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Veteran Who Navigated Germany's Airspace to Speak at July 4 Celebration

by Stacy Smith, Leisure World News

The Inter-Faith Chapel celebrates Pentecost Sunday on June 4 with a Scripture reading in several languages. From left to right, Bernice Williams, Chie Colvis, Mercedes Bautista and Claudette Warner-Milne. Photo by Jon Fife For more details about the service, see page 5.

Golf Pro Shop Gets a

Fresh, New Look

by Stacy Smith, Leisure World News

Scattered throughout a mid-size room, mannequins display the latest in golf and athletic wear. Rows of titanium clubs shine in the sunlight of a corner window, and buckets of bright yellow golf balls greet customers at the checkout counter.

The Golf Pro Shop recently stocked its floor with new inventory, and the man at the helm of sales and marketing, golf pro Richard Rosenthal, says his hope is that residents who have never set foot in the store will come in and check it out.

"Maybe we'll even get some new members," he said.

The store now carries top of the line athletic brands, like Under Armour and Cutter & Buck, and has added more women's clothing to their racks, with prices as good as, or better than, retail.

Rosenthal, who owned a pro shop in Montgomery Village for five years before joining the Leisure World staff in March, is sticking with conservative styles in basic colors until he's able to see which items sell well, and then will adjust his buying habits to match consumer trends.

"People's tastes have changed; styles have changed," he said, adding that where once golfers looked

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Ted Borek, a 94-year-old veteran of World War II whose B-17 airplane had to make an emergency landing when two of its four engines were destroyed by enemy fire, delivers the keynote address during the community's July 4 festivities.

Borek enlisted in the military at age 19 and, after combat training and working as a cryptographer encoding and decoding allied messages, became a navigator with the Eighth Air Force of the U.S Army Air Corps.

Just a few days after reporting to his assignment with the 305th Bomb Group, 365th Squadron in Chelveston, England, he suddenly found himself fighting in what would turn out to be one of the major air battles of the war.

"I was having breakfast with the crew and the operations officer came to me and said, `Ted, you'll be flying today. A navigator from another crew called in sick; you'll be taking his place.'"

The Eighth Air Force led a maximum effort over Germany on May 12, 1944, that included 800 B-17 bomber planes and 200 fighter planes.

Borek's plane got its first

Parade keynote speaker, Ted Borek. Photo by Leisure World News

Borek pictured in 1942 as an aviation cadet. Courtesy photo

jolt when some flak, or anti-aircraft fire, tore through the fuselage, causing no real damage. It was child's play compared to what was soon to come. Just around 2 p.m., dozens of German Luftwaffe

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INSIDE

Governance & Information..... 6 Thoughts & Opinions............ 10 Events & Entertainment....... 12 Movie Schedule.................... 15 Health & Fitness.................. 18 Clubs, Groups & Organizations....................... 20 Club Trips Listing................. 30

Sports, Games & Scoreboards......................... 34 Classes & Seminars............. 38 Calendar of Events............... 41 Governance Meeting Schedules............................. 41 Classifieds............................ 44

For details about the Community's 4th of July parade, see page 3.

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July 13: What Makes a Book Jewish?

by Arthur N. Popper

I f you visit (amazon. com) and enter "Jewish novels" into its search engine, you find many dozens of pages of titles. And the same happens if you look up Jewish romance novels, Jewish war novels, and most anything else.

And while many of these same books would be found in non-secular searches, what is it about these thousands of books that makes them appear in the results of a search that includes the word Jewish?

In many cases, it is the actual title or a distinctly Jewish subject, or the author may be Jewish but, in other cases, the relationship is less obvious.

The question of what makes a

book inherently Jewish is a topic served, and Cooper will remain

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Discussion questions include: ? What makes a book Jewish? ? Must a Jewish book be

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Credit Union to Hold Information Sessions

by Leisure World News

A series of "meet and greet" events in July are planned by the credit union preparing to move into the Administration Building.

Signal Financial Federal Credit Union (FCU), which expects to open a branch in Leisure World by August, hosts three events aimed to introduce residents to Signal's staff and services, and three more to provide residents

the opportunity to consult with staff on becoming members of the credit union and setting up accounts.

Residents are invited to enjoy refreshments and meet branch officers and staff on Tuesday, July 11, 18 and 25, between 2-4 p.m. in Clubhouse I.

Staff will return to help residents with membership and account paperwork on Thursday,

July 13, 20 and 27, between 2-4 p.m. in Clubhouse I.

All residents are eligible to join Signal Financial FCU through their affiliation with Leisure World. A member's close relative, whether living in the same household or not, is also eligible for Signal membership.

Once a resident joins, he or she is a member for life. A resident may move out of the community

and still retain his or her Signal Financial FCU membership.

Signal Financial FCU provides the same variety of financial services that customers would find at a bank, including checking, savings and money market accounts; certificates of deposit; personal and auto loans; credit cards; mortgages; investment products and advice; and online and mobile banking.

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Annual Parade Marches Through Leisure World July 4

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L eisure World is set to celebrate Independence Day with its annual parade and picnic. The parade begins at 9:30 a.m. and departs from the Administration Building parking lot.

In addition to several Leisure World mutuals and groups taking part in the parade, the Montgomery County Police and Fire Departments, Wheaton Rescue, the U.S. Army Military District of Washington Army Color Guard, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Color Guard, the Browningsville Cornet Band and others are participating.

The procession will travel down Leisure World Boulevard to Gleneagles Drive, make a U-turn and proceed toward Clubhouse I. After wending its way around Veterans Park and passing the review stand, the parade line will return to the Administration parking lot.

The speaking program begins at the review stand soon after the parade concludes.

Residents are welcome to bring folding chairs to sit along the route. In the event of rain, the parade will be canceled and the program will move inside to the Clubhouse II auditorium.

An afternoon picnic on the Clubhouse I lanai (details on page 14) follows the morning parade and program. Tables must be reserved in advance at $1 per person, payable in the Clubhouse I E&R office.

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Golf Shop

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Left, the Pro Shop before fresh inventory fills its racks and walls on June 8, above right. Photos courtesy Richard Rosenthal and by Leisure World News

for cotton clothing, many now prefer tech fabric. Tech fabrics, also known as high performance fabrics, are designed to help athletes and active people remain cool, comfortable and dry during activity, and to protect wearers from the elements.

The Pro Shop is selling older inventory at discounted prices to make room for the new. Demo driver golf clubs are also available for customers to test out before purchasing, and the Shop recently hosted a "demo day" featuring Calloway golf products.

"The vendor comes out and brings all their different golf clubs for the members to try. So there's no obligation to buy; its just an opportunity to see all the products in one day and try [them]," Rosenthal said.

In the future, the Pro Shop may host a trunk show, which

allows consumers to see products for the next golf season before they're available for purchase.

All residents and their guests are welcome to shop at the Golf Pro Shop; Golf Course membership is not required.

Golf Trial Memberships Spike This Season

by Stacy Smith, Leisure World News

T rial membership at the Golf Course has quadrupled compared to the same time last year, said Golf Pro Richard Rosenthal. The Golf Course had 28 trial members as of June 14, compared to seven at the same time in 2016.

"We've just had this onslaught of new trial memberships in the last month. Hopefully, we'll get at least half of those people to join for the rest of the year," Rosenthal said.

The 90-day, one-time trial golf membership is $200 and open to residents and anyone sponsored by a resident.

After 90 days, the trial member decides if he or she would like to become a full member by paying dues for the rest of the year, or return to paying the pay-to-play $25 guest fee.

Purchasing a trial membership can pay off for anyone who plays golf at Leisure World fairly frequently,

according to Rosenthal. "The course is in great

shape, so there's no reason not to," he said.

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Chapel Service Breaks Language Barrier

by Stacy Smith, Leisure World News

" W elcome, Saludo, Aloha." With one simple word spoken in three distinct languages ? English, Spanish and Hawaiian ? Rev. Dr. Ramonia Lee, minister of congregational life, greeted congregants of The Inter-Faith Chapel June 4 and reminded them how language serves to unite us all despite our differences.

"Hola, Bonjour, Shalom," the congregation replied, in Spanish, French and Hebrew.

Eleven languages in all were spoken between the two services that day, reflecting the linguistic and cultural diversity of the residents of Leisure World.

They resonated not only in the greeting, but also during the services' Passing the Peace ("Salaam alaykum") and Benediction ("Gracias a Dios"). They rang out and intertwined during a reading of Scripture, as members of the

congregation seated in the pews recognized their own native languages and heard the words of unfamiliar ones.

The ecumenical services, held during regular Sunday service hours, celebrated Pentecost, a Christian holiday that commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Jesus Christ, allowing them instantly to communicate in different languages.

The theme of unity across barriers of language and nationality was vividly demonstrated in each service when a short Scripture passage was read four times, each time by a resident speaking a different language. Chie Colvis read in Japanese. Gizella Keleman, in Hungarian. Mercedes Bautista's hands gestured and punctuated the passage as she recited it in Tagalog, a language spoken in the Philippines.

Then, the four readers at each service repeated the passage, this time simultaneously. Korean, English, Zambian Bemba, Liberian Kpelle and the others mingled, mimicking confusion and

wonderment experienced by the disciples as they each began to "speak in tongues," according to the Pentecost story.

As the reading drew to a close, the non-English languages fell silent at the same moment, and the English speaker completed the final verse of the passage, saying, "How is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language?"

After the service, congregants approached Rev. Dr. Woody Rea, senior minister, to express their gratitude and enjoyment of the service.

The services "generated a lot of enthusiasm" and were meant to "emphasize the unity and harmony of Spirit," Rea said.

It wasn't the first time the Chapel brought together residents from different backgrounds. Last July, in the aftermath of shootings by and against police in several U.S. cities, the Pulse nightclub shootings in Orlando, Fl., and a deadly terrorist attack in France, local leaders from some of the world's major religions united for a "Prayer Service for Peace."

Residents

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Social Website

by Leisure World News

A private social-networking website has become a draw for residents in the past few years. According to Nextdoor, a company founded in 2010, more than 500 accounts on its site come from within Leisure World. The (nextdoor. com) website provides networking platforms for individual neighborhoods across the country, including one specific to Leisure World.

Carl Shoolman, one of the first residents who formed the Leisure World neighborhood platform and an enthusiastic promoter, said it encourages participants to discuss a variety of topics such as carpooling for events and other outings, sharing interesting articles, or finding lost cats.

The platform also has a "more activist" angle, he said, such as polling participants on questions related to recent refunds by Comcast, which provides Leisure World's cable television service.

Nextdoor requires participants to register with a verifiable home address for the neighborhood platform they wish to participate in.

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