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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

After two years as President of CKJF, I
especially appreciate and value the many ways
that CKJF significantly touches the lives of
others. I think of the children at Camp
Shalom and the scholarships given to children
to attend NFTY and Hadassah camps and to
visit Israel. I think of those Jews in our
community (fortunately very few) who have
been aided in different ways through our Social
Services Committee. I remember how much we
have enjoyed speakers and music programs
sponsored by our Forum Committee. Our
Community Relations Committee has actively
worked with the school system, the newspaper,
and in other ways to improve or repair
relationships between the Jewish Community
and our larger Lexington Community. We are
thrilled by the resettlement of four Russian
Jewish families in Lexington who begin new
lives with the assistance of our Resettlement
Committee. Many of us and our children have
attended special programs celebrating
significant Jewish and Israeli events and
holidays organized by our Community
Activities Committee. Through the work of our
Campaign Committee, we have raised over
$300,000.00 for the regular UJA Campaign,
Operation Exodus, Project Renewal, and local
use. These funds have been distributed in
Israel and other countries, to a significant
number of Jewish charities in this country, to
both Jewish and non-Jewish charities and
organizations in Lexington, and to provide the
essential administrative support of our CKJF
office.

We can be proud that CKJF has assisted,
educated, supported, affected, entertained, and
touched so many other persons in so many
positive ways.

Naturally, these activities and programs
are only possible through the active support,
energy, and plain hard work of many of you.
Particularly, appreciation and thanks should
go to our Committee Chairpersons for this
year: Community Activities - Judy Levine,
Social Services — Judy Saxe, Community
Relations - David Kaplan and Bill Leffler,
Campaign - Ellie Goldman, Budget - Bob
Baumann, Resettlement — Gail Cohen and
Rabbi Adland. Special thanks are due Nancy
Hoffman for her extraordinary services as

Treasurer. Linda Ravvin, our Executive
Director, and Sharyn Sharer, our Program
Coordinator, have served us with
professionalism, dedication, and enthusiasm,
and have been indispensable in the
organization and operation of our many varied
activities and programs. Thanks also to the
Directors of CKJF for their ideas commitment,
and wisdom.

Finally, thank you for the privilege of
allowing me to serve the community.

Michael L. Ades
President

CAMP SHALOM

The 24th session of Camp Shalom is about to
begin!!! Campers ages 4 - 8 will be introduced
to Jewish History through a variety of games,
songs, art, crafts, field trips and guest
speakers. Our excellent staff includes: Mark
Scarr, director (BA, MA Elementary Ed., MS
Special Ed., 18 years teaching experience,
Camp Shalom Director for 6 years, currently
teaching at the Lexington School), Stephen
Miller, assistant director (Camp Shalom
Alumni, GUCI camp counselor,and currently a
student at Princeton University) Sue Little
(BS in Administrative Recreation with a minor
in Phys. Ed., camp counselor at Girl Scout
camps and farm programs, mother of three and
currently 3 Phys. Ed. teacher at St. Michael’s
School) and a group of wonderful counselors
and CITS. This outdoor camp is located on a
36 acre farm off Richmond Road just past
Jacobson Park. Camp dates this year will be
June 10-28. Campers ages 4 and 5 will attend
from 9:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Campers ages
6 to 8 will attend 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.
Tuition for half-day campers is $100.00 for
CKJF supporters and $110.00 for non-
supporters. Tuition for full-day campers is
$150.00 for CKJF supporters and $160.00 for
non-supporters. After camp babysitting, by
CKJF’s own Sharyn Sharer, is available on a
first come, first serve basis. Enrollment this
year is limited so please register early.

Contact the CKJF office for more information.

 

  

N CCJ ANYTOWN
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

ANYTOWN KENTUCKY, a one-week summer
human relations/leadership workshop for
teenagers, is now accepting applications from
students who will be juniors or seniors in the
fall.

For a week, teenagers of varied cultural, racial,
religious and ethnic backgrounds will come
together to share their unique individuality.
Workshops, discussions groups, sports, cultural
and talent nights, campfires (and you) will
make this an unforgettable experience.

The camp will be held June 16 - June 22 near
Ieitchfield, Kentucky at beautiful Rough
River Lake Camp. Tuition is $195.00 with
financial assistance available based on
need. For more information contact Lauren
Weinberg at 277-4434 or write: NCCJ, 2029
Bellefonte Drive, Lexington, KY 40503.

(‘KJF scholarships available to those in the
Jewish community who attend Anytown.

CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW
BOARD MEMBERS

CKJF would like to congratulate and announce
the new board members. They are as follows:
Kim Rosenstein, Susan Miller, Lloyd Mayer
and Marty Kaplan. Judy Saxe was re-elected
and Tomas Milch was reappointed by TAI.

(‘KJF would like to thank the following Board
members who will be leaving: Nancy Hoffman,
Ellie Goldman, Gail Cohen, Dick Sadove, David
Wekstein, and Kathy Stein.

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CKJF acknowledges the gift to Local
Resettlement of Soviet Jews from David &
Vivian Wei]. Other contributions may be
made by calling the CKJF Office.

Restitution for German
Seized Assets

On July 11, 1990, the Federal Minister of
Justice for the Federal Republic of Germany
issued a decree allowing proprietary claims for
the assets confiscated by the Nazi and
Communist regimes, to the extent that. such
assets were located in the territory of the
former German Democratic Republic (East
Germany), including East Berlin.

Whoever was persecuted after January 30,
1933 for racial, political, religious or ideological
reasons, and has therefore lost assets as a
result of a forced sale, expropriations or in any
other fashion, can make a valid proprietary
claim.

My name is Aviad Visoly and I am the
President of Jewish Asset Research Services,
Inc. ("JARS"). JARS has spent considerable
time and energy putting together a determined
group of attorneys, accountants and appraisers,
both here and in Germany, for the purpose of
asserting proprietary claims on behalf of
worldwide Jewry.

Our contacts have told us that billions of
dollars have been allocated by the German
government for this project and that they
expect that less than one-third of all rightful
claimants will actually file appropriate claims.
This is a crying shame.

Call the CKJF office at 252-7600 or 25277622
for more information.

Congratulations
Mary Birenbaum was installed as
President of Wilderness Road Girl Scout
Council which includes Lexington and
most of Eastern Kentucky.

CKJF apologizes for misspelling Irv
Rosenstein's name in the previous
bulletin.

 

 KLEZNIER GROUP PERFORMS AT
UK CULTURAL DIVERSITY DAY

Marianne, Harold, and Larry Sherman played Klezmer music at the University’s Cultural Diversity
Festival this past March 1991 at the Student Center.

The trio illustrated various types of Klezmer music, including east European, Israeli, Polish,
Russian, and Yiddish tunes. They also played a well known Rumanian-Serbian Freilach, popularized
by Ziggie Elman and Bennie Goodman under the name of "And the Angels Sing". This tune had been
revised - it was thought to have been popular several hundreds years ago.

Children in the audience responded to the Klezmer beat by spontaneously clapping their hands,
tapping their feet and dancing.

In the second of a series of Jewish Holiday Programs presented at Lafayette Place in Lexington,
Ted Friedman and Larry Sherman put on a model Seder at Lafayette Place in April. Using
Haggadahs as a guide, they went through the essential routine of the holiday with rituals and
traditional passover songs.

A prepared table was set before the audience and the Seder plate contents were held up and
explained. They used a sufficient amount of Hebrew to give the event its proper "tam" and played and
sang the well known melodies.

After the presentation, the audience was invited to ask questions about the holiday and to view a
collection of Passover symbols, including numerous Haggadahs and books.

This was the second program that Ted and Larry had done before the same group. The first was
during the Haxmukah and Christmas, when the two holidays were compared. After a review of the
events leading up to the first Hannukah, song sheets were passed out and the viewers were able to
sing accompanied by Larry with his accordion.

 

 

 

 

 NATIONAL MISSIONS CALENDAR

 

 

 

 

 

1991 - 1992

April 21-May 1 1991

April 28~May 8, 1991

April 28-May 8, 1991

May 5-15, 1991

June 16-24, 1991

June 23-July 3, 1991

June 30-July 10, 1991

July 7-18, 1991

July 21-August 4, 1991

July 28—August 8, 1991

July 28-August 7, 1991
August 18-23, 1991

October 2-16, 1991

October 13-22, 1991

October 28-November 3, 1991
November 17-27, 1991
December 22-January 1, 1992
December 25-January 2, 1992
December 25-January 4, 1992
January 19-27, 1992

Southeast Region Outreach Mission
Northeast Region Outreach Mission
Nat'l Physicians & Dentists Mission
Western Region Outreach Mission

WD Campaign Chairmen/Directors Mission
National Family 1 Mission

National Family II Mission

National Summer Singles 1 Mission
Summer Students Mission

National Summer Singles II Mission
National Family III Mission
$100,000 Prime Minister's Mission
National "Zahav" Mission

$10,000 President's Mission
Western Region Study Mission
National Fall Study Mission
National Winter Family Mission
Winter Student Outreach Mission
Winter Student Leadership Mission

Western Region $5,000 "Connection" Mission

For more information call ihe (iKJF
office at 252-7600 or 2527022.

 

     

Families Lives Dramatically Change

A heartful welcome to the Orlov, Rhozenzak, Slepak and Shur families who have
made the dramatic Exodus to Lexington. They are here and are excited to start their
lives anew in the USA.

This has been an emotional experience for all four families. They have left many
loved ones and friends in the Soviet Union.

This has also been an emotional and touching experience to all those who have
volunteered and given their heart and soul to Central Kentucky’s Resettlement
Effort. This list of volunteers is long, but the need is continuing.

 

 

  

 

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" Our daughter, Erica Paige
Will be called to the Torah
as a Bat Mitzvah
on
Saturday May 25, 1991
at
Ohavay Zion Synagogue
Alumni & Edgewater Drive
It would give us great pleasure
to have you worship With us
at
10:00 A.M.
and join us at a luncheon
at the conclusion of services
Please join us for Shabbot services
at 8:00 PM.
Friday, May 24, 1991

Harry & Arlene Cohen

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Iris & Sam Silberman
invite the congregation to
share their simcha
at the
Bat Mitzvah
of their daughter
Jennifer Fran
The services will begin
at
10:30 am.
on
May 25, 1991
at TAI.

A Kiddish luncheon will
follow the service.

 

 

Bar

Mitzvah

Susan and Austin Cantor
invite you to worship
with them at the Bar Mitzvah
of their son

David Aaron
on
Saturday, June 8, 1991
at
10:30 am.

Temple Adath Israel

Kiddish Luncheon will follow
the service.

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Elayne, Ralph and Amy Crystal
invite you to join their family
for the Bar Mitzvah of

Jeremy Kenneth
on Saturday, August 10, 1991
at
10:30 am.

Temple Adath Israel
124 North Ashland Avenue
Lexington, Kentucky

Luncheon and dancing
following the services

Jeremy will synbolically share this
occasion with
Abera T. of Ethiopia

 

  

 

 

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UPCOMING EVENTS
June 1991
Max 1991 4 - TAI Bd. Mtg. 7:30 p.m.
22 _ CKJF Bd Mtg. 7 - Erev Shabbat Services

Lex. Hearing/Speech Cent or

24 - Jennifer Silberman Bat 8:00 pm
Mitzvah at TA] 10 0 3-m- - David Cantor Bar Mitzvah
25 - Erica Cohen Bat TAI 10:30 a.m.
Mitzvah at OZS 10:00 a.m. ‘ Camp Shalom starts
27 - CKJF office closed -Camp Shalom ends
29 - Havurah Annual Mtg.
8:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

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