EB Hadassah Membership Gala!

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1 EAST BRUNSWICK CHAPTER Fall 2018 Tishrei 5788 Volume XLIV, Issue 1 Inside this issue: Candle lighting 2 Core Message 2 Programs and Events 3 Membership 4 Education 5 Fundraising 6 EB Hadassah Membership Gala! We hope you will join us Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 6:30 pm East Brunswick Jewish Center 511 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick Neighborhood News 3 Next issue is November. Deadline is October 1. Please send Word documents if possible, not e mails. Cut and Paste can t be done from e mails About the Shofar Editor: Barbara Pollak, If you would like to contribute to the Shofar, we d love to hear from you. Submissions may be ed to MSWord document preferred. The Hadassah Shofar is published 5-6 times per year. UPCOMING EVENTS 110/4 Membership Gala 0/18 Ghost Army 11/4 Myrtle Wreath 11/15 Michelle Cheslow 12/2-24 Gift 12/5 Chanukkah Party A delectable buffet catered by Giddy s! Musical Entertainment by Dave Schlossberg Israeli Dancing! Tricky Tray (bring your checkbook)! We are unable to accept walk-ins, as food is ordered per person New member incentive is $36 dues and $20 couvert for a total of $56. Call Barbara Pollak at with any questions or concerns. Please complete the tear off form below and mail it with check to Hadassah for $40 (checks received after 9/30 will be at $45) to Elise Merkel, 32 Peach Orchard Drive, E. Brunswick, NJ I would like to attend the October 4 th East Brunswick Hadassah Gala, Name(s) Phone # of people $40 (early bird no later than 9/20) # of people $45 (after 9/20 RSVP date) # of new members at $56 (includes $36 annual dues and $20 couvert)

2 SHOFAR Page 2 Candle Lighting 9/9 Rosh Ha 6:59 9/10 RH2 7:56 9/18 Yom Kippur 9/14 6:50 6:43 9/21 6:38 9/23 Sukkot 1 6:35 9/24 Sukkot 2 7:32 9/30 Shmini Atzeret 9/28 6:27 6:23 10/1 Simchat 7:20 10/5 6:15 10/12 6:04 10/19 5:54 Please refrain from conducting Hadassah business on the Sabbath and Holidays, from sunset (candle lighting times) to dark the following night. NEED A RIDE TO A MEETING OR FUNC TION? If you need a lift, call Chris Sullivan at There goes that excuse for not attending! Membership Fee Disclosure In keeping with IRS regulations, membership fees (annual, life and Associate) are not considered to be tax deductible contributions. This Photo by FROM THE CORE Want a great growth experience? CORE previous experience on executive board needed Fundraising VP Party planners make a lot of money. Here s experience to hone your skills. Bulletin Ads Want to bring thousands of dollars into our chapter? Get ads and renew present ones. Pledge Chair Oversee a stuffing party. We bring everything to you. Raffles Chair Oversee a stuffing party. We bring everything to you. FUNdraising We are so excited to tell you that we have exceeded our chapter goal of $50,000.00! Progress toward our 360 degree Round Building renovation is excellent. Contact Elise Merkel for details. Craft Party Thanks A big shout out to Carol Goldberg and Andrea Kostick for providing a fun craft party at Andrea s beautiful lakeside home. Everyone left with something beautiful and all proceeds went to the Hadassah Medical Organization Charity Challenge Cashes in for HMO Our thanks to Michelle Silver and Dian Perkel for running the Charity Challenge at Middlesex County Fair. We are grateful to all the fair goers who supported our chapter. Proceeds benefitted the Hadassah Medical Organization. We are so excited to tell you that our mayor, Brad Cohen is making our annual Community Day on SUNDAY, Sept. 23 rd. Now we will all be able to share with our neighbors what Hadassah contributes to the neighborhood. Please save the date. We want to be sure we have a good turnout as well as the rest of the Jewish community. More details will be coming. A happy and healthy New Year from the entire board of the East Brunswick Chapter of Hadassah. May the New Year bring us health, happiness and prosperity. Let s continue to be Women Who Do, for the benefit of the entire world!

3 EVENTS AND MEETINGS SHOFAR page 3 Program Vice Presidents Beth Hoffman and Linda LIdor Notice anything missing? A simcha or sorrow? That s because for years I have been begging for reporters from the community and I can t keep guessing about what s going on in your life, nor trying to figure out who is a member. It is your responsibility to keep me informed so I can share with the Hadassah community. Congratulations to: Judi Oshinsky on the birth of grandson Ari Henry Oshinsky Abramson Joan Bramson on the birth of a great grandson, Ami Noam Herrmann Coming Attractions November 15 program will be at the home of Beth Hoffman, 19 Autumn Land, East Brunswick.. Continuing our series of " Growing Up Anywhere but Brooklyn," Michelle Cheslow will discuss growing up Jewish in South Africa. RSVP to Beth at December 5, 2018 at 7:30. Wine and Design Chanukah Party. Amazingly Creative Carol Goldberg leads us in making a Chanukah gift as we drink wine and eat latkes. February 12, 2019 Never to Be Forgotten: Preserving the Memory and Stories of Those Lost in Pogroms 7:30 pm at Temple Bnai Shalom Alan Bernstein is a member of a landsmenschaft group, an immigrant benevolent organziation common until the 30's. His group is dedicated to the memory of Jews who perished in pogroms in the town of Felshtin through the document of family stories and oral histories of survivors. His group is also interested in the intergenerational transmission of trauma. Apr. 23, :30 An 80 year Perspective from Two Childhood Survivors of Kristallnacht East Brunswick residents Eugene and Ruth Gottleib, both child survivors of Kristallnacht, discuss their perspective and experiences. As immigrants to the US, they had to absorb the revelations that family members had been lost, as well as adjust to a new country with its language and culture. Eugene Gottlieb, author of From a Wine Barrel and Chicken Coops to Silicon on Sapphire shares the story of hiding in a wine barrel during Kristalnacht, immigrating to Woodbine, NJ, a community that had welcomed immigrants since the 1800s, where he was raised on a poultry farm, and ultimately became a scientist. Dr. Gottlieb will also discuss some of the ramifications of Kristallnacht. His wife, Ruth Heilbronn Gottlieb, author of Once We Had a Country retells her experience of the Nazis breaking into her home during the first night of Kristallnacht and terrorizing her and her mother. She and her mother then immigrated to the US to join her father. The message from Ruth s book is especially meaningful for children displaced by catastrophe who must adjust to new lives without knowing the language or culture. Ruth taught in the East Brunswick school system for many years.

4 ` Hadassah Health Disclaimer: Hadassah makes no representations and/or warranties, and does not endorse any medical advice contained in this brochure and its applicability to particular persons. Hadassah shall not be responsible for any loss, damage or injury sustained by any one as a result of any information distributed in this brochure. We encourage aconsult ll persons to with their own health care professional prior to embarking on, or modifying, any course of treatment. INFORMATION FILED BY HADASSAH, THE WOMEN S ZIONIST OR- GANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC. AND HADASSAH MEDICAL RELIEF ASSOCIATION, INC. WITH THE NEW JERSEY ATTORNEY GENERAL CONCERNING THIS CHARITABLE SOLICITATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY BY CALLING (973) REGISTRATION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT. Hadassah does not endorse any products or services advertised in this bulletin. The acceptance by Hadassah of advertising does not constitute recommendation, approval or other representation of the quality of the products or services or the credibility of any claims made by advertisers (including the Kashrut of advertised food products). Use of any products or services advertised is solely at the user s risk and Hadassah accepts no responsibility or liability in connection therewith. You can help Hadassah grow strength in numbers by liking us on Facebook. If you re not on Facebook, just ask your kid. Kids know everything and love to help parents and grandparents. The more likes we get, the more influence we ll have. Communication will greatly improve. Like us, share us, and grow us. You count. Go to Facebook. Type in. East Brunswick Hadassah To keep up with what s going on in the Region, go to this link: jersey/ Our Board has agreed on a new reimbursement policy. Receipts for reimbursement MUST be submitted to the Treasurer within 2 weeks of the event in order to be processed. Thank you for your cooperation.

5 Education Vice Presidents: Dian Perkel and Michelle Silver Taub Center for Social Politics and ANU Receive First Time Grants SHOFAR Page 5 The Hadassah Foundation, which invests in social change to empower girls and women in Israel and the United States, announces $330,000 in grants to twenty Israeli organizations that enhance economic opportunities for women in Israel, according to Julie Morris, Chair of The Hadassah Foundation, now in its 18th year of grant giving. First time grantees ANU received $25,000 to provide strategic and technological tools to the members of the Women s Activist Forum to help them run more effective social and advocacy campaigns. The Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel received $15,000 to write a report that will focus on the differences in women s and men s retirement income in Israel in comparison to other countries, and how this issue, alongside growing life expectancy, may impact the well being of elderly women in Israel. In addition to the two first time grantees, the Foundation also awarded sustaining grants for the sixth consecutive year to long term grantees that have played a particularly critical role in promoting the economic security of women in Israel: The Center for Women s Justice; Economic Empowerment for Women; Itach Maaki Women Lawyers for Social Justice; and The Ruth and Emmanuel Rackman Center at Bar Ilan University. Hadassah Foundation Chair Julie Morris states: Our grantees are making a real difference in the lives of Israeli women, enabling them to become more economically secure, advocating for their rights, and championing their voice in the public sphere. Read, Eat, and Discuss Every month we have lunch and discuss our book. additional information, call Dian at For Month Title Author September Damaged Scottoline October Before We Were Yours Wingate November The One Man Hellman December A Bridge Across the Ocean Meissner, S January The Girl Who Wrote in Silk Estes February The Trust Balsom

6 Shofar page 6 Fundraising Knit and Nosh/Knit for Israel Place Barnes & Noble at E.B. Mall (in the Cafe) Time **10:30 AM To 12:30PM ** Dates of Meetings Tuesdays 10: /18 Friday 9/28 Sukkot Celebration (members only) Tuesday October 2 NO MEETING 10/16 and 10/30, 11/13 Tuesday November 27 Chanukah Party Place and Time will be announced (members only) Tuesday December 25 NO MEETING Knit and Nosh is about more than knitting! Whether you are a novice or a pro, please join us to knit, crochet, needlepoint or just enjoy coffee and conversation. Knit for Israel collects scarves & hats for the Israeli Defense Force, Hadassah Hospital and others. If you would like more information or are willing to transport items to Israel, please contact Ilene at A hearty welcome to all our recent new members! Please mark your calendars for the following dates for Hadassah Mah Jongg at the Chelsea at 1:00 PM Please note that for September due to the Jewish Holidays we will be meeting on Wednesdays, not Tuesday. WED Sept 12, 26 Tues Oct 9,23 Tues Nov 6, 20 Tues Dec 4, 18 Friends are always welcome. THE LUNCH BUNCH We hope you will be able to join us to explore new restaurants (and some oldies but goodies), as we continue to grow our bonds of friendship and benefit our cause to Hadassah. No Lunch Bunch in September Happy and Healthy New Year to All! Don't miss these! Friday, October 12, 30 PM Cuzins Seafood Restaurant, Marlboro, NJ Thursday, November 15, 30 PM Restaurant TBA Wednesday, December 12, 30 PM Restaurant TBA PLEASE RSVP to any committee member ASAP. A two dollar donation to benefit Hadassah will be collected. All checks will be split evenly for ease of collection. We are really looking to enjoying a wonderful time together. Thank you for all your support! Ida Cohen idee1214@aol.com Miriam Kane miriam.kane@milchman.us (H) PLANT A TREE To order trees to be planted in Israel in memoriam or for a simcha, call Nancy Edelstein at or nedelstein@comcast.net. CARDS & CERTIFICATES We have a beautiful collection of new cards and certificates for the following occasions/holidays: * Bar/Bat Mitzvah *New Baby * Thank You * Sympathy * Congratulations * Mazel Tov * Birthday * Anniversary * Retirement * Purim * Chanukah * Passover *Mothers/Fathers Day * Get Well GREETING CARDS: 3/$11. ($4 each) Certificates from $5.00 Call Michele Finkelstein or Linda Jacobson No Shabbat or holidays.

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