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Contents<br />
6 FEATURE:<br />
Family Chanukah Celebration<br />
10 SENIOR LIVING: Holiday Blahs<br />
11 BESHERT: Chanukah Gift<br />
12 BUSINESS AS USUAL:<br />
American Paper & Twine<br />
16 IN FASHION: Holiday Fashions<br />
18 FROM THE KITCHEN OF<br />
Fairview Inn<br />
20 L’CHAYIM: Irish Whiskey<br />
22 ON THE SIDELINES: Jack Cristil<br />
24 TEEN SCENE: Jessica Rubinsky<br />
& BBYO<br />
28 AGENCY HIGHLIGHT:<br />
UJC Network<br />
32 AGENCY/ADVERTISER LISTING<br />
33 COMING ATTRACTIONS<br />
SCRAPBOOKS<br />
2 ASBEE, Mphs.<br />
9 Memphis <strong>Jewish</strong> Home<br />
14 Beth Sholom, Mphs.<br />
15 Plough Towers, Mphs.<br />
21 NCJW, Mphs.<br />
23 <strong>Jewish</strong> Family Service,<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Council on Aging,<br />
Senior Resource Fair<br />
25 BSSS, Mphs.<br />
26 Memphis <strong>Jewish</strong> High School,<br />
MHA/FYOS, Mphs.<br />
27 Jackson, Key West, Memphis<br />
31 Temple Israel, Mphs.<br />
On the cover:<br />
Chanukah decorations at the Gelb home<br />
Photo: Rebecca Miller<br />
30 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT:<br />
Reviews<br />
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Editor/Publisher<br />
Susan C. Nieman<br />
Art Director<br />
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Art Assistant<br />
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Rebecca Miller<br />
Arts & Entertainment Editor<br />
Jennifer Lefkowitz<br />
Calendar & Scrapbook Editor<br />
Linda Schlesinger<br />
Editorial Contributors<br />
Bob Bernstein<br />
Gary Burhop<br />
Shoshana Cenker<br />
Chris Arpe Gang<br />
Gary Hawkins<br />
Mark Hayden<br />
Jennifer Lefkowitz<br />
Alla Olswanger<br />
Harry Samuels<br />
Account Executives<br />
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Larry Nieman<br />
Chief Financial Offi cer<br />
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Business Manager<br />
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Editorial Assistants<br />
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Alice Drake<br />
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Dear Readers,<br />
The best part about creating <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
<strong>Scene</strong> magazine is that Larry and I meet<br />
new people each day here in Memphis and<br />
on visits to other cities. They are not only<br />
pictures on our pages; some of them have<br />
become our closest new friends, others seem<br />
like family.<br />
In October I attended a UJC Network Women’s<br />
Philanthropy Workshop in Atlanta (page 28)<br />
where I met <strong>Jewish</strong> leaders from areas we<br />
have not yet traveled. Some of these women<br />
and the work that they do will be featured in<br />
upcoming issues.<br />
We recently attended UJC’s General<br />
Assembly in Nashville, Tenn., where we<br />
met people from all over the United States<br />
and Israel; but you’ll have to wait until next<br />
month to see those photos and hear<br />
about the exciting happenings in our North<br />
American federations.<br />
Some of our dearest friends are in Jackson,<br />
Miss. Each month Lou Shornick sends me<br />
photos and keeps me informed about<br />
everything Jackson. And on each visit,<br />
Fairview Inn owners Peter and Tamar Sharp<br />
and their twins, Sophie and Simon welcome<br />
us into their lovely bed and breakfast. Sadly,<br />
on Nov.14 Simon lost a yearlong struggle<br />
with Leukemia. But during this past year,<br />
Tamar has shared their daily lives and kept<br />
family and friends posted through an Internet<br />
site CaringBridge.org, bringing Simon closer<br />
and touching us all. The photos on page 27<br />
have been scheduled for December. I wish<br />
Simon had had the chance to see them in<br />
print. We will miss him.<br />
In closing, I wish you all a Happy Chanukah<br />
and Holiday Season filled with, love, happiness<br />
and peace.<br />
Shalom,<br />
Susan C. Nieman - Publisher/Editor<br />
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FEATURE<br />
Light, Laughter And Music Shine Brightly<br />
at Memphis<br />
Family Chanukah<br />
Celebration<br />
J<br />
ewish families celebrate Chanukah in lots<br />
of different ways. For some it’s all about the<br />
first night when latkes and gifts are shared.<br />
For others, the observance is low-key<br />
until the last night when light from all of the candles on<br />
the menorahs brightens the faces of those gathered for<br />
gifts and holiday food.<br />
But for Barb Gelb and Robb Zelonky and their three<br />
children, all eight nights are special.<br />
“We have guests almost every<br />
night,” said Barb, director of<br />
education at Temple Israel in<br />
Memphis. “The house smells like<br />
latkes all week because we usually<br />
make them every night.”<br />
The only time the family is<br />
without extra people is the night<br />
of the Chanukah play at Bornblum<br />
Solomon Schechter Day School,<br />
where the children are students<br />
and play participants.<br />
Zelonky writes and directs<br />
the play each year. This year,<br />
“Macca-Beach Boys,” will be<br />
performed on Dec. 5.<br />
To make her home festive,<br />
Gelb decorates with a half dozen<br />
or more menorahs, strings of lights<br />
that look like dreidels, real dreidels<br />
and a big pile of presents in front<br />
of the fireplace. Each child lights a<br />
favorite menorah before they sing<br />
the blessings.<br />
Daughter Zoe, 13, likes the<br />
Noah’s Ark menorah she received as a gift when she was<br />
a baby. The menorah 9-year-old Jacob favors is an artist<br />
palette that reflects his creative nature. Elijah, 11, chooses<br />
a traditional menorah. The children spend time deciding<br />
on the colors for the candles they will burn each night.<br />
Sometimes it’s school colors, colors of their favorite sports<br />
teams or just the colors that appeal to them. They also<br />
6 <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> I December 2007<br />
Story by Chris Arpe Gang , Photography by Rebecca Miller<br />
have contests to see whose candles burn the longest.<br />
It’s not surprising that music is an integral part of<br />
their celebrations.<br />
“It spontaneously combusts,” said Zelonky, a<br />
professional musician known as “Robbo.” He teaches<br />
music to preschoolers at Temple Israel and directs the<br />
chorus at the Schechter school. He also writes and directs<br />
Purimspiels for Temple Israel and Schechter.<br />
“After we light the menorahs we sing the blessings,<br />
dance the hora and sing Chanukah<br />
songs,” Gelb said.<br />
The whole family is musically<br />
and theatrically inclined. The<br />
children all have parts in Schechter’s<br />
Chanukah play.<br />
This year Zelonky will be<br />
Scrooge in half of the performances<br />
of “A Christmas Carol” at the DeSoto<br />
Family Theatre. Jacob is Tiny Tim<br />
and Zoe will play Scrooge’s sister in<br />
a flashback scene.<br />
Gelb and Zelonky, who<br />
divorced about three years ago,<br />
celebrate holidays and other special<br />
events as a family.<br />
“We have tried to make our<br />
Chanukah traditions all about the<br />
family having fun,” Zelonky said.<br />
That’s what makes it special for<br />
Jacob. “I like being with my family,”<br />
he said.<br />
On every night except one, the<br />
children choose a gift to open from<br />
a sizeable pile. Some are from their<br />
parents, one is from their siblings and another is from one<br />
of the 13 first cousins who all draw names. Packages from<br />
the cousins are given anonymously so the children guess<br />
who it is from. That’s a long-time tradition in Gelb’s family<br />
of six siblings.<br />
“We always pulled names as children and now we do<br />
it through the mail as adults,” she said. Long before the
holiday, she and her siblings are sending and receiving<br />
e-mails letting others in on their wish lists. The packages<br />
are still sent without the name of the giver.<br />
One year Barb’s five brothers played a very nice trick on<br />
her. “They all know how much I love presents so everyone<br />
in the whole family sent me a gift.”<br />
One night during Chanukah no one in the family<br />
opens a present.<br />
“That’s the night when we pool our money together<br />
and give it to someone else,” Gelb said. By donating<br />
to organizations such as Make-A-Wish or the Mother Bear<br />
Project, they know that someone else will have something<br />
special because of the family’s Chanukah gift.<br />
Two nights are devoted entirely to the<br />
children and their friends.<br />
“On those nights the kids will take<br />
turns lighting candles with their friends,”<br />
Gelb said.<br />
At least one lighted menorah is placed in a<br />
window where it can be seen from the outside.<br />
The children love playing with dreidels<br />
for the chance to win pennies or chocolate<br />
Chanukah gelt. They easily explain the rules<br />
to friends who have never played. It’s a<br />
favorite tradition for Zoe.<br />
“I like having people over and playing<br />
FEATURE<br />
with dreidels,” she said.<br />
Gelb prepares potato latkes almost every night. On kids’<br />
nights she might pair them with pizza.<br />
“One of my shortcuts is to use two boxes of Manischewitz<br />
latke mix with four grated potatoes and four eggs,” she said.<br />
“It makes a lot.”<br />
Her latkes get high praise from her children.<br />
Elijah says they are one of the Chanukah traditions<br />
he likes best along with presents and parties. He’s also<br />
wise about why the holiday is so much fun.<br />
“If Chanukah went on forever it would be boring,”<br />
Elijah said. (continued on p.8)<br />
December 2007 I <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> 7
FEATURE (continued)<br />
Gelb, a vegetarian, decided to make a healthier version<br />
of latkes one year by baking wheat germ pancakes. “No one<br />
liked them except me,” she said.<br />
The family also bakes and decorates cookies in the<br />
shape of dreidels and menorahs. Occasionally they have<br />
store-bought donuts, another traditional<br />
fried-in-oil Chanukah food.<br />
Non-<strong>Jewish</strong> guests are included in their<br />
celebration at least one night.<br />
“I like to show them Chanukah is not<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Christmas,” said Gelb, who has been<br />
a spokesman for Judaism since she was 14.<br />
That’s when her family moved from Scranton,<br />
Pa., to Laramie, Wy., where her father took<br />
a job as professor of law at the University of<br />
Wyoming. There were very few <strong>Jewish</strong> families<br />
in Laramie.<br />
“Whenever there was a <strong>Jewish</strong> holiday I<br />
was asked to speak,” she said. “I always felt<br />
as if I was representing the <strong>Jewish</strong> people.”<br />
In her role as director of education at Temple Israel,<br />
she is often asked to talk about Chanukah to school or<br />
church groups.<br />
“I usually do it through the symbols like the menorah<br />
and dreidels and talk about the values associated with<br />
it,” she said.<br />
Chanukah, she said, celebrates the Jews’ hard fought<br />
right to worship and religious freedom for everyone.<br />
In 165 B.C.E., the Maccabees defeated ruling forces<br />
that had defiled the Second Temple, outlawed the practice<br />
of Judaism and tried to force Jews into worshipping Greek<br />
8 <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> I December 2007<br />
gods. When the Temple was liberated and rededicated,<br />
a miracle occurred. Athough there was only enough oil<br />
to burn candles for one night, they burned for eight.<br />
That’s why Jews light candles on each of the eight<br />
nights of Chanukah.<br />
Dreidels are a symbol of the <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
dedication to learning. Jews who gathered<br />
for forbidden Torah study sessions<br />
pretended to be gambling with dreidels<br />
when outsiders approached.<br />
Amidst all of the singing, dancing,<br />
eating and gift giving in the Gelb-Zelonky<br />
family, there is another tradition – a<br />
moment when everyone says what they are<br />
most grateful for.<br />
“It almost always ends up being each<br />
other,” Zelonky said.<br />
Chris Arpe Gang was a feature writer at The<br />
Commercial Appeal for 33 years. Retired from<br />
full-time work, she is now a freelance writer. Her<br />
weekly gardening column, Green Thumb, appears<br />
Fridays in The Commercial Appeal and she has<br />
recently created a Web site, midsouthgardens.com,<br />
a comprehensive source of information for area<br />
gardeners. She and her husband, Gregory, daughter,<br />
Madelyn, dog and cat live in Germantown.
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SENIOR LIVING<br />
Don’t Let the Holiday Blues Make Your Holiday Blah!<br />
By Bob Bernstein<br />
B<br />
oy I can’t wait for Chanukah to<br />
begin at sundown on Tuesday,<br />
December 4 – fun and excitement<br />
for the next eight days. Then, at the<br />
end of December, Christmas and finally,<br />
the grand New Year’s Eve celebration!<br />
The entire month of December<br />
is filled with frivolity, fun, happiness<br />
and optimistic hopes. “Bah Humbug,”<br />
some may say!!<br />
For some, including senior adults<br />
and family members, it is not unusual for<br />
holidays to trigger the “holiday blues,”<br />
to feel sadness and loneliness during<br />
the holiday period.<br />
Elderly persons in particular are<br />
susceptible to the blues. Holidays may<br />
remind them of loved ones or friends<br />
who have passed away and fun events<br />
or celebrations of yesteryear that can<br />
stir up feelings of great joy. However<br />
these holiday celebrations may no<br />
longer exist for the older person who<br />
is alone.<br />
Although “holiday blues” can<br />
be serious, it should not be confused<br />
with another condition, Seasonal<br />
Affective Disorder, a mood disorder<br />
that usually occurs during the bleak<br />
winter months.<br />
Holiday depression can occur<br />
during any holiday or vacation time,<br />
but most commonly occurs during<br />
December when it seems that everyone<br />
in the world is busy celebrating in<br />
some way.<br />
Experiencing the “holiday blues”<br />
does not mean you have a mental<br />
illness, but a “situational depression,”<br />
which is often triggered by health<br />
problems, loss of friends and loved<br />
ones, children living far away, etc.<br />
There can be many causes for “holiday<br />
blues,” and the symptoms may mimic<br />
clinical depression.<br />
Though unlike clinical depression,<br />
“holiday blues” are usually short lived,<br />
only lasting for a few days to a few<br />
weeks. Feelings can begin in anticipation<br />
of the holidays or after experiencing<br />
the holiday.<br />
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But look at the bright side.<br />
“Holiday blues” usually subside right<br />
after the holiday season is over and<br />
daily routines are resumed.<br />
As our population ages and<br />
families become more fragmented ie:<br />
living in cities apart from each other,<br />
it is extremely important for family<br />
caregivers to protect their older loved<br />
ones from the “holiday blues.”<br />
Dr. Allen Anderson, president of<br />
the American Association of Geriatric<br />
Psychiatry, states that, “Depression<br />
that occurs during the holidays can be<br />
prevented if families are equipped with<br />
the proper information and are aware<br />
of the services that are available t o<br />
older adults and their families in<br />
the community.”<br />
All people feel sad or unhappy at<br />
times in their lives, but persistent<br />
sadness or the blues may be depression,<br />
a serious illness affecting approximately<br />
15 out of every 100 adults over age 65<br />
in the United States. According to the<br />
American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry,<br />
depression is not a normal part<br />
of life. If it is continuous one should<br />
see their physician as soon as possible.<br />
For those who may experience the<br />
“holiday blues” during the upcoming<br />
holiday season, I suggest the following:<br />
• Try to think of positive things<br />
of past times in celebrating the holiday.<br />
• Be with people you care about<br />
and who care about you.<br />
• Use a lot of humor in your day.<br />
• Look in your mirror and tell<br />
yourself how much you love you and<br />
what a great day it is going to be.<br />
And for those caring for a loved one:<br />
• Foster contact with loved ones<br />
who may live a distance away.<br />
• Use socialization to minimize<br />
loneliness and isolation.<br />
• Phone older loved ones when<br />
physical contact is not possible.<br />
• Involve the older person in<br />
planning activities outside the home.<br />
There is a long list of do’s and don’ts for<br />
managing the holiday blues. Some of the<br />
most important things to remember are:<br />
• Experiencing the blues at this<br />
time of the year is “normal;” it is a very<br />
stressful time!!<br />
• Be positive, use a lot of humor, don’t<br />
be a sufferer, don’t beat yourself on the<br />
top of the head, don’t think “poor me.”<br />
• Enlist a friend or family member<br />
who you can talk with and can help you<br />
through this difficult time.<br />
There are community organizations can<br />
assist and help both the elderly person<br />
and family members. Look to your<br />
synagogue, church or local library to find<br />
a source or call Bob at 901.374.0707 or<br />
901.603.2765.<br />
In Memphis:<br />
• <strong>Jewish</strong> Family Service<br />
6560 Poplar<br />
901.767.8511<br />
• Aging Commission of the Mid South<br />
2670 Union Ave. Ext.<br />
Info/assistance hot line 901.324.3399<br />
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In closing, I want to wish you<br />
and your’s a very Happy Healthy and<br />
Stress-free holiday season. Remember,<br />
do not let the “holiday blues”<br />
get you down!!<br />
Be positive and focus on all that is<br />
good in life!!<br />
Bob Bernstein is a Master Level Licensed<br />
Social Worker. Through his company, Geriatric<br />
Consultants, LLC in Memphis, he works with<br />
seniors and their families and consults agencies,<br />
organizations, senior living facilities and hospitals<br />
in developing services and programs.<br />
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BESHERT: True Stories of Connection<br />
Chanukah Gift<br />
By Rabbi Moishe Bryski<br />
O<br />
ne winter day, a group of rabbinical students came<br />
from New York to Agoura, California, to assist the<br />
rabbi of the Chabad Congregation. It was a<br />
Saturday when a moving truck began unloading next to the<br />
home in which the boys were housed. Although it was the<br />
Sabbath—a day of rest, prayer, and reflection for observant<br />
Jews—the young men were eager to extend hospitality to<br />
their new neighbors. They were told the newcomers were<br />
a man and his daughter. He had been hired as the music<br />
conductor and choir leader of a reform temple in the valley.<br />
The young men observed the rituals of the Sabbath, whereas<br />
the lifestyles of the man and his daughter were far removed<br />
from those of a traditional <strong>Jewish</strong> family. Yet the newcomers<br />
were immediately and wholeheartedly welcomed by the<br />
young men with food, Sabbath songs, and open arms.<br />
As time progressed, the newcomers became more<br />
comfortable in their new environment. The choir leader<br />
decided one evening to attend a class conducted by Rabbi<br />
Moishe Bryski, the Agoura Chabad rabbi. The subject of the<br />
rabbi’s talk was “Faith and Suffering.” Following the lecture,<br />
he came to the rabbi, hugged him, and, filled with emotion,<br />
proceeded to cry on his shoulder as he related this story. A<br />
year before moving to Agoura, he had lost his wife and two<br />
of his three children in a terrible automobile accident. At<br />
that time he was so distraught that he gave up. He couldn’t<br />
fight the pain or cope with the loss. He was angry at G-d,<br />
and he hated the thought of living. It was then he decided<br />
he wanted to die. He planned to take his surviving daughter<br />
to the movies, to spend one last night with her, and afterwards<br />
to take her home and commit suicide while she was<br />
asleep. The two went to the Mountain Gate Plaza Cinema<br />
in Simi Valley, and as they came into the mall, they heard<br />
the sound of <strong>Jewish</strong> music. It was Chanukah, and some group was<br />
having a Chanukah festival in front of the theater. They were<br />
distracted as they watched the dancing and listened to the<br />
music. Soon he and his daughter were invited to join in the<br />
dancing. There he was, the same night that he had decided<br />
to end his life, dancing with his daughter. He knew at that<br />
moment that he would not give up on life but try again. He<br />
decided to find another community and start a new life, and<br />
he asked G-d to send him a sign that He was there watching<br />
over him. The next thing he knew, he and his daughter were<br />
being welcomed by the local Chabad rabbi and his rabbinic<br />
students in Agoura.<br />
Rabbi Bryski listened to the man’s story, and suddenly he,<br />
too, was crying. He asked him to wait a few minutes while<br />
he ran to his office and rummaged through some<br />
albums taken at Simi during the previous Chanukah. There<br />
BESHERT<br />
it was in a photo. It was they, the rabbi and his Chabad<br />
group, who were there at the mall that night. That was the<br />
year the rabbi had decided to add another city to their list<br />
of Chanukah festivals. Why Simi? Why Mountain Gate?<br />
He didn’t know. Why did they grab a total stranger and<br />
ask him to dance? Why not? It was Chanukah, and their<br />
injunction from the Rebbe was to bring the joy and message<br />
of Chanukah to all, so that everyone should know that<br />
light will prevail over darkness. So they did, and there it<br />
was in the album, a photo of the man and his daughter<br />
dancing with the Chabad group.<br />
Recalling that night several years later, the rabbi<br />
remembered his wife’s concerns about the size of the crowd<br />
and the effectiveness of that program at Simi. He remembered<br />
that he, too, had questioned its success in his own mind.<br />
Was the crowd adequate? Did it justify all the extra effort?<br />
Was it really worthwhile? He never dreamt that it might<br />
have helped to save a person’s life.<br />
The good deeds we perform can have a ripple effect far<br />
beyond our ability to imagine.<br />
Harry Samuels is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and has<br />
devoted many years to volunteerism in Memphis, Tennessee. He and his wife, Flora,<br />
have been married for 46 years and are the parents of Martin, William and the late<br />
David Samuels. Proceeds from the sale of his books go to charity.<br />
Beshert and Mr. Samuels newest book, Crossroads: “Chance<br />
or Destiny?” are available in Davis-Kidd Booksellers, Amazon.<br />
com and Iuniverse.com. Beshert is also available at Barnes<br />
and Noble, Borders, Davis-Kidd Booksellers, Memphis <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Community Center.<br />
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BUSINESS AS USUAL<br />
Think about what you can do with $500 these days.<br />
Starting a business may not be the first thing that comes<br />
to mind. But 81 years ago in Nashville, Tennessee, that’s<br />
exactly what Robert (Bob) Doochin’s father, Nathan, did<br />
with money he’d borrowed from his dad, who’d borrowed it<br />
from his dad.<br />
In 1926 Nathan opened American Paper and Twine.<br />
The company is a full-line wholesale paper merchant<br />
company that currently<br />
distributes sanitary supplies,<br />
packaging supplies, food service<br />
disposables and office supplies.<br />
Over the years, it’s<br />
blossomed into five branch<br />
locations across the South<br />
in Nashville, Memphis,<br />
Chattanooga, Knoxville<br />
and Little Rock.<br />
After graduating from the<br />
University of Pennsylvania in<br />
1962 with a Bachelor of<br />
Science in economics and<br />
then a brief stint serving in<br />
the Tennessee Air National Guard, Bob began working in<br />
sales at his dad’s company.<br />
When asked if he grew up knowing he’d get into his<br />
father’s business, “probably so,” Bob humbly replied.<br />
When Bob and his sister bought out their brother and<br />
father in 1982, Bob became president and CEO. In 1987, he<br />
bought out his sister.<br />
The company is still somewhat of a family business.<br />
“Alberta and I have been married for 39 years, our three<br />
children work for the company,” says Bob. His daughter<br />
Karen Shaffer is in charge of information systems and<br />
human resources, her husband, Preston, is a computer<br />
programming specialist. Their daughter, Julie, is the<br />
office products division director, while Bob’s stepson<br />
Jason Ritchason is a sales director.<br />
12 <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> I December 2007<br />
AMERICAN PAPER<br />
Rick Eisemam<br />
TWINE<br />
By Shoshana Cenker<br />
When Bob decided to add a new branch in Memphis in<br />
the mid-1990s, he knew just the person to get things<br />
off the ground.<br />
“I knew Rick Eiseman from a marketing co-op group we<br />
both belonged to,” explains Bob. “We’d kept in contact over<br />
the years. He was the right person to run the operation, so<br />
I offered him the job.”<br />
It seems Bob’s offer couldn’t have come at a better<br />
time for Rick.<br />
After college, Rick, who graduated from<br />
Vanderbilt University in 1976 with a liberal arts<br />
degree including a math major and minors in<br />
business and chemistry, worked for Paper Products<br />
Company. That company was privately owned<br />
by three people, one of whom, was Rick’s father,<br />
Dick Eiseman. In 1985 Rick assumed the role<br />
of general manager and remained in that position<br />
through three different company buyouts. In<br />
1996, just after the last buyout, Bob came calling<br />
and Rick answered<br />
the call.<br />
At the 100,000square-foot<br />
Memphis<br />
facility, Rick oversees<br />
the entire sales, marketing<br />
and operational<br />
services of the<br />
branch and also profitability<br />
aspects. “My<br />
job is to lead our peo-<br />
Bob Doochin<br />
ple,” explains Rick.<br />
“I’ve worked in<br />
several positions throughout this industry,” he explains, “in<br />
the warehouse, customer service and sales. But even today,<br />
I’m still a salesman. I have personal clients within<br />
the company. I get an inside perspective and do a little<br />
PR, plus this way, I can better help our sales people.”<br />
The company services locations within an 80-to-100-<br />
Rick and his wife, Bari, have been married for 26 years and are members of Temple Israel in Memphis. Rick<br />
serves on the board of directors for the Memphis <strong>Jewish</strong> Community Center. The couple has two sons. Bradley<br />
just graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and is heading to law school in Florida, and Scott, a<br />
sophomore also attends UT at Austin.
mile radius of each branch, so as not to<br />
overlap branches.<br />
“We’re heavily into the trucking<br />
business with our own fleet of trucks<br />
that delivers the goods we sell,”<br />
says Bob. “You’ve probably seen<br />
our trucks!”<br />
“Business in Memphis is going<br />
very well,” says Rick. “We set some<br />
goals and we have far exceeded them!<br />
It’s because of our employees. We have<br />
the best team in the market.” And<br />
perhaps most important, “we haven’t<br />
lost sight of the customer.”<br />
American Paper and Twine has<br />
quite an extensive clientele. It caters<br />
to the healthcare and transportation<br />
industries, schools, and specifically in<br />
Memphis, to distribution businesses.<br />
Big-name clients include Fed Ex and<br />
the Baptist Hospital system.<br />
“We truly are a one-stop shop,”<br />
says Rick. “There’s a tremendous<br />
advantage to supply as many products<br />
as you can, which is why we recently<br />
began selling office supplies. Not many<br />
people we call find that they can’t use<br />
something we provide.”<br />
The privately owned company is<br />
always growing. “We’ve enhanced our<br />
online capabilities and boosted online<br />
ordering,” says Rick. “We’re constantly<br />
upgrading.”<br />
“We’re currently looking to add<br />
new branches,” adds Bob. “There’s<br />
value in what we bring to the marketplace.<br />
American Paper and Twine has<br />
a very a promising future!”<br />
Shoshana Cenker was born and raised in<br />
Memphis, graduated from White Station High<br />
School in 1998 and from Indiana University in<br />
Bloomington in 2002 with a B.A. in Broadcast<br />
Journalism and a minor in<br />
Hebrew and <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies.<br />
She studied abroad in Israel<br />
for a semester at Hebrew<br />
University of Jerusalem. She<br />
is news writer/producer for<br />
the ABC Affiliate News Station,<br />
WSB TV in Atlanta.<br />
BUSINESS AS USUAL<br />
December 2007 I <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> 13
SCRAPBOOK<br />
Includes History of Memphis’ Kosher & Kosher-Style<br />
Restaurants and Bakeries<br />
Features recipes by Celebrity Chefs<br />
$13.00 plus $2 shipping and handling<br />
To order: Phone: 901-767-1910 Fax: 901-767-0081<br />
Plough Towers, 6580 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38138<br />
Also available: Personalized Greeting Cards,<br />
Note Cards and Labels designed by residents.<br />
All proceeds benefit the Plough Towers Resident Fund<br />
for Programs and Activities<br />
14 <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> I December 2007<br />
Third thru seventh grade students participated in “A Night<br />
Without a Home - A Sukkot Sleepover” where they learned about<br />
the meaning of homelessness with Manna House Co-founder<br />
Kathleen Kruczek, then slept in the Beth Sholom sukkah.<br />
Students delivered coats, blankets, socks and hats collected<br />
by congregants for Manna House guests. Andrew Dodson,<br />
Caroline Kruczek & Benjamin Greenberg sort the blankets.<br />
Students with Kathleen Kruczek.<br />
Drum circle and sing-along at Rabbi and Sharona Rubinstein’s sukkah.
Vera Lansky and<br />
Rosebud Davis<br />
show off the<br />
jewelry they<br />
made.<br />
Activities director Emma Hobson helps Bobbie Wallace and<br />
other residents make jewelry<br />
Gloria Masserano, Ann Evensky, Toby Wilkowsky, Anice<br />
Engleman at the new residents’ party.<br />
Barbara Bingaman, Louise Warf, Ruth Diamond, William<br />
Ditchfi eld at the new residents’ party.<br />
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December 2007 I <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> 15
IN FASHION<br />
Holiday Fashion Tips<br />
By Alla Olswanger<br />
Top and pants:<br />
Seriously Fun,<br />
Germantown, TN.<br />
It was a usual late afternoon as I walked to retrieve<br />
my mail. As I flipped through, a bright gold envelope<br />
captured my eye. It was a glamorous invitation to my<br />
first holiday party of the year. One of my first thoughts was,<br />
“what am I going to wear?”<br />
Here are some ideas for what I hope is a useful guide in<br />
choosing your holiday attire this season.<br />
First, look in your closet. Do you have a silver or gold<br />
metallic purse? What about that simple black dress? Dresses<br />
are really hot this season, and are always in style.<br />
If the party is casual, throw a short denim jacket over<br />
the dress with a great pair of cowboy boots. If it’s a dressy affair,<br />
find a glamorous shawl that goes with your purse. Then<br />
complete the outfit with the very latest shoes – round toes,<br />
high heels.<br />
Q & A<br />
with Alla Olswanger<br />
16 <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> I December 2007<br />
Alla Olswanger is a buyer and<br />
sales representative for Bella<br />
Viaggia in Memphis. She is also<br />
a sales representative for Seriously<br />
fun in Germantown, TN.<br />
Susan: Alla, I understand that<br />
you began dancing when you were<br />
very young. How did you become<br />
involved in fashion?<br />
Black dress and silver bag:<br />
Bella Viaggia,<br />
Memphis, TN.<br />
Bare legs are sexy and in too. If your skin color needs a<br />
lift, apply a soft tanner the night before. I prefer to use Clarins,<br />
which is a bit pricey, or Jergens, which is moderately<br />
priced.<br />
Here are some suggestions for those who prefer pants.<br />
Wide-legged pants are very fashionable this season. A longer,<br />
glitzy top will help camouflage your trouble areas. You<br />
can still use the same purse and heels.<br />
When accessorizing with jewelry, look for big circle<br />
necklaces or earrings in gold, silver or mixed.<br />
Put all this together and you are ready for fun. And<br />
always remember my most important fashion tip of all – it’s<br />
not what you wear, it’s how you wear it that matters!<br />
Alla: I was 5 years old when<br />
representatives from the modeling<br />
school came to my ballet class.<br />
They chose me out of 20 children<br />
to do some modeling. My mom was<br />
very excited, but my dad was very<br />
nervous.<br />
During that same time I began<br />
modeling for a factory that made<br />
children’s outfi ts, and because all of<br />
the samples were made in my size, I<br />
got to keep some of them.<br />
Susan: What makes the fashion<br />
industry so interesting for you?<br />
Alla: I love to help people fi nd the<br />
right things to wear, because it makes<br />
them feel good about themselves.
December 2007 I <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> 17
FROM THE KITCHEN<br />
Entertaining family, friends or out-of-town guests during the holiday season. Try these early<br />
or late morning buffet specialties from Sophia’s at the Fairview Inn in Jackson, Mississippi.<br />
House Vinaigrette<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 shallot, chopped<br />
1 cup sugar<br />
2 Tbsp. salt, kosher<br />
1 Tbsp. celery seeds<br />
2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard<br />
1 cup cider Vinegar<br />
1 cup olive oil<br />
Directions<br />
1. Put first six ingredients into<br />
processor, pulse till blended.<br />
2. Add olive oil in a slow and<br />
steady stream with processor on.<br />
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Ingredients<br />
1 4-lb. Atlantic salmon<br />
2 tsp. garlic, minced<br />
2 tsp. shallot, minced<br />
2 tsp. Creole seasoning<br />
2 Tbsp. olive oil<br />
By Chef Gary Hawkins<br />
Whole Roasted Salmon serves 10-12<br />
Directions<br />
1. Mix the garlic, shallot and creole seasoning in<br />
a bowl with the olive oil.<br />
2. Pat dry salmon then sprinkle salt and pepper<br />
over it then rub spice mix across salmon.<br />
3. Bake at 400 for 10-12 minutes depending on<br />
how you liked your salmon cooked.<br />
4. Remove salmon, place onto party tray, garnish<br />
with sliced tomato, cucumbers and lemon.<br />
5. Drizzle salmon with our House vinaigrette.<br />
Asparagus and Tomato plate<br />
Blanch asparagus and slice roma tomatoes and arrange on a platter.<br />
Or for more flavor you can grill asparagus and roast the tomatoes. You<br />
can also alternate yellow tomatoes with the red.
Mushroom Quiche serves 6-8<br />
Ingredients<br />
1 Tbsp. olive oil • 1 tsp. garlic, minced<br />
1 shallot, small, diced • 2 tsp. thyme, fresh<br />
1 cup mushrooms, sliced • 3 eggs, beaten<br />
1/3 cup heavy cream • 1/3 cup cheddar • Salt-pepper<br />
Directions<br />
1. Heat olive oil, add garlic and shallots, cook for 30 seconds.<br />
2. Add sliced mushrooms and thyme along with salt and pepper.<br />
3. Cook till mushrooms are tender.<br />
4. Beat eggs in a bowl, add the heavy cream.<br />
5. Pour mushroom mix into pre-baked pie shell, then add<br />
cheddar, then pour the egg mix over top and bake at 350 till<br />
set, about 25-30 minutes.<br />
Bread Pudding serves 6-8<br />
Ingredients<br />
1.5 loaves French bread, day old • 12 eggs<br />
2.5 cups sugar • 8 cups milk<br />
2 cups cream • 2 tsp. vanilla extract<br />
Directions<br />
1. Slice French bread into cubes.<br />
2. Whisk eggs, sugar, milk and cream and extract together.<br />
3. Pour mixture over bread and mix well, let set for 1 hour.<br />
Pour into buttered pan and bake at 350 till set, about<br />
30-45 minutes.<br />
FROM THE KITCHEN<br />
December 2007 I <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> 19
ust over 200 years ago, Irish whiskey was the most<br />
coveted brown spirit in the world. At the time<br />
producing whiskey in Scotland was mainly illegal<br />
and American bourbon had just been invented. Yet<br />
Ireland, widely regarded as the birthplace of whiskey,<br />
had about 1,000 licensed distilleries and estimates of<br />
many times that number of unlicensed stills. Today<br />
though, there are just three licensed distilleries on the<br />
Isle – Midleton and Cooley in Ireland and Bushmill’s<br />
in Northern Ireland.<br />
The fall of Irish whiskey is a tale of famine, infighting,<br />
bad planning and bad decisions. The greatest toll came<br />
after the Michael Collins led rebellion. The Irish were<br />
good at making whiskey, but it was the English who sold<br />
it. When English firms refused to sell Irish whiskey,<br />
instead turning their marketing prowess to Scotch, the<br />
Irish couldn’t compete.<br />
What makes Irish whiskey Irish, other than<br />
spelling it with an ‘e’, unlike Scotch whisky?<br />
Irish whiskey is a grain whiskey made in Ireland<br />
from Irish-grown wheat, barley, rye or corn.<br />
There are several types of Irish whiskey that describe<br />
what it is made from and/or how it is made – Single<br />
malt is all barley, Single Grain is just that, Pure Pot Still<br />
describes the method of manufacture and Blended tells<br />
you that it is likely made from the product of both<br />
column and pot stills and from more than just barley.<br />
20 <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> I December 2007<br />
An Irish<br />
Whiskey Primer<br />
By Gary Burhop<br />
The ‘malting’ process for Irish whiskey and Scotch<br />
is virtually the same but Irish whiskey is dried in sealed<br />
ovens and keeps the pure malt flavor. Peat is almost<br />
never used for Irish whiskey.<br />
Irish whiskey is distilled three times rather than<br />
the two for Scotch and once for Bourbon. Sealed malting<br />
ovens and triple distillation produces a spirit that<br />
is arguably smoother, milder, softer and rounder than<br />
Scotch and Bourbon.<br />
A minimum of three years of aging is required.<br />
New oak casks are avoided, as the flavoring imparted<br />
is considered too harsh. Used barrels that once held<br />
bourbon or rum are preferred and account for subtle<br />
differences in whiskies that may originate from the<br />
same distillery.<br />
Check out the selection of Irish whiskey at Great<br />
Wines & Spirits and ‘ave e dram.’<br />
Gary Burhop is owner of Great Wines & Spirits,<br />
6150 Poplar Avenue in Regalia, Memphis, TN, 38119,<br />
phone 901.682.1333, and is available to help with any<br />
wine or spirits question.
Instructor Amy Filderman and her assistant, Jeannie Goin,<br />
taught NCJW members about the art and sport of Pilates<br />
and how to stretch and tone their bodies at the Pilates<br />
Center of Ballet Memphis<br />
Farmington Centre – Farminton & Exeter<br />
Germantown, TN – 901•754•0018<br />
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December 2007 I <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> 21
ON THE SIDELINES<br />
Jack Cristil - The Voice Behind<br />
the Mississippi Bulldogs<br />
By Mark Hayden<br />
Most sports fans know Jack Cristil as a mainstay<br />
of the Mississippi State athletic program. With<br />
53 years of play-by-play announcing he’s more<br />
than earned his legendary status.<br />
But when other folks from Tupelo think of the<br />
Memphis-born Humes High<br />
School graduate, athletics isn’t the<br />
only thing that comes to mind. In<br />
addition to his following among<br />
sports fans, the <strong>Jewish</strong> community<br />
of Northeast Mississippi sees him<br />
on an up close-and-personal level.<br />
The 35 families who comprise<br />
Tupelo’s Temple B’nai Israel<br />
membership are accustomed to<br />
Jack’s golden voice, the voice of<br />
the Bullies (the Mississippi State<br />
Bulldogs) as he leads Friday night<br />
and Saturday morning services.<br />
The Temple, which recently<br />
celebrated its 50th birthday, has<br />
another member who serves as cantor. Jack does the rest<br />
of the service.<br />
“Except I don’t give the sermon,” explained Jack, who<br />
received his formal journalism education at the University<br />
of Minnesota. “I don’t feel that I’m qualified to tell people<br />
how to run their lives.”<br />
The services are meaningful experiences for Jack. “It’s<br />
all being part of the <strong>Jewish</strong> community,” he said. “The more<br />
I lead the more comfortable I am. It’s an ongoing personal<br />
experience for me.<br />
“Any words of appreciation I’ve received from people<br />
are nice,” he continued. “You like to feel appreciated,<br />
whether it’s for a ballgame or a Friday night service.”<br />
Jack conducts the services (Friday nights three times a<br />
month and Saturday morning the first week of the month)<br />
on a regular basis when he’s available, usually between<br />
April and August. “Then I get busy with other things,” he said.<br />
That is when his life goes into over drive. Between his<br />
covering prep, junior college or his beloved Bulldogs,<br />
Cristil maintains a full plate – a plate that seldom allows<br />
him to visit Memphis and sister in-law Dympal.<br />
22 <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> I December 2007<br />
Known mainly for his work in football and basketball,<br />
his long road with the Bullies ironically began through<br />
another sport. He broadcast minor league baseball<br />
– including the Memphis Chicks for a while. But when the<br />
minors scaled back in number of teams, it became obvious<br />
that he had to get a “real” job.<br />
Even though from time to time he has been briefly<br />
tempted by other sports positions, he has been a<br />
mainstay behind the Mississippi State microphone.<br />
“I was offered a chance to audition for a job with<br />
the baseball Cardinals; and I did go to St. Louis,” said<br />
Jack. “But by that time my wife and I had started our<br />
family in Tupelo. We decided that instead of going<br />
into a major market with the cutthroat business that<br />
goes on there, we’d be better off where we were. I’ve<br />
never regretted my decision.”<br />
And neither has Mississippi State. “We’re<br />
pleased with what you do,”<br />
athletic director Larry<br />
Templeton recently told<br />
Jack. “You can continue<br />
doing the games as long as<br />
you want to,” he said.<br />
Jack bristles at any<br />
thoughts of retirement. “I’m<br />
in the fourth quarter and the<br />
clock’s running so I don’t<br />
make plans,” he said. “I don’t<br />
buy green bananas, and I<br />
don’t make plans for lunch.<br />
“I’ve told them that<br />
whenever I stop representing<br />
this university well, that they should tell me,” he<br />
continued. “To this point, they haven’t done that. “So, I’m<br />
still here.”<br />
And as Martha Stewart would say, that’s a good thing.<br />
Mark Hayden has written about Memphis<br />
sports for a variety of magazines. He works at<br />
HYC Logistics. For story ideas please contact<br />
Mark at marktn58@aol.com.
SENIOR RESOURCE FAIR<br />
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December 2007 I <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> 23
TEEN SCENE<br />
Above<br />
andBeyond<br />
By Susan Nieman Photos: Lou Shornick<br />
T<br />
hirteen-year-old Jessica Rubinsky,<br />
a seventh grader at St. Andrews<br />
School in Jackson, Mississippi,<br />
recently completed a Bat Mitzvah project<br />
that went well above and beyond.<br />
Jessica wanted to raise money for<br />
the Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital<br />
in Jackson. First she called the hospital<br />
and spoke to Maurine Jackson, who<br />
suggested possible items that the<br />
hospital needed.<br />
“Through our Child Life program,<br />
we maintain activity rooms with games,<br />
books, toys, videos etc., the kinds of<br />
things that a family might have in their<br />
own home,” explained Maurine, assistant<br />
director for Community Affairs at the<br />
University of Mississippi Medical Center.<br />
One item she learned about was<br />
24 <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> I December 2007<br />
Tammy and Bert Rubinsky<br />
with daughters Ashley,<br />
Jessica and Tovah<br />
Hospital Representative<br />
Maurine Jackson with Jessica,<br />
her sisters and a friend<br />
the Medwagon, made with IV poles,<br />
doors, special wheels and easy-folding<br />
sides for easy entrance and exit.<br />
“When I found out that they could<br />
use additional and updated wagons,<br />
I decided that would be my goal,”<br />
explained Jessica. Little did she realize,<br />
how much her efforts would pay off.<br />
Jessica contacted her school<br />
principal to see if she could organize a<br />
fundraiser at St. Andrews.<br />
“At Saint Andrew’s core is the<br />
theme of service, and our students<br />
are trained from the earliest grades<br />
to think of ways to help others,” said<br />
principal Pam David. “When Jessica<br />
called me this past August to ask if<br />
she could organize a service project to<br />
raise money to buy a Medwagon for the<br />
Cotton States BBYO New Member Weekend<br />
“BBYO...I’m Lovin’ It!”<br />
More than 50 new Memphis BBYO<br />
members attended Cotton States BBYO’s<br />
New Member Weekend in October. The<br />
newly joined freshmen met plenty of new<br />
friends from Knoxville, Nashville, New<br />
Orleans and Birmingham. They learned about<br />
BBYO beyond the local level and participated<br />
in exciting, enriching and fun programming. Congratulations<br />
to Memphis BBYO members and weekend coordinators, Jared<br />
Bender and Rebecka Handler, for making Memphis proud!<br />
Jessica Rubinsky presents Jennifer Lott with a $4,000 check for The<br />
Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children<br />
Blair E. Batson Hospital, I gave her my<br />
full support. Jessica did a fantastic job<br />
of organizing and publicizing this project,<br />
so much so, that she raised $4,000 in<br />
three short weeks. Families who will<br />
use the Medwagons will be grateful for<br />
Jessica’s kind heart and dedication to<br />
helping others.”<br />
Jessica planned her campaign and<br />
prepared a Power Point video that she<br />
presented to 400 students. She also<br />
made flyers to hang around the school.<br />
In the end she collected approximately<br />
$3,000 from fellow students. She also<br />
solicited her parents, Tammy and Bert<br />
Rubinsky and sister Ashley, and<br />
donated $400 from her own Bat<br />
Mitzvah money.<br />
On October 29, surrounded by<br />
proud parents, friends and relatives,<br />
Jessica presented the $4,000 check to<br />
the hospital.<br />
“It is such a gift to meet someone<br />
like Jessica,” said Maurine. “For a junior<br />
high school student to want to raise<br />
this kind of money, and to actually do<br />
it, shows a special kind of determination<br />
and commitment. She truly is an inspiration<br />
not only for our patients but for our<br />
staff as well.”<br />
cotton states region
Fifth graders Max Meyer and Darren Shwer say the blessing<br />
on the four species on a trip to Chickasaw State Park<br />
Fifth graders say the morning prayers at Chickasaw State Park<br />
Third grade sukkah hop<br />
Adam Scilken and Adam<br />
Siegler work on their<br />
robot in after-school<br />
technology class<br />
Mrs. Balogh’s fi rst<br />
graders pose in BSSS<br />
Harry Potterstein and<br />
the Schechter Saucerers<br />
booth at ASBEE<br />
BBQ Contest<br />
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Hannah Chanin & Morgan Wank “kook” up some<br />
BBQ for the Kadima Kookers<br />
Sophomores Logan Belz and Parker Mantell<br />
experiment in chemistry<br />
Students visit Blue Dog at the Dixon Gallery<br />
26 <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> I December 2007<br />
MHA/FYOS Dean Rabbi Gil Perl, Belz-Parker Artists Ascending<br />
Concert Series Co-chairman Leonid Saharovici, Jeremy Stein<br />
Cushman and MHA/FYOS President David Cooper after<br />
Cushman performed for MHA/FYOS and BSSS students.<br />
Shlomo Bosin Miriam and Hillel Milevsky<br />
Second graders celebrated their completion of the script Aleph Bet<br />
letters with a chagigah (party) in their classroom to which their<br />
parents were invited.
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JACKSON, MS SCENE THE KEY WEST SCENE<br />
Friends and family joined Simon Sharp in<br />
Light the Night Walk to raise funds for the<br />
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Country Music DJ Karen Lowe,<br />
Simon Sharp and his mom, Tamar<br />
Simon Says team<br />
MEMPHIS SCENE<br />
Loyal customers celebrated<br />
Betty Hays’ 65th birthday at<br />
Seriously Fun.<br />
Bonnie Belz (l), Betty Hays (r), Alla Olswanger<br />
Jewelry maker Myrna Halpern shows<br />
Bari Eiseman a necklace.<br />
Sophie Signs banner<br />
NORMA DOPP’S 95TH BIRTHDAY PARTY<br />
AT THE RUSTY ANCHOR.<br />
Norma’s grandson, Bronson Arroyo, 6’6”<br />
pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds was member<br />
of the Boston Red Sox in 2004 when they<br />
won the World Series. Bronson was born<br />
in Key West but as a young boy, moved<br />
with his parents, Gus And Julie Dopp<br />
Arroyo to Brooksville, Florida.<br />
Bronson Arroyo<br />
and Jack Einhorn<br />
Gus graduated in 1970 with David Einhorn and Dent Pierce and is the<br />
benefi ciary of a kidney transplant. Norma Yates, Robert Dopp, Joe Allen<br />
& Lance Lester graduated from Key West High School with Raymond<br />
Einhorn in 1931.<br />
December 2007 I <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> 27
AGENCY HIGHLIGHT<br />
28 <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> I December 2007<br />
UJC Network ...<br />
Small Communities Making a Big Difference<br />
By Shoshana Cenker<br />
Marilyn Hirsch, Gail Greenblatt, Babette Rothschild,<br />
Jean Kent, Pat Wilensky – Columbus, GA delegation<br />
Judith Swedlow, Columbus, OH; Janice Kingoff,<br />
Wilmington, NC<br />
Ethiopian refugee Shlomit Daniel, Gusti Frankel<br />
Carol Cooper, President Elect, Atlanta <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Federation, Berry Zander, Network Conference Chair<br />
Janice Kingoff, Wendy Block, Doris Levy<br />
– Wilmington, NC<br />
“O<br />
ne Jew helping another,” is<br />
how Wendy Block, National<br />
Chairwoman of the United<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Communities Network describes<br />
the organization of which she<br />
is proud to be a part.<br />
UJC Network is the umbrella<br />
organization, which unites 396 nonfederated<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> communities across<br />
the United States. Unlike large<br />
cities with large <strong>Jewish</strong> communities<br />
and housed Federation staffs, these<br />
smaller communities are scattered<br />
and rely on the efforts of volunteers.<br />
And even though the Network serves<br />
nearly 400 communities, it only has a<br />
staff of five!<br />
“We are really a volunteer-driven<br />
force,” says Richard Klein, Southeast<br />
Regional Director of UJC Network<br />
living in Charlotte, North Carolina.<br />
“Our volunteers have dedicated<br />
themselves to upgrading <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
communities. They put in the time<br />
and effort.”<br />
Richard and Paula, his wife of<br />
nearly 40 years, are members of<br />
Charlotte’s Temple Israel. They have<br />
three daughters and one son, all of<br />
whom are involved in some way with<br />
their federations.<br />
“They are very committed Jews,”<br />
Richard says of his kids. “And they’ll<br />
pass it along to their kids as well.”<br />
The Network raises money<br />
through annual campaigns similar to<br />
Federation campaigns to help Jews in<br />
need all over the world.<br />
“Most Network communities<br />
send 100 percent of the dollars raised<br />
oversees,” explains Wendy who lives<br />
with her husband, Franklin, a retired<br />
attorney and former North Carolina<br />
state senator in Wrightsville Beach,<br />
North Carolina. “We send money to<br />
Jews in 59 countries. And I feel so<br />
lucky to be helping them.”<br />
Network volunteers are always<br />
working to recruit new volunteers<br />
and promote philanthropic giving.<br />
“We are really getting out there to<br />
make ourselves known,” says Wendy.<br />
“We’re working our way across<br />
the country.”<br />
Network also encourages people<br />
to go on mission trips to Israel.<br />
UJC Network serves areas with<br />
small <strong>Jewish</strong> communities throughout<br />
the United States.<br />
To learn more about UJC<br />
Network, visit www.ujc.org.<br />
Look for features in upcoming<br />
issues of <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> as we visit<br />
with Network leaders across<br />
the country who are making a<br />
difference in <strong>Jewish</strong> communities<br />
around the world.<br />
UJC Network recently held its first Women’s Philanthropy Conference in Atlanta.<br />
Women from across the South were inspired by Women Network leaders.
UJC<br />
Network cont’<br />
“If you want to see Israel through<br />
the eyes of people who really care<br />
about Jews,” says Wendy, who’s been<br />
to Israel 17 times, “take a UJC mission.”<br />
“We run successful campaigns,”<br />
says Richard. “And we teach people<br />
about designating their retirement<br />
funds and life insurance to their<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> communities and UJC<br />
overseas efforts.<br />
“We are dealing with a special<br />
group of people in our smaller<br />
communities,” he continues. “Our<br />
volunteers have total dedication and<br />
commitment. It’s part of their tradition<br />
and heritage. Their parents did it,<br />
and they continue. They do it for the<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> people. Our volunteers have<br />
always risen to the occasion. They<br />
inspire me everyday.”<br />
Shoshana Cenker was born and<br />
raised in Memphis, graduated from<br />
White Station High School in 1998 and<br />
from Indiana University in Bloomington<br />
in 2002 with a B.A. in Broadcast<br />
Journalism and a minor in Hebrew and<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Studies. She studied abroad in<br />
Israel for a semester<br />
at Hebrew University<br />
of Jerusalem. She is<br />
news writer/producer<br />
for the ABC Affiliate<br />
News Station, WSB<br />
TV in Atlanta.<br />
AGENCY HIGHLIGHT<br />
December 2007 I <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> 29
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: REVIEWS By: Jennifer Lefkowitz (JenniferLefkowitz.com)<br />
Q & A w/ Shira Kline<br />
JS:<br />
How did you begin<br />
singing, danc dancing and<br />
writ writing children’s songs?<br />
SK:<br />
I’ve defi nitely been<br />
singing<br />
and dancing<br />
(playing, imagining, telling<br />
stories, etc) ever<br />
since I<br />
can remem remember. Dressing<br />
out of the “costume<br />
box” and entertaining<br />
Photo by Scott Gries everyone who walked<br />
in the door, but mostly myself, music has<br />
always been a part of my life. My father, Rabbi<br />
David Kline, started my teaching career when<br />
I was fourteen at his congregation’s religious<br />
school, Temple B’nai Isarel, in Monroe, Louisiana.<br />
I taught music throughout college and started<br />
in early childhood music at the 92nd Street Y<br />
Nursery School in New York City, instantly falling in<br />
love with the boundless imaginative and creative<br />
expression of children’s music.<br />
EASY LISTENING MUSIC REVIEWS<br />
Photo by Ted Kawalerski<br />
The LeeVees<br />
Hanukkah Rocks<br />
Reprise Records<br />
Imagine a feature presentation. That would<br />
be The LeeVees! The LeeVees are<br />
comprised of Adam Gardner (Guster) and<br />
Dave Schneider (the Zambonis). The two<br />
nice <strong>Jewish</strong> guys decided to write a bunch<br />
of Adam Sandler ‘cool’ Hanukkah songs.<br />
Shockingly, Hanukkah Rocks was written in<br />
eight days! (What a miracle.) True musical<br />
arrangements underneath wit and humor<br />
claim the Adam and Dave duo. Some track<br />
names include “Latke Clan” and “Applesauce<br />
vs. Sour Cream.” Hanukkah Rocks,<br />
produced by Peter Katis (Interpol, The National, Get Up Kids) has add added<br />
an orchestral rock fl are to the schpeal. The LeeVees catchy song,<br />
“How Do You Spell Channukkahh” will catch you off-guard, and you’ll<br />
sing long after Chanukah, and Hanukkah.<br />
NOW READING BOOK REVIEW<br />
30 <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> I December 2007<br />
JS: Name some of your infl uences.<br />
SK: The Muppets, School House Rock, the<br />
numerous dance companies my mom brought to<br />
our city and home like Bill T. Jones and dancers<br />
from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Debbie<br />
Friedman, Shlomo Carlbach, Craig Taubman’s<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Discovery recordings<br />
JS: How are your album(s) a listening journey?<br />
SK: The ShirLaLa Holiday Series is designed for<br />
children, their parents and teachers. The<br />
recordings engage the listener with dynamic<br />
music in many different styles, <strong>Jewish</strong> languages<br />
from around the world, sense of humor, art work,<br />
storytelling, holiday rituals, dance numbers,<br />
Hebrew learning, and an all around positive<br />
association with <strong>Jewish</strong> life. Where there’s a story<br />
to tell, it’s experienced through the joy of music.<br />
JS: Personal quote?<br />
SK: Open your mouth, take a deep breath, and sing!<br />
JS: Is there signifi cance to the color pink?<br />
SK: What a great question! Let’s see, aside<br />
from the Kabbalistic and color therapy association<br />
with love, compassion, and warmth, pink makes<br />
me smile! My hair has seen a rainbow of colors,<br />
shapes, and designs all of which refl ect my love<br />
for life and freedom of creative self-expression.<br />
Mostly, I feel like its wearing art on my head! It<br />
makes me feel good.<br />
JS: What should audiences expect next from<br />
Shira Kline?<br />
SK: My next project is a new recording, “ShirLaLa:<br />
The Green Album.” I’ve always been active in the<br />
environmental movement and feel very inspired by<br />
the recent resurgence of consciousness and action.<br />
The Green album will bring children aboard with<br />
a <strong>Jewish</strong> perspective that inspires critical thinking<br />
about how we live on and care for this earth.<br />
ShirLaLa<br />
Chanukah<br />
Mixed Emotions Music<br />
ShirLaLa = Cheerful storytelling mixed<br />
with <strong>Jewish</strong> holiday music. Chanukah is<br />
the second album in the ShirLaLa<br />
Holiday Series. Chanukah is <strong>Jewish</strong> kiddie<br />
rock at its hippest. Shira Kline’s highspirited<br />
tale of Judah Maccabee and the Chanukah miracle<br />
is accompanied by holiday music genres galore: Traditional,<br />
Middle Eastern, Latino, Yiddish, Jazzy Lounge, Rock-n-roll and Hip<br />
Hop. Shira Kline’s, ShirLaLa, Chanukah includes a whimsical<br />
Chanukah comic plus three interactive and engaging bonus<br />
tracks for parents and children alike. Chanukah is an entertaining, fresh<br />
and dynamic musical holiday experience enjoyed by the whole<br />
family. Rock your socks.<br />
Hanukkah Moon<br />
Deborah Da Costa<br />
Kar-Ben Publishing<br />
Luna Nueva = the new moon that appears on Hanukkah. Isobel visits Aunt Luisa from New Mexico in an exciting<br />
Hanukkah celebration of Latin <strong>Jewish</strong> custom. Deborah Da Costa writes a book full of imagination and education<br />
for kids. “Feliz Januca!” “That means Happy Hanukkah in Spanish.” Classic, familiar chocolate Hanukkah coins theme<br />
Hanukkah Moon, giving light to a happy and sweet Hanukkah. Gosia Mosz’s warm and lively illustrations<br />
contribute to a fun fi lled storybook experience for children.<br />
Rating Scale:<br />
Ouy Not bad Good<br />
Mazel-Tov, Outstanding!!!<br />
Jennifer Lefkowitz is a native of Memphis, Tennessee and graduate of Academy of Art<br />
University, Motion Pictures & Television, Screenwriting in San Francisco, California.<br />
Note: Challa @ Cha!<br />
JS wants to know what you make of these ‘precious items!’ Mail: Jennifer Lefkowitz,<br />
MusicForAFilm@aol.com, TODAY!
Barbara K. Lipman Early Learning Center celebrates Simchat Torah with<br />
Cantor John Kaplan and Rabbi Tara Feldman.<br />
Religious School students and parents prepared bag lunches for<br />
homeless Memphians who depend on Manna House for many of their<br />
basic needs. Several teens and their parents delivered the lunches.<br />
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AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, SYNAGOGUES ADVERTISERS<br />
ARKANSAS<br />
BENTONVILLE<br />
Congregation Etz Chaim<br />
P.O. Box 477, 72712, 474.464.8001<br />
HOT SPRINGS<br />
Congregation House of Israel<br />
300 Quapaw Ave., 71901-5203,<br />
501.623.5821<br />
LITTLE ROCK<br />
Congregation Agudath Achim<br />
7901 West 5th St., 72205,<br />
501.225.1683<br />
Congregation B’nai Israel<br />
3700 N. Rodney Parham Rd.,<br />
72212, 501.225.9700<br />
MISSISSIPPI<br />
GREENVILLE<br />
Hebrew Union Congregation<br />
504 Main St., 38701, 662.332.4153<br />
JACKSON<br />
Congregation Beth Israel<br />
5315 Old Canton Rd., 39211,<br />
601.956.6215<br />
Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of<br />
Southern <strong>Jewish</strong> Life<br />
PO Box 16528, 39236, 601.362.6357<br />
TUPELO<br />
Temple B’nai Israel<br />
1301 Marshall St., 38802,<br />
662.842.9169<br />
UTICA (Serving AL, AR, LA, MS, W. Tenn)<br />
URJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp<br />
601.885.6042<br />
TENNESSEE<br />
CHATTANOOGA<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Community Federation of<br />
Greater Chattanooga<br />
P.O. Box 8947, 37414, 423.493.0270<br />
CORDOVA<br />
Memphis <strong>Jewish</strong> Home<br />
36 Bazeberry, 38018, 901.758.0036<br />
KNOXVILLE<br />
Knoxville <strong>Jewish</strong> Alliance<br />
6800 Deane Hill Dr., 37919,<br />
865.690.6343<br />
MEMPHIS<br />
Anshei Sphard Beth-El Emeth<br />
Congregation (ASBEE)<br />
120 East Yates Rd. North, 38120,<br />
901.682.1611<br />
Baron Hirsch Synagogue<br />
400 S. Yates, 38120, 901.683.7485<br />
Beth Sholom Synagogue<br />
6675 Humphreys Blvd., 38120,<br />
901.683.3591<br />
32 <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Scene</strong> I December 2007<br />
B’nai B’rith Youth Oranization<br />
6560 Poplar Avenue, 38138,<br />
901.767.7440<br />
Bornblum Judaic Studies<br />
301 Mitchell Hall, University of<br />
Memphis, 38152 901.678.2919<br />
Bornblum Solomon<br />
Schechter School<br />
6641 Humphreys Blvd., 38120,<br />
901.747.2665<br />
Chabad Lubavitch of<br />
Tennessee<br />
6629 Massey Ln., 38120,<br />
901.766.1800<br />
Hadassah Memphis Chapter<br />
422 Miracle Pt., 38120,<br />
901.683.0727<br />
Hillel of Memphis<br />
3581 Midland, 38111, 901.452.2453<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Family Service<br />
6560 Poplar Ave., 38138,<br />
901.767.8511<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Foundation of Memphis<br />
5118 Park Ave. #308, 38117,<br />
901.374.0400<br />
Margolin Hebrew Academy/<br />
Feinstone Yeshiva of the South<br />
390 S. White Station Rd., 38117,<br />
901.682.2409<br />
Memphis <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Community Center<br />
6560 Poplar Ave.,<br />
38138, 901.761.0810<br />
Memphis <strong>Jewish</strong> Federation<br />
6560 Poplar Ave., 38138,<br />
901.767.7100<br />
Memphis <strong>Jewish</strong> High School<br />
1203 Ridgeway Rd., Park Place Ctr.,<br />
Suite 203, 38119, 901.767.4818<br />
Plough Towers<br />
6580 Poplar Ave., 38138,<br />
901.767.1910<br />
Temple Israel<br />
1376 East Massey Rd., 38120,<br />
901.761.3130<br />
Torah MiTzion<br />
390 S. White Station Rd., 38117,<br />
901.606.7059<br />
Young Israel<br />
531 S. Yates, 38120, 901.761.2352<br />
NASHVILLE<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Federation of Nashville &<br />
Middle Tennessee<br />
801 Percy Warner Blvd., 37205,<br />
615.356.3242<br />
Acura of Memphis<br />
page 5<br />
901.365.6565<br />
Bella Viaggia<br />
page 5<br />
901.685.0011<br />
Belmont Village<br />
page 9<br />
901.624.8820<br />
Carriage Court<br />
page 29<br />
901.763.3232<br />
Clark & Clark<br />
Back Cover<br />
901.537.2270<br />
Comfort Keepers<br />
page 15<br />
901.752.1515<br />
David Coleman<br />
page 19<br />
870.633.6756<br />
Designer Baths & Kitchens<br />
page 25<br />
901.756.6217<br />
Gastrointestinal Specialist<br />
page 27<br />
901.761.3900<br />
Great Wines & Spirits<br />
page 17<br />
901.682.1333<br />
Harkavy,Shainberg<br />
Kaplan & Dunstan PLC<br />
Inside Front cover<br />
901.761.1263<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Foundation of Memphis<br />
page 29<br />
901.374.0400<br />
Kirby Pines<br />
page 13<br />
901.369.7340<br />
Lexus of Memphis<br />
page 3<br />
901.362.8833<br />
Memphis Zoo<br />
page 31<br />
901.333.6600<br />
Ménage<br />
page 17<br />
901.683.6809<br />
Mona Day Spa<br />
page 1<br />
901.683.0048, 901.756.7945<br />
One Beale<br />
page 7<br />
901.271.BEALE<br />
Patrick’s Steaks & Spirits<br />
page 25<br />
901.682.2853<br />
Plough Towers<br />
page 14<br />
901.767.1910<br />
Post&Done.Com<br />
page 31<br />
Sancor<br />
page 21<br />
901.388.3100, 800.825.6369<br />
Seriously Fun<br />
page 21<br />
901.754.0018<br />
State of Israel Bonds<br />
page 13<br />
727.539.6445, 800.622.8017<br />
The Fairview Inn<br />
page 19<br />
601.948.3429, 888.948.1908<br />
VistaCare Health Services<br />
page 15<br />
901.373.8831<br />
Dr. Ed Wiener<br />
page 14<br />
901.756.1151<br />
For more information about<br />
the Miss America Pageant<br />
see page 17
december 2007<br />
WEEKLY MEETINGS & EVENTS COMING ATTRACTIONS<br />
MONDAY<br />
Noon Beth Sholom Lunch & Learn, bring a dairy or pareve lunch,<br />
Rabbi Rubinstein.<br />
TUESDAY<br />
9:00 a.m. Baron Hirsch Torah One on One Learning (T.O.O.L.) Dafna Kannai.<br />
Noon Baron Hirsch “Call Torah,” call-in-class, Rabbi Shai Finkelstein, toll<br />
free 1-866-266-3378, at prompt enter conference ID# 9016837485.<br />
Noon Young Israel Lunch & Learn/Finance for Life, 5350 Poplar Avenue<br />
#550, Development of <strong>Jewish</strong> Law and History.<br />
7 p.m. Hillel Sip and Schmooze (bi-weekly)<br />
7 p.m. Baron Hirsch Living <strong>Jewish</strong>, Rabbi Shai Finkelstein<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
10:30 a.m. Baron Hirsch Ladies Parsha Class, Rabbi Shai Finkelstein.<br />
11 a.m. Young Israel Parsha (weekly Torah portion) for women<br />
Noon Baron Hirsch Reframing the Parsha, Amit Foox, at B.A. Framer,<br />
1905 Troyer.<br />
1 p.m. Temple Israel Women’s Minyan, Rabbi Tara Feldman.<br />
7 p.m. Baron Hirsch <strong>Jewish</strong> History, Rabbi David Radinsky.<br />
7:30 p.m. Beth Sholom Limmud class, Rabbi Rubinstein.<br />
THURSDAY<br />
9:15 a.m. Temple Israel Early Learning Center “Mommy and Me.”<br />
Noon Lunch & Learn, w/Temple Israel Rabbi Meir Feldman, at Grove Grille.<br />
1:30 p.m. Temple Israel Mother Bear Project for African children<br />
with HIV/AIDS.<br />
8 p.m. ASBEE Exclusive Telecast of Rabbi Frand on the portion of the week.<br />
SATURDAY<br />
8:45 a.m. Temple Israel Torah Study.<br />
8:45 a.m. Temple Israel Exploring Judaism w/Rabbis & Cantor, 761.3130<br />
to register, fee $40.<br />
1-1/2 hours before sundown, ASBEE Portion-of-the-week class/<br />
Dovid Menachem Brown Talmud Class.<br />
SUNDAY<br />
After morning service, Young Israel class w/ breakfast, “Yoreh Deah,”<br />
Practical <strong>Jewish</strong> Law for men.<br />
8:30 a.m. Baron Hirsch Talmud Class, Rabbi Shai Finkelstein.<br />
8:30 a.m. Chabad Lubavitch Bagels, Lox & Tefi llin. Minyan, breakfast,<br />
“Living Torah” video, Torah discussion.<br />
9 a.m. Beth Sholom Yiddish w/Cantor David Julian<br />
9:15 a.m. Baron Hirsch IE Hanover Lecture on World Events, Rabbi<br />
Shai Finkelstein<br />
9:30 a.m. Temple Israel <strong>Jewish</strong> Literature w/Leo Bearman.<br />
10 a.m. Beth Sholom Artful Torah class w/Rabbi Rubinstein.<br />
10 a.m. Temple Israel beginning Hebrew/5758-59 Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah<br />
Program, fee $25, Carol Geller 761.3130.<br />
10:30, 11:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. Temple Israel Advanced Hebrew<br />
11 a.m. Temple Israel Intermediate Hebrew, fee $25.<br />
11 a.m. Temple Israel Elijah the Prophet w/Dr. Joe Levy.<br />
8 p.m. Baron Hirsch Shoah & Tkuma Class, Tzili & Amit Foox (for<br />
10th-11th graders).<br />
arkansas<br />
FRIDAY<br />
4:30, 5:30 & 6 p.m. Congregation House of Israel Hot Springs,<br />
Torah Study, Oneg, Services.<br />
SUNDAY<br />
9:30 a.m. Congregation House of Israel Hot Springs, Hebrew School.<br />
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FRIDAY<br />
6:15 p.m. Beth Israel Jackson, Shabbat Services. The Shirim Choir fi rst Fridays.<br />
SATURDAY<br />
9 a.m. Beth Israel Jackson, Services, 10:15 a.m. Talmud study.<br />
Dec. 2 10:30 a.m. Baron Hirsch Children’s Chanukah<br />
Workshop and Baron Kids Event.<br />
2 p.m. Bornblum Judaic Studies U of M,<br />
Memphis <strong>Jewish</strong> Historical Society “The Ten<br />
Lost Tribes” fi lm and talk by Simcha Jacobovici at<br />
Memphis JCC.<br />
7 p.m. Hadassah Major and Big Gifts event at<br />
Baron Hirsch.<br />
Dec. 3 11:30 a.m. Temple Israel Luncheon and Fashion<br />
Show, RSVP 901.756.0783.<br />
Dec. 6 6 p.m. Baron Hirsch Chanukah Dinner<br />
Dec. 7 5:30 p.m. Beth Sholom Tot Shabbat and Family Dinner,<br />
RSVP 901.683.3591.<br />
Dec. 10 6:45 p.m. Young Israel Family Chanukah dinner.<br />
Dec. 7 6:15 p.m. Temple Israel Consecration<br />
Dec. 9 6 p.m. Temple Israel Chanukah Dinner<br />
Dec. 11 11:30 a.m. Hadassah Mitzvah Day Chanukah<br />
Luncheon at Emily Steinberg’s home. Bring toiletries for<br />
women at abuse shelters and toys for their children. RSVP<br />
901.683.0727.<br />
Dec. 12 Noon Baron Hirsch Kol Rena So-Shuls Luncheon<br />
RSVP 901.683.7485.<br />
Dec. 13 7:30 p.m. Temple Israel University Guest<br />
Lecturer Dr. Pierre Secher.<br />
Dec. 21 6 p.m. Baron Hirsch Family Friday Night Dinner,<br />
RSVP 901.683.7485.<br />
Dec. 22 11 a.m. Baron Hirsch Synaplex Shabbat Class<br />
Dec. 27-30 NFTY-So Winter Kallah, Henry S. Jacobs Camp, Celia<br />
Mutchnick, 901.761.3130.<br />
Jan. 4-6 URJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp Winter Family Camp<br />
arkansas<br />
Dec. 9 4:30 p.m. Congregation House of Israel,<br />
Hot Springs, Chanukah Play and Dinner (5:30).<br />
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