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WWW.HERITAGEFL.COM YEAR 43, NO. 16 DECEMBER 21, 2018 13 TEVET, 5779 ORLANDO, FLORIDA SINGLE COPY 75¢ Eric Geboff leaves JFS By Christine DeSouza

On Wednesday, Dec. 12, supporters of Jewish Family Services Orlando received via email a letter from the executive director—only it wasn’t from Executive Direc- tor Eric Geboff, it was from the “interim executive direc- tor” Mike McKee, the former president of the JFS Board of Directors,—stating that Eric Geboff formally resigned from his position. No explanation was given for the sudden res- ignation. McKee immediately accepted the executive direc- tor position pro bono, while Eric Geboff still running his business, Inspire Capital Management. list (something unheard of in With more than 25 years the world of counseling). The of nonprofit development Family Stabilization Program and fundraising experience, has given a “handup” to many Geboff became the executive families and individuals in director of JFS in August 2011. crisis; and emergency services Since he took leadership, the has provided financial as- agency expanded its services, sistance meeting basic needs Sam Sokol renovated its building lo- (rent, mortgage, etc.) for Members of the haredi Orthodox Netzach Yehuda battalion mourning the death of Sgt. Yosef Cohen, Dec. 14, 2018. cated on Lee Road, opened a families and individuals; and counseling wing with its own provide food to those in need private entrance and grew through the Pearlman Pantry. its crew of counselor staff to Also under Geboff’s leader- A soldier’s death brings grief to Israeli 12, which includes two Fam- ship, JFS Orlando expanded its ily Stabilization Program RIDE program, which almost case managers, two clinical 700 people used this past year; army’s fervently religious battalion therapists and a licensed and built a computer lab that psychologist. is available to anyone search- By Sam Sokol Orthodox Jews—haredi and religious Yovel Mor Yosef when a Palestinian gun- Geboff was proud that in ing for a job. Zionist—as well as secular mourners. man opened fire at a bus stop they were 2017, the counseling center Prior to his leadership JERUSALEM (JTA)—“Yosef! Yosef!” Many were in uniform, bearing the unit guarding outside the Ofra settlement. provided more than 50,000 wailed Rabbi Eliyahu Meirav, calling out pin of the haredi Orthodox Netzach Ye- Another soldier and a civilian also were hours of sessions with no wait Geboff on page 14A the name of his stepson lying covered in huda battalion to which Meirav’s fallen wounded in the attack, which was the a shroud on the marble slab before him. child belonged. second to hit the Judean and Samaria “You were righteous. I didn’t want to “You are going to a better place,” community this week. Earlier this week believe it. You were all heart, completely Meirav continued, breaking down again seven people were wounded in an almost Celebrate women’s pure, a holy and wonderful boy.” as he called his son a martyr. “God, it’s identical attack. One of the wounded, As he broke down in tears, the grieving enough, enough hate and death.” a 21-year old newlywed, underwent an father was joined by the sobs of those Sgt. Yosef Cohen, 19, was shot to in the crowd, which included a mix of death Thursday along with Staff Sgt. Soldier on page 14A empowerment Choices, the Jewish Fed- eration of Greater Orlando’s Can the biblical narrative of creation largest annual women’s phi- lanthropy event, celebrates its 25th year on Thursday, be reconciled with modern day science? Jan. 10, at Congregation Ohev Shalom in Maitland. Were the heavens and the same manuscripts could The Presenting Sponsor earth created 6,000 years help us extract from Genesis for Choices 2019 is Orlando ago, as the Biblical Genesis unequivocal timelines for the Health Winnie Palmer Hospi- Creation account suggests? development of life on Earth, tal for Women & Babies. Or, did the universe expand again precisely as identified by Since 1994, Choices has the latest scientific evidence been a showcase for women’s derived from the fossil record. philanthropy in the Central On Sunday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. Florida Jewish community. in Nate’s Shul in Longwood, It’s a gala event where women Daniel Friedmann, author gather to celebrate, socialize of “The Genesis One Code,” and inspire, all in support of will carefully examines the re- the Federation. The theme Lynn Dictor, aka Moira lationship between scientific this year is Celebrating Wom- theory and biblical teachings. en’s Empowerment. p.m., with fish, vegetarian and He will approach the ori- Based on feedback from Glatt Kosher choices. gins debate from a fresh women who have attended After dinner, some of the perspective informed by both Choices in recent years, the women who took part in this into existence nearly 14 billion scientific and spiritual re- event will return to a sit-down year’s Momentum trip to years ago from a spontaneous search. Daniel Friedmann dinner format with food by Israel, which was made pos- “Big Bang” as modern science Friedmann will demon- Arthur’s Creative Events & sible locally by the Federation has described? Both dates strates an alignment between is a professional engineer and Catering. A very brief program and JOIN Orlando, will share cannot be right. Or can they? the dates of key events as de- holds a master’s in engineer- and raffle drawings will be some of the highlights of their Imagine medieval manu- scribed in Genesis 1 and 2 with ing physics. He has worked for held at the conclusion of din- eight-day journey. scripts, written some 800 those derived from scientific 30 years in the space industry, ner, but the emphasis for the The evening will be capped years ago, that could help us theory and observation. including being involved with evening will be on socializing decipher Genesis chapter 1 Friedmann was CEO of NASA other major space agen- and celebrating. Choices on page 14A and thereby pinpoint exactly MacDonald, Dettwiler and cies and participating on key The evening kicks off at when the universe began—an Associates, “Canada’s largest projects from the Hubble 5:30 p.m. with registration instant squaring, moreover, space systems company” and space telescope to Mars mis- and a cocktail hour, featur- with our most up-to-date sci- the world’s largest commer- sions and he has published ing specialty hors d’oeuvres entific cosmological theories. cial communications satellite and drinks by Arthur’s. An Further, suppose these manufacturer, for 20 years. He Creation on page 14A elegant dinner follows at 7:15 PAGE 2A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, DECEMBER 21, 2018 A roaring great gala for Jewish Academy of Orlando Nina and Ron’s children and friends celebrated the honor and lifetime achieve- ment award. “We would like to thank the Jewish Academy of Orlando for the great honor bestowed on us and especially thank our friends and the school’s friends for making the evening so wonderful for us and a success for Jewish Academy of Orlando,” stated gala honoree, Nina Oppen- heim. The ballroom was set beautifully with a 1920’s flare. Guests of the event danced, enjoyed 1920’s drinks and dinner including the “Bees Knees” signature cocktail. The silent auction featured the artwork of Jason Mendelsohn and friends enjoying the festivities. 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The announcement seeking to condemn a terrorist achieved a remarkable, clear of America has condemned into civilian areas.” resolution in particular, and came as Palestinians were also group attacking Israel, the fact majority in a body previ- the failure of the United The majority vote was 87 the U.N. in general, for giving marking the 31st anniversary that a clear two-thirds major- ously distinguished solely Nations to condemn the ter- in favor, 58 opposed and 32 Palestinians a green light to of the eruption of the First In- ity could not be mustered for passing biased anti-Israel rorist actions of Hamas, the abstentions, but a last-minute continue the fight against tifada, also known as the ‘Rock is a sign of the entrenched resolutions with lop-sided Palestinian Arab terrorist procedural change at the Israel. In other words, Hamas Intifada.’ ‘The resistance is a anti-Israel environment at the majorities. organization that has not behest of Kuwait, added an is saying thank you to those legitimate right guaranteed world body. “This shows that a new US only murdered over 1,000 additional requirement of a countries that do not consider by all international laws and “Indeed, immediately af- policy, resolutely adopted and Israeli civilians in scores of two-thirds majority, which suicide bombings and rocket conventions,’ Hamas said. ter this resolution had been pursued by Ambassador Haley suicide bombings and hun- the resolution failed to obtain. attacks as acts of terrorism ‘This includes the armed voted on, the UNGA voted towards the anti-Israel cam- dreds of other attacks, but Hamas and the other Palestin- ... By failing to endorse the struggle, which constitutes a on yet another anti-Israel paigning culture in the U.N., also calls in its Covenant for ian Arab terrorist groups have US-sponsored resolution, the strategic choice for safeguard- resolution which condemned rather than being accepted the destruction of Israel and interpreted the failure of the U.N. has sent the following ing the Palestinian cause and Jewish communities in Judea/ as a fact of life, can produce the global murder of Jews. U.S.-sponsored resolution as message to Palestinian ter- restoring Palestinian rights.’” Samaria by a 156—5 vote, results, even if much work A recent U.S.-sponsored amounting to an internation- rorists: ‘You have nothing to ZOA National President with only Israel, the United remains to be done. resolution in the U.N. General ally sanctioned license to worry about because the U.N. Morton A. Klein said, “The States, Australia, Liberia and “The Trump Administra- Assembly mustered a clear continue killing Jews, with will not label you terrorists failure of the world’s nations the Marshall Islands voting tion deserve our thanks and majority in support of con- senior Hamas official Khalil if you attack or kill Jews.’ to vote in the UNGA in suf- against it. recognition, even as the demning the genocidally-in- al-Haya, describing the failure This message has been fully ficient numbers to condemn “This should not prevent nations of the world deserve clined Hamas for “repeatedly of the vote as a “big boost for absorbed by the terrorists in Hamas for its monstrous ter- us from congratulating the criticism for failing to support firing rockets into Israel and the Palestinian resistance.” the Gaza Strip, who are now rorist activities is a dismal and Trump Administration, Presi- this resolution in sufficient for inciting violence, thereby In the words of Palestinian celebrating their “victory” at disgraceful failure. dent Donald Trump and numbers, including a number putting civilians at risk” and Arab scholar Bassam Tawil, the U.N... Hours after the U.N. “Even allowing for the re- out-going UN Ambassador of U.S. allies. The Trump Ad- for its use of resources in “Besides the joy the terrorist failed to endorse the resolu- markable and important fact Nikki Haley for sponsoring ministration has said that it Gaza to construct military groups have been expressing tion, the Hamas leadership that a clear majority of the the resolution and working will pay close attention to how B:7.25” infrastructure “including in recent days, they are now announced that the ‘armed world was prepared to back for its passage.T:7” Even in failing, its allies vote and we trust it tunnels to infiltrate Israel and thanking and praising the struggle’ against Israel will this, the first UNGA resolution the US-sponsoredS:6.5” resolution is doing so right now.”

‘National Geographic’ corrects Dear Sam, I thought we were in this together, but history of West Bank land apparently I was wrong. (CAMERA via JNS)—CAM- of all the archaeological sites tence only with the signing You’ve been ignoring me for a while. We ERA’s Israel office prompted the country potentially stood of the Oslo Accords. don’t go for walks as often as we used to. correction on Monday of a to lose. CAMERA relayed this National Geographic article At no point in history information yesterday to You barely eat anything green anymore. on the preservation of bibli- prior to the Oslo Accords National Geographic editors, And you don’t realize the daily pressure you cal archeological texts that did Palestinians control who thanked CAMERA and contained an historical the West Bank or any promptly published an online put me under. It’s just too much. reference to disputed West other land, and therefore correction. It states: Bank land. it is inaccurate to refer to December 2018 The Bible

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LLC does not sell in Nassau NY, Westchester NY, Putnam NY, Rockland NY. PAGE 4A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, DECEMBER 21, 2018 The Scourge of Boycotts Past, Present and Future By Jonathan Feldstein of the law and or subject to loss of government definition of anti-Semitism. No one should BDS’ anti-Israel venom is further high- business for their discriminatory policies. use its services.” lighted in cases like this because companies ‘Twas the month before Christmas Ironically, one of the companies that does I’m easy. I canceled AirBNB after calling to like SodaStream, and many others, are perfect And without so much as a flinch business in Israel has been subject to the most register my protest. I can live quite happily examples of coexistence between Jews and AirBNB joined the Israel boycott flak recently. Israel was the third country in without Ben and Jerry’s. I also haven’t had a Arabs, even fostering close friendships. But And became the new corporate Grinch. which Ben and Jerrys operated, in a generation Pepsi in close to 40 or more years. Jews are in the case of “supporting” Palestinian Arabs, In recent weeks, it seems as if there have when their social activism branded flavors heartened not only by the growth of Christian the anti-Semitic hatred against Israel trumps been an unprecedented number of anti-Semitic didn’t have the taste of anti-Semitism. Recently support for Israel in parallel to the evolution all, even when the Arabs are the losers. decisions and declarations that have been however, Ben and Jerrys chose to use rabid of the movements to boycott Israel. We see an Yet, through this, there’s hope for the dismaying and worrying. Some are cloaked anti-Semite Linda Sarsour as a poster child for opportunity to have a wider backlash against Scourge of Israel Boycotts Future. With the in the veil of being “only” anti-Israel. Make no their launch of a new flavor, the proceeds of companies that do boycott Israel through the recent purchase of SodaStream by Pepsi, mistake, these are bald-faced, anti-Semitic acts which would benefit the U.S. Women’s March. increased collective economic and political perhaps the pendulum of anti-Israel and and need to be called out. While there are no This is played out in social media where power of combined forces. anti-Semitic boycott of Israeli companies is shortage of anti-Semitic grinches this season, friends, both Jews and Christians, who don’t While the BDS scourge (Scrooge) has swinging the other way. Pepsi, once a leader of and in general, there may be a light at the end necessarily have any reason to interact other- become more and more virulent, leaving no the Israel boycott has now purchased a major of this long dark tunnel. wise, are posting, tweeting, and sharing mes- potential company out of its crosshairs, one Israeli company that is targeted by today’s The Scourge of Boycotts Past is a three tier sages, cartoons, memes and more, calling for a of its most aggressive and “successful” targets boycotters. That’s irony. Arab-led boycott initiated before Israel was boycott of their calorie rich and integrity light and victims is SodaStream. As a result of BDS I doubt that anyone at Pepsi actively formally restored to Jewish sovereignty. The contemplated this being more than a good primary boycott prohibits direct trade between business move as they invested $3.2 billion Israel and Arab countries. The secondary in SodaStream. However, their practical boycott is against foreign companies that do “The Scourge of Boycotts Past is a three tier decision is certainly a 180-degree turn from business with Israel. A third boycott involves their position as leaders of the Israel boycott the blacklisting of companies that trade with Arab-led boycott initiated before Israel was formally just a few decades ago. Now, they are not just other companies that do business with Israel. restored to Jewish sovereignty.” doing business in Israel, but investing there As a result, for most of Israel’s 70 years, significantly. So, in some capacity, even if it’s many multi-national companies chose to join only a good business decision, the irony of the boycott rather than risk losing business desserts. My personal favorite highlighting protests against SodaStream, they ended up Pepsi making this move is certainly a case of with the much bigger Arab world. Their deci- this is this list of alternative Ben and Jerry’s moving their factory from an industrial area corporate repentance. sion was governed by dollars over sense, and flavors: Berry Blood Libel, Nutty No Vanilla in part of Israel that’s over the “Green Line” Maybe, however, someone at Pepsi has certainly over integrity. Farrakhan, Palestinian Sour Grapes, What’s demarcating the 1949 armistice line, to a new been reading their Bible. Maybe they re- For instance, other than Subaru, it was hard all the Fuhrer Strudel, Blood-Orange Italian location in southern Israel. alized that when God says, “I will curse to find a Japanese car in Israel. For years, Mc- ISIS, Low Ara-Fat Quds Crunch, Roger Waters Because of the BDS boycott, the biggest those who curse you” (Genesis 12:3), they Donalds chose to pay a fine for violating U.S. Brick Wall Brittle. losers were the hundreds of Palestinian Arab understand that multi-national corpora- laws rather than fry its burgers in Israel. And More recently, there’s AirBNB. My social employees who lost their jobs when SodaS- tions are not exempt. even the cola war took sides in the Arab-Israel media and others’ are filled with calls to protest, tream moved its factory. The economic impact Either way, whether in prayer for Israel, war with Pepsi’s slogan touting itself as a “the cancel accounts, and a wide array of possible this caused is still wreaking havoc among or united against anti-Semitic boycotts and choice of a new generation” in fact just per- legal actions that might befall AirBNB for Palestinian Arab families whose relatives used protesting of Israel, Jews and Christians petuating the anti-Semitism of generations. their actions uniquely discriminating against to work there. standing together wield a lot more influence Fortunately, much of the Arab boycott has Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria. For This just underscores the anti-Semitism of both economically, and with God. Maybe, just waned. Today there is direct and indirect Israeli cities, states and countries that have enacted the BDS scorched-earth tactics. They claim maybe, the tide is turning against the haters. trade, some public and some under the radar. anti-BDS legislation, indeed there’s a poten- to support Palestinian Arabs, but have no U.S.-born and educated Jonathan Feldstein But lest there be a vacuum, since 2005 a new tial legal and loss of business backlash which hesitation to target major Israeli companies immigrated to Israel in 2004. Throughout anti-Semitic Israel boycott has grown, The AirBNB probably didn’t project. that employ them and from which they benefit his life and career, he has fellowshipped with Scourge of Boycotts Present. Loosely, under Ambassador Michael Oren explained suc- far more than an average company in the Pal- Christian supporters of Israel and shares the umbrella of “BDS,” this has blown a new cinctly, “Airbnb blacklists Jewish apartments estinian Authority. Israeli companies provide experiences of living as an Orthodox Jew in wind in the sail of Israel haters. In parallel, a in Judea and Samaria—not Palestinian apart- salaries far higher than they would get in the Israel. He writes a regular column for Stand- new wave of anti-boycott legislation has grown ments, not apartments in Turkish occupied Palestinian Authority, along with medical and ing With Israel at charismanews.com and around the world, making companies that Cyprus, in Moroccan occupied Sahara, not in other social benefits that are simply foreign in other prominent web sites. He can be reached participate in such boycotts either in violation Tibet or the Crimea. Airbnb’s policy is the very their own society. at [email protected]. Putin plays with the Holocaust By Ben Cohen but it does mean that Western audiences should But he is also a former KGB officer and a World War II, Stalin correctly calculated that understand that their fundamental purpose current dictator—one who is wedded to the American Jews could be an important source (JNS)—Back in January, the unlikely figure goes far beyond entertaining or informing. ideology and theology of Russia’s elevated place of support for the Soviet war effort, and so of Paddington Bear—the cuddly, bright- According to culture minister Medinsky, a in the world, in common with Tsarist ministers, he sent members of the “Jewish Anti-Fascist eyed cub much adored by young children Russian nationalist and admirer of the late Russian Orthodox clergy, Communist Party Committee” to the United States on a success- through the years—ran afoul of the Russian Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, the goal of films, apparatchiks and, not least, his own culture ful awareness-raising tour. But after the war government. As part of its policy of limiting art and other media in Russia is to “consolidate minister. So giving a Russian dictator control ended, that committee was brutally liquidated the influence of foreign culture on Russia’s the state and society on the basis of values over how a historical episode, like the awe- by the Soviet authorities, along with most of citizens, Vladimir Putin’s regime delayed the instilled by our history.” inspiring Sobibor uprising, is reconstructed its members. release of the movie “Paddington Bear 2” by Those of you planning to see the Russian for a modern audience is a bit like appointing With that began a half-century of Soviet two weeks to prevent it from competing with movie about the uprising of inmates in the an arsonist as a fire-safety warden: really the distortion of the Holocaust, as the Communist locally produced films that hit the screens at Nazi death camp of Sobibor in October 1943, last person you want in charge in a situation authorities viciously persecuted their Jewish the same time. which is being released in the United States this like that. citizens in the name of “anti-Zionism.” The That decision was enabled by legislation from week, may wish to bear that quote in mind as Located in eastern Poland, Sobibor was extermination of the Jews was swallowed into 2015 that also permits Russia’s rulers to, in the you take your seats. The film, titled “Sobibor,” one of three camps dedicated solely to the a general tale of Russian heroism against the words of culture minister Vladimir Medinsky, was, according to the publicity accompanying extermination of its prisoners—the other Nazis, which, of course, left out the inconve- “set financial, political or ideological priorities” it, “largely funded by the Russian government.” two being Belzec and Treblinka—that were nient detail that Stalin and Hitler negotiated for Russia’s own film industry. Nine out of every Why? Apparently, continued the press release, constructed in 1942 as part of “Operation a non-aggression pact in 1939. 10 films produced in Russia are funded by the “Russia [read: Putin] hopes to raise awareness Reinhard.” The operation was named for the Anyone who described the Holocaust as a regime, under regulations that forbid movies of the uprising, which a Jewish Red Army of- leading Nazi official, Reinhard Heydrich, who Jewish event was denounced as a “Zionist.” “defiling the national culture, posing a threat ficer led, but which has never received wide was assassinated by the Czech underground Similarly, “Zionists” were depicted as the to national unity and undermining the founda- public recognition.” in June of that year. Gas chambers were used real authors of the Holocaust because they tions of the constitutional order.” Putin’s regime sadly resembles the tyranni- to murder Sobibor’s inmates, and the corpses had willfully collaborated with the Nazis. Russia’s use of film as an instrument of cal Soviet Union in many ways, but differs in were then burned by grate fires in open pits. This appalling manipulation of the historical propaganda is nothing new; the same policy one important respect. Unlike his predecessors In September 1943, a fresh batch of Soviet record was defied rather beautifully by the prevailed in its Soviet predecessor. That doesn’t from the days when Russia was the USSR—Sta- Jewish prisoners of war found themselves in Soviet writer Yevgeny Yevtushenko, in his mean that the films lack artistic merit—Sergei lin, Brezhnev and Andropov, especially—Putin Sobibor, among them Alexander Pechersky, poem about the 1941 Nazi massacre of Jews Eisenstein’s “Battleship Potemkin,” about a himself has shown little evidence of personal who had served in the Red Army as a lieuten- at Babi Yar in Ukraine, an episode that was 1905 mutiny of Russian sailors, is regarded by anti-Semitism and seems well-disposed to his ant. With extraordinary bravery, Pechersky and officially commemorated as the extermination some critics as the greatest film of all time— country’s Jewish community. his comrades coordinated a camp uprising the of “Soviet citizens.” following month, killing several SS officers and Putin’s regime, even as it reinvents World THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE VIEWS OF HERITAGE MANAGEMENT. Ukrainian collaborators in the process. Three War II as an epic solo fight against an enemy hundred of the inmates, including Pechersky, bent on exterminating the Jews, has never ✡ ✡ ✡ CENTRAL FLORIDA’S INDEPENDENT JEWISH VOICE ✡ ✡ ✡ then escaped into the nearby forests. Pechersky acknowledged (let alone apologized for) the ISSN 0199-0721 Winner of 46 Press Awards Editor/Publisher and about 50 of the other Sobibor escapees abuse of the Holocaust in Soviet propaganda. Jeffrey Gaeser went on to survive the war and tell their tale Moreover, far-right and far-left forces across

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After tary, the New York Post, Haaretz, The Wall email: [email protected] Joyce Gore all, we’ve kind of been here before: During Street Journal and many other publications. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, DECEMBER 21, 2018 PAGE 5A Airbnb discriminates against Jews, as media skews facts By Karen Bekker far, it has singled out only In addition, BBC Watch’s Western Sahara, one of the in policy was a clear result attempting to deflect negative Jewish-owned properties in Hadar Sela, writing in The world’s most brutal occupa- of a coordinated and well- publicity” from a forthcoming (CAMERA via JNS)—Airb- Judea and Samaria. The com- Algemeiner, discussed how tions. It lists vacation homes financed campaign target- HRW report. nb, the worldwide online pany’s claim that such settle- “the BBC elected once again to in northern Cyprus, which ing the company by NGOs Of all the conflicts and ter- lodging service, has been in ments are “at the core of the ignore its editorial obligation Turkey invaded, expelling involved in BDS campaigns ritorial disputes in the world, the headlines recently for dispute between Israelis and of ‘due impartiality’ by erasing almost all Greek Cypriots and against Israel, led by Human Airbnb’s actions singled out succumbing to pressure by Palestinians” reflects a lack of from view the existence of expropriating their homes. Rights Watch and Jewish Voice the one dispute that involves anti-Israel NGOs, most promi- understanding of the history legal opinions that contradict Nor does Airbnb have a prob- for Peace, in concert with the the Jewish state. In 2013, the nently Human Rights Watch, of the region and of the his- the BBC’s selected narrative” lem serving Kashmir, Tibet UN Human Rights Council, at American Studies Association to delist (that is, boycott) tory of the conflict itself. This about the settlements and and other such places. Last least three Israeli groups, and infamously justified its deci- Jewish-owned properties in is a clearly discriminatory international law. week a Kohelet Policy Forum the Palestinian Authority...” sion to boycott Israel alone disputed Judea and Samaria. act, and reflects the pressure Some commentators have, report revealed many major Airbnb acknowledged that among the nations with a Some of the media coverage tactics of the BDS movement. however, noted that Airbnb companies active in Judea offering listings in Judean claim by its president that has been a pretext to repeat CAMERA’s affiliate, UK continues to list properties and Samaria also do business and Samarian “settlements” “one has to start somewhere.” distortions about the territory Media Watch, described in in other disputed territories in occupied territories and was not illegal, meaning that (The ASA started and ended and Israel, and far too few detail how The Guardian and conflict areas around the with settler regimes around its decision was the result of with Israel.) Similarly, Airb- stories have shone a light on misleadingly portrayed the globe, and that Palestinian- the world, without a word of political pressure. nb’s after-the-fact claim that it the deep bias of Human Rights campaign against Airbnb as owned properties in Judea and criticism from the groups that As NGO Monitor also points would next examine Western Watch and its staffers. “Palestinian-led,” ignoring Samaria will still be listed. pressured Airbnb.” out, Human Rights Watch Sahara reads like a feeble at- The company claims it is HRW’s “long record of en- For example, Eugene Konto- In addition, NGO Monitor’s had been putting pressure on tempt at damage control. evaluating situations on a gaging in an often obsessive rovich explained in The Wall report on the organizations Airbnb for two years, and “the Also after the fact, Airbnb “case-by-case” basis, but so campaign to demonize and Street Journal, “Airbnb lists that pressured Airbnb ex- timing of Airbnb’s announce- delegitimize the Jewish state.” homes in Moroccan-occupied plained, “[Airbnb’s] change ment indicates that it was Airbnb on page 14A Another ‘New York Times’ columnist needs a history lesson By Stephen M. Flatow expect her to be an expert on When the League of Na- what it was. Certainly, the sleight-of-hand didn’t Palestine.” There’s a small the Middle East either. tions awarded the Palestine inhabitants of that region change the reality: An Arab Jewish one, and there’s a (JNS)—New York Times On the other hand, accord- Mandate to Great Britain in were just as “Palestinian” as state had been established much larger Palestinian Arab op-ed columnist Michelle ing to her New York Times bio, 1920, it again consisted of those in the western part of in 78 percent of historic one that masquerades under Goldberg has stirred quite Goldberg has “reported from one territory on both sides the British Mandate lands. Palestine. Twenty-six years the name “Jordan.” Now the a hornet’s nest with her countries including Iraq [and] of the Jordan. But British The funny thing is that later, a Jewish state was question is whether or not to recent article declaring that Egypt,” so it seems to me that colonialist politics soon up- the Arabs living in that area established in a small part carve out a big chunk of the anti-Zionism is not anti- she does have a basic respon- set the apple cart. In 1922, didn’t consider themselves of the remaining 22 per- Jewish state and create a sec- Semitic. Others will wrestle sibility to be acquainted with King Faisal of Syria, an ally “Palestinian.” They had cent, while the rest of that ond Palestinian Arab state. with the anti-Zionism/anti- the major developments in the of the British, lost control of the same history, culture, 22 percent was grabbed and Goldberg would have the Semitism debate. I prefer history of a part of the world his country, so the British religion and language of the occupied by “Jordan” (aka Times’ readers believe that to focus on one particular she has covered. installed him as the leader of Arabs in neighboring Syria. East Palestine) in 1948. The it’s only fair to give each sentence that really goes to But anybody who can write Iraq. Faisal’s brother, Abdul- They considered themselves Jordanian-occupied land was side a state. Well, that’s ir- the heart of the issue—and such a sentence as “the de lah, had aspired to the throne “Southern Syrians.” After retaken by Israel following relevant. The only immediate which also reveals Gold- facto policy of the Israeli gov- of Iraq. To appease him, the all, they were not the ones the Six-Day War in June of question that needs to be berg’s gross ignorance of the ernment is that there should British decided to create a who came up with the name 1967. The West calls that area answered is this: Can Israel basic history of the issue she be only one state in historic new country so that Abdul- “Palestine” (the Romans had the “West Bank;” the Israelis survive if a second Palestin- is addressing. Palestine” clearly has not ful- lah would have something to done that to erase the Jew’s call it Judea and Samaria. ian Arab state is created in According to Goldberg, filled that basic responsibility. rule over. connection to the land) and The Michelle Goldbergs Judea and Samaria, leaving Palestinian demands are rea- So, I offer Goldstein a brief Where did that new coun- their identity was in no way of this world would have us Israel nine miles wide at its sonable, and it’s Israel that is history lesson. try come from? It came from “Palestinian.” It was Muslim, believe that today’s conflict midsection—narrower than being unfair because “the de During the years when the that part of the Middle East Arab and Syrian. consists of Israel having a the Bronx in one small part facto policy of the Israeli gov- Ottoman Turks ruled what where there had only been a Precisely because the lo- state in historic Palestine and of New York City? ernment is that there should Goldberg calls “historic Pales- Jewish state: “historic Pal- cals didn’t consider them- preventing the Arabs from Stephen M. Flatow, an be only one state in historic tine,” it included both the area estine.” The British sliced selves “Palestinian,” they having one if their own. It’s attorney in New Jersey, is Palestine.” that today comprises Israel off the eastern part of Pales- didn’t mind when the Brits unfair, she says. It’s asym- the father of Alisa Flatow, Goldberg is a journalist, and the region now known tine—fully 78 percent of the called the new country “Jor- metrical. Why should only who was murdered in an and I don’t expect journal- as Jordan. Likewise, when the land—and declared Abdullah dan” in 1922. Obviously, the one side get a state? Both Iranian-sponsored Palestin- ists to be historians. She has British took over the area dur- its king. local Arabs didn’t suddenly sides should have one! Two ian terrorist attack in 1995. written books with titles such ing World War I, Palestine was It would have made geo- become “Jordanian,” any states for two peoples! His book, “A Father’s Story: as “The Means of Reproduc- a single geographical entity, graphical sense for the Brit- more than they had suddenly The truth, of course, is that My Fight for Justice Against tion: Sex, Power, and the covering the regions on both ish to call the new country become “Palestinian.” there already are two states Iranian Terror,” is available Future of the World,” so I don’t sides of the Jordan River. “East Palestine,” since that’s That bit of rhetorical for two peoples in “historic on Amazon. #HumanRightsHypocrisy By Rena Young social media to promote just approximately 40 percent of article or Facebook post about ing violations against some than Syrians attacked with a small portion of the world’s Ken Roth’s tweets focused the kidnapped girls. Yet Ahed while promoting the causes chemicals by their own gov- (JNS)—International Hu- human rights abuses, and not on condemning Israel for its Tamimi’s arrest warranted 11 of others is a consistent ap- ernment? And why do 400 war man Rights Day was marked even actual war crimes. response to the violent riots. posts on social media from the proach by the world’s most re- crimes committed by Hamas on Dec. 10, with special at- For instance, on Nov. 12- During the same months two organizations. nowned human-rights groups and other Palestinian terror tention made to honoring 13, Hamas and other terror as the Gaza riots, the Iranian Similarly, in April, during that cannot be ignored. Yet groups in Gaza not warrant the 70-year anniversary of groups targeted Israeli civil- Revolutionary Guards ar- the week that Tamimi was the question must be asked: even a single tweet? the signing of the Univer- ians with more than 450 rested scores of women who sentenced to eight months Why does an organization that While one can infer a mul- sal Declaration of Human rockets, amounting to nearly took to the streets of Tehran in prison for her crimes, the claims to promote universal titude of possible answers, Rights. 500 war crimes. Yet HRW, demanding freedom and Assad regime launched chem- human rights give more at- one thing is clear: On social Over the last 70 years, the world’s “leading human- democracy. However, HRW ical-weapons attacks on its tention to an individual sen- media, HRW and Amnesty technological innovations rights group” and its director, devoted four times more social citizens in Syria. Shockingly, tenced to less than a year in International are not promot- have radically changed how Ken Roth, did not take notice. media attention to supporting yet consistently, Amnesty In- prison through a democratic ing universal human rights. human-rights groups engage Not one tweet acknowledg- Hamas’ riots than to defend- ternational had four times as process while completely ig- Rena Young is Digital with the public at large. With ing these war crimes and ing and praising the brave many tweets on Ahed Tamimi noring the disappearance of Media and Communications the advent of social media, the human-rights atrocities Iranian women. as they did on the brutal Syria over a hundred girls? Why too Manager at NGO Monitor, a they can amplify their voice at committed against Israelis. HRW is far from the only chemical-weapons attacks. was this same individual given Jerusalem-based research minimal cost. A well-crafted Not one post calling for the human-rights group with The phenomenon of ignor- more social media attention institute. tweet or an eye-catching United Nations to condemn questionable Twitter priori- infographic can enable an Hamas and the terror groups ties. organization to reach mil- responsible. Not one article In March, Ahed Tamimi lions of people in seconds. encouraging the world to ex- was arrested for assaulting And while advancing human press support for the children an Israeli soldier and call- rights on social media is who spent nights in bomb ing for suicide-bombings, laudable, it also makes clear shelters and will surely suffer crimes with five- to 10-year that the “universal” aspect ongoing psychological harm. sentences in many Western is being replaced with more One might conclude that the countries. In response, Am- particularistic goals. Arab-Israeli conflict is not a nesty International started Following and analyzing priority for the human-rights a widespread social-media the Twitter accounts of the group. campaign demanding she be two largest human-rights However, when it came to released despite her role in non-governmental organiza- Palestinian riots on the Gaza these internationally recog- tions Human Rights Watch border, known as the “March nized crimes. While Amnesty and Amnesty International, of Return,” conducted with was campaigning on behalf of lead to some uncomfortable the sole purpose of break- this one young girl involved in conclusions regarding the ing through the border and violent crimes, 110 Nigerian groups’ supposed “promotion entering Israel, HRW and girls were kidnapped to be of universal human rights.” Roth made this a social- sold as sex slaves. Neither Sadly, these human-rights media priority. 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It was some 25 meters to Gaza. can Secretary of State Pompeo below the surface and ap- Hamas terrorist tunnels to discuss the threat from Iran proximately two meters tall by also permeate under the and Hezbollah. This is far from two meters wide. This would Egyptian border and through- the first time Israel has made easily make it large enough out Gaza itself, as if it were public it’s awareness of the for heavily armed terrorists a subway system that trans- Hezbollah/Iranian threats. to pass through. ports people commuting to Israel has revealed maps The IDF released a video work. However, the Gaza documenting that it knows of terrorists discovering an terror tunnels are used to where many military targets, Israeli robot that penetrated smuggle weapons and terror- including where many of the tunnel, intuitively fore- ists, outside the view of Israeli their rockets, are located. It’s warning its destruction. intelligence. They are also understood that at beginning Prime Minister Netanyahu known to be used for human of the next significant battle stated, “These cross-border trafficking. with Hezbollah, these will be terror tunnels were built by Gaza’s terrain is much eas- among the first targets, to Hezbollah with direct sup- ier to build tunnels because destroy as many of the highly port and funding from Iran. it’s sandy and relatively soft. accurate rockets that have They were built with one The Hezbollah tunnels, under been hidden in civilian areas purpose in mind—to attack Israel‘s northern border, pose By revealing the location and murder innocent Israeli a new threat. They are dug of many of these weapons men, women and children. under a much harder surface among the Lebanese civilian This is a grave violation of making the engineering population, as Netanyahu Israel’s sovereignty, and a required more sophisticated. underscored with the origin of gross violation of UN Security The other challenge, for which the tunnel that was destroyed, Council Resolution 1701. It is I am sure Israel has been pre- Israel is also warning the an unacceptable act of wanton paring for many years, is that people living there or not to al- aggression. Hezbollah has a relatively free low their backyards, schools, “The terror tunnel that was flow of sophisticated weapons mosques, and churches to be exposed today was built under from Iran and is known to used as a staging ground for a a home in a civilian neighbor- be especially well armed. Its military strike against Israel. hood in southern Lebanon... terrorists are battle tested Israel will not tolerate such a this is just one more example having fought alongside and strike and will retaliate ac- of how Hezbollah is commit- on behalf of the Assad regime cordingly, punishingly, if not ting a double war crime. They in Syria in a war that’s almost preemptively. target civilians while hiding a decade old. Other than publicizing this behind civilians.” The above ground threat as a military strategy, and as a By Jonathan Feldstein posite: that which is beneath not yet fully operational but The employment of un- from Hezbollah in Lebanon humanitarian gesture to avoid the surface is just a small heading into an Israeli civilian derground tunnels to strike is much more significant unnecessary death of people The phrase, “tip of the representation of a much community. This presents a at Israel is not new. It’s well than the underground threat, living in immediate range iceberg“ references the fact more dangerous threat above new threat from Hezbollah, known, that Hamas in Gaza the opposite of the tip of the of where these weapons are that there’s much more be- the surface. the Iranian backed terrorist has used terror tunnels for iceberg. Hezbollah known being hidden, this is also a neath the surface of the water This week, Israel revealed group that controls Lebanon: many years. They have dug to have some 150,000 long warning to the international where an iceberg exists that is the presence of terror tunnels the first such terror tunnels numerous tunnels, some pen- and short range rockets and community to restrain both greater a threat than what is coming across the border from that have been revealed, with etrating into Israeli territory missiles ready to fire at Israeli Iran and Hezbollah from ever visible above the water. Lebanon into Israeli territory. the potential threat of many as much as half a mile. These communities as soon as they using the weapons that they Today in the Middle East The army launched Operation more. tunnels are built, and have (or Iran) deem it valuable or have amassed. we need to coin a new phrase Northern Shield, destroying According to the IDF, the been used. to conduct terror- worthwhile to initiate a mili- that references the exact op- the first tunnel that was tunnel found Tuesday origi- ist actions such as kidnapping tary campaign. Tip on page 15A PAGE 8A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, DECEMBER 21, 2018 This Santa Claus is an Orthodox Jew By Ben Sales professional Santa—sees no would dress up and hang become Santa year-round. He contradiction between serv- mini bagels on his non-Jewish and his wife, Tracy, run a Santa (JTA)—Just like any other ing as the symbol of Christmas friends’ Christmas trees. He school, Northern Lights Santa Santa Claus, Santa Rick will and living as an observant occasionally played the part Academy, that hosts three-day spend much of the next couple Jew. To him, Santa is a non- in subsequent decades. weekend seminars on how to of weeks sitting children on religious spiritual figure who But he became a full-time be Santa. The school covers his knee, asking whether provides trust, reassurance Santa seven years ago when everything from fashioning a they’ve been good and listen- and comfort to the young two things happened: First, good costume to making sure ing to their Christmas wishes. and old. his parents passed away within you have legal and insurance If it’s a Saturday, he may He says that anyone who is two weeks of each other, which protection in place. But the have slept overnight in the inclined to criticize him for led him to grow out his beard, seminars also promise fun building. And he’ll only accept working as a Santa should a custom of the traditional times, like a Christmas movie payment after nightfall. consider ways they help non- Jewish 30-day mourning screening and a photo op with For Santa Rick’s last name Jews observe holidays—like period after a parent’s death. a live reindeer. is Rosenthal, and he’s an Or- working a shift on Christmas Soon after he was shopping at The couple also runs the thodox Jew who does not drive when Christians take the Home Depot when he noticed National Santa Agency, which or handle money on Shabbat. day off. that a little boy was staring at books a network of 100 Santas, But that doesn’t stop him from “As a Jew, we are to be a light him transfixed, sure that he Mrs. Clauses and elves for doing his job. unto the world,” Rosenthal was Santa Claus. private parties and events. “I don’t know anyone who said, paraphrasing a famous “I knew what he was think- Rosenthal is a member of the wouldn’t help a child,” said Jewish aphorism from the ing and I said, ‘Don’t tell International Brotherhood of Rosenthal, 66, who lives Bible. “That’s one of our jobs. anyone you saw Santa buying Real Bearded Santas. in Atlanta and attends Young If we can help make people’s tools for the elves at Home While his busy season Israel of Toco Hills. “If you lives better, we should do that. Depot,’” he said. “He was obviously is Christmastime, Rick Rosenthal is a professional, year-round Santa who also look at the world as children It’s a mitzvah. If we can ease frozen dead over. I walked Rosenthal says there’s busi- attends Congregation Young Israel of Toco Hills in Atlanta. do, that’s a better feeling. I’m a tensions between Jews and into the store, I looked back ness all 12 months. He’ll go better person and a better Jew non-Jews, we can do that.” at the first row and he’s still to schools, birthday parties, recognizable figure in the he’ll be stopped and I’ll usually because I’m Santa.” Rosenthal began playing staring at me.” senior homes and trade shows world after Jesus. He said that be waiting for him to be done Rosenthal—a full-time, Santa at age 16 as a gag. He Since then, Rosenthal has He did a gig this year in Hong patients with Alzheimer’s at talking to children.” Kong. He’s even taken part in seniors residences will recog- Rosenthal says the job can marriage proposals—he gives nize him even when they can’t be taxing sometimes because the woman an engagement recognize their own spouses. he must be open to the array ring that she had already “It is incredibly humbling of human emotions. He says selected with her partner. because people are in awe of he cries often after talking “ ” “I say, ‘If I asked you to you,” he said “They’re intimate with people, and recalls an I DO marry me, would you marry with you, they tell you really especially painful time when me?’ and then I pull out the funny stuff, they tell you hor- a little boy sat on his lap and ring,” he said. “They say, rible stuff, and they do that asked for a small trampoline when becomes ‘Where is Bob?’ or ‘Where because you’ve known them for Christmas for his dead “ ” is Jeff?’” since they were born. You’ve brother. Rosenthal looks the part. known their parents since “I have to be jolly; I have I'M DONE. He has a bushy beard, oblong they were born.” to get rid of it,” he said of the glasses and several Santa His wife says that even when job’s emotional burdens. “We suits—including a golf suit (he he’s not in the suit, Rosenthal have open wounds as Santas. says his game is unbeatable) will wear a red shirt and fre- We got shot at all the time in and a red-and-white, full-body quently be mobbed by kids. good ways and bad ways.” MARK LANG & ASSOCIATES Santa swimsuit. He curls his Because she doesn’t dress But one thing that has not Divorce & Family Law | LANGLAW.NET | Oces: Winter Park mustache every day and uses the part of Santa’s wife, Tracy been a challenge, he says, three kinds of conditioner on says she will usually keep her is a Jew playing Santa. He his hair and beard. And his distance so kids don’t “think makes clear that he’s not a demeanor, for lack of a better Santa’s stepping out on Mrs. Christian minister or even St. word, is jolly. Speaking to this Claus.” Nicholas. To his mind, he’s an reporter, he casually uses the “From a personal perspec- American Santa who wants to phrase “butcher, baker or tive, we never are able to go help people. candlestick maker.” out anywhere in public where “Santa is an American cul- Part of what he loves about he is not recognized as Santa,” tural thing,” he said. “When being Santa, Rosenthal says, she said. “Usually if we go to I’m Santa, I’m Santa. I’m a is that the Jolly Old Elf has the store, I know it’s going to spiritual guy who believes in been called the second-most take a little bit longer because the world being a better place.” Israel has a bobsled team Jewish Graveside Package: By Josefin Dolsten

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Ben Breslauer doing what he does best. Participants from the community of all ages worked side by side at Cascade Heights to braid the Challah and brush it with an egg mixture. The hands-on experience was fun, meaning- ful and not overly challenging, thanks to Ashley’s advance preparation of the dough. NBA all-star, Dikembe Mutombo with patients in Israel. Ashley is also a realtor with Keller Williams Heritage Realty. In addition to baking, she enjoys reading and spending time Mutombo met with Sheba’s world-renowned medical ex- with her wonderful family. Her daughter, HARPER is 11, her perts to discuss this potential collaboration. He also visited son, SUMNER, is 8, and her husband, BRIAN, is a psychology with sick Israeli and Palestinian children, signed basketballs professor at the University of Central Florida. and gave away T-shirts to patients and fans. He even got to (One of my son’s is a psychologist who threatens to Baker Act experience firsthand the virtual reality technology at Sheba’s me all the time! He claims I act like a 15-year-old! I consider Rehabilitation Hospital. it a compliment!) The shared goal between the partners is to bring Sheba’s Shout Out... advanced medical knowledge to the Biamba Marie Mutombo I love the matzo ball soup at TooJay’s Deli in Altamonte Hospital—named after Mutombo’s mother—which the NBA Springs and go there often. But now I have another great star founded in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2007 reason... server, LAURA RUSAKIEWICZ. She not only does her as a passion project formed from his long-time passion for job perfectly, she is entertaining... singing and even dancing. healthcare. Of course the matzo ball soup, the chopped liver, the chal- Jewish Pavilion Mensch... lah, all the food on the TooJay’s Menu is wonderful, but the Kudos to ASHLEY FISAK, administrator at the Jewish delightful atmosphere created by Laura can’t be beat! Pavilion. Ashley spent more than 10 hours shopping and pre- (Uh Oh, I hope my psychologist son doesn’t threaten to paring challah dough for the Jewish Pavilion/Disney Points Baker Act Laura too!) of Light Challah Bake at Cascade Heights (formerly known as One for the road... Chambrel and Brookdale Island Lake.) Participants received As soon as Izzy got home from work one evening, his wife a loaf of dough and were skillfully taught challah braiding by Becky came up to him and said, “Izzy, our au pair has stolen BEN BRESLAUER (former owner of Ben’s Bakery) and Pavilion two of our towels.” volunteers PAM REUBEN and PENNY GOLDSTEIN. “Oh, really,” said Izzy, not looking very interested, “that Ashley is a supreme baker and makes pizza dough for her wasn’t a nice thing to do.” family every week. She was undaunted by the task of preparing “You’re damn right it wasn’t,” said Becky, “they were the dough for more than 30 loaves of challah even though she had best towels we had, the two we got from the Hilton Eilat while never made it before. we were on holiday last Passover.” PAGE 10A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, DECEMBER 21, 2018 Facing anti-Semitism at her California school, this Jewish teen takes matters into her own hands mate Melia Oliver decided to “They’re 9 and 10 years coordinator of alternative the Jewish summer camp Kee take action not long after they old and they’ve already lived education at Albany High. “As Tov and the socially conscious first encountered the prob- with anti-Asian and anti-black adults, it can be easy to forget Chochmat HaLev synagogue lem. They and some friends racism,” Weinstein said. “It’s that culture is often some- in Berkeley—for nurturing created SPEAK, a program easy to sweep bigotry under thing that is communicated her activist impulses. designed to encourage young the rug because adults don’t from student to student. Hav- She said that while she people to identify and fight want to acknowledge that ing older students intention- appreciated the funding that bigotry. kids are going through this. ally ask what kind of schools comes with the Diller Teen What makes this program But they are and they want to they want to have, and then award, the real gift has been unique is that the facilitators talk about it.” work to create it, is huge.” the opportunity to meet other are high school students, who SPEAK’s curriculum calls Earlier this year, Weinstein young, driven Jewish teens present workshops on social for teen facilitators to explain was awarded a 2018 Diller who have a passion for social justice and empathy to fifth- what prejudice is and that Teen Tikkun Olam award, justice during the retreat graders in the local public everyone has prejudices. It which honors Jewish teens the foundation ran for award school district. Weinstein helps the children identify aged 13 to 19 for living the winners. and her group designed a prejudice—their own and Jewish principle of tikkun “I was able to make really Michaela Weinstein curriculum for third-, fourth- others’—and to work against olam—repairing the world amazing bonds with other and fifth-graders that focuses it. The coordinators share and making it a better place. recipients,” Weinstein said. By Michele Chabin anti-Semitism has remained on combating prejudice and examples of prejudice they She and the 14 other winners “It can be a difficult task to a problem at the school: discrimination. or loved ones have experi- each received a $36,000 grant go on in a world that feels so When Michaela Weinstein This fall, the outside walls of “We realized there was enced. They also talk with from the Helen Diller Family demeaning of so many people first encountered racist and Weinstein’s school gym were something about our educa- the students about how to Foundation to foster their and full of hate. But when I’m anti-Semitic slurs at her spray-painted with hate-filled tion system that we needed try to stop prejudice in their leadership. surrounded by people who California high school, she graffiti. to fix,” she said. “There was communities. Weinstein says Judaism was have a passion for tikkun felt sick to her stomach. “There were different slurs, apathy, and I think a lot of “When your peers say the impetus for her first foray olam, I’m able to get feedback Students at Albany High anti-Semitic comments, the the things perpetrated at our something that you don’t feel into social justice. and have a support system. School, in the San Francisco F-word, the N-word, and the school were done out of sheer is right, find it within yourself Prior to her bat mitzvah, It makes the task bearable.” Bay Area, were drawing swas- words ‘Swastika = good,’” ignorance about social issues. to SPEAK up against that and she researched sex trafficking This article was sponsored tikas on schoolbooks and Weinstein said. “Another one Education is the biggest way politely tell them why you and discovered that Oakland, by and produced in partner- posting photos on Instagram said, ‘Get out of our country’ to cure ignorance.” don’t like WHAT (that) they California, is one of the big- ship with the Helen Diller comparing black women to and ‘Free Hitler.’” On a recent morning, said,” the SPEAK curriculum gest sex-trafficking hubs in Family Foundation, which gorillas. Even two years later, Weinstein and her class- Weinstein, 16, visited a class of says. “If we all work to improve the United States. She spoke sponsors the Diller Teen Tik- fifth-graders at a local school. ourselves, our world will about it at her bat mitzvah. kun Olam Awards, annually She talked about racism and change for the better.” “Being Jewish gave me my awarding $36,000 to Jewish its historical manifestations, Many of the school district’s first taste of activism,” she teens demonstrating excep- and then asked the students educators have embraced the said. “This was the first time tional leadership in repairing whether they had ever expe- program. I spoke publicly and took the world. Nominations/appli- rienced racism themselves. “Michaela’s work is key leadership.” cations for 2019 are now open. Custom Printing Invitations & Announcements Five students raised their to creating a more inclusive Weinstein credits the Jew- This article was produced by Digital & Offset Printing Brochures & Booklets hands. culture,” said Darren McNally, ish communities in her life— JTA’s native content team. 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But if they did, In Sweden, anti-Semitic some forms of anti-Israel he could have accused me harassment by far-right LOU SUPOWITZ, GKC rhetoric, because “you can- of assaulting him and back activists led for the first REALTOR not fight it if you can’t define his claim with false witnesses time since World War II to 243 West Park Avenue DIRECT: 407.415.0338 it,” she said. from his rally—who would the shuttering of a Jewish Winter Park, Florida 32789 OFFICE: 407.645.4321 The respondents appeared land me in trouble. www.KellyPriceandCompany.com more affiliated than the The refusal by Dutch Poll on page 15A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, DECEMBER 21, 2018 PAGE 11A He produced the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and John Mayer—now he’s Central Florida Synagogues Orlando Weekday Morning Minyan (Conservative/Egalitarian), services Monday- adding a rabbi’s music to his resume Friday 7:45 a.m. (9 a.m.—national holidays); 2nd floor Chapel—Jewish Academy of Orlando; 851 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland. For information call 407-298-4650. by Grammy Award winner Celebration Jewish Congregation (R), services and holiday schedules shown at www. Ed Cherney. In the studio, each song JewishCelebration.org; 407-566-9792. took at most two takes, a tes- Chabad Lubavitch of North Orlando (O), 1701 Markham Woods Road, Longwood, tament to how practiced the 407-636-5994, www.jewishorlando.com; services: Friday 7:00 p.m.; Saturday at 9:30 a.m. musicians were. Was invited Chabad of Altamonte Springs (O), 414 Spring Valley Lane, Altamonte Springs, 407- congregants to lend their voices and fill out the sound, 280-0535; www.jewishaltamonte.com. and at times the studio was Chabad of South Orlando (O), 7347 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, 407-354-3660; www. so full that they had to sit on jewishorlando.com; Shabbat services: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. and 10 minutes before sunset; the floor. Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 8:15 a.m. Was, speaking just after completing a lengthy U.S. Chabad of the Space & Treasure Coasts (O), 1190 Highway A1A, Satellite Beach, tour as part of a band backing 321-777-2770. Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Congregation Ahavas Yisrael/Chabad (O), 708 Lake Howell Rd., Maitland, 407-644- Weir, compared the effects 2500; www.chabadorlando.org; services: Sunday, 9 a.m.; Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.; Shabbat of the music played by Levy’s services: Friday, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Family service, 4th Friday of the month. band with what Weir evokes. He described the feelings that Congregation Bet Chaim (R), 181 E. Mitchell Hammock, Oviedo, 407-830-7211; www. Don Was Weir would produce when betchaim.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 8 p.m. playing the Dead’s classic song Congregation Beth Am (C), 3899 Sand Lake Road, Longwood, 407-862-3505; www. By Gabe Friedman diverse amalgam of cultures “Ripple” during encores— congbetham.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. and musical traditions, boast- Was could see members of the (JTA)—Three years ago, ing Filipinos, Ethiopian Jews audience crying and hugging. Congregation Beth El (C), 2185 Meadowlane Ave., West Melbourne, 321-779-0740; Don Was walked into a Jew- and other Jews and non-Jews “I thought Naomi was doing Shabbat services, 1st & 3rd Friday, 8 p.m.; 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. ish service in Los Angeles from the local community. the same things with these Congregation Beth Emeth (R), 2205 Blue Sapphire Circle, Orlando, 407-222-6393; without high expectations. Levy isn’t a musician by trade, prayers that had been around Shabbat service: monthly, 8 p.m. Was, born Don Fagenson in but she sings in the band and forever,” Was said. “She made Detroit, is a producer who helps write the melodies. them resonant in a really Congregation Beth Israel (Rec), Collins Resource Center, Suite 303, 9401 S.R. 200, has worked with musicians Was was quite impressed relevant way, which is not a Ocala, 352-237-8277; bethisraelocala.org; Shabbat service, second Friday of the month, 8 p.m. like John Mayer, Bob Dylan by the band’s music at the small feat.” Congregation Beth Sholom (R-C), 315 North 13th St., Leesburg, 352-326-3692; www. and Bonnie Raitt. Since 2012, service and approached Levy The Nashuva band’s music bethsholomflorida.org; schedule of services on website. he has also been the president afterward, telling her that is full of big, catchy melodies, of Blue Note Records, the she should record its sound. which Levy said is part of Congregation Beth Shalom (Progressive Conservative), Orange City congregation historic and acclaimed jazz They became friends and, six the congregation’s larger holds services at 1308 E. Normandy Blvd., Deltona; 386-804-8283; www.mybethshalom. record label. months later, Levy and the goal of attracting unaffili- com; Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Since his bar mitzvah in band found themselves in ated Jews who don’t realize Congregation B’nai Torah (C), 403 N. Nova Rd., Ormond Beach, 32174, 386-672-1174; the famous Apogee Studios they are yearning for spiri- 1965, he has rarely stepped www.mybnaitorah.com; Shabbat services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. into a synagogue. in Santa Monica, California. tual fulfillment. When Levy But his aging father, who “I was pretty knocked out worked previously as a rabbi Congregation Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Daytona (O), 1079 W. Granada Blvd., was getting remarried, was set by the fact that she took at a Conservative synagogue Ormond Beach, 386-672-9300; Shabbat services Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to be honored by his beloved these profound prayers and in Venice Beach, she’d see Congregation of Reform Judaism (R), 928 Malone Dr., Orlando, 407-645-0444; transferred them in a way many stragglers poke their egalitarian congregation and www.crjorlando.org: Shabbat services, 7 p.m. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Fridays; 6 p.m., 4th and 5th wanted his son to be there. that everybody in the room heads in to Saturday morn- He also wanted him to see could relate to, and it was a ing services but leave after Fridays; Saturday: 10 a.m. the congregation’s live band, very uplifting evening,” Was a few minutes. Congregation Mateh Chaim (R), P.O. Box 060847, Palm Bay, 32906, 321-768-6722. which played at its monthly told JTA over the phone from “I found myself more and Congregation Ohev Shalom (C), 613 Concourse Parkway South, Maitland, 407-298- Los Angeles. more drawn to the Jewish out- service. 4650; www.ohevshalom.org; Shabbat service, Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. The congregation, named The result of the Apogee sider, I wanted to learn what Nashuva (or “We will return” session was “Heaven on Earth: they were about and how to Congregation Shalom Aleichem (R), 3501 Oak Pointe Blvd., Kissimmee, 407-935- in Hebrew), is the creation of Songs of the Soul,” an album reach them,” she said. “They 0064; www.shalomaleichem.com; Shabbat service, 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month, 8 p.m. Naomi Levy, a Conservative released earlier this month haven’t found God or a soul- Congregation Shomer Ysrael (C), 5382 Hoffner Ave., Orlando, 407-227-1258, call for rabbi who was among the first that puts 13 Jewish prayers to a ful experience in synagogue. services and holiday schedules. women ordained by the Jewish mix of African-inspired world They find it in yoga class or Theological Seminary in the music beats and calming folk at their zen center, but they Congregation Sinai (C/R), 303A N. S.R. 27, Minneola; 352-243-5353; congregation- mid-1980s. The 10-person melodies. Was and Rolling haven’t found it in Judaism.” sinai.org; services: every Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Shabbat Service evert Saturday, 10 a.m. band, which has mostly stayed Stones recording engineer Now Nashuva, which relies Orlando Torah Center (O), 8591 Banyan Blvd., Orlando; 347-456-6485; Shacharis- the same over the congrega- Krish Sharma assisted in the Shabbos 9 a.m.; Mon.—Thurs. 6:45 a.m.; Sun. and Legal Holidays 8 a.m.; Mincha/Maariv tion’s 14-year lifespan, is a recording, which was mixed Was on page 15A Please call for times. Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation/Ohalei Rivka (C), 11200 S. Apopka- Vineland Rd., Orlando, 407-239-5444; Shabbat service, Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. OBITUARIES Temple Beth El (R), 579 N. Nova Rd., Ormond Beach, 386-677-2484. Temple Beth Shalom (R), P.O. Box 031233, Winter Haven, 813-324-2882. Temple Beth Shalom (C), 40 Wellington Drive, Palm Coast, 386-445-3006; Shabbat CAROL L. ENGLANDER Hiller Maslanik, 89, died on Carol Englander, age 84, Nov. 29, 2018. She was born service, Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. of Greenlawn, New York (for- March 7, 1929, in the Bronx, Temple Beth Sholom (C), 5995 N. Wickham Rd. Melbourne, 321-254-6333; www. merly of Orlando), passed away New York City. mytbs.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Minyan, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.; on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018. A Geri graduated from NYU, Thursday, 10:00 a.m. Bronx native, she was born on where she was inducted into Sept. 12, 1934, to the late Phil- the Hall of Fame. She later Temple Beth Shalom (R), 1109 N.E. 8th Ave., Ocala, 352-629-3587; Shabbat services: lip and Dora Grossman Nord. received an MBA from Rollins Friday, 8 p.m.; Torah study: Saturday, 10:00 a.m. During her working career, College and taught account- Temple B’nai Darom (R), 49 Banyan Course, Ocala, 352-624-0380; Friday Services 8 p.m. Carol worked as a bookkeeper. ing and other subjects at In Orlando, she worked for Jones Business College and Temple Israel (C), 50 S. Moss Rd., Winter Springs, 407-647-3055; www.tiflorida.org; the Dolphin Hotel at Disney. Valencia Community College Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday 9:00 a.m. She and her late husband, in Orlando for over 20 years, Temple Israel (R), 7350 Lake Andrew Drive, Melbourne, 321-631-9494. Arnold, who passed away in where she was a beloved and Temple Israel (C), 579 N. Nova Road, Ormond Beach, 386-252-3097; Shabbat service, August 2007, relocated to the inspirational teacher. Orlando area from New York Geri was predeceased by Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday: 10:30 a.m. in 1984. her husband of 60 years, Temple Israel of DeLand (R), 1001 E. New York Ave., DeLand, 386-736-1646; www. Carol is survived by her Ted Maslanik, who she met templeisraelofdeland.org; Friday Shabbat service, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. followed by sons, Scott (Michelle) and in a class at NYU. They were Geri Hiller Maslanik Torah study. Robert of New York; and her members of the Congrega- Temple Shalom (formerly New Jewish Congregation) (R), 13563 Country Road grandchildren—Daniel, Erica tion of Liberal Judaism since Alex Maslanik; two great- and Jessica. 1964 when they moved to grandchildren: Charlotte and 101, Oxford, 352-748-1800; www.templeshalomcentralfl.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 7 A graveside service was Orlando. Jacob Maslanik; and her aunt, p.m.; last Saturday of the month, 9:30 a.m. held at Bet Chaim Cemetery, Geri is survived by “Team Selma Swartz. Temple Shalom of Deltona (R/C), 1785 Elkcam Blvd., Deltona, 386-789-2202; www. Gotha, with Rabbi Arnold Sie- Maslanik,” which includes her The family wishes to give shalomdeltona.org; Shabbat service; Saturday: 10 a.m. gel of Jewish Family Services four children: Austin Maslanik special thanks to the staff officiating. Arrangements (Denie Garrett), Hilary Tanner at Wedgewood Healthcare Temple Shir Shalom (R) Services held at Temple Israel, 50 S. Moss Rd., Winter Springs, entrusted to Beth Shalom (Ret), Loretta Lott (Richard), Center who lovingly cared for 407-366-3556, www.templeshirshalom.org; Shabbat services: three Fridays each month, Memorial Chapel, 640 Lee and Stuart Maslanik (Can- her throughout the last three 7:30 p.m. Road, Orlando 32810. 407- dice); seven grandchildren: years. Geri was interred at Traditional Congregation of Mount Dora (T) Mount Dora, 352-735-4774; www. Aaron Maslanik (Megan Ban- 599-1180. Florida National Cemetery in tcomd.org; Shabbat services: Saturday, 9:30 a.m. sharp. GERI HILLER field), Irene Maslanik, Erica Bushnell, beside her beloved MASLANIK Tanner, Ben and Dan Lott, Ted, on Dec. 19, 2018, in a (R) Reform (C) Conservative (O) Orthodox (Rec) Reconstructionist (T) Mehitsa Geraldine “Geri” Shirley Rachel Hamilton (Kyle), and family service. PAGE 12A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, DECEMBER 21, 2018 New Yorker cartoonist Liana Finck draws on the light and shadows of her Jewish upbringing

to draw unless I could make central to “Passing for Hu- something that strangers man,” the main character’s wanted to pay money for and great-grandmother is from editors would like,” she says. Russia, but lost her shadow “So from the time I was a when she moved to the United teenager, I started making States. things much more elaborate Finck grew up in Chester, a and polished, and with that town in Orange County about came writer’s block.” an hour north of Manhattan. Apparently she has over- She attended a Conservative come her block. In addition synagogue and a Solomon to her frequent work for The Schechter day school. As a New Yorker, Finck is the teen, she says she was “a pretty author, in 2014, of “A Bintel weird and awkward person,” Brief: Love and Longing in and felt like an outsider at her Old New York,” an adapta- Jewish school. tion of the famed Yiddish “The school was pretty advice column that appeared suburban and small, and even in the Forward. The book if some individual people were dramatizes stories of recent my kind of people, the overall Sean Zanni/Getty Images for Moleskine immigrants from Eastern culture was so strongly mall Liana Finck attends an event at the Milk Gallery in New Europe who wrote Forward shopping and not intellectual York City, Feb. 22, 2018. One of Liana Finck’s cartoon drawings. editor Abraham Cahan ask- and so not shy,” she recalls. ing for advice on how to live She has yet to find a Jew- “female,” with long hair and and a man with whom she By Josefin Dolsten Finck, 32, has risen to fame in their new country. ish community that feels like lots of makeup. It’s a com- had gone on a date became in recent years through her Her latest book, “Passing home, but her faith continues ment on the kind of clichéd convinced that it was inspired NEW YORK (JTA)—Liana clever cartoons and illus- for Human,” is more per- to play a major role in her representations of women by him. He claimed that he Finck is in the eating area trated “Dear Pepper” advice sonal, a “graphic memoir” identity. in drawing that Finck tries had told her a story about of a grocery store in South- column—named after her in which she focuses on the “I didn’t leave Judaism, but to avoid. the dog breed on their date, ampton, New York, and I’ve childhood dog—in The New experiences of the women in I did leave the community I “Most of my characters but Finck remembered no interrupted her beach ex- Yorker. Her drawings, which her family. In the whimsical grew up in,” she says. are female, and most of my such thing. cursion. Once a week, the she also posts on Instagram, yet serious memoir, each After high school she stud- characters aren’t purely sexy “I don’t think it came from Brooklyn-based illustrator poke fun at everyday awkward woman is born with a shadow ied fine art and graphic design because I don’t feel that way, him, I really don’t,” she says. rides a train to the east end moments and annoyances, that guides her life. But as at Cooper Union College and I don’t feel like my friends As our conversation draws of Long Island to channel her such as trying to get an au- they age they eventually lose and traveled to Belgium on just exist to be sex symbols,” to a close, it’s time for Finck creative energy. She wakes up tomatic faucet to turn on and the shadow. The book, pub- a Fulbright fellowship. She she says. to resume her creative time at 6:30 in the morning to catch only wanting to hang out with lished in September, features received a Six Points Fellow- As Finck has gained fans— at the beach. She only has a that train and stays until the the people who don’t actually a main character, Leola, who ship for Emerging Jewish her Instagram account has few hours left before the last afternoon. Each year she picks want to hang out with you. looks for her own shadow and Artists and contributed to over 200,000 followers—she train back to New York, and a different beach. Her drawing style is simple the shadows of her female the Forward and Tablet. finds that the people close to I don’t want to keep her away “I think of the big picture and disarming. With a few relatives. Her current style, which she her are watching. from her work. of what I’m working on, and jagged strokes she manages “It’s half about me and describes as “very messy, very “I do get a lot of people A week later, as I start work- it’s for some reason the only to capture a relatable feeling half about my mom, and the quick,” is a reaction against thinking the art is about ing on this article, I find my- time in the week when I get to of discomfort in her charac- thing we have in common is the more put-together style them, and sometimes they’re self scanning her Instagram really assess what I’m doing,” ter’s faces. that we are women and we she adopted in her teens. right and sometimes they’re wondering if anything I said Finck tells me over the phone. Finck has been drawing are artists, so that’s what it’s “I make my stuff almost wildly wrong,” she says. may have inspired a cartoon. Due to a miscommunica- ever since she can remember. about,” she says. aggressively simple in order to Finck often takes inspi- There’s one cartoon in which tion, this interview ends up “I was really shy, so drawing In the book, Finck draws trick the writer’s block and the ration from her real-life a woman talks on the phone being scheduled precisely on was how I expressed myself, on plenty of Jewish inspira- second guessing,” Finck says. relationships, but alters the with a robot—did I come her beach day, so she’s talking and there was always a lot tion—ancient and modern. There are other deliberate details to get at a specific across as too robotic? to me instead of working. I I wanted to say. I made fun At one point, she retells the choices in her drawing, too. feeling. But quickly I realize I’m offer to reschedule several of teachers and drew funny biblical creation story, but her One recent cartoon labeled “I’ll try to refine it into its becoming one of those people times, feeling guilty about animals,” she says. version features a female God “default” shows a neutral face, purest form and then put it who study Finck’s work too impinging on her creative As she grew older, some- and devil (who is good rather no more than two dots for eyes into a drawing,” she says. closely, hoping to see a trace process, but she reassures me thing shifted. than evil). Though the Jewish and a line for a smile. Next to She once drew a cartoon of themselves in it. I close the that it’s fine. “I felt like I didn’t deserve immigration experience isn’t it is the same face, labeled that featured a dachshund, browser and start writing. Devastating war injury turns Israeli soldier into best-selling author and doctor By Larry Luxner upper body out in order to see “Many of my fellow comrades better. Just then, an anti-tank came to visit me, and we spoke JERUSALEM—When Asael missile fired by Hezbollah hit about combat. I began writing Lubotzky led his soldiers into my vehicle. If I had been sitting a technical diary, with dates battle against Hezbollah 12 at that moment, I wouldn’t be and what we did. As time went years ago during the Second here today.” on, I elaborated and wrote Lebanon War, he knew he That miracle, which more about what I felt. Later might be wounded or even Lubotzky attributes to his on, I decided to write about killed. deep faith in God (he had lain the rehabilitation process.” What the infantry platoon tefillin that morning, as he In the 10 years since its commander never could have does every day), was the first publication, Lubotzky’s book, imagined was that a crippling of many that enabled him not “From the Wilderness to Leba- injury would catapult him only to avoid the amputation non,” has sold nearly 20,000 into becoming a best-selling of his severed right leg, but copies in Hebrew and has been author—and, eventually, a later to marry, have four translated into English. His physician. children and realize his post- second book, “Not My Last Despite suffering wounds traumatic dream of becoming Journey,” came out last year in Lebanon that nearly cost a doctor. and documents the life of his him his life, Lubotzky is now Today Lubotzky is an M.D. grandfather, the partisan and one of Israel’s most promising completing his doctorate at Irgun officer Iser Lubotzky. young cancer researchers. His Hebrew University, where he In another twist to his work focuses on epigenetics: shares a lab with 10 other remarkable story, the mother From wounded soldier to pediatrician and author, Dr. Asael Lubotzky. designing new methods for researchers. of the doctor whom Lubotzky early diagnosis and treatment After his injury, the Jeru- credits with saving his leg had Yuval Dor, a professor at He- awarded Lubotzky a two-year aberrations, hidden tumors of cancer based on blood tests. salem-born Lubotzky, who been a nurse with a group of brew University’s Department research grant worth $50,000. and graft rejection in solid Lubotzky says the 2006 grew up in the West Bank partisans in Europe fight- of Developmental Biology and Lubotzky’s research is organ transplants. battle at Bint Jbeil—just two settlement of Efrat, decided ing Nazis when she treated Cancer Research. He plans on focused on the links between By looking for specific miles north of the Israel- he wanted to tell the dramatic a man with a terrible leg finishing his residency next DNA and cancer. When a cell epigenetic marks carried by Lebanon border—changed story of his recovery in a book. wound—who turned out to year in pediatrics at Jerusa- dies, it often releases short circulating cfDNA, scientists his destiny. What became his 190-page be Lubotzky’s grandfather. lem’s Shaare Zedek Medical DNA fragments into the blood can make early diagnoses of “It was Aug. 9, 2006—the autobiography began as a Inspired by the doctors who Center, and to specialize in known as circulating cell-free various forms of cancer. For 15th of Av,” recalled Lubotzky, story of the battle that nearly treated him during his recov- neurology and genetics. DNA, or cfDNA. Doctors have example, if a man has cancer, 35, who still needs the aid killed him. ery, Lubotzky soon turned his In early July, the Israel begun using liquid biopsies to examining the circulating of crutches to walk. “I was “I started writing because sights to medicine. Cancer Research Fund, which sequence the cfDNA in the cell-free DNA along with the talking on the radio, trying of all those long days laying in He eventually decided he distributes some $4 million plasma and use the results as a epigenetic marks in his blood to help my guys navigate. I the hospital trying to remem- wanted to focus on research, per year in grants for cancer diagnostic tool to detect such opened the hatch and lifted my ber the events,” Lubotzky said. and recently joined the lab of research projects in Israel, issues as fetal chromosomal Lubotzky on page 15A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, DECEMBER 21, 2018 PAGE 13A Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA

Evelyn Berezin, who seen each other when Shira, WASHINGTON (JTA)—In Israeli Prime Minister Ben- ing an agreement with the piece of the actual picture,” built word processor, who had been in an induced an extraordinarily tense ex- jamin Netanyau expressed his town that prohibits discrimi- said Tammi Rossman-Benja- dies at 93 coma, was conscious. change Tuesday with Demo- condolences to the couple and natory boycotts amid the min, founder and director of By Andrew Silow-Carroll The couple smiled at each cratic leaders, President Don- wrath toward the killers in a online hospitality service re- the AMCHA Initiative. (JTA)—Evelyn Berezin, a other and held hands, her ald Trump threatened to shut Twitter message. moving its listings in Judea “As UC has correctly recog- Bronx-born daughter of Jew- father, Chaim Silverstein, told down the government unless “Our hearts are with Shira and Samaria last month nized, an academic boycott, ish immigrants from Russia reporters. The young mother his proposed wall between the and Amichai on the death over what the company al- if allowed to be implemented, who built and marketed the could not speak due to tubes United States and Mexico is of the four-day-old baby leged as “Israeli settlements will directly violate the rights first computerized word in her throat. funded, and invoked an Israeli who does not even have a in the occupied West Bank of, and substantively harm, processor, died Saturday in She reportedly has asked wall to defend his position. name,” Netanyahu tweeted on that are at the core of the students and faculty on Manhattan. She was 93. about the condition of her “I am proud to shut down Wednesday evening. “[These dispute between Israelis and U.S. campuses—many of A founder in 1969 of the baby, but has not been told the government over border are] despicable murderers, Palestinians.” them Jewish students,” she Long Island-based Redactron about his serious and deterio- security,” Trump said in the the most despicable criminals The Surfside commis- continued. “If this was just Corp., Berezin created the rating condition, according White House Oval Office on earth. [Our] security forc- sion unanimously passed a about Israel, we would not Data Secretary, a processor- to reports. meeting with Rep. Nancy es are chasing the murderers resolution introduced by Vice be involved, as AMCHA is not enhanced typewriter that “We have no words to de- Pelosi, D-Calif., the speaker- and I hope that there will be Mayor Daniel Gielchinsky. an Israel-advocacy organiza- jump-started a market later scribe the joy, even though designate, and Sen. Chuck news soon. We will not let go “Let’s make South Florida tion. However, this is about to be dominated by IBM and she is still in serious condi- Schumer, D-N.Y., the minor- until we find them and bring a shining light and beacon protecting the academic free- brands like Osborne, Wang, tion,” Silverstein said. “The ity leader, according to a pool them to justice.” of truth, good and love pre- dom and educational rights of Tandy and Kaypro. baby’s condition has not report. “If you really want to Israel’s education minister, vailing over hatred, evil and Jewish students, which will She sold the company to changed since yesterday. His find out how effective a wall Naftali Bennett, in a Facebook hypocrisy throughout the be violated if an academic the Burroughs Corp. in 1976 life is still in danger and he is, just ask Israel.” post called the baby’s death a world,” he exclaimed. boycott is permitted.” and went on to careers in ven- is fighting for it, a small baby It’s not clear which wall tragedy and said “our heart is “BDS is a campaign dis- “Now that professors are ture capital and consulting, who was born prematurely Trump is referring to; Israel with Shira and Amichai, the guised as anti-Semitism. We actually attempting to imple- according to her obituary in along with a great trauma, credits a wall and fence run- heart cries out,” according to have a responsibility to speak ment PACBI’s academic boy- The New York Times. and he started his life in a ning through the West bank The Jerusalem Post. up against hate and condemn cott and curtail American “Why is this woman not very difficult situation and with stopping terrorist at- “It’s a vile murder of terror- this actions Airbnb from city students’ rights, the state- famous?” British writer Gwyn we pray that he will survive.” tacks. Israeli Prime Minister ists that stopped being afraid hall to the governor’s man- ments issued in 2013 are Headley wrote in a 2010 blog Seven people were injured Benjamin Netanyahu has of us,” he said. “We have to sion.” said StandWithUs CEO no longer sufficient,” added post. “Without Ms. Berezin in the shooting attack on cited another wall, along bring back deterrence that Roz Rothstein in a statement. Rossman-Benjamin. “Uni- there would be no Bill Gates, a bus stop outside the Sa- Israel’s southern border with was lost. Otherwise, a wave of “We applaud the efforts of the versity leaders must sign the no Steve Jobs, no internet, no marian settlement of Ofra. Egypt, as a model for the murders are on the way. Not vice mayor and governor- University Leaders Statement word processors, no spread- The search for the shooter United States in its bid to with statements. In actions.” elect [Ron] DeSantis. We urge or issue their own statements sheets; nothing that remotely or shooters continued on stop migrants from crossing Two of the other Israelis other cities, counties and as UC has done, making it connects business with the Tuesday. without approval. The Israel- injured in the attack were states to follow their lead.” abundantly clear that under 21st century.” Rabbi arrested at inter- Egypt wall is a fraction of the 16-year-old girls. According to StandWithUs, no circumstances will faculty Jewish teacher sues NJ faith border protest for size of Trump’s proposed wall The shooters remain on Miami Mayor Francis Suarez be allowed to implement an Catholic school for alleging migrants with Mexico. the loose. will be introducing a resolu- academic boycott of Israel daily anti-Semitism By Marcy Oster Democrats won the U.S. Haley: ‘a new day at the tion to the city government. and put their own political (JTA)—A Jewish teacher (JTA)—A rabbi was among House of Representatives UN’ Governor-elect Ron De- interests above their own at a Catholic high school in 32 religious leaders arrested in last month’s elections, By Aaron Bandler Santis has promised to take students.” New Jersey is suing the school in San Diego, California, at and this was the first meet- U.S. Ambassador to the strong action against Airbnb There have been 564 anti- for religious discrimination, the U.S. border fence dem- ing since then between the United Nations Nikki Haley shortly after being sworn into Semitic incidents on U.S. claiming he faced anti- onstrating in support of mi- Democratic leaders and the said in a Dec. 6 speech that office next month. college campuses so far in Semitism daily and was fired grants from Central America. president. The acrimony and U.S. President Donald Trump “They delisted all Jew- 2018, compared to 652 the when he complained about it. About 400 people gathered raised voices were unusual for wanted to cut funding to ish listings in the West previous year and 639 in 2016. Jacob Rabinowitz filed a at the Border Field State Park such a meeting. Pelosi told countries that voted against Bank,” said DeSantis last US ambassador to Israel lawsuit last week in Newark on Monday to support the mi- Trump repeatedly that he did a United Nations that con- month. “They do not treat slams Palestinian ter- federal court against St. Jo- grants as part of a nationwide not have the votes in either demned Hamas as a terror anybody else in the entire rorist salaries seph Regional High School in week of action called “Love chamber to get approval for group. world like this. It’s only By Cnaan Liphshiz Montvale alleging religious Knows No Borders: A moral funding of his proposed wall. The resolution received 87 targeted to the Jewish com- (JTA)—Following multiple discrimination, unlawful call for migrant justice.” The She said she would call a gov- votes in favor, 57 against munity.” terrorist attacks on Israelis, retaliation and creating a American Friends Service ernment shutdown a “Trump and 33 abstentions on Dec. UC condemns faculty U.S. Ambassador to Israel hostile work environment. Committee, the Quaker shutdown.” 6, falling short of the two- support for BDS David Friedman condemned The school and the Arch- social action organization, “Elections have conse- thirds threshold needed for (JNS)—The University of Palestinian laws that reward diocese of Newark, which sponsored the protest. quences, Mr. President,” said it to pass. California became the first perpetrators of such acts. oversees the all-boys school, Several religious leaders, Schumer, who is Jewish. “We According to The Times institution of higher educa- Noting on Twitter that were named as defendants. including Rabbi Brant Rosen, shouldn’t shut down the gov- of Israel, Haley said at the tion to issue a condemna- in the past week #Palestin- Rabinowitz, a first-year a staff person with American ernment over a dispute, and Israel U.N. mission’s Chanu- tion against faculty support ian terrorists have killed or teacher from West Orange, Friends and a co-chair of the you want to shut it down.” kah menorah-lighting that for BDS in the aftermath of wounded 14 #Israelis in mul- said in the lawsuit that the Jewish Voice for Peace rab- Trump says a wall would Trump called her after the such cases at the University of tiple attacks, Friedman wrote anti-Semitism began on the binical council, led the protest keep criminals and terrorists vote and said, “Who do we Michigan and Pitzer College. Thursday that the Palestinian first day of class, NJ.com into a restricted area in front among others from entering. need to get upset at? Who do “As chancellors of the Authority “maintains laws reported. A swastika was of the border fence. They were Democrats and immigrants you want me to yell at? Who University of California cam- that will compensate these carved into his blackboard, met by federal border control advocacy groups say Trump do we take their money away?” puses, we write to reaffirm terrorists and their families students threw coins at him, agents, who handcuffed them has massively overblown the “I’m not gonna tell you our long-standing opposition for their heinous acts.” one student acted out the and arrested them. The agents risk posed by migrants. what I told him,” Haley added. to an academic boycott of The P.A., he said, “can be murder of a Jewish woman wore riot gear, including bul- Baby born prematurely Haley praised the 87 coun- Israeli academic institutions a political body OR a sponsor from a scene in “Schindler’s letproof vests, and carried to mother shot in West tries that voted for the resolu- and/or individual scholars,” of terror, not both.” List” and another wrote, in night sticks. Bank attack dies in tion as a sign of “a new day they stated. “Our commit- Last year, the Palestinian German, “Six Million was just Rosen offered the priestly hospital at the U.N.” ment to continued engage- Authority paid about $198 the beginning,” the lawsuit blessing in Hebrew in support By Sam Sokol According to the Gatestone ment and partnership with million to a fund for the fami- alleges. of the migrants, seen in a JERUSALEM (JTA)—A Institute’s Bassam Tawil, Israeli, as well as Palestinian lies of terrorists killed during The diocese told NJ.com video on the Facebook page baby born prematurely after the fact that Hamas viewed colleagues, colleges and their attacks and about $160 that Rabinowitz did not of American Friends. his mother was shot dur- the resolution’s failure as an universities is unwavering.” million to Palestinians be- complain about religious Someone bought Frank ing a drive-by terror attack indicator that “the resistance The University of Califor- ing held in Israeli jails, The discrimination until after he Sinatra’s yarmulke for in the West Bank died on is a legitimate right guaran- nia’s 10 chancellors added: Times of Israel reported, cit- received a less-than-satisfac- almost $10,000 Wednesday. teed by all international laws “We believe a boycott of this ing Israeli Defense Ministry tory evaluation. He was told By Andrew Silow-Carroll The statement from Jeru- and conventions,” including sort poses a direct and seri- figures. in March that he would not (JTA)—A hand-crocheted salem’s Shaare Zedek Hos- the use of “armed struggle,” ous threat to the academic Separately, earlier this be rehired for the following yarmulke that once belonged pital announcing the boy’s shows that Hamas and other freedom of our students and week, President Donald school year. to Frank Sinatra sold at auc- passing said the parents met Palestinian terror groups faculty, as well as the unfet- Trump’s envoy for Middle The swastika was not tion for nearly $10,000. their son earlier Wednesday have been emboldened by the tered exchange of ideas and East peace condemned a far- removed from Rabinowitz’s The black kippah, with morning. failed resolution. perspectives on our cam- right Israeli group urging classroom until April 23, ac- musical notes and “Frank” The baby had been deliv- “What Hamas is telling puses, including debate and the “elimination” of Pales- cording to the lawsuit. decorating its border, was ered by cesarean section at the U.N. and the rest of the discourse regarding conflicts tinian Authority President Pregnant victim of auctioned off by Sotheby’s 30 weeks gestation to save world is: ‘Now that you have in the Middle East.” Mahmoud Abbas. The call shooting attack reunited on Dec. 6 in New York as part the life of his mother, Shira refused to brand us terrorists, These incidents caused appeared in a poster depicting with husband its sale of items belonging to Ish-Ran, 21. The newlywed’s we have the right to launch more than 100 national Abbas in rifle crosshairs and By Marcy Oster the estate of the singer’s late husband, Amichai, also was all forms of terrorist attacks and local groups to call the Hebrew words “Eliminate JERUSALEM (JTA)—The wife, Barbara. among the seven Israelis and kill as many Jews as pos- on the same 250 higher- the murder funders.” pregnant woman who was The catalog did not indicate wounded in the shooting sible,’ ” wrote Tawil. “Hamas education leaders who de- “Just like I condemn in- injured in Sunday’s drive- who made the kippah or gave Sunday outside the West and Islamic Jihad leaders are, nounced the American Stud- citement from the Palestin- by shooting in Judea and it to Sinatra, although it does Bank settlement of Ofra when in fact, threatening not only ies Association’s anti-Israel ian side, I condemn the Samaria was reunited with note that he was “a lifelong a car carrying Palestinian to continue, but also to step boycott to sign a letter to incitement calling for the her husband, who also was sympathizer with Jewish gunmen opened fire at a bus up their terrorist attacks on affirm their opposition to the assassination of President injured in the attack. causes.” stop where soldiers were wait- Israel.” anti-Israel movement. Abbas,” White House Special Amichai Ish-Ran on Tues- The yarmulke sold for ing to hitch rides. South Florida town “While the Palestinian Representative for Interna- day evening entered the hos- $9,375, shattering its original Shira remains in serious passes resolution Campaign for the Academic tional Negotiations Jason pital room of his wife Shira, estimate of $200-$400. condition but is improving. against Airbnb boycott and Cultural Boycott of Israel Greenblatt wrote in a tweet. 21, who had her baby delivered Trump invokes Israel’s Amichai is in moderate of Judea and Samaria [PACBI] has long been under- “This is completely unaccept- surgically at 30-week gesta- wall in tense budget condition after being shot in (JNS) The town of Surfside, stood as an effort aimed at able! All peace-loving people tion to save the mother’s life. negotiation the leg, The Jerusalem Post Fla., in Miami-Dade County, Israel and Israeli universities should condemn actions like It was the first time they had By Ron Kampeas reported. condemned Airbnb for violat- and scholars, that is only a this as well.” PAGE 14A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, DECEMBER 21, 2018 accommodates the ritual and According to media re- and joined the Breslov Hasidic “He was my best friend,” American immigrant who Soldier study needs of the fervently ports, Cohen was living with sect, told The Jerusalem Post Friedman told JTA. “We said that he “felt the need From page 1A religious recruits. The Israeli several other soldiers in Beit on Thursday that although he learned for years together” to honor [his] sacrifice and army’s Human Resource Divi- Shemesh rather than at had encouraged his stepson before enlisting and “it’s hard the sacrifice of all haredi emergency cesarean section sion says 2,850 haredi soldiers home. A significant number to enlist, telling him that it to separate from him. He was soldiers who have the cour- after the shooting but lost were recruited in 2016 and of haredi Orthodox young would “good and appropriate funny and social, the best age to join the army” in the the baby. 3,100 the next year. men who enlist face a degree for him,” Cohen’s mother was friend in the world. I cried for face of social pressure. Jerusalem and disputed The decision to serve, of social ostracism at home against it for personal reasons. hours when I heard.” Cohen “died in the sancti- Judea and Samaria have however, is often met with and Cohen “represented an “It is hard for a mother to Friedman described how he fication of God’s name,” said been rocked by violence over resistance in the soldiers’ entire population that we send her child to the army,” had spoken with Cohen the Shlomo Amar, the chief Sep- the past week, including an insular communities, where help,” said Jake Flaster of he explained. day before his death, giving hardic rabbi of Jerusalem. “He alleged car ramming near young men are expected to the Lone Soldier Center, an At his funeral, however, him a hug and telling him he died while on watch guarding Ramallah, the stabbing of two study Torah full time and organization that provides Cohen’s family repeatedly would see him the next day. Jews. You can’t understand police officers in the Old City leaders and families fear the social and financial services praised his service and char- “He said ‘we’ll see.’ It’s as if the level to which a martyr and the knifing of a soldier at secularizing influence of the to Israeli servicemen and acter. All disagreements ap- he knew. Everything comes ascends. We cry but we won’t the Beit El settlement. army. Netanel Friedman, an servicewomen. “We’ve been peared forgotten as his mother from heaven,” Friedman said break.” Cohen’s death also brought Israeli-American member helping Yosef for years.” approached his body and be- inconsolably. Cohen’s commander, Matti attention to the Netzach of Cohen’s company, told In media interviews, his gan crying helplessly, unable Yishai, a former Netzach Shevach, spoke while looking Yehuda battalion, which JTA that Cohen was a lone stepfather described how to hold her son one last time. Yehuda serviceman who did down at the slain soldier’s was formed in 1999 to allow soldier, or a soldier classified Cohen had spent the previous The Shamgar Funeral not know Cohen, said he body. strictly observant, or haredi, as serving without family to Shabbat at home, telling his Home in Jerusalem was came to the funeral because “We will continue to do youth to serve in the army. provide support. Apparently family that he was thankful packed Friday morning as he “thought it was important what you were doing when Other Orthodox Jews, known relations between Cohen and that he could “defend the friends and relatives remem- to connect with these life- you fell and defend the nation as Modern or religious Zion- his family had been strained, Jewish people with my body.” bered Cohen as a gentle soul changing moments.” of Israel,” Shevach said. “You ist, have long served in the but it is unclear to what degree Meirav, a former fighter pi- always willing to lend a help- That sentiment was are our messenger above. Tell military, but the battalion relations had broken down. lot who later became religious ing hand. shared by Raphi Pollak, an God it’s enough.”

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The Pal- previously removed listings those living in Gush Etzion agree to a return to the 1948 estinian Authority bans the in Crimea.” This decision, either fled from or were killed ceasefire lines, it still doesn’t sale of land to Jews, and last however was “a result of by the Jordanian army, and a follow that the Israelis living week, a P.A. court sentenced international sanctions” on 1929 Arab massacre of Jews in the areas beyond the Green two Palestinians to 15 years Crimea; U.S. law prohibits the in Hebron led the governing Line are a central barrier to of hard labor for the crime of sale or supply of goods and British authority to eventually resolving the dispute. selling land to Jews. services to Crimea. expel the remaining Jewish Why can’t they simply It’s this intolerance and The claimed rationale for population from Hebron. become citizens of the future intransigence on the part of Airbnb’s decision to boycott Currently and for several Palestinian state? Those who the governing P.A. that is the HEALTHY EYES WEAR SUNGLASSES Israeli communities built years, Palestinian Authority don’t want to would simply real “core of the dispute.” Both on land that Israel captured leader Mahmoud Abbas has have to take it upon them- Airbnb’s decision, and much of from Jordan in a defensive refused to even negotiate selves to relocate back into the coverage of it, ignore this. Every day that you’re outside, you’re exposed to dangerous, but invisible, ultraviolet (UV) sunlight. Left unprotected, prolonged exposure to UV radiation can seriously damage the eye, war in 1967 is that those with Israel. He stubbornly Israel. If those that chose to Karen Bekker is the as- leading to cataracts, skin cancer around the eyelid and other eye disorders. Protecting your eyes communities are the “core of insists that the temporary remain could stay as Palestin- sistant director of the Media is important to maintaining eye health now and in the future. the dispute.” This is a propo- ceasefire lines agreed to be- ian citizens, then settlements Response Team at CAMERA,

Shield your eyes (and your family’s eyes) from harmful UV rays. sition that warrants further tween Israel and Jordan are would pose no obstacle what- the Committee for Accuracy Wear sunglasses with maximum UV protection. scrutiny. the only boundaries he will soever to resolution of the in Middle East Reporting in The 1948 ceasefire lines, accept. Indeed, he rejected conflict. After all, there are America, a media-monitor- For more information, visit www.thevisioncouncil.org/consumers/sunglasses. A public service message from The Vision Council. often erroneously referred to Israel’s 2008 statehood offer well over a million Arab citi- ing, research and member- as “1967 borders,” were agreed that would have given him zens living in Israel. Are they ship organization devoted to as a temporary armistice be- the vast majority of this land, at the “core of the dispute”? to promoting accurate and tween Israel and Jordan in 1949. as well as President Barack Abbas, on the other hand, balanced coverage of Israel There has never in history been Obama’s 2014 parameters. has demanded that a future and the Middle East. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, DECEMBER 21, 2018 PAGE 15A a military strike. In the Lebanon War in 2006, Israel well known that Hezbollah this as cover to attack Israeli his life and career, he has Tip case of an Israeli strike on negotiated a cease-fire under now has many more weapons military engaged in destroy- fellowshipped with Christian From page 7A these targets, international United Nations auspices. than it did in 2006, ones that ing the tunnels, or some supporters of Israel and condemnations of Israel and Security Council Resolution are much more accurate and other pretext to do so. Time shares experiences of liv- Despite the U.S., Britain, calling to “show restraint” 1701 required the UN to which pose a greater overall will tell. One thing that is a ing as an Orthodox Jew in Germany and even Russia ac- are inevitable. supervise and prevent Hez- threat. near certainty is that peace Israel. He writes a regular knowledging Israel’s rights We also cannot rely on the bollah from re-arming after What will come of this in is not likely to break out any column for Standing With to defend itself, unfortu- international community to firing tens of thousands of the short term is anyone’s time soon. Israel at charismanews.com nately, one cannot rely on the prevent arms from flowing rockets at Israel that summer. guess. Its certain that Israel U.S.-born Jonathan Feld- and other prominent web international community to the terrorists in Lebanon Yet the international com- has its intelligence abilities stein immigrated to Israel sites. He can be reached not to condemn Israel when to begin with. munity has failed miserably at the ready. But it is no in 2004. He is married and at firstpersonisrael@gmail. it is forced to undertake At the end of the Second in its responsibility. It is game. Hezbollah might use the father of six. Throughout com. Bobsled From page 8A Nicholls not able to steer Israeli bobsled and skeleton Skeleton Federation, hopes Raice said that compet- Nicholls. For his part, Nich- properly, the sled flipped team has a record number of that in 2022, the team will ing for the first time was olls says that representing the Raice arrived in Lake on its side. He broke several members. Though the team is not only compete in men’s “way more bone jarring Jewish state holds a special Placid on Nov. 29, just a day fingers, and the team could based in the United States, all skeleton but in the women’s and exhausting than I ever significance. before the two-day competi- not complete the race. the athletes have Israeli citi- race and bobsled. imagined.” “I’m wearing the Star of tion. He and Nicholls, who However, it didn’t stop zenship—some from birth, “There are a lot of small “You think you’re getting David when I compete,” he is in his 50s and based in the pair from competing the others from making aliyah countries that are in- into a sled and slide down,” said. “I’m wearing on my Park City, Utah, were able following day. They finished to compete for the country. volved in these sports who he said, “but it’s a really fast left hand a blue and white to practice on the racetrack in 11th place, ahead of two Earlier this year, an Is- struggle every year to find track and the G-forces are glove, and on my right hand twice before the big day. teams that were unable raeli sledder competed for the athletes to compete,” said unreal. You feel like you a USA red, white and blue Prior to the first day’s to complete the race. But first time in the Olympics, Greaves, who is based in almost get blackout on some glove. People know now run, Nicholls made what he Nicholls will still participate with American-Israeli A.J. Winnipeg, Canada. “And of the curves.” that I’m Team Israel, and it’s calls “a rookie mistake”: He in additional races as he Edelman representing the we have done something Still, he said he has become great to hear that over the loosened his helmet strap, tries to qualify for the World country in one-person men’s in terms of growing our “slightly addicted” to the loudspeaker when they’re causing it to slide down over Cup, a prerequisite for the skeleton. David Greaves, program that most small sport and hopes to continue announcing the different his eyes and block his line Olympics. who leads the team as head nations have not been able with the goal of participating drivers and the different of vision on the track. With With seven athletes, the of the Israeli Bobsleigh and to do successfully.” in the Olympics together with countries.” Poll From page 10A And whereas some Euro- Europe of the effect of the Watchdog groups say that formidable efforts to pro- tion, prompting a prominent pean governments 20 years arrival to the continent of the vast majority of violent tect Jewish community critic to call the report selec- community anywhere in ago took pains to deny the millions of immigrants from attacks on Jews in Western institutions, in some cases tive and flawed. the European Union out resurgence of anti-Semitism anti-Semitic societies in Europe today come from leading to a reduction in As the debate rages on, of security concerns. The after the Holocaust and the the Muslim world. Whereas people with Muslim back- incidents. many Jews like me are in- dissolution of Umea’s Jew- reasons driving it forward, many integrated seamlessly ground. But accepting or Yet even under Macron, creasingly contemplating ish community was a sad mainstream politicians in into European societies admitting this has proven French authorities, who their futures in Europe— precedent in a country where Europe today seem to be and adopted their values, difficult for some advocates in the early 2000s down- despite major steps designed Jews are regularly assaulted more conscious of the prob- others have rejected them of Europe’s immigration played the scale of anti- to ensure our ability to live by Muslim extremists, often lem’s nature and more inter- and reintroduced into the policies. Semitic crimes, showed freely and safely here. with Israel as a pretext. ested in confronting it. mainstream anti-Semitic Yet last year, French Presi- signs of relapsing. Last Because amid polls, re- Still, the news out of Significantly, Jourova sentiments that have been dent Emmanuel Macron year, France’s National ports, discussions and dec- Brussels isn’t all bad when mentioned in her address not suppressed in Europe as vowed that France will “not Consultative Commission larations about the need it comes to the fight against only anti-Semitism, but also part of the lessons of the surrender to anti-Zionism on Human Rights asserted to balance freedoms, for anti-Semitism. anti-Zionism—a reference Holocaust. because it is a reinvention that it “had no evidence” too many European Jews Last week, the European that many believe would have Labeled “new anti-Semi- of anti-Semitism.” It was to support what it called “freedom of belief and the Council made a declaration been unthinkable only sev- tism,” this mutation of Jew the first time that a French “the new anti-Semitism freedom to live without fear against anti-Semitism, call- eral years ago coming from hatred has baffled European president made such an hypothesis.” remain distant aspirations,” ing on EU member states a high-ranking EU official. progressives, who struggled equation. In May, a study published as Michael O’Flaherty, the to shoulder Jewish com- She also mentioned “Islamist to come to terms with the Following France’s lead, by a German federal entity director of the EU Agency for munities’ security costs and anti-Semitism.” systemic targeting of one Belgium, Germany, the said that anti-Semitism in Fundamental Rights, put it urging coordinated action Such rhetoric reflects minority group by members Netherlands and several Europe is unaffected by Monday during his address against anti-Semitism. a reluctant acceptance in of another. other countries mounted recent Muslim immigra- in Brussels.

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Later, Barry Jenkins, is at heart a in a discussion on the roof, film about African-American Fonny asks what the catch love during a time of rampant is, why he is willing to rent racism. It’s an adaption of the apartment to them when James Baldwin’s heartbreak- no one else would. ing 1974 novel of the same “We’ve been looking for name, which depicts a young a long time, and there’s no African-American couple in reason for you to treat two 1970s New York whose love Negroes so nicely,” Fonny story is unjustly derailed. says. But one of the film’s most Levy responds with an im- powerful—and most talked passioned speech about love. about—scenes begins with “Look, man, with me it’s a close-up of the back of the pretty simple—I dig people head of a yarmulke-wearing who love each other,” he says. man as he walks up the stairs “Black, white, green, purple, Annapurna Pictures of a Manhattan apartment. it doesn’t matter to me. Just Barry Jenkins, right, directing Stephan James, center, and Dave Franco on the set of “If Beale Street Could Talk.” The narrative of “Beale spread the love.” Street,” which opens Friday When Fonny asks if he’s a in 2017—has described the tions, some on the festival time, when in reality it was tions of life and death for the and is considered an award hippie, Levy replies, “I don’t scene as one of the most circuit found the scene a far more complicated. In the poor, and especially for those season contender, alternates know, I’m just my mother’s pivotal in the movie. little corny and even jar- 20th century, and especially with children—we had to between the present and vari- son. Sometimes that’s all that “There’s this very simple ring—mostly, as Vulture in New York City, tensions cope with all of these as best ous stages of the couple’s life makes the difference between scene where his character also pointed out, because of between blacks and Jews we could.” together. The scene in ques- us and them.” walks into the film and is the casting of Franco, who often manifested through But Baldwin goes on to tion takes place almost two- A version of the scene exists appointed this very impor- has come to be associated landlord-tenant relations—a note in the same essay that thirds of the way through, in Baldwin’s novel, although tant task,” Jenkins said of with the numerous wacky topic addressed elsewhere by most of the white people and the kippah wearer is it’s a bit different. Levy is de- Franco in an interview with comedies in which he has James Baldwin himself. who had treated him poorly named Levy. scribed on the page as an “an Vulture at the Toronto Film starred in recent years, like “When we were growing probably weren’t Jewish and, Levy, played by Dave Fran- olive-skinned, curly-haired, Festival. “I was really careful “Neighbors” and “The Little up in Harlem, our demor- after all, “it is not the Jew co, is a prospective landlord merry-forced” 33-year-old about writing into the source Hours.” alizing series of landlords who controls the American for Fonny (Stephan James) from the Bronx. Franco (the material too much, but it just “Is this scene a poignant were Jewish, and we hated drama. It is the Christian... and Tish (Kiki Layne). It has younger brother of James) felt like there was something moment underlining the ne- them,” Baldwin wrote in The crisis taking place in been established in an earlier happens to be 33 and Jewish that this character needed to cessity of human connection The New York Times in 1967 the world, and in the minds scene that Fonny and Tish, in real life, but the speech is say to our main characters. to cut through oppressive in an essay titled “Negroes and hearts of black men ev- who are looking for an apart- an invention of the movie, “You would assume black power structures, as Jenkins Are Anti-Semitic Because erywhere, is not produced by ment together after learning and an older version of the people are one of us and clearly intends?” Nate Jones They’re Anti-White.” the star of David, but by the they are expecting a child, screenplay floating around white people are one them. wrote. “Or, as some viewers “We hated them because old, rugged Roman cross on have been rejected repeatedly online did not include it. But it’s like no, there are us who found it pretty corny ar- they were terrible landlords, which Christendom’s most by other landlords because The novel puts the “he [sic], people raised right by gued at the movie’s premiere and did not take care of the celebrated Jew was murdered. they are black. dug people who loved each our mothers, and there are party, is it a disruption of the building. A coat of paint, a And not by Jews.” “Sometimes Tish and I other” line in the mouth of them, who maybe haven’t movie’s carefully considered broken window, a stopped So in the end, the Franco go together, sometimes I narrator Tish rather than been. We can’t even blame tone to hand one of the most sink, a stopped toilet, a sag- scene is just a touching mo- go alone, but it’s always the Levy himself. them for that because maybe pivotal emotional beats to the ging floor, a broken ceiling, ment meant to remind us of same story, man,” Fonny tells Jenkins—the film’s writer their mothers didn’t have the guy from ‘Neighbors’?” a dangerous stairwell, the the kindness of people of all a friend (Brian Tyree Henry) and director, whose “Moon- capability to raise them the The scene also paints a question of garbage disposal, races. And it adheres not only in the earlier scene. light” won three Oscars, way that we were raised.” rosy portrait of the black- the question of heat and cold, to Jenkins’ vision, but also to Levy is different—not including for best picture, Despite his good inten- Jewish relationship at the of roaches and rats—all ques- Baldwin’s. Newly elected progressive Democrat Angie Craig promises ‘strong’ support for Israel, denounces BDS By Jackson Richman strong economic relationship, Q: What is your reaction take steps to prevent them. innovation edge. One of the to your fellow Minnesota Until such time, I could not (JNS)—Angie Craig, 46, is companies that I worked for congresswoman-elect Ilhan support funding for the P.A. a health-care executive who over the past decade acquired Omar, who came out in Q: What is your stance on unseated incumbent Republi- a business in Israel with support of BDS after being the 2015 Iran nuclear deal can Rep. Jason Lewis on Nov. cutting-edge technology, so elected? and the overall Iranian threat? 6 and became the first LGBTQ I’m very familiar with the in- A: I represent the 2nd A: I do not think the deal person elected to Congress novation and the importance Congressional District of was a perfect deal. At this from Minnesota. of making sure that Israel Minnesota, and I do not point, we have to stay con- JNS talked with Craig by continues to be a democratic support the BDS movement stantly vigilant to make sure phone. The interview has been safe state in the Middle East. against Israel. I’ll stick with that we prevent Iran from edited for brevity and clarity. Q: What is your stance on my own policy positions and getting any nuclear weapon. Q: What is your overall BDS? let others articulate theirs. Even as we withdraw from stance on the U.S.-Israel A: I’m going to be an advo- Q: What is your position in the agreement, we have got relationship? cate in Congress for strength- terms of funding for Israel’s to make sure that Iran is held Congresswoman-elect Angie Craig (D-Minn.) A: I think with support we’ll ening the relationship that military, especially in the af- accountable. We’ve also got to be an active part of promot- Israel and the United States termath of the Israel-Hamas initiate additional sanctions ing to be that Jerusalem is an and universities are educated ing a strong, safe and secure share. I support the efforts flare-up this month? for the long-range missile important and a critical piece on anti-Semitic behavior and Israel, and be supportive of to discourage governmental A: I believe the U.S. must testing that may be outside of Israel. I’m not sure moving ensuring that [the definition] strengthening the relation- entities, our trading partners continue to support the this agreement. the embassy to Jerusalem at is well-defined. ship our country shares. and allies from participating development of defense tech- Q: Did you support Presi- this time gets us closer to Q: Is there specific legis- Q: What do you think is in the BDS movement. I don’t nology for Israel. So I will dent Donald Trump’s deci- peace. We’ve got to get to an lation you would introduce the importance behind that think BDS ultimately encour- continue to be a staunch sup- sion to withdraw from it? agreement that is good for related to the U.S.-Israel relationship? ages the peace process, and porter of the renewal of our A: I did not support the Israelis and Palestinians, so relationship? A: As the only democracy therefore, I will not be an 10-year security agreement, decision to withdraw the U.S. I don’t believe moving the A: Not at this moment. in the Middle East, I think it’s active supporter of the BDS and as such, I support fully from it, but I believe that Iran embassy to Jerusalem gets We’ve got to get to a point very important that we share a movement. funding the commitment was in violation of the spirit us closer to that outcome. where America can support made in that agreement. of some of the agreement, Q: Do you have any specific Israel in its efforts in the NATHALIE TOLEDANO Q: What is your view on and that we could’ve gotten plans in Congress regarding peace process and, at the American funding for the a better deal to begin with. ® the U.S.-Israel relationship? same time, we need to make REALTOR Palestinian Authority? Q: Do you support the For example, the Anti-Sem- sure that we’re not making (407) 488-2763 CELL A: Israel has been the reimposition of sanctions itism Awareness Act would it worse. (407) 647-1211 EXT 3685 BUSINESS victim of countless terror- on Iran? require the Department of Q: Is there anything else (407) 628-1210 FAX ist attacks. The Palestinian A: Yes. Education to adopt the State our readers should know [email protected] Authority and Hamas have Q: What’s your reaction Department’s definition of about you? failed to condemn them, and to America moving its em- anti-Semitism in evaluating A: I believe that Israel is I don’t believe that it helps to bassy in Israel from Tel Aviv such incidents on college a special place, and that all RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE encourage these blasts. We to Jerusalem, along with campuses and at other edu- of us should be supportive 400 Park Avenue South, Suite 210 have got to insist that our recognizing Jerusalem as cational institutions. if working through a peace Owned And Operated Winter Park, FL 32789 partners, including the P.A., Israel’s capital? A: I would be supportive process that includes a two- By NRT LLC www.floridamoves.com/nathalie.toledano condemn such attacks and A: My calculus is always go- in ensuring that our colleges state solution.