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A Tribute To Robert Lappin

Robert I Lappin Foundation

On January 26, Robert Israel Lappin will turn 90. In celebration of this milestone birthday the Journal has compiled a tribute to the beloved North Shore philanthropist, pictured above at the Great Shofar Blowout. See page 8.

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From Salem to LA: Jay Sanderson Shakes Up the Federation System

AMY SESSLER POWELL

Jewish Journal Staff

Jay Sanderson, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, one of the country’s largest Federations, says his childhood in Salem’s subsidized housing complex and the comfort he felt in the local Jewish community growing up influenced his decision to work in the Jewishcommunity.

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ISRAEL BRIEFS 

Editor’s note: The Jewish Journal has introduced a column of news briefs from Israel, culled from a variety of sources, to give our readers a greater appreciation of what is happening there.

HACKING IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Israeli hackers said they brought down the websites of the Saudi Stock Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. The hackers, who call themselves IDF-Team, said that the January 17 attacks were in retaliation for the cyber attack the previous day on the...

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Young Woman Embraces The Road Not Taken

LINDA SNOW DOCKSER, PH.D.

Special to the Journal

READING —Lily Shaffer has never been afraid to take “the road not taken.”

As Joan Forman, education director of Temple Shir Tikvah in Winchester, mused: “Ever since she was a little girl, Lily was always a very independent, out-ofthe- box girl. She was confident, directed, capable, an incredibly deep thinker, and such a good soul. She was always someone I could entrust with a project and know that it would be done better and...

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• Romantic Music on the North Shore
• Café Shalom Coffee House Returns
• Epstein Not the Malcontent in ‘American Idiot’
• Comedy Night in Beverly
• Artist is Inspired by Constellations and Biblical Heroines
• Helping Older Adults Navigate Across Care Settings
• Small Group Personal Training Craze Hits Swampscott
• Free Cardio Fitness Classes
• American Cancer Society’s Spin for Hope™
• Have Your Heard the Latest About Hearing Loss ?

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• TUES, JAN. 24
• THUR, JAN. 26
• FRI, JAN. 20
• SUN, JAN. 22
• SAT, JAN. 21
• The Law and Lore of Jewish Marriage
• Travel Agent Specializes in Destination Weddings and Honeymoons
• Hawthorne Hotel Invites Prospective Brides to Open House
• ON OUR COVER
• Double the Pleasure... When Sisters Marry in Close Succession
• Tufts, recently moved to San Francisco, and they will get
• How to Pick Out Wine for Your Wedding
• Make-up for That Special Day
• Appliances and Electronics Galore
• Get Personalized and Attentive Service from Special Occasions and Designs
• Salem Waterfront, A Spectacular Venue
• Financial Concerns for Married Couples
• Sashaying Down the Aisle
• WED, FEB. 1
• SAT, FEB. 4

• Jews Had Better Wise Up
• Polls Can Be Misleading
• The Jewish State is in a Precarious Position
• ‘Hana’s Suitcase’ is a Must See
• At What Price Fanaticism?
• LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thanks to Temple B’nai Abraham
• RABBI ROBERT S. GOLDSTEIN
• Are We Alone in the Universe?
• RABBI NECHEMIA SCHUSTERMAN
• JED FILLER

• Cohen Hillel Academy Announces New Head of School
• Grow a Tree of Life at the JCCNS
• Milestones of the Jewish Life Cycle
• Reconstructionism 101
• The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Training You Wish You Had
• XYZ, a New Young Adult Initiative, Receives Grant
• Check Your Mezuzot and Tefillin
• Live From New York, Manhattan in Marblehead
• Commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Happy 90th Birthday to Robert Israel Lappin

• Anne R. (Schwartz) Barosin, 86, of Peabody
• OBITUARY POLICY
• Sadie S. Appelstein, 98, of Marblehead
• Steven Barry Block, 70, of Brookline
• Herbert Galpert, 92, of Swampscott
• Susan L. "Suzi" (Paul) Boucher, 54, of Devens
• Hyman M. London, 85, of Salem
• BORNSTEIN, Sarah "Sally" (Goodman),
• Irving Goldberg, 85, of Marblehead

• FUND-RAISER
• ENGAGEMENT BERGMAN — COHEN
• CHELSEA JEWISH FOUNDATION
• FIFTH TERM
• Good Sports
• WEDDING GROIPEN – HERZLICH
• ENGAGEMENT SHAPIRO — MOLK
• Children’s Author to Speak at NSJCC
• Loon Mountain Ski & Snowboard Trip
• Summer Program in Israel for Teenagers