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Network at JNET-SA Changemaker Event Details, page 6 The Jewish Journalof san antonio SHEVAT-ADAR 5775 Published by The Jewish Federation of San Antonio FEBRUARY 2015 Amid attacks, Christian-Jewish aid group explores ways to help French Jews make aliyah MLK MARCH UNITES COMMUNITY By Sean Savage / JNS.org ists suspected to have carried out The Jewish community the Charlie Hebdo shooting, were joined with others for the killed January 9 in a police raid on annual MLK events. In the wake of Islamist terror at- tacks that killed a combined 16 a printing shop in the Paris suburb of Dammartin-en-Goele, where the PAGE 21 people at the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and a kosher supermarket Kouachi brothers had taken one man in Paris, the leader of a prominent hostage. A separate but simultaneous Christian-Jewish aid group told JNS. raid killed Islamist terrorist Amedy org that he is exploring ways to help Coulibaly, who took nearly 20 hos- French Jews immigrate to Israel. tages at Hyper Cacher (the kosher supermarket) on January 9 and had People watch on TV in a cafe as police mobilize at the Brothers Cherif Kouachi and Said hostage situation at Porte de Vincennes last month. Kouachi, the two Muslim terror- See FRENCH JEWS, page 30 (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) THEN AND NOW How a museum across The Barshop JCC’s Jewish Film Saving Syrian lives the globe is educating students in San Antonio. Festival focuses on finding identity on the battlefield and PAGE 7 The Barshop JCC’s culture.” The Festival the country of origin. in Israeli hospitals Jewish Film Festival, runs Saturday, Feb. 7 to Through intense On Tuesday, March 10 there will be a panel approaching its Wednesday, Feb. 11 at discussion and a few discussion featuring Israeli physicians who fourteenth year, has the Santikos Embassy 14 rounds of elimination, a have been involved in the treatment of Syrian a 13-person selection Theater. curated line-up of films casualties. Dr. Avi Benov will discuss their committee with a With such a mission was selected. Perhaps treatment in the field and Dr. Ohad Ronen mission to “promote in mind, the screening inadvertently, but will discuss treatment of Syrian refugees in Jewish values and committee considered obvious just the same, the hospital. diversity among all well over fifty films a common theme has Dr. Benov is currently in San Antonio as a people through the for the ten-film line- surfaced this year - films Research Fellow, USA Institute of Surgical OUT AND ABOUT medium of film” and up. Attributes of each that focus on identity. Research in San Antonio. He has served as a Curious what’s happening military physician since 2003. From March in your San Antonio to “entertain, educate contender were carefully The Festival opens Jewish community? and raise community dissected from the with the lighthearted 2013 to July 2014 as an IDF officer he was awareness of Jewish merits of the film’s PAGE 18 identity, history and Jewish content to See FILM FEST, page 8 See SYRIANS, page 31 12500 N. W. 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We aim to fairly reflect the breadth and depth of activities and Jewish life taking place in the San Antonio Jewish community. 2 February 2015 A publication of the Jewish Federation of San Antonio THE JEWISH JOURNAL FOCUS ON FEDERATION CANDLE LIGHTING Friday, Feb 6 Light Candles at: 5:58 p.m. We are Yisrael Shabbat, Feb 7, 2015 Shabbat Ends: 6:53 p.m. Am Yisrael Chai! Am Letter from beings, but also as Jews. the Jewish leadership of Yisrael Chai! Am Yisrael We know from history that France and providing for Friday, Feb 13 our CEO Chai! As a small child, I our comfort is not always increased security needs Light Candles at: 6:03 p.m. joyously sang this song over RONIT secure and that humanity is of communities in France. Shabbat, Feb 14, 2015 SHERWIN Shabbat Ends: 6:58 p.m. and over again. As I grew not always kind. We need As always, JFNA works in older, I came to understand to be watchful and, most partnership with its fellow Friday, Feb 20 more fully the power of significantly, we need to take agencies such as the Joint Light Candles at: 6:09 p.m. these words. “The people the people who struggle with responsibility for our fellow Distribution Committee Shabbat, Feb 21, 2015 of Israel live!” Am Yisrael Jews across the world. (JDC) and together we Shabbat Ends: 7:03 p.m. God. Or better yet, as we Chai! learn from Jewish history, During this time, I ensure immediate response. Friday, Feb. 27 We are Yisrael, we become the people who felt particularly grateful Am Yisrael Chai! Yes, Light Candles at 6:14 p.m. descendants of Jacob, the struggle against the world. and proud to be part of the Jewish people are alive Shabbat, Feb. 28, 2015 grandson of Abraham. As All the while, Am Yisrael the collective family of and thriving. Locally Shabbat Ends: 7:08 p.m. we learn from the Torah, Chai! The people of Israel the Jewish Federations and globally, your Jewish Friday, March 6 Jacob struggles with God, live! of North America Federation is committed to Light Candles 6:19 p.m. disguised as an angel, and The attacks of terror in (JFNA). Immediately, our mission every minute of Shabbat, March 7, 2015 is renamed Israel. We, the Paris, France last month JFNA was on the ground, every day. Shabbat Ends: 7:13 p.m. Jewish people, then become unnerved us as human demonstrating support for BELDON LIBRARY NEWS New additions to the collection at the Beldon Library: The Harness Maker’s Dream—Nick Kotz The People of Forever Are Not Afraid—Shani Boianjiu The Boston Girl—Anita Diamont Anyone Who Had a Heart—Burt Bacharach The Storyteller—Jodi Picoult The First Phone Call From Heaven—Mitch Albom The Time Keeper—Mitch Albom The Gershwins and Me—Michael Feinstein The Nazi Hunters—Neal Bascomb The library also has new books 26 through Tuesday, April 28 in Hebrew donated by Neta in the Holzman Auditorium.