The EWISH VOICE & HERALD SERVING RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEASTER N MASSACHUSETTS 9 Tishrei 5765 Jewish Federation of Rhode Island September 24, 2004 ELEBRATING R. /. JEWISH HISTOR t,<------, Federation's Crippling 2005 Campaign R.I. recycling has Jewish roots strike ends gets strong start in Israel Government, banks, airport reopen By Dan Baron JERUSALEM QTA) - Israel 's labor unions called off a general strike that had paralyzed the country. The Histadrut lab or federation ordered 400,000 public-sector employees back to their jobs Wednesday, on the WITH EVENTS at Gillette orders of the national Labor Stadium in Foxboro (above) Court. and Ethiopia n speakers from The Histadrut launched Israel, the Jewish Federation Hyman Berger, left, stands outside of his auto scrap Jewish Life in Americ the strike Tuesday in protest at of Rhode Island's 2005 Com­ business in Pawtucket, in this photo circa 1928. non-payment of municipal sal­ munity Campaign began 1654-2004 aries. Ben-Gurion Airport said with a flair. See pages 6 & 15. immigrants in the early 1900s. the shtetls." flights that had been grounded Four generations for 24 hours were expected to His brother, Sam, and his son After an unsuccessful stint resume in the afternoon. have worked at Adam, 28, also work in the in the resort business in the fami ly business. Catskills, Berger and his wife , Labor Court President Pawtucket plant Charlie's grandfather, Edith, moved to Pawtucket Steve Adler also ordered the government to pay the sala­ By Jonathan Rubin Hyman Berger, arrived in the to be closer to their relatives, U.S. in the 1890s, one of nearly the Steingolds. Left with little ries of 96 percent of affected PAWTUCKET-Char­ two million Eastern-European money, few applicable skills municipal employees forth­ lie Sine! doesn't turn lead into immigrants during those years. and a smattering of English, with. The other 4 percent, gold, but he can turn old scrap from townships that have not According to Sine!, Berger he did what many Jews at the metal into cash. ~igned on to Finan~e Ministry was a great Talmudic scholar in time did - he became a scrap It's what he does for a recovery programs , are to be what was then called Austria/ peddler. living as president of Berger Hungary, but when he immi­ He rented a horse and cart and Co. Recycling in Paw­ See STRIKE, page 13 grated to New York, he found and went door to door buying tucket, a business started by that "the demand for Torah rags, paper, bottles and scrap his grandfather. It was a niche scholars wasn't what it was in metal and reselling them to market shared by many Jewish Bush: End See RECYCLING, page 14 'corrupt' Orthodox NEAT: where friends meet Palestinian (First of a two-part story on leadership the high schools at the Providence ,. Hebrew Day School. In the next NEW YORK CTTA) issue: A visit to the boys' high President Bush called on school, the Mesivta of Provi­ the world community to end dence.} its support of "corrupt" Pales­ ByMaryKorr tinian leaders. "World leaders Material girl in spiritual PROVIDENCE - An should withdraw all favor and world - Madonna in Israel. Orthodox Jewish high school support from any Palestinian ISee page 10. for girls, the New England ruler who fails his people and Academy of Torah (NEAT), betrays their cause," he said in Inside founded in 1968, is thriving on remarks Tuesday in front of Section Page the East Side. Last year there the U.N. General Assembly in ' were a handful of students in New York. Calendar 2 the program located at Provi­ Bush also called on Israel Local 3 dence H ebrew D ay School; Op-ed, Letters 4&5 to impose a freeze on settle­ this year, 24 young women are Federation 6 & 15 ments in the West Bank. "Israel enrolled in grades 9 through Israel, World 8-11 should impose a settlement Communit y 18-21 12. freeze, dismantle unauthorized Terna 22 Rabbi Peretz Scheinerman, FR IEN DS - Hig h school students at the New England Academy of outposts, end the daily humili­ Simchas 25 dean of the school, launched a To rah in Providence find friendships form easily in a small school. ation of the Palestinian people Obituaries 26 recruiting campaign last year From left are juniors Leah Perlowitz, Mi ndy Lipson, Miriam Raskin, and avoid any actions that My Voice 27 Kayla Cusner and senior Miriam Brocha Jakubowicz. prejudice final negotiations," See ORTHODOX TEENS, page 12 Photo by Mary Korr Bush sa id . 2 Jewish Voice & Herald September 24, 2004 The Jewish Communitv Calendar Voice & Herald Fri., Sept. 24 Tues., Sept. 28 Community. 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