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Nuke Talks Unresolved By Jeanette Friedman (combined services) Henderson, NV—Diplomat- Geneva—As the P5+1 powers ic fi reworks sizzled fi ercely last continue in their efforts to get Sunday at an intergeneration- a recalcitrant Iran to halt its pro- al gathering of Holocaust survi- duction of nuclear grade materi- vors and their descendants when als, Israel’s prime minister, Ben- it sounded as if Mark Weitz- jamin Netanyahu, continues to SEE BACK COVER man, director of Government Af- rail against any agreement that fairs, who is based at the Simon would leave Iran with its nuclear Wiesenthal Center in NYC—told a group of more than 350 survi- CONTINUED ON P. 8 vors of the Holocaust and mem- Mark Weitzman – Director of bers of the Second and Third Government Aff airs – Simon Generations not to visit Poland Wiesenthal Center Bush’s Jews for Jesus Speech because of the schechita ban. In the audience, seated with CONTINUED ON P. 11 Troubles Jewish Leaders By Abby Ohlheiser sponded with rather strong crit- Bergen Post-Election Analysis (With permission from The Atlantic Wire) icism. That includes one of the umbrella group’s member organ- See Ad on Page 3 By Aliza Chazan cator of future wins in elections eeks ago, the Conference of izations—the Anti-Defamation geared toward a larger populace. WPresidents of Major Ameri- League— which expressed its ergen is considered a bell- Since 1996, Bergen has vot- can Jewish Organizations Fund “disappointment” with the for- Bwether county; that is, elec- ed Democrat in the presidential gave George W. Bush a standing mer president’s decision to ad- tion results here are consid- race. This fact, combined with ovation. But since news broke dress an evangelical group in a ered to be an indicator of future the county’s diversity, means that the former president would statement early last week. trends for people and places be- that a win here for a Republi- address an evangelical group Bush spoke on Thursday in yond Bergen. With more resi- can has real signifi cance. Newly dedicated to converting Jews front of the Messianic Jewish Bi- dents than any other county in reelected Governor Chris Chris- to Christianity in preparation ble Institute, as Sarah Posner fi rst the state, Bergen County is con- tie, Republican, had 60.2 per- for the End Times, some Jew- CONTINUED ON P. 8 Yeshiva College sidered a melting pot: 60.5 per- cent of residents’ votes. Online ish leaders and groups have re- Open House - This Sunday! cent white, 17.3 percent Latino, political oddsmakers place the See Ad on Page 2 14 percent Asian and 5.1 percent odds at seven to one for Chris- black. A win for a politician here tie to get the GOP nomination is considered to be a sign that he for 2016 and 14 to one for him to Teaneck TBO 8U Closes or she is doing enough right to win it all. hit all the demographics; a win Out Strong Fall Run in a bellwether county is an indi- CONTINUED ON P. 26 31st Annual Dinner By JLBC Sports Staff AMERICAN FRIENDS OF Sharing Seats, Easing Burdens emperatures continue to drop Tbut Teaneck’s TBO 8U team By Elizabeth Kratz stayed hot throughout the fall sea- son. An 8U team generally has a lot BetEl Englewood—There are few bet- of Fall baseball “rookies” as it’s the See Ad on Page 5 ter ways to live in the moment youngest grouping on the league than to watch a sporting event circuit. This team was fortunate to in a large arena, surrounded by have four players from last year’s others sharing the same experi- fall team as veterans of the travel See our Special Dirshu ence, breathing in the air of ex- experience. Michael Green, Jack With a short eight game sea- Kinnus Shabbos Coverage! citement and enjoying the dra- Ruditzky, Matthew Schwartz and son, the team started strong right ma of the game. For others, a Jordy Sheinfeld were back look- out of the gate. Week 1 vs the concert or play, or even a day at ing to improve on last year’s three Woodcliff Lakers, Teaneck took an amusement park, can create win experience. Additionally, Josh- a commanding lead and won 19-9 the same level of transportment ua Markovitz and Judah Vogel had with good at bats. Jared Kinch- and distraction. When children experience from working with es had the fi rst extra base hit of are fi ghting an illness or going the summer travel team. Five rec the season with a bases clearing through a diffi cult time, an excit- Mike Dube presents tickets for the standouts fi lled out the remaining double to break the game open ing outing can ease the burden Jets game to Daniel Morrison. spots including Eliezer Kravetz, in the second. Game 2 of the sea- for a few hours, and the resulting Liev Wolin, Jared Kinches, Jacob See Pages 42 -45 joy in reliving the experience can CONTINUED ON P. 53 Mauskopf and Dani Grinfeld. CONTINUED ON P. 67 OPEN HOUSE FOR MEN November 17, 2013 David YC ’05 | MD, PhD Fulbright Scholar, 2013 At Yeshiva University, a remarkable career begins with a remarkable education. Jordan YC ’14 | Software Engineering Intern, Google The only thing more remarkable than what our students accomplish in the classroom is what they achieve in their professional lives. 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