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HOW TO REACH US - PHONE 860-442-8062 • FAX 860-540-1475 • EMAIL [email protected] • BY MAIL: 28 CHANNING STREET, NEW LONDON, CT 06320 Wishing the community a Whispered hopes A message from Carin Savel safe and healthy July 4! Over the past few months, and specifically these past few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about the brokenness of our world, and about what it means for leadership and the character of our community. When times are good it can be easy to coast along, to succumb to the illusion that things are as they should be, and to focus more on maintaining status quo than on doing the hard work of changing and growing. Times of crisis, however, force a reckoning with our current reality and a reimagining of the future we aspire to create. I think it is about perspective: To quote Steven Covey, “the way we see the problem is the problem.” GoodSeveral to Great months ago, I was reminded by a Federation colleague of “the Stockdale Paradox,” a concept developed by Jim Collins in his book . After meeting Admiral James Stockdale, who survived as a prisoner of war in Vietnam for more than seven years, Collins described this paradox to explain Stockdale’s extraordinary resiliency: the willingness to confront the brutal facts of the reality you are in, while at the same time not losing faith that you will prevail in the end. Commemorative days like Juneteenth and Pride Month remind us that we can, and we have made progress. They also force us to confront From the JFEC 2020 Community Report the reality that we have a long, long way to go. It feels to me like we are livingIn Thethrough Soul aof watershed America moment in this country and in the Jewish Senior Services community. How will we respond? Community , Jon Meacham writes, “Progress in America Outreach does not usually begin at the top and among the few, but from the bottom and among the many. It comes when the whispered hopes of The Senior Kosher Hot Lunch program connected Jewish seniors those outside the mainstream rise in volume to reach the ears and with other older adults and their Jewish roots. Through innovative hearts and minds of the powerful.” programming and fun activities, our Seniors felt a sense of joy, This year JFEC performed As a Jewish community, we need to recognize that we are both camaraderie, and fulfillment on a weekly basis. many acts of Tikkum Olam. the mainstream and the powerful. We need to raise our voices and to This year Senior Kosher Hot Lunch got a facelift. We implemented Through our Food Bank, listen, deeply, to the whispered hopes of others...and act. more activities and more games to reinforce the theme of connection. Operation Cool Down and A heartfelt todah rabah to our community members who have We integrated crafts as well as cooking to bring about a wonderful our $75 Fund, those in need generously contributed to the JFEC Community and Relief Fund this environment of Yiddishkeit. were always treated with week. You’ve made it possible to continue funding Pledge 2 Protect And we had fun. Seniors travelled to the Ivoryton Playhouse for kindness and respect. Each and the Food Bank. great entertainment. We celebrated Senior Appreciation Day, and Program represented a unique Every donor counts, every dollar counts, and your generosity everyone left with a gift bag of goodies for them to remember a great opportunity to illustrate the ensures the Federation remains open and doing the most good in day. impact of the Federation and these challenging times. Purim meant hamentaschen and potting plants meant Spring was underscore the importance of CarinI wish Savelyou a peaceful,is the Executive healthy DirectorShabbos, of and the a happyJewish JulyFederation 4. of near. Bingo and Yiddish Lotto brought smiles and joy. Every week basic Jewish values. CONT. ON PG 3 Eastern CT. something new and something exciting. TheSENIORS Seniors all look forward Our Food Bank operated in overdrive. For every 12 people we were feeding before COVID-19, we are now feeding 60. We gave out almost 31,000 meals feeding 1813 adults, 1322 children and 787 seniors. No one should go hungry and our food bank serves as a beacon for those in need. JFEC created the Passover Project, offering Seder basics available at no cost to anyone in need, and gathered online resources to help you make your celebration meaningful. We partnered with area synagogues to spread the wordOUTREACH and distributed CONT. ON PG forty 3 2 THE JEWISH LEADER, JULY 3, 2020 NEHFES annual meeting a fascinating three-week archaeological field school excavation of the The New England Hebrew Farmers site’s 1914 mikveh. At the June 7 meeting, JFEC Executive Director Carin Savel was of the Emanuel Society welcomed onto the NEHFES Honorary Board. NEHFES is always looking for more descendant members to preserve, protect and pass By Nancy Savin down this small but precious part of American Jewish History. (For more information, please see www.newenglandhebrewfarmers. the way for the successful lives of descendant members and friends of org) On Sunday night, June 7, 2020, 35 their descendants. In 1892, the group named Israel program, The New England Hebrew Farmers themselves the New England of the Emanuel Society (NEHFES) Hebrew Farmers of the Emanuel Masa, cuts grants gathered online via Zoom for their Society, erected Connecticut’s annual meeting. According to first rural synagogue and a By Marcy Oster, JTA NEHFES President, Nancy R. Savin, “The Covid 19 restrictions, albeit modern creamery, and eventually invoked because of the tragic pandemic, proved to be a mechaieh for became a summer destination NEHFES. Our annual meeting at the Chesterfield Firehouse, or last spot for summer boarders Masa, which runs hundreds of long-term programs in Israel, said year at the New London Historical Society, usually attracted only 10 seeking to escape the heat and participants age 22 and under from North America and Britain are no - 15 attendees.” discomfit of the city. The second longer eligible for grants for yeshiva and seminary programs. Savin, the great- great granddaughter of Hirsch Kaplan, the generation learned English at The move is due to cuts in funding to Masa Israel Journey, Haaretz unordained Ukrainian rabbi who led a small chavurah of Russian Chesterfield’s District #12 one- reported, citing a statement from the program. The budget cuts came Jewish immigrants to Chesterfield in 1890, said that it was great that room schoolhouse and went to because of the coronavirus crisis, The Jerusalem Post reported. NEHFES descendants who live in CA, CO, CT, FL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, NY Bulkeley High School in New Masa receives half its budget from the Israeli government and half and Hawaii were finally able to meet each other. London. Many moved into New from the Jewish Agency for Israel. According to Haaretz, Masa’s typical With a down payment of $300 - $500 and a 5% interest mortgage London to establish enduring annual budget is $58 million. loan held by the Baron de Hirsch Fund in New York, numerous businesses such as Hollandersky Students in yeshiva and seminary programs in Israel make up Russian and Eastern European immigrant families were attracted Real Estate and Insurance, about half of Masa participants from North America and, according to to Chesterfield’s inexpensive farmland between 1890 and 1920. It Schneider Hardware, Kaplan Haaretz, the grants for such students are not large. was a chance to escape the crowded conditions of NYC and establish Travel, Savin Bus Lines, Juvenile The change for the 2020-21 academic year was announced to the themselves as financially viable citizens. Times were hard, but their Shoppe, and Kaye’s to name a few. affected schools on Tuesday. devotion to family, ethics and bettering themselves definitely paved Sadly, the Chesterfield shul Last month, Masa said it has over 7,000 young adults registered for was vandalized and burned to its programs for the coming year. Demand has increased due to the Candle Lighting for Eastern CT area the ground in 1975. With the coronavirus pandemic as universities are still working out if they will Friday, July 3 • 8:07 pm help of Hartford Attorney Karl have in-person classes or distance learning for the coming school year. Grants and scholarships for gap-year programs run by the non- Friday, July 10 • 8:04 pm Fleischmann, and the affidavits of 19 descendants, Savin Orthodox movements and several Zionist youth movements will Friday, July 17 • 8:00 pm reactivated the defunct society remain in place, according to the report. The organization is looking for other funding to make up for the cuts. Friday, July 24 • 7:54 pm in 2006. The organization’s work has resulted in the NEHFES site Israel closed its borders to the entrance of non-citizens on March being named Connecticut’s 24th 18. It has twice pushed back reopening to foreigners, with a tentative Archeological Preserve in 2007, date set to allow in non-citizens for July 1. listed on the National Register The Ministry of Interior has approved special visas to participants of Historic Places in 2012. Also in Masa programs, with a mandatory 14-day quarantine, including the in 2012, the idea of former JFEC seminary and yeshiva programs, most of which begin on Aug. 21 this National Award Winner of the Council of Jewish of Jewish Federations as the Outstanding year. Small Cities Jewish newspaper. Published every other Friday for the dissemination of executive director Jerry Fischer, Jewish news and views by the Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut, 28 Channing UConn’s Dr. Stewart S. Miller and Street, New London, CT 06320, 860-442-8062. Dr. Nicholas F Bellantoni directed Managing Editor...... Mimi Perl Layout Editor...... Jen Gault Social Editor...... Freida Katz President ...... Romana Strochlitz Primus Executive Director...... Carin Savel Mailing Volunteers...... Mimi & Milt Seed, Marlene Siegel ...... Gerald & Marilyn Rubin Advertising: Call Mimi Perl 860-442-8062 or [email protected]. Advertising Deadline: Friday, July 10 for July 17 issue. 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SENIORS CONT. FROM PAGE 1 OUTREACH CONT. FROM PAGE 1 to their friends and their Jewish roots. Here“We is wantedwhat Sandy to write and Abea quick Fisher note had to to let say to connecting to their friends and their Jewish roots. aboutyou Seniorknow how Services: much that you do for seniors is Passover Bags to the community. COVID-19 brought change and challenges to our appreciated. For me, your weekly phone calls For over 15 years, our Operation Cool Down has been helping those Senior community. The isolation and uncertainty of are most welcome. It’s nice to know that the at-risk secure air conditioners to combat heat and illness. Excessive home quarantine weighed heavily on our community. Federation, in this case, you, are thinking of us heat, without home air conditioning could affect those with congestive Federation staff, board members and community at this trying time. heart failure, COPD, allergies, asthma, and sleep apnea. And, heatstroke volunteers were quick to take action. It was also kind of you to visit us at the is most likely to affect older adults who live in apartments or homes We made hundreds of calls to seniors and Monday lunches. You not only said “hello,” you lacking air conditioning or good airflow. members of the community. often sat down at the table for a few minutes This year, we have come up with a new way of doing things. We will Many were calls for assistance with the most to chat. I especially remember planting seeds in be giving out vouchers so people can pick up the AC units directly from basic needs, but many were calls of assurance and the little pots and bringing them home to watch the store, without direct contact with JFEC staff and volunteers. Last kindness, creating an effective Call Tree program to them, hopefully, grow into flowers. An easy but year we gave away 25 air conditioners, this year program is expected stay in touch with every person who attended Senior fun and memorable activity. to grow. Hot Lunch and many more. You also show empathy and compassion for Our $75 Fund is used to help economically challenged families and Whether they needed help setting up Zoom, older people—a special quality to have. I don’t individuals partially pay rent, utility bills, ID cards, and prescription buying and delivering food or just needing to talk, know if or when the lunches can continue, so medications. Last year assisted 142 people through some tough times. JFEC was there. all I can say is, hope you can keep doing what Two“Dear Federation Jewish Federation clients, Tracie Staff &and Volunteers: Reggie, sent us a note of thanks. Many spoke about how they missed Senior Hot you have been doing and know that it has been HereWe is ancould excerpt: not be more thankful for the abundant donation. We Lunch and the wonderful Yiddisha activities they appreciated.” were in tears upon opening the bags. All four of them were stuffed participated in. One day very soon we’ll be able to with amazing items! We were even given toilet paper! We had been again welcome our Seniors to a Kosher hot lunch and in desperate need and we had been cutting the few napkins we had more fun. The Seniors all look forward to connecting Israeli Young Emissaries left in half. Your generosity is incredible! You can’t even imagine how much we appreciate everything. Your time, dedication and hard work is not unnoticed. We realize it takes many people to provide. For 19 years, our Young Emissaries have arrived So thank you all!” in our community to the warm welcome of their host families and our Federation staff. Host families play a critical part in their lives while they are here; helping them acclimate, introducing them to people they wouldn’t meet otherwise and being there for them as they would be for their own children. The Young Emissaries are here as a Living Bridge between our countries and our communities. It is through them that we stay connected to Israel as a whole and our partnership region specifically. When Tal & Roi arrived, they started out as all the emissaries do. New! They met with the people who will be key to l-r: Emissary Tal Amar, Marcia Reinhard, JFEC helping their year be a successful one and began the Assistant Director, and Emissary Roi Refaeli. work of getting to know everyone in the community. Their home base is the Federation office where much of their brainstorming and creativity takes place. Then their work begins as they move around the community to our synagogues, Solomon Schechter, religious schools and public schools. In building relationships and bringing their message of connection, their work in the public schools and civic Standing, JFEC Bookkeeper Jennifer Ripa, and JFEC Board Member/ organizations is a high priority. volunter, Barbara Sahagan, take a break from preparing food bags They speak to many people who for Federation clients. are not Jewish, and in most cases, know very little aboutIsrael. AUTO | HOME | COMMERCIAL | MARINE beforeThey the literally emissaries, become “Thehad Face of Israel” to so many who, L E V I N E

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sending books to families in our community. We don’t need to tell you that reading to your children is important. Study after study has shown it impacts a child’s development. Even the mere presence of books in a home increases the level of education they can reach. But finding the right books and making the time to read as a family can be hard. That’s where PJ Library comes in. PJ Library sends free Jewish PJ Library Coordinator Barbara Wolfe children’s books to families across the world every month. Welcome back PJ Library! We know that something magical happens when parents Social Media sit down together to read with their PJ Library @ JFEC is now officially re-launched children. in our community and we are delighted with its PJ Library shares Jewish stories that can We are more plugged in than ever before. Recent events with return. This is a program celebrates Jewish values, help your family talk together about values and COVID-19 underscored the importance of social media to the traditions, and culture through the joy of books and traditions that are important to you. Federation’s ability to connect with the community. More importantly, community events. Examples of programs may include Zoom play the necessity for a varied amount of timely and relevant information We have 74 families with a total of 106 children, all groups, craft activities, Zoom charades, Zoom story appropriate for all ages bracketed in our community. of whom will be receiving their first books beginning hours…the Zoom sky is the limit! We incorporated Constant Contact to get information out to the in June. We are very excited to be coordinating this Families with children from birth through 8 community in a timely manner, and the Executive Director’s Friday program. Initially we have been reaching out to the years old with Judaism as part of their lives, are Shabbat messages have resonated with the community. We redesigned enrolled families to establish programing that meets welcome to sign up. the Federation’s web site, JFEC.com, updated our logo, and created a their needs. PJ Library welcomes all Jewish families, clean, vibrant site that is easy to navigate, eye-catching and filled with PJ Library provides a tremendous resource whatever your background, knowledge, or family current content. The Friday Shabbat message is reposted on the site, for Jewish identity and we are so excited to be make-up, or observance may be. Everyone loves PJ and until COVID-19, events were posted regularly. YOUNG CONT. FROM PAGE 3 Library! Facebook and Twitter became staples this year, with emphasis on Facebook ads, photos, events and action items. Folks noticed our new Facebook designs and we have more than 300 more followers at 812—60% of our followers are women—and we are aiming for our Young Emissaries, ultimately transfers to a While Tal & Roi’s year came to a screeching 1,000 followers soon. Viewers are clicking on our photos, posts and relationship with Israel. halt, they worked hard and made some lasting videos, and are regularly sharing our information online. People are Countless teens still have close ties with past relationships all the while leaving their mark on using, reviewing and now – more than ever – obtaining Zoom links to emissaries and care about them and Israel in a way our community. We already miss them and will different online activities. Our community is interested and rely on the they didn’t before, and our community’s relationship certainly remember the Young Emissaries of 2019- local, national and international Jewish news and events offered and with Israel has blossomed. 20. The Living Bridge will continue in 2021-22 after a year’s hiatus due to Covid19 complications. they can continue to feel confident that these resources will continue Women Torah scholars can take exams to expand – in real time. By Marcy Oster, JTA

extension from the court so the work can proceed. Responding to a discrimination lawsuit, Israel Several institutions in Israel provide advanced has advanced the cause of women Torah scholars in training and study in Jewish law for women, but their bid for more equitable treatment. their programs are not recognized by the state. Israel will establish a set of accreditation exams Itim’s director, Rabbi Seth Farber, said in a for the scholars that will put them on equal footing statement that more and more women scholars are with men who have passed the Chief Rabbinate’s taking on halachic leadership roles, which he called qualification exams, which are not open to women. “a great blessing to the world of Torah.” Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said in his “The state’s answer provides an opening for decision June 29 that the Chief Rabbinate’s refusal a change in the absurd situation, in which it is to allow women to take its qualification exams is precisely the Chief Rabbinate of Israel who is the discriminatory and puts women at a professional one to stop the expanding of the Torah world,” disadvantage when applying for positions in the he said. “We hope that the rabbinate will take public sector, which requires such exams for hiring responsibility and help advance the issue.” or determining salary. Lawmaker Oded Forer of the Yisrael Beiteinu The lawsuit was filed a year ago in the Supreme party, chairman of the Committee for the Court by Itim, which helps individuals navigate Advancement of Women’s Status and Gender Israel’s religious bureaucracy; the Rackman Center Equality, said the decision was “an important step for the Advancement of Women, part of the Faculty of towards equalizing the status of women in rabbinic Law of Bar-Ilan University; and Kolech, an Orthodox and halakhic law.” Jewish feminist organization in Israel. “I hope that the members of the government Mandelblit said in his decision that he has begun will stand its promise and take care of the female the process of installing the new accreditation advancement in all sectors and all professions,” his system. The State Attorney’s Office has requested an statement said. THE JEWISH LEADER, JULY 3, 2020 5 deployment in Afghanistan doing intelligence. Perfectly safe, way behind By the lines. Don’t worry, I’ll be back before you know it.” So long ago, so painful. interests. Michael Rubenstein, one of Navy intelligence’s most Artie capable analysts, stands on the “Golda, have you heard a word I’ve said? You seem distracted.” deckReport of his frigateto New and opensLondon, his “Yes, yes, Shirley. Of course. Your boys are doing well. Glad to hear Connecticut,new orders: to be assigned to Dean it.” the Submarine Base’s Strategic Fourth of July -- A family reunited Defense Initiative.

By Artie Dean Michael thinks of his teenage years in New London, growing brothersup on the and shore, his lifeguardingmother, and ata Golda Rubenstein shuffled to the kitchen, her feet clad in frayed Ocean Beach. He pictures his two pink slippers, perhaps the gift from her children that she cherished the most. She glanced at the picture affixed to her refrigerator—Zach, long-cherished memory rises the eldest, smiling benevolently, his arms draped around brothers before him. He’s a little boy again, Michael and Sammy, taken at her fiftieth birthday party. She smiled at sitting behind the railroad tracks the sweet memory, the three boys together, before they went off to join with his family while fireworks the Service, each of them drawing duty all over the world. light the sky. He remembers how “I’m blessed to have children on three continents,” she liked to say his mother ran a hand through to Shirley, her nosey neighbor. Not that the old biddy would understand his hair when he was frightened. service to country, or duty, or anything else that didn’t involve her own He smiles and wonders if he’ll interests. ever again sit with his family and Here was Shirley again, unavoidable, as Golda walked to the Golda turned away so Shirley wouldn’t see her eyes misting over. watch the fireworks down by City mailbox to get the mail. She blew her nose. Shirley quickly raised her mask over her face. Pier. “Did I tell you about my Henry’s promotion at Pfizer? He’s working “Well anyway, ever hear from your sons?” Shirley said, raising her on a new cure for baldness. Should be a blockbuster, bigger than eyebrows in condescension. anything else the company’s got in their pipeline.” “Difficult these days. A few Zooms this month, but you know Golda nodded, trying to stifle her yawn. Shirley prattled on, as if internet’s not always available in the places they’re stationed.” her son ran the company instead of being a low-level pencil pusher. Shirley nodded. “Sure, I know, can’t always expect them to think of “And then there’s Jeremy, what a charmer. Good job at EB now, working their mother when they’re offPlenty who knowsof people where.” have it worse, these days. his way up. Would you believe they never miss coming over for Friday Golda imagined Shirley’s hair on fire. night dinner?” Golda abhorred self-pity. “How nice for you,” Golda muttered, averting her eyes. She smiled politely to Shirley and returned to her home to finish “Now that he’s rid of that gold digger girlfriend of his, he’s got sewing masks for the hospital. She tried to focus on the work, but plenty of time to help me with repairs around the house. He’s here all thoughts of her sons consumed her. She’dWas been that soa supportivewrong? wife to the time. And my Henry. What a gem. Does my food shopping every her husband, and then a doting mother to her sons, wanting them to Sundayth like clock-work. Can’t say that I miss that needy wife of his.” follow their dreams, wherever that led. Golda picked up her mail, and her Day paper. “Virus Curtails July Back in the kitchen she poured herself a cup of coffee, added cream, 4 Fireworks,” the headline read. Memories of watching the fireworks and then, after a moment’s hesitation, added two spoons of sugar. at Sailfest with her three sons down on the railroad tracks rose in her She sipped slowly, as her eyes became unfocused. She gazed out the mind. She pictured her husband hoisting them on his shoulders for a window,And here imagining its July 4, her the threecountry’s boys in asturmoil, children and again,I’m alone. their If only excited we better view of the shells bursting overhead. She smiled“It’s just to imaginea six-month her couldvoices be calling together to one again. another as they raced home after school. loved ones all around, the glory of those days a precious gem. She tried to remember the sound of her husband’s voice. *** ***

Sammy Rubenstein trims Half a world away, a young navy lieutenant peers through night the mainsail and then instructs vision binoculars and scans the roiling sea. He reads the distress his cadets on the proper way to signal’s coordinates once again and compares them to his vessel’s navigate by the stars. He’s been instrumentation. assigned to a six-month journey Rescue missions at night are not easily undertaken, especially in on the Coast Guard Eagle, its the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. After five years as a Navy Seal premiere training vessel. Voted Zach Rubenstein has learned not to question his orders…well not out Seaman of the Year by his loud anyway. On this July 4, as he and his team prepare to retrieve a colleagues, he’s earned the right disabled submarine’s crew from under the noses of the Iranians, he to a year’s shore duty at a port of Chuck and Romana Primus, Owners goes over the plan once again, attempting to foresee all that might go his choice. awry. Sammy smiles at the thought. As he waits to dive into the water he thinks of his home in New The memory of his home in New London and his mother. A distant memory of spectacular fireworks, by London rises in his mind. He’s the banks of the Thames River, rises in his mind. He glimpses a simpler a boy again. He thinks of the time with his parents and two younger brothers. He says a silent Lighthouse on Pequot Avenue, prayer, and pictures himself sitting by the railroad tracksIf only on we a coulddeck the joy of seeing ferries crisscross bechair, together waiting again. for the Grucci fireworks to start, eating s’mores with his the harbor while he dreams of brothers, his mother’s arm draped over his shoulder. great adventures on the high *** seas. Come in! We’d like to meet you! The crash of thunder in the 475 Broad St., New London CT • 860-443-CITY distance and a flash of lightning FOURTHlook like celestial CONT. ON fireworks. PG 13 He On the African coast, near the city of Djibouti, sits Camp Lemonnier, a Naval outpost on the Horn of Africa, essential to United States’ 6 THE JEWISH LEADER, JULY 3, 2020 How goats could become Realtor Corner the next fire fighters Odors By Racheli Wacks, Israel21c By Geoff Hausmann Beyond that, pastures also The group in question consists of about 160 goats, sheep, cows, and have direct costs, because a It was the day after having surgery and I had camels. Strange as it may sound, grazing — especially by goats — has shepherd is needed to accompany not even gotten out of the hospital bed yet. The been found in many studies as an effective, ecologically friendly way to the herd out to pasture. surgeon came in to check up on me and Susan reduce the risk of extensive fires. According to Dr. Liron asks if she could at least try to bath me. I responded with, “Do I smell Now, a new Israeli study explores how to expand and encourage Amador, a researcher at the Open that bad?” with the surgeon quickly answering yes. goat grazing in Israel. Landscape Institute (OLI) of the Properties have the same issue. The worst is when I open the front Goats contribute to fire prevention by eating the excess vegetation Steinhardt Museum of Natural door only to be hit with a brick wall. The different odors could be from in areas where plant growth is dense and scrubby (such as forests), History at Tel Aviv University and many different issues which include last night’s supper, a build up making it more difficult for fires to spread. co-author of the new research of garbage, cigarette smoke, just that closed up smell, animal aroma, Cows and sheep also aid in thinning out the vegetation, but they study, human assistance is animal urine smell, and of course there is always mold. mostly feed on grasses, while goats prefer to eat bushes and low indispensable when grazing is When frying or if you cook something for a little longer than it branches of trees — and sometimes even stand on their hind legs to herdcarried toout tothe prevent recommended fires. should be, so it obtains that perfect black color then open a window. reach them. “Someone must direct the What is even worse is when that meant to be meal ends up in the trash When the shrubs and lower tree branches are thinner, it’s harder but is never removed from the home. Please clean up the pots and pans for a fire that ignites at ground level to climb upwards. That helps places, like sites with very thick in the sink, the stove, and counters. Quick hint from Susan is to boil a prevent a situation where flames reach the treetops and begin vegetation, or areas close to cinnamon stick to spread from top to top, causing a small local fire to become a residential areas where grazing to lessen the dangerous uncontrolled forest fire that quickly consumes many acres will help protect communities cooking odors. of woodland. from fires,” she says. Smoking In the past, there was widespread goat grazing in Israel, which not be done Grazing in open areas also indoors,anything and should this was significantly reduced following the Plant Protection Law, widely presents technical challenges. known as the “Black Goat Law,” named after a common breed among Even when goats go out to Bedouins in Israel. pasture, they need a temporary does include This law, enacted in 1950 and widely enforced since 1978, stable as a warm shelter at night vaping. The significantly restricted goat grazing, leading to a decrease in the and as a dairy. smoke will linger number of goats, especially in the Carmel Mountains, from 15,000 in fromThese the area buildings where the must herd beis in the property in 1970 to only 2,000 in 2013. located no more than two miles ways you do not Over the years, evidence of the benefits of forest fire prevention want. The walls through grazing has accumulated, and the law was repealed in 2018. grazing, as goats find it difficult and ceilings will But the extent of grazing in Israel is still limited. More freedom, less milk to cope with longer distances. turn color. The That’s why they are sometimes rugs will keep built in the open – which might the smell in them. According to the new study, grazing does have benefits for farmers, Encouragecause harm amateurto the environment. shepherds Then people will such as providing free food for animals. light incense However, to expand goat grazing in Israel, several major issues have sticks to try to hide the smell, but instead it usually makes everything to be addressed, relating mainly to the central agricultural purpose of Supported by the Jewish just smell worse. goat rearing: milk and its products. differentNational methods Fund’s to see Forestry how Buyers will walk into a home only to say that they smell something, When goats depend on a diet given to them in a controlled Division, the OLI is evaluating and it must be black mold! It is not always the case, but mold can be environment like a shed, farmers can choose food that increases milk treated as well, not to mention that everything is not black mold. I have yield. 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By Sheila Horvitz publishing and content What is your number 1 development leadership. He favorite Jewish food? is also a humorist and writes Message from Chapter We love to talk about articles from the heart of his and think about food a Jewish experience. He lives in President, Karen Bloustine lot. Food has always been Westport, Ct. with his wife and intrinsic to Jewish ritual, children. He says he has more life, and culture. than 1, less than 3, all the same All you Hadassah members Almost every event in age. Michael says he is self- can rightly be proud of our Jewish life is accompanied deprecating, with a receding recent ZOOM presentations. by a meal - a seudat siyum. hairline, a pop culture fanatic, If you missed the one The food expert Gil Marks “Tooenjoyer Lazy of to fine Write foods a Book and -Short salty discussing “Racial Equality and tells us that the very first andsnacks. not-so-short On his website essays entitled: and Justice” it was recorded and will act that the Israelites in thoughts, because writing a book be available on the Hadassah Egypt are commanded to is too damn hard,” Eastern Connecticut Facebook do - is to have a communal page by the time you read this meal. And so with the he publishes article. Thank you to Moira beginning of the Jewish short and occasionally humorous essays about the angst-driven Ross who handles that technical people-”They there tried is to a killmeal. us, For we life of a 40-something suburban magic. won,every now historical let’s eat” event where we triumphed over our adversaries - a There are suggestions for celebratory meal follows - so the famous joke: parent. action in the recording. I hope is not far from reality. Hadassah President Karen you will act on the suggestions particularly the GET OUT THE VOTE As Jews in the diaspora have been influenced by the culture in Bloustine and I were immediately ideas. That is perfect for our chapter members since Hadassah must which they live, their food choices and preparations have evolved. taken by his piece ranking the remain non-partisan. So for example, when the Black Death pandemic in Europe created a 40 Jewish foods and decided to Mayim Bialik teams with meat shortage, chicken soup became very popular. When Jews could contact him. He readily accepted not have chicken soup with egg noodles on Pesach - the matzoh ball our invitation to be a special DC Comics to create book was introduced. guest on our next Zoom program By March Oster, JTA In Israel, the founders of the modern state from Eastern Europe and told us that he has received brought the Ashkenazi diet, but as people from Yemen, Iraq, Morocco enormous feedback, praise, and other non-Askenazi Jews arrived, Mizrahi food was introduced, condemnation, and arguments, Actress Mayim Bialik and Israeli food now has its own special flavors and components. from the food article. For will channel the DC Comics The food writer Claudia Roden tells us that in Europe all Jews example: He ranked chopped character the Flash to turn kids kept kosher until the 19th century when they were emanicipated and liver way too high; he ranked on to science. moved to the big cities. When Jews came to America - and stopped chopped liver way too low; he DC Comics announced keeping kosher, the foods from their old homelands became even ranked gefilte fish way too high; Thursday that “Flash Facts,” a more important because they were part of their identity. For Jews who he ranked gefilte fish way too low. collection of stories featuring were not very religious, who had lost their old languages like Yiddish, So after receiving all of the DC characters such as the food became one of the things they held onto to remind themselves feedback, he wrote a second Flash, Batman and Superman, who they were, of their past and their ancestry. piece defending his choices and will be published in February. The food writer Susan Starr Sered has written about the role of describing the foods he omitted The anthology curated by women in the development of Jewish food traditions. In traditional and why. Our responses here Bialik, working with science Jewish societies, public ritual roles have been the monopoly of men. were also passionate and varied. writers and DC illustrators, Mayim Bialik speaks at the TCL Over the centuries, Jewish women developed ways to express their toFor theexample, piece my: “Thishusband, article Dr. Vicis will answer burning questions Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood, sense of Jewish identity. Food preparation plays a central role in the moreHorvitz humorous wrote his than own thorough. response such as what’s at the bottom May 1, 2019. (Paul Archuleta/ lives of many women - and control over food is empowering. Jewish What kind of Jewish food list of the sea and which tools do FilmMagic/Getty Images) women play key roles in nearly all Jewish holidays, celebrations and does not have gribenes, smoked forensic scientists use to solve days of mourning which are associated with particular food traditions. sable, pickled lox in cream sauce, a crime? Even Yom Kippur, a fast day, is bracketed by ritual meals immediately bialys, chopped eggplant, smoked The book “provides a preceding and following the fast. And every holiday has its symbolic tongue, helzel, cholent, and my helpful bridge between the lessons taught inside the classroom and and unique food traditions. And then there are the Sephardi food all-time favorite: red beet borscht our everyday lives,” DC said in a statement. dishes that differ from the Ashkenazi diet rooted in central and eastern with cucumber, potato, and sour Bialik, who has a doctorate in neuroscience, is best known for Europe. “A Nosh with Michael Wolfe.” cream?” portraying the neuroscientist Dr. Amy Farrah Fawler in the hit So on Thursday, July 9 at 7 p.m., Hadassah is inviting everyone to a television show “The Big Bang Theory.” special Zoom Event: Everyone is invitedMy to She currently serves as host for a 10-episode TBS series, “Celebrity So - what do you think? Read Definitiveshare a bagel, And creamAbsolutely cheese Correct and lox Ranking as we schmoozeOf 40 Jewish with Foods Michael - which and Show-off,” which features celebrities as they create original video the article, get your bagel, lox discuss, celebrate and argue about http://www.toolazytowriteabook. his choices in his article entitled: content from their homes. and cream cheese shmear ready com/2018/09/13/definitive-absolutely-correct-ranking-jewish- Bialik also is working on the screenplay for a comedy-drama and make sure Karen Bloustine foods/you can read with this link: feature film titled “As Sick As They Made Us,” which will deal with has your email address so mental illness. It will be her screenwriting and directing debut. you will receive an invitation. She was launched into stardom at 15 as the title character in the TV Michael is a writer and marketer with over 20 years in media, [email protected]. series “Blossom.” She is the divorced mother of two sons. 8 THE JEWISH LEADER, JULY 3, 2020 BBYO Yachad Chapter - Year in Review By Trevor Fornara, Immediate Past President

Hannah Linder, President Bayla McCaffrey, Treasurer

Everyone has had experiences that have Simone Lerner, teens, school became virtual along with most changed us for the better—taught us about VP of Jewish Heritage social activities. While our towns seemed to be ourselves, our work ethic, and how we interact shutting down, Yachad started ramping up. Now with others. For me, serving on the board of room, although tight, was full of energy, and the that we were online, we immediately increased Yachad BBYO has been one of those experiences. new board was off to a good start. the frequency of our events from once a month A couple of weeks ago marked the end of my to once a week. We made a commitment term as President and the close of my three years Krispy Kreme fundraiser over the top to have chapter Zoom calls every Monday on our chapter’s executive board. Over that time This went off without a hitch from there. In evening, to fill the time slot that previously was I’ve had opportunities to plan events for our December, our Treasurer Amanda Rowe helped Jewish Community High School. Our goal was teens; help create community traditions; design, plan and run our third annual Krispy Kreme to provide a regularly scheduled activity for produce, and sell merchandise; advocate for fundraiser. We brought in $600, our largest profit our members while other activities (including social change at the national level, and meet life- from any singular fundraiser in our chapter’s school) became inconsistent. We were able to long friends. In those three years, I’ve watched history. This income, combined with selling chapter follow through on that commitment, running Yachad BBYO solidify into an organization that merchandise at BBYO conventions and generous programs virtually every Monday through will stand in our community for years to come. donations from community members, helped us the end of the school year. These programs Eight years ago, Hillary Goldstein had an idea: surpass our yearly fundraising goal of $1000. included games that we could all play together a BBYO chapter that could operate within our through our phones, meaningful discussions local Jewish community. Just a sophomore in about Judaism and Israel, our chapter elections, high school at the time, she worked for three Applying Judaism to public policy and we ended with the installation of Yachad’s A month later, Rabbi Marc Ekstrand and Rabbi years to create and strengthen this brand-new 7th board on June 22nd. Having had the chance Polly Berg led a group of Yachad teens to the chapter. Since then, we’ve hit milestone after to speak with each member of the 7th board L’Taken Seminar in Social Justice in Washington, milestone, growing as a teen community. This individually about their plans for the coming D.C. Though Temple Emanu-El had brought past year has been one of strength. year, I can say with certainty that these teens teens (including myself) to the seminar in 2019, are qualified, impassioned, and committed to this year the trip was a collaboration between strengthening our Jewish teen community. September kick-off not stopped by Temple Emanu-El and Yachad BBYO. The four-day Triple-E Virus seminar focused on the importance of political In September, we planned a large kickoff activism and applying Judaism to public policy. At Welcome to the new board event in our advisor, Marcia’s, backyard. Our the end of the seminar, we had the opportunity Below are the names of our new Executive programming team, Ellanora Lerner and Ethan to lobby our Congressional delegation on issues Board members and their positions: Novick, worked together to write engaging that we found important. We met with staff from and fun programs, perfect for the late-Summer Senators Blumenthal and Murphy’s offices, and Hannah Linder, President weather. Then, our state was hit by the first also sat down with Representative Joe Courtney Ethan Novick, Vice President of dangerous virus of the 2019-2020 programming and discussed our concerns. This wouldn’t have Programming year. The threat of mosquitos carrying the been possible without the support of our Jewish Regan Kaye, Vice President of Triple-E virus forced the event indoors, into community. Financial support from the Bentley Membership Marcia’s half-finished basement. We spent four Fund and several generous individuals helped Jack Haynes, Communications hours the night before the event cleaning every make this experience more accessible to our teens. Director inch of the basement and bringing in any beach Simone Lerner, Vice President of or bean-bag chair we could find or borrow Jewish Heritage COVID-19 - the silver lining Bayla McCaffrey, Treasurer from our neighbors. Against all odds, this was In March, everything changed as the world our most highly attended event on record. The was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. For our local THE JEWISH LEADER, JULY 3, 2020 9 Yachad Chapter - A new board takes over

Jack Haynes Regan Kaye Ethan Novick Communications Director VP of Membership VP of Programming

Although it’s hard to leave this organization the Leader), and as President this past year. I’ll be commonalities of high school and teenage life. after it has done so much for me, I could not attending Binghamton University in the Fall. In hindsight, the oceans we’ve crossed often imagine a better team of individuals to pick up Amanda Rowe has served on our board as look like puddles; but, in the crossing, if we find and carry the torch forward. Treasurer for the past two years, but has decided ourselves struggling, it’s nice to know that there not to run for a third term so she will have more are friends that will help us get on our way. Moving into the future time to pursue other interests. She will be a Senior Yachad BBYO has been that assurance for me, There are three individuals who will be leaving at Waterford High School this fall and plans to reminding me that the wind is at my back and Yachad this year: Ellanora Lerner, Jared Linder, remain active in Yachad and local Jewish life. that all I need to do is set sail. and myself. Amanda is a skilled artist and has designed several Ellanora served as VP of Programming for two pieces of merchandise for Yachad. She plans to Todah rabah. . . years and will be studying at Clark University this volunteer her drawing skills for the chapter in the I’d like to say thank you to those who have Fall. future. supported Yachad BBYO every step of the way: Jared served as our chapter’s VP of Jewish Marcia and Rebecca Reinhard; our sponsor Heritage his Sophomore year, Board President BBYO -- more than a youth group the Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut; his Junior year, and as Connecticut Valley At the end of an eventful year, it’s nice to look Young Emissaries Roi Refaeli and Tal Amar; all Region’s 60th VP of Jewish Heritage his senior back and see how far we’ve come as people. I’ve the rabbis and congregants in our community; year, becoming the first member of Yachad seen my friends mature into young adults and have BBYO Connecticut Valley Region staff; our to serve on the regional board. Jared will be felt the change within myself as well. Yachad BBYO members and our lovely parents for always being attending UConn. has been more than a youth group or a youth supportive of youth involvement and leadership; As for me, I served as Communications leadership opportunity to me. It’s been a family and the Jewish Leader newspaper for helping us Director for two years (hence all the articles for brought together by Judaism and bonded by the connect with our community. Iran still center stage By Edgar Asher, Ashernet

it doesn’t. Iran deliberately deceives the international nuclear weapons. I know that is your position as well. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met June 30 community. It lies all the time. It lies on solemn pledges This is part of the great partnership and alliance in Jerusalem with U.S. Special Representative for Iran and commitments that it took before the international between both our countries.” and Senior Policy Advisor to Secretary of State Mike community. It continues its secret program to develop Tuesday’s meeting between Netanyahu and Hook Pompeo Brian Hook. Despite the disruption caused by nuclear weapons. It continues its secret program to comes at an extremely sensitive time as Netanyahu the corona virus epidemic, the concerns to Israel about develop the means to delivering nuclear weapons.” The threatens to extend Israeli sovereignty over the Jewish the threats in the region, and in particular the threats Prime Minister continued, “Iran denies access to the settlements on the West Bank and Jordan Valley. made by Iran, are of paramount concern. IAEA inspectors to important sites, some of which we However, the mood in Israel and with Israel’s political Netanyahu pointed out to Hook that the concern have uncovered through our own activity. It continues its partners, led by Defense Minister Benny Gantz, is regarding Iran make it important that the matter rampant aggression across the Middle East and beyond. It against the move, particularly at this time. Some cannot be put on a back burner despite the growing arms, trains, finances, and dispatches terrorists.” political commentators say that such a move will lead effects of the virus epidemic. Netanyahu continued, “I believe it is time to implement to serious confrontation from both the West Bank and Netanyahu told Hook, “You’ve been the point now snapback sanctions. I don’t think we can afford to Gaza – something that Israel could well do without. man for President Trump’s campaign of maximum wait. We should not wait for Iran to start its breakout to a Most would agree with Benny Gantz that Israel and the pressure on Iran. This campaign is based on one simple nuclear weapon because when that happens it will be too Palestinians must talk together first. It must be said that principle, that if Iran wants to be treated like a normal late for sanctions. So, my position remains clear. We will Israel has tried many times to bring the Palestinians country, it should behave like a normal country. But do whatever is necessary to prevent Iran from developing to the negotiation table - without any success. © ASHERNET 10 THE JEWISH LEADER, JULY 3, 2020 Meet the Israeli king of US college tennis By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c Nadal. “I look up to him because of his work ethic,” he says. Who could imagine At 18, Cukierman started that a native of Tel training with Israeli tennis great Aviv would be the Amos Mansdorf and won another top-ranked US men’s Israel championship. college tennis player? Like other Israeli youth, he Sounds unlikely, was drafted into the military but it is true: after high school. Unlike most of University of his peers, he completed his three- Southern California’s year service as an Outstanding Daniel Cukierman, 24, Athlete, a special designation is No. 1 in the 2019- that permits soldier-athletes to 20 Intercollegiate continue training for their sport. Tennis Association He was able to travel to Europe (ITA) Division I Men’s for some tennis tournaments, Individual National although not as many as he would Rankings. have liked. Cukierman also Nevertheless, Cukierman plays for Israel’s recalls those army years as pivotal in his progression. The Davis Cup team. He Daniel Cukierman won singles and doubles matches at the Davis Daniel Cukierman playing at the Davis Cup won singles and next “big jump,” he says, occurred Cup qualifiers in March 2020. qualifiers in March 2020. doubles matches Unofficialat USC. ambassador against Turkey — the latter in tandem with Australian Open He’d decided to seek out “I didn’t have any family or friends in California. I am 24/7 with the doubles champ Jonathan Erlich, 42 — at the 24-country Davis Cup an American college where he tennis team and they became close friends quickly,” says Cukierman. qualifiers last March. could play tennis and study a Nor did he speak English fluently when he arrived. But being “That was one of the biggest moments of my career,” says Cukierman. subject that would prepare him bilingual in Hebrew and French, he picked a third language fairly fast. The 5-foot-10 athlete ordinarily would have been in Los Angeles for a fallback career outside “People were laughing at my English – they still do, as a joke — and now, completing his junior year and his third season with the college of professional sports. Several it was harder than I thought but I got used to studying in English,” he team. colleges were eager to have him. says. Instead, the coronavirus pandemic has him taking classes remotely “I began looking for colleges Cukierman is not the only foreigner on the Trojans. However, he from his home in Tel Aviv and only recently getting back on the court pretty late and I decided to go to is the first Israeli teammate ever. That makes him a sort of unofficial for his usual four hours of practice per day. theUSC onlyacademics three monthsand the before other it representative of his country. He and his Israeli teammates hope to face off against Ukraine, as started,” he says. “The location, “I found out that a lot of people don’t know much about Israel. They planned, at the Davis Cup World Group I ties in September – assuming think it’s a poor country with camels. I get asked a lot of questions and the tournament won’t suffer the same fate as the 2020 Summer tennis players were the reasons I I definitely feel like an ambassador for Israel,” says Cukierman. ‘IOlympics. like to compete’ chose USC.” “I don’t really like to talk politics. But I try to explain how we don’t He faced tough competition have rockets falling in Tel Aviv, and they shouldn’t be afraid to come for a tennis scholarship at USC, here.” A couple of American friends did take him up on that. Cukierman was six years old when his parents gave him a racket whose men’s squad ranks third Cukierman started out as an international relations major and then and took him for lessons. He didn’t get serious about the sport until 10 in the NCAA. “I was ranked 500 in switched to real estate development. “Real estate is more of a numbers years later. Winning the Israeli doubles title while still in high school the world and my ranking made game and you can be very successful,” he explains. gave him a taste of victory that he relished. them realize I could help the For the king of college tennis, success is already served. “I like to compete,” he explains. “Tennis is one vs. one so it all comes team,” he says. down to you. It’s much different than in a team sport like basketball.” The USC Trojans welcomed IsraeliCukierman’s personal Covid-19 tennis hero, he says, isvaccine Spanish star Rafael successfulhim warmly. in hamster test By ISRAEL21c Staff

A single dose of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine developed at the Israel authors state. Institute for Biological Research provides protection against SARS- They noted that more than 90 vaccines are being developed rapidly CoV-2 proved effective against Covid-19 in Syrian golden hamsters, in a variety of countries using a variety of technologies. according to a paper published June 19. “Among them are RNA and DNA vaccines, viral vectored vaccines, The recombinant VSV-∆G-spike vaccine “results in rapid and potent recombinant proteins, live attenuated and inactivated vaccines. induction of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2,” the paper’s Currently, none of these candidates have been approved. Here, we authors report. designed an rVSV-based vaccine (rVSV-∆G-spike), in which the Two groups of hamsters were used in the study. One group received VSV-G protein is replaced with the SARS-CoV-2 S protein, creating a the vaccine before being infected with the novel coronavirus. The recombinant replicating virus.” other group was not immunized beforehand. The governmental research institute in Ness Ziona, which normally Hamsters that received a single dose of the experimental works on defense projects, has been directing all its efforts toward vaccination didn’t lose body weight as did unvaccinated hamsters in novel coronavirus research. In collaboration with several partners, the the control group and their lungs “showed only minor lung pathology, IIBR is developing a treatment and a vaccine as well as a new method and no viral load” while the unvaccinated hamsters had extensive lung to detect the virus through breath analysis. tissue damage and high viral loads. The vaccine candidate will now have to be tested on larger animals “Taken together, we suggest recombinant VSV-∆G-spike as a safe, and finally on humans. Meanwhile, a patent application has been filed. efficacious and protective vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection,” the THE JEWISH LEADER, JULY 3, 2020 11 Jewish bookseller can spruce up your Zoom background

A regular on the popular public Minister Golda Meir, Supreme Court Justices Felix Frankfurter or Louis television program “Antiques Brandeis, whose letters Gloss has sold. For a sports fan, Gloss suggests Roadshow,” Gloss is a sought- titles about Sandy Koufax or Moe Berg, the Major League Baseball after lecturer and an appraiser catcher who spied for the United States during World War II. for clients that include Harvard One book that struck a chord with Gloss is “Outwitting History: The University and the FBI. He’s also Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books,” no stranger to using books as by Aaron Lansky, the founder and director of the National Yiddish decor, curating selections for set Book Center. Gloss recalled in vivid detail a passage from the book designers who need, say, books in which Lansky described visits with elderly Yiddish speakers who from the 1950s. He once supplied insisted on feeding him as they told stories about the cherished books 6,000 books with red covers for a they were passing on. movie set. “We’ve experienced that,” Gloss said. “You’re buying their library. Over the years, the Brattle It’s so emotional and so deep to them. They want to talk about it.” has sold 16th- and 17th-century While the bookshelf venture can’t entirely sustain the Brattle, Hebrew Bibles, volumes of the which has been closed for more than two months, Gloss said it has Talmud, a commentary by the provided some fun for the staff. But there’s a glimmer of hope on the medieval Jewish philosopher horizon: As of last week, Massachusetts began lifting restrictions on Moses Maimonides and old businesses and the Brattle was able to reopen, albeit with restrictions. “What you see of someone’s books tells you about their intellect and The reopening went well, said Gloss, who recently found another their personality,” said Ken Gloss, who owns Boston’s Brattle Book Shop. (Courtesy of the Brattle Book Shop)

By Penny Schwartz, JTA

In early April, just a few weeks after non-essential businesses in Massachusetts were shut down due to COVID-19, the staff at the Brattle Book Shop noticed that some prominent personalities conducting video interviews from home were seated in front of fairly lackluster bookshelves. So staffers at the legendary 185-year-old antiquarian bookseller in the heart of downtown Boston offered to help them out. In an April 7 Twitter post, they offered their expertise to prospective customers seeking a more sophisticated look — or at least a tidier one, free of worn copies of old paperbacks. The local media took note of the tweet and soon the phone started ringing. We see your bookshelves in the backgrounds of Zoom meetings and TV appearances. Let us help you curate your background. Books in all subjects. Please email us at [email protected] for more details. One caller was an epidemiologist who wanted to feature medical books. Another who suddenly found himself conducting business Here are some Jewish bookshelf suggestions from Gloss. (Courtesy of the Brattle Book Shop) meetings from home wanted to tone down his valuable collection of rare books. Some callers didn’t really care; they just wanted a good- looking selection. “Books are giving that first impression,” Ken Gloss, the Brattle’s cookbooks with kosher recipes. reason to celebrate — he became a first-time grandfather, beginning a owner, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in a phone interview from “It tells a huge amount of new generation of book lovers. the shop, which is located just steps from Boston Common. “What society and its values,” Gloss said “One of my great joys when my children were growing up was you see of someone’s books tells you about their intellect and their of the cookbooks. reading to them,” he said. “It did not matter exactly what book, but the personality, whether you’d like to meet them or not meet them.” So what books should Jewish act of reading. I plan to regularly read to him.” As the world has shifted to virtual gatherings in response to the readers consider if they’re coronavirus pandemic, millions of people have suddenly gained looking to spruce up their intimate glimpses of the living rooms and home offices of their friends, videoconference backdrops? co-workers or even strangers who happen to be taking the same For an eye-catching aesthetic, online course. And some have grown self-conscious about the image Gloss suggests Marc Chagall’s those books are projecting. “The Jerusalem Windows.” Jonathan Sarna, a noted historian of American Judaism, told JTA For Bostonians, he suggests that he switched to a virtual background after a participant in a “The Jews of Boston,” a photo- webinar he was leading offered to organize the piles of books piled rich gem co-edited by Sarna, high on his desk. or “The Death of an American For those who want to improve the look of their home libraries, Jewish Community,” a timely Gloss and his staff start by asking about the person’s interests. Then title that addresses Black-Jewish they scour their massive inventory and arrange a selection of books on relations in the city. Books by and a shelf. Finally they email a photograph to the prospective customer, about the Boston-born maestro who can choose to purchase any or all of them. Leonard Bernstein also stand The Brattle has been in Gloss’ family since 1949, when the shop out, he says. was purchased by his father, George, the American-born son of Jewish Gloss outside the Brattle Book Shop, which is steps from Boston A reader wanting to display Common. (Courtesy of the Brattle Book Shop) immigrants from Lithuania. Ken Gloss took over after his dad died in Jewish pride might consider 1985. books about the late Israeli Prime 12 THE JEWISH LEADER, JULY 3, 2020 The Jewish community is facing unprecedented challenges By Doug Kahn and Steven Windmueller, Forward

And, if annexation occurs, Where do we turn to help us navigate through this turbulent and There is no sugarcoating this moment: We are leaders within the BLM complex period? No single place, of course; many institutions are facing extraordinary challenges as a country — and as movement might feel intense playing a role. Jewish Federations have reminded all of us of what a community. These sets of challenges are inherently pressure to speak out against it, it means to have a major force in our communities to galvanize linked; when democracy and civil society are threatened, thereby sparking complications emergency funds where they are most needed. Synagogues are so are Jews. And in many ways, the Jewish community is a in Black-Jewish relations at a appropriately drawing greater numbers than ever, albeit virtually, to reflection of the larger struggles of American society. time when we were moving bring us together in ways that help us nurture our souls. Social service There has been a tremendous response of American closer together again. This will agencies, Hebrew Free Loan Associations, Jewish family foundations, Jewish institutions to stand up and be counted in support inevitably raise concerns about so many institutions that comprise our community’s support system of Black Lives Matter. The vast majority of American Jews aligning with a movement that are shining in this most adverse moment. And the Jewish Community support the overall goals of the BLM Movement — to includes leaders who harshly Relations Councils (JCRCs) and their national hub, Jewish Council for finally and comprehensively address systemic racism in criticize or single out Israel. Public Affairs (JCPA), remind us that we must always be vigilant against our society. And, importantly, that includes a look inwards Will the Black-Jewish alliance the rise of extremism and any deterioration in society’s commitment at our own community and the persistent barriers and be pulled apart yet again from to pluralistic democracy. prejudices that have precluded full participation of Jews of within and outside? Although COVID-19 has temporarily changed how we connect, color at all levels of Jewish life. This would be a weighty list this pandemic does not mean that our Jewish connections have been But demands to “defund the police” — understanding of serious challenges under any destroyed. by the Forward that the term has a wide range of meanings — pose a circumstances. But layered on To protect our communal interests, we have to safeguard our serious dilemma for the American Jewish community top of this set of major issues, we democratic institutions; to address anti-Semitism we have to address which has placed a premium on extensive cooperation have an upcoming presidential racism and bigotry in all its manifestations; to minimize polarization with law enforcement to help protect our communal election that many (including within the Jewish community we have to pay attention to the forces institutions at a time of intensified concern about real these writers) see as the most that are accelerating incivility and the possibility of increased violence threats targeting Jews. How do we balance our two core consequential in their lifetimes within the broader society. interests here – equal justice and end of systemic racism and that is certain to be fiercely To achieve these goals at this critical juncture, our communities with continued strong ties with law enforcement? negative and ugly, increasing the must continue to convene our diverse communal representatives, Editorials • Opinions Letters On top of these momentous issues we have been potential for serious civil unrest rabbis and leaders to engage in thoughtful, civil debate and informed experiencing a dramatic rise of anti-Semitism, including and violent acts in such a charged conversations over policies and actions that best represent the deadly attacks perpetrated at two Jewish institutions, atmosphere. interests of the Jewish people and our larger society. Our leaders must that raise real concerns about our security to a new level And all this in the midst of seek consensus wherever possible and mobilize us through strategic and about the societal conditions and forces that are the biggest global pandemic advocacy and relationship-building beyond our own community. That contributing to a rise of hate, including anti-Semitism and other forms in 100 years which threatens is the everyday work of JCRCs and JCPA and it is more urgent than ever. of bigotry. every corner of the globe ThereRabbi areDoug no Kahn shortcuts. is the Executive Director Emeritus of the Jewish It is time for everyone in the Jewish world to take a breath and and has resulted in countless Community Relations Council in San Francisco and founder of Broad focus on what makes us similar rather than what makes us different. deaths and crippling economic Tent Consulting. And then there’s the fact that a majority of American Jews support devastation. It is a pandemic Steven Windmueller is the Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk Emeritus a two-state solution that would result in independent states of Israel that disproportionately affects Professor of Jewish Communal Service at the Jack H. Skirball Campus of and Palestine living in peace and security, believing that — in addition African Americans and Latinos HUC-JIR in Los Angeles. His writings can be found on his website, www. to being a just solution to the conflict — only a two-state solution can in the U.S., reinforcing the legacy thewindreport.com. ensure that Israel remains a Jewish and democratic state. If Israel of systemic racism, and has annexes portions of the West Bank, a possibility beginning July 1, the caused a catastrophic economic The views and opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own kind of divide that tore our community apart during the Iran nuclear calamity for individuals, families, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Jewish Leader. deal debate could resurface, once again seriously challenging our businesses and non-profit civility and civil discourse. Are we prepared for a new round of vitriol institutions including those that within our community?Six-day war ammunitionserve the Jewish community. stash found near Kotel By Edgar Asher, Ashernet

by soldiers of the Royal Jordanian The Western Wall Heritage Foundation and Israel Antiquities Army during the Six Day War, Authority (IAA) archaeologists were surprised on Sunday, June 28, to perhaps when the IDF liberated discover an ammunition stash from the Six Day War while excavating the Old City. The water cistern we underneath the lobby of the Western Wall Tunnels. Among the findings excavated served the residential uncovered are rifle magazines full of bullets, a bayonet, and other rifle structures of the Moghrabi parts. neighborhood that was built in A Jordanian ammunition stash (known as a ‘slick’) was discovered what is today, the Western Wall today during Israel Antiquities Authority excavations under the lobby Plaza.” of the Western Wall Tunnels site. The ammunition was hidden in the Assaf Peretz of the IAA, who bottom of a British Mandate period water cistern. The excavations identified the ammunition, are being conducted in cooperation with the Western Wall Heritage said, “This is ammunition that Foundation in preparation for a new and fascinating tour in addition was produced in Britain in the to the classic Western Wall Tunnels tour. Israeli police bomb-disposal thefactory headstamp of Greenwood on the and rim, Batley the The Jordanian ammunition stash found near the Western Wall. experts came to the site to examine the findings. in Leeds, Yorkshire. Based on According to Dr. Barak Monnickendam-Givon and Tehila Sadiel, directors of the excavation on behalf of the IAA, “While excavating the ammunition was produced in different water cistern in the Western Wall Plaza, in an excavation by water cistern, a surprise awaited us - about ten full magazines of a 1956 and reached the Royal IAA’s Dr. Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah.” Bren light machinegun, full clip chargers and two bayonets of a British Jordanian Army.” The discovery About a month ago, the IAA and the Western Wall Heritage Lee Enfield rifle. Usually, in excavations, we find ancient findings from of the ammunition stash for Bren Foundation publicized that an interesting subterranean network, hewn one or two thousand years ago, but this time, we got a glimpse of the light machine gun match two into bedrock from the Second Temple period, that was uncovered in an events that occurred 53 years ago, frozen in time in this water cistern. other Bren guns that were found archaeological excavation at the foot of an impressive 1400-year-old Apparently, this is an ammunition dump that was purposely hidden about a year and a half ago in a public structure. © ASHERNET THE JEWISH LEADER, JULY 3, 2020 13

FOURTH CONT. FROM PG 5 GOATS CONT. FROM PG 6 Mobile herds

in the field, checking different factors in relevant locations, Another direction the researchers have looked at is establishing andOne performing of the geographicalresearcher’s mobile goat herds. Such a venture has been in existence for a decade, analyses. launched by the JNF in Mateh Yehuda together with a group of Bedouin shepherds. suggestions was to encourage Every year, for a period of several months, the shepherds come goat grazing among amateur from the northern Negev to the Jerusalem mountains and stay in growers — more specifically, mobile facilities. villagers who raise goats as a In exchange for grazing in the area, goat owners receive benefits hobby, but are often not taken for their herds, such as subsidies, vaccines, water and supplemental into account by officials because food when needed. their number of goats is small. The researchers found that there is a potential to establish The researchers found that mobile herds in the north, especially by shepherds and volunteer under certain conditions, such organizations such as HaShomer HaChadash (New Guard). as receiving logistic or financial “The understanding among the rural and urban communities of

remembers happy times with his family, sitting together watching rockets split the sky over the Thames, while he ate funnel cakes and s’mores. At ten, he thought life couldn’t get much better. And all at once he knows where he’ll be spending his year leave. He wonders if the house still looks the same, and if his mother’s cooking is still so good. And he thinks of his brothers and wonders if they’ll ever be together again. ***

A year passes.

Golda Rubenstein sits on her front porch. With the Pandemic in decline and vaccinations taking place all over the world, New London has decided to celebrate in style. Three enormous barges have been towed to the middle of the Thames River just off City Pier to celebrate the fourth of July. Shirley, Golda’s tiresome neighbor, peers over the hedge, her lips pursed, gawking at the parade of Rubensteins coming up the driveway. “Since when did Michael become a Captain?” Shirley asks. Golda smiles, but says nothing. “And Sammy, I didn’t know he was married. Guess there’s someone for everyone.” Again Golda says nothing, But the hint of a smile creases her lips. “And Zach, appointed to the National Security Council at thirty-five, who would have ever imagined the Rubenstein kids making good. The aid, these breeders would agree how important and beneficial goat grazing is in certain areas needs to world sure is a crazy place.” to slightly increase their herds be strengthened,” says Amador. Golda smiles warmly and shrugs, for Shirley’s barbs have lost their and let them graze around their According to Amador, grazing as a form of fire prevention is also sting. neighborhoods. being tested or planned to be carried out in communities such as Then, with the spring of a younger woman in her stride, Golda “They already know how Haifa, Kiryat Tivon and Kochav Ya’ir. walks to the military Humvee waiting to escort the family. to raise goats, and they like it, “A change is happening. In many places, communities come to Shirley yells down the driveway. “So what’s the big hurry. Don’t you so why not? We need the small realize that grazing is a more lucrative and environmentally benign want to talk a while?” herds,” says Amador. option than mechanically cutting down the vegetation and dumping “I’d love to chat, Shirley, really I would,” Golda says as Zach links areas,As athe solution researchers to the proposed problem it in waste sites. his arm in hers, “But we don’t want to miss the fireworks down by the of building enclosures in open “Instead, you can take out a herd of goats that does all the work,” pier.” AmadorRacheli concludes. Wacks writes for ZAVIT Environment and Science to place the buildings adjacent News Agency to the edges of agricultural settlements. Custom Tub & Shower Since 1919 Southeastern Connecticut’s Oldest and Most Respected Jewelers In a geographical analysis Ruby Glass Enclosures Diamonds ❖ Watches ❖ Crystal of the Mateh Yehuda Regional CO., INC • Design & Installation Fine Contemporary & Antique Jewelry Council in the Jerusalem District, • All-Glass Enclosures ❖ the researchers found that due SERVING SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT Custom Jewelry Design Expert Jewelry & Watch Repair FOR OVER 60 YEARS to the relatively short distances Estate Jewelry Bought & Sold Expert Mirror Design & between communities, goat FULLSERVICE GLASS SPECIALISTS Installation grazing would be possible in 44726 • Visit Our Showroom almost all the areas where 262 Boston Post Road • Utopia Centre itis needed, without harming 151 Jefferson Avenue • New London, CT 06320 Waterford, CT • (860) 442-4391 protected areas or nature Monday - Thursday 10:00-6:00 ❖ Friday 10:00-7:00 ❖ Saturday 10:00-4:00 reserves. Phone (860) 442-0373 • Fax (860) 442-1356 14 THE JEWISH LEADER, JULY 3, 2020 Joel Schumacher, Carl Reiner, comedy director of ‘St. Elmo’s legend dies at 98 Fire’ and 2 ‘Batman’ BY JTA Staff films, dies at 80 offered his own secrets for long Until the last day of life. By Marcy Oster, JTA his life, Carl Reiner was “The key to longevity,” he said, tweeting about some “is to interact with other people.” of his favorite topics: Reiner and Brooks remained

Obituaries Joel Schumacher, who directed such box office hits as “St. politics, comedy and close friends into their 90s, Elmo’s Fire” and two “Batman films,” has died. decadesthe twists as one and of turns the often eating dinner together, as Schumacher died Monday in New York City at 80. He had he experienced over an episode of Jerry Seinfeld’s cancer. “Comedians in Cars Getting He took over at Warner Bros. for Tim Burton to direct world’s greatest living Coffee” showed. “Batman Forever” in 1995 and “Batman & Robin” in 1997. funnymen. In the documentary, Reiner Among his two biggest hits are the Brat Pack films “St. Reiner died also offered insight into what Elmo’s Fire” and “The Lost Boys.” Monday, June 29, made him funny. Schumacher also directed the film version of the musical “The at 98, hours after “I think it’s partly your Carl Reiner at the Aero Theatre in Santa Phantom of the Opera” in 2004, an adaptation of Andrew Lloyd hadreiterating become his president, dismay genes,” he said. “Also, it’s your Webber’s original stage musical. He directed adaptations of John Monica, Calif., Aug. 3, 2017. (John that Donald Trump environment. Also, if you have a Grisham’s “The Client” (1994) and “A Time to Kill” (1996), as well as Wolfsohn/Getty Images) funny bone; if you grew up in a two episodes of the first season of the Netflix series “House of Cards.” days after posing with family with a sense of humor.” He started as a window dresser before moving to Los Angeles to his daughter Annie and Reiner’s son Rob also would launch his career in the film industry. He worked as a costume designer, longtime friend Mel Brooks in Black Lives Matter shirts and 70 years go on to have a distinguished including on Woody Allen’s “Sleeper,” and later wrote screenplays, after his first television appearance. career as an actor, notably in the including for “The Wiz” and “Car Wash.” The Bronx native, the son of Jewish immigrant parents, called groundbreaking TV comedy “All His film debut as a director came in 1981 with “The Incredible himself a “Jewish atheist” and said his faith in God had ended with the in the Family,” and as a director Shrinking Woman,” starring Lily Tomlin. Holocaust. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he began of such films as “When Harry Met His father died when he was 4 years old and he was raised by his a long and varied show business career. He created “The Dick Van Dyke Sally” and “A Few Good Men.” Jewish mother in Long Island City. He was openly gay throughout his Show,” formed a comedy duo with Brooks that was highlighted in their Reiner’s wife of 64 years, career. album the “2000 Year Old Man,” wrote screenplays for Steve Martin Estelle, died in 2008. Along with films including “The Jerk” and, in his later years, voiced characters in Rob and Annie, he is survived by animated films. a son Lucas, their children, and In a 2015Ilia documentary Salita, about longevity head that Reiner hosted, of he Genesistheir children’s children. Philanthropy Group, dies

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Even foreigners friendly to America are quite pessimistic these King today, someone who could days about the United States. Ari Shavit, for example, entitled a recent sweep masses of people up with mountain shall be made low. The rough op-ed, “The End of the American Century.” He wrote that “America is his faith the way Rabbi Riskin places will be made plain, and the crooked in a state of systemic collapse. She has lost her internal balance and swept up the congregation that places will be made straight.” God’s words has lost her internal power. America has lost her way.” Shavit, author day at Yeshurun Synagogue. to Isaiah, sent to comfort the people of of My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel (2013), has As is the case with truly great Israel after the calamitous destruction of lectured widely in the U.S.; his column was written not with a sense of leaders (and Herzl did this with their Temple, serve as bedrock for Dr. King’s schadenfreude but in sober observation. Zionism), there is an inevitability faith. It is “with this faith,” says Dr. King, that As a religious American, I have a different view than Shavit. While to Dr. King’s words. When you “we will be able to work together, to pray things do indeed look dark right now for America, people of faith listen to his speeches you are together, to struggle together, to go to jail know that America will ultimately right herself and resume her captivated not by the possibility together, to stand up for freedom together, slow (sometimes glacial) course toward justice, righteousness, and that his words will come true but knowing that we will be free one day.” goodness. I am reminded here, of a talk I heard about two decades ago by his confidence that they must We approach the Fourth of July this year with much uncertainty and from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin (the most influential American immigrant come true. much pain. We are still in the grips of a pandemic that has destroyed to Israel since Golda Meir). Martin Luther King’s dream hundreds of thousands of lives, physically and economically; we are Rabbi Riskin was speaking in Jerusalem during the Second Intifada, for America was so powerful still reeling from racial violence committed by “regular” individuals when people were terrorized by suicide bombings and extremely because it felt like prophecy, and by the police as well as from an aftermath of violence; and we are fearful of the future. He stood up and proclaimed his faith in God’s because it was inspired by the also in the midst of a divisive Presidential election. unbroken covenant with the Jewish people, saying “The Eternal One of Hebrew Prophets who were Let us remind ourselves, though, that what George Washington Israel does not lie” (1 Samuel 15.29). It was a very dramatic moment; inspired by God. In his peroration referred to as the “great experiment for promoting human happiness” we were all swept up by Rabbi Riskin’s faith, and we knew that Israel to “I Have a Dream” Dr. King has not been concluded. But we have faith that the American would make it through to better times. And this happened—and it utilizes Isaiah 40.4: “I have a experiment will indeed prove successful. Dr. King’s dream will come happened because it had to happen. I feel the same way about America. dream that one day every valley true because it has to. Oh, but how sorely does AmericaNew need someone thoughts like Martin Luther shall about be exalted, every human hill and evolution

ago, Prof. Israel Hershkowitz in different prehistoric times, and at what rate human adaptability of the Tel Aviv University and evolved in order to adjust to diverse climatic conditions.” Prof. Mina Weinstein-Evron The research of Dr. Weisbrod and of Prof. Weinstein-Evron now of Haifa University published reveals that the migration from Africa occurred during a period of a their findings in the prestigious global ice age and supports the belief that the adaptations that made journal ‘Science’. The fossils humanity the dominant species on Earth appeared early on in our differentnow being species investigated of rodents were and evolution. identified as belonging to 13 According to Prof. Weinstein-Evron, the researcher who conducted the excavation at Misliya Cave and in other regions of North Africa and small insect eaters, some of southeastern Europe, are changing existing perceptions on human ofwhich northwestern now live in Iran high and and in cold the evolution. These discoveries shed light on the origins of modern regions, in the Zagros Mountains humans and the development of their physiological and behavioral capabilities. These capabilities enabled us to reach each of the Caucasus Mountains.” continents in a relatively short time, in evolutionary terms, accelerated According to Dr. Weisbrod, the extinction of earlier human species, and led our ancestors to “It is amazing to learn about dominate the world. If the climate was not the factor that initially modern human evolution from delayed our ancient ancestors, researchers will have to examine other The Misliya Cave on Mount Carmel near Haifa. the remains of one small rodent. explanations, including those related to population demographics, interactions with other human species, or the late emergence of By Edgar Asher, Ashernet Among the species discovered during the excavation, we were technological innovations. © ASHERNET also very surprised to discover A fossil recently found in a Carmel Cave indicated that human animals capable of living only migration from Africa occurred during the Ice Age approximately in cold climates - especially one some 200,000 years ago. species called ‘ellobius lutescens’, Contrary to popular theory that the freezing conditions and which lived here during the Ice dryness of the ice age periods deterred human migration between Age and disappeared from our continents, a new and surprising study reveals that movement out of region more than 150,000 years Africa into the Middle East actually occurred under such challenging ago. This signifies that, here in climatic conditions. These recent findings were published by Dr. Lior Israel, cold conditions prevailed Weissbrod of the Israel Antiquities Authority and Prof. Mina Weinstein- that allowed such animals to Evron of the Zinman Institute of Archeology at the University of Haifa. survive. Finding the human The research examined animal fossils from Misliya Cave on Mount jawbone in the same layer where Carmel and identified a vole species that characterized northern and the rodent lived, suggests that cold regions. The rodents were found close to a human jawbone, these early humans survived shown by carbon dating to be nearly 200,000 years old, that is among under these conditions. The the earliest human remains found outside Africa. The research was tiny remains of the animals we published this week in the ‘Journal of Human Evolution’. examined are of paramount According to Dr. Lior Weisbrod, who published the new findings importance to the study of together with Prof. Mina Weinstein-Evron, “We investigated tiny human evolution. With the help fossils, most of them smaller than a single mm, discovered within of fossils, one can determine Dr. Lior Weissbrod with rodent fossils. the same layer where, the jawbone of the earliest modern humans – under what conditions ancient ‘homo sapiens’- were found outside Africa two years ago. Two years humans could have survived 16 THE JEWISH LEADER, JULY 3, 2020

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