Vol. 99, No.30 50 Cents Per Issue April 8, 2021 • 26 Nisan, 5781 MEMPHIS, TENNESEE A German car company keeps reminding us of Hitler’s horrific legacy An ill-conceived marketing stunt done ahead of April Fools’ Day touts a rebranding of “Voltswagen” in an effort to draw attention to the lone electric vehicle it’s currently selling in the United States By Gabriel Eichler (JNS) March 31, 2021 — The Dachau concentration camp, set world press widely reported on up by Heinrich Himmler in 1933 March 19, 2019 that the chief to use dissidents as slave labor, executive of Volkswagen had and later became part of the Nazis’ apologized for evoking a Nazi deception for the real use of the slogan to describe the importance concentration camps. The most in- of boosting the group’s profits. famous camp gate under the slogan was at Auschwitz in Poland. Mansour Abbas, head of Israel's Islamic Raam party, speaks during a press conference in the northern Germany-based auto executive city of Nazareth, April 1, 2021. Credit: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images Herbert Diess used the line Ebit Just when we thought that Volk- macht frei at a company event. swagen and its related brands— The phrase echoed the words Porsche, Audi and others—learned Who is Mansour Abbas, the Arab-Israeli who arbeit macht frei, meaning “work their lessons of history, the auto- sets you free,” which was fa- maker once again goes ahead and could hold the key to Israel’s next government? mously emblazoned in wrought- does something deeply offensive, By Ben Sales revered by Muslims as the Noble ity. Another party, the right-wing iron on the gates of the Auschwitz using an April Fool’s “joke” to Sanctuary. Yamina, is also positioning itself concentration camp. explain it away. (JTA) April 2, 2021— Follow- The Northern Branch’s leader, as a swing vote, meaning that Ebit is a commonly used acro- On March 31, press reports ing yet another Israeli election, Raed Salah, has been repeatedly both sides might need both swing nym for “earnings before interest criticized the company’s newest ad- voters are getting to know an prosecuted by Israel for incitement parties to form a government. On and taxes.” vertising slogan: VOLTSWAGEN. unlikely kingmaker: Mansour Ab- to violence and related crimes. He Wednesday, Israeli President Re- In a statement, Diess said he In fact, according to news re- bas, an Arab-Israeli lawmaker who once said, “The streets of Jerusa- uven Rivlin will task a party leader was sorry for what he described as ports, Volkswagen of America lied might be the one to break Israel’s lem will be purified by the blood — either Netanyahu or one of his “definitely an unfortunate choice about rebranding to “Voltswagen” two-year political stalemate. of the innocents whose souls were rivals — with the job of forming of words.” in an effort to draw attention to Abbas, head of the United Arab taken by the Israeli occupation a coalition. If that person fails, the He explained that he was refer- the lone electric vehicle it’s cur- List political party, is not the kind soldiers.” opportunity falls to someone else. ring to the freedom afforded to VW rently selling in the United States, of politician who usually wields In contrast, Abbas has dis- So after decades in which Is- brands in strong financial health according to Reuters and The power in the Jewish state. He’s avowed violence, and his Southern raeli Arabs have been excluded and added: “At no time was it my Wall Street Journal. It was an ill- an Islamist who has more in com- Branch is relatively moderate. It from Israel’s leadership, Abbas intention for this statement to be conceived marketing stunt done mon ideologically with Egypt’s has fielded a party in Israeli elec- may be the one who shatters the placed in a false context. At the ahead of April Fools’ Day. Muslim Brotherhood than with any tions for the past 25 years, usually taboo on forming a joint Jewish- time, I simply did not think of this This all started when Volkswa- of Israel’s establishment political in partnership with another Arab- Arab governing coalition. possibility.” gen of America “accidentally” parties. But through unorthodox Israeli slate. Until this year, the Who will he support? The German chief executive published a draft version of a press electoral maneuvering, Abbas party, called the United Arab List Arab-Israelis have long been also acknowledged his company’s release announcing the change on has set his small party up as the (or Raam, as it is referred to in associated with the country’s po- “special responsibility in connec- Monday, which was first reported potential swing vote between Israel), ran as part of the Joint List, litical left, but Abbas has remained tion with the Third Reich.” by CNBC. The company had de- longtime Prime Minister Benjamin an umbrella Arab-Israeli party coy about who he will support as Volkswagen was founded in clined to comment on the report, Netanyahu and his broad array of that’s currently the third-largest the next prime minister. 1937 as part of Nazi ruler Adolf and spokesperson Mark Gillies sworn opponents. in parliament. In a speech Thursday broadcast Hitler’s vision to enable German repeatedly declined to say whether Here’s a primer on Abbas and (Abbas is not related to long- on Israel’s major TV networks and families to own their first car. On the name change was a marketing his potentially pivotal role in the time Palestinian Authority Presi- delivered in Hebrew, he instead May 26, 1938, Nazi dignitaries stunt. wake of the latest election. dent Mahmoud Abbas.) positioned himself above the fray, gathered near Fallersleben, a dis- The automaker, which pleaded Who is he? Why is he influencing the race urging unity across Israel’s ethnic trict in the City of Wolfsburg in guilty to deceiving regulators A dentist by training, Abbas, to form a coalition? and religious divisions. northern Germany, to lay the foun- about the true pollution levels of 46, got involved in political ac- Abbas accrued power this year “I bring a prayer of hope, and dation stone for the Volkswagen hundreds of thousands of diesel tivism while studying at Hebrew by breaking from the Joint List of uncompromising determination Works. Hitler was present, predict- vehicles, then published a press University, where he chaired the and saying he would consider al- for a shared life based on mutual ing that this Volkswagen, initially release on Tuesday morning say- Arab Students Committee. He lying with any Israeli politician, respect and true equality,” he said, known as the Kraft-durch-Freude- ing the change was a “public later became a leader in the Islamic left or right, Netanyahu or not, as defining himself as a “man of the Wagen, or KdF-Wagen, would be declaration of the company’s Movement in Israel, an offshoot of long as they agreed to advance his Islamic Movement, a proud Arab “a symbol of the National Socialist future-forward investment in e- the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood communal interests. Arabs make and Muslim and a citizen of the people’s community.” mobility.” The company said the that seeks to draw Arab Israelis to up about a fifth of Israel’s popula- state of Israel. During World War II, the Wolfs- “Voltswagen” branding would be Muslim observance and political tion, but no Israeli Arab-led party “Our common denominator burg-based firm manufactured ve- on all of its EVs going forward. activism, in part by providing has been part of a coalition in the is greater than what divides us,” hicles for the German army, using Volkswagen of America is now social services like health clinics, country’s 73-year history. he said. more than 15,000 slave laborers expected to reveal that the name schools, mosques and a sports Abbas’ party gained barely The Joint List, which held 15 from nearby concentration camps. change was a stunt, according to league. The movement is split enough votes to enter Israel’s par- seats in the outgoing parliament, The company actively drew Reuters. The larger Volkswagen into rival Northern and Southern liament, the Knesset, last week, is firmly on Israel’s political left forced labor from the concentra- Group declined to comment. Branches. Abbas is a member of winning four seats out of 120. and is an outspoken critic of Ne- tion-camp system. One VW plant “We have said, from the begin- the Southern Branch. But Israel’s political landscape is tanyahu and his allies. In 2019 and engineer traveled to Auschwitz ning of our shift to an electric future, The Northern Branch was out- interminably split, and Netanyahu 2020, when three earlier rounds of and selected 300 skilled metal- that we will build EVs for the mil- lawed by Israel in 2015 based on and his rivals are both looking for Israeli elections produced similar workers from the massive trans- lions, not just millionaires,” CEO accusations of extensive financial as many seats as possible to add stalemates, Netanyahu’s oppo- ports of Hungarian Jews in 1944. of Volkswagen of America Scott and organizational ties to Hamas, to their potential coalitions. Both nents considered forming a coali- In addition, 650 Jewish women Keogh proudly boasted in the press the militant group governing the camps are courting Abbas as the tion with the Joint List in order were transferred to assemble release, which, at publication time, Gaza Strip. The group does not leader who could deliver them a to oust the prime minister. But military munitions. The official remained on the company’s website. recognize Israel’s government and, governing majority. right-wing members of the anti- relationship between the Nazi con- “This name change signifies a nod to in the past, organized protesters As of now the math is fluid. The Netanyahu camp opposed partner- centration camps and Volkswagen our past as the peoples’ car and our to harass Jewish visitors to Jeru- pro- and anti-Netanyahu coalitions ing with Arab Israelis whose views was cemented when the Fallersle- firm belief that our future is in being salem’s Temple Mount, which is are both short of a 61-seat major- on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ben facility officially became a the peoples’ electric car.” and other issues diverged from subcamp of the Neuengamme Slate ran the following headline their own. concentration camp. Overall, the on March 31: “What Was VW His party is not centrist when it Volkswagen plant contained four Thinking With Its ‘Voltswagen’ comes to the conflict. According to concentration camps and eight Prank? A confusing publicity the Israel Democracy Institute, the forced-labor camps. stunt reminds the public of the party calls for evacuating Israel’s Although popularized by the Na- carmaker’s untrustworthiness.” West Bank settlements, estab- zis, arbeit macht frei was coined by The article penned by Sean lishing a Palestinian state with a the 19th-century linguist, ethnolo- O’Kane stated: “Volkswagen’s gist and author Lorenz Diefenbach. (See Mansour Page 7 ) The inscription appeared at the (See Volkswagen Page 7 ) Page 2 THE HEBREW WATCHMAN Thursday, April 8, 2021 tion of more Muslims,” Greenberg payroll were in his wedding party. said. “Just one.” He spent $90,000 of agency Sabra hummus Ben Friedman, the director of money to set up cryptocurrency recalls over community relations for Orlando’s mining devices, and $15,000 on Jewish Federation, said Green- a sprinkler system that was cali- 2,000 containers berg’s question was “disgraceful” brated to drive away petitioners. from 16 states and that Greenberg was, basically, On separate occasions, Green- a shanda. berg used his tax collector badge to over salmonella “I am frequently called on to stop a woman he said was speeding outbreak speak on behalf of the Jewish and to try and persuade a traffi c By Gabe Friedman community,” Friedman wrote cop not to ticket him for speeding. in a Sentinel op-ed. “It’s tough He has mother-in-law issues. (JTA) — Beware the hummus. — consensus can be difficult Greenberg broke parole this Sabra, one of the country’s larg- to fi nd — but in this case, I can month when he fi gured out his wife est makers of the chickpea spread, confi dently say that Greenberg’s had decamped from their home to has recalled 2,100 containers of hateful rhetoric does not represent her mother’s house 2 1/2 hours its 10-ounce “Classic Hummus” Joel Greenberg, bearing his tax collector badge and a sidearm, the Jewish community. The vast away. Greenberg’s mother-in-law because of possible salmonella appears in a TV news report about his legal troubles in Seminole contamination. County, Florida, Jan. 25, 2021. Creidt: YouTube majority of Jews in Central Florida emphatically told police he was appreciate our Muslim brothers unwelcome. He’s back in jail as The FDA said no consumers and sisters and value our shared a result. have reported complaints so far, Meet the Jewish Florida politician at American experience.” He employs the Roger Stone and noted the containers had a Friedman made it clear the method. “best before date” of April 26, the center of the Matt Gaetz scandal sooner he didn’t have to deal with In 2016, then 31, Greenberg USA Today reported. By Ron Kampeas Greenberg the better. used his own money to run a The containers were recalled (JTA) April 2, 2021 — Matt da, while Greenberg’s Seminole “The people of Seminole successful Republican primary from Alabama, Arizona, Arkan- Gaetz, the Trump-boosting Florida County is in the state’s center. County deserve better than this. challenge that accused the 28-year sas, California, Florida, Indiana, congressman known for his fi re- Greenberg has posted at least Greenberg’s actions are an embar- incumbent, Ray Valdes, then 78, of Mississippi, Maine, Missouri, bomb rhetoric, is in big trouble three selfi es on Twitter with Gaetz. rassment to the offi ce he holds, and being out of touch. Nebraska, North Carolina, New — in part because of the alleged One is from 2017 with Roger his attitude refl ects poorly on the Greenberg got support in both Jersey, Utah, Virginia, Washington foibles of a Jewish buddy, Joel Stone, the adviser to President people who elected him and pay his campaigns from a Facebook and Wisconsin. Greenberg, who has earned criti- Donald Trump who has his own his $150,000 per year salary,” the page, Central Florida Post, found- Sabra previously recalled cism previously from his local history of legal imbroglios. In Jewish leader said. ed by Jacob Engels, who has been batches of hummus for listeria Jewish community. 2018, he posed with Gaetz and a Greenberg comes from dental named as an associate of Roger contamination in 2015 and 2016. The U.S. Justice Department Florida GOP political operative money … Stone. The page has promoted reportedly is investigating Gaetz’s at the annual AIPAC conference. Greenberg is the son of Andrew among others the Proud Boys, a alleged sexual relationship with a And in 2019, at the White House, Greenberg, who in the 1980s far-right group also associated girl who was 17 years old when it was with Chris Dorworth, a for- founded an empire, Greenberg with Stone. the affair took place about two mer Florida state representative. Dental, which now has over 90 Engels, according to the Senti- Moving? years ago. The same day, Greenberg posted practices across Florida. Joel nel, engaged in the same political The investigation, anonymous a photo of Gaetz, Trump and fi rst Greenberg is a millionaire, mostly “dirty tricks” that has been Stone’s Please send address offi cials told The New York Times, lady Melania Trump with Gaetz because of his stake in the dental specialty since the Nixon presi- stemmed from a federal probe of holding Greenberg’s daughter. practice. dency: In 2016 he fi led a report changes to Greenberg, a friend and political In 2018, Gaetz predicted that Defending himself in 2018 accusing Valdes of assault, but the info@ ally of Gaetz. Among an array of Greenberg would one day be a against the Islamophobia charge, prosecutor said Engels was only charges, Greenberg has been in- great member of Congress, The Greenberg said that one of his seeking a confrontation. hebrewwatchman.com dicted for stalking a political rival, Times said. According to the brothers is Black. Last year, the page posted an or call sex traffi cking of a child, illegally Orlando Sentinel, Gaetz gave “One of my best friends is attack on Greenberg’s primary 901.763.2215 obtaining information from Florida $1,000 to Greenberg’s reelection Muslim, and I have a Black broth- opponent titled “Creepy Brian state databases and identity theft. campaign last year. er,” Greenberg told the Orlando Beute.” (Facebook has taken down So Greenberg has made plenty That same year, the Republi- Weekly. “I’m Jewish, which is the page.) of headlines considering his sole can Jewish Coalition called on probably one of the most hated The stalking charge against public role has been tax collector Gaetz to acknowledge his gaffe groups. I don’t go out there to be a Greenberg alleges that he used a for Seminole County from 2017 in inviting a Holocaust denier to demagogue against anyone else. I pseudonym to send letters to the until last year, when he resigned attend Trump’s State of the Union Established September, 1925 think it’s fun to have a discussion.” middle school where Beute is a By Leo I. Goldberger (1902-1989) because of the indictments. address. His Facebook page features an teacher, falsely claiming that Beute MAILING ADDRESS Scott Maxwell, a columnist But then, Greenberg knows undated photo of himself at the had a sexual relationship with a 1138 N. Germantown Pkwy. Ste.101 for the Orlando Sentinel, said the risks of keeping controversial Western Wall. student. Greenberg allegedly set P.O. Box 353 on Twitter after The Times story company. 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Nieman “Editorial: Good riddance to Joel “Friday the 13th with Milo as a drone with thermal imaging Greenberg alleges that he traf- Editor and Publisher Greenberg, Central Florida’s worst Yiannopoulos,” he wrote. “What capabilities,” News13, a local fi cked a minor female aged be- Editor and Publisher Emeritus politician.”) could go wrong?” broadcaster, reported. He spent at tween 14 and 18, and used state Herman I. Goldberger Here (from the Orlando Senti- Greenberg has angered least $2.65 million on a security databases to illegally obtain in- nel and others) is a sampling: Orlando’s Jews. force and for consultants; staffers formation about her and others. It Associate Editor Emeritus Gaetz and Greenberg are close Greenberg drew fi re in 2018 could not say what the consultants also alleges that he produced a fake Barbara B. Goldberger — but just how close? when he peddled Islamophobia did. Three of the people on the driver’s license. The Times said it’s not clear on Facebook. 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The opinions of contributors do not necessarily refl ect those of THE HEBREW WATCHMAN. 4/8/2021 Thursday, April 8, 2021 THE HEBREW WATCHMAN Page 3 Spring has sprung – Pfizer vaccine 1 in 4 American Jews has a homemade Midrash found effective experienced anti-Semitism since Editor’s note: This story is being signal the true arrival of the sea- against COVID-19 reprinted in memory of Ted son resuscitation – when nature 2016, ADL finds Roberts,z”l, in appreciation of his revives and laughs at its seasonal variants longtime service as a newspaper pseudo-death of winter. By Abigail Klein Leichman By Ben Sales columnist. The Torah doesn’t tell us of (JTA) — An annual survey The margin of error is 4.4%. Adam, who lived in G-d’s first gar- (Israel21c via JNS) — Israeli from the Anti-Defamation League The proportion of Jews who By Ted Roberts researchers report that the Pfizer/ found that a quarter of American said they have experienced anti- Huntsville should have a new den, winter. Even the flighty birds who fled must have been repulsed BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is Jews have personally experienced Semitism or been the victim of a name: Myrtlesville. Crepe Myrtle as effective against B.1.1.7 variant anti-Semitism in the past five physical attack are slightly higher and all of its relatives hang out by the desolated scene. That first winter everything died – trees, of the virus, aka the U.K. variant, years, and that most American than they were last year but are here in the as it is against the original SARS- Jews have witnessed anti-Semitic within the margin of error. Last Rocket City flowers, and the grass at his feet. It’s the end, he thought. CoV-2 strain. The vaccine was comments targeting others. year, 20% of Jews said they had like no place found to be moderately less ef- In that same time period, 9% of experienced anti-Semitism over on earth. Sadly he didn’t know a midrash I just made up. “G-d certainly fective against the B.1.351 (South Jewish respondents said they have the past five years, while 5% The Crepe African) variant and the combined been the victim of an anti-Semitic reported being the victim of a Myrtle popu- wasted a lot of energy on a short- lived me.” He prophesized his own British-South African variants of physical attack. physical attack. lation may the coronavirus. In total, 63% of Jewish re- In addition, 40% of respondents exceed that termination in the death of the natural world around him. Who The study was published on spondents reported that they had said they heard anti-Semitic com- of the human March 20 in the journal Cell Host either witnessed or experienced ments directed at someone else species. And knew of spring in that first cycle of seasons? Life, so short. and Microbe. anti-Semitism in the years since over the past year. Some 59% of notice how “Our findings show that future 2016, an increase from 54% last respondents said they feel Jews are clever they The Creator started in disap- pointment at his newly made variants could necessitate a modi- year. The survey was taken in early less safe in the United States than are – they are never deceived by fied vaccine as the virus mutates January and includes responses they were a decade ago, similar to a brief February warming. They creature, and then with a powerful anesthesia still unknown to us put to increase its infectivity,” said from 503 Jewish-American adults. the figure from last year’s survey. never break into bloom prema- principal investigator Ran Taube turely, and fatally like the dumb him to sleep and made Eve. Let’s see if she grasps the idea of spring of the Shraga Segal Department Dogwood does. So does the unin- of Microbiology, Immunology and formed Bradford pear. and eternity, thought the Creator NEW DEADLINES FOR STORIES AND ADS of an infinite repetition of the pro- Genetics in Ben-Gurion Univer- But not the wise Crepe Myrtle sity’s Faculty of Health Sciences. WEDNESDAYS AT NOON who knows he’ll pay the price lat- grammed seasonal cycle and their meaning to humankind. The researchers are continuing er. But he also knows spring when to test other circulating variants as NO EXCEPTIONS! it finally comes and celebrates Eve communicated this knowl- edge to a distraught Adam – ex- they emerge, consisting of muta- AND WE ARE HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR with flags of leaves and blossoms. tions that could possibly pose a Thereby calling your attention to plaining carefully its meaning to STORIES IN ADVANCE. their life span. challenge to the Pfizer vaccine’s nature. And infinity of the soul. effectiveness. A recently detected Rely on the Crepe Myrtle to “See, there’s more,” she told him, thereby originating an ex- Israeli variant is “of no clinical pression to be worn out by mar- or epidemiological significance,” Ted has a new keters. “Just as the trees and their according to the Israeli Health kin revive and thrive in spring, Ministry. revised book The ministry is conducting 50% new stories we too triumph over death and winter of the soul.” ongoing studies regarding the It’s an old legend. I hope a true known coronavirus mutations, The scribbler one. Are we not an integral part of sending samples from every hos- on The roof nature? So says my legend. pital and the four national health The syndicated humor of Ted, maintenance organizations to the by Ted roberts the Scribbler on the roof, appeared Central Virology Lab at Sheba Medical Center. 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February, she was named one of her new memoir, a tribute to her character; Bess’s mother, Robin, As a 7th grader last year, she was a USA Softball’s High Performance grandmother, entitled “Nobody a 1970’s rebel, who fought to fi nd starter for the varsity softball team Program athletes in Alabama; and will Tell you This But Me: A true her own voice, and Bess herself, at Mountain Brook High School. in March, despite only being in 8th (as told to me) story,” on Tues., who grew up in New York and This year, as an 8th grader, while grade, she received the Team Israel April 13, at 7 p.m. in the MJCC’s made her way into the world of maintaining a 4.0 GPA taking ad- selection. Then in the latest Extra Zoom room. television in Los Angeles. vanced Latin, Math and English, Inning Softball national rankings, The program is sponsored Marcy Stagner, MJCC’s pro- she again is a starter for the high she was in the top 100 of the 2025 by the Memphis Jewish Com- gram director for Cultural Arts, school team, at shortstop or third graduating class. munity Center’s Jewish Literary Adult Services and Special Events base whenever she is not pitching; After an undefeated fall 2020 and Cultural Arts Series and is will engage Ms. Kalb in conversa- and lately, she has also started season, Edith’s Bolts Premier in partnership with the Jewish tion and give her the opportunity to clearing high school distance team will be traveling to compete Historical Society of Memphis share her family in a way not done fences with her bat, something in some of the most prestigious and the Mid-South and the Jewish before and in what promises to be her father wishes he had been able national softball tournaments Community Centers of Nashville a ‘not to be missed event!’ to do in high school baseball or this summer, including the TCS and New Orleans. Bess Kalb has written for when he played in the Independent Colorado Sparkler Tournament in “We are so excited to hear Bess Jimmy Kimmel Live! and was Edith Kaplan Sports Association (ISA) softball June/July, USA Nationals in July, Kalb speak and to once again partner awarded a 2016 Writers Guild Edith Kaplan, 14-year-old men’s fastpitch league during a and PGF National Championships with the MJCC and our sister JCCs,” Award for her efforts. She has daughter of native-Memphian college year at The Hebrew Uni- in California in August. Edith will said Lorraine Wolf, president of the contributed writing for the Oscars Justin Kaplan, has been selected to versity in Jerusalem. spend a week in Colorado at the Jewish Historical Society. and the Emmy and is a writer for represent Team Israel in the Triple The Alabama high school sea- end of June with her Team Israel The book is a ‘moving and The New Yorker’s Daily Shouts. Crown International Challenge son lasts about three months. Dur- group for the International Chal- hilarious tribute’ to Bess Kalb’s She has also been published in The softball tournament in Colorado ing the other nine months of the lenge tournament. On the Bolts grandmother who died at 90. New Republic, Grantland, Salon, this summer. Edith is the only year, Edith trains with and plays Premier 2024-Kaplan team, Justin Ms. Kalb saved every voice Wired, The Nation and many other eighth grader among the 28 high travel softball for a talented Bir- and his co-coaches have nine mail that her grandmother Bobby places. She lives in Los Angeles. school softball players who will mingham Thunderbolts Premier players, including Edith, ranked Bell ever left for her and uses them For more information and to comprise two teams represent- 2024-Kaplan team, assembled in the top 100 nationally in their to help tell her story. Zoom for the event visit www. ing Israel in the tournament. A by Justin to be part of the presti- respective graduating classes; and In her own unique style, Ms. jhsmem.org. graduate of the Chabad preschool gious Birmingham Thunderbolts a coach, Justin, who is ranked by Kalb expertly becomes the voice of and the N.E. Miles Jewish Day (Bolts) Organization. Before the Extra Innings Softball as one of her deceased grandmother who was Bar Mitzvah School in Birmingham, Edith start of the high school season, the top 100 club softball coaches in a “force – irrepressible, glamor- attends Mountain Brook Junior Edith already had a busy 2021. In the nation. And, they have high ex- ous, unapologetically opinionated. High School. She is the daughter January, she was invited to attend pectations for the season’s coming Bobby doted on Bess and Bess of Brooke and Justin Kaplan and a national combine in Viera, Fla., challenges. In a family with many adored Bobby… Then she died.” the granddaughter of Mary Anna where her excellent play resulted visits and experiences in Israel and The book highlights four gen- and Michael Kaplan of Memphis in selection as a Top 30 player in having celebrated her bat mitzvah erations of Jewish women: great- and Jack and Beth Schaffer of her 2025 graduating class. Against in Israel just a couple of years ago, grandmother Rose, who escaped Birmingham. top talent from around the country, Edith says that she is excited and pogroms and who traveled on Edith has been making a name Edith pitched in four games, al- honored to be a part of Team Israel. her own from Belarus to make

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CIC Kenneth Stern 5.9X6 Hebrew Watchman.indd 1 3/30/21 4:37 PM Thursday, April 8, 2021 THE HEBREW WATCHMAN Page 5 Temple Israel and Kehilat Shoham Exciting Virtual Tournament for 13th Congregations Unite from Israel to Annual Hillel Yiddishe Cup Fundraiser Memphis It’s time to polish up on your support programming at Hillels Robert Irwin Jewelers is gener- Another special Memphis-Isra- trivia skills for Hillels of Memphis of Memphis,” Mrs. Schrier contin- ously sponsoring store gift cards el experience will unfold on April Annual Yiddishe Cup. ued. “The students attending Uni- to first ($250) second ($150) and 10 at 12 -1:30 p.m. CST, following This year’s leading Hillel fun- versity of Memphis and Rhodes third ($100) place player pod Temple Israel's weekly Shabbat draiser will be held as an online College have benefited so much winners. Torah Study and bar mitzvah of trivia tournament via Zoom on from the Memphis Jewish Com- The Yiddishe Cup serves as the Teddy Alexander. At 12 p.m. CST Sun., April 18, at 2 p.m. munity, and we can't stop that sup- primary community fundraiser for / 8 p.m. Israel Time (intentionally Designed for players of all port now. Having the funds to al- Hillels of Memphis, a program on the Shabbat between Holocaust ages, the six categories of trivia low us to continue to think outside of Memphis Jewish Federation. Remembrance Day/Yom HaShoah questions are: general Memphis the box and meet students where Both Hillels serve as a home away and Israel Independence Day/Yom history, Jewish Memphis history, they are is key to maintaining and from home for Jewish students. All Ha'atzmau), Temple Israel will Memphis music, Memphis sports, growing the strong commitment to proceeds from the event benefit join Shoham's sole non-Orthodox Rhodes College and University of Jewish life that we have modeled students on both campuses through synagogue, Kehilat Shoham, for Rabbi Micah Greenstein Memphis fun facts, and Hillels of the entire community on.” educational programming, social their inspiring Havdalah program Memphis History. There are multiple ways to par- events, Shabbat meals and com- – including a 45-minute film on the made five pilgrimages to the Sho- Yiddishe Cup co-chairs Daniel ticipate in the Yiddishe Cup Online munal programming and events bridge between the Holocaust and ham congregation – which did not Snyder and Carolyn Schrier, in Trivia Tournament. Sponsor the throughout the year. Approxi- State of Israel. A discussion via have a physical site to call home cooperation with the University of event for $5000, a team for $1000, mately 85% of Hillel’s operating Zoom will follow for anyone from until a seven-year-long effort Memphis Hillel Advisory Council, a round for $500 or a question budget is funded through a gener- the Memphis Jewish community was finalized last month. For the chaired by Hal Fogelman, and the for $118. Or register a player pod ous endowment. The remaining who is able or wishes to join. first time in the State of Israel's Rhodes College Hillel Advisory with the people in your household 15% comes primarily from funds For nearly seven years, Rabbi 73 years, there will be a Reform Council, chaired by Wendy Rotter, for $36 and choose to represent raised through the Yiddishe Cup Micah Greenstein and Temple synagogue in Shoham, and a Re- are excited to bring this annual either Rhodes Hillel or University fundraiser. Israel, and Rabbi Rinat Safania form Rabbi in the Knesset, Rabbi event online this year. of Memphis Hillel. Each player The event is open to people of and Shoham, have partnered with Gilad Kariv. TI-Memphis has been “We may not be able to gather pod will sign on to the live trivia all ages and will make for a fun, the Israel Movement for Reform an integral part of the Israel Move- in person, but that doesn't mean event and harness their general Sunday afternoon activity for Judaism led by Rabbi Gilad Kariv ment for Reform Judaism since we can't have fun together! The trivia expertise to win points for singles, couples or families. in synergizing our parallel spiritual its inception, and the blossom- Yiddishe Cup format this year their respective team. Player pod Registration, sponsorships and communities through ongoing pro- ing of indigenous Israeli Reform will allow everyone to keep their registrations are included in each detailed information about the grams and building deep relation- congregations like Temple’s sister competitive juices flowing with a sponsorship level. event may be found at www.hil- ships among the hundreds of adult synagogue in Shoham continues robust Trivia Competition and raise The team whose cumulative lelsofmemphis.org/yiddishecup. and youth who belong to Kehilat on April 10 with another meaning- funds for Hillels of Memphis at the player pods earn the most com- Or contact Hillels of Memphis Shoham. Rabbi Safania and her ful program between Memphians same time,” said Mrs. Schrier. bined points will win trivia gold executive director Sophie Bloch lay leaders have spent Shabbat and Shohamites. “The Yiddishe Cup is the only – a special treat for the Hillel at 901.452.2453 or email sophie- and holidays visiting TI-Memphis To register, please contact Lynn fundraiser each year to directly students at the “winning” school. [email protected]. and Temple Israel members have Owen at [email protected]. Kenneth S. Stern discusses his new The last known Jew in Afghanistan Biden removes book, The Conflict Over the Conflict: is leaving Trump era By Gabe Friedman sanctions The Israel/Palestine Campus Debate By Ron Kampeas On Sunday, April 11, at 2 p.m. to censor the other at a time when (JTA) — The man who has including a period of Taliban rule (JTA) — The Biden administra- CST, attorney and award-winning some say students, rather than been known as the last Jew in Af- and the country’s war with the U.S. tion removed sanctions that Presi- author Kenneth S. Stern will dis- being challenged to wrestle with ghanistan for well over a decade is “I managed to protect the syna- dent Donald Trump had imposed cuss his new book, “The Conflict difficult issues and ideas, are being leaving for Israel, fearing that the gogue of Kabul like a lion of Jews on International Criminal Court Over the Conflict: The Israel/Pal- quarantined from them. U.S. military’s promise to leave here,” he said to Arab News. officials while continuing to decry estine Campus Debate.” Free and As director of the Bard Center the country will leave a vacuum to Simantov, a carpet and jewelry the ICC’s work targeting U.S. and open to the public, the event is part for the Study of Hate, Stern is be filled with radical groups such seller, was born in the Afghan city Israeli personnel. of the Memphis Jewish Community a voice for social justice and an as the Taliban. of Herat, which decades ago was “These decisions reflect our Center’s Lit Fest Live! In Your Liv- expert on contemporary antisemi- “I will watch on TV in Israel home to hundreds of Jews. He assessment that the measures ing Room and the Rhodes College tism, hate crimes, extremism and to find out what will happen in eventually moved to Kabul but adopted were inappropriate and Communities in Conversation lec- debates about free speech. He Afghanistan,” Zabulon Simantov fled to Tajikistan in 1992 before ineffective,” Secretary of State ture series. This virtual event will served previously as executive told Arab News on Sunday. returning to the capital city. Antony Blinken said Friday in a feature a presentation from Stern director of the Justus & Karin Simantov, 61, said he will leave Without him around, the syna- statement. followed by a Q&A moderated Rosenberg Foundation and prior after this year’s High Holidays gogue will close, ending an era “We continue to disagree together by Dr. Jonathan Judaken to that as director of the division season in the fall. of Jewish life in the country that strongly with the ICC’s actions and Marcy Wurzburg Stagner. on antisemitism and extremism at His wife, a Jew from Tajiki- scholars believe began at least relating to the Afghanistan and The “Conflict Over the Con- the American Jewish Committee, stan, and their two daughters 2,000 years ago. Palestinian situations,” Blinken flict” chronicles one of the most where he worked for 25 years. have lived in Israel since 1998. “If the Taliban return, they are said, referring to separate investi- divisive and vexed issues globally For more information and to But Simantov has stayed in his going to push us out with a slap gations into alleged war crimes by and on today’s college and univer- register for this free event, go to native Afghanistan to tend to its in the face,” Simantov told Radio U.S. and Israeli personnel. sity campuses – Israel/Palestine. www.jccmemphis.org/litfestlive lone synagogue, located in the Free Europe last week for an ar- “We maintain our longstanding In this passionate book, Stern or contact Marcy Stagner at mstag- capital Kabul, through decades ticle on the exodus of many of the objection to the Court’s efforts to examines attempts from each side [email protected]. of violence and political turmoil, country’s minority populations. assert jurisdiction over personnel of non-States Parties such as the THE HEBREW WATCHMAN wants to know what is going on within the Mid-South. United States and Israel,” he said, referring to the fact that neither Please send press releases and calendar of events to [email protected] Israel or the United States have accepted ICC jurisdiction. “We be- lieve, however, that our concerns about these cases would be better Jewish Historical Society of Memphis and the Mid-South addressed through engagement In Partnership with with all stakeholders in the ICC process rather than through the The Memphis Jewish Community Center imposition of sanctions.” Trump last year imposed eco- Jewish Literary and Cultural Art Series nomic sanctions and travel re- And the Jewish Community Centers of Nashville and New Orleans strictions against ICC workers directly involved in investigating American troops and intelligence Virtually Present a Memorable Story: officials for possible war crimes in Afghanistan. In the same executive “Nobody Will Tell You This But Me” order, Trump said he may extend the sanctions against investiga- With Author Bess Kalb tions into U.S. allies, naming Bess Kalb, TV writer and journalist, saved every voicemail her grandmother, Bobby Bell, ever left Israel. her. Bobby was irrepressible, glamorous & unapologetically opinionated. In this memoir, as told Israel backed Trump’s sanc- in Bobby’s voice, we learn of four generations of indomitable women and the men who loved tions and reportedly asked Biden them. Bobby reminds Bess of the experiences they shared, and she delivers her signature wisdom not to remove them. The Palestinian Authority in through phone calls, texts, and unforgettable heart-to-hearts shared with the author in her lifetime. February cleared a major hurdle to getting the ICC to prosecute Israe- Tuesday April 13, 2021—7:00 pm (Central Time) lis when an ICC panel decided the court has jurisdiction to investigate For more information about joining on computer, tablet Israelis and Palestinian terrorists, including from Hamas, for alleged or smartphone, visit our website; www.jhsmem.org. crimes during the 2014 Gaza War. Page 6 THE HEBREW WATCHMAN Thursday, April 8, 2021 OBITUARIES US and Iran to join talks aimed at Dr. Rodney Y. Wolf Dr. Rodney Y. Wolf, innovator of whom are still in practice in all rejoining nuclear deal of cardiac surgery in the Mid-South, parts of the country, including his By Ron Kampeas died on March son, Dr. Bradley Wolf. He started the (JTA) — Iran and the United that the indirect talks would sketch Biden’s aim to rejoin it has been 27, 2021, at cardiovascular programs at hospitals States will join talks in Vienna out a sequence for the parties to the fi rst point of tension between his home in in Jonesboro, Ark., Bowling Green, next week that aim to return all return to the original agreement. him and Israeli Prime Minister Memphis. He Ky., and Florence, Ala. was 84. Born the Dr. Wolf received his medical parties to the terms of the 2015 Once the sequence was in place, Benjamin Netanyahu. son of a baker degree from the University of Iran nuclear deal. Iranian and U.S. offi cials would The U.S. official told The in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also served his There will not be direct con- meet directly. Times that the United States would Tenn., Dr. Wolf general and cardiothoracic internships. tact between Iran and the United President Joe Biden has said he not seek to keep in place the sanc- spent nearly He also trained at the Mayo Clinic States at the in-person meeting, wants a return to the deal, which tions Trump imposed as a means of 50 years in under Dr. Dwight McGoon. After his according to a European Union traded sanctions relief for a roll- leverage. Republicans, a number the practice of training, he served as a Major in the statement issued after a virtual back of Iran’s nuclear program. of Democrats and the centrist pro- cardiac, thoracic and vascular surgery United States Air Force in Dayton, meeting Thursday of the countries But Iran wants the Biden admin- Israel movement have pressed the at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, where Ohio. As an avid aviator from the age left in the deal — China, Russia, istration to fi rst end the sanctions Biden administration to maintain he performed over 10,000 open heart of 15, Dr. Wolf used his Air Force GI procedures. He was known as a Bill benefits to become instrument Iran, Britain, Germany and France. that President Donald Trump im- some sanctions. surgeon of the highest integrity who qualifi ed on twin-engine aircraft. Instead, a coordinator will make posed after leaving the deal. The EU statement said that the took no shortcuts – one who accepted After leaving the Air Force, “separate contacts” with “all JCPOA Biden wants Iran to fi rst return virtual meeting Thursday was at and succeeded in critical, high-risk he established the Thoracic and participants and the United States.” to full compliance with the deal. the level of deputy foreign min- cases. Cardiovascular Surgery Association The Trump administration Iran, retaliating against Trump, isters. The parties “emphasized Dr. Wolf worked tirelessly over with Brewster Harrington and Glen pulled the United States out of the broke components of the agree- their commitment to preserve the the years to champion quality and Crosby, which grew to be the largest deal in 2018. ment relating to enhanced uranium JCPOA and discussed modalities innovation in the operating theater. cardiovascular surgery practice in the The New York Times, which enrichment. to ensure the return to its full and Early in his career, when cardiac Mid-South. fi rst reported on the resumption of Israel continues to vehemently effective implementation,” the surgery was in its infancy, he was A lifelong Tennessee Volunteer, Dr. the first to employ cutting edge Wolf was a fi xture at the University talks, quoted a U.S. offi cial saying oppose the deal in any form, and statement said. technologies in the operating room of Tennessee’s Neyland Stadium and beyond. He pioneered minimally during football season. In 2002, the invasive coronary bypass surgery Wolf-Kaplan Center was dedicated at and minimally invasive heart valve Neyland Stadium. In 2014, the Rodney surgery at Baptist and established the Y. Wolf, M.D. and Brenda C. Wolf Considering purchasing a new home fi rst cardiac ICU in Memphis. It is Scholarship Endowment was founded because of his efforts that the Baptist by his children at the University of or refinancing your current one? cardiac program is recognized as the Tennessee Health Science Center. fi nest in the Mid-South. He also served Dr. Wolf is survived by his wife, Now is a great time to take advantage of the current rate environment. You could potentially as Chief of Surgery and Chief of Staff Brenda Cook Wolf, sons Dr. Bradley eliminate years off of your mortgage and maintain a consistent monthly payment. during his tenure at Baptist, and upon Wolf and Gary Wolf, daughters Kelly his retirement served as president Wolf Burkholder and Dory Wolf Sims, of the Baptist Memorial Healthcare and eight grandchildren. Foundation. In lieu of fl owers, donations may Dr. Wolf also loved teaching young be made to Baptist Memorial Health doctors, and for 30 years trained Care Foundation, Temple Israel or St. countless vascular surgeons, many Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Gerald David Sher Gerald David Sher, formerly of There was little known about this Memphis, passed away March 14, affl iction early on, and he became a 2021, at the age of 84, after a short study for the doctors at Kaiser Hospital illness. He spent his early life in who treated him. 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(Continued From Page 1) (Continued From Page 1) capital in Jerusalem, and giving be tempting to Netanyahu, who is various social-media accounts also swagen’s name change of U.S. mane conditions behind electrifi ed Palestinian refugees the right to contending with a corruption trial promoted the lie on Tuesday. The ‘Voltswagen’ operations was mar- concentrations camp barb wires. return to Israel — positions that and may seek whatever support @VW account tweeted an image keting prank-German automaker The world should still remember are anathema to Netanyahu and he can get to pass a law giving of the fake ‘Voltswagen’ logo and Volkswagen will not be changing vividly the horrific war crimes his right-wing allies. him immunity from prosecution wrote ‘66 is an unusual age to the name of its U.S. operations to committed by the company in the But Abbas emphasized prag- until he leaves offi ce. But one of change your name.’ ” ‘Voltswagen of America.’ ” service of the Third Reich. matism in his campaign, saying Netanyahu’s allies, the far-right That’s a nod to the age of the The skillful spinmeisters work- In fact, Volkswagen and he would work with anyone who Religious Zionism party, has ruled American subsidiary—not the ing on behalf of the company will Porsche cars originator Ferdinand committed to addressing bread- out working with Abbas in any larger Volkswagen Group, which undoubtedly try to sweep this lat- Porsche was a prominent member and-butter issues in Arab-Israeli capacity. was founded in the 1930s before est incident under the rug. of the Nazi Party and an offi cer of society, like combating crime and Netanyahu’s opponents like- it became part of the Nazi war It still leaves a bad taste in the the Schutzstaffel, Adolf Hitler’s providing economic development. wise may not be able to fi nd a way machine. Volkswagen of America mouths of millions of people who, murderous “SS,” as well as the “We need to attempt to bargain and to include Abbas in a coalition. so straightforwardly represented upon hearing the names “Volk- Nazi leader’s personal confi dant negotiate in order to bring about The anti-Netanyahu parties in- the name change as real that it swagen,” “Porsche” or “Audi” throughout the Holocaust. achievements for our people,” clude some right-wing lawmakers was reported by The Associated (formerly Auto Union), are once Conjuring up electrifi ed fences in he told the Jerusalem Post in who likewise have opposed part- Press, the BBC and dozens of again forced to look at the com- an ill-conceived marketing stunt in November. nering with Arab-Israeli parties. other outlets, including The Verge. pany’s deeply troubling history. 2021 in order to sell automobiles is What could get in the way? Both sides need every vote they Even the Wall Street fi rm Wedbush It’s hard to forget the suffer- not very smart business, especially In the past, Netanyahu has can get in parliament, and if neither published a note about the change. ing, death of their slave labor for a company with the blood of so made opposing Arab parties — and side is able to form a coalition, Israel NBC News reported that: “Volk- victims who were forced into inhu- many innocents on their hands. voters — a piece of his election will head to a fi fth round of elec- campaigns. In 2015, he controver- tions, throwing Abbas’ future into Subscribe Now — Don’t Miss An Issue sially posted a video warning that the air. But should Abbas convince MOVING? 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In fact, here are some lating discrimination culminating in a strange land, you were once struct their children.” This dictum Marvin Hier, who is the dean and points to keep in mind. in abject slavery, the Hebrews the odd man out in an alien cul- has been embedded in the DNA founder of the Simon Wiesenthal • Jews are all about memory. kept their language, their original ture: Remember how that felt and of the children of Abraham and Center, its Museum of Tolerance • Far from erasing the past, the names and their distinct garb. remember to treat every stranger Sarah for 3,500 years. It is the and of Moriah, the Center’s film Haggadah insists we re-enact it. • Symbols of slavery can be you meet with dignity and respect. foundation of our peoplehood, key division. Rabbi Abraham Cooper • The past, warts and all, is transformed into symbols of free- • We are not commanded to to our survival in long and bitter is associate dean and director of key to understanding who we are. dom. Matzah is called “poor man’s hate (read cancel) the Egyptian exiles, and central to the amazing Global Social Action at the Simon Before the Haggadah recounts the bread.” We are told that slaves people. Our sages remind us that blossoming of the old/new startup Wiesenthal Center. Ten Plagues, the harried exodus would break off a piece and keep before they enslaved the Hebrews, nation called Israel. of G-d’s chosen people and the it hidden, never sure that the next Egypt had welcomed them and • As the Hebrew slaves rushed (JNS) — On Saturday night, splitting of the sea, it starts with meal was coming. Yet matzah initially allowed them to thrive. It’s to leave Egypt, Moses rushed back March 27, in the midst of the loos- a discomfiting truth: Our people’s quickly emerged as a symbol of a powerful, nuanced lesson—one to retrieve the bones of Joseph. By ening COVID-19 pandemic and lineage traces back to very hum- victory over slavery. And so, a that would be lost on any culture doing so, Moses created a teach- the tightening of America’s cancel bling beginnings. Our founding powerful symbol of suffering and too committed to erase the past ing moment for the ages. None of culture pandemic, Jewish families father, Abraham, started his jour- hopelessness can remind us and rather than be able to learn from it. us can predict the future, but we celebrated the Passover seder. ney to greatness in a family of idol teach our children about hope, • Community is the foundation will all be better equipped to deal Veterans of seders past an- worshippers. Our forefather Jacob perseverance and triumph. of identity. During the times of the with the unknown by carrying the ticipate the drinking four cups of spent more than two decades, little • Don’t hide past tragedies. At ancient Holy Temples, Jews were legacy of our past with us. wine, ingesting mass quantities of more than an indentured servant a pivotal moment of the seder, we commanded to come to Jerusalem These teachings first spoke to us matzah and gasping for air as they under the thumb of the conniving, eat the bitter herbs to momentarily and bring a sacrifice to celebrate Jews, but they can also guide our ingest horseradish. Laban. taste the bitterness of slavery. But Passover. The meat from the lamb beloved America and other demo- This year, all generations sit- • The struggle to define and we are told to dip it into a sweet was eaten with matzah and bitter cratic societies that seem to have ting around the table would be maintain one’s identity is not new. concoction called charoset. Take- herbs. Triumph and tragedy remem- lost their grounding and traction. well-advised to take a deeper dive The Hebrews came to Egypt as 12 away: What doesn’t break you bered in one bite. But there was one The Jewish experience has taught into the Haggadah—the narrative fledgling families. They left a na- can make you stronger. We were caveat: You could not eat the Pascal that without a past, there is no fu- retelling the epic Exodus of the tion. How did that happen? While slaves, look how far we have come. lamb alone. On this night, you had ture. Shared values and a sense of Hebrew slaves from ancient Egypt. the progeny of the 12 sons of Ja- • Let your past tragedies guide to celebrate with a group of friends community are the only guarantors It turns out that the Haggadah has cob successfully assimilated into your actions. Throughout the bibli- or family of your choosing. Called for a future anchored in freedom. plenty to say about a woke/cancel Egyptian society, they retained cal narrative, Jews are admonished a chabura, the word comes from the So, on this Passover, let’s coun- culture. their identity. Despite the power of scores of times. You were once a root means “binding.” sel before we cancel. Dutch matzah factory gives away Passover product to 35,000 schoolkidsBy Cnaan Liphshiz ery’s nearly 50-year-old tradition. pieces — some 70,000 matzahs. textile industry, had thousands of jections to Europe. This increased Hollandia Matzes, a business The Passover giveaway to Jewish residents, including many its popularity in the Netherlands. AMSTERDAM with about 20 employees whose schools started in 1962, when the who fled Nazi Germany. Most of the matzahs produced (JTA) — Some owners are not Jewish, invited factory was still owned by the Matzahs are a household item by Hollandia are not certified 35,000 schoolchil- schools from across the country’s Woudstra family, the factory’s last that is consumed year-round in as kosher, but the factory also dren in the Neth- east to pick up the product for Jewish owners. They sold the fac- the Netherlands, which has had a makes kosher-certified matzahs erlands got free their students at its headquarters in tory in 2004 to the current owners, visible and well-integrated Jewish especially for Passover and even matzah from the Enschede, a city situated 70 miles Peter Heijs and Udo Karsemeijer. minority for centuries. Hollandia shmurah matzah, a handmade only matzah fac- east of Amsterdam, RTV Oost The Woudstras founded Hol- was one of the first large bakeries variant that is made under the tory in the country reported Wednesday. landia in the 1930s when En- that began operating after World strictest conditions, for Jewish as part of the bak- Each student was allotted two schede, a former center for the War II thanks to American cash in- clients.

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