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WWW.HERITAGEFL.COM YEAR 43, NO. 3 SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 12 TISHREI, 5779 ORLANDO, FLORIDA SINGLE COPY 75¢ Trump shutters PLO office in D.C. By Jackson Richman tinues to believe that direct negotiations between the (JNS)—Amid tensions two parties are the only way between the Trump admin- forward,” she added. “This istration and the Palestin- action should not be exploited ian Authority, the former by those who seek to act as announced on Sept. 10 that spoilers to distract from the the Washington offices of imperative of reaching a peace the Palestine Liberation agreement. We are not retreat- Organization will close in ing from our efforts to achieve the same week as the 25th a lasting and comprehensive anniversary of the signing of peace.” the Oslo Accords on the White The PLO was created in House lawn is being marked 1964 during the Arab League by politicians and the press. Boycott against Israel with “We have permitted the a mission to annihilate the PLO office to conduct opera- State of Israel, serving as an tions that support the objec- umbrella organization for tive of achieving a lasting, other U.S.-designated terror- comprehensive peace between ist groups such as the Popular Israelis and the Palestinians Front for the Liberation of since the expiration of a pre- Palestine and the Palestine vious waiver in November Liberation Front. Congress 2017,” said State Department labeled the PLO itself as a spokesperson Heather Nauert. terrorist organization in a “However, the PLO has not provision in 1987 legislation, taken steps to advance the which called for its D.C. office Vince Musi/The White House start of direct and meaningful to be closed. From left: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, U.S. President Bill Clinton and Palestine Liberation Organization head negotiations with Israel. To However, that provision Yasser Arafat at the signing of the Oslo Accords on Sept. 13, 1993. the contrary, PLO leadership has been repeatedly waived has condemned a U.S. peace by Presidents Bill Clinton, plan they have not yet seen George W. Bush, and Barack Deconstructing the Oslo Accords 25 and refused to engage with Obama, who in 2010 upgraded the U.S. government with the PLO’s office to diplomatic respect to peace efforts and status. otherwise.” years later: Was it a gift or a curse? “The United States con- Trump on page 13A By Josh Hasten of life for the Arabs in Judea, Samaria and in the five years following the first Oslo Gaza to the newly formed Palestinian agreement than in the preceding 15 (JNS)—It’s hard to believe that it’s been Authority, or P.A. years. In addition, according to statistics Chabad helped in a quarter of a century: Sept. 13 marked Although the accords themselves provided by the online Jewish Virtual the 25th anniversary of the 1993 signing didn’t call for the creation of an official Library, more than 1,600 Israel civilians of the U.S.-brokered Declaration of Prin- Palestinian state west of the Jordan and soldiers were killed from the accords’ ciples between Israel and the Palestine River, subsequent Israeli proposals over signing until now. wake of Florence Liberation Organization. the years did, in fact, allow for such an Many wonder if the Oslo Accords are Known also as the Oslo Accords, the entity to come into being. All of those still alive, or have they been cast into deal signed between Israeli Prime Minis- offers, however, were rejected by the the dustbin of history? JNS spoke to five ter Yitzchak Rabin and PLO head Yasser P.A. leadership. leaders from all walks of life within Israel Arafat recognized the PLO as the official The accords were meant to foster and the P.A. to get their take on where representative of the Palestinian people. peace, but that didn’t turn out to be the situation stands between Israelis and With peace between the two sides the the case at all. According to the Israel Palestinians 25 years after those well- ultimate goal, Israel gradually handed Government Press office, more Israelis over the governing and security functions were murdered by Palestinian terrorists Oslo on page 15A Students fight hate as interns with SWU By Christine DeSouza to address anti-Semitism with the support of JOIN Last year, Sami Kuperberg, Orlando and StandWithUs, a student at Oviedo High titled “One Day Starts Today,” School, planned a program that was held in the Oviedo Hurricane Florence and the eye of the storm, shown as it High School auditorium. approached the U.S. East Coast. The event, which hosted two Holocaust survivors, By Faygie Levy Holt been crying. On the first day was an overwhelming suc- of Rosh Hashanah, people cess with more than 600 (Chabad.org/News via were adamant that they were students, faculty and parents JNS)—For the last 11 years, going to stay in their homes, in attendance. The purpose of the Lieblich family of Wilm- but by the second day, they had the program was to educate ington, N.C., have always held changed their minds.” students how to effectively Rosh Hashanah services on Wednesday morning found respond to hate. both days of the holiday. the rabbi driving around town This year, for the first time trying to secure additional StandWithUs, an inter- (L-r): Rayna Rose Exelbierd, Southeast high school coordi- ever, they did not have a min- supplies, including gas and national, nonprofit Israel nator, with SWU Interns Sami Kuperberg and Noa Latringer. education organization yan for the second day because nonperishable food. founded in 2001, recently school leadership program encouraged to participate of a looming catastrophic “It seems the whole of selected Kuperberg and Noa that prepares students for in positive campaigns that weather threat: Hurricane Wilmington is shut down,” Lotringer of Lake Brantley the challenges they may face inspire their peers and edu- Florence, which made landfall he recounted. “Ninety-five for the StandWithUs High regarding Israel in college cate people about Israel. along the South Carolina, percent of stores are closed. School Internship program and in their communities. Upon completion of the pro- bringing with it massive Only a handful of gas stations 2018-2019. Ethan Legum Students participate in a gram, participants will be storm surges and between have gas. I need propane for was selected as SWU’s Em- year-long program that in- prepared to comfortably take 30 and 40 inches of rain in erson Fellow at UCF. cludes two national confer- the reins of leadership the some places. Chabad on page 14A Kuperberg, Lotringer and ences, ongoing educational moment they start college and “There’s a sense of urgency Legum attended the SWU online workshops, and they they will be automatically part here that I haven’t felt before,” training conferences in Los receive guidance and fund- of the StandWithUs alumni said Rabbi Moshe Lieblich, co- Angeles last August. The ing to run programming network. director of Chabad of Wilm- StandWithUs High School in their high schools and ington with his wife, Chana. Internship Program is a high youth groups. Students are SWU on page 16A “People are scared. Some have PAGE 2A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 Touro yearlong Learning Series continues in Orlando with ‘College Life: 1998 vs. 2018’ Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten ish students, in particular.” Touro is America’s largest “Touro was established eval Hebrew Poets: Heroes School and vice president of The inaugural lecture, not-for-profit independent to follow the Jewish ideal or Villains” Online Education at Touro “Hope in the Midst of De- institution of higher and of strengthening Jewish • Jan. 24—Dr. Alan Kadish, College in Manhattan, will spair,” was delivered by Rabbi professional education un- continuity while serving the president, Touro College and be presenting “College Life: Alan G. Ciner, vice president der Jewish auspices. Touro’s global community,” noted University System, “Quan- 1998 vs. 2018.” The lecture of Community Engagement schools provide diverse, in- Rabbi Ciner. “We, at Touro, tum Mechanics and How God will begin at 7 p.m. at The at TCUS, in May. novative and engaging course are most excited about this Might Run the Universe” Roth Family JCC, located “This lecture series and offerings, from medicine and program and look forward • Feb. 13—Rabbi Alan at 851 N. Maitland Ave. in other such programs reflect pharmacy to law; business to its success.” G. Ciner, vice president of Maitland, Fla. Touro’s sharing its academic to education; and speech Dr. Stoltz-Loike’s lecture Community Engagement, Dr. Stoltz-Loike will dis- and religious resources with pathology to Jewish stud- on Oct. 23 will be followed Touro College and University cuss both the dramatic communities throughout the ies—all reflecting the Jewish by seven others through May System, “Biblical Profiles in changes that have taken United States and Canada,” commitment to values and 2019 in an effort to share Courage: Bringing About a place since 1998 and some of said Rabbi Ciner. “By going respect for applied knowledge Touro’s values and resources More Perfect World” the arenas that make college beyond the classroom, Touro and discovery. on other topics with the Cen- • March 14—Matthew education a challenge for offers individuals outside of Founded in 1970 by Dr. tral Florida community. The Bonilla, M.S., vice president today’s students. the Touro orbit the benefit of Bernard Lander, of blessed upcoming study and learning of Student Administrative “2018 is an exciting time learning and studying with memory, TCUS has over sessions include: Services, Touro College and Dr. Marian Stoltz-Loike for higher education,” said Touro faculty and deans, 19,000 students spanning • Nov. 6—Dr. Steven University System, “Contem- Stoltz-Loike. “Technology thereby becoming part of the four states and four coun- Huberman, founding dean, porary College Life as a Venue NEW YORK—The New is driving the development Touro family.” tries, pursuing graduate, pro- Touro College Graduate for Future Success” York-based Touro College and of new educational fields, Added Keith Dvorchik, fessional and undergraduate School of Social Work, “Re- • April 2—Dr. Henry University System is pleased such as cybersecurity. An chief executive officer of The degrees at over 30 campuses building Jewish Bridges: Abramson, academic dean, to announce the second lec- aging population will create Roth Family JCC, “We are so and locations. Alliances with the Hispanic Lander College of Arts and ture in the yearlong series many opportunities in health excited about our partnership “At Touro, Jewish and and African American Com- Sciences, “Jews Discover it is bringing to Orlando in care management. Online with Touro College. Bringing universal values are aligned munities” Politics” partnership with The Roth education enables students to high-level lecturers to The to educate thoughtful citi- • Dec. 11—Dr. Dana Fish- • May 15—Dr. Steven Family JCC. create educational schedules Roth Family JCC to speak on zens dedicated to building a kin, assistant professor Hu- Huberman, Founding Dean, On Oct. 23, Dr. Marian that are flexible. Yet colleges interesting and timely top- responsive and responsible manities, Lander College for Touro College Graduate Stoltz-Loike, dean, Lander and college life may be chal- ics is a benefit to the entire society,” said TCUS President Women/The Anna Ruth and School of Social Work, “Ex- College for Women/The lenging for students and, Jew- Central Florida community.” Dr. Alan Kadish. Mark Hasten School, “Medi- tremism in America.” Time to reserve tickets to the Gems and Jeans 2018 Gala By Lisa Levine stone 18th—chai—anniver- draw active participation of to please every palate, plus sary gala is “To Life!” It will residents from all religious desserts and coffee. Michael Step out for a night on the be a celebration of the spark traditions. Kramer’s Swing State with town in your favorite pair of of Jewish life and culture that The Gems and Jeans Gala special guest Michael Andrew jeans, jazzed up with some the Jewish Pavilion brings to will be held this year at Hilton will entertain, so wear your glam accessories, at the more than 1,000 seniors living Orlando North in Altamonte dancing shoes. Jewish Pavilion’s Gems and in elder care and independent Springs. The evening will be- New this year will be a Jeans 2018 Gala. The Oct. 28 living facilities in Central gin with a cocktail hour with “wine pull”: an opportunity affair will be a fun and festive Florida. The Pavilion’s staff appetizer stations and passed to choose a wrapped bottle of evening of great food, live jazz, and hundreds of volunteers gourmet hors d’oeuvres, while fine wine (at least 90 points and enticing items to bid on visit individual seniors, cel- guests can view and bid on si- on a recognized wine rating in a silent auction. ebrate holidays, and conduct lent auction items. The dinner scale) for a modest donation. The slogan for the mile- engaging programs that will include an array of options Also being offered are a 50/50 raffle and a very special raffle to win a gift certificate for $1,800 worth of jewelry from Marilyn Shapiro, local Addeo Jewelers of Lake Mary. Shirley Schoenberger, who is co-chairing the gala with Paul Stenzler Jason Mendelsohn Susan Livingstone, is look- author, releases second book ing forward to a memorable vilion honors two exemplary prior. Born on Manhattan’s Heritage readers have been evening. “It’s just fun, and volunteers for their dedication Lower East Side and raised reading Marilyn Shapiro’s a great way for you to spend in supporting the organiza- in the New York metro area, warm and nostalgic stories for your time and your money!” tion’s mission. Honored at this Stenzler moved to Orlando in several months. In addition to she said. “The Pavilion brings year’s gala will be Paul Sten- 1980. He and his wife, Terri the Heritage, her stories also special programs to seniors all zler and Jason Mendelsohn. Fine, are active in Orlando’s are published in The Jewish over town, and that is a good Stenzler is the Pavilion Jewish community. The for- World newspaper. She has cause, because they really Board of Directors’ immedi- mer vice president of sales for written illuminating stories need that connection.” ate past president and served about her life and travels Each year, the Jewish Pa- on the board for several years Gala on page 14A for many years, enough to compile a first book, “There Goes My Heart,” published in 2016, and she also has a Erlich responds to reform following on her blog there- goesmyheart.me. Now, she is thrilled that synagogue legal battle win her second book, “Tikkun Olam: Stories of Repairing By Christine DeSouza regarding our court appeal for an Unkind World,” has just the building of a synagogue released. The Hebrew moral Last week, Heritage ran a for Kehilat Yonatan in Hod principle that every person story about Kehilat Yonatan, Hasharon,” she said in email. should leave the world a better a Reform congregation in “We are very relieved that place than he or she found it is Israel, winning a legal battle the Court ruled in our favor, what tikkun olam is all about. to build their synagogue. as the City of Hod Hasharon Anyone who knows Shapiro or Heritage attempted to contact was not processing our re- has read her stories, knows Lori Stein Erlich for com- quest for building the only that she never loses her ment. However, because of the non-orthodox synagogue in unwavering beliefs in truth, High Holidays and the time a lawful manner.” kindness and community difference between Israel and Erlich went on to explain service—and her ability to see the States, a response wasn’t that there are now 62 Or- humor and compassion in all received until the Sept. 14 is- thodox synagogues in Hod circumstances. sue went to press (we received Hasharon on public land, and “‘Tikkun Olam’ is a collec- to Larry and raising our Samuel Johnson wrote, “A her response about 10 minutes not a single Reform/Progres- tion of essays that were origi- children Adam and Julie, writer only begins a book. A after the paper went to the sive synagogue. nally published in the (Capital spending my career in adult reader finishes it,” and with printers). “Yes, it has truly been a Region) Jewish World and education, and volunteering that, Shapiro would love for Erlich is a founder of Lori Stein Erlich very long journey, and we more recently the (Orlando) in my community. Since all Heritage readers to ‘com- Kehilat Yonatan and an im- won’t ‘truly’ believe it until Heritage Florida Jewish retiring, I have had the op- plete’ her book by ordering mediate past president of the and Arnold Stein, members we actually have our first News,” said Shapiro. “Many portunity not only to share a copy of it from Amazon in synagogue and shared with of Congregation of Reform prayers/services in our new reflect my own life: grow- my stories but also to capture either paperback or Kindle our Jewish community back Judaism. synagogue,” she said. ing up in a very close knit the heartwarming accounts edition. in 2014 the uphill battle they “How nice of you to re- The congregation hopes to family in a small town on of others who, through their Feel free to share comments were fighting to build a Re- member me and us at Kehilat break ground and begin the Lake Champlain in Upstate actions, are helping to make and stories with Shapiro at form synagogue in Israel. She Yonatan! And how exciting first stages of their building New York, getting married the world a better place.” [email protected]. is also the daughter of Nira that you saw our news on JTA very soon. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 PAGE 3A Israeli hero Ari Fuld, father of 4, stabbed to death in Gush Etzion Ari Fuld, 45, was stabbed citizen of Israel, I send my of Efrat’s counter-terrorism a good friend who you knew terrorist and expel his family to death by a Palestinian ter- condolences to the family of Rapid Response Team. would stand by you and pro- to the Gaza Strip as soon as rorist outside the Gush Etzion Ari Fuld, who was murdered “America grieves as one of tect you in any situation,” possible,” Shurka added. shopping mall on Sunday. today in a terrorist attack in its citizens was brutally mur- Shurka said. Minister of Education Naf- Fuld was standing in the Gush Etzion,” Prime Minister dered by a Palestinian terror- ‘A hero of Israel’ tali Bennett tweeted that Fuld parking lot when the terror- Benjamin Netanyahu stated ist. Ari Fuld was a passionate “A lowly terrorist came up was “a hero of Israel. In his ist stabbed him from behind. on social media. defender of Israel & an Ameri- behind him, and in a cowardly death he saved lives. Ari Fuld, Fuld drew his weapon and “With his last strength, can patriot. He represented way stabbed him. Ari was one who was murdered today in gave chase after the terrorist, Ari fought heroically against the best of both countries & of the fighters in the Efrat the stabbing attack in Gush who ran toward the entrance the terrorist and prevented will be deeply missed. May emergency squad. We didn’t Etzion, did not stop until of the mall. a greater tragedy. Ari was his family be comforted & expect anything less of him. he neutralized the terrorist. Fuld and another civilian a wonderful father to four his memory be blessed,” U.S. Even after he was wounded, With a stabbing in the back, shot and wounded the ter- children. He was an advo- Ambassador to Israel David Ari engaged with the ter- he ran, pulled out a gun and rorist before he collapsed. cate for Israel who fought Friedman tweeted. rorist and chased him as he shot before he collapsed, as Through their courageous to spread the truth about Fuld’s friend Lior Shurka was bleeding, and managed long as the terrorist could actions, they prevented a Israel. May his memory be told Tazpit Press Service to respond and shoot at the not continue to hurt others.” much larger attack. a blessing.” that Ari “was very involved in terrorist. “The Jewish nation salutes He was taken to Shaare Ambassador Friedman: explaining and defending the “We are confident that the Fuld family and embraces Zedek hospital in Jerusalem ‘America grieves’ good reputation of the State his death will not be in vain, it,” he stated. Ari Fuld in critical condition, where Fuld, a resident of Efrat of Israel.” and his activity will grow “My heart is with the Etzion he was pronounced dead after and a U.S. citizen, was a well- “Ari was about to have and intensify. We expect the Bloc. My condolences to the with an iron fist,” Minister about an hour. known figure in the pro-Israel launched in a new Hasbara government to immediately victim’s family. We will con- of Defense Avigdor Liberman “In the name of every advocacy world and a member website in English. He was demolish the house of the tinue to fight against terror tweeted. Tufts students say ‘Colonizing Palestine’ class demonizes Israel By Penny Schwartz Tufts Friends of Israel, a The university sees the studies and political science sponse that the school offers The school has taken a student group, wrote in a course as one among many that address Israeli politics numerous options that exam- stance against academic and MEDFORD, Mass. (JTA)— statement to the university’s options that offer students and culture. ine the contemporary Middle economic boycotts against Is- Pro-Israel students at Tufts president, Anthony Monaco, an opportunity to “become Abowd is the author of East. Judaic Studies courses rael dating back to 2013, when University say a new course that the course as described familiar with a variety of the 2014 book “Colonial are often about religion, his- it issued a statement strongly on Palestine is one-sided and prejudges the Israeli-Palestin- perspectives on important Jerusalem.” He supports the tory or cultural topics. opposing the American Stud- demonizes Israel, and violates ian debate. and complex issues facing academic boycott against They “do not have to do with ies Association’s resolution the university’s own policies “A course must aid a stu- our global society,” according Israel and signed a boycott modern Israel,” he said. for an academic boycott, and on taking political stances. dent’s pursuit of knowledge to a statement provided to statement by Anthropologists The current Judaic Studies most recently in 2017. The course, taught by and provide ... the information JTA from Patrick Collins, the for the Boycott of Israeli Aca- catalog offers a course on Is- Robert Trestan, the ex- Thomas Abowd, a faculty and tools to arrive at their school’s executive director of demic Institutions. raeli film “dealing with Israeli ecutive director of the Anti- member in the American own conclusions,” the group public relations. In an email, Abowd declined and Palestinian history and Defamation League’s Boston Studies program, was first wrote. “University-facilitated dis- a request from JTA to discuss daily life from the late 19th office, said the controversy reported by Jewish News Ben Shapiro, a junior from cussion of these issues does his course and a response to century to the present.” The raises an important question Syndicate. The JNS story Los Angeles and co-president not imply endorsement of a the objections raised. Fletcher School is offering a about the college’s process for sparked a flurry of criticism of Tufts Friends of Israel, says particular view, and we antici- “I’m going to have to course this fall titled “Nego- course approval—especially and concern from the Anti- the group is still waiting for pate and welcome the Tufts’ decline an interview with tiation and Mediation in the the way the school promotes Defamation League and pro- a response. community’s vigorous discus- you due mostly to the sheer Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: and advertises its classes. Israel campus organizations. “Our main issue [is that the sion of varying viewpoints and volume of requests I’ve been Past Lessons And Future “No one is saying that this is Titled “Colonizing Pal- course] denies Jewish indige- beliefs,” the statement says. receiving of late,” Abowd Opportunities” that promises a forbidden topic or restricting estine,” the course is of- neity to Israel and presents a By midweek, fewer than wrote. to “explore the Israeli and a professor’s ability to teach fered through the liberal arts one-sided narrative as truth,” five students had signed up News about the course drew Palestinian narratives.” about the subject matter,” school’s Colonialism Studies Shapiro said. for the course, Shapiro said, an immediate rebuke from Tufts Friends of Israel is not Trestan told JTA in a phone program and is cross listed Tufts Friends of Israel reviewing online course reg- Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of trying to shut down Abowd’s conversation. with Women’s, Gender and also said that the course istrations. the Anti Defamation League course and will not mount a But, he said, the course Sexuality studies. A course breaches a 2017 statement Collins was unable to con- and a Tufts alum. protest, Shapiro said, since description “states as fact that description says it will “ex- by the Office of the President firm how many students had “We support academic classes won’t begin until after Israel is committing illegal plore the history and culture that reads: “While members enrolled or pin down whether freedom but @TuftsUniver- Labor Day and he has yet to see acts,” and draws judgments of modern Palestine and the of our community vigorously there is a minimum number sity must ensure that classes a syllabus. Instead, the group and conclusions “before the centrality of colonialism in the debate international politics, required for a class to be of- examining the complex Is- is turning its attention to the first class is in session.” making of this contested and Tufts University does not fered. raeli-Palestinian conflict are question of how new courses “It’s important to insure symbolically potent territory.” adopt institutional positions Founded in 1852, Tufts, not one sided platform for win approval. that when [Tufts] does adver- The description also says with respect to specific geo- some six miles north of propaganda that demonize Is- The group is also gather- tise a class, it’s inviting for all that students “will address political issues.” Boston, has more than 5,500 rael and empower anti-Israeli ing signatures online for a students and sends a message crucial questions relating to The statement, however, undergraduates and 6,000 activists,” Greenblatt wrote in letter calling on the Tufts that all views and perspectives this embattled nation, the came in a letter by the presi- graduate students, with a an Aug. 16 Twitter post. administration to reaffirm are welcome for discussion,” Israeli state which illegally dent rejecting a resolution by faculty of just over 1,500. Shapiro was not persuaded its opposition to academic Trestan said. “This course occupies Palestine, and the the university’s undergradu- In an email, Collins pro- by the administration’s re- boycotts against Israel. seems to do the opposite.” broader global forces that ate student government call- vided descriptions of several impinge on Palestinians and ing on Tufts to divest from university courses that ad- Israelis.” entities doing business with dress a range of perspectives In a statement shared the Israeli government. on the Israeli-Palestinian US Congress votes $38 billion with JTA, the Hillel chapter It is not clear whether conflict, including one at at Tufts said that while it offering a course, however its prestigious graduate supports academic freedom, one-sided, suggests that a program at the Fletcher defense aid to Israel into law it characterized the course university has adopted an School that is open to un- description as “prejudicial and “institutional position” on the dergraduates. He also cited By Ariel Kahana, gresswoman is not running the president to establish unnecessarily provocative.” subject being taught. an array of courses in Judaic Erez Linn and for re-election this fall. a collaborative U.S.-Israel Israel Hayom Staff “[She] has been a stalwart counter-drone program. friend of Israel throughout The law ensures that U.S. (JNS)—A bipartisan bill her time in Congress, and it aid would not be cut as long Paraguay’s embassy that would cement U.S. mili- is a fitting honor that this bill as the memorandum comes tary aid to Israel into law has to strengthen the U.S.-Israel into effect starting in 2019, passed a major hurdle on relationship bears her name,” ensuring that the funds would is leaving Jerusalem Wednesday night. said Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.). not be influenced by the bud- The U.S. House of Repre- “Israel is under constant get wars between Congress JERUSALEM (JTA)—Israel to Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime suburb was closed in 2012 sentative approved the mea- threat from every direction. A and the White House. It also closed its embassy in Paraguay Minister Benjamin Netan- in retaliation for Israel shut- sure, known as the Ileana threat to Israel, our strategic means that presidents would following an announcement yahu recalled his country’s tering its diplomatic mission Ros-Lehtinen U.S.-Israel ally in a turbulent region, is not be able to suspend U.S. by the South American coun- ambassador to Paraguay and in the Paraguayan capital of Security Assistance Autho- also a threat to our national aid as a means of pressuring try that it was relocating its then ordered the Israeli em- Asuncion as part of a round rization Act of 2018, several security.” Israel. embassy back to Tel Aviv bassy closed. Netanyahu also of budget cuts. A new Para- weeks after it passed the Sen- The bill would give Israel in- “With this measure, we four months after moving to holds the foreign minister’s guayan embassy opened a year ate. It will now head for the creased access to sophisticat- are codifying the assistance Jerusalem. portfolio. later near Tel Aviv. president’s desk. ed U.S. technology to ensure levels in the latest 10-year The move comes as Para- “Israel views with great Then-President Horacio Under the proposed leg- it maintains its qualitative U.S.-Israel memorandum of guay joins the effort to bring severity the unusual deci- Cartes, who left office in mid- islation, the $38 billion in edge in the region through the understanding, which aims peace to the Middle East. sion of Paraguay, which will August when the government military aid over 10 years U.S. war-reserve stockpile in to strengthen our already “Paraguay wants to con- cloud bilateral relations,” the of Mario Abdo Benitez took spelled out under the 2016 Israel, which Israeli forces can robust relationship, especially tribute to an intensification of Foreign Ministry said in a over, announced in late April Memorandum of Understand- use under certain conditions. on defense matters,” chair- regional diplomatic efforts to statement. during an event in Asuncion ing would be funded through a It also authorizes the presi- man of the House’s Foreign achieve a broad, fair and last- Paraguay opened its new marking Israel’s 70th Inde- special mechanism that would dent to bolster the stockpile Affairs Committee Ed Royce ing peace in the Middle East,” embassy in Jerusalem in pendence Day that he planned be separate from the annual with $1 billion worth of (R-Calif.) said on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Luis Alberto May, a week after the United to move the embassy before budget. weaponry, as well as with “This bill also works to build Castiglioni told reporters on States moved its embassy to the end of his term. It is not The bill’s official name was precision-guided munitions on the United States’ and Wednesday. the capital from Tel Aviv and known if Cartes consulted changed to honor Rep. Ileana to use against the Hezbollah Israel’s successful history of Shortly after the an- days after Guatemala. A previ- with Benítez before announc- Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), as the terror group based in Leba- nouncement of the return ous embassy in a Jerusalem ing the move. outspokenly pro-Israel con- non. The bill further allows Aid on page 14A PAGE 4A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 (or most institutions, for that matter) forget you might argue that). And I ask myself who a constituency, they stand on a cliff teetering I am, what it means to be a Jew on a regular The toward failure. basis. Call it all 100 hours, give or take, a year. And second, while a twice-a-year Jew That’s not a lot. shouldn’t expect a spiritual rebirth when they It is, however, enough for me to say that being Good attend High Holy Day services, we can all a Jew is important, even central to my being. expect... something. A nugget to gnaw on. A And because it is, I do expect to find meaning, Word kernel of truth. A morsel of meaning. It’s not to find spiritual sustenance, to find at least a too much to ask for a smidgeon of significance. tiny bit of inspiration from my studies, my shul, By David Bornstein And that’s where I find myself, once again, in and my religious leaders. I discover meaning a titanic struggle with part of my being, part when I read, occasionally when I write, when of what I’m told makes me a Jew. I feel deeply, when I am awed by nature. But I’m a little bit more than a twice-a-year I struggle to find it in our services, when the The 100 Hour Jew Jew. Not much, but a little. I attend services Hebrew flies by without comprehension and Every year my wife and I are invited to a spiritual awakening when you only come a few times a year besides Rosh Hashanah and I entertain myself by finding my place in the our cousin’s house for a second day of Rosh to shul twice a year.” Yom Kippur, usually for special events like prayer book and successfully following along, Hashanah lunch. It’s something we enjoy and I wish I had responded at the time both a bar or bat mitzvah or a yahrzeit. Let’s say when more than half the liturgy seems hell- count on—the good food, the camaraderie, lines came my way. I didn’t. It took me awhile that adds up to about 16 hours of attendance, bent on praising God for EVERYTHING, and the interesting commentary on services. to figure out why they hit me wrong. This is High Holy Days included. I celebrate other that on that basis all will be good. I wonder Over the past two years friends have made what I realized: holidays outside the synagogue—Chanukah what services would be like if we took out all comments to me that stuck, though not First, while continuity is important, and and Pesach—so add on another 10 hours. We praise of God and filled it with something for the intended reasons. Last year, as our young families are our future (they’re the sporadically celebrate Shabbat. This makes else? If we didn’t repeat the service multiple synagogue took the first steps into a new future of the world, pointedly and obviously), me feel particularly guilty, since I grew up times? If we asked ourselves how we provide era, a friend told me that he would view the next generation is not the only one that lighting candles every Friday night, and now meaning and inspiration, even in the smallest the changes as a success based on the re- counts. In fact, we all count equally—young, we are lax in our commitment, but let’s say ways, to as many people as we possibly can? sponse and membership of young families old, singles, couples without kids, alternative we’re good half the time. Another 25 hours. That sounds like a path that might possibly because, after all, young families are our families. The success of a synagogue can’t be Then there are the funerals, the minyans, the turn a twice a year Jew, a 100 hour Jew, into future. And this year, when I commented based solely on how young families respond fundraisers (yes, I think even fundraisers for something more: a modern Jew with a passion on the meaning (or lack thereof) of services, to a new direction or change. That’s one com- important Jewish causes have religious sig- for their religious core. another friend said, “Well, you can’t expect ponent. At the point a religious institution nificance, sometimes profoundly so). Add 20 And that’s the good word. hours. And I think about my Jewishness and my Feel free to pass your thoughts and com- Judaism. I read current Jewish commentary. ments on to the Heritage, or email me at Should Clinton have shared I write Jewish commentary (though some of [email protected]. a stage with Farrakhan? 25 years of illusions about Oslo By Jonathan S. Tobin the summer of 2000, the Palestinian answer By Charles Dunst with an unalloyed bigot like David Duke or was still “no.” Arafat answered the offer of Richard Spencer? (JNS)—When the Trump administration peace with a terrorist war of attrition known NEW YORK (JTA)—Former presidents re- Several figures on the left appear to toler- announced that it was ending its funding of the as the Second Intifada, which cost the lives cently served as eulogizers for Aretha Franklin, ate and tacitly endorse the Nation of Islam United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) of more than 1,000 Israelis and many more the Queen of Soul, and U.S. Sen. John McCain, leader—an ideological inconsistency that last week, the protests from the foreign-policy Palestinians. the “maverick.” enables anti-Semitism to be tolerated even establishment were loud and anguished. As a That conflict literally blew up any remaining Barack Obama and George Bush spoke for when other forms of bias, including anti-black New York Times op-ed that masqueraded as a hope for peace in the minds of most Israelis. McCain, a former rival of both, while Bill Clin- racism, are roundly condemned. news story sought to explain, UNRWA “mat- Subsequent refusals of even more generous of- ton did the same for Franklin, who performed The Congressional Black Caucus still main- ters” because the experts say it does. fers that included almost all of the West Bank, at his 1993 inauguration. tains ties with Farrakhan. According to The UNRWA has perpetuated the refugee Gaza and a share of Jerusalem brought the Neither funeral escaped controversy. Daily Caller, the caucus held a secret meeting problem it was established to solve and has same response from Arafat’s successor, Mah- Liberals quickly rebutted the notion that with him in 2005. Contacted recently, all 21 become one of the chief obstacles to peace. It moud Abbas. The Palestinians can complain for all the high-minded rhetoric about bipar- current members of the caucus who met the has served to keep the 1948 refugees and their about Israeli settlements, but a clear majority tisanship, McCain’s memorial represented minister in 2005 declined to denounce him. descendants in place as a weapon to use against of Israelis understand that what they had done a rebuke of Donald Trump. Conservatives, Some, including Barbara Lee and Gregory Israel and to give hope to those who wish to in 1993 was to trade land for more terror, not and Jews of various political stripes, slammed Meeks, eventually did so. The popular fire- destroy it. But uttering these painfully obvious peace. That conclusion was reinforced in 2005 Clinton’s willingness to share the stage with brand congresswoman Maxine Waters, who facts and drawing the proper conclusions from when Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon the anti-Semitic Louis Farrakhan, a guest of has long embraced Farrakhan and still does, them is just something the “experts” about withdrew from Gaza. That set in motion the the Franklin family. did not. the Middle East don’t do. They don’t because chain of events that created an independent Although his Nation of Islam has been There may be simple calculus in this: Politi- doing so would be to admit that they’ve been Palestinian terrorist state ruled by Hamas. praised for promoting self-reliance and in- cians don’t want to alienate constituents for wrong about the conflict for a very long time. These events convinced Israel’s voters, who stilling pride within the black community for whom Farrakhan is still a hero. And minority Coming to grips with this means admitting have elected Oslo skeptic Benjamin Netanyahu years, Farrakhan is a vicious anti-Semite, not groups, including the Jews, are reluctant to what amounts to foreign-policy malpractice. prime minister three times in the last decade, to mention anti-LGBTQ. In 1984 he called Adolf take marching orders from the establish- That’s an important point to remember this not to make the same mistake again. Hitler a “very great man”; his now de-verified ment about whom they should and shouldn’t week as we commemorate a more recent but Yet that is exactly what some on the left, Twitter profile is bannered with a pinned condemn. no less consequential act of folly: the 1993 and especially among the experts who have tweet in which he boasts of “Thoroughly and Yet for many progressives, and increasingly Oslo Accords. The Oslo process was supposed decried Trump’s decision to stop pretending completely unmasking the Satanic Jew and the left at large, anti-Semitism is fundamen- to serve as a mechanism to end the conflict, as if the mistakes of the past never happened, the Synagogue of Satan.” tally different from and less serious than and it was celebrated as the answer to the want Israel to do. Just as some did 25 years ago, Farrakhan at an event in February deemed anti-black racism or Islamophobia, among prayers of generations of Israelis who had they seize on isolated pro-peace statements Jews to be “the mother and father of apart- other forms of bias. known nothing but war since the day their from Abbas that are continually contradicted heid” and “have control” over some agencies As I reported in early August, progressives state was born. by other statements—in addition to actions of government. He argued that Jews have and liberals from Melissa Harris-Perry to Linda The celebration on the White House Lawn as such as his continued incitement of hate, and induced black male homosexuality through Sarsour embrace a hierarchical definition President Bill Clinton presided over a historic subsidies and pensions for convicted terrorists the “weaponization” of marijuana, portraying of racism that places importance on power. handshake between Israeli Prime Minister and their families—that make it clear he has Jews as opponents of black masculinity. Among According to this formula, only the power- Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian leader Yasser no more interest in actually signing another those on hand were progressive Women’s ful can be racist and powerful people cannot Arafat set off a period of euphoria among most agreement than Hamas. Just like its Islamist March leader Tamika Mallory, who refused have racism wielded against them. Within Israelis and their foreign supporters. rivals, the P.A. still won’t recognize the le- to apologize for her attendance or repudiate this paradigm, white-on-black bias, due to the The formula by which Arafat and the terror- gitimacy of a Jewish state, no matter where Farrakhan. power gap, is racism; black-on-Jew bias, anti- ists of the Palestine Liberation Organization its borders might be drawn; to do so would Clinton did not comment on sharing a Semitism, in which the weak attack the strong, were to be transformed into the responsible effectively be an admission that the long war stage with Farrakhan, although his daughter, becomes simple bias rather than racism. bureaucrats and peacemakers of the Palestin- on Zionism is over. Chelsea, defended him on Twitter. After con- Without a power gap, anti-Semitism be- ian Authority promised an end to violence and But the point of remembering the anniver- demning Farrakhan’s anti-Semitism, Chelsea comes less concerning than anti-black and the war that Arabs had been waging on the sary of Oslo is not just to think on those failed argued that “Aretha’s family had every right other racism. Jews, as well as their return to their ancient hopes or the lives lost to terror. It is to under- to invite whomever they wanted to celebrate “The thing I’m always worried about in homeland since the early 20th century. stand that thinking seriously about the last 25 her life.” the world is power, and how power is wielded Rabin had a clear idea of what would hap- years of history requires us to stop regarding But would the former president been as in ways that cause inequity,” Harris-Perry, pen. There would be a border, he liked to say. the peace process as a kind of religious belief, comfortable sharing a stage, if requested by On the one side would be Israel. On the other rather than as a policy that can be proved or, the mourners of a similarly respected figure, Clinton on page 14A would be Arafat and his P.A., which would as happened in this case, disproved by objec- fight Hamas and any other terrorists and, tive facts and events. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE VIEWS OF HERITAGE MANAGEMENT. as Rabin never tired of pointing out, without What is needed now is a willingness to dis- interference from the Israeli Supreme Court card the sort of conventional wisdom that led ✡ ✡ ✡ CENTRAL FLORIDA’S INDEPENDENT JEWISH VOICE ✡ ✡ ✡ and the human-rights groups that sought to to Oslo in the first place. But while the same ISSN 0199-0721 Winner of 46 Press Awards Editor/Publisher hamper his security services. tired debates about the need to trade land Jeffrey Gaeser But Arafat had no intention of fighting ter- for peace continue, what both Oslo skeptics

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Tobin is editor in chief of Fern Park, FL 32730 FAX (407) 831-0507 David Lehman • Gil Dombrosky Joyce Gore Prime Minister Ehud Barak offered Arafat the JNS—Jewish News Syndicate. Follow him on email: [email protected] independent state he wanted at Camp David in Twitter at: @jonathans_tobin. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 PAGE 5A Eastern Europe is changing, so must care to Jewish elderly By David Schizer While the elderly popula- Although these sums are today. Caring for them will supervisory and administra- liness, a critical issue facing tion of post-Soviet states large in the aggregate, the be much more difficult, tive functions are taken up these elderly. In addition to NEW YORK (JTA)—In generally rely on their cost per person is astonish- since restitution has helped by larger welfare centers in comforting lonely seniors, business, an effective plan- children for care, elderly ingly low. On average, for fund our infrastructure: a the region this program builds a sense ning process is essential for Jews often are alone. Many clients who do not receive network of welfare centers Heartbreakingly, the el- of obligation among the success. During the High of their relatives left the Holocaust restitution, $21 to provide supervision, train- derly we serve in these places volunteers themselves. Over Holidays, Jews are urged to region decades ago when pays for food and medicine ing, financial oversight, and have to adjust to changes that time, these future communal engage in this sort of process more than 1.5 million Jews for an entire month. On av- places for elderly and others can take an emotional toll, leaders will help shoulder for our own lives. We reflect on immigrated to Israel, West- erage, $4 pays for an hour of to gather ones we are trying to alleviate more of the responsibility of the past year, seeking lessons ern Europe and the United home care. In the spirit of the High as best we can. Such changes providing care. to help us in the coming year. States following the fall of Unfortunately, providing Holidays, my organization has have attracted attention in In Ukraine recently, an Are we committed to the right communism. this care is becoming more responded to these challenges the media recently when we elderly woman called the help ideals? Are we living up to For almost three decades, difficult. Our costs are ris- with an extended period of closed large buildings—ex- she received from us “the them? When others need us, my organization has mounted ing. Inflation in Ukraine self-reflection and analysis pensive to maintain and often sunshine in my window.” do we answer the call? a historic humanitarian effort is 9 percent, and wages for over the past two years. We where community gatherings In the coming years, there As we look for opportunities to provide life-saving care to care workers have increased know we cannot abandon traditionally take place—to will be tens of thousands of to help others in the new year, these elderly Jews. The impact significantly. these elderly Jews. We are ensure ongoing care for those seniors just like her, desper- and consider the best way to of this support is incalculable. We also face a major long- committed to maintaining who remain. ate for the warmth of that do so, we should remember a It is no exaggeration to say term challenge: the end of life-saving care. But we can- To alleviate this stress on same sunshine. But it’s only group that too often is forgot- that thousands would die Holocaust restitution This not keep providing it in the people who have already suf- together that we can can ten: elderly Jews in the former without it. year, restitution covers ap- same way that we have before. fered so much, we are making provide this aid. Soviet Union. To save over 90,000 lives, we proximately 80 percent of the So we have resolved to accommodations where we In doing so, we elevate our They have lived unimagin- are spending approximately program’s budget. But this modernize and streamline our can to continue the same or concept of community to a ably difficult lives. Most en- $115 million this year on food, funding is available only for operations to get the most out similar activities. Indeed, for global scale. By helping those dured the devastation of World medicine, winter relief and Holocaust survivors. Even of every dollar. For example, Rosh Hashanah this year, most in need, we’re being War II, and nearly half survived home care. The Claims Con- though restitution dollars instead of delivering food, we thousands of elderly will still true to our best selves, not the Holocaust. All lived under ference provides approximate- increased in 2018—since provide bank cards to those celebrate the holidays in a just in 5779 but for future a communist regime that dis- ly $90 million for Holocaust survivors need more care as who can buy food themselves. series of festive lectures and generations. criminated relentlessly against survivors, and another $25 they age—this funding level We also are consolidating concerts, cooking workshops David M. Schizer is the CEO Jews and dismantled Jewish million comes from the Jew- will decline inevitably over the welfare centers in places and cultural performances. of the American Jewish Joint institutions. ish Federations of North coming decade as survivors where the number of elderly They will also be visited in Distribution Committee. They are also the world’s America, the International pass away. we care for has declined sig- their homes by volunteers The views and opinions poorest Jews, unable to buy Fellowship of Christians and But after this funding is nificantly. delivering apples and honey. expressed in this article are basic necessities. Even retired Jews, World Jewish Relief, the gone, elderly Jews who are To be clear: Clients are con- By dispatching more vol- those of the author and do not engineers and doctors have Maurice and Vivienne Wohl not survivors will still need tinuing to receive the indi- unteers like these around necessarily reflect the views of government pensions as low Charitable Foundation and life-saving care, and we have vidual care that has sustained the region—especially young JTA or its parent company, 70 as $2 per day. other partners. over 45,000 of those clients them all these years, but the people—we will combat lone- Faces Media. Oslo failed. Long live Oslo By Kenneth Jacobson general show of perceived Rabin’s unique credibility as leaders offered far more than P.A. engage at times in such lishment of the Palestinian weakness by Israel at Oslo had a defender of Israel’s security, Oslo for the actual creation rhetoric. Authority and the aspiration NEW YORK (JTA)—It has emboldened the terrorists. together with his willingness of an independent Palestinian But it is vital to recognize of a two-state solution, which become conventional wisdom While this reading of the to take a bold initiative with state and the dismantlement that since Oslo, with all the until that point had been con- in certain circles that the Oslo cause of terrorism was too Israel’s longtime enemy, the of many settlements, the disappointments that have sidered purely theoretical or agreement between Israel and monolithic—there have been PLO, was not easily replicated. Palestinians couldn’t bring followed, there is an alter- unrealistic. There is enduring the Palestinians, which was surges of terrorism during The loss of Rabin at that themselves to say “yes.” native narrative, reflected cynicism among the Palestin- signed 25 years ago Sept. 13, periods of stagnation and critical moment not only was Still, there is reason to look in the words of Abbas, but ian leadership and its struc- 1993, on the White House frustration with the status one of the saddest days in the back at Oslo as an important also in public opinion polls tures, and polls today show lawn, was simply a failure. quo—it did speak to the history of the nation, but also step forward in the painfully among Palestinians. This is a little drive for or expectation There is no doubt that uncertainties surrounding hurt the chances for peace. slow process of legitimizing language, however grudging, of a two-state solution among the great hopes of Israeli- Palestinian extremism and Rabin’s death was a disaster Israel in the Arab world and of accepting Israel’s existence both the Israeli leadership Palestinian peace and rec- terrorism and the simplifi- in many ways, but whether it in establishing a framework and the need to find a solution and public. However, the onciliation engendered by cation by some on the left was the major factor in the for Israeli-Palestinian recon- based on two states. framework established at Oslo Oslo have not been realized. about Palestinian behavior stalling of peace efforts re- ciliation. One can question Abbas’ remains to be built upon or Twenty-five years later not and thinking. mains questionable. Indeed, Let’s remember that before sincerity when he talks about adjusted at a time when con- only is there no peace, but the At the same time, in certain in addition to the outbreak of Oslo, Palestinians of all stripes two states for two peoples, or ditions are more conducive parties are not even talking left-wing circles, it is assumed suicide terrorist attacks at that simply spoke the language when he condemns terrorism, for direct Israeli-Palestinian to each other and the Pales- the assassination of Prime time, there is no real evidence of rejectionism, of denial of or when he cooperates with engagement. tinians themselves remain Minister Yitzhak Rabin by a that had Rabin lived there the right of Israel to exist. Israeli security forces, but The challenge going for- irreconcilably divided. right-wing extremist opposed might have been peace. The It’s not to say by any stretch at least it is now part of the ward is not simply to reject Moreover, not only was to the peace process was the Palestinians had not made of the imagination that that public dialogue and rheto- Oslo but to move its concep- peace not accomplished, but main reason the hopes of Oslo the qualitative leap toward way of thinking has disap- ric—something that was not tual breakthroughs into the soon after Oslo was signed, never came to fruition. If only accepting Israel’s legitimacy peared—Hamas is the most true before Oslo. practical realm. In this regard, Palestinian terrorism surged, Rabin had lived, the argument that was necessary for an blatant example of this—but And from the Israeli side, there are responsibilities on leading many on the right to goes, there would be Israeli- agreement. When twice later Palestinian Authority Presi- Oslo concretized the concept all sides. After the terrorism argue that ceding territory Palestinian peace. on, at Camp David in 2000 and dent Mahmoud Abbas himself of Palestinian self-govern- to the Palestinians and the There is no doubt that at Annapolis in 2008, Israeli and other members of the ment, through the estab- Oslo on page 14A Jordan doesn’t want a confederation By Yoni Ben Menachem in Jordan, particularly after Palestinian ally because he can wrappings, designed to In 1988, Jordan made the and fears that if the idea is the passing of the nation- fears that Trump’s “deal of remove Israel’s demographic strategic decision to cut itself implemented, the Palestin- (The Jerusalem Center for state law. the century” will hurt Jordan’s concerns, cancel the “right off from the West Bank. It’s ians will take his country Public Affairs via JNS)—The The Jordanian royal family special status as guardian of of return” demanded by Pal- no coincidence that Abdul- and depose the Hashemite statement from the Jordanian has never forgotten the events Islamic holy sites in eastern estinian refugees and foist lah is keeping away from the royal house. government spokeswoman of Black September in 1970, Jerusalem. responsibility for fighting idea of a confederation like Yoni Ben-Menachem is a Jumana Ghunaimat about when Palestinian groups A confederation is a govern- Palestinian terrorism onto poison; he wants to keep fellow at the Jerusalem Center Palestinian Authority leader belonging to the PLO tried to ment alliance between two Jordan. Jordan’s borders as they are, for Public Affairs. Mahmoud Abbas’s comments seize the Hashemite kingdom or more independent states, on a new U.S. proposal for a and assassinate King Hussein, and a confederation of Jordan Jordanian-Palestinian con- who was forced to declare war and the Palestinian Authority federation was short and to on them. As a result, 3,400 would require the establish- the point: ”The matter is not Palestinians were killed and ment of an independent an option. Jordan supports tens of thousands wounded. Palestinian state in the West a two-state solution and an The Jordanian security forces Bank. It’s unclear whether independent Palestinian state lost 537 people but success- this was Trump’s intention along the 1967 borders.” fully ousted the terrorist when his envoy floated the According to senior Fatah groups from the kingdom, confederation idea. Appar- officials, Abbas shared the securing the continued rule ently, he meant a Palestinian proposal, which came from of King Hussein, the father of state in the West Bank that U.S. President Donald Trump, the reigning king, Abdullah II. would exclude the Gaza Strip with a group of Peace Now Those events are still seared and would comprise isolated, activists with the goal of caus- into Abdullah’s memory. Make demilitarized administrative ing a public furor in Israel by no mistake: His current alli- areas with ties to Jordan, demanding that Israel, too, be ance with Abbas stems from which would be responsible for part of said confederation. He vested interested. He knows defending the confederation knows that Israel is afraid of very well that the PLO has and its borders. becoming a Jewish minority wanted to take over the But the Jordanians are among Palestinians in the Hashemite kingdom and oust worried that the Trump ad- West Bank and Gaza Strip, the royal family from power ministration’s confederation as well as the Palestinians for years, but he needs his idea is an Israeli idea in Ameri- PAGE 6A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 What’s A COMPREHENSIVE US ambassador believes Golan COMMUNITY LIGHT Happening CALENDAR SHABBAT CANDLES AT For inclusion in the What’s Happening Calendar, copy must be sent on sepa- will be ‘part of Israel forever’ rate sheet and clearly marked for Calendar. Submit copy via: e-mail (news@ SEPT. 21 orlandoheritage.com); mail (P.O. 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(Israel Hayom via JNS)— Golan Heights is not a part of recognize Israeli sovereignty, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Israel forever. There’s not even explaining that Bolton’s re- SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 David Friedman believes that an indigenous population in mark “was simply a statement Torah Portion—Ha’azinu: Deuteronomy 32:1-52; Haftarah: Samuel II 22:1-51. the Golan Heights will remain the Golan Heights seeking of fact. It’s simply not on the under Israeli sovereignty, and autonomy.” list of things that are happen- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 certainly won’t be placed back “So I think you’d put Israel ing right now.” Erev Sukkot in the hands of Syria’s current at a great security disadvan- Friedman also dismissed The Holocaust Memorial, Resource & Education Center—Exhibit: Heroes of Warsaw, illustra- leader, President Bashar Assad. tage by giving up the high any possibility that any future tions of Bill Farnsworth that highlight the courage of Irena Sendler and Janusz Korczak. 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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Quote of the Week Sukkot “No longer is the U.S. going to turn a blind eye to the Palestinian Authority’s glorifica- Congregation Beth Am—Pages & Pastries Book Club, 7 p.m. at Panera Bread on 434 across tion of terrorism, its despicable practice of incentivizing murder and mayhem by paying from Publix at Springs Plaza. Info: 407-862-3505. terrorists and their families, and its anti-Israel machinations at the ICC.” —National Council of Young Israel THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Sukkot Grief Support—JFS Orlando and The Jewish Pavilion, in cooperation with The Hospice of the Comforter and VITAS Healthcare, host a gridf support group, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Congrega- tion Ohev Shalom, 613 Concourse Pkwy S., Maitland. Registration: call 407-644-7593, ext. Medium puzzle 247. $5 per session contribution suggested. “Spring Time?” by Yoni Glatt [email protected] FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 Across balist) 31. Dough in Iceland Sukkot 1. Foe of Wonder Woman 2. “Arabian Nights” bird 34. Geol., e.g. Ahavas Yisrael—Kabbalat, 30 minutes before sundown. 5. Anastasio of Phish 3. Resident of 65-Across 36. O.T. book before Num. 9. Huge hit 4. Goldman’s partner 38. ___ Negila 14. Old City (with 59-Down) 5. Arnold committed it 39. It comes between Tzafun 15. Part of a play? 6. “___ Perdition” (Hanks- and Hallel 16. Prickly plants Newman film) 40. 10, in gematria “My week is not 17. *Häagen-Dazs and Edys, 7. Stately trees 41. Israel preceder? “I can’t live e.g. 8. Ken, in Israel 42. 10-sided figure complete without it!” 19. Ready for drawing? 9. *Chivas Regal, e.g. 43. Line part: Abbr. 20. Toss call 10. Like lions 45. *Solomon part without it!” 21. I-95, e.g.: Abbr. 11. Make like David Mazouz 46. Make wine lighter 22. Like a best friend as Bruce Wayne 49. One getting a check 25. He killed Macbeth 12. “Come ___?” (Italian 51. Name derived from Jacob’s 29. Pluralized “y”, often greeting) twelfth 30. Scholarly 13. *Cool 53. Duck’s home 32. Shabbat wear, for many 18. Pump brand 54. *Kind of Mitzvah? “How in the world am I supposed to men 21. Talk like Harvey Fierstein 55. ___ mode 33. Kind of guitar 22. Cancer causer, often 56. Where many Jews have know what’s going on?” 35. Gym unit 23. What Shabbat should kissed the ground; Abbr. 36. Made like a stereotypical be for 57. What Moses did on Mount These are some of the comments we receive from readers politician 24. “One of Us” singer Joan Nevo when they miss an issue of Heritage Florida Jewish News. 37. *One that often goes 25. Gies who protected Anne 58. Where KJ can be found missing Frank in NYC What are you missing out on?... Subscribe today! 38. Sukkah activity... or a 26. Make use of 59. See 14-Across word that can connect to the 27. Cecil or Prince of baseball 60. WNBA great Bird with YES! I want to be informed. Start my subscription at once. starred clues in this puzzle 28. Made like a quintessential Israeli citizenship Please: ❏ enter ❏ extend my subscription for: 39. *Liberty, for one bubby 40. Doctor Zhivago ❏ 1 year at $37.95 52 issues 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ❏ 41. Trump imposed a travel 2 years at $69.95 104 issues one 14 15 16 ❏ ❏ 1 year out-of-state at $46.95 or 2 years out-of-state at $87.95 42. Mamet and Larry 17 18 19 44. One might be filled before MAIL SUBSCRIPTION TO: Shabbat 20 21 45. Syria, in 1948 Name ______22 23 24 25 26 27 28 47. Middle of a calzone? Address ______48. Kind of diving 29 30 31 32

50. Titanic hazard 33 34 35 36 City/State/Zip ______52. Muhammad whose grand- Phone______son had a Bar Mitzvah 37 38 39 53. Come in second ® 40 41 42 43 # ______54. Adopted mom of Moshe 57. *Hannukah treats 44 45 46 47 expiration date______61. Film’s most prolific (living) 48 49 50 51 writer-director Fill out coupon and mail, If different from above, fill in your: 62. Enthusiastic about 52 53 with check or credit card information to: 63. Biblical king who slew Name______54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Joram HERITAGE Florida Jewish News Address______P.O. Box 300742 64. Went on and on about 61 62 63 City/State/Zip______65. Starting point? Fern Park, FL 32730 64 65 66 66. “Makes sense” Phone______(407) 834-8787 Down 1. The ___ (great Tsfat kab- See answers on page 14A. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 PAGE 7A How to celebrate Sukkot without a sukkah canopy over the dining room of the species. Thus, while the referred to as the time of our table using a tablecloth, or mitzvah is to wave the lulav, joy, “z’man simchateinu.” Take even over the bed—perhaps to this actually refers to waving time off to spend with family or look like a huppah, or wedding all four species: palm, willow, friends, or make lots of phone canopy—to enjoy the tempo- myrtle and etrog. Also, when calls to wish a “chag sameach,” rary shelter and reminder of people refer to the lulav and a happy holiday, to loved ones transition that it evokes. etrog, they are referring to who are too far to visit. Harvest holiday all four species, including the Make your home a joyful In the Bible, Sukkot marked willow and myrtle. place with decorations in the the time of the fruit and grape Ushpizin spirit of the holiday: Decorate harvests. It is also harvest Welcoming guests is a Jew- your front door with a harvest time in North America, and ish value expressed all year by theme, hang paper chains the produce of the season is the mitzvah of “hachnasat from your ceilings or build a readily available. You can visit orhim” (welcoming guests). mini-sukkah out of graham a farmer’s market or even a Invite guests to your home for crackers, pretzels and icing to farm to buy or help harvest a sukkah party or a meal and serve as a fun treat. Sukkot in seasonal fruits and vegetables. serve harvest-themed treats. Israel are often decorated with Go apple picking or just visit You might also host a picnic what Americans would refer to the park to collect fallen leaves in a local park. as “Christmas lights,” so grab and twigs to use as decora- At Sukkot we specifically a box and string them around tions. Create centerpieces for welcome ushpizin, tradition- your windows and walls to The signs of Sukkot: a lulav, etrog and an etrog box. the home with fruits and veg- ally one of seven exalted men transform your home into a etables, and plan meals that of Israel to take up residence sukkah. By Sara Shapiro-Plevan a personal sukkah, can turn Other service programs in incorporate a wide selection in the sukkah with us: Abra- The space and financial to creative interpretations of your community may help of local produce. Look for the ham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, investment needed to build (My Jewish Learning via “dwelling” and focus on the individuals transition from variety of produce imported Moses, Aaron and David. Be a sukkah can be very real, JTA)—The central mitzvah of aspects of Sukkot that are homeless shelters into homes from Israel during this time creative and encourage your but finding ways to celebrate Sukkot is found in Leviticus oriented toward other rituals by collecting housewares and of year, as well. guests to welcome their own the holiday only takes some 23:42, where Jews are com- and customs to enrich the other necessary items. The The four species ushpizin—famous person- creative thinking. manded to dwell in a sukkah, a holiday experience. acknowledgement that there The lulav and etrog are alities and heroes, ancient or Sara Shapiro-Plevan temporary hut, for seven days At home in a hut are those in our communities made up of four kinds of plants modern, Jewish or not Jewish, serves as the coordinator of and nights. We do this in order In the Torah, the children who have no shelter at all can (citron/etrog, palm/lulav, who lived exemplary lives and congregational education for to remember the experiences of Israel used sukkot (plural bring a meaningful awareness myrtle/hadas and willow/ continue to inspire. New York City for the Board of of our ancestors, both on the of sukkah) as their tempo- to your celebration. arava) and are often called the The time of our joy Jewish Education of Greater journey from Egypt to the rary homes while traveling A temporary dwelling four species, or “arba minim.” In Jewish liturgy, Sukkot is New York. Land of Israel and in a later through the desert. Instead of A sukkah is a transitional They function as one unit, and era, when farmers brought of- constructing your own tem- shelter meant to provide we say one blessing over them ferings to the ancient Temple porary space—or in addition only the basic structure of a together: Their purpose is to NATHALIE TOLEDANO in Jerusalem at the time of to it—you can help someone building. In fact, Jewish law gather and enjoy the plants of REALTOR® the harvest. else acquire a permanent requires a minimum of 2 1/2 the land. Anyone can shake a But many people live in home. Habitat for Humanity, walls, and the ceiling, covered lulav at home, in a synagogue (407) 488-2763 CELL climates, neighborhoods a Christian organization, runs in tree branches and leaves, or wherever you find yourself, (407) 647-1211 EXT 3685 BUSINESS or buildings that preclude building projects in many must be open enough so that even out in the natural world. (407) 628-1210 FAX constructing and living in a urban areas. 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Here’s some savory for Sukkot. By Megan Wolf 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 1/2 teaspoons dried garlic (JTA)—So much at the Jewish New Year is sweet: first fruits, 1 1/2 teaspoons dried onion honey, honey cake. By the time Sukkot rolls around, we’re 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional often looking for something savory to offset it all. 4 5- to 6-ounce salmon filets Regardless of the time of year, we have some favorites in our 2 tablespoons olive oil house. One is smoked salmon with cream cheese and vegetables Directions: on an everything bagel. This menu is a riff on that very dish, Mix the spice ingredients together in a small bowl and crust but with a lighter and healthier take on the very foods that each piece of salmon with the spice mix. make the flavors so delicious. Heat half the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, then For a time saver, the fish can be crusted ahead of time and cook 2 pieces of salmon skin-side down for about 3 minutes, set, covered, in the fridge. This salmon is also delicious served flip and cook on the seeded side another 5 minutes or so until cold the next day. cooked through to your liking. Repeat with the other 2 two Everything bagel spices are now sold commercially, but they pieces of fish. Set aside. are also very easy to make at home. Creamy Tahini salad Everything bagel crusted salmon Ingredients: Ingredients: 1/4 cup tahini 1 teaspoon poppy seeds 2 lemons, juiced 1 teaspoon sesame seeds 2 tablespoons hot water

Megan Wolf Everything bagel crusted salmon.

Megan Wolf Creamy Tahini salad.

Megan Wolf 10 garlic broccoli rabe. Salt to taste 2 English cucumbers, washed and quartered 2 cups cherry tomatoes, washed and quartered Directions: In a small bowl, whisk tahini, lemon juice and hot water, season to taste with salt. In a large bowl, combine vegetables and toss to mix the tahini mixture. Plate the tahini salad first followed by a piece of salmon. Top each plate with leftover everything bagel mix. 10 Garlic broccoli rabe Ingredients: 10 cloves garlic, peeled 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons hot water 2 large bunch broccoli, washed with ends removed Kosher salt to taste Directions: In a blender, combine garlic with olive oil and hot water until well mixed and the garlic chopped. Place broccoli in a large sauté pan over medium heat, then pour garlic oil mixture on top. Cook until the broccoli is just cooked through and tender, but still bright green, about 4-5 minutes. (You may loosely cover the pan to help the steaming process.) The liquid will have evaporated. 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Monty meets up with his • Osceola Chamber of Commerce, 1425 Hwy 192, St. Cloud • From Sept. 21st through Oct. 14th, Irving Berlin’s “I Love A friend Cyrll in the Altamonte Jack Benny Valencia College, 1800 Denn John Ln, Kissimmee • Kissimmee Piano” will be performed at the Winter Park Playhouse, 711-C Mall. “Nu, Cyril, why the glum City Hall, 101 Church St, Kissimmee • Kissimmee Library, 211 Orange Avenue, Winter Park. face?” asks Monty. “It’s not like you to look so sad.” E. Dakin, Kissimmee • Robinson’s Coffee Shop, 114 Broadway, For times and other information, phone the box office at “Oy Vay iz meer, do I have a problem,” replies Cyril. “The Kissimmee • Osceola County Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Sq, 407-645-0145 or contact their website www.winterparkplay- Credit Crunch is killing me—I just have to raise $200,000 in Kissimmee • Barnies, 3236 John Young Pwy, Kissimmee • house.org. the next fortnight or else my 20-year-old business is doomed.” Reily’s Gourmet Coffee, 3831 Vine St, Kissimmee • Shalom Jewish Pavilion... “Don’t worry, my friend,” says Monty, “You can easily over- Aleichem, 3501 Oak Pointe Blvd, Kissimmee • Books-A-Million, I received word that the Jewish Pavilion and Senior Help come your problem.” 2605 W. Osceola Pwy (522), Kissimmee • Lower East Side Deli, Desk are touting the wonderful care given to the residents of “How can I do that?” asks Cyril. 8548 Palm Parkway, Lake Buena the beautiful Mayflower, Aloma Avenue, Winter Park. (As I get “Here’s what you do,” replies Monty. “Go out into the streets older, that’s good to know!) and sell 200,000 shoe-laces for $1 each.” Congregation Ohev Shalom Seniors... “But I don’t have any shoe-laces,” says Cyril. Sudoku (see page 14A for solution) On Sunday, Oct. 7th, beginning at 2 p.m., the members and “Oy, then you have a problem,” says Monty. Jewish Academy of Orlando students observe Tashlich

“The wonderful thing about Jewish day school education is the opportunity to ‘live’ Jewishly on a daily basis, to participate in our customs and traditions in a meaning- ful way,” Alan Rusonik, head of School, stated. “Community is a big part of what this school is about. I love joining my daughter and other families to participate this beautiful tradition,” said Melanie Brenner, a fifth-grade parent. Rusonik continued, “I am delighted that our kids have the opportunity to get outside Jewish Academy of Orlando students cast their bread upon the waters of Lake Lily in of the classroom, to learn, and observation of Tashlich. to engage in making the world a better place.” On Monday, September 17, observed Tashlich at Lake Afterwards, the students sym- To learn more about Jewish students at Jewish Academy of Lily. The program, attended bolically cast their sins into Academy of Orlando, please Orlando observed Tashlich. by students and their fami- the water to help usher in new visit https://www.jewishacad- While kindergarten, first, lies, included a service with beginnings for the New Year. emyorlando.org or follow us and second graders attended inspirational readings from The student event concluded on Facebook https://www. a service on campus, the third Jewish sources and concluded with a Mitzvah project of facebook.com/JewishAcad- through fifth grade students with the blowing of the shofar. cleaning up the park. emyOrlando. PAGE 10A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 Georgian-Style Stuffed Tomatoes Recipe By Sonya Sanford as a side dish to a heartier meal. Like any good stuffed food, these taste even better when they are reheated the next day. (The Nosher via JTA)—There can never be too many toma- Ingredients: toes. August’s heat is always made more bearable for me by 8 large firm tomatoes peak tomato season. I love to eat them cut into thick rounds Olive oil or sunflower oil, as needed and topped on crusty well-buttered toasted bread, or chopped 1 medium yellow or white onion, diced fine small in a simple Israeli salad alongside cucumber and herbs. 1/2 teaspoon dried fenugreek Stuffed vegetables of all kinds were regularly made and 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander eaten in our home, just as they are in many other Russian 1/2 teaspoon dried red hot pepper or red pepper flakes, or Jewish kitchens. Stuffed cabbage, stuffed peppers and stuffed to taste mushrooms are regional staples. 1/2 cup water, or as needed As I’ve explored and learned to cook the food of the former 14-16 ounces crimini/oyster/maitake mushrooms, diced Soviet Union and of my family, Georgian cuisine has always small stood out for its uniqueness. Georgia’s food is an intersection 2 large cloves garlic, minced fine of cuisines from the Caucasus, Eastern Europe and the Middle Salt and pepper, to taste East, due to Georgia’s location on the eastern edge of the Black 1 cup cooked rice Sea, north of Turkey, and south of Russia. Ingredients like hot 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 4. To make the filling: Add 2 tablespoons of oil to a large peppers and Ajika (a hot sauce made out of them), fenugreek 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill pan over medium high heat. Add the mushrooms to the pan and pomegranate molasses appear in Georgian dishes along- 4 ounces mozzarella, sliced to cover the top of the tomatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Saute the mushrooms until side more familiar Eastern European staples such as beets, about 1/2-inch thick their liquid has been fully released and the mushrooms have cabbage, dil, and mushrooms. Directions: begun to brown. During the last 2 minutes of cooking, add the One of my favorite books on Georgian cooking is Carla 1. Preheat the oven to 375 F minced garlic to the pan and saute until the garlic is fragrant. Capalbo’s “Tasting Georgia, A Food And Wine Journey in the 2. Start by hollowing out the tomatoes: Cut off the top fifth, Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl. Add a cup of cooked Caucasus.” Capalbo offers an encyclopedic account of Geor- then run a small knife around the interior of the tomato. Care- rice, the chopped parsley and the chopped dill to the mushroom gian cuisine filled with detailed history and delicious recipes. fully scoop out the inside. Finely chop up the remaining tops mixture. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if needed. I especially love her recipe for stuffed tomatoes. and what has been scooped out of them. Reserve. 5. To assemble: Add the sauce to a baking or casserole dish With her recipe as a guide, and inspired by a few other 3. To make the sauce: Add 2 tablespoons of oil to a large pan that can snuggly fit all of the tomatoes. On top of the sauce, Georgian stuffed tomato recipes, over time I’ve adapted the over medium heat. Add the diced onions to the oil and saute place the hollowed out tomatoes. Generously fill each tomato dish to my taste and simplified some of the steps. until softened and translucent. Add the fenugreek, coriander with the mushroom mixture, and top with slices of mozzarella. What makes this stuffed tomato unique is the addition of the and hot pepper to the onions and saute for 1-2 minutes, or until 6. Bake the tomatoes for 30-40 minutes, or until hot, bubbly herb fenugreek, which adds a complex and almost curry-like fragrant. Add the reserved scooped-out and chopped-up tomato and with the cheese beginning to brown. Serve warm. Leftover flavor to the tomatoes. You can find fenugreek at most Middle mixture to the pan and 1/2 cup of water and bring the mixture tomatoes can be reheated in either an oven or microwave the Eastern and Persian markets, or online. The stuffing is made to a simmer. Depending on how much liquid you have from your next day. Serves 6-8. of earthy garlicky sauteed mushrooms, rice, and fresh parsley tomatoes, you may need to add more or less water. You want the Sonya Sanford is a chef, food stylist and writer based out and dill. The tomatoes are nestled into a simple aromatic sauce, sauce to resemble a thick tomato sauce in consistency. Simmer of Los Angeles. and then each one is topped with mozzarella that gets melty on low for 10-15 minutes to allow the sauce to reduce slightly The Nosher food blog offers a dazzling array of new and and burnished in the oven. while you prepare the filling. If desired, you can blend the sauce classic Jewish recipes and food news, from Europe to Yemen, This dish is substantial enough to be served as a vegetarian with an immersion blender or blender, although I prefer to keep from challah to shakshuka and beyond. Check it out at www. main course, but it is not too rich and could easily be served it with its small pieces of tomato intact. TheNosher.com. Why Sukkot is actually the best holiday for kids By Rebecca Rosenthal time, bring your kids on holiday. You just might not Sukkot. If you bring your know it yet. (Kveller via JTA)—If you kids to the High Holidays, Sukkot is particularly awe- leave your kids home on then bring them back on some for kids who love build- the High Holidays so you Sukkot. ing, engineering or arts and can have grownup praying Sukkot is the best kids crafts (so, most kids). You get

Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel Proudly Serving Our Community For Over 35 Years L’dor v’dor ... From Generation to Generation • Traditional Jewish Funerals • Anita Gould/Flickr Non-Traditional Services Children love the sukkah—they get to decorate it. • Interstate Shipping to build a sukkah at your home hours of Rosh Hashanah and or drawings of that person as or synagogue, or if you don’t Yom Kippur inside a building, a reminder of their presence. have access to those, build one Sukkot is a literal breath of Sukkot also reminds us to • Pre-Arranged Funerals out of a cardboard box in your fresh air, as we eat our meals think about our vulnerability, living room. in the sukkah. And for kids as we sit outside in a tempo- Shalom Assurance Plan Once you have a structure, (and adults) who enjoy being rary structure exposed to the you get to design and decorate outdoors, we are encouraged elements. We are reminded of • it. A sukkah is a great place to do as many of our regular the blessings of having a roof Headstones, Grave Markers to hang all that artwork that indoor activities outside. over our heads. comes home from school, Sukkot is a time when we Sukkot is a perfect time or to encourage fine motor can draw, do homework, to contribute good deeds or skills by cutting and creating chat with our friends and tzedakah to a community in 407-599-1180 paper chains. Then you get even sleep outdoors, making need, volunteer at a homeless to hang out and admire your it Judaism’s official camping shelter or even buy someone 640 Lee Road • Orlando, Florida handiwork, or even add to it, holiday. on the street a sandwich. for a whole week. Finally, the messages of Sukkot asks us to remember Sukkot is a holiday that Sukkot are very powerful: that at any moment, we could W.E. “Manny” Adams, LFD encourages movement dur- First, there’s the message of no longer be protected by ing services. Instead of all welcoming. The sukkah is physical space—so we walk Samuel P. (Sammy) Goldstein, Exec. Director the sitting and standing, and open, welcoming in anyone through this holiday trying to more sitting and standing, who wants to join. leave the world a little better that characterizes most ser- Second, in a tradition called than it was before. vices, on Sukkot you get to ushpizin, we symbolically Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal www.bethshalommemorialchapel.com both shake the lulav and walk welcome characters from the is the director of youth and around the sanctuary with it. Torah to join each day, but family education at Central As a bonus, the lulav is a great your family could discuss Synagogue in New York City sensory tool for your kids to other people you want to invite where she gets to spend her look and interact with if they to join you, whether it be a time dreaming about ways to are in services and looking for grandparent who is far away engage families with children. something to do. or a refugee family. Each day She and her husband live in Sukkot is a holiday when you can welcome someone New York City with their three we get to be outside. After the else, and even hang up photos children. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 PAGE 11A OBITUARIES Central Florida Synagogues

SHELDON GREENE was a radiologist. He and his the schools, Orlando Science Orlando Weekday Morning Minyan (Conservative/Egalitarian), services Monday- Written by his family late wife, Maxine, who passed Center docents, March of Friday 7:45 a.m. (9 a.m.—national holidays); 2nd floor Chapel—Jewish Academy of Orlando; Sheldon Greene of Orlando away in December 2017, relo- Dimes Committee, American 851 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland. For information call 407-298-4650. passed away Saturday, Sept. 8, cated to the Orlando area in Heart Association, Holocaust 2018, at the age of 92. He was 2013 from New York. Committee for annual fund- Celebration Jewish Congregation (R), services and holiday schedules shown at www. born in Philadelphia, Pennsyl- He is survived by his sons, raisers, Hadassah, and since JewishCelebration.org; 407-566-9792. vania. He was preceded by his Dr. Michael (Nancy) Hayt of 1985 actively devoted to Jew- Chabad Lubavitch of North Orlando (O), 1701 Markham Woods Road, Longwood, first wife Ruth, who passed Lake Mary and Paul (Jacque) ish Family Services in which 407-636-5994, www.jewishorlando.com; services: Friday 7:00 p.m.; Saturday at 9:30 a.m. away in November1987, and Hayt of Port Washington, N.Y.; she served as president. She his second wife Susan Murfin and his daughter, Elizabeth received the “8 over 80 award” Chabad of Altamonte Springs (O), 414 Spring Valley Lane, Altamonte Springs, 407- last November 2017. Sheldon (Robert) Atkins of New York. in 2013 along with numerous 280-0535; www.jewishaltamonte.com. attended Temple University He is also survived by his other awards and accolades Chabad of South Orlando (O), 7347 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, 407-354-3660; www. and following his service in brother, John (Emily) Hayt for all of her service to the jewishorlando.com; Shabbat services: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. and 10 minutes before sunset; the United States Air Force, of Tucson; and his grandchil- community. She was admired Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 8:15 a.m. Sheldon graduated from the dren—Hunter, Juliette, Ben, and loved by many and will be University of Miami with a Brian and Jessica. missed by all. Chabad of the Space & Treasure Coasts (O), 1190 Highway A1A, Satellite Beach, degree in accounting. In A funeral service was held She was a beloved wife to 321-777-2770. 1951 Sheldon married Ruth at Beth Shalom Memorial the late George Wolly; and Congregation Ahavas Yisrael/Chabad (O), 708 Lake Howell Rd., Maitland, 407-644- and in 1954 they moved to Chapel with Rabbi David Kay devoted sister to the late 2500; www.chabadorlando.org; services: Sunday, 9 a.m.; Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.; Shabbat officiating. Interment, with Helen (Philip) Esterman. Orlando where he went into services: Friday, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Family service, 4th Friday of the month. the building and construction full military honors, was held Madeline is survived by her industry. at Beth David Cemetery in children, Robert (Sharon) Congregation Bet Chaim (R), 181 E. Mitchell Hammock, Oviedo, 407-830-7211; www. Sheldon was a strong sup- Elmont, New York. Phillips and Rickey (Steve) betchaim.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 8 p.m. porter of Temple Israel where In memory of David B. Hayt, Art both of Manhasset Hills, Congregation Beth Am (C), 3899 Sand Lake Road, Longwood, 407-862-3505; www. the family requests contribu- N.Y.; grandchildren—Michael he was treasurer and an active congbetham.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. member of the Cemetery tions to Planned Parenthood (Jaymie), Larry (Jen), Seth Committee. Federation of America Inc., PO (Emily), Steven (Heather), Congregation Beth El (C), 2185 Meadowlane Ave., West Melbourne, 321-779-0740; His two daughters, Fran Box 97166, Washington, D.C., Dan, and Ali (James); and 10 Shabbat services, 1st & 3rd Friday, 8 p.m.; 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. Reisfeld (Edison, New Jersey) 20090-7166 or www.ppfa.org. great grandchildren. Congregation Beth Emeth (R), 2205 Blue Sapphire Circle, Orlando, 407-222-6393; and Marcy Greene (Aurora, Arrangements entrusted to According to Eric Geboff, Shabbat service: monthly, 8 p.m. Colorado), his son-in-law Beth Shalom Memorial Cha- executive director of Jewish Donald, grandson Daryl and pel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando FL Family Services Orlando, Vil- Congregation Beth Israel (Rec), Collins Resource Center, Suite 303, 9401 S.R. 200, his wife Jennifer (Green- 32810. 407-599-1180. lage on the Green is planning Ocala, 352-237-8277; bethisraelocala.org; Shabbat service, second Friday of the month, 8 p.m. wich, Connecticut) and two SONDRA KARESH a “celebration of life” during Congregation Beth Sholom (R-C), 315 North 13th St., Leesburg, 352-326-3692; www. great-grandchildren, Drew PRITCHARD the first weekend of October bethsholomflorida.org; schedule of services on website. and Carly, survive Sheldon. Sondra K. Pritchard, age (date not set). His sister Marilyn Friedman 81, of Apopka, passed away For those who would like to Congregation Beth Shalom (Progressive Conservative), Orange City congregation (Jacksonville Beach, Florida) on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018, at send condolence cards, please holds services at 1308 E. Normandy Blvd., Deltona; 386-804-8283; www.mybethshalom. also survives him. Westminster Towers in Win- send to Madeline’s daughter, com; Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. His family and friends and ter Park. Born in Augusta, Rickey Art at 110 Monterey Congregation B’nai Torah (C), 403 N. Nova Rd., Ormond Beach, 32174, 386-672-1174; everyone in the community Georgia, she was a daughter of Drive, New Hyde Park, N.Y. who knew him will miss Shel- the late Mose and Ida Shapiro 11040. www.mybnaitorah.com; Shabbat services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. don dearly. Karesh. A widow, she was a The funeral took place at Congregation Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Daytona (O), 1079 W. Granada Blvd., A graveside funeral was held hospital radiology technician, the Sanctuary of Abraham Ormond Beach, 386-672-9300; Shabbat services Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Cemetery, and is survived by her daugh- and Sarah Mausoleum, Ce- , 928 Malone Dr., Orlando, 407-645-0444; Gotha. Rabbi Joshua Neely ter, Marsha Stein of Apopka. dar Park Cemetery in New Congregation of Reform Judaism (R) officiated. Contributions can Funeral services and inter- Jersey on Friday, Sept. 14 at www.crjorlando.org: Shabbat services, 7 p.m. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Fridays; 6 p.m., 4th and 5th be made to: Temple Israel ment were held in Fayetteville, 10:45 a.m. In lieu of flowers, Fridays; Saturday: 10 a.m. Cemetery Fund or Give Kids North Carolina. Arrange- donations can be made to Jew- Congregation Mateh Chaim (R), P.O. Box 060847, Palm Bay, 32906, 321-768-6722. the World Village http://www. ments entrusted to Beth ish Family Services of Orlando , 613 Concourse Parkway South, Maitland, 407-298- gktw.org in loving memory of Shalom Memorial Chapel, 640 in her memory. Congregation Ohev Shalom (C) Sheldon Greene. Lee Road, Orlando FL 32810. 4650; www.ohevshalom.org; Shabbat service, Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Arrangements entrusted to 407-599-1180. Congregation Shalom Aleichem (R), 3501 Oak Pointe Blvd., Kissimmee, 407-935- Beth Shalom Memorial Cha- MADELINE WOLLY 0064; www.shalomaleichem.com; Shabbat service, 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month, 8 p.m. pel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando FL Madeline Kurzrock Phillips 32810. 407-599-1180. Wolly, of Longwood, Fla., Congregation Shomer Ysrael (C), 5382 Hoffner Ave., Orlando, 407-227-1258, call for DAVID BRUCE HAYT passed away on Sunday, Sept. services and holiday schedules. David B. Hayt, age 87, of 9, 2018, at age 93. Madeline Congregation Sinai (C/R), 303A N. S.R. 27, Minneola; 352-243-5353; congregation- Lake Mary, passed away on was born in New York City to sinai.org; services: every Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Shabbat Service evert Saturday, 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, Bertha and Michael Kurzrock. at Florida Hospital Altamonte She attended NYU for college Orlando Torah Center (O), 8591 Banyan Blvd., Orlando; 347-456-6485; Shacharis- Springs. A son of the late and then went on to earn two Shabbos 9 a.m.; Mon.—Thurs. 6:45 a.m.; Sun. and Legal Holidays 8 a.m.; Mincha/Maariv Emanuel and Lillian Green- masters degrees in elemen- Please call for times. wald Hayt, David was born in tary education, and reading Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation/Ohalei Rivka (C), 11200 S. Apopka- Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 14, and special education. She Vineland Rd., Orlando, 407-239-5444; Shabbat service, Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. 1931. David was a captain in was an avid volunteer in many the United States Air Force organizations throughout Temple Beth El (R), 579 N. Nova Rd., Ormond Beach, 386-677-2484. and graduated from Cornell the years including: Public Temple Beth Shalom (R), P.O. Box 031233, Winter Haven, 813-324-2882. University and the Cornell schools’ Addictions, the Green Temple Beth Shalom (C), 40 Wellington Drive, Palm Coast, 386-445-3006; Shabbat University Medical School. He Circle tolerance program in Madeline Wolly service, Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. Temple Beth Sholom (C), 5995 N. Wickham Rd. Melbourne, 321-254-6333; www. mytbs.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Minyan, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 10:00 a.m. Temple Beth Shalom (R), 1109 N.E. 8th Ave., Ocala, 352-629-3587; Shabbat services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Torah study: Saturday, 10:00 a.m. Temple B’nai Darom (R), 49 Banyan Course, Ocala, 352-624-0380; Friday Services 8 p.m. Temple Israel (C), 50 S. Moss Rd., Winter Springs, 407-647-3055; www.tiflorida.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday 9:00 a.m. Temple Israel (R), 7350 Lake Andrew Drive, Melbourne, 321-631-9494. Temple Israel (C), 579 N. Nova Road, Ormond Beach, 386-252-3097; Shabbat service, Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday: 10:30 a.m. Temple Israel of DeLand (R), 1001 E. New York Ave., DeLand, 386-736-1646; www. templeisraelofdeland.org; Friday Shabbat service, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. followed by Torah study. HEALTHY EYES WEAR SUNGLASSES Temple Shalom (formerly New Jewish Congregation) (R), 13563 Country Road 101, Oxford, 352-748-1800; www.templeshalomcentralfl.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 7 Every day that you’re outside, you’re exposed to dangerous, but invisible, ultraviolet (UV) sunlight. Left unprotected, prolonged p.m.; last Saturday of the month, 9:30 a.m. exposure to UV radiation can seriously damage the eye, leading to cataracts, skin cancer around the eyelid and other eye Temple Shalom of Deltona (R/C), 1785 Elkcam Blvd., Deltona, 386-789-2202; www. disorders. Protecting your eyes is important to maintaining eye health now and in the future. shalomdeltona.org; Shabbat service; Saturday: 10 a.m. Shield your eyes (and your family’s eyes) from harmful UV rays. Wear sunglasses with maximum UV protection. Temple Shir Shalom (R) Services held at Temple Israel, 50 S. Moss Rd., Winter Springs, 407-366-3556, www.templeshirshalom.org; Shabbat services: three Fridays each month, For more information, visit www.thevisioncouncil.org/consumers/sunglasses. 7:30 p.m. A public service message from The Vision Council. Traditional Congregation of Mount Dora (T) Mount Dora, 352-735-4774; www. tcomd.org; Shabbat services: Saturday, 9:30 a.m. sharp. (R) Reform (C) Conservative (O) Orthodox (Rec) Reconstructionist (T) Mehitsa PAGE 12A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 A 1939 phone book could be the key to unlocking millions in Polish Holocaust restitution payments By Cnaan Liphshiz Sztykgold’s unfamiliarity privately owned properties with the part of Grzybowska like Sztykgold’s childhood WARSAW (JTA)—In the Street where he spent his home, making it difficult for small park behind the only earliest years is not due to survivors like him to identify synagogue in this city to have any memory loss. Like most assets that may have belonged survived World War II, Yoram of Warsaw, his parents’ apart- to their families. Sztykgold looks around with ment building was completely But for many restitution a perplexed expression. bombed out during the war claimants in the capital, An 82-year-old retired and leveled, along with the identifying assets will become architect, Sztykgold immi- rest of the street. His former easier thanks to a recent grated to Israel after surviv- home is now a placid park breakthrough with an unlike- ing the Holocaust in Poland. that is a favorite hangout for ly source: the establishment of He tries in vain to recognize mothers pushing baby car- a first-of-its-kind searchable something from what used to riages and pensioners his age. database. Users need only type be his childhood home. The dramatic changes in in the name of their family to “It’s no use,” he says after Warsaw’s landscape have obtain a complete overview of a while. “To me this could be bedeviled efforts for decades all the assets they may claim anywhere.” to obtain restitution for under a new restitution drive in Warsaw. It’s a high-tech tool only made possible thanks to the recent discovery of an unpub- lished phone book from 1939 The World Jewish Restitu- Cnaan Liphshiz Construction, Remodels, Additions, Handyman tion Organization, or WJRO, Yoram Sztykgold examines the unpublished registry from 1939 that helped him locate set up the database in Decem- his family’s assets at a military library in Warsaw, Sept. 4, 2018. does most anything ber 2016. It allowed a relative of Sztykgold to get the first “Bits and pieces, really,” Or, at least, it used to be “It’s not about money,” said Ricardo Torres — Handyman definitive list of the assets the Sztykgold told JTA on Monday until Kleinwaks “matched Liora, who has two children 407-221-5482 family had in Warsaw before during a restitution-related addresses announced in 2016 with Yoram. “Of course, we’d the war, when they headed a visit to his place of birth. with the names of the owners” like to leave more to the grand- Available in Central Florida Area • References Available real-estate empire. During the visit, Sztykgold who are indicated in the 1939 children. It’s about achieving The database allows users also got a rare chance to ex- registry, he said. a measure of justice.” to check whether their family amine the key that led to the Today, the copy is kept Poland has returned com- owned any of the 2,613 proper- groundbreaking database: a in the vaults of the Central munally owned properties ties that the City of Warsaw yellowing proofing copy of Military Library, which in worth many millions of dol- said that year it would reopen a phone book of sorts from 2014 bought it for about lars to Jewish and Christian for restitution claims. 1939. It was never published $3,000 from a book collector organizations, among others. Custom Printing Invitations & Announcements Especially in Sztykgold’s because the directory was at an auction. The library But it has resisted calls to pass Digital & Offset Printing Brochures & Booklets case, the database had “a Direct Mail Services Forms & Letterheads being prepared when the Ger- then scanned the book and legislation on privately owned Envelopes Business Cards huge role,” he said, because mans invaded Poland. published the scans online. properties. the only adult from his fam- Crucially, the phone book, Kleinwaks, who had heard In Warsaw, attempts to 407-767-7110 ily who survived the genocide or registry, contained infor- about the auction and was achieve justice on restitution 205 North Street • Longwood, FL 32750 was his mother, who “had only mation that allowed gene- eagerly awaiting access to are complicated, messy and www.elegantprinting.net partial knowledge of what her alogist Logan Kleinwaks of the book’s content, then used feature many non-Jewish Bring in this ad and receive 18% Discount family owned.” Washington, D.C., to find software he developed to build claimants. the names of the owners of an owners’ database from the About half of the 2,613 as- thousands of assets, including phone book, matching it with sets on the list being reopened approximately half of those the 2,613 addresses. were probably owned by non- 2,613 properties that Warsaw So far, the City of Warsaw Jewish Poles, according to said it would reopen to claims. has reopened only about 300 Kleinwaks. Poland, where 3.3 mil- of the restitution claims from But “there is a general lion Jews lived before the the list of 2,613, and not one unwillingness to touch Holocaust, is the only major of the claimants has received the issue,” according to country in Europe that has compensation. Kleinwaks Konstanty Gebert, a Jewish not passed national legisla- said he does not know how journalist for the Gazeta tion for the restitution of many people are using his Wyborcza daily. This is property unjustly seized from database to mount claims. He largely because of corrup- private owners by the Nazis has reached out personally to tion scandals plaguing it, he or nationalized by the com- more than a dozen families said, but additionally, “Many munist regime, according to whose names he found, he Poles feel the entire nation the WJRO. Instead of passing said, and some of them have suffered under Nazism and legislation, Polish authorities subsequently initiated restitu- communism, and that it’s and courts handle restitution tion work. wrong for only a few to get claims on a per-case basis. None of the Sztykgold fam- restitution.” Dozens of such cases have ily’s assets—there are over a Then there are cases like been resolved in recent years. dozen of them—have been that of Krystyna Danko, Several Polish property attor- reopened for restitution. But a non-Jewish woman who neys told JTA that there is no the Sztykgold family is already risked her life to save Jews way of knowing how many of doing the footwork—locating during the Holocaust. She the claims are by Jews. birth certificates, building was forced out of her home As it carries out its contro- a family tree, proving they at the age of 100 after the versial new restitution drive are the only heirs and many building where she had been announced in 2016, Warsaw other bureaucratic chores— living for decades on the periodically releases a few so that when their assets are ground floor was returned in HERITAGE offers dozen addresses of properties reopened, they would have a 2016 to restitution claimants from its list that had been hope of making the six-month from Paris. (The claimant, claimed during communism deadline. Emilia Radziun, who owns a but whose status has never Gideon Taylor, WJRO’s supermarket in the French The Financial Issue been resolved. The city does chair of operations, said it capital, has told the Polish not release owners’ names, was “a very positive step” by media that she is not Jewish. This Special Issue is full of features relating although it presumably has Polish authorities to purchase She did not reply to JTA’s at- at least some of them from and make available online the tempts to reach her.) to financial issues affecting you and Central stalled restitution claims filed 1939 registry. Now Danko lives in a public for each of the 2,613 assets. “But Poland has to now housing building on the sixth Florida. Your ad in this Special Section will Critics of this practice say it follow through and make that floor, where her wheelchair reach an audience of heads of households deprives claimants of crucial information actionable for barely fits the rickety elevator. information necessary to gain heirs, instead of introducing Her son, Wojciech, says that who are qualified business and professional compensation. Advocates say procedure that make it more his mother, who is nearly 102, it is designed to minimize difficult to reclaim proper- went blind during the weeks people who have the income necessary to live fraud. ties,” he said. of the move from the stress Once a property is reopened Unlike her husband, Liora involved. well today and invest wisely tomorrow. for restitution, claimants have Sztykgold, 77, can’t even use “What happened to my six months to file a second the WJRO database to find out mother wasn’t just, but I un- claim. It is an unreasonably whether her parents had any derstand the Jewish perspec- Publication Date: October 26, 2018 short period of time, accord- assets that are being reopened tive of seeking justice through ing to WJRO. But for people for restitution. An orphan restitution,” he said. “I think Deadline: October 17, 2018 like Sztykgold, who don’t even who was left in the care of a we need legislation and a know which addresses their Catholic convent, she knows compromise because the way For information — Call 407-834-8787 families used to own, the en- neither her birth name nor this is going isn’t good for too tire 2016 process is irrelevant. her date of birth. many people.” HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 PAGE 13A Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA Thousands mourn Ari that’s way he would have said answering his pointed and Previn. She met Allen when Allen’s adopted son Moses Republican Jewish Fuld, prominent Israel he wanted to go.” poignant questions.” the filmmaker was Farrow’s has defended him, saying Coalition launches $1 activist stabbed to death Fuld, a dual American- Israeli Prime Minister Ben- boyfriend. Allen and Farrow most recently in a blogpost million ad campaign by Palestinian Israeli citizen, chased after his jamin Netanyahu in a tweet have a biological son and also in May that he was present against senator who JERUSALEM (JTA)—For attacker and shot him before Sunday before the funeral adopted two children. when the molestation of backed Iran deal more than four hours, thou- falling to the ground. He was called Fuld a “great Israeli In May, in the wake of ac- Dylan Farrow is said to have (JTA)—The Republican sands mourned at a West declared dead at a Jerusalem hero” and said he met with his cusations by dozens of women taken place, and that no Jewish Coalition launched Bank cemetery for Ari Fuld, hospital. parents and brothers. against movie producer Har- such assault occurred. His a $1 million television and the victim of a terrorist He worked for Standing “I hugged them in the vey Weinstein and the launch biological son Ronan Farrow, digital advertising campaign stabbing who is being called Together, a nongovern- name of the entire nation in of the #MeToo movement, Al- who goes by his middle name in North Dakota against its a hero and “a lion of Israel,” mental organization that this time of terrible grief,” Ne- len’s adopted daughter Dylan after growing up as Satchel, incumbent senator over her a play on his name, which provides support for Is- tanyahu wrote. “We are alive Farrow revived her accusation has defended his sister in the support for the 2015 Iran means lion. Many waved raeli soldiers. Fuld was well thanks to heroes like Ari. We that the acclaimed director controversy. Ronan Farrow is nuclear deal. Israeli flags during and after known for his social media will remember him forever.” had molested her in Farrow’s the author of several ground- The campaign targeting the funeral for the U.S.-born posts defending Israel and its Israeli soldiers on Monday home when she was 7 years old breaking articles in the New Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat, Israel activist killed outside military. He was scheduled raided the home of the as- in 1992. Allen has denied that Yorker on high-profile men was launched last week and a shopping mall near Efrat, to leave in the coming weeks sailant Khalil Jabarin, 17, he ever molested his adopted accused of sexually abusing will air throughout Septem- the Etzion bloc town where on a speaking tour in the in the village of Yatta near daughter, and an investiga- women. ber in the Fargo and Minot he lived. United States. In addition, Hebron, and measured it tion in 1993 determined that Several stars of Allen mov- markets. The funeral for Fuld, a he reportedly was about to in preparation for demoli- Dylan Farrow was coached to ies have repudiated him in re- Titled “Roots,” the ad says 45-year-old father of four, be- launch a new Israel advocacy tion—standard practice for make the accusation, which cent months or donated their that Heitkamp abandoned gan close to midnight Sunday, website in English. the homes of terrorists who she denies. earnings from Allen films to her “North Dakota values” less than a day after he was Several lawmakers and murder Israelis. The home The New York article was organizations that support by “siding with liberals and attacked by a teenage Palestin- government ministers at- reportedly is slated to be written by Daphne Merkin, women who have been sexu- her party to support the ian assailant. The mourners tended the funeral, many of razed even though Jabarin’s who said in the piece that ally abused or marginalized. disastrous Iran deal.” wouldn’t leave until the wee whom had visited the family parents told Palestinian and she has been friends with New York couple die in “Those are not our values, hours of Monday. during the day prior to the Israeli security forces about Allen for more than 40 years. crash of small plane they are their values,” the ad Fuld’s widow, Miriam, de- funeral. He was a member their son’s plans to commit a The revelation has led to ac- near Boston continues, showing photos livered one of many eulogies of the National Union Party, terror attack. cusations of bad journalism (JTA)—A married couple of Heitkamp and three key by family members. which is part of the Jewish Haaretz cited a source close policies against the magazine. from New York were killed Democratic supporters of the “I don’t know how I will go Home Knesset faction. to the Jabarin family as saying These are the first com- when their small plane agreement. on without you,” she said. “We He also was eulogized on that the teen informed his par- ments that Previn has made crashed near Boston. “Heidi Heitkamp voted for were born 24 hours apart from social media and in newspa- ents that he planned to carry on her relationship with Allen Dr. Michael Graver, 65, the Iran deal, putting party one another. We didn’t know pers in Israel. out an attack at the Tomb of and the accusations against and Jodi Cohen, 52, of Long loyalty above American se- it would end like this. You “Israel lost a great hero the Patriarchs in Hebron. He him in their years together. Island, were killed Saturday curity and the desires of her fought for what you believed today but not really. We didn’t was not found near the tomb, Allen and Previn began morning when the plane constituents,” RJC director in. I promise to take care of lose him. He’s just been moved and then carried out the at- their relationship in 1991, crashed into the woods in Matt Brooks said in a state- the children. Your job is to to a new position,” blogger tack near Efrat. when Allen still had some Woburn, Massachusetts. ment. “She knew the deal was look after us from above. Paula R. Stern wrote in a post Woody Allen’s wife Soon kind of relationship with Far- Graver, an experienced pi- a dangerous risk that would “You were always running on Facebook. “Maybe you Yi Previn defends him row, and when Previn was a lot, was flying the plane when give Iran access to some $100 towards danger instead of could say he’s been promoted. against accusations of freshman in college studying it crashed about seven miles billion, money that Iran has away from it, and you never He’s now a Guardian. He was child sexual abuse art. They had planned to keep from the airport and minutes used to support terrorists backed down from a fight always one who guarded Is- (JTA)–Soon-Yi Previn, the their relationship a secret and before it was scheduled to like Hezbollah and the cruel because you knew you were rael, now he watches over us wife of filmmaker Woody Al- guessed that it would end land, NBC New York reported. Assad regime in Syria. The in the right. You fought for from above.” len, defended her husband of quickly. Upon discovering the No one on the ground was deal has made America less what you believed in. You’ve Former Knesset member 25 years against charges that relationship, Farrow called it a injured in the crash and no safe. left behind a legacy for the Dov Lipman wrote an ap- he sexually abused his adopted virtual case of incest because homes in the residential area “Now the voters of North entire world to savor, videos preciation of Fuld in The daughter when she was 7. of the complicated relation- were damaged, according to Dakota can finally make and stories that we will be tell- Jerusalem Post. “What’s happened to Woody ship between Allen and the reports. Heitkamp answerable for ing for many years to come.” “Ari and I had our disagree- is so upsetting, so unjust,” women. The couple were scheduled her votes in Washington, Fuld’s father, Rabbi Yonah ments, and he would argue his Previn, 47, told New York Previn said that Farrow to meet Graver’s son, Adam, especially her support for the Fuld, called his son a “true points with firmness, clarity magazine in an interview was abusive and considered 33, of Washington state, for dangerous Iran deal.” hero.” and strength,” Lipman wrote. published in the Sept. 17 issue her to be “retarded,” but that lunch in Boston, where he President Donald Trump “Zion cries and the land “He believed that he had to and posted on the magazine’s she and Allen did not start a was attending a conference pulled the United States out of Israel cries. Ari influenced convince me to change my Vulture website late last week. relationship to punish Farrow. Graver was the chief of of the nuclear agreement thousands of people all over mind, and did not want to “[Mia] has taken advantage of “I wasn’t the one who went adult cardiac surgery at North in May. the world,” his father said. finish the debate with a ‘let’s the #MeToo movement and after Woody—where would Shore University Hospital. In June, the RJC said “He was so strong, he was so agree to disagree’ In certain paraded Dylan as a victim. I get the nerve? He pursued Cohen was a certified public it planned to spend more full of life. He celebrated every cases, he believed that my And a whole new generation me,” she told Merkin. “That’s accountant and worked as a than $500,000 to target moment, every breath. How stance was dangerous for the is hearing about it when they why the relationship has real estate agent. They were Scott Wallace, a Democratic that voice can be silent? state and people of Israel, and shouldn’t.” worked: I felt valued. It’s quite married in September 2010. congressional candidate in “He gave his life to sanctify he would continue pressing Previn is the adopted flattering for me. He’s usually The National Transporta- a Philadelphia-area district God, to sanctify the land. If to win me over—Ari would daughter of Mia Farrow a meek person, and he took a tion Safety Board is investi- whose charity has given to you would have asked him, not let me get away without and her ex-husband Andre big leap.” gating the crash. anti-Israel groups.

Trump From page 1A only not advance peace but schools, media and speeches, the international community sides is the only chance for Such forums include the will certainly not make things and naming schools, streets a gift by the closing of the P.A. peace,” the Republican Jewish International Criminal Court, “The PLO is not a state with better for the Palestinians.” and sports teams after Jew- office in Washington,” EMET Coalition said in a statement where the Palestinian Author- which we have diplomatic ‘Helps to properly rebal- killers while refusing to ne- founder and president Sarah to JNS. “The decision to close ity has called on it to inves- relations, and therefore it ance the scales’ gotiate,” ZOA president Mort Stern told JNS. “[This week] the PLO office in Washington tigate, as P.A. spokesperson has no right to a mission Reactions from Jewish and Klein told JNS. “Closing the marks 25 years since the sign- was designed specifically to Saeb Erekat has claimed, in Washington. That privi- Israel-related organizations PLO offices makes clear that ing of the Oslo Accords, which bring the Palestinians to the “Israeli crimes.” lege was granted to advance have been mostly positive. the U.S. will no longer toler- the parties were supposed negotiation table. It was done U.S. National Security peace negotiations,” former “The Jewish Policy Center ate the lie that the PLO/P.A. to have developed a sense of with the singular intention to Advisor John Bolton praised Deputy National Security strongly applauds President has any interest in peace but, mutual trust in order to go to bring peace to the region.” the decision and slammed Adviser Elliot Abrams told Donald Trump’s decision to in fact, only wants Israel’s final-status agreements. For “While the Israelis have the ICC. “If the court comes JNS. “Because the PLO has close the PLO office in Wash- destruction.” 25 years, we have watched demonstrated time and again after us, Israel or other U.S. refused to negotiate since ington,” Shoshana Bryen, Groups opposed to the as the Palestinian Authority that they are willing to negoti- allies, we will not sit quietly,” 2008, imposing this penalty senior director of the Jewish decision include J Street. continued its relentless cam- ate a peace deal and stick with he told the Federalist Society is quite sensible. In fact, it is Policy Center, told JNS. “For “The record makes clear that paign to demonize Jews using it, we need to find a way to get in Washington. “The United overdue.” too long, it had operated as any ‘peace’ proposal coming every means possible, to teach the Palestinians to make the States will use any means Israeli Prime Minister Ben- an embassy and operated in from this administration is that one day all of Israel will same kind of commitment. necessary to protect our citi- jamin Netanyahu applauded violation of the rules of its nothing more than a sham,” eventually become Palestine, Where others have tried to zens and those of our allies the announcement, stating at establishment. For too long, said J Street president Jeremy and to extoll the virtues of coddle the Palestinians, to from unjust prosecution by the start of the weekly cabinet the Palestinians had believed Ben-Ami, according to The jihad and martyrdom.” no avail, President Trump is this illegitimate court.” meeting, that “The U.S. made the United States was neutral Jerusalem Post. “This is the “The Palestinian Authority bringing new ideas and tactics “The Trump administra- the correct decision when between the PLO and our latest in a series of moves keeps promising over and over to the process,” added the RJC. tion’s decisions to cut aid to it decided to close the PLO democratic ally, Israel. It is explicitly intended to pres- again the same pledges that ‘Cease its efforts to the P.A. and close the PLO offices in Washington. The assuredly not. This action, sure and undermine the only they had made 25 years ago delegitimize Israel in Mission are steps in the right Palestinians refuse to enter with others the president government among the U.S., on the White House lawn,” international forums’ direction and clearly demon- negotiations with Israel even has taken, helps to properly Israel and the Palestinians she added. In a statement, AIPAC strate that it is no longer busi- as they attack Israel with rebalance the scales.” that currently endorses a “The Trump administra- says that “for years, the PLO ness as usual,” the National false claims in international The Zionist Organization two-state solution.” tion once again demonstrated has placed obstacles in the Council of Young Israel said in forums. Israel very much ap- of America long advocated The Endowment for Middle its commitment to a negoti- path of peace and has now a statement. “No longer is the preciates the Trump adminis- for this “long overdue action” East Truth and the American ated peace agreement between refused to enter negotiations U.S. going to turn a blind eye tration decision and supports and “repeatedly pleaded, to Israel Public Affairs Commit- Israel and the Palestinians. with the Israelis or meet with to the Palestinian Authority’s American actions that are de- no avail, with the Obama and tee echoed the JPC and ZOA’s President [Donald Trump] has American officials. We urge glorification of terrorism, its signed to make it clear to the Bush administrations to close sentiment. made it clear that he is willing the Palestinian leadership to despicable practice of incen- Palestinians that the refusal the PLO/P.A. offices because “President Trump has yet to exert maximum pressure return to the negotiating table tivizing murder and mayhem to enter into negotiations they were still a terrorist again given not only the on both sides in order to bring with the Israelis and cease its by paying terrorists and their with Israel and the unbridled group promoting hatred and Jewish people, the State of them to the table because a efforts to delegitimize Israel in families, and its anti-Israel attacks against Israel will not violence against Israel in their Israel, the United States and deal negotiated by the two international forums.” machinations at the ICC.” PAGE 14A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 preparing to help victims in In the Virgin Islands, Puerto In the coastal, tourist ed that everything in the town roof fall off when we were in Chabad every way Rico and the Florida Keys, town of Myrtle Beach, S.C., was closed—the shops, the the middle of Shabbat prayers From page 1A Just a year ago, Chabad Chabad emissaries picked where there was mandatory businesses and the schools, during another hurricane, but brought relief to victims of up the pieces, organizing evacuation orders in place, including the Chabad Jewish since then the roof has been our generator and had to go Hurricane Harvey, truck- much-needed relief efforts the Aizenman family left Academy. They said they kept sturdy and we’ve had other to seven or eight places before ing in supplies as 50 rabbis and leading High Holidays their home and head inland in touch with congregants as storms.” I could get any.” from a dozen states joined services in the most trying to ride out the storm with the storm developed. Said the rabbi: “We have a Preparations for assis- the clean-up and aid efforts. of circumstances. family members. They took “We just installed new job to do, and as long as people tance are underway Soon after, Hurricanes Irma As North Carolina Gov. Roy with them the community’s windows and a new roof, and are here and we can help out, As Hurricane Florence and Maria cut a swath of Cooper warned about this five Torah scrolls. it’s a strong structure, so we if it’s safe to do so, we will be approached, Chabad- devastation through the year’s first major hurricane: Rabbi Doron Aizenman, are hopeful there won’t be there.” Lubavitch centers outside Caribbean islands and the “Disaster is on the doorstep, director of Chabad of Myrtle any damage,” he said, noting This story originally ap- the range of the storm began southeastern United States. and it’s coming in.” Beach with his wife, Leah, not- that “20 years ago, we had a peared on Chabad.org/News. Gala need the services of the From page 2A brother, Jon, in 1972 from Edgewater High and Adam, of Life Care Center of Al- Jewish Pavilion Board for the Jewish Pavilion in one way Washington, D.C. His twin 11, is a Maitland Middle tamonte Springs who passed past two years. He has gotten Cues, Inc., an Orlando firm or another.” sisters, Jamie and Jill, were student. away this summer. “I love the many younger people involved that designs robotic systems Nancy Ludin, the Pavil- born here. Mendelsohn is president idea of caring for people that with the organization, and he for maintaining pipelines, ion’s executive director, The family became very of Ashar Group, a family- need to be cared for,” said and his wife are hosting our Stenzler is now retired, stud- commends Stenzler’s effec- involved in Orlando’s Jewish owned national life settlement Mendelsohn. “The Pavilion annual board get together in ies guitar, and is an active tive board leadership over community, and Mendelsohn brokerage firm. He started helps Jewish residents of November.” runner and soft martial arts the last two years, noting met his future wife, Ronni, as the business with his father, these facilities maintain The Gems and Jeans 2018 practitioner in addition to his that he has also served the teens when they were mem- an area dermatologist, and their dignity and maintain Gala will be held Oct. 28, extensive volunteer work with Pavilion in a number of bers of United Synagogue brother almost 16 years ago. their connection to Judaism 2018, beginning at 5 p.m., the Pavilion. capacities over many years. Youth, where he served as Mendelsohn’s sister Jamie also when it’s easy for them to be at Hilton Orlando North, Stenzler became aware “He has been an active president and Ronni suc- joined the firm. forgotten.” 350 S. Northlake Blvd., Al- of the Jewish Pavilion when volunteer leader for years ceeded him. Ronni’s family, His involvement with Ludin praises Mendelsohn’s tamonte Springs. Tickets are volunteers visited his mother leading Sabbath services, the Farbers, are also longtime the Pavilion stems in part deep commitment to the or- $118/person prior to Oct. 15; and then followed her to sev- memorial programs and Central Floridians. The couple from seeing what the visits ganization. Said Ludin, “Jason $136/person after Oct. 15; eral facilities over the years musicales,” said Ludin. “His has three children: Ryan and and programs meant to his Mendelsohn is full of ideas. He call 407-678-9363 to make as her care needs changed. band, Rhythm Release, has Lauren, 17, are seniors at father-in-law, a resident has served diligently on the reservations. He started bringing his gui- performed gratis at most of tar to the Pavilion’s Sabbath the Jewish Pavilion galas.” services at his mother’s resi- Mendelsohn is a Jewish Clinton dences, and his involvement Pavilion board member and a From page 4A concern,” K.C. Johnson, a which claims to be silenced, however, forced Clinton to increased from there. strong voice for the Pavilion history professor at Brooklyn oppressed, powerless man- appear on the stage itself. “I love this organization,” in the Orlando community. explaining why she declined College, former Fulbright ages to keep the [Labour Clinton could and should Stenzler said. “It is a true An almost lifelong Central to condemn Farrakhan, said instructor at Tel Aviv Univer- anti-Semitism] story running have opted not to attend outreach at the grassroots Florida resident, Mendelsohn earlier this year. “So if you sity and regular Washington day after day, week after week, without a change in the dais, level. And sooner or later, moved to Orlando with his can show me that Minister Post contributor, told me in month after month, in every thereby refusing to share a all of us, if we’re local, will parents, Herb and Toby, and Farrakhan has taken his posi- August. Tory paper and on the Tory stage with, and implicitly tion and used his position to Jews in Great Britain have BBC. Must be terrible to be so elevating, a bigot. create inequity and inequality had a taste of that dynamic oppressed, so silenced.” Charles Dunst will soon Aid for Jewish people, then I will this year amid accusations While the Trump White begin as an intern reporter key legislation seeks to ensure denounce that tomorrow.” that the Labour Party has House has been and should at Southeast Asia Globe in From page 3A that Israel has the means to By embracing this defini- crossed the line from deeply be excoriated for encouraging Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He cooperation on technology defend itself, by itself, against tion of racism and relegat- critical of Israel to outright white supremacist and far- is a former editorial fellow development.” growing threats—most sig- ing anti-Semitism to some anti-Semitic. Jews who have right groups in the pursuit of at the Jewish Telegraphic The American-Israel Public nificantly Iran’s presence lesser form of bias, the left cried foul over party leader far-right votes, it goes without Agency and his writing has Affairs Committee praised the on its northern border. This has enabled the continued Jeremy Corbyn’s cozy rela- saying that the left should be appeared in The Washington House for following in the bipartisan bill authorizes normalization of bigots tionship with Palestinian ter- similarly condemned for frat- Post, The American Prospect Senate’s footsteps, saying it agreed-upon increases in like Farrakhan within their rorists and heated anti-Israel ernizing with and continuing and The Hill, among other “applauds the U.S. House of Israel’s security assistance. ranks. rhetoric have been told that to legitimize Farrakhan and publications. Representatives for adopting It encourages expanding U.S. “If Jews are seen as ‘white’ they are both too powerful his ilk seemingly in the pur- The views and opinions the Ileana Ros-Lehtinen U.S.- weapons stockpiles in Israel (which, in this permutation of and too comfortable to have suit of black votes. expressed in this article are Israel Security Assistance and advancing U.S.-Israel co- progressivism, they are), and any real complaint. Of course, Aretha Frank- those of the author and do not Authorization Act of 2018.” operation in anti-drone tech- ‘whites’ cannot be subjected “Astounding, isn’t it,” Brit- lin’s family had every right necessarily reflect the views of According to AIPAC, “This nologies and space.” to racist attacks, then anti- ish novelist Simon Maginn to invite whomever they saw JTA or its parent company, 70 Semitism becomes a trivial tweeted in July, “that a group fit to her funeral. Nobody, Faces Media.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 A R E S T R E Y S M A S H 14 15 16 Oslo R O V A R O L E C A C T I Israel that could strengthen Palestinian prime minister, it could still be celebrated as 17 18 19 From page 5A I C E C R E A M S O N T A P forces within the Palestinian need to take practical steps to a watershed moment in the 20 21 following the failure of the community toward actual- build up Palestinian institu- eternal conflict if its con- H E A D S R T E July 2000 Camp David sum- izing the concept of Israel’s tions and infrastructure to ceptual breakthroughs are 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 C L O S E S T M A C D U F F mit and the conflict following legitimacy. help convince Israelis that reinvigorated and translated 29 30 31 32 the withdrawal from Gaza, Nor should steps be taken the ideas embodied in Oslo into steps that could create I E S B O O K I S H T I E Israelis have every right to that would make an ultimate are not dead. movement for a secure peace 33 34 35 36 G I B S O N R E P L I E D be concerned about security. two-state solution a practical Twenty-five years after on both sides. 37 38 39 These concerns, however impossibility. And Palestin- the White House lawn cer- Kenneth Jacobson is dep- S O C K H O P B E L L profound, need not stifle con- ians, following in the path emony, cynicism about Oslo uty national director of the 40 41 42 43 Y U R I B A N D A V I D S versations and initiatives by of Salam Fayyad, the former is understandable. However, Anti-Defamation League. 44 45 46 47 U R N I N V A D E R Z E E 48 49 50 51 D E E P S E A I C E B E R G Golan 52 53 that there is any American “He likes to win,” Friedman to defund UNRWA, the U.N. A L I P L A C E From page 6A 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 politician of any party—of said of Trump. “He’s very good agency that supports Palestin- B A T Y A D O U G H N U T S “I really can’t see that hap- no party—who would take at winning, he likes people ian refugees. 61 62 63 pening, no matter what party a position that is completely who win, he thinks that suc- “UNRWA is a critically A L L E N I N T O J E H U 64 65 66 is in control,” he said. “In or- contrary to reality. So I don’t cess breeds more success and flawed organization,” he R A V E D E D E N I S E E der for an administration to think that’s going to happen.” he knows how difficult it is said. “It doesn’t advance reverse this, they would have Attempting to explain to succeed, so I think he has regional peace and actually to conclude that Jerusalem is Trump’s deep affection for greater admiration for what perpetuates the conditions not the capital of Israel and Tel Israel, Friedman revealed Israel has accomplished, that make peace even harder Aviv is. I think that would be a that Israeli intelligence had maybe even more than some to achieve. As such, the U.S. far more controversial thing to helped prevent terrorist at- Israelis.” doesn’t see how any additional do than what the president did. tacks on American soil, and In the interview, Friedman investment in the agency will It would be completely at odds spoke about the president’s ap- also addressed the recent yield a worthy return for the with reality and I don’t believe preciation for Israel’s success. U.S. administration decision American taxpayers.”

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Heart and Call Now IVC Fone 321-274-1849 Lung Damage Legal help is available NOW! HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 PAGE 15A added that it also was an op- Oslo portunity for the Palestinians From page 1A to compromise. However, the situation documented handshakes on got worse he says because “it the White House lawn. didn’t go anywhere. Twenty- Knesset Speaker Yuli Edel- five years later, the process stein: ‘Oslo never stood a is dead; nothing happened. chance’ It feels like it’s all stuck. In Likud Party MK and cur- retrospect, it was the right rent Speaker of the Knesset thing to do, no doubt [signing Yuli Edelstein recalls exactly the accords], but while there where he was when the Oslo was hope, optimism and Nobel ceremony took place in Wash- Prizes, everything vanished.” ington. “I was driving through Shai says that both sides Beit Lechem [Bethlehem] share in the blame. “The when a group of Palestinians blame is mutual. In Israel, surrounded my car waving there was significant political pictures of Yasser Arafat. It change that brought parties wasn’t a pleasant experience. I to power which were unwill- felt that this was a celebration ing to compromise, like the of victory over us [Israel], not government today.” one of peace.” Even though Israeli Prime Edelstein, who at the time Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Flash90 was an adviser to then op- said at Bar-Ilan University in Thousands of right-wing Israelis in Jerusalem protest the position leader Benjamin Ramat Gan that he was in fa- Oslo Accords, Oct. 5, 1995. Nati Shohat/Flash90 Netanyahu, says that “the vor of two states, relates Shai, View of Route 60 near Jerusalem, the north-south inter- Oslo accords failed because “it just remains ‘a speech.’” two sides will have common Matan Peleg is CEO of city road in Israel and the West Bank that stretches from of the way they were built; it He says that “on the other ground. So there will be on the right-wing Im Tirzu Beersheva to Nazareth. Before Oslo, Palestinians lived under never stood a chance. It was hand with the Palestinians, and off periods of conflict.” Movement, which according Israeli authority and could travel freely on the road. After a fatal mistake from the first first Arafat initiated the Sec- When asked whether it to its website is the largest the Palestinian Authority assumed control over various moment.” ond Intifada, which destroyed was a good idea for Israel to grassroots Zionist movement cities, Israel established checkpoints on areas of the route He explains that “it was [Oslo] totally, and Palestinian revitalize the PLO and allow in Israel. He believes that that entered Palestinian jurisdiction. New routes of highway called Gaza and Jericho first Authority leader Abu Mazen its representatives to serve while Oslo was meant to solve were paved so that Israeli traffic could bypass the Palestinian [control over those areas [Mahmoud Abbas] is too hesi- as Israel’s address for peace the conflict, it started as “a towns in order to reduce friction, July 26, 2009. were quickly turned over to tant. So now, we are unable talks, he says: “Guessing dream which became a night- the P.A.]. How you can you to move anywhere. This was what might have happened mare”—one he says continues people. “The E.U. and the U.S. While Oppenheimer sees start by giving away land and a missed opportunity.” if the PLO remained outside to the present, as “our leaders invested billions for the Arabs that in the current reality calling it a peace process? As In regard to a potential is highly speculative. Most still didn’t wake up.” in Judea and Samaria. But Oslo remains frozen, he says I explained to a senior State U.S.-backed peace plan, Shai likely, it would not have made Peleg says that Israel must where is the infrastructure? that “we have made some Department Official when I says he doesn’t know what a difference: It was Rabin who adopt an approach of “victory.” The roads? Hospitals? All the progress towards a two-state was a cabinet minister in the the Trump plan entails, but was assassinated, not Arafat; Israel’s slogan under Oslo was money went to terror and solution. The Palestinians are first Netanyahu government overall doesn’t see anything it was Netanyahu—soon after “ ‘You make peace with your corruption. The problem is running their own lives in [in 1996], it’s like the joke realistic. “There is always a his election in 1996—and not enemies.’ That approach is the Palestinians are trapped the West Bank; on the other about the guy who jumps chance because this admin- Arafat who froze the imple- flawed because your enemy in a false narrative. They hand, there is no peace on from the 20th floor, and when istration and president are mentation of Oslo.” will always want to kill you. think Israel will disappear. the horizon.” he passes the 10th floor, his unpredictable. But at this Shikaki believes that Amer- Peace you only make with We [Israel] need to see who Oppenheimer blames both friends asks him how it’s go- stage, it’s hard to imagine ica can play a significant and your enemies after they are the real Arab leaders are who Israel and the Palestinians ing, and he says, ‘So far, so [something positive].” positive role in the peace defeated.” value peace and life, and we for not being ready to move good.’ With Oslo, we jumped He concludes with “today I process, but only if it acts as He adds that Israel needs to should strengthen them.” towards a final agreement. to the end without first laying am pessimistic. I would like to what he dubs a “fair mediator.” destroy the terror organiza- Yariv Oppenheimer: ‘Oslo is But ironically, that’s why he the foundations. We shouldn’t be optimistic at this stage, but “During the past 50 years, tions that seek to annihilate still alive and kicking’ believes that “Oslo is still alive go into the business of shaking I don’t see any reason for hope. the United States played a Israeli Jews, while at the same Yariv Oppenheimer is the and kicking.” hands with terrorist leaders Maybe things will change. I constructive role in bring- time help implement a new former director of the left- He explains that today’s and pretending that now we would like to see this govern- ing peace to the region,” he educational curriculum for the wing Peace Now organization “reality is closer to what was have a comprehensive peace ment, even Netanyahu, who relates. “But the U.S. con- next generation of Palestinian and currently an active board written in Oslo, so it is a suc- agreement.” has the power, to go further tribution was not enough to children—one that doesn’t call member of that group. cessful agreement. It was sup- Edelstein says that for 25 [for peace]. And if he does, we overcome domestic [Israeli] for the destruction of Israel. Oppenheimer says Oslo posed to be temporary—for a years, nobody has had the [in the opposition] will give constraints,” such as “a lack of Peleg believes that the Oslo failed because of the extrem- period of five years—and only courage to officially admit him a safety net if he decides to incentive on the part of Israel “experiment” flopped because ists on both sides who were then were permanent status that this is a “dead end,” and renew negotiations and open a to move forward in ending the of the creation of the Pales- fighting against its imple- issues to be discussed.” to “stop pretending that we political process again, but so occupation, and giving the tinian Authority. “The P.A. is mentation. “The Oslo agree- However, Oppenheimer are in the middle of a process. far he hasn’t chosen this path.” Palestinians the freedom and a corrupt organization that ments were like an ill patient says that “Israel’s current There is no Oslo; it’s gone.” Professor Khalil Shikaki: independence they desired.” failed in building a promising transported into the surgery leadership is still not ready He says that “as the Knesset ‘U.S. must behave like an In other words Shikaki feels future for the Arabs in Judea room so that he could be for a permanent status agree- speaker, I can say loud and honest broker’ that “the U.S. didn’t use equal and Samaria. They didn’t healed. However, people [kept] ment. They are OK with the clear that there is no solu- Professor Khalil Shikaki leverage on Israel at it did on have a vision for life. Instead, coming into the room trying status quo and not ready to tion to the Israeli Palestinian is the well-respected director the Palestinians.” they chose war, terror and to unplug all the machines.” move towards a final agree- conflict. But still we shouldn’t of the Palestinian Center for He says that if he could corruption.” He says that groups like ment.” sit on our hands. We should Policy and Survey Research, speak to U.S. President Don- He says that if the Palestin- Hamas and the Israeli right- Fresh off a meeting between build coexistence in different based in Ramallah. His center ald Trump, he would “ask for ians had decided to choose a wing were the ones fighting Peace Now and Abbas, Oppen- ways—build a foundation releases in-depth studies on a an effective mediator. At the “normal reality” instead, “we Oslo, both through demo- heimer says “there is now a for peace. It’s not about two regular basis about Palestin- moment, the Trump admin- could have had a better life on cratic means and through willingness on the Palestinian leaders shaking hands; it’s ian attitudes, including their istration is siding with Israel. both sides.” non-democratic ones, citing side for a peace treaty, which about collaboration with our thoughts on peace with Israel. It is not simply the lawyer for In addition to cracking the murder of Rabin and most Israelis would support. neighbors, like Jordan and In regard to Oslo, Shikaki Israel it is gone beyond that. down on terror, Peleg says Is- the killing spree carried out However, there isn’t that same others in the region who know says “there is doubt that this Trump is strengthening right- rael has to expose the corrup- by Israeli Baruch Goldstein, willingness on the Israeli side. Israel is part of the solution, was a huge disappointment on wing tendencies in Israeli tion of the P.A. if it is to work which claimed the lives of 29 What has to change is the not the problem. There won’t all levels. This was supposed to society and sustaining more towards a better future for its Palestinians. leadership in Israel.” be ceremonies, but there can be the beginning of something extreme elements, rather be cooperation on issues that would be incredible for than resolving the conflict. A involving water, agriculture Israelis and Palestinians, and mediator has to remove itself and in other fields.” ended up being another road from internal politics and be So while Edelstein says Oslo to further violence and war.” an honest broker. The U.S. is is dead, he remains optimistic Shikaki says that Israel doing anything in its power in the long term. shares most of the blame for to destroy peacemaking. The “For me, one of the main Oslo’s failure by not fulfill- U.S. must stop and behave as lessons is that there are no ing its obligations under the any honest broker would do.” shortcuts to peace. It’s a long agreement. “Israel did not Shikaki’s most recent re- and painful process with ups transfer areas to the P.A. in search shows that the Pal- and downs. In Judea and accordance with Oslo.” He estinians also feel that Oslo Samaria, we can take one adds that “Israel continued is finished. He says that 2/3 industrial zone with Arabs to build settlements and failed of Palestinians say the P.A. and Jews working together, to negotiate permanent status should dismantle Oslo and and see more peace than the issues in accordance with the instead create a sovereign whole Oslo process together.” agreement.” As a result, he entity without an agreement. Knesset member Nachman says that “the interim nature A frightening statistic he says Shai: ‘It feels like it’s all stuck’ of Oslo became permanent,” also reveals that while the Zionist Union Party MK while agreements on those majority of Palestinians don’t Nachman Shai, who serves final-status issues were post- support the use of violence at as the Deputy Speaker of the poned. this juncture against Israel to Knesset from the opposition, “Although it is not inevi- achieve statehood, he says that says that under Oslo things table, the next 25 years will number is increasing. got “better and worse.” Better, probably be years of conflict, “We are getting close,” he he says, because “it created a rather than years of peace,” says, to a majority that favors Yossi Zamir/Flash90 framework and helped Israelis adds Shikaki. “I doubt very violence. Palestinian police celebrate on their entrance to the city of Jericho, Friday May 13 1994. finally accept the paradigm of much, based on the lessons Matan Peleg: ‘They chose It was one of the first cities handed over to Palestinian Authority control in 1994, in ac- ‘two-states for two people.” He of the past 25 years, that the war, terror and corruption’ cordance with the Oslo Accords. PAGE 16A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 Europe is going bananas over this Israeli guy’s avocados By Cnaan Liphshiz

AMSTERDAM (JTA)—Last year, Ron Simpson was still managing talent for a living. But within just a few months Simpson, a 34-year-old Jewish marketing professional and producer from Amsterdam with no experience in run- ning a restaurant, launched an international chain of eateries with a partner. It is so wildly popular and in- novative that seasoned food critics are celebrating it as a cultural symbol and zeitgeist The poke bowl dish at The Avocado Show in Amsterdam indicator. is among the many images patrons share on social media. As it turns out, all Simp- son and partner Julien Zaal tubes containing avocado different, distinguishing itself needed to take this Dutch seedlings. from other creations in subtle capital city’s oversaturated Despite the humble setting, or drastic ways. Many patrons restaurant sector by storm The Avocado Show generated and critics praise the dish’s was a small space, a good a media frenzy in Holland culinary virtues. Cnaan Liphshiz concept and an Instagram and beyond. It was featured Booker Jennings, a recent Ron Simpson, looking at camera, at his Amsterdam restaurant The Avocado Show, Aug account. in hundreds of articles in high school graduate from 6, 2018. Oh, and avocados. Lots of dozens of languages, with Denver, Colorado, said his avocados. About 10,000 suc- mainstream newspapers in stack of avocado pancakes was The Avocado chain has me a sort of confidence, I think “Avocado was on both culent, Hass avocados each places as far flung as New the healthiest he’s ever had more than 100,000 followers that, yeah, sure, I can make lists, so we went with that,” week, to be exact. Zealand reporting about its and “not something you can on Instagram and 63,000 on it in business if I wanted. All Simpson said. Each item on the menu opening. get at home.” His travel buddy, Facebook—a formidable fol- I had to do was start.” The partners came up with at their line of restaurants, The Avocado Show’s suc- Mark Gardner, said the lean lowing in European terms. From social media, The the concept and model in The Avocado Show (there cess stunned experienced bacon at The Avocado Show (For example, the successful Avocado Show began making under a week in 2016. are two in Amsterdam and observers of the local restau- “is so fresh, so good. The best and established Belgian EXKi a splash in mainstream media “Then we announced it on another opening in Brus- rant sector. I’ve had.” chain of 70 health food res- across Europe and beyond. Facebook and it just took off sels) is pretty much based “Had someone told me Of course, not everyone is taurants has just over 7,000 Along with all the articles, the from there at a speed that, on the creamy fruit from last year that he’s opening a as positive about the menu. followers on Instagram and restaurant has been featured frankly, none of us were pre- Central America. restaurant based on avocado, Van Dinther, the Volkskrant’s 43,000 on Facebook.) on Netherlands TV. pared for,” he said. In addition to avocado sal- I would have declared him food critic, said that “from Simpson, a native of the Tel And whereas it may well Six months after opening ads, avocado pancakes, egg insane,” Mac van Dinther, the a culinary perspective, The Aviv suburb of Petach Tikvah, have been the world’s first their first restaurant in March dishes and smoothies, there’s food critic of the highbrow Avocado Show has little to is the son of a British father all-avocado restaurant, Simp- 2017, the partners found an in- an avocado burger: The meat Volkskrant daily, told JTA. offer. It’s basically pieces of and an Israeli mother. He son’s chain is no longer the vestor for going international is sandwiched between two “Maybe that’s part of the rea- avocado with something on moved with his two siblings only one. A month after the in Shawn Harris, founder peeled halves sprinkled with son for The Avocado Show’s the side.” He gave the place and parents to Holland at the opening in Amsterdam, Avo- of the leading European sesame to resemble buns. The success: It makes people 6 points out of 10, “which is age of 4 because his dad took caderia came to Brooklyn— exotic fruit and vegetable cocktail department features curious about it.” not really a recommendation,” a job there with AT&T. and another location opened importer Nature’s Pride. She Guaca Mary and Avo Daiquiri. The restaurant drab decor he said. Later he would attend col- this spring in Manhattan. fronted The Avocado Show And for dessert, you can have seems to only sharpen the Simpson said the work lege; Simpson says most of his The concept’s popularity is $5.7 million, allowing it to ice cream, mousse and waffle focus on the actual dishes. that goes into making the friends from there ended up part and parcel of the broader open in Brussels and in other (take a wild guess as to what Some feature elaborate flow- dishes’ aesthetic, however, “very successful, very famous monofood trend, which fo- cities soon. flavors are on offer.) er-shaped structures, with is more than a gimmick. It or both.” But for many years cuses on one versatile product Israel, which provides The At about noon each day, thin avocado slices acting as is an integral element of the he was “kind of figuring out for a full diet. Avocado Show with some dozens of patrons—many but petals and bright purple beet firm’s marketing strategy, what to do in life,” working in Millennials’ passion for of its fruits next to South not all millennials—queue up strips simulating the styles. In which occurs almost entirely parallel as a journalist and tal- avocados was also mocked, America, is high on the chain’s at the entrance to The Avocado others, layered avocado rect- organically on social media. ent agent as well as a barista, and celebrated, last year shortlist for non-European Show’s main restaurant near angles forming elaborate pat- “The way it works, you give waiter “and just about any job when an Australian mil- destinations, along with the bustling Albert Cuyp terns reminiscent of paintings people a spectacular dish, you can imagine.” lionaire, Tim Gurner, told Australia and South Africa, market in south-central Am- by the Dutch illusionist artist they’re going to take a picture Being Jewish, Simpson an interviewer that young Simpson told the Volkskrant sterdam. On a quiet side street, M.C. Escher hedge seaweed of it and probably share it on said, “meant that my friends people would be in better daily in September. But in the mix of locals and tourists and salmon salads sprinkled Instagram. If it looks good, would make fun of how, of financial shape if they spent the immediate future, The patiently wait for a table. with crispy fried sesame. their friends will come, too,” course, I’m going to become less money on indulgences Avocado Show will focus on There are only 50 seats, in- “This is why we call our- he said. “That’s basically some famous producer or like avocado toast. European destinations. cluding some on a bright pink selves The Avocado Show, our advertising strategy in a businessman because there’s Simpson said he was moved “To me,” he said, “it’s a story velvet couch. Large plants man,” Simpson told JTA last nutshell.” this stigma that Jews are good by instinct, not the trends. about two guys who wanted to and shiny tables balance out week. “The show is on your In that sense, The Avocado with money, right?” He recalled that he and Zaal do something they love and the gray concrete walls. On a plate.” Show’s success “is a direct And while the expectations were talking about opening just didn’t spend too much wall are three shelves sporting Even when it follows the result of social media,” Simp- placed some pressure on a restaurant and each made time wondering if it’s actually 12 brightly illuminated glass same pattern, each dish is son said. Simpson, he said “it also gave a list of favorite foods. a good idea.” SWU From page 1A it takes to find shelter from over 200 rockets and mor- an incoming bomb? (Dor tars were. 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