Editorials ..................................... 4A Op-Ed .......................................... 5A Calendar ...................................... 6A Scene Around ............................. 9A Synagogue Directory ................ 11A JTA News Briefs ........................ 13A WWW.HERITAGEFL.COM YEAR 42, NO. 10 NOVEMBER 10, 2017 21 CHESHVAN, 5778 ORLANDO, FLORIDA SINGLE COPY 75¢ Balfour Declaration Centenary published in April 1925, the most senior official of the Mandate underscored how international guarantees for the existence of a Jewish National Home in Palestine were achieved: “The [Balfour] Declaration was endorsed at the time by several of the Allied Govern- ments; it was reaffirmed by the Conference of the Princi- pal Allied Powers at San Remo in 1920; it was subsequently Arthur James Balfour endorsed by unanimous reso- lutions of both Houses of the By Eli E. Hertz Congress of the United States; it was embodied in the Man- One hundred years ago, date for Palestine approved by on Nov. 2, 1917, the Brit- the League of Nations in 1922; ish Government issued the it was declared, in a formal Balfour Declaration. This statement of policy issued by month, British Prime Minis- the Colonial Secretary in the ter Theresa May stated, “we same year, ‘not to be suscep- are proud of the role that we tible of change.” played in the creation of the Eleven successive British Meet the 2018 J-Serve Teen Task Force committee State of Israel.” governments, Labor and Con- The 2018 J-Serve Teen Task Force has started planning this year’s J-Serve community service projects for 6th- Jewish Rights to Palestine servative, from David Lloyd 12th graders, beginning Sunday, April 15. were internationally guar- George (1916-1922) through The 2018 J-Serve Teen Task Force are (back row l-r), Will Zornek, 9th grade, Winter Park; Andrew Hefley, 11th anteed. In the first Report of Clement Attlee (1945-1952) grade, Seminole; Tuval Basher, 10th grade, Lake Brantley; Abby Arace, 9th grade, Lake Brantley; Dylan Sachs, the High Commissioner on viewed themselves as duty- 10th grade, Oviedo; (front row l-r), Fallon Harris, 8th grade, Lake Forest Prep; Frances Hoffen, 12th grade, Lake the Administration of Pales- bound to fulfill the “Mandate Mary; Jordan Harris, 11th grade, Winter Park; and Rose Moskowitz, 12th grade, Timbercreek. Not pictured, Noah tine (1920-1925) presented for Palestine” placed in the Goldberg, 9th grade, Lyman; and Jacob Senderowitz, 11th grade, Trinity Prep. to the British secretary hands of Great Britain by the of state for the Colonies, League of Nations. A soldier, a Jewish boy, UN’s $1.3b plan and a photographer against Israel By Adam Abrams for a single Palestinian state By Marilyn Shapiro the Williamsburg section of JNS.org to replace Israel,” Nitsana Brooklyn to be closer to their Darshan-Leitner, president A body of an American families. After training in Fort The United Nations has of the Tel Aviv-based civil solider lying peacefully in Meade, Maryland, Henry was earmarked some $1.3 billion rights organization Shurat the snow in a battlefield in assigned to the 331st Infantry to fund Palestinian legal HaDin—Israel Law Center, Belgium. A Jewish boy in regiment, 883rd division and campaigns against Israel and told JNS.org. Brooklyn orphaned twice by was shipped to England. His to support the creation of an “It’s a new form of anti- World War II. And the world- rifle platoon subsequently independent Palestinian state, Semitic aggression and terror renown photographer who fought in battles in France and in what experts are calling an by other means, and it plainly connected the two. This is Luxembourg, which garnered unprecedented act singling violates the U.N.’s own char- their story. Henry several medals. out the Jewish state at the ter,” she said. Samuel Tannenbaum was Between Dec. 16, 1944, and world body. Sixteen UN agencies appear born on July 10, 1942, in Jan. 25, 1945, on the border A document that was re- as signatories in the docu- Washington, D.C. to Henry of Belgium and Luxembourg, cently signed between the UN ment, including the OHCHR and Bertha Fiedel Tannen- Allied and German troops and the Palestinians outlines human rights office, the baum. Less than two years were engaged in what would a “strategic programming UNESCO cultural body and later, Henry was drafted later be known as The Battle Sam Tannenbaum stands in front of “White Death,” a framework” in the disputed the UNRWA refugee agency. into the United States Army, of the Bulge, one of World signed copy from Tony Vaccaro. territories from 2018-2022, In signing the document, the Bertha and Sam moved to War II’s deadliest fights. On and states that the UN will agencies pledged to hold Israel Jan. 11, Tannenbaum and his had stripped the corpses camera and captured the work to advise the Palestinian accountable for its alleged division were ambushed by of their watches and other scene. Afterwards, Vaccaro Authority on how to exploit violations and to document German soldiers. Only one valuables. Then the Germans and Shoemaker cleared away “international accountability the purported abuses while si- person—Platoon Sergeant had rolled their tanks over the snow to discover the dead mechanisms” in order to hold multaneously strengthening Harry Shoemaker—survived. the dead and dying, crushing soldier was their army friend, Israel accountable for alleged Palestinian groups’ “ability to When Shoemaker escaped them into grotesque, mangled Private Henry Tannenbaum. violations of international law. advocate effectively for rights back to regimental headquar- shapes. Henry Tannenbaum was The document is set to come to be respected.” ters, he told the sentry, Corpo- Only one figure looked buried in Henri-Chapelle into effect Jan. 1, 2018. In the document, the UN ral Tony Vaccaro, the details peaceful and untouched by Cemetery in Belgium with The document makes no also pledged to monitor “the of the massacre. Vacarro and death. The prone body of a plans to bring his body home. references to Palestinian impact of Israeli violations” as Shoemaker returned to the lone soldier lay face down, Bertha Tannenbaum, his violations of international well as how purported Israeli site the next morning. The his boots, backpack, helmet widow, falsely believed that law and human rights, nor “breaches of international two stared at the horrible and rifle showing through the transfer would adversely does it specify that the $1.3 law” hinder the development carnage. If the soldiers had the white snow that blan- affect her four-year-old son billion in funding should of “Palestine.” survived, the Germans had keted him. Vacarro pulled Sam’s war-orphan bene- be applied to humanitarian “There is no other example murdered the wounded and out his Argus C vintage fits. Henry’s family fought assistance. Rather, the UN or precedent of the UN fund- Bertha’s decision and won. document states that the ing, training and advising one Henry’s remains were re- money should be used for side of a conflict to pursue le- turned to New York in 1946. developing programs that gal advocacy against another See our 100 years of history! The disagreement caused the support “Palestine’s path to widow’s estrangement from independence.” UN on page 14A Kehillah: The History of Jewish life in Orlando the Tannenbaums, isolation “The funding of this un- opens this Sunday, Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. If you miss the from her family and her grow- precedented and prejudicial opening, don’t worry, the exhibit will be on display ing mental deterioration. In aggression against a member through Feb. 20, 2018, at the Orange County Regional her mind, Bertha believed state by the UN is clear evi- History Center. dence that the international Tannenbaum on page 14A body’s goal and solution is PAGE 2A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, NOVEMBER 10, 2017 Jewish Chamber of Commerce partakes in historic meeting with Muslim Chamber An historic gathering took place on Tuesday, Oct. 17, as the Jewish Chamber of Com- merce teamed up with the Muslim-American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida to present a panel discussion on the subject, “Forced to be Free: The Fail- ure of Democratization in the Middle East.” “At this panel discus- sion, the topics discussed included the thoughts from our panelists regarding why democracy has struggled to take hold in the Middle East, the causes of and the results of the Arab Spring uprisings, and the roles played by reli- Panel discussion members, Professor Eytan Gilboa, Ramin Asgard, and Ido Sivan-Sevilla, gion and technology in the who established a cyber-security unit for Israel’s Prime Minister Office. Middle East,” said Michael Brodsky, panel discussion rael Public Diplomacy Forum; Chamber of Commerce, “Kha- goal of doing good business, moderator and member of Ramin Asgard, a former U.S. lid Muneer, president of the you don’t see religion, you see the Jewish Chamber Board Foreign Service officer who Muslim-American Chamber, the person. That is a powerful of Directors. served as primary foreign said to me that ‘we are busi- concept I’m honored to be a This lunch and learn fea- policy adviser to Generals Da- ness chambers, not religious part of.” Michael Brodsky, Panel moderator, member of the Jew- tured Professor Eytan Gilboa, vid Petraeus and James Mattis; chambers.’ It made me think For more information ish Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors, with his the founding chairman and and Ido Sivan-Sevilla, who about how powerful doing about the Jewish Chamber wife, Lisa. academic director of the Is- established a cyber-security business together can be. of Commerce, visit http:// unit for Israel’s Prime Minister When you do business with jewish-chamber.com or follow Office. someone, it seems like all the them on Facebook at www.