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HEBREWWATCHMAN.COM 3 Iyyar, 5781 April 15, 2021 VOL. 99, NO. 30 ‘6 Million Steps’ Campaign drives 14m steps toward Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day , April 7 – In the necting their Fitbit or Garmin fitness first effort of its kind, people from San trackers, or manually entering their Francisco to Washington, D.C. includ- total steps while walking, running or ing Holocaust survivors are walking exercising. People are also placing a or running to remember the victims of special #6MilllionSteps frame to their the Holocaust and to spotlight surg- social media profile. The #6Million- Anthony Morrison, Jewish of Memphis Chair; Laura Linder, ing antisemitism worldwide. Partici- Steps site features interviews with Ho- Jewish Community Partners President & CEO; Cindy Finestone, Memphis pants are also sharing their tallies on locaust survivors and offers resources Jewish Federation Chair; and Ken Steinberg, Jewish Community Partners social media with the hashtag “#6Mil- on rising antisemitism and hate crimes. Chair, at the 2019 Jewish Community Partners Annual Meeting, one of lionSteps” as part of the innovative Among those taking part are Israe- the last in-person events before the pandemic. Credit: Rena Knopf Photograpy Israeli-American Council campaign li-American Grammy Award-winning ahead of Israel’s Holocaust Remem- violinist Miri Ben-Ari, who played Memphis Jewish brance Day, which began Wed., April the Israeli national anthem while 8 and ended at sundown Thurs. April 9. The goal by April 11 was to reach Israeli-American Federation, Jewish 18 million total steps, a multiple of six million, as 18 symbolizes good luck in Council’s Campaign Foundation of Memphis Judaism and the Hebrew letter equiv- Aims For 18 Million alent “chai,” life. People of all ages Steps to Memorialize have been gathering for a few weeks receive Four-Star rating in socially distanced events across Holocaust victims, the country, from the National Mall Highlight Rising from Navigator in Washington to San Jose, amassing Antisemitism more than 13.6 million steps to date. By Emma Figarsky Events have taken place, or are walking in New Jersey. Visit https:// Memphis Jewish Federation and itably minded members of the Memphis scheduled to take place, in New Jer- israeliamericancouncil.app.box.com the Jewish Foundation of Memphis Jewish community to support the most sey; New York City; at the “Rocky” to download and watch the video. have both received a Four-Star Rat- critical needs of Jewish families as well steps at the Philadelphia Museum of “At a time of growing polarization ing from Charity Navigator, which is Art; Cleveland; Chicago; Washington and extremism, #6MillionSteps is gath- the highest possible rating. Charity University, St. Louis; the University ering people everywhere in memory Navigator is the nation’s largest and Charity Navigator is of Georgia, Athens; Atlanta; Tulane of the six million victims, including most-utilized evaluator of charities. the nation’s largest and University, New Orleans; Orlando; the 1.5 million children, murdered by Federation and Foundation are cur- Boulder, Colo.; Las Vegas; the San the Nazis,” said IAC co-founder and rently two of 12 Four-Star charities in most-utilized evaluator Francisco Bay Area; and Los Angeles. CEO Shoham Nicolet. “By taking six the Mid-South and remain among the of charities. In New York, 60 nurses, 10 doctors million steps together every week at highest-rated nonprofits in the indus- and 10 support staff in the cardiac inten- this perilous time, we are leading the try, with a score of 96.57 out of 100. sive care unit at Mount Sinai Hospital way to fight antisemitism, indifference “Between our two organizations, as achieve their personal philanthropic even collected the steps they took during and ignorance and ensuring we never we work with hundreds of donors and goals,” said Laura Linder, president and the day to support #6MillionSteps. forget the lessons of the Holocaust.” hundreds of charitable organizations. CEO of Jewish Community Partners. Participants are posting to a spe- To learn more, visit https://iac360. This ranking speaks volumes about “Being recognized as a top-tier char- cial #6MilllionSteps website and con- org/6m/ HW the professionalism and dedication itable organization is such an honor. of our staff and leadership in making With all of the charitable choices do- sure every dollar is making maximum nors have, this ranking helps to remind impact,” said Irvin Skopp, treasurer/ our supporters as well as the broader secretary of the executive committee of Memphis Jewish community that we Jewish Community Partners, which op- are a trusted philanthropic partner.” erates both Federation and Foundation. This ranking signifies that both Mem- Charity Navigator rates charities by phis Jewish Federation and the Jewish evaluating two broad areas of perfor- Foundation of Memphis exceed in- mance: financial health, and account- dustry standards and outperform most ability and transparency. These ratings charities in their area of work. They show donors how efficiently a charity have been recognized for adhering to uses their support today, how well it has best practices while executing their sustained its programs and services over mission in a financially efficient way. time, and their level of commitment to To learn how to make a to Fed- Eighty doctors, nurses and support staff at Mount Sinai Hospital used being accountable and transparent. eration’s Annual Community Cam- the steps they take during their workday recently to support the Israeli- “For decades, the Federation and paign or open a fund at the Jewish American Council’s global #SixMillionSteps campaign. Foundation have provided ways for char- Foundation, visit jcpmemphis.org. HW Credit: Israeli-American Council. PAGE 2 | APRIL 15, 2021 THE HEBREW WATCHMAN | hebrewwatchman.com This chef, born next to a matzah factory, is delivering meals to Holocaust survivors Established September, 1925 Associate Editor Emeritus By Leo I. 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Holocaust survivors, Teyf and his team Box 770846, Memphis, TN 38177- 4/15/2021 “If my grandparents were alive, started cooking and delivering Shabbat 0846. who would take care of them?” Teyf meals to the survivors at their homes thought to himself. “A Holocaust sur- all over New York City. Teyf focused meal at the door in order to limit any In fact he’s looking for more names, vivor who’s 90 years old, who’s tak- on traditional foods like challah rolls, COVID risk to the survivor. But some- hoping to add to his list of about 70 sur- ing care of them? That’s when I said gefilte fish and kugel but tried to make times a survivor opens the door while vivors across the five boroughs, where to myself, I have to do something.” the foods a little healthier, using less the deliverer is still standing there. an estimated 20,000 survivors live. Teyf is one of many in the restaurant salt on account of the survivors’ ages. “They’re very grateful and their The Shabbat meals and deliveries and events industries who found them- He had grown up up hearing about smiles mean the world to me,” remind Teyf of his grandfather and the selves unable to work when the pan- how his grandparents had starved Teyf said. “And they speak Rus- risks he took to prepare matzah for demic began last spring. Manhattan’s during the war. That inspired a slo- sian, so they give me their blessing.” the Jews of Minsk — a reward that Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living gan for his current project: “No sur- Even as more and more people are makes the time and cost involved in Memorial to the Holocaust, where he vivor should ever go hungry again.” vaccinated and the risks involved with his Shabbat meals project well worth it. runs LOX at Cafe Bergson, closed to Teyf and his team do all the deliveries the pandemic decrease for the vacci- “When I do these meals and visitors last March. So did the 2nd Ave themselves, driving to survivors’ homes nated elderly people spending time when we cook and deliver,” he Deli, where Teyf is the executive chef throughout the five boroughs. Typical- outside their homes, Teyf isn’t plan- said, “I always see my grandfa- of the second-floor dining room. Soon ly they ring the doorbell and leave the ning to end his project anytime soon. ther smiling down. I feel him.” HW SOLD

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[email protected] BestRealEstateAgentInMemphis.com Official Real Estate Agent of The Memphis Tigers hebrewwatchman.com | THE HEBREW WATCHMAN APRIL 15, 2021 | PAGE 3 Baron Hirsch’s “Inside New Jewish course in Israel” celebrates Israel’s Memphis bucks trend of Independence Day bleak predictions Baron Hirsch will celebrate Yom An Angel Among Men,” a biography This spring, Rabbi Levi Klein of Ha'atzmaut, Israel’s 73rd Indepen- on Israel’s first Chief Rabbi, Rav Kook, Chabad of Tennessee in Memphis will dence Day, in partnership with World “A Question of Redemption” and “Rise offer This Can Happen, a new six-session Mizrahi’s “Israel360” featuring well- from the Dust;” and for his highly popu- course by the acclaimed Rohr Jewish known author, Rabbi Moshe Lichtman. lar original works, “Eretz Yisrael in the Learning Institute (JLI) that will address Rabbi Lichtman will present, “Isra- Parashah” and “A Drop in the Ocean.” a pressing question on many minds: is the el at 73,” on Sun., April 18 at 10 a.m. Now in its fourth year, World Mizra- current situation going to get any better? Rabbi Lichtman was born and raised hi’s “Israel360” reflects Israel’s inter- “Many people nurse this idea that in Elizabeth, N.J. He received rabbinic national reach and Mizrachi’s mission matters are getting progressively ordination from the Chief Rabbinate of spreading Torat Yisrael across the worse, and fostered by much hyster- of Israel and the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan world. To celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut ical media and general dialogue, an Theological Seminary of Yeshiva Uni- and Yom Yerushalayim, Mizrachi is environment of fear and despair is versity. He also holds an MS in Jewish virtually bringing inspiring Israeli all too rampant,” said Rabbi Klein Education from Yeshiva University’s speakers, thinkers and tour guides to of Chabad, the local JLI Instructor in Azrieli Institute. Rabbi Lichtman moved 360 communities all around the globe. Memphis. “Exploring the science of to Israel in 1991 and has taught in sever- To join the Inside Israel lecture on Sun., world history and looking at the actual al post-high school programs there. He April 18 at 10 a.m., visit baronhirsch.org. facts paint an eye-opening picture, one Rabbi Levi Klein is best known for his landmark trans- Click on the Virtual Baron Hirsch tab that can provide real, practical hope.” lations of “Eim HaBanim Semeichah, to find Zoom Room information. HW Beginning Wed., April 28, at 7 p.m., on the edge, and the longer matters students who enroll in this course drag on, the louder the voice of help- will embark on a journey that will lessness becomes,” explained Rabbi Pfizer reportedly halts explore one of the most misunder- Naftali Silberberg of JLI’s Brooklyn, stood and maligned topics in the Jew- New York, headquarters. “If we can ish canon – the future redemption. make – as stated in our title – a ‘cred- shipment of 700,000 COVID This Can Happen presents audiences ible case’ to be optimistic about times with an opportunity to finally appreci- ahead, that is remarkably edifying.” vaccine doses to Israel ate what Judaism really means when it As with all of JLI’s programs, This By Gabe Friedman talks about a “Messiah.” Considering Can Happen is designed to appeal to (JTA) — Pfizer halted a shipment of to dwindle in February, Israel secured that for many in the modern world, uto- people at all levels of knowledge, in- 700,000 COVID vaccine doses to Israel, a deal with Pfizer for additional doses. pian visions of world peace and end- cluding those without any prior ex- alleging that the country has not paid for Israel has spent 2.6 billion shek- less bounty sound like the stuff of fairy perience or background in Jewish a previous shipment of 2.5 million doses. els, or nearly $700 million, on vac- tales, this course summons the sources learning. All JLI courses are open The Jerusalem Post reported last cines so far, according to the Post. and the data to dispel such primitive to the public, and attendees need Monday that the shipment was sup- The country of over 9 million people notions and educate audiences that not be affiliated with a synagogue, posed to arrive last Sunday but was has begun to slowly normalize large so- the Messianic era is a deep, broad cli- temple, or other house of worship. indefinitely delayed pending payment. cial events and gatherings, such as con- max to the entire story of the universe. People interested in participating may Israel paid for its first 10 million certs and sporting events, with the help The subtitle of This Can Happen, “a visit www.myJLI.com or call Chabad at doses of the Pfizer vaccine soon after of a digital vaccine “passport” system. credible case for feeling good about the 901-754-0404 for registration and for they were made available, helping the But close to half the country has still future,” is indicative of an approach other course-related information. JLI country earn the world’s highest vacci- not been vaccinated, including some to the topic that is particularly timely. courses are presented in Memphis in con- nation rate. But when its supplies began waiting to see the effects on others. HW “Recent events have put so many junction with Chabad of Tennessee. HW

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Life Member, Multi-Million Dollar Club Office 901.682.1868 • Cell 901.483.0546 Memphis Area Association of Realtors [email protected] PAGE 4 | APRIL 15, 2021 THE HEBREW WATCHMAN | hebrewwatchman.com Congressman Cohen’s Josh Kahane notches statement on Holocaust second major victory in Remembrance Day landmark case against Congressman Steve Cohen (TN- repeating it. The rise of antisemitism, 09) released the following statement Holocaust denialism and right-wing U.S. Government in observance of Yom Ha’Shoah, Ho- intolerance in recent years, here and MEMPHIS, TN – March 30, 2021 – locaust Remembrance Day, April 8: abroad, reminds us that our remem- In a unanimous and published March “On Thursday, we will again remem- brance is more important than ever. 29, 2021, decision by Circuit Court ber and mourn the six million Jews and We must continue to speak out against Judges Alan E. Norris, Amul R. Thapar other religious, ethnic and marginalized hatred and bigotry in all its forms and and John K. Bush, the minorities murdered during the Holo- hold in our hearts the commitment that Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit caust. As a Tennessee State Senator, I ‘never again’ will they rise again.” (“Sixth Circuit”) ruled in favor of the am proud to have drafted and passed a Congressman Cohen is a senior mem- Plaintiffs, denying the Government’s resolution creating one of the first state ber of the Commission on Security and Emergency Motion for Stay. The Gov- Holocaust Commissions in America. Cooperation in Europe, known as the U.S. ernment’s effort to stay U.S. District The Commission has focused on edu- Helsinki Commission, and has been out- Court Judge Mark Norris’ March 17, cation and outreach to ensure we never spoken in calling attention to the alarm- 2021, ruling striking down and declaring forget this history and therefore avoid ing rise of antisemitism in Europe. HW unenforceable the CDC’s eviction mor- atorium (“Halt Order”) would have al- lowed for the continued application and enforcement of the Halt Order during Kustoff introduces the the pendency of the appeal process. “We are very grateful to the Sixth Circuit for its clear and decisive ruling Josh Kahane Paving the Way for Rural preventing the Government’s efforts to reinstate serious and unlawful infringe- Plaintiffs to undertake comprehensive Communities Act of 2021 ments on constitutional standards and expedited briefing in opposition. With- fundamentally protected rights,” noted WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thurs., Senators Blackburn and Hyde-Smith in 48-hours, counsel for the Tiger Lily Josh Kahane of Glankler Brown PLLC, April 8, 2021, Congressman David Kus- for joining me in introducing this cru- Plaintiffs filed two separate opposition who serves as lead counsel for the Tiger toff (TN-08), along with Congressman cial bill. I look forward to working with responses: one on procedural grounds Lily Plaintiffs. “Once again, the Judicia- Rick Crawford (AR-01), introduced my colleagues on its quick passage.” based upon Fed. R. App. P. 8, and one ry’s correct and just application of the the Paving the Way for Rural Com- “The regulations of ESA, NHPA, and on substantive grounds addressing the law has effectively defended and pre- munities Act of 2021. This legislation NEPA add enormous costs to commu- reasons why the Government’s Court served important rights of the citizenry.” will make it easier to repair America’s nities as they try to provide safe and of Appeals Motion for Stay failed as The case, Tiger Lily, LLC et al. vs. roads and bridges by removing bur- updated infrastructure to their residents a matter of law and should be denied. United States Department of Housing densome government regulations that while juggling the demands of the feder- On March 30, 2021, the Sixth Cir- and Urban Development et al., was the are adversely targeted towards rural al government. In my district, multiple cuit panel, made up of Circuit Court first case of its kind filed anywhere in areas. Specifically, it exempts federal- projects have been almost upended, and Judges Norris, Thapar and Bush, is- ly funded projects in our smaller, ru- money washed down the drain because sued and published their Order denying ral areas from the complex and costly of burdensome regulations designed the Government’s Emergency Motion laws such as National Environmental without Rural America in mind. We Sixth Circuit Court of for Stay finding that the Halt Order “falls outside the scope of the statute.” Policy Act (NEPA), the National His- should be empowering our rural commu- Appeals denies U.S. toric Preservation Act (NHPA), and nities to build up new infrastructure ef- The Sixth Circuit Court adopted the Endangered Species Act (ESA). ficiently, not weighing them down with Government’s motion the Tiger Lily Plaintiffs’ argument as “The Paving the Way for Rural Com- outdated red tape,” said Rep. Crawford. for Emergency Stay grounds to deny the Government’s munities Act of 2021 will remove out- “Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan will Emergency Motion for Stay, empha- dated and burdensome barriers that increase government control, tax hard- sizing that the Government’s interpre- rural communities in West Tennessee working Americans, and cause our fed- tation of the statute would raise seri- the United States on behalf of such a face when it comes to receiving federal eral deficit to skyrocket,” said Senator ous constitutional problems, because it broad and diverse coalition of business assistance for economic development,” Blackburn. “While America’s roads and would violate constraints on Congress’ organizations and individuals owning said Rep. Kustoff. “It is important that bridges need repair, especially in rural ability to delegate power to the execu- and managing apartment complexes, we continue to support rural America by areas, there are countless ways to fix tive branch. “In the absence of a clear duplexes, townhomes and single-fam- cutting red tape and ensuring these small this without harming working families. mandate in the Act, it is unreasonable ily residences. Plaintiffs challenged towns have equal access to economic This bill is a tax-free alternative that will to assume that Congress intended to the Government’s attempt to regulate growth and opportunities, especially strengthen our nation’s infrastructure give the Secretary the unprecedented the residential property market and to with infrastructure projects. I appreci- and remove regulations that prevent ru- power of that kind. We will not make prohibit all evictions for the non-pay- ate Representative Rick Crawford and ral counties from fixing their roads.”HW such an unreasonable assumption.” ment of rent through an obscure statute The Sixth Circuit also concluded dealing with quarantine-related mea- that the Government’s interpretation of sures aimed at stopping the interstate the law violates the long-standing rule spread of infectious diseases. The Ti- that courts should not interpret federal ger Lily Plaintiffs argued, among oth- law to usurp traditional areas of state er things, that the Government action government authority, unless Congress Largest Selection exceeded its authority, was arbitrary has clearly indicated its intent to do and capricious, and infringed upon so. “There is no ‘unmistakably clear’ of Kosher Wines constitutionally protected liberties. language in the Public Health Service Following issuance of U.S. District Act indicating Congress’s intent to in- Court Judge Mark Norris’s March 17, vade the traditionally State–operated 2021 Order finding and declaring the arena of landlord–tenant relationship.” See Us for New Brands Halt Order to be ultra vires and unen- Perhaps most importantly, the Sixth and All Styles of Kosher Wines From forceable, the Government immediate- Circuit concluded that the Government ly took appeal to the Sixth Circuit and is unlikely to prevail on the merits of Argentina, France, Australia, Chile, Italy filed – in both the District Court and its underlying appeal, possibly pre- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals – con- viewing the Sixth Circuit’s conclusion and Israel temporaneous Emergency Motions for when it does decide the underlying ap- Stay Pending Appeal and for Imme- peal on the merits. The Tiger Lily case CASE DISCOUNT AVAILABLE diate Administrative Stay. Though the is the only CDC eviction moratorium District Court Motion for Stay was still case in the United States with an appel- pending and unresolved, the Sixth Cir- late decision and, therefore, Tiger Lily cuit took up the Government’s Motion serves as the leading case nationally on for Stay made to the Court of Appeals the constitutionality and lawfulness of and ordered counsel for the Tiger Lily the CDC’s eviction moratorium. 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We honor those residents who Southern Avenue takes the stage with survived and honor those memories. items to remember the resident Holo- their boundary-breaking brand of retro Residents celebrated Passover, the caust survivors lost in the past two years. soul and electrifying live show. Gates liberation from slavery and the “pass- The University of Memphis School of open 6 p.m. music begins at 7:30 pm. ing over” of the forces of destruction. Law with Memphis-area legal services will CDC and Shelby County Health De- Residents thank KAVOD, a non-profit provide a free legal clinic through Zoom. partment safety measures include a mask that helps ensure dignity for all Holo- And a grant from Jewish Foundation of policy consistent with health directives, caust survivors, for its support. The Fed- Memphis B’nai Tzedek teens, is helping reduced capacity, contactless ticketing ovation Display Case, which commem- to fund three special programs: Tower’s and entry, and socially distanced pod orates monthly Jewish holidays and is Knitting Ladies, who pay this generosi- seating. generously sponsored by Memphis Jew- ty forward by knitting items for the West Tickets are available via Ticketmaster. ish Federation, is filled this month with Clinic, Crossroads Hospice, Missions to Haiti, and various community shelters; New Resident Welcome Baskets and Creative Aging of the Mid-South, which helps support arts in our community. April is also National Volunteer Recognition Month. The residents thank the Plough Towers Board of Directors, the Towers in-house resi- dential volunteers, and the many vol- unteers that devote their time and energy to making the Towers a safe, enjoyable, welcoming environment. 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(Israel Hayom via JNS) – A two-min- Rivlin called on Israelis to embrace ute siren wailed across Israel on Holocaust survivors as they strug- Thurs., April 8, as the country stood gle with their old age and the ongoing still to commemorate the 6 million impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Jews who perished in the Holocaust. “Some 900 died because of the virus; Holocaust Remembrance Day events they survived the death camp and the got underway on Wednesday evening ghettos, the detention and the journey at a state ceremony at the national to Israel, but they waged their final bat- memorial, Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. tle behind masks, frightened,” he said. Hundreds gathered on Thursday “They were thirsty for contact with oth- morning in front of the museum’s War- ers, and tonight our thoughts and prayers saw Ghetto Uprising memorial for a go out to them and their families.” wreath-laying ceremony. Attendees in- Speaking about his upcoming depar- cluded Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ture from office as his term ends, Rivlin Netanyahu, President Reuven Rivlin, vowed that he would not relinquish his du- Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin and Su- ties to keep Holocaust survivors in mind. preme Court president Esther Hayut. “Despite my presidency coming to an Various events and ceremonies end, I will never end my commitment as a have been taking place on Thurs- human being, Jew and Israeli to remem- day with special programming in ber you and to remind others about the Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90. the broadcast media, including tes- Holocaust, and teach people the values Jerusalemites stand for two minutes of silence as the siren sounds across timonies of survivors and docu- you have instilled in all of us,” he said. Israel to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, April 8, 2021. mentaries retelling their ordeal. This article first appeared in Israel Speaking at Wednesday’s event, Hayom. HW

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A man mourning during a ceremony at Auschwitz, January 27, 2020. This year, Holocaust Remem- brance Day fell on Thurs., April 8. But some people remember the Ho- locaust every single day of their lives, either because they were one of its victims, or, with good reason, they believe it could happen again. Oth- ers never give it a thought, and some don’t even believe it ever happened. Worse yet, some actually believe that Jews caused the Holocaust. Some depressing statistics from an article entitled, “First Ever 50-State Survey on Holocaust Knowledge of American Millenials and Gen Z,” can be found on https://www.prnewswire.com/ • In perhaps one of the most disturbing revelations of this survey, 11 percent of US millennial and Generation Z respon- dents believe Jews caused the Holocaust. • The findings were more disturbing in New York where an astounding 19 percent of respondents felt Jews caused the Holocaust; followed by 16 percent in Louisiana, Tennessee, and Montana and 15 percent in Arizona, Connecti- cut, Georgia, Nevada, and New Mexico. Additional statistics from the sur- vey of millennials and Generation Z: • 63 percent of all national sur- vey respondents do not know that six million Jews were murdered. • Ten states with the highest Holocaust knowledge scores: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Maine, Kansas, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Iowa, and Montana. • Ten states with the lowest Holocaust knowledge scores: Alaska, Delaware, Mary- land, New York, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisi- ana, Florida, Mississippi, and Arkansas. She’s always been the independent How do you explain the systematic murder of over 6 million men, wom- type. We aim to keep en, and children, just because they were Jews? Between 1941 to 1945, her that way. In-Home Care Services the Nazis and their collaborators com- • Personal Care mitted these unspeakable atrocities on a scale that is impossible to imagine. Memphis 901.752.1515 • Companionship and No words can capture the horror, so housekeeping WhoWhatWhy.org offers a small col- Northern Mississippi 662.393.1110 • Dementia and lection of high-quality videos, which Alzheimer’s care give you a glimpse, in a way that words Covington 901.296.1200 cannot, of what the Holocaust was like. • Respite care Links to the videos can be found at memphis-169.comfortkeepers.com • Safety Solutions https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/04/08/ holocaust-remembrance-day HW hebrewwatchman.com | THE HEBREW WATCHMAN APRIL 15, 2021 | PAGE 7

Editor’s note: We want YOUR opinion. As a locally owned newspaper, we do not have the resources to personally report COMMENTARY on national, international or Israeli news. Therefore, we rely on paid news sources such as the Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) and Jewish News Syndicate (JNS). Send us your opinion for consideration to [email protected] The Biden administration is breaking the law by restoring Palestinian aid By Mark Goldfeder its funding. This requirement was re- (JNS) – April 7, 2021 The Biden ad- affirmed again very recently, by a ministration has quietly notified Con- strong bipartisan majority, in the Con- gress that it intends to distribute $125 solidated Appropriations Act of 2021. million in aid to the Palestinians, report- Despite these clear and repeated warn- edly to “regain their ‘trust and goodwill’ ings, the P.A. did initiate and does con- after the Trump-era cuts.” The assistance tinue to openly and officially support just package is set to take effect on April 10. such an investigation. By law, it must be That decision is shameful, il- held to account for the willful disrespect legal and immoral, and Con- for and disregard of American laws, val- gress should not let it happen. ues and interests. Anything else reflects It is shameful to blame the Pales- the soft bigotry of low expectations. tinians’ loss of aid on former Presi- Finally, restoring aid is immoral be- dent Donald Trump. It was Congress, cause the Biden administration knows President Joseph Biden Credit: Wikimedia Commons not Trump, who set the conditions exactly what the P.A. does with its for Palestinian aid. And it was the international aid money. In a recent government from resuming Palestin- tention. Second, according to a recent Palestinians, not Trump, that violat- non-public report to Congress, the ad- ian aid until these payments to terror- report from the US. Government Ac- ed those terms with impunity. Hiding ministration confirmed that the P.A. ists are stopped. Taylor Force was a countability Office, between 2015 and behind fake partisan politics to call has continued to use that money to pay U.S. Military Academy graduate and 2019 the U.S. Agency for International what happened “Trump-era cuts” is stipends through its official Martyr’s veteran of both Afghanistan and Iraq. Development, which is the agency in nothing more than revisionist history. Fund to murderous terrorists and their In 2016, he went on a graduate school charge of distributing this funding, did It is illegal for the Biden adminis- families. The P.A. spent at least $151 trip to , where he was stabbed not ensure that the sub-awards from its tration to restore that aid because ev- million in 2019 on its “pay-for-slay” to death by a Palestinian terrorist. allocations were not going to terrorists. ery year since 2014 the United States program and at least $155 million in The P.A. labeled his killer a “heroic That is why more than a dozen orga- has made clear in annual appropriation 2020. The fact that this program is codi- martyr,” and the murderer’s family be- nizations and two-dozen-plus members legislation—adopted by a massive bi- fied in P.A. law—including that deadlier gan to receive their regular payments of Congress sent letters to President partisan majority each time—that if attacks get more money which incentiv- alongside all the other glorified kill- Joe Biden and Secretary of State Ant- the Palestinian Authority were to ini- izes bloodshed—is beyond sickening. ers. It is a disgrace to Taylor Force’s ony Blinken last week, urging them tiate an investigation by the Interna- Congress was rightfully sickened memory—and a grave disrespect to not to let the American people down tional Criminal Court, and/or as long and in 2018 passed an overwhelm- the memories of all those who have by rewarding those who disrespect as they were actively supporting such ingly bipartisan law called the Taylor been killed—to try to curry favor with our terms and devalue our very lives. an investigation, America would cut Force Act, which prohibits the U.S. a governmental authority that would It is not too late to change course. and actually does, certifiably and ad- Congress should make clear that the Biden administration resumes payments mittedly, pay to have us murdered. Palestinians need to regain our trust and The Biden administration will likely goodwill before we send them financial to UN group that gives Palestinians aid, try to skirt the law by supplying the aid to support. At the very least, we must be despite Israel’s objections civic groups instead of the P.A. directly, absolutely sure that they will not use but that is not an answer for two reasons. that very aid to glorify and pay the mur- By Ron Kampeas Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador First, the law prohibits any fund- derer of an innocent American soldier. WASHINGTON (JTA) – April 7, 2021, to Washington, immediately posted ing that directly benefits the P.A., and Dr. Mark Goldfeder is the director of the The Biden administration resumed U.S. on social media a video saying Israel there is no question that this is the in- National Jewish Advocacy Center. HW funding for UNRWA, the U.N. agency opposed the re-funding of UNRWA. that administers to Palestinian refu- He cited reports that UNRWA contin- Teachers union president draws gees and their descendants, overturning ues to allow anti-Semitic textbooks Trump administration policy and draw- in the schools it administers and the criticism for saying Jews ‘part of ing a rebuke from Israel’s government. claim that UNRWA’s definition of a Secretary of State Antony Blinken an- Palestinian refugee is too broad, en- ownership class’ nounced $235 million in aid for the Pal- compassing descendants of refugees. (JNS) The president of a national their families that they could put their estinians in a statement Wednesday, in- “We believe that this U.N. agency teachers’ union said American Jews kids through college and their kids cluding $150 million for UNRWA, $75 for so-called ‘refugees’ should not ex- are part of an “ownership class” in could do better than they have done.” million in humanitarian assistance, and ist in its current format,” Erdan said. the United States who want to take “What I hear when I hear that ques- $10 million for peace-building programs. “UNRWA schools regularly use ma- opportunities away from others. tion is that those who are in the own- The money is in addition to $15 mil- terials that incite against Israel and Randi Weingarten, longtime pres- ership class now want to take that lion Blinken announced last month that the twisted definition used by the ident of the American Federation of ladder of opportunity away from would go to coronavirus relief, and to agency to determine who is a ‘refu- Teachers (AFT)—the second-larg- those who do not have it,” she added. $40 million that will go to security train- gee’ only perpetuates the conflict.” est teachers’ union in the country— StandWithUs slammed Weing- ing for Palestinian police. The Associat- The breadth of the UNRWA definition made the remark during an inter- arten for her offensive comments. ed Press reported that the Biden admin- of a refugee was the reason President Don- view with JTA published on April 1. “We work with many Jewish students istration notified Congress on Monday ald Trump cut funding to UNRWA. Biden When asked about parents who have and parents in Los Angeles, and are ex- of the money for security training. campaigned on renewing the funding. been criticizing teachers who are re- tremely disappointed by Randi Weing- “U.S. foreign assistance for the Pal- The $75 million in humanitarian as- sistant to resuming in-person learning arten’s inaccurate and dangerous gener- estinian people serves important U.S. sistance cited in Blinken’s statement in schools due to possible exposure to alizations about our community,” said interests and values,” Blinken said in must according to U.S. law not go to COVID-19, Weingarten, who is Jewish Roz Rothstein, co-founder and CEO the statement about the funding for UN- the Palestinian Authority as long as it and lives in New York City, targeted of StandWithUs. “Her comments are RWA and humanitarian assistance. “It continues to pay families of Palestin- American Jewish critics in particular. shockingly out of touch with the actual provides critical relief to those in great ians who have killed Israelis or Amer- “American Jews are now part of the experiences of countless Jewish fam- need, fosters economic development, icans. A workaround is for the funding ownership class,” she said. “Jews were ilies before and during the COVID-19 and supports Israeli-Palestinian un- to go to nongovernmental groups that immigrants from somewhere else. And pandemic, give undue legitimacy to an- derstanding, security coordination and administer assistance. “All assistance they needed the right to have public ti-Semitic stereotypes, and they do noth- stability. It also aligns with the values will be provided consistent with U.S. education. And they needed power to ing to help bring people in Los Angeles and interests of our allies and partners.” law,” Blinken’s statement said. HW have enough income and wealth for together during this difficult time.”HW

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There ably appear on most people’s short list of is also an injunction against picking classic Ashkenazi foods. For good rea- bones from flesh on the Sabbath, as one son — it’s been part of the Eastern Euro- might do when eating fish. With gefilte pean Jewish diet for hundreds of years. fish, you get the fish without the bones. The funny thing is that gefilte fish The downside of gefilte fish is that it didn’t start out as a Jewish food. The takes a lot of time to prepare. That pain, first mention of gefuelten hechden though, is offset with economic gain: (stuffed pike) comes from a 700-year- You need a relatively small amount of old, non-Jewish, German cookbook in fish to feed many. Before the ground which poached and mashed fish was fish is cooked, it is mixed with season- flavored with herbs and seeds, stuffed ings, egg and either bread or matzah back into the skin and roasted. It was meal for binding and stretching a lit- a popular dish for Catholics during tle further. Poor families might ask the many permutations to the dish, some Shortly before the Second World War, Lent, when eating meat was forbidden. fishmonger for just the fish head, skin of which signaled your ancestry. Ger- Sidney Leibner, the son of a fish store By the Middle Ages, that Catho- and bones. The skin would be stuffed man Jews made it from pike. Polish owner, began selling ready-made ge- lic dish had migrated into the Jew- with bread and other fillers, while the Jews used carp and/or whitefish. British filte fish under the name Mother’s Fish ish kitchen under the moniker gefilte bones and head would flavor the broth. Jews used saltwater fish like cod or had- Products — first canned, and later in (stuffed) fish. The rabbis considered Given how time consuming it was to dock. Jews from southern Poland and glass bottles. Mother’s was joined by fish to be the perfect food to kick off grind the fish and return it to the skin, northern Ukraine served a sweetened Manischewitz, Mrs. Adler’s, Rokeach a Sabbath or holiday meal, since fish a new kind of stuffed fish eventually fish, since sugar beets were plentiful and others. Old World met New in symbolize the coming of the Messiah emerged — one that wasn’t stuffed at there. Lithuanian gefilte fish was heavy mass-produced jars of gefilte fish. and fertility. Plus, for the Jewish com- all. The name remained; the method on the pepper. The Jews of Russia and The bottled stuff was just palat- munities in Germany and Eastern Eu- changed. Fish was shaped into patties Belarus put beets in their poaching liq- able, but in the late 1970s, consum- rope, it was easy to gain access to the and poached in a seasoned fish broth. uid for a pink-tinged fish and broth. ers were offered the chance to make fresh, sweet fish that is ground to make Over time, gefilte fish became syn- As the Eastern European Jews left their own fresh gefilte fish without the the dish. They were surrounded by onymous with the shtetl and with Sab- their shtetls, they brought their cuisine fuss, muss and odor: Frozen loaves well-stocked rivers, streams and lakes. bath and holiday meals. There were with them. Many of us have heard sto- of ready-made gefilte fish swam in to ries of fresh carp swimming in bathtubs save the day. All you had to do was on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. They boil water with carrots, onions and were purchased from the fishmonger celery, then pop in the frozen loaf. early in the week and left to frolic in As many of us have begun to look the tub before their home sacrifice. back on our roots, the food of the shtetl Thursday’s fresh carp became Fri- has made a comeback in recent years. day night’s first course. And it herald- Millennials Jeffrey Yoskowitz and Liz ed the start of the Passover seder, too. Alpern are leading the way with “their Over time, gefilte fish lost some of mission to reimagine Eastern European its appeal. Did you really want a carp cuisine.” Their cookbook, “The Gefilte in your bathtub waiting for its end? Did Manifesto,” is filled with Old World you really want your home reeking of recipes including herbed gefilte fish, the malodorous scent of fish? For some, baked terrines of fish and poached ge- preparing it was a triumph of old school filte “quenelles,” as well as the original cuisine. 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After nering with ATWEC Technologies, spirit to make a difference to help Mem- her husband, Lawrence, retired, she and its innovations, we will be able to phis and the surrounding cities get back assisted him as he became one of the sanitize the air with their KV-X Ster- on their feet economically within the en- most sought-after guest lecturers on the ilization System for the movie studio, tertainment industry. We want to be the most luxurious cruise lines in the world. hotel and family center,” added Pizano. example that this world needs to come Correcting, editing and working the ex- ents, Michael and Anne Jablin, and her Phase 1 is scheduled to open July together. My motto is, ‘You got sticks, I tremely complex graphics during his daughter, Kayla. 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vis’ Jewish heritage and his Jewish include brief references to Elvis and Local Reads friends, as well as his interest in the Jews, this volume is the first to bring Jewish religion, they’d say that they together in one place the many parts “had no idea.” While there are a few of Elvis Presley’s Jewish world. The Jewish World of Elvis books and articles about Presley that Available on Amazon. HW Presley by Roselle Kline Chartock

Editor’s note: While at the time of print, I have not finished “The Jewish World of Elvis Presley,” I have to admit, there are stories about Jewish Memphis that are new to me, even after all of these years reporting and writing about the Memphis Jewish community. Thank you Roselle for sharing. A new book by In her new book, The Jewish World humanitarian and philosophical inter- of Elvis Presley, Roselle Kline Char- ests – Roselle Chartock introduces voic- Roselle Kline Chartock tock reveals a little-known side of this es and stories that few Elvis fans and rock ‘n’ roll icon, in particular, Pres- the general public have heard before. Now available on ley’s deep affinity to Jews as well as In just one example, in his foreword for Amazon.com the book, Hal Lansky describes how his evidence of his own Jewish heritage. Chartock notes that, “At first glance father, Bernard, whose Jewish roots ex- these two words, Elvis and Jews, may tend back to Eastern Europe, “first saw a [email protected] not seem to go together,” referring to shy young Elvis staring at the clothes in Elvis’ background growing up in a the window of Lansky Brothers, my fa- poor fundamentalist Christian family ther’s clothing store on Beale Street, and in the Deep South, an area sometimes invited him in.” That encounter started a known for its anti-Semitism. Yet, de- lifelong relationship between Elvis and spite this background, Chartock notes, the Lanskys. Hal tells the rest of that Elvis Presley developed many per- heart-warming story and several more. sonal relationships with the Jews he In his review of Chartock’s book, Lan- befriended in Memphis – including sky writes, “I have read many articles merchants and members of his inner cir- and plenty of books about Elvis. How- cle, the Memphis Mafia – and those he ever, none of them kept me wanting to met in the music and movie industries. read and read until I finished the book.” Happy Birthday Israel In this vivid description of Elvis Pres- According to Chartock, whenev- ley’s Jewish world – that also reflects his er she would tell people about El-

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Prince Philip, center, enjoys a lighthearted moment with the Commanding Officer of the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment in Toronto, Canada on 27 April, 2013. Credit: Jamie McCaffrey Happy 73rd Birthday Prince Philip, who opposed Israel Nazis and was first British royal to visit Israel, dies at 99 By Cnaan Liphshiz, Ron Kampeas KING FURS and FINE JEWELRY (JTA) — Prince Philip, perhaps the times at Jewish and pro-Israel events. closest member of the British royal family Philip, who had a passion for envi- Laurelwood Shopping Center to Jews and Jewish causes, has died at 99. ronmental preservation, spoke multiple 4568 POPLAR 767-KING Buckingham Palace announced times at Jewish National Fund events his death on Friday. Philip, who had and lent his royal sponsorship to other been married to Queen Elizabeth II Jewish events. He came under attack for 74 years, since five years before in the 1960s for speaking to pro-Is- ture generations,” Philip said at the the Palestinian Authority and . she ascended to the throne, had been rael groups, and, famously impervi- time. “It is, therefore, a very generous Philip’s retirement from public in declining health for some time. ous to criticism, ignored the attacks. gesture that also remembered here are life in 2017 triggered an outpour- Also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, In 1994, Philip was the first Brit- the many millions of non-Jews, like ing of plaudits for a life well-lived Philip’s support for Jewish and pro-Is- ish royal to visit Israel, when he ac- my mother, who shared in your pain from Jewish groups and leaders. rael causes ran deep. His mother, Prin- cepted Yad Vashem’s recognition of and anguish and did what they could Those groups expressed grief upon cess Alice of , sheltered a Jew- his mother and visited her burial site in small ways to alleviate the horror.” his death Friday. Philip’s life “was spent ish family during the Holocaust and is at the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. The 1994 visit broke with what was in public service, from his active duty recognized as one of fewer than 30,000 At Yad Vashem, Philip planted a ma- then an unofficial but nonetheless bind- in the Navy during World War II to the “righteous among the nations” by Yad ple tree in memory of his mother, who ing ban on royals traveling to Israel, tens of thousands of engagements which Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust museum. was married to Prince Andrew of Greece which had been enforced following he carried out over six and a half de- Philip’s four sisters each married and helped three members of the violence by Zionist fighters against cades of royal duties,” the president of German nobles, at least three of whom family of a late Greek-Jewish politician British targets in the years that pre- the Board of Deputies of British Jews, became Nazis. But Philip, educated in in her palace in Athens. The Gestapo dated the establishment of the State of Marie van der Zyl, wrote in a statement. Britain, joined the allied war effort. was suspicious of Alice, even ques- Israel in what had been before 1948 Israeli President Reuven Rivlin joined As an adult, he showed little patience tioning her, but the princess, who was the British Mandate over Palestine. dozens of other heads of state who ex- for Nazi collaborators; he was instru- deaf, pretended not to understand their For all its trappings, Philip’s 1994 vis- pressed their sympathies with the Royal mental in making a pariah of his wife’s questions. Alice later became a nun. it was in a personal capacity. The Royal House. Rivlin used the traditional Jewish uncle Edward, who after abdicating “The Holocaust was the most hor- House ended its policy on official visits phrase when speaking about a deceased the throne dallied with Nazi Germany. rific event in all Jewish history, and it to Israel in 2018, when Prince William, person, ending his tweet about Philip with Philip over the years spoke multiple will remain in the memory of all fu- Prince Philip’s grandson, visited Israel, “May his memory be a blessing.” HW PAGE 12 | APRIL 15, 2021 THE HEBREW WATCHMAN | hebrewwatchman.com

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