Holocaust Memorial Sculpture, Riga Jewish Community, Rumbula, Latvia

Rumbula is a wooded site near Latvia’s capital city of Riga where 38,000 Jews were murdered between the end of November and December 1941. Most of those killed (28,000) were from the Riga ghetto. The site was neglected for many years after the war. In 2002 a memorial was created. Targum Shlishi provided support for the names of 1,000 of the victims to be inscribed on stones as part of the memorial.

The J.J. Greenberg Memorial Torah Lending Service, Aleph Society and The Shul of Bal Harbour, Miami
Targum Shlishi established this Torah lending program in memory of Jonathan Joseph (J.J.) Greenberg, Executive Director of the New York-based Jewish Life Network and the son of Rabbi Irving (Yitz) and Blu Greenberg. Greenberg, 36, died in September 2002 of injuries sustained in a traffic accident in Israel. He was actively involved in Jewish community service and worked with several national programs.

Torahs will be lent on a short-term basis to groups that would not typically have access to a Sefer Torah but that want to conduct formal services. The program will be administered by the Aleph Society and The Shul of Bal Harbour. The program will begin with three Sefer Torahs.

Rosh Hodesh Journal for Teenage Girls, Miami
Targum Shlishi is developing a journal/handbook for teenage girls based on Rosh Hodesh (the new month in the Jewish calendar) and the lunar cycle and its particular relevance to Jewish girls and women. This publication will commemorate Angelica Rubin’s bat mitzvah and will be distributed to Jewish day schools and synagogues.

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