Code,801009,
Subject,"Paula Fishman, Hebrew Cultural Garden",
Date,11/30/2009,
Interviewer,Michael Rotman,
Abstract,"In this November 2009 interview, Paula Fishman discusses the Hebrew Cultural Garden, one of the first gardens added to the Cleveland Cultural Gardens in the 1920s.  Ms. Fishman, a Cleveland native, became involved with the Hebrew Garden in 1997. She describes the process of cleaning up the long-neglected garden, generating interest about it throughout Cleveland's Jewish community, and working with the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland to initiate a long-term plan to take care of the Hebrew Garden.  Fishman details some of the difficulties involved with garnering interest for the Hebrew Garden across a widely dispersed and largely suburbanized Jewish community. She also describes the physical features of the garden and sheds light on the debate over which Jewish person will be honored next with a monument in the Hebrew Garden.",
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0,"Intro, background, first visit 1997 ""looked like it had just been it by a bomb.. I was pretty shocked""",
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2,Getting involved,
3,"Sun Press article leads to volunteers, clean up effort",
4,planting in the garden; contributions of Jewish Volunteers in Action; speculation on volunteer motives,
5,Hopes for the future of the garden - restoration of vandalized and stolen art,
6,"description of fountain, its condition and history",
7,Historical background for creation of Hebrew Garden and CG as a whole,
8,description of 7 pillars in the Hebrew Garden,
9,"Philosopher's circle: Chiam Weissman, Emma Lazarus, others",
10,Why it is the Hebrew garden and not the Israeli Garden,
11,"Role of Jewish Community Federation and Jewish Volunteers in Action in sponsoring, funding, and maintainence",
12,JCF helps provide funds for improvements for initial renovation,
13,JCF's continuing role (cont..),
14,It is unique for JCF to be participating in such a project,
15,Other volunteer activities the JCF participates in,
16,attracting a suburban audience (some lobbied for moving the garden to Beachwood),
17,"security at Jewish gatherings, when they volunteer at the garden",
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19,vandalism in past decades; safety is still a concern for people visiting the garden,
20,"Jews in Cleveland, Kinsman, past gatherings at the garden: family picnics, wedding",
21,"comeback, ideas to attract more Jews to garden, feedback from community",
22,Brotherhood Garden,
23,B'nai Br'ith memorial to fallen Jewish Army chaplain in Brotherhood Garden,
24,"funding, donations from community for various gardens",
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26,Broader problems of fundraising in the Jewish community,
27,"Importance of urban Jewish presence, history",
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29,"Old Jewish neighborhoods in Cleveland. ""We just keep moving east""",
30,"...""built as a showcase.. and that was it."" After initial dedications, people lost interest in it somewhat",
31,volunteers on Mitzvah days,
32,"improvement vs. preservation: need for ""newer heroes"", e.g. golda meri",
33,Potential figures to be memorialized in the garden in the future,
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35,Contributions of Dr. George Parras,
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37,[36:40] Her experiences working in the federation,
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39,Past plans to reroute the Doan Brook,
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41,"""it is one garden"" communities and cultures coming together to be represented as a whole",
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