Adar - Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford

Adar – Nissan 5773
Winter-Spring 2013
JEWISH MESSENGER
The Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford
New Bedford Welcomes Native Son at Campaign Kick-off Event
On November 26, 2012 the Jewish Federation kicked off
its 2013 Annual Campaign with a Pacesetters reception at
the home of Lillian Shwartz. The speaker for the evening
was New Bedford native Jeffrey Savit, the son of Sybil and
the late Herb Savit. Jeffrey, who is in his third year as
President and CEO of the Rhode Island Jewish Alliance,
was welcomed back to the New Bedford community by
both family and friends at this very upbeat and informative
evening. Jeffrey used the opportunity to discuss his journey from a practicing attorney to Federation CEO, a journey that started with his commitment as a volunteer both
in the Jewish and secular communities in which he lived.
He spoke of going back to school, rediscovering his Jewish roots and of a desire to help that in need and how he is
doing it now through his position in neighboring Rhode
Island. He discussed the burning issues that the Rhode
Island Jewish community has been addressing, many of
the same issues that are relevant to us here in the Greater
New Bedford area. It was a very uplifting and enjoyable
evening with many of those in attendance making their
pledges to give a good start to our 2013 campaign.
Dr. Jack and Leslie Howard with cousin Jeffrey Savit
From the President
On Tuesday February 26, 2013, the
Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation accepted, with regret, the resignation
of our Executive Director, Olga Yorish.
Olga’s last date in New Bedford is March
12, 2013. Beginning in April 2013, Olga
will start her new job as the Executive
Director of the Jewish Federation of
Greater Orlando, Florida. This is a significant opportunity
for Olga in both her career advancement and in her ability
to make further contributions to the Jewish people. Olga’s
work in New Bedford has improved the lives of members
of our Jewish community and of the community as a
whole. Her dedication and loyalty to the Jewish people at
home, in Israel, and around the world is exemplary. We
are thankful that she has led our Federation over the past
five years and wish her much success on her new journey.
To ensure the continuity of Federation services and programs, the Board has unanimously appointed Ellen Hull,
VP and Campaign Chair, to become the Interim Executive
Director effective March 12 and through June 30, 2012.
Ellen worked with Olga in the past couple of weeks to ensure a smooth and efficient transition and the continuity of
Federation operations. I can assure the Jewish communi-
nity that there will be no negative effect on any Federation
services and functions.
I am confident that Ellen Hull is a perfect choice to shepherd the Federation through this transition. Born and bred in
New Bedford, Ellen Hull is the third generation of the Finger
family involved in the Jewish and general communities in
various leadership roles. Her late mother Rubye Finger had
served as Federation president and had been very involved
with elderly services and other communal issues. Ellen has
received her BS in Education from GW University and MEd
in community planning from Boston University. After spending 26 years at the family business, Fiber Leather Manufacturing, Ellen returned to public sector and worked as a case
manager at Coastline Elderly Services, Inc. for the past
seven years. Ellen has served as a Board member for more
than a decade and as VP for Campaign for the last two
years. She has also served on the boards of Tifereth Israel
Congregation and the New Bedford Jewish Convalescent
Home. “I am very honored to have been asked to serve as
interim executive director of the Jewish Federation of
Greater New Bedford, an organization that is close to my
heart and fills a great need in the community,” said Ellen
Hull. “I am looking forward to working with the Board to
continue serving the Jewish community in my new capacity.”
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Federation—Coastline Collaboration to Benefit the Jewish Elderly and Disabled
Beginning in January 2013, the Jewish Federation has
partnered with Coastline Elderly Services, Inc. (CESI) to provide outreach to the Jewish elderly and disabled persons
living throughout the city of New Bedford
and its surrounding towns.
The new program is a brain child of the
Jewish Family Services and its chair Ruth
Glicksman who have been concerned about
the well-being of the homebound elderly
and disabled members of the Jewish community. Coastline Elderly was a logical address to bring these concerns to as it possesses valuable knowledge of programs
and services that allow individuals to continue living independently in their own
homes. With the help of a grant from the Ana Giovannini
Jewish Federation, CESI has hired and
trained an outreach worker, Ana Giovannini, known at
Coastline as Ana G, who will be exclusively responsible for
providing proactive outreach in the Jewish community.
If you or anybody you know may benefit from this program, please call Ana Giovannini at Coastline Elderly
Services at 508-999-6400 or the Jewish Federation at
508-997-7471. As always, we guarantee complete confidentiality.
Judy Pollack, Debbie Forman, and Susan Barnet
Cindy Yoken, Dr. Paul Solomon, and Dr. Bill Abesh
Unlike in the traditional health services model where individuals seek out programs and services, the community
health worker model sends individuals out into the community to actively provide individuals with outreach and education and effectively bring services and programs to them. According to Ruth
Glicksman, “Ana G will be our eyes and ears in
the community. She will act as a liaison between the Jewish Federation, Coastline Elderly
Services, hospitals and nursing homes, the
Rabbis, family members, and the elderly and
disabled persons, to ensure the continuity of
services and access to all available programs
and resources in the community. It is our hope
that together, the Jewish Federation and CESI
will be able to bring essential services to individuals to help them continue living independently in their homes.” “We are very excited about this new
partnership,” said Paula Shiner, the CEO of Coastline Elderly Services, Inc., “We think that it may become a successful model of other community-based outreach programs.”.
Photo Gallery from the Pacesetters Event
Judy Barry and Calvin Siegal
Elaine and Dr. Paul Chervinsky with Jeffrey Savit
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Hanukkah Fun at Autumn Glen
It has become a good tradition for the Jewish Family
Services committee to collaborate with Autumn Glen Assisted Living on enriching the lives of its residents. “It is a
part of our outreach to the elderly program,” said Ruth
Glicksman. On December 12, 2012, Jewish Family Services volunteers Joan Farrow, Cindy Yoken, and Liz Ackerman were joined by Ziskind school students Ben Ackerman and David Bacdayan in celebrating the festival of
lights with Autumn Glen residents and staff. Olga Yorish,
Federation executive director, opened the party by telling
the story of Hanukah. In the meantime, the volunteers,
assisted by activities director Gale Williams and her staff,
had prepared everything necessary for baking strudel.
Equipped with dough and filling, each resident shaped
several pieces of pastry. While they were baking, the
seniors, assisted by volunteers, decorated colorful and
sparkling Hanukkah greeting cards, using stickers, sparkling glue, and other decorations. Freshly baked pastries
were then enjoyed by all. “Thank you for the wonderful
Hanukah program you celebrated with our resident at
Autumn Glen. Our residents, staff and families were talking about it for days. The warm feelings and comfort you
bring to our community are greatly appreciated and I
know our residents look forward to your next visit,” said
Gale Williams. The next visit to Autumn Glen will be a
pre-Passover program on March 20, 2013. If you would
like to volunteer, please call the Jewish Federation at 508
-997-7471.
Autumn Glen residents display their greeting cards
Meals-on-Wheels
Hot kosher meals are delivered five days a week to
home-bound Jewish elderly and disabled persons in
New Bedford and surrounding towns. For questions
or to sign up for this program, please call Ellen Hull
at
508-997-7471
or
email
at
office@jewishnewbedford.org. We guarantee full confidentiality.
Joan Farrow and Ruth Glicksman
Lorraine Rudnick, Cindy Yoken, and Tillie Bederow
Liz Ackerman with son Ben and David Bacdayan
with Autumn Glen residents
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2013 Together we do extraordinary things Annual Campaign
HONOR ROLL (Gifts received as of March 6, 2013)
KING DAVID
$25,000 and over
Alfred and Karan Ross
Barry and Meg Steinberg *
Robert and Judith Sterns
Dr. Melvin and Cynthia Yoken *
Michael and Maura Zeman *
BEN GURION
$10,000 - $24,999
MOSHE DAYAN
$500 - $999
Dr. Paul and Elaine Chervinsky
2 Anonymous
Robert and Janet Feingold
Dr. Stuart and Deborah Forman
Dr. Janet Freedman and
Andrew Peppard *
Mark Gitlin
David and Ruth Glicksman
Ruben Goldstein
Wil and Carole Herrup
Jay and Lois Horowitz *
Charles (of blessed memory)
and Ellen Hull *
Hon. George and Lois Jacobs
Rabbi Raphael Kanter
and Cindy Benson
Sidney and Barbara Kaplan
Irvin and Ronni Krause
Melvin and Katherine Levine
Dr. Peter and Marion London *
Murray and Andrea Lukoff *
John and Marsha Onufrak
Judy Pollack
Dr. Roger Rosen
Lorraine Rudnick *
Michael and Catherine Russell
Sybil Savit
Edward and Daphne Siegal *
Louis and Bonnie Silverstein
Alvin and Elaine Youman
THEODORE HERZL
$7,500 - $9,999
Lillian Shwartz *
Calvin and Sue Siegal
KING SOLOMON
$5,000 - $7,499
Sheldon Friedland *
In memory of Shulamith Friedland
Murray Goldberg *
Kenneth Lipman and Evelyn Baum
CHAIM WEIZMANN
$2,500 - $4,999
Nathan (of blessed memory)
and Judy Barry *
Stanley M. Goldstein
Dr. Jack and Leslie Howard
Stanley and Marcia Revzin
Dr. Gilbert and Frima Shapiro
CHAI
$1,800 - $2,499
Dr. Jeffrey and Lee Horowitz
GOLDA MEIR
$1,000 - $1,799
2 Anonymous
Susan Barnet
Drs. Nina Blumenthal and
Scott Corin
John and Shelley Day
James and Audrey Falk
Kenneth and Wendy Joblon
Robert and Linda Lane *
Martin Lipman and
Dr. Barbara Pearl
Miriam London
Betty Matathia
Dr. Bernard and Susan Portnoy
Larry and Louise Shwartz
Dr. Paul Solomon *
MASADA
$250 – 499
Anonymous *
Anonymous
Dorothy Aghai
Dr. Rahim Aghai
Lynn Alpert
Tillie Bederow
Louise Felder
Ivy Feuerstadt and Barry Becken *
Lawrence and Harriet Fletcher
Barbara S. Friedland
Ellen Gitlin
Goldie Gitlin
Edward and Barbara Glicksman
Aaron and Barbara Gotlib
Dr. Richard and Robin Gross
Dr. Bertram Howard
* Reflects increased or new gift
We apologize for any inadvertent errors. Please advise us of any corrections.
Barrett and Mary Hurwitz
Jay Kivowitz
Kenneth and Judy Martin
Steven and Silvija Mazza
Shawn and Anne McGuire
Dr. David and Janet Rosenberg *
Murray and Gladys Rosofsky *
Bernard and Eleanor Roth
Edward and Ilse Rothman
Henry and Patricia Saltzman
Cantor Nathaniel and
Melynda Schudrich
Henry and Marion Wainer *
Gordon and Irma Wolfe
Alan Zexter
MACCABEES
$100 - $249
Anonymous *
2 Anonymous
Kenneth and Elizabeth Ackerman
Drs. Paul and Pearl Bacdayan
Andrew Barroll
Edith Beserosky
Bernard and Ruth Bier *
Richard and Lee Ann Bordas *
Dr. Neal and Phyllis Bornstein
Steve and Laura Carreiro
Ida Case
Dr. Sheldon Davis
Barbara Dennis and Byron Shuster
Bob and Esther Eisner
Gerald and Mary Franklin
Charlotte Friedman
Wendy Friedman *
Louis Gitlin and Nora Howard
Rosalyn Glaser-Bernstein*
Arthur Glassman
Helen Goldberg
Dr. Martin and Ruth Gross
Burton Hastings
Ruth Hastings
Edith Kameron
Leonard and Elaine Kaner
Joel Kaplan
Philip and Dorothy Kates
Ira Katz
Thomas and Gayle Kiefer
Carol Kivowitz
Edith Kleger *
Maria LaTour *
Steven and Susan Lefkowitz
Fred and Claire Levin
Jerry and Susan Levin
Dr. Eric Levine and Dr. Karen Susskind
Abraham and Rachel Levinson
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Bruce Lider
Jean Lider
Stanley and Mae Lipp
Paul and Myrna Lubin
Elliot Mazza
Sherry Krause Mazza
David Meltzer
Catherine Michael *
Nathan Naftoly
Florence Novick
Edith Pliskin
Barbara Queen and James O’Dwyer
Rex Monumental Works
David and Rachel Rolston
Charlotte Salon
Mary Schwartz *
Harris Sederholm
Linda Shwartz
Dr. Arthur Sklut
Drs. Jeremy and Wendy Stern
William Straus *
Beverly Wainer
Nonie Walder *
Dr. Marc Weiner
Gregory, Julia and Raisa Yurovitsky
Phillip and Sandra Zeitz *
Donald and Cheryl Zeoli *
CHAVERIM
$1 - $99
2 Anonymous
Doris Alberts
Manny and Anita Asser *
Harry and Elyse Baggen
Diane Berube
Myra Besen
Khana Blutshteyn and
Yevgeniy Mirochnik
Martin Bromberg
Raymond and Nancy Castino
Louis and Maureen Deneault
Gilbert and Peggy Fain
Dr. Jason and Debra Falk *
Elliott and Pauline Feinstein
Bonnie Feldman
Dr. Irving and Charlotte Fradkin
Howard and Sheila Galitsky
Vera Gassar
Myra Goldberg
Beverly Goldstein
Stanley and Ann Goldstein *
Charles and Cheryl Gorfinkle
David and Heidi Gotlib
Vera Grafova
Edith Helfand *
Sophie Helfand
Todd and Cheryl Herman
Elliot and Betty Horowitz
Cary Isaacs and Dr. Illana Feinerman *
Esther Kaplan *
Ronni Krasny
Alan and Andrea Kreiss
Edward and Doreen Kristal
Judith Lederman-Lechan
Martin and Brenda Levin
Doris Levine *
Stanley and Ilene Levine *
Robert and Elizabeth Levinson
Vladimir and Faina Levitin *
Anthony and Rachel Lewis
Jonathan and Kimberly Marcus *
Shelley Martin
Susan Mick
Judi Mickelson
Seena Mickelson
Osna Nisson
Robert Nochimow
Burton Parker
J. Leonard Perler
Abram and Sara Piratinskiy
Drs. MC and Dora Rosenfield *
Meryl Russell
Bernice Russo
Harvey Salk
Saralee Salk *
Rakhil Sapir *
Thelma Schwartz
Marjorie Seltzer
Igor and Emma Shovmer
Frances Shuster
Irma Shuster
Robbin Smith
Carol Smola
Warren and Carol Sterns
Anatoly and Irina Tokman
Vera and Maria Vasilyeva
Judy Winet-Florent
Jenny Woolf
Beverly Zexter
Mark and Abrah Zion *
A Tribute to Nate Barry
The Jewish Federation mourns the
passing of Nate Barry on Thursday February 14, 2013. Nate Barry was a past Federation president and in recent years has
twice served as campaign chair. He was
a staunch supporter of Israel and the Jewish community. His passing is a tremendous loss to the New Bedford Jewish
community.
As a true member of the Greatest Generation, Nate had proudly served his
country during WWII. He was drafted in
1943 when he was 18 years old, and
landed on Omaha Beach in July 1944, a
few weeks after the D-day invasion in
Normandy. After several months with the
Seventh Army fighting the Germans in
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Southern Germany and Southern
France, his unit arrived at Dachau
in April 1945, about an hour after
the first troops entered the camp.
According to Cindy Yoken who
interviewed Nate about his wartime
experiences, “The American soldiers were on a two-lane road,
and, as they were going along,
they suddenly saw ghost-like figures in striped uniforms, screaming
on both sides of the road. The
soldiers learned that they were
Polish prisoners who were alive,
albeit hardly healthy; however, as
soon as the gates in Dachau were
opened, they left the camp. Nate,
then, was only
19 years old,
and he was
looking at carloads
of
skeletons and
pits full of
bodies.
He
didn’t
know
the extent of
what the Nazis had done,
but he was there with his unit for
about an hour or two, at Dachau,
12 miles outside of Munich. Nate
was always very modest about his
army experience, but it is most
apparent that his service to our
country was a major one, and we
should recognize and remember
that he helped to liberate one of
the camps.” Nate Barry’s interview
has been preserved at the UMass
Dartmouth Jewish archives, and
his photo is displayed at the Fort
Rodman Military Museum.
It is very fitting to describe Nate
by quoting Tom Brokaw: "It is, I
believe, the greatest generation
any society has ever produced…
These men and women fought not
for fame and recognition, but because it was the right thing to do…
Came out of the Depression with
all that economic deprivation, went
beyond their own shores to help
save the world from fascism, came
back, rebuilt their enemies, built
the country that we have today,
married in record numbers, went to
college in record numbers, kept
their values, never whined, never
whimpered.”
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Israel Travel Grants Available
Attention Jewish teens and parents:
grants are available to Jewish teens residing in the Greater New Bedford area
for travel/study in Israel. These grants
are made possible by the Harvey Friedland Israel Youth Experience Memorial
Fund and the Evelyn Rosen Youth Israel
Travel Fund. Requests must be writing.
For more information, contact Ellen Hull
at (508) 997-7471 or at
office@jewishnewbedford.org.
Save the date
Annual Blood Drive
Sunday May 19, 2013
SouthCoast Bloodmobile
TI Parking Lot
8 am—2 pm
Thank you to donors who have donated blood since May 20, 2012
Charles Gorfinkle Cheryl Gorfinkle Carolyn Holland Rabbi Raphael Kanter
Stanley Levine William Markson Michael Russell Marjorie Walder
Ilene Levine
Thank you to the 2013 Passover Appeal Contributors
The total raised as of March 6, 2013 is $2,821. Thanks to your generous contributions and to a generous grant
from the Ethel and Nathan Kaplan Passover Relief Fund, we will provide Passover food packages to 40 needy
adults and children in Greater New Bedford area.
Dr. William and Betty Abesh
Kenneth and Elizabeth Ackerman
Dr. Rahim and Dorothy Aghai
Lynn Alpert
Susan Barnet
Bernard and Ruth Bier
Tillie Bederow
Phyllis and Neal Bornstein
Raymond and Nancy Castino
Dr. Paul and Elaine Chervinsky
Helen Eisenberg
Elliot and Pauline Feinstein
Bonnie Feldman
Steven Finger
Dr. Stuart and Deborah Forman
Dr. Irving and Charlotte Fradkin
Gerald and Mary Franklin
Dr. Janet Freedman
and Andrew Peppard
Sheldon Friedland
Vera Gassar
Dr. Arnold and Fran Gellman
Goldie Gitlin
Glaser Glass Corp.
Rosalyn Glaser-Bernstein
Ruben Goldstein
Aaron and Barbara Gotlib
Rabbi Barry and Shoshana Hartman
Burton and Ruth Hastings
Wil and Carole Herrup
Jay and Lois Horowitz
Dr. Jeffrey and Lee Horowitz
Ellen Hull
Mollie Jacobs
Hon George and Lois Jacobs
Esther Kaplan
Edith Kleger
Steven and Susan Lefkowitz
Dr. Clinton and Frances Levin
Fred and Claire Levin
Doris Levine
Vladimir and Faina Levitin
Reverend David Lima
and Reverend Joan Lima
Martin Lipman and Dr. Barbara Pearl
Elizabeth Matathia
Shawn and Anne McGuire
David Meltzer
National Council of Jewish Women
Edith Pliskin
Judy Pollack
Dr. Bernard and Susan Portnoy
Stanley and Marcia Revzin
Drs. Dora and MC Rosenfield
Alfred and Karan Ross
Edward and Ilse Rothman
Michael and Catherine Russell
Peter and Wendy Russell
Dr. Gilbert and Frima Shapiro
Irma Shuster
Dr. Paul Solomon
Robert and Judith Sterns
Yefim and Gena Tokman
Carol Torres and Robert Moniz
Nancy and Stan Waldman
Dr. Melvin and Cindy Yoken
Michael and Maura Zeman
Donald and Cheryl Zeoli
Ethel and Nathan Kaplan Passover
Relief Fund
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