Jewish Community News www.jfedps.org The Publication of the Jewish Federation of the Desert Av/Elul 5780 - August 2020 Why Ben Gurion Keeps Smiling – Palm Springs’ Visionary Partnership with Ramat HaNegev Eran Doron, Mayor-Ramat HaNegev from. Ramat Hanegev Regional Council constitutes 22% of the landmass of the State of Israel, but only 8,050 residents. In its five year plan, Ramat haNegev set a goal- from 8,000 residents to 40,000 residents by the 2048. The long outstanding partnership In 2048, Israel’s 100th year, we between Ramat HaNegev and are expecting that the population the Jewish Community of Palm of the state of Israel will almost Springs and Desert Area is based double itself and stand at 15 on mutual values shared by both million people. Given the current our communities, namely, the situation in which the center of the promoting of quality education & country is extremely populated, this Jewish life and ensuring its continuity growth will not be possible without for future generations, the unity the development of the Negev – of Jewish people worldwide and construction of housing units, strengthening the State of Israel. development of commerce and the One who travels in our region, economy, creating work places, and which is about 90 Km South of the development of a high-quality Beer-Sheva, in Southern Israel, will education infrastructure of a new no doubt notice the huge impact order of magnitude. It is our duty that the Jewish community of Palm to ensure that this development Springs has created in our lives in is conducted in an informed this remote periphery area of Israel, manner that will on the one hand namely: enables development, and protects Kindergartens & daycare facilities environmental values and our in our different communities, precious desert, on the other hand. servicing dozens of infants and If we want Israel of 2048 to look toddlers. like the Zionist dream rather than Yearly grants which foster major Taiwan, we should invest in the educational year-long and summer Negev now. The good news is that activities for Nitzana region youth we have some impressive leaders (Nitzana region with the only 5 in the Negev, a clear vision and an Jewish communities located directly excellent infrastructure to grow continued on page 4 Coming Together During Difficult Times

I am excited with how who can help and have stepped Roberta our Federation staff has up to the plate. The needs in our Nyman spearheaded innovative programs community are real and the demands JewishOF Federation THE DESERTto keep us engaged while we shelter on our resources are significant and Board Chair at home. I am pleased with our growing. partnership with the rabbis in our I would like to share a quote of community to offer meaningful and Kobi Yamada that I feel describes These have been unusual and substantive programming. Thank you our community: difficult times. The members of our to all who are participating in this “There is nothing stronger than the Jewish community have, for the most special series. heart of a volunteer. With it beats part, kept their distances and have I am proud of all of you as you deal the spirit of service, generosity and been safe. We have lost a few people with this new reality. It is encouraging compassion – and the health and to COVID-19 and others have been to hear from our rabbis that more wellbeing of our community, our very ill but are recovering, for which people are “attending” the online country and our world.” we are so very grateful. I am proud services and classes than did so when Thank you for your service, 2019-2020 of how many of you stepped up attendance meant getting in our cars generosity, and compassion. JEWISH FEDERATION and contributed to our fundraising and going to services, classes, and programs. You have adapted so well. Roberta Nyman BOARD OF DIRECTORS requests, allowing our Federation to play an important role in helping feed Kudos for rising to the occasion. Chairman of the Board Roberta Nyman, Board Chair the hungry of our desert community. And thank you to those of you Lori Fritz, Campaign Chair Arnie Gillman, Vice Campaign Chair Phil Glass, Treasurer Stephanie Ross, Secretary Celia Norian, Past Co-Chair Bruce Landgarten, Chief Executive Officer Elliott Cohen Ron Langus Jackie Cohen Bernard Reiter Judith Cohen Gary Schahet Bobbi Holland

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2 • JCN • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780 • www.jfedps.com New Realities, New Strategies and on Federation, on campaigns and So, what is missing? practices. The acknowledgment that on endowments. And let’s face it— At the moment it is the impetus to core infrastructure will be there for all not every organization or institution come together, to think and plan as a of us and the assurance that valuable Bruce can make it. Some were on shaky community, to consider how to create components of the communal Landgarten ground before COVID-19. At greater efficiency and alignment from landscape will not be sacrificed Jewish Federation times, overbuilding was a result of our disparate, component parts. We simply because, at this moment, for Chief Executive diffuse community planning and an need share-of-mind and attention a particular institution, there appears Officer environment in which compelling ideas from those who have the most to offer to be insufficient, short-term financial or notions found the support and to the critical planning we must do. We wherewithal. interest required to bring those ideas need it to address the pivotal question: Hillel the Elder’s most famous lesson, It is difficult to verbalize what our to life, but having perhaps done so How can we join hands to assure that found in Pirkei Avot (“The Wisdom country and community has been without an understanding of broader this community will have what it needs of Our Ancestors”), says "If I am not through in the last several months. community needs and the community’s to provide for its Jewish future, when for myself, who will be for me? But if I Looking back to the start of the durable capacity to meet them. this crisis is finally behind us? am only for myself, what am I? And, if pandemic, when our world was turned Back in 2008, during the Great Partnership and collaboration. not now, when?" Now is a time to draw on its head, the climate was chaotic and Recession, the pressures on the Jewish Shared resources—human, physical, upon this wisdom, together, before filled with uncertainty. We have each community were compounded by and economic. The junction between market forces make our strategic been met with varying degrees of huge losses in financial markets and ambition and expectation, between decisions for us. personal loss and disruption to daily radical reductions in valuations of good intentions and sound business life. communal endowment and foundation As the COVID-19 virus rapidly assets. Those pressures also undercut evolved, we were and are humbled annual campaigns and crippled nearly by the generosity and responsiveness every organization dependent upon of our caring Jewish community. Our fundraising and philanthropy. There Emergency Response Fund has helped was no safe harbor. to address the most immediate and Twelve years later, the circumstances pressing community needs. I am proud are markedly different. On March 1, of how our Federation has worked 2020, the cumulative charitable assets to help our low-income population and resources in the hands of the North and become a source of support and American Jewish community may never resources. We have fed and cared for have been larger. Foundation assets, our most vulnerable. We have helped endowment portfolios, and institutional the food insecure in our community reserves had enjoyed the benefits of a through our support of FIND and decade-long bull market and major its food market sites throughout our stock indices seemed routinely to be desert community. For our Jewish hitting new highs. The pandemic has community isolating at home, we have certainly made a dent but, to date, provided weekly community wide only a modest one. Those assets and healing and prayers in partnership with resources so effectively managed and our Rabbis. safeguarded over these years seem We have risen to the challenge. While poised to provide the means to meet there is still much to be determined, the strategic challenges of the rainy day there is one thing that remains certain: no one saw coming. Our Federation is here. We will always We have infrastructure. We have be here. resources. We have leaders who are In the face of changes, a good dedicated, and extraordinary, both deal of soul-searching is underway. lay and professional. We have a Every institution and organization is common crisis. And we have a shared scrambling to find a pathway through commitment to a better, stronger, more the crisis. There is huge pressure on vibrant, more dynamic Jewish future. boards and on funders, on foundations JCN • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780 • www.jfedps.com • 3 continued from page 1 are facing are not simple, but this we must make sure that future alongside the 200 Km of the border forces us to become more creative, development will be done rationally, JEWISH with Egypt). more precise, and focused. allowing the developments needed COMMUNITY Yearly grants which foster emotional The title of the 5-year development but keeping the environmental values treatments and programs at the program is “ Ramat HaNegev – where of our beloved desert – the Negev. NEWS Regional Center for Children with the Personal & National Meets” Ramat HaNegev Regional Council A Publication of the Jewish Federation of the Desert Special Needs – a major life changer which expresses the connection and its residents are very grateful and VOL. 47, No. 1 and time saver service for parents between what is happening in proud to continue the partnership EDITORIAL and children who otherwise would Ramat HaNegev on the local level, with the members of the Jewish Bruce Landgarten, need to travel long distances to get to what is happening on the Israeli Community and its visionary leaders, Chief Executive Officer similar emotional treatments for their National level - considering the future who for so many years already Miriam H. Bent, Editor children. Servicing 280 children up population growth. understood the importance of the Bailey Communications, to 18 years old every year. By now it is already a known fact that Negev region to the future and Layout & Design Faced with facts of economic and to move forward and plan the future security of Israel, and are actively JCN STATEMENT demographic changes, the Council of needs of Israel, the government must committed to strengthening our The Jewish Community News seeks Ramat HaNegev, under the leadership take into immediate consideration communities and we look forward to provide news and feature material of Mayor Eran Doron, has created the needed steps to expedite the to many more years of partnership of special interest to its readership, a five-year development program, development of the Negev, i.e.: the and cooperation between our and to create a heightened sense of Jewish with a long term range view for needs building of housing, commercial & communities, although geographically identity through the dissemination of in the areas of Education, Social, economic development, creating apart, indeed fulfilling another information about people, events and issues Engineering, construction of housing, employment opportunities and declaration of David Ben Gurion and at home and abroad. The JCN seeks to serve Tourism, Beduin Community, legal developing quality educational which is: “… It is in the Negev, that the as a forum for the exchange of ideas and opinions in the Jewish community. regulation and economy. Our reality infrastructure for a new volume Jewish people will be tested…”. is complexed and the challenges we of population. In the same token, The JCN is published monthly, ten months a year by the Jewish Federation of the Desert, About Ramat HaNegev: 69-710 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270, 760-324-4737, fax 760-324-3154.

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4 • JCN • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780 • www.jfedps.com New Israeli Spy Satellite Set to Provide Intelligence Edge Over Adversaries By Yaakov Lappin, Jewish News Syndicate The “Ofek 16” satellite, launched It doesn’t seem to be a stretch system rather than a camera to by the Ministry of Defense and of the imagination to conclude monitor events of interest. Its SAR Israel Aerospace Industries, will that such a satellite will help Israel (Synthetic aperture radar) payload significantly upgrade Israel’s ability to track Iran’s nuclear program with has advanced day and night monitor the activities of the Iranian- new technology, as well as monitor photography capabilities, and works Shi’ite axis throughout the Middle Iran’s malign activity throughout in all weather conditions. East. the Middle East—particularly the Once the “Ofek 16” is deemed fully The “Ofek 16” spy satellite Israel’s “Ofek 16” reconnaissance satellite is trafficking of weapons to Iran’s operational, the Defense Ministry significantly upgrades Israel’s ability launched from a site in central Israel on proxies like Hezbollah—and activities will hand over the satellite’s controls July 6, 2020. to monitor the dangerous activities “The group of satellites are being in Syria. to the Israel Defense Forces’ 9990 of its adversaries throughout the used to monitor any threats to the ‘At the forefront of technological visual intelligence Unit. Middle East, foremost among them State of Israel, which as you know are capabilities’ Israel invests hundreds of millions Iran. sometimes far away and immediate, The “Ofek 16” satellite represents of shekels per year in its space and The satellite was launchedso they require constant monitoring,” remarkable cooperation among satellite industries, which in turn fuels successfully by the Defense Ministry he said. various defense companies. IAI is the new technology. and Israel Aerospace Industries According to IAI’s Space Division prime contractor and responsible The Jewish state belongs to a small (IAI) following years of research chief, Shlomi Sudri, “Ofek 16” has an for the Shavit space launcher, while club of 13 countries in the world and development, and a working advanced electro-optical (camera) Rafael Advanced Defense Systems that is able to build and launch its schedule that in recent months had sensing system that will “enhance the and Tomer, a government-owned own satellites—one that includes to be adapted to restrictions created strategic intelligence capability of the company, built the launch engines. the United States, Russia, China, Iran, by the coronavirus pandemic. State of Israel.” The Defense Ministry’s SpaceFrance, the United Kingdom and IAI officials said they viewed the While no further details were Administration led the development Ukraine. satellite’s launch as a top priority. provided about that system, it’s and production. According to the Defense This is due to the fact that “Ofek 16” worth noting that on previous Defense Minister Benny Gantz Ministry, “the investment of the is designed to provide the Israeli Israeli satellites, an advanced camera paid tribute to the “people who have State of Israel in space technology is defense establishment with a higher system called “Jupiter,” made by Elbit been investing in these systems and considered essential and strategic for than ever resolution camera in space. Systems, had been installed. advancing breakthrough capabilities intelligence purposes. This is a multi- Amnon Harari, head of the According to Elbit’s website, the over the years. We will continue year investment, which requires a Ministry’s Space and Satellite camera enables investigations of to strengthen and maintain Israel’s multitude of resources, consistency Administration, noted on Monday “very high-value targets,” and it capabilities on every front, in every and professionalism. The goal is that the latest spy satellite joins provides higher definition images of place.” to ensure that the Israeli satellite a series of similar ones in orbit, small and discrete vehicles, objects In 2016, Israel launched its “Ofek program will remain at the forefront including the “Ofek 5,” launched in and structure. It also can be used for 11” satellite, which overcame early of technological capabilities and 2002, which remains operational to “more detailed operational planning” technical problems to become fully will continue to produce advanced this day. The first of the “Ofek” (the and “more enhanced battle damage operational. Two years earlier, in satellites, which will maintain Israel’s Hebrew word for “horizon”) series assessment,” meaning looking at the 2014, Israel launched the “Ofek intelligence and technological was launched in 1988. damage caused to enemy targets. 10” satellite, which uses a radar superiority.”

JCN • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780 • www.jfedps.com • 5 Jewish Federation Women's Philanthropy

Introducing Pacesetters Have you recently moved to the you to try out various opportunities, area? Have you attended a Jewish hosted by the Jewish Federation and/ Federation Women’s event? Or or with local Jewish agencies. been to our Cocktails and Culture Whether you participate in an group and listened to a stimulating event, take on a role with our Women’s program on Jewish cultures around Committee, jump in and chair a the world? Have you been to our program, or serve as a volunteer semi-annual newcomers’ brunch to support Federation’s Annual and met new friends? We invite you Campaign, we are always excited to join Pacesetters, the social group to have women like YOU become of women with school age children, a part of our thriving community of and participate in our fun activities, volunteers and philanthropists. such as wine tasting, candle making, For more information and to RSVP, cooking and painting classes. contact Leslie Pepper, Women’s Or join our women’s Shalom Desert Philanthropy Coordinator of the Welcome Committee and virtually Jewish Federation, at 760-324-4737 get together over a cup of coffee to or email her at Leslie.pepper@ meet new friends. Our newcomers’ jfedps.org. program is designed to encourage Danish Bible Society Omits References to Israel in New Testament The translators of the new edition defended their decision by saying the land of Israel in biblical times is not identical to present-day Israel. Jewish News Syndicate The Danish Bible Societyedition, said in a YouTube video and its kings remained, i24News former radical who now preaches removed the word “Israel” from that he counted 59 omissions out reported. about peace, censured the its new edition of the New of 60 references to Israel. The publication also cited a omission. Testament, the Danish news website The translators of the new Danish Christian newspaper that He wrote on Twitter, “Danish 24NYT reported on Sunday. edition defended their decision discovered a mistranslation in Bible Society has published a new The “Bible 2020” edition that by explaining that the land of Israel the New Testament edition that Bible that does not include the the group released instead refers in biblical times is not identical mixed up the Hebrew “friend” word ‘Israel’ whether it refers to to “the people of Israel” and the to present-day Israel. At the or “kinsman” and “enemy.” The the Holy Land or to the Israelites. “Land of Israel” as “Jews” or “land same time, in the Old Testament mistake was later fixed in the book’s ‘Israel’ has been replaced with ‘Jews’ of the Jews,” respectively. translation released as part of electronic edition. or erased altogether. The agenda Jan Frost, a supporter of Israel the Bible 2020 project, direct Imam Mohammad Tawhidi, an is to present Jews as stateless. It’s from Denmark who read the new references to the land of Israel Iranian-born Shi’ite cleric and false and against God.”

6 • JCN • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780 • www.jfedps.com Temple Sinai Welcomes New Rabbi As he describes his arrival in our “My vision is to Congregation of Manchester, the rabbinic school who are openly community, Temple Sinai’s new be a leader in Vermont, for a decade after his gay. spiritual leader, Rabbi David Novak, our community 2007 ordination. In Israel David met his partner, sees himself as “hitting the ground by appealing His journey to becoming a rabbi now husband, Yuval Sela, a Jewish running as a force for congregational to all Jews— begam in 2001, after the attacks special educator and beekeeper. stability and growth.” Having begun no matter their on our country. At 38, with a They have been together since on July 1st, he is looking forward gender or sexual thriving career in communications, 2002 and married on Manchester’s to making an impact in our desert, orientation—to he heard an emeritus rabbi ask Israel Congregation bimah in 2014, noting, “As Jews who wandered the create vibrant from the bimah what he would do in front of family, friends, and the desert for 40 years, I look forward worship, meaningful adult with his life with a do-over. This congregation. to propelling Temple Sinai’s and the education, compassionate pastoral catalyzed him to make the jump A resident of Sun City Palm desert Jewish community’s journey care, inspired Torah learning, and a and apply to begin studies to Desert, Rabbi David is delighted forward.” Temple Sinai’s president, strong presence within and outside become a rabbi. As he explains, to be back in Southern California. Bob Glast, notes that Rabbi Novak of the synagogue’s Palm Desert he was accepted in January 2002 He is already creating the next was the unanimous choice of the walls.” and moved to Jerusalem in June for links in our people’s story with search committee and the board of Rabbi Novak comes to Temple the first year of studies at Hebrew Temple Sinai’s congregants and the directors. Sinai after serving two Florida Union College-Jewish Institute of Coachella Valley’s large and diverse Judaism—and Jewish life—are congregations as an interim Religion, choosing HUC-JIR for their Jewish population. central to how he defines his life. rabbi. Previously, he led Israel leadership in accepting people to Outrage in Ukraine Re: Demand For ‘List of Jews’ By Ben Cohen, The Algemeiner A demand by a senior police officer community’s charter, together with One Ukrainian parliamentarian Ukrainian police force. in western Ukraine for a list of the “a list of community members with announced that he would seek “A policeman who decides to names, addresses and phone numbers addresses and mobile phones” and “a an investigation into Bank’s letter, conduct a census of the Jews of Ivano- of local Jewish community members list of Jewish students in universities of charging that the Ukrainian police Frankivsk must and will be fired,” has been roundly condemned by Kolomyia and Ivano-Frankivsk.” demand was itself a “violation of the Oleksander Dubinsky declared on his Jewish leaders as reminiscent of the Bank explained that he required the law.” Facebook page. Nazi occupation of the former Soviet information because his department The parliamentarian, Igor Fris, told The letter was also condemned by republic. was “engaged in the fight against the local WestNews agency that he the Israeli ambassador in Kiev, Joel The demand — from thetransnational and ethnic organized had also spoken with Volodymyr Lion. Department of Strategic Investigations groups and criminal organizations.” Holubosh — the regional head Settled by Jews from the early part of the Ukrainian national police, A response from the community of Ukraine’s Interior Ministry — of the sixteenth century, the present which combats organized crime — dated February 25 informed Bank who “apologized on behalf of the size of the community in Kolomyia is was received by Yakov Zalischiker, the that its charter was available in the leadership and staff to the entire less than 1,000. During World War II, head of the Jewish community in the state registry, adding a reminder that Jewish community for the situation.” most of the city’s Jews were deported city of Kolomyia, on February 11. As “religious communities are separate While acknowledging Holubosh’s to the Belzec concentration camp. quoted by local news outlet Kolomyia from the state” and pointing out apology, Fris asserted that the The region continues to be a Today, Zalischker explained that he that “personal data of community police letter had been dangerously flashpoint of concern regarding had initially interpreted the letter as a members can be provided only in the inflammatory. ultranationalist and far-right activism. prank, as most of the members of his case of registered criminal cases.” “I believe that the leadership In April, local Jews expressed outrage community were elderly. Dolinsky condemned the police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs when a 95-year-old veteran of the The letter was eventually revealed letter as echoing the roundup of should evaluate the actions of its “Halychyna” division of the Waffen mid-May by Eduard Dolinksy, head of Ukrainian Jews by the Nazis and local subordinates, which not only tarnish SS was honored in the neighboring the Ukrainian Jewish Committee, who collaborators following the German police uniforms, but also inflame city of Kalush. Vasyl Nakonechny published it on his Facebook page. military invasion of June 1941. ethnic conflict where it has never was pictured giving a Nazi salute as Signed by Mykhailo Bank, a “Interestingly, in 1941, the Nazis been in modern Ukraine,” he was he received the title of “Honorary senior police official in the Ivano- and the Ukrainian auxiliary police also quoted as saying. Citizen of Kalush” at the ceremony on Frankivsk region of Ukraine, the demanded a list of all Jews,” Dolinsky Another parliamentarian urged the April 20. letter demanded a copy of the wrote. immediate dismissal of Bank from the JCN • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780 • www.jfedps.com • 7 Proof Found That Czech Communist Regime Used Looted Jewish Gravestones to Pave Prague City Square By Benjamin Kerstein, The Algemeiner The Prague Jewish community has Jews in particular, propagating anti- finally found proof that the Czech Semitism until it fell in 1989. Republic’s former communist regime František Bányai, chairman of Prague’s looted Jewish cemeteries to build one Jewish community, commented, “More of its iconic tourist sites. Jewish synagogues were destroyed in The Guardian reported that, at the the area of the current Czech Republic request of the Jewish community, during communist times than under during renovations at Wenceslas the Nazis, because of the communists’ Square workers searched for and 1980s but had no proof until now. Tombstones at ‘special approach to religion.’” found dozens of tombstones taken Rabbi Chaim Kocí of the city’s the Old Jewish “Anti-Judaism was official policy Cemetery in from the city’s Jewish cemeteries that rabbinate, who supervised the Prague, Czech and all the Jewish committees were had been broken into paving stones. retrieval of the stones, said, “We feel Republic supervised and managed by control Although only surviving in this is a victory for us because until 100 years and of the secret police,” Bányai explained. fragments with the names of the dead now this was just a rumor. Maybe now they are “To be Jewish was negative from any rendered illegible, the paving stones there were Jewish stones here, but lying here, in point of view — but it was the same still revealed Hebrew writing, Jewish nobody knew. It’s important because Wenceslas for the Christian church.” symbols and dates of birth and death. it’s a matter of truth,” he stated. “We Square. It’s not nice,” he added. The Jewish community is planning Prague’s Jews had long suspected are making something right for the The Czech communist regime, like to move the recovered stones to a that their cemeteries had been historical record.” its counterparts in Russia and Eastern special memorial at Prague’s old Jewish desecrated for building materials “These are stones from the graves Europe, was hostile to religion in cemetery, which was itself desecrated when the square was renovated in the of people who were dead for maybe general and toward Judaism and by the communist regime.

8 • JCN • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780 • www.jfedps.com Hadassah Treats COVID-19 Patient with New Concentrated Passive Vaccine The antibody (immunoglobulin or IgG) concentrate was developed using plasma that Hadassah harvested from recovered corona patients. By Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, The Jerusalem Post Hadassah Medical Center has that is sold worldwide. And it is the treated its first COVID-19 patient sole supplier of anti-snake venom to with a new “passive vaccine” that the the Health Ministry. hospital developed in conjunction Although this is the first antibody with Israeli biopharmaceutical firm concentrate administered to a Kamada. According to Hadassah patient, several Israeli patients have head Zeev Rotstein, “the patient been treated with frozen plasma via reacted positively.” transfusion. Back in April, a 29-year- He said: “She started to improve Testing at Hadassah Hospital old haredi coronavirus patient, who hemodynamically… We have our carries important proteins, minerals, Hadassah Medical Center was in serious condition and being fingers crossed for the successful nutrients and hormones to the right neighborhoods had some of the treated at Samson Assuta Ashdod treatment of this patient.” places in your body and makes up highest numbers of sick people. University Hospital, reportedly Though he could not share more than half of the blood. Rotstein said that the vaccine, stabilized after receiving multiple details about the patient, he Passive immunization is when you which could also be called a doses of plasma from a donor who described her as a young woman are given antibodies formed by medicine, will likely be targeted recovered from coronavirus, a suffering from several underlying another patient who got the disease toward COVID-19 patients whose spokesperson for the hospital told medical conditions. She has been and developed them. An active situation is worsening and need the Post. hospitalized for weeks and is vaccine, in contrast, is when you are a booster to fight the disease. Patients were also treated at other intubated. He said other treatments injected with a dead or weakened However, it may also be used hospitals, including Yitzhak Shamir have not shown any results. version of a virus that tricks your prophylactically in cases where Medical Center in Be’er Ya’acov. The antibody (immunoglobulin immune system into thinking that a high-risk patient contracts MDA has been collecting plasma or IgG) concentrate was developed you’ve had the disease, and your coronavirus and the hospital wants for more than 30 years. Plasma using plasma that Hadassah immune system creates antibodies to stop the disease’s progression. with antibodies was used to treat harvested from recovered corona to protect you. In an interview with The Jerusalem patients with SARS during the patients: those who had the disease Hadassah was able to collect Post earlier this year, Kamada CEO outbreak in 2002. In addition, Israel and now test negative for the virus. 40 liters of plasma – enough to Amir London said that he believes offered similar treatment to patients Those who develop any virus, produce serum for as many as 70 his company is the first one globally with West Nile fever. including the novel coronavirus, patients – by working together with to complete manufacturing of a Before being able to donate develop special antivirus proteins Jerusalem’s Beit Din Tzedek ( Jewish plasma-derived IgG product for the plasma, a patient must wait 14 or antibodies in their plasma, which court), which encouraged members treatment of COVID-19. days from the time he or she was could therefore help sick patients of the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) The company has two FDA- confirmed as being negative for cope with the disease. According community to donate their plasma approved products already, coronavirus via two separate swab to webmd.com, plasma is the after recovery. During the first including an anti-rabies treatment tests. yellow, liquid portion of blood that coronavirus peak, Jerusalem’s haredi

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10 • JCN • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780 • www.jfedps.com Justice Dept Files Lawsuit Regarding New Israeli Initiative Uses Public Anti-Semitic Conduct By Algemeiner Staff Refrigerators to Feed Poor and A New Jersey township was the the township and planning board Prevent Waste focus of a new Justice Department enacted the ordinances with respect By Algemeiner Staff lawsuit that charged its planning to religious dormitories against a board with “religious discrimination” backdrop of extreme animus by and “antisemitic conduct” toward Jackson residents and township Orthodox Jewish residents. decision makers toward the Orthodox The lawsuit against JacksonJewish community. Township alleges that the town’s “Religious discrimination has no planning board implemented two place in our society and runs counter zoning ordinances that intentionally to the founding principles of our restricted the operation of religious nation,” US Attorney Craig Carpenito schools. said. “No religious community should Both ordinances expressly ever face unlawful barriers or be prohibited dormitories throughout singled out for inferior treatment. Jackson, making it impossible to This complaint reflects our continued establish yeshivot and other religious commitment to combat discrimination schools. and unequal treatment.” Although Jackson passed these Eric Dreiband — assistant attorney A public refrigerator in Jerusalem ordinances to prevent dormitories general for the Civil Rights Division anywhere in its vicinity, the planning — affirmed that using zoning laws “to A new Israeli initiative to distribute food to the poor and prevent waste board has since approved, without target Orthodox Jewish individuals has taken hold in Jerusalem. Spearheaded by young residents of Jerusalem, requiring a variance, the plans for two for intentional discrimination and the project — called The Fridge — involves public refrigerators stocked nonreligious projects with dormitory- exclude them from a community is by local vendors who donate unsold produce the end of each day which type housing. illegal and utterly incompatible with is then placed in fridges throughout Israeli cities. The complaint also alleges that this Nation’s values.”

JCN • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780 • www.jfedps.com • 11 BDS Movement Dealt a Blow at Lawyers Guild By Benjamin Ryberg, Chief Operating Officer/ Director of research at The Lawfare Project / JNS.org After nearly four years of litigation, human rights and anti-discrimination funds from Israelis. In other words, this Guild committed itself — in the legally the National Lawyers Guild — a non- law, in the very organizational policy self-proclaimed champion of human binding settlement to the lawsuit — to profit organization that purports to that resulted in legal action. The rights refused to do business with refrain from this discrimination in any be a storied network of human-rights lawsuit was filed by David Abrams, another party purely because of the of its activities. It also affirmed that activists — succumbed to pressure executive director of the Zionist latter’s national origin. no existing or future organizational to settle a lawsuit that, ironically, Advocacy Center, represented pro Such a refusal is explicitly forbidden resolutions are to be interpreted as to stemmed from the Guild’s flagrant bono by the Lawfare Project. under New York state’s Human Rights require discrimination against Israelis. violation of long-existing human rights The lawsuit arose in 2016, after Law (and a nearly identical New York Moreover, as a demonstration of its laws. The settlement is a watershed Bibliotechnical Athenaeum, an City law), enacted in 1976 in response newfound dedication to compliance moment for Israeli and Jewish civil and Israeli company, sought to purchase to boycotts of Jewish businesses with the applicable laws, the Guild human rights. It represents a harsh ad space in the Guild’s annual gala related to the Arab League Boycott of agreed to break its own boycott by blow to the BDS campaign designed “dinner journal,” an offering that was Israel. Under these laws, it is unlawful selling ad space to Bibliotechnical in to economically isolate Israelis and open to the public at large without to boycott, refuse to buy from, sell its next dinner journal or equivalent the Jewish state (i.e., to discriminate restriction. Shortly after paying the to, or otherwise discriminate against publication. While the Guild and its in commercial activities based on $200 fee, Bibliotechnical received an anyone based on national origin, just members are entitled to freedom of national origin). email, signed by the Guild’s National as it would be illegal to discriminate speech, they can never again act in The Guild has long been a staunch Office, informing them that the sale against anyone based on race, religion, furtherance of this unlawful boycott, adherent of the hateful BDS campaign. would not be completed because or other protected statuses. lest they find themselves back in court. It specifically cited its support for BDS, the Guild had an organizational In a major victory for Israelis and which outwardly calls for violations of resolution barring it from accepting the American Jewish community, the Jewish Family in Texas Converts Kipahs to Face Masks for Homeless Jewish News Syndicate A Jewish family in Houston is organization Food Not Bombs, a switched to clipping the bands since turning kipahs into face masks for nonprofit that feeds the hungry, it is faster and just as sturdy. Food their town’s homeless population before they started their new effort. Not Bombs is helping hand out the to wear during the coronavirus The family’s synagogue,masks to those in need. pandemic. Congregation Brith Shalom, is “My parents, brothers and I The Jason family has already helping to collect kipahs and set worked very hard to sew elastic collected nearly 700 from donations Member of Jason family showing off his up a drive-through collection box bands on them. It was so great to and has dubbed their campaign protective gear at the temple so congregants could see how I was able to help out, and “Kipahs to the Rescue.” use,” said teenager Matthew Jason, drop off unwanted ones. people were so appreciative,” said The family has collected many the youngest of three brothers. To make the face masks, the family Matthew. “There’s a lot of people yarmulkes, as they are also called, He and his brother Jeremy were has been sewing six-inch elastic out there that really need help from various events over the years. already volunteering every Friday strips to both sides of a kipah to and anything can help even in the “We decided to put them to good in downtown Houston with the anchor it around the ears. They later smallest way.”

12 • JCN • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780 • www.jfedps.com JCN • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780 • www.jfedps.com • 13 Lawsuit: Qatar Secretly Gave Funding for Terror Attacks That Killed Americans, Israelis As part of an alleged scheme, Qatari charities used the U.S. system to illegally transfer funds to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Jewish News Syndicate Qatar secretly provided funding illegally transfer funds to the U.S.- whose plaintiffs include Stuart Force, “Qatar Charity solicited donations for several terror attacks that killed designated terrorist groups Hamas whose son, Taylor, a West Point in Qatar and around the world Americans and Israelis, according and Palestinian Islamic Jihad graduate who was stabbed to death and then transferred those funds to a lawsuit filed in New York on (PIJ), both of which have waged in 2016 in a Palestinian terrorist to its account at Masraf Al Rayan June 10 seeking reparations for the numerous attacks killing Americans attack in Tel Aviv. bank in Doha, Qatar. Masraf Al families of the dead. and Israelis, according to the lawsuit, A law to defund U.S. assistance Rayan bank then transferred those As part of an alleged funding which was filed in accordance with to the Palestinian Authority, the funds denominated in U.S. dollars scheme, Qatari charities utilized the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), which Taylor Force Act, was enacted in through a correspondent bank in the U.S. financial system toallows U.S. persons injured in an 2018, in response to the Palestinian New York. Subsequently, those international terrorist attack or the Authority’s program of rewarding funds were transferred to Qatar estate of those killed by terrorism to terrorists and their families. Charity’s accounts at either the Bank sue for damages in U.S. district court. Three institutions named asof Palestine, or to the Islamic Bank in “Qatar coopted several institutions defendants in the lawsuit include Ramallah,” according to the lawsuit. that it dominates and controls to Qatar Charity, Masraf Al Rayan “Finally, Qatar Charity’s local funnel coveted U.S. dollars (the bank and Qatar National Bank. branches would distribute the chosen currency of Middle East Masraf Al Rayan is currently under funds in U.S. dollars from those local terrorist networks) to Hamas and PIJ investigation in the United Kingdom accounts to Hamas, PIJ and their under the false guise of charitable for allegedly assisting Qatar Charity affiliates to finance acts of terrorism donations,” according to the lawsuit, send funds to PIJ and Hamas. in Israel.”

14 • JCN • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780 • www.jfedps.com Police Have a White Nationalist Problem -- and Have for at Least 15 Years By Aiden Pink, The Forward Experts are concerned that white argued that Jews could leverage the officers.” crossroads, where standards relating nationalists have infiltrated some of historic relationships with both the By 2019, an investigation by the to equity and professionalism have the protests flaring in cities across the police and with African-Americans Center for Investigative Reporting to ferret out the minority of officers country in the aftermath of George for the betterment of society. found hundreds of active-duty and that engage in this dangerous Floyd’s death — but they know for “It gives us a unique opportunity retired law enforcement officers subculture,” said Levin, a former certain that white nationalists have to try to serve as a bridge with many who had made racist posts or were NYPD officer. infiltrated the police. others to address the horrible issue members of neo-Confederate Studies have shown that And they have known it for at least of racism which Jews in particular Facebook groups. allegations of officer misconduct 15 years, which is how long federal have a strong moral imperative to The problems can be found are not evenly distributed – that officials and media investigations address,” he said. in cities big and small; there is, someone already accused of have been sounding the alarm Officials have known about white are around 700,000 police officers one complaint of excessive force is about growing white nationalist nationalists in police force since at and sheriff’s deputies in America. In likelier than the average officer to recruitment among police officers. least 2006, when the FBI published 2014, three of the 13 officers in have a second complaint, or more. “There are scores of officers facing an internal document warning that Fruitland Park, Fla. (population For example, Derek Chauvin, the inquiries over their connection to white nationalists were “infiltrating 4,078) were found to be members Minneapolis police officer charged online bias and/or being in bigoted law enforcement communities of the Ku Klux Klan. And last year, 72 with murder in the death of George social media pages,” said Prof. Brian or recruiting law enforcement officers in Philadelphia were fired Floyd, had 18 previous complaints Levin, the director of the Center for personnel.” or suspended after an investigation against him over 19 years, which the Study of Hate and Extremism The document warned ofinto offensive social media posts. policing experts say is excessive. at California State University, San officers wearing “ghost skins,” white While most prejudiced police There is no evidence that Chauvin Bernardino. “So it’s probable that supremacist parlance for people misconduct is directed against is in any way tied to white nationalist we’re just getting the tip of the who, in the FBI’s description, “avoid African-Americans and Latinos, it has groups. But Levin said that a pattern i ceb erg.” overt displays of their beliefs to also affected Jews as well – a Howard of complaints could be a tipoff for Amid the recent rise in anti- blend into society and covertly County, Md. sheriff resigned in where internal investigators should Semitism, Jewish community advance white supremacist causes.” 2016 after investigators revealed he look when trying to discover white leaders have grown increasingly The problem appeareddescribed black colleagues with nationalist sympathies. reliant on local police for not to have improved by the N-word and called a Jewish “What we often find is that in many protection and security 2015, when a classified FBIpolitician a “little Jew-boy,” and two but not all of these cases, there are consultation. Some in the Jewish counterterrorism guide, acquired Jewish cops in Philadelphia sued clues on the table that haven’t been community are calling to reexamine by the Intercept, noted that many the department in 2018 alleging acted upon: Statements around this relationship, citing racism in law suspected domestic terrorist anti-Semitic discrimination by their coworkers, statements on social enforcement and the discomfort investigations focused on extremists coworkers, including etching Nazi media, or a pattern of complaints Jews of color might feel around who “often have identified active symbols on one of their lockers. that indicates a systemic problem police as a result. Levin, who is Jewish, links to local law enforcement “American policing is at a with particular officers,” he said. Anti-Semitic Vandals Hang Sheet Spray-Painted With ‘Vulgar Insults’ Over Holocaust Memorial in Nashville By Algemeiner Staff A memorial to the Holocaust as declared in a statement. JCC community continues to stand the Jewish Community Center in The statement expressed united with those who condemn Nashville, Tennessee, was defaced confidence in the current security discrimination in all its forms.” on June 12-13, 2020, with white arrangements for the center. The goal of the Holocaust supremacist symbols and anti-Semitic “We are fortunate to have an Memorial is to teach the history insults. The memorial to the Holocaust in Nashville, excellent security team in place to of the Nazi genocide of the Jews Local media reported that the Tennessee protect us,” the statement said. “They “through the personal stories of the memorial at the Gordon Jewish in a message of hate.” work hand in hand with local and Nashvillians who are represented Community Center in west Nashville “We condemn such bigotry and national authorities to keep us and there,” according to its website. “The had been covered with a white violence, which has no place in our campus safe. At a time when name of each European hometown bedsheet spray-painted with what Nashville or anywhere in America,” our nation is confronting racism and of the survivors is presented at the witnesses described as “vulgar insults the community center’s leadership anti-Semitic attacks are rising, our pathway leading up to the memorial.” JCN • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780 • www.jfedps.com • 15 All contributions received by the Jewish Federation for Tribute Cards are Tribute Card Donations placed in our special Tzedakah Fund, which provides direct monetary Sending tributes and memorials is a meaningful way to honor loved ones. intervention for needy Jews living in the Coachella Valley. Call 760-324-4737.

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JCN • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780 • www.jfedps.com • 17 Pius XII Chose Not to Tell US About the Holocaust, Buried Document Shows The document does not only shed light on the behavior maintained by Pius XII and his collaborators, but also on the ones by Church representatives later on. By Rossella Tercatin, The Jerusalem Post A group of German historians unknown internal well-known antisemitic stereotype. Church historian is also an ordained uncovered a document confirming memo, or “Appunto” He attested Jews a penchant for priest, highlighted that the decision how much Pope Pius XII knew about redacted by Angelo exaggeration and Eastern Catholics to open the archives about his what was happening during the dell’Acqua, a close a lack of sincerity. Thereby, he papacy is a positive step that will Holocaust, proving that he failed collaborator of also intended to devalue their ultimately allow to find clearer to share this information with US Cardinal Secretary concurring statements about the answers. authorities following their direct of State Luigi Holocaust. With this assessment “It is indeed a very good thing; inquiry. Years after the inquiry, Maglione in the Pope Pius XII Dell’Acqua also influenced Pius’ XII finally, we can try to answer all the aforementioned document Roman Secretariat decision to give an evasive answer the open questions about Pius’ XII was buried by Jesuit historians of State, an organ that was to the American inquiry.” stance towards the Holocaust based instructed to collect papers about responsible for politics. The document does not only shed on the sources,” he said. “The time the controversial papacy. A series of documents known as light on the behavior maintained of apologetics and polemics should The Vatican Archives on Pius XII The “Actes et Documents du Saint by Pius XII and his collaborators, at last be over. It will, however, take were opened to scholars at the Siège relatifs à la Seconde Guerre but also on the ones by Church years to evaluate the vast number beginning of March 2020 after Mondiale” commissioned by Pope representatives later on. of documents contained in about years of requests and disputes. Paul VI to four Jesuit historians “What makes this Appunto 400,000 archival units. Afterwards, Only few days later, the facility was and published in the 1960s and particularly charged is that the we will be able to say whether forced to shut down because of the 1970s had already revealed that editors of the Actes et Documents the Jewish religious philosopher coronavirus pandemic. However, Maglione prepared a response to clearly had it in their hands, for on Pinchas Lapide was right when that limited amount of time was a 1942-inquiry by the American the lower side of the sheet there he called Pius XII the ‘greatest enough for a group of researchers authorities, and specifically by is a handwritten note which they benefactor of the Jewish people,’ or from the University of Münster envoy Myron Taylor, about included into their edition, while whether it was John Cornwall, who to bring to light some important whether the pope had information they deliberately withheld the simply called Pius XII ‘Hitler’s pope’ findings, as Prof. Hubert Wolf told regarding the fact that hundreds upper three quarters of the sheet – or whether the historical truth is The Jerusalem Post via email. of thousands of Jews were being with the typewritten Appunto by much more differentiated.” “First of all, the Alfried Krupp von murdered in Poland and Ukraine. dell’Acqua,” the professor told the Asked about the canonization Bohlen und Halbach Foundation The information had beenPost. process, the historian said that it financially supports our research,” conveyed to the US by the Jewish Pius XII, whose civil name was would probably be better to put it Wolf explained. “Moreover, you Agency for Palestine and Taylor Eugenio Pacelli, served as pope on hold it until more light is shed must keep in mind that my staff wanted to know if the Vatican could from 1939 to 1958. His attitude on the issue. and I have been working in the confirm it. and role vis-à-vis the Nazi and “Pope Francis finally made these Vatican Archives for over twenty “The Vatican had alreadyfascist regimes, and the murder sources accessible, saying that the years. We are therefore acquainted been informed about this by of Jews, have been at the center Church does not fear the truth with the archival filing practice two separate and independent of many controversies over the coming from history. Therefore, the and knew which relevant series we sources: on the one hand, by the years, also in consideration of the Vatican should await the results of had to look in. Furthermore, we, Italian Count Malvezzi, and on the strenuous defense of Pius XII by the the elaborate historical work before a team of seven researchers, had other by the Ruthenian Catholic Church itself, with a canonization handing down a final verdict on prepared our stay in the archives Archbishop of Lviv, Andrej process that has been initiated and Pius XII. Therefore, in my opinion, in a very differentiated manner and Szeptyzkyj,” Wold pointed out. “In advanced throughout the decades. the beatification process should be proceeded according to precise the newly discovered Appunto, His defenders state that the Pope suspended for the time being,” he p lans.” Dell’Acqua principally questioned did its best to silently help Jews pointed out. After only two days, Dr Sascha the credibility of Jews and Oriental escaping persecutions. Hinkel identified a previouslyCatholics alike by resorting to a Wolf, who besides for a respected

18 • JCN • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780 • www.jfedps.com Anti-Semitic Incidents in Canada Reach Record High for Fourth Year in a Row The audit noted that assaults became more blatant and violent in 2019, with several of them taking place in broad daylight and some directly in front of eyewitnesses. Jewish News Syndicate The number of anti-Semitic “The record numbers of incidents promptly adopt the steps outlined incidents in Canada hit a record high we have documented in recent years in our Eight-Point Plan to Tackle in 2019 for a fourth consecutive year, have become the new baseline for Anti-Semitism in order to put an according to an audit published in anti-Semitism in Canada—and they end to this abhorrent trend. late April 2020. are alarming,” said B’nai Brith Canada The 2019 Annual Audit of CEO Michael Mostyn in a statement. Antisemitic Incidents by B’nai Brith “These figures, and the brazenness Canada’s advocacy arm, the League and 12.3 percent more incidents, of the incidents we are seeing, for Human Rights, recorded 2,207 respectively, than in 2018. would have been unthinkable just incidents of anti-Semitism in Canada The audit noted that assaults a few short years ago. Instead, they last year—an increase of more than became more blatant and violent have become a loathsome reality 8 percent from 2018 and an average in 2019, with several of them taking in this country. It is not only Jewish of more than six incidents per day. place in broad daylight and some people who must be appalled by The greatest increase occurred directly in front of eyewitnesses. this pattern. It’s any law-abiding, in Ontario and Quebec, home to There was also an increase of more decent human being.” Canada’s largest Jewish communities, than 11 percent in anonymous Mostyn added that B’nai Brith where there were 62.8 percent online harassment. is urging government officials “to Businesses Cut Ties, Politicians Condemn Toronto Restaurant That Said ‘Zionists Not Welcome’ By Benjamin Kerstein, The Algemeimer The fallout from an ongoing restaurant’s social media pages were Jewish community in condemning antisemitism scandal in which a local replete with anti-Israel and anti- this kind of behavior here at home, Toronto restaurant declared that Semitic material. and across the globe.” “Zionists” were not welcome has On July 7, food delivery service Toronto Mayor John Tory resulted in delivery services cutting DoorDash stated, “We have removed commented, “There is no place for ties and local and national politicians Foodbenders from our platform for this type of hate or discrimination slamming the establishment. their failure to follow the community in our city or anywhere else in The Foodbenders eatery had guidelines and our partner code Canada. I stand with Toronto’s Jewish already aroused controversy after it of conduct, as we do not tolerate community in condemning this type put up a sign saying “f—k the police,” malicious, discriminatory or hateful of hate and intolerance and commit when a post in early July on its Instagram behavior.” to continuing to build up our city as account announced that it was Delivery services Uber Eats, Ritual, a place that is inclusive of everyone.” now open to “non-racist shoppers,” and SkipTheDishes have also cut adding the hashtags “freepalestine” ties with Foodbenders, as have local and “zionistsnotwelcome.” businesses such as Blue Heaven Café Toronto resident Jamie Gutfreund and Ambrosia Naturally. slammed the restaurant in a direct Major political figures have also response, saying she was “shocked weighed in on the matter. and surprised to see a local Toronto Doug Ford — the premier of company @foodbenders openly Ontario — said, “Language and promote their racism and Jew hatred,” actions like this are disgusting and setting off a firestorm of controversy. will not be tolerated here in Ontario. It was quickly discovered that the Our government stands with the JCN • August 2020 • Av/Elul 5780 • www.jfedps.com • 19 Deputy Anti-Semitism Envoy - Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories a Modern- Day Blood Libel “It is not being spread by the usual bad actors on the dark web or elsewhere,” she said, “but by government officials spreading the lies from Turkey, the Palestinian Authority and Iran.” By Faygie Holt, Jewish News Syndicate U.S. deputy anti-Semitism envoy and control the United States focuses on fighting West Bank) with concerns that many Ellie Cohanim warned of a new form Palestinians; or three sources of anti-Semitism U.S. Jewish groups have that it may of anti-Semitism emerging during that the Jews and/ around the world: classical far-right, lead to increases in anti-Semitism the ongoing coronavirus pandemic or the State of neo-Nazi extremism; radical left- and anti-Israel attitudes in the media. and urged Jewish leaders that it Israel will profit wing fringe groups; and radical “Just the fact that American Jewry is time the U.S. Jewish community from the disease. Islam, with resources allocated to is nervous about this shows that focused on proactive steps to erase “It is not being fight each of these threats. we have been conditioned to feel hate. spread by the While speaking about Iran, the the anti-Semitism in our bones,” she U.S. deputy anti- The “coronavirus conspiracy theory usual bad actors Semitism Envoy Ellie “No. 1 state sponsor of terrorism,” said, noting that no other country [is] a modern-day blood libel, where on the dark web Cohanim Cohanim, who fled Iran with her is subjected to the same kind of Jews or the State of Israel is blamed or elsewhere,” she family during the 1979 revolution, scrutiny when they make decisions for the pandemic,” she told Jewish said, “but by government officials said she had learned two lessons from for their populace. Such singling leaders in late June. She said these spreading the lies—from Turkey, the her family’s experience: that even out of Israel’s actions as a “sovereign theories suggest that the Jews and/or Palestinian Authority and Iran.” societies welcoming or hospitable nation” show that there remains Israel either created the virus; that it Cohanim, who was tapped as the to Jews, like Iran was under the Shah, underlying anti-Semitism in the is being used to dominate the world U.S. deputy envoy on anti-Semitism “can suddenly flip overnight”; and world. in December 2019, shared her that Jews can “never underestimate And as far as the notion that one thoughts on the global rise of anti- the threat of anti-Semitism.” can be anti-Zionist and not anti- Semitism. She also noted some The briefing wasn’t all bad news, Semitic, Cohanim said the U.S. policy positive overtures coming out of the however. is that “anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism. Arab world during a Zoom meeting Cohanim addressed some positive Full stop.” on June 29 sponsored by the Jewish developments coming out of the In many cases, though, the red line Community Relations Council of Arab world, particularly the warming for crossing over into anti-Semitism New York. relations between Arab countries, comes when the existence of Israel is “To win the war on anti-Semitism, including Bahrain, Oman and the up for debate. we have to take an offensive posture, United Arab Emirates, with Israel. When people criticize other and this is why I’m turning to you,” Among those developments was countries for action they have taken, she said. “It’s time for the Jewish the playing of the Israeli national that does not lead to a discussion community to really take pride in anthem “Hatikvah” during a Judo about the country’s right to exist. our heritage and our history.” competition in Bahrain, in addition “That’s not an argument people In introducing Cohanim, Gideon to a tour by a 25-member delegation make other than [with] the State of Taylor—a member of the executive of Muslim world leaders, including a Israel, and that’s why it’s clear that committee at the JCRC-NY—noted leading religious leader from Saudi this notion that you can be anti- that the “dramatic rise in anti-Semitic Arabia, to Auschwitz. Zionist and not be anti-Semitic is a incidents in the United States and Shifts in relationships are taking slight of hand. It’s become the polite around the world” has left many place, she said, and these “new way to be anti-Semitic today.” “shocked and pained to see things realities” bode well for seeking a As she said, “at a dinner party, you we would never have imagined we lasting peace in the region. may not be able to get away with would see, and that makes it even being anti-Semitic.” What can be more important” to have leaders Stepping into ‘anti-Zionism gotten away with, she explained, is who will speak up and advocate for territory’ stepping into “anti-Zionism territory” the Jewish community. 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