Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 July 1997 — Page 6

IND 6 July 2. 1997 Gisela

Continued from page 4 ately, the number of Haredim surrounding us tripled so that they must have been shoulder to shoulder and a dozen deep!

EVANSTON, 111. — Sam Gershuny, 75, a native of Lafayette, Ind., died Sunday, June 1. Mr. Gershuny was a retired entrepreneur. He had worked in advertising and sales promotion. Most recently, he had his own contract cleaning business. Mr. Gershuny was graduated in 1938 from Jefferson High School in Lafayette and in 1942 from Northwestern University. He played basketball in high school and at Northwestern. Mr. Gershuny was editor of the Jeff Booster newspaper while in high school and

"The police had not received any reinforcements and were no longer able to adequately protect us. So, between the 4th and the 5th

also worked part-time at the Lafayette Journal and Courier. Survivors include his wife, Jean Heinz Gershuny; children Valerie (Mrs. Jeff) Ormont, Greg Gershuny, Barry Gershuny, Eric Gershuny and Lisa Gershuny; two sisters, Lifcha (Mrs. Henry) Alper and Ruth (Mrs. Herman) Ochs, and a brother, Josh Gershuny, and four grandchildren. Mrs. Ochs resides in Indianapolis. Memorial gifts may be made to the United Parkinson Foundation, 833 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago, 111., 60607.

aliyot, we were forced to retreat out of the area of the Kotel. I'm not sure what feeling was strongest within me as I turned to march slowly, almost in a line of defeat, through a split in this sea of black hats. Was it fear, anger, or pure sadness that caused my knees to go weak and overwhelmed me as I walked past pushes and shoves and shouts of "You are worse than, the Nazi's," "You are more evil than Hitler," and "You are the source of evil?" And as we walked, it felt and looked like it was snowing. No, Jerusalem is not having any abnormal weather, rather it was a constant downfall of salivp from the Haredi boys' spit. "Kegathering outside of the gate, we were ready to finish the service that we had begun. Br* we still were not far away tor them. They followed us through the gate and continued their pushing and yelling. The police guided us up the road away from the Kotel, but were unable to accompany us because they were too busy holding them back. So as we continued to retreat, the attacks continued as shots of human feces and garbage were tossed from the windows of the yeshivot that we passed. "When we finally found a place that was safe for us to finish our service, we were few in number. Although the service went on, I could not concentrate. My thoughts flew all over the place. I realized that I was feeling all of the aforementioned feelings; fear, anger and sadness, all together and at an intensity that had never before hit me. And they did hit me. "1 try to understand what happened to the principles upon which the modern state of Israel were founded. People from home ask me, 'Isn't it wonderful to be living in the Jewish homeland? In a country that was established for the protection of Jews? Where you are surrounded by your people?' To tell you the truth, I don't know anymore. And that is sad. "To conclude our service, we sang Ha-Tikvah and everybody who remained was taken aback by the ironic superimposition of the words that we sang with the place we stood and the condition of our clothes, and of our selves. What about 'the hope,' anyway? "The questions remain, and the future of the situation.

Sam Gershuny, 75 entrepreneur, athlete

unfortunately, does not look good. The general feeling around here is that the situation will get much worse before it can improve. I can only imagine what the picture will be when it is worse. "Thank you for allowing me to share my feelings. They are intense ones which are still

flying around in my head and in my heart, far from being sorted into anything logical. I do know that it is a situation that American Judaism needs to understand. "I miss you all and look forward to more positive news next time! "Love, Leah"

Obituaries

Molly D. Levin, Selective Service employee

Molly Dordek Levin, 90, who worked for the Selective Service for 20 years, died Saturday, June 28. Mrs. Levin processed applications for the military draft agency from 1950 to 1970. She was a member of Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, a life member of Hadassah, and a 50-year member of Denver Home for Asthmatic children. Mrs. Levin was the widow of Edward I. Levin. Survivors include a son,

Elliott D. Levin; a daughter, Ms. Roberta Simons of Sonoma, Calif.; a sister. Rose (Mrs. Morris) Atlas of Florida, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A graveside service was at Beth-El Cemetery North on Tuesday, July 1, Rabbi Dennis Sasso and Cantor Misha Pisman officiating. Arrangements were by Aaron-Ruben-Nelson Meridian Hills Mortu-

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