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VOLUME X, NUMBER 21 NOVEMBER 2, 2017 Wisconsin the latest state to introduce anti-BDS legislation BY PAUL MILLER do not just attack the Jewish state. This fed up with BDS and excited to act to stop antisemitism watchdog group AMCHA JNS.org propaganda campaign is also the basis it,” said CUFI board member David Brog. Initiative examined more than 100 public During the week of October 9, two for newly emboldened and destructive “In Wisconsin, our local leaders were able and private colleges and universities from Republican state lawmakers in Wisconsin antisemitic attitudes.” to join with the Jewish community to make January to June of 2016. It found that introduced legislation to prohibit business- “Israel stands as the only democracy a powerful pro-Israel team and secure the 287 antisemitic incidents occurred at 64 es from engaging in boycotts of Israel as in the Middle East, offering a voice not introduction of a strong anti-BDS bill. schools, compared to 198 occurrences a condition of any state contract. only to the Jewish citizens of Israel, but We look forward to working with our during the same period the previous year, In recent years, more than 20 U.S. states to all citizens of Israel regardless of their partners to ensure that this bill becomes reflecting a 45-percent increase. have passed legislation condemning BDS age, race, sex or religion,” Kooyenga said. law and Wisconsin becomes the 23rd state The study revealed a rapidly growing or prohibiting government business with “This bill demonstrates that Wisconsin is to stand up to BDS.” correlation between antisemitism and entities that boycott Israel, with additional serious about standing with Israel, as our The BDS campaign against the Jewish BDS activism. states – including Wisconsin – expected to republic has since Israel’s founding nearly state began in 2005, claiming to be a form of Paul Miller is president of the Haym follow before the end of the year. 70 years ago.” “non-violent” resistance against Israel’s so- Salomon Center news and public policy Released by State Sen. Leah Vukmir Peggy Shapiro, Midwest director of the called “settler colonialism, apartheid and group Haym Salomon Center. Follow and State Rep. Dale Kooyenga, the bill pro-Israel education organization Stand- occupation over the Palestinian people.” him on Twitter @pauliespoint and @ is currently being circulated among both WithUs, recalled that she “met with Wis- A study conducted last year by the salomoncenter. chambers for co-sponsors. The measure consin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisc almost states that it “prohibits any state agency two years ago, and she was adamant about or other body in state government and protecting Israel-Wisconsin’s relation- House lawmakers pass series of any local governmental unit, including ship, and making sure… taxpayers were a special purpose district, from adopting not complicit in acts of antisemitism.” a rule, ordinance, policy, or procedure “Today, StandWithUs is very proud bills targeting Hezbollah, Iran that involves the state agency or local to see Wisconsin engage in a bipartisan BY JNS STAFF as Defenseless Shields Act; and H.R. 3329 governmental unit in a boycott of Israel rejection of antisemitism and discrimi- JNS.org – Hizbollah International Financing Preven- or a person doing business in Israel or in nation against Israel,” Shapiro told the The U.S. House of Representatives on tion Amendments Act of 2017. a territory under Israeli jurisdiction.” Haym Salomon Center. October 25 passed a series of bills targeting The Iran bill imposes additional sanc- It also “requires contracts for mate- Joining StandWithUs and other groups both Iran and its Lebanese terror proxy Hez- tions on individuals or entities that help the rials, supplies, equipment, and services to advance anti-BDS legislation in Wis- bollah. In a voice vote, a unanimous majority Islamic Republic develop ballistic missiles between state purchasing agents and consin is the self-described largest pro-Is- of Democratic and Republic lawmakers and other conventional weapons. The bill nongovernmental entities to include a rael organization in the country, Christians approved three bills and one resolution: is a follow-up to sanctions passed against provision that the nongovernmental entity United for Israel. With the backing of its H.R. 1698 – Iran Ballistic Missiles and Iran, as well as North Korea and Russia, is not currently participating, or will not nearly 3.6 million members, the group’s International Sanctions Enforcement Act; in July. The October 25 resolution would for the duration of the contract participate, lobbying arm, the CUFI Action Fund, said H.Res. 359 – Urging the European Union expand those Iran sanctions, and requires in a prohibited boycott.” it played a significant role in bringing this to designate Hizbollah in its entirety as a the Trump administration to create an Vukmir said in a statement, “Boycotts issue to the forefront. terrorist organization; H.R. 3342 – Sanc- implementation plan. of Israel must be fought because they “CUFI members across the country are tioning Hizbollah’s Illicit Use of Civilians See “Iran” on page 8 SPOTLIGHT Israel a rising star in space and satellite technology BY ADAM ABRAMS into space. Currently, Israel has 17 civilian “Our satellites’ performance per kilo- JNS.org satellites orbiting the Earth, two-thirds of gram is the best in the world,” he said. Adding to Israel’s existing reputation which are communication devices. “For example, the Venus satellite is 250 as the “start-up nation” and a major “Israel is one of the few countries that kilograms (550 pounds). In comparison, hub of innovation, the Jewish state has has the entire chain of satellite capabilities, other satellites in its class weigh at least been called “a rising star in space and which means launch, design, construction two or three times as much.” satellite technology.” and operation,” Avi Blasberger, director Besides being able to condense a large Several key developments in recent general of the Israel Space Agency at the amount of technology into a small space years highlight Israel’s growing contribu- Israeli Science Ministry, told JNS.org. – much like the modern state of Israel tions in the field, including the successful “It’s an entirely self-sustained program. itself – other Israeli satellite innovations launch of the Venus satellite on August Israel is one of the few countries in the are being developed in the private sector. 2. Venus, a micro-satellite weighing 550 world that can be proud of this.” With the global civilian satellite tech- Israel’s first nanosatellite, BGUSAT, pounds, was jointly designed by Israeli Preceding the launch of Venus, Israel nology market worth an estimated $150 which was launched in mid-February as and French aerospace firms for the pur- launched its first nanosatellite, BGUSAT, billion a year, Israel hopes to corner at least part of an academic initiative by Ben- pose of monitoring climate change. The in mid-February as part of an academic 10 percent of that sector, and is aiming Gurion University of the Negev. (Photo cutting-edge satellite observes 110 sites on initiative by Ben-Gurion University of the to earn as much as $15 billion in space courtesy of Ben-Gurion University) five continents every two days, and closely Negev that enables researchers to study technology exports annually. “Currently, monitors the impact of human activity on climate change as well as agricultural and we have several Israeli start-up companies vegetation, water and carbon levels. other scientific phenomena. with innovative ideas for space technology The micro-satellite was built as part of Slightly larger than a milk cartoon, the and services, which we hope will be on the Federation a collaboration between Israel Aerospace nanosatellite is outfitted with a visual and cutting-edge of technology in this sphere Industries and France’s space agency, short wavelength infrared camera and hovers within the next few years,” said Blasberger. CNES. Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense at 300 miles above the Earth’s surface – al- While Venus and BGUSAT are two on Facebook Systems provided the micro-satellite’s elec- lowing researchers to study a broad array examples showcasing Israel’s prowess The Jewish Federation of Northeast- tric propulsion system and Elbit Systems of environmental phenomena, including in space technology, these public-facing ern Pennsylvania now has a page on manufactured its high-resolution camera. atmospheric gases like carbon dioxide. initiatives fall under the smaller of two Facebook to let community members Israel is the smallest country in the world In line with the nanosatellite launch, separate organizations that comprise the know about upcoming events and keep to launch its own satellites, and is also Blasberger said one of the Jewish state’s Israeli space program. “The Israeli space connected. one of only 11 nations with the ability to greatest feats in the field is its “very strong” program is supported by two government independently launch unmanned missions capability for “miniaturizing satellites.” See “Star” on page 4 Candle lighting INSIDE THIS ISSUE November 3...... 5:37 pm Yiddish theater saved November 10...... 4:29 pm Innovation in Israel Preserving the past November 17...... 4:23 pm Bucharest’s Jewish State Theater Israel hopes to become a “ramp- Librarians at Coimbra U. continue was saved by the actions of its up” nation with a new approach to preserve Jewish texts hidden PLUS actors and public outcry. to technological innovation. there during Portugal’s Inquisition. Opinion...... 2 Story on page 6 Story on page 7 Story on page 9 D’var Torah...... 8 2 THE REPORTER ■ NOVEMBER 2, 2017 A MATTER OF OPINION Speaker at Center for Jewish History violently denounces Israel BY STEPHEN M. FLATOW whelming majority of their residents are activities” – in other words, to boycott There are, of course, plenty of platforms JNS.org peaceful, law-abiding citizens. Israel. And who can forget his series of for people who want to denounce Israel. Just when you thought things couldn’t Cohen continued, “The settlers vote as articles in 2009 whitewashing antisem- The question I am raising is whether get any messier over at the Center for citizens of Israel while the millions around itism in Iran? mainstream Jewish community institu- Jewish History, a New York Times col- them cannot vote.” Utterly false. Of course I find it hard to believe that the leaders tions should provide platforms for such umnist who was invited to speak at an the Palestinian Arabs can vote, and they of the Leo Baeck Institute were not aware attacks on the Jewish state. event there has unleashed a barrage of do vote – when Palestinian Authority of Cohen’s record before they selected The leaders of the American Jewish His- verbal attacks on Israel. The columnist, President Mahmoud Abbas lets them. him as their speaker. But whether or not torical Society decided, to their credit, that Roger Cohen, was invited to deliver this Just five months ago, on May 13, 2017, they knew of his attacks on Israel in the the anti-Zionist Balfour program should be year’s Leo Baeck Memorial Lecture. hundreds of thousands of supposedly “dis- past, why did they consider it necessary to cancelled, since it was not consistent with The Leo Baeck Institute is one of six enfranchised” Palestinians went to 461 circulate his latest attacks on Israel in their their society’s mission. Perhaps the folks Jewish organizations that operate from polling stations, and chose the members of newsletter? Why publicize and legitimize at the Leo Baeck Institute can learn from the Center for Jewish History building. the 391 municipal and village councils in his anti-Israel tirades? that. The Baeck Institute’s mission is to I did not attend Mr. Cohen’s lecture the P.A.-controlled portions of Judea and A similar question was raised recently “promote the study and understanding of on October 15. But in a pre-lecture Samaria. A total of 3,489 council members when it was revealed that another insti- German-Jewish history.” Roger Cohen’s interview with the Baeck Institute’s were elected. But I guess Roger Cohen tution at the Center for Jewish History, comparison of Israel’s behavior to that of newsletter, LBI News, Cohen violently wasn’t paying attention. He was too busy the American Jewish Historical Society, past persecutors of the Jews – including lashed out at Israel. accusing Israel of denying Palestinians was planning a Balfour Declaration event German Jews, obviously – was a gross “Somehow,” he declared, “the Jews, the right to vote. featuring speakers from the anti-Zionist distortion of German-Jewish history. The who were for millennia humiliated and Of course, it’s not as if the Leo Baeck “Jewish Voice for Peace” group. publication of Cohen’s anti-Israel vitriol in excluded in the Diaspora, now find them- Institute didn’t know what it was getting I am not assuming that the controversial the Baeck Institute newsletter was clearly selves in a semi-colonial situation in which into when it chose Cohen as its speaker. new president of the Center for Jewish inconsistent with the institute’s mission. they subject the Palestinian people to much He has been an outspoken critic of Israel History, David N. Myers, is to blame for The institute should acknowledge its of what we once suffered.” for a very long time. In his column from the activities of either the American Jewish grievous error in judgment. “Much of what we suffered?” Gas February 10, 2014, he accused the Israelis Historical Society or the Leo Baeck Insti- Stephen M. Flatow, a vice president of chambers? Pogroms? Ghettoes? Inqui- of “keep[ing] their boots on the heads tute. They are autonomous organizations the Religious Zionists of America, is an sitions? Which of these, exactly, does of the Palestinians.” In his column from that make their own programming and attorney in New Jersey. He is the father Cohen think Israel has used against the January 28, 2016, Cohen urged busi- publishing decisions. Nor am I suggest- of Alisa Flatow, who was murdered in an Palestinians? nesses around the world to take action to ing that people who attack Israel should Iranian-sponsored Palestinian terrorist He didn’t stop there. Cohen proceed- force Israel to “cease settlement-related be deprived of their right to free speech. attack in 1995. ed to declare, “Lawlessness prevails in the settlements.” Another blatant lie. Anybody who is familiar with the Jew- ish communities in Judea and Samaria No Jewish woman or family should face knows “lawlessness” is an absurd and outrageously false description. Those communities are legal, and the over- cancer alone BY ELANA SILBER MBC increased by 4 percent from 1990 poor prognosis of MBC, survival rates (JTA) – When Ilene Fogelman was first to 2000, by 17 percent from 2000 to for women whose cancers are de novo diagnosed with advanced stage breast can- 2010, and is projected to increase by metastatic – that is, metastatic from the cer, it was hard for her to decide whether 31 percent from 2010 to 2020. initial diagnosis – has been increasing, “ The Reporter” (USPS #482) is published bi-weekly by the or not to look to the internet for support After Fogelman, who lives in Weston, especially among young women. Jewish Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania, 601 Jefferson FL, learned at age 49 that she is one of “I only have to look at this past year and Ave., Scranton, PA 18510. and information. 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Yadin-Is- on rabbinic literature, classical lecture on “The Theologies of Bruce Springsteen” by rael is a professor at Rutgers University, who teaches Jewish philosophy, the history Professor Azzan Yadin-Israel on Thursday, November Jewish studies and classics, including teaching courses of Jewish mysticism and Plato. Yadin-Israel earned a B.A. from the Hebrew University and a Ph.D. from the University Temple Israel of the Poconos Sukkot of California, Berkeley and the Graduate Theological Union. His works include “Scripture as celebration Logos: Rabbi Ishmael and the Or- Temple Israel of the Poconos, 711 igins of Midrash and Scripture” Wallace St., Stroudsburg, celebrated the and “Tradition: Rabbi Akiva and Professor Azzan harvest festival of Sukkot with multigen- the Triumph of Midrash” (both Yadin-Israel erational members building a sukkah. from the University of Penn- “Members of our congregation shared sylvania Press). He has also published “Intuitive this experience together, enjoying erect- Vocabulary: German,” which is the first of a planned ing a sukkah on the synagogue grounds,” series of volumes that uses cognates to facilitate said organizers of the event. “The Jewish the study of foreign vocabulary, and “The Grace of holiday of Sukkot is a week-long festi- God and the Grace of Man: The Theologies of Bruce val, commemorating the 40 years that Springsteen.” the ancient Jews were wandering in the wilderness, living in temporary homes.” Modern Jews build temporary structures, called sukkahs, as a symbol of the temporary buildings in which ancient farmers would DEADLINES live during harvest season. The sukkah’s The following are deadlines for all articles and roof is often made from bamboo reeds. “The photos for upcoming Reporter issues. roof’s open-air, which allows people to see DEADLINE ISSUE the stars in the sky and serves as a symbol of the majesty of our world,” said organizers. Members of Temple Israel of the Poconos gathered at the sukkah. Thursday, November 2...... November 16 “The sukkah is decorated with children’s Thursday, November 16...... November 30 drawings, lights, paper chains and plastic fruits. During from Egypt. Every Temple Israel of the Poconos family Thursday, November 30...... December 14 this week-long holiday, many families eat meals together that participated in services was gifted with the lulav and Thursday, December 28...... January 11 in the sukkah to commemorate this delightful celebration etrog, symbols of the holiday of Sukkot.” of a bountiful harvest and a positive outlook for the future. Biblical Sukkot was a celebration of a bountiful food harvest, traditionally celebrating the end of the growing season for grapes, olives and fruit. 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ÊCheck out the Federation’s new, updated website at www.jewishnepa.org or find it on Facebook 4 THE REPORTER ■ NOVEMBER 2, 2017 Israel rushes aid overseas in wake of world disasters BY NICKY BLACKBURN The IRC and United Hatzalah are due in the New York area. aid local residents.) The same day, ZAKA ISRAEL 21C to arrive in Miami today with experts “We intend to offer help in the best and also rescued a group of Jewish tourists, Editor’s note: This article was originally in search and rescue, and medical and most professional way we can, focusing including medical students, from the U.S. published on September 10. psychological first-aid responders. The on evacuation of stranded residents and Canada who were stranded on the Israeli humanitarian-aid groups are al- team consists of eight members leaving and treating the wounded,” said ZAKA island and seeking shelter in St. Martin’s ready on their way to Florida as the worst from Israel who will be joined in Florida International Rescue Unit chief officer medical school. hurricane on record barrels into the state by four people from the U.S. who will be Mati Goldstein. MEXICO today, threatening tornados, catastrophic running logistics and organizing commu- HAITI AND THE CARIBBEAN Members of iAID flew to Mexico and storm surges, strong winds and flooding, nity response. IsraAID has had a team of aid workers the border of Guatemala on Friday fol- and sending over seven million people “Our teams have already begun assem- on the ground in Haiti since the cata- lowing the massive 8.1 earthquake that fleeing from their homes. bling data and connecting with local teams strophic earthquake there in January 2010. struck the region on Thursday night, and Other Israeli aid teams made their way on the ground in Florida as well as the These workers have trained Haitian first will be assessing what long term aid to to Mexico, which was hit by a deadly earth- Israeli consulate and getting regular up- responders, and have now begun distribut- bring to the devastated region. quake, and are offering aid to communities dates and assessments from the ground,” ing aid to locals in the north of the island, “We are looking at long term techno- in Haiti and the Caribbean, also devastated said Dov Maisel, director of international who have been affected by flooding from logical programs, such as clean water,” by the powerful Hurricane Irma. operations for the IRC as well as vice Hurricane Irma. said Zahavi. “We’ve never seen anything like this,” president of UH. The organization is now planning The quake, which hit offshore in the said Mickey Noam-Alon, from IsraAID. Among the 12 team members making to send volunteers from Haiti to one of Pacific, sparked a tsunami warning along “There are so many massive events going preparations to depart are search-and-res- the Caribbean islands worst affected by the coast of Central America, and caused on worldwide.” cue veterans who are trained for rescues on the storm. ZAKA is also considering widespread damage and destruction, kill- “This is rare,” added Shachar Zaha- land and sea, diving teams, veteran EMS whether to send aid to islands destroyed ing at least 90 people. vi, founder of the nongovernmental aid and natural disaster personnel, as well as by the storm. The Israeli Foreign Ministry is also agency iAID. “it’s really not common to a group of UH Psychotrauma and Crisis ZAKA Search and Rescue Organiza- sending aid to Mexico in cooperation have so many disasters all at one go. We Response Unit members. tion volunteers, together with representa- with the Israeli Embassy in Mexico. The are all rushing to keep up.” “We’re trying to get out in front of tives from Israel, New York and Holland, aid package coincides with a previously “This kind of reaction from Israel is not this as much as possible. With resources airlifted Sarah Chanowitz, the wife of planned visit to the Central American unusual these days,” said Raphael Poch, and volunteers already heavily engaged the Chabad emissary to St. Martin, and country by Prime Minister Benjamin International media spokesman for United in Texas, if Irma strikes hard in Florida, their five children to safety on Saturday. Netanyahu. Hatzalah. “Since the earthquake in Nepal people on the ground there will need as (Rabbi Moshe Chanowitz remained to See “Aid” on page 8 in 2015, Israelis have become experts in much help as they can get, and we are not search and rescue and disaster aid. We are hesitating to deploy and assist in any way a country that knows how to do this well, we can,” said Maisel. Continued from page 1 and we are happy to share our knowledge The teams from IsraAID will be in- Star with the rest of the world.” volved primarily in debris removal, help- agencies, the Ministry of Defense and As of 2016, the Israel Space Agency’s Israeli aid efforts included: ing community members clean up their the Israel Space Agency,” Blasberger annual budget stood at $15 million, com- FLORIDA homes and offering psychosocial support. explained. “Israel’s largest space pro- parable in size to the Mexican, Swiss and gram today is run through the Ministry South African space programs. Three teams of volunteers from IsraAID, ZAKA Search and Rescue organization of Defense. This program started back in Following the Venus satellite’s launch ZAKA Search and Rescue Organization, has also announced that it has established 1983, and most of Israel’s [space-related in August, Israel’s Science, Technology and the Israel Rescue Coalition, all of two command centers in Miami, manned technological innovations] were gathered and Space Minister Ofir Akunis noted the whom rushed to help in the aftermath of by tens of volunteers, to offer assistance through this program.” need to expand funding for similar future last week’s Hurricane Harvey in Texas, are to the local communities. The command The Defense Ministry initiative is space endeavors to maintain the Jewish now on their way to Florida to help local centers are equipped with generators, mostly focused on the “development of state’s status as a leader in the field. people pick up the pieces after the devas- sleeping bags, food and water, and relevant observation satellites,” Blasberger said, Nevertheless, with its relatively small tating storm. Another team from IsraAID search, rescue and recovery equipment. without elaborating. budget, the public face of the Israeli space is preparing to fly from Israel to Florida. More ZAKA volunteers are standing by The need for these observation sat- program runs various advanced initiatives. ellites was originally a consequence of These programs “are only for peaceful Effective please Israel’s 1979 peace treaty with Egypt. purposes and based on a lot of interna- immediately, send Then-Israeli Prime Minister Menachem tional cooperation, and a lot of investment note! Begin tasked nuclear physicist Yuval in education of youth,” Blasberger said. all articles and ads to Ne’eman with creating Israel’s space In recent years, the Israel Space Agen- our new E-mail address, program in 1983, to develop satellites cy has cooperated on various projects jfnepareporter@ capable of monitoring the newly demil- with international space agencies such itarized Sinai Peninsula, thus eliminating as France’s CNES, Italy’s ASI, NASA, jewishnepa.org. the need for spy planes. the German Aerospace Center DLR and The technology developed under this India’s ISRO. In 2016, the Israel Space military space program was eventually Agency also became an official member of applied to produce civilian satellites. The the United Nations Committee on Space civilian program, Blasberger said, was Affairs, after Israel was accepted into the funded “just within the past four or five U.N. 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Prices effective Sunday, October 29 thru Saturday, November 11, 2017. 6 THE REPORTER ■ NOVEMBER 2, 2017 To save Yiddish theater, these Romanian actors abandoned their home BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ But the story of Bucharest’s Jewish State Theater BUCHAREST, Romania (JTA) – When the roof didn’t end there. Instead, the Yiddish troupe’s mem- of the Jewish State Theater collapsed during a 2014 bers leveraged their forced exile to raise awareness of snowstorm, its director reluctantly knew it was finally the need to preserve the four-story building. How did time to abandon the century-old building in this capital they accomplish this? “We just took the costumes and city. Maia Morgenstern did not take the decision lightly. relocated across the street,” Morgenstern said, gesturing Following years of neglect by authorities, the Bucha- toward an empty lot. rest Jewish community had fought for decades to keep For weeks on end in early 2014, the performers put the storied theater afloat. The Jewish State Theater had on free shows once or twice a day out in the open, in the been a major cultural institution for Central European freezing cold. The actors’ devotion and talent did not go Jews prior to the Holocaust. Later, during communism, unnoticed. Despite bone-chilling cold, the shows attracted it was the Romanian Jewish community’s only indepen- media and spectators. That, in turn, drew attention to dent institution. the theater’s uncertain future, despite vague assurances The ornate theater downtown flooded severely fol- from city officials that it would reopen at some point. lowing the storm, destroying the wiring. The increased exposure, Morgenstern said, put pres- “It was obvious we couldn’t stay,” Morgenstern, a sure on officials to solve the problem of the dilapidated Nicolae Botezatu, sitting, with the rest of the cast well-known actress in Romania and the theater’s director theater, which was founded in the eastern Romanian of Romania’s Jewish State Theater last year. (Photo since 2012, recalled in September during an interview. city of Iasi and moved into the Bucharest building in courtesy of Jewish State Theater) So they didn’t. Morgenstern – who is best known 1941. For example, the decision to perform outside the internationally for playing Mary, the mother of Jesus, ruined theater did not sit well with the mayor’s office, As city officials debated the problem, Morgenstern’s in Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” – and the Morgenstern said. “They asked twice if we don’t mind team leveraged her celebrity status and the media’s theater’s 20-some employees packed up the surviving to stop performing,” she recalled. interest in the colorful spectacle outside the building to sets, costumes and gear. But Morgenstern, 55, persisted, citing her employees’ pressure City Hall. “This show is meant to be a warning salaries, which are paid by the state. (Morgenstern earns to public opinion, but also for the authorities,” said a about $13,000 annually, a figure she revealed earlier this statement announcing the open-air production in February year to protest low wages in Romania’s cultural sector.) 2014 of “Mazl Tov – And Justice For All!” – a musical “So if we get paid, we need to perform,” she said. “And comedy about the role of humor in Jewish tradition if the state doesn’t give us a theater, we’ll perform in featuring Yiddish and Romanian songs. “Do not let a this field. theater with a unique tradition and identity disappear from “It wasn’t like we were protesting or anything,” she Europe’s cultural landscape because of carelessness.” added with a smile. And disappear it didn’t. Last year, the Jewish State Immediately following the collapse, city officials told Theater – boasting a shiny new metal roof, reinforced the media that the building would be repaired. Behind foundations and a new wooden floor – reopened in time the scenes, however, a blame game was being played: to host Romania’s first international Yiddish theater event, Local officials and a contractor entrusted with preserving with troupes appearing from Canada, the United States, the building argued over each other’s responsibility and Israel and Germany. that of the theater. City officials said they had worked tirelessly from The sum required for restoring the theater, which was the get-go to resolve the issue. While that may be true, last renovated in 1956, was staggering at nearly $3 mil- Marcel Draghici, the theater’s longtime executive pro- A view of the collapsed roof of Bucharest’s Jewish lion. It made a huge dent in the municipal budget, which ducer, believes the outdoor performances “are part of the State Theater in 2014. (Photo courtesy of Jewish is so overstretched that even celebrations of Romania’s reason we reopened last year,” he told JTA. State Theater) national day are canceled occasionally for lack of funds. See “Theater” on page 11

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With best wishes, Mark Silverberg, Executive Director Jewish Federation of NE Pennsylvania 601 Jefferson Avenue Scranton, PA 18510 NOVEMBER 2, 2017 ■ THE REPORTER 7 From start-up nation to ramp-up nation: Israel’s new approach to innovation BY JEFFREY BARKEN only changing ambitions among innovators, but also the JNS.org faith investors now have in Israeli ingenuity. “Investors Dan Senor and Saul Singer’s 2009 book, “Start-Up used to want the exit. Now they want the five-to-10-year Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle,” first vision and are willing to invest more,” David said. captured Israel’s chutzpah-driven culture of innovation. Madgera can host up to four start-ups working in teams The book endeavored to understand why, despite being a of three or more people at a time. David described the country confronted by significant existential threats and Madgera method: “We meet in an open space, and every possessing limited natural resources, the Jewish state is start-up gets two tables…. Twice a week we have mentors. home to more flourishing high-tech ventures than most There are no lectures or courses. We deal with every start- other industrialized nations. up according to its own needs and establish milestones.” Senor and Singer identified a winning business Business-to-customer-oriented companies are ideal model that has become the gold standard for fledgling participants, as their infrastructure is typically less companies in Israel. The goal is to become what indus- complex. “We want [the start-ups] to be able to get to try professionals call a “unicorn” – a start-up that has market in four to six months and to achieve a proof of achieved a $1 billion valuation. To get there, engineers In February 2016, Daniel B. Shapiro (left), then concept shortly thereafter,” said David. develop groundbreaking first-generation products during the U.S. ambassador to Israel, witnessed the Israeli Perhaps Madgera’s greatest draw is its location. The a pilot stage and then sell their intellectual properties to company Mobileye’s advanced driver-assistance accelerator’s distance from fast-paced Tel Aviv removes multinational companies capable of scaling production systems technology. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. some of the pressures and distractions that innovators to meet global demand. Embassy Tel Aviv) would otherwise face. The fact that Madgera is a kibbutz Recently, though, multi-billion dollar acquisitions venture also instills a different culture in the companies it have prompted Israelis to rethink what’s possible. Israel – marketing and business development,” Matorin fosters. Participants mingle with their hosts. They bring Principal among such notable buyouts was computer told JNS.org. “Our people are traditionally the visionaries, their families, who enjoy all the rural and communal processor giant Intel’s 2017 record-breaking purchase they want to engineer the tech and then move on to the next pleasures kibbutz life offers, such as the pool, gym and of the Israeli start-up Mobileye, a high-tech producer of project, but it’s a game of business models now.” dining hall. “If or when a start-up gets an investment [it] advanced driver-assistance systems, for $15.3 billion. Startup Grind is a San Francisco-based global commu- can repay the kibbutz or offer equity,” David explained. “Sometimes I’m uncomfortable with the term ‘start- nity for innovators and entrepreneurs that, according to Madgera’s community-driven model speaks to a larger up nation,’” Raphael Gross, co-founder of the Israel its website, hosts “monthly events in 250 cities and 100 phenomenon that Matorin and Gross agree is beginning Aliyah Fund, an online platform that reconsiders what countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, to influence start-up culture. “In the last few years you Israel can offer Diaspora Jews, told JNS.org. “People educators and investors who share personal stories and can see a move toward tech for tech’s sake,” said Ma- don’t realize that Mobileye was started nearly 20 years lessons learned on the road to building great companies.” torin. He described a new economy in which altruistic ago at Hebrew University. At what point is a venture no Matorin noted Israelis are natural networkers and ventures are on the rise as people look to solve global longer a start-up, but, rather, a full-fledged company?” problem-solvers. Taking part in Startup Grind’s con- problems, such as hunger. Gross suggested Israelis are seeking to become a ferences and online community has enabled Israelis to Concurrently, new start-ups are raising money not “ramp-up nation,” capable of spawning start-ups that can think globally and discover new markets. Accelerators from venture capital firms and traditional middlemen, but grow beyond nascent developmental stages and become are popping up in cities across Israel to facilitate growth directly from communities and families, demonstrating world leaders in their fields. and nurture “ramp-up nation” leaders. public commitment to social causes. But Shahar Matorin, Israel country manager for Startup “We saw that we needed to offer more focus and value,” Time will tell whether the start-up nation can become Grind, acknowledges the country faces a “critical challenge Lion David, founder of Madgera – Startup Hatchery, the ramp-up nation that Gross, Matorin and David envi- “before it can accomplish such a transformative feat. “[We’re an accelerator and mentoring hub based on Kibbutz sion. In the meantime, it seems clear Israel is reinventing beginning] to understand the skills that we don’t have in Revivim, told JNS.org. Madgera’s mission reflects not its fundamental approach to innovation.

ÊCheck out the Federation’s new, updated website at www.jewishnepa.org or find it on Facebook 8 THE REPORTER ■ NOVEMBER 2, 2017 D’VAR TORAH Peace in the home BY RABBI DANIEL SWARTZ, TEMPLE HESED Simcha Bunam, teaches that when Jacob told Joseph OF SCRANTON (Genesis 37:14) to inquire as to the shalom (welfare) of Vayera, Genesis 18:1-22:24 his brothers, he was really saying, “Joseph, quit looking We live in a time of crisis and conflict. From raging for the bad in your brothers – look instead to see their wildfires to threats of nuclear attacks, from destructive good qualities.” Of course, Joseph failed to do so – and storms to destructive divisions in our society, it seems we all know how that turned out. We are given that same that everywhere we turn we face another potentially opportunity nearly every day – do we look for the worst disastrous drama. This week’s Torah portion, Vayera, in others, or search for, and help bring out, their best? also contains conflicts and crises, including such vio- How do we change our mindset? As my colleague lent, dramatic scenes as the destruction of Sodom and Rabbi Irvin Wise teaches, “A large part of shalom bayit Gomorrah, the expulsion of Hagar and Ishmael, and the is making the commitment to focus on fixing and healing binding of Isaac. But it is in one of the quieter moments more than on our hurt and resentment. Shalom bayit is – an inward laugh – that our sages find a lesson of value not magic; it is forgiveness and work.” This work starts for every age, especially in divisive times such as these. at home, with the people we know best and interact with Three messengers come to visit Abraham. Abraham is most frequently. But it is at least as important to carry feeding and tending to them when one makes a startling the attitude of shalom bayit outside the home. announcement: “Rest assured that I will return to you at Imagine how different our country, even our world, this time next year, and your wife Sarah shall have a son.” would be if everyone from our political leaders to average (Genesis 18:10) Sarah happens to be listening in on the citizens approached those on the other side of one issue conversation and is quite surprised. The text continues, or another through the lens of shalom bayit. We might “Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in years; do more listening and less yelling, more learning from the way of women had ceased for Sarah. So Sarah laughed each other and less finger pointing. Or try to imagine inwardly, thinking: ‘Now that I am withered, will I have how different the story would be if Hagar and Sarah pleasure, with my lord so old!’” (Genesis 18:11-12) had been able to work out their differences. Could their The next sentence is the one our sages focused on: “But efforts atshalom bayit have inspired peace between the the Eternal said to Abraham, ‘Why is Sarah laughing so, descendants of Ishmael and those of Isaac? thinking: am I really going to bear a child, when I have So the next time you are about to take offense at what grown so old?’” God purports to be merely reporting to you’re sure must be a deliberate insult, try following God’s Abraham what Sarah’s reaction was – but the words God example – try thinking of the other person’s viewpoint; utters are different from what Sarah actually said! Why try seeing the good in others. It won’t be easy – but it would God “misquote” Sarah, saying she laughed only will be worthwhile. because of her own advanced age and not also because of Abraham’s? Is this an ancient version of “fake news”? In Bava Metzia 87a, the school of Rabbi Ishmael teaches, “How great is peace, that even the Holy One, blessed be God, altered words for its sake.” That is, God, recognizing that Abraham might take offense at Sarah’s words, which could in turn lead to marital strife, “varied” Ruth Gruber exhibit (the Talmud’s euphemism) Sarah’s remarks to reflect The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU will solely on her age and not also on Abraham’s – all for hold the exhibit “Ruth Gruber: Photojournal- the sake of shalom bayit, peace in the house. ist” through January 7. The exhibit celebrates Shalom bayit – it has almost a quaint sound to it, but the life and vision of Ruth Gruber, a 20th century pioneer it is a value sorely needed in our world, one that could, and trailblazer. Photographs span more than 50 years and if we practiced it more, help bring healing not only in four continents, from Gruber’s reportage of the Soviet our homes, but also in many larger circles. Our is not Arctic in the 1930s and iconic images of Jewish refugees only an age when “me first” seems to be the guiding on the ship Exodus 1947, to her later photographs of ethos, but also when it seems that practically everyone Ethiopian Jews in the midst of civil war in the 1980s. stands ready to be offended by everyone else and thinks A selection of Gruber’s vintage prints never before the worst of everyone else’s motives. exhibited will be presented, along with contemporary Shalom bayit calls for a different mindset. It’s not prints made from her original negatives. easy and we often fail to achieve it. The stories of the For more information, visit [email protected] or Torah show that it was difficult for our ancestors as contact the museum [email protected] or 305-672-5044. well. For example, the great Chasidic teacher, Rebbe

Iran Continued from page 1 Aid Continued from page 4 The bills targeting Hezbollah seek to impose econom- The aid package, which has not yet been disclosed, ic sanctions on members of the terror group who have will be delivered by Ambassador to Mexico Yoni Peled violated human rights, and to levy penalties on entities to the southern states of Oaxaca and Chiapas, which – including financial institutions and foreign government were hit the hardest by the deadly quake. agencies – that support Hezbollah. TEXAS “Hezbollah is one of the principle agents of violence Israel responded in force when Hurricane Harvey and chaos in the Middle East. They are Iran’s proxy inundated the city of Houston and its surroundings with terrorist army, and confronting them in this manner is flood water. Aid teams from IsraAID, the IRC and ZAKA a good step toward minimizing the harm they and their sent first-aid responders to the city to help clear debris and backers in Tehran can cause. We look forward to the give psychological first aid to the traumatized population. president signing this bill into law,” said Pastor John Some of these aid workers are still in Texas helping local Hagee, founder and chairman of Christians United for communities. Members of iAID also distributed solar Israel, regarding the legislation on Hezbollah’s financing. lanterns to people left without power. H.Res. 359, meanwhile, addresses the fact that the The Israeli Foreign Ministry also sent several tons of EU has previously only designated Hezbollah’s “military supplies and donations via its embassy in Washington, wing” as a terror group, in 2013. The U.S., Canada, the DC. This was distributed by IsraAID. The Israeli Ministry Netherlands, Israel, Bahrain, the Arab League and the of Diaspora Affairs also sent $1 million in humanitarian Gulf Cooperation Council have fully designated Hez- aid for victims of the hurricane. bollah as a terrorist organization. The American Jewish On Friday, two medical clowns from the Dream Committee urged the EU to take appropriate action. Doctors Project touched down in Houston to provide “Pressing the EU to do the right thing, and finish what laughter therapy to the victims of Hurricane Harvey. The the 28 members started to do in 2013, is essential to effec- two clowns, Smadar Harpak and Penny Hanuka, will be tively countering the global Hezbollah threat,” said AJC touring Houston and Dallas for a week. Associate Executive Director for Policy Jason Isaacson. NOVEMBER 2, 2017 ■ THE REPORTER 9 How a 15th-century Hebrew Bible survived the Inquisition BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ bra is among the best preserved of the handful whose COIMBRA, Portugal (JTA) – From its mountaintop whereabouts are known today. perch, the University of Coimbra towers majestically The book is worth north of $3 million, according over the downtown square that used to be the regional to the university’s Joanine Library, which in 2013 was headquarters of the Portuguese Inquisition. It’s a fitting recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. That’s At right: Antonio location for the 737-year-old university, the seventh oldest where the Bible is kept – along with hundreds of other Eugenio Maia do in the world, which outsmarted and outlived the campaign precious manuscripts – inside a huge vault with special Amaral with the of persecution against Jews and freethinkers unleashed by climate control and aerial disinfection facilities. 15th-century Ab- the Catholic Church and Portugal’s rulers in 1536. The vault is typically only opened to scholars. Yet last ravanel Hebrew “This place was almost literally an ivory tower of year, Amaral took JTA inside to see the Bible. There was Bible at Coimbra knowledge during those dark times,” Antonio Eugenio a brief moment of confusion when the employee asked to University in Maia do Amaral, assistant director of the university’s locate the book said she could not find it in the index system. 2016. (Photo by 500-year-old library, recently told JTA. But Amaral, who has worked at the library for more than Cnaan Liphshiz) Thanks to the university’s undocumented policy of 20 years, shrugged and said calmly that he would have subterfuge against the Inquisition – Amaral said its li- to “let the fingers do the looking” once inside the vault. brarians essentially hid many books that censors would Amaral may have been laid back, but he was anything likely have wanted to destroy, reintroducing them to but cavalier. He expertly navigated the labyrinthine The second-rarest specimen at Coimbra’s library is the indexes only after the Inquisition was abolished in vault – two cards with digital keys are required for ac- another Bible dating to the 15th century. The Latin-lan- 1821 – Coimbra was in possession of a collection of cess – while donning librarian gloves. He took care not guage volume was one of the world’s first printed books, rare, pristine Jewish manuscripts found nowhere else. to breathe directly on the books he handled, so as not to prepared by partners of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor One such manuscript is the Abravanel Hebrew Bible. introduce moisture. of the print machine. Printed in 1462 – just 12 years Ranked by the university in a 2012 statement as its rarest Alongside its technological solutions, the library after the original 42-line Gutenberg Bible, which is on artifact, the handwritten Bible from the 15th century is employs a uniquely time-tested and green method for display in Mainz, Germany – the one in Coimbra is the perfectly preserved. The book is filled with drawings on pest control: For centuries, it has been home to a colony only surviving copy of an edition of four 48-line Bibles parchment that are so vibrant, they seem to have been of nocturnal, insect-eating bats. In the evenings, when printed by two of his partners. recently created. the library is closed, the tables beneath their flight paths Language differences aside, the printed book looks The Abravanels – a distinguished, wealthy Sephardic are covered with furs in order to protect them from the similar to the handwritten one. Both have illustrations family with branches in Spain and Portugal that fled bats’ excrement. and hand-drawn margins that writers used to keep their to Amsterdam and the Balkans during the Inquisition The University of Coimbra has little information on text straight before the invention of print. – commissioned 20 such Bibles. The volume in Coim- how exactly it came to possess the Abravanel Hebrew That’s no accident, Amaral said. “The margins and Bible, possibly because it was hidden or scrubbed from drawings were added to the printed copy to make it seem the library’s indexes to hide it from Inquisition agents. as though it was handwritten,” he said. This retrograding What makes the Abravanel Bible so rare, however, isn’t was partly done for aesthetic reasons – readers were used just its age – it’s the pristine condition. Across the Iberian to seeing them – and partly as a “precaution,” Amaral At left: The 15th- Peninsula, numerous books remain that Jews smuggled out said, because some Christian fanatics considered print century Abravanel during centuries of Inquisition, at risk to their own lives, but machines “the works of the devil.” Hebrew Bible at they are damaged. One such specimen: A 1282 copy of the Thousands were murdered during a series of Portuguese Portugal’s Coimbra Mishneh Torah, the code of Jewish religious law authored Inquisitions that followed the Spanish Inquisition of 1492. University (Photo by Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, or Maimonides. The book At least 200,000 Jews fled the Iberian Peninsula for the by Cnaan Liphshiz) has whole passages that an Inquisition censor singed away, Netherlands, South America and the Middle East during making them lost forever. It’s kept at the 400-year-old the period, which lasted nearly three centuries. Thousands library at the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, which more stayed and practiced Judaism in secret for generations. was founded by refugees from the Inquisition. See “Bible” on page 11

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Feature Films Denial - Based on the acclaimed book Denial: Holocaust History on Trial, Denial recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt’s legal battle for historical truth against David Irving (BAFTA nominee Timothy Spall), who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. In the English legal system, in cases of libel, the burden of proof is on the defendant, therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team, led by Richard Rampton, to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred. Denial is directed by Emmy Award winner Mick Jackson (‘Temple Grandin’) and adapted for the screen by BAFTA and Academy Award nominated writer David Hare. Producers are Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff. Dough - An old Jewish baker (Jonathan Pryce) takes on a young Muslim apprentice to save his failing kosher bakery. When his apprentice’s marijuana stash accidentally falls in the mixing dough, the challah starts flying off the shelves! DOUGH is a warmhearted and humorous story about overcoming prejudice and finding redemption in unexpected places. (Shown at the 2017 UJA campaign opening event) Everything is Illuminated - “Everything is Illuminated” tells the story of a young man’s quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather in a small Ukrainian town that was wiped off the map by the Nazi invasion. What starts out as a journey to piece together one family’s story under absurd circumstances turns into a meaningful journey with a powerful series of revelations -- the importance of remembrance, the perilous nature of secrets, the legacy of the Holocaust, and the meaning of friendship. (Donated by Dr. and Mrs. David Malinov) Europa Europa - Based on the autobiography of Solomon Perel, this movie recounts the severe actions a young boy must take in order to survive the Holocaust. (Donated by Dr. and Mrs. David Malinov) Hidden in Silence - Przemysl, Poland, WWII. Germany emerges victorious over the Russians and the city comes under Nazi control. The Jews are sent to the ghettos. While some stand silent, Catholic teenager, Stefania Podgorska, choose the role of a savior and sneaks 13 Jews into her attic. Munich - Inspired by real events, Munich reveals the intense story of the secret Israeli squad assigned to track down and assassinate the 11 Palestinians believed to have planned the 1972 Munich massacre of 11 Israeli athletes - and the personal toll this mission of revenge takes on the team and the man who led it. Music Box - In this intense courtroom thriller, Chicago attorney Ann Talbot (Jessica Lange) agres to defend her Hungarian immigrant father against accusations of heinous war crimes committed 50 years earlier. Norman - Norman Oppenheimer (Richard Gere) lives a lonely life in the margins of New York City power and money, and strives to be everyone’s friend. His incessant networking leads him nowhere until he ends up befriending a young but charismatic politician, Micha Eshel (Lior Ashkenazi), at a low point in his life. Three years later, the politician becomes the Prime Minister of Israel. Norman uses Eshel’s name to leverage his biggest deal ever: a series of quid pro quo transactions linking the Prime Minister to Norman’s nephew (Michael Sheen), a rabbi (Steve Buscemi), a mogul (Harris Yulin), his assistant (Dan Stevens) and a treasury official from the Ivory Coast. Norman’s plans soon go awry, creating the potential for an international catastrophe he must struggle to prevent. Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer is a comedic and compassionate drama of a man whose downfall is rooted in a human frailty all too easy to forgive—a need to matter. Remember - With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with demntia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family. (shown at the 2017 UJA campaign opening event) Son of Saul - October 1944, Auschwitz-Birkenau. Saul (Géza Röhrig) is a Hungarian member of the Sonderkommando, the group of Jewish prisoners forced to assist the Nazis. While working, Saul discovers the body of a boy he takes for his son. As the Sonderkommando plans a rebellion, Saul decides to carry out an impossible task: save the child’s body, find a rabbi to recite the mourner’s Kaddish and offer the boy a proper burial.(shown at the 2017 UJA campaign opening event) The Book Thief - THE BOOK THIEF tells the inspirational story of a spirited and courageous young girl who transforms the lives of everyone around her when she is sent to live with a new family in World War II Germany. The Jolson Story - THE JOLSON STORY is classic Hollywood biography at its best; a fast-paced, tune-filled extravaganza following the meteoric rise of legendary performer Al Jolson. THE JOLSON STORY was nominated for six 1946 Academy Awards , winning two, (Best Musical Scoring and Best Sound Recording). The Other Son - As he is preparing to join the Israeli army for his national service, Joseph discovers he is not his parents’ biological son and that he was inadvertently switched at birth with Yacine, the son of a Palestinian family from the West Bank. This revelation turns the lives of these two families upside- down, forcing them to reassess their respective identities, their values and beliefs. The Zookeeper’s Wife - In 1939 Poland, Antonina Zabinska (two-time Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain) and her husband successfully run the Warsaw Zoo and raise their family in an idyllic existence. Their world is overturned, however, when the country is invaded by the Nazis and they are forced to report to the Reich’s newly appointed zoologist (Daniel Brühl). To fight back on their own terms, the Zabinskis risk everything by covertly working with the Resistance and using the zoo’s hidden tunnels and cages to save families from Nazi brutality. Woman in Gold - Based on the true story of Maria Altman, played by Helen Mirren, who sought to regain a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis. (Donated by Dr. and Mrs. David Malinov) Non-Feature Films Above and Beyond - In 1948, just three years after the liberation of Nazi death camps, a ragtag group of skilled American pilots - both Jewish and non-Jewish, answered a call for help. In secret and at great personal risk, they smuggled planes out of the U.S., trained behind the Iron Curtain and flew for Israel in its War of Independence. This band of brothers not only turned the tide of the war, they also embarked on personal journeys of discovery and pride. (Shown at the 2016 UJA campaign opening event) Everything is a Present: The Wonder and Grace of Alice Sommer Hertz - This is the uplifting true story of the gifted pianist Alice Sommer Hertz who survived the Theresienstat concentration camp by playing classical piano concerts for Nazi dignitaries. Alice Sommer Hertz lived to the age of 106. Her story is an inspiration. Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story - Yoni Netanyahu was a complex, passionate individual thrust into defending his country in a time of war and violence. The older brother of Benjamin Natanyahu, the current Israel Prime Minister, Yoni led the miraculous raid on Entebbe in 1976. Although almost all of the Entebbe hostages were saved, Yoni was the lone military fatality. Featuring three Israeli Prime Ministers and recently released audio from the Entebbe raid itself. Hava Nagila (The Movie) - A documentary romp through the history, mystery and meaning of the great Jewish standard. Featuring interviews with Harry Belafonte, Leonard Nimoy and more, the film follows the ubiquitous party song on its fascinating journey from the shtetls of Eastern Europe to the kibbutzim of Palestine to the cul-de-sacs of America. If These Knishes Could Talk tells the story of the New York accent: what it is, how it’s evolved, and the love/hate relationship New Yorkers have with it. It features writer Pete Hamill, director Penny Marshall, attorney Alan Dershowitz and screenwriter James McBride, along with a cast of characters from Canarsie to Tottenville. In between, it explores why New Yorkers eat chawclate and drink cawfee, and how the accent became the vibrant soundtrack of a charming, unforgiving and enduring city. Israel: The Royal Tour - Travel editor Peter Greenberg (CBS News) takes us on magnificent tour of the Jewish homeland, Israel. The tour guide is none other than Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The viewer gets a chance to visit the land of Israel from his own home! Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story (narrated by Dustin Hoffman)- This documentary portrays the contributions of Jewish major leaguers and the special meaning that baseball has had in the lives of American Jews. More than a film about sports, this is a story of immigration, assimilation, bigotry, heroism, the passing on of traditions, the shattering of stereotypes and, most of all, the greatest American pastime. Nicky’s Family - An enthralling documentary that artfully tells the story of how Sir Nicholas Winton, now 104, a British stockbroker, gave up a 1938 skiing holiday to answer a friend’s request for help in Prague and didn’t stop helping until the war’s beginning stopped him. He had saved the lives of 669 children in his own personal Kindertransport. The Case for Israel - Democracy’s Outpost - This documentary presents a vigorous case for Israel- for its basic right to exist, to protect its citizens from terrorism, and to defend its borders from hostile enemies. The Israel Course - A 7-part Israel education series that sheds light on the Holy Land through the ages. Featuring biblical scholars and Middle East experts, including Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz, Emeritus Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Ambassador Dore Gold, Princeton professor Bernard Lewis and many others. The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg - As baseball’s first Jewish star, Hammerin’ Hank Greenberg’s career contains all the makings of a true American success story. Unmasked: Judaophobia - the Threat to Civilization – This documentary exposes the current political assault against the State of Israel fundamentally as a war against the Jewish people and their right to self-determination. NOVEMBER 2, 2017 ■ THE REPORTER 11 NEWS IN BRIEF From JTA “Hatikvah.” The same day, Gili Cohen won a bronze the attack in order to join ISIS, anti-terrorism officials Israelis win medals at Abu Dhabi judo medal in the women’s under-114 pounds category and told the newspaper. The men reportedly were trying to received the same treatment. Earlier in October, Israeli radicalize youths in India via social media and meetings. tourney team members were informed that they would not be Morocco supports ed. cooperation with Two Israelis won medals at a judo tournament in Abu permitted to compete under any Israeli symbols, claiming Dhabi, but tournament organizers refused to play the it was for security reasons. Two years ago, eight Israelis U.S. Holocaust museum customary national anthem of the medalists. Tal Flicker competed under similar conditions during the same event Morocco’s kingdom endorsed a proposal to work with stood on the podium to receive his gold medal in the men’s in Abu Dhabi. On Oct. 25, the International Judo Fed- the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum to educate about under-145 pound category on Oct. 26, the first day of the eration ordered the UAE to treat Israeli athletes equally the Holocaust and to counter intolerance. Prince Moulay Grand Slam tournament in the United Arab Emirates, a during the tournament. Prior to leaving for Abu Dhabi, Rachid, the brother of Moroccan King Mohammed VI. met country that does not have diplomatic relations with Israel. Flicker posted a photo of himself on Facebook wearing an in Rabat on Oct. 25 with museum director Sara Bloomfield. He wore the uniform of the International Judo Federation Israeli uniform. “We’ll do anything to get to Abu Dhabi According to a museum statement, he accepted Bloom- and received his medal under an IJF flag while the anthem and end up on the podium,” he wrote. “Everyone in the field’s suggestion to “work together to bring the lessons of the federation was played. Video clips showed Flicker world knows where we are from and which country we of the past to address the problems of the present and to singing what appears to be the Israeli national anthem, represent. I am the most proud to be Israeli.” make a better tomorrow.” Bloomfield invited the prince to ISIS operatives accused of planning attend a planned ceremony in Washington, DC, to honor his grandfather, King Mohammed V, who refused to hand over attack on Indian synagogue Jewish Moroccans to the Vichy France occupiers during the Bible Continued from page 9 Two men associated with the Islamic State were arrested Nazi period. The museum has had since 2007 an archival The library’s archives also contain rare, chilling re- in India for allegedly planning to attack a local synagogue. exchange agreement with Morocco’s National Library. cords that reveal the bureaucracy behind the Inquisition’s The anti-terrorism squad in the western Indian state of German ministry opens Kuwait Airways barbarity. For example, the minutes of a 1729 trial against Gujarat arrested the men, residents of the port city of Surat, Manuel Benosh, a Portuguese Jew, indicated that he was on Oct. 25. They are accused of planning to attack the inquiry for denying Israelis passage “released” by the Inquisition to civil authorities with an synagogue in the Khadia area of Ahemdabad, the largest Germany’s transport minister opened an investigation instruction that he be “punished in flesh” – a euphemism city in Gujarat. The suspects did reconnaissance on the into whether Kuwait Airways violated laws by denying for a death sentence by burning. Magen Abraham synagogue on Sept. 12 and were plan- passage to an Israeli passenger bound for Thailand. German Outside of Lisbon, Coimbra University is the largest ning either an explosion or shooting there, the Times of media reported the week of Oct. 26 that the Federal Transport owner of Portuguese Inquisition verdicts. “It was a mis- India reported. The men allegedly are ISIS operatives and Ministry investigation, ordered by Alexander Dobrindt, is sion that made this place not only a victim and opponent reportedly had been in touch with an Indian ISIS handler in addition to a lawsuit brought by the Israeli. A video by an of the horrors of the Inquisition, but also a witness to based in Afghanistan. One of the men was arrested at his Arab-Israeli Facebook star went viral earlier this year after them,” Amaral said. workplace and the other at his home, according to the he was unable to board a Kuwait Airways flight from New True to its tradition of defiance, the library was also report. Law enforcement seized cellphones, laptops and York to India. In 2016, Kuwait Airways ended its flights one of the few institutions to openly refuse to comply other electronic devices from both locations. The state between European cities following lawsuits filed against with the censorship policies of the regime of Antonio anti-terrorism squad told the newspaper that the two men it in Switzerland on behalf of an Israeli who was denied a de Oliveira Salazar, Portugal’s pro-fascist dictator of had been on their radar for some time and were taken into ticket. The year before, the airline dropped its route from 34 years, until 1968. “Again there were the same tricks custody as they were preparing to carry out the attack. The New York to London after the U.S. Department of Trans- as during the Inquisition,” Amaral said. “In the end, we men had planned to escape to Syria via Jamaica following portation ordered it to stop discriminating against Israelis. now see who has prevailed.”

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