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NoveD FOR THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF LOWER BUCKS COUNTYCounty CalendarBucks County Jewish Congregation has/ mned an eveningBucks Women Log Gerda Kleinof Israeli folk dancing following serviq tonight at 8 p.m.Isabel Goldstein will lead the dancing jssion.jfCongregation Ohev Shalom will conduct ORT Sabbath at services tonight, 8:30 p.m. The Bensalem, Northampton and Southampton chapters of Women’s American ORT will participate.Senior Citizens Association has slated a bus trip to Lancaster. The association's luncheon meeting will take nlaceHolocaustDivisionbe the featured speakermade the children's books best seller list, introduces onea child to4 4Experience* *WednesdayJan. 11, at Congregation Beth El, 21 Penn Valley Rd., Levittown, according to Dorothy Dickstein, chairman.When Gerda’s father told her to wear her ski boots to the work camp in June, he could hardly know that they would help in her desperate fight for survival. Gerda Weissman Klein was born in Bielitz (Bielsko), Poland, where she livedWednesday at Temple Shalom of Levittown. Election of with her parents and brother at the time the German armiesofficers will take place at a luncheon Nov. 30 at Temple occupied Poland in 1939. She and hermemberfamily were all sent to concentrationfaculty of Villanova University, will discuss “Senior Citi- I camps.zen Adjustment.” I w MID-WINTER OF 1945, as the_ *Temple Shalom of Levittown will host a New Year’s Eve Nazi empire began to crumble beforeparty to bd’sponsored by its brotherhood. Richie Sharp and the advancing Allied forces, the 4,000his orchestra will provide music. | women inmates of her camp in Silesiawere driven 1,000 miles eastward toward Czechoslovakia by the Gestapo. When the march came to a halt in a small village in that country, there were less than 200 survivors. Gerda took the boots off her frozen feet and extracted the family photographsDena9rner“different” child to her peers as a “blue rose” be tended and not cast aside.Mrs. Klein is one of the founders of the Blue Rose Foundation which hopes to provide a facility in western New York for mentally retarded young adults to farm, care for animals and operate a pet shop.Mrs. Klein has been involved in community affairs and has received numerous honors. She is vice president of the Silver Circle of Rosary Hill College and one of the judges of the annual Smolar Award competition for “excellence in North American Jewish journalism.” In 1974, she received the “Woman of the Year Award” from the Council of Jewish Women and was honored with a Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Rosary Hill College in Buffalo.Those interested in reservations for the luncheon may call Dorothy Dickstein, chairman, 946-8626 or Federation, 547-1400.urred l II bearbeenMrs. Kleinmember cherPaying homage to Golda Meir Nov. 8, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, were Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Amster, Lois Arzt, Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Broad, Thelma Goldberg, Marcia Nelson, Jerry Plavin, Jean Snyder, Dr. and Mrs. Jack Spivack, Dena Stein, Sidney Stein, Sidney and Dolores Tessler and Leonard and Mildred Tessier. On Nov. 9, Arthur Abramsohn, president-elect of Federation; Dorothy Dickstein, 1978 CJA Women’s Division chairman and her husband David; Roz Rothstein, member of the Executive Committee of National UJA-Young Women's LeadershipCabinet; Rabbi Laurence H. Rubinstein, religious leader ofReform Congregation Temple Shalom and second vice president of Federation; and Sidney Stein, executive director, traveled to Dallas, Tex. to participate in the Annual CJFWJ 46th General Assembly . . . Mr. and Mrs. Barney Hecht, members of the Lower Bucks Senior Citizens Association. were given a family dinner by their children, inA former ool. Rabbifamily, every friend died in the concentration camps.The Counselor page, a regular feature of the JEWISH EXPONENT, is published through theHowever, fate intervened for her in the form of an advance contingent of U.S. Infantry, commanded by Lt. Kurt Klein, which entered that village as liberators. She married the commander one year later and came to the UnitedStates#* v# vHer book, All But My Life, is in the British War Museum as a reference work on European history. Excerpts from the book are now used as part of “Perspectives in Literature” in secondary schools throughout American schools. Mrs. Klein speaks extensively at high schools, colleges and interfaith meetings. She travels and lectures throughout the country for UJA, Bonds for Israel and Hadassah.HER MOST RECENT BOOK, The Blue Rose, whichcooperation of Jewish Federation of Lo#er Bucks County, 15 Stonybrook Drive, East, Levittown, Pa. 19055, that transmits publicity items for activities and organizations in its area, and purchases a “bulk subscription” for its members (contributors of $10 or more to its annualCombined Jewish Appeal). ' 215-547-1400.honor of their 50th wedding anniversary• • •Michael Meyerstein was installed as religious leader of Temple Beth El in Allentown.Accent on Youthr JEWISH FEDERATION OF LOWER BUCKS COUNTYSidney Tessler. President Arthur Abramsohn, 1st Vice-PresidentRabbi Laurence H. Rubinstein, 2nd Vice-PresidentMurray Goldstein, 3rd Vice-President Dr. David Rothstein, 4th Vice-President Rhoda Amster, 5th Vice-President Janet Rudolph, Secretary Thelma Goldberg, Treasurer Sidney Stein, Executive DirectorJewish Youth AssociationCalls for VolunteersThe Jewish Youth Association has called for volunteersBoy Scouts: An organizational meeting for sixth- and seventh-grade boys and their parents is slated for Tuesday, 8 p.m., at the Ben Franklin Middle School.to work with Jewish youth in a variety of skill areas. Volun- Jewish Youth Association: The JYA Teens have slated bas-teers needed include group workers, athletic workers, a ketball practices for Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. tobasketball coach and crafts, publicity, telephone and secretarial workers.r____________________r School. Coedleyball is set for Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 p.m. to 9:30Office supplies and equipment are also needed. For in- p.m., also at the school. Anne Broad will instruct a bridge!\etc* Deadlines Set For Counselor PageAll synagogue, communal and organizational news for the Counselor page must be delivered to the office of the Jewish Federation of Lower Bucks County, 15 Stonybrook Drive East, Levittown, Pa. 19055, before noon on Monday, 12 days before publication date.formation call Steve Gursky at 547-1402.fromCOMBINED JEWISH APPEAL OF LOWER BUCKS COUNTYWishes to acknowledge with grateful appreciation,contributions from the following:IN MEMORY OF:Fannie Rudolph, mother ofLeon Rudolph Lawrence Cohen, husband Phyllis CohenFROM:COMBINED JEWISH APPEAL OF LOWER BUCKS COUNTYWishes to acknowledge with grateful appreciation,contributions from the following:Gerald Rita OlenDr Mrs. Herman Corn Dr. Mrs. Manuel MarksSandra Silverstein, wife Mervin Silverstein The beloved sister of Mrs. Pearl GruenwaldNatalie ZoniesIN HONOR OF: The marriage of Cheryl Kaplan to Michael Dempsey The speedy recovery of Claryne Weinberg The marriage of Mr. Mrs. Sam RaevskyFROMFaye Harold ZerofskyFaye Harold Zerofsky Ross, Sherry, Jodi Jeremy PincusBarbara Alan KornbluthCONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO:COMBINED JEWISH APPEAL OF LOWER BUCKS COUNTY15 Stonybrook Drive E Levittown Pa. 19055IN MEMORY OF FROM: :_CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO: COMBINED JEWISH APPEAL OF LOWER BUCKS COUNTY15 Stonybrook Drive E., Levittown, Pa. 19055IN HONOR OFFROM:please place the enclosed amount to the credit of theISRAEL EMERGENCY FUNDand inform residing at Amt Inclosed $Addresse the enclosed amount to the credit ISRAEL EMERGENCY FUNDand inform_residing at_Amt enclosed $ NameAddress
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Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Nov 18, 1977
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