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Full Steam Ahead As Israel Powers Citizens of Palestinian State Fourth Industrial Revolution Weekly Since 1924 INSIDE: Arts & Entertainment $40 PER YEAR WITHIN MONROE COUNTY, $42 OUTSIDE COUNTY/SEASONAL 70¢ PER ISSUE n VOL. XCVII, NO. 37 n ROCHESTER, N.Y. n ADAR 2, 5780 n FEBRUARY 27, 2020 Israeli Arabs Reject Becoming Full Steam Ahead as Israel Powers Citizens of Palestinian State Fourth Industrial Revolution BY EYTAN HALON The State of Israel didn’t exist during the first and second in- dustrial revolutions, and was just a nascent entity as the third revolution ushered in a new age of information. Given Israel’s modest size, it was never destined to become a global manufacturing power. Yet its technological innovation has turned it into a prominent View of Israel’s largest Arab city Umm al-Fahm. (Wikimedia Commons) driver of the fourth industrial revolution, known as Industry BY ARIEL BEN SOLOMON recently released U.S. “Peace 4.0, which is digitizing global Israeli Arab citizens flatly to Prosperity” plan that envi- production and supply chains. reject the idea floated in the (Citizens — Page 8) Israeli start-ups were the third leading recipient of ven- ture capital investments in In- A robot engineered by Kuka adjusts a windscreen in a fully automated process Amazon Pulls Some Nazi-Era dustry 4.0 technologies last on a model of the A-class production line of German car manufacturer Mercedes Books Following Public Outrage (Full Steam — Page 6) Benz at the Daimler factory in Rastatt, Germany, February 4, 2019. (Reuters) Online retail giant Amazon. Expressing Concern About ‘Bigotry,’ com has stopped sales of some books following protests that the titles, including some for Bernie Sanders Says He’ll Skip children, were Nazi-era “propa- ganda,” a source familiar with This Year’s AIPAC Conference the matter said Tuesday. According to the French news (JTA) — After weeks of skirt- outlet AFP, the move came days ing questions about whether after the Auschwitz museum he would attend the annual called on the US retailer to conference held by AIPAC, the remove Nazi-era anti-Semitic most influential Israel lobby children’s books from sale. group in the United States, Ber- The Auschwitz Memorial nie Sanders has declared his tweeted Friday on its official intentions: No, he won’t go, and account the books included not because his schedule won’t “hateful, virulently anti-Semit- allow it. ic Nazi propaganda.” In a two-tweet statement Sun- (Amazon — Page 5) day afternoon, Sanders said he would skip the conference — a traditional can’t-miss for pres- US Sanctions Lebanese idential candidates — because 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders with IfNotNow vol- Individuals, Companies With (Bernie — Page 7) unteers in New Hampshire on June 29, 2019. (IfNotNow) Alleged Ties to Hezbollah Bloomberg’s Money and the (JNS) — The United States on 10 Atlas-connected firms, an- Wednesday sanctioned 15 Leba- nounced to the U.S. Treasury Anti-Semitism Defense nese individuals and companies Department. allegedly tied to a part of the Jawad Nur-al-Din and Sheikh BY JONATHAN S. TOBIN respected organization in par- U.S.-designated terrorist group Yusuf Aasi were also sanctioned (JNS) — The ADL falsely ac- tisan politics. Hezbollah’s financial support for being leaders or officials of cused Ted Cruz of spreading The latest instance of the ADL network called the Martyrs the Martyrs Foundation, which Jew-hatred by noting that the bil- undermining the fight against Foundation. was designated by the United lionaire is acting as if he “owns hate took place this past week Atlas Holding was designated States for supporting terrorism the media,” when that is exactly when its national director and by the United States for alleged- in July 2007, according to the what Bloomberg is doing. CEO Jonathan Greenblatt ac- ly being owned or controlled by Treasury Department. At a time of a rising tide of cused Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) the Martyrs Foundation, along Mirath S.A.L., which is anti-Semitism sweeping across of using an anti-Semitic canard with senior Atlas official Kas- owned or controlled by Jawad the globe, groups tasked with when attacking Democratic sem Mohamad Ali Bazzi, and Nur-al-Din, was also designated monitoring and combating presidential contender Michael on Wednesday. Jew-hatred are needed more Bloomberg. “Hezbollah profits from the than ever. Yet the Anti-Defa- Cruz’s supposed offense was to sale of goods vital to the Leba- mation League continues to tweet a reaction to a Bloomberg nese peoples’ health and econ- sabotage the effort to build Michael Bloomberg speaks at the news article that declared the omy, such as pharmaceuticals a consensus against hate by Presidential Gun Sense Forum in Des Democratic contest for presiden- and gasoline,” U.S. Treasury miring the once universally Moines, Iowa on Aug. 10, 2019. (Gage tial candidacy to be a two-man 0474470 90456 (Sanctions — Page 7) (Defense — Page 4) Skidmore/Flickr) race for the nomination. The no- Page 2 • THE JEWISH LEDGER • Thursday, February 27, 2020 Community … Mazel Tov! Mazel Tov! Mazel Tov! Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Graduations, Awards, Promotions, En­­gage ments, Weddings, Births… E-mail information and photos to: [email protected] or mail to The Jewish Ledger. Announcements are free. Mazel tov to Congrat- Mazel tov to Jerry Elman, for- Jillian Wexler, ulations to mer owner of Schoen Auto, who daughter of Adam and has launched his own handyman Kevin & Bari Stephanie business, “My Home Maven.” Wexler, cele- Braveman His goal is to apply 40 plus years brating her Bat on the birth of skilled trade experience to help Mitzvah Febru- of their twin homeowners with repair and ary 29 at Temple Sinai. girls, Alexis maintenance work. He focuses on Winn Brave- the small jobs most others in the Mazel tov to George Mitris, man & Vivi- field are not interested in doing. who is running for election to ene Winn the U.S. House to represent Braveman on Mazel tov to members of New York’s 25th Congres- February 19. NCJW, who spent Sunday after- sional District. He declared Alexis and Viviene’s grandparents noon filling 100 bags with 190 candidacy for the Republican are Lorraine & Daan Braveman hats, 250 socks, 175 gloves and primary scheduled for June 23 of Rochester, NY and Steve & candy, which were delivered to of this year. Denise Sills of Deland, Florida. the Gantt Children’s Center. Israel to Open All Entry Points To Gaza, Expand Fishing Zone A Jewish Education BY MATAN TZURI cided if the stability [on the round of cross-border violence Israel is set to open all cross- border] is maintained, the after IDF troops killed at least Every Week Since 1924 ings on the Gaza Strip border Erez and Kerem Shalom border one of its member who was lay- and expand the fishing zone off crossings will be operational ing a bomb at the Gaza border the enclave’s coast to 15 nau- starting [Thursday] morning,” fence on Sunday morning. tical miles, the military con- The Coordination of Govern- The IDF retaliated with a series firmed on Wednesday. ment Activities in the Territo- of airstrikes targeting military The announcement comes just ries said in a statement. sites belonging to the PIS as well two days after the army imposed “In addition, the fishing zone as its rocket launching units. sanctions on the Strip following will be expanded back to 15 The terror group said late Weekly Since 1924 another cross-border flare-up nautical miles ... The policy Monday that it was ending its that saw Palestinian militants is subject to change based on attacks on Israel. “The al-Quds fire over 100 rockets on Israeli whether the stability and quiet Brigades announces that it has 427-2434 communities and cities. are being preserved.” finished its military response TheJewishLedger.com “Following a reassessment The border crossings and to the assassination crimes in of the situation it has been de- the fishing zone were closed Khan Yunis and Damascus,” off on Monday after the Pales- read the statement. tinian Islamic Jihad militants “It promises our people and fired barrages of rockets on nation that it will continue its the communities bordering the struggle and that it will respond Hamas-controlled enclave as to any continued [aggression] well as the cities of Sderot, Ne- by the occupation against our tivot and Ashkelon. people and land.” b Islamic Jihad began the latest © YNetNews.com Berlin Film Fest Screens World Premieres of New Holocaust Movies, Restored Old Ones (JNS) — The 70th Berlin In- area near the camp who speak ternational Film Festival, also in their native language in the known as the Berlinale, recent- film. It was based on testimonies ly featured the world premiere of Holocaust survivors, according of two digitally restored films to The Jerusalem Post. about Jews made just after The original negative of “The World War II. Last Stage” did not survive, so The Czech 1949 film “The Dis- a complex restoration process tant Journey” tells the story of was done by Poland’s National a young Jewish doctor named Film Archive in cooperation Hana in Czechoslovakia who with Tor Film Production. marries her non-Jewish col- The Berlinale, running league. As such, she winds up through March 1, also fea- not being sent to a concentration tures recent films about the camp; however, she is unable to Holocaust, as well as other Jew- save her parents from deporta- ish-themed movies, including tion. The film shows their perse- “Minyan,” “Speer Goes to Hol- cution and eventual deaths, along lywood” and “Listening In.” with documentary footage. The opening-night film, “The Last Stage” is a 1948 Pol- Philippe Falardeau’s “My Salin- ish fictional film about female in- ger Year,” centered on the work mates at the Auschwitz-Birkenau of legendary Jewish American concentration camp who come novelist J.D.
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