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NEWSPAPER OF THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY JEWISH FEDERATION

 

OCTOBER 2007

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Jewish community collaborates
with Facing History and Ourselves

Holocaust education program offered for teens
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Lexington Jewish teens will be offered a ten-week
course developed by Facing History and Ourselves, the
national non—profit organization dedicated to teach-

ing young people about prejudice, racism, and anti-
Semitism through studying the Holocaust. This unique
experience is part of CKJF's efforts to expand Holocaust
education in the local community along with Temple
Adath Israel and Ohavay Zion Synagogue’s initiative to
develop more joint programming for young people.

025 member Rachel Belin and Tamara Ohayon, TAI
religious school teacher and CKJF staffer, will co—teach

 

 

the course. Both received special
training from the Boston-based
organization: Belin in a week-long
institute sponsored by CKJF, Ohayon
in an interactive online course con-
ducted by Facing History program
associates and sponsored by TAI.

The Facing History and Ourselves
institute provides teachers with
materials and support to study the

see Facing history, page 14

 

— CAMPAIGN NEWS —- '

Shlomit Daniel to address community

At the Havdalah Under the Stars
Community Campaign Program
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On October 6, 2007, the Central Kentucky Jewish
Federation is holding a special Havdalah Under the
Shining Stars program in support of the 2007 CKJF/UJC
Community campaign, which benefits Jews at home, in
Israel, and around the world. The program includes a

special presentation by Shlomit Daniel, an Ethiopian Jew.

Shlomit Daniel was born in Ethiopia in the small Jewish
village of Gonder and immigrated to Israel with her
family in 1991 at the age of 13 as part of Operation

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Solomon. Her story is the story of
many Ethiopian Jews who came
to Israel not just to escape starva-
tion and warfare, but to make a
new life in what they saw as the
land of their ancestors; they saw
themselves as coming home.

Shlomit was among the first
Ethiopian Jews to learn Hebrew,
to serve in the IDF, and to
attain a college degree. Her per-

see Campaign news, page 4

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Star being hoisted to the top of the roof

 

Temple Adath Israel

acquires new Star of David

Dreams and a generous act undo act

of nature
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By David Shraberg

Two years ago, the Star of David on Temple Adath Israel
was struck by lightning. Fortunately, no damage was
done to the roof of the building. For over a year, the
replacement project was held in abeyance because of
budgetary considerations and indecisions over the design
and who should do the replacement.

Then, approximately a year ago, Emmanuel Gilpin of
Gilpin Masonry, who attends church down the street,
contacted the Temple. He had had recurrent dreams
about the Temple’s missing star and offered to replace it.
David Shraberg and Starr Gantz, current Temple presi-
dent and past president, were delighted by Mr. Gilpin’s
act of charity and tikkun 01am. On a Friday morning,

see New star, page 5