5th Annual NH Jewish Film Festival Beckons Playing in a theater near you!

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1 Federation Voices 3 Calendar 4 Israel 5 Hof Hacarmel 7 Your Campaign Dollars at Work 9 Your Federation at Work 10 From the Bimah 11 Passover 13 Just for Fun 16 Book Review 18 Arts & Entertainment 19 International 22 Letters 24 Mitzvahs 26 Recent Events 25 Obituaries 28 Tributes 29 Business & Professional Services 30 jewishnh.org their Festival keepsake photos taken by JFNH paparazzi. It is a season to celebrate and not to be missed. The Festival s eleven-day, ten-film, eight-city engagement takes flight with a new feature, the Special Preview Event on Thursday, April 4. The official Opening Night Event festivities Published by the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire Volume 33, Number 6 March 2013 Adar Nissan th Annual NH Jewish Film Festival Beckons Playing in a theater near you! By Linda L. Gerson, Film Festival Co-Chair The curtain will soon rise on the Fifth Annual New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival. Join us as we celebrate year five on April For 2013, we offer an extraordinary lineup of engaging films, each one a New Hampshire premiere. New theater venues, expanded Festival cities, a Special Preview Event, and season ticket availability have been added for We will present award-winning films, nationally known speakers, live music, educational collaborative programming in multiple venues, and yes, even the opportunity for our Opening Night guests to walk the red carpet to have Total number of donors: 691 $400,000 $300,000 $280,152 $200,000 Thank You take place on Saturday, April 6. The Festival will close on Sunday, April 14, with The Simpsons Closing Event Party. For full details on showings, locations, and reservations, consult the pullout Film Festival playbill included in this issue of the Jewish Reporter. Here are a few of the highlights this season: Thursday, April 4, 7 PM: Special Preview Event at JFNH. Celebrate our fifth birthday with Hava Nagila (The Movie), followed by the Raymond Street Klezmer Band. It s the place to be for a great film, birthday cake, and live music. Jewish Film Festival continued on page 12 Board Seeks New Revenues to Ensure JFNH s Future The Board of the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire (JFNH) has established a Revenue Enhancement Task Force, charged with finding new sources of income to supplement the Annual Campaign for Jewish Needs to fund Federation programs and services. The New Hampshire Jewish community, not unlike many smaller Jewish communities throughout the country, faces major challenges in raising the funds needed to sustain Jewish institutions and their services. In many smaller American Jewish communities, the challenges are the same: very few children returning to the area after college, the death or relocation of traditional large donors, and the economic transition from successful Jewish-owned businesses to a professional class. Along with these trends, there is a nationwide Jewish philanthropic interest in non-jewish causes such as schools, arts, and other charities, coupled with the recognition that Israel has become a successful coun- Board Seeks New Revenues continued on page 3 Celebrate at a Community Passover Seder: Tuesday, March 26 For full details and reservations, see listings for March 26, page 4 Amherst 6:15 PM Congregation Betenu, 5 Northern Boulevard, Unit 1 Concord 5:45 PM, Temple Beth Jacob 67 Broadway Derry 6 PM, Etz Hayim Synagogue, 1½ Hood Rd. Dover 5:30 PM, Temple Israel, 36 Olive Meadow Lane Keene 5.30 PM, Congregation Ahavas Achim, 84 Hastings Ave. Laconia 5 PM, Temple B nai Israel, 210 Court Street Manchester 6 PM, Temple Adath Yeshurun, 152 Prospect Street Nashua 5:30 PM, Temple Beth Abraham 4 Raymond Street Portsmouth 6 PM, Temple Israel 200 State Street The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Jewish Federation of New Hampshire 698 Beech Street Manchester, NH Change Service Requested NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION US POSTAGE PAID MANCHESTER, NH PERMIT NO. 1174

2 CONGREGATIONS AMHERST CONGREGATION BETENU Joel Baron (Student Rabbi) 5 Northern Blvd., Unit 1, Amherst Reform, Affi liated URJ (603) Betenu@nii.net Services: Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat services at 7:30 PM Saturday morning twice a month, 9:30 AM BETHLEHEM BETHLEHEM HEBREW CONGREGATION Hazzan Marlena Fuerstman 39 Strawberry Hill Road PO Box 395, Bethlehem Egalitarian-Conservative, Unaffi liated (603) davegoldstone1@gmail.com Services: Contact for Date/Time Info President Dave Goldstone - (415) or Eileen Regen (603) Weekly Services: July through Simchat Torah Friday: 7:30 PM; Saturday: 9:30 AM Shacharit: 9:30 AM, Tues.-Fri. Monthly Services: One Saturday morning per month November through May CLAREMONT TEMPLE MEYER DAVID 25 Putnam Street, Claremont Conservative (603) Services: Generally the second Friday of the month, 6:15 PM, April to November. CONCORD TEMPLE BETH JACOB Rabbi Robin Nafshi 67 Broadway, Concord Reform, Affi liated URJ (603) offi ce@tbjconcord.org Services: Friday night - 7 PM Saturday morning - 9:30 AM DERRY ETZ HAYIM SYNAGOGUE Rabbi Bryna Milkow 1½ Hood Road, Derry Reform, Affi liated URJ (603) offi ce@etzhayim.org, rabbi@etzhayim.org Services: Erev Shabbat every Friday at 7:15 PM, Shabbat morning services 3 times a month JRF: Jewish Reconstructionist Federation URJ: Union for Reform Judaism USCJ: United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism DOVER TEMPLE ISRAEL Rabbi Samuel R. Seicol 36 Olive Meadow Lane, Dover Reform, Affi liated URJ (603) templeoffi ce@dovertemple.org Services: Friday night services at 7:30 PM For monthly Saturday services and holiday worship, please check the website. HANOVER CHABAD AT DARTMOUTH COLLEGE Rabbi Moshe Gray 22a School Street, Hanover Orthodox, Chabad (603) chabad@dartmouth.edu Services: Friday Evening Shabbat services and Dinner Shabbat morning services Call for times UPPER VALLEY JEWISH COMMUNITY Rabbi Edward S. Boraz Roth Center for Jewish Life 5 Occom Ridge, Hanover Nondenominational, Unaffi liated (603) uvjc@valley.net Services: Friday night Shabbat services at 6 PM, led by Dartmouth Hillel Saturday morning Shabbat services at 9:30 AM, led by Rabbi Boraz KEENE CONGREGATION AHAVAS ACHIM Rabbi Amy Loewenthal 84 Hastings Avenue, Keene Reconstructionist, Affi liated JRF (603) rabbi.ahavas.achim@gmail.com Services: Fridays at 7:30 PM See calendar on website for early Fridays and for Saturdays LACONIA TEMPLE B NAI ISRAEL Rabbi Hannah J. Orden 210 Court Street, Laconia Reform, Affi liated URJ (603) marshatbi@hotmail.com Services: Every other Friday night at 7:30 PM MANCHESTER CHABAD LUBAVITCH Rabbi Levi Krinsky 7 Camelot Place, Manchester Orthodox, Chabad (603) rabbi@lubavitchnh.com Services: Shabbat Services Saturday morning at 9:30 AM Sunday morning minyan at 9 AM TEMPLE ADATH YESHURUN Rabbi Beth D. Davidson 152 Prospect Street, Manchester Reform, Affi liated URJ (603) templeadathy@comcast.net Services: Shabbat services the fi rst Friday of the month at 6 PM All other Friday nights at 7 PM with some exceptions. Alternating Shabbat services or Torah study Saturday mornings at 10 AM TEMPLE ISRAEL Rabbi Eric Cohen 66 Salmon Street, Manchester Conservative (603) offi ce@templeisraelmht.org Services: Friday night 7:15 PM Saturday 9:30 AM NASHUA TEMPLE BETH ABRAHAM Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett 4 Raymond Street, Nashua Conservative, Affi liated USCJ (603) rabbi@tbanashua.org offi ce@tbanashua.org Services: Friday night services 8 PM 1st Friday family service 7 PM Saturday morning 9:30 AM Mon. - Thur. minyan 7:30 PM PORTSMOUTH TEMPLE ISRAEL Rabbi Barry Krieger 200 State Street, Portsmouth Conservative, Affi liated USCJ (603) offi ce@templeisraelnh.org Services: Friday, 7:30 PM Saturday, 9:30 AM Temple Israel has a fully licensed M-W-F preschool. The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Volume 33, Number 2013 Adar 5773 Published by the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire with financial support of the Greater Seacoast UJA Campaign 698 Beech Street Manchester, NH Tel: (603) Fax: (603) Editor: Fran Berman Layout and Design: Advertising Sales: thereporter@jewishnh.org The objectives of The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter are to foster a sense of community among the Jewish people of New Hampshire by sharing ideas, information, experiences and opinions, and to promote the agencies, projects and mission of the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter is published monthly ten times per year, with a deadline for submissions of the 10th of the month before publication. There are no February or August issues. An Upcoming Event (Calendar) submission for those months should be submitted by December 10th or June 10th, respectively. Please send all materials to: thereporter@jewishnh.org For submissions for the E-News Please send text to Opinions presented in the paper do not necessarily represent the views of the Federation. Neither the publisher nor the editor can assume any responsibility for the kashrut of the services or merchandise advertised in this paper. If you have questions regarding kashrut please consult your rabbi. The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter is overseen by the JFNH Publications Committee, Merle Carrus, chairperson. All materials published in The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter are 2013 Jewish Federation of New Hampshire, all rights reserved, unless noted otherwise. Shabbat Candle Lighting Times: (Manchester) March 1 5:18 PM March 8 5:26 PM March 15 6:35 PM March 22 6:43 PM March 29 6:51 PM PAGE 2 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nisan 5773 March 2013

3 Our Challenge: Supporting Programs Winter is in full swing, with plenty of wind and snow for a change. Yet spring is only a month away. With spring comes the fifth annual New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival. This year s festival will run from April 4th through the 14th. Make sure you mark your calendars and join us as often as you can during the festival. There will be 10 fantastic films playing over 11 days in eight cities across New Hampshire. As you read this, Passover will be fast approaching. I hope that as you prepare to celebrate the holiday with your family, you will reflect on how fortunate we are to live where we do. The changing seasons are one of the things that makes living in New Hampshire very interesting and enjoyable. It can also lead to many challenges. One of the greatest challenges we face as a Federation is raising money to support our many programs. We are in the midst of the Campaign for Jewish Needs, our most visible fundraising effort. If you have not yet made your pledge, please do so. If you have already made your Lou Schwartz Board Seeks New Revenues continued from page 1 try economically and in less dire need of support except during times of crisis. New Hampshire is facing these trends, as are most Jewish communities outside of major Jewish population centers such as Boston, Chicago, LA, New York, and South Florida. JFNH has recognized these trends and moved to decrease expenses and increase income from sources other than the Annual Campaign to fund programs and services such as PJ Library, camp grants, social services, the shlicha program, and Hebrew Schools. One example is the upcoming New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival, which is funded entirely from corporate sponsorship, ticket sales, and a dedicated Friends campaign. One method of increasing income that was previously explored by the board was the sale of the Federation building in Manchester. The board elected not to move forward with a sale, in part because the economic factors at this time make such a sale impractical. As a result, the Revenue Enhancement Task Force was established. president@jewishnh.org President s Message pledge, we thank you and ask if you would consider an increase. In addition to the Campaign, we are actively seeking new ideas on ways to generate funds to support Federation programs. The Board of Directors has formed a committee focused on exploring new ways to increase revenue. If you are interested in participating in this discussion, please contact me or Executive Director Jeff Fladen. I hope you will join us for a fantastic program on tap for March. The Boston Jewish Music Festival is coming to New Hampshire, with performances Sunday, March 3, at Temple Israel, Portsmouth and Sunday, March 9, at Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua. I look forward to seeing you there in March and at the movies in April. I wish everyone a Happy Passover! Jay Madnick, a JFNH board member, is chair of the new task force and had been a member of an earlier Building Alternatives Task Force that examined the economics of keeping or selling the building. We hope to identify new, sustainable sources of revenue to support our many programs and services, explains Madnick. During our first meeting in February, several options were identified. We will be evaluating these and other options to meet our community s needs. The task force will continue to meet regularly and report its findings to the full board for implementation. In addition to Madnick, the committee consists of Stephen Borofsky, Bobbie Brayer, Dan Cohen, Jeff Fladen, Linda Gerson, Judith Jolton, Pat Kalik, Alan Kaplan, Norm Kushner, and Lou Schwartz. The intent of the Task Force is to identify new income sources that will enable the Federation to continue its mission of enhancing the Jewish community in New Hampshire, in Israel, and around the world. Visiting the Cuban Jewish Community A few weeks ago, over 4,000 pounds of medicines, soap, art supplies, and additional aid were carried to Cuba by 25 executive directors of small Jewish Federations from around the country. During our visit as part of the Small Federation Executive Institute, the vast majority of our time was spent with members of the Cuban Jewish community. Today, 1,200 Jews live in Cuba, with approximately half living in Havana and the remainder in several small communities, including Santiago and Guantanamo. We met with the leaders of these communities and heard about how they are working to revitalize Jewish life in the country. Before the Cuban revolution, the Jewish community consisted of 30,000 Jews, many of them prosperous. The majority came to Cuba fleeing the Holocaust. In the years immediately after Castro s revolution in 1959, 90% of the Jewish community fled to the United States, mostly to Miami. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, when Cuba was thrust into extreme poverty, about half of the remaining community left the country, and Jewish life was nearly extinguished. Today, the Jewish community has entered a period of revitalization. The community members told us that life is not more difficult for Jews then others; rather, life is difficult for all. There is rationing of major food items, such as meat and milk. The average worker makes about $20 per month. Almost all businesses are owned by the government, but in recent years some private enterprise is beginning, such as hotels co-owned with Spanish companies and private hotels and restaurants. We were told that the kosher butcher shop in Havana was possibly the only business that was not nationalized following the Cuban revolution. While most Cubans have free housing, albeit in crowded conditions, and access to health care and education, the infrastructure of the country has massively deteriorated as the government shifted limited resources to basic necessities. Today, while many buildings are crumbling or even falling down, many renovation projects are K. Jeff Fladen jfladen@jewishnh.org Executive Director visible in Havana. Reforms of government policies have allowed increased tourism and remittances (earnings from family members living abroad), which are the two largest sources of income in the country. The most desired jobs in Cuba today are in tourism, where workers can receive tips. Our guide was a lawyer who is also a single mother of a young daughter. She works as a tour guide because it pays better then her chosen profession. She told me that many physicians are cab drivers in Cuba. In Cuba today, the Jewish synagogues act as community centers, offering meals with meat along with services. They must provide transportation, particularly in the countryside, to enable members to participate. They are not able by law to charge dues. Seniors make crafts such as kipot to sell to visitors, having an opportunity to remain productive and to raise funds for their community. Members of the Jewish community today are free to make aliyah to Israel. Most of those I spoke with prefer to remain in Cuba, explaining, I am Cuban, this my county. I am also a Jew. One lesson for New Hampshire is the way that the community has persevered in spite of severely challenging conditions. Many have maintained and passed on their Jewish identity in a country that did not allow celebration of Christmas until the Pope s visit in In closing, I have been asked to express the gratitude of the Cuban Jewish community for aid received from the Federation directors and also thru the Joint Distribution Committee, itself a recipient of funds from our Annual Campaign for Jewish Needs. If you or your organization would like to hear more about the Cuban Jewish community and life in Cuba, please contact me at jfladen@jewishnh.org. Adar-NIssan 5773 March 2013 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 3

4 Friday, March 1 Early Shabbat Services and Dinner 6 PM, Temple Israel, Dover 6 PM Tot Shabbat Program, 6:20 PM pot-luck dinner, 7 PM service. The dinner and service are open to all members and non-members at no charge. Please bring vegetarian or dairy dishes only. More information: or www. dovertemple.org. Saturday, March 2 Torah for Tots 9 AM, Temple Adath Yeshurun, Manchester Story, craft, and snack for ages 3-6. Free to TAY members, $18 for non-members. More information: Sunday, March 3 Men s Club Children s Breakfast 9:30 AM, Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua 9:30 AM breakfast, 10 AM singer/storyteller program. Steve Blunt is a NH singer/storyteller whose fun, upbeat performances delight audiences at schools, libraries, and concert venues throughout New England. Join us for this interactive and fun morning of song, instruments, and food! Breakfast will include bagels with all of the fi xings, waffl es, fruit, and more! Cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. Kids are free. RSVP to president@snhjmc.org. Lerner & Moguilevsky, Klezmer-Tango- Folk-Jazz Fusion 2:30 PM, Temple Israel Portsmouth Boston Jewish Music Festival Artists-in-Residence Cesar Lerner and Marcelo Moguilevsky bring their unique klezmer-tango-folk-jazz fusion from Buenos Aires. Tickets at bostonjewishmusicfestival.org. The cost is $20 adults, $15 students, $25 at the door. More information: offi ce@templeisraelnh.org or x10. Monday, March 4 Konzentrationslager Auschwitz Memorial Exhibit 10 AM-4 PM, New Hampshire State Library, Concord A historic exhibit leased from the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. This exhibit runs from March 4 until March 22. Thursday, March 7 Hadassah Meeting and Book Club Discussion 1 PM, Jewish Federation of NH, Manchester More information: Michele Bank at MKBRN916@ aol.com or Winter Calling Night 6 PM, Jewish Federation of NH, Manchester Please help us reach our goal and ensure that PJ Library, camp grants, social services, and other programs are maintained. This is a great opportunity to offer a signifi cant contribution to our Jewish community in a short two-hour shift. Training & scripts provided! RSVP to offi ce@ jewishnh.org or Adult Education Course: Jerusalem in the Jewish Imagination 7-8:30 PM, Etz Hayim Synagogue, Derry This class explores biblical and rabbinic writings, poetry, modern literature, and art to begin to understand our complex relationship with Jerusalem. Pre-registration is required. The cost is $18 for members and $25 for non-members. This is the last class in this series. More information: rabbi@etzhayim.org. Saturday, March 9 Lunch and Learn 10 AM, Temple Adath Yeshurun, Manchester Shabbat service, bring a brown bag lunch More information: (603) , templeadathy@comcast.net, or Guy Mendilow Ensemble - Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom: Ladino Songs Renewed 8 PM, Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua Temple Beth Abraham hosts the World Music Group, Guy Mendilow Ensemble, as part of the Boston Jewish Music Festival. For ticket information visit bostonjewishmusicfestival.org. Tickets are: $20 adults, $15 students, $25 at the door. More information: Heidi Lovitz at or director@tbanashua.org. Purimshpiel 8 PM, Temple Beth Jacob, Concord. Concord s Temple Beth Jacob is proud to present its 16th Annual Purimshpiel: The Sound of The Music Man: The Megillah According to Nuns with Trombones. More information: org, , or offi ce@tbjconcord.org Sunday, March 10 Good Deeds Day 10 AM, Jewish Federation of NH, Manchester Meet at the Federation for bagels and fruit, then help out at New Horizons Soup Kitchen. Let s join together and do something positive for our community! More information: Anat Myers at natiusa@myfairpoint.net. Purimshpiel 6 PM, Temple Beth Jacob, Concord. Concord s Temple Beth Jacob is proud to present its 16th Annual Purimshpiel: The Sound of The Music Man: The Megillah According to Nuns with Trombones. More information: org, , or offi ce@tbjconcord.org Wednesday, March 13 NH4Israel speaker 6:30 PM, Temple Israel, Manchester NH4Israel hosts speaker Ofi r Campeanu on Birthright Israel. This event is free and refreshments will be served. More information: or nh4israel@gmail.com. Friday, March 15 Music and Meditation Kabbalat Shabbat 7 PM, Temple Israel, Dover More information: or Saturday, March 16 Seder Fun and Insights 2:30 PM, Temple Israel Dover This two-part series is provided in coordination with Hillel at UNH and is held at the Bagel Works in Durham. Advanced RSVP is required to assure that there will be suffi cient interest and attendance for the series to run. All are welcome at no charge. More information and RSVP: rabbisam@dovertemple.org. Sunday, March Community Service Award Brunch 10 AM, Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua Temple Beth Abraham will present Earl Prolman with the 2013 Community Service Award at a celebratory brunch. Great food, live and silent auction items! Tickets are $25. To place an ad or sponsor the event, visit tbanashua.org. More information: Donna Rosenstock at donnarosenstock@comcast.net or Hiking in New Hampshire: A Talk at the Etz Hayim Brotherhood Meeting 10 AM, Etz Hayim Synagogue, Derry Gordon DuBois will present a talk about Hiking in New Hampshire at the fi rst meeting of the newly formed Brotherhood at Etz Hayim. Gordon is an experienced hiker who has done the Appalachian Trail, climbed all 48 four -thousand-foot peaks in NH in both summer and winter. He is currently climbing the 100 highest peaks in New England. More information: Steve Soreff at soreffs15@aol. com or Wednesday, March 20 Jewish Professional Network 5:30-7 PM, Tek-Nique Restaurant, Bedford Lew Feldstein will discuss Raising Social Capital. More information: or info@ jewishnh.org. Saturday, March 23 Seder Fun and Insights 2:30 PM, Temple Israel, Dover Second in a two-part series. Please see listing for March 16 for more info. Electric Earth Concerts Presents: The Borromeo Quartet and Beethoven 7:30 PM, Congregation Ahavas Achim, Keene Tickets will be $25. For reservations and information: Miki Osgood at , or Electric Earth Concerts: eeconcerts@gmail.com. Monday, March 25 (First Night of Passover) First Seder Temple Adath Yeshurun, Manchester More information: , templeadathy@ comcast.net, or Tuesday, March 26 (Second Night of Passover) Community Seder 5 PM, Temple B nai Israel, Laconia A full Seder will be conducted by Rabbi Hannah Orden. Irene Gordon, master chef of the event, will accept reservations at The cost of this sumptuous, ritually satisfying feast is $20 for adults and $10 for children. Info: , marshatbi@hotmail.com. Annual Community Potluck Seder 5:30 PM, Congregation Ahavas Achim, Keene Cost is $10 per person. To register and coordinate what to bring, please contact Daniella at or secretary.ahavas.achim@gmail.com. Community Passover Seder 5:30 PM, Temple Beth Abraham The seder will be led by Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett. Adults $40, Children (ages 6-12) $25, Ages 5 and under free. Reservations please by March 11 by check to Temple Beth Abraham, 4 Raymond St., Nashua, NH or by Paypal at tbanashua.org and to offi ce@tbanashua.org Community Seder 5:30 PM, Temple Israel, Dover Share in a family-style community Seder. All are welcome. Cost for the meal discounted to $30 for adult and $15 for children 6-12 years old for payments received by March 18. After March 18 the costs are adults $35 and children 6-12 years old $18. To RSVP or for more information: templeoffi ce@dovertemple.org. Seder Potluck 5:45 PM, Temple Beth Jacob, Concord Please bring a meat or pareve potluck dish to serve 12 (*foods must be within Passover kashrut restrictions). This is not a kosher meal. Cost:$10 adults (13 and over), $6 children (6-12 years). RSVP with check required by March 17 (67 Broadway, Concord, NH 03301). Community Seder 6 PM, Temple Israel, Portsmouthß All are welcome. Vegetarian meals provided on advance request. Cost: $24/adult and $13/child older than 6 years. Contact Jeffrey Friedman (tip. ed.vp@gmail.com or ) to request a sign-up form by March 4. Family-Style Seder 6 PM, Etz Hayim Synagogue, Derry We will read the Haggadah, led by Rabbi Milkow, followed by a family-style dinner and a search for the afi komen. So that we can order enough food for everyone, RSVP by Thursday, March 21, to offi ce@etzhayim.org or , specifying the number of adults and children. The cost for adult is $28 for members and $32 for nonmembers; $14 for children (age 13 and under); payment is required in advance. Please send payment to Etz Hayim Synagogue, 1½ Hood Rd., Derry, NH Sisterhood-Sponsored Seder 6 PM, Temple Adath Yeshurun, Manchester Sisterhood hosts this Second Night Seder. By paid reservation, due by March 14, More information: , templeadathy@comcast. net, or Pot Luck Seder Dinner 6:15 PM, Congregation Betenu, Amherst Families please bring a main dish, singles and couples bring a side dish and/or dessert. (No pork or shellfi sh please.) Donations accepted at the Seder. Please call Betenu for further information Sunday, March 31 Literature Lovers 7 PM, Upper Valley Jewish Community This is a reading group that welcomes new participants. The book for discussion will be The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt. For location and more information: Susan Cohen at or sncohen037@gmail.com. continued on page 5 PAGE 4 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013

5 Two Holidays Connect Our Community to Israel Thank you! Because of our New Hampshire Hof Hacarmel Tu B Shevat project, 87 trees were planted in the Carmel Mountains. Before I came to New Hampshire I wondered, How can I connect our community to Israel and especially to our sister city Hof Hacarmel? Two years ago the Carmel Mountains suffered from a big fire. More than one million trees were burned, two small villages were damaged, and 40 people lost their lives. When I thought about how to connect the communities, the idea of planting trees in the area that was burned came to my mind. Tu B Shevat was always one of my favorite holidays, and since my gap year working for the Jewish National Fund, it has become even more important to me. My main goal in this project was to connect us with Hof Hacarmel through Tu B Shevat. I participated in six different Tu B Shevat Seders around the state of New Hampshire. I hope I was able to share with you what I think is the true meaning of Tu B Shevat, which for me is the connection to the land of Israel. I want to thank you all for helping this project to succeed! This was one Inbar Keren NH Shlicha Israeli@jewishnh.org All Things Israeli By Susan Silverman I am a New Hampshire girl. There is nothing that makes me happier than the smell of a cold autumn day and a broad swath of bright red, yellow, and orange leaves. But I live in Israel, with the smell of falafel and streets of Jerusalem stone. Two languages bounce from room to room in our apartment, and the daily news is part of my children s chatter and concern. Mommy, what did Mohammed Morsi mean when he said he had to re-evaluate Egypt s treaty with Israel? my then-13-year-old son, Adar, asked last year when the new Egyptian president took power. Life here, in our little Jerusalem neighborhood, is bustling with normal Israeli life. We welcomed our old friends, the Muskats, from Manchester, when they came to Israel for their daughter and granddaughter Samantha s bat mitzvah. It s times like these that we remember what Israel looks like to the outside world. While they didn t seem to bat an eyelash about coming during the most recent Gaza war, they were inundated with suggestions from friends that they not come. It s fine, I promised them via Skype and . They landed, and, as they were settling into their hotel rooms, the first siren sounded in Jerusalem, warning of an incoming missile. of the best Tu B Shevats I have ever celebrated! I had a great time, and I hope you did too. My next project is Yom Ha atzmaut, or Israel Independence Day. Israel will be 65 this year, and I m planning a big celebration for her! The celebration will be on Sunday, April 21, at the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire, located at Manchester. But to make it happen, I will need your help! Right now I m looking for: 1. Kosher caterers who want to sell their food at our celebration, 2. Help with publicity for the event, and 3. Volunteers for the day of the event. If you can help with one or more of the above, or if you have questions or suggestions, please contact me at Israeli@Jewishnh.org or Thank you for an amazing Tu B Shevat project, and I hope for an even more successful Yom Ha atzmaut. Etz Hayim Synagogue to Celebrate Israel at 65 Etz Hayim Synagogue in Derry is planning to celebrate Israel s 65th anniversary of being a nation on Sunday, May 5, from 11 AM to 4 PM. The event will feature a ceremony commemorating Israel s independence, followed by a walk that will metaphorically follow the geography of Israel. In the afternoon, the synagogue will serve up Israeli food, dancing, music, goods, and tables featuring various aspects of Israel. The theme of the walk is Walk the Land -- Celebrate Life! It is part of a worldwide walk for Israel in honor of Israel s 65th birthday (see walktheland65.org). Events are still being finalized, but the organizers anticipate that participants will meet at the synagogue at 11 AM to register for the walk and receive a map of Israel and seeds from Israel. At 11:30, the official event will begin with prayers, speakers, and blowing of the shofar. The walk, which will take about one hour, will commence at 12 PM. Walkers will travel south to Hood Park, where they will gather to hear speakers about Israel, then walk A NH Girl s View From Israel Oops. Again, they did not bat an eyelash and continued, as planned, their tours and celebrations. Israel from afar is a scary place. Up close, for those of us not in the northern Negev, it is life as usual -- but with a kick. As our friend Levi Weiman-Kelman, the rabbi of our Reform shul, Kol Haneshama, says, If you re addicted to meaning, Israel is pure heroin. It is this perspective of Israel that I ll bring you regularly in this paper: a New Hampshire girl turned Israeli, who is addicted to meaning -- the constant binding together of everyday life and the transcendent purpose of the generations since Abraham and Sarah. My parents raised their four daughters with an emphasis on empathy. I remember my father telling me, When you pass a beggar, ask yourself who needs the dollar in your pocket more. Now, as I look to New England, my family s home, and to Israel, my people s home, I ask, who needs me more. I m sure my father wishes he never instilled that idea in me. north to McGregor Park, gathering to hear more speakers about Israel. From 1 to 4 PM the synagogue will be present Israeli food, dancing, music, goods, and tables featuring information on various aspects of Israel To register for the walk, go to and click on Derry, NH. There is no charge to participate, and every registrant 18 years of age or older will qualify for the Walk the Land Sweepstakes drawing for a round-trip ticket to Israel. Every registrant 13 years of age or older is eligible to enter the Walk the Land Video Contest for a roundtrip ticket to Israel. T-shirts with the Walk logo are available and must be ordered in advance at $10 apiece in adult sizes small, medium, large, XL, and XXL. To order a T-shirt contact Steve Soreff at 32 Dolloff Dam Road, Nottingham, NH and make checks payable to Stephen Soreff. Etz Hayim Synagogue is located at 1½ Hood Street, Derry, NH. For more information, contact Steve Soreff at soreffs15@ aol.com. Susan Silverman, a rabbi, lives in Jerusalem with her husband and their five children. She has just completed a book, Casting Lots: A Memoir of Family, Adoption and God. You can follow her on twitter continued from page 4 Wednesday, April 3 Winter Calling Night 6 PM, Jewish Federation of NH, Manchester Please help us reach our goal and ensure that PJ Library, camp grants, social services, and other programs are maintained. This is a great opportunity to offer a signifi cant contribution to our Jewish community in a short two-hour shift. Training & scripts provided! RSVP to offi ce@jewishnh.org or Thursday, April 4 Hadassah Meeting and Program 7 PM, Jewish Federation of NH, Manchester More information: Michele Bank: MKBRN916@aol.com or NH Jewish Film Festival Preview Event 7 PM, Jewish Federation of NH, Manchester Enjoy the fi lm Hava Nagila (The Movie) followed by a festival birthday celebration with cake, live music, and dancing to the Raymond Street Klezmer Band! $10 per person. More information: , or info@jewishnh.org. For full Film Festival listings, with times and locations, see the attached insert. 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6 Happy Passover We have everything you need for your Seder traditions. Visit our meat department for lamb shank bones. Hooksett Hannaford Supermarket & Pharmacy 79 Bicentennial Drive Manchester, NH Store: Store Hours: Mon. - Sat. 6 a.m p.m. Sun. 7 a.m a.m. Nashua Hannaford Supermarket & Pharmacy 175 Coliseum Avenue Nashua, NH Store: Store Hours: Sun. - Sat. 5 a.m a.m. hannaford.com VALID THROUGH APRIL 2, 2013 $ 5 OFF your purchase of $50 or more This coupon valid through 4/2/13 at Hannaford Supermarkets only. Limit one coupon per household. Coupon cannot be exchanged for cash. Order must total the minimum required purchase amount of $50 after all discounts are applied. Coupon is void if copied. PAGE 6 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nisan 5773 March 2013

7 Students Excited to Connect With Israeli Pen Pals By Alice Ehrlich and Fran Berman, Hof Hacarmel Committee The students in Mrs. Wein s 6th Grade class at Temple Israel Portsmouth were thrilled to receive their first letters from their pen pals in NH s sister city of Hof Hacarmel. According to Mrs. Wein, it was amazing to see the instant connection between the kids. All the kids were quick to write their letters back and include pictures and details of New Hampshire that they were eager to share with their new Israeli friends. Mrs. Wein plans to have a Skype session very soon, so that the Temple Israel kids can meet their new friends face to face and perhaps build a stronger bond that we hope will last for years to come. Deborah Ehrlich, a sixth grader in the program, talked about the experience: I think this is a really cool project because we can get in touch with children whose life can be different than ours, I feel this was a fun and educational experience on how to see life from a different point of view and also a great way for us to meet a new Jewish friend. As you can see, the Hof Hacarmel pen pal project is a big success. The students are looking forward to their face-toface session so they can learn more about their new friends. This marks the third year that pen pals have communicated between Portsmouth s Temple Israel and Israel s Carmel V Yam school. The project was initiated by the JFNH Sister City/Hof Hacarmel Committee and has been enthusiastically supported by Principals Orna Valdmann at Carmel V Yam school and Joan Nagler at Temple Israel. This year, students at Nashua s Temple Beth Abraham are joining the program, establishing a pen pal relationship with Israeli students in Hof Hacarmel. Additional 6th and 7th grade classes are encouraged to get involved in the Sister City Pen Pal program. Interested classes should contact JFNH at or office@jewishnh.org for more information. Flamingos in the fish ponds at Nachsholim, a beautiful area in Hof Hacarmel (photograph courtesy of Vladimir Kogan) Looking for a Jewish Connection? To find out more, send an request to office@jewishnh.org Make your connection at the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire Keeping you connected enews jewishnh.org Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 7

8 Wishing you and your family a Happy Passover Pick up your FREE Celebrate Passover Brochure Located in the Kosher Section Yehuda Matzos 5 lb. pkg. $ 5 99 /ea. Aviv Matzos 5 lb. pkg. Manischewitz Matzos $ lb. box Streit s Matzos 5 lb. box $ 6 99 $ 9 99 Kedem Grape Juice Select Varieties, 64 fl. oz. btl. $ 2 99 Acme Nova Smoked Salmon Previously Frozen, 4 oz. pkg. $ 5 99 /ea. /ea. /ea. /ea. /ea. Lieber s Macaroons All Varieties, 10 oz. pkg. $ 1 99 /ea. Mrs. Adler s Gefilte Fish Assorted Varieties, 24 oz. jar $ 2 99 /ea. Streit s Matzo Ball or Soup Mix 4.5 oz. pkg. Holiday Fruit Slices or Savion Marshmallows 5 or 8 oz. pkg. 2/$ 4 00 Manischewitz Egg Matzos 12 oz. pkg. Assorted Cookies 12 oz. pkg. 2/$ 5 00 Lilly s Passover $ 7 99 /ea. Streit s Cake Meal, Matzo Meal or Matzo Farfel Selected Varieties, 16 oz pkg. $ 2 99 /ea. Streit s Cake Mix 12 oz. box $ 2 99 /ea. Tabatchnick Chicken Broth 32 oz. aseptic pkg.2/$ 4 Gold s Borscht 24 oz. jar Kedem Apple Juice 64 fl. oz. btl. Empire Kosher Fresh Whole Cut Up Chicken 00 2/$ /$ 4 00 $ 2 99 /lb. Yehuda Memorial Glass Candle 1 ct. pkg. Rokeach Sabbath Candles 72 ct. box 2/$ 1 00 $ 5 99 /ea. Elite Chocolate Bars All Varieties, 3 oz. bar 4/$ 5 00 Tabatchnick Frozen Soup 15 oz. pkg. 2/$ 3 00 Kedem Sparkling Grape Juice All Varieties, 25.4 fl. oz. btl. $ 2 99 /ea. Premium Baby Red or Gold Potatoes Great for Roasting, US #1, 1.5 lb. bag 2/$ 5 00 Use your card and save on items on this page. We sell both kosher and non-kosher foods. Some items not available in some stores. While supplies last. Prices good March 1 March 25, stopandshop.com PAGE 8 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nisan 5773 March 2013

9 Become a Friend of the Festival By Linda L. Gerson, Co- Chair, New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival The 2013 New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival will celebrate its fifth year with a special preview event on Thursday, April 4, and will run through Sunday, April 14. The Festival will screen ten outstanding New Hampshire premiere films over eleven days in eight cities across New Hampshire. Did you know that the New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival receives no funding from JFNH? Were you aware that ticket sales do not cover all the costs of producing our top-notch Festival year after year? So how do we do it? The annual Film Festival is made possible through the generosity of our Friends of the Festival, along with our many Corporate Sponsors and our statewide community attendance. As a Friend of the 2013 New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival, you directly impact our ability to bring our community the very latest, cutting-edge Jewish- themed films, along with noteworthy speakers and engaging programs. Become a Friend of the Festival today by sending your contribution of $25 or more to JFNH (see our ad, page 21). Be a valued supporter of JFNH s largest cultural event of the year, an annual tradition for our community. And, with your contribution, you ll see your name in lights in a forthcoming edition of the Jewish Reporter. Join in Good Deeds Day on March 10 By Anat Myers As I write this story only a month before our special day of giving back to the community (March 10), we already have a couple of projects planned for our Good Deeds Day. The first will be a Kabbalat Shabbat/Kiddush at a senior home in Nashua. Aaron Bonneau from Temple Beth Abraham Hebrew School will conduct the project with other members of United Synagogue Youth. They will bring candles, challah, and wine for Hadlakat Nerot, candle lighting and Kiddush, and they will sing Shabbat songs and spend time with our seniors. Both the students and the seniors will have an experience to share with their families, and it will surely be remembered for a long time. The second project is still in works, but it is open to all, adults and children who can use a broom or wash cloth to clean. We will meet at 10 AM at the Federation in Manchester for coffee and bagels, distribute T-shirts, and head to our work location (still to be determined). There are ways to help the community grow: You can coordinate your own project or add it to Good Deeds Day. A project for Good Deeds Day can be anything that makes someone smile, and many times it doesn t cost much. You and your friends can stand on a street corner and hand out oranges to promote healthy eating, deliver a meal to sick neighbors, or read stories to children in your local library. You could refresh community centers, collect and make Kosher for Passover gift baskets, or help Hebrew school students make a sifron, a booklet to send to Israeli students in our sister city of Hof Hacarmel to teach them simple English sentences. These are just handful of ideas that might help to create a project in your community. Please let me know so I can add you and your project when we report back to Ruach Tova. However, if you prefer to join us in the events above, we welcome you and yours gladly. Please let me know you are coming by ing natiusa@myfairpoint.net. Help us be successful in giving back to the community. I also encourage you to contact me with any new venue. There will always be a Good Deeds Day, so if you cannot participate this year, then plan ahead for next year. KOSHER CATERING A SPECIALTY Sally Cobb, Owner & Chef cszecobb@comcast.net (H) (C) CATERING EVENTS IN NH, ME & MA MEZZANINECATERING.COM SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAM Free and confidential Emergency financial assistance Aging and eldercare issues Lifeline devices Linkage and Referral Keeping you connected enews jewishnh.org SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS Tell Them You Saw Their Ad in The Reporter! Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 9

10 Seeking Survivor Stories Project Witness ( is collecting stories of the Warsaw ghetto to continue documenting this vital history. If you are or know of someone who is a son/daughter of a Warsaw Ghetto survivor, please contact rsteinmetz@projectwitness.org or call Project Witness is a a nonprofit Holocaust resource center that merges lucid scholarship with cutting-edge media to provide thought-provoking Holocaust educational resources for schools, community centers, and lay readers. Camp Young Judaea Amherst, NH The place that inspires a love for Judaism and Learning. Twenty-five years of Educating Children in Manchester Preschool Kindergarten NOW ENROLLING A major focus of the Jewish Federation Preschool is the development of the child socially, emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually. We maintain a very low student to staff ratio, thus guaranteeing that every child receives consistent individual attention. We recognize the uniqueness of each child, the importance of responsibility and commitment for each child, the need to develop creative and inquiring minds, and the importance of a warm, loving positive and accepting classroom. Developmentally appropriate classes for ages 2 years to Pre-K and Kindergarten Early morning drop off and extended day available All Lead teachers ECE certified All staff CPR and First Aid Certified preschool@jewishnh.org NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY: The JFNH Preschool admits students of any race, national or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Ethiopian children in Safed learning to play in the snow. First Snow for New Ethiopian Immigrants in Israel In early January, hundreds of Ethiopian olim (immigrants) living in the the Jewish Agency for Israel s absorption centers in Safed experienced snow for the first time. The children headed outside to play in the snow and feel the natural marvel with their own hands at the start of the snow storm, which blanketed the city and much of Israel. Three Jewish Agency absorption centers are located in Safed, which houses 2,000 immigrants from Ethiopia brought to Israel in recent months by The Jewish Agency. The olim arrived as a part of Operation Dove s Wings, which will bring the Ethiopian Aliyah to a close. The immigrants in Safed, who come from southern Ethiopia, had never seen snow before. From the early morning hours, the olim worked with the Jewish Agency s professional staff to prepare for the cold: School was cancelled, Jewish Agency educators ran enrichment programming for the children, a movie club was organized for teenagers, and in the apartments of the olim, heaters were turned on and hot, steaming soup prepared. The Jewish Agency partners with communities around the world to ensure that every Jewish person can come home to Israel at any time, and to put Israel into the lives of the Jewish world s next generation. With its fundraising partners, The Jewish Federations of North America, Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal around the world, and the Spirit of Israel in Israel, the Jewish Agency continues to build the nation of Israel. PAGE 10 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013

11 In the movie Oh, God!, God (played by George Burns) is asked to give the ultimate meaning of human life. He begins to answer, Life is like a glass of tea. No, I d better not go for laughs! He is, of course, referring to an old Jewish joke in which two men are sitting in a café. One says to the other, Life is like a glass of tea without lemon or sugar. The other responds, What do you mean, Life is like a glass of tea without lemon or sugar? The first one shoots back, How should I know? Am I a philosopher? This is reflective of the traditional Jewish attitude toward the ultimately unanswerable philosophical and theological questions. Judaism, through the Rabbis, did not develop a body of mandated theological and philosophical answers to the mysteries of life. Instead, the Halacha was developed to teach us how to live well, even if we did not know with any certainty why to live well. The answers to the why questions that were offered in the traditional literature were often many While We Wait and varied. What they had in common was the underlying view that, if the answer worked to inspire a better life, then it was a good Jewish answer. When the Rabbis of the Talmud would reach an impasse on such questions and could not achieve consensus -- and, indeed, where consensus was not necessary in a practical sense -- they would say, TEKU. The answer would have to wait for the coming of Elijah, who would answer all the previously unanswerable questions. This was applied in some cases even to certain practical questions. One major example of this is the question of the number of cups we are required to drink at the Passover Seder. The original four cups were held to be symbolic of the four promises (Exodus 6:6-7) God made to Israel at the time of the Exodus from Egypt. These four promises were fulfilled at the beginning of the 40 years, prior to the wanderings. There is, however, a fifth promise (vs. 8), which was not fulfilled until the end of the 40th year of the wanderings. Some Rabbis felt that this promise needed its own cup, and others claimed that it was not part of the original relationship between God and Israel. So the debate raged as to whether there should be four or five cups at the Seder. The final answer was TEKU, and the fifth cup became the cup of Elijah. Elijah s cup is not, therefore, one for Elijah to come to our Seder and drink. Rather, it is a challenge to each of us as to how to live in the paradox of life. When faced with an apparent dilemma of mutually exclusive actions, how do we move on? We cannot drink both four cups and five cups of wine at the Seder. If we waited for Elijah to resolve the conflict for us, we would be frozen in inaction. The Rabbis said to consume four cups each (as individuals) and to have one cup that is a reflection of shared community (the fifth cup). Thus, regardless of whether Elijah tells us four or five, we can say, We did! We had four cups each for ourselves. Or, we had four cups each, plus one as a community, for a total of five each. Rabbi in the House Rabbi Sam Seicol Temple Israel, Dover In keeping with this view, I suggest the following: Do not to fill the cup in advance. Rather, have all donate a few drops to the cup of Elijah as it is passed around the table(s). By the time the cup returns to the Seder leader, the cup will be filled. Truly, the cup becomes a communal cup overflowing with wine. I return, then, to the initial question. What can Passover teach us about the meaning of life? As George Burns says, in a good Jewish/Victor Frankl answer: The meaning of life is what we choose to make of it, how we face our issues and dilemmas, and how we decide to deal with the apparent contradictions we see. We do not need to wait for some ultimate answer. We can use the answers for now that make the world around us a more livable place. Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 11

12 Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation Celebrates Birthday of the Trees By Eileen Regen Each year, BHC members participate in the celebration of Tu B Shevat with a Seder and activities for all ages to honor trees and their fruits. This year s highlight was a special reading of the Shemonah Esrei of the Trees found in the Cairo Geniza. Table discussion included information about New Hampshire s efforts to rebuild the North Country forests that had been decimated by the logging industry. Tu B Shevat, though not a major holiday, undoubtedly reflects many modern environmental initiatives throughout the world. Celebrated for centuries, first as a tax day and now primarily to herald spring and planting, the holiday gives evidence of scholars and environmentalists focus on strengthening bonds between Ada Cowan and Martin Kessel set up the planting pots for parsley and dill. people and the earth s environment. The first formal Tu B Shevat Seder was created in Safed over 400 years ago. In the late 19th century, Solomon Schecter was alerted to a beautiful BHC Vice President Martin Kessel completes the table for the Tu B Shevat Seder. Shemonah Esrei that had been discovered in the Cairo Geniza, believed to date back to the 10th or 11th century. This Shemonah Esrei is the oldest known prayer created for Tu B Shevat. This Amidah declares the birthday of the trees in each of the 18 verses, translated into English by Joyce Galeski for Trees, Earth and Torah: A Tu B shvat Anthology (JPS, 1999). The BHC Seder closed with attendees standing around the table reading the English translation of Shemona Esrei of the Trees. This is the concluding verse, which was then chanted in Hebrew to close the Seder: With the fruits of trees will we be blessed, Gourd and pomegranate will blossom for this people. On the New Year of the Trees May sycamore and wild fig grow tall, Proclaim: For true peace will I give you in this place. (Jer. 14:13) Baruch ata, Adonai, the One Who makes peace. Jewish Film Festival continued from page 1 Full line of prepared foods Deli products Frozen foods Specialty pastries Fresh meat and poultry And a full line of Passover groceries ready for your holiday needs Sun 7-4, Mon & Tues 7-6 Wed & Thurs 7-8, Fri 7-2 Saturday, April 6, 8 PM: Opening Night Event featuring Paris-Manhattan, the hit French comedy. Arriving guests will walk the red carpet to have their Festival Keepsake photo taken by JFNH paparazzi, and the evening includes a Café de Paris Dessert and Wine Reception at Bedford s SERESC Event & Conference Center. Sunday, April 7, 1:30 PM: David is a compelling multicultural film set in New York and suitable for everyone, including pre-teens and teens. Sunday, April 7, 3:30 PM (Erev Yom HaShoah): Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story, followed by a post-film discussion with Harry Oesterreicher, son and grandson of Sousa Mendes visa recipients. The courageous acts of Sousa Mendes have been described as the largest rescue action by a single individual during the Holocaust. Monday, April 8, 7 PM: In collaboration with Temple Beth Abraham, Nashua, a Holocaust Remembrance Day interfaith observance, sponsored by Rivier University, Dion Center; free and open to the public. Dr. Douglas Wheeler, Professor Emeritus at UNH, speaks on A Hero of Conscience for Portugal and the World: Portuguese Diplomat Artistide de Sousa Mendes. Sunday, April 14, 3:30: Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story. An important film about one of Israel s elite soldiers and greatest heroes. Yoni has NH ties as a former camp counselor at Amherst s Camp Young Judaea. April 14 is Israel s Memorial Day, Yom Hazikaron, a day to remember and honor all Israeli fighting men and women. Sunday, April 14, 5:30 PM: Jews in Toons features nationally known speaker Mike Reiss. Mike will share and discuss classic Jewish episodes from The Simpsons. Meet and greet this fourtime Emmy Award winning writer-producer at The Simpsons Closing Event Party at Red River Theatres. Pat Kalik, Film Festival Co-Chair, remarks: We celebrate expansion. Hats off to all venue partners and welcome to our newest, Portsmouth, which will feature two Festival films at the Music Hall Loft on Sunday, April 14. Keene joins us for a second year, expanding its film showings threefold, and Upper Valley returns for another successful year. The Festival would not be possible without the valued support of returning Corporate Sponsors and the addition of many new Sponsors, says JFNH executive director, Jeff Fladen. Our appreciation extends as well to the Friends of the Festival, whose individual donations support the Festival. Sponsors and Friends provide essential funding for the Festival, which is quickly becoming a cultural tradition on the NH landscape. Thanks go to our statewide team of volunteers, 40 strong. Volunteers screen dozens of films over many months to make the selections you view. Equally important are committee members who do the critical work on sponsorship, venue/gala, marketing/publicity, ticketing, and Festival program development. It takes a vibrant Jewish community to create a Festival of this quality and magnitude. The attendance, loyalty, and enthusiasm of our community inspire us to bring New Hampshire the best films exploring Jewish themes, culture, and identity from the United States, Israel, and throughout the Diaspora. Join us often at the 2013 NH Jewish Film Festival. Share in our enthusiasm and passion for this year s Festival s offerings. We look forward to welcoming our NH community at the movies statewide at a theater near you! PAGE 12 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013

13 By Merle Carrus This is the bread of affliction eaten by our ancestors in the land of Egypt. Whoever is hungry, let him come and eat. Whoever is needy, let him come and join in the observance of Passover. This is the text we read in the Haggadah as we celebrate the holiday of Pesach. In every generation, a person must see himself as if he personally left Egypt (Exodus 13:3). It is a rabbinic tradition that now that we have experienced what it is like to come out of bondage and live as free men, we come together each year and recreate our exodus from Egypt. We do it as a host or as a guest with our family both immediate and extended. We invite friends and strangers who have no place to go. What makes Passover so special and different from other Jewish holidays? Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett says, Pesach is in the home. You don t need a rabbi to lead the Seder -- anybody can do it. No one is looking in to critique your Seder or judge how you do it. People organize and lead Seders no matter what kind of Jewish background or education they had. A Seder appeals to all the senses at once. You have the mind -- history and ideas -- and the heart -- memories, family, friends. The Passover Seder is probably the most celebrated and popular of the Jewish home rituals. As adults we can think back to many family gatherings around the dinner table laid out with all the symbols of the holiday, from the Seder plate with an offering of the paschal lamb, the shank bone, to the hard boiled egg, a sign of spring and continued life, to the horseradish, symbolizing the tears our ancestors shed while slaves. There are memories of all the foods that represent for us our connection to Judaism beyond any religious learning: the matzah that we eat instead of bread for up to eight days, the matzah balls in our soup, whether we think they should be soft or hard, the charoset, which has become a culinary exploration of different cultures and traditions. All of these memories are discussed again and again as we gather every year to fulfill our obligation to retell the story Passover: What Does It Mean in Our Families? as observed by our Jewish ancestors ever since the actual Exodus. We are commanded (Exodus 13:8) to tell the story of our exodus to our children, and so we read the Haggadah and observe the mitzvot. There is a script to follow, the Haggadah, that can make the retelling of our story easy for the leader but also leaves room for creativity, and there are different versions of the Haggadah to incorporate different social, political, and spiritual points of view. There are games, stories, songs, and arts and crafts to make the holiday attractive to every age group. This is a holiday that encourages participation. One Manchester resident enjoys celebrating Passover in her home with friends and family and often reaches out to strangers with no other Seder to attend. She says: Passover is a happy holiday that for us is celebrated with family rather than going to shul. It makes it a very personal experience, which is exactly the point. It is as if we are making the Exodus -- personally remembering experiences. Maybe the experience isn t exactly the flight from Egypt, but most Jews who have participated in Seders have some kind of memories about them, and in this way there is still some kind of connection. According to my personal local survey, teaching our children and carrying on our religious traditions are the most important reasons for continuing to celebrate a holiday that we celebrated as children and now feel should be passed on to future generations. As a parent, Eitan Ziera feels it is important because it teaches our kids to question and discuss our history. Shari Zedeck, also a parent, feels that the example she sets for her children has had a positive effect: The fact that we have consistently kept these traditions at home has resulted in our kids -- as difficult as it may be when they are in college -- keeping them as well. And so it is for our Jewish longevity that it is also very important, as a family and as a people. Whether you are a synagogue attendee or not, Passover has significance for Jewish people everywhere. The connection to our past and linking us to our future is something that resonated with many of the people I interviewed. As someone who is fascinated with history in general, Sheila Charles feels this connection: I love the history of the Seder, which tells a universal story that is approachable to both Jews and non- Jews -- the importance of tolerance, taking action to create change, the continual need to ensure (and struggle if necessary) for freedom. Topics we relate to and which remind us to appreciate our freedom and extend tolerance. We love sharing our heritage and rituals! There are many fun and interesting rituals attached to the holiday of Passover for young and old. Who doesn t remember being the youngest member at the table and having to recite the four questions? Some add an air of mystery to the evening when Elijah is invited to visit, as children run to open the door for Elijah and then race back to the table to see if he drank any wine from his special cup. The leader conducting the Seder breaks the matzah and hides a piece to be the Afikomen, or dessert. Every family has its own rules for retrieving the Afikomen and paying a ransom for its return so the Seder can end. Lisa Porter also remarked on the way Passover connects us to our families and Jews all over the world who are participating in Seders at the same time we are: For the same reasons that we do any of the rituals -- so that we remember that we are Jews and Keeping you connected that we are all connected. We are connected with both the Jews all around the world who are reading the same prayers and telling the same stories on these nights, as well as the Jews and our ancestors that came before us and remembering their struggles. We also connect these stories of the past with our struggles and triumphs of today. In today s society there are so many different ways of keeping the holiday. But no matter which rituals you observe, you are a part of the Jewish people and are fulfilling the mitzvot of Pesach. Finally, Jewish educator Stacy Garnick reminds us that celebrating Passover isn t only about commemorating L tziat Mitzrayim but also thinking about how we all get stuck in our narrow places and what we can do to liberate ourselves to be the best people we can be. For many people it s difficult to be so self- aware as to be so self-evolved. Pesach provides a platform for this kind of self-reflection. Pesach is a true spring cleaning -- the Yom Kippur of the spring. The Seder is the truest form of family education -- a little something for everyone, with lots of music and memory building. It s a time to reflect on tradition and our ancestry of yesterday while inventing and creating new traditions for the Judaism of our future. Through the Seder, have the power to make Judaism relevant to ourselves and our children in our lives -- for today and for tomorrow. Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 13

14 Celebrate Passover Early at Hands-On Model Matzah Bakery The local Jewish community will have the opportunity to participate in a hands-on pre-passover experience at a Model Matzah Bakery at the JFNH building in Manchester on March 17. Dressed in bakers hats, participants will re-enact the process of manufacturing matzah, from grinding the flour to kneading the dough, to baking the matzah in a stone oven, all within 18 minutes, the time limit in which matzah must be made. This event has added holiday spirit, fun, and education for all who have attended in the past. Let the Matzah Bakery bring the spirit of Passover to your child this year! Rabbi Levi Krinsky, director of Lubavitch of New Hampshire, will facilitate the interactive program. The event costs $5 per person and is open to the general public from 12 PM to 3 PM on March 17, with tours beginning at the top of the hour. Group tours will take place on Sunday morning before noon. Please call Students baking matzah at last year s Model Matzah Bakery. to reserve a slot. Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more. It is critical to note that the matzah produced at the Model Matzah Factory is not to be used on Passover; actual Passover matzah needs to be manufactured in a highly controlled environment to ensure that it does not become leavened. Hand-made matzah for Passover as well as Kosher wine for the Seder will be available for purchase at the Model Matzah Bakery. The Model Matzah Bakery will take place on March 17 at the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire, 698 Beech Street, Manchester. For more information, please call , info@lubavitchnh.com, or visit s. The eight-day festival of Passover is celebrated this year from sundown on Monday night, March 25, until after nightfall on Tuesday, April 2. Passover commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and will be celebrated with festive Seder dinners on March 25 and 26. Other holiday observances include restricting the consumption of leavened products such as bread and pasta, and instead eating unleavened matzah. Additional information about the Passover holiday is available at www. LubavitchNH.com/Passover. Camp Yavneh provides campers from diverse Jewish backgrounds with a recreational and educational summer experience immersing them in the rhythms of living and building pride in their Jewish identity. New Camper Special Mention the NH Jewish Reporter and receive $500 off your first year tuition. Generous scholarships available Special offer valid for new registrations after 1/31. Top notch sports, drama and arts programs Delicious, nutritious food special diets accommodated Two week mini-sessions ns for younger campers Zionist i orientation with dynamic Israeli staff Hebrew language integrated into daily activities Inter-camp sports league Incredible Shabbat spirit Nurturing, experienced staff return year after year...most importantly, campers love Yavneh! Camp Yavneh Northwood, NH Interested in Summer camp for your children? Invest just 9 minutes to learn why Yavneh is the camp for you! see our video tour My kids come home from camp each year more responsible, more Jewishly committed, and also taller. It s amazing that a kid can grow so much in so many ways in such a short time. PAGE 14 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013

15 From Sawdust to Sensational: Recipes to Make Eating on Passover More Bearable By Jonathan Dickens The immense spirituality that infuses the festival of Pesach (Passover) is often overlooked due to the dread conjured by the thought of having to eat sawdust (Passover baked goods) for a whole week. There are many different approaches to the problem of tasteless baking for Pesach. One option is to just avoid baked goods altogether, although that is no fun. Another option is to bite the bullet and suck it up. This option usually involves drowning the food in salt or sugar. The third option is to find creative, new, and delicious recipes to try. Pesach is one of those holidays where, more often than not, regardless of how observant the family is, a Jewish child in the public schools brings his or her lunch. This, coupled with the bizarre phenomenon of the non-jewish kids in school loving matzah and asking for some, can lead to some pretty bleak meals. I remember that when growing up my Pesach lunches would consist of hard salami, matzah, baby carrots, and water (not super exciting). Then one year my mom made Pesach rolls. This revolutionized Pesach lunches for me. No longer did I have to settle for a lame lunch! Now, I was able to bring all sorts of different sandwiches. You too can turn your Pesach lunch upside down with this easy recipe. Pesach Rolls 1 cup water 2 TBSP sugar ½ TSP salt ¼ cup peanut oil 1 cup cake meal 3 eggs Combine water, sugar, salt, and oil and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add cake meal. Remove from heat and add eggs, one at a time. Drop by tablespoon on a greased cookie sheet. Bake 40 minutes at 375 degrees. Yields: 12 Here are a few other tasty recipes to bring joy to your everyday Pesach meals: Passover Granola 1 lb. matzah farfel 1/2 cup honey 1/4 cup sugar 2 TBSP. butter 1½ TSP vanilla dried fruit, nuts (raisins, almonds, walnuts, cranberries, etc.) Heat honey, butter, and sugar in saucepan over low heat. When combined, remove from heat and add vanilla, farfel, and dried fruit and nuts to your taste, mixing well. Spread in a large shallow pan lined with aluminum foil and bake at 325 about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool. It may not seem crisp enough, but believe me, it will be when it cools. Crumble before storing in an airtight container. Delicious served with milk, yogurt, fresh fruit. Passover Date-Nut Muffins (shared by Fran Berman) These are the easiest baked goods ever, and they re delicious. 3 extra large eggs 1/2 cup sugar 8 oz. dates, chopped 1 1/2 cups nuts, chopped (pecans recommended) Grease mini-muffin tins or use paper/foil cup liners and preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat eggs and sugar together. Add chopped dates and nuts and mix. Spoon mixture into muffin tins, filling halfway, and bake minutes. Yield: 36 mini muffins or about 24 regular sized. Temple Beth Abraham s Community Passover Seder Tuesday, March 26 5:30 8:00 PM Led by Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett Adults (age 13 and older) $40 Children (ages 6-12) $25 Children ages 5 and under free Please make reservations by March 11. You can bring in or send your check along with the names of the people attending to: Temple Beth Abraham 4 Raymond St. Nashua NH Or reserve using PayPal through the Donation page on tbanashua.org, and follow up with an to office@tbanashua.org. Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 15

16 Famous Passover Quotes Fill in the blanks to see what was said. Exodus 13:1 this day, on which you went from, the of, how Adonai you from it with a hand. Word Search Find each of the following words. LOCUSTS FROGS LAMB HAGGADAH HORSERADISH CHAROSET MATZAH EGG PLAGUES BLOOD MOSES CHAMETZ SHANKBONE PHARAOH EGYPT MAROR PASSOVER WINE SEDER BOILS free Egypt bondage freed mighty house remember Exodus 4:10 Moshe said to the LORD, Oh, Lord, I am not, neither before now, nor since you have to your ; for I am of, and of a slow.. servant spoken tongue slow eloquent speech SUDOKU PAGE 16 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013

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18 Book Review Reviewed by Merle Carrus The Dovekeepers (Scribner, 2012) could be considered a modern midrash of the events that happened in 73 CE on the summit of Masada. A midrash is an interpretation of a text based on the facts available, written when there is so little information that one is left to fill in the blanks and answer the many questions that remain after examining the details of the actual story. That is the case with the history of what may have happened on Masada. The story of Masada starts when a splinter group of Jews known as Zealots or Sicarii were driven out of Jerusalem for their terrorist behavior. They found their way to Masada, and because of its terrain thought they could find refuge there. Masada is a mountain fortress overlooking the Dead Sea and Ein Gedi, where in 70 CE this group of Sicarii Jews lived for three years until they committed mass murder and suicide instead of allowing themselves to be captured by the Romans who had laid siege to their fortress. Author Alice Hoffman has taken the bare elements of the narrative left to us by Josephus Flavius, a Jewish soldier who became a Roman citizen, and embellished it to make us feel that she spoke to the women who allegedly survived the mass suicide at Masada by hiding in the water supply cistern. Hoffman s interpretation of the story of Masada was so intriguing I wanted to know more. I learned that the only account of these events recorded for history is the narrative of Josephus Flavius. There is The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman no mention of this battle in Roman history. In 1965, a two-year, 400-volunteer archaeological dig was undertaken based on this information. To this day, the summit at Masada is both a mustsee tourist site and the location for the inaugural ceremony of new Israeli army recruits. The story of heroism instills pride and determination to protect the State of Israel in all who go and stand on the summit and imagine what it was like on that fateful day in 73 CE. Hoffman imagines living on top of this rocky summit for three years. Through her characters, she envisions how relationships would work -- the love lives and arguments, jealousy, and reaction to loss. She invents how they would have survived so long by looking at their food sources and communicating with outside communities. She follows the lives of six women in alternating chapters as they tell their stories. Shirah, known as the Witch of Moab, is there with her two daughters, Aziza and Nahara. There is Yael, the daughter of a ruthless political assassin, and Revka, whose husband has been killed and daughter brutalized by the Romans. Channa is the reclusive, barren wife of a character based on Eleazar ben Ya ir, the real-life leader of the Jewish rebels. She gives these women the job of being dovekeepers, with a Roman slave to help them tend to the doves. In reality Josephus writes that when they were surrounded by the Roman army, their leader, Eleazar ben Ya ir, convinced his followers on Masada to commit suicide instead of becoming slaves to the Romans. In The Dovekeepers, Hoffman imagines how the two women and five children mentioned as survivors in Josephus s narrative might have climbed into the cistern unnoticed and lived to tell their tale to the Romans who ascended the snake trail and found the remains of all those brave people who had died. This book does not attempt to truly answer the questions that continue to arise from this historic event. But Hoffman does create a compelling novel that keeps you reading, even though you may already know the ending as far as historians have been able to uncover it at this time. Alice Hoffman wrote her first novel, Property Of, when she was 21 years old. Since that remarkable beginning, she has become one of our most distinguished novelists. She has published a total of 16 novels, two books of short fiction, and eight books for children and young adults. Her novel Here on Earth, an Oprah Book Club choice, was a modern reworking of some of the themes of Emily Bronte s masterpiece Wuthering Heights. Practical Magic was made into a Warner film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. Hoffman s work has been published in more than 20 translations and more than 100 foreign editions. She lives in Boston and New York. Professional JPNJewish Network Wednesday, Wd d March 20 5:30 7 PM Tek-Nique 170 Rt. 101 Bedford, New Hampshire Guest Speaker: LEW FELDSTEIN former Executive Director of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Raising Social Capital Join us for drinks, appetizers, and an opportunity to talk about your business. Cost: $12 RSVP to or info@jewishnh.org 2012 National Jewish Book Awards Announced In January the Jewish Book Council announced the winners of the 2012 National Jewish Book Awards and named author and Nobel Prize-winning neuropsychiatrist Eric R. Kandel as the recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award. Kandel is the author of several illuminating books, including In Search of Memory (W.W. Norton & Co.) and The Age of Insight (Random House). Kandel s early memories as a Jewish boy living in Austria at the onset of World War II served as the catalyst for In Search of Memory, his award-winning exploration of the life of the mind. The Everett Family Foundation Jewish Book of the Year Award was given to City of Promises: A History of the Jews of New York (New York University Press), edited by Deborah Dash Moore. The three-volume work includes contributions from Howard B. Rock, Annie Polland, Daniel Soyer, and Jeffrey S. Gurock. City of Promises is an unparalleled and essential study of one of the most significant Jewish communities in the modern world -- and the largest in Jewish history. Novelist Francesca Segal is the recipient of the National Jewish Book Award in fiction for The Innocents (Voice/Hyperion Books). The novel, modeled on Edith Wharton s The Age of Innocence, examines the behaviors and beliefs of an Orthodox Jewish community in London. Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz is the winner of the nonfiction award in Modern Jewish Thought and Experience for Koren Talmud Bavli (Koren Publishers Jerusalem), a groundbreaking new edition of the Talmud. The National Jewish Book Awards, the longest-running North American awards program in the field of Jewish literature, recognizes outstanding books of Jewish interest. Awards are given out in 17 categories. A complete list of the 2012 National Jewish Book Award winners and finalists is available at PAGE 18 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nisan 5773 March 2013

19 Concord Debuts Original Purimshpiel Concord s Temple Beth Jacob is proud to present its 16th Annual Purimshpiel, The Sound of The Music Man: The Megillah According to Nuns with Trombones. The somewhat belated celebration of Purim will take place on Saturday, March 9, at 8 PM and Sunday, March 10, at 6 PM. This year s original Alan Gaby script, with special versions of 21 songs from two of Broadway s biggest hits, is shaping up to be a musical comedy extravaganza not to be missed. The entire NH Jewish community is warmly invited to join fans of the last 15 shpiels for a special night of comedy, music, and fun. Reserved seating and general admission tickets are available. Please call the Temple Beth Jacob office for tickets and information: Temple Beth Jacob is located at 67 Broadway, Concord, NH. Learn About Hiking in NH at Etz Hayim Brotherhood On Sunday, March 17, at 9:30 AM, Gordon DuBois will present a talk about Hiking in New Hampshire at the first meeting of the newly formed Brotherhood at Etz Hayim Synagogue. Etz Hayim is at 1 1/2 Hood Street in Derry. Gordon is an experienced hiker. He has hiked the Appalachian Trail and has also climbed all 48 four-thousand-foot peaks in New Hampshire in both summer and winter. He is currently climbing the 100 highest peaks in New England. Gordon has lectured on hiking, the Appalachian Trail, winter hiking, and hiking gear. For more information, contact Steve Soreff at soreffs15@aol. com or Entertainment Will Be Focus of Jewish American Heritage Month Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM), a national commemoration of the contributions that American Jews have made to the fabric of our nation s history, culture, and society, announces that American Jews in Entertainment is the theme for the May 2013 celebration. Entertainment is among the many industries to which Jews have contributed in far greater proportion than their numbers would suggest. The 2013 theme is intended to explore how and why. The history of American mass entertainment and the history of the Jewish people in the United States are inextricably intertwined. Immigrant Jewish entrepreneurs or their sons (like Sam Goldwyn, Jack and Harry Warner, and Louis B. Mayer) were integral to the creation of Hollywood. Jews were once the heads simultaneously of the three major American television networks: William Paley at CBS, David Sarnoff at NBC, and Leonard Goldenson at ABC. Jews now comprise about 2% of the nation s population. Yet, today about two-thirds of leading TV and movie producers are estimated to be Jewish, and thus the impact of Jews upon the nation s popular culture has been immeasurable. A few examples of Jews who have provided Broadway and Hollywood with some of their most enduring Happy Passover! May your cup overflow with goodness and happiness. Governor Maggie Hassan talent include playwrights Arthur Miller, Wendy Wasserstein, and Tony Kushner; directors Jerome Robbins, Billy Wilder, Woody Allen, and Steven Spielberg; composers Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim; and performers Gertrude Berg, the Marx Brothers, John Garfield, Lenny Bruce, Dustin Hoffman, Jerry Seinfeld, and Barbra Streisand. Conversely, show business has provided Jews with a means of upward mobility, a model for how to become American, and a source of ethnic pride. For more information, visit the JAHM website, PAID FOR BY FRIENDS OF MAGGIE HASSAN. KAREN PRIOR FISCAL AGENT. Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 19

20 Planning a party or event? Rent the JFNH gym Call for more information. Children s Breakfast to Feature Singer/Storyteller Children and their parents are invited to the Southern New Hampshire Jewish Men s Club s annual Children s Breakfast on Sunday, March 3, at Temple Beth Abraham in Nashua. Breakfast will start at 9:30 AM, and the program featuring singer/storyteller Steve Blunt starts at 10 AM. Steve Blunt s fun, upbeat performances have delighted audiences at schools, libraries, and concert venues throughout New England. Steve began writing kid-friendly songs in the 1990s while raising a young daughter and working as a middle school English teacher. Steve s CDs Hang On, Henry! and Outta School! are Parents Choice Approved Award Winners. School Library Journal writes that Steve s music never wavers from his kid s eye view of the world. Steve has worked extensively with the NH State Library s Kids, Books, and the Arts program and is a presenter for the NH Humanities Council. His latest CD is There s a Vampire at My Door Silly, Spooky Musical Fun. Breakfast will include bagels with all Reach 10,000 readers in New Hampshire Take advantage of the most cost-effective way to advertise and reach a loyal, repeat audience! Advertise in the Jewish Reporter or thereporter@jewishnh.org of the fixings, as well as waffles, fruit, and more. RSVPs are strongly suggested and can be sent to president@snhjmc.org. The cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members. And of course, kids are free. All are invited. The Southern New Hampshire Jewish Men s Club is looking for a few individuals to join its board, either for general board positions or in executive roles. A board position with the men s club is not very demanding and is quite rewarding. The board generally meets as a group once each month for about 90 minutes to plan upcoming events and discuss items that shape the direction of the men s club going forward. Each meeting is preceded by a pizza dinner. The club has enjoyed a great run over the past few years in securing outstanding breakfast guests, collaborating with Sisterhood for evening social functions, and expanding its breakfast fare. Your participation will help to keep fresh ideas coming in and allow for growth and continuity going forward. If you are is interested, send an to president@snhjmc.org with questions or to express interest. PAGE 20 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013

21 Boston Jewish Music Festival Visits Portsmouth and Nashua The Fourth Annual Boston Jewish Music Festival (BJMF) takes place March 1-10, 2013 in locations throughout the greater Boston area and this year expands venues to include concerts in Portsmouth and Nashua. The two New Hampshire concerts are made possible with support from the New Hampshire Jewish Federation, Temple Beth Abraham, and the Greater Seacoast UJA. We are extremely pleased to be able to help bring this incredible Jewish music to New Hampshire, states Lou Schwartz, Federation president. As part of our mission to strengthen Jewish life throughout New Hampshire, we are gratified by the collaboration with the Boston Jewish Music Festival, Temple Israel in Portsmouth, and Beth Abraham in Nashua that allows shows to be presented in different locations in New Hampshire. We also appreciate the work of Heidi Lovitz, Al Spaien, Fran Berman, and others in making this a reality. On Sunday, March 3, the festival features the internationally-famous Lerner & Moguilevsky Duo from Buenos Aires, Argentina. César Lerner and Marcelo Moguilevsky, festival artists-in-residence this year, use klezmer music as a springboard for improvisation, mixing Argentinean folk, jazz, contemporary music, and tango in a seamless blend that redefines the genre. The performance will be in Portsmouth at 2:30 PM at Temple Israel, 200 State Street. The Nashua concert, Saturday, Hadassah Announces Spring Plans By Michele Bank The Manchester Chapter of Hadassah has planned exciting events for the coming months. First up is a Book Club discussion of the historical novel The Glass Room, by Simon Mawer, on Thursday, March 7, at 1 PM in the Federation library, following our monthly meeting. We will have a Hadassah Oneg Shabbat Service at Temple Israel in Manchester on Friday, March 8, at 7 PM. All are welcome to attend. A Hadassah Game Day will be held on Sunday, April 28, featuring mah jongg, scrabble, and bridge. The cost is $18 per person donation; paying March 9, at 8 PM at Temple Beth Abraham, 4 Raymond Street, features the award-winning Guy Mendilow Ensemble presenting Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom, new interpretations and arrangements of Ladino folk songs. Led by Guy, an Israeli citizen who has also lived in South Africa, the group features Irish, Japanese, Israeli, and Palestinian musicians whose very diversity adds great richness to the music and the concert-going experience. The program illuminates the music, legends and lives of Sephardic Jews from ancient Spain through Sarajevo, Salonica, and Jerusalem, sung in the endangered Judeo-Spanish language, Ladino. Tickets for either show are $20 in advance, $25 at the door available at or by calling the ticket hotline at I hope that members of our Jewish community and the general community take advantage of this opportunity to experience wonderful Jewish music without needing to drive to Boston. If the shows are successful, we hope to participate in the Boston Jewish Music Festival every year, explains Jeff Fladen, Federation executive director. We are also working with Seniors Forever Young to provide transportation from the Federation to the Portsmouth program on March 3. If this is well utilized, we would also offer van service from the Federation to the TBA program on March 9. Those interested in transportation from Manchester should call nonmembers are welcome to join us. On Thursday, June 6, Hadassah will hold its Strawberry Festival at the home of Judy Sandler. Save the date for our gala annual brunch that will be held at the newly renovated Manchester Country Club, on Sunday, June 23. There will be great food, entertainment, raffle prizes, and more. This is our major fundraising event of the year, so we encourage you to join your friends and attend to show your support of Israel and the extraordinary work of Hadassah. For more information on these events, please contact Michele Bank, chapter president, at or mkbrn916@aol.com. Playing in theaters statewide: Manchester, bedford, Merrimack, Hooksett, Concord, Portsmouth, Keene, Hanover BECOME A FRIEND OF THE FESTIVAL SUPPORT THE 2013 NEW HAMPSHIRE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL All contributions of $25 and more will be recognized in the Jewish Reporter YES, I want to support the 5 th Annual NH Jewish Film Festival and be a Friend of the Festival: Name: Address: Phone: Contribution: $25 $50 $100 $180+ Contributions accepted by check mailed to: JFNH 698 Beech St Manchester, NH or by calling the office at (603) Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities are available for this highly anticipated cultural event. For details, contact Jeff Fladen at (603) or jfladen@jewishnh.org. Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 21

22 Dr. Kedar, Noted Arabist, Lectures in Greater Manchester By Ken Kowalchek Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Scholar of Arabic Literature at Bar-Ilan University, spent two days in the Granite State as part of a nationwide speaking tour and made presentations at six venues, including the NH Institute for Politics, WMUR-TV, Temple Israel Manchester, and Etz Hayim Synagogue. Dr. Kedar served 25 years in IDF military intelligence, specializing in Syria and Arab political discourse. He has been interviewed numerous times on Al Jazeera Arabic. Several recurring threads ran through his NH lectures. First, Arab commitment is not to the nation states whose borders were drawn by Europeans following the Allied Powers WWI victory over the Ottoman Turkish Empire/Caliphate. The natural order of allegiances of the Arab ethnic groups throughout the area is first to the family, next to the clan, and last to the tribe. Extended family comprises fellow Muslims of the same sect. Unlike the United States, which became cohesive because it was a melting pot where its immigrants cultures melted into the existing American culture, the ethnic groups making up the nation states in the Middle East are by and large not immigrants. Iraq has over 70 tribes comprising four major ethnic groups. The further breakdown into Shiite and Sunni Muslim, Christian sects, Baha is, and Zoroastrians makes Iraqi unity highly unlikely. There is no Syrian people per se, nor are there Iraqi or Afghani people, etc. Rather, there are many tribes within these national borders, and many nation states are today being torn apart by the tribal divisions within. The most well-known group whose traditional territory crosses international boundaries is the Kurds. Successful Arab nation states encompass a single tribe within their geographic borders. Examples are Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. These states are and will be stable, since the entire clan is within the state s borders and is governed by a traditional clan chief or emir. Judea and Samaria also have dominant Arab tribes in defined areas. Dr. Kedar believes that self-governed, clan-based/ethnic ministates within a protectorate of a greater Israel might provide an overlooked and yet simple solution for Arab peace and Arab territory within Judea and hop, Save, Donate S at jewishnh.org/save Members of NH4Israel welcomed Dr. Mordechai Kedar (front left) to Etz Hayim Synagogue at an event cosponsored by the William Einhorn Interfaith Education Fund. Samaria. Size is not an issue; self-governance is. And it has worked. One need only look at the states of Andorra, San Remo, Monaco, and Lichtenstein. These exist without military forces, prospering on or within the borders of the host nation state. The new emirates could be in, say, Hebron, Jenin, and Shem. According to Dr. Kedar, world opinion would be quick to suggest this multistate solution is reminiscent of the Afrikaners Bantustan solution to end the boycott of their apartheid state. Yet it would be politically correct in every sense to call these new states emirates. Lending a hand to the nay-sayers are the Islamists, who want to bring about a one-world government, a new caliphate or supertribe of Islamic nations (in Arabic, an ummah), with no Jewish state. Shop for your favorite products and brands, at your favorite stores, or fi nd competitive products from other retailers and manufacturers. Save money, using comparative shopping, hot deals and more. And generate funds for the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire. PAGE 22 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013

23 NH4Israel Offered Varied Programs This Winter hadhfa tribe) is waning. Most of these created nation states now seem headed for reconfiguration or at best confederated governance by intramural tribal leaders. A nascent Kurdistan is the epitome of this new political entity. From the Maghreb through the Arabian Peninsula to the borders of Iran, the Arab Spring seems to be moving toward a revived new caliphate or tribal confederation under the moral authority of a single cleric. At another meeting, Laurie Medrick related her father s story of surviving the Holocaust by keeping a couple of steps ahead of the German army as he made his way from his village in Ukraine through the Caucasus to Azerbaijan, then toward Turkey. But more than just her father s story, Laurie related how the other survivors of her father s family managed to live through the Shoah. Of the 64 relatives her father could recall, only 12 managed to see victory in Europe in One of her father s greatest misgivings was his sense of the indifference of American Jews. This, coupled with latent anti-semitism in America, made him feel that the Shoah could recur. Laurie recounted personal stories of the last Shoah to help audiences say, Never again. At a third meeting, Sonia and Emil Campeanu told of visiting their family in Israel when rockets rained down from the Islamist Gaza enclave and Israel retaliated. The Campeanus presented a chronological slide show of how their family coped. Sonia touched the heartstrings when she described a 10-minute walk during which she found herself prone because she couldn t access a shelter -- not once, not twice, but three times in a 10-minwhy fit in when you were born to stand out. quoted from Dr. Seuss By Ken Kowalchek With the exception of holiday conflicts, NH4Israel hosts biweekly talks with refreshments at Manchester s Temple Israel (TIM) at 6:30 PM on alternate Wednesdays. NH4Israel guest speakers at TIM generally address current issues surrounding the state of Israel. In December and January three NH4Israel speakers made presentations at TIM. Richard Brown, vice-president of NH4Israel, brought us a history of the modern Middle East; Laurie Medrick, a child of a Holocaust survivor, recounted her parents story, also given at the TIM Kristallnacht commemoration last November; and Emil and Sonia Campeanu shared their experience in Israel when it was under Hamas rocket attacks during the recent Operation Pillar of Cloud/Strength. Dick Brown began his lecture with images of Peter O Toole s Oscar-winning role in Lawrence of Arabia, portraying British officer Thomas E. Lawrence. Lawrence united Arab tribal chieftains in WWI to fight their Ottoman caliphate Turk overlords in a bid for self-rule (tactically creating a second front). The Arab war lord fighting alongside TE Lawrence was the head of the Hashemite tribe, Hussein Bin Ali. Victorious in 1918, the European Allies rewarded Ali by crowning his sons the new kings of states the victors dreamed up (Jordan today is still The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ). The Allies drew new borders without regard to tribal and ethnic territorial boundaries on the map of the former Ottoman caliphate/empire. Rule over multi-tribal nation states by a dominant tribal leader or dictator (such as Libya s Gaddafi, who favored his Qad- unique gifts & jewelry contemporary crafts & clothing cards & candles judaica accents & accessories fun & games tableware NH made products and much more 221 main street nashua beckonings.com /beckonings ute period. Sonia assailed the audacity of the international community, which on the one hand declares that Israel has the right to defend itself (shoot down incoming rockets over Israel proper), yet on the other hand asks the Jewish state to ensure that any reaction to those launching the rockets is measured and proportional. This notion of self-defense is an absurdity if you are at the receiving end of rockets. Did YOU Know? Sonia went on to say that her fouryear-old niece, who lives near the Gaza border, has never known a childhood without rockets exploding and visibly shakes whenever a siren sounds. Everyone in the Campeanus family in southern Israel is visibly startled by a sharp sound, such as a door slamming closed by a sudden gust of wind. Unlike Gone With the Wind, in the end we all must frankly give a damn. from your friends at JFNH is now taking applications for the Irving and Bernice Singer Israel Experience Program and the Camp Grant program. JFNH helps people who cannot drive attend Friday night services at their Congregation. JFNH sent $8,200 to the Israel Terror Relief Fund. Your support of the JFNH Campaign for Jewish Needs makes all that we do possible. Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 23

24 Ballet Hispanico Back by popular demand! Experience the Colorful and Passionate Traditions of Latin Dance Friday March 15 7:30 pm Tomas Kubinek Vaudevillian comic genius and Master of the Impossible A must see for the entire family! Friday April 12 7:30 pm Equal parts old-time clowning and Monty Python silliness! Arturo O Farrill & The Latin Jazz Ensemble The Grammy Award winning Masters of Afro-Latin Jazz heat up the Dana Center Stage! Friday April 26 7:30 pm Dizzyingly complex music with earthy joy sharp, splashy and driving New York Times FOR TICKETS Call the Dana Center Box Office at or buy anytime online at Letters to the Editor Obama Sending Arms to Egypt President Obama is providing 20 F-16 fighter jets to Egypt, which brings its total to 260, and 200 M1A1 Abrams tanks, bringing its total to 1,200. These arms are offensive weapons, which could be used against Israel or resold to other Arab countries or organizations for use against Israel. Given the instability in Egypt and the ascendance of Mohammed Morsi, a devout member of the Muslim Brotherhood, to the presidency in Egypt, we should not be building up Egypt s armed forces. The Muslim Brotherhood is committed to the destruction of Israel and the imposition of Sharia (Islamic) law in Egypt, other countries in the Middle East, and throughout the world. Israel, a democratic and Western-oriented country surrounded by totalitarian and anti-western, anti-christian, anti-jewish, anti-buddhist, and anti- Hindu regimes, must be kept strong to counter threats emanating from various countries in the region. Israel is the only friendly and trustworthy country standing in the Middle East. It needs to be able to purchase U.S. arms, and needs our diplomatic and moral support. Donald A. Moskowitz Londonderry, NH Letters to the Editor may be sent to thereporter@jewishnh.org. Letters must be signed with full name and address. PAGE 24 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nisan 5773 March 2013

25 Gemilut Hasadim: Once More, with Feeling By Sol Rockenmacher The Jewish Almanac notes: In Jewish tradition, gemilut hasadim are a category of mitzvot (good deeds) that obligate the individual to act in certain ways on certain occasions as a mark of basic human decency and respect towards others, living or dead, rich or poor, using one s time, effort, and money whenever necessary. They are deeds of loving kindness involving a degree of gentleness, extreme care, affection, tenderness -- a summoning of all the human resources of sympathy for the benefit of others. The Temple Adath Yeshurun Christmas Mitzvah Program, organized by the TAY Brotherhood, has been in existence now for well over 30 years. It is a fine example of how members of our Manchester Jewish community have been giving back to the community with enthusiasm, feeling, and caring. This year over 100 adults and children participated in the Mitzvah Program on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Some staffed the Information Desks at Catholic Medical Center and the Elliot Hospital as friendly George Bruno and teammates helping out in the kitchen at New Horizons Soup Kitchen on Christmas Day. greeters to visitors. Others, usually with their children, delivered Meals on Wheels to shut-ins and brought snacks to the Police and Fire Stations in Manchester and Bedford on Christmas Day. Some served and prepared food at New Horizons Soup Kitchen on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, providing hospitality to those less fortunate. Another group helped with the evening Bingo game at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Manchester on Christmas night. The volunteers came not only from TAY, but also from Temple Israel and Etz Hayim, and some were not affiliated with a congregation. We again worked side by side with Christian and Muslim colleagues, providing another pathway toward helping to improve interfaith relations. Think globally, act locally can be one Elliott Frank tried on fire fighting gear after delivering food to the firehouse on Christmas Day with his parents, Mandy and Barry. starting point directive in the process of tikkun olam (healing the world). If you are interested in participating next year or have any suggestions for other good deeds that we might add to this long-standing program, please contact Sol Rockenmacher at or Rockenmacher@comcast.net. Hands Across the Table: A Community Tzedakah Hands Across the Table (HATT) one of the many forms of tzedakah practiced by Temple B nai Israel s cooking mavens, is headed by Chef Lou Gaynor, always working with Irene Gordon. Readers may have sampled their signature Jewish cooking at the Jewish Food Festival at Temple B nai Israel in the summer. Last year, Irene and Lou expanded their food service when they affiliated with the innovative twoyear-old HATT community program. Irene s husband, Arthur Gordon, joined HATT as a board member and treasurer. HATT provides weekly dinners, on Tuesday evenings, to any individual or family in need of spiritual or physical nourishment. The spirit of the evening is contagious. There are always 80 to 100 guests, usually including about 20 children. There are tablecloths, centerpieces, and a threecourse, nutritious dinner with table service by dedicated volunteers. In rotation, each of the sponsoring churches and organizations is responsible for a dinner, including the food preparation, service, and cleanup. It takes more than a dozen volunteers to complete a weekly service, including a greeter and dining room manager as well as the wait staff. Dinners are planned to be quality menus. They include entrees such as beef stew, chicken cacciatore, meatloaf, or corned beef, with appropriate sides dishes, vegetarian dishes, and of course, desserts. Local restaurants and other entities often donate foods that become part of the weekly menus. Second helpings are encouraged, and just as at many a dinner party, guests are invited to take home any leftovers! Many sponsoring groups contribute financially to the dinners. These include 10 local churches, eight clubs and organizations, as well as area banks, retail clubs, organizations, and individual donors. HATT supplements with expensive cuts of meat and poultry. Chef Lou Gaynor is always creative in his use of ingredients and focuses on planning nutritious meals, with an emphasis on using high-quality protein and fresh fruits and vegetables. HATT is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is now in its second year of operation. Recently, a second annual Soup-a- Thon was held to raise continuing contributions to HATT. The Soup-a- Thon featured 10 kinds of soup as well as salad, bread, and dessert for a donation of $8 per person. Three silver ladles were awarded to the makers of the three favored soups. The event included an auction and a River Crew Art exhibit and sale. At this writing, the results of the Soup-a- Thon are not available, but they will be for the next Reporter issue so that the Lakes Region can share its pride in this excellent community program. Last year, Temple B nai Israel hosted the soup fund raising event. This year it took place at the Laconia Episcopal Church, which is the venue for HATT dinners every Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 PM. Temple B nai Israel is a regular part of the rotation of HATT dinners. Temple members who participate in the food prep and service join Lou Gaynor and Irene Gordon in expressing the satisfaction they receive over and over from performing this mitzvah. Keeping you informed and connected jewishnh.org enews Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 25

26 Want to see your organization s photos here? Send them to thereporter@jewishnh.org. Barbara Davidson, Judith Jolton, and Rabbi Beth Davidson enjoying the TAY Brotherhood Deli Night Tziporah and Zosia Yellin and their parents Debby and Michael set to deliver some Meals on Wheels on Christmas Day. Melissa Potter and Ada Cowan reading the Shemona Esrei of the Trees at Bethlehem Hebrew Congregation s Tu B Shevat Seder Roslyn Levitt and Isadora Zlotowicz at Catholic Medical Center Information Desk. Norm and Roberta White volunteer at Elliot Hospital Information Desk. Howard Feinberg spoke at JFNH in January about ORT s life-transforming work around the world. JFNH schlicha Inbar Keren and executive director Jeff Fladen enjoying the TAY Brotherhood Deli Night Temple Israel Portsmouth s Sisterhood sponsored a breakfast in January Timur Rubinshteyn of Ukraine performs at the December Federation Coffee House. PAGE 26 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013

27 TBI Gives to Area Children to Honor Dr. King To commemorate Martin Luther King s birthday, Temple B nai Israel members held a Special Projects Day. Temple members young and old came together to create I Have a Dream bags. Each bag was filled with a book chosen to teach a lesson that would have appealed to Martin Luther King about how we should treat others, a dream catcher made by a congregant, a blankie made by participants, and a puzzle. The bags were donated to the Lakes Region Community Services (LRCS) Family Resource Center to remind our smallest citizens that they can dream big and that there are others who care about their dreams. What a wonderfully thoughtful and meaningful gift from the members of Temple B nai Israel to the children and families in our community, commented Karen Welford, director of the LRCS Family Resource Center. I can t think of a better way to commemorate Martin Luther King s ideals and passions. Members of Temple B nai Israel in Laconia working together to create I Have a Dream bags for the Family Resource Center to distribute to area children. Submit Your Special Event! events@jewishnh.org IMPORTANT: Deadline is the 10th of the month prior to publication, Jan/Feb and July/Aug are combined issues, events scheduled before the 10th of any month may also be listed in the previous issue. Events ed after the deadline will not be listed in the Reporter. For more info go to our website, Steve Goldberg, Steve Short, Howard Tocman, and Steve Rothstein take a break from their kitchen chores TAY Brotherhood Deli Night a Success The 26th annual Temple Adath Yeshurun Brotherhood Deli Night was held on Saturday, February 3, at TAY. A full house of 150 temporary non-dieters enjoyed a fun evening of music, comedy, good company, and sumptuous cuisine. For the 26th year, David Penchansky headed up the organizing committee, and he also served as the evening s MC. He was ably assisted by other very hard-working Brotherhood members and by Sisterhood volunteers as well. Deli meats included pastrami, corned beef, salami, and turkey. Among the side dishes were Howard Tocman s pasta salad, Jet Goldberg s potato salad, and Elaine Penchansky s cole slaw. The beer was graciously donated by Capitol Distributors. It would take many pages to name all the wonderful workers who deserve to be singled out for contributing to making this event another wonderful success. The headliner for the evening s entertainment was Boston-based comedian Jim Colliton. Music was provided by Howard Alper, Tim Drunheller, and David (Elvis) Penchansky. Jeff Fladen won the raffle and generously donated the money back to the Brotherhood. Thank you, Jeff. A rousing good time was had by all. No one left hungry but what did you expect? Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 27

28 Sybil Dorner Sybil Helene (Gamins ) Dorner, a native of Manchester and for many years a resident of Newport, RI, died in Keene, NH, on January 13. She was 87 and had deep New Hampshire roots. Her mother s family, the Cramers, were among the first Jewish settlers in Manchester before the end of the 19th century. In Newport, RI, she and her family were members of the Truro Synagogue. She received her education in Newport, and graduated from Newport High School. She married Richard C. Dorner of Paterson, NJ, and for many years she and her husband managed a family business in Newport until they retired to Tamarac, FL. Mrs. Dorner was a life member of Hadassah. Survivors include a son, Bruce (and Nancy) Dorner of Londonderry; a daughter, Ellen Ostreicher of Rindge; four grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Two sisters also survive. Her husband, Richard, died less than a year ago after 64 years of marriage. Funeral services were held at the Manchester Hebrew Cemetery with Rabbi Jonathan Spira-Savett of Temple Beth Abraham in Nashua officiating. Funeral arrangements were by Fletcher Funeral Home of Keene. David Landsman David Landsman, 84, a survivor of the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz, died on February 3 in Hooksett, where he had lived since Born in the Polish town of Sezemiezyce, Poland, on November 12, 1928, he was the son of Yitzchak Mordechai and Chana Leah Landsman. He and his sister were the sole survivors of a Nazi invasion of their town. At liberation, he went to Israel and fought in the 1948 war to establish the state. An immigrant to the United States, David opened a bakery in Nutley, NJ, and lived in Rockaway, NJ, for 42 years before moving to Hooksett to be near his grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Hilda; three children, Michael of Bethesda, MD, Charles (Karen) of Concord, and Jeanette (Mrs. Steven) Chasin of Londonderry; and three grandchildren. Services were conducted by Rabbi Levi Krinsky at Manchester Hebrew Cemetery on February 4. GROLEN COMMUNICATIONS Services: Computer Repair Transfer Data Optimization Hardware Replacement Hardware Upgrades Wired And Wireless Networks Virus Removal Custom Built Desktops/Laptops Virtualization All Makes And Models Call In Or Stop By and Ask Us Anything! Eugene Martin Lyons Professor emeritus of government Eugene Martin Lyons, a longtime Dartmouth faculty member and a member of the Upper Valley Jewish Center, died on January 10 at a retirement home in Lebanon. He was 88 years old. The son of Jewish immigrants from eastern Europe, Gene was born in Revere, MA, grew up there, and had his early college education at neighboring Tufts College until Army service intervened. He was awarded a Bronze Star for heroism in European combat. After the defeat of the Nazis, Gene worked with refugee operations in repatriating former German slave laborers before returning to the United States and his college studies at Tufts. His interest in political affairs having been stimulated by his wartime experiences, Gene embarked on a career in international politics, leading him to earn a PhD at Columbia University and embark on a life in academia, primarily at Dartmouth. Over the years in Hanover, Gene served as Director of the College s Public Affairs Center and Director of the Dickey Center for International Understanding. He was a lecturer on American foreign policy at MIT from 1961 to 1970 and was active in professional academic groups. He cofounded and directed the Academic Council of the United Nations System, served on the Council of Foreign Relations and the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, and was a delegate to the UNESCO General Conference. He is survived by three children, Catherine and Mark of Oakland, CA, and Daniel of Brighton, MA; one granddaughter, Sophia, who is currently a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon; and a sister, Roberta Konen, of Green Valley, AZ. His wife. Micheline (Pohl), who also taught at Dartmouth, predeceased him. She directed the Rassias Center, Dartmouth s notable foreign language program. Norman White Norman White, 81, a Manchester resident for many years, died on February 3. He was 81 and had been in good health until recently. Norman was employed as a sales representative for a number of years. For a long time he was active in the National Guard, including more than 50 years as a member of the fire prevention committee. He and his wife, Sheila, were members of Congregation Adath Yeshurun. Norman is survived by his wife of 61 years and their two daughters, Debbie (Mrs. Ben) Mostkoff and Wendy White, as well as grandchildren Noah, Ariella,and Naomi Mostkoff. Rabbi Beth Davidson officiated at the funeral on February 8 at the chapel of the Manchester Hebrew Cemetery, with burial following. The Goodwin Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The White family has suggested that memorial donations might be made to Congregation Adath Yeshurun, 152 Prospect Street, Manchester NH SUPPORT OUR In business since 1994 ADVERTISERS Do you live in Keene, Laconia, Bethlehem, Hanover, or another NH community and want to help produce the Jewish Reporter? We are looking for people all over the state who are interested in writing about their local Jewish community. To get involved, contact thereporter@jewishnh.org PEOPLE WHO KNOW YOU, PEOPLE YOU CAN RELY ON TODAY AND TOMORROW. GOODWIN FUNERAL HOME 607 Chestnut Street, Manchester Member by Invitation National Selected Morticians Tell Them You Saw Their Ad in The Reporter! PAGE 28 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013

29 JFNH Tributes Received as of December 10, 2012 Campaign for Jewish Needs Ellen Fineberg in memory of Jonathan L. Samen, Lexington, MA Mary and Scott Fitzpatrick in honor of Jeffrey and Lee Forgosh Cheryl and Ira Jacobs in memory of Anna Wheeler Robert Treitel in memory of Rabbi Krinsky s mother Friends of the Reporter Linda McGrath New Hampshire Jewish Film Festival Anonymous in honor of Pat Kalik Judith and Bob Jolton in honor of Pat Kalik for a fabulous upcoming Film Festival and good health JFNH Tribute Cards: A Double Mitzvah Sending a Tribute Card from the Jewish Federation of New Hampshire is one of the best ways to honor someone for any simcha, e.g. birthday, anniversary, bar/bat mitzvah, It is also the perfect way to say Thank You or to send your condolences. Your JFNH Tribute Card serves double duty by helping to support the vital programs serving the New Hampshire Jewish Community. All tributes will be listed in The Reporter. Amount of Contribution: $10 $18 $36 Other $ You may designate one of the following funds for your contribution: Campaign for Jewish Needs Camp Scholarships Friends of the Reporter Irving and Bernice Singer Israel Experience Program Israel Emissary (Shlicha) JFNH Preschool NH Jewish Film Festival NH Jewish Library PJ Library Senior Programs Social Services Name of Tribute Card recipient: Address of Tribute Card recipient: Contribution: in honor in memory of on the occasion of Name of Sender: Address of Sender: Adar-Nissan 5773 March 2013 The New Hampshire Jewish Reporter PAGE 29

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