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WWW.HERITAGEFL.COM YEAR 43, NO. 10 NOVEMBER 9, 2018 1 KISLEV, 5779 ORLANDO, FLORIDA SINGLE COPY 75¢ Mourner’s Kaddish makes front page

Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s cover on Nov. 2, 2018. Hane Grace Yagel (JTA)—The Pittsburgh is part Hebrew and part The stars now hanging in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh were painted by children from a Manhattan Post-Gazette, the largest Aramaic, is to be recited synagogue, but more are coming from the survivors of other mass shootings. newspaper serving the Penn- Friday—the first Shabbat sylvania city’s metropolitan since the massacre, the Daily area, printed a part of the Beast reported. Stars of Hope brings comfort to Jewish mourner’s prayer On Twitter, historian Aaron in Hebrew as its front-page Astor wrote: “The Jewish headline. Mourner’s Kaddish is one of The first four words of the most important prayers Pittsburgh with help of trauma survivors the Mourner’s Kaddish were of all. This was a very mov- By Arielle Kaplan and strength. One, painted yellow with five “This is how you bring hope and heal- printed on Friday’s front page ing gesture by the Pittsburgh Ben Sales red hearts at its points, reads “Love.” ing back, to let them know that there’s as a tribute to the 11 people Post-Gazette to post it as the Another—green, blue and pink—says good and there’s compassion and people killed last weekend in a shoot- headline.” PITTSBURGH (JTA)—In the middle of “life.” A third, painted in red and blue care,” said Jeff Parness, the founder of ing attack at the city’s Tree of Jodi Kantor, an investiga- the day on Tuesday, above a growing pile stripes, has a variant of the same word Stars of Hope, who drove here from his Life synagogue, allegedly by a tive journalist for The New of wilting flower bouquets and sympathy in Hebrew: “Chai.” home in New York City following the far-right extremist. The words York Times, wrote that the cards, five wooden, five-pointed stars Other stars hang on telephone poles shooting. mean “may His great name be unusual headline is “The ulti- hung on a signpost in front of Tree of and building frames. A row of 11, in “People want to do something tangible, exalted and sanctified.” mate tribute to the victims. A Life Congregation, where 11 Jews were plain white with black lettering, carry but what do you do in a tragedy like The same prayer, which statement that Jews belong.” gunned down three days before. the names of the victims. this?” he asked. “You can’t bring people Similar stars hang around the world at The stars come from a project called back. [But] you can hug them with love sites of other mass shootings known now Stars of Hope, which organizes com- and you can express your compassion by the shorthand of the cities where they munities to paint stars like these for through art.” Pittsburgh is took place: San Bernardino. Orlando. victims of disasters. The stars are then The stars now hanging in Squirrel Newtown. Parkland. hung in the affected communities, and Hill, the diverse Jewish neighborhood Now they hang here, brightly colored tend to stay up even as other memorials and carrying messages of comfort and are cleared away. Hope on page 14A where I lived By Lee Chottiner briskly to their next appoint- ments. Women push strollers Despite mixed reactions, Trump visits LOUISVILLE, Ky. (JTA)— heavy with kids. Fliers for On Saturday, the front line in this Jewish event or that are the struggle to save and per- taped to street lamps and shop Pittsburgh days after synagogue shooting petuate Judaism ran through windows. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. And there are the syna- By Jackson Richman I know a little something gogues. Like everywhere, about that front line. Born synagogue life is in jeopardy (JNS)—Despite mixed re- in Pittsburgh, raised in her as Jews increasingly reject actions, U.S. President Donald suburbs, an adult living on organized religion. Still, it is Trump arrived in Pittsburgh’s the North Side and East End impossible to walk a couple Squirrel Hill neighborhood of the city, I am—with apolo- blocks in Squirrel Hill without on Tuesday afternoon in the gies to my new hometown seeing a shul. They’re in old aftermath of a gunman kill- in this city—a Pittsburgher houses, stately temples with until I die. stained glass windows or As the editor of The Jewish buildings, like Tree of Life, Chronicle of Pittsburgh for constructed along modern 13 years, ground zero for my architectural lines. One con- coverage was Squirrel Hill, gregation, according to urban the Pittsburgh neighbor- legend, started life in a man- hood where Tree of Life*Or sion whose previous owner’s L’Simcha synagogue, the wish was that a Jew never scene of Saturday’s deadly own it. That was the benign shootings by an anti-Semitic anti-Semitism we were used gunman, is located. to until Saturday’s brand left Squirrel Hill is an upscale, us all scarred. I know Tree David Aaronson/Twitter multi-ethnic neighborhood. of Life*Or L’Simcha very U.S. President Donald Trump huddles in prayer outside the Tree of Life Synagogue with Bistros, cafes and trendy well. My great-uncle Her- Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers and first lady Melania stores line Murray and Forbes man Halpern, a giant in the Trump, as the president’s daughter, Ivanka, and her husband and senior adviser to the avenues. Schenley Park, with Conservative movement of his president Jared Kushner look on. its wide, shady lanes tying the day, was the rabbi there years universities to prewar homes, ago, when it was just Tree of ing 11 people and injuring six secretary Sarah Huckabee adviser Stephen Miller and attracts cyclists and runners Life. I reported on a succes- others at the Tree of Life*Or Sanders; and White House Treasury Secretary Steven and picnickers. L’Simcha Synagogue. deputy chief of staff for com- Mnuchin, all of whom are It is simply a beautiful place Pittsburgh on page 14A The visit comes as the com- munications Bill Shine. Jewish. to live and be. munity buried the first of the Also accompanying the Additionally, Israeli Ambas- But everywhere are remind- victims on Tuesday. president were his daughter, sador to the United States Ron ers that Squirrel Hill was, and The president was accom- Ivanka Trump, and son-in-law Dermer was on the ground, is, the heart of Pittsburgh panied by his wife, Melania; and senior adviser Jared Kush- Jewish life Bearded men chief of staff John Kelly; press ner, as well as senior-policy Trump on page 15A in kippot and fedoras walk PAGE 2A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 World’s largest rabbinic gathering to honor victims of Pittsburgh massacre

Bentzi Sasson Rabbis attending the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchim) in Brooklyn, N.Y. last year. Last week, the 10 rabbis days after the horrific anti- ture of how we are part some- from professionals and col- college campuses, ensuring ever. His teachings continue of the seven metro Orlando Semitic shooting in Pitts- thing global and the fastest leagues with years of expe- a lasting impact on the next to be a guiding force as a new Chabad centers joined 5,600 burgh that left 11 dead and growing Jewish movement,” rience. The topics covered generation. generation of both Jews and rabbis and communal leaders as the Chabad-Lubavitch said Rabbi Yanky Majesky of run the gamut of their They continue the legacy non-Jews seeks to positively from all 50 U.S. states and movement marks nearly 10 the Chabad of North Orlando. concerns: combating anti- of the Rebbe, Rabbi Men- change the world for the more than 100 countries, years since the murder of “On a personal level, my Semitism; counseling and achem M. Schneerson, of better. hailing from as far away as Rabbi Gabi and Rivky Holtz- siblings and classmates are guiding congregations in the righteous memory, who The conference will include Laos and Angola, Ghana berg, directors of Chabad- Chabad rabbis all over the aftermath of the Pittsburgh spearheaded a global Jewish a memorial for the victims of and Uzbekistan, at the In- Lubavitch of Mumbai, in world, this is a great chance attacks; synagogue security; revival after the Holocaust. the Pittsburgh Massacre. In ternational Conference of the 2008 terrorist attacks in to catch up and of course the opioid epidemic; mental Universally known simply as Orlando, the Pittsburgh Mas- Chabad-Lubavitch Emissar- Mumbai. learn best practices from health; stemming the tide the Rebbe, Rabbi Schneer- sacre was commemorated ies (Kinus Hashluchim) in “All year we are building each other.” of assimilation; counsel- son is considered the most with a Memorial Service and Brooklyn, N.Y. and strengthening our local The rabbis—each em- ing troubled relationships; influential rabbi in modern Mitzvah Campaign in honor The annual event, the Jewish communities, it is bracing multiple roles and inclusion; and a conference history. Although he passed of the victims, on Monday largest Jewish gathering in extremely inspiring to come responsibilities—explored within the conference for away 24 years ago, the Rebbe’s night, Oct. 29, at the Chabad North America, came just together and see the big pic- relevant issues, and learned rabbis who serve students on legacy remains as vibrant as Center in Maitland. This is Squirrel Hill to me By Sharon Weil We moved to Squirrel Hill our life—from school, work, can in the street... for hours. And on Shabbat... We usu- from Israel with three young shul, movie theaters, grocery That is Squirrel Hill to me. ally went to Beth Shalom, Sharon Weil spoke with children, leaving our family stores, and the library—is It’s where my daughter was but because the Jewish Com- Ilana Ivan at the Chabad vigil behind. We knew one per- within a 15-minute walk from so busy reading her book while munity in Squirrel Hill is so last Monday evening. This is son when we arrived in this our house. Everything. she walked that she didn’t pay fluid, we often chose to go to what she shared. gritty, run-down looking This is why everyone truly attention while crossing the Temple Sinai or Sha’are Torah I have many homes. I’m city. When we left five years knows everyone else. street. An acquaintance of or Tree of Life (which was just used to living far from my ago... well, we knew almost It’s an Urban Jewish Com- ours saw her. Stopped, and 4 blocks from our home). home, Israel, when a pigua everyone. munity where the JCC on reprimanded her. Then called So on Shabbat morning (terror attack) occurs and I I know it sounds impos- the corner has a clock on its me to tell let me know. That when my phone pinged that walk around in a stupor with sible, but that is what it’s like tower with the letters alef, bet, is Squirrel Hill to me. there was an active shooter my heart aching to be near to live in Squirrel Hill. It’s gimel, etc., on its face. That is It’s where you run out in a Pittsburgh synagogue I my loved ones. Many of you a neighborhood where at its Squirrel Hill to me. of sugar and you have 10 knew that we would be im- here know that ache. center are Forbes and Murray It’s where my son at 12 years neighbors you can ask. That pacted because that is Squirrel Today, one of my homes and where there are shops, res- old would play outside with is Squirrel Hill to me. Hill to me. my heart, are broken. Squirrel taurants, grocery stores and his friends and their favorite On our street, there were 20 Squirrel Hill is like Cheers Hill, Pittsburgh. dry cleaners. Everything in pastime was playing kick the homes—six of them had suk- where “everybody knows your kot. The kids would run from name.” It’s a community that one to the other checking Sharon Weil is so tight knit that this is them out because they could. not “just another shooting.” Yiddish spoken here That is Squirrel Hill to me. Yiddish and celebrated holi- This is a community where This is a community where days with us. That is Squirrel our Chinese neighbors spoke Hill to me. Weil on page 14A

Participants in the monthly Yiddish class taught by Susan Bernstein. The Yiddish language question and meeting this our parents and grandparents, today is widely spoken by challenge by attending a the way to express certain Orthodox Jews who want monthly gathering called “A emotions that just cannot be to preserve the sanctity of Nosh of Yiddish,” sponsored expresses adequately in other Hebrew, the holy language, by the Jewish Pavilion, at languages. It is the mentality thus reserving it for study Brookdale Island Lake each of our people, the way we think of sacred texts, relegating third Thursday of the month and what we believe. Yiddish to be spoken in day- at 10:30 a.m. This program is open to to-day conversation. When each participant was the public and newcomers Is there a future for Yid- asked to state why they felt it are welcome. The programs Remembering the Pittsburgh victims at Lake dish in other communities was important to attend this include grammar exercises when the number of Yid- program, the overwhelming and vocabulary, short con- Mary Prep dish speakers has dropped response had to do with the versations, stories, songs, and Nadav Weil, son of Aaron and Sharon Weil, organized a vigil at Lake Mary Prepara- nearly 50 percent from 1980 desire to keep the language of course, a nosh. For more tory School to commemorate the lives lost in Pittsburgh at Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha to 2007? alive. information, please contact synagogue. A small group of Orlando Collectively they stated: It Susan Bernstein at susanjew- “Nadav spoke beautifully and poignantly,” said Sharon. residents are answering this represents the memories of [email protected]. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 PAGE 3A Israeli lawmakers see Pittsburgh shooting as a time to talk about pluralism By Marcy Oster nocent Jews in Pittsburgh, call on Minister Bennett not Pennsylvania,” without saying to suffice with condolences, JERUSALEM (JTA)—The where it took place. but to recognize liberal Jewish deadly shooting at a Conserva- Prime Minister Benjamin streams and unite the people.” tive synagogue in Pittsburgh Netanyahu in a tweet Monday He was referring to the fact has underlined tensions in appeared to join in the criti- that Education Minister Naf- Israel over the haredi Ortho- cism of such omissions. tali Bennett, who also serves dox rabbinic establishment’s “Jews were killed in a as Diaspora minister, flew to disenfranchisement of the synagogue. They were killed Pittsburgh in order to visit Diaspora’s non-Orthodox because they are Jews. The the synagogue, meet with the Jewish streams. location was chosen because local Jewish community and Following Saturday’s ram- it is a synagogue. We must participate in the funerals of page by a gunman that left never forget that. We are one,” the victims. 11 worshippers dead, an he tweeted. Speaking Sunday night at Israeli government minister In a tweet Sunday morn- a vigil in Pittsburgh, Bennett and the country’s opposition ing, Deputy Minister Michael said, “We stand together, as leader both called on Israel to Oren, a former Israeli ambas- Jews from all communities recognize the liberal streams sador to the United States, united, as well as members of of Judaism. said: “The Conservative Jews all faiths. Together we stand. Others criticized the haredi of Pittsburgh were sufficiently Americans, Israelis. People Miriam Alster/Flash90 Orthodox media in Israel for Jewish to be killed because who are together saying ‘no’ to Michael Oren speaks at a conference in the Israeli parliament in 2016. not calling the Tree of Life they were Jews but their move- hatred. The murderer’s bullet Congregation, the site of the ment is not recognized by does not stop to ask: Are you control of religious affairs in non-Orthodox movements Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief attack, a synagogue in their the Jewish State. Israel must Conservative or Reform, are Israel, and does not recognize have long objected to their Rabbi David Lau was pulled news reports, instead using bolster these communities, you Orthodox? Are you right the Conservative and Reform disenfranchisement in Israel, into the debate Sunday by an the term “Jewish center.” already challenged by assimi- wing or left wing? It has one movements as legitimate Jew- and have called on the Is- interviewer for the Modern Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak lation, by strengthening our goal, and that is to kill inno- ish streams. They do regard raeli government to recognize Orthodox Makor Rishon Yosef, in a heartfelt statement ties with them.” cent people. Innocent Jews.” their followers as Jews if they their movement and its rabbis newspaper. The interviewer about the attack, also referred The American-born Oren, Israel’s haredi Orthodox otherwise are Jewish under for issues like marriage, burial only to “the murder of in- in a Hebrew tweet, added: “I Chief Rabbinate is largely in halachah, or Jewish law. The and conversion to Judaism. Lawmakers on page 15A Major Orthodox Jewish group slams attacks on Trump after Pittsburgh massacre By United with Israel “The strong condemna- and his strong words against sion to move the U.S. Embassy tion by elected officials from anti-Semitism are greatly to Jerusalem and recognize On Wednesday, the Na- both political parties, and needed and appreciated. Jerusalem as Israel’s capital” tional Council of Young especially President Trump Those who have taken to and for “treat[ing] its consul- Israel addressed criticism of and his administration, were criticizing the president were ate in Jerusalem like any other President Donald Trump fol- clearly heartfelt and we very doing so prior to this hor- consulate . . . rather than lowing a synagogue shooting much appreciate it. President rific mass murder occurred, having it act like an embassy in Pittsburgh that represents Trump’s decision to visit and it is unseemly that they to the Palestinian Authority the worst attack on Jews in the Congregation Etz Chaim, as would use this massacre to that reports directly to Wash- U.S. in the nation’s history. well as the hospital in order denounce the president at ington, D.C.” NCYI counts 25,000 families to spend time with those this time.” The statement continued, among its members at 135 wounded in the attack, to- The statement continued “The leading anti-Semitic branch synagogues across the gether with his wife Melania, by lauding Trump as “the best nation in the world is Iran, globe, in the United States, daughter Ivanka, son-in-law friend Israel has ever had in which regularly calls for Israel, and Canada. Jared Kushner and members the White House,” noting that Israel’s destruction and “We were horrified to of his administration, is a very he “has stood up and defended welcomes Holocaust deniers. hear the news about the important act of solidarity Israel more strongly than any President Trump has taken anti-Semitic murderous ram- with our community. president before him” and strong action by sanctioning The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images page against Jews praying at “We are saddened that “visited Israel on his first Iran and ending the nuclear President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump Congregation Etz Chaim in some, even within our Jewish foreign trip,” becoming “the deal that enabled Iran to visit Pittsburgh with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner three Pittsburgh,” said NCYI in a community, have attacked first president to visit and pray increase its defense budget days after the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue there, statement published by Arutz the president and his policies at the Western Wall while in by 40 percent. Iran is the Oct. 30, 2018. Sheva. “Like our fellow Jewish instead of using this period office.” leading supporter of Hamas organizations, we released a as one of healing. This is not Pro-Israel Officials, Pro- and Hezbollah, two major “President Trump has spo- Greenblatt, his special rep- statement expressing unity a time for political attacks. Israel Policy terrorist organizations com- ken openly and proudly about resentative for International with the victims, and we The mass murderer who tar- The organization also ex- mitted to Israel’s destruc- his deep love for his daughter Negotiations and Middle East reached out to our Young Is- geted Jews in the Pittsburgh pressed gratitude to Trump for tion. President Trump also and adviser Ivanka Trump, Envoy. U.N. Ambassador Nicki rael Synagogue several blocks attack opposed President “appoint[ing] the most pro- crushed ISIS, which has who converted to Judaism; Haley has done an amazing away to offer assistance in the Trump and penned vicious Israel ambassador to Israel been an anti-Semitic ter- his son-in-law Jared Kushner, job standing up for Israel at aftermath of this tragedy. Our things about him. President ever appointed, Ambassador rorist organization. No U.S. who is Jewish; and his three the U.N. and National Security hearts ache and our souls cry Trump is clearly not respon- David Friedman, a Young president has taken stronger Jewish grandchildren. The Adviser John Bolton has a long out for the shattered families sible for the deadly shooting, Israel member who assisted action against these entities president also has an Ortho- in Pittsburgh. and his response to the attack with President Trump’s deci- than President Trump. dox Jewish adviser in Jason Orthodox on page 15A Oman calls for recognition of Israel at regional forum (The Tower via JNS)— efforts. On his trip, the prime unveiled, the Palestinian lead- between Israelis, Palestinians Oman publicly called for minister was accompanied by ership has derided the deal as & their neighbors. Looking regional recognition of Israel his wife, Sara, as well as senior “the slap of the century” and forward to seeing more meet- a day after Israeli Prime Min- officials, including the head of have boycotted efforts by the ings like this!” he said. ister Benjamin Netanyahu the Mossad intelligence agency U.S. to formulate a new peace The last high-profile visit made a historic visit to the and members of his national initiative. by an Israeli official to Oman Sultanate on Friday, The Je- security team. Attending the summit, occurred in 1996, when for- rusalem Post reported. “We are not saying that the Bahrain’s foreign minister mer Prime Minister Shimon Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdul- road is now easy and paved Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa Peres traveled to the country lah, Oman’s Minister for with flowers, but our priority voiced support for Oman’s ef- to meet with the sultan and Foreign Affairs, told a security is to put an end to the conflict forts to bring together Israelis open an Israel Trade Repre- forum in Bahrain that “Israel and move to a new world,” bin and Palestinians, while Saudi sentation office. is a state present in the region, Alawi told the forum. Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel On Thursday, at and we all understand this. The minister clarified that al-Jubeir also stressed that the launch of the Israeli The world is also aware of while Oman was offering ideas they key to normalization was Innovation Center at the Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah this, and maybe it is time for to further peace between the peace process. Peres Center for Peace and Israel to be treated the same Israel and the Palestinians, The U.S. Middle East envoy Innovation in Tel Aviv, Netan- do it. But it may mean that “We should do both, but I [as other states] and to also the Sultanate was not acting Jason Greenblatt welcomed yahu hinted at a new opening equally true and perhaps even think you should not under- bear the same obligations.” as an official mediator. Rather, the “warming ties and grow- with the Arab world. truer is that if you open up to estimate the openness and the Netanyahu traveled to Alawi said, Oman was relying ing cooperation between our “We always thought that the Arab world and you nor- thirst in the Arab world today Oman at the invitation of the on the United States and ef- regional friends” in a tweet on if we solved the Palestinian malize relations with them, for Israel,” noted Netanyahu. country’s leader, Sultan Sayyid forts by U.S. President Donald Friday. “This is a helpful step problem, it would open up it will open the door for an “And the reason, the first Qaboos bin Said Al Said, in a Trump in working towards for our peace efforts & essen- the doors to peace with the eventual reconciliation and reason before anything else, development that Washington the “deal of the century.” tial to create an atmosphere of broader Arab world. And that’s peace with the Palestinians,” is that we’re there in innova- said could help regional peace Although still not officially stability, security & prosperity certainly true if you could he said. tion.” PAGE 4A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 When will Jews ever learn to abandon their compulsive affection for the Democrats?

By Norman Berdichevsky Krauthammer; Joshua Muravchik, scholar heritors of the mantle of Jewish concerns for direction... “For the Sake of the Public Interest” at the American Enterprise Institute; Bill “social justice,” followed Obama wherever he rather than “Repairing the World.” The 78 percent figure frequently referred to Kristol, columnist and editor of the Weekly led, rather than view the candidates with an Likewise, appeals to Jews by Democrats by Democrat apologists as if it were The Holy Standard; Dick Morris, political analyst and open mind. This election will see the pot boil committed to higher and higher taxes for Grail, is based on entry or exit polls whereas former campaign adviser to President Bill over for those Jews who need no more evidence. the “common good” ignore the many rab- many Jews are reluctant to identify themselves Clinton; David Horowitz, editor of Frontpage They will have to face up to taking the cure binic rulings and Old Testament’s definition as conservatives and risk peer pressure. In Magazine; Jonah Goldberg, National Review or remain partners in their own demise as an of charity as a purely voluntary act and that its many synagogues, there are both rabbis and columnist; film producer David Zucker and influential and respected community. highest form is from an anonymous donor to congregants who have a knee-jerk reaction to comedian Jackie Mason. In 2018 they have Liberal Jews who cannot be dissuaded from an anonymous recipient. Taxation to support political issues denigrating conservatives and been joined by the most successful conserva- their support of the Democrats take refuge in the priestly class was the tithe—a flat tax of Republicans as reactionaries or anti-Semites, tive Jewish spokesmen, Ben Shapiro, radio spurning Israel to feel comfortable with the 10 percent, NOT a progressive one! Their scant yet even if the real figure is “only” 70 percent, show host Dennis Prager, and many new black “Progressive” camp or recall that their major knowledge of both the Bible and Talmud is, as it is tragic and signifies the Jewish vote is of supporters of President Trump. interest is really in furthering what they think could be expected, derived from supporters of little strategic importance in the pocket of Jews, from the time of the first post-Civil is “social justice,” linking it to the traditional a wholly secular Democratic platform. one party. War election until 1932, traditionally voted Jewish concern for “Tikun Olam” (Repair of Some prominent American Jews, par- The fact that Senator Joseph Lieberman, Republican or even Socialist rather than the World). In this regard they are mistaken ticularly among those who cannot escape the whose nomination on the Democratic ticket for the party identified in large parts of the and have accepted the contemporary Holly- trance they have inherited as “progressives” in 2000 caused waves of ecstatic jubilation country until the 1960s with Sunday “blue wood ultra-liberal Reform interpretation that and are essentially secular and ultra-critical among many Jews, also refused to support laws,” discrimination against blacks, and Jewish tradition and the biblical injunctions of capitalism and American society with its Barack Obama in 2008 and spoke at the Repub- segregation. Even as late as 1948, American of the prophets promoted what they think are underlying Christian values, have developed a lican National Convention in support Senator Jews were proud to give a slap in the face to the “progressive” social and economic policies. new kind of psychological self-hatred to exhibit John McCain is ignored. Most American Jews Democrats in the run up to the presidential As argued cogently by biblical scholars not in a disassociation from the State of Israel and continue to be oblivious to the fact that the election, in spite of their idealization of FDR. the thrall of apologizing for the Democratic their religious heritage. most outstanding, talented Jewish individu- Many Jewish liberals whose identity had Party, the expression “Tikun Olam” is not Now, that Jewish solidarity is politically als in public life uniformly saw the obvious been stamped three generations ago by their the automatic Liberal agenda on social and incorrect and Israel is so resented as a success- dangers of an Obama presidency and warned grandparents under FDR, continue to picture economic policy so fondly embraced by a ful and prosperous society by so many among against it, including, to name a few, Charles themselves as enlightened and the true in- majority of the Jewish electorate—including the world’s poor and “oppressed,” they must abortion, feminism, pacifism, opposition to seek compensation and expiation from their gun rights, affirmative action, environmental fellow “progressives” by identifying with the conservation, etc. On almost all these issues, prevailing winds of anti-Semitism disguised The disease of anti-Semitism observant Jews are fundamentally at odds with as anti-Zionism. the secular/liberal Jewish majority. Basically, infects everyone the thrust of Tikun Olam is in the opposite Democrats on page 15A By Fiamma Nirenstein based, or in the rooms of extreme left, which now paints Jews as monsters with missiles. Israel and and those who (JNS)—It was a gray and drizzly day in “All Jews must die” is anti-Semitism’s uni- Pittsburgh, in what is usually a beautiful place, versal slogan. It is found in the hundreds of green and fresh, when a synagogue was hit at thousands of posts per second on social media, float so-called ‘social justice’ 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, becoming yet another which rips kipahs and Stars of David from the target of that inexhaustible strain that is necks of Jews on the street and beats them, By Justin Amler standard is one of the fundamental canards homicidal anti-Semitism—one of history’s and has been the driving force behind 1,986 of historical anti-Semitism. most flourishing plants. anti-Semitic incidents in 2017 in the United (Mida via JNS)—Social-justice warriors and BDS is a group more interested in taking As the alleged gunman Robert Bower opened States—a nearly 60 percent increase over the progressives went berserk this week when Is- cherry tomatoes off supermarket shelves than fire on Jews who were participating in Shabbat- year before, according to a report by the Anti- rael exercised its right, as any sovereign nation, helping ordinary “Palestinians” feed and take morning services on Saturday morning, he Defamation League. to determine who enters its borders. It barred care of themselves. Every ‘success’ of theirs screamed, “All Jews must die.” And it’s happening across the globe. an anti-Israeli American student from entering means more suffering for those ordinary Arabs He was, it seems, a “lone wolf,” and they The gunman who committed the massacre the country and ordered her deported over her who are just trying to make a living. This was are attributing the gesture by this monster at the synagogue in Pittsburgh couldn’t have alleged support for anti-Israel boycott efforts. perfectly illustrated when they successfully that shot upon this Jewish community to the used a better banner for the growth of hatred There are few places on earth whose very forced the Israeli company SodaStream to extreme right. So many people right now un- against Jews, who from the right infects the mention causes anger hives to break out, relocate from their Judea and Samaria loca- derline the “radicalization” of the “climate” left with Nazi stigmas, and from the left to the rivers of rage to flow and violent marches of tion, forcing thousands of Arab citizens of the that characterizes American society and its right with the hate for Israel, which pulsates madness to occur, like one small country on Palestinian Authority to lose their jobs. hatred towards immigrants. And they point among white supremacists and the bourgeoisie the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. The hypocrisy of the leaders and advocates to Trump’s era. Many of those interviewed alike. It passes from the history of Nazism to That place, of course, is Israel—a country, of this movement is so blatant, further evi- name it openly, while others just allude to the Arab world, which spreads lies about Israel, according to some fanciful media, that is a kind denced by BDS leader Omar Barghouti, who it. This is the prevailing narrative, despite echoed inside the United Nations. of mammoth super state that encompasses studied at Tel Aviv University in the same the fact that Bower had not only written Schoolbooks in the Arab world are full of most of the Middle East, continually gobbling country he wants to boycott! Or how about murderous drivel against Jews and their defamation of the Jews. Nations like Iran and up surrounding lands and expelling its people. fierce Israeli critic, Roger Waters, who has no organizations that assist immigration, but Syria, and terror organizations such as Hezbol- It is amazing that there is more time devoted problem playing with great enthusiasm in Rus- also direct words of disdain against U.S. lah, Hamas, the PLO and Islamic Jihad all have by supposed “human rights” groups, United Na- sia—not exactly known as the gold standard President Donald Trump. as their explicit aim the genocide of the Jews. tions resolutions and other so-called “freedom” in human rights. But it’s nothing more or less than pure During this time of urgency, attributing the movements, on this country than all other Then there are the rising young stars of anti-Semitism—in this case, Nazi-inspired fever to the “radicalization” of the Trump era is countries on earth combined. That means the Democratic Party—young and hip and anti-Semitism. The anti-Semitic hydra has just an attempt to put make the game so small, that North Korea, who starves its people; Af- good-looking millennials, whose anti-Israel so many heads, and they are showing up so narrow compared to this hydra with so many rican countries, who ignore their people; Arab stance will guarantee their status as social everywhere, all over the world. heads. Neo-Nazis are just a part of contemporary regimes, who execute their people—all fail to justice warriors. It’s awful to see the TV images of police anti-Semitism, and not the larger. garner the kind of outrage reserved only for Stars such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who armed to the teeth, occupying a quiet neigh- Journalist Fiamma Nirenstein was a mem- this tiny Jewish state. A state 19 times smaller openly criticizes Israel for “the occupation of borhood, but it is neither the first nor the last ber of the Italian Parliament (2008-13), where than California and a 103 times smaller than Palestine” yet in a PBS interview admits she episode of this kind—whether it comes from she served as vice president of the Committee Saudi Arabia. actually knows nothing about Israel! the right or the left. We need to understand on Foreign Affairs in the Chamber of Deputies, Of course, no country is ever above criti- Or how about Julia Salazar, the pro-BDS that this war must be fought from the north served in the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, cism, yet when it comes to Israel, the social “Jewish” successful candidate, who it turns to the south, from the east to the west and and established and chaired the Committee for justice that so many of its critics say they crave out isn’t even Jewish! With Julia, every day is upside down, in advanced and Third World the Inquiry Into Anti-Semitism. A founding morphs all too easily into anti-social justice. a new adventure as each lie begins to unravel countries, in wealthy neighborhoods in the member of the international Friends of Israel A case in point is the BDS movement who with the frequency of a day time soap opera United States, in the Parisian banlieues, in Initiative, she has written 13 books, including feature the words, “Freedom, Justice, Equal- scandal. heavily populated areas where immigrants “Israel Is Us” (2009). Currently, she is a fellow ity” under their logo, yet fail to pursue any of I suppose there’s a romantic connotation reside in Brussels and London, and in bour- at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. those goals. They claim to be a group devoted for someone who fights for justice, someone geois buildings where far-right movements are Translation by Amy Rosenthal. to freedom for “Palestinian” Arabs, yet not once who fights for freedom, someone who fights have we ever seen them actually helping the for the little guy. And why not? We all like to THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE VIEWS OF HERITAGE MANAGEMENT. people they are so “devoted” to. believe in the common man or the common Think about it. Have you ever heard of them woman taking on those mighty institutions ✡ ✡ ✡ CENTRAL FLORIDA’S INDEPENDENT JEWISH VOICE ✡ ✡ ✡ doing something, anything, positive or ben- who would roll over your rights and roll over ISSN 0199-0721 Winner of 46 Press Awards Editor/Publisher eficial to the very people in whose name they your freedoms without so much as battering Jeffrey Gaeser claim to be carrying out their activities? While an eyelid.

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Fortunately, because of my such a contest would attract with the Jewish people. it altogether. is unleashed, among other But let’s be clear, anti- many Christian friends, and anti-Semitic trolls online who Fortunately, many Chris- And yes, embrace the Jew- things, when hate is fostered Semitism is not new, and is meaningful interaction with felt the need, and right, to post tian friends repel this underly- ish people unconditionally. and allowed to go unchecked. not the “fault” of any one them, I get to witness, experi- their hateful messages. ing hate that’s often rooted in Stand with us. Try to under- But anti-Semites rarely need political leader. Political and ence, and be strengthened by Then I became shocked by a replacement theology strain stand us and why we might an “excuse” to do so. religious leaders can allow love and support expressed to the hubris and regularity of of Christianity. Refreshingly, resist and not trust your Following the attack on the anti-Semitism to grow like me, but really through me and such posts. Not a day goes by some friends are shocked overtures given the history of Pittsburgh synagogue last a disease in a petri dish, by meant for the Jewish people as that I don’t have to take down because they’ve never heard “the church” that’s persecuted week, many blame the current doing nothing to stop it or by a whole. I do everything I can someone’s post and block of replacement theology or us, for centuries. president and his rhetoric for fanning flames from the left to be sure that Jewish friends the writer, though I debate BDS, and horrified that people And, as Christians, embrace that. Perhaps. or the right. and others understand that between leaving the posts for actually could think this way. what we have in common However no less significant Indeed, anyone who doesn’t Christian support for Israel others to see but which I fear Many Christian friends are starting with the Creator is when former president Clin- confront it head on is partly is sincere, and different from might attract more hate, and shocked by the prevalence of of the Universe, the God of ton shared the stage with and to blame. not too distant past when deleting them altogether. anti-Semitism because they Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. gives credibility to Nation of Allowing the fostering “the church” fomented anti- In the wake of Pittsburgh cannot imagine thinking that I was invited to speak about Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, of hate unchecked enables Semitism. where the terrorist murderer way much less acting on it. anti-Semitism at a Christian one of the most rabid anti- those with a particularly But Jews carry lots of bag- was found to post his anti- So, what’s a good person prayer event in Orlando on Semites in the U.S., as if that’s twisted anti-Semitic agenda gage of thousands of years of Semitic views on social media to do? Try to understand Nov. 15. While I am no expert normal and OK. Just by being to let their views become persecution. As a result, not freely, I wonder how many of anti-Semitism. Call it out in I know enough, and have in his presence, Clinton gives public. In that case, all are without good reason, we often the dozens of the people whose every forum possible. (Please experienced anti-Semitism credence to Farrakhan and his responsible for not uproot- feel very alone. posts I have deleted are in fact feel free to be in touch and more than enough, but didn’t vile hatred. ing it altogether much less In recent years, it’s become latent murderers. I can send you a copy of my know what to stay. Hate and anti-Semitism are fostering it. a slippery slope between It’s safe to say one would not article “50 Shades of Anti- Now, I can’t think of what fostered when former presi- As much as anti-Semitism someone being anti-Israel, experience this form of online Semitism.”) not to say. If you’ll be in or near dent Obama refers to victims is not new, it is unique. At- and anti-Semitic. Too often, hatred by offering a free trip Adding temporary Face- Orlando then, please join to of a different anti-Semitic tempts to universalize it are and more so in recent years, to anywhere else. Israel is a book profile pictures may pray, and show your support. attack in Paris as “random... naïve and specious at best. lines are blurred and anti- lightning rod for such hate, feel good but doesn’t change If not, please feel free to send folks” as if they were not And yet I see that far too Israel positions are used as which, strangely, the haters much. me your prayers and I will be targeted because they were often, and it’s very troubling. a thin whitewash for anti- have no shame in posting Rather, when you come sure my Jewish friends know Jewish. Such dumbing down Anti-Semitism is probably the Semitism. In many cases, this their screed for others to see. across anti-Semitism in any and understand that there are of overt anti-Semitic murder oldest form of hate. It is not is a catalyst for anti-Semites Some of posts are overt form or forum, flag it. Call indeed hundreds of millions emboldens haters. universal. to blur the line. anti-Semitism (using phrases it out. who do love us. Perhaps that Anti-Semitism flourishes Please, do not compare it As much as Pittsburgh was and libels that would make Unfortunately, reporting is a start at routing out this when the head of a major to, or allow others to explain a wakeup call, too many people Hitler and Farrakhan blush) people’s anti-Semitic posts, evil once and for all. British political party honors it by or in contrast to, other have hit the snooze button for such as calling Jews “the the best Facebook offers is Jonathan Feldstein was terrorists who have murdered forms of hate. It goes back too long. I am guilty of that if synagogue of Satan.” Some for me to report it as “inap- born and educated in the Jews, and fights over nuances thousands of years since the only by allowing the internal- are just vulgar and, in an- propriate” and block the user. U.S. and immigrated to Israel in adopting a universal defini- Jewish people became the first ization of the fact that there other era when profanity If social media platforms won’t in 2004. He is married and tion of anti-Semitism. That monotheists, to believe in, will always be anti-Semitism, mattered, could even warrant let a reader prevent posting the father of six. Throughout the Queen much less the worship and revere one God, accepting that in a “boys will police investigation. Some are something that’s overt ha- his life and career, he has majority of the party doesn’t the One True God. be boys” fashion, and living more veiled by advocating tred much less anti-Semitic, been blessed by the calling speak out and condemn his Unique in our liturgy, Jews with it. boycotting Israel through an at least they must govern to fellowship with Christian positions, or throw him out pray for God to strike down our Recently I have been ex- abhorrent BDS “movement” it themselves and close the supporters of Israel and altogether, gives his views enemies. What other religion posed to anti-Semitism per- that uses anti-Israel rhetoric accounts of those who make shares experiences of liv- and those of other haters does that, much less has to do sonally, not for the first time to feed and foster overt anti- these posts. Otherwise they ing as an Orthodox Jew in legitimacy, as if it’s just one that, or can even think that but in a new way: online. This Semitism. And some focus on are complicit. Free speech Israel. He writes a regular of many political ideologies. way. Is there another people has taken place in the context the delegitimization of Israel does have its limits. column for Standing With It’s not. Its hatred plain of faith who live under this of Run for Zion, bringing with the fake history and the- Prosecution is important Israel at charismanews.com and simple and must not be dark cloud of fear of hate and Christians to participate in a ology of Israel being Palestine, but more than that, hold and other prominent web tolerated. violence other than the Jew- race throughout Jerusalem, Palestinian Arabs being the your elected leaders, law en- sites. He can be reached These are just a few ex- ish people? Conversely, some and offering a free trip to indigenous people in the Land forcement, and social media at firstpersonisrael@gmail. amples from modern western faiths “revere” their god by Israel contest as a promo- that God gave to Abraham and accountable to prevent it. com. Is Diaspora Jewry coming to an end? By Daniel Kryger America, only a fraction re- religious hate crimes against no longer limited to European tury America. However, the neo-Nazis are real, Islamists mains. Seven decades after Jews in Los Angeles have Jewry. An increasing number American Jewish community and leftist extremists are (Mida via JNS)—We may the Holocaust, European increased from 68 percent in of American Jews privately ask is not as confident and certain responsible for the majority be witnessing the beginning Jewry is aging and assimilat- 2016 to 72 percent in 2017. For themselves whether there is as it was a few years ago. of Jew-hatred in Europe and of the end of the Jewish Dias- ing, while facing increasing sure, Jew-hatred in America a Jewish future in America. Many Jewish and non- America. pora. While the anti-Semitic levels of anti-Semitism from is by no means limited to Los The recent anti-Semitic le- Jewish liberals blame U.S. Some post-Zionist critics terrorist attack against a Islamism and extremists on Angeles. thal attack on a Pittsburgh President Donald Trump for have argued that the most synagogue in Pittsburgh is a the right and left. Jewish leaders in Sweden synagogue is certainly not the growing anti-Semitism. dangerous place for Jews is grave warning for American Generations of Jews have recently admitted that there reassuring. However, President Trump Israel. The Jewish state does Jewry, the danger for Jews referred to America as “The is likely no Jewish future in More and more U.S. Jews has strongly condemned face serious challenges from in Scandinavian countries, Golden Medina”—the golden Sweden. According to a 2015 who for generations viewed Jew-hatred, including the hostile neighbors. However, France and Britain has been country of endless freedom poll, 58 percent of British America as a blessed final stop latest anti-Semitic attack in unlike Diaspora Jewry, Israeli evident for some time. and opportunity. The Ameri- Jews doubt whether there is are starting to look at alter- Pittsburgh. He has also been Jews have a Jewish state and a The Jewish Diaspora is the can Jewish community is the a Jewish future in Europe. native places like Canada or far more supportive towards Jewish army to protect them. most enduring exile in human largest and most successful Private talks with family Israel. Even most pessimists Israel than his predecessors The number of lethal history. For 2,000 years, the Jewish population in the his- members and friends about don’t believe that a Holocaust have. Jew-hatred in America terrorist attacks in Israel Jewish people has been scat- tory of Jewish Diaspora. In whether to stay or emigrate is could take place in 21st-cen- existed long before Trump. tered across the globe and fact, many assimilated U.S. While threats from fringe Diaspora on page 15A contributed disproportion- Jews with little affiliation with ately to humanity. Against Israel and Jewish peoplehood all odds, Jews have survived no longer consider themselves Letters To The Editor persecution from the times living in exile at all. We are a diverse community and we welcome your of Babylon and Rome to the Historically, anti-Semitism letters and viewpoints. The views and opinions expressed Spanish Inquisition, Soviet in America was relatively mild in the opinion pieces and letters published in The Heri- Russia, Nazi Germany and compared to traditional Euro- tage are the views of the authors, and do not necessarily Islamist terrorism. pean Jew-hatred. Anti-Jewish reflect the views and opinions of The Heritage Florida Before the establishment of discrimination and bigotry in Jewish News or its staff. The Heritage reserves the right modern Israel, the destiny of the United States rarely trans- to edit letters for clarity, content, and accuracy. And millions of Jews was decided lated into European-style po- respectful of lashon hara, we will not print derogatory by the whims of different groms. However, an increas- statements against any individual. non-Jewish rulers in Chris- ing number of American Jews Please limit letters to 250 words. 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Stenzler, the Pavilion board’s immediate past presi- dent and one of the night’s two honorees, spoke of how much the Pavilion’s visits and programs had meant to his mother when she lived Honoree Jason Mendelsohn (r) with Ryan, Lauren and in several area eldercare Adam and his wife, Ronni. facilities. He and his wife, Terri Fine, have been very they visited my father-in-law in connection.” Ludin thanked Honoree Paul Stenzler (center) with his wife, Terri Fine, and extended family. active volunteers. “We have the nursing home on a weekly the Harper Foundation, the established so many happy basis. As family life gets hectic evening’s presenting sponsor, By Lisa Levine in eldercare and independent berger hosted the evening and and close relationships with and busy, the Jewish Pavilion for its continuing support, as living facilities in Central praised the giving hearts and seniors and their families in always shows up, making cer- well as all of the table spon- The community came Florida. To honor the Pavil- dedication of the Pavilion’s our volunteer efforts,” said tain that the seniors we love sors, event donors and event out in enthusiastic support ion’s chai anniversary, the staff and volunteers. Welcom- Stenzler. “The Jewish Pavilion never feel alone.” volunteers for ensuring the of the Jewish Pavilion at its theme of the gala was “To ing guests, Schoenberger provides them with a primary The entertaining evening evening’s success. 2018 Gems and Jeans Gala at Life!” spoke of the warm connec- source of comfort, love and raised more than $55,000 The Jewish Pavilion’s staff the Hilton Orlando North on Guests mingled and tions and fabulous camara- Jewish experiences.” to help seniors in our com- and hundreds of volunteers Sunday, Oct. 28. More than schmoozed during the cock- derie she and Livingstone Also honored was Men- munity. Pavilion CEO Nancy visit individual seniors, cel- 215 people turned out in ca- tail hour as they viewed and have experienced through delsohn, a board member who, Ludin said, “It is so warming ebrate holidays and conduct sually glam attire to celebrate made bids on a fabulous array their involvement with the along with his wife, Ronni, has to see the enthusiastic sup- engaging programs that the Pavilion’s successes and of silent auction items, includ- Jewish Pavilion and of their a large extended family with port for the Jewish Pavilion’s draw active participation of honor two very special volun- ing trips, dining gift cards and great appreciation for all that deep ties to Orlando’s Jewish mission of enhancing the residents from all religious teers: Paul Stenzler and Jason fun experiences. A stellar jazz gala attendees have done to community. Like Stenzler, he lives of seniors in eldercare traditions. Volunteers and do- Mendelsohn. combo played as guests made support its mission. also became involved in the by connecting them with a nations are always needed and The gala marked a mile- their way into the ballroom for Walter Goldstein, a Pavilion Pavilion after seeing what its caring Jewish community. welcome. Call 407-678-9363; stone in the Pavilion’s history: the short program and dinner, program director who is bat- services meant to a beloved We are very proud that 94 also, visit JewishPavilion.org for the past 18 years, the Jew- keeping the mood swinging tling cancer, was fortunately family member. “Even with the percent of the money raised and OrlandoSeniorHelpDesk. ish Pavilion has worked with with several additional sets able to attend, and he ad- strength of a family like ours,” goes directly to our numerous org for information and volunteers to bring the spark throughout the evening. dressed the crowd to express Mendelsohn said, “the involve- programs for Central Florida connect at Facebook.com/ of Jewish life and culture to Gala co-chairs Susan Liv- his gratitude for the remark- ment and work of the Jewish seniors, bringing them engag- jewishpavilion and Facebook. thousands of seniors living ingstone and Shirley Schoen- able outpouring of care and Pavilion was significant, as ing programs and a feeling of com/seniorhelpdesk. PAGE 8A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 Cult classic ‘Dr. Phibes’ may live forever ritual based on the G’tach— “outstanding” makeup for the Ten Plagues of Pharaoh Vincent Price and “excellent from the Book of Exodus. work” on the set designs. These included bats, blood, Goldstein and Whiton frogs, biting insects, boils, were commissioned to write rats, hail, locusts, death of a sequel, with plans in the the firstborn and darkness. works for several more Phi- During this period, Gold- bes movies starring Vincent stein changed careers to Price. Unfortunately, 1972’s become manpower director “Dr. Phibes Rises Again” was of San Diego’s Equal Oppor- put in the hands of different tunity Commission. There, writers and lacked much of he met up with his old friend the humor and horror of the and classmate from Troy, first. When Nicholson left James “Jim” Whiton, who was AIP in 1972 to become an living in Hollywood and had independent producer, he died had some success as a televi- soon after of a malignant brain sion writer. The Phibes story tumor and the future of the Co-screenwriters of “Forever Phibes,” William Goldstein sparked Whiton’s interest, series died as well. Goldstein (r) and son, Damon. and the two men collabo- experienced another tragedy rated on the original Phibes when his son Adam died mys- By Marilyn Shapiro ferred to Columbia University. screenplay. teriously in 1981 in Bombay After his graduation he took Whiton’s agent showed the (now Mumbai). Interpol has Horror fans who were in or a job in medical research at script to Samuel Z. Arkoff, never solved the case. near Santa Monica, Califor- Albany Medical Center. studio head of American In- By the 1980s, the Dr. Phibes nia, on Oct. 26, had the won- One year later, Goldstein ternational Pictures. Arkoff movies, through their re- derful opportunity to attend moved to San Francisco, and his creative partner James showing and availability on a Halloween Double Feature where he worked in cancer H. Nicholson were known for VHS, were becoming “phan at the Aero Theater. “The research at UC San Francisco. their campy, “B” movies with phavorites,” The audience be- Abominable Dr. Phibes,” a Goldstein married Barbara El- titles like “The Crypt of the came international, expand- the Phibes’ characters’ design dead monster is on a quest cult classic with fans around len Lipp in 1955, and they had Vampire,” “How to Stuff a Wild ing from the United States since the 1970s, has built the to avenge the death of his the world, was one of two two sons, Adam and Damon. Bikini,” and “Dr. Goldfoot to other countries including Phibes presence on Facebook, beloved wife, who he feels was films showcased. And sitting Tragically, Barbara died in and the Girl Bombs.” “The Canada, Spain, France, Japan, Pinterest, and Instagram. More murdered by incompetent in the audience was the film’s 1961, leaving a bereft widower Abominable Dr. Phibes” was and Australia. recently, several fan-generated physicians. As David Kehr, a creator, an 86-year-old Troy and two young boys. Soon to make them A-listers. By the 2000s, the Internet “Phibes Phan Clubs” have Face- Chicago-based critic stated, native whose vivid dream after her passing, Goldstein The company filmed Gold- introduced a new generation book followers. “Price’s performance suggests inspired it. had a vivid dream about a stein and Whiton’s screenplay of readers and movie-goers to Famous phans include that, underlying the madness, William Goldstein was born man who brings his wife back at Elstree Studios in London. Dr. Phibes through YouTube Tim Burton, Ken Russell, there is a real and damaged hu- on July 10, 1932, in Troy, N.Y. to life. Goldstein developed Robert Fuest directed Vincent and sales of books and DVD’s Quentin Tarantino, Stephen man being who deserves your He and his family attended the dream and its theme Price, an AIP regular, and a on Amazon. Movie critics con- King, and Andrew Muschi- support.” Like “Frankenstein,” Temple Berith Sholom. After of revivification into “The cast of other British actors, in- tinued to heap praise on the etti (the director of the 2017 “The Creature from the Black his bar mitzvah, Goldstein Abominable Dr. Phibes”—a cluding Joseph Cotten, Terry now cult classic. Christopher Stephen King-based movie, Lagoon,” and “The Incred- taught Hebrew school. 1920s tale of a disfigured Thomas and Peter Jeffrey. 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In Teaneck, attacks in Paris that year also have a security com- New Jersey, a suburb with prompted all but the most mand room, where trained dozens of synagogues, many distant synagogues of Western professionals or volunteers have a police presence out Europe to abandon the open- use elaborate video surveil- front and CSS-trained con- door policy they used to have. lance systems to monitor gregants on patrol. European synagogues by their premises, often while Others have a closed-doors and large now employ a mul- exchanging information with policy in which visitors must tilayered defensive doctrine of other Jewish institutions in request entry through an several threat circles in coop- real time. intercom system. eration with law enforcement. These arrangements regu- In recent years, more and “It accounts for all kinds of larly prevent violence against more Jewish federations, the scenarios, not just a shooting congregants. communitywide fundraising but also a car bomb, firebombs In 2015, a volunteer guard groups, have hired full-time and snipers,” Revach said. outside Copenhagen’s main security directors for their Each scenario requires synagogue was shot dead after facilities and to advise their building adjustments, some- engaging an armed Islamist donor agencies. The Secure times just adding a security Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images who had intended to carry Community Network, the se- barrier and at other times French soldiers patrol in front of a synagogue outside Paris as part of France’s national out a shooting attack inside curity arm of the Jewish Fed- replacing windows with bul- security alert system, Jan. 21, 2015. the building, where dozens erations of North America and letproof glass. Then there’s of people were celebrating the Conference of Presidents the need to set up interna- By Cnaan Liphshiz guards outside synagogues see in Europe is the result of a bat mitzvah. Dan Uzan’s of Major American Jewish tional, national and regional in some places would be “pro- decades of evolution,” said intervention allowed police Organizations, was formed in situation rooms to help com- BRUSSELS (JTA)—Will hibitive” to Jewish communal Ophir Revach, director of the to shoot the assailant, who 2004. Since then, the number munities coordinate their security at American Jewish life itself. European Jewish Congress’ never made it inside the shul. of federations with full-time activities. institutions now mirror that But Gary Sikorski, direc- Security and Crisis Center. A year earlier, a dozen or security directors grew from “Just setting up the physi- of Europe, with its police tor of security for the Jewish “It was built on lessons from so volunteer guards staved two to 30, according to the cal elements... takes years,” protection, armed guards, Federation of Metropolitan terrorist attacks in the 1960s off dozens of rioters who Post. Revach said. panic rooms and sterile zones Detroit, told the Detroit Jewish and adjusted constantly. It’s had intended to storm the Federal money is available If American Jewry quickly at synagogues? News that the idea, suggested pretty comprehensive.” Synagogue de la Roquette in for beefing up security at ups the security arrange- It’s a possibility that is being by President Donald Trump af- Even if a critical mass of Paris as payback for Israel’s Jewish institutions. In fiscal ments around its institu- debated more seriously than ter the attack, is “not a bad one.” U.S. Jewish communities actions in Gaza. As 200 wor- year 2018, Congress appropri- tions, “there’s still the issue ever before following the Tree European security pro- decide tomorrow that they shippers waited inside, the ated $50 million for nonprofit of awareness,” said Sammy of Life Congregation shoot- fessionals say that even if want to replicate the Euro- defenders held their ground security through something Ghozlan, a retired police com- ing Saturday in Pittsburgh Sikorski’s approach prevails, it pean model, Revach said, for 20 minutes amid a vicious called the Urban Area Security missioner and the president of in which a gunman killed 11 will take at least a decade and “Optimistically speaking, it street brawl with the attackers Initiative; much of the money the National Bureau for Vigi- people. hundreds of millions of dollars will take at least a decade to until police finally arrived at goes to Jewish institutions. lance Against Anti-Semitism Rabbi Jack Moline, presi- before U.S. Jewry’s security achieve.” When it comes to the scene. But many American syna- in France. dent of the Interfaith Alli- infrastructure matches the security, he said, “American “Dan Uzan’s death was gogues, including Tree of Life, “It’s not enough to build a ance, told The Washington European counterpart. Jewry is at the beginning of tragic, but from a security had been leaving their doors security,” he said. “You need Post that posting armed “The security doctrine you a long journey.” point of view it was a system open on Shabbat—a scenario a community that’s drilled that did what it needed to do,” that became unthinkable at maintaining it even when Revach said. years ago in Western Europe, nothing happens year after Had the Tree of Life syna- where jihadists have carried year, so that when the threat gogue been guarded, “this out several deadly attacks in does appear, it is met. 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SONIA POSNER BAIME Department #13, Tulsa, Okla- practices had their first intro- Orlando Weekday Morning Minyan (Conservative/Egalitarian), services Monday- Sonia Posner Baime (nee homa 74182. duction to yoga from Betty. Friday 7:45 a.m. (9 a.m.—national holidays); 2nd floor Chapel—Jewish Academy of Orlando; Solochek) passed away in Arrangements are be- In 1983, Betty moved to the 851 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland. For information call 407-298-4650. Deerfield, Illinois, on Oct. ing handled by Goodman- Orlando, Florida area, where Celebration Jewish Congregation (R), services and holiday schedules shown at www. 25, 2018, at the age of 96. She Bensman Funeral Home, she scaled back her general JewishCelebration.org; 407-566-9792. was a resident of Altamonte 4750 North Santa Monica classes and focused more on Springs and Longwood, Flor- Boulevard, Whitefish Bay, using yoga to help individuals Chabad Lubavitch of North Orlando (O), 1701 Markham Woods Road, Longwood, ida, from 1989 to 2015. Wisconsin. with geriatric issues. 407-636-5994, www.jewishorlando.com; services: Friday 7:00 p.m.; Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Loving wife of the late BETTY CORNMAN Betty was preceded in death Chabad of Altamonte Springs (O), 414 Spring Valley Lane, Altamonte Springs, 407- Lester D. Posner and the late MANIS by her beloved husband, Nor- 280-0535; www.jewishaltamonte.com. Abraham H. Baime. Cher- Betty Cornman Manis man A. Manis, to whom she ished mother of Alan Posner passed away Oct. 24, 2018, at was married for 64 years. Chabad of South Orlando (O), 7347 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, 407-354-3660; www. (Karen Zucker) and the late the age of 90. Born and raised She was also predeceased by jewishorlando.com; Shabbat services: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. and 10 minutes before sunset; Armand M. Posner. Proud in New Orleans, Louisiana, her sisters—Tillye, Miriam, Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 8:15 a.m. grandmother of Loren Pos- she graduated from Newcomb Rhea, Claire, Faye Helen and Chabad of the Space & Treasure Coasts (O), 1190 Highway A1A, Satellite Beach, ner. She will also be missed College with a degree in biolo- Faye Rose, and by her brother, by Abraham’s daughters, gy and worked as a researcher. Leon Cornman. 321-777-2770. Rosanne (Fred) Wickman and Betty met her husband, Nor- She is survived by her Congregation Ahavas Yisrael/Chabad (O), 708 Lake Howell Rd., Maitland, 407-644- Barbara (Mitch) Goodsitt; man, when he visited the city children: Stuart Manis of 2500; www.chabadorlando.org; services: Sunday, 9 a.m.; Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.; Shabbat and their children—Marlena on vacation and they were set Longwood, Florida , Marc services: Friday, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Family service, 4th Friday of the month. (John Grotans) Goodsitt, up on a blind date. They mar- (Harriet) Manis of Winter Samuel (Danielle) Goodsitt ried soon after and she moved Springs, Florida, and Julie Congregation Bet Chaim (R), 181 E. Mitchell Hammock, Oviedo, 407-830-7211; www. and Benjamin (Emily) Wick- to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, (Bruce Kraus) Manis of New betchaim.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 8 p.m. man. Further survived by where she embraced the city York City; as well as her sister, Congregation Beth Am (C), 3899 Sand Lake Road, Longwood, 407-862-3505; www. loving nieces, nephews, and as her home. Gail (Karlman) Wasserman congbetham.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. friends. Betty was actively involved of Los Angeles. Betty is also Funeral service was held in many charitable organi- sadly mourned by her many Congregation Beth El (C), 2185 Meadowlane Ave., West Melbourne, 321-779-0740; Friday, Nov. 2. Burial took zations, including Service nieces, nephews and former Shabbat services, 1st & 3rd Friday, 8 p.m.; 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. place at Mound Zion Cem- League of Fond du Lac, where yoga students. Congregation Beth Emeth (R), 2205 Blue Sapphire Circle, Orlando, 407-222-6393; etery, 14510 West North Av- she served as president. She A graveside service was held Shabbat service: monthly, 8 p.m. enue, Brookfield, Wisconsin. was also a lifetime member on Friday, Oct. 26, at Reinzi In lieu of flowers, memorial of Hadassah. Cemetery, N6101 County Road Congregation Beth Israel (Rec), Collins Resource Center, Suite 303, 9401 S.R. 200, contributions appreciated to In 1973, Betty was awarded K, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Ocala, 352-237-8277; bethisraelocala.org; Shabbat service, second Friday of the month, 8 p.m. Milwaukee Jewish Federation, her instructor certification The family requests that in Congregation Beth Sholom (R-C), 315 North 13th St., Leesburg, 352-326-3692; www. for Scholarship Programs, through Sivananda, becom- lieu of flowers, please give to bethsholomflorida.org; schedule of services on website. 1360 North Prospect Av- ing one of the very first yoga The Alzheimer’s & Dementia enue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin teachers in Wisconsin. Many Resource Center https://adrc- Congregation Beth Shalom (Progressive Conservative), Orange City congregation 53202-3094 or Folds of Honor, people who developed lifelong cares.org. holds services at 1308 E. Normandy Blvd., Deltona; 386-804-8283; www.mybethshalom. com; Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Congregation B’nai Torah (C), 403 N. Nova Rd., Ormond Beach, 32174, 386-672-1174; www.mybnaitorah.com; Shabbat services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Congregation Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Daytona (O), 1079 W. Granada Blvd., HERITAGE Ormond Beach, 386-672-9300; Shabbat services Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Congregation of Reform Judaism (R), 928 Malone Dr., Orlando, 407-645-0444; Presents The www.crjorlando.org: Shabbat services, 7 p.m. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Fridays; 6 p.m., 4th and 5th Fridays; Saturday: 10 a.m. SPECIAL Congregation Mateh Chaim (R), P.O. Box 060847, Palm Bay, 32906, 321-768-6722. Congregation Ohev Shalom (C), 613 Concourse Parkway South, Maitland, 407-298- 4650; www.ohevshalom.org; Shabbat service, Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. CHANUKAH ISSUE Congregation Shalom Aleichem (R), 3501 Oak Pointe Blvd., Kissimmee, 407-935- 0064; www.shalomaleichem.com; Shabbat service, 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month, 8 p.m. Congregation Shomer Ysrael (C), 5382 Hoffner Ave., Orlando, 407-227-1258, call for services and holiday schedules. Congregation Sinai (C/R), 303A N. S.R. 27, Minneola; 352-243-5353; congregation- sinai.org; services: every Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Shabbat Service evert Saturday, 10 a.m. Orlando Torah Center (O), 8591 Banyan Blvd., Orlando; 347-456-6485; Shacharis- Shabbos 9 a.m.; Mon.—Thurs. 6:45 a.m.; Sun. and Legal Holidays 8 a.m.; Mincha/Maariv Please call for times. Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation/Ohalei Rivka (C), 11200 S. Apopka- Vineland Rd., Orlando, 407-239-5444; Shabbat service, Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Temple Beth El (R), 579 N. Nova Rd., Ormond Beach, 386-677-2484. Temple Beth Shalom (R), P.O. Box 031233, Winter Haven, 813-324-2882. Temple Beth Shalom (C), 40 Wellington Drive, Palm Coast, 386-445-3006; Shabbat 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; Publication Date 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, November 30, 2018 Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday: 10:30 a.m. Deadline: November 21, 2018 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. 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(R) Reform (C) Conservative (O) Orthodox (Rec) Reconstructionist (T) Mehitsa PAGE 12A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 Judaism and death: Five surprising ideas By Rabbi Benjamin returns to the earth as it shoulders past them. Steve’s we pass through the hallway tined to give a final account growth; death brings to a Blech was, and the spirit returns final words were: “Oh wow. of our lives in a manner and a reckoning” (Ethics of close our ability to achieve to God who gave it” (12:7). Oh wow. Oh wow.” that makes us worthy of the Fathers 3:1). our fullest potential. (Aish Hatorah Resourc- People have asked me, What he saw apparently the rewards of heaven we More fascinating is that A Hasidic story with a es)—Your days are num- “Does Judaism believe in life overwhelmed him with are aware of our own selves, the Talmud actually reveals supposedly “inside look” bered, but it’s not the end. after death?” The answer is its beauty. He could only of our surroundings which the questions we will all be at what happens “upstairs” On some level of awareness a resounding yes. In fact it respond to it with a three make our earthly “hallway” asked in our “final exam.” after death metaphorically we all know that our days are is one of the fundamental times repeated exclamation pale in comparison, and of Did you conduct your busi- makes the point clearly: numbered. How to cope with principles of our faith. of amazement. Jewish tradi- the true meaning of happi- ness affairs honestly? A very rich but miserly that recognition is perhaps 2. At the moment of death tion assures us we too, at the ness transcending all that Did you set aside regular man passed away and was the greatest challenge of life. we get a glimpse of God moment of death, will have we experienced during our time for Torah study? standing in line waiting to For some, acknowledging When Moses asked God, this kind of revelation. lifetimes. Did you ensure continu- hear his final judgment. As mortality is liberating. Chris “Show me please your glory” 3. The dead know what is Jewish law goes a step ity of the world by having he watched the procedure Allen’s hit song lyric sug- (Exodus 33:18), God re- happening around them further. Because our soul, children? with those in line before gests that “I wish you can sponded, “You cannot see Jewish sources tell us our real self, moves from one Did you look forward to him, he became far less live life like you know you’re my face, for man shall not what happens to us immedi- domain to another, we leave the world’s redemption? fearful. He noticed that dying.” For others, fear of the see me and live” (Ibid: 20). ately after death. Although this world slowly, forsaking (Babylonian Talmud, Shab- reported acts of charity had unknown is debilitating and The living cannot see God. much is hidden from us our bodies in stages. bat, 31 a) tremendous influence on cause for depression. Know- The implication is powerful: and remains only in the Those tending the de- So not only do we know the divine decree; gifts given ing that death awaits us with death however comes a mystical teachings of Kab- ceased are not permitted that one hour of pleasure in during one’s lifetime would negates hope for the future vision of the Divine. balah ideally reserved for to eat in their presence. It the world to come is better outweigh many sins. And so and destroys the capacity for That is the reason behind those spiritually ready for would be a form of “mocking” than all the time in this when it was his turn to stand happiness. the custom of immediately its profound messages— the dead by doing something world, but we are also told before the heavenly judge, he I believe that understand- closing the eyes of the dead. not to be revealed publicly they can no longer do, and what’s required of us in order said: “It’s true I may not have ing more about death can Eyes which have perceived but only transmitted orally they would know it. And we to attain its blessings. What done all I should while I was help us live better. Judaism, the glory of heaven dare no from teacher to student of must be careful of what we a remarkable and kind divine on earth, but permit me to by way of profound insights longer be exposed to the sufficient knowledge and say in their presence because gift to give us the questions take out my checkbook and from the Torah as well as harsh reality of this world. wisdom, some truths are so they can still “hear it.” to our final exam in advance. write out very large sums for its mystical Kabbalistic God’s opening words of important that they found That is also why the dead And what great advice for any worthy institutions you tradition, grants us some creation were “Let there be their way into the Talmud. should never be left alone— living a life of fulfillment recommend.” amazing answers to what light.” Yet the sun was not One of them appears in because the soul hovers near which finds favor in the eyes To which the judge re- awaits us at the end of our created until the fourth day. a Mishnah of the section the body shortly after its of God and of our fellow hu- plied, “Here we do not ac- earthly journey. The sages explain that this known as Ethics of the initial separation and it is man beings. cept checks. We only accept Here are five surprising was the light created for the Fathers: aware of the love and respect 5. The real reason to cry receipts.” ideas about death which have world to come. “Rabbi Yaakov says: This shown to its vessel, the body. about death These are some of the been part of Jewish wisdom I have been present many world is like a hallway before Judaism also emphasizes Why then, in Jewish profound insights that can for millennia: times at the very moment the world to come. Fix your- that eulogies require special thought, should people replace fear with hope as we 1. Death is not the end of when people expired. In al- self in the hallway so that you care with their remarks, not weep when they take leave contemplate the reality we our existence most every case it appeared may enter the drawing room” just because inappropri- of this earth? Why cry if we know is the eventual fate of Going back to creation, clear that the dying suddenly (Ethics of the Fathers, 4:16). ate statements and untrue believe we are moving to a all mankind. the Torah describes that saw a beautiful and com- The analogy of a hallway observations might offend better location? Rabbi Benjamin Blech, a Adam was formed from the forting vision surrounded is very striking. A hallway is friends or family, but because One of the sages of the frequent contributor to Aish, dust of the earth as well as by light. but the entrance to the main one of the listeners is none Talmud, Rabbi Yehuda, ex- is a Professor of Talmud at from the breath of God’s Remarkably, Mona Simp- domicile. Our lives on earth other than the deceased as plained it to his students on Yeshiva University and an spirit. We are a combination son, sister of Steve Jobs, in are the first stage of a more well. his deathbed. “If you want internationally recognized of body and soul. It is the soul her eulogy for her famous glorious existence. 4. Dying means remem- to know why I am crying, educator, religious leader, that defines us as being cre- brother, reported seeing As the Mishna says, “And bering, reflecting—and it is only because of the and lecturer. He is the au- ated “in the image of God.” that very scene. “Steve’s one hour of pleasure in the facing final judgment Torah and the meritorious thor of 19 highly acclaimed There is a part of us that final words were monosyl- world to come is better than The Talmud says: “Akavia deeds that I will no longer books with combined sales of is eternal and outlives our lables, repeated three times. all the time in this world” ben Mahalalel says: Pay care- be able to perform.” Death over a half million copies, A mortal bodies. It’s the part Before embarking, he looked (Ibid.: 17). ful attention to three things deprives us of the ability to much sought after speaker, that makes us unique and at his sister Patty, then for Here on earth we seek and you will not come to sin: continue to serve God and he is available as scholar represents our essence. The a long time at his children, happiness. Our pleasures are know from where you came, to accomplish acts of kind- in residence in your com- Book of Ecclesiastes sums then at his life’s partner, transitory; our joy is limited to where you are going, and ness. Life presents us with munity. See his website at it up best: “And the dust Laurine, and then over their by our physical being. Once before whom you are des- opportunities for personal rabbibenjaminblech.com. In the aftermath of Pittsburgh, a focus on improving building security and know-how By Jackson Richman were $150,000 for the NSGP- $23,203,758 out of $25 Department and other local consulting agency GIANT CSS also gives basic self- Urban Area program and million (or 92.82 percent); law enforcement to ensure Innovation, and Adam Sager, defense training. (JNS)—In the aftermath $100,000 for the NSGP- and in 2018, they obtained that our security measures a veteran of the Israel Defense “CSS focuses on the human of Saturday’s shooting at State program. Nonprofits $53,317,664 out of $60 mil- are appropriate.” Forces and head of the se- element of security—training the Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha can apply for the grant lion (or 88.86 percent). The Jewish Federations of curity company Canary, the the person who can spot the Synagogue in Pittsburgh, every year. Over the four-year period, North America, which does Community Security Service suspicious bag on a High Holi- where 11 Jewish worship- Since its founding in 2002, Jewish institutions have not send Jewish institutions consists of thousands of vol- day. Ensuring that a volunteer pers were shot dead and the Department of Homeland received $119,069,404 of the security funding, encourages unteers who are trained to is correctly positioned to lock six others injured by a lone Security has operated the $131 million, or almost 91 those places to work with the guard synagogues and other the door in an emergency,” gunman, have come calls for Nonprofit Security Grant percent of total funding, al- federation’s Secure Com- Jewish institutions. said Friedman. “Making sure increased security at Jewish Program (NSGP) to “provide located to faith-based places munity Network, formed in “We have been inundated the person who is going to call institutions across the United funding to support target through the NSGP. 2004 by United Jewish Com- with requests [for CSS ser- the police can give an accurate States. Although this funding hardening and other physi- Matters of communal munities and the American vices] since Saturday,” Jason description of events. Having cannot be used for armed se- cal security enhancements safety and security Jewish Committee, “serving Friedman, executive direc- an expensive alarm system curity, synagogues and other for nonprofit organizations One synagogue that has the American Jewish com- tor of Community Security is great, but we ensure that Jewish places have relied on that are at high risk of a received the grant is Kesher munity concerning matters Service, told JNS. “We will be someone is designated to a Department of Homeland terrorist attack,” according Israel in Washington, D.C.’s of communal safety, security, holding a series of webinars utilize it.” Security grant to protect to the agency. For the 2018 Georgetown neighborhood, and all-hazards preparedness to provide more information “We firmly believe that themselves. fiscal year, $60 million was al- which will be used for “up- and response,” according to on the concept of communal every Jew has the right “The primary purpose located towards the initiative, grades to our current level of SCN’s website. security and ensure that we and responsibility to be an of the Nonprofit Security which includes supporting security,” according to syna- Along with Israeli Minister can support as many people educated part of their com- Grant Program is to provide synagogues and other houses gogue president Drew Cooper of Diaspora Affairs Naftali as possible with our limited munity’s security process,” funding support for target of worship. in a letter to congregants in Bennett, representatives of resources.” he continued. “As such, we hardening and other physi- As of 2014, out of all re- the aftermath of the shoot- the member organizations of Synagogues may request believe the human element cal security enhancements ligious affiliations, Jewish ing, which included prayers to the Conference of Presidents CSS assistance as long as of security drives all others.” to nonprofit organizations,” institutions have received those affected by the tragedy. of Major American Jewish the rabbi and board approve, Synagogues such as Kes- a spokeswoman for the Fed- the largest share of allocated Nearby, Sixth & I Syna- Organizations, in addition according to Friedman. her Israel utilize CSS. Some- eral Emergency Management funding under the NSGP, ac- gogue has also been a re- to other local and national “We harness members’ times, their services can be Agency told JNS. “As such, cording to figures provided to cipient of the NSGP, though Jewish heads, assembled at inherent knowledge of the taken for granted. personnel costs are generally JNS by FEMA. that’s not the only measure the UJA-Federation build- Jewish community, and layer “Next time you come to not allowable.” In 2014, Jewish institu- the house of worship takes to ing in New York to discuss on tried-and-true security shul and pass by your fellow According to the FEMA tions received $12,239,283 protect its attendees. the synagogue attack, the techniques so that our vol- congregant standing guard spokeswoman, examples of out of the $13 million allocat- “For many years, Sixth & status of anti-Semitism in unteers are able to detect as part of CSS, make sure to such enhancements include ed to faith-based institutions I has taken extra security the United States and how signs of trouble and prevent give them a heartfelt ‘thank “alarm systems, impact-resis- (or 94.84 percent); in 2015, precautions at all of our pro- to better protect American or mitigate a possible attack,” you,’ ” former Kesher Israel tant doors and gate, lighting, they received $12,256,250 grams and events,” Michelle Jewish institutions, accord- he explained. president Elanit Jakabovics access control systems, video out of $13 million (or 94.28 Eider, communications se- ing to a statement from the Volunteers undergo a basic posted on Facebook shortly systems, jersey walls, fencing, percent); in 2016, they got nior associate for Sixth & I, umbrella organization. course over the span of a few after the shooting. “They fixed or handheld screening $18,052,439 out of $20 mil- told JNS. “We will continue Volunteers get training evenings, followed by the are on the front lines, for systems, etc.” lion (or 90.26 percent); in to do so, and we are working Founded in 2007 by Da- option to take more courses the safety of the entire com- The maximum awards 2017, they were awarded with the Metropolitan Police vid Dabscheck, CEO of the related to advanced topics. munity.” HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 PAGE 13A Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA Jewish gun store owner disruption of the sanctity of the multinational sanc- “Whatever its flaws, with- his ideology, of his political take the lead in greeting him, in Colorado offers rabbis a synagogue. Levin also said tions coordinated in 2010 by drawing from the Iran deal philosophy,” Foxman told which is highly unusual for a free rifles that he believes there should the Obama administration, was a mistake,” he said in Times of Israel. “He is a diplomat at a U.S. domestic (JTA)—The Jewish owner be panic buttons installed considered the toughest ever a statement. “Today’s an- demagogue.” event. of a gun shop in Colorado and that he’s fine with armed on Iran. nouncement—that the Ad- In retirement, Foxman Lithuanian state histori- has offered to give rabbis security personnel, but that Bloomberg News earlier ministration is immediately spends a good portion of his ans defend Nazi collabo- semi-automatic rifles for armed clergy sends the wrong Friday reported that at least waiving the re-imposed sanc- time in Israel. While heading rator accused of killing free following the murder of message. eight countries—including tions— shows why. Countries the ADL, he was known as Jews 11 worshippers at the Tree of After the shootings, Presi- major Iranian oil consum- are free to conduct sanction- one of the American Jewish (JTA)—Lithuania’s state Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. dent Donald Trump said, ers India, South Korea and able activity that lines Iran’s leaders most comfortable historical institute on the Mel Bernstein, who owns “This is a case where if they Japan—would get cutouts coffers, which could allow the representing the U.S. Jewish Soviet domination of the Dragon Arms near Colorado had an armed guard inside, allowing them to continue regime to continue its sup- community to successive country defended in court a Springs, made the offer in they may have been able to purchasing Iranian oil. port for terrorism and other Israeli governments, includ- deceased collaborator with an item aired Wednesday on stop him immediately. Maybe Secretary of State Mike destabilizing behavior across ing Netanyahu’s. He also Nazi Germany who is accused KOAA-TV’s News5. there would have been nobody Pompeo and Treasury Secre- the region.” consistently urged American of murdering Jews. “Lets say there’s a fire killed, except for him maybe.” tary Steve Mnuchin, in a con- Abraham Foxman scolds Jewish organizations to defer The Center for the Study of in a synagogue. What do Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., ference call with reporters, Israeli envoys for wading to the judgment of the demo- the Genocide and Resistance you grab? You grab a fire who is Jewish, rejected the acknowledged there would into debate over Trump cratically elected government of the Residents of Lithu- extinguisher right?” Bern- idea. be eight cut-outs, but said and Pittsburgh of Israel on security matters ania defended Jonas Noreika stein, who goes by the name “I certainly don’t agree these would be temporary, WASHINGTON (JTA)— there. against the allegations by Dragonman, said on the NBC with his suggestion that this and that six of the countries Abraham Foxman, the former A number of Israeli of- numerous historians last affiliate’s program. “OK, lets could have been avoided or would be expected to “greatly national director of the Anti- ficials have praised Trump’s month in a document sub- say somebody comes in and mitigated if they’d had some- reduce” oil purchases and Defamation League who is response to the killing of 11 mitted to the Vilnius District starts shooting everybody. one armed in the synagogue. two will eventually have known for his closeness to worshippers at The Tree of Administrative Court. The What are you going to grab? That’s not the answer,” The to cut off Iran completely. the Israeli establishment, has Life synagogue complex on defense was a response to an You grab your AR-15 or a rifle Guardian quoted Schiff as They would not name the a message for Israeli officials Saturday, allegedly by a man American activist’s lawsuit or a handgun.” saying. “The broader issue is countries. defending President Donald who shared Trump’s expressed against the center for its re- During the shooting Sat- what kind of climate are we Pompeo and Mnuchin also Trump in the wake of the fear that Central American fusal to facilitate the removal urday, “people sitting in the creating in the country.” declined to say whether Iran’s worst-ever attack on U.S. Jews: migrants planned to “invade” of a plaque honoring Noreika synagogue, they were sitting White House says ‘all’ Central Bank would be on the Butt out. the United States. in Vilnius. ducks,” and “nobody’s stop- Iran sanctions will be list. Cutting off the Central “I think Israeli officials and Naftali Bennett, the min- “The Center, based on ping him,” Bernstein said of reimposed, with excep- Bank from dollar markets, as Israeli representatives should ister for the Diaspora, has existing historical sources, the shooter, who authorities tions was done under the Obama come and stand in solidarity appeared on American media has numerous times come to say was right-wing extremist WASHINGTON (JTA)— sanctions, was critical in with the American Jewish arguing that tarring Trump the conclusion Noreika had Robert Bowers. “You have to The Trump White House on starving Iran’s economy from community in a time of pain with helping to spur anti-Se- not participated in the mass have the tool to fight back, Friday announced that “all cash. and anguish and tragedy,” mitic acts was unfair because murder operations against and this is the tool, and I’m the sanctions” relieved under President Donald Trump Foxman told Jewish Insider he was the most pro-Israel the Jews during the period donating these to the rabbis.” the 2015 Iran deal would be has reviled the multinational in its Thursday edition. U.S. president in memory, of German occupation, and Each gun that Bernstein reimposed, but top Trump Iran nuclear deal negotiated “I don’t think they should moving the U.S. Embassy to not in the Telsiai or Šiauliai hopes to give the local re- officials were simultaneously by his predecessor, which come to the United States Jerusalem. districts,” the Center’s lawyer, ligious leaders is valued at listing caveats. traded sanctions relief for and stand in solidarity with Israel’s U.S. ambassador, Kristina Cerednickenkaite, an estimated $650, and the “On November 5, 2018, nuclear rollback. Trump the President of the United Ron Dermer, in an MSNBC in- told the court in the defense store was clear that each all United States sanctions called it the “worst ever” deal States, especially during an terview cast anti-Israel activ- against the lawsuit filed this rabbi would have to pass a that were lifted under the and pulled out of it in May. election period. I can thank ity on campuses as a threat on year by activist Grant Gochin background check to take disastrous Iran nuclear deal The six-month lead time for Trump on one hand for the par with white supremacists from Los Angeles. possession of the weapon, will be fully reimposed,” reimposing sanctions ends good things that he’s done, and said he was pleased with The Simon Wiesenthal the Western Journal reported. the White House statement Monday. but that does not take away Trump’s response. Center for years has argued Rabbi Jeff Ader of Tem- said. “Together with the Other parties to the 2015 from me the right to be able Trump at an Illinois rally that Noreika, whom many ple Beit Torah in Colorado unprecedented sanctions deal, known as the Joint to criticize him on issues of called the attack “an assault consider a hero in Lithuania Springs told KOAA that he actions taken by the Trump Comprehensive Plan of Ac- value and that I feel are part on all of us” and said of those because he was killed while thought the offer was very Administration, this will be tion, including European of our tradition.” seeking the destruction of being held by Soviet authori- generous and thoughtful, the toughest sanctions regime nations, have stuck with the Earlier, in interviews with the Jews, “we will seek their ties, became a mass murderer and that he’d have to think ever imposed on Iran.” deal. Trump administration Israeli media, Foxman said destruction.” after his appointment in 1941 about it. Ader also talked to It added, “sanctions will officials have said that the U.S. that Trump was not aware Trump also has continued as head of Siauliai County Bersntein about giving some target critical sectors of Iran’s sanctions, while unilateral, of how his rhetoric, often with campaign rallies and under the German Nazi oc- people the concealed weapons economy, such as its energy, are nonetheless having an derisive of his opponents and used his popular Twitter cupation. training he offers. shipping, shipbuilding, and effect and have isolated Iran. of some minorities, influ- feed to continue his lacerat- Silvia Foti, a granddaughter Another local rabbi said financial sectors.” Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., the ences extremists, but that he ing attacks on opponents of Noreika who lives in Chi- he’d prefer not to comment But officials would not top Democrat on the House nonetheless bore some of the and—within hours of the cago, has written a soon-to- on the offer, News5 reported. yet outline which entities Foreign Affairs Committee, responsibility for the actions attacks—to comment on be-published book based on Scott Levin of the Anti- would face sanctions. It was opposed the deal, but also of extremists. baseball. years of independent research Defamation League serving clear already there would be opposed pulling out of the “He is part of the problem, Trump visited Pittsburgh that she says confirms the Colorado told News5 that exemptions, making it dif- deal. On Friday, he said the because of his rhetoric, his and the Tree of Life on allegations. a rabbi with a gun causes ficult to assess whether the exemptions reinforced his focusing on issues—it’s the Tuesday. Dermer, in video of image issues and a potential new sanctions would outdo position. unforeseen consequences of Trump’s arrival, appears to JTA on page 14A What is Gab and where else are anti-Semites gathering? By Josefin Dolsten Gab was founded by Andrew they could give voice to their posts that threatened vio- words” and 88, which is code before it was taken down Torba in August 2016 as a anti-Semitic, racist, bigoted, lence to specific people were for “Heil Hitler.” of other possible venues for (JTA)—Robert Bowers, response against what he saw misogynistic views out in the ignored, even after being Those type of messages are users. Those cited include the man held in the shoot- as censorship of right-wing open.” He has spent over a year reported,” Hayden said. not unusual on Gab, accord- the emerging social me- ing deaths of 11 people at users by some social media studying the site. As a social media site, Gab ing to Hayden. dia platforms Wrongthink, a synagogue in Pittsburgh platforms. Often these users Segal called the site “the is considered an appealing “It was common for Gab Minds and Mewe. on Saturday, belonged to an were kicked off platforms for primary destination for a lot alternative to other sites fre- posters to treat Jews as if Wrongthink, whose site online community where using racist or anti-Semitic of white supremacists and quented by white nationalists, they were inhuman and yielded an error message as he frequently railed against language or harassing indi- anti-Semites.” including Stormfront, 4chan blame them for all kinds of of Thursday afternoon, is “al- Jews and immigrants. That viduals. Among those who Apple and Google have re- and 8chan, that are forums problems,” he said. ready somewhat popular with social media site, Gab, has found a home on Gab was Milo fused to offer Gab in their app but do not as easily facilitate How is Gab responding? right-wing posters because it come under closer scrutiny Yiannopoulos, the former Bre- stores due to concerns about connections among users. On Monday, Gab said on promotes itself as an alterna- this week. itbart News provocateur who hate speech. Hayden said that “in the Twitter that the site was taken tive network by people who Created two years ago as a was booted from Twitter Gab has claimed to have way that you can organize a down but was looking to re- ‘actually respect your freedom haven for far-rightists who felt after urging his followers to some 800,000 users, but party on Facebook or discuss turn with a new host. of speech,’” Segal said. The they were being targeted on harass the African-American Hayden estimates the actual the news with your friends in Visitors to the site see a other sites don’t necessarily mainstream platforms, Gab comedian Leslie Jones, and count is far less. a group DM on Twitter, a racist message from Torba in which have an extremist or right- quickly rose in popularity. But Andrew Anglin, the founder “The number of active users could organize harassment he says that he has been wing bent. the site wasn’t just home to of the neo-Nazi site The Daily seems like it is more likely to campaigns and other unpleas- providing information to the Voat, a news aggregator and ideological discussions. Crit- Stormer. be in the tens of thousands of ant things at Gab very easily.” Justice Department and FBI social networking site, and the ics say threats of violence and “What makes the entirely users than in the hundreds of How did Bowers use the about “an alleged terrorist.” forums 4chan and 8chan are virulent hatred are a common left-leaning Big Social mo- thousands of users,” he said. site? “In the midst of this Gab also popular among those on theme of those posting to it. nopoly qualified to tell us What is unique about Gab? The vast majority of mes- has been no-platformed by the far-right, Hayden said. JTA spoke to two experts what is ‘news’ and what is Gab merges features of sages posted by Bowers were essential internet infrastruc- And while Twitter and on extremism to learn more ‘trending’ and to define what different sites, offering the anti-Semitic in nature, ac- ture providers at every level,” Facebook continue to crack about Gab and other sites like ‘harassment’ means?” Torba chronological timeline of cording to the Anti-Defama- the message reads. “We are down on hateful accounts, it. Michael Edison Hayden is told Buzzfeed in 2016. “It posts from Twitter but the tion League. Among other the most censored, smeared, users there continue to target an open source intelligence didn’t feel right to me, and I ability for users to “upvote” things, he wrote “Jews are and no-platformed startup in others with anti-Semitic, rac- analyst at Storyful, a company wanted to change it, and give or “downvote” posts they the children of satan,” and history, which means we are ist and homophobic messages that analyzes conversations people something that would like or dislike a la Reddit. referred to “kike infestation” a threat to the media and to daily. on social media. Oren Segal be fair and just.” Though threats of terrorism and “filthy EVIL jews.” His the Silicon Valley Oligarchy.” “The number of forums or is the director of the Anti- Straight away, Hayden and violence are supposed to photo shows the number What are other similar platforms are really endless,” Defamation League’s Center said, Gab became a popular be banned, the policy is not 1488, a neo-Nazi hate sym- sites? Segal said, “and none of them on Extremism. platform for white national- always enforced. bol that references a white Segal said that he had are completely absent of ex- What is Gab? ists as “a place where they felt “On numerous occasions, supremacist slogan called “14 seen discussions on Gab tremism and hateful speech.” PAGE 14A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 In unprecedented move, American Jewish media issue joint editorial: #WeAreAllJews

More than a dozen of ences are reflected on the views killed eleven congre- with each other as Hillel Dovid Efune, editor-in- tor, Jewish News of Greater America’s leading Jewish pages of its media,” the gants and injured many argued with Shammai—with chief and CEO, The Alge- Phoenix media organizations took statement read. more, including four police civility. Let us acknowledge meiner Brett R. Rhyne, editor, The the unusual step today of “In coming together now, officers. The two editors are our common humanity with Ami Eden, CEO and execu- Jewish Advocate, Boston publishing a joint editorial we are not erasing those dif- often ideological opposites, other Americans who have tive editor, 70 Faces Media Gary Rosenblatt, editor expressing solidarity in the ferences, but rising above but decided within a day to been subject to unconscio- Nadine Epstein, editor- and publisher, Jewish Week wake of the deadly attack on them, to issue a call for draft a joint statement. They nable violence, too,” the in-chief and CEO, Moment of New York worshippers in a Pittsburgh solidarity and respect, and reached out to colleagues in statement said. Magazine Joshua Runyan, senior edi- synagogue, and calling upon asking our political and Jewish media across the na- “Jewish media has a long Sue Fishkoff, editor, J. The torial director, Washington political and communal communal leaders to do the tion, who eagerly agreed to and proud history in America, Jewish News of Northern Jewish Week leaders to show respect and same.” add their names. and we pledge to continue California Liz Spikol, editorial direc- civility to combat the scourge The joint editorial was The editorial is appearing our mission to inform, reflect Jerry Greenwald, manag- tor, Baltimore Jewish Times of anti-Semitism and intoler- the idea of Dovid Efune, in print and online in regional and bind our communities, ing editor, and Naomi Klass David Suissa, president, ance. editor-in-chief and CEO of and national news outlets, even more necessary in this Mauer, co-publisher, The Tribe Media/Jewish Journal “As journalists, we hold The Algemeiner, who reached and will be shared using the painful time.” Jewish Press Jonathan S. Tobin, editor- a variety of opinions about out to Jane Eisner, editor-in- hashtag #WeAreAllJews. The full list of signatories Lisa Hostein, executive in-chief, Jewish News Syn- politics in this country chief of The Forward, on the “We are all Jews. Let this on the editorial is included editor, Hadassah Magazine dicate and in Israel; the Ameri- Saturday evening after the horrific massacre be a mo- below: Gabe Kahn, editor, New Jeffrey Gaeser, editor and can Jewish community is attack, in which a gunman ment of redemption as well Jane Eisner, editor-in- Jersey Jewish News publisher, The Heritage diverse, and those differ- with virulently anti-Semitic as grieving. Let us argue chief, The Forward Janet Perez, managing edi- Florida Jewish News JTA From page 13A ing international attention The center in its defense prompting organizers of a Other racist graffiti were Andrew Gounardes and Jim for Foti’s findings, Foreign said that Noreika fell from political event planned there found in Reading last month. Gaughran, was cancelled In August, the Jewish Minister Linas Linkevicius grace with the Germans. It to cancel it. Officials declined to say what because of the graffiti. Community of Lithuania urged authorities to remove also suggested that Noreika The event was scheduled the graffiti in Reading said Hateful slurs were found said in a statement that the the plaque – the first such call helped save Jews from the to be hosted by “Broad City” while police investigate the on the second and fifth floor. plaque honoring him on a by a senior Lithuanian official Holocaust rather than help star Ilana Glazer at the his- incidents, the Boston Globe The vandal had written “Kill central wall of the library of on any of the country’s numer- kill them. It called Foti’s toric Brooklyn synagogue on reported Thursday. all Jews” on a door. the Lithuanian Academy of ous monuments celebrating research and that of Gochin Thursday, the New York Post Witnesses to the bloodbath The event was part of Sciences in central Vilnius killers of Jews. unsubstantiated. The center reported. at the Tree of Life Congrega- Glazer’s The Generator Series, must be removed because Gochin, a South Africa na- asked the court to compel Separately, graffiti that in- tion in Pittsburgh on Saturday where she interviews activists “Noreika was a direct and tive whose relative perished Gochin to pay the center’s cluded multiple swastikas and said the gunman who killed and politicians “to see how enthusiastic participant in in the Holocaust in Lithu- legal costs. the words “Kill Kykes” next to 11 people there shouted “all they serve us—the people,” perpetrating the Holocaust ania and who has mounted Ilana Glazer event at a drawing of Hitler was discov- Jews must die.” the Post reported. in Lithuania,” the commu- multiple lawsuits against Brooklyn synagogue ered in Salem, Massachusetts At about 8:30 p.m., Glazer “I hope it doesn’t have a nity said. the glorification of their canceled due to ‘kill all earlier this week, The Salem- told the crowd outside the chilling effect on people going Vilnius officials have de- killers, said the defense is Jews’ graffiti based Jewish Journal reported building that the 8 p.m. to vote” in Tuesday’s midterm clined to remove the plaque, “shocking.” (JTA)—Graffiti reading Thursday. Several swastikas event, where she was sched- elections, Gounardes told The saying they will defer to the “I had never heard of an EU “Kill all Jews” ‍was discovered were found at Reading Memo- uled to interview journalist Post. “We can’t afford to stand state museum’s decision. government going to court to on the stairwell of Union rial High School in the town Amy Goodman and New in the silence or be scared or In September, amid grow- defend a Nazi,” he told JTA. Temple in Brooklyn Heights, of Reading, Massachusetts. York state senate candidates intimated.” Hope From page 1A are coming from survivors ally deeply,” Parness said. “As ceived after the 9/11 attacks far flung as the 2015 earth- relatives were killed because of the 2015 mass shooting in an American, this hits home in 2001. quake in Nepal—to a teacher they were Jews. My relatives where the shooting happened, San Bernardino, California, as really deeply. As a human be- The side of the truck read fighting cancer in Tulsa, were killed because of the were painted by children well as the 2016 mass shoot- ing that believes God wants us “New York Says Thank You.” Oklahoma. power of words. My relatives from Congregation Rodeph ing at the Pulse nightclub in to love thy neighbor, whoever Parness, formerly a finance “There’s so much love and were killed because one man Sholom, a Reform synagogue Orlando, Florida. that neighbor happens to be, professional, ended up found- so much compassion that you chose to use words to instill in Manhattan. But more stars “As a Jew, this hits home re- whatever religion or faith, ing and running a nonprofit have to pay it forward,” he said. fear and divide and because it hits me really deeply. So I of the same name that helps But the Pittsburgh shoot- good people stood by and said 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 think this is a tragedy at all rebuild the homes of disaster ing has special resonance for nothing.” T A P S S A D C H A S E D levels.” victims and first respond- Parness as a Jew. Soon after And on Tuesday, though he 14 15 16 E S A U I M A I O D I D E Parness began working on ers, along with educating the shooting, on Saturday generally goes without one, 17 18 19 disaster relief in 2003 owing students and others on good afternoon, Parness posted a Parness chose to wear a kip- E A T F R E S H T R O P I C to his son, then 5 years old, citizenship. photo on Facebook of family pah. He said it was a message 20 21 22 23 M P H A R T S Y S P T A who inspired him to drive a Stars of Hope was born members who were killed in that the gunman would not 24 25 26 27 truckload of supplies from out of that effort in 2007. It the Holocaust. scare him. W H E R E S T H E B E E F New York to San Diego to has since helped 220 com- “In trying to figure out how “You can’t be afraid of this 28 29 30 31 N C A A A L I Y A A D D S help victims of the wildfires munities in 26 countries, to bring some small piece of stuff,” he said. “He wanted 32 33 34 35 raging in the Southern Cali- according to its website. Its light into this darkness, I us to be afraid. There’s evil T H Y M E A L L A Y fornia city. For Parness, it beneficiaries range from decided to introduce you to everywhere, but as Jews, we 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 H I S G O T M I L K S U N was a way to show gratitude victims of mass shootings members of my family killed in also have the responsibility 43 44 45 for the help New Yorkers re- and natural disasters—as the Holocaust,” he wrote. “My to bring light into the world.” Y O U R E A G O N Y 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 T A P A T A S K S A M O T 53 54 55 Pittsburgh I T S M I L L E R T I M E From page 1A they wouldn’t really be liv- loss of life but for the assault the worst, and perhaps the 56 57 58 59 60 61 A L Y D I A A A S B D S ing. Part of what made them on the idea of synagogue it- first, murder of American 62 63 64 65 sion of rabbis. I covered its Jews, what gave their lives self—literally, as a sanctuary. Jews in their own house of R A C H A V J U S T D O I T merger with Or L’Simcha, a meaning, was what went on You may not have given voice worship. 66 67 68 new congregation that had no within those walls. to it, but I bet you feel it. I don’t mean to demean A S H O R E O S I E D G Y 69 70 71 building. My wife, then just a During his recent visit to Synagogues are not profit Jews who have chosen to walk S T O R E S Y E S N Y S E student rabbi, was asked more Louisville, Jewish scholar makers. Far from high-tech away from their faith or simply than once to read Torah on Avraham Infeld, in his talks startups, brewpubs or espres- not to affiliate. I don’t know Shabbat at Tree of Life. about the preservation of so bars, they’re a tough sell their experiences; I can’t walk And today it is on the Jew- Jewish culture, made the case to millennials and Gen Z’ers. in their shoes. ish front line. So is every for strong Jewish community But they are where Judaism But as a Jew who is on the synagogue in Pittsburgh, centers, but not at the expense happens every day. And they front line, like thousands of Louisville, North America, of the synagogues. He said are threatened, mostly by the others, struggling to preserve the whole world. Jews are a people with a “God- choices of Jews. a critical component of Jewish The 11 people who died centered culture,” and he took For those who have decid- existence, I can say this: We Saturday lost their lives be- his fellow Israelis to task for ed to express their Judaism in need you. More than ever, we cause they chose to express rejecting the synagogue in a way that does not include need you. their Judaism in the house droves. synagogue affiliation, OK, Lee Chottiner, editor of of worship. Had they rejected If you go to a synagogue, if that’s your choice. Now is the the Jewish Louisville Com- synagogue life, as so many you support a synagogue—if time, though, to ask your- munity, served as editor others have, they would you are on the front line—part selves how you will express of The Jewish Chronicle of probably be alive today. But of you is crying not only for the your Jewishness—now, after Pittsburgh from 2001 to 2014. Weil From page 2A with K’lal Yisrael. The deaths of the world, to ensure that Programming and Develop- of the pillars of the Pittsburgh there are good deeds and ment for Kinneret Council we are at most, one degree of Jewish community—the mitzvot that we can do, in on Aging. She was grateful separation from every one of elders who showed up early, order to drive hatred from for the opportunity to speak the victims. each week, cannot be in vain. our midst. about a community that she Today, I am in mourning It is up to us, in this corner Sharon F. Weil is director of loves so much. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 PAGE 15A suspect, 46-year-old Robert accused by conservative like Alex Jones, who inten- privacy reasons, told JNS that ambassador. A Senate version Trump Bowers, during the attack. media of fomenting anti- tionally cause more wanton whether the president visits is of the bill is pending. Were the From page 1A Shortly before the visit Trump sentiment ahead of suffering for communities not as big an issue compared bill to become law, the presi- came conflicting views over the visit. affected by these tragedies,” to the need to appoint the dent would be required to fill and greeted the president and whether the president should Pittsburgh native Max Un- continued Ungar. “The presi- State Department’s point the position within 90 days. his wife. pay his respects. gar agreed with those who say dent has made it clear that person on anti-Semitism. “This would show the Democratic and Repub- The left-wing activist group Trump should not be visiting his values severely contra- “Squirrel Hill is exemplary victims’ families and the lican congressional leaders Bend the Arc: Jewish Action, Squirrel Hill. dict those of the Pittsburgh of a diverse and true commu- community as a whole that declined to join the visit. released a scathing open letter “Our president has difficul- community, and he is not nity. Anti-Semitism predated the administration is taking Accompanied by Tree of Life in opposition to a Trump visit. ty meeting even these baseline welcome here.” this administration and will action towards ensuring na- Synagogue’s Rabbi Jeffrey My- “For the past three years, standards in his reaction,” he Other Pittsburgh residents continue afterwards,” said tional policy implementation ers, who reportedly received your words and your policies told JNS. “His first response responded differently. Lauren. “President Trump that will hopefully prevent hate mail for saying that he have emboldened a growing is to blame the synagogue for “I think whether or not should fill the special envoy future attacks and promote would welcome Trump, the white nationalist movement. not having armed guards? He the president comes is a deci- role to combat anti-Semitism diversity in our country once president and first lady spent You yourself called the mur- can’t immediately acknowl- sion that should be made by while he visits in Pittsburgh.” again,” added Lauren. time at the memorials outside derer evil, but yesterday’s vio- edge the impetus behind the those closest to the victims In September, the U.S. Yosef, another Jewish resi- the synagogue and lit a candle lence is the direct culmination shooting? and the three congregations House of Representa- dent who also requested to inside the building for each of of your influence,” it stated. “Trump makes his values attacked,” Joel Mackler, who tives overwhelmingly passed a withhold his last name, told the victims. “President Trump, you are clear by where he places his grew up in Squirrel Hill, told bipartisan bill by a vote of JNS: “As long as he is coming The president also vis- not welcome in Pittsburgh emphasis: on vilifying refu- JNS. 393-2 that would elevate the to support the community ited the hospital where four until you fully denounce white gees and the downtrodden Lauren, a Jewish Squirrel State Department official and families, and not for a wounded officers were recov- nationalism.” of our society, and praising Hill native who requested to who deals with the issue of personal agenda, I have no ering while trying to stop the Bend the Arc has been alt-right conspiracy theorists withhold their last name for anti-Semitism from envoy to problem with it.” Lawmakers From page 3A Haaretz, The Washington Yosef also called for prayers sembly, a meeting in Tel Aviv Yair Lapid, leader of the reacting to the synagogue Post and JTA later reported for their well-being. of leaders of North American opposition party Yesh Atid, shooting, he called “upon the asked Lau about the haredi that Lau himself declined In an interview in The Jewish federations Among echoed Gabbay and Oren in Jews of the United States to media’s refusal to name to refer to Tree of Life as a Washington Post, Rabbi the recent flash points: Last calling for recognition of the immigrate more and more non-Orthodox synagogues, “synagogue,” although in Rick Jacobs, president of the year, in addition to scrapping liberal streams of Judaism. to Israel because this is their and Lau seemed at pains to the Makor Rishon interview Union of Reform Judaism, a compromise that would “If you are murdered be- home.” distance himself from their he does say “They were killed was critical of Jews who would have expanded non-Orthodox cause you are a Jew, then Many Jews in the Diaspora policy. because they were Jews. Does not refer to Tree of Life as a prayer at the Western Wall, you are a Jew,” he said in bristle when Israeli leaders Lau replied that he doesn’t it matter in which synagogue synagogue. the government moved to a statement also posted on suggest that they would be speak for the media, and that [‘beit knesset’ in Hebrew] they “This tragedy should bring give the Chief Rabbinate Facebook. “The Conservative safer or happier in Israel. he often disagrees with what pray in or what text they use ?” all Jews together, not rip us more power over Jewish and Reform are our brothers. Oren responded to the call they do and write. Yosef, Lau’s Sephardi coun- further apart.” conversion. This year, Israeli They are our family.” for immigration, tweeting “I repeat and say: We are terpart, did not refer to the He added, “It’s unconscio- police detained a Conserva- Lapid also referred to in Hebrew: “Avi Gabbay said speaking about Jews and synagogue in his statement. nable that any rabbi worth tive rabbi for the crime of Bennett’s condolence visit to things that should not be we need not take advantage “I was shocked to hear their name would question performing a non-Orthodox Pittsburgh. said because he simply does to raise our painful differ- about the murder of innocent the Jewishness of those wedding. “[T]he relationship with not understand. Through ences,” the rabbi said. “I have Jews in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl- worshipping on Shabbat in a Opposition leader Avi the majority of U.S. Jews can- his words he adds insult to an ideological dispute with vania, simply because they synagogue shattered by mur- Gabbay, in an interview not be based on condolences injury. The call to U.S. Jewry, them about Judaism, about were Jews, by an abhorrent der and the blood of Jews.” with Ynet, this week also and grief,” Lapid said. “We especially after last night, the past and the future of the murderer who was driven by The issue of Jewish reli- called on the government cannot bring back the dead, deeply hurts their feelings Jewish people throughout the anti-Semitic hatred,” he said. gious pluralism in Israel has “to embrace the Reform and but we have a duty to fix our and reduces their desire generations. “My heart is with the bereaved driven a wedge between Israel Conservative movements relationship with the living.” for aliyah. Gabbay does not “But,” he added, speaking families and with all of our and the Diaspora. Earlier this and to pass the Western Gabbay, however, also understand anything about rhetorically, “because of this Jewish brothers and sisters month, those strains were Wall plan” for an egalitarian touched a third rail of Israel- Israel’s relationship with the they are not Jewish?” who live in the U.S.” a theme of the General As- prayer space. Diaspora relations when, Diaspora.” Orthodox From page 3A tone. Israel’s Education and brothers and sisters to defeat in college campuses today and her fellow anti-Israel ty’s main concern is attacks Diaspora Affairs Minister anti-Semitism and vanquish is anti-Semitism. And those activists fall squarely within by white supremacists and history of being a great friend Naftali Bennett called Presi- the forces of hate. Those anti-Semites are usually not the international working radical Islamic terrorists. We to Israel, and he has continued dent Trump’s comments the seeking their destruction, we neo-Nazis on college cam- definition of anti-Semitism, would have made the same that friendship in his current toughest comments ever will seek their destruction.’” puses. They’re coming from which was adopted by the statement five years ago as position. Vice President Mike made by a president against Neo-Nazis and the Radi- the radical-left. We have to International Holocaust well. The fact that American Pence has given extraordi- anti-Semitism. President cal Left stand against anti-Semitism Remembrance Alliance in people of all types have come nary speeches of support to Trump called anti-Semitism The statement concluded, whether it comes from the 2016 and is utilized by the together and supported our Israel in the Knesset and in an ‘historic evil,’ later saying “We agree with Israel’s Am- right or whether it comes U.S. State Department. This community at this time commemoration of Israel’s ‘there must be no tolerance bassador to the U.S. Ron from the left.’ is why the pro-Israel policies is very much appreciated. 69th Anniversary, and he for anti-Semitism in Ameri- Dermer, who stated that “The white supremacists of President Trump serve as a This is not the time to play helped repair Jewish graves ca.’ In an extremely powerful anti-Semitism comes from and radical-left share their strong condemnation of the politics; rather, it is a time in St. Louis when they were and poignant statement, all sides, both conservative same BDS support and anti- views of white supremacists to come together. vandalized. President Trump said, ‘This and liberal. He said ‘to simply Israel agenda, whether it and BDS supporters who “May God comfort Pitts- “One does not have to be evil, anti-Semitic attack is say that this is because of one is white supremacist David oppose Israel. burgh alongside the mourn- a supporter of the president an assault on all of us. It person, only comes on one Duke, or proud BDS sup- “Over a year ago, there ers of Zion and Jerusalem,” to hear the heartbreak in his is an assault on humanity. side, is to not understand the porter from the left Linda was a meeting and briefing said the organization at voice when he made multiple It must be confronted and history of anti-Semitism or Sarsour, who tweeted in 2012 for members of the Jewish the statement’s conclusion, statements concerning the condemned everywhere the reality of anti-Semitism.’ that ‘Nothing is creepier community about the threat quoting a verse from the To- tragedy, each statement get- it rears its ugly head. We Ambassador Dermer added than Zionism.’ The BDS ac- of terrorism. At the meeting, rah traditionally recited dur- ting stronger and stronger in must stand with our Jewish that ‘one of the big forces tivities of Linda Sarsour we said that our communi- ing the time of mourning. Democrats From page 4A ing wealth amidst a world of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Elliot Zell Miller told the Democrat time warp of the 1930s, the books of the Torah. They misery. Spitzer, Richard Blumenthal, party faithful at conventions message is only slowly begin- need, in short, to live in this The Diaspora Jewish critics A majority of Jewish voters and Anthony Wiener). Col- the same message when they ning to penetrate. world, not in the world of of Israel easily see its many are either unconcerned with lectively these five represent supported George Bush and “If Jews need to know the politically utopian or the flaws (both real and imagined) the increasingly low moral im- some of the worst in American John McCain: The Democratic their own interests as well religiously messianic.” (the among which, the worst is age of the Party’s politicians politics. Both Joe Lieber- Party is a national party no as the interests of others, final paragraph in “What is that Israel, like America is a and candidates and party man and former Democratic longer! they also need to know the the Use of Jewish History” by “privileged” society, enjoy- hacks (David Axelrod, Chicago governor/senator of Georgia For many Jews, still in a art of politics as well as the Lucy Davidowicz). Israel From page 4A obsession—an obsession So, now I say it’s time... in African states. Time to ac- rorism perpetrated by groups woke” and wake up instead. that would rather see the Time to tackle the lack of count for the lack of account- such as Hamas, Hezbollah Justin Amler is a noted Real issues affecting the destruction of all of humanity human rights in Arab coun- ability for U.S. money spent and the Palestinian Authority. South African-born, Austra- entire human race are being than support for the Jewish tries. Time to deal with the on despotic regimes. Time But most importantly, it’s lia-based writer and commen- ignored due to this hateful homeland. lack of clean drinking water to sanction the ongoing ter- time for the world to get “un- tator on international issues. Diaspora From page 5A Affected by 19th-century disappear any time soon. To Publish Legal Notices For Orange, romanticism, Theodor Herzl What has changed dramati- have dropped significantly wrongly believed that the cally is that today there is a Osceola, Seminole and Volusia Counties, since PLO head Yasser Arafat return of the Jewish people to powerful Jewish state. Only launched the Second Intifada its ancestral homeland Israel in Israel is the Jewish people Call Heritage Florida Jewish News terrorist war on Israel in the would end anti-Semitism. capable of defending itself early 2000s. By contrast, Pragmatists like David Ben- by itself. at 407-834-8787 Islamist terrorist attacks Gurion, Golda Meir and Me- Daniel Kryger is a writer or email have increased dramatically nachem Begin did not harbor and a political analyst and a in America and especially in these illusions. fellow at the Haym Salomon [email protected] Europe. Anti-Semitism will not Center. PAGE 16A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 Natan Sharansky on the state of current political movements

By Jackson Richman

(JNS)—Chess warrior. Former political prisoner. Longtime Israeli minister and Jewish Graveside Package: head of the Jewish Agency for Israel. Always a Jewish inspiration. • Service of Funeral Director and Staff Natan Sharansky has checked many boxes through- out his life, eight years of • Sacred Burial Shroud which were spent in a gulag in the former Soviet Union. One of the most well-known • Filing all Necessary Paperwork Hadas Parush/Flash90 refuseniks and a leader of Natan Sharansky speaks during a Limud event ahead of the the fight to release Soviet Jewish mourning day of Tu B’Av, at the Israeli president’s • $200.00 to Chevra Kaddish Society donation for washing Jewry, he pushed relentlessly residence in Jerusalem on July 31, 2017. for freedom, supported by his wife, Avital, and Jews and munity, with their prayers. Q: Speaking of British Jews, • Traditional Jewish Flat Top Pine Casket non-Jews around the world. And I think it’s almost tragic what’s your reaction to the He was eventually released that the State of Israel has to rise of Labour Party leader in 1986. The Iron Curtain fell make such important Zionist Jeremy Corbyn and his highly • Staff Supervison of Service at Graveside in 1989 and the Soviet Union decisions when there’s some controversial views? two years later. terrorist attack. A: That’s a very logical con- • Transportation to Cemetery Sharansky, who was born in Q: Are shootings like this tinuation of [what] to some Donetsk, Ukraine, left to make able to unite the Jewish extent is happening in Ameri- a new life in Israel, where he community over our politi- ca—that the left becomes less held numerous ministerial cal, religious and communal liberal, and more and more $4595.00 positions and headed the Jew- differences? connected to the extremists ish Agency for Israel from the A: It’s like a reminder of of the Muslim movement and summer of 2009 through this our mutual faith, which is the anti-Zionist world. past summer. stronger than all of our dis- It’s not liberal. It has noth- On Sunday, the 70-year-old agreements, and it does give ing to do with human rights. was honored in New York with something. To hope it will help This is a betrayal of liberal the inaugural Tikvah Prize by overcome some ideological values. That’s what been hap- Y the Jewish Leadership Con- debates, definitely not. pening in Europe over the Call us to receive your free Final Wishes Organizer! ference for his heroism as a Q: What are your thoughts last 15 years, and now it has Jewish statesman and more. about the current state of rela- contributed to Corbyn’s rise JNS sat down with Sharan- tions between Israeli Jews and to power. That’s extremely 407-695-CARE (2273) sky following his acceptance Diaspora Jews? dangerous, but it also shows of the prize and a conversa- A: Between Jews, it’s OK. how deep this tendency on www. DeGusipeFuneralHome.com tion with Elliot Abrams, who Between the American or- the left is. served as a foreign-policy ganized Jewish community Q: We see in America a lot Maitland Sanford West Orange adviser under U.S. Presidents and the State of Israel, there of left-wing Jews starting to 9001 N. Orlando Avenue 905 Laurel Avenue 1400 Matthew Paris Blvd Ronald Reagan and George are definitely some serious support ideas of Marxism, Maitland, FL 32751 Sanford, FL 32771 Ocoee, FL 34761 W. Bush. dangers. I would say that communism, socialism. As Q: First and foremost, what Israelis correctly expect that someone who overcame that, is your reaction to Saturday’s American Jewry will show what’s your reaction? mass shooting at the Tree of much more understanding of A: I say it’s almost a trag- Life*Or L’Simcha Synagogue our security needs, and that edy, the lack of elementary in Pittsburgh? we cannot behave as if we are knowledge of what Marxism A: Tragedy is tragedy. The Switzerland. really means. answer is whether people want On the other hand, Ameri- What Marxism practices... to organize around those acts can Jews are right when “They say, ‘OK, it was started globally in Eastern Europe they expect much more and made mistakes.’ ” Every- and Western Europe, and understanding of the Israeli body who looks deeply into the also America. [And to do so] government to show accep- essence of Marxism [should because of this crisis, which tance of the pluralism within understand] how Stalinism happened between post- American Jewry. Because of was built theoretically by nationalism and nationalism. internal political reasons, Marx... and then by Lenin— Post-nationalism encour- the Israeli government is not their idea was, ‘We have to take ages left-wing anti-Israel interested in showing this. as much as possible, power campaigns. Nationalism en- Q: What is your overall from the individual, to take courages classical anti-Jewish reaction to the state of Eu- their property, to take their words. But both of them are ropean Jewry? How serious opportunities to influence on [causing] some fanatics to are problems related to im- the social and religious and attack Jews. I believe Jewish migrant and anti-Semitism? national life.’ ” And to let the communities have to be on A: I believe that the prob- state to distribute it, then it alert. lems which happened in brings to slavery. [It’s akin] to After the tragedy in Tou- Europe are so deep. They the same forms of totalitarian louse, France, in 2012, I saw went so far, this policy of regimes. how easily it could be prevent- post-nationalism—a rework- When you say socialism, ed: If there’s some minimum ing of national borders and sometimes socialism is un- equipment, and we created a permitting tens of thousands derstood as social democracy, special fund in which I raised of new citizens who don’t and that’s OK. There are some money and there are hundreds accept the rules of liberal social democratic parties of communities all over the democracy. It’s really come to in Europe who try to have world that we were helping. such a point where European some welfare agenda, so it’s Jewish communities have to Jews are increasingly feeling one thing. take care of the security of uncomfortable. But the fact that the people their institutions. This meeting of post-in- will go to classical Marxism... Q: In the aftermath of the tellectual, post-identity that mankind already paid the shooting, there are some, such denies the value of the Jewish lives of tens of millions of as former Israeli Ambassador state—old, radical right-wing people and enslavement of to the United States Michael anti-Semitism … and the new hundreds of millions. I think Oren, who are calling for the anti-Semitism mainly con- this presents very danger- State of Israel to recognize nected with Muslim citizens ous solutions, and I would Conservative and Reform and the liberal left. It creates recommend people will start Jews. What’s your reaction? a situation where the Jews of learning from the atrocities. A: I’ve been calling for this France don’t feel themselves Q: You were a champion for a long time. That is very comfortable in any part of chess player. Would you char- principled and very impor- French society. I think it’s acterize your time in prison tant—that every Jew in the almost irreversible. I don’t as a game of mental chess? world will feel at home in believe there is a future for A: I write a lot about it in my Israel. And I will speak about the Jews of France. book “Fear No Evil.” I think it many times, saying that in For the first time in modern chess helped me a lot—to Israel, if you really want it to be history, we see that there are discipline myself and to see all the home for every Jew in the more and more British Jews of my battles with the KGB as world, you have to know that who feel that it is not their a chess game when you’re try- Israel welcomes them, with home. That, we didn’t see ing to think two steps before their rabbi, with their com- before. your offensive.