Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1993-06-10

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Carol Pollard to speak
to YJP Group on June 23
LYJCC to celebrate
80 years of service
Closure of territories
has negative effect
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Community Blood Drive
to be held June 2!), 30
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Art and Garden Tour
to raise funds for WHV
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Temple Israel holds
Confirmation on May 30
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Rabbi Jerome Folkman — Scholar and teacher
lly Ina Hurt*lt* Wfdnimre
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it mutt al'ktwtik
iwiwlh siivmtl),
Provoitw ii'tiM
Ralibi Jcioiile U, loikimm,
labbieineiltusit! lutipiels'u-
d, who passed away on \pnl
11 ai k*. wiis, thioitghiiiii bis
life, tt stmice til slteiigili tit"!
guldaiue to his hittitlv and
itimiimiiliy, ami his ivtiii, us a
brilliaiil sdmlat itmlfdmnhn,
canted him mil ioitai niid inter-
miihmal ictogniilon,
Heicti'liciltunny intoliuh*
itit his ouishmdlUK wotk as a.
ieh|!lotts leader, kiuliei ami
leseilicbei Ills list nl atiom-
|i||s|iiitcnls ami nwmd* tould
fill mam pain's < eiittlnli an
enduriiiK mimic in hk int'iiiti
ty ns Ihe miiptiming ot km!
hist cine slimed bv' Ills ml
league*.. Itiemls and burnt!
"Ry Ihe time he euieteil Hit*
Ibst ttiadc, he was nhe,tdt
readmu and writing Hebrew
even liefoif ho learned hi*
uallve|oiit>iieoil ii|t||sh."salt)
Ralibi Rlildley Rlceldd. st-nlin
lilbhl al I c tuple Isiad lie
tins afile to tditlc lotah I"
vliliiiillv any *ub|eil leli-
gious tn seAiditl He i mild
spnd. on niiy lo|tit \ml his
Itesl ptotlml lalin- islteiii'vet
hr slum! brfme a mtiiip nt sin
deuk, vvlidhci it wits an nt,
teinhly oi lliousamls, him
dn-ds m one Ills hook* mit)
tilth lei tt'iiiiliiie to be Hie
sbimhods in ihe (it li! nl tab
liltiks and *ml«i|i'Ky"
\ Rt-btiui lahbl Rablil
ItilfmanuaMiuitpiek slnghd
out by tli!'(irtbitdostoii|!tiga-
imtndlliih tauthluillsI'MI
"Person ii|||u' S, rat" iiivatd ill
(is mutual Itiothnhiioit f att
lurial (iiHiefl Rabbi U,istd
siatsky til Hrih Jatoh; vilto
fctttus him (in tr, tcnis; salt!
Rabbi I iilkittiiH issisttivt-'iHhls
boititi lnt ltdiitriiii''idlhefllsl
ih Hie t tmirrimifit tn villi if in
dividual* In svoit, wilh Hells
■Im oh m the hmiditiBid ami*
iti/l (ivimit'ii's  Itlltiiil  (mill
used by Otilmdus lews)
Some o! Ills Bieirtesl
achleveitienl* vvete In llie Held
ol tutileulitlg. ( llrtlIes | tl/d
ins, a ttiisl piesidenl o! I em
pb' Hliiel ami icllicd tlirtlb
HUH* >;lllt'rtlUS nl I ilfilltls He-
p.ittiiit'lit Simes, wlm tattie b»
know Rabbi I milium stilt,
((muled tun (he "immctoiis"
iimi'scllug istiik he tltd tvilh
people id all (allhs
VYHh a dm toiatc lit sin mhi
gy. Rabbi iolkman was an ml-
jmitt piidcssm at Hie rifiio
State Ulllverslly. wheie lie
t nimbi a touise mt "Mttiriiif.i1
nml the liiiullv," He vsa*
kno»nthioiightiiitihei(iiiiiliv
Im hfs Mink in tin* ini'ii
Riibbi Mutsh tailed htm
tlli'"t!lliltni lllilill.liyeiniiiisel
llig " Rabbi lllcefeld bnilid H
islittoiihiiais dial Hiihhl Ltd!.-
Hunt's   nun ems > iibtitil   ihe
Allieiliauhiuiilv hejtiin aseill•
has the l-MHmml • "*»* .
ili'tadesbefoie "ll ■ ante In Ihe
loieiil ihe \imiiiim socinlog
lull am! ih iuu|iii(|'lik  urn
stittusiirss"
His edit si sou, Hi Judith'
lolHlWit til llostim. Ii'iuttetl
his f'alhei s minks mrt the
UltlilvetlltR ol Hie Mueiluiii
tamlly "Itikhkey kids he
tould see it titiulii|t, "said Hi
lolUliiin "Ss he slum- pi
slieiiKtlleii the laiuik lluoiidi
his pfiib'ssiiimil ssiuk.be Usctl
out lamlly as tin cstimpk for
tlllll'tS |o Ittllovv "
Hi I Ubilllrtil Ill/I'll lilt- twill
deilttl itlfiliiiti*hi|i Itelweeti hi*
liinlhci, Ikssie, iVhn hir* sime
passed itisjit, sitiil his fitiht-i
Maitli-d lot Mi yeNts tin*
vvnikeil logilfiel ns |iitrtm-ls.
'My milliter tumid biafe
iiiiiinirill* iiboiii tin ItUfit-l's
srillimi* Sin tlMS ishetfirl (bey
isi.n' too hmft nt loo short,"
said lb loli'ittaii Tht-u mi
taihi'imfghimal>riimm'smb
a* •Ressie ilidni idiot llil*
lumldttort,. Ikssii lias rffdil'
Slit! II he vst-lt ibtOi".yllt|t iblt
Itiit a Sftitinli she iSiitih! use
disctcd hand signal* to let
him know,"
UrvPolkimin also spoke of
his lalliei'sescdlcnce In cotin-
. sell tig individuals vim! in him
by cleigy, physician* mid invoice lawyers, they would
come io Id* home, sometimes
every day of the week, and bee
ol'ituy charge, itahbiPolkman
mlflJii counsel one wlm.had n
sudden loss of income, a tie-
p»e*ted-teenager, «u iilctilmhc
or lliwse wlih martiage dlitP'
tiiliies,'
"My htllier Imd asfirth sense
on hois to tiitiecl Ihese pioli-
tents,"said IR lolkinmc "He
had eilfemi' insight inlo pen
plettmihioilgiilsiiengihlosi!
iiiaiiy,.'time litolled. rim family has,been iecelvln» idiet*
tromeveniyheie- Titimjset!'
pie ti limit he hail iieiped .
Ihnuigh a dillhull period,"
VYIit'ii n piopiwd mlscd
itiiiiriflge was invnRed, Rabbi
("olkmaii would okei with the
coiipfe b.ii *(s imuiihsptitcd-
Hig ihe wetlding, iiccoidln'n b»
iii* sun Msiiiy vvntild tonverl
RrJudtils'tuTu'itttthey'didlmi,
hevvouhlmariy ihe,a*lmigtis
(hey artctided classes and
ieaineil Jewisit tHinds
Rttbbl *tbtvsky iemembeiet!
liiiw Rabbi itilkimin vvnutd
v lilt ctmgtefiimts In Hie hospital*, no! only tfiiise litmr ills
mvn temple btii liom tiiher"
aula synagogues a* vvdi fm
tb, folkman am! hisluoltier
ami sister.,Imsjilis! visits became rneffimable <H-»,«sioti*.
\Vlien they each imnt'd seven,
Rabbi Loikimm look (hem mi
his nmntk, UiH «miid have
iobeveivgmidrtmtsloiulellv,
smlii'limes WgRlibig ihdf ffl*
ilit'ik'iiiJIiiilopBiieiitsiiiosy-
gelt ktii*
Jit (Mil, Hie eiipdkme flrtd
smhrt|iiohmm!didimil)»
L'olliiiirtii.ttiti) had been lliiitli'
ittg rthniil iitt:ttmlli| a lfllibi,,
ihai lb* Hiiuiimkrti at ii I iky
it-ar* of age; 1 think I will
IWihte a dm im insleHd\"
IrtJrtHisspllMMitthi'SiktesS
(dRahhllolkHum'sihieechii.
dreii, Hi, lolkmaii seived as
smgeoit-lii-diief ami department chaliiiiau at Childteii's
Hiispljiii/lbiivmdUnivetslty,
Irom imiTIUgj, SiiHeiugl,
iii* reseirtcii has become
fcimwij. anruml the world,
Rabbi Polkimtn's secniid
son, Hashf is currently the
CPtttifPsprtl. anil his ilimglk
lei Joy,«teacher, Is rnarHetlR)
a caidmlogisi, "Or, Arthur
Moss flieie ait* also nine
giaiitichihbt'U and thiee gieai-
gftmtlilidieri
lolkiiiau will be lemem-
tieied a* a wise, btimble mail;
a ties oni leligmui lender, mid:
a imtl! of slteiigili who gave
streiiaiii to llrose rttomiditlm,
"He was a gentleman's gen-
llemai) ami a teal rrrerttc/ii"
said Rabbi .Siavskv.
Sliiied Rabbi Itleeteid altoui
Raitbi I'-'olknittii; "A lover of
liiiiiiMiiiiy who was like it neve!
lAllliiglmmltiirtHe lepteielti-
ed ihe veiv ddiiillltmol Jiitlii-
ism I'm ihe unite mm-Jetvish
ttmmmtilly,"
the essence ol wliiil Ite believed tmild net haps be lien
espiessediri Rabid Piilkmrtii'*-
own words. "Neither ti-adiitig
ortmimelbiglsSlmirhntiatiS"
missimi u! feimwledgf gtui
skillsiioittmiebiaimthei, the
best (cachefs tteate slliiaiitiits
In vvhirh people learti. In the
hist analysis, Hie tiesl nibhiiii*
cril cmiiisdtir Is simply a
lemher,"
Itit tiiMMMimm tl *
hmi m*#o* 'UiiO mhl g
Hvttmii ri/r* mimiiitih
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