® NEW JERSEY JEWISH NEWS PRINCETON | MERCER | BUCKS COUNTIES A PUBLICATION OF THE JEWISH WEEK MEDIA GROUP Vol. XXII No. 10 | March 10, 2020 | 14 ADAR 5780 njjewishnews.com White supremacy leafletting surges in NJ Trend mirrors overall rise of anti-Semitism in state, country
Johanna Ginsberg A roundup of the spring NJJN Senior Writer offerings in theater, film, music, books, and more n early 2019 leaflets promoting a Noam Kornsgold of East Windsor is a rabbinical student and delegate on public march for the New Jersey Eu- Spring Arts 15 ropean Heritage Association, a white MERCAZ USA, the Conservative movement’s slate. PHOTO COURTESY NOAM KORNSGOLD I supremacist group, were hung around the Princeton University campus, caus- Next generation of ing an uproar and sparking plans for a large counter protest (the Heritage As- sociation claimed that the announced leaders steps up for march was actually a hoax). By contrast, in December the New World Zionist Congress Jersey European Heritage Association posted flyers around Maplewood and Jed Weisberger anyone can practice their religion South Orange, urging people to “Reclaim NJJN Staff Writer in a pluralistic society in Israel the your nation, Reclaim your heritage.” The way they want to, without the Chief local police and the Department of Pub- oam Kornsgold, 24, is one of Rabbinate of Israel imposing any sys- lic Works were notified, the signs were Our annual no-holds- several young members of tem,” said Kornsgold, who grew up in removed, but there was little uproar. The barred Purim satire NNew Jersey’s Jewish com- East Windsor and is the son of Leslie muted reaction was by design. New Jersey Jewish munity vying to be a delegate to the and Rabbi Jay Kornsgold. “We feel The point of leafletting, an increas- 38th World Zionist Congress (WZC), that way for Jews and anyone else.” Fake News 32 ingly popular tactic of white suprem- which will take place Oct. 20-22 in Kornsgold is in his fourth year at acist groups, is not only to recruit Jerusalem. The Rabbinical School of the Jewish members, but also to portray themselves Our Towns 4 Priorities for Kornsgold, who is a Theological Seminary; his father is as bigger than they are, with more ca- Opinion 13 candidate for MERCAZ-The Voice rabbi of Beth El Synagogue in East pacity, more reach, and more power, of the Conservative/Masorti Move- Windsor. Both of them are board according to Alex Rosemberg, the Anti- LifeCycle 37 ment, include promoting pluralism in members of MERCAZ USA. Defamation League New York/New Agenda 39 Israel and funding for United Syna- For Jay Kornsgold, the young peo- Jersey’s director of community affairs, gogue Youth (USY), the youth move- ple are vital to the future of the Jew- Touch of Torah 42 who spoke to NJJN by telephone. The ment affiliated with the Conservative ish community. “We need to get them idea is to have a small cadre of members Exit Ramp 43 movement. involved in as many things as we can do a lot of propaganda with an outsize “One of our key goals is to assure and build another strong generation,” impact on perception. It can also garner he said. publicity, and stir anxiety. The WZC is the policy-making The message is “Anyone not White organization of the Zionist move- Anglo-Saxon and European: here we ment and is responsible for the allo- are, we have a lot of power, and you cation of around $1 billion in support should be afraid of us,” Rosemberg said. of Israel and global Jewish commu- In response, while the ADL still re- nities. Kornsgold and the two other ports each incident to the police, it has students interviewed by NJJN are stopped responding publicly to every Continued on page 8 Continued on page 6 October 10
2 SAVE THE DATES March 10, 2020 2020 March 10, ■
1719 Route 10, Suite 307, Parsippany, NJ 07054 njjewishnews.com | T: 973-739-8110 Feb 2020
njjewishnews.com 2020 Special Features Calendar | NJ Jewish News | Princeton Mercer Bucks ■ News NJ J ewish
April 7 Passover GreetingsNA
May 5 Education / Senior Living / Retirement Living*NA
June 2 Real Estate Guide / Israel NOW*
July 7 Synagogue Connection / Back To School
August 4 Retirement Living*NA / Rosh Hashanah Foods / Real Estate Guide / Synagogue Connection
September 8 Rosh Hashanah GreetingsNA
October 6 Mazel Tov / Fall Arts Guide
November 3 Healthy Living / Hanukkah Gifts
December 1 Hanukkah GreetingsNA
Unless noted otherwise, special sections include advertorial and advertising deadline is 9 days prior to issue date *Feature pull out & save special issue, early deadline | NA = no advertorial
Questions? Contact Ruth Rothseid at 212-997-2954 or [email protected] Give A Gift Subscription to The Jewish Week for Just $36 Save 26%! Give A Gift Subscription Give A Gift SubscriptionFor birthdays, weddings, graduations, house to The Jewish WeekGive A for Gift Subscription to The Jewishwarmings... WeekGive A forfor Gift holidays Subscription and loved ones living awayto from The home... Jewish give Week a JW gift for subscription. Just $ At$ full36to price, The a subscription Jewish to Week The Jewish for Week makes an 36Just $ impressive gift.Just At just $36$ for36 52 issues a year, it’s not just Save impressive,26%! it’s an incredible value!36 Fun and informative, Save welcomed26%! and appreciated, The Jewish Week delivers a For birthdays, weddings,world graduations, of arts and entertainment,house news and events, ideas For birthdays, weddings, graduations,Save house 26%! warmings... for holidaysand and opinions- loved onesSave with living recipes, 26 theatre%! reviews, travel ideas, warmings... for holidays Forand birthdays,loved ones weddings, living graduations, house away from home... give anda JW many gift subscription. special feature sections. away from home... give aForwarmings... JW giftbirthdays, subscription. for weddings,holidays and graduations, loved ones houseliving At full price, a subscription to The Jewish Week makes an At full price, a subscription to Thewarmings...away Jewish from Week home... for makes holidays give an a andJW gift loved subscription. ones living impressive gift. At just $36 forGiving 52 issues a agift year, subscription it’s not just to The Jewish Week could not impressiveimpressive, gift.it’s an At incredible just $36 for value! 52awayAt issuesfull Fun price,from and a year, informative, ahome... subscription it’s not just give to a The JW Jewish gift subscription. Week makes an impressive, it’s an incredible value! Fun and informative, welcomed and appreciated, ThebeAtimpressive Jewisheasier full price, Week or gift. amore deliverssubscription At just affordable. a$36 forto The52 issues JustJewish acomplete year, Week it’s makes not and just an mail this welcomed and appreciated, The Jewish Week delivers a world of arts and entertainment,entireimpressiveimpressive, news ad and and gift.it’sevents, an we’llAt incredible justideas take $36 for carevalue! 52 issuesof Fun the and a year,rest informative, it’s - includingnot just world of arts and entertainment, news and events, ideas and opinions- with recipes, theatreimpressive,welcomed reviews, and it’s travel appreciated,an incredible ideas, The value! Jewish Fun Weekand informative, delivers a and opinions- with recipes, theatreannouncing reviews, travel your ideas, gift with a handsome greeting card sent and many special feature sections.welcomedworld of arts and and appreciated, entertainment, The Jewish news and Week events, delivers ideas a and many special feature sections.in advance. At prices this low, every occasion is the perfect worldand opinions- of arts and with entertainment, recipes, theatre news reviews, and events, travel ideas,ideas Giving a gift subscription to Thetimeand Jewish opinions-manyto give Week special awith couldgift feature recipes, subscription not sections. theatre reviews, to The travel Jewish ideas, Week. Givingbe easier a giftor more subscription affordable. to TheJust Jewishcomplete Week and could mail thisnot be easier or more affordable. JustWhyand complete manynot dospecial and it mailtoday? feature this sections. entire ad and we’ll take care of Givingthe rest a - giftincluding subscription to The Jewish Week could not entire ad and we’ll take care of the rest - including www.thejewishweek.com M 1 00 announcing your gift with a handsomeGivingbe easier a greetinggiftor more subscription cardaffordable. sent to TheJust Jewishcomplete Week and couldmailMa 12, 201 1 this not announcing your gift with a handsome greeting card sent s s announcing your gift with a handsome greeting card sentCrown Heights’ New Food Scene e e in advance. At prices this low, everybeentire easier occasion ad orand more we’ll is the affordable. take perfect careArtisanal kosher of boom.Just the complete rest - including Concernand whether mail visits to four this in advance. At prices this low, every occasion is the perfect congregations will lead to compromise in advance. At prices this low, every occasion is the perfect . . or punitive action. Gary Rosenblatt time to give a gift subscription announcingto The Jewish your Week gift. with a handsome resident rump and sraeli rime Minister Netan ahugreeting at Editor and ublisher card sent entire ad and we’ll take care of the White ouse in ebruar .rest Without a clear - Mideast including polic , SPECIAL time to give a gift subscription to The Jewish Week. ess than three months rump’s upcoming visit raises man uestions.
M after the Orthodox time to give a gift subscription to The Jewish Week. s s LUnion issued a hala- chic prohibition against Why not do it today? in advance. At prices this low, every e occasion e e s women serving in clericalis the perfect announcing your gift with a handsome greetingroles, three leaders of the card sentOFFER!! Why not do it today? influential national body Will Mideast swing move past have begun meeting with Why not do it today? symbolism and into peacemaking? the rabbis of the four OU- Israel Looms Between Joshua Mitnick member synagogues in the www.thejewishweek.comtime to give a gift subscriptionMacron And Jews to Theas an affront Jewish and vote of no- U.S. that employ womenWeek . Contributing Editor inM advance. 1 00 At prices this low, every occasion is the perfect confidence in the U.S. ally. By clergy, The Jewish Week www.thejewishweek.com Expires Ma 12, 201 1 the time Obama did visit in the has learned. M 1 00 n t was a thorn in U.S.-Israel first months of his second term, Some believe the visits www.thejewishweek.com Ma 12, 201 1 relations for years. s s the scar had never healed. may be a first step toward Crown Heights’ M 1 00 I Right or wrong, former Now, in a contrast with his New Food Scene Why not e s Ma 12,do 201 e s 1 it today? President Barack Obama’s de- Between punitive predecessor, President Don- CrownArtisanal Heights’kosher boom. time to give a gift subscriptioncision, to right at the startThe of his JewishThe Lines m e a - Week. Concern whether visits to four New Food Scene e s e s presidency, to visit Muslim na- ald Trump is planning a uick s u r e s , 06/30/2017 Artisanal kosher boom. congregations will lead to compromise swing through Israel on his and possible expulsion, Crown Heights’ . . Concern whether visits to four tions around the Middle East Rabba Sara ur it lad to New Food Scene or punitive action. first trip abroad since his inau- for congregations that do congregations e will lead to e compromise while skipping Israel was seen no that the U is finall meet Artisanal kosher boom. . . Gary Rosenblatt not conform with the OU’s orConcern punitive whether action. visits to four Continued on page ing a fe of eshivat Maharat’s resident rump and sraeli rime Minister Netan ahu at Editor and ublisher Continued on page congregationsGary Rosenblatt will lead to compromise www.thejewishweek.com the White ouse in ebruar . Without a clear Mideast polic , J graduates. M . . SPECIAL resident rump and sraeli rime WhyMinister Netan ahu at orEditor esspunitive thanandnot ublisherthree action.months do it today? M 1 00 rump’s upcoming visit raises man uestions. the White ouse in ebruar . Without a clear Mideast M polic , Garyafter Rosenblatt the Orthodox SPECIAL Ma 12, 201 1 rump’s s upcoming visit raises s man uestions. LessUnion than issued three amonths hala- e e s s resident rump and sraeli rime Minister Netan ahu at Editor and ublisher M chic prohibitionafter the Orthodox against the White ouse in ebruar . Without a clear Mideast polic , women serving in clerical SPECIAL s s s s LUnion issued a hala- Gotham Girls Jewish jammers and rump’s upcoming e visit raises man e uestions. e s chicroles, prohibitioness three than leaders three against ofmonths the Crown Heights’Rama Burshtein M after the Orthodox OFFER!! Will Mideast swing move past womeninfluential serving national in clerical body New Food SceneOn Her New Film blockers talk about faith, pride e and e s e s e e s roles,haveL begun Unionthree leadersmeetingissued aof withhala- the Artisanal kosher boom. symbolism and into peacemaking? chic prohibition against OFFER!! www.thejewishweek.com Concern whether visits to four influentialthe rabbis ofnational the four body OU- getting up off the deck. Israel Looms Between Will Mideast swing move past women serving in clerical M 1 00 Joshua Mitnick havemember begun synagogues meeting within the s congregations will lead to compromise Macron And Jews symbolism e and into peacemaking? e e s roles, three leaders of the . . Hannah Dreyfus Ma 12, 201 1 as an affront and vote of no- theU.S. rabbis that employ of the four women OU- OFFER!! or punitive action. Contributing Editor influential national body Israel Looms Between Will Mideast swing move past memberclergy, The synagogues Jewish Week in the Joshua Mitnick confidence in the U.S. ally. By have begun meeting with Expires s i e Staff Writer Gary Rosenblattcoln on the track. Macron And Jews symbolism and into asthepeacemaking? an time affront Obama and didvote visit of no-in the U.S.has learned. that employ women n Contributingt was a thorn Editorin U.S.-Israel the rabbis of the four OU- Editor and ublisher “To play s derby, s confidence in the U.S. ally. By clergy,Some The believe Jewish the Week visits resident rump and sraeli rime Minister Netan ahu at Israel Looms Between relations for years. first months of his second term, member synagogues in the ExpiresCrown Heights’ e Joshua Mitnick the timescar hadObama never did healed. visit in the hasmay learned. be a first step toward the White ouse in ebruar .f Without you want a clear to Mideastplay roller polic , derby, you you have to be tough. SPECIAL Macron And Jews t was a thorn in U.S.-Israel New Food Scene n I Right or wrong, former as an affront and vote of no- U.S. that employ women ess than three e months e Contributing Editor rump’s upcoming visit raises man uestions. Presidentrelations Barack for years. Obama’s de- firstNow, months in a of contrast his second with term,his Some believe the visits Artisanal kosher boom. better get comfortable with getting You have to have a A recent practice in Williamsburg Wearing religion on their confidence in the U.S. ally. By clergy,Between The Jewishpunitive Week h after the Orthodox thepredecessor, scar had neverPresident healed. Don- may be a first step toward Expires M Concern whether visits to four cision, right at the start of his knocked down. I Right or wrong, former the time Obama did visit in the hasThe learned. Lines m e a - Union issuedthick a hala- skin, so you can pads. t was a thorn in U.S.-Israel I n aldNow, Trump in isa contrastplanning with a uick his s s L Presidentpresidency, Barack to visit Obama’s Muslim de- na- Between punitives u r e s , congregations will lead to compromise first months of his second term, Some believe the visits 06/30/2017 . . The same goes for being Jewish,chic prohibition said againstget back up again when you fall down,” cision,tionsrelations around right for atthe the years. Middle start of East his predecessor,swing through President Israel on Don- his andThe possible Lines expulsion, the scar had never healed. may be a first stepm etoward a - Rabba Sara ur it lad to otham irls roller derby skaterwomenor Dara punitive serving insaid clerical action. Fineman, 28, who oined the otham presidency,whileI Rightskipping orto visitwrong, Israel Muslim was former seen na- aldfirst Trump trip abroad is planning since his a uick inau- for congregationss uthat r e s , do Fineman who paints a Star of David President Barack Obama’s de- Now, in a contrast with his no that the U is finall meet 06/30/2017 e e e s roles, three leaders of the andnotBetween conformpossible expulsion,with punitivethe OU’s Gary Rosenblatt tions around the Middle East swing throughContinued Israel on on page his Fineman, who goes by the treif but lov- irls league in February. “Those are Jew- overOFFER!! her left eye is not the only player to predecessor, President Don- Rabbaing a fe Sara of eshivat ur it ladMaharat’s to influential national body cision, right at the start of his first trip abroad since his inau- forThe congregationsContinued Lines onm thatpage e a - do Will Mideast swing move past Editor and ublisher while skipping Israel was seen no that the U is finall meet resident rump and sraeliably rime campy Minister moniker Netan ahu Hebrew at Hamhave begun Lin- meetingish withtraits. As a people, we fall down but weproudly sport her Judaism on the oval. The presidency, to visit J Muslim na- ald Trump is planning a uick not conform with sthe u r e sOU’s , graduates. M Continued on page 06/30/2017 symbolismthe White ouse and in ebruar . into peacemaking?Without a clear Mideast polic , and possible expulsion, SPECIAL swing through Israel on his ing a fe of eshivat Maharat’s the rabbis of the keepfour OU- surviving.” tions around the Middle East Continued on page Rabba Sara ur it lad to ess than three months 102-player league, which is ranked No. 1 first trip abroad since his inau- for congregations that do graduates. Israel Looms Between rump’s upcoming visit raises man uestions. member synagogues in the while skipping IsraelJ was seen no that the U M is finall meet Joshua Mitnick after the Orthodox e e s snot conform with the OU’s Macron And Jews M U.S. that employ women Continued on page Continued on page ing a fe of eshivat Maharat’s Contributing s Editor s as an affront and vote of no- LUnion issued a hala- Continued on page clergy, The Jewish Week Gotham Girls Jewish jammers and confidence in the U.S. ally. By chic prohibition against graduates. M Expires Rama Burshtein e J e s s has learned. blockers talk about faith, pride and n t was a thorn in U.S.-Israel the time Obama did visit in the women serving inCELEBRATE clerical On Her New Film Some believe the visits Rama Burshtein Gotham Girls Jewish jammers and relations for years. e first months e of his second e s term, roles, three leaders of the IN CONCERT getting up off the deck. the scar had never healed. may be a first step toward OFFER!! On Her New Film blockers e talk about e s faith, pride s and IWillRight Mideast or wrong, formerswing move past influential national body s JERUSALEM GothamHannah Dreyfus Girls Jewish jammers and President Barack Obama’s de- Now, in a contrast with his Betweenhave begun meetingpunitive with Rama Burshtein getting up off the deck. cision,symbolism right at the start and of hisinto predecessor, peacemaking? President Don- with May 21, 2017 s i e Staff Writer coln on the track. Thethe rabbis Lines of them efour a - OU- On Her New Film s blockers talk about faith, pride and Israel Looms Between presidency, to visit Muslim na- ald Trump is planning a uick Hannah Dreyfus “To play derby, Joshua Mitnick member synagoguess u r e s , in theZ AMIR 06/30/2017 Macron And Jews tions around the Middle East swing through Israel on his and possible expulsion, CHORALE Call 212-870-3335 e gettingStafff you Writer want up to play off roller the derby, deck. you coln on the track. as an affront and vote of no- U.S. that employ women Rabba Sara ur it lad to s i e you have to be tough. Contributing Editor first trip abroad since his inau- for congregationsZ thatAMIR do while skipping Israel was seen confidence in the U.S. ally. By clergy, The Jewish Week NODED www.ZamirChoralFoundation.org h s Hannahbetter get comfortableDreyfus with getting You“To have play to derby,have a A recent practice in Williamsburg Wearing religion on their not conform with the OU’s no that the U is finall H meet A Expires Continued on page has learned. ZAMIR e fknocked you want down. to play roller derby, you you have to be tough. pads. the time Obama did visit in the ing a fe of eshivat Maharat’s I thick skin, so you can n t was a thorn in U.S.-Israel Continued on page Staff Writer 3 s i e better get comfortable with getting coln on the track. first months of his second term, Some believe the visitsgraduates. h The same goes for being Jewish, said Youget back have up to againhave awhen youA recent fall down,” practice in Williamsburg Wearing religion on their relations for years.J M “To play derby, the scar had never healed. may be a first step toward e I othamknocked irls down. roller derby skater Dara thicksaid Fineman, skin, so you 28, canwho oinedpads. the otham Fineman who paints a Star of David Right or wrong, former f you want to play roller derby, you I you have to be tough. Fineman,The same who goes goes for by being the treif Jewish, but lov- said get irls back league up again in February. when you “Those fall down,” are Jew- over her left eye is not the only player to President Barack Obama’s de- Now, in a contrast with his Between punitive better get comfortable with getting You have to have a A recent practice in Williamsburg Wearing religionFind on their out how our extensive e e s s h othamably campy irls moniker roller derby Hebrew skater Ham Dara Lin- predecessor, President Don- Givesaidish traits. AFineman, As a 28,people,Gift who we oined fall thedown otham butSubscription we To: cision, right at the startNJ J ewish of his proudlyFineman sport her who Judaism paints ona Star the ofoval. David The The Lines m e a - knocked down. thick skin, so you can pads. Fineman,I who goes by the treif but lov- irls league in February. “Those are Jew- ald Trump is planning a uick keep surviving.” over102-player her left league, eye which is not isthe ranked only player No. 1 to presidency, to visit Muslim na- s u r e s , The same goes for being Jewish, said get back up again when you fall down,” Gotham Girls Jewish jammers and 06/30/2017 Rama Burshtein and possible expulsion, ably campy moniker Hebrew Ham Lin- ish traits. As a people, we fall down but weproudly sport her Judaism on the oval. The tions around the Middle East swing through Israel on his otham irls roller derby skater Dara said Fineman, 28, who oined the otham Continued on page blockers talk about faith, pride and for congregations that do Rabba Sara ur it lad to keep surviving.” 102-playerFineman league, who which paints is aranked Star of No. David 1 On Her New Film while skipping Israel was seen first trip abroad since his inau- Fineman, who goes by the treif but lov- irls league in February. “Those are Jew- over her left eye is not the onlytraining player to and care not conform with the OU’s no that the U is finall meet getting up off the deck. Continued on page ably campy moniker Hebrew Ham Lin- ishCELEBRATE traits. As a people, we fall down but weproudly sport her JudaismContinued on onthe page oval. The ing a fe of eshivat Maharat’s IN CONCERT s Continued on page keep surviving.” 102-player league, which is ranked No. 1 Hannah Dreyfus J graduates. M JERUSALEMCELEBRATE Staff Writer MayIN 21, CONCERTContinued 2017 on page s i e coln on the track. with philosophy help us make e e s “To s play derby, JERUSALEMCELEBRATEZAMIR CHORALE Call 212-870-3335 e f you want to play roller derby, you you have to be tough. ZAMIR with May 21, 2017 Gothambetter get comfortable Girls Jewish with getting jammers and NODED H www.ZamirChoralFoundation.orgIN CONCERT Rama Burshtein h You have to have a A recent practice in Williamsburg Wearing religion on their ZAMIR AZAMIR JERUSALEMCHORALE Call 212-870-3335 On Her New Film Iblockersknocked down. talk about faith, pridethick skin, and so you can pads. NameZAMIR meaningful connections The same goes for being Jewish, said get back up again when you fall down,” NODEDwith www.ZamirChoralFoundation.orgMay 21, 2017 HA getting up off theNews deck. ZAMIR otham irls roller derby skater Dara said Fineman, 28, who oined the otham Fineman who paints a Star of David ZAMIR CHORALE Call 212-870-3335 s Give A Gift Subscription To: ZAMIR Fineman,Hannah who Dreyfus goes by the treif but lov- irls league in February. “Those are Jew- over her left eye is not the only player to NODED H www.ZamirChoralFoundation.org ably campy moniker Hebrew Ham Lin- ish traits. As a people, we fall down but weproudly sport her Judaism on the oval. The AZAMIR that lead to better, more s i e Staff Writer coln on the track. keep surviving.” Give A Gift Subscription To: “To play derby, 102-player league, which is ranked No. 1 e f you want to play roller derby, you you have to be tough. Continued on page Give A Gift Subscription To: h better get comfortable with getting You have to have a A recent practice in Williamsburg Wearing religion on their Kolbo knocked down. ■ CELEBRATEthick skin, so you can pads. engaging care. I Address The same goes for being Jewish, said Apt. get back upNo. again when you fall down,” IN CONCERT otham irls roller derby skater Dara JERUSALEMsaid Fineman, 28, who oined the otham Fineman who paints a Star of David Fineman, who goes by the njjewishnews.com treif but lov- irls league in February.with “Those are Jew- over herMay left eye 21, is not2017 the only player to Name ably campy moniker Hebrew Ham Lin- ish traits.ZAMIR As a people, CHORALE we fall down but weproudly Callsport 212-870-3335her Judaism on the oval. The keepAMIR surviving.” 102-player league, which is ranked No. 1 S i i o Z NODED www.ZamirChoralFoundation.org Name HAZAMIR Providing hourly and Continued on page Name City/State/Zip CELEBRATE Address Apt. No. Give A Gift Subscription To: JERUSALEM IN CONCERT Israeli company BATM of Hod Hasha- live-in care. with May 21, 2017 Address Apt. No. ZAMIR CHORALE Call 212-870-3335 ZAMIR NODED www.ZamirChoralFoundation.org ron announced that its biomedical divi- Address Apt. No. HAZAMIR City/State/Zip ProvideGive an Ae-mail Gift addressSubscription and get To:our online newsletter FREE! sion has developed a diagnostics kit to City/State/Zip Name City/State/Zip detect coronavirus from saliva samples Provide an e-mail address and get our online newsletter FREE! Start home care today.
Provide an e-mail address and get our online newsletter FREE! GiveAddress A Gift Subscription To: Apt. No. ■ Name in less than half an hour. Provide an e-mail address and get our online newsletter FREE! March 10, 2020 Give A Gift SubscriptionYou To: know , hwcg.com/princeton The test is compatible with the walkCity/State/Zip Give A Gift Subscriptionshe lovesTo: her morning on 609.423.1200 Give A Gift Subscription To: medicineAddress Apt. No. current hospital-based method for di- struggles to take her Name independent.Provide an e-mail address and get our online newsletter FREE! agnosing COVID-19, which uses re- Name time, and is fiercely City/State/Zip Name verse-transcription polymerase chain Name We’ll know that, too. Address Apt. No.AddressGive A Gift Subscription To: Apt. No. reaction (RT-PCR) a type of gene Address Apt. No. Provide an e-mail address and get our online newsletter FREE! se uencing that takes about eight hours. Address Apt. No. Coronavirus has spread to City/State/Zipmore than City/State/Zip COVID-19 is the disease caused by City/State/Zip NameGive A Gift Subscription To: 6 countries. M City/State/Zip M coronavirus infection. Provide an e-mail address and get our online newsletter FREE! Provide an e-mail address and get our online newsletter FREE! ProvideAddress an e-mail address and get our online newsletter FREE Apt.! No. “The kit, which supports all the Centers for Disease Control and ProvidePrevention an e-mail address and get our online newsletter FREE! Name (CDC) recommendations, has already received interest from customers in several YourCity/State/Zip Name & Address: 1. No. of subscriptions $36 ea.SUBSCRIPTION AddressYour Name & Address: Apt. No. countries,” said Dr. Zvi Marom, BATM CEO. 1. No. of subscriptions $36 ea. Your Name & Address: 1. No. of subscriptions $36 ea.RATES FOR NEW YourProvide Name an e-mail & address Address: and get our online newsletter FREE! 1. No.City/State/ZipName of subscriptions $36 ea. Your Name & Address: On the topic of Israel and the coronavirus, 100 Israeli physicians have volunteered2. Total order = $ SUBSCRIBERS Name 2. Total order = $ Name to speak remotely with uarantined COVID-19 patients in countries such as China, Address Apt. No. 2. Total order = $ Provide an e-mail address and get our online newsletter FREE! Name Japan, South Korea, Italy, and the U.S. The Israeli doctors are available to answer IN STATE OUT OF STATE Address1. No. of subscriptions $36 ea. Apt. No. Your Name & Address: 3. Choose payment method: 2. TotalAddress order = $ Apt. No. patients’ uestions on topics of concern such as mental health, pregnancy,3. Choose diet, and payment mailing method: address mailing address City/State/Zip City/State/Zip Name Address Apt. No. 3. Choose payment method: City/State/Zip dermatology. The video broadcasts are spearheaded by an Israeli company INNON- (within U.S.) 1.2.Provide TotalNo. an of e-mailorder subscriptions address and get = our $36 online ea. newsletter FREE! Your Name & Address: Provide an e-mail address and get our online newsletter FREE! Address Apt. No. ATION, which has hubs in Israel and China. In addition, INNONATION has donated 3. ChooseProvide an e-mail payment address and get method: our online newsletter FREE! City/State/Zip Card Number 1 year $52 Expiration1 year Date $56 SendChoose To: payment method: Name 00,000 pieces of protective gear, including masks, gowns, and gloves. Card Number Expiration Date Send3.2. ChooseTotal To: order payment method: = $ City/State/Zip Card Check Number Enclosed 2 years $84 Expiration2 years Date $92 Send To:1501 Broadway, Suite 505, New York, NY, 10036 “This is about connecting people in crisis with doctors and hospitals,” Checksaid EnclosedAmit 1501 Broadway, Suite 505, New York, NY, 10036 Address Provide an e-mail address and get our online Apt. No. newsletter FREE! *Savings Check off Enclosed regular $49.00 subscription3 years price. $125 Please allow up3 to 4years weeks for $136 delivery of first issue. www.thejewishweek.com Provide an e-mail address and get our online newsletter FREE! al-Or, one of INNONATION’s founders. “We will continue until we see*Savings the off virusregular $49.00 subscription price. Please allow up to 4 weeks for delivery of first issue.3. Choose1501 payment Broadway,www.thejewishweek.com method: Suite 505, New York, NY, 10036 05P17 05P17 City/State/Zip *Savings off regular $49.00 subscription price. Please allow up to 4 weeks for delivery of firstCard issue. Number www.thejewishweek.com Expiration Date disappear.” ISRAEL21c Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery Card Number Expiration Date 05P17 Send To: Send To: of first issue. 52 issues per year. Provide an e-mail address and get our online newsletter FREE! Hi h l in osher snac s Check Check Enclosed Enclosed 1501 Broadway, 1501Suite 505, Broadway, New York, SuiteNY, 10036 505, New York, NY, 10036 SignatureCard*Savings Number off regular $49.00 subscription price. Please allow Expiration up to 4 weeks Date for delivery of first issue. www.thejewishweek.com *Savings off regular $49.00 subscription price. Please allow up to 4 weeks for deliverySend of firstTo: issue. www.thejewishweek.com05P17 Please mail to: 05P17 United Airlines’ “friendly skies” have become NJ Jewish News - Subscriptions CheckCheck Enclosed Enclosed (made payable to JWMW, LLC.) 1501 Broadway, Suite 505, New York, NY, 10036 more heimishe with an expanded kosher food *Savings off regular $49.00 subscription price. Please allow up to 4 weeks for delivery of first issue. www.thejewishweek.com 901 Route 10, Whippany, NJ 07981 1 year 2 years 3 years GMW 05P17 and wine selection that has begun on U.S.- Tel Aviv routes from Newark, New York, San ® Francisco, and Washington, D.C. BLISHER’S STATEMENT New Jersey Jewish News, an independent “We at United are committed to ensuring voice, seeks to inform, engage and inspire its our customer’s experience is exceptional both readers, covering and helping to build com- on the ground and in the air,” said Jill Kaplan, munity. The Princeton Mercer Bucks edition of NJJN SPS 1 is published monthly A ne , osher dinner option president, New York/New Jersey for United by the JWMW, LLC, at 1501 Broadway, oom Airlines, in a press release. “Our communities 505, New York, NY 10036. 016, NJ Jewish in olaris on the Ne ar el ol. II No. 10 March 10, 0 0 1 Adar 5 0 News. All rights reserved. Periodical post- Aviv route. are a mosaic representation of the vast diversity age is paid at Whippany, NJ, and additional within our region, therefore we are pleased to EDITORIAL offices. Postmaster Send address changes announce we have added new and enhanced kosher options.” Gabe ahn, Editor to New Jersey Jewish News, 1 1 oute 10, Shira ickar- ox, Managing Editor Suite 30 Parsippany, NJ 0 05 - 50 . NJJN “An entirely new menu” is promised on the Newark-to-Tel Aviv flight with Lori Silberman Brauner, Deputy Managing Editor was founded as The Jewish News on Jan. options such as chicken marsala, kale uinoa burger, fresh bagels, and “traditional Johanna Ginsberg, Senior Staff Writer 3, 1 . Member, New Jersey Press Associa- bakery items” such as rugelach and black and white cookies. N.J.-based companies Jed Weisberger, Staff Writer tion and American Jewish Press Association Abby Meth anter, Editorial Adviser subscriber to JTA. Fresko and Royal Wines are partnering with United on the kosher offerings. Those traveling in Polaris, first- and business-class service, and United Premium CONTRIB TING WRITERS TELE HONES E MAIL: Main phone 3- Michele Alperin, Jennifer Altmann, 3 - 110, fax 3- - 15 , e-mail edito- Plus may sip a selection of Herzog wines and choose from an expanded selection of Max L. leinman, Martin J. affel, rial njjewishnews.com, ■ Manuscripts, letters, packaged kosher snacks. Merri kraincik, Stephen M. latow, documents, and photographs sent to New Jer- Hot, kosher meal options are currently being tested in the Polaris Lounge at New- Jonathan Tobin sey Jewish News become the physical property of this publication, which is not responsible for ark Liberty International Airport as well as in-flight kosher meals for children, to keep B SINESS the return or loss of such material. everyone happy travelers. Nancy Greenblatt, Manager Sales/ Administration and Circulation S BSCRI TIONS: ANN AL S BSC IP- Nancy arpf, Senior Account Executive TI NS INCL DING P STAGE New Jer- Ma al o ila Steven Weisman, Account Executive sey 5 . ut of State 56. Call Nancy Lauri Sirois, Classified Sales Supervisor/ Greenblatt, 3- 3 - 115 or e-mail ilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier who was held Office Manager ngreenblatt njjewishnews.com. or change prisoner by the terrorist group Hamas in of address, call 3- -31 . GRA HIC DESIGN DIGITAL ROD CTION aza for five years, is engaged, JTA reports. Clarissa amilton, Janice wang, AD ERTISING: NJJN does not endorse the His girlfriend, Nitzan Shabbat, posted a Charles J. osenthal, Dani Shetrit goods or services advertised in its pages and makes no representation as to the kashrut of photo of the couple on Instagram in which E EC TI E STAFF food products and services in such advertising. she is holding up her hand to show a diamond ich Waloff, Publisher The publisher shall not be liable for damages engagement ring. Shalit proposed on Feb. 14. Andrew Silow-Carroll, Editor in Chief if, for any reason whatsoever, the publisher Gary osenblatt, Editor at Large fails to publish an advertisement or for any The couple have been dating for about a ob Goldblum, Managing Editor error in an advertisement. Acceptance of ad- year and a half. uth othseid, Sales Manager vertisers and of advertising copy is subject to Shalit, 33, was captured in June 200 in Thea Wieseltier, Director of Strategic Projects publisher s approval. NJJN is not responsible if Dan Bocchino, Art Director ads violate applicable laws and the advertiser a cross-border raid through a Hamas tun- Arielle Sheinwald, Print Marketing Operations will indemnify, hold harmless, and defend nel. He was released in October 2011 in a Manager NJJN from all claims made by governmental ilad Shalit, at left, ith fianc Gershon astow, Advertising Coordinator agencies and consumers for any reason based controversial exchange for 1,02 Palestinian Miriam Groner, Web Director on ads carried in NJJN. prisoners. Nit an Shabbat. NJ Jewish News ■ njjewishnews.com ■ March 10, 2020 4 Mosberg hologramonaprojection soup in the evening,” answered the the coffee in the morning and the property developer. from five hours of interviews with the berg’s likeness and the script came came from a hologram based on Mos- 94-year-old survivor. The answer swer, albeit notin person, fromthe sen?” And hereceivedanhonest an- meals were you served in Mauthau- practical innature:“Whatkindof murders of friends and relatives. Morris Plains resident witnessedthe concentration campsandhowthe torture and imprisonment in multiple class, ErnestlearnedaboutMosberg’s berg. Inhis Holocaust and genocide P Tanach. So he decided to finish the job. he realizedhadcompletednearlytwo-thirdsofthe arate volumes for Norton, and four or five years ago tleties and the power of the Hebrew into English.” the Hebrew Bible should impart more “stylistic sub that hethoughtapropertranslationofthebooks University of California, Berkeley. professor ofHebrew and comparative literature at the ter, aprofessorinthegraduate school andemeritus of ways, including its extraordinary style,” said Al late teens,andtheHebrewspoketomeinallkinds apply his own, distinctively literary, vision. gested insteadthathetranslateGenesis,andwould edit avolumeeitheronKafkaortheBible. Alter sug - R NJJN StaffWriter Jed Weisberger NJJN ContributingWriter Michele Alperin “I always volunteered to serve The question Ernest asked was The completeworkwaspublished—towide Alter continuedtotranslatebiblicalbooksinsep- He toldNJJNinamid-Februaryphoneinterview “I’d been reading the Bible in Hebrew since my for ShoahsurvivorEdMos- Ernest Howard had a question leasantville High School senior from an editor at Norton Critical Editions to from aneditoratNortonCriticalEditionsto Tanach. In the1990s,hereceived arequest obert Alter didn’t plan to translate the entire Survivor comestolifeinthe classroom Survivor Scholar to explain challenges of Scholar toexplain challenges of NJ college selected for national test run of holographic technology collegeselectedfornationaltestrunofholographic NJ Alter conveys technique, then lets readers arrive at religious vision Alter conveystechnique,thenletsreadersarriveatreligious vegetables wereleftfromthe soup.” fee groundstoeatandwhatever the potsandwasabletoget cof- vegetables werethere.Ialsocleaned whatever with soup fee andthefirst screen. “Thatway, Igot thefirstcof- Mauthausen. through aninteractivehologram,aboutfoodintheconcentration campof Pleasantville HighSchoolseniorErnestHoward prepares toaskEdMosberg, Our biblical translation - - PHOTOS COURTESY OFSTOCKTON UNIVERSITY Towns Even inhisyouth,said dinary style.” ways, including its extraor spoke tomeinallkindsof Robert Alter,“Hebrew expressed himself. expressed himself. his hands moved, amplifying how he a blue-and-white-striped polo shirt; chair. He wore dark blue slacks and Mosberg’s hologramwasseatedin a “I felt like he was looking right at “I feltlikehewaslookingright at -
ing repetition,“asubtleliteraryinstrumentinHe he would use “fire” rather than “conflagration.” Hebrew word order in English.” issues of language, syntax, and stylistic techniques. Jewish Center of Princeton. ber 2018. Bible: A Translation with Commentary,” in Decem Translation —in a three-volume set, “The Hebrew acclaim; it wonthe PEN Center Literary Award for than multisyllabic ones in his translation; for example, forexample, translation; than multisyllabiconesinhis rhythms,” which is why he chose shorter words rather The Hebrew“generatescertaindistinctive, compact single wordthan, say, in a novel of150,000 words.” Alter said,meansthereis“rathermoreweighttothe “theexpressiveandeloquentuseofthe following different fromcertainwriters,”hesaid. That meant is different from modern English syntax, but not that the Bible”on Thursday evening,March26,at The brew writing that modern versions [of the Bible] Alter also recognized the importance of preserv The terseness of the Hebrew in biblical narratives, The terseness of the Hebrew in biblical narratives, “I paidalotofattentiontoHebrewsyntax,which With his literary bent, Alter’s translations focus on Alter will present “The Challenge of Translating eyewitness,” said Gail Rosenthal, ex the program in a three-year study. which is already utilized bymuse the University ofSouthern Califor ton UniversityinGallowayonFeb.12. Holocaust ResourceCenteratStock Program at the Sara and Sam Schoffer in Testimony InteractiveBiography a demonstration ofthe Dimensions to the100peopleassembledduring me while he was talking,” Ernest said now students get to interact with an Holocaust] in the history books, but Ernest and Mosberg is a program of Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center. ecutive directoroftheSaraand Sam Dimensions in Testimony program, nia (USC)ShoahFoundation. The U.S. college chosen totestandpilot theonly was University Stockton rolled outtotheeducationalsector. Heritage inManhattan, is nowbeing ums such astheMuseumofJewish “It’s onething toread [about the The educational exchange between Continued on page 11 ------
Our Towns NJ J ewish strenuously avoid because they think it the book and the divisions into Torah, in his commentary, he talks about a nique, then I let the reader do the work News
is boring, and they vary terms all over Nevi’im, and Ketuvim follow the Jew- convention of biblical narrative in about the conclusions about religious ■ the place.” ish canon. which the first words spoken “are a vision.” ■ njjewishnews.com As a primary source, Alter used For one thing, Alter’s approach way of laying out the character of that the “Biblia Hebraica,” published in meant retranslating loaded theologi- particular figure.” German in the 1960s, which, he said, cal terms according to their meaning in He gave as a prime example the I o o is “not perfect, but has the advantage the biblical context. “ eshua,” usually opening words of Jacob and Esau
Who Robert Alter of giving you textual variance.” Alter translated as “salvation,” biblically when the latter returns from a hunt- ■ said he doesn’t trust biblical lexicons means “to get someone out of a tight ing expedition. Esau feels he’s on the March 10, 2020 Wha because they sometimes miss subtle- fix.” So Alter translated this pragmatic, brink of death and is willing to sell “The Challenge of ties. He also consulted modern schol- worldly term as “rescue.” anything, Alter said. “In fact, Esau is Translating the Bible” arly commentaries and, from time to The word “nefesh” is often trans- so ravenous that he says, Let me gulp time, medieval Hebrew ones. lated as “soul,” but biblical Hebrew, down some of that red, red stuff.’ He When Thursday, March 26, “My most helpful tool was a concor- Alter said, had no conception of a split is totally inarticulate and can’t think of : 0 p.m. dance to the Hebrew Bible,” he said. “If between body and soul, so he rendered the Hebrew word for porridge or stew. I wanted to get the particular connota- it as “life breath” or, by extension, ou immediately get a picture of Esau Cos 18 (with preregistration tion of a word, the general meaning of “throat” or “neck.” as a man of impatient appetite.” by March 24), 25 at the door, which is known, I would look at all the Initially Alter envisioned his com- By moving away from translations free for Jewish Center members, different occurrences of the word and mentary as translator’s notes, in which that reflect a particular ideology and in- 10 for students then draw my conclusion.” he would point out an obscure word stead opening the door to the Bible and In his translation, Alter said, he or an untranslatable Hebrew pun. But its worldview, Alter leaves any theo- In orma ion isit thejewish- tried to get back to the worldview of soon he realized that because the bibli- logical interpretations to his readers. center.org or call 609-921-0100 the biblical writers by “scraping away cal world might seem vastly different, CSJL_JerusalemBookAdV3.qxp_LayoutHe said, “I convey narrative tech- 1 3/2/20 2:31 PM Page 1 all the accretions of post-biblical Jew- even strange, to modern readers, he ish and Christian traditions.” would need to explain far more: mar- Nonetheless, he claimed that this riage practices, conceptions of society, work is in many senses a “Jewish” and the roles of men and women, for The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life project, “partly because I had always example. related to Tanach as a Jew, and — es- He also became aware that the pecially in doing a commentary along- Bible’s literary techniques — its nar- side the translation — I felt like I was rative styles and heavy focus on dia- Sunday, March 29, 4:00 p.m. latching on to an age-old Jewish form logue — needed elucidation as well. of expression and [way of] relating to In keeping with Alter’s practice of The Toby and Herbert Stolzer Endowed Program the Bible.” And, of course, the order of taking literary technique into account Jerusalem: City of the Book ilf senior campus launches at home services Exploring the extraordinary city through its historic THE WILF CAMPUS for Senior Leone said WAH offers plans to Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and Living in Somerset has opened meet each individual’s needs, “en- Armenian literary treasures Wilf At Home (WAH), a health- suring that we create an atmosphere care agency providing compas- of trust, respect, dignity, account- Panel: sionate care to those requiring ability, integrity, and excellence.” Benjamin Balint, Van Leer Institute assistance in private homes or Wilf Campus president Bob assisted-living or long-term-care Barry said WAH “provides families Father Columba Stewart, Hill Museum facilities. WAH’s team of regis- with the knowledge and confidence & Manuscript Library tered and licensed practical nurses that their loved ones are being taken Bedross Der Matossian, and case managers helps fami- care of by trained caregivers.” The University of Nebraska–Lincoln lies navigate the complex health- growth of the the campus’s health, care environment, from creating wellness, and educational commu- a home-care plan to aiding with nity programs “ensures that we are transition from hospital to home; able to meet the needs of seniors Douglass Student Center certified home health aides provide and disabled populations during assistance with bathing and dress- every step of their journey.” 100 George Street, New Brunswick ing, grooming, and medication The program joins the other Wilf Free and open to the public reminders; and non-medical staff Campus agencies: Stein Assisted offer companionship and such ser- Living, Wilentz Senior Residence, Cosponsored by the Rutgers–New Brunswick Libraries vices as meal preparation, laundry Stein Hospice, and Wilf Transport and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies assistance, and light housekeeping. and its Education and Resource As a Jewish organization, WAH Center. also offers pastoral care to its pa- For information, contact 2- tients and families of all faiths. 649- 502 or athome wilfcampus. RSVP and Parking Information: WAH executive director Jean org. BildnerCenter.Rutgers.edu 6 Our Towns Leafletting
March 10, 2020 2020 March 10, Continued from page 1 n
leaflet. “We are holding back and asking people to do the same,” he said. According to new data released by the ADL, there was a 250 percent surge in New Jersey of
njjewishnews.com white supremacist propaganda in 2019, marking n three years of exponential growth in the Garden
News State. In addition, across the country distribu- tion of white supremacist propaganda more than doubled in 2019 over the previous year, making
NJ J ewish it the highest year on record for such activity in the United States. “White supremacists consider propaganda distribution a convenient and anonymous way to promote their messages of hate and intolerance,” said Evan Bernstein, ADL’s Northeast Division vice president, in a Feb. 12 statement. “While we know extremists and hate groups are emboldened by the current environment, this dramatic surge As anti-Semitic incidents in the state and across the country are surging, white supremacist groups like in white supremacist flyering and propaganda the New Jersey European Heritage Association have used leafletting to make their organizations appear distribution demonstrates how bigots are increas- to be larger than they are. PHOTO COURTESY ADL ing efforts to spread their message.” In addition to the leafletting, anti-Semitic inci- ment (a successor to the now disbanded Iden- centage of people nationwide who harbor anti- dents also increased in New Jersey in 2019, with tity Evropa), Feuerkrieg Division, Daily Stormer Semitic views has held steady at 11 percent 143 incidents documented by the ADL, up from Book Club, Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux over the last four decades. 41 the year before and nearly 11 times higher Klan, and The Base. (See sidebar next page) However, those who do hold anti-Semitic be- than in 2017. New Jersey has the fifth-highest The surge in leafletting, however, does liefs feel more emboldened to speak and act on number of incidents in the nation. Of these, 15 not reflect rising affiliation with white su- their ideas, according to Rosemberg. He also occurred on college campuses around the state. premacy groups. “Card-carrying members of warned that “The majority of all extremists in Some 70 percent of the propaganda distributed white supremacist groups are not really many,” this country are not specifically affiliated with in New Jersey came from the New Jersey Euro- said Rosemberg. He estimates that there are any particular organization. They just believe pean Heritage Association, with the rest coming not more than a thousand members of white what they believe.” The perpetrators of the four from the Patriot Front, American Identity Move- supremacist groups in the U.S., and the per- violent incidents directed at Jews and Jewish institutions in the last 18 months — Pittsburgh; Poway, Calif.; Monsey, N.Y.; and Jersey City — were not official members of these groups, though Rosemberg believes the ideas of white supremacy helped to radicalize them. FROM A FORMER Leafletting, Rosemberg said, helps white su- premacists advertise something of a softer ap- FEDERAL RESERVE peal. To that end, some are selling patriotism and Americana in their symbols and manner of CHAIRMAN TO YOUR dress in lieu of swastikas and other traditional neo-Nazi gear. “It’s no longer the skinhead with OWN PRIVATE RESERVE swastika tattoos wearing military boots,” said Rosemberg. “Now they are wearing button-down shirts and crew cuts with khakis and blazers in an We insure them. effort to be palatable and … mainstream.” The other benefit of leafletting is anonymity, which lends an air of mystery to the organiza- Family-owned for four generations, Borden Perlman tions and increases their power, according to has global reach, community roots. Licensed in 50 states, Rosemberg, who noted that when individuals are identified, they are not embraced by society: we work tirelessly to insure what’s important to you. After the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlotte, Va., several participants who appeared in photos lost their jobs and were “named and shamed” on and offline.
609.896.3434 | 800.932.4476 The release of information about the groups BORDENPERLMAN.COM is therefore a useful exercise, Rosemberg argues. “We’re giving the public a natural and accurate 250 Phillips Blvd., Suite 280, Ewing, NJ 08618 picture of what they’re actually up against … 120 Albany St., Tower II, Suite 405, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 which is something that they don’t want.” n
Our Towns NJ J ewish
he short list hite supremacist News ■ groups leafletting in njjewishnews.com
All descriptions below have either been taken gan in 2019 as a rebranding of Identity Evropa, ican nationalists and are part of the alt-right directly or culled from resources on ADL.org. one of the largest groups within the alt-right segment of the white supremacist movement.
segment of the white supremacist movement. ■ March 10, 2020 ew erse ro e n eri ge ssoci ion It’s a brand of white supremacy rife with rac- o hi e nigh s o he n Small, New Jersey-based white supremacist ism, anti-Semitism, and homophobia, but the group created in 2018 espousing racism, anti- group attempts to project an image of Ameri- One of largest and most active of the 35-40 Semitism, and intolerance under the guise of cana. It is focused on the preservation of groups that make up the organized Klan move- saving white Europeans from imminent ex- “white American culture” and promoting white ment in the United States. Like the rest of the tinction. Particularly active in and around European identity; uses the slogan “You will stagnant Klan movement, the LWK currently Princeton. not replace us.” Campus activism is a priority. operates in the shadows of segments of the white supremacist movement that have moved rio ron e er rieg i ision on from the outdated, stigmatized Klan robes A white supremacist group whose members Small international neo-Nazi group established and burning crosses. LWK members follow a maintain that their ancestors con uered Amer- in 2018 that advocates for a race war and holds version of traditional Klan ideology infused ica and be ueathed it to them alone. They some of the white supremacist movement’s with neo-Nazi beliefs. In addition to being anti- define themselves as American fascists or na- most extreme views. It calls for violence black, anti-immigration, anti-Muslim, and ho- tionalists who are focused on preserving the against their perceived enemies and destruc- mophobic, they are also virulently anti-Semitic. country’s identity as a European-American tion of “the system,” or society at large, which identity. Split-off from Vanguard America in they believe is controlled by the Jews. he se 2017, they embrace Americana and use the Small, militant neo-Nazi organization that American flag during demonstrations and often i ormer oo b emerged in 2018. Members portray themselves wear U.S. flag-themed masks or bandanas. Small, localized crews of young white men as vigilante soldiers defending the “European who follow and support Andrew Anglin and his race” against a broken “system” infected by meric n en i o emen neo-Nazi website, The Daily Stormer, launched Jewish values. Its mission is to prepare for an An alt-right white supremacist group that be- in 2013. Members present themselves as Amer- impending race war. ■ WE PAY CASH FOR
Judaic Art and Silver Antique Furniture & Chinese Art and Porcelain Modern Furniture Top Dollar for Any Kind of Jewelry Modern Art & Chinese Porcelain Oil Paintings Military Items Bronzes Coins – Individual or Entire Collections Silver Cameras Porcelain Entire Home Contents Mens & Ladies Watches Property/Real Estate Purchases – Fast Closings
ANS ANTIQUES We come to you • Free Appraisals CALL US! 201-861-7770 • 201-951-6224 Visit us at www.ANSAntiques.com [email protected] $ Shommer Shabbas Our Towns Lea e
March 10, 2020 2020 March 10, Continued from page 1 ■
hoping to fill one of 152 seats allocated to U.S. Jews in the upcoming Congress, which meets every five years. The Congress has a total of 500 seats and allocates 29 percent of the delegates to U.S. Jewry,
njjewishnews.com 38 percent to Israel, and 33 percent to the remainder ■ of diaspora Jews. One of several re uirements for
News the slates is that 25 percent of their delegates be between the ages of 18 and 35. The two other candidates interviewed by NJJN
NJ J ewish are both students at Rutgers University. Freshman Sam Lurie is also a member of MERCA USA and senior Yoni Shargian is a part of HATIKVAH, a progressive Israel slate. Lurie, 19, a Livingston native and graduate of Golda Och Academy in West Orange, became aware of MERCA USA’s slate through his rabbi, utgers senior oni Shargian, who was born in Alan Silverstein of Congregation Agudath Israel of srael, is a delegate on the progressive HA AH West Essex in Caldwell. Silverstein is president of slate. PHOTO COURTESY YO SHAR A MERCA Olami, the World Council of Conserva- tive Masorti synagogues. vote determine the number of delegates per slate “Rabbi Silverstein impressed to me that it’s re- that attend the W C in Jerusalem, and each ualify- ally important we assure funding for USY and other ing slate chooses which delegates will attend. important Conservative Masorti programming, and For example, in the 2015 elections AR A- make sure the next generation has this,” he said. Representing Reform Judaism won 21,7 out of Lurie is the son of Debbie and David Lurie. 5 ,737 votes, earning 5 delegates to the Congress, “I’m using all the networks I have, from Golda followed by MERCA USA with 9,980 votes and Och Academy, Camp Ramah, and other spots to 25 delegates, and in third place, Vote Torah: Reli- get young people I know involved,” Lurie added. gious ionists with 9,594 votes and 24 delegates. “It’s important because in the United States we Shargian, 22, was born in Kfar Saba, Israel, and don’t realize … how good we have it,” regarding moved to Tenafly when he was 3. Conservative youth programming. “I believe we know what we can do to help Is- The format for the elections is as follows: U.S. raeli society grow and become more inclusive,” he voters choose one out of 15 slates that reflect a di- utgers freshman Sam urie, a olda ch Acad- said about his secular slate, HATIKVAH, which versity of Jewish political opinions, religious affili- emy graduate, is a delegate on the E CA SA promotes a two-state solution, LGBT e uality, ations, and ethnic identities. Percentages of the U.S. slate. PHOTO COURTESY SAM LUR E pluralism, and dignity for refugees, asylum seekers, and foreign workers, and more. “What I really like about the slate is, for the first time, organizations such as Partners for Progres- sive Israel, Ameinu, Habonim Dror, and Hashomer Hatzair will be joined in the HATIKVAH slate by J Street, T’ruah, and others,” said Shargian, the son of Yoel and Odelia Shargian. “Our message is strong.” Shargian’s views were shaped by participation in the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement, an or- ganization with socialist and ionist roots. He at- tended and worked at its camps and training farms in Tenafly and East Brunswick. He also spent his gap year at a secular yeshiva run by BINA, which promotes social action and pluralism. Eligible voters in the W C elections must be Jewish, at least 18, and a citizen or permanent resi- dent of the United States. Anyone who participates in Knesset elections are ineligible. Voting, which can be accessed at azm.org elec- tion or at any of the slate’s sites (an option for paper ballots is also available), began Jan. 21 and con- cludes March 11. The fee for voting is 7.50, and 5 for those 25 and under. At press time, 55,000 votes, or 1 percent of the estimated American-Jewish population of 5.7 million, have been recorded. ■
Our Towns NJ J ewish
congressional News Scientist on anti otes ■ to life s poisons lea ers critici e cuts to njjewishnews.com fe eral securit fun s
■
fair share of federal anti-terrorism March 10, 2020 NJJN Staff riter funding, particularly because we have the most densely populated ed by Rep. Bill Pascrell (D- state in the nation and are host to Dist. 9), all 14 members of the many transportation hubs,” said New Jersey Congressional del- Rep. Chris Smith (R-Dist. 4) in a egation last week sent a letter to Act- statement. ing Secretary of the U.S. Department Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman of Homeland Security (DHS) Chad (D-Dist.12) called the budget cuts Wolf, criticizing the reduction in fed- “deeply concerning.” eral funding to the State Homeland “In a time where we’re seeing Security Program (SHSP) and Urban upticks in anti-Semitism, in racism, Area Security Initiative (UASI) pre- and ignorance-fueled hate, and when paredness grant programs for Fiscal terrorist attacks in Jersey City have Year 2020. demonstrated just how much is at “… our cities rely on the fed- stake, it’s deeply concerning that eral support provided by these pro- New Jersey might not have access grams to strengthen their emergency to resources that would keep our preparedness and protect the daily communities safe — particularly if threats our communities face,” the these decisions were politically mo- letter said. It re uested “a full and tivated,” she said. NJJN Contributing riter complete explanation of the rationale Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Dist. 11) for lowering New Jersey’s funding said the N.J. delegation will continue very life brings challenges, eligibility.” to “stand together to fight for the but Myra L. Weiner’s tale of New Jersey is eligible to receive full funding that our state needs and varying tzuris, troubles, and between ,153, 00- 7, 92,000 deserves.” the wisdom she gained in dealing in SHSP funds and between Sherrill also said, “After the re- with them “is an interesting and 15,240,000- 19,050,000 in UASI cent attacks in our region, it is clear perhaps uni ue story,” she told funds, the lowest levels in seven the federal government should be NJJN. That’s what compelled her fiscal years. The peak amounts oc- doing more, not less, to help New to write her memoir, “Uprooting the curred in FY2018 when the state Jersey fight the growing tide of hate Poison Tree” (2019, Eliezer Tristan received 7,993,000 in SHSP and in our country.” ■ Publishing). 22,750,000 in UASI allocations. “By sharing my story I hope to “We in New Jersey must get our [email protected] help other people who go through various challenges that may be sim- to advocate for myself to advance ilar to the ones that I faced, such in the corporate world,” she said. For the Sophisticated Traveler: as dysfunction in my birth family Weiner is a member of The Jewish and being a woman in science in an Center in Princeton. Biblical Archaeology in Israel era when I was a minority and had Her book intertwines three Monday, June 1st, to Friday, June 12th, 2020 themes — Jewish identity and spiri- with tuality, development of a satisfying f g career in science, and devotion to Professor Gary A. Rendsburg family. Rutgers University Author Myra L. Weiner & Weiner, a toxicologist, structured Dr. Dudu Cohen discusses “Uprooting the Poison the book using metaphors from her Israeli Archeologist/Guide Tree” professional career: She labeled as “toxic” each challenging expe- Prof. Rendsburg Dr. Cohen en Sunday, March 22, rience and her efforts to cope as Jerusalem, Qumran, Masada, 4-5:30 p.m. “emotional and spiritual antidotes.” Among them are Jewish rituals, Ein Gedi, Megiddo, Caesarea, e e The Jewish Center, chanting, prayer, offering forgive- Bet She’an, Gamla, Bet Alpha, Princeton ness, being in nature, and more. Sephorris and more. Another antidote for Weiner was nta t No RSVP re uired. writing her memoir. “Writing this For more information, contact book brought me both a cathartic jewish-explorations.com Myra Weiner at 908-928-2733 healing and the opportunity to share or myraweiner yahoo.com in a way that I hope will help oth- 866-898-0037 ers,” she said. ■
For the Sophisticated Traveler: Biblical Archaeology in Israel Monday, June 1st, to Friday, June 12th, 2020 with Professor Gary A. Rendsburg Rutgers University & Dr. Dudu Cohen Israeli Archeologist/Guide
Prof. Rendsburg Dr. Cohen
Jerusalem, Qumran, Masada, Ein Gedi, Megiddo, Caesarea, Bet She’an, Gamla, Bet Alpha, Sephorris and more.
jewish-explorations.com 866-898-0037 Our Towns rom sacre text to ax ell ouse to social ustice March 10, 2020 2020 March 10, ■ a a Och a r , Ha a ah
cago to meet with Stephen Durchslag, who has one of NJJN Contributing riter the largest personal collections of printed Haggadot. I looked at the collections at the Jewish Theological njjewishnews.com
■ sked why she was the right person to write Seminary, the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem, “The Passover Haggadah: A Biography” for The Israel Museum, and at several beautiful kibbutz News the Princeton University Press series “Lives of Haggadot in the Cotsen Children’s Library at Princeton Great Religious Books,” Vanessa L. Ochs might simply University. In America and Israel I went into people’s have given her bona fides. An ordained rabbi, she is a houses and saw where and how they stored and dis- NJ J ewish professor in the Department of Religious Studies at played their Haggadot and heard the stories of the Hag- the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and has a gadot they had. doctorate in the anthropology of religion from Drew University in Madison. She has also written, edited, or NJJN: How has the role of a Haggadah, which is pri- contributed to numerous Judaism-centered books, in- marily designed to educate each generation about the cluding “Inventing Jewish Ritual,” “The Book of Jew- anessa chs said she wanted to Exodus story, changed ish Sacred Practices,” and “The Jewish Dream Book.” focus on a particular book that chs The Haggadah as an opportunity for pedagogy is But she feels she was particularly suited to author is incredibly beloved to individu- usually a failed opportunity. The text is used by people “The Passover Haggadah,” she said, because, with her als and to families. who are not Jewish educators, by everyday people who background, “I was able to consider the Haggadah as may not know the Exodus story themselves. It has also a material object used in ritual and in innovated rituals, that is incredibly beloved to individuals and to families. become more complicated these days as people who as well as a historical text; I could study it as an object It’s such a uirky book: Unlike a Torah, which come to our seder table are sons- and daughters-in- as well as a literary, liturgical text.” has to be stored in a particular way, the Haggadah is law and best friends who are not Jewish. People are Ochs will speak on “The Contemporary Passover usually wrapped with a bunch of other Haggadot that coming to see a rite that is not familiar to them, and as Haggadah” at The Jewish Center of Princeton on Thurs- you’ve used at the table. People haven’t fully shaken hospitable as a Jewish family might be, it is part of a day evening, March 12. She talked about the topic and out the crumbs, the wine hasn’t dried, and there are foreign experience. her book with NJJN. brisket stains; they stick it in a box with the Passover mixing bowl and take it down into the basement or up NJJN: How are new Haggadot being designed to make NJJN: hat does a biography of a Haggadah into the attic. the seder more meaningful to today s participants mean s it the biography of the book or the people If you think about a Maxwell House Haggadah, it is chs Some offer interpretations of the text that con- who use it a sacred book that has an advertisement for coffee on vey the human value of caring for the vulnerable; chs As an anthropologist who writes about material it. Or, last year, in cooperation with Amazon, Maxwell others are created to be more welcoming to interfaith culture, I wanted to focus not just on how the words in House featured the “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” along users, or focus on caring for the stranger, “because we the text came about; I wanted to do more than account with a stained index card with Midge’s brisket recipe. were strangers” — recognizing otherness and the need for the history of the generation of a text…. I wanted to This is a blurring between life and text, and I was to relieve the pain of otherness. Or they focus on focus as well on what it means to have a particular book curious to try to grasp how is it that one of our Jewish social justice; people seize on a problem, like Israel- sacred texts would be in ,000 versions. Palestine peace, the environment, or food justice, and the issue is made analogous somehow to an enslave- NJJN: How do homemade Haggadot fit in ment, and then the Haggadah demonstrates how one chs In the ’ 0s and ’70s, people were cobbling can liberate the world or a segment of the population together Haggadot for their families or for women’s of that particular oppression and how you can leave or interracial seders. When it was Passover time, you the seder and go out into the world and honor the com- would see other Jews in Kinko’s, copying seders. mitments you’ve made. Now, with available online tools, anyone can make Even in traditional families, more devices have been a Haggadah, drawing on all sorts of resources and brought in…. More and more families are introducing themes. People are sending their friends and families activities or props to address the fact that children and texts they’ve made, and they are asked, in the name adults both have shorter attention spans and re uire Seasonal Menus Available of environmental concerns, to download the text and more stimulus. ■ On and Off Premise Catering bring it on their phones and iPads. Private Events Weddings & Showers NJJN: How did you conduct the research for this book f g chs It was the hardest thing I ever did, and I worked JOIN US FOR LAWRENCEVILLE on it for 10 years. I felt like I had to learn the scholar- Rabbi Dr. Vanessa Ochs RESTAURANT WEEK MARCH 22–MARCH 27! ship in every single phase: Bible, Mishna, midrash, and at CALL FOR DETAILS! Talmud. I had to learn about illuminated manuscripts “The Contemporary Passover LUNCH DINNER and the first generation of print, just for starters. Once Haggadah” TUE - FRI: 11:30 - 2:30 TUE - THUR: I learned that information, I needed to ask myself — e e 5:00 - 9:00 The Jewish Center, Princeton Please note: Lunch given my perspective as a scholar of ritual and material is not served on FRI: 5:00 - 10:00 culture — what new insights could I bring to areas en Thursday, March 12, 7:30 p.m. weekends. We are SAT: 5:00 - 10:00 where there has already been incredibly solid research closed on Mondays. SUN: 5:00 - 9:00 t 20, free to Jewish Center members NJJN: hat kinds of sources did you use to create this nf ati n Visit thejewishcenter.org 2637 Main Street, Lawrenceville, NJ biography Acacianj.com • 609-895-9885 or call 09-921-0100 chs I did a lot of textual research. I went to Chi-
Our Towns NJ J ewish
i News
Continued from page ■ njjewishnews.com “They see the emotion and feel connected with the survivor and their testimony.” As the population of Holocaust survivors dwin- dles, and fewer remain to tell their stories, the USC
Shoah Foundation, started by film producer Steven ■ March 10, 2020 Spielberg, has developed 40 other interactive ho- lograms of Holocaust survivors to assure their life stories remain alive in perpetuity. “This is so important because it’s keeping Ho- locaust education alive and taking it to the next level,” said Rosenthal. “The worry of having no eyewitness records of survivors is gone.” Ed osberg in hologram form with, center, ori Street and ail osenthal. Rosenthal said teachers whose classes are partic- ipating in the Stockton test run are re uired to learn vite all students in New Jersey, from grades five-12, gram. She said, “The ultimate takeaway is why about Mosberg in advance, prepare uestions, and to learn from the Mosberg hologram. do things like the Holocaust keep happening then hold a post-event lesson on what they learned. Ernest’s history teacher, Kelsey Shockley, and what can my class do to prevent things like The technology used is a work in progress, ac- sees an important value in the interactive pro- this from happening.” ■ cording to the foundation. Basically, the system uses common language and picks up on key words to return the most relevant answers. “We still have a few glitches to work out with A Senior Community Providing Exceptional Care some uestions,” said Kori Street, the USC founda- tion’s senior director of programs and operations, who mentioned that some detailed ueries about Mosberg’s background and Holocaust experiences fail to generate a response. “It’s like Siri or Al- exa, sometimes uestions are not answered…. We see what’s going on in the system and train it. The more uestions we add, the better the system gets in terms of its accuracy and responding.” To record the information for the hologram Mosberg spent five days in Los Angeles. “We asked in excess of 1,000 uestions,” said Street. “We asked general uestions about the Holocaust, his life before and about his life today. We also asked hundreds of uestions about his specific As a not-for-profit senior community, we are committed to experience.” ensuring that personal, medical and spiritual needs are recognized “What is being done with this will certainly fur- and met by providing a home where seniors live active, independent ther Holocaust education,” said Karen Small, man- lives with the support of compassionate, professional caregivers. aging director of Rutgers University’s Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life. Jewish traditions, culture, and Kosher fine dining A 2017 documentary, “11 Cameras,” was made Gracious, private accommodations • Nurses on premises 24/7 about interviewing survivor Eva Schloss for the USC Shoah Foundation’s hologram project. Small, Social, fitness and educational activities • Beauty salon who is also the founding director of the Rutgers Housekeeping services • Transportation Jewish Film Festival, plans to include “11 Can- and much more! dles” in the 2020 festival this fall. “We can’t let the message of the Holocaust go Call us to find out why Stein Assisted Living is the right fit when all survivors are gone,” said Small. “This program will assure the message stays alive.” for you or your aging parent, 732-568-1155. The Reverend Lawrence E. Frizzell, director and associate professor in the Jewish-Christian Studies Graduate Program at Seton Hall University, praised Stockton’s Holocaust education program. “Stockton has always been one of the leaders in Holocaust education, and they have always done an excellent job,” said Frizzell, who hosts a weekly radio program “The Kinship of Catholics and Jews” on WSOU (FM 89.5). Frizzell said new technology could inform stu- 350 DeMott Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873 • (732)568-1155 • www.wilfcampus.org dents and the public at-large. “Technology is good if we follow guidelines and use it for good.” The Oscar and Ella Wilf Campus for Senior Living The Holocaust center’s goal is to eventually in- Stein Assisted Living • Wilentz Senior Residence • Stein Hospice • Wilf Transport • The Foundation NJ Jewish News ■ njjewishnews.com ■ March 10, 2020 12 alliance showed onceagainthat Israel’salliance showed showing oftheLabor-Gesher-Meretz stage. world “indispensable man”whenitcomestothe stered the argument that Netanyahu is the ideologically aligned Trump, whichbol- talized onhisclose relationship with an than “justnotBibi.”Netanyahualsocapi- seem toarticulateamessageanyclearer val party ofBenny Gantz, which couldn’t vague platform of Blue and White, the ri attractive tomoreIsraelivotersthanthe media, academia, and the courts. culture waragainstIsrael’s “elites”inthe tling thecountry’s bordersandwinninga aleaderintentonset- This time,heranas various coalition partners and ministers. ing the hardcore ideological language to preferred togovern as a pragmatist, leav- ure, whichbeganin2009,Netanyahu indeed. Overmuchofhiscurrentten- the electionresultsareverygoodnews general sees a two-state solution as folly, Trump’s MiddleEastplan)andthatin envisioned underPresidentDonald settlements andtheJordan Valley (as country that supports annexing the to become stronger anytime soon. rael and much ofthe diaspora is not going sign that a wary relationship between Is- of Israel’s longest-servingpremieranda Netanyahu is a testament to the resiliency ernment. Benjamin That thecandidateis parent path to create a sustainable gov- I IMAGES GETTY left isonlifesupport.Still,the major Gantz was no leftist, and the dismal Gantz wasnoleftist,andthedismal Clearly, this distinct vision proved For theJewishminorityinthis What a Netanyahu candidate, as of press time, an ap- but Israelis have finally handed a t took11 monthsandthreeelections, victory means for the diaspora Editorial - - alignment of the majorities here and in alignment of the majorities here andin does it offer much hope for a closer The election doesn’t change that — nor about the long-term prospects for peace. racy andthrivingeconomywhilefretting the everydaymiracleofarobustdemoc- with its political leadership; focusing on land and people even when disappointed Jews, supporting Israel means loving its many, For years. ifnotmost, American firm trendsthathavebeeninplacefor aren’t much of a surprise, and only con the Middle East’s only real democracy. is an unhappy prospect for advocates of political machinations. Either possibility undermining thelegalsystemthrough as a defendant in a corruption trial, or term latest beginninghis of Netanyahu other reasonthantoforestallthespectacle been quietlypullingforGantzifno just resolution for the Palestinians. onasecureIsraeland views personal moderates, whomay otherwise share his surrogates isdeeplyalienatingtoJewish tanyahu andhistoleranceforanti-Israel ciferousness with which he criticizes Ne Vermont’s Sen.BernieSanders. The vo- here at home by the surging candidacy of The relationshipisbeingfurthertested world’s two largest Jewish communities. is aformulafordistancingbetweenthe consider raelis Trump atruefriend: That while Netanyahu and perhaps most Is- American JewssupporttheDemocrats, state solution. In addition, the majority of agenda, especially in supporting a two- oftheleft-wing port theassumptions ity of - continuetosup Jews American Israel. The resultsofIsrael’s latestelection Some American Jews might have ■ - -
spelling, antisemitism, inher we’ve left the writer’s preferred however,write anti-Semitism; Editor’s Note:NJJN’s styleisto tred.” the alternative phrase “Jew ha scholars. Or, iftheyprefer, use face, itistimetolistenthe unprecedented antisemitism we actually necessary given the percase isnotonlysoundbut omitting thehyphenandup- aware that the reasoning behind pers I wrote. dence, articles, and academic pa my ownShabbesforcorrespon- own Shabbes.” That said,Imade spirit of“EveryJew makes his ticles, flyers,etc.Itookitinthe acceded to NJJN’s rules forar their ownsetofstandardsandI aware thateverypublicationuses the The New York Times, Iwas newspaper. thing we wanted published in its be spelledtheoldwayforany- in itsinsistencethatantisemitism and now. NJJNwasunrelenting the editorstostepintohere I wasunabletoconvinceanyof despite my rational arguments, Holocaust scholarship. However, the highestacademicstandardsof (anti-Semitism) indeferenceto the hyphenanduppercaseletters MetroWest NJwedidnotuse the Holocaust Council of Greater During mytenureasdirectorof Semitism.” out thequotesaround“anti- - trueevenwith that sentence statement. but think oftheironythat lished last year, Icouldn’t help fensive cartoons it callously pub- and more recently with the of with thisissue,bothlong-term York paper’s notorious history rial, Feb. 11). Given the New The New York Times (Edito- remains “the preference” of media the term “anti-Semitism” name” notes that in the general “‘Anti-Semitism’ byanyother checkSpell letter. Letters Charleston, S.C. Barbara Wind Now thattheeditorsarefully As aformerjournalistfor Rockaway Joel Sklar Sadly, many would deem to theEditor - - - -
him to do so? NEED to speak up about this, es the darksideof Kobe intheme the right thing. Kobe Bryant’s sexualassaultac dirty, evencallous”tobringup that“itfeels Kahnwrites Gabe a moment to mourn and breathe. David and God we should not al should have been shelved. on andoff thecourt,andindef respect forhisaccomplishments a tragichelicoptercrash,out of week afterhisuntimelydeathin 11). However, I do know thata “Remembering allofKobe,”Feb. Bryant (Garden State of Mind, stumble hadIseenormet Kobe form. Idoubt Iwould stutter or addictinanyI amnotasports fansmournLet Kobe pecially since it clearly pained on this issue. Why did he feel the dia. We didn’t need Kahn’s voice responses totheeffect thathedid wonder ifKahnreceivedmany a helicopter crash on Jan. 26.I deathin afterhis days cusations Kahn couldgivefamilyandfans from our past, etc., but maybe should be better people and learn all read in these pageshowwe withoutanote. to pass We have low thisbrutal personal reporting personal noteonBryant’s life that Gabe Kahn’s reporting and family, Ithink(really, Iknow) erence to his fans and mourning Neil Litt West Orange Jonathan Blank There were many reminders of Because KahnevokesKing and accuracy. letters forlength,clarity,content, 973-887-5999. Parsippany, NJ07054;orfaxedto Jewish News,1719Route10, Letters to the Editor, New Jersey the paperinwhichitappeared. headline andeditiondateof article inNJJN,pleaseincludethe number. Ifyouarereferringtoan residence, anddaytimetelephone Include your full name, place of lineofthee-mail.in thesubject attachments. Indicate “letter” [email protected] without totheeditoredito- letters Send NJJN reserves the right to edit NJJN reserves the right to edit Letters also can bemailed to
- - - - - 13 Opinion NJ J ewish News
The power of Purim to bind families ■ njjewishnews.com
Roberta Kwall tury Persia by a villain strengthening intergenerational character of American culture. Special to NJJN known as Haman, and ties. In fact, grandparents often Still, surveys show that the major- ultimately Jewish vic- have the time and energy to devote ity of American Jews are proud to y earliest tory. Four major mitz- to organizing these activities and be Jewish and have a strong Jew-
Jewish mem- vot, commandments, will relish the ability to help plan ish identity. Although this identity ■ March 10, 2020 M ory is go- are associated with these events. is not necessarily based on observ- ing to synagogue on Purim: hearing the Additionally, the obligation to ing Jewish law, many Jews still Purim with my mom, Megillah; participat- give tzedakah on Purim provides care about what they perceive as along with my dearest ing in the Purim seu- families with ready-made oppor- the more cultural aspects of Jew- childhood friend Sue dah, a special meal; tunities to develop unique, sea- ish tradition, and desire to see this and her mother. I was preparing Purim gift sonally based family traditions tradition perpetuated. probably around 4 at baskets for friends focused on providing assistance Purim can be a powerful in- the time and still viv- and family known as to those who are less fortunate. gredient in a successful recipe for idly recall being in the mishloach manot; and These traditions can include keeping Jewish tradition thriving synagogue and eating strawberry giving tzedakah, money to the hands-on activities such as volun- among the majority of American ice cream. Although Jewish law poor. teering in a local soup kitchen or Jews. ■ mandates hearing every word of Listening to the Megillah typi- packing and delivering groceries the Megillah, the biblical Book cally requires attending a syna- through locally sponsored orga- Roberta Rosenthal Kwall is the of Esther that provides the basis gogue service, which can be a hard nizational programs. All of these Raymond P. Niro Professor at De- for Purim, the typical synagogue sell for many families, especially Purim traditions provide won- Paul University College of Law. She atmosphere on Purim resembles those who are unaffiliated. But as derful avenues for joy, memory is the author of “Remix Judaism: more of a carnival than a prayer my childhood memory illustrates, making, and family bonding in a Preserving Tradition in Diverse service. I did not understand why Purim actually is one of the best context that emphasizes Jewish World” (Rowman & Littlefield, people were making so much clat- times to try a synagogue experi- tradition. 2020), “The Myth of the Cultural ter with the little noisemakers that ence. The evening service at the Transmitting any religious tra- Jew” (Oxford University Press), were handed to us, but I had a lot start of the holiday is super short, dition is no easy task these days and “The Soul of Creativity” (Stan- of fun joining in, and acting like a and the bulk of the time is spent given the increasingly secular ford University Press). typical kid. reading the Megillah. This en- Purim’s laws and customs have vironment is ideal for squirmy, a unique richness that can provide noisy children. Plus, children and all Jews with ways to deepen their even adults wear costumes to the connection to Jewish tradition Megillah reading, a custom that and transmit this tradition to the adds yet another fun dimension to next generation. For Jews seek- Purim’s celebration. Many syn- ing a path for developing a trans- agogues also serve a traditional missible Jewish tradition outside seudah following the evening Me- of strict observance of halacha, gillah service, but even those con- Jewish law, Purim provides some gregations that do not have a full For Those Who Value Community especially significant opportu- meal provide sweets such as the nities for tapping into authentic holiday’s signature treat, haman- tradition that can be infused with taschen. From the standpoint of personal meaning. When these creating positive family memories traditions are observed consis- based around a synagogue service, tently through the years, they will it really doesn’t get much better become a familiar and a memo- than this. rable part of the fabric of Jew- But even without attending ish family life. Children growing synagogue, Purim provides spe- up with exposure to these tradi- cial opportunities to bolster a tions will likely want to recreate family’s Jewish identity through these experiences for their own observance of authentic tradition. families. A celebratory family meal at home Sadly, despite being a perfect in which parents recount a child- model for family fun, many Amer- friendly version of the Purim ican Jews do not celebrate Purim story, sing songs, and eat yummy or even know when it occurs. In foods will always be a hit. Fami- cultural terms, Purim is dwarfed lies also can mark the holiday by by Chanukah, the other child-ori- dedicating special family time to The preferred career resource ented holiday in the Jewish calen- shopping for, assembling, and de- dar. The element of joy — known livering the mishloach manot, not for the Jewish community. in Hebrew as simcha — is the hall- to mention baking hamantaschen. mark of Purim, given the biblical Grandparents and other special ex- narrative’s focus on threatened de- tended family members also can [email protected] | 973-739-8113 struction of the Jews in fifth-cen- be included in these preparations, NJ Jewish News ■ njjewishnews.com ■ March 10, 2020 1 tenced last week to years in prison religious leader in Prague, was sen- Arab whoisservingasaMuslim Czech epublic. Muslim imam in the trial of a little-known cant about therecent anything verysignifi- Opinion ite NJJN o t i ti te e latow Samer Shehadeh,aPalestinian think there was you mightnot t first glance, ordan the all that prote ts h h r a r r r a h h r a h h ra h h r a r r ra h Jordan before being flown back to the backtothe Jordan beforebeingflown learned: Shehadehwasarrestedin of thenewsaccountscasewe captured. Way near the down end illers of meri ans of illers was how Shehadeh was Shehadeh how was Itnor the sentencing. not thetrial,verdict, tant part of the story was terrorist group. sister-in-law jointhat helping hisbrotherand of Al- aeda —and — the Syrian affiliate to Al- usrasistance for giving financial as- But the mostimpor- ism. Irealizethatitmaynot bethe victims ofPalestinian-Arab terror- ontheplightof outspoken American including somegroupsthatwere once ionist organizations onthisissue, lence ofmost American-Jewish and must be shielded from extradition. ders Jews, including .S.citizens, A Palestinian-Arabterroristwhomur- in theCzech epublicisextraditable. Arab involvedwithSyrianterrorists depends onwhich ones. A Palestinian Palestinian-Arab terrorists—itjust choice. Hehasnoproblemextraditing her role in the murders, is a matter of Tamimi, awomanwhobragsabout repercussions. Arab terrorist without suffering any capable ofextraditingaPalestinian- onstrates that Abdullah is perfectly The Shehadeh case clearly dem- they arealsopatentlydisingenuous. not onlyinsultingandpatronizing, Israel, would you Israel, and you wouldn’t want to hurt radicalized and that would be bad for is overthrown,Jordancouldbecome tell the grieving parents, if Abdullah any terrorists. will overthrow him if he surrenders mostly of Palestinian Arabs, and they the populationofJordanconsists Palestinian-Arab terrorists because told that Abdullah can’t extradite any Jewish organizations, they have been ment officials orleaders ofcertain raised thisissuewithState epart- ing Abdullah has refused. requested herextradition.Jordan’s own T show. The nited States has lives in Jordanand usedto have her of the perpetrators, Ahlam Tamimi, cluding -year-old Malki oth. ne fatalities were American citizens, in- killed and wounded. Three of the town Jerusalem.Fifteenpeoplewere bombed the Sbarro pizzeria in down- terrorist. extradite anotherPalestinian-Arab tion ofShehadeh with its refusal to tody in ovember . Czech epublicandtakenintocus- I am deeply disappointed at the si- Abdullah’s decisiontoharbor ow we see that such excuses are And, afterall, theseapologists Whenever Malki’s parents have n Aug. , ,terrorists ow compare Jordan’s extradi- by American-Jewish organizations. by American-Jewish deserve tobepraisedanddefended murderers of American Jewsdonot payers’ dollars. Those whoshelter icans donotdeserve American tax- of Tamimi.tion that aidconditionalontheextradi- that the Trump administration make organizations, should be demanding Policy, and other Jewish and ionist Washington Institute for ear East gives her a television show The murderer of —andthenAmericans ally. What kindof ally sheltersa fied because Jordan is America’s constantly toldthattheaidisjusti- age from the nited States. We are a five-year, . billion aid pack- currently inthemidstofreceiving about it. hasdoneanythingconcreteInstitute to demonstratethatthe Washington in thethreemonthssincethatdinner item, butIhavenotseenanything Satloff claimeditis animportant be one item on a lengthy agenda. has great sympathy, but it can only murderer Tamimi, Satloff he said for Abdullah’s sheltering of mass- honoring the Jordanian dictator. As ing how very proud he was to be onthekingandproclaim- ing praise obert Satloff, responded byheap- derer of American Jews. honoring akingwhosheltersmur- that American Jewsshould not be Abdullah. The othfamilyprotested held a gala dinner to honor ing ington Institutefor earEastPolicy, thinktank,the ago, aJewish Wash- issue, but then buryit. A few months ganizations thatfeigninterestinthe obligation, not a choice. purposes. Butseekingjustice isan or themostexcitingforfund-raising most headline-grabbing issue around Kindle. ranian Terrorism,” nowavailableon Story: My ight for Justi e gainst in . eistheauthor of “ ather s s onsored Palestinianterrorist atta who wasmurdered inan ranian- Jersey, isthefather of lisa latow, Ste hen M. latow, anattorney in New Those whoharborkillersof Amer- The Jordaniangovernmentis The institute’s executive director, I am equally troubled by those or- ■ Spring Arts PREVIEW The new season in theater, film, music, the visual arts, and books Edited by Shira Vickar-Fox NJJN Managing Editor Listings compiled by Elizabeth Zakaim 16 March 10, 2020 2020 March 10, ■
Concert to explore njjewishnews.com
■ ‘Exile’ music in early
News modern Europe Jewish and non-Jewish musicians NJ J ewish learned from each other
concert at Rutgers Uni- space is misleading and a misunder- versity will provide standing of what was going on,” said more than a musical in- music historian Rebecca Cypess, a terlude;A the program will explore professor of musicology and associ- ate director of the Music Department Michele Alperin at Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of NJJN Contributing Writer the Arts. Speaking to NJJN in her office on history through period compositions Jan. 31, Cypess said that although and, in the process, upend some some scholars have assumed that long-held assumptions about Jew- ghettoized Jews lived separately ish ghettos in early modern Europe. from non-Jews, new evidence sug- “Exile: Music of the Early-Mod- gests that Jews did mix with their Rebecca Cypess, a professor at Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of the Arts, ern Jewish Diaspora” will take place neighbors — in varying degrees. “In said there was a lot of musical integration between non-Jews and Jews in Wednesday evening, March 25, at the 16th-century Italian cities, ghettos 16th- and 17th-century Italy. Mason Gross Performing Arts Center were usually at the center of a city, in New Brunswick. and the gates were open during day- out, and non-Jews would go in, and aspora,” referencing the Jews’ exile “The idea of the ghetto as a closed light hours,” she said. “Jews would go there was a lot of integration.” from Israel and then the continual The concert will explore Jewish wandering to many other regions. musical culture in early modern Eu- “Jews would be settling in and inte- rope, spotlighting its encounters with grated into their society,” said Mal- other traditions. Incantare, a Boston- amut, “and then exiled from that place based period-instrument ensemble, where they had made their home.” will perform along with Cypess, who Cypess said the historic wandering is also a historical harpsichordist and meant that in terms of cultural expres- fortepianist. sion, “there is a cross-fertilization and The title of the concert was chosen a rich and robust cultural influence to reflect what trombonist and teach- that works both ways….” ing artist Liza Malamut, a cofounder The performers will show that of Incantare, said was a “double di- Continued on page 18
If you go
What “Exile: Music of the Early-Modern Jewish Diaspora,” a concert with commentary When Wednesday, March 25, 7:30 p.m. Where Robert E. Mortenson Hall, Mason Gross Performing Arts Center, New Brunswick ost Free, cosponsored by Rutgers University’s Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life ontact Call 848-932-7511 or visit masongross.rutgers. edu/event-list/music The Incantare ensemble will perform music of the early- modern Jewish The program will also be presented on Thursday, March 26, diaspora at Rutgers University on Wednesday, March 25. at 8 p.m. at the Center for Jewish History in New York City. ■ ■
17 NJ Jewish News njjewishnews.com March 10, 2020 ✿ 7:30PM 3PM 7:30PM 8PM ience SOPACnow.org SOPACnow.org expeR
dAMiEN ESCOBAR “Elements of love Tour” SUN, MAR 29 AT Billboard chart-topping violinist with pop. crossing classical ThE MOTh MAiNSTAgE 16 AT MAY SAT, The story-telling podcast at the top of the charts! Juilliard @ SOPAC Juilliard MACkENziE MElEMEd, PiANO SUN, MAR 15 AT Bartok and more. Beethoven, Bach, kT TUNSTAll FRi, MAR 27 AT of Singer-songwriter fame. “Suddenly I See” will present a program, also spon- featuring Taubenfelds, sored by the The Shuk, an acclaimed ensemble of musicians and educators performing Jewish fusion, Israeli, traditional, pro- music. world and gressive, | Independent Voices is sponsored by the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation. Voices Independent Arts eat And on Wednesday, June 10, CAI 10, June Wednesday, on And et Bea and Nat Taubenfeld Nat and Bea pearing Tuesday evening, April 28. April 28. evening, Tuesday pearing University, Yeshiva Originally from repertoire is the 10-man ensemble’s at once Jewish in theme and univer- message. in sal 7:30PM independent voiceS BR StephenS 14 ThU, MAY AT pulitzer prize-winning Times New York columnist and former of the editor-in-chief Jerusalem Post. Box office (973) 313-2787
R Redefining a g SEASON Juilliard @ SOPAC is supported in part by Samuel Convissor. supported in part by Samuel Convissor. is Juilliard @ SOPAC SPONSOR oza Two years ago, when CAI pre- CAI when years ago, Two featuring event — year’s Last Ha’Atzmaut Yom This year’s Alan Silverstein. Alan group cappella a popular the sented The Maccabeats a community- at Ha’Atzmaut celebration, Yom wide en- by the so moved was Taubenfeld audience of the response thusiastic his wife, with along he pledged, that annual concert an sponsor Bea, to of Israel’s anniversary marking the independence. a cap- York-based Six13, the New pella band — was also a tribute to honored, who were Taubenfelds, the leadership, their “for Silverstein, said friendship, and vision,” particularly these concerts to en- vision for “Nat’s our of celebration the in ages all gage Jewish.” being in pride Tauben- event — the first without HaSha- Rosh erev died last who feld, spotlight will — 91 of age the at nah ap- Y-Studs, the a cappella group avana h
Israel (CAI) in Israel (CAI) in
ONGREGATION AGU- ONGREGATION DATH Caldwell will host two con- Caldwell will host two avid BR avid
South oRange, nJ 07079 Buy Tickets Today! Buy Tickets Today! South oRange centeR peRfoRming aRtS Way one Sopac and tRio and 8PM MAR 21 AT SAT, is joined international david Broza multi-platinum israeli musician carro, manuel alejandro Bringas, havana” (Jorge by cuban “trio Jiminez) and special guest flute virtuoso itai Kris. yuniel d After coming to Caldwell in the After coming to Caldwell in the Taubenfeld was a onetime CAI CAI was a onetime Taubenfeld Concerts to celebrate Israel, celebrate to Concerts synagogue of ‘soul’ and early ’50s, Taubenfeld, a Holocaust a Holocaust Taubenfeld, early ’50s, deter- “was passionately survivor, life and rebuild his family to mined the life of his synagogue and larger Rabbi CAI’s said community,” Jewish
president and gabbai for over six de- six over for gabbai and president man,” “candy the also was He cades. kids delighted to lollipops dispensing at services; a frequent commentator on the Shabbat sermon who delivered his observations in a booming voice and accent; World Old his by colored loving- of acts of purveyor generous a his of recipients untold to kindness largesse. C than more do will that spring this certs of musical provide lively evenings willentertainment; they also honor the Taubenfeld, the memory of Nat congregation. the of “soul” beloved Cypess said the historic wandering show that will performers The aspora,” referencing the Jews’ exile exile aspora,” referencing the Jews’ continual and then the from Israel wandering to many other regions. “Jews would be settling in and inte- said Mal- grated into their society,” that place from “and then exiled amut, home.” their made had they where meant that in terms of cultural expres- and cross-fertilization a is “there sion, a rich and robust cultural influence ways….” both works that 18 NJ Jewish News ■ njjewishnews.com ■ March 10, 2020 (secretly maintaining their faith) or Christianity —eitherascrypto-Jews hadconvertedto who orJews Jews either were tant violinandlutebuilders tices in their new home. Many impor- that theyfusedwiththeItalianprac- brought with them Spanishtraditions Italy, and Jewish instrument builders Spain, forinstance,manymigratedto by Jews and vice versa.” said. “We can see non-Jews influenced those populations of people,” Malamut ing to see how much overlap there is in with Jewishmusic,itwill be interest- and musicbynon-Jewswhoworked sic that Jews adapted and performed, Malamut, and Lynette Bowring. Modern Italy,” coeditedby Cypess, “Music andJewishCultureinEarly developed inaforthcomingbook, ment building.” tices andcompositionalsoinstru- influenced non-Jewishmusicalprac- culture in Italy and across Europe and “Jews absorbed elements ofmusical Continued from page16 ‘Exile’ When Jewswereexpelledfrom By juxtaposing“musicbyJews,mu- The ideasbehindtheconcertare Tickets Today! (Five Generations, One House) Julian GRANT/五代同堂(FiveGenerations,OneHouse) Arts, apartneragencyoftheNationalEndowmentfor Arts. Made possiblebyfundsfromtheNewJerseyStateCouncilon Order Your Saturday TICKETS PRINCETON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA STEFAN Rossen Milanov, conductorStefanJackiw, violin Plays MENDELSSOHN MENDELSSOHN /ViolinConcertoinEMinor
March 21 princetonsymphony.org 609/497-0020 BEETHOVEN /SymphonyNo.2 Richardson Auditorium,PrincetonUniversity Programs, artists,dates,andtimessubjecttochange ROSSEN MILANOV 8pm Sunday 8pm JACKIW Malamut said. Malamut said. and overseetheatricalactivities,” sicians tocomposemusic,perform, hire both Jewish and non-Jewish mu- theatrical eventsforwhichtheywould Claudio Monteverdi. like composers ally withnon-Jewish would haveinteractedprofession- Gonzaga courtin Mantua,wherehe Rossi served as court musician in the multiple voices from that period. only Hebrewpolyphonicmusicfor work ofRossi,whopublishedthe of cultural sharing is evident in the and European communities.” in musical activities of the wider Italian others pointtoJews,activeinvolvement ily of musicians — these “and many Effrem; and the Bassanos, a large fam- woman operasinger;composerMutio have beenthefirstprofessionalJewish known as Madama Europa, who may amone Rossi (ca. 1570-1630); his sister, Jewish violinistandcomposerSal- she said —citing such cases as Italian- non-Jews and vice versa.” However, cise ways in which Jewsinfluenced practicing Christians, Cypess said. To reflectRossi’s involvementin huge throw would “The Gonzagas One particularly striking example “It is impossible to know the pre- , MUSICDIRECTOR March 22 US PREMIERE 4pm 4pm
zio Vecchi. a secular madrigal by composer Ora- sung to the tune of “Tra verdi campi,” of onepoem,indicatesthatitistobe of God and inspiring Jews to prayer.” ish culture and that it aided in the praise had always been a component of Jew- Temple. Modena argued that music making asasignofmourningforthe the Talmudic prohibitiononmusic- munity thoughtthatthiswentagainst said, “Some people in the Jewish com- musical choices in “Hashirim.” Cypess 17th-century Venice, defends Rossi’s a cantor, scholar, andwriterin16th- in synagogues,RabbiLeonofModena, agreements today over the use of music settings of some Psalms texts. miliar textslikeEinKelokenuand “Song ofSolomon”), including fa- cal “SongofSongs,”alsoknownas Shlomo in Hebrew —and the bibli- poser’s firstname—Solomonis (the titleincludesaplayonthecom- Rossi’s “Hashirim Lishlomo”Asher gram will also feature excerpts from bythecomposer.madrigals The pro- clude instrumentalpiecesandItalian the ducalcourt,concertwillin- What Roots, World Music Who for all and under; $20 at the door congregants, free for 18 ic ets 8 p.m. When Ha’Atzmaut concert What Who If you go The Y-Studs “He specificallywritesthepoem Modena himself,inthemanuscript In a preface that echoes some dis- ✿ The Shuk: Jewish The Shuk: Jewish The Y-Studs ❀ Spring concert Annual Yom Tuesday, 28, April ✿ $15, $10 for CAI $15, $10 for CAI ✿ ✿ ❀ ✿ or visit agudath.org Contact 973-226-3600 nformation for all and under; $25 at the door congregants, free for 18 ic ets 10, 8 p.m.. When and that people get to hear it.” want tomakesurewepreservetheart art in danger of being lost, and we ment andmovingaroundsomuch because there is somuch displace- funding and opportunity than talent. ish, she added, often has more to dowith andthosewhovan- aresuccessful who disappeared into obscurity,” she said. maybe becamerefugeesinwar…and done programsoncomposerswho Jews in that time period. “We’ve also of marginal populations—likethe posure, including those of members composers who don’t get enough ex- centrates onperformingworksby poem,” Cypess wrote. performers could/should dowith his “That’s whatModenaindicatedthat instead oftheoriginalItalianpoetry. rigal, butwilluseModena’s lyrics the originalmusicof Vecchi’s mad- is popular music.” “comes out of the majority culture; it which has four parts,” Malamut said. clearly meant to be sung to that tune, in the exact form of the madrigal; it is The Shuk “We find this really relevant today The difference betweenmusicians saidIncantarecon- Malamut In theconcerttheywillperform And the madrigal, Cypess added, Wednesday, June $20, $10 for CAI $20, $10 for CAI ✿ NJ Jewish News ■ njjewishnews.com ■ March 10, 2020 19 Congregation Kol Congregation Kol Emet, Yardley, kolemet.org, 215-493- Emet, Yardley, 8522, ext. 113 The group The Troupe. Street Hester The performwill Yiddish from songs the- Second Avenue and vaudeville and contempo- as well as classic ater, April melodies. March 27, rary Jewish Har p.m. Temple 5, 7:30 and June 24, templeharshalom. Shalom, Warren, org, 732-356-8777 Jim Boggia’s “Bruce Off Broadway.” Bruce Springs- loving tribute to the teen songbook performed on ukulele. Beer and wine 8 p.m. $25. March 28, JCC of Central available for purchase. Scotch Plains, jccnj.org, New Jersey, 908-889-8800, ext. 253 Lisa Sher- “Decades of Jewish Divas.” performman and Bob Egan will works by female songwriters and entertainers Carole King,such as Barbra Streisand, pre- 2 p.m. Free; and more. March 29, registrationrequested. Jewish Com- munity Center of Middlesex County, Edison, jccmc.org, 732-494-3232 Orchestra Con- Handel Festival cert. An all-Mozart program featuring and concertmasterviolinist Jieming Concerto playing Violin No. 4 Tang, (“Linz”). March No. 36 and Symphony members. $50 p.m. $55, 5:30-10 31, provided. JCC of Cen- Transportation jccnj. Plains, Scotch Jersey, New tral org, 908-889-8800, ext. 260 Musicians will be “Mostly Music.” performingMo- selections from Bach, zart, Mendelssohn, and Herman. April p.m. $40; free for students. 5, 3:30 eld, mostly- Emanu-El, Westfi Temple music.org, 908-789-8578 Evening with Itzhak Perlman.” “An musical celebration will honor the This birthday of the reigning virtuoso75th of the violin and will feature a solo and his longtimerecital with Perlman 8 p.m. pianist Rohan De Silva. April 25, New Bruns- State Theatre New Jersey, wick, stnj.org, 732-246-7469 Miller will pres- Fred Lecture in Song.” “A ent a program about composers Ham- merstein and Sondheim, both Bucks 2-4 p.m. $20. County natives. April 26, Israel Congregation, Lawrence- Adath ville, adathisraelnj.org, 609-896-4977 of Jewish Music Plus Ameri- World “A performance This will can Favorites.” celebrate a diverse array of music from Eastern communities in Uganda, Yemen, 3 p.m.Europe, Spain, and more. April 26, pre-registrationFree; requested. Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, Edison, jccmc.org, 732-494-3232 songstress plays pia- Lisa Lipkin. The Bring no and sings. May 8, 7 p.m. Free. RSVP to a potluck vegetarian dinner. [email protected]. offi
Kehilat Ha- Kehilat Alexander MacDonald Alexander South Orange Performing JCC MetroWest, West Orange, West JCC MetroWest, Arts Center, South Orange, sopacnow. Arts Center, org, 973-313-2787 mem- Synagogue “Broadway Revue.” bers perform solos, duets, and ensem- ble pieces from some of Broadway’s 8:30 most popular shows. March 21, children 5-12, children $10 p.m. $15, under 4 free. East Brunswick Jewish East Brunswick, ebjc.org, 732- Center, ext. 5 257-7070, “Exploring From Gottschalk to Gottschalk From “Exploring the important Trace Gershwin.” role Jewish composers played in the show The music. American of history mez- features pianist Alex Pryrodny, and tap zo-soprano Leslie Valentine, dancer Alexander MacDonald. March p.m. Light refreshments 2:30 15, B’nai Abraham, Temple served. $20. Livingston, tbanj.org, 973-994-2290 words of Anne Frank’s The “Annelies.” diary set to music for chorus, soprano, 415, chamber ensemble. March and p.m. Princeton Pro Musica, Princeton, princetonpromusica.org, 609-683-5122 Havana. Israeli & Trio David Broza musician and humanitarian David Broza, with special guest Itai Kriss, perform 8 p.m. hit songs. March 21, $30-$48. Sonia Kurland Memorial Purim Con- Purim Memorial Kurland Sonia is a mu- Nova Nova. Voce cert: Voce with that fuses opera sical experience and classic pop music. contemporary $8 mem- p.m. $15; 12:30 March 12, bers. 973-530-3474 jccmetrowest.org, musician and sing- Alan Goodis. The er will perform a concert for families 5:30 March 13, with young children. follow at 7:15. p.m., Shabbat services Morristown, templeb- B’nai Or, Temple 973-539-4539 naior.org, Mintz, a prayer Deborah Sacks Mintz. will and teacher, songwriter, leader, inspiring Jewish lead an afternoon of Free; 2-3:45 p.m. music. March 15, donation. suggested $10 nahar, The Little Shul by the River, Little Shul by the River, The nahar, kehilathanahar.org, New Hope, Pa., 215-862-1912 The The Music List 20 March 10, 2020 2020 March 10, ■
Celebrating 25 years Homegrown NJ film
njjewishnews.com aims to ‘celebrate
■ of Israeli music broadcast
News from Central Jersey complexities of people’ Rachel Harrison Gordon explores
NJ J ewish osh Shron and wife Mairov Dubrovsky have big way, I’m glad Mairov and I are still ‘mosaic of identities’ in first film co-hosted Israel Hour Radio — 60 minutes involved.” of Israeli folk and rock music — since 1994 The show airs live on 88.7 FM at whenJ they were both students at Rutgers University. 11 a.m. on Sundays, and listeners can Little did they know when they first volunteered to also tune in at myisraelimusic.com or host the Sunday morning radio subscribe to the Israel show that aired on the school’s Jed Weisberger Hour Radio podcast. FM station, WRSU, that they NJJN Staff Writer “What has happened would end up committed to each in radio and how people Abby Meth Kanter other, and to 25 years of the program. can listen is exciting,” said Shron. “We NJJN Editorial Adviser “It was a humble beginning,” said Shron, of East can be heard all over the world at any Brunswick, who is also the founder and president of time a listener wants … We have pod- Stampless Marketing, an email marketing agency. casts. We’re on apps like TuneIn. We Dubrovsky is a realtor at the Leora Dubrovsky Re- hear from listeners in Europe, in Israel.” alty Group in Howell. “The show had run since In addition to listeners now being able 1976, and had some listeners in Central Jersey, to access the program through modern technology, the Top: East Brunswick’s Josh Shron, at left, and wife but that was it. I really got interested in both radio WRSU studios were renovated in 2019 and upgraded Mairov Dubrovsky have hosted Israel Hour Radio and Israeli music when I was at Rutgers and, in a to state-of-the-art production facilities. “It’s not just since 1994. PHOTO COURTESY JOSH SHRON
the old board with dials anymore,” Shron said. The show’s mission is to introduce listeners to the joy and complexities of Israeli music. “You don’t have to be fluent in Hebrew to become an Israeli music fan,” Shron said. “You just need to “Surprising, close your eyes, soak in the sounds, and imagine suspenseful, and you’re sitting in a café in Tel Aviv. Next thing you know, you’ll be hooked.” crowd-rousing.” On the show’s website Shron blogs about Is- — The New York Times rael’s top artists and how they affect the mood of the country. For instance, he praised “Shevet Achim Ve’achayot,” Israel’s top song of 2019, for “uniting the country in song on the eve of its 71st birthday.” AUGUST WILSON’S FEB 29 – Shron told NJJN, “Perhaps what I enjoy the most about present Israeli music is how it gives MAR 22 you the feeling of being there and identifying with the nation of Israel and the blending of secular and religious.” DIRECTED BY BRANDON J. DIRDEN TICKETS AT 732.345.1400 In celebration of 25 years on the air, the couple, TWORIVERTHEATER.ORG who have five children, is planning “My Israeli 21 BRIDGE AVENUE, Music Experience” — a musical tour of Israel to take place Aug. 4-14. The itinerary includes at- RED BANK tending live concerts; meeting with celebrities in the Israeli music world, such as the Shalva Band and Hadar Marks, a DJ at Israel’s music radio sta- tion Galgalatz; and recording a live broadcast of Israel Hour Radio. Information on the tour may be obtained at myisraelimusic.com/tour. “Summer is an amazing time for concerts in Israel,” Shron said. “You sit under the stars, singing at the top of your lungs with thousands of Israelis. ✿ Photo by and of the August Wilson House. It’s magic.”
weisberger n ewishnews. om NJ Jewish News ■ njjewishnews.com ■ March 10, 2020 21 Gordon attended the University of University the attended Gordon continues “to be a supporter of my continues “to be a supporter of my passions, including this relatively filmmaking.” of one new her earned she Pennsylvania, where in engineering mechanical in B.S.E. Alon Gur, 2012 and where she met and Israel from originally is who re- 2018. Her in married she whom achievements with is teeming sume garnered analytics of data field the in government and journalism through award-winning an including service, Analyt- stint as manager of Mobile and as a Times York New The at ics Presidential Innovation Fellow under the Obama administration, where she explored the experiences of veterans jccmetrowest.org/njjff $12 JCC MetroWest, West Orange West MetroWest, JCC Sunday, March 22, 1:30 p.m. 1:30 22, March Sunday, “Broken Bird,” part of New Jersey Jewish Film Jewish Jersey New of part Bird,” “Broken nformation address will Gordon Harrison Rachel Filmmaker screenings. Shorts of Afternoon the following audience the ic ets Where What What Shorts of Afternoon Festival’s When If you go you If from “Broken Bird.” “Broken from
mong the works being mong the works being the screened as part of Film Jewish Jersey New NJJN Editorial Adviser Harrison Gordon stands with with stands Gordon Harrison of race expectations and self- and expectations race of
don: Her film explores “ideas “ideas explores film Her don: Abby Meth Kanter Now living in Brooklyn, Gor- her mother at the bimah in Oheb Oheb in bimah the at mother her her bat mitzvah at Oheb Shalom, Shalom, Oheb at mitzvah bat her discovery.” At the time of her bat bat her of time the At discovery.” Filmmaker Rachel Harrison Gor- Harrison Rachel Filmmaker ange. Right: “Birdie” prepares for for prepares “Birdie” Right: ange. mitzvah, in 2002, top right: Rachel Rachel right: top 2002, in mitzvah, Shalom Congregation in South Or- South in Congregation Shalom Rachel Harrison Gordon explores Rachel Harrison in first film ‘mosaic of identities’ Homegrown NJ film film NJ Homegrown ‘celebrate to aims people’ of complexities A don grew up in Millburn with her don grew up in Millburn with her who still lives there, and mother, was the third generation of her family to belong to Oheb Shalom, in mitzvah bat she became where fa- her — is biracial Gordon 2002. — and, African-American is ther conversation emailed an in said she “a was synagogue the NJJN, with always feel place where I didn’t “Cantor credits she comfortable”; Riki” — Erica Lippitz — as her “guidance providing ally,” “biggest way her made Gordon as love” and through her studies, her bat mitz- said, she who, and beyond and vah, Shorts on Sunday, March 22, is a a is 22, March Sunday, on Shorts “Broken true homegrown offering. a Birdie, about narrative a is Bird” biracial suburban Jersey girl, and her struggles with her dual identi- ties as she prepares to become bat Rachel mitzvah. The filmmaker, Harrison Gordon, set and shot virtu- semi-autobiographical her of all ally first film on her home turf, includ- ing at Oheb Shalom Congregation Orange. South in Festival’s first-ever Afternoon of of Afternoon first-ever Festival’s PHOTO COURTESY JOSH SHRON COURTESY PHOTO Top: East Brunswick’s Josh Shron, at left, and wife and left, at Shron, Josh Brunswick’s East Top: Radio Hour Israel hosted have Dubrovsky Mairov 1994. since 22 NJ Jewish News ■ njjewishnews.com ■ March 10, 2020 grew into the beautiful and deep re- — overthecourseofmyearlylife, day Birdiespendswithherfather the small moments — similar to the said they weren’t always close, “but As forGordon’s ownfather, she Birdie’s relationshipwithherfather. mosaic that make up her identity.” ity abouttheothercomponentsof Birdie’s loveforhermomandcurios- It was importanttotrydepict both rate aspectsofmemoriesintothisfilm. thony Gordon, “for letting me incorpo- mother, Terri Harrison, and father, An- and family.” Sheisgratefultobothher the distance we can feel to our heritage tations andself-discovery, including aimed to explore “ideas of race expec- on documentaries. student films andinpost-production has alsoworkedasaproducerof and Tisch School ofthe Arts. She versity’s SternSchoolofBusiness M.F.A. candidate at New York Uni- tween those information points.” interested inthestoriesIheardbe- titative data, I realized I was most people and systems through quan- While Iwasgoodatlearning about could learnanewpartofmyself. me to putmyselfinplaceswhereI as an artist … and kept encouraging “who convinced me to see myself upon their return to civilian life. Continued from previous page One important component is With “BrokenBird,”shesaid, adualM.B.A./ now is Gordon It washerhusband,saidGordon, NEW JERSEY CONVENTION & EXPO CTR EDISON, NEW JERSEY MAR 6,7, 8 I 95 EXIT 10 Art,Fashion,Live Decor, Art Demos, Kids $8 ONLINE $10AT DOORKIDS 12& UNDER FREE www.SugarloafCrafts.com Shop 250 Shop Fri &SatFri 10-5 Sun 10-6, or BUY TICKETS! 3 DAYS ONLY! RT 287 TO 514W “RARITAN CTR” + whole the parts create.” identity, aswellthebeautiful film: “to embrace each part of your ness,” leading to a key lesson of the terpret this ‘strangeness’ as unique- she said, she has“learned to re-in- edy.” interactions, Inherpersonal as something strange orforcom- they are“tokenized andfetishized Jews, Gordon said itseems to her lationship we have now.” Artists Regarding portrayalsofblack The Film List Film The dlesex County, Edison,jccmc.org,732-494-3232 CenterofMid- Snacks willbeprovided.JewishCommunity as youngsoldiersduringthewar. April21, 1:30 p.m.Free. oftheBritishArmy,a regiment describetheirexperiences Brigade inWorld War II.” Veterans oftheJewishBrigade, “In OurOwnHands—The HiddenStoryoftheJewish Long Branch,monmouth.edu,732-263-6889 but survived.March12, 7:30 p.m.$23. Pollak Theatre,West toconcentrationcamps werealsodeported as younggirls life viaherdiaryandthroughthelivesoffi ve womenwho rated byHelenMirren—retellsthestoryofAnneFrank’s “#AnneFrank. Parallel Stories.” This documentary—nar- ’ Show &More! Show ✿ “Ben-Gurion, Epilogue” will bescreenedonMonday, May18.“TheCrossing”isabout theconfidence, at jccnj.org. New JerseyinScotchPlainsor purchase at the JCCofCentral tainside. Tickets available for p.m. at AMC Theater inMoun- “Latter Day Jew.” Names”; and the documentary Schwartz; “The Song of ring BillyCrystalandBen ing Up,Falling Down,” star- uncompromising loyalty, and great courage to be found among children. T films that will provide an opportunity among our diverse audience for deep tral New Jersey in Scotch Plains. “It’s also important to usthat we choose Zucker, director of arts, culture and Jewish programming at the JCC of Cen- films that demonstrate the excellent breadth ofchoices out there,” said Randi Central NJ kicks off April 13 Jewish Film Festival of All filmsscreenat7:30 Other films include “Stand- five films from Monday, April 13-Monday, May 18. HE 15TH ANNUAL “The Song of Names” ✿ “Each season it’s rewarding and challenging to choose five jccmetrowest.org, 973-530-3474 April 29, 12:30 p.m.Free.JCCMetroWest, West Orange, vision fortoday’scrucialdecisionsandthefutureofIsrael. the focusofthisfi lm, andhisvoiceprovidesasurprising introspective soul-searching at age 82 is vid Ben-Gurion’s “Ben-Gurion, Epilogue.” Former IsraeliPrimeMinisterDa- Jewish Film Festival of Central NJwill screen ultimate redemption for this superstar. fame led to a dramatic downfall, then its firstEuropeanChampionship.But Tel Aviv ’76, Perry helped Israel win courts inHarlemtoplayingonMaccabi basketballketball onthemap.From Perry, anathletewhoputIsraelibas- “Aulcie,” a documentary about Aulcie discussion and thought.” The closing film, “The Crossing,” The spring festival opens with “Standing Up, Falling Down” NJ Jewish News ■ njjewishnews.com ■ March 10, 2020 2 ✿ “Our goal is to create an impactful an create to is goal “Our perfor- the that no coincidence It’s feel like ‘just history’ “It doesn’t For information on up oming shows For information on up oming shows or to s hedule a performan e, onta t lie ert gi lie gmail om victims and survivors of the Holocaust. the of survivors and victims evening that leaves people energized and talking,” said Liebert. “This is why we have decided to do a talk back af- are hopeful We ter each performance. with theater the leave will people that and entered they than knowledge more more.” even out find to driven with coincide “Wiesenthal” of mances HaShoah on Yom of observance the April 1. Liebert is deeply concerned that knowledge of, and interest in, the Holocaust is rapidly fading in both the world. larger and community Jewish especially rel- anymore,” he said. “It’s call only can I what see I as today evant and immigrants, of dehumanization the and religions, races, different of people reminis- frightfully is it me, For gender. 1 30s.” the in Germany of cent ar ie ert of erona dire ts erona of ie ert ar iesent a hristopher Gi s of Fanwood pla s Na i pla s Fanwood of Gi s hristopher hunter iesenthal Simon Gibbs, who plays Wiesenthal, is is Wiesenthal, Gibbs, who plays Uni- Rutgers at history taught He Eager to do more acting, Gibbs re- a seasoned actor and retired history a seasoned actor and retired history He has appeared in over 80 teacher. plays and musicals with New Jersey’s Theatre Group and Studio Play- Chester ers and in venues such as the George elseyTheatre, Barn Playhouse, Street Mondo. and Theatre, versity and Middlesex and Union teaching last His County colleges. West- Emanu-El in Temple gig was at taught he years many for where field, in its adult education program. One and Hitler of rise the was topics his of of point the “from Solution Final the States: United the in people of view out, Jews keep to working people the the people demanding the govern- something.’” ‘do ment oneAfter 01 . in teaching from tired Emanu-El at students former his of he “Wiesenthal,” perform Dugan saw him to see thecontacted Gibbs, urging Liebert, to out reached then Gibbs play. of number a worked had he whom with times, and the two agreed that the play powerfully illuminates Wiesenthal’s dedication to achieving justice for the After a 1 -year hiatus, he returned to returned he hiatus, 1 -year a After Liebert said an experience with a In the 1 60s a relative in Germany “I said, he ‘Wiesenthal,’” “With A former child actor, in his adult adult his in actor, child former A he worked at Daughters of Miriam in Clifton for 1 years. “I had 100 Jew- were whom of many grandmothers, ish is a member Liebert said. he survivors,” in Bloomfield. Tamid Ner Temple of dozens of pro- He has directed theater. ductions, designed the sets for 70 shows, plays. full-length several written has and 13 musi- or adapted He has also written children for and by performed be to cals man- is he Currently, needs. special with aging producer on the board of managers Montclair. in Players Studio of impact profound a had member family life. his on was seeking family members and she “Her mother father. found Liebert’s died and her sister committed suicide never will “I said. Liebert war,” the after — eyes relative’s my in look the forget seen.” ever had I nothing like was it history of the Holo- keep the hope to by bring- alive lessons its and caust ing the play to a diverse range of The play is suitable for highaudiences.” above. and age school The fact that it speaks to him as a JewThe fact that it speaks survivors to connection personal a with that he said a play made “Wiesenthal” direct. to eager was he a physical thera- years Liebert became private practicepist. In addition to his
e ial to NJJN
n the play, Simon Wiesenthal Wiesenthal Simon n the play, for the walks out of his office of his days final The time. last “Wiesenthal” is the award-winning “Wiesenthal” As an actor and director, Liebert has Liebert director, and actor an As Directed by Mark Liebert of erona, erona, of Liebert Mark by Directed After regaining his health, Wiesen- health, his regaining After Wiesenthal survived five concentra- five survived Wiesenthal herry K r henba shows. Set in 003, two years beforeyears two 003, in Set shows. career are reimagined through the con- the through reimagined are career last one with story his sharing of ceit group of visitors. Heleaves behind his decades of pa- desk, still strewn with scribbled constantly he notes and pers war Nazi for search painstaking his in criminals. by written play 01 Off-Broadway playwright and actor an Dugan, Tom of critically acclaimed one-person I ‘Wiesenthal’ justiceNazi hunter’s dedication to Play recounts always been compelled by theater thatalways been compelled by theater that is thought provoking and emotional. is thought provoking and emotional. and starring Christopher Gibbs of Fan- Gibbs Christopher starring and performed be will “Wiesenthal” wood, at Studio Playhouse in Montclair on Temple April 17, followed by a show at 18. April on Summit in Sinai thal began gathering and preparing thal began gathering and preparing War evidence on Nazi atrocities for the He Army. Crimes Section of the U.S. opened the Jewish Docu- ultimately in ienna, in based mentation Center, of- this from was 1 60s. It early the fice that he dedicated the rest of his the of crimes the documenting to life Holocaust and hunting down the per- brought be could they that so petrators trial. to tion camps and a death march before ar- riving in Mauthausen in February 1 . was he pounds, 100 than less Weighing was liber- barely alive when the camp May. in Army U.S. the by ated Wiesenthal’s death, the play is an inti- an is play the death, Wiesenthal’s mate, emotional recounting of a hand- ful of his hundreds of investigations, Adolph including the 16-year hunt for Eichmann and the pursuit of arl who the Gestapo officer Silberbauer, per- Wiesenthal’s Frank. Anne arrested con- are humor hard-won and sistence 80-minute show’s veyed throughout the time. running 24 NJ Jewish News ■ njjewishnews.com ■ March 10, 2020 Brandon Patrick George, Flute mouth.edu, 732-263-6889 p.m. $35-$60. Pollak Theatre,West Long Branch,mon- different dynamicsatafamilydinner. March28, 8 form hisone-mancomedyshowthathighlights the Therapy!” BroadwayactorSteveSolomonwillper- “My Mother’sItalian,MyFather’s Jewish&I’min 973-539-8008 Center, Arts Performing Morristown,mayoarts.org, ecdotes, andsongs.March27, 8p.m.$29-$59. Mayo median GrouchoMarxfeaturesclassicone-liners,an- Frank oflegendaryco- Ferrante’s acclaimedportrayal “An EveningwithGroucho.” Award-winning actor ListTheater The Amaud Sussmann, Violin Toyin Spellman-Diaz, Oboe MostlyMusic.org •(908) 789-8578 David Shifrin, Clarinet Ani Kavafian, Violin Temple Emanu-El,Westfield, NJ Dohnányi, Serenade forString Trio inCMajor Tickets $40atthedoor, studentsfree. Beethoven, Trio inGMajorforStrings Mozart, Adagio andFugueinCMinor Mendelssohn, CapriccioinEMinor Mozart, ClarinetQuintetin A Major Kodály, forString Intermezzo Trio Haydn, Trio forStringsinGMajor Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade Herrmann, Souvenirsde Voyage Bach, FuguesforString Quartet Ravel, Le Tombeau deCouperin Esmail, The LightistheSame Shifrin, LaNouvelleOrleans Penderecki, Trio forStrings Sundays at3:30 Featuring IMANI WINDS: Featuring Scott, Startin’Sumthin’ March 1,2020 Monica Ellis, Bassoon May 31,2020 Paul Neubauer, Viola April 5,2020 Fred Sherry, Cello Coleman, Tzigane Featuring Featuring Nicholas Canellakis, Cello Kerry McDermott,Kerry Violin Paul Neubauer, Viola Jeff Scott, French Horn Mark Dover, Clarinet A agudath.org/events. members; materials will be supplied. Register at is$50,free for The feeperclass Agudath Israel ister fortheentireseriesor individualclasses. Yaacov20: and April Agam. Modigliani, Wassily Kandinsky,13: Amedeo 6: April gall, April by the artwork under discussion. work andartprojectsinthatpainter’s style,inspired sions will include a discussion about the artist’s at Congregation Agudath Israel in Caldwell. Ses- dedicated to one artist, Mondays, 12:30-2:30 p.m., at Caldwell synagogue Jewish artists series org, 215-322-9595 byApril24. OhevShalom,BucksCounty,RSVP ohev. p.m. Dinnerserved.$36, patron$72, benefactor$136. skits andparodiesofcontemporarysongs.May3,6 “Capitol Steps.” performs The politicalsatiregroup ter, 973-539-8008 Morristown,mayoarts.org, ants. April 27, 7 p.m. $25. capturing thedailylivesofsecretannex’sinhabit- sterdam Anne Frank fi nds solacewritinginherdiary, “The DiaryofAnneFrank.” While inhidingAm- of West Essex,CedarGrove, sholom.net,973-239-1321 outran theHolocaust.April20, 7:30 p.m.Temple Sholom Hills,aboutfourpeoplewho ten byAlanBreindelofShort “Through theDarkness.” Astagedreadingofaplay, writ- Middlesex County, Edison,jccmc.org,732-494-3232 p.m. $11, Centerof $8members.JewishCommunity promoter andBroadwayempresario.April14, 1:30 aChicago torian, willpresentthestoryofZiegfeld, way.” The ManWho“Florenz Ziegfeld: Redefi ned Broad- by Marc Chagall No experienceisrequired;participants mayreg- The series will include — March 30: Marc Cha- John Kenrick, author,teacher, andtheaterhis- a series of four two-hour classes, each classes, offourtwo-hour a series Samuels of West Caldwell will teach RTISTINSTRUCTORAND Mayo Performing Arts Cen- Arts Mayo Performing Margie MICHAEL DOUCETT MICHAEL BY PHOTO Groucho Marx Frank Ferrante as by Amedeo Modigliani by Amedeo NJ Jewish News ■ njjewishnews.com ■ March 10, 2020 25 2/20/20 2:58 PM live mathis & This Is Spinal Tap & This Is Spinal Tap Apr 17 @ 8PM Fri, the 35th Celebrate This Is of anniversary with Spinal Tap and a screening with conversation Rob Reiner. director The Voice of of The Voice Tour Romance Fri, Mar 20 @ 8PM hits and Greatest personal favorites a music legend. from rob reiner rob johnny For tickets & full schedule tickets For One Center Street • Newark, NJ Street One Center “Separation” by Madeleine ShawMadeleine by “Separation” Entertainment Entertainment visit njpac.org or call 1.888.GO.NJPAC 1.888.GO.NJPAC or call visit njpac.org Summer tour! 12 Sides of their 12 Sides of masterchef Fri, Apr 3 @ 8PM Fri, Scher/Metropolitan Scher/Metropolitan “Good Vibrations” on Vibrations” “Good The Beach Boys bring The Beach Boys In association with John In association junior live! Tue, Mar 10 @ 7PM Tue, the from delicious excitement of a night for Bring the family on stage! live show, competition TV 2_27_jewish_news_2.833x8.75.indd 1 by Susan RothSusan by JCC MetroWest, West Orange, West MetroWest, JCC Jewish Museum of New Jersey, Newark, Jewish Museum of New Jersey, “All the Places She has Been” by Judy BeckJudy by Been” has She Places the “All The artist by Cara London. The will be showcas- Paintings ing her work at the newly renovated art gallery through Theatre, Union City, Park Gallery at the Park, May 10. parktheatreNJ.org, 201-430-5067 Jewish female artists by 10 Works “Reinventing Eve.” will be exhibited in an exploration of identities and p.m. and by Sundays, 1-5 24. March 29-May diversity. appointment. jewishmuseumnj.org, 973-207-3095 local art-by works recent of exhibition An am.” I Here “Hineni: Temple ist and psychologist Susan Roth. Runs through April 12. 973-539-4539 Morristown, templebnaior.org, B’nai Or, Annual Gaelen Juried Art21st Show & Sale. Local art- ists submit works in multiple categories to be judged Ex- 2-4 p.m. Free. by jurors. Opening reception June 14, 26. July through runs hibit jccmetrowest.org, 973-530-3400 by Cara London Cara by by Gail Winbury by Winbury Gail “And Then He Kicked the Door” the Kicked He Then “And The The Visual Arts List Jewish artists series artists Jewish synagogue Caldwell at 26
Ghetto Continued March 10, 2020 2020 March 10, ■
Gate crasher In Chatham author’s new work of fiction, the
njjewishnews.com Enlightenment brings freedom to a ghetto Jew ■ News unlight barely pene- trates the ghetto where
NJ J ewish Mirelle d’Ancona lives Swith her parents and brother, and where her family runs a renowned ketubah shop in late 18th-century Italy. The heroine of “Beyond the Ghetto Gates” (She Writes Press, 2020), d’Ancona must navigate sometimes violent anti-Semitism Michelle Cameron PHOTOS COURTESY MICHELLE CAMERON thodox Jewish upbringing still clung Johanna Ginsberg to him. He was accustomed to girls NJJN Senior Writer who were modest and covered their and a soldier in Bonaparte’s chests, not these lighthearted, light- as she yearns for adventure be- army, who has felt the impact of skirted women who tossed roses and yond the Jewish ghetto and for France’s Reign of Terror and its called bold invitations to the French- a future outside the expectations rules against religion in his own men they thought most handsome.” of her traditional upbringing — family. Although he daydreams Cameron spent three months re- she’d rather run the shop’s fi- about his mother’s Shabbat din- searching this book before writing a nances than marry. ners, compares his hunger as a single word and continued through- The community rabbi has soldier to that of fasting on Yom out the writing and editing process. other ideas and considers her Kippur, and recites a blessing “Research is something I love, but I presence among the ketubah before he eats bread, he also eats always warn historical novelists: it scribes as placing them “in danger of optimistic, I felt like the problem [of plenty of treif. And he blushes when can be a pit — you can dive in and sinful impulses.” Despite her protes- hatred] could go away if we just edu- his childhood friend and fellow sol- never want to come out.” tations, he continues, “This is man’s cate people,” she said. “But I also feel dier, Christophe, discusses his interac- Research matters for getting the work — holy work — a world in like so much of it is bred in the bone. tions with women. “Despite his shorn details right, from the clothing her which you do not belong.” It’s what you hear from parents. It’s hair and clean-shaven chin, his Or- characters wear to the battle scenes In Michelle Cameron’s third his- what you hear from your peers. And torical novel, Napoleon Bonaparte’s of course, we’re seeing it today.” invasion of Italy provides the perfect She feels more pressure writing opportunity for d’Ancona; it brings about anti-Semitism now than she If you go the values of enlightenment, but also did while writing her previous novel, raises questions about assimilation, “The Fruit of Her Hands: The Story Michelle Cameron has numerous local appearances piety, hatred, and the complexities of Shira of Ashkenaz” (Pocket Books, in the coming months, including the following: surrounding changing norms. 2009). Cameron is fascinated by choices “There’s a new urgency to my April 16: Bernardsville Library, Bernardsville, 7 p.m. of assimilation. “It’s hard to decide wanting to get my writing out in the where you draw the line,” she said world, with the hope that it will reach April 22: Conversation with Short Hills author over blueberry tea in her Chatham people who don’t, currently, under- Dara Horn at The Book House, Millburn, 6:30 p.m. kitchen on a recent Thursday morn- stand the stakes and the danger that ing, surrounded by her husband’s we Jews have lived with for centu- May 3: Kahal Chaverim: NJ Congregation trivet collection. A secular Jew who ries,” she said. for Humanistic Judaism, Mt. Freedom, 9:30 a.m. spent 14 years living in Israel, she ob- She set the novel at the end of the served the sharp divide between secu- 18th century because the time period May 7: lar and religious Jews there, pointing forces her characters to confront dif- Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael, out, “They did not always live com- ficult choices. “It was one of the first Morristown, 7:30 p.m. fortably together.” times when the Jews of France and In “Beyond the Ghetto Gates,” she Italy had really the opportunity — un- May 17: White Meadow Temple, Rockaway, 2 p.m. takes the time to examine the ques- less they converted to Catholicism — tions and issues that arise when peo- to decide how much of the rules they May 20: Bnai Keshet, Montclair, 7:30 p.m. ple living behind bars are suddenly were going to keep and how much of free — not only the people who no the rules they were going to break,” May 31: Congregation Beth Ohr, Old Bridge, 1 p.m. longer have to live in the ghetto, but she said. also their non-Jewish countrymen. Among the cast of Jewish char- June 17: “When I was younger and more acters is Daniel, d’Ancona’s cousin Caldwell Public Library, Caldwell, 6:30 p.m. 27 NJ J ewish lenges facing writers of historical fiction, especially WHAT’S COMING UP NEXT ... Ghetto when a woman is the main character. “I call it the Continued ‘feisty heroine’ struggle,” she said. “You are writing News
about people in one time for people reading in the ■
THE SMITHEREENS she describes. (She worries about experts pointing 21st century,” she said. njjewishnews.com out errors.) But the research also produces gifts that People don’t want to read about passive women, WITH MARSHALL CRENSHAW can provide the right setting and details for the plot. even if it’s questionable whether someone like Cameron set the novel in the town of Ancona d’Ancona would really have been able to hold some because it was actually the first town in Italy where of the ideas and attitudes she does, living in the
Napoleon’s army broke down the gates of the 18th-century ghetto. But as Cameron pointed out, ■ March 10, 2020 ghetto. And it didn’t hurt when she learned the town one of her own favorite heroines is Fanny Price MARCH 7 ● 8 PM was a center for decorative illuminated ketubot, from Jane Austen’s “Mansfield Park.” “If you wrote providing d’Ancona’s family with their livelihood. a Fanny today, no one would read it,” she said. Of course, in the novel, a single shop replaced One thing is for certain. Cameron, director of the the many that actually existed. Cameron’s research Writer’s Circle, a New Jersey writing community also led her to a “miracle” portrait of the Virgin Mary offering workshops for children and adults, is no who would “look” at viewers, sometimes crying, passive Fanny. When it comes to writing about Jew sometimes with a glare, and she knew she would in- hatred from centuries ago in an age of rising anti- corporate it into the plot. Other historical figures dot Semitism, she said, she won’t be changing anything the tale, including David Morpurgo, a wealthy Jew she’s doing. “I’m refusing to do anything differ- who foiled an attempt to melt the town’s church bell ently. [It’s] the Israeli in me, unwilling to alter my MARCH 28 ● 8 PM into a cannon in a riot that pitted the Italian Catholics approach as a result of these very real threats.” ✿ against the Jews and the French. Beyond the details, Cameron describes the chal- ginsberg n ewishnews. om COLIN
ered archival materials to tell the HAY The Books List dramatic story of America’s little- “The Man Who Solved the Market: known efforts to save the Jews of How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Europe. April 21, 12:30 p.m. Free. Revolution.” Gregory Zuckerman will dis- JCC MetroWest, West Orange, jcc- cuss his book about mathematician Jon metrowest.org, 973-530-3915 APRIL 2 ● 8 PM Simons, who pioneered the era of the algorithm. March 19, 7:30 p.m. [words] “Feast Your Eyes.” A compelling Bookstore, Maplewood, wordsbookstore. and original story about a female com, 973-763-9500 photographer grappling with am- bition and motherhood, a bal- Donald & Ruth Kahn Book and Author ancing act familiar to women of Event. The three authors appearing in- every generation. May 1, 1 p.m. clude Talia Carner, author of “The Third $10 for guests; members free. Robin Fox Daughter,” fi ction inspired by the true JCC MetroWest, West Orange, jc- Leighann Lord Erin Maguire story of young Jew- cmetrowest.org, 973- ish girls from Russia 530-3915 APRIL 4 ● 8 PM who become vic- tims of sex traffi ck- “Mengele: Unmasking ing in Buenos Aires. the Angel of Death.” MAX WEINBERG’S Eileen Pollack is the David G. Marwell dis- author of “The Pro- cusses his book that JUKEBOX fessor of Immortal- details the search for ity,” a crime thriller Mengele’s remains. and family drama June 1, 6 p.m. Labyrinth inspired by the Books, Princeton, laby- Unabomber. Cher- rinthbooks.com, 609- ise Wolas’ novel 497-1600 APRIL 30 ● 8 PM “The Family Tabor” explores the price “From Left To Right: paid for second Lucy S. Dawidowicz, chances when family members are forced to confront The New York Intel- the falsehoods upon which their lives are built. March lectuals, and the Pol- STARRING 22, 10 a.m. Free. Refreshments available at 9:30 a.m. itics of Jewish Histo- CHAZZ Congregation Neve Shalom, Metuchen, neveshalom. ry.” Nancy Sinkoff and net, 732-548-2238 Esther Schor discuss PALMINTERI the life and work of “Uprooting the Poison Tree.” Myra Weiner, a toxi- Lucy Dawidowicz and MAY 16 ● 8 PM cologist and member of The Jewish Center, will the politics of Jewish discuss her recently published memoir. March 22, history in the post- AND MORE!! CHECK OUT ALL OUR EVENTS ONLINE! 4-5:30 p.m. Free. The Jewish Center, Princeton, the- war years. June 28, 6 ALL SHOWS AT THE POLLAK THEATRE jewishcenter.org, 609-921-0100, ext. 200 p.m. Labyrinth Books, Princeton, labyrinth- FOR TICKETS CALL 732.263.6889 “Rescue Board.” Holocaust historian Rebecca Erbeld- books.com, 609-497- OR VISIT MONMOUTH.EDU/MCA ing pieces together years of research and newly uncov- 1600 28 March 10, 2020 2020 March 10, ■
New releases njjewishnews.com
■ blooming this spring News Nonfiction: Taking a literary and spiritual ap- “A Delayed Life: The True Story proach, Elliot Rabin, in “The Biblical
NJ J ewish of the Librarian of Auschwitz” by Hero: Portraits in Nobility and Fal- Dita Kraus (Feiwel and Friends) de- libility” (JPS), compares six biblical scribes how the author risked her heroes with heroes of world literature, life, as a young girl imprisoned in exploring the complexity, flaws, and issues of 20th-century Jewish life. Auschwitz, to care for the books power of these figures; he also includes A biography of a charismatic trail- smuggled in by other prisoners, and a chapter on the heroic stature of God. blazer, “Rebel Cinderella: From Rags details her life after the war. Kraus “Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an to Riches to Radical, the Epic Journey is the subject of Antonio Iturbe’s American Heiress, and a Legendary of Rose Pastor Stokes” by Adam Hoch- bestselling book, “The Librarian of Car Beat Hitler’s Best” by Neal Bas- schild (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Auschwitz” (2017). comb (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) chronicles the life of a Jewish refugee is a fast-paced true story from the from Russia; she was a factory worker, a Sandee Brawarsky golden age of auto racing. journalist, and eventually the wife of the Special to NJJN Esther Safran Foer, the daughter son of a very wealthy gentile family. To- of Holocaust survivors, writes in “I gether they campaigned for labor equal- Want You to Know We’re Still Here: ity and women’s rights. Once among the A wide-ranging anthology of A Post-Holocaust Memoir” (Tim most famous women in America, Pastor contemporary and historical voices, Dugan Books) that she grew up as if Stokes is now largely forgotten. “How Yiddish Changed America and surrounded by ghosts, relatives who “Houdini: The Elusive Ameri- How America Changed Yiddish,” ed- were rarely spoken of, their stories can” by Adam Begley (Yale) is the ited by Ilan Stavans and Josh Lambert secret. The book is her journey to un- latest in the Jewish Lives series. (Restless Books), chronicles the on- cover her family’s history. She is the In the illustrated volume, “Jewish going vitality of Yiddish. mother of prominent writers Jonathan Identity in American Art: A Golden In “The Escape Artist” (Gallery Safran Foer and Franklin Foer. Age since the 1970s” (Syracuse), art had a “Holocaust drawer” in their Con- Books), a follow-up to “After Long Published 50 years after it was historian Matthew Baigell explores the necticut home, where they kept docu- Silence,” Helen Fremont, the daughter written, “Franci’s War: A Woman’s work of artists born between 1930 and ments relating to both sides of her family. of Holocaust survivors, tries to make Story of Survival” (Penguin) is a 1960 who infuse their work with Jew- The author, a book designer and teacher, sense of the deep secrets underlying Holocaust memoir by Franci Rabi- ish themes. pieced together the letters, diaries, and her family’s experience and, in light nek Epstein, a fashion designer Journalist Svenja O’Donnell, the other papers plus additional research to of her last book, their dismissal of her. and mother of writer Helen Epstein daughter of a German mother and rewind their stories into a single narra- Based on brief snippets shared on (“Children of the Holocaust”). She Irish father, grew up in Paris, and only tive. The illustrated book has the feel of WINS Radio, “Just Give Me a Min- writes candidly about the experience later in life learned about her family’s a museum catalog; images of the drawer ute: Insights from the Radio Rabbi” of women during the war. experiences during World War II; she liner serve as endpapers. by Joseph Potasnik (Wordsmithy) in- In the illustrated work, “The Dairy unveils rarely seen aspects of the war “Yes To Life: In Spite of Every- cludes anecdotes and Torah learning, Restaurant” (Schocken), cartoonist in “Inge’s War: A German Woman’s thing” by Victor E. Frankel (Beacon) along with some biographical details. Ben Katchor (who has been described Story of Family, Secrets, and Sur- is the first English-language edition of A long-time radio regular, the author as “a poet of the gone world”) tells the vival Under Hitler” (Viking). a collection of lectures published by heads the New York Board of Rabbis history of a restaurant culture that has “Concealed: Memoir of a Jewish- the acclaimed psychologist and Holo- and serves as chaplain of the FDNY. all but faded. He includes a directory Iranian Daughter Caught Between caust survivor in 1946. For him, every “Hakibbutz Ha’artzi, Mapam, of all the dairy places once present in the Chador and America” (Green- crisis also includes an opportunity. and the Demise of the Israeli Labor New York City, their menus, and their point) is Esther Amini’s debut. She “Saving Free Speech … From It- Movement” by Tal Elmaliach, trans- distinctive practices. writes of her family’s journey from self” by Thane Rosenbaum (Fig Tree) lated by Haim Watzman (Syracuse), In her debut, “Nobody Will Tell Mashhad in Iran to Queens and her explores the meaning of the First is a history of Israel’s political trans- You This But Me” (Knopf), comedian own coming of age in a new and very Amendment and sparks a timely con- formation. Bess Kalb pays tribute to her family different world, making her own versation about whether some regula- An English edition of an Israeli and her powerful, loving connection choices, like Barnard College over a tion of free speech is warranted. Even bestseller, “Prepare My Prayer: to her grandmother — as told by her prearranged marriage. some of the strongest advocates of free Recipes to Awaken the Soul” by Dov grandmother from beyond the grave. “Invisible Years: A Family’s Col- speech are second-guessing whether Singer (Koren) is a poetic guide, a “From Left to Right: Lucy S. Da- lected Account of Separation and neo-Nazis should have been allowed to book about words and how words are widowicz, the New York Intellectuals, Survival during the Holocaust in the march in Skokie in 1977 or alt-righters heard. Singer, who heads Yeshivat and the Politics of Jewish History” Netherlands” by Daphne Geismar (Go- to march in Charlottesville in 2017. Makor Chaim in Israel, is an inno- by Nancy Sinkoff (Wayne State) is dine), published to coincide with the 75th vative educator and a leader of the the first comprehensive biography of anniversary of the liberation of the Neth- Fiction: modern Israeli revival of chasidut the pioneering historian; her life expe- erlands, is an unusual second-generation An impressive debut by a New York (chasidic philosophy). riences provide a lens into the major Holocaust memoir. Geismar’s parents City high school student, “The Lie in 29 Our Hearts” by Evelyn Landy (Sky) is From Turkish bestselling author, a coming-of-age story about a teenager composer, and film director Zulfu NJ J ewish finding her own voice amidst the dramas Livaneli, “Serenade for Nadia” of high school romance, studies, friend- (Other Press) is a novel based on the News ship, and the wide-open future ahead. actual episode of the sinking of the
“Villa of Delirium” by Adrien Goetz Jewish refugee ship, the Sturma, in ■ (New Vessel Press) is set along the French 1942. Set in 2001 Istanbul, an elderly njjewishnews.com Riviera in the early 1900s, when a Jewish German-born Harvard professor visits family builds a grand villa, replicating a the city where he taught years earlier Greek palace. The narrator, the son of a and last saw his wife, still haunted servant from a nearby estate owned by by the circumstances. The narrator is
■
the designer of the Eiffel Tower, is ad- the woman who hosts him at Istanbul March 10, 2020 opted by the family and survives the Nazi University, 60 years after the sinking. confiscation of the house and deportation “The Body Politic” by Brian MARCH 19TH to death camps of the family. Platzer (Atria) follows the lives of A first novel that draws on Jewish four friends who meet in New York folklore, Latin American oral literary City in the aftermath of 9/11. Fifteen traditions, and stories of exile, “The years later, finding their lives and their city very different in the wake of the 2016 elections, they face a be- trayal. As in his earlier novel, “Bed Stuy is Burning,” Platzer captures the many dimensions of life in the city. Inspired by the story and genius of Lise Meitner, the Jewish woman who discovered nuclear fission, screenwriter and film director Jan Eliasberg reimagines the race to build the atomic bomb in her debut novel, “Hannah’s War” (Little Brown). “The King of Warsaw” by Szcz- epan Twardoch (Amazon Publishing) fictionalizes the very real tensions felt within the Jewish community in Po- land in the late 1930s, focusing on one boxer’s interests in power, both inside and outside the ring. “The Drive” by Yair Assulin, trans- Lost Book of Adana Moreau” by Mi- lated by Jessica Cohen (New Vessel chael Zapata (Hanover Square) tells of Press), is the story of a young Israeli a Latin American science fiction writer soldier at a critical moment, deciding MAY 3RD whose lost manuscript turns up decades whether to leave the army, a decision later, connecting lives in New Orleans. discussed during a car ride with his Inspired by a true story found in man- father. His soul searching reflects the uscript fragments in the Cairo Genizah, complexities of Israeli society. “The Convert” by Stefan Hertmans A mix of fact and fiction, “Keep (Pantheon) reimagines a young woman Saying Their Names” by Simon from a wealthy family in 11th-century Stranger (Knopf) was published to France who falls in love with a rabbi’s much acclaim in Norway. The author son, facing dangerous anti-Semitism; first heard the story of Henry Rinnan, the author weaves in his own story of a secret agent for the Nazis, while tracking the woman’s history. visiting his Jewish mother-in-law, “Apeirogon” by Colum McCann who grew up above a basement that (Random House) is rooted in the real had been his secret headquarters. The friendship between an Israeli and a Pal- novel, formed like an encyclopedia, is estinian, both of whom lost children to shaped as a letter to the author’s chil- the conflict in their land. The story is told dren’s grandfather, who was killed. in 1,001 small numbered sections, with “The Book of V.” by Anna Solo- two passages in the middle in which the mon (Henry Holt and Co.) intertwines real-life men speak in their own words. the lives of women across centuries: For upcoming performances and to The short episodes, set across the world a Brooklyn mom in 2016, a senator’s purchase tickets, visit and through time, link to form this novel, wife in 1970s Washington, D.C., and named for a shape with a countably infi- the biblical Queen Esther. ✿ nite number of sides. grunincenter.org Jennifer Rosner interviewed a num- Sandee rawars y is ulture editor at ber of Jewish child survivors for her The New or Jewish Wee , NJJN s Box O ce Hours: Mon - Fri ∙10am - 5pm debut novel, “The Yellow Bird Sings” sister ubli ation. 732.255.0500 ∙ College Drive ∙ Toms River ∙ NJ (Flatiron), about a mother and her young daughter, a musical prodigy, With additional re orting by deret Group Rates Available hiding in Poland during the Holocaust. ishbane. NJ Jewish News ■ njjewishnews.com ■ March 10, 2020 31
- ■ rim Pu You can’t blame blame can’t You literally hung him literally hung him out to dry for all see. to know- for not him ing who to trust. - The deep state in - the govern side ment has been derail to plotting Achashverosh’s Sure, he’s not what the not what the Sure, he’s personal life is The king’s better is Achashverosh Sameach! Purim Chag reign from the very beginning reign from the very beginning own his in officers — two police force were revealed against conspired have to for goodness Thank him! the good people of Shushan who uncovered the plot and exposed these very bad hombres for what they are. were. Or politi consider would elites cally correct, as he is known to shoot from the hip and tell it like it is from time to off better be he’d when time keeping his thoughts to him- his remember all — we self “The silver is given to you, them to do to people the and — but as it pleases you” gaffe gotten us has PC ever what and Temple other than a fallen Land? Promised ravaged a how many but complicated, monarchs have been angels? King David had a dalliance with a woman he spied bath- and Solomon, rooftop on a ing the son born from that union, had hundreds of wives and concubines. Solomon even to marriages his of one used purchase to deal a negotiate horses from Egypt, which was worse at and unethical best at illegal. than all of them put together, probably the best ancient king knows And no one history. in more about ancient kings than does. he Abe Hahn’s byline is unlikely byline is unlikely Abe Hahn’s in the pages of NJJN to appear again. - - - of Time Toxic Waste Waste Toxic t’s almost funny: funny: almost t’s in are we Here negative the Don’t take my word for it. take my word for it. Don’t elites scholarly the so, Even against will ill king’s The true, the king tangen- It’s Abe Hahn Special to NJJN Counterpoint: Keep Shushan Shushan great again him out of his palace and him out of his palace and I 300s and Shushan 300s and Shushan is once again the the in city greatest The world. - econ omy is thriving as to by our ability evidenced — parties numerous throw one lasting 180 days! — and contests. beauty national hold Upward mobility is such that paupers are wearing even crown and royal the king’s horse his riding and clothes streets. the in The Megillah itself declared, shouted Shushan of city “The rejoiced!” and out coming about bitter so are - Achash end of losing on the ascendance that they verosh’s Babylo the relitigate to want waiting of instead exile nian in rebuilt be to Temple the for At that just a few short years. re to elect can Jews the point province thriving the in main of Shushan or return to Zion if their lives in this city of too are happiness and wealth bear. to miserable the Jewish people is nothing news. Members of but fake the royal family are Jewish, as second in Achashverosh’s is And who can argue command. that it was the king who saved the Jews when they faced cer to chutzpah Such death? tain criticize our king when we’ve never had a better friend in kingdom. the in a key role played tially a plot to kill us all, but that was a result of his getting of the bad counsel from one more extreme voices in his administration. The moment he realized the betrayal of the adviser in question he threw
- - Satire Warning: Warning: There’s a similar notion to his his to notion similar a There’s acolytes his that, late in adminis was adviser top king’s the tration, defense. Mor Jewish. Such a weak a either was appointment dechai’s a ploy to havefavor to the queen or ill-conceived tax for the guy fall a the king’s reform plan that lined businesses, pockets but put small triangle beloved Shushan’s like left and of business, shop, out hat What’s that you say — he saved the saved the he that you say — What’s On that point, our despot should not In the end, the best case against the special to cel- do something So let’s people in the streets wearing sackcloth people in the streets wearing sackcloth ash. and Jews? Only when it became politically then do so. Before to for him expedient in complicit either was Achashverosh - planning our destruction, or such a blus top his realize didn’t he that fool tering to forces outside inviting was lieutenant have would that scores personal settle a he’s Whether city. own his undermined isco-conspirator or just a moron, the man king. be to unfit clearly - be so impulsive that makes monumen decisions on a whim. tal, life-or-death I mean, he literally made a life-or-death Vashti Queen former have to decision killed — a decision he acknowledged, regretted. he that down, calmed he once notoriousis insomniac, he known to A the of middle the in conclusions to come night, wildly changing course on state his with consulting — without policy he something of basis the — on advisers there’s read seconds before. (Then again, knows even king the that evidence little how to read; in one well-documented a grown man, Achashverosh, instance, ordered his servants to read him a bed- story.) time lackconfidence, or the by made king was two staff, own his in instills he thereof, - in his about so strongly felt of whom bring to conspired they that competence it Were the kingdom down from within. not for a speaker of many tongues lin- our long re- gering close to the officers, gional nightmare would have been over ago. years kick ebrate Purim this year: Namely, backside over royal Achashverosh’s so desperately walls that he Shushan’s ■ build. to wanted Contact Gabe Kahn via email: gkahn@ njjewishnews.com, or Twitter: sgabekahn. Twitter: njjewishnews.com, or
- - - - Of Mind Garden State Garden must go must -
Achashverosh Point:
here’s no use ignor here’s ing it anymore, so face the facts: let’s
The biggest defense for supporters of The biggest defense for supporters of Achashverosh’s where part the is This Achashverosh, Esther was just a To Gabe Kahn NJJN Editor ested in the welfare of his people more ested in the welfare of his people more who has dug everyone To than his own. Persian soil, allowrich into the their heels faulty, is logic why your explain to me absurd. conclusions your friend a is he that is dictator would-be our unequivocally state me Let Jews. the to ambivalent At best he’s that he is not. a there’s and people, chosen the toward his that demonstrating evidence of wealth For one, intentions are far more unseemly. un an appointed he that undeniable it’s com in first his as Jew-hater apologetic mand, a man who wrote propaganda and whispered lies about our people to him, lies the king was all-too-willing to believe. anti- be base screams, “The king can’t Semitic — members of his own family - fes the up and smell Wake are Jewish!” have any idea that Queen enjan. He didn’t Esther was Jewish when he married her. Because him? tell she And why didn’t it’s Besides, her! kill he’d afraid was she not as if they have a real relationship. Sources inside the palace said that no less telling overheard was herself Esther than her uncle Mordechai that on at least one to called even hadn’t king the occasion days. 30 than more in her see pretty thing that he discarded once he by wife his placating of her, bored grew acceding to her wishes to host parties, throw her enemy out of the administra- tion, and appoint her uncle in his place him alone. would leave — just so she pattern established an there’s Besides, Achashverosh treats women, of how contests. at his own beauty ogling them to say nothing of the uncon- And that’s al he act sordid the about reports firmed legedly demanded of his former wife at a if imagine Just ago. years some party a of ahold get to were government foreign to it use and evidence incriminating such him! blackmail Achashverosh is the worst Achashverosh is the storied king in Shushan’s a significant Yet history. population of the portion boastful, this that believes inter disgusting man is a benign ruler, T 32 ® NEW JERSEY JEWISH FAKE NEWS March 10, 2020 March 10, ■ NJJEWISHNEWS.COM Vol. LXXIV No. 10 | March 10, 2020 | 9 ADAR 5780 njjewishnews.com Trump acknowledges njjewishnews.com ■
News ‘fake Pence’; body sought KNESSET OPTS FOR ‘COIN TOSS’ ELECTIONS Cheaper and quicker, experts agree. Heads, NJ J ewish Bibi loses; Tails, he wins and goes to jail.
VEEP JOE BIDIN’ HIS TIME Former Democratic front-runner says he’s ‘a slow starter, but warming up now’ for 2024 election.
DAY SCHOOL’S HONOR PROGRAM BEGUN LAST YEAR SHUTS DOWN Organizers of ‘Kavod-19’ don’t understand what went wrong.
SANDERS ADMITS HE’S LARRY DAVID’S IDENTICAL TWIN Democratic front-runner/outlier insists he’s ‘the funny one, just look at my economic plans.’
SCHUMER, PELOSI RUEFUL OVER DEMS’ TROUBLES ‘Where’s Marianne Williamson when we need her?’ The Donald’s No. 2 Doll: A staple from Nancy Pelosi’s ripped State of the Union speech pierced what appeared to be the real Veep. GETTY IMAGES BLOOMBERG BUYS TRUMP TOWER, SEEKS REVENGE ashington, D.C. — In a two-hour- mer governor and congressman from Indiana. Former NYC mayor evicts Trump from home, calls and-37-minute impromptu press Trump, insisting that he now be called for new stop-and-frisk policy aimed at large white Wconference on the White House “His Royal Donald,” and speaking without men with orange hair. lawn, President Trump confirmed for the first the benefit of a script, notes, coherent sen- time that Vice President Mike Pence “disap- tences, or adoring admirers, blurted: “Look. BELGIANS SAY CARNIVAL COSTUMES DEPICTING JEWS WITH BIG NOSES peared, sort of” more than a year ago and has Annoying guy. Too religious. Wife’s not my WEREN’T ANTI-SEMITIC not been heard from since. type. Never left his side. Jeez. Said my red ties In his place, the president confirmed, an are too long. Big mistake. Huge.” This really happened. Like, last week. Honest to God. inflatable rubber “VP Pence” doll has accom- The president continued: “I’ve got no panied the president at cabinet meetings, cam- comment on that tape of the call from my AL SHARPTON RELEASES RACIAL FITNESS VIDEO paign stops, and all other public appearances. office telling the Secret Service to ‘get rid of Observers had long commented that Pence Mostly Mute Mikey.’ Wasn’t me. Sounded Slimmed-down reverend describes reverse-bias techniques, including Walking Back the Rhetoric, was expressionless in public — Republi- like me, yeah. Go check out Alec Baldwin. Verbal Contortion, and Leaps of Bad Faith. can officials preferred the term “stoic.” But Lousy actor. Maybe it was him. Call was sharp-eyed Twitter users noted that Pence had fine. It was perfect.” JEW-HATERS PLAN UNITY MARCH started to look surprisingly life-like, raising Sen. Lindsey Graham, the Trumplican ON BROOKLYN BRIDGE suspicions it couldn’t be the real him. from South Carolina, said that if foul play ‘Who else could bring the far left and the far right The dramatic revelation first came to was involved in Pence’s disappearance, “the together in common cause but us?’ proclaim light at the end of the president’s most re- Senate will make it a priority to look into this leaders of Anti-Semites in Solidarity. cent State of the Union speech. While most matter in the years to come.” eyes were on Nancy Pelosi tearing up a copy As the president was about to board a heli- BIBI AND TRUMP TO CO-AUTHOR of the president’s talk, a congressional aide copter for his residence in Florida, he turned BOOK ON POLITICAL POWER heard a sharp “pop” and noticed “VP Pence” to the press and asserted: “And even if, say, President says new work ‘based on ideas slowly deflating in its chair next to the House I assigned the guy to head up a commission from this 16th-century guy, sounds like Speaker. One of the staples from Pelosi’s on voter fraud and he was never heard from Mack E. Velli, I think. Not sure. I’m the copy of the speech had apparently pierced again, what’s it to you? Wanna impeach me main author, Bibi’s just writing the words.’ the vice-presidential doll. again?” It also explains a Jan. 28 tweet by the pres- He added: “By the way, since you guys MEDICAL DISCOVERY CHANGES ident declaring, “There is no inflation!” think you’re so smart, I got the ‘VP Pence’ UNDERSTANDING OF PURIM STORY Reporters immediately peppered the presi- doll from the same place that made my ‘First Persian Jews were nearly wiped out dent with questions about what happened to Lady Melania’ doll three years ago, and you by ‘Achesh-virus.’ the uncannily stiff but apparently sentient for- guys never even noticed.” 33 NEW JERSEY NJ Jewish Fake News. Warning: Satire At The Movies NJ J ewish Study: College-age Jews say they’re JoJo Rabbi — Pharaoh gives his Jewish JEWISH FAKE NEWS adviser an endearing nickname News
pro-Israel, but please don’t tell our parents Pair o’ Sites — Israeli guide offers tours ■ NJJEWISHNEWS.COM of Masada and Ein Gedi njjewishnews.com Vol. LXXIV No. 10 | March 10, 2020 | 9 ADAR 5780 he overwhelming majority of col- njjewishnews.com Kittel Women — Orthodox feminists de- lege-age Jews say they are pro-Israel, mand right to lead High Holiday services Tbut are afraid to tell their parents be- Vahntz Upon a Time…in Hollywood — cause they don’t want to be pressured to at- An annoying little guy tries to break
tend Hillel events and go on trips to Israel into the movies ■ sponsored by campus Jewish organizations. March 10, 2020 “Look, Israel is a great country, but I Fur v Fedora — Chasidic sects end a 50-year fashion feud planned to chill this semester and the last thing I need is to stand at a table at the The Amishman — Pennsylvania Dutch student center and hand out iPhone cases hitman is mistaken for a Chasid printed with the Israeli flag,” said Scott L., Jewker — A failed Catskills comedian a Penn State student contacted for the sur- goes crazy vey. “I tell my dad I’m with Students for Sophia K., a sophomore at Syracuse University, said she would be Remarriage Story — Even their family is Justice in Palestine just so he stops nudging happy to sign a pro-Israel petition but is afraid she will be late for so over the on-again, off-again couple me to go the campus AIPAC meetings.” class. JANICE HWANG/JW $19.17 — A $20 value, but for you… The survey, conducted by Musk Mell- man for the campus group HandStandsforIsrael, found port of Israel. Of course I lie and tell her I am an anti- Chrain and Glory — Grandmother’s that many students hide their yarmulkes and other vis- Zionist!” said Sarah H. The Wesleyan junior also said horseradish recipe wins cooking con- test ible signs of Jewishness not because of anti-Semitism, she really wants to spend spring break with her Jewish but out of fear that any of a dozen pro-Israel groups sorority in Cartagena, Colombia, while her parents are The Two Pupas — Brothers vie for the on campus will ask them to volunteer at the Yom insisting she go to Israel for the seventh time. leadership of chasidic sect Ha’Atzmaut rally. In response to the survey, a shadowy group known A Beautiful Day for the Neighbor Hood — “I’m trying to graduate on time, and my mom wants as the Ostrich Mission has begun posting the names of Meyer Lansky gains control of Las Vegas me to take a leadership seminar with Students in Sup- college students who are secretly Zionist. Three-Star Wars: The Rise of Skywatchers — Rabbis debate Television news: Show about Reform Jews when Shabbos is over is a surprise hit among the Ultra-Orthodox Hairy Yet — Woman wears same sheitel for 25 years
ho knew that a half-hour com- Judyism — Renee Zellweger converts edy/drama about the loves and Wlives of a Reform Jewish fam- ily would be such a runaway hit in Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community? That’s exactly In Theaters what’s happening with “Shtickl,” the new Ain’t Too Loud — Bride’s father warns the series from Ori Kumi and Elchanan Duran- band before the wedding duransky, now showing on Netflix. Bottlejews — Shul has a popular kiddush The series stars Jeff Goldblum as Ar- club thur Shtickl, the patriarch of a loving Come Away Frum — High school grads but complicated Reform Jewish family spend gap year in Israel living in Syosset, N.Y. Arthur, a psy- Who’s Afraid of Virgin Wool? — Shatnez chiatrist, goes to synagogue three times Charedi Orthodox Jews enjoy an episode of “Shtickl,” a Netflix discovered at an Italian suit factory a year and feels bad about it, but feels series about a Reform Jewish family. JANICE HWANG/JW Flying Past Sunset — Delayed air travelers even worse that his daughter Lindsey is violate the Sabbath becoming a rabbi and will probably be dependent to their cellphones and laptops. Ladiestown — Women’s tefillah groups on him until she pays off her student debt. His Orthodox viewers say they appreciate the pre- multiply wife, Shelly (Fran Drescher), a real estate broker, cise attention to detail, from the late model Prius Jagged Little Pillow — Zayde hides the has opened a boutique selling scented candles and that Arthur drives to the Marc Chagall print that afikoman has been feuding with Linda (Christine Baranski), hangs in the Shtickls’ living room. Baruch Fru- Mean Curls — Yeshiva boy seeks approval the synagogue administrator, who refuses to carry man, of Har Nof, said the program reminds him of of payos-wearing clique her products in the Beth Elohim Judaica shop. his ancestors. “I was born Barry Fruman in New- Rounding out the cast is Zack Schor as Evan Shtickl, ton, Mass. ‘Shtickl’ makes me nostalgic for my Moo Long Route — After the sin of the Golden Calf, God extends the Jews’ trek who is living at home after graduating Brandeis with a summers at URJ Eisner Camp, before I enrolled in the desert degree in philosophy, and Grandpa Harvey (Billy Crys- at Yeesh Hatorah seminary, met my bashert, and Mrs. Debt Fire — Building owner’s widow tal), whose MSNBC habit and loosely tied bathrobe is raised eight children.” commits arson to avoid bankruptcy driving the rest of the family crazy. Ultimately, says Duranduransky, himself the The Music Mun — Fantasy about singing Despite an emphasis on the strict Reform customs grandson of Reform Jews, “the show is about how hamantaschen of a suburban Long Island family (Shelley Shtickl, much we have in common. Whether we spend To Kill an Early Bird — Murder trial for example, chairs her temple’s social action com- Sunday mornings over bagels and The New York at a Florida condo community mittee; Evan met his on-again, off-again boyfriend at Times before heading to the gym, or whether we a NFTY convention), the show is wildly popular in devote most of our waking hours to studying To- West Side Store — Fairway Market threatens to close charedi neighborhoods like Mea Shearim and Bnei rah and protesting Saturday bus service, it turns Brak, where people are secretly downloading the show out we are all one people.” Wick It — Family lights an oil menorah 34 NJ Jewish News ■ njjewishnews.com ■ March 10, 2020 to detectbecauseitisthemost subtleofallanti- what about anti-Semitism from the middle? often disguisedasanti-Zionism, isalsoathreat.But W T on bicycling fundraisers Jewish Federations blame their decline W on Fifth Avenue, and you’d still vote for me’ President Trump says, ‘I could shoot a Jew West Palm Beach, Fla. Fox HuntandMahJonggClubof tending Sunday’s eventatthe Polo, received with laughter by those at words were meant in jest, and were for Trump saidthepresident’s enue, and you’d still vote for me.” “I couldshootaJewonFifth Av- only joking when he told them that one comes to our dinners or golf one comestoourdinnersorgolf American Jewish Federations.“No can JewishFederationofNorth gerpull, CEO of the North Ameri it has two wheels,” said Elvis Fin including some you never heard of. every singleJewishgeneticdisease, ington, World Jewish Relief, and Jewish FederationofGreater Wash- Children’s Services,ChaiLifeline, NY’s JewishBoardofFamily and Arava Institute,theJCCKrakow, Bike4Chai, Ramah Camps, The Hazon, ALYN Children’s Hospital, included Sponsors lion bikerides. lion peopletakingpartin3mil- asked to sponsor as many as 2 mil charitable giving in 2019. for nearly 90 percent of all Jewish a reportthatbikeridesaccounted sponsored bicycle rides. missions, andfocusinsteadon cluding gala dinners and Israel tional fundraisingactivities,in- From the middle: The new new anti-Semitism The Anti-Denigration League The Anti-Denigration CEO, ExecutiveDirector, andCommissioner By NathanJoeBlattgreen Anti-Semitism fromthe middle can bedifficult “You have to appreciate the Members of Republican Jews “We haveseenthefuture,and Last yearFacebookuserswere The news comes in response to suspend nearlyalltradi- movement said it would he Jewishfederation learned that left-wing anti-Semitism, from therightcanbe, and wehave e allknowhowdeadlyanti-Semitism Trump said hewas porters ofPresident - ashington —Sup NJ JewishNJ Fake News. - - - - a red“MakeIsraelGreat Again” said DanyaHitziger, who wore reallydriveahardbargain,”who ple, he said we are vicious sharks meant any harm when, for exam grandchildren Jewish has one who he respected our judgment.” and that even though we are Jewish that hewasgratefulforoursupport, 2016. “Ithinkwhathemeantwas Trump sinceNov. supporter 8, Lawrence Imglick,alongtime president’s senseofhumor,” said to sponsormewhenIgoona “I am constantly askingfriends a playground for his synagogue. various Jewish causes, including miles andraised $2.1billion for has personallylogged60,000 countant in Merion Station, Pa., sponsoring other riders.” either onbicyclesorFacebook outings anymorebecausetheyare the Negev Desert. have ditched meetings with Israeli leaders for fundraising bicycle rides in Members of the Council of Presidents of American Jewish Organizations “C’mon, Idon’t- thinksome Armstrong Lanzman, anac FLICKR COMMONS FLICKR call out anti-Semitism even when it barely exists: are offering these important examples to help you Semitisms. We here at the Anti-Denigration League ☞ berg’s policies, but can’t stand his speaking voice. liberal on social issues. He says he likes Mike Bloom ☞ says, “I bet you’re a fan.” she’s been watching“Curb Your Enthusiasm”and has voted for Republicans and Democrats. She says ☞ Your non-Jewishcoworker isafiscalconservativeand You are onadatewithswingvoter. You say You are at work with your gentile friend who
Warning: - - — people say he’s my Shylock.” Dershowitz as“atough,toughguy Palestinians, andtopraise Alan supporters that he cut off aid to the embassy to Jerusalem, to remind nity toboastaboutmovingtheU.S. ance at the Jewish condo commu- and our French ally.” knew hewas gently ribbing us control the Federal Reserve: We who conspires with Macron to about the greedy Jewish banker hat. “Orwhenhetoldthejoke near Bet Shemesh, Israel. the Rebbe”rideatanintersection crashed into Chabad’s “Rollin’ for forMore “Sore Knees Trees” ride dreds wereinjuredwhentheJNF troversy, however. In 2016, hun- year.” leg playingpickupbasketballlast were reallygladwhenIbrokemy bike ride,”hesaid.“Ithinkthey The presidentusedhisappear The trendisnotwithoutcon- Satire Satire
- - it’s thelanguagecharacterswouldhavespo- artistic director, SmokkedSalmon.“Afterall, appeal in Pig Latin,” explained the company’s hit musical will be performed in Pig Latin. Theater announcedthatanewproductionofthe watching the Democratic debate with you and says, watching the Democratic debate with you and says, N in Pig Latin ‘Fiddler’ to perform Addition-tray! ☞ “Shalom!” ☞ she says, “Is that the one with the huts?” yourfamilyonPassover,that you’llbevisiting and “Why does Bernie Sanders always seem angry?” ☞ You’re so lucky to have natural curls!” “Klobuchar 2020” button says, “I love your hair! Methodist church, the pastor greets you by saying Methodist church, the pastor greets you by saying of Late Comedians Yud K Vav K ing Federation Danny K vision (but consult your local rabbi) K-O the Latin-American Jewish Federation K-Pasa — Under the supervision of Here’s a quick guide: kosher supervision agencies? Confused by the proliferation of NEW KOSHER SYMBOLS At an interfaith meeting with the local United An independentvoterfromapurplestateis It’s a humid day, and a woman wearing a “‘Fiddler’ will havea special sentimental
– Hashgacha of the World Box- dler on the Roof,” the Folksbinderdundat dler ontheRoof,”Folksbinderdundat cess ofits Yiddish productionof“Fid- ew York —Followingthesold-outsuc- – Supervised by the Va’ad – Under divine super
-
NJ J News ■ njjewishnews.com ■ March 10, 2020
35 ewish -
: COVERED.
nSurance
Satire I YOU rum F there with an umbrella. an with there WE’VE GOT GOT WE’VE tate you a helping hand — just in case! in just — hand helping a you S Umbrella coverage for for coverage Umbrella available… Also Bad back? Weak wrists? No need to turn to need No wrists? Weak back? Bad Warning: Warning:
down those hagbah honors any longer! any honors hagbah those down Congregants discovered the identity thefts only afterCongregants discovered the identity thefts only outrageous,” said Rabbi Mayer Culpa, “It’s Hebrew how the unsure is he said Culpa Rabbi Other rabbis disagreed. rabbis Other “Once you allow global warming,” warned Rabbi Asked how the problem of global warming on The headless body of Richards Panzer, a lead a Panzer, Richards of body headless The Only a few anti-Semites apparently survived apparently survived Only a few anti-Semites said it would shiftAnti-Denigration League The IF YOU’VE GOT YOUR HEAD COVERED, HEAD YOUR GOT YOU’VE IF munity in case of an unfortunate accident. unfortunate an of case in munity b’nai mitzvah and the soon-to-be-married soon-to-be-married the and mitzvah b’nai shul. Literally, we’ll send someone to stand stand to someone send we’ll Literally, shul. will stand behind you on the bima and offer and bima the on you behind stand will who expect to get candy thrown at them in them at thrown candy get to expect who And for just a little more, a State Frum agent Frum State a more, little a just for And receiving invoices from the shul office. One synagogue One invoices from the shul office. receiving Altima, said he was Noah Mazel ben Nissan member, year. half past the over aliyahs nine for billed falsely Yisrael. Ohbehave Congregation of leader spiritual is a beautiful, sacred Torah “The blessing of the $1,700.” for stiffed get we instead and trust, new a isn’t theft identity “Sadly, stolen. were names to back way the all goes “It noted. rabbi the crime,” Bible.” the in Jacob and Esau - Team and Workers of the Orthodox Hotel Herr Splitter, Union, “it can easily lead to boiling temperatures, sters’ Shabbat.” on forbidden clearly is boiling and Shabbat might be solved, one rabbi suggested, you.” for globe the warm to non-Jew a “Find ing white supremacist, was found in front his com- found in front his was supremacist, ing white On the screen were Seattle Starbucks. puter in a the words tweet, “The Jews of a half-written will ussss………” replace not combustion. cranial spontaneous of epidemic the aide and alt-right hero StoneWhite House Former Bananas in critical condition after be- is said to be glassy- sidewalk D.C., Washington, a on found ing globalists…” “Globalists, muttering, and eyed anti- of problem dwindling the from away focus its concentrate on attacks fromSemitism and instead organizations. Jewish fellow - to lift the Torah?! the lift to
you needless fast? needless Fear no more! no Fear NJ Jewish Fake News. Fake NJ Jewish STATE FRUM introduces FRUM STATE HAGBAH INSURANCE HAGBAH o Score, N.Y. — An Orthodox synagogueAn Orthodox — N.Y. o Score, chasidic community north of in this largely iden- Manhattan is investigating cases of he problem of anti-Semitism was all but was all but of anti-Semitism he problem Mi- billionaire when yesterday eradicated Sand Bernie socialist and Bloomberg chael They’ve asked asked They’ve BACK! YOUR GOT WE’VE – worry Don’t It’s an affordable way to keep you from from you keep to way affordable an It’s gogue. For a modest fee (based on the on (based fee modest a For gogue. erusalem — Rabbinical authorities met here erusalem — Rabbinical authorities met here recently to discuss whether it is permissible to Shabbat. on planet the warm that it might cause the entire community a community entire the cause might it that weight of the Torah and which parsha the parsha which and Torah the of weight According to a police report, several individuals Israeli Ashkenormic Chief Rabbi Daven Loud Loud Daven Rabbi Chief Ashkenormic Israeli Explosions heard in basements and attics acrossExplosions heard in Leading anti-Semites rushed to their laptops in - syna your of laughingstock the becoming larly turn down this important honor for fear for honor important this down turn larly - com the of rest the and you for fast to else Are you worried about accidentally dropping accidentally about worried you Are scroll is rolled to), we’ll arrange for someone for arrange we’ll to), rolled is scroll - regu you Do hagbah? getting while Torah the tity theft after intruders used stolen Hebrew names Hebrew stolen used intruders after theft tity Torah. the to called when the approached members synagogue not were who gabbai, or sexton, at Sabbath services and shul’s names. Hebrew stolen the by themselves identified for a Torah The impostors were then called to the theyblessing, known as an aliyah, when per custom synagogue. the to donation a pledged maintained that global warming is permitted on maintained that global warming is permitted on Shabbat, since it is merely warming and not cook- to observant prohibited strictly activity ing—an Sabbath. the on Jews Rabbis debate: Is global warming global Is debate: Rabbis Shabbat? on permissible J Ben Who? Synagogue hit with rash with hit Synagogue Who? Ben thefts identity of N Talk of Bloomberg-Sanders ticket Bloomberg-Sanders of Talk explode to heads anti-Semites’ causes T ers both said they would agree to pair up on the the on up pair to agree would they said both ers November. in ballot presidential Democratic out to be the headsthe country turned of young Reddit on news the absorbing supremacists white 4Chan. and pact the of news the report to basements parents’ their Zio Rothschild who ranbetween “the blood-sucking the “Cuba-loving commie Hebe City” and York Jew Momentsreligion.” and guns your away take who’d say. police detonated, apparently brains their later
– Hashgacha – Hashgacha – – When you need you When – Michael Feldstein. Michael – Hashgacha of rabbis of Hashgacha – – Suitable for South Korean South for Suitable –
– Kashrut questions? Kashrut – Contributors: Andrew Andrew Contributors: Silow-Carroll, Gary Rosenblatt, Meish Goldish, and Goldish, Meish Rosenblatt, Gary – Kosher enough for your for enough Kosher – Art: Dan Bocchino and Janice Hwang. Janice and Bocchino Dan Art:
The cast has yet to be announced. be to yet has cast The hoping to get major stars to play Ev- “We’re codeSalmon is also excited about a new Morse powerful especially is Man’ Rich a Were I “‘If dog to eat to dog K-POP K Sera Sera Sera K Send us a text a us Send K9 fans their and bands boy K-Sum K-C of Determinist Judaism Determinist of K-Mart fees normal their discount will who volume in up it make and O-K You’re O-K I’m Jews of Association the of Psychology in LMK to know the Top 40 glatt products glatt 40 Top the know to ANNOUNCED ken had they been 12 years old and attending ken had they been 12 years old and attending camp.” summer Salmon said. “And we’re yatay and Oldiegay,” handle can that ensemble top-notch a for looking Unsetsay.’” ‘Unrisesay, like songs beautiful “Fiddler.” of version .. / ..-. “.. sang, then who Salmon, said Morse,” in -.”.- -- / .... -.-. .. .-. / .- / . .-. . .-- / FLICKR COMMONS Cast members of the new Pig Latin “Iddler-Fay on the the on “Iddler-Fay Latin Pig new the of members Cast Atchmaker-May.” “Atchmaker-May, sing Oof-ray” It’s a humid day, and a woman wearing a a wearing woman a and humid day, a It’s An independent voter from a purple state is An independent voter from a purple state is At an interfaith meeting with the local United United local the with meeting interfaith an At that you’ll be visiting your family on Passover, and that you’ll be visiting your family on Passover, huts?” the with one the that “Is says, she ☞ sayingby you greets pastor the church, Methodist “Shalom!” ☞ hair! your love “I says, button “Klobuchar 2020” curls!” natural have to lucky so You’re ☞ says, you and with debate Democratic the watching angry?” seem always Sanders Bernie does “Why From the middle: The new new anti-Semitism new new The middle: the From 3 ur March 10, 2020 2020 March 10, ■ erusa em s cu tura diversit nterest free oans offered revea ed through manuscripts for hea th care students
WHAT MIGHT IT look like to imag- at the University of Nebraska-Lin- APPLICATIONS ARE being accepted for the Blum njjewishnews.com
■ ine Jerusalem — known as a city coln and president of the Society for Trust’s interest-free educational loans for Jewish stu- of peoples with diverse faiths and Armenian Studies, will explore liter- dents who are pursuing degrees in the health-care News cultures — as a city of the book? ary treasures of Armenian Jerusalem. professions. On March 2 , a panel will tell the Also to be discussed is the digitiza- Established in 1 2, the Blum Trust provides need- story of this extraordinary place, tion and preservation of endangered based financial aid up to $7, 00 per year for each of four NJ J ewish where some of the Western world’s documents. years, interest free for 10 years. most enduring ideas were devel- The program, presented by Rut- Eligible applicants are Jewish students pursuing oped through its Jewish, Christian, gers University’s Allen and Joan careers in the fields of medicine, dentistry, podiatry, Islamic, and Armenian literary Bildner Center for the Study of Jew- pharmacy, chiropractic, nursing, and other allied health treasures. ish Life, is free. It will take place at professions. The loans are available to residents of Panelists include Benjamin Balint, 4 p.m. at the Douglass Student Cen- Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon, Monmouth, coauthor of “Jerusalem City of the ter, New Brunswick. The event is the and Burlington counties in New Jersey and Bucks Book,” who will discuss unusual Toby and Herbert Stolzer Endowed County in Pennsylvania. caretakers of Jewish library col- Program and is cosponsored by the Students must provide documentation of their Jewish lections Father Columba Stewart, Rutgers-New Brunswick Libraries heritage and/or affiliation s , a copy of their most recent executive director of the Hill Mu- and the Center for Middle Eastern FAFSA form, a transcript of their most recent college seum Manuscript Library, will Studies. grades, and a current tuition bill or announcement of tu- talk about rare early Christian and Advance registration is required. ition charges. Islamic manuscripts and Bedross Email rsvpBildner sas.rutgers.edu The Blum Trust was established in 1 2 under the will Der Matossian, associate director of or register online at BildnerCenter. of Dr. Joseph M. Blum, a prominent Trenton physician. To the Harris Center for Judaic Studies Rutgers.edu. apply and for information, go to BlumTrust.com.
Camp Guide MARKETPLACE
Summer enrichment program appeals to wide range of interests Interested in Ro otics Music De ate At Sole ury School Summer Teen Enrichment Ask about you can e plore all that and more in our “Rising our one- and two-wee summer sessions 8th Grader” There are a wide range of offerings for ris- SUMMER TEEN ENRICHMENT special ing 7th-12th graders. One-wee classes allow for you to dive July 20-24 July 26-August 7 deep into a topic of interest. In two-wee classes you have the option Rising 7th-11th graders Boarding & Day to sign up for three different classes ased on your interests along with students from One- & two-week classes: STEM, Music, Humanities around the world Small class sizes offer personal attention and support. For those Solebury.org/summerprograms [email protected] interested in photo or roc clim ing ta e a two-wee immersion class. Boarding students e tend their day with fun and interesting activities oth on and off campus. Chec out all that the Sole ury School is offering this summer at sole ury.org/ summerprograms. As a out our Rising 8th rader special offer at summerpro- grams@sole ury.org. 37 NJ J ewish News ■
LifeCycle njjewishnews.com
association in Boca Raton. He enjoyed golf, ten- an administrator before his retirement in 2012. Obituaries nis, pickleball, sailing, and motor boating. The Richard Pearl Pavilion was named after him Philip Savage He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Janice at the camp.
Philip Savage, 93, of Middletown died Feb. 9, Jay Berger; his son, Phillip; his daughter, Alison His family members were longtime members ■ 2020. Born in Newark, he was a former resident Saifer; a brother, Bruce; a sister, Karen Levin; and of Temple Beth El of Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn. March 10, 2020 of North Arlington. five grandchildren. He later became a member of Congregation Beth Mr. Savage was the proprietor of Savage Services were held Feb. 19 with arrangements Chaim in Princeton Junction. Hardware in Kearny before retiring. by Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, Ewing. He enjoyed woodworking, photography, travel- He was a graduate of Stevens Institute of Memorial contributions may be made to Greenwood ing, and spending time with his family. Technology. House, Ewing, or American Heart Association. Predeceased by his first wife, Beth, he is survived He served in the U.S. Navy and the Korean War. by his wife, Arlene; three stepchildren, Michael He was an avid golfer. Richard Pearl (Nicole) Mulry, Hillary Mulry, and Rebekah (Joel) Predeceased by his wife, Charlotte, he is Richard A. Pearl, 82, of Hamilton Township Schiller; a brother, Martin; and six grandchildren. survived by two sons, Paul (Debra) and Scott died Feb. 20, 2020. He was born and raised in Services were held Feb. 24 with arrangements (Marlyn); his daughter, Susan (Kevin) Gallagher; Brooklyn. by Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, Ewing. nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mr. Pearl worked in the New York City public Memorial contributions may be made to Michael Services were held Feb. 11 with arrangements school system in a career spanning over 30 years, J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. by Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, Ewing. beginning as a teacher and ultimately retiring as a principal of James Reynolds Junior High School Max Gross Laurence Gould in Brooklyn. Max Sidney Gross, 91, of Newtown, Pa., died Laurence Gould, 65, of Bordentown died Feb. 15, He was a graduate of Brooklyn College and Feb. 21, 2020. Born in Trenton, he lived in the 2020. also earned two master’s degrees. Washington, D.C., area and Ewing Township Mr. Gould is survived by his children, Zachary As a child and adult, he spent 63 summers at before moving to Newtown in 2005. Gould and Alexandra Gould. Trail’s End Camp in Beach Lake, Pa., beginning Following his high school graduation at 17, Private services were held with arrangements in 1947. He started as a camper and later became Continued on next page by Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, Ewing. Susan Loew Susan Loew, 84, of Skillman died Feb. 15, 2020. Born in Freiberg, Germany, she was a Princeton resident for many years and a resident of Skillman for the past 10 years. Mrs. Loew was a freelance writer at Princeton University Press. She was a congregant of The Jewish Center of Be part of a Princeton. She is survived by her husband of over 60 years, Harold; her children, Michael Loew and tradition Karen Brew; and four grandchildren. Services were held Feb. 18 with arrangements that honors those who’ve passed. by Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, Ewing. Howard Berger Howard M. Berger, 77, of Boca Raton, Fla., died Jan. 17, 2020. Born in Jersey City, he was a former For more than 50 years we have honored the bonds resident of Yardley, Pa. Mr. Berger was the proprietor of Building of family and faith, guided by the traditions of Maintenance Systems in Hamilton Township our people. We handle everything, so that you can before retiring. focus on the people that matter most during this He was a graduate of Rutgers University diffi cult time. and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned an M.B.A. Our third generation of family ownership. He was involved in and led many organizations in the Trenton area throughout his life. He was 1534 Pennington Road AT-HOME CONSULTATIONS | SERVING ALL COMMUNITIES the former president of Har Sinai Temple, Trenton Trenton, NJ 08618 Joel E. Orland, Senior Director | NJ License No. 3091 Rotary Club, George Washington Council of Boy 609.883.1400 Max J. Orland, Director | NJ License. 5064 Scouts, the Better Business Bureau, Children’s OrlandsMemorialChapel.com Home Society, and Greenwood House. He was Member of KAVOD: a longtime member of Greenacres Country Club. Independent Jewish Funeral Chapels He continued to stay active well into his retire- ment, serving on the board of his condominium 38 LifeCycle Continued from previous page Gallery Mr. Gross was employed by his fam- ematics. He attended Medical School March 10, 2020 2020 March 10, ■
ily’s hat business, Reed Millinery, at the University of Pennsylvania. traveling continually throughout He is survived by his wife, Joyce the southern United States into his (Salsburg); his son, Christopher; his 20s. In the late 1950s, he became a daughter, Jessica; daughter-in-law, TREES’ BIRTHDAY stockbroker, joining Bache & Co. Laura Diamond; and two grandsons. — Children in the
njjewishnews.com and rising to the level of first vice Arrangements were handled by Tot Funday Sunday ■ president, where he oversaw more Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, program at Adath than 500 branch locations in the News Ewing. A celebration of his life will Israel Congregation, U.S., was periodically quoted in The be held in the spring. Lawrenceville, cel- Wall Street Journal, and at times had ebrated Tu b’Shvat
NJ J ewish seats on the Midwest and Canadian Shirley Rubman by creating edible art stock exchanges. He continued in his Shirley Weiss Rubman, 91, of projects illustrating the career well into his 70s. Princeton died Feb. 26, 2020. She four seasons. He was a member of the board of resided in the Bronx for most of her managers of the Washington Hebrew life. Congregation, the Jewish Community Predeceased by her husband, Center of Greater Washington, and Carl, she is survived by her daugh- the Metropolitan Board of Trade, and ter, Beverly (Mark Goldfus) of served on other committees through- Lawrenceville; her son, David (Gail out the years. He joined the Bucks County Youth Aid Panel, volunteered Grossman) of Evanston, Ill.; five with SCORE for many years, par- grandchildren; and five great-grand- ticipated on the finance committee children. of Pennswood Village in Newtown Private services were held Feb. (where he resided), and frequently 28 with arrangements by Orland’s gave seminars on financial planning. Ewing Memorial Chapel, Ewing. He married his first wife, Cora Memorial contributions may be made Lee Kaufmann, in 1955 and had four to HIAS or the PKD Foundation. children, Caren, James, Gary, and Steven, who survive him. His second Suzanne Hyman wife of over 40 years, Josephine Suzanne Hyman (Katz), 82, of (Jo) Tuemmler, predeceased him last Princeton died Feb. 20, 2020. She year, and he is also survived by was born in New York City and her children, Jan, Sue, and Dave; moved to the New Brunswick area 10 grandchildren; and five great- in 1966. PHOTO BY KORBMAN AND COMPANY PHOTOGRAPHY grandchildren. Mrs. Hyman was the founding TEEN PHILANTHROPY — The Jewish Community Youth Foundation Services were held Feb. 23 managing editor of Raritan Review, (JCYF) — a project of Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer with arrangements by Orland’s a literary and cultural magazine based County and funded by the Ricky and Andrew J. Shechtel Philanthropic Fund Ewing Memorial Chapel, Ewing. at Rutgers University. She served and Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks — celebrated its 17th year Memorial contributions may be as managing editor for nearly two of giving at its annual check-presentation ceremony on Feb. 9 at Robbinsville made to The Hildred E. and I. Irving decades in the 1980s and 1990s, work- High School. More than $46,000 was distributed to 20 non-profit organiza- Gross Fund of the Jewish Braille ing with Professor Richard Poirier, the tions by 163 teens representing 11 synagogues and 36 area schools. Students Institute International or Alzheimer’s magazine’s editor, to publish some of Jason Licht and Ariella Livstone are shown with Cynthia Groomes Katz, Association. the literary world’s most renowned center, supervising attorney at HIAS. essayists, poets, and critics. Peter Heisen She was a graduate of Douglass Peter Roger Heisen, 76, of College at Rutgers, and held a mas- Washington Crossing, Pa., died ter’s degree from Rutgers in English Feb. 23, 2020. Born in Neptune, he literature. was raised in Imlaystown, a farm- She played the piano throughout ing community, where he and his her lifetime. sister Perijane attended a one-room She is survived by her husband, schoolhouse. He raised his fam- Prof. Ronald T. Hyman; her son, ily in Yardley, Pa., before moving to Jonathan C. Hyman (Gail Rubenfeld) Washington Crossing. of Bethel, N.Y.; two daughters, Elana An infectious disease specialist, (Juha) Hollo of Cheltenham, Pa., and Dr. Heisen took over his father’s Rachel Hyman of Brooklyn; and four medical practice based at Mercer grandchildren. Hospital in Trenton. For the last 12 Services were held Feb. 23 with years, he worked in the education arrangements by Crabiel Parkwest software business with his son. Funeral Chapel, New Brunswick. GROWING GARDENS — The JCC Princeton Mercer Bucks and He attended Peddie School Memorial contributions may be made Hadassah held a Ladies Night Out on Feb. 6 at the JCC in East Windsor. in Hightstown and Swarthmore to Southern Poverty Law Center or The women created individual succulent gardens. College, where he majored in math- PEN America. NJ Jewish News ■ njjewishnews.com ■ March 10, 2020 39 -
- - ments will be served. Call ments will be served. Call World War II. Light refresh- Light II. War World ences as a hidden child during child hidden a as ences who will discuss her experi- who will discuss her Guest speaker is Maud Dahme, speaker Guest on Sunday, March 29, 3-5 p.m. 3-5 29, March Sunday, on “The World That We Knew” Knew” That We “The World discussion on Alice Hoffman’s Hoffman’s Alice on discussion Beverly Rubman will lead a lead a Beverly Rubman will For information on the PSO’s For information on the PSO’s 609-896-4977 or go to adathisraelnj.org. to go or 609-896-4977 Mary Bonhag and Evan Premo of Scrag Scrag of Premo Evan and Bonhag Mary Music Mountain Business Briefs (PSO) Princeton Symphony Orchestra will continue its 2019-20 chamber sea- Borea “Duo of performance a with son soprano with concert chamber a lis,” Mary Bonhag and double bassist Evan Premo, founders of Scrag Mountain Mu- April Vt., on Sunday, sic in Marshfield, lo Hall, Wolfensohn at p.m. 4:30 at 5, cated on the campus of the Institute for Princeton. in Study Advanced 2019-2020 chamber concerts, go to the PSO calendar or chamber series & Events” at links under “Tickets princetonsymphony.org. The cost is $14 adults/$10 children before The cost children before is $14 adults/$10 RSVP to 609-896-4977 or adathisraelnj.org. adathisraelnj.org. or 609-896-4977 to RSVP - ad to 19. RSVP March up to $16/$12 16; March 609-443-4454. or [email protected] Book discussion stories Passover Syna El by Beth sponsored Storytime, Passover April Thursday, will be held Windsor, gogue in East of the 2, at 4:45 p.m. at the Robbinsville Branch Pre-register beginning Mercer County Library. mcl.org. at 19 March Composer review of “Composers on Miller Fred by lecture-in-song A will and Sondheim” Hammerstein County: Bucks Adath at 2 p.m. 26, at April on Sunday, presented be Lawrenceville. Congregation, Shalom
- - - Bring a vegetarian dish; a hot entrée, salad, and salad, entrée, hot a dish; vegetarian a Bring drawbacks and benefits the discuss will Kobrin bethel.net. to go or 609-443-4454 Call Instructors are Beverly Rubman, a Jewish Rubman, a Jewish Instructors are Beverly or 609-921- Contact [email protected] Pro- Boustan is a research scholar in the non- for fee $5 a is There served. be will Dessert House, which is cosponsoring the program along the program along is cosponsoring House, which of Service and Children’s Jewish Family with do $5 requested a is there County; Mercer Greater may also bring theirnation per person. Participants by March 13 to Beth lunch. RSVP own kosher-style [email protected]. at Englezos Springtime Shabbat Spring Into Shabbat will be held at Beth El Syna- 27, at 6 p.m. March on Friday, Windsor, East gogue, regular or family between choose may Participants Friday night services, followed by a congregational dinner. Shabbat Refugee Refugee Shabbat will Transitions Refugee Shabbat: Celebrating The at 6:30 p.m. at March 20, be held on Friday, Princeton, with services followed Jewish Center, will families refugee which in dinner potluck a by participate. beverages will be provided by the synagogue. Con- or 609-921-0100, [email protected] tact 200. ext. Familytrees will be presented Tree?” Your Plant You “Where Do Genea Jewish the of president Kobrin, Susan by of meeting a at Jersey, North of Society logical Sunday, on Society Genealogy County Mercer the March 22, at 7:30 p.m. at Beth El Synagogue of Windsor. East of creating and maintaining digital and paper family family of commercial features the as well as trees programs. tree The multifaceted King David King David” will be presented“The Many Faces of Thursday, in Princeton on The Jewish Center at noon. at 19, March teacher; and Roslyn chaplain and adult education a retired reading specialist and former Vanderbilt, Center. Jewish The at librarian children’s 200. ext. 0100, martyrs Rabbinic Vicarious and Sin “Collective Salon: Minds Great be pre- Atonement in Rabbinic Martyrology” will March 19, Thursday, sented by Ra’anan Boustan on Princeton. Center, Jewish The at p.m. 8 at gram in Judaic Studies at Princeton Univer Mystic” sity and author of “From Martyr to (2005). or [email protected] Contact members. 200. ext. 609-921-0100, da Agen - - Each session costs $10; light refresh light $10; costs session Each RSVP to 609-987-8100, ext. 139, or bev- or 139, ext. 609-987-8100, to RSVP Kosher CaféKosher Service of and Children’s Jewish Family a Kosher offers Greater Mercer County at Tuesdays-Fridays Café lunch program Adath Israel Congregation, a.m. at 11:30 to Debi Henritzy at Lawrenceville. RSVP or 609-987-8100, [email protected] 236. ext. “Handling the Holidays: Programs for those for Programs Holidays: the “Handling Grieving the Loss of a Family Member,” - a series of sessions facilitated by Chap lain Beverly Rubman, will continue with Wednesday, The “Passover: Empty Chair,” Fam- a.m. at Jewish March 18, 10:30-11:45 Service of Greater Mer Children’s and ily Holidays and grief Princeton. County, cer ments will be served. be will ments [email protected]. A kosher lunch will be provided by Greenwood by provided be will lunch kosher A Cost is $10. RSVP by March 13 to Beth En- by March 13 Cost is $10. RSVP - Yid the from stars including 160 singers, Over for ticket details and Go to Kimmelcenter.org Nosh & Knowledge: The Structure of Torah will will Torah of Structure The Knowledge: Nosh & at p.m. 12:30 at 19, March Thursday, on offered be Windsor. Congregation Beth West Chaim, Torah’s structure Torah’s Model seder Model Children’s and Family Jewish and Seniors El Beth Service of Greater Mercer County will hold their annual model seder led by Rabbi Matt Nover at Thursday, on Windsor, El Synagogue, East Beth noon. at 19, March at temple the or [email protected] at glezos 609-443-4454. Jewish concert Jewish - con their and Song, of People v’Sharot: Sharim be will Grossman, Robinson Elayne Dr. ductor, Jewish A Broadway: “Sing Hallelujah, featured in March 17, at Philadelphia’s Tuesday, Legacy” on Center. Kimmel dish-language Broadway production of “Fiddler on the Roof,” will be conducted by music director Cantor Tilman. David SVS15. code with percent 15 Save sales. group Haggadah exploration Haggadah by “The Haggadah in Depth” will be presented Adath Israel Congregation, Adler at Rabbi Ben p.m.7:30-9 12, March Thursday, Lawrenceville, on adathisraelnj.org. to go or 609-896-4977 Call 40 March 10, 2020 March 10, ■
Princeton-Mercer-Bucks Edition ■ News NJ J ewish
41 NJ J ewish News ■ Princeton-Mercer-Bucks Edition
WP Spring Luncheon has Blossomed into …
■ March 10, 2020
HAPPY PURIM! NJ Jewish News ■ njjewishnews.com ■ March 10, 2020 42 Our Ten Statements. set ofluchot,thetabletsinscribedwith Mount Sinai, he comes down with a second ter Mosesspends another 40-dayperiod on God forgive Hispeople.Godagrees,andaf- sey City onDec. 10.Mosberg, at akoshergrocerystorein Jer ship followingthemassmurders in thestateandforhisleader role in combatting anti-Semitism fense Forces, will perform. - De chief cantor(ret.)ofIsrael tate developer. Shai Abramson, Holocaust survivorandreales- Gurbir Grewal and Ed Mosberg, will honor N.J. Attorney General pected toattendthedinner, which Brunswick. p.m. attheChabadHouseinNew ner on Monday, March 16, at 6 Founders 41st Anniversary Din NJ, willcelebratetheirNational filiated withChabadofCentral and its 10 Chabad Houses, all af Center atRutgersUniversity Chabad House Jewish Student M Rabbi JoyceNewmark Exodus 30:11-34:35 Ki Tisa LORD hadimpartedtohimonMountSi- instructed themconcerningallthatthe ward all the Israelites came near, andhe to him, and Moses spoke to them. After the chieftainsinassemblyreturned Moses called to them,and Aaron andall they shrankfromcomingnearhim.But the skin ofMoses’ face was radiant; and Him. Aaron andalltheIsraelitessawthat face wasradiant,sincehehadspokenwith ofhis notawarethattheskin was Moses tain bearing the two tablets ofthe Pact, And as Moses came down from the moun So Moses came down from Mount Sinai. The parasha ends this way: Grewal will be honored forhis More than 600 people are ex- Chabad tocelebrate 41years atRutgers University Towns aftermath, and Moses’ plea that the golden calf —the sin, its the episode ofthe egel hazahav, ost ofparashatKi Tisa dealswith How abiblicalmistranslation ledtoanti-Semitism - - - -
Ed and the late Cecile Mosberg honored for their Holocaust edu and hislatewifeCecile,will be - - as “was radiant” —“karan” —appears no- passage intranslation. The verbtranslated it to glow with holy light. black fire)randownMoses’ faceandcaused Over time this holy ink(which the rabbis call ses would wipe the quill in his hair to clean it. sometimes become clogged with ink. So Mo the Torah asGoddictatedit,hisquillwould Sinai for40daysandnightswritingdown Yerushalmi Shekalim. As MosessatonMount to him. just thetiniestfractionofdivineradiance hand touched Moses’ face and transferred not beseen.” As GodshieldedMoses,God’s and youwillseeMyback;butfacemust passed by. Then I willtakeMyhandaway rock and shield you withMyhanduntilIhave possible, but“Iwillputyouinacleftofthe God toldhimthatwhathewantedwasim- when MosesaskedtoseeGod’s faceand glowed with light. not justspirituallybutphysically — his face mediate presenceofGodhadchangedMoses, But somethingcurioushappenedtothis Another explanationisfoundinthe One midrash explains that this happened Clearly thetimehehadspentinim- ing with them, he put a veil over his face. nai. And when Moses had finished speak- | SHABBAT CANDLELIGHTING| - cades and spanning the globe. cation efforts lasting several de NJ Attorney GeneralGurbirGrewal -
March 13:6:44p.m. gations inLeoniaandLancaster, Pa. Vale, leaderofcongre- isaformerreligious Rabbi JoyceNewmark,aresidentofRiver message. It’s toobadthatnoteveryonehasgottenthe hadhorns. thatMoses ble nolongerreports that anti-Semitism is a sin. The Christian Bi abandoned HiscovenantwiththeJewsand the past55years,taughtthatGodhasnever obviously, their connection to Satan). moved their hats was to hide their horns(and, quite seriously that the reason Jews never re- Jews. Infact,Ionceheardsomeoneexplain rope, wheretheChurchoftendemonized how thisimageplayedoutinmedievalEu- his forehead. And, of course, you can imagine that it portrays Moses with small hornsabove Moses (or a picture of it), you surely noticed that it had horns. longer said that Moses’ face was radiant, but Greek intoLatin(the Vulgate), thetextno Hebrew intoGreek(theSeptuagint)andfrom also horn. As the Torah was translated from is common. Keren means ray orbeam, but “keren” (sameconsonants,different vowels) where else in the Tanach. However, the noun Fortunately, the Catholic Church has, for If you have seen Michelangelo’s statue of - email [email protected]. journal ad,call732-296-1800 or began in 1978. history ofRutgers Chabad, which sary Album” whichcoversthe a commemorative “41st Anniver tions at colleges in the U.S. largest Jewish student popula at Rutgers University, among the serve the7,000Jewishstudents more. gym, counselingcenter, and agogues, akosherdininghall, and men’s dormitories, two syn- wick whichincludeswomen’s College Avenue in New Bruns- 90,000-square footcomplex on Les Turchin ChabadHouse,a seventh yearofoperationthe For reservationsortoplace a Dinner attendees will receive Chabad Houseisavailableto The galadinnermarksthe - - - 43 ExitRamp NJ J ewish News ■ When our cleaning woman (finally) njjewishnews.com invited us to her home
Merri Ukraincik ies, she tucked me in as if I were her child. family. She was grateful for her years in the ■ NJJN Contributing And she gave each of our boys a bar mitzvah States. Still, she knew she could never afford March 10, 2020 Writer gift — a little gelt in a Serbian Orthodox to retire here. Christmas card. To her, we shared one God. I glanced around, hoping in vain to find e said Little else mattered. the missing pieces of her story. Most of her good- She read the story of our lives in our belongings were on a lift already at sea. She bye detritus like tea leaves. I, on the other hand, smiled when I spotted the pretty coffee jar to our had none of the clues her home would have I once gave her, telling me that everything cleaningW woman given me, speaking volumes in the way she she owned was either from the people she on a frigid evening decorated and the scents coming from her cleaned for or a yard sale. Only the televi- back in November. Close to Home kitchen. I learned only what she told me, all sion was bought new, and she planned to She had been of it pointing to an essential way of being: leave it for the person taking over the lease. coming to us for more than 20 years, yet she work hard, eat simply, love fiercely. I wanted With that, she shifted in her chair. We never once invited us to her home. I didn’t to know more. She would shrug, saying presented her with a gift, and she gave us her think about it often, but I suspected the rea- that’s all there was to tell. address — just her name and the city with a sons had nothing to do with the fact that we When we first met, she had already lived post office nearest her village. Then finally, kept kosher and she did not. Rather, I chalked in the U.S. for some time, having left the for- after ages of waiting, she invited us to visit it up to that invisible divide between employ- mer Yugoslavia years before it deconstructed her should we ever find ourselves in Serbia. ers and employees, no matter their bond or the into a bloody civil war. She didn’t care much “Nothing would make me happier,” she said, length of their relationship. Even the night we for politics, and it was never a discussion, though the tears, hers and ours, would come dropped by to see her before she left the coun- let alone a point of contention, that she and as we stood to go. try, it was we who had asked to come. my Croatian husband hailed from oppos- In a final embrace, she told us how much For months, I noticed her catching her ing former Yugoslav republics or that their she loved us. The proof? She said she ironed breath. “I’m OK!” she insisted. Only later, immigrant stories were unrecognizable from only for me, confessing that her assistant when she found out her kidneys were failing, one another. She even called me, a born liked cleaning our house least of all. would she finally admit she was not. “Amerikanka,” one of her own. And then, as if she’d been with us always, She started dialysis in a whirlwind, quick- Though I lived in Zagreb in the early as if we’d continue to see her every other ly losing her strength, and her hands their 1990s, I finally learned to prepare proper Thursday, we stepped out into the night. cunning. We cried together over the phone Balkan coffee when she taught me in my We already missed her fiercely. ■ as she told me she’d already bought a return New Jersey kitchen. She cherished the fact ticket to her native Serbia, where she would that I baked challah and crocheted in a world Merri Ukraincik of Edison is a regular contribu- continue her treatment. But she missed knit- where so much comes ready-made in plastic tor to NJJN. Follow her at merriukraincik.com. ting, driving, and working in the meantime. packaging. On the other hand, she admon- She could have retired there years ago. Yet ished me for refusing to iron, and I her for Professional Directory even after her husband died, she remained in never vacuuming beneath the bed. America, cleaning other people’s homes and Our circumstances changed when I stopped sending most of her earnings back to her commuting to a full-time job in Manhattan family. I often felt ashamed that she saw the and began freelancing. I was home to shoul- WE PAY intimate details of our day-to-day existence der most of the cleaning and could no longer $$ reflected in our mess. She, however, loved justify the expense of regular help. But my her work and was proud of it. husband and I agreed. We would keep her on CASH FOR “Good cleaning help is hard to find,” many until she retired. We owed her that after all Modern Art • Oil Paintings • Bronzes said when I told them she stopped coming to this time. Silver • Porcelain • China us. For a long time, our connection with her On the evening we went to say goodbye, was about more than housekeeping anyway. we had a lump in our throats. Her house, set Mens & Ladies watches She had been with us through so much — off a dimly lit road, was hard to find in the Judaic Art and Silver the births of two of our sons, the passing of dark, though we soon realized we had passed Top Dollar for Any Kind of Jewelry my grandmother and in-laws, a big move, it countless times on the way to Target. & Chinese Art & Porcelain and two decades of cleaning our refrigerator Touched to see us, she talked about her Antique furniture • Modern furniture in preparation for Passover. After my surger- health and her plans to enjoy being near her A N S ANTIQUES MEMORIAL We come to you • Free Appraisals OBSERVANCE KADDISH CAll US! Call KADDISH & YAHRTZEITSERVICES 201-861-7770 718 953-1000 Ext. 113 201-951-6224 1-800-KADDISH Email: [email protected] Colel Chabad SayKaddish.com $$Shommer Shabbas