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KENTUCKY

J EWI SH
FEDERATION

 

April 1992

 

AN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE OF THE SLEPAK FAMILY

On April 26, 1991, we put our first
steps on American land. Almost a year
has passed since that time and now we
would like to share our impressions as
new Americans. From the very
beginning we felt as if we were at
home. We will never forget the exciting
meeting at Lexington’s airport: flowers,
smiles, greetings, embraces and songs.
Our first shy English words were
understood and perceived benevolently
and we immediately realized that we
were surrounded by friends. Our
arrival was carefully prepared by
CKJF. Even in our most courageous
dreams we could never have imagined
the beautiful apartment which was
rented and furnished for us by CKJF.
Every small detail in our apartment
was set up with a great sense of taste
and care and the refrigerator was full
of food. We are very grateful to all
Lexington’s Jewish Community. But we
would like to address special words of
thankfulness to our new American
friends who spent a lot of time helping
us with our first steps in America.
These nice people took care of every

small detail of our life. They taught us
English, helped us to make our
resumes and to get oriented in looking
for a job; they helped us with grocery
shopping and with cooking traditional
American and Jewish dishes. They
invited us for dinners and picnics and
showed us places of interest in
Lexington and in Kentucky. How
important for us was their kind
attitude and their permanent
willingness to give us some advice or
simply to share our problems.

Our first months in America
were very successful. Both of us got
jobs at the University of Kentucky
within our fields, which have given us
an opportunity to utilize our knowledge
and energy.

For the first time in our lives, we
got involved in Jewish life. We are glad
we found here the opportunity for
learning Jewish culture and Jewish
heritage. What did it mean to be
Jewish in Russia? It meant nothing but
to have a special record on our internal
passports. We were not allowed to be
Jewish in our social and cultural lives.

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We were supposed to be just dummy
Soviet citizens without any
nationalities. Here in Lexington, for
the first time in our lives, we became
Jewish without being persecuted for
that.

We are often asked what our
most important impression in America
is: grocery stores, cars, highways,
electronics... No, none of these items.
Our greatest impressions are people
themselves and their kind attitude.
Whatever will happen to us in the
future, we are glad we got to know
about America and Americans here in
Lexington which has become the
second Motherland for us.

Mikhail and Marina Slepak

 

MESSAGE FROM CKIF PRESIDENT

Shalom!

1992 has already become a busy and
a banner year for CKJF. Early in March we
held our 10th annual Super Sunday
Campaign telethon ~ complete with balloons,
good food and fellowship. Thanks to C0—
Chairs Austin Cantor and Sue Ezrine, and
their hard working committee members,
more than 600 calls were made in one day!

More recently the stunning and
powerful exhibit, "Survivor of Death,
Witness to Life" by Holocaust survivor
Gyorgy Kadar opened at the University of
Kentucky Art Museum. Through the
outstanding efforts of Community Activities
Chair Iudy Levine, and Forum C0~Chairs,
Marilyn Moosnick and Rose Rita Wurmser,
this exhibit has evolved into a significant
educational and cultural undertaking. We
have touched the Lexington community with
insemice training at the Museum for 77
Middle and High School teachers; via a
special Lexington Children ’5 Theater

production of "I Never Saw Another
Butterfly"; and with the appearance of Raul
Hilberg, noted historian and Holocaust
scholar, who presented the Moosnick Lecture
series at the Lexington Theological
Seminary, and who spoke again at the
University with the added coesponsorship of
Ohavay Zion Synagogue and Temple Adath
Israel.

How appropriate that this exhibit is
here during Passover. The story of the
Exodus has been told and retold through the
ages. It is our responsibility to supplement
that recital and include our modern history.
The roots of our commitment to building
and strengthening our own [ewish
community are planted in our history,
ancient and modern.

At this Passover season we can
recount great miracles and great tragedies.
We are privileged too, to be able to include
the story of the ten Jewish families we have
welcomed this past year from the former
Soviet Union. What a wonderful addition to
our community!

The Board and officers of CKJF join
me in wishing each of you a joyous
Passover.

Iudy Saxe
President

 

THANK YOU

CKJF wishes to thank the Manhattan
Bagel Bakery and Great Harvest
Bakery for their generous donations
and discounts which contributed to
the success of our Super Sunday
Campaign.

 

 

  

CAMP SHALOM NOTICE

Calling all campers! Camp Shalom is ready
to enter the 25th session. We need all the
campers we can get to help make this a
great camp session. Mark these dates on the
calendar - June 9th - June 26th. Remember,
camp is for children 4 through 8 years of
age.

Call CKJ F for more information at 262-7622
or Jessica Ross at 273-4231.

 

YOM HASHOA
(IIOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY)

Wednesday, April 29, 7:30 pm

The annual Lexington Jewish
community service commemorating
the victims of the Holocaust will be
held this year at Ohavay Zion
Synagogue on Wednesday evening,
April 29 at 7:30 p.m. Please make
every effort to attend.

 

BLOOD AND BAGELS SET FOR
APRIL 26TH

TAl’s second annual Blood
Drive/Bagel Feast will be held Sunday,
April 26th in the TAI Youth Lounge
from 10 AM to 1 PM. Donors will feast
on bagels and other fine food.

Giving blood is virtually
painless and can help save lives If
you're leery of giving blood, come to
the drive anyway. No obligation - just
give us a chance to show you how
easy and painless it is.

If you’re a regular blood donor,
and you donated as late as March 1st,
you are still eligible to donate again at
TAl on April 26th. The Central
Kentucky Blood Center requires a
minimum of eight weeks between
donations.

Call TAI at 269-2979 and sign up
to donate. You can still donate if you
don't sign up, but we would like to get
an idea of how many donors to
expect. This event is sponsored by
the Social Action Committee, TAI
Sisterhood, and B’nai Brith. If you
have any questions, call Bruce Engle
at 252-3734.

 

 

An Experience You Can’t Miss!

Midwest Small Cities
Federations Conference
May 1-3, I992

South Bend, Indiana

Join over 200 Jewish leaders

from small mid west communities...

Enjoy Shabbal...Discuss current Jewish issues...
Celebrate Israel Independence Day...Experience a taste of
Sephardic cuIture....Participate in lively discussions with
prominent speakers on important topics in Jewish life...
Enhance skills and make new friends.

Program Highlights:

001'. Jonathan Woocher, Scholarvin-Residence

ODr. Yitschak BenCad, Consul General of Israel to the
Midwest

OSpeciaI Israel Independence Day Celebration

OFedCration Program Ideas Exchange

'UJA Skill and Training Workshops

Registration Fee: $125.00 per person (includes materials and

Kosher meals)

South Bend Mam'ott: $79.00 per night, per room

° Forfnrther infommtion,
El contact your local Federation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Temple Adath Israel
Birthday Calendar

Deadline - May 29, 1992

DO: — List birthdays of each family member
- List wedding anniversaries
($1.00 per item)
AND
BE: - A patron for $5.00

A great way to advertise is through the
calendar. Full size ad is $35.00; half size ad
is $25.00. For more information contact
Susan Cantor at 278-2530.

PLEASE FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING
FORM AND INDICATE: FULL NAME,
OCCASION AND DA TE.

 

 

 

 

YES, we will be patrons for $5.00
number of listings @ $1.00 each
TOTAL

Make checks payable to:
Adath Israel Sisterhood

Mail by May 29, 1992 to:
Susan Cantor

1905 Alexandria Drive
Lexington, KY 40504

 

 

YOU’RE INVITED
by the
LEXINGTON CHAPTER OF HADASSAH
to join us on
"THE FAST TRACK TO SUCCESS"
at the
CENTRAL STATES REGION CONFERENCE
May 17-19, 1992
Hilton Suites
of Lexington Green

Planned events include:

An afternoon program, tour, dinner and
entertainment at the world renowned
KENTUCKY HORSE PARK

A visit to the Singletary Center for the Arts to
see a special Holocaust exhibit

A banquet at the glamorous University of
Kentucky Faculty Club

* Featured speaker Chum Shapiro, journalist
for THE JERUSALEM POST will offer a blue
ribbon presentation on the many challenges
facing Israel today.

* Our Conference Advisor will be Ann Kazer,
Hadassah National Board Member, Northeast
Area Cooperative Coordinator, and past
President of the Northern New England
Region.

Complete registration package including all
meals, sightseeing at the KENTUCKY HORSE
PARK and SINGLETARY CENTER is $100.00.

For more information, call Susan Mason 277-
2593 or Kathy Grossman 268-2596.

 

 

  

May the Jewish people always be united!

 

THE MATZAH OF UNITY

(To be recited during the Seder at Yachatz—when breaking the middle Matzah)

this matzah and set it aside, we link ourselves symbolically with all Jews
who have lived in the former Soviet Union. We will not conclude our
Seder until the missing piece of matzah is found and brought again to our
table. That action reminds us of the indestructible unity which binds all
Jews together as a world family.

In Jewish tradition, matzah is "the bread of affliction," used on the road
to redemption. As we celebrate Pesach, our festival of freedom, we know
that the theme of the Exodus resonates in all that is happening around us.

Jews of the Soviet Union resisted decades of suppression. Struggling to
live as Jews, many sought valiantly to leave for lsrael, the homeland of the

Jewish people. Many suffered harassment; some endured prison and
some lost their lives.

At last, most Jews can leave the place that represented a prison for so
long. For now, the door to freedom remains open. We walk with them in
their Exodus. Through Operation Exodus, we commit ourselves to help
them in their quest for a new and better future for themselves and their
children.

We also remember the several million Jews who still remain behind. We
pledge our vigilance, our support, and our solidarity with them, as they
endeavor to sustain their community and courageously resist anti-
Semitism.

As Jews from the former Soviet Union and other countries settle in Israel
by the hundreds of thousands, we know that their reunification with the
Jewish people requires our caring and loving concern. May we be worthy
of that challenge.

We pray that all Jews may find freedom this year—in a world without war

We are about to take the middle matzah and divide it in half. As we break ‘

and with Israel at peace.
Am Yisrael Hu Am Echad.

  

Seders for 14,000 Guests - Thanks to
support from the UJNFederation
Campaign, the American jewish Joint
Distribution Committee will be hosting
seders in 15 cities throughout the
former Soviet Union. The JDC is also
sponsoring seders in 12 schools in cities
that have already had public seders. An
estimated 14,000 people will be
participating.

 

  

UJA NATIONAL MISSIONS CALENDAR

June 15-25, 1992

June 22-July 2, 1992

July 5-16, 1992

July 13-23, 1992

July 26-August 6, 1992
August 10-20, 1992
September 9-18, 1992
October 25-November 4, 1992

December 24-January 3, 1993

National Summer Family I Mission
National Summer Family 11 Mission
National Summer Singles I Mission
National Summer Family 111 Mission
National Summer Singles 11 Mission
National Summer Family IV Mission
Midwest Region Fall Discovery Mission
National Physicians Mission

National Winter Family Mission

For more information, please call the CKJF office at 252-7622 or Steve Caller at 266-1314.

History is Happening Now In Israel — Be A Part Of It!

 

 

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SPECIAL ART EXHIBITION

From April 5 to May l7, the Central
Kentucky Jewish Federation will
sponsor an art exhibition, "Gyorgy
Kadar: Witness to Life, Survivor of
Death", at the UK Art Museum. Hours
are from 12 PM to 5 PM, Tuesday
through Sunday.

 

CINCINNATI JEWISH FOLK FESTIVAL

We are pleased to announce
that the Sixteenth Annual
Cincinnati Jewish Folk Festival
will take place on Sunday, May
17, 1992 from 1-6 p.m. in
Burnet Woods. The Cincinnati
Jewish Folk Festival is an
annual celebration of Jewish
culture. It brings together the
best of the Jewish community's
amateur and professional
singer, dancers, painters and
other artists. The outdoor
showcase includes five hours of
continuous performances,
activities for children, an
arts and crafts fair, booths
displaying various community
organizations, and of course,
lots of ethnic food.

If you are interested in
participating in this year's
Festival, call or write:

Cincinnati Hillel Jewish
Student Center

2615 Clifton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45220
(513) 221-6728

 

 

PASSOVER HOSPITALITY

For the past twenty years we have
had a "Matzah of Hope" as part of
our Seder to remind us of Soviet
Jews who could not celebrate
freely. Our hopes have been
realized! We have in our
community new American families
who are looking forward to
celebrating Passover in freedom.
CKJF is looking for families
wishing to invite these new
Americans to join them in their
Passover observances.lflease can
252-7622 or 252-7600 to offer your
hospitality.

There are also Jewish
University students in the area who
would appreciate home hospitality
for the holidays. If this is a
possibility please contact CKJF.

 

Central Kentucky Jewish
Federation Newsletter
333 Waller Avenue, Suite 5
Lexington, Kentucky 40504-290l
Judith Saxe, President
Iinda Ravvhn Execufich3heckw
Slmryn Sharer, Program Coordinator

Member of Council of Jewish Federations

 

  

 

 

BAR MITZVAH ‘ ‘

Our son, Graham Paul, will be called
to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Saturday,
April 25, 1992 at 10:30 in the morning at
Temple Adath Israel. We invite you to join
us in worship on this joyous occasion.

Graham will symbolically share his
Bar Mitzvah with Arkady Dovydov of
Moscow, Russia.

Please join us for challah and wine
following the service.

 

_ . We invite you to worship with us when
Dana and Michael Courtney our son,

 

Adam Jacob
BAT MITZVAH
is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah
Shabbat Kedoshim

We would be honored to have you celebrate Saturday, May 9’ 1992

with us at the Bat Mitzvah of our daughter,

at 10:30 a.m.
. ’ at Temple Adath Israel
Kelh N'COIe 124 North Ashland Avenue
Lexington, Kentucky ‘ '
Saturday, May 16, 1992
10:30 am. Susan and Jack Miller
at
Temple Adath Israel Luncheon following the service
124 North Ashland Avenue Adam will symbolically share this

ocmsion with Alexander Blyakhman of

Lexington, Kentucky St. Petersburg, Russia

 

Please join us on this special and joyous
occasion BAR MITZVAH

LARRY AND JANICF CRANE
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Janice and Larry Newman WHEN THFIP SON

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WILL BE CAT LED TO THE TDRAH
As A BAR MIWVAH

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A kiddush luncheon will follow the service.

 

 

8 A KIDDUSH LUNCH FOLLOWING lHE SERVICE

 

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April 30

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May 6
May 8
May 9
May 12
May 13
May 17 - 19
May 20
May 23
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May 29

CKIF CALENDAR

TAI Interfaith Sisterhood Luncheon

Passover - First Seder

CKJF Board Meeting - 7:30 p.m.

Passover

TAI Annual Meeting - 12 noon

Blood and Bagels at TAI - 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
CRC Meeting - 7:30 p.m. at David Kaplan’s House
Yom Hashoa Observance - 7:30 p.m. at OZS

SSC Meeting - 7:30 p.m.

TAI and OZS Board Meetings

Hadassah General Meeting

OZS Sisterhood Shabbaten

Adam Miller Bar Mitzvah - TAI

Hadassah Board Meeting

OZS Sisterhood Dinner Closing Meeting - 7:30 pm
Hadassah Region Meeting

TAI Sisterhood Closing Lunch

Eli Crane Bar Mitzvah - OZS

CKJF Board Meeting - 7:30 p.m.

Josh Shraberg Bar Mitzvah - OZS

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INTERFAITH MEETING
Wednesday, April 15
12:00 Noon at TAI

CKJF SEEKS NEW EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR

 

The position of Executive Director of
CKJF will be open beginning June 1,
1992. A search committee has been
appointed, chaired by Mike Ades. For
more information interested parties
may call Mike Ades at 266-1291.

Honoring Lexington 's
Unitarian Universal Church

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GUEST SPEAKER:
KELLY FLOOD

First Female Minister of Lexington
Unitarian Universal Cliureli

everend Flood will discuss the
Rioys and concerns of her

congregation with an emphasis
on how caring hands work within her

church. Let's learn how caring hands
can work within the Temple.

 

 

 

 

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Catered Luncheon

Please RSVP to the Temple by April 10.

 

 

 

 

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