Friends of Robison who support CSP Summer newsletter

1. CONNECTIONS
OUR MISSION:
To enhance the quality of life of those served and living on the campus of Cedar Sinai Park.
Winter 2016-17
Residents of Cedar Sinai Park Celebrating Their B’not Mitzvah
Julie Anne Feinstein Celia Hirsch Rhoda Feldman

2. Years ago, I discovered a wonderful teaching that Reb
Nachman of Breslov gave. He taught that Jews are for-
bidden to feel old! The message he tried to convey was
that allowing yourself to feel old is to deny yourself
the possibilities.
We typically think of the Bar and Bat Mitzvah as a
coming of age journey and celebration, observed
at age 13. The operative word in this opening line is
“journey.” One year ago, three Rose Schnitzer Manor
residents enrolled in my class to study Hebrew. Rhoda
Feldman and Celia Hirsch wanted to refresh their
reading skills so they might follow the prayer book
more easily, while Julie Anne Feinstein wanted to fulfill
a lifetime ambition of learning to read Hebrew. Within
a matter of weeks, these students chose to embark on
a journey to celebrate their growing competence in
leading their community in prayer.
We began with the alef-bet, the Hebrew alphabet and
related vowel sounds. Naomi Fredgant, an 18-year-old
volunteer, assisted with some one-on-one instruction.
Quickly these students moved to reading, and then
Julie Anne announced that she wanted to have a Bat
Mitzvah! She invited Celia and Rhoda to join her. The
journey we took together after that was nothing short
of astonishing. After we settled on a date, Shabbat
Sukkoth 2016 (October 22), Celia Joyfully shared her
news with friends and family: “Can you believe it? I’m
going to have a Bas Mitzvah. At my age? I’m 96!”
With our work cut out for us, our focus shifted to To-
rah. Each woman was assigned three to five verses
that would eventually be read straight from the To-
rah. Eventually Rabbi Eve Posen and Cantor Barbara
Slader came as guest teachers to assist with studying
the meaning of each verse.
During their Bat Mitzvah ceremony, each woman of-
fered a brief talk, read directly from the Torah, and
invited their family to stand under a Tallit Chuppah to
receive a blessing. Rhoda Feldman told us, “It was a
journey for Julie Anne, Celia and me. Each of us had
something different to focus on. For me it was keeping
my mind and my spirit refreshed. Study now is more
intense. I am now 88 and things come slower.”
The Bat Mitzvah coincided with the holiday of Sukkot.
Celia Hirsch made a wonderful connection between
the holiday and life. She said, “The Sukkah is a tem-
porary dwelling space. It brings us all into a place
of shelter where we can look into each other’s eyes.
That’s when I experience God, so it’s our tradition to
invite our friends, family and even people we don’t
know, — which gives us the opportunity to see God
in someone else’s eyes. That’s how I got the friends I
have.”
Julie Anne’s family commissioned a beautiful hand-
painted Tallit by local artist Diane Fredgant. She wore
it with pride as she spoke to us. “While one may have
their Bat Mitzvah at any age, it is traditionally around
the youthful age of 13. Coming to this honor at the
age of 76 made this day unique for me.”
Her tallit featured a lush landscape of property
owned by her family, known as “The Place.” In her
Torah portion, Julie Anne read about Ha-Makom
(Hebrew for “place”). She spoke lovingly about the
wooded land she grew up on in Estacada, then made
the connection for us: “There is however, another Place
– the transient place of time and space. This place
can also be one where G-d’s presence can be seen
and most definitely Heard and felt. And this transi-
tory place of time and space is left for you and me
to fill all day, every day, with our actions, deeds and
words.”
COMING OF AGE
2 | Connections
Eddy Shuldman
Religious & Spiritual Life Chair

3. Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is
progress. Working together is success. — Henry Ford
The conclusion of the High Holy Days brings us to the
Thanksgiving season, an appropriate time to express
deep gratitude to so many who have supported Cedar
Sinai Park throughout this transformative year.
The patronage of countless individuals and groups re-
sulted in the successful opening of THE GREEN HOUSE
®
home in July, the first of four for CSP, and the first in
Oregon. In only three months, residents of the new
home at the Harold Schnitzer Center for Living have
comfortably settled into their new style of daily life.
Moreover, with its opening, and construction of the re-
maining three homes nearing completion, we were able
to start the renovation and transforming Robison Jewish
Health Center into a leading-edge, post-acute care
center. Your generous financial and personal support of
this campaign has made it all possible.
The construction has not been without challenges, of
course. Maintaining Cedar Sinai Park’s high standards
of quality during this disruption period has added a
layer of complexity to everyday activities. An entry-
way to Robison is here one day and gone the next; life
enrichment programs are held in various locations; a
hallway leading to an activity center now leads to a
dining room. But through each modification you have
been patient, encouraging and helpful.
No expression of appreciation would be complete
without recognizing our many beloved residents, our
engaged families and caring staff. They, along with
the Friends of Robison, make up the Cedar Sinai Park
family that means so much to me, as well as the Board
and management team. We came together to fund
the campaign. We have stayed together to move the
project forward. And we are working together to make
Cedar Sinai Park the gold standard for all other retire-
ment communities to follow.
With deep appreciation,
Sandra C. Simon, Chief Executive Officer
A LETTER FROM THE CEO
Winter 2016-17| 3
A NOTE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
After a successful Bingo Event in September, with close
to 100 guests in attendance, the Friends of Robison is
now planning its next exciting program to benefit our
residents. Under the direction of chair Donna Jack-
son, we are working to fill the libraries in the four new
GREEN HOUSE®
homes.
With a program called ”Bucks for Books,” you will have
the opportunity to purchase book plates in honor or
in memory of a loved one for $10. We will use the
bookplate money to purchase large print books so that
we can fill the shelves of the libraries that are housed
in each home.
We must purchase large print books to make it easier
for the residents to enjoy their new libraries. More
information about this new program is coming, so hold
tight. Look for a mailer in the next month or two. We
are very excited about this new endeavor.
Of course we welcome and depend on your regular
tributes! Our tribute secretaries are listed in this news-
letter. You are also welcome to make your tribute
online.
On December 26 at 1:30 p.m., Friends of Robison is
invited to help with the Chanukah program in Zidell
Hall of Rose Schnitzer Manor. We will serve latkes and
applesauce, Cantor Barbara Slader’s resident choir
will be performing, and it will be lots of fun. We
welcome your help.
Have a wonderful holiday season with all of your
loved ones!
Warmly,
Michelle Eastern Gradow, President of Friends of Robison

4. 1. Alan Altmark, Steve Madsen and Ellen Feldman enjoying the Lion King. 2. Doris Levine and Sonja Fasenfest
enjoying happy hour. 3. Natalie displaying what’s for dinner. 4. Wolf Pakula creating some personal tea.
5. Residents of CSP enjoying a personal tour with Jordan Schnitzer at the Portland Art Museum.
6. Faye Berch celebrating the century mark.
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5. We have been so fortunate to have decent enough
weather for the last month to last most for wonder-
fully hamish joint events for Robison and Rose Schnitzer
Manor. The high holidays brought us all together to cre-
ate a rich congregation in full voice throughout all of the
services. I know our amazing service leaders appreci-
ated the larger minyan and the enthusiastic participation
of dancing - especially during our annual Simchat Torah
party.
Halloween is always a popular event on campus with
the parade and blowout party. This year was the best
yet. The silent movie playing in the background in Zidell
Hall lent an eerie mood. The culinary department went
above and beyond with their theme food. We especially
loved the worms in dirt. The staff’s children loved the
candy that the residents lavished on them, and the
winners of the costume contest appreciated the gift
cards. Congratulations to Norman Berlant and Shyrlee
Goodman for being voted the top costume honor.
THE HAROLD SCHNITZER CENTER FOR LIVING
A GREEN HOUSE®
HOME
Jennifer Felberg
Winter 2016-17 | 5
It seems like we just finished putting away the machzors
and redressing the Torahs in their everyday clothes, yet
here we are contemplating Chanukah. This year on 25
Kislev, the start of Chanukah, corresponds to the very
last week of December. We light the first candles on the
24th and continue until all eight candles (nine with the
shamash) are burning on the menorah on New Year’s
Eve. What a way to ring in the new secular year!
While Chanukah is a relatively minor festival, it serves
an important purpose to bring light and hope to dark-
est time of the year. We welcome you and your family
to come spread that light and hope across our campus
by lighting the Chanukiyah with us here. On one of the
nights of the holiday.
If you you’d like to participate, please contact me at
503-535-4038 or jemi.mansfield@cedarsinaipark.org.
From the Department of Spiritual Life
Jemi Mansfield
Gloria Bacharach saying, “cheers.”
Judy Tapia & Norman Berlant during our Halloween parade.

6. The Golden
Book of Life
Michelle Caplan
Barry & Saundra Friedman
Myra Jackson
Rich & Sue Garber
Stan & Shirley Hodes
Sandy & Wendi Menashe
IN MEMORY
Bernard Caplan
Susan Mosler
Ross Coblens
Janet Goldberg
Susan Moskowitz
Sid Davidson
Barry & Saundra Friedman
Robert Diamond
Barry & Saundra Friedman
Larry Gorin
Jerry & Shirley Nudelman
Yolanda Bogaert
Rebecca Israel
Ruben & Elizabeth Menashe
Trudy Joseph
Frieda Tobin
Lou Menashe
Carol Danish
Elizabeth & Ruben Menashe
Anne “Honey” Sherman
Bernice Gevurtz &
Lila Goodman
Goldie Stampfer
Bernice Gevurtz
Miriam Unkelis
Rich & Sue Garber
Ruth Menashe
Min Zidell
Barry & Saundra Friedman
GET WELL
HAPPY
ANNIVERSARY
Dick & Dianne Arensberg
Shirley & Jerry Nudelman
Gary & Sylvia Pearlman ~ 55th
Bud & Robin Marcus
Mel & Jan Swire
Inga Hamburger
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Lee Funes
Rosalie Goodman
Steve Gradow
Marvin & Barbara Wolf
Susie Marcus
Bud & Robin Marcus
Judi Matza
Sherma Wenner
IN APPRECIATION
Christi Goodman
Madelle Rosenfeld
Ed Tonkin’s Grandson
Ruth Menashe
Michelle Gradow
Ilene & Jim Davidson
Ed Tonkin’s Leadership of the
Federation
Ruth Menashe
Additional
Tributes
IN MEMORY
Bernard Caplan
Sanford & Elaine Weinstein
Ross Coblens
Janet Goldberg
Marvin & Barbara Wolf
Joel & Mary Jane Cohen
Marvin & Barabra Wolf
Jerry & Shirley Nudelman
Walter Froehlich
Stan & Bev Eastern
Barbie, Mike & Gary Enkelis
Naomi Strauss
Sanford & Elaine Weinstein
Frank Gordin
Mel & Jan Swire
Larry Gorin
Stan & Judy Blauer
Paul & Linda Franklin
Bill Brenner & Julie Waco
Jacqueline Constantine
Barbie, Mike & Gary Enkelis
Stan & Pam Rotenberg
Shirley Lenske
Barbie, Mike & Gary Enkelis
Lou Menashe
Jackie Constantine
Stan & Bev Eastern
Barbie, Mike & Gary Enkelis
Janet Hasson
Hy & Myra Jackson
Bud & Robin Marcus
Ruth Menashe
Susan Mosler
Stan & Pam Rotenberg
Mel & Jan Swire
Sherma Wenner
Lois Poplack
Barbie, Mike & Gary Enkelis
Stan & Pam Rotenberg
Al & Judy Weingard
Harry Rubin
Barbie, Mike & Gary Enkelis
Jerrie Roth
FRIENDS OF ROBISON TRIBUTES(Received July–October 2016)
6 | Connections
Ben Bean
Stan & Bev Eastern
We have made every effort to ensure that our list is
accurate. We sincerely apologize for any errors.
We would love to stay in touch. please let us know if your
mailing address, email, or phone number has changed. Just call
(971) 717-7165 or email mary.schenk@cedasinaipark.org. Thanks!

7. Barbara Caplan
Ilaine Cohen
Michelle Caplan
Carolyn & Larry Gorin
Ida Ray Cahana
Ilaine Cohen
Frieda Cohen
Gary & Elaine Cahn
Myra Jackson
Jackie Constantine
Barbie, Mike & Gary Enkelis
Rich & Sue Gerber
Barbara Lang
Carolyn & Larry Gorin
Jerry & Shirley Nudelman
Melvin & Jan Swire
GET WELL
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Barbie Enkelis
Corinne Spiegel
Steve Flock ~ Happy 70th
Birthday
Barbie, Mike & Gary Enkelis
Lee Funes ~ Happy 90th Birthday
Marlene Brenner
Carolyn Gorin ~ Happy 70th
Birthday
Al & Judy Weingard
Shirley Hodes ~ Happy 90th
Birthday
Jacqueline Constantine
Leonard Krichevsky ~ Happy
85th Birthday
Ron & Taya Meyer
Owen & Lynn Blank ~ Mazel Tov
on Granddaughter’s Bat Mitzvah
Carolyn & Larry Gorin
Susie Marcus ~ For Your
Continued Good Health
Bud & Robin Marcus
Dale Oller ~ Thank you for
hosting Event
Carolyn & Larry Gorin
IN HONOR
Winter 2016-17 | 7
Make a Tribute
Evelyn Maizels
(503) 291-1618
emaizels@comcast.net
4460 SW Scholls Ferry Rd Apt. 10
Portland, OR 97202-8031
Jan Swire
(503) 771-2750
janswire@msn.com
3715 SE Malden Street
Portland, OR 97202-8031
Get Involved
HOW YOU CAN HELP FRIENDS
Renne Lann
(503) 293-1180
lannoregon1@gmail.com
7280 SW Chapel Court
Portland, OR 97223
Become a member by visiting us online at:
http://cedarsinaipark.org/friends/
or mail your $25 membership fee to:
Friends of Robison
6125 SW Boundary Street
Portland, OR 97221-1019
To donate your time to the residents of CSP contact:
Michelle Gradow at Smgradow@comcast.net
Join Us!
IN APPRECIATION
Ronnie Schechter
Barbie, Mike & Gary Enkelis
Arnie Silver
Barbie, Mike & Gary Enkelis
Goldie Stampfer
Leonard & Dolly Goldberg
Walt & Suzanne Lowy
Mother of Jeannie Rosenthal
Barbara & Jerry Leveton
Phil Swartz
Marlene Brenner
Miriam Unkelis
Lee & Frank Berne
Barbara & Jerry Leveton
Shirley Wexler
Barbie, Mike & Gary Enkelis
Barbara Wolf
Stan & Judy Blauer
Barbie, Mike & Gary Enkelis
Stan & Shirley Hodes
Dora Newman
Jerry & Shirley Nudelman
HAPPY
ANNIVERSARY
Elie & Joanna Westerfield ~ 50th
Mel & Jan Swire
Jan Goldberg
Stan & Judy Blauer
Jack Lakefish ~ Happy 99th
Birthday
Jacqueline Constantine
Mel & Jan Swire
Steve Rosenfeld ~ Happy 70th
Birthday
Barbie, Mike & Gary Enkelis
Isaac Tevet ~ Happy 70th
Birthday
Barbie, Mike & Gary Enkelis
The Friends of Robison board is
sorry for the passing of past
president Jean Rivin. Our hearts
go out to her family.

8. Occasion For Whom Name/Address $ Amount
$10 minimum tribute for Notification
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Friends of Robison Tribute Form
Your Name
(as you wish it to appear in print) Phone
Your address
Email
Saturday, March 4, 2017
The Hilton Portland
921 SW 6th Ave.,
Portland OR 97204
CSP’s annual event
benefiting the residents of
Cedar Sinai Park
Contact Teri Patapoff at 503.535.4360
or patapofft@cedarsinaipark.org
Total amount enclosed:
17th Annual Community
Havdalah Service & Social
Cedar Sinai Park,
Rose Schnitzer Manor
Zidell Hall
6125 SW Boundary St.
Portland, OR 97221
Saturday, January 28, 2017
6:30 p.m.
Refreshments and conversation
following the service:
This year’s Leader: Rabbi Eve Posen,
Rabbi of Education & Youth
at Congregation Neveh Shalom
Open to the Community
Everyone Is Welcome
Save
The Date!