Pacific Community of Cultural Jews Chai-Lights August 2018 Pacific Community of Cultural Jews Orange County, CA 714-739-1366 PacifComm@aol.com www.pccjews.org PACIFIC COMMUNITY HIGH HOLIDAYS Please join us as we observe the High Holidays of 5778 Rosh Hashanah - Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Bluffs Fiesta Room 2414 Vista del Oro Newport Beach Yom Kippur - Wednesday Sept. 19, 2018 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Village Park Clubhouse 4552 Michelson Drive Irvine 92612 More information will be coming soon Free to members who have paid their 2018-2019 annual dues Cost to Non-Members - $60.00 - Rosh Hashanah only $60.00 Yom Kippur only $100.00 for Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Page 1 of 6
The Prez Box Our Pacific Community continues to be active even in the dog days of summer. There are still monthly Dine-Outs and our Philosopher s Café discussions. And we are looking ahead to the High Holidays in September. We could use a few more people in our choir. If you like to sing, and you will be attending our Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur non-theistic services, please contact me at LeeJacobi123@gmail.com regarding singing with our choir. Lee Jacobi, President DINE OUT Aug. 11, 2018 11:30 pm. Irrawaddy, Taste of Burma 7076 Katella Ave. Stanton, CA (714)252-8565 Please RSVP to Karen (Knechtfour@aol.com) no later than Aug. 8, 2018 Page 2 of 6
PHILOSOPHER S CAFÉ (Our Friendly Discussion Group) Saturday Aug. 18, 2018 2:00 p.m. At the home of Sheila Bass 5528-C Via La Mesa Laguna Woods please RSVP by Aug. 15 th to Sheila 949-206-9452 or Shekaba@aol.com Happy Birthday! Jeanie Bourke - 8/8 Jim Rothman - 8/11 Lee Jacobi - 8/14 Page 3 of 6
Jews To Know by Lee Jacobi The First Woman on the New York Stock Exchange Muriel Faye Mickie Siebert was born into a Jewish family in Cleveland, OH in 1928. She attended (Case) Western Reserve U. from 1949 to 1952, but left without graduating when her father fell ill. Siebert began her career in finance working at various brokerages. She claimed that she left each firm when she found she was paid less than men doing the same work. In 1967, she founded her own financial firm. That same year, she applied for a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. There had never been women seated on the NYSE. Of the first ten men she asked to sponsor her application, nine declined to do so. Siebert persevered, and was elected to membership on the NYSE in December 1967. In 1977, Siebert was named Superintendent of Banks for the State of New York, with oversight of all of the banks in the state. No banks failed during her 5-year tenure. Siebert stepped down to run for Senator; she lost in the Republican Party primary. Siebert returned to her firm, and became a soughtafter commentator on financial markets. Siebert was an outspoken advocate for women and minorities in business. She declared, "American.women executives can be a strong competitive weapon against Japan and Germany and other countries that still limit their executive talent pool to the male 50 percent of their population " and " men at the top of industry and government should be more willing to risk sharing leadership with women and minority members who are not merely clones of their white male buddies. In these fast-changing times we need the different viewpoints and experiences, we need the enlarged talent bank Siebert served as president of the New York Women's Agenda in 1998. During her term NYWA developed a program advocating "Financial Literacy for Women". She also sat on the boards of several other philanthropies. Siebert never married or had children. She died in 2013 at age 84. The NYSE named a room in the Exchange in her honor. Siebert was inducted into the National Women s Hall of Fame. Written by Lee Jacobi. Credits: Jewdayo 12/28/2017; Wikipedia Page 4 of 6
RECIPE OF THE MONTH This is our once a month contribution to your meals and desserts. If you would like to submit a recipe, please send it to Bernice Stein at jstein7901@aol.com Mediterranean Chick Pea Salad INGREDIENTS: For the Salad For the Lemon Parsley Vinaigrette 2 ( 15 oz) cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 / 2 c. extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium cucumber, chopped 1 / 4 c. white wine vinegar 1 bell pepper, chopped 1 tbsp. lemon juice 1 / 2 onion, thinly sliced 1 tbsp. freshly chopped parsley 1 / 2 c. chopped kalamata olives 1 / 4 tsp. Red pepper flakes 1 / 2 c. crumbled feta salt, and freshly ground pepper Directions: 1. In a large bowl, toss together chickpeas, cucumber, bell pepper, red onion, olives, and feta. Season with salt and pepper. 2. In a jar fitted with a lid, combine olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, parsley and red pepper flakes. Shake until emulsified, then season with salt and pepper. 3. Dress salad with vinaigrette, and serve MARK YOUR CALENDARS - SEPTEMBER Sept. 9, 2018 - Rosh Hashanah Program Sept. 15, 2018 - Dine Out Sept. 19, 2018 - Yom Kippur Observance Sept. 30, 2018 - Succos / Sukkot Page 5 of 6
2018-2020 PACIFIC COMMUNITY BOARD Chai-Lights is published monthly by the Pacific Community of Cultural Jews, Orange County, CA Phone: 714-739-1366 Email: PacifComm@aol.com President Lee Jacobi LeeJacobi123@gmail.com Vice President Leslie Zwick jerlesz@verizon.net Secretary Sulvia Rothman sobaysyl@aol.com Treasurer Bryon Baron bryonbaron@sbcglobal.net Membership Nancy Okamoto 949-386-0400 Program Coordinators Suzy Baron bryonbaron@sbcglobal.net Karen Knecht Knechtfour@aol.com Publicity Nancy Okamoto 949-386-0400 COMMUNITY AND BOARD POSITIONS SHJ Representative Lee Jacobi LeeJacobi123@gmail.com Board Members at Large Jerry Zwick jerlesz@verizon.net For an electronic copy, please provide your email address to: Editor: Karen Knecht PCChaiLights@aol.com Affiliated with The Society for Humanistic Judaism and The Congress of Secular Jewish Organizations Bernice Stein jstein7901@aol.com Newsletter Editor Karen Knecht Knechtfour@aol.com Sunshine Cheryl Cohen Ccohenca@Cox.net Web Master Marissa Jacobi mrjacobi@ucdavis.edu Page 6 of 6