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JewishA publication of the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, serving V the Berkshires and surrounding ice NY, CT and VT Vol. 28, No. 8 Tishri/Cheshvan/Kislev 5781 October 12 to November 22, 2020 jewishberkshires.org Middle East Update 2020 Zooming Into Fall “Is there light at the end of the Middle East tunnel?” Federation connected families from across the with Dennis Ross and David Makovsky Berkshires online over the holidays

On Wednesday, November 18 at About Our Speakers 7:30 p.m., the Jewish Federation of David Makovsky is the Ziegler the Berkshires welcomes two distin- Distinguished Fellow and Director of guished guests to our Middle East the Project on the Middle East Peace Update 2020, Dennis Ross and Process at The Washington Institute for David Makovsky, both fellows at The Near East Policy. He is also an adjunct Washington Institute for Near East professor in Middle East studies at Policy. Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. In light of the recent ground- Nitze School of Advanced International breaking treaties brokered by the Studies. Trump administration between Israel Author of numerous Washington and Persian Gulf states the United Institute publications on issues related Arab Emirates and Bahrain, as well to the Middle East peace process as with the European Muslim nation and the Arab-Israeli conflict, he also of Kosovo, Ross and Makovsky’s topic co-authored the 2009 Washington Post will be, “Is there light at the end of the bestseller Myths, Illusions, and Peace: Middle East tunnel?” Finding a New Direction for America At press time, all Jewish Federation in the Middle East with Ambassador of the Berkshires programs were Dennis Ross. His 2011 maps on scheduled to be presented via Zoom alternative territorial solutions to or other platforms – please check your the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were emails from Federation to find the reprinted by The New York Times in the necessary links, or visit our calendar of paper’s first interactive treatment of an Families celebrated Rosh Hashanah together during an interactive Zoom program events online at jewishberkshires.org. op-ed. on September 3 with educator Rabbi Jarah Greenfield (top row center) – enjoying Makovsky is a lifetime member a craft activity, reading a story, dipping apples in honey, and making some noise of the Council on Foreign Relations (with the shofar). Participants explored the birthday of the world and celebrated and the London-based International the contribution that each and every creature from the mightiest elephant to the Institute for Strategic Studies. His smallest child can make. For more, please see pages 8 and 9. Inside commentaries on the peace process and the Arab-Israeli conflict have been Preserve Our Freedoms – Vote! ...... 2 widely published, and he appears Federation’s General Assembly Living As Good Neighbors...... 3 frequently in the media to comment on Arab-Israeli affairs. He also has testi- Your Federation Presents ...... 4-9 fied before Congressional committees 2020 – Online Israel to be a “Cyber Superpower”?...... 10 and subcommittees on foreign rela- Ensuring a strong, flourishing Jewish community. tions and foreign affairs. Gaucho Marx?...... 12 Today. Tomorrow. And for generations to come. What's for Lunch?...... 15 MIDDLE EAST UPDATE, continued on page 5 From October 25 through Plenary two, JewishTogether, will October 27, the Jewish Federations take place on October 26 at 1:30 p.m. of North America (JFNA) will hold its It will showcase the depth and breadth 2020 General Assembly online. of Jewish communal life and share This GA is underwritten by JFNA stories of how Federation responded, “The Shtetl Kitchen,” with and its sponsors to make it available at reimagined and shined together. For no cost to participants. this event, JFNA hopes to have as co-owners of The Gefilteria At this pivotal time for our commu- much of our broad Jewish communal nity and communities everywhere, base in attendance as possible, along On Monday, October 19 at GA 2020 will bring our entire Jewish with Federation stakeholders. 6:45 p.m., join Jeffrey Yoskowitz and world together – from across back- In addition to these two special Liz Alpern, co-authors of The Gefilte grounds, political viewpoints and plenaries, the GA will feature three Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World even continents – to blocks of programming: Jewish Foods and co-owners of The enlighten, engage and Workshops: On Gefilteria, a food venture that has inspire. Together with October 25 and 26, been reimagining Old World Jewish Federations from across there will be workshops Foods since 2012. Expect an evening North America, we’ll designed to explore of dynamic discussion on Eastern celebrate accomplish- questions and challenges European Jewish foodways, past and ments over these past currently facing Jewish present, in a talk called “The Shtetl tough months, examine life and the Jewish Kitchen.” This program is rescheduled our current challenges, and work to people. from August 6. ensure a strong, flourishing Jewish FedLab: Jump into the 2020 This program will be presented via community. Today. Tomorrow. And for phase of the FedLab experience on Zoom. Please visit jewishberkshires.org generations to come. October 27 and explore solutions to for registration links. This year’s GA is composed of two the challenges now facing our Jewish From their website, gefilteria. main plenaries, the first targeted to world. By invitation only. com: “The Gefilteria is a new kind of Federation lay and professional teams Cohort Convenings: Federation food venture launched in 2012 with and the second for all members of the affinity groups, including National the mission of reimagining eastern Jewish community: Women’s Philanthropy and National European Jewish cuisine, adapting Plenary one, FederationTogether, Young Leadership, will be holding classic dishes to the values and tastes Jeffrey Yoskowitz and Liz Alpern will take place on Sunday, October 25 special gatherings during the virtual of a new generation. We’re the people at 7 p.m. It will tell the story of how GA. with the chutzpah to believe that Old events. Along the way, we’re looking to Federations worked together to Full lineups and registration details World Jewish foods can be beautiful, inspire others to reimagine and redis- address the unprecedented challenges were not available at press time. Please inspiring and delicious. We produce cover this incredible cuisine in their brought on by the COVID pandemic. visit www.generalassembly.org for limited runs of our signature artis- home kitchens.” This plenary will feature a video that details. anal gefilte fish in the spring and the They’ll share insights about takes a look back and comments on The Jewish Federation of the fall. While don’t have a storefront, seasonal Jewish eating, holiday Federations most powerful moments. Berkshires will provide additional we’re regularly cooking a wide range cooking, and culinary wisdom, which JFNA hopes to have every member of information as it becomes available of Jewish foods from the Ashkenazi – together will transform everything the Federation lay and professional through email and Facebook, along central and eastern European Jewish SHTETL KITCHEN, team in attendance. with links. You can reach us by phone – culinary tradition, for unique dining continued on page 5 at (413) 442-4360, ext. 12. Page 2 Berkshire Jewish Voice • jewishberkshires.org October 12 to November 22, 2020 In My View Doing What is Necessary to Preserve Our Freedoms Taking her immigrant grandmother’s wisdom to heart in turbulent times By Dara Kaufman During my sophomore year in college at I asked my grandmother to share her wisdom. Her UMASS Amherst, I took a women’s studies class. My major and my interests at the time were busi- one-sentence response was surprisingly simple and ness, law, and finance, and I have to admit that I only took the class to fulfill one of my last elec- direct. “Don’t ever take for granted the freedoms you tive requirements. Having grown up in a liberal have in this country and always make sure you vote.” Jewish family with a full-time working mother who owned and ran two businesses together with my father, my two sisters and I were raised to be independent women who were fully capable “looking over their shoulders,” she intuitively knew how precious that was. A few of going out into the world to make a life for years later, Vera and her family moved to the United States where she later met ourselves. my grandfather Sam and settled in New Haven to raise their family. Yet when I took this course in 1987, I As we approached the end of our interview, I asked my grandmother to share remember being a little surprised at how many her wisdom. Her one-sentence response was surprisingly simple and direct. of the freedoms of gender equality and women’s “Don’t ever take for granted the freedoms you have in this country and always rights were really fairly recent developments in our make sure you vote.” evolving society. I recall very robust discussions I have tried to heed her advice over the years, on the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Roe vs. although there was a period of time when living in Israel Wade, access to birth control, and equal pay for that I did not always vote in the US election. I always felt equal work. It was an eye-opening class that put a a little guilty about that. new perspective on many things that, as a young I wish that I had spent more time with my grand- woman, I had taken for granted. mother and asked her more questions. The important, But the most rewarding part of that class was meaningful, grown-up type of questions that were not so our final project in which we interviewed a woman apparent to me as a young 19-year-old. I wonder what in our life and presented her history and wisdom. I Vera would think about our world today – our response chose my grandmother on my mother’s side, Vera to the pandemic, the deep social and political divides, Ganter. At the time, I knew very little about my racism in America. grandmother’s history. She lived in Connecticut and With the recent passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and though we visited there regularly, our time together the upcoming election, I am ever more aware of the rights was usually spent hanging out with my aunts and and freedoms I have taken for granted over the years. I uncles, playing with my cousins, and enjoying am also more aware that many of those freedoms are not Grandma Vera’s kasha varnishkas, a favorite of my always applied equally, especially if you are poor or have father and uncles. It turns out her story was a fasci- black or brown skin. And with that awareness comes the nating one. understanding that I have an obligation to help preserve Vera Mirapolsky (her maiden name) grew up the freedoms that others have fought for on my behalf, in a comfortable middle-class family in the city of and also do what I can to assure those freedoms are Kirovograd, Ukraine. Her life changed abruptly at the afforded to every person equally. age of 10 when her family packed up their belongings And in this older and (I hope) wiser time of my life, and left in the middle of the night after a particu- I think I finally understand what my grandmother was larly bloody pogrom at the beginning of the Bolshevik trying to tell me. Don’t take our freedoms for granted. revolution. Make sure you vote. She and her family traveled Eastern Europe, finally settling for a few years in Bessarabia (now Dara Kaufman is the executive director of the Jewish Romania and Moldova), where her father made a Vera (Mirapolsky) Ganter, age 19, photographed in Federation of the Berkshires. living peddling various goods on the streets. She and Montreal, Canada her sister were taught Hebrew, with the hopes that the family would make their way to the British Mandate of Palestine. When they could not secure the visas needed, they eventually made their way to Estonia, where they had heard that Canada was offering visas for immigration. Vera shared a harrowing story of crossing a river during a blizzard en route to Estonia. Afraid that they would lose someone, her father tied a rope from one person to another as they made their way across the churning waters. As they arrived at the outskirts of Estonia, they found a Christian farmer who, for a sum of money, allowed them to live in his barn as they awaited passage to Canada. Vera’s grandmother, who had made this journey with them, fell gravely ill. Unable to delay their departure, the family turned over most of their valuables to the farmer in exchange for him keeping and caring for her grandmother, who would have to stay behind. It was a heart-wrenching decision and ultimately a terrible loss for the family – we never heard from her again, nor learned of her fate. My grandmother was 16 years old when she arrived in Montreal, and the thing she cherished most there was the freedom she had. After so many years of

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Paid advertisements do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires or its members. Tishri/Cheshvan/Kislev 5781 Berkshire Jewish Voice • jewishberkshires.org Page 3 Rabbi Reflection Listening to Voices from Genesis on How to Live as Good Neighbors By Rabbi Neal I. Borovitz In the preface to his book Voices from Genesis, The Kotzker Rebbe once rhetorically asked: “Where do my teacher and friend Rabbi Norman Cohen, Professor Emeritus of Midrash at Hebrew Union you find God?” His answer was: “Wherever College-Jewish Institute of Religion, wrote: and whenever you invite God in.” “This book speaks about the human journey from birth to death as reflected in the develop- ment of the characters in the Book of Genesis. As How often have we been deceived because of our own arrogance of believing such, it challenges all conscientious readers to that we are smarter than everyone else? When do we practice deception with those reflect upon their lives and the stages of growth that we say we love? Is this truly a loving action? When does sibling rivalry devolve which they have experienced.” into Sinat Hinam (baseless hatred)? Is this an apt description of where we are as Though you will be reading this column in contemporary Jews? As contemporary Americans? mid-October or early November, I am writing this Jacob dreams a dream in which he sees angels depicted as going up and then column during the Days of Awe between Rosh down on the ladder? (28:12), and he awakes with a realization: “Surely God was Hashanah and Yom Kippur. These awesome and in this place and I, I, did not know it” (28:16). awe-filled days have been very different for me, How often do we forget to be grateful for the angels that help us? How many and for all of us, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. My wife, Ann, and I have times have we been in need of an angel and felt forgotten and/or betrayed just been living in Stockbridge since mid-March. We came up to what is usually our because we did not look around us and notice the angels that are with us? How summer residence after Purim, with the intention of returning home by Pesach, many times have we mistaken enemies for angels and angels for enemies? Are we when we, like so many of you, believed that the COVID-19 epidemic would be grateful for what we have? How do we show gratitude for what we have to God under control. Even after sharing Passover Seders with family on Zoom and and others? attending online services on Shabbatot over these many months, I have still The Kotzker Rebbe once rhetorically asked: “Where do you find God?” His had a very hard time imagining, after being in crowded synagogues every Rosh answer was: “Wherever and whenever you invite God in.” This is the message I Hashanah since my birth in 1948, what the High Holy Days would be like. I have find in Jacob’s awareness when he awakes – “God was in this place and I, I, did been blessed this year to actually be able to attend a live service with our small not know it.” How could Jacob, the inheritor of the spiritual mantle of Isaac and Berkshire Minyan, outdoors under tents with open sides and everyone socially Abraham not know that God was in the place? Perhaps, in the spirit of one of distanced and wearing masks. Jacob’s descendants Sigmund Freud, it was due to the fact that the “I” that Jacob One of the things I found extremely helpful this summer was re-reading Rabbi uses twice in this verse is the “I” of the ego that blinds him to the presence of Cohen’s Voices from Genesis. It actually helped me wrestle with the challenges others both human and Divine. that this pandemic has placed before each one of us individually and all of us In Norman Cohen’s recounting of Jacob’s second dream – in which, the night communally by suggesting how we can see our own lives and our own time before he is to encounter his estranged brother Esau, the patriarch wrestles with through the prism of the narrative of our imperfect and sometimes dysfunctional a “Being” and is given the name Israel, literally “God wrestler” – he differs from Biblical patriarchs and matriarchs. For example, both Abraham and Jacob leave classic rabbinic commentators and asks us to see the story from the perspective the land that God had promised them when famine threatens the welfare of their of Esau. As I re-examined the subsequent meeting of Jacob and Esau in terms families. All of our patriarchs and matriarchs are pictured for us in Genesis of contemporary sibling relationships, I thought about the anger on the part of as lacking in some of their parenting skills and their social interactions with Esau and the guilt on the part of Jacob that must have existed around caring strangers; Abimelech, Pharaoh, Laban, or others in the narrative are also less for their aging parents. Imagine with me, how Esau must have felt. Jacob is than perfect. returning home after 22 years, presumably to assert his right as the tribal leader. Their human mistakes had consequences. In fact, I would argue that from the While Jacob was in Haran, Esau, we can assume, had been caring for their now Genesis narrative of the world’s first siblings until today, God continues to ask aging parents and running the family’s substantial cattle business. No wonder he us the question: “Where, and at what state of health and happiness, are your approaches Jacob ready to do battle. brother and your sister?” We humans continue to emulate Cain and avoid taking Does brotherly love win out? Do Jacob and Esau really forgive each other and responsibility for the fate of our brethren and refuse to give God the response that make peace? The Eternal is requesting of us – namely, “Yes I am my brothers’ keeper and my The text in Genesis 33 is unclear. I hear it saying “yes, but...” The reason sisters’ as well!” I can honestly add the “but” is because in verse 4 of that chapter, the word I could use examples from Abraham and Isaac narratives to expound on this “va-yishakehu” – which translates as “they kissed each other” – is written with a point, but I believe that the “voice from Genesis” that most distinctly speaks to series of dots above it. This word is found nowhere else in the Torah. One thou- me in 5781, this year that begins with us continuing to live with the plague of sand years ago, Rashi wrote that “the dots could be a hidden clue to indicate COVID-19, is the story of Jacob and, in particular, his two dreams. either that Esau’s kiss was insincere or, that after planning for 22 years to kill his Parsha VaYetze (Genesis 28:10-31:3) begins with Jacob, who is running away brother, Esau’s latent love for his twin wins out.” from home and is described for us as afraid and exhausted. After their embrace and their kiss, Jacob and Esau each go their separate ways, but seem to remain friendly neighbors who respect each other’s rights to be different. This year, as we Americans have had to deal with the plague of racism as well as COVID-19, I suggest to you that the dots over the word “va-yishakehu” Berkshire might serve as a reminder that while Jacob and Esau never became united as one family, they did learn the lesson of the Cain and Abel story. Yes, we are our brothers’ and sisters’ keeper! Yes, despite our differences we must learn to live side by side as good neighbors. A ewishpublicationA publication ofof the the Jewish Jewish Federation Federation of the Berkshires, of the serving Berkshires, the Berkshires serving and surrounding theice Berkshires NY, CT and VT and surrounding NY, CT and VT J V st As Americans of the 21 century, can there be any more relevant message for The color photography in this issue of the Berkshire Jewish us to hear?

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Published nine times a year by the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires Dara Kaufman: Publisher and Managing Editor Elisa Spungen Bildner and Robert Bildner: Honorary Publishers Albert Stern: Editor Rose Tannenbaum: Graphic Design and Layout Jenny Greenfeld: Advertising Sales Representative and Assistant Editor Editorial opinions expressed in the Berkshire Jewish Voice are those of the newspaper and not those of any individual. Signed editorials do not represent the view of the newspaper, but rather express the writer’s view. The Berkshire Jewish Voice is under no obligation to accept any advertisement. It does not guarantee the kashrut of any merchandise or service advertised. To have the BJV mailed to your home, please send a minimum donation of $18 Next issue publication date: November 23, 2020 – December 31, 2020 Press deadline: October 13, 2020 • Advertising deadline: November 4, 2020 Berkshire Jewish Voice e-mail: [email protected] Phone: (413) 442-4360, ext. 11 Fax (413) 443-6070 Page 4 Berkshire Jewish Voice • jewishberkshires.org October 12 to November 22, 2020 Your Federation Presents

“The Art of Eve: Exploring “What Connects Us,” with Restaurateur Jewish Female Creativity" Aaron J. Oster of A-Ok Berkshire Barbecue On Thursday, October 29 at 6:45 p.m., the Jewish Federation On Thursday, November good in us that sits with of the Berkshires presents “The Art of Eve: Exploring Jewish 5 at 6:45 p.m., the Jewish the rich and emotional Female Creativity” a Federation of the Berkshires memories we’ve program created by welcomes Aaron J. Oster, collected as members Jewish Art Education. co-founder (with his part- of the human race, This program will ners, wife Alexandra Oster which can be remem- be presented via Zoom. and Orion Howard) of A-Ok bered when we eat. Please visit jewishberk- Berkshire Barbecue in North When the basic needs shires.org for registration Adams. His topic will be “What of our bodies and minds links. Connects Us” – he’ll share demand our attention, This program exam- experiences accrued over the let’s take a second to ines the various art last 20 years creating environ- listen and see that we forms created by female ments in which people share find. This is the goal of painters, sculptors, time, food, and memories. a great restaurant in a printmakers, and photog- At press time, all Jewish community. This has raphers reflecting their FeThis program will be been my goal for the unique life experiences presented via Zoom. Please past two decades…and Aaron J. Oster and displays concern visit jewishberkshires.org for I hope that it finds a for aesthetic issues and registration links. place in our future.” slow-cook BBQ meats, and social equality. These Writes Aaron J. Oster: In 2018, Aaron and his even bake their own bread. artists reacted to the “The difficult world in which partners established A-Ok Find out more about how culture and the times in we live constantly defines our in North Adams, adjacent to they did it and about what it which they lived. This “Remember Me” (1980) by Barbara needs with reminders, noti- MassMOCA, “with the specific takes to make it as a restau- program will survey the Kruger fications, and news of things goal of putting better food rant in Berkshire County in 19th and 20th centuries that are more important. What on the tables of those within “What Connects Us.” of Jewish female creativity connects us are the basics, the our community.” There they in the visual arts. 1300 followers focused on the Presenting will be Nancy visual arts in the metropolitan Kotz, an art historian and Washington, DC region. nonprofit professional. She Since 2015, she has been began her career in arts and presenting programs to audi- “Rock ‘n’ Roll Jews,” with public policy (Congressional ences across Maryland, the Arts Caucus) before transi- District of Columbia, and “Radio Dave” Milberg tioning to the museum world Northern Virginia for Jewish (Smithsonian Institution and On Thursday, November 12 Writes Milberg: “The Art Education (JAE) as well National Gallery of Art) where at 6:45 p.m., join “Radio Dave” rock and roll family tree as serving as JAE’s marketing she held positions in museum Milberg – a “disc jockey-at-law” has Jews at its roots, director. Her clients include education and museum retail. who has been broadcasting trunk, and branches – senior living communities, Nancy is also the founder since 1965 and lawyering disc jockeys, singers, synagogues and adult educa- and content curator for since 1979 – as he discusses songwriters, musicians, tion programs. VisualArtsDC, a social media- the fascinating subject of record company execu- based community with over “Rock ‘n’ Roll Jews.” tives, and even mobsters This program will be – who planted its seeds presented via Zoom. Please and nurtured it to become visit jewishberkshires.org for the dominant music in “Radio Dave” Milberg registration links. America over the past seven decades.” “Radio Dave” will morph into his DJ persona to spot- For further information on all Jewish Federation of the Berkshires programs, light seven decades of selected is regularly downloaded by please call Nancy Maurice Rogers, Program Director, at (413) 442-4360, ext.15. Jews who rocked – and whose nearly 100,000 listeners in cultural impact went beyond more than 135 countries their music. His presentation worldwide. will include photos of famed As a musicologist, Milberg, “Rock ‘n’ Roll Jews” along with an authority on popular music Letters to the Editor, continued soundbites of their songs. And history, was among a group yes, you can sing along and of scholars who were 2019 get up and dance during the finalists in the “Documentary Little People Learning Big Words Like “Hygiene” and presentation.” Record” category for the “Social Distancing” “Radio Dave” has been a Grammy Awards. He also featured radio disc jockey on is a volunteer consultant to Dear Jewish Federation of the Berkshires: stations across the Midwest, medical professionals, creating Child Care of the Our traditional home-vis- significant impact in making and has also been a radio customized music mixes that Berkshires was delighted to iting staff members are their home life a little more announcer for the Chicago are used in the therapy for receive your very generous transitioning into a busy year stable and secure. Bears and Chicago White their patients suffering cogni- gift to assist families in these of creative virtual coaching Thank you to your Sox. He has received more tive impairment. challenging times of COVID, in parenting skills and generous donors for having than 20 national awards for Milberg owns more than unemployment, anxiety, and supporting parents. the confidence in Child Care of broadcast station manage- 60,000 records, including “the high stress throughout our Your donation will help the Berkshires’ commitment to ment, journalism, sports, and largest Christmas collection community. meet the underfunded needs nurture, educate, and support community service. As “Lawyer this side of the North Pole” and CCB reopened its doors of a number of families in our our neighbors. Dave,” Milberg retired from the “the largest-known archive at the end of June and is community and assist with a Chicago-based firm of Schiff of original versions of Elvis providing child care to many brighter future. Our teachers, Gratefully, Hardin LLP in 2014, and has Presley remakes, as well as families. Our classrooms are family support specialists, and Anne Nemetz-Carlson, taught Media Law. His “Rare & songs about or mentioning the full of little people wearing home visitors are in constant President/CEO Scratchy Rock ‘N Roll” podcast King of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” masks and learning big words contact with families, and they Child Care of the like “hygiene” and “social will continue to alert their Berkshires distancing” while running supervisors when an unmet North Adams through sprinklers or playing need arises. Let me assure in sandboxes. you that your gift will have a Federation Technology Grant Made All the Difference Over the Holidays Dear Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, I want to thank you on behalf of our congregation for the support we received for technology enhancement for our High Holy Day services. 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MIDDLE EAST UPDATE, continued from page 1 SHTETL KITCHEN, continued from page 1 Before joining The coordinator under President by President Clinton, and you thought about Ashkenazi She holds an MBA from CUNY Washington Institute, Clinton, Ambassador Ross Secretaries Baker and Albright gastronomy – goose, gefilte Baruch’s Zicklin School of Makovsky was an award-win- served as director of the State presented him with the State fish, cabbage, kugel, and Business and teaches culi- ning journalist. He also Department’s Policy Planning Department’s highest award. more. nary entrepreneurship at the was Executive Editor of The Staff in the first Bush admin- Ambassador Ross has Jeffrey Yoskowitz is a International Culinary Center. Jerusalem Post; Diplomatic istration. In that capacity, he published extensively on the food entrepreneur and a Follow her on instagram @ Correspondent for Haaretz; played a prominent role in former Soviet Union, arms thought leader in the Jewish lizalpern and @gefilteria. and Contributing Editor and U.S. policy toward the former control, and the greater Middle food world, and co-execu- In collaboration with the special Jerusalem corre- Soviet Union, the unification East, contributing numerous tive producer of The Great food website The Nosher, The spondent to U.S. News and of Germany and its integration chapters to anthologies. He is Big Jewish Food Festival. He Gefilteria has been compiling World Report. He received the into NATO, arms control nego- the author of several influ- has written for The New York “The Official Guide to Jewish National Press Club’s 1994 tiations, and the 1991 Gulf ential books on the peace Times and The Atlantic, among Eats,” which explores the Edwin M. Hood Award for War coalition. process, the Middle East, others. Jeffrey teaches Jewish Jewish cuisine found in cities Diplomatic Correspondence for During the Reagan and international relations. culinary anthropology at The in the United States and a cover story on PLO finances administration, he served analytical and personal insight City College of New York. around the world. For more, that he co-wrote. as director of Near East and into the Middle East peace Follow him on instagram @ visit myjewishlearning.com/ A native of St. Louis, David South Asian affairs on the process. The New York Times jeffyosko and @gefilteria. nosher-category/city-guides/. Makovsky received a bach- National Security Council praised his 2007 publica- Liz Alpern is also the The Great Big Jewish Food elor’s degree from Columbia staff and deputy director of tion, Statecraft, And How to creator of Queer Soup Night, a Festival took place virtually University and a master’s the Pentagon’s Office of Net Restore America’s Standing in global event series highlighting in May, and sessions were degree in Middle East studies Assessment. Ambassador Ross the World (Farrar, Straus and the talent of queer chefs and recorded and can be viewed on from Harvard University. was awarded the Presidential Giroux, 2007), as “important raising funds for locally-based the Gefilteria website. Ambassador Dennis Ross Medal for Distinguished and illuminating.” social justice organizations. is counselor and William Federal Civilian Service Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Prior to returning to the Institute in “Jews in Sports,” with Evan Weiner 2011, he served two years as special assistant to President On Thursday, October 15 at teams, and there are some sports mega- Obama and National Security 6:45 p.m., the Jewish Federation of stars like swimming’s Katie Ledecky” Council senior director for the the Berkshires welcomes radio jour- who have Jewish ancestry. Central Region, and a year as nalist and newspaper columnist Evan A radio journalist from the age of special advisor to Secretary of Weiner for a presentation about “Jews in 15, Evan Weiner won two Associated State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Sports.” Press Awards in 1978 and 1979. In the For more than twelve years, This program will be presented via 1980s, he started his long association Ambassador Ross played a Zoom. Please visit jewishberkshires.org with Westwood One Radio. Weiner was leading role in shaping U.S. for registration links. a contributing columnist for several involvement in the Middle East Writes Weiner: “Once upon a time, newspapers throughout the US. He did a peace process and dealing Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax were daily commentary called “The Business directly with the parties in bigger than life to Jewish families. They of Sports” for Westwood One Radio negotiations. A highly skilled were authentic Jewish sports heroes. between 1999 and 2006. He has written diplomat, Ambassador Ross But there were plenty of others. six books about the business and poli- was U.S. point man on the “Mark Spitz won gold medals at the tics of sports. peace process in both the 1972 Munich Olympics. Sid Luckman Weiner also lectures at colleges and George H. W. Bush and Bill was a star quarterback for the Chicago universities about the business and poli- Clinton administrations. He Bears. The early days of basketball tics of sports, including the globalization was instrumental in assisting featured many Jewish athletes who of North American sports and how tech- Israelis and Palestinians honed their skills at local Jewish centers nology is changing sports. His book, The to reach the 1995 Interim like the South Philadelphia Hebrew Business and Politics of Sports, has been Agreement; he also success- Association. The SPHAs were inducted critically acclaimed by academic jour- 1934 baseball card of Hall of Famer Henry fully brokered the 1997 into the Basketball Hall of Fame in nals and is used as part of a number of “Hank” Greenberg of the Detroit Tigers Hebron Accord, facilitated Springfield, MA for their contribution sports business management courses at the 1994 Israel-Jordan peace in building interest in basketball. Jews schools throughout the United States. treaty, and intensively worked today run sports leagues and own sports to bring Israel and Syria together. 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Volunteers were vital to the success of our recent high holiday outreach to We thank all of our volunteers – Susan Gordon, Judy Moss, David Pill, Stuart support families and older adults. Thank you to the many community members Masters, Kayla Bellmore, Cindy Helitzer, Jim Moran, Alice and Marty Jonas, who stepped up to help bake challah, decorate cards and bags, pack and deliver Joan Grossman, Amy Smith, Avi Dresner and family, Carol Smoler, Vicki Loring, Rosh Hashanah Care packages to 250 older adults at home, in senior residences, Wendy Robbins, Rabbi Daniel Lehmann, Rabbis Don Weber and Shira Stern, Jess nursing homes, and hospitals across the Berkshires. While volunteers could not Berwick, Ronni Arrow, Diane Weinstein, Lori and Jeremy Guy, Maris Katsir, Naomi make their traditional holiday visits due to pandemic restrictions, the staff of the Schwartz, Joan Brotman, Roman Rozenblyum, Rosalind Kopfstein, Adam Lehrer, various facilities shared that the packages were received with joy and gratitude by Steve Rubin, Shaina Adams-El Guabli, Eric Greenberg, Irit and Dalia Blaugrund, the recipients. Isabel, Eliana, and Zak Gunnet-Shoval. Please forgive us if we forgot your name. Baking Packing Delivering Tishri/Cheshvan/Kislev 5781 Berkshire Jewish Voice • jewishberkshires.org Page 9 Your Federation Presents

“Thank you so very much for this gift. I so enjoyed the visit (at a distance) with you and Adam. While the goodies were delicious, the visit was even better...” – Anita Bakst (Adam’s teacher for many years) Taken on the stoop of her house while we visited from the driveway and chatted.

Nurses at Fairview Hospital delivered the gift Volunteers are Vital! bags to Jewish patients Yasher koach to Merle Ferber (here with to remind them that they Ziva, her service dog), one of our Federation are being embraced and volunteers who went above and beyond to wished a happy, healthy make dozens of calls to check in with our and sweet New Year. Here, Jewish community members before the nursing assistant Cassie High Holy Days. She wished them a Happy Bercier and Sandy Keefner New Year on behalf of the Federation and accept the bags on our checked in to see how they were doing. We are Medical Surgical Unit. continuing to check in with folks, and if you want to have a friendly chat with a volunteer (or want to be a friendly caller), please let us know! We’re happy to make the connection! Contact Susan Frisch Lehrer slehrer@jewish- berkshires.org or (413) 442-4360, ext. 14.

Federation and PJ Library Connected Families with Rosh Hashanah Fun

Families celebrated Rosh Hashanah together during an interactive Zoom program on September 3 with educator Rabbi Jarah Greenfield using many of the items in their bags. We enjoyed a craft activity, read a story, dipped our apples in honey, and made some noise (with the shofar) as we explored the birthday of the world and celebrated the contribution that each and every creature – from the mightiest elephant to the smallest child can make. There were lots of other fun things in the bags for families to use during the High Holidays, too.

Our son Eli’s comment on getting the Rosh HaShana bag was “it was super nice” and the activity we all did together on zoom with PJ Pals as a family was “super fun and awesome.” We thought so, too. It was a nice way to start the holiday and feel in community. Jen Margo and Stuart Lemmen

Our grandson Troy enjoyed celebrating the holiday while interacting with other kids. Thanks to PJ Library and Federation. Paul Gluck Page 10 Berkshire Jewish Voice • jewishberkshires.org October 12 to November 22, 2020 NEWS ‘Israel has the makings of a cyber superpower’ In the wake of the Abraham Accords, “the potential vis-à-vis the UAE is endless,” says Israel’s National Cyber Directorate head Yigal Unna By Yoav Limor pursued only defense deals sector—from critical state in the cyber sphere was put Security Directorate. in the Gulf. Now that the infrastructure and state- to use in the agency’s opera- A few years later, it became (Israel Hayom via JNS) – Abraham Accords are in place, owned corporations to every tional directorate. He went on clear that the Shin Bet was Walking into the Tel Aviv trade can expand to include last member of the public. to spend his years in the Shin unable to fully meet the wide office of Israel National Cyber economic and industrial A veteran of the intelligence Bet in technology-oriented range of threats lurking in the Directorate head Yigal Unna, ventures. community, Unna has spent positions, mostly in the offen- cyber sphere, and that even you immediately notice a “There are many overtures most of his professional life in sive sphere. In 2013, Unna non-essential state infrastruc- very specific memento—a by Israeli and Gulf companies the shadows; this is the first was named head of the agen- ture faces challenges that very weighty plaque he was that want to get started. The time he has ever given a press cy’s technology division, and must be met. awarded by his counterparts cyber sphere connects people interview. in 2018 was tapped as head of “It happened when we in the United Arab Emirates. and Israel is a powerhouse in Born in Jerusalem, Unna its cyber division. noticed cyberattacks on states, Unna was part of the historic this arena—one considerably currently lives in Givatayim. “It’s the type of role that like Estonia and later in delegation that traveled to larger than its physical size He is married and the father doesn’t let you sleep at night,” Georgia, and even the mishap Abu Dhabi in August after the or the size of its economy. We of three teenage sons. He he said. “You can’t revel in that happened to the centri- landmark peace deal between have something for every actor skipped a grade in school and yesterday’s achievements fuges in Iran,” said Unna, Israel and the UAE was in the region, and they all face enlisted in the Israel Defense because every day brings referring to the 2007 Stuxnet announced, and the plaque similar threats as Israel,” he Forces at the age of 17, where new battles and the smallest computer virus attack that sheds light on the deep cyber said. he was assigned to Unit 8200, breach can cause significant crippled the Islamic republic’s and technological ties between For Israel, a high volume Military Intelligence’s elite divi- damage.” nuclear program in an oper- the two countries. of cyberattacks is a matter sion, which is responsible for The National Cyber ation largely attributed to the “The potential vis-à-vis of routine. This is the price collecting signals intelligence Directorate was effectively United States and Israel. the UAE is endless,” he told highly technologically and code decryption. He later established in the 1970s, and “This process made us Israel Hayom. “We have the advanced countries must underwent officer training as has undergone several reincar- acutely aware of the fact that knowledge, tools and capabil- pay when dealing with their a cyber-intelligence officer, nations since its inception. it [cyber] had the potential of ities that can offer the issues enemies, be they traditional rising to the rank of captain Originally, defending the becoming a battlefield.” they’re dealing with the best or more amorphous, such before leaving the military. nation’s computer infrastruc- Then-Prime Minister solutions in the world. In as criminal organizations or Unna had his eye on ture was entrusted to a small Benjamin Netanyahu asked terms of cybersecurity, Israel countries on the other side of becoming a Mossad officer, but unit in the Shin Bet, but it IDF Maj. Gen. (ret.) Professor is one of the most protected the world, like North Korea. the Arabic he studied while wasn’t until 2002 that the Isaac Ben-Israel, formerly countries in the world. We Unna, 49, is Israel’s in uniform led him to Israel’s government officially asked the head of the Defense Ministry’s want them to be as protected cyber gatekeeper and his domestic security service, the agency to protect critical infra- as we are,” he said. agency guards every entity Israel Security Agency (Shin structure, bringing about the CYBERPOWER, According to Unna, in the public and private Bet), where his experience formation of the Information continued on page 16 until now Israeli companies To Your Health

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LOCAL NEWS The CAS Creative Arts Series Presents: Fall Programs at TAA Designing Photographs, with Arthur Hillman For registration information, please contact the Temple office at (413) 442-5910 or [email protected]. Congregation Ahavath landscapes, garden images, of Art and an M.F.A. from the Jewish Parenting Book Club Sholom member Arthur still life compositions, street University of Massachusetts Temple Anshe Amunim will hold a Hillman is a photographer photography, abstractions, at Amherst. Arthur taught at Jewish Parenting Book Club at 8 p.m. and printmaker who has been etc. We will examine and the Massachusetts College on Thursday, October 22. exhibiting his photographs discuss these images on the of Art in Boston from 1968- Parents are invited to join Rabbi Liz and prints for over 50 years. basis of content, composition, 1974. He joined the visual Hirsch for a discussion on Nurture the His work has been presented expression, technical effec- arts faculty of Simon’s Rock in Wow by Danya Ruttenberg. All parents in over 20 one-person shows tiveness and other design 1974 and taught there until are encouraged to join in and to read the and in many national print considerations. A minimum retiring in 2011. He has deliv- book beforehand, as you are able. exhibitions and group exhibits. donation of $10 is requested ered a variety of lectures and The event is free and open to the to support CAS Creative presentations on photography public. Designing Photographs, Arts programs. (Please email and printmaking, juried many Part II, on Zoom arthurhillman@roadrunner. exhibits, and was a founding Young Families Shabbat Experience com to reserve a place and to member of the Berkshire Sunday, October 18 at Temple Anshe Amunim will hold a Young Families Shabbat 2 p.m. submit your photographs by Photography Group. He is Friday, October 16). currently Professor Emeritus, Experience virtual gathering at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 30. Participants will submit The program, led by Rabbi Liz, will include singing, blessings, (by email) two of their own Photography, Printmaking About Arthur Hillman and Design, Bard College at and a craft. digital photographs for discus- This event is free and open to children Pre-K through grade 5 Arthur Hillman has a B.F.A. Simon’s Rock. More of his sion and review. Subject and their siblings and parents, but registration is suggested so matter can include portraits, from the Philadelphia College work can be seen online at www.arthurhillman.net. that TAA can arrange for you to receive the materials needed for the craft portion.

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Growing up in the small Pittsfield commu- nity, just about every Jew I knew was Ashkenazi. My friends’ parents were engaged in business, law, medicine, engineering, teaching, and accounting. Nothing, in my young girl’s mind, particularly exciting. So when I learned about the Jewish cowboys of Argentina, the image of those gauchos galloping across the Pampas grasslands atop their steeds captured my imagination. (It still does.) But how did these Yiddish-speaking Jews become folk heroes in South America? But I get ahead of myself. Jewish presence Tour groups host Jewish heritage journeys in Argentina leading participants on in Argentina began well before the gauchos visits to sites of Jewish interest came to town. With the Alhambra decree, Spain expelled its Jews who refused to convert to Catholicism. Many headed to South America and conversos, or crypto-Jews, came along with them, perhaps thinking that life would be easier in the New World. However, the Inquisition followed them to Argentina and, fearing more oppression, most of those conversos assimilated into the population. Once Argentina declared its independence from Spain in 1816, its General Assembly abolished the Inquisition and an organized Jewish Argentina: Cazuela Gaucho (Chicken Stew) community developed. Of course, persecution wasn’t confined to the lands under Spanish domina- Serves 12 tion. Just few decades later, due to various conflicts and revolutions in Spain, Italy, the Slavic nations, and France, more immigrants arrived, among them Jews Jewish cowboys? You bet! Back in 1889, a group of 824 Russian Jews fleeing who brought their Ashkenazi practices and culture to the Sephardic mix. poverty and pogroms in Russia arrived in Argentina and became gauchos, or Among the Eastern European immigrants arriving in Argentina in the late 19th cowboys. This recipe for chicken stew was reportedly cooked over an open century were Ashkenazi Jews fleeing pogroms and poverty. And, just like their fellow immigrants to the United States, many brought with them socialist polit- campfire by those gauchos, in a clay pot known as a cazuela. Hence, the name ical sensibilities first developed in their homelands (along with Zionism and even of the dish. If you don’t happen to have a campfire handy, you can still make anarchism), and they became active in establishing labor unions. this recipe in your kitchen. Among the newcomers to Argentina in 1889 were 824 “Rusos” (Russians). And this is where the story of the gaucho begins. These cowhands needed help Although the basic ingredients are the same as in the original recipe, I’ve cut to launch their new lives, so they solicited help from the philanthropist Baron down the number of steps involved after it took me almost three hours to pre- Maurice de Hirsch and his Jewish Colonization Association. pare the recipe the first time around. I can’t detect a difference in flavor. Three factors influenced de Hirsch in his decision to fund the Rusos. First, he knew that the 1853 Argentinian constitution guaranteed religious freedom. Second, he knew that Argentina was encouraging immigration. Third, and most important, he believed that Jews needed to be self-sufficient. So, the baron put his money where his beliefs were and helped masses of Jews desperate to flee the waves of vicious pogroms ravaging the Russia Empire, and purchased about a million and a half acres of land in Argentina. And that is where the gauchos rode the range. More immigrants arrived in the early years of the 20th century, from Europe, Morocco, and the Ottoman Empire, adding Mizrahim to the Sephardi and Ashkenazi melting pot. As the Tribe’s history has a way of repeating itself, life hasn’t always been grand for the Jews of Argentina. The country closed its doors to Jews fleeing persecution during the Holocaust, but welcomed Nazis fleeing prosecution after the war’s end. Among the war criminals finding refuge in Argentina was the infa- mous Adolph Eichmann. Although as Argentina’s Minister of War, Juan Peron had signed Argentina’s declaration of war against the Axis, as president he allowed Nazis to immigrate. Ingredients: At the same time, he established diplomatic relations with Israel and was the 1 cut-up chicken or just parts 2 teaspoons paprika first to allow Jews to hold public office. When Peron was overthrown, anti-Semitic that you like 1 bay leaf activity increased dramatically, and reached its height during the repressive and Flour for dredging Salt and pepper deadly military junta rule of the 1970s and 80s. Migration patterns reversed, and many Jews fled Argentina, heading to Israel, Europe, and North America. Olive oil ¼ cup white wine Then, in the 1990s, terrorists attacked two Jewish institutions in Buenos 2 large carrots, sliced thick 2 quarts chicken broth Aires, bombing the Israeli Embassy and Jewish Community Center, killing 85 4 potatoes, peeled and cut into ½ cup barley and wounding hundreds. More Jews left the country, most heading to Israel. chunks 1 cup frozen corn kernels Despite the ½ lb. pumpkin or other winter 1 cup frozen peas loss of over 45,000 squash, cut into chunks ½ lb. green beans, cut into 1-inch Jews since 1955, 1 large parsnip, sliced thick pieces Argentina still has 2 large onions, sliced 1 egg, beaten the largest Jewish 3 cloves garlic, minced population of any in Latin America. Instructions: Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven. Dredge the chicken pieces in seasoned flour. Sauté the chicken until golden brown on all sides. Set aside. Sauté the onions and garlic in the pot. Return the chicken to the pot along with all the vegetables. Add paprika, bay leaf, white wine, salt and pepper and chicken stock to barely cover the stew. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes and add barley. A Jewish gaucho in the Argentinian town of Moisés Ville Cover and continue cooking for 40 minutes. Beat the egg.

Carol Goodman Kaufman is a psychologist and author with a passion for travel Add a little of the hot liquid from the pan and beat the egg vigorously. and food. She is currently at work on a food history/cookbook, tracing the paths Add the egg to the pot and stir. that some of our favorite foods have taken from their origins to appear on dinner Add green beans and peas and cook for 5 more minutes. plates and in cultural rites and artifacts around the world. She invites readers to read her blog at carolgoodmankaufman.com and to follow her on Taste the stew and correct the seasoning, if necessary. Twitter @goodmankaufman. Tishri/Cheshvan/Kislev 5781 Berkshire Jewish Voice • jewishberkshires.org Page 13

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Marjorie Rosenthal, 72, Laura Stoskin, 89, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY, he Ellen Tabs, 77, Donations may be made to pediatric nurse devoted teacher devoted to each attended Yeshiva High School devoted teacher and HospiceCare in the Berkshires, to her patients and every student and City College of New York. woman of exceptional Inc. c/o Finnerty & Stevens BECKET – Marjorie Rosenthal, HALLANDALE, FL – Laura Fred served as a Japanese taste, style, and wit Funeral Home, 426 Main 72, of Needham and Becket, Stoskin, 89, died on Saturday, language officer in the Army WEST STOCKBRIDGE – Ellen Street, Great Barrington, MA died peacefully, surrounded by August 29. during World War II and was Tabs, 77, passed peacefully on 01230. family, on Saturday, August Born in Great Barrington discharged with the rank of Thursday, September 3 after Arleen Beth (Sharad) 15 after a short but rapid on February 21, 1931, first lieutenant. After the war, a year-long battle with cancer, Seidman, 65, daughter, decline in health from pancre- daughter of the late Lillian and he earned his Ph.D. from Yale with loving family at her side. wife, mother, grand- atic cancer. Morris Stoskin, she graduated University on the G.I. Bill. She shared a 55-year-long mother, sister, aunt Born in Bronx, NY, she from Pittsfield High School and His scholarship on US marriage with her adoring attended the Bronx High went on to earn a bachelor’s foreign policy, particularly husband and high school GREAT BARRINGTON – Arleen School of Science and Boston degree from the University of in relation to East Asia, was sweetheart, Leonard, 79. Beth (Sharad) Seidman, University School of Nursing Massachusetts at Amherst. widely published in books and Born in Paterson, NJ on 65, passed away Tuesday, before earning a master’s Later she obtained a master’s journals. He is the author of June 15, 1943 to parents September 1. degree in nursing from degree from Springfield The Far East and U.S. Policy Esther and Hyman Solomon, Arleen was the dear Columbia University. Her College. Ms. Stoskin was the and the Security of Asia, she graduated from William daughter of Sheila (Boodman) long career as a pediatric first member of her family to among other books, including Paterson college in 1965 Sharad and the late Irving nurse and nurse manager was obtain a college degree. In the Shadows of War: A 20th with a degree in Elementary Sharad. She was the beloved dedicated to the wellbeing of Ms. Stoskin worked in Century Memoir, which reflects Education. Ellen spent several wife of Keith Seidman and children, often those in critical the Montgomery County, on democracy, humanitari- years teaching second grade, loving mother of Ilana Perlman need of care. She spent many Maryland school system anism, the United Nations, and later taught remedial and husband David, and years at Boston Children’s as an elementary school and national and collective math in Plainfield, NJ. She Erica Seidman. Arleen was the Hospital, followed by a later- teacher, and later went on to security. was devoted to her students, adored grandmother of Simone life career as a case manager specialize in teaching gifted Fred taught at Williams ensuring that each child and Margot Perlman, loyal for Aetna in pediatric oncology and talented students. She College from 1949 to 1986. His she met had the resources sister of Steven Sharad, and where she was much loved became an instructor for other classes were known for their needed to succeed, no matter cherished aunt of many nieces and appreciated by families professionals and provided wit and humor, as well as his their background. Ellen later and nephews. whose children she served. advanced training for teachers vast knowledge and real-world created Good Cookies: Plain Funeral services were Margie cared for those who of gifted students and devel- experience. During those 44 and Fancy, a cookie catering planned to take place could not speak for them- oped educational programs for years of teaching, researching, business in Westfield, NJ. privately. Expressions selves, and moved through disadvantaged and minority and writing about interna- Her cookies were particularly of sympathy in Arleen’s life creating quiet but evident students. Ms. Stoskin was tional relations, he spent delicious, and well-loved by memory may be donated to beauty. loved by students and their several years as a political the community. Ellen valued Susan F. Smith Center for She raised champion parents, who appreciated and military analyst for the her time volunteering as a Women’s Cancers c/o Dana Miniature Schnauzers, her tremendous devotion to National Security Council and sighted reader for the visually Farber Cancer Institute, 450 produced exceptional needle- each and every student. She the Department of Defense, impaired with the Lighthouse Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA work and quilts, and collected and a colleague wrote a book as well as teaching at the Guild in the early 90s. After 02215. children’s educational toys, together entitled What Color is National War College. In both enjoying many years living supplies, clothing, and books Saturday, which was utilized the early and late 1960s, he in New York City, Ellen and Freke Quirine which she donated to her by many other teachers of served as director of the State Lenny retired to the Berkshires Vuijst-Klein, 68, patients, family members, gifted students. Department’s Office of East in 2008, where they had previ- award-winning and various organizations and Ms. Stoskin enjoyed travel, Asian and Pacific Research ously lived part-time since documentary filmmaker, libraries. She listened with tennis, and maintaining a and Analysis. For 25 years, 1998. author, and foreign great care, remained calm, strong connection with her he served as director of the Ellen co-founded a special correspondent and gave excellent advice. family members. She was an Williams College Executive interest mystery book club GREAT BARRINGTON – Margie will be missed by avid golfer, having earned Program, which offered called Murder, Mayhem, and Freke Quirine Vuijst-Klein many friends, colleagues, many trophies and on one summer courses in the social Mystery as part of Osher died of cancer on Friday, pediatric patient families, and occasion getting a “hole in sciences and humanities to Lifelong Learning Institute September 4, her 68th family members, who will do one.” Ms. Stoskin was a viva- mid-level corporate executives. (OLLI), where she also chaired birthday, at her home. She their best to treat children well cious and engaging person Fred is predeceased by the membership committee. was an award-winning docu- because of her thoughtful, who enjoyed her life and was his first wife, Marilyn Steiner Her passion for baking mentary filmmaker, author, forbearing, and steady kind to everyone. Greene, who passed away in extended throughout her and foreign correspondent for example. She is survived by her 1957, his second wife Ruth life. She also cultivated an Dutch media. Margie was predeceased sister Edith Taskin of North Light Greene, who passed impressive knitting talent. Vuijst-Klein was the by her parents, William (Bill) Adams; niece Barbara away in 2011, and by his Ellen was deeply engaged in daughter of the late Reverend and Frieda (Fritzie) Rosenthal Gershen-Swartz and husband, younger brothers Bernard the world, always eager to Jan Vuijst and Tina de of NY, MA, and FL. She is Bruce Swartz of Newton, MA; Greene and Irwin Greenberg. discuss current events and Ridder-Vuijst, both of whom survived by her brother, nephews Richard Taskin of He is survived by his chil- social issues. She will be were recognized as Righteous Steven Rosenthal, and his North Adams and Howard dren: Alicia Greene (Kelly remembered as a woman of Gentiles during the Nazi occu- wife, Ruth, of Becket; two Taskin and wife Jenny Taskin McCann), Evalyn Greene (Paul exceptional taste, style, and pation of the Netherlands. nieces, Caren Rosenthal of of Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Gallmeier), Joseph Greene wit. She loved with her whole Vuijst-Klein was a reporter Washington, DC and Debra She also leaves many great- (Ellen), and Carrie Greene heart. for the Dutch newsmagazine, Rosenthal of NJ. She is nieces and nephews and (James McAllister), as well as Ellen is survived by two Vrij Nederland, since gradu- also survived by her last three great-great nieces and his grandchildren DJ Ross, children: Nancy Tabs and ation from the Royal School AKA Champion Miniature nephews. She also leaves her Catherine McAllister, Joshua husband Zach Young of NYC; of Journalism in the The Schnauzer, Dow’s Dare to lifelong devoted friend David Greene, Samuel Greene, and and Mark Tabs and wife Lisa Hague. Vrij Nederland began Defy of Highview (known as Applestein of Hallandale, FL. Paul Langway. Tabs of Katonah, NY. She also as an underground resistance Ellie), in training as a service Ms. Stoskin was predeceased Donations in Fred’s leaves behind five much loved newspaper during the Nazi dog with an emphasis on by her sister Vera Stoskin memory can be made to grandchildren: Halle Young, Occupation. working with children, who Gangel of Schenectady, NY. Williams College for either Emily Young, Sam Tabs, Vuijst-Klein’s films included has returned to live with her A graveside service at the Professor Fred Greene Jacob Tabs, and Jordan Tabs. Keep on Walking (the 2002 breeder and continue her Knesset Israel Cemetery, Scholarship, established Ellen loved nothing more than Paul Robeson Award, First training. Pittsfield was held on in 2008 and awarded to a spending time with her family. Prize) and Consuming Hunger A small socially distanced Wednesday, September 2. deserving student interested She is also survived by her (the 1988 World Hunger graveside service was held at in political science or political sister Marilyn Rauchberg and Media Award, First Prize). Cedar Park Beth El Cemetery, Fred Greene, 97, economy, or the Fred Greene husband Howard of Montville, Most recently, she translated Paramus, NJ. Donations in professor known for wit, Third Century Professorship, NJ. Ellen will be missed and narrated the book she Margie’s memory may be humor, vast knowledge, created in 1987 and currently tremendously by her family co-wrote, Alias Fortezza – a made to the newly-formed and real-world experience held by his son-in-law, James and friends, who loved her Hacker’s Diary for American “Margie Rosenthal Children’s WILLIAMSTOWN – Fred McAllister. Donations can fiercely. publication (Audible Audio Reading Corner” at the Becket Greene, 97, passed away on be made at https://giving. A private family memo- Books.) Athenaeum; checks to ‘Becket Thursday, September 3 at his williams.edu/ways-to-give/ or rial service was held in She is survived by Athenaeum; (indicate for MR home. they can be mailed to Williams her honor at Finnerty and her husband, Daniel M. Reading Corner), PO Box 9, Born to Max and Clara College, 75 Park Street, Stevens Funeral Home, Great Williamstown, MA 01267. OBITUARIES, continued on Becket, MA 01223. 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OBITUARIES, continued from previous page Please call (413) 442-2200 no later than 9 a.m. to reserve your meal for pickup and to arrange delivery if standing instructions are not in place. All are welcome to reserve meals for pick-up, although Klein of Great Barrington; delivery may be limited in certain circumstances. daughter Samara Q. Klein of Housatonic; Samara’s partner The menus listed below are planned, but may be modified depending on availability of ingredients. Daniel M. Bialowas; grand- When making a reservation, please inform us if a person in your party has a food allergy. daughter Eliana Q. Bialowas. Adults 60 and over: $2 suggested donation. Adults under 60: $7 per person. She is also survived by her Volunteers are Vital! Volunteer drivers who can deliver meals-on-wheels are always appreciated. Please call Susan Frisch sister, Marjan Q. Vuijst and Lehrer at (413) 442-4360, ext. 14. The Federation’s kosher hot lunch program is offered in collaboration with Elder Services of her brother, Peter Q. Vuijst, Berkshire County. both of The Netherlands. A convert to Judaism, Ms. Vujst was buried at the Jewish cemetery in Great Barrington on Sunday, September 6 with Rabbi Barbara Cohen officiating. Vladimir Yefremov, 76, husband, father, OCTOBER sweet potato, green beans, noodles & onions, Challah, pears, grandfather Monday, 12...... Closed for Columbus Day and tea. PITTSFIELD – Vladimir Tuesday, 13...... Hearty beef barley stew#, green beans, Thursday, 5...... Pasta “carbonara”, minestrone soup, Yefremov, 76, a loving salad, Italian bread, applesauce, and tea. peas, garlic bread, apricots, and tea. husband, father and grandfa- ther, passed away at his home Thursday, 15...... Salami & egg frittata**#, broccoli, hash Monday, 9...... 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CYBERPOWER, continued from page 10 backing. I’m authorized by the government to provide this backing,” he explained. Administration for the Development of Weapons and Technological Infrastructure, “Since I took office, we have already signed 15 such agreements, with India and to head the “National Cyber Initiative.” many other countries, including some that do not maintain official ties with The latter outlined Israel’s cyber-defense doctrine, which led to the inception Israel. of the National Cyber Bureau in the Prime Minister’s Office, the task of which “The cyber defense field has opened many doors for Israel around the world. was to plan Israel’s cyber strategy. A sister agency, the National Cyber Security In Chad, for example, the very inception of ties with them—the fundamental of Authority, was tasked with the operational aspects of putting the strategy into peace—was through cyber. The first [Israeli] delegation there included one of our action, and three years ago, the two were united under the National Cyber guys, who was there to help them conduct a national risk assessment. Directorate. “In South America, for example, we have an agreement with the Development Like the Mossad, Shin Bet and the Atomic Energy Commission, the National Bank of Latin America. They currently have two cyber experts—bank employees, Cyber Directorate reports directly to the prime minister. It employs just under Spanish-speaking Israelis—who were appointed on our recommendation. Their 400 people, from National Service recruits to PhDs. Over half of its workforce job is to promote and improve cyber defenses in 22 countries in South and comprises women, and about two-thirds are in cyber. Central America.” “We don’t target the enemy, we target ourselves, to make sure we are The National Cyber Directorate has operational cooperation agreements with protected. We specialize in defending the ‘blue zone,’” or Israel, he explained. 90 countries, with future deals in the works. “It’s an information exchange that operates around the clock,” Unna said. “If Q: But in order to protect the “blue zone” you need to be in the enemy’s “red zone.” something happens in South America at night—say, for example, an attack on a A: Israel should also be in the “red zone” and there are other elements in bank there—they report it to me immediately and by morning we are ready to go the defense establishment that do that [mainly Unit 8200, the Shin Bet and the with all the information necessary to protect our banks.” Mossad]. We work together with full cooperation.” Cyber experts tend to rank Israel among the top five cyber superpowers in Q: How good are Israel’s enemies? the world, alongside the United States, China, Russia and the United Kingdom. A: Every actor in this theater has to be treated with respect because in According to Unna, a cyber superpower “is a country that has world-class abilities cyber, even a small “David” can surprise you, and we really don’t want to be the and force that stands up to other absolute powers.” “Goliath” on the other end of the attack. Someone without the backing of a major The list of the “hottest” cyber companies comprises 150 firms, of which 113 power could come up and inflict serious damage. are American, 18 are Israeli and seven British, he said, “and that’s without counting 10 other Israeli companies that are registered in the United States for Q: Do you recognize such potential in our adversaries? tax purposes.” A: The cyber arms race exists all over the world, and certainly in our region. Asked how he explained this, Unna said, “Israel relies much more than other Q: Does the average Israeli need to be concerned? countries on information and information technologies due to the lack of other A: You can’t stop technology, but you have to be aware of dangers. The average resources. There is tremendous power here. When you add defense aspects to Israeli doesn’t know how dominant this threat is, how present it is everywhere. that and the fact that we are more threatened than others and are therefore Like they say on [the hit TV show] Game of Thrones, “Winter is Coming,” and required to defend ourselves, along with the Israeli character, which is inherently cyberattacks on Israel are only expected to become stronger. This is likely to less restrained—the result is a cyber ‘cake’ to be proud of.” reach massive proportions—that’s something that has become evident since the NCD data shows that in the first half of 2020, the Israeli cyber industry, onset of the coronavirus outbreak because everyone is working from home using despite the global coronavirus pandemic, raised $1.2 billion in 43 transactions. digital platforms. This period also saw the birth of two Israeli “unicorns”—an industry term for The National Cyber Directorate has two homes: it is headquartered in Tel Aviv companies valued at more than $1 billion—namely SentinelOne and Snyk. but its war room—from where every cyberattack against Israel is monitored—is in Overall, between 20 and 25 percent of all cyber “unicorns” are Israeli. Beersheva. According to Unna, about 29 percent of the world’s cyber investments are Unna oversees four departments. The first deals with the daily protection of made in Israel. There are currently 540 cyber firms in Israel, compared to 250 Israel’s critical infrastructure and directs nonessential bodies, such as commer- companies 10 years ago. Israeli exports in the field of cyber defense stood at $6.5 cial banks and insurance companies, with regard to their protection via directives billion in 2019—a 600 percent increase since 2011. that come down through the relevant government ministries. Its Beersheba opera- It is estimated that along with the cyber-offense field, Israel’s exports of cyber tional response center also addresses concerns relevant to every Israeli. technologies amount to some $10 billion a year—more than all classic defense Data published here for the first time show that in the first half of 2020, the exports combined. NCD’s response center received 7,164 reports concerning cyberattacks of various All these things combined, Unna says, “are the making of a superpower.” levels. The second department deals with early detection of ongoing cyberat- This article first appeared in Israel Hayom. tacks, repairing breaches and, if need be, damage control. The third deals with both proprietary and acquired technology, and the fourth deals with the cyber ecosystem—strategy, external relations and promoting Israeli cyber exports. “Many countries are not willing to deal with the Israeli industry sans state

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