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New Sefer Torah Obituaries

dedicated Jan. 9 NANCY SHERMAN
Nancy Sherman, z"l, passed away on Jan.
Congregation Kesser Israel dedicated 15, 2022, at the age of 93. Nancy is loved
its new Sefer Torah Jan. 9. About 200 and remembered by her five children, Na-
people turned out for the dedication, than (Linda), Gregory, Stanley, Pauline and
with another 50 joining on Zoom. Susanne Sherman; and grandchildren, Da-
The Torah was scribed by Rabbi Moshe vid, Joel, Jacob and Tamara.
Kornblatt from Jerusalem, with the final She was a member of Congregation
letters scribed by Rabbi Shimon Kraft at Neveh Shalom. A private funeral was held
The Evans family observes Rabbi Shimon the celebration at the Mittleman Jewish Jan. 18 and shared on Zoom.
Kraft from Los Angeles fill in their “letter” in the Community Center.
Torah. Rabbi Kraft came to speak and fill in the Long-time member Adam Rosenberg MOLLY BODNER
final 70 letters of the new Sefer Torah. shared some of the history of the shul. Molly Bodner, z”l, passed away Jan. 11,
2022, at the age of 103. Molly is loved
and remembered by her son, Floyd (Lora)
Bodner; grandsons, Robert (Tara) Bodner
and Jeremy (Sharron) Bodner; and grand-
daughter, Elana Bodner; along with three
great-grandchildren. She was predeceased
by her husband, Herbert Bodner, and son,
Jay Bodner.
Molly was Congregation Neveh Shalom’s
oldest congregant. The funeral was held
Jan. 16 at Ahavai Shalom Cemetery.
LEO ARFER
Leo Arfer, z”l, also known as “Leo the
Lion,” passed away Dec. 31, 2021. He is
After the celebration at the survived by beloved friends and family
Mittleman Jewish Communi- including his wife, Patti; daughters, Han-
ty Center, Avraham Warshaw, nah Fisher and Rory Lindo; son, Ethan
Gabbai of Kesser Israel, car- Arfer; daughter-in-law, Christinia Lively;
ried the Torah on the proces- his three wonderful grandchildren, Sophia,
sion to the synagogue, above. Wilson and Soleil; sisters, Enid and Laura;
At right, before the procession stepdaughter, Netanis Waters; and son-in-
Rabbi Kenneth Brodkin takes law, Paljeet Singh.
the Torah from Rick Haselton, Leo was born in the Bronx, N.Y., May 9,
whose family sponsored the 1949, to Anne and Leonard Arfer. He grew
Torah in memory of Meyer and up on Long Island, graduating Kings Park
Flo Rubenstein, z”l, parents of High School in 1968 and soon after enlist-
Rick's wife, Sura Rubenstein. ing in the U.S. Air Force, where he served
SECURE COMMUNITY (from page 1) in the Vietnam War. Vietnam became the
inspiration for his career in photogra-
Founded in 2004, SCN is a nonprofit that and CEO Marc Blattner. phy. Upon completion of his service, Leo
moved from New York to Portland, where
serves as the central organization dedicated Following the Texas incident, the Confer- he met his wife, Kathy Fisher. Together for
to the safety and security of the American ence of Presidents of Major American Jew- 40 years, Leo and Kathy raised two kids,
Jewish community. It works with 146 fed- ish Organizations released the following Hannah and Ethan.
erations, 50 partner organizations and more statement: “We are relieved by the resolu- As a photographer, Leo was the President
than 300 independent communities. tion of the hostage situation at Congrega- of the Oregon Chapter of the American Soci-
Locally the SCN director is funded by a tion Beth Israel and are immensely grateful ety of Media Photographers and taught busi-
four-way partnership – Jewish Federation of for the courage of local and state law en- ness photography at Mt. Hood Community
Greater Portland, Oregon Jewish Communi- forcement, and the FBI, who acted quickly College. His commercial career spanned
ty Foundation, multiple local Jewish orga- and effectively to rescue the rabbi and all of four decades specializing in film photogra-
nizations and SCN. Moss recently accepted the worshippers inside the synagogue. We phy for food, furniture and architecture.
the SCN role to serve as Regional Security are also indebted to our partners at the Se- Leo retired in 2012 so he could devote
Director for the entire Pacific Northwest, cure Community Network, whose mission himself to the care of Kathy through an
including Portland. SCN and JFGP also will is to guarantee every congregation the right illness that ultimately led to her passing in
hire a new local security director soon. to worship freely and safely by providing 2013. Later he met Patti Waters, and they
“With the incredible financial support security resources and training. Congrega- married in 2017.
of our partners to hire a local security tion Beth Israel received this training from He was preceded in death by his mother
director our community is better posi- SCN only several months prior, which like- and father; sister, Gail; and wife, Kathy.
tioned and prepared to respond to horrific ly helped to make them better prepared for Memorial services were held Jan. 7, 2022,
instances like this,” says JFGP President this tragic incident.” at Congregation Beth Israel.
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