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Heading ‘home’ to Spain One family’s history in Seattle, and its preparations to return to the country of their roots. Page 10 Community seder listings A list of seders around the state to celebrate Passover. Page 17 More film festival reviews Get ready as the Seattle Jewish Film Festival launches this weekend. Page 24 Get Ready for Passover Preparations begin on page 11 2 M.O.T.: Member of the tribe The Jewish Sound n www.jewishsound.org n friday, march 13, 2015

Two local cookbook authors have new books

By Diana Brement, JewishSound Columnist “Just look on the cover,” tries to meet the publisher’s stan- They’re no relation at all, tion by treatment phases. was Rachel Almeleh’s dards. but their common last “Say you’re going to see a 1response when I asked “It was a labor of love,” 2name led to neighboring friend [who is] going through what her favorite recipe was in in every sense, she says, even lockers at Bastyr University in radiation,” Susan says. “You look her just-published cookbook, “A requiring her to learn how to Kenmore, which is how they met. up radiation and it lists all the Legacy of Sephardic, Mediterra- create an index in Microsoft Throw in a dash of growing up in recipes that have nutrients that nean, and American Recipes.” Word — not as easy as it sounds. New York and Susan Price Gins help when you are going through There, a plate of lightly Rachel says her recipes are and Dr. Lisa Price soon became radiation.” browned bourekas, plump with simple and incorporate “a lot friends. Now they have published Recipes use readily avail- potatoes and two kinds of cheese, of tips...from my aunts and my “Cooking Through Cancer Treat- able ingredients (with online tempt the reader and the cook. cousins.” ment to Recovery: Easy, Flavorful resources for those living out- As the title reveals, this is M.O.T.: Member Released this month, the Recipes to Prevent and Decrease Courtesy Susan Gins side urban areas) and are delib- Rachel’s tribute to her triplet her- of the Tribe book has sold well through the Side Effects at Every Stage of Susan Price Gins, co-author erately simple to avoid putting itages. Her parents were raised Ezra Bessaroth ladies’ auxiliary Conventional Therapy” (Demos of “Cooking Through Cancer “any additional burden on some- on the Isle of Rhodes, came to the U.S. with and their recent Purim bake sale. Rachel is Health). Treatment to Recovery.” one who is going through...treat- Italian passports, and met and the secretary of that “busy group.” “Dr. Price had been seeing ment,” Susan says. married here. Growing up in a And Purim means Passover is not cancer patients for quite a while, and they Dishes are anti-inflammatory, free of multi-lingual household, it seems far behind, so I also had to ask always asked her about what they should gluten, soy, sugar and dairy. Susan cooked natural that Rachel became a about the author’s favorite Pass- eat,” says Susan. them all and says everyone who has sampled Spanish and French teacher. over recipe, which is “megina,” a Studying at Bastyr, Lisa to become a them has been happy with the taste. At age 12, when her mother matzoh meat pie. naturopathic doctor and Susan a nutrition- Each recipe has a health tip and a nutri- died, Rachel and her sister took Rachel’s website is www. ist, “we’d worked on projects before,” says tion fact. “Sesame Noodles,” for example, over cooking for the household, sephardicdelicacies.com, where Susan. includes the fact that tahini (sesame paste) is so this book is a tribute, too, to she’ll start blogging after Pesach. When Lisa wanted to write a book to help rich in calcium and copper, great for bones her aunties and cousins who She’ll make another book pre- patients “eat in a way that supported them and cartilage. taught her traditional Sephardic sentation at the May 5 general while they went through treatment,” she Susan grew up on Long Island, N.Y., and and other recipes. Courtesy Rachel Almeleh meeting of the Renton South asked Susan for help. arrived in Seattle just after the eruption of Mt. Rachel used LifeRich Pub- Cookbook author Rachel King Retired Teachers — she’s They found an agent and publisher St. Helens in 1980. She remembers walking lishing, the self-publishing arm Almeleh. co-president of that group, as quickly, which helped a lot. out on the lawn and having her shoes cov- of Reader’s Digest, to bring out well. The book is also available on “We felt like we were going with the flow,” ered with dust. Before returning to school at her book. Under their guidance, Rachel Amazon.com. Susan says. age 47 she was a custom fabric artist known did almost all the work on the book herself, Though there are other cancer cook- including the photography, which took two books, theirs is distinguished by its organiza- XXPage 8

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ALL IN A WEEK’S NEWS INSIDE THIS ISSUE 3 ■■Arab-Israeli victim of ISIS Rabbi’s Turn: The real you 5 Islamic State has executed a young man it believes was trying to infiltrate the terrorist Rabbi Mark Spiro tells you to use the upcoming Passover holiday to ask yourself who you are, and if organization as an Israeli spy. In a video released Tuesday, Muhammad Musallam, a 19- you’re the person you want to be. year-old from East Jerusalem, is shot several times after explaining that he was a spy for Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency. No confirmation has been given either way, though Challenging the ‘J Street Challenge’ 5 the teen’s parents say he was not a spy. Rabbi Anson Laytner watched a film critical of the left-leaning pro-Israel organization J Street, and was —JTA disappointed with what he saw. ■■No place for hate Anti-Semitism is a growing problem on college campuses in the U.S., according to a Fighting boycotts on campus and in the community 6 new report from the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Trin- Prof. Ken Stein of Emory University spoke around Seattle this week on how students learn about Israel on ity College. Their survey, which polled 1,157 Jewish students on 55 campuses about their campus, and what can be done to create honest education. campus experience, found that 54 percent of students experienced some form of anti- Semitism on campus during the first six months of the 2013-2014 academic year. Ten years on the open road 7 —Haaretz The Tribe Jewish motorcycle club will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year.

■■Frat row From temporary to permanent 9 The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Arizona is on an interim sus- Rabbi David Lipper planned to serve Temple B’nai Torah for a year while it searched for its new rabbi. It pension and is facing possible expulsion after a report that 15 of its members attacked turns out he was the right man for the job. members of a Jewish frat. Fifteen students are being investigated after they allegedly “forced entry into the off-campus residence of UA students, yelling discriminatory com- Heading ‘home’ to Spain 10 ments at the UA students and physically assaulting them,” according to a letter from the The Chiprut family has a history in Spain that goes back more than a millennium. Now some of its mem- school’s dean of students. Police said the attack is not being investigated as a hate crime. bers are preparing to return “home.” The first in a two-part series. —Inside Higher Ed Prepping for #Seder2015 11 ■■Late night in Israel Hey Millennials, what are you doing for Passover? If you’re sick of the tried and true, there’s a little some- On the heels of Chelsea Handler’s visit to Israel, another well-known late-night host thing new being launched on the Interwebs this year to get you better involved. will make his way to the Holy Land in June. Jay Leno will host the award ceremony for the second annual Genesis Prize. The $1 million award will be handed to actor Michael The seder for kids 12 Douglas in recognition of his “passion” for his Jewish heritage and Israel. Leno describes Let’s face it. So many kids think spending hours at a table telling obscure stories is, at best, a recipe for himself as a big supporter of Israel. boredom. Looking back, writer Edmon Rodman wants to let them know they’re not alone. —The Jerusalem Post Seder placemat fun! 14–15 ■■Not so sweet Here’s an activity to keep those kids from complaining — a placemat with the order of the seder for A German Coca-Cola TV spot recounting the inception of Fanta during World War coloring! II to celebrate the soft drink’s 75th anniversary was pulled after the ad suggested Nazi Germany was the “good old times.” A Coca-Cola spokesperson apologized for the video Looking for a seder? 17 and said that the video’s goal was to “evoke positive childhood memories.” Every year we post a listing of all of our community’s seders for anyone looking for a place to celebrate. —BuzzFeed And for the grownups 20 —Boris Kurbanov The other thing we do every year is taste delicious, kosher-for-Passover wines so those four cups feel less like a syrupy chore and more like an inspiration.

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Candlelighting times A Jewish Day School event honoring Drew and Dina 7–8:30 p.m. — Beth Shalom’s Artists’ Beit Taste the flavors of Morocco at a delicious feast March 13...... 6:54 p.m. Herbolich. Midrash Class on Exodus: The Ten Plagues created by resident chef Shimon Shriki. All proceeds March 20...... 7:04 p.m. ^^Nancy Current at 206-604-8298 or go toward the Seattle Hebrew Academy 8th grade March 27...... 7:14 p.m. Monday, March 16 [email protected] or ncurrent.com class trip to Israel. $60. April 3...... 7:24 p.m. 6 p.m. — AJC Diplomatic Seder ,, Congregation Beth Shalom, 6800 35th ^^[email protected] or ajcseattle.org Avenue NE, Seattle Friday, March 27 ,, Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation, “The Genesis of Creativity” taught by Jeremy Alk 6 p.m. — HNT Scholar in Residence Friday, March 13 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island and Robin Atlas. Study midrashim and make your ^^Rebecca Levy at 206-232-8555, ext. 207 or 9 a.m.–5 p.m. — Teacher Training: Featuring Dr. Devin Naar. $36. own visual interpretations about the stories of the [email protected] Echoes and Reflections plagues. Register online or by phone to Congregation ,, Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative ^^206-774-2201 or Tuesday, March 17 Beth Shalom’s Adult Ed Program. Congregation, 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer [email protected] or 1–2 p.m. — Rosh Chodesh Women’s 7–9 p.m. — University Lecture Series 2015 — Island www.holocaustcenterseattle.org Friendship Circle Paranoia with a Purpose: Conspiracy Theories Featuring Rabbi Irwin Kula. ,, Holocaust Center for Humanity, 2045 Second ^^425-603-9677 or [email protected] in the Post-Soviet Region Ave., Seattle or templebnaitorah.org ^^Alexis Kort at 206-525-0915 or Saturday, March 28 Professional development event providing ,, Temple B’nai Torah, 15727 NE Fourth St., [email protected] or Pardes: a Shabbaton of Creativity teachers with resources and pedagogical Bellevue www.templebetham.org ^^Araya Sol and Zann Jacobrown at approaches to teach about the Holocaust. Discuss “The Jewish Book of Days: A Companion for ,, Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St., Seattle 206-218-3213 or [email protected] or 6:45–9 p.m. — Shabbat Across America All Seasons” by Jill Hammer. Lively discussions and “Power-Hungry or Paranoid? The Political Uses nwretreat.wordpress.com ^^206-369-1215 or [email protected] new friendships. Facilitators: Anna Satenstein and of Conspiracy Theories.” The political uses of ,, Camp Indianola Retreat Center, Indianola or www.seattlekollel.org Donna Blankinship. Free. conspiracy theories around the world. $15. Arik Labowitz and Zann Jacobrown lead an ,, West Seattle Torah Learning Center (call for 7:30–8:30 p.m. — Spiritual Resistance to the intimate spiritual weekend retreat in nature. Be address), Seattle Holocaust Saturday, March 21 inspired, deepen connections to Pesach, and renew Join hundreds of synagogues and thousands of ^^206-275-1539 or [email protected] or 2–4 p.m. — Shabbat Unplugged connection to community. Jews across the country to celebrate Shabbat. All www.shevetachim.com ^^Erin Kiema at [email protected] or Jews, all ages are welcome. ,, Congregation Shevet Achim, 8685 SE 47th 206-388-0828 or www.sjcc.org Saturday, March 28 St., Mercer Island ,, Stroum JCC, 3801 East Mercer Way, Mercer 4:30–6:30 p.m. — Entering the Garden: Sunday, March 15 Rivy Poupko Kletenik on the Torah response to anti- Island Jewish Mystical Traditions 9 a.m.–2 p.m. — Hadassah Fundraising Forum Semitism. Free. Family yoga, a gym obstacle course, swimming, ^^425-603-9677 or [email protected] ^^425-467-9099 or [email protected] PJ Library storytelling, and Shabbat arts and or templebnaitorah.org or www.hadassah.org/pnw Wednesday, March 18 crafts. End with a group song session. Please ,, Issaquah (RSVP for location) ,, Stroum Jewish Community Center, 3801 E 11:30 a.m.–2:15 p.m. — RSVP. Free. Seudah shlishit event. Share hors d’oeuvres and Mercer Way, Mercer Island Daytimers Lunch and Film 7–10 p.m. — Temple B’nai Torah Party Palooza conversation, then listen to a lecture on the four who A workshop for all Hadassah region, chapter and ^^Rebecca Levy at 206-232-8555, ext. 207 or ^^425-603-9677 or [email protected] entered the garden, and end with Havdalah. Free. group board members and fundraising friends. [email protected] or templebnaitorah.org RSVP for details. 4:30–9 p.m. — JDS Spring Gala and Auction ,, Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation, Food, live jazz, friends and fun. Buy tickets to lots ^^Risa Coleman at 425-460-0242 or 3700 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island of small parties hosted by TBT members throughout Sunday, March 29 [email protected] Join Daytimers lunch and a Jewish-themed film. the year. $36 or $72. At Temple B’nai Torah, 15727 10–11 a.m. — Sunday Morning Forum: ,, Hyatt Regency Bellevue, 900 Bellevue Way NE, Please RSVP by the Friday before. $7. NE Fourth St., Bellevue. Jewish Life in Bulgaria Bellevue ^^Alexis Kort at 206-525-0915 or alexis@ Sunday, March 22 templebetham.org or www.templebetham.org 5:30–8 p.m. — A Taste of Morocco ,, Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St., Seattle. ^^Seattle Hebrew Academy at 206-323- Dr. Joseph Benatov offers an overview of the Jewish 5750 or [email protected] or www. presence in Bulgaria and focuses on the conflicting seattlehebrewacademy.org opinions about the role played by King Boris III, ,, Sephardic Bikur Holim, 6500 52nd Ave. S, church officials, and politicians in the rescue of Seattle Bulgaria’s Jewish population. Free.

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the rabbi’s turn 5 Rediscovering you Challenging ‘The J Street

By Rabbi Mark Spiro, Living Judaism Challenge’ life we have created. If we lose sight of who Obese Ohio we are, we can never be truly free. By Rabbi Anson Laytner, Special to the Jewish Sound man found fused Pesach comes around once a year pre- After the Washington Coalition of political parties. It is Democrats versus to chair he sat in cisely because it’s so easy for us to lose sight Rabbis, the umbrella body for non- Republicans; Adelson versus Soros. for 2 years of ourselves. If you ask people who they Orthodox rabbis in our state, wrote a When Americans for Peace and Tol- A morbidly are, some will tell you where they came letter criticizing the showing of “The J erance talks about “strong Israel advo- obese Ohio man from, others will tell you what they have or Street Challenge” here in Seattle because cacy,” it means advocating for more was in the hospi- do, and still others will describe what they it potentially would sow seeds of mis- settlements and a harder line on territo- tal Tuesday after think and feel. But none of these things are trust among Jews here, we each received rial compromise with the Palestinians. police found him us. They all can and do change, yet we wake a complimentary copy of the video cour- But Israel officially is still committed to fused to a chair he up every morning with a remarkable sense tesy of its executive producer, director a two-state solution with the Palestinians had not moved from in two years and were of continuity. Even the dramatic changes and writer Avi Goldwasser. — so who really is in opposition to Israeli forced to cut a hole in the wall of his house our bodies go through from birth to death I watched the 64-minute video and policy? However, by cutting and pasting just to get him out, WTRF-TV reported. cannot alter our unshakable sense of self. found myself wishing that “Americans the facts, Americans for Peace and Toler- Officers who responded to the scene said that But what exactly is that “self?” If we for Peace and Tolerance,” the organiza- ance can make it appear as though it is J the man’s skin was fused to the fabric of the could peel away the various aspects of our tion that sponsored the movie, had been Street and not itself that is dissenting and chair, and that he was sitting in his own feces lives like the leaves of an artichoke, what more politically transparent, because the potentially undermining Israel’s stated and urine with maggots visible. One offi- would we find at the very core of our being? video is simply yet another occasion for a positions. I honestly would have pre- cer said it was the worst thing he had ever Judaism teaches that we are fundamen- right-of-center pro-Israel group to attack ferred for Americans for Peace and Tol- responded to. The landlord told WTRF that tally spiritual beings. We are souls, not its left-of-center counterpart. erance to simply say what it believes and the man used to be an active person, and bodies. But our souls are not monolithic As someone with 35 or so years of why it believes what it does, rather than said she had no idea how bad his condition entities, either. They are comprised of dif- working in Jewish communal affairs, I assassinating the character of another had become. ferent levels, each deeper or more essential could agree with the film’s rehearsal of well-meaning pro-Israel organization. — Excerpted from foxnews.com than the next. The most external or super- the facts of the Israeli-Arab conflict; I also Members of the Washington Coali- ficial level of the soul is the life force that agree that it is important to criticize the tion of Rabbis did not want to censor the “He used to be an active person.” Those animates us and enables us to live and act Arab states and the Palestinian leaders video per se when it screened late last words reverberate in my head. Obviously in the world. Deeper levels enable us to for their many, many failings and short- year. Though this article was not written he wasn’t like this all of his life. Obviously feel, speak and think. But according to our comings. No argument there. on behalf of the coalition, these members he once led an active life, and before that mystical tradition, the deepest and most But the point of the film is to discredit remain opposed to efforts — by either he was someone’s child with hopes and authentic “source” of the soul — the true J Street, first by making it appear as if J side — to denigrate other legitimate pro- dreams just like you and me. Nevertheless, core of our being — is our creative will. Our Street disputes the facts of this history, Israel voices in our community. Our the image of that pure and innocent child will is what creates our thoughts, feelings second by trying to set J Street apart from letter stated that we “cherish being part slowly being enveloped in rolls of flesh until and actions. It exists on a higher level than similar organizations and political par- of a Jewish community that recognizes a he’s no longer recognizable evokes a trou- our intellect, which is why it is paradoxi- ties in Israel, and third by suggesting that multiplicity of ways to support the State bling question: How can someone lose him- cally both the most essential and the most J Street does not actually support Israel. of Israel.” self so completely that he literally begins to elusive aspect of our identity. This is why it’s (Actually, J Street is an avowedly pro- When Americans for Peace and Tol- fuse with the material that he has ingested so easy to lose sight of who we are. The ever- Israel organization.) erance is interested in an honest conver- and accumulated over the course of his life? changing, formless source of our creativity What really bothers Americans for sation that acknowledges the legitimate All around the world, Jewish families is ultimately beyond our ability to define or Peace and Tolerance is that J Street sup- perspective of other Jewish organiza- will begin their seders by pointing to a piece even grasp with our minds. ports a different part of the Israeli polit- tions with which it disagrees, then there of matzoh and saying: “This is the bread of Matzoh reminds us of the most funda- ical spectrum than it does, and since is a path forward. Unfortunately, “The J poverty.” Rabbi Yehudah Loew, known as mental aspect of what it means to be free: Americans for Peace and Tolerance can’t Street Challenge” fails to recognize our the Maharal of Prague (1520–1609), asks That at our essence, we are creators, and legitimately criticize Israeli parties of the people’s shared though differing love of why matzoh, the quintessential symbol of that our thoughts, feelings, and actions are center-left for being anti-Israel, it mar- Israel insisting instead that its point of freedom, is referred to as the bread of pov- our creations. Even our sense of identity, or shals its spokespeople to attack J Street view is the only correct one. And that erty, since we generally do not equate pov- ego, is nothing more than a product of the instead. attitude only sows dissent and mistrust erty with freedom. He answers that the true thinking we make up about ourselves. As Let me be clear: Americans for Peace in our community. definition of a poor person is someone who products they may be important aspects of and Tolerance, like the Zionist Organi- has nothing but himself. Matzoh is there- our lives, but we must never allow them to zation of America, favor the Likud or Rabbi Anson Laytner is a proud member of J fore called the bread of poverty because it is define us to the point where they limit our Jewish Home; J Street would be more Street and a lifelong Zionist. He manages the bread that has been stripped to its essence. freedom to choose. We must never forget supportive of Kadima, Meretz or Labor Interreligious Initiative at Seattle University’s It is pure flour and water without the fluff. that we have the ability, at any moment, to — if it took sides with regards to Israeli School of Theology and Ministry. It possesses nothing but itself. create something entirely new, regardless of According to the Maharal, the “poverty” our past. 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Confidence in Israel must begin at a young age, says prominent prof.

By Janis Siegel, Jewish Sound Correspondent Kenneth Stein has learned a few collection of books and histories on the things about his students. The profes- Middle East, Stein was the expert chosen sor and history scholar from Atlanta’s to contribute to the Microsoft Encarta Emory University, who spoke to a crowd Encyclopedia entries for “PLO,” “1948 of over 50 Seattleites at Hillel at the Uni- Israeli Independence War,” “June 1967 versity of Washington, that during his War,” “1973 October War,” “Hamas,” 37 years of teaching Israel studies, polit- and “Intifadah” for its 1999 and 2002 ical science and Middle Eastern history, editions. He spoke at Hillel UW on students today don’t have the context March 10 about the “Assault on Israel: they need to understand the Middle on Campus and Beyond.” On March 11, East. And he’s asking pre-college Jewish he spoke at Temple De Hirsch Sinai on educators to raise the bar in the class- the implications of the changing Middle 1 room. East. Blame it on the ease of a thumbs- According to Stein, one of the most driven database like Google or a gen- contentious and pervasive political eral academic malaise from decades movements against Israel on Ameri- of under-teaching of Jewish history, can college campuses are the boycott, That’s how many issues but students today, he told The Jewish divestment and sanctions efforts that we’ve got left of Sound in a pre-lecture interview on have become a significant and rallying March 10, don’t have enough back- issue for those who consider themselves The Jewish Sound ground to meet the verbal challenges of against Israel. a narrative as nuanced as the one in the Designed to target Israel’s economy, before we stop the Middle East. he said the movement instead affects the “Anyone can spin a story,” said Stein, emotional lives of Jewish students. But it presses. “but are you sophisticated enough to doesn’t have to. know what the spin is and are you smart “The BDS movement is a real nega- enough to know what’s left out?” tive for kids on campus because they feel Stein, the director of the Emory Insti- like they’re being singled out because tute for the Study of Modern Israel and they’re Jewish,” said Stein. “In terms of Help us commemorate president of the Center for Israel Educa- actual imports and exports, the impact is tion, has spent much of his out-of-class probably minimal, but the hurt is a psy- our 91 years of time during the last 13 years conduct- chological hurt…. They want to go, like ing workshops and seminars teaching their computers, into silent mode.” bringing news to our the teachers in 2,100 supplementary and Students, he said, must learn the facts congregational schools, summer camps, and understand that history is complex, Jewish community by and JCCs across the U.S. often without clearly identifiable villains taking out a L’Hitraot He said that these schools are missing and heroes. an opportunity. In the case of Israel’s founding, the greeting — until we “They spend most of their time learn- growth of the Jewish State was a two-way ing about traditions, lifecycle events, street, he said, with Arabs who partici- meet again. and holidays,” Stein said, “and they pated in its expansion by selling land to know very little about American Jewish the Jews, often without the knowledge or history and European Jewish history.” consent of their Arab populations. Stein, who was honored with an “Had there not been Arab collu- endowed professorship established in sion, Jews could not have purchased the his name at the Emory College of Arts nucleus for a state to build buildings, and Sciences in 2011 for the study of kibbutzim, and cities, and villages that Contact Katy at modern Israel, wishes that the nearly gave them the toehold from the 1880s 800,000 Jewish students attending col- right through 1948,” Stein said. “The 206-774-2238 or leges in the U.S. can at least be able to documentation is everywhere.” refute false claims about Israel with con- “Did the Zionists know what they [email protected] fidence. were doing? Of course. Did they know “Students in general are coming to that Arabs were being displaced because for pricing and college today with a lack of knowledge of land purchases? Yes. Did they com- placement information. of foreign affairs international relations, pensate some of them for their displace- and geography,” said Stein. “It’s partic- ment? Yes. Did they want them not ularly harmful if you’re a minority and to settle near Jewish settlements? Yes, don’t know your history. Of course, that because they wanted to create contigu- can be turned around if the kids knew ous areas. about a Jewish connection to people- “But if you don’t have someone who’s hood and a Jewish identity that included willing to line their pockets and say pub- the land of Israel. licly, ‘I didn’t do it’ and then privately “I would expect a kid or an adult to go ahead and do it, if you’re a Zion- know that when someone asked a defen- ist you say ‘We’ll just keep on buying sive question, they could say, ‘Wait a land as best we can, even when we’re not minute, that’s not the whole story.’” allowed to.’” In addition to writing an extensive friday, march 13, 2015 n www.jewishsound.org n The Jewish Sound COMmunity news 7

Kosher hogs celebrate a decade on the road CONGREGATION KOL AMI COMMUNITY PASSOVER SEDER By Dan Aznoff, Jewish Sound Correspondent Led by Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg Saturday, April 4 - 5:30pm Carol Edwards Community Center - Woodinville

Enjoy a delicious catered meal complete with plenty of wine, sweets, song, and great tradition! The Rabbi will be blending Sephardic, Ashkenazi, & Mizrachi traditions Courtesy Ned Porges Members of The Tribe Jewish motorcycle club sport their kippot with the club insignia printed on them. Children’s program and activities available for ages 10 and under

They meet religiously on Sunday morn- Kay described The Tribe as a casual orga- Reservations required-space is limited Adults (13 & over): $36, ings to worship the open road and the nization with civic-minded members who Children 5-12: $18; Under 5 is Free; Discounts available for two-wheeled bond that brought them enjoy giving their time to help others “when college students persons on limited income all together. Members of The Tribe, the we’re not on the road.” He said members For tickets or more info, contact us at region’s club for Jewish motorcycle riders, contribute double chai ($36) in dues each [email protected] or 425-844-1604 have met once every month — rain or year to cover the cost of the club website shine — for almost a decade to share (www.seattletribe.com), t-shirts, patches the cultural and mechanical bond that and the annual picnic. Founding members h”b stretches beyond carburetors and kippot. of The Tribe each received a leather yar- VE A HAPPY AND KOSHER PASSOV “There is very little about this group that mulke that bears The Tribe’s insignia. HA ER is religious,” said Jeffrey Kay, who helped The senior member of the club is Ned Va’ad HaRabanim of Greater Seattle establish the local club in 2005. “We get Porges, 74, who began riding motorcycles 5305 52nd Ave. S 206-760-0805 together to ride, but as a freshman in col- www.seattlevaad.org it is my belief that lege when he and For Passover questions and product information, please visit our website: anytime you get Jews If you go: his roommate paid www.seattlevaad.org/passover. together it can be a The Tribe will sponsor its annual Bike $45 for joint owner- You may also contact your synagogue or any of the following rabbis: holy event.” Blessing on Sun., May 31 at 12:30 p.m. ship of a used cycle. Rabbi M. Kletenik Rabbi M. Farkash Rabbi Hassan Rabbi Y. Kornfeld The Tribe is one at Temple Beth Am, 2632 NE 80th St., He stopped riding, 206-228-0692 206-957-7860 206-602-9375 206-232-1797 of 45 organizations Seattle. The event will feature music, but picked up the Rabbi S. B. Levitin Rabbi R. Meyers Rabbi S. Benzaquen across the country in kosher hot dogs, and a blessing for sport again after a 206-527-1411 206-722-5500 206-200-6829 the Jewish Motorcy- safe travel from Rabbi Ruth Zlotnick. 25-year hiatus when For Pre-Passover and Yom Tov services and classes please contact your Synagogue. cle Alliance, many of Riders of human-powered and motor- he accepted a posi- For general kashrut questions, please visit www.seattlevaad.org. or email us at [email protected]. You may also call our offi ce at 206-760-0805. them with amusing ized vehicles of all ages are welcome. tion as a professor For Passover questions, please call the Seattle Vaad/OU Seattle Passover Hotline at names like the Kippah at the Seattle branch 212-613-8314 or Rabbi Kletenik at 206-228-0692. Kruisers, the Hillel of Washington State PLEASE CLIP AND SEND TO YOUR RABBI SO HE WILL RECEIVE IT Angels, and the Rebbe Riders. University. BY TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2015. Kay began riding motorcycles with his “It helped that the kids were all grown father in Virginia and joined a group of and we were financially settled,” Porges said. Jewish two-wheeled motorists in the Wash- He currently rides a Honda Pacific Coast DELEGATION OF POWER FOR SALE OF CHOMETZ ington, D.C. area also known as The Tribe. model that he described as a big scooter. He was determined to establish a local ver- “It was the same model that my instruc- KNOW YE that I, the undersigned, fully empower and permit sion of the club after he moved west. tor rode. My wife approved because it did Rabbi...... to act in my place and stead, and in my be half The 30-plus members of The Tribe not look like a typical motorcycle,” said to sell all Chometz pos sessed by me (know ing ly or un know ing ly) as defi ned by the Torah and Rabbinic Law (e.g., Chometz, pos si ble Chometz, and all kinds of Chometz mix tures). include doctors, accountants, college profes- Porges. “It’s a sweet machine.” Also Chometz that tends to harden and to adhere to inside surfaces of pans, pots or cooking sors, real estate investors, techies, one reg- Club members meet in Bellevue at the and usable utensils, and all kinds of live an i mals that have been eating Chometz or mixtures istered nurse, and an auto mechanic. The Starbucks near Factoria on the last Sunday of there of. And to lease all places where in the Chometz owned by me may be found especially in motorcycles vary from Harley Davidson every month. The group selects one member the premise located at...... and else where. touring models and some upscale BMWs as the “Ride Rabbi,” who chooses the route Rabbi ...... has the full right to sell and to lease by to a few Honda Gold Wings and one or two and the destination. The rabbi then leads transactions, as he deems fi t and proper and for such time which he believes nec es sary in V-Stars from Yamaha. members in the Traveler’s Prayer before accordance with all de tailed terms and detailed forms as ex plained in the general au tho ri za tion “These are not inexpensive vehicles we’re merging onto the lanes of I-90. con tract which have been given this year to Rabbi ...... to sell Chometz. driving,” said Kay, a software engineer at The destination is often less impor- Th is general authorization is made a part of this agreement. Also do I hereby give the Microsoft. “Some of us just ride on the week- tant than the path, said Porges. Past out- said Rabbi ...... full power and authority to appoint a substi tute ends. Others ride their bikes to work when ings have taken club members to the grave in his stead with full power to sell and to lease as pro vid ed herein. Th e above given power is the days are long and the weather is nice.” of Jimi Hendrix, over Snoqualmie Pass into in con for mi ty with all Torah, Rab bin i cal reg u la tions and laws, and also in ac cor dance with Members of The Tribe will celebrate the the sunshine of Eastern Washington, and laws of Wash ing ton State and of the United States. And to this I hereby affi x my signature on the ...... day of Nisan in the year 5775. group’s 10-year anniversary this summer along the twisting roads that lead to Mt. with a picnic with spouses and represen- Rainier. Members recently traveled south NAME tatives from the many organizations with for what was described as a “Ned’s Mystery which the club has interacted over the Tour,” which ended with a guided excur- ADDRESS years. Those include the Stroum Jewish sion through a private motorcycle collection CITY Community Center and Jewish Family Ser- in Tacoma. SIGNATURE vice’s Seattle Association for Jewish with Kay and Porges agreed that one of Th e legal intricacies concerning this transfer of property are many, Disabilities, for which The Tribe sponsors and only a competent rabbi should be entrusted with its execution. an annual picnic. XXPage 8 8 community news The Jewish Sound n www.jewishsound.org n friday, march 13, 2015

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the best outings of the past year was their August visit to the Kline Galland home. Res- idents of the facility were invited outside to Eight Generations in sit on motorcycles and watch as members burned rubber in the parking lot. “Giving back is an important part of Every Bottle what we do and probably the best way we can all demonstrate our commitment as Jews,” said Kay. Several members of The Tribe have taken part in the Ride to Remember sponsored by the national organization to help raise awareness of the Holocaust. Porges met up with a friend from Portland last year for the journey to California, where they joined the Ride to Remember in Orange County. The procession was escorted by motorcy- cle officers from the Orange County Sher- iff’s Department. “Taking part in something as large and well-organized as the national Ride to Remember helped bring home why we seek out people of the same faith,” Porges said. “Every rider I’ve met from across the coun- try is as passionate about their religion as they are about their bike. And that’s really saying something.”

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A temporary rabbi will stick around for the long haul

By Joel Magalnick, Editor, The Jewish Sound Nobody had planned for things to work ciate rabbi Yohanna — and sometimes Lipper spent three decades on pulpits in out this way. But you might call it a happy Kinberg, who was two, depending upon Wisconsin, Ohio and Texas, but he consid- accident that Rabbi David Lipper and the passed over for the how a synagogue’s ers Houston home. To this day, he begins congregation to which he’d been assigned senior position and search process goes each board meeting with “Let’s gather as an interim rabbi decided to remove the now leads Congre- — to pave the way for y’all,” according to the temple’s cantor, “interim” from his title. gation Kol Ami in the next permanent David Serkin-Poole. “I came in expecting to stay for a year or Woodinville. rabbi. Both Lipper and his board agree that a maybe two,” Lipper told The Jewish Sound. “We lost our two According to luxury of being in an interim position is the “Being a permanent candidate in a congre- previous rabbis and Rabbi Alan Henkin, ability to speak more candidly and honestly gation that I am serving as interim is really that has some con- CCAR’s director of about issues where a permanent rabbi may off the table from the beginning because the siderable effect on Janet Anderson/TBT rabbinic placement, feel the need to be more politic. things that have to happen in order for me the congregation, Rabbi David Lipper, who takes over as senior interim rabbis are “I tend to speak my mind,” Lipper said. to even be considered a candidate are so dif- so the interim has rabbi of Temple B’nai Torah. contractually obli- “One of the members of the leadership team ficult.” to bridge that gap,” gated to not seek the here came up to me during the process of me But on Feb. 26, the board and congrega- Cantor said. permanent position. becoming the permanent replacement and tion of Temple B’nai Torah in Bellevue voted Oftentimes that means mending hurt “This gives them the freedom to speak said to me, ‘Promise me you will not stop to install Lipper as its new senior rabbi. feelings, improving processes in how the syn- hard truths to synagogue leaders, something being as brutally honest as you have been.’” “He’s a fantastic rabbi. And even better, agogue runs both administratively and spir- we have learned is crucial for congregations As he ingrains himself further into the he’s an incredible organizational consultant,” itually, and “helping to adjust the frames of in transition and one of the reasons many community, Lipper said he will put more said Cliff Cantor, president of Temple B’nai mind so we’re able to receive a new rabbi,” congregations have come to value the pro- effort into education and study, as well as Torah’s board. “Both the congregation and Cantor said, so the congregation can “hire a gram,” Henkin told The Jewish Sound via increasing engagement with worship. Also, the board realized that he was, as our interim new rabbi that can be successful rather than email. “It also strengthens a congregation’s “we’re working hard to re-envision a social rabbi, fulfilling all of our needs and was supe- hire a rabbi into an environment that might search for a new long-term rabbi, as potential action profile for Temple B’nai Torah and to rior to the candidates that were applying for not be conducive to success.” applicants are assured that they don’t have continue to expand that,” he said. the permanent position.” Until his approval as B’nai Torah’s per- competition from a rabbi already in place.” On the bima itself, Cantor Serkin-Poole Lipper’s title officially becomes senior manent rabbi, Lipper had served for six There are, however, rare occasions where said he’s excited to more permanently be rabbi as of July 1, but in reality, “the duties years in the interim rabbi program of the the rabbis are released from that obliga- able to work alongside a man he has come to are not any different,” Cantor said. “There’s Union for Reform Judaism’s Central Con- tion. Both the temple and Lipper petitioned admire over the past several months. no point where he stops doing one thing and ference of American Rabbis (CCAR). This CCAR, and “given that both parties felt such “Both of us were thinking that it’s too bad starts doing everything else.” program does exactly what Temple B’nai a strong connection with each other, we felt a that we’re going to have to be saying good- Lipper succeeds senior Rabbi James Torah had hoped Lipper would do: Bring in waiver was warranted,” Henkin said. bye,” he said. “It’s very exciting that the hello Mirel, who retired last year, and former asso- rabbis specially trained as interims for a year Before joining the interim program, is going to be a long-term hello.” PASSOVER/L'HITRAOT GREETING L’Hitraot — Until We Meet Again

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One family’s thousand-year history, from Spain to Seattle and back again

By Barbara Winkelman, Special to The Jewish Sound Chipruts are taught that they are descen- “We got to emailing back and dants of Hasdai Ibn Shaprut, from Cor- forth,” Louise recalls. “He’s the doba.” same age as me. We exchanged Makes sense. The surnames are practi- family trees and the first names cally the same. were all the same. We figured Hasdai Ibn Shaprut was the court phy- that we were probably related!” sician and adviser to the caliph in Moor- Before the Internet, Louise ish Cordoba. He negotiated treaties with wrote letters to Chipruts that she other kingdoms. Hasdai used his influ- came across in newspapers and Courtesy Vivian Blum ence to improve conditions for Jews in magazines. The Seattle workers’ waterfront pass for “Behor Barokas,” Cordoba. Under his tutelage, Jewish cul- “We’re all from the same using his wrong surname, so he and cousin Sam Barokas ture thrived. sprout,” she says. could appear to be brothers. “Sephardic people are intense when it In 1492, Vivian’s ancestors comes to tracing families,” says Vivian’s migrated to Turkey, in the Ottoman Behor eventually changed the family cousin, Louise Chiprut Berman, “simply Empire, where they stayed until the 1900s, name back to Chiprut — after their first in the way we name our kids — in a spe- when the Empire began to fall apart. Life four children were born with the Baro- cific order: The first-born son is named in Turkey was tough for the Sephardic kas name. after the father’s father, the first-born Jews. Two years after he arrived in New York, girl is named after the father’s mother, Vivian’s mother, Esther Kahn Chiprut, Behor sent for Behora. They settled in the second-born son after the mother’s describes her Nona and Papu’s jobs Seattle’s Central District, along with other Courtesy Vivian Blum father, and it goes in Turkey: “My Turkish Sephardim from Tekirdag, Behora and Behor Chiprut, with their first two down from there. mother was a The synagogue was the center of life for children, Jack and Anita, in 1914. You can trace our ‘domestic,’ clean- the Sephardim. The Turkish Sephardim family through the ing wealthy homes moved within walking distance of Sep- Vivian Blum has a story to tell. It starts names.” from the age of 12 hardic Bikur Holim Congregation. in Spain in the 900s, moves to Turkey in “There are four through 18, when “It was a tight-knit community,” says 1492, when the Jews were expelled from Louises in the she married my Vivian. Spain, and lands in the United States in extended family,” father, who was a “Everyone in the community knew 1909, where it remains to this day. Soon continues Louise. longshoreman.” each other,” adds Louise. “They took care there will be a chance for Vivian to look “First there is In 1909, Vivi- of each other, they socialized together, back and reclaim what was taken from her Papu’s mother, an’s Papu Behor they vacationed together.” family: Spanish citizenship. whose name was emigrated from Sephardic Bikur Holim Congrega- Currently, the Spanish government is Behora Kadun Louise Courtesy Vivian Blum Tekirdag, Turkey, to tion was incorporated in 1910. About 15 working on legislation that will grant citi- Azose Chiprut. I also Behor and Behora Chiprut in their car in 1912 New York, and then years later, Behor Chiprut became the first zenship to those who can prove their “con- have two cousins holding Jack, the eldest of their 8 kids. on to Seattle. Before gabbai of the congregation, meaning he nections” to Sephardic Spain in 1492. It is with Louise in their Behor set sail, his collected the funds for the synagogue and intended to correct a “historic mistake” names: Linda Louise and Lissa Louise.” cousin Sam Barokas offered to find him escorted people to the bima. committed by King Ferdinand and Queen And then there’s the name Chiprut a job in the same Seattle coal mine where Behor had a strong, imposing presence. Isabella in 1492 when they issued an edict itself. he worked. The catch was that Behor had As gabbai, he took on the responsibility to expelling or converting all the Jews of “My cousin Louise finds Chipruts all to pose as Sam’s brother. When he arrived ensure that proper decorum was upheld Spain. The law’s passage is imminent, and over the world,” says Vivian. at Ellis Island, therefore, he told the immi- at all times. may be approved as early as next month. For example, Louise found a Joe gration officials that his name was Behor Here’s a story that Vivian’s cousin, A person’s ties to Spain can be proven Chiprut in Washington, D.C. through a Barokas. by one or more factors proving Sephardic Google search. Nona was not happy about that, and XXPage 27 ancestry, such as a family name, holiday and cooking traditions, and fluency in Ladino, the Sephardic language. Vivian’s connection to Spain is through her mother’s family, the Chipruts, a well- known surname to Sephardic historians. Vivian speaks some Ladino, prepares Sep- hardic food, and belongs to Sephardic Bikur Holim. She and her cousins called their grandmother, Behora Kadun Louise Azose Chiprut, “Nona,” the Ladino term for grandmother. Behor Judah Chiprut, their grandfather, was “Papu.” Outside looking in, Vivian’s Sephardic roots could not be clearer, but there is more than just a Sephardic bloodline that she inherited from her mother. There is the rich legacy handed down and changes from generation to generation. These make the bonds that enrich her family and keep it together. “It all starts with our famous ancestor from the 10th century,” explains Vivian. “From generation to generation, all friday, march 13, 2015 n www.jewishsound.org n The Jewish Sound passover preparations 11

#Seder2015 hopes to bring millennials to the Passover table

By Ryan Torok, L.A. Jewish Journal Millennials, what are you doing this over-themed playlists culled from trendy will host to a repository of cutting-edge seder scattered our family into various parts of the Passover? If you’re not sure, perhaps look musicians, recipes from leading chefs, hol- recipes from a new generation of chefs, includ- house,” he said, when asked if he had had to Seder2015. iday anecdotes from thought leaders, and ing Ari Taymor of Alma. The Jewish Jour- family dinners as a child. “Dinners were not Seder2015 is the latest brainchild of more. It is the pilot project of a three year nal’s Rob Eshman and David Suissa are on an important part until later.” Michael Hebb, 39, a self-described “food effort — Hebb anticipates Seder2016 and the Seder2015 advisory board. Jewish Sound Meanwhile, he delivered a talk at the provocateur” who last grabbed national 2017 — and it is one close to Hebb’s heart. editor and publisher Joel Magalnick is a con- 2013 TEDMED conference on his previous attention for launching “Death Over “I have always wanted to know what it tributor to the project as well. Significant ini- national campaign, “Death over Dinner,” Dinner,” a movement that brought people would be like to invigorate and tangle with tial funding for the effort came from the Los and told the Journal that “70,000 people together around the dinner table to discuss and create a major inquiry into Passover and Angeles-based Glazer Family Foundation. or more have had these experiences, ‘death end-of-life issues. see how the digital word can help the fact Beyond wanting to reinvigorate Pass- dinners,’ in under a year and a half.” Seder2015 is a one-stop-shop for “how that it’s in a state of decline,” he said. “It’s a over for new generations, Hebb cites his fas- Its success made him confident that he to host a modern seder,” Hebb said in a big conversation effort in some ways, a way cination with the dinner table and its role can change Passover. phone interview. Using the crowdfund- to bring in new voices and new experiences.” in society as additional motivation. And “‘How can we use that same thinking ing source Indiegogo, the campaign raised Hebb’s concern is based on statistics. because Passover is in many respects the around Passover?’” he said, recalling his about $21,000 toward its overall goal of According to the 2013 Pew survey, “Por- ultimate dinner-party, with its seemingly thinking at the time of starting the proj- $25,000, including a matching pledge from trait of Jewish Americans,” 70 percent of never-ending meal and ability to convene ect, last September. “What happens when the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family American Jews said they had participated family members who often do not see each you apply the process we went through Foundation for every dollar raised. in a seder in the past year. In the 1990s, that otherwise, Passover was the perfect focus of with ‘Death over Dinner,’ bringing in lead- Seder2015’s official website, www. number was around 90 percent. Hebb, a non-practicing Jew. ing experts in the field, artists, designers seder2015.org, launches on March 13 To reverse the trend, Hebb has garnered “I’ve been on an almost 20-year trek and thoughtfully producing a digital plat- during the 2015 SXSW Interactive Festival. a wide array of support. The Reed College inquiry adventure to understand the role form,” he asked. “Could it deepen and make Hebb, a teaching fellow for the University of Calligraphy Initiative, Seattle artist Cathy that the table has played historically in shap- more transformative the Passover experi- Washington’s Communication Leadership Shiovitz, and the cutting-edge design com- ing culture and how it can have a trans- ence, could it speak to teenagers, could it digital media department, will be on-hand pany Civilization are involved. formative effect going forward, the basic speak to Gen-Y and millennials, could it to discuss the project, which will provide Stories about Passover that can be used context being that we have forgotten how to make them feel like they had more agency users with digital haggadot that feature during a seder will be posted on the Tablet eat together,” he said. and more voice?” interactive Hebrew script calligraphy, Pass- Magazine website, and JewishJournal.com “My father got ill when I was young and

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Crunching the childhood lessons of Passover

By Edmon J. Rodman, JTA World News Service LOS ANGELES (JTA) — What did recall that little Hebrew was read from the I really learn at the seder table? That is, red-and-yellow-covered Goldberg Pass- besides discovering that the white horse- over Haggadah we used. Yet I also remem- radish was way hotter than the red and ber them as a welcome break, a time that that my very worldly uncles couldn’t read set me free for a few hours from my child- a word of Hebrew? hood pattern of Koufax, Gumby and all It’s a question worth considering as we things rockets. invite new generations of participants to sit My sister Wendy, five years my senior down at our seder tables. and a school district administrator special- Today we have a whole Haggadah of izing in literacy and language, remembers apps, texts and websites that help us drain being uncomfortable due to the behavior every last drop of meaning out of our of the adults: One relative refused to read yearly dinners remembering the going- anything and others participated with a out from Egypt. But in the midst of all mocking tone, upsetting my mother. But this learning, have we somehow taken for even in that environment, she says that granted the childhood lessons simmered besides learning to endure, she was allowed into our meal built with a set order? the space to sit and find her own meaning At my family seders, which were held in in the proceedings. my suburban Southern California home, I I remember having lots of questions, Eliya/Creative Commons

none of them Exodus-related: Where did cated by the table settings and plastic. And these dishes comes from? We didn’t we as for my sister’s raised status, a little bit of use them any other time of the year? Why knowledge gets you a better seat. did my sister get to sit up near the head of For many of us, our first serious the table? Was it because she had started encounter with the seder comes when an Hebrew school and was the only one who adult tells you that as the youngest, it’s could read the Hebrew? your turn to chant the Four Questions. The answers were there for even a “Why the youngest?” was my fifth ques- simple son to see: The seder was a special tion. “Why not someone older and more time, something you prepared for as indi- experienced, like my sister?”

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WWlessons of passover Page 12 to embarrass someone, but we do, what seemed like forever by following As I recall, the order of our seder was and however much the corrections the Haggadah’s instructions. I leaned quite simple: It began with my sister Though my 1st-grade Hebrew school might momentarily sting, they do teach and dipped and pointed and crunched singing the Kiddush and me learning teacher and synagogue cantor prepped us another lesson: If someone corrects you, hard, and when that failed, I checked out what wine tasted like. The halfway point in leading the Four Questions, little did you won’t die. the plague drawings and thought about was marked by my mother’s brisket, they know that this lesson would teach us At the seder, a child also learns how the weird matzoh sandwiches I would from which I gained a taste for Jewish so much more. Or maybe they did. Even to defeat boredom, an important life be finding in my lunch bag all that week. food. though I didn’t understand completely lesson, as anyone who watches cable Most of all, I think, a child learns at And the end? That was when my what I was doing, I did get the impres- TV can tell you. I remember my mother the seder that there is order in their uni- mother and uncles argued, the lesson sion that this was serious stuff, meant to saying, “People who say they are bored verse. In a body that changes weekly, being that sweet reason doesn’t always be studied and not messed up, especially are boring.” Not wanting to fit into that occupied by interests that come and go prevail. in front of my family. I also learned that category, I entertained myself during in a flash, order is kind of a relief. I could repeat it in front of a group of people, and remember feeling how good it felt to finally get it out. My recitation also made me a participant: That was now my page in the Haggadah. I also realized that I could learn stuff after school and my head would not explode. And the answers? They were in a book, and the seder made it seem per- fectly normal to read one before and after dinner. I also learned from listening to the adults who did enjoy the seder that it was important to read the words with feeling — “the mighty hand” was awesome, the plagues solemn and sorrowful. My wife Brenda, who had difficulty reading when she was a child, remembers at her family seders trying to anticipate which paragraph she would be asked to read, so she could prepare and not have to be “helped.” Yes, I know it’s a Jewish value not

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Seattle Congregation Tikvah Chadashah (Puget don’t want to miss. Reservations recommended. Sound’s LGBT Chavurah) Jconnect Passover Shabbat Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue Graham Visitor’s Center at the Washington April 10, 7–9:30 p.m. Seder 1111 Harvard Ave., Seattle Park Arboretum Drinks and schmoozing followed by services Saturday, April 11, 5–9 p.m. Contact: Elizabeth Fagin at 206-527-9399 or Contact and RSVP: 206-355-1414 or and a meal with meat and vegetarian options. Looking for new meaning with roots in [email protected] or www.betalef.org www.tikvahchadashah.org $12, $6 for graduate students, or pay what you Jewish tradition, but without theism? This Pre-Passover Potluck Family Seder Seder can afford. RSVP and get a themed drink when seder focuses on humanity and the journey Saturday, March 28, 5–7 p.m. Saturday, April 4 at 6 p.m. you arrive. from slavery to freedom. Non-members $35, An interactive, kid-friendly event. Share in Potluck meat seder (ritual foods, wine and juice students/seniors $20. Kids (17 and under) $14. blessings and storytelling, songs and fun. provided). No hametz, please. RSVP by March The Seattle Kollel Childcare provided. Non-members welcome. $25 per family. 27. Requested donation: $20 per attendee ($10 Private address Seder for students/low income; children under 13 Contact and RSVP: 206-722-8289 or Stroum Jewish Saturday, April 5, 5–9 p.m. free). All are welcome. [email protected] or www.seattlekollel.org Community Center With Rabbi Olivier BenHaim as guide, explore Saturday, April 4 at 8:30 p.m. 2618 NE 80th St., Seattle the deeper mystical teachings of our lineage Hillel at the University of Washington Passover Across America: Contact: Sarah at 206-232-7115 or and share the traditional symbols, story and 4745 17th Ave. NE, Seattle Second Seder [email protected] or www.sjcc.org songs to discover anew the spiritual dimensions Contact: [email protected] or 206-527-1997 Imagine attending a seder you actually enjoy, Passport to Passover: For Families of Passover and their meaning in our own lives. and www.hilleluw.org/Passover where you learn everything you ever wanted With Young Children $48 non-member adult, $25 non-member child. Seder to know about the customs, rituals and songs April 7, 5:30–7 p.m. Friday, April 3 at 6 p.m. associated with Passover. Rabbi Kate Speizer of Temple De Hirsch Sinai Chabad of Greater Seattle Join Hillel undergraduates, Jconnectors, and Everyone is invited to this unique explanatory seder. leads a journey through the desert. Re-enact Contact and RSVP: chabadofseattle.org members of the community for festive seders the plagues, design your own seder plates, Seder led by Hillel staff and volunteers. Seating is Secular Jewish Circle sing songs, and make new friends. Vegetarian Friday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. limited, please register. RSVP for location in Seattle’s Wallingford Passover food served. For children 6 and under. Community Lunches neighborhood April 8 and 9, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Contact and RSVP: 206-528-1944 or It’s a Seattle Jewish community tradition you www.secularjewishcircle.org XXPage 18

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WWseder Page 17 Eastside Eastside Torah Center Temple B’nai Torah 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Island 16199 Northup Way, Bellevue 15727 NE Fourth St., Vader Seder Congregation Kol Ami Registration: bit.ly/1MlSGUM Bellevue April 9, 6–8:30 p.m. Carol Edwards Community Center, 17401 133rd Seder Contact: 425-603-9677 or Discover the story of Passover with chocolate Ave. NE, Woodinville Friday, April 3 8:15 p.m. (Mincha first at 7:15) [email protected] or seder plate movie snacks and a Contact: 425-844-1604 or Experience and be inspired. Traditional dinner templebnaitorah.org Star Wars” Passover skit. Then watch “Episode [email protected] or www.kolaminw.org including gefilte fish, chicken soup with egg Seder IV-A New Hope.” Families welcome. RSVP. Free. Seder noodles, roasted chicken, potato kugel, salads Saturday, April 4, Saturday, April 4, 5:30–8 p.m. and desserts. Unlimited shmurah matza and 6–8 p.m. Temple De Hirsch Sinai Catered meal with plenty of wine, sweets, wine. Led by Rabbi Mordechai Farkash and Conducted by Rabbi David Lipper and Cantor 1441 16th Ave., Seattle songs and great tradition. Featuring children’s Rabbi Sholom Elishevitz. RSVP required. $40 David Serkin-Poole. Vegetarian meal available Contact: [email protected] service and activities. Special prices for adults, $30 children 3–12. upon advance request. Limited space. Adults Seder college students and persons with limited $45, ages 6-12 $20. After March 25: Adults Saturday, April 4 at 6 p.m. income. Adults $36, children $18, under 5 free. $55, ages 6-12 $25. Children 5 and under free. A festive celebration of freedom and redemption. $30 members, $50 non-members. XXPage 19

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WWseder Page 18 pot roast, Mediterranean chicken, vegetarian entrée, gefilte fish, deviled eggs, chopped liver, Contact and RSVP: 509-835-5050 or info@ Olympia roasted potatoes, tsimmes, fruit salad, tossed spokaneemanu-el.org green salad, and desserts. Adults $34, children or www.spokaneemanu-el.org Chabad Jewish Discovery Center under 13 $20. RSVP by March 20. Seder 1770 Barnes Blvd. SW, Tumwater Saturday, April 4, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Contact and RSVP: Rabbi Cheski Edelman Chabad of Pierce County Community seder led by Rabbi Tamar Malino. at 360-584-4306 or [email protected] 2146 N Mildred St., Tacoma RSVP/pay by March 27. Non-members $37, or www.JewishOlympia.com Contact and RSVP: 253-565-8770 or non-members ages 7–13 $20, college students Seder [email protected] $20, children under age 7 $5, active military free. Friday, April 3 at 7 p.m. or www.ChabadPierceCounty.com Meaningful, relevant, and interactive community Seder Temple Shalom seder with hand-baked matzoh, wine, and Friday, April 3 at 7:45 p.m. Cascade Gardens, Yakima dinner in a welcoming atmosphere. Adults $20, Enjoy an in-depth Hebrew/English Passover Seder Contact and RSVP: [email protected] students $10, children 12 and under free. experience, with plenty of translation, traditional Potluck, community-run seder at a small Seder songs and lively discussion. Relive the triumph Reform synagogue. All Jews welcome, Saturday, April 4 at 5 p.m. of Passover and discover the seder’s relevance especially if you are a retired rabbi and want to Student rabbi Erik Uriarte will lead the to today’s Jew. RSVP requested. Adults $25, help out. Free. RSVP by April 1. community seder. Adults $50, children $18. children under 12 $18. (No one will be turned RSVP by March 30. away due to lack of funds.) Congregation Beth Sholom Richland, WA peninsulas Temple Beth El Contact and RSVP: Debbie Greene at 5975 S 12th St., Tacoma 509-735-1149 or www.cbstricities.org/seder Contact and RSVP: Rebecca Kendziora at Seder Congregation Olympic B’nai Shalom 253-564-7101 or [email protected] or Saturday, April 4 at 5:30 p.m. Olympic Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall, 73 www.tbeseder2015.eventbrite.com From Dr. Seuss to Afikomen, the requisite four Howe Rd., between Port Angeles and Sequim Expecting Freedom Women’s Seder glasses of wine (or juice), welcoming Elijah and Contact and RSVP: 360-452-2471 or Saturday, March 28 at 5:45 p.m. celebrating freedom. Join a convivial seder [email protected] Hosted by Temple Beth El Sisterhood. Adults and celebration with a gourmet kosher dinner. Seder Tacoma/Pierce County/ $24, $18 ages 12-22, reserve by March 18. Adults $39.50, kids (7–13) $17, children 4–6 Sunday, April 5 at 4 p.m. South Sound Seder $7. RSVP/pay by March 27. Adults $20, children under 16 $13, under 5 Saturday, April 4 at 5 p.m. free. Reservation and payment required by March Bet Chaverim: Community Synagogue of Rabbi Bruce Kadden and Cantor Leah Elstein Congregation Emanu-El 22. South King County lead a family-friendly, multimedia seder. Adults Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 W Fort 25701 14th Pl. S, Des Moines $25, children 5–12 $10, children under 4 free. George Wright Dr., Spokane Contact and RSVP: betchaverim.org RSVP by March 31. Seder XXPage 27 Saturday, April 4, 5:30–7:30 p.m. eastern washington Annual second night Passover community seder led by Rabbi Rick Harkavy. Foods include Congregation Beth Israel matzoh ball soup (including a vegetarian 1202 E Alder St., Walla Walla version), Sephardic and Askhenazic charosets, Contact and RSVP: [email protected]

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To life! One last time By Emily K. Alhadeff, Associate Editor, The Jewish Sound Thirteen years ago, our annual Pass- smooth, semi-dry, “restrained” wine, $30 over wine tasting was born. Today, it with notes of pear and butter. Our Israel becomes a man. Like every lifecycle tasters picked up on a yeasty qual- The 15 percent alco- event in Jewish tradition, each one says ity. Recommended with full-flavored hol content hits you in goodbye to the past and marks the start chicken or fish. the nose, along with rhu- of something new. “Try this with apples and honey.” — barb, pepper, and rasp- Please join us in toasting The Jewish Cheryl berry. Domaine du Castel Sound on its last Passover wine tasting. “Smooth, woody, balanced.” — Ned is known for creating Bor- We owe enormous thanks to Michael deaux blends with Israeli Friend of Royal Wine Corp. — and grapes, according to before Michael, his wife Esther — for Michael, and this “little” taking us on a journey through the best Castel is a blend of wines of the kosher wine industry every year. not used for the Castel These tastings have been a highlight of Grand Vin. This wine got the year each spring, and we hope you the party started with posi- have been able to use our reviews to pop- tive reviews. ulate your Passover tables with delicious “Lovely. Balanced. Have libations. with brisket. Or anything!” We would also like to thank the — Cheryl Summit at First Hill for offering us its penthouse suite for the past three years, Barons Edmond Benjamin and for helping us taste in style! Rothschild Haut-Medoc Finally, thank you to all of our tasters Reds $39.50 over the years, and to this year’s tasters: France Cheryl Hanson, Ari and Rachel Polsky, Domaine Netofa Galilee Described as “big, earthy, rich,” this Adam Balkany, Douglas Weisfield, Ned $25.95 is a bold, elegant wine well paired with Porges, Joel Magalnick and myself. Israel red meats. A dark ruby color, this Bor- Most of these wines are avail- This Syrah-Mouvedre blend is a deaux blend has notes of berry on the able through Affordable Kosher smooth wine without much complexity. nose and a dry, fruity flavor. (affordablekosher.com), and the wine Our host, Michael Friend of Royal Wine Corp. Smoky and berry on the nose, our tast- “Not too aggressive on the nose, stewards at Albertson’s and QFC on ers picked up raisin and nutmeg in the simple yet appealing for the more com- Mercer Island and QFC at University Bartenura Prosecco flavor. This would pair well with hard plex palate.” — Adam Village should be willing to special order $17.49 cheeses or grilled meats. them as well. Mevushal “Not as bold as I would like, but it’s Chateau Le Petit Chaban One last time, with feeling: “L’chaim!” Italy got a nice flavor to it.” — Adam Not currently available, but should be From the makers of everyone’s favor- by Passover ite blue bottle Moscato comes this ter- Elvi Herenza Rioja Mevushal rific prosecco. A great stand-in for $16 France Champagne, it’s not as dry as a brut Spain This young, medium-bodied wine and not as sweet as Moscato. This also This Rioja hails from northern Spain holds hints of vanilla and oak, and even pairs well with appetizers, pasta, pizza, and received mediocre feedback from green pepper. Far more easygoing than or seafood. It’s well balanced, slightly some the tasters, who were thrown by the previous wine, this wine is like the fruity, and appropriately bubbly. Tast- hints of sulfur on the nose. Nevertheless, perfect guy you’re just not attracted to. ers picked up citrus and even a hint of it’s a smooth wine with notes of pepper, For others, it is young and feisty — good cotton candy. “This prosescco will sur- leather, and berry. This wine is only to drink but not so mature. It might go prise you,” Michael said as he poured. available currently in Portland. well with steamed vegetables, or light Indeed, it makes the favorites list. “Big nose — very smooth. Easy drink- dishes of chicken or veal. “Clean finish, peach, pear.” — Ari ing.” — Douglas “Like a kid breakdancing.” — Cheryl “Like Janet Jackson on ‘Diff’rent Domaine du Castel Petit Castel Strokes.” — Adam Carmel Selected Sauvignon Blanc Carmel Selected Cabernet $10.99 Sauvignon Mevushal $10.99 Israel Mevushal Given a rating of 89 by Wine Israel Spectator and noted as a “best This might just be our favor- buy,” this bargain white is a “great ite. A great drinking wine and a all photos by joel magalnick Pesach wine,” said Michael. The crowd-pleaser, this classic Cab wine is young, un-oaked, and is a best seller in Israel — and a Whites easy to drink, the downside being killer deal here. With berry and a flat finish and thin flavor. It blackcurrant on the nose, it’s a Barkan Reserve Barrel Aged would be well paired with fish, full-bodied wine that lasts long Chardonnay hors d’oeurves, or salad. It’s not on the palate with notes of pepper $19.95 an exciting wine, but who says and cherry. Israel wine always has to be exciting? “Excellent!” — Ari This white is made with grapes from Sometimes a simple, light flavor “#1 red. Very deep, luscious, the Upper Galilee and the Jerusalem hits the spot. much fruit.” — Ned Mountains that experience a nightly “Pineapple, fruity.” — Adam temperature drop due to the high alti- tude of the vineyards. 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As Esther learns more about her family’s the beholder. underway, here are more small reviews One correction: The screenings of involvement in the pre-war art scene, her —Emily K. Alhadeff to get you to the latter part of the week. “Quality Balls” and “Hannah Cohen’s Holy grandfather’s death at the hands of the Nazis, You can find more of our reviews online Communion” on Mon., March 16 begin at and the history of art looted from French Marvin Hamlisch: What He at jewishsound.org, and you’ll find ticket- 8:45 p.m., not earlier, as noted in reviews Jewish homes by the Nazis, she becomes Did for Love ing information for all of the films at www. run in the previous issue. Please make a the only one in her family willing to con- Dir: Dori Berinstein (U.S., UK, 2013) seattlejewishfilmfestival.org. note as you plan your festival screenings. front its ugly ghosts. Resonant with true Friday, March 20, 1:30 p.m. at the Stroum These are the venues: stories about the conditions of Nazi art con- JCC, Mercer Island SIFF Uptown Theatre, 511 Queen Anne The Art Dealer fiscation (namely the saga of Hildebrand The story of the late Marvin Hamlisch, Ave., Seattle. Dir. François Margolin (France, 2014) Gurlitt), “The Art Dealer” is, like a painting, a child piano prodigy-turned-Pulitzer AMC Pacific Place, 600 Pine St., Seattle. Wednesday, March 18 at 8:35 p.m. at SIFF layered in meaning. Whether or not it suc- Prize-winning composer and conductor, Cinema Uptown is recalled by Tony-winning director Dori Esther Stegmann is a journalist Berinstein in this adoring tribute. Hamlisch living a comfortably secular life in was the son of Viennese Jews who fled Aus- Paris with her non-Jewish husband, tria for Manhattan before World War II and an art dealer named Melchior, and their adolescent son, when Melchior acquires a painting that sets Esther’s father, Simon, on edge. What starts as curiosity about the strange paint- ing devolves into a paranoid and obsessive investigation that costs Esther her job and begins to unravel

died in 2012 at 68. Hamlisch, whose work scored three Oscars, four Emmys, and four Grammys, is seen in film clips from various points in his career depicting how music’s “triple-threat” approached and honed his craft. Berinstein weaves a slew of interviews with so many of Hamlisch’s collaborators, a list that includes Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones, Carly Simon, Steven Soderbergh, Woody Allen, and other Broadway greats. Each reminiscences with personal stories and anecdotes. The film concludes with a collage of people singing snippets of his songs, serving as a reminder of the number of people Hamlisch and his work inspired. — Boris Kurbanov

Bulletproof Stockings Dir. Sarah Berkovich (U.S., 2014) Sat., March 21, 6:20 p.m. at the Stroum JCC, Mercer Island Screens with “David Broza: East Jerusa- lem/West Jerusalem” Imagine the front rows at a Kathleen Hanna concert, except with all Jewish women instead. This is what can be seen at concerts by the Hasidic alt-rock band Bul- letproof Stockings, composed of musicians

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Friday, March 27–Sunday, March 29 Belle and Sebastian Film Winner of the SIFF 2014 Youth Jury Award for best Films4Families feature, “Belle and Sebastian” follows a lonely orphan and his friend, “the beast,” a huge but gentle sheepdog. Set in the French Alps in 1943, Sebastian longs for his mother to return while helping his village shepherd fleeing Jews over the moun- tains. When the Nazis arrive to crack down on the operation, the boy and his faithful dog are put to the test. Based on the novel by Cécile Aubry. At the SIFF Film Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle. For more information visit siff.net.

Opens March 20 Beau Jest Through May Theater Al Benoliel Sarah Goldman is secretly dating Chris, but to keep her traditional parents off her Art back, she invents a fictional boyfriend, Dr. David Steinberg. Things get hairy when her Al Benoliel is known for his beauti - parents want to meet Mister Perfect, and Sarah resorts to hiring an actor to play the ful handmade mezuzot. Now his wall part. Written by James Sherman and described as “hilarious and quite moving” by the hangings will be on display and avail - Chicago Sun-Times, the comedy will be performed around greater Seattle through able for purchase at Essence Salon April 26. Directed by Art Feinglass and performed by the Seattle Jewish Theater through the spring. Company. At Essence a Chic Coiffure, 1415 NE • Friday, March 20 at 1:30 p.m. at the Stroum JCC, 3801 E Mercer Way, Mercer Is- 80th St., Seattle. For more information land (preview). visit www.essenceseattle.com. • Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m. at Temple Beth Am (University Prep), 2632 NE 80th St., Seattle. For additional dates and more information, visit seattlejewishtheater.com/upcoming- shows. ’H Say LUntil we meet againitraot! The Jewish Sound will print its final issue on March 27.

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WWSJFF Page 24 ians are more divided than ever, “East ists, who work, sing, play and revel in woman — wanting out of her marriage Jerusalem/West Jerusalem,” a fusion of Middle Eastern fare. Together they blend but bound to her husband. The film fol- glimpse into the liv es of the band members moving music and discuss hope in a time lows Viviane (played by writer/director and their music. and a place where hope and optimism are Ronit Elkabetz) as her husband refuses Since there are no men present at Bul- sorely lacking. her a get, and their case languishes five letproof Stocking concerts, the perfor- — Boris Kurbanov years in rabbinic courts. mances conjure an energetic, slightly We see Viviane often not on her own rebellious spirit similar to a feminist Gett: The Trial of Viviane terms, as a woman fighting an antiquated punk-rock band, but with an added dash Ansalem system, but through the gaze of the many of Chabad. Drummer Dalia Shuster- Dir. Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz men who observe her in the courtroom: man’s story is particularly engaging here (U.S./UK/Israel, 2014) In their eyes she is sexualized, irratio- — a musician who toured with her secular Saturday, March 21, 8:30 p.m. at the nal and negligent, but rarely human. If band, then completely changed her life’s Stroum JCC, Mercer Island the film sometimes suffers from an imi- path after realizing she could no longer In Ronit and Shlomi Elkabetz’s film tative fallacy — dragging to make us feel stand the stereotypical party lifestyle. “Gett: The Trial of Viviane Ansalem,” the how the trial drags for Viviane — it suc- The film also reveals the inspirational Israeli, Palestinian and American musi- heroine of the title finds herself impris- ceeds in painting the torturous portrait power of choosing an audience, and cians, serves as proof that music can unite of a woman’s will to be free. explores the additional artistic and cre- a people in conflict. Singer/songwriter — Leah Falk, Jewniverse.com ative benefits of being a woman who writes David Broza, known for using music to and performs for women only. Filmmaker bring together Israelis and Palestinians, Above and Beyond: The Berkovich has chosen a promising subject has worked for nearly four decades as a Birth of the Israeli Air in these artists, and with the film clocking peace activist. In the 1980s, Broza wrote Force in at less than 10 minutes, there is clearly “Yihye Tov” (Things Will Get Better), the Dir. Roberta Grossman (U.S., 2014) enough material in the story of Bullet- hit song that became the anthem of the Sunday, March 22, 1 p.m. at the Stroum proof Stockings for this documentary to be peace process following Israel’s historic JCC Mercer Island developed further and with greater com- negotiations with Egypt. For this bridge- The story is like something out of a prehension. building (and crowdfunded) harmony Hollywood script: In 1948, after Israel — Erin Pike project, co-directors Henrique Cymer- oned in a system that makes no sense: realized it was surrounded by hostile man and Erez Miller recruited music Her marriage and the legal system meant Arab nations ready to attack, the strategy David Broza: East heavyweights that include Grammy to help her get out of it. was to assemble — and quickly — an air Jerusalem/West Jerusalem winner Steve Earle (who produced the In Israel, marriages are still gov- force that could contend with its neigh- Dirs: Henrique Cymerman and Erez studio sessions) and Wyclef Jean, who erned by religious courts, whether or not bors, specifically Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Miller (Israel, 2014) co-wrote the title track. Cymerman and the couple is Orthodox. For a couple to Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. For the Saturday, March 21, 6:20 p.m. at the Miller cover the making of Broza’s album divorce, a man must agree to the separa- government, which had few battle-tested SJCC Mercer Island and eight-day musical journey in Jeru- tion and serve his wife a get. If he refuses, troops and minimal funds to acquire At a time when Israelis and Palestin- salem with Palestinian and Israeli art- the wife becomes an agunah, a chained XXPage 28

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WWSJFF Page 26 the little-known yet powerful tale that what has he done for humanity, or for the arms, taking on these nations militarily led former Israeli Prime Minister David memory of the victims of the Shoah? and winning seemed a tall order. That is, Ben-Gurion to describe the Mahalniks’ We first meet Jacob at a family friend’s until a volunteer group of veteran World mission as “the Diaspora’s most impor- simcha that he and his wife may or may not War II pilots stepped in, ready to help tant contribution to the survival of Israel.” have been invited to. Jacob is hanging from Israel in its hour of need. These heroes, — Boris Kurbanov a diving board. Jacob can’t swim. Follow- called Mahalniks, not only became the ing this ominous debacle is the final fender nucleus of Israel’s nascent air force, but bender that lands Jacob in a family interven- helped turn the momentum of the war Closing night film: Mr. tion. With his keys and license, and gradu- and helped Israel maintain its indepen- Kaplan ally his mind, fading into irrelevance, the dence. Dir. Alvaro Brechner (Uruguay, Ger- bumbling old man — Woody Allen meets Director Roberta Grossman tracked many, Spain, 2014) Napoleon Dynamite — seizes an opportu- down and interviewed the surviv- Sunday, March 22 at 5:30 p.m. at the nity to commit one ultimate act of heroism: ing pilots, now in their 80s and 90s, Stroum JCC, Mercer Island Capturing a supposed Nazi and personally to tell their daring story of smuggling Jacob Kaplan is 76 when he decides it’s extraditing him to Israel for justice. With war planes, eluding the FBI, setting up phony offices, and even hiding weap- ons in unlikely places, all in the name of man blends interviews with the pilots, protecting a nation’s existence. Gross- scholars and Israeli officials to present

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