® NEW JERSEY JEWISH NEWS PRINCETON | MERCER | BUCKS COUNTIES A PUBLICATION OF THE JEWISH WEEK MEDIA GROUP Vol. XXII No. 10 | March 10, 2020 | 14 ADAR 5780 njjewishnews.com White supremacy leafletting surges in NJ Trend mirrors overall rise of anti-Semitism in state, country Johanna Ginsberg A roundup of the spring NJJN Senior Writer offerings in theater, film, music, books, and more n early 2019 leaflets promoting a Noam Kornsgold of East Windsor is a rabbinical student and delegate on public march for the New Jersey Eu- Spring Arts 15 ropean Heritage Association, a white MERCAZ USA, the Conservative movement’s slate. PHOTO COURTESY NOAM KORNSGOLD I supremacist group, were hung around the Princeton University campus, caus- Next generation of ing an uproar and sparking plans for a large counter protest (the Heritage As- sociation claimed that the announced leaders steps up for march was actually a hoax). By contrast, in December the New World Zionist Congress Jersey European Heritage Association posted flyers around Maplewood and Jed Weisberger anyone can practice their religion South Orange, urging people to “Reclaim NJJN Staff Writer in a pluralistic society in Israel the your nation, Reclaim your heritage.” The way they want to, without the Chief local police and the Department of Pub- oam Kornsgold, 24, is one of Rabbinate of Israel imposing any sys- lic Works were notified, the signs were Our annual no-holds- several young members of tem,” said Kornsgold, who grew up in removed, but there was little uproar. The barred Purim satire NNew Jersey’s Jewish com- East Windsor and is the son of Leslie muted reaction was by design. New Jersey Jewish munity vying to be a delegate to the and Rabbi Jay Kornsgold. “We feel The point of leafletting, an increas- 38th World Zionist Congress (WZC), that way for Jews and anyone else.” Fake News 32 ingly popular tactic of white suprem- which will take place Oct. 20-22 in Kornsgold is in his fourth year at acist groups, is not only to recruit Jerusalem. The Rabbinical School of the Jewish members, but also to portray themselves Our Towns 4 Priorities for Kornsgold, who is a Theological Seminary; his father is as bigger than they are, with more ca- Opinion 13 candidate for MERCAZ-The Voice rabbi of Beth El Synagogue in East pacity, more reach, and more power, of the Conservative/Masorti Move- Windsor. Both of them are board according to Alex Rosemberg, the Anti- LifeCycle 37 ment, include promoting pluralism in members of MERCAZ USA. Defamation League New York/New Agenda 39 Israel and funding for United Syna- For Jay Kornsgold, the young peo- Jersey’s director of community affairs, gogue Youth (USY), the youth move- ple are vital to the future of the Jew- Touch of Torah 42 who spoke to NJJN by telephone. The ment affiliated with the Conservative ish community. “We need to get them idea is to have a small cadre of members Exit Ramp 43 movement. involved in as many things as we can do a lot of propaganda with an outsize “One of our key goals is to assure and build another strong generation,” impact on perception. It can also garner he said. publicity, and stir anxiety. The WZC is the policy-making The message is “Anyone not White organization of the Zionist move- Anglo-Saxon and European: here we ment and is responsible for the allo- are, we have a lot of power, and you cation of around $1 billion in support should be afraid of us,” Rosemberg said. of Israel and global Jewish commu- In response, while the ADL still re- nities. Kornsgold and the two other ports each incident to the police, it has students interviewed by NJJN are stopped responding publicly to every Continued on page 8 Continued on page 6 October 10 2 SAVE THE DATES March 10, 2020 2020 March 10, ■ 1719 Route 10, Suite 307, Parsippany, NJ 07054 njjewishnews.com | T: 973-739-8110 Feb 2020 njjewishnews.com 2020 Special Features Calendar | NJ Jewish News | Princeton Mercer Bucks ■ News ewish NJ J April 7 Passover GreetingsNA May 5 Education / Senior Living / Retirement Living*NA June 2 Real Estate Guide / Israel NOW* July 7 Synagogue Connection / Back To School August 4 Retirement Living*NA / Rosh Hashanah Foods / Real Estate Guide / Synagogue Connection September 8 Rosh Hashanah GreetingsNA October 6 Mazel Tov / Fall Arts Guide November 3 Healthy Living / Hanukkah Gifts December 1 Hanukkah GreetingsNA Unless noted otherwise, special sections include advertorial and advertising deadline is 9 days prior to issue date *Feature pull out & save special issue, early deadline | NA = no advertorial Questions? 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