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Brandeis Bulletin Greater Hartford Chapter Spring 2018

Spring Luncheon

Lucy Nalpathanchil

Host of “Where We Live”

on WNPR

Tuesday, May 8th

Golf Club of Avon

160 Country Club Road, Avon

Arrival 11:30AM Buffet Luncheon Noon Speaker 1:00PM

Proceeds benefit the “Sustaining the Mind Fund” at Brandeis University

Please bring nonperishable Kosher foods for Jewish Family Services to the Luncheon

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT ~ BNC is supporting the Kosher Food Pantry of the Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford. JFS provides non-perishable Kosher food products throughout the year to recipients, including breakfast foods for children during the summer months. Also needed are paper goods, such as toilet paper and paper towels. We ask our 2018 Spring Luncheon attendees to bring a bag or two of these items to the Luncheon. All items must be in carrying bags.

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Greetings from the President…

Have you been following the dreamers of THE GOLD? First we were cheering on the hard- working athletes competing for GOLD at the Olympics. Then we were voting for our favorite movie-making talents, hoping to take home the statues of GOLD at The Oscars. .And now? Our chapter is going for THE GOLD as we head into spring:

Group tours…Outdoor gardens…Literary conversations…Dynamic discussions

GOLDEN opportunities await us all as we peruse the list of our chapter’s spring activities: ongoing groups and one-time new activities while Learning…Laughing…Living…Loving

Remember the old song from Scouts: Make new friends but keep the old; one is silver and the other GOLD.

…. Judy Silver, President

Guest Speaker Lucy Nalpathanchil Lucy has been a public radio reporter for nearly 20 years, covering everything from education to immigration, juvenile justice and child welfare issues to veterans' affairs and the military. Connecticut has been her home for a decade now after Lucy moved here in 2006 to become WNPR's Assignment Editor. She's also been local host for mid-day programming and for "All Things Considered." She contributes to National Public Radio, and her stories have aired on several national NPR shows including Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Weekend All Things Considered, Here and Now, and Latino USA.

During her time in Connecticut, Lucy has focused on immigration including New Haven's controversial ID card program, efforts for an in-state tuition law for undocumented students, and the Becoming American series: stories of immigrants and the citizenship process. In 2011, Lucy launched the Coming Home Project to tell the stories of returning Afghanistan and Iraq War veterans in transition. To learn more about the military, Lucy was chosen to take part in a week-long training for journalists hosted by the U.S Army at Fort Leavenworth, KS and Fort Leonard Woods, MO. Getting up at 3:30 am to participate in boot camp was most memorable!

In September of 2014, she was selected to join military reporters around the country for a conference hosted by the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative in Washington D.C. Lucy has worked in several states as a public radio reporter after beginning her career at WDUQ in Pittsburgh. She's received awards from Pennsylvania's Golden Quill, the New York State Associated Press, the Mayor's Asian American Advisory Board in Jacksonville, Florida, the Connecticut Associated Press and the state's Society for Professional Journalists chapter. When she's not in the newsroom, Lucy enjoys traveling, hiking, and planning her next garden. She and her husband, Jason, live in Suffield with their two children and a small zoo.

Welcome New and Returning* Members ~ Tyba Geller, Beth Goldberg, Elinor Goldberg,

Ruth Grubin, Sheila Jacobs*, Beth Lakenbach *, Karen Ludgin, Marcey Munoz, Dorothy Rosenberg, Barbara Steckler*, Jeffrey Steckler, MaraLyn Steinberg, Diane Wasser, Jeffrey Wasser, Martin Waterman

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Luncheon Reservation Form

Spring Buffet Luncheon

Golf Club of Avon 160 Country Club Road

Avon, Connecticut

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Iced Tea and Prosecco

Garden Salad with Various Dressings and Toppings Vegetable Spring Rolls

Orange Ginger Chicken Asian Glazed Salmon Sesame LoMein Vegetable Fried Rice Stir Fried Vegetables

Fresh Baked Rolls and Sweet Breads ***

Pineapple Upside Down Cake with Whipped Cream Fresh Fruit Salad

Coffee and Tea ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

__$47 member ___$53 Guest ___$59 Patron Any amount over $39 is a charitable contribution to Brandeis National Committee’s Sustaining the Mind Fund

Name____________________________________Phone___________________

Email___________________________________________________________ I cannot attend, but I have enclosed a contribution of $________

Reservation by check payable to BNC must be received by Tuesday, May 1st Please send to: Marsha Kamins, 49 Oliver Way, Bloomfield, CT, 06002

Please seat me with: ____________________, ____________________, ____________________,

____________________, ____________________, ____________________,

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BRANDEIS BOOK FUND

This is such a special way to acknowledge all types of occasions. We have a lovely selection of tribute cards.

Contact: Joni Fine ~ [email protected]; 860-521-1438 for any of the following cards: Photo of Brandeis Library at night: $10 - $17

Louis Brandeis Tribute Card: $18 - $34 NEW Brandeis Art Cards $14 for package of 4 cards "Sustaining the Mind" Card and NEW "BNC Scholarship" Card: $25 & up

Contact: Sue Waterman ~ [email protected]; 860-233-7558 for donations of $35 and up: $35-$54 Learned Research Journal: Periodicals in many fields of study $55-$99 Learned Research Journal Folio: Medical research periodicals

$100 & up - Brandeis Book Collections: Research materials to enrich the Library in a variety of fields as well as Special Book Collections in Judaica

BRANDEIS BOOKFUND GENERAL FUND

In memory of Faye Heller from Adrienne Rosenblatt In memory of Phyllis Lehman’s brother-in-law Abraham Kurtz and Jen’s father Dave Davis from Bev and Jay Gans In memory of Galina Fayngersh from Carolyn and Stuart Bernstein In honor of Phil Handler with appreciation from the Hartford Chapter In honor of Mary Donohue with appreciation from the Hartford Chapter In honor of Joan Walden with appreciation from the Hartford Chapter To Robert Caplan and family in memory of mother Harriet Caplan from Ilene and Mike Baron To Peter and Geri Apter in memory of Marsha Kallor-Apter from Beverly and Jay Gans To Susan and Steve Potashner in memory of Sylvie from Joni Fine

LEARNED RESEARCH JOURNAL

To Martha Hall Kelly in appreciation for speaking at our Fall Luncheon from the Hartford Chapter To Edward Moseley in honor of your birthday from Caren Osborne To Elizabeth Brundage in appreciation for speaking at the Brandeis New Member event from the Hartford Chapter To Susan Potashner in memory of your daughter Sylvie from Adrienne Rosenblatt To Susan and Steve Potashner in memory of your daughter Sylvie from Judy Silver

SPECIAL BOOK COLLECTIONS To Susan Potashner in memory of your daughter Sylvie from The Thursday Night Bookclub

SUPPORTERS of our BOOK FUND EVENT

Charlotte Bazer, Eleanor Caplan, Miriam Chaiklin, Rene Dubin, Joni Fine, Beverly Gans, Susan Goldberg, Judy Gruskay, Laura Harris, Sheryl Kopel, Judith Kronick, Judy Levy, Marsha Lowry, Bea Mitlak, Joanne Pasternack, Meryl Rosenberg, Judy Silver, Barbara Snyder, Linda Moss, Betty Weber, Dorothy Rosenberg

NEW MEMBERS who ATTENDED and RECEIVED a BOOK FUND CARD

Barbara Berns, Sheila Frankel, Beth Goldberg, Sheila Jacobs, Deborah Kent, Margaret Milch

THANK YOU TO OUR FALL LUNCHEON PATRONS ~

Gail Adler, Ilene Baron, Miriam Chaiklin, Diane Cohen, Joni Fine, Melanie Galen, Annette Gavens, Laura Harris, Maxine Kates, Anne Korwin, Judith Kronick, Sheila Marks, Vivian Marks,

Miriam Miller, Stephen Miller, Ann Molod, Phyllis Nova, Joanne Pasternack, Susan Potashner, Meryl Rosenberg, Judith Siegel, Judith Silver, Amy Silverman, Ruth Solomon, Sue Waterman

ACTIVITIES & STUDY GROUPS

Members are welcome to join our ongoing groups (A contact person for each group can tell you details of next meeting)

ON-GOING GROUPS 1) Short Story Group meets the 2nd Wednesday, monthly at 1:30PM. The group discusses two stories each session. Starting in April, the new anthology is The Best American Short Stories of 2016 edited by Junot Diaz. New members are welcome.

Questions: Amy Silverman ~ [email protected]; 860-232-2452

2) Thursday Night Book Club meets the 3rd Thursday of the month. While this group is fully subscribed, members will work with anyone interested in forming a new book group. Arrival time: 7:30PM

Questions: Judy Silver ~ [email protected]; 860-523-4424

3) Pathways Through Judaism meets the 2nd Friday, monthly at 12:30 PM. The group is beginning a new book, Essays on Ethics: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. New Members are welcome.

Questions: Joanne Pasternack ~ [email protected]; 860-243-0442

4) Co-ed Book Group meets the 3rd Sunday, monthly at 2PM. This group is open to men and women, couples, and singles. The Group chooses a wide variety of books at an annual meeting, rotating discussion leaders and hosts. Questions: Judy Levy ~ [email protected]; 860-924-8748 or Carole Tannen ~ [email protected]; 860-217-1848

5) Foreign Film Group Films with varying themes, styles, and countries will be viewed and discussed each month. Prior to scheduled meetings, group members will receive an email naming the film to be shown. 6 person minimum. Time: 1PM Dates: Mondays ~ April 2, May 7, and June 4 at the Bishop’s Corner Senior Center's TV room, 15 Starkel Rd, West Hartford. A $15 fee, paid in advance, for the Spring series will cover the room rental cost. A non-BNC member may come as a Member’s guest for a $10 guest fee to only one of the three films. Questions: Steve and Linda Revis ~ [email protected]; 860-324-4869

6) Magic of Mystery Book Group meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 2PM. The group chooses one mystery novel a month to read before the meeting and discuss together.

Questions: Miriam Miller ~ [email protected]; 860-561-3342 7) Legal Puzzlers meets the 3rd Friday, monthly at 12 NOON. Using the Brandeis syllabus "21 Legal Puzzlers: What is a Crime?" by Andreas Teuber, Associate Brandeis Professor of Philosophy, participants are given a case each session to deliberate and discuss.

Questions: Miriam Miller ~ [email protected]; 860-561-3342

One Time Events

8) Tuesday, March 13 - Springfield D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts for a tour of three exhibits including special photography of President John F. Kennedy and family by Richard Avedon. SNOW CANCELATION Price per person is $13.50, to be paid at museum entrance prior to tour beginning at 10:30AM

Questions: Beverly Gans – [email protected]; 860-242-8258

9) Thursday, April 5 - At the CT Historical Society at 11:00 AM, we will have a docent led tour of the exhibit “That’s Weird! History is Strange! Take a Second Look!” $8 to be paid at the door. Arrive by 10:30.

Questions: Joni Fine ~ [email protected]; 860-521-1438

10) Tuesday, April 10 – A Vanished Port: Middletown & the Caribbean 1750- 1824 at the Middlesex County Historical Society, 151 Main Street, Middletown. Docent led tour of an historical exhibit portraying Middletown’s major role as a port during the peak of the West Indies trade, showing the parallel stories of wealthy merchants and the Caribbean slaves. Tour begins at 10:30 AM. Docent fee $5, paid at the door.

Questions: Judy Kronick – [email protected]; 860-830-5887

11) Wednesday, April 18 - Wadsworth Tour A tour led by Docent Laura Harris will explore “A Peek into the Mind of Edward Gorey,” artist and author. Gorey’s work along with his personal art collection is a gift bequeathed to the museum. Attendees may register to arrive at 1:00 for a 1:15 PM tour. A $10 CASH tour fee will be collected at the door. Maximum of 15. Optional noon lunch with Laura in the new café. Check website https://thewadsworth.org/visit/directions-parking for convenient discounted parking. Questions: Laura Harris - [email protected]; 860-676-1468

12 A) or 12 B) Tuesday, May 1 OR Wednesday, May 2 at the NBMAA - Docent Judy Silver will lead a tour of the exhibit featuring American Post-Impressionists Maurice and Charles Prendergast, on loan from the Williams College Art Museum which holds the largest Prendergast collection in the world. Meet at 12:45 to check in with $6 CASH for a 1:00 tour. Café lunch optional on your own. Maximum 20 attendees for each tour. Questions: Judy [email protected]

13) Friday, May 4 – A Conversation with Rabbi Debra Cantor of B’nai Tikvoh-Sholom, Bloomfield (and a Brandeis graduate). Rabbi Cantor was in the first group of women ordained by Jewish Theological Seminary in 1988. For more than the quarter-century she has not only witnessed change in the Conservative movement and the Jewish communities in the U.S. and Israel, but also often been at the forefront of significant developments. This event continues the ongoing series “How did we survive?” at the home of Dan and Joni Fine, 10 Cliffmore Rd, WH. Limit of 20. Light refreshments at 10 AM. Speaker at 10:30 AM.

Questions: Joni and Dan Fine – [email protected]; 860-521-1438

14) Thursday, May 10 – Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden (Lilac Girls’ Gardens) 9 Main Street North, Bethlehem, CT 10:30 AM This is a follow up to our Fall Luncheon guest speaker, Martha Hall Kelly, author of The Lilac Girls. Visitors will learn about Miss Caroline Ferriday, a 20th-century philanthropist, who championed human rights and social justice causes around the globe. A visit to the five-acre site includes the 18th-century residence, barns, and formal parterre gardens which feature historic roses, peonies, lilacs, and numerous fragrant trees and shrubs, making the site a destination for gardeners. Considerable walking on uneven ground. Miss Ferriday supported the Free France Movement during World War II and secured medical assistance for Ravensbruck Concentration Camp survivors, receiving the Cross of Lorraine and the French Legion of Honor medal for her efforts. $10 fee submitted with registration. Group size limit of 15. Lunch for those who wish to join us, please check off for lunch on the registration form. See www.ctlandmarks.org/bellamy-ferriday Carpools to be arranged. Questions: Judy Levy – [email protected]; 860-924-8748

15) Tuesday, May 22 – Phil Handler, professional architect, and photographer, will repeat his popular Yale Architectural Walking Tour (sold out last October) promptly at 10:30 AM. Buildings will be explored both inside and out. Comfortable shoes are recommended for a considerable amount of walking. Limit of 20. Carpools will be arranged. In New Haven, park in the Broadway parking lot across from the Apple store and meet at the fountain on the Rose Walk in front of the Sterling Memorial Library at 10:15 AM.

Questions: Judy Silver – [email protected]; 860-523-4424

16) Tuesday, June 5 – Roses for Autism Garden Tour 10:00 AM in Guilford will feature the rose gardens (and gift shop) where roses are grown and sold by employees with autism. Proceeds from this non-profit organization benefit career training programs and community sensory gardens. There are many opportunities for lunch and shopping in the Guilford area. Group limited to 20. Carpools will be arranged.

Questions: Judy Silver – [email protected]; 860-523-4424 17) Tuesday, June 12 - Cedar Hill Cemetery Tour 10:00 a.m. (Rain date: 6/27) Established in 1864, more than 32,000 people have chosen Cedar Hill Cemetery as their final resting place, including artist William Glackens, Katharine Hepburn, J.P. Morgan, and Wallace Stevens. Encompassing 270 acres in a park setting, Cedar Hill serves as a sanctuary for each of these people as well as for memorial artworks, Hartford history, welcomed wildlife, and the many visitors who come to remember loved ones and tour the grounds. Our tour will begin at 10 AM and will last about 1 1/2 hours. We will meet at the flagpole at 9:45 am, at 453 Fairfield Avenue, Hartford. $5 CASH to be given to the Cemetery. Considerable walking on uneven ground. Rain date notification by email the afternoon before our scheduled date. Lunch at Casa del Sol for those who wish to join us, please check off for lunch on the registration form.

Questions: Marsha Lowry – [email protected]; 860-507-6220

18) Thursday, June 21 – New Britain Industrial Museum Tour at 59 West Main Street. Come see what made New Britain the Hardware City of the World. The New Britain Industrial Museum collects, preserves and exhibits items representing more than 200 years of New Britain innovation and invention. New Britain’s impact has been, and continues to be, felt far beyond its borders. Very few of the items we use or wear everyday could have been created without a machine, a part, or a concept that originated in New Britain. For most of the 20th Century every American came into contact with at least one New Britain product a day; it was either made here, had a part in it that was made here, or was made on a New Britain machine. Arrive by 10:15 for the 10:30 AM tour. $5 adult; $3 seniors, CASH paid at the door. www.nbindustrial.org on street and garage parking. Limit of 15.

Questions: Miriam Miller – [email protected]; 860-561-3342

Important Names for the Hartford Chapter of Brandeis National Committee 2018-19 President Judy Silver [email protected] 860-523-4424

Study Group Registrar Amy Silverman [email protected] 860-232-2452

Program Coordinator Judy Kronick [email protected] 860-830-5887

Membership Coordinator Linda Moss [email protected] 860-521-2734

Membership Secretary & Bulletin Editor

Miriam Miller [email protected] 860-561-3342

Treasurer Steve Revis [email protected] 860-284-0597

Book Fund Chairs Joni Fine Sue Waterman

[email protected] [email protected]

860-521-1438 860-233-7558

Photography Beverly Gans [email protected] 860-242-8258

Please contact Miriam Miller to:

• become a BNC Annual member ($60) or two Annual members in the same household ($100) – men are most welcome

July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 • have a bulletin sent to a friend

• get a membership card to participate in other Brandeis chapters • receive e-mail updates on BNC happenings throughout the year

The BNC national office sends out statements in May for the upcoming fiscal year. In September a second statement goes out to Annual members who still owe for the new fiscal year. Please check with Miriam if unsure of your status. . If you still owe or cannot find the statement, then send your check, payable to BNC for $60 (individual)/ $100 (household) to: Miriam Miller, 44 Cliffmore Road, West Hartford 06107 [email protected]; 860-561-3342

OR To pay membership directly to Brandeis by credit card: http://tinyurl.com/gtwn92s Mission Statement: Brandeis National Committee is dedicated to providing philanthropic support to Brandeis University, a distinguished liberal arts and research University founded by the American Jewish community. Its membership is connected to the University through fundraising and through activities that reflect the values on which the University was founded: academic excellence, social justice, non-sectarianism, and service to the community.

Visiting two Springfield museums – D’Amour Fine Arts Museum and Dr. Seuss Museum

Many artists like Modigliani were inspired by African artists. Our guides Pat and Betty

From Haven to Home – 350 Years of Jewish Life in America

California Dreaming at the NBMAA UCONN’s Ballard Puppetry Museum

Author Elizabeth Brundage with her Aunt Dorothy Rosenberg, Renee Dubin and host Judy Silver

Laura Harris’s Wadsworth Atheneum tour of “JP Morgan: Mind of the Collector” exhibit

BRAVOS

Spring Luncheon Committee ~ Miriam Chaiklin, Carol Goldstein, Marsha Kamins, Linda Revis, Judy Silver, Amy Silverman, Sue Waterman

Judy Silver and Martha Hall Kelly Donations to the Kosher Food Pantry Sue Waterman, Judy, and Loretta Levy

~~~~ KEEP THIS PAGE to help you remember what you signed up for ~~~~ (F) denotes an additional fee needs to be paid at the door

____9 (F) Connecticut Historical Society April 5

___10 (F) Middlesex County Historical Society April 10

___11 (F) Wadsworth Atheneum April 18

___12 A (F)) New Britain Museum of American Art May 1

___12 B (F) New Britain Museum of American Art May 2

___13 Rabbi Debra Cantor May 4

___14 (F) Bellamy-Ferriday House & Gardens ____ Lunch May 10

___15 Yale Architectural Walking Tour May 22

___16 Roses for Autism Garden Tour June 5

___17 (F) Cedar Hill Cemetery ____ Lunch June 12

___18 (F) New Britain Industrial Museum June 21

Study groups, interest groups and tours are the biggest attractions for our members and are important fund raisers for our chapter. A small registration fee is charged for each activity to raise money and support Brandeis University libraries and other programs. Members will pay a maximum total of $60 for registration fees for activities (excluding the biannual chapter luncheons) from July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018, our fiscal year. This does not cover guest fees, pay in advance or admission fees, or materials fees. Members of On-Going groups still need to send in a registration form and fee. A non-member may attend one On-Going group once for free and up to two One-Time Activities (space permitting) throughout our fiscal year as a paying Guest for $10 per activity, plus any materials or admission fees. To partake of additional activities, one must join our chapter of the Brandeis National Committee. Questions about activities: Amy Silverman ~ [email protected]

Cancellation policy: Your check (not a phone call) is your reservation. If a cancellation is necessary, the member should notify Amy Silverman. No refund will be given. Monies paid remain with the chapter and may be taken as a donation by the registrant. If there is a waiting list for the event, Amy will notify the first person on the list. If there is no waiting list, the paid member may offer the reservation to a substitute. The substitute can reimburse the paid member directly.

____1 Short Story Group

____2 Thursday Night Book Group

____3 Pathways Through Judaism

____4 Co-ed Book Group

____5 Foreign Film Group April 2, May 7, and June 4

____6 Magic of Mystery Book Group

____7 Legal Puzzlers

____8 (F) Springfield D’Amour Fine Arts Museum SNOW CANCELATION March 13

SPRING ACTIVITIES & STUDY GROUPS Registration Form

. If you registered and paid for the full year of an On-Going Group (except Foreign Film) you do not need to pay again. Amy will email the group coordinators the list of those who have registered.

Questions: Amy Silverman ~ [email protected] ON-GOING GROUPS Registration fee Admission or Advance fee

ONE-TIME ACTIVITIES Registration fee Admission or Advance fee

____8 Springfield D’Amour Fine Arts Museum March 13 $6 $13.50, pay at the door SNOW CANCELATION

____9 Connecticut Historical Society April 5 $6 $8, pay at the door

___10 Middlesex County Historical Society April 10 $6 $5, pay at the door

___11 Wadsworth Atheneum April 18 $6 $10, CASH pay at the door

___12 A New Britain Museum of American Art May 1 $6 $6, CASH pay at the door

___12 B New Britain Museum of American Art May 2 $6 $6, CASH pay at the door

___13 Rabbi Debra Cantor May 4 $6

___14 Bellamy-Ferriday House ___Lunch May 10 $6 $10, pay in advance

___15 Yale Architectural Walking Tour May 22 $6

___16 Roses for Autism Garden Tour June 5 $6

___17 Cedar Hill Cemetery ___ Lunch June 12 $6 $5, CASH pay at the cemetery

___18 New Britain Industrial Museum June 21 $6 $3 seniors, CASH pay at the door

Registration fees $_______ Guest fees $ __________ Advance fees $ __________ Total enclosed $ __________ Your check and your registration form are your reservation.

PLEASE MAIL IN THIS ENTIRE PAGE Send a separate registration form for each member, including guest information, with a check made out to BNC to:

Amy Silverman, 60 Cassandra Blvd, #309, West Hartford, CT 06107 [email protected]

Name _________________________________________________Guest _________________________________________

Phone _______________________Cell phone ________________ Guest phone #s__________________________________

E-mail_________________________________________________ Guest e-mail_____________________________________

Please circle one: I am a... life member/ annual member/ not presently a member

I am a Brandeis Graduate ______(year) ___ I wish to make a contribution $___________________

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____1 Short Story Group $6

____2 Thursday Night Book Club $6

____3 Pathways Through Judaism $6

____4 Co-ed Book Group $6

____5 SPRING Foreign Film Group April 2, May 7, June 4 $6 $15 for room rental fee

____6 Magic of Mystery Book Group $6

____7 Legal Puzzlers $6

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Activities & Study Group Registration

Our October walking tour of the Yale campus with Phil Handler, architect, and photographer