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Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 New Right Party chair Ayelet Shaked arrives at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem for a meeting with Jewish Home Party chair Rafi Peretz after announcing their union in Jerusalem ahead of the September elections, July 28, 2019. By Dov Lipman background, and all of the A view of the graffiti covered up on the Kotel HaKatan, July 2019. polls have shown that I will (JNS)—Israel’s politics bring the list the most votes,” got another major shakeup Ayelet Shaked, former justice in recent days—this time on minister and new head of the ‘Slaughter the Jews’ spray-painted in the right, with the announce- United Right, told JNS. ment of the merger between Shaked, who took over Ayelet Shaked’s New Right last week as the chairperson Arabic on part of the Western Wall Party and Jewish Home. Like of the New Right Party from similar moves on the left last political partner Naftali Ben- By Eliana Rudee didn’t know what to do because she was While he noted that “sometimes, Arabs week, the latest union seeks nett, gained the position on a young girl, and they could not punish say the phrase out loud,” he had not seen to boost the election fortunes top of the right-wing union (JNS)—A young Arab girl and her older her,” he said. it written like this before, especially on of the smaller parties on the after former Israel Defense teenage sister spray-painted the words Once Shabbat begins, Ben-Yashar the walls of a holy site. right in order to cross the Forces’ Chief Rabbi and cur- “slaughter the Jews” in Arabic on Friday explained, Jewish law holds that Jews can- “The graffiti was very bright; clearly, it electoral threshold and have rent Education Minister Rafi on the Kotel HaKatan (“little wall” in not erase the paint, so the girl may have took her a while to do it,” he added. “Be- a stronger hand in coalition Peretz, leader of the Jewish Hebrew), a portion of the Western Wall on known—or perhaps was directed—to go cause they had to use special chemicals negotiations as the September Home Party, stepped aside. the Temple Mount about 650 feet north at that exact time to paint on the walls, that are a bit problematic, the antiquities elections approach. The merger will likely en- of the Western Wall Plaza and next to he speculated. authority tried to stop the police from “From the beginning, I sure that the two larger par- the Iron Gate entrance to the Old City. Rabbi Ben Packer, director of the Je- taking it down.” have said that the person ties to the right of the Likud “Last Friday, I was going to pray, walk- rusalem Heritage House and resident of According to Deputy Mayor of Jerusa- who leads this bloc must be cross the threshold and enter ing by the Kotel HaKatan right before the Old City, saw the graffiti on Shabbat lem Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, the police the one who brings the most Shabbat, around 7:30 or 8 p.m. At the morning while walking with a group of and Jerusalem municipality completely votes, regardless of their Shaked on page 14A entrance, I saw a small girl writing in tourists. By the time he arrived, others removed the graffiti by Sunday. Arabic right on the walls,” said Rabbi had marked the area with more spray- “Jerusalem is a place where we sanctify Shimon Ben-Yashar. paint to cross out the anti-Semitic slur. freedom of worship,” Hassan-Nahoum “I came to the police, and the police “We saw the writing in Arabic with a told JNS. “It is unbelievable that young Jewish kid covers spoke with their commander, who said heart and a Muslim symbol,” Packer told Arabs are still being brainwashed by their they would talk to her parents because JNS. “The tourists were shocked by the she was a minor,” he told JNS. “The police whole thing.” Graffiti on page 14A pres. debates last Tuesday and Wednesday night. The Jewish Telegraphic 2,300 Jewish athletes gather in Agency was fortunate enough to be assigned the “spin room” seat right next to his, and in Budapest for European Maccabi Games one of those conversations typical of the friendly yet By Cnaan Liphshiz sands of spectators gathered guarded way that reporters at a stadium in the Hungar- introduce themselves to one BUDAPEST (JTA)—More ian capital for the opening of another, it turned out Jeffrey than 2,000 Jewish athletes the 15th European Maccabi (his byline moniker) is Jewish. from 42 countries and thou- Games. KidScoop Media was found- With 180 athletes, Israel ed over a decade ago “to make sent its largest ever delegation young people’s voices a part of to Tuesday’s opening ceremo- the national conversation.” ny of the event, which is the When JTA spoke with him, 15th edition of a tournament Jeffrey and the non-profit’s that take place every four founder, Michelle Mayans, years at a different European Ron Kampeas were formulating questions city. Jefferson Henry Kraft for the candidates when they This year’s games, which is (probably) the youngest and their surrogates work the correspondent in the Demo- takes place at several venues, Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images for World Chess room after Tuesday’s debates. includes 20 categories, includ- cratic debate spin room in “When you become presi- Chess grandmasters Judit Polgar and Yannick Pelletier Detroit on July 20, 2019. ing swimming, chess, fencing, speaking to reporters at the First Move Ceremony in Berlin dent what is your plan to stop soccer and boxing. It was the on March 10, 2018. the glaciers from melting?” first time since the first Euro- By Ron Kampeas was one of the questions Jef- pean Maccabi Games in 1929 highest death rate anywhere. tional color orange, had its frey, sporting a neat black bow in Prague that Central Europe Andorra, a tiny principality own drummer. DETROIT (JTA)—For any tie and a pinstripe shirt, care- hosted the event. bordering on Spain, sent two Among the VIPs attending reporter, careening in a year fully entered into his notebook The United States was not athletes, as did Poland. was Hungarian President Ja- from reviewing restaurants in neat, large letters. far behind with about 150 Some of the athletes nos Ader, Israel’s Immigrant to covering the presidential The idea, Mayans explained, athletes, followed by France, marched in the stadium Absorption Minister Yoav debates would be a pretty South Africa and Germany. with their children riding on Galant and World Jewish fast rise. But then again, Jef- Debates on page 15A Among the smaller delega- their shoulders. The French Congress President Ronald ferson Henry Kraft is only 10 tions, with fewer than 10 delegation’s enthusiastic Lauder. years old. athletes, was that of North entrance featured athletes Following the raising of Kraft is the KidScoop Me- Macedonia, where the Nazis riding on the shoulders of the Hungarian flag and the dia correspondent covering killed more than 98 percent of other athletes. And the Dutch the Democratic presidential the Jewish community—their delegation, wearing the na- Maccabi on page 14A debates, taking place here PAGE 2A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, AUGUST 9, 2019 SPARK kicks off 2019-2020 with Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel guest speaker Nili Couzens Spark Orlando, Orlando’s To purchase your ticket, Proudly Serving Our Community organization that inspires please visit https://sparkkick- and educates Jewish women, off2019.eventbrite.com For Over 35 Years is kicking off another year Other upcoming Spark of Jewish programming for events include: the 2019-2020 year. 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Resi- and France condemned the legally constructed buildings dents argued that the build- measure, and the Palestin- on the outskirts of eastern ings were in Area A of Judea ian Authority threatened to Jerusalem, Reuters reported and Samaria, which is under lodge a complaint against on Thursday. the control of the Palestinian Israel at the International Kuwait, Indonesia and Authority, which they said Criminal Court in The South Africa circulated a had issued the construction Hague. draft statement among the permits. Israeli Public Security Min- 15-member Security Council Israel’s High Court of Jus- ister Gilad Erdan accused the on Tuesday warning that the tice last month dismissed the P.A. of telling “lies,” stressing demolition “undermines the residents’ petition request- that “the demolitions had oc- viability of the two-state solu- ing that the military order curred after a lengthy legal tion and the prospect for just prohibiting construction in process and the approval of and lasting peace,” according the area be cancelled. The Israel’s highest court,” and to the report. buildings were demolished reiterated that “the structures The demolition followed a on Monday. were built illegally next to the seven-year legal battle over The United States objected security fence and constitute Ron Przysucha/Public Domain a 10 buildings in the Wadi to the text, and also refused a risk to the lives of civilians U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a U.N. Security Council meeting on Iran al-Hummus area of Sur to support a shorter, revised and security forces.” at the United Nations in New York City on Dec. 12, 2018. Rep. Thomas Massie explains sole Republican vote against House anti-BDS resolution By Jackson Richman Israel what the U.S. believes principle the federal govern- colleagues and the American “We agree that Congress is best for Israel, Congress ment shouldn’t target private people to speak out, in one should never support any (JNS)—Kentucky Rep. should instead refrain from citizens for taking private, voice, against BDS,” said resolution, as this resolu- Thomas Massie, a libertar- interfering with Israel’s own nonviolent action against Republican Jewish Coalition tion does, which calls for ian, was the only member of decisions regarding its foreign a foreign government,” he spokesperson Neil Strauss. a Palestinian Arab State, the Republican Party to vote and domestic policy. continued. “If he applies the “This resolution did not ap- which would surely be an against last week’s resolution I also do not support federal principle generally, I don’t propriate a single taxpayer Iran/Hamas terrorist state in the U.S. House of Repre- efforts to condemn any type think it is fair to call it anti- dollar; it didn’t infringe on a just as Gaza immediately sentatives condemning the of private boycott, regardless Israel.” single citizen’s civil rights.” became,” ZOA president Mort anti-Israel BDS movement. of whether or not a boycott “Someone similarly could “The intent of this resolu- Klein told JNS. “The issue of Massie, 48, explained his is based upon bad motives. oppose all foreign aid as a mat- tion was to reject discrimi- Palestinian Arab Statehood decision in a statement: These are matters that Con- ter of principle, which obvi- natory anti-Israel boycotts is irrelevant and extraneous I voted against H. Res. 246 gress should properly leave to ously would affect Israel along and to reaffirm the strong to the horrific BDS issue, because it calls for the full the States and to the people with other nations so long as it U.S.-Israel relationship,” said and AIPAC should never implementation of a bill I to decide. is applied consistently,” added B’nai B’rith International have supported inserting voted against back in 2014. Doug Bandow, a senior Bandow. “I don’t have any CEO Dan Mariaschin. “Given this into the BDS resolution, That 2014 bill spends taxpayer fellow at the Cato Institute, reason to assume that Massie the overwhelming number especially when the language dollars on “green” energy a libertarian think tank in is being disingenuous, but I of Republicans and Demo- claims a state is the only way subsidies for another country, Washington, D.C., told JNS haven’t followed his voting crats who co-sponsored the to peace.” Rep. Thomas Massie despite the fact that we face a that Massie’s “second argu- record in any detail.” resolution, it seems Congress- Massie, added Klein, “was debt crisis of over $22 trillion ment proffers what he appears Pro-Israel groups respond- man Massie’s views on this against the resolution sup- rabbis from the district have in the U.S. to view as a pro-Israel reason.” ed to JNS that Massie’s justi- legislation are outside the porting a Palestinian Arab reached out to our office and In addition, H. Res. 246 “The third argument fication doesn’t pass muster. mainstream.” State” that “is more danger- agree with the congressman’s calls for Israel to implement strikes me as a more libertar- “The bottom line is that The Zionist Organization of ous to Israel than BDS.” opposition to the two-state a so-called “two-state solu- ian argument, which merely Rep. Massie chose not to America, on the other hand, Massie spokesperson Laura solution language in the tion.” Rather than dictate to suggests that as a matter of stand with his Republican supported Massie’s vote. Lington told JNS that “a few resolution.” Trump vetoes bills blocking billions in arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE (JNS)—U.S. President damage the important rela- Arabia, the UAE, and Jordan war, which has been common- Khashoggi in Turkey by Saudi He urged Congress “to Donald Trump vetoed three tionships we share with our to go through without being ly seen as a regional exten- agents. direct its efforts toward sup- congressional resolutions on allies and partners.” subject to the standard 30-day sion of the conflict between In his messages to the porting our work to achieve Wednesday that would have Congress is not expected congressional review period. Iran and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Senate, Trump wrote that peace through a negotiated blocked billions of dollars in to have the two-thirds major- In response, Congress Arabia has been condemned “the United States is very settlement to the conflict in arms sales to countries in- ity required to override the passed the three resolutions for conducting bombings in concerned about the conflict’s Yemen.” cluding Saudi Arabia and the decision. this month blocking the sales. civilian areas and contribut- toll on innocent civilians,” He also called Saudi Ara- United Arab Emirates. In May, the Trump adminis- Congress had been at- ing to the widespread famine but that “ill-conceived and bia and the UAE “a bulwark In messages to the Senate tration said threats from Iran tempting to block arms sales that has spread throughout time-consuming resolutions” against the malign activities justifying the move, Trump necessitated the invocation to Saudi Arabia from moving the country. would not bring the conflict of Iran and its proxies in the wrote that the resolutions of an emergency provision forward for more than a year, Others based their opposi- to an end. region.” “would weaken America’s in an arm sales law that mainly due to Saudi participa- tion on last year’s murder of global competitiveness and enabled 22 deals with Saudi tion in Yemen’s brutal civil U.S.-based journalist Jamal Bipartisan group organizes private tour Help Wanted of Holocaust museum for US Congress Advertising Sales (JNS)—A bipartisan group ourselves to the work of that it “unequivocally rejects southern border to concen- organized a private, after- remembering the Holocaust efforts to create analogies tration camps in Europe hours tour of the U.S. Holo- and learning the lessons of between the Holocaust and during the 1930s and 1940s caust Memorial Museum in the attempt to eliminate Euro- other events, whether his- does not reflect the position Flexible Hours Washington, D.C., for mem- pean Jewry,” stated the letter. torical or contemporary. That of the Museum,” it continued. bers of Congress on July 16. Next week’s tour comes position has repeatedly and “The Museum deeply regrets Jewish Insider first reported amid backlash against Rep. unambiguously been made any offense to Holocaust the upcoming tour. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clear in the Museum’s official survivors and others that Call Jeff at An invitation was released (D-N.Y.) saying in an Insta- statement on the matter—a may have been engendered on Thursday by the organiz- gram video last month that statement that is reiterated by any statement ascribed ers: Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), Ted the United States is “running and reaffirmed now.” to a Museum historian in a Deutch (D-Fla.), Josh Got- concentration camps on our “The Museum further personal capacity.” theimer (D-N.J.), Susie Lee southern border,” in reference reiterates that a statement It is currently unknown if (D-Nev.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R- to the migrant detention ascribed to a Museum staff Ocasio-Cortez will partake Pa.) and Elaine Luria (D-Va.). centers there. historian regarding recent in the tour. Her office did “Now, more than ever, it In response, the attempts to analogize the not immediately respond to 407-834-8787 is important to rededicate USHMM posted on its website situation on the United States a request for comment. PAGE 4A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, AUGUST 9, 2019 It can’t be anti-Semitism if you’re not an anti-Semite, right? By Andrew Silow-Carroll anti-Semitic. But the Rothschilds, the famed we have come to a point where anti-Semitism Jews have seen fringe and mainstream politi- European Jewish banking family and target of and anti-Semitic tropes have become part of cians use anti-Semitic tropes even as they (JTA)—Earlier this month—or 16 years anti-Semitic fantasias since the 19th century, the political discourse, and are being adopted proclaim their devotion to Jews and Israel. ago in Trump years—the White House dis- are barely relevant today. The only people talk- by people who may not even understand the Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign warned invited a cartoonist named Ben Garrison to ing about them as a potent political force are vicious precedents for such words and imagery. about a global financial conspiracy by elites, a meeting of right-wing media influencers. It anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists. Is this good news, when what sound like anti- and singled out four Jews in their closing had been pointed out that Garrison had once Garrison disagrees. He told my colleague Semitic messages are so divorced from their ad. Rep. Ilhan Omar tweeted that it was “all drawn a cartoon that could be interpreted as Josefin Dolsten that the Rothschilds were “in- original targets they stop being about Jews? about the Benjamins baby,” using slang to anti-Semitic. strumental in the behind-the-scenes creation Perhaps. I suspect, however, there is an suggest that campaign donations bought The cartoon depicts two administration of the Federal Reserve” (they weren’t) and insidious mainstreaming of toxic ideas that un- U.S. support for Israel. Last week, Sen. Josh officials being manipulated by a puppeteer thus, according to the logic of the cartoon, dermines our ability to call out anti-Semitism Hawley of Missouri gave a speech decrying labeled “George Soros,” who is in turn hav- ultimately responsible for the “globalists” who when we see it. the “cosmopolitan elite” whose members live ing his strings pulled by a puppeteer labeled are undermining Trump. Almost 30 years after the Holocaust, the in the United States but “identify as ‘citizens “Rothschild.” “All of this is not conspiracy theory, it is Austrian Jewish journalist Paul Lendvai of the world.’ They run businesses or oversee Soros, the Jewish financier, often figures historical fact,” he said. “Yet nowadays anyone described the anti-Jewish obsessions of post- universities here, but their primary loyalty is in far-right anti-Jewish conspiracy theories. who even mentions the ‘R’ word is smeared war Communist leaders as “anti-Semitism to the global community.’” But he also spends millions promoting lib- as anti-Semitic.” without Jews.” In each of these instances the speakers have eral causes, so I suppose demonizing him I have no doubt the cartoon is anti-Semitic. In 1980, writing about Austria, the soci- plausible deniability. Didn’t Janet Yellen and can be construed as something other than As for Garrison, who can say. Because I think ologist Bernd Marin took this a step further, Lloyd Blankfein represent elite, moneyed in- writing about “anti-Semitism without anti- terests at the expense of the little guy? Doesn’t Semites.” Average Austrians understood it campaign spending distort public policy? was socially and politically unacceptable to Hawley said he was drawing on mainstream Everywhere express hatred for Jews after the Shoah. But political science, not age-old conspiracy people still held on privately to what Marin theories starring Jews, and gave his talk at a called “anti-Semitic mystifications” that were conference whose organizers are both Jewish. The myth of the two-state embedded in the collective unconscious. Those accused of anti-Semitic dog-whistling Today we can talk about “anti-Semitism solution without anti-Semitic intent.” In recent years, Anti-Semitism on page 15A

By Mel Pearlman Arab states in 1948 adopted the mantra with regard to Israel of, “no negotiation, no peace Getting human rights right From the title of this column you might and no recognition”. The Armistice of 1948 presume that I oppose a two-state solution resulted in creating what is now referred to By Clifford D. May however briefly, from the priorities of the hu- where majority Arabs and majority Jews live as the 1967 borders or the Green Line. man rights establishment, in particular abor- peacefully in separate independent democratic Throughout the armistice negotiations and (Israel Hayom via JNS)—At the State De- tion rights, LGBT rights and migrant rights. states, with guaranteed equality, and with civil until Jordan’s abandonment of the West Bank partment, human rights have generally been Gessen writes: “A troubling word in Pom- and human rights protection for Arab and territories after its defeat in the Six Day War a not-so-high priority. The big kahunas tend peo’s speech was ‘citizen.’ Did the secretary Jewish minorities in each state. in 1967, there was no “Palestinian” national or to focus on war and peace, allies and adversar- of state mean that only the rights of citizens Since 1967, when Israel was forced to fight a separate cultural or ethnic entity recognized ies, national security and global economics. are inalienable?” war for survival against an onslaught of regular by any of the Arab states or the international So it came as something of a surprise when Of course, that’s exactly the kind of question Arab armies from neighboring states, Israel has community. Nor was there any attempt to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week this commission should contemplate. But I’ll found itself in control of the lands west of the create a “Palestinian” State in the West Bank launched a bipartisan Commission on Unalien- take a stab at it. Jordan river comprising Judea and Samaria, or in Gaza (which was controlled by Egypt able Rights. Its task, Pompeo wrote in The Wall America’s founders believed that “unalien- parts of biblical Israel that were not included in until its loss during the Six Day War). Street Journal, “isn’t to discover new principles able” rights were “endowed” by the “Creator.” the UN resolution in 1947 recognizing the right In realty, after numerous concessions but to ground our discussion of human rights They were acutely aware that rulers could of the Jewish people to establish a sovereign by many Israeli governments to establish in America’s founding principles.” deprive citizens of these rights. They deemed state in their historic homeland. an independent Palestine state in over 95 Commission members “will address basic such rulers illegitimate. They understood that After WW I, with the defeat of the Turks and percent of the West Bank territories with questions: What are our fundamental free- only in a democratic society could rights be break-up of the Ottoman Empire, the League East Jerusalem as its capital, the Arabs of doms? Why do we have them? Who or what guaranteed. of Nations granted separate mandates to the Palestine in every case rejected the creation grants these rights? How do we know if a claim That was to be accomplished by limiting United Kingdom and to France to govern of their own state. of human rights is true? What happens when state power. Reread the Bill of Rights. Each distinct parts of Palestine. The UK mandate When the right wing government of Ariel rights conflict? Should certain categories of amendment imposes restrictions on the gov- covered what is now Jordan, Israel and the Sharon made the ultimate concession to rights be inextricably ‘linked’ to other rights?” ernment. “Congress shall make no law.” The West Bank. The French mandate covered what unilaterally and unconditionally withdraw Good questions and a praiseworthy initia- right to bear arms “shall not be infringed.” is now Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. When the from Gaza, and in the process also uprooted and tive, yes? Not to members of the human rights Law officers may not conduct “unreasonable UN replaced the League of Nations it ratified destroyed Israeli settlements in that territory, establishment and their tribunes. searches and seizures.” these mandates. the result was the creation of a terrorist entity The New Yorker took the lead, with two Also significant: The founders believed in The Balfour Declaration initially envisioned whose only purpose is to seek the destruction of its writers attacking Pompeo and the new individual rights. Later, Marxist-Leninists the creation of an Arab state east of the Jordan of the Jewish state and its Jewish population commission. Robin Wright’s piece was titled decreed that one’s rights should be determined river and the Jewish state west of the Jordan river. and the subjugation of the Arabs in Gaza to “The Unbelievable Hypocrisy of Trump’s New by one’s economic class. Long before Islam or any hint of an Arab serve that purpose. ‘Unalienable Rights’ Panel.” Similarly, today’s social Marxists champion national identity was created, the Romans I support the two-state solution I described Serra Sippel, president of the Center for “identity rights.” They insist that groups renamed biblical Israel Palestine. At that time in the beginning of this column, but it will Health and Gender Equity, tells Wright what they perceive as qualifying for victim status in history Israel or Judea comprised both sides never become a reality if the nations of the time it is: “It’s time to call the Commission on deserve enhanced rights—to be endowed by of the Jordan valley. This was a historic attempt world continue to engage in fantasy diplomacy Unalienable Rights what it really is: a thinly the state—while the rights granted to groups to erase any memory of Jewish sovereignty over and the pandemic of the new and old anti- veiled religious fundamentalist panel that aims they regard as “privileged” are to be limited. these lands which had existed for more than semitism currently infecting the world is not to cut back the human rights of people all over Social justice warriors have developed the 15 centuries; a sovereignty the Jewish people eradicated. the world.” (Did I mention that the panel was habit of asserting that a right is whatever never abandoned and reinforced throughout If you wish to comment or respond you launched only last week?) they demand and insist the state provide. I the next 20 centuries in their prayers, culture can reach me at melpearlman322@gmail. Kenneth Roth, executive director of Hu- think that’s conceptually flawed. A right is and belief in their “Return to Zion” or in com. Please do so in a rational, thoughtful, man Rights Watch, says: “We don’t need a something everyone can have starting this Hebrew, “Sheevat Tzion”. respectful and civil manner. commission to figure out that the Trump minute because, as Jamie Kirchick observed in Although experiencing two major exiles, Mel Pearlman holds B.S. & M.S. degrees in administration will have little credibility Commentary last year, “there is no scarcity of there was never a time when Jews were not physics as well as a J.D. degree and initially promoting human rights so long as the presi- freedom that we must apportion in a judicious continually present and living in the land of came to Florida in 1966 to work on the Gemini dent continues to embrace autocrats.” Wright manner. There can never be a valid reason to Israel, including in the West Bank territories and Apollo space programs. He has practiced neglects to mention that last week on Twitter, ‘cut’ one’s natural rights.” and in East Jerusalem, except when they were law in Central Florida since 1972. He has Roth praised Mohammad Javad Zarif, foreign By contrast, health care, a “living wage,” expelled from these areas, including Hebron, served as president of the Jewish Federation of minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran. college tuition at no cost to students and when Jordan took control of the West Bank Greater Orlando; was a charter board member, New Yorker staff writer Masha Gessen ob- “affordable housing” require resources. To and East Jerusalem. first Vice President and pro-bono legal serves that Pompeo, a West Point graduate who provide them, the state must appropriate labor The 1948 War of Independence ended in an counsel of the Holocaust Memorial Resource previously served as a member of Congress and or property from some citizens to give to other Armistice, indirectly negotiated between the and Education Center of Central Florida, CIA director, “was, for many years, a Sunday citizens (or noncitizens). warring states. Even though confronted with as well as holding many other community school teacher and a church deacon.” Ouch! Which suggests these are not “natural” or the defeat of all the Arab armies by Israel, the leadership positions. Mark Bromley, chair of “an LGBT foreign “unalienable” rights. 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Today, the Taliban is is doing his best to change negatives. He was very clear attempt to turn itself into has been striving to establish region (although, when asked an almost entirely legitimate this, largely through soft about Moscow’s soft power a modern soft-superpower. itself as the Middle East’s about the involvement of “diplomatic actor” controlling power. The number of public goals: Russia has also built up the preeminent great power. Russian President Vladimir more than half the country diplomacy projects promoting “Russia has a chance not international media channel Through its military involve- Putin, one of the organizers while causing heavy casual- Russia’s global image in poli- only to preserve its culture RT, formerly known as “Rus- ment in the Syrian conflict said Russian diplomats had ties to U.S.-led coalition and tics, sport, culture, economy but to use it as a powerful sia Today.” and deep partnership with “provided only technical Afghan armed forces. Accord- and science has dramatically force for progress in interna- RT is working hard on its Iran against the United States, support”). The event included ing to Russia’s foreign minis- increased. tional markets. The Russian Arabic service—RT Arabic is its relations with neighboring representatives of all the ter, “Russia is convinced that At the same time, the de- language is spoken in nearly one of the largest TV networks countries have gathered new Taliban’s and Afghanistan’s the conflict in Afghanistan crease in the United States’ all the former Soviet repub- in the region (along with momentum. major politicians, including has no military solution. The standing in the Middle East lics and in a significant part Al Jazeera). Labeled “Putin In 2019, the Taliban and the country’s most powerful only possible way to achieve works to enhance Russia’s of Eastern Europe. This is propaganda” by the United Russia gathered together leaders, and is considered to peace is through diplomatic position as a regional peace not about empire, but rather States, RT is doing a great and called for the withdrawal have been a success. means.” broker. Putin has put Rus- cultural progress. Export- job at pushing the Russian of U.S. coalition forces from If the occurrence of this Moscow’s current engage- sia in a preeminent regional ing education and culture perspective in the region. Afghanistan. Meetings were event itself was not enough ment with the Taliban, Syria, position through the classical will help promote Russian Numbers don’t lie, and RT Ara- held in Moscow after the to demonstrate the decline Iran and Israel is a genuine hard-power tool of fighting goods, services, and ideas; bic has 6.3 million monthly failure of direct negotiations in Washington’s regional grand strategy. While not in Syria, while simultane- guns and imposing political users in six Arabic-speaking between the United States leadership, the Taliban at- strictly in the mold of U.S. ously talking “peace” with the regimes will not. We must countries: Egypt, Morocco, and the Taliban. They were tacked American targets political scientist Joseph Taliban, who are still killing work to expand Russia’s the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq organized not by official while it was going on. For all Nye’s peaceful soft power, Americans. educational and cultural and Jordan. Russian diplomats but by intents and purposes, Russia, Russia has been develop- This is not a random suc- presence in the world, es- Another impressive ef- an organization called The not the United States, is now ing a new diplomatic soft cess. As early as 2012, Putin pecially in those countries fort was the establishment Afghan Diaspora in Russia. perceived as the “sheriff” to power prototype, with some was already openly discussing where a substantial part of of the Russian diaspora This event, while unof- turn to regarding Afghani- success. “Russia and the changing the population speaks or ficial, involved both the stan’s efforts to build a future. Moscow has never managed world.” According to his defi- understands Russian.” Russia on page 15A Is Boris Johnson good for the Jews? By Melanie Phillips will surely be the first prime ernment has not only been should help Iran get the around the same time that Really? Sanctions would minister to install a bust vehemently against U.S. nuclear bomb on the grounds he was suggesting that Brit- entail Britain also walking (JNS)—Britain now has its of Pericles in 10 Downing President Donald Trump’s that it was going to build it ain should help Iran get the away from the nuclear deal. first celebrity prime minister. Street—and his ebullient withdrawal from the 2015 Iran anyway. bomb—he was preoccupied Yet he still seems committed On Tuesday, Boris Johnson disregard of boring details, nuclear deal, which Britain In 2013, Johnson and I were by the Iranian threat to Israel to that deal. At a leadership was elected leader of the Tory such as facts. helped draft, but has been on BBC TV’s “Question Time” and the world. hustings, he said he still Party following Theresa May’s Britain may be convulsed working with the European panel. When I observed that Now, though, his views believed that “engaging with resignation over her failure to by Brexit, the issue that Union to circumvent the re- Iran was the biggest threat seem to have progressed, if Iran and persuading Iran not deliver Brexit. On Wednesday, has brought buccaneering sumed sanctions against Iran to the West and needed to only into further incoherence. to go forward with a nuclear- Johnson “kissed hands” with “Brexiteer Boris” to power. He resulting from Trump’s move. be neutralized, he scoffed Earlier this month, in an in- weapons program is the right the Queen and thus succeeded has become prime minister, So will Johnson continue that Iran posed no threat to terview with Britain’s Jewish way forward...” Mrs. May as Britain’s PM. though, in the middle of a to defy President Trump, who anyone. News, he strongly advised Iran He has always expressed As with all social or politi- crisis over Iran. this week lavished the highest In October 2017, when “to cease this madness, not strong support for Jews. As cal developments of note, the Last week, Iranian com- possible praise on the new he was foreign secretary, to take any further steps that London’s mayor, he spoke Jewish world is predictably mandos hijacked a British- prime minister by suggesting he expressed optimism that would break the terms of the out strongly against anti- asking about this one: “Will flagged tanker in the Straits of that Johnson was a clone of the Iran nuclear deal would agreement, and not to acquire Semitism and opposed the it be good for the Jews?” Hormuz. This was reportedly himself? survive; he even hailed it as a a nuclear weapon.” Boycott, Divestment and Johnson has entertained in retaliation for Britain’s sei- As so often, Johnson’s own model for resolving tensions He added: “As Prime Minis- Sanctions (BDS) movement. and scandalized Britain for zure off the coast of Gibraltar views on Iran are kaleido- with North Korea. ter, I’d make sure we continue Yet throughout his tenure years through his many of an Iranian tanker said to be scopic: Shake him at various And yet Ron Prosor, Israel’s to do everything we can to as London mayor, Johnson scrapes, his jokes, his po- en route to Syria and thus in times and a different picture former ambassador to the constrain Iran’s disruptive be- consistently ignored pleas litically incorrect gaffes, his breach of E.U. sanctions. emerges. United Kingdom, has written havior in the region.” And he from Jewish groups to ban chaotic personal life, his clas- This crisis for Britain is In 2006, he raised eyebrows that, when Johnson visited says he is prepared to restart sically trained erudition—he ironic since the British gov- when he wrote that Britain Israel as a fledgling MP—at Iranian sanctions. Johnson on page 15A Can Jews agree on anything? By David Suissa control the world economy, where it would behoove us full implementation of the men Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) licans can come together in but electing a Democrat of to put party labels aside for United States-Israel Strategic and Steve Watkins (R-Kan.), Congress over a Jewish cause, (Jewish Journal via JNS)— any ideological stripe fur- the greater good of the com- Partnership Act of 2014; and this bipartisan resolution has why can’t Jews do the same? It’s almost a boring thought thers the reach of those who munity. reaffirms support for the even more momentum for a Why are we not making more these days to observe that stand against Israel and its Ironically, one example two-state solution. vote on the House floor.” noise to try to solve our com- we are bitterly divided by our children.” of this higher aspiration is Read the words of Rep. Here are the words of his mon problems? political tribes. Democrats Elevating those who hate happening inside Congress Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), a Republican co-chair, Rep. We have become so accus- hate Republicans, Republi- us—from the far-right or itself: The Problem Solvers Democratic co-chair of the Tom Reed (R-N.Y.): tomed to political warfare and cans hate Democrats. Need the far-left—has become “a Caucus, a group of Democrats Problem Solvers Caucus: “Israel is an unwavering communal infighting that we we say more? necessary evil to thwart the and Republicans seeking to “BDS is anti-Israel, anti- ally of the United States and find it hard to rally around We no longer want to win even more despicable haters create bipartisan cooperation peace and harmful to Amer- one of our most important a reasonable and bipartisan arguments; we want to crush among the opposition.” on key policy issues. ica’s interests. I’m proud strategic partners around initiative, even one that is our political opponents. It’s As Schnur explains it, You won’t hear much in that all members of the the globe. I am proud of our good for the Jews. not enough to disagree with “There’s no intellectually the media about this group Problem Solvers Caucus are Problem Solvers Caucus David Suissa is editor-in- you; I must reject you, as well. honest way for a Jewish because “problem solving” committed to opposing BDS members who have stood up chief and publisher of Tribe Jews have gotten sucked Republican to defend Steve doesn’t sell as well as a good and standing up for the U.S.- to ensure Jewish people are Media Corp and Jewish into this tribal warfare, where King (R-Iowa), or a pro- fight. Who wants to produce a Israel relationship because treated fairly and spoken out Journal. He can be reached at loyalty to our political tribes Israel Democrat to stand up CNN show on pragmatic com- these should not be partisan to show we care about this [email protected]. has replaced loyalty to our for Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). promise when you can have political issues. Thanks to great nation.” This article first appeared Jewish tribe. For too many So why bother trying? It’s a show on the battle royal the leadership of congress- If Democrats and Repub- in the Jewish Journal. of us, “What’s good for my much easier and much more between Rep. Alexandria party?” has replaced “What’s cathartic to direct our anger Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and good for the Jews?” toward those who both hate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi? In the Jewish Journal’s Jews and disagree with us on Despite its minimal media cover story this week, profes- health care reform or offshore exposure, the Problem Solv- sor Dan Schnur argues that oil drilling.” ers Caucus, which has the our community is paying a As a result, “the Jewish backing of the No Labels steep price for this. community has become just movement, has been forging “Regardless of party regis- as polarized as the broader ahead. tration or ideological prefer- electorate, even though such Its latest initiative is a ence,” he writes, “each of us Balkanization works against resolution to combat the must make a compromise our own interests as a com- BDS movement. The resolu- when we cast our ballots. munity. We allow both parties tion states that the House Most Republicans do not to exploit our support when of Representatives opposes support the anti-Semites we can be helpful and margin- the BDS movement; affirms who marched in Charlot- alize us whenever the loudest that the BDS movement un- tesville, Va., but voting for a and angriest voices on the dermines the possibility for GOP candidate enlarges the far left and far right make a negotiated solution to the platform on which alt-right demands at our expense.” Israeli-Palestinian conflict; haters stand.” This extreme polarization urges Israelis and Palestin- Similarly, “most Demo- has blinded Jewish voters to ians to return to direct crats do not believe Jews areas of potential agreement negotiations; supports the PAGE 6A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, AUGUST 9, 2019 What’s A COMPREHENSIVE Richard Stone, Florida’s first COMMUNITY LIGHT Happening CALENDAR SHABBAT CANDLES AT For inclusion in the What’s Happening Calendar, copy must be sent on sepa- Jewish senator since Civil rate sheet and clearly marked for Calendar. 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HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, AUGUST 9, 2019 PAGE 7A Hezbollah reportedly deploys forces along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon By Erez Linn and Hezbollah is “ready to initi- “Our wish before the war Danielle Roth-Avneri ate hostilities—if and when in Syria was to go and open Tehran deems that necessary,” a front in the Golan but [the (Israel Hayom via JNS)— said Samir. “The sanctions Syrian government] set a red Hezbollah is reportedly de- now have us preparing for line,” said Samir, referring to ploying its forces on the dealing with the Israeli front... the limitations Syrian Presi- Lebanon-Israel border, The We will fire the first shot this dent Bashar Assad imposed on Daily Beast reported over the time,” he said. Hezbollah’s activities in Syria weekend, linking the move He further boasted that prior to the onset of the 2011 by the Iranian-backed Shi’ite Hezbollah has new drone civil war. terrorist group to the rising capabilities and new anti-air- “Now there are no red tensions in the Persian Gulf. craft and anti-naval weapons lines,” he said. According to the report, acquired in Syria, alongside Blue and White leader while the majority of the a more seasoned fighting Benny Gantz commented on deployment has taken place force. He emphasized the the report, saying that Hezbol- on the Lebanon-Israel border, importance of the Lebanese lah leader Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah has also bolstered terrorist group’s positions in “knows well that any threat to its forces in the Syrian Golan the Syrian Golan, which he Israel will meet a forceful re- Heights. said give it the ability to open sponse. He has to understand A Hezbollah commander a second front against Israel that this time, he won’t be able The Daily Beast identified only According to the report, to make it back to the bunker.” Flash90 as “Samir” said the group was Samir is in charge of 800 Nasrallah has been in hid- View of the border fence between Israel and Lebanon as seen from the northern Israeli feeling the bite of the sanctions fighters on Lebanon’s border ing since the 2006 Second town of Metula, April 20, 2019. the United States has imposed with Israel. Lebanon War and is believed on Iran, which he said have cut Israeli military intelli- to be living in a bunker from War, Hezbollah leader Has- war would “bring Israel to the deal Lebanon and Hezbollah into Hezbollah’s budget. The gence pegs Hezbollah’s mis- which he rarely emerges. san Nasrallah boasted of brink of extinction.” “a crushing military blow” if salaries of Hezbollah fighters sile arsenal at 150,000, and In a speech last Friday the terrorist organization’s Israeli Prime Minister Ben- Hezbollah attacks. have been cut in half, accord- estimates that all of Israel is marking the 13th anniversary expanded military capabilities jamin Netanyahu responded This article first appeared ing to the report. within their range. of the 2006 Second Lebanon and threatened that another on Sunday by threatening to in Israel Hayom. What The New York Times got right and wrong about BDS By Andrew Barghouti, one of the move- ders, but for the destruction rights abuses at the United Na- and frequent bloodshed in separate op-ed in The Times Silow-Carroll and ment’s founders, replies, “Not of the modern state of Israel. tions. While this may smack Gaza.” The frustration is describing how both the Laura E. Adkins in Palestine.” It is not just “many Israelis,” of “whataboutism,” I can’t real, but I’d love to see how proponents and opponents By “Palestine,” Barghouti as The Times asserts, who see help but think that some of they define “significant.” of BDS exaggerate its impact NEW YORK (JTA)—The means all of Israel, not just things this way. this extra focus on the Israeli- Yes, most liberal American for their own purposes. He Jewish Telegraphic Agency’s the West Bank. The Times I reject the idea that anti- Palestinian conflict is due to Jews want to see a revived writes: “As a liberal Jew who editor in chief, Andrew Silow- reminded readers that this Zionism is fundamentally the BDS movement’s popular- peace process and sometimes agonizes over what this end- Carroll, and its opinion edi- isn’t a group merely seeking anti-Semitic. But to truly un- ity among the activist class. are embarrassed by what less occupation is doing—not tor, Laura E. Adkins, shared civil rights and independence, derstand the BDS movement, Of course, you’re right that looks like disproportionate only to the Palestinians but their thoughts on a recent but the dissolution of Israel as it’s not enough for The Times proponents of annexation, or responses to Hamas aggres- also the Jews, both here and New York Times article an- we know it. to parrot the line that, while even those uninterested in sion (or, should I say, fierce in Israel—I wish I could find swering “some of the most Laura E. Adkins: I agree BDS is certainly anti-Zionist, aggressively ending Israel’s military responses in the a movement that actually difficult questions” about with all of your conclusions “BDS does not advocate for control over the West Bank absence of diplomatic will). sought to help Israel realize the Boycott, Divestment and if we let the evidence cited any specific outcome.” and Gaza, also benefit politi- And BDS might have appeal the folly of the self-destructive Sanctions movement against by The Times stand on its In 2019, being actively anti- cally from making the specter among a vocal fringe of the path it is currently on and Israel. own. But an explainer needs Zionist means the group is not of BDS loom much larger in Jewish left, especially as you simultaneously advance the Andrew Silow-Carroll: Hey to properly contextualize the calling merely for a shrink- our minds. look at younger cohorts. But I cause of a peaceful state for Laura, I wonder what you discussion topic for readers ing of Israel, nor for further ASC: I also think The Times suspect that most liberal Jews the Palestinians.” thought about The New York as well, and that’s where I feel integration of Arab Israelis overstated the popularity here want to work within an Am I wrong? Is BDS mak- Times explainer on BDS. The Times missed the mark. into Israeli society, which a of BDS in the Jewish com- Israeli consensus of what is ing more inroads among Jews The Times usually hears it My biggest beef with the casual reader of this explainer munity, saying “it appeals to and isn’t acceptable, and BDS, under, say 30, than I realize? from both sides when they explainer is that their framing certainly could miss. those, including a significant for a truly significant number LEA: Ah yes, the slippery set out to provide what they softens the BDS movement’s ASC: That’s a good deep number of politically liberal of Israelis and American Jews, word “significant”! consider a balanced view of aims, and glosses over the read. I wonder what the Jews, who are frustrated by is beyond the pale. A major Jewish donor a controversial aspect of the fundamental reason why most average reader, who is not the Israeli occupation of the Eric Alterman states the Israeli-Palestinian conflict supporters of Israel object as immersed in these issues West Bank, and the blockade liberal Zionist case in a BDS on page 15A (and what aspect isn’t contro- so vigorously to it: BDS has as we are, would take away versial?). But I thought in this never been about the 1967 from the article, if they made case they did a pretty good job, occupation of the West Bank it all the way to the bottom. particularly in making it clear – it’s always been about Israel’s Because once they get there, NO MORE GUTTER CLEANING, why the pro-Israel opposition creation in 1948. they find out that BDS has not OR YOUR MONEY BACK – GUARANTEED to BDS is not confined to the The Times explainer claims been all that effective, and that right. that BDS’s first fundamental one reason it has any oxygen I thought the authors demand is “ending its occupa- at all is the way Israel itself (three!) did an especially tion of all land captured in is exaggerating the threat of good job in explaining that 1967,” and adds that “many BDS. Doing so, claims The BDS—the actual move- who embrace BDS see it Times, “adds to the sense that ment, under the umbrella aimed primarily at ending Israel is besieged and that the of the Palestinian BDS Na- Israel’s occupation of the Palestinians are not really tional Committee—is not West Bank.” interested in peacemaking, a “peace” movement in the But The Times is soften- bolstering right-wing argu- sense that they want a just ing the language used on ments for continued expan- outcome for Israel and the the BDS movement’s official sion of Jewish settlements in Palestinians. We know that website, which calls not for the West Bank.” the Israeli left, to the degree an end to the occupation of I might have added that that it still exists, shares its land captured in 1967, but BDS supporters also exag- AND! goal of ending Israel’s oc- for an end to the “occupa- gerate their success, and the % % OFF ENTIRE® cupation of the West Bank. tion and colonization of all media often buy in. FINANCING* LEAFFILTER 0 15 PURCHASE** But The Times noted how Arab lands,” which certainly LEA: It’s a great point. PLUS AN ADDITIONAL BDS goes much further, includes Tel Aviv and Jaffa as Dany Bahar and Natan Sachs, much as it does Ramallah and writing for the Brookings SENIOR OR MILITARY DISCOUNT! especially in seeking, as the We offer Senior & Military discounts article explains, “a right of Bethlehem. Institute, demonstrated in ON TOP of the 15% off & 0% financing! return to the Palestinians The movement’s site fur- 2018 that Israel’s economy is classified as refugees—the ther asserts that “For nearly advanced enough that the eco- original refugees and their seventy years, Israel has nomic impact of BDS is virtu-  CALL US TODAY millions of descendants.” The denied Palestinians their ally nil. However, that doesn’t Times notes how opponents fundamental rights and has stop the Israeli government For A FREE Estimate! reasonably predict that such refused to comply with inter- from investing hundreds of an influx “would spell the end national law. Israel maintains millions in raising the alarm 1-877-486-2333 of a Jewish majority.” a regime of settler colonial- about its very real impact on And beyond their actual ism, apartheid and occupation how Israel is perceived in the Promo Number: 285 Mon-Thurs: 8am-11pm, Fri-Sat: 8am-5pm program, the article notes over the Palestinian people.” amorphous “international Sun: 2pm-8pm EST how the BDS leadership re- The only logical conclusion community.” jects the very idea of a Jewish of this statement – and of the Pro-Israel advocates often CSLB# 1035795 DOPL #10783658-5501 License# 7656 License# 50145 License# 41354 License# 99338 License# 128344 License# 218294 License# 603 233 977 License# 2102212986 License# 2106212946 state—or at least where it sits actions of BDS supporters – is point out that vastly dispro- License# 2705132153A License# LEAFFNW822JZ License# WV056912 License# WC-29998-H17 Nassau HIC License# H01067000 Registration# 176447 Registration# HIC.0649905 Registration# C127229 Regis- now. When asked if Jews can that the movement calls not portionate attention is paid tration# C127230 Registration# 366920918 Registration# PC6475 Registration# IR731804 Registration# have their own state, Omar for a retreat to the 1967 bor- to calling out Israeli human 13VH09953900 Registration# PA069383 Suffolk HIC License# 52229-H *Contact us for additonal details PAGE 8A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, AUGUST 9, 2019 4 takeaways from the House’s big vote against the Israel boycott movement By Ron Kampeas So what’s the point? Get- with the anti-BDS bills that holds “the fundamental president of the Founda- view I share as a supporter ting folks on the record, and have bite. Democrats are First Amendment right to tion for Middle East Peace, of a two-state solution,” WASHINGTON (JTA)— daring them to vote “no” split over bills that penalize protest through nonviolent a research and advocacy she said. The U.S. House of Represen- on what their constituents businesses and contractors actions.” group that backs a two-state The two-state solution tatives this week approved might consider mom-and- who support the boycott The resolution doesn’t outcome—noted, the reso- gets a boost. a nonbinding resolution apple pie issues. of Israel, because they fear like any kind of Israel lution opposes “boycotts The resolution concludes that condemns the Boycott, The BDS resolution was they impinge on the right boycott. of US companies ‘engaged by reaffirming Congress’ Divestment and Sanctions definitely about the politics: of free speech. The resolution derives in commercial activities “strong support for a ne- movement targeting Israel. Republicans since the begin- The nonbinding resolu- its moral authority from its that are legal under US gotiated solution to the Much was made of the 398- ning of this congressional tion upholds speech free- claim that the movement law,’” which would include Israeli-Palestinian conflict 17 vote, one that earns the session have sought repeat- doms three times, twice in to boycott Israel seeks to business carried out in the resulting in two states—a hoary journalist adjective edly to embarrass Demo- the “whereas” clauses that destroy it. territories. The intent, she democratic Jewish State “overwhelming.” Democrats crats with bills that would typically start a resolution, “The Global BDS Move- tweeted, “is to also indict of Israel, and a viable, and Republicans at long last penalize Israel boycotters. A and once in the “action” ment does not recognize, boycotts aimed at settle- democratic Palestinian could bond on an issue, re- substantial portion of Demo- section that closes it. For and many of its supporters ments/occupation.” state—living side-by-side in jecting attempts to boycott crats oppose the Republican example, the resolution explicitly deny, the right Donald Trump may want peace, security, and mutual Israel. measures—these would be “affirms the Constitutional of the Jewish people to na- you to consider “The Squad” recognition.” “It’s that bipartisan sup- legally binding—because right of United States citi- tional self-determination,” as the new face of the Demo- That may be the ma- port for Israel that means the the lawmakers say the bills zens to free speech, includ- it says. Each of the nine cratic Party, but in this case jor “get” for Democrats world understands that the infringe on free speech. ing the right to protest or times it refers to boycotts, Tlaib, Omar, Alexandria scrambling to preserve United States is strongly in Even as they decried the criticize the policies of the the resolution specifically Ocasio-Cortez of New York the two-state outcome at support of Israel,” Rep. Brad resolution as toothless, United States or foreign refers to the Global BDS and Ayanna Pressley of Mas- a time when the Trump Schneider, D-Ill, the resolu- Republicans almost unani- governments.” Movement. sachusetts did not vote in administration is at best am- tion’s lead sponsor with Rep. mously voted yea. Democrats None of these caveats The reference is to the lockstep. bivalent on its prospects and Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., told me control the House, and Re- explicitly mentions “boy- BDS movement of the Pal- Tlaib, Ocasio-Cortez and when Israeli Prime Minister this week. (Schneider and publicans could hardly afford cotts,” however, which estinian BDS National Com- Omar voted against the Benjamin Netanyahu has Zeldin are Jewish.) not to support a pro-Israel helps explain why two BDS mittee, which does call for anti-BDS resolution, and rejected it. More delicious But despite bipartisan resolution that surely would backers who opposed the the absolute right of return Pressley voted for it. Tlaib for the Dems, all but one support for the resolution, pass without them. anti-BDS resolution, Reps. of Palestinians who fled cited Israel’s “racist poli- Republican signed on—the it’s hardly the last word on But the resolution isn’t Rashida Tlaib of Michigan Israel in 1948, a population cies” and the need to protect GOP pulled two states out of the Israel boycott among meaningless. Much of the and Ilhan Omar of Minne- influx that Israeli officials freedom of speech. its platform in 2016. lawmakers. business of the world’s most sota, joined with Rep. John say would effectively end “I can’t stand by and The resolution also gets Here’s a look at what powerful parliament is to Lewis of Georgia, a civil the state. Moreover, one of watch this attack on our virtually the entire Jewish the resolution means, the create boilerplate language rights icon who voted for the movement’s founders, freedom of speech and the community on board: right politics behind it and what to which it can return to it, to draft a separate reso- Omar Barghouti, has said right to boycott the racist to left, from the Republican happens next. again and again, in large part lution protecting boycotts explicitly that the move- policies of the government Jewish Coalition to the The resolution does because overworked staffers in general. (All three are ment opposes a Jewish state. and the state of Israel,” she American Israel Public Af- nothing—and a lot. would rather not reinvent Democrats.) Their resolu- But there are also boycot- said. Omar ahead of the fairs Committee to J Street, The resolution is non- the wheel every week. When tion does not explicitly ters who don’t necessarily vote and Ocasio-Cortez af- there was backing. binding, so it doesn’t mean 392 of 435 House members mention BDS, but appears affiliate with the “official” terward stuck to defending There were opponents, much, right? As a “simple agree on a way to frame to allude to the resolution BDS movement and don’t boycotts as a peaceful means however: On the left was the resolution,” it does not re- an issue, you can bet that that passed this week by hold by its binational, of protest. anti-Zionist Jewish Voice for quire passage in the other policymakers will return to urging “Congress, States, anti-Zionist goals. These Pressley, in a candid Twit- Peace, which backs BDS and chamber or the president’s the resolution’s language as and civil rights leaders from include movements, more ter thread, suggested that wants a single binational signature. Simple resolu- a reference and template for all communities to endeavor prominent in Europe, that lawmakers must be true to state. On the right was tions are “used to express the future legislation, including to preserve the freedom of target only settlements their districts—and BDS the Zionist Organization sentiments of a single house, the binding kind. advocacy for all by opposing for a boycott. There are was toxic in her Boston-area of America, which opposes such as offering condolences The BDS issue is not antiboycott resolutions and individual boycotters who district with its substantial what it calls a “Palestinian- to the family of a deceased going away. legislation.” insist that they also favor Jewish population. Arab terror state” and said member of Congress, or it This isn’t going away any- Lewis said he backed the a Jewish state (Ilhan Omar “What I heard resound- the resolution lacked bite. may give ‘advice’ on foreign time soon, if Republicans anti-BDS resolution be- among them). ing in community was that A version of this post first policy or other executive have anything to do with cause he’s a “longtime friend Still, the resolution makes voting yes on this resolution appeared in The Tell, Ron business,” a Senate explainer it. Senate Majority Leader of Israel,” and supported it clear that it doesn’t like affirmed to my constituents Kampeas’ weekly newsletter says, adding that they do not Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the separate pro-boycott any kind of Israel boycott. raised in the Jewish faith on Jewish news from Wash- have the force of law. has said he will press ahead resolution because he up- As Lara Friedman—the Israel’s right to exist, a ington. Subscribe to it here. 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JULIE and TERRELL are their names. They made what I thought was going to be a tough morning, so very easy and fun! They knew just what I wanted (even though I didn’t) and helped me completely. Thank you, Julie and Terrell! Thank you! Thank you! One for the road... Yitzhak returns from a 4-week business trip to New York and finds out that his wife Sadie has been unfaithful during his time away. “Who was it?” he yells at Sadie. “Was it that horror Sam?” “No,” replies Sadie, “no, it wasn’t Sam.” “So was it Abe, that degenerate old man?” Rachel Kropp, Christine DeSouza and Alan Rusonik. “No, it certainly wasn’t him.” “Then it must have been that simpleton Moshe.” Actually, Christine tells me I look great... but I am over-eating. “No, it wasn’t Moshe either,” replies Sadie. You can tell by my increasing size. But the others were clueless. Yitzhak is now very angry and his blood pressure is sky high. (And all were very pleasant and pleased to bump into me “What’s the matter?” he cries out, “are none of my friends and my friend.) good enough for you?” Cummings’ district’s Jewish population By Josefin Dolsten includes over half of the city charges. Defenders of the many have favorable views of of Baltimore. president said his descriptions the longtime congressman. (JTA)—Jewish leaders On Saturday, the president of Baltimore’s troubled inner The Jewish community in Baltimore have come to called Cummings “a brutal city were accurate, while his “has been able to count on the defense of Rep. Elijah bully” for criticizing condi- critics said his tweets contin- Rep. Cummings time and Cummings, the African- tions at border detention ued a pattern of singling out again for assistance and lead- American Democrat who camps for migrants. majority black neighborhoods ership,” Howard Libit, execu- has come under withering “Cumming [sic] District is and countries as “infested” tive director of the Baltimore attack from President Don- a disgusting, rat and rodent and demonizing non-white Jewish Council, told Haaretz. ald Trump. infested mess,” the president opponents in stereotypical Israel Patoka, who serves Trump used Twitter over wrote on Twitter, following terms. on the city’s county council, the weekend to attack Cum- a “Fox & Friends” segment More than 30,000 Jews live mings, whose 7th District essentially making the same in Cumming’s district and Cummings on page 15A PAGE 10A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, AUGUST 9, 2019 Book review Israel’s 2007 decision to attack a Syrian nuclear facility is history and warning By Edwin Black attempt in 2007 is now an to pay close attention. Never nuclear program in Dimona. percent Highly Enriched Ura- As an added factor, Iran imperative read. failing to paint in the details, Eitan also worked ground nium that can be compressed wields a Russian S-300 Jerusalem Post editor Yaa- Katz flexes both his edi- Katz skillfully surrounds operations against the PLO in into an unstable and dense missile defense system fully kov Katz probably had no way torial sinews and his prior each personality in the story Lebanon. He also happened core encased in an R-265 capable of protecting its of knowing that this would government connections (as with a rich biography and a to be the man who recruited Shock Generator configured nuclear program and strike be a perfect time to release a former senior policy advi- functioning profile in the and managed Israel’s infa- in a bifurcated sphere lined assets. All this just raises the his briskly-selling “Shadow sor) to deliver a suspenseful time frame. mous spy in the American with 5mm grooves filled with stakes on decision-making Strike—Inside Israel’s Secret chronicle, bolstered by rapid- For example, in Chapter naval establishment, Jona- PETN explosive that can be and decisions. Mission to Eliminate Syrian fire precision and continuous 3, when introducing Israeli than Pollard. This type of ignited with microsecond When reading Katz’s book, Nuclear Power” (St. Martin’s in-room details. Understand- security cabinet official Rafi in-depth storytelling and precision to create the syn- remember that as complex Press). Or did he? ably, this volume will be Eitan, the author ensures we character building travels chronous implosion that will and difficult was the Syrian The world’s attention is consulted time and time know Eitan is more than just from page to page in Katz’ absorbed by an exploding strike, any similar decision on once again and inevitably again by military theorists a security functionary taking superb volume. Hence, read- bridgewire, sturdy enough Iran’s nuclear capability will riveted to the nuclear and diplomatic observers, notes. We are told that Eitan ers are enveloped in more to transduce and focus the be infinitely more daunting threat from Iran, generat- wondering how it might be is a man who did a few other than the historical facts. massive implosion force and riskier. If such a decision ing kaleidoscopic theories done—just in case it must things, such as capture Adolf They are transported to the triggering a neutron initiator is made, the men and women about a potential military be done again. Eichmann. He was also the tense, unfolding world of per- to fire one particle into the who make it will stand on strike to disable Tehran’s From the first “you are man who visited an American sonalities, events, clashes, warhead core to create the the shoulders of those who program. So, Katz’s case there” opening scene that reactor when 200 kilograms countdowns, and decision- atomic chain reaction that knocked down Syria’s facil- study of the run-up and details Mossad Chief Meir of highly enriched uranium making that resulted in the will clap forth a murderous ity—but reach for a perilously run-down to the Jewish Dagan’s White House presen- disappeared and perhaps, successful Syrian takedown. mushroom cloud. higher bar. state’s clandestine de- tation on the Syrian threat, who-knows, found their So intense is the detailing Additionally, Iran has Katz’s mastery of the facts struction of Syria’s nuclear the reader is put on notice way to Israel’s ambiguous of the decision process that developed a fleet of mobile and his relentless assemblage the actual bombing of Syria’s Shahab-3 missiles derived of puzzle pieces, together reactor is but briefly reported from the North Korean No with his knowledge of the in a few paragraphs as an ipso Dong, each with a nosecone players and the potentiali- facto of the narrative. large enough to carry the ties, make Shadow Strike a It might be easy to conflate nuclear warhead. 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mama Rain Pryor can’t do? Orlando Weekday Morning Minyan (Conservative/Egalitarian), services Monday- By Arielle Kaplan that Rain’s birth would change Friday 7:45 a.m. (9 a.m.—national holidays); 2nd floor Chapel—Jewish Academy of Orlando; America and did not heed her 851 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland. For information call 407-298-4650. This article originally ap- Jewish parents’ advice. Celebration Jewish Congregation (R), services and holiday schedules shown at www. peared on Kveller. 4. Growing up as a biracial JewishCelebration.org; 407-479-8377. Rain Pryor Vane may be the child, Rain was rejected by daughter of the controversial both the African-American Chabad Lubavitch of North Orlando (O), 1701 Markham Woods Road, Longwood, late comedian Richard Pryor, and Jewish kids in her life. In 407-636-5994, www.jewishorlando.com; services: Friday 7:00 p.m.; Saturday at 9:30 a.m. but she has never lived in her an essay, Rain wrote: “Many Chabad of Altamonte Springs (O), 414 Spring Valley Lane, Altamonte Springs, 407- father’s shadow. things were brought to frui- 280-0535; www.jewishaltamonte.com. A singer, actress, author and tion: the coarse and kink and comedian, Rain carved a space ‘bigness’ of my hair, the olive- Chabad of South Orlando (O), 7347 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, 407-354-3660; www. of her own in the entertain- toned skin, the ‘you need to get jewishorlando.com; Shabbat services: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. and 10 minutes before sunset; ment industry. But last week, your black back’ (as if it went Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 8:15 a.m. the Jewish mom announced somewhere), the ‘you’re not Bobby Bank/Contributor/WireImage Chabad of the Space & Treasure Coasts (O), 1190 Highway A1A, Satellite Beach, that she was dipping her toes Jewish because Josh (the hot and Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Moment/ Getty Images Plus white boy) only dates Jewish 321-777-2770. into another pool: politics. The multifaceted Rain girls,’ to the culmination of it Congregation Ahavas Yisrael/Chabad (O), 708 Lake Howell Rd., Maitland, 407-644- On July 16—her 50th birth- Pryor is trying her hand at all: ‘N*****.’” day—Rain shared with her politics. 2500; www.chabadorlando.org; services: Sunday, 9 a.m.; Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.; Shabbat Facebook followers that she of- 5. It wasn’t until she created services: Friday, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Family service, 4th Friday of the month. ficially registered to run for the the one-woman show “Fried time, Rain overheard a few sex Baltimore City Council. Her Chicken and Latkes” that she workers complain that Richard Congregation Bet Chaim (R), 181 E. Mitchell Hammock, Oviedo, 407-830-7211; www. aim is to unseat Councilman resolved her difficult child- had yet to pay them. Already a betchaim.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 8 p.m. Ryan Dorsey, whose behavior hood as a black Jew. Rain budding comic at age 8, Rain Congregation Beth Am (C), 3899 Sand Lake Road, Longwood, 407-862-3505; www. she describes as “my way or wrote that the boy who called told her father at Thanksgiv- congbetham.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. the highway,” according to the her the n-word attended one ing dinner, “Daddy, the whores Baltimore Sun. of the performances and “im- need to be paid.” Congregation Beth El (C), 2185 Meadowlane Ave., West Melbourne, 321-779-0740; What prompted this pivot mediately afterwards, with 11. Like her father, Rain Shabbat services, 1st & 3rd Friday, 8 p.m.; 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to politics? Her 11-year-old tears in his eyes, approached was married a few times. Congregation Beth Emeth (R), 2205 Blue Sapphire Circle, Orlando, 407-222-6393; daughter, Lotus. me and said, ‘We need to have Unlike her father—who had Shabbat service: monthly, 8 p.m. Displeased with how school coffee. Obviously we have a lot seven children with six dif- officials handled bullying at to talk about.’” ferent women—she only has Congregation Beth Israel (Rec), Collins Resource Center, Suite 303, 9401 S.R. 200, her daughter’s school, Rain de- 6. Here’s a great line from the one daughter. Rain went Ocala, 352-237-8277; bethisraelocala.org; Shabbat service, second Friday of the month, 8 p.m. cided to do something about it. her solo show: “I’m black through a series of miscar- Congregation Beth Sholom (R-C), 315 North 13th St., Leesburg, 352-326-3692; www. “I’m listening to the people and Jewish, which means I’m riages before giving birth to bethsholomflorida.org; schedule of services on website. who have lived here for gen- proud, but yet I feel so guilty Lotus Marie, who she shares eration after generation,” Rain for it!” with her second ex-husband, Congregation Beth Shalom (Progressive Conservative), Orange City congregation said. “We need to keep them 7. After attempting suicide Yale Partlow. In 2018, Rain holds services at 1308 E. Normandy Blvd., Deltona; 386-804-8283; www.mybethshalom. here and invite new people for the second time when she married her third and current com; Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to come and stay in our com- was 16, Richard Pryor gave husband, Dave Vane. Congregation B’nai Torah (C), 403 N. Nova Rd., Ormond Beach, 32174, 386-672-1174; munity.” Rain a sports car and encour- 12. Rain moved from Los www.mybnaitorah.com; Shabbat services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. To honor Rain’s birthday aged her to drive it home. There Angeles to Baltimore to raise and first political endeavor, we was just one problem: She Lotus: “I wanted a life outside Congregation Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Daytona (O), 1079 W. Granada Blvd., gathered 15 fascinating facts didn’t have a driver’s license. of Hollywood. A life that I cre- Ormond Beach, 386-672-9300; Shabbat services Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. 8. Rain owns a small busi- you should know about this ated on my terms. Sure, I could Congregation of Reform Judaism (R), 928 Malone Dr., Orlando, 407-645-0444; black Jewish mom. ness. Raindrop Confections have stayed, I had a financially 1. Yes, Rain Pryor’s father is a gourmet bakery serving prosperous career in entertain- www.crjorlando.org: Shabbat services, 7 p.m. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Fridays; 6 p.m., 4th and 5th is the late pioneering comic. “portrait and whimsical cook- ment. But I wanted something Fridays; Saturday: 10 a.m. Her mother is Shelley Bonus, ies using royal icing.” Each more meaningful and real.” Congregation Mateh Chaim (R), P.O. Box 060847, Palm Bay, 32906, 321-768-6722. a former Jewish go-go dancer sweet treat is handcrafted by 13. In 2008, Rain played the Congregation Ohev Shalom (C), 613 Concourse Parkway South, Maitland, 407-298- turned astronomer(!). Her Rain, who credits her Jewish role of Sarah Palin’s makeup parents married just four grandma, Bunny Bonis, for artist in “Game Change,” a 4650; www.ohevshalom.org; Shabbat service, Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. years after the infamous Su- teaching her how to cook and movie about the 2008 Republi- Congregation Shalom Aleichem (R), 3501 Oak Pointe Blvd., Kissimmee, 407-935- preme Court case of Loving bake. Family legend is that can vice presidential nominee. 0064; www.shalomaleichem.com; Shabbat service, 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month, 8 p.m. v. Virginia, which protected Grandma Bunny only shared “Sarah Palin is going to be Congregation Shomer Ysrael (C), 5382 Hoffner Ave., Orlando, 407-227-1258, call for interracial marriages. So when family recipes with Rain, so ticked off to see that her Rain—a product of an interra- “leaving her aunt and mother makeup artist is being played services and holiday schedules. cial marriage—was born in the clueless as to what really went by a black Jewish girl,” Rain Congregation Sinai (C/R), 1200 West Broad Street, Groveland; 352-243-5353; congre- tense political climate, she was into making the brisket.” said. “I pass for a white girl. gation-sinai.org; services: every Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Shabbat Service evert Saturday, 10 a.m. faced with immense racism. 9. As for her observance, Now that’s acting.” “I’m a product of this thing Rain describes herself as “a 14. On top of being a mother, Orlando Torah Center (O), 8591 Banyan Blvd., Orlando; 347-456-6485; Shacharis- that everyone was against,” black Jew who lights Shabbat wife, author and actress, Rain Shabbos 9 a.m.; Mon.—Thurs. 6:45 a.m.; Sun. and Legal Holidays 8 a.m.; Mincha/Maariv she said on “Oprah.” candles and observes the holi- is also a successful singer, Please call for times. 2. Her parents’ marriage days and the yahrzeits of her motivational speaker and Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation/Ohalei Rivka (C), 11200 S. Apopka- was short lived; they divorced father and grandfather,” The playwright. She made her Vineland Rd., Orlando, 407-239-5444; Shabbat service, Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. when Rain was 6 months old. Times of Israel reports. Both television debut in 1989 as T.J. Despite her father’s fame Rain, her Jewish side and her father’s on “Head of the Class”—the Temple Beth El (R) / Temple Israel (C), 579 N. Nova Rd., Ormond Beach, 386-675- who lived with her mother and African mystic traditions are character was based on several 6615 / 386-252-3097; Friday Shabbat Service 7 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. was largely raised with the help important to her: “I think characters she performed at Temple Beth Shalom (R), P.O. Box 031233, Winter Haven, 813-324-2882. of her maternal bubbe and spirituality is a very private her audition—and has per- zeyde, said she essentially had and individual experience, formed jazz to sold-out shows Temple Beth Shalom (C), 40 Wellington Drive, Palm Coast, 386-445-3006; Shabbat “a normal life.” and I think that combination since 1993. service, Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. 3. In her book, “Jokes My with my Judaism makes me 15. Rain was named the Temple Beth Sholom (C), 5995 N. Wickham Rd. Melbourne, 321-254-6333; www. Father Never Taught Me,” who I am.” Strand Theatre’s artistic direc- mytbs.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Minyan, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.; 10. Rain detailed her father’s Rain wrote that her maternal tor in 2012, and made it her Thursday, 10:00 a.m. family urged her mother to sexcapades in her book, writ- mission to elevate women: put her up for adoption as op- ing that there were “so many “The voice of the woman is Temple Beth Shalom (R), 1109 N.E. 8th Ave., Ocala, 352-629-3587; Shabbat services: posed to raising her “in a world hookers coming in and out” kind of lost in the theater Friday, 8 p.m.; Torah study: Saturday, 10:00 a.m. that wasn’t ready for biracial of Richard’s house that it was world, which is still very male- Temple B’nai Darom (R), 49 Banyan Course, Ocala, 352-624-0380; Friday Services 8 p.m. children.” But Shelley thought just deemed as normal. One dominated.” Temple Israel (C), 50 S. Moss Rd., Winter Springs, 407-647-3055; www.tiflorida.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday 9:00 a.m. Temple Israel (R), 7350 Lake Andrew Drive, Melbourne, 321-631-9494. OBITUARY Temple Israel of DeLand (R), 1001 E. New York Ave., DeLand, 386-736-1646; www. templeisraelofdeland.org; Friday Shabbat service, 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m. followed by GEORGE CARL years in the maintenance on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at Torah study. GOODMAN department at Walt Disney Beth Israel Cemetery, Gotha, Temple Shalom (formerly New Jewish Congregation) (R), 13563 Country Road World. Marcia predeceased with Rabbi Arnold Siegel of 101, Oxford, 352-748-1800; www.templeshalomcentralfl.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 7 him on Feb. 18, 2016. Jewish Family Services of- George C. Goodman, age p.m.; last Saturday of the month, 9:30 a.m. 84, of Orlando, passed away on George is survived by his ficiating. Saturday, July 27, 2019, at En- son Jeffrey (Waynell) Good- In memory of George C. Temple Shalom of Deltona (R/C), 1785 Elkcam Blvd., Deltona, 386-789-2202; www. core at Avalon Park. A native man of Hawaii and his daugh- Goodman, the family requests shalomdeltona.org; Shabbat service; Saturday: 10 a.m. of Providence, Rhode Island, ters, Honi-Ann (William) contributions to the Jewish Temple Shir Shalom (R) Services held at Temple Israel, 50 S. Moss Rd., Winter Springs, he was born on Jan. 7, 1935, Degnan of Rhode Island and Pavilion (www.jewishpavilion. 407-366-3556, www.templeshirshalom.org; Shabbat services: three Fridays each month, to the late Charles and Hilda Lisa (Charles) Trinkwald org). Deluty Goodman. He married of Rhode Island, and Kerri Arrangements entrusted to 7:30 p.m. the former Marcia Cutler on (Dennis) Bode of Orlando. Beth Shalom Memorial Cha- Traditional Congregation of Mount Dora (T) Mount Dora, 352-735-4774; www. Aug. 1, 1956, in Providence. He is also survived by seven pel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando FL tcomd.org; Shabbat services: Saturday, 9:30 a.m. sharp. Following their relocation grandchildren and 3 great- 32810. 407-599-1180, www. to the Orlando area in 1978, grandchildren. bethshalommemorialchapel. (R) Reform (C) Conservative (O) Orthodox (Rec) Reconstructionist (T) Mehitsa George worked for over 20 A graveside service was held com. PAGE 12A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, AUGUST 9, 2019 Polish organization aims to restore country’s Jewish heritage, building both bridges and awareness

Eliana Rudee A view of the Jewish cemetery in Warsaw on Okopowa Street was built in 1806. Much Eliana Rudee of the cemetery became covered in forest after largely being abandoned after World War II. A women cleans a tomb at Warsaw’s Jewish cemetery, July 2019.

By Eliana Rudee because of an incident where Ola Waszak, project co- a tree fell on a tourist,” he ordinator for the Cultural (JNS)—Michał Laszc- told JNS. Heritage Foundation, noted zkowski, CEO of Poland’s As the material heritage that before she began to Cultural Heritage Founda- of the Jewish community volunteer at the cemetery tion, spends a great deal was almost totally destroyed and started her job, she had of time discussing Jewish during World War II, with never been to the site and law with rabbis at various Nazis stealing Jewish tomb- didn’t know its history. Jewish cemeteries across stones for building proj- “It’s a cool, shared heri- Poland; in fact, it’s safe to ects and street pavements, tage,” she told JNS. say that he does so much Laszczkowski expressed the Laszczkowski’s vision is more than the average Jew. need for Poles “to have a to drastically increase the And yet, Laszczkowski is not place to understand Jewish number of non-Jews who himself Jewish. heritage and contributions visit by making it a manda- As the visionary behind to Polish society.” tory part of Polish educa- the $28 million restoration “They should know that tion. “I want to organize a and documenting of Jew- Jews were in the public of large program where every ish sepulchral heritage in Polish society.” Warsaw student comes to Poland, Laszczkowski has The cemetery does just this cemetery during high helped the organization that, with styles of the tomb- school,” he said. raise funds from Poland’s stones and the contents of Making the area safer Ministry of Culture and Na- the epitaphs reflecting the and better preserved will tional Heritage and Capital diversity of Warsaw’s Jew- bring more people to the Monument Conservation ish community. Although cemetery, Jews and non- Office. In addition to their the cemetery archives were Jews alike. biggest project—cleaning burned during the war, and “Poles are afraid to come up the major Jewish ceme- thus the identity of many inside the cemetery, and so Eliana Rudee tery in Warsaw—other work buried there are unknown, they don’t open the door. But Michal Laszczkowski, CEO of Poland’s Cultural Heritage Foundation, gives a tour of includes the preservation of information from the monu- once they come here dur- the Jewish cemetery in Warsaw, July 2019. other Jewish and Muslim ments show that among ing their education, they’ll cemeteries, churches and those buried at the cemetery know that all they have to Glinski in a meeting with “I hope it doesn’t get more “not the way to [achieve various national heritage are thousands of victims of do is open the door,” he ex- Israeli journalists earlier political than it already is.” its goals].” sites connected to Polish the Warsaw ghetto, buried plained. “I want to make this this month. “Knowledge of In the context of some Is- “I understand that some heritage abroad. in mass graves; rabbis and an exotic, attractive place, Polish history, including raeli criticism that Poland’s people are upset because The Jewish cemetery in tzadikim (“righteous Jews”); not just for students but also Jewish history and during lack of reparations, Holo- Polish history is not well- Warsaw on Okopowa Street leaders of secular move- for Jews to visit tzadikim and the Second World War, is caust bill and anti-shechita known—in nearly every was built in 1806 outside the ments like the assimilation relatives.” insufficient everywhere,” (Jewish ritual slaughter) family, there was a death,” city ramparts, and is one of movement, Zionism and ‘Knowledge of Polish he said. bills were anti-Semitic, he said. “But because we the last Jewish cemeteries socialism; promoters of history is insufficient ev- In the same year that the deputy prime minister don’t know Jews, we don’t in Poland that is still being Hebrew; Yiddish writers, erywhere’ the ministry allocated the maintained that there is no feel their perspective.” used. From its founding un- journalists and actors. In late 2017, after touring budget for the Cultural visible rise in anti-Semitism Glinski, too, noted that til 1939, some 150,000 Jews Exhibiting the promi- the cemetery with Laszcz- Heritage Foundation, it in Poland, and while any while it’s “hard to com- were buried there, making nence of Jewish presence in kowski, Polish Deputy Prime also signed an agreement anti-Semitism is “stupid,” pare [the loss that Polish it the largest cemetery of its Warsaw, people buried there Minister and Minister of for the co-management of he strongly criticized “anti- people experienced in the kind in Europe (according also include those who were Culture and National Heri- the Ulma Family Museum of Polish sentiment” among Second World War] to the to number of people buried at the forefront of Polish life: tage Piotr Glinski agreed Poles Saving Jews in World some Israelis. Holocaust, material loss and there) and representing 10 leaders of Polish uprisings, in the importance of the War II in Markowa, which “It is important to elimi- deterioration of humanity in percent to 15 percent of Jew- industrialists, physicians, vision, allocating PLN 100 according to the ministry nate the bad atmosphere Poland was terrible, and it ish tombstones in Poland. scientists, artists, publish- million (more than $26 is “of great importance to and behavior on both sides,” was all the fault of the Ger- So far, under the direc- ers, philanthropists and million) to the Cultural Poland.” he added. man and Soviet occupants.” tion of rabbis who ensure patrons of culture. Heritage Foundation. “I am responsible for In light of the controver- “That is the opinion of that the restoration work Laszczkowski views the The donation represented this heritage,” said Glinski, sial Holocaust bill (or anti- 90 to 95 percent of Polish is done according to Jewish cemetery as it exists right some 2 percent of the min- noting that ministers from defamation bill as Poles people,” continued Glinski. law, the organization has now, however, as a missed istry’s 2018 budget, and opposing political parties call it, which forbade the “Sometimes, our history renovated more than 100 opportunity. While 40,000 nearly half of the budget came together on this act. use of the word “Polish” in doesn’t help us, but we have tombstones and gravestone tourists visit the cemetery earmarked for “institutions “It’s good for us; it’s good for relation to “concentration a lot of common interests.” art, they have also cut down each year, he estimates that whose activities include everybody,” he said. camps,” preferring the term “I hope it doesn’t get more bushes, weeds and about only 10 percent of them are taking care of the memory, Laszczkowski estimates “Nazi-German concentra- political than it already is,” 500 wild trees that pose a non-Jewish. With only 400 culture and heritage of the that one of the reasons for tion camps in occupied said Waszak. danger to those who visit Jews living in Warsaw (less Jewish nation,” which also the large endowment is pub- Poland”), Laszczkowski Although the cemetery the cemetery. According than 1 percent of the com- includes the Auschwitz- lic diplomacy, “to show that maintained that while the repairs and upgrades are to Laszczkowski, making munity of nearly 375,000 Birkenau State Museum, Poland cares about common intention of the bill was unlikely to bring back new the area safer and better in 1939) most Poles do not the Jewish Historical Insti- Polish-Jewish heritage,” he important—namely, to Jewish life to Warsaw, Laszc- preserved will bring more know Jews or about Jew- tute, the State Museum at said. affirm that Poland did not zkowski hopes that the resto- people to the cemetery, Jews ish tradition, maintained Majdanek and the Museum One intention, according collaborate with Nazis and ration may initiate dialogue and non-Jews alike. Laszczkowski. of History of Polish Jews to Glinski, is to “increase were in fact “one of the between peoples—both be- “Right now, teachers are “They should know that POLIN. mutual understanding and most suffering nations in tween Poland and Israel, as afraid to take responsibility Jews were in the public of “The heritage of Jews is knowledge of a complicated the Second World War—the well as between Poland and for bringing students here Polish society,” he said. the heritage of Poland,” said history.” bill was “inadequate” and its Jewish cultural heritage. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, AUGUST 9, 2019 PAGE 13A Weekly roundup of world briefs Man shot outside of Mi- By Marcy Oster and the United States an- ity has for years kept Hamas In February, the Nordic of one of the hatchlings in ami synagogue (JTA)—Democratic presi- nounced jointly conducted operatives in the West Bank Resistance Movement, a far- “The Angry Birds Movie 2,” By Marcy Oster dential candidate Bernie successful tests of the Arrow-3 in check, often with Israeli right and neo-Nazi group, which is set to be released in (JTA)—A man was shot Sanders said he would “ab- advanced missile defense sys- assistance. demonstrated illegally in front mid-August. outside of a synagogue in solutely” consider cutting tem over Alaska. The Palestinian Authority of the building. She is joined by other North Miami Beach. U.S. aid to Israel to pressure That means Arrow-3, which depends on Israel for much 108-year-old synagogue children of actresses: Faith The victim was shot several the Israeli government to act protects against long-range of its water supply, electric- is becoming apartments Urban, 8, and Sunday Urban, times in the leg on Sunday differently. missiles, should join Israel’s ity and aerial traffic within for Syracuse University 11—Nicole Kidman’s daugh- evening, as he stood outside “This is not easy stuff—to other defense systems, which its borders. students ters with Keith Urban; and of the Young Israel of Greater try to finally bring peace to include the Iron Dome (de- MGM Resorts to change By Ben Sales Genesis Tennon, the daughter Miami synagogue waiting for the Middle East and to treat signed to intercept medium logo on security uni- (JTA)—Central New York’s of Viola Davis. daily prayers to begin, accord- the Palestinian people with range missiles), David’s Sling forms that resembles oldest synagogue is being re- “Looks like I’m out of the ing to multiple reports. a kind of respect and dignity (for medium to long range Jewish star developed as student housing job... so proud of my little Police told local media that they deserve,” he told host rockets) and Arrow-2 (for By Marcy Oster for Syracuse University. Hatchling Alma and all her a man got out of a black Chev- Jon Favreau on the Pod Save short and medium range (JTA)—MGM Resorts Inter- Temple Concord, also hard work on Angry Birds 2,” rolet Impala and opened fire, America podcast. “Our policy attacks). national said it will change the known as the Temple Society Gadot posted on Instagram striking the victim several cannot just be pro-Israel pro- “They were successful logo on its security uniforms, of Concord, lays claim to being with a clip from the movie. times in the leg. Israel pro-Israel. It has got to beyond any imagination. yellow shirts with a symbol the ninth-oldest congregation https://www.instagram. Police chaplain Mark be pro-region working with The Arrow 3—with com- that looks like a Jewish star. in the United States. It sold com/p/B0a7p5mhNFj/ Rosenberg identified the all of the people, all of the plete success—intercepted The announcement came its building for $9 million Orthodox woman to victim to VIN News as 69-year- countries in that area.” ballistic missiles beyond the after a Jewish woman who to Landmark Properties, a lead National Security old Warren Lipschutz. Sanders, who spent time atmosphere at unprecedented attended a show at MGM developer of luxury student Agency’s new cybersecu- The Yeshiva World News in the 1960s when he was in altitudes and speeds,” Israeli Northfield Park in suburban apartments, according to rity division website identified the man his 20s working on a kibbutz Prime Minister Benjamin Ne- Cleveland noticed the logo and Syracuse.com. (JNS)—An Orthodox Jew- as Yosef Noach ben Leah in Israel, tried to clarify his tanyahu announced Sunday was upset by it. She contacted The synagogue’s board ap- ish woman has been picked Tzivyah—in the traditional statements “before the tweets about the tests. “Today Israel the Cleveland Jewish News, proved the sale on Sunday. The to lead the National Security manner in which prayers start flowing” saying “I have has the ability to act against which called MGM. Reform congregation, which Agency’s new Cybersecurity for someone’s health are family in Israel. I am Jewish. ballistic missiles that could “I have family that died in was founded in 1839, will Directorate, effective Oct. 1. recited. I am not anti-Israel. Okay, I be launched against us from the Holocaust,” June Scharf move into a temporary space. Anne Neuberger, a 10-year The car had circled the believe that the people of Israel Iran or anywhere else. This is of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, It has 350 member families, a NSA veteran who lives in synagogue several times have absolutely the right to a great achievement for the told the Cleveland Jewish decline from 800 in the 1970s Baltimore, helped found the before the attack, WSVN live in peace, independence security of Israel.” News. “So I feel very close to and 1980s, according to Syra- U.S. Cyber Command, where Channel 7 reported, citing and security. End of discus- The successful test comes that experience. And I take cuse.com. The congregation she was chief risk officer and unnamed officials. sion—that is what I fervently days after the United States it seriously and seeing that moved to its current site in headed the agency’s security The victim was taken to believe.” said that Iran has tested a imagery takes me right back 1911, and the building was initiative during the 2018 a local hospital where he “We have spent trillions of medium-range ballistic mis- to that past which is painful. A added to the National Register mid-term elections. underwent surgery and is in dollars on the war on terror, sile that could potentially star on a yellow shirt screams of Historic Places in 2009. The 43-year-old is from stable condition. and I, as president, would like reach Israel, though Tehran the Jude stars that they made The board decided to accept the heavily Jewish Brooklyn Police are investigating to sit down in a room with the countered that it was test- Germans wear, German Jews. the developer’s offers in the neighborhood of Borough the incident but have not yet leadership of Saudi Arabia, ing the missile for defensive My grandfather was German face of shrinking financial Park, where she went to Bais categorized it as a hate crime, with the leadership of Iran, purposes and not to target and he left Germany, but reserves. Yaakov Jewish day school for according to the report. with the leadership of the another country. other members of his family “People feel a real attach- girls. ‏”I call upon the U.S. au- Palestinians, with the lead- “These successful tests perished.” ment to that building and Neuberger graduated from thorities to put an end to ership of Israel and hammer mark a major milestone in The logo is a six-pointed its history, and it’s never an Touro College in New York and the wave of anti-Semitic ter- out some damn agreements, the development of the Ar- star with the MGM lion sur- easy decision,” Rabbi Daniel Columbia University business rorist attacks that are being which will try to end the con- row Weapon System,” Vice rounded by a circle inside. Fellman told Syracuse.com. school. She was in the White perpetrated against Jews in flicts that exist there forever.” Admiral Jon Hill, director Debra DeShong, senior “I don’t think it’s an easy House Fellows program. the United States. It’s time He criticized the current of the U.S. Missile Defense vice president of corporate decision for anybody.” She will be one of the for Jews to be able to live Israeli government, however, Agency, said in a statement. communications for MGM Barbra Streisand says highest-ranking women at their lives like any other adding: “I think what has “This unique success in Alaska Resorts, said in a statement she will address anti- the NSA since “Ann Caracristi citizen,” Yaakov Hagoel, vice happened is in recent years provides confidence in future sent to the Cleveland Jewish Semitism in her antici- was named deputy director chairman of the World Zion- under Netanyahu, you have Israeli capabilities to defeat News and to the Casino.org pated memoir in 1980,” reported The Wall ist Organization, said in a an extreme right-wing gov- the developing threats in the website that the company By Gabe Friedman Street Journal. statement. ernment with many racist region.” would change the uniform, (JTA)—Barbra Streisand “You need to assess the risk CNN contributor found tendencies.” Abbas says the the which is used at the company’s has been “writing a lot” about of doing and the risk of not making anti-Semitic Iran says it will restart Palestinian Authority regional facilities and Las modern anti-Semitism in her doing, as well,” Neuberger told tweets activities at Arak heavy will ‘sever all ties’ with Vegas properties, including memoir, which she has been the outlet. “If you only assess By Marcy Oster water nuclear reactor Israel the MGM Grand. She did not working on for years. the risk of not doing, you end (JTA)—A CNN contribu- By Marcy Oster By Cnaan Liphshiz give a timetable. “It’s an extremely complex up behind the bunkers and not tor has apologized for tweets (JTA)—Iran will restart ac- (JTA)—Mahmoud Abbas, “We appreciate this being topic, and there’s not enough engaging in the fight.’’ offensive to the Jewish com- tivities at the Arak heavy water the president of the Pales- brought to our attention room in this interview to ad- Neuberger will report di- munity. nuclear reactor, the head of tinian Authority, reiterated and will begin the process equately cover it,” the show rectly to NSA director general Karim Farid, who com- the country’s Atomic Energy statements about terminating of changing the badges on business icon said in an inter- Paul Nakasone. ments on technology videos Organization announced. his government’s dealings the uniforms in question,” view with the Chicago Tribune Syrian citizen arrested that appeared on the CNN Ali Akbar Salehi made the with Israel. DeShong said in the state- last week. “So I’ll just say, as in attack on German Arabic website, came under announcement to lawmakers Abbas’ announcement ment. “We regret anyone was [a] person who is proud of my man wearing kippah fire Friday for Arabic tweets on Sunday, Reuters reported, Thursday followed an emer- offended—it was certainly not Jewish heritage, it’s deeply By Toby Axelrod from 2011 where he tweeted citing an Iranian news report. gency meeting after Israel our intention.” concerning. It’s undeniable BERLIN (JTA)—A resident “I love you Hitler,” and praised Heavy water can be used to razed Palestinian buildings Israeli Embassy in Fin- that anti-Semitism is one of of Potsdam who was wearing the Nazi leader for “his produce plutonium, which is built without permit on the land attacked for 15th the most vexing, terrifying a kippah with a Star of David determination to reach his used in nuclear warheads, ac- edge of Jerusalem, near the time in past 18 months issues of our times.” on it was the victim of an goal.” Farid, whom CNN said cording to the report. Renova- security barrier that Israel By Marcy Oster She continued, “But this anti-Semitic attack. was an unpaid commentator, tions recently were completed built in the West Bank. The JERUSALEM (JTA)—The anger and hatred has actually The victim reported being has said his tweets were taken on the Arak heavy water plant, Israeli Supreme Court has ap- Israeli Embassy in Finland has been here for 3,500 years. It followed, spat upon and in- out of context. which allows it to increase its proved the demolition order, been vandalized by neo-Nazi just reveals itself in different sulted in the weekend attack. “I was horrified to re-read capacity. accepting the government’s and far right extremists for at ways through the millennia, Police quickly arrested two some of my old tweets from At the beginning of the position that they constitute least the 15th time in the last but it’s ever-present. Jews men, a 19-year-old Syrian 2011 during the emotional month, Iran announced that a security risk. Palestinians year and a half. have always been the scape- citizen and a 17-year-old of Arab spring events in Cairo. its stockpiles of enriched ura- have protested the move, The glass front door of goats, blamed for the ills of unnamed origin. The younger I have never been a sup- nium had breached the limit calling it a war crime. the embassy in Helsinki was the world.” of the two is now being treated porter of Hitler or any of his set out in the nuclear deal it “From Friday onward, we shattered over the weekend, Viking Books announced in as a witness, not as a suspect, believes and actions and these signed with the world powers. will begin concrete steps and images of swastikas and 2015 that Streisand’s memoir police told the German press translated tweets are not a Since the Trump admin- against Israel and severe all Adolf Hitler were hung in the would come out in 2017, but agency dpa. reflection of who I am and istration pulled out of the ties with Israel,” Abbas said entrance to the building, Ynet she hadn’t turned in a rough In a statement after news what I believe in,” he said in Iran nuclear deal one year during an emergency meet- reported. draft as of 2018. of the attack broke, Potsdam a statement on Saturday in ago and reimposed economic ing he convened following Israel’s Foreign Affairs “It will come out when it Mayor Mike Schubert said he which he “deeply” apologized sanctions, Iran has begun to the demolition, Palestinian Ministry in a statement called comes out,” a Viking source expected swift results from and that he had learned from abrogate parts of the deal. media reported. the attack “another link in the told the New York Post last the police investigation, to his mistake. China, France, Russia, the Abbas has announced in chain of anti-Semitic attacks year. “The support for her au- clarify the motivation for The tweets were uncovered United Kingdom, Germany the past that agreements targeting the embassy.” tobiography is undiminished. and legal consequences of a day after the resignation and the European Union re- between his government and “The Israeli Embassy in It’s worth waiting for.” the attack. of Mohammed Elshamy, a main committed to the Joint Israel, including the Oslo Ac- Helsinki expressed its disgust Gal Gadot’s 8-year-old There must be “no toler- 25-year-old former photojour- Comprehensive Plan of Ac- cords, were null and void but over the events to the Finnish daughter is the voice ance for politically and reli- nalist with the Anadolu news tion, signed in 2015. They were cooperation on the ground authorities and demanded of an ‘Angry Birds 2’ giously motivated hate and agency, who began working at scheduled to meet with Iran continued, Haaretz noted. they act in full force to locate character violence in our city,” he added. CNN headquarters in Atlanta on Sunday to discuss how to Abbas also said a committee the culprits, bring them to By Marcy Oster Anti-Semitic crimes in in January. His tweets also salvage the deal, according would be formed to work out justice and prevent similar in- (JTA)—Gal Gadot should Berlin, mostly hate speech, from 2011 referred to “Zionist to Reuters. how to implement the deci- cidents from happening in the watch out—her eight-year- graffiti and the display of pigs” and praised a Palestinian Israel moves closer to sion, Israel Hayom reported. future,” the statement said. old daughter might upstage banned Nazi symbols, rose by terror attack. adding long distance In 2007, Hamas in Gaza Senior officials in Finland her one day. nearly 20 percent in 2018 over Bernie Sanders would missile interception staged a violent coup against have expressed concern over Alma Varsano, Gadot’s older the previous year, according consider cutting US aid system Abbas’ government, taking the attacks, Ynet reported, daughter with her Israeli real to statistics released in May by to Israel to pressure By Marcy Oster over the Strip. but have not taken real action estate-developer husband Germany’s Interior Ministry government JERUSALEM (JTA)—Israel Abbas’ Palestinian Author- against their perpetrators. Yaron Varsano, is the voice and Federal Crime Office. PAGE 14A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, AUGUST 9, 2019 For Israeli children coping with loss, a week of hope and healing

By Austin Winslow victims, both Jewish and but that now it was he that offering an abundance of ac- “In the beginning, it was and from every part of Israel. non-Jewish. wanted to ask for a blessing. tivities, as well as therapeutic very hard,” said camper Do- This, according to the staff, (JNS) — Losing members Just as it has for the past 15 “Despite the pain you’ve seminars, that allow them to ron Shalev. “Everyone knew makes it easier for campers of one’s family to violence years, this month it brought suffered, your willpower to free their minds. each other except me, so I to find someone to connect is traumatic for anyone, let together more than 300 continue on with complete “This camp is a place I can did not talk. I remember the and relate to. Although there alone the very young. Unfor- hundred children and youths faith in God. It means that have fun with others like me first, most significant activity, are, of course, professional tunately, this is something for a six-day Sleepaway Camp you have the greatest power without feeling alone or dif- when everyone told their story psychologists and social work- too many Israeli children at Hermon Field School in to bless others,” he said. ferent,” said Hili (Ben-Dor) on why they were there. I did ers among the staff, making have experienced—terrorism Kibbutz Snir in northern The final day of the camp Levy, whose sister, Rachel, was not take part, but I listened sure there’s always support and war have torn asunder Israel. The age of the camp- ended with a concert at the Tel killed in a terrorist attack in to everyone. available for everyone, the thousands of Israeli families. ers ranged from 8 to 18, and Hai Courtyard featuring one 2002 in Jerusalem, and whose “After that,” he contin- biggest impact on the camp- Fortunately, there is an orga- they participated in a host of of Israel’s top reggae bands, father died last year in a car ued, “it was easier for me to ers is not necessarily made by nization in Israel that focuses activities, including a special Hatikva 6, who performed accident. Levy said that one connect to everyone, and I them, they say. on helping such children put Shabbat and a gala concert on free of charge. of the things that helps her understood that everyone “The staff and profession- their lives back together. the final night. The evening proved emo- overcome tragedy is having here lost someone, and that als are there to play a key OneFamily, a nonprofit During Shabbat, Chief tional one for everyone. More others to talk to about what they could really understand role in the process,” said organization recognized in Is- Rabbi of Tzfat Rabbi Shmuel than 80 “graduates” currently she’s going through. me. I became more self- OneFamily executive direc- rael, the United States, Canada Eliyahu shared words of wis- serving in the Israel Defense Indeed, the support these confident.” tor Chantal Belzberg, “but and the United Kingdom, dom with the children and Forces or performing national children get from one another Shalev’s brother, IDF Sgt. the ‘big brother/big sister’ rehabilitates, reintegrates heard their stories. service came back to share is unique. Every camper has Shahar Shalev, was killed in aspect is what really sets this and rebuilds the lives of “When I received the invita- the evening with the younger been impacted by terror and “Operation Protective Edge” experience apart for many of children bereaved by war and tion to join you, I immediately campers. war in some way, and for kids in Gaza in 2014. the participants.” terrorism. The organization, said ‘yes,’ ” Eliyahu told the ‘They could really under- who are still adjusting to loss, One of the remarkable The relationships the chil- founded in 2001, consists of campers on Friday night. stand me’ to have such a culture of features of this camp is its dren forge with one another, family-care professionals, Wherever he goes, he said, he’s Camp provides a break support is remarkable—and inclusiveness—the campers she added, are something volunteers, supporters and always asked to bless others, from life at home for the kids, necessary. come from all backgrounds truly remarkable. Shaked From page 1A do, in case Netanyahu cannot wing Zehut parties to join the tions, Shaked and Bennett mainstream to the Tea Party, The Likud has reacted form a government after the coalition. “We all need to be in broke off from Jewish Home we can also create a large list negatively to the new merger, the Knesset. New Right fell elections and they want to one big party,” she said. “We and formed the New Right. that will include right-wing releasing an official statement 1,400 votes short of entering suggest someone else for the will make the most of unity However, the new political secular, modern religious and that the parties must work the Knesset after the April job. In the end, both sides gave efforts until the last minute.” alliance yielded poor results, the ultra-religious,” Shaked to include additional fringe elections, effectively causing in to the demands of the other, The news of the right-wing not even crossing the election told JNS. right-wing parties or else this three mandates to be lost. and they signed the deal. merger also caps off a remark- threshold. Political commentator Yaa- merger will be for nothing. Jeremy Saltan, director of Nevertheless, Shaked and able political comeback for ‘It’s not too late to fix kov Bardugo said the merger “If this is the end of the English Operations for New former New Right chairman Shaked, who grew up secular this dangerous mistake’ can go one of two ways. merging process on the right Right, tells JNS that “Shaked Naftali Bennet have empha- in Tel Aviv and worked in the While the new merger “We will make the most while all the Arab parties in the No. 1 slot brings a new sized that this is a “technical high-tech world prior joining potentially boosts Shaked’s of unity efforts until the last have united, the right-wing energy that is already resonat- bloc” to make sure that no public service in 2006, eventu- chances of re-entering the minute.” bloc will be at risk. Bennett, ing with voters.” right-wing votes are wasted; ally rising through the politi- Knesset, it also rehashes old On the one hand, it has po- Shaked and Smotrich inten- “We will make the most it doesn’t mean that all mem- cal ranks under Netanyahu to divisions within Jewish Home tential to reach double digits tionally left out five to six of unity efforts until the last bers of this new list have to join Bennett in the Jewish that led to Bennett and Shaked with the five seats that Jew- mandates on the right—and minute.” agree on the issues. Home Party in 2012. splitting off in the first place. ish Home won last election, they are knowingly jeopar- The deal between New Saltan told JNS that the After the 2015 election, The Jewish Home is con- the nearly four won by New dizing the continuation of a Right and Jewish Home did “technical bloc” means that Shaked gained the powerful siderably more conservative Right, coupled with remnants right-wing government. It’s not come easy. New Right “the party will break off after justice minister portfolio. on religion and state issues of Kulanu, which joined with not too late to fix this dan- was demanding four spots the elections and act as an She held that position for than New Right, and many Likud, and perhaps some seats gerous mistake,” the Likud in the top nine slots on individual faction in the next four years, implementing question how someone secu- from Moshe Feiglin’s Zehut statement read. the list—more than Jewish Knesset that promotes the her right-wing ideology, lar like Shaked can lead a list Party, which did not pass the Regardless, the current Home wanted to give them. values of the New Right.” including the appointment with members who disagree threshold and has not joined merger has breathed new life Jewish Home demanded that In the party announce- of conservative judges to the with her about the numerous with any other parties. On into the right-wing on the Shaked and Bennet commit ment, Shaked also said that bench, and creating a legal religious issues involved in the other hand, secular voters political map. And Shaked, to declaring Netanyahu their she would reach out to the structure for settlements in running a Jewish state. who supported Shaked and as the leader of this list, has candidate for prime minister. far-right Otzma Yehudit and Judea and Samaria. She also Shaked dismissed such Bennett but are unhappy with the potential to either draw New Right was reluctant to libertarian-learning right- commandeered legislation criticism, saying that the new the merger with more extreme in more voters or push sup- requiring transparency from party can be a home for a wide religious parties may go to porters away.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NGOs receiving a majority of range of views. Likud or Avigdor Lieberman’s One way or another, this T H E F T T I S H A S M A their budget from “foreign “Just like the Republican party, Yisrael Beiteinu, which development has the potential 14 15 16 L I V R E O S C A R M O S entities.” Party in the United States has has come out strongly against to be a game-changer come 17 18 19 Prior to the April 9 elec- a wide range from the party’s the religious extreme. Sept. 17. S T A Y T O O L O N G U N H 20 21 22 M E R V E O N E R G O Maccabi 23 24 25 26 D E A R I E S T A N D F O R From page 1A chess, she has beaten 11 world who has won 10 Olympic us are here now is proof of 27 28 29 30 champions, including Garry medals including five gold Jewish continuity in Europe, E A R S R S A I S L E singing of the Hungarian Kasparov. medals, also attended the we are symbol of ‘an yisrael 31 32 33 34 35 36 B R I S A L L T H A T anthem, the crowd joined “What’s special about Mac- ceremony. chai’—the people of Israel 37 38 39 40 41 in the singing of the Israeli cabi games is that participa- Motti Tichauer, chairman live, and thrive, and tonight S P E A K L A S H O N H A R A national anthem, Hativkah, tion is important here, not of the European Maccabi we are celebrating this.” 42 43 F I L M D O M S I A M as the Israeli flag was raised. just winning,” Polgar, who Confederation, addressed in On Wednesday, partici- 44 45 46 47 48 49 After the delegations’ en- has participated in several his speech both major threats pants are scheduled to visit A S S E T R O B R C A trance, the games’ ceremonial European Maccabi Games in facing European Jews. On the Hajos’ grave and unveil there 50 51 52 53 54 55 S I T S H I V A N A I L E D flame was lit by one of the the past, wrote in a statement far-right, he said: “Our societ- a tombstone commemorating 56 57 58 world’s best chess players, ahead of the opening. ies have no place for fascism his life and achievements. S E A T D O C Y O N I Judit Polgar. A Hungar- Addressing both the devas- and racism.” And on Islamist Polgar also noted the par- 59 60 61 62 63 A N I D O G C O M M A N D S ian descendant of Holocaust tating effect of the Holocaust extremism, he said: “Whoever ticipation of people from all 64 65 66 survivors, Polgar, a 43-year- on Hungarian Jewry and comes to our continent has to ages, including one Holocaust I N N S L U R P E N E R O old mother of two, became the fact that Hungary’s first respect our values.” survivor from Spain, saying it 67 68 69 L A S U S E A S R E S E W a grandmaster at the age of Olympic champion, swim- During the event, a rabbi was one of the world’s most 15, at the time the youngest mer Alfred Hajos, was Jewish, recited the Yizkor mourning diverse sporting events. to attain the title, beating the Polgar added: “The games prayer, mentioning Jewish One participant, marathon record of former world cham- represent the past, the present athletes who were murdered runner Peter Hajdú, 65, ran pion Bobby Fischer. and the future.” in the Holocaust, among other 331 miles from Prague over 10 The woman with the high- Agnes Keleti, a 98-year-old victims. days to the opening ceremony est ranking in the world Hungary-born Israeli gymast He also said: “That all of Tuesday. Graffiti From page 1A “We have been working on authorities, and this is what many guards around the it for a number of years now,” leads to these actions,” he la- rest of the Kotel, and this school’s educators and sur- she said, “and the project is mented. “I’m not excusing the piece of the Western Wall roundings to commit these supposed to be finished this actions of the girl; however, is even closer to where the acts of vandalism. We have a year.” with no guards there and a lot temple stood.” zero-tolerance policy, and will ‘A continuous Jewish of trash in the area, there is no “There should be a continu- continue to ensure the law is presence there’ show of the importance of this ous Jewish presence there— respected and those who don’t Packer, on the other hand, wall compared to any other an ark for Torah scrolls, chairs will be punished accordingly.” posed that the municipal- wall that could be covered by for people to sit and prayer She noted that catching the ity and police are not doing graffiti. It’s the city’s fault as books—and there shouldn’t girls was “in part thanks to the enough to protect less-known well for letting the situation be an outhouse there. This municipality’s sophisticated holy sites like the Kotel be how it is.” could all be done in weeks, CCTV camera system that HaKatan. He recommended that but it would take a bold deci- is being installed across the “I think the whole area is there be guards in the area sion” by the municipality, he whole city.” incredibly neglected by the at all times, “as there are suggested. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, AUGUST 9, 2019 PAGE 15A day scored an exclusive with I’ve heard many good things Jeffrey’s writing style is is heaven, I think!!! I’m sure animals are important to me, Debates Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth about him and he seems to breezy and effusive. “Sauce if Darth Vader had a meal at and to all of us.” From page 1A Warren, in Toledo, Ohio. look nice,” he explained. that takes a special person Pasta Sisters he would have Jeffrey couldn’t come up Jeffrey knows the candi- Jeffrey’s mom originally to come in at 4 AM (I’m been just a bit nicer.” with a Jewish themed question was that Jeffrey would be able date he wants to interview: contacted the Los Angeles- sleeping then) to prepare His passion for the envi- for the candidates (yes, JTA to show the candidate the Joe Biden, fronting the pack area outlet—its copy appears and cook for hours with ronment led to the debates did ask him for one). But he question during one of the among the 25 Democrats in print in the Culver City love,” he wrote of Pasta assignment. “My interest did share his favorite holiday. crazed spin room gaggles that seeking the party’s presiden- News, Jeffrey’s hometown Sisters. “The gnocchi rec- in the environment is the “Hanukkah, because on follow the debates, in case his tial nomination. paper—because Jeffrey is ipe was passed from Chef climate and how the ice caps Hanukkah I love lighting one voice isn’t heard. Why Biden? “Because he something of a foodie. “I eat Paola’s Grandmother (Maria are melting and endangered candle every day and the other He’s probably the youngest was the vice president of a lot of interesting foods,” Giovanna). By the way, that species,” he said. “I’ve been thing I love about it is every reporter covering the debates. Obama and I also want to he said. He was assigned a was my absolute favorite!!!! interested in that pretty much day you get a small present,” Jaden Jefferson, 11, on Mon- interview Joe Biden because restaurant review. Ricotta cheese made in Italy my whole life, I love animals, he said. Anti-Semitism From page 4A Omar wrote that the “chants of Omar, you probably don’t cept and defend us, maybe placement,” the once fringe replace us” at Charlottesville? of ‘Jews will not replace us,’ believe her, just like Trump’s we should stop complaining conspiracy theory that insists That’s what the neo-Nazis also often point to their own shouted at a rally in Char- critics don’t believe he and his about “tropes” and “echoes” white people face a demo- were going on about. Both affinity for Jews. After all, lottesville in 2017 by white circle don’t understand the and “dog whistles” and focus graphic “genocide” from the Poway and Pittsburgh say Trump’s defenders, if the supremacists, whom this painful history of the tropes only on direct, unambiguous non-white and Muslim im- shooters espoused a version president allegedly trafficked president tacitly accepted, they have used. Partisans on threats to the Jews. migration. Mainstream poli- of replacement theory that in anti-Semitic memes and are a direct attack on the both sides have weaponized The problem is that even if ticians and pundits offer the blamed Jews. tropes, what accounts for values of religious freedom anti-Semitism in attacks on the speakers don’t think they “acceptable” version that History tells us what kinds his unflinching support for central to the founding of the other, and tend to be more are trafficking in hate, there they are merely defending of ideas serve as tinder, and Israel and his administration’s our nation.” forgiving of the bigotry heard are plenty of people out there “European” or “Judeo-Chris- what kinds of words act as pledge to combat anti-Semi- Whether you accept these on their own side. who think otherwise. Internet tian” culture. In 2018 Trump the match. tism? And aren’t his daughter, explanations and protesta- You don’t have to take sides trolls and lone wolves and warned Europeans that “you “Anti-Semitism without son-in-law and grandchildren tions depends a lot on your to wonder whether, given the bands of unabashed white are losing your culture” as a anti-Semitic intent” is the Jewish? own politics, I’m guessing. rise in actual threats to Jews, supremacists don’t care that result of immigration from oxygen that allows noxious If Hawley was tapping Omar apologized for her “Ben- including blatant attacks your argument draws on Muslim countries. ideas to burn on. latent anti-Semitism in his jamins” tweet and thanked the on social media, cemetery political science or that you But the white supremacists Andrew Silow-Carroll is “cosmopolitan elites” speech, “Jewish allies and colleagues vandalism and murder, we believe your conspiratorial who hold by the theory also say editor in chief of the Jewish why would he go on to talk who are educating me on shouldn’t be distracted by worldview has nothing to do the process of replacement is Telegraphic Agency. about his commitment to “the the painful history of anti- ambiguous and perhaps with Jews, especially the ones “deliberately engineered and The views and opinions Jewish people, their greatness, Semitic tropes,” which sug- unintentionally bigoted re- in your family. The haters controlled by a Jewish con- expressed in this article are their history, their safety, and gests she wasn’t familiar with marks and tweets. If those just appreciate the boost that spiracy to destroy the white those of the author and do not the state of Israel”? centuries-old canards that who have been accused of their ideas are getting in the race,” as the Anti-Defama- necessarily reflect the views And in an op-ed this week rapacious Jews manipulate trafficking in anti-Semitic real world. tion League explains. Those of JTA or its parent company, accusing Trump of racism, governments. If you are no fan memes are so willing to ac- Consider the “Great Re- chants of “the Jews will not 70 Faces Media. Russia From page 5A Morocco, Tunisia and the mega sports events like the young Arabs (aged 18-24) ally by young people in the will find itself trailing Russia’s Palestinian areas. Sochi Olympics and the FIFA increasingly view Russia as Middle East, with 20 percent diplomatic successes in the agency Rossotrudnichestvo Russia’s aspiration to be- World Cup. an ally and the United States seeing it as the region’s best region. Federal Agency (the Rus- come a regional “super soft- If there is in fact a soft as unreliable or worse. The friend outside the Middle East Shay Attias was the found- sian version of the U.S. power broker” is coming power battle between Russia percentage of young Arabs and North Africa. ing head (2009-13) of the Pub- Agency for International to fruition. Ranging from and the United States in the who see the United States as If Trump still believes the lic Diplomacy Department at Development). It operates Kabul to Israel-Palestinian- Middle East, most parameters an ally dropped from 63 per- United States should be the the Israeli Prime Minister’s Russian Centers for Sci- controlled territories to Libya suggest that Moscow has cent in 2016 to 35 percent last world’s sheriff, he will have Office and is a doctoral candi- ence and Culture in Jordan, and the Gulf countries, it the momentum. Two recent year. Russia is increasingly to counter Putin’s soft power date in international relations Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, is no longer just the site of regional polls show that regarded as the top non-Arab push. Otherwise, Washington at Bar-Ilan University. Johnson From page 5A points, he could understand towards Jews and the State of Corbyn, who is still refusing war against those in both par- If, however, he was seen “the frustrations that might Israel, he is also (despite his adequately to address the anti- liament and the civil service to be backsliding on Brexit, the Al-Quds Day marches produce a cult of suicidal Brexiteer credentials) a liberal Semitism that has erupted in who are intent on frustrating he would be finished and so through London, which fea- martyrdom... It is all about a universalist. his party and is in large part the “will of the people” to leave would the Tory party—pav- tured Hezbollah flags and sense of powerlessness, and That means he believes exacerbated by him. the E.U. ing the way for some kind of calls to kill Jews. rage, and hatred, and a sense that everyone is a rational Johnson was elected leader But with a tiny overall coalition of Labour, LibDems, Israel seems to regard of injustice.” actor, which means he thinks of the Tory Party because its majority, it’s hard to see Scottish nationalists and Johnson as a great friend. In Recently, though, he con- everyone is susceptible to ap- members are overwhelm- how Johnson can avoid a Greens, which would be very a recent interview in Britain’s demned the Palestinian policy peals to temporal self-interest, ingly determined to leave the general election very soon. bad for Israel and British Jews Jewish News, he repeated his of paying salaries to terror- that murderous fanaticism is E.U., with or without a with- This threatens unforeseeable (and Britain). claim to be a “passionate Zion- ists. “I think it’s ludicrous caused by material circum- drawal deal, on its already consequences, with voters’ The next phase of Britain’s ist,” and said that “wild horses that there should be any stances, and that therefore twice-postponed exit date of hitherto tribal party loyalties revolutionary moment is wouldn’t keep me away” from kind of financial incentive or deals can and should be done Oct. 31. Johnson convinced splintering down the Brexit/ upon us. Buckle up. visiting Israel as Britain’s compensation for terrorist with the devil. them he will achieve this Remain chasm. Melanie Phillips, a Brit- prime minister. activities,” he has said. As a result of these illusions, “do or die.” If Johnson could attract ish journalist, broadcaster Yet in 2014 he character- So which is the true Boris despite his warm feelings he His problem, however, is both conservatives and La- and author, writes a weekly ized the Israeli military cam- Johnson? Some believe that he may not always act in the that the majority of Parlia- bour supporters who feel column for JNS. Currently a paign in Gaza against Hamas tailors his views to appeal to best interests of Israel or the ment members are Remainers utterly betrayed by the fail- columnist for “The Times of as “disproportionate.” On whichever audience he wants Jewish people. who are determined to stop a ure to deliver Brexit, he London,” her personal and a previous visit to the area to reach. The most immediate con- no-deal Brexit by any means. could destroy a Labour Party political memoir, “Guardian in 2004, after a Palestin- That view may be too cern, however, is whether London has been electrified whose Remain supporters, Angel,” has been published ian suicide-bombing attack sweeping. A rather more ac- the Brexit crisis and resulting by the government Johnson many alienated by the anti- by Bombardier, which also in Haifa, Johnson observed curate assessment, although political instability will sink has now assembled in which Semitism crisis, will be split published her first novel, that, having seen the humili- hardly less unsettling, may Johnson and bring to power Brexiteers have been placed between Remain-leaning “The Legacy,” in 2018. Her ation of Palestinians living be that although he does Labour’s far-left, venom- in all key positions. This Labour and the fanatically work can be found at: www. in Nablus at Israeli check- have genuinely warm feelings ously anti-Israel leader Jeremy amounts to a declaration of Remainer Liberal Democrats. melaniephillips.com. BDS From page 7A in activism centered around zations like the Workmen’s the pews and to open their movement even is. Although an important issue for most the Israeli-Palestinian con- Circle and others aligned pocketbooks at all, so in those who do and support it Americans, even the young frustrated with the lack of flict, anti-Israel activists are with the socialist movement 2019, that’s probably not the are overrepresented among “woke” Jewish ones. young Jews involved in anti- overrepresented. and radical politics aside. place to look to best gauge younger and more highly The views and opinions occupation, pro-Israel work I wouldn’t say that BDS is But as we know, Jewish BDS’s appeal among Jews. educated cohorts, the reality expressed in this article are once put it this way to me: making any major inroads communal institutions Here’s what we do know: remains that most Americans those of the author and do not The vast majority of Ameri- among American Jews who and synagogues are having Polling data consistently of all ages and backgrounds do necessarily reflect the views can Jews are pro-Israel. But are actively involved in Jew- trouble attracting millen- tell us that most Americans not support the movement. of JTA or its parent company, among Jews who are involved ish communal life, organi- nials and Gen Y Jews into do not know what the BDS Boycotting Israel is simply not 70 Faces Media. Cummings From page 9A program that brings non- tour the country and get to me a better man, made me a a number of people and in- African American leadership Jewish high school students know young Israelis. better journalist, and it gave stitutions—Jewish and not- in Baltimore and Maryland called Cummings “a true ally to Israel. Some 200 young people me some of the most forma- Jewish—in the district. throughout its 180 year his- of the Jewish community and The Elijah Cummings have participated in the tive experiences and longest “I am a proud graduate of tory–paritculalry[sic] since a champion for the causes that Youth Program in Israel, program, including CNN friendships of my life.” the 7th District’s Baltimore 1980.” we care about.” which operates under the anchor Victor Blackwell, Andrew Rehfeld, the presi- City College High School, a Rehfeld also noted the Cummings has worked Baltimore Jewish Council, is who defended Cummings dent of the Hebrew Union dynamic public high school,” district’s significant Ortho- to build ties between the a two-year leadership fellow- against Trump’s comments College-Jewish Institute of he wrote. “When I went there dox population and that it is African-American and Jewish ship for African-American on Saturday. Religion, also took offense at it was about 85% African home to the Associated Jewish communities in his district, youth that culminates in a Blackwell said in 2017 that Trump’s comments. Rehfeld American and has produced Charities, Baltimore’s Jewish including by founding a trip to Israel, where students the Israel program “made took to Facebook to praise some of the most important federation. PAGE 16A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, AUGUST 9, 2019 In Eastern Europe, Holocaust museums are missing from key historical sites

in Budapest, Hungary, which exists but remains closed five years after its scheduled opening. In Bucharest, disagree- ments over what began as a generous municipal plan in 2016 to finally establish a Holocaust museum this year deteriorated. The city’s Deputy Mayor Aurelian Bad- ulescu threatened to unveil in Bucharest a bust of Ion Antonescu, the war-time leader who collaborated with Hitler. His threat was seen as a measure to spite local Jews. The municipality, which Cnaan Liphshiz designated for the project a Ferenc Isza/AFP/Getty Images Moshe Azman, a Ukrainian rabbi, discussing with archi- magnificent building that was The House of Fates Holocaust museum, housed in a former railway station that deported techt the construction of a Holocaust museum near the Babi formerly a bank in the city Jews to concentration camps, seen in Budapest, Jan. 21, 2019. It has not opened to the Yar monument in Kiev, Ukraine on March 14, 2016. center, failed to get the pro- posal approved. Opponents of public despite having been finished five years ago. By Cnaan Liphshiz And in the capitals of Ro- the plan wanted the museum mania and Ukraine, where moved to the city’s outskirts. nities and the government. It complaints that their fate was Europe who have become ex- (JTA)—In the capital of Nazis and collaborators or- After protests by two groups— involves the government’s ap- ignored. Still, the museum perts on the Holocaust,” she Lithuania, an institution ganized the murder of more the government institution pointment of Maria Schmidt, a is almost entirely devoted to said. Beyond that, “the legacy formerly known as the Mu- 1.5 million Jews, there are no charged with running the mu- historian accused of minimiz- Soviet rule and to defending of the Communist regime seum of Genocide Victims national Holocaust museums seum, the Elie Wiesel National ing the Holocaust by equating the position of Lithuania as makes it hard for some people barely mentions the murder of at all. Infighting and debates Institute for Studying the Ho- it to Soviet domination, to the only country in the world to admit what happened, be- nearly all the country’s Jews about history and complicity locaust in Romania, and the head the museum. that formally considers the cause they understand their by Nazis and locals, focusing have prevented their opening. MCA Romania watchdog on To break the stalemate, the country’s domination by the own nation’s role as a victim, instead on the years of abusive These are just a few ex- anti-Semitism—Badulescu government this year tasked Soviet Union as a form of not a perpetrator.” And it’s of Soviet rule. amples of a broader trend in announced his plan to honor EMIH, a Chabad-affiliated genocide. course “an issue of national In Kaunas, Lithuania’s Eastern Europe where insti- Antonescu. group, to head the museum. (The museum changed pride” to deny Holocaust-era second-largest city, another tutions whose stated goal is Badulescu also wrote to EMIH has said Schmidt is its name to the “Museum of complicity. so-called museum hosts to educate the public about Maximilian Marco Katz, a out. The Jewish infighting has Occupations and Freedom Indeed, throughout much festivals and summer camps the Holocaust end up trivial- Romanian Jewish citizen who further stalled the project, in Fighters” last year amid of Eastern Europe, and espe- on the grounds of a former izing, inverting or ignoring it was born in Bucharest and a country where critics say a pressure on this point, but cially in Ukraine and Lithu- concentration camp for Jews altogether. Commemoration who heads MCA, a letter tell- right-wing government seeks its website still contains the ania, collaborators who were known as the Seventh Fort, activists from the region ing him to “go back where you to whitewash Holocaust-era word “genocide.) responsible for killing Jews where the victims are not blame a varying mix of fac- came from.” The Bucharest collaboration. The logic behind the “dou- while fighting alongside the commemorated. tors, including nationalist museum’s future is currently An acclaimed Holocaust ble genocide” effort is rooted Nazis are celebrated as nation- In the Ukrainian city of revisionism, anti-Semitism, uncertain. museum, the Holocaust Me- in the popular perception al heroes because they fought Dnipro, a Holocaust museum a lack of funds, personal ani- Meanwhile in Budapest, morial Center, opened in 2004 across Eastern Europe and against the Soviet Union. called “Tkuma” features a mosities and incompetence. the House of Fates museum, on Budapest’s Pava Street with beyond that Jews were respon- One way of sweetening the controversial exhibition on All these elements are on located at a former train sta- government funding. But it sible for hostilities directed bitter pill of complicity has Jews complicit in Soviet poli- display today in the ongoing tion where Hungarian Jews has suffered from internal against them during the been to elevate in museums cies that led to a mass famine, sagas of the National Mu- were shipped off to be killed, fights, cutbacks and a decline Holocaust. According to this the role of Holocaust-era known as the Holodomor, a seum of Jewish History has been standing empty for in visitors that have raised theory, writes Katz, Jews are rescuers. whole decade before the Nazis and Holocaust in Romania, about five years because of a doubts about its longterm blamed for allegedly spear- In recent years, a number began implementing their which does not yet exist, and dispute between the Mazsihisz viability, historian Ferencz heading communist atrocities of museums for rescuers “final solution.” the House of Fates museum federation of Jewish commu- Laczo noted in a 2016 essay. in Eastern Europe before the opened in countries where a Inter-communal rivalries Nazis took control from the significant part of the popu- have also featured in the Soviet Union. lation collaborated with the seemingly interminable effort Zsolt Bayer, a co-founder Nazis, including the Janis to build a Holocaust museum of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz Lipke Museum in Riga, Lat- in Kiev, Ukraine. It began in party, provided a salient dem- via, which opened in 2012. In 2001 and is ongoing. onstration of this in a 2016 Lithuania, where thousands But alleged attempts to op-ed in which he used the of Jews were murdered by whitewash Holocaust-era role of Jews in communism locals, the museum at the complicity in Nazi-occupied to justify the Holocaust. Ponar killing site near Vilnius territories is at the heart of “Why are we surprised that features, curiously, a display much of the dysfunctional- the simple peasant whose about the Japanese diplomat ity surrounding Holocaust determinant experience was Chiune Sugihara, who worked commemoration in Eastern that the Jews broke into his in Kaunas and saved mostly Europe, according to Dovid village, beat his priest to Polish Jews. Katz, the American-born, death, threatened to convert In March, Lithuania’s Vilna Vilna-based Yiddish scholar his church into a movie Gaon State Jewish Muse- who in 2016 published a theater—why do we find it um began a mobile exhibition comprehensive essay on the shocking that twenty years about the country’s Righ- subject. later he watched without pity teous among the Nations Katz writes of a “drive to as the gendarmes dragged the – non-Jews who have been equalize Nazi and Soviet Jews away from his village?” recognized by Israel as having crimes [that’s] part of a larger Bayer wrote. risked their lives to save Jews. effort to cleanse ‘the lands Collaboration between In 2016, Poland, amid a between’ (in Eastern Europe) locals and the Nazis occurred polarizing international de- of their historical record of on a massive scale in Western bate about Polish Holocaust wartime collaboration.” Europe as well. But that part complicity, opened a museum In museums in Eastern of the continent was liberated about its rescuers. Another Europe, some of that effort after World War II, beginning such museum is planned for takes place through omis- a long and ongoing process Auschwitz. Polish officials sion. A municipal museum of reckoning in France, the have claimed that there have in Ukmerge near Vilnius, for Netherlands, Belgium and been about 70,000 Righteous example, relays accurately the other Western countries. in Poland, although Israel’s slaying of thousands of Jews Eastern Europe, mean- Yad Vashem Holocaust mu- there without once stating while, was taken over by a bru- seum has recognized fewer who killed them (it was local tal and anti-Semitic regime than 7,000. collaborators). that, for its own interests, With rescuers who have A more sophisticated tech- would only allow Holocaust been recognized by Yad Vash- nique is what Katz calls “dou- victims to be commemorated em, their elevation in Eastern ble genocide”—the lumping as “Soviet citizens,” Felicia European museums is “in togethers of the Holocaust Waldman, an expert in Jew- itself a worthy cause,” Efraim and Soviet occupation, often ish studies and Holocaust Zuroff, the Eastern Europe with the latter eclipsing the education at the University director of the Simon Wiesen- former, as in Vilnius’ genocide of Bucharest, noted in an thal Center, told JTA. “But not Publication Date: September 20, 2019 museum. interview with the Jewish when it comes instead of the In 2011, the museum direc- Telegraphic Agency. recognition of local complic- Advertising Deadline: September 11, 2019 tors added a small plaque to Because of this, “it’s only ity in Nazi crimes, that is so its cellar referencing the kill- in the past 20 years that you sorely missing in the post- ing of Jews following years of have local scholars in Eastern communist countries today.”