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In first, Israeli show jumpers qualify for Olympics
l A team of Israeli equestrian show jumpers took a huge
leap for the country this week by qualifying for the Tokyo Danielle Goldstein Waldman
Olympics. This is the first time that Israel has earned a
place in the games in that sport.
Four Israeli riders took first place at the Olympic Jump-
ing Qualifier at Maxima Park in Moscow, in conditions
made worse by a downpour of rain.
Team Israel’s Daniel Bluman, 29, Ashlee Bond, 34, Elad
Yaniv, 41, and Danielle Goldstein Waldman, 34, beat riders
from Poland by a single fault to secure a ticket to Tokyo
next year.
“This is a dream come true for me,” Bluman told Chan-
nel 13. “It is hard for me to describe how proud I am of
what we managed to achieve today.”
The event was the second of two special qualifiers for
countries in Group C. Israel’s group included teams from
Uzbekistan, Poland, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Kyrgyzstan.
Two of the fences caused trouble for many of the com-
petitors and only four of the riders managed to bring
their mounts through the course within the 78 seconds
set for the first round.
The Israeli team, riding horses Ladriano Z, Chela LS,
Alvaro du Gue, and Lizziemary, finished with a score of 16,
just one point ahead of Poland’s 17. pic arena.
For Waldman the success was the second big celebra- Colombian-born Bluman rode for Colombia in the CONTENTS
tion in a month — she got married four weeks ago. 2012 and 2016 summer Olympics, and the team’s coach,
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Although 2020 will be the first Olympics to include an Dutch-born Jeroen Dubbeldam, won a gold medal for the
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Israeli show jumping team, it will not be the first time that Netherlands in the 2000 Sydney Games. COVER STORY�� 18
some of the team members have competed in an Olym- STUART WINER/TIMES OF ISRAEL
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Israel’s next spacecraft will shoot THE FRAZZLED HOUSEWIFE�� 34

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announced Beresheet Project 2. “We are going
Candlelighting:
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Friday, July 5, 8:13 p.m.
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born billionaire said. Kahn donated a large percent- junction with Israel Aerospace Industries, in response Shabbat ends:
age of the $100 million that it took to create the first to the Google Lunar X Prize competition, which chal- Saturday, July 6, 9:21 p.m.
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Noshes “Shabbat has brought so much

meaning into my life. It helps
me reconnect to the actual world.”
— Supermodel Karlie Kloss, talking about her
conversion to Judaism with British Vogue.
AT THE MOVIES:
More Spiderman
tangled web
“Spiderman: Far years, physician JOYA about politics, Jared, or reader for the sight-im-
From Home” TILLEM, 49, have three President Trump. paired, who reads to
opened last children. Guests danced the Mrs. Madrigal (Dukakis).
Tuesday, July 2. The hora at the post party. Mamet, a co-star of the
film takes place shortly Hora hoedown Notable celeb guests HBO show “Girls,” plays
after the events in in Wyoming included actress MILA Claire, a hip documen-
“Avengers: Endgame.” Businessman KUNIS, 35, singer Katy tary maker who
Peter Parker (aka JOSHUA Perry, Princess Beatrice becomes the love
Spiderman) still is KUSHNER, 33, of York (the daugh- interest of Linney’s
mourning the death of who grew up in ter of Prince Andrew), estranged daughter.
his mentor, Avengers’ Livingston, and and designer DIANE Zosia’s father is famous
leader Tony Stark, aka supermodel KARLIE VON FURSTENBERG, playwright DAVID
Iron Man, when Nick KLOSS, 26, had a big Jake Gyllenhaal Jon Favreau 72. Born Diana Halfin, MAMET, 71.
Fury recruits him to post-wedding party in von Furstenberg is the Pulitzer Prize-winning
team up with Quentin Wyoming on June 24. daughter of a Belgian novelist and screenwrit-
Beck, aka Mysterio, a They were married in a Jewish father and a er MICHAEL CHABON,
master of trickery and small Jewish ceremony Greek Jewish mother. 56, has been named the
illusion, to battle the in July, 2018, after Her mother survived showrunner (chief ex-
Elementals. Tom dating for six years. Auschwitz. The Kushner ecutive; head honcho)
Holland plays Spider- Kloss converted to brothers’ grandparents of “Star Trek: Picard,”
man, Samuel L. Judaism under were Holocaust survi- a new series that will
Jackson plays Fury, Orthodox auspices vors, too. Von Fursten- run on the streaming
and JAKE before the wedding. berg was an early men- site CBS All-Access. It
GYLLENHAAL, 38, Kloss is best known tor of Kloss. will star Patrick Stew-
plays Mysterio. JON as a former top model art, who played Capt.
FAVREAU, 52, appears for Victoria’s Secret, a Briefly noted Picard in the hit series
as Happy Hogan, frequent Vogue cover Mila Kunis Zosia Mamet The miniseries “Star Trek: The Next
Stark’s former chief model, and a host of “Tales of the Generation.” Last year,
aide, now Parker’s the TV series “Project camp program. There ism, they don’t agree City” is now Chabon wrote one epi-
mentor. Runway.” She grew are 15 such camps politically. Joshua is streaming on Netflix. sode for the All-Access
It’s a busy month for up in a nice suburb of nationwide. (Google a Democrat and so is The series follows an series “Star Treks: Short
Favreau. He directed St. Louis. While still in “Kode with Klossy” for Karlie. He marched in eclectic group of San Treks.” Also worth not-
a new version of “The high school, she was the program’s website the huge Washington Francisco-based ing: Last year a Netflix
Lion King,” which opens recruited by a big N.Y. if you know of a teen Women’s March that friends. There have limited series called
on July 19. Favreau is modeling agency and who might want to go. took place on the day been three earlier “Unbelievable” was
the son of a mostly Ital- would fly to the city There is an application after President Trump’s miniseries also based filmed. It’s due to be
ian non-Jewish father midweek for mod- process.) inauguration. In 2016, on “The Tales of the released sometime this
and a Jewish mother. eling jobs. She has You don’t hear that Kloss tweeted a photo City” novels; they year. It was co-written
His mother died when long been interested much about Joshua, of her ballot, showing starred Laura Linney by Chabon and his wife,
he was 12. His whole in computer coding the brother of JARED that she voted for Hil- and Olympia Dukakis, AYELET WALDMAN,
extended family, on and she’s the founder KUSHNER, 38, and lary Clinton. In the last who co-star again in 54, and it is based on a
both sides, cooperat- of a program called the brother-in-law of two years, the couple the new Netflix series. true story of a woman
ed in making sure he “Kode with Klossy” IVANKA TRUMP, 37. has not been publicly VICTOR GARBER, 70, who recanted a rape al-
had a bar mitzvah, as that provides scholar- While the brothers political. It appears that and ZOSIA MAMET, 31, legation and the female
his mother wished. A ships for teen girls to both married spectacu- family peace is main- have recurring roles as detectives who strive to
practicing Jew, Fa- learn coding during a lar-looking women who tained by Joshua and new characters. Garber dig out the truth.
vreau and his wife of 19 free two-week summer converted to Juda- Karlie not talking much plays Sam, a volunteer –N.B.
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Sundays with Sokol
And art, and music, and Jewish life
LOIS GOLDRICH topic and, being a scientist, did some
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investigating.” He found “so-called
harles Sokol of Wayne, a resources” for the recording “and built
retired chemist originally up perhaps the world’s largest collection
from Brooklyn, has carried of the genre.”
forward his research skills In addition to collecting, he is now
into new territory. He’s collected enough creating his own DVD. He recently
audio and video footage to produce, at worked on a silent film restored by the
last count, 87 two-hour monthly pro- National Center for Jewish Film, “com-
grams for Temple Emanuel of North Jer- ing up with the original Russian version
sey in Franklin Lakes. of the film with Russian intertitles.”
A member of the synagogue’s exec- Russia, he said, released a version
utive board and board of trustees, Mr. with a musical soundtrack synchronized
Sokol — who is 80 and has a son in Geor- to the video. “I was able to get a digital
gia and a daughter in New Zealand — has copy of that. But the European system
been offering what he calls “eclectic” is different from the U.S. system. The
programs since 2011. “Some people call timing is different, so the sound didn’t
it” — that is, Sundays with Sokol — “the match.” Nevertheless, using his newly
best kept secret in northern New Jersey,” acquired skills, he got hold of new soft-
he said. ware allowing him to match the music
His first presentation, on early Jewish to the video.
comedy recordings, engendered a pas- Some of Mr. Sokol’s Sunday programs
sion that is still burning. Last Sunday, he are audio only. Still, wherever possible,
offered his 87th program, part one of a “you see on a screen a description of the
series on Jewish radio in New York from artist, the time period, and other infor-
the 1930s to the 1950s. mation.” While he is open to sugges-
Sunday’s session provided both his- tions, he seldom receives them, so he
tory and an overview. It was “a com- pursues topics — generally concerning
bination of English and Yiddish, gath- either music or Jewish comedic record-
ered from the Yiddish Radio Project, Clockwise, Charles Sokol; ings — that catch his interest.
produced by National Public Radio a very early (1902), and “I try a variety of things, but two-
in 2002,” Mr. Sokol said. “They did a extremely rare American thirds are specifically of Jewish interest,”
good job.” Parts 2 and 3, set for July 14 Columbia single-sided he said. Among topics covered in the
and August 18, will look at several pro- disk of Collins and Harlan other one-third was a three-part series
grams (and their original commercials) singing “Oh Such A on colored silent films from the 1939
in more depth. Business,” and an Edison World’s Fair. He is particularly interested
“We will be, in effect, going into a time Blue Amberol 4-minute in early klezmer pioneers, including
machine to hear excerpts and whole cylinder of Julian Rose the famed Harry Kandel. While putting
segments from Jewish radio programs performing “Levinsky’s together programs is gratifying, though,
in New York City from the 1930s to the Jubilee,” with the original “the most interesting part is the hunt for
1950s,” Mr. Sokol wrote in a flyer adver- cylinder box and lid. information and recordings.”
tising the program. “Most of what you CHARLIES SOKOL Recently, Mr. Sokol “got some really
will be hearing are from one-of-a-kind good information concerning one of
broadcast transcription records that “The Jewish Philosopher” and “Rabbi in 2006, when a music CD called “Jew- the first major Jewish monologues
were made by the radio stations at the Rubin’s Court of the Air.” Light refresh- face” was released. It was, he said, “a recorded, ‘Cohen on the Telephone,’”
time of broadcast. Very few of these orig- ments will be served and the programs bunch of early comedic, mostly parody, he said. Performed by Joe Hayman in
inal transcription records survive. So the are free and open to the public (although recordings, very rare for the most part. 1911 with “a thick Eastern European
few gems that survive give us the oppor- voluntary donations are appreciated). I found it fascinating.” So he began to accent,” it centers on “a whole bunch of
tunity to hear segments and excerpts Mr. Sokol said his interest was piqued study. “I found a 1983 rare book on the misunderstandings.” Originally released
of actual Jewish radio programs from in England, it later came to the United
around 1937 to around 1955.” Who: Charles Sokol States “and is believed to be the first mil-
The July 14 session will feature songs lion-selling Jewish record ever made. It
What: Will offer parts 2 and 3 of Jewish Radio in New York from the 1930s
broadcast on “Yiddish Melodies in sparked a whole series of Cohen mono-
to the 1950s
Swing,” starring the Barry Sisters, Alan logues. Some are easy to find and some
Chester, or Jan Bart. Between songs, When: Sundays, July 14 and August 18 at 2 p.m. are rare.”
listeners will hear an actual commer- Where: Temple Emanuel of North Jersey, 558 High Mountain Road, Frank- Regarding Joe Hayman’s claim that
cial that aired on various Jewish radio lin Lakes he created the first Cohen on the Tele-
programs between 1937 and 1955. The For more information: Call the synagogue office, (201) 560-0200 or email phone monologue, “I have proof that he
August 18 session will include complete office@tenjfl.org, or email Mr. Sokol at sokscs@optonline.net. based his monologue, in part, on a 1905
segments from the Yiddish programs SEE SUNDAYS PAGE 38
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Sunday in the park with, well, community heroes

LOIS GOLDRICH Actually, this was very much a family event. The
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many police officers, first responders, firefighters, etc.,
et’s get something straight. I’m not claiming in attendance brought along their kids for face painting,
that the police officers and mental health pro- pony rides, and bouncy activities.
fessionals I met on Sunday can fly, but I’m The program was organized by New Jersey’s Crisis
impatient with the blanket use of the word Intervention Team, particularly by graduates of its
hero and doing my bit to reassign it to people who training program who are eager for the community to
deserve it. know more about them. Bergen County police officer
That said, let me explain that I spent Sunday, June and CIT program graduate Sara Toro was indefatigable,
30, at Overpeck Park in Ridgefield Park, helping to staff running back and forth to help in whatever way she
a booth for the Center for Food Action. The organiza- could.
tion is based in Englewood but has pantries in Hacken- According to its literature, New Jersey’s CIT pro-
sack, Mahwah, Ringwood, Saddle Brook, and at Ber- gram “is a collaboration of county based profession-
gen Community College. I had the pleasure of sharing als committed to improving their local county’s law
the booth with CFA professionals Kelly Sirimoglu and enforcement system’s response to persons experienc-
Nicole Davis. ing a psychiatric crisis who come into contact with
Staffing a booth at a countywide fair can be extremely law enforcement first responders.” In the CliffsNotes
gratifying, especially if your employer — in this case, the version, it means that law enforcement officers inter-
Jewish Standard — is one of its sponsors. It’s also espe- act with mental health practitioners to learn how to
cially rewarding if the purpose of the fair is worthy — in Donated items for the Center for Food Action. recognize when unusual behaviors are due to mental
this case, raising awareness of programs that foster pos- illness or addiction, and deal with them accordingly.
itive relations between law enforcement agencies and inevitably carried me to the booth of Jewish Family and Clearly, this enhances community policing and bene-
mental health providers. Children’s Services of Northern New Jersey, staffed by fits consumers by removing the stigma of unnecessary
While every organization represented at the “Unity Jessica Fleischer, the organization’s chief operating offi- incarceration.
in the Community” fair deserves mention, my feet cer, together with her two daughters. SEE PARK PAGE 38
We extend our deepest sympathy to the

family of our friend, Norman Seiden.
Norman’s positive impact on the

community and improving the lives
of so many will not be forgotten.
The Boards of Trustees and

Warren Geller, President and CEO

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How summer camp color wars taught

Jewish history
Suffern rabbi remembers the murals that brought history to life
RABBI ELCHANAN WEINBACH
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his is not a story about Marc Chagal, Samuel
Bak or Yaacov Agam, nor about any of the
other great and well-known Jewish artists of
the past. This is a story of how a work of art
from a discounted genre opened my soul up as a child,
and even until this day.
My parents Lee and Rabbi David of blessed mem-
ory were owners and directors at Camp Raleigh in the
Catskills and later at Camp Lavi in the Poconos. When
they sold Camp Raleigh they took with them a treasure:
my most formative piece of Jewish art.
Not that my home had lacked for Jewish art. Here and
there were paintings, books, the silver Judaica that was
brought out for Shabbos and holidays. Here an Agam
mezuzah, there a decorative ketubah, and the mysteri-
ous Bak print. But nothing could compare to the colos-
sal works that were my first encounter with Jewish art.
Color war murals.
Using a eight-foot by four-foot sheet of plywood as
a canvas, those summer-camp murals brought color,
imagery, and size to stories and ideas otherwise con-
fined to books and my imagination. Every summer, on
the final night of color war, amidst the raucous cheering
of each team, after the March and Alma Mater songs, This mural, Rabbi Weinbach’s favorite, depicts Jewish renewal after the Holocaust.
out came that year’s murals, accompanied by an oral
presentation. Year after year that summer’s dueling encapsulation of my early Jewish experience. parents’ home, this mural, which moved me to a
themes were depicted in bright colors and seemingly Sweeping from the horrors of the death camps greater feeling for my place in Jewish history, now
huge Hebrew letters. Heaven and earth. Fire and water. across the fertile land of Israel to its culmination in overlooks the deck at my home. There it enhances
Chesed and gevurah (mercy and strength). Power- the Western Wall, the mural conveyed as nothing else my kiddush at an open-air Shabbat meal, brings a
ful images took hold of my imagination. Moses at the had the arc of Jewish renewal after the Holocaust. The unique Jewish touch to our home, and is a talking
splitting of the sea, in dramatic color. The dawn of cre- tattooed arm of a concentration camp inmate reaches piece when students and congregants visit. Crafted
ation, sweeping in a day-by-day arc across the mural. forward as if to hand the trees of life to the young by a small group of teenagers working in an obscure
The endless sands and numberless stars. Judaism, the pioneers, while a soldier with a protective gun and genre, it retains its power to inspire the imagination
Torah and its stories, and Jewish history had come another soldier praying at the newly liberated West- and touch the soul.
much more to life! ern Wall flank the great new war hero Moshe Dayan. It also remains my best reminder of the fun and spirit
The mural you see in the accompanying picture was The Nazi swastika to the right is dwarfed by the facsim- that was color war in Camps Raleigh and Lavi. The
the most impressive work from my 30-plus years of ile of the Israeli postage stamp. The verse, written in power to recall memories good and painful, translate
camping. It is a technically superior example of a Jewish Hebrew and thus consistent with the right-to-left ori- them into images, and look upon them with awe today
art form whose less attractive counterparts have been entation, translates as: Israel is saved by God with an as I did as a child — that’s what makes this mural my
known to be cut up and used as bed boards to support eternal salvation. Within 30 years of the Holocaust, favorite work of Jewish art.
notoriously uncomfortable summer camp mattresses. the now secure and vibrant Jewish State was depicted
Though the identity of its artist/s remains unknown to as moving us forward in history. Elchanan Weinbach is the rabbi of Congregation
me (please step forward!), the imagery was the perfect After a long stint as a sukkah decoration in my Shaarey Israel in Suffern.
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It is with profound sadness that we mourn the loss of
Norman Seiden
a visionary founder of the
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades

A child of immigrants, Norman became a pioneer in building Jewish community when he moved to
Bergen County in 1961. Embarking on more than 50 years of distinguished service to the JCC,
he continually demonstrated extraordinary leadership and a commitment to sustaining Jewish
continuity, believing that building a solid and accessible Jewish infrastructure in
Bergen County was critical to ensuring Jewish identity for future generations.
Norman was a Board of Director and Trustee member since the JCC’s inception.
With his loving wife, Barbaraz”l, that devotion to the JCC was evidenced by their incredible generosity.
In 1981, Norman spearheaded the fundraising campaign to relocate the JCC to its current home in
Tenafly. The Seidens also established the Anna and Samuel Seiden Endowment Fund for Senior Adults
with Special Needs and the Norman Seiden Leadership Fund, and named the JCC’s state-of-the-art
health and wellness center. In gratitude, Norman and Barbara were honored with
the JCC’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
In addition to his generosity and leadership, Norman had a gift for inspiring philanthropy in others;
he and Barbara led by example. They set a high bar, supporting a wide range of Jewish communal
organizations that included the Jewish Family Home, Hadassah, ORT, the National Council of Jewish
Women, the Zionist Organization of America, UJA Federation, Israel Bonds, Englewood Hospital,
the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, The Russell Berrie Foundation, and the Technion.
We treasured Norman’s sweetness and kindness. We all looked up to him and were guided
by his value system and good judgment. The JCC is proud to pay tribute to Norman as a luminary
leader of the entire Jewish community. We have been blessed by having Norman in our midst,
and his legacy will continue to shape our work and touch our souls.
We send our sincerest condolences to his children Stephen (Sharon), Pearl, and Mark (Diane),
his 11 grandchildren, and 20 great grandchildren. He was deeply loved.
May his memory be for a blessing.
JODI SCHERL JORDAN SHENKER EDWARD GROSSMANN

Board Chair Chief Executive Officer Chair, Board of Trustees
KAPLEN JCC on the Palisades

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Campaign against solitary

confinement nears finish line
Teaneck’s Rabbi Kahn-Troster, T’ruah help lead effort
LARRY YUDELSON “Ninety-five percent of people who
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are incarcerated return to their commu-
n 2011, T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call nities,” Rabbi Kahn-Troster said. “How
for Human Rights, began fighting they are treated has an impact on those
solitary confinement. communities.”
Now, in 2019, due in part to Rabbi Kahn-Troster said her group’s
T’ruah’s efforts, New Jersey is poised to fight against solitary confinement grew
be the first state with a law severely limit- out of its campaign against the use of
ing the use of solitary confinement. Late torture in the war on terror. “We’d been
last month, the state legislature passed advocating to stop torture overseas,”
the Isolated Confinement Restriction she said. “Around 2008, we began to
Act. The bill now awaits the signature ask ourselves why we were not looking
of Governor Phil Murphy, the Democrat to stop torture domestically. In 2009
who pledged that he would sign such a Atul Gawande wrote an article in the
bill during his 2017 campaign. A similar New Yorker called ‘Hellhole’ about sol-
bill was passed in 2016 and Governor itary confinement as a form of torture.
Chris Christie, his Republican predeces- The article was an eye-opener. It really
sor, vetoed it. spurred me to begin looking closely
Solitary confinement, its opponents Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster Rev. J. Amos Caley into the issue. As part of a national faith
argue, is a form of torture, with the committee of anti-torture activists, we
potential for long-term psychological created in the image of God applies to vote with five abstentions. “Just because began asking what we could do in our
trauma. everyone, no matter what they’ve done.” someone is serving a sentence or await- own backyard.”
“We have a strong emphasis in our Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Hut- ing trial doesn’t mean our system should J. Amos Caley is associate pastor at
tradition on teshuva and repentance,” tle (D-37) was one of the co-sponsors of degrade their humanity,” Ms. Huttle Reformed Church of Highland Park and
Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster of Teaneck the Isolated Confinement Restriction said. “Punitive measures are necessary the lead organizer for the National Reli-
said. Rabbi Kahn-Troster is T’ruah’s dep- Act, which passed the state Senate in a for society, but I believe we must main- gious Campaign Against Torture in New
uty director. “The idea that people are 26-3 vote and the Assembly in a 49-24 tain our ethics while doing so.” SEE CAMPAIGN PAGE 38
36 Jewish protesters arrested

at ICE detention center in New Jersey
BEN SALES
Thirty-six protesters from a new Jewish

group were arrested at a demonstra-
tion in front of an Immigration and Cus-
toms Enforcement detention center in
Elizabeth.
The arrests, on June 30, followed a
protest outside the Elizabeth Contract
Detention Facility organized by a group
called Never Again Action. Hundreds of
Jews, mostly young people, attended the
protest. Many of Never Again Action’s
leaders are also involved with IfNotNow,
a millennial Jewish group that opposes
Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)
tweeted in support of the protesters,
writing that such actions “hold enor- Hundreds of people protest outside an ICE facility in Elizabeth that was organized by a new Jewish group called Nev-
mous power to change our country.” er Again Action on June 30, 2019. SCREENSHOT FROM FACEBOOK
Brad Lander, a Democratic Jewish New
York City councilman, also attended the protest. immigrant families, separating children from their par- Holocaust commemoration. Jewish groups on the left
The crowd chanted “Hey hey, ho ho, racist ICE has ents and detain[ing] them in deplorable conditions,” a have compared ICE’s treatment of undocumented immi-
got to go” and held signs reading “Never again means Facebook post by Never Again Action said. “As Jews, we grants to abuses under the Nazis and other totalitarian
close the camps” and displaying the group’s name, know that #NeverAgainIsNow.” regimes, while other Jewish groups have said that com-
according to video of the event on Facebook. The group’s name comes from the slogan “Never parisons of ICE to Nazi Germany and the Holocaust are
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LARRY YUDELSON from around America.”
Frisch made it only to the semi-finals this year in the
When the opening ceremony inaugurates the quadren- Yeshiva League. “We were up by 13 in the third quarter,
nial Maccabi Pan-American Games on Sunday night and then we kind of gave it away,” Shmuli said.
in Mexico City, Bergen County will be represented by Shmuli plays forward for Frisch, but on the Maccabi
two of the 12 players on the youth basketball team, and team, he may be a guard.
Rockland by its coach. “We’re playing for America,” he said. “It kind of
Shmuli Coates of Teaneck and Max Zakheim of Ber- gives me the chills. Our first game we’re playing
genfield both are 17-year-olds who will be seniors at the against Australia.”
Frisch School in Paramus in the fall. Both are on the Shmuli has been playing basketball “pretty much
Frisch basketball team. And both were recruited by since I was a little baby. I would wake up at 5 a.m.
Coach Josh Javer of New City. before school to go to the gym and practice.”
The Pan-American Maccabi games are held every He believes the secret to success in basketball is
four years, in a cycle two years apart from the interna- “consistency and hard work. If you want to get better,
tional Maccabiah Games held in Israel. The Pan Amer- Max Zakheim, left, and Shmuli Coates are in Mexico you have to get up and go to the gym for an hour and
ican games bring athletes from North, Central, and City for the Maccabi Pan-American Games. be consistent.
South America, along with others from Australia and “I always dedicate time to basketball during the sum-
Israel. Competitors in Maccabi games must be either group. We lost every game by 50 points, but it was still mer. There will be a time period during the summer
Jewish or Israeli. a lot of fun.” where I’m fully engrossed, when everything will be
“It’s a tough recruitment process,” Mr. Javer said. Max is very excited about going to Mexico City. He has about basketball. Since I ended school, I’ve been train-
“These two kids were in the regional Maccabi games visited Mexico before as part of a Passover program, but ing every single day, going to the gym every single day.
last summer. They did a real good job.” this will be his first trip to its capital city. On Monday, he I’ll never take a day off. I’ll go to basketball camp for a
Mr. Javer has been coaching regional Maccabi games and Shmuli arrived in Dallas for three days of training week. I’m going back to Camp Step It Up,” an Orthodox
since 2006, overseeing the Westchester delegation. and practice before going on to Mexico on Friday. Jewish sleepaway camp that focuses on basketball.
This is his first involvement in international games. Shmuli also is excited. “I’m doing what I wished I And as for the likely result of Team USA in Mexico
He played in the Maccabi games himself when he was could when I was a little kid,” he said. “I’m hoping to City? “From what I’ve heard, the competition is not so
13. “We were very young. We played in an older age have a really fun time playing basketball with people amazing,” Max said. “USA usually wins.”
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ROI Summit participants Knit one, donate two
This year’s ROI Summit in Jerusalem, participants Orly Wahba, Shoshana
the flagship program of ROI Commu- Smolen, Tamar Frydman, David Yarus, A group of knitters, from left, Irma Soled, they make are sent to the Tikvah Home
nity, an initiative of the Charles and Leah Forster, and Benjamin Ryberg. Wendy Salkin, Helga Bodeen, Sally Lax, in Odessa, a Jewish orphanage. Whether
Lynn Schusterman Family Founda- Andrew Belinfante, Elan Kogutt, Janie Horowitz, and Elaine Cohen, meets or not they are experienced knitters,
tion, ran from June 23 to 27. It included Naftuli Moster, Sarah Pollack, and Julie monthly at the JCC of Paramus/Congre- new members are welcome to join and
151 participants from 30 countries. Finkelstein are in the front. Chavie gation Beth Tikvah. The clothing items instruction is provided.
Pictured among them in the photo, Lieber (not pictured) and Naftuli
top row, from left, are New York Moster live in Rockland County.
U.N. General Assembly meets Summer minyans in Wayne

to tackle anti-Semitism Beginning tonight, Wayne’s Temple Beth will be on Mondays and Thursdays at
Mark Levenson, the chair Tikvah will hold weekly summer Shab- 7:30 a.m. For more information, go to
of the New Jersey Israel bat services at 7 p.m. Morning minyans templebethtikvahnj.org.
Commission, and Rabbi
Mendy Carlbach of Rut-
gers University Chabad,
are shown with Israel’s
United Nations Ambassa-
dor Danny Danon at the
Full STEAM ahead
June 26 United Nations at camps courtesy of ORT
General Assembly. The Building on the success of last year’s pio- teamwork, and tournaments, ORT will
discussion, on combat- neer program, ORT once again will intro- teach critical 21st-century skills as camp-
ting anti-Semitism in the digital age, came in the wake of a General Assembly duce campers at six U.S. Jewish summer ers build robots, experience virtual real-
resolution condemning anti-Semitism that passed in April. camps to Israeli innovation. From July 8 ity, integrate coding to help their robots
Ambassador Danon, the U.N. Secretary General, General Assembly president, through July 17, more 700 campers from overcome obstacles, and capture all of
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein of the Chabad of Poway, and many U.N. ambassadors spoke. 9 to 13 years old will take part in ORT’s the action through the creation of their
Start-up Challenge, which includes inter- own digitally designed videos.
active educational activities focused on “Israel is a world leader in the field
Norpac hosts West Virginia senator science, technology, engineering, art,
and math (STEAM) topics that embrace
of technological entrepreneurship and
innovation, and as Israel’s largest lead-
Senator Shelley Moore Capito the entrepreneurial spirit of Israel’s ing provider of informal experiential sci-
(R-W. Va.) was welcomed back Start-up nation. ence and technological education, ORT is
to the Englewood home of Lori Participating camps include Camp shaping the next generation of scientists
and Kevin Lemmer for a Nor- Tamarack in Ortonville, Michigan; NJY and entrepreneurs,” ORT America’s chair,
pac pro-Israel meeting. Camps including Camp Nah-Jee-Wah in Howard Lanznar, said. “This program
Senator Capito was elected Milford, Pa., and Camps Shoshanim and brings our mission of impact through edu-
in 2014; before that, she had Nesher in Lakewood, Pa.; and Camps cation to life by embracing Israel’s culture
been a member of the U.S. Young Judea and Yavneh in Amherst, N.H. as a start-up nation, and simultaneously
House of Representatives for ORT’s Start-up Challenge will provide providing campers with the opportunity
14 years. She sits on the Sen- campers an opportunity to delve into to enjoy the benefits of ORT’s 139 years
ate’s Appropriations Commit- Kevin and Lori Lemmer, left, with Senator science, experience cutting-edge tech- of educational experience in interactive,
tee; the Commerce, Science Shelley Moore Capito. COURTESY NORPAC nology, and discover Israeli culture in practical learning.” For more informa-
and Transportation Commit- a fun and interactive setting. Through tion, go to ortamerica.org.
tee; the Environment and Public Works ensure that states can divest safely from problem-solving, creative thinking,
Committee; and the Rules and Adminis- companies that boycott Israel. She also is
tration Committee. an original co-sponsor of S. Res. 120, a res-
This year, Ms. Capito was an origi- olution opposing efforts to delegitimize
nal co-sponsor of S.1, a bill that would the State of Israel and the Global Boycott,
approve the annual $3.3 billion in aid to
Israel, increase American weapons stock-
Divestment, and Sanctions Movement tar-
geting Israel. Senator Capito is running
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piles in Israel, and enact measures to for reelection in November.
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vened at Temple Ema- of Teaneck, who chose to celebrate
nu-El in Closter on June her recent bat mitzvah at the ride with
23 for the ninth annual Wheels-for- more than 100 friends and family mem-
Meals Ride to Fight Hunger. The ride, bers. Nesya’s team raised more than
organized by Jewish Family & Chil- $17,000 for JFCS and marked her mile-
dren’s Services, has raised more than stone with a post-bike party including
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in its history. the JFCS Meals-on-Wheels program,
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nity,” Susan Greenbaum, JFCS’s chief every year. It will also support the JFCS
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the funds raised continues to grow, families through its Teaneck and Fair
which allows us to help more and Lawn offices.
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look forward to even greater success Eastwick College. Donations still are Robert Feuerstein.
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Graduations at
five Sinai schools
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n June, teachers, family, and friends gathered to
celebrate Sinai students as they graduated from
schools across the Sinai family. Graduation is just
one meaningful example of the school’s philoso-
phy of inclusion by design, and it displays how Sinai stu-
dents are part of their partner schools’ communities.
Benjy Stock, who just graduated from Sinai Maor at
RKYHS, wrote the poem below. It expressed the univer-
sal message of bittersweet endings and the excitement
and unknown of new beginnings.
PHOTOS COURTESY SINAI SCHOOLS

“Tribute”
by Benjy Stock
Here we are, folks, here we all are at the end

We’ve accomplished much, friends, we’re about
to ascend
To the world, with all of its merits and perks,
With its follies and foes, and the rest of its quirks. Sinai’s Maor High School seniors graduate with the rest of the class at Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School.
When we leave this room, the future arrives
And we’re all simply in for the time of our lives
We’ll be kings, captains of industry, science
Not needing reliance in order to thrive.
There are so, oh so many things to recap
So let’s go for a lap down old memory lane
and I beg, all of my friends to give ear
‘Cause like tears in rain, memories like these will
never come again...
And we all will go far from here
And while fate will divide us
There’s a school at the heart of it all
and that will unite us.
Sinai at Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy
Sinai Shalem at
Ma’ayanot Yeshiva
High School for Girls
Sinai Shalem at
Torah Academy of
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Cherishing the
azaleas blooming
Family and friends remember entrepreneur
and philanthropist Norman Seiden of Tenafly
W
JOANNE PALMER those sections. The corners
would remain beyond their
hen G.I.s came reach. But Mr. Seiden’s inven-
home from Europe tion would get water to the
or the Pacific in the corners, and protect the cen-
late 1940s, tired, ter from turning into mud.
war-weary, but also Given his lifelong connec-
young, victorious, grateful to be alive, tion to Israel, it is not surpris-
and ready to move on from fighting, ing that “he set up a kibbutz
ready to settle but open for adventure, that would manufacture sprin-
many of them moved to the suburbs. klers,” Ms. Graye said. “That
The G.I. Bill made it possible for many kibbutz — Kibbutz Na’an — is
more people than ever before to live out- still in existence.”
side the city, and builders threw up as Rabbi David-Seth Kirsh-
many new houses, standing ironically ner — who heads Temple
soldier-like in ranks and files of ranches Emanu-El of Closter, was Mr.
and cape cods and center-hall colonials, Seiden’s rabbi, and officiated
for the vets and their families. The coun- at his funeral — saw a met-
try was full of new opportunities, new aphor in those sprinklers.
starts, and new ideas. He compared it to the bits of
Canny young entrepreneurs were able crops left in the corners of the
to make their names, and at times actual fields that we read about in the
fortunes, by filling in niches that no one Book of Ruth, crops that the
had noticed, or maybe even hadn’t farmers had to leave ungath-
existed before. ered for people who needed
Norman Seiden, who died at 94 on them. He had to take care of
June 26, was one of them. A mechani- the people in the center, his
cal engineer, a real estate developer and family and friends, the people
investor, later a developer and funder of Norman and Barbara Seiden he loved, but he also worried
medical research and healthcare inno- about the others, the ones who
vation, and always a philanthropist, his an Orthodox family in South Bend, Indi- They also manufactured metal com- depended on what they could glean, the
career took off when he invented the ana, and they remained each other’s pacts and cigarette cases. ones out in the corners.
oscillating sprinkler, and it just went on true loves, despite extraordinary health “When Norm came into the busi- The Seidens’ company, Melnor Indus-
from there. problems, until Ms. Seiden died in 2014. ness, they were still making compacts tries, flourished. Barbara and Norman
Mr. Seiden was born in Worcester, Barbara and Norman Seiden moved to but getting ready to do something else,” had three children, Stephen, Pearl, and
Mass., but his parents, Anna and Sam- Hollis Hills, Queens, and Norman went Ms. Graye said. But they weren’t exactly Mark. They moved to Tenafly in 1961,
uel, moved the family to Kingsbridge, to work with his father and an uncle, sure what that something else might be. and became deeply involved in the local
in the Bronx, when Norman was just a Louis, who had emigrated to the United That’s when Norman Seiden thought community. Barbara volunteered for
year old; he graduated from DeWitt Clin- States from Grodno, in Russia. The fam- about sprinklers. many organizations, and found happi-
ton High School and then from Perdue ily’s business was tool-and-die making; He’d noticed that most of those new ness as a stay-at-home mother. In 1966,
University. He trained as a mechanical they had devised a system that allowed postwar houses that sprouted in the sub- the Seidens sold Melnor to Beatrice
engineer, his sister, Millie Seiden Graye them to “make bullet dies that could urbs had neat little green lawns — but the Foods. Norman also did a great deal of
of Norwood, said; he wasn’t going to be hold a lot of bullets without breaking,” lawns wouldn’t stay green if they weren’t work in the Meadowlands, recognizing
drafted until he graduated, but the war Ms. Graye said. Samuel and Lou Seiden watered. There were sprinklers, but pre- it as prime industrial real estate.
ended first. He married another student, had two brothers and two sisters; two of existing technology allowed those sprin- In 1976, Barbara Seiden went to the
Barbara Cohen, who was working on a their siblings had gone to Palestine, and klers to water only the middle of the hospital for what should have been a
degree in mathematics; she grew up in the brothers did business there as well. lawns, and they would supersaturate routine procedure. It was not. It almost
killed her — she was in a coma from
which she was not expected to awaken
— but she survived.
From then on, Norman devoted him-
self to her care.
He retired from his business positions,
but in fact he never stopped working,
his sister and his children say. He threw
He wasn’t a
hand-waver. He
wasn’t the kind
of leader who
talked all the
time. He was a
thinker. He was
a person who
got things done. At a Gold Foundation dinner, counterclockwise from bottom left, Angelica and Russell Berrie, Barbara Seiden, Elaine
and Myron Adler, Drs. Arnold and Sandra Gold, an unidentified couple, and Norman Seiden.
himself into both philanthropy and med-
ical research; his formidable energy though; the Golds and the Seidens often and judgment and good counsel. JCC and the Jewish Home at Rockleigh,
went not as much toward finding his would travel together, even after Barba- “He was a person who had many and in the Russell Berrie Foundation.
wife a cure as to enabling the research ra’s accident made travel challenging. interests. When he saw the need for “He was the instigator of so many
that would help scientists understand Dr. Gold met Mr. Seiden soon after something, he jumped in. He didn’t wait projects, and he was relied on for major
what caused it, and therefore what could they all moved to Bergen County and got to be asked.” gifts,” Dr. Gold said.
cure not only Barbara Seiden but other involved in building the Jewish commu- Mr. Seiden sat on many boards and “I have noticed that people who have
patients with similar brain injuries. nity center that now is the Kaplen JCC on was the power behind many thrones, received the benefit of a good deed
Dr. Sandra Gold of Englewood knew the Palisades in Tenafly. They’d go solicit but “he didn’t like being the head hon- have a varied ability and capability to
Norman Seiden for more than 50 years, funds together, Dr. Gold said; “I would cho,” Dr. Gold said. He was the person remember that kindness,” Dr. Gold con-
she said; Mr. Seiden and her late hus- talk and talk and talk, and then Norman who would come to a meeting, sit unob- tinued. “There is a limited time for grat-
band, Dr. Arnold Gold, who died in Feb- would be the perfect closer.” trusively, listen quietly, and then, when itude with a lot of people. Some people
ruary 2018, used to talk on the phone One of her friend’s most noticeable everyone else was talked out, would remember for an hour. Some remember
just about every day. They’d normally characteristics was his silence, she said. summarize pithily and then come up for a week. But Norman Seiden never
talk sometime between midnight and 1 “He was quiet. He wasn’t a hand-waver. with solutions and creative paths for- forgot a good deed that was done for
in the morning, and those calls would He wasn’t the kind of leader who talked ward. “He let people run with the ball, him, and he sent it back into the world a
happen no matter where in the world all the time. He was a thinker. He was a and then he would catch it and make the thousand times.
they happened to be. There were times person who got things done. He influ- goal,” she said. “He was a very good person.”
when the phone wasn’t necessary, enced people because of his intelligence Locally, he was deeply involved in the Mr. Seiden developed his interest in

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medical research because of his wife’s looking to what he or the community

condition, and he funded it. He worked could accomplish in the future. He was
closely with the Golds and their Engle- very strategic, and also very detailed.”
wood Cliffs-based Gold Foundation For And he always was early for meetings
Humanism in Medicine. “He was my and appointments, he added. “Always
vice president for 25 years,” Dr. Gold, always early.”
the foundation’s president, said. The Mr. Seiden’s daughter, Pearl, talked
foundation, as its name makes clear, about another one of her father’s most
works to infuse the science of medicine prominent characteristics — his will-
with an appreciation of the humanity of ingness to change, to adapt to circum-
the patients to whom doctors apply that stances rather than letting them break
science. She remembers telling a board him. “When my mom got sick, my dad
meeting about an administrator at the had to adapt,” she said. “She’d been the
University of Virginia’s medical school homemaker, and he always was out, and
who said, “We know a lot about the aca- all of a sudden he was at home, watching
demic credentials of the people who are over her care.
applying for residencies, but we don’t “My father learned everything that
know nearly enough about how they he could about her malady, because
take care of patients. until that time few people had survived
“And Norman said, ‘Let’s make a new what she had survived. So he searched
honor society for medicine.’ around the world for medications and
“We did it. There hadn’t been a doctors who might have the expertise in
new honor society for medicine for that field. He developed the Myoclonus
125 years, and in the AOA” — that’s the Research Foundation” — myoclonus is a
Alpha Omega Alpha — “the first screen is movement disorder from which Barbara
for your grades. So Norman got a grant Norman and Barbara Seiden, top, with Drs. Arnold and Sandra Gold. Seiden suffered — “to provide grants to
to research the worth of grades in great doctors to do research to find out more
doctoring. And we started the Gold and Norman Seiden Advanced Optoelec- established in that field. about the malady, and ultimately to
Humanism Honor Society. We opened it tronics Center and the Nano Technology “And then the other Israeli univer-
in 2002 with two chapters, and we now Center at the Technion. sities were upset that they didn’t get
have 160-plus chapters. We now have “He was a driving force in opto- the funding that the Technion got,” he
40,000 people elected to the honor electronics,” his son Stephen said. “It continued. That goaded them to put
society, and now the electronic records was important to him to provide the more into the field themselves, and that He was brilliant,
of people applying for residencies show
their membership.
platform on which nanotechnology
occurred at the Technion. “He was one
propelled Israel into its position as the
start-up nation, intellectually and scien-
he was very
“It was Norman’s idea. He was bril- of the driving forces, with the help of tifically agile and forward-looking. “So well-read, and
liant. He influenced the future of medi-
cine. He could foresee a need, and fill it.”
the Berrie Foundation and the Israeli
government, in making sure that Israel
my father, you could say, in some ways
was behind Israel’s primacy in technol-
he read, he
Mr. Seiden was particularly interested — and specifically the Technion” — the ogy,” he said. learned, and he
in neurology; he was one of the founders
of what came to be called the Barbara
Seidens were prominent among that uni-
versity’s American Friends — “were well
His father was “always a very plan-
ful person,” he added. “He was always studied about
everything
he did.
ensure results. He held symposiums
where top researchers from around
the world got together to talk not only
about myoclonus but about basic brain
science. And it helped the entire field of
brain science.
“He was brilliant, he was very well-
read, and he read, he learned, and he
studied about everything he did. And
on a more human side, my father under-
stood what it was like to have a spouse
with a chronic illness. He was able to set
his sails and then turn them, so he could
deal with the crisis. He always said that
you have to make lemonade out of lem-
ons, so he did.”
There was something else behind Mr.
Seiden’s drive and his intellect, his fam-
ily and Dr. Gold agreed. He was deeply
kind.
“He was able to help many people
in the community,” Pearl Seiden said.
“People who had heard about what hap-
pened to my mother and had experi-
Some of Norman Seiden’s many grandchildren and great-grandchildren surround him here. enced something similar would call him
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In the Swiss Alps, locals and

charedi Orthodox tourists find ways to get along
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whose stunning views include turquoise lakes at
the foot of snow-capped mountains punctuated by
waterfalls.
Arosa, which has had a kosher hotel since the
1930s, is a preferred destination for charedi Ortho-
dox Jewish tourists during the summer vacation.
Often traveling on a budget, large charedi families get
bargains here off season for hotels that make most of
their profit from winter sports enthusiasts, and incur
losses during the summer.
In recent years, however, this symbiosis in para-
disiacal Arosa has become burdened by tension and
resentment. Jewish tourists from insular communi-
ties and locals from this small town in one of Western
Europe’s most conservative societies have clashed at
times in ways that occasionally have made news.
Perhaps the best-known incident occurred in 2017,
when an Arosa hotelier posted a request to her “Jew- Skiers revel in the snow-capped mountains outside Arosa, Switzerland, in 2015.
ish guests” that they shower before entering the hotel
pool. She also asked the Jews to access the refrigerator including Hebrew and Yiddish. Earlier this month, Jews who had stayed at her hotel in Arosa told the
only at set times. Jewish groups, an Israeli official, and dozens of hoteliers went to a symposium in nearby Swiss and American Jewish media that they had
an online travel site all condemned the hotel as racist Davos, where the Jewish federation explained about felt welcomed by Thomann and her staff.
before both sides acknowledged mistakes. some of the sensitivities of the charedi guests. (One of The enormous local and international expo-
Following many incidents like these, the Jewish the tips: Offer the guests an apple as a welcome snack sure in turn magnified behaviors by some
community of Switzerland launched a project this rather than a ham sandwich.) charedi visitors to Arosa that are unacceptable
summer, involving dozens of volunteers and hoteliers, “Mistakes have been made on all sides, including in Switzerland. Locals complained that the tour-
that aims to sensitize the relevant parties to each oth- our own,” Kreutner said. “We need to develop ways ists left trash, including used diapers, strewn
er’s points of view. of learning from that.” about picnic areas; pushed and shoved at bus
“We’re sending about 20 mediators, observant He acknowledged his group’s mistakes in the 2017 stops; and skipped out on paying for public
Swiss Jews, to the three hotspots where we’re experi- swimming pool incident: Its charges that hotelier Ruth transportation. Such issues have generated
encing difficulties,” including Arosa, Jonathan Kreut- Thomann was guilty of discrimination helped escalate many incidents that have not been picked up by
ner, general secretary of the Swiss Federation of Jew- the incident into a diplomatic crisis. the media, Kreutner said.
ish Communities, said earlier this month. Pillorying her was “a huge mistake,” Kreutner said. “Some of the charedi visitors seem to be not
His group and tourism bosses have spent about Even before the storm subsided, however, it emerged really aware that there are people around them,”
$25,000 on the campaign, the first of its kind in Swit- that “Thomann was no anti-Semite,” he said, and the Lena Zuberbuehler, a local from Arosa, said.
zerland. Volunteers distribute fliers in four languages, incident was a series of misunderstandings. Orthodox “Shouting, shoving on the bus. It’s a Swiss cul-
tural thing. We don’t like that. They ignore you if
you tell them something. It’s not OK. You have to
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(Thomann, whose quiet three-
floor hotel borders a mossy forest
with a large population of squir-
rels and martins, declined to be
interviewed for this article, saying
only “I have put it behind me.”)
Low- to medium-budget hotels
like hers are key to how Arosa
became a popular destination for
so many charedim in the last 30
years.
Before these hotels sprang up,
Orthodox visitors here tended to
Lena Zuberbuehler, an Arosa local, stay at the Hotel Metropol — the
complains that some charedi Jews four-star kosher establishment
visiting the Swiss skiing town “ig- with a gourmet, glatt-certified
nore you if you tell them something. restaurant and an in-house syna-
It’s not OK.” CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JT gogue. The Metropol, run by the
Levin family, who are Swiss Jews,
Friction rose in Arosa as it began planted the seed of off-season Jew-
to become a destination for work- ish tourism in the Swiss Alps.
ing- and middle-class charedi fam- Especially after Tisha b’Av, the
ilies, Kreutner said. Wealthier Jewish day of mourning over the
charedi Jews have been vacationing destruction of the Temple in Jerusa-
here for decades, since the estab- lem, Arosa now attracts hundreds of
lishment of a large, four-star kosher charedi tourists. Many bring kosher
hotel in the 1930s. kitchenware and cook kosher food
“ The Arosa incident [involv- they buy at the local store, part of
ing Thomann] just gave a push to the COOP supermarket chain.
plans we already had for mediating At some budget hotels, Jews with
between the parties,” Kreutner said. east-facing rooms turn them into
Written in consultation with charedi makeshift prayer spaces.
copywriters, the leaflets urge Jew- The budget hotels and short-lease
ish guests to be alert to lines and to apartment buildings mean that
leave campgrounds clean. The fliers “anyone with a few shekels in their
remind readers that they “represent pockets can come here these days,
the People of Israel” to many they thank God,” said Hamerschlag, the
meet in Switzerland, Kreutner added. charedi man from Israel.
In 2017, Kreutner traveled to Chuckling, he adds, “They even
Arosa, about 90 miles southeast of let me and my little monsters stay in
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Editorial
Telling stories
TRUTH REGARDLESS OF CONSEQUENCES
The liberal crusade

L against Holocaust memory
ast week, at the Ameri- treatment, or help your child to
can Jewish Press Associ- do it, if you don’t acknowledge
ation meeting, the Jew- the situation first.) Their work is
ish Standard won five
Rockower awards; the Rockow-
enormously important, as are all
the efforts to fight stigma under-
(is in New Jersey)
M
ers are the highest honor that the taken by some extraordinary
world of Jewish journalism offers. local institutions as the Sinai emory, by its nature, drifts Times published a full page ad condemning
We are very proud of those Schools, and we are overjoyed to toward obscurity. With regard Ocasio-Cortez for her ignorance, inaccuracy,
awards — as in hard cold fact we be able to help in those efforts. to the Holocaust, however, the and insensitivity. The ad was placed by the
should be; no one won more than That’s one of the many joys of Jewish community and decent World Values Network, the organization I
we did, few won as many (and community journalism. We are people of the world swore to ensure that founded and lead, which defends and pro-
they’re all from far bigger shops) allowed to care. neither the mind-shattering scope nor the motes Holocaust memory, the State of Israel,
and we feel that we earned them. This week, we also tell the story ghastly definition of the Holocaust ever be and Jewish values in the American media.
But we also know that we won of Norman Seiden, who died last allowed to fade. It is only if we “never forget” With the departure of the Sabbath, I
them because we are telling our week. He was among the builders that we can earnestly declare the sacred man- opened my phone to discover we were facing
community’s stories, and that of this community, a member of a tra, “Never Again.” torrential attack.
without our communities we very specific group, either World Still, there’s little doubt that Electronic tirades poured
would have nothing. War II veterans, ever-so-slightly Holocaust memory is ailing in into our email servers as unin-
This is an extraordinary com- younger men who came of age modern America. A study cov- telligible rants clogged our
munity. Our associate editor, just after the war, or women who ered by the Washington Post, answering machines. On social
Larry Yudelson, and I both won were deeply affected by their hus- to give one example, found that media, activists shared links
awards for personality profiles. bands’ wartime service. two-thirds of American millen- to a crowd-campaign bent on
Larry wrote about Hy Eisman of They had a very specific nials are unable to identify the getting our “hate-ads” banned
Glen Rock — Larry called Mr. Eis- understanding of philanthropy term “Auschwitz,” while one- from The Times (the virulently
man “Popeye the Sailor’s Man” and community service, those fifth had never heard of the anti-Israel Code Pink being
because Mr. Eisman is a cartoon- communit y builders. They Holocaust at all. behind it).
ist who spent decades drawing often were gruff, they were very Worse than being forgot- Rabbi Shmuley Coming mostly from kooks
the spinach-loving bemuscled sure of themselves, at least pub- ten, Holocaust memory is now Boteach and anti-Semites, these mes-
sailor. I got one for my story licly, and they felt responsible under undeniable assault. sages were easy to overlook.
about Boris Gulko of Fair Lawn, for sharing the wealth they’d The cultural siege on Holo- Harder to ignore were the ranks
a Russian refusnik and chess earned. They supported the caust memory saw significant escalation of leading political and cultural figures cheer-
grandmaster whose hunger umbrella organizations in ways recently, when during a livestream on Insta- leading Ocasio-Cortez.
strikes eventually got him and that seem to have gone out of gram, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New The Times’ Charles Blow led the opinion
his wife, Anna, another brilliant fashion now, and those organi- York — who commands an audience of nearly section with a spirited defense of Ocasio-Cor-
chess master, to America, and zations flourished. 8 million followers on Twitter and Instagram tez; the title being “Trump’s ‘Concentration
eventually to Israel. It is because of that group that alone — demeaned and debased the Holo- Camps.’” Even the famously Jewish Con-
Those two men, so unlike the Bergen County community, caust by comparing the annihilation of six gressman Jerry Nadler of New York rose to
each other, so compelling, are in particular, has the strong insti- million Jews in Hitler’s concentration camps defend not only her use of the term concen-
among the many people whose tutions that distinguish it. Those to detention centers run by the U.S. Immi- tration camps, but her cries of “Never Again.”
jaw-dropping or tear-jerking or community-builders’ legacy is so gration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on “One of the lessons of the Holocaust,” Nadler
just plain happy-making stories, strong that it still stands today. the U.S.-Mexico border. “The U.S. is running explained in a tweet, “is ‘Never Again’ — not
each illustrating some facet of the And oh did they have stories! concentration camps on our southern border, only to mass murder, but also to the dehu-
human condition, live right here. We at the Jewish Standard are and that is exactly what they are,” she said, manization of people, violations of basic
I got another for writing about in the enviable position of being decrying a “fascist” administration and invok- human rights, and assaults on our common
the bold, even groundbreaking able to tell some of them, and we ing the words “Never Again.” morality.” Iran, parenthetically, would have
work that a local family, Lianne are grateful for that. From there, things would get worse. been a far better target for the slogan, con-
and Etiel Forman, are doing to So thank you to everyone in On the following Saturday, the New York sidering they hang gays from cranes, deprive
dispel the stigma that surrounds our community. And if you hear
opioid abuse, and to encour- of any stories, please let us know. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is the author of 30 books. His “Holocaust Holiday: One Family’s Descent
age treatment. (You can’t get —JP into Genocide Memory Hell” will be out soon. Follow him on Twitter @RabbiShmuley
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their entire nation of basic rights, and regularly prom- On human rights,
ise a genocide of the Jews in Israel. Still, none of that
stopped him from defending his decision in a 5,200- facts are stubborn things
D
word essay, published online and without so much as a
mention of the words “Never Again.” emocracy is stagnating on travel and dress, and widespread
Even Michael Godwin — the namesake of “Godwin’s or backsliding in many sexual harassment.
law,” which proposes that “as an online discussion parts of the world. But in The United Nations has reported
grows longer, the probability of a comparison involv- a region reeling from failed that in Iran, “girls as young as 9 and
ing Nazis or Hitler approaches 1” — rose to defend her. uprisings, civil war, the rise of transna- boys as young as 15 can be sentenced
Though he introduced the law to prevent Holocaust tional jihad and the Islamic State, it is to death,” an abhorrent practice also
hyperbole, he’s now become its greatest living proof: in intellectually dishonest to suggest that carried out by Hamas in Gaza, Saudi
2016, this self-appointed Holocaust imagery-czar urged Israel is the leading cause of disorder in Arabia, Qatar, Pakistan, South Sudan,
Americans to “go ahead and refer to Hitler when you the Middle East. and Yemen. In Qatar, flogging and
talk about Trump,” and, last October, he granted per- Yet, in recent months, some politi- stoning are legal forms of punishment.
mission for people to call Brazilian President Jair Bol- cians in Washington have singled out Representative Turkey, a NATO ally, has imprisoned
sonaro “a Nazi,” after declaring in the Washington Post, Israel. Among them, Bernie Sanders Josh more journalists than any other coun-
“sure, you can call Trump a Nazi.” (I-Vt.), in a Real Clear Politics interview, Gottheimer try in the world, according to the Com-
Even when the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum claimed that it is a “racist government,” mittee to Protect Journalists. Saudi
— the highest American authority on the subject — and a Washington Post op ed by Chris Arabia ambushed and murdered the
unequivocally condemned the use of Holocaust anal- Van Hollen and Gerald E. Connolly said that “Congress journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its consulate in Istan-
ogies when talking about any other event, more than cannot afford to ignore” Israel’s conduct. bul. And several Arab states have started to restore
140 genocide and Holocaust historians penned an They should check their facts. ties with Syria and its tyrant Bashar al-Assad, rather
open letter urging the museum’s director to retract his What about Syria, under the tyranny and war than isolating a man who tortures and uses chemi-
statement. crimes of Bashar al-Assad, whose use of chemical cal weapons on his own people.
The controversy reached a possible peak this past weapons on civilian populations remains insuf- Like that of all nations, Israel’s leadership is not
Sunday in New Jersey, where hundreds of Jewish activ- ficiently punished? Or Iran, the world’s leading perfect, and I certainly disagree with some of its
ists from the irreverently-named organization Never state sponsor of terror, whose leaders have killed decisions. But our relationship should transcend
Again Action blocked a highway leading to an ICE con- democracy demonstrators in the streets and individuals and center on the fact that Israel, unlike
tract detention facility in Elizabeth. The NAA mission hanged people from cranes? others in the Middle East, remains the most vibrant
statement, tweeted this past Thursday, underlines the Did these politicians aim their ire at Syria and Iran? and stable democracy in the region, with a remark-
group’s belief that “as Jews, we were taught to never No. Instead, they targeted Israel, our democratic ally, able human rights record. In Israel, Arab parties
let anything like the Holocaust happen again.” That’s with its vibrant democracy and thriving electorate that serve in the parliament, women occupy the highest
a fair point; but by likening ICE to the SS, they’re help- holds free and fair elections. Yes, Israel, whose parlia- levels of the military, and the country is progres-
ing Americans forget how bad the Holocaust really was, sive on issues ranging from LGBT rights to its health
which is the essential prerequisite for evil striking twice. care system (which is actually a model for coexis-
Due in no small part to this chorus of support, AOC tence between Israeli Jews and its Arab minority).
doubled down on her word-choice, citing the “expert Facts matter.
analysis” of the scholar Andrea Pitzer. In a recently It is intellectually In other Middle Eastern countries, too many
released book, Pitzer took the liberty of defining con-
centration camps as “the mass detention of civilians
dishonest to suggest people lack fundamental human rights and oppor-
tunities. The United States can and should take
without trial.” Of course, the Merriam-Webster Dictio- that Israel is the additional steps to help them, including increas-
nary, the Cambridge Dictionary, the Encyclopedia Bri-
tannica, and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum all
leading cause of ing technical assistance and humanitarian aid,
sanctioning terrorist groups, ending our stubborn
disagree with such an oversimplified definition of the disorder in the involvement in the disastrous war in Yemen that
triggering term. Moreover, speaking to Chris Hayes in
the wake of AOC’s remarks, Pitzer would herself suggest
Middle East. has caused the world’s leading humanitarian crisis,
and not indulging some of the world’s most illiberal
using more sensitive terminology, such as “irregular” or leaders. But excoriating Israel, the leading democ-
“extrajudicial” detention centers. Hayes agreed: “Let’s ment includes Arab Muslim Israelis, Israeli Christian racy in the region, instead of focusing on these
just call them ‘detention camps,’” he tweeted, “and Arabs, and Israeli Jews, and whose record on civil and issues, does very little for the millions living under
focus on what’s happening in them.” human rights is unmatched in the region. repressive regimes.
Representative Ilhan Omar, who used the words So, this demands the question: Does this criticism Not long ago, the United States vigorously
“some people did something” to describe the 9/11 of Israel truly reflect reality, or is it simply a distraction defended democracies like Israel, while standing
attacks, would offer an even simpler, and even more to allow other countries in the region avoid scrutiny of firm for what President Bill Clinton once exhorted,
inane definition for the term “concentration camps.” their human rights abuses? “to keep faith with all those around the world who
Speaking to a journalist while sauntering the halls of Here are some facts. According to Freedom struggle for human rights, the rule of law, [and] a
Congress, Omar explained that “there are camps, and House, of the 21 countries in the Middle East and better life.” It should do so again. And, we should
people are being concentrated.” Her insensitivity would North Africa, only two — Israel and Tunisia — are remember what another President exhorted, “facts
soon eclipse her insensibility; “I don’t know why [con- considered “free.” In much of the region, serious are stubborn things.” It’s time we stood up to false
centration camp] is a controversial thing to say.” human rights abuses can be considered the norm, narratives and tropes and remember that the true
Ultimately, Americans are not Nazis, and belittling rather than an exception. In Iran, Syria, and many record on human rights couldn’t be clearer.
the extermination of European Jewry should be, for other countries, homosexuality is criminalized (in
any politician, an impassable offense. That such a mer- some cases, punishable with the death penalty), Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ Dist. 5) serves
cenary and utilitarian approach to the Holocaust has and women face discrimination in the form of strict on the House Financial Services Committee’s
become the call of a new liberal crusade — comprised guardianship laws, unequal inheritance, limitations Subcommittee on National Security.
of key media figures, dozens of politicians, scores of
academics, and hundreds of New Jersey Jews — should
be alarming and outrageous to those whose loyalty to
the victims of the Holocaust forbids them from allowing The opinions expressed here are those of the authors, not necessarily those of the newspaper’s editors, publishers,
their sacrifice to be turned into a political dishrag. or other staffers.We welcome letters to the editor. Send them to jstandardletters@gmail.com.

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A prayer for our country
T
he Talmud records a perilous moment in Jew- congregation asks God’s “blessings for our about foreign attacks via social media?
ish history. country — for its government, for its lead- You will be well served by the 1824 prayer
The “Cutheans” (perhaps meaning Samar- ers and advisors, and for all who exercise included in the “Sabbath Service of the
itans or another foreign power hostile to just and rightful authority.” It asks that God Reformed [sic] Society of Israelites” in
Israel) secured permission from Alexander the Great to “safeguard the ideals and free institutions Charleston, South Carolina:
seize control of the Beit Ha-Mikdash, the Temple in Jeru- that are the pride and glory of our country.” “May sentiments of charity and friend-
salem, with the intention of destroying it (Yoma 69A; see As American Jews reflect on the chal- ship unite [us] as citizens of one common
also Josephus). Dismayed Israelites approached Shimon lenges confronting the United States this country. May the lights of science and civ-
Ha-Tzadik, who served as high priest, to inform him Fourth of July weekend — as we contemplate ilization, as the flaming sword of Eden,
of this dark conspiracy. Shimon dressed in his priestly the state of the union — the prayer books Rabbi Joseph defend [us] on every side from the subtle
vestments and journeyed all night to find Alexander, an that have served our community since the H. Prouser hypocrite, and the open adversary.”
impressive torch-bearing retinue lighting his way. founding of the Republic represent a trea- Are you concerned about shifting Amer-
When Shimon Ha-Tzadik and Alexander met, the con- sure trove of liturgical material and spiritual ican attitudes and malign policies toward
queror, quite remarkably, descended from his carriage inspiration. They also document our forbears’ prescient immigrants? Are you concerned about the honor, the
and bowed low in deference to the high priest. Alexander anticipation of the trying and worrisome political con- moral stature, and the international reputation of the
explained that Shimon Ha-Tzadik’s image had appeared ditions that occupy us on the 243rd anniversary of our United States? You will be well served by the 1908 prayer
to him in battle, and that he attributed his victories to the Independence. (For a fuller exploration of this topic, see included in Julius Silberfeld’s “Sabbath Service” — which
Israelites’ spiritual leader. Shimon thereupon petitioned Prof. Barry Holtz’s 1987 American Jewish History article, the editor described as “strictly orthodox.”
Alexander about the Cuthean threat: “Is it possible that “The Jewish Prayer for the Government in America.”) “May this blessed country continue to be an asylum for
you would allow these people to destroy the Temple in This Fourth of July weekend, offer a prayer for the the fugitives of religious and political persecution, who
which we pray that you and your reign, your empire, will United States. seek shelter under its lucid banner. May all its inhabitants
never be destroyed?!” Are you concerned about the intractable political … unite in the grand work of making our government an
Alexander, grateful for the prayerful intercession of divide between the major parties, resulting in a dysfunc- ideal one, so as to perpetuate our noble institutions for
Israel and its high priest, reversed his decree. The Tem- tional legislative branch and a weakening of the separa- the benefit of humanity.”
ple — and the Israelite nation — were saved. tion of powers? You will be well served by the 1807 prayer Are you concerned about the resurgence of anti-Sem-
The Talmudic narrative attests to one of the earliest of Gershom Seixas, of Manhattan’s Congregation Shearith itism, racism, white supremacism, political tribalism,
examples of prayers offered on behalf of temporal powers, Israel, also known as the Spanish and Portuguese Syna- and other forms of hate and efforts aimed at dividing
prayers for a civil government, being included in Jewish gogue, America’s oldest congregation: Americans into mutually hostile ethnic, religious, racial,
worship. Such prayers had their rightful place in the Tem- “Let no party schisms in state affairs prevail, so as not to and economic camps? You will be well served by the
ple itself, while the sacrificial cult was still being practiced: destroy the principles of the constitution…. May the Con- early Reconstructionist prayer, included by Mordecai
the kohen gadol prayed for Alexander the Great. gress assembled, act in unison with each other…. May the M. Kaplan, et al., in the 1951 anthology, “The Faith of
Such prayers on behalf of civil authorities have been people be convinced of the fidelity of their representatives.” America.”
incorporated into the synagogue liturgy in many nations Are you concerned about the inability of Americans “Instruct us in the art of living together. Teach us
and areas of Jewish settlement. Such prayers have a of differing political persuasions to engage and commu- to respect differences, to reconcile clashing interests,
long and proud history within the Jewish community nicate with each other? Are you concerned about the and to help one another achieve a harmonious and
in the United States. The prayer book used in my own assault on truth, facts, and science? Are you concerned abundant life.”
Annexation: The road to a

binational State of Israel/Palestine
R
ecently — and especially since the Israeli elec- partners) it has become a mainstream with the IDF in providing security in Pal-
tion in April — there has been more serious talking point and is considered the next estinian areas of the West Bank. Should
talk about the annexation of some or all of logical move toward the final elimination that end, Israel then would be forced to
the occupied West Bank. of the two-state idea. According to this assume full responsibility for security in
Far-right-wing politicians, including the leaders of way of thinking, as long as the Palestinians the entire West Bank, something that the
the settlers movement, have, for years, been proposing never will negotiate with Israel on a peace Israeli military is very reluctant to take
making the Jewish settlements part of the State of Israel. settlement, Israel has the right to move on. The collapse of the PA would create
Just before the April election, in an attempt to influence unilaterally to assert sovereignty over a power vacuum that would be filled by
far-right Israeli voters to vote Likud, Israeli Prime Minis- some or all of the areas of the West Bank. more extremist groups, such as Hamas.
ter Benjamin Netanyahu said that after the election, he An extreme right-wing Israeli government Rabbi A third Intifada could follow, leading to a
would begin declaring Israeli sovereignty over areas of under Netanyahu or his successor could, Aryeh Meir humanitarian and economic disaster for
the West Bank with a U.S. administration’s tacit approval, both Israel and Palestinians. This would
The Trump administration has strengthened Netanya- move to apply Israeli sovereignty to Area make even the talk of the peace process
hu’s hand by moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, by C. This constitutes three-fifths of the territory of the and two-state solution next to impossible.
recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan, and by West Bank and has a population of 386,000 Israeli set- In this scenario, Israel certainly would lose the sup-
stepping away from support for a two-state solution. tlers and approximately 300,000 Palestinians. port of most Western democracies, with the possible
It was no surprise, then, when the U.S. ambassador to Actual annexation of all or parts of Area C would rep- exception of the United States under a Trump adminis-
Israel, David Friedman, said recently that Israel “has the resent a major turning point in the history of the Isra- tration. Arab states in the region have said clearly that
right to retain some, but unlikely all, of the West Bank.” el-Palestinian relationship. To Palestinians, it would rep- they would not accept any proposal that doesn’t lead
Annexation of part or all of the West Bank is no lon- resent the final nail in the coffin of Palestinian national to two states.
ger a fringe position taken only by far-right Israeli pol- aspiration and very likely would lead to the collapse In spite of such a doomsday scenario, should Israel
iticians. In the Likud Party (and its extreme right-wing of the Palestinian Authority. The PA now cooperates move ahead with annexation of the West Bank, it would
Opinion
The Jewish fight

While the American Jewish experience and for the United States. Draw your prayer from for religious liberty
is a global one
our various liturgists provide ample material among the rich liturgical resources that the
for worthy prayer, a number of American American Jewish community has evolved
presidents also have bequeathed to us sen- over nearly two and a half centuries of Amer-
I
timents befitting Jewish liturgical expression. ican independence. Or draw your prayer
Consider the words of George Washington: from the visionary petitions of those who t may lie across the pond, but the Jewish commandment of tza’ar
“I now make it my most earnest prayer, have thereby brought honor to the nation’s American Jews nonetheless ba’alei chayim — refraining from
that God would … incline our hearts … to highest office. Or offer your own, thought- should be concerned about causing suffering to animals.
entertain a brotherly affection and love for fully considered, heartfelt, original word of the steady erosion of reli- But in January of this year, sev-
one another, for our fellow Citizens of the prayer on behalf of a nation very much in gious liberty in the UK and through- eral regional parliaments in Bel-
United States at large, and particularly for need of our prayers. Be original. Just remem- out Europe. The American Jew- gium introduced prohibitions on
our brethren who have served in the Field” ber the counsel of Irish poet Patrick Kava- ish community must stand up for the slaughter of animals that have
in the armed forces. nagh: “A man is original when he speaks the European Jews, both to ensure the not been pre-stunned. Pre-stun-
We can pray with James Madison, “Father truth that has always been known to all good preservation of a Jew- ning animals contra-
of the Constitution” and Hebrew scholar: men.” ish presence in Europe dicts the Jewish pro-
May it be “the true glory of the United States Are you concerned that the United States for years to come, hibition on animal
to cultivate peace by observing justice.” — together with “the ideals and free insti- and to protect them- suffering and renders
In his televised farewell address, President tutions that are the pride and glory of our selves from a coming the meat non-ko -
Dwight D. Eisenhower offered this message: country” — today are facing perilous times, onslaught against reli- sher. And shechita is
“I once more give expression to America’s dark, unprecedented threats, and destruc- gious liberty here in already banned out-
prayerful and continuing aspiration: We pray tive forces? “With a firm reliance on the America. right in countries
that peoples of all faiths, all races, all nations, protection of Divine Providence,” pray for Following its slow but i n c l u d i n g Swe d e n ,
may have their great human needs satisfied; the sacred edifice that is the United States of steady re-establishment Denmark, Norway, and
that those now denied opportunity shall America in the same urgent and incredulous post 1945, the Jewish Rabbi Switzerland.
come to enjoy it to the full; that all who yearn terms once invoked by Israel’s high priest, population in Europe Mitchell The banning of
for freedom may experience its spiritual Shimon Ha-Tzadik: “Is it possible that You has declined in recent Rocklin shechita is deeply wor-
blessings; that those who have freedom will would allow these people to destroy the Tem- decades. A once-sig- rying. One need look
understand, also, its heavy responsibilities; ple in which we pray that You and Your Reign nificant population of no further than to
that all who are insensitive to the needs of will never be destroyed?!” 3.8 million European Europe preceding the
others will learn charity; that the scourges of As our American journey proceeds, may Jews has fallen precipi- Holocaust to see this.
poverty, disease and ignorance will be made we, too, find illumination along the way. tously to just 1.4 million Rather than being a
to disappear from the earth, and that, in the This Independence Day, may all our worthy today, predominantly purely moral or scien-
goodness of time, all peoples will come to live prayers be answered. due to emigration to tific proposition, the
together in a peace guaranteed by the bind- the United States and banning of religious
ing force of mutual respect and love.” Joseph H. Prouser is the rabbi of Temple Israel. A large part of practice has long been
This Fourth of July weekend, offer a prayer Emanuel of North Jersey in Franklin Lakes. this mass flight can be used as a tool to send
attributed to the recent Angus Taylor a message to Jews that
resurgence of anti-Sem- they are not welcome
itism across Europe. in Europe. The first
A mere three generations after the European country to ban shechita
Holocaust, Jewish life in Europe was Switzerland, in 1894, in what
once again is under threat, whether was seen at the time as a concerted
in the UK — where the national effort to expel Jews from the coun-
human rights institution recently try. One of the first acts of the Nazi
launched a formal investigation into regime when it came to power in
face a major decision with regard to the such a reality. Israel most certainly would anti-Semitism in the Labour Party — 1939 was to introduce a ban on
status of the Palestinian Arab population alienate itself from many diaspora Jews, or in Germany — where the govern- kosher slaughter in Germany.
in the new, enlarged Israel. It either could especially liberal Jews and many of the ment’s anti-Semitism commissioner Religious liberty in the UK is
grant all Palestinians full Israeli citizenship younger generations. Most diaspora Jews recently warned Jews against wear- loosely protected by Article 9 of the
(and thus the vote), which would give the and liberal Israeli Jews want an Israel that ing kippot in public. Human Rights Act. Passed in 1998, it
Palestinians (Israeli Arabs plus Palestin- is three things — Jewish, democratic, and Shechita, the Jewish method of in effect enshrined in British law the
ians in the “new” territory) an electoral secure. ritual slaughter necessary for kosher protections in the European Con-
majority, thus ending the Jewish State of Only a two-state solution can insure that meat, is another practice that has vention on Human Rights. Unlike
Israel. Or it could grant them permanent Israel retains all of these three elements. been outlawed in several European in the United States, the absence of
resident status (no citizenship, no vote), While this solution is not perfect, it is countries and that is endangered a codified, written constitution in
thus conferring on them second-class sta- the only possible one that can insure that in others. One of the most humane the UK means that the sitting gov-
tus, and thus creating a binational (apart- Israel will be Jewish, democratic, and methods of slaughtering animals for ernment has a great deal of con-
heid) state of Israel, where some residents secure. Annexation, leading ultimately to food, shechita ensures a near-pain- trol over issues that are (in theory)
would have full citizenship rights while a binational state — an apartheid state — less and almost instantaneous death depoliticized in other countries.
others, now called permanent residents, would mean the destruction of the Zionist for the animal. It thereby upholds While Americans can rely on con-
would be non-citizens with lesser rights. dream of a Jewish state. stitutional protections from govern-
As we know, this has not worked out Rabbi Mitchell Rocklin of Teaneck is ment infringement on religious lib-
well in South Africa. Rabbi Aryeh Meir is an active member of the president of the Jewish Coalition erty and practice, for instance, UK
In every way imaginable, annexation Congregation Beth Sholom in Teaneck, for Religious Liberty. Angus Taylor residents are less protected, more
will be a disaster for Israel as a Jewish a member of the New Israel Fund, the attended the University of Warwick exposed to the whims of political
state. It would be difficult for many Jews Teaneck Environmental Commission, and in the UK and is an intern for the decision-makers.
(including many Israeli Jews) to accept the J Street Rabbinic Cabinet. Tikvah Fund. SEE FIGHT PAGE 30
Letters
Please no more from Rabbi Boteach editorial about Jewish journalism? Jewish newspaper where I visited and devour it.
The Jewish Standard has, over generations, earned the The Gateway Arch is a monument to the westward Reb Nachman of Bratislav told us to “never despair.”
respect of the Jewish community because of its unwav- expansion of the United States. Hmm. Broken treaties He also told us that “All the world is a narrow bridge,
ering commitment to the totality of the Jewish world. with Indians. Japanese internment camps (although, and it’s important not to fear.” Keep writing. Keep pub-
Jews come in all shapes and colors and hold a wide sad to say, South Jersey also had a Japanese intern- lishing. Keep the information flowing. Keep striving.
range of religious, social and political beliefs. One uni- ment camp). The exploitation of the Irish and Chinese And, as much as possible, set the default tone to joy.
fier is our love for Israel. immigrants in the building of the railroads. Not exactly Make a joyful noise!
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s last article “And hate our proudest moments. I bet those immigrants would Betty Singer, Wayne
the sinner too” ( June 21) is little more than a poorly have appreciated an occasional Big Mac and a Shake
researched, childish polemic against any Jews who dis- (since they were not subject to kashruth), not to men- Think about a donor-advised fund
agree with his political opinions. tion eight-hour days, coffee breaks, maximum six days Your recent bar/bat mitzvah section highlighted oppor-
How dare he accuse “Liberal” Jews of “lovingly of labor each week, etc. That’s every bit as much an tunities such as tzedakah drives, mitzvah projects, and
excusing evildoers” and being “unwilling to hate evil”? eeewwww factor for those of us who have studied the financial education as ways to make the bar/bat mitz-
My father was orphaned and my brother and I hate the history. One person’s inspirational view is another per- vah preparatory year both fun and meaningful.
killers as do all Jews, no matter liberal or conservative. son’s recollection of oppression. So why discuss the As another innovative approach, families are com-
I ask the Standard to re-examine its allowing Boteach Gateway Arch in an editorial about Jewish journalism? bining all of these elements in a single solution by
to spread his political extremism in your excellent Instead, why not celebrate Jewish journalism, establishing a charitable or “donor advised” fund in the
paper, and especially in such a prominent place on and the inspiration of the Gateway Arch if you are so child’s name. It provides an ideal framework for learn-
your editorial page. inclined, with the fine examples of Jewish expansion ing about hands-on philanthropy and Jewish values.
Sadly, Boteach has descended from religious leader in the Jewishly impressive cities west of the Arch: St. How does it work? Some kids start a fund with Jew-
to become an attack person against liberal or progres- Louis itself, Kansas City, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Den- ish federation using gift money. Parents or grandpar-
sive Jews. Hashem knows that we have enough enemies ver, Minneapolis (Greater Twin Cities), Albuquerque, ents also might add to or start a fund in the child’s
looking to hurt us without Boteach’s spreading non- Phoenix/Scottsdale/Tucson, Las Vegas, San Francisco, name. Once the fund is established, federation’s vol-
sense in an attempt to divide us. Los Angeles, etc. I’m sure there are many other won- unteer center and endowment foundation staff will
Boteach has become an embarrassment to our com- derful (if small) Jewish communities worth celebrating help you and your child learn about charitable causes
munity. Please do not allow him to spread his scorn for between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean and volunteer opportunities that speak to their spe-
most American Jews in your fine paper. and even in Alaska and Hawaii. Share with us the Jew- cific interests.
Herb Steiner, Mahwah ish newspapers of those cities, and any award winning With a donor advised fund, charity is ongoing. The
articles or journalists from those or other places, not to child can request distributions from their fund to char-
Default to joy mention other vibrant schools, activities, movements ities of their choosing (certain legal restrictions apply).
In your editorial “On Jewish journalism” ( June 28) and rabbinic or lay commentators/columnists who The fund can last for many years, even into adulthood,
you take the opportunity to explain how the St. Louis bring insight, understanding, and inspiration to our so that as a child’s interests and knowledge evolve, the
Arch reminded you of the McDonald’s Golden Arches co-religionists west of the Mississippi! basic framework is already established. And since the
(I am more reminded of a Star Trek (original series) I spent 26 years as a Jewish journalist, exploring the account will be invested for tax free growth, the child
episode when Kirk/Spock/McCoy are transported to resources of American Jewish life. East. West. North. also learns the basics about the power of saving, invest-
the past, but that is neither here nor there). You then South. Synagogues and JCCs/Ys and summer camps ing and taxes.
go on to make an association with “lousy fast food” and retreats and Hillels and educational or travel Something to consider.
and threw in an ‘eeewwww’ to further make your opportunities and delis and bakeries and historic sites Robin Rochlin, Paramus
point. McDonald’s represents jobs, entrepreneurial and libraries and gift shops and street fairs and con- Ms. Rocklin is the managing director of the
activity, social interaction and low-cost food for those ferences and publications/media and Federations and Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey’s
who choose to patronize it. Why be a food critic in an museums. And, if at all possible, I’d get hold of the local endowment foundation.
Jews to continue to lead religious lives in Europe. prohibits circumcision, for instance, the ability of
Fight In February 2018, for instance, Iceland’s Progressive individual states to implement bans remains a threat.
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Party proposed criminalizing the ritual circumcision Indeed, in 2011, a proposal to limit circumcision was
The recent issue of food labelling in the UK proof boys. The bill quickly gained traction in the UK and very nearly placed on the ballot in San Francisco. In
vides an example of such whims, and the dangerous across Europe. While the policy eventually was stymied southern California, animal rights activists have been
places to which they might lead. In 2018, for instance, by sustained opposition from religious communities trying to use the court system to ban shechita, some-
the UK Labour Party proposed the introduction of across Europe, it should serve as a stark warning as to times successfully via court injunction.
separate labelling for meat from animals slaughtered the growing threat to religious liberties, particularly if It is therefore unfortunate that American Jewish
without stunning, specifically through shechita and power reaches the hands of those who seek to under- organizations like the American Jewish Committee
dhabihah (Islamic slaughter). The specific labelling of mine the Jewish community in their country. and the Anti-Defamation League do not seem to be
meat products as “not stunned” implies that kosher Amid the current climate of rising anti-Semitism in addressing threats to religious liberty with sufficient
meat comes from a non-humane process, implying Europe, any attempt to erode the religious liberty of thoroughness and foresight. While they have sup-
that Jews and Muslims are irresponsible about the individuals, and hinder the ability of communities to ported European Jewish slaughter and circumcision
welfare of animals. In the increasingly hot Euro- fulfill their religious obligations, must be resisted. rights, the AJC and ADL also have decided to stand
pean tinderbox of anti-Semitism, labelling might American Jews should be concerned not only about on the opposite side of religious liberty battles here
enhance anti-Jewish antagonism and lead to more the future of European Jews, but with the prospects in America. Both filed legal briefs on the wrong side
direct infringements on religious liberty, such as an for living a healthy traditional life in America. The of the issue when Christians have been involved in
outright ban on kosher slaughter. Should the Labour complexion of U.S. politics has begun to more closely high-profile cases.
Party take control of the government, the enaction reflect that of the UK, with the Democratic Party The defense of religious liberty for European
of such policy proposals would put the future of reli- increasingly resembling the Labour Party’s social- Jews is only possible when we defend religious lib-
gious slaughter of animals in the UK at risk. ist and progressive agenda, including rising levels erty for all, especially at a time when the anti-reli-
The steady erosion of religious liberties overseas is of anti-traditionalist sentiment, and anti-Israel senti- gious forces in both countries are starting to resem-
by no means confined to the issue of religious slaugh- ment as well. American Jews therefore should guard ble each other more closely than in the past. The
ter of animals. But outlawing religious animal slaughter against the adoption of policies threatening even the defense of religious liberty in Europe will be under-
is setting a precedent for banning religious practices, more expansive American notion of religious liberty. mined if its greatest American defenders uproot it at
potentially making it extremely difficult for observant While there is no federal law in the U.S. that explicitly home on this side of the Atlantic.
Jewish World
OPINION
Arab homophobia and Western indifference

BEN COHEN
O
ne of the more spiteful terms to have
emerged from the global campaign
against the State of Israel is “pinkwash-
ing”—a catchphrase insinuating that
Israel cynically uses its LGBTQ community to pol-
ish its human-rights reputation, in order to deflect
attention from the alleged “apartheid” imposed on
the Palestinians under Israeli rule.
Malicious formulations like these are vulnerable
to challenge because they can cut both ways. You
equally can say that the pinkwashing charge is a
devious ploy to divert attention from a societal stain
across the Muslim world — the persecution of gay
men — to one of the several national conflicts across
the region. After all, that would be in keeping with
the region’s traditional approach to homosexuality.
In a 2016 survey of gay rights in Muslim countries,
the Guardian’s Middle East editor, Brian Whitaker,
explained that the reason for the “comparatively
small number of prosecutions is the official fiction
that gay people don’t exist to any great extent in
Muslim countries; homosexuality is regarded pri-
marily as a western phenomenon and large num-
bers of arrests would call that into question.” The annual Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, held this year on June 14. Tel Aviv is acclaimed as one of the
But on those occasions when homosexuality is most gay-friendly cities in the world. FLASH90
thought about or discussed in this part of the world,
the predominant emotions it evokes are hatred present situation. If you were going to put Israel on
and disgust. A poll conducted for the BBC by the a chart of countries that seriously address the con-
Arab Barometer research organization last week cerns of the LGBTQ community — on marriage, on
graphically demonstrated that in the eyes of the
vast majority of Arabs, 93 percent of whom profess
On those occasions adoption, on sexual education and health, on hate
crimes — alongside it would be places like Canada
Islam, to be homosexual is to be less than human. when homosexuality or Australia, not Egypt or Iraq. Given Israel’s geo-
The Arab population with the lowest tolerance
for homosexuality is the Palestinians, just 5 percent
is thought about graphical location, in this sense it is indeed an alien
outpost.
of whom believe that being gay is “acceptable.” In or discussed in this Rather than raising questions about Israel’s legit-
Jordan, that number is 7 percent, in Sudan 17 per-
cent, and in Algeria, a comparatively open-minded
part of the world, imacy, this observation should trigger a much dif-
ferent discussion about the state of civilization in
26 percent. In Lebanon — not so long ago construed the predominant the Arab and wider Muslim worlds. The renowned
in the Western mind as a libertine playground of
smoky nightclubs, seductive women, and heady
emotions it evokes reluctance — more so on the American left than on
the left in Europe — to engage in this discussion has
cocktails — the tolerance level for homosexuality is are hatred left the field open to the right-wing populists who
a paltry 6 percent.
But when these same 25,000-odd respondents
and disgust. are now held up as emblematic of the rotten state
of politics.
were asked for their views on “honor killings” — a If there is to be peace in the Middle East, it cannot
term that scarcely does justice to what it means, among them — where being outed means facing the involve only a “Palestinian state” (per the Palestin-
which is the repugnant practice of male relatives ultimate sentence of death by stoning. ian Authority) or “prosperity” (per Jared Kushner);
executing women and girls for supposedly “sham- The fact that these homophobic views co-exist it also requires a transformation of social values.
ing” their families — the answers were much more with anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, and violent misog- In 1979 — 40 years ago, that is — an Iranian femi-
positive. The answers were similarly emphatic yny shows that a kind of reverse intersectionality nist with the pseudonym “Atoussa H.” published a
when the respondents were asked for their views prevails in the Arab world. It isn’t an accident that devastating critique of the Western left’s appease-
on Israel, which most Arabs still perceive as a threat hatred of Israel goes hand in hand with hatred of ment of the social conservatism that accompanied
to their very existence (even those living thousands homosexuals and justification of female murder the Islamist revolution in Iran. “The Western liberal
of miles to the west in Morocco and Libya). (25 percent of Moroccans, 21 percent of Jordanians, Left needs to know that Islamic law can become a
The true value of the BBC poll lies not in its con- and 8 percent of Palestinians think this practice is dead weight on societies hungering for change,” she
firmation of the deep-seated hatred of homosexuals “acceptable”). They go together because they are wrote in the French magazine Le Nouvel Observa-
in the Arab world, but in its demonstration of the products of the prevailing political and religious teur. “The Left should not let itself be seduced by a
company that Arab homophobia keeps. Like hatred environment. The same passions that animate oppo- cure that is perhaps worse than the disease.”
of Jews, hatred of homosexuals rarely exists in a sition to the existence of Israel as a colonial inter- Recent history shows that the Western left was
vacuum; rather, it is part of a wider network of big- loper underlie the conviction that homosexuality is seduced. And nothing that Atoussa H. noted at that
otries (in which, most of the time, “the Jews” play a distinctive sin of the West. It is, you might say, a time has really changed. JNS.ORG
the most devilish role of all). Critically, these prej- strange mixture of pre-modern views about human
udices are sanctioned by the law, so that gay men freedom with post-modern views about the ills of Ben Cohen is a New York City-based journalist and
are driven underground in Muslim countries — Iran, Western imperialism. author who writes a weekly column on Jewish and
Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Nigeria, Sudan, and Somalia In a perverse way, this outlook best describes the international affairs for JNS.
Keeping Kosher
Cedar Market is summertime

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spices, sauces, and condiments to complement the menus, delivery details and more. If you are not
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Every department has a variety of new items. The
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Interfaith Iftar dinner

Members of Congregation B’nai Israel, the
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We Are Nut Free! interfaith Iftar dinner. Iftar, an Arabic word
that literally means “to break,” refers to the
breaking the daylong fast of Ramadam by
taking in both spiritual and physical food
and drink. The Iftar gathering at B’nai Israel
also included more explanations of the
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recounted his grandfather’s life in Bosnia,
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Kosher southern California foodie

competition to air on Kosher.com
A new head-to-head cooking competition chef at Tierra Sur, the celebrated farm-to-
premieres on Kosher.com for the July 4 table restaurant at Herzog Wine Cellars in
weekend. Four kosher foodies are vying Oxnard and host of “Under the Hood” on
for the “Skill’it” Crown. The “Skill’it” series Kosher.com. Wine expert Joe Hurliman,
continues July 11, 18, and 25, with a prize head winemaker and Herzog Wine Cellars,
including an exclusive private barrel of Her- who came to Herzog Wine Cellars in 1998,
zog wine valued at $20,000 and the title of playing a central role in the design and con-
grand champion. struction of the Herzog Wine Cellars win-
Judges include world-class chef and ery, joins the judges. For more information,
caterer Nir Weinblut (La Gondola, Bev- go to Kosher.com, the premier online com- Contestants Moshe Nafisi, left, BZ Ingber, Kolev Klein, and Moshe Bloch,
erly Hills), and Gabe Garcia, executive munity for kosher cooking and living. with host, comedian Elon Gold. COURTESY KOSHER.COM
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Kosher Crossword The Frazzled Housewife
“JULY 4TH” BY YONI GLATT
KOSHERCROSSWORDS@GMAIL.COM
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: EASY
Saying goodbye
W
hen will she stop writ- “If you go change, I will get you a treat
ing about her sons from every Toys R Us in New Jersey. Just
already? Enough! please go change!!!!!” The problem with
Sorry, that won’t be that statement is 1. No way was there
the case this week. If a son gives me per- any follow through, and 2. No way was
mission to write about him, there is no there any follow through. Bad mommy.
way that I won’t be following through Very, very bad.
with that. Enough is never enough — One of the good things about hav-
especially when it comes to my three ing them so close in age was that they
sons. And for the record, when son #3 were all in the kiddie pool at the same
was born, I did start hum- time, so I never had to
ming the theme song from be in two places at once.
the television show. And by the time they
When people ask me had graduated to the big
what my kids are doing pool, they were no lon-
this summer, I reply, “One ger interested in going
is learning, one is in camp, to the swim club, so it
and one is learning in didn’t matter.
camp.” Yup, that is what Sending the boys off
they are doing. When they to sleepaway camp was
were younger, it tended to Banji very hard the first sum-
be more complicated. “For Ganchrow mer. I feel very fortu-
the first month, sons #1 and nate that we were able
#2 are doing four weeks of to send them to camp
day camp. Then one week because it is a luxury (for
of Mets camp (yes, there was such a the parents), not a necessity. Though
Across Down thing), one week of robot-making camp the reason why we sent them to a coed
1. One of many works attributed 1. Coatrack parts (I am pretty sure that was a thing), one camp is because I was their only female
to David 2. School zone sign
week of Slapshots (that still is a thing role model and they had to see that
6. Feeling of apprehension for 3. Alan impersonated by Bill Hader
many teens 4. One from Tripoli and son #1 is helping run it in August) there were normal females out there,
11. Recent grads 5. Tormé known as the Velvet Fog and one week of mom shlepping every- and not every girl is nuts like their
14. “Lights” singer Goulding 6. Notre Dame niche one to the swim club even though the mother. (That plan backfired in many
15. ___ Adumah (red heifer) 7. Sanhedrin head only reason they want to go is to get ice ways, but we won’t go into that now.)
16. Like Jerusalem in July 8. They fund many charities cream from the canteen.” All those sum- Bringing them to the bus stop with
17. Some congregations say it in a 9. Gregor in 10-Down
mers of activities. their bags of hockey equipment and
Sabbath prayer...or a song often 10. Kafka’s “___ Metamorphosis”
played with 50-Across 11. “Holes” actor LaBeouf Living in this community has taught snacks, tears were shed, hugs were
20. Pull 12. Eden hotel (and others) me that down time is the enemy, and shared, we would stare longingly at the
21. Some blue spiders? 13. Command to a boxer you have to keep your kids occupied for bus as it pulled out of the parking lot.
22. Lifting a tiny Torah for Samson, 18. Obvious every second of every day, and you have One brother went, then two, and then
e.g. 19. Law of ___ to have carpools arranged for these all three were in camp at the same time.
23. Uris hero ___ Ben Canaan 24. What Nissim and Drake do
activities while these children are still We drove them to the bus, they boarded
25. Like a lime or citron 26. Baseball stat.
27. Founding father whose name 27. He wrote about (Leopold) Bloom in utero. the bus, and husband #1 and I looked
contains THE founding father 28. 1993 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year I had mentioned the swim club — at each other and we quoted Martin
32. Make like 50-Across 29. Soul mate? is that still around? When we moved Luther King Jr, “Free at last, free at last,
36. Number of gods in Judaism 30. “___ we there yet?” to Teaneck 21 years ago (how am I thank god almighty we are free at last!!!”
37. “Frasier” actress Gilpin 31. Its Jewish population jumps old enough to live somewhere for 21 That first memorable summer, I
38. Disneyland ride robot in January
years?!?!), the first thing one of our spent the whole day by myself roaming
39. Nay opposers 33. Indy entrant
41. “Groovy!” 34. Tony with a nifty suit neighbors said to us was, “You need to the city and going to museums. I didn’t
43. Final Four org. 35. Eye drops? put your name on the waiting list for the have to take anyone to the bathroom
44. Mode of transportation for Aladdin 38. Catchable cartoon characters swim club.” And since we were totally and I didn’t have to pack anyone snacks.
46. Earn 40. Ruth to Boaz clueless, we just listened to whatever Fast forward to this summer. We
48. Be off 42. Black gunk anyone told us to do, and on the wait- brought son #3 to the bus because, as a
49. John of rock 45. “Annie Hall” couple?
ing list we went. counselor, he was helping supervise the
50. Some sacrifices? 47. Sacrificial animal
52. Cold war initials 50. Blue ___ (Jewish band or string) The swim club turned out to be an kids on the bus to camp. I didn’t want to
54. Mr. ___ (Queens icon) 51. Playful sea animals exercise in extreme patience and par- let go. I didn’t want him to leave. I was
55. Lawyers’ charges 53. Asparagus unit enting. And when you have all boys a disaster. Ten summers of camp have
58. Instrument of 49-Across 55. Zurich-based soccer org. and you are the only parent watching flown by. You start out a mess their first
61. Care for 56. Arthurian lady those boys, it is even trickier. “I am not summer and you end a mess their last
65. Passover, in a way . . . or another 57. The ___ (U2 guitarist)
changing in the girls bathroom,” they summer. Hope you all have a wonderful
title for this puzzle 59. Yemeni port that sounds like
68. One of the Seven Species a Hebrew paradise would scream, while every other mom summer with your kids or without your
69. Zealous 60. Uncool sort is watching to see how you react to the kids… I will be weeping.
70. Nobel or Israel 62. Touch up a draft temper tantrums that would ensue.
71. Citrus drink 63. Worst kind of person When there are witnesses, you have to Banji Ganchrow of Teaneck will be
72. Be popular on Facebook 64. Textile worker be on your best behavior. The bribing wandering the streets of Teaneck
73. In motion 66. Toto, e.g.
that needed to take place in order to get aimlessly this summer. Please feel free to
67. One busy in Apr.
them to listen was beyond ridiculous. say hello if you see her.
The solution to last week’s puzzle is on page 40.
Arts & Culture
James Caan’s latest character in ‘Holy Lands’:
A Jew who moves to Israel to become a pig farmer
STEPHEN SILVER
“
R
aising pigs in Israel? Couldn’t you
play golf like everyone else?”
That’s a quote that doubles well as
the concept behind the movie “Holy
Lands,” which stars Hollywood veteran James Caan as a
relatively secular American Jew turned Israeli pig farmer.
The film, directed by the French filmmaker Amanda
Sthers and adapted from her own novel, stars the
now 79-year-old Jewish actor as Harry Rosenmerck, a
retired cardiologist who chooses the unlikely late-in-
life path of raising pigs in Nazareth.
The unconventional retirement plan is soon
revealed as a way of running away from his family.
His ex-wife (played by Rosanna Arquette) is dying,
their gay son ( Jonathan Rhys Meyers) writes thinly
veiled stage plays about his fraught relationship with
his dad, and his daughter (Israeli actress Efrat Dor)
is aimless in life, even as she reaches her early 30s.
While attempting to navigate those family dynam-
ics from across the ocean, Harry unsurprisingly runs
into several obstacles. Religious factions, including
Muslim and Eastern Orthodox groups, object to the In “Holy Lands,” James Caan plays a secular American Jew who moves to Israel to escape the drama of
pig farm — pork, of course, is forbidden in Jewish and his family — and to raise pigs. PHOTOS BY CINEDIGM
Muslim law. He later butts heads with a local rabbi
(English actor Tom Hollander), although they even-
tually form something of an odd couple.
Meanwhile, back in New York, Arquette’s character,
also Jewish, copes with her devastating health news
while also enjoying an affair with her doctor.
“I love the idea of the family, even though they’re a
fractured family,” Arquette, who is Jewish, said.
Critics haven’t echoed Arquette’s enthusiasm for
the film that opened Friday, calling it “unwieldy” and
“misjudged.” One deemed it “mishegoss” — a Yiddish
term meaning the result of foolishness.
While Caan’s part of the film was shot on loca-
tion in Israel, Arquette filmed her scenes in Bel-
gium, which stood in for Manhattan. However, the
59-year-old actress happened to visit Israel at about
the time the movie was being filmed to celebrate her
husband’s birthday. Rosanna Arquette plays the protagonist’s dying ex- The pigs are not just cute — they are symbolic of
Arquette visited the Dead Sea and had what she wife who is having an affair with her doctor. the unkosherness of Caan’s character.
described as “an incredible night” at Masada, and she
also paid what she called a meaningful visit to Bustan their religious identities. March last year for anti-Semitic sentiments.
Yafa, a bilingual kindergarten that she described as “I think everybody just values and honors the way Additionally, Arquette was among the first actresses
“a beautiful school in Jaffa run by a Muslim man and we were raised,” she said. to come forward about Harvey Weinstein’s sexual
Jewish woman,” Ihab and Ora Balha. Caan’s most famous screen role may have been that misconduct, telling The New Yorker in 2017 that she
Among the many Jews in Hollywood, Arquette has of the Italian-American Sonny Corleone in “The God- rejected the mogul’s advances in the early 1990s. She
a Jewish identity that is especially unique. Her late father,” but he’s a certified member of the tribe. He said Weinstein subsequently retaliated in a way that
mother, known as Mardi, was raised Jewish. Her even said in a 1998 interview that on multiple occa- she believes hurt her career.
father, Lewis Arquette, was a French-Canadian, and sions over the years he’s had to turn down offers of Efrat Doer was born in Omer, in southern Israel,
both parents converted to Islam when the actress Italian-American of the Year awards by telling organi- although she plays an American in “Holy Lands.”
was a child, leaving the kids to be raised “in all reli- zations “you don’t understand, I’m a German Jew.” Even Tom Hollander, the film’s rabbi, had a father
gions.” However, Mardi decided near her death that “We can get a kick out of each other, even though who was a Czech Jew, although he later converted and
she wanted to be buried as a Jew. we come from different sides politically,” the liberal was raised Catholic.
Arquette identifies as Jewish and her husband, Arquette said of the conservative Caan. The best parts of the film, as many critics have
investment counselor Todd Morgan, is Jewish as Arquette has often been outspoken about political echoed, come when Caan chats with one of his many
well. As for her various famous siblings — includ- matters, and her Twitter feed is usually filled with pigs. Why pigs exactly?
ing the actors Patricia, David, and the late Alexis — sentiments critical of President Donald Trump. She Sthers told NPR in January that they serve as a kind
Arquette said they don’t particularly put labels on also criticized the organizers of the national Women’s of “provocation to God.” JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY

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Friday Tuesday in Ridgewood with a
new series, “American
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Refreshments at 12:30
Shabbat in Tenafly: p.m., program at 12:45.
Lubavitch on the Series continues July
Palisades in Tenafly 18, 25, and August 1.
commemorates the Each self-contained
25th yahrzeit of the lecture focuses on a
Lubavitcher rebbe, chapter of Jonathan
Rabbi Menachem D. Sarna’s book
Mendel Schneerson “American Judaism.”
with a service, 6:30 The series continues
p.m., dinner at 7:30, with “Mass Immigration
and 10-minute and the Beginning
inspirational talks by of American Jewish
rabbis-in-residence. Esther Cember Denominationalism
Children’s program in the Pre-War Era”
Summer learning in Frieda Vizel speaks during services on
during the lecture. 11
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Shabbat morning, 9:30 a.m., for the Anderson Ave.
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Monday “Yiddish Culture Club”
Lee/Congregation Gesher Shalom.
JULY 8 on Tuesdays, “What Ms. Vizel, a former member of the Sunday
Being Jewish Means to Satmar community of Kiryas Joel/Palm Tree in JULY 14
Me” on Wednesdays, Orange County but now secular, discusses “The
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Esther Cember, butterfly walk led by
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Film in Wayne: The
Nanuet Hebrew Center First aid training in Chabad Center of American Jewish at the JCC Rockland,
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Passaic County screens
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YU professor is Rinat guest

Professor Nechama Price, the director of Yeshiva
University’s Graduate Program in Advanced Tal-
mudic Studies — also know as GPATS — speaks for
the adult education committee at Teaneck’s Con-
gregation Rinat Yisrael in Teaneck on Shabbat,
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July 6, at 6:40 p.m. She will discuss “Disappear-
ing Acts in Torah.” It’s an analysis of the signifi-
cance of the disappearance of three Torah per-
sonalities, including On Ben Pelet, from Parshat
Korach. The shul is at 89 West Englewood Ave.
For more information, go to Rinat.org.
Nechama Price
Jazz concert and swing
dance lesson n Wayne
The indoor Summer Con-
WLIW cert series at the Rosen PAC,
housed in the Wayne YMCA,
celebrates swings into action with Svet-
the Jewish lana and the Delancey Five
Band on Thursday, July 11, at
Museum 7 p.m.; doors open at 6:30.
Admission also includes a pre-
“Treasures of New York: The Jew- show ice cream dance party,
ish Museum” premiered last week starting at 5:30, with a compli-
on WLIW21 and on Channel 13. mentary swing dance lesson
The documentary brings view- by Pam Vergoglino, a National
ers inside the museum to explore Dance With Me champion.
some of the most powerful and Svetalana and her troupe
important works drawn from its have headlined sold-out shows
collection of nearly 30,000 works, across the globe, including at
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which reflect the global Jew- the Tel Aviv Blues Festival, the
ish experience that spans 7,000 Italian Jazz Fest, Blue Note Jazz, BBKings, Joe’s Pub, and Boston’s Regatta.
years. The episode is available to Tickets for individual shows during the series of eight summer shows are $18; the
stream on wliw.org/treasures and series cost is $105, a savings of $39. The YMCA is at 1 Pike Drive in Wayne. For more
THIRTEEN OTT apps. information, go to metroymcas.org/rosen-performing-arts-center/upcoming-shows
or call (973) 595-0100.
Englewood artist Photography at Bergen

to exhibit her latest work Performing Arts Center
“Aura” by Rachelle Weisberger The Teaneck Camera Club will hold
will be on display at the Blue a photography exhibit, “Amuse-
Mountain Gallery in Manhat- ments,” in the Sandy Bennett Gallery
tan as part of a group show, in the Bergen Performing Arts Cen-
“Between the Lines,” from July ter in Englewood through August 30.
9 to 27. It is sponsored by the An artist reception will be held with
New York Society of Women the participating members on Thurs-
Artists, a professional organi- day, July 18, from 7 to 9 p.m.
zation that was founded in 1924 Founded in 1943, Teaneck Cam-
and now represents 60 paint- era Club is the second oldest cam-
ers, sculptors, and graphic art- era club in the state, with nearly 100
ists. Ms. Weisberger is an active members who range in age from 12
member of the group’s board. to 90. The group meets Tuesdays at
An opening artists’ reception 8 p.m. from September until June at
will be on Thursday, July 11, “Aura” by Rachelle Weisberger the Rodda Center in Teaneck. Mem-
from 5 to 8 p.m. bership is open year-round.
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Sundays that someone tape-recorded, with of the film “Broadway’s Lost Treasures, of “a Holocaust event that was pretty
FROM PAGE 6 the commercials. commercially available but not well much forgotten. When Denmark was
comic routine,” Mr. Sokol said. “I have a lot of favorite programs,” he known.” That film includes the winning getting ready to send Jews to camps, the
Asked if he had listened to these added, noting that sometimes he does songs from Tony award-winning shows. underground found out and, in days,
programs himself — Mr. Sokol is 80 — a program just because it interests him, Parts 2 and 3 are upcoming, he said. organized a flotilla of small boats” to
Mr. Sokol said he listened to Art Ray- like the one he did on forgotten elevated “I try to do things not readily available rescue them.
mond’s Simcha on WEVD. “I need to railroads in New York. Right now he is or else totally original,” he said, usually “When I showed that film, I added
dig out an extremely rare and extensive working on several things, including without commentary but sometimes an epilogue of scrolling text explain-
broadcast,” he said. “I got it many years “some interesting stuff from Broadway with notes added. One program featured ing more about what happened,” Mr.
ago, about an hour of Art Raymond musicals.” He already has shown Part 1 “Miracle at Midnight,” a dramatization Sokol said.
excitedly about a new federal program

Park under which summer meals are served
Norman Seiden FROM PAGE 7
free to children and teens 18 and under
The officers and members of the Boards of Directors of the Jewish Home Family CarePlus New Jersey, headquar- in communities throughout the state.
note with profound sorrow the passing of our Past Chairman, Past President, tered in Paramus, organized the men- [Visit summerfoodrocks.org/sitefinder
long standing Board member, devoted supporter and very dear friend, Norman tal health aspect of the program. It was to find a site, or call 1-866-3-HUNGRY.]
Seiden. Norman was a critical driving force in the development of the Jewish CarePlus New Jersey that reached out to What did I learn?
Home in Bergen County. His foresight, counsel, and ability to involve others in CFA, inviting them to bring a food truck l. Parenting is still the best way to
our mission of providing for elders in our community resulted in the creation of to gather up the food donations organiz- teach. Many families bringing food or
ers solicited from attendees. making donations let their kids put the
what now has become an exceptional eldercare system. An extraordinary and
So why is this Jewish? Just as we refuse food into our bin.
kind man who exhibited a profound commitment to countless organizations and
to let people leave our homes unless 2. People enjoy doing good. The smile
causes in the local, national and international Jewish communities, he will be
they have eaten a little something, we meter was off the charts.
missed by many. We extend our deepest sympathy to his children, Stephen and
recoil instinctively at the thought of 3. Law enforcement wants to both
Sharon, Pearl, Mark and Diane, his 11 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren,
families going without food. “Syna- protect AND serve — a point made elo-
his sister Mildred Graye and his entire family. Norman’s legacy, along with his gogues have been wonderful,” said my quently by a speaker from the Engle-
beloved late wife Barbara’s, includes the many fine institutions they conceived, boothmate Kelly, mentioning also the wood Police Department. To serve
help found and steward, along with their devoted and tireless philanthropy. May JFNNJ’s March Mitzvah Madness, which well means to know more about the
both their memories be for a blessing. produced hundreds of snack packs for community.
food insecure children. She also spoke 4. Sundays in the park are lovely.
Carol K. Silberstein, Chair of the Board
Carol Silver Elliott, President and CEO
have solitary confinement in New Jersey.
— Paid Obituary —
Campaign They were just playing the semantic argu-
FROM PAGE 10
ment that we have restrictive housing,
Jersey. T’ruah represents the Jewish not isolated confinement,” he said.
community in that campaign. Instead, under a Democratic governor,
“The case against solitary confinement “like with the death penalty, New Jersey
JFCS Is Here When You Need Us is to point out that there is no case for is going to be the first state to legislatively
Wishing our deepest condolences to our solitary confinement,” Rev. Caley said. end the practice of long-term solitary
“There’s never been a positive outcome confinement.”
board member, Diane Seiden and her for using solitary confinement. It’s inef- It won’t be missed, Rev. Caley said.
fective and antithetical to accomplishing “There are so many other ways to sep-
husband Mark on the passing of his father correctional goals. It doesn’t make insti- arate prisoners from each other to ensure
tutions more safe. the safe operation of a prison or jail with-
Norman Seiden “You have incidents between pris- out resorting to what the U.N. calls tor-
oners and staff actually going down ture. We would never say it’s okay for
in Colorado,” where the department somebody to be shocked with electrodes
He will be remembered for his leadership of corrections ended the use of long- or denied food for weeks or months at a
term solitary confinement, he contin- time. When you look at the evidence, the
and dedication to the Jewish community. ued. “The best practices for humane harm that we’re doing to people in soli-
treatment of prisoners says it should be tary confinement is precisely that: We’re
We aspire to make the kind of impact he used as a last resort only. But states use enacting torture on folks. The stories I’ve
made in this world. it early and often and just describe it
with different names like administrative
heard about people being denied access
to physical touch, kind words, mental
May his memory be a blessing. segregation or disciplinary segregation. health services, even sanitary supplies,
All these names for a practice that is as if because somebody is in jail or prison
repudiated by the American Psychiatric they’ve lost the right to be treated like a
The Board of Directors and Staff of
Call JFCS
Association and the National Alliance human being.”
for Mental Illness.” “It’s very exciting that New Jersey
(201) 837-9090 Rev. Caley said that his coalition had could serve as a model for other states
www.jfcsnnj.org approached the governor’s office about on ending solidary confinement,” Rabbi
reforming solitary confinement admin- Kahn-Troster said. “I’m very proud of the
Teaneck istratively, as Colorado since has done. role the Jewish community and the faith
Fair Lawn | Wayne “We were stonewalled by Governor community have played in this tremen-
Christie with the argument that we don’t dous moment for human rights.”
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Some 5,000 Israel Defense Forces sol- for lone soldiers to visit their families town: Did we want him to arrange a
diers with no immediate family in Israel and friends in their countries of origin. Ms. Lank: I recently read one of your cleanup crew for the house and call
gathered at Shefayim Water Park just The FIDF “Fun Day” at the Shefayim columns in the paper. R and M.T. the post office first thing Monday? Had
outside of Tel Aviv for a day of rest and Water Park benefited lone soldiers from wrote that they inherited a property in we found a key to the garage? Did we
recuperation on Thursday, June 27. The all IDF units. In addition to the park’s a different state and wanted to sell it. want to have an estate sale or offer the
“Fun Day” was hosted by Friends of the many attractions, the “Fun Day” fea- They were being bothered with corre- furniture to a specific charity?
Israel Defense Forces in partnership tured a pool party with leading Israeli spondences from people they thought He took the time to explain local
with the IDF and The Association for the DJ Eran Barnea, game and fitness areas, wanted to buy the property. I think procedures and how agents work
Wellbeing of Israel’s Soldiers and The and an all-day smorgasbord of barbecue they would be amazed at how good with notaries. He was a Realtor from
LIBI Fund. and desserts. The Lone Soldiers also the Realtors are there. We’re from heaven. So, we just turned the whole
There are some 6,116 lone soldiers received essential information about Maryland, and our son and daugh- process over to him.
from 80 countries serving in the IDF life after their military service, includ- ter still live there. I think the Realtors Two weeks later, he phoned to say
today. About 810 came from the United ing about the FIDF IMPACT! Scholarship there are better than the ones where that he’d found some money in one
States, 546 from Ukraine, 459 from Rus- Program, which grants college scholar- we live. of the bedside tables in the house. He
sia, and 412 from France. Two thirds of ships to Israeli combat veterans of mod- I know two really great Real- asked if he could use it to hold a Mass
lone soldiers are men, while a third are est means. tors out there who have bought in honor of Norm’s cousin.
women. Some 55 percent of lone sol- In addition to the lone soldiers, IDF and sold properties for people It all ended in a smooth closing
diers serve in combat or combat-support unit commanders, non-commissioned in our entire family for years. If three months later.
roles. FIDF cares for all lone soldiers officers, high-ranking military officials, your reader wants their names,
serving in the IDF through the Lone Sol- and FIDF supporters also attended the I would be happy to share them. Lawyer’s Approval
diers Program, which supports them “Fun Day” festivities to meet and per- - ASKEDITH.COM Dear Edith: We are buying our first
financially, socially, and emotionally sonally thank these brave men and home, and our parents say we should
during and after their challenging mili- women in uniform for serving despite Answer: Thanks for writing. I appre- not sign a contract until our lawyer
tary service. FIDF also sponsors flights numerous challenges. ciate it. I never put readers in touch has OK’d it. What if we find a house
with each other, though. It’s too much we need to bid on in a hurry? For
responsibility. instance, what if we see it on a Sun-
Years ago my husband, Norm, and I day? What’s your advice? - J. AND S. W.
went to Montreal, Canada, to settle his
Englewood East Hill cousin’s estate. He was a reclusive her-
mit. We only had one day, a Sunday at
Answer: Most of the time lawyers are
fine with offers written on standard
Open House that, to put this rundown, cluttered

home on the market. Norm was an
contracts. To protect yourselves, you
can sign a purchase offer and write
experienced Realtor, but we decided “Subject to the approval in form of
Sunday, July 7 • 1- 4pm to drive around the neighborhood and my attorney” above your signature.
call the phone numbers listed on Real- That way you can make a written offer
tors’ lawn signs. while reserving the right for your law-
Three local brokers came over yer to object to provisions that don’t
promptly. Two of them gave us stan- protect you. Theoretically, your attor-
dard presentations about how great ney could even disapprove the whole
they were, but the third paid attention contract, but that seldom happens.
to our situation. He suggested about Most lawyers refuse to give advice
the same asking price the others did, on price, by the way, feeling that is
but then he volunteered to take care outside their field of expertise.
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