Happy October Anniversary!
10/4 Anne & Steven Graff
10/23 Rachel & Christopher Brough
10/18 Jori & Dan Falcon
10/4 Anne & Steven Graff
10/23 Rachel & Christopher Brough
10/18 Jori & Dan Falcon
College Graduates
Robert Lyon, Wake Forest, Son of Karen & Robert Lyon
High School Graduates
Leah Chandler, Spartanburg High School, Granddaughter of Ruth & Paul Friedberg Attending University of South Carolina, Columbia
Jerome Falcon, Spartanburg High School, Son of Jori & Daniel Falcon
Attending Colgate University in Hamilton, NY
Hannah Keen, Spartanburg High School, Daughter of Stefanie & Richard Keen Scholars Academy of USC Upstate
Isabella del Cid, Gaffney High, Granddaughter of Gail Goldschlag
It takes a village to create a magical Shabbat service. Heartfelt gratitude to Rabbi Yossi Liebowitz, Courtney LeBauer, Jeannette Sorrell and Jeffrey Strauss for the inspirational words, music and song. Thank you to Susan Ablekop for providing a splendid Oneg. We look forward to following the successes of the amazing Apollo’s Fire!
9/1 Leon Britanisky
9/1 Sylvia Leader
9/1 Ralph Tanenbaum
9/1 Dorothy Wimpy
9/3 Rose Gilpin
9/5 Joyce Baccile
9/5 Rose Levine
9/5 Avrom A. Lustgarten
9/7 Fannie Taffet
9/8 Arthur Lewson
9/9 Sam Segal
9/9 Selma Steinberg
9/10 Paul Briller
9/11 Ceil Nussbaum
9/11 Harry Wise, Jr.
9/12 Irving M. Margolis
9/12 Jay Weinberger
9/14 Lenore Miller
9/14 Muriel Packer
9/15 Irving Briller
9/15 Mildred Tanenbaum
9/16 Emma Abelkop
9/16 Rose Massey
9/17 Jessica August
9/17 Josephine Borew
9/17 Julia Mittle
9/17 Goldie Mooney
9/18 Alfred Green
9/18 Ida Katz
9/19 Jack Finkelstein
9/20 Andras Koser
9/21 Sandra Packer
9/22 Robert Parsons
9/22 Rose W. Tanenbaum
9/24 Sara G. Portnoy
9/25 Miriam Antopolsky
9/26 Risa Sher
9/27 Rebecca Anderson
9/27 Joan Hendrickson
9/27 Shirley D. Kohn
9/27 Doris Malinow
9/27 Agnes Rose
9/29 Hannah Greenwald
9/29 Sally Witz
9/30 Irving “Sonny” Price
8/1 Sherron Weinberger
8/2 Louis Anderson
8/4 Isaac H. Greenwald
8/5 Abraham Freedman
8/5 Edward Reichel
8/5 Trudy Reimer
8/6 Daisy M. Spigel
8/7 Jack Garrell
8/7 Ralph Neufeld
8/8 Freida Anderson
8/8 Toba M. Segal
8/8 Linda S. Ungvarksy
8/9 Henry B. Barnet, Jr.
8/9 Herb Moglin
8/9 Fannie E. Poliakoff
8/9 Fannie Yoffe
8/10 Maurice H. Freedman
8/11 Sidney Kirshman
8/12 Estelle D. Kaplan
8/15 Mayer J. Price
8/16 Pauline H. Bernanke
8/16 Chayim E. Levovitz
8/18 Luevina M. Powers
8/20 Samuel Feinstein
8/20 Myer Poliakoff
8/20 William A. Poulson
8/21 Eva Geller
8/21 Leo Gunther
8/21 Mitchell R. Price
8/21 Fannie Simon
8/22 Max Greenwald
8/22 Jennie Novey
8/22 Sara Simmons
8/23 Samuel Fox
8/24 Bea Adelman
8/25 Ben Barbarash
8/25 David Sher
8/28 Ida Koshak
8/28 Max Lessner
8/29 Fannie R. Cohen
8/29 Edward Shane
8/30 Calvin Fuller, Jr.
8/30 Frank Hendrickson
8/30 Sam Hyman
8/30 Gert Klein
8/30 Miriam Levine
8/30 Rachel L. Michel
8/30 Rebecca Schaefer
8/30 Irving Zeiger
8/31 David Adelman
8/31 Harold Bronstein
6/3 Barry Goldman
6/3 Elizabeth Nabow
6/5 Mildred P. Gelburd
6/5 Herman Klausner
6/6 Hazel Abelsky
6/6 Ethel Silnutzer
6/7 Samuel Shapiro
6/7 Rose H. Smiley
6/8 Nathan W. Blumberg
6/10 Ayla Paula A. Marks
6/12 Charles Rabiner
6/13 William G. Smith
6/14 Jessica M. Horn
6/14 Samuel Robinson
6/15 Rose Cohen
6/15 Jake Lurey
6/16 Marsha Poliakoff
6/16 Minnye Weinberger
6/17 Barney Gelburd
6/17 Rhoda Koshak
6/18 Marvin Frank
6/19 Norman Bornstein
6/23 Meyer Cohen
6/24 Herbert Shapiro
6/24 Beth Weinberger
6/25 Rosa Levy
6/26 Jacob Barash
6/26 Sidney Captain
6/27 Gittel Smith
6/29 Shalom Baruch
This is poem written by Rabbi Liebowitz’s grandfather, a Hebrew poet and teacher who escaped from Ukraine over 100 years ago. This poem could have been written today.
To my teacher Joseph and to my sister-in-law Mrs. Golda with eternal love, I send this picture. It is very difficult for me to bear the sadness of my separation.
Three years we were persecuted
Like sheep devoured by wolves were our own brethren. On Ukrainian soil our brothers’ blood was spilt like water And there was no one left with any spirit.
We were petrified
For we were led like sheep to the slaughter.
Everywhere. We fled from the sword.
We were wounded, no part of our body saved…
The wood and everything in it were filled with their greatness That was a delight for our foes
Children from their fathers were lost
Since with fear they used to run to find shelter.
They were trembling, often losing their minds.
In vain was there hope.
Meanwhile, every day our brothers fell like flies in a frosty weather.
Never had our souls found rest from hard labor.
Hunger and thirst caressed our souls.
Till they dropped to the ground-our little ones.
Our cry was a cry of the poverty stricken.
Our eyes were shedding tears like…after heavy rain and dew. We raised our eyes to the mountains
And there was no one to plead for us.
‘God, you have forsaken us.’
Neighbours and friends betrayed us.
Who is there for us to turn to for help?
Who will support us in time of distress?
We left our homeland, our clothes-and little money were taken by evil folk.
And here we sit doing absolutely nothing.
And there is no work to find, not even to earn some water.
Shopkeepers give their goods on credit hoping to receive good payment later.
Everything costs manifold more.
And since there is no work we eat double as much. And we play the tune…
Why do I live, what do I need it for?
A poor man is a dead man.
Shalom Gershtein 1899-1926
Thank you all who sent in your annual contribution for Sisterhood Dues. Membership is open to all women in our congregation. It is not too late to help us boost our membership so we can join to do more for our congregation.
This month the sisterhood was able to donate $5000.00 to the temple. They will use this money to replace a broken heater in the school. Our teachers and children are grateful we were able to help get the heat back on.
It has been wonderful to see more people attending the services on Friday night. Our Oneg after services provides an important way for us to share fellowship, and welcome new, prospective members, and visitors to our congregation. Nancy Rosenburg will be contacting members of the congregation to help provide for the Oneg on the anniversary of a family Yahrzeit. This will be a very personal way for you to share with the congregation in remembering your loved one.
We will be having a General Membership Meeting for Sisterhood – It will be a business meeting, along with a drop in brunch/ Mimosa meet and greet on Sunday, March 20, from 11:00 am. I hope you will be able to join us in the Sisterhood Room. We have missed seeing everyone.
Peggy Ann Buchman Sisterhood President
3/3 Sarah Halley
3/10 Ruth Friedberg
3/13 Keith Bell
3/24 David Lyon
3/25 Karen Fuller
3/26 Airelle Wilson
3/28 Anne Poliakoff
3/29 Margaret Freedman
3/29 Lexy Lyon
3/30 Debby Gordin