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NETANYAHU continued from Front Page would they agree to join a coalition with the center-left, as a diplomatic heavyweight. Although he doesn’t have the powers of the executive branch, in Israel we do not but they’ve said they’re game for any coalition, including the same level of coziness with President Biden, it doesn’t have a constitution. So a simple coalition majority of 61 a Netanyahu-led coalition. He has his interests and Raam mean Israelis consider him a lightweight in foreign policy. can completely overhaul our Basic Laws. Now there’s an has its interests. It’s transactional politics. Beyond the election, the relationship between Israel attempt to politicize the appointment of judges, of the Would Netanyahu ally with Raam? He will do whatever is and the U.S. is way more than a relationship between attorney general – to turn him into a consigliere of the necessary to stay in power. That’s the difference between two leaders. If Mr. Biden decides to move forward on the prime minister. a politician who brings victory and a politician who offers Palestinian issue in a way that Israelis would object to – It’s a major change in the system of checks and bal- excuses. something I don’t really think would happen – Netanyahu ances in Israel and an attempt to concentrate all power What are the possible scenarios to come out of the would have the benefit of being seen as standing up to the and decision-making with the political majority. If that hap- March 23 elections? U.S. administration and preserving the national interest. pens, there will be far-reaching implications on matters of One, Netanyahu achieves an absolute majority in the The main issue that will define the relationship between religion and state. There will be no courts to protect the Knesset – at least 61 out of 120 seats – with his natural the two administrations is Iran. There we expect real rights of individuals or individual groups like the Reform allies: the ultra-Orthodox parties, Likud, Naftali Bennett decisions to be made, and real interests are going to be movement or women. [leader of the Yamina party], Bezalel Smotrich [leader of affected. It’s not only politics, it’s real life. It’s too early to As someone who heads an institution that sees itself the Religious Zionist party]. say because we still don’t know what will be the American as a guardian of Israel’s constitutional traditions and Two, Netanyahu does not achieve 61 and there’s some policy, how the Iranians will respond and what will be the institutions and values, we very much view with concern kind of broad right-left-and-center coalition of the Zionist view in Israel – not only of the prime minister but also of those motivations and hope that even if such a coalition parties that do not support Netanyahu: former Likud mem- the professional defense establishment. emerges, it will not carry out the initiatives on the table. ber Gidon Saar [New Hope party], Avigdor Liberman [Israel What are the repercussions of Israel not having had a Is there any hope for the once-dominant Labor Party, Beiteinu party], Bennett, Lapid, Meretz, Labor and Blue and budget since 2019? which until very recently was in danger of extinction? White. All of those parties together form some kind of We do not have a budget for political reasons. Back in The Labor Party was near zero in the polls and split up, broad coalition. It could be a very short-lived coalition if May 2020, when the prime minister formed the national and then [party leader] Merav Michaeli brought them back differences within it break it up. unity government with Benny Gantz’s Blue and White party, to life. It’s no longer the central party in Israel’s political Three, continued deadlock: Neither side achieves 61. he realized that if he passes a budget he will have no way system but a party that can win some six seats out of 120, Netanyahu continues to lead an interim government and out of the agreement and will have to transfer the premier- according to polls. in September 2021 we’ll be talking about a fifth election. ship to Mr. Gantz a year and a half later. Netanyahu had no But Michaeli has positioned the party with a very left- Over the last 20 years there’s been a dramatic diminish- intention of doing that and therefore did not pass a budget. leaning list that competes with Meretz for the same shrink- ing of the Israeli left. Is that going to continue? This has huge implications. The budget is basically ing pool of voters. That means Meretz is now fighting for The long-term trend is a decline in the share of Israelis the government’s work plan. When there’s no budget its life. That could shove the Meretz party into the grave that self-identify as left-wing, now about 15% of Israelis. and no legislation, it means total paralysis: no reforms, along with the hopes of the center-left to end Netanyahu’s There’s been a dramatic increase in the last 20 years of no resource allocation, no supplementary allocations for rule. Because if one of these parties fails to achieve the those who define themselves as center, now 25-30%. infrastructure investment, for example. threshold necessary to enter the Knesset, the votes for And about 55% define themselves as right wing, roughly We failed to use this crisis to put in place fundamental that party effectively will be wasted, further weakening divided into one-third center-right, one-third right wing and reforms in government, economy and society, to invest in opposition to Netanyahu. one-third far right. Plus there’s the Arab minority. human capital or physical capital, to account for how the Does continued Netanyahu rule threaten the relation- Within the right-wing camp, about half are religious. post-COVID era will look and ensure that Israel adapts to it. ship between Israel and American Jews? The ultra-Orthodox, who comprise about 11% of Israel’s Especially for the weaker echelons of society, the govern- Assuming Netanyahu builds a coalition with his natural population, is almost 100% right wing and mostly far-right. ment wasn’t there for them. allies, something that in the past he always was very wary There’s quite a significant correlation between level of reli- There are also some positives. The fundamentals of of doing. In 2009, rather than bringing in the far right he giosity and political behavior and identification. Israel’s economy are strong. Israel’s high-tech sector is brought in Labor. In 2013, he built a coalition with Lapid. The political changes over the last 20 years largely have a great exporter and strong producer, and it brought in In 2015, he had Moshe Kahlon [leader of the now-defunct to do with demography (natural growth of the Israeli right) record levels of foreign investment and provided record Kulanu party] as a moderating force within his government. and the second intifada. The second intifada, and to some levels of services during the pandemic. This meant that Now Netanyahu’s options are limited. His only option, if he extent the perception of the outcome of Israel’s 2005 dis- the overall impact on the Israeli economy was relatively has enough votes, will be a coalition with the far right and engagement from Gaza, led to the demise of the left and mild. The overall decline in GDP in 2020 was about 2.4%. the ultra-Orthodox parties. rise of the center. The shekel got stronger. Our credit rating is high. This has implications for Israel-Diaspora relations Meanwhile, the whole definition of what it means to be Is there concern about the possible effects Netanyahu’s because the ultra-Orthodox parties will call the shots on right, left and center is undergoing a radical transforma- reelection would have on democratic institutions in Israel, domestic affairs and on religion and state, and their vulgar, tion due to the unique Netanyahu situation. For example, particularly the attacks he and some of his Cabinet mem- aggressive, repulsive approach toward the non-Orthodox how do you count Saar’s voters? They are right wing, but bers have made on judicial institutions? streams might unfortunately become formal Israeli policy. right wingers who will never go with Netanyahu. And on We know what Netanyahu and his allies would like to And Netanyahu’s power to restrain the ultra-Orthodox is questions of religion and state, the views of those voters achieve with respect to the independence of the Israeli virtually nonexistent. If such a coalition emerges, it won’t overlap with the liberal views of those in the center left. judiciary: There’s a package of legislation waiting to be be good news for Israel-Diaspora relations. The same goes for Liberman: a staunch right-winger who introduced into the Knesset. If he has the majority with his But then again the Jewish people are strong. Of the represents the secular right and has much criticism for ultra-Orthodox allies, the outcome would be not far from more than 15 million Jews worldwide, a majority believe in Netanyahu’s capitulation to ultra-Orthodox demands. an overhaul of our democratic regime as we know it. It liberal democratic values. Netanyahu closely identified with the Trump adminis- would basically strip the authority of the Supreme Court, of Even if the Netanyahu-Orthodox coalition happens, I tration. How might this affect his relations with the Biden judicial review over Knesset legislation, of judicial review don’t advise anyone to see it as the end of Israel-Diaspora administration? over government administrative decisions. It would politi- relations but as a chapter that we will have to overcome in Netanyahu has built a reputation within the Israeli public cize the system of appointment of judges. order to ensure our future. Unlike the American system, where a constitution limits 4 | RABBI STARK JEWISH NEWS • MAY 2021 • www.jewishcanton.org Book of Ruth stands at the center of Shavuot כִּ יאֶ ל־אֲשֶ רתֵּלְכִּי אֵּלְֵּךּובַאֲשֶ ר תָּלִּינִּי אָּלִּיןעַמֵּ ְך עַמִּ י וֵּאֹלהַיְִּךאֱֹלהָּי׃

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HELLO MAY SAO TRIPS CJCF Finally it’s May! Beit Ha’am is still closed but I’m beginning my outdoor JUNE adult visits with colorful flower pots in hand. Since flowers were Wednesday, June 2, at 11:15am organization such a welcome surprise last year I’m doing it again a Gervasi on the Piazza. The patio has been enlarged. Join me and your second time. Potted flowers, with their bright colors, signal friends for our first outing of the year. Wear your mask until the food is warmth and friendship. You are my dear friends and I have served and use hand sanitizer. RAIN DATE- Thursday, June 3 at 11:15am missed you during our long Ohio winter. I have called some of you to set up visits in May and June. If you like, some Tuesday, June 22, at 1:30pm of you may prefer to call me at 330-445-2412 to request a McKinley Museum in Canton, Keller Gallery. (Elevator access) certain day and time. If so please call. We can meet in your Enjoy a docent tour with Kimberly Kenney who will share the traveling yard, a coffee shop, or an outdoor restaurant. exhibit from the Smithsonian...”Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans I hope you will feel comfortable joining me on our out- and World War II” Senior admission $9. Masks and social distancing ings. If you have any suggestions or concerns please call me. Also, if you have a trip to suggest I’d love to set it up. required. Men and women encouraged to attend. Taggarts Ice Cream Again, my number is 330-445-2412. Parlor is a possible stop afterwards. LYNDA HERBERT Hugs, Lynda OUR VAN There is no transportation charge for our two June trips. The van is sanitized after every use. Masks are required and you must sit in the same seat both coming and going. Our van makes drop-offs and pick- ups at your front door or meet us at Beit Ha’am, for the van to Gervasi or Museum parking lot. Call to reserve your seat.

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To Estelle Blau in honor of becoming a Great-Grandmother from Libby Hendler May IMO Jack Goldman from Bev Gross Jerry Frisch • Lynda Herbert • Bob Reaven Toby Roth • Rita Schaner • Rabbi John Spitzer IMO Barbara Herst from Bev Gross STARK JEWISH NEWS • MAY 2021 • www.jewishcanton.org | 7 Thank you for Your Support! Jewish Family Services would like to thank those in the community that contributed to 2021-2023 SJN Community the Fishel and Allan Rudner Matzo Fund. The Fishel and Allan Rudner Matzah Fund is a family tradition that began a long time ago. We are very grateful to Marilyn Feldman and Directory the members of the Jewish Community who have continued this Mitzvah and provided The 2021-2023 Community Directory will go to press in August. help to less fortunate members of our community in their celebration of Passover. Each community member will receive a letter in the mail, with the current informa- This year was very successful despite all the limitations of observing Passover with tion as it appears in our database. family and friends. Our clients were delighted to receive the Temple Israel pre-packaged In an effort to update our database, we are asking everyone to return their letter, assortment of Passover items including chicken and sides. It was a very big hit and confirming your information or updating it by May 31. enjoyed by all! We were thrilled to provide a way for everyone to enjoy the Passover If you do not receive a letter, please contact Vicki Kline 330-445-2407 to have a holiday in a meaningful delicious way! duplicate form sent. WILL NOT ACCEPT CHANGES OVER THE PHONE. You may fax, email or mail us, your changes. Our Directory is only as accurate as the information Our families were extremely appreciative of the generosity and thoughtfulness … below we receive are some comments: “I want to take this opportunity to say thank you for your generous assistance to my fam- One directory per household is mailed free of charge to local members. Due to the cost of production, there will NOT be extra copies available. ily for Passover. We greatly appreciate it because it really helps us celebrate the holiday and have a seder.” Who receives the Federation Directory: • The Directory is included as a benefit with your minimum Campaign Gift “We wish to thank you for the Passover gift that we received from you. It will make our of $36. Passover joyous and fulfilling.” • We include the names of the synagogue members as a courtesy listing “I want to thank you for the generous gift of the Passover meal you have sent us. The • For 2021, we are asking that everyone return the listing letter, regardless of meal was delicious; moreover, your generosity is deeply moving. You are truly practicing whether there is a change in their contact information. The Directory will be tikkun olam.” mailed after the High Holy Days, 2021. Please consider becoming a Friend of the SJN Directory this year with your gift of $18 single/$36 couple.

Janie Zoldan Community Enhancement Fund

On behalf of the entire Zoldan and Altman families we wish to thank the Federation and the Wollinsky Trust for establishing the JANIE ZOLDAN bringing you COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT FUND. This fund will insure that the relation- ship Janie so loved with her hometown Jewish community of Canton will con- tinue for generations. Our family’s only wish is for others to continue to benefit from the kindness and compassion that this Jewish community provides to our members and extended families wher- ever they may be. Michael Zoldan 8 | STARK JEWISH NEWS • MAY 2021 • www.jewishcanton.org Jewish life in 2021: Predictions about the future of politics, culture and anti-Semitism (JTA) — If we learned tancing guidelines, and we saw it again when protesters dramatic court ruling that effectively bars kosher slaughter Shira Feder anything from 2020, it was for racial justice were allowed to gather to march (even in Belgium. I predict that advocates of those bans will push that trying to predict the if they were attacked by police) at the same time that for more countries to adopt them — and that other efforts future on Jan. 1 is a foolish synagogues could not gather in large numbers for prayer to limit aspects of religious practice for Jews and Muslims exercise. Yet here we are, services. Those incidents contributed to anger at the will be emboldened. We could see progress in the move- taking stock of what we government and, in one case, to the burning of masks in ment to ban circumcision of boys — like animal slaughter, learned in this tumultuous, the streets. These kinds of small acts led to months-long it’s an issue that unites the far right and the far left in terrible year and starting to resentments that may well outlast the pandemic. Europe in a way that makes life for Jews here difficult. think about what’s coming What’s on your radar for 2021? The most controversial We’re also going to continue to grapple with the ongo- next. issue that I think will play out in the Orthodox world is ing loss of Holocaust survivors, which the COVID-19 crisis Will Zoom become a per- vaccination. There’s long been a strong anti-vax element has accelerated, and ultimately their disappearance. New manent fixture of Jewish in parts of the Orthodox community, one that has even initiatives will continue to try to capture survivors’ sto- life? What will happen with anti-Semitic attacks once contributed to some recent outbreaks of measles. The ries before it is too late, while at the same time, how the people start spending more time out of their homes? Will big question in 2021 is whether that element drowns out Holocaust is memorialized will continue to be a political Joe Biden bring back the White House Seder — and will efforts to encourage vaccination, which is needed to return issue, especially as Hungary and Poland plan to open state Doug Emhoff, the first Jewish second spouse, be involved? safely to pre-pandemic life. Holocaust museums for the first time. I became JTA’s audience engagement manager this The effect that the pandemic has had on synagogues Marcus Gilban is a Latin America correspondent based month with the goal of deepening our relationship with also can’t be understated. Will people who have chosen in Brazil. readers. One big goal of my job is to take readers behind to attend services online keep doing so? What will be the What’s your takeaway from 2020? More Brazilian Jews the scenes and let them get to know the people who are economic fallout for synagogues? And will anyone ever than ever are making aliyah, and Brazil’s Jewish leaders writing and reporting the news they’re reading. want to sit through a long sermon again? must address this phenomenon or risk the community So I reached out to JTA’s reporting and editing team, Ron Kampeas is the Washington, D.C., bureau chief. shrinking further. One thing I’ve observed in 2020 is that plus some of our correspondents covering Jewish life What’s your takeaway from 2020? Like a lot of profes- opportunity can arise if the communities in Rio and Sao around the world, for their reflections on 2020 and their sional Jews, I’m aware of how easily vicious and toxic Paulo, which traditionally have operated separately, work insights about what to look for in 2021. Here’s what they myths can take hold. You don’t get through studying Jews together. told me. and the 20th century without an awareness of how deep What’s on your radar for 2021? Like other Brazilians, Want to add your predictions? Join the conversation on a capacity for irrational thought runs among men and Jews have been divided politically for years — a split Facebook or Twitter. women. That said, living it in real time this year and watch- worsened after then-presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro Ben Sales covers anti-Semitism and is based in New ing reasonable people buy into myths about QAnon, the visited Rio’s Hebraica club in 2017, and several other divi- York City. pandemic and Black Lives Matter, among others, was eye sive episodes that followed. New leaders are taking over What’s your takeaway from 2020? I learned a lot about opening. Truth is not as powerful as I believed, and that is in several Jewish institutions at the regional, national and the staying power of hateful ideas like QAnon, the influen- sobering for a newsperson. local levels. I’ll be watching to see whether they are able to tial conspiracy theory that is a modern version of the age- What’s on your radar for 2021? I’m paying close atten- unite Brazil’s divided Jews. old ideas that Jews are conspiring to control the world and tion to what the Biden administration does when it comes Jacob Judah is a United Kingdom correspondent based harvest the blood of children. These smears were in vogue to foreign policy. President-elect Joe Biden has said he will in London. as far back as the Middle Ages, but millions of people still rush to reenter the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Iran’s regime, What’s your takeaway from 2020? This year has not believe them today – just in a new form. so far, has indicated that it would welcome reentry and been easy for Britain’s Jews: The community has been What’s on your radar for 2021? I’m trying to never pre- return to the terms that limited uranium enrichment, which badly hit by COVID-19, and worries about finances, friends dict the news because I’m always wrong, but it’s sadly it abandoned after President Donald Trump pulled out in and family are omnipresent. Yet I watched proudly as the safe to say that some people are still going to hate Jews 2018. Will Iran be as accommodating in February as it is community showed that it had not lost the fighting spirit in 2021. I’ll be looking out for what shape that will take. promising now? The regime is unpredictable, hard-liners and campaigning courage that it has built up fighting anti- If and when COVID fades, will street attacks on Orthodox reportedly have the upper hand and there are no guaran- Semitism at home, as it adopted the plight of Xinjiang’s Jews pick back up from 2019? Will anti-Semitic claims that tees. Biden moreover wants to negotiate, after reentering Uyghurs and Muslim minorities as its own. Across the Jews spread the virus fuel a new wave of attacks? Will the deal, the areas that critics said were neglected in 2015, board – from communal newspapers to rabbis and nation- far-right groups, embittered by Trump’s loss, act on their including Iran’s missile program and its adventurism in the al organizations – the Jewish community has become one extremism? Will the progressive Democrats who are criti- region. Would Iran agree to negotiating those differences? of Britain’s most consistently outspoken champions for cal of Israel become more prominent under a new political Would that help calm Israel and Sunni Arab states, which the rights and survival of Xinjiang’s oppressed. administration? And what will that new administration do oppose the deal? Other questions on foreign policy: Does What’s on your radar for 2021? Britain, trying to tie up to combat the rising threat of white supremacist groups? Biden press Israel into talks with the Palestinians? Will the final strands of the Brexit process and now battling a Shira Hanau covers Orthodox communities and is there be more normalization agreements announced with new more transmissible strain of COVID-19, looks set for based in New York City. regional Arab countries? a bumpy start to 2021. But I think that Britain’s Jews will What’s your takeaway from 2020? Something I learned Cnaan Liphshiz covers Europe and is based in be among the first in Europe to return to a semblance of from my beat this year is how easily seemingly small deci- Amsterdam. normality: As COVID vaccines are rolled out across the sions by elected officials can harm long-term relationships What’s your takeaway from 2020? I learned that some country, a glimmer of light suggests that perhaps – if we with communities. We saw this when New York City Mayor people’s responses to a pandemic accelerated by large Bill de Blasio tweeted at “the Jewish community” after a gatherings is to hold large gatherings to protest. large funeral in Williamsburg didn’t adhere to social dis- What’s on your radar for 2021? We ended the year with a Cont'd / See JEWISH LIFE Page 13 STARK JEWISH NEWS • MAY 2021 • www.jewishcanton.org | 9 White supremacist propaganda nearly doubled in 2020 to most in a decade, ADL says (JTA) — Last year, the United States saw the most white paganda did not significantly increase as the election neared, and much of the content Ben Sales supremacist propaganda in a decade, with thousands of the propaganda was unchanged from previous years and did not reference the vote or of flyers, bumper stickers, banners and other propa- COVID-19, said Jessica Reaves, the editorial director of the ADL’s Center on Extremism. ganda reported across the country, according to the Anti- “We can’t know for sure what moves the needle when it comes to propaganda num- Defamation League. bers,” she said. The ADL’s report, published Wednesday, counted 5,125 Reaves said the pandemic had a “mixed” effect on white supremacist propaganda pieces of propaganda distributed by 30 white supremacist efforts. COVID-19, she said, “may have slowed distribution on college campuses, while groups across 49 states in 2020. That’s almost double the it’s possible lockdowns provided white supremacists with more cover and anonymity to number recorded in 2019. post in cities and towns.” The vast majority of the propaganda the group tracked Despite the overall increase in white supremacist propaganda, the ADL found that it came from one Texas-based group that uses traditional dropped by more than half on campuses, to 303 last year from 630 incidents in 2019. American patriotic language and imagery in its materials The ADL said the largest white supremacist event of 2020 was a flash demonstration in — including the phrase “America First,” used by Donald Trump and his supporters. Washington, D.C., in February, before the pandemic became the dominant national issue The rise in propaganda may be attributable to the presidential campaign and election, and the election campaign heated up. according to the ADL, a leading anti-Semitism and extremism watchdog. In the months The vast majority of the propaganda in 2020 — 80% — came from a Texas-based white leading up to the vote, government officials and groups including the ADL warned repeat- supremacist group called Patriot Front, which employs red, white and blue in its materials edly of extremist activity surrounding the vote. and plays on traditional American patriotic language. Those warnings came to bear with the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, which led One of the group’s stickers reads “Life, liberty and the pursuit of victory.” Another to five deaths. (That event, and the white supremacist groups and symbols present there, was not included in the 2020 tally as it took place in 2021.) But while the “charged political climate” may have been conducive to propaganda, pro- Cont'd / See JTA Page 12 10 | CHADASH STARK JEWISH NEWS • MAY 2021 • www.jewishcanton.org The Greatest Gift of All Over 3,330 years ago, G-d gave Moses the Torah on top of Mt. Sinai. The Torah is arguably the greatest gift G-d gave to the Jewish people, and each year on Shavuot we Best of the best,single celebrate this incredible blessing. transportation winner. As the Chadash school year draws to an end right before the holiday which brings such a gem of a gift to the forefront of our minds, I am overcome with all the gifts we have shared in this highly unusual virtual year. I couldn’t help but wonder as we gathered on Zoom for the first time and joined our virtual classroom breakout rooms, if this model would work for us successfully. Well, it did. It did way more than I ever could have imagined, and it did, because we are blessed JULIE ZORN in Canton, OH with the incredible gift of an amazing community. Director of Chadash is blessed with a dedicated and a talented faculty who ensured that despite Lifelong Learning a learning curve of technology, they would find a way to make online learning for our students engaging and fun. We are blessed with parents who committed to picking up supplies each month, overseeing their children’s technology and getting involved when need be to make certain their children got the very most out of the weekly experience. We are also blessed to have such a caring education committee led by co-chairs, Jonathan Wilkof and Mike Magill and our beloved clergy, Rabbi David Komerofsky and Hazzan Bruce TOYOTA Braun who were flexible to refine the worship experience but still created educational and spiritual content for students of all ages. BRIAN CAIN Perhaps the Torah is the greatest gift given to our people by G-d, but I know that my greatest gift in this community Vice President & General Manager is that I’ve been blessed with an extraordinary team. From the bottom of my heart, I am truly grateful and want to pass along a huge Todah Rabah for each person who contributed to another special year of Chadash despite its challenges. CAIN TOYOTA - SCION, INC. CAIN BMW, INC. 6527 Whipple Ave. NW 6461 Whipple Ave. NW From the faculty and staff, we wish you all a wonderful summer, and I can promise, we’ll dream it all up again for another N. Canton, OH 44720 N. Canton, OH 44720 meaningful 2021/2022 school year. L’hitraot! Phone (330) 494-8855 Phone (330) 494-5588 Fax (330) 494-8709 Fax (330) 494-4385 www.caintoyota.com www.cainbmw.com

Mia Olenick to celebrate Confirmation Mia Olenick will celebrate confirmation on the last day of Chadash, the morning of Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. A member of Temple Israel, Mia is a 10th grader at Jackson High School. She is in the Jackson Academy for Global Studies and she absolutely loves it! Mia’s passion for travel has led her to many countries but Spain is her favorite so far. Hopefully Israel will soon be a destination. Mia enjoys writing and has participated in many writing contests. She can often be found jotting down a quick poem. Mia volunteers regularly and closest to her heart is the RAHAB organization. She assists in raising funds as well as helping sort and organize donations for women in need in Canton. In her free time Mia enjoys hanging out with her friends, skiing, Artistic Objects CrossFit.....and her hedgehog Penelope. for Meaningful Spaces Mia is the daughter of Toni and Adam Olenick and the sister of Mason and Noah. Contact Julie Zorn ([email protected]) for the Zoom John Strauss Furniture 236 Walnut Ave NE, Canton, OH | 330.456.0300 link to watch the confirmation service. M-F 10am - 5pm www.straussfurniture.com STARK JEWISH NEWS • MAY 2021 • www.jewishcanton.org | 11

Congratulations to our 2021 Graduating Seniors!

Zachary Samuel Charlick Matthew Joseph Garfinkle Corinne Claudia Slesnick Son of Dayna & Dan Charlick Son of Carolyn and Paul Garfinkle Daughter of Erica and Scott Slesnick Graduating From Jackson High School Graduating from GlenOak High School Graduating from Hoover High School. College is undecided as of print deadline College is undecided as of print deadline Taking a bi-year for study and work before deciding on a college. 12 | CALENDAR STARK JEWISH NEWS • MAY 2021 • www.jewishcanton.org Community Calendar May Activities Temple Israel Programs Chadash Religious School and Sunday, May 2 9:30 AM Confi rmation Temple Israel Adult Education in May 12:30 PM TI Brotherhood Reverse Raffl e Regular adult education classes with Rabbi David Komerofsky will continue Tuesday, May 4 7:00 PM TI History of Reform Movement online through May. No registration is required, and all are welcome. Details and Wednesday, May 5 6:30 PM TI Intro to Modern Judaism begins login information are at www.templeisraelcanton.org/adult-education. The upcom- ing classes are: Sunday, May 9 Mothers Day • History of the Reform Movement - Tuesday, May 4 – 7:00 p.m. Monday, May 10 Jerusalem Day • The Origins of Modern Orthodoxy - Thursday, May 13 – 2:00 p.m. • How Rabbinic Judaism Began and Evolved - Wednesday, May 19 – 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 13 2:00 PM TI Origins of Modern Orthodoxy • Julius and Ethel Rosenberg - Tuesday, May 25 – 1:00 p.m Sunday, May 16 7:00 PM TI Shavuot Learning sessions Archives of former classes are also available on the Temple Israel website. Monday, May 17 Shavuot Admin Offi ces closed Temple Israel Shavuot Services and Study Sessions Tuesday, May 18 Shavuot Admin Offi ces closed Temple Israel will observe Shavuot with two virtual gatherings. 11:00 PM TI How Rabbinic Judaism Began Sunday, May 16 beginning at 7:00 p.m. will be a brief Erev Shavuot service fol- Wednesday, May 19 lowed by four learning sessions. This is the traditional Tikkun Leil Shavuot, during Thursday, May 20 7:00 PM Federation Board Meeting which we study in anticipation of the Shavuot festival commemorating our receiv- Tuesday, May 25 1:00 PM TI Julius and Ethel Rosenberg ing the Torah at Mount Sinai. This year’s online study sessions will be led by Rabbi John Spitzer, Rabbi Jon Saturday, May 29 Haut Bar Mitzvah Adland, Ronit Sherwin, and Rabbi David Komerofsky. Monday, May 31 Memorial Day Admin Offi ces closed Monday, May 17 at 10:00 a.m. will be a Shavuot morning service led by Rabbi Komerofsky, including Yizkor memorial prayers. All are welcome to participate. More information is at www.templeisraelcanton. org/shavuot.

Intro to Judaism with Temple Israel Temple Israel is offering its next series of online Introduction to Judaism class beginning Wednesday, May 5, 2021. The class will meet eight consecutive Wednesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom video conference. Taught by Rabbi David Komerofsky, this course introduces the basics of Jewish thought and prac- tice. Interfaith couples, non-Jews considering conversion, and Jews looking for adult-level basics will find it meaningful. A mix of study, discussion and practical experiences, the course is designed for those interested in exploring a Jewish life. Topics include Jewish holidays, life-cycle events, theology, prayer, Israel, and his- tory. The course is open to all, no prerequisites, just your curiosity. This course can count towards the classwork component for the conversion process with Temple Israel for those taking the class locally. Registration is open at www.templeisraelcanton.org/intro.

JTA continued from Page 9 features a map of the continental U.S. and says “Not stolen, conquered.” A third says “America first,” the slogan with anti-Semitic roots that was adopted and popularized anew by former president Donald Trump. In November, the group held a 100-person march down a main boulevard in Pittsburgh, a city that has become a pilgrimage spot for white supremacists two years after the deadly 2018 synagogue shooting there. Just like in 2019, the only state without reports of white supremacist propaganda was Hawaii. STARK JEWISH NEWS • MAY 2021 • www.jewishcanton.org | 13

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Sam Sokol reports about Israel and is based in Beit shifts, surprise releases are almost ensured. For pop and Philissa Cramer is the editor in chief. Shemesh. rap fans, there should be new Bleachers (Jack Antonoff) What’s your takeaway from 2020? I’ve learned just how What’s your takeaway from 2020? Covering a pandemic and Drake albums. Actor Timothee Chalamet should much JTA readers have to add to the excellent journalism and conducting repeated interviews with the families of become more of a household name through his star turn this news organization has done for more than a century. victims drove home just how difficult, and important, it in the sci-fi epic “Dune.” Same for Ansel Elgort, who will Our efforts to engage our audience in new ways have is to retain journalistic objectivity even while tempering star in Steven Spielberg’s big-screen remake of “West included readership surveys, our Bonds of Life project, it with sympathy for those about whom we are writing. Side Story.” I’m looking forward to “Red Notice,” a comedic commemorating Jews who died of COVID-19 and content Dealing with harassment and personal threats as a result thriller starring my favorite Israeli Gal Gadot, alongside (like this!) that gives readers insight into how we report the of my coverage, as well as having to report on attacks Ryan Reynolds and Dwayne Johnson. news. I’m excited to deepen our relationship with our loyal against fellow journalists (including some who are per- What’s on your radar for 2021? I think we all learned that and attentive readers in the coming year. sonal friends), reminded me that while we in the press are online programming works incredibly well in some areas This was my first year in Jewish journalism, and I’ve required to be detached, outside observers, we can all too and fails completely in others. For example, thousands of learned so much from our reporters all over the world easily become the story if something goes wrong. people have engaged in new areas of Jewish learning and — about people like Zsolt Balla, a Hungarian-born rabbi What’s on your radar for 2021? Like last year, 2021 is explored institutions they didn’t have access to before, praying alone in Germany; about ideas like the Kranjec beginning in Israel with an election looming that could like Jewish museums in foreign countries. But live perfor- Test, which seeks to elevate women’s voice in Torah study; determine whether the country’s longest-serving prime mances — especially those of the most engaging, theatri- and about how we reinvent traditions, even in the midst of minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stays in power. Netanyahu cal kind — don’t translate well through pixels. crisis, as community after community after community did is facing what looks like his most formidable political That said, something fun that did emerge this year and this year, when everything changed. threat with the formation of a new party led by a former should continue into 2021 is the celebrity-studded online Those are just a few of the stories that stuck with me ally, Gideon Saar, as well as serious legal troubles and Jewish event, often for fundraising purposes. For example, this year; I could have chosen so many more. None of deep public anger over his handling of the pandemic. I was able to easily watch a cooking lesson from Michael them would gain the recognition they deserve without a If Netanyahu loses power, the religious right in Israel Solomonov, hear Amar’e Stoudemire tell his inspiring story robust and independent Jewish press, powered by curious could see its power blunted and the religious status quo and listen to Jason Alexander talk about Jewishness with and compassionate reporters making another call and in the country may be shattered in an unprecedented way. Rachel Brosnahan. Look for this type of thing to become asking another question to get the story right. The haredi community will also have to reckon with its even more common. What’s on your radar for 2021? Unfortunately, the crisis handling of the pandemic, which many saw as a failure, Laura Adkins is the opinion editor. in journalism is not abating. Even with many promis- as well as the rabbinic leadership’s growing fears of young What’s your takeaway from 2020? Happy stories don’t ing experiments underway, local news remains under people defecting from the community. sell papers, but I’ve been inspired and amazed at how pressure, something we unfortunately saw this year as Gabe Friedman is deputy managing editor and covers quickly this pandemic has brought to light “the helpers,” multiple Jewish newspapers folded, closed print editions arts and culture. as Mr. Rogers would say, in science, health care, philan- or interrupted publication. At the same time, the polariza- What’s your takeaway from 2020? It’s going to be a weird thropy, feeding the hungry, local acts of kindness and even tion of debate and spread of misinformation has eroded and windy road back to normal in the arts, culture and government. confidence in journalism at a time when setting the record food worlds in 2021 and beyond. The Warner Bros. move It’s also exposed trolls and plenty of bad actors. But straight is more important than ever. Jewish media has not to stream all of its 2021 movie releases at the same time this year reminded me of how much goodness there is in escaped this dynamic. they debut in theaters provoked outrage, but it was also the Jewish community and world at large, and how many But I am optimistic about JTA and believe we can play a sobering reminder of how long companies expect the people truly do engage with the world in good faith. You an important role in bringing Jewish readers together. At a effects of the pandemic to linger throughout the upcoming just have to know how to spot them. time when we are divided in so many ways and also can- year. So if you still don’t enjoy experiencing your favorite What’s on your radar for 2021? I recently predicted on not come together physically, the Jewish media can play Jewish artists’ work at home, or ordering from your favor- Twitter — a bit tongue in cheek — that Jared Kushner and a unique role in convening conversations that otherwise ite Israeli restaurant as takeout, there is plenty of time to Ivanka Trump would make aliyah in 2021. It was light- would be unlikely. In 2021, I am looking forward to expand- get used to it. hearted and acknowledged that they have purchased a ing our reporting team, playing a role in serving local In terms of specific works, there isn’t a ton of big-ticket home in Florida, but generated a lot of discussion, as all readers who might get lost in emerging news deserts and content to preview for now — such as a Nicole Krauss things Trump-adjacent do. The family still enthralls and involving our readers in our storytelling in innovative ways. 14 | LIFECYCLE STARK JEWISH NEWS • MAY 2021 • www.jewishcanton.org

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