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Volume 13, No. 11 t Nov. 2016 t Tishri-Cheshvan 5777 Commentary With UNESCO vote, Palestinians’ bid for attention backfires Four reasons to By Cnaan Liphshiz runs counter to the reasons that justified Traditional allies of the Palestinian its inscription on the UNESCO World cause wavered as objections to the text re-engage with (JTA) If the latest draft resolution at Heritage list,” she wrote. intensified. Mexico, which supported UNESCO on “Occupied Palestine” suc- The resolution refers to Jerusalem’s the text, had a change of heart, initially the Civil Rights ceeded in the Palestinians’ aims to re- Temple Mount — site of the first and requesting a re-vote and then sufficing claim the world’s attention, then it was second Jewish Temples and a locus of with a statement blasting the text as of- Movement a Pyrrhic victory at best and a setback Jewish veneration — only by its Arabic fensive and biased against the Jewish at worst. name, Al-Haram Al-Sharif. The West- people. This was after it fired its ambas- By David Bernstein Part of an effort on Jerusalem initi- ern Wall, a remnant of the biblical Tem- sador to UNESCO, Andre Roemer, who President and CEO of the Jewish ated at UNESCO in 2015 by the Pales- ple compound built by the Jewish King is Jewish, for protesting his country’s Council for Public Affairs tinian Authority, the Oct. 12 vote saw a Herod and Judaism’s holiest site, is re- “yes” vote. In a personal protest, Ro- comfortable majority of states, includ- ferred to as Al-Buraq Plaza – a term the emer walked out of last week’s vote in The Movement for ing Russia and China, pass language Simon Wiesenthal Center says was lift- Paris, leaving his deputy to cast the vote Black Lives plat- calling on Israel “to cease the persistent ed from Hamas literature — with “West- for Mexico. form calling Israel excavations and works in East Jerusa- ern Wall Plaza” appearing only between Dozens of Czech lawmakers wrote a an apartheid state lem, particularly in and around the Old quotation marks. joint letter of protest to UNESCO over guilty of “genocide” City,” as one clause reads. When divisions over such things the vote, as did various U.S. lawmakers sent shock waves Only six countries, the United States “carry over into UNESCO, an Organi- and several Christian groups, includ- through the Jew- and five European Union members, op- zation dedicated to dialogue and peace, ing the World Council of Independent ish community. It posed the resolution and 26 abstained. they prevent us from carrying out our Christian Churches. David Bernstein should not have Yet the specific charges in the text mission,” added Bokova, who accord- As discord continued to spread, even come as a surprise. were largely eclipsed by the resolution’s ing to Israeli diplomats has maintained Brazil, which voted in favor of the text I remember seeing scattered signs failure to refer to Judaism’s holiest sites a largely fair attitude toward the Jewish and whose Socialist government is re- proclaiming “From Palestine to Fergu- by their Jewish names. The erasure of state. Though UNESCO has passed sev- garded by critics as blatantly hostile son” at protests in Ferguson, Mo. last Jewish ties to Jerusalem ignited a diplo- eral texts in recent years seen as erasing toward Israel, expressed dissatisfaction year. I naively thought that protesters matic dispute that is dividing UNESCO, Jewish ties to holy sites, it was the first with the text it supported. would view such signs as brazen ma- embarrassing some of its member states time she spoke out so clearly against the Tellingly, France was among 26 coun- nipulation. I was wrong. and exposing the Palestinians to rebuke trend. tries that abstained from the vote – a vi- A year after Ferguson, a YouTube not only by Israel, but even by passion- Outraged, the Palestinian Authority rage, or an about-face, from its custom- video on Black-Palestinian solidarity ate supporters of their cause who are an- essentially told Bokova to shut up about ary role as “a leading figure in the Arab- called “When I See Them I See Us” gar- gered by what they perceive as an anti- the draft resolution, which was submit- led anti-Israel bloc,” according to UN nered tens of thousands of views. And Jewish bid to rewrite history. ted by seven Arab countries but is wide- Watch, an NGO that monitors anti-Israel just a few weeks ago, Black Lives Matter The UNESCO vote is part of a broad- ly understood to have been initiated as activity at the world body. The French ab- was among several groups protesting for er push by the Palestinian Authority to part of a Palestinian push at UNESCO, stention followed an internal dispute that Palestinian rights outside a Hillary Clin- ton fundraiser hosted by Israeli-Ameri- inject the Israeli-Palestinian conflict which the Palestinians joined as mem- developed between the Foreign Ministry can Haim Saban. The link between these into international forums that are not bers in 2011. and Prime Minister Manuel Valls over two seemingly disparate causes is now designed to settle such disputes. And However, in the days that followed, the country’s support in April for a simi- undeniable. while the strategy is alienating some the Palestinians saw more pushback. lar UNESCO text. Valls said publicly fol- There are a number of reasons for supporters, observers of Palestinian di- Israel ridiculed the text and charged lowing the earlier vote that France should this perceived intersection between the plomacy say it is a discredited leader- it typified a refusal by the Palestinian never have voted in favor. plights of African-Americans and Pales- ship’s survival tactic, meant to satisfy a leadership to accept the Jewish people’s India, which supported the UNES- tinians, but none more salient than the disgruntled population and prevent the claim on any part of the Land of Israel. CO resolution in April, also abstained, tragedy in Syria and the rise of ISIS from organized Jewish community’s detach- Both U.S. presidential candidates as did Sweden, Spain, Argentina and ment from today’s civil rights move- eclipsing the plight of the Palestinians harshly condemned the resolution, Slovenia. Both resolutions were op- ment. Notwithstanding our self-image on the world stage. and a U.S. State Department spokes- posed by the same six countries: the as modern-day activists walking in the Two days after the UNESCO vote, man called it a cause for deep concern United States and the five European footsteps of Rabbi Abraham Joshua He- the diplomatic fallout already was gen- and one of several “recurring, politi- countries, including Britain, Germany schel, the community has been largely erating significant dissent within the cized resolutions” that he said should and the Netherlands. absent from today’s civil rights tables. ranks of the United Nations cultural not pass. The draft united Jewish groups Palestinian leaders are aware of the It should come as no surprise that we agency. Its director-general, Irina Boko- across the spectrum in outrage; even pushback but are pressing ahead any- have little influence on a movement we va of Bulgaria, penned an unprecedent- Americans for Peace Now, which on way. are not involved with. It is past time we ed rebuke of the draft resolution passed Oct. 15 condemned Israel’s occupation They are “desperate to point to re-engage. by her own organization. of Palestinian lands during a U.N. Secu- achievements to a population that is in- Re-engaging will not be simple. It “To deny, conceal or erase any of the rity Council forum debate, criticized the creasingly critical of Ramallah’s undem- was undoubtedly easier to mobilize Jews Jewish, Christian or Muslim traditions UNESCO resolution’s “exclusionary and undermines the integrity of the site, and inflammatory language.” (Continued on page 9) (Continued on page 4) 2 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine November 2016 What’s in this month’s Jewish Journal?

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November 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 3 Education is most Civil Rights Movement (continued from p. 2) in the 1960s against segregationist laws the Jewish community. of color have connections to today’s civ- important civil and blatant injustice than it will be con- How can we mobilize the Jewish il rights movement. Not only can they fronting today’s structural challenges. community to engage on civil rights? help their fellow Jews navigate the ex- rights issue today While the “new Jim Crow” may not be First, we must do our homework on ternal challenges, they can aid the com- as explicitly segregationist as the old Jim today’s civil rights landscape. We have munity in developing the inner capacity Imagine one-third of Ohio children Crow, the current inequities in our soci- to educate ourselves on the issues and to engage. They can help us talk to our- hungry. Imagine children who have ety — particularly our criminal justice identify the people already doing the selves about race before we talk to the consumed “grape-type things” — like system — disproportionately affect Af- work. Our traditional partners from outside world. Kool-Aid or grape soda — but who have rican-Americans and other minorities civil rights 1.0 are no longer the only Fourth, we must find our own voice never eaten an actual grape or, for that and wreak havoc in the inner city. voices driving civil rights 2.0. on civil rights. It will not be easy inte- matter, have never tasted real pineapple. Today, the United States incarcerates Second, we must relax litmus tests grating the Jewish community into civil But those aren’t conditions aren’t more than 2 million people, more than that make it harder for us to re-engage. rights coalitions, some of which hold imaginary. That’s the reality described any other nation. Among this popula- Alan Dershowitz argues that “until and very different political sensibilities. by Dr. Patricia Cunningham, who spoke tion, people of color are vastly overrep- unless Black Lives Matter removes this Young activists routinely invoke phras- at a JCRC Lunch and Learn during resented. One out of every 15 black men blood libel from its platform and re- es like “white supremacy” to describe Ohio’s Nonviolence Week. Dr. Cun- is currently in jail and one in three will nounces it, no decent person ... should America’s prevailing power structure, ningham characterizes herself as a folk- be incarcerated during his lifetime. Af- have anything to do with it.” He does and this may sound extreme to many lorist and storyteller — one who uses rican-American men and women are far not say, however, what we should do mainstream Jews. Rather than feeling the power of story to explain who she is more likely than whites to be harassed after they inevitably refuse to repudi- obliged to use these terms, however, the and how her personal experience illus- by police, and subjected to excessive use ate the platform. Is he suggesting that Jewish community can develop its own trates the cultural connection between of force. They are less likely to receive the Jewish community stay away from social justice vocabulary and come to Blacks and Jews. adequate legal representation from a civil rights meetings where a Black Lives the table in its own voice. Dr. Cunningham, the director of so- desperately underfunded, over-extend- Matter representative is present? Such History will not wait for Jews to cial change at The Ohio State Univer- ed public defender system. Draconian litmus tests are a prescription for Jewish come around on our own schedule. We sity, said the affinity of Blacks and Jews drug laws put many productive people isolation, not greater influence over the need to jump headfirst into the issues emerged through their historical dis- in jail for long prison sentences. Upon direction of the movement. that matter now. It’s time to find our enfranchisement in the United States. reentry, former inmates are disqualified Third, we must help empower Jews voice and make sure Americans — par- As Black Americans streamed north from many jobs and services and often of color and young people. Many Jews ticularly African-Americans — hear it. after the Civil War and Jewish refu- end up back in jail. gees poured into the United States, they The Jewish community, which prides faced similar discrimination, the Amer- itself on its historic commitment to so- ican nativist bent revealed in signs for cial justice, has every reason to join the housing, hotels, jobs, and restaurants as cause of helping America live up to its signs read “no Jews,” “no ‘colored,’” and own ideals of equality. And if the com- even “no Irish.” munity wants to have any influence on As a result, Dr. Cunningham said, how today’s civil rights activists view because many neighborhoods were Jews and Jewish issues, it must show up closed to what were construed as read- to the planning meetings, press confer- ily identifiable people [Jews and Blacks] ences and protests. Moreover, unlike both groups, they lived near each other many other social policy issues, crimi- Our goal at mvi HospiceCare is to ensure quality instead. “Living life together,” she said, nal justice reform enjoys bipartisan sup- “helped form a transformative relation- port and should be less divisive within of life to those facing life-limiting illness ship.” For example, the first two presi- dents of the NAACP were Jewish, she quality. Water quality in Flint, MI, was ● explained. largely ignored by the white political Pain & Symptom Management Volunteers • Skilled Today, most Jews have escaped the power structure. Children who are hun- Nursing • Social Services • Spiritual Support bonds of poverty. However, the same gry, breathe poor air, and drink lead- cannot be said for Black Americans. 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4 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine November 2016 Applications now open for English teaching fellowships in Israel NEW YORK — College graduates States, United Kingdom, Canada, South Teaching Fellows’ continued growth,” at risk. Applicants are asked to identify ages 21 to 30 who are interested in teach- Africa, Australia, and New Zealand a said Tamar Zilbershatz, director of Gap their top-choice location. ing English to Israeli children, while em- 10-month experience living in Israel and Service Programs at Masa Israel In addition to working directly with barking on a journey that will change and volunteering through teaching Journey. “We are now in our sixth year, Israeli school children, Masa Israel their lives, are invited to apply to partici- English in schools. The program aims and we know we are having an impact Teaching Fellows also participate in a pate in the 2017-2018 class of Masa Israel to close the educational achievement because students tell our fellows that two-credit academic course, “Methods in Teaching Fellows. gap in Israel’s education system through their older siblings remember the fellows Language Teaching: Theory & Practice,” The Masa Israel Teaching Fellows small group instruction and tutoring at before them. We have become part of the taught by the academic staff of Tel Aviv program is a partnership between schools identified as in need of addi- national landscape. University’s TESOL Master’s program. Masa Israel Journey, Israel’s Ministry tional assistance by the Israeli Ministry “Though our students get the chance Throughout the program, the fellows will of Education, and The Jewish Agency of Education. The Fellowship runs from to immerse themselves in Israeli life, they study under top international language for Israel. The prestigious fellowship late August to June. are also charged with the daunting task instructors in Israel, focusing on under- provides young Jews from the United “We are so excited about Masa Israel of helping Israel’s Education Ministry standing how individuals acquire a new meet its goal of vastly improving English language. The strategies learned through language among students countrywide. this program help fellows better connect Masa Israel Teaching Fellows are part of with their students and address challeng- something much bigger than themselves, ing classroom situations. an agenda of national priority for Israel’s Eligible applicants must identify as million plus students.” Jewish and have at least an undergradu- The 2017-2018 fellowship class will ate degree by September 1, 2017. Appli- be assigned to elementary and middle cants cannot be Israeli citizens or have schools in Ashdod, Be’er Sheva, Beit spent four consecutive months or longer She’an, Migdal Ha’emek, Nazareth, Ne- in Israel within the last two years. tanya, Petach Tikvah, Rahat, Ramla, To begin the application process, in- Rehovot, and Rishon Lezion as well as terested applicants should visit israel- in a youth village providing a boarding teachingfellows.org, and click “Learn school setting for immigrant and youth More .” November 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 5 Shlichim Shimon Peres remembered for commitment to Zionist ideal By Leah Garber Surrounded by many renowned Vice President|Director, speakers, former-President Peres was always the highlight of these confer- JCC Israel Center ences. Always brilliant, eloquent, sharp, full of humor, extremely knowledge- Shimon Peres, one of the last sur- able, formal and yet so reachable, a true viving public figures of the generation people’s person. that founded Israel as a nation in 1948, I will miss Mr. Peres. I will miss his passed away on Sept. 28, never recover- vision. I will miss the dignity he repre- ing from a stroke two weeks earlier. sented, the great honor and respect he At the time Mr. Peres died, he was brought to the Jewish people, to the surrounded by family and is mourned State of Israel. deeply by the people of Israel, and Jews Mr. Peres was the ultimate believer, all over the world for his commitment who never abandoned his hope. He to the Zionist ideal, his deep love of the once said: “Optimists and pessimists die land, and his efforts toward creating a the same way. They just live differently. I peaceful future. prefer to live as an optimist.” At 93, Mr. Peres was one of Israel’s a kibbutz member for several years. contemporary history, from its birth to May the Peres family be comforted most beloved and appreciated public All of Mr. Peres’s relatives who re- start-up nation status. among the mourners of Zion and Jeru- figures, an intellectual and an outstand- mained in Poland were murdered dur- I had the privilege of seeing Mr. salem. ing speaker. He was also one of the most ing the Holocaust, many of them burned Peres at the Israeli Presidential Confer- May his memory be for a blessing. recognized and active politicians the alive in the town’s synagogue. ences — high level conferences under country has ever produced, instantly Editor's note: Ms. Garber represents the In addition to the Nobel Peace Prize, his auspices. The gatherings, titled “Fac- interests of JCC Association and North Amer- recognizable around the world. Mr. Peres was appointed an honorary ing Tomorrow," brought together the ican JCCs in Israel, and works to develop col- A Nobel laureate, he shared that Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St world top leaders and thinkers in a wide laborative ventures with the JCC Movement’s prestigious award in 1994 with the late Michael and St George. Queen Eliza- variety of fields to navigate the most partners in Israel. The YAJF's shaliach Gon Yitzhak Rabin for his active role in the beth II bestowed this honor in Bucking- pressing global challenges ahead. Erez asked that The Journal use this article in peace talks he participated in as Israel’s ham Palace in London in 2008. In June lieu of his regular column. then-Foreign Minister, producing the 2011, he was awarded the honorary ti- Oslo Accords. tle of sheikh by Bedouin dignitaries in Mr. Peres was a member of 12 cabi- Hura for his efforts to achieve Middle nets, during a long, storied career that East peace. spanned nearly seven decades. He was In June 2012, Mr. Peres received the elected to the Knesset, Israel’s parlia- Presidential Medal of Freedom from ment in 1959 and served continuously United States President Barack Obama. until 2007, when he became president. On May 19, 2014, the U.S. House of He was Israel’s ninth president, serving Representatives voted to award Mr. from 2007 to 2014, and the first former Peres the Congressional Gold Medal. prime minister to serve in that role. The bill said that “Congress proclaims In that role, he served twice as the its unbreakable bond with Israel.” country’s prime minister and twice as Mr. Peres published The New Middle interim prime minister, holding many East in 1994, which was quickly trans- other political seats and roles in his long lated into at least 17 languages. The career. book outlined his dream for the region, Shimon Peres was born as Szymon and he was a strong supporter of peace Perski on Aug. 2, 1923 in Wiszniew, Po- through economic cooperation. land. When Mr. Peres's presidency ended The Perski family spoke Hebrew, in June 2014, it was the first time in close Yiddish, and Russian at home with their to 70 years he didn’t hold an official -po two sons, and young Peres learned Pol- litical role. At that time, he was among ish at school. His father was a wealthy the most recognized and admired Israe- timber merchant, later branching out li politicians in recent years. into other commodities, his mother was Three years ago, Israel celebrated a librarian. Mr. Peres’s 90th birthday. Renowned In 1932, Peres’ father immigrated to politicians and artists from around the Palestine and settled in Tel Aviv. The world, including Bill Clinton, Barbara family followed him in 1934 where Peres Streisand and others, celebrated a man graduated high school and later became whose career spanned the country’s 6 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine November 2016 No sense denying the Jewish connection to Jerusalem By Stephen M. Flatow/JNS.org found of any Palestinian forces in the Not Arab or Muslim or Palestinian. The Despite that devastation, the Jews area. The assault took place during the archaeologists noted the construction of were so attached to the Land of Israel Archae- Second Temple period — the temple the names were “in typical Judean fash- that they rebuilt their society, to the ologists have which the PA says never existed. ion for this time period.” Judean, not point of serving as a glass-production uncovered The newest findings confirm an ac- Palestinian. This is more vivid, indisput- center that exported its wares through- yet more count in the book, The Wars of the Jews, able evidence of a Jewish presence in the out the Roman Empire. One of the evidence of by the ancient historian Josephus Flavi- Land of Israel — more than 1,400 years most famous discoveries in this field is the ancient us in the first century C.E., which some before Mohammed founded Islam. an edict by the Roman emperor Dio- Jewish con- historians previously doubted. Problem Another important archaeologi- cletian, carved on a stone tablet, setting for the PA: Josephus never mentions cal discovery earlier this year found the prices for what he called “Judean nection to Palestine or Palestinians. the world’s oldest glass kilns, alongside g l a s s .” Jerusalem Every time archaeologists dig in Is- a railroad track at the foot of Mount Not “Palestinian glass,” but “Judean — the very rael, another piece of the Palestinian Carmel, near Haifa. Professor Ian Free- glass.” Because everyone knew that Ju- Stephen Flatow same week propaganda line crumbles. Earlier this stone, of London’s University College, dea was the name of the region. That’s that UNES- year, scientists unearthed two ancient a specialist in the identification of the what the Bible called it. That’s what CO and the Palestinian Authority (PA) document seals in Jerusalem, dat- chemical composition of glass, noted historians have called it for more than were declaring that Jews have no ties to ing to the late eighth century or early the kilns prove that “Israel constituted 2,000 years. Jerusalem. Talk about irony. seventh century B.C.E. The script on a production center on an international That is, until UNESCO and the Pal- The latest discovery of a site where the seals is Hebrew, not Arabic or any scale — hence its glassware was widely estinian Arab propaganda machine the Roman army assaulted Jewish forces other language connected to Arabs or distributed throughout the Mediterra- came along. guarding the outer walls of Jerusalem, Muslims. nean and Europe.” Stephen M. Flatow, an attorney in during the Second Temple period, ex- One of the seals bears the name of a The kilns date from around the year New Jersey, is the father of Alisa Flatow, plodes the lies of the U.N. and the PA. man, “Sa’adyahu ben Shebnayahu.” The 400 C.E., some 300 hundred years after who was murdered in an Iranian-spon- Consider this. The Romans were at- other is the name of a woman, “Eliha- the Romans destroyed the Second Tem- sored Palestinian terrorist attack in 1995. tacking Jewish forces. No evidence was nah bat Goel” (or Gael). Jewish names. ple, killed an estimated 600,000 Jews, and destroyed more than 1,000 Jewish (For more on this issue, see page 9) cities and towns.

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November 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 7 Israel Children of fallen soldiers celebrate special b’nai mitzvah

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8 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine November 2016 More on UNESCO resolution

Italian PM blasts ‘outrageous’ resolution UNESCO resolution (continued from page 2) (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) radio station, Renzi called these types ocratic rule,” explained Daniel Schwam- estinian Authority partly over this per- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan- of anti-Israel resolutions “unacceptable menthal of the American Jewish Com- ceived abuse. The list includes a 2013 yahu spoke over the weekend with Ital- and wrong.” mittee’s Transatlantic Institute. ian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who Renzi told the radio station Italy’s report by the European Court of Audi- The decision to risk condemnation harshly criticized the United Nations decision to abstain from the vote on the tors accusing P.A. officials of pocketing Educational, Scientific and Cultural Or- resolution was not motivated by anti- “could also have something to do with money from the European Union, its ganization’s decision last week to deny Semitism, but rather a desire to vote in their desire to prevent the de-prioritiza- largest donor. any link between the Jewish people and line with the rest of Europe. He said he tion of their issue in light of the far great- Another blow came in the interna- Jerusalem. would have preferred it if Italy had vot- er humanitarian catastrophe in Syria and tional Quartet report in July, which for Renzi said that “to say that the Jewish ed against the resolution. the rest of the Middle East, which has the first time blamed Palestinians for people have no connection to Jerusalem “We cannot continue with these reduced international attention for the incitement, violence and a failure to get is like saying that the sun creates dark- resolutions attacking Israel,” Renzi said, Palestinian-Israeli conflict,” he said. Gaza under control. And another land- ness.” He called the move “outrageous.” adding that he would vote against other Officials from both Hamas and Fa- ed this month when the United King- In an interview with a local Italian EU member nations in the future. tah celebrated the UNESCO vote as dom froze millions of dollars in aid pay- a major diplomatic achievement and ments to the Palestinian Authority amid brushed off criticism as owing to “Is- claims that the money is ending up in More denunciations of UNESCO rael’s influence over the West,” Khaled the hands of terrorists. Even Norway, a Abu Toameh, a Palestinian journalist longtime supporter and major funder of by lawmakers of 17 nations from Jerusalem and critic of Hamas the P.A., warned Ramallah for the first and Fatah, told JTA. time this year not to give aid money to (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) state of Israel.” Raphael Ahren, The Times of Israel’s terrorists. Lawmakers from 17 countries signed a The parliamentarians presented the diplomatic correspondent, said that the At FIFA, the international soccer declaration Thursday against last week’s declaration to Deputy Minister Michael Palestinians moved ahead with the Oct. federation, the Palestinian delegation’s UNESCO resolution and called for in- Oren, who delivered it to Prime Minis- 12 vote to flex diplomatic muscle. The attempts to have Israel kicked out for ternational recognition of Jerusalem as ter Benjamin Netanyahu. fallout, he added, was a genuine rejec- political reasons is “creating frustra- the undivided and eternal capital of Is- Oren called the UNESCO resolu- tion of the “outrageousness of the text tion” and leading critics to point out rael. tion “unacceptable.” He said it “must be passed.” how Palestinians have named soccer The UNESCO resolution rejects any fought against every way possible. The Schwammenthal, though, called the stadiums for terrorists, according to Jewish link to the Temple Mount and signing of the declaration by MPs from rebuke of the Palestinian gambit an ex- Shimon Samuels, the Simon Wiesen- Western Wall in Jerusalem. all over the world against UNESCO is pression of growing resentment inter- thal Center’s director for international In the declaration, 19 members of one of the steps we will take against this nationally of Palestinian attempts after relations. legislative bodies representing the 17 atrocious decision. We will continue to 2011 — the year Palestine was accepted Ultimately “it wasn’t Israel that countries, said that “the U.N. resolu- emphasize the eternal connection be- into UNESCO — to “abuse, hijack or tion is disconnected from reality and tween the Jewish people and our eternal got a black eye at the UNESCO vote,” disrupt the work of international fo- is incorrect. We will work toward the capital for ever and ever, which nobody Schwammenthal said, “but the United international recognition of Jerusalem, in the world, and certainly not UNES- rums that have nothing to do with their Nations, whose reputation was once as the undivided, eternal capital of the CO, can break.” conflict with Israel.” again stained; the countries that sup- Schwammenthal pointed to a series ported an outrageous lie, and primarily of reports, statements and initiatives the Palestinians, who are using up inter- French Jewish groups rallying to that reflect an increasingly critical and national support to deepen the distrust perhaps impatient attitude in European of the only people who can give them a protest state’s silence on votes capitals and institutions toward the Pal- state, the Israelis.” (JTA) — The main Jewish groups in this month by UNESCO committees. France urged members to rally in front In May, French Prime Minister Man- of the headquarters of the country’s For- uel Valls apologized for his country’s eign Ministry to protest its failure to op- support for an earlier resolution passed pose U.N. resolutions that ignore Jewish by UNESCO in April that also was seen ties to Jerusalem. as erasing Jewish ties to Jerusalem. CRIF, the political lobby group rep- “We were shocked by the anti-Israeli resenting French Jewish communities, obsession of UNESCO and are now re- in a rare move was joined by the Con- volted by its disavowal of its own val- sistoire, French Jewry’s organ respon- ues,” CRIF President Francis Kalifat sible for religious services, in organizing wrote Wednesday in his call for French a protest rally for Thursday opposite the Jews to rally outside Quai d’Orsay. Hun- Quai d’Orsay in Paris in reaction to the dreds are expected to convene there for passing of two resolutions on Jerusalem the protest. November 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 9 Culture Roth, is narrated by his alter ego, Na- Ewan McGregor’s big challenge: Philip Roth than Zuckerman, and is centered on American and Jewish identity. Here, By Curt Schleier Zuckerman returns to Newark, NJ, for his 45th high school reunion to discover (JTA) — Which is braver? Riding a the Swede, his best friend’s larger-than- motorcycle across the length of Africa, life big brother, had just died. or taking on an adaptation of a Philip The Swede had seemed destined for Roth novel for your first directing gig? greatness: He was a multi-sport star, a For a second, actor Ewan McGregor Marine Corps officer and heir to the is stumped by the question — but he family’s Newark glove factory. Over the quickly recovers. objections of his father, Lou (Peter Rieg- “I think this [‘American Pastoral’] ert), he marries Dawn (Jennifer Con- was more dangerous,” he told JTA. nelly), the shiksa former beauty queen. As part of his role as a UNICEF am- “Perfect wife, perfect house, perfect bassador, in 2007 the leading man trav- baby,” Zuckerman (David Strathairn) eled 15,000 miles by motorcycle from narrates. “Something was smiling down Scotland through Europe and across on him. This is the way I always thought Africa, all the way to Cape Town, South it would be for him. He was the Swede.” Africa. There, his biggest obstacles were But it wasn’t to be. His daughter, potholes. Merry (played as a teenager by Dakota But staying true to the Hollywood Fanning), is a stutterer with emotional trope that every actor really just wants problems. She becomes radicalized, to direct, McGregor apparently sought plants bombs that kill three people and an even bigger challenge with his desire is forced to go underground. The Levov to work behind the camera. Photo/Richard Foreman family disintegrates just as the nation McGregor, of course, has spent the Director Ewan McGregor on the set of “American Pastoral.” around it erupts into riots, violent dem- past two decades building a consider- onstrations and domestic terrorism. able reputation as an actor. Starting with — a handsome, goyish-looking Jewish greatest novels of all time. (Continued on page 15) his brilliant portrayal of heroin addict athlete turned successful businessman The book, like some other novels by Mark Renton in “Trainspotting,” he has known as the Swede. starred in well-received independent Yet none of this deterred the 45-year- films such as “Salmon Fishing in Ye- old Scottish-born actor. men” as well as blockbusters like “Mou- “I didn’t think it was dangerous at the lin Rouge!” and the three “Star Wars” time,” McGregor said. “I thought John prequels, where he portrayed the young Romano’s script was beautifully written Obi-Wan Kenobi. and got right to the heart of the story. But the inaugural directorial project “I didn’t feel it was an uphill battle. he decided to take on — an adaptation I didn’t think I had to reach for some- of Roth’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel thing because it was all there in the — is one that might foil the most expe- script. And if you’re going to start your rienced directors. directing career based on a novel, why “American Pastoral” is the eighth not make it an amazing novel?” movie made of Roth’s work — nearly American Pastoral is considered all of which have been critically panned among the best, if not the best, of Roth’s and commercial failures. “Goodbye Co- works. In addition to the Pulitzer, it lumbus” was the exception, achieving made Time magazine’s list of the 100 both critical and commercial success on its release in 1969. More recently, “In- dignation” received positive notices, but failed to gain traction with audiences. Moreover, unlike Columbus, a novel- la, and Indignation, a shorter book, Pas- toral is longer — the hardcover clocks in at 423 pages — more nuanced and, as a result, more difficult to adapt to the demands of the screen. And if that wasn’t daunting enough, in addition to directing, McGregor also plays the lead role of Seymour Levov 10 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine November 2016 Jewish cultural icons bring it all back home By Larry Yudelson ish soldiers who lied about Yom Kip- the Roof” captures the mood of Russian a born-again Christian follower of the Associate Editor, The Jewish pur to get an extra pass from the army; Jews worried about their children’s fate evangelist Hal Lindsey; who performed a child who refused to accept Hebrew more than a century ago. Would they on a Chabad telethon; who showed up Standard fall in love with a Christian and con- on Yom Kippur at Chabad houses across (JTA) — As a fan who runs the “Bob vert? Would they fight for a tradition- the country, and who was seen occa- Dylan: Tangled Up in Jews” website, I annihilating Communist revolution? sionally at student performances at his should be ecstatic at the Nobel Prize in Looking at young Philip and young grandchildren’s Jewish day school. Literature awarded to the writer whose Robert, say, a decade after their bar The question of in or out, whether for words have been the soundtrack to my mitzvahs, it is easy to imagine the dis- an individual or a generation, has no easy life since I first sang them at a Jewish may of a generation of Jewish mothers answer because people are never static. summer camp some 40-odd years ago. and fathers. Their sons and their daugh- The enfant terrible matures, kicking and However, as an editor of a New Jer- ters — certainly Philip and Robert — screaming, into the elder statesman. It sey Jewish newspaper located just 23 were beyond their command. was 50 years ago that Dylan “went elec- miles from the Newark neighborhood What did that bode for the Jewish tric” and embraced rock ‘n’ roll; who can of Weequahic where Philip Roth grew people? count the stages between then and his up and placed so much of his fiction, I The answer turned out to be blowing present status as a gravelly voiced inter- should be heartbroken that Roth, also through the words they wrote and the preter of Frank Sinatra songs? rumored to be a contender for the prize, lives they lived. They were not, despite Roth began as a naughty young Jew- lost out — again. the very Jewish blessing contained in a ish writer, became a champion of East- Roth, 83, and Dylan, 75, have a great song Dylan wrote for his son Jakob, for- ern European authors and let his early deal in common. ever young. Instead, they matured and ambition to be a great American novelist Both are the grandchildren of Jewish grew, coupled and uncoupled and recou- play out as the grand chronicler of lives immigrants. Their fathers were middle pled, even matured into nostalgic elders, lived amid historical moments, captur- class: Herman Roth was an insurance and along the way chronicled and con- ing the eras of his lifetime, including the salesman. Abe Zimmerman had an ap- tributed to the mixed-up confusion that McCarthy era, the ‘60s counterculture, pliance store in Hibbing, Minnesota. school dogma; and, perhaps most pre- is contemporary American Jewish life. the presidency of Bill Clinton and, in Each was an early herald of the es- sciently, a suburban Long Island house- Dylan felt the surrealistic quality cape from middle class norms that de- holder who becomes a Hasid. of the present while yearning deeply fined the 1960s. Even before he portrayed an unmar- for the past. He tells of devouring Young Robert Zimmerman dropped ried nice Jewish girl worrying about Civil War newspapers in the New out of college, moved to New York City, birth control or a not-so-nice Jewish York Public Library when he was first sought out folk singer Woodie Guthrie boy soiling the family dinner, Roth’s living on borrowed sofas in Green- as an inspiration and role model, made willingness to tell the story of his Jew- wich Village. His most recent 21st- up fantastical stories about running ish community in public earned anger century songs mashed up phrases away from home as a child, and changed and disapproval, perhaps most famous- from 19th-century poets and prewar his name to Bob Dylan. He would soon ly when he appeared on a 1962 panel at blues singers into a timeless collage. be dubbed “the voice of his genera- Yeshiva College. The tone of the evening This mix of past and present tion” for warning “mothers and fathers was summed up in the words of a Ye- works with a spirituality that is throughout the land” that “the times shiva educator who wrote, in a letter to largely absent from the work and life they are a-changin’.” the Anti-Defamation League, “What is of Roth, a proud atheist. Each man Young Philip Roth graduated from being done to silence this man?” toyed with the question of making college, attended graduate school, be- For Roth’s and Dylan’s Eastern Euro- his life in Israel. (Dylan started fill- came a teacher and earned literary re- pean forebears, the choice was simple if ing out paperwork to move to a kib- spectability with stories in “The New not always easy: You were either in the butz; Roth imagined a counterlife where his 2004 novel of alternate history, “The Yorker” in the late 1950s. But his first community or out. Were you a Jew or he was Israeli.) But it was Dylan who Plot Against America,” World War II. short stories told of Jews who refused to did you abandon the faith? The dilemma was photographed at the Western Wall either fully assimilate or to behave: Jew- was not unique to America: “Fiddler on for his son’s bar mitzvah; who became (Continued on page 14)

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November 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 13 Culture Save May 22, 2017, for new book launch News from the JCC Library “Founded in the Ma- Brothers to the Arby’s Books at the JCC Library gives readers a glimpse into the lives of honing Valley during fast-food empire and 20th century Russian Jews. (C947/GES) 1837, a tiny settlement Youngstown Sheet & The Imperial Wife Irena’s Children of secular German im- Tube, among others. by Irina Reyn. The by Tilar J. Mazzeo. migrants grew into one Authors ThomasSpertus Institute for Irena Sendlar is of the most influential Welsh, Joshua Foster, Jewish Learning and known for saving centers of Jewish life in and Gordon F. Morgan Leadership is featur- more than 2,000 the Midwest. trace the unique history ing Reyn’s book to Jewish children Home to nationally of one of Ohio’s oldest read during Jewish during the Holo- renowned rabbis and Jewish communities, Book Month, Nov. 24 caust. This is truly Zionist firebrands alike, from its humble begin- to Dec. 24. The plot a story of courage the community pro- nings into the challeng- interweaves the story and hope. C940.43/ duced an astonishing ing climate of the new of a young Catherine the Great and a MAZ) array of leaders in an im- millennium.” modern Jewish art dealer. Highly rec- pressive range of fields The book will be ommended by Rabbi Bruce Elder. The JCC Library Book Club meeting throughout the twenti- released in May 2017, entire Chicago community will be read- The next meeting of the JCC Library eth century. and a launch event will ing this book. (F/REY) Book Club will be on Thursday, Nov. 17 This notable legacy Proof of cover of new book. be held at the Tyler Ma- at 1:30 p.m. in the library. Members will Where the Jews discuss Protecting Paige by Deby Eisen- ranges from the en- honing Valley History Aren’t: The Sad and tertainment juggernaut of Warner Center on May 22. berg. Two copies are available at the JCC Absurd Story of Biro- library and other copies can be obtained bidzhan, Russia’s Jew- through amazon.com and on Kindle. Cultural icons (continued from page 11 ish Autonomous Region Call Mary Lou Henneman at 330-746- by Masha Gessen. This That book is a prescient depiction of the words with old echoes for ideas new to 3251 and leave a message if you have nonfiction offering temptations and consequences of Ameri- the radio and record player. questions or wish to join. ca First nativism and anti-Semitism and And it is for this, for using old words features not only a conspiracy-monger- in new ways, that I come down on the ing President Charles Lindbergh but a side of Dylan over Roth. Roth beauti- bullying developer who is described as a fully, masterfully chronicles the life of “cheapskate,” “screamer,” “shouter” and American Jews. But in recombining “a man without a friend in the world.” old texts for new times, Dylan hearkens For that reason, a Nobel nod to Roth back to the most ancient Jewish way of right now might have been seen as more reading and writing, from the first com- Swedish meddling in American politics, pilers of the Bible, through the rabbis of akin to President Obama’s peace prize. the Talmud and the Zohar, to the Yid- Yet Dylan, too, is a rebuke to the Trump dish and Hebrew writers of the past two moment -- not only for his youthful centuries. support for the civil rights movement In that, Dylan puts me in mind of the as a songwriter and performer (he pro- Jewish writer who won the Nobel Prize fessed to abandoning politics back in in Literature in 1966, Shmuel Yosef 1964, singing that he was “younger than Agnon. Like Roth, Agnon chronicled the that now” and has, with a handful of lives of Jews in their times. Like Dylan, exceptions, remained apolitical since), Agnon creates something new from old but for showing that singing American language, using the words and phrases and being American is as rooted in the and images from the prayer book and language and songs of the African slaves midrash to tell his tales — with more as it is in the folk immigrants from Eng- than a touch of the mythical and surreal land and Scotland, and that a grandson thrown in for good measure. of Russian Jewish immigrants can nur- Roth, for all his brilliant sentences ture himself and his country by grafting and psychological awareness, is a writer on to these deep roots. of Jews. In awarding a literature prize to a In making newspaper headlines songwriter for the first time, the No- sound like ancient wisdom, Dylan is a bel Committee honored Dylan for the Jewish writer. boundaries he broke in the genre of Editor’s note: At the time of printing, Bob popular song. Surrealism, anger, con- Dylan had not yet acknowledged his being fusion — again and again Dylan found awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 14 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine November 2016 Ewan McGregor (Continued from page 10) McGregor said he had read Roth be- McGregor also elicits extraordinary fore: The Human Stain, Portnoy’s Com- performances from his cast, particu- plaint, and I Married a Communist — larly Fanning, whose emotional turmoil “which, to my shame, I didn’t complete,” and its impact on her family is at times he said. heartbreaking. But McGregor said he hadn’t read But not everyone is impressed — re- American Pastoral until after he had cent reviews have ranged from tepid to been offered the script. He agreed to the damning. The response from critics fol- role, but as often happens in Hollywood, lowing the premiere at the Toronto In- years went by and nothing happened. ternational Film Festival in September “We got close to the film disappear- was decidedly mixed, most often sug- ing, so I threw myself into the mix and gesting his direction was uninspired. offered to direct,” he said. “I never read critics,” McGregor said. McGregor threw himself into the “I never liked to as an actor — I find it book, reading and rereading portions difficult to read harsh things about my every day. He listened to Ron Silver’s performance. But I’m under no illu- audio recording while driving. sions. I know there were some hard ones “My goal was to sop it up and sear coming out of Toronto.” the book into my soul,” he said. The reviews may be part of the rea- And he largely succeeded. While son he is so actively promoting the some might disagree with what he put film — McGregor is making the rounds in and what he left out, McGregor ef- these days on TV with appearances on another interview] that the Swede is not “That’s a lovely thing to say and fectively captured the book’s essence “The Today Show,” “Jimmy Kimmel my first Jewish character,” McGregor means a great deal to me,” McGregor — that nothing is what it seems, that Live!” and the like. said. “I played Jesus in “Last Days in the said, demonstrating the kind of “nice beneath the seeming tranquility of post- He’s been talking to the press, too — Desert.’” guy” temperament that had made the war American life simmered anger, sub- sometimes with unexpected results. It raises the issue of how comfortable Swede famous in Newark. terfuge and lies. “I was reminded this morning [in he was playing a Jewish character. Very comfortable, it turns out. 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Decorations the end of the film [at Swede’s burial],” Wing-Dings Thank Yous he said. “It was not of great importance Fried Chicken Manischewitz & Mogen David to him, but I think it’s part of what Roth Beverages Kosher Wines was exploring, if we can turn our backs on who we are.” Manischewitz, Mother’s, Streitz, Rokeach, Joyva Kosher Products McGregor had recently returned Best Wishes for a Happy and from Iraq, where he visited several refu- Healthy New Year See our expanded Kosher section gee camps and spoke at UNICEF offices. Asked if he had ever heard the ex- Jeff Solomon and Family 4700 BELMONT AVENUE pression “tikkun olam” — he hadn’t — I suggested that his efforts to repair the 759-9502 world were, in a small way, very Jewish and appreciated. November 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 15 Education Jacob Neusner brought Jewish studies into the mainstream Thanksgiving: a By Alan J. Avery-Peck sole purview of the yeshiva and yeshiva- trained scholars. Jewish holiday? WORCESTER, Mass. (JTA) — Jacob The last point is perhaps the most Neusner, the famed scholar and almost Jewish Americans have been cel- significant. Through critical examina- ebrating Thanksgiving since at least mythically prolific author who died Oct. tion, massive projects of translation 8 at age 84, almost singlehandedly cre- 1789 when the new President George and commentary, and his application of Washington called for an official day of ated the modern study of Judaism, and disciplines ranging from literary study in doing so he revolutionized our un- Thanksgiving. to anthropology, Neusner brought the The affinity began at when Congre- derstanding of the history of Judaism study of Judaism — and the university- and our perception of what Judaism can gation Shearith Israel, the Spanish Por- trained scholar of Judaism — into dia- tuguese Synagogue in New York – and mean to Jews today. logue with scholarship throughout the His career, which spanned more the first synagogue established in Amer- academy. Talmudic literature, previous- ica in 1654 – wanted to connect the ex- than 50 years and famously included ly viewed as neither accessible nor, be- the publication of hundreds of books, perience of being Jewish and American. cause of its superficially arcane content, Thus, when President George Wash- brought him national and international as worth accessing, would now contrib- recognition. But most important, it cre- ington called for that official day, -ac ute to the work of humanists and social cording to the Sephardic blog, Shalom ated a model of Jewish life and learning scientists throughout the academy. that both adheres to the heritage of To- Morris, “Gershom Mendes Seixas, min- This had another important implica- ister of Shearith Israel, spoke at that first rah and tradition, and with intellectual tion. Even as Jews and Judaism came of and historically honesty is at home in Thanksgiving service. He contrasted age and became increasingly at home in how Jews saw themselves as both ‘cho- 21st century America. the America of the 1960s and beyond, By the early 1960s, when Neusner editors. This meant that Jewish history, sen’ and therefore apart, but also as part just like Israelite and early Christian his- Jacob Neusner assured that Jewish his- of America as equal citizens. He argued was first beginning to publish, Bible tory, literature and tradition would take scholars had long questioned and tory, could not be expressed in terms of that as a chosen people Jews had an even what had actually happened, but only as their rightful place within the academy, greater obligation to conduct them- sought methods of analyzing everything benefiting from critical study while also from the Hebrew Bible’s account of the the history of the ideas and ideologies of selves as model citizens and to support those who compiled and edited the later demonstrating how Jews and their liter- the state. “ history of early Israel to the New Testa- ary and intellectual legacy contribute to ment’s claims regarding what Jesus had literary evidence. Beyond the significance of the proc- A first implication of this discov- human learning overall. lamation itself, Washington’s words said and done. But it remained routine In this work, Neusner defied en- in Jewish history simply to accept as fact ery was that we could no longer speak were notable for what was not included simply of some single and monolithic trenched religious and academic mo- as well as the words that were. what Jewish texts, written hundreds of nopolies, whose approach to these texts years after the events they reported, said “Judaism.” Individual rabbinic books, Unlike the custom of the time, no rather, needed to be understood in the and commitment to a traditional read- specific religion was identified nor reli- had happened or claimed what certain ing of Jewish history and religion was rabbis or other figures had said. context of the specific and diverse Ju- gious figures within those religions. daic systems in which they arose. now challenged exactly as, a century His second Thanksgiving proclama- Instead, Neusner insisted that an- before, academic study had challenged cient Jewish writings be examined ac- Second, Talmudic texts could not be tion in 1795 went further, as it was studied as they always had been, with regnant, fundamentalist readings of the “directed to all religious societies cording to the same norms of analysis Hebrew Bible. Strikingly, today, just as that were routinely applied to the Bible every text, early or late, being used to il- and denominations, and to all persons luminate every other text. a critical approach to the Hebrew Bible whomsoever, within the United States and New Testament. has begun to enter even the world of In his earliest writings, Neusner And third, accurately interpreting to set apart and observe Thursday, the Jewish Orthodoxy, Neusner’s critical showed conclusively that rabbinic books this literature required academic meth- 19th day of February next as a day of methodology is standard, even among — the Mishnah, the two Talmuds, col- ods. This meant that the Talmud, to be public thanksgiving and prayer, and on scholars who no longer are conscious of lections of Midrash — expressed dis- truly understood and for it to take its that day to meet together and render where these approaches came from and tinctive ideologies uniquely suited to rightful place among the world’s great their sincere and hearty thanks to the who take issue with Neusner’s specific the time and place of their authors and literatures, could no longer be in the Great Ruler of Nations for the mani- conclusions. fold and signal mercies which distin- Whether he wins or loses on the de- guish our lot as a nation. Particularly tails, Neusner won the battle over how for the possession of constitutions of Talmudic texts would be studied and government which united and by their how they would be regarded in the con- union establish liberty with order; for temporary academy. the preservation of our peace, foreign ORDER Alan J. Avery-Peck is the Kraft-Hiatt Pro- and domestic; for the seasonable con- fessor in Judaic Studies in the Department of EARLY trol which has been given to a spirit Religious Studies at the College of the Holy of disorder in the suppression of the Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He is the late insurrection, and generally for the co-editor of “A Legacy of Learning: Essays in Honor of Jacob Neusner” (Brill, 2014). (Continued on following page)

16 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine November 2016 Thanksgiving (continued from p. 16) Akiva’s Israeli teachers and their children thrive in Ohio prosperous course of our affairs, pub- After Israeli educators Kobi and lic and private.” Maayan Sigler applied for an interna- Washington was not identifying the tional teaching destination through a United States as a Christian nation. He special Jewish Agency program, they was well acquainted with members of learned that they’d been assigned to Shearith Israel and relied on Haym Sa- “Youngstown.” What was Youngstown? lomon, the Jewish businessman who en- Everyone in their group knew about sured that the Revolutionary War effort Los Angles or New York or Chicago, was financially stable. but Youngstown was a mystery. In fact, But John Adams Thanksgiving proc- Kobi Sigler said, “We thought we were lamation — actually, a call for a day of headed to South Africa.” fasting and humiliation (not thanksgiv- Just after Purim, 2014, the Si- ing) in 1798 sounds more like a Yom glers heard from Tirtza Kohan, that Kippur exhortation than a declaration Youngstown’s Akiva Academy wanted of feasting. to interview them. “But,” Mr. Sigler, Adams wrote, laughed, “We still didn’t know it was in “I have therefore thought fit to the U.S.” The Siglers enjoy an autumn day in the United States. recommend, and I do hereby recom- After researching Youngstown and mend, that Wednesday, the 9th day of Ohio, they learned more about the re- tive of all the people who helped them amazing that we teach Hebrew to such May next, be observed throughout the gion, its active Jewish community, and in their journey of coming to a new a diverse group of students,” they said. United States as a day of solemn hu- the area’s reputation as a good place to country and different culture. “Hearing Hatikvah being sung by all miliation, fasting, and prayer; that the raise children. So they were looking for- “We were amazed to find our house the children at Akiva was such an excit- citizens of these States, abstaining on ward to their adventure. organized, the beds made, and food in ing moment.” that day from their customary worldly Still, their introduction to the Unit- the fridge,” Mr. Sigler said. Fortunately, the Siglers have signed occupations, offer their devout ad- ed States was not easy. Landing at New They remarked about how all the another two-year contact. The students dresses to the Father of Mercies agree- York’s JFK airport with their three chil- synagogues and the Federation were and the community couldn’t be happier. ably to those forms or methods which dren, they rented a car to drive to their very welcoming. The Siglers explained they have severally adopted as the most hotel in New Jersey. Driving in Times that other Israeli teachers who had gone suitable and becoming; that all reli- Square is difficult — if not impossible — to big cities didn’t have the sense of “this gious congregations do, with the deep- for most Americans. Driving at night in community wrapping around us.” est humility, acknowledge before God the pouring rain was more than a chal- The Siglers have found that teach- the manifold sins and transgressions lenge. Mr. Sigler said, “Maayan was dy- ers in the United States receive so much with which we are justly chargeable as ing, she was so tired.” more respect than do teachers in Israel. individuals and as a nation, beseeching Mrs. Sigler was impressed that ev- “In Israel,” Mr. Sigler said, “teachers Him at the same time, of His infinite erything was so green. “In Israel, it only could expect calls from parents at night. rains in the winter, so I thought it was grace, ... freely to remit all our offenses, But here, teachers’ own time is respected. going to be cold.” She learned quickly and to incline us ... to that sincere re- In Israel, teachers are called by their first that August in the eastern United States pentance and reformation which may names, which is not the situation here.” was anything but cold. afford us reason to hope for his inesti- Mr. Sigler also compared the secular “Now we know how cold winters mable favor and heavenly benediction; schools where they taught in Israel — are,” Mrs. Sigler said. “But we still love that it be made the subject of particu- he as a science teacher and she in spe- it .” lar and earnest supplication that our cial education — to Akiva. “I think it’s The Siglers were especially apprecia- country may be protected from all the dangers which threaten it; that our civil and religious privileges may be pre- served inviolate and perpetuated to the  latest generations...” Today, American Jews save their fast- ing and abstention for Yom Kippur and  join in the Thanksgiving celebrations that characterize the entire nation — en-  joying a family feast and even watching  a “pigskin” being hurled up and down 100 yards of real (or synthetic) turf.  For Thanksgiving recipes with a de- cided Jewish flair, please see page 24. 

November 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 17 PARTNERSHIPTRIP2GETHER

WARSAW—KRAKOW—BRATISLAVA—BUDAPEST: MAY 8-16, 2017 P2G JEWISH JOURNEY TO POLAND, BRATISLAVA & BUDAPEST (Depart U. S. May 7, arrive Warsaw May 8, Depart Budapest May 16) *with optional extensions to BERLIN or ISRAEL (see back for details) $2950 double occupancy LAND ONLY* ($550 Single Supplement) *A $2,000 subsidy is available for first time mission particpants, and a $1,000 subsidy is available for prior mission participants.

**Suggested minimum $500 increase over 2017 and 2018 pledge to the 2017 and 2018 Combined Jewish Appeal Campaigns to qualify for subsidy. Tips and individual transfers not included (other than with group arrival and departure). Trip price based on a minimum of 28 participants. We encourage all trip participants to buy trip insurance. Space is limited. Informational Meeting on Thursday, Nov. 17 4:30-5:30pm- JCC Board Room HIGHLIGHTS: PRICE INCLUDES: • Museum of History of Polish • Budapest city sites including the • Deluxe air-conditioned motor coach Jews, Warsaw Castle District for all touring and sightseeing • Warsaw Train Station and • Dohany synagogue • English speaking tour guides & Old Town • Budapest Jewish Quarter guided tours • Daily breakfast buffets in hotels • Warsaw Ghetto and Memorial • Partnership Friends • 6 Lunches • Majdanek Concentration & • Balint JCC • 6 Dinners Extermination Camp • Israel Cultural Institute • Porterage in hotels • Kazimierz Jewish Quarter • Szentendre artist village • Entrance fees (including Majdanek • Krakow Synagogue and • Boat ride on the Danube and Auschwitz - Birkenau) Jewish cemetery • Bratislava Museum of Jewish • Boat tour on Danube • General city sites of Warsaw Culture • Hotels: and Krakow 5Hotel Sofitel Victoria (Warsaw) • Tour Jewish Bratislava and 5Hotel Holiday Inn City Center (Krakow) • Auschwitz - Birkenau synagogue 4Regency Suites Hotel (Budapest) • Meet young adults building 5Kempinski Hotel Corvinus (Budapest) Jewish Budapest Registration Deadline: January 6, 2017 ($1000 Deposit to your Federation required, cancellation fees apply after Jan. 15, final payment required by March 10.) Contact Andy Lipkin, [email protected] (330) 746-3250 x 111 or Sarah Wilschek, [email protected] (330) 746-3250 X 123 for more information. www.westerngalilee.org.il

18 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine November 2016 BERLIN EXTENSION: WESTERN GALILEE May 16 - May 19, 2017 EXTENSION: May 16 - May 19, 2017 $1498 per person (double occupancy) $250 single supplement $500 per person (land only - double occupancy) *Trip based on minimum 8 participants $160 single supplement (Depart Budapest morning of May 16; Depart Berlin morning of May 19) HIGHLIGHTS: HIGHLIGHTS: • Culinary Workshop • Jewish Berlin Tour—Jewish Quarter, • Galilee Medical Center Tour and Briefing New Synagogue, and Cemetery • Malka Beer Tasting • Brandenburg Gate • Command Centers and Israel/Lebanon • Reichstag Boulevard Unterden Linden Border Tour • Berlin Wall • Tikkun Olam Project with P2G Twinning School • Checkpoint Charlie • Rosh Hanikra Club Car Rides • Holocaust Memorial • Dinners with Israeli Friends • House of Wannsee Konferenz

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November 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 19 Rodef Sholom

Jew without embracing the concept of Berkowitz Lecture Series God?” Saturday, Nov. 5 – 10 a.m. An abbreviated Shabbat service will Featuring Rev. Dr. Joan Brown precede the lecture. Campbell speaking on “Is there a Dr. Kurt Malkoff was born and raised future for religion? What it might in Youngstown, where he and his family be?” were lifelong members of Congregation An abbreviated Shabbat service will Rodef Sholom. Dr. Malkoff celebrated precede the lecture. both his Bar Mitzvah and Confirmation There is no charge for the event. at the Temple. However, an R.S.V.P. is required if you Leaving Youngstown in 1964, he at- are staying for lunch. Please call the tended both the University of Wiscon- Temple at (330) 744-5001 or email ro- sin and then The Ohio State University [email protected] by Tuesday, where he received his B.A., M.A., and Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. Ph.D. in clinical psychology. He com- Social Action Committee at pleted a one-year internship at the Uni- Second Harvest Food Bank versity of Texas Southwestern Medical Wednesday, Nov. 9 – 5 - 7 p.m. School in Dallas in the Department of 2805 Salt Springs Road Psychiatry, Division of Clinical Psychol- ogy. Youngstown, OH 44509 Dr. Malkoff has been practicing psy- R.S.V.P. to the Temple office chology in Columbus for 40 years. He Simchat Shabbat Family Service! is the founder and president of Matrix Friday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. Psychological Services, which provides Photo/Karen O'malia Tamarkin Chapel services both locally, nationally and in- Rabbi Frank and Darlene Muller lead congregants to observe tashlich. ternationally. Matrix provides services Service led by the children using the to Victoria’s Secret, Nationwide Chil- new prayer book, Mishkan T’Filah for dren’s Hospital, The Ohio State Uni- Todah Rabbah Brotherhood Big Ticket Raffle: Marc Youth, recently published by The Cen- versity, William-Sonoma, Nationwide To the following members who and Donna Stein - $3,000 winner, Karen tral Conference of American Rabbis. and Medical Mutual Insurance through helped make the Brotherhood Big Tick- Rubin - $2,000 winner, Barry Davis - “Simchat Shabbat” means “Joyous their four Columbus locations, which et Raffle held Sept. 28, the Erev Rosh $1000 winner. Sabbath,”, and that’s exactly the kind of have 35 psychologists on staff as well Hashanah dinner, and the Kol Nidre Shabbat experience we hope our fami- as a national network comprising more dinner such a success: Sally Blau, Nancy Rodef Sholom Service Schedule lies will enjoy. The children will lead than 13,000 psychologists. Burnett, Laurel Chevlen, Jodie Damioli, Saturday Nov. 5 10 a.m. the service and Rabbi Muller will pro- Dr. Malkoff has been on the boards Inez Heal, Barbara Kirkorsky, Bonnie Berkowitz Lecture with Dr. Joan vide music with his guitar. There will be of the Columbus JCC, Homeless Shel- Lehman, Lisa Levy, Sandy Mallen, Kan- Brown Campbell birthday and anniversary blessings for ter, VP, Temple Israel, president and life dy Rawl, and Helen Sacherman. children and adults celebrating in the member of Wexner Heritage Village, Art Einzig owner of “The Fire Grill” Friday Nov. 11 6 p.m. month of November, and a special Sim- president of Bright Pink, a national in Girard for catering the Rosh Hasha- Shabbat Service chah cake for dessert. organization whose mission is to save nah and Kol Nidre dinners. The theme for the evening is Voices Plus, a thank you to all of the fabu- Friday Nov. 18 6 p.m. women’s lives from breast and ovarian Simcha Shabbat Service and dinner & Visions connecting Jewish thought, cancer by empowering them to live pro- lous bakers who made desserts for the art and people actively at a young age. All are cordially event! Friday Nov. 25 6 p.m. Following the service, a traditional invited to attend. A luncheon will follow Mazel Tov to the winners of the Shabbat Service Shabbat chicken dinner and a program the presentation. will be held in Handler Hall There is no charge for the event, A nominal charge of $8.50 per adult Available for weddings, graduation parties, however, an R.S.V.P. is required by and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs or $20.00 per family is the cost for the calling the Temple at (330) 744-5001 evening. The deadline for reserva- or email [email protected] Full service catering for brunches and tion and payment is Tuesday, Nov. 15, by Tuesday, Dec. 6, 4 p.m. dinners. Kosher and non-kosher at 4 p.m. No phone/email reservations BY KRAVITZ Save the Date please. Authorized caterer for the DD Davis Center, Cooking with Kandy Jewish Community Center; Stambaugh Auditorium, Berkowitz Lecture Series Sunday, Dec. 11 Saturday, Dec. 10 – 10 a.m. 10 a.m. – noon Tyler Historical Center; Temples El Emeth, Ohev Tzedek and Rodef Shalom. Sanctuary Handler Hall kitchen Featuring Dr. Kurt Malkoff speak- 3135 Belmont Avenue, Liberty Township • 330-759-7889 ing on “My personal journey of 70 years Poland Library • 330-757-2330 of Judaism: Can you be a practicing 20 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine November 2016 El Emeth — November 2016 Brightening smiles Sisterhood By MaryLou Finesilver Nov. 8, marks a big day for Sister- Jewish Christian Dialogue Services hood. First, we have to vote. I won’t tell Did you ever you who, but it is your G-D given right The first first session of the year takes Friday morning Minyan 7 a.m. walk into a to vote, so don’t abuse it. place on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Rabbi Sch- Shabbat morning services 9:30 a.m. room and you Please remember that also on that onberger will present the Jewish view of Sunday through Friday Minyans were so pleased day is our Sisterhood meeting, with this year’s theme “Our most important 5:45 p.m. with what guest speaker genealogist Mrs. Betty values and connection to Sinai.” Re- Saturday Minyans you saw that Franklin, so do bring your questions freshments are served at 12:30 p.m. with you smiled? Sat. Nov 5 5:45 p.m. with you. the presentation beginning at 1 p.m. Sometimes, it’s The open board meeting is at 10:45 Sat. Nov. 12 5:15 p.m. the décor, the a.m. with the luncheon scheduled for Brunch with the Rabbi Sat. Nov. 19 5:15 p.m. location and/ noon. Please, please respond no later “Brunch with the Rabbi” will take or the people. than Nov. 4. Lunch for Sisterhood Sat. Nov. 26 5 p.m. place Sunday, Nov. 13 at 10:30 a.m. Sometimes, it’s the satisfaction of doing members is $12 as usual. Sisterhood’s Come enjoy brunch and a timely dis- a job well or getting an unwanted chore next meeting will be a Chanukah Party, cussion with the Rabbi. Minyan is at 10 done quickly. Dec. 13. a.m. with brunch beginning at 10:30. A little baby smiling can make me November birthdays will be celebrat- smile, and that touches the heart a little, ed at a Kiddush luncheon on Saturday, too. Answering the phone and hearing Devra Silverman Nov. 19 following Shabbat morning ser- the voice of someone you love on the vices. R.S.V.P. to the Temple office for line can make you smile. Seeing a favor- awarded fellowship lunch. ite plant suddenly sprout a flower can Devra Silverman, community en- also bring on a smile. gagement coordinator for the Jewish Shmoozing with Shmulik Watching my dog do the “happy Federation of Savannah, GA, has been named one of 16 participants in the The “Shmoozing with Shmulik,” dance” by running around the din- ing room table or from room to room Merrin Fellowship Yiddish group, will meet on Monday, Program. The Fel- Nov. 28. The group meets from 10:30 makes me smile and, of course, I make sure I’m not on his trajectory. lowship is based a.m.–noon with Sam Kooperman for My bedroom is my sanctuary and I on the idea that some fun in Yiddish. Coffee and pastry love how I decorated it. As I walk in the the key to creating will be served. door and stand in the doorway, I can a vibrant Jewish Mark your calendar for El Emeth’s feel my face turn up with a little smile. future is connect- annual Fiesta Raffle and Cocktail Party Watching my son walk his little dog ing our teens to scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 3 at the down our street and sometimes into meaningful Jewish synagogue. Enjoy an hors d’oeuvres and our driveway makes me smile in won- experiences today. dessert buffet and open bar. Tickets are der that they are actually here. Getting The program pro- $150 for two people for the evening vides an intensive, transformative pro- Photo/El Emeth to see my granddaughter for the first fessional development program to JCC and a chance to win the grand prize of time on my turf makes me smile with Raquel Allison, Noah Westreich and Sophie professionals who are early in their ca- $3500. Entertainment will be provided a tear in my eye. Spending some qual- Alper enjoy painting in El Emeth’s sukkah. A reer and who have a passion for working by Anthony Horvath. For more infor- ity time with my daughter-in-law makes party was held Sunday, Oct. 16 with adults with teens. mation please call the Temple office at me smile. 330-759-1429. and children of all ages attending It supports their growth within the There are all kinds of smiles. The nice JCC movement, in their work with smiles are of satisfaction, joy, relief, pride teens, and their growth as Jewish com- and humor. The not-so-nice smiles usu- munal professionals. There are four core ally are really smirks or leers or the kind areas of focus for the cohort: Jewish lit- of smile that makes you think of rubbing eracy, understanding adolescence, net- your hands with greed and smiling that working, and leadership. The 18 month special “Aha” smile. I know some people program includes five seminars held like that, unfortunately. around the United States, with the third What is that old saying, “A smile is seminar in Israel. a frown turned upside down.” I don’t Ms. Silverman is a past president of know about you, but somehow a smile Dodi Li BBG, a graduate of Liberty High makes me feel better — even when I am School and the University of Cincinnati. feeling down. And that happens to me She is the daughter of Harry and Elyse too, but if I can smile it really makes me Silverman, and the granddaughter of feel better. Estelle Silverman and of the late Charles What makes you smile? Silverman, and Sara and Allen Wolkoff. November 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 21 Ohev Tzedek Services of bringing these important values and Morning Minyan services are held traits into our lives. Please let us know each Thursday at 7:30 a.m. what afternoon best fits your schedule – Shabbat services are held every Sat- however, we are leaning towards Mon- urday at 9:45 am. Rabbi Saul leads a To- days at 1 p.m, beginning Nov. 7. rah study session after each service. Star Shlep — An Exploration of Adult Education Short Jewish Science Fiction and Fanta- Please contact the Ohev Tzedek of- sy: Using Jewish science fiction/fantasy fice if you are interested in these classes short stories as the starship, we will ex- or to suggest ones that you would like plore the farthest reaches of the galaxy to see. of issues of Jewish identity, survival, and Mussar — The study of middot (pos- development. Texts: Wandering Stars itive personality traits and characteris- and More Wandering Stars (both edited tics) and the practice of perfecting them by Jack Dann); People of the Book: A De- is an excellent way to enter the new year cade of Jewish Science Fiction & Fantasy and to improve all of our relationships. (edited by Swirsky and Wallace); and We will meet one weekday afternoon other sources. This class meets Thurs- per week to discuss and to find ways day nights at 7 p.m. Drake earns 13 American Music nominations (JTA) — Drake was nominated for He discussed his mixed heritage in a bar 13 American Music Awards, breaking mitzvah sketch while hosting “Saturday the record of 11 set by Michael Jackson Night Live” in 2014. in 1984. Among the nominations for the Ca- Drake, 29, born Aubrey Graham in nadian Jewish Black rapper are Artist Toronto to a African-American father of the Year, Favorite Male Artist and and white Jewish mother, attended a Favorite Album for his 2016 album Jewish day school and still occasionally “Views.” The list of nominees was an- notes Jewish holidays on social media. nounced Monday.

Rabbi Saul Oresky, Sandy Kessler, and Kim Zeidenstein,are joined by Abby and Jake Hagler for another trip around the synagogue on Simchat Torah. Ohev Tzedek – November, 2016 The High Holidays food drive at Torah Studies for Christians program Ohev Tzedek will continue through Wednesday, Nov. 16 at Villa Maria from Join Us to Learn the Saturday, Nov. 5. Please bring your non- 1-2:30 p.m. This month’s topic is to be Joys of Music perishable food and toiletry items to determined. the temple and place them in the yellow Ohev Tzedek-Shaarei Torah will be on the barrels in the lobby. participating in the NJOP Read Hebrew Please help the hungry in the com- America program on Sunday, Dec. 4 Violin and Piano munity. Second Harvest welcomes all from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m, with the inten- Lessons for students of all ages & skill levels donations, but the following are most tion of furthering the appreciation and Dmitro Isakov needed: peanut butter, cereal, tuna fish, knowledge of Hebrew, the most impor- Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine canned vegetables, canned fruit, and tant Jewish language. We can accom- 330.207 .2784 dry pasta. modate beginning to intermediate stu- 330.428.8237 There will be a special Kiddush lun- dents and will have additional teachers [email protected] cheon on Saturday, Nov. 12, sponsored on hand to help. Please let Ohev Tzedek Sounds of Music by Barbara Goldberg in memory of her know your needs so the temple can bet- 306 Churchill-HubbardRd. father, Herman Lefsky. ter tailor the class to you. The class is Rabbi Oresky and Father Balasko free, but a response is required by Fri- will continue to lead their monthly day, Nov. 18. 22 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine November 2016 In Memoriam Kathleen Susan Farbman Kathie Levy Weinberg YOUNGSTOWN - Private family an estimated 30,000 people over a 13- services were held Oct. 6 for Kathleen year period through 146 shows. Mrs. LIBERTY – Kathie Levy Wein- giving spirit which endeared her to Susan Farbman, 56, who passed away Farbman put her heart and soul into berg, 64, passed away suddenly on the many people she cared about and Tuesday evening at Briarfield Manor, each and every performance. It was Saturday, Sept. 24, at ValleyCare who loved her in return. She devoted after a courageous battle with cancer. that dedication which allowed “Li- Northside Medical Center, with her herself to many worthwhile causes in Mrs. Farbman was born Jan. brary Nights” to be successful without family by her side. the community, including the Trum- 10, 1960, in Youngstown, and was any accolades for herself. Kathie was born in Youngstown, bull County Animal Welfare League, a daughter of George and Kathryn Mrs. Farbman was also an active on April 16, 1952, the daughter of and she was actively involved in the Madden Ernst, and was a lifelong parent volunteer in the Austintown Henry and Gertrude Levy. annual Cattle Baron’s Ball benefiting member of the community. Local School District PTSA, Aus- She graduated from Liberty High the American Cancer Society. Mrs. Farbman was employed tintown Choir Parents, and assisted School and Youngstown State Uni- She is survived by her husband of by the Mahoning County Board of with the Austintown Fitch High versity. She worked in the family busi- 24 years, Dr. Adon Weinberg of Lib- Mental Retardation as a production School Drama Club. Some of her ness, Bi-Rite Home Improvement, erty; her brother, Brad (Judy) Levy of secretary for over 16 years. She was most notable efforts included pre- for 30 years, learning every aspect of Liberty; and her beloved Shih Tzu, a graduate of Austintown Fitch High paring room parties, tutoring in company operations, ultimately tak- Honey, whom she rescued. School, served as a secretary for NA’ Ohio Reads at Woodside Elementary ing over as president after her father She was preceded in death by her AMAT USA, loved being outdoors School, and helping to prepare ma- passed away in 2004. loving mother, Gertrude and her fa- enjoying nature and loved her family. terials and advertise for Austintown Kathie was a devoted wife to her ther, Henry, of blessed memory. Her amazing creative talents led to plays and concerts. husband, Don, whom she married on Services were held on Sept. 26 at the development and the production Mrs. Farbman leaves to cherish of a monthly show called “Library her memory, her husband, Harvey July 26, 1992. She was a faithful sis- the Shriver-Allison Funeral Home, in Nights,” where she was the set design- Farbman, whom she married Dec. ter to her brother, Brad. She was also Youngstown. er, director, producer and entertainer. 20, 1992, and a son, Paul Farbman. an extremely dedicated daughter and In lieu of flowers, the fam- The live show was composed of come- She was preceded in death by her care giver to her mother, Gertrude ily requests that donations in Ka- dy, skits and singing. “Library Nights” parents. for the last decade of her life, before thie’s memory be sent to Congrega- was entertainment for adults with Please visit www.mccauleyfuner- she passed away in 2013. tion Rodef Sholom, 1119 Elm St., various disabilities and their family al.com to send thoughts and condo- Kathie had a loving heart and a Youngstown, OH 44505. and friends. The show was viewed by lences. Moshe Kapon

HUBBARD – Moshe Kapon, 73, daughter Suzanne Honig; and his ex- born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, son to Eliaou wife and companion, Sophia Kapon. and Aliza Kapon, passed away on Calling hours will be held today, Oct. 24, at his home in Hubbard. Oct. 26, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. at the Chil- A retired, self-made business man dren of Israel Cemetery on Granada and former paratrooper in the Israeli Avenue with a funeral service at 3 Defense Forces, Moshe lived most of p.m. his life in New York City, then Coral In lieu of flowers, please make a Springs, Fla., until finally settling donation to a Jewish charity of your down in Ohio. choice. He leaves behind his caring Arrangements by the Shriver-Al- daughter, Dr. Michelle Kapon; his lison-Courtley-Weller-King Funeral grandson, Eli Kapon Cooper; step- Home in Youngstown.

November 2016 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine 23 Cuisine Thanksgiving dishes with a Jewish flair Of course, you can serve matzo ball www.cookistry.com/2011/01/turkey-breast- soup with your Thanksgiving dinner, with-zatar-and-sumac-and.html] but why not try something a little differ- A taste of Israel and a taste of New ent this year. England come together in “dried cran- That left-over challah in the freezer, berry and pistachio couscous. Find it at cut it in half-inch cubes for your stuff- https://jewishfood.wordpress. ing. Raisin challah would be even better. com/2009/11/27/israeli-couscous/ An online recipe for roasted turkey The following recipes are reprinted uses spices commonly found in Israeli with permission. cooking, za’atar and sumac. [see http:// Enjoy! Gingered Sweet Potato Latkes Pumpkin Hummus By “My Jewish Learning” Staff By Shannon Sarna

If you're tired of mashed canned While waiting for everyone to arrive yams topped with brown sugar and for dinner, serve this delicious — and marshmallows, sweet potato latkes are a pareve — dip with with sesame seed delicious alternative. crackers. About 8 servings (depending on how Ingredients laden your table is) Pumpkin Pie Blintzes • Stir in pumpkin, cinnamon and 1 15 oz can chickpeas, drained (re- Ingredients nutmeg. serving liquid) By Amy Kritzer 1/4 teaspoon cloves 1 cup pumpkin puree (canned or fresh • To assemble, lay four large pieces of 2 1/2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger A different dairy dessert, serves 8. is fine. Just don't use pumpkin pie fill- parchment paper close to the stove. 1 teaspoon Tamari or soy sauce Prep time: 20 mins. ing) • To make blintzes, butter a 9-inch 2 scallions, finely sliced Cook time: 15 mins. 1/4 cup tahini nonstick pan with a thin coat of butter 1 teaspoon baking powder Ingredients over medium high heat. 2 lbs sweet potatoes or yams 2 Tbsp olive oil For Batter: • Then pour ¼ cup of batter into the 2 Tablespoons matzah meal or flour Juice of 1/2 lemon 1 cup all-purpose flour pan to coat the bottom. 2 eggs 1/4 tsp cumin 1 tablespoon sugar • Swirl the pan to coat evenly. After Directions 1/4 tsp salt (or more to taste) 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon about a minute you will see the ends • Peel and grate sweet potatoes and re- ⅛ teaspoon salt A few Tbsp. of water or drained chick- 3 eggs, whisked begin to curl up — your blintz is done. move any excess moisture (can put in pea water dish towel or cheesecloth and squeeze 1 cup milk • Do not flip. Slide blintzes onto parch- Additional olive oil for serving (op- out moisture). 1 T butter, melted and cooled ment paper to allow them to cool. tional) Unsalted butter for cooking Don’t layer blintzes together or they • Beat eggs and add one at a time, mix- Pepitas or sesame seeds for serving Whipped cream, powdered sugar and will stick! ing well. (optional) cinnamon for garnish • Spread a spoonful of the pumpkin • Add matzoh meal or flour and bak- For Pumpkin Pie Filling: Directions mixture towards the bottom of each ing powder. 4 ounces cream cheese, softened • Combine chickpeas, pumpkin, ta- ½ cup powdered sugar blintz. Fold the bottom of the blintz up • Add spices and mix well. hini, olive oil, lemon juice and spices ⅔ cup pureed pumpkin to cover the filling and then fold the • Heat oil until hot and put large in a food processor fitted with blade 2 teaspoon cinnamon sides in. Then roll like a little Jewish spoonful for each pancake. Cook until attachment. ½ teaspoon nutmeg burrito! brown and flip. • Pulse for 30 seconds. Instructions • Add 1 T butter back to the medium To avoid the extra calories from fry- • Add additional olive oil, chickpea • First, make your blintz batter. nonstick pan over medium high heat ing, spray a cookie sheet with vegetable water or water until desired consis- Whisk together the flour, sugar, cinna- and cook on each side until golden oil spray or Pam and put any of these in tency.. mon, and salt. brown — about 1-2 minutes per side. a hot (450 degree) oven for about 5-8 Garnish with whipped cream, pow- • Drizzle with additional olive oil and • Then add the eggs, milk and butter minutes on each side. dered sugar, and cinnamon. top with pepitas or sesame seeds if de- and whisk until no lumps remain. Note: For fluffier pancakes, separate sired. Recipe reprinted by permission from eggs. Separate and add yolks where “add • Let your batter rest in the refrigerator What Jew Wanna Eat at http://whatjew- eggs.” Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold • Can be stored in fridge in airtight at least 1 hour to let the gluten relax. wannaeat.com/pumpkin-pie-blintzes/ container for 1-2 weeks. in egg whites after all other ingredients • While your batter is resting, make Editor’s note: The preparation and cook- have been mixed in. Reprinted from http://www.myjew- the filling by whisking together cream ing times seem a little low to me, but may be Reprinted with permission from Jew- ishlearning.com/recipes/ through JTA. cheese with sugar until smooth. fine for the experienced cook. ish Family & Life! 24 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine November 2016