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Heshvan / Kislev 5773
November 2012
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CONTENTS
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10 Against all Odds: The Flight of the Bumblebee
and the Jewish People by Guido Setton
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My Culinary Journey by Chef Dan Kachel
Alex Goldberg
CHAI R , T ULSA JEWIS H REVIEW
Shirley Burger
V ICE-CHAI R , T ULSA JEWIS H REVIEW
Paula Milsten
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MAG AZI NE DESIGN BY
Bhadri Verduzco, Verduzco Design
Editor’s correction: Butterflies
was inadvertently left out of the
October issue. This month, the
Butterflies donors lists include
October and November.
The Cool Factor: Eric Richards, Restaurateur by Shirley Burger
How to Buy Wine by Milton Leiter
Whatisit&Whereisit?
Jewish Values and Jewish Voting by Rabbi Burt Visotzky
Our Community Garden by Karen Blum
Charles Schusterman Jewish Community
Center Emergency Preparedness by Lori Frank
Mazels
You Just Never Know by Edna Lapidot
Thanksgiving by Louis Davidson
Kristallnacht Scholar-in-Residence Program by David Bernstein
Butterflies
Sea Yourself in Tel Aviv?
November Community Events
Differentiated Instruction by Sandi Tilkin
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3 From the Editor
Fall is in full swing and although our November
issue doesn’t focus specifically on Thanksgiving,
I just can’t resist. Thanksgiving has always been
my favorite holiday. I can remember back to
my kindergarten class, in my small New Jersey
town, creating Pilgrims and Native American puppets, wrapping “Indian corn” together
for decoration and coloring mimeographs
of cornucopias. Each Thanksgiving Day, was
always something to look forward to at home,
too. In the cold, early dawn of Thanksgiving
my brother and father would head out to a
nearby farm to hunt pheasant, my mother
would prepare “Tom” the turkey and put it
in the oven by mid-morning, and we would
snuggle together under afghans to watch the
Macy’s Day parade.
By mid-afternoon the house emanated
warmth, from the smell of the turkey roasting in the oven to the small collection of family gathered around the T.V. to watch college
football. The late afternoon meal and the subsequent snooze afterward was just the icing
on the “pumpkin pie.”
First and foremost, this issue of Tulsa Jewish
Review could not have been possible without
Melissa Schnur, Director of Development of
the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art.
Melissa graciously stepped in as editor of this
issue while I took a bit of vacation. Thank
you, Melissa!
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Once again we bring to you a smattering of
this and that from across our community. In
this issue WhatIsIt&WhereIsIt? is back, with
another chance to win a Beauty Fete from
Saks 5th Ave! Congratulations to Sharon
Benjamin for correctly guessing last month’s
WhatIsIt&WhereIsIt? submission! “The Cool
Factor” returns, introducing us to restaurateur, Eric Richards, Edward Delk’s Bar and
Restaurant. Our own, Chef Dan is back, this
time giving us a bit to chew on, Insights to My
Culinary Journey. Our magazine is rounded
out by newcomer Milton Leiter, wine manager
at Parkhill’s Liquor and Wine, How to Buy
Wine, who gives us some helpful hints about
selecting wine.
I am grateful for all of the kind feedback
we have received as we continue to produce
a magazine that truly represents our community. As Tulsa Jewish Review continues to
evolve, I welcome your compliments and suggestions. I again offer, if you are interested in
writing or have interesting content ideas, I’d
love to hear from you.
Be well,
Karen Blum
THE COOL FACTOR
Eric Richards, Restaurateur
by Shirley Burger
Born: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Schooling: University of Colorado
& University of Oklahoma (MBA)
Wife: Shannon Richards
Children: Arielle and Judah
Business: Edward Delk’s Bar &
Restaurant
I
have always loved the
glorious Philtower
Building in downtown
Tulsa at 427 Boston Avenue.
Built by oilman and
philanthropist, Waite Phillips
in 1927, it is packed with
interesting Tulsa history. It
is an example of neo-gothic
and art deco architecture and
truly one of Tulsa’s signature
landmarks. I was particularly
pleased to learn that Eric
Richards, son of Gail and Kip
Richards and child of Temple
Israel, is co-owner of Edward
Delk’s, a charming and
unique downtown treasure.
I had to find out the story
behind the restaurant!
Visit Eric Richard’s restaurant:
Edward Delk’s Bar & Restaurant
at 427 S. Boston Ave. in the Philtower Bldg.
www.facebook.com/EdwardDelks
918.770.4388
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First I want to thank you
for restoring this part of
the Philtower Building. Eric
explained that it is a joint venture
with two friends from high school.
Originally, Eric and Hunt Hawkins
brainstormed about opening “an
American pub with a big city feel” in
the heart of downtown Tulsa. They
pictured a long, narrow space with high
ceilings and discovered the vacant
space in the Philtower.
Your concept fits
perfectly in the current
revitalization of Tulsa’s
downtown. Eric lights up when
discussing the many venues in
downtown. He is pleased to be part of
the excitement in the area and finds
it satisfying to see Tulsans enjoying
downtown again. Eric recalls that
socializing in downtown was not an
option when he was younger. “There
wasn’t anything happening there and
it wasn’t even particularly safe to go
downtown after dark.”
So you had the plan, what
next? “My friend Hunt and I did
the demolition ourselves.” I asked if
they actually brought sledgehammers,
and he replied, “Yes, we removed the
old fixtures, cabinets, floor, etc. and
revealed some of the original features
of the space. Among other things, we
discovered and rescued the original
terrazzo floor on which terrazzo-style
linoleum had been glued down.”
Marble from the top floors of the
Philtower from when they were turned
into lofts was utilized for the tabletops.
Two wall murals were uncovered that
have an interesting Syrian theme.
Tell me about Edward Delk
and that choice for the
restaurant ’s name. Eric
explained that Edward Delk was the
architect of the Philtower building.
He also designed Philbrook in Tulsa
and Villa Philmont in New Mexico for
Waite Phillips and Country Club Plaza
in Kansas City in 1923. Eric and Hunt
wanted to preserve Delk’s name and
honor his talent and style by naming
their restaurant after him.
What about the menu at
Edward Delk ’s? The recent
addition of another high school friend,
Justin Thompson, rounds out the
expertise of the three partners. Justin is
also the owner of downtown’s Juniper
restaurant and is a well-known chef
in Tulsa. He has recently expanded
the menu. I particularly enjoy the
subheadings of the menu: Raw Bites,
Salty Bites, Big Bites, Hand Helds,
Flatbread and Sweet Bites. A hefty
wine and beer menu and cool cocktail
selections highlight the beautiful bar
that is a focal point at Delk’s.
Have your living
experiences in other cities
influenced your choices
as a restaurateur? Eric
acknowledges that his experiences
living in various cities, i.e. Boulder,
New York, Washington D.C.,
contributed to the theme of the
restaurant, however “in the back of my
mind I knew I would return to Tulsa.
My family’s roots go back to statehood,
and my love of this city has led me
to want to preserve its heritage while
participating in the revitalization of
Tulsa’s wonderful downtown area.” ■
How to Buy Wine
WHATISIT&WHEREISIT?
by Milton Leiter,
wine manager at Parkhill’s Liquor and Wine
Photo courtesy of Sally Altman · [email protected]
S
everal months ago my family and I visited Pop’s
soda store on Route 66. Here I was confronted with over
600 different sodas from around the world; 600! Then it hit
me! How daunting it must be for the casual wine drinkers
to walk into our wine department which offers over 3,000 different wines from around the world! How do I choose? How do you
choose?
First and foremost, if you do not know exactly what you want,
make sure that you find a wine department with a large selection
and a staff that is quite knowledgeable. Without these, you might
as well be throwing darts blindfolded. The more information you
provide the better. Be prepared to let the staff know if you need a
wine for a meal or to be consumed on its own. If pairing your wine
with a meal, remember, chicken is a fairly blank slate upon which
you paint, and can accommodate red, white or rose depending
upon the preparation.
Can you identify the “what and where” of this photo? If you
live, work, or play in Tulsa, chances are you’ve passed by it a
thous­and times. Send us your guess by November 25, 2012:
[email protected] or mail to Whatisit&Whereisit, Tulsa
Jewish Review, 2021 E. 71st St., Tulsa, OK 74136. One guess
per person.
Winner will receive: A
Beauty Fête
from Saks Fifth Avenue. A
$400 value!!
You and three friends will enjoy a private presentation of
beauty must-haves for the season. The Saks beauty team will
teach you and your guests the “tips and tricks” of makeup
artistry for every day use, speak to the trends and colors
of the season and provide instruction on application, color
selection and skincare, while you enjoy light refreshments
and beauty goodies with your guests. So start looking around
town. Come on, you know this one!
Then there is the whole notion of your preference. A good wine
staff should always take your palate and price range into consideration. Sadly, many do not, rather trying to impress you with their
knowledge and tempting you with something out of your price
range. Don’t be pressured or feel insecure. When the wine staff
really listens to you, you will be much more likely to get what you
really enjoy.
So how did I choose my soda? Well, since all the staff was busy
assisting others, I basically started throwing darts. I bought six
simply based on the packaging and what I thought I wanted. I
liked 2 and not so much the other 4. The moral of the story is that
the right store and staff can help you hit the bull’s eye with your
wine selections no matter what the occasion. Milton Leiter has been
the Wine Manager at Parkhill’s Liquor and Wine for the past 15 years and
has a total of 25 years in the wine and spirits industry. ■
*In case of a tie, the winning entry will be drawn; winner and
correct answer will be shown in next month’s issue.
November 2012 Whatisit&Whereisit | Please print!
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Phone ____________________________________________
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7 Jewish
Values and
Jewish
Voting
by Rabbi Burt Visotzky
E
very four years, the intersection appears: the Days of Awe
cross paths with the final weeks
of the presidential campaign.
The debate grows more heated. Talk of
policy may dominate the conversation as
we dip apples in honey on Rosh Hashanah
or as we break the fast on Yom Kippur.
Perhaps most prominently, especially
for people of faith, we will hear discussion of values—what are American values?
Who are “values voters” and what do they
believe? What role should Jewish values
play in how we choose to vote?
In this Jewish season of awe and remembrance, of judgment and renewal, in
this American season of electoral politics,
our community bears a solemn burden in
our public discourse. We must ask ourselves: how must we, as Jews, understand
and tackle the great issues of our day? In
politics and in the new year, what guid-
to love peace, to pursue justice, to never
stand idly by in the face of intolerance.
Consider the Avinu Malkeinu, our
prayer asking G-d for understanding, for
compassion, for redemption.
This prayer asks G-d to heal those who
are ill and to not beseech us in old age,
connecting us today to the debate over
Medicare and Social Security, to the need
for an inclusive policy for the care of our
fellow Americans. We ask G-d to end disease and war, with celebration for our exit
from Iraq and with hope for swift conclusion to the conflict in Afghanistan.
We request to be inscribed for livelihood and sustenance, and to fill our storehouses with plenty, reflecting our debate
on how to create jobs; how to build an
economy of fairness and opportunity; how
to protect our environment and
preserve G-d’s
creation.
We beseech
G-d to annul the
designs of our
enemies and to
raise up the glory of Israel—a clarion call
for a principled foreign policy founded
on both diplomatic strength and military
might. It is a call to maintain our support
for the state of Israel, helping her defend
herself, coming to her aid in the global
arena, facilitating a lasting peace with her
neighbors.
Consider the litany of the “Al Chet”—
begging forgiveness from G-d for our
transgressions.
In the midst of our economic crisis,
we speak of bribery and overreaching in
commerce, usurious interest and sins of
food and drink—demanding policies that
Here, we can find our deepest values,
and apply them to the great political
challenges of our time.
ance can we glean from the pages of our
tradition, from the lessons of our history,
from the values of our people?
With the aseret yemei t’shuvah upon us,
Jews can turn to our liturgy for instruction and answers. Here, in our sacred texts,
Jews can find a roadmap for action. Here,
we can find the wisdom of our forebears—
to inform our lives as Jews, as Americans,
as engaged citizens. Here, we can find our
deepest values, and apply them to the great
political challenges of our time.
The prayers of these pages reflect our
wishes for the future; so too must they be
demands of ourselves: to perfect the world,
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check excesses, responsibly regulate trade,
defend families from financial ruin, and
protect children from harmful and unsafe
products.
With our ongoing discussion of civil
rights, we ask forgiveness for base hatred—imploring us to end fear of those
who are different; to abandon bigotry
in all its forms; to shut out the forces of
anti-Semitism, homophobia, racism, and
prejudice. We must embrace love and
understanding, civil rights and equality
for all. We must never treat anyone as a
“stranger in a strange land.”
At the heart of our discourse, we consider the charge of Isaiah on Yom Kippur: the prophet’s call to feed the hungry,
provide shelter to the homeless, clothe the
naked, and most of all, to not turn away
from your fellow human being.
These are Jewish values. These are
American values. And at this intersection
of Judaism and politics, our liturgy guides
us and our tradition points the way.
In this season of prayer and political debate, as we open the machzor and
enter the voting booth, may we have the
strength to vote by the light of our values
and assume responsibility for ourselves
and our nation.
May we have the wisdom to elect leaders who reflect the core tenets of our faith.
May we have the judgment and character
to uphold our obligations as Americans
and as Jews. May we all be inscribed in
the Book of Life. Rabbi Burton Visotzky is
the Appleman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies at The Jewish Theological
Seminary. (editor’s note: This article continues
the dialogue of our High Holidays in relation
to the upcoming election, and is included for
that purpose.) ■
Our Community
Garden
by Karen Blum, editor
T
he idea for our community garden emerged from
one thought, “How can we [the Jewish community via
the Federation] make a substantial impact in our Tulsa
community, re-engage members of our Jewish
community who have drifted
away, and redefine our commitment to the work of the
Federation?
I strongly believe, as many
of you have from the outset,
that our community garden
brings a new energy to our campus. That it has drawn many people
from different backgrounds to our campus and will continue to
do so. We are providing a space to not only address the problem
of hunger in our city, but to redefine who our Jewish community
is to our city. And the response has been overwhelmingly positive!
Every week I receive another phone call or email requesting
information about our garden. Drew Diamond, our Executive
Director, recently attended a function and was asked repeatedly
about our garden. We are out there! Our community garden has
brought repeated media attention to our campus. The media is just
waiting to document our ongoing effort. All of this is validation
that our community garden is meaningful work that represents
the ideals of our Jewish community; illustrates the connection
between our responsibility for ourselves, each other and the environment; and stands as an example to our youth as guardians of
the environment and participants in repairing the world.
Our garden is a work in progress. Out in the physical space
we have filler dirt waiting to be used. Behind the scenes we have
finalized our spring planting plan, including what to plant and
in which beds. We are working with A New Leaf (a nonprofit that helps adults with
disabilities), coordinating
the material costs and timing associated with starting
our seedlings in their greenhouses. We are working on
getting garden soil into our
beds. We are beginning to plan for two events in the spring; a
music festival in the garden and a Hunger Seder. All of this is in
preparation for a spring planting.
Our garden invites culture, community, prosperity and food
into one space. Thank you to those who have donated to our
garden. It is your time and your financial support that will allow
us to continue. ■
We are providing a space to not only
address the problem of hunger in our
city, but to redefine who our Jewish
community is to our city.
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9 Against all Odds:
The Flight of the Bumblebee
and the Jewish People
by Guido Setton
Charles
Schusterman
Jewish Community
Center Emergency
Preparedness
by Lori Frank,
Vice President of the Jewish Federation of Tulsa
A
ccording to lori Frank, the Charles Schusterman Jewish Community Center has had emergency
procedures in place for years, but more recently
compiled a committee composed of members of the
Executive Board, the Center Board and the Retirement Board
to reevaluate emergency preparedness plans and identify areas
of improvement.
The new committee’s first tasks included a basic walkthrough of the facilities (checking smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, AEDs) and performing an evaluation of the Center’s
emergency handbook that included emergency information
on flooding, tornados, and evacuation procedures. Training is
fundamental for the Center and Museum staff and emergency
responders are CERT certified.
The Center’s policy is to train, drill, retrain and then redrill. Drilling identifies areas of improvement, areas where
people may have become lax and reinforces best practices. The
emergency plan for the Center is a dynamic document and
continues to be updated and revised as necessary. In addition
to training and documentation, the Center also maintains the
emergency supplies necessary to serve as an emergency shelter,
if needed, and has procedures in place to preserve valuable
museum pieces.
Lori’s philosophy is to hope for the best, but train for the
worst. It is this philosophy that keeps the Charles Schusterman
Jewish Community Center current and prepared for whatever
emergency may come their way. (editor’s note: This submission
is excerpted from Tulsa Partners Newsletter, and illustrates the Jewish community’s advances in Emergency Preparedness within our city.
Tulsa Partners vision is to create a disaster-resistant and sustainable
community by mobilizing all segments of our city.) ■
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Y
ou don’t need a
Ph.D. in history to
understand how miraculous the existence
of the Jewish people is in spite of
the Holocaust, Spanish Inquisition, Crusades, and tragic events that happened around the
world, throughout time. However, I’m thinking more in terms
of the lack of viability of a People dispersed across the planet,
and the high level of cohesion they retain. Let’s just imagine
a group of people that goes into exile and that keeps enough
national sense of integrity to reunite many generations after in
Israel. Our collective survival does not mean that we all agree
on everything. In fact, our disagreements are sometimes what
bind us together.
What does a conservative Jewish man in his late sixties have
in common with a Yeshiva boy from Jerusalem? What do the
poems of Allan Ginsberg, a Jewbu (born Jewish, practicing
Buddhist) mean to a Chilean Zionist teenager who’s part of
the leadership of the Zionist movement?
Since Judaism is more of a faith than a structured religion,
there’s not an official “Jewish Church”, and nobody can claim
to represent the “real Judaism.” The evolution of Judaism as a
dynamic movement has not stopped throughout the centuries.
In fact, the ongoing wrestling of our texts within study groups,
i.e., the Talmudic schools of Hillel and Shamai, illustrates that
our differing views don’t exclude us from Judaism, but place
us in Judaism.
We make a living by
what we get, but we make
a life by what we give.
–Winston Churchill
It flies in spite of the laws of physics.
I remember attending a Federation development workshop
once in Baltimore, where the attendees could choose which
Shabbat service they would attend. These were the options: 1. Orthodox Minyan, 2. Conservative Minyan,
3. Reform Minyan, 4. Reconstructionist service,
5. Morning yoga, meditation and mantra chanting,
6. and a service in a nearby Chabad House!
This is who we are! I think of the bumblebee, and how it
flies in spite of the laws of physics. Its body is too big, and the
wings are not the right size. But still, it flies.
Do we take diversity within Judaism for granted? We are
a resilient group which, in spite of our history or ourselves,
continue to be productive in a variety of ways, inside and out
of our community. This realization should be enough to make
us feel proud of our communal faith, even for a second.
And then, of course, we can continue to kvetch ... ■
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11 My Culinary Journey
by Chef Dan Kachel
I
f you have been up to the CSJC C or the Federation lately, you have seen some big changes in the lobby. In recent
months I have been coordinating these and kitchen changes
in preparation for a new and wonderful café. But before we
get to that, a bit about myself.
One of my earliest memories is making bread with my mother
during the cold winter days in Iowa. I couldn’t wait to help! My
mother would assemble the ingredients, but when it came to
From the kitchen with my mom,
throughout my growth and education
in the culinary world, I have enjoyed
many wonderful teachers.
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combining and mixing. I just had to be right in the middle of
it. We always made a lot, up to three to four batches at a time.
Kneading out the dough always spilled over from our kitchen
table to the dining room table.
Once the dough was ready, my mother, always creative, would
use unusual bowls and containers—plastic bowls, clay pots, hand-
made ceramic bowls, bread pans—in which the dough would
rise. I would run around and punch down the dough, once it
doubled in size. Some of the dough we would keep in the bowls
and bake them just as they were, while others we would shape
into bread pans to make loaves.
A batch at-a-time, Mom would put the bread in the oven. The
smell of honey, flour and yeast filled the house! As well as the
other aromatics we added, fresh herbs and garlic! After cooling
on the racks in the kitchen (and dining room!) it was time to
taste. Man, was it good! To this day, the taste of just-out-of-theoven bread takes me back to our Iowa home and the many days
we spent baking together.
From the kitchen with my mom, throughout my growth and
education in the culinary world, I have enjoyed many wonderful
Mazels
Congratulations to Dr. Dave
Hurewitz on receiving the
Volunteer of Distinction
Award for his continuing
and lasting contribution to
The American Lung Association Plains-Gulf region.
T
teachers. I still recall with great fondness my first day in Culinary
101 or “Boot Camp” as it was known to the students and faculty at
Le Cordon Bleu. Our instructor, Chef Jacky was a funny French
man who knew little English and enjoyed teaching. I remember
his warning about not having a passion for cooking. He was right.
We labored over the most menial tasks of the kitchen; chopping,
dicing, clarifying large vats of butter, roasting bones for stock, and
making basic sauces, all for the benefit of the students ahead of
us in the curriculum. For those without passion, this took a toll.
In those days I wrote, “I need to learn more about the process
to becoming a great chef. I also have a love for food that is not
normally found. I enjoy any finished product. But I marvel and
delight in the process.” It was this passion for the journey that
I found so enjoyable and kept me focused, even when a serious
auto accident threatened to derail my training.
In the kitchen with my mother, watching/learning from
Jacques Pepin; the French Chef and my culinary training at Le
Cordon Bleu has taught me to appreciate my culinary journey,
which has led me to the Jewish Federation.
And now back to the café ... As for me, I look forward to this
culinary adventure for our community. I invite you to stop by
and check out the changes that we are bringing to the lobby. As
we launch our café, I hope that you consider stopping by to enjoy
lunch or dessert. Look for more information regarding our hours
and menu options in the coming weeks. See you at the café! ■
hroughout 30-plus years of volunteering, Dr. Dave has
been instrumental in developing the Asthma Camp
for Kids program and Asthma education workshops.
Dr. Dave continues to serve in an advisory capacity for the
Lung Association’s Asthma steering committee. Dr. Hurewitz
will formally receive this prestigious honor at the American
Lung Association fundraising banquet, Beaujolais Nouveau,
on November 17 at Cain’s Ballroom. ■
Levi Joseph
Johnson to
Bar Mitzvah
at Temple
Israel on
November 16
L
evi Joseph Johnson, son of David Johnson and Starr
Levin-Johnson will be called to the Torah as a Bar
Mitzvah on Friday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m. during
the Shabbat Evening Service. Levi currently attends Bixby
Middle School. His hobbies are playing football and soccer,
and studying geology. For his Mitzvah Project, he is raising
awareness about various cancer charities. ■
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a real cooked dinner which she probably
hadn’t had in days.
We continued our conversation while
trying to get a grasp on what is it about
being Israelis (and Jewish) that excited
Mary so much and made her mention and
quote the “King James” edition over and
over again. I’m aware of certain divine
covenants which biblically made us the
“chosen people” and our home the “Promised Land”—but we’re just Yosi and Edna,
Tulsa visitors-in-residence road-tripping
to discover America.
It was getting late. The girls were asleep.
Yosi started a small fire and we were concluding the day with a last cup of sage tea.
I went over to Mary to offer a “night cap.”
She asked me to wait a moment, put her
cigarette on the ground and reached into
her pocket. She was saying that meeting
by Edna Lapidot, Israeli Emissary
In Deming, Mary, who’s about 63, owns
a piece of land where she lives in a small
broken down trailer. Her “home” is not
connected to electricity or running water
so her neighbor who lives two miles away,
allows her to get water from his well. “God
provides us with natural refrigeration so
only during the winter months am I able
to shop for dairy products when I get into
pon arriving at Sam
town once a week. Usually that’s how I’m
Houston State Park, Louisi- able to catch the news or listen to the raana, our two girls, Tamar and
dio,” she tells us. Then surprisingly, she
Arielle, discovered the sand- impresses me with her savvy regarding
box opportunities which lay between the
Israeli modern history, politics and even
orderly wooden-beam markers that the
current affairs.
park allocates for each campsite. First
She was thrilled to
thing first, the girls need to help Yosi pitch
meet and talk to
the tent—one of our “house chores” we
us that was clear,
are always surprised the girls are happy
however, we were
to do. Next, we introduce ourselves to
even taken by
our “neighbor”—another of our outdoor
greater surprise
standard practices.
later that night.
We met Mary as she sat at the entrance
Yosi, the girls
to her small tent, chain-smoking filterless
and I spent the
cigarettes while looking out at the beauti- afternoon hikful pond next to us. She’s from Deming, ing along a path
New Mexico. After settling and unloading
which stretched
the camping stove, we invited her for a
along the local
cup of tea. “Nifty”, she kept saying while
river on one side
From Left: Arielle, Mary, Tamar, Edna, and Yosi.
enjoying the new taste and aroma of Sage
and the typical
tea and taking a bite of simple tea biscuits. Louisiana swamp
She was a long way from home, like us, on the other. I think that these bodies of
us was a true blessing and handed me a
but traveling alone by bus or the kindness
water are magical—the trees which grow
$20 bill. “This is for buying the girls ice
of the people she encountered along the
in them and the silvery-shimmering ferns
cream tomorrow on the road,” she said.
way. The t-shirt she was wearing was from
which symbiotically wrap the trees and
My jaw dropped. I didn’t know what to
a women’s basketball match she attended
dangle from them, give the impression
do… $20 is not small change for us—and
before she found her way to the State Park. that the only thing missing are a couple of
after listening to Mary’s stories, and way
She was traveling “light”, without a tent or fairies and a unicorn. We were hoping to
of living—we imagine she must calculate
a sleeping bag—the manager of the Park
catch the nose of an alligator but instead
every penny given, that some of her food
happened to have an extra tent in the of- encountered magnificent green-florescent
supplies were issued US Army bread in
fice that someone left behind and gave it to
beetles on the path, a couple of turtles and
vacuum packages. I objected—she of
Mary. On the way into the State Park she
many mosquitoes. When approaching the
course insisted. I knew I was about to
lose this one. I felt uncomfortable yet did
not want to embarrass her. I thanked her,
She was thrilled to meet and talk to us that was clear, however, told her the girls would be thrilled and
we were even taken by greater surprise later that night.
returned to Yosi and the fire. We were both
shocked and moved at the same time by
was able to detour into a local McDonald’s
camp site a few ducks tried to quack “hello” this gesture thinking that maybe for Mary,
and pick up a couple of sandwiches to last
or attack us!
our seemingly mundane encounter was no
her for a few days.
The girls went back to the sandbox and
less than spiritual.
“Nifty”, was her reaction when she
tent games and I quickly started making
The next day we packed up, expressed
learned that we came from Israel to serve
dinner. For some reason, the simplest pas- our farewell to the magical trees, the water
the community in Tulsa as educators and
ta sauce tastes like gourmet cooking when
turtles and Mary, and continued en route
“ambassadors of good will.”
you’re outdoors. Mary joined us, enjoying
to other surprising encounters. ■
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15 Thanksgiving
by Louis Davidson
T
he delman theater no longer stands at the corner of 15th &
Lewis. Yet I have a vivid memory
of a short film I saw there more
than sixty-five years ago. It was this time
of year, before Thanksgiving and a few
months after the liberation of the concentration camps. My mother had taken my
Left: The synagogue of Kalvarija, Lithuania; Right: The Kahan Synagogue in Sighet, Romania
food, shelter and clothing. While the ghoulish scenes from the concentration camps
were terrifying and attention riveting, from
my remote bastion of security, I didn’t make
a truly personal connection with what I saw
on the big screen. Yet, thereafter I never
missed an opportunity to read books about
the Holocaust, such as The Wall, Exodus
and The Diary of Anne Frank.
A half century later I found myself in
Romania exploring synagogues. Some
had not been used since the Holocaust
had wiped out their congregations; others
were limping along with tiny congregations
It was this time of year, before Thanksgiving and a few
months after the liberation of the concentration camps.
sister and me to see a movie at the Delman. I know it was soon after the surrender
in the Pacific because my father had not
yet returned from his service in the Navy.
We expected an afternoon of light hearted
entertainment, maybe an animated film,
cowboys and Indians or perhaps a musical,
something suitable for me and my sister,
ages five and seven, respectively.
Back then, before television, news shorts
were typically shown along with a cartoon
or two before the feature film. That day the
news clip was a short documentary film
showing the liberation of the concentration
camps. There, on the large screen, we saw
the starving black and white pajama-clad
prisoners receiving food from allied troops.
We saw others, little more than naked, wandering skeletons. We saw piles of the dead
discarded like so much detritus; we saw
bulldozers pushing dead Jews into mass
graves. We saw the ovens. We saw the unspeakable horrors. These images were imprinted indelibly in my five-year-old mind.
Growing up in secure, middle class
Tulsa, I knew no privation or insecurity. It
never occurred to me that I wouldn’t have
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built a new country, new communities, and
new lives. Now the stuff of legends, their
contributions to humanity have been manifold. The pre-War synagogue buildings are
in many cases the only remaining physical
evidence of the existence of their European
Jewish communities. The preservation of
this heritage, even if only photographically,
is my mission.
Photos of two synagogues with which
my wife and I have particularly close association accompany this article. In Sighet,
Romania, around the corner from the
childhood home of Elie Wiesel, stands the
Kahan Synagogue, the synagogue of my
wife’s family. Before the Holocaust, Sighet
had six synagogues and a Jewish population
of more than 20,000. Today only the Kahan
synagogue remains to serve the surviving
123 Jews.
The synagogue of Kalvarija, Lithuania
is no longer active and in nearby Pilviskiai,
the synagogue was totally destroyed. My
grandfather and his brothers left those villages for the United States more than 100
years ago. A Pilviskiai teenager guided my
wife and me to a location across a cow pasture outside of town to show us a mound
surrounded by a knee-high fence. He said
that one day during WWII the Nazis rounded up all of the Jews in Kalvarija, marched
of elderly survivors. These were gorgeous
old buildings whose beauty and architectural integrity was evident regardless of
their neglect.
The direct connection between these
synagogues’ disrepair and the short documentary film at the Delman fifty years before was clear. I had seen many relics and
ruins which stirred an intellectual interest
but these struck a real emotional chord.
These were my ruins. Or, at least they were
the ruins of the synagogues of my family
and my wife’s
family. Sudden- These were my ruins. Or, at least they were the
ly Jewish hisruins of the synagogues of my family and my
tory went from
wife’s family. Suddenly Jewish history went
abstract to tanfrom abstract to tangible and real.
gible and real.
Having been
spared first-hand experience of the Holo- them to that location where there was a
caust and then being confronted with this
long, narrow open pit. The Jews were lined
in-your-face history lesson, I felt thankful
up in front of the pit, machine-gunned and
in a far deeper way than I could ever have
pushed in. None escaped. Because my
imagined from within the secure borders
grandfather had immigrated to the USA
of the United States.
about fifty years before, I am able to write
There were many survivors from those
this article; definitely one more thing for
terrible camps and those survivors have
me to consider this Thanksgiving. ■
Kristallnacht
Scholar-inResidence
Program
by David Bernstein
“Y
ou want to know about my motivation, don’t you? Well. It is the kind of
sentiments anyone would have when
he actually sees the refugees face-to-face,
begging with tears in their eyes. Among the refugees
were the elderly and women. They were so desperate that they went so far as to kiss my shoes. Yes. I
actually witnessed such scenes with my own eyes…
The spirit of humanity, philanthropy … neighborly
friendship … with this spirit, I ventured to do what
I did, confronting this most difficult situation—and
because of this reason, I went ahead with redoubled
courage.” – An excerpt from interview with Japanese Imperial Consul Chiune Sugihara, the first
Japanese diplomat posted in Lithuania who saved
thousands of Jewish lives at the beginning of the
Holocaust years.
Following the German invasion of Poland on
September 1, 1939 hundreds of thousands of Jews
and other Polish citizens fled eastward ahead of the
advancing German army; many refugees found at
least temporary safety in Lithuania. Options for
escape were limited and required diplomatic vi-
sas to cross international borders. One route was
through Asia using a combination of permits issued
by foreign envoys responding to the refugee crisis.
In the absence of clear instructions from his
government in Tokyo, Consul Sugihara granted
10-day visas to Japan to hundreds of refugees who
held Curaçao destination visas. After issuing some
1,800 visas, Sugihara finally received a response to
his cables alerting the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo
of the situation in Lithuania. The Foreign Ministry reported that individuals with visas headed
for the United States and Canada had arrived in
Japan without money or final destination visas. In
his response, Sugihara admitted to issuing visas to
people who had not completed all arrangements
for destination visas explaining that Japan was
the only transit country available for going in the
direction of the United States, and his visas were
needed to leave the Soviet Union. By the time the
Soviets ordered all diplomatic consulates closed, in
late August 1940, Sugihara had saved thousands of
Jews over the course of just a few weeks. Because
of his efforts, Yad Vashem awarded him the title of
“Righteous Among the Nations” in 1984.
All of this and more will be the subject of The
Synagogue’s first Kristallnacht Scholar-in-Residence
program, in cooperation with the Council for Holocaust Education of the Jewish Federation of Tulsa,
featuring Marvin Tokayer, rabbi, scholar, and author
of The Fugu Plan, an account of Japanese-Jewish
relations in the twentieth century. Rabbi Tokayer
served as United States Air Force Chaplain in Japan
and, upon discharge, returned to Tokyo to serve
for eight years as the rabbi for the Japanese Jewish
Community. He is the author of twenty books in
Japanese, including several bestsellers, and is credited with discovering the last of the Chinese Jews. ■
Butterflies
Honoring Donors to the
Tulsa Jewish Retirement &
Health Care Center
October
General Fund
contributors
Vera Berlin
Mary Berman
Blake Bovasso
E.C. Buckminster
Irene & Stan Burnstein
David Clayman
Denna & Jerry Ely
Estelle Finer
Katherine & Lynn Frame
Frieda & Marty Grossbard
Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Hamburg
Shirley & Norman Levin
Myrna Lubin
Phyllis Lustgarten
Teresa, Paul, & Sarah
Mabardy
Kathleen & Ken Meredith
Sylvia Oberstein
Mary & Debi Sanditen
Fred Strauss
Gertrude Weisman
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Winder
Birthdays
Francis Kessler
Sophie Leffman
In Appreciation of
Ruth Lebow
Norman Levin
Susan Surchev
Speedy Recovery
David Bernstein
Memory
Stanley Borochoff
William “Bill” Burger
Pat Cordell
Billie Grabel
Marjorie Lubin
Leslie Meltzer
Genya Reichman
Rose Schlanger
Jennifer Stern
Jack Zarrow
Rabbi Tokayer to Speak
Rabbi Tokayer will present on The
Fugu Plan Friday, November 2,
following Shabbat dinner at 6:15
p.m., with Rabbi Tokayer’s lecture
at 7:30 p.m. An Oneg Shabbat will
follow. No reservations necessary for
services or talk. To reserve a place
at dinner, contact the Synagogue
at 918.935.3373 or reservations@
bnaiemunah.com.
Holocaust Teacher Education
The Council continually adds both
public and private school teachers
to our growing list of connected
teachers. We were able to assist six
Tulsa area Holocaust teachers to
attend a regional conference held
in Fayetteville, Arkansas titled The
Many Faces of Resistance. Donna
Berryhill coordinated the communication with the teachers.
Community Education
The Council initiated its continuing
education series in September 2012.
The monthly program’s emphasis
alternates between Holocaustrelated book discussions and film
presentations. Join us on November 29 as we view Conspiracy, an
intriguing film taken from the only
remaining recorded minutes from
the Wannsee Conference. Contact
Debbie O’Hearn at 918.495.1100
to register.
November
general fund
contributors
Blake Bovasso
David Clayman
Estelle Finer
Frieda & Marty Grossbard
Maeghan Jakubovitz
Barbara & Michael Kahn
Ellen & Nathan Lifsics
Nina Meyer
Fred Strauss
speedy recovery
David Bernstein
Barry Abels
memory
Aaron Rabinovitz
Genya Reichman
Jennifer Stern
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17 Sea Yourself in Tel Aviv?
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e believe that it is vitally im- the Jewish Federation organized a formal
portant for members of the
adult community trip. It’s time to “Renew
Tulsa Jewish community to
our days as of old”(Lamentation 5:21).
experience Israel firsthand.
Our trip to Israel promises to deliver a
Although Tulsa prides itself on sending
heightened appreciation of, and connecmany Jewish high school students to Israel, tion to, our Jewish identity. The planned
too many adults in our community have
itinerary will give us the chance to come
never
been,
and
it
has
been
15
years
since
face-to-face
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• Price (per person in a double occupancy room): $3,541
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november community events
Jewish Federation
of Tulsa
Institute of Adult Jewish Studies •
Mondays • Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26 • 1st hr. 7:15 p.m. •
2nd hr. 8:20 p.m. • For more information, contact
Mindy Prescott at [email protected].
Holiday Shop • Sun., Nov. 4 • 2-4 p.m. •
Charles Schusterman JCC • Get your holiday
shopping done early and at the same time support
the Jewish Federation’s Social Services Program.
Just a few of the vendors that you might see are
Congregation B’nai Emunah Gift Shop, Temple
Israel Gift Shop, Mary Kay, Biltmore Inspirations,
Nerium AD, Thirty-One Gifts, Pampered Chef, It
Works, Silpada Jewelry, Scentsy, Miche and Ardyss.
Retired Men’s Club • Wed. Nov. 14 • Noon •
A delicious lunch will be followed by our guest
speaker Lou Diamond. Lou’s topic will be The
Presidential Election, the Jewish Vote. Cost of
luncheon is $6. RSVP to Mindy (mprescott@
jewishtulsa.org) or 918.935.3662 by noon, Nov. 13.
Koach – A Forum for Women without
Partners • Sun., Nov. 18 • 11 a.m. • Join us
for brunch and socializing at Mimi’s Café, 8215
E. 71 St. Each person will pay her own check.
RSVP to Mindy ([email protected]) or
918.935.3662 by Nov. 16.
Ladies Who Lunch, a program of the
Federation’s Arts and Culture Alliance
(ACA) • Mon., Nov. 19 • Noon • Trula’s – 5th &
Boulder • LADIES will celebrate Tulsa’s History
with lunch in the restored historic Mayo Hotel.
In addition to our usual gathering with lively
conversation, we’ll bet many of us will have stories
to share about events that took place at the Mayo
in its early days of glory. Do you have photos?
Bring them! After lunch, we’re hoping that the
hotel staff will give us a tour of the renowned
Crystal Ballroom, and the hotel’s glamorous new
roof garden/bar. Please remember that an RSVP
to Mindy Prescott ([email protected])
or 918.935.3662 before Nov. 15 is appreciated and
helps us get seated and served more smoothly. We
order from the regular menu, and each person
pays her own check.
Retired Men’s Club • Wed. Nov. 28 • Noon •
A delicious lunch will be followed by our guest
speaker Jim Lodge, Senior Development Director
of World ORT. Cost of luncheon is $6. Please
RSVP to Mindy ([email protected]) or
918.935.3662 by noon, Nov. 27.
School’s Out Thanksgiving Break Camp •
Wed., Nov. 21 • School’s Out means fun at the
CSJCC! The CSJCC has Thanksgiving break camp
for children 3-12 years old and offers parents
a safe and fun environment for your children
when they are out of school. Go to CSJCC.org for
information and to register by Nov. 12.
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Congregation
B’nai Emunah
Kristallnacht Scholar-in-Residence
Program at the Synagogue • Fri., Nov. 2 •
6:30 p.m. • If Raoul Wallenberg had a counterpart
who conducted himself at the same high level of
personal courage and devotion, it was Chinue
Sugihara. In his role as Japanese Vice-Consul
in Lithuania during the Shoah, Sugihara made
it possible for thousands of Jews to find refuge
in Shanghai and other cities. All of this will be
the subject of the Synagogue’s first Kristallnacht
Scholar-in-Residence program, featuring
Marvin Tokayer, rabbi, scholar, and author of
“The Fugu Plan.” Rabbi Tokayer’s lecture will
begin at 7:30 p.m. No reservations are needed
for the discussion. This project is produced in
cooperation with the Council for Holocaust
Education of the Jewish Federation of Tulsa. To
make dinner reservations, contact the Synagogue
at 918.935.3373 or [email protected].
National Issues Roundtable • Sun., Nov. 4 •
9:30 a.m. • This is your last opportunity before the
election to get up-to-the-minute thoughts from
respected community leaders on three hot button
issues on the national level. This informal political
roundtable dialogue will feature Tom Adelson,
David Blatt, and Bob Donaldson discussing
healthcare, the economy, and foreign affairs.
Please contact the Synagogue at 918.935.3373
or [email protected] to make your
reservations for the meal. The cost is $8 and
begins at 9:30 a.m., with the discussion following.
This program is co-sponsored by the Community
Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of
Tulsa, Congregation B’nai Emunah, and Temple
Israel.
Kids’ Shabbat at the Synagogue • Fri.,
Nov. 9 • 6:15 p.m. • It’s called Kids’ Shabbat,
but it’s for anyone who wants to begin a lovely
Shabbat with family and friends over a golden
Shabbat dinner. The Shabbat service features
the Synagogue’s lively musical ensemble, Klay
Kodesh and you. The service begins at 7 p.m.
with no reservations needed. To make your
dinner reservations, contact the Synagogue at
918.935.3373 or [email protected].
Altamont Appreciation Dinner at the
Synagogue • Sun., Nov. 11 • 6 p.m. • The
cookie that changed everything. The Altamont
cookie project at the Synagogue is now employing
formerly homeless, mentally ill Tulsans in
gainful employment. This project has changed
the lives of the Altamont residents participating
in the program and also changed the way our
community looks at mental illness, all while
forging sparkling new relationships between
previously disparate communities. Join us for
a dinner of appreciation as we thank the many
people and local businesses who have helped
with the success of this program. Contact the
Synagogue at 918.935.3373 or reservations@
bnaiemunah.com to make your dinner
reservations, or for more information.
Smart Conversations from the 92|Y
at the Synagogue Featuring Joseph
Stiglitz • Thurs., Nov. 15 • 7 p.m. • Where do
we go from here? Joseph Stiglitz is a Professor at
Columbia University, winner of the 2001 Nobel
Prize in economics, and lead author of the 1995
International Panel on Climate Change. His latest
book, “The Price of Inequality: How Today’s
Divided Society Endangers Our Future,” looks
at the damage that America’s severe economic
inequality is doing to our nation’s political and
economic system. Tickets cost $10, with free
admission for students. Contact the Synagogue at
918.935.3373 or [email protected] to
make your reservations.
Smart Conversations from the 92|Y
at the Synagogue Featuring Amos Oz:
What is Jewish Culture? • Wed., Nov. 28
• 7 p.m. • Central to our understanding of Jewish
culture and civilization is a grasp of its many
expressive forms in the area of the written word,
the visual arts and the performing arts. Amos Oz
will be joined by Daniel Libeskind, James Young,
Deborah Dash Moore and Fania Oz-Salzberger
to explore the words at the heart of Jewish
culture. Tickets cost $10, with free admission for
students. Contact the Synagogue at 918.935.3373
or [email protected] to make your
reservations.
Temple Israel
35th Annual Dr. E. N. Lubin Clergy
Institute • Mon., Nov. 12 • 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Cooperatively sponsored by Temple Israel
Brotherhood, the Jewish Chautauqua Society, the
Anti-Defamation League, and the Community
Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation
of Tulsa, the Clergy Institute will bring together
spiritual leaders from throughout Northeast
Oklahoma. Temple Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi
Jeffrey Salkin will present two major lectures:
“Righteous Gentiles in the Hebrew Bible: Ancient
Models for Sacred Relationships” and “Love
Your Niebuhr as Yourself.” This Clergy Institute
perpetuates the name of one of the outstanding
leaders of our Tulsa Jewish community, Past
President of Temple Israel and of the Jewish
Federation of Tulsa, Dr. E. N. Lubin.
Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin: Scholar in
Residence Weekend • Fri., Nov. 9 – Sun.,
Nov. 11 • Recognized as one of the most
thoughtful Jewish writers and teachers of his
generation, Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin has helped people
find spiritual meaning in both the great and small
moments in life. His work has appeared in many
publications, including The Wall Street Journal,
Readers Digest, and the Congregational Record.
Rabbi Salkin is editor of the best seller “A Dream
of Zion: American Jews Reflect on Why Israel
Matters to Them” and author of “Putting God
on the Guest List: How to Reclaim the Spiritual
november community events
Meaning of Your Child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah”, “Being God’s Partner: How to
Find the Hidden Link Between Spirituality and Your Work”, and “Searching for
My Brothers: Jewish Men in a Gentile World.”
Shabbat Eve Service featuring Rabbi Salkin: “Some of Our
Best Friends.” • Fri. Nov. 9 • 7:30 p.m. • On Friday evening, during the
Shabbat Eve Service, Rabbi Salkin will speak on “Some of Our Best Friends.”
Jewish history is more than “they hated us; they tried to kill us; we won; let’s
eat.” Our Gentile friends and family members deserve to meet their ancient
counterparts. The subject of his book “Righteous Gentiles in the Hebrew Bible:
Ancient Models for Sacred Relationships” will provide a great kick-off for the
weekend of scholarship.
Shabbat Morning Service featuring Rabbi Salkin: “What
Madonna Doesn’t Know” • Sat., Nov. 10 • 10:30 a.m. • On Saturday
morning, during the Shabbat Morning Service of study and healing, Rabbi
Salkin will address “What Madonna Doesn’t Know.” Is Kabbalah just another
spiritual fad, or does it have something to teach us about God, history, the
world, and ourselves? A user-friendly guide to Jewish mysticism. Kiddish
luncheon will follow. RSVP not necessary.
Young Kehillah with Scholar In Residence • Sat., Nov. 10 • On
Jewish Genealogical Society of Tulsa Meeting • Sun., Nov. 11 • 2
p.m. • Dan Room – CSJCC • The next meeting will feature an absolutely
fascinating 30 minute lecture via the internet by Dr. Steven Plaut, Associate
Professor at the University of Haifa, entitled Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean.
In addition, if you would like to bring the name of that one relative who came
to the United States but you have been unable to find or are seeking more
information on, we will help you break down that “brick wall.” Finally, if you
would like to be placed on the Jewish Genealogy Society of Tulsa’s weekly
“Genealogy Update” list; please send your e-mail address to Phil Goldfarb, JGS
President at [email protected].
Exhibit: Tikkun in Tulsa: Caring for the Earth Exhibition Paintings from the Green Country Watercolor Society • Nov.
14 - Dec. 26 • Mezzanine Gallery • For this premier event, members of
the Green Country Watercolor Society will interpret the Jewish philosophy,
Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World) in water color paintings. The exhibit is a
juried members’ show, and all pieces from this special show will be available
for purchase with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the The Sherwin Miller
Museum of Jewish Art. A special opening reception will be held on Thurs.,
Nov. 15, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. in the Museum’s lobby.
Saturday evening Rabbi Salkin will meet with Temple’s Young Kehillah group
on “The Book of David (Larry David, That Is)” to provide an edgy video
encounter with one of America’s funniest and most controversial comedians.
Brotherhood Breakfast: “Where Are All the Men?” • Sun., Nov. 11
• 11:30 a.m. • The weekend will conclude on Sun. at 9:30 a.m., with a delicious
Brotherhood Breakfast. RSVP for breakfast ($7 per person) to Canyon Russell,
918.853.3776 or [email protected]. Following the breakfast at 10 a.m., Rabbi
Salkin will address “Where Are the Men?” which is one of the most discussed
phenomena in American Jewish life today as the men are disappearing from
the pews, the classrooms, and leadership. This discussion will talk about what
we can do to reverse this trend.
Temple Israel Brotherhood’s Taste of Temple • Sat. Nov. 17 • 6 p.m.
• Temple’s Brotherhood will once again be providing a fun evening of delicious
American-style food (all prepared by Brotherhood members), entertainment,
and a lovely evening for all in attendance. Come for Havdalah at 6 p.m.,
followed by appetizers at 6:15 p.m. At 6:45 p.m. dinner and entertainment
begin. Mark Bruner and Shelby Eicher, well-known Tulsa musicians, will
provide wonderful music with an acoustic guitar and fiddle. Please RSVP
by Wed., Nov. 14 to Stan Kessler 918.695.9110) or Itzik Levin 918.872.1146).
Temple Israel Brotherhood and Sisterhood paid members $25/person, nonmembers $28/person, or one free dinner for each $50 donation to the Jewish
Chautauqua Society.
Sherwin Miller Museum
of Jewish Art
Exhibit: Roy Lichtenstein – American Identity • Now-Jan. 13,
2013 • Brodsky & Second Floor Galleries • Roy Lichtenstein spent his
career in a relationship with American popular culture. As a beginning artist,
he turned his interest in the legends of the American West into painting of
western subjects in modern art styles. His signature comic strip style paintings
were first introduced to the art world in 1960. Lichtenstein’s technique, using
large dots to simulate mass market printing in very large scale formats, led
to a lifelong exploration of themes in American pop culture: romance, war,
science fiction, patriotism, and consumerism. This exhibit of twenty iconic
Lichtenstein prints, some up to 7 feet wide, includes examples from his comic
book themes, patriotic works, war themes, and includes a rarely viewed series
of six Lichtenstein American Indian theme lithographs. A special family art
workshop where adults and children alike can create their own modern art,
Lichtenstein-inspired prints will be held on Sun., Nov. 18, 1-2 p.m. in the
Museum’s lobby.
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the rules, routines and procedures that
References : C.Tomlinson (2003) Fulmake it flow easily. There are spaces for in- filling the Promise of the Differentiated
dividual learning, working in small groups, Classroom: Responding to the Needs of all
or meeting as a class. You are likely to see
Learners. Alexandria, VA : Association for
centers around the room for a child to
Supervision and Curriculum and Instrucwork on reinforced, remedial or advanced
tion. Sandy Miller-Jacobs (2012) Vol.69 No.5,
material. These centers are changed fre- Differentiated Instruction: A Primer.
quently to fit the particular topics or skills
presented.
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