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VOL.77 NO. 7April 6, 201214 Nissan 5772

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inside:Levitt, terrorism expertto speak at Sherith Israel 3

Volunteer group goingstrong after 30 years 5

Temple festival features artists 6

‘Windows of Identity’features local artists 7

SectionsLifecycles 9Around the town 10

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Yom HaZikaron set for April 25 at

Congregation Micah

Jews in Nashville will join Jews all overthe world on Wed., April 25/4 Iyar, inobserving Yom HaZikaron, the com-

memoration of those in the Israeli mili-tary who have died in Israel’s wars. Thecommunity-wide event will be hosted byCongregation Micah at 5:30 p.m. Forinformation, call 377-9799. c

made false documents for people inthe Warsaw area. Ten other peoplehelped her save children from theghetto and others helped outside theghetto. In all, Sendler is credited withsaving more than 2,500 Jews duringthe Holocaust.

“Life in a Jar” is performed by fourformer Kansas schoolgirls who, yearsago, researched Sendler’s life. Theplay is in honor of Sendler, who wasnamed a “Righteous Gentile” by YadVashem in Israel.

The commemoration will includethe lighting of memorial candles byNashville’s Holocaust survivors andtheir families as well as prayers andthe Yom HaShoah Kaddish.

Students from the community’scongregational religious schools willattend the commemoration instead ofclasses that day.

For more information, contactJudy Saks, Jewish Federation commu-nity relations director, at 354-1637 [email protected].

This year’s Community-Wide Yom HaShoahCommemoration willfeature a special pro-duction of “Life in aJar,” by the Irena

Sendler Project. The program willbegin at 10 a.m. at The Temple onSun., April 15.

Irena Sendler, a Catholic socialworker in Poland, rescued Jewish chil-dren from the Warsaw Ghetto. Shethen placed them in the homes ofPolish familes or hid them in con-vents and orphanages. In the process,she made lists of the children’s realnames, put the lists in jars, thenburied the jars in a garden so thatsome day she could dig them up andfind the children to tell them of theirread identities.

The Nazis captured Sendlerseverely beat her, but the Polishunderground bribed a guard to releaseher and she went into hiding.

From 1939 to 1942, Sendler

Yom HaShoah to feature productionin honor of a Righteous Gentile

The Yom HaShoah commemora-tion is sponsored by The JewishFederation of Nashville, The GordonJewish Community Center,Congregation Beit Tefilah Chabad,Congregation Micah, CongregationSherith Israel, The Temple and WestEnd Synagogue. c

replica of the letter, instructing themto show up at an army base for tests ona specific date. There was a numberto call if an unforeseen emergencyarose, and a warning that unexcusedabsences could lead to jail time.

As part of their army “initiation,”the participants made army dog tagswith their English and Hebrew names,

then had their faces painted withcamouflage Some were hesitant atfirst to be painted. “You all have todo it, no questions,” Shaked toldthem. “I’m your commander now.”

Eventually, faces were paintedand the teens posed for a photo infront of the poster, which Shaked will

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By Kathy Carlson

They may not know ityet, but soldiers at onearmy base in Israel havenew friends inNashville.

They’ll be receivinga big poster with bright-colored hand-prints and greetings from Nashvilleteens who participate in the JewishFoundation of Nashville’s B’naiTzedek program, which teaches teensto embrace philanthropy. At a March25 event for B’nai Tzedek participants,teens created the poster and learnedhow the lives of their Israeli counter-parts take a serious turn at age 16.

Inbar Shaked, Nashville’s commu-nity shlicha, has served in the IsraelDefense Forces and helped organizethis year’s B’nai Tzedek event.

After an Israeli-style falafellunch, the teens compared similaritiesand differences between Israeli andAmerican teens, then competed ingames centered around Israeli snacks –chocolate and Bamba peanut-flavorcorn puffs (described as CheezDoodles without the cheese).

Then the teens learned that atage 16, Israeli teens receive a letterfrom the Army that signals that in twoyears, they’ll be serving in the military.The Nashville students received a

B’nai Tzedeks learn about philanthropy,establish connections with Israel

Bnai Tzedeks present the banner with their handprints and notes for IDF soldiers.Clockwise from back left: Isaac Eskind, Ben Barton, Community Shlicha Inbar Shaked,Hannah Levy, Vivian Herzog, Michelle Biesman, Tali Sedek, Sam Perlen, Jamie Kirshner,Noah Geltzer, Jacob Geltzer, Boaz Kelner, Alec Eskind, Matthew Jacobs Photos: Risa Klein Herzog

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Gordon Jewish Community Center

Honoring

Jan Liff and Michael Gryll

The Chesed Dinner and annual campaignenable JFS to serve the entire community.

President: Daniella PressnerExecutive Director: Pam KelnerDinner Chairs: Kathy Caplan and Erin Coleman

Jewish Family Service615.356.4234

www.jfsnashville.org

B’nai Tzedeks learn about philanthropy, build connections with Israel

From left: Michelle Biesman, Tali Sedek, Vivian Herzog with painted hands

Continued from page 1send to her Israeli Army base in KeremShalom, near Gaza. The teens hope tohear back from the soldiers.

Eventually, faces were painted andthe teens posed for a photo in front ofthe poster, which Shaked will send toher old Israeli Army base in KeremShalom, near Gaza. The teens hope tohear back from the soldiers.

“I learned about the Israeli Armyand where (B’nai Tzedek) money willgo,” said Hannah Levy.

“I really understand the IDF a littlebetter now and what Jewish life is likeand what happens once you are 16,”said Boaz Kelner. “Choosing an organi-zation (to contribute to) and being aphilanthropist is one way to give backto the community.”

The B’nai Tzedek program has morethan 250 members. Teens become eligi-ble to participate after their bar or bat

mitzvahs. The program operates underthe umbrella of the Jewish Foundation ofNashville, which houses endowmentfunds whose investment income helpsmeet critical emergency needs and fundsinnovative projects and programs forNashville’s Jewish community.

Teens start a B’nai Mitzvah accountwith $125, often from bar and bat mitz-vah gifts. The Hassenfeld, Feldman andRapoport families, along with the JewishFederation of Nashville, supplement thisamount so each teen’s account will con-tain at least $500. The teens can con-tribute a part of their accounts to local ornational Jewish organizations and proj-ects or to organizations in Israel, forexample. They’re encouraged to add tothe fund through the years and develophabits of philanthropy.

“When you support a cause throughFederation or the B’nai Tzedek program,you’re touching a Jewish life,” Jewish

Federation of Nashville ExecutiveDirector Mark Freedman told the teens.He thanked the Hassenfeld, Feldmanand Rapoport families for their financialsupport to the program.

The Foundation stands ready tohelp teens find a charity to supportthrough their B’nai Tzedek funds, saidHeidi Hassenfeld, who with her hus-band, John, helps underwrite the pro-gram. “If you have a passion but don’tknow a charity” in that field, the B’naiTzedek program will do the research tohelp match special interests with Jewishorganizations, she said.

To learn more about the B’naiTzedek program, call Risa Klein Herzogat 354-1651 or email her at [email protected]. Also contact Herzog ifyou’re the parent of a B’nai Tzedek andwould like to learn more about serving ona B’nai Tzedek advisory committee. c

Athens AZA invitescommunity toSpaghetti Supper

On April 15, Athens ofthe South AZA #258will host its annualSpaghetti Supper. TheSpaghetti Supper willinclude live entertain-

ment, a silent auction, and the cookingof Chef Joe (Perlen). Part of the pro-ceeds go towards the StandUp! Cause,which is Children's Cancer Research.The chapter decided to have part of theproceeds go towards VanderbiltChildrens Hospital because it could easilybe a chapter member in the hospital.

There is a charge for the event.Tickets will be available at the door orfrom an AZA member or contact SamPerlen at either [email protected] at 615/481-5659 to purchase tickets.Checks should be made payable toAthens AZA.

The fundraiser will be held at TheGordon Jewish Community Center from6:30-8:30 p.m. Hope to see you all there!AZA is a part of the organization, BBYOInc., which is the leading pluralisticyouth group that helps develop Jewishteens into stronger leaders in the Jewishcommunity and beyond. c

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Community registers opinions on ‘Conversations about Israel’ process

Community members havebeen completing thequestionnaires that willenable Jewish Nashvilleto reach a concensus onhow we’ll talk to one

another about Israel.“The initial response has been very

strong,” said Roger Conner, an adjunctprofessor at Vanderbilt Law School andconflict resolution expert who is guiding

the discussions with a team of facilitators. “Over 100 people responded in the

first week, and questionnaires are stillcoming in,” Conner said. “The view-points are diverse and thoughtful. Thewords in these documents reveal thatrespondents are passionate about Israeland the vitality of the Jewish communi-ty where they live. I can't wait to getinto the in-person dialogues. It will be arich experience.”

The process, called ConversationsAbout Community and Israel, began onMarch 15 with a beta test session of Jewishprofessionals. It extends through May andeveryone in the community from age 16on up has the opportunity to participate.

The first step is to complete a ques-tionnaire that lets participants choose agroup of similar people who will meetand agree on broad principles for talkingabout Israel. The questionnaires areavailable online through a link atwww.jewishnashville.org, and must becompleted either online or on paper(available at all the congregations andthe GJCC) by Sun., April 8.

After the groups of like-minded peo-ple meet and agree on goals, a communi-ty summit is scheduled for May 2 atwhich representatives from each groupwill agree on goals to guide the wholecommunity in talking about Israel.

“The first phase of this process,

responding to the online survey, willhelp frame the in-person conversationsthat will follow,” said Mark S. Freedman,Jewish Federation executive director. “Ibelieve that our community membershave a real opportunity to offer theiropinions about Israel and that they cando so knowing that their voices will beheard with openness and respect. Iencourage all members of the Jewishcommunity to respond to the surveybefore the April 8 deadline and then par-ticipate in the upcoming conversations.”

The Conversations are sponsored bythe Jewish Federation of Nashville’sCommunity Relations Committee aspart of its series, “Increasing Your IsraelIQ: From Argument to Advocacy,” andare made possible by a grant from theJewish Federation’s New InitiativesFund. All of Nashville’s rabbis andJewish agency directors have endorsedthe Conversations. cM

atthew Levitt, direc-tor of the SteinProgram on Counter-terrorism and Intel-ligence at theWashington Institute

for Near East Policy in Washington, D.C.,will speak on “Israel in a ToughNeighborhood,” at Congregation SherithIsrael, on Sat., April 14, at 12:45 p.m..The event is free and open to the public.

Levitt is a professorial lecturer ininternational relations and strategicstudies at Johns Hopkins University'sPaul H. Nitze School of Advanced

I n t e r n a t i o n a lStudies (SAIS).From 2005 toearly 2007, heserved as deputyassistant secretaryfor intelligenceand analysis at theU.S. Departmentof the Treasurywhere he servedboth as a seniorofficial within the

department’s terror-ism and financial intelligence branchand as deputy chief of the Office ofIntelligence and Analysis, one of 16 U.S.intelligence agencies coordinated underthe Office of the Director of NationalIntelligence.

During his tenure at Treasury,Levitt played a central role in efforts toprotect the U.S. financial system fromabuse and to deny terrorists, weaponsproliferators, and other rogue actors theability to finance threats to U.S.national security. In 2008-2009, heserved as a State Department counter-terrorism advisor to the special envoyfor Middle East regional security(SEMERS), Gen. James L. Jones.

He also provided tactical andstrategic analytical support for coun-terterrorism operations at the FBI,focusing on fundraising and logisticalsupport networks for Middle Easternterrorist groups.

An expert witness for theDepartment of Justice in several terror-ism cases, Dr. Levitt has also lectured oninternational terrorism on behalf of theDepartments of State, Justice, Defense,and Homeland Security, consulted forvarious U.S. government agencies andprivate industry, and testified before theSenate and House on matters relating tointernational terrorism.

Levitt has written extensively onterrorism, the Middle East, and Arab-Israeli peace negotiations, with articlesappearing in major publications. He isalso a frequent guest on the nationaland international media, includingNPR, CNN, BBC, FOX News, ABC,CBS, and NBC. His latest books

include Hamas: Politics, Charity andTerrorism in the Service of Jihad (YaleUniversity Press, 2006) and NegotiatingUnder Fire: Preserving Peace Talks in theFace of Terror Attacks (Rowman &Littlefield, 2008). c

Matthew Levitt, terrorism expert,to speak at Sherith Israel

Matthew Levitt

Community-Wide Yom HaShoah Commemoration

Sunday, April 15, 201210 a.m. – Noon

at The Temple

“Life in a Jar”in honor of Irena Sendler,

a Righteous Gentile

Candle Lighting by Survivors and their families

For information, contact Judy Saks, 354-1637

Sponsors:

Ginsberg Library Fund

Gordon Jewish Community Center, NashvilleBoard of Rabbis, Congregation Beit Tefilah,Congregation Micah, Congregation SherithIsrael, The Temple, West End Synagogue

Sunday,

April 15, 2012

10 a.m. – Noon

at

The Temple


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To the Editor:

What is your opinion worth?When I was growing up I recall

hearing the expression that “Opinionsare like elbows, everybody has them.” Iliked the analogy, but did not fullyunderstand the underlying meaning ofwhen it is appropriate to share/utilizeone’s own. As the world becomes moreinterrelated and societies are co-dependent, each of us bears someresponsibility to be a considerate mem-ber of society.

From politics (Weapons of MassDestruction) to business (Enron) tosocial issues (global warming) it hasbecome difficult to ascertain fact-basedtruth. From reality TV to political cam-paigns to infomercials and retail adver-

tisements, our lives are constantly con-fronted with pledges and promises.

So are we being cynical, distrustingand anti-productive if we question prin-ciples and authority? Or are we viewedas scholarly and fair if we evaluate allsides of an issue (including a view fromthe opponent’s perspective)? Criticalthinking should be a regular and ongo-ing part of one’s life. Even those whothink they know it all may have to re-evaluate and perhaps change their mindgiven newly discovered information orchanging relative circumstances.

The strife in Israel has many facetsand a long history of twisted plots.Sometimes the answers and truths inwhich we believe are worth a fresh eval-uation. We need to be aware of new anddifferent opinions. Sometimes we needto use our “elbows” in a way thatstrengthens or alters our opinions.

I look forward to the upcomingconversations about Israel and hope fora lively debate here in Nashville.

Greg Goldberg

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By Kathy Carlson

Nashvillian GideonLevitt has joined aselect group – those inhis MASA IsraelJourneys program“class” who chose to

make aliyah and become Israeli citizens.In late March, he returned to Tel

Aviv an Israeli. For the past year, he haslived in Tel Aviv and worked at Non-Linear Technologies, a 12-person

biotech company in nearby Or Yehuda.“There’s a lot of growth in my compa-

ny and I really like what I’m doing,” hesaid in a telephone interview while he wasin Nashville in early March. Makingaliyah “shows I’m serious; I’ll be integratedmore. … The company has been veryencouraging of me to make aliyah as well.”

He hopes to take on more responsi-bility at Non-Linear Technologies,which is developing a minimally inva-sive implant designed to help in spinalfusion surgery.

Levitt, the son of Ellen and MichaelLevitt, graduated from GeorgeWashington University with a degree inbiomedical engineering. He researchedIsraeli biomedical firms before going towork for Non-Linear Technologiesthrough MASA. The program was creat-ed to strengthen ties to Israel amongyoung Jewish adults in the Diaspora. TheIsraeli government, the Jewish Agency forIsrael, and its partners, the JewishFederations of North America and theKeren Hayesod, all support MASA.

This year, Levitt said, about a thirdof MASA program participants – a high-er than average percentage – decided tomake aliyah.

Chapter 2 for young engineer: Making aliyah

Chabad to dedicate new Genesis Campus for Jewish Life

Chabad of Nashville invites the community to celebrate the dedication of the newChabad Center at the Genesis Campus for Jewish Life on Sun., April 22, at 1 p.m. Thefacility is located at 95 Bellevue Rd. Gov. Bill Haslam will join other dignitaries attend-ing the event. The dedication will include a ribbon cutting, the affixing of the Mezuzah,the unveiling of the Donor Wall and a dessert reception. In addition to the sanctuary,the 14,000-square-foot building houses a social hall, kosher commercial kitchens, aKosher Café, library, classrooms, Shabbat guest suites and a Mikva. For more informa-tion, call Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel or Tommy Bernard at 615/480-4731.

Becoming an Israeli went smoothly,Levitt said. He will probably serve for sixmonths in the Israeli military.“Hopefully, my Hebrew will be goodenough” to serve, he said.

“It’s good that I have a lot offriends,” he said. Some are from theMASA program, some are from work,and people are always visiting. Levittwill probably return to the United Statestwice a year, and he retains his Americancitizenship.

Before he visited family and friendsin the United States this spring, his co-workers told Levitt, “When you returnyou’ll be Israeli,” he said. “It makes mefeel more at home in a way.” c

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Chazak Achsav!-Strength Now!

By Kathy Carlson

Arabbi’s idea for congre-gants to fill in forChristian workers onChristmas day has growninto a cherished tradi-tion for a group of friends

from the Nashville Jewish community.The group, which started at the sug-

gestion of then-West End SynagogueRabbi Mel Glazer in 1981, marked 30years of volunteer service at VanderbiltUniversity Medical Center, wherethey’ve shared treats and stories withpatients, families and staff. Often,there’s also a strolling musician.

“Once a year we get together. Wehave a good time and an opportunity togive a smile to someone,” said Bob Woolf.

They keep volunteering because, asLud Reinheimer said, “I guess we enjoyit.” And, Risha Arkovitz added, “torepresent the Jewish community … andfor goodwill.”

Fifteen people posed for the annualphoto at Vanderbilt Hospital in 2011.They’re from several Nashville congre-gations in addition to West End. Theyenlist visiting relatives to come and help,and there are non-Jewish members aswell. They arrive at the hospital withdonuts, danishes and other goodiesdonated by the Donut Den, plus coffeeand juice. The group sets up at a tableunder a banner that says they’re fromNashville’s Jewish community.

“One lady last year almost criedbecause we were there,” MargaretReinheimer said. Sometimes, she said,patients or family members will tell a volun-teer they’ve never met Jewish people before.

The volunteers say they talk morewith patients’ family members and care-givers than with the patients themselves.The patients generally are seriously ill orinjured, or they wouldn’t be hospitalizedon Christmas day. As Woolf puts it,“They’re there because they can’t get out.”

“The hospital lets people know thatwe will be there on Christmas Day and ifanyone of the Jewish faith is in the hos-pital they make sure they know we arethere,” Margaret Reinheimer said. Oneyear, the volunteers helped a Jewish fam-ily from Florida connect with the Jewishcommunity here after they rushed to thehospital because their daughter was incritical condition after an automobileaccident. “They needed a synagogue toattend services and pray for their daugh-ter,” she said. “When we arrived themother was waiting for us. Someone inthe hospital told them we would be there.This is just one of our many experiences.”

Just this past Christmas, Woolf meta woman whose husband was taken toVanderbilt after he suffered severe headand other injuries after he was ejectedfrom his car.

“She needed to talk to someone,”Woolf said. The couple had no local fam-ily and few close friends. “We sat in thelobby and I let her share all of the eventsand emotions that were buried in hersoul. She finally broke down crying as shetold me that he was in intensive care, ina coma and was not expected to live.”

The end of this story – at least as ofnow, Woolf said, is that the man is athome, slowly recovering, and withapparent full mental capacity. “Thepoint is that my time with her had noth-ing to do with coffee and donuts,” he

said. “We were simply there for them.”Arkovitz recalled a woman in her

early 20s that she met one Christmas.The young woman would stay withArkovitz when she had to come back toVanderbilt every six months for continu-ing treatment.

Arkovitz’s late husband, Arnold,was one of the group’s charter members.

“I think this would never have last-ed so long without Arnold (Arkovitz),”Woolf said. “Arnold, bless his memory,would talk to everyone and soon hadthem sharing their story with him,” hesaid. “He was the life and soul of the

group and Risha remains a loyal member.I miss him.”

Arnold Arkovitz often took the leadin picking up food from the Donut Denand, in the earlier years, fromMcDonald’s. He’d pick it up onChristmas Eve and make sure everythingwas ready to go the next day.

“I never would have been involvedif he hadn’t needed a ‘mule,’ ” LudReinheimer said with a smile.

The group encourages other volun-teers to join them on Christmas. “We’relooking for new people, to pass thebaton,” Risha Arkovitz said. c

Christmas volunteer group going strong after 30 years

Vanderbilt Hospital Christmas volunteers gather for a photo on Christmas Day, 2011. They are,from left: Barbara and Bob Woolf, Penny Egel, Gary Nichols (the group’s roaming musician),Ludwig Reinheimer, Alex Williams, Steve Potash, Larry Patterson, Margaret Reinheimer, KenWilliams and Ann Roth. Seated from left: Roy and Ros Shainberg, Ellen Potash and Risha Arkovitz.


Dubbed a “gallery onsteroids” by SouthwestAirlines’ Spirit Magazine,The Temple Arts Festivalreturns on the weekendof April 21-22.

Fifty master artists and craftsmenfrom 19 states and Britain, with almosthalf first-time TAF participants, willoffer works of glass, wood and metalsculpture, painting, photography, fiberand jewelry. These artists will appeal toTAF patrons of all tastes and budgets.

A juried show, this year’s judge isCharles Venable, Ph.D., director andCEO of the the Speed Art Museum inLouisville, Ky.

Many of these one-of-a-kind workscan be purchased for less than $150. Asa fund-raising event, no sales tax will becharged and a significant percentage ofyour purchase may qualify as a charitabledonation on your tax return. (Consultyour CPA or tax advisor.)

While admission on Sun., April 22,from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. is free to all, theApril 21 pre-opening dinner party andsale is available to those buying AdvancePurchase Certificates. Also available areTAF Gift Certificates. A CollectorsCocktail Hour is from 5:30-6:30 p.m.,followed by a Patrons Dinner Party from6:30-8, and a Gallery Opening DessertParty for a fee. For details on TAF Giftand TAF Advance Purchase Certificatesas well as the Saturday evening events,visit www.TempleArtsFestival.com,phone The Temple at 615/352-7620 oremail [email protected]. Checkout the Facebook page athttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Temple-Arts-Festival/349322131758963

Some of the artists are: Toby Klein is a mixed media artist

whose work is contemporary and rangesfrom different degrees of abstraction andexperimental to representation. She is aSignature Member of the Experimental

Artists of America, among many otherartist organizations, and has won numer-ous awards from other juried shows. She

Temple Arts Festival to feature master artists and craftsmen

James Wilbat, Tree of Life Menorah

Gary Rosenthal, tall shofar

will be bringing her unique works ofJudaica to TAF this year.

Gary Rosenthal has been sculptingin welded metals for almost 30 years. Hecreates popular and unique lines ofJudaic art, combining copper, brass andsteel with brilliant fused glass, in a con-temporary style rooted in tradition. Hebrings to TAF new collectibles, meno-rahs and seder plates not found anywhereelse in Nashville.

Megan Trace Tenenbaum’s passionlies in making Judaic (mezuzahs) andJewish-inspired jewelry. The youngGeorgian has had her work shown nation-ally and in Jerusalem, and is excited aboutupcoming inclusion in The Moses Project:The Moses Monument and World Centerfor Jewish Leadership in Tel Aviv.

James Wilbat studied watercolor anddrawing as a youngster and his passionfor art continued while his focus shiftedfrom painting to ceramics to his currentworks in glass. He will be bringing hisbeautiful and detailed menorahs anddreidels to TAF.

Sylvia Hyman has been sculpting inclay for the last 49 years of her creativeand productive 94 years of life. She is ourown ‘Nashville Treasure’. Currentlyworking with a form of sculpture knownas “super-realism” or “trompe l’oeil” (foolthe eye), Sylvia chooses familiar objectssuch as old boxes and baskets, fillingthem with contents that “stir the mind”,capturing not only the appearance ofthings, but their essential nature, as well.

TAF will be held at The Temple,Congregation Ohabai Sholom, locatedat 5015 Harding Road in Nashville, TN(next to the Belle Meade Mansion),

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Seven Nashville artists par-ticipated in the exhibition“Windows of Identity”which was held in conjunc-ton with the 10thAnniversary “Taste of

Partnership” celebration in Hadera, theJewish Federation of Nashville’s partner-ship community in Israel. A dozen artistsfrom the Partnership’s Southeast Regionconsortium of cities joined with nearly40 Israeli artists from the Hadera-Eironregion and had their work displayed in alarge mosaic at the Hadera Mall.

Each artist was asked to address thetheme of their connection to Judaism,Israel and/or Zionism. Submissionsincluded paintings, drawings, prints,photography, sculpture and fiber art.Leslie J. Klein, one of the Nashvilleartists who attended the opening recep-tion on March 1, offered remarks onbehalf of the American artists.

Many thanks to all of the Nashvilleartists who participated including SharonCharney, Kaaren Hirschowitz Engel, JerryKlein, Leslie J. Klein, Terry Lapidus, SydneyReichman and Rhonda Polen Wernick.

‘Windows of Identity’ in Hadera features works by Nashville artists

Jerry Klein-Windows of Identity Collage

Kaaren Engel-Shabbat Lights

After the exhibition concludes inHadera, it will be kept intact for displayat other locations in Israel. Plans arecurrently under way to mount anotherexhibition by Partnership artists inconjunction with the JewishFederation of North America’s GeneralAssembly to be held in Jerusalem inNovember 2013.

For more information, contact theFederation’s Partnership 2Gether(P2G) Director, Harriet Schiftan, at354-1687 or by email at [email protected]. c

Leslie J. Klein-Lech Lecha Rhonda Wernick-Hamsa Sharon Charney-Roots in the City of Gold

Theresa Lapidus-Building for a Peaceful Tomorrow

Sydney Reichman-The Healing

After a successful run ofShabbat Outreachevents in 2011, theGJCC and The Templeare planning three moreevents for 2012. Thanks

to a generous grant from the JewishFederation of Nashville and MiddleTennessee, the two organizations will hostmusic, food and an abbreviated service inthree neighboring communities.

The first event will occur at theMellow Mushroom, 317 Main Street,Suite 100, in Frankin, on Fri., April20, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The sec-ond, planned for Hendersonville, willbe held at The Hyatt Place, 300 EastMain Street, on Fri., May 11, at 6 p.m.And the third Shabbat will be held atthe Holland House, 935 West EastlandAvenue in East Nashville, on Fri.,June 8, at 6 p.m. Details for each

event will be posted in The Observerprior to the date.

Jewish members of these communi-ties and their families are invited to joinThe Temple and the GJCC. TheFederation hopes that these events willact as a welcoming tool for those new-comers in those areas and communitymembers who find it difficult to engagefrom such a distance.

Additionally, the hope is to givepeople in these areas a point of reference,an opportunity to gather for Shabbatoutside of Nashville’s congregationalrange, and a chance to meet fellow Jewsin their neighborhoods.

Everyone is welcome, regardless ofaffiliation. If you have questions, needmore information, or wish to be addedto the mailing list for these events,please contact Kara Meyer [email protected]. c

GJCC and The Temple announce2012 Shabbat Outreach Program

Music City BBG has hadsome great program-ming on the local andregional levels, andthey look forward tohaving even more. To

send more girls to regional programs, MusicCity BBG is having a fundraiser Sun., April22, a Musical Matinee, that will feature aBelmont singing group, the PopRox.

From 1-2 p.m., there will be lunchand a tribute to BBG, and from 2-3 p.m.,the Belmont PopRox will perform.Their performance will please all ages.The whole community is invited. Thefunds raised will go to providing girlsscholarships to attend regional and inter-national programming.

For reservations, contact JessicaLeving at [email protected]. c

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Q: Why did the flying elephant crash to theground?A: Because somebody told him that ele-phants can’t fly.

By Kathy Carlson

Type “flying elephant”into Amazon’s searchbox and you’ll berouted to a book witha winged purplepachyderm soaring in

a blue sky, above a faraway pink castle in

the Land of Lung Junk.The book is Perspectives of a Flying

Elephant. Its author, Nashville’s TeriSimon, is a mother of three,Congregation Micah member and livingwith lung cancer.

Simon remembers the exact dateand time of her diagnosis, Dec. 2, 2009,at 8:20 a.m. She remembers feeling“dazed and confused and cannot believethis is true.”

She had never smoked, there wasno history of cancer in her family, andshe had no other risk factors. There are

no readily available and accepted toolsfor diagnosing the disease in an earlystage, especially for people with no riskfactors.

Initially, Simon emailed news of herdiagnosis to about 20-25 people. Then,she started the blog that’s the basis forher Flying Elephant books (there are nowtwo) because “it wasn’t a story I couldtell over and over. Little by little itbecame an opportunity for me to expressmyself and educate others.”

Soon, 160 people were reading herblog, then more than 200 at its peak.

“It’s helping me deal with my situa-tion,” Simon said one reader wrote.

“I understand what my brother wentthrough,” another said.

And, someone said, “Thank you forspeaking the words I was only thinking.You need to put (it) out in the public.”

Simon began talking about livingwell with cancer, starting with aHadassah group in Oak Ridge. She alsobecame active with the nonprofit groupLUNGevity after speaking following itsfirst Breathe Deep Nashville walk andfundraising event last year.LUNGevity is dedicated to lung cancerresearch, education and support forpatients and caregivers.

“She’s just an incredible person,”said Andrea Stern Ferris, LUNGevity’sboard chairman and president. Teri is “soeloquent and open about her journey.She’s living with lung cancer and doingeverything she can to live with lung can-cer and it’s important to highlight that.”

Simon helps with LUNGevity’sonline lung cancer support efforts, byacting as a LUNGevity LifeLine phonebuddy with others and writing blogs.People with lung cancer often feel isolat-ed, Ferris said. “We’re creating a com-munity for people to belong to and Teriis part of creating that.”

Lung cancer is more prevalentthan many other types of cancer, Ferrissaid. Thirty percent of cancer deathseach year stem from lung cancer, and itkills twice as many women as breastcancer, she says. “It’s hard to communi-cate that and say, ‘By the way you cansurvive it.’ … We’re trying to send thatmessage for them – (that) there arepeople out there living with it, likeTeri.” And with the investment inresearch and early detection, Ferrissays, there will be even more survivors.

Through LUNGevity, Simon con-nected with a literary agent. There’s asecond Flying Elephant book, Turbulencefor a Flying Elephant, which includes hersecond year of blogs. Both are availableonline, and 75 percent of all proceedsbenefit Gilda’s Club Nashville,LUNGevity, and The National LungCancer Partnership. Micah memberKim Phillips designed the books includ-ing covers, and Micah Music Directorand Cantorial Soloist Lisa Silver provid-ed illustrations.

Simon continues to blog each week,at http://flyingelephantbook.wordpress.com, although she doesn’t plan a thirdElephant book. She has developed thecurriculum for a workshop that teachespatients how to advocate for themselveswithin the health-care system, how toset up a care community, and how to pro-vide care for caregivers. She will speakat LUNGevity’s Hope Summit inWashington, D.C., in early May and isvolunteering to help at LUNGevity’ssecond annual Breathe Deep Nashvillewalk on Sat., Nov. 17.

“I’ve always been a writer,” Simonsaid. Writing her blog “turned into(something) cathartic, therapeutic. Forlack of a better word, this is my ministry.”

“It’s so important to be around peo-ple who understand without having toover explain.” Do you know that it hurtswhen hair falls out from chemo, sheasked? “They told me that at Gilda’sClub. … If you shave (your head) itwon’t hurt. They get it.”

“It’s hard – a hard disease. It’s notwithout its challenges,” she said. “Itchanged life – ruined life in a lot ofways. … On the other side, generous,wonderful, kind-spirited (people) helpme. There’s nothing more beautifulthan that.” c

Editor’s Note: Simon’s blog is athttp://flyingelephantbook.wordpress.com.The Flying Elephant Q and A comes fromher blog.

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B’nai MitzvahAdam Scott Bednowitz will be

called to the Torah onSat., April 14, at 11a.m. at The Temple. Hewas born on March 30,1999, in Nashville, toNancy and DavidBednowitz. His grand-parents are BerniceHobson of Linden,Mich., and the lateDonald Hobson, Norma Bednowitz andJack Bednowitz.

For his mitzvah project, Adam iscollecting books for Book’em, aNashville-based organization that sup-plies books to needy school-age children.

A seventh grade honor student atWoodland Middle School, Adam’s spe-cial interests include basketball, music,biking and hanging out with friends.

Alice May will be called to the Torahas a Bat Mitzvah on Sat.,April 21, at 10:30 a.m.at Congregation Micah.She is the daughter ofJosh May and KatieGreenebaum, the sisterof Nora and Jake,and granddaughterof Michael and LindaGreenebaum of Amherst, Massachusetts;Jack and Lynn May of Nashville; and thelate Natalie May.

A seventh grader at UniversitySchool of Nashville, Alice is an enthusi-astic member of the soccer, swimming andtrack teams. She also loves performingand has played roles in all of her school’smusical theater productions since fifthgrade. She enjoys math, reading and writ-ing, and hanging out with her friends.

For her Mitzvah project, she is vol-unteering at the Susan Gray School. Shereads to and plays with children withdevelopmental disabilities. She lovesgetting to know the kids and giving theteachers an extra hand. She will also begiving a portion of her Bat Mitzvah fundsto the Valentino Achak DengFoundation, an organization that buildsschools, libraries and teacher-traininginstitutes in south Sudan.

Chloe Berek Abram will be calledto the Torah as a BatMitzvah on Sat., April28, at 10:30 a.m. atCongregation Micah.She is the daughter ofDr. Steven and JodyAbram and sister ofAlexander, Hannah andGabriel. Her grandpar-ents are Carol and SolKatz of Nashville, and Pola (and the lateBerek) Abram of San Francisco, Calif..

A sixth grader at Ensworth School,Chloe B has a passion for the stagewhether performing in musicals, dance,or solo singing recitals.

Chloe B’s Bat Mitzvah service proj-ect is committed to pediatric brain tumorissues by participation in the Miles forHope campaign.

Sympathy. . . to the family of Alven Simon

Ghertner, 97, who died on March 25.He was born April 19, 1914, inNashville. Preceded in death by wife of70 years, Jean Fleisman Ghertner.Survived by daughter, Dorothy (Jack)Miller, Clarksville; son, Frank (Barbara)Ghertner; grandchildren, Steve (Patty)Ghertner, Scott (Lynn) Ghertner, Terri(Don) Goodwin, Vicki Campbell, Jay(Lisa) Berlin; ten great grandchildren,and four great-great grandchildren.Began working for Cullom & GhertnerCompany printers and lithographers at

age 12. The company was founded by hisfather, Simon Ghertner, in 1906. Hebecame president of Cullom & GhertnerCompany on the death of his father in1945. Cullom & Ghertner Companygrew to be one of the largest printingcompanies in the United States. In 1961Cullom & Ghertner Company acquiredStoddards Inc., a Nashville-based officefurniture and stationery supply companyand later that year acquired the ModernMethods Company, a copy equipmentcompany. Cullom & Ghertner Companywas sold in 1963 to a New York StockExchange company. He then became anactive real estate investor. He was theformer president of the ShufeldCompany, and Allied Land andDevelopment Company, both companiesactive in subdivision land development.He was the president of the Nashvilleprinting industry trade association. Hewas the president of the Sales andMarketing Executives of Nashville. Hewas a director of the Printing Industry ofAmerica and the National Association ofLithographers. He was active in theYoung Presidents organization, and amember of the Chief Executives Forum.He was named the “outstanding boss ofthe year” by the Nashville Jaycees in1963. He was one of the founders of theJunior Achievement organization. waspresident of the Woodmont CountryClub and on the board of directors of theNashville City Club. He was on theboard of directors of Family and ChildrenService of Nashville. He was educated atHume Fogg High School and VanderbiltUniversity. Memorial contributions maybe made to West End Synagogue.

. . . to the family of Eric MichaelGorodetzky, 44, who died March 20,2012, after a valiant battle withesophageal cancer. Survived by parents,Carl and Carol Walker Gorodetzky of

Nashville; mother, Mary Judith Barnes ofTrinity, Ala.; brother, Alexander J.Gorodetzky of Nashville; sister, ElaineGorodetzky-Hazlewood of Fairview,Tenn.; wife, Michelle RodgersGorodetzky; sons, Kasey, Aaron,Christopher, David, and daughter, EmilyKate. Eric was a graduate of HillsboroHigh School and attended MTSU. Hewas an engineer in the Nashville record-ing industry and worked for many years inthe audio/visual field. A private memorialservice will be held at a later date. Thefamily wishes to thank the many dedicat-ed hospice professionals who took suchwonderful care of Eric, and requests thatdonations in his memory be made to AliveHospice, 1718 Patterson St., Nashville,TN 37203 or to the charity of one's choice.

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Diane Kimbrough, left, and FaithHaber Galbraith, right, join majorIsraeli singer Aya Korem following herMarch 24 concert at CongregationMicah. She performed with Nashvillesinger/songwriter Michael Ochs. Atleast 200 people attended the per-formance which was sponsored byCongregation Micah, the CommunityRelations Committee of the JewishFederations, the Israeli Consulate tothe Southeast in Atlanta and the IsraelForeign Mnistry. Photo: Judy Saks

April is a great time forJewish Films in Nashville. The NashvilleJewish Film Festival(NJFF) has announcedtwo outstanding Jewish

films to be screened this month. On Wed., April 25, at 6:30 p.m. at

the Regal Green Hills, as part of the43rd Nashville Film Festival, NJFF willpresent the acclaimed film, “Nicky’sFamily,” the heart-warming story of SirNicholas Winton, the Englishman whocreated and funded the Kindertransport.These eight trains saved more than 700Jewish and Czech children from Naziconcentration camps by taking themfrom their parents and homes and relo-cating them to families in England justbefore World War II. A man of raremodesty, his accomplishments wereunknown until his late wife found ascrapbook with the names and photos ofthe children whose lives he saved. Thescrapbook was brought to the attentionof the British press, and he was knightedby Queen Elizabeth II.

The film has won the AudienceChoice Award at a number of 2012 FilmFestivals, including Seattle, Houston,

Charlotte, Denver, Atlanta, Sedona,Palm Beach, and Montreal.

Prior to the screening of “Nicky’sFamily,” the NJFF will screen “TheScent of Strawberries,” the student filmthat won the $1,000 prize at the NJFF2011 Student Film Competition.Submissions for the 2012 NJFF, whichwill be held from Nov. 7 through 15, arenow being accepted.

On Sun., April 29, at 7 p.m. at theBelcourt Theater, NJFF will participatein the screening of “Footnote,” animportant new film from Israel. Theplot of revolves around a father and sonwho both teach in the TalmudDepartment of the Hebrew Universityin Jerusalem. When one is nominatedfor an important award, family dynam-ics play a major role. “Footnote” wonthe award for Best Screenplay at the2011 Cannes Film Festival and wasnominated as Israel’s entry to the 84thAcademy Awards.

Rabbi Saul Strosberg ofCongregation Sherith Israel will bothintroduce the film and lead an audiencediscussion afterward.

For information, contact FranBrumlik at 356-7170. c

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Klein to talkon her fiber art

Want to learn more about how artistLeslie J. Klein weaves the Jewish experi-ence and Holocaust themes into herworks? Klein will present a PowerPointGallery Talk on Wed., April 18, at theGordon Jewish Community Center,where a collection of her garments andfiber-art works titled “All That Remains”are on display through April. Klein’s pro-gram takes place from 11:30 a.m.-12:30p.m. in the GJCC’s Senior Lounge. Abox lunch is available. To make a reser-vation and request a box lunch, contactMeryl Kraft, GJCC adult director, at356-7170, ext. 223, or online [email protected].

Paper cuttingWorkshop

On Sun., April 22, CongregationMicah will offer a class in the traditionalJewish art of paper cutting, from 1 to 4p.m. All materials will be included in thefee. The workshop will be taught by localartist and Congregation Micah member

Kim Phillips and is open to anyone age15 or over. Participants will receive afree e-book upon completion of theworkshop. To register for the workshop,contact Congregation Micah at615/377-9799 or email [email protected] for more informationand fees. The registration deadline isApril 6; seating is limited.

Micah celebratesIsrael’s independence

In celebration of Israel IndependenceDay, on Fri., April 27, at 7:30 p.m.Congregation Micah will welcome to thepulpit Ronnie Porat of the JewishNational Fund (JNF), and singer-song-writer Batsheva. The service will exploreanother side of the Jewish state, “TheGreening of Israel.” Porat, one of Israel’sspecial emissaries at the JNF, and a formerIDF soldier, served for many years in theIsraeli Foreign Service and was the IsraeliConsul in Cairo, Egypt. He was also heav-ily involved in the Oslo Peace process, wasa member of the advance team that estab-lished and opened the Israeli Embassy inAmman, Jordan, and was its first consul.For information, call 377-9799.

On Sun., April 29, Jewishteens from throughoutNashville will cometogether for J-Serve, theNational Day of JewishYouth Service. This

community-wide event will send teenvolunteers to various locations through-out the city, including running a gameday at Room at the Inn, preparing a mealat Ronald McDonald House, sortingclothes at ThriftSmart, blazing a trail onthe JCC grounds, and going bowlingwith Best Buddies, an organization thatprovides social activities for teens withspecial needs.

The day will coincide with theGJCC’s annual Israel Independence DayFestival. Teens who want to connect their

service with the community Israel cele-bration can volunteer to run a children’sbooth at the event, or help paint an Israel-themed mural in the GJCC’s teen lounge.

Buses to the project sites will departimmediately after Sunday School fromWest End Synagogue, The Temple,Congregation Micah, and the GordonJewish Community Center. All buses willreturn to the Gordon Jewish CommunityCenter at the conclusion of the day’sactivities (approximately 4 p.m).

J-Serve is open to all Jewish highschool and middle school teens in grades6-12. There is no cost, but registration isrequired. Lunch will be provided. Formore information, contact JessicaLeving at [email protected] or615/354-1659. c

Nashville teens will unite for National Day of Jewish Youth Service

By Kathy Carlson

When William W.Rosen visitedAuschwitz threeyears ago, he real-ized that while hewas familiar with

photographs taken when the Allies liber-ated the infamous death camp, he hadseen few images of what it looks liketoday.

This month, Nashville Arts maga-zine features some of the images thatattorney and photographer Rosenrecorded in his photojournalism piecetitled “Never Again – Inside AuschwitzToday.” And throughout May, TheTemple – Congregation Ohabai Sholomwill exhibit additional photographs byRosen, including one from Auschwitzthat isn’t included in Nashville Artsmagazine.

The Auschwitz photographs andaccompanying text depict “buildings(that) are still there but obviously verysanitized,” he says. The Nazis tried todestroy much of the killing machine thatwas Auschwitz so only one crematoriumremained, and Rosen shot the interior ofone of the ovens. The photo will beshown only at The Temple, he said.

“It was disturbing, very disturbing,to think that people without any hesita-tion did this to other people,” he says.

Rosen says he didn’t realize the scaleof Auschwitz, encompassing theBirkenau concentration camp and a

work camp as well as Auschwitz itself.“One point six million people died atAuschwitz, of whom 1.1 million wereJews,” he says. “The important thing ishow people viewed the times. … Muchof my life I heard few people knew (whatwas going on at the concentrationcamps) but everyone knew.”

His photographs to be shown atThe Temple include a variety of imagesfrom around the world. Rosen has pho-tographed his subjects on all seven con-tinents, including the Arctic,Antarctic, and the Galapagos Islands.He studied at the Santa Fe School ofPhotography.

Originally from New Orleans,Rosen and his wife moved to MiddleTennessee after they lost their home inthe flooding that followed HurricaneKatrina in 2005. A group of his photo-graphs titled “IMMERSION: A KatrinaRoom” were shown at the Parthenonmuseum from August to January 2009.From August 27 to September 25, 2010,Rosen’s photographs appeared in theexhibit “Katrina To DeepwaterHorizon” at the Upstairs Artspace inTryon, N.C.

“I think photographs have to evokesome emotion to be great photography,whatever that emotion is,” he says. Hepoints to a photograph he took in mid-day just after a rainstorm, highlighting acouple and capturing shades of blue andthe textures of a cityscape. “There’salmost nothing I did to that; it’s just amatter of seeing.” c

Photographer Rosen’s works featured in ‘Nashville Arts,’ at Temple

A wandering albatross gathers nesting material from a visitor to South Georgia Island off thesouthern tip of South America. Photo William W. Rosen

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NCJA-Nashville presents a special program:

“Campus Anti-Semitism: Protecting Our Students”Co-SponsorsB’nai B’rith Maimonides Lodge #46Congregation Sherith IsraelChabad Student Center at Vanderbilt UniversityChabad of NashvilleNashville Chapter of Hadassah

At universities across the country, our children face hostile demonstrations against Israel as well as anti-semitic verbal, written, and even physical attacks. Please join NCJA as we explore this important topic so your children and grandchildren can be prepared and informed.

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Featured speaker: Tammi Rossman-Benjamin•Lecturer in Hebrew and Jewish Studies at University of

California Santa Cruz

•Filed the 2009 complaint with the U.S. Dept. of Education’s

O�ce of Civil Rights, alleging a hostile environment for

Jewish students on her campus. This federal complaint is

currently under investigation.

•Co-Founder of the Investigative Taskforce on Campus

Anti-Semitism- CampusAntisemitism.org

•Founded the Amcha (means “your people” in Hebrew)

Initiative -amchainitiative.org

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