert G. Levy; Esther G. SchwartzHenry Rubin ................................................................................................Dora RubinJudy Rubin ......................................................................................Gerald WassermanTaffy Rubin .............................................William Feldscher; Frank Rubin; Morris RubinBill & Deborah Rubinsohn ....................................... Milton Brownstein; Eleanor Gross; Hanley Rubinsohn; Nina RubinsohnGreta Rubinstein & Family ............................................................... Roman RubinsteinBarbara Rudnick .................................................................................. Anne G. AltmanBill & Rona Safier ......................................................... Bernice Osser; Henrietta SafierNeil & Elyse Saladoff................................................... Manuel Doxer; Herbert SaladoffCharles & Phyllis Salinger .......................................................................... Harry SmithGloria Salmansohn ................................................................................. Eva SmilowitzMarilyn Savitz ............................................................................. Leonard David SavitzKaren Scherr ..................................................................................... Martin Landes, Jr.Michael & Amy Schlesinger ..........................................................................Rita LifsonPaul & Doris Schor .....................................................................................Holly WalterSeth & Joyce Schulman .............................................Robert Sapin; David B. SchulmanAlan & Carol Schwartz .............................................................................Jane MonheitLise Schwartz ....................................................................................Cynthia SchwartzSidney & Frances Schwartz .................................................................... Evelyn KarabelFredda Segal ......................................................................................Richard M. SegalMarlene Sellers .......................................................................................Shyfra SellersJoseph & Margaret Seltzer .......................................................................Harry SeltzerThe Serdikoff Family ......................... Raymond Kauffman; Gerald Serdikoff; Leon WeilGeorgia Shafia .......................................................................................... Isabel CohenBernard & Nancy Shapiro ............................... Frances Lewinstein; Marcus Lewinstein; Morris ShapiroSelma Shapiro ..................................................................................... Edward ShapiroJoel & Brenda Shear ...........................................................Max Chernoff; Lillian ShearLeon & Marion Silver .........................................................Dorothy Silver; Morris SilverAdam, Ari & Lisa Silverstein .............................................................Dolores LowenthalArt & Carol Silverman ........................ Lillian Newman Helfond; Anne Saltin SilvermanJanet Simmons ........................................................................................... Claire BlitzRichard & JoAnn Simon ............................................................................. Louis SimonThe Simon Family ............................................................................... Michelle SkalskyStan & Lois Singer .................................................................. Fred Singer; Ruth SingerRose Sitvarin .......................................................Bessie Skorupsky; Samuel SkorupskyNeil & Ellen Sklaroff ................................................................................. Samuel SherrEsther Lipson Sobel ...............................................................Anita Lipson; Jack LipsonKatharine Sokol .....................................................................................David S. CristolSheldon & Shirley Somerman ............................. Peter Messinger; Isadore SomermanRita Sonnenberg ........................................................................................Ruth SingerSkits Soroko & Paulette Sterman -Soroko ................................ Rabbi Bertram W. Korn; Lavinia SpadoniPhilip & Ruth Spergel ....................................................Lee Horowitz; Philip Horowitz; Marcia Morante; Sarah SpergelClaire Spilker .......................................................................................... Ida FreedmanPhilip & Linda Stein ...................................................................................... Pearl LevyPhil & Ellen Steinberg .......................................................................... Charles BermanEugene & Rhoda Sterling ..................................................................Bobby Markowitz


Jeffrey & Henny Sternfeld .......................................... Susanne BeckerDebbie Stevens ................................................................Lillian TekelMuriel Sultz ..........................................Joseph Balaban; Marvin SultzLeonard Sussman ........................................................ Lynn SussmanBrenda Teich ................................................................Diane BarmishEllen Teplick .................................................................Steven TeplickJenny Thibeault, Caleb Sweedler, Kate Sweedler ................................ Lillian E. Sager; Samuel SagerDebbie Thomas ............................................................Philip ThomasMarcie Tiffany ........................................................ Edward SchimmelEnid Tishler ...................................................... William WattenmakerBetsy Tuft .....................................................Carlyn M. Tuft; Louis TuftJames Udell .......................................................................Louis UdellBob & Helene Wagman ....................... Julia Schwartz; John WagmanAaron & Maritsa Wagner .............................................. Noah WagnerMax Wald .......................................................................Charles WaldThe Wasserman family ...............................................John R. SpecterMarvin Waxman ..............................Freda Waxman; Jerome WaxmanAnn Weinblatt ......................................................Melvin MeyerowitzPhyllis Williams ............................................................... Ruth SingerJoanne Wills ................................................................Harriet BascheJ. Michael Winheld ........................Morris Goldstein; Robert L. Rosen; Reina H. Weitzenkorn; Joshua Winheld; Linda WinheldJanet Wischnia ...................................Fannie Berger; Anna Kalcheim; Elias A. Kalcheim; Ida ZaslowBarry & Merle Wolf .......................................................... Harold WolfRochelle Wolf ...................................... Maurice Rich; Samuel W. Wolf

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In the last issue of Shalom KI, I wrote about family trees as an avenue to create, understand, and pass down one’s family history. The fact that indicated DNA matches, by themselves, cannot create the desired history, we must rely on research. There are plenty of documents and databases available. The problem is that some are less reliable than others are; and only some are easily accessible. Some researchers are too anxious to identify a match or connection.

Because there are many first cousins named after the same grandparents, they will likely share birthdays that are within a few years of each other. Thus, records that includes two generations (such as a marriage or death record, which includes parents’ names) add a degree of assurance that the right person is being identified. Census records certainly have this quality, but often lack accuracy with respect to ages and spelling. I have found that some Social Security records are less accurate than the U.S. Military veterans’ death records. One must take, with a grain of salt, the birth dates etched on gravestones — they were obviously based on what survivors thought. Personally, I have found that the birth records of German towns from which my great-grandparents came differed from records of their later

lives and deaths in America, seemingly shedding years as they crossed the Atlantic.

So how do KI’s archival records rate? I find most valuable (and unique for the period) KI’s Religious School Registry which dates from the mid-1870s because its pages include not only the child’s name and age, but the enrolling parent’s name and address. KI marriage records did not include the bride’s and groom’s parents until the 1890s. However, prior to that, Rabbi Hirsch’s KI Marriage Journal from 1866–1888 included where they were born and where they currently lived. Though many from that period were born and raised in Philadelphia, there were many who were born in Germany and, to a lesser extent, in other European environs.

There are shortcomings however. The originals, having been handwritten, may have transcription errors, though I have found surname spelling errors in the printed annual KI Yearbooks of the early 20th century. Despite this, these are valuable because of the inclusion of addresses, deaths, and other events. When Joe Davidson and I were researching the material for the Veterans Memorial Book a few years ago, we discovered that some of the World War I dates of death listed on the plaques

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Documenting a Personal Archive: Not All Records are Created Equalby Jack A. Myers, KI Archivist (email: [email protected])

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