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WWW.HERITAGEFL.COM YEAR 44, NO. 44 JULY 3, 2020 11 TAMUZ, 5780 ORLANDO, FLORIDA SINGLE COPY 75¢ ‘Day of Rage’ held across US On Wednesday, July 1, the Al-Awda also tied their dem- day Prime Minister Benja- onstrations to the protests min Netanyahu brought to a against anti-Black racism in cabinet vote the extension of the U.S. and beyond. Israeli sovereignty to parts of “We demand the defunding Judea and Samaria, demon- and dismantling of U.S. po- strations by Pro-Palestinian lice alongside the defunding and BDS groups against the and dismantling of Zionist “annexation,” as they call it, colonialism and racist Israeli were held in Chicago, San apartheid,” the group’s web- Diego, Brooklyn, Los Angeles site reads. and San Francisco. Among Zachor Legal Institute, a the groups were Students for legal advocacy organization, Justice in Palestine, Jewish wrote a letter to LA Mayor Eric Voice for Peace and American Garcetti and Police Chief Mi- Muslims for Palestine. chael Moore to warn against Another organization, Al- the demonstration planned to Awda — The Palestinian take place outside the Israeli Right to Return Coalition — consulate on Wednesday, call- accused Israel of “72 years of ing on them to ensure that genocide, ethnic cleansing the demonstration would be and dispossession.” peaceful. Anti-Semitism One of the Bell Caves in Beit Guvrin National Park. The 10 most iconic on TikTok (JNS) — The social-media ety of creative and interactive platform TikTok is a grow- features. ing hotbed of extreme anti- Yet the researchers explain archeological sites in Israel Semitism, according to a new that the app “has a darker By Abigail Klein Here are 10 of the most iconic Israeli period (1000-586 BCE), Second Temple report. side,” particularly in regard Leichman archeological sites. period (516 BCE to 70 CE), Byzantine Led by researchers Gabriel to TikTok’s popularity among The Old City of Jerusalem Muslim period (4th to 11th centuries Weimann, a professor of com- the younger generation. Some (ISRAEL21c) — Sitting at the cross- Archeological digs and conserva- CE) and Crusader period (1095 to munication at the University 41 percent of TikTok’s users roads of the ancient world, Israel is an tion projects reveal the history of this 1291 CE). of Haifa and senior researcher are between ages 16 and 24, archeologist’s dream. Peeling back the capital city established by King David Recently, cutting-edge micro- at the Institute for Coun- and although its Terms of Ser- layers of history here is a never-ending more than 3,000 years ago. archeology tools were used to correctly ter Terrorism, and Natalie vice prohibit users under age pursuit. The most visited place in Israel, date the construction of Wilson’s Arch, Masri, a research assistant and 13, many users who appear Excavations by the Israel Antiquities Jerusalem has been continuously in- which supported one of the main path- graduate student at ICT, the in videos are clearly younger. Authority with local and international habited for some 5,000 years. So it’s ways to the Second Temple. “Spreading Hate on TikTok” This can create an environ- experts are constantly turning up new not surprising that hardly a month The Western Wall (Kotel) is a 70-me- report scanned the platform ment of vulnerability that is clues to ancient civilizations. goes by without major archeological ter (230-foot) section of one of the huge for far-right contents by ap- exploited by extremist groups. And it’s quite common for casual hik- news here. retaining walls of Herod the Great’s plying a systematic content The app “has a darker side,” ers to contact the IAA about valuable Although important discoveries are expanded Second Temple compound, analysis. particularly in regard to Tik- antiquities they’ve stumbled across. also made outside the Old City — for built around 20 BCE and destroyed by This scan of TikTok videos, Tok’s popularity among the Israel has invested heavily in en- instance, underneath the Jerusalem the Romans around 70 CE. It is revered conducted from February younger generation. abling safe access to dozens of archeol- International Convention Center — as a place of worship for its proximity through May of 2020, re- “First, unlike all other ogy sites for the public. Many of them the most famed archeological heritage to the Temple Mount. vealed 196 postings related social media, TikTok’s users have been turned into national parks sites are in the Old City area and shed to far-right extremism. The are almost all young children, and UNESCO Heritage Sites. light on life during the First Temple Iconic on page 15A most prevalent category of who are more naïve and gull- far-right postings on TikTok ible when it comes to mali- pertained to anti-Semitism cious contents,” states the and Holocaust denial, as the study, which first appeared Schott’s name ousted from stadium study recorded 43 postings in the Studies in Conflict & of that kind, translating to Terrorism journal. “Second, By Marcy Oster Marge Schott’s name from more than one-fifth of the TikTok is the youngest plat- its baseball stadium because total posts. form thus severely lagging (JTA) — The University of the late Cincinnati Reds The researchers also dis- behind its rivals, who have of Cincinnati will remove owner’s racism and anti- covered 14 postings of Adolf had more time to grapple with Semitism. Hitler’s speeches; 11 postings how to protect their users The university’s Board of of the “Sieg Heil” victory sa- from disturbing and harmful Trustees voted Monday to lute used by Nazis; 17 videos contents. remove Schott’s name from encouraging violence that “Yet, TikTok should have the stadium and from a space featured Nazi or neo-Nazi learned from these other plat- in the archives library, ef- symbols such as the swastika forms’ experiences and apply fective immediately, acting and sonnenrad; and 26 ac- TikTok’s own Terms of Service on a recommendation by counts featuring the numbers that does not allow postings the university’s president, “88” in their username, the that are deliberately designed Neville Pinto. white supremacist numerical to provoke or antagonize “Marge Schott’s record of code for “Heil Hitler.” people, or are intended to racism and bigotry stands Getty Images Other extremist posts harass, harm, hurt, scare, at stark odds with our Uni- Marge Schott documented in the study distress, embarrass or upset versity’s core commitment encompassed the far-right people or include threats of to dignity, equity and inclu- who is Jewish, joined fellow saying that he “was good ideologies of fascism, rac- physical violence.” sion,” Pinto said. university alumni in calling in the beginning, but went ism, anti-immigration, Under the study’s method- He added: “I hope this ac- on the school to change the too far.” She also referred to chauvinism, nativism and ology, Weimann and Masri tion serves as an enduring name. Over 10,000 people two black Boston Red Sox xenophobia. The postings’ first identified TikTok ac- reminder that we cannot signed an online petition outfielders with the N-word. activity ranged from espous- counts of known extremist remain silent or indifferent drive in early June by an The baseball stadium was ing violence to promoting when it comes to prejudice, alumnus and former stu- named for Schott in 2006, conspiracy theories to glo- TikTok on page 14A hate or inequity. More than dent-athlete, Jordan Ramey. two years after her death at rifying terrorists. ever, our world needs us to Schott, who owned the age 75, following a $2 million Developed by the Chinese convert our values into real Reds from 1984 to 1999, was donation to the university’s company ByteDance, TikTok and lasting action.” banned from managing the Athletics Varsity Village allows its 1.5 billion active us- Former Major League team in 1996 after she spoke project by the Marge and ers to upload up to 60-second Baseball star Kevin Youkilis, admiringly of Adolf Hitler, Charles Schott Foundation. lip-synched videos with a vari- PAGE 2A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JULY 3, 2020 Jewish teens help successful effort to abolish Oakland’s school police force Several dozen teens and Maera Klein, 16, a ris- 4-3 decision. Two months adults from Beth Abra- ing junior at Berkeley High after that, members of the ham signed a June 14 letter School, said, “I really wanted Black Organizing Project led to Jody London, the school to bring it to London from a protests in front of London’s board president and a member Jewish lens, from within her home and those of other of the synagogue. synagogue, to show her that board members. “When someone dies in the people from her own Jewish Shortly afterward, London Jewish community, we say, community care a lot about released a statement saying ‘May their memory be for a this issue. I would be super that she was planning to sup- blessing,’” the letter read. “In proud if my congregation had port the project’s resolution. this age of unrest following an influence on passing such “It is critical that the $2.3 the murder of George Floyd a powerful resolution that million budget of the [Oakland and countless other Black would really change people’s School Police Department] people by the hands of police, learning experiences for the be strategically reinvested in there is heavy demand for not better.” support for the whole child only holding cops account- The Oakland Unified and students with disabilities able, but for defunding and School District Police Ser- with an eye to supporting divesting in policing as we vices Department was cre- authentic students safety,” know it today.” ated in the 1950s, and out of she wrote. London met with the syna- approximately 1,000 districts Support for the resolution Rucha Chitnis gogue’s youth on Zoom a few in California, Oakland is one came from dozens of admin- Satya Zamudio, 15, urged Oakland’s school board to eliminate its police force. days ago. of 23 school districts that istrators in schools in the dis- “We just tried to stress has its own police force. The trict and Oakland community By Gabriel Greschler congregation, was involved ioral health professionals, as that [the resolution is] very department consists of 20 organizations. in pushing the board to adopt the budget supports, to meet well-researched and there is sworn personnel and 120 The resolution’s origins, in (J. The Jewish News of North- what was called the George the needs of students.” a plan in place that [BOP] has school site officers, according part, come from data that the ern California via JTA) — The Floyd Resolution, named for It was created by the Black been trying to do for so long,” to OUSD.org. Black Organizing Project has school board in Oakland, Cali- the Black man whose death Organizing Project, an Oak- said Satya Zamudio, 15, a London’s position on the compiled over the past five fornia, has unanimously voted at the hands of a Minneapo- land-based group that has rising sophomore at Oakland elimination of the school years. One of the findings to abolish the district’s police lis police officer sparked the fought to reform the city’s Technical High School. “It was district’s police force has is that while Black students force in the wake of the na- demonstrations. school district policies around really important to have this changed over time. make up 26 percent of enroll- tionwide protests against police The resolution, which was policing. The organization conversation with Jody. To just In March, when the school ment in the Oakland district, brutality — with some urging passed Wednesday, will real- had been trying to eliminate urge her to stand in solidarity board voted to make $18.8 they represent 73 percent by teens at a city synagogue. locate funds to provide social the district’s police force since with people of color and to re- million in budget cuts, of the school police force’s A large contingent of young workers, psychologists, re- 2011, but protests sparked by ally stress the point that Jews London voted against cut- arrests — a phenomenon people from Temple Beth storative justice practitioners Floyd’s death injected new should be on the side of racial ting any positions from the that has been documented Abraham, a Conservative and “other mental or behav- energy into the effort. justice in this moment.” district’s police force in a similarly nationwide. Virtual ‘Strategies for Action’ programs in July

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All rights reserved. *Using U.S. and imported parts. and defenses on the internet, courses by top universi- security.” PAGE 4A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JULY 3, 2020 The next time I saw her, I swore to myself, no rugged Judean terrain, wheeling and dealing matter what, I’d meet her. out of his tents? Was there a City of David, or The And I did. As a poor starving writer I often is it all an amalgamation, a fantasy of storytell- ate a $2 breakfast in the basement of East ing used to justify Jewish and Christian and Quad, the dorm down the street from my Muslim myths? And this is only 3,000 or so Good apartment, at a student run establishment years ago, a drop in the cosmic bucket, a blink called The Halfway Inn, or, as we liked to call in archaeological history. Word it, the Half Ass. When I left after having eaten What about our family history today? What my one egg and slice of toast, I saw her go into do my children know about us, their parents? By David Bornstein a classroom. I’ll wait for an hour, I told myself. And their grandparents? Next to nothing, I’m I had a book to read and could do that. If the sure. I don’t know how my grandparents met, class was two hours long I’d have to leave. But only two generations ago and the story is Telling the history of love she came out after 55 minutes and we talked lost in time. Do my children know that their and set a time for dinner together and the rest grandfather actually proposed to someone I don’t know how many times I’ve told my left for winter break and I had to wait weeks is a lengthy history that has produced three besides their grandmother and was rebuffed? children (or tried to tell them) how their mom before another sighting. Late one night as I children and many stories. Do they know that I sat on the floor outside and dad met, how we sent each other signals was walking home I saw her walking with My parents met in a cafeteria at the Univer- a classroom, fingers crossed, hoping their from a distance for months until the oppor- friends into her dormitory, and she tripped sity of Chicago. My father was a law student mother would appear before I had to leave? tunity arose for us to introduce ourselves to on the stairs when she caught sight of me. there, my mother a grad student in English In this strange, quirky time of the coro- each other. I was working in the back of the Later, on a bone chilling night while I waited literature, and she worked in the cafeteria, navirus, cloistered as we are, all together original Border’s Book Store in Ann Arbor for a friend in the foyer of a movie theater, serving other students while she worked her but still often separated by cell phones and and saw her and thought she was really she walked past me on a date and watched way through school. My family must have iPads and social media, we have one of the cute, but before I could make my way up to me through two sets of double glass doors something going on with connections to rare opportunities life occasionally affords her she was gone, and then all the students until she disappeared in the dark auditorium. cheap college eateries, because they started us — to share with one another. I doubt we’ll talking and dating and when my father finally ever have another extended period like we are asked her, “What am I going to do with you? having with our youngest right now, trapped Marry you?” she said yes. And the rest, again, as he is at home with us, and I wonder how Legacy planning should make became family history — three kids, citrus much he knows about who he is and where groves and civil rights and Jewish community he came from. Some stories, some pieces of and many stories. history have been passed down for sure. But sure Jewish organizations survive And last night I read a fascinating article others disappear, and like David of old, may By Mike Leven shape them the way it shaped us, despite in The New Yorker about King David and the never be known for certain again. Time to sit the rise of anti-Semitism today. Politics veracity of the Bible. David, one of the great down and do some storytelling. ATLANTA (JTA) — My library has the popu- have negatively shaped the relationship that biblical characters, poet warrior, empire And that’s the good word in these seques- lar book “21 Lessons for the 21st Century,” in our children and grandchildren have with builder, flawed and brilliant and so human, tered times. Feel free to contact me through which Yuval Harari — a Jew, an Israeli and an the State of Israel. Many of my friends who and questions abound about him. Was he a the Heritage, or at [email protected]. I’m acclaimed author — states that the Jewish have given decades of volunteer service to king in a palace or a Bedouin wandering the David Bornstein. Love. people don’t have a reason to exist anymore. the Jewish community have children who They’ve finished what they had come here to are barely interested or affiliated. This real- do by contributing to a range of fields, from ity will have a significant impact on Jewish philosophy and ethics to science and the arts. philanthropy tomorrow. It’s time to change our Harari consistently downplays the role that Many friends in the philanthropic com- Jews have had in shaping the world. munity choose to give through donor-advised “Jews may be a very interesting people,” he funds — charitable investment accounts that writes, “but when you look at the big picture, have added tax benefits. While I was creating complacency about racism you must realize that they have had a very my own donor-advised funds for my sons, my By David Fine Where is the sound and the fury that we lend limited impact on the world.” wife wisely asked, “How do you know they are to our advocacy for Israel? Where is the uproar This message counters how I was raised, how going to spend this Jewishly?” It hit me like a DALLAS (JTA) — Before COVID-19, when that followed in 2018 when our community I live my life, and how my wife and I raised our bolt. I never thought about what was going to my community convened every Shabbat at our came under attack by white supremacists? three sons, who are now adults with children happen to my donor-advised funds after I die. synagogue, two men stood at opposite ends of Despite a few notable exceptions, we are of their own. But Harari was right in stating Our children don’t have to support the same the property wearing Kevlar vests and holding hearing mostly silence or fumbling for words that many Jews may no longer believe that Jewish causes we do, but they should continue makeshift nylon shields. These shields covered that fall short. being Jewish is a magical way of moving in the legacy we started. the men’s long automatic rifles so that our Two of our bedrock religious concepts can our world. Many may not share my conviction I went back and put a clause in our funds community’s children wouldn’t face heavy help us here: kavod habriyot, respect for all of that Judaism gives us all a vital set of values, a stating that 75 percent of our philanthropic firearms every time they ambled into services. God’s creations, and hakarat hatov, gratitude deep sense of community and a powerful pride funds will go to Jewish causes. I started the How should I feel about those police of- to those who do good things for you. It is a that comes with being part of an extraordinary Jewish Future Pledge to invite others — not ficers standing tall in the Texas heat, and the particularly Jewish position — an essentially and ancient people. I fear that these trends put only Warren Buffet’s billionaires — to pledge protection they afford me, when they wear Jewish one — to argue that we can both em- the Jewish future at risk. that upon their passing, they leave at least 50 the same badge as the officer who murdered brace the Black Lives Matter movement and the I was raised in a Modern Orthodox home percent of their assets for charitable purposes Botham Jean in his apartment? How should police forces that protect us when we worship. and remained observant through college, but to continue to support our people. we religious Jews feel about police officers We know that police need funding to rout after that I became secular. It wasn’t until my We are in an existential moment. Perhaps who ran toward the gunfire in Pittsburgh and out and find those who would seek to harm early 50s that I reengaged deeply with Jewish more than ever before, people are thinking Poway when they wear similar badges as those our community because of our religion, but we life. Since then, I have become involved with about what’s important in life and what legacy responsible for the deaths of George Floyd and also should know that a significant amount of an array of organizations, from Birthright to they will leave behind. Now is the time to be many others? that funding must go to retraining our police the Jewish Federation to the AEPi Fraternity thinking about what commitments you can As Jews, we regularly study the Talmud’s force to deescalate without force, to respect Foundation. make to help Jewish life continue for genera- discursive pages, and know that more often black lives and to create community policing In the past two decades, I have been part of a tions to come. than not life is filled with gray areas and grayer initiatives. range of projects in the Jewish world alongside As the COVID-19 pandemic has made clear, areas. As an observant Modern Orthodox Jew, I We know that many police officers — es- some of our community’s most significant no one can predict what challenges the Jew- also know that those complexities are no excuse pecially those who protect us while we pray donors and organizations. My generation ish community will face or what needs it will for living an unprincipled and unregimented — are dedicated to the public good, but that gave back, to the best of our ability, to Israel have. As our world changes, so too will Jewish life. We take strong stands on everything from doesn’t preclude us from supporting the repeal and the Jewish people through our pledges philanthropy. Some organizations and initia- how long one should wait between mixing of qualified immunity laws that often shield and our philanthropic gifts. We spoke to our tives will close as new ones emerge. milk and meat to defending Israel’s right to police from the consequences of their actions. children about our Jewish values and about Yet one thing is certain: The Jewish people exist. Yet these days, I hear more silence than We know through our own recent tragic ex- what matters most to us. and the State of Israel will continue to re- not from our community leaders on the racial perience that armed police are required in our But we haven’t always done that in the quire significant resources to continue this issues engulfing our nation. cities, but we can work toward the wholesale context of charitable giving. remarkable project that we have sustained for I get the sense that a majority of the Ortho- changes needed in the United States that will In the coming decades, our children and thousands of years. We will need funds to run dox community, who I believe are good people, ensure an armed police officer does not pose grandchildren will soon receive the single larg- schools, synagogues and camps; to support feel hesitant about the current protests. They a danger to our fellow citizens. est transference of wealth that the American advocacy organizations and strengthen Israel; feel reluctant to articulate a strong position: Swaths of our community might disagree Jewish community has ever experienced. They to connect our young people to their past and They trust the police to protect us, and they are with this, in style or substance, believing that also may have different feelings about Jewish link them to our future. And if we don’t worry wary of any perceived threat to their security, we should either “sit this one out,” or that life and Israel from the people who are leaving about how to sustain this future, who will? whether real or imagined. Jews generally don’t police reform and larger scale societal change them that money, as has been documented in The views and opinions expressed in this fare well when the law breaks down. Perhaps is unnecessary. They should be embraced in recent studies like the renowned Pew Report article are those of the author and do not more pointedly, deep down, the white among avid discussion. from 2013. necessarily reflect the views of JTA or its par- us know that we will never face the same First, though, we must confront the outright The Holocaust and its shadow did not ent company, 70 Faces Media. violence that black people do today. racists that have been our shame — a nasty Too many in our community have forgotten open secret — that our Orthodox communities THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE VIEWS OF HERITAGE MANAGEMENT. that not so long ago, we were the targets of have turned a blind eye to for too long. Whether government-sanctioned violence. 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Racism on page 14A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JULY 3, 2020 PAGE 5A A policeman speaks out By Steve Riback taken by Chauvin to protect be wrong and grossly inac- chance of dying in a police- are terrible at their jobs, and/ by operating with high levels Aish Hatorah Resources and serve was completely curate. To lump all police related incident. This statistic or engage in illegal behaviors? of accountability, sincerity in disregarded, and thankfully officers as evil and the root is irrespective of suspect race Certainly. And every one of building and maintaining re- I will never stand for or justice through the legal cause of many problems in and/or gender as well as if them deserves intense scru- lationships, and a genuine love justify racism, illegal acts, system is ongoing. These this country would also be the suspect used a weapon, tiny, to be removed from the for serving the community. brutality, or excessive force are undoubtedly challeng- wrong and grossly inaccurate. harmed someone, attacked profession, and brought up on I have the honor and privi- by police officers. Those who ing times ahead, but Fred For those citizens throughout an officer, etc. charges if applicable. lege to work with some of the operate in that fashion have DeVito may have said it best, the country wanting change But what about statistics What can be done to im- most courageous and brave no business working as police “If it doesn’t challenge you, it and reform for police depart- regarding non-deadly uses prove the relationship with men and women each shift. officers and deserve to be held doesn’t change you!” ments, your input, ideas, and of force, excessive force, and police officers as the national I get to see heroes on display accountable for their actions. These past couple of weeks suggestions are very much brutality at the hands of the conversation turns to police every day as they consistently We need to set the record have caused me to deeply welcomed — your violence is police? These are harder to reform? One call to action risk their own safety while straight. Change can be reflect on my more than 22 not. As someone who fought find nationwide. The Las gaining traction is the “8 Can’t heading directly toward dan- challenging. I know because years in law enforcement. I firsthand against Civil Rights Vegas Metropolitan Police De- Wait” movement. Until more ger, when everyone else is it happened to me over 17 have had many conversations infractions, I am an advo- partment 2019 Annual Report research and studies are done, running away from it. Rest years ago. At the time, I was with fellow officers, and we cate of attempting to solve reported that the police re- it is difficult to know if this assured when 911 is called, living my passion as a crime- are astonished at how our disagreements peacefully in sponded to 874,510 calls from can be universally adopted these heroes are responding fighting police officer, yet profession is getting skewered hopes everyone can come citizens for emergency and throughout the country, but without a care of who you struggling internally to find by the media with blatant to the table and be heard. non-emergency assistance. it certainly is a starting point are in terms of race, religion, purpose. One Shabbat, the disregard for facts or accuracy Meaningful discussions and The same Annual Report for meaningful discussion and etc., they are simply coming realization of how uneducated in reporting. We collectively positive change are outcomes states 773 total officer use positive changes to occur. because you called and need I was about Judaism engulfed feel we try to protect and serve the police want as well. We of force incidents, to include The LVMPD may be a de- their help. me. The spark in my soul was the community that currently want your trust, we want your four officer-involved shoot- partment to emulate since for Steve Riback is a 22 year lit and my quest began, lead- seems to hate us. support, and we want to work ing deaths. This amounts to years our policies have encom- veteran with the Las Vegas ing to my eventual transfor- It is one thing to hear together with the community. an overall use of force rate of passed almost all eight areas Metropolitan Police Depart- mation of keeping kosher, the about the pervasive negativity It seems as of late that 0.000883 percent. For those with success. Furthermore, ment and is currently as- Sabbath, and wearing a yar- toward police officers in the the focus and scrutiny with departments with abnormal in Las Vegas we have a strong signed to the Tourist Safety mulke and beard. Although media, but it is quite another police-related incidents has or high statistics, further bond with our community, Division as a patrol lieuten- it was a challenge, my police to live it. I stood side-by-side shifted to what races the investigation should be con- evidenced by the outpour- ant. Steve is the co-author department grew to accept with fellow officers for several officer and suspect are, as ducted to find out why. If any ing of community support of “My Journey Home” and a my new appearance that came days last week at supposed opposed to the details, facts, wrongdoing is uncovered, for Officer Mikalonis. Police motivational speaker known from my spiritual change. I peaceful protests reading and circumstances. Although they must be held account- departments can create or as the “Kosher Cop” (www. saw firsthand the power of signs displaying slogans of it has been the center of atten- able. strengthen community bonds koshercop.com). what working together could death and physical harm for tion, uses of force by police Use of force is undoubtedly accomplish. cops, while listening to chants officers are extremely rare in one of the most controversial I have seen many other for violence on the police. I viv- comparison to the amount areas for law enforcement, and significant changes through idly recall the crowd spitting of citizen interactions that their scrutiny is imperative for What is ‘8 Can’t Wait’? the years from my police on officers, as well as throwing occur. Police officers know ensuring police departments department in areas such as frozen water bottles, chunks this fact, but I often wonder operate within the parameters Officials across the country are desperate to take swift, transparency, accountability, of concrete, flaming glass if the communities we serve of the law, while striving to concrete steps to respond to protests against police bru- and training — all to improve bottles, and large rocks at us. are aware of it. maintain the public’s trust. tality. Campaign Zero, which emerged from the police and strengthen relationships Numerous officers received When discussing police But to claim or categorize protests in Ferguson, Missouri, has come up with ideas with the community. broken bones, lacerations, and uses of force, statistical facts all officers as racist or using that could fit the bill: They don’t cost any money and This is why I truly cannot the unimaginable outcome for and evidence for officers must excessive force, or even engag- could be implemented very fast. help but be deeply saddened fellow Officer Shay Mikalonis, be explored. In 2019, accord- ing in deadly force in systemic These ideas include eight concrete police reforms: by recent events in our coun- who was shot in the face and ing to the Washington Post, or epidemic levels is not sup- • Banning chokeholds and strangleholds try and the shockwaves felt currently lies in critical condi- 1003 people in the United portable by facts. Contrary to • Banning shooting at moving vehicles through the law enforcement tion on a ventilator (Editor’s States were shot and killed by what some in the media would • Require de-escalation community. Every human note: Officer Mikalonis is police. The U.S Census stated lead you to believe, there is • Require warning before shooting being should be outraged also paralyzed from the neck the population in America no evidence police officers • Require use of force continuum and disgusted at the horrific down). was 329,131,338 people (on are singling out any race over • Require comprehensive reporting actions of Derek Chauvin to- To categorize every pro- 12/31/19), equating to an another en masse. • Exhaust all other means before shooting, and to wards George Floyd and his tester as wanting death or individual residing in the U.S Are there cops who take • Intervene when witnessing misconduct. resulting death. The oath injury to the police would having a 0.00000305 percent advantage of their position, The problem when revisionist history becomes official dogma

By Jonathan S. Tobin When Howard Zinn’s “A count of America’s past. But linked to slavery or mistreat- against Arabs who thought as a crime. This post-Zionist People’s History of the United its portrait of America as ir- ment of native peoples, like only of their extinction. The spirit has also infused much (JNS) — Angry mobs of States” was first published redeemably racist has helped Christopher Columbus and unpleasant details of a war of of Israeli popular culture as activists are roaming Ameri- in 1980, his attempt to tell inspire support for the post- even Theodore Roosevelt. The survival that had resulted in the simplistic patriotism of can streets pulling down or the story of America as an George Floyd protests. great good that many of them a massive population trans- the country’s early decades defacing statues of historical unending series of atrocities Lost in the revolutionary did is now deemed irrelevant fer — in which hundreds of has been replaced by cynicism. figures. In some cases, gov- against people of color and zeal of the protesters to erase in light of the new radical thousands of Jews and Arabs But though the new histo- ernments and private institu- the poor was cheered by many all vestiges of the country’s catechism about racism. fled or were forced out of their rians had an outsize impact tions are joining their efforts intellectuals. Yet it was also past that do not pass muster This parallels to some small homes — were ignored. on the country’s intellectual by agreeing to take down roundly denounced as being by our current standards of extent the intellectual battles New historians like Benny life, their influence pales when examples of public art that a cartoonish version of history morality is all sense of nuance that have gone on in Israel as Morris punctured the myths compared to the actual lived reflect worldviews that are ei- that was the moral equivalent about the complicated nature the so-called “new historians” that the Israelis were blame- experience of Israelis. ther now considered offensive of early traditional efforts to of American history. sought to demolish the coun- less. Their research revealed Israelis are not chang- or long gone out of fashion. depict America’s founders Slaveholders perpetuated try’s view of its past. that in some cases, Arabs ing the names of streets Some are doing so because as flawless humans, such as a great evil. Those associated This movement arose in were compelled to leave their and institutions named for they’ve been intimidated by Parson Mason Weems’s vastly with the Confederacy were the 1980s at the same time homes by Israeli forces. David Ben-Gurion, their the 21st-century Jacobins influential 1800 book, “The also guilty of treason. And as the peace movements that Though much of their work first prime minister, nor who march under the ban- Life of Washington.” Weems’s the belief of most Americans pushed for concessions to the largely ignored Arab inten- have they pulled down the ner of the Black Lives Matter hagiography, which invented in the century that followed Palestinians. Israelis had been tions and rejection of peace, few statues of him (most movement. Others are acting the myth about the first in the country’s “manifest raised on the idea that their this view of Israeli wrongdoing of which depict him doing out of genuine conviction that president and the cherry tree, destiny” involved notions of country had come into exis- has gradually gone main- headstands). In no small they must join in the purging largely set the tone for the white European superiority tence as a small, beleaguered stream. It bolstered sympathy measure, that’s because they of the public square in order to works of others who helped over Native Americans and people fighting for a foothold for the Palestinian nakba nar- virtue signal their abhorrence inspire Americans to think others. on their ancient homeland rative about the birth of Israel Dogma on page 14A for racism. of their nation as a uniquely Yet this willingness to The assumption on the part inspired experiment in de- rethink America as a nation of many of those watching this mocracy. born in sin and continuing, spectacle with horror is that By contrast, Zinn’s America despite much evidence to those involved simply don’t was as consistently villainous the contrary, to be as racist know or appreciate history. as Weems’s Washington was as it was in the past requires But this isn’t entirely true. virtuous. Despite the sim- us to forget that the arc of While most Americans’ grasp plistic and often misleading the nation has actually been of their nation’s past is shaky, nature of his writing, Zinn’s primarily one of a continuous what is going on isn’t so much influence has grown over the expansion of liberty. the triumph of ignorance as decades with many schools The dynamic of such revo- it is that of revisionism. In now using it — or other works lutionary moments is that this respect, the struggle in inspired by this book — to once you start toppling stat- Israel over the efforts of the teach American history. ues, nothing is safe. Along “new historians” to embrace Following in Zinn’s foot- with the Confederates, stal- the Palestinian nakba (“ca- steps was last year’s Pulitzer- warts of the Union like Ulysses tastrophe”) narrative yields Prize winning “1619 Project” Grant are also now being some insight on the attacks published by The New York overthrown. The same fate on America’s conception of Times. Most responsible is befalling images of Wash- itself as a nation conceived in liberal historians saw it as ington, Thomas Jefferson a struggle for liberty. an error-ridden flawed ac- and anyone else who can be PAGE 6A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JULY 3, 2020 What’s A COMPREHENSIVE More Bay Area JCCs slash COMMUNITY LIGHT Happening CALENDAR SHABBAT CANDLES AT For inclusion in the What’s Happening Calendar, copy must be sent on sepa- budgets and lay off staff rate sheet and clearly marked for Calendar. Submit copy via: e-mail (news@ JULY 3 orlandoheritage.com); mail (P.O. Box 300742, Fern Park, FL 32730-0742); 8:09 p.m. fax (407-831-0507); or drop it by the office (207 O’Brien Rd., Ste. 101, Fern JULY 10 By Gabe Stutman With the future uncertain, the organization said. organization is looking at sig- Bodner, CEO since 2013, Park) Deadline is Wednesday noon, 10 days prior to publication. 8:08 p.m. (J. The Jewish News of nificant cutbacks, and on June often wears his emotions Northern California via JTA) 22 announced layoffs of about on his sleeve. In an email in MORNING MINYANS (Please note, because of the coronavirus, — The bad news for Jewish 21 percent of its workforce and March announcing hundreds all minyans have been canceled or held virtually.) community centers in the the indefinite suspension of a of furloughs, he called it “the Chabad of South Orlando — Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. and 10 minutes before sunset; Saturday, wake of the coronavirus crisis host of programs. most painful message I have 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 8:15 a.m., 407-354-3660. continues: One in Palo Alto “I never could have ever had to send.” Congregation Ahavas Yisrael — Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 9 has laid off about 20 percent imagined what we’ve all Meanwhile, leaders at the a.m., 407-644-2500. of its staff and cut its budget experienced these last three Peninsula JCC, one of the Congregation Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Daytona — Monday, 8 a.m.; Thursday, 8 a.m., by a third, while one in Foster months,” CEO Zack Bodner three largest in the Bay Area, 904-672-9300. City, located between Palo wrote in an email to the are looking at upcoming bud- Congregation Ohev Shalom — Sunday, 9 a.m., 407-298-4650. Alto and San Francisco, has community announcing the get projections and grimacing GOBOR Community Minyan at Jewish Academy of Orlando — Monday — Friday, 7:45 a.m. cut its budget by 45 percent. cuts, with the subject line “A at an anticipated $9 million — 8:30 a.m. (virtual) Sitting on more than 8 Difficult Announcement.” He shortfall. Temple Israel — Sunday, 9 a.m., 407-647-3055. acres in Palo Alto, the Taube said the period has been “tre- “We’re looking at deep and Koret Campus for Jewish mendously challenging” and painful staffing cuts, and cuts FRIDAY, JULY 3 Life — which includes the “an emotional roller coaster of to services and programs,” Ahavas Yisrael — Kabbalat, 30 minutes before sundown. Oshman Family JCC and ever-changing information.” CEO Paul Geduldig said in a the Moldaw Residences for The pandemic closures phone call, echoing JCC of San SATURDAY, JULY 4 retirees — has been described eliminated 99 percent of the Francisco CEO Marci Glazer Torah Portion — Parashat Chukat-Balak: Numbers 19:1-25:9; Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8. as a “modern eco-oasis” and a OFJCC’s anticipated earned when she announced layoffs “hub for the region’s growing revenue from March through of about 150 staff members. MONDAY, JULY 6 Jewish community.” June, Bodner said, “a gap Geduldig said management is JOIN JOLT! — Virtual program at 6 p.m. Open to all adults. Info at [email protected]. The campus’ design, which that donations alone cannot “still working through” how has won architectural awards, cover.” Much of the lost rev- many will need to be laid off TUESDAY, JULY 7 features groves of palm and enue was from fitness center in Foster City. JOIN JOLT! — Virtual program at 6 p.m. Open to all adults. Info at [email protected]. olive trees, meticulous land- memberships. The PJCC, which had close scaping with nods to Jewish Looking at the upcoming to 10,000 members before the FRIDAY, JULY 10 and Israeli heritage, and fiscal year, which begins pandemic hit and employed Ahavas Yisrael — Kabbalat, 30 minutes before sundown. outdoor sculpture. July 1, the JCC will have to about 380 full- and part-time Jewish Pavilion — Live with Cantor Nina Fine, Shabbat service, 4 p.m. Cantor Fine hosts a The JCC also boasts an shave its budget by a little workers, was forced to close Jewish Composers concert with her son, Dylan Caio, on piano. Join the Zoom meeting at https:// indoor pool (with a slide and more than one-third, from its doors in mid-March along us02web.zoom.us/j/83902431405?pwd=UDlYN2cvZzRLbm11MEd2eE1aNlFHdz09 water park), an outdoor lap an anticipated $29 million — with community centers Meeting ID: 839 0243 1405 and password: 332326. pool, a 9,000-square-foot gym second only to the JCC in San across the country. and a gleaming, glass-fronted Francisco — to roughly $18 A $1.8 million Paycheck culture and arts hall. million. It announced layoffs Protection Program loan, But like other JCCs in the or “substantial” reductions in a $175,000 grant from the Quote of the Week Bay Area and nationwide, the hours for nearly 60 employees S.F.-based Jewish Commu- “Applying Israeli law to already existing Jewish communities in Israel’s ancestral OFJCC saw its revenues from (not independent contractors) nity Federation and other homeland will lead to a realistic regional peace based upon facts on the ground…” its health center and program- working directly for the JCC. fundraising efforts buoyed — Benjamin Netanyahu ming all but disappear in the Senior management will be the JCC temporarily in the last four months as a result taking pay cuts of “between 10 of the coronavirus pandemic. and 40 percent” next year, the JCCs on page 14A

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He also told me Jews in halakha (Jewish law) her vegetables with salt and that almost every woman in who were forced to abandon water. Although this may their family married Jewish Judaism against their will and sound odd to most, my moth- men. My husband and father forcibly converted to another er made sure that there were got along very well.” religion. no insects cooked with her Baswari-Marrero received “Three years before my vegetables, and I remember her bachelor’s degree in so- son’s bar-mitzvah I had a vivid that she cleaned the chickens cial work. Later, she received dream. My great-grandfather in a kosher manner.” childcare-director certifica- came to me as clear as day. During the Christmas tion and drug and alcohol He was proud that he had holidays all of her neighbors certification. For over 36 fought in the [Spanish] decorated their houses with years she ran childcare pro- American war. He said to me, lights and other outside grams, and she currently ‘Tell your son that he needs adornments for the holiday. works as a drug and alcohol to understand who we are.’ They were the only ones who counselor for Premium I said, ‘Yes, Papa. I told him didn’t participate in this Counseling in Orlando and about you. I’ve honored your tradition. “Our house was Kissimmee. memory. I often go visit you the only dark house in the “My husband and I em- in the cemetery.’ He replied, neighborhood. As a child I braced Judaism in my home ‘I know you do. But listen to had a sense that this caused but I hadn’t formally con- me, my great-great-grandson problems with our neigh- verted until after I had a needs to know who he is. bors,” Baswari-Marrero said. heart attack in 2015. It was a Pilar and husband Daniel Basrawi Eichenwald exchange vows under the chuppah with We… are… Jewish.’ After that Her grandmother’s family wakeup call to me. After that I Rabbi Abraham De leon Cohen performing the marriage. Pilar’s son, Joseph Basrawi Mar- dream I knew. It became clear on her father’s side, fled the was worried that if something rero is holding up the chuppah. to me that I was a Jew and Inquisition. Some escaped to happened, I wouldn’t be bur- needed to find my heritage,” France and others came to ied in a Jewish cemetery. My By Ed Borowsky Spanish government granted held at the Sha’are Zedeck Basrawi-Marrero said. America. Her family spoke son grew up in synagogues more political autonomy to Synagogue/Jewish Com- Like many other anusim four languages — French, and with Jewish values and This is the third article in the island two years later munity Center. The JCC has on the Island of Puerto Rico, English, Spanish and Ladino. traditions but technically he a four-part series about the in 1870. programs for those on the her relatives didn’t speak Ladino is a mixture of wasn’t Jewish.” Puerto Rican Jews living in Today, Puerto Rico has the island who are seeking to much or at all about their Old Spanish, Hebrew, and is In 2017, Baswari-Marrero Central Florida and their largest and wealthiest Jewish explore their Jewish heritage. heritage. Her grandparents mixed with other languages and her son finalized their history. population in the Caribbean. When Pilar Basrawi-Mar- learned that any talk about such as Aramaic. This is conversion together, which “Grito de Lares,” a revolt It’s the only island that hosts rero was a little girl, she re- their identity could result known as Judeo-Spanish or took them a little over two protesting Spanish rule over all three major Jewish de- members going to synagogue in bad things happening to Judaismo. The development years to complete. “I can’t Puerto Rico began on Sept. nominations — Orthodox, with her great-grandfather them. So, they disciplined of Ladino is parallel to that totally describe the strong 23, 1868. The revolutionaries Conservative and Reform. on her father’s side. When themselves to put it out of of Yiddish. feelings I had after convert- also sought religious freedom Chabad came to the island he passed away, she never mind. However, Basrawi- Basrwari-Marrero went to ing, but I felt like I had finally and the abolition of slavery. in 1997. went again. Basrawi-Marrero Marrero always had a sense school at Lehigh Community come home. I’ve awakened The revolt failed, but as a Kosher food is now avail- — whose maiden name is that her grandparents on her College in Allentown, Penn- from a nightmare, and I also result and with the intent able through the Chabad, and Marranos Torrales (which father’s side were different. sylvania, where she met her feel that we’re now fulfilling to tamp down trouble, the Hebrew school classes are comes from marranos or Her parents were both husband. “My father would a prophesy.” PAGE 8A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JULY 3, 2020 Why are hot dogs the greatest American Jewish food? By Joel Haber Side. He soon began selling people to eat his hot dogs all-beef versions of German- while dressed as doctors, American Jewish food is style sausages. Beef hot dogs overcoming public fears most typically defined as grew into an all-purpose about low-quality ingredi- pastrami sandwiches, choco- replacement for pork products ents. While his all-beef dogs late babka or bagels and lox. in kosher homes, leading to were not made with kosher But I am here to argue that such classic dishes as franks meat, he called them “kosher- the greatest American Jew- and beans or split pea soup style,” thus underscoring ish food may actually be the with hot dogs. Though un- that they contained no horse humble hot dog. No dish bet- known whether Gellis was the meat. ter embodies the totality of the originator of this important The kosher-style moni- American Jewish experience. shift, he certainly became ker was another American What’s that you say? You one of the most successful invention. American Jewish didn’t know that hot dogs were purveyors. history, in part, is the story a Jewish food? Well, that’s part Like American Jews, the of a secular populace that em- of the story, too. hot dog was an immigrant braced Jewish culture while Sausages of many varieties itself that quickly changed rejecting traditional religious have existed since antiquity. and adapted to life in the practices. All-beef hot dogs The closest relatives of the hot United States. As American with Ashkenazi-style spicing, dog are the frankfurter and Jewry further integrated yet made from meat that was the wiener, both American into society, the hot dog not traditionally slaughtered terms based on their cities of followed. or “kosher,” sum up the new origin (Frankfurt and Vienna, In 1916, Polish-Jewish im- Judaism of Handwerker and respectively). migrant Nathan Handwerker his contemporaries. So what differentiates a hot opened a hot dog stand to Furthermore, American dog from other sausages? The compete with Feltman, his Jewry came of age alongside more stringent Orthodox and ences, hold more weight in Glatt kosher dogs are now story begins in 19th century former employer. Feltman’s the industrial food industry. even Conservative Jews at the the food industry. available in nearly 30 sports New York with two German- had grown into a large sit- The hot dog also highlights time. But non-Jews, believing The community’s stricter arenas and stadiums. Ameri- Jewish immigrants. down restaurant, and Hand- the explosive growth of the kosher dogs were inherently kashrut demands and sizable can Jews have successfully In 1870, Charles Feltman werker charged half the price kosher supervision industry better, became the company’s purchasing power created a vi- integrated into their society sold Frankfurt-style pork- by making his eatery a “grab (“industrial kashrut”). primary market. Hebrew Na- able market, and glatt kosher more than any other in his- and-beef sausages out of a joint.” (The term fast food had Hebrew National began tional eventually received the hot dogs hit the scene. Abeles tory. So, too, the hot dog pushcart on Coney Island, yet to be invented, but it was producing hot dogs in 1905. more established Triangle-K & Heymann, in business has transcended its humble Brooklyn. Sausages not be- arguably Handwerker who Its production methods met kashrut supervision, convinc- since 1954, was purchased in New York Jewish immigrant ing the neatest street food, created that ultra-American higher standards than were ing the Conservative move- 1997 by current owner Seth roots to enter the pantheon Feltman inserted them into culinary institution.) required by law, leading to ment to accept its products. Leavitt. Meeting the demands of true American icons. So soft buns. This innovative Nathan’s Famous con- their famous advertising slo- Most Orthodox Jews, however, of the Orthodox community’s when you bite into your sausage-bun combo grew to quered the hot dog world. gan, “We Answer to a Higher still don’t accept these hot increasingly sophisticated hot dog this summer, you be known as a hot dog (though Like so many of his Ameri- Authority.” dogs as kosher. palate, A&H hot dogs are are really getting a bite of Feltman called them Coney can Jewish contemporaries, While the majority of Amer- But over the last quarter of gluten-free with no filler. The American Jewish history Island Red Hots). Handwerker succeeded via icans may be surprised to the 20th century in America, company has begun produc- and the great American Two years later, Isaac Gellis entrepreneurship and hard hear this, Hebrew National’s the Orthodox community ing a line of uncured sausages Jewish food. opened a kosher butcher shop work. His innovative market- self-supervised kosherness has gained prominence and and the first glatt hot dogs This story originally ap- on Manhattan’s Lower East ing stunts included hiring actually was not accepted by its opinions, and food prefer- using collagen casing. peared on The Nosher. Chuck Schumer and 2 other key pro-Israel Democrats warn Israel against annexation By Ron Kampeas ity of then-President Barack Obama’s Iran policies. At that Obama. (The fourth was Joe time, however, Netanyahu WASHINGTON (JTA) — Manchin of Virginia.) Cardin had the support of many of Three of Israel’s most stalwart and Schumer are Jewish. the pro-Israel Democrats who boosters among Democrats “A sustainable peace deal now are speaking out against in Congress are warning the that ensures the long-term annexation. country against annexing security of Israel and self- Another 19 Democrats in parts of the West Bank. determination for Palestin- the Senate sent a letter last Sen. Chuck Schumer of ians must be negotiated month to Israel’s leadership New York, the minority leader, directly between the two saying annexation would and Sens. Ben Cardin of Mary- parties,” the statement said. “fray” ties with Democrats, land and Robert Menendez of “Unilateral annexation runs and eight Democrats in the New Jersey released a state- counter to those longstanding Senate separately issued their ment Friday saying they were policies and could undermine own statements or letters. “compelled to express opposi- regional stability and broader Among them are senators tion to the proposed unilateral US national security interests who have been close to AIPAC, annexation of territory in the in the region.” like Amy Klobuchar of Min- West Bank.” A letter circulating among nesota and Kamala Harris of The three senators are only House Democrats issuing a California, whom Joe Biden, the latest Democrats in Con- similar warning has garnered the presumed Democratic gress to warn Israel against over 120 signatures, including presidential nominee, is con- Alex Wong/Getty Images the proposed annexation, Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., the sidering as a running mate. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, at mic, speaks at a news briefing at the Capitol, but they may be the most majority leader, who is consid- In total, that’s 30 of the 47 July 17, 2018. Left to right in the background are Sens. Ben Cardin, Jeanne Shaheen and significant, not only because ered the congressman closest Democrats in the Senate who Robert Menendez. Schumer leads the party to the American Israel Public are warning Israel against but because they are often Affairs Committee. AIPAC op- annexation. poses the letter. The most recent on Friday 3 LOTS ON ANZLE AVE | WINTER PARK at the forefront of pro-Israel legislation. If the letter organizers was Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand PRICED INDIVIDUALLY OR IN COMBINATION, TOTALLING 20,044 SF Menendez has been a leader reach 200 or more of the 235 of New York. She addressed on Iran sanctions and Cardin Democrats in the House, it her letter to President Don- is the lead author of a bill will set up AIPAC and Israel ald Trump, whose peace plan that would penalize Israel for tensions with Democrats released earlier this year gives boycotters. The three were on a par with 2015, when the Israel a green light to annex among only four Democrats party was furious with Ne- some settlements. in the Senate who opposed tanyahu for accepting a GOP Gillibrand spells out in her the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, invitation to use Congress as letter what other Democrats a key foreign policy prior- a podium to lash out against have hinted: She is writing in part to give Netanyahu’s coali- tion partner, Benny Gantz, Lakemont Winter Park who has been ambivalent Avenue Hospital about annexation, a license to oppose the plan. “I understand that the Custom Printing Invitations & Announcements Israeli coalition agreement Digital & Offset Printing Brochures & Booklets stipulates that annexation Direct Mail Services Forms & Letterheads will only proceed under ‘full Envelopes Business Cards agreement with the United LOU SUPOWITZ, GKC 407-767-7110 States’ and, in my capacity as a REALTOR | TOP 10 PRODUCER U.S. senator, wanted to notify 243 West Park Avenue 205 North Street • Longwood, FL 32750 DIRECT: 407.415.0338 you that I must withhold my Winter Park, Florida 32789 www.elegantprinting.net agreement at this time,” Gil- www.KellyPriceandCompany.com Bring in this ad and receive 18% Discount OFFICE: 407.645.4321 librand said. 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Osceola Pwy (522), Kissimmee • Lower East Side Deli, 8548 Palm Parkway, Lake Buena By Cnaan Liphshiz the mystery photo subjects. I doubt they’ll care much, (JTA) — Last week, thou- though — they are the actors sands of Jews in Israel and who portrayed the parents Sudoku (see page 14A for solution) beyond responded to a plea of Marty McFly, a character for help in identifying a couple from the 1980’s sci-fi comedy pictured in a yellowing photo- trilogy “Back to the Future.” graph from 1955. Plavnik, who immigrated “Everyone, I need help. I from his native Argentina found this picture on a Tel about 20 years ago, sounded Aviv street,” Ariel Plavnik, a a bit sheepish when I tracked 43-year-old tourism salesper- him down to ask about the son from Kfar Saba, Israel, hoax, which he prepared by wrote in Hebrew and Span- editing the image from the ish in a Facebook post with first movie in the series to look the photograph. “I want to like it had been aged. return this old, beautiful “Listen, I really only wanted photograph. If you share it, to make my Facebook friends maybe we can find the owners! laugh, but then it got shared Thanks to all.” like crazy because all of these More than 7,000 people genealogy groups and it sort shared the photograph, a por- of took on a life of its own,” trait whose many blemishes he said. do little to dim the radiant The joke works, he said, smile and beauty of the young especially because “Back to woman in it. She leans against the Future” is about time a man with confident eyes, his travel, “which is kind of what cheek pressed to hers. happened with the photo.” Perhaps demonstrating The people who shared or world Jewry’s preoccupation commented on the photo with genealogy, several Jewish had various ideas about it. A doctored picture of Hollywood actors Crispin Glover Facebook groups devoted to One said he believed the man and Lea Thompson from “Back to the Future,” which a the subject posted the picture (who is actually actor Crispin Facebook pranker claimed was of an unidentified couple on their pages. So did my aunt, Glover, with Lea Thompson from 1950s Tel Aviv. a 64-year-old teacher from playing his wife) displays a Israel who takes high school family resemblance to Dan McFleishman, dear friends of To date, 7,700 people have students on tours of former Kaner, a television presenter his uncle. Others who got the shared it — including in posts death camps in Poland. from Israel. Another gave a joke suggested that Plavnik revealing it’s a hoax. It was a good thing she positive identification, declar- get in touch with Michael J. “I think people in Israel re- did because I was able to ing the mystery solved: Pic- Fox, the actor who played the identify almost immediately tured are Nechama and Moshe film’s lead character. Prank on page 16A PAGE 10A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JULY 3, 2020 The great myth of Israeli ‘annexation’

affecting Jewish settlers who infrastructure outside the demanded by former Presi- are governed differently from perimeter of existing settle- dent Barack Obama in 2009 their friends and family ment blocks. did nothing to further ad- members living barely 10 to These tracts are being vance the cause of peace— 20 minutes away. set aside in the unlikely not to mention that Israel For example, instead of scenario that Palestinians received absolutely nothing needing the approval of the will comply with the basic in return for its gesture. Defense Ministry to build a requirements necessary for Now Israel is preparing new apartment complex in statehood as laid out by the to freeze building in key Judea, approval would now be current U.S. administration, territories for several years. required by Israel’s Housing in coordination with Israel. The United States is willing Ministry, which regulates These requirements include to return the gesture by rec- such measures across the the cessation of a $150 ognizing Israeli sovereignty rest of the otherwise-small million-plus annual pay-to- in the lands in which it rec- Jewish state. slay terror financing scheme; ognizes are likely to remain a Just as nobody tells the stopping all forms of terror part of Israel in any bilateral Palestinian Authority how incitement; financial trans- negotiation. to govern the territories it parency; free and open par- U.S. recognition of sover- administers, Israel’s decision liamentary and presidential eignty follows a recent dec- Hadas Parush/Flash90 over how to govern “Area C” elections; and the complete laration to Israeli leaders by View of Efrat, in Gush Etzion, Judea and Samaria, on January 6, 2020. should be of little concern disarmament of the West U.S. Secretary of State Mike to anyone who doesn’t live Bank and Gaza Strip, which Pompeo that “we will no lon- By Alex Traiman time: “ … We were like grass- of the territory delegated to there. includes tens of thousands of ger recognize Israeli settle- hoppers in our eyes, and so Israeli control by the now For all the criticism now rockets currently stockpiled ments as per se inconsistent (JNS) — For the last sev- we were in their eyes.” That infamous Oslo Accords. This being hurled at Israel’s unity for use against Israel. with international law,” add- eral weeks, habitual critics report, which commentators territory is legally referred to government, the Jewish state Perhaps instead of criticiz- ing that this conclusion “is of Israeli policies, dubious consider a fundamental Jew- as “Area C.” is not about to march across ing Israel for its legal main- based on the unique facts, self-described Israel sup- ish error, led to the Israelites “Area A” and “Area B” are a line or border or to claim tenance of the territories it history and circumstances porters and even some long- having to wander the desert under Palestinian admin- even an inch of new territory. controls, critics should press presented by the establish- time friends have come out for 40 years. And the date of istrative control. Neither It’s not about to advance on the Palestinian Author- ment of civilian settlements against Israeli plans to “an- the spies’ report — the ninth Israel nor the international a single tank or soldier, or ity to start behaving like a in the West Bank.” nex” parts of the West Bank. day of Jewish calendar month community interferes in how place its flag anywhere that it peaceful actor. Those who argue that Here are their arguments: of Av, Tisha B’Av — has been Palestinians govern or don’t has not already been proudly And while opponents of Israel is pushing the limits The Palestinian Authority a day of Jewish mourning for govern those territories. At hanging for decades. Israel’s administrative move of the U.S.-Israel relation- will collapse; Israel will ef- centuries. present, not a single Jew As such, the move poses no suggest that it further harms ship are ignoring Pompeo’s fectively kill the two-state In rehashing the same resides in these areas. threat to the sustainability of prospects for the creation of statements, as well as the solution and eventually biblical fears, what is clear Jews living in “Area C” are the Palestinian Authority or a Palestinian state, the build- fact that the land that Israel become a minority within is that modern critics are full, tax-paying Israeli citi- to Israel’s critical relations ing freeze actually protects will now apply sovereignty its own bi-national state; hyper-concerned with the zens. The Israeli government with Jordan. those prospects—even as over was mapped out over the peace treaty with Jordan optics of an Israeli admin- administers these territories On the contrary, Israel’s Palestinians continuously several months by a joint will be rescinded; normaliza- istrative move, despite the and maintains the daily life footprint in Judea and Sa- violate their obligations Israeli and American com- tion with Arab Gulf states simple fact that Israel’s ac- of its Jewish residents. Such maria is actually about to under the Oslo Accords and mittee that includes U.S. will halt; European nations tion would not change any basic services include provid- be frozen within specific have failed to lay even the Ambassador to Israel Da- will apply sanctions on Is- facts on the ground. ing for physical safety, fund- geographic parameters ap- most basic foundations for vid Friedman and Israel’s rael; Democrats will distance Changing status, apply- ing infrastructure, paving proximately half the size of a lasting peace, let alone Ambassador to the United themselves even further; and ing Israeli law streets, supplying electricity the territory it currently and responsible statehood. States Ron Dermer. the Trump administration Many of today’s critics and water, collecting garbage legally controls in order to It is for that reason that America is fully prepared will be angered. specifically call Israel’s up- and so on. protect the remote prospects many members of Israel’s to recognize Israel’s efforts, Sounds pretty bad. As coming move an “annexa- With the move, Israel for a future Palestinian state. nationalist right-wing are and it will do so specifically David Horovitz of The Times tion” because the politically would demilitarize its ad- Four-year building freeze vehemently opposed to the because its leaders believe of Israel summarized, such charged term falsely implies ministration of key settle- In exchange for American Trump administration’s Mid- that the move is just and a move “not only damages that Israel will be marching ment blocs by simply remov- recognition and to give the east vision. will not trigger any of the po- the way we are perceived across a line and taking over ing the authority of an Israel administration’s new “Peace After years of absorbing tential harms being warned around the world, it remakes property it has no rights Defense Forces’-controlled for Prosperity” plan a chance and countering Palestinian by the consistent critics of the way we present and see to and does not currently “Civil Administration” origi- to succeed, Israel is now set terror, opponents argue that Israel’s policies. ourselves.” control. Yet what Israel is nally set up to govern settle- to undertake an unprec- the last thing Israel needs to Support should not only The statement is reminis- about to do is alter its own ments. edented four-year freeze of do right now is give Palestin- come from a friendly U.S. cent of the infamous argu- governing structure and for- The move signifies that building in much of the key ians yet another opportunity administration, but from ment of inferiority made by mally apply Israeli law to the Israel is confident of its areas it already controls. for statehood when they have anybody who claims to sup- 10 of the 12 Jewish spies who 400,000 Jewish citizens who ability to defend residents According to the terms dis- done nothing to earn it. port a free and democratic gave a negative report to already live in the strategic in settlements just as it cussed between the Israeli Yet a Palestinian state State of Israel. Moses and the Jewish people, lands the Jewish state has defends the lives of all other and U.S. administrations, is in no way an automatic Alex Traiman is manag- just as the young nation controlled for decades. Israelis. More importantly, Jerusalem is promising to outcome of the four-year ing director and Jerusalem was getting set to enter the The land in question rep- the move jettisons layers of implement a freeze on the building freeze. A 10-month, bureau chief of Jewish News Promised Land for the first resents approximately half bureaucratic discrimination building of any new Jewish settlement building freeze Syndicate. Department of Justice letter argues that Bill de Blasio is being unfairly strict with social distancing for Orthodox Jews gatherings and disfavor reli- secular gatherings, such as evenhanded application of gious gatherings.” the George Floyd protests. robust First Amendment The letter, which was The letter came as Orthodox protections,” Dreiband wrote shared Tuesday by Agudath camp directors are suing to de Blasio. Israel, an organization repre- Governor Andrew Cuomo for Geoffrey Berman, the for- senting haredi Orthodox Jews, closing sleepaway camps and mer U.S. attorney for Man- specifically cited the mayor’s three Orthodox Jews have hattan who was abruptly focus on dispersing Jewish sued Cuomo and other New dismissed over the weekend, community gatherings. York officials over restrictions apparently refused to sign “During the period in imposed on houses of worship. the letter, a move which which all gatherings were Agudath Israel praised the contributed to his dismissal, banned, you reportedly sent letter, accusing the mayor of according to the Wall Street police officers to break up applying a “double standard” Journal. numerous gatherings of the in New York City. Once an ally of the city’s Jewish community in New “Agudath Israel of Amer- Orthodox communities, De York, including reported out- ica appreciates the Depart- Blasio has been the subject door gatherings for funerals,” ment of Justice’s acknowl- of several protests organized the letter reads. edgement of this issue and for by Orthodox Jews in recent In April, de Blasio took calling out the incongruous weeks. Last week, Orthodox heat for directing a tweet behavior of Mayor de Blasio,” lawmakers led protests call- at “the Jewish community” they wrote in a press release ing on the mayor to open after a funeral that drew Tuesday. New York City’s playgrounds thousands to the streets of The letter was signed by and later cut the chains off Brooklyn. Dozens of Jewish Eric Dreiband, assistant at- the playgrounds themselves. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images organizations condemned de torney general for the Justice Another group of protesters New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio attends a press conference with Satmar Jewish Blasio’s tweet, accusing him Department’s Civil Rights gathered Monday night near community leaders after an attack on a kosher market in Jersey City in December 2019. of “scapegoating” the entire Division. Gracie Mansion, the official community. “Your recent statements mayoral residence, to protest By Shira Hanau partment official sent a letter the mayor has enforced un- The letter, which was sent and actions have raised sub- the lack of action over fire- to New York City Mayor Bill de even social distancing rules Friday, accuses de Blasio stantial concerns about New works being set off every night (JTA) — A top Justice De- Blasio last week that claims that “favor certain secular of being more lenient with York City’s commitment to in Brooklyn. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JULY 3, 2020 PAGE 11A New Irish government rejects Central Florida Synagogues effort to boycott Israeli products Orlando Weekday Morning Minyan (Conservative/Egalitarian), services Monday- By Israel Kasnett been a vocal critic of Israel the prime minister — and the Friday 7:45 a.m. (9 a.m.—national holidays); 2nd floor Chapel—Jewish Academy of Orlando; and its policies towards the minority government led by 851 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland. For information call 407-298-4650. (JNS) — The anti-Israel Palestinians. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar movement in Ireland has suf- ‘A serious bill’ and Deputy Prime Minister Celebration Jewish Congregation (R), services and holiday schedules shown at www. fered a major defeat. Earlier According to Turner, this Simon Coveney refused to JewishCelebration.org; 407-479-8377. this month, the political par- was a serious bill, cobbled approve it on the grounds that Chabad Lubavitch of North Orlando (O), 1701 Markham Woods Road, Longwood, ties working on forming the together with great effort and it was illegal.” 407-636-5994, www.jewishorlando.com; services: Friday 7:00 p.m.; Saturday at 9:30 a.m. next government in Ireland “backed by a coalition of NGOs “I do not know whether the eliminated a key bill that [GLAN, Trocaire, Christian bill would have been stopped Chabad of Altamonte Springs (O), 414 Spring Valley Lane, Altamonte Springs, 407- would have placed a boycott on Aid, Irish Congress of Trade without our involvement,” he 280-0535; www.jewishaltamonte.com. products produced in Israeli Unions] determined to push it said. “It is possible that the Chabad of South Orlando (O), 7347 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, 407-354-3660; www. settlements. through and able to put large Irish government and/or the jewishorlando.com; Shabbat services: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. and 10 minutes before sunset; Jonathan Turner, chief resources behind it.” E.U. Commission would have executive of UK Lawyers for “A plus point of our victory picked up the incompatibility Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 8:15 a.m. Israel, told JNS that the bill is that it has been so expensive with E.U. law without our as- Chabad of the Space & Treasure Coasts (O), 1190 Highway A1A, Satellite Beach, was “carefully drafted so as for our opponents,” quipped sistance. But they might not.” 321-777-2770. to pretend to be about ‘oc- Turner. ‘An alternative line of Congregation Ahavas Yisrael/Chabad (O), 708 Lake Howell Rd., Maitland, 407-644- cupied’ territories generally, When the bill was intro- attack’ but in fact would apply to just duced in the Senate by Sen. The new Irish government 2500; www.chabadorlando.org; services: Sunday, 9 a.m.; Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.; Shabbat one disputed territory in the Frances Black in January set to be sworn in will come at services: Friday, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Family service, 4th Friday of the month. world, which happens to be 2018, pro-Israel group Irish- a time when the country, like Congregation Bet Chaim (R), 181 E. Mitchell Hammock, Oviedo, 407-830-7211; www. the heart of the ancient Jewish 4Israel, with the assistance many others globally, is fac- betchaim.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 8 p.m. homeland.” of UK Lawyers for Israel, took ing economic ramifications The bill, he said, was “bla- prompt action and pointed out as a result of the coronavirus Congregation Beth Am (C), 3899 Sand Lake Road, Longwood, 407-862-3505; www. tantly anti-Semitic.” to Irish politicians that the pandemic. At the same time, congbetham.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Turner said there was a bill would contravene E.U. Ireland is also set to take up Congregation Beth El (C), 2185 Meadowlane Ave., West Melbourne, 321-779-0740; “serious risk” that it would law. This remained a central a seat in the U.N. Security Shabbat services, 1st & 3rd Friday, 8 p.m.; 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. be approved by the Irish par- sticking point throughout the Council in 2021, giving the liament “because so much of ensuing debates in the Irish country an outsized voice on Congregation Beth Emeth (R), 2205 Blue Sapphire Circle, Orlando, 407-222-6393; the Irish political class are parliament and media. the international stage. Shabbat service: monthly, 8 p.m. Congregation Beth Israel (Rec), Collins Resource Center, Suite 303, 9401 S.R. 200, Ocala, 352-237-8277; bethisraelocala.org; Shabbat service, second Friday of the month, 8 p.m. Congregation Beth Sholom (R-C), 315 North 13th St., Leesburg, 352-326-3692; www. bethsholomflorida.org; schedule of services on website. “A plus point of our victory is that Congregation Beth Shalom (Progressive Conservative), Orange City congregation holds services at 1308 E. Normandy Blvd., Deltona; 386-804-8283; www.mybethshalom. it has been so expensive for our com; Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Congregation B’nai Torah (C), 403 N. Nova Rd., Ormond Beach, 32174, 386-672-1174; www.mybnaitorah.com; Shabbat services: Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. opponents,” quipped Turner. Congregation Chabad Lubavitch of Greater Daytona (O), 1079 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach, 386-672-9300; Shabbat services Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Congregation of Reform Judaism (R), 928 Malone Dr., Orlando, 407-645-0444; hostile to Israel and believe the Ignacio Wenley, Spanish Nevertheless, given the www.crjorlando.org: Shabbat services, 7 p.m. 1st, 2nd and 3rd Fridays; 6 p.m., 4th and 5th propaganda defaming Israel.” Counsel for the Lawfare Proj- Irish affinity for the Pales- Fridays; Saturday: 10 a.m. Had the bill passed in Ire- ect, followed up with a submis- tinian cause, many in Jewish Congregation Mateh Chaim (R), P.O. Box 060847, Palm Bay, 32906, 321-768-6722. land, noted Turner, “we feared sion to the E.U. Commission and pro-Israel circles remain other countries would follow.” that the bill was illegal. concerned that the country Congregation Ohev Shalom (C), 613 Concourse Parkway South, Maitland, 407-298- Ireland’s two main parties According to UKLFI, the could end up enacting retri- 4650; www.ohevshalom.org; Shabbat service, Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. struck an agreement in May Lawfare Project and the bution against Jerusalem for Congregation Shalom Aleichem (R), 3501 Oak Pointe Blvd., Kissimmee, 407-935- to govern together for the first Foundation for Defense of its plan to apply sovereignty 0064; www.shalomaleichem.com; Shabbat service, 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month, 8 p.m. time. Leaders of the Fianna Democracies also emphasized to parts of Judea and Samaria Fail and Fine Gael agreed on that “major U.S. companies in the coming weeks. Congregation Shomer Ysrael (C), 5382 Hoffner Ave., Orlando, 407-227-1258, call for a draft agenda for a coalition with subsidiaries in Ireland “We see annexation as a services and holiday schedules. government that will include would be exposed to serious breach of international law Congregation Sinai (C/R), 1200 West Broad Street, Groveland; 352-243-5353; congre- a third party, the Greens, but liabilities and loss of tax ben- that is dangerous and requires gation-sinai.org; services: every Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Shabbat Service evert Saturday, 10 a.m. not Sinn Fein — and not the efits under U.S. law if they a response,” Irish Ambassador anti-Israel legislation, at least complied with the bill.” to Israel Kyle O’Sullivan re- Orlando Torah Center (O), 8591 Banyan Blvd., Orlando; 347-456-6485; Shacharis- for now. “This provided an addi- cently told The Times of Israel. Shabbos 9 a.m.; Mon.—Thurs. 6:45 a.m.; Sun. and Legal Holidays 8 a.m.; Mincha/Maariv Sinn Fein, the political tional reason why the Irish “But we don’t issue threats; we Please call for times. arm of the former Irish Re- government rejected the don’t issue warnings.” publican Army, has long-held bill, as well as reinforcing At the same time, groups Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation/Ohalei Rivka (C), 11200 S. Apopka- positions that are anti-Israel. the objection under E.U. law in Ireland may also try to Vineland Rd., Orlando, 407-239-5444; Shabbat service, Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. In the most recent Irish elec- since it exacerbated Ireland’s continue to push the boycott Temple Beth El (R) / Temple Israel (C), 579 N. Nova Rd., Ormond Beach, 386-675- tion in February, the radical potential liabilities for the bill. While Turner was hope- 6615 / 386-252-3097; Friday Shabbat Service 7 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. party came in third behind breaches of E.U. law if the bill ful that the anti-Israel groups Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, were enacted,” said UKLFI. “will be deterred for some time Temple Beth Shalom (R), P.O. Box 031233, Winter Haven, 813-324-2882. raising fears that Sinn Fein Turner said that prompt by this expensive setback,” he Temple Beth Shalom (C), 40 Wellington Drive, Palm Coast, 386-445-3006; Shabbat could enter into governing action on the bill, detailed acknowledged that they “may service, Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. coalition. analysis on how it contravened well try again with a similar Temple Beth Sholom (C), 5995 N. Wickham Rd. Melbourne, 321-254-6333; www. Despite robust ties between E.U. law and the possibility bill in Ireland or elsewhere.” Israel and Ireland, the country of a U.S. counter-boycott of “They will probably look for mytbs.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Minyan, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.; has gained the reputation as Ireland all had a significant an alternative line of attack,” Thursday, 10:00 a.m. one of the most critical in impact on the end results. he said, such as “persuading Temple Beth Shalom (R), 1109 N.E. 8th Ave., Ocala, 352-629-3587; Shabbat services: the European Union when Turner added that the bill Ireland and other countries to Friday, 8 p.m.; Torah study: Saturday, 10:00 a.m. it comes to the Jewish state. could have become law save recognize a State of Palestine Ireland also has a robust for “a requirement in the if Israel goes ahead with the Temple B’nai Darom (R), 49 Banyan Course, Ocala, 352-624-0380; Friday Services 8 p.m. BDS movement led by the Irish constitution that a bill proposal to extend Israeli Temple Israel (C), 50 S. Moss Rd., Winter Springs, 407-647-3055; www.tiflorida.org; Ireland-Palestine Solidar- for the appropriation of public law over parts of Judea and Shabbat services: Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday 9:00 a.m. ity Campaign that has long money must be approved by Samaria.” Temple Israel (R), 7350 Lake Andrew Drive, Melbourne, 321-631-9494. 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 OBITUARY Torah study. Temple Shalom (formerly New Jewish Congregation) (R), 13563 Country Road 101, Oxford, 352-748-1800; www.templeshalomcentralfl.org; Shabbat services: Friday, 7 ROBERT A. SAFFER had a joke to tell (sometimes honors, was held June 30, clean, sometimes not). 2020, at the South Florida p.m.; last Saturday of the month, 9:30 a.m. Robert (Bob) Saffer passed Bob was ready to join his National Cemetery. Temple Shalom of Deltona (R/C), 1785 Elkcam Blvd., Deltona, 386-789-2202; www. away peacefully early in the beloved wife, Fea, of 71 years, Donations can be made in shalomdeltona.org; Shabbat service; Saturday: 10 a.m. morning on Father’s Day, June who passed away on Feb. 1, Bob’s memory to Camps Airy 21, 2020. He was born Oct. 2020. He is survived by his and Louise at www.airylouise. Temple Shir Shalom (R) Services held at Temple Israel, 50 S. Moss Rd., Winter Springs, 14, 1924. He loved nothing daughter, Gayle Steinhart; org/donate. 407-366-3556, www.templeshirshalom.org; Shabbat services: three Fridays each month, more than being with family son-in-law, Barry; daughters Arrangements entrusted to 7:30 p.m. and friends, as long as food Jaci and Danielle; and his Beth Shalom Memorial Cha- Traditional Congregation of Mount Dora (T) Mount Dora, 352-735-4774; www. was involved. He never met a grandson-in-law, Lenny, and pel, 640 Lee Road, Orlando tcomd.org; Shabbat services: Saturday, 9:30 a.m. sharp. stranger and was loved by ev- many friends whom he also 32810, 407-599-1180, www. eryone who knew him. He was considered family. bethshalommemorialchapel. (R) Reform (C) Conservative (O) Orthodox (Rec) Reconstructionist (T) Mehitsa generous and kind and always Burial, with full military com. PAGE 12A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JULY 3, 2020 As his feud with Trump erupts, John Bolton goes from pro-Israel hero to ‘John who?’

By Ron Kampeas nees, spoke on Bolton’s behalf he was a regular on the Jewish when he was up for the U.N. dinner speaker circuit. After WASHINGTON (JTA) — In ambassadorship and under Trump’s election in 2016, his 2015, the Zionist Organiza- fire from underlings for being Jewish organizational allies tion of America gave John a bad manager. More recently, would be there for him again: Bolton a standing ovation after the initial Trump-Bolton In his book, Bolton thanks when he said he wanted to be break-up, Bolton was still pro-Israel groups for lobbying U.S. president. In 2018, the receiving high praise from for him to be secretary of state ZOA gave him its Defender of right-wing Jewish admirers. during the transition. The job Israel Award. What’s the difference be- went to Exxon executive Rex This week, Bolton is about tween then and now? Here’s a Tillerson, but in April 2018, as far away from the presi- rundown of why Bolton is out Trump named Bolton national dency as he’s been in his life, in the cold this time. security adviser, reportedly and the ZOA doesn’t appear Why Jewish groups had on the counsel of Republi- interested in defending him. a strong case of Bolton love can kingmakers and major Nor does the broader centrist Bolton for decades has been pro-Israel philanthropists and right-wing pro-Israel a hero in pro-Israel circles for Sheldon and Miriam Adelson. community, which lobbied for taking the lead, as the top of- Bolton’s selection was Bolton just 3 1/2 years ago to ficial handling international cheered — especially among be secretary of state. organizations in the adminis- Jewish Republicans and for- Bolton is dominating head- tration of George H. W. Bush, eign policy hawks. U.S. Rep. Ethan Miller/Getty Images lines this week with his new in getting the United Nations Lee Zeldin, a pro-Israel leader John Bolton speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition spring leadership meeting in Las tell-all book, “The Room to rescind its hated 1975 Zi- among House Republicans, Vegas, March 29, 2014. Where It Happened,” in which onism is Racism resolution. tweeted that Bolton would be egotistical, and all around Additionally, this official he depicts Trump as a know- Bolton, blunt to the point “great” and was “ridiculously allies, especially Israel.” miserable warmonger who said, Bolton in 2006 had the nothing prone to placing of crudeness in public, is knowledgable.” John who? gets fired from their job, and backing of the White House. his personal fortunes above an adept behind-the-scenes Nowhere was the love for “Who?” was literally one of goes to write a book with clas- Referring to Bolton’s current the country’s and seeking diplomat and leveraged U.S. Bolton more intense than the replies given to the Jewish sified information — while woes, the source said, “He political favors from Ukraine, influence in the immediate among members of the Zion- Telegraphic Agency this week being paid millions of dollars started a war with the world’s China, and Turkey. In re- post-Soviet era to bring about ist Organization of America. from pro-Israel groups that for it,” Scavino said. “Some- most powerful guy.” sponse, Trump is threatening the revocation in December In 2015, Bolton was given a once had praised Bolton when one changed their tune, once Another pro-Israel official his former national security 1991. standing ovation when he it canvassed the organizations he was FIRED!” said it was notable that Bolton adviser with criminal action Bolton as U.N. ambassador told a ZOA gathering that for comments on his current Trump retweeted Scavino’s in his book did not name the for allegedly disseminating in 2005-06 made defending he was considering a run for isolation. post to his 80 million fol- pro-Israel groups he thanked classified information (Bolton Israel in the world body a the presidency. In 2018, after ZOA and the Republican lowers. for lobbying for him to be says the book was cleared by primary mission. He nudged he had joined the Trump Jewish Coalition were among Why is Bolton on his own secretary of state. censors for publication; the Russia and China toward ac- administration, the group the groups that declined or did this time? “I don’t think Bolton wants White House disagrees). ceptance of Iran sanctions, re- gave him its Dr. Miriam and not reply to the JTA request. Abraham Foxman, the or needs anyone to come to The Trump-Bolton clash peatedly citing the Holocaust Sheldon Adelson Defender of Others included AIPAC, the retired national director of his defense,” this official said. puts Jewish Republicans and denial of then-Iranian presi- Israel Award. American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation League, “He knows what he is getting right-wing pro-Israel groups dent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad When Trump fired Bolton B’nai B’rith International who defended Bolton in 2006, into, he’s not interested in in an especially tricky situa- to underscore the country’s in a tweet in September 2019 and the Jewish Institute for said in an interview that the drawing anyone into his fight. tion. They have long hailed threat to Israel. He helped — Bolton says he actually had National Security of America. big difference this time is that His reputation is as a tough Bolton as a voice of moral broker an end in the latter already resigned — even some Zeldin and the Adelsons also Bolton’s troubles have noth- person, he thinks he can hold clarity willing to speak hard year’s Israel-Hezbollah war of the president’s right-wing did not reply. ing to do with Israel or Iran. his own.” truths in defending Israel, on terms favorable to Israel. pro-Israel admirers refused Klein, the ZOA president “There is nothing the Bill Kristol, a prominent often in the face of interna- Bolton was an interim am- to kick their longtime ally to whose group was addicted Jewish community needs to pro-Israel Republican who tional consensus. But this bassador; President George W. the curb. to Bolton and who isn’t shy defend him on at this mo- loathes Trump, is among a time, Bolton is fixing his aim Bush lacked support in the “I’m proud to say my friend away about speaking out, did ment,” Foxman said. handful of voices saying it on a president whom many Senate to name him to the Amb. John Bolton is an enor- not reply to three requests for The 2006 debate was os- may be worthwhile for the of his erstwhile pro-Israel job permanently. That led to mously principled man who comment. tensibly over Bolton’s man- anti-Trumpers to forge an alli- allies view as the best friend unusual lobbying by an array would never relent on his A factor in Klein’s reticence agement style, but his critics ance with Bolton, whose book, Jerusalem has ever had in the of pro-Israel groups, which beliefs,” Morton Klein, the might be ZOA’s prominent notably were in favor as well of alleging shocking abuses of White House. conventionally do not en- ZOA president, told the Jewish placement in a video posted greater rapprochement with power, will be fodder in the The silence from Bolton’s dorse presidential nominees. News Syndicate in a statement on Twitter by White House Iran and also were likelier to 2020 elections. one-time defenders in the Among them were avatars of the ZOA also tweeted. aide Dan Scavino featuring be critical of Israel. Foxman “To my liberal friends: centrist and right-wing pro- the American mainstream, in- Matt Brooks, the director of multiple occasions when said that’s not the case here. Disagree with Bolton, chas- Israel communities is a stark cluding the Anti-Defamation the Republican Jewish Coali- Bolton praised the president. “In the past when he was tise him for staying quiet in contrast with previous times League, the American Jewish tion — another major Adel- The video starts with Bolton’s criticized on Israel and Iran, impeachment, disdain his lack Bolton found himself in a Committee and AIPAC. son beneficiary — thanked 2018 ZOA appearance, with there was an interest in the of introspection,” Kristol said fight. In 2006, an array of Bolton, lacking Senate sup- Bolton on Twitter for “your the organization’s logo promi- Jewish community to defend on Twitter. “Don’t invite him pro-Israel groups, which port, was forced to leave on longstanding friendship, nently splashed behind him. him because of the issues,” the to parties! But he saw Trump usually abjure endorsing or Dec. 31, 2006, but his pro-Is- moral clarity and passionate “There is nothing worse former ADL chief said. up close for 17 months, and he opposing presidential nomi- rael profile never dimmed and defense of America and our than a disgruntled, arrogant, While Bolton calls Trump has told the truth about him. corrupt and seethes at the (And you go to war with the president for mishandling allies you have.)” Iran and the Middle East, Mark Levin, a Jewish con- he and the president are es- servative radio talk show host, sentially on the same page said on Twitter that Bolton’s policywise: isolating Iran and betrayal of Trump placed a forging close ties with Israeli one-time ally to conservatives Prime Minister Benjamin Ne- beyond the pale. tanyahu’s government. “Appalling. John Bolton That put Bolton in a “weird campaigned for the National space” both broadly and in the Security Adviser post, know- pro-Israel sphere, said a senior ing in several respects his pro-Israel official who asked views were contrary to the not to be identified. president’s,” Levin said. “In “If you don’t want to piss my wildest dreams, I never off Trump or if you’re afraid of thought Bolton would fail to Trump, you’re not going to be properly serve the president, on Bolton’s side,” the official let alone write a tell-all book said. “And if you’re inclined … as disloyal and damag- to piss off Trump, you’re not ing as a tell-all book is, you going to want to get in bed couldn’t even wait until after with Bolton.” the election.”

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After 3 months and 5 Nefesh B’Nefesh signs camps during the summer a progressive news site that Ben & Jerry’s joins cloth- Museum in Eisenstadt, said days, the synagogue at deal with El Al for 14 months were also approved. is harshly critical of Israel to ing retailers Patagonia and in a post on the museum’s Chabad headquarters ‘Group Aliyah Flights’ In addition to the stepped- help lead its opinion efforts. The North Face; outdoor gear blog. He called it a “sensa- reopens to unmasked (JNS) — The NGO Nefesh up enforcement measures, Charlotte Greensit has company REI; and Upwork, tional find.” crowds B’Nefesh, which facilitates the Cabinet unanimously ap- been the managing edi- a freelancing platform, in The gravestones will be By Shira Hanau immigration to Israel from proved the setting of an “out- tor of The Intercept, a site halting ads on Facebook for restored and displayed at (JTA) — It closed with North America and the break scenario,” according to launched and co-edited by the month of July. the castle, according to the dancing and it reopened with United Kingdom, announced which the health system will the prominent journalist Susan Rice among key report. dancing. that it had signed a contract be instructed to prepare for Glenn Greenwald, since 2015. Democrats to warn Is- The wall in which the The main Chabad syna- with EL AL Airlines for 14 an additional 2,000 intubated Before that she worked for rael against annexation gravestones were discovered gogue at 770 Eastern Park- “Group Aliyah Flights” from COVID-19 patients, as well as more than a decade at Time By Ron Kampeas was built to protect the castle way in Brooklyn reopened to New York to Tel Aviv over an additional 2,000 patients magazine. WASHINGTON (JTA) — from the Ottoman invasion a large crowd Monday, more the course of the next three requiring intubation for Starting July 6, she will Susan Rice, who reportedly in 1683. than three months after it months. other illnesses. be managing opinion editor is on the shortlist to be Joe Jews were up to 30 per- shut down amid mounting The announcement comes According to a statement and associate editorial page Biden’s running mate, was cent of the population of restrictions meant to stop in the wake of an unprec- put out by the Prime Minis- editor at The Times, the among an array of senior Ebenfurth by 1671, when the spread of the coronavirus. edented spike in interest ter’s Office, this scenario’s newspaper announced Mon- Democrats who warned Israel the Jewish community was The raucous service was from North American Jews to purpose is to guide prepara- day. She is one of three hires that annexing parts of the expelled. documented in a video posted move to Israel, with Nefesh tions and procurement by following a shakeup after West Bank would harm ties Michael Douglas intro- to Instagram by COLlive, a B’Nefesh reporting its high- the health establishment the resignation of editorial with the United States. duces special artifacts local Orthodox news site in est number of applications in and does not constitute a chief James Bennet earlier “It would make this tra- at Museum of the Jew- Crown Heights. No one in the May since the organization’s forecast. Israeli Prime Min- this month. ditionally bipartisan strong ish People video, which shows dozens of founding in 2002. ister Netanyahu, who chaired Some of the Intercept’s support for Israel that much By Marcy Oster men singing and dancing, ap- During the first half of Monday’s meeting, stressed critics raised questions about harder to sustain,” Rice, JERUSALEM (JTA) — peared to be wearing a mask June, more than 900 applica- that all preventive measures Greensit’s appointment at President Barack Obama’s Actor Michael Douglas in and most did not appear to tions for aliyah were submit- must be taken to avoid reach- The Times, pointing to ar- national security adviser, told a special video statement maintain social distancing. ted to Nefesh B’Nefesh, as ing the outbreak scenario. ticles critical of Israel that an online forum convened introduced a series of videos The reopening is the latest compared with the entire At the opening of Monday’s she shared on Twitter. Tuesday by the Israel Policy featuring special artifacts evidence that some parts of month of June last year, when meeting, the Israeli prime Greenwald, The Inter- Forum, which is dedicated to that will make up the new New York City’s Orthodox only 399 applications were minister said, “We are fac- cept founder, has relent- the two-state outcome. core exhibition of the Mu- community have largely submitted. ing a systematic increase in lessly criticized Israel and Joining her were Michele seum of the Jewish People returned to normalcy after Many of those making the morbidity. We see this not its political leadership, and Flournoy, a former undersec- in Tel Aviv. three months of lockdown, move said that the corona- only here, but I regret that at times has invoked tropes retary of defense who often Douglas’ father, the late despite the fact that the city virus crisis helped prompt we also see it around the of dual loyalty in attacking has been touted to become screen legend Kirk Douglas, only began its second phase of a decision they long had in world. Various countries the pro-Israel community. the first woman defense first visited the museum, also reopening Monday and social the making, especially those have already been forced to The publication’s reporters secretary, and John Allen and known as Beit Hatfutsot, in distancing and mask wearing from countries hard-hit by deal with this, and we here have frequently scrutinized Daniel Shapiro, who held top 1982 and was a longtime are still recommended. the coronavirus pandemic. in Israel as well.” Israel’s right-wing govern- Obama administration posts supporter. The synagogue, located Nefesh B’Nefesh operates The number of active CO- ment, along with AIPAC, the handling the Middle East. The first two featured in a complex that includes in partnership with Israel’s VID-19 cases in Israel has pro-Israel lobby. Its political Israeli Prime Minister artifacts are a 16th-century the former office of the late Ministry of Aliyah and Inte- surged in recent days to more reporting team, led by Ryan Benjamin Netanyahu has Sephardic Book of Esther leader of the Chabad move- gration, the Jewish Agency than 4,940, with 45 people Grim, has published multiple said he wants to launch the scroll and Nobel Prize-win- ment, Rabbi Menachem for Israel, Keren Kayemeth in serious condition and 29 stories about Democratic process to annex parts of the ning novelist Isaac Bashevis Mendel Schneerson, waited LeIsrael and JNF-USA. patients requiring intubation candidates who receive funds West Bank by July 1. He is Singer’s typewriter. until much of the city had “We deeply appreciate as of Tuesday morning. To from pro-Israel groups. A basing his plan on the Trump The new core exhibition shut down before closing the patience and under- date, 309 Israelis have died podcast last year was dedi- administration’s peace plan will expand into 66,000 its doors, for the first time standing of our olim [im- of the disease. cated to “The case against unveiled in January. The plan square feet of additional gal- ever, late on March 17. The migrants to Israel] as we The number of cases has AIPAC,” the American Israel itself allows for annexation, lery space, featuring over 800 synagogue is located within navigate aliyah together risen over the past two weeks Public Affairs Committee. although according to some images and 450 works from the same building complex as during this unprecedented as the country has reopened On Tuesday afternoon, readings only as part of a the museum’s collection, 40 the Chabad movement head- time,” said Rabbi Yehoshua its economy, and the daily Greensit said on Twitter final-status solution and not film and multimedia displays, quarters but is controlled Fass, co-founder and ex- figure has now reached be- that she had tweeted her before negotiations start. and 22 interactive stations. by independent synagogue ecutive director of Nefesh tween 200 and 300, up from colleagues’ stories but not Flournoy said it could af- During the coronavirus leaders, called gabbaim, who B’Nefesh. “It is incredible a single-digit low in mid-May. edited them — something fect U.S. defense assistance crisis, the museum also coordinate services. to witness and take part in Iranian Navy seeking to she said was not her role at to Israel. is providing activities for The decision to close the this moment, where there establish base in Gulf of The Intercept. “I would hate to see some students and families to do synagogue, which is known is an unparalleled increase Oman, entry to Indian Founded in 2014, The in Congress decide they’re from home. for hosting dozens of services in aliyah interest. With hun- Ocean Intercept made its name by going to hold hostage our Israel immigration and hundreds of visitors each dreds of seats now available (JNS) — Iran’s Islamic publishing scoops on govern- security systems to Israel group reports highest day, came days after many for olim, we look forward to Revolutionary Guard Corps ment surveillance and leaks as a way of protesting their number of applications synagogues in New York City taking a large step forward is attempting to establish a from Edward Snowden, who policies in the West Bank,” since its founding canceled their Shabbat ser- to ensuring that we can new permanent base in the is close with Greenwald. But she said. By Marcy Oster vices. After rabbis in the com- assist in the fruition of Gulf of Oman and the entry it has since become more Also speaking was Sen. JERUSALEM (JTA) — munity ordered the building these aliyah dreams.” to the Indian Ocean, said its focused on Washington Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who Nefesh B’Nefesh, an orga- and other synagogues closed, Israel steps up enforce- top admiral on Monday. politics. Last year, Politico is Jewish and one of Israel’s nization that helps North men stayed at the synagogue ment measures as CO- Alireza Tangsiri told the called the site “the loudest most stalwart supporters in Americans immigrate to at 770 Eastern Parkway and VID-19 cases continue semi-official Fars News voice attacking Democrats Congress. Israel, said it has received danced late into the night. to rise Agency that the base would from the left.” “Our ardent support for the highest number of ap- In keeping with New York’s (JNS) — Israel on Monday assist in combating pirates Ben & Jerry’s joins Israel does not mean that plications since its founding rules for houses of worship, approved a series of steps and foreign vessels, and could campaign to boycott we lose sight of the goal in 2002. the building reopened last regarding the country’s be finished by March 2021. Facebook advertising supported by Israeli prime In the first half of June, month to a service of 10 handling of the coronavirus Tangsiri did not say where By Marcy Oster ministers and presidents of over 900 applications have men, the number needed to pandemic, including beefing exactly the base would be (JTA) — Ben & Jerry’s is both parties of two states been submitted to the group form a prayer quorum called up enforcement measures located. the latest company to join the living side by side in peace for making the move to Israel, a minyan needed to recite and authorizing the creation Tensions have risen be- campaign to boycott Face- and security,” the Senate or aliyah, compared to 399 in certain prayers. of a new national enforce- tween the United States book advertising until the minority leader said. “This June 2019. Monday’s service was the ment authority. and Iran since the former social media giant changes is especially urgent today as The organization, in con- first at the building to make Among the steps approved withdrew in May 2018 from its policies regarding hate a unilateral act of annexation junction with The Jewish possible some of the activities following a meeting on Mon- the 2015 nuclear deal, re- speech and targeted harass- of territory in the West Bank Agency for Israel, Keren that typically characterize day of the country’s so-called imposing sanctions along ment. is being considered, an action Kayemeth Le’Israel and JNF- prayer at the synagogue. “coronavirus Cabinet” were with enacting financial and In a statement Tuesday, the that I do not support.” USA, has scheduled 14 group Under the newly widened an increase in the fine for other penalties in what the ice cream maker said it would Jewish gravestones flights for North American restrictions, houses of wor- not wearing a mask, from NIS Trump administration has join the #StopHateForProfit from 17th century Jews moving to Israel this ship may now admit up to a 200 ($58) to NIS 500 ($145), called a “maximum pressure” Campaign by pausing all discovered during summer. The organizations quarter of the people they stepped up enforcement by campaign. paid advertising on Facebook renovations of castle in signed a contract with El are designed to hold — 250 municipal inspectors and the That campaign has also and Instagram in the United Austria Al Airlines to provide the for the synagogue at 770 creation of a new national consisted of building up a States beginning on July 1. By Marcy Oster flights. Eastern Parkway, according enforcement body under the U.S. military presence in “We call on Facebook, (JTA) — Some 28 Jewish Last week, Israeli Immi- to COLlive. (Gov. Andrew aegis of the Public Security the region in an attempt at Inc. to take the clear and gravestones dating from the gration Minister Pnina Ta- Cuomo accelerated the pace Ministry. deterring the Iranian regime unequivocal actions called 17th century were discovered mano-Shata told the Knesset by which houses of worship In addition, testing and from future aggression. for by the campaign to stop in the foundation of a wall Committee for Immigration, could open amid pressure protective measures for at- New York Times hires its platform from being used built to protect a castle in Absorption and Diaspora Af- from religious New Yorkers, risk populations, especially opinion editor from The to spread and amplify racism Austria. fairs that Israel can expect including Orthodox Jews, the elderly, will be increased, Intercept, a news site and hate,” the statement said. They were discovered dur- the arrival of 90,000 immi- and left it up to each one and the government will also that’s harshly critical The campaign, which ing restoration work earlier grants, or olim, by the end to create its own mask and evaluate, in coordination of Israel was announced last week, this year on the Ebenfurth of 2021, compared to 35,463 distancing rules.) with the Civil Service Com- By Gabe Friedman is being spearheaded by the Castle in the state of Lower in 2019. New York City’s new rules missioner, the possibility (JTA) — Weeks after The Anti-Defamation League, Austria, according to Jewish The French news agency coincided with Rosh Ch- of employees returning to New York Times drew a NAACP and several other civil Heritage Europe. AFP reported that since the odesh, the beginning of a work in “capsules,” mean- barrage of criticism after rights groups. The groups The gravestones, and frag- COVID-19 pandemic broke new month on the Jewish ing restricting the numbers publishing an op-ed calling are protesting Facebook’s ments discovered with them, out, there have been three calendar, a day that is marked of workers in any particular for the military to be deployed unwillingness to police hate are dated between 1622 and times as many requests for with special prayers and, in workplace. in American cities, the news- speech or monitor posts for 1669, Johannes Reiss, the di- aliyah from French Jews as some synagogues, dancing. School activity and private paper has hired the editor of misinformation. rector of the Austrian Jewish last year. PAGE 14A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JULY 3, 2020 This Jewish Boston bookseller wants to help you spruce up your Zoom background

By Penny Schwartz virtual gatherings in response Over the years, the Brattle to the coronavirus pandemic, has sold 16th- and 17th- BOSTON (JTA) — In early millions of people have sud- century Hebrew Bibles, April, just a few weeks after denly gained intimate glimps- volumes of the Talmud, a non-essential businesses in es of the living rooms and commentary by the me- Massachusetts were shut home offices of their friends, dieval Jewish philosopher down due to COVID-19, the co-workers or even strangers Moses Maimonides and staff at the Brattle Book Shop who happen to be taking the old cookbooks with kosher noticed that some prominent same online course. And some recipes. personalities conducting have grown self-conscious “It tells a huge amount of video interviews from home about the image those books society and its values,” Gloss were seated in front of fairly are projecting. said of the cookbooks. lackluster bookshelves. Jonathan Sarna, a noted So what books should Jew- So staffers at the legend- historian of American Juda- ish readers consider if they’re ary 185-year-old antiquarian ism, told JTA that he switched looking to spruce up their bookseller in the heart of to a virtual background after videoconference backdrops? downtown Boston offered to a participant in a webinar he For an eye-catching aes- help them out. was leading offered to orga- thetic, Gloss suggests Marc In an April 7 Twitter post, nize the piles of books piled Chagall’s “The Jerusalem they offered their expertise high on his desk. Windows.” to prospective customers For those who want to im- For Bostonians, he sug- seeking a more sophisticated prove the look of their home gests “The Jews of Boston,” look — or at least a tidier libraries, Gloss and his staff a photo-rich gem co-edited one, free of worn copies of start by asking about the by Sarna, or “The Death of “What you see of someone’s books tells you about their intellect and their personality,” old paperbacks. The local person’s interests. Then they an American Jewish Com- said Ken Gloss, who owns Boston’s Brattle Book Shop. media took note of the tweet scour their massive inventory munity,” a timely title that and soon the phone started and arrange a selection of addresses Black-Jewish rela- catcher who spied for the as they told stories about the Massachusetts began lifting ringing. books on a shelf. Finally they tions in the city. Books by United States during World cherished books they were restrictions on businesses and One caller was an epidemi- email a photograph to the and about the Boston-born War II. passing on. the Brattle was able to reopen, ologist who wanted to feature prospective customer, who maestro Leonard Bernstein One book that struck a “We’ve experienced that,” albeit with restrictions. medical books. Another who can choose to purchase any also stand out, he says. chord with Gloss is “Outwit- Gloss said. “You’re buying The reopening went well, suddenly found himself con- or all of them. A reader wanting to display ting History: The Amazing their library. It’s so emotional said Gloss, who recently found ducting business meetings The Brattle has been in Jewish pride might consider Adventures of a Man Who and so deep to them. They another reason to celebrate from home wanted to tone Gloss’ family since 1949, books about the late Israeli Rescued a Million Yiddish want to talk about it.” — he became a first-time down his valuable collection when the shop was purchased Prime Minister Golda Meir, Books,” by Aaron Lansky, the While the bookshelf ven- grandfather, beginning a new of rare books. Some callers by his father, George, the Supreme Court Justices founder and director of the ture can’t entirely sustain the generation of book lovers. didn’t really care; they just American-born son of Jewish Felix Frankfurter or Louis National Yiddish Book Center. Brattle, which has been closed “One of my great joys when wanted a good-looking selec- immigrants from Lithuania. Brandeis, whose letters Gloss Gloss recalled in vivid detail for more than two months, my children were growing up tion. Ken Gloss took over after his has sold. For a sports fan, a passage from the book in Gloss said it has provided was reading to them,” he said. “Books are giving that dad died in 1985. Gloss suggests titles about which Lansky described visits some fun for the staff. But “It did not matter exactly what first impression,” Ken Gloss, A regular on the popular Sandy Koufax or Moe Berg, with elderly Yiddish speakers there’s a glimmer of hope on book, but the act of reading. I the Brattle’s owner, told the public television program the Major League Baseball who insisted on feeding him the horizon: As of last week, plan to regularly read to him.” Jewish Telegraphic Agency “Antiques Roadshow,” Gloss in a phone interview from is a sought-after lecturer and the shop, which is located an appraiser for clients that in- TikTok just steps from Boston clude Harvard University and From page 1A commenting or following the like TikTok had gone largely general public to expunge Common. “What you see of the FBI. He’s also no stranger accounts. unnoticed until this new hate and extremism from someone’s books tells you to using books as decor, curat- groups. They then collected “While most of the schol- study,” said Karen Berman, the internet.” about their intellect and ing selections for set designers posts that featured hashtags arly attention focused on CEO of the American Society TikTok got a “C” on the their personality, whether who need, say, books from the associated with extremist social media has examined of the University of Haifa. Simon Wiesenthal Center’s you’d like to meet them or 1950s. He once supplied 6,000 movements. Finally, they content from leading plat- “The insights and data re- recent digital terrorism and not meet them.” books with red covers for a examined the aforementioned forms like Twitter, Facebook vealed in the report will in- hate report card for how well As the world has shifted to movie set. accounts and posts as well as or Instagram, anti-Semitism fluentially inform the efforts social media and other digital accounts that showed interest and other forms of extrem- of social-media platforms, platforms have combated 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 in extremism through liking, ism occurring on platforms regulatory bodies and the extremism on their platforms. D A T E E H U D Y O S I 13 14 15 E B A N R A J I A D E N 16 17 18 Racism F U N D I N G F A T H E R S 19 20 21 From page 4A trend conservative and all of sentries standing outside kavod habriyot that we need F O G C O S M I C us are grateful for the police our synagogue, alert for any to have right now among 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 anced position and religious protection that we enjoy at threat. I know that every ourselves, our country and B A R Q S A N G I O O D S 30 31 32 principles to this fight. We our places of education and congregant will as well, and our God. E S A U A I B O B N E I shouldn’t shy away from it worship. voice their hakarat hatov The views and opinions 33 34 35 36 37 just because a majority of When we finally reconvene in that moment. When we expressed in this article are E D G I E R A R O S E 38 39 40 41 42 us Modern Orthodox Jews in our synagogues and come enter the synagogue, I hope those of the author and do not F O U N D I N G F A T H E R S in America are personally together again as a religious that we use the opportunity necessarily reflect the views 43 44 unaffected by police abuse, community, I will still feel afforded by our protection to of JTA or its parent company, O S A M A T H E D O T 45 46 47 48 49 50 some of us have politics that relief when I see our two have the conversation about 70 Faces Media. U S M A E M A H A O N E 51 52 53 54 A A A H E X E S A D M I T 55 56 57 58 Dogma S C R E A M K I M From page 5A ians who made war inevitable of their history that casts it Even if some were deeply 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 F I N D I N G F A T H E R S and continue to reject peace. in a dark light. They don’t wrong about slavery, their 66 67 68 are still close enough in time This is not entirely analo- understand that the struggle battle for freedom and that L A N A L E O N A L O T to the country’s precarious gous to Americans’ rethink- of Washington and Jefferson of all those associated in 69 70 71 Y N E T E R R S R I D S beginnings and the memory ing their country’s history of for liberty, and that of some one way or another with the of the Holocaust that made slavery and discrimination of their flawed and all too hu- founding of the American its belated creation neces- against African-Americans, man successors, has relevance republic, which remains the sary. Most reject the idea or their concerns about con- to the world we live in today. last and best hope of human- that Jews have no right to temporary racism and police Whether or not you agree with kind, places them very much a state or that its creation brutality. But most Israelis everything about America’s on the right side of history. is a sin for which they must don’t reject their founders’ beginnings, the idea that The same cannot be said for atone. Moreover, they also actions as evil because they it came into existence in a those who wish to tear down know that — notwithstand- know that the price of doing struggle for liberty inspired their statues. ing attempts to recast the so involves the sacrifice of generations of Americans Jonathan S. Tobin is editor story of the conflict as one their own rights and security. throughout its history to suc- in chief of JNS—Jewish News in which they are primarily Many Americans have been cessfully fight for that noble Syndicate. Follow him on to blame — it is the Palestin- taught a revisionist version objective. Twitter at: @jonathans_tobin. JCCs From page 6A for about 60 percent of an- the PJCC was projecting mer camps and philanthropy. nual earnings, Geduldig said. around $20 million in rev- Now projections sit around intervening months; it will “We’ve been working hard to enue for the next fiscal year, $11 million, a 45 percent finish the fiscal year on June look for additional resources.” primarily from gym member- decrease. 30 with only a small deficit. But projections for next ships and preschool tuition, The fitness center and pools “It could have been cata- year, beginning in July, are which together account for are expected to open in early strophic, going three months “where we see the difficulties,” about 85 percent of earnings. July after San Mateo County without any revenue” from the he added. Other revenue comes from recently announced that fitness center, which accounts Before the pandemic hit, afterschool programs, sum- gyms could reopen. HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JULY 3, 2020 PAGE 15A Qumran National Park Bronze Age and surpris- Iconic Most of the ancient Dead ing remnants of vanilla in From page 1A Sea Scrolls were found in the jugs from a 3,600-year-old caves of Qumran, a rocky burial site. The tunnels behind cliff above the Dead Sea Beit She’an National the wall are still reveal- where a Second Temple-era Park ing amazing treasures and Jewish sect, the Essenes, One of Israel’s largest ar- mysteries. made their home and left chaeological sites, Beit She’an Davidson Archeological their writings. National Park encompasses Park and Museum houses You can’t enter the caves, the restored ruins of a 7,000- many artifacts including but you can learn about the seat Roman theater, Greek city walls from the First Essenes in a museum at the colonnaded streets, gladiator Temple period and the origi- site and then explore ar- amphitheater, Byzantine nal street from the Second chaeological finds including bathhouse and marketplace, Temple period, as well as ritual purification pools and a Roman and Greek temples models and multimedia communal building with the and a Samaritan synagogue. presentations. remains of a kitchen, watch- You could easily spend The fourth-centu- tower, pottery workshops and most of the day exploring the ry Church of the Holy stables. A two-room scripto- 2,000 years of history at Beit Sepulchre is built on the rium contains pottery and She’an with the help of a traditional site of Jesus’ metal inkwells that may have guide or an audio presenta- crucifixion and burial. Since been used by the Essenes to tion. After dark, the “She’an 2016, National Geographic write their scrolls. Nights” audio-visual show has been documenting the You can sign up for a brings alive the ruins with Assaf Peretz/Israel Antiquities Authority restoration of the church’s guided night-time lamplight breathtaking projected im- Excavations at Wilson’s Arch, under the Jerusalem Old City. Edicule, a small chapel be- tour or a dramatized tour re- ages. lieved to contain the empty constructing the discovery Herodion (Herodium) tomb of Jesus. and purchase of the scrolls National Park the original “Old City” in the 1940s. Herodion was a kind of just outside the present Caesarea National Park royal country club in the walls. Excavations include a One of the most popular Roman-Hellenist era. It later hidden spring where biblical tourist spots in Israel, Cae- served as a hideout for reb- kings were coronated, the sarea National Park on the els during the Bar Kochba flowing waters of Hezekiah’s northern coast contains Revolt against Roman rule, Tunnel from the eighth many important artifacts and even as a Byzantine century BCE, and a recently with significance for Jews leper colony. unearthed half-mile pil- and Christians. In 2007, archeologists fi- grimage road leading to the The Herodian harbor area nally discovered the remains Temple Mount — complete (yes, Herod is at it again) was of Herod the Great’s tomb with burned coins and cloth- excavated in the last decade in this Judean Desert site ing fragments from 2,000 and yielded finds such as a after 35 years of digging up years ago. sumptuous Roman palace architectural and cultural City of David, the original and amphitheater from the treasures. There are ongo- “Old City” just outside the time of Jesus. ing excavations at Herodion. present walls. Excavations Click here to read about Tzipori National Park include a hidden spring the coin cache, Greek in- Tzipori (Sepphoris), the where biblical kings were scription and Roman mosaic traditional birthplace of coronated, the flowing wa- floor uncovered last year and Mary, was an important city ters of Hezekiah’s Tunnel revealed at the opening cer- in the hills of Lower Galilee, from the eighth century emony of Caesarea Harbor west of Nazareth. Herod con- BCE, and a recently un- Visitors Center. quered it in 37 BCE, but 33 earthed half-mile pilgrim- Beit Guvrin-Mare- years later it was destroyed age road leading to the sha National Park by the Romans following Ruins at Beit Guvrin. Temple Mount — complete Known as “the land of rebellions there. with burned coins and cloth- a thousand caves,” Beit Herod’s son Antipas re- ing fragments from 2,000 Guvrin-Maresha National stored Tzipori as “the orna- years ago. Park encompasses approxi- ment of all Galilee.” It was Masada National Park mately 1,250 acres of rolling the seat of the Sanhedrin The Second Temple com- hills in the Judean lowlands. (the Jewish high court) and pound was one of many Over thousands of years, a preferred residence for ambitious building projects people cut into the rock Talmudic sages until the carried out by Roman cli- to make a network of bell- mid-fourth century CE. ent king Herod the Great. shaped quarries, burial Archeologists have found Another is the fortress at caves, storerooms, indus- evidence of a devastating Masada, overlooking the trial facilities, hideouts and earthquake around 363, but Dead Sea. dovecotes. again the city was rebuilt and The Northern Palace, At a high point in the settled by an unusual mix of built on three rock terraces, park is Tel Maresha, where Christians and Jews in the included bedrooms with a the Bible records that King fifth century. Remains of semicircular balcony, colon- Rehoboam of Judah built the Crusader church com- naded halls adorned with cities for defense. It was memorating St. Ann can still paintings, and a private abandoned during the Ro- be seen, as well as a Crusader bathhouse. man period, when the nearby fortress, rebuilt in the 18th A public bathhouse was city of Beit Guvrin was built century by the Bedouin ruler excavated atop the plateau and became an important of the Galilee. along with 29 huge store- locale of the Crusader era. Visitors can explore a rooms, hundreds of clay Tel Megiddo National 4,500-seat Roman theater; pots, 12 gigantic cisterns, Park a restored third-century ritual baths and a stable- Located at a critical an- villa in which a mosaic de- turned-synagogue (one of cient and modern crossroad picts scenes from the life of the earliest synagogues in in the Lower Galilee, Megid- wine god Dionysus and the An ancient street and columns in Beit Shean National Park, Israel. the world). do has a long, bloody history. so-called “Mona Lisa of the Hiking paths and a cable Megiddo is identified with Galilee”; a synagogue with car take visitors to the top Armageddon, the scene a restored mosaic floor; of Israel’s most popular paid of the battle of the End of and a 250-meter-long, first- tourist site. At the foot, a Days according to Christian century CE underground nighttime sound and light Scriptures. water system. show tells the legend of a Already a fortified city by Avdat National Park popular revolt against the the third millennium BCE, In addition to the astound- Romans by a band of Jewish 1,000 years later Megiddo ing views of the Negev at Av- families here. became a center of Egyptian dat National Park, you’ll see Archeologists found skel- rule over Canaan. King Da- the well-preserved remains etons and more than 5,000 vid then conquered Megiddo, of Roman, Byzantine and coins, mostly minted during and the city flourished under Nabatean cities, including the five years of the rebel- his son Solomon, who may two large Byzantine church- lion, along with scroll frag- have installed its impressive es, a Byzantine bathhouse, a ments and more than 700 water system. magnificent Roman burial shards bearing inscriptions. The Megiddo Museum of- chamber, and a Nabatean In the Yigael Yadin Masada fers an audiovisual presenta- fortress. Museum, visitors will see tion and models of the site’s An explanatory movie hundreds of ballista balls highlights, such as a Late at the entrance plaza is that were fired at the fortress Bronze Age gate (1500-1200 available in 15 languages by Roman soldiers. BCE), a palace, Solomon’s (Hebrew, English, Arabic, Following a 10-year hia- Gate, lookouts and stables. French, Italian, German, tus, a new excavation project Recent excavations have Russian, Chinese, Korean, at Masada is now underway, unearthed clues to the past Japanese, Czech, Polish, headed by Tel Aviv University including a royal Canaan- Spanish, Portuguese and Isaac Harari/FLASH90 archeologist Guy Stiebel. ite tomb from the Middle Hungarian). Qumran National Park PAGE 16A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JULY 3, 2020 For the few Jewish camps that are opening despite risks, finding willing families hasn’t been hard saw that there are camps clos- Some of the Jewish camps New York, are running as ing elsewhere and the state is that are opening, like Modin, well. Lavi did not respond allowing for it, I said, let’s see are for-profit. But Salzberg to multiple requests for if it’s doable,” Rothman said. said that the increased de- comment, but an email to Rothman launched the mand for camp won’t mean a parents placed restrictions on camp less than a week ago and profit on the year because of all transportation, established expects it to fill up quickly, the precautions the camp has protocols for testing before well before the July 20 start had to take due to the corona- kids entered camp, and lim- date. Unlike other Chabad virus — from building a sepa- ited entering and exiting the programs meant for a general rate infirmary with 31 beds, campground. Jewish population, this one is in case there’s an outbreak, Of course, many camps in internal to the movement, so to erecting a huge outdoor areas that permit opening are the campers will need to come tent for distanced campwide still remaining closed. Camp from committed, observant gatherings to administering Morasha, an Orthodox camp Chabad Hasidic families. And multiple COVID-19 tests for in the same Pennsylvania because he only has 96 spots, campers and staff. county as Camp Lavi, made The ropes course at Camp Modin, which has seen immense interest from parents since Rothman said he can afford to Salzberg said the camp is the decision to close a month announcing last month that it was opening this summer. be selective. spending an extra $250,000 ago. The nonprofit was set to “The camp is for girls in on the COVID-19 prep while serve 1,200 kids. Morasha’s By Ben Sales structural changes because of announced their closures, the Chabad community, so taking in far less revenue director, Jeremy Joszef, has COVID-19. camps that open are faced it’s attracting girls that want because it’s running a short- committed to calling each of (JTA) — This week, as he Modin usually relies on 300 with a dual challenge: abiding that atmosphere,” he said. ened schedule, thus will lose the 625 families individually prepares to open Camp Modin kids from mostly the same set by health regulations in a usu- The camp website says the money. Had the camp taken a and said several have opted and administer coronavirus of families who have come ally freewheeling atmosphere “ideal” camper “is happy to summer off, he said, it would instead for Lavi. tests to its hundreds of camp- summer after summer, gen- and dealing with parents be a Chossid” and “has high have been able to manage “I did not get one complaint ers and staff, Howard Salzberg eration after generation. This clamoring to give their kids values for Torah and Mitzvos.” despite the financial setback. or one parent questioning our is still fielding 50 calls a day year, the camp received some something approximating a The dearth of open camps “It doesn’t mean anything decision,” Joszef said. “If any- from parents who want to send 600 applications. Salzberg normal summer. has also put families that do financially one way or the thing, we had an outpouring their kids. said the camp was nearly full “I’m working off the gov- get spots in an enviable posi- other. We did not make this as of support from our parents, a That’s because Modin, a just 10 days after announcing ernment’s permission and tion. Modin gave priority to a financial decision,” he said. sense of pride in being associ- small, unaffiliated Jewish it would open. recommendations,” said Rab- returning families, and did “We looked at the numbers ated with an institution that camp in Maine, is one of “We have kept it small,” he bi Shmuly Rothman, who will not admit any new campers and said we can survive if we puts principle over profits.” the only Jewish overnight said. “We chose not to max run a Chabad girls’ camp in above seventh grade. In the close and we can survive if we Elsewhere, however, par- camps to open in the United out. We chose to limit the Florida. younger age groups, only 5% open. We may have less kids, ents have tried to get their States amid the coronavirus size of the bunks as best we His camp, Tof Shin Peh, is to 10% of campers will be new. we’re going to certainly have kids into camp — not always pandemic. So Salzberg and could because we’re limited new. Its name is Hebrew for “Everyone I know is super less revenue, and our expenses with success. his wife, Lisa, who co-own on how much of our camp 5780, this year on the Hebrew jealous,” said Sara Forman, are certainly going to go up.” “One of my middle son’s and run the camp, must deal programming we’re going to calendar, as if to emphasize that who will be sending her kids And it’s not the only for- friends, they ended up being with a continuing deluge of do this summer.” it was created to respond to the to Modin for the fifth straight profit that’s running this on a waitlist,” Forman said. interest from parents even As the pandemic stretches country’s predicament now. summer. “They’re all like, it’s summer. Two for-profit Or- “And then they were like, as they prepare the camp for into the summer, and doz- “People are healthy and so unfair, I wish our camp thodox camps, Lavi in Penn- forget it, because no one is summer and install a range of ens of Jewish camps have moving around, and when I was open.” sylvania and Seneca Lake in coming off the waitlist.” ‘Defiance’ is the best heroic Jews vs. Nazis inspiration that Netflix has to offer Characters are frequently played by non-Jewish actors; film’s lone Academy Award given the news that loved ones of the four, only Liev Schrieber nomination was for James have died, while there’s also — whose mother is Jewish Newton Howard’s original a great deal of bickering and — has any Jewish ancestry. score, which was also recog- even physical fighting among Another ironic aspect of the nized by the Golden Globes. the brothers and others in the “Jews kicking ass” subgenre But it has endured as a com- camp. The partisans also ref- was that both “Defiance” and pelling and exciting story of erence their biblical forebears. “Munich” cast Daniel Craig, historical Jewish heroism. “To you, this is not a gun,” who is not exactly the most While Tarantino took flack Asael (Bell) says at one point. intuitive choice to play a Jew- for depicting Jews as brutal, “To you, it is Bar Kochba’s ish character. R-rated killers, “Defiance” is spear. It is Samson’s jawbone. “He joked about that, actu- remembered as a kind of foil to It is Ehud’s sword. It is the ally, during the film,” Zwick, “Inglourious Basterds” — the slingshot young David used the director of “Defiance,” said “realistic” Jews-killing-Nazis to bring down the monster in an interview last year. “The movie, one that stuck much Goliath.” funny thing about Daniel [is], closer to actual history, while At one point, footage of a Daniel’s father was a Tommy also adding an element of fa- Jewish wedding celebration in World War II, in the British milial dynamics and biblical is intercut with that of a Army, and was involved in the inspiration. Daniel Craig as a Jew with a gun in “Defiance.” firefight, a much better ex- liberation of Bergen-Belsen. But if you’re also just in ecution of a similar idea that So he might have had a par- the mood for some guilt-free By Stephen Silver survival, which also at times thousand people. Similarly Spielberg used at the end of ticular affinity for it.” footage of Jews shooting back entailed violence against Na- to the finale of “Schindler’s “Munich.” “Defiance” wasn’t a big at their oppressors while in (JTA) — The mid-to-late zis. It’s an inspirational watch List,” “Defiance” ends with The Bielskis are mostly critical or box office hit. The quarantine, Netflix is waiting. aughts saw a run of films that during these tough times, text telling the viewer that featured Jewish characters, for and it’s available to stream the descendants of those who lack of a better description, on Netflix. survived the Bielskis’ camp Prank kicking ass. “Defiance,” directed by today number in the tens of From page 9A Kin column in the 2010s also against the odds, but even to- In 2005, there was Steven veteran Jewish filmmaker thousands. aimed to help reunite long- day, it’s also bringing together Spielberg’s “Munich,” about Edward Zwick, was a different The movie, which Zwick co- ally want to help with finding lost friends and relatives, Jews who became separated the Israeli government’s plot kind of Holocaust film. At one wrote with Clayton Frohman, relatives,” Plavnik said. often with Israeli ties. from one another by the Ho- to get vengeance for the 1972 point, a Soviet soldier says to was adapted from “Defiance: That’s probably a fair as- For Israelis my aunt’s age, locaust, the Iron Curtain or Olympics terrorist killings. It the protagonist Tuvia Bielski The Bielski Partisans,” Ne- sessment in a country where the experience of listen- other 20th-century tragedies. was famously the subject of a (played by the non-Jewish chama Tec’s nonfiction book many of its Jewish residents ing each week to the radio It happened only last year to monologue by Seth Rogen in Daniel Craig): “But Jews do from 1993. The film was either lost relatives in the programs for locating lost Morris Sana and Simon Mai- “Knocked Up,” about how “ev- not fight.” released on New Year’s Eve Holocaust or had family up- relatives was a pastime. rowitz, Holocaust survivors ery movie with Jews, we’re the “These Jews do,” he replies. in 2008 to qualify for awards rooted hurriedly from Arab Their parents would tune in in their 80s who were living ones getting killed — Munich The film told the story of consideration, before rolling countries. religiously. in the United States and the flips it on its ear.” the Bielski partisans, a Jew- out wide in early 2009. Israel had several radio The subject is reflected in United Kingdom, respectively. There was also “You Don’t ish group that spent much The Bielski partisans were programs devoted to helping Israeli literature and cinema, Each thought the other had Mess With the Zohan” in of World War II fighting the led by four brothers of that Holocaust survivors reunite including in David Gross- perished until their families 2008, Adam Sandler’s cheeky Nazis, rescuing surviving name: Tuvia (Craig), Zus (Liev with relatives who might man’s book “Mumik,” where a reconnected on Facebook. Mossad agent comedy, and Jews and sheltering them in Schreiber), Asael (Jamie have survived. Until 2002, the boy is entrusted with listening My aunt, who was born in “Inglourious Basterds” in the Naliboki forest, in what is Bell) and Aron (George MacK- Jewish Agency had a depart- to a relatives search program Poland, reminded me of that 2009, Quentin Tarantino’s now Belarus. They also raided ay, from “1917”). The cast also ment focused on this mission. for his parents, and “Alex story when I told her that she revisionist history caper in- area farms for food. In the included Mark Feuerstein, Israel also had a periodical, is Madly in Love,” a classic had been tricked. She didn’t volving lots of blood and Jews process, they killed quite a Iben Hjejle (from “High Fi- Lakrov VelaRachok, which romantic comedy film from mind sharing Plavnik’s joke. blowing up Hitler. few Nazis. delity”) and a very young Mia in its 73 issues printed the 1986 about Israel in the 1950s. “You have to share these re- In between those last two By the end of the war, Wasikowska. names of 180,000 survivors Facebook came decades quests and send the proverbial films came 2008’s “Defiance,” the Bielskis’ community It’s a story of triumph looking for family. The Jewish after those early attempts at message in a bottle,” she said, another film featuring Jewish consisted of more than a among a great deal of tragedy. Telegraphic Agency’s Seeking reunifying family members “even if you think it’s useless.”