MASSACHUSETTS 4 Shevat 5768 Vol. V- Issue XXXX www.jvhri.org Januar 11, 2008 Olmert pressed to quit; Israeli government may fall Final Winograd Commission report JTA photo PRESIDENT Bush in Israel. due fan. 30 Bv L ESLIE SussER Bush begins ]TA Staff Writer JERUSALEM (JTA)- Seven­ 8-daytour teen months after the last shots were fired in the 2006 summer of Mideast war between Israel and H ez­ bollah, Israeli Prime Minister Sunrise in j erusalem Ehud Olmert's political future again is under a cloud due to his Skating on Irish ic on the agenda poor performance in the war. Photo courtesy of Dundalk Bulls Bv RoN KAM PEAS The growing pressure on JEWISH HOCKEY FORWARD ERIC HOGBERG from Cranston is playing for the Dundalk Bulls ]TA Staff Writer Olmert to resign is expected in the Irish Ice Hockey League this season. to peak when the Winograd Bv MARY KoRR himself skating in the Irish a slot in the team's line-up JERUSALEM (JTA) -Turn­ Commission he set up to [email protected] Ice Hockey League for the when a friend playing in a ing out the lights before you investigate the Second Lebanon leave Jerusalem may be an odd RJC HOGBERG, Dundalk Bulls. The 5 ft., 8 tournament in Ireland recom­ War publishes its final report way to say you care, but it's what mended him last spring. He on Jan. 30. E23, is as surprised as in., 210-pound Jewish for- President Bush wants. anyone else to find ward who shoots left, landed See !RISH, Page 9 See OLMERT, Page 3 See BUSH, Page 9 Washington 15: Young Jewish professionals to converge on D.C. cacy on a local, --~~ ]FRIplans new national and global scale. It young adult division will also enable for social activism participants to make social and leadership connections and network. The Bv R ICHARD AsINOF last day will fea­ [email protected] ture individual appointments PROVIDENCE - Jennifer and with members Photo by Mary Korr Michael Oelbaum have been of Congress, FAINA IBITSKAIA reads from her paper: "How I spent my married for just six weeks, but where the local Florida vacation." Tamara Boukhanova, who has been in this there was little hesitation when, Rhode Island country since 1993, continues to work on her language skills. as their first project working delegation will together, the couple chose to visit with its two With help from Irving Berlin, serve as co-chairs of the local Senators and Rhode Island contingent for the two Congress­ Photo Samuel K. Asinof Russian students learn English Washington 15 gathering. by men. A lob­ MICHAEL AND JENNIFER OELBAUM, co-chairs of The conference, to be held BvMARYKORR biography of the Russian-born bying training the Rhode Island con tingent for Washington 15. [email protected] composer and lyricist. from Sunday, March 16 session will through Tuesday, March 18, Lewis, a former music, Eng­ precede the visit to Capitol Hill. place approximately every two PROVIDENCE - Elly Lewis is expected to draw more than lish and social studies teacher, Washington 15 marks the years, has a new sister confer­ was teaching her English-as-a­ 3,000 young Jewish profession­ who has taught or tutored ESL 15th time in the last three ence, which meets in Tel Aviv second-language class (ESL), als between the ages of 25-45 students at Miriam Hospital decades Jewish young pro­ every other year. The first ses­ which meets Monday morn­ from North America and Israel and at Brown University, told fessionals and activists have sion, called Tel Aviv I, was held ings at the Jewish Community to the nation's capital. Center, the classic Irving Berlin her Russian-speaking students gathered in Washington, D.C., in 2007. The three-day event promises tune: "Oh! How I hate to get that singing will help them organized by United Jewish 1l1e Jewish Federation of to be filled with opportunities up in the morning," from the speak more fluently. Communities, the umbrella Rhode Island (JFRI) is the for discussion and dialogue film, "This is the Army." She organization of the Federation See ENGLISH, Page 8 around issues ofJewish advo- See WASHINGTON 15, Page 7 had also given them a brief system. 1l1e event, which takes PAGE 2 Jewish Voice & Herald January 11, 2008 ___________________________. K--=C"..::•::..lu~u~L.11.L~.&.4L..:i::..)u~~luiLJi._.11- Young artists display their work at 3 Sisters Cafe ]CDS middle school students create 3-D models as part ofa rchitectural design class Bv NANCY KIRSCH Special to the Voice & Herald HE 3 SISTERS CAFE T on Hope Street was transformed into a bright and cheery art gallery opening night on Dec. 19, displaying the work of 14 middle school students at the Jewish Commu­ nity Day School. Their work was carefully mounted and displayed Photos by Nancy Kirsch on the cafe walls and snacks ABOVE: JCDS FACULTY members, from left, Rabbi M itchell Levine, and conversation with family, Jenn ifer Bend, Karolyn White, David Raffeld, and Elana Ri ffle . TOP friends, teachers, and classmates RIGHT: Students w ith artwork on display. BOTTOM RIGHT: Artist Jonathon Elyash ir w ith his 3-D arc hitectural design. took a back seat to viewing the creations. Sixth-grader D aniel Brandes Festival Bailee dancer and 7th­ "Visual arts help students happily pointed out the details grade JCDS student, Victoria become more creative," said Dani of his art studio, a two-level Volynsky created a ballet studio Steiner, head of school. "Students architectural box that included for her architectural office space. learn to pay attention to detail; such amenities as a sink and art "Because I like to doodle and to and primitive were among those more creative and expressive." we want them to know that supplies. "I like the process of paint, I thought the art elective students explored in their study. Bend has created and posted everything they-do, including the exploring for myself," he said. would be a good choice. I've aomi Subotnick, a 7th-grader an art studio agreement for all arts, is important." "And, I like the freedom of using learned a lot from Mrs. Bend, whose parents are both profes­ her JCDS students chat imposes For the architectural landscape any materials I want." especially about art terms," she sional artists, credits Bend with such expectations as: "I am an design class, taught by art teacher Eavesdropping on that con­ explained. teaching her a great deal about artist, I respect my arc and the Jennifer Bend, each student cre­ versation, third-graders Ariel In addition to the 3-D boxes, art. "At home, we have a lot of art of others, I respect art tools, ated a three-dimensional model Weil and Molly Usher cheerfully students created "streets for arc materials and supplies, but we turn 'mistakes' into art, and of an office interior with card­ acknowledge that they, as third­ people" - line drawings of a it's Mrs. Bend who teaches us we are not afraid to get messy." board, tape, glue, and colored graders, didn't have the same de­ street with building facades. Stu­ the mechanics of drawing and Bend 's goal as a teacher, she paper. Students studied artists gree of freedom to select supplies. dents were allowed to use pencil, painting." said, is to lead by example and whose arc serves as commentary "When we made our animals on colored pencil, and watercolors. An art instructor and creative to teach students to learn from on such issues as social justice, wheels, we could only use four Students explored and identi­ artist in her own right, Bend themselves and ochers. Curiosity poverty, greed, hate, or indiffer­ things," Molly said. "Clay, paint, fied the patterns of lines and clearly inspires and is inspired by is what drives students to learn, ence. They learned about closed toothpicks and yarn or string." shapes in the building facades in her students. "We feed off each she believes. and open offices, interior design, Ariel and Molly were quick to a specific painting. other," she explained. "When Nancy Kirsch, a freelance writer ergonomics, and shadow boxes. endorse Bend's decision to limit Art terms or styles such as I talk about my work with the and communications consultant, The office spaces ranged from an their choices, explaining chat it abstract, Ballets Russes, gouache, students and they show me what lives in Providence. She can be art gallery and ballet studio to a challenged them to be creative. fac;:ade, Fauves, avant-garde, folk, they're working on, we are all reached at [email protected]. restaurant and a veterinary clinic. 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