Health & Fitness Section B WWW.HERITAGEFL.COM YEAR 43, NO. 43 JUNE 28, 2019 27 SIVAN, 5779 ORLANDO, FLORIDA SINGLE COPY 75¢ Mohamed Morsi dead at 67 (JNS)—Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi died on Monday, June 17, 2019, at the age of 67 after passing out during a court session. The Muslim Brotherhood member led Egypt from 2012, following the ouster of long- time head Hosni Mubarak, until Morsi was ousted himself in 2013 following massive demonstrations, primarily in Cairo. Morsi was known to have a negative view of Israel, including condemning the Jewish state’s “Operation Pillar of Defense” in the fall of 2012, response to rockets Mohamed Morsi launched by Hamas in Gaza Natasha Kuperman towards Israel. Northridge, from 1982 to Robert Kraft, center, receives the Genesis Prize at a ceremony in Jerusalem flanked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin In 2010, Morsi said, “The 1985. An expert on precision Netanyahu, left, and Genesis Prize Foundation Chairman Stan Polovets, June 20, 2019. Zionists have no right to the metal surfaces, he also worked land of Palestine. There is no with NASA in the early 1980s, place for them on the land helping to develop engines for of Palestine. What they took space shuttles. Robert Kraft announces foundation before 1947-48 constitutes In 1985, Morsi quit his plunder, and what they are job at CSUN and returned to doing now is a continuation of Egypt, becoming a professor this plundering. By no means at Zagazig University, where to combat anti-Semitism do we recognize their Green he was appointed head of the By Marcy Oster “The new foundation I am announcing Semitism, my solemn ambition is to Line. The land of Palestine engineering department. He tonight is a platform to galvanize the counter all forms of intolerance in the belongs to the Palestinians, was a lecturer in the engi- JERUSALEM (JTA)—New England global fight against anti-Semitism, unit- spirit of the ancient Jewish value of not to the Zionists.” neering department there Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced ing all people of good conscience around tikkun olam—to heal and repair the That same year, he called until 2010. the establishment of a foundation dedi- this goal,” Kraft said. “My vision is to work world,” he said. Israelis “blood-suckers,” “war- He was first elected to par- cated to combating anti-Semitism as he to end the violence against Jewish com- Some 600 people, including Israeli mongers,” and “descendants liament in 2000. accepted the Genesis Prize award in munities, to counter the normalization Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and of apes and pigs.” In response to his death, Jerusalem on Thursday. of anti-Semitic narratives that question 15 past and present Patriots players and Morsi lived for a time in Turkish President Recep In addition to the $1 million he received Israel’s right to exist disguised as part their spouses, attended the ceremony at the United States, working Tayyip Erdogan said, “May along with the prize, Kraft is putting $20 of legitimate debate on campuses and the Jerusalem Theater. as an assistant professor at Allah rest our Morsi brother, million of his own money toward the proj- in the media.” Comedian Martin Short, who served California State University, our martyr’s soul in peace.” ect, to be called the Foundation for Social Kraft, 78, said his goal is to raise $50 as emcee, skewered Israeli and American Media Messaging Against Anti-Semitism. million for the foundation, which will politicians as well as last year’s winner, It is also receiving funding through two target those aged 18 to 35. That group of Natalie Portman, who declined to attend $5 million gifts, one of which was pledged young people, he said, are the “most im- the award ceremony. The Israel-born ac- Jewish groups slam by Roman Abramovich, owner of the pacted by what they see on social media.” Chelsea soccer team. “In combating the scourge of anti- Kraft on page 14A Ocasio-Cortez By Jackson Richman cerned enough with humanity Iran is dragging the Middle East to say that ‘never again’ means (JNS)—Outrage from pro- something.” Israel and Jewish groups is “The fact that concentra- into a dangerous standoff growing at U.S. Rep. Alexan- tions camps are now an dria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) institutionalized practice By Yaakov Lappin tion. Still, the potential for for her remarks on Monday on in the Home of the Free is miscalculation and region- her Instagram account that extraordinarily disturbing, (JNS)—In recent weeks, wide conflict has grown the United States is “running and we need to do something Iran and its proxies have considerably. concentration camps on our about it,” she continued. begun operating under a new Responding to the choke- southern border,” in reference Ocasio-Cortez warned, “We directive best described as a hold of U.S. sanctions put in to the Trump administration’s are losing to an authoritarian policy of controlled escala- place by the Trump admin- policies regarding illegal im- and fascist presidency.” istration, Tehran, together migration. “I don’t use those words with its non-state militias “AOC should ask Holocaust lightly,” she continued. “I and terrorist entities, initi- survivors and ex-GIs who don’t use those words to ated a series of aggressive acts liberated Dachau what that just throw bombs. I use that throughout the Middle East. Iranian patrol boat in the Gulf of Oman last Friday amid charnel House was like,” word because that is what an These include the targeting the attack on two ships in the region. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the administration that creates of oil tankers in the Gulf of SWC’s associate dean and concentration camps is. A Oman with mines by a naval backed Houthis in Yemen language report published director of global social action presidency that creates con- Islamic Revolutionary Guards launched cruise-missile on Sunday by the Middle for the leading international centration camps is fascist, Corps squad, and last month, and explosive drone attacks East Media Research Institute Jewish Human Rights NGO, and it’s very difficult to say the targeting of oil tank- against sensitive targets in (MEMRI), Iran has used ter- told JNS. “She is insulting that.” ers docked at a United Arab Saudi Arabia, hitting airports ror factions in Gaza to send victims of genocide.” On Tuesday, the Democrat, Emirates’ port in the Strait and oil facilities. threatening messages in “AOC and others should who has compared Israel’s of Hormuz. Behind all of the actions response to its standoff with stop demonizing Trump actions to protect its border Such attacks are a clear is a single message. If U.S. America. as a Nazi and instead forge with Gaza from violent pro- threat, aimed at showing off sanctions continue to dam- Examples include speeches bipartisan fix to disastrous testers “a massacre,” and that Iran’s ability to disrupt inter- age the Iranian economy, the delivered by Hamas chief humanitarian situation at reducing U.S. assistance to national oil-shipping traffic. Islamic Republic is prepared Yahya Sinwar and Palestin- our Southern border,” he Israel “should be on the table,” In addition, IRGC forces fired to wreak havoc in response. ian Islamic Jihad secretary- continued. “Otherwise, all doubled down on her remarks. a missile at a U.S. intelligence Iran is demonstrating its abil- general Ziad Al-Nakhleh. members of Congress will drone. Meanwhile, Iranian ity to threaten oil exports by Both released threatening share responsibility for failing AOC on page 15A proxy militias in Iraq and Washington’s Arab allies. It is statements outlining what to stop the suffering and even Syria were likely behind the effectively holding the global the next conflict with Israel deaths.” firing of rockets recently at oil market hostage, in addition would look like and boasted In her social-media re- the U.S. embassy in Baghdad to implicitly threatening to about growing rocket arsenals marks, the freshman con- and at Israel’s Golan Heights. step up attacks on Israel. gresswoman said she wants In addition, the Iranian- According to a Hebrew- Iran on page 15A to talk to those “who are con- PAGE 2A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JUNE 28, 2019 Grief support through a Jewish lens By Nancy Ludin ing of relaxation instead of When he joined the Jewish feelings of dread. Pavilion Grief Support Group Cyndie Ellman lost her Ellman is also thrilled that with Rabbi Kaprow he felt husband in July and attended Cascade Heights hosted the comfortable on day one. He grief counseling with a lovely program, because she lives is especially appreciative of woman who was unaware of there and cannot get to meet- the Jewish lens that the rabbi her faith and “just didn’t get ings out of her building. She put on the conversations. He it.” She then tried a secular also loves the other programs is pleased that Rabbi Kaprow grief support group run by that the Jewish Pavilion hosts shares some of his own expe- one of the hospices, and again in her community: Shabbat riences, which he finds very “they just didn’t get it.” Her Services, High Holiday ser- helpful as a widower. third try was a charm. Ellman vices and Passover seders. Braun explained that “the is currently participating She was so moved by the group totally helped me. It in a Grief Support Group Jewish Pavilion Yom Kippor made a big difference. I plan co-sponsored by the Jewish service she attended that she to attend the next group with Pavilion and VITAS Hospice. felt like it was tailored entirely my daughter.” The magic formula” was in to her needs.