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Show Herman Ber nste i n j un e 16 p.l4 J i wonder in r e l ation toKo & Ami. Al ot of people said they really did n' t wa nt t he new sy nago becausethey fe l t they co ul dn' t afford it ... end side one. being side two H You've got to ha ve a synagogue for heaven's sake. Andyo u gotta ha ve a c ommuni t y ente r . It's unfrotunate , I think, that most of--I sho ul dn' t say, most, but many J ews in th e commun don't help support it. And it ' s the old timers who are ca r ryi ng t he burden. J Why old t mers feel respn. H I don't know. I don't know . I just feel l i ke i t ' s my duty a nd I s hould do it . My children were educated here and grown up he r e. I s hould suport i t . J so even bough sometimes financial ly it ' s bee n hard f or you, you really haven't-- H It hasn't been hard for me . I'm s t i ll ffi ti ng thre e meal s a day and I contribute to UJA as well as I do th e synagog ue and the comm un i ty center. J You don't question yo ur rs pnsi bi lity . H o . JDo your childre n comn t ribute ? H No . My older s on do es co me to think ef he doesn't go to the synagogue, bu t he ' s con tr i buted t o UJA. J How com e he does t hat? H I don't kn ow. That ' s why I say, even after we're gone, that they'll remain Jews. J Wha t do you th in k it wouldbelike if they didn't? If [many[ young people didn't keep up w/u H It would be mi g h ~sa d , I' l l sayfuat.I can't imagine that ever hap~ening. I dont think it would ever hap pen. J You seem t o ha ve wanted to carry through something of your parents. So that's what makes you think your c hi ldren would want to ... H Th at's right . And t hey kn ow--they realise and known that we have been a supporter of the J ewish co mmu ni ty wh ich I think has made an impression on them. J ~ H o w do you fee l the com munity here is in relation to Israel. Is there talk about moving ot Israel, going, visiting .... J H Ju st 11o ng my friends, of t hose that I soci a 1 i ze with vie' ve been to I srae 1. And of course, we loved it . And another couple, friends of ours, just left this m~nhg, for Israel. Their gr~~ dson was go i ng to be bar mitzvahed in Israel. [general attitu~e of ~ommunity towards Israel?] I say, I can't tell you what the general community;~&~~t~d~n6~·what my friends attitudes are. They're pro-Israel, naturally, s ure. [when Israel became statefeeling] Just a joyous occassion a I recall . [were there celebrations?] Oh sure there were. J You are in a more isolated community-what's it like to be jewisR-in big important events H Not being here, All I can t ell you is what I was told. My oldest~other Abe and his wife Clare were very very active as far as the Jewish USO was concerned. And they did a fantastic job of entertaining the Jewish soldiers. AT the old Covenant House. Theold community Center. On So. Temple. J When you~cameback, wer~ yqu invovled. |
