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IsRAEL 2012 June 27-July 8 Join Us! Temple Isaiah is planning an amazing congregation-wide trip to Israel, featuring tracks led by all four clergy! Rabbi Klein will lead a track on Conflict Resolution; Rabbi Frimmer on Social Justice; Rabbi Kellner on Israel for the whole family and Cantor Kent on Food, Wine, Architecture and Music. Whether you have been there before or not, come with us in late June 2012. For more information contact Terry & Andrea Pullan at tpullan@pullan.com or apullan@pullan.com Or visit the website at http://www.templeisaiah.com/israel-trip for information. Lines from the Library By Ellen G. Cole, Librarian BORN TO BANK Library Hours Tuesday: 2:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Thursday: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon Long before the rebirth of Israel, a Jew leaving Germany turned to Los Angeles. The familiar history of missions, ranchos, padres, Indians and soldiers excludes the pivotal Jewish banker. Savvy, immigrant, German-Jew Isaias Hellman transformed a backwater outpost into our modern home. His meteoric rise shines in a comprehensive biography by his greatgreat-granddaughter. We follow Hellman from a dusty, anti-Semitic German hamlet to 1859 Los Angeles. A major player developing eight industries, banking, transportation, oil, water, wine, land development, electricity and education, his jaw-dropping career also involved the creation of San Francisco. Sipping our favorite California red, talking of Wells Fargo Bank, USC, UC Regents, railroads, oil stocks, municipally controlled light and water, the LA Times or Wilshire Boulevard Temple, we talk of Hellman. His Towers of Gold were literal: a successful ploy to face bank panics. Hellman’s decisions brought him into conflict with friend and foe. He argued with his brother, competitors, colleagues, employees (one left to create his own idea: Bank of America). The Lehmann Brothers, his in-laws, invested with him. The German-Jewish network in California emulated New York, influencing social snobbery, business connections, neighborhoods and charity donations. Hellman was so wealthy his will was in probate for 35 years. No “life” exists in a vacuum. Hellman’s outstanding contributions confronted California’s progressive politics (no surprise, Hellman did not like reformers) and nascent international Zionism (he didn’t like this either). Names on local buildings, cities and street signs come alive: people with whom Hellman negotiated. Details and photographs in this straightforward book provide a stunning Jewish role model. Come meet him in the new Library. 4 | THE ISAIAN February 2011
Notes from the Green Team Have you noticed this graphic on the large-screen Temple monitors? If you have not, take a look the next time you enter, and let its message sink in. Why is it important? Several Isaians ago, we talked about this in general, but perhaps some startling statistics will help better frame the issue. • In 1976, we drank 1.6 gallons of bottled water per person. In 2006, we drank 28.3 gallons. That is 18 times more! For what real purpose? • Every hour, we throw away 2.5 million of these bottles. • Imagine each bottle already filled 25% with oil—that is about what it takes to produce it. • 1000 to 2000 times more energy is needed to produce bottled water than tap water. • If the number of water bottles ending up in the US landfills each year were laid end to end, they would encircle the globe 114 times. • 450 years to eternity is the range for the decomposition of plastic water bottles in landfills. In light of this, the Board of Temple Isaiah voted unanimously to support the Green Team’s goal of having our Temple premises be a single-use disposable water bottle free zone. We hope you will join in and help us reach this goal. Just keep a good, reusable water bottle in the car, and bring it in with you. We know sometimes it is hard to remember, but get into the habit, and it will happen naturally. ISAIAH WOMEN Please Join Isaiah Women for Our Wonderful Events in February February 4 - 6 Ellen Canter, President, and Laurie Gantz, Vice President, will be attending the WRJ Sisterhood Leadership Conference in San Francisco. There will be workshops to improve leadership skills and networking opportunities to share successes and concerns with the WRJ leaders and staff. Norton Simon Museum Date to be determined. For more information please contact Sari Spiro at spirojjs@aol.com or (310) 475-1162. Lunch Bunch Friday, February 18 at Sunnin, a Lebanese restaurant on Westwood Boulevard. Join us for some delicious Middle Eastern food and fun. RSVP to Sari Spiro. (310) 475-1162 or spirojjs@aol.com. Upcoming Events Mah Jongg Tournament *New date,* Sunday, March 20. Contact Rochelle Neuburger at rochelleneuburger@gmail.com or (310) 649-4661. There will also be a Dinner Bunch and Saturday hike. Watch for details and more information. 5 | THE ISAIAN February 2011
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