To Read the September 2016 Jjmm

To Read the September 2016 Jjmm

The Jewish Journal Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Monthly Magazine PAID Youngstown, OH Permit #607 MMYoungstown Area Jewish Federation JJ September 2016 Youngstown Area Jewish Federation THE STRENGTH OF A PEOPLE. THE POWER OF COMMUNITY. Youngstown Area Above left, Melissa Bateman-Hively and Atty Bradley A. Sherman at a Federation Fellows event. See story on p. 5. Jewish Federation Lower left, Soccer player and Maccabi Games competitor THE STRENGTH OF A PEOPLE. THE POWER OF COMMUNITY. Sophie Alper take time out from sports to create a flower for senior citizens. See story on pages 16-17. Volume 13, Number 9 t Sept. 2016 t Elul 5776/Tishri 5757 Commentary Hamas, natural gas and other good reasons How Aly Raisman helped my daughter why Israel and Turkey should stick together get what being By Andrew Tobin Israel met Turkey’s two other long- Minister Avigdor Liberman voiced sup- standing demands as well. The state paid port for rebuilding Gaza’s economy and Jewish means JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel and $20 million to compensate the families infrastructure. By Melissa Henriquez Turkey ought to be friends, geopoliti- of the nine Turks killed by Israeli sol- Both sides have an interest, then, cally speaking. diers aboard the Mavi Marmara. And in provisions of the reconciliation deal JTA — My 5-year-old daughter is As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne- that allow Turkey to provide humanitar- obsessed with all things Aly Raisman Erdogan put it in January: “Israel needs tanyahu apologized to Erdogan in 2013, ian aid, as long as it goes through Israel’s right now. Since the Olympics began, a country like Turkey in this region. We, under pressure from President Barack Ashdod port, and to help build infra- she has been begging to watch YouTube too, should admit that we need a coun- Obama. structure in Gaza -- including water and videos of performances, interviews with try like Israel.” In return, Turkey pledged under the desalination plants and a hospital. the much-decorated gymnast, and even watched some re-runs from when Aly But the regional powers often can’t deal not to allow Hamas to conduct ter- “Last year, war broke out partly be- was on “Dancing with the Stars.” Aly seem to make it work. rorist attacks from its territory, to do cause Hamas had nothing to lose,” Dror is on par with Queen Elsa right now— In 2010, Turkey cut ties with Israel what it can toward the return of the Zeevi, professor of Middle Eastern stud- which, in 5-year-old-world, is a tremen- over its deadly military raid of the Gaza- bodies of Israeli soldiers and civilians ies at the Hebrew University of Jerusa- dous honor. bound Mavi Marmara flotilla. And this held by the Islamist terrorist group, and lem, told JTA. “It’s believed that’s why “If I keep practicing my gymnastics, week, days after the Turkish parliament to pass a law ensuring Israeli soldiers are Hamas opened hostilities against Israel can I be like Aly?” she asked. ratified a reconciliation agreement to not sued for their role in the Mavi Mar- or allowed things to deteriorate. Turkey restore bilateral relations with Israel, the “If you put your mind to it, you sure mara raid. might be a solution to that problem.” can!” (Who am I to dash the dreams of states traded recriminations over Israel’s Erdogan has long been a prominent At the same time, Gaza remains a my budding gymnast?!) bombardment Sunday of Hamas targets champion of Hamas and critic of Israel’s potential flashpoint between Israel and This morning after we watched a few in Gaza. policy toward the Palestinians. He was Turkey. Another major incident like the more videos over breakfast, I said, “Do Yet if Israel and Turkey can keep to visit Gaza in 2013 until Egyptian Mavi Marmara raid could blow up rap- you know Aly is Jewish?” from quarreling, they each have much President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s seizure prochement. “What’s Jewish?” she asked, putting to gain. of power derailed the plan. Hamas, Gas, naturally her spoon down and turning to me. “The situation for the past six years which vows Israel’s destruction, has Israel is sitting on hundreds of bil- Oh $#$$. wasn’t good for either of us, Turkey or headquarters in Istanbul and receives lions of dollars worth of natural gas re- Naturally, Jewish guilt washed over Israel, and eventually everyone realized funding from Turkey. Erdogan called serves, according to officials. And Tur- me and my stomach sank. What kind we should repair the damage. So that’s Israel a “terror state” in a 2009 CNN in- key is in the market for the fossil fuel. of Jewish mother am I that she doesn’t what happened,” David Kushner, profes- terview. Although the reconciliation deal did not know what “Jewish” means?! I’ve writ- sor emeritus of Middle Eastern history “The Turkish public’s empathy for deal with gas, it was in the air during ne- ten here that we are one of the few Jew- at the University of Haifa, told JTA. “I the Palestinians, Erdogan’s Muslim gotiations. ish families in Kalamazoo, but that we think most people actually welcome this identity, the fact that he sees Hamas as Netanyahu has said restoring rela- will be joining a local synagogue this fall new phase. It may not bring back the legitimate, the almost inevitably harm- tions with Ankara is key to unlocking and she’ll enter Hebrew School—where intimacy of the past, but both countries ing of civilians in conflicts in Gaza: All his country’s recently discovered gas we will surely meet other families like realize their interests are common, and these are puzzle pieces that come to- bounty, and bolstering its political and ours. that’s what counts in international rela- gether to make it hard for Erdogan to re- economic position. A pipeline through Sure, she loves matzah and always tions.” sist criticizing Israel on this issue,” Gal- Turkey could open up an export market asks for seconds of my great-grand- Israel and Turkey are to exchange lia Lindenstrauss, a Turkey researcher for Israel there as well as in Europe. mother’s brisket recipe I prepare each ambassadors in the coming days, as per at Israel’s Institute for National Security This is a strategic matter for the State Passover and Rosh Hashanah; she lights the reconciliation deal. Here are three Studies think tank, told JTA of Israel,” Netanyahu said in announc- the menorah and hums along with my good reasons they shouldn’t bring them With Israel on guard against Hamas ing the signing of the reconciliation deal Hebrew; she plays dreidel with her home and return to their standoff any- — not to mention its control of the last month. “This matter could not have 2-year-old brother year-round (with time soon. West Bank -- there wouldn’t seem to be been advanced without this agreement, Hershey’s kisses instead of gelt); she en- Gaza needs rebuilding much basis for Israeli-Turkish coopera- and now we will take action to advance joys reading children’s books about the The main source of tension between tion on the Palestinian issue. it .” Jewish holidays as we celebrate them; Israel and Turkey is also perhaps their But Israel apparently has determined she even belted out “Dayenu” on the not to seek Hamas’ overthrow, fearing Turkey has been more circum- checkout line in Target recently (not best opportunity for collaboration: spect. Gaza. Under the reconciliation deal, its government would be replaced by something you hear every day in Ka- Israel didn’t lift its naval blockade of something worse. Instead, Israel has “Firstly, let normalization begin, and lamazoo). But for now, she doesn’t grasp the territory, as Turkey had demanded, fought to blunt the military threat from after that, the level to which we cooper- what religion really is. but it did promise Turkey would be al- Hamas while trying to provide the group ate on whatever subject will be tied to As quickly as the guilt came, I told lowed to provide overland support to with enough incentives to stave off the the efforts of the two countries,” Turk- myself to snap out of it and gave myself the coastal strip. next conflict. Even hawkish Defense (Continued on p. 18) (Continued on p. 16) 2 The Jewish Journal Monthly Magazine September 2016 What’s in this month’s Jewish Journal? Celebrations ........................................................................22 On the Calendar for September Commentary ..........................................................................2 Inaugural Event ...........................................................Sept. 8 Culture ................................................................................6, 7 Lion of Judah ............................................................ Sept. 19 El Emeth............................................................................ 8-11 Federation ......................................................................1, 4, 5 High Holiday Food Drive ...................................................21 Israel ......................................................................................20 Candle-Lighting Times JCC activities ..................................................................12-13 Maccabi Games .............................................................16-17 Sept. 2 7:33 p.m. Memorials ............................................................................23 Sept. 9 7:22 p.m. Ohev Tzedek .................................................................... 8, 19 Sept. 16 7:10 p.m. Rodef Sholom .................................................................14-16 Sept. 23 6:58 p.m. Rosh Hashanah Basket order

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