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HERALD PAGE6 the Only English-Jewish Weekly in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts ***************CAR-R T SO RT**C-027 24:l 0l/<li./97 R.I. JEWISH HISTORICAL ASSOC JA 130 SESSIONS ST. Rhode Is Iand J ew~~; ~; ~~~:~ .. ~ .~ .. ~; ~:~~~~:;;~\.ll,... l.l,I Sports HERALD PAGE6 The Only English-Jewish Weekly in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts VOLUME LXVI, NUMBER 50 CHESHVAN 18, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1996 35, PER COPY Assassination of Rabin Spurred Teens to Be More Active in Politics by Michele Chabin have coped in the yea r since the JERUSALEM (JTA)-For 14- assassination has depended on year-old Gavriella Lazar of their political and reli gious iden­ Jerusalem, life has never been tities, Ravi v said . quite the same since the assassi­ Before the assassination, he nation of Prime Minister Yitzhak said, right-wing teens had a Rabin one year ago. stronger sense of ideological "I've become more active po­ identity than their left- w ing litically," said Lazar, the daugh­ counterparts. ter of a Conservative rabbi w ho "Theassassinationhelped the describes her politica l views as doves define their identity, and left wing. served as a ca ta Iyst for group "Before the assassina ti on, I identification. Once the initial was somewhat involved, but grief wore off, they experienced since then I've started going to a relative sense of optimism be­ more d emons trations. I' m a cause they felt they had a cause, member of Peace Now Youth, a legacy to fulfill." and I pay a lot more attention to Conversely, teens who op­ what's going on in the coun­ posed Rabin's poli cies "felt very try." pessimistic. They thought that Convinced that intolerance the assassination would ruin VIA Honors Carol J. Grant a nd an atmosphere of hate led them as a cause. It weakened Carol J. Grant (right), vice president of Rhode Island NYNEX, is shown receiving the 1996 to the assassination of Rabin by their identity because they Award for Commitment to Volunteerism, conferred each year by VIA-The Volunteer Center Yigal Amir, La zar said, "Now, didn' t want to belong to what for Rhode Island, from Frankie Wellins, president of VIA's board. The award was presented at instead ofsayingthe first some people ca ll ed a VIA's annual ce lebration party on Oct. 18. thing that comes to 'camp of killers."' mind,I thin.kabout Regard less of the repercus ­ their political sions. A lot of stripe, however, Beth Sholom to Install Rabbi Levine kids I know all the teens in­ are more ca re- terviewed for ful now." this article and Host Scholar-in-Residence Last week said their Congregation Beth Sholom, Nov. 9 - 9 a.m., Shacharit, tling core of Jewish educational ma rked the lives had 275 Camp St. , Providence, will Dvar Torah on Parshat Chaye and spiritual insl"itutions. first yahrzeit i$ been person- observe the installationofRabbi Sarah delivered by Riskin; New York Magazine wrote, "In of Rabin's ally touched Mitchell C. Levine as the Kidd ush to follow services; 3:30 the 1960s a new brand of Ortho­ death, who by Rabin's congregation's new rabbi, and p.m., Risk.in meets with young dox rabbis appeared on the was gunned death. Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Risk.in, as a adults, high school and up; 4:10 American scene, stressing the down Nov. 4, " It was the scholar-in-residence, on Nov. 8 p.m., Minchah; 7 p.m., installa­ relevance ofJewish law for mod­ 1995, after a worst day of my and 9. tion service for Levine; Risk.in, ern life, and willing to take to peace rally in Tel life," said Ari, a The schedule is as follows: keynote speaker. the streets when Jewish inter­ Aviv. soldier from Haifa. Nov. 8-4:lSp.m., Mincha/ Ri sk.in dispels preconceived estsseemed at stake. As the lead­ According to a new "l was too young to Kabbalat Shabbat; 5:30 p.m., notions of what an Orthodox ing figure of the "reach out" survey - and what emerged vote for Rabin during the pre­ Family Shabbat Dinner, reser­ rabbi "should" be like. It's com­ school of Orthodoxy ... Rabbi from interviews with youths vious election, but I supported vationsrequired by Nov. 6. (Call mitment to the modern applica­ Riskin serves as a model for across the political and reli gious his peace process 100 percent." Beth Sholom at 621-9393); 7 p.m., tions of Jewish law has brought scores of rabbis and rabbis-to­ spectrum-theRabinassassina­ Mahmed, a young Israeli lecture and discussion by him to the forefront of a new be. He draws inquiries from in­ tion left a strong imprint on the Arab from Acre who also de­ Risk.in: "Modern Jew's Search · movement towards Orthodox tellectuall y inclined youth on li ves of most Israeli teen-agers. clined to give his last name, said, for Faith." Judaism, as he oversees a bus- (Continued on Page 19) "The vast majority of teen­ "The Arabs in Israel were just as agers were affected by the as­ affected as the Jews, perhaps sassination in one way or an­ even more so. other," said Ami ram Raviv, a "Rabin gave us the first glim­ New Jewish High School Signs Lease psychology professor and re­ mer of hope that Israelis and Now Accepting Applications be accessible from all parts of will offer a mechina (prepara­ Palestinians could one day live searcher at Tel Aviv Univer­ The New Jewish High School the greater Boston area. tory) program that will provide together in peace. I' m a Pales­ sity, who conducted the sur­ recently signed a lease for space "The New Jewish High intensive courses in these areas, tinian, but also an Israeli, and vey before the May elections. in a two-story brick building School is a major achievement as well as classes geared towards In the year since the assassi­ Rabin made it seem like the two near the Brandeis ca mpus. The of the Boston Jewish commu­ students with advanced day nation, Raviv said, "kids have aren' t mutually exclusive. He school, a plura listic school for nity," said Brandeis president school backgrounds. become more involved ." treated us with respect. the Jewish co mmunity of greater Jehuda Rei nha rz. "Brandeis Faculty will also reflec t the "lwantJews loknow thatwe "They a re reading more, Boston, wi ll integrate intensive University looks forward to spectrum of reli gious perspec­ wa tching more .TV news and are hurting, loo." Judaic studies wi th a ri gorous many years of coopera l"i on." tives. Yonalan,a 19-year-old yeshiva are more open to discussion," co llege preparatory program. It Thus far, the school has rai sed The school is currentl y ac­ Ra viv sa id . "On the other hand, student, sa id, "The worst part will open nex t fall for ninth-and more than $1 million. Its tar­ cepting appli ca tions from stu­ was recalling al l the bad things there has not been much politi­ 10th-graders. geted goal is $2 1 / 2 million, dents entering ninth and 10th ca l movement. Very few of those I'd said during Iri ght-wing!d em­ The school wil l use some of achieved by next fa ll. grades. ll will provide financial who opposed the peace process onstrations. Sometimes, I said Brandeis' faci lil ie5 (dining hall, The school will serve young aid to eli gible famili es, and the became neutral, bu t som e things out of a nger and frustra­ library, gym, etc.), enabling it lo people from every Jewish de­ head master is co mmitted to en­ people who were neutral be­ tion, not rea li zing that a fanati c have a bell erinfraslruclure than nomination. Since entering stu­ suring that "tuition wi ll not de­ ca me supporters and more in­ like Yigal Ami r would bestirred many establi shed hi gh schools. dents wil l va ry greatly in their ter any qualifi ed student from volved 1n po!Jl1 cs." by all the shouting. Loca teJ al the juncti on of the 1 lcbrew language skill s and al lending." The de.id linc for Just how 1nd1 vidual teen, (Continued on l'ag1._· 19) Ma ss l'ike and Roule 128, it will Jewish knowled ge, the , hool (Conl11W l>tl on l'agc 19) INSIDE THE OCEAN STATE Miriam Women Focus on Skin Treatment for No matter our age, we all· The Annual Equipment Schizophrenia desire the healthy glowing skin Event will kick off at this meet­ A free program about olan­ that is a mark of youth and ing. As in past years, monies zapine, the latest treatment for beauty. raised by this event will pur­ schizophrenia, will be presented On Nov. 4, Dr. Lori Polacek chase state-of-the-art medical on Nov. 12 from 6 to 10:30 p.m. will speak about "Micro Peels equipment fo r the Miriam. at the Ray Conference Center on and Laser Peels-Youthful Skin Julianne Galkin, Susan Gastel the Butler Hospital campus, 345 in the '90s" at The Miriam Hos­ and Arlene Hertzberg are chair­ Blackstone Boulevard, Provi­ pital Women's Association's fall ing this year's efforts. dence. health education seminar. Cheryl Blazar a nd Harriet This program is for clinical The community is invited to Granoff, vice presidents of the professionals who want to know come and learn the most up-to­ Women's Association, coordi­ the latest on this new medica­ date facts and fallacies regarding na ted the health educatio n tion for severe psychosis.
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