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On Jan. 27, from 6 p.m.—7 p.m. the Holo- caust Memorial Resource & Education Center will observe International Holocaust Remembrance Day and remember the innocent six million Jews and millions of other people who fell victim to Nazi persecution. This date was chosen by the United Nations in rec- ognition of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. This year marks the 75thanniversary of its liberation. Liberator At the same time, the Gilbert Waganheim ordinary people who cou- rageously and heroically also will be a candle light- The presidential candidates that were in the Democratic primary debate on Jan. 14, 2019, clockwise: former U.S. Vice risked their lives to save ing and a commemorative President Joe Biden; former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.); Sen. Elizabeth their fellow human be- reading of the names of Warren (D-Mass.), billionaire Tom Steyer; and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) ings will be remembered. concentration camps, dates They demonstrated that of liberation, and a powerful in the midst of evil, hu- words of inspiration from man beings can perform historical liberators. In final debate before Iowa Caucus, Democratic remarkable acts of decency This event will be held and dignity. at the Holocaust Center in candidates slam Trump’s policy on Iran One such person is Gil- Maitland and is free and bert Waganheim, a Jewish open to the public. To RSVP, By Jackson Richman Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D- deal—one that, by the way, “I was pleased to see Iran liberator. Waganheim will visit www.holocaustedu. Minn.) warned that amid the the Trump administration was the first issue to be share his story alongside org/event/international- (JNS)—In the seventh increasing tension between itself admitted was work- discussed. This shows that his family at the start of holocaust-remembrance- and final Democratic debate the United States and Iran, ing, certified that it was foreign policy will be a crucial the event. day/ before the Iowa Caucus on Feb. “Donald Trump is taking us preventing progress towards issue in November,” David To pay tribute to the For more information, 3, hosted on Tuesday by CNN pell-mell towards another a nuclear Iran—by gutting Adelman, an Iowa Demo- millions of lives lost, there call 407-628-0555. and The Des Moines Register war.” that, they have made the cratic political consultant for at Drake University in Des Tensions between the region more dangerous and state and federal clients who Moines, Iowa, the six candi- United States and Iran have set off the chain of events was at the debate, told JNS. Candidate Dalia al-Aqidi dates on stage slammed U.S. increased since the Trump that we are now dealing with “Also it was very telling to see President Donald Trump’s administration withdrew as it escalates even closer to certain candidates say they Middle East policies, espe- from the 2015 nuclear deal in the brink of outright war.” would remove troops from wants to unseat Omar cially regarding the Iranian May 2018, reimposing sanc- Klobuchar, who called Iran the Middle East and others threat. tions lifted under it, along “a terrorist regime,” said she understand the disastrous By World Israel News “We’re in a situation where with enacting new financial would restart negotiations impact this move would our allies in Europe are mak- penalties in what Washing- to get America back into the cause.” A Republican Muslim ing a comparison between the ton has called a “maximum 2015 nuclear agreement that However, continued Adel- candidate is looking to un- United States and Iran, saying pressure” campaign against would include improving its man, “I was disappointed the seat Democratic Rep. Ilhan both ought to stand down, Tehran. sunset clauses. moderators did not ask the Omar in the upcoming U.S. making a moral equivalence. When asked by moderator “You have to have a presi- candidates about their plan elections. We have lost our standing in and CNN reporter Wolf Blitzer, dent that sees this as a number to combat anti-Semitism.” Dalia al-Aqidi, an award- the region. We have lost the host of the program “The Situ- one goal... and then you have The Greater New York area winning international jour- support of our allies,” said ation Room,” if they would to get an agreement in place,” has experienced a spate of nalist and Muslim refugee, former U.S. Vice President Joe keep U.S. troops in the Middle she said. anti-Semitic attacks, includ- announced her candidacy Biden. “The next president has East, Sen. Bernie Sanders The sunset provisions in the ing a Dec. 28 machete attack on Thursday in order to fix to be able to pull those folks (I-Vt.) and Sen. Elizabeth 2015 accord include, but are that injured five people at the discord that Omar has back together, re-establish Warren (D-Mass.) said they not limited to, lifting the U.N. a home and prayer hall in sown in the country. our alliances and insist that would not, while Biden and ban on Iranian arms exports Monsey, N.Y. “Ilhan Omar and I may Iran go back into the agree- Klobuchar said they would and imports as early as next “The candidates on to- seem alike, both women, ment, which I believe with keep a small number of troops year; most nuclear sanctions night’s debate stage ex- Muslims, and refugees, but the pressure applied as we put in the region. being lifted in 2026; and all pressed a promising vision we couldn’t be more differ- on before, we can get done.” Pete Buttigieg, the former restrictions being lifted in for the future, including ent,” said al-Aqidi in a video Dalia al-Aqidi mayor of South Bend, Ind., 2031. strengthening our national on her election website. and the only candidate on The candidates called for security with principled lead- “Omar has spent her said that she is sick and tired stage who served in the U.S. Congress to use its authority ership,” Jewish Democratic entire time in Washington of Omar’s continuous anti- military, said the United to either approve or reject Council of America executive sowing seeds of division Semitic rhetoric. States “can continue to re- the use of U.S. military force director Halie Soifer told JNS. and actively supporting our “Muslims, Christians, main engaged without having as it pertains to Iran. The “The Democratic presidential enemies. When President Jews are all Americans,” an endless commitment of Authorization for the Use of candidates may differ on Trump ended the reign of she said. “Every time she ground troops.” Military Force from 2001 has some issues, but they are Qasem Soleimani, a vicious opens her mouth she says The debate then turned to been subject to debate since united in their desire for a terrorist and thug, Omar something either anti-U.S. whether or not Iran should the U.S. killing of Iranian Gen. foreign policy that begins rushed to his defense and or anti-Semitic,” al-Aqidi be allowed to have a nuclear Qassem Soleimani on Jan. with restoring our alliances, attacked President Trump. said. Omar has apologized weapon. 3 at Baghdad International returning to diplomacy and She claims to speak for all for past tweets about Israel Although he criticized Airport. only deploying the power of Muslims, but she certainly that played on anti-Semitic Trump for withdrawing from The Democratic candidates the U.S. military in times of does not speak for me,” she tropes.” the 2015 nuclear agreement, previously slammed the deci- need.” said. Omar recently beat out Buttigieg said that “ensuring sion to eliminate Soleimani. “The candidates agreed Al-Aqidi fled Iraq with her neo-Nazi and white su- that Iran does not develop nu- Also tackled: Trade, health that President Trump’s reck- family in 1988 to escape the premacist Richard Spencer clear weapons will, of course, care and education less and irresponsible foreign tyranny of Saddam Hussein. and Nation of Islam leader be a priority, because it’s such Additional topics discussed policy, including his with- Over the past 30 years, the Louis Farrakhan to win the an important part of keeping during Tuesday’s debate in- drawal from the Iran nuclear former White House cor- title of 2019’s “Anti-Semite America safe.” cluded other foreign-policy deal, has put our national se- respondent has been very of the Year.” “But unfortunately, Presi- issues such as North Korea, curity at risk,” she continued. active in the political scene dent Trump has made it as well as trade, health care, “The American people agree by writing, producing, and much harder for the next education and a CNN report with this view, and a major- hosting an array of political president to achieve that on Monday that Sanders told ity of Americans believe that shows on TV and radio. goal,” he continued. “By Warren in 2018 a woman can’t the Soleimani strike has made In an interview with Fox gutting the Iran nuclear win the White House. us less safe.” News on Thursday, al-Aqidi PAGE 2A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JANUARY 24, 2020 Honoring Penny Goldstein at the Jewish Pavilion Fashion Show

By Wendy Ring Levine jong game that she has been making a difference in senior playing most of her life. lives together. When Penny Goldstein met The Jewish Pavilion Gala When not volunteering Nancy Ludin at a Jewish Com- committee quickly recruit- with the Jewish Pavilion, munity Center fundraiser, she ed Goldstein. They loved Penny shares her talents was new in Central Florida. her willingness help where as art teacher at the Jewish Nancy offered her a warm in- needed. Happily, they used Academy of Orlando, served vitation to meet other Jewish her creative, artistic abilities on the Jewish National Fund women through the Friends of for displays at the Gala silent board as chair for Women for the Jewish Pavilion. Goldstein auction and creation of gift Israel and helped with last was amazed at the volunteer baskets. year’s Ohev Shalom gala. opportunities available from Goldstein says being part Join the Jewish Pavilion event planning to visiting se- of the Jewish Pavilion has in honoring Penny Goldstein niors. She quickly found ways touched her heart. She loves at this year’s Jewish Pavilion she could contribute. the stories from the seniors Fashion Show on Feb. 26, Mitzvah Maj with a resi- about their lives and how 2020, at Dillard’s Altamonte dent at Tuskawilla Nursing & the Pavilion volunteers have Mall. Enjoy the spring fash- Rehab keeps Goldstein and made a difference. She has ions, meet new friends and other volunteers current on attended Challah Bakes, visit with old friends. You can their mahjong skills. Their luncheons, music programs make your reservations online dedication allows the resident and more. She loves being at www.jewishpavilion.org or to continue her weekly mah- around other Jewish women call 407-678-9363.

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(JNS)—There’s no escaping controversy The show then went to commercial break, criticizing Israel and proclaiming “Palestine Israel has made offers of independence that any time that Israel or the Palestinians are and reportedly, after the producers and chief should be free” on Twitter. would have given the Palestinians an inde- mentioned. That’s a lesson the producers, writer Billy Wisse huddled with Trebek, the But while Alex Trebek won’t decide the fate pendent state in almost all of the West Bank, writers and star of the long-running “Jeop- question about the Church of the Nativity was of the Middle East, the correct answer to the the Gaza Strip (now ruled as an independent ardy!” television game show learned to their eliminated. A new one was substituted, and the question he posed isn’t a matter of trivia. state in all but name by the Hamas terror- detriment when a clue involving the location show went on with Needle ultimately defending While much of the world agrees with Needle ist organization) and a share of Jerusalem of the Church of the Nativity was used in an her title. But when the show eventually aired, that Bethlehem is in Palestine, there is cur- in exchange for ending the conflict. Each episode that aired on Jan. 10, though it was the deleted sequence mentioning Bethlehem rently no such legally constituted nation. time, the Palestinians have responded “no” taped last fall. was the one that viewers saw in a mistake that Under the terms of the 1993 Oslo Accords, to such proposals. The P.A., led by Mahmoud In a category titled “Where’s That Church?” the show says it regrets. the Palestinian Authority autonomously gov- Abbas—who just entered the 16th year of contestants were asked to identify the location It led to an avalanche of criticism against erns most of the territory that is commonly the four-year term as president, to which of the house of worship that Christians believe the game show, Trebek and Wisse (who is the known as the West Bank, where Bethlehem he was elected in 2005—is still unwilling to to be the birthplace of Jesus. Katie Needle, son of Ruth Wisse, the distinguished Jewish is located. But Oslo did not grant the P.A. recognize the legitimacy of a Jewish state no a retail supervisor from Brooklyn, N.Y., and scholar and eloquent advocate for Zionism) on sovereignty. Nor does it exert sovereign rule matter where its borders are drawn. the show’s defending champion at the time, social media from critics of Israel who saw it as since Israel still maintains security control of So rather than conclude peace with Israel, answered (in the form of a question, as the an example of Zionist propaganda that sought the region. Final disposition of the area awaits the P.A. has tried an end run around negotia- game’s rules require), “What is Palestine?” But to erase Palestine from the map. negotiations that would, in theory, partition tions by asking the United Nations and other to her surprise, longtime host Alex Trebek told Adding to the storm over the segment is the the land between the Mediterranean Sea and her she was wrong. Another contestant named fact that Needle is actually a supporter of the the Jordan River. Tobin on page 15A Why intersectionality fails the Jews By Batsheva Neuer It is nearly impossible to imagine that any the myth of Jewish hegemonic pursuit in the cature to include the media, global markets other group who had one out of every three repertoire of historic anti-Semitism. and geopolitical stability. NEW YORK (JTA)—Thirty years ago, Kim- of its members wiped out in a six-year span As law professor David Schraub notes: Framed according to this trope, a paradox berlé Crenshaw coined the term intersectional- would be considered privileged. This narrative, “The Whiteness of the Jewish figure served develops: Not only is the Jewish experience ity as a way to help explain the oppression of however, is facilitated by the absorption of to cleanse, even validate, arguments that lost in whiteness, but Jewishness serves to African-American women. The theory of how Jewishness into whiteness, which is both an otherwise would reek in their anti-Semitic epitomize whiteness’ vilest iteration. A white different forms of discrimination interact is a erasure of Jewish ethnicity and misrepresenta- familiarity.” Jew is not only powerful but hyper powerful. useful tool to recognize the way privilege and tion of the dynamic Jewish identity. In fact, a perceived all-encompassing Jew- He is not only exploitative and manipulative but oppression overlap. It can serve to challenge Jewishness as whiteness obscures the ish power, or cabal, is one of the few tropes the arch puppeteer, controlling world affairs. notions about oppressions and hierarchies, unique and often oppressed experiences of that unites extremists on the right and left. While intersectionality can be a valuable class struggles and racial divides. Jews, including those of Sephardic, Arab, In November, white supremacist Patrick tool, it has been ineffective in the case of “white But the recent spate of anti-Semitism in New African or Middle Eastern descent. It also ac- Little of Idaho declared his candidacy for the Jews.” The result is a dangerous distortion of York compels us to ask if it also has its demons. centuates and accelerates anti-Semitic tropes general election, running as a Republican. the Jewish experience—its history, diversity Identifying Jews as white in the context based on Jewish power. He told the Idaho Press that “the only way and challenges. of American history is not only a perversion The subsuming of Jewishness into whiteness to challenge Jewish power in this country Although Jewish skin comes in every of the Jewish past but a denial of its people- was displayed recently by Linda Sarsour, who is with local elections.” He also said that shade—reflecting the diversity of a people that hood. In American politics, white implies was filmed one month ago saying that Israel the “top priority” for the Jewish people is to spans the globe and is all at once an ethnic- one who is a beneficiary of the past 500 years was “built on the idea that Jews are supreme displace white people specifically, adding that ity, nation and religion—some of its whitest of European exploration and exploitation. to everyone else” and implied that one cannot the Jews control the media, entertainment members endured a genocidal program that It is identified with control, dominance and be against white supremacy unless he or she industry and politics. prompted the world to proclaim Never Again. exclusivity—hardly accurate characteristics is against the Jewish state. Along these same lines on the left, “Jeremy An intersectional approach can prove useful of Jewish history. Although Sarsour tried walking back her Corbyn’s Labour party has become a “safe only if the two identities are separated and if While in the past 50 years American Jews have word choice, the linking of white suprema- space” for anti-Semites.” the Jewish experience is articulated rather enjoyed privileges associated with hierarchical cism to Israel—a country that is distinctively From ancient through medieval times, the than subsumed or dismissed. Fighting anti- whiteness, only a collective amnesia would Jewish—was intentional. White supremacism fear of a secret Jewish conspiracy to dominate Semitism will begin when the complexity of preclude us from recalling just how recently is an acceptable identifier—even if it obfus- both the economy and government was used Jewish experience is properly portrayed rather Jews were still barred from exclusive hotels, cates the Jewish experience and demographic to justify anti-Semitic violence. Later, the than lost in skin color. unwelcome in select restaurants, country clubs reality—whereas Jewish supremacism sounds Nazis capitalized on old Christian themes of The views and opinions expressed in this and even neighborhoods, and restricted by elite reactionary and bigoted. secret Jewish dominance to propagandize and article are those of the author and do not universities that had a “Jewish problem” (i.e The discourse associating Jews with power mobilize support for their Jewish liquidation necessarily reflect the views of JTA or its parent too many Jews), forcing them to limit Jewish based on their perceived whiteness is par- program. Today, that fear has been expanded company, 70 Faces Media or Heritage Florida registration by implementing quotas. ticularly threatening given the centrality of by modern anti-Semites to the point of cari- Jewish News. The hypocrisy of those who seek to boycott Israel By Justine Murray from Israel. These professors attempted to jus- AEN executive director Miriam Elman analogy was also used in the BDS resolution’s tify this hypocrisy with an FAQ sheet arguing helped draft the letter, arguing that the FAQ sheet, equating Israeli academics harmed (JNS)—The Boycott, Divest and Sanctions that “the Israeli state consistently and brutally resolution “inequitably discriminates against by an academic boycott to “bus drivers in zealots targeted yet another academic institu- denies academic freedom to Palestinians,” and punishes individual Israeli scholars and Montgomery, Alabama” who felt “alienated tion to promote their hate-filled agenda against and that “the colonization of Palestine is the students on the basis of their nationality and or upset by black folks boycotting their seg- the Jewish state. silencing of Palestinian scholarly contributions the policies of their government.” Elman is regated buses.” It began in August 2019, when a group of to knowledge.” one of the only professors I have had so far at The APSA resolution ratchets up the professors within the “Foundations of Political The Academic Engagement Network, an Syracuse University who has not conflated her rhetoric—going from targeting academics to Theory” section of the American Political Sci- organization dedicated to promoting free ex- politics with her teaching. And she is the only justifying violence against Israelis, calling it ence Association proposed a resolution for an pression on campus and combating anti-Israel faculty member at our school with enough “the exercise of the internationally recognized academic boycott and censoring of Israel. Just bias, rebutted this claim in a letter opposing the chutzpah to stand up for Jewish students and right of self-defense by a people facing elimi- a few weeks later, the resolution was struck resolution. The letter argued that the BDS sup- call out campus bias whenever the administra- natory colonial and military violence.” It also down at the APSA’s annual conference. porters ignored “how the Palestinian Authority tion fails to do so. suggests that the internationally recognized In fact, it never made it to a vote and was and Hamas routinely infringe upon the academic Elman has experienced firsthand the hypoc- terrorist organization, Hamas, has a right to deemed a “colossal defeat.” Social-media re- rights of students and scholars on Palestinian risy of BDS “academics.” In the name of free fire rockets at Israel. ports claimed that more than 120 conference campuses.” They called out the resolution’s fail- speech, a confederacy of leftist professors de- To bolster the call for violence, the resolu- attendees participated in a discussion on the ure to mention that “academic inquiry on Gazan manded a retraction of a special journal issue tion accuses Israel of committing “genocide” resolution, with a majority opposed to it. and West Bank campuses is severely restricted she contributed to that questioned the anti- against the Palestinians. This outrageous, The self-proclaimed “academics” behind the by intimidation, harassment and even violence Israel orthodoxies corrupting Middle Eastern inflammatory claim completely ignores demo- boycott described their proposal as a righteous perpetrated by activists and groups linked to studies in modern academia. The professors graphic data showing a rapid increase in the defense of academic freedom, yet the resolution terrorist organizations that are often allowed to launched a smear campaign against Elman Palestinian population in Gaza and in the West proposed ending the freedoms of academics operate with impunity on campuses.” and her co-contributors, even demanding that Bank, coupled with a declining mortality rate. the journal editors resign. Also contradicting the “genocide” claim are THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE VIEWS OF HERITAGE MANAGEMENT. The proponents of the APSA resolution re- U.N. reports that demonstrate the increase of peatedly emphasized that their boycott would youth population in the Palestinian territories ✡ ✡ ✡ CENTRAL FLORIDA’S INDEPENDENT JEWISH VOICE ✡ ✡ ✡ only target “institutions, not individuals,” add- during the past 20 years. In fact, this “reflects ISSN 0199-0721 Winner of 48 Press Awards Editor/Publisher ing that they do not intend to harm anybody’s the highest increase in the Arab countries,” Jeffrey Gaeser “individual career.” However, a tweetstorm by and Palestinian fertility rate remains “one of

Editor Emeritus Associate Editor News Editor the leader of the effort, McGill Professor Wil- the highest in the Arab region.” Gene Starn Kim Fischer Christine DeSouza liam Clare Roberts, shows otherwise. The “BS” in the BDS movement is that it HERITAGE Florida Jewish News (ISN 0199-0721) “Making it harder to have a normal aca- cares anything about furthering academic is published weekly for $37.95 per year to Florida ad- Society Editor Office Manager demic career at an Israeli university seems freedom and nonviolence. The mental gym- dresses ($46.95 for the rest of the U.S.) by HERITAGE Gloria Yousha Paulette Alfonso Central Florida Jewish News, Inc., 207 O’Brien Road, like a good thing,” he tweeted. “It *should* nastics of this agenda is simply Orwellian: Suite 101, Fern Park, FL 32730. Periodicals postage Account Executives be hard for a lawyer to have a normal career Censorship is free speech, and violence is paid at Fern Park and additional mailing offices. 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Box 300742 (407) 834-8787 Production Department equates APSA boycotting Israel to African- article are those of the author and do not nec- Fern Park, FL 32730 FAX (407) 831-0507 David Lehman • Gil Dombrosky Americans boycotting Southern white mer- essarily reflect the views of Heritage Florida email: [email protected] Joyce Gore chants during the civil-rights movement. The Jewish News. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JANUARY 24, 2020 PAGE 5A For God’s sake, wake up By Slovie now the bloody battlefront in the audience of students and class to perform the gesture. semitism and Policy released to let our children cower or Jungreis-Wolff our new war. am met with blank stares. Do you think these cadets can a 96-page report that campus grow weak. They are spiritu- Aish Hatorah Resources And what of the lives lost, These are Jewish kids. I stop begin to understand the terror anti-Semitism, violence and ally emaciated. the orphans and widows, the my talk and ask, “Raise your that their raised arms invoke? terror have been promoted by I’ve spoken to some who Editor’s Note: On Jan. 27, nightmares that remain? hands if you’ve ever heard of We must do more than go to the National Students for the think, “If I don’t look Jew- The Holocaust Memorial We are not speaking about Bergen Belsen.” A scattering museums and shout slogans. Justice of Palestine, impacting ish they will never come Resource & Education Center the Holocaust, pogroms or of hands go up. I can’t believe This is not a debate about students and their minds, after me.” If the Holocaust will observe International ancient history. This is the it. I want to cry out. Heaven more security, self-defense, creating racism and prejudice. and our past has taught us Holocaust Remebrance Day United States of America, and earth are witness to the the second amendment or The study was prompted by anything it is that this oldest from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the “sweet land of liberty,” 2020. brutality, the murder, but our neighborhood patrols. the question: why have uni- hatred does not differentiate Holocaust Center. What is happening? own children have forgotten. It is about giving the next versities become purveyors of between types of Jews. No Confronting anti-Semitism Anti-Semitism is not new. How dare we lose our memory generation Jewish identity. anti-Semitism? It was found Jew was asked how religious requires empowering the next But it has been reinvented. as a people? My child, who are you? Where that billions of dollars were go- he was when he was taken generation with knowledge And now it has begun to spread If our children are ignorant have you come from and where ing to American universities to the gas chambers. And no and Jewish wisdom that like the deadly plague. There what do we expect from the are you going? Have you felt by the Muslim Brotherhood Jew on campus is questioned engenders Jewish pride and is no knowing where it will go. rest of the world? the fire of your soul? and other political Islamist about his observance. If you strength. For us to confront the organizations. Convicted cannot stand strong and There was an attack on Jews cancer we must look at what terrorists were regularly proud for your beliefs, what in New York almost every day is happening and then work featured at events and sup- kind of world do you live in? last week. on real solutions. ported through their social These students on campus are I hear about children crying First, let us stand up against “Listen to me. media. An example cited on going to be our next doctors, that they had bad dreams and “Holocaust fatigue.” social media from NYU’s SJP lawyers, artists, techies, and crawling into their parents’ I am the daughter who was chapter was this post: “Let the government leaders. This is beds. born upon the ashes of the Jews burn silently.” NYU’s SJP our future. We must stop ac- I watch Joseph Gluck de- Holocaust. From the time I’ve seen this before... chapter was chosen to receive cepting the crazy as normal. scribe the trauma of a child that I was a little girl, these the university’s President’s After the attack on the Tree who lay hidden under a pile of were our stories of faith and Service Award, for their of Life Synagogue, I quoted coats while a madman wildly empowerment. My very name positive impact on the NYU my mother, Rebbetzin Esther swung his machete of hate. was given for my Bubbie who the world is on fire community. Jungreis here on Aish.com: I read the words from the walked into the flames of It has become acceptable, “Listen to me. I’ve seen this family of Joseph Neumann, Auschwitz with the Shema even cool, to bash Israel and before... the world is on fire who was savagely hacked in on her lips. Growing up we spew forth the hatred of BDS. and we are sleeping.” the Chanukah massacre. They understood what it means to and we are sleeping.” Anybody who stands up for For God’s sake, wake up. ask for prayers. Their father, live for those who died because Israel becomes the next target Slovie Jungreis Wolff is on a respirator and heavily they were born Jews. We had of intimidation. Professors a noted teacher, author, sutured, may have permanent a mandate, a mission, and a speak out against Israel citing relationships and parenting brain damage and will be legacy. We knew exactly how There is a collective feel- It is about reaching out to academic freedom and free lecturer. She is the leader of partially paralyzed for the rest our grandparents and parents ing that talking about the others in our world so that speech. Make no mistake. Hineni Couples and daughter of his life. He may not regain were rounded up, stuffed into Holocaust is old, let’s move they understand that we are This is the same old vile anti- of Rebbetzen Esther Jungreis. consciousness. cattle cars, and forced to on, it’s no longer relevant. a nation who has been per- Semitism wrapped in the new Slovie is the author of the I see the grainy footage time stand in the freezing snow at The survivors who remain secuted and tormented yet package of eliminating Israel parenting handbook, Rais- and again of vicious assaults roll call. German Shepherd are precious few. We are the our response is to create, not and the Jewish state. ing A Child With Soul. She on Jews. Punched. Slapped. dogs barking and Nazi guards ones who must carry the torch to devastate. To grow better, We must become unified to gives weekly classes and Egged. Spit upon. Hit in the threatening death each day. of remembrance. If not, the not bitter. See us as we see combat the viciousness that has lectured throughout the head with a table. Hit in the Every Friday night I kindle blood of our brothers calls out you. We are all created in the is spreading from campus U.S.,Canada, Mexico, Pana- face with a cell phone. Thrown my Bubbie’s Shabbos candle- to us from the ground. We are image of God. to campus. We must help ma, and South Africa. You can to the ground. Threatened on sticks that were hidden in the our brother’s keepers. Next, our college campuses our college kids stay strong reach slovie at sloviehineni@ the bus and subway. earth before she was taken. Just this past week in West have become hornet nests in the face of hatred. This gmail.com The California haven of Her light shines through me. Virginia a photo of correction of hate. means empowering them The views and opinions Poway. The peaceful neigh- But now I stand to speak officer cadets giving the Nazi Curriculums are funded with knowledge, Jewish expressed in this article are borhood of Squirrel Hill. The in a school. I start to tell salute led to dozens of firings. by those who wish to push wisdom and history, tradi- those of the author and do not grocery of Jersey City. Syna- the story of my mother in Their instructor ‘reveled’ in us into the sea. The Institute tions that bring strength and necessarily reflect the views of gogues and kosher markets Bergen Belsen. I look out at the salute and encouraged the for the Study of Global Anti- community. We cannot afford Heritage Florida Jewish News. Wearing your natural curls is an act of Jewish resistance By Rachel Jacoby physical terms—the notion to exist—despite overwhelm- this is a safe place to work,” can straighten their hair to own impulse to correct, erase Rosenfield, of a distinct Jewish odor...[or ing Jewish diversity—and be one colleague observed after fit in or “pass,” while others or otherwise hide the actual Maital Friedman that] Jewish descendants of demonized. Jews can look as attending a staff event at cannot change their physi- or perceived markers of our each of the tribes of ancient different from each other as Hartman filled with women cal features. Straightening, identity, embracing the full NEW YORK (JTA)—For Israel are born with physical any two humans. Curly hair, who had not flat ironed their coloring, and updos can also diversity of the Jewish com- centuries, anti-Semites have defects.” like many characteristics, is hair into submission. be fun, and women should munity, and celebrating the fetishized Jewish appear- In “The Jew’s Body,” the not a universal Jewish trait, We appreciated the recent delight in the many options unique and diverse beauty of ance. Using tedious racist authoritative book on the sub- nor particular to Jews, nor in- article in Tablet describing the that we have. But let’s make a people long derided. tropes—be it smell, hooked ject, the American cultural herently unattractive. Sadly, trend in Israel of embracing sure we are doing it because Rachel Jacoby Rosenfield is noses, curly hair or tradi- historian, Sander Gilman, our own community has sub- “natural hair positivity,” ie, we want to, not because we are executive vice president at the tional garb—anti-Semites quotes Moses Hess from the consciously internalized some curls. It is a good start for hair subconsciously internalizing Shalom Hartman Institute of label Jews as grotesque and late 19th century, “Jewish of these harmful tropes. This stylists to learn how to cut and derisive tropes about Jews. North America. have constructed a particu- noses cannot be reformed, has resulted in self-criticism manage curly hair. Jewish looks have been Maital Friedman is Mus- lar Jewish appearance in an nor black, Jewish, curly hair and shame, as well as a narrow But we need to go farther. demonized to justify bullying, lim Leadership Initiative attempt to “otherize” and be turned through baptism or and exclusionary understand- We must embrace individu- shaming, marginalizing or co-director, along with Yossi oppress Jews. combing into smooth hair.” ing of what Jews look like. als sporting naturally curly even harming Jews. Within Klein Halevi and Imam Abdul- An all too personal remind- For anti-Semites, hooked All Jews should revel in hair or kippot or payot as our own communities, these lah Antepli. er of this demonization oc- noses or curly hair become their culture and appearance. acceptably groomed and pro- stereotypes have resulted The views and opinions curred this past summer when metonymy for a repellent Jew- As Jewish Ashkenazi women fessional—and the full range in a self-mocking shame of expressed in this article are we received notification that ish demonic character. who proudly wear our thick of Jewish ethnic, racial and looking “too Jewish”—and those of the author and do not Maital was among a slew of These anti-Semitic tropes dark curls in their natural denominational diversity as simultaneously, the exclusion necessarily reflect the views Jewish professionals, mostly continue animating contem- glory, we have come to recog- just that, Jewish. of Jews who don’t “look Jew- of JTA or its parent company, women, pictured on a white porary racial anti-Semitism. nize that this choice generates We know it’s a privilege ish” enough. We can combat 70 Faces Media, or Heritage nationalist, anti-Semitic This year, for example, a anxiety in Jewish spaces. We that curly-haired women these tropes by resisting our Florida Jewish News. website mocking how Jews historic Belgian carnival both regularly receive un- look and calling them ugly. featured a float representing solicited advice from peers: The website featured many two Orthodox Jews with payot, “Why don’t you straighten Jewish professionals who do hooked noses and surrounded your hair? You would look so not wear Jewishly identifiable by rats and bags of money (the different!” (aka better). garb but had ethnic features carnival just lost its status on In these comments, we hear which have been coded as the UNESCO’s Intangible Cul- a desire for Jewish women to “Jewish.” One trait that many tural Heritage list as a result.) adhere to the white standard of the women on the site had in These negative stereotypes of beauty privileged in our common—Maital included— have impacted our Jewish society, which mandates sleek was their dark, curly hair. psyche and spawned a self- straight hair. Prominent historian Yosef consciousness and communal When a Jewish women’s Hayyim Yerushalmi traces shame about “Jewish looks.” If organization recently an- the history of anti-Semitism our intention is to be Jewish nounced their top twelve linked to the perceived physi- and visibly proud of it, we must leaders of the year, we were cal appearance of Jews in on the one hand celebrate the not surprised to scroll down “Assimilation and Racial many varied Jewish ways of a page of images of women Anti-Semitism: The Iberian presenting, and on the other, with straight hair. This is the and the German Models”: contest the essentialist notion preferred “professional look.” “The more vulgar forms of of Jewish ethnic looks. This is common in Jewish medieval anti-Semitism did It seems outrageous that spaces, and it’s not just about express themselves more in this day and age the idea aesthetics. “I have to tell my than occasionally in sheer of “Jewish looks” continues curly-haired friends that PAGE 6A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JANUARY 24, 2020 SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 What’s A COMPREHENSIVE Torah Portion—Parashat Vaera: Exodus 6:2-9:35; Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25-29:21 COMMUNITY The Playwright’s Round Table—Performance of “Rosa & Leo,” one of eight 10-minute plays LIGHT performed at Orlando Shakespeare Theatre in Loch Haven Park, 8:15-10 p.m. Tickets at Or- Happening CALENDAR SHABBAT CANDLES AT landoatplay.com or at the door. For inclusion in the What’s Happening Calendar, copy must be sent on sepa- Jewish Academy of Orlando—Annual gala, 6:30 p.m., at the Citrus Club, 255 S. Orange Ave., rate sheet and clearly marked for Calendar. Submit copy via: e-mail (news@ JAN. 24 #1800, Orlando. 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By Ron Kampeas This bond is unbreakable. “While he made strong Holocaust memorial, Yad State of Israel has also served America and a fierce Obama It is based upon cultural statements against anti- Vashem, a must-see on their and continues to serve as a critic, said he did not have a WASHINGTON (JTA)—A and historical ties, and the Semitism and Holocaust Israel tours. refuge for Jews around the problem with that passage decade ago, in a speech in recognition that the aspira- denial, it should have been The resolution introduced world to escape any form of in the president’s speech (al- Cairo addressing the Is- tion for a Jewish homeland is made clear that Israel’s right this week by Rep. Ted Budd of persecution. That is why the though other parts, in which lamic world, President Barack rooted in a tragic history that to statehood is not a result of North Carolina and two Jew- Republican Jewish Coalition Obama recognized Palestin- Obama issued a call to un- cannot be denied. Around the anti-Semitism and the Holo- ish lawmakers, Lee Zeldin of and the Zionist Organization ian grievances, angered him derstand Israel’s importance world, the Jewish people were caust,” the Anti-Defamation New York and David Kustoff of America endorsed this at the time), and he had no in the context of the Holo- persecuted for centuries, and League said then. of Tennessee, encourages resolution.” problem with the resolution. caust—and it started a politi- anti-Semitism in Europe cul- Aluf Benn, who at the Holocaust education as a way “The Jewish homeland “To say Israel serves as cal firestorm in the world of minated in an unprecedented time edited Haaretz, wrote of stemming anti-Semitism, has existed for thousands a refuge—it does serve as Jewish politics. Holocaust. in The New York Times that itself not noteworthy—there of years, and the modern a refuge,” Klein said in an Not so this week. Tomorrow, I will visit Bu- the speech was especially of- are a number of efforts on charter governing the State interview. “There’s nothing A nonbinding resolution chenwald, which was part of fensive to Israelis. the state level to get Ho- of Israel was no doubt made wrong with that.” on Holocaust education in- a network of camps where “Here we are taught that locaust education into the possible by the struggle and JTA asked the Republican troduced recently by three Jews were enslaved, tortured, Zionist determination and curriculum. determination of the Zionist Jewish Coalition, which like Republican lawmakers essen- shot and gassed to death by struggle—not guilt over the It ends, however, on an community,” Zeldin said. “It the ZOA had looked over the tially echoes Obama’s call, but the Third Reich. Six million Holocaust—brought Jews a Obama-esque note, encourag- is thanks to these countless resolution before its release, it has barely evinced a peep. Jews were killed—more than homeland,” Benn said. ing “public schools through- years of Zionist resolve that for comment. The RJC said the Why the differing reac- the entire Jewish population Yossi Klein Halevi, the Is- out the country to design and Jews from around the world relevant congressional staffer tions? of Israel today. Denying that raeli-American writer, said in teach a curriculum about were able to seek refuge in was gone for the day. First, people tend to pay fact is baseless, ignorant and The New Republic that Obama the history of anti-Semitism their rightful homeland dur- One factor mitigating con- more attention to the leader hateful. Threatening Israel “inadvertently reinforced and the Holocaust, and the ing one of the darkest periods troversy this time around of the free world making a sig- with destruction—or repeat- Muslim misconceptions re- historic importance of the of our people.” might be that it has become nature foreign policy address ing vile stereotypes about garding Jewish indigenous- creation of the Jewish State of Kustoff said “Israel has consensus in recent years than a pack of backbenchers Jews—is deeply wrong, and ness. The Holocaust helps Israel in 1948 that served as been the historic, rightful among Republicans and some introducing your everyday only serves to evoke in the explain why Israel fights, not a refuge for Jews all over the homeland of the Jewish people Democrats, as well as some nonbinding resolution. It’s minds of Israelis this most why Israel exists.” world to escape persecution for thousands of years. Thanks centrist Jewish groups, that also understandable to chalk painful of memories while Obama’s spokesmen en- following the Holocaust.” to years of determination by bashing Israel is equated with up any inconsistency to our preventing the peace that the deavored afterward to make When the Jewish Tele- many in the Zionist com- anti-Semitism. Joining Holo- political culture of selective people of this region deserve. clear that he was not tying graphic Agency asked the munity, Jews from around caust education with Israel’s outrage. Obama’s clear message to Israel’s founding directly to congressmen about the reso- the world were able to seek founding makes sense in that In this case, however, a the Muslim world was to cut the Holocaust, nor was he lution, each replied with a ve- refuge in the State of Israel context. third possibility should be out the Holocaust denial and saying that the Holocaust hement affirmation of ancient during times of persecution, The resolution lists a litany considered: Maybe there was threats against Israel. But the was the reason Israel existed. Jewish claims to Israel, which including the Holocaust.” of recent violent attacks and nothing wrong with what execution upset some promi- A close reading of his speech did not obviate the message We asked the ADL and then also notes the boycott Obama said in the first place? nent Jewish organizations and showed that he was noting of the resolution—that the the AJC for comment on the Israel movement, calling it Or, more to the point, maybe Israeli commentators. the way the Holocaust shapes meaning of Israel to Jews is resolution—and how it does a cause of “rampant” anti- the president never said what “The President implied how Jews and Israelis view wrapped up in the persecution or doesn’t echo Obama’s Cairo Semitism. his critics say he said. that the Holocaust was the the world, and not setting that Jews have suffered. speech. The AJC did not reply None of the violent inci- Here’s what Obama said primary reason for Israel’s up a causative sequence or “Of course, Israel has been to multiple requests for com- dents listed in the resolution, in a 2009 passage blasting creation,” the American Jew- an exclusive justification for the historic homeland of the ment, and the ADL said it including the deadly attacks the prevalence of Holocaust ish Committee’s CEO, David Israel’s creation. Jewish people for thousands would get back to the JTA, but in Pittsburgh, Jersey City, New denial in Muslim societies: Harris, said at the time. “That Sort of the same way of years,” Budd said. “The had not by press time. Jersey, and Poway, California, America’s strong bonds is unfortunate—and factually organizations that blasted resolution was simply in- Morton Klein, president of have had any link to the boy- with Israel are well known. incorrect.” Obama make a stop at Israel’s tended to highlight that the the Zionist Organization of cott Israel movement. PAGE 8A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JANUARY 24, 2020 The value of character education Each week, students are and working with character help our students, staff, and and empathize with others, introduced to one of these strengths can help students families recognize their own to think of the world outside character strengths, or Mid- become more self-aware, incredible potentials.” themselves, to realize there dot in Hebrew. For example, more empathetic, and more Parents are also support- is more than just their view- one week was devoted to the capable of managing and ing the program. Jennifer point.” Rusonik continued, middah of gratitude. Teach- overcoming obstacles. In- Hennessee, JAO parent stat- “We hope to foster within our ers guided students in discus- corporating these “softer ed, “Our family is so happy students a strong sense of self sions and activities about skills” with the traditional, that JAO has included this and of Jewishness so that they gratitude. Some classes had rigorous academic curricu- positive education program may go out and change the students create letters and lum will help JAO pursue the into the school! Our daugh- world through the concept of cards of appreciation. goal of educating the whole ter really loves learning Tikkun Olam.” Becoming familiar with child to be strong leaders about the different character Jewish Academy of Or- the language of character and contributors to the strengths and comes home lando serves central Florida strengths is the goal for this community. sharing what she has learned students of all faiths from first year of the initiative. 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Jewish Academy of These character strengths social-emotional wellness a focus on academic excellence Orlando is accredited by the are the backbone of positive priority and to truly live the but also on educating the Florida Council of Indepen- psychology, the pathways to values that are at the core whole child, instilling the val- dent Schools. a life of well-being and flour- of Judaism. As we build our ues of kindness, self-aware- To learn more about Jewish ishing, which can help people program, our Jewish values ness, mindfulness, leader- Academy of Orlando, please live a better life. will be the bedrock, creating a ship, and character. 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My Available in Central Florida Area • References Available PAGE 10A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JANUARY 24, 2020 Jason Greenblatt, Trump’s former Middle East negotiator, isn’t sure that Israelis and Palestinians are ready for peace By Josefin Dolsten ranging speech that re- meetings. But mostly spend- proaching me, [asking]: “How I think we’ve gotten closer counted how his Hungarian- ing time with my family, try- can I do business in Saudi to creating a plan that both TEANECK, N.J. (JTA)— born parents survived the ing to catch up on three years Arabia, the Emirates, Qatar? sides should take seriously. Jason Greenblatt, President Holocaust and how their and really just trying to be a What does it take and how do And if they really spend time Donald Trump’s former Mid- stories had impacted him. father and a husband again. we deepen the connections on it and actually talk to each dle East negotiator, made As his wife and four of his six What are your career plans between Israel and the region other, they could make prog- his first public speech since children listened in the audi- now? and bring it forward?” ress. Will they do that? That leaving the White House on ence, he also denounced the I don’t know yet. I’m doing In your speech, you talked remains to be seen. Sunday night. recent spike in anti-Semitic some consulting. I want to about how well-received you Why hasn’t the peace plan Greenblatt, 52, who worked attacks, though he cautioned explore what the opportuni- were as an observant Jew been released yet? Will it be as a lawyer for Trump for against pointing fingers at ties are and where my talents in the Arab world. Did that released before Israel’s third two decades prior to joining anyone in particular for the best lie. But I’d like to keep my surprise you? election this year? the administration, spoke at increase. foot in the region. I’d like to I’m not sure I was surprised, I’m not in the White House, Congregation Keter Torah The Jewish Telegraphic be involved with that to the but I learned with each visit so I don’t know. And if I knew, in Teaneck, New Jersey, the Agency spoke with Greenblatt extent I can and support the just how much more alike I couldn’t tell you anyway. But Modern Orthodox synagogue after the event. Here is the White House to the degree we are than we are apart and I think they’re going through where he is a member. The conversation, which has been that they continue to work how much more willing they the analysis that we went event was raising money for edited for length and clarity. on this file. are to be open minded and through the two last elections a new Holocaust memorial JTA: What has your life People recognize that Israel accepting. And that doesn’t and I think they have to make Josefin Dolsten in the township, which has a been like since leaving the and its neighbors are doing mean that all of a sudden we a decision. Is it going to help Jason Greenblatt after significant Jewish population. White House? business today in ways they are going to create peace—it’s the peace plan to release it speaking at Congregation Sporting a black yarmulke Greenblatt: I’m really en- weren’t doing three, five, far more complicated—but on pre-election, or post-election Keter Torah in Teaneck, N.J., and an American and Israeli joying it. I have breakfast with seven years ago. And people a human-to-human basis, the pre-government, or is it not? Jan 12, 2020. flag lapel pin, Greenblatt my wife every morning. I’m would like to get involved in interactions were amazing. I don’t know what the results delivered a long and wide- having a lot of very interesting that, so a lot of people are ap- Palestinian, Saudi, Emir- of that analysis are. with ordinary Palestinians ate—it doesn’t matter. What’s your proudest ac- and Israelis, particularly the Are you hopeful about complishment and biggest Palestinian side. The everyday peace between Israel and the regret from your time in the people that I met and the Palestinians? White House? everyday Arabs and the Arab I think they have a lot of My biggest regret is not leadership—not the Palestin- very tough issues to work being there for the launch ian Authority, certainly not out. I don’t know if the two [of the peace plan]. 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Celebration Jewish Congregation (R), services and holiday schedules shown at www. causing a firestorm on social The full nominations list Scarlett Johansson JewishCelebration.org; 407-479-8377. media. does include other Jewish Best Actress, “Marriage Chabad Lubavitch of North Orlando (O), 1701 Markham Woods Road, Longwood, The list, announced early names who have a decent Story”; Best Supporting Ac- 407-636-5994, www.jewishorlando.com; services: Friday 7:00 p.m.; Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Monday morning, didn’t do chance of bringing home tress, “Jojo Rabbit.” much to quell longstanding some hardware. Scarlett Jo- In Taika Waititi’s anti-Nazi Chabad of Altamonte Springs (O), 414 Spring Valley Lane, Altamonte Springs, 407- concerns that the awards have hansson is the first actress in satire “Jojo Rabbit,” Johans- 280-0535; www.jewishaltamonte.com. issues with race and gender over a decade to be nominated son plays a German mother Chabad of South Orlando (O), 7347 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, 407-354-3660; www. in two different categories, who hides a Jewish child in equality. Only one actor of jewishorlando.com; Shabbat services: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. and 10 minutes before sunset; color was nominated—Cyn- and only the 11th ever. 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Some the ac- part of the story,” she said, tivities and discussions they adding that the lack of de- participated in included a tail information to combat mock student government BDS was stressed during lobby so participants could the conference, and that practice their pro-Israel Jewish students seemed to arguments; hearing from leave more empowered and SSI leaders about their with more tools to tackle experiences advocating for the problem. Israel support on campuses; After Sadikov, who was asking questions to Consul one of the presenters, left General of Israel in New the stage, “I had a lot of York Dani Dayan; practic- people came up to me asking ing in a group activity how what can I do to be able to to respond to challenging share more accurate infor- questions about Israel; and mation about the narrative they were given tips about of the Diaspora and all of combating BDS on campus us as Zionists. And I think SSI Founder and President and drafting pro-Israeli that was something that was Ilan Sinelnikov. legislation. really amazing to me—to “I’m immensely grateful see how everyone here is By Shiryn Ghermezian to be here and to be able to so interested and adamant experience being around so about making sure that (JNS)—Pro-Israel stu- many other people who are they are giving everyone dents from 30 university like-minded, and have so the correct information. campuses across the United much passion for Zionism in And they’re willing to learn Pro-Israel students from 30 university campuses across the United States and Canada States and Canada gathered a really authentic and origi- and collaborate, and it’s so gathered at Columbia University in New York City for the Students Supporting Israel last week in New York City nal way that’s individual to amazing to be here.” conference. for a three-day conference to everyone here,” said Arianna ‘More tools in your tool learn about defending Israel Sadikov, 20, a Jewish sopho- kit’ more advocacy on campus. I have more information on of the biggest problems for effectively, confidently and more at California’s Santa For Dimas Guaico, a As young college students, my side,” he said, “whereas pro-Israel students at Co- unapologetically at their Monica College. Latino junior at Bob Jones we want to be out there and before I was kind of hazy. I lumbia is also the number of schools. She explained that she University in South Caro- we want to take action, but didn’t really know exactly openly anti-Semitic tenured The conference was host- became religious about a lina who is not Jewish, his sometimes, we don’t have what to say, how to reach professors who teach their ed by Student Supporting year ago, and that’s when passion is to share with the the right direction. SSI is that person. But now, I feel racist views in class, such Israel, a nonpartisan, non- she really started noticing Latino community Israel’s super crucial in channeling like I can tailor my persua- as Hamid Dabashi, who has Jewish campus group, and the misinformation on many contributions to the that passion and focusing it sion more effectively. claimed that Israel is behind took place at Columbia campus about Israel. She world—historically, tech- where it’s needed the most “Having more informa- “every dirty treacherous University, which has been saw the growing hostility nologically, religiously— on different campuses.” tion on your side in a sense ugly and pernicious act hap- called one of the most hos- of members of the Students and to bridge SSI with the Yonatan Herzfeld, 20, gives you peace because you pening in the world.” tile colleges for pro-Israel for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Christian college commu- from Stony Brook Univer- know you have more tools “It’s important to contin- students. chapter at her school, and nity in the United States. sity on Long Island, N.Y., in your tool kit that you ue focusing on promoting “That was why it was im- how they sometimes ap- At the SSI conference, he added that “SSI really em- can pull from. And I don’t an accurate narrative about portant for us to host our proach SSI members that connected with other pro- powers student leaders to be feel bad for being pro-Israel Zionism that doesn’t leave conference here,” explained their tabling events, yelling Israel students and traded strong in their convictions anymore because it’s the out any part of the story.” SSI co-founder Ilan Sinel- quotes from the Koran, say- ideas with them about how and not be on the defensive. right thing to do. Having “While I can confront nikov. “The most hostile ing Jews must die or scream- to combat anti-Semitism Not be the prey. Not wait for that information, having the SJP when they stand out- place? That’s where SSI will ing at them in Arabic. and misconceptions about something to happen, but truth, it eases any feeling of side with a fake wall, I go because our activists At the same time, Sa- Israel at their respective actively, preemptively and anxiety.” don’t know what is being should be able to take on any dikov feels that pro-Israel campuses. pro-actively creating pro- ‘Proactive, not just said in every moment in opponent, at any campus, at students not doing enough “I like how much SSI uses Israel movements.” reactive’ every class,” she said. any time of the year. That is to make sure people know the passion of the actual At Kennesaw State Uni- Ofir Dayan, president of “And people in college, basically our motto at SSI.” the truth about Israel and students to move them,” versity in Georgia, where SSI Columbia and daughter especially when they’re in Gathered at the confer- Zionism. the 23-year-old told JNS. 21-year-old Stephen of the consul general, told the younger side, tend to ence were 90 Jewish and “I think it’s important “There’s no special incentive Omorogbe, is a senior, SSI JNS “many campuses are see what their professor is non-Jewish pro-students to continue focusing on that they give to students; hosted a 9/11 memorial waiting for something to saying as something that is from a wide range of back- promoting an accurate it’s just using the passion event this past semester, and happen to wake up and do necessarily true. Even me grounds, including South narrative about Zionism that students already have to a female student approached something; that’s not what as a student, I can be vocal, American, Bangladeshi and that doesn’t leave out any kind of drive them towards their table and started curs- we do. And even when stuff loud and everything, but ing them out, saying “f**k happens, I believe SSI knows when it comes to believing you, f**king Israel” and ‘You how to handle it better.” me or believing their pro- Nazi asses need to get out of The 25-year-old junior, fessor, most students would this campus.” who completed mandatory believe their professor.” Dental Insurance “The absolute consensus service in the Israel Defense Another threat is the way about Israel here on campus Forces before attending people talk about Israel and Get the dental care you deserve with dental insurance is that it’s a bad force.” college, said her school has Zionism on campus. Being from Physicians Mutual Insurance Company. It can help Omorogbe, who is Nige- held “Apartheid Week” every a Zionist is equated with cover the services you’re most likely to use — rian, said the SSI conference year for a few years now, and being a Nazi and is used as taught him how to bride a until SSI came on campus, a curse word, she said. “The divide between pro-Israel pro-Israel students never absolute consensus about students and those who are protested. Instead, she said, Israel here on campus is that against Israel, sometimes “their mindset was, ‘Let’s it’s a bad force. Even if people Cleanings X-rays Fillings Crowns Dentures without even knowing much hide inside Hillel, lock the are not aware of what’s hap- the country. He said stu- doors and wait for this to be pening on the ground, their dents constantly exposed to over.’ But it doesn’t go away; first connotation of Israel is Preventive care starts right away pro-Palestinian displays on it’s anti-Semitism.” something bad.” campus will have a negative As she said in 2017 in The Sinelnikov said the goal Helps cover over 350 services opinion about Israel “almost Times of Israel, “I decided of SSI is to be proactive, Go to any dentist you want – but save more through osmosis,” and that to go to college in America not just reactive, and to many people form negative because, first of all, with encourage students to not with one in our network opinions subconsciously my experience in the IDF be apologetic for support- No deductible, no annual maximum by seeing false information Spokesperson’s Unit, I felt ing Israel. He hopes that on social media and other that the international com- students at the conference places. munity and international learned more about Zionism “I think that subcon- media are not aware of Israel and Israel, gained confi- scious twisting of the truth and its positions on many dence in discussing those Call now to get this FREE is what’s most dangerous things. And I felt that this topics with others and took because it’s pernicious in was a situation that needed away information that will Information Kit! the sense that you don’t even to be fixed, especially in Ivy prove useful in the future. know that it’s happening,” League universities.” “I want students to know 1-855-928-1038 he said. With the help of SSI, once what Zionism is, and take it The conference has a semester pro-Israel stu- to the campus grounds and dental50plus.com/heritage helped him become less dents organize a “Hebrew to be able to advocate for it nervous about speaking up Liberation Week” timed to and speak confidently about in support of Israel. “Apartheid Week,” where it,” he said. “Sometimes, you Product not available in all states. Includes the Participating Providers and Preventive “I’d always think that they put up displays across don’t need to know 100 per- Benefits Rider. Acceptance guaranteed for one insurance policy/certificate of this type. maybe there’s no use in campus that talk about cent the full picture, but you Contact us for complete details about this insurance solicitation. This specific offer is not available in CO, NY; call 1-888-799-4433 or respond for similar offer. 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Israeli intelligence ing construction, manufac- in Uman each year in au- The European Commis- Kalifat devoted a sig- Four days later, the IRGC helped US assassinate turing, textiles and mining. tumn for the Jewish new sion, the executive branch nificant part of his speech launched missiles at the Ain top Iranian General “This action will significantly year. Uman is the burial of the union, announced last to criticizing the handling Al-Asad and Irbil air bases Qassem Soleimani expand the United States’ place of Rabbi Nachman, week its decision to extend of another killing from 2017, in western Iraq, which also By Marcy Oster ability to target this regime’s an 18th-century luminary the funding to the European in which a Muslim man beat house U.S. soldiers. No casu- (JTA)—Israeli intelligence various revenue streams,” and founder of the Breslov Jewish Cemeteries Initiative, his Jewish neighbor, Sarah alties were reported. reportedly helped the United Pompeo said. Hasidic movement. or ESJF. Halimi, and threw her to her Model says Lebanese de- States assassinate top Ira- Trump reimposed sanc- Uman also has a perma- The group uses innovative death from the third-story signer dropped her from nian General Qassem So- tions on Iran’s energy and nent Jewish population of tools, ranging from map- window of her apartment. Paris show because she’s leimani. financial sectors after pull- several hundred people, ping drones to Nazi aerial In November, an appeals Israeli NBC News reported Fri- ing out of the Iran nuclear almost all from Israel. photography archives, to court ruled that the killer By Cnaan Liphshiz day that Israeli intelligence deal in 2018. Larry David and Bernie preserve what the Council was found unfit to stand (JTA)—An Israeli fashion helped the U.S. confirm a The statement added that Sanders appear togeth- of Europe said in 2012 were trial because he was high model said that she was tip about when Soleimani’s “our sanctions will remain er on the ‘Today’ show “vulnerable” sites. on marijuana. denied a job offer from plane from Damascus to until Iran changes its behav- By Emily Burack Since the group’s estab- “The work of commemo- a Lebanon-born French Baghdad took off. Soleimani ior. The civilized world must (JTA)—With a big smile lishment in 2015 with a rating her cannot properly designer because of her was killed by a U.S. drone send a clear and unified mes- on his face, presidential can- German government grant, take place,” Kalifat said, un- nationality. airstrikes on Jan. 2 while sage to the Iranian regime: didate Sen. Bernie Sanders it has helped protect dozens til her killer is “brought to Arbel Kynan told At maga- he was riding in a vehicle Iran’s campaign of terror, appeared alongside the man of Jewish cemeteries in seven justice.” zine in Israel earlier this near Baghdad International murder, and mayhem will who plays him on “Saturday Central and Eastern Euro- “This ruling is a stain week that Maison Rabih Airport. not be tolerated any longer.” Night Live,” the comedian pean countries. on our society because it Kayrouz cancelled a gig that “Intelligence from Israel The sanctions also target Larry David, on NBC’s “To- ESJF also surveyed 1,500 prevents the wounds from had been lined up for her helped confirm the details,” eight senior Iranian leaders, day” show Friday morning. cemeteries and mass graves healing,” he added. at Paris Fashion Week on NBC reported. including Ali Shamkhani, Both Sanders and David in Greece, Lithuania, Mol- The 2015 attack at Hyper Jan. 20 in Paris. She would Soleimani was the head secretary of the Supreme were interviewed, and in an dova, Ukraine and Slovakia Cacher was one of the most have modeled the designer’s of the Iranian Quds Force, National Security Council; introductory clip, Al Roker during 2019. The new fund- traumatic events to befall the clothes in the haute couture which operates a number Gholamreza Soleimani, jokingly mixes them up. ing will allow it to survey and French Jewish community part of the show. of regional militias and is commander of the Basij; and If Sanders is elected, David demarcate a further 1,500 in recent years. Four people Kynan said her agent allied with terrorist groups six other senior officials who complains, “It’ll be great for such sites in Croatia, Geor- died in the attack—Philippe received an email that her targeting Israel, including were appointed by and act the country, terrible for me.” gia, Hungary, and Poland, Braham, Yohan Cohen, Yoav invitation was canceled and Hezbollah and Hamas. Iran on behalf of Iran’s Supreme Why? He would have to among other countries over Hattab and Francois-Michel that it informed her that retaliated for the killing with Leader. “These individuals fly back and forth from LA the coming 18 months. Saada—which came in the the reason was because she missile strikes on two U.S. have carried out Iran’s ter- to keep appearing on “SNL” The project will be carried wake of a shooting at the is Israeli. bases on Monday, with no re- ror plots and campaigns of as Sanders, something he out with help from two Jew- Charlie Hebdo satirical Kynan had told employees ported American casualties. mayhem across the region has done since the 2016 ish groups, Centropa and the magazine, which killed 12 of Kayrouz’s fashion house Pompeo announces and are complicit in the campaign. Foundation for Jewish Heri- people and injured 11 others. during a photo shoot for intensified sanctions on recent murders of around In response, Sanders tage, helping to “enhance Rubio, Coons introduce the show that she’s living Iran 1,500 Iranians protesting jokes, “I’m getting you a local engagement in our bill to give $3.3 billion in Tel Aviv. By Marcy Oster for freedom,” the statement good job for four years and collective goal to protect this in annual assistance to “An hour ago I got an email (JTA)—The United States said. you’re complaining!” vital heritage,” ESJF Chief Israel from my agency telling me levied intensified sanctions 4 Jewish tourists in- “They’re not related at Executive Officer Philip (JNS)—Sens. Marco Ru- the client is Lebanese and on Iran, extending existing jured in brawl with lo- all,” Roker then quips. He’s Carmel said in a statement. bio (R-Fla.) and Chris Coons isn’t interested in having me sanctions on its financial and cals in Uman, Ukraine likely joking about the fact French Jews commemo- (D-Del.) introduced a bill on take part in the show because energy sectors to its trade By Cnaan Liphshiz that the two are distantly rate 5th anniversary of Thursday to give $3.3 billion I live in Tel Aviv, Israel,” in metals. (JTA)—Four Jewish tour- related, as was revealed on Hyper Cacher murders in annual U.S. assistance Kynan wrote on Instagram The sanctions announced ists were lightly injured in an episode of “Finding Your By Cnaan Liphshiz to in accordance with the on Monday. “That’s literally by Secretary of State Mike the Ukrainian city of Uman Roots” in 2017. (JTA)—Several hundred 2016 Memorandum of Un- what the email said.” Pompeo on Friday are “in in a violent altercation with Later on the show, Da- people attended a ceremony derstanding (MOU) between She added that she cried response to Iran’s attacks a group of non-Jewish locals. vid joined Roker to do the commemorating the fifth the United States and Israel. after learning of the can- against U.S. forces and in- The incident happened weather forecast, and David anniversary of the murder of While the Trump admin- cellation, which made her terests, and to deprive the Friday night, JewishNews. used the time to just merci- four Jews at a Paris kosher istration has upheld the angry. But she decided to Iranian regime of revenue com.ua reported Sunday. lessly tease Roker about his supermarket by a jihadist. MOU—the biggest promise “not to let it get to me.” to conduct its violent for- Violence broke out be- glasses and his job. At the event Thursday of U.S. military aid made to In an email replying to eign policy,” according to a tween the four Jews and as It’s worth noting that Da- outside Hyper Cacher in any nation—the bill would At’s request for a reaction statement issued by the State many as 30 men, some of vid, whose HBO series “Curb the Porte de Vincennes area put it into law. to Kynan’s claims, Mai- Department. them wielding clubs, the re- Your Enthusiasm” returns in eastern Paris, candles Rubio told Reuters the son Rabih Kayrouz said: The Treasury Department port said. The incident began for 10th season on Jan. 19, were lit for each victim and bill was crucial amid “un- “The photo shoot was never will sanction 22 companies as a dispute between a Jewish recently got a dog and named the crowd sang the French precedented threats,” while cancelled, that’s incorrect and three ships “for operat- person and a non-Jewish lo- it Bernie. national anthem. It was at- Coons told the outlet that information.” ing in the iron, steel, alu- cal. Both parties called on EU gives $1.1 million tended by Interior Minister “the events of the past few At replied that the this minum, or copper sectors of friends and a brawl ensued, toward preserving Jew- Cristophe Castaner. days are a stark reminder of was not the subject of their Iran, and related activities,” according to the report. ish burial sites Francis Kalifat, the presi- the importance of U.S. as- query, reiterating that they the statement said. Police were called and By Cnaan Liphshiz dent of the CRIF umbrella sistance to Israel’s security.” sought a reaction to claims In addition, President arrived at the scene. The (JTA)—The European group of French Jewish U.S. forces killed the Is- that Kynan had been dropped Donald Trump will issue an report did not say whether Union has allocated $1.1 communities, said that the lamic Revolutionary Guard from a show that the photo executive order authorizing they made any arrests. million toward mapping and memory of the four victims Corps’ Quds Force Maj. Gen. shoot was meant to promote. sanctions on other sectors of About 40,000 Jews from preserving Jewish burial will “forever be treasured” Qassem Soleimani in a strike The designer did not reply to the Iranian economy, includ- Israel and beyond arrive grounds. by French Jewry. at Baghdad Airport on Jan. 3. that email, At wrote.

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19-319991 FC01 CXE as Trustee for American be used for that purpose. to the highest and best bidder VOLUSIA COUNTY, property as set forth in said Case #: 2018-31204- COM at 11:00 A.M. on February January 17, 24, 2020 General Mortgage Loan Trust 17-310122 FC01 CXE for cash AT WWW.VOLUSIA. FLORIDA Final Judgment, to-wit: CICI 21, 2020, the following L 184509 2010-1 American General January 17, 24, 2020 REALFORECLOSE.COM at CIVIL DIVISION LOT 150, SAXON RIDGE DIVISION: 31 described property as set forth Mortgage Pass-Through L 184455 11:00 A.M. on February 19, Case #: 2017-10331- PHASE TWO-A, AC- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A in said Final Judgment, to-wit: Certificates, Series 2010-1, 2020, the following described CIDL CORDING TO THE PLAT Plaintiff, THE SOUTHERLY 13 IN THE CIRCUIT Plaintiff and Beverly Gresham property as set forth in said DIVISION: 1 THEREOF AS RECORDED -vs.- FEET OF LOT 3, AND COURT OF THE are defendant(s), I, Clerk of IN THE CIRCUIT Final Judgment, to-wit: JPMorgan Chase Bank, IN MAP BOOK 49, PAGES Mickel Antonio Brown a/k/a ALL OF LOTS 4 AND 5, SEVENTH JUDICIAL Court, Laura E. Roth, will sell COURT OF THE LOT 30, HAMMOCK National Association 21 THROUGH 23, INCLU- Mickel Antonio Brown, Jr. AND THE NORTHERLY 29 CIRCUIT IN AND FOR to the highest and best bidder SEVENTH JUDICIAL TRACE UNIT 1, AC- Plaintiff, SIVE OF THE PUBLIC a/k/a Mickel Brown; Matthew FEET OF LOT 6, BLOCK VOLUSIA COUNTY, for cash AT WWW.VOLUSIA. CIRCUIT IN AND FOR CORDING TO THE PLAT -vs.- RECORDS OF VOLUSIA A. Brown; Unknown Spouse 4, IDLEWILD TERRACE FLORIDA REALFORECLOSE.COM VOLUSIA COUNTY, THEREOF, AS RECORDED Bonnie D. Washington COUNTY, FLORIDA. of Mickel Antonio Brown a/k/a REPLAT, AS PER MAP CIVIL DIVISION at 11:00 A.M. on March 19, FLORIDA IN MAP BOOK 41, PAGE a/k/a Bonnie Washington; ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN Mickel Antonio Brown Jr. IN MAP BOOK 25, PAGE Case #: 2017-11682- 2020, the following described CIVIL DIVISION 65, OF THE PUBLIC RE- Unknown Spouse of Bonnie INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS a/k/a Mickel Brown; Unknown 20, OF THE PUBLIC RE- CIDL property as set forth in said Case #: 2015-CA- CORDS OF VOLUSIA D. Washington a/k/a Bonnie FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, Spouse of Matthew A. Brown; CORDS OF VOLUSIA DIVISION: 1 Final Judgment, to-wit: 31581-CICI COUNTY, FLORIDA. Washington; Florida Housing OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY Wells Fargo Bank, National COUNTY, FLORIDA. U.S. Bank National LOT 58, BLOCK 118, DIVISION: 32 ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN Finance Corporation; OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF Association Successor by ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN Association, as Trustee for DELTONA LAKES UNIT Nationstar Mortgage LLC INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS Saxon Ridge Homeowners THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE Merger to Wachovia Bank, INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS American General Mortgage THREE, ACCORDING Plaintiff, FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, Association, Inc.; Unknown A CLAIM NO LATER THAN National Association; Clerk FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, Loan Trust 2010-1 American TO THE MAP THEREOF -vs.- OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY Parties in Possession #1, THE DATE THAT THE CLERK of the Circuit Court of Volusia OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY General Mortgage Pass- AS RECORDED IN MAP Pamela L. Daniels; Thomas OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF If living, and all Unknown REPORTS THE FUNDS AS County, Florida; United States OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF Through Certificates, Series BOOK 25, AT PAGES R. Vreeland; Unknown THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE Parties claiming by, through, UNCLAIMED. of America, Department of THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE 2010-1 105 THROUGH 120, OF Spouse of Pamela L. Daniels; A CLAIM NO LATER THAN under and against the above The above is to be Treasury; Unknown Parties in A CLAIM NO LATER THAN Plaintiff, THE PUBLIC RECORDS Unknown Spouse of Thomas THE DATE THAT THE CLERK named Defendant(s) who *Pursuant to Fla. R. Jud. Possession #1, If living, and THE DATE THAT THE CLERK -vs.- OF VOLUSIA COUNTY, R. Vreeland; Hammock Trace REPORTS THE FUNDS AS are not known to be dead or Admin. 2.516(b)(1)(A), Plaintiff’s all Unknown Parties claiming REPORTS THE FUNDS AS Beverly Gresham; Dwight FLORIDA. Homeowners’ Association, UNCLAIMED. alive, whether said Unknown counsel hereby designates its by, through, under and against UNCLAIMED. Gresham; Marilyn Gresham; ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN Inc.; Unknown Parties in *Pursuant to Fla. R. Jud. Parties may claim an interest primary email address for the the above named Defendant(s) *Pursuant to Fla. R. Jud. Unknown Heirs, Devisees, INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS Possession #1, If living, and Admin. 2.516(b)(1)(A), Plaintiff’s as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, purposes of email service as: who are not known to be dead Admin. 2.516(b)(1)(A), Plaintiff’s Grantees, Assignees, FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, all Unknown Parties claiming counsel hereby designates its Grantees, or Other Claimants; [email protected]* or alive, whether said Unknown counsel hereby designates its Creditors, Lienors, and OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY by, through, under and against primary email address for the Unknown Parties in Possession SHAPIRO, FISHMAN & Parties may claim an interest primary email address for the Trustees of Charlene Gresham OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF the above named Defendant(s) purposes of email service as: #2, If living, and all Unknown GACHÉ, LLP as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, purposes of email service as: Hamler, Deceased, and All THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE who are not known to be dead [email protected]* Parties claiming by, through, Attorneys for Plaintiff Grantees, or Other Claimants; [email protected]* Other Persons Claiming by A CLAIM NO LATER THAN or alive, whether said Unknown SHAPIRO, FISHMAN & under and against the above 4630 Woodland Corporate Unknown Parties in Possession SHAPIRO, FISHMAN & and Through, Under, Against THE DATE THAT THE CLERK Parties may claim an interest GACHÉ, LLP named Defendant(s) who Blvd., Suite 100 #2, If living, and all Unknown GACHÉ, LLP The Named Defendant (s); REPORTS THE FUNDS AS as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, Attorneys for Plaintiff are not known to be dead or Tampa, Florida 33614 Parties claiming by, through, Attorneys for Plaintiff Unknown Spouse of Beverly UNCLAIMED. Grantees, or Other Claimants; 4630 Woodland Corporate alive, whether said Unknown Telephone: (813) 880-8888 under and against the above 4630 Woodland Corporate Gresham; Unknown Spouse *Pursuant to Fla. R. Jud. Unknown Parties in Possession Blvd., Suite 100 Parties may claim an interest Ext. 5122 named Defendant(s) who Blvd., Suite 100 of Dwight Gresham; Unknown Admin. 2.516(b)(1)(A), Plaintiff’s #2, If living, and all Unknown Tampa, Florida 33614 as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, Fax: (813) 880-8800 are not known to be dead or Tampa, Florida 33614 Spouse of Marilyn Gresham; counsel hereby designates its Parties claiming by, through, Telephone: (813) 880-8888 Grantees, or Other Claimants For Email Service Only: alive, whether said Unknown Telephone: (813) 880-8888 Unknown Parties in Possession primary email address for the under and against the above Ext. 5122 Defendant(s). [email protected] Parties may claim an interest Ext. 5122 #1, if living, and all Unknown purposes of email service as: named Defendant(s) who Fax: (813) 880-8800 NOTICE OF SALE For all other inquiries: apaye@ as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, Fax: (813) 880-8800 Parties claiming by, through, [email protected]* are not known to be dead or For Email Service Only: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN logs.com Grantees, or Other Claimants For Email Service Only: under and against the above SHAPIRO, FISHMAN & alive, whether said Unknown [email protected] pursuant to order rescheduling Pursuant to the Fair Debt Defendant(s). [email protected] named Defendant(s) who GACHÉ, LLP Parties may claim an interest For all other inquiries: apaye@ foreclosure sale or Final Collections Practices Act, you NOTICE OF SALE For all other inquiries: apaye@ are not known to be dead or Attorneys for Plaintiff as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, logs.com Judgment, entered in Civil Case are advised that this office may NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN logs.com alive, whether said Unknown 4630 Woodland Corporate Grantees, or Other Claimants Pursuant to the Fair Debt No. 2017-10331-CIDL of the be deemed a debt collector and pursuant to order rescheduling Pursuant to the Fair Debt Parties may claim an interest Blvd., Suite 100 Defendant(s). Collections Practices Act, you Circuit Court of the 7th Judicial any information obtained may foreclosure sale or Final Collections Practices Act, you as Spouse, Heirs, Devisees, Tampa, Florida 33614 NOTICE OF SALE are advised that this office may Circuit in and for Volusia be used for that purpose. Judgment, entered in Civil Case are advised that this office may Grantees, or Other Claimants Telephone: (813) 880-8888 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN be deemed a debt collector and County, Florida, wherein 17-305902 FC01 W50 No. 2018-31204-CICI of the be deemed a debt collector and Defendant(s). Ext. 5122 pursuant to order rescheduling any information obtained may JPMorgan Chase Bank, January 17, 24, 2020 Circuit Court of the 7th Judicial any information obtained may NOTICE OF SALE Fax: (813) 880-8800 foreclosure sale or Final be used for that purpose. National Association, Plaintiff L 184516 Circuit in and for Volusia be used for that purpose. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN For Email Service Only: Judgment, entered in Civil Case 15-289909 FC01 CXE and Bonnie D. Washington County, Florida, wherein Wells 18-313635 FC01 WNI pursuant to order rescheduling [email protected] No. 2015-CA-31581-CICI of the January 17, 24, 2020 a/k/a Bonnie Washington are Fargo Bank, N.A, Plaintiff and January 17, 24, 2020 foreclosure sale or Final For all other inquiries: apaye@ Circuit Court of the 7th Judicial L 184515 defendant(s), I, Clerk of Court, IN THE CIRCUIT Mickel Antonio Brown a/k/a L 184538 Judgment, entered in Civil Case logs.com Circuit in and for Volusia Laura E. Roth, will sell to the COURT OF THE Mickel Antonio Brown, Jr. a/k/a No. 2017-11682-CIDL of the Pursuant to the Fair Debt County, Florida, wherein highest and best bidder for SEVENTH JUDICIAL Mickel Brown are defendant(s), Circuit Court of the 7th Judicial Collections Practices Act, you Nationstar Mortgage LLC, IN THE CIRCUIT cash AT WWW.VOLUSIA. CIRCUIT IN AND FOR I, Clerk of Court, Laura E. Roth, Circuit in and for Volusia are advised that this office may Plaintiff and Pamela L. Daniels COURT OF THE REALFORECLOSE.COM at VOLUSIA COUNTY, will sell to the highest and County, Florida, wherein U.S. be deemed a debt collector and are defendant(s), I, Clerk of SEVENTH JUDICIAL 11:00 A.M. on February 20, FLORIDA best bidder for cash AT WWW. Bank National Association, any information obtained may Court, Laura E. Roth, will sell CIRCUIT IN AND FOR 2020, the following described CIVIL ACTION VOLUSIA.REALFORECLOSE. PAGE 14A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JANUARY 24, 2020 As Israel baseball team preps for Olympics, it’s soon to get its own field of dreams He shares that it has extra baseball League in 2007 for throughout Israel. He hopes meaning for him to play for the Beit Shemesh Blue Sox. to double that number as Israel, as he is the grandson In 2017, after guiding Team a result of upcoming plans of two Holocaust survivors. USA to a Gold Medal in the to construct a professional- “When the IAB gave me the Maccabiah Games in Israel, level baseball stadium in Beit opportunity, I jumped at it he was quickly scouted and Shemesh. quickly,” he says. asked to coach Israel Team “What’s personally impor- In terms of his expectations Israel, which he accepted. tant to me is Israel baseball,” for the team in the upcoming When asked by JNS if Team he says. “We are about to build Olympics, Bleich says “we just Israel has a shot to stand a field and complex in Beit Sh- want to continue to complete on the medal’s podium this emesh, thanks to the help of and do some damage in the summer, he doesn’t have a our partners JNF-USA, which tournament.” definitive answer. will become Israel’s national But more importantly, he “Look, nobody gave us a baseball stadium. My focus notes, “the more successful shot anywhere we went,” says is to bring awareness that we we are, the more attention we Holtz as he lists Israel’s im- are building baseball here. The can bring the State of Israel [in pressive tournament results Olympics is a big opportunity baseball], and can help provide on the long road to Tokyo. to get the word out.” confidence, desire and hope “This is how I live my life and Holtz says he team will for young Israeli kids to step coach baseball and father my begin training for the Olym- Margo Sugarman out of their comfort zone and kids: one day at a time. And pics shortly at a facility in Baseball Team Israel celebrates after qualifying for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. want to play baseball.” the fact that no one gave us a New York. In large part due He stresses that “it’s an shot makes this even sweeter to the 24-member baseball By Josh Hasten ing the Olympics was nothing played for various teams in honor to represent the State for us.” squad, Israel will be sending short of astonishing. “It was a the league after being drafted of Israel and the worldwide He concludes by saying, “I its largest-ever delegation to (JNS)—Israel might be wild dream just to get to Group in the first round by the New Jewish community on such worry about us [Team Israel], the Olympics with around 85 known globally as a high-tech ‘A,’ ” he says. “To get to where York Yankees in 2008. He a large scale.” He also says handling our business. If we athletes competing in 18 dif- juggernaut, but the “Startup we are, to the Olympics, is a tells JNS that playing for the now that he has citizenship, handle our business, then we ferent sporting events. Nation” is on the verge of being dream come true. Europe is Oakland A’s in 2018 was “the he would consider living in are going to be just fine.” The opening ceremony for a superpower in diamonds as in shock” that we won the highlight of my career.” Israel full-time one day. Similar to comments made the 2020 Tokyo Games is set well. No, not the kinds that tournament, he adds. He got involved with Israel ‘Try to get more kids in- by Bleich, Holtz says that at for July 24, with the baseball shine, but the kinds you use Alter explained that out of baseball in 2017, when the volved’ the end of the day, “we are competition slated to begin for pitching, catching and the 24 members of team Israel, team competed in the World The team’s manager and trying to build awareness, July 29, and the Gold Medal batting—as for the first time four are native Israelis. The Baseball Classic in South Ko- coach is Eric Holtz, 54, who and love and passion [for Game scheduled for Aug. 9. in history, the Israel men’s other 20 are Americans who rea/Japan exceeding expecta- lives in White Plains, N.Y. He baseball], and bring that to Holtz says “for us, nothing national baseball team has became Israeli citizens for tions with a sixth-place finish. has coached college baseball Israel. After wins and losses, could be greater than having qualified for the Summer the purpose of being eligible Bleich says that he wel- in the United States for the our job is to try to get kids the Israeli people behind us.” Olympic Games to be held this for the games, as players comed the opportunity to past 20 years, and also owns more involved.” And while baseball has yet summer in Tokyo. must have citizenship in the represent Israel on the mound and operates a strength- and While Alter is certainly to overtake soccer or basket- This past September, Israel country they are representing. internationally. “Being a conditioning-training facility excited about the Olympic ball as the most popular sport stunned the competition by The players must also not Jewish American, I grew up for athletes who play baseball bid, he seems equally proud in the Jewish state, there’s no winning the “A” pool Olympic- be currently on the roster of in a Conservative Jewish and softball. of the fact that 800 youth doubt that Israelis will behind qualifying tournament in a Major League Baseball team environment and was always He served as a player/ currently play in organized all its Olympians, baseball Italy, where the best teams in the United States/Canada, in touch with my Judaism.” coach in the short-lived Israel baseball leagues and clinics hopefuls included. in the Europe/Africa regions the top league in the world. were competing with a chance Some of the players do have to move on to Japan. experience in the Majors, Jordan Alter, the new presi- while many are currently Launch of Amazon’s Hebrew storefront dent of the Israel Association playing in the Minor Leagues. of Baseball (IAB)—the or- Bostonian Jeremy Bleich, ganization that oversees all 32, is a left-handed pitcher offers American expats a taste of home official baseball activity in on the team. He is currently Israel—tells JNS that reach- an MLB free agent who has By Sam Sokol one-liter bottles of Listerine mouthwash.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 (JTA)—Walk into an Is- “Not only that, but it comes C P T S L O D G E N C S Y raeli post office or one of the directly to the customer, 14 15 16 which is far more convenient A R E A O V A L S O R H E many local stores that have 17 18 19 lately been serving as ad-hoc than schlepping heavy bottles N O M O L E K E T T O M S delivery centers and you’ll from the supermarket,” Miller 20 21 22 23 24 said. “So I ordered, and in A P P M A R A I S S I F be confronted by a jumble of 25 26 27 28 29 30 boxes sealed with the telltale bulk.” D E L T A A P N H I S T O black and blue packing tape Comments on Israeli so- 31 32 33 cial media groups dedicated A L E H A L E E E M B A R from Amazon.com. 34 35 36 Orders from the Ameri- to finding deals on Amazon M E S L A R C P R can online retail giant have show that customers who 37 38 39 40 41 42 previously restricted their S T O A E S H S H E E D S surged here in recent weeks, 43 44 following the launch of the purchases to more expensive A B U R R I R E N E company’s Hebrew-language or harder-to-get items, such 45 46 47 48 49 online storefront and the of- as electronics and books, are B A N T A D I P C I D E R 50 51 52 fer of free shipping from the beginning to buy household Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images A S T O N O N A H A S T E United States. staples from the site. 53 54 55 American immigrants to “I have noticed that they F I E L D G O A L that Israelis were ordering educate them to buy on the 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 Israel have long relied on prefer lower-priced items like furniture online. platform.” S H O W S L E E K I D A N sites like Amazon to purchase Kleenex tissues and Contigo The Israeli business daily Israel does not currently 64 65 66 products unavailable to them water bottles,” Avi Parshan, C O L A S A B R A S E G A Globes reported at the time host one of the gigantic 67 68 69 in the Jewish state, but the the administrator of the Israel that Amazon was likely “con- warehouses Amazon uses I G E R A R T S Y T Z O M available evidence suggests Deals on Amazon Facebook ducting a trial to test the to facilitate cheap and fast a surge in purchases of the group, told JTA. “A surpris- Israeli market” in order to see delivery to customers in the kinds of everyday items that ing amount of people ordered if “if Israeli consumers would United States and other coun- were previously not cost- Scott toilet paper, slinkies, and be prepared to buy higher tries, and many e-commerce effective to have shipped in other toys.” priced items and pay VAT in experts cited in the Israeli from abroad. The Amazon offer is not exchange for free shipping.” press have dismissed rumors “I bought toys for my without strings attached. The experiment appears to that the company is planning grandchildren at a fraction Free shipping doesn’t kick have worked, because Amazon to build one. of the cost, makeup, hair in until shoppers spend more launched its Israeli website But Sein believes the com- products. My friend bought than $49, and orders over almost a year later. pany’s recent moves here saline,” Ronit, a resident $75 are subject to Israel’s 17 According to Nir Ben Yona portend a big change. Online of the Jerusalem suburb of percent value added tax, or Sein, an Israeli consultant purchases in Israel have been Beit Shemesh, told the Jew- VAT. Many customers try to who runs several online tech growing by 20 percent each ish Telegraphic Agency. “It’s tweak their orders to fall in sites, including one that ag- year, according to Globes, good for my wallet because the sweet spot between those gregates Amazon deals, the and more than $3 billion a lot of stuff is just so much numbers. retailer was exploring the in VAT-exempted goods are cheaper: ziploc bags, sham- It’s also not clear how long Israeli market last year. Now, shipped into the country an- poo, makeup.” the offer will last. The com- it’s trying to promote itself nually. Earlier this year, China Emanuel Miller, a British pany ran a similar promotion locally. Daily reported that Israelis immigrant living in Jerusa- for a month and a half late last “It has only one purpose in imported some 65 million lem, said he had placed around year. Customers then had to my opinion,” Sein told JTA. packages in 2018. a dozen orders since free ship- spend more than $75 to get “What they wanted to do is With its increased focus on ping was offered. While he was free shipping, though there get the Israeli audience to an e-commerce market worth initially skeptical, he realized did not appear to be a limit on know the platform well and he could save 25 percent on weight. Local media reported buy more so they wanted to Amazon on page 15A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JANUARY 24, 2020 PAGE 15A Meet the Jewish travel blogger who soon will have visited every country By Josefin Dolsten through ad revenue and spon- crew and hopes to make a gone in the houses of Jews sorships. documentary of the visit. around the world,” he said. (JTA)—In 2012, Drew Gold- His videos include every- “It’s surreal,” he said. “I’ve Though he says he has been berg spent part of his junior thing from learning what it’s been working with this goal well-received as a Jewish per- year of college studying like to live in North Korea, for eight years.” son, it helps that he publishes abroad in Prague. It was only discussing race in South Goldberg grew up in a under the name Binsky, his his second time leaving the Africa and talking to Syrians Jewish family in Scottsdale, childhood nickname, which United States—the other time who fled their homes due to Arizona. He attended Temple is less obviously Jewish than was for Birthright, the free war. Goldberg has 4 million Chai, a Reform congregation, Goldberg. Israel trip for Jewish young followers on Facebook, Ins- where he had his bar mitzvah. “I think it’s not the worst adults. tagram and YouTube. After graduating with an thing in the world to have The trip to the Czech capital He also holds two Guinness economics degree from the an alter ego, especially when was life-changing, literally. World Records—for visiting University of Wisconsin- I’m traveling to countries like Goldberg spent the next five the most UNESCO heritage Madison, Goldberg tookt Syria and Libya and stuff,” he months balancing his studies sites in 24 hours (12) and for a job teaching English in said. “It’s not the best to rep with traveling, managing to fastest time to pack a suitcase South Korea. He created Goldberg.” Drew “Binsky” Goldberg, seen here in Kerala, India, visit more than 20 countries. (35.59 seconds). a travel blog to document Goldberg says he enjoys makes a living traveling the world and posting about it on After that he was hooked. “I haven’t stayed in one his experience traveling teaching people about Juda- social media. Now he’s closing in on a place longer than two weeks throughout Asia over the ism in areas of the world where goal inspired by the Prague in eight years,” he told the next 18 months. there are few Jews. to the sound of bombs rain- goal, but will shift his focus trip—visiting each of the 193 Jewish Telegraphic Agency in Goldberg makes a point of “In general I think I’m in a ing down just miles from his to longer-form content and countries recognized by the a video interview from Manila, visiting Jewish communities very good position to promote hotel in Libya, and missing a post less frequently. He also United Nations. In just a few where he shares an apartment in the countries he visits, and Judaism to Muslims and to car explosion by only an hour hopes to get a travel show like months, the 28-year-old will with his Philippines-born he says traveling has helped people who aren’t familiar in Yemen. On a recent trip Anthony Bourdain, the late have done it. girlfriend Deanna. him connect with his Jewish with the religion,” he said. to Syria, he had to lie about food travel personality who He’s managed the feat by This spring, Goldberg will identity. He has visited Jewish Goldberg generally feels having visited Israel to enter Goldberg considers an idol. making traveling his job. embark on the last leg of his communities in Afghanistan, safe while traveling and says the country. “It’s so cool to be able to take Goldberg, who goes by the eight-year trip, traveling to Turkmenistan, Ethiopia and he wasn’t worried visiting “I had to hide all my videos people along with me and inspire name Drew Binsky online, the five countries he has yet the Philippines. North Korea since he was on about Israel on my website,” them and teach them about the posts daily videos of his to visit: Ghana, Saudi Arabia, “I feel more connected with an organized tour. Still, there he said. world,” he said. “And I get more travel adventures and earns Ecuador, Jamaica and Palau. the religion from a global have been some scary mo- Goldberg says he won’t stop satisfaction out of doing that $5,000 to $30,000 each month He will bring along a film perspective because I’ve really ments, such as falling asleep traveling once he has hit his than experiencing it myself.” Amazon From page 14A increased presence in the much larger scale,” Peres said. tem. Many consumers money, but also at reconnect- than the item I was purchas- local market will force local “It won’t be the end of local have complained about lost ing to a lifestyle they thought ing.” billions of shekels, Amazon businesses to adapt, said business, it will just change orders, or the splitting of they had left behind. “We feel like we are living may be “preparing for its next Renana Peres, a researcher the local market.” orders into multiple parcels “Free shipping makes an in [a] small turning point in stage” when it opens a fulfill- at Hebrew University’s Je- There has also been that wind up at different enormous difference,” gushed Israel,” said Mordy Rapp, an ment center—either in Israel rusalem School of Business widespread speculation locations. Judy Segaloff, who moved to American immigrant living or in a nearby country, Sein Administration. that Amazon is using the But despite these problems, Israel from Detroit. “Some- in Beit Shemesh. “Amazon speculated. “The market will have to increase in orders prompted many American expatriates times I would try to buy means access to those Ameri- Whether or not that ac- adapt and change as is already by free shipping to stream- express joy about the new something on Amazon and can products that we would tually happens, Amazon’s happening, but it’ll be on a line its local delivery sys- service—not only at saving [shipping] would cost more otherwise never buy.” Tobin From page 4A contestant correct when he to help develop a “national that of the P.A. But unless and In fact, it is now just as ac- Until that happens, Bethle- said “Israel” since the Jewish home” for the Jewish people. until the Palestinians finally curate to say that Bethlehem hem will remain as stateless governments to recognize state doesn’t actually claim it Before that, it was governed decide to make peace, it will is in Judea. That was the bibli- as a Palestinian people that the existence of a State of to be part of its territory. It is by foreign conquerors such as remain in legal limbo. cal name of the region that seem unable to give up their Palestine that doesn’t exer- instead part of territories that the Turks and their Ottoman Those who wish for Needle’s was widely used throughout war on the Jews. cise the authority of a state. are disputed. Empire. At no point in prior answer to be considered cor- history to describe that Jonathan S. Tobin is editor That’s why it isn’t actually a The area is often wrongly history was there a Palestinian rect should stop tweeting at part of a region the Romans in chief of JNS—Jewish News member of the United Nations, termed as being part of “Pales- Arab entity or state exercising Trebek or casting aspersions renamed Palestine in order Syndicate. Follow him on though the Palestinians have tinian lands” or “Palestinian sovereignty in any part of the at Billy Wisse. Instead, they to try to erase its Jewish Twitter at: @jonathans_to- a delegate there and at many territories.” However, there country. should direct their criticism identity. bin. of the world body’s agencies. has been no fully recognized Bethlehem was illegally at the Palestinians. As long If the Palestinians want The views and opinions Needle’s answer notwith- sovereign nation there since occupied by Jordan from 1949 as they remain unwilling to the existence of a state of expressed in this article are standing, Bethlehem cannot Great Britain governed the to 1967, and came into Israel’s accept the existence of Israel, Palestine to be recognized, those of the author and do be considered part of a state entire country under a Man- possession in June of that year there will be no two-state they must choose peace and not necessarily reflect the that has no sovereign rights or date for Palestine granted it in a defensive war. Its right to solution to create a real state stop trying to expunge the views of Heritage Florida legally agreed-upon borders. by the League of Nations in the territory is just as valid as of Palestine. Jewish history of the region. Jewish News. But neither was her fellow 1922 as part of its promise NAACP meant to focus on the impact From page 10A of gentrification on lower noted that the group’s mission socioeconomic communities is to secure equal rights and in Montclair, NJ. Instead, I well-being for all people. used a regional example of “Some of Mr. Harris’s over- Lakewood, NJ real estate and EASY ACCESS MEANS EASY LIVING. all comments and tone that public education funding. evening were in clear contra- Unfortunately I used terms diction of the NAACP’s mis- and examples that have been sion and thus the Montclair interpreted as anti-Semitic.” Branch condemns them,” Over the weekend, Mont- Pelham said, according to the clair Mayor Robert Jackson publication Montclair Local. condemned anti-Semitism “There is much work to be and racism, and announced done regarding the many that he would convene a issues facing the Montclair meeting of African-American Public Schools and the branch clergy and rabbis to address does not want this unfortu- “the incendiary cloud hang- nate issue to be a distraction.” ing over our community at Harris apologized for the the moment.” remarks, and expressed his “Heinous incidents na- condolences for the victims of tionwide, and in Jersey City the shooting at a Jersey City and Monsey in particular, kosher supermarket, which shocked and sickened all of had taken place about three us,” he said in a statement 50% OFF weeks before his speech. He on Jan. 4. “However, recent said his remarks did not rep- developments have made it INSTALL* resent the NAACP or the New abundantly clear that there Jersey Association of Black is much work to be done, Educators. even in our beloved Montclair. *Limit one offer per household. Must purchase 5+ Classic/Designer Shelves. EXP 3/31/20. “I would like to express my Hate, bigotry, racism, anti- sincere regret and apologize Semitism, and intolerance for the remarks I made about have no place anywhere and Schedule your free design consultation! the Hasidic community and particularly in our commu- the development of Montclair, nity and as a community we NJ,” he said in a statement, will work tirelessly to ensure (844) 877-0914 according to Montclair Local. that they are addressed head- “My personal statement was on and rooted out.” PAGE 16A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JANUARY 24, 2020 No small potatoes: Rep. Russ Fulcher says Idahoans used to culture that ‘appreciates’ Israel By Jackson Richman fresh sanctions on Syria, boost security cooperation with (JNS)—Rightly or wrongly, Israel and Jordan, and allow the first thing that comes to state and local governments mind when most Americans the right to punish state or lo- think of Idaho is potatoes. Yet cal contractors from engaging the northwestern state, which in boycotting Israel. is also known for vast natural Fulcher remarked that the beauty and resources, is also BDS movement harms not home an emerging pro-Israel only Israelis but Palestinians leader in Congress. as well. “It’s not typically the ral- He mentioned that the lying cry when it comes to “Never Again Education Act” campaigns,” Idaho Republi- has yet to be discussed in can Rep. Russ Fulcher told the House Labor and Educa- JNS about support for Israel tion Committee on which he in his state. “The people in serves. the state of Idaho are gener- Meanwhile, he has backed ally very pro-Israel, and that’s resolutions such as one to just part of our culture, part condemn the worldwide of our conservative nature. persecution of Christians; We grow up in a culture that one “rejecting anti-Israel appreciates Israel and that and anti-Semitic hatred in values its contributions” to the United States and around Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) posing with staff in his congressional office. the United States. the world”; one “condemning That may come as a surprise Iranian state-sponsored ter- “He throws the spotlight to retaliate militarily, “it has long been a conservative Although he has yet to go to many, considering that the rorism and expressing support back on [the issue], and some- could have generated more red state, the congressman to Israel in his congressional Jewish community in Idaho for the Iranian people’s desire times, if you got cockroaches, support for Iran from neigh- says that his faith as an evan- role, he has been to the Jewish numbers less than 1 percent for a democratic, secular and you got to throw a light on it,” boring interests more than gelical Christian is what really state twice so far—once for of the state’s estimated 1.8 non-nuclear republic of Iran”; he said, adding that the move choking off the economic informs him on his pro-Israel business and another time as million people. and one “opposing the lifting was timely given the recent channel.” support. part of a biblical tour. Nevertheless, Fulcher, 57, of sanctions imposed with re- shooting inside the JC Kosher He also approved the U.S. “In my faith, Israel is a very He said his visit to Yad who was first elected to spect to Iran without address- Supermarket in Jersey City, recent killing of the head of special place,” he said. “I found Vashem in Jerusalem in 1997 Congress in 2018, said that ing Iran’s nuclear program, which resulted in the deaths of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary the business community also helped shape his current many of his constituents have ballistic-missile development, three civilians and one police Guard Corps’ Quds Force, culture and the people to be perspectives. reacted “very positively” to support for terrorism and detective. Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani. incredibly fruitful, fair, hard “I ran out the back door and his strong support of Israel in other destabilizing activities.” “Every time it rears its He recalled at the first negotiators, but culturally threw up because what took Congress, which has included ‘Harsh sanctions are the head, we’ve got to shut it Republican congressional productive, culturally fair, place. I don’t have one close supporting numerous bills right action on Iran’ down,” he said, adding that meeting after the strike being and I was impressed by that, relative, one close friend that and resolutions since he was Fulcher has supported U.S. universities have to “take surprised that the Democrats especially given the region I even know was part of that sworn in more than a year ago. President Donald Trump’s some ownership” of anti- had issues over the assassina- that the Israeli community directly, but I do know this: Bills include the “Never pro-Israel agenda. Trump’s Semitism on their campuses. tion of a man responsible for operates in.” That was evil manifested,” Again Education Act,” which mantra of “America First,” ac- Fulcher has also supported the deaths of so many across Despite the Jewish com- he said. would create a grant program cording to Fulcher, “includes the Trump administration’s the Middle East and the world. munity’s tiny size in his “If we tolerate that with any at the U.S. Department of Israeli interests.” “maximum pressure” cam- “To me, it validates the fact state, Fulcher has gotten to segment of humanity, we are Education to enable teachers That has included, most paign on Iran since withdraw- that it wasn’t about taking know Rabbi Mendel Lifshitz condoning evil at its absolute across the United States the recently, signing an execu- ing the United States in May out Soleimani,” he said. “It of Chabad Lubavitch of Idaho worst,” he affirmed. “As long resources and training neces- tive order addressing anti- 2018 from the 2015 nuclear was the fact that Trump was in the capital of Boise. as I am in a leadership role— sary to teach students about Semitism at the federal level, deal. associated with it.” “He is kind enough to invite and even when I’m not—I’m the Holocaust and its lessons; especially on college cam- “Harsh sanctions are cur- ‘Israel is a very special place’ me to participate in their going to do everything I can “Strengthening America’s Se- puses nationwide—an action rently the right action on While Fulcher’s support for celebrations,” said Fulcher. “I to prevent that type of thing curity in the Middle East Act that was, according to the Iran,” said Fulcher, who said Trump’s pro-Israel policies is happily do so. We’ve struck up from ever happening again. of 2019,” which would impose congressman, a “good move.” that if the United States were no surprise given that Idaho a friendship as a result of that.” And I won’t shut up.” The Tell: Where the top 7 Democratic candidates stand on Iran By Ron Kampeas Bernie Sanders On his campaign’s for- at the University of Indiana will contain its aggressive problems easier by taking the Sanders would rejoin the eign policy page, Biden does echoed a familiar claim of actions and prevent it from threat of a nuclear-armed Iran WASHINGTON (JTA)—The nuclear deal as a means of seem to acknowledge some Iran deal proponents — the gaining nuclear weapons,” off the table.” post-debate analysis this week stopping Iran from going, flaws with the package he deal freed up the United States the Minnesota senator said, Mike Bloomberg focused largely on the ongoing well, nuclear. championed as Obama’s vice to confront Iran on its non- but did not add details. In 2015, Bloomberg said he spat between Bernie Sanders “As you know, the nuclear president, alluding to the ex- nuclear bad acts. Tom Steyer had “deep reservations” about and Elizabeth Warren. While deal with Iran was worked on piration dates on some of its “This agreement was con- During the debate, Steyer the Iran deal, especially with we hope they can sort that with a number of our allies,” restrictions and its omission cluded not to do Iran a favor, cast the Iran nuclear deal its sunset provisions, and in out soon, the debate featured the Vermont senator said at of non-nuclear mischief. but because it is in our nation- as having stemmed Iran’s an op-ed on Bloomberg News something else more relevant the debate. “We have got to “If Tehran returns to com- al security interest—just as a nuclear ambitions and its he accused President Obama to JTA readers: Everyone on undo what Trump did, bring pliance with the deal, Presi- parallel policy of confronting adventurism. of playing politics and “smear- stage thought that President that coalition together and dent Biden would re-enter the Iran’s support for terrorism “What worked with Presi- ing critics.” Donald Trump made a huge make sure that Iran never gets agreement, using hard-nosed and abysmal human rights dent Obama was an alliance More recently, unburdened mistake in 2018 when he a nuclear weapon.” diplomacy and support from record reflects our values of our allies and us putting by tough questions during pulled out of the Iran nuclear His website does not elabo- our allies to strengthen and and security interests,” the economic pressure on them debates, he has not weighed in deal and said outright or im- rate, but a supporters website, extend it, while more effec- former mayor of South Bend, for them to give up their mili- on whether he would return to plied that as president, they FeelTheBern.org, has com- tively pushing back against Indiana, said. tary tactic,” he said. “That, to the deal. However, he told The would return to the deal. piled his statements and adds Iran’s other destabilizing Amy Klobuchar me, is called strategy.” Washington Post last week (To be more precise, Warren some perspective. Sanders activities,” his website reads. Klobuchar during the de- Elizabeth Warren that he would keep an open did not speak up on the topic, slots removing Iran’s nuclear Pete Buttigieg bate said she would rejoin the Warren, the Boston Globe line with Iran and install a but she has expressed similar threat into a wider effort Buttigieg in the debate said deal, but also suggested that has noted, has not been eager version of the red phone that sentiments elsewhere.) to denuclearize the planet. he would rejoin the Iran deal she wanted some improve- to address the Iran crisis on Cold War presidents used to The situation in Iran has In 2009, Sanders said after as a means of keeping Iran ments related to the expira- the stump, although she will keep at bay crises with the changed drastically since Obama first mooted an Iran from becoming nuclear and, tion dates of some enrichment answer questions when asked. Soviet Union. Trump left the deal. So we deal, “We must limit nuclear like Sanders, suggested that restrictions and on what the In a September interview Stay In Touch went searching for the details proliferation, now and in the agreement would also nuclear inspectors are allowed with the Council on Foreign Share your thoughts on The of what the leading Demo- the future. We must end the stem escalating non-nuclear to do. Relations, she said she would Tell, or suggest a topic for us. crats would do to contain the production of weapons-grade tensions. “I think there are changes re-enter the Iran deal, but also Connect with Ron Kampeas Iranian threat amid the new uranium.” “By gutting the Iran nucle- you can make to the agree- hinted that she was unhappy on Twitter at @kampeas or tensions brewing between Sanders also sees rejoining ar deal—one that, by the way, ment that are sunset, some with its sunset provisions. The email him at [email protected]. Iran and the U.S. the nuclear deal as a means the Trump administration changes to the inspections, Massachusetts senator also The Tell is a weekly roundup Spoiler alert: There’s not of containing the escalating itself admitted was working, but overall that is what we called for a robust posture of the latest Jewish politi- a lot out there. But in no non-nuclear tensions. certified that it was prevent- should do,” she said. countering Iranian aggres- cal news from Ron Kam- particular order, here’s what Joe Biden ing progress toward a nuclear In her signature foreign sion and said leaving the deal peas, the Jewish Telegraphic the top seven candidates As he said in the debate, Iran—by gutting that, they policy speech last month at made that harder. Agency’s Washington Bureau have to say. (We’re adding Biden believes the Iran deal have made the region more the Council on Foreign Rela- “We also need to address Chief. Sign up here to receive Michael Bloomberg because was doing its job. dangerous and set off the tions, Klobuchar outlined a serious concerns about Iran’s The Tell in your inbox on his polling numbers would “It was working. It was chain of events that we are long-term policy that would policies beyond its nuclear Thursday evenings. qualify him for the debates, being held tightly,” he said. now dealing with as it esca- confront Iran’s bad acts and program, including its ballis- The views and opinions but his self-funded campaign “There was no movement on lates even closer to the brink also specified its threat to “the tic missile program and sup- expressed in this article are has him below the out- the part of the Iranian govern- of outright war,” he said. security of Israel.” port for destabilizing regional those of the author and do not side campaign contribution ment to get closer to a nuclear Buttigieg in his signature “We need a realistic long proxies,” she said. “The [Iran necessarily reflect the views of threshold.) weapon.” foreign policy speech in June term strategy for Iran that deal] made addressing these Heritage Florida Jewish News.