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VOLUME 94 NO. 3 MARCH 2017 ADAR / NISAN 5777 EVENTS RABBI JACK M. SABLE March Meeting - 7:30 PM Monday, March 20, 2017 SHOMRIM PASSOVER Or Olam – The East 55th Street Synagogue PACKAGING & DISTRIBUTION 308 East 55th Street PACKAGING: FRIDAY, March 31, 2017 - 0900 HRS New York, NY 10022 DISTRIBUTION: SUNDAY, April 2, 2017 - 0900 HRS (NOTE: Special Guest Speaker Once again it is time for Shomrim to perform our greatest mitzvah & your See President’s Message) help is needed, as always. The packaging for this year’s distribution will April Meeting - 7:30 PM be conducted on Friday, March 31, 2017 at 0900 hours at the community Monday, April 24, 2017 room at 477 FDR Drive (Between Delancey St. and Grand St.). Or Olam – The East 55th Street The distribution will take place on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 0900 hours, Synagogue at the same location. 308 East 55th Street ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE ARE REQUESTED TO New York, NY 10022 ATTEND THE DISTRIBUTION IN UNIFORM (NOTE: 4th Monday) Installation Dinner/Dance AN APPEAL TO ALL READERS Sunday, March 26, 2017 Our Passover Packaging and Distribution event is truly Shomrim’s finest hour. (see last months newsletter) However, as with all other commodities in today’s world, the cost of this event is Passover Packaging spiraling upward while the need to assist our brethren remains. In order to help the Society maintain this charitable affair at the same Friday, March 31, 2017 level as in previous years, we are appealing to all our readers to reach into their (details at top left) pockets and forward a donation. Any amount will be appreciated. Passover Distribution Donation checks should be made payable to: Sunday, April 2, 2017 Shomrim Society Passover Packages c/o Bro. Ben Gelber (details at top left) 953 East 31 Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11210 Mission to Israel April 24th - May 4, 2017 (See last month back page) NYPD SHOMRIM SOCIETY 5TH ANNUAL Celebrate Israel Parade “OLD TIMERS LUNCHEON CELEBRATION” Sunday, June 4, 2017 (No one is old at this event) Everyone is welcome to attend... Retired - Active - Uniform - Civilian Old Timer’s Luncheon Thursday, June 8, 2017 Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 12:00 noon at (See bottom this page) Ben’s Kosher Restaurant and Delicatessen of Bayside 211-37 26th Avenue Bayside, New York 11360 Oneg Shabbat (Date and details next month) Join some of your long time friends and make some new ones. RSVP by: Friday June 2, 2017 Annual Cigar Night Thursday, June 29, 2017 Make check payable to the Shomrim Society $35.00 per person (details page 5) Send to: Shomrim Society - Chaplains Office, 1 Police Plaza NY, NY 10038 Attn: LUNCHEON - Paul Daniel National Shomrim Cruise For additional information please contact: Bro. Paul Daniel at 516-731-6977 January 2018 or [email protected] (see back page) If you have a transportation issue please contact me and we will do our best to accommodate you. ***Dress Code: Casual / Come as you are*** BROTHER JOSEPH COHEN

Greetings again, fellow members. I want to begin this message by addressing an issue that has unfortunately been prevalent in the news recently. We have seen a surge in recent weeks of anti-Semitism across the country with defacing of Jewish gravestones and numerous threats to many of our JCC’s. Nationally, law enforcement has responded immediately and SHOMRIM OFFICERS - 2017 tirelessly to these acts.

Such acts should have no place in twenty-first century society, against Jews or people of any other faith. As Police Officers, we remain mindful that we have taken an oath to uphold the constitution, which includes the protection of religious liberty for all. As Jews, we remember the history of anti-Semitism as we will see this month and next with the observances of Purim, Pesach, and Yom HaShoah.

Our next membership meeting will be held on Monday, March 20th. We will have a very special guest speaker, recently retired SBA Vice-President Bob Ganley. Bob will be speaking on an issue relevant to every MOS regardless of rank, active, or retired.

Finally, March 26th, we will be having our annual Installation Dinner Dance. Please come and eat, drink, dance, Mitch Chosak, Edward Mamet, and watch our board be installed. On March 31st, we’ll be packaging our Seder packages for the Passover Distribution Henry Leshnower, Andy Newmann, Jeremy Orenstein, on April 2nd. I hope to see you at all of these great events, *Jules Sachson (Emeritus), Seymour Ornstein (Emeritus), and stay safe! *David Burd, *Abraham Rosenberg

Bro. Joseph Cohen President

COLLATION (347) 386-3517 Past President Bro. Stuart Portner and his wife Marcia on the Yarzeit of Marcia’s mother Shirley Brauner. Bro. Murray Ellman on the 50th anniversary of his appointment to the NYPD.

LAST CHANCE: INSTALLATION DINNER/DANCE Sunday March 8 2015 Call Marty 212.777.7809 2017 or Murray 718.543.4825 A QUESTION OF CIRCLES By Dr. Alvin Kass, Rabbi One of the Ten Plagues about a small step to considering him on a lower level. which we read on Passover was It is all a question of circles. All people draw that of darkness. The darkness is circles around themselves and they divide the described in the following way, world according to those who are in the circle “and there was a thick darkness and those who are outside the circle. The stature in all the land of Egypt for three of each human being is determined by the size days. No man saw his brother, of his circle. Some of us have a circle just large neither rose anyone from his enough to let in our own person. No one else place for three days” (Exodus 10:22-23). This counts. Other people include their family in darkness, it seems, consisted of the fact that one the circle. Still others include their community could not see his brother. The plagues, according or their country. The ideal person includes the to the Talmud, were a punishment meted out to whole world in it. To him all people are brothers the Egyptians as measure for measure. Their sin and sisters literally, and therefore are entitled was that one could not see his brother. to the same consideration. When we say in the Figuratively speaking, they were blinded by their Declaration of Independence that all are equal, selfishness and their self-importance to such a we mean it in this sense. There are no inferior degree that they could see only themselves. That or superior creatures. There are no people more is why they enslaved other people. Other people entitled to freedom and a high standard of living did not count with them. They were a lower than others. species of human beings that deserved no better Miryom, Sarah, Lewis and Sarah, Danny and fate than slavery. The words “no man saw his Debby, Judah, Bennett, and Nava join me in brother” mean that they could not see a brother wishing you all a chag kosher v’sameach, a in their fellow human beings. When you cannot Happy and Kosher Passover. see a brother in another human being, it is only

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION THE NYPD SHOMRIM SOCIETY PROUDLY ARTICLE 12 Current - Section “3 - 4 - 5 - CONGRATULATES6 – 7” OUR SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR Proposed - To be renumbered “3 - 3a - 3b - 3c - 4” Current - PLAQUE - PERSON OF THE YEAR Proposed - AWARDS - ANNUAL RABBI DR. ALVIN KASS ON FIFTY YEARS OF DEDICATED Current - Sec 3: Any member can submit the name of a person, of the Jewish faith, that he recommends to receive the “Person of the Year” designation. All recommendationsSERVICE shall be referred TO to theTHE Board MEN of Directors. AND WOMEN OF THE Proposed - Sec 3: Any member can NEWsubmit a recommendationYORK CITY for thePOLICE awards defined DEPARTMENT in subsections (3a) (3b) or (3c) listed below. Current - Sec 4: A “Person of the Year” awardAND shall be ON made HISannually PROMOTION to a person who has distinguished TO himself by his achievements on behalf of the Jewish community. Proposed - Sub 3a: A “PersonTHREE of the Year” STAR award may CHIEF be made annuallyOF THE to a person CHAPLAINS of the Jewish faith UNIT. who has distinguished themselves by their achievements/accomplishments within the Jewish community.

Current - Sec 5 Proposed - Sub 3b MAY THE ALMIGHTY KEEP GUIDING HIM AND WALKING WITH HIM AS HE CONTINUES ON THIS GREAT MISSION. Current Sec. 6: The “Otto Raphael award” may be presented to a member of the Department not of the Jewish faith who has distinguished $40.00 himself. $40.00 Proposed - Sub 3c: The “Otto Raphael Award” eligibility is as follows: May be presented to recognize any person of any faith who has distinguished themselves in an outstanding way by virtue of who they are, what they have done, continue to do or what they represent.

Current - Sec. 7 Proposed - Sec. 4 50 Years Ago – March 1967 GET WELL The Newsletter featured a photo of the various Chaplains of Bro. Bernie Baruch Skinner the NYPD at Shomrim’s “Chaplains Night.” Shomrim presented Miryom Kass each of the Chaplains with a check for their favorite charity. The first “Shomrim Oneg Shabbat” night to be held at the Astoria Center of Israel. Photo of Bro Max Weiss accepting an award IN MEMORIAM as “Policeman of the Year” from Deputy Commissioner Theresa Melchionne. Biography article on our most beloved member, the Paul Mekler father of Bro. Mark Mekler late Dave Burd. Irene Alper mother of Bros.Steven and Jules Alper Widow member Helen Rose cousin of Bro. Mark Mekler And Throughout The Rest Of The World: In New York City, 10,000 gather for the Central Park be-in. Ellen Lishkowitz wife of Bro. Allan Lishkowitz We Were Singing In The Shower: Thank you Mike Bosak for the research and “Windy” by The Association Bro. Edward Mamet for the submission And We Were Watching On The Tube: “The Fugitive” finale proves to be one of the most-watched epi- Louis F. Costuma, the first NYPD Jewish Chief of Department sodes of the decade. and the first Jewish 1st Deputy Police Commissioner (he was And We Took Our Special Someone to See: a salesman before coming on the job). When he was promot- “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” with Sidney Poitier, Spencer Tra- ed to ‘Chief Inspector’ he was married to Jane Costuma and cy and Katharine Hepburn lived at 775 Riverside Drive in Manhattan. His brother, David Costuma was the Republican leader for the 21st Assembly District. 25 Years Ago – March1992 Photo of the newly elected/appointed Board of Officers taken at He retired July 7th, 1942 to become Lewis Valentine’s 1st the Annual Dinner Dance which took place at Terrace on the Park. Deputy Police Commissioner. His annual salary when he retired was $9,000 year. He was the department’s 1st Deputy And Throughout The Rest Of The World: Paul Tsongas withdraws from the Democratic Party presidential Police Commissioner until Tuesday, July 24th, 1945. He was primaries, virtually assuring a victory for Bill Clinton. then appointed to the State Board of Parole on July 25th, 1945 On July 1st, 1953, he retired from the State Board of We Were Singing In The Shower: Parole. “Diamonds and Pearls” by Prince and The N.P.G. As a Deputy Inspector, he was appointed the acting director And We Were Watching On The Tube: of the NYPD’s Crime Prevention Bureau on January 13th, The Cosby Show series finale. 1930 by Police Commissioner Grover Whalen. And We Took Our Special Someone to See: At the time the department had 95 police women and 30 “My Cousin Vinny” with Joe Pesci and Morisa Tomei patrol women. Two patrolmen and one police / patrol women were to be transferred to each precinct to primarily make If you have any Shomrim memorabilia that you would like to sure the kiddies didn’t get into trouble. They were to inspect donate, please contact me. The Historian’s Column will rec- poolrooms, public dance halls, etc., etc. They would also give ognize your donation. talks to student and teacher’s groups to keep the kiddies straight. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS He was promoted to full Inspector on Thursday, July 23rd, 1931 by Police Commissioner Edward Mulroney.

On January 10th, 1939, effective 12 noon, he was promoted OIC SECURITY, founded and operated by to “Chief Inspector”. At the time he held the rank of “Deputy retired NYPD officers, is seeking law enforcement Chief Inspector” and was the Borough Commander for Man- officers (active or retired) to fill positions at Man- hattan. He succeeded Alexander Anderson, who retired at 2400 hrs. January 3rd, 1939 because of ill health. hattan, Queens and Brooklyn upscale retail loca- tions. W-2 employment. Starting salary at $22.00 He retired July 7th, 1942 to become the 1st Dep.His annual salary for the 3 years he was chief inspector was $9,000 a hr., 5 paid sick days. Please email resumes to year. [email protected] or call 212-459-0697. Visit our web site at: OICsecurity.com her wearing a hijab. Guterres, talking to Saudi royalty about the carnage in Syria, said (Salem’s behavior reminds me of a he believed “One of the things that In a letter to the New York Times last question I’ve been meaning to ask; fuels terrorism is the expression in month, Roderick Balfour, who hap- Why is it when a teacher, for exam- some parts of the world of islamo- pens to be the Earl of Balfour, ex- ple, steps out of line, every teacher phobic feelings and islamophobic pressed the idea that Israel’s lack of and every school in America doesn’t policies and islamophobic hate “respect for the status of (Arab) Pal- come under suspicion, but when a speeches.” estinians,” along with territorial is- cop allegedly crosses the line, every sues, “are major factors in growing cop and every police department is Talking about Islamophobic (what- anti-Semitism around the world.” smeared? When the State Univer- ever that is), Ron Dermer, Israel’s One of the Earl’s forebears was the sity of New York spends $70-million ambassador to the United States, United Kingdom’s foreign secretary a year on remedial education, how recently called out the Southern Arthur Balfour, who in 1917, wrote come no one suggests investigating Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for com- to the leader of the British Jewish our high schools for not success- piling a blacklist of people, such as community, “His Majesty’s govern- fully educating so many of their stu- Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who criticize Islam. ment view with favour the estab- dents?) Ali once collaborated with Theo van lishment in Palestine of a national Gogh (Vincent van Gogh was one of home for the Jewish people …” Complaining about a supposed his forebears) in producing a short policy failure at the White House, film critical of Islam’s treatment of Professor Alan Dershowitz, writing and alleging that “Ivanka Trump women. When the film was broad- elsewhere, replied, “Roderick Bal- and Jared Kushner have already cast, a jihadist shot van Gogh to four’s views are simply wrong both let America down,” the liberal New death and then shot at police before as a matter of fact and as a mat- York Magazine ran a story head- being arrested. The assassin used a ter of morality. Anyone who hates lined, “Don’t Blame Ivanka and Jar- knife to stick a note to van Gogh’s Jews ‘around the world’ because ed, They Were Observing Shabbat.” body threatening Ali and accusing they disagree with the policy of Is- Did New York Magazine’s negative her of having “Jewish masters” and rael would be ready to hate Jews on focus on President Trump’s daugh- of “terrorizing Muslims and Islam.” the basis of any pretext. Modern- ter’s and son-in-law’s religion come day anti-Semites, unlike their for- about as a result of Palestinian Arab Dermer pegged SPLC’s calling Ali bearers, need to find excuses for issues, as the Earl claims? What an anti-Muslim extremist as “an Or- their hatred, and anti-Zionism has about the magazine’s turning a wellian inversion of reality.” become the excuse du jour.” blessed Jewish observance of peace and rest into a curse? Those who don’t understand real- Dershowitz went on to point out that ity should receive the “La La Land” over the span of decades, the Pal- In another twist of reality, the United award. estinian Arabs repeatedly rejected Nations secretary general, António agreements that would have given them statehood. ANNUAL NYPD SHOMRIM CIGAR NIGHT When Nancy Salem, a pre-school Thursday, June 29, 2017 – 1800 hrs teacher in Texas, tweeted, “Hamas Varuna Boat Club is actually defending our people unlike the Israeli army who will kill anyone,” she may have just been 2806 Emmons Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11235 stating her view of Palestinian Arab $115 in advance issues, but when she tweeted, “How $125 at door (limited availability) many Jews died in the Holocaust? Not enough,” could it have been Send checks to Payable to NYPD Shomrim Society good ol’ antisemitism from radical Bro. Michael Podber Islamic teachings instead? Though 87-28 254 Street no news report I saw mentioned her Bellerose, NY 11426 religion, many showed a picture of NATIONAL SHOMRIM CRUISE

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