xt7sn00zsx0z https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7sn00zsx0z/data/mets.xml Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass Kentucky Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass 2004-09 Newspaper of the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass, previously named the Central Kentucky Jewish Association and Central Kentucky Jewish Federation. Published ten times annually. The Federation seeks to bring Jewish community members together through holiday parties, lectures, Yiddish courses, meals, and other celebrations of Jewish heritage and culture. They also host fundraisers and provide financial assistance for Jews in need, both locally and around the world. This collection is part of the Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass records, 2016ms010. newsletters 2016ms010 English Central Kentucky Jewish Federation Inc Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Jewish Federation of the Bluegrass records Jews -- Kentucky -- Lexington Jews -- History Shalom, September 2004 text image Shalom, September 2004 2004 2004-09 2025 true xt7sn00zsx0z section xt7sn00zsx0z

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Camp Shalom Wraps Up ‘04
With A Song In Our Hearts

Community Pulls Together Talented Staff,
Professional Musicians and
Great Kids for Best Year Ever!

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Camp Shalom has complet-
ed its 2004 session. After 11
months of planning, experi—
encing record enrollment,
enlisting community partici-
pation with staff, volunteers,
and professionals, all ended
on a high note Friday,
August 13th with as much
zest as it began. The camp,
sponsored by the Central
Kentucky Jewish Federation
since 1967, for children aged
4 to 12 is open to children in
the Jewish community and

_ Rose Rita Wurmser spent an afternoon with us doing a
the gener ral public Camp '

(Linking chug

imluded many hm tre .\t~ »
‘ Camp Shalom was held the tirst two
arts and crafts, games, swimming, a

special volunteers in storytelling,
cooking, and Shabbat celebrations.

see Camp Shalom, page 12

Campaign In Full Swing

Our 2004 UJC/CKJF Community Campaign is progressing at a steady pace,
with over $230,000 pledged so far. On average, contributors have increased
their commitment by 34 '1} this year. In order to meet all the needs of our local
community and our obligations overseas, we need to reach the "magic" num-
ber of SJUIMJHU. it the contributions ict-to—come follow the generosity of those
\\ ho alread} made their commitment, or ex en increase their pledges b} a
modest Ill ‘ ., this goal 1\ achievable. It will not only alloix us to do our Job and
help our brothers and sisters in lsrael and around the world, but it would rep—

resent an historical achievement for our community.

If you are a solicitor, and still have some people to contact, do it today. If you
are a contributor and you have not been contacted yet this year, call us at 268—
0672 (Ext 61?) and join us to provide for Jewish life in Central Kentucky,
nationally, in Israel, and around the world.

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Judaic Studies Program
Begins Ninth Year At U.K.

By Dan Frank

A Brief History

For more than 30 years, Judaic
Studies has been a stimulating course
of study and research on the best
American university campuses.
Judaic Studies offers students a wide
range of approaches to exploring and
understanding Jewish history, cul-
ture, and religion, and their impact
on world civilization. Students who
participate in Judaic Studies often
seek careers in Jewish education and
community service, pursue further
study in theology, or utilize their
knowledge in business, law, medi-
cine, and social services.

The College of Arts and Sciences of
the University of Kentucky has com—
mitted its most valuable resourceiits
faculty—to develop, offer, and admin—
ister a curriculum in Judaic Studies.
In cooperation with and support of
the Judaic Studies initiative, the uni-
versity library is purchasing books
and upgrading its library resources in
Judaica. A recurring fund for books
in Judaica was established by Paul

Willis, the former Director of the
William T. Young, Jr., Library.

The Judaic Studies Program at UK
began in fall 1996 with the strong
support of the Dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences and the faculty
involvement of 11 scholars drawn
from six academic departments. At
present, 11 faculty members from five
departments are actively involved.
The Judaic Studies Program offers an
interdisciplinary minor as well as a
lecture series, which regularly brings
to campus three premier speakers
over the course of the academic year.
This program provides students at
UK with the opportunity to become
acquainted with the culture, lan—
guage, literature, religion, history,
and philosophy of the Jewish people
from antiquity to the present.

it should be emphasized that the

Judaic Studies Program at UK fully

conforms with former Chancellor .’
Elisabeth Zinser’s bold initiative to
foster the development of an
Inclusive Learning Community on
the Lexington campus. Not only is
the Judaic Studies Program an aca—
demic program, it was also estab-

see Judaic Studies, page 16

Camp Shalom 2004

ll,’ xllilii/ Mil/('7‘, age 5‘

This \ ear I u as in the Tsofim group
and I got to make bug catchers, neck—
laces, and l w ent paddle boating and
fishing. I really liked the water slide
during swim time. The straight one
was fun. My counselors were really
great and nice.

My cliugi'm were cooking and art. In
.

cooking we made lots of yummy edi—

ble stuff like caramel apples and
sugar cookies with chocolate chips in
them. And we made shortcakes with
whipped cream and chocolate.
Different people were the teachers for
that. In art I made a little place mat
thing, and some other good stuff.

Paddle boating \\ as so fun it _\ ou
weren t \er} e\peiienced at it, then
_\ou had to go n ith a counselor, but if
you could do it, you got to go with a
friend. Mara was my partner and we
got to paddle ourselves. W“ wore life
jackets of course. And it was pretty
fun, Also the trees were beautiful all
around.

When we went fishing, we took some
bait (but we need better bait next
year), and the counselors put them
on hooks and we tried really hard to
catch some fish. But we didn’t catch
anything. Next time, we should get
real worms!

I recommend to come back next year!

IN THIS ISSUE:

Community Member Turns 100 .............. 3
President's Message ...................... 4
Celebrate 350: Jews in Colonial Times ........... 4
Lowell's Bluegrass Automotive: A History ....... 5
From the Executive Director ................ 6
A Moment In Time ....................... 6
National Hadassah Convention .............. 7
Rabbi's Corner .......................... 8
'T he Yiddish Curver” & Other Jewish Sports Figures .8
Musings .............................. 9
Surviving Cancer — An Unremarkable Story ..... l0
B’tay Avon ............................ l 1
TN Presents An Evening with Danny Siegel . . . .l5
Displaced Persons ...................... l7
Tikkun Gears Up for Jewish Day of Giving ..... l9
Tikkun Lexington Visited with the Stewart Home 19
Ask JFS About ......................... 20
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs ....................... 2i
Hadassah News ........................ 2]
Lexington Havurah News ................. 2i
TAl News ............................. 22
025 News ............................ 23
Community Calendar .................... l6

Condolences to...

0 The Wirtschafter family on the death of their beloved husband and father,

Jonathan, on August 9. Longtime former residents of Lexington, the family now

resides at 2700 Chowen Drive 8, Minneapolis, MN 55416

Refuah Shlemah (Get Well Wishes) to...

° Tomas Milch H.

Mazel Tov to...

' Ben Levy

0 Ralph and Elayne Crystal announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy

Crystal to Joseph Regen, son of William & Lillian Regen. Amy is a student at

Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Joey is in his final year at Boston

University School of Law. The wedding will take place in Long Island, NY in the

fall 2005.

0 David and Rachel Wilson on the birth of their daughter, Sophia, on August 9.

Proud gradparents are Carole and Terry Wilson.

0 Francie Chassen-Lopez on her promotion to full professor in the Department of

History at the University of Kentucky.

0 Doug and Linda Katz on the birth of their son, Noah Evan, on August 5, 2004.

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It’s not everyday that any of us has
an opportunity to meet a centenari—
an, or even a soon—to-be centenarian.
I feel very fortunate not only to have
met such an individual, but to have
known her for several years through
my association with Jewish Family
Services. IIer name is Trudy
Landsberger, known simply as
"Oma" (German for grandmother) to
her family. She is the mother of
Vinnie Dubilier, a longtime
Lexingtonian and lewish community
volunteer. Even though Trudy has
shared many of her life experiences
with me over time, I asked if we
could conduct a more formal inter—
view for publication in Shalom, in
honor of her upcoming birthday. She
agreed, and what follows is a
glimpse into the long life of a lovely
woman I feel fortunate to have
known, and have grown to admire.

First, I feel compelled to tell you
what I consider a remarkable feature
of Trudy’s persoi‘iality. For those
who know her, you know that she is

. ssmihngandsbehas a
way of brightening up a room with
her sunny disposition. She also
laughs a lot and sees humor every-
where, including in herself.

In 1904, Gertrude Landsberger was

Trudy lmrdsherger, who will celebrate her 700111 birthday on September 24.

born in Frankfurt, Germany. For as
long as she can remember, she has
been called by her nickname "Trudy,"
as Gertrude has the connotation of
someone "stiff" and "stuffy" in
Trudy’s opinion. She grew up there
with her parents, Leopold and Ida
IIausler, and in her early childhood,
she did not have electricity in her
home. As a young woman, Trudy
met Kurt, who became her husband

and best friend for seventyvtw o l
years. Kurt passed away in Ztltltl, at l

the age of 99.

Shortly after they were married and
had a baby, Hitler rose to power in
Germany. Trudy and Kurt left
Germany and settled in Italy, where
Kurt’s brother and sister—in-law
resided. In 1940, when it became
apparent that Hitler wasn’t going
away and that life for Jews was
becoming even harder, Trudy and
Kurt decided to flee Italy for the
United States, where Trudy’s sister
had recently moved. Their baby,
Vera (now nicknamed ’Vinnie’), was
two years old at the time. Trudy and
Kurt had thought about having more
children, but decided against it due
to the unrest and uncertainty of life
in Europe at the time.

The plan upon emigrating was for
Trudy and Kurt to come to America
first, then to send for Kurt’s mother
and brothers as well as Trudy’s
mother. Sadly, once Trudy and Kurt
arrived in Rochester, New York, and

see Trudy, page 14

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— Rosh Hashanah Greetings... -

President, Centrol Kentucky Jewish Federation:

As 5764 comes to a close and we are getting ready to welcome
5765, we have much to celebrate. Our community has strengthened
over the past year in many ways; larger participation in community
wide programs, most notably Comp Shalom and Tikkun Lexington; o
more visible presence in the general community; more unaffiliated
Jews identified; a larger Community Campaign. All these are reasons
to celebrate, but probably the most important reason to celebrate is
the fact that we have each other, that we are willing and able to
volunteer and that we support each other. May the New Year bring
health and strength, and may we continue to strengthen together.

President's
Message

— Rosly Hasbanab Greetings... —

David Feinberg

When is A Piano Just

A Piano?
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It is just about High Holiday time
again. This inevitably causes me to
reﬂect on my life, particularly my
spiritual life. One of my enduring
childhood memories was of being at
High Holiday services with my
parents and three brothers. We were
members of a small close-knit
conservative congregation outside
Philadelphia. Literally, everyone
knew each other. Everyone had their
usual seats, and everyone had
expected roles. The Feinbergs always
sat a few rows back

parts
during the
service, her parents read from the
Torah, and various friends and
relatives had aliyot and read the
Torah portions. I am still deeply
impressed by people that I know
reading from the Torah and being
involved in the services. I imagine
that such direct participation is far
more meaningful to them than
passively watching the Mr. Wagmans
of the world do everything. I must
confess that when I attend services,
especially Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, I
project myself and my wife, Kathy,
up there and feel real admiration for
all that the parents have learned to

from the front on
the right side of the
synagogue. The
Katz family sat in
the same row on the
opposite side. The
Katz family had
four children, as did
we. Dr. Samuel
Katz, a Kohan,
alwavs had the first

the entire membership sh

in my opinion, one of the strengths of
the Havurah is that it has always had
as one of its bedrock principles that

outd, teed

ii/I'i/H/i. My father,
being a Levi, always had the second.
The Torah reader was the ancient Mr.
Wagman.

Mr. Wagman, a small wizened man,
nonetheless seemed quite
intimidating as he dawned in a fast
European style. It all seemed
magical as though only he held the
secret of the Torah. I don’t know if
he was the only one able read Torah
so well, but it seemed so at the time.
To me he had seemed as mystical as
one of the prophets from our Sunday
school history books. While I was in
college I heard that Mr. Wagman had
died; he was in his 90’s.

So why was I thinking of Mr.
Wagman? I was reﬂecting on the
stark contrast I' observed between the
segregated participation of the
intellectual haves and the less
learned have—nots. Only the true
scholars dared to participate,
particularly in the High Holiday
services. However, things are
changing.

I recently attended the Bat Mitzvah
of Hadley Stein at the synagogue. I
marveled at the strong level of family
participation during the service.
Hadley’s two brothers played big

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do. It won’t be that long until our
sons, Jonathan and Matthew, have
their turns as Bar Mitzvah boys.

It is not just the Stein family that is
very involved in the services, but
they symbolize a strong trend of
increasing involvement in services.
The services at both the Synagogue
and the Temple have had increasing
amounts of participation from
families and other members of the
congregations over the years. This is
a trend that I enthusiastically laud.
In my opinion, one of the strengths of
the Havurah is that it has always had
as one of its bedrock principles that
the entire membership should lead
and be involved in all the services.

This all goes back to my thoughts
about what I think of as "hands on"
Judaism, a Judaism where we are all
more active both at services and in
the greater Jewish community.
Obviously, it is good for us and it
strengthens our community. Having
one Mr. Wagman is wonderful;
having an entire community of

active—involved participants, I think, .

is even better. When is a piano just a
piano? When the "Stein” way creates
better music for our souls than the
Steinway.

Starr Gantz
President, Temple Adath Israel

By Daniel Chejfcc

When Jews first came to these shores,
colonial authorities were none too
pleased with it, and were reluctant to
open the economy to their free par-
ticipation. We need to understand
that the economy was in those days
highly regulated and the state had
the monopoly in issuing permits,
especially for trade.

Most of the American colonies were
founded by refugees from Europe’s
religious intolerance, yet as they
came to America, they founded
colonies by religious beliefs. This is
one of the reasons that years later the
leaders of the Revolution instituted
the separation of church and state to
ensure that the Federal government
would not favor one religion over
another. There was no ”Jewish State"
among the colonies, and their num-
bers were small.

Rosh HaShanah celebrates God's most precious and final creation, the
day humanity came into existence. We are given the opportunity to
face God, to report on the good and the bad in our world, and to ask
God to continue to have confidence in us as we seek to fulfill God’s
charge of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world.

On behalf of Temple Adath Israel, I wish each of you a sweet and
healthy New Year filled with peace and happiness.

Celebrate 350:
Jews In Colonial Times

Last month we told the story of how
Asser Levy initiated a process that
would give the Jews of New
Amsterdam a different status. When
the British took over New
Amsterdam, they granted all the
inhabitants of the Dutch colonies and
Children of alien residents horn in I om .
\niern‘a the rights ol titi/eiishlp, a
category that included a number of
Jews. When in 1683, a general natu—
ralization was extended to all the
alien residents of the colonies, many
more obtained the rights. After 1683,
the provision of naturalization
became limited to Protestants, but
Jews could still become naturalized
by the Colonial Assembly, and 44
obtained their right this way
between 1705 and 1769. The process
in the other colonies was, however,
more difficult.

Commercial competition often got in
the way of obtaining Civil Rights. A

see Celebrate 350, page 11

Susan Cabin 276-0657
Anne Graff 264~9424
ilyse Lensbury 271-3489

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Lowell’s Bluegrass Automotive: A History

By Lowell and Betty Nigiiff

In 1979, I was a contented service
manager at Muncie Buick in
Winchester. Good pay, a new Buick
to drive, a 40 hour work week, paid
vacation, paid holidays, and a good
boss, Tommie Muncie. We lived in
Madison County.

I have always been interested in
business, and while working at
Muncie I started to buy old cars, fix
them up, and resell them. This had
been going pretty well and was
bringing in a little e\tra income. Our
children were one and ti‘. e yivars old
ind we had iust purchasi ii our tits:
home, incurring a s; 'eable ittur'w

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'.l . 1.1.1: \\ hen she notireo
garage iivr rent on \lechanic street in
Le\ington. \\e had its o or three cars
we were working on and thought
this would help solve the storage
problem we were having. We jumped
in the car and drove to Lexington to
check it out.

The garage was 4000 square feet,
about five times the size we needed

i‘.\v‘l‘l‘i.'c.ll\ \x. .ilist'lf Elmilt‘vti fl‘L‘

Repair were the current renters. Our
business name was created by
adding Lowell’s” to the top of the
Bluegrass Automotive sign. Voila!
Lowell’s Bluegrass Automotive.

Gail Cohen

President, the Lexington Havurah

Dear Friends,

“X.

— Rosh Hashanah Greetings... —-

l greet you on behalf of The Lexington Havurah, and all its members.
It's hard to believe another year has rolled around. So much has
happened in the world, in lsrael, and in our community during the past
year. We have celebrated simchas, we have shared losses, we have
taken care of those in need and we have continued to build community.

l look forward to a year of working together with all of the Jewish
organizations in Central Kentucky to build an ever better Jewish life
for us, our children, and our grandchildren. Best wishes for a happy
and healthy new year to all. Let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem
and peace for all who dwell on earth. ..

as.

The next week I met with Louden
Byrd, known as "Red" Byrd, the
owner of Bluegrass Towing; I bought
most of the equipment he had in the
shop. Red assured me that with the
repair customers he had and the tow—
ing business he owned, he would be
able to supply me with all the "broken"
cars I would need to make a fortune.

Now came the hard part. I had to tell
Tommie Muncie I was leaving to
start my own business. I can still
remember standing in his office. He
pointed out the rate oi failure for
new businesses and made me a cou-

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Lowell's. (Note: Danny has stopped.
in met: the years to say "Hello.” lie is
now a grandfather»

Lowell’s was scheduled to open on (I
believe) the first Monday in October
in 1979. My mother called me from
Cleveland in a panic telling me I
couldn’t open that day as it was Yom
Kippur. I wasn’t very observant at
that time and didnt know. So before
e had a. chance to open...w e closed
the string of cars promised by t\CL1 .
Byrd didn’t quite appear. Our cur-
rent (2004) two-day sales are higher
than our sales were for our first three
months in business. We struggled in

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the early years. Danny would work
on cars, and I would also work on
cars and run the business. It would
be over a year before I started draw-
ing a paycheck. In 1980, my pay was
$3500 for the year, 1981 $7800. This
was half what I was being paid at
Muncie, and with no benefits. Danny
worked six days a week, I worked
six and came in on Sundays to do the
books. I didn’t take a vacation until
we had been in business three years.

tiradually our sales increased, as did
the number oi employ ees. in the
early r‘lli’s l thought it would be a
good idea to spl i'iali/e. l .iecided on

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\‘Jt quickly Lit‘t‘ip’pctl Daisuns aria
Hondas and w ouid take new cus
tomers only it they owned a Toy ota.
It was hard to turn away sales, but in
the end it paid off.

My family moved to Lexington in
1989, cutting our commuting time
from 40 minutes one way to five
minutes. We loved country living but

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-\e are a true tamily business. Betty

started helping part—time and as our

ifi .ldi‘en grew, her hours increaset‘i.
Amy. our daughter, has helped us in
the past assuming many different
duties. Brian, our son, l as been
working here officially for 12 years.
Before that he would spend a lot of
his free time here helping and tinker—
ing with junk cars and parts we had
laying around. He is now our service
advisor, technical advisor, and com—

sec Lowell’s, page (5

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and to maintain overall quality of publication

This individual must have a good working knowledge of the English

language and experience editing and rewriting raw material. ln addition,
good organizational and communication skills are vital. Computer literacy is

required.

It is anticipated that this job will require an average of 15 hours per month.

The compensation is $3,600 per year.

Please send a letter of application and a resume to
Ruth Paley c/o Central Kentucky Jewish Federation,
1050 Chinoe Rd, Suite 903, Lexington, KY 40502.

sePcemBeR 2004 sbALom - 5

From the Executive Director

What Does 5765

Have in Store?
o + o

The beginning of a new year is
always a time to talxe stock of what
we did, but also a time to lllllllx on
what is coming up, Every year. I have
used this column as an opportunity
to recall the accomplishments of the
year ending; this year I will look
locally and ahead.

Daniel Chejfec

community holds dear.

This polarization of the Jewish
agenda is dividing the Jewish
community itself and weakening our
effectiveness in getting things done.
The multiple, and contradictory,
messages our legislators are getting
from the Jewish community is giving
them "permission" to e\plore less
committed positions, especially when
it comes to Israel. \lany of the left

local. What happens on the local level
will shape the trends on the national
level. Central Kentucky groups,
many of them initiated and strongly
supported by Jews, are also switching
sides, and local pro—Palestinian
groups are succeeding in some cases
to drive a wedge between the Jewish
community and our partners on
domestic issues. There are some
quarters and some coalitions where
Jews are not welcome, because it

American support for Israel remains
strong, as does the position of Jews as
part of the mainstream; but unlilxe
just a couple of years ago, this reality
is being challenged. Liberal
Churches, most notably the
Presbyterian Church (USA) are
increasingly voicing opposition to
Israel and its policies, not necessarily
in that order. This situation creates
additional complications for the
American Jewish community, since

This polarization of the Jewish agenda is
dividing the Jewish community itself and

weakening our effectiveness in getting

things done.

many of these religious groups which
are now aligning themselves with the
anti—Israel crowd are indeed the
natural partners for the Jewish
community on domestic issues. Their
increasingly vocal attacks on Israel
are, however, pushing many in our
community away from them and
even our shared social agenda in
favor of aligning the community with
the religious right, a strong supporter
of Israel yet also a strong opponent to
many of the issues the Jewish

side of the American political
spectrum are beginning to question
the wisdom of supporting Israel in
the absence of the Soviet threat and
an ever growing Muslim and Arab-
American constituency. While
support for Israel remains strong in
Congress, there are signs of the
beginnings of a shift.

It is said that all politics is, at the end,

would mean to exclude the Muslims.

Local Muslims are for the most part
strongly supportive of Palestinians
‘and strongly opposed to the existence
of Israel, and they use every
opportunity they have to promote
their point of View. While we
successfully stopped the Israel-
bashing trend in the local paper with
the help of a group of committed

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puter guy. He spends the bulk of his time dealing with
customers and technicians. Undoubtedly he has the most
challenging job in the shop. Brian also has a great knack
for diagnosing cars when technicians run into a difﬁcult
problem. My father (who takes his salary in coffee) helps
with our letter and postcard mailings.

Over the 25 years we have employed four husband and
wife teams, children of employees, and brothers and sis-
ters. We have attended weddings, births and funerals. I
have been the best man at weddings (twice for one tech)
and Betty was the Lamaze coach for an employee.

Our years of owning our own business have and continue
to be a challenge, a challenge on which Betty and I thrive.
We agree with the words of Toyota Chairman, Hiroshi
Okuda, "Toyota has made a history of transforming
adverse conditions into favorable ones, by focusing not
on how the world needs to change, but on how we do."

NOTE: We would like to publish an article about a Jewish-
owned local business each month. Ifyou would like to see your
business featured, please write an article and send it to
ck]f@jewishlexingt0n.org We reserve the right to edit the mate—
rial submitted.

community members, the anti-Israel
crowd succeeded in recruiting many
religious leaders because of a very
complacent attitude on the part of
the Jewish community.

If there is one thing we need to do
locally, it is to provide more
education to non-Jews about the
Jewish perspectives (there is more
than one) not only on the Israeli-
I’alestinian conflict, but also on local
issues and domestic policies. We
need to be more active as 5
community in those coalitions: it is
not enough for "some lews” to be
involved; the involvement needs to
be institutional. The Community
Relat