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HOW TO REACH US - PHONE 860-442-8062 • FAX 860-443-4175 • EMAIL [email protected] • BY MAIL: 28 CHANNING STREET, NEW LONDON, CT 06320 What is Making sense of Besere the Israeli election By Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post Velt? Al Davis, the iconic owner of the NFL Oakland Raiders football The 25th East- team, had a well-known mott: “Just win, baby!” ern CT Int’l Film It is not important how you win, just that you win. This sentiment Festival opening is Sunday, May 19, Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, who once said, “Winning 2:00 pm at The isn’treflected everything, the motto it is the of an only even thing.” earlier fabled NFL legend, this time Garde Arts Center A Besere Velt, Boston Workmen’s Circle in New London. It Community Chorus will be featured during Yom truly will be a gala the Jewish Federation’s Gala Opening of the What is true on the football field, is even truer in politics. And opening to cele- its 25th Anniversary Eastern CT Int’l Film Fes- Ha’atzmaut knowsPrime Ministerhow to win. Benjamin He has Netanyahu,the political who antennae is poised to know for the what fifth it takes time brate the festival’s tival on Sunday, May 19, 2 pm at The Garde celebration to yetwin, again what be is tabbedneeded by to theenthuse president his base, to set and up then the next goes government, after it – no quarter century. Arts Center in New London.The group will be matter what, no holds barred. By Marcia Reinhard, The afternoon will led by guest conductor Osnat Netzer. It was an ugly election, this one, uglier than most because it was so JFEC Assistant Director begin with a spe- non-ideological: so little about issues, and so much about personali- It is so hard for me to believe cial performance by A Besere Velt, Boston Workmen’s Circle Yid- ties. that it is April 9 already – only one dish Community Chorus, a choral group from Boston. The concert’s To win, Netanyahu had to run a divisive campaign; had to orches- month before our Yom Ha’Atzmaut theme is Sing Out, Fight Back! inspired by the Warsaw Ghetto Upris- trate a merger between Bayit Yehudi and the far right Otzma Yehudit; celebration on ing 76 years ago. Thursdday, May 9 and had to win a bear hug from US President Donald Trump. Though The good news is we A Besere Velt which means “A Better World,” is proud to be a at 5:45 p.m. there will be a price for each of those actions, he is willing to pay it if have obtained “voice” for justice. This intergenerational Yiddish chorus weaves the The Holiday Inn he has to -- all in order to win. as our venue. heartache and irrepressible idealism of Yiddish folk music into a vi- in New London The price of running a divisive and ugly personal campaign is that it sion of justice and humanity for the 21st century. From haunting mel- our needs and it promises to be odies to workers’ anthems, the songs come alive with multi-layered not impossible – to try to unite the country when it’s all over, as Netan- anotherThey are fabulous incredibly event, flexible as itto has all harmonies. The repertoire of A Besere Velt grew out of the shtetls, the yahuleaves began a stain trying and makesto do in it histhat early much morning more difficult victory –speech. though perhaps sweatshops and union meetings, the camps and ghettos. These songs The price for orchestrating the merger between Bayit Yehudi and There will be some of the same contain the sounds of the history, the culture, and the progressive val- Otzmat Yehudit to form the United Right Party, is that this was seen by thingsbeen for and the someprevious slight six changesyears. many both here and abroad as Netanyahu mainstreaming and making and additions. Liron, Roy and I A Besere Velt is usually led by Dr. Derek David. common cause with anti-Arab racists, something that does little good are diligently working to bring uesFor that our have concert, influenced we generations will be honored and continue to have toOsnat inspire Netzer us today. as for Israel and its image. And the price of the Trump hug is that the US guest conductor, a multi-faceted musician based in Cambridge, Mas- you another awesome and en- gaging Yom Ha’Atzmaut celebra- sachusetts. Born in Haifa, Israel, she developed a love of music at a something that – if Netanyahu obliges – is likely to alienate half of the tion for the young and the young very young age, and trained intensively as a composer, pianist, and Americanpresident willpublic, now and expect a majority a similar of US embrace Jews. in 2020 from Netanyahu, yOM hA’ATMAUT Yet Netanyahu is willing to take all three steps. Why? Because it CONT. ON PG 6 FILM FESTVIAL CONT. ON PG 13 ensures victory. Or, as Davis said, “just win, baby!” And as for the price of that victory, well, we’ll just deal with that Yom HaShoah later. Inside this Issue The 2019 Eastern Connecti- - cut observance of Yom HaShoah Mission Reflections will take place on Sunday, May Israel rightfully prides itself in its ELECTIONability to find CONT. short termON PG solu 13 By Florence Clarke, Anne Stockton, Edward Wheeler, 5, 2 pm on the campus of Con- and Sheila Wheeler / 7 necticut College in the Zachs Hil- Hebrew Ladies Aid/Rose Blonder Obituaries lel House. Plans for this year’s Scholarship Applications Now Available Natalie Prokesch, Sheldon Levine, Anna Skory / 14 speaker, candle lighters, narra- - Completed applications are due Columns ized. The April 26 Leader will Friday, June 14, 2019 Artie Dean – taking a break -- stay tuned for includetors, and additional movie are details. being final new column in April 26 issue Friday, May 3 the State of Con- To request an application: Carol Goodman Kaufman -- Shaina Knaidel / 6 necticut will host a Holocaust Geoff Hausmann -- Getting Ready for Sale / 10 1. You must be a high school senior or in college program in the Senate Chambers 2. A resident and member of the Jewish community Teddy Weinberger -- Full Moon on Seder Night / 15 in the State Capitol building from Additional Local News 11 am -2 pm. of Eastern Connecticut BBYO Spring Convention / 3 On Tuesday, April 30, the U.S. 3. Show financial need Bnai Israel Nigh of Remembrance / 5 Coast Guard Academy will be Contact Mimi at 860-442-8062 or Haddassah Events / 4-5 hosting a Holocaust observance Senior Corner & Events Calendar / 4, 6 from noon to 1:00 pm in the [email protected] for an application Leamy Ballroom. 2 THE JEWISH LEADER, APRIL 12, 2019 2,000-year-old burial estate discovered By Edgar Asher, Ashernet Building preparations for the construction of a new elementary only revealed part of a larger school in the Sharafat district of Jerusalem revealed a 2,000-year-old The present excavations have burial site from the Hasmonean period. present site. The village must havevillage been that agricultural existed south in nature of the jars, as well as a columbariam, (dovecote), a mikveh and a water cis- and the dovecotes, which were tern.Excavations revealed a large wine press and fragments of storage very important at the time of the A courtyard, together with a stone bench led to a burial site, which, Second Temple provided meat in the opinion of the archaeologists, was that of a well to do family. and eggs for the inhabitants as The cave of thee burial site will be totally sealed so as not to disturb the burials. the Temple. well as the sacrificial offerings off IDF soldier’s remains returned By Edgar Asher, Ashernet Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu

Zacharyflew to Moscow Baumel, on whose April 4 remainsto receive were the foundpersonal in Lebanoneffects of some the late 37 yearsIDF soldier after theSgt. Lebanese War. Sgt. Baumel’s remains were

- stituteflown backof Forensic to Israel Medicine the day at beforeAbu Kabir and inthen Tel wereAviv, positivelyas well as by identified the Chief at Military the In Rabbi, Brigadier General Eyal Krim. Sgt. Baumel will be buried in a full military cer- The newly revealed excavations of a 2,000-year-old burial estate. emony on Mount Herzl later today. Zachary Baumel immigrated with his The personal effects of IDF soldier Sgt. Zachary Baumel being Candle Lighting for Eastern CT area parents to Israel from Brooklyn, New York ceremoniously taken from the Defense Ministry in Moscow to be in 1970. He later joined an IDF Hesder mil- returned to Israel. Friday, April 12 • 7:07 pm itary unit which combines combat service Friday, April 19 • 7:15 pm with yeshiva study. He was killed during the 1982 Russian Defense Ministry ceremony at which he Lebanon War near Sultan Yaqub. received the remains of Zachary Baumel’s personal Friday, April 26 • 7:22 pm He had nearly completed his service when he was Friday, May 3 • 7:30 pm called up to serve in the Lebanon War. On June 11, Gerasimov also attended the ceremony 1982, he was sent into battle with his comrades near effects.Prime Russian Minister Chief Netanyahu of the thanked General President Staff Valery the Lebanese village of Sultan Yaqub. At least 20 Israelis were killed in the battle and 30 to bring Zachary Baumel for Jewish burial after wounded, with 3 MIAs: Baumel and fellow IDF sol- Putin and the Defense Ministry for their efforts diers Tzvi Feldman and Yehuda Katz - who are still was placed on the casket containing the Baumel’s missing. 37 years. After the ceremony, the Israeli flag that National Award Winner of the Council of Jewish of Jewish Federations as the Outstand- given to the Prime Minister. ing Small Cities Jewish newspaper. Published every other Friday for the dissemination personal effects was folded by the honor guard and of Jewish news and views by the Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut, 28 Channing Prime Minister Netanyahu attended an official Street, New London, CT 06320, 860-442-8062. Managing Editor...... Mimi Perl Layout Editor...... Forrest Sklar Social Editor...... Freida Katz President ...... Romana Strochlitz Primus Executive Director...... Jerome Fischer Mailing Volunteers...... Mimi & Milt Seed, Irving Siegel ...... Gerald & Marilyn Rubin Advertising: Call Mimi Perl 860-442-7395 or [email protected]. Advertising Deadline: Wednesday, April 17 for April 26 issue. Editorial Content: Preferred receipt of editorial material is via email to [email protected]. Photo(s) submitted via email should be separate attachment(s) from article. Preferred photo format is a .jpg format; resolution should be a minimum of 200 dpi. Material sent via fax [860-443-4175] or first class mail [28 Channing St., New London, CT 06320] should be typed/double spaced or neatly printed. If you submit a hard copy of a photo and wish the photo returned, include a stamped, self- addressed envelope. Editorial Deadline: Friday, April 19 for April 26 issue. Printing: The Gazette Press, Northhampton, MA Postmaster: Send address changes to Jewish Leader, 28 Channing St., New London, CT 06320 THE JEWISH LEADER, APRIL 12, 2019 3 Spring convention & election (Jared Linder) - Yachad BBYO By Ellanora Lerner elections on Sunday morning. This past weekend was Connecticut Valley Region’s Spring Convention which was to get ready for the day and check out. That didn’t quite work out, as we ended up waking events, Spring is unique because it hosts the regional board elections. This year’s election up Wearound planned 8:20. to Fortunately wake up around we were 7:30 able the to next get morning downstairs to give in time ourselves to stow plenty our luggage of time attended by six members of our local BBYO chapter. While conventions are always fun and grab some breakfast before heading into separate AZA and BBG business meetings for elections. During the election process, we got to hear again from all the candidates was particularly exciting for our chapter since our very own Jared Linder, currently our chapter’s president, was elected to serve as next year’s regional Vice President of Jewish plans for the region. Finally, we had the opportunity to vote on who is going to be creat- Heritage.Our journey He will began be the on first Friday person afternoon from our when chapter we to ever serve on regional board, so ingrunning our amazing (as well conventionsas a few others in the who upcoming were nominated) year and guiding about theirour chapter qualifications board. Theand we were all excited and proud to see him get elected this weekend. Plaza Hotel in Danbury, our usual convention desti- regional board. That feeling was heightened knowing our very own Jared Linder would nation.started Whenoff in wethe gotFederation to the hotel, van towardswe settled the into Crowne our beprocess heading was up complex, Jewish programming but at the end for I feltthe region.confident that we had elected an incredible rooms and then headed downstairs to hear from Is- Once elections concluded, we all gathered for the last time to watch a video about the raeli Olympic medalist Ori Sasson. Ori spoke about his journey to overcome fear, injury, and antisemitism, a bus which brought us to the Woodbridge JCC where we were picked up by my dad in leaving us with an inspiring message of perseverance. theconvention infamous and Federation sing some van. final All songs. in all, Finally,it was a we jam-packed departed weekend,from the hotel;a great this end time to the in After taking plenty of pictures with both Ori and his Olympic medal, we headed to the mezzanine for dinner eye out on instagram (@yachadbbyo) and on our Facebook page (yachadBBYO) for info (chicken strips and salad, a classic BBYO delicacy) and year’s conventions, and a great start for next year’s regional board. Make sure to keep an then back to the ballroom for Friday night services. Services at convention are always great moments of on ourEllanora next chapterLerner is event. the Vice President of Programming for Yachad BBYO. She is a junior community and tradition and this weekend’s service at the Fishers Island School and is interested in education and writing. certainly didn’t disappoint. The leaders introduced the weekend’s theme of “Wave Your Flag” by giving a brief Breathe in before answering! description of the Jewish communities in a variety of countries including Argentina and Ukraine. After ser- By ISRAEL21c Staff Our chapter president Jared A shot of espresso, a piece of chocolate or a headstand – all of these have been rec- vices, we broke into three groups; AZA for the guys, Linder, newly elected regional ommended before taking a big test. The best advice, however, could be to take a deep BBG for the girls, and a third group for those in 8th board member. breath. and 9th grade. In the AZA and BBG meetings, we got According to research conducted in the neurobiology lab of Prof. Noam Sobel of the to hear from the regional board about everything that happened in our region this year. Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, people who inhaled when presented with a Plus, as a fun bonus, the parents of some seniors on regional board made an appearance - to talk about their children’s BBYO journeys. Meanwhile the 8th and 9th graders par- ation. visuospatialThe results task of were the study,better at completing it than those who exhaled in the same situ published in the March watchticipated a slideshow in icebreakers showcasing and got the some seniors exclusive and the BBYO 16 chaptersswag. After in ourthat region. we all Finally,regrouped we 2019 issue of Nature Hu- endedto hear the the night regional by watching staff’s acomedy few seniors routine participate poking fun in aat touching the graduating ceremony seniors about andtheir to man Behavior, suggest that the olfactory system may - have shaped the evolution experiencesing services. inI attended BBYO before a service heading where up stairs we sang to get pop some songs much-needed which paralleled rest. the mean- The next morning we met for breakfast at nine. before gathering for Saturday morn of brain function far beyond the basic function of smell- more traditional discussion-based service. After services we split up into BBG and AZA ing. groupsings of theto start traditional the electoral prayers. proceedings. In the next Toroom get over,to know another the candidates,group participated a panel wasin a Ofer Perl, who led the re- held in which those running got the chance to answer questions in front of the whole search as a graduate student group. Following that we had a more intimate session in which the candidates cycled through small groups of members to present their platform and answer questions. Over- smell is the most ancient Inhaling before trying to solve a problem helps your brain sense:in Sobel’s “Even lab, plants explains and bac that- After the electoral proceedings we had lunch before moving into limmudim – small break function. Image via shutterstock.com teria can ‘smell’ molecules in outall, itgroups was a which great didexperience fun activities and an such awesome as making introduction kindness rocks.to the Indemocratic my group, process. we had their environment and react. But all terrestrial mammals smell by taking air in through time to bond with people from other chap- their nasal passages and passing signals through nerves into the brain.” This ancient sense may have set the pattern for the development of other parts of the tied into the theme of the weekend. We fol- brain. The act of inhalation may prepare the brain for taking in new information – in es- lowedters and that make activity our with very a presentation own flag, which by a sence, synchronizing the two processes. visiting artist, a Brooklyn based Uzbek Jew - named Zahar Vaks, who talked about the cessing smell – and thus inhalation – are connected to those that create new memories. importance of staying true to yourself. After TheIndeed, new studies Israeli fromstudy the started 1940s with on foundthe hypothesis that the areasthat parts of the of brain the brain involved involved in pro in his inspiring and engaging presentation, we higher cognitive functioning may also have evolved along the same basic template, even headed back to our rooms for some rest and if these have no ties whatsoever to the sense of smell. service, which was peaceful and meaning- fulrelaxation as always, before was Havdalah. immediately The Havdalah followed The sniffing brain “In other mammals, the sense of smell, inhalation and information processing go to- by dinner, dancing, and shopping for BBYO gether,” said Sobel. “Our hypothesis stated that it is not just the olfactory system, but the merch. After we tired ourselves out at the entire brain that gets ready for processing new information upon inhalation. We think of dance, we headed upstairs for Good & Wel- fare, one of my personal favorite activities at convention. This involves our whole chapter One of our advisors Marcia Reinhard with subjectsthis as the as ‘sniffing’ they were brain.” presented with test problems to solve. These included math prob- gathering in our advisor’s hotel room to eat Israeli Olympian Ori Sasson. Sasson is an lems,To spatialtest their visualization hypothesis, problems the researchers (in which measured they had the to air decide flow ifthrough a drawing the ofnostrils a three- of Israeli Olympic judoka. He won a bronze lots of snacks and share about our lives. Af- medal in the +100 kg category at the 2016 ter our meaningful conversation, we headed back to our rooms for a little sleep before Summer Olympics. dimensional figure could exist in reality) and verbal testsELECTION (in which they CONT. had toON decide PG 5 4 THE JEWISH LEADER, APRIL 12, 2019 got trouble in River City! Professor Harold Hill and received the Raven Award from the Mystery Writ- - ers of America and has been inducted into the Com- ance at Goodspeed in a rousing new production of thisMarian great the American Librarian musical. march intoWhen their huckster first appear Harold Senior Offerings promises to save an Iowa town by selling the dream 3edy tickets Hall of left Fame, the first play ever to receive that Reservations are necessary for all events. When making your res- of a boys’ band, Marian is the only skeptic. Until she accolade.Wednesday, Cost $54/$57. October Lunch 23, 2019,on your “Billy own. Elliot” ervation, let us know if you need a ride. Reservations can be starts to buy his pitch. Fall in love all over again with at Goodspeed. Young Billy Elliot is pulled between made by calling Beth at 860-444-6333x112. If Beth is “76 Trombones”, “The Wells Fargo Wagon”, “Trou- his family’s coalmining roots and his newly discov- not available, leave a voice mail message, she’ll check them the ble”, and “Till There Was You.” A glorious classic that following business day. ballet shoes? In the hardscrabble world of a chang- Lunch on your own. ingered England, passion reachingto dance. highIs his becomes future boxing a leap gloves of faith. or Senior Corner – April 3 tickets left willWednesday, have you parading June 19, in the2019, streets. “Always Cost A $64/$67. Brides- Following your dream – and overcoming obstacles Celebrating Birthdays -- Friends, we are going to start celebrating maid” at Newport Playhouse. Cost $60/$63. All in- – has never been more electric than in the 10-time clusive. SOLD OUT Tony winning Broadway phenomenon with songs Please make sure that Beth knows when your Birthday is so that you Wednesday, July 3, 2019, “Mamma Mia” at Ivo- by the legendary Elton John. Celebrate the idea of canour seniorbe included birthdays in the during monthly the cakefirst Koshercelebrations. Hot Lunch We look of each forward month. to ryton Playhouse. Over 60 million people worldwide being yourself in the Goodspeed premiere of this singing “Happy Birthday” and celebrating with all of you. have fallen in love with the characters, the story Craft Day at Senior Kosher Hot Lunch April 29 -- We will be do- and the music that make Mamma Mia! the ultimate on your own. 5 tickets left ing crafts on April 29. In April we will make a card. Please make sure feel-good show! Set on a Greek Island paradise, the powerful dance-filled story! Cost $64/$67. Lunch to make your reservations early and let Beth know if you will be doing story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs propels Stuff you need to know about our trips the craft so she has enough supplies. this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, Our ticket policy requires that a $25 deposit ac- Upcoming Luncheon Trip (waiting lists available, we will let you creating an unforgettable show. A mother. A daugh- company your reservation. These deposits MUST know if a ticket becomes available.) ter. Three possible dads. And a trip down the aisle go through Beth. Just writing down your name will The following outing is a weather permitting trip and may be can- no longer be enough or accepted. Please make sure celled due to inclement weather. 1 ticket left your phone number is provided so we can call you March 13, 2019, Luncheon at Cuckoo’s Nest Mexican Food in you’llWednesday, never forget! August Cost $54/57.14, 2019, Lunch “Cabaret” on your at own. Ivo- with a pickup time for the event. Old Saybrook. ryton Playhouse. “There was a cabaret and there was Cost $5/8 is for transportation only. a master of ceremonies and there was a city called happen. If there is an outing in which you are in- All UpcomingThey Shows offer for a 15%2019 Senior (waiting discount. lists available, Lunch on we your will own. let Berlin in a country called Germany. It was the end of terested,A trip makeMUST sure have you at leastget to 4 gopersons by asking per cara few to you know if a ticket becomes available.) New shows have been added the world … and I was dancing with Sally Bowles and friends to join us. Our policy has always been “the to the schedule. we were both fast asleep.” So begins the international more the merrier”. Wednesday, April 17, 24, 2019, “Clothes Encounters” at New- classic musical and winner of 8 Tony awards - Caba- Payment in full is required three (3) weeks prior port Playhouse. Cost $60/$63. All inclusive. Please note date change. ret. Join us at the Kit Kat Club as the Emcee takes us - SOLD OUT back to those tumultuous times with unforgettable ment is due, either by mail or a phone call. If there Wednesday, May 1, 2019, “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” at musical numbers including, “Willkommen,” “Caba- isto nothe response, event. You then will yourbe notified ticket thatwill yourbe forfeit. final payIf at Ivoryton Playhouse. A progressive white couple’s proud liberal sensi- ret’” and “Two Ladies.” A Broadway classic. Winner the last moment you are unable to attend a per- of eight Tony Awards in 1967 and four in 1998. Cost formance, the responsibility for your ticket rests home to meet them in this fresh and relevant stage adaptation of the SOLD OUT with you. If we have a wait list, we will be happy to bilities are put to the test when their daughter brings her black fiancé- Wednesday, September 25, 2019, “Shear make a call. Because we have already paid for your ter’s whirlwind romance and fearful for her future, Matt and Christina Madness”$54/$57. Lunch at Ivoryton on your Playhouse. own. Shear Madness is ticket, we are unable to refund your money or put iconic film, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Blindsided by their daugh one of the most popular productions in the world, - delighting audiences with its unique blend of mad- enforced. ingDrayton one into quickly your come family—especially to realize the differencein 1967. At thebetween end of reading the day, about will cap improvisation and spine tickling mystery. This it towardBeth’s anotherSchedule show. – This policy will be firmly and supporting a mixed-race couple in your newspaper1 ticket andleft welcom unique comedy-whodunit takes place today in the Wednesday, May 29, 2019, “Godspell” at Ivoryton Playhouse. “Shear Madness” hairstyling salon and is chock full PM and Thursdays fromPlease 9:00 call AM Beth to 2:00at 860-444- PM for love prevail? Cost $54/$57. Lunch on your own. - of up-to-the-minute humor. A murder is committed, all6333, reservations Monday and or questionsTuesday from regarding 9:00 AMsenior to 4:30ser- my and Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, and the audience gets to spot the clues, question the vices. We MUST call in our meal counts the week andGodspell Children is the of first Eden). major Loosely musical based theater around hit fromthe Gospel three-time of St. Gram Mat- suspects, and solve the mystery. Voted “Best Comedy before the luncheon by 10:00 AM on Thursday, so thew, the show follows a company of characters who unite to become of the Year” seven times by the Boston Globe and PLEASE make your reservation by the Thursday a community through teachings of love, kindness, and acceptance. Led “Best Play of the Year” by the Chicago Sun-Times and morning prior to the KHL to ensure your spot and by the international hit, “Day by Day,” Godspell features a parade of be- the Philadelphia Enquirer, “Shear Madness” has also enough food. loved songs, including, “Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord”, “Learn Your Lessons well”, “All for the Best”, “All Good Gifts”, “Turn Back, O Man”, 4 tickets left Wednesday, June 5, 2019, “The Music Man” at Goodspeed. You Honoring the Golden Girls - Selma & Roz and “By My Side”. Cost $54/$57. Lunch on your own. By Sheila Horvitz, special to the Leader To celebrate the lives of Selma Nirenstein and Roz Plotkin and hear their wisdom, Hadassah of Eastern CT Chapter will present a Selma and Roz - The Golden Girls - Wisdom of the special Coffee Klatch - Since 1919 Southeastern Connecticut’s Oldest and Most Respected Jewelers Ages Diamonds


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Coffee Klatch! Please join Hadassah members and the general public for the last day of this exhibit, Sunday, April 28, 2019 from 2-4 PM. At that time, Sidonia’s daughter, Hanna Perlstein Marcus will be there to talk informally to visitors about the show. Please note that there is an entry fee for the museum ($7 for adults and $5 for seniors). If you cannot come that day, the museum is open other days and the exhibit may be seen during regular museum hours up to April 28. THE JEWISH LEADER, APRIL 12, 2019 5 Hadassah members to Night of Remembrance view Sidonia’s Thread exhibit Yom HaShoah Service Sunday, April 28, 2019, Please join Hadassah members and the general 7:00 p.m. public for the last day of Temple Bnai Israel invites you to its annual observance of Yom HaShoah – thatthis time, exhibit, Sidonia’s Sunday, daugh April- Holocaust Memorial Day. The service is ter,28, Hanna 2019 fromPerlstein 2-4 Marcus PM. At will be there to talk infor- Jews who perished in the Holocaust. We dedicated to the memory of six million mally to visitors about the also recognize those who survived and show. Please note that there honor our allies who risked their lives is an entry fee for the mu- to save our brothers and sisters. seum ($7 for adults and $5 This is a night of mourning, but also aged to join the Temple Bnai Israel con- for seniors). If you cannot Exhibit at the of dedication to life, community and gregation to remember and to dedicate come that day, the museum Windham Textile freedom for all humankind. our lives to building a better world for is open other days and the & History Museum Members of the greater Windham in- all. May we stand together to preserve terfaith community are warmly encour- the dignity of all humankind 411 Main Street, regular museum hours up Willimantic toexhibit April may 28. be seen during Henny Simon Remembrance program

Exhibit remains open By Sheila Horvitz, special to the Leader The contest is open to all through April 28 Eastern Connecticut Hadassah is pleased to unveil students in grades 9-12 who its program for the Second Annual Henny Simon Re- are enrolled in area high membrance. On Tuesday, May 21, at 7:00 pm, at Three schools that participate in the BREATH BEFORE ANSWERING Rivers Community College, Hadassah will honor the Encountering Survivors Pro- CONT. FROM PAGE 3 memory and advance the values of Henny Simon gram of the Strochlitz Holo- with a special two-part presentation, in conjunction caust Resource Center. Essays whether the words presented on the screen were real). with the Strochlitz Holocaust Resource Center of the will respond to the following The subjects were asked to click on a button when they had an- Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut and hosted questions: - and sponsored by President Mary Ellen Jukoski of “What lessons have we tion. The researchers noted that as the subjects went through the the college. swered a question and again when they were ready for the next ques learned from the testimony of survivors of the Ho- The Eastern Connecticut Chapter of Hadassah locaust? How can we apply those lessons to our question. established the Remembrance in memory and in lives? problems,The researchers they took in ensured air just that before the pressing subjects the were button not for aware the next that honor of Henny Simon, Hadassah life-member and Contest winners will be celebrated and awarded their inhalations were being monitored, and they also ruled out the Holocaust survivor to highlight the values she cham- prizes at the May 21 event. Winning essays will be ar- possibility that the button-pushing itself was the reason for inhaling, chived in the Strochlitz Holocaust Resource Library. rather than preparation for the task. program tackles issues of history, culture, and diver- 2. L’Dor V’Daughters: As we lose the last mem- sitypioned that by were her theexample hallmarks and advocacy. of her presence Each year, in the bers of the generation of Holocaust survivors, the More inhaling = more successful problem-solving community and the lessons she taught. torch of remembrance must be passed to the The Second Annual Remembrance will feature generation. Four Daughters of Holocaust survivors - two parts: next Next, the researchers gave subjects only spatial problems to solve. - 1. Half were presented as the test-takers inhaled, and half as they ex Inaugural Henny Simon Remembrance Es- trauma, and the role of women as storytellers to the pletion of the test problems. This contest honors Henny Simon who will share their experiences of family history and haled. Inhalation turned out to be significantly tied to successful com say Contest. Holocaust Deglin, Mona Levin, Vivian Zoe, and Rosa Goldblatt. with students in Connecticut and the world through Anext video generations. and panel Thediscussion Four Daughters will be presented. are: Judith During the experiment, the researchers measured the subjects’- sharedprint and her video experiences testimony of demonstrating surviving the grace and More details about the event will follow: For in- ferentelectric parts brain of activity the brain. with EEG, and here too they found differences compassion in the face of hatred and horror. formation contact: . betweenThis was inhaling true and during exhaling, rest periods especially as in well connectivity as in problem-solving, between dif [email protected] with greater connectivity linked to inhaling. 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However, if by chance you are a 30 seconds. participant in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, you must Webster’s Third New Interna- step. tional. Webster’s, and therefore bee sponsor Scripps, insists on Scrape onion mixture into a medium bowl and let cool before next abideknaidel by for its the official singular. dictionary, Whatever you call them or however you spell them, these delicious ker soup. (Potlikker is the liquid refrigerateAdd eggs for and 20 remaining minutes or 1 atablespoon few hours. oil. Mix with a fork until eggs dumplings are iconic in Ashkenazi cuisine. that is left behind after boiling are well broken up. Add matzo meal and mix until blended. Cover and The Matzah ball is so beloved that many metropolitan areas are greens or beans.) These matzah to a boil. home to a Christmas Eve dance called – you guessed it – the MatzoBall, balls are made with traditional Meanwhile, fill a large saucepan with salted water. Cover and bring billed by organizers as “the nation’s #1 holiday party.” Southern ingredients such as The knaidel has even been the focus of competition, with chefs from collard greens, jalapeno pepper, GentlyMoisten lower your thehands matzo and balls form into the thematzo water ball with mixture a slotted into spoon.12 balls, California to New Jersey vying for the honor of having made the largest scallions, corn kernels, and corn usingCover, a heaping reduce tablespoon heat to low mixture and simmerfor each. for 15 minutes, or until one. The current record holder is Chef Noam Sokolow of Noah’s Ark meal – obviously not kosher for cooked through. Deli in Teaneck, New Jersey. According to the Guinness Book of World Passover but good the other 51 Records, his weighed 267 pounds and was made from 1,000 eggs, 80 weeks of the year. CONT. FROM PAGE 1 pounds of margarine, 200 pounds of matzah meal, and 20 pounds of The recipe below was adapted FILM FESTIVAL chicken base. from Marcie Cohen Ferris’ Matzo singer-songwriter, earning her doctorate in composition at New Eng- Ball Gumbo: Culinary Tales of land Conservatory. Manhattan where an adoring crowd devoured it. the Jewish South. The book, an Her highly theatrical and kinetic compositions have been per- Befitting the status accorded a cultural icon, police escorted it to adaptation of her doctoral dis- formed in Israel, France, Germany, Korea, the Netherlands, Poland, chicken soup without that big beige ball sitting in the middle. (For the sertation, tells the stories of Jew- Turkey, Canada, and the United States, published by Edition Peters Whether you’re a “floater” fan or a “sinker” supporter, it’s just not ish immigrants throughout the and Earthsongs, and recorded on Bridge Records. As a pianist and per- South and how they managed to former, she regularly plays and conducts new music by fellow compos- oil,record, margarine, I’m a floater or even girl. chicken The secret fat (yes,is seltzer.) schmaltz is back!), knaidlach balance and blend their South- ers, as well as her own songs and compositions. areMade traditionally from a mixture served inof chickenmatzah meal,soup eggs,and are water, a staple and aat fat Passover such as ern and Jewish identities through Also a committed and passionate educator, Dr. Netzer currently seders. But they are just as delicious in the middle of November – and food. serves on the faculties of Harvard University, Longy School of Music of a great way to use up the leftover matzah meal from the holiday. Bard College, and The Walden School. While most of us are familiar with the standard recipe for matzah Creole matzo balls Founded in 1997, A Besere Velt has per- Makes 12 matzo balls or formed throughout New England and New York, great variety among these globes from around the globe. 6 servings. from conferences to picket lines, from temples to ballsFor on a heartierthe side knaidelof a Streit’s than orthe Manischewitz standard, Joan box, Nathan there introduces is actually a Ingredients: interfaith rallies, from universities to senior cen- Jewish Holiday Kitchen cookbook. 2 tablespoons canola oil, di- ters. Most recently, it performed in Yiddish New - vided - namonLithuanian sprinkled beef-stuffed over the modeltops. Althoughin her some of my ancestors include ing performers from all over the world. A Besere Litvaks,The knaidlach I had never are boiled heard first of this and dish. then But baked I can’t in await muffin to try tin it. with cin VeltYork, has a six-day been described festival of as Yiddish the largest music Yiddish featur chorus in the world. parsley1/4 cup finely chopped onion Following the concert, the opening movie that will be screened is soup. In Nathan’s Jewish Cooking in America, she introduces a Cajun 21/4 to cup2½ choppedteaspoons fresh Creole flat-leaf sea- WHO WILL WRITE OUR HISTORY a feature documentary (95 min.) recipeAnd made down with South, whole matzah matzahs, balls scallions,are a totally garlic, different and chipotle kettle pepperof, well, soning that she says came with immigrants from southern Germany. 2 large eggs produced by Nancy Spielberg. Led by historian Emanuel Ringelblum The Nosher website tells us that other cousins down South have ½ cup matzo meal andwritten, known produced, by the codeand directed name Oyneg by Roberta Shabes, Grossman a clandestine and executivegroup of devised a vegan twist on the savory sphere that they pair with a potlik- Water journalists, scholars, and community leaders in the Warsaw Ghetto

2019 APRIL SENIOR EVENTS the(Nov. documentary 1940) vowed featuring to defeat the Nazi voices lies andof three-time propaganda Academy not with Award guns nomineeor fists but Joan with Allen pen and and Academy paper. For Award the first winner time, Adrian their story Brody. is told in The afternoon will conclude with a dessert reception where we will come together for a nosh and some schmoozing. Upcoming Leaders festival. The committee has worked long hours reviewing a multitude will include more of the plans for this year’s film- ebrate the festival’s 25th anniversary. Thanks go to committee co-chairs Arleneof movies Dressler to bring and top-notch Fay Clymer films along to the with Eastern committee CT community members to Stan cel Bloustine, Barry and Cecile Feldman, Jerry Fischer, Judi Glickstein, Harriet Grayson, Ron and Gail Leeser, Sam Linder, Mimi Perl, Mike and

The Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut (JFEC) is proud to Marcia Reinhard, Aaron Rosenberg, Jeanne Sigel, and Rachel Sheriff.The Garde Arts Center (New London), Mystic Luxury Cinemas (Mys- tic),bring B.P. this Learned year’s film Mission festival (New to the London), community and in Connecticut association with College Hillel (New London). There are sponsorships at all levels available to help support the festival. Please contact Jerry Fischer or Mimi Perl at 860-442-8062 or [email protected].

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Shabbat dinner with Julia Kushigian, Aaron Rosenfield, & Neot Kedumim Biblical Gardens Anne Stockton Dead Sea

By Anne Stockton This tripReflections has influ- Upon returning from the Jewish Federation’s enced my knowledge ACCAA Mission to Israel, a friend asked, “Sounds and understanding of like an amazing trip, was it a vacation?” I was at Israel as well as the a loss for words. Was it a vacation? It did not feel Middle East. It is hard like a vacation. There was no time to relax. Days to pick one moment to and evenings were filled with sights, museums, share about the mis- food, home visits, dialogue, and discussions on sion as there were so the history and people of Israel. many memorable mo- On the other hand, it did not feel like work. ments; the Purim Fes- Every experience was eye-opening, filled with tival in Eilat, spending questions, answers, wonder, and joy. This trip time at Yad Vashem had moments that did and still make me laugh Holocaust Memorial, out loud, moments that challenged my thinking, dinner in the Arab vil- Jerusalem my knowledge, and my beliefs that have made lage of Nein, the beau- me a stronger person, and some were just fun ty of Jerusalem both As much as I will remember the plac- times! old and new, sharing the Palestinian perspective es I saw, I will forever remember the with Jiries Atrash, sitting at a Shabbat dinner in Je- friends I shared this experience with as rusalem with a neighbor from my hometown who well as the friends I met along the way. has since made his Aliyah to Israel. I will never forget the feeling of standing in the middle of the Neot Kedumim Biblical Gardens, Tel Aviv to my left, Jerusalem to my right, Palestine and Jordan in the background, and an Israeli army base underneath. At that moment, I was a witness to what has shaped the values, history, and culture of Israel; beauty, religion, conflict, peacefulness, new, old, forever. Most importantly and my greatest joy from this experience, a journey is about where you go, but sometimes more impactful is the people who take the journey with you. As much as I will remem- Anne Stockton with Florence Clarke during ber the places I saw, I will forever remember the Purim festival in Eilat. friends I shared this experience with as well as the Anne Stockton with Jiries Atrash friends I met along the way. 8 THE JEWISH LEADER, APRIL 12, 2019 A once in a lifetime experience in Israel

By Sheila Wheeler resentingIsrael’s those of the Museums clay jars in bein’s Tudor portraiture pro- One of the joys for me of visiting a new coun- which the first scrolls were found vokingly illustrated. We were try is to spend time in its museums. I was there- by a Bedouin shepherd. Here too particularly struck here by the fore happy to learn that our trip would include we stood spellbound before the numbers of young men and more than one such opportunity. What I did not gigantic model of Jerusalem of women in service uniform who fully anticipate was that the land of Israel itself is the Second Temple. were spending their sabbath a breathtaking living museum unlike any other In the same city and equally in cultural enrichment - not an country I have ever visited. Our very first jet- dramatic in architecture is Yad activity we normally associate lagged visit on March 11 was to Caesarea, rich Vashem’s 200-yard long triangu- with the military off duty! with impressive Roman, Byzantine and Crusad- lar concrete prism with its cun- I must not forget older mu- er ruins. These ancient wonders stood in sharp ning lighting, a powerful living seums like that of Ein Harod contrast with the nearby reconstructed barracks, memorial to the Holocaust. The begun in 1928 and thus rooted physical barriers of the high in the ideology of the kibbutz Peasant woman milking a cow in the Ein walled construction force an Harod Museum of Art in Ein Harod Kib- movement, it recounts through inevitable progress through butz. art the evolution of a utopian the story of the “final solu- ideology that is the bedrock of tion”. this country. I remember the dichotomy of an Later in the week, the clever use of light and iconographic painting depicting the Lion of Ju- line struck us again in the dramatic building of dah hanging in the same room as a primitivist Preston Scott Cohen’s addition to the Tel Aviv painting of a peasant woman milking a cow. Museum of Art with its huge geometric wall In conclusion, I will mention the many little spaces and stairs. Marc Chagall’s and Roy Lich- galleries we ventured into in the ancient winding tenstein’s breathtakingly huge and inimitable old streets in Jaffa and other places which tes- The Israel Museum located in Jerusalem. murals pull one into the spacious entrance with tify to a vibrant artistic life animating the ancient the promise of riches to come. This is a museum structures and somehow enhancing the rich lay- fences and watch towers of the Atlit detention which is not afraid to embrace all that is contem- ers of history, both physical and spiritual. Two camp created during the British Mandate of porary and adventurous, as a sous sol exhibition weeks were not enough to digest all that we saw WWII. of a Japanese photographic artist rethinking Hol- on our trip, but the impact was profound. Such arresting reminders of what led to the creation of this young nation are everywhere undercut archeologically with glorious treasures of its ancient heritage and we of course visited So Bymuch, Florence D. Clarke so moving,steps goal) left so little timelasting! for boredom to raise several more equally important sites including Redemption-(excerpt): its head. Not even the day we had the mini flood Akko (Acre), Qumran and Bet She’an. However, “We can hope that our religious life will and wanting to call Noah dampened our seeing my focus here is upon museums. lead us back to a moment of innocence, and doing For travelers familiar with the great museums when we feel free and in unselfconscious re- Seeing and Doing (not necessarily in the or- of America and Europe, the most striking first impression lation to God...” der this is written): The portrayal of the Crusad- of those in Israel is that large Avraham Mordecai ers’ march depicted on the wall gave credence or small there is a distinct fo- to words and a better understanding of a piece cus upon Israel itself - its deep- Landing at Ben Gurion Inter- of history; the Roman amphitheater allowed me est history, its founding and national Airport, the message to use my preacher’s voice. growth as a nation state and its read: Welcome to Israel, “Bruchim Meeting a sage who played a vital part in Is- faith and hope in the future. Of Ha’baim” (Blessings on those who rael’s 1967 Six Day War was significant for the course, the most prominent of have come!). No red carpet nor meeting took place on Mt. Gilboa, the hill where these, the world class Israel mu- marching band was necessary, King Saul and his three sons died. I read David’s seum in Jerusalem can aspire to for the energy stirring in my spirit lament upon learning of their deaths: “O how rival any other major art estab- was all that was needed to let me are the mighty fallen...” Scripture became alive. lishment, but the sections that know I had landed on Israeli soil. The visit with Ethiopian Jewish immigrants in- most interested us were unique. With Jerry Fischer as our guide, cluded hearing their stories and sharing lunch. Brilliantly white under the sun, the excitement rose and my ex- Scripture became alive again in Capernaum the dramatic building holding pectation, I felt, would not be when I read and sang the Beatitudes on the the Dead Sea scrolls is capped Lion of Judah in the Ein Harod Museum diminished--it was NOT! by a gigantic domed “lid” rep- of Art in Ein Harod Kibbutz. The daily itinerary (the 10,000 ISRAEL CONT. ON PG 9 THE JEWISH LEADER, APRIL 12, 2019 9

By Edward Wheeler Missionto the sound of IDF gun fireThoughts as the soldiers trained frustration that I blocked her way to the candle Indulge a projection of mine – The Mission to counter imminent threats. (A missile attack from offering box – I, a clear impediment to her devo- to Israel came as a feast, with many small plates Gaza was in the news the next day.) tions. of appetizers, a main course to come with wine In a beautiful apartment in a northern city of Two flamboyant women in Afula’s derelict easing the way to its arrival. We have come late Afula where we were feted with extraordinary covered market, determined to invigorate the to a heated discussion in different languages, in food, drink and hospitality and where our hosts disused space through their challenging art: their different landscapes, almost in different epochs. were joined with choral group members to sing dress shouts out their engagement just as they We know that the Mission aimed to help us un- overtly patriotic songs – ones that could only be talk in muted tones about the troubled teenag- derstand the land even as the hospitality dazzled sung ironically in liberal New England circles. ers they use their creative talents to serve. us. I say “come late” because the conversations The constant solicitous, care of our van driver, Above the Dead Sea in a landscape like the we hear and sometimes join are passionate, at an Arab Israeli, who assured us that any Muslim in hide of some sleeping beast where we saw the times serious, at others joking and perhaps iron- neighboring countries would envy the opportuni- ablutions pits of the Essenes of Qumran and ic, and yet others fraught. What has the pressure ties that he has as an Israeli citizen. felt the blackening approach of violent thunder of the ancient past, millennia of diaspora, and The frenetic Purim celebrations in Eilat where storms. contemporary events, have on a nation but sev- we danced on the street to a terrific band and A young couple who opened their house to enty years old? How does one navigate a land watched the careful circulation of police and sol- us for a Shabbat meal, who explained their ac- three millennia deep in meanings? I cannot re- diers as they marshalled behind barriers the cos- customed practices just as they offered us their solve the tensions or the paradoxes of Israeli life tumed childen. means of navigating a life style where he was (Western Democracy – Middle Eastern Country Sitting with a hero of the 1967 War on Mount secular and she religious – a dialogue that led to for a start), but I can try to recall some of the Gilboa, hearing him praise the peace of his hillside happy accommodations of two perspectives on scenes which struck me strongly and which, two farm where he grazes beef cattle and worries over a common life. weeks and more after our return, are lively in government decisions on food imports. The glitz of the sea side Tel Aviv hotels, the ways no other travel has affected me. The lively young woman who explains that she high fashion women in the high-heeled lobbies, The Old Tel Aviv market and the olive seller is from a classic Kibbutz and that she is happy with the surfers on the beaches, and the noise of new who is the titular guardian of place, representing the salary that she draws from the community, that construction, remodeling, and non-stop traffic. the stall holders against the hungry demands of she has no higher ambition but to be a contribut- The Absorption Center where recent Ethiopian property developers with high-rise dreams. ing member to her small society – and she beams emigres were learning to be modern Israelis be- The Biblical Garden where we sat by a two in the perplexity that her chosen life causes in her hind the guarded gates of a spacious compound. thousand years old cistern, watched primary foreign guests. The women entertained us and the men, outside, school children do nature tours through the ter- The Armenian Church of the Holy Sepulcher races and where we planted almond trees – all when an irate, ancient woman poked me in her MISSION THOUGHTS CONT. ON PG 10

So much, so moving, so lasting! CONT. FROM PREVIOUS PAGE mount where Jesus taught them with the Sea of homes with unexpected hosts, even bartering with you, Jerry, for I had many moments of innocence Galilee in the background. Jerusalem and envi- merchants are etched in “the corner of my mind”. and I feel free. rons enhanced me as a believer. And the FOOD--all of it promoted healthy eating! Spiritually high and thankful, Taking a quantum leap now: The trip to Jor- So much, so moving; so lasting!!! It is impos- Florence D. Clarke dan was enlightening as I saw Bedouins in their sible to have a “favorite” or the “best” or the “most natural habitat and the mountainous formations memorable”: I LOVED IT ALL! I took away a deep at Petra were breathtaking. (On a lighter note, sense of love of one’s country; I took away a deep I was proposed sense of religious belief; I took away the great de- to by a shop sire for peace. Like Esau, I saw God in the face of keeper in Wadi humankind. Our group--”The Magnificent Sev- Rum.) en”-- departed as friends. Overview: Thank you, Jerry, for caring about our welfare. Every aspect of Thank you that after doing what you do for over the trip was sig- 30 years it hasn’t grown old. Thank you for be- nificant: spiritu- ing fastidious in planning (down to our 10,000 and al, educational, more steps each day. Thank you for not letting us social. Every know when we got on your “last nerve”--your en- city and site, thusiasm stimulated us every day. Our driver and every individ- our guides were caring as well. ual met, every “We can hope that our religious life will lead meal shared- us back to a moment of innocence, when we feel -especially in free and in unselfconscious relation to God.” Thank 10 THE JEWISH LEADER, APRIL 12, 2019

MISSION THOUGHTS CONT. FROM PAGE 9 had the vacant leisure of new arrivals. is welcome and who is not glaring on entry Realtor Corner Above the Sea of Galilee at the Church of signs. the Beatitudes, hearing the words of the Ser- An Arab head of school speaking of the Getting the home mon on the Mount and trying to place Jesus asymmetry characteristic of Arabic as op- and the multitude – and across the water the posed to Hebrew education: the Arab stu- ready for sale Gerasene swine in the Golan Heights. dents must learn Hebrew and read the clas- By By Geoff Hausmann The Bedouins camped in the creases of hills sics in that tongue. No reciprocal demands Congratulations on making the hard decision of leading to Jerusalem, caught briefly from our are placed on Hebrew speaking students. selling your home. Now you need to decide what to list your property van as we sped up to the city: tents, shacks, The Rabin Museum that starts on the top at. You have been living here for the last 10 to 20 years and to you, this sheep, goats, the flick of a minder’s switch, floor and leads down to the bleak bottom of is home. and the detritus of consumer life showing in- assassination and its impact. Here a building Now you must ask yourself some questions. When was the last time the home was updated? How is your home going to be seen by discreetly on the hillside. and exhibit proclaim hopes reduced to fail- Placing my votive prayer written on folded ure. Political divides among Israelis turned the basement had old paneling. paper into a crack in the Wailing Wall, aware the great “Sabra” Rabin into a latter day Hit- buyers?I always The tell first people home thatI purchased they should had apaint, seafoam as a greenfresh bathcoat oftub paint and of the physical separation of men from wom- ler (in vindictive caricature) and then into a does hide all the dirty marks on the walls. The problem is that the en, of the affirmations of Christian and Jew, casualty of ideological strife. Our guide, with fresh paint only does so much. What do the kitchen and bathrooms of the then of Herod’s temple and the now of the discretion of a diplomat, parsed the his- look like? Do the kitchen cabinets close properly, do you have slow the Temple Mount. tory and the images of a life to its plaintive closing hinges, are the counters granite? Do the carpets remind you of the 1970s? A farewell meal on the quayside at Jop- end. The more you update the home, the more your home will be mar- pa, happy in the easy relationships we had Children, baby strollers, families of four ketable. The biggest problem for people is that once you make the formed over ten days, and then mesmerized and more children: Israel, a prolific country, home brand new and then the question will arise why I am moving as as the waiter stacked the plates and detritus the future literally the focus of education, of the home is just how I wanted it. of ten dinners on one platter and bore the lot museum visits, of outings to know the land I often get the question on how do I pay for the renovation? If you away. as “ours.” have equity in the home, you should go to your local bank for a home A sober discussion with a Palestinian Chris- I’ll stop here. I can easily recall many more equity loan. tian about the travel and residency restric- scenes in the courses of our feasting journey. What should you consider renovating? The kitchen is the most im- portant room of the home. Look at your appliances, the counter, the tions he faces perforce as he commutes from At our initial pre-trip meeting, Jerry Fischer Bethlehem and to the States – about the fu- asked what our expectations were. I too glib- appliances, but not everything else. If you decide to allow the Buyer to ture of the West Bank, about his status and ly said that I wished to complicate my sense selectflooring, their the appliances, sink, and themake cabinets. sure you Buyers put something are willing on to the replace appliance the that of his people. of what Israel is. Jerry’s expert, generous, and stating that so that they know when viewing the property. The Wall that marks off the West Bank fol- enthusiastic guidance did much more than The bathrooms are also very important. I would recommend re- lowing like a cincture around the territorial that, and to him I am greatly indebted. placing the toilet and the vanity. 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ON PG 10 THE JEWISH LEADER, APRIL 12, 2019 11 Initiative’s goal to fight anti-Semitism at Passover By Marjorie Ingall, Tablet Magazine tism, including a section by Rabbi who do not have freedom. I think the focus will come back to anti- A new initiative called ‘2 for Seder’ has a catchy slogan: “Pushing Semitism this year, as well as the things that other minority cultural back on anti-Semitism with love and matzah.” The premise: Invite two Life. Notes for the hosts include people who’ve never been to a Seder—non-Jews in particular—to sampleHazzan questionsJeffrey Myers that might of Tree be of come to yours, “with the intent of building bridges and creating under- discussed during the Seder, and sawand religiousthat it was groups really are important experiencing that our in this two time communities in this country.” have a re- standing about our Jewish values,” in the words of its creator, Marnie lationshipXavier Sayeedin light of will recent be one events of Newell’s in the world,” guests. he “I’m told Muslim,me. “It’s andmore I Fienberg. advice on how to speak to kids important than ever that we support one another, to make the world - abouta tip sheet anti-Semitism. from the But ADL there’s offers a better place, a place full of peace. When Briley told me about the er. “You shall love the stranger as yourself, for you were strangers in no prescribed way to conduct the project, it really resonated with me. It’s an important gesture to show theOur land texts of Egypt,” and tradition Leviticus are says. passionate “Do not about oppress welcoming the stranger the strang or the Seder itself. that we’re committed to understanding one another beyond ‘I know poor, and do not plot evil against each other in your hearts,” Zechariah The instructions are simple: - “Do what you normally do for a other.’” perience of being the Other, during which we open our door for Elijah Seder. This means your family you’re different’—it’s ‘let’s be willing to sit together and listen to each says. The Seder itself is a performative storytelling event about the ex Marjorie Ingall is a columnist for Tablet Magazine, and author of and refuge. One way to pitch in on the creation of such a world is by family puts on a play to act out Mamaleh Knows Best: What Jewish Mothers Do to Raise Successful, Cre- notto express being strangers the hope toof eachushering other. in a messianic age of kindness, peace, thetraditions. Haggadah, For then example, do your if yourplay. ative, Empathetic, Independent Children. If you and your family prefer a The premise: Invite two people who’ve nev- shorter service, you and your er been to a Seder—non-Jews in particular— family should carry on with the Intelligence network to come to yours, “with the intent of building shorter service. We want our bridges and creating understanding about our friends to participate and have for trees launched Jewish values,” fun!” That’s it. Participants are By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c encouraged to share their stories It’s not unusual for superstars from Israeli military intelligence Fienberg came up with the idea for 2 for Seder while in mourning after Passover on Facebook and for her mother-in-law Joyce, who was murdered at Pittsburgh’s Tree Twitter. CEO Israel Talpaz chose to apply his intel knowhow to commercial or- of Life synagogue this past October. “It was still during shloshim [the If there’s enough interest, chards,units to andspin the their company expertise is growing into startup as fast gold. as aSeeTree weed. cofounder and Fienberg hopes to make 2 for “His passion for agriculture comes from his father, who was a pro- had never done it without Joyce,” she told me in an interview. “Joyce Seder an annual event. Since the wasfirst very30 days detail-oriented of mourning] about that Passover. I realized She’d I’d put check on 12in withPassovers me in Debut- site launched a few weeks ago, deputy manager at the Volcani Center [Agricultural Research Organi- cember or January and she’d start with the guest list—in theory my volunteers have signed up in 27 fessor of agriculture at Texas A&M and after he moved to Israel, was states and Canada. - and she’d say, ‘I’ll be making this many matzo balls, half whole wheat One host is Briley Newell, a zation],” explains SeeTree cofounder and chairman Barak Hachamov. andhouse half should regular.’ only My fit aroundfather-in-law 20 people, had celiacbut we and usually for a had while 25 orshe 30— did senior at Emory University in At- careIn anda forest monitoring, of more andthan farmers450 Israeli are ag-tech always companies, seeking solutions Talpaz forfo a gluten-free matzo ball, which is a disgrace, and she gave up and did lanta. (She talked to Tablet as she conqueringcused on trees diseases because and unlikeincreasing field yield. crops, they require year-round noodles, and thank God. Go that way if you’re gluten-free.” Fienberg was headed to read the megillah When he asked Israeli agriculture professors which type of tree still has the last batch of her mother-in-law’s matzo balls—made for at shul for Purim.) “My family is - Rosh Hashanah—in her freezer. really into the Seder,” she said. swer was unanimous: citrus. Over several hours “We do a full musical production wouldA bacterial benefit mostdisease from called his HLBplanned (citrus intelligence greening) network, devastated their Flori an- - and storytelling and write our da’s citrus industry over the past decade, they told him. “It is the big- sues,” Fienberg came own Haggadot every year—it’s a gest threat the Florida citrus industry has ever faced, causing produc- up“and with three a call boxes to action of tis big deal.” She invited three class- tion to plummet in recent years,” according to the Florida Department as well as a way to me- of Citrus. morialize her mother- traditions. “The shooting in New In California the disease has not yet infested commercial orchards, in-law. Noting that Jews Zealandmates from happened three different during faith our but farmers are understandably nervous and welcomed SeeTree with are the subject of more spring break,” she said, “and we open arms after its September 2017 launch in stealth mode. than half of religiously discussed how the reactions in “In less than a year we came to be a service that some people in motivated hate crimes the two countries have been very California have called viral, and it’s all through word of mouth,” says in the U.S., according to 2018 FBI statistics, Jewish community was there for salesperson and yet we have some the biggest customers,” which he is Fienberg—a strategic thedifferent, Muslim communitybut in both and cases the the notHachamov. at liberty “Of to the name. 40 employees we have in SeeTree, there is not one communications con- Muslim community was there for The service doesn’t just early detect HLB. It collects and analyzes tractor for the federal the Jewish community, and that’s government—wanted comforting.” TREES CONT. ON PG 15 to create something “One of the core concepts of Pesach, especially today, is that AUTO | HOME | COMMERCIAL | MARINE “Joyce was a researcher at the University of Pittsburgh,” Fienberg said.that would “Whenever reflect she Joyce’s hosted welcoming Passover wayor Rosh of looking Hashanah at the or world.Thanksgiv- freedom, others don’t,” Newell ing, she invited her students, her coworkers, people who weren’t fam- continued.while we may “A major exist lesson in relative from L E V I N E ily, people who weren’t necessarily Jewish, from all over the world and Moses is that in early parts of from all walks of life. It always changed the dynamic and the discus- the narrative he’s complacent INSURANCE GROUP, LLC sion around the table for the better. And I thought, what if there were and complicit in systems of op- 1,000 Seders across the country and Canada—Joyce was Canadian— pression that he’d be subject to and what if 2,000 people came who didn’t know what it meant to be but that his place keeps him out ANDREW J. LEVINE Jewish, and they went away going, ‘Whoa, I’d like to know more,’ and of, because of his own particular Owner, Producer, 40+ Years Experience maybe even, ‘Hey, why don’t you come to my Easter dinner?’ We can privileged position. You always learn about each other, and we can go back and forth on the bridge.” have a responsibility to be sure 221 Boston Post Rd. 860-739-4444 Office If you go to the 2 for Seder website and click the “participate” button, the people around you have the P.O. Box 339 860-739-6861 Fax you’ll receive information for hosts and guests about the Seder, about same privileges as you do. At our East Lyme, CT 06333 [email protected] Passover itself, and about the history of anti-Semitism and philo-Semi- Seder we often talk about people 12 THE JEWISH LEADER, APRIL 12, 2019 Explanation of Israel’s 2019 election process By Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz amount of time will pass before the results are known. After a supercharged and intense election campaign, Once all the ballots have been counted and the re- higher than Gantz’s. recommendIn such ahim scenario for prime where minister Netanyahu may be and significantly Likud ap- government. pear to be the only party with enough allies to form the IsraelisMost go of to the the world polls onis focused Tuesday on to choose the bottom their line:next thesults prime certified, minister Israelis and will which know party the will composition rule the govern of the- required coalition of at least 61 MKs, they are far more Whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has ment.next Knesset — but they won’t know for sure who will be led the country for the past decade, will be able to hold First, all the elected parties recommend a candidate This scenario has happened before. In 2009, after a onto power even under the shadow of imminent crimi- for prime minister and submit that recommendation to Tzipilikely Livni-ledto be Rivlin’s Kadima first partychoice. won a tight contest against nal indictments for bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Or the president, Reuven Rivlin. They are permitted to rec- Likud, Livni was not able to form a large enough coalition. whether Israelis have had enough of Bibi and have enough ommend the head of any of the elected parties, including As a result, then-President Shimon Peres tasked Netanya- their own. hu’s Likud, not Kadima, with forming the government. newly formed Kahol Lavon, to make a big change. Based on these recommendations, the president then faith in his rival, former Chief of Staff Benny Gantz and his What is the process for finalizing a ruling coalition? Why is the election happening on April 9? shot at forming a governing coalition. The candidate chosen by the president is only able to makesThis theparty key does decision not have as to to which be the party one that gets received the first formally ascent to the role of prime minister after they In reality, because of the country’s parliamentary system the most seats. While that is obviously important, a par- - andOfficially, turbulent Israeli politics elections — in whichtake place one every party four never years. has ty’s ability to form a government depends on its ability to enough seats to rule by itself — often some form of gov- form a large enough political bloc that gives it a majority form a coalition that is confirmed by the Knesset. The can erning coalition crisis leads to an early dissolution of the in the Knesset. permitteddidate is given to grant. a maximum If the candidate of 42 days fails to formto win a coalitionthe sup- parliament and an early election. port— 28 of days, at least plus 61 a MKs 14-day in that extension time, the that president the president can task is Over his last term, Prime Minister Netanyahu insisted number of seats than Gantz’s centrist Kahol Lavan, but another candidate with forming a coalition. he wanted his government to serve its full term, meaning theFor total example, number of Netanyahu’s lawmakers in Likud the right-wing could get bloc a lower who voters would go to the polls in November 2019. Instead, he chose to dissolve the Knesset nearly a year early, on Israel at forefront of tissue engineering likely trigger? The state prosecutor determined that Ne- By Edgar Asher, Ashernet 3D tissues. Professor Levenberg said, “You can design as tanyahuDecember should 24, and face called criminal a snap charges election in for three April pending 9. The An innovative center for the printing of cells, tissues, you wish and seed cells in the proper orientation to allow corruption cases against him. and organs has been established in the Faculty of Bio- them to better organize into the right tissue structure.” On February 28, Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit medical Engineering at the Technion–Israel Institute of The printer is relevant to all areas of regenerative med- announced his intention to indict Netanyahu in all three Technology in Haifa. icine and makes possible the printing of various tissues cases, pending a hearing. Faculty Dean Professor Shulamit Levenberg, who heads and the integration of controlled- release systems. It has Netanyahu seemingly pushed the election earlier, bet- the center, said, “the new center is open to all Technion re- - ting on the fact that if he must face criminal charges, he searchers and will lead the Technion’s tissue engineering will be doing so as a popular, recently re-elected leader. department into new areas.” Itseveral is equipped different with printing precise heads,motors enabling of variable the speedsimultane and The record number of parties participating this year accuracyous creation of 0.001 of printed mm, as tissue well fromas a built-in different camera materials. that end of Netanyahu’s long domination of Israeli politics is The system is suitable for a wide range of raw materi- near,— over whether 40 — hereflects wins thisa sense election that or the rides beginning out the ofloom the- als,improves such asthe hydrogels, exactitude thermoplastic of the printing materials needle. and oint- ing legal battle before him. And so the war of succession ments, with precise temperature and radiation control is on. Most of the new parties forming to Netanyahu’s left (ranging from 0 to 70 degrees Celsius and 30 to 250 de- and right are headed by individuals who see themselves grees Celsius and ultraviolet radiation). The printing can also be carried out directly into the culture dish.

Howas Israel’s is the next vote prime decided? minister. In the Israeli system, every citizen has one vote — and the head of that party is the party’s candidate for prime minister. The voting system is low-tech: The voter selects a pre-printed slip of paper with the name of the party on

The distribution of Knesset seats in each party passing theit and threshold places it of in alla ballot votes box. is determined by proportional Professor Shulamit Levenberg. representation: The division of the number of valid votes by 120 (the number of seats in Knesset), in order to deter- - mine how many votes entitle a party to a single seat. The electoral threshold is 3.25 percent, meaning that The field of tissue engineering has undergone incredi- a party needs to win at least 3.25 percent of all votes — ble progress in recent decades – and the Technion has filled representing some four Knesset seats — in order to se- a significant role in this revolution. Technion research cure parliamentary representation. If they fall below that organ.ers are This developing involves, complex among andother precise things, artificial the creation tissues of number, they do not enter the Knesset and their votes are tissuethat significantly containing aimprove developed their system integration of blood in vessels the target that eliminated from the percentage count. Their “lost” votes quickly connect to the patient’s blood vessels. are then divided between successful parties via the Bad- The ‘3-D Bio-Printing Center for Cell and Biomateri- er-Ofer method. of tissue engineering. The center operates an innovative Two examples of bio printing. What happens next? als Printing’ will provide a significant boost to the field cells that grow into tissue. The printer translates the in- published at 10 P.M. Israel time. However, considering the formationprinter that obtained prints from three-dimensional the patient’s CT scaffolds scans into three-and the largeThe number first exit of small polls parties released and on how Election many Day are in will dan be- dimensional tissue suited to the injury area. The system ger of falling below the electoral threshold, a significant has additional tools to design scaffolds or cells to make THE JEWISH LEADER, APRIL 12, 2019 13 Cruz introduces resolution condemning anti-Semitism By Liel Leibovitz, Tablet Magazine everything from being denied In March, after Rep. Ilhan Omar accused American Jews of dual admission to elite educational in- stitutions to being kept out of law er hand, shows a dramatically different way of thinking. Rather than passed a resolution that did not mention Omar by name and that con- - treating Jews as a metaphor—an amorphous group whose suffering demnedloyalty and not the only Israel anti-Semitism lobby of purchasing but every undue other influence,conceivable the form House of er professional associations. And can be distilled into some politically valuable and intoxicating elixir— bigotry. Doing his best to hide his disappointment, Rep. Eliot Engel, whilefirms, manymedical barriers practices, have and indeed oth ELECTIONit is careful to enumerate the CONT.ways in FROM which individualsPAGE 1 have suffered. been removed, the resolution ac- tions to problems. Throw a challenge at this scrappy little country, and separate resolution about anti-Semitism. I think we deserved it.” knowledges that Jews “continue whoThe chairs congressman the Foreign can Affairs take heart: Committee, A new resolution,said, “I wish drafted we had by had Ted a to face false accusations and than Israel. Cruz and slated to be introduced in the Senate, delivers everything that stereotypes of dual loyalty” and it will find a solution. Nobody does short-term problem solving better the Democrats’ muddled manifesto remain “the targets of most hate NEWS ANALYSIS did not. “Anti-Semitism,” it declares crimes committed against any re- IronNeed Dome examples? to prevent Hamas that. Hamas developed and Hezbollah Kassam rockets build attack and acquired tunnels ligious group.” other missiles to fire into Israeli communities, so Israel developed the the sort of statement—factually true and morally clear—that so many It’s that last paragraph that those tunnels. Short term solutions. in its very first sentence, “is a unique form of prejudice.” It’s precisely- gives the resolution its beating to infiltrateSo, too, Netanyahu.into the country, The right so Israel wing developed had too many a way small of detecting parties, ments, and had the new resolution said nothing more it still would’ve heart. It shows an understand- some of which would not cross the electoral threshold, so he orches- beenAmerican enough. Jews But hoped in fourto hear brief after paragraphs, Omar made Cruz’s her inflammatory initiative delivers com ing, rare for the generally vapid trated the Bayit Yehudi-Otzmat Yehudit merger. not only a much-needed course correction but also an education on The Likud was losing too many votes in the polls to the right-wing - genre of official declarations read His relationship with Trump is seen by most Israelis as a strong asset, understandingthe specific historical and honoring evils of the anti-Semitism concerns of andAmerican an elucidation Jews. For ofthese the Americanfrom the Senate Jews. It floor, acknowledges of the ac soparties it was so highlighted he started talking during aboutthe campaign annexation and of ramped parts of up the a territories.notch. reasons,real key itdifferences merits a close between reading. both political parties when it comes to thattual lived anti-Semitism experience isn’t of actual some And the problems and fallout caused by those decisions? Well, he’ll The resolution begins, as all serious opaque and abstract construct deal with them down the road. documents must, by providing historical best understood by theorizing In the snakepit of Israeli politics, a man does not win the right to about hegemony, intersectional- - not, as the Democrats’ resolution argued, ity, or other concepts beloved by narrowlycontext. Anti-Semitism, an obsession of it white reminds suprema us, is- the grievance-peddlers in college form the next government in five of six elections without having su cists—and as such only one small part of classrooms, but an all too real thepreme ability confidence to solve inthe his short-term own abilities. problems caused by the decisions he a worldview that disdains “African Ameri- madeAnd in Netanyahu his campaign. is nothing if not confient of his abilities, including cans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian real Jews in unique and nonrepli- His campaign rhetoric was divisive? Never mind, now it will turn - cableprejudice ways. that continues to afflict much less sharp. He mainstreamed an anti-Arab party? No matter, lims, Hindus, Sikhs, the LGBTQ community, immigrants, and others.” This is not only an ontological Anti-SemitismAmericans and is Pacific instead Islanders an unparalleled and other conspiracy people of theorycolor, Jews, that datesMus distinction, but a political one as back more than 2,000 years and that, when left unchecked, has paved - thathe will none now of haveOtzma ample Yehudit’s time representativesto explain it as simplyactually an made act of it politicalinto the clusively through the lens of big, prudence -- not any identification with their platform -- and then note And while genocide has always been and remains anti-Semitism’s well. If you view the world ex ultimatedirect paths goal—which to extermination. is why the Holocaust-denying Iranian regime, orientation, religious belief— antagonizingKnesset. And theregarding Democrats. the bear hug Trump will now expect from him youbroad are categories—race, likely to prefer the sexual sort in 2020,Whether Netanyahu he can succeedbelieves inthat any he or can all find the aabove way to is returna 50-50 it, proposi without- the murder of Jews everywhere, from Jerusalem to Buenos Aires— of legislation that sees people tion. But it doesn’t matter, because it helped him win. Netanyahu has for example, invests so many resources in financing and facilitating adopted Lombardi’s philosophy about winning not being everything, reproducing itself and presenting itself in every generation anew as an epic drama of clashing identi- but the only thing, because if you don’t win in politics, you really can’t somethingthe ancient rationalhatred couldn’tand respectable have survived people without might endorse.effective This,means the of ties.as not That’s much why more reparations, than extras for in do anything. So he wins...again, and again, and again. Cruz resolution reminds us in its second and third paragraphs, is why “anti-Semitism has for hundreds of years included attacks on the loy- Americans—including about alty of Jews, including the fabrication and circulation of the Protocols halfexample, of all long African-Americans— opposed by most of the Elders of Zion by the secret police of Russia,” and why it has and considered a nonstarter by always included attacks on the livelihood of Jews, from prohibitions of nearly all mainstream politicians, property to the present-day BDS campaign designed to deny Jews the several of the Democrats running abilityland ownership to sustain in themselves. the Middle Ages to the Nazi confiscation of Jewish forhas president become ain cause 2020. célèbre for Cruz’s resolution, on the oth- past, the resolution courageously concludes by reminding us of Ameri- ca’sIf own all these less-than-perfect injustices seem treatment like the of stuff its Jewish of a distantcitizens. and “As benighted recently YOM HA’ATZMAUT as 50 years ago,” reads its fourth and final paragraph, “it was common CONT. 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She was an avid reader Sheldon was the president and CEO of Levine ANNA over past three years, as well as who was well known as a book Distributing Company, a Budweiser distributor- SKORY Patty Cunningham and Paula Jes- reviewer for many organiza- ship in Norwich, Conn. He retired in 1986. suck, and the many friends she tions. In 1973 Natalie’s beloved Sheldon was an avid golfer. He was active in New London - Anna (Pulito) always welcomed with a smile. husband Milton died at the age the Norwich Rotary. Skory, 100, of New London en- Her family will receive rela- of 53. Following his retirement he and Marcelle tered eternal life Mar. 20, 2019. tives and friends at 11 a.m. on In 1980 Natalie married Dr. traveled the world and enjoyed cruises and in- She was born Apr. 28, 1918, in Sunday, Apr. 28, 2019, at the Im- Clemens Prokesch and moved to ternational adventures. New York City, N.Y. the New London, CT, where she vol- He is survived by his sons, Lenny and his wife daughter of the late Montauk Ave. New London. In- unteered for many years with Michelle Levine of Fernandina Beach, Fla, and Robert Levine and his Frank and Rosa (Ru- termentpellitteri-Malia in Conn. Funeral Veteran’s Home, Cem 84- the Jewish Federation of Eastern wife Rebecca Kadish of Hollis, N.H. He is also survived by four grand- zzi) Pulito. She moved etery with military honors will be Connecticut. After Clem’s death children, Eric, Bryan, Jessica and Dani. to Hartford with her private. in 2007 she moved back to Mas- There was a private graveside ceremony. The Thomas L. Neilan & parents, where she Sons Funeral Home, 12 Ocean Avenue, New Londonassisted the family graduated from Weav- NATALIE years at Orchard Cove in Canton. with the arrangements. er High School and at- sachusetts,Survivors spending include her Natalie’s final Contributions in his memory can be made to the Alzheimer’s As- tended Hillyer College. PROKESCH children Howard Frisch, Daniel sociation. Mrs. Skory was a WW Canton, MA -- Natalie Frisch Frisch (and wife, Alice Makl), and II veteran, serving in (Gourse) Prokesch, age 95, for- Ada Frisch Kussell (and husband, the US Coast Guard; merly of New London, CT, passed Will Kussell); cousin Naomi Ruth Obituaries she was also a member away in Canton, MA on March 31, Israeli vet performs Israel Siperstein; grandchildren of WAVES National. 2019. The Rebecca Frisch (and husband, She was employed c h e r i s h e d emergency surgery on Scott Lauber), David Frisch, Deb- by the federal govern- daughter of orah Frisch, Michael Frisch (and ment, at the Immigra- David and pet bird from Gaza wife, Christie), Robert Frisch tion & Naturalization Service for Ada (Israel) (and wife, Emma), Melanie Kus- By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c 32 years, retiring in 1977, when Gourse, Nata- Gaza resident Abdullah Sharaf doesn’t know much Hebrew. But he sell, and David Kussell; and great- she and her late husband John lie was born knew that Israelis would be better equipped than local veterinarians grandchildren Julia Frisch, Ethan Skory moved to New London. and raised to save his African Grey parrot, Koki, who had a life-endangering hole Frisch, Ayla Frisch, Cora Frisch, Anna was a devout Roman Catho- in Fall River, in his throat after accidentally swallowing bleach. and Jacob Lauber. lic and a communicant of St. Jo- where she was very close to her Veterinarians in Gaza advised him to euthanize Koki. Refusing Services were held at Temple seph Church in New London. She brother, Samuel Gourse, and her to give up on his prized pet, Sharaf found Israeli wildlife sanctuary Beth Shalom, 670 Highland Av- was a member of Dante Alighieri cousin Naomi Ruth Israel. Natalie L’Maan Chayot Bar (For the Wildlife) on Facebook and sent a message enue, Needham on Tuesday, April was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of in Arabic. The sanctuary’s owner, Avihu Sherwood, used Facebook’s 2 at 10:00am. Burial immediately New London Historical Society, Pembroke College (the women’s Google Translate feature to read the message in Hebrew. thereafter at Temple Sinai Me- andSociety, the New L+M Hospital Auxiliary, college for Brown University) in Sherwood immediately called Dr. Shlomit Levy, the only veterinar- morial Park, Danvers. Memorial London Se- ian in Israel solely dedicated to the care of parrots and other birds. observances were held on Tues- nior Center. she worked in New York, NY on “I said, ‘Sure, I’ll come,’” Levy tells ISRAEL21c. day at the home of Ada and Will Anna, also the class of 1943. During the war,- Kussell, immediately following celebrated cana and as editor of a trade pa- nearly impossible for Israelis to enter the strip, and vice versa. - her 100th per.the staff of Encyclopedia Ameri Levy,Due to as the well ongoing as Sherwood conflict and between veterinarian Israel and Dr. Gaza,Ofer Zadokhowever, – who it’s membrances may be made to Ha- birthday last - lent his mobile clinic dassahthe burial. (Needham In lieu ofChapter, flowers, 1320 re April with ton M. Frisch, a Marine Corps to the cause — had Centre Street, Suite 205, Newton her friends veteranIn 1946 who Natalie became married president Mil of to apply for permits at the Jewish Federation/TVCCA United Auto Sales (later “United just to get to the Erez your choice. sponsored kosher hot lunch of Truck Center”) in Lynn. Together Center, MA 2459 or the charity of border crossing on which she was a long-time par- they were the loving parents of SHELDON the Israeli side of the ticipant. three children, Howard, Daniel, boundary. They had She is survived by her daugh- and Ada, whom they raised in LEVINE the necessary papers ter Sharon Gould, of Milan, Italy; Marblehead/Swampscott. Dur- Mystic - her granddaughter, Mercedes ing her years on the North Shore, of Mystic died April 1, 2019, from Dr. Ofer Zadok’s Broeks; and her great-grand- Natalie served as a founder and complications Sheldon of Alzheimer’s H Levine, dis 94,- mobilewithin 24 hours. veterinary daughters, Maya and Zahara of president of the Sisterhood of ease. clinic, in which Koki Arizona. She was predeceased by Temple Sinai of Swampscott and Sheldon was born in Norwich, the parrot had life- her husband, John; her son, Fran- Marblehead, president of the saving surgery at the cis Gould; and siblings, Aida Mas- Women’s Division of the Jewish Abraham and Bessie Levine. He Gaza-Israeli border. Photo via Facebook colo, Bovio and Francis Pulito. Federation of the North Shore, attendedOct. 28, the 1924, Norwich son of Free the Acad late- But how was Sharaf to get Koki to the Erez crossing? Permits for Ga- The family wishes to thank An- and a founder and vice-president zans to enter Israel are mainly limited to dire (human) medical need. na’s caregiver, Charlene Sheppard of the Marblehead Chapter of Ha- attended Boston University until theemy onset and, afterof World graduation, War II. Atbriefly that Government Activities in the Territories) agency came to the rescue, time he transferred to the Kings An official from the Israeli government’s COGAT (Coordination of- Point Merchant Marine Academy ious owner and bring it to Levy in the mobile veterinary clinic. in Kings Point, New York. He was goingAll over communication the border to between take the Sharaf year-old and exotic Sherwood parrot was from via its Face anx- a Lieutenant (JG) in the US Navy, book Messenger in two languages. and served as an engineer aboard And so on Tuesday, March 19, only a day after Sherwood had set the 136 Sachem Street transport ships in the Atlantic wheels in motion, the bird was on Levy’s operating table. “It had a hole in its crop — part of the bird’s intestinal apparatus Memorial Norwich CT 06360 to Connecticut and married Mar- where they store food. I’ve treated such holes before, but this was 860-889-2374 cellefleet. Dorsky After the of war New he London returned in probably the worst I’ve ever seen,” Levy tells ISRAEL21c. Fax 860-886-2396 - “The bird was so debilitated that I couldn’t anesthetize him because ried for 66 years prior to her it would have killed him. Instead I used local anesthetic to control the deathFebruary, in 2013. 1947. They were mar pain.” THE JEWISH LEADER, APRIL 12, 2019 15 TEDDY WEINBERGER Full Moon on Seder Night © 2019, Teddy Weinberger There’s something about a full moon that deeply moves people. It’s the little light, is the world of emotion, receiving im- On this night, even if we are all wise, even if we full moon. No coincidence, then, that Judaism’s two week-long festivals changes and constant movement. are all at the level of the beginnatural on to the be nightfilled ofwith a full a sense moon: of Succot awe and on wonder the 15th when night you of the gaze lunar at a pressionsThe relationship from the outside,between experiencing the sun and theprofound moon, constant and luminous month of Tishrei, and Passover on the 15th night of the lunar month of sun, this is not enough. Nissan. As is often the case, the religious imagination harnesses natu- We need more than intel- ofbetween Nissan, emotion the moon and is intellect, “covered.” is expressed It is on this in daythe lect, wisdom, and under- freely translate a Passover message from my friend and teacher Rabbi thatJewish the holidays. people ofOn Israel the first hear day the of command the lunar tomonth pre- standing. We also want Liorral human Engelman emotion that forplays its withown traditionalspecific purposes. traits associated In what follows,with the I pare for Pesach, but nothing is felt at this point--only to discover the moon in moon and the sun. the mind understands. On the tenth day of Nissan, its fullness. We want our the people are instructed to take the paschal lamb; * * * they start to feel, to prepare. On the fourteenth of the month, we feel what is about to happen, and so fromemotions Egypt; to weshare want in tothe feel depth as if weof the ourselves experience. have spirit. The sun, the great light, is the intellect—which is constantly we eat hastily. Stick in hand, we are ready for the left.We are We not are content required with to tell knowing the story. about the Exodus “lit”We and find is notexpression subject tofor changing the sun feelingsand the andmoon situations. in the world The moon,of the - A story is not a collection of data; a good story stirs both the listener and the narrator. Even if we theExodus; middle everything of the night, is felt, and alive, the moon and well. will lookThe Exofully know the entire Torah, the time has come to tell, CONT. FROM PAGE 11 TREES upondus will the take face placeof the onsun. the Feeling night isof in the full fifteenth, agreement in intelligence on each tree over time — using advanced drones, sensors with intellect; we both feel and know that the time of It was not for nothing that we were commanded and machine learning, plus human “boots on the ground” — allow- redemption is at hand. to experience and feel the magnitude of the hour. ing farmers to pinpoint areas of concern and optimize individual care. We read in the Haggadah: “Even if all of us are 13.8). The small child is like the moon, full of child- SeeTree charges a monthly fee based on acreage. wise, even if we are all intelligent, if we all know the likeon this emotion, night: standing “You shall in a tell position your child” of acceptance (Exodus Various variables go into creating a “medical record” for each tree. entire Torah, it is incumbent upon us to tell the story in front of his parents, like the moon in the face of Individual tree production records also are provided. In commercial the sun. In order to reach his heart, the parents, orchards with hundreds of thousands of units, this micro level of intel- one is, the more admirable.” The night of the Seder ligence is unprecedented, says Hachamov. of the Exodus from Egypt, and the more expansive - “For every tree we create a score representing its health condition full moon in the sky, when the moon aligns itself fully riousmoved child. and excited,A Seder tell night over of theintellect story; and they emotion, feel the withtakes the place sun. on the fifteenth of Nissan, the night of a sundepth and of moon. the experience with the help of their cu dots of color for every tree. Using our mobile app, the farmer can see and this score is presented with different colors, like a visual map with CONT. FROM PAGE 10 Hachamov. FINALLY, TECH HELP whenThe walking SeeTree around team which likes trees to call we’ve its highlighted mobile interface as weak,” “the explains Waze It’s the same approach taken by another compa- The results are displayed on top of the agent’s of trees,” an appropriate nickname given that one of its investors is view through the consumer’s phone, using the Waze founder Uri Levine. Turning each of the trees into a digital entity same kind of augmented reality consumers get what’sny ISRAEL21c going on has at theprofiled site of recently: an accident. Carbyne, which from Eve. uses the phone’s camera to help first-responders see trees depending on their state of health and fruit yield. TechSee is already integrated with a similar AI makesHanaco it possible, Ventures for (which the first led time, the forA round), farmers Canaan to navigate Partners to specific Israel, become TechSee’s COO, and Prof. Gaby Sarusi, a for- tool at Vodafone called Tobi that enables techni- Cohen teamed up with Amir Yoffe, who would iAngels and Mindset also contributed to SeeTree, adding up to $15 mil- mer VP at Elbit and a veteran member of the faculty cians to remotely diagnose problems with telecom- lion in funding. of engineering and nanoscience at Ben-Gurion Uni- munications devices. And TechSee can do the same Hachamov, a serial entrepreneur and one of the key players behind versity of the Negev. The three launched TechSee in magic using any customer’s knowledge base, even Google’s Applied ML Acceleration Program in Silicon Valley, helped 2015. without Einstein or Tobi. Talpaz and third cofounder-CTO Guy Morgenstern recruit a core team TechSee has been selling Live for a couple of including AI specialist Ori Shachar, who honed his skills over more in Boston and Madrid in addition to Israel, and land- years already and has 50 customers. “Every one of They’ve since raised $23 million, opened offices than a decade at Mobileye. COO Oren Tal brings unique knowledge Samsung, Orange, Hitachi and Salesforce. TechSee’s tools are being used by some 15,000 ed some high-profile customers including Vodafone, them is a big name that you know,” Yoffe says. from a long career managing citrus mega-farms and many years in Mo- Salesforce (through its Salesforce Ventures arm) customer-service agents across verticals including bileye.in technology operation, while expert agronomist Udi Landau comes contributed to a $16 million round last October for The Tel Aviv-based startup has partnered with large corporate TechSee led by Scale Venture Partners; other inves- Why insurance? Imagine that your basement tors were Planven Investments, Comdata Group and financial services, telecom and insurance. - Brazil. Jerusalem-based OurCrowd. surance agent the damage by walking around with has flooded. With TechSee, you can show your in clientsHachamov around says the thatglobe, some and of opened SeeTree’s branch technological offices in Californiatools were and de- Salesforce’s vision is that TechSee will be the veloped by Israeli companies. insurance company the cost of sending out an as- your phone. The benefits are twofold: it saves the - sessor and, for the homeowner, claims can be pro- smart “eyes” of its Einstein artificial intelligence - Einstein is to Salesforce what Watson is to IBM – cessed in hours rather than days. platform, Yoffe tells ISRAEL21c. tomersEven is though California it only almond recently farmers. came out of stealth, SeeTree is expand a massive computer running AI to help make sense ing not only geographically but also botanically. The“We next dream group to of leadcus of enormous amounts of data. Watson may compete Eve knows the world of intelli- on TV’s “Jeopardy,” but Salesforce is the world leader Eve is where TechSee’s technology really snaps gence networking for when it comes to selling customer relationship man- to life, so to speak. any type of tree any- agement software. Einstein crunches its customers’ where in the world,” data to deliver predictions and recommendations. saw with her eyes but gained understanding – after “Eve was the first human being that not only says Hachamov, add- The opportunity for TechSee is the many Sales- ing that the system force customers who use its software to assist con- The technological Eve removes the agent from she bit the apple,” Yoffe points out. could work in virtually sumers with technical problems. the picture entirely, overlaying “knowledge” – in every climate where this case, instructions from a company’s knowl- commercial orchards TechSee’s “Live” product to capture still and video edge base – directly on consumers’ phones as they imagesA customer-service for real-time analysis rep, for by example, Einstein. can What’s use From left, SeeTree Chairman Barak Hacham- “Forty percent of people cannot install the tech- ov, CEO Israel Talpaz and CTO Guy Morgen- exist. search its database to determine the best course of nicalexplore devices their new they purchase. buy for their homes on their stern action.that flashing LED or error code #42? 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