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Central Kentucky

Jewish Association

Vol. VII March 1983 No.3

PASSOVE R
The Matzah Of Hope

In our celebration of Passover, we relive one of the greatest
moments in the history of the Jewish people. When we sit at our
Seder tables we reflect on the great drama of the Exodus. We
remember that the drama began with one individual, Moses, our
teacher, in dialogue with G—d.

This reverence for the inditidual is paramount in our Jewish
tradition. Our belief in the worth of each individual —— and :he
responsibility of each individual —— continues to inspire and
guide us. So long as Jewish individuals in any place in the
suffer degredation, hopelessness or tear, our task is clear.
the tradition of Moses we must continue to struggle to make t
people free.

This Passover, more than ever btrore, Sovie; Jews require «ur
prayers and our action. Add a fourth matzah Lo the three that are
traditionally part of the Seder platt. When the leadtr explains
the significance of the matra, the “Matzah of Hope“ should also
be held up and our statement of concern and unity be recited.

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THIS IS THE
MATZAH 0F HOPE

This Matzah, which we set aside as a symbol of hope for the Jews of the
Soviet Union, reminds us of the indestructible links that exist between us.

As we observe this festival of freedom, we know that Soviet Jews are not
free to leave without harassment; to learn of their past; to pass on their
religious traditions; to learn the languages of their fathers; to train the
teachers and the rabbis of future generations.

We remember with bitterness the scores of Jewish prisoners of conscience
who sought to live as Jews and struggled to leave for Israel —— the land of
our fathers —— but now languish in bondage in Soviet labor camps. Their
struggle against their oppressors is part of an ongoing effort, and they shall
know that they have not been forgotten.

As Soviet Jews assert themselves they are joined by all who are aroused
by their affliction. We will continue until they emerge into the light of

freedom.
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During Passover please send a message of your concern and your
solidarity to Soviet Secretary General Andropov:

 

Sec. Gen Yuri Andropov
The Kremlin
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR

We urge you to forcefully lead the USSR with justice

 

 

and humanity. Release the Prisoners of Conscience
and permit them and all others who so—desire to emigrate
freel , as is their right.
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Write also to: The Honorable George Shultz

Secretary of State
Department of State
Washington, DC 90520

 

We remember Anatoly Scharansky and

all the Prisoners of Conscience that languish
in Soviet prisons and labor camps. Those

of us living in freedom implore you: Make
every effort to open the gates of emigration
so that those who wish to leave the Soviet
Union will be enabled to do so. Raise your
voice with ours.

 

 

 

 

 CRC UPDATE

Last month, Marilyn Moosnick, CRC Co—chair, attended the national plenary
meetings of the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council in Cleveland,
Ohio. This group seeks to develop a consensus within the American Jewish
Community on a wide range of significant issues.

This month's ”Update” will focus on a media workshop, ”Relating to the Local
Media“. Next month the workshop on Jewish — Christian Relations will be summarized.
Due to space limitations, the report is presented in outline form.

Eric Braun, news director, WEWS/TV, Cleveland

 

It is public‘s duty to monitor stations on fairness doctrine.

Give TV stations as much lead time as possible about a news conference, or news
event.

Brevity is of the essence. News story only 300 words at most.

When a national story is breaking (like Lebanon war), give a station a local peg —-
someone locally who is expert on subject; don't wait for them to find someone
you wish they wouldn't use.

Give TV stations a visual—imaginative story, with environment that is visually
appealing. TV tries to avoid talking heads.

Leonard Will, program director, WERE/Radio, Cleveland

Personal contact which you develop is KEY.

YOU MUST BUILD RELATIONSHIP SO THAT YOU HAVE NO PROBLEM GETTING IN TOUCH WITH NEWS
AND/OR PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF STATIONS, AND THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM GETTING IN TOUCH
WITH JCRC WHEN THEY NEED INFORMATION BACKGROUND.

All radio stations covered in Fairness Doctrine must present opposing sides.

It is difficult to bring two opposing views into same room on a hosted radio talk
show and get constructive show.

Very often the neo—Nazis and their ilk, such as PLO, are very much aware of how
press works and are smoothly available to press, using much diplomacy; on other
hand, there is much discussion of the Israel government‘s press service as being
”Less Than Perfect”.

Fairness Doctrine requires that opposing side gets ”free” air time to tell its
story, but if one side buys air time to propagandize, often the other side
cannot afford to pay for equal time.

Bob Snyder, national editor, Cleveland Plain Dealer

Copy editors do headlines under heavy deadline pressures, and sometimes, sloppiness
and speed cause errors.

Making words fit space sometimes keeps headlines from properly reflecting truths
in story. HEADLINES ARE ONE OF THE BIGGEST AREAS OF ERROR.

Conjectural stories should be fought out in the field, or ”at the source”. When
our Jewish leaders are being queried by reporters obviously ”slanting“ their
questions, and looking for an ”angle”, we must be wise enough not to give them
answers. SAY SO RIGHT THERE AND THEN IF WE THINK THEY ARE ANGLING FOR WRONG
RESPONSE: DON'T RESPOND TO FAULTY-TYPE QUESTIONING IN THE FIRST PLACE.

In a war, or hostile environment, a reporter deals with the incident immediately
in front of him, often without writing in background which puts that incident
in its proper perspective.

In a news conference, we should, in first 90 seconds, establish reasons for con—
ference, give good grounding, and make sure a news release is complete, and in
plentiful supply for all media people attending.

A VERY IMPORTANT LAST POINT: DO A MEDIA INVENTORY IN EVERY COMMUNITY. KNOW WHO
DOES WHAT, WHO MAKES WHAT EDITORIAL DECISIONS AND NEWS DECISIONS, AT WHICH STATIONS
AND FAPTRS. KEEP UP WITH TURN—OVERS. DEVELOP A TRACK RECORD AS RELIABLE, RESPONSIVE
NEWS SOURCE.

 

 SUPER SUNDAY -- A SUPER SUCCESS

Sunday, March 6, 1983 —— a day to remember.
CKJA launched its first ever Super Sunday call .
out. And people answered! They even called us!

For more than eight hours over 100 volunteers gave
of their time and energy to create the atmosphere
that carried us along on a wave of excitement,

fed us an incredible assortment of foods, and

of course made the telephone calls which resulted
in a whopping 67% increase over 1982.

 

More than 170 people made pledges to CKJA who had
never pledged before, almost 50% of the 350 plus
pledges we received. Our "clean—up" crews are
hdarch 6th still bringing in additional pledges. If some

of you are waiting, be assured you'll be contacted
by telephone or letter.

The spirit of the day touched us all —— from the teenagers who helped to set—up and
clean-up, through college students who helped with calls, to all the adults -— younger
or more mature, newcomer or native who pitched in on every facet of activity.

A steady stream of distinguished visitors added lustre to the feeling of community
spirit pervading Studio "B" at KET. ”Happy" Chandler, Supreme Court Chief Justice
Robert Stephens, Pam Miller, Pat Friebert, Anita Madden, Steve Beshear, Jerry
Lundergan, Bob Babbage and Larry Hopkins came as boosters; and many stayed to add
their voices to the appeal for support from.our community.

Co—chairwomen Susan Caller and Harriet Cooper coined a motto for Super Sunday,

"pa/t the unity back into OLUL community" . .

and we did!

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some thing for everyone
APRIL 15-16, 1983!

A special israel Independence Day Shabbat celebration -- under the joint sponsorship
of the Lexington Havurah, Ohavay Zion Synagogue and Temple Adath Israel, followed by
the final program of the CKJA Forum.

Rabbi Moshe Shur, Hillel Director of Queens College, NYC, will be our guest scholar and
performer. A respected teacher and lecturer, Rabbi Shur will speak on ”Music, Magic
and Mysticism“ during services Friday night at Temple Adath lsrael and about Chassidic
prayer during services Saturday morning at Ohavay Zion Synagogue.

Discussion, singing, dancing and eating will highlight Saturday's luncheon with Rabbi
Shur for children and teenagers, in third grade through high school.

A Havdalah Service will conclude our Shabbaton at 8:00 p.m., immediately prior to
Rabbi Shur's Concert, part of the Jewish Cultural and Entertainment Series.

The entire Jewish community is invited to all services, and tickets will be available .
at the door for Saturday night's Forum program. . .

 

 MAZAL TOV TO MARVIN!

It's been several months since we
(the Editors) have had to own up to an
error. Just enough time to allow us to
overlook the award of a Rhodes Scholarship
to Marvin Krislov, son of Evelyn and Joe
Krislov, in December. I

With apologies for the oversight, and a
continuing sense of excitement we wish to
extend a mazafl IOU from the entire community
to this outstanding young man, and to his
parents.

A 1978 graduate of Tates Creek High
School, Marvin was an outstanding student
and participant in many extra—curricular
activities. He attended Yale University,
graduating bumma cum [dude in 1982. He
received the Alpheus Henry Snow Prize,
considered Yale's top award for a graduating
senior.

 

Since graduation Marvin has worked as a political campaign manager for a
Congressional candidate in Georgia, and is currently serving as a New Haven alderman.
He is also working with a group of ”latch key” children at the New Haven Y.M.C.A.

The Rhodes Scholarship provides tuition and expenses for two years of study
at Oxford University in England. A singular honor for an exceptional young man!

ISRAEL DAY CELEBRATION

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MAY 1h - 8:00 p.m. - Mark it down!!

The entire Jewish community of Central 4E1
Kentucky is invited to a gala celebration ncers

in honor of Israel's 35th Anniversity of

Statehood.
Highlighting the celebration will be the Sabra Dancers of Cincinnati - in a multi-
media presentation, “A Time to Dance.” The program will highlight many facets of

Jewish history with a spirited presentation of dance, music and narrative. The
troupe has performed throughout the Midwest, and most recently at Boston's seventh
annual Israel Folkdance Festival. They have won the Dance Award of Merit for three
consecutive years at the Cincinnati International Folk Festival.

Levy Rabinowitz, Israel Day Chairman, is working to make this the ”best everIl for
Lexington! Save the date and watch for further developments.

 

  

APRIL 10
A DAY OF MEMORY

YOM HASHOA

Yom Hashoa, the special day of remembrance for
victims of the Holocaust, will be observed in Lexington
with a special program and memorial ceremony on Sunday,
April l0, 2:00 p.m., at Temple Adath Israel.

Each year the Holocaust is commemorated during
the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising against
the Nazis. This year, in addition to CKJA's program,
and others taking place all over the world, an historic
gathering of American Jewish Holocaust survivors will
be held in Washington, D.C., April 11—14. More than
12,000 people are expected to attend. This will be
the largest gathering of survivors since the first such
reunion in Israel several years ago.

This will be a time to remember, not simply to
mourn, to rededicate ourselves to the preservation of
humanity.

HOLOCAUST MUSEUM TO BE ESTABLISHED
IN (WASHINGTON) D.C.

The U.S. government has allocated two large, vacant brick buildings 400
yards southeast of the Washington Monument and adjacent to the national Mall
for a $30— to $40—million Holocaust museum federal officials confirmed recently.

The decision to place the memorial museum — in memory of Jewish and other
Holocaust Victims — so prominently, plus its large scale and the official status
conferred by its congressional mandate, represent an extraordinary American
commitment to remember one of history's darkest periods. The only other
memorial on this scale is Israel's Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.

”My hope is that whoever will enter this museum will leave it a different
person,” said Eli Wiesel, chairman of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, an

independent federal agency set up by Congress in 1980 to raise private funds to
create the memorial museum.

”Our hope is to create a living museum, not stones, but experiences,
memorials, ideas, to keep the past alive ... for the sake of future generations."
Completion is scheduled for mid—1987.

Transfer of the buildings to the Holocaust Memorial Council will be announced
officially during the American Gathering of Holocaust Survivors, April 11—17.
The Council will announce a $75 million national fund drive for construction
and museum programs. The Council currently operates with a federally funded
budget, but is planning to recruit broad public support.

An 800 telephone line has been set up to take pledges from the public to
assist in building the museum. The line is open 24 hours a day, from now through
April 30. If you wish to express your support, call: 800—626—6000.

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 BUSY PRE-SCHOOLERS

This year three holiday parties were held for our pre—schcol boys and girls.
Approximately 25 children attended each one — Succoth, Chanukah, and Purim.

For Succoth the boys and girls decorated and ate in the Succah at 0havay
Zion Synagogue. Potato Latkes were enjoyed at the Chanukah Party. Nancy Sethi
provided the music at both of these parties. Many thanks!

Thank you also to Susan Mason and her 4th grade Sunday School class at
Temple Adath Israel for writing an original Purim puppet show which was presented
at our Purim Party. And finally, thanks to the puppeteers themselves — Miriam
Milch, Sandy Mason, Josh Randall, Tanya Arenstein, Melinda Mersack and Daniel Janis.
It was a job well done!
Kitsy Newburg
Joan Flashman

Editor's Note: Three cheers for our capable chairwomen! These parties have become
a CKJA tradition, a service to our community which receives an enthusiastic response
from the participants.

CAMP SHALOM
NEWS

We are pleased to have Becky Kuc back
for a second year as the director at Camp
Shalom. She has planned another terrific
session of camp for this summer, which will
run from JUNE 13 — JULY 1. Art and History
Appreciation —— Israeli style is the theme
of camp, which will also include farming,
folk dancing and nature appreciation.
Campers this year will be from 4 through
8 years old, with the 4 and 5 year olds
attending from 9:00 — 12:30 and 6, 7 and 8
year olds attending 9:00 - 3:00 daily.

   
 

Becky still needs several counselors for this session.
If you are 16 to 18 years old and interested call her at 269—6404.

Camp Brochures and applications will be mailed at the end of
April. For more information call Connie Loventhal at 266-8395.

BOWLING ANYONE?

The Jewish Fellowship Bowling League sponsored by the
Central Kentucky Jewish Association will begin bowling

in mid-May. It is a mixed couples league for anyone

18 years or older. The league bowls on Tuesday nights

at 9:00 at Southland Lanes. Anyone interested or needing
more information please call: Cathy Rosenberg, 272-0891
or Mindy Doctrow, 266-h208.

 

 SI STERHOOD MITZVAH CORPS

In March Mary Birenbaum shared the experiences of the
Birenbaum family in a small Catholic Medical Mission hospital
on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia.

 

On APRIL 26 join us and SKEETER JOHNSON from U.K. Skeeter will teach us all
about ”gero—fitness”. Bring your brown bag lunch to the Temple at noon. We will
also have election of officers.

In May we will have installation of officers and a special surprise program.
A delicious luncheon will be provided.

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ISRAELI FOLK DANCE‘CLASSES ' I

NEW BEGINNERS CLASS
starting April 13

Wednesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the Temple Adath Israel Vestry. All classes are free
of charge. Call Karen Edelstein, 266—5465 to enroll.

hot off the presses

The first printing of A TASTE OF TRADITION, our own Lexington cookbook.
Get it now just in time for Passover. Solve all those life-long dilemmas of how
to make matzo balls that don't bounce when they hit the floor or how to survive
eight days without bread. To get your copy just send this form and your tax
deductible check to:

 

Temple Adath Israel Sisterhood
1409 Rocky Mountain Circle
Lexington, KY 40502

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UNIVERSITY SUMMER SEMINAR PROGRAM

FOR OVER 50’s

Combining a week of Jewish studies with a program of cultural activities and
sightseering can be a delightful way to spend a vacation. That is why the
American Jewish Congress, a national Jewish community relations membership
organization, is sponsoring for the third consecutive year an intensive
University Summer Seminar program for men and women over 50. 'The SZAS weekly
fee will provide seminar students with full room and board, including three
meals daily, evening programs, a Shabbat experience and a choice of Judaic
courses ranging from Jewish history and literature to contemporary Jewish
affairs.

Universities offering this program are:

George Washington, June 12-19, and June 19-26
Brown, June 19-26, and July 3-10

M.l.T., June 26—July 3

Rutgers, July l7-2A

Ohio State, July 10-17

Wisconsin, July 3-lO

Trinity, June 26-July 3

California at Berkeley, July 10-17

Detailed information can be obtained by calling the CKJA office, 277-8048, or
writing to: American Jewish Congress University Summer Seminar, 15 East 8Ath St.,
New York, NY 10028, or call (212)879—ASOO.