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June 2005
After a long, transition, the APJCC begins to experience revival
In February 2004, just before Addison-Penzak Jewish Com-munity Center staff relocated to temporary offices to allow demolition of the old Oka Road buildings, the APJCC’s membership hit a low of 300 memberships.
By this time next year, however, settled in its new home at the Gloria
and Ken Levy Family Campus, the APJCC aims to report approximately 2,000
memberships. By the following year, the goal is to hit 2,400 memberships.
This compares to an all-time- high of 750 memberships in 2000. More
Staying Jewish through the summer
By Aliza Aziz
My husband and I were on our honeymoon, sort of. We’d gotten married the previous year over spring break, and with my husband still in graduate school, our lives revolved around the school year.
The following summer, we went car camping through northern Arizona – Sedona, the Grand Canyon, national monuments. As we absorbed the natural wonders of the sights around us all thoughts of the minutia of our everyday lives vanished. A short stay in Las Vegas, though, brought us back to reality, so to speak. We prepared for a weekend at the Grand Canyon Lodge at the North Rim by purchasing some items we would need: candles, challah and wine. More
Joel Fleekop joins Shir Hadash as assistant rabbi
On
July 1, Congregation Shir Hadash of Los Gatos will welcome Rabbi Joel
Fleekop as its new, full-time assistant rabbi.
The move is a significant step for Shir Hadash, which has been thinking
of hiring another full-time rabbi for at least three years.
Fleekop, 26, was born and raised in Reno and Las Vegas where his mother
was a volunteer and later paid educator in the Jewish schools. As these
areas have a small Jewish community, Fleekop says he learned to value
the synagogue as the center of Jewish life. Given the demographics of
Nevada, Fleekop says he is also very familiar and comfortable with interfaith
activities. More
San Josean received medal
In
April, San Jose resident Robert Jacobvitz, executive director of BOMA
(Building Owners and Managers Association) of Silicon Valley, received
the Aristides de Sousa Mendes Medal and Award for his effort to honor
Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese gentile who saved thousands of
lives during the Holocaust. More
Grand opening of Levy Campus set for Sunday, October 16
Following a whirlwind year of construction, the Gloria and Ken Levy Family Campus will welcome the community at a Grand Opening Celebration on Sunday, October 16.
A carnival will offer games and activities for kids of all ages. There
will be an astro-jump for the younger kids, games, raffles and prizes
and many performances including jugglers, ballwalkers (some fresh from
the Addison-Penzak Jewish Com-munity Center’s Summer Circus Camp),
face-painters and balloon artists. This multi-generational experience
will feature teen and BBYO hucksters staffing the midway games, seniors
coordinating the culinary delights and families partaking in a colorful
array of activities. Cotton candy and other treats will sweeten the afternoon
which will culminate with a performance by Debbie Freidman. More
Helaine Green wins prestigious award
Beth David congregant and long-time Jewish community volunteer Helaine Green has been awarded the Helen Diller Family Award for Excellence in Jewish Education by the Jewish Community Endowment Fund.
She was nominated by Beth David/Sinai Hebrew High Principal Lindsay Greensweig for pioneering work on the “From Generation to Generation” class. Helaine won in the category of “informal education” and will receive a $5000 stipend. Beth David Hebrew High will be awarded $1250. More
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