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Jewish Journal Turmoil threatens Jews around the world, Pages 32-35 The Jewish Journalof san antonio AV-ELUL 5774 Published by The Jewish Federation of San Antonio AUGUST 2014 Israel under fire: Stop the sirens Ronit Sherwin, CEO of time of terror, respite for GLOBAL CONNECTIONS the Jewish Federation of tens of thousands of children Federation’s mission to San Antonio, expresses her fleeing rocket attacks, crisis build “community” across gratitude to all the members of counseling for Israelis who are the world. the San Antonio community overwhelmed by anxiety and PAGE 3 who have contributed to in need of relief, and needs that help those Israelis who were have developed. impacted by the recent barrage To contribute to the Campaign of rocket fire. Thank you for send a donation to the Jewish your support of Israel. We Federation of San Antonio, 12500 are stronger together. The N.W. Military Highway, Suite funds collected have been 200, San Antonio, Texas 78231 or sent immediately to care online at www.jfsatx.org. for homebound elderly and AT RIGHT: disabled adults during this Kindergartners take cover in Israel. FIRE IT UP! Competition heats up at 2nd annual Kosher BBQ The Presbyterians and the Jews event. PAGE 19 Recent votes and actions of Zionism is the belief that the Jewish people should CRC COMMENTARY a national Presbyterian body, have“ a national existence in our homeland. PC-USA, have revealed a JUDY LACKRITZ ” distinctly anti-Jewish strain Steve Gutow, JCPA President Rabbi among some factions of the selecting divestment they have injustice.” truthtelling.” Presbyterian Church. followed a central plank of the JCPA President Rabbi “Zionism is the belief that By a narrow margin, PC- BDS movement.) Steve Gutow, has stated that the Jewish people should have USA voted at its recent Of equal concern has been the document is “worthy a national existence in our meeting in Detroit to divest the publication and sale of a hate group, not a homeland,” added Gutow. from three companies whose of Zionism Unsettled by prominent American church.” “Like me, most Jews are WHAT’S HAPPENING equipment is used by Israel in a committee of PC-USA. Additionally, he described the Zionists and embrace a two- Catch up on what’s the West Bank. (Although PC- It contains quotes such as Presbyterian congregational state solution, a Jewish state been happening in USA purports to not support resource, Zionism Unsettled, of Israel and a Palestinian the community! Zionism is “a false theology… the BDS [Boycott, Divestment .a doctrine that fosters both as “an affront to Jews, PAGES 14-18 and Sanctions] Movement, by political and theological Israel, peacemaking, and See CRC, page 12 12500 N. W. 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Sunday 10/26/14 www.TheTexasKosherBBQChampionship.comcheck the website check the website Grill • Vote • Eat CongregationGrill • Vote Agudas • EatAchim 16550 Huebner Rd. • San Antonio, TX 78248 210-479-0307 • www.agudas-achim.org Congregation Agudas Achim 16550 Huebner Rd. • San Antonio, TX 78248 2 August 2014 A publication of the Jewish Federation210-479-0307 of San Antonio • www.agudas-achim.org THE JEWISH JOURNAL FOCUS ON FEDERATION From Athens to Israel: Bound by destiny by Ronit Sherwin mission. Though far from a spontaneous visit, we were in In early July, Lauren Israel while it was under full Stanley, Susan Kariv and attack from Hamas. I represented San Antonio Our group included on a Jewish Federations of one-hundred-and-twenty North America mission to professionals and volunteers Greece and Israel. Lauren who are doing through their is a co-chair of our Israel Federations just what we’re and Overseas Committee trying to do through ours - and Susan is our new Chief connecting local communities Development Officer. with the global Jewish people. The mission planners These are a few of the could not have imagined experiences of the mission A home visit with a Jewish family in Athens. the matzav (the Hebrew that Jewish San Antonians word for “situation” which should note: the president of the Athens Israel, recognizing that both has come to embody the Greece is still reeling from Jewish community. His countries are Mediterranean ongoing struggle in Israel the economic crisis of 2011. Lauren Stanley, Susan Kariv and message to North American democracies dependent on Ronit in Athens, Greece. against terrorism) we High unemployment and the Jews was simple: “With your each other. would encounter. I invite rise of extremist parties on the They are vulnerable and help, we feel more protected.” From Athens we traveled to you to visit our Facebook right and left have stretched fearful of the too-familiar We visited the Athens Thessaloniki, which was once page (www.facebook.com/ the already overburdened trends they’re witnessing. Jewish Community School, fifty-percent Jewish, but saw JFSATX) to see photos of the organized Jewish community. We met with Minos Moises, with approximately one- 87% of its Jewish population hundred-and-fifty students, murdered in the Holocaust. whose board chair told us Today Thessaloniki is a “We firmly believe that our city of one million, with existence is directly linked approximately one-thousand to the future of the Jewish Jews. We visited the Jewish community. Thank you summer camp, described (JFNA and local Federations) by the local Jewish leader tile • carpet • natural stone • hardwood for treating this proud David Saltio as “the pride of laminate • bamboo • area rugs community with dignity.” the Jewish community,” and We met with other Athenian Thessaloniki’s mayor, Iannis Jewish volunteers whose Boutaris, who told our group work is being supported that “the city has remorse” in directly by our collective gifts reference to the tragic impact through Federation to the of the Holocaust. Joint Distribution Committee. From a once-thriving I was part of a six-person and now-struggling Jewish delegation that met with the community in Greece, we prime minister of Greece for flew to the largest Jewish a briefing on the country’s city in the world: Tel Aviv. experience of anti-Semitism. 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