the jewish connection DECEMBER Issue Number A Word from Our Rabbi . . . Shalom to All, With the recent early November snowfall, I can think of only one thing besides the weather: Hanukkah I wonder, What is your favorite thing about Hanukkah Mostly from the kids, I hear, Its the presents. For the rest of us, its the taste of sizzling hot latkes Huddling around the glow of warm candles against our cold and dark Upper Valley winter nights. Maybe its the story of the few over the many. Whatever your favorite, Id like to invite you to ex- plore each of Hanukkahs rituals as an invitation to practice, cultivate and reflect not on Hanukkahs pres- ents, but on our presence. The sights and smells, the tastes and tottering tops of dreidels, are mostly just tasty and fun, but they can also focus our hearts and minds on the one and only moment that we can be mostly sure of the present. With intention, our simple and ordinary rituals can become extraordinary. In the light of those flickering flames, we can consider Hanukkah to be the time that tradition encourages us to dedicate or rededicate ourselves. The holiday is called Hanukkah, because that is the Hebrew word for dedicating or rededicating the an- cient Temple and altar, which had been defiled by our Greek-Syrian oppressors around B.C.E. In Jewish sacred time, Hanukkah is about the present, but it is ~ 1 ~ also about our future. It invites us to reflect on the question, What do I want to dedicate or rededicate myself to at this specific point in the year If each of us identifies at least one good cause, task, good deed, mitzvah, or practice, and works toward it, then we re- ceive and share in all of the Hanukkah presence that we need this year. On Hanukkah, I believe that each of has a personal pach shemen, a reservoir or container of oil, that is our spiritual fuel and energy for life. We may some- times feel that it is only enough for one day, or even one hour. This Hanukah, as we focus on personal ded- icationrededication, may our spiritual reservoir last for eight days and beyond, just as it did bayamim hahem uvazman hazeh, from ancient times until today. Hag Urim SameachHappy Festival of Lights, Rabbi Mark Winter Bnai Mitzvah December , Isaac and Oliver Yukica, sons of Rebecca Jack Yukica January , Lucy and Harry Hirschman, children of Laura DiPiazza Scott Hirschman SEE PAGE for ShabbatonRetreat Information December Register Now
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the jewish connectionDECEMBER 2019 Issue Number 77
A WordfromOur Rabbi . . .
Shalom to All,
With the recent early November snowfall, I can thinkof only one thing (besides the weather): Hanukkah! Iwonder, "What is your favorite thing about Hanukkah?"Mostly from the kids, I hear, “It's the presents.” For therest of us, it’s the taste of sizzling hot latkes! Huddlingaround the glow of warm candles against our coldand dark Upper Valley winter nights. Maybe it's thestory of the few over the many.Whatever your favorite, I’d like to invite you to ex-
plore each of Hanukkah’s rituals as an invitation – topractice, cultivate and reflect not on Hanukkah’s pres-ents, but on our presence. The sights and smells, thetastes and tottering tops of dreidels, are mostly justtasty and fun, but they can also focus our hearts andminds on the one and only moment that we can bemostly sure of – the present.With intention, our simple and ordinary rituals can
become extraordinary. In the light of those flickeringflames, we can consider Hanukkah to be the time thattradition encourages us to dedicate or rededicateourselves.The holiday is called “Hanukkah,” because that is the
Hebrew word for “dedicating” or “rededicating” the an-cient Temple and altar, which had been defiled by ourGreek-Syrian oppressors around 200 B.C.E. In Jewishsacred time, Hanukkah is about the present, but it is
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also about our future. It invites us to reflect on thequestion, “What do I want to dedicate or rededicatemyself to at this specific point in the year?” If each ofus identifies at least one good cause, task, good deed,mitzvah, or practice, and works toward it, then we re-ceive and share in all of the Hanukkah presence thatwe need this year. On Hanukkah, I believe that each of has a personal
pach shemen, a reservoir or container of oil, that isour spiritual fuel and energy for life. We may some-times feel that it is only enough for one day, or evenone hour. This Hanukah, as we focus on personal ded-ication/rededication, may our spiritual reservoir lastfor eight days and beyond, just as it did ba’yamimha’hem u’vazman hazeh, from ancient times untiltoday.
Despite the cold and snow, I’d like to take thisopportunity to thank everyone for their participa-tion in this year’s High Holiday services. Comingtogether as a full community is lovely, meaning-ful, and the perfect start to our Jewish New Year.Thank you to all who led us in prayer and song, tothose who helped with set-up and cleanup, and
to everyone who gathered to pray, reflect, or to connect with our com-munity. Thank you to all who participated in the “Chai for the Holidays”annual appeal – your donations support the very essence of congrega-tional life. We are most grateful for your thoughtful contributions.
As we enter into winter with colder, darker days, we hope the warmthand light of Kol Ha’Emek will brighten the coming months. We encourageparticipation as you are comfortable, we encourage you to try somethingnew – maybe a Contemplative Shabbat morning service, or Fridayevening service with a potluck supper, or Oy Vey!, our live storytellingevent.
Deserving of special mention and coming up very soon (December13 & 14) is the Kol Ha’Emek retreat at the Hulbert Center. This retreat isdesigned for people of ALL ages; there are activities for everyone and ifyou prefer to schmooze by the fire place that’s good too.
We work to offer a wide range of programming with a good mix of re-ligious, spiritual, educational, social, and cultural opportunities. With yourfeedback we can do more and more of what you like. Please be in touch;I’d be happy to meet to hear your ideas for building our community.
Wishing you a Happy Hanukkah and best wishes for a happy healthy 2020.Debbe
Preparing kiddush for the congregation is a great way to celebrate abirthday, graduation, wedding anniversary, or to commemorate a lovedone’s yahrzeit. It’s also an opportunity to get together with old friendsand make new ones.
If you are too busy to host a Kiddush, for a $36 donation you cansponsor kiddush. Sponsoring kiddush is a great way to honor life cycleand birthday/anniversary events. The UVJC will take care of everythingfor you. Please contact [email protected] for more information.
We Joyously Welcome Our Newest Members!Carrie Michelson and Leah Gitajn
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Stephanie Shaftman & Carol Lambourne
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Joint Planning &Building CommitteeRusty Sachs, Jeff Lubell
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With the chagim behind us, we are cruising toward the end of the fallterm with some curricular changes in place, and getting ready for thethings we do differently when Dartmouth students are not on campus(and therefore not available to teach in the Hebrew school). The new cur-riculum is not so much about the materials but about the teaching meth-ods. Barry Wenig, who taught 5th grade for many years, made sure thatevery day his students did 20 minutes of Hebrew decoding practice insmall groups. We have expanded this idea to all of the upper grades sothat students get consistent practice in sounding out—and understand-ing—Hebrew words. The late-November/early December schedule at Hebrew school fea-
tures some special events in lieu of traditional Hebrew school. By theway, “in lieu of” does not mean school is cancelled, it means come to theseevents instead of Hebrew school!
• Family/all-school shabbat on Friday December 6• Congregational retreat on December 13-14• Congregational Hanukah party on December 22• School Jewish Film Festival on Tuesdays December 3, 10, and 17• School Jewish Book Club on Sunday January 5
Our school events this fall were well attended. In addition to the totand family high holiday services, we had over 40 people at our school-sponsored Rosh Hashana Apple Picking event at Poverty Lane Orchards,a full house for Simchat Torah / 4th grade consecration, and five familiescame to Sukkot on the Farm in Moretown, which was lots of fun in a hip-pie, salt-of-the-earth environment. A highlight for me was makingNorthern New England lulav and etrog sets out of freshly cut willowbranches, spruce boughs (in place of myrtle), cattail reeds (in place ofpalm fronds), and yellow apples (in place of etrogim). The food was ex-cellent, and the weather brisk, but pleasant. I hope more families will joinus in future years.I look forward to seeing you at our upcoming Congregational Retreat
with many fun activities.
Hope to see you there!
Melissa
Hello from the Hebrew School Hallway!Melissa Herman, Education Director
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May 29, 2019:On August 15, 1945, in what seemed like the middle of the
night to an eight year old, I heard bands playing in the streetand car horns tooting loudly. I also heard my mother excitedlyshrieking "It's a girl!! Sue and Mac have a baby girl!!" I rememberthinking how excited everyone must be to be celebrating thisbaby's arrival with loud, celebratory music coming from thestreets. Our family's new baby girl! Of course, at my age, I wouldhave no reason to know that that was, actually, a celebration ofthe end of WWII. All I knew was that I had a new GIRL cousinand so, I was very excited and pleased to hear the music in thestreets!!From the day she was born, my cousin, Marlene, was very
beautiful inside and out and I loved her very much. I rememberher loving husband, David Levine, she lost way too soon. Myheart is breaking for their son, Michael, whom she adored andof whom she was so proud. Indeed, my own heart is shatteredso I can only imagine what Marlene's two younger sisters, mycousins, Roberta Jean Kramer and Ivy Beth Gutman and theirfamilies are going through.In synagogue, at a time like this, I hear the rabbi saying, "May
her memory be for a blessing." I must say, after all these manyyears, I have never really completely gotten what that meant.But, now I do. Marlene, I'm so sad that I've lost you but yourmemory, for me, will always be for a blessing."
September 21, 2019:Have times changed at all? Very much? Reading back over
this note about my dear, late cousin, memories have come backfrom a very long time ago about the lives of the Fields (neeFinkelstein), my Aunt Sue and Uncle Mac and, ultimately, theirthree wonderful daughters.I remember, as a child, hearing my Aunt Sue talk about her
life when her husband – my dear Uncle Mac - served in the USCoast Guard in the southern most post (Key West, I think) inFlorida. At the time, his name was Max Finkelstein and it be-came immediately apparent that the men in the US Coast Guardwere not likely to treat my uncle well with that name. Although,I don't have any idea what the story would be now, I guess, inthe forties, when anti-semitism may have been particularly ram-pant in the service, they decided it was time to change theirname and my uncle became “Robert M. Fields”.He stayed to be “Uncle Mac” to me always and we still danced
in my grandma's living room as I grew up. I was probably eight
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A Reflection by Judith Rocchio or so then, and he was a non-college educated man working inthe dry cleaning business . . . neither an issue for me. But, I re-member how my mom scoffed at that: no college educationfor her sister's selection of a husband. She never acknowledgedthat my Uncle Mac was a lovely man, sweet and kind and a finefather! Is it still this way today?My (sadly, now-late) cousin, Marlene . . . no middle name . . .
was their first child and she was so beautiful; as a baby, a younggal and a grown woman! Their next child, another daughter,Roberta Jean Fields, came along shortly thereafter and I willnever understand the comments from my mom's family, theRahers: Here was this beautiful little girl who, “unfortunately,looked like Mac and his family!” Roberta is a grandmother nowand she is still just beautiful. There was this “thing” about notlooking like a “Raher”.I remember when my Aunt Sue told me she was expecting a
third child and wanted to name that child for my late dad whosename was Irving Bachrach Gold. “Hmm”, I thought and then im-pulsively blurted: “Well, if it's a girl, you could name her “IvyBeth!” How that name popped into my head and why I an-nounced it, we'll never know. I liked my idea!! So, the thirdbeautiful daughter was born and though back then it was anunusual name, she was named, for my dear dad. She wasnamed Ivy Beth Fields . . . in memory of my lovely father and shewould not be called a Finkelstein.Turns out, the name “Ivy” has become quite a common girl's
name. My cousin, Ivy, like her sisters, became a beautiful youngwoman, mom and now, grandmother. Plus, she has had no is-sues with her name of which I'm aware. But, it was quite a dif-ferent moniker back when Ivy came into this world.Aging is not for sissies but my memories over eighty-plus
years are flooding in!How the years fly by. Now, as we all age and raise families of
our own, my memories of my childhood with my Aunt Sue andUncle Mac remain lovely memories. If there were “issues” abouthis “non-professional” status, including his career as a dry cleanerand then, a subway conductor that may have made things dif-ficult, financially and maybe, however else, raising a family, I stilldon't get my mom's disapproval of her sister's selection of anon-college educated man who was my sweet, kind Uncle Macwho danced just fine with me. And, I remember hearing thathis co-workers in the NYC subway system on August 15th, 1945,though, no doubt, ecstatic that that day happened also to bethe end of World War II, hollered, “Hey, Mac, it's a girl!” when thatfirst beautiful daughter, my now-late cousin, Marlene, came intothis world!!
Go to UVJC.ORG for the Current Calendar 6:00 pm Hillel Shabbat
Service and Dinner7:15 pm UVJC Shabbat Service at Eastman
10:00 am Shabbat ServiceKiddush: Kathy and Jeff Parsonnet
10:00 am Hebrew School
1:30 pm Psalms Class with Rabbi Mark4:00 pm Hebrew School
7:00 pm BOT Meeting
6:00 pm Hillel Shabbat Service and Dinner
10:00 am Contemplative Shabbat Service11:00 am Tot Shabbat
10:00 am Hebrew School 1:30 pm Psalms Class with Rabbi Mark4:00 pm Hebrew School 6:00 pm Hillel Shabbat
Service and Dinner
10:00 am Shabbat ServiceKiddush: Laura DiPiazzaand Scott HirschmanB'nai Mitzvah of Harry and Lucy Hirschman
NO HEBREW SCHOOLTBA MLK Service 1:30 pm Psalms Class with Rabbi Mark4:00 pm Hebrew School
6:00 pm UVJC Womens Group at King Arthur Flour6:00 pm Jew Crew
6:00 pm Hillel Shabbat Service and Dinner6:00 pm Shabbat at Rabbi Mark's Home
10:00 am Shabbat ServiceKiddush: Alice Berliner5:30 pm Family/Tot Havdallah in Pajamas
10:00 am Hebrew School7:00 pm Book Group
1:30 pm Psalms Class with Rabbi Mark4:00 pm Hebrew School 6:00 pm Hillel Shabbat
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We Kindly Thank the Donors to “Chai for the High Holidays” Campaign
Roberta Berner and Richard AbelGershen Abraham John AlexanderGary Apfel
Robin AscherKathleen and Jeffrey Bell
Iris BerezinDebra Birenbaum
Shari BorazRobert Braitman and Bonnie Gordon
Annette and Arnie BrownBarbara Brown
Jill and Martin ButlerDebbe and Carey Callaghan
Thomas CochranJoan and Richard Cooke
Judy DannaBayle and Richard Drubel
Sue and Paul EtkindRoger Feldman
Harriet and Rick FingerothJanice and Bill Fischel
Mary and Mark FriedmanJanet Goldberger
Dennis and Laura-Beth GoodmanCarolyn Gordon and David WebbJane and Harvey Greenberg
Robert GreeneRachel Herschenfeld
Deborah and David HofferMarcy and Michael Holdowsky
Susan and Mark IsraelDeborah and Aaron Kaplan
Maryann and Michael KaplinskySue and Dennis Kaufman
Matthew KatzBarbara and Robert Kersch
Norma KimmelmanBetty Lauer
David Leib and Audra CharronSheryl and Fred Lerner
Daniel LevinRoslyn Levin
Laura Parker and Eric LevyRobert Lewy
Nina Sand-Loud and Keith LoudPetrina Markowitz
Gabi and Eric MerbergYoni and Stephen NeirmanScott and Betsey NeslinJudy and Thomas Oxman
Bruce PachtKathy and Jeff Parsonnet
Kathleen and Lawrence Pilchman
Marvin PlattJeanne and Michael PrinceSharon and Robert RacusinDiane and Leslie RimanMarlene and Rusty SachsMarian and Phillip SchaeferUrsina and Alan SchnurLynn and Gary Schwartz
Arielle SchweitzerNancie and Mark Severs
Eileen ShaevelBarbara and Donald SilverAnnie and Jeffrey Silverstein
Helen SkeistCarole and Gerald Slabin
Barry SmithSharon and Jerome Smith
Renee SnowClifford Stein
Clare and Jerry StrochlicLaurie and Joel Tepper
Elizabeth and Jack WeingartenMiriam and James Weinstein
Linda WertheimPhyllis WhitneyMort Wise
Michael Zimmerman
Congregational RetreatFriday & Saturday • December 13 & 14
Hulbert Outdoor Center • Fairlee, VermontPlease join us for a Shabbat Retreat led by Rabbi Mark and talented community members.
This retreat is designed for persons of ALL agesThere are activities for everyone, but if you prefer to schmooze by the fireplace, that’s good too.
Friday night only, and Saturday only options are available.
Please go to www.uvjc.org to register.
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The act of remembrance is a profound experience in Jewish tradition. Re-membrance brings to present consciousness the influence, love, and nurturingthat the departed brought to us, our children, and our children's children. Ayahrzeit board offers a way to respect and pay tribute to the memories of ourdeparted loved ones.
The yahrzeit board in the Alperin Sanctuary at the Roth Center for JewishLife at Dartmouth College provides each member of our congregational
family the opportunity to engage in the profound mitzvah of remembrance by acquiring a yahrzeitplaque. On the anniver-sary of the yahrzeit (the date of death), a light is illuminated adjacent to the deceased’s name.
If you are interested in acquiring a yahrzeit plaque, contact the UVJC office at 603-646-0460 or at [email protected].
Yahrzeit/Memorial Plaque
CLAIRE BETAGOLE BERNATBELOVED MOTHER OF JAMES BERNAT
OCTOBER 27, 1975 22 CHESHVAN 5736
MITCHELL JOSEPH BERNATBELOVED FATHER OF JAMES BERNAT
MAY 9, 1999 23 IYAR 5759
JEAN FARBER LENZNERBELOVED MOTHER OF JUDITH BERNAT
MAY 8, 2015 19 IYAR 5775
ABRAHAM SAMUEL LENZNER, M.D.BELOVED FATHER OF JUDITH BERNAT
JUNE 5, 1989 2 SIVAN 5749
NEW YAHRZEIT PLAQUES
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO DESIGNATE A GIFT TO THE UVJC. Donations may be directed to the UVJC General Fund, or specifically to one of the following funds:
Adult Education Fund: To support guest speakers and other special adult programs.Cemetery Fund:To help with landscaping and maintenance of the UVJC cemetery.
Endowment Fund:To support the future of the Community.Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund: For charitable purposes as determined by the Rabbi.
School/Teen Programming Fund: To support special programs over and above the curriculum.
Reaching out to Immigrants and RefugeesThe mission of the UVJC Immigrant/Refugee Support Committee is to support and empowerimmigrant/refugee members of our community, helping them adjust to their new home while
recognizing that we were all once strangers in a strange land. Much of our work connects with the United Valley InterfaithProject, the Upper Valley Refugee Working Group and other local organizations. A few of our members provide Englishlanguage conversation meetings and tutoring opportunities through "The Talking Bridge".
For further information, please contact Carolyn Gordon, [email protected].
Studying the Psalms with Rabbi MarkTuesdays, 1:30-2:30 pm; Roth Center
All are welcome!Each week we learn, discuss and relate to a new psalm.
The poetry of the psalms comes alive in our discussions, as we delve deeply into their words, meaning and context.
Here are a few familiar lines from our latest studies:
Psalm 19: "May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to You." Psalm 22: "My G-d, my G-d why have You abandoned me?"
Psalm 23: "Though I walk through the valley of darkness, I fear no harm for You are with me."
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YAHRZEIT CONTRIBUTIONSAila Conarck in memory of Sy Conarck, her husbandAila Conarck in memory of Ann Yanover, her motherVivian and Kenneth Dolkart in memory of Grace Dolkart, Kenneth’s motherBayle and Richard Drubel in memory of Leon Weiner, Bayle’s fatherSue and Paul Etkind in memory of Herbert Etkind, Paul’s fatherSue and Paul Etkind in memory of Mae Etkind, Paul’s motherSue and Paul Etkind in memory of Lawrence Stec, Deb Kaplan’s fatherHarriet and Rick Fingeroth in memory of Grace Fingeroth, Rick’s fatherGloria and Sydney Finkelstein in memory of Peter Corobow, Gloria’s UncleGloria and Sydney Finkelstein in memory of Joseph Finkelstein, Sydney’s fatherGloria and Sydney Finkelstein in memory of Miriam Rockmore, mother of Daniel Rockmore Janet Goldberger in memory of Estelle Diamond, her motherJane and Harvey Greenberg in memory of Edward Greenberg, Harvey’s fatherJoanne and Roger Lenke in memory of Helen Lenke and Sidney Lenke, Roger’s parentsJoanne and Roger Lenke in memory of Eleanor Nemes and Walter Nemes, Joanne’s parentsDaniel Levin in memory of Israel Fond, his grandfatherDaniel Levin in memory of Ida Levin, his grandmotherDianne and Gary Levine in memory of Abraham Rosenberg, Gary’s grandfatherJane Lipson in memory of Phyllis Fay Gotlieb and Calvin (Kelly) Carl Gotlieb, her parentsBruce Pacht in memory of Jeanette Pacht, his motherSharon and Robert Racusin in memory of Shirley Racusin, Robert’s motherDiane Roston in Memory of Sidney Roston, her fatherRusty Sachs and Marlene Sachs in memory of Jim Sachs, Rusty’s brotherLynn and Gary Schwartz in memory of Anita Andalman, mother of Jean BrownLynn and Gary Schwartz in celebration of Bill BrownLynn and Gary Schwartz in memory of Lawrence Stec, father of Deborah KaplanSharon and Jerome Smith in memory of Davis Howard Smith, their sonSharon and Jerome Smith in memory of Eve Smith, Jerome’s motherSharon and Jerome Smith in memory of Isadore Greenberg, Sharon’s fatherSharon and Jerome Smith in memory of Israel Smith, Jerome’s fatherRenee Vebell and Jeffrey Cohen in memory of Abe Cohen, Jeffrey’s father
ADULT EDUCATION FUNDGloria and Sydney Finkelstein in honor of Bill BrownGloria and Sydney Finkelstein in honor of Robyn and Thomas Jacobs, Susan and Mark Israel in memory of Anita Andalman, mother of Jean Brown
RABBI DISCRETIONARY FUNDSusan and Mark Israel in memory of Hannah Israel, Mark’s motherSusan and Mark Israel in honor of Rabbi Mark’s Installation, Mazel TovDeb and Aaron Kaplan Virginia and Ellis Rolett in honor of their grandson Matvey Rolett being called to the TorahAmelia SereenMelinda and Richard Stucker
UVJC GENERAL FUNDDebbe and Carey Callaghan in memory of Lawrence Stec and Eugene Kaplan, Deborah and Aaron Kaplan's fathersSue and Paul Etkind in honor of Bill BrownSue and Paul Etkind in honor of Rabbi Mark and Bonnie Kimmelman for beautiful Eastman Shabbat ServicesRobert J. GoldfarbSusan and Mark Israel in honor of their new grandson, Lior Sidney IsraelSusan and Mark Israel in honor of the launch of What Came Before: An Oral History of the Upper Valley Jewish Community and all involved with producing it. Betty Lauer in honor of Rabbi Mark, Debbe Callaghan and Chris DePierro, for all their helpDaniel Schneider in appreciation of the UVJC Eastman Shabbat ServicesLynn and Gary Schwartz in memory of Dr. Eugene Kaplan, Aaron Kaplan's fatherLisa and Jeffrey Silbert in memory of Lawrence Stec and Eugene Kaplan, Deborah and Aaron Kaplan's fathersRuth Stanton in memory of Robert Stanton, her husband
UVJC ENDOWMENT FUNDShari Boraz in honor of Debbe Callaghan and her supportive family for all they do for our communityJeremy Katz
UVJC CEMETERY FUNDBarbara Brown in memory of Sarah Halpern, her mother
UVJC SCHOOL PROGRAMMING FUNDGloria and Sydney Finkelstein in honor of Susan and Mark Israel’s new grandson, Lior Sidney IsraelGloria and Sydney Finkelstein in memory of Anita Andalman, Jean Brown’s motherSusan and Mark Israel in honor of Robyn and Thomas Jacobs
UVJC SOCIAL ACTIONJean and Bill Brown in memory of Lawrence Stec, father of Deb KaplanJean and Bill Brown in memory of Eugene Kaplan, father of Aaron Kaplan
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