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WWW.HERITAGEFL.COM YEAR 43, NO. 38 MAY 24, 2019 19 IYYAR, 5779 ORLANDO, FLORIDA SINGLE COPY 75¢ Nonstop EL AL flights from Orlando By Christine DeSouza

Those who are planning to go to Israel this year, consider scheduling flights between July 2 and Aug. 27. This is when EL AL will have once- a-week flights out of Orlando International Airport. This is a trial run to see if there is enough interest in the Orlando community to generate more flights out of OIA in the future. “It’s a great beginning!” said Vicki Jaramillo, senior director, marketing & air service development at OIA. Vicki Jaramillo Jaramillo, who is based in Orlando, has over 25 years Ironically, one week later experience recruiting airlines EL AL called Jaramillo ask- all over the world. In the past, ing her about incentives to she had spoken with EL AL flying weekly nonstop flights UCF Shlichim are shown signing two lines from the song “Home” for Eurovision. representatives who were from Orlando. To receive in- planning to start flights out centives, airlines have to fly of Miami because of the large a certain number of flights Jewish community. Why not and EL AL couldn’t fulfill UCF Shlichim help the deaf Orlando? She asked. that requirement. However Then, serendipitously, there was still a possibility things began to happen. if enough interest could be ‘see the sounds’ of Eurovision Last January, Jaramillo visited demonstrated. her pulmonary doctor for her Without hesitation, Jara- By Christine DeSouza initiative in order to help people with singing together in sign language. annual checkup. That doctor millo sent an email to Layish auditory disabilities experience Marimi’s Each group signed one or two lines of was Dr. Daniel Layish. In the with this exciting news. His The University of Central Florida’s song along with other Eurovision fans. Marimi’s song. course of their conversation, reply: “How can I help you?” Shlichut Institute members participated The project was facilitated by The Jewish The UCF Shlichim signed “I feel the he asked her what she did for After the two talked it over, in Israel’s entry in this year’s Eurovision Agency’s Shlichut Institute, which pro- sun upon my skin/ And I am someone, a living. After she explained, Layish jumped on social me- Song Contest accessible to the deaf and vides Shlichim with ongoing training, I am someone.” Layish asked her if it would dia on Jan. 17, writing: hearing-impaired population by produc- content and support before, during, and The project aims to strengthen the re- ever be possible to recruit EL ing a music video for singer Kobi Marimi’s after their service. The video, inspired by lationship between Israel and the Jewish AL airlines to Orlando. EL AL on page 14A “Home” in American Sign Language. the Sign Now initiative of the Edmond world by giving members of the partici- In the weeks leading up to Eurovision, de Rothschild Foundation, is a collage pating communities a creative platform which took place from May 14-18 in Tel of 30 different Shlichim groups from to express their connections to Israel, Aviv, The Jewish Agency’s Shlichim as far away as Greece, South Africa and while raising greater awareness about Fingerhut leaves (emissaries) from around the world Brazil, and students from colleges and embarked on the “See the Sounds” universities across the United States UCF on page 14A Hillel for JFNA Algae bloom be gone! says Israeli company By Ed Carroll By Christine DeSouza said one Lake Okeechobee CLEVELAND (Cleveland resident. Jewish News via JTA)—Eric Last July, then-governor Not only did it look and Fingerhut is leaving his posi- Rick Scott declared a state smell bad, it could be toxic if tion as president and CEO of of emergency in seven South consumed, and fatal for dogs Hillel International to take Florida counties because of that swim in or drink the the same posts at the Jewish the algae bloom all across scum, according to Richard Federations of North America. Florida’s west coast. The pea- P. Stumpf, an oceanographer Fingerhut, who served one green, thick film covering the with the National Oceanic and term in the U.S. House of freshwater lakes, salt-water Atmospheric Administration. Representatives representing canals and waterways not Stumpf explained the algae Ohio in 1993 and 1994, will only looked bad, but smelled bloom is a mixture of rain, succeed Jerry Silverman. The awful. “It is like moldy bread,” hot weather and a heavy Times of Israel reported in concentration of phosphorus April 2018 that Silverman, and nitrogen from fertilizer. who assumed the JFNA leader- Algae bloom is not only a ship in 2009, planned to step Florida problem. It is a world- down at the end of his contract Eric Fingerhut wide problem. Treatment this September. options, including pouring Jared Isaacson, executive and endowment programs, ac- harmful chemicals into the director of the Cleveland Hil- cording to JFNA. The money water or simply scooping off lel Foundation, confirmed supports local social services the scum have been costly and Fingerhut was leaving Hillel and Jewish educational needs, thus far, not very successful. for JFNA. as well as social service and There is, however, one Nicholas Aumen, USGS “He has significantly helped immigration needs in Israel Israeli technology start-up Cyanobacterial blooms, such as the one shown that oc- raise the profile of Hillel, mak- and other Jewish communi- that may bring the cure to curred in 2016 on Lake Okeechobee, Florida, can release ing it possible for so many ties around the world. this problem. toxins. campuses and individual and “For more than half a BlueGreen Water Technolo- local Hillel organizations to decade, the Jewish world has gies Ltd., under the direction “We are very proud to be current operational cost ir- increase Jewish education, watched as Eric spearheaded of Israeli microbiologist Dr. in a position where we can respective of the size of the leadership and engagement transformational change at Moshe Harel, who earned make a difference in one of waterbody. opportunities for so many Hillel,” said the chair of the a Ph.D. from the Hebrew the world’s most pressing BlueGreen Water’s prod- students and professionals,” JFNA Board of Trustees, University of Jerusalem, be- humanitarian and environ- ucts are now available in the Isaacson said in a statement. lieves he has the solution to mental problems,” Harel told United States, in addition to JFNA represents 147 Jew- JFNA on page 14A this devastating problem. He Heritage via email. China, Russia, South Africa ish federations and over 300 developed a treatment called Lake Guard™ floats on and other countries. “network communities,” who Lake Guard™ that is U.S. EPA water and kills the cyano- Harel and other BlueGreen collectively distribute more approved and cleans water to bacteria, purifying the body Water Technologies will be than $2 billion annually the NSF60 standard for drink- of water for use within a few through annual fundraising ing water. days, and at a fraction of the Algae on page 14A campaigns, planned giving PAGE 2A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, MAY 24, 2019

Growing strong in southwest Orlando Orlando Torah Academy was founded in 2010 to bring the light of Torah to the thousands of Jews living in Central Florida. In less than 10 years, under the leadership of Rabbis Yehuda Schepansky (dean), Avraham Wachsman (dean), Michoel Rennert (executive director), Gavriel Wittlin (assistant principal), Shari Wladis (general studies director) and Rena Wittlin (program director), OTA has grown to almost 100 students. The effect on the children, their families and on the city of Orlando is truly immeasurable. JAO director of academics receives full scholarship to Harvard summer program Jewish Academy of Orlando do as educators and as leaders of school life directly related to character strengths will help of bringing everyone to the director of academics, Nikki to make a difference for our JAO’s mission. Her initial plan them improve relationships table to support the social- Buyna, was recently accepted students and our teachers!” is to work with the foundation and develop empathy for emotional and academic to Harvard Graduate School of The AVI CHAI Foundation, to develop a program for Jew- others, better manage and needs of our children. The Education’s summer program one of the largest privately ish Academy of Orlando that overcome obstacles, develop podcast is available on iTunes titled “Improving Schools: funded Jewish foundations in connects positive education, problem-solving techniques, and Spotify. The Art of Leadership.” In the United States, is commit- character education, and Jew- and reduce anxiety. It will Buyna stated, “I am pas- addition, she received a full ted to the perpetuation of the ish values. develop strong leaders for our sionate about leading changes school scholarship from The Jewish people, Judaism, and “Character education has community,” said Buyna. in education, whether that AVI CHAI Foundation to at- the centrality of the State of always been a part of Jew- In addition to serving as be through improving best tend the program. Israel to the Jewish people. ish day school education, JAO’s director of academ- practices in innovative les- “I applied to the Harvard AVI CHAI, in conjunction but there is a new urgency ics, Buyna is an established son design, assessment, and Graduate School of Educa- with Harvard, designed its in today’s world to make thought-leader in education. facilitation of professional tion’s Art of Leadership Pro- program to better enable social-emotional wellness a She maintains a professional development for teachers or gram because I wanted the school leaders to apply the priority and to truly live the development website for by working to bring educators opportunity to share a room concepts learned during the values that are at the core educators www.educational- and families together.” with a group of the best school Harvard program effectively of Judaism. As we build our cheerleader.com and speaks Head of school, Alan Ru- leaders in the world, to have in their schools. With AVI program, our Judaic Studies at a variety of conferences sonik added, “We are so proud an opportunity to discuss CHAI, Buyna will implement curriculum and Jewish values and schools on topics such of Nikki’s accomplishments Nikki Buyna best practices, and a chance a year-long initiative at Jewish will be the bedrock, creating a technology in the classroom, and we are lucky to have her as to facilitate change within my Academy of Orlando. whole-school movement that assessment and rubrics, part of our team at JAO. I am Jewish values. Jewish Acad- own community and that of Following the summer pro- embraces each individual and creative lesson design, and excited to learn from Nikki’s emy of Orlando is accredited the American education sys- gram, Buyna will implement fosters growth. experiential learning. experiences at Harvard and by the Florida Council of tem. I truly believe that there a project of her choosing that Assisting our students in This spring, she launched to implement her project that Independent Schools. Be- is so much more that we can addresses a particular aspect understanding their own “Parent Teacher Conference: will help our school grow.” ginning in fall of 2019, the The Podcast” where she Jewish Academy of Or- school will offer a transitional brings together teachers, lando serves Central Florida kindergarten. Heritage Human Service Award administrators, and families students of all faiths from To learn more about Jewish for honest discourse about grades kindergarten through Academy of Orlando, please Heritage Florida Jewish Heritage. Last year’s recipi- emailed to news@orlando- the most debated topics in fifth. The school delivers a visit: jewishacademyorlando. News is accepting nomina- ent was Roz Fuchs. Former heritage.com with the subject education. In each episode, whole-child education foster- org or follow the school on tions for the 2019 Heritage recipients have included Nina Human Service Award, or Buyna speaks with an expert, ing academic excellence and Facebook facebook.com/ Human Service Award, which Oppenheim (2013)), Howard typed on 8 1/2” x 11” paper educator, or parent in hopes character education rooted in JewishAcademyOrlando. will be presented at the annual Lefkowiwtz (2011), and Loren and sent by mail to Heritage meeting of the Jewish Fed- London (2014). Florida Jewish News, Human eration of Greater Orlando on According to Gaeser, “Each Service Award, 207 O’Brien Aug. 18, from 10 a.m. - noon. recipient chose their own Road, Suite 101, Fern Park, Genealogy homework “For more than 29 years, path, but made considerable FL 32730. Included should individuals who have made and long-lasting contribu- be the name and phone major, voluntary contribu- tions to the Jewish commu- number of the nominee, a over summer break tions of their talent, time, nity. Nominees for the 2019 documented list of his or her energy and effort to the award are individuals who accomplishments, and the While school may be re- 20 years, tracing ancestry in Central Florida community do not look for recognition, name and phone number of cessed for the summer, it’s Germany, Hungary, Russia, have been honored with the but perform tikkun olam— the nominator(s). not the time to stop your and the Czech Republic. He selection and presentation of repairing the world—out of The Heritage is accepting genealogy work. In fact, has helped numerous other this award,” said Jeff Gaeser, internal motivation.” nominations until Friday, summer travel and the break genealogists with research, editor and publisher of the Nominations should be June 28. from school can be very photos, and suggestions to productive for family history help them solve problems. researchers. On June 4, The The presentation will be Jewish Genealogical Society at 7 p.m., at the Roth Jew- of Greater Orlando features ish Community Center, 851 a presentation by JGSGO N. Maitland Ave., Maitland. secretary Tom Hirsch, titled Admission is free for JGSGO NOTICES “Your Summer Genealogy members. There is a $5 fee Homework,” to help new and for nonmembers, which can TAX veteran genealogists learn be applied to membership new skills, use DNA tests and dues. If you can’t attend in computer technology, and person, you can watch the other tools to find and share webinar live online. Pre- Find out if you owe back taxes their family history. 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He has been do- The JGSGO is a non-profit org, or call the society’s voice- ing genealogy for more than organization founded in mail line, 407-494-4230. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, MAY 24, 2019 PAGE 3A Herman Wouk, legendary author who brought Judaism into the mainstream, dies at 103 By Rachel Gordan “He is a devout Orthodox country. Not only did he stay was portrayed as middle class Jew who had achieved worldly married to the same woman and American. With Marjorie, BOSTON (JTA)—Herman success in worldly-wise Man- for more than six decades, Wouk had succeeded in mak- Wouk, the Orthodox Jewish hattan while adhering to but Wouk expressed pride in ing a story about Jews into an author whose literary career dietary prohibitions and tra- his military service, for which American story. spanned nearly seven de- ditional rituals which many he received a U.S. Navy Lone Marjorie also marked a cades and who helped usher of his fellow Jews find embar- Sailor Award. Wouk in turn turning point in his writing Judaism into the American rassing,” the article said. saw the others as bowing to career. With confidence that mainstream, died Friday at At the time, Wouk’s fame fashionable literary trends he had readers who would the age of 103. seemed like an incredible feat of rebellion and shocking follow him to less popular sub- His agent confirmed the for an Orthodox Jew. Unlike readers. jects, Wouk’s fourth book, his news to The Associated Press. other Jewish novelists, who From his debut novel, first work of nonfiction, took Wouk was the author of had focused on Jewish im- “Aurora Dawn,” in 1947, to on the subject of Orthodox two dozen novels and works migrant culture and tended his last book, “Sailor and Judaism. Published in 1959, of nonfiction, including the to portray religious Judaism Fiddler: Reflections of a 100- “This Is My God” was a primer Pulitzer Prize-winning “The as foreign and exotic, Wouk Year- Old Author”—published about the Jewish religion Caine Mutiny” from 1951, made Jewish religious obser- in 2015 when he had reached a intended for both Jewish and which was a fixture on best- vance appear mainstream in century—Wouk wove themes non-Jewish readers. Alex Gotfryd/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Herman Wouk in 1975. seller lists for two years, and his books. Scenes of a Pass- central to the American Jew- As other American celebri- the best-selling “Marjorie over seder and a bar mitzvah ish experience throughout ties would do, Wouk used his both a modern American and 1915, Wouk was the second Morningstar” from 1955. service became scenes of his work. Even “The Caine fame to draw attention to his Orthodox. of three children of Esther Both books were later adapted middle-class American life in Mutiny,” a less Jewish novel little-understood religion. At a time when Jews still and Abraham Wouk, both for the screen. His novels “The “Marjorie Morningstar.” than later works, included Lt. Serialized in the Los Ange- encountered quotas at uni- immigrants from Belarus. Winds of War” and “War and None of this escaped criti- Barney Greenwald, who gives les Times, “This Is My God” versities and discrimination Abraham Wouk began work Remembrance” both became cism. With the exception of a moving speech in defense of introduced readers to such in hiring and housing, Wouk’s as a laundry laborer and successful television minise- “The Caine Mutiny,” critical a lieutenant who helped keep Jewish particulars as the laws example provided inspiration. found financial success in the ries. By the mid-1950s, Wouk’s reviews of Wouk’s works were Greenwald’s Jewish mother of kashrut and family purity “This Is My God” became laundry business. Herman popular and financial success typically mixed. Both Jewish from being “melted down into and the holidays of Sukkot and a popular bar mitzvah and spent his early years in the as an American Jewish novel- and mainstream reviewers a bar of soap” by the Nazis. Shavuot. The book showed, confirmation gift for young Bronx receiving basic Hebrew ist was unmatched. expressed dissatisfaction with Set in the 1930s and ’40s, through anecdotes from Jews of all movements. training from his grandfather. Even more unusual for a the quality of his writing, his Wouk’s fourth book, “Marjorie Wouk’s glamorous Manhattan Born in the Bronx borough writer of Wouk’s celebrity was conservative outlook on poli- Morningstar,” heralded a new life, that it was possible to be of New York City on May 27, Wouk on page 15A his Orthodox observance and tics and sex, and his treatment era for American Jews. The treatment of Jewish religious of Judaism. Some rabbis even novel followed the journey of practice in his writing. Wouk criticized Wouk for mocking a New York Jewish protagonist embodied the new postwar Jewish observance—though no different from any other Backlash follows Michigan possibilities for American in the coming decade, Philip bright and beautiful girl, an Jews and his writing was Roth’s fiction would radically image further cemented by both cause and effect of the change their perspective on Natalie Wood’s portrayal of Rep. Tlaib’s remarks normalization of Judaism what counted as literary Marjorie in the 1958 film within the larger American denigration of Judaism. version. By Jackson Richman Jerusalem’ and the Nazis: The “Answering a ? re her push Judeo-Christian tradition. Meanwhile, fellow Jew- Not since the 1927 film Berlin Years,’” or the very read- for a 1 state solution remov- When he appeared on the ish novelists like Roth, Saul “The Jazz Singer,” starring (JNS)—Rep. Rashida Tlaib able book by David Dalin and ing Jews from power in Israel, cover of Time in 1955, the Bellow and Norman Mailer Al Jolson, had a movie shown (D-Mich.) is standing by com- John Rothmann, ‘Icon of Evil: Tlaib said thinking about the magazine described Wouk’s viewed Wouk as conforming to Jewish religious scenes. But ments she made recently that Hitler’s Mufti and the Rise of Holocaust gives her “a calm- blend of worldly success and middle-class American values unlike “The Jazz Singer,” include saying that Palestin- Radical Islam,’” he continued. ing feeling” bc of a “safe haven” Jewish religious observance that prioritized marriage, Marjorie and her religion were ians enabled a “safe haven” More widely seen was the Palestinians provided to Jews. as paradoxical. family, religion and service to not exoticized—Jewishness for Jews after the Holocaust, backlash from public officials, It’s a sick take & rewrite of his- thereby reiterating her sup- including U.S. President Don- tory. The proposal is horribly port for a one-state solution. ald Trump. wrong too,” tweeted Zeldin “There’s always kind of a “Democrat Rep. Tlaib is on Monday. NASA releases photo of calming feeling I tell folks being slammed for her hor- “There is no justification when I think of the Holocaust, rible and highly insensitive for the twisted and disgusting and the tragedy of the Holo- statement on the Holocaust. comments made by Rashida Israeli moonshot’s crash site caust, and the fact that it was She obviously has tremendous Tlaib just days after the annu- my ancestors—Palestinians— hatred of Israel and the Jew- al Day of Holocaust Remem- By Marcy Oster who lost their land and some ish people. Can you imagine brance,” said House Minority lost their lives, their livelihood, what would happen if I ever Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) in JERUSALEM (JTA)—NASA their human dignity, their said what she said, and says?” a statement. released a photo of what it existence in many ways, have tweeted Trump on Monday. “Surely now @Speaker- says is the crash site of Israel’s been wiped out, and some “The latest comments Pelosi & @LeaderHoyer will Beresheet lunar lander. people’s passports,” Tlaib said by Rep. Tlaib are ugly and finally take action against vile The image taken some 56 on Yahoo News’ Skullduggery disturbing. But sadly, they anti-Semitism in their ranks. miles from the surface of the podcast. “And just all of it was represent a consistent posi- This must cross the line, even moon by NASA’s Lunar Recon- in the name of trying to create tion of anti-Semitism and for them. Rashida Tlaib says naissance Orbiter on April 22, a safe haven for Jews, post-the anti-Israel,” House Minority thinking of the Holocaust pro- 11 days after the crash, shows Holocaust, post-the tragedy Leader Kevin McCarthy told vides her a ‘calming feeling,’” a dark smudge that indicates and the horrific persecution of JNS on Monday. “Worse, the tweeted House Republican the point of impact. Jews across the world at that Democrat leadership contin- Conference Chair Liz Cheney A light halo around the time. And I love the fact that it ues to tolerate this hate-filled (R-Wyo.). smudge could have formed was my ancestors that provided and anti-Semitic rhetoric.” Israeli Ambassador to from gas associated with the that, right, in many ways. But “Allowing this destruc- the United Nations Danny impact or from fine soil par- they did it in a way that took tive language to continue Danon simply tweeted, “.@ ticles blown outward during their human dignity away, and unchecked goes directly RashidaTlaib, your words Beresheet’s descent, which it was forced on them.” against American ideals,” are both grossly #antiSe- smoothed out the soil around American Jewish scholars he continued. “It is time mitic and ignorant. You the landing site, making it immediately weighed in on Democrat leaders finally take should take some time to highly reflective, NASA said a correction of the historical a stand in denouncing these learn the history before try- in a statement. record. vile statements.” ing to rewrite it.” The statement also says that “Congresswoman Tlaib’s “.@RashidaTlaib says the Tlaib fired back at critics NASA knew the coordinates of The location on the moon where Beresheet crashed. ignorance is exceeded only Holocaust gives her ‘a calm- on Sunday evening: “Policing the landing site due to radio by her gall. Had she read no ing feeling’ calling for a 1 my words, twisting & turning tracking of Beresheet. NASA further than Wikipedia, she state solution putting Jews in them to ignite vile attacks on was able to compare 11 images would know that the Grand the minority & out of power me will not work,” she tweeted taken over a decade of the area Mufti of Jerusalem, Amin al- of their own country. This is later on Sunday. “All of you with three images taken after Husseini, collaborated with a heart filled w darkness & who are trying to silence me the crash to determine the site both Italy and Germany by how the Holocaust began in will fail miserably. I will never of the crash. making propagandistic radio 1st place,” tweeted Rep. Lee allow you to take my words out NASA is working to deter- broadcasts and by helping Zeldin (R-N.Y.). on Sunday. of context to push your racist mine if the Laser Retrore- the Nazis recruit Bosnian .@RashidaTlaib says the and hateful agenda. The truth flector Array it installed on Muslims for the Waffen-SS,” Holocaust gives her “a calm- will always win.” Beresheet to conduct research Jonathan Sarna, professor ing feeling” calling for a 1 state House Majority Leader after it landed on the surface of of American Jewish History solution putting Jews in the Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) defended the moon survived the impact in the department of Near minority & out of power of Tlaib on Monday. and is still operational. Eastern and Judaic Studies at their own country. This is a “If you read Rep. Tlaib’s The results of an investi- Brandeis University, told JNS. heart filled w darkness & how comments, it is clear that “Those interested in facts, the Holocaust began in 1st President Trump and Con- gation into its crash will be Closer view of the crash. published later this month. rather than distortions and place. Listen @ 28 min mark. gressional Republicans are A preliminary investigation space shot, determined that the craft was landing led to propaganda, should consult https://t.co/7ZEYSnxV4b. taking them out of context,” conducted by SpaceIL, which a command issued to correct an unpredicted shutdown of Klaus Gensicke and Alexander —Lee Zeldin (@Re- he told JNS. “They must stop, planned and executed the the force and angle at which its main engine. Fraser Gunn’s ‘The Mufti of pLeeZeldin) May 12, 2019 and they owe her an apology.” PAGE 4A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, MAY 24, 2019 Sen. Cory Booker needs a history lesson By Stephen M. Flatow to whom he is referring are Reps. Ilhan Omar critics of Israel these days. He told Axelrod: Carter ever publicly call for a Palestinian state of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. “Some of the harshest critics of Israeli policy while they were president. (JNS)—New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker seems They are not “concerned about Israeli policy.” right now are Israeli Jews.” In other words, The first president to publicly call for a to think that America has been supporting the They oppose Israel’s existence. “those Jews are attacking Israel, so I can, too.” Palestinian state was George W. Bush in 2002, creation of a Palestinian state pretty much Omar has repeatedly made openly anti- That is a completely disingenuous argu- though he conditioned it on the Palestinians since time immemorial. He’s badly in need of Semitic comments, accusing American Jews ment because Israel just had an election, electing a new leadership and permanently a history lesson. abandoning terrorism. Needless to say, the Booker made his latest comments in an Palestinians never met those conditions. The interview with David Axelrod on his podcast, first president to call for creating a Palestin- “The Axe Files.” ian state without preconditions was Barack Axelrod was former President Barack “The first president to publicly call for a Obama. Obama’s chief campaign strategist, and Pales- Sen. Booker answered Axelrod’s misleading tinian statehood was a central plank in Obama’s Palestinian state was George W. Bush in 2002” question by saying, “I worry about this admin- ideology. So it’s no surprise that Axelrod would istration. You hear the president’s comments; ask Booker a question slanted in favor of that he doesn’t even seem to understand the history goal. But Booker is well-educated on Israel of that commitment to a two-state solution ... ” affairs, and as such, should have known bet- of being loyal to Israel and paying members and 90 percent of Israelis voted for parties Clearly, Cory Booker is the one who needs ter than to give the absurd and false answer of Congress to support Israel. Omar and Tlaib that oppose creating a Palestinian state. to understand the history. He needs to under- that he gave. proudly support the BDS movement, whose The only parties running that called for stand that the idea of unconditionally creating This part of the podcast discussion began goal is to destroy Israel. a Palestinian state (aside from the Arab a Palestinian state is a recent invention, and with Axelrod asking Sen. Booker what he Tlaib has said again and again that she candidates) were the left-wing Labor and the idea that it is longstanding American thought of the fact that “some young members wants to see Israel eliminated and replaced by Meretz parties. They won a combined total policy is a falsehood ginned up by advocates of the House, of color, have raised concerns a “Palestine,” which, of course, would have an of 10 out of 120 seats. for “Palestine.” about the Palestinians, about Israeli policy Arab majority. She calls it “the one-state solu- Things went from bad to worse with Axelrod. Sen. Booker also needs to have a look at the toward the Palestinians.” tion.” For the Jews, it’s the no-state solution. He then asked Sen. Booker “whether or not the map. The “two-state solution” he has embraced Axelrod’s wording was an outrageous dis- In any event, Sen. Booker tried the maneuver opportunity for the two-state solution that’s would mean reducing Israel to an absurd width tortion. The “young members of the House” that is standard practice among many liberal stood for a generation has a future.” of just nine miles at its midsection. More “Stood for a generation.” That’s the kind of narrow than Washington, D.C. Rendering deliberately slippery language that advocates an American ally indefensible is not good for of Palestinian statehood use in order to legiti- America, Israel or the cause of Mideast peace. mize their demand. In other words, “this has Let’s hope Booker and his aides read up Shipley speaks always been American policy, so it should still on this subject a bit more before he speaks be American policy, and anybody who deviates about it further. They might be surprised by from it is a dangerous extremist.” what they find. The final curtain But it hasn’t “stood for a generation.” Presi- Stephen M. Flatow, an attorney in New dent Dwight D. Eisenhower didn’t call for creat- Jersey, is the father of Alisa Flatow, who was ing a Palestinian state. Neither did presidents murdered in an Iranian-sponsored Palestinian John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard terrorist attack in 1995. He is the author of “A By Jim Shipley as a religious discussion, just a personal Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan or George Father’s Story: My Fight for Justice Against experience. But I do know that “taking one’s H.W. Bush. Neither did Bill Clinton nor Jimmy Iranian Terror.” “A Near Death Experience.” Ever had one? life”—however it is done—is a sin and not There actually is such a thing. Been there— acceptable under Jewish law. done that. Well, I did—and it ain’t a picnic. So, lying there in pretty much a stupor from About two months ago I developed a cough the drugs I was being fed, I wondered—how Everywhere that would not go away. do you just let go? There is no formula. I We complacently kept the same primary was awake enough to hear the voice of my medical practice after our Doc retired. The daughter Robin. The anti-Semitic methodology of “new” doctor hired by the practice almost I opened one eye and croaked to her: “Rob- killed me—seriously. I complained during a bie...is it worth it?” apology routine visit of a constant cough. He told me She shouted back at me: “Of course it is!” to go to the drug store and get some cough Well, think about your life. Under the same medicine. Didn’t help. circumstances, would you just “let go”? I By Mel Pearlman This begs the question: Was it possible that Cough persisted. Got so bad I could not sleep. know! Unless you have been there—at the no one in the operational chain from creation Two of our children were here for the weekend brink—it’s academic. Lately, I have been awestruck, not by the of the hateful caricature to ultimate publica- (Thank God). That Friday night I told them In my case, it was a matter of things un- increasing number of anti-Semitic incidences, tion objected to the anti-Semitic implication that I was really sick—I mean to the point said—old wounds that had to heal... and a acts, statements and publications spewing of this political cartoon or did this low-level where I could not breathe well. change in my overall behavior. I am not a forth from supposedly educated and respon- editor have the final word on its publication? Friday night in the ER at a large local hos- drunk or embezzler. I am not nor have I ever sible people in government, academia, the arts, Apparently, there was not a single objection pital? Chaos. I asked my son to call 911 so that been a sexual predator. and other respected organizations, but by the or criticism along the chain of command; we could get an ambulance and get right in. But, I have a sharp tongue, can be insensi- ever increasing number of public apologies and thus, this hateful piece of “journalism” Turned out to be the right decision: Perforated tive, mess up priorities. Things like that do for the use of anti-Semitic tropes and other was able to reach the public unscathed with lung, pneumonia, some heart problems, etc. not sound that serious? Would you give up the hate speech directed toward Jews and Israel. its anti-Semitic tropes and hateful message. I was in the Advent Altamonte South Hospi- chance to rectify some of even the little things? I am equally astounded by the completely By attributing the “mistake in publication” tal for three weeks. In the first 36 hours it was, I am lucky in that I have been forgiven for incomprehensible attitude of some Jews and to a low-level editor, the New York Times believe it or not “Touch and Go.” No—seri- most of my “trespasses” by those close to me. Jewish organizations who rush to accept, institutionally absolved itself for any blame ously. I heard, through a haze, talk of trying BUT: Lying in that drug induced fog I began forgive and in some cases excuse these anti- or responsibility, thus rendering its apology to keep me alive. That dear reader, will get to think of the simple things that are a part of Semites for the hate they are peddling, and for insincere, false and worthless. “Respectable” your attention. everyday life and what I would do differently apologies that appear very far from sincere. is no longer an adjective to be associated with As I lay there, contemplating the worst—at if I could. Most of these anti-Semitic outbursts are not the New York Times. that point you do not think of the next time So, here is the challenge: One night soon, random or the result of uneducated minds, In an a Internet post dated Sept. 14, 2014, you will jump in the pool—some thoughts in the dark—without the drugs or the actual but deceitful, calculated attacks on the Jewish on PsychologyToday.com titled, The Nine began to materialize. challenge facing you: What would you do? people to alienate the general society from the Rules for True Apologies, Dr. Harriett Lerner, “I am about to be 89 years old... how much Would you want to get back to a real life and Jewish community and to attack the existence a staff psychologist and psychotherapist at time have I got altogether?” like “one more chance” or just let go? of the State of Israel. the Menninger Clinic for several decades and “This is going to cost my family a fortune... I would put the odds at over 100 to one you Saying you are sorry does not cut it; espe- currently in private practice, explained in part for what? A couple of extra years?” would not let go. Not let any chance at life slip cially when the apology is disseminated to that a true apology does not include shifting “So... what would it be like to just to ‘let go’?” away. You would face the challenge, promise a much smaller audience than the original blame or responsibility, or focusing on the I do not believe there is anything “on the to be a better person and fight to get back to transgression for which the apology is offered. hurt caused. Most importantly, she opined a other side.” I believe done is done. A life is where you were or better: Where you would The anti-Semite’s objective of spreading hatred true apology must be “backed by corrective lived for better or worse and what you leave like to be. I did just that. of Jews and Israel is not in any way diminished action” and not be repeated. behind is what you leave behind. I believe that I think that is why, we Jews in all our wisdom or neutralized by the apology. Make the apology for the anti-Semitic publi- dreams of an “after life”—a heaven or hell—are frown most mightily on giving up the greatest Furthermore, the apology and acceptance cation or hateful statement, say your sorry and pretty much just that—dreams. Sorry, when gift: Our lives. I didn’t. I am on the other side immunizes the hater for a repeat performance blame it on an institutional mistake; retract it that curtain goes down the show, for better of “well” now and most grateful. Eighty-nine? dressing up the hate in another costume and to a smaller audience, play on the misguided or worse, is over. This column is not designed Piece of cake! another context. good intentions of the Jewish people to forgive. We have seen this with the recent publi- Then continue to spread irrational and false THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE VIEWS OF HERITAGE MANAGEMENT. cation by the “respected” New York Times reasons to hate the Jews and Israel. This is which published a political cartoon of a blind the crux of the anti-Semitic methodology of ✡ ✡ ✡ CENTRAL FLORIDA’S INDEPENDENT JEWISH VOICE ✡ ✡ ✡ President Trump wearing a yarmulke (skull apology. ISSN 0199-0721 Winner of 46 Press Awards Editor/Publisher cap worn by orthodox Jews) being led by a dog If you wish to comment or respond you Jeffrey Gaeser with a Jewish star dangling from its collar. To can reach me at melpearlman322@gmail.

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Jim Shipley • Mel Pearlman did not stop its continued assault on Jews Greater Orlando; was a charter board member, David Bornstein • Ed Ziegler and Israel. first Vice President and pro-bono legal coun- MAILING ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER After much protest and criticism, the The sel of the Holocaust Memorial Resource and P.O. Box 300742 (407) 834-8787 Production Department Education Center of Central Florida, as well Fern Park, FL 32730 FAX (407) 831-0507 David Lehman • Gil Dombrosky NY times did “withdraw” the political cartoon and issued a mea culpa apology, but blamed as holding many other community leadership email: [email protected] Joyce Gore the publication on a low-level editor. positions. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, MAY 24, 2019 PAGE 5A A particularly happy anniversary By Ruthie Blum the law’s six-month waiver with Israel’s 70th birthday, ebrate the joyous occasion border fence to attack Israeli of Muslim-majority states and of application on “national was of great significance. It of mutual appreciation and soldiers and civilians on the left-wing American Jews—no (JNS)—One year ago, on security” grounds. was the Trump administra- admiration, the normally other side. “dire consequences” ensued May 14, 2018, the United In June 2017, a few months tion’s way of illustrating warring Palestinian factions Which brings us to the In fact, as soon as the name States officially transferred after he assumed office, U.S. its unapologetic pro-Israel united to denounce Trump fourth reason that the embas- plaque on the new embassy its embassy in Israel from Tel President Donald Trump also stance. and Israel, while commemo- sy move was so extraordinary. building in the Arnona neigh- Aviv to Jerusalem. Although signed a six-month waiver, Third, the event was unique rating “Nakba Day,” the anni- Despite assertions on the borhood of Jerusalem was the move could be viewed which he renewed after in the sense that it was under- versary of the “catastrophe” part of detractors in Israel unveiled, Guatemala followed as merely the fulfillment recognizing Jerusalem as Is- taken without fear of world of Israel’s establishment in and abroad that Trump was suit, and other countries, of the Jerusalem Embassy rael’s capital in December. In warnings about constituting 1948, inaugurated in 1998 by making a big mistake in such as Paraguay, Brazil, Act of 1995, which also February 2018, however, he an “obstacle to peace” or of arch-terrorist and PLO chief “provoking the poor Pales- Romania and Honduras, recognized Jerusalem as the announced that the embassy, threats of violence from the Yasser Arafat. tinians, striving for a state promptly expressed their undivided capital of Israel, it finally, would be moved. Palestinian Authority in Ra- Every year since then, of their own with Jerusalem intention to move their was received by supporters That he kept this promise mallah and Hamas in Gaza. while Israelis celebrate the as its capital,” nothing out diplomatic missions as well. and opponents alike with was shocking in and of itself, Trump, the new sheriff in birth of their state and sing of the ordinary happened. Furthermore, as U.S. Am- amazement. particularly to Israelis, who town, was conveying a loud “Hatikvah,” a national an- The Palestinians contin- bassador to Israel David In the first place, three had grown accustomed to and clear message that a seis- them of hope, Palestinians ued to engage in rioting, Friedman wrote in Israel previous administrations— eight long years of a hostile mic shift had hit the Middle hurl bricks and fire bombs rock-throwing, stabbing and Hayom on Sunday, “Contrary those of U.S. Presidents Bill Obama White House. East. Enemies of freedom and to the beat of chants about shooting. Business as usual. to all the negative predic- Clinton, George W. Bush and Secondly, the timing of democracy be damned. killing Jews. Last year was no Also, in spite of customary tions, the Jerusalem embassy Barack Obama—had opted to the embassy inauguration As the United States and exception, with Palestinians international outcry—from invoke and repeatedly renew ceremony, which coincided Israel came together to cel- continuing to storm the Gaza the United Nations, a number Anniversary on page 15A Sorry, Rashida Tlaib: Israel was not a consolation prize for Jews after the Holocaust By Robert Rozett an exiled and oppressed people their contribution could have State of Israel and thus may of the State of Israel were the It was primarily against this to their ancestral home. It been to Israel, the Jewish have actually provided a haven British, the Soviets and the background that the emerg- JERUSALEM (JTA)—Re- also ignores the existence of a people and to the world. for Jews who were facing the Americans. ing Soviet bloc supported cent assertions made by Rep. vibrant pre-World War II Jew- Tlaib’s framing also dis- Nazi onslaught. But it was not, The British, exhausted Israel’s creation. Rashida Tlaib regarding the ish community in Mandatory regards the British govern- and so it didn’t. from their protracted struggle As for President Truman, Holocaust and the establish- Palestine, whose population ment’s prewar proposal to The false notion that the against Hitler and his allies, historians differ over the ex- ment of the State of Israel was severely circumscribed partition Mandatory Pales- Palestinians are “paying for had no interest in continu- tent to which sympathy for the have no foundation in the because of the virulent op- tine, which was designed the Holocaust” presumes that ing to administer Mandatory Jews indeed motivated him. At historical record. position by local Arabs to the to reconcile the competing the world granted the Jews a Palestine. They had long since best, his attitude toward Jews In this imagined version of very idea of Jews returning to desires of Jews for a Jewish state primarily because it felt diminished their commit- and Israel over the years was history, after the Holocaust, the Land of Israel. state in their historic home- overriding guilt and sympa- ment to establishing a Jewish ambivalent. Truman’s State the Jews were awarded a con- Throughout Europe follow- land and the desire of Arabs thy. Serious scholars concur national home, and they felt Department advisers vocifer- solation prize—the establish- ing the Nazi rise to power, a for Palestine to be completely that politics, not morality, helpless in coping with the ously opposed the establish- ment of Israel—at the expense great many Zionists were Arab. This plan, which never motivated support for the ongoing violence initiated by ment of a Jewish state, and of those already living there. deeply frustrated by the quo- came to fruition, was pain- Jewish state’s creation—guilt the Arabs in Palestine. Truman himself at times gave Asserting that Israel’s cre- tas set for aliyah by the British, fully accepted by the Jewish and sympathy at most played For his part, Stalin can be voice to the kind of anti-Jewish ation was a direct response to and they later became victims leadership and categorically a minor role in the establish- accused of many things, but rhetoric that was then rather the Holocaust overlooks the of the Holocaust, having never rejected by the Arabs. One ment of the State of Israel, excessive sympathy for Jews common in America. Gener- ancient and ceaseless connec- had the opportunity to realize could argue that had that if at all. and Zionism is not one of ally it is believed that in the tion of the Jewish people to Is- their dreams of reaching the partition been accepted, it On the international scene, them. As the Cold War was 1948 presidential election, rael, as well as the modern Zi- Land of Israel. It is impossible might have set the stage for the three most prominent taking root, it was his aim to onist enterprise that returned to even begin to divine what the earlier establishment of a actors in the establishment destabilize the Middle East. Tlaib on page 15A As Israelis hid in bomb shelters, DC synagogue honored terrorists By Carol Greenwald Hazikaron (Israel’s Memo- tormentors, threatening to on the same moral plane as snips some of the threads that The hundreds of rockets and Robert Samet rial Day), which honors the destroy a commemorative their martyred victims. hold us together as a people. fired from the Gaza Strip memory of the thousands of Jewish holiday that expresses Would Sixth & I hold a cere- What on earth is the matter recently were all fired at (JNS)—As Israelis took ref- heroes who have died defend- our unity in conveying our mony honoring the memories with us? What kind of demons civilian targets, with no uge in bomb shelters (again), ing the Jewish state, Sixth & respect and gratitude for of the 9/11 terrorists together are these rabbis trying to ex- military objective, and thus and Palestinians celebrated in I—a “non-denominational, those who made the ultimate with their victims? Honoring orcise? What this synagogue constituted war crimes. To the streets as Hamas and Pal- non-membership, non-tradi- sacrifice so we could live on. the Taliban and Al-Qaeda ter- is doing is akin to what the equate the Israeli victims of estinian Islamic Jihad rockets tional Jewish synagogue” in Among the Palestinian dead rorists who educated, trained young Jewish miscreants in such attacks—both those who flew overhead, one of the downtown Washington— that Sixth & I believes we and equipped the 9/11 terror- IfNotNow did when they re- died fighting to protect their oldest synagogues in Wash- sponsored a very different should mourn are terror- ists and have since died fight- cited Kaddish for Hamas ter- country and those who died ington, D.C.—the Sixth & I memorial event: the “Israeli- ists, suppliers of terrorists, ing our soldiers in Afghani- rorists. (See also “Dozens of because they were not able to Historic Synagogue—spread Palestinian Memorial Day enablers of terrorists, those stan? After all, they, too, left London Jews say Kaddish for make it to a bomb shelter in the calumny that Israeli Ceremony” for Israeli and who celebrate terrorists, and families behind. When Boston Palestinians killed in Gaza.”) time—and those who died try- victims and Palestinian ag- Palestinian “victims” of the those who do nothing more Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Arabs have started every ing to murder Israelis, or who gressors are one and the same. Israeli/Arab conflict. than quietly approve of and Tsarnaev is executed, should war against Israel in the in some measure celebrated, On the evening of May This alternative memorial vote for terrorists. we mourn him, too, along with past 71 years, and Palestin- encouraged or enabled the 7, when Jews around the day requires the Jewish com- The program at Sixth & I his victims? ian Arabs have perpetrated murder of Israelis is depraved. world commemorated Yom munity to mourn its own placed Palestinian aggressors What about the Nazis who countless terrorist attacks Judaism is all about mak- died fighting the Allies in against civilians. More than ing distinctions: between the World War II? Would Sixth & 24,000 Israeli Jews have given impure and the pure, between I hold a memorial ceremony their lives to establish a Jew- right and wrong. The Sixth Letters To The Editor the Orange County School for them on Remembrance ish homeland in Israel and Commandment says: “Thou We are a diverse community and we welcome your Board. Day? safeguard it for all Jews. We shalt not murder.” It does not letters and viewpoints. The views and opinions expressed Now we must all follow Make no mistake about it: are the recipients of this gift say thou shalt not kill. There in the opinion pieces and letters published in The Heri- up with the School Board Diluting our memorial ob- that is Israel—this gift that tage are the views of the authors, and do not necessarily chair, Theresa Jacobs, and servances destroys them and came at such a heavy price. Terrorists on page 13A reflect the views and opinions of The Heritage Florida let her know the community Jewish News or its staff. The Heritage reserves the right is watching this issue closely to edit letters for clarity, content, and accuracy. 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Given these on North American college assistance of Judicial Watch dence through the financial close to their false god’), and is not just an arm of the well-documented extremist campuses in regards to the in intervening on our behalf. records we have requested,” a third who accused the Shia terror-linked Qatari regime; connections, it is vital we Israeli-Palestinian conflict We were surprised that the Greendorfer told JNS. of ‘poisoning’ and ‘sorcery,’ it is also a vehicle for inter- learn what ideas this power- has reached toxic levels in Qatar Foundation sought to ‘A vehicle for international ” according to a report in national Islamist networks,” ful Qatari regime institution recent years. Much of this has suppress the production of Islamist networks’ National Review. said Westrop. is attempting to impose on a been driven by the continued information that is required Sam Westrop, director Additionally, the Qatar “One of the Qatar Founda- generation of American col- influence of BDS-associated to be reported under federal of the Middle East Forum’s Foundation has been linked tion’s centers even bears the lege kids,” he said. groups that regularly spon- law and look forward to finally Islamist Watch project, told to the Muslim Brotherhood, name of Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, sor anti-Israel resolutions, receiving the documents from JNS that he welcomed the which the Trump administra- the pro-Hitler, pro-suicide Qatar on page 15A events and speakers that have Texas A&M so we can continue investigation into Qatar’s in- led to Jewish and pro-Israel our work researching the in- fluence in American schools. students feeling under siege fluence of malign foreign ac- “Our own research shows on campus. tors on American campuses.” the Qatar Foundation has Portable Oxygen In the midst of this, two Texas A&M, a public univer- provided well over $700 mil- legal groups are seeking sity, established its campus in lion in contracts and grants For The Way information about potential Qatar in 2003. 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DeGusipeFuneralHome.com the burning social issues of migrants or refugees fleeing where, if you let yourself be the day, including abortion, racism and a hostile world, all open to its forces, it can tear Maitland Sanford West Orange racism, the anti-war move- combustible nervous energy, you up and spit you out,” she 9001 N. Orlando Avenue 905 Laurel Avenue 1400 Matthew Paris Blvd ment and police brutality. humor, and angst.” As a result, told an interviewer in 2005. “I Maitland, FL 32751 Sanford, FL 32771 Ocoee, FL 34761 Lipton later starred in the “Their children were spoiled.” didn’t let that happen.” PAGE 8A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, MAY 24, 2019 US turns to Israeli know-how for medical cannabis research cultivation of medical can- it. We need to understand inflamed tissue, stress, pain different amounts of aspirin nabis, she said yes. But then this plant.” and renal disease. and never telling the person a thought quickly crossed While there is much At Volcani, Bernstein is the dosage. her mind. hope and optimism about working on how to use light, “If you want to treat [can- “Oh my god,” she thought. medical cannabis, there heat, fertilizer and growing nabis] as a drug, you have to “What’s my mother going are also many questions— conditions to standardize standardize it to an accept- to say?” and businesses and inves- the compounds in cannabis. able level,” she said. Bernstein studies whole- tors in California and the (The best-known are THC Further complicating plant cannabis at Israel’s U.S. are relying on Israel and CBD, both first isolated the issue of dosage is drug state-run Volcani Institute for some of the answers. by Israeli pharmacologist delivery, or how the ac- and was one of several It’s easier to learn about Raphael Mechoulam in the tive elements of cannabis experts in various fields, the multifaceted plant mid-1960s.) She said grow- get into the body, whether including science, medicine in Israel, which not only ing cannabis on a large scale taken intravenously, orally and business, who met in San allows research but also is much more difficult than or through smoking, said Francisco May 1-2 for the funds it, unlike in the U.S., raising a conventional farm Professor Simon Benita from inaugural CannaMed/Tech where strict federal laws crop. the School of Pharmacy at Summit, produced by the are an impediment to clini- “Cannabis is not a to- Hebrew University. Spencer Platt/Getty Images California Israel Chamber cal studies. (Recreational mato!” she said. “How much drug will An attendee at the Cannabis World Conference in New of Commerce. marijuana is not yet legal In cannabis grown by reach the blood?” he asked. York in 2017. “I hope from Israel your in Israel.) small farmers, the active “Because everything else is science gets over here quick- Hebrew University’s Mul- compounds are not always wasted.” By Maya Mirsky Israeli plant scientist Nirit er rather than later, because tidisciplinary Center for consistent—they can be A host of factors makes it Bernstein got a call five we need it,” said investor Cannabinoids Research, for stronger at the top of the especially difficult to study SAN FRANCISCO (J. The years ago from a research Matthew Nordgren, CEO of example, is studying pos- plant, or vary from plant these issues in the U.S. While Jewish News of Northern institute asking if she’d be Arcadian Fund and one of the sible applications for drugs to plant. Bernstein said it the use of recreational and California via JTA)—When interested in working on the keynote speakers. “We need targeting cancer, migraines, would be like giving a patient medical cannabis is legal in California, researchers who want to conduct clinical trials still have to deal with restrictive federal rules, said Donald Abrams, an oncolo- gist at UCSF Medical Center and San Francisco General Hospital. So far, the FDA has ap- proved only one drug using cannabis compounds: Epid- iolex, which treats epilepsy. The rest of the products sold in California and other states where medical marijuana is legal are handled more like vitamins or supplements, subject to fewer regulations. What manufacturers and sellers promise may be heavy on the marketing and light on the science. But patients and doctors alike are still turning to the plant for its reported healing properties. “There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t recommend cannabis to my patients,” ISRAEL Abrams said. The demand for medical JUST GOT cannabis makes Israel an important partner for busi- nesses wanting to join the green boom, one of the goals of CICC’s executive director Sharon Vanek, who initiated CLOSER the conference. Attendee Boris Shcharansky, chief operating officer for wellness company Papa & Barkley, said his company had turned to Israel to conduct product research without all the red Non-Stop Flights from tape of the U.S. “Israel doesn’t have any Orlando to Tel Aviv of that,” he said. “That’s July-August amazing.” Michael Mendez of Renew Biopharma said that a stigma persists in the U.S. around cannabis, which is classi- fied as a Schedule 1 drug along with heroin, LSD and ecstasy. “I definitely don’t see that Featuring More Than 150 Non-Stop Destinations stigma in Israel,” he said. “So they are way ahead of us.” 90+ Domestic | 60+ International Until U.S. regulations and attitudes change, businesses and health professionals OrlandoAirports.net /flymco @MCO flymco #FlyMCO will continue to seek Is- raeli expertise on the green plant, partnerships that the California Israel Chamber of Commerce is encouraging. Already, many see Israel as the place to go for advanced information on medical marijuana. “It is fast becoming the land of milk, honey—and cannabis,” Israel’s S.F.-based Consul General Shlomi Kof- man told J. with a laugh after opening the conference. “There are lots of versions of this, but this is the lat- est one.” HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, MAY 24, 2019 PAGE 9A Scene AroundAround By Gloria Yousha—Call 407-657-9405 or [email protected] can be purchased at the following locations: ORANGE COUNTY JCC, 851 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland • JCC South, 11184 South Apopka-Vineland Rd., Orlando • Kinneret, 515 South Delaney I’ll bet you didn’t know... Ave., Orlando • SOJC, 11200 S. Apopka Vineland Rd., Orlando Well, some of us elders • Brown’s New York Deli, 156 Lake Ave., Maitland • Most Publix did! Major movie star, Gregory Supermarkets • All Winn Dixie Supermarkets Peck, (who died in 2003 at the age of 87) once came to SEMINOLE COUNTY Congregation Ohev Shalom Heritage News, 207 O’Brien Rd., Fern Park • Barnes and Noble when it was in downtown Booksellers, 451 E. Altamonte Dr. Suite 2317, Altamonte Springs Orlando. I had the pleasure & 1260 Oviedo Marketplace Blvd., Oviedo • Bagel King, 1472 of meeting with him and his Semoran Blvd., Casselberry • Kosher Kats, 744 W. S.R. 434, then wife, and so did our own Longwood • Central Florida Hillel, 4250 Alafaya Trail, Ste. SONJA MARCHESANO, and 212-363, Oviedo Most Publix Supermarkets • All Winn Dixie others. (I forgot why he was Supermarkets there, but I will never forget the meeting!) VOLUSIA COUNTY Oops. A slip of the Federation of Volusia/Flagler, 470 Andalusia Ave., Ormond tongue... Beach • Most Publix Supermarkets • All Winn Dixie Supermar- MSNBC reporter ANDREA kets • Barnes & Noble, 1900 W. International Speedway Blvd., MITCHELL apologized for Daytona Beach • Perrys Ocean Edge Resort, 2209 South Atlantic referring in her broadcast of Gregory Peck Ave. Daytona Beach • Debary City Hall • Debary Library • Vienna the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Coffee House, 275 Charles Richard Beall Bl • Starbucks, 2575 in which Jewish resistance fighters fought the German Nazis Enterprise Rd • Orange City City Hall • Orange City Library • on the eve of the ghetto’s liquidation in 1943, as a revolt against Dunkin Donuts, 1296 S Woodland • Stetson University Carlton “the Polish and Nazi regimes.” Union • Deland Chamber of Commerce • Sterling House, 1210 Mitchell’s apology came following a demand by the World Stone St • Temple Israel, 1001 E New York Ave • Beth Shalom, Jewish Congress president to retract the statement, and 1310 Maximillan St • Deltona City Hall • Deltona Library • similar calls by other Jewish Gloria Newberger (l) and Nancy Ludin Temple Shalom, 1785 Elkam Dr. • Temple Israel, 1001 E leaders and Polish officials. New York Ave, Deland • College Arms Apt, 101 Amelia Ave, (By the way, Andrea Mitchell is Jewish.) Deland • Boston Gourmet Coffee House, 109 E. New York Ave, The WJC demands that Deland • Stetson University Carlton Union, 421 N Woodland NBC and MSNBC issue an Ave, Deland • Family Bookstore, 1301 N Woodland Ave, Deland immediate retraction for this • Deland Chamber of Commerce, 336 Woodland Ave, Deland false characterization. The • Deland City Hall, 120 S Florida Ave, Deland • Beth Shalom, Warsaw Ghetto was a diaboli- 206 S. Sprng Garden Ave, Deland • Orange City Library, 148 cal creation of Nazi Germany Albertus Way, Orange City • Boston Gourmet Coffee House, in occupied Poland. The Jew- 1105 Saxon Blvd, Deltona • Deltona Library, 2150 Eustace Ave, ish insurgents who rose up Deltona • Temple Shalom, 1785 Elkam Dr., Deltona • Deltona fought against Germans. This Community Center, 980 Lakeshore Dr, Deltona • Debary City incident serves as a painful Hall, 16 Colomba Rd, Debary • Debary Library, 200 Florence reminder that all of us must K. Little, Debary redouble our efforts in the Alan Rock field of Holocaust education. OSCEOLA COUNTY Shortly after the WJC state- he knows, as he has his own radio show on WUCF 89.9 FM Cindy M. Rothfield, P.A., 822 W. Bryan St., Kissimmee • Most ment was released, Mitchell and also emcees shows often.) Publix Supermarkets • Verandah Place Realty, 504 Celebration Andrea Mitchell tweeted: “I misspoke on the Alan informs us that on Sunday, May 26, wonderful trum- Ave., Celebration • All Winn Dixie Supermarkets • St. Cloud show when I discussed the peter, DAVIE JONES, and equally talented musicians, JAKE City Hall, 1300 9th St, St. Cloud • St. Cloud Library, 810 13th 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising. To be clear, the Polish govern- JONES on guitar, JEFF PHILLIPS on piano, EDDIE METZ St, St. Cloud • Southern Oaks, 3865 Old Canoe Creek Rd, St. ment was not involved in these horrific acts. I apologize for on drums and GREG ZABEL on bass will be appearing at the Cloud • Plantation Bay, 4641 Old Canoe Creek Rd, St. Cloud the unfortunate inaccuracy.” Altamonte Chapel from 12:30-2:30 p.m. There is a requested • Osceola Chamber of Commerce, 1425 Hwy 192, St. Cloud • Oh no! Not again!... donation of $13 to attend. Valencia College, 1800 Denn John Ln, Kissimmee • Kissimmee Enough already of picking on our people! When will it end? (And attend you must, or you will be missing out on some City Hall, 101 Church St, Kissimmee • Kissimmee Library, 211 (Probably when the world ends.) great jazz!) E. Dakin, Kissimmee • Robinson’s Coffee Shop, 114 Broadway, A man hurled stones through the windows of the Great Prayer JCC39ers Cinema Sundays... Kissimmee • Osceola County Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Sq, Hall of the Sofia Central Synagogue in the Bulgarian capital. On May 26, at 2 p.m., the movie “Game Night” will be shown, Kissimmee • Barnies, 3236 John Young Pwy, Kissimmee • “All of us should stand together with the Jewish community starring JASON BATEMAN and RACHEL McADAMS in the Reily’s Gourmet Coffee, 3831 Vine St, Kissimmee • Shalom in Bulgaria to decry this despicable act of vandalism against a Maitland JCC Senior Lounge. Aleichem, 3501 Oak Pointe Blvd, Kissimmee • Books-A-Million, center of Jewish life in Sofia. We should urge the authorities to Refreshments will be available. 2605 W. Osceola Pwy (522), Kissimmee • Lower East Side Deli, take every measure possible to ensure the safety and wellbeing JCC39ers Terrific Thursdays... 8548 Palm Parkway, Lake Buena in the face of a spate of anti-Semitic incidents of late and rec- Beginning at 12:30 p.m. on May 30, there will be an open ognize that this cannot be treated as a simple act of criminal discussion. You are asked to bring your own lunch and ideas. vandalism,” said WJC CEO ROBERT SINGER. Shout-Out... Sudoku (see page 14A for solution) “Jews in Bulgaria are proud members of society, and their No... I didn’t go to lunch! I went for a pedicure at A Plus Nails security must be of utmost importance and concern, as with on Aloma Avenue in Winter Park. (I can’t erase the wrinkles all citizens of Bulgaria. It is absolutely unacceptable that the so I try to detract them from being noticed. Betty Davis, the community should have to live in fear or trepidation for their deceased actress of note, once said “Getting old is not for sissies.” lives or their property, simply due to their identity as Jews.” Boy, was she right!) A Jewish Pavilion Mensch... Anyway, I have been at A Plus Nails many times through GLORIA NEWBERGER is indeed a mensch! the years, but this is the first time I was ever cared for by a She has been an active Jewish Pavilion volunteer since male. His name is HENRY and he is superb... so gentle...so she moved to Orlando in 2004, and moving into one of the professional. Best pedicure I’ve ever had. (Even if it snows, I’ll buildings the Jewish Pavilion serves 3 years ago didn’t slow be wearing open-toed shoes!) her down! She still helps out with Shabbat programs at Oak- One for the road... monte Villages’ three buildings, and she was a big help to her Rivkah went to her doctor for a check up. daughter, Jewish Pavilion CEO NANCY LUDIN, when Nancy Afterwards, the doctor said to her, “I must inform you that led a first-night seder for more than 100 seniors at Oakmonte. you have a fissure in your uterus, and if you ever have a baby Gloria is an enthusiastic and dedicated volunteer who has it would be a miracle.” a warm smile for everyone she meets. As soon as she got home, Rivkah said to her husband, All that jazz... “You vouldn’t belief it. I vent to the doctah and he told me— Our own wonderful ALAN ROCK keeps us informed about ‘You haf a fish in your uterus and if you haf a baby it vill be jazz in our area, where it’s performed and by whom. (Of course a mackerel’” Musical concert at Shalom Aleichem on May 31 Penny Goldstein and South Florida native, director of the Jewish Pa- D’Agostino, a professional came from a musical fam- villion based in Altamonte trained singer and canto- ily. She, her father Mel Springs. She also works rial soloist, will share her and her brother Walt, have alongside her husband, gift of music at a concert performed professionally as David, at Infinity Finan- at Congregation Shalom well as volunteers in many cial Group of Altamonte Aleichem, 3501 Oak Pointe venues, including senior Springs, where they help Boulevard, on Friday, May centers and other elder- businesses and people in 31, at 8 p.m. The event is care facilities. Her repetoire financial crisis. free of charge and open to includes songs from the Please contact Marilyn the public. Refreshments 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s, as Shapiro by phone at 518- will be served following well as Broadway tunes 859-6774 or by email at D’Agostino’s performance. and Jewish melodies. She [email protected] to D’Agostino, a Long Island serves as CFO/managing RSV P. Penny Goldstein D’Agostino PAGE 10A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, MAY 24, 2019 JFS Orlando collects more than 19,000 lbs. of food Presents Jewish Family Services of Greater Orlando collected SAVVY SENIORS ISSUE more than 19,000 lbs. of food and nearly $12,500 during their annual Restock Chal- May 31, 2019 lenge, benefitting the Pearl- man Emergency Food Pantry. That’s enough to feed nearly Central Florida's Fastest Growing 800 families and supply more than 9,500 meals! The food drive ran March Segment of the Jewish Community 15—April 30, 2019 and was sponsored by The Weiner Family and The Winter Park Wealth Group, who gener- ously matched $0.50 for every $1 or pound of nonperishable food donated. “We see the need for food in our community grow every A new supplement for the new millennium, Savvy Seniors will provide year. In 2018, we distributed informative and thought provoking articles of interest to our growing food for more than 68,000 senior population. meals, impacting more than Seniors need and use a variety of products and services. Make sure 5,500 hungry individuals,” said JFS Orlando Executive your business is included on our reader's shopping list. Director Mike McKee. JFS Orlando would like to give a special thanks to all who supported this year’s Restock Challenge and especially its major supporters, including: Aldi at Aloma Square Shop- ping Center Arthur’s Catering Burr & Forman LLP Personal Mini Storage The Rosen JCC: Jewish Com- Certified Financial Group, Publix Super Market at Mai- munity Center of Southwest Inc. tland Place Orlando Congregation Bet Chaim Ralph Meitin Family Partner- The Roth Family Jewish Advertising Deadline: Congregation Beth Am ship LTD Community Center of Greater Congregation Ohev Shalom Schwam-Wilcox & Associates Orlando May 24, 2019 Einstein Bros. Bagels at the Southwest Orlando Jewish Winn Dixie at Fern Park Shoppes of Maitland Congregation To learn more about the Jewish Academy of Orlando Sprouts Farmers Market at Pearlman Emergency Food FOR MORE INFORMATION, Kilgore & Pearlman Winter Park Corners Pantry, or to make a donation Lowndes Drosdick Doster Temple Israel to continue to feed the hungry Kantor & Reed, P.A. The Fresh Market on N. Mills year-round, visit www.JFSor- CALL: 407-834-8787 MAGAL Ave lando.org.

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GLORIA FAITH business in Delaware and Fischer, Rebecca Fischer, ), services Monday- FISCHER the law firm of Arnold, Ma- Michael Fischer, Charles Orlando Weekday Morning Minyan (Conservative/Egalitarian Gloria Faith Fischer, 88, of theny and Eagan in Orlando, Fischer, Jennifer Fischer; Friday 7:45 a.m. (9 a.m.—national holidays); 2nd floor Chapel—Jewish Academy of Orlando; Orlando, Florida, passed away Florida. She had a passion and her great grandchildren 851 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland. For information call 407-298-4650. on May 15, 2019. She was for reading and crossword Henry Fischer and Emily Celebration Jewish Congregation (R), services and holiday schedules shown at www. born in Philadelphia, Penn- puzzles. Fischer. JewishCelebration.org; 407-479-8377. sylvania, on May 18, 1930. She is survived by her sons: Arrangements have been Gloria was married to the Alan of Wilmington, Dela- entrusted to Woodlawn Fu- Chabad Lubavitch of North Orlando (O), 1701 Markham Woods Road, Longwood, late Bernard Fischer on Nov. ware; and Gary of Orlando, neral Home in Gotha, Flor- 407-636-5994, www.jewishorlando.com; services: Friday 7:00 p.m.; Saturday at 9:30 a.m. 19, 1950. She had a career Florida. She is also survived ida. A graveside service was Chabad of Altamonte Springs (O), 414 Spring Valley Lane, Altamonte Springs, 407- in bookkeeping for her own by her grandchildren: Andrew held on Friday, May 17, 2019. 280-0535; www.jewishaltamonte.com. Chabad of South Orlando (O), 7347 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, 407-354-3660; www. jewishorlando.com; Shabbat services: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. and 10 minutes before sunset; Why every Jewish millennial Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 8:15 a.m. Chabad of the Space & Treasure Coasts (O), 1190 Highway A1A, Satellite Beach, 321-777-2770. should read these ’70s books Congregation Ahavas Yisrael/Chabad (O), 708 Lake Howell Rd., Maitland, 407-644- 2500; www.chabadorlando.org; services: Sunday, 9 a.m.; Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.; Shabbat services: Friday, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Family service, 4th Friday of the month. Congregation Bet Chaim (R), 181 E. Mitchell Hammock, Oviedo, 407-830-7211; www. betchaim.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 8 p.m. Congregation Beth Am (C), 3899 Sand Lake Road, Longwood, 407-862-3505; www. congbetham.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Congregation Beth El (C), 2185 Meadowlane Ave., West Melbourne, 321-779-0740; Shabbat services, 1st & 3rd Friday, 8 p.m.; 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. Congregation Beth Emeth (R), 2205 Blue Sapphire Circle, Orlando, 407-222-6393; Shabbat service: monthly, 8 p.m. Congregation Beth Israel (Rec), Collins Resource Center, Suite 303, 9401 S.R. 200, Ocala, 352-237-8277; bethisraelocala.org; Shabbat service, second Friday of the month, 8 p.m. Congregation Beth Sholom (R-C), 315 North 13th St., Leesburg, 352-326-3692; www. bethsholomflorida.org; schedule of services on website. By Elena Gormley your synagogue”? That’s on Catalogs” has helped open up Congregation Beth Shalom (Progressive Conservative), Orange City congregation First Person page 306 in “The Second Jew- some interesting conversa- holds services at 1308 E. Normandy Blvd., Deltona; 386-804-8283; www.mybethshalom. ish Catalog.” tions with older members com; Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. During the 1970s, Michael Are you the sort of person of my community, includ- Congregation B’nai Torah (C), 403 N. Nova Rd., Ormond Beach, 32174, 386-672-1174; who feels like God should be ing learning about people’s Strassfeld, Sharon Strassfeld www.mybnaitorah.com; Shabbat services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. and Richard Siegel were a trio begging us for forgiveness experiences organizing and of young Jewish adults who on Yom Kippur? The essay advocating for Soviet Jews. Congregation Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Daytona (O), 1079 W. Granada Blvd., felt isolated from mainstream “Living After the Holocaust” While online resources to Ormond Beach, 386-672-9300; Shabbat services Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Jewish life and wanted to in “The Third Jewish Catalog” Jewish life are amazing, I Congregation of Reform Judaism (R), 928 Malone Dr., Orlando, 407-645-0444; find ways to make Judaism addresses just that feeling. personally can’t access them www.crjorlando.org: Shabbat services, 7 p.m. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Fridays; 6 p.m., 4th and 5th relevant to their generation. What if you’re thinking re- when I unplug for Shabbat. Sound familiar? ally outside the box and want However, I’ve found poring Fridays; Saturday: 10 a.m. Today, many young Jews to do things that will hasten over “The Jewish Catalogs” is a Congregation Mateh Chaim (R), P.O. Box 060847, Palm Bay, 32906, 321-768-6722. may feel like there are too the arrival of Moshiach, the relaxing way to spend a Satur- Congregation Ohev Shalom (C), 613 Concourse Parkway South, Maitland, 407-298- many social or financial barri- Messiah? “The First Jewish day afternoon. They are filled ers to synagogue membership, Catalog” recommends beat- with amazing illustrations, 4650; www.ohevshalom.org; Shabbat service, Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. or feel isolated from non-Jew- ing swords into plowshares including cartoons explain- Congregation Shalom Aleichem (R), 3501 Oak Pointe Blvd., Kissimmee, 407-935- ish activist spaces. Many are and planting trees in the ing permitted and forbidden 0064; www.shalomaleichem.com; Shabbat service, 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month, 8 p.m. driveway of the U.S. military animals to eat according to turning to online resources Congregation Shomer Ysrael (C), 5382 Hoffner Ave., Orlando, 407-227-1258, call for like Tumblr, Facebook or a academy, West Point. kosher laws. I plan on using plethora of group chats to No, really: “The First Jewish Catalogs” services and holiday schedules. learn more about Jewish prac- “Get together a minyan guide for everything from Congregation Sinai (C/R), 1200 West Broad Street, Groveland; 352-243-5353; congre- tices and create meaningful and travel up to West Point. building my own sukkah gation-sinai.org; services: every Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Shabbat Service evert Saturday, 10 a.m. Jewish communities. Take along ten swords and next Sukkot to creating my Orlando Torah Center (O), 8591 Banyan Blvd., Orlando; 347-456-6485; Shacharis- While I am currently an ac- a small forge. Put the small own tallit. tive member at my synagogue forge in the main entrance, All three of “The Jewish Shabbos 9 a.m.; Mon.—Thurs. 6:45 a.m.; Sun. and Legal Holidays 8 a.m.; Mincha/Maariv and a teacher at the local Jew- start it glowing, and beat the Catalogs” can be found on Please call for times. ish school, I still sometimes swords into something like Amazon or eBay, but there’s Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation/Ohalei Rivka (C), 11200 S. Apopka- feel like the events and activi- a digging tool. Dig holes for a good chance they’re al- Vineland Rd., Orlando, 407-239-5444; Shabbat service, Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. ties promoted toward “young ten trees, and plant trees in ready on a shelf in your local adults” aren’t relevant to me, the roadway. Meanwhile, sing synagogue library. 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Ben Sales Ben Sales Rabbi Jay Lyons, founder of the South Florida Jewish Cemetery, wants to persuade local A team of Jewish men prepares a plot for burial at the South Florida Jewish Cemetery, Jews to choose traditional burial as opposed to cremation. Feb. 5, 2019.

By Ben Sales when a majority of Americans Options include an “eco- to $15,000 to $20,000 for a While the cemetery looks can provide—they like the opt for cremation, he is ask- friendly” woven willow casket traditional burial. like an empty green field, bling,” said Kronish, who runs LAKE WORTH, Fla. ing Jews to bury their dead lined with natural unbleached Lyons’ cemetery is hoping Lyons plans to pave paths for Kronish Funeral Services in (JTA)—When Rabbi Jay Ly- the way Jewish tradition has cotton. to compete with cremation on golf carts for those who need Boca Raton. “What the South ons prepares a dead body commanded for millennia. West View Cemetery in cost as well as values. Lyons assistance reaching graves. Florida Jewish Cemetery is for burial, it feels like he’s in But Jewish burial, he’s Pittsburgh, associated with charges $3,600 for the plot His staff has buried 32 people doing is saying, ‘Here’s an synagogue on the holiest day quick to add, is also green Rodef Shalom Congregation, and burial, not including a to date and reserved some 160 alternative.’ A lot of people of the Jewish calendar. burial—a selling point for has set aside an area for buri- monument, which can cost plots. In total, the 15-acre like that.” Lyons, along with other families who may not be reli- als that comply with current anywhere from $800 to a bit cemetery can hold about Rubin likewise does not Jews charged with caring gious but care about reducing standards for minimal envi- more than $4,000. 15,000 plots. On a weekday expect his take on traditional for the dead, will first strip their carbon footprint in death ronmental impact. The cemetery is a project earlier this year, a team of Jewish burial in and of itself to the body of its clothes. The as in life. The Green Burial Council of the National Association four Jewish men in T-shirts have mass appeal for Ameri- entire body is then bathed and “From the environmental in Placerville, California, of- of Chevra Kadisha, which and jeans prepared a plot for can Jews, who are largely wrapped in white shrouds. It’s point of view, you’re preserv- fers certification programs provides resources to Jewish burial the next day with no not Orthodox and often live watched over, uninterrupted, ing the land, you’re taking for burial grounds, funeral burial societies and advocates machinery in sight. in a different city than their until burial. what could have been used for homes and products. traditional Jewish burial. “We basically say, forget parents. In Jewish tradition, the a crematorium and ensuring “You’re seeing a lot more Lyons is trying to keep the about the concrete box, forget “We’re losing the meaning white garment is meant to that it’s going to be a grassy, interest, especially among costs low by operating as a about the 10-ton claw,” Lyons behind the ritual and the ben- mimic the dress of the Jewish tree-filled place,” said Lyons, the baby boomer generation, nonprofit with $4.5 million of said. “We’ll dig by hand. It efits of it,” said Rubin, who is High Priest on Yom Kippur 40. “There are plenty of Jews in returning to the earth as startup costs and an annual takes a little longer, not much, not Orthodox and volunteers when the Holy Temple stood out there who are more con- naturally as possible,” said budget of $1 million, which but it’s a nicer way of doing with her local chevra kadisha, in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. cerned about the environment Gail Rubin, a funeral plan- comes mostly from Orthodox it. We’re doing everything or burial society. “I don’t Just like Jews on the Day of than about Jewish tradition.” ning expert in Albuquerque, donors in the area and across by hand, everything very know how many people are Atonement, Lyons said, the As of 2017, a majority of New Mexico. “And the funeral the country. The cemetery has lovingly.” going to drop everything, get departed are about to pres- people in the United States industry is seeing that as an eight employees. A longtime local funeral on a plane and take advantage ent themselves before their and Canada cremate their opportunity to save their By keeping the entire pro- director, Keith Kronish, said of this traditional burial if creator. dead—up from around 28 business model because they cess natural, the cemetery that the South Florida Jewish you’re not Orthodox. I don’t “The soul is about to go on percent in 2002, according don’t make as much money limits its emissions. Graves Cemetery is making tradi- know how many people are this amazing final journey to the Cremation Associa- with cremation.” are dug by hand, and the tional burial affordable for going to want to play by those and basically have its final day tion of North America. But Despite the Jewish religious monuments are small enough observant Jewish families. rules.” of atonement,” he said in an advocates of natural burial taboo on cremation, more (a plain gray tombstone about But he does not expect it to This article is sponsored interview at the new Jewish are also pointing to crema- Jews appear to be opting for 3 feet high) that they can be put other local Jewish cem- by UJA-Federation of NY, to cemetery he founded here this tion’s environmental impact. cremation, too. A cemetery carried by hand truck. Bodies eteries, which allow for both raise awareness and facilitate year. “We’re very much aware One cremation releases more manager and funeral director are not embalmed, per Jewish interment and cremation, out conversations about end of life of the fact that the body and than 800 pounds of carbon in South Florida agreed that tradition, and are buried in of business. care in a Jewish context. The soul are partners for life. The dioxide into the atmosphere they’ve seen local Jewish cre- plain wooden coffins without “There are always people story was produced indepen- body is now useless, but in and uses as much energy as mation rates grow to about 15 concrete vaults, such that that want the palatial appear- dently and at the sole discre- reality the soul isn’t just going a 500-mile car trip, according percent of all services from as everything is biodegradable. ance that other cemeteries tion of JTA’s editorial team. to move on and cast it aside. to the Natural Death Centre, a little as 2 percent in the 1970s. The soul needs the body to be British charity that advocates Jews and others choose taken care of properly, even green burial. cremation because it’s much after death.” Hillside Memorial Park, cheaper than traditional Farrakhan speaks of ‘satanic That’s the idea behind Ly- a Jewish cemetery in Los burial, said Laurie Dockler, ons’ new venture, the South Angeles, offers a green burial general manager of Menorah Florida Jewish Cemetery in option in which no toxic or Gardens & Funeral Chapels, Jews’ in talk at Catholic church Palm Beach County, which he non-biodegradable materi- northwest of Miami. She es- By JTA staff matter what your color is. As many people struggled and advertises as both trendy and als or chemicals are used in timated that cremations cost long as you don’t attack us, died for the right of free speech radically traditional: In an age preparing the body or casket. $5,000 to $10,000, as opposed (JTA)—Louis Farrakhan we don’t bother you.” and I will continue to struggle punctuated a speech at a The Tribune noted that to preserve it.” Chicago church Thursday minutes before, Farrakhan Farrakhan also defended with denials that he was spoke about how some are his past remarks condemning Seeking Jewish Gestational Carrier anti-Semitic and an assertion angry with him because “he homosexuality and urging that he was “here to separate exposed their hatred of Jesus women to abandon their ca- MUST be able to provide proof of religion. If GC is the good Jews from the satanic in the Talmud” and said he reers for homemaking. Jews.” was “here to separate the He continued, “I’m not a married, must be married to non Jewish spouse. The longtime leader of good Jews from the satanic misogynist. I’m not a homo- the Chicago-based Nation of Jews.” phobe. Don’t be angry with me Single, divorced or widowed is fine. Islam spoke at the St. Sabina Farrakhan’s speech was if I stand up on God’s word.” Catholic Church at the in- met with “standing ovations, The Archdiocese of Chi- Minimum of 1prior full term pregnancy. You should be vitation of the Rev. Michael claps and promises to post cago distanced itself from Pfleger, after Farrakhan their own reports of the Pfleger’s decision to invite 21-40 yrs old, & have a strong support system. was banned last week from evening on social media,” ac- Farrakhan. Facebook along with other cording to The Tribune. “There is no place in Ameri- Healthy, kind, communicative & understanding. purveyors of hate and con- On Thursday Illinois Holo- can life for discriminatory spiracy theories. caust Museum officials spoke rhetoric of any kind,” the arch- Reproductive Possibilities is an agency that has “I used that platform [Face- out against Pfleger for inviting diocese said in a statement. “At book] with respect,” Farra- Farrakhan. a time when hate crimes are helped to create families for over 2 decades, contact khan told the crowd, accord- “What we don’t want to on the rise, when religious be- ing to the Chicago Tribune. “I see is hatred being given a lievers are murdered in their us to find out more & join us in a wonderful journey. have not said one word of hate. platform,” said Susan Abrams, places of worship, we cannot I do not hate Jewish people. the museum’s CEO, at a news countenance any speech that You can call 1-888-363-9457 Not one that is with me has conference. dehumanizes persons on the ever committed a crime Pfleger responded in a basis of ethnicity, religious or email [email protected] against the Jewish people, statement that he was a belief, economic status or black people, white people, no “defender of free speech. Too country of origin.” HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, MAY 24, 2019 PAGE 13A Weekly roundup of world briefs Miami man arrested for longer be accused of murder, new details of the attack. It Israeli Prime Minister Ben- In anticipation of record same time as Jerusalem Day, threatening phone calls according to reports. said Earnest legally bought jamin Netanyahu, who has numbers of travelers this which is on June 1. to bagel shop The State Prosecutor is the AR-15 style semi-automat- hailed the Hungarian leader summer—more than 25 mil- The police said the site will By Marcy Oster expected to ask for a five-year ic rifle from a licensed dealer as a “good friend” of Israel. lion, up from 23 million this be closed to Jews and tourists (JTA)—A Miami man was prison sentence. His attorney in San Diego a day before the Anti-occupation bill- year—the airport is already “for reasons of public safety arrested for making threat- is expected to request an im- April 27 attack. board greets Eurovision planning to set up 25 tempo- and public order.” ening phone calls to a local mediate release for his client, After entering the syna- visitors to Israel rary service counters. The Temple Mount, known bagel shop. who has already spent three gogue and emptying one By Marcy Oster The last time the airport to Muslims as the Noble Sanc- The man called the Bagel years in prison and in recent 10-round magazine, he JERUSALEM (JTA)—An underwent major renovations tuary and the location of the Time Café several times on months under house arrest. stopped to reload, accord- anti-occupation billboard was in 2004, with the opening Al-Aqsa mosque, is the third May 6, and in his last call Dutch soccer fans beat ing to the affidavit. Several aimed at visitors coming to of Terminal 3, the airport’s holiest site in Islam and is threatened to “get rid of” Jews, Jew and sing song prais- members of the congregation, Israel for the Eurovision Song primary passenger terminal. believed to be the site where Miami’s Local10 reported. ing Nazis including an off-duty Border Contest is now featured on the The project took four years to the prophet Muhammad The man first told the own- By Cnaan Liphshiz Patrol agent, took advantage road from Ben Gurion Airport complete at a cost of $1 billion. was transported from Mecca ers over the telephone that he AMSTERDAM (JTA)—A of the pause to chase Earnest to Tel Aviv. BBC documentary ac- before ascending to heaven. would “expose you all” after Jewish man was assaulted from the synagogue. The billboard was put up cused of covering up Jews are allowed to visit the asking if they were Jewish. In on the Netherlands’ national Earnest then called 911 Sunday by Breaking the Palestinian anti-Semi- site at certain times of the day another call he said that Jews holiday of liberation from the from his car and told a dis- Silence, a group of Israeli tism with mistranslation and week, but are not allowed were taking over the world, Nazis by revelers who sang patcher what he had done. He combat veterans who oppose By Marcy Oster to pray or display Jewish sym- saying, “We’re going to make about gassing Jews. said he thought he had killed Israel’s occupation of the West (JTA)—The BBC is being bols. Thousands visited the sure you can’t overpopulate The man, identified in the some people, and the he did Bank. Eurovision is being held accused of covering up Pal- Temple Mount for Jerusalem like you are now and we’re Dutch media only as Joram, so because “I’m just trying this week in Tel Aviv. estinian anti-Semitism after Day last year. going to get rid of you.” He complained to police that he to defend my nation from On one side, the sign co- it mistranslated in subtitles On Friday, the first Friday added: “I’m here. That’s my was pushed around, kicked the Jewish people... They’re opts the Eurovision slogan the word for “Jew” to “Israeli” of Ramadan, about 180,000 mission,” according to the and verbally assaulted with destroying our people,” ac- “Dare to Dream” against the several times in one docu- worshippers prayed at the report. anti-Semitic hate speech by a cording to the affidavit. photo of a Tel Aviv beach, and mentary. Al-Aqsa mosque. Jorge Mateo Rucinque, group of about 50 men in the He then told the dispatcher, the other reads “of Freedom” The film “One Day in Gaza,” Haaretz reported that the 26, was arrested the follow- Hague on May 5, a national “the Jewish people are de- against a photo of the security about last year’s Gaza border police also may limit the ing day, Miami’s Local10 holiday known as Liberation stroying the white race.” wall with the Palestinian city protests against the opening route of and the number of reported. Day. Trump praises Orban of Hebron behind it. of the U.S. Embassy in Jeru- participants in the annual He reportedly told officers Joram, 35, asked men cel- as ‘tough’ defender of The billboard also advertis- salem, aired Monday night on flag march on Jerusalem Day of the Miami Beach Police ebrating in a park near the Christians es the group’s tours of Hebron the BBC Two channel. in which tens of thousands of Department’s Intelligence Dutch parliament building By Ron Kampeas “to see the full picture.” Among the quotes that religious Zionist teens march Unit that he sought out Jewish to stop singing the offensive WASHINGTON (JTA)— Breaking the Silence has were mistranslated was one through the Old City, includ- businesses by searching the song, whose lyrics include: President Donald Trump spurred controversy in Israel, in an interview with Bader ing the Muslim Quarter, in Internet for key words such as “My father was in the com- praised Hungarian Prime whose right-wing govern- Saleh, 24, who said that dur- an event that has frequently “Jews” and “kosher.” Rucinque mandos, my mother was in the Minister Viktor Orban as a ment has made efforts to ing the protests, “The revo- caused tension between Jews works as an Uber driver. SS, together they burned Jews “tough” defender of Chris- limit its activity. Last year, lutionary songs, they excite and Arabs. Yehoshua Nodel, who owns ’cause Jews burn the best.” tianity, ignoring calls from Israel passed a law that bars you, they encourage you to Anti-Semitic and rac- the café with his wife, said The chanters then began lawmakers of both parties activists from the group and rip a Jew’s head off.” ist graffiti painted on they called in the police pushing Joram around as to call out the right-wing others like it from entering The BBC translated his Virginia high school because they felt threatened, police stood idly by, he told the leader as anti-Semitic and schools. word, Yahud, as Israeli. It was By Marcy Oster especially in light of the attack AD news site and the Center anti-democratic. The Israel advocacy group one of at least five times that (JTA)—Anti-Semitic and a week earlier on a synagogue for Information and Docu- “Viktor Orban has done a StandWithUs said in a state- the word was mistranslated as racist graffiti including swas- in Poway, California. mentation on Israel, or CIDI. tremendous job in so many ment sent to JTA that it will Israeli, critics charge, the UK tikas were painted on a high Israel reopens main The men were wearing soc- different ways,” Trump said respond with its own billboard Jewish News reported. school in eastern Virginia. crossings with Gaza cer shirts of the Feyenoord Monday in greeting Orban set to go up on Wednes- Holocaust historian Debo- The graffiti were discovered By Marcy Oster club of Rotterdam. The club’s at the White House. “Highly day. The billboard focuses on rah Lipstadt criticized the at Godwin High School in JERUSALEM (JTA)—Israel rival is Amsterdam’s Ajax respected. Respected all over peace represented by doves translation. Henrico County, according reopened the main crossings team, which is widely associ- Europe. Probably, like me, a and Israeli children, show- “Yet another blatant ex- to local media. with Gaza, keeping up its ated with Jews. little bit controversial, but ing a young Jew and a young ample of the failure to take The graffiti included an im- end of a ceasefire agreement The chant, whose use was that’s okay. That’s okay. You’ve Arab walking together with the scourge of antisemitism age which “depicted a violent that ended massive rocket first reported by the media in done a good job and you’ve their arms around each other, seriously,” she tweeted. threat” along with the date fire from Gaza into southern 2015, has proliferated in the kept your country safe.” and will offer tourists an op- The North West Friends of May 15, which is marked in Israel. Netherlands and Belgium in Trump’s expressed belief portunity to join the group’s Israel in the UK also tweeted the Arab world as Nakba Day, The opening on Sunday of recent years. In some cases, that Orban is “respected all tours of Israel. its criticism. which means Catastrophe and the Erez and Kerem Shalom fans chant it to taunt counter- over Europe” comes days StandWithUs tours visit “When Palestinians use is the date on the Gregorian crossings between Gaza and parts from rival teams. after one of Trump’s top Haifa, which is a mixed Arab the word ‘Yahud’ they mean calendar marking the foun- Israel came two days after Hidde van Koningsveld, aides noted that Orban’s and Jewish city, West Bank ‘Jew.’ It does NOT mean ‘Is- dation of the state of Israel. Israel reopened the permitted the head of the pro-Israel authoritarianism has been settlements and communities raeli,’” the group. “Why do Other graffiti said “KKK for- 12-mile fishing zone off the CiJo group, last week told the unpopular among other Eu- on Israel’s border with Gaza. you mistranslate ‘Yahud’? ever” and “You will die.” Gaza coast. Dutch media he experiences ropean leaders. Israel’s Ben-Gurion Are you scared of showing The incident at the high A cease-fire, mediated by an anti-Semitic incident Nine Democrats in the U.S. International Airport to that Palestinians want to kill school comes after similar Egypt, Qatar and the U.N., at least once a week in the House of Representatives, five undergo massive expan- JEWS?!” graffiti was found on fences went into effect a week ago Hague, where he works, be- of them Jewish, asked Trump sion Jews will be barred from and road signs throughout after nearly 700 rockets were cause he wears a kippah. to cancel the meeting with (JNS)—Israel’s Transpor- Temple Mount on Jeru- western Henrico on Friday, fired from Gaza, killing four Poway gunman said he Orban because of his alleged tation Ministry recently ap- salem Day the local CBS affiliate WTVR Israeli civilians, and with did it because ‘the Jew- anti-Semitism and expres- proved a major expansion plan By Marcy Oster reported. Israel retaliating by strik- ish people are destroy- sions of bias against Muslims for the country’s Ben-Gurion JERUSALEM (JTA)—Jews School officials also met ing over 200 Gaza military ing the white race’ and other minorities, among International Airport, accord- and tourists will be barred with the CEO of the Jew- targets, reportedly killing 25 By JTA staff other reasons. Four top for- ing to which approximately from visiting the Temple ish Community Federation Palestinians. (JTA)—The gunman who eign policy senators from both 860,000 square feet of floor Mount on Jerusalem Day. of Richmond on Sunday Israel’s loosening of re- killed a woman and wounded parties urged Trump to raise space will be added, along It reportedly will be the to share information and strictions came after one three others at the Chabad of in their meeting Orban’s roll- with four additional conveyor first time that the holiest site updates about the situation, Palestinian was killed and Poway told a 911 dispatcher backs of democratic rights. belts for luggage and 90 new to Jews will be closed on the the Times-Dispatch reported. 30 were wounded during he had done it because “the Trump seemed unaffected check-in counters. day marking the reunification “When you see words and the weekly March of Return Jewish people are destroying by the pleas. The airport will be able to of Jerusalem under Israeli symbols like this you’re imme- protest on the border, which the white race.” “You have been great with handle increased air traffic control in 30 years. diately nervous or scared or drew thousands. Prosecutors described the respect to Christian com- after the $840 million reno- The site is closed every year concerned,” Federation Chief Jewish Israeli young call Thursday in announcing munities,” he told Orban, vations. Its border control, on the last days of the Mus- Executive Daniel Staffenberg adult takes plea bargain 109 hate crime and other seemingly alluding to Hun- parking and duty-free areas lim holy month of Ramadan, told the local ABC affiliate in deadly Duma fire- charges against John T. Ear- gary’s efforts to keep refugees will also be expanded. which this year falls out at the WRIC. bombing nest, 19. The nursing student from Syria from entering the By Marcy Oster was subdued after opening fire European Union. “You have JERUSALEM (JTA)—A at the synagogue near San really put a block up, and we Terrorists Jewish Israeli young adult Diego on April 27 and killing appreciate that very much.” From page 5A program by saying that of to defend its people or find arrested for his involvement Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60, and When a reporter asked course they support Israel. anything praiseworthy to say in the deadly firebombing of wounding an 8-year-old girl, Trump about “democratic are many examples of moral But words are cheap. The fact about America’s only demo- a Palestinian family’s home in her uncle and the rabbi. backsliding” in Hungary, killing, and Israelis are forced that they have not scheduled cratic ally in the Middle East. the West Bank village of Duma U.S. Attorney Robert S. where Orban has imposed re- to confront them virtually any programs to celebrate The rabbis at Sixth & I has agreed to a plea bargain. Brewer Jr. said the suspect strictions on the press and on every day: killing to protect Israel’s 71st anniversary, but Synagogue stated that their The State Prosecutor’s could face the death penalty. universities, Trump praised the Jewish homeland from hosted this Israeli-Palestinian memorial program was de- Office on Sunday accepted The charges against Ear- Orban as “tough.” attack or killing to prevent memorial program, is telling. signed to end conflict in a just the deal with the man who nest also include an earlier Critics of Orban say he ped- an innocent person from That the program was spon- and peaceful way. They have cannot be named because arson at a nearby mosque. dles anti-Semitic tropes in his being murdered are just two sored by the New Israel Fund, not explained how equating he was a minor at the time “We will not allow our attacks on George Soros, the examples. an NGO that funds organiza- victim and aggressor accom- of the attack in 2015 that community members to be Hungarian Jewish billionaire The program at Sixth & I tions that demonize Israel, plishes that. They have not killed three members of the hunted in their houses of and liberal donor, and that his placed Palestinian aggressors supports anti-Israel boycotts explained how equating right Dawabsha family, a toddler worship, where they should government has distorted Ho- on the same moral plane as and delegitimizes Israel, is and wrong makes for a more and his parents. feel free and safe to exercise locaust history by seeking to their martyred victims. even more telling. just and peaceful world. The accomplice, now 19, their right to practice their shift full blame for the fate of The rabbis at Sixth & I, Both J Street and the NIF Carol Greenwald is the has under the agreement religion,” Brewer said at the Hungarian Jews on Germany. both of whom are on the J constantly insist that they are treasurer and Robert Samet admitted to planning the news conference. Despite such claims, Or- Street Rabbinic Council, have pro-Israel, but rarely, if ever, the chairman of Coalition of firebomb attack, but will no A federal affidavit offered ban has warm relations with responded to criticism of their support actions taken by Israel Pro-Israel Activists. PAGE 14A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, MAY 24, 2019 Israel’s tourism triumph—the lure below

By Edwin Black Ramadan, 180,000 peace- experienced via the tunnel ahead of a siege by Assyrian fully attended prayers—a 50 complex. The monolithic King Sennacherib at the end When the Boycott, Divest- percent increase over 2018. In testament to Judaism’s an- of the eighth century BCE, ment and Sanctions move- 2018, on the last day of Ra- cient connection to Biblical described and alluded to in ment mounted a campaign madan, some 200,000 Mus- Jerusalem is revealed in the several Biblical passages. against Israel, it targeted lims gathered at the Al Aqsa enormity of the massive Among those texts is 2 more than Israel’s economy, Mosque for their prayers. The stones and their tell-tale Chronicles 32:2-4, which including tourism—which faithful generally include chisel marks. One such states, “When Hezekiah saw has nonetheless flourished hundreds from Arab and stone weighs more than 500 that Sennacherib had come beyond any expectation. The Islamic countries lacking dip- tons, one of the heaviest ever and that he intended to wage “D” in BDS stands for dele- lomatic relations with Israel. handled. war against Jerusalem, he gitimize. So the anti-Israel For example, until a recent So many tourists are visit- consulted with his officials movement also targeted the bilateral spat, Indonesians ing, the official tunnel web and military staff about country’s very identity and were regularly issued visas site now posts in Chinese, blocking off the water from legacy. A people’s future can- to tour Jerusalem. English, Spanish, French, the springs outside the city, not be stolen unless first their During Passover 2019, Russian, and Portuguese as and they helped him. They history is abducted. BDS not some 750,000 Jews visited well as Hebrew. The most gathered a large group of only attacked Israel’s tourism the Kotel, or Western Wall, popular foreign languages are people who blocked all the industry, but also the coun- many wedging a tiny note to Spanish, French, and Rus- springs and the stream that try’s single greatest and most God in the spaces between sian. In 2017, about 320,000 flowed through the land. meaningful attraction—its the massive stones. visitors from everywhere ‘Why should the kings of multi-faith religious roots. Despite the intense spiri- toured the tunnels, accord- Assyria come and find plenty There is one unique tourist tual connections to Israel, ing to tunnel administration, of water?’ they said.” attraction that Israel possess- BDS has tried to boycott the who add that the 2018 num- Tunnel diggers are said to es that no other nation can Dead Sea Scrolls, Ireland ber approximated 400,000. have started at opposite ends, offer, and which the people has tried to criminalize the The 2019 tally is expected to advanced toward each other, of all nations crave—its purchase of relics and reli- hit another new record. All and, astonishingly, met in unrivaled religious heritage. gious mementos from the Via these visitors come against a the middle to form a perfect This heritage is inextricably Dolorosa, and there has even backdrop of agitation against conduit and gradient. woven into the country’s emerged an almost-comical official or diplomatic visits to For some years, biblical national identity. All three but persistent misinforma- the Wall, especially after the archaeologists have argued major Abrahamic religions tion campaign, corollary to controversial 2016 United Na- about the exact dating of the are anchored in Israel. BDS, that asserts the Second tions Security Council Reso- tunnel and whether it was ac- Christians constitute the Temple never even existed as lution 2334, which declared complished under the reign majority of tourists visiting Jewish edifice. the Wall occupied territory. of Hezekiah or another king. Israel—many on religious Amidst all the veneration President Donald Trump’s But for travelers, the main quests. Generally speaking, of Israel as a Holy Land, and administration broke that attraction is the ankle-deep Hezekiah’s Tunnel, or the Siloam Tunnel, was dug under- Christian pilgrims are com- against this international taboo. On May 14, 2019, attor- wet walk through the tun- neath the City of David in Jerusalem before 701 BC, during pletely detached from Pales- BDS campaign, two Jerusa- ney Alan Dershowitz invited nel—and its riveting nexus the reign of Hezekiah of Judah. tinian and Israeli political lem tunnels have emerged all to join him in committing to ancient Israel. dynamics. Christian tourists as among Israel’s greatest “a war crime” by visiting the Despite its dramatic con- 2019, the year-end tally may Israel’s Biblical tunnels are can be seen on any day. On attractions, luring tourists wall and slipping a note in nection to ancient Israel, reach near a million. City of now permanently dug into April 27, 2019, Holy Saturday from many countries. In the crevices. a vigorous taboo has been David officials say most visi- the Jewish State’s tourism before Orthodox Easter Sun- the process, testifying from The second major un- promoted by international tors are Americans, but that triumph. day, some 10,000 Christian beneath the surface, these derground attraction is critics who claim the sub- the number of Chinese tour- Edwin Black is the author pilgrims from across the tunnels manifest Israel’s Hezekiah’s Tunnel, a below- terranean water conduit is ists is rising dramatically. of IBM and the Holocaust, world tried to squeeze into inhalable connection to the ground water conduit ap- located beneath the Arab It is the measure of Israel’s and a syndicated columnist the hopelessly overcrowded land and its history. proximately 600 yards long. neighborhood of Wadi Hil- tourism turbulence that even who travels extensively, Church of the Holy Sepul- Most prominent are the This length corresponds to weh. Nonetheless, in 2017, the most dramatic archeo- frequently reviewing the cher in Jerusalem’s Old City Western Wall or Kotel tun- the tunnel’s stone inscrip- more than 557,100 visitors logical manifestation of the locations he visits. He per- for the 1,200-year old “Holy nels. Only an approximately tion discovered in 1880 and sloshed through the under- Jewish connection to its an- sonally and independently Fire” rite. 200-foot section of the Kotel now residing in a Turkish ground passage. In 2018, the cient homeland has become paid for all aspects of travel On Ramadan, Muslims is above ground. The rest, museum. The amazing engi- total jumped to more than a contentious flashpoint. But mentioned in this series. The crowd into Jerusalem. In nearly 1,600 feet, lies un- neering feat was presumably 833,000. With 207,280 tunnel as in all other aspects of its author can be found at www. 2019, on the first Friday of derground and can only be the work of King Hezekiah visitors in the first quarter of international travel appeal, edwinblack.com.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M A S K W A C K O A P B EL AL 13 14 15 E C H O A B R A M R O E From page 1A much welcome the opportu- that went on to a multitude “This was a true grassroots 16 17 18 nity to fly nonstop from MCO of others. movement and it helped,” Ja- T H E B I G B A N G O U R “EL AL is exploring the to Tel Aviv this summer. When Jaramillo arrived at ramillo said. “It was so ironic 19 20 21 “If interested, please send an her office the next morning the way things happened.” I R E S E Z E M U N G possibility of flying a weekly 22 23 24 25 nonstop flight this summer email no later than Tuesday, and opened her email account, Layish, with his desire F E B R E S I S T A N C E from Tel Aviv to Orlando In- Jan. 22 to Vicki Jaramillo at she was floored at the amount to help and all those who 26 27 28 29 ternational Airport. If these Orlando International Airport of emails she received—and responded to his post on A V E S T S E O R D E R flights might be of interest who is working with EL AL to kept receiving throughout social media made this trial 30 31 32 33 T E R U M A S C T V to you, we need to let EL AL secure these flights to MCO.” the day—that expressed possible. 34 35 36 37 know that the Central Florida Layish received 56 com- interest in EL AL flights out “It’s one foot in the door!” S T R I N G T H E O R Y Jewish community would very ments and had 36 shares of Orlando. Jaramillo exclaimed happily. 38 39 40 N A S L A S L E E P 41 42 43 44 45 46 H A R A M O D S O A S T JFNA 47 48 49 50 From page 1A He’s the right leader at the Hillel, Fingerhut worked as but my early life was shaped by A T O M I C B O M B C H A right time.” vice president of education Federation,” he said. “I went to 51 52 53 54 M O T E R A N M A T A Mark Wilf, in a statement. Fignerhut’s start date is and STEM learning at Bat- preschool at the JCC. I vividly 55 56 57 58 “With a clear vision for the Aug. 6, 2019. telle, a Columbus, Ohio-based remember carrying signs in A N T R E L A T I V I T Y future of Jewish life on col- Fingerhut had been presi- independent research and the walkathons standing up 59 60 61 lege campuses and universi- dent and CEO of the umbrella development organization. for Israel during the 1967 and N E E D E L T A O V I D ties, he took a 90-year-old group of campus Jewish orga- Fingerhut served as an Ohio 1973 wars. Never did I imagine 62 63 64 S S N S L Y E R T E D S organization and made it nizations since August 2013. state senator in 1991 and 1992, that nearly a half century later, new again. We believe he can He replaced Wayne Firestone, and again from 1997 to 2006. I would have the opportunity bring the same energy and who left Hillel in April 2013. In a statement provided to lead a movement that has imagination to Federation. From 2011 until he joined by JFNA, Fingerhut spoke impacted my life and so many of growing up in Cleveland others. It has a rich history, and noted his mother was a and I believe it can have an UCF receptionist at the Cleveland even more impactful future. From page 1A Approximately 2,000 Jewish News for 30 years. I am excited to take on that Shlichim serve in 150 coun- “I didn’t realize it at the time, challenge.” Israeli music. The video can tries to help carry out The be viewed at www.youtube. Jewish Agency’s mission. com/watch?v=hqRpw1Atc5E. They work within Jewish Algae “Emissaries of The Jewish Federations and other Jew- From page 1A in the field in order to provide Agency are working tirelessly ish communal institutions, the commissioner with a on a daily basis to connect college campuses, summer meeting with Gov. Ron De- first-hand demonstration of every part of the Jewish camps, and youth move- Santis on May 29 in Israel and the ease and efficiency with people and Israel,” said Isaac ments. They strengthen discuss with him Florida’s which BlueGreen’s products Herzog, chairman of the ex- Jewish identity by bringing algal problems and how to can be applied, allowing its ecutive at The Jewish Agency. Israel to local communities, address them. Prior to their end-users to eradicate algal “Through the See the Sounds promoting Israel experi- meeting with the governor, infestations within 24 hours, innovative project, we made ences, and facilitating Jewish on Friday, May 24, they are save money and rebalance the a unique moment in Israeli social activism. Marimi’s meeting Florida’s Commis- ecological conditions in the culture accessible to the deaf song, “Home” didn’t win the sioner for Agriculture, Nikki water to the extent that they and hard of hearing across competition, it placed 23rd Fried. can enjoy a bloom-free lake,” the world.” in the music event. “This meeting will be held Harel stated. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, MAY 24, 2019 PAGE 15A High School, Wouk entered and religion, and he eventu- Wouk joined the Navy and While his ship was being Wouk is survived by two Wouk Columbia University, where ally returned to his previous served in the Pacific, where he repaired in California, Wouk sons, Nathaniel and Joseph, From page 3A he served as editor of its hu- level of observance. was an officer aboard two de- met Betty Sarah Brown, a and three grandchildren. His mor magazine. He also took In the coming years he stroyers, participated in eight graduate of the University oldest son, Abraham, died His childhood included the courses at Yeshiva University. would reside in the Virgin invasions and won several of Southern California and in a 1951 swimming pool teasing and bullying that was Upon graduating, Wouk Islands, New York’s Fire battle stars. Wouk also started a civilian Navy employee. accident. common for bookish boys in briefly abandoned his re- Island, Washington, D.C., to write “Aurora Dawn” while After her conversion to Rachel Gordan teaches rough neighborhoods. ligious lifestyle when he Manhattan and Palm Springs, aboard ship. After Wouk sent Judaism, the couple mar- American Jewish studies From an early age, Wouk became a radio dramatist, California—and in all those part of a draft to one of his ried in 1945 and had three at Boston University and found a haven in read- writing for the comedian Fred locales he was involved in former Columbia professors, sons. Betty, who died in Brandeis University. She ing, family and Judaism. Allen. Although the work was setting up Jewish study and the professor connected Wouk 2011, would eventually be- interviewed Herman Wouk After graduating from the lucrative, Wouk felt a void in prayer groups. with an editor, and a contract come her husband’s literary at his home in Palm Springs public Townsend Harris a life without Jewish learning Following Pearl Harbor, followed. agent. in February 2011. Anniversary From page 5A embassy issued a “security fire, often take place with- decessors, genuinely grasps, in the first place. Today thus based journalist and author alert” to American citizens out warning, U.S. citizens which is why it did not allow marks a particularly happy of “To Hell in a Handbasket: has been an extraordinary currently residing in or are strongly encouraged to itself to be bullied out of anniversary. Carter, Obama, and the ‘Arab success, advancing peaceful visiting Israel, which reads, remain vigilant and take making the historic move Ruthie Blum is an Israel- Spring.’” coexistence, bilateral cooper- in part: “Terrorist groups appropriate steps to increase ation and cultural exchange may choose the anniversary their security awareness. In between and among Israelis, [of the Jerusalem embassy the event of mortar and/or Qatar Palestinians and Ameri- opening], which coincides rocket fire, a Red Alert siren From page 7A using to investigate these was confidential and could cans... [T]he United States with the Eurovision Song may be activated. Treat all financial ties,” he said. not be disclosed under Texas Embassy in Jerusalem stands Contest in Tel Aviv (May 14- such alerts as real; follow Greendorfer told JNS that Greendorfer said that while public-records act. for the truth—the bedrock of 18), or Nakba Day (May 15), the instructions from local the public records request most of the public-records The Qatar Foundation all successful policies. Mov- to conduct violent protests or authorities and seek shelter from Texas A&M stemmed requests were complied with, “claims that they are protect- ing our embassy places the an attack. Security incidents immediately...” from their own investigation after Texas A&M informed ing proprietary information United States firmly on the can occur well beyond Gaza In other words, when in into whether or not foreign Qatar of their request, they on how they make grants,” right side of history.” and its periphery and at any Israel, do as the Israelis do. money is being used to fund ended up filing a lawsuit in he said. “If this is the case, we This is not to say that the time, as demonstrated by You know, because Palestin- radical activism on U.S. cam- Texas to block the production believe that the public needs United States anticipates no the May 3-5 rocket attacks ian terrorists don’t need puses, which is an outgrowth of documents. to know this information, fallout this week. After all, in southern Israel, including an excuse, other than the of their broader investigation “We discovered through as the grants may contain being on the “right side of Ashdod, Ashkelon, and Be’er existence of the Jewish state, between anti-Israel activism the lawsuit that the Qatar restrictions, stipulations or history” means preparing Sheva, and the March 14 and to spill the blood of innocent and foreign terror groups. Foundation was the entity other conditions that promote for the wrath of those on the March 25 rocket attacks in people. “We know that there are that objected to our informa- foreign interests over domes- wrong side. Central Israel. As security This is what the Trump ad- interlocks between BDS lead- tion request. Before that, we tic interests. This is why the U.S. incidents, including rocket ministration, unlike its pre- ership and terror groups like were actually focused on the “We believe that most, if Hamas, PFLP and Palestin- government of Qatar, but we not all, of the records respon- ian Islamic Jihad (we detailed quickly realized that the gov- sive to our requests are not Tlaib the ties in our letter to the ernment was likely using Qatar covered by exceptions in the From page 5A a role in sincere efforts to Dr. Robert Rozett is senior Department of Justice asking Foundation as the financing public-records law and further discuss the past and advance historian in the International for a RICO investigation), vehicle for its activities on U.S. believe that there is a compel- Truman’s need to win New peace in a highly complex Institute for Holocaust Re- but we don’t have specific campuses,” he said. ling interest in ensuring that York state with its large Jewish region like the Middle East. search at Yad Vashem, and information on how U.S. After filing a second public- public universities are trans- population played a pivotal To foster actual and lasting is the author of “Conscripted BDS groups are financed, records request focusing parent with how foreign gov- role in his swift recognition coexistence between Israelis Slaves: Hungarian Jewish especially those that operate on the Qatar Foundation, ernments and foreign actors of Israel. It is plausible that a and Palestinians, we must Forced Laborers on the Eastern on campuses (like Students Greendorfer said that they fund and influence American certain element of sympathy strive first to understand the Front” (Yad Vashem, 2013). for Justice in Palestine). found that Texas A&M had institutions, so we are confi- for Holocaust survivors also complexities of the situation, The views and opinions Submitting public records stopped reporting foreign dent that the court will order contributed to his policy shift. including their roots. Without expressed in this article are requests to universities, ask- gifts to the U.S. Department production of the documents Distortions of the histori- such an understanding, there those of the author and do not ing for grants or contracts of Education in 2017, and we have requested.” cal record are often found in is no chance whatsoever of de- necessarily reflect the views from foreign states that sup- that the Qatar Foundation Texas A&M did not respond shallow political discourse, veloping innovative strategies of JTA or its parent company, port anti-Israel activism, is argued that whatever their to an inquiry regarding a but they should not have that nurture peace. 70 Faces Media. one of the strategies we are financial ties with the school reaction to the legal petition.

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HARDY, 1201 W 32703 UNITED STATES; Florida, Probate Division, the County, Florida, wherein are not known to be dead or corporation did cause a Claim RESERVOIR AVE, REVERE, MA MONTESINOS, 633 CHARLES ALEXANDER ST, PLANT CITY, 46/409JZ, PANCHAWATTEE address of which is 101 North Wells Fargo Bank, National alive, whether said Unknown of Lien to be recorded in public 02151 UNITED STATES; CARROL ST, ORANGE PARK, FL 33563 UNITED STATES; OSMAN, 10073 LAKE Alabama Avenue, DeLand, Association, Plaintiff and James Parties may claim an interest records of said county. Obligor 09/215J, KENNETH D. FL 32073 UNITED STATES; 32/315JE, ELBERT C OAKES MEADOW RD, APOPKA, FL FL 32724. The names and R. Porter are defendant(s), I, as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, is liable for payment in full of PEARSON, 22667 NANA LOOP, 22/321JE, COMILAS A JR, 511 LOIS LN, 32703 UNITED STATES; addresses of the Petitioner and Clerk of Court, Laura E. Roth, Grantees, or Other Claimants amounts as shown in the lien SILVERHILL, AL 36576 UNITED ROBERTSON, 321 SCHENECTADY, NY 12304 49/509J, EDDIE L. NATTIEL the Petitioner’s attorney are set will sell to the highest and Defendant(s). plus costs; and is presently in STATES; 09/217J, MARTHA M. MONTGOMERY RD, UNITED STATES; 32/315JE, A.K.A. EDDIE LEE NATTIEL, PO forth below. best bidder for cash AT WWW. NOTICE OF SALE default of obligation to pay. BAILEY, 537 CLARK ST., ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL KAREN L MAIKELS, 511 LOIS BOX 161, ARCHER, FL 32618 All creditors of the decedent VOLUSIA.REALFORECLOSE. NOTICE IS HEREBY Trustee is conducting a non- MILFORD, OH 45150 UNITED 32716 UNITED STATES; LN, SCHENECTADY, NY 12304 UNITED STATES; 49/509J, and other persons having COM at 11:00 A.M. on June 19, GIVEN pursuant to order judicial foreclosure pursuant to STATES; 10/324JZ, JOSEPH M. 22/321JE, BARBARA J UNITED STATES; 32/315JE, NORA W. NATTIEL A.K.A NORA claims or demands against 2019, the following described rescheduling foreclosure sale Florida Statute 721.855. The OGLE, 10496 N 100 E, ROBERTSON, 321 DALE R ADAMI, 7 Patricia Ave, L. NATTIEL, PO BOX 161, decedent’s estate, on whom a property as set forth in said or Final Judgment, entered in Obligor must pay all sums no ALEXANDRIA, IN 46001 MONTGOMERY RD, Albany, NY 12203 UNITED ARCHER, FL 32618 UNITED copy of this notice is required Final Judgment, to-wit: Civil Case No. 2018-11182- later than 30 days from the first UNITED STATES; 10/324JZ, ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL STATES; 34/109JE, DEAN J. STATES; 50/108JZ, RONALD to be served, must file their LOT 10, BLOCK 21, RIO CIDL of the Circuit Court of date of publication by LEANN PIERCE, 10496 N 100 32716 UNITED STATES; COCO, 1190 HERBERT ST, WILLIAM GRAY,SR., 412 N claims with this court WITHIN VISTA SECTION A, AC- the 7th Judicial Circuit in and contacting Trustee or the E, ALEXANDRIA, IN 46001 22/424JE, DAVID J. PATRICK, PORT ORANGE, FL 32129 OAKLEY ST, SAGINAW, MI THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS CORDING TO THE PLAT for Volusia County, Florida, Trustee will proceed with the UNITED STATES; 11/202J, PO BOX 448, POUNDING UNITED STATES; 35/318J, JILL 48602 UNITED STATES; AFTER THE TIME OF THE THEREOF AS RECORDED wherein SunTrust Mortgage, sale of the timeshare interest at Dwight O. Humphrey, 3045 MILL, VA 24637 UNITED M. MAZZARELLA, 39 50/108JZ, SYLVIA P. GRAY, 412 FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS IN MAP BOOK 6, PAGE(S) Inc, Plaintiff and Jean Gannon such date, time and location as EWINGDALE DR, NASHVILLE, STATES; 22/424JE, WINONA K. ISLANDER CIR, ST N OAKLEY ST, SAGINAW, MI NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER 25, OF THE PUBLIC RE- are defendant(s), I, Clerk of Trustee will include in the TN 37207 UNITED STATES; PATRICK, PO BOX 448, AUGUSTINE, FL 32080 48602 UNITED STATES; THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A CORDS OF VOLUSIA Court, Laura E. Roth, will sell Notice of Sale. The Trustee is: 11/202J, Denise N. Humphrey, POUNDING MILL, VA 24637 UNITED STATES; 35/318J, 50/221J, SCOTT W. REED, 57 COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON COUNTY, FLORIDA. to the highest and best bidder First American Title Insurance 3045 EWINGDALE DR, UNITED STATES; 25/214J, VINCENT J. MAZZARELLA, 39 JEFFERSON AVE, FAIRPORT, THEM. ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN for cash AT WWW.VOLUSIA. Company, 400 Rampart Blvd, NASHVILLE, TN 37207 UNITED JUDY T. SCHULTZ, 7129 SW ISLANDER CIR, ST NY 14450 UNITED STATES; All other creditors of the INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS REALFORECLOSE.COM at Suite 290, Las Vegas, NV, STATES; 12/418J, J.R. BRACK, 81ST DR #11, GAINESVILLE, AUGUSTINE, FL 32080 50/221J, VICTORIA E. V. REED, decedent and other persons FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, 11:00 A.M. on July 9, 2019, the 89145, (866) 505-9107. Each 135 FORREST RD, BOSTON, FL 32608 UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES; 35/318J, 57 JEFFERSON AVE, having claims or demands OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY following described property as obligor and notice address, are GA 31626 UNITED STATES; 25/423J, RAY LANKFORD, PO TERESA M. MAZZARELLA, 39 FAIRPORT, NY 14450 UNITED against decedent’s estate OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF set forth in said Final Judgment, as listed on Schedule “1”. The 12/418J, EDNA LAVERNE BOX 404, DECATUR, TN 37322 ISLANDER CIR, ST STATES; 50/222JE, GARY must file their claims with this THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE to-wit: timeshare interest(s) are more BRACK, 135 FORREST RD, UNITED STATES; 26/224JZ, AUGUSTINE, FL 32080 MICHEL, 951 COUNTY ROAD court WITHIN 3 MONTHS A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS LOTS 2879, 2880, 2881 specifically described in the BOSTON, GA 31626 UNITED JAMES M. PAGE, 4886 UNITED STATES; 36/408JZ, 404, CULLMAN, AL 35057 AFTER THE DATE OF THE AFTER THE SALE. AND 2882, BLOCK 138, liens referred to on Schedule STATES; 12/523JZ, GREGG E. LAKEVIEW ACRES RD, Samanthia J. Turner, PO BOX UNITED STATES; 50/222JE, FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS *Pursuant to Fla. R. Jud. FLORIDA SHORES NO. “1”. SCHEDULE “1”: Lien INMAN, 608 ROSS BRANCH VALDESE, NC 28690 UNITED 10901, JACKSON, TN 38308 DAWN MICHEL, 951 COUNTY NOTICE. Admin. 2.516(b)(1)(A), Plaintiff’s 4, ACCORDING TO THE Recording Date 04/08/2019, RD, PRINCETON, WV 24740 STATES; 26/224JZ, TRACY B. UNITED STATES; 37/508JE, ROAD 404, CULLMAN, AL ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED counsel hereby designates its PLAT THEREOF AS RE- Lien Recording Reference Inst: UNITED STATES; 12/523JZ, PAGE, 4886 LAKEVIEW ACRES WILLIAM M. TRAWICK, 303 35057 UNITED STATES; WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS primary email address for the CORDED IN MAP BOOK 2019068330 Bk: 7678 Pg: TERESA L. INMAN, 608 ROSS RD, VALDESE, NC 28690 BELL FORK RD, ATMORE, AL 52/515JZ, BARNEY GLENN SET FORTH IN FLORIDA purposes of email service as: 23, PAGE 104, OF THE 2808. Contract No., Obligors, BRANCH RD, PRINCETON, WV UNITED STATES; 26/424JZ, 36502 UNITED STATES; JOHNSON, 146 CLOVER STATUTES SECTION 733.702 [email protected]* PUBLIC RECORDS OF Obligor Notice Address; 24740 UNITED STATES; LARRY C. RANDOLPH, 344 37/508JE, M. JEAN TRAWICK, RIDGE DRIVE, MADISON, AL WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. SHAPIRO, FISHMAN & VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLOR- 01/524JZ, NOEL O. 14/308JZ, LARRY KEITH COUNTY ROAD 354, TRINITY, 303 BELL FORK RD, ATMORE, 35758 UNITED STATES; NOTWITHSTANDING THE GACHÉ, LLP IDA RODRIGUEZ, 1807 HIDDEN BARKER, 111 FAIRWAY DR, AL 35673 UNITED STATES; AL 36502 UNITED STATES; 52/515JZ, FAYE DENISE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH Attorneys for Plaintiff ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN CREEK PL, SANFORD, FL TALLADEGA, AL 35160 26/424JZ, PAULA T. 38/509J, SALLY L MERRILL, JOHNSON, 146 CLOVER ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED 4630 Woodland Corporate INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS 32773 UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES; 14/308JZ, RANDOLPH, 344 COUNTY 1235 LISA DR, KALAMAZOO, RIDGE DRIVE, MADISON, AL TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE Blvd., Ste 100 FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, 01/524JZ, JODI M. SUE ELLEN BARKER, 111 ROAD 354, TRINITY, AL 35673 MI 49009 UNITED STATES; 35758 UNITED STATES. AFTER THE DECEDENT’S Tampa, FL 33614 OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY RODRIGUEZ, 1807 HIDDEN FAIRWAY DR, TALLADEGA, AL UNITED STATES; 26/524JZ, 40/217J, EDGAR E DYGERT, May 17, 24, 2019 DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. Telephone: (813) 880-8888 OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF CREEK PL, SANFORD, FL 35160 UNITED STATES; ROBERT C MADRY, 4365 205 PARK CENTRAL E, L 177851 The date of first publication Ext. 5122 THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE 32773 UNITED STATES; 15/203J, CONSTANCE K. KAYLA CIR, CHATTANOOGA, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65806 of this Notice is May 17, 2019. Fax: (813) 880-8800 A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS 02/308JE, JAMES WILLIE CLEVELAND, 10548 SW 72ND TN 37406 UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES; 40/217J, Petitioner: For Email Service Only: AFTER THE SALE. ROCK, 203 SKYE VIEW CT, ST, LAKE BUTLER, FL 32054 26/524JZ, SANDRA F MADRY, TRUST AGREEMENT dated Lynn Griffith a/k/a Lynn [email protected] *Pursuant to Fla. R. Jud. STATESBORO, GA 30458 UNITED STATES; 15/203J, 4365 KAYLA CIR, 12/06/1990, 205 PARK PAGE 16A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, MAY 24, 2019

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