Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 October 2002 — Page 7

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Ehrenreich will speak At III and Clowes Hall

Journalist Barbara Ehrenreich addresses the underside of capitalism in her best-selling book. Nickel and Dimed. Ehrenreich spent months working as a Wal-Mart clerk, hotel maid, and waitress to see if it was possible to make a living wage. Her conclusions about not getting by in America's troubled economy are darkly funny and often disturbing.

Ehrenreich will discuss her experiences on Sunday, Nov. 3, from 1 - 2:15 p.m. at the University Place Conference Center Auditorium. Later the same day, Ehrenreich will join novelist Mary Gordon, critic Bell Hooks and moderator Scott Russell Sanders for a wide-ranging conversation about "Breaking Silence" on stage at Clowes Hall starting at 4:30 p.m.

The event is open to the public at no cost, but an admission ticket is required. Tickets are available at the Clowes Hall box office and may be available the day of the event. For more information, contact Robin Waldron, 274-2455. Both events are part of Spirit and Place, a civic festival taking place throughout central Indiana (www.spiritandplace.org).

2 Jewish lawyers vying for office

By ED STATTMANN Candidates for public office in the coming election in Marion County include at least two Jewish lawyers, Louis Rosenberg and David Orentlicher, both Democrats. Rosenberg, a member of Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, is a candidate for Circuit Court. He has long experience with the Indiana political scene, having lobbied for causes in the '70s that were unpopular with the Republicans holding sway in the Indiana Legislature. What he wasn't able to win in the legislature, Rosenberg sometimes won through liti-

gation. He founded and directed the Indiana Center on Law and Poaverty. He also helped organize the Indiana Migrant Law Reform Project and the Martin Luther King Multi-Service Center. He presides in Magistrate Court 99, a busy forum dealing with persons accused of Class D felonies - the class of felony that can be reduced to a misdemeanor. His experience includes establishment of the Mental Health Diversion Court and serving as managing attorney , for litigation for the UAW Legal Services Plan. Rosenberg earned his law

degree at the University of Chicago. Orentlicher, a member of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck, is new to politics, although not to civic involvement. He is a physician as well as a lawyer. He is an expert on medical ethics and constitutional law. Orentlicher is pitted against Republican James Atterholt, the incumbent in Indiana House District 86, which has become a high-profile race being watched as a possible indication of which way the balance of power is tipping between the two major parties in the Statehouse.

Historical society elects board, officers

Judy Koor was chosen at the Oct. 13 annual meeting of the Indiana Jewish Historical Society to serve as president for the coming year. She and other officers were elected to serve for one-year terms on the executive committee. The other officers are: Benton Marks, first vice president; Trent D. Pendley of Crown Point, second vice president, and Irit Boukai, treasurer. The society met at Broadmoor Country Club, with representatives attending from more than 12 different communities throughout

Indiana. They heard historian Carolyn Blackwell present a program about the Jewish history of small Indiana communities. Elected to serve on the board of directors for a threeyear term ending in 2005 were Nelson Behar, Fort Wayne; Benjamin Benjaminov, Terre Haute; Fred B. Chary, Valparaiso; Jim Klatch, Lafayette; Pendley and Maurice Schankerman and Donna Segal, of Indianapolis. Frank Newman was elected to serve a one-year term on the board ending in 2003.

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Vote/ November 5, 2002

Re-elect Judge Tanya Walton Pratt “/ firmly believe that in this great democracy, our judicial system is capable of delivering fair, impartial and equal justice to all person’s who come before the Courts.” Paid for by the Committee To Re-elect Tanya Walton Pratt