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8 Elul 5766 On the web at: www.jvhri.org September 1, 2006 A glimpse into Lebanon Israelis speak on war; annual campaign begins By J onathan Rubin [email protected] PROVJDENCE - Jona than Marcus's summer break ended abruptly on July 12; he was sining on a beach on the coast of Israel when a fe llow soldier told him that H ezbollah had just killed and kidnapped soldiers on the Lebanese border. Soon he and his troops were being shipped north. Marcus, 21, entered the Israeli Defense Forces shortly after making aliyah in 2002. He was trained A MEMBER OF THE INDIA N CONTINGENT OF UNIFIL, the UN peacekeeping force, drinks an early for operations in hilly Lebanon, morning cup of tea as his comrades keep watch at a lookout near Kibbutz Manara near the Lebanese but never thought he'd need it. "-<>101,y-.u,..,•ut,,,, border. Aug. 26. JONATHAN MARCUS, staff Marcus, originally from sergeant of the Israel Defense Denver, gave a briefing of what Forces, spoke at an Israel fund Olmert fights to keep power it was like to fight in the Leba raising event in Pr:,vidence on non \.Var II .it events l\londay Monday. By Lc,lie Susser In an impassioned speech panel under a former Mossad to raise funds for Israel. The first event was held for those JERUSALDI UTA) M onday night in I laifa, O lmcrt summer, when camp.1igner,; ,It who had been to Israel on - A protei,t, continue againsl announced the establishment of theJcwi,;h Fedcution of Rhode" N EWS ANALYSIS Jewish Federation missions, tht: ~-crnment ·, conduct ofthe three les~er panels rather than l,;land were preparin.'!: for the and the second, for physicians w.u .i~a1n.\t I fe7l:,olb.h, Prime the full-Acdgcd state commis chief, Nahum Admoni, would September Lmnch of their S-U and medical professionals. \lini,tcr Ehud Olmert is fight sion of inquiry into the war that look into the government's See ISRAELI ANNUAL CAMPAIGNS, page 17 ine: .i re.u-gu.ird action to stay his critics are demanding. He decision-making, the army The w.r began during the inpawer said a g°'·ernment-appointed See OLMERT, page 14 Inside... ELECTION 2006 APPLE- ICIOUS - Isa· belle Wisen, 8, Provi dence, e njoys a candied Candidates apple at the · The Lowe r East Side comes to the on the issues East Side.. cultural aru Stt ,awes 11-21 fertival Aug. 27. Hun d reds braved t he rain for this second annual Se<.t1on Poge event, sponsored by 2, ,. Utend•r the Jewish Community Commumty 2'·32 Center and the City of o·nr To,ah lS Providence, which had f.cl•r.t-on music from the Klez food ZZ.Zl phonio. food from local Obt1.u,1r ]6 ]7 • busmuses and g.-mes Op,noon ' S1tneh.as .39 for children 2 Jewish Voice & Herald September 1, 20(
RIKI MULLU will tell the story of her family's dramatic departure from Ethiopia to Israel at the Home Sweet Home event sponsored by the Women's Alliance. See Sept. 7 calendar listing.
MON., SEPT. 4 Breakfast with Kolld 9a.m. Breakfast lecture on Sukkot, Congregation Mishkon Tfiloh, 203 Summit Ave., Providence. For more information, visit www.provi dcncckollcl.org. Fishel Bresler at Boston Jewish fcstiva.1 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Greater Boston Family Day & Jcv•ish Music Festival at the Prowse Farm in Canton, !vlass. Fishc.l Brcslcr's Klnmcr H assidic Trio will be among those at the festival, which wil1 include vrorld music, crafts and entertainment for children, vendors, Jewish food s and cultural displays. Admission is free. For more inform.nion, call 1-866-2-SHALOH. S- CALENDAJI:. ~~ 11
CORRECTION ish Community DaY. School of Rhode Island invit~ you to our In our Aug 4 issue, we mistakenly listed Selma Stanzler as the president of the Rhode Island Holocaust Museum. She is a part g a1 ti .i ea g <; hlo ·! ock nd osher Plcm president; the current president is Carol Sugarman. Tuesday, September 5 * 12 Elul 53°-8 PM JCC Fields
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Re presentatives "Type 'Jewish' and ·New Frank Zasloff England· into an Internet search Linda Gerstenblatt engine,R said Jonathan at an open Copy Editor house held Tuesday, Aug. 15, '"a nd Glad}'l Sollosy the Jewish Community Center of Published by the Jewish Federation of R.I. Rh?'1e Island Preschool will pop President up. Herbert B. Stern Likewise, Beth Nelson of W ar Interim Executive VP wick, a principal at Temple B'Nai Harris N. Rosen B·rith in Somerville, M ass., regis The Jewish Voice & Herald tered daughter, Emily; and echoed (ISSN number 1539-2104, USPS that sentiment. "The Rhode Island 1465-710) is printed bi-weekly, except in July, when it is pri nt ed JCC is known for educational qual- once. ity." "'°tot by f,an~llelsi.~ Telephone/Fax: Editorial r.. leanwhjle,NicoleandMichael TAYLOR RAP PAPORT having fun at an open house held at the JCC preschool at Temple Sinai in phone. 401-421-4111. Advertis Rappaport's daughter made the Cra nston. ing phone 401-421-4111 e11t. 160 or 162. Fax: 401-331-7961. decision to stan class on Sept. 13th on her own. "Taylor could n't wait pediatrician T. Berry Brazelton, Judaic model that "emphasizes exposure that comes from another Mail: The Jew,sh Voice & Herald, 130 Sessions St., Provi to come back since we visited a few "is one of the greatest advances social, emotional, physical, intel culture's experience," she believes. dence, RI 02906. weeks ago,~ said Rappaport. that has raised the quality of lcctual and spiritual develop- Connor says that she expected E-mail: As of this wri ting, six families early child hood education." ment " that finding a teacher with experi voiceheraldOJfri.org and another leaning, have regis- Temple Sinai's new school, Secular learning is "hands ence that combined secular and Ed ito rial Boa rd: Alison Rose, chair tcred their three- to five-yea r-olds, along withTemple Habonim's in on'" as child ren learn through religious teaching skills "'-ou.ld take ti me. "'Three months after the Members: LawrenceCharap, an auspicious start, accordi ng to Barrington, established in 2002, "creative" play. "Every academic Marty Cooper, Eleanor L. Lewis, JCC Early Childhood Education are satellites of the JCC Pre- discipline is add.resscd including position was posted, Sarit Ferrei.ra, Toby London, Sara Masri, Richard Di.rector, Sue Connor, a 30-ycar school in Providence, founded the arts, sciences, reading and his an Attleboro, !'- lass., resident, She,n, Charles S1nel, Joshua Stein, veteran 1eacher, trainer, supcrvi- over 50 years ago. Technically, tory. We even sneak in arithme born in lsr.i.cl, appLcd Ferrei.ra Rabbi Peter Stein sor and administrator who's served neither of the new sites is cligi- tic by asking kids to count books, taugh1 in her native country and Editorial Consultant the JCC since 1999. Among many ble fo r accreditation until after a crayons and the other children in in the U.S., most recently al the Judith Romney Wegner awards, Connor is the recipient of lengthy application process, but the room ," Connor said. JCC Striar School in Sroughton, Corresponde nts: Stanley Aronson, Ahson Go(ub, Tema the "Options for Working Parents Connor assures that, "accrcdi- The room fo r the preschool Mass., for six years. Her d.Jli Gouse, Yehuda Lev, Joshua Prize," gnnted by the Providence tation is a matter of time sina: has been renovated from floor to gence, low: for children, empathy Ste,n Chamber of Commerce. The JCC aU three sites share the same ceiling, furnished with new desks, and philosophy is congruent with Busi ness Committee: preschool, over wh ich she presides, prognm and commitment to chairs, bookcases and a sink, she ours,~ said Connor. Just,n ·Jay· Strauss. Chair reta.ins the coveted National Assa- quality. Each is Jjcensed by the adds. Ferreira bclic,'b that •be.ha\~ Membus: Marty Cooper, ciation for the Education of Young state," she adds. Class begins at 9 a.m. and ior, sharing, physical actn·1tT .1.nd Toby London. Burt Pnest, Ken Children accreditation. C u rriculum inattention .1.re issues th,u ui.sc Schm~•der, Stew! Shalansky runs until 12 p. m., beginning with The association, according to The curriculum is patterned free play, which encour.i.ges soci.U in the preschool ;1.ge: bncket but Advert1.s1ng : The Jewish prominent larva.rd Medical School after a combined secular and claims tha1 after mil( months, V01 hat next? This is not a good time close and the essentials of life be made unavailable. multinational force intended to keep the pea.cc in south- to make predictions about Israel. S h ad es of fEMA a nd Katrin a crn Lebanon will be, ifit ever reaches that size, without 1~~ Not since the dangerous year Now the reserve units have returned from Lebanon a clear mandate as to its responsibilities. The Lebanese of 1948 when the nascem state with stories of equipment that didn't work, of orders Ar~y, riddled with I lez?<>ll~h mcmbers, 1s n~t abo~t w.1.s trying desperately to survive against enemies on all that were not thought out, of a lack of training for the to disarm_ I lczbolla_h, which m any cas~ has .c;a1d 11 w,11 sides and within, has Israel's future been as uncertain as kind of war they were called upon to fight and even n~>t pern:i1t such actions. The t~o Israeli sol~1ers, whoS<: it is today in the aftermath of round t'ovo of the Lebanon of shortages of food and water. For 25 years the Israel k,dnappmg was the tausus bell, for t~e .con~ict, have not Defense Forces has been essentially an army of occu- been returned. Hassan NasraUah, s1ttmg m Damascus, These thoughts occur a few days before they will appear in your mailbox and there is no assurance that, during the hours And Iran, while re-equipping Hezbollah·, is also funding a massive that elapse bet'oveen writing them and reading them, the tenuous truce that rebuilding operation for which Hezbollah, which distributes the ended the fighting will hold. The most likely safeguard against this is not the money, is getting full credit. United States or the European Union or the Syrians or the Iranians or the pation, manning checkpoints, carrying out brief raids is now King of the Hill, the hero of every enem)' of Lebanese or even Hezbollah, but the to capture wanted individuals, protecting Jewish settle Israel in the Middle East. And Iran, while re-equipping strong desire of the Israeli public not ments and patrolling Palestinian streets. That was the Hezbollah, is also funding a massive rebuilding opera to repeat a situation in which one mil experience that every soldier and officer under 45 took tion for which Hezbollah, which distributes the money, lion people hid for a month in swelter with him into battle and it was inadequate for the needs is getting full credit. ing, ill-prepared shelters or fled south of the moment. In Jerusalem, Israel's political leaders ~quabble as refugees. The army leadership is furious at the government among themselves, maneuvering for position when the \Vhen the kidnappings and the response developed for delaying the command to seize ground in southern inevitable post-war investigations take place. As with so unexpectedly last month, no mass evacuation plans Lebanon until the final two days of the war, assuming the United States, there are no charismatic leaden; were in place, many of the shelters had no food, water or that victory could be achieved by air power alone. When waiting in the wings to replace those who have failed electricity; they had become storage spaces, much as we this proved wrong, Ehud Olmert hesitated to send in the so badly. Two developments might be expected. One use our gauges. No special consideration was given to troops until it was too late. \Vithout the proper training, is that an aroused Israeli voting public will in~is1 on the nuds of hundreds of thousands of immigrants who the necessary equipmem and a clearly defined mission, changes at the top. And two, th,H the anticipation of had arri\·ed since the first round of the Lebanon War in the army fumbled and suffered unnecessary losses. Even round three will steer Israeli poli9 ,1way from territorial 1982, and who had no experience with such conditions Sayeret Matkal, Israel's crack commando unit, fell into compromise. nor, m many cases, relatives elsewhere to whom to flee. a trap and failed to achieve its objectives on a suppos Still, as noted above, this is not .1. good time tom.a.kt The government never provided for the medical contin edly surprise raid in the Beka'a Valley. predictions about Israel's future. gencies tha1 falling rockets and missiles can reasonably Sh ad es of t he debacle in Iraq Yrhuda Lev i1 a retired journah1t u•ho h..11 work.rd "' be expected to create; nor were there stockpiles of food The results were predictable. Not a single identifi /Jrael, Europe and tlu Unitrd States. He wntrs a rrgu/,1r and water set aside for the possibility that shops would able objective of the war was attained. The 15,000-man opinion tolumn far the jf"Wi1h i o;u & Hrrald LETTERS TO THE EDITOR A grim lesson in Syria It was 1i.x yea.ri ago, after the fi rst I-luge water wheels moving ever government and force change. 1'he gov whether this mass lulling had caused wu with Iraq, that I found myself on so slightly dominated the skyline as ernment responded to this challen~ anger and rcscntmenl, he retorted, "fear :a ,mall tourist bus traveling through we entered the city of Hama. Unique by surrounding the residential qu.1.rter always conquers anger.· \Vith a shi,"Cr I the S)'Tian country ide. It was during and charming, I la.ma has tradition with tanks and artillery, then procc::eded realized, as the muk of cnihtJ ~lipped, that •hon interval of time which could ally been the major tourist draw for the 10 turn 1he quarter into rubble - kill thal the g:ap lxtween us .u people was an be dusified u a •honeymoon~ period~ Syrian masses. Al{ was calm and lovely ing 25,000 men, women and children. unbridgeable abyss. h I ju.st 1h1s differ in our re.la.hons with Syria. Walid, but it hadn't alwa)f been so. Many of Walid c.xplained with a look of satisfac ence that the\, and nol JU.St th<' SJTian,, our gu.Kk, entertained our group with us remember 1hat something appalling tion, that the Syrian people had learned arc exploiting so succe. ~fuJh ru.d1ng1 from the Arabian Nighu as happened here more 1han 10 years back. an important lesson, which was that ~the Ric.ha.rd Shein we tnvded from pb.ce to place. With Pretending ignorance, I :asked Walid government cannot be changed from Prundena: in what exactly had happened here, since the outside, but only by work.mg from :a ~r>dua1e ckgrce Engli•h lneralure R,ch-anl SJ.n,. ,s • p,uJ .:A.,,-,,..,,. .,.J from Oxford, Walid w:1.1 not ;u.-1 bnght I had heard all torts of stories. M11tter within.· With a smile, he further sta1td u,rrrnt Mr,.J,,« ,; r,.. Jn,.,·uJ, I & & bur ~h,1t cynac-al, with a great KOK of factly, he told of :a fundamenu.li.st that sin~ then there have been no fur J frr•/4 cJ,ta,..,;1/ J,o.rJ of humor :and ff-'J mu, h m touch with movcmcnl ongmatmg here m I lama ther problems \Veul"rn thought uwl ph1k>tc,phy which had attempted to confrom 1he When I ques11oned \ Valid H to SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Helping victims ofwar on both sides s.i..lulons _ _ ..,_._ I h..-~ fa.mil,. l1vma: m n<>rthnn th.u even if the hneh Deleo,(' 1-'on.-<'t lr>fttther ro ra1.c m•)fl('f to help rnon IMWt dlyflf...WO-IIMI f.racl, 1nduJin,: l column in the Forward with, "Some by reading from the Psalms, but other preached by \'cry once in a while I members of America's political and cul teachers across the country began their natural law hear the ground rumble. tural elite." This is code wording for lib classes with the Lord's Prayer. The words philosophers Usually it's my mother erals, we elitists not in touch with the "Under Cod " were added to the Pledge such as Cicero? turning over in her grave common man; it's a word "compassion of Allegiance, though the pledge's These are the as I commit onefaux pa; or another. It's ate conservatives" (as opposed to the author, Francis Bellamy, a Baptist min kind of ques nice to know that she's keeping an eye usual kind, I suppose) use to slur lib ister, had deliberately omitted them. tions people on me. But when it happened a couple erals who, as far as I can tell, are the But even in the 1950s I don't remember kill each other of weeks ago, I checked and no, it people who speak for the underclasses anyone teaching creationism in school over, each cer W'ilsn't her this time, it was old Abra in America, the poor, the worker, the or even its deceptively re-coined version tain that he h:.1m Cahan. black, the immigrant. as "intelligent design." That throwback has the correct to the 1920s had to wait until our own Cahan (1860-1951) OK, so what are we elitists doing answer and that Abraham Cahan enlightened time, foisted upon us by established the Jewish today, according to Klinghoffer? We the others are founded the Jewish the C hristian right, if they can get away Fof"\.Y.lrd in 1897. His are confusing the political philosophy of infidels (or, to Forward in 1897. with it. I don't remember in the 1950s, cite Klinghof- paper espoused socialist Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadine arguments that religious symbols such fer in another principles. The rights of jad with America's religious conserva as the Ten Commandments, should be context, "pagans." A blurb for a forth the workingman, the tives. Who knew? And we are wrong emblazoned on public property, but I coming book reads: uAddressing such release from the super to think of Bush, Jr. etc. as attempting do remember that come Christmas we timely topics as the controversy over stitions of the religious, to impose an Iranian-style theocracy on America, As a former colleague of his at Jewish students of PS 193 learned to public displays of the Command were his rallying cries. sing "Silent Night, Holy Night" as well ments and the battles over lntclHgcnt The newspaper was also the National R ~view argues, disingenu ously, even the most ambitious mem as "Jingle Bells." I loved being excluded Design, Klinghoffer demonstrates that ,---- a way to Americanize from the rest of America, didn't you? Christians and Jews are united in their his readers. Yes, it was bers of the so-called Christian right wish to do nothing more radical than opposition to the pagan aspects of our written in Yiddish, but the goal was to Klinghoffer argues that we elitists culture.") Oh, Zeus, why do you not turn the children and grandchildren return the United States to the status miss the point that some of biblical law strike such people with your thunder of immigrants into the American doc quo of the 1950s and that was certainly is essentially natural law-thou shall not not a theocracy. murder, thou shaU not steal, etc. Fine, bolt? That's the trouble with Zeus. tors, lawyers, dentists, teachers, union He's never around when we need him. acth•isn that they became. "It is as Ah, the 1950s, I remember them so we don't need religion to teach it. The imporu.nt to teach the reader to carry well. Bible-thumping ministers Ten Commandments begins, "I am the No wonder poor Abe Cahan is a handkerchief in his pocket as it is to denouncing integration, voting for the Lord Your God ..." how in conformity rolling over in his grave. tea.ch him to ca.rry a union ca.rd,"' he likes of Orville Faubus, Ross Barnett, with the first amendment's separation Jolhua Stein wrila a rrgular opinfrm famous1y wrote. and George "segregation now, segrega of church and state is that, festooned column in t!N Jewish Voicr & Huald. Ht U behind the judge? And what .kind of a profa.wrofhutoryat &gp WJ/iams Uni So what made him turn over in his tion tomorrow and segregation forever" Wallace. It was a quieter, gentler time God does it mean? The unitary Cod of venity. He VIEWPOINT Letter to the Editor Two-state solution must be brokered OK in Israel By Phil R...,. ondJudy Kaye so within days after the violence erupted these long international borders is the result ·Next year in Jerusa.lem,- why not After 6~ 1ong week.I, hundreds dead, on lsr.iel's northern border. Our 35,000 of a commitment by all three countries to now? Arriving in Israel for my second c.ountrpidc bid wane, and c.ommuni members, dedicated to the principle that diplomatic channels, a commitmenl which time in two )'Cars, after the turmoil I hO dama~ed - 10me in rui.ns, hracl and onJy genuine negotiation wiU bring a 1rue produced scpantc, negotiated, bi-lateral experienced last )"--31' while •we· were He-ibollah a.re finally engaged in a deLcate pulling out ofCau, w.is just as US) and ccucfire. But on all ides, saber, continue enjoyable as arriving home after a da) to be rattled Unilateral decisions.. .create power vacuums, easily filled and of school. This ,-·ur when we amw:d, Accord mg to a recent poll Ln t faArrtz, exploited by extremists. just like last year there w.as no "war· hnitf, papa of record, most hraehs feel going on but soon after~ settled into tht country emag«I from bau le nci end 10 homhucs, welcome the ceasefire as treaties. Since thC5C treaties we~ signed, our ·homeland,- sure enough 1t started thtr fll torlOl.ll nor defeated In VIEWPOINT RESPONSE TO VIEWPOINT Just war not possible today Writer is wrong about Israel By Howard Lisnoff Ychuda Lev makes many cogent observations about the current war in Israel and By Yehuda Lev Lebanon, but only touches the surface of a most significant issue: when he states, "Even H oward Lisnoff is a very angry man who exhibits a distaste for Israel thu can best m Israel the racist National Union Parry and the settler successors to the neo-fascist M eir be described as obsessive. It is, to his thinking, a racist st,te, prone to dehuma.nizing Kahanc, are ecstatic over what they see as vindication of their sectarian, expansionist ide its Arab enemies, responsible for the hatred directed aga.insc it because of an excessive ologyR (1he blood-dimmed tide is loosed,' July 21). Perhaps Mr. Lev is onto something rel iance on force. very significant. I read Mr. Lisnoff's letter just after reading the weekend edition of Ha:Are/7., Isra Much of what has insscd for support of and pride among Jews since the founding of el's most reliable and prestigious newspaper. Its pages include many of the s.me criti Israel in 1948 has devolved into plain and simple racism. One of the first victims of the ci sms of Israel that Mr. Lisnofflists and, with its greater resources. docs so in more endku wm in the Middle East was not only truth, but also denigrating the "enemy" i.nto detail Its writers, including Jews :rnd Arabs, do,·es and hawks, religious .md sccub.r, something less than human and therefore not deserving the protections of international veterans and newcomers, castig:ne or support its government policies, criticize or pr.l.isc b:w guarantud by the Genev.i. Conventions, the charter of the United Nations, and what its leaders and, in genera.I, reflect the va riety of opinions th.at exist among the popula hu c.ome to be known as the "just warR thesis developed over the past thousand years. tion of Israel. Bc,,des being deadened to the endless cycle of an eye-for-an-eye that passes for for There is, of course, a fundamcnul difference bct.veen the opinions u-pre"'~ b" e1~n policy in the Middle E.ast, even a casual observer must reali ze how the dehumaniza Mr. Lisnoff and those that appear in lf,il'frtr:. The lauer ;ire b2Sed on 1hc k.nowlcdg,: uon of Pakvmians into less than equal bcin~ follows upon the historical heels of racial that comes with living in the country and knowing that the pncr of error c.&n be c.au ~nu, UK:d agam'lt the Vietnamese dunng the Vietnam War and the Japanese during st rophic to their lives or, for its critics who !in: el.scwhcre, a ~nous rnmnutme.nt to the \.V,.,,..kl \.Vu II Didn't the Nazis begin their deadly march toward the I lolocaust by first survival oflsrJ.cl that includes more tlun simph w1(h10K 1t w,:II \ nJ 11 Joe!. gi,"t: hr-.ae ~ OnJulr 12, 2006 ls.racl went under the leadership of our understand Israel's story, have the financial requirements of and professional leadership. to w;ar. \Vhilc Federation docs Community Relations C hair a continuing interest and appre our local agencies. So in addi As we approach the high 001 u.ke a stand on the manage Sharon Gaines and Commu ciate the opportunity to receive tion to the events and meetings, holidays, I find myself reAecc ment of 1hc wa r, we can take nity Relations Director Kevin updated information. The living Campaign C hai r Doris Fein ing upon where we have been as pride in the timely and effective Olson, we turned our attention room was fi lled. berg, Campaign Director Elisa a Jewish community these past way we here in Rhode Island to o ther local Jewish agencies to In addition, a third parlor Heath, Assistant Director Amy six weeks, and I am profoundly have responded make sure that their concerns meeting was held at the home Seigle and their committee have optimistic that we will always to these threat were addressed. of Susan and John Froehlich for also been preparing for the most be so responsive and respon ening events. Using the foundation of members of the medical com important annual campaign. sible. By July 14, what was already in place as munity. Again the house was Our community has been May 5767 be a year of peace, the JFR1 battle a springboard, a meeting was overflowing. challenged and I believe that good health and prosperity. A plan of support held with all Jewish organiza And we can't forget the you should take great pride in sweet and happy Shanah Tovah was in process tions and synagogues in greater everyday needs of our Israeli how well we have reacted. W e to you and your families. on several levels Rhode Island. We coordi- brothers and sisters as well as are blessed with talented lay t security, nated all security activities Herbert proactive public with the local and national law relations and enforcement agencies, and we The Womens Alliance ofthe Jewish Federation ofRhode Island B. Stem the raising of upgraded our community-wide the monies that safety plans. I am personally presents lsnel was sure to need. Little comforted with our efforts to did we realize how long this improve security in the entire war would last, the extent of the Jewish community, as this effort loss of lives or how badly Israel is ongoing. would be hit financially. Federation also moved \Ve arc a devoted, con quickly to respond to the finan Babies Kids ~ . nected Jewish community, and cial needs. Judy and Robbie this fact has never been clearer ~1ann accepted the chairs of to me than it is now. Your lay the Israel Emergency Cam leadership and professional p.i.ign and held a parlor meet staff moved collabontively and ing, attended by over 40 people llibbltzlnU quick.I,. that raised several hundred About a week later we held thousand dollars. To date over an event dcmonstr.i.ting our S750,000 has been raised. suppon for lsnel, and it was At the same time, we were attended by over 250 people. reaching out to the general Shortly thereafter, a Fedcr community to become a source auon worker was killed in Seat of information to them. Again, tle, and we experienced three the Manns hosted a parlor incident of anti-Semitism in meeting inviting Rhode Island our community. Security was leaders, who arc not Jewish and ,rn imperative. To that end, the who have traveled to Israel over su.ff met immediately on that the ye:us as guests of Federa ~1onday morning to be sure our tion. These arc men and women, own build mg was ~ccurc. Then, who, with their experience, for more in formation, contact Kerri Pariseault, Assistant to the Women's Alliance at401-421-4111 ,ext. 163 'I? -i )~ ·01 1r m\"f lo ·, :mcl 1 :wl.,. Or. Dan H arrop R,p,,J./, ,,,, A,ulul.t, jfllf' \f# -,r f l'rrr w/rn ByTaliaS. Coutin At the federation, where she anti-Semitic diatribe. NEW YORK UTA)-lt worked as the director of major H e demanded to speak with w.1.s only a phone ca ll , but it gifts, Klein initiated projects CNN. She thrust the phone at changed C\'erything. Dayna to send impoverished you ths in him with the 911 operators still Klein's act of defiance halted Israel to summer ca mp, and for on the line. · the shooting spree ;u the Jewish Ru ssian children to travel to He took it and talked with Fcdcr11tion in Seattle o n July 28 Israel to explore their religious the operators. H e relented. H e and made her a heroine. Now heritage. put the gun down, and walked Klein, five months pregnant, On the day of the shooting, out. ls sharing her story, urging all KJcin was in her office sending "One very unhappy person employers to take workplace thank you notes to donors and sadly took hi s aggression out and security se riously, speaking up making ca lls, wishing people a manifested his racism by hurting fo r gun control and spea king out peaceful Shabbat. me and my friends and my com in the media against the kind of She hea rd noises that munity," she said. "Israel is suc h prejudice that may have led to sounded like bubble wrap pop a scapegoat to so many people the catastrophe. ping, and screams, she said. Then who are just racists." Throughout the interview, she was shot in the arm. The alleged shooter, Naveed she retains her composure, but The gunman warned that Haq, is in custody and awaiting her eyes glisten when she talks anyone caught seeking help arraignment. about Pam \ Vaechter, her col- from the outside would be killed Klein, who has a master's league who was killed in the immediately. degree in social work, credits attack. But Klei n, 17 weeks preg-- her confidence and aplomb to Klein, a native of Long nant and wounded, crawled to her training in crisis interven Island, N.Y., grew up in a sec- her desk, picked up the phone tion and the skills she learned as ular Jewish household. When and dialed 91 1. a director of the American Red faced with the choice of attend- "Somewhere in my mind, Cross. ing H ebrew school or playing I had the information I needed "It's what saved my life, it soccer, she chose the latter, and and because I was able to stay saved my baby's life, and I hope became bat mirzvah one month calm, everything rushed to the I saved a lot of other people's ago, as a 37-year-old. surface and I was able to do what lives in the process-and it's just Klein delved into the com- I needed to do," she recalled. because I had a little bit more munal and religious aspects of The gunman caught her, knowledge than the next guy DAYNA KLEIN with husband Erez, on Aug. 9 in New York. Judaism when she moved to infuriated. He cursed at her, and was able to use it when I Seattle with her husband, whose pointed a gun at her head, took needed to," she sa id . her out the building, she saw her rcr died in the shooting, which close friend and the federation's injured fou r other women. · family lives in H aifa, two and a her hostage and launched into As the SWAT team escorted half years ago. campaign director, Waechter, addition ro Klein. sprawled o n the stairs. Waech- September 1, 2006 Jewish Voice & Herald 9 World Jewish, Israeli leaders confer on security u L Fall River JERUSALEJ\I (JTA) found themselves beingcriticizcd, Diaspora communities and how - From C.i.rac.is to Stockholm, atl3ckcd or even under threat as a Israel might improve its image Jewish communities around the rcsull of wars in 1he Middle East abroad. The July 28 shooting Jewish Home world fc"J.r they increasingly :1.re involving Israel, but it's much attack at the Jewish Federation 538 ROBESON ST., FALL RIVER, MA becoming nrgcts of anti-Israel worse today than in the past,~ of Greater Seattle by a Muslim .ind anti-Semitic hostility in the said Robert Wistrich, director of American gunman, in which one wake of lsracl's war 1his summer the Vidal Sassoon International person was killed and five others A skilled nursing facility with Hcz.bollah. Center for the Study of Anti wounded, is cited as the most vio providing complete rehabilitative smice and spiritual support "Jewish communities arc Semitism at Hebrew University. lent attack abroad that may have now fee.ling more insecure,~ said been connected to the war. 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The "Today there is a much more Semitism," where it was deemed smaUcr and more isolated com widespread antipathy and even "legitimate to carry placards that munities feel most vulnerable, revulsion in many mainstream were crudely anti-Semitic." including those in Latin America public opinion circles, in West Foxman said AOL offices and parts of Europe. ern countries as well, toward had received an upsurge of SARA LINDSAY HALPER Much of the world media Israel that is more intense than it requests from Jewish communi Realtor portrayed Israel as the aggres was 25 years ago," said Wistrich, ties seeking guidance on how to sor in the recent w;u , although boost security. a professor of European history. Dim:t l.iJ1e: .IOI llJ 1199• Hczbollah launched the violence The WJC delegation met Compounding fears in Latin OJ:jke: -IOI 751 465.l with a deadly and unprovoked with senior Israeli officials, America were recent comments fax.: 4(}/ 751 43'12 crossborder raid. Anger over the including Prime Minister Ehud by Venezuelan President Hugo Cell·./OfUI-IX99 dcs-rruction produced by Israeli Olmert; Defense Minister Amir Chavez calling Israel's attacks sarolmd.1a\.htd~~l,u,:ananJs"""'·wm airstrikcs in some cases is being Peretz; M aj.-Gen. Benny Gantz, in Lebanon "genocide" and com channeled into ami-Scmi1ic rhet the head oflsrael's ground forces; paring Israeli actions to those of IOt.U.IGRO\LA~L PRO\IIJf..\CLRIO-~ oric and violence, Jewish leaders and members of the M ossad and H itler. Chavez's comments came t..u.lw iwA/fi/l TO UNITED WAY DONORS • Sustaining and nurturing individuals and families • Strengthening Jewish identity, family life and community • Supporting individuals across the lifecycle and across the state • Such important work. . . and you make it possible When you make a donation to the United Way, you have the opportunity to designate your gift to an agency of your preference. 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"At the same entire region's st2.biliry. be used to produce atomic wcap· time, there are many Arabs in Perhaps just as significant 2,s ons is prompting both admiration the Gulf countries and serious the religious divide between these and concern in the Arab world. forces in the region, like Egypt Sunni regimes 2nd the Shi'ites in Many Muslim Arabs admire the and Saudi Arabia, worried about Tehran is the ethnic dimension to government in Tehran for defy Iranian nuclear weapons." this split, pitting Persians - the ing \Vcstcrn demands to curb its It's not just these states' alli ethnic majoriry in Iran - against nuclear program, but there also is ances with the United States that Ar2.bs. A sweet and healthy New Year significant concern among Arabs make Iran's nuclear ambitions Foad al-Khalafat, a former and their governments about cause for concern. Countries like Muslim Brotherhood offi Iran's nuclear ambitions and the from all of us at Saudi Arabia and the Persian cial in Jordan, told JTA he was Blackman Insurance Agency country's sometimes-violent quest Gulf states have their own dis approached not long ago by Iran's for greater power in the region. putes with the regime in Tehran. 655 Main Street ambassador in Amman 2,s part of ~Many A rabs believe that Iran and the United Arab an Iranian attempt to cement its East Greenwich, RI since Israel has nuclear weap Emirates have a territorial dispute ties with lslamists in Jord2.n and 401-885-7110 ons, why not balance this with over three islands in the Persian extend its influence in the region. Iranian nuclear weapons?" said Gulf that Iran seized in 1971. Khalafat uid he he2.rd Iran was Saudi Arabia and Iran routinely making similar overtures in other clash over oil policy, the restive Arab countries, including Egypt, Shi'ite minority in Saudi Arabia Syria, Yemen and Algeria. THE WOMEN'S ALLIANCE OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF RHODE I SLAND and Tehran's suspected support Iran's emba~sy in Jordan did INVITES YOU TO AN INSPIRATIONAL 2007 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN EVENT for Al-~ida, which opposes the not respond to e-mail inquiries Saudi government. for comment. The two countries back Khalafat said he rejected the opposing sides in the conflict in ambassador's overture and that Iraq, with Tehran behind lnq's he would never cast his lot with Shi'ite militias and the Saudis the lrani:a.ns, who he said do not more supportive of Sunni co-reli represent Arab interests. But he gionists. said he wouldn't rule out some Similarly, Sunni-dominated form of relationship with Iran in countries with significant Shi'ite the future. populations, like Jordan, Bahrain Even as Iran nttles its war and Egypt, also worry about the s.tbers, staging massive milJtu) growing power of Iran, which is exercises this week and la.st, some dominated by Shi'ite clerics. They Arabs .i.re pointini;::: the finger ,n point to the country's nuclear the i\11ddle E:a.st's f,n1Jnte ~-=a~ program and a possible "Shi'ite goat for cre.ttinjit the Irani.in crescent~ stretching from lr,rn to problem: hracl. The~ Arabs ~a~ Lebanon - through a Shi'ite I~raers presumed nudear ar-.cnal dominated lr.q, 2, Tehran is the prim.in impctu~ behinJ friendly Syria ;i.nd '- Leb.i.non Jr,1.n\ pu,h to~.., nudear, l<"I(\. 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SI -_;:~~~~~:;;;,;;;...., tion for Campus Jewish In recent years Life at the Uni,·crsity of Jewish groups could Pennsylnnia becomes claim they had ~taken serious when asked about back 1he campus": Peti his impending return to tions on several campus. campuses to divest ·\Ve h.1ve a huge from Israel were trumped challenge,· BilJinkofftold by counterpetitions, JTA at Hillt:l's Charles and Jewish g roups had Schusterman 1ntcrna trained armies of pro tional Student Lcad Hillel student Ezra Billinkott Israel student activists. c~ Assembly, a five-day The American Israel rctrc.it for activists that Public Affairs Committee even ended Sunday at Camp Ramah monthlong war. But the debate has begun training non-Jewish Duom in Georgia. also is taking place within Jewish pro-Israel activists at historically Billinkoff is speaking about g roups, as the students determine black colleges and Christian uni • Comp,m s~fully fur :1dr111.uion 10:1. priv.ur high ~I the hc-atcd and conflicted emo the best course of action to sup versities. • Bc,001151d,,rrdforapnva1eh,ghschoo1Jdiobn.h1p tions some Jewish students port Israel. The lsrael on Campus Coali • F..ar11 a plxc "' honon du\O in high JChool • lmpro,.·r Ma1h, English. and T~1-lll.mg .icills hav·c rega.rding Israel's war this Billinkoff urged one student tion has provided students with a summer with He2bollah. Like activist to scaJe down plans for a 130-page resource guide offering SSAT (Secondary School Ap1i1udr: Tri!) PR£f' CUSSES the fou.r children in the Pass pro-Israel event at Penn, argu programming ideas from member <»-cr story, students returning ing that a major, one-sided affair organizations, which run the to campus wiU bring a range of Mcould really alienate people,Jews political gamut. The coalition also pc.np!ctivc:s, Billinkoff said - included, who do not necessarily has various national programs in including that of the proverbial feel 100 percent Israel is right." Small d;w ntc. Rqti,1nuon dra.dlmc: Sq,1m.br-r 14 the works, including a national HSPT Prrp option (for panxh,a.l h,P, ,d,ool •dmusionJ •l.o • .-.uWJr chiJd who docsn't even know how American universities have petition supporting Israel and a Cos1 (including book anJ nmm•\s); $2'15 to ask the relevant questions. seen vigorous debate over the briefing for the coalition by senior As Jewish activists return years surrounding Israel's con White H ouse staff. 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From page 1 lmpact of earlier wars Still, polls show a dramatic After the 1973 Yorn Kippur • Realtor since 1983 would examine itself and the drop in public support for Olmert War and the first Lebanon V,/ar • Multi-million dollar producer state comptroller would focus on and his government: Accord in 1982, state commissions of shortcomings during the war on ing to a polJ last Friday by the inquiry were set up. In both cases, • Serving all of Rhode Island ExccedingyouruP£ctalions the home front. respected Dahaf Institute, 63 their impact on the governments one of the three panels has percent of Israelis would like to of the day was enormous. ~401-374-3774 ~ Prudential anything like the power of a state see· Olmert resign. Demands for Prime Minister Golda '-leir ~ Gammons Realty commission, which can subpoena a full-fledged state commission retired from politics in the wake witnesses, impound evidence and of inquiry are unlikely to abate. of the Agranat Commission after E-mail: [email protected] recommend firings or resigna The differences between the the Yorn Kippur Wu, ;md the tions of top officials. two types of investigative panels findings of the Kahan Commis In what sounded like a are huge. The prime minister ~ion in 1983 led to Ariel Shuon·s second line of defense, Olmert chooses the members of a gov ouster as defCnse minister after insisted that the results of the ernment commission, defines the Leb.1.non \\'..r war are likely to prove far more their mandate and decides which Olmert .1.rgued that a ~- parts if any of their final report ernmenM,ppninted panel will bc to publish. 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Annan met with the families of the two men and told them he believes that their sons arc still alive. HA'ARETZ The l srac.li prime minister said the block He was referring to a proposal endorsed by the ade, which was imposed short!)' after Hczbollah Arab League in 2002 under which Israel's neighbors Sharon improves killed eight Israeli soldiers and abducted rwo on would make peace if Israel withdraws from all terri TEL AVlV: Israel's former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's July 12. sparking a 34-day war, would remain in tory captured in the 1967 Six-Day War and accepts condition has improved, according to doctors at the Chaim Sheba a solution to the "right of return" demanded for mil place until 2 U.N. cease-fire resolution is put into Medical Center. Sharon, who has been in a coma since January 4 action. lions of Palestinian refugees and their descendants. after suffering a major stroke, contracted pneumonia two weclu "Everything wiU be implemented, including Israel rejected the initiative, saying peace should ago and had been in intensive care. Doctors reported a "notice the lifting of the blockade, as part of the entire come without preconditions. able improvement in his kidney function and the pneumonia in his implemcnt.a.tion of the different articles,~ Olmcrt Siniora announced this week that his government lungs~ but said he is not expected to rccover.JTA would pay compensation to Lebanese whose property said at a news conference with Annan. Academics joust on Israel He said Israel's withdrawal of troops from was damaged in the conflict, an apparent bid to offset southern Lebanon was also conditional on a full similar payouts being made by l-lezbo\lah. JTA WASHINGTON: The two professors who recently published a controversial paper on the inBuence of American Jews on \Vash deployment ofU.N. peacekeepers as required by N .Y. lifeguards claim bias Security Council Resolution 1701. ington's Middle East policies, Steven Walt of H arvard University Some Jewish lifeguards at a U.S. beach are claim and John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago, arc at it again. The expanded UNIFIL force is meant to ing discrimination. lh.is time they met with the Council on American-Islamic Rela consist of 15,000 troops, but contributing nations At least six lifeguards at Jones Beach on Long tions and claimed that Israel and the United States planned for the have offc.rcd only a third of that number. Island, N.Y., say they have been harassed, unfairly war on Lebanon for months before the kidnapping of two Israeli Olmen said Israel wants the peacekeepen. disciplined and made the subject ofa police investiga soldiers provided the excuse to begin hostilities. Wah also repeated also to deploy along Lebanon's border with Syria tion because of bias, The New York Times reported. earlier assertions that the pro-Israel lobby was key to the Bush to prevent arms smuggling to Hezbollah, but Beach administrators deny the charges and say Administration's decision to go to war with lraq.JTA under the resolution this is dependent on an inde pendent request by the Beirut government. JTA any investigations arc legitimate. JTA Mason sues Jews for Jesus Lebanese leaders cool on peace Hezbollah: Soldier swap NEW YORK: Jackie Mason, rabbi turned comedian, is suing BEIRUT: Hezbollah will not free the two Jews for Jesus for using his name and likeness in a pamphlet which Lebanon's prime minister said his coun- the missionary group is distributing around New York. It features his picture juxtaposed with the words "Jackie Mason . . A Jew for Jesus!?" "While I have the utmost respect for people who practice the Christian faith, the fact is, as everyone knows, I am as Jewish as a matzo ball or kosher salami" wrote Mason in documents filed with the state Supreme Court. ]TA Shawna Met NEW YORK: Shawn Green, probably chc oucsrandingjewish baseball player still active, approved a trade from the Ariz.ona Diamondbacks to the cw York Mets because "New York is head and shoulders the largest Jewish population in the country if not the world and it will be an interesting and fun experience for me." Green moves to a team with a lock on a place on the playoffs. He made headlines in 2004 when he refused to play in a \\'orld Series game scheduled for Yorn Kippur but did pb.y in a second game. /TA Briefs compiled by YeJ,uda Lrv Vore Sept. 12 Rita Prl••ry Williams is strong on the ENVIRONMENT -1' I ~.~L.,.,-..-.t Show Your Suppof1 R,-,1\1, !I, \rutlftfl 11tw1 .. Hntn fOf Rita •vtncit.Sht-t-Mcht:,tw~,.,J ...t T.-,_.._,.,...... -, September 1, 2006 Jewish Voice & Herald 17 Community "It was the first time we were in shelters, the first time so many civilians were hurt." - Elam Kott, Israel Education Fund U. s. Senate Candidate & Mayor Steve Laffey and his Family Wish the Rhode Island Jewish Community Happy New Year l'hotobvJon•thanRub,n We Stand With You in Supporting Israel ELAM KOTT, left, o f the Israe l Education Fund. talks to Kevi n Olson, directo r of the Community Relations Council, at an Aug. 28 Israel fundraisi ng event in Providence. i'DJ1njl , ;:Jjl :Jjl i1 ;:J n:, i1J ~? ISRAELI/ANNUAL CAMPAIGNS From page 1 milHon an nu-a.I community campaign. The Israel-Lebanon war mobi liud American Jewish communities, and an additional Sl.5 million Isnel Emergency Campaign was quickly launched locally to rebuild Israel's battered north. !\'lore than $750,000 has been raised so far, as part of a $150 million national effort. Into Lebanon At the home of Judy and Robbie Mann, the Israel campaign co-chairs, l\larcus, a baby-faced paratrooper in uniform, addressed Providence: Mayor David Cicilline and 45 others about how he was the third hraeli soldier to cross the border into Lebanon since 2000. He and his platoon moved in 10 miles on foot. H e said he saw l-le'Z bolb.h forces preventing civilians from leaving the cities; blockading roads .1nd aiming machineguns at anyone who approached them. His men entered an abandoned house and began setting up for an attack.. ~1arcus pulled aside a curtain and saw a puff of smoke in the distance. Suddenly, the wall disintegrated and he collapsed. \Vhcn he c.amc to, he found he had been wounded but "I i::hecked Best Wishes. and found I had both legs and both arms, so I was all right." H is gun Steve. Kelly. Pete, Sam, Sarah Grace. Audrey, and Jessica then exploded - the ammo had overheated. Another rocket claimed the life of hi.s commanding offi cer right before his eyes. Marcus was taUn to Rambam Medical Center in H aifa, but found no relief there; air r.aid ,;ircns rang and ap:utmcn1 buildings near him blew up under k.nyusha rocUu H 1\ body ~iffcncd as he thought, "It's OK for me to be injured. I'm protecting my country. It's not OK for civilians to be hurt." C h a_ngcs in suucgy The cvcninp:'1 other ,peakcr, Eh:m Kott from the Israel Educa tklfl Fund, ,aid the dunt1on of the conAic1 was fa r more 1han people were prcp-ucd for "It w.t..~ the first lime we were in shelters, the fir st umc tom.any civilian, were hurt.~ He r,.,ud the poli1i,al go.ii of the U.S. ~hould be to "bring Syria out of f")VCrty .and 1ntr:> negot iations, and isolate I ran .~ In Rhode hb.nd, the hrael camp.1ign is half over, and renewed erl('r~ will be focused on the community c.mpaign - four solid month of hard work by a te.im of more th.in 100 c.i mp:.i ign volun teer . Tht-1r ~al: 10 r.i1'-f' enough funds from Rhode 1~1.ind 's 18,500 Jc~ 10 supp<>rt JC"W1,h edu, auon, elderly a,,i1tance, nmping, advo C> CALENDAR WED., SEPT. 6 Habonim religious school I tall. "Meet and greet" gather Cranston Sen.for G uild registration ing. Coffee and bagels. For more frompage2 information about the Hebrew 1 p.m. Temple Torat Yisrad, 7-9 p.m. 165 New Meadow school, call Rick Karnes, at 952- 330 Park Ave. The first meeting Rd., Barrington. Registration for Jewish Community Day School opcningcdebration 5807. of the fall season will have guest all classes; new religious school 4:45 p.m. Continuation of the annual meeting in the JF entertainers, Theresa and Lew principal, Linda Silverman Spiritual Rosh H ashanah bo.ird room. New logo to be presented and board members will Eldredge, performing, as well Levine and education committee retreat inst.i.lled. as refreshments and a raffle. For will answer questions. For more 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Brown 5:30 p.m. community kosher picnic and concert on the ficl more information, call Eleanor information, call the temple at Hillel, 80 Brown St., Providence. be.hind the building. ~Schlock Rock~ will perform. For more informa Ross at 723-8580. 245-6536. Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener, tion, contact Andrea Karz.man at 273-3815 or [email protected] URI Hillel barbecue FRI., SEPT. 8 director of the lnterrcligious Eco S« Community. Justice Ncrwork, a faith-based ini 6 p.m. Open barbeque/luau Yiddish Shmooz meeting tiative in environmental theology at Hillel House, 12 Fraternity 10-11:30 a.m.,Jewish Com and practice, will lead a day-long C ircle. munity Center, 401 Elmgrovc Rosh H ashanah retreat spon Ave., Providence. The Yiddish THURS., SEPT. 7 sored by the RI Center for Jewish Shmooz group's first meeting Emanu-EI Leisure Club Healing. The registration fee is of the year. StorytclUng with 10 - 10:50 a.m. In the S45. Seating is limited. Registra Mara Sokolsky, Yiddish humor. tion and other information can L temple chapel, entrance on Taft. Refreshments, open to all. Ave., elevator accessible. Legisla be obtained at 401-267-0029, or Friday School open house u CO N G RESS tion affecting seniors with Sen. by email at [email protected]. Rhoda Perry. 4 - 5 p.m. At JCC. Open com or by visiting http://www. th On September 12 , 11:10 a.m. - noon "Dancer house at The FridaySchool,acoop jamestownr.com/ healing. Pay erative Jewish school which meets ment may be sent to RI Center I ask for your support and your vote. size and Aerobics" with Teresa Pearson. every Friday afternoon. For more for Jewish H ealing, 230 Lantern information, contact Marci Fisch Lane E, North Kingstown, RI Membership is open to all bach at 784-4788, fischri@gmail 02852. adults, regard less of age or temple com or visit wwvv.thefridayschool. Emanu-El Leisure Club affiliation. S18 per year. o,g 2 p.m. 30th anniversary gala Home Sweet Home SUN., SEPT. 10 Women's Alliance event program with the Klezphonics. in ] CC/ Miriam 5 K races the vestry of the temple, 99 Ta.ft 9a.m. and noon, breakf.istand Ave., Providence. lunch sessions. Annual campaign 9 a.m. Kids' races, 10 a.m. event with guest speaker Riki adult races at the JCC, 401 Elm Haboni.m Mullu, an Ethiopian-born immi grove Ave., Providence, followed religious school picnic grant to Israel, who will tell her by food, music and activities 4 - 6 p.m. Temple H abonim family's dramatic story of making inside and outside the JCC build picnic ro welcome new education aliyah. Home of Sue Kahn on the ing. Open to the community. For director, Linda Sih-erman Lc:vine. information or to register for a race Congressman Jim Langevin East Side. For more information, At Haines Park picnic area, next or to register for a session, contact call 861-8800. Sec Community. to Cove H ;n-cn fi.brina in \Vesl To get involved, please call 401-737-2066, Kerri Pariscault at 421-4111, ext. South County Barrington. (In case of rain, will be held at the temple.) Temple or E-ma il : [email protected] 163 or [email protected]. Hebrew School 9 a.m. at U.R.I. White will supply hot dogs, chips ind drinks. Grills a\";l.il:i..ble for cook ing. Bring anything else you wish to eat, as well as blankets or chain For Mayor Of Providence, A Nice Jewish Boy Named David. as tables a.re Umited. MON., SEPT. 11 No, not David Cicilline ! KoUcl lecture on Rosh Ha.shanah 8 p.m. Jewish Commumn Center, 401 Elmgnn,:: A\"c., DAVE TALAN Pro\'idencc. Kolle! Lcctun:: Laws of Rosh I b .shanah. Become Republican Candidate For Mayor acquainted with mam ol the la and customs .lSSOCUltd with th1 (Republican Primary September 12th) Incumbent: Patrick J. Kennedy (Dem.) Unopposed (His rapu,ues will be piwlishul after the primary.) Republican primary: Edmund R. Leather; Jonathan Scott ISRAEL I rad is at war with Hezhollah and Hamas. What would your strategy be to defuse the current conflict and restore stability in the region? How would you deal with Iran and Syria? Edmund Leather: Israel does very well on its own but the U.S ,hould continue to upport the only real democracy in the Middle East. He2bollah must be disarmed, whether by Israel, Lebanon or m international force. Hamas is to be opposed until it recognizes the nght of existence for Israel. Only then can real talks begin. Jonathan Scott: I do not see the Middle East regaining stabil ity unles Pale tine returns to its place as an economic center, Iraq ,s settled into it role a a fledgling democracy and Iran is run by le.i.dcrs who reflect the desires of the majority of their citizens who wi Vote Cliff Wood for Ward 2 City Council ~Tuesday. Sept. 12th ------ PRIMARY DAY - SIPTEDIR 12 GUWl WDTION - N0VEMBIB 1 Partv Primaries: Sept. 12 Electi1 Candidates STATE WEBSITE ON ELECTl By Mary Kon n collabor.uion with the Community ofR.I., The Jewish Voice &Hen.Ids ICongressional candidates who arc 01 elections. • The Aug. 14 issue covered the primari responses from lncumbenr: James R. "Jim" L L. Lawless (Dem.) Today's edition covers the U.S. Scnat Candidates for the governor's nee wi.l Responses can also be viewed onlinc Sen. Lincoln Chafee Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey CANDIDATES Incumbent: Linco Jsn.cl is at war with H czbollah and H amas. What would your strategy be to defuse the current conflict and restore st ability in the region? How would you deal w ith Lran a nd Syria? Challengers in primary: Cranst Sc.n . Chake: The rclationsh..ip between Israel and the United Stares goes much deeper than a strategic partnership. While we do have many of the same strate Carl L. Sheeler (Dem.), Sheldon gic goa.ls in the region - fighting terrorism highest among them - the relation ship transcends specific interests. It is based on shared values and culru.re. I remain (Editor's note: Democrat Christopher F. Young is on the primary ballot, bul stcadfur on the point that the securi ty of the State of Israel is not negotiable. Short-term, there are four steps that should be taken. Fi rst, the cease fi re agreement ncgot1ued by the UN must be adhered to and strictly enforced. Next, the caprured duri ng the Cold W ar. Proportional fo rce garners more globa.l respect and credibility, lm1cli sold1en need to be rcrumed. Third, it is necessary for a cred ible, capable interna which has clearly eroded sin« our Iraq invasion. tiona.l force to be dcploy,=:d m south Lebanon. Coupled with that effort, the international If the goaJ is long-term regional sabmty- made more difficult with our actions m community should come together to help strengthen the democratic government-led Iraq, there has to be the ability to (1) Express the Stare of Isn.el has the right to exist Lcba.nesc secunty forces. It will take deft diplomacy to make sure th is is implemented. and Iran's claims to the contrary will be rcjf!cted; (2) That Syria, P.dcstinc a_nd Lebanon Founh, the nations of the world must continue their humanitarian aid a_nd comm it to have sovereign rights that need to be dignified and formaliud with joint agrccmcnt; working and 'l:upporting the Lebanese people with the rebuilding of thei.r historic and and (3) Sanctions and necessary force reprisa.ls against counmes allowing milita.na to Vlt.a.l country. We cannot create a V2CUum of a destroyed state, or a state that is rebuilt disrupt the peace process, such as I lamas and I lczbollah. with terror1\m dollars Sheldon Whltdtou.K.: The U.S. a.nd lsrad share a spccia.l rclat1onsh1p founded on Long-term, a three-pronged plan ,hould be unplemented quickly. First, restart shared comm itments to freedom and democracy, and I believe the U.S. should ~upport tht u.lled J.,ra.eli-Pa.lestinia.n peace process .. Second, the two most problematic Israel's right to defend itself This spiral of violence w.s set in mottOn bl the dcrlon.b1e tate in the region Iran and Syria - need to be addressed. We a..rc :.i.lJ aw.ue of kidnapping of lsr.ielj sold1en and rockec attacks against Israeli civilians I htlf'< tha..t the<,(' tate,' firu.ncnl, material and other ,upport for terrorism. We also know of these soldien wi ll be returned to their fitmilics and the \·1olcnce will end u ll()(\ll a thcu nuny de. tabilmng efforts in 1he region, mdudmg encouraging terror att:i.cks possible, but for then: to be any lasting pcaa: l leWOlbh and I bmu must Ix d1sa.rrneJ to d1 rupt ~ren on pe:a« negotiations. For while the path to peace, with the and end 1erronst activities. In order to st.1b1hu the M1ddle Ea Relations Council (CRC) of thcjcwish Federation nt out the following questions to U.S. Senate and the ballot in the upcoming primary and general , na= responses for Congressional District 2 with gt:,;n (Dem.) and Challenger in primary: Jennifer and Congressional District 1 races. appear in October. t www.jvhri.org. OR U.S. SENATE Former R.I. attorney general Sheldon Whitehouse their act together and assume complete rcsponsibilhy for the security and governance n D. Chafee (Rep.) of their country; and it will create a critical window of opportunity for the nations of the world - particularly Arab nations - to step forward and ta.kc on some of the obligations of diplomacy and security in Iraq. n Mayor Stephen P. Laffey (Rep.) Thanks to the Bush administration's disastrous and misguided choices in I~q. there is now no path for America without risk. But I believe: a "stay the course"" poljcy that fails to acknowledge the situation on the ground is ultimately the most danger Whitehouse (Dem.) ous of all. id not respond to the questionnaire.) DIVESTMENT What is your view on divestment from lsrAel by universities or organiu.tions become and the more our troops Lives will be in danger, without furthering the cause as a means of addressing the conAkt between Israel a nd Palestinians? of success. Sen.. Chaftt: I am not in favor of divesting from Israel, and do not bdie.,.e it is an MaJ'OI' Laffq-: I did support the original attack on Iraq. However, I think that the di.scussion over who was right and who w.is wrong is irrelevant at chis point and appropriate or effective strategy for addressing the Israel.i-Pa.lestinian conAict. a distraction from what we should be talking about. I believe we should stay in Iraq M ayot"" Laffey: In one word: Despicable. Nowhere in the world will you find A unul we ~t the job done, not a day ca.ruer and not a day later than necessary. I strongly country persecuted like Israel that adheres to the same standard of hum2n rights H oppose a timetable for withdnwal because it would be a violation of our promise and it Israel does. The universities and organizations that push for di,·cstmcm arc gu1lry of a would only embolden the terrorist insurgents in lraq. 1he question of how many troops double standard that reeks of anti-Semitism. I strongly condemn the.1r efforts we ~ed ir;hc,u)d be left up to the experts-the military commanders on the ground-to Cad Sbeda-: Every organiz.ation has a social rcsponsib1\itv to project It'> po,;-1t1 22 Jewish Voice & Herald September 1, 2006 By l\ larylynGraff H arvest brisket juices before serving. Arrange These recipes for traditional This is best made the day meat, pmatocs and fruit on a platter and pass g ravy separately. holida,, brisket and chicken are before and chilled overnight as it sl.tnted towards the Sephardic will slice much be1ter and the fla "Single" (flat cut) brisket 3 to cuisine with dried fruits cooked vors will mingle. Remove any fat 4 lbs. , well-trimmed in with 1hc meat or chicken. that has come to the surface and 2 or 3 large onions, sliced solidified. Slice and reheat in pan 2 cups beef broth, or water or part dry red wine. 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar 'Wilen {}ualiw, 'Ma11£ro, 1 bay leaf, broken in half 3 or 4 medium carrots, sliced for Your 'Dinner, 1 inch thick 11id }ualiw, ef Yaw 'WulP,, 2 tsps. d ried thyme 1-2 cups pitted prunes SfzauldTOil,, 1 - 2 cups dried apricots BRISKET with carrots and prunes. 1/4 cup salad oil Brown brisket slowly on both sides in rest of oil (add a Li ttle more 2-3 lbs. potatoes, yukon if needed.) golds, peeled and halved Put potatoes and carrots around meat and onions on top, tuck Salt and pepper 10 tas1e. in bay leaf, broken in half, sprinkJe on thyme and salt and pepper if H eat half of oil in a heavy desired. Cover pot and put into a JOO-degree oven for two hours. pot large and deep enough to Add dried fruits and more liquid if needed - you will want a good Houn:Mon -Sat 9-10, Sun 12-6 hold brisket, fruit and potatoes. amount of gravy when done. Put back in oven for two more hou.rs or University Marketplace• 571 North Main St· Providence Saute onions in oil until soft until meat is tender but not falling apa rt. Cool and chill. Located nut to Whole Food, and remove from pot. Variation: Instead of potatoes, serve with couscous or bulgur. Harvest chicken You can do almost the same with chicken and have simiJar CUSTOM CABINETRY results. Chicken parts, whole legs and breasts, cook's choice, 8 pieces PERSONAL DESIGN SERVICE (equivalent of two chickens) INSTALLATION 2 large onions, sl iced 1 to 2 cups chicken broth 1 tsp. dried thyme 1 tsp. dried basil 1 tsp. dried rosemary. 1 1/2 cups pitted prunes 1 1/2 cups dried apricots 1/4 cup balsamic vinega r 1/4 cup sa lad oil Salt and pepper to iaste H eat 2 Tblsps. oil in a large deep frying p.tn or sk.illet. S.tutt: onions until soft and remove from p.tn. 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September 1, 2006 Jewish Voice & Herald 25 including his decision to play on Score big Rosh H ashanah, but not on Yorn Kippur, during the 1934 Ameri can League pennant race, and his with Hank support for Jackie Robinson. By Judith S. Grcenblan Two pages at the end include vital statistics and chronology of Calling all baseball fans G reenberg's life. For those who here's a book intended for those are baseball challenged, there is in primary grades that adults we a glossary that explains baseball be able ro enjoy: terms, as well as the terms related Hammerin' Hanle.: the lift of to Judaism that appear in the text. Hanlt Crw1/xrg, by Yona Zcldis It also includes a brief biography. Mcdonough. Illustrations by The text is written in an easy and Malcah Zcldis. NY, \Valkcr, accessible style, and is accompa 2006. Grades 2-4. nied by the brilliant illustrations \Vithin the picture book of folk artist M akah Zeldis. framework, Hammerin' H ank baseball, his struggle to play well, Judith Grunblatt is direc/or is a biography of H ank Green- his parent's disapproval, and his oflibrary seroices for the Bureau of berg, covering his childhood, his career. The book includes note Jewish Edutation. new season - new look - new fashion obsc~t family, his passion for worthy events in Greenberg's life, Co-or NEWSPAPER: WASHINGTON J EWISH WEEK Biography fails to reveal the real Ariel Sharon abrielle f , roc do,h,rog and a cc:ie .. o ,ic• By Aaron Lcibd/Washington ians earned him the contempt the author gives us of the boy or 467 angdl sntt1 Jewish Wed< of his former supporters and the young man - he forgets his Lnes providence, ri 02906 Sharon: A lift in times oftur backing of his former detractors. in a graduation ceremony from 401-273-450 moil by Freddy Eyra.n, translated What kind of a person could elementary school or watches a &om Frmch by Robert Davies. and would make such a switch? cat chasing mice in the attic of his '::======Puis: Studio 9 Books, 2006. 360 What in his background would home in Kfar Malal cooperative r pp. 129.99. produce a person of such strong farming community in the center Ariel Sh.uon is one of the character? Would Sharon's char of then British Mandatory Pales Stephen F. Schiff, M.D., F.A.C.S. most fascinating and enigmatic acter and experience have led tine - arc too few to understand figures in Israeli political history. him to take more decisive action very much about the boy or the MOHEL A member of the left-wing Labor aga.inst Hezbollah after the ter CERTIFIED by Jewish Theological Seminary rorists' attack and kidnapping in At the end of the book, the Party as a )'OUng man, he became and the Rabbinical Assembly the poLtician whom leftist lsrae July? Or might he have returned author tries to sum up his subject. fire and then agreed to a cease-fire If you need a quick recap of the li.s \o,.'Cd to hate and right-wing- CERTIFIED by the American Board of Urology en adored for his pro-settlement and a prisoner exchange? Jewish state's political story, this activitici i.n the 1980s and 1990s. Those arc fascinating ques book could be useful; to under stand the real Ariel Sharon, you'll 401-274-6565 But Sharon made a sudden tions. Unfortunately, readers don't have to look elsewhere. ..______J about-face after becoming prime learn much about the man from minister i.n 2001 and espcciaUy this book.. a.ftcr his rc-dection three years The chapters on his early life b.ter. His advocacyof.di.scngagc arc very thin, producing an almost menr• from the Gaza Strip and srickJj~ Sharon, revealing next to construction of the wall/fence nothing about the real person. ,;tr" Open Fridays aqnratmg l~n.elis and Palcstin- ln the occasional glimpse 'ti18p.m. COMPASSION-HONESTY-KNOWLEDGE What More Could A Client Ask For.. . Or Deserve? B 'A TIF UL CLOTH! G Bat Mitzvalr Wedding Long Term Care PartiJ and Special Occasion l,biiiiff&@#iiM Proms Graduations 288 THAYFR , TRHT, PR vO)E\Cl • 101-331-9 16 1111-~trHI WWlfWIQ,~02"1 I_-.,., ..-Mt T•I (401) 126 H24 26 Jewish Voice & Herald September 1, 2006 ELECTIONS 2006 From page 19, DIVESTMENT right to choose? Are there any Edmund Leather: Con is paying a massive overpayment research into an expanded line of exceptions to your stated posi serve! Use less fo ssil fuel. Sup each time they fill up. embryonic cells, as well . Jonathan Scott: Any inves tion and do you think Roe v. port research for a affordable There has been a huge tor of any kind, whether institu Wade should be overturned by alternate sources of clean energy, SAME-SEX MARRIAGE advance in the last 12 months in tional or individual, has a right the current Supreme Court? particularly from coal, of which methods of utili zi ng pluripotent to choose their investments in What is your position on we have great abundance. adult germ cells which can be accordance with their beliefs. Edmund Leather: Although same-sex marriage and/or civil used anywhere in the body and The difference is that, when that I personaUy oppose abortion I Jonathan Scott: If we unions? Do you support a U.S. reduce the rejection issues asso im-cstor is an institution, the believe ii is an individual moral repeatedly elect Congressmen constitutional amendment to ci ated with embryonic stem cells. community around them has a choice and in general should not who have stock in big oil we ban same-sex marriages? In the end resu lt, that rejection right to pass judgment on that be subject to government inter will continue to watch the cost Edmund Leather: I am has been the number one problem act w ith their ongoing support vention. I would leave Roe v. of heating our homes and run totally opposed to same sex wmar wi th embryonic stem cell use. of th,u institution or withdrawal \Vadealone. ning our vehicles rise higher and riage~ and would have to look at higher. We need to reduce our Finally, I understand that from same. Short term actions Jonathan Scott: Abortion is, the de1ailsof any proposaJ for civil overall dependence on fo ssil fuels genetic engi neering and creation will, ;md should, affect them in in R.I ., a wAa shpoint topic" and unions. 1here is now a Federal by developing new alternative of embryos fo r specific purposes the long run. one that polarizes our citizens. I law banning same-sex marriage sources of energy. Wind energy, other than procreation of the am torn internallywhen I consider and thus there is no necessity to ANTI-SEMITISM for example, is alive and well in human race is a slippery dope the issue. In the name of political amend the Constitution in this Do you see anti-Semitism our district, at the Portsmouth that must be navigated with cau consistency, and understanding as a serious problem in America Abbey School, where a single tion. \Ve must always temper our that the choice is one not easily today? If so, how should the windmill generates the facility"s Jonathan Scott: Designation need fo r technological adva nce made, I support a woman's right state and federal governments power and allows 1hem to sell of"rights of survivorship"' should with a healthy dost of concern for to choose although my personal deal with it? excess back to National Grid. In be one of the most basic righrs the "brave new world " 1hat could view is quite different. addition, a number of the parts available to adults in this country develop. Edmund Leather: No, it is I would not support an over for the windmills are made by and is a right that occupies the not a serious problem. Jews serve turning of Roe v. Wade nor would TPI, a Warren R.I. based com core of the same-sex marriage CHURCH-STATE in the highest positions in both I support the expansion of abor pany, making wind power a win debate. In my opinion, an Ameri Do you think religious business and government. tion rights to include late term win proposition for our citize ns. can adult should be able to choose symbols have a place in public or partial birth abortion either. Jonathan Scott: As a person Almost Sl.75 of every gallon who will inherit assets, control schools or on djsplay on locaJ, also do not support extending with a Christian background, I I of gas bought in R.l. is tax. That, Ufe and death medical decisions state or federally-owned prop those rights to children who have nevtr havt had to personally face however, docs not account for the during times of incapacity, and erty? \Vhat about a "moment of not reached the age of majority anti-Semitism head on. I also excessive profits being amassed make final arrangements. silence" in public schools - is and who do not have the consent have to say that I never saw much by Exxon-Mobil and their com- I do not believe that any th.is prayer? of that particular bigotry when of a parent. My goal is to secure church should be forced to recog I was growing up either. We are choice under our current law and, ~::~:~rs.e!r~:gno;r;~:in;~t b~t~ nize a union that their philoso Edmund Leather: This as President Clinton once said, nation was fou nded on Judeo blessed, in our district, with a multi-national oil companies phies do not consider marriages make the practice wlegal, safe, Christian beliefs and pri ncipals large and active Jewish popula earn their profit at the expe nse nor do I believe that public offi and rare.~ and as long as such action does tion and, though I believe that of small- and medium-sized cials should be forced to pre there is some prejudice against ENERGY side over ceremonies that they not promote nor de njgrate a businesses here in R.L and that particular fa ith I ha,-e: no prob them in R.J ., I would think that is unacceptable. When you com do not agree with but I do not \Vhat should the U.S. and lem with it. Am action muq be n ismmimal . bine the tax at the pump with the believe in preventing clergr or judged on o1. c.i.se by case ba,;:is. A its citizens be doing to reduce fact that these oil companies get Justices of the Peace from pre Cl:l.Q.lC.E our dependence on foreign oil moment of si lence is not prner tax breaks, the average consumer siding over same-sex ce remonies \Vhat is your stand on the and the use of fossil fuels? ei1her. My personal inclination is Jonathan Scotc: I belie, -e: abortion i.ssue and a woman's that "marriage- is between a man in the right of .i. n~' in As WE GRow OLDER Satisfactions ofliving a long life G i "c n to earn enough money to meet ious mother-in-law) that I could Today's young women wan! happiness. Too many seniors long life, we the family's needs. manage both roles, would always the stimulus (and the income) were too timid to seek fulfill arc blessed (or That has changed for our be available to them and that that is not available in the kitchen. ment. Our g randchildren (raised sometimes children and our grandchildren. NOTHING would be different Young men are somewhat freer to never experience frustration) cursed) with a l t has even changed for some of at home. And with much effort to consider options and are more are wiser and will only pursue variety of expe the over-SO generation--somc (and a benevolent boss), I pulled willing to pursue opportunities endeavors they will enjoy. riences. If you what. It is now possible for some it off. 1t was not easy. Two jobs (and risks) that could ensure their With a few misgivings, I arc lucky. the of us to choose, rather than have (properly done) arc harder than not resenting getting up each think that's great! good outnum imposed, how we will derive morning. Ttma Gouu writu a rrgular Terna ber the bad. guilt-free satisfaction about Why did it work? I was lucky Satisfaction with whal fills seniors' column far the Jewish Voiu Gouse Some experi changed roles. and did not have rotten kids. And our days is what equates with & Herald. ences arc forced \Ve can "wear two hats" pur maybe even more importantly, I on us. Some are the result of suing interests while maintaining loved my job. From October 1, our own preferred Actions. Luck the more traditional responsibili 1959 to October 15, 1985, 1 never pl.ays a big p.ut in what comes ties. Women can combine mar woke up one morning and wished our way, but mostly we ourselves riage, motherhood, and be paid 1 did not have to go to work. I was determine what will dominate to perform work out of the home a satisfied lady and that provided our li\·es. that will satisfy us. the stamina for the demands of Except for the joys (and This is not exclusively the rwo roles. sometimes, the heartaches) that option of women. Men can now If a working person feels originate in ou.r relationships earn a living and still have the trapped in unhappy labor, the with friends and family, noth time to devdop other interests dissatisfaction hampers their ing else infiuenccs the quality and enjoy an important role in relationships with those who arc of li,•ing more than the work we child-care. dependent on them. Developing ha,-.= done, whether it is in the A sad story about the new skills with the potential for home or in the workplace. It is the employment picture today is how emotional reward and happier lucky individual who can enjoy many working people, men and daily employment seems out of both vrork settings. Think about women alike, dislike their jobs. reach to many. it Did you have the privilege of Bad as that is, it was worse a gen We hear this best described picking your form of employ eration ago. Their paid employ by retirees who bitterly (and fre ment? Did you enjoy or regret ment is essential to individual or quently) recall intense dislike of your choices) Did )'Ou adapt to family needs and many workers the routine and the employer on forced demands of employment, will "stick with it" out of sense jobs held for decades. Memories or continue to resent them? Only of responsibiliry, but with resent of the Depression years of the in old age can we openly express ment about their burden. What a 30s deterred them from risking fee\jnR" about our vocations. sad story! job change. Long-time employ Our parents and grand When 1 returned to my pro ment on a job was equated with parent'l h;id their jobi. and their fession after ni.ne years of "being security. rolet mand.ued, not the products at home with the kids"' 1 was Many ambitious women of 130 Providence Pl.ace 1'119 Pl.alnReld Pike 14 Woodruff Awnue of choice. ~1v mother and my filled with excitement-and tons the 40s and the 50s who might Pro1tldence, RI 02903 Johnston, RI 02919 N•rrq.1.nsetl, •• 121&2 grandmother never questioned of guilt. Fifry years ago Jewi~h have pursued personJ.! interests tel: ,101 270 0439 tel ,101 JH.7665 tel• ,111.712.l?H the rcspom1bilitiet of chi\d-bc.ar mothers who had no major finan were not encouraged to explore lOi;. ch1ld-rcarin~, hou~ekeeping 877.SpaVure (177.772.1173) • -spavuR.coa cial need stayed home with their their dreams. Finding a sui1ablc .1nd tceJm~ the l;imily. Their children, no matter how unful husband was the choice thAt was m;ile co,mterpua were rarely encouraged. Their other abilities free to foll,,w pcrwn.1.I intereq, filled or bored they were. I kepi rea~~uring my boy, (and my anx- were no! always valued. and pur1U1f Their mandate w,u dim ld Otd ~FIRST HORIZON th u.., ,t\l u ~vt'I h.avtnc to ~ ,our HOME LOANS klvt"dont--.ga,n Ou, Mmenttra ~ .1.nd t~r I.am~ ~flt from conbnutty of u~ • Free Advice and Pre-()uJlifirntion bf<1iuw t~ •~ wrth ~ for~/~ Wroff~•n • Construction / Renovation Loam ,1chVf' thH,11r,tvb( s«iM ff!'tMQM"lffl1 fOI' Pf'OP'f'V.thte,trfym;cf • I 00% Fi nancing OptH>m St.\':~ df-nwnbA 1ft !,.If(' HA~ G.lrckM and a smooth t,...anVbon 10 our • Spcc1,1I "Self J· rnploycd" Program, A.fvA"ICfd (,IJT Unit U wpport .and mtdic1il nttd\ grow \VP ,. ~ "n.artcf'iioial°' Less Stress. 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Both of these courses were created by Schoenberg. For further inform:nion call 490-9475 or go to WVJVV.no-diet.zoomshare.com. What matters most to you is close to your heart Including the Providence Public Library in your estate planning wiU enrich lives for generations to come. Call (401 ) 455-801 J ro learn more. 4fJJ -:l.)(l-%1:!,·rll •I· ·"" • (Jri, 11,ur< ..,,r,,·t. C. n111,1,111 • 11\\\\ 1f.,.,,. nun J"ur plwfof!N1pli lnuu,f,Jrmt"rl ir,fo II pPrmru w 11I 111P1111Jr_1 ·. TEMPLE SINAI KIDS each lit his/her own Havdalah candle. Pictured left to right are: Shimberg of East Greenwich. Caleb and Becca Gupta of East Greenwich, and An Stein of Warwick "The Field Team" Sharon & !\lichael Fidd * FIVE* * Twenty Five Years of Combined experience STAR -ftf IIR!lliiilillUOlii'111"1iffil* 831· 8?40 or 453-3883 Over $10,000,000 in sales in 1005 Re/Max Hall of Fame rec1p1en1S 2005 $500.00 111,..,, name w,11 be donatod to, f1vonte c.hanty en ovtdoor sen-K• at UM ~"' pie I J.Mond annual HH._..nty HaYde'-h then ~ ~ , ll• lfl • 12 Pa_...,n.;,., IJrwtU.. IDMI ,-,.or. Ro/Mu Post Rood RHlly hen end trwnds attlfflCMd ~ I !~Pht~ "' f ltr,•~r ~ _..,~iWut U4•1J1 eltunc,on of e J/a,ws ab-fhce 1Pul!f& eralSpringAve. · Pawtuciet, Rl · 401-475-7500 1 Bald Hill Rd.· Warwick, RI · 401-615·2007 www.yamsatlacewings.com fl'lap/w Ellolid So. CouNTY B'nai Israel registering Beth David for religious school plans WOONSOCKET-Congregation B'nai Israel is currently reg campaign istering for the 2006-2007 relig ious school year. The Sunday School NARRAGANSETT-The Torah Tots progr.im is available fo r chi ldren ages 5-7. This is an South County Jewi Kollel goes deep CAROL SHOLLER sea fishing Rc.1ltur (40 1) 247-0202 OFFICE (40 1) 580-47JJ CELL KoUcl has just finished their (40 1) 437-7113 VOICE MAIL second annual SEED (Summer (40 1) 247-2565 FAX Enviromcnral Enrichment [email protected] .ind Development) program. "'"''·Ne"' EnglandMovt'~.cum It included the Torah thought which was deli\'crcd by Jeff l'ILYl~G " r SELLJ~Ll .1 h"m•· 1, J m.11 ..r J1:c1,1,,n Work " uh ~n cxr,:111:n. eJ .l~'Cl'lt " h,, ,.,ll "·,,rl h.uJ t,11 ,·,,o Ingber, who spent many hours ;&t the Kolld preparing to talk on Call ,,r cmJ1I m~ f,,r a fB.1...1:. M.ulcr Aru~l,1, 1,1 lm,,11, till.: v.tll..ll' , ,f ,·,,ur h,fflO!' fishing and hunting from a Judaic pcrspcctl\"C. This combined a g reat fun Family-Owned & Operated trip and J chance to sec how richly relevant Judaism is to every part of our li,·es. New this year was a for over 50 years! tut:it workshop which allowed fathers and sons to get invol"cd hands on in making the four cor nered gumcnt and its fringes. Spitz-Weiss Realtors Thecc: were communal BB~ held at the bc:ginning and end Saul Spitz of the program, each attended Howard Weiss bJ "·ell o\·er 100 people who just came out to ha,·c a great time. Jon Weiss*' Aleen Weiss Claire Senno! Paul Levitt Brian Rutherford Judi Blau* 785 Hope Street • Providence, RI 02906 www.spitzweissrealtors.com [mJ • Also licensed in MA - 1 Licensfli RI Environmental Lead Inspector I006 ICOLUL GONE FISHIN' - Dffp sea flshennen are (left to right back row) Rabbi Aaron lapin, Natan Fink, Ron Stuairt. Larry Nonn, Hy Tabachnick, Rabbi Dovid Schwartz, Rabbi David Bielory, William Hirschon, Rabbi Want to Raphie S ~ llhodr hl11nd lln•plt11I Y,,,,.. ,.. ,,,, .. ,,,,i,, 32 Jewish Voice & Herald September 1, 2006 Community Museum honors donors PROV] DENCE-The offi cers and board of directors of the Rhode Island H olocaust Memo We invite you rial Museum honored the muse 10 meet the members of Temple Sinai. um's donors at its annual event on Tuesday, Aug. 8. 1he event Shabbat Services - Fridays a1 5:45 pm. Meet the Members Onegs follow the services was held at the home of Arthur and Barbara Sheer. More than 40 on September 8th and September 15th. people attended. Tot Shabbat · second Saturday of the month at 9:30 am. Carol Sugarman, president A Tot Shabbat Oneg - Saturday Sept. 9th at our playground. of the museum, welcomed and Learn more about Temple Sinai. a Refonn congregatfon, thanked the guests for their including our award-winning religious school contributions to its continued where kids enjoy learning and teachers enjoy teaching. success. Sugarman reported Please note our Hebrew classes now start in 3rd grade. that over 4,000 students in R.l. and southeastern Mass. had the Call for more information or to RSVP at 401-942-8350 opportunity last year to listen and talk with Holocaust survi TEMPLE SINAI vors, and that more than 1,000 30 Hagen Avenue. Cranston RI 02920 middle and high school students www.templesinairi.org had the opportunity to sec the play, "No Way Out," the story Irene Fordon-Abbott. President of one family's escape from Nazi Peter Stein. Rabbi Germany. For more information about the R.I. 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As a poi your Representative and encour Sorial.Artion.tom.) daily, around the world, with gnant illustration of this princi age him or her to amend the Fair estimated numbers of 250 mil- judged on the basis pie, we encounter in this week's Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to By Rabbi Justin O a,'ld lion children benveen the ages of of how we treat our portion, Ki Tetzc, the imperative impose limits on the number of There arc some forms of 5 to 14. It occurs in all industries, of just and timely compensation hours children can work in agri moral outrage for which we do in all countries, whether develop- most vu Iner ab I e to the poorest of laborers: "You culture when school is in session. not need the Torah to sensitize ing or industrialized. shall not oppress a poor or needy Support living wage campaigns Children arc exploited on members. worker, whether he be of your - if adults earn more, thei.r kids Imagine meeting Anwar, furms and in factories, on the ======- kin or a stranger... On the day of don't have to. Support legislation who at age seven began weav streets as beggars and prostitutes, gloss, a refining, although not his labor shall you give him his to protect immigrant farm work ing cupcts in Pakistan until he trafficked for profit and relegated deepening, perspective on what compensation, nor shall the sun ers, who contribute more than c.uned enough to pay off a family into bonded servitude. The ubiq- we can only view as dreadfully go down on it; for he is poor, and 90% of the agricultural labor in debt. Once, after a particularly uitous quality of abusive child wrong. sets his heart upon it, lest he cry this country. pai.nful beating, he tried to run labor coupled with its devastat- But the Torah does more out to God, and you will have Let us use our Torah por .iway, only to be apprehended by ing effects, render it not only a than that. The Torah is ulti- sinned" (Deuteronomy 24:14) . tion's injunction to cultivate a the police and returned to the labor offense, but also a potential mately a tool for the constant These teachings point the new sense of urgency. Child labor carpet looms. plague. cultivation of a moral conscious- way to the simple realization persists, and the outlets for infor Or Demaris, who at 13 In Romania, 30% of chi!- ness, the "common sense" which that a society is to be judged on mation and action are plenty. May sur-ting working in the broc drcn under 15 have left school might not be at all so common. the basis of its treatment of the our tradition provide us with the coli and lettuce fields of Ari to attempt to eke out a meager Its teachings arc designed to pen- most vulnerable and desperate. sense of imperative and inspira zon.1.. Exposed to pesticide drift living in order to help support etrate our souls, transforming our Th rough its treatment of the tion to pursue our tasks. during her 85-90 hour weeks in their fumi lies. In the face of such "hearts of stone" into "hearts of needy, a society becomes collec Rabbi Justin David is Assi1- the fields, she suffered daily nose moral blight, the admonitions of flesh." And while the offense of tivcly elevated or morally bank tanl Rabbi at Adas flratl Congre bleeds for months on and, several the Torah seem superfluous. As child labor will no doubt present rupt. gation in Washington, DC. Hr times fainting from plummeting human beings with even a modi- itself to us as hei nous, the Torah There is action to be taken. was ordained by t~ ]ewi.Jh 7hto blood pressure. cum of inherent moral conscious- fu rther illumines fo r us its evi l Learn more about anti-child logita! 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JJCollft,Hillllo-' -- ....,..,_ Svit,HA 4'11-&ll 7100 Wlf'Wkl "' 02116 www ~fM .... 401AJJ iW,)fA'( Place your business card in the Jewish Voice & Herald 's Business & Professional Directory, and reach 10,000 Jewish households. Call fnnll 481-421-4111 l6 Jewish Voice & Herald Sept ember 1, 2006 Obituaries Shirley Battleman, 65 He is survived by his par late Samuel and Sylvia (Reuter) Alliance, PO Box 42708, Phila Howard Konicov of South PHILADELPHIA- Shi, ents. Jacobs. She was a g raduate of delphia PA, 19101-2708, or to Orange, NJ.; a daughter, EUen lcy B:mlcman, 65, died Aug. 10. Approx.imatcly 250 people Hope H igh School. Beth El Temple, 2626 Albany Kaufman of Exeter; five grand She w".ls the wife of Don Battlc attended a standing room only She and her family moved to Avenue, West Hartford, CT sons and two granddaughters. man. Born in Providence, she was funeral service at Sugarman Cali fornia in 1971 where she and 06117. He was also the brother of the the daughter of the late Jack and Sinai Memorial chapel on Tues her husband opened the Bomba Dora A. Dimond, 96 late Aaron, George and Joseph Ru1h (1\tayberg) Berman. day, Aug. 22. Insurance Agency. PROVIDENCE - Don Konicov and Millicent Pinsky. She :and her husband of 34 Burial was at Swan Point Mrs. Bomba was a life A. Dimond, 96, died on Aug. Contributions may ~ made years first lived in Glen Cove, Cemetery. member of Hadassa h and 23. She was the daughter of the to your f.ivorite charity. (LJ.) N.Y. for 18 years and later Contributions may be made belonged to her temple's Si ster late Max and Ernestine Bazar Dorothy Krasnoff, 95 moved to Philadelphia where she to a favorite charity. hood. and the wife of the late Harry L. CRANSTON-Dornthy resided for the rest of her life. Rose Y. Bernier, 81 Her extensive travels Dimond. Krasnoff, 95, died Aug. 22. She She was the ·sunshine Lady" CRANSTON-Rose Y. included numerous trips to Israel, She emigrated to the United was the wife of the late Isador of Fountain Pointe, the condo Bernier, 81, died Aug. 26. She within the United States and States from Czernowitz in 1914 K.rasnoff. Born in New York development in whjch she lived. was the wife of the late Frank through Europe, Australia, New just before the outbreak of World Ciry, she was a daughter of the Besides her husband, she E. Bernier. Born in Brockton, Zealand, the Netherlands and Warl. late Samuel and Jessica (Marks) lcav~s a sister, Frances Pomarantz Mass., she was a daughter of the Far East. At a tjme when few women Bernstein. of Pompano Beach, Fla., and sev the late Samuel and Elizabeth She leaves three sons, Irwin attended college, she graduated She had lived in Cranston for cra.l cousi.ns. (Stone) Book.1ander. and his wife, Cleta of Hender in the class of 1933 from Rhode 25 years. Burial w.is in Montefiorc She had lived in Cranston for son, Nev.; Kenneth and his wife, Island College of Education, Mrs. K.rasnoff was a former Cemetery in Philadelphia. over 50 years. Carolannc of Vista, Calif., and now Rhode Island College, and member of Temple Torat Yisrael Steven Bomba of Oceanside, taught fifth and sixth grades at Alexander Berezin, 23 Mrs. Bernier was a sales and its Sisterhood. Calif; five grandchHdren and Windmill Street School for seven person for the Outlet Co. for 20 She leaves a son, Charles NORTH PROVIDENCE one great-grandchild. years. - Alcz.ander Bcrezin, 23, died years, retiring in the 1960s. Krasnoff and his wife Harriet Benjamin H. Chorney, 27 Mrs. Dimond loved opera, Aug. 20. Born in Russia, the son She was a member ofTemple of Florida.; a daughter, Gloria Viennese waltzes, books and of Felix and Taty.rna (Zhuravlcva) Sinai and was an avid walker. NORRISTOWN, PA.- Lefkowitz and her husband Carl Benjamin H older Chorney, 27, flowers. She was a congregant of of Cranston; 10 grandchildren Berez.in, he had been a resident of She leaves a brother, Alan died in a car accident on July 26. Temple Emanu-El in Providence, and 11 g reat-grandchildren. She Rhode Island since 1994, moving Lander and his wife Hilda of Born in Providence, he was the where she had served as president was also the sister of the late John to North Providence in 2000. Brockton, Mass. , and several husband of Emily Chorney. of the Sisterhood and program Byrnes. M.r. Berez.in was a graduate nieces and nephews. He attended the University chair of Temple Emanu-El Lei Contributions may be made of the Alperin Contributions may be made sure Club. Schechter Day of Rochester and was a software to Beacon Hospice or Temple to Temple Sinai, 30 Hagen Ave., She leaves two daughters, School and developer. Torat Yisrael. Cranston, RJ 02920. Marcia Dimond Stein and her Classical High He leaves a daughter, Gwen Joseph Lipet , 79 Rosalie Bomba, 77 husband, Myron of New York School. He was dolyn Posie; hi s parents, Harris City and Rabbi Avis Dimond SMITHFIELD - Jos,ph a student at the ESCONDIDO, C,J;£.- and Sally (Merewether) Chor Miller and her husband Ralph of Lipet, 79, died Aug. 15. He was University of Rosalie Oacobs) Bomba, 77, ney of West Hartford, Conn.; a the husband of Lee (Richman) died June 24. She was the wife Chevy Chase, Md.; eight grand Vermont. He brother, Daniel; and a grandfa Lipet. Born in Pawtucket, the of the late Boruch Bomba. children and 13 g reat-grandchil studied intcr ther, Sanford C horney, of Boyn son of the late Louis ..nd Bessie Born in 1928, in Providence, dren. n.ational economics and aspired ton Beach, Fla. (Cokin) Lipet, he lived in P.1w she was the daughter of the Contributions may be made to 6nd work in China and Wash Contributions may be made tucket before moving to Smnh ington, D.C. to the Phi.ladelphfa Area Disc 10 the Temple Emanu·El Leisure field fou.r rears ago. Club or to Jewish Fami.ly Service of Rhode Island. l\lr. Lipe! was the founder and owner of Nation.ii Drug Monte Konicov, 83 Supply Corp. of P.1wtucket until \VA R\Vl CK-Monte his retirement in 19ii Konicov, 83, died Aug. 26. He Sometimes you 11eed the very best ... His hobbies "-"ere fi~hmg, was the husba nd of Shirley pa1ntmg, handwnting analr~:is (Cohen) Konicov. and tu.velmg Born in Liverpool, Engb.nd, Bt>sides his wilt of Si Cl'/fl Ca thleen Naughton Associates he was a son of the late Hyman )"Cars, he len~s two daugh~ and l\tarie (Bredsky) Konicov. re.rs, Judith Boren of Rh ode Island's Trusted Age ncy I le lived in Warwick for over 50 Ri,~n1de and Robe.rt;a Datt of Fo r Home Health Care yea.rs. Cranston; two grandchild.re.n, I le received a double bach D.in1d and Mcbq.1; and a (1ster, elor"s degree from \Vayne Sute Sophie D1,1_mond of Pawtuckr:t University m Detroit, l\.'lich and Buri.i.l wu in Sw.an Point No n Medical Companiomihip his Ph.D. from the Uni\-~nit\ of Cemeten-, Providence l\1aryla.nd. a nd Contnbut10ns mav be made tlomemak.ln g Service., I le served in the to a tn'Orite ch.an!) ' • 455th Gcneral I losp1ta.l Esther Smalley, 98 • Groc September 1, 2006 Jewish Voice & Herald 37 The jl"f.L•lsh I Oiu & l·lrmld is hAving a sukkAh building contest. The sukhh, the foc.a.l symbol of Sukkot, is reminiscent of the tcmpon.n• homes the Jews con- 1 ,;tructed while WJ.ndcring in 1he Jesc.rt for ..IQ fC.lrs. A <:ukbh is J tt:mpora.ry hut ~-omi..-ting of two ,md .1 h,df, three or four WAils .1.t lc,st thr~ feet hi~h. lhc roof is m.tdc of natural mJ.tt:ri2ls ,1.nd is thatched or partly open so that the sky is visible. i\bn)' Jews decorJ.te their sukkot by hJ.nging fruits, nuts, streamers ;md other m;ucria.ls on the walls. Sukkot begins on the 15th most biblicaJ. da, of T,,;hrci (this yc.u Oct. 6) Send in color photos or 2nd !,ls~ SC \ "Cll days, during which digital images of your sukkot to time many Jews live in their [email protected] or 7hr Jewish sukkot. Voiu & Herald, 130 Sessions St., L ~~------' Contest categories arc: Providence, RI 02906 by Oct. 13 i\lost ori~nal, most artistic, and we will publish the winners in a subsequent edition and onJjne. OBITUARIES \\'omen\ A~~oci.tion, Hadassah Ann Vitale, 70, of H offman ,1.nd the Shut-In Society. Ave., died Aug. 19. She was the :;he lea,1::s a son, Lee Smo wife of D aniel Vitale. loHt..:h and hi~ wife Robin Gibbs Born in Brookline, Mass., of Somerville, Mass.; a brother, she was a daughter of the late Huold Golden of Cumberland, J\1oses and Lillian (Greenberg) and two sisters, Dorothy Katt Menedclson. She had lived in of San FranciKo and Charlotte Cranston for 35 yea rs. Sugarman of ;.. 1iami, Fla. She She was a speech therapist was the sister of the late Gertrude Culowitt and Edward and James in the C ranston School D epart Golden. ment for over 30 yea rs before retiring 14 years ago. Burial was 1n B'nai Israel Cemetery, \Voonsocket. She was a g raduate of Emer Contributions may be made son College. to a favorite charity. Contributions may be made Tobi Ann Vitale, 70 to the Visiting Nurses Associa tion of Rhode Island . PROVIDENCE-Tobi The Only Local CHABAD sukkah in downtown Providence. 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This bill is a.imcd at trying to tuget and prevent crime that At the same time, I've supported efforts to encourage businesses and automobile is motivated by prejudice based on the race, color, rcHgion, national origin, gender, manufacturers to invest in hybrid technology and aJternative energy sources such as sc.,:u.J orientation, or dis.i.bility. I bcl..icvc it is important that we as a society state solar and wind power. I have also championed legislation which would mandate that clearly that crimes motivated by prejudice, such as anti-Semitism, need and deserve all schools and federal buildings begin to use energy efficient technology, to become spcci:a..l :mention. and thus I am proud to cosponsor th.is legislation. so-called "green buildings." Mayor Laff,ey: There a.re: tr.Ices of anti-Semitism today in America, but I think Mayor Laffey: My plan for energy independence is a four-step process: the bigger problem is that the anti-Semitism of old has morphed into a new form of anti-Semitism that disguises itself in anti-l sracl attacks. The best way for America to 1. We need to raise the fuel efficiency standards of our vehicles. Today cars de.I with this problem is to continue being a steadfast defender oflsrael on the globaJ get 27.5 mpg. They should be getting at least 40 mpg. stage and in the United Nations, and to do our best to educate the world about what 2. We need major tax credits for electric hybrid vehkles the situation in Isr.iel is truly like. 3. We need 20-year tax credits for producers of renewable power. This wiU help increase supply. Carl Sbedcr: Yes, as a pncticing CatholidChristian born to a Jewish mother, I find these acts reprehensible and vile. They permit me more sensitivity to other forms 4. We need major tax credits for purchases of renewable energy systems. of prejudice, bias and preconceived notions. As I respond to this question, six Jews Today tax credits are at 30%. My plan calls for tax credits at 90%. This were kiUed in cold-blood. Th.is is the cxtre.mism that single-minded conservatism will help increase demand. begets. There exists federa.J hate crime laws that provide for more severe punishment, Carl Sheeler: Separate our foreign and energy policies and do what we should which states a.re expected to adhere or strengthen as they sec 6t. have begun in the 1970's by developing alternatives. It would also likely provide more Sheldon Whitehouse: While the majority of Rhode Islanders, and Americans regional stability and reduce influence of energy lobbyists and energy rich countries. at huge, do not ha.rbor anti-Semjtic attitudes I am concerned that stereotypical, Instead of giving Sl2.5 billion in tax subsidies to energy companies, apply the funds prejudiced views a.re still too prevalent in our society. Where anti-Semitism exists towards financing development of existing patents and new research with a three in America, it obviously is a serious concern. ln the face of sucb attitudes, I believe year timeline, not thirty. Funding could also be applied to replacing all local, state that federa.J and state governments must be vigilant in taking steps to ensure equal and federal vehicles with hybrid, hydrogen or bio-diescl in the next five yea.rs. The opportunity and protection under the law for all people. I support the enhancement net result is significantly new clean industry jobs and d.rop in fuel prices due to lower and vigorous enforcement of anti-hate crime laws. consumption and cleaner environment. Sheldon Whitehouse: Ending America's dependence on foreign oil will enhance CHOICE our national security, safeguard our environment, ensure America·s economic com petitiveness in the 21st century, and ease the burden of energy costs on family bud \Vhac is your stand on the abortion issue and a woman's right to choose? Are gets. I believe that just as America met P resident Kennedy's challenge to put a man there any exceptions to your stated position and do you think Roe v. Wade should on the moon, through an intense program of scientific resea.rch, a dedicated strategy ht: ovenumed by the curnnt Supreme Court? to increase efficiency and creation of a growing role for renewable fuels America Sen. Chafcc: I strongly support a woman's right co choose and will continue to can end dependence on foreign oil by 2020. By doing so, we can claim the forefront oppose any attempts to overturn Roe v. W ade. of technology and global leadership in reducing fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions. Mayor Laffey: After seeing the five sonograms of my own children, I find it dif In order to succeed in meeting this challenge, we must dr2matically increase the ficult to be anything other than a defender of human life. much like Cong ressman miles per gal.Ion of our existing cars, invest in new automotive technology like hybrid Langevin and Governor Carcieri; however, I support exceptions in the case of rape, and flex-fuel vehicles, and raise the efficiency of our homes and appliances. 'We can incest, ,nd a threat to the mother's life. I do not believe in having litmus tests for also lower demand for foreign oil by expanding our use of rencwa.ble energy sources feden.1 judges and would support a qualified, educated judge regardless of his or her such as wind, solar, wave, and geothermal power, and research and development position on the question of abortion. producing cleaner, more efficient fuel technologies. Carl Sheeler. Pro-choice with the foUowing understanding: Ou.r government hould rcma.in out of our bedrooms as the line dangerously approaches the issues of CHURCH-STATE birth control use; while acknowledging some faith-based institutions have beliefs Do you think rdigious symbols have a place in public schools or on display incongruent with these laws and may pr.icticc these beliefs. Men's rights ought to be on local, state or federally-owned property? \.Vhal about a "momenc of siJence.R in con,idered as wcU (Ex_ 1hc double standard of the woman c1ccts not to terminate public schools-is this prayer? a.nd hokh father fina.ncially responsible; however, also has the right to terminate with oo involvement by the father); ~ r, the goal ought to always be the reduction of Sen. Chafcc: Rhode Island was founded on the pri.nciplc of religious freedom. have long been a firm believer in maintaining the sep.1.ntion of church and nit, the number of unwa.nted pregnancies by offering viable altema~s as most Western I Europnn countncs ha.ve been able to do. I believe these countries have exceptions and I believe that the introduction of rchgious symbols into public Khool~ could undermine that separation and create an cnvironmcnr where one religtOn could be for third tnfllC'l"ter pregnancies. promoted over others. Sheldon WhitfflOU.te: I a.m pro-choice ind fed that family planning decisions Mayor Laffey: The Supreme Court has ruled that ccrta.1n cuhur2l rel,,tious "'nn· uc prtva.tc chnico tha.t each woma.n must be free to make for herself and with her bols, like the menor.ah, arc allowed on fcdcr.l propcrn·, and ~upport th,11 a lon~ n family, in comulu.uon with her health cu-c provtdcn. I 1trong]y believe that the I the opportunit)' is avail.o1ble to ,11 Supre~ Court's ruling in Roe Y. Wade protecu a woman's right to choose and dut a. a. result the matter of d)()tcc t1 scttkd bw. Fa..ilmg to enact lhcir anti-choice Carl Sheeler- Church .ind ,tatc i~ 001 the ~.ime thing .1 reli~ton ,1nd law Either agenda rhrnuith thr ckc-tQra.l or k:gisht.1~ prottn, right wing conservative clements there need~ to be .an all or noth1np; polic\. rel'.og:nmnp; reh,:t h>Nih lutJer Ha~w• and big brother, Nate r\ "'i(,f I t· C.: ',tcphen ", 10,I Andru H (\1,ller) fl•llf'"jl:••• lfthO\ 11 ~ rtl ,f J,.n. 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