Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage E PAID Norwich, CT 06360 Permit #329 TH RETURN TO: 28 Channing St., New London, CT 06320 Serving The Jewish Communities of Eastern Connecticut & Western R.I. CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED VOL. XLI NO. 14 PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY WWW.JEWISHLEADERWEBPAPER.COM JULY 24, 2015/8 AV 5775 NEXT DEADLINE JULY 31, 2015 16 PAGES HOW TO REACH US - BY PHONE 860-442-8062 • BY FAX 860-443-4175 • BY EMAIL [email protected] • BY MAIL: 28 CHANNING STREET, NEW LONDON, CT 06320 6ROLGDULW\0LVVLRQJUHDWVXFFHVV By Jerry Fischer & Marcia Reinhard city, and then departing for an afternoon and evening of solidar- he JFEC Solidarity Mission to Israel de- ity and camaraderie in Afula and the Gilboa. We started with parted on June 28 and returned on July lunch at Ha’Emek hospital where Larry Rich, their public rela- T14. Every one of the five participants tions director met us and brought along a staff psychiatrist to (Nancy Butler, Renee Kohanski, David meet with Dr. Renee Kohanski. We then had a tour of the hospital Kohanski, Marcia Reinhard and Jerry Fischer) and Larry gave a history of the region, with a good explanation in addition to the two community members of both the proximity to the West Bank and the city of Jenin, and who joined us for the flights but visited with to the border with Lebanon. He also spoke of the ancient battles families (Fay Clymer and Marcia Wolman) re- around Megiddo. Thank you from Ha’Emek Hospital turned inspired and transformed. Dr. Kohanski presented a check conveying the funds raised by From the start the Mission was unique and the Dental and Medical Division of the JFEC to Larry towards the By Larry Rich, Director of Development unusual. We flew to Israel on the inaugural JFEC Research Fellowship at Ha’Emek, and her son David pre- flight of El Al from Logan to Tel Aviv, so our de- sented Larry with a beautiful wooden pen that he had turned parture was celebrated with an L’chaim over and fashioned himself. On June 30, 2015, Jerry Fischer, Executive Champaign just before boarding the plane. We then went to the WIZO (Women’s International Zionist Director of the Jewish Federation of Eastern The Solidarity component began on the first Organization) community center in Afula, one of the collabo- CT, once again proved his commitment to Is- day with a dinner in a Druze home in Usefiya rations of our Partnership 2Gether program. Director David rael and to Emek Hospital by bringing another on the Carmel. The Druze have always served in Moatty explained many of the Center’s programs, including the group of his constituents to visit with us. There the IDF, and a Druze officer who is commander Ethiopian Bar Mitzvah program and the Olive Tree painting pro- are larger and wealthier Jewish communities of the Golani Brigade was wounded in the Gaza gram, where to support co-existence, Jewish, Arab, and Circas- on America’s east coast, but no community operation. Another soldier fell, and a Druze po- sian women join together for en plein aire painting. An exhibit comes to Emek as consistently and as often as liceman was killed trying to defend the Yeshiva of their works is touring Europe now and may come to Connecti- does Jerry and his followers. He and they are in Jerusalem that was attacked by terrorists, cut and Massachusetts next spring. They were presented with proven friends through deeds and once again so we thought it was important to express our a check from the Temple Emanu-El Social Action committee in we were presented with a generous check to re- appreciation, condolences, and to try to under- support of their work. MISSION CONT. ON PG 13 inforce the Jewish Federation of Eastern CT Re- stand the Druze community in Israel. The hos- Our Afula visit closed with meeting Lilach Meidan and Yoram search Award Fund. Each year Emek presents pitality was warm and the similarity with the modest cash prizes for outstanding research religious/secular divide that is a factor in Israe- :elcome a Young Israeli intoyour studies and in doing so attracts more young li Jewish life was remarkable. As our guide, Mi- home for 5 months this year! physicians and researchers to Emek, thus help- chal, explained as we were driving to Usefiya, ing to strengthen the northern population base. Israeli Jews consider the Druze as blood broth- HOST A Pictured here is Dr. Renee Kohanski presenting ers, and they have in fact fallen in Israel’s wars a check to Larry Rich with this year’s donation and struggles against terror. YOUNG that was provided by the doctors and dentists The next morning was devoted to touring in EMISSARY ofTrying Eastern CT. to smooth Akko,ruffled visiting the recently feathers excavated Crusader By Edgar Asher, Ashernet For an experience you and your family will never forget and Jerusalem Tuesday morning, relationships that last well beyond five months… United States Defense Secretary Ashton Carter met with Prime July 21. On Monday, Carter met Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister’s Office in with his Israeli counterpart Begin to build a living bridge! Moshe Ya’alon at the Defense For more information contact: Ministry headquarters in Tel Jewish Federation of Eastern C7 –860-442-8062 or Aviv. Marcia Reinhard, Director, Israel & Youth ProgramV Israel was Carter’s first 860-235-4719 | [email protected] stop on a regional tour that is intended to boost confidence Host Family 1: August 27, 2015 - mid January 2016 between the United States and countries affected by last Host Family mid-January 2016 - mid-June 2016 week’s agreement between (Young Emissaries DUHLQIsrael for February school vacation) Iran and world powers. The US administration is anxious to reassure countries, The Young Emissary Program is such as Israel, Jordan and Sau- part of Partnership 2Gether and is di Arabia, who would be most supported by the Jewish affected by a nuclear armed Federation of Eastern Connecticut United States Defense Secretary Ashton Carter meeting with Prime Iran that the agreement is, in Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister’s Office in Je- the eyes of the Americans and 28 Channing Street | New London, CT 06320 | 860-442-8062 | jfec.com rusalem on Tuesday morning, July 21. theirCARTER negotiating CONT. team, ON a PG good 13 2 THE JEWISH LEADER, JULY 24, 2015 If you happened to be watching the end of the Israel wants to help Greece Mention & Menschen The Travelers Championship in Cromwell last By Edgar Asher, month, you may have recognized Dan Lipman Ashernet NADINE LIPMAN of Vernon and the son of Nadine and Mark Lip- Despite the dra- [email protected] man of Waterford, among the prize presenters. ma being played out He represented Accenture, one of the founding partners of the golf tournament, where he is in Europe over the is an American author of Leslie Margolis employed as a senior manager. children's novels, one of which was adapted into Israel’s near neigh- If you live in East Lyme, you will be able to vote Beverly for , a candidate for the Board financialbor, Greece, crises theof of Waterford!!! Her latest is Barbara Senges and Alan Rhodes of Education in November. She has served on the Greek Foreign Min- Ifa filmI Were by Disney; You published she is also in theMay niece 2015 of and is a ister Nikos Kotzias stand-alone as opposed to part of her Annabelle 2014. In August, she will begin her forty-second decided to keep his Unleashed or Maggie Brooklyn series. She lives in Board,year as having an educator filled ain vacant Connecticut. seat since She January retired prior arrangement Los Angeles, California. from an Associate Superintendent position in to make a three-day of New London Geri and Dave Pushner spring of 2012, but returned to World Language visit to Israel. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias (L) are very proud of their granddaughters from teaching last November. Barbara is member with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in Newton, MA. , a Junior at Newton South Jenny of Emanu-El, and has served as a past board on the instability of Jerusalem on July 6. High School recently returned from being a president. EuropeKotzias at reflectedpresent four-month exchange student at Tzuba Kibbutz The Philadelphia Inquirer recently featured ‘starting at the top with Ukraine and extending on one side into in Israel. Her dad, Atty. Ben Pushner, and her an article on of Phila- Libya and on the other side through Syria and Iraq’. grandfather, Dave Pushner, traveled to Israel Dr. Danielle Snyderman delphia, daughter of Despite the fact that the Greek government, and in particu- to visit Jenny while she was at Tzuba. Jenny is Dr David and Lee Snyder- of Waterford, who has been interviewing lar the newly elected radical-left-wing Syriza Party, has always back home now and is a lifeguard at a Newton man her elderly patients about their love stories to championed the Palestinians, relations between Israel and country club for the summer. Her sister, Molly, better understand them and their needs. Amid just graduated from Newton South High School that when he sees people coming from Israel, he always thinks and is headed to Cornell in the fall. Molly is also Greece has blossomed over the past five or six years. Kotzias said a lifeguard but at the Jewish Community Center officefamily, hours Danielle as a has geriatrician, managed teachingto interview at Thomas just 14 to learn to love Israel in the same way.” in Newton.