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Teanecks
Chanukah
soul food
Once upon a time, there were three
basic Chanukah foods.
Ashkenazim had latkes fried potato
pancakes topped with apple sauce or
sour cream.
Sephardim and Israelis had
sufganiyout fried jelly doughnuts.
And Americans had chocolate gelt.
(The largest denomination bears John
F. Kennedys portrait, symbolizing
devotion to freedom of religion,
separation of church and state, and the
unlimited political ambitions of minority
religions in this great country of ours.)
Two of those three classics are fried
in oil, in memory of the miracle of the oil
lamp in the Temple.
For professional kosher chefs, the old
dishes are just the beginning of a new
Chanukah cuisine. If, as the song has it,
it was the latkes that gave brave Judas
a soul, then the kosher restaurants of
Teaneck are creating a new Jewish soul
food or the dishes that would give
brave Judas a heart attack.
Certainly, the pulled brisket latke
burger at Gotham Burger is not
recommended for the cardiacchallenged, but our source recommends
it as tasty, adding that it would be
better with some sort of sauce and
some pickles.
Two blocks away, the Teaneck
Doghouse gives the meat-and-potatoes
idea a different twist: brisket-covered
latkes served with applesauce and
coleslaw. It also offers fried or grilled
chicken served on a jelly doughnut.
Chanukah represents a rejection of
Hellenistic cultural influences. But it
wasnt only Jews who resented Greek
culture. So did the Romans. Roman
writers like Ovid condemned the eating

of fish as a decadent, foreign practice
presaging more recent appeals in the
haredi world to stay sushi-free.
Teanecks modern Orthodox
Jews, however, have embraced sushi
as wholeheartedly as they have
hamburgers, allowing the Rock N Roll
Sushi & Noodle Bar to offer the ultimate
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Those who want a slightly more
traditional flavor for their Chanukahthemed fish can turn to the areas
kosher supermarkets. Cedar Market sells

raw salmon in friendly Chanukah shapes
while Grand & Essex offers Simply
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OPINION ...............................................20
COVER STORY .................................... 24
GALLERY .............................................. 38
HEALTHY LIVING &
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TORAH COMMENTARY ................... 47
CROSSWORD PUZZLE ....................48
ARTS & CULTURE ..............................49
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JEWISH STANDARD DECEMBER 19, 2014 3
Noshes
Lets just cut Scott Walker some slack. So, to my Jewish

viewers, I raise a glass of Lenny Kravitz and say a hearty
LHeimlich Maneuver! Steven Colbert, making fun of the Wisconsin
governor for a recently publicized letter to a Jewish constituent that concluded with
the greeting, thank you again and Molotov
GOING UPTOWN:
New-look Annie
is Harlem-based
Annie, a reimagining of the
1976 hit stage musical, will open on Friday,
December 19. The setting is the present day,
and Annie (Quvenzhan
Wallis) is now an AfricanAmerican child living
in Harlem. Jamie Foxx
plays Annies rich mentor, Oliver Warbucks. The
remake does use most
of the original Broadway shows songs. Those
songs were written by
MARTIN CHARNIN, 80,
and CHARLES STROUSE, 86. The new version
features three new songs
that were co-written
by GREG KURSTIN, 47
(who, last year, kept up
the Jewish tradition
of writing hit Christmas
songs Underneath the
Tree for Kelly Clarkson).
The screenplay was
written by Emma
Thompson, ALINE BROSH McKENNA, 47 (The
Devil Wears Prada),
and Annie director
WILL GLUCK, 42. Long
a TV comedy writer,
Gluck broke out of this
niche as the director
of two rom-com hits:
Easy A (2010), which
made Emma Stone a
star, and Friends with
Benefits (2011), which
Gluck also co-wrote. His
father, PETER GLUCK,
73, is a famous architect,
and his mother, CAROL
N. GLUCK, also 73, is
a Columbia University
history professor who
has written about the
Holocaust.
Foxcatcher, which
opens in most
cities on the 19th,
closely tracks real
events. In 1996, John

DuPont (Steve Carrell),
an heir to the DuPont
fortune, shot DAVE
SCHULTZ (Mark Ruffalo)
dead in the driveway
of a house that Schultz
had lived-in on DuPonts
Pittsburgh-area estate.
Nancy, Schultzs wife (Sienna Miller), was a witness to the murder.
Schultz (1959-1996)
and his younger brother,
MARK SCHULTZ (Channing Tatum), both won
gold medals in wrestling
at the 1984 Olympics.
(The brothers were the
sons of a Jewish father and a non-Jewish
mother. I am still checking if they were raised
in their mothers faith or
any faith.)
DuPont, who never became the top wrestler he
hoped to be, bankrolled
amateur athletics and
provided lavish training
facilities at his estate. His
amateur wrestling team
was called Team Foxcatcher, and Dave Schultz spent six years living
on the estate, with his
wife and children, as he
coached the team. The
film follows the complex
relationship between
the Schultz brothers and
the mentally unstable
DuPont, who also had a
drinking problem. Dave
Schultz was set to leave
Team Foxcatcher to
take a coaching job at
Stanford, his alma mater,
when DuPont murdered
him. His decision to
leave DuPonts employ
may have factored in his
death.
The films director,
BENNETT MILLER, 47,
Greg Kurstin
Aline Brosh McKenna
Bennett Miller
Sarah Koenig
won the Palme DOr at

the Cannes Film festival for Foxcatcher.
His two previous films
(Capote and Moneyball) were also critical
and box-office hits. The
Foxcatcher screenplay
was co-written by DAN
FUTTERMAN, 47, who
also wrote Capote.
Futterman is a virtually retired actor whose
roles included playing
Robin Williams son in
Birdcage. I spoke to
Miller back in 2006,
after Capote got a raft
of Oscar nominations.
I thought of him this
year when Capote star
Philip Seymour Hoffman
died suddenly. Futterman and Miller, childhood friends, met Hoffman at a New York State
arts camp when they all
were teens. Phil, as Miller
called Hoffman, became
a lifelong friend and the
three were frequent artistic collaborators.

Stephen Colbert
recently declared
radio/podcast
journalist SARAH KOENIG, 45, his favorite
guest. Koenig produces
and sometimes hosts
IRA GLASSs public radio
show, This American
Life. But since October,
the buzz around her has
come from her podcast
show, called Serial. More
than five million people
have followed the shows
12-episode first season,
which focuses on a real
1999 murder in Baltimore.
The last episode airs on
December 18. You can
listen on line or download
the episodes to many devices. Its at serialpodcast.
org. Koenigs husband,
BEN SCHREIER, 44, is a
professor of English and
Jewish studies at Penn
N.B.
State.
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Third and final chapter

unspools at Museum
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, directed
by SHAWN LEVY, 46, is opening. Heres part of the
official description of the third and final pic in this series:
When the magic powers of the Tablet of Ahkmenrah
begin to die out, Larry Daley (BEN STILLER, 49) spans
the globe, uniting his son Nicky (SKYLER GISONDO,
18), Theodore Roosevelt (Robin Williams), Jedadiah
(Owen Wilson)...and a new Neanderthal named Laa
(Stiller)while embarking on an epic quest to save the
magic before it is gone forever. By the way, Gisondos
last name comes from his paternal Italian grandfather, who wasnt Jewish. His other grands were Jewish.
Gisondo replaced JAKE CHERRY, 18, as Nicky.
Secret is one of Williams last films and it is the last
movie made by the late Mickey Rooney. Nice touch: Levy
personally invited Williams widow, Susan Schneider,
to the films gala premiere on December 12, and she
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accepted.
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Face-to-face dialogue
Jewish, Muslim teens meet for a semester in River Edge
JOANNE PALMER
It seems like such a reasonable, obvious
idea.
Have Jewish and Muslim teenagers talk
to each other. Let them listen to each
other. Let them compare traditions and
experiences; let them figure out what
makes them similar and what differentiates their own tradition and makes it
special.
Let them see the humanity in each
other.
Right now, though, the world is not a
place where such conversations flourish
in fact, the world right now seems to
be a place where hatred and willful misunderstanding are valued. Thats why the
program bringing together Temple Avodat
Shalom in River Edge and the Peace Island
Institute, a national organization with
local headquarters in Hasbrouck Heights,
is unusual.
The idea for a Jewish-Muslim teen dialogue came about in the summer, as a
result of ISIS, Paul Jacobson, Avodat Shaloms rabbi, said. (ISIS, also known as the
Islamic State, is the barbaric terrorist organization that has chosen to brand itself
through beheadings.)
Jewish and Muslim teens, joined by Barbara Haber, Avodat Shaloms assistant
educator, exchange ideas during a meeting at the River Edge synagogue.
Dialogue is a way of building better

relationships and fostering harmonious
discussion, he continued. We were trying to figure out if there was some way to
get Muslim and Jewish teenagers together,
to explore some of their similarities and
some of their differences.

The Peace Institute, most of whose
members, at least according to its website, are Turkish Muslim, is local, and
it handles a lot of Islamic intercultural
affairs, Rabbi Jacobson said. They have
FIRST PERSON
Sydney under siege

A personal reflection
RABBI PAUL AND LISA JACOBSON
On Sunday evening, in the midst of putting our daughters to bed, our cell phones began buzzing with messages from local friends, directing our attention to a
most troubling incident in the heart of Sydneys central
business district.
Reports from television and online media offered varying perspectives but the truth was that Sydney was
under siege, and as many as 50 innocent Sydneysiders
were being held hostage in the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place.
Throughout our time together in Sydney, the two of
us, along with our friends and family, enjoyed many
cups of coffee and hot cocoa at the Lindt Cafe. Martin
Place is only three train stops from Sydneys Eastern
Suburbs, including world-famous Bondi, where Lisa
was raised, and where Paul, who was born in the United
States, spent the first seven years of his career as rabbi
at Emanuel Synagogue in Woollahra.
When we woke up on Monday morning, after a night
of restless sleep, a close friends message on Facebook
summarized our feelings. She wrote, Sydney isnt really
sleeping tonight. A Sydney friend now living in London
echoed this sentiment, as did we, here in New Jersey.
The Jacobson family. From left, Emily, now 2 1/2,

Lisa, Paul, and Hannah, now 4 1/2. The family spent
August vacationing in and revisiting Australia.
Though the siege would be resolved by late Monday morning, our hearts ached for the families of the
victims (two hostages were murdered and four others
were injured; the police also shot and killed the hostagetaker), our own family and friends in Australia who were
connections with the federation thats

the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey and the JCRC the Jewish Community Relations Council, the federation organization that works on interfaith affairs.
The institute, again according to its website, aspires to facilitate a forum of mutual
respect and collaboration. It reaches out
to members of other faith groups, considering diverse voices, outlooks, and worldviews as the soil for fruitful dialogue,
peace, and civil service just as the soil on
this global island gives forth flowers of
different colors, scents and shapes.
Rabbi Jacobson and his wife, Lisa,
started building a relationship with
Melikhan Turklieri of the Peace Institute,
Rabbi Jacobson said; that relationship had
its roots at least part in work done by the
his predecessor at Avodat Shalom, Rabbi
Emeritus Neal Borovitz. Mel had invited
us to host an iftar dinner at the conclusion
of one of the evenings of Ramadan, and
we ended up having a small dinner in our
home right around the 17th of Tammuz.
(Iftar is the after-sunset dinner at which
Muslims break their fast during each day
of the month of Ramadan, and the 17th of
Tammuz is the sunrise-to-sunset fast day
commemorating the breach of the walls of
exposed to this terror, and for the vast percentage of

Australian society who still support, promote, and wish
to sustain a free, open-minded, multicultural Australia.
To be clear, this siege wasnt an anti-Semitic, anti-Jewish, or anti-Christian attack. It was an incident where
one self-proclaimed radical Islamic cleric, with a history of perpetrating obscene violence, including taking
part in murdering his ex-wife and incinerating his body,
took his personal beliefs to an extreme level. The ongoing problems are that there are other people, the world
over, who operate from an ideology of fundamentalist
extremism, and that most of us prefer to remain blind
to this painful reality.
As a case in point, in August we had the opportunity
to travel with our daughters on vacation to Australia.
While enjoying an evening with friends in Melbourne,
our conversation turned to recent events in Israel and
the rise of ISIS. One of our Aussie mates thought it
was farfetched to believe that an episode like what we
were seeing on the news at that time could happen on
Australian shores. We argued otherwise.
Fast forward to Septembers raids against Islamic terrorists in Redfern, and now this weeks incident in downtown Sydney, and we are all witnesses, once again, to the
dangers and threats that the free world now is facing.
There is a line in this weeks Torah reading, Parashat
Miketz, that summarizes our emotions. Pharaoh awakens from a nightmare where seven emaciated cows
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Jerusalem that leads up to the fast of Tisha
BAv. This year, it fell during Ramadan, so it
was possible for Muslims to have iftar and
Jews to break their fast at the same dinner.)
Part of our conversation was about
how we could get our teenagers involved,
Rabbi Jacobson said. It shouldnt just be
adults. The relationship-building should
start sooner.
So after the dinner, I went back to Mel,
and I said, It was a great evening. How can
we do it on a larger scale?
Thats how the teen program was born.
Its an elective for participants in TASTE
Temple Avodat Shalom Teen Experience.
During the fall semester, every Wednesday evening between seven and 10 Muslim students from the Pioneer Academy
in Wayne, and an equal number of Jewish
students from the River Edge shul, met for
an hour to share their experiences about
Judaism and Islam, about growing up in
this community, Rabbi Jacobson said.
They were getting to know each other,
not only to have the chance to explore
each others holiday rituals and traditions
and values, but also to talk about stereotypes, and have the more difficult conversations about what we see in the media.
The conversations have to start at the
beginning. The Muslim kids dont know

many Jews, and our kids didnt know many
Muslims, Rabbi Jacobson said. Just having a chance to have the space to sit and
talk gives us a bridge to go forward.
We realize that we dont have to be
afraid of one another.
Mr. Turklieri, like Rabbi Jacobson, was
glad to be able to help dispel both the stereotypes that the Muslim and Jewish teenagers held, and the ones that others overlay on both groups.
When Rabbi Jacobson suggested that
we should have Jewish kids and Turkish
kids find out about each others religions,
I thought everybody knew about that. But
they didnt know. They just knew the stereotypes. It was a good thing that we did
it.
After some initial awkwardness, the
two groups got along well. Everyone was
friends, Mr. Turklieri said. At the first
class, I had them exchange numbers so
that they could text, so that the next class
wouldnt be awkward. They were talking,
they were cool.
Once the social issues were navigated,
the group went on to discuss content. We
found out that we have a lot of commonalities, Mr. Turklieri said.
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Among them many male Jews wear

kippot, at least when they pray; Turkish
men also cover their heads during prayers.
They were blown away by the way that
we pray five times a day, the way Jews pray
three times a day, and that we and Jews
are both not allowed to eat pork. We were
both commanded by God not to eat pork,
Mr. Turklieri said.
We have the same prophets, the same
God, the same beliefs.
Most of the meetings were held at Avodat Shalom, and one of the first ones had
included a student-led tour of the sanctuary, but the programs last meeting, for
both students and their parents, was at a
mosque in Paterson.
Some of the Jewish parents were scared
to come I think they were afraid because
it is in Paterson, Mr. Turklieri said. But it
is a very safe place.
We had Turkish tea and Turkish desserts, and a tour of the whole facility. They
were just blown away by our prayer style,
by the food we eat, that we are allowed to
eat both halal and kosher food. They were
shocked by the fact that our religions are
similar.
The program was supposed to end at 8,
but at 9 everyone still was talking to each
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other. The kids were laughing; the parents

were laughing.
Right now, we are in the process of
organizing an adult group Turks and
Jews from the synagogue to break barriers and build bridges, Mr. Turklieri said.
Kill the stereotyping, and just get to know
each other.
The media is basically telling us how to
think. Some people just look at the media,
and they say, Those other people are like
that, because they said so on this television show. I feel that getting to know each
other face to face pushes all that aside.
Then you have a whole other level of getting to know each other.
He hopes that the participants in this
group will stay in touch, and will hang
out. It looks like they will. Everything
seems cool.
I am hoping for the best.
David Edelstein of Paramus, a senior
at Paramus High School, is the president
of TASTE. He chose to participate in the
program because I always have been
interested in learning about the cultures
around me, he said. So when I saw this,
led by Rabbi Paul, I thought it would be a
really cool thing to engage in dialogue with
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Meeting the troops

Englewood couple joins Friends of the IDF mission to Israel
ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
r. Robert and Barbara Cohen

of Englewood met plenty of
top-brass VIPs on their recent
visit to Israel with the Friends
of the Israel Defense Forces National Leadership Mission President Reuven Rivlin
and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz
among them.
But what stands out in Dr. Cohens mind
are the regular soldiers in uniform.
I was so impressed by the goodness
of the individuals I met, the young soldiers and their commanding officers, Dr.
Cohen, an obstetrician/gynecologist, said.
I was so
impressed by the
goodness of the
individuals I
met, the young
soldiers and their
commanding
officers.
These young people, right out of high
school, are giving up two or three years of
their lives for Israel. And they all, to the
man or woman, told us they consider it an
honor to preserve and protect Israel for
the Jewish people.
The Cohens were so impressed, in fact,
that they readily agreed to sponsor two
needy lone soldiers one male and one
female for four years as they transition
from the military to higher education.
Some 6,000 Israeli soldiers are classified
as lone because they have no local family support. Of those, about 2,800 are from
abroad. Much of FIDFs focus is on meeting the needs of lone soldiers. The not-forprofit organization, established in 1981 by
a group of Holocaust survivors, provides
and supports educational, social, cultural,
and recreational programs and facilities

for IDF soldiers and raises funds through
15 regional offices throughout the United
States and Panama.
The national FIDF Mission, which took
place November 14 to 21, included briefings by senior military officers, meetings
with state leaders, and tours of strategic
IDF bases to get a behind-the-scenes look
into the Israeli military.
The delegates toured an Iron Dome battery in the South that helped shield Israelis from thousands of rocket attacks during
last summers Operation Protective Edge,
and heard an assessment of the current
security situation from the commander of
the Gaza Division.
They talked with soldiers who served
in Operation Protective Edge, visited the
Hatzerim Air Force Base in the Negev
Desert to meet F-15 and F-16 pilots, and
learned about the activities of elite units
such as the Givati Brigade and the Iron
Trails Armored Brigade.
Every day was a highlight, a brilliant
new experience, Dr. Cohen said. It was
the best trip I ever took anywhere.
Though the Cohens have contributed
to FIDF in the past, this was their first
mission with the organization. Dr. Cohen
said he and his wife were excited to tour
the militarys planned 263-acre, $2.3
million training, research, and housing
complex in the Negev, designed to meet
all the needs of soldiers and their families in one village-type setting, unknown
in Israel until now. He learned that the
project may be delayed because of budgetary constraints following the war, but
he hoped that it would go through in the
near future.
According to the FIDF, its leadership
missions to Israel are opportunities to
reinforce the vital bond between the communities in the United States, the soldiers
of the IDF, and the State of Israel.
This National Leadership Mission
allowed our FIDF supporters to forge
even deeper bonds with the brave men
and women of the IDF, who put their lives
on the line every day to defend the Jewish State and the Jewish people, FIDF
Dr. Robert and Barbara Cohen of Englewood will sponsor two lone soldiers
through the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.
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National Chairman Nily Falic said. We are

grateful for this incredible opportunity to
learn more about how we can support the
well- being of its soldiers. While they look
after Israel, it is incumbent upon us to look
after them.
Speaking to the group shortly after the
November 18 terror attack on a Jerusalem
synagogue, Lt. Gen. Gantz said: These
cruel and inhumane events provided a
reminder that the situation can change

from moment to moment and that we
have to continue being vigilant, remaining in a state of constant readiness, to do
whatever it takes to protect the security of
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More aid for Holocaust survivors

Home care is called the top social welfare priority
LOIS GOLDRICH
t would appear that the needs

of aging Holocaust survivors are
being increasingly recognized.
Last month, following years of
negotiations with the German government, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany announced
increased financial assistance for child
survivors of the Holocaust as well as for
survivors of forced labor. This week, the
Claims Conference reported that elderly
Holocaust victims will receive significantly more aid in 2015.
Indeed, Claims Conference president
Julius Berman said, total allocations to
social service organizations around the
world in 2015 will be $365 million. That
is a 21 percent increase over 2014. In
New Jersey, 12 social service agencies will
receive a total of $6.5 million, more than
double the amount for 2014.
Most of the increase has been earmarked for home care, which Mr. Berman called the top social welfare priority for these survivors.
All Shoah victims should be able to
receive the help and support that they
need to live the rest of their lives in dignity, after having endured indescribable
All Shoah victims

should be able
to receive the
help and
support that
they need to live
the rest of their
lives in dignity,
after having
endured
indescribable
suffering in
their youths.
suffering in their youths, he said. This
tremendous increase in funding will
directly help many survivors, including
those who need more help at home than
they currently receive as well as those
needing care for the first time.
Home care is intrinsic to enabling
survivors to remain living in their own
homes, in familiar surroundings, affording them a sense of safety, security,
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany announced that it will provide more financial assistance to
survivors of the Holocaust and of forced labor camps, as shown here, in 2015.
comfort and community, he added.
The Jewish Family Services of Bergen
and North Hudson, Greater Clifton-Passaic, and North Jersey will be among the
organizations receiving increased allocations. The funds are entirely separate
from the individual compensation payments distributed to Holocaust victims
by the Claims Conference.
Leah Kaufman, the executive director
of JFS of North Jersey, said that the average age of New Jersey survivors is 90. She
agreed with Mr. Berman that the group
has special needs.
Here we have a group of people who,
as a result of the war, are now experiencing the physical and psychological effects
of it, she said. Among the physical issues
they face are gastrointestinal issues arising from malnutrition, dental problems,
diabetes, and severe arthritis from being
out in the cold.
Psychologically, she said, its a lot
worse for them than for the average older adult; they are more likely to
face such problems as night terrors and
severe anxiety.
Some of these problems began surfacing over the past 10 to 15 years.
When they first came here, people
didnt want to hear their stories, Ms.
Kaufman said. In addition, going there
would emotionally paralyze them. But
now, as they have grown older, with
Susan Greenbaum
Leah Kaufman
some of them housebound, they review

their lives. For survivors, this is not the
most positive thing they can do.
Spouses of survivors with dementia also may find it hard to cope. With
dementia comes the loss of short-term
memory, so theyre constantly reliving
the wartime years. What do they remember? Seeing parents or a sibling shot in
front of them. Hiding in a forest.
In addition, she said, many elderly survivors didnt have role models for growing old. Being old in the camps meant
death, she said. The whole idea of
being sick is frustrating and frightening.
Hospitalization is often a trigger, especially for those with memories of experimentation. You can imagine what goes
through their minds.
Ms. Kaufman said the Claims Conference gathered information from New Jerseys JFS agencies that provide support
services to this population. They were
asked how many people could benefit
from additional hours of home care or
other kinds of assistance, such as hearing
aids, dentures, or money for the medication and medical equipment that Medicare does not cover.
She said that some of this information
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We get to know the population and approach them
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Through Caf Europa, Jewish Family Service is
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Ms. Kaufman said that the increased funding
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Caf Europa serves about 150 survivors. Other
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Our population is fairly large, she said. Each JFS
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the number of survivors in their community.
Were indebted to the Claims Conference, Ms.
Kaufman said. The staff is thrilled about the ability
to provide additional services.
Susan Greenbaum, the director of JFS of Bergen
and North Hudson, said that her agency provides
services to approximately 35 survivors.
She agreed that home care is the greatest need
In 2015 there will

be some exibility
built into the funding
that we havent had
in the past, so
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for this population and said that while most people
requiring such care live alone, sometimes both members of a couple need help.
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Local cyclist tells a different story of trans-Hudson travails
DOV NEIMAND
try to walk, kayak, or bike as often

as possible. Thats part of my effort
to save the planet, stay in good
health, and get the most out of my
time here.
So when I arranged to meet a pretty lady
for a date in Brooklyn, there was never
any doubt about how I would get there. I
biked from my Teaneck home to work in
the Heights, and after a long day I headed
south to Brooklyn.
The date went well.
At 11 p.m. I pedaled up through Brooklyn on Flatbush Avenue and thought back
on my evening. Over the Manhattan Bridge
bike path, across town, and up the Hudson River Greenway, I rode through the
night on a dark and empty bike path. The
Hudson resonated with Manhattans nightlife. It reflected towering skyscraper lights
and pulsed against the rocks with water so
black that a sleepy cyclist could lose himself in it.
I was almost home. The George Washington Bridge and 30 minutes of Jersey
streets were all that separated me from a
shower and bed.
But a locked gate barred my path across
the bridge. With a little bit of hunting I
found the north side walkway.
I turned onto the street and up the ramp
to the bridge lanes with light, 1-in-themorning traffic.
I wanted to get home.
Orange cones and signs with bright lights
closed all but one of the lanes for construction. A truck was behind me, moving at my
snails pace, without enough room to pass.
I pulled over to the side, dismounted, and
lifted my bike over the railing onto the
north side pedestrian walkway.
The north side walkway seemed to be
permanently closed. Not for safety reasons, I hoped. I edged away from the drop
to the Hudson as best I could and watched
for potholes and other obstacles as I proceeded cautiously over the river.
Near the other end of the bridge, I found
another locked gate. I began to climb back
into the traffic. The construction workers
in the closed lanes started yelling at me.
You cant do that! Youre crazy!
How did you get over there?
One of the construction workers started
yelling at the others Just let him do what
he wants. If we talk to him itll be our
problem.
Go back the way you came! joined the
chorus.
I ignored them. At the next break in traffic, I crossed the lane into the construction
area.
What you gonna do now? one of them
asked me.
Cyclist Dov Neimand enjoyed a nice date in Brooklyn but had a scary ride back to his home in Teaneck.
A crowd of workers had gathered. I
looked ahead at the traffic signs for I-95,
Route 4, and the Palisades Parkway. No sign
said local Jersey streets.
I couldnt cross back to the other side of
the fence on the walkway, because there
were three more locked fences ahead.
I could pick a direction, head onto a
highway in the night, and hope Id soon
find an exit.
As I thought about it, the manager was
yelling at me Stay here! The police are
coming.
You dont have the authority to order me
around! I said. Are you a police officer?
He was a big man, standing close,
screaming Stay here again and again.
Trucks roared by on the single lane, then
spread into the maze of dimly lit highway
options.
I didnt want to deal with the police. What
if they gave me a ticket. What if they put me
in jail? But I also didnt want to bike into the
New Jersey highway system in the night.
I decided to wait. The manager yelled at
everyone to get back to work.
A Port Authority van pulled up. The construction area was full of pickup trucks.
They wouldnt give me a ride, even a few
hundred meters off the bridge, because if
something happened to me they would be

liable.
A tall skinny worker was friends with a
contractor who could take me and my bike
off the bridge for five dollars. I didnt have
any cash. I showed them my open wallet.
They would not take me.
Maybe we can take you... he told me.
The problem is the bicycle. I couldnt
imagine why my bike would be a problem
for a nearly empty-bedded pickup truck.
Leave the bike here with me, and we can
take you off the bridge.
No, but thank you for the offer. I said.
Its no problem. You come back here
tomorrow and well return it.
Youre not separating me from my bicycle, I said.
Its OK, he said. Well give it back to
you tomorrow in the day. You can get off
the bridge.
I knew that he was trying to steal my bike.
But what if he wasnt? I wanted to get home.
I didnt want to get in trouble with police for
biking on the bridge.
Another worker saw me talking to the
pair and yelled at me to get away. Hes
crazy!
The con artist saw the police car pull up
and yelled The police are coming! Run now!
Ill hold your bike for you. Run! Run! Theyll

put you in jail. The police are coming to arrest
you!
I was nervous. I was tired, hungry, and
cold. But I wasnt about to flee the police,
even if the con man had tapped into my fear.
The police car parked behind the pickup
trucks and the officer approached. Is this
your first time biking on the bridge?
I lied: Its been a few years.
He asked me about what I do, and where
I lived. Have you ever been in trouble with
the law?
No, I told him, Ive never even gotten a
ticket. I thought about it, that wasnt true.
Except for once when I got caught not cleaning up after my dog. I had been 13.
I decided to keep my recent incarceration
in North Cyprus to myself.
He gave me a lift. He didnt handcuff me
like they did in Cyprus . Apparently, I was neither the first nor would I be the last cyclist to
try to cross the bridge at night.
Three hundred meters, and he dropped
me off at an island bus stop in the middle of
the highway. I hauled my bike upstairs and
walked over a footbridge into Fort Lee.
Half an hour later it was 3 in the morning,
and my dog was telling me how much she
had missed me.
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Things to do on December 25
HEIDI MAE BRATT
hursday, December 25, is a

Very Big Holiday. And it seems
like everything is shuttered.
Not so. Weve come up with
plenty of things to do that day, Jewish
and not Jewish. So go ahead and enjoy!
1. Magical moments
Come to the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades

and be wowed by the magic and comedy
act performed by David Caserta, who
was recently showcased on Americas
Got Talent. The show runs from 10:30
to 11:30 a.m. Caserta is known especially
for the art of illusion and for letting the
audience in on the act. Tickets for the
hour-long show are $10 for adults and
$8 for kids who are members, $12 and 10
for nonmembers. After the show, hang
out at the center and work up a sweat
as you work out. For tickets, go to www.
jccotp.org, call Michal at (201) 408-1467,
or email her at mkleiman@jccotp. JCC on
the Palisades, 411 E. Clinton Ave., Tenafly.
2. Camp for the family

at the Bergen YJCC
Camp in the winter? Of course. Head over

to the YJCC in Washington Township for
a family day of camp and fun from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. The free community event will
include programmed activities with a
camp theme. In addition, the indoor pools
will be open, and there will be ceramics,
Gaga, ping-pong, and Wii games. This
special day is free for YJCC members and
guests, who are requested to bring photo
ID. Activities include adult yoga at 9 a.m.;
an adult Booty Camp group fitness class,
PJ Library storybook theater featuring
Mainstages, open gym, camp crafts, and
a scavenger hunt, all at 10 a.m.; yoga and
karate for kids beginning at 10:15 a.m.;
Children make sand art at the YJCC in Washington during last years December 25 activities.
Camp Rock movie at 11:30 a.m.; inflatable slide at noon; and obstacle course and
campfire stories at 12:30 p.m. The YJCC
is at 605 Pascack Road. (201) 666-6610.
3. Explore Jewish museums
Many of Manhattans Jewish cultural

institutions are open and hosting special
family activities on Christmas Day. Hit the
Museum at Eldridge Street to groove to

Klez for Kids, go on scavenger hunts and
learn Yiddish. Museum at Eldridge Street
Synagogue, 12 Eldridge St. (212) 219-0302,
www. eldridgestree.org. Or catch Timbalooloo, a family concert by Oran Etkin,
11:30 a.m. at the Jewish Museum, 1109
Fifth Ave., Manhattan. (212) 423-3200,
www.thejewishmuseum.org. Or check
out artists in action during art week at
the Jewish Childrens Museum, 792 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn. (718) 907-8833,
www.jcm.museum.
7. Play tourist in Manhattan
Even if the kiddies are off from school,

they can still do a little math. Explore the
Museum of Mathematics, which is open
on the holiday. MoMath, 11 E. 26 St., Manhattan, (212) 542-0566, www.momath.
org.
5. Yuk it up
8. Cook Jewish
Get a few laughs in a Christmas Day for

the Jews, a stand-up comedy special
featuring funny folks Jon Fisch of Late
Night with David Letterman, Cory Kahaney from Last Comic Standing, and Avi
Lieberman of Craig Ferguson. The show
starts at 8 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. at the
City Winery. www.citywinery.com.
A handful of Broadway shows play on

Christmas Day, including family faves
Cinderella, which closes in early January, Matilda, and Wicked. Get into
the spirit of the season by catching a
performance of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular or the Big Apple Circus:
Metamorphosis.
Times Squares Madame Tussauds, Ripleys Believe it or Not! Odditorium and

Discovery Times Square (featuring Marvels Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. The Exhibition) are all open on December 25. If youd
rather play games, arcade/restaurant Dave
& Busters is open, too. Other tourist spots
with holiday hours include the Empire
State Building and Top of the Rock.
4. One, two, three, math
Oran Etkin plays for families at the Jewish Museum.
6. Catch a Broadway
or other show
Get into the kitchen and whip up some

chicken soup, latkes (oh, youve already
eaten too many!) or an omelet. Better yet,
check out the new Secret Restaurant
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includes recipes from our very own Gotham Burger
and Etc. Steakhouse, both in Teaneck, and Lakewoods Carlos & Gabbys and Estreia. Now who
needs to go out to eat?
Grimm fairy tales. As a kashrut food bonus: The Teaneck

Cinemas sells kosher popcorn and other kosher candy
in its concession stand. But, if you dont want to venture
out, chill at home with your choice of Neflix, Hulu or
cable. Teaneck Cinemas, 503 Cedar Lane, Teaneck.
9. Whistle while you work
12. Doing good is good
While it seems like most of world is enjoying a vacay

day, plenty of employees, such as those in the 24/7
services, are working. You can fill in for a colleague
who needs the day off to spend with their family.
Or just enjoy the quieter, low-key atmosphere of the
less-populated office.
Chesed is the name of the Christmas Day game. Why not

see if there is a soup kitchen or nursing home in your
area that you can visit, to brighten the day of those who
are less fortunate. What a great gift it is to be able to
bring cheer to others.
10. Bookworming
Never got around to reading that book because

youre too busy? Its the perfect day to pick up a
Jewish book, or any book for that matter, and spend
some time expanding your mind. Why not check out
the local synagogues for any learning programs or
classed that they be hosting that day.
David Caserta provides magic

and comedy at the Kaplen JCC in Tenafly.
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Rolling up our sleeves

Why we should pitch in and help the less fortunate
LOIS GOLDRICH
s a Jew, calling as in having a calling isnt something

I hear often in conversation. But
I heard it Sunday morning as I
worked with about 25 other volunteers sorting food for the Center for Food Action in
Saddle Brook.
What I heard was this: I skipped church
this morning to do this, but I guess it was a
higher calling. The statement was echoed
and applauded by several other volunteers.
My first (childishly defensive) instinct
was to look around and try to calculate how
many of the volunteers were Jews. Sadly,
the number wasnt high. And frankly, I was
a bit jealous. After all, we may not have a
calling, but as a community, we do have a
highly developed social conscience.
According to Jennifer Johnson, CFAs
director of communications, the number
of people requiring food assistance is rising.
She said that the food sorted on Sunday
would be distributed among the groups
eight sites. In addition to its headquarters in
Englewood and venues in Fairview, Hackensack, Mahwah, Ridgefield, Ringwood, and
Saddle Brook, CFA recently
opened a site at Bergen Community College for students
and faculty.
Many faculty members
are adjunct and not fulltime, she said. They are also
struggling.
Last year, CFA distributed
70,124 emergency food packages, each package containing anywhere from four to 10
bags of food. Some recipients
are repeat, but not that many,
Ms. Johnson said. Distributions are made on a monthly
basis.
Were a safety net to help
people get through a crisis,
she said. We were not developed to handle the need were
now seeing.
Johnson said food donations are not matching the
number of food requests received. In addition, right now if a person calls and needs
food, we have to ask them to wait. It used
to be you could come in a day or two. We
dont have enough food, and people in crisis
have to wait.
Besides seeking increased donations, the
CFA is also requesting that donors check
expiration dates. We have to throw a lot
away, she said, noting that some people
donate food past these dates. Legally,
were not allowed to give it out.
She said the greatest need is for
Volunteers, above, organize donations at the Center for Food

Action in Saddle Brook. A truck, left, is loaded with food for distribution to the needy.
high-protein items such as tuna, hearty

soups, and canned meats. CFA also welcomes supermarket gift cards and cold,
hard cash, allowing us to buy whats needed.
We can maximize these purchases, filling
in items that have not been donated.
Ms. Johnson hopes readers will spread
the word on Facebook and Twitter or host a
food drive. She wants people to realize that
while our area is so affluent, so many dont
have food.
Running after Irwin Vogelman, CFAs
director of food resources, on Sunday
he was hard to catch as he

simultaneously supervised,
sorted, and schlepped the
canned and boxed food
I asked him how often he
coordinates such large-scale
food-sorting events.
We sort it when we get it,
he said, adding that the reason such a large effort was
necessary now was because
of Thanksgiving. People have
been donating the extra food
they bought for the holiday.
And thats the problem, he
said. Despite what seemed
like huge quantities of food
carton after carton of canned
soups and vegetables, a ridiculous amount of cranberry sauce, yams,
and gravy this food will not last long. And
without a holiday like Thanksgiving to prod
donors, its unlikely that such a large volunteer effort will be needed again soon.
But wait, I thought. What about Chanukah? What about channeling our gift-giving
impulses in a different direction? (Granted,
I should have written this last week, before
we joined the thronging multitudes in local
malls.) And even if weve used up our giftgiving allowance, we can still give of ourselves, offering our hands-on help to groups
Were a safety
net to help people
get through a
crisis. We were
not developed
to handle the
need were
now seeing.
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hole in societys safety net.
If only as a matter of communal pride,
we should be in the front lines of such an
effort. No doubt, many of CFAs food donations are made by Jews, whether from shuls
or by individuals. And indeed, giving food
and money is crucial, and we must try to
increase our current offerings.
But we must also join the ranks of those
who show up. To use a sports metaphor, we
must run onto the field and show that were
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Jacoby named executive director
at YUs two N.Y. high schools
Online course offered to rabbis

on preventing child abuse
Joshua Jacoby is the new executive director of Yeshiva University High Schools. He will oversee strategic business
areas at the two schools the Marsha Stern Talmudical
Academy (MTA) on YUs Wilf Campus and the Samuel H.
Wang Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central) in
Holliswood, Queens.
Mr. Jacoby, who is from Monsey, N.Y., and now lives in
Riverdale, N.Y., graduated from MTA and Yeshiva College.
Before taking on this new position, he worked in the marketing partnerships group at Madison Square Garden and
was director of admissions at MTA.
Mr. Jacoby will lead MTAs planning and preparation for
its centennial celebration, scheduled for 2016. He also is
director of development for the David Wright Foundation.
Yeshiva University is
offering Addressing
Child Abuse: Defining
Roles, Enhancing Skills,
a new online child abuse
prevention course for
rabbis. Jointly offered by
YUs Center for the Jewish Future, YU-affiliated
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan
Theological Seminary,
Victor Vieth
and Gundersen National
Child Protection Training Center, the course takes place over
12 weeks.
The rabbi is in a unique position,
said Rabbi Naphtali Lavenda, director of
online rabbinic programming at the CJF.
The rabbi has to be this Superman: hes
the first responder for all crises in the
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Editorial
What were they thinking?
n many ways, the Jewish Center of Teaneck is the prototypical post-World-War-II suburban
synagogue, and the arc of its
story founded in 1933, it went up,
up, up, a long peak, and then back
down is an encapsulated version of
a particular strain of postwar American Judaism, which rocketed up and
now is petering out.
It is a shul with a pool, a full-service Jewish center, the model that
the Orthodox-turned-Conservativeturned-Reconstructionist Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan was credited with having championed. It is a vast building,
big enough for the crowds that once
filled it, but expensive to heat, cool,
and maintain.
It was once an exemplar of the fluidity between religious movements. It
had two longtime rabbis, who each
left his stamp on the community.
The first, Rabbi Judah Washer, was
ordained by Yeshiva University, and
the second, Rabbi David Feldman,
who died on November 28, earned
his smicha at the Jewish Theological
Seminary, itself a place where Orthodox scholars flourished. The synagogue, which once was affiliated with
United Synagogue of Conservative
Judaism, adhered, throughout most
of its history, to the only-in-America
custom of allowing mixed seating but
not counting women in the minyan.
At its peak, the Jewish Center,
Teanecks oldest congregation and
once its biggest, most prominent,
and most influential, boasted 1,500
member families.
That was then. Now is another
story.
In the last few years, the Jewish
Center installed a mechitzah, and
three years ago it joined the Orthodox Union. That might have been too
little, too late; it might have been a
miscalculation, it might have been a
last doomed stand against the microdemographics of its immediate neighborhood, which includes large institutions and main roads and few fully
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Those valiant efforts did not turn
around the large ship that is the Jewish Center of Teaneck. With just 69
member families left, it seems to be
sinking. In October, it let go its last
rabbi, Lawrence Zierler, who had
led it into the OU. It could no longer
afford him.
Now, as we reported last week, the
Jewish Center plans to sell itself but
not to the highest bidder. Instead, it
plans to go to one of the lowest.
This is where our sympathy ends
and our dismayed disbelief kicks in.
The Jewish Centers building is estimated to be worth at least $5 million,
quite possibly more. The Jewish Centers board voted, 15 to 14 (yes, a shul
with 69 familes has at least 29 people
on its board) to go to Yeshiva Heichal
HaTorah, a yeshiva high school for
boys that has roots in both the centrist and the ultra-Orthodox worlds.
The school, according to sources, will
allow the congregation to continue
independently, share responsibility
for the building, and pay $1 million
up front. It also would agree to pay
$120,000 annually for ten years.
The other offer was from Chabad
of Teaneck, which, we are told, was
offering to pay even less, and to make
up that shortfall with programming.
The offer from Holy Name Medical
Center, the shuls neighbor, was not
even considered in that final vote.
That shocks and appalls us.
According to Holy Names president and CEO, Michael Maron, the
hospitals bid included its intention
to pay the full appraised value for
the building. We would allow the
congregation to continue to use
the main sanctuary, we reported
him saying last week. We would
employ the rabbi for the congregation, jointly selected by the congregation and us. The hospital would
use the centers pool and gym for
its newly expanded physical therapy and fitness programs, it would
use the classrooms for its nursing
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school, and it would offer programs

specifically aimed at the Jewish
community, like the Jewish Womens Health Symposium and Brunch,
featuring Dr. Sharyn Lewin and Dr.
Joshua Gross, held at the shul on
November 16.
We would keep the Jewish heritage
alive at the synagogue, Mr. Maron
said.
Why would anyone choose $1 million and vague promises over at least
$5 million, offered in a professional
manner, from a well-known and wellrespected local institution, that also
makes clear, in writing, the ways in
which it will protect and nurture the
failing (if not failed) Jewish Centers
autonomy and its very Jewishness?
Could it be, possibly, because Holy
Name is not Jewish?
We believe that to be the case; we
reported a board member as saying
There was a very strong consensus
that the Jewish Center of Teaneck
should not go to a non-Jewish
organization.
If it is true, it is scandalous. And it
seems to be true.
Holy Name is a community institution. It is Roman Catholic, as is
Mr. Maron, but it has a long history
of reaching out to the Jewish community. Among many other things, it
offers a Shabbat room to observant
visitors, it strongly supports Israel
and invests in Israel Bonds, and in
February Mr. Maron will be honored
at a dinner given by Sinai Schools. It
has impeccable credentials.
Holy Names reasons for supporting the community are in part pragmatic much of the local community is Jewish but that is entirely
legitimate.
To turn down Holy Name, which
has proven itself over and over to be
a good friend of the Jewish community, is a shame, both for the Jewish
Center of Teaneck and for the rest of
the Jewish community.
We urge the shul to reconsider.

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know many readers think I am the kvetch who stole

Chanukah.
I do not dislike Chanukah. I am not even very
bothered by its Christmasization. Sure, I wish that
at least as many Jews as celebrate Chanukah also celebrate
Shavuot, but anything that fosters a sense of observance
in Jews is welcome.
What troubles me is not
what we are doing to Chanukah, but why we are doing it.
In emulating the Other, there
is the suggestion that too
many of us are uncomfortable with Judaism; that Judaism is primitive, backward,
anachronistic, out of touch
with enlightened modern
Shammai
thought. It is as if we have lost
Engelmayer
a sense of pride in Judaism
and its place in our lives.
We have to polish up this
distorted image of Judaism, and see it for what it really
is, and always has been: a way of life based on the Torah,
whose laws were and continue to be the most positive
force for good in this world.
As Americans, we take pride in the words all men are
created equal, but we ignore the fact that when these
words were written, the men meant white men, period,
and for most of the 18th century it meant white Christian
men. Women, obviously, were not men, so they did not
count, and neither did anyone whose skin was not white.
Things are a lot better today, but women still are not
treated equally (certainly not where salaries are concerned, or even job opportunities), and there still is a great
deal of discrimination against minorities.
Money talks in America and everywhere else. When a
rich person goes up against a poor person in a dispute,
the overwhelming advantage is to the rich person. When
a rich person goes on trial for some offense, he or she will
fare much better than a poor person will. Justice, sad to
say, is class-conscious.
It was much worse in the world in which the Torah
came to be. In that world, class distinction was built into
the law.
The opposite was built into the Torah. You shall not
render an unfair decision, it says (Leviticus 19:15); do
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not favor the poor or show deference for the rich; judge your
kinsman fairly.
In Deuteronomy 1:17, it says, You shall not be partial in
judgment: hear out low and high alike.
It has the harshest words for anyone who subverts the
rights of the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow (Deuteronomy 27:19), the Torahs way of defining societys disadvantaged and the disenfranchised. This adjuration is emphasized
in the Torah in a variety of forms, making it a prime directive,
so to speak.
Not even the king (or president) is above the law, or even
above his peers, which included everyone. He also had to use
his position for the betterment of society without enriching
himself. (See Deuteronomy 17:14-20.)
You will not find such laws in ancient Greece, the putative
birthplace of democracy, or in ancient Rome. The laws in both
distinguished between highborn and low, and between citizen
and stranger. Only in Israel are such laws found in that world.
True, as our prophets kept complaining, Israels leaders did
not always practice what the Torah preached; power corrupts.
At least there was an ideal to strive for in Israel that did not
exist anywhere else in that world and still does not.
Is this what we consider backward? Is this what we find so
awkward and uncomfortable that we need to adopt the ways
of the Other?
In my July 4th column, I noted that the Torah, more than
any document that came from Greece or elsewhere, influenced American democracy. It was nothing short of the
underlying fabric upon which American society was founded,
according to the religion scholar Dr. John Woodland Welch.
[T]he profound influence of biblical law on early American
colonial law is obvious to those who have studied seventeenth
century law in America.[It] was not a passing fancy in colonial America.
There are many examples, such as the Capitall Lawes of
New England, promulgated by the Massachusetts Bay Colony
in 1641, which also demonstrated the influence of the Talmud.
In 1655, the New Haven colonys legislators built this into
their code: [T]he judicial laws of God, as they were delivered
by Moses, and as they are a fence to the moral law, [shall]
generally bind all offenders, till they be branched out into particulars hereafter. New Havens Code of 1655 contained 79
statutes, 38 of which came from the Bible (and an overwhelming majority of those came from the Torah).
In the courtroom, Torah law zealously guards the rights
of the defendant. There is trial by jury; the right to confront
witnesses; protection against self-incrimination; the right of
appeal. (See Deuteronomy 17:8-10.)
The Torah protects the rights of the laborer (Leviticus 19:10
commands that he be paid on time; the Shabbat commandment entitles him and everyone else to one day off each week),
and an individuals right to privacy (see Deuteronomy 24:10).
The Torahs disdain for slavery is seen in its laws regarding
slaves.
Deuteronomy 23:16 forbids returning runaway slaves to
their masters (contrast this to the Dred Scott decision). If a
master kills a slave, the slave must be avenged, says Exodus
21:20; in verses 26 and 27, it frees a slave if the master causes
physical damage to him or her.
Exodus 21:22 and the talmudic legislation that derives from
it gives women power over their own bodies. We are still fighting about this in the America of the 21st Century.
Based on Torah legislation, Judaism created one of the most
forward-looking sets of environmental and ecological protection laws, including one that forbids burning fossil fuels with
abandon (see the Babylonian Talmud tractate Shabbat 67b),
and one that practically demands recycling (the principle of
Bal Tashchit, do not destroy, that derives from Deuteronomy
20:19.
Enjoy the rest of Chanukah. And take pride in the Torah
whose light continues to shine brightly because of it.
Speaking about the unspeakable
y husband served on a jury

what happened to these victims was
a few years back. When the
deemed more important than the victims
case was resolved and he
suffering in actually enduring it. Effectively, Jews sought to protect the perpetrawas allowed to discuss it, he
tor from the victim, rather than the other
summarized it in four words: There was
way around. Some victims also were cauthis pastor. Thats all he had to say, and
tioned that their own reputations would
people (sadly, correctly) assumed the rest.
I recall that trial now, because, not long
be harmed, implying that they should feel
ago, the public learned that there was this
ashamed and humiliated, and that silence
Rabbi Debra
rabbi who ran this mikvah. Since then,
would protect them. We should never
Orenstein
Jews have wondered in private and in print:
pressure victims to come forward. That is
How could a Torah scholar commit such a
their choice. But we must make it as easy
violation? Columnists in the Jewish Standard
as possible for them to do so.
have discussed human nature, male sexuality, the dynamPublicly exposing someone elses sins is never done
ics of authority, and rabbinical education. All are worthy
lightly, but sometimes it is the right choice. It is a mitzvah to treat the perpetrator and the family with compasof attention but should not distract us from an obvious
sion but never at the cost of helping victims heal and
and difficult truth: he did it because, at least for a long
protecting the public.
while, he could get away with it.
After almost every major scandal that has been
If sexual misconduct has occurred, then human
reported in the newspapers, including this one, I have
dignity is already inevitably a casualty. The question
heard community leaders say, privately if not publicly,
becomes: do you want to sacrifice truth and justice, too?
It was widely known. Or It was long suspected. Or
Silence is always easier in the short term, but in the long
Other women came to me before this. Abuse happens
term it is toxic when imposed on those who have been
in every movement within Judaism, as it does in every
exploited, dangerous for potential victims, morally corrupting for witnesses, and no favor to the perpetrator or
faith tradition. We can claim neither immunity nor surprise. If perpetrators lie convincingly and intimidate
the community at large.
their victims thoroughly, rabbinic colleagues and lay
How do I know so many victims? First, because there
leaders may not (yet) know what is happening. But in
are a lot of them many more than we hear about.
many perhaps most cases, we dont want to know.
Also, because of the timing of my ordination. I was in
To give proper credit, the Jewish community, in sync
the first wave of women rabbis ordained in my movement. A female classmate confided in me when we were
with larger social trends, has grown increasingly responsive to sexual misconduct. But we still have a long way
student rabbis, I feel like I have a sign on my head that
to go. The impulse to keep these things private due to
says: Tell me about your abuse. There was a backlog
the overwhelming shanda (shame and embarrassment)
of women who had been waiting to talk to a rabbi with
ends up harming victims and shielding perpetrators.
whom they would feel completely safe.
Violators always have their defenders. The pastor had
In 1994, I published the first volume of Lifecycles,
a gaggle of supporters from his church sitting behind
whose subject was womens perspectives on Jewish ritual. It was a sign of our changing times that one chapter
him in the courtroom, although he admitted to having
dealt, in part, with sexual abuse. I rarely mentioned it
sex with many teenaged girls in his congregation.
in speeches. Yet as I conducted a speaking tour, dozens
No matter the nature or degree of sexual violation
of women approached me to tell me about their moles filming unsuspecting women, seducing teenagers,
tation by rabbis, cantors, and, most often, relatives.
molesting children, harassing employees, committing
Subsequently, I served on an inter-movement council
rape at least some people will plead for mercy and
on rabbinic sexual misconduct in Southern California,
balance. Yes, he sinned; but he did so much good in
where I learned of more victims.
other areas! This is inevitably true and deeply painful.
I have worked in some depth with a dozen victims. Most
Victims of a religious leader often ask, Why were other
came to me as part of the Introduction to Judaism propeople blessed by him, while I was exploited by him?
gram at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, where
Or, worse, they blame themselves and wonder: What
I taught for 20 years. Partly because of my gender, and
was it about me that elicited evil instead of good?
Years ago, anyone who came forward with an allegation
partly because the program involved spiritual mentorship
likely would be asked not to ruin the reputation of a fine
as well as classroom learning, they told me their stories.
man. Jewish organizations meted out few consequences
Ten had been molested by rabbis as children or young
to offending rabbis, and virtually no support for their vicadults, and two discovered as teens that the rabbi doing
tims. Even today, it is horribly difficult to come forward.
marital counseling with their parents was simultaneously
Many victims for this and other reasons choose not to
having an affair with their mother. Every one of them
speak out, and those who do often feel stigmatized. False
suffered unspeakable emotional and spiritual pain as a
accusations are possible, of course, but I personally dont
result of a rabbis betrayal, with long-term, practical consequences. Nine out of 12 converted to another religion at
know of any. I do know of many valid accusations that
some point, although all were born Jewish.
were ignored, dismissed, or met with hostility.
I have no personal knowledge of the most recent case
It is obvious that rabbinic sexual misconduct ravages
or its victims. But every victim I have ever spoken with
Gods reputation, even as it abuses bodies and psyches
was urged to keep silent by at least one person and
fashioned in Gods image. But unless we have experienced
sometimes by an entire board of directors. Speaking
it ourselves or are close to someone who has, I dont think
out, they were told, would harm the community, the
we fully appreciate the depths of the anguish caused by this
rabbis legitimate good works, and his innocent family.
hillul hashem (desecration of Gods name).
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Holiday gift ideas

A deep, relaxing soul treatment
n this Chanukah seathose questions often

son of gift giving, how
they find it hard to
about a certificate for
search for resolutions.
some spiritual direcWrestling with them
tion? Why not give the gift of
takes time, an alarmspirituality?
ingly scarce resource.
As a creative Chanukah
Research suggests that
present, why not enable
people with well develsomeone you care about to
oped spiritual and comRabbi Adina
spend time with their rabbi
munal lives are happier
Lewittes
to explore their spiritual
and more at peace than
lives their questions of
those without them.
faith or doubt, their search
And happier people are
for purpose and meaning, their interest
more productive and physically healthin an aspect of their heritage theyve
ier. Given the enormous value direct
never had the time to delve into?
dialogue with an insightful mentor can
Spending an hour with a mental
have for someone seeking to deepen
health professional to explore our emohis or her connection to spirituality,
tional and psychological landscapes is
to self, to the Source of Life, and the
a gift we give ourselves and by extenprofound impact such connection can
sion those we love by making the
have upon their lives and relationships,
effort to stay balanced and grounded in
its certainly time well spent.
our relationships. Spending one with a
It is a personal investment with
religious leader is no less a gift we give
returns for generations to come.
ourselves and those around us by makRecently I did a wedding for a couple
ing the effort to stay invested in and
committed to creating a vibrant Jewinspired by our spiritual commitments.
ish home and an active Jewish family.
As part of their wedding gift, their parents arranged some private sessions
with me so the new spouses can learn
more about Judaism and grow in their
commitments. Like the business school
graduation gift of a few sessions with
an executive coach, carving out time
for a new couple to spend with their
rabbi gives them a unique opportunity
for reflection, particularly for those
who face complicated choices around
setting a spiritual course for their lives.
Imagine other life moments that
prompt this kind of introspection that
can be nurtured by one-on-one spiritual direction. They include milestone
birthdays, childbirth, college graduations, divorce, illness, loss, retirement,
becoming an empty-nester, becoming a
grandparent, or even religious holidays.
It may not yet have the allure of a gift
certificate to a spa for a massage or facial,
So many people are able to articulate
but next time youre perusing a wedding
what it is that challenges their beliefs
registry or buying a gift for your secret
and practices in our complex, modern
Chanukah Harry, consider also bookworld: How can I believe in a God who
ing an appointment or two for someone
is good and compassionate when theres
with his or her favorite rabbi. Give, and
so much suffering and violence around
receive, the gift of spirituality of inner
us? How can I make my harried life more
reflection and enlightened renewal.
Chag Urim Sameach. Happy
peaceful and contemplative? If I dont
Chanukah!
find God in a sanctuary, where can I find
the Divine? How can I bring holiness into
Rabbi Adina Lewittes of Closter is the
my home? Is it wrong to borrow rituals
founder of Shaar Communities, a groundI see my friends enjoying even though I
breaking suburban network of small,
belong to a different spiritual tradition
inclusive and diverse Jewish communities
from theirs? How can I negotiate the
connected by a broad vision of Jewish
traditional definitions of identity and
renaissance and focused on the challenge
community with the more fluid cultural
of building and sustaining Jewish identity
boundaries of our open society?
And yet the same people who ask
in the 21st century.
Spending one
with a religious
leader is no less
a gift we give
ourselves and
those around us
by making the
effort to stay
invested in and
inspired by our
spiritual
commitments.
Rabbi Abraham Zigelman, at center, in bow tie. Can you identify anyone else?
Mistaken identity
I noticed that the article about Rabbi

Abraham Zigelman included a photo
taken at his installation in 1951 (Too
many funerals, December 5). The caption said that it showed Rabbi Zigelman
shaking hands with Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, who had ordained him.
Looking at the photo, reprinted above,
I immediately realized that the person
with whom Rabbi Zigelman was shaking
hands could not have been Rabbi Feinstein. I have seen many photos of Rabbi
Feinstein, and I once had the privilege of
meeting him personally. Rabbi Feinstein
was a relatively short man, while the person to the right of Rabbi Zigelman in the
photo was a very tall man.
I also spoke to a friend of mine who
used to live on the Lower East Side and
knew Rabbi Feinstein very well. He confirmed that Rabbi Feinstein is the man
standing to the left of Rabbi Zigelman in
the photo.
Daniel Chazin, Teaneck
The photograph (Too many funerals)
identifies Rabbi Zigelman shaking the
hand of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. Rabbi
Moshe Feinstein was a very short man.
Assuming he did attend the installation, I
suspect he is pictured to the left of Rabbi
Zigelman in the photo.
Avrom R. Vann, Fair Lawn
EDITORS NOTE: We were supplied the
caption information, which clearly was
wrong. We do not know whose hand Rabbi
Zigelman is shaking, nor can we identity
anyone else in the picture, so we ask you,
our readers, if you know any of these
other men. Please email your answers to
jstandardletters@gmail.com
Crane crazy in Hula Valley
I read Abigail Klein Leichmans Letter

from Israel last week with great interest. Ms. Leichman accurately describes
the extraordinary sights during the semiannual bird migration in Israel. The 500
million birds that travel over Israel twice
a year are estimated to make up the largest bird migration in the world.
I thought your readers would be
interested in some additional information related to her story.

She described the reflooding of the
Hula by environmentalists. That is accurate. In fact, the group that caused the
reflooding to maintain the bird sanctuary founded the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), which
has grown into the largest not-for-profit
organization in Israel, with more than
160,000 members. SPNI runs the bird
watching at the Hula and the operations
at the Jerusalem Bird Observatory. Its
extraordinary staff includes experts in
all phases of nature and conservation.
When we were in Israel in November, we
witnessed 42,000 cranes, each of which
has a six foot wing span, take off at dawn
seeking food. It was an incredible sight,
which Ms. Leichman does credit to in her
article.
Many of your readers have visited
Israel, but few have experienced it for
its natural wonders. The American Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel
(ASPNI) has started a travel program to
promote ecotourism. This can be done
on a budget by staying at one of the nine
SPNI field schools throughout the country; there a private room and bath plus
breakfast are a available for approximately $100 a night. More luxurious trips
could see the traveler staying at five-star
hotels. Sample itineraries and costs are
available on ASPNIs website, www.natureisrael.org/aspni.
For example, if you want to go to
the Eilat bird festival in mid-March to
observe the spring migration, you can
also include snorkeling or scuba diving,
accompanied by one of SPNIs expert
marine biologists. Israel has one of the
largest concentrations of tropical fish in
the waters of Eilat. You could also hike
the 620 mile Israel National Trail, which
runs the length of the country. It was
developed by SPNI.
Eco travel in Israel will be an experience that no one will ever forget, and can
be done multi-generationally with families of all ages.
Leon J. Sokol, Teaneck
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Your cover photo and story of Rabbi David

Feldman a veritable Talmud Chacham
who made great contributions to Jewish
biomedical ethics was greatly appreciated (Remembering Rabbi David Feldman, December 5).
I believe this was the second time the
rabbis photo appeared on your cover. In
1983, as president of the Bergen County
Medical Society, I invited Rabbi Feldman
to address the doctors on medical ethics.
Two non-Jewish clergymen joined the
discussion.
It was reported by the Standard on
10/7/83, with Rabbi Feldmans photo on
the cover.
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Huckabee is unfit
Your December 12 article Norpac

hosts fundraiser for Huckabee reports
that Huckabee told the 2014 Values
Voter Summit, an annual confab in
Washington promoting traditional conservative values, that the public should

fire politicians who do not hear Gods
heart.
Mr. Huckabee would be well advised
to familiarize himself with the United
States Constitution, specifically Article
VI, paragraph 3, which states that ...no
religious test shall ever be required as a
qualification to any office or public trust
under the United States.
Mr. Huckabees breathtaking ignorance of the Constitution, and of our
long tradition of religious freedom, renders him unfit for public office.
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Lords of the trains

How a world-class model railroad layout landed in a Paterson silk mill
LARRY YUDELSON
tart with a three-year-olds

enchantment with a toy that
moves by itself, as if by magic.
Add the love of a doting father.
Simmer with time. Throw in more than
a dash of unexpected curves.
The result: The worlds largest O-scale
model railroad layout.
On Sunday, youre invited to the third
floor of a former silk factory in Paterson
to see it.
If you go, brace yourself. Prepare to
be amazed. There are tracks and trains
and buildings rendered in loving details.
Theres a replica of an Esso oil refinery; a
Manhattan subway station, replete with
microscopic model rats, and there are yet
more trains, including engines that puff
rings of flavored smoke.
You can look at it, and it keeps on going,
like a train that has stopped you at the
crossing that keeps on going, going, going,
one car after the next, a plethora of shapes
and colors, and still it keeps on going.
And to think that it started with an unassuming train on a simple course in a New
Jersey basement.
It was 20 years ago that Mathew Horning
of Haworth, now 23, discovered his older
brother Randys train set. He couldnt
resist it. He picked up the toy, and like
many a younger brother before him, he
broke it.
Thats where his father switched the
track of the story.
Marty Horning bought Randy a replacement, and he didnt stop a chastened
Mathew from playing with it.
In fact, Randy wasnt that interested in
the new train.
I was the only one who played with it,
said Mathew. From there, his love of trains
blossomed into a hobby that took a growing size in his life and that of his family.
His father had absolutely no interest
in model trains. Not even in the least bit.
He saw that I was interested in it and he
wanted to see me as happy as possible.
So he ran with it a little more than most
fathers would, Mathew said.
Marty died last year; now, Mathews
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Mathew Horning, left, and his uncle, Bernie Callen, preside over their rail empire.
hobby is a way to have a connection with

my father.
When Mathew was younger, his father
took him to train shows. Held in high
schools and convention centers, the
shows bring enthusiasts together to show
off the trains they assemble and paint and
the tracks they lay out, the meticulous
craftsmanship they use in creating model
scenery.
By the time Mathew was 10, he and his

father had found a club that would let him
operate its trains. The club had a modular
set it could be disassembled and taken
to shows and then returned and reassembled. Then the club lost its home and had
to find a new space.
I had a loud mouth then, Mathew
remembered. I said that my father had
extra room.
His father, along with an uncle, Bernie

Callen, recently had bought a 19th-century
silk factory in Paterson for their family
business, which manufactures mats used
for framing photographs. There was a lot
of excess space, Mr. Callen said.
That was the beginning of what is now
the NJ HiRailers club, whose directors are
Mr. Callen, his son Dennis, and Mathew
Horning. Later, a 60-foot train layout, valued at a quarter of a million dollars, went
up for sale, and Bernie Callen bought it.
It had to be lifted into the building on a
crane, through holes made in the exterior
walls. Eventually, the original club, with its
modular layout, moved out, but still the
tracks kept growing.
When Mr. Callen, 73, was a child in
Jersey City, he loved to watch the trains
downtown. Like many children in that era
he had a toy train set, but as he grew older
he put the toy trains away.
Now, though, there was a train set across
the hall from his office.
I can just go there and work the trains,
he said. Its very restful and relaxing. Ill
work on scenery. Ill run it a little bit. Ill
just sit and look at the layout.
Other than being on the other side of the
hall from the tracks, Mr. Callen is typical of
train hobbyists.
Most of the guys in the club are 50,
60, 70, he said. They came back to the
hobby after their children grew up.
Over the years, the club grew, and so
did the layout. It is now 185 feet long
more than half a football field and 40
feet wide. With its trains and track at a
1/48 inch scale a quarter of an inch on
a model corresponds to a foot in real life
the layout models what would be five
miles of tracks.
This, says Mathew Horning, makes it the
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largest in the world.
The club meets every Wednesday.
Members must commit to eight hours
a month of work on the layout. And a
few times a year including this Sunday it opens its doors, allowing visitors to see the set and perhaps even
control the trains.
Membership brings the keys and
pass codes needed to visit and play
with the trains any time.
Mr. Horning and the Callens, father
and son, are mostly responsible for the
layout. Other club members bring their
own locomotives and rolling stock
that is, the non-locomotive freight and
passenger cars and cabooses.
Mr. Hornings devotion to trains has
grown beyond the third-floor layout in
Paterson. In college, he interned for a
few summers with Lionel, the legendary toy train manufacturer, working on
projects ranging from patent research
to product design to his favorite
working on a pop-up store in New
York.
I actually got to select the inventory, he said. I wrote the employee
training manual, explaining the heritage of the company, who they were
working for, everything they needed
to know to sell trains.
The toy train business has gone
through peaks and valleys over the
years. Before the Depression, Lionels larger trains were best-sellers,
but its smaller, less expensive O-scale
Bernie Callen and Mathew Horning are masters of
miniature detail at their expansive O-scale model
railroad layout in a Paterson silk mill.
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trains became popular when the economy

tanked. Recent years have seen childrens
enery and enthusiasm moving to screens
more than toys. But, Mr. Horning said, the
toy train business is doing better than
most would expect.
As technoloy has grown, everything
is controlled with remotes, he said. You
can integrate it into your iPhone and iPad.
That is going to be a huge draw for younger
people. Technoloy has really helped
bring toy trains into the 21st century.
That said, he admits that in the world
of model train aficionados, Im an outlier
because Im young. You dont see many
young people in the hobby.
Mr. Horning, who is now studying for
his MBA, also has learned to control fullsize trains. He is a licensed locomotive
engineer, and is preparing for a second
license. (Different railroads have different
licensing requirements.) And he is a volunteer conductor for the Polar Express, a
Christmas-themed ride (Santa Claus walks
down the aisles, as do hobos) put on by
the New York Susquehanna & Western
Technical & Historical Society in Phillipsburg, out on Route 78 near the Pennsylvania line. The Polar Express has the production values
of a theme park, but its a real 12-car train pulled by an
antique diesel locomotive.
He does not, however, plan on making trains his
profession.
I would not want to live the lifestyle of a full-time
locomotive engineer, he said. Youre basically on call

24/7. If you work for a freight railroad, you start as the low
man on the totem poll and when someone calls in sick,
they call you. They give you three hours notice. It could
be two in the morning and youll have to be there at five.
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Joshua Cowen, the toy train king

Lionel has been synonymous with
model trains since 1900.
That was when a young inventor and tinkerer made an electric-powered model train and
sold it to a shop for its display
window. The train was labeled
Electric Express in gold and
it had no top it was designed
so the shopkeeper could load it
up with merchandise. The display indeed attracted customers
who wanted to buy a train for
themselves.
A toy legend was born, and its

father was Jewish: Joshua Lionel
Cowen.
Mr. Cowen was born Cohen on
the Lower East Side in 1877; he
changed his name in 1910. He built
his first train when he was a child.
He attached a steam engine to a
wooden locomotive he carved. It
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Before finding success with toy
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ignited a photographers flash,
and provided the U.S. Navy with
fuses for mines.

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More recently, Lionel has had
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which included ownership by
General Mills and a major investment by toy train fanatic and rock
singer Neil Young.
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A sign in Paris in memory of Ilan Halimi, a French Jew who was kidnapped and murdered in 2006.
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Ominous clouds over French Jews
ts an article thats more than 10

sober figure, but his view of the situation in
years old now, but I still maintain
France has changed so radically that, were
that anyone who wants to get an
Brenner to return to the subject of French
insight into the dynamics of antianti-Semitism now, she would end up with
Semitism in France would do well to cona dramatically different article.
sult Frances Scarlet Letter, published by
Heres why. Cukierman recently
the journalist Marie Brenner in the June
addressed a rally in the Paris suburb of Cre2003 edition of Vanity Fair.
teil, called to protest the brutal assault on
In that superlative piece, which had at its
a young Jewish couple whose home was
Ben Cohen
core a profile of Sammy Ghozlan, the Jewinvaded by three anti-Semitic thugs. Appallish ex-cop who started his own agency to
ingly, the woman was raped, the man
monitor and expose anti-Semitic incidents,
was held hostage, and their debit cards
Brenner provided fascinating insight into the class diviwere used at a local ATM to drain their bank accounts
sions that streak the French Jewish community. Among
because, as the assailants told them, Jews have money.
her cast of characters there was the working class, AlgeFrench Jews were outraged, not the least because the
rian-born Ghozlan, who spent his career fighting crimiatrocity in Creteil brought back painful memories of the
nals in the bleak outskirts of Paris; there was the aristocrat
2006 kidnapping, torture, and excruciating death of Ilan
David de Rothschild, a banker with a haute-bourgeois lifeHalimi, the young Jewish salesman abducted by a vicious
style who gave Brenner the impression that Jews would
gang that also chose its target on the grounds that Jews
do well not to throw oil on the fire of anti-Semitism that
have money. At the Creteil rally, French Interior Minister
was starting to engulf the poor Sephardic communities
Bernard Cazeneuve announced that the fight against antiin the suburbs; and there was Roger Cukierman, a forSemitism was as a consequence a national cause, but
mer chairman of the Rothschild bank and the president
the import of that remark paled in comparison to what
of CRIF, the representative body of French Jewry, who,
Cukierman said.
Brenner said, had the sharpest insights into the antiJews will leave in large numbers and France will
Semitic problem, but was cautious by nature.
fall into the hands of either Shariah law or the Front
Toward the end of the piece, Brenner recounted a
National, Cukierman declared to applause. I almost fell
conversation with Cukierman in which he snapped
off my chair when I read those words, for here was a
that Ghozlan played a totally negative function Whatresolutely establishment figure, who has led CRIF since
ever the subject, he jumps on it to get his own public2001, publicly saying that French Jews are sandwiched
ity. Part of the problem for Cukierman was Ghozlans
between the creeping radicalization of the Muslim comtendency, based on his familys experiences as a Jews
munity, now almost 10 percent of the population, and
in Muslim Algeria, to regard Jews under threat as comthe right-wing extremism of the Front National, a party
pelled to choose between le cercueil ou la valise (the
with indubitably fascist origins even if its new leader,
coffin or the suitcase). Moreover, in Brenners judgment,
Marine Le Pen, wants us to believe that it is kinder and
Cukierman put the highest premium on respectability
gentler these days.
and did not want to be considered pro-Zionist.
I relate all this not to argue that Ghozlan was right and
SEE FRENCH JEWS PAGE 30
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Cukierman wrong more than a decade ago. For one

thing, I had the honor of interviewing Cukierman back
in May, and he was forthright and honest about the
dangers that French Jews face.
But more importantly, he has done the serious work
of persuading French leaders that anti-Semitism is a
civilizational threat to France. It wasnt always that
way; as Marie Brenner reported, in 2003 Cukierman
wrote an open letter to then President Jacques Chirac
bemoaning the fact that the leaders of the country
like to play down anti-Jewish acts. They prefer to see
these as ordinary violence. We are deluged with statistics designed to show that an attack against a synagogue is an act of violence and not anti-Semitism. As
the recent comments against anti-Semitism of Cazeneuve, Prime Minister Manuel Valls, and President
Francois Hollande all demonstrate, that is manifestly
no longer the case.
The harsh truth and this is something that has
major implications for the debate about whether Jews
should leave France en masse, a decision that could
well trigger similar exoduses elsewhere in Europe is
that there is a limit to what governments can do. When
I met with Cukierman in May, I also had the opportunity to speak with one of his young aides, Yonatan
Arfi. Arfi made the pivotal point that, whereas antiSemitism was once regarded as a vertical problem,
In France, as in
much of Europe, the
freedom to live ones
identity as a Jew has
become not only
much more limited
but also much
more perilous.
ROBERT WISTRICH
and therefore one that could be dealt with effectively

by government agencies, these days its horizontal
and requires advocates to engage in the tricky work of
unraveling the myths, slanders, and social norms that
constitute anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism in our time.
Cukierman is now insinuating that we are losing
this battle. A similar point has been made by Professor Robert Wistrich, the worlds unrivaled authority
on anti-Semitism, in a recent article in which he posited that we are witnessing the beginning of the end
of French Jewry.
In France, as in much of Europe, Wistrich wrote,
the freedom to live ones identity as a Jew has become
not only much more limited but also much more perilous. The coming months will be decisive in determining whether the stark choice between Shariah, or fascism, or aliyah to Israel, is upon us. I still dare to hope
that a fourth option integrated, successful diaspora
Jewish communities who proudly identify with Israel
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without fear hasnt entirely disappeared.
Ben Cohen writes on Jewish affairs and Middle Eastern
politics for JNS.org. His work also has been published in
Commentary, the New York Post, Haaretz, Jewish Ideas
Daily, and many other publications.
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Will U.S. Jewish
groups pivot left
if Herzog wins?
RON KAMPEAS
WASHINGTON Come early next year, there might
be yet another world capital that opposes Israeli settlement expansion and sees Benjamin Netanyahu as principally responsible for Israels isolation: Jerusalem.
Isaac Herzog, the Labor Party leader, is faring well
in the polls since Netanyahu called for new elections
earlier this month and the Knesset dissolved itself.
The prospect of a left-leaning government means
that U.S. mainstream Jewish groups, which since
Netanyahus election in 2009 have pushed back
against claims that his policies have been detrimental,
will have to reassess messaging.
It wouldnt be the first time.
In 1977, the liberal U.S. Jewish community had to
contend with the election of Menachem Begin, then
a Land of Israel maximalist whose prestate career
was as a Jewish paramilitary leader who ordered the
1946 bombing of the King David Hotel. Fifteen years
later, a pro-Israel community made hawkish through
years of Likud-led governments suddenly contended
with Yitzhak Rabin and his accelerated moves toward
peace with the Palestinians.
This time around, Jewish community leaders say, it
wont be so difficult: Pro-Israel groups have long-established and friendly ties with Herzog and his political
partner, Tzipi Livni, and in any case, American Jews
are likelier to favor the policies of the political left.
On the whole, the Jewish community respects the
sovereignty of the Israeli public to decide who rules
them, said Abraham Foxman, the Anti-Defamation
Leagues national director. What becomes difficult
is you form relationships with one government and
another one is in. We may lose some proximity, some
access.
Differences between the Netanyahu and Obama governments have sowed discomfiture for American Jews,
particularly in the areas of Iran policy and settlement
expansion. Frequently the differences have devolved
into personal heated exchanges of insults.
Herzog has blamed Netanyahu for fomenting the
tensions.
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States, Herzog said in an October 27 Knesset speech that

anticipated the dissolution of Netanyahus government.
Youve repeatedly insulted President Obama and his
administration.
For the most part, organizations like the American Israel
Public Affairs Committee have sided with Israel in the disputes, advancing Netanyahus stance that nuclear talks with
Iran could lead to a bad deal and arguing that Palestinian
recalcitrance is by far a more decisive factor in scuttling
peace talks than is settlement policy in the West Bank.
Jack Moline, a leading Conservative movement rabbi
known for his closeness to the Obama administration, said
AIPAC would easily pivot toward a left-leaning Israeli government should it be elected in Marchs polling.
The question for anyone who supports Israel is do you
support the right of the government to make its policy or do

you only support a government that agrees with the policy
you endorse? said Moline, who until last month directed
the National Jewish Democratic Council.
I have no doubt that an organization like AIPAC that
presents itself as representing accurately the policies of the
Israeli government will make the shift, and elegantly. Organizations whose agendas for American politics mirrors the
current administration in Israel will find themselves in a
more difficult circumstance.
True enough, said Morton Klein, who heads exactly such
an organization, the Zionist Organization of America but
thats not exactly new.
We criticized Rabin and Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert
when they made their offers, Klein recalled, referring to
peace bids by previous Israeli prime ministers. We are
deeply concerned if Herzog and Livni win.
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One likelihood should Herzog win, Klein said, is that

it will be harder to advance positions in Congress that
oppose territorial concessions to the Palestinians.
We fought against the Gaza withdrawal like crazy
on the Hill, he said, referring to Israels 2005 pullout
from the Gaza Strip. And they said, Look, this is Ariel
Sharon supporting it, how can I go against it?
Aaron David Miller, the vice president at the Wilson
Center and for years a U.S. Middle East peace negotiator under various presidents, said a new government
in Israel likely would not bring far-reaching change, in
part because so many other factors are fueling turmoil
in the region, and in part because Netanyahu reflected
an Israeli consensus on Iran.
Is an Israeli government not headed by Netanyahu more likely to acquiesce in a deal with Iran? he
asked. Is an Israeli government headed by anyone
but Netanyahu likely to create a breakthrough with
the Palestinians?
One group with strong and established ties with
both Herzog and Livni is J Street, a liberal U.S. Jewish
Middle East policy group. Alan Elsner, its vice president for communications, predicted that U.S. Jewish
groups would pivot toward the left-leaning governments in part because American Jewish grassroots
favor accommodation.
A lot of American Jews would welcome the prospect of a government that is sincere in seeking peace
and that doesnt put peace second to land and settlements, he said. Most Jewish organizations would go
along. What choice do they have?
Peter Joseph, who heads the Israel Policy Forum,
a group that advocates for a two-state solution, said
the tendency among the U.S. Jewish voters to back
two states means that the greater challenge posed by
the coming election was the rise of right-wing parties,
which unlike Netanyahu reject Palestinian statehood
in any form.
Jewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett, Joseph
said, is playing on peoples fears in a way that most
American Jews have a problem sympathizing with.
My children and many members of the next generation are not going to sympathize and relate to a State
of Israel that exhibits these kind of values.
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Israeli Mossad spy
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The Lebanon-based terror group Hezbollah said an
official in its external branch has been arrested for spying for Israels Mossad intelligence agency.
The Mossad agent was part of Hezbollah Unit 910,
which carries out operations against specific Israeli
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Jewish groups taking the lead

against campus sexual assaults
RON KAMPEAS
Pierce Eggan, 19, Madison Orlow, 19, and Patricia Garvey,

20, volunteer with Challah for Hunger at the University of
Virginia on Dec. 4.
RON KAMPEAS
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Jewish campus groups were ready for

the painful national dialogue that
took place in the wake of murky
rape allegations at the University
of Virginia.
Thats because organizations
like Hillel and historically Jewish
Greek houses such as Alpha Epsilon Pi, Zeta Beta Tau, and Sigma
Delta Tau had been having the
conversations for months before
the explosive Rolling Stone story
made national headlines first for
the brutality of the alleged gang
rape detailed in the magazine and
then for the subsequent evidence
of flawed reporting on the part of
Rolling Stone.
Zeta Beta Tau joined Sigma Delta
Tau and Jewish Women International in launching a workshop
called Safe Smart Dating last
year. Hillel International is a partner in the White Houses Its On Us

campaign against sexual violence,
and the network of Jewish campus centers also has dedicated a
stream of its Ask Big Questions program, which organizes lectures and
salons on topics of Jewish interest,
including sexual violence.
Meanwhile, Alpha Epsilon Pi
features sessions on consent at its
conclaves, and this year a fraternity brother, Matthew Leibowitz,
launched the Consent Is So Frat
movement at Wesleyan University
in Connecticut.
The prevention of suffering
is what we do as Jews, and making pathways for people to heal if
theyve been traumatized is also
what we do, said Rabbi Danya
Ruttenberg, the editor of the
anthology The Passionate Torah:
Sex and Judaism and the director of education for Hillels Ask
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to take care of our own in creating a world in which consent is
nonnegotiable.
The Rolling Stone story has
begun to unravel. The magazine
revealed that it had not reached
out to the alleged assailants in the
attack that was the articles centerpiece, and friends of the alleged
victim have since told the Washington Post that they had been
misrepresented.
Revelations of the articles problems had just begun to trickle out
during a JTA reporters recent visit
to the campus, but students and
Jewish officials said the broader
issue of whether women were
safe on campus remained a preeminent topic among students at
the school. Weeks earlier, in the
wake of the articles publication,
students took part in large-scale
protests in front of the fraternity
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where the alleged crime had taken place.
Since 2011, the university has been under
federal investigation for allegedly not
treating complaints of sexual misconduct
adequately, and the Rolling Stone article
broadly addressed the complaints.
Madison Orlow, 19, a first-year premed
student, said the schools initial reaction to
the allegations did not reach far enough and
led her to question its honor code.
The code, first formulated in the 1840s,
mandates permanent dismissal if a student
lies, cheats, or steals.
The honor code does not encompass all
of the things that are needed, said Orlow,
volunteering at a Challah for Hunger booth
on a chilly Thursday afternoon on the
universitys fabled lawn, designed by the
schools founder, Thomas Jefferson.
It doesnt cover sexual assault, offered
her fellow volunteer, Patricia Garvey, 20, a
student of environmental science. Volunteers for the group bake and sell challahs to
students just before Shabbat; the proceeds
go to the needy.
There was an initial sense of this needs
to be dealt with, said Jake Rubin, the director of the universitys Hillel, the Brody Jewish Center, describing university administrators reactions to the article. It certainly is
a problem at the University of Virginia, but
it is not only a problem at the University of
Virginia. It has moved to what do we do,

how do we fix this issue being absolutely
committed to really taking a hard look at the
community and trying to figure out steps
forward.
The University of Virginia is not a destination university for students who want deep
Jewish involvement, although in recent
years the school has increased its Jewish
profile. This year it added graduate courses
to its Jewish studies program; three years
ago it opened a new Hillel building.
Among the 21,000 students at the university, there are 1,200 to 1,400 Jewish undergraduates and 400 to 600 Jewish graduate
students, Rubin said.
The modern Hillel building is not particularly distinctive-looking. It sticks out on University Circle, a street just off Rugby Road,
the leafy winding causeway where many of
the elegant Victorian fraternity houses are
situated and ground zero for what the Rolling Stone article described as an out-of-control culture of drinking, sexual aggressiveness, and worse.
Rubin said venues like Hillel provided
a homey refuge for students dealing with
what has been a traumatic semester, including the kidnapping and murder of a student
and two suicides, in addition to the allegations described in Rolling Stone.
Frankly, students are overwhelmed, he
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said. To have a resource for them thats

comforting in a sense, just to be there
for them, thats been our first priority.
Jewish fraternities are among those
taking the lead nationally in addressing
sexual assault on campus.
Leibowitz, a 22-year-old recent Wesleyan graduate, started Consent Is So
Frat this year in part because of reports
of fraternity-related sexual assaults
at Wesleyan during his undergraduate years. AEPi chapters at other campuses, including Rutgers, have spread
the program.
The initiative developed and distributes a curriculum on consent that is
aimed at members of fraternities and
sororities.
Ruttenberg said the notion of sexual
consent is rooted in Jewish texts.
Its deeply embedded in our tradition, she said. In the Talmud, consent
is one of the great nonnegotiables in any
sexual encounter. The Talmud forbids
marital rape, which is astonishingly forward-thinking, considering it took until
1993 for North Carolina to ban it. The
Talmud says that if a woman is raped
and has an orgasm, she is still raped.
Jonathan Pierce, a past president of
AEPi International, said the fraternity
solicits advice on sexual consent from
groups such as Jewish Women International, inviting its experts to speak at its
annual conference, and from its own
board of rabbis.
The AEPi website links to broad
restrictions mandated by the Fraternal
Information and Programming Group,
to which it is affiliated. According to
the guidelines from the national risk
management association, fraternities
will not tolerate or condone any form
of sexist or sexually abusive behavior
on the part of its members, whether
physical, mental or emotional. This
is to include any actions, activities or
events, whether on chapter premises or an off-site location which are
demeaning to women or men, including but not limited to verbal harassment, sexual assault by individuals or
members acting together.
Pierce said the best programs arose
from the grassroots, citing Consent Is
So Frat.
This is where real learning takes
place, you have your own members
coming up with programs, he said.
Jeffrey Kerbel, the president of the
University of Virginias AEPi chapter,
said its consent education begins with
pledges and is sustained throughout a
brothers university career.
This responsibility and this education are also stressed to our probationary members first through
formal trainings and then through further emphasis within the chapter, he
said via email. Our aim is to emphasize these points consistently and frequently; otherwise we risk growing
vulnerable to the social and cultural
influences that can diminish the value
of consent and the place it must have
in society.
The Safe, Smart Dating workshop
was scheduled before the Rolling Stone
article for a University of Virginia
appearance in April.
The two-hour presentation starts
with students texting their encounters with sexual assault, firsthand or
otherwise. The texts are projected
on a screen, prompting discussion in
smaller groups.
Case studies also are included,
including the 2010 murder of University of Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love by George Huguely, also a
lacrosse player at the university, as
well as more ambiguous outcomes,
such as the acquittal of Taylor Watson, a Minnesota man who had sex
with a friend who was in a drunken
stupor. Jurors accepted the defenses
argument that the woman had deliberately intoxicated herself before asking
to sleep at Watsons apartment.
Zeta Beta Tau and Sigma Delta Rau
train campus facilitators to run the
program.
Its starting conversations that people are often uncomfortable with and
unwilling to have, said Dana Fleitman,
the director of prevention for Jewish
Women International.
Scenarios of digital abuse through
online harassment are included among
the hypotheticals that are handed
out to participants on slips of paper,
she said. The girlfriend who texts
all the time and gets mad if you dont
respond is one scenario, she said.
Laurence Bolotin, the national director of Zeta Beta Tau, said the program
does not reinvent the wheel but
guides students on how to use existing resources, including sexual assault
responders on campuses. A focus of
the program, like the programs that
Hillel directs, is how to be an active
bystander, or to intervene when witnessing what appears to be sexual
assault.
Its not a Greek issue, its a college
issue, Bolotin said.
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About five years into my rabbinate, I

asked a trusted male mentor how many
people had come to him about this topic
during his 30-plus years as a rabbi. His
answer was two. I was shocked by that
number, and he was shocked, in turn,
when I told him that I had spoken with
dozens of women and several men who
had been the victims of sexual misconduct by male rabbis. He believed me, but
found it hard to conceive that the problem
was so widespread in the Jewish community. Although there is broader awareness
now, both abusers and victims remain
invisible to many.
Rabbis can help by talking publicly about
the problem, inviting people to share their
stories, and holding ourselves and our
colleagues accountable. The task is not
easy, but we and especially male rabbis
must be transparently appropriate and
lovingly approachable. Unfortunately, the
good guys the vast majority of rabbis have to communicate that they are
above reproach. Many rabbis have added
windows to their office doors, to make sure
that visitors feel comfortable and to avoid
any possible appearance of impropriety.
Clergy not only have to be safe to talk to;
we have to be seen as being safe.
Based on many precedents, a student or
congregant has reason to fear that rabbis
will protect a colleague over a Jew in the
pew. Too often, synagogues and national
organizations have brokered agreements
that assure victims of internally imposed
consequences and/or supervised counseling for the perpetrator, but offer little
transparency, even maintaining silence
about the perpetrators offenses.
Following many scandals, teshuvah
(repentance) is invoked with great frequency and at high volume. He must be
allowed to repent certainly is true. And
he is sincere in his repentance may be
true. But neither is a reason for victims
to keep silent.
According to Jewish law, repentance
includes deep regret, explicit apology,
compensation to the victims, and a
sincere vow by the perpetrator not to
repeat the offense. Teshuvah is not a
get-out-of-jail-free card. It doesnt mean:
hey, victims, hes done teshuvah, so
stop talking about this. On the contrary,
a truly repentant person will admit his
or her guilt publicly, apologize face-toface with victims, and listen to victims
for as long as they want to talk. Someone who has done teshuvah over sexual
misconduct also will give up positions
of authority and access to potential victims, so as to mitigate temptation (for
him or herself ), pain (for past victims),
and fear (for potential victims).
Years ago, a prominent pulpit rabbi
resigned when faced with multiple
sexual harassment and molestation
charges. His board thanked him for his
service and publicly expressed regret at
position at a major Jewish institution.

Women rabbis joined by a significant
number of men raised an outcry. Many
other male rabbis cried teshuvah!
although the rabbi in question admitted nothing. Victims simply cried. The
sexual abuser assumed and retained his
new position. It was only five years later
that he vaguely admitted culpability in
a letter sent to the press, asking forgiveness of anyone who was hurt by my
actions. He neither named his crimes
nor offered personal apologies to the
victims. At least two of his 12 known victims had left the Jewish community by
then. One joined another religion.
This case does not stand out in my
memory because it is unique. It stands
out because of a powerful comment that
I heard about it from Rabbi Jane Litman:
Anyone who fights a lawsuit by victims of
their sexual abuse has not done teshuvah.
Anyone who takes a job that places them
in a position of charismatic leadership has
not done teshuvah. If he had admitted guilt
and become a shoe salesman, then I could
believe that he had done teshuvah.
Here is my plea to violators whether
known or not yet known: Religious leaders who are guilty of sexual misconduct
have an irreplaceable role to play in
the healing of their victims. Your confessions, apologies, and compensation
can mitigate the harm you have done
in a way that no one elses intervention
can. You have the opportunity to realize
the rabbinic principle that in the place
where penitents stand even the wholly
righteous cannot stand (Berachot 34b).
For rabbis who know or suspect misconduct in a colleague, please love that
person and any possible victims well
enough to inquire, offer help, and intervene. You shall not hate your brother in
your heart; you shall surely rebuke your
compatriot, and not bear sin because of
him (Leviticus 19:17).
If you are a victim, I want to affirm
your right to speak publicly, privately, or
not at all. But please dont let that decision be guided by fear or a misplaced
sense of shame. I hope that you will find
a loving Jewish community and a rabbi
you can trust. Healing is not only possible, it is, I believe, Gods will for your
life. I hope you believe that, too.
Finally, whether you are a layperson
or a spiritual leader, if you have not had
direct experience of this issue, please
open your eyes and your heart to the people who have. You may know some folks
already even if you dont realize it yet.
As individuals and as a community,
we can only heal what we are willing to
acknowledge.
Debra Orenstein, the rabbi of
Congregation Bnai Israel in Emerson, is
editor of the Lifecycles book series (Jewish
Lights) and a seventh generation rabbi.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultzs lower guilt latkes

GABRIELLE BIRKNER
epresentative Debbie
Wasserman Schultz
South Florida congresswoman, chair
of the Democratic National Committee, mother of three schoolage children is also, apparently, something of maven in the
kitchen. Ms. Wasserman Schultz
(aka @cleancookingcongresswoman) maintains an Instagram
account devoted to her culinary
adventures, and was tweeting
over the weekend about, what
else, latkes.
Was flipping through old recipes and came across this only
3 days to Hanukkah and more of
these! she tweeted, along with
a photo of golden brown potato
pancakes.
Getting latkes just right can
present something of a challenge:
forget to squeeze the water out of
the potatoes and youre likely to
get a patty thats heavier than it is
crispy; fail to flip at precisely the
right time, and the product may
Debbie Wasserman Shultz

be more burnt than golden.
So we decided to ask Ms. Wasserman Schultz for her formula
for the perfect latke. Explaining
her decision to include grated
sweet potato and parsnip, in
addition to traditional baking
potatoes, she wrote in an email:
My New Years resolution last
year was to eat healthier without
giving up my favorite Jewish soul
foods! So, throughout the year, I
set out to adapt our favorite traditional Jewish recipes to a clean
cooking, healthier version. During Passover I made pizza with

a matzo farfel crust and I didnt
want to give up latkes at Chanukkah, so I found this root vegetable recipe, which I adapted a bit
for my familys tastes.
But because latkes are a favorite in the Wasserman Schultz
household, shell be serving up
traditional ones in addition to the
lower guilt option.
Less guilt in a Jewish household, who knew it was possible!
the congresswoman told us.
It is possible and heres the
recipe, which Ms. Wasserman
Schultz adapted from MyRecipes.com.
Debbies Healthy
Root Vegetable
Latke Recipe
2 cups grated peeled
sweet potato
2 cups grated peeled
baking potato
1 cup grated peeled parsnip
3 ounces all-purpose flour

(about 2/3 cup)
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt,
divided
2 large eggs
1 cup grated onion
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 tablespoon chopped dill
(optional)
3 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon extra-virgin
olive oil
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon ground
red pepper
PREPARATION:
1. Preheat oven to 325.
2. Place first 3 ingredients
on paper towels; squeeze
until barely moist. Weigh or
lightly spoon flour into dry
measuring cups; level with a
knife. Combine flour, cumin,
1/4 teaspoon salt, eggs, and
onion in a bowl; beat with
a mixer at medium speed
until blended. Add potato
mixture; beat with a mixer at
low speed until combined.
3. Heat a large nonstick
skillet over medium heat.
Add 2 teaspoons oil; swirl.
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Heap 3 tablespoons potato
mixture into pan to form a
patty; flatten slightly. Repeat
procedure 5 times to form
6 patties. Reduce heat to
medium-low; cook 6 minutes
on each side or until golden
brown. Place latkes on a
baking sheet; keep warm
in oven. Repeat procedure
twice with remaining oil and
potato mixture to yield 18
latkes total. Sprinkle latkes
with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Garnish with dill, if desired.

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n 1 The Jewish Family Service of North Jerseys Cafe Europa welcomed Zalmen Mlotek, left, artistic director of
the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, Americas
oldest Yiddish theater. He entertained an audience of
more than 100 with music and song. Cafe Europa is a
monthly social and supportive program held at the Fair
Lawn Jewish Center for Holocaust survivors. JFSNJ
n 2 Batya Swift Yasgur talked about her father, Rabbi
Isaac Swift, and his involvement in the founding of
the Moriah School as part of a celebration of Moriahs
50th anniversary. Teacher Rachel Schwartz and students are pictured with the speaker. COURTESY MORIAH
n 3 Shomrei Torah Religious School students bagged toiletries to donate to the Wayne Chapter of Your Grandmas
Cupboard, a mobile outreach program that serves people
who do not have any way to get to traditional food pantries and clothing depots. COURTESY SHOMREI TORAH
n 4 The nursery class at the Academies at GBDS in
Oakland dressed as Maccabees and Greeks to reenact the story of Chanukah. ELISA BERGER
n 6 Gan Rina students pressed their own oil for Chanukah with help from Rabbi Moshe Grossbaum and
the Living Legacy oil factory. COURTESY GAN RINA
n 7 Temple Avodat Shaloms membership committee
hosted its first Java Nagila meeting, which drew more
than 95 people. It was an opportunity for members to
catch up, schmooze, and grab a bite. COURTESY TAS
n 5 Ben Porat Yosef second graders celebrated receiving

their first chumashim Bibles at their Chumash play.
They sang, performed a play about receiving the Torah,
and displayed artwork and projects that depicted their
favorite stories from the Torah. MICHAEL LAVES, LAVES PHOTO
Healthy Living & Adult Lifestyles

Dad starts
biotech firm
to save his little boy
Its just my time, Forrest

RICHARD PORTUGAL
ABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

From the moment their toddler, Eytani, was
diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in 2012, Ilan Ganot and his wife, Annie,
have lived with a death sentence. Because
DMD is rare affecting about 300,000 people worldwide potential treatments tend to
languish in the lab for lack of funding.
Ilan Ganot doesnt know medicine but
he does know finance, so he quit his job at
JPMorgan and founded a for-profit company,
Solid Ventures, aggressively devoted to identifying, acquiring and developing therapies
for the genetic disorder that causes this fatal
muscle degeneration.
Progress is always going to be too slow
for me because my sons life is on the line,
the former IDF officer and Tel Aviv corporate
lawyer says from his home outside Boston.
Eytani is now four, and people with DMD
often dont make it past their 20s.
Solid was born out of necessity and mission. This is not a charity, Ganot emphasizes.
Real investment and real effort hasnt been
directed sufficiently toward the type of solutions that could be offered. Were coming
with money and passion, and we know what
to do.
The company was established in early
2014 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a prominent biotech hub. It already has a pre-clinical
research collaboration with pharma giant
Pfizer to test two experimental drugs for possible treatment of DMD.
Its subsidiary company Solid GT is advancing gene therapy as a tool to modify DMD. If
this works, we will change the disease completely, says Ganot.
A second subsidiary, Solid Suit, has partnered with a Silicon Valley engineering laboratory to develop a soft, wearable assistive
device for people with DMD.
Ganot earned law and business degrees at
IDC-Herzliya and then continued his education at the London Business School when he
was 28. His subsequent banking career took
him and his wife and baby daughter from
Europe to Asia to New York, where Eytani
was born.
He was slow to develop, but nothing
seemed funny about it, Ganot recalls. At the
end of 2011, the family returned to London as
Ganot took a positon with JPMorgan Chase.
A year later, my son was diagnosed,
and thats when it all changed. It became
clear that I wouldnt go back to my old job.
I couldnt focus after being told I have a son
who will get very sick and die and nobody
can do anything about it.
He expresses gratitude to JPMorgan for
encouraging him to take some time to ponder his next step. He and his wife had earlier planned a vacation to South Africa, and
though they no longer felt like going, they
decided not to cancel. His parents flew in
from Israel to babysit, and in Cape Town
Ilan Granot and Eytani
they were able to relax and think through

their options.
And that is how Solid was born, says
Ganot.
Returning to London, Ganot started working out the details of his plan with JP Morgan
experts he knew. Eventually, the banking
firm became Solid Ventures lead investor.
The fledgling company raised a total of $17
million.
JPMorgan opens a lot of doors, says
Ganot. I have built a network of very professional people. His partners include life-sciences venture capitalist and biotech executive Andrey Zarur and Gilad Hayeem, former
CEO of a European investment fund.
The companys scientific analyst, Joel
Schneider, has been studying Duchenne and
muscle regeneration for the past nine years,
first as a graduate student and then as a postdoctoral researcher.
Throughout that time, Ive seen meaningful advances in our understanding of the disease and in muscle biology, Schneider says,
but those insights have not led to therapies
entering the clinic for patients. As a scientist,
Ive always been motivated by translational
research, and the opportunity to work with
Solid allows me to actively impact the state of
drug development for this disease.
Schneiders role is to identify promising therapeutics and determine whether
or not the science behind them is both
sound and commercially feasible. Once
we identify a project that fits these criteria, my role then shifts to helping develop
the scientific pre-clinical plan and ensuring that the work is carried out in an efficient, yet robust, way.
Ganot is convinced Solid Ventures will
make a difference for Eytani (eytan
means strong, sturdy or solid in
Hebrew) and the one in 3,500 babies born
every year with DMD.
Im 100 percent sure that because of
technological advancements, my son will
not experience the same path others have
in this disease, and that my company will be
very much responsible for how this disease is
going to get fixed in the next five to 10 years,
he says.
The preschooler himself is blissfully
unaware of how his disease is likely to progress in a few years. Eytani doesnt know
what is coming his way, but we do, and we
can do something about it, says Ganot. I
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have to try.
In a bedroom in his childhood home,

an adult Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks)
finds his mother (Sally Field) lying in
bed dying. Whats the matter Mama?
Forrest asks with genuine concern. She
answers with practicality and stoicism,
Its just my time, Forrest, its just my
time! We all have an appointment with
our last breath and Forrests mama
knows it is her time.
Any senior will tell you life is short.
Our time seems to come quickly, as if
life is an express train reaching its destination in too hurriedly a manner. Many
advise us to appreciate the journey with
all its twists and curves, for the destination can be abrupt and final.
We are but mind and body and for us
to enjoy the trip, to ply our soul on the
tracks of time, we must be physically and
mentally invested in the journey. The
voyage does not stop when we become
seniors. We do not stop looking out the
trains window as the present becomes
the past; we do not stop interacting with
family and friends; we do not stop experiencing, learning, and growing; we do
not stop engaging in life.
The train ride confers so many gifts
and joys, but also takes its toll in so many
dramatic ways. Our bodies age and falter a certain frailty is bequeathed to
the aged just as a dynamic energy is
bestowed upon the young. Our minds
are not as quick they wander in
thought or follow a quixotic course. But

we are also blessed with the ability, even
in age, to grow both in mind and body.
Even as the train nears its final destination, we can still navigate our trip
and control our speed and direction.
We have the absolute power to remain
strong and sharp. Absent a debilitating
disease or injury, our body and mind
will respond to the stress of exercise.
Our muscles can become stronger; our
minds more adept; our coordination,
reflexes and speed efficient and meaningful. The activities of daily living can
be managed with the confidence of a
youth gone by and the experience of an
age yet to come. What a wonderful combination. What a wonderful train ride!
Our destination is right outside the
trains window; it is up ahead, right
around the next curve; the whistle blows
and reminds us that time is forging our
future. But of what span and duration
only time will tell.
Its just my time, Forrest! So let us
make it a good time; let us make it an
invested time; let us make it a healthy
time. Keep your body and mind sharp
and appreciate the journey!
Richard Portugal is the founder and
owner of Fitness Senior Style, which
exercises seniors for balance, strength, and
cognitive fitness in their own homes. He
has been certified as a senior trainer by the
American Senior Fitness Association. For
further information, call (201) 937-4722.
The good news about Universal Dental

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How many times have we said to ourselves, I must go to the dentist and do
what Im told for my dental health?
For most of us, we have not only told
ourselves and our loved ones this, but
we have acted on it.
But for some, we have neglected ourselves until true disaster strikes, and
then we hear the dreaded words: You
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From a patients point of view, why
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of eating, ease of maintenance, permanence, durability.
But if you worry about the extra expertise needed to practice implant dentistry, or the extra cost that it requires,
you can relax.
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While their dentists excel at general
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They have been doing this for decades,
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Monitoring and
addressing breast health
DR. MARY JANE WARDEN
Breast cancer is one of the most pressing health issues of our
time, often shrouded in confusion and fear. To have the best
treatment experience possible, breast cancer patients must
be treated with an integrated, nurturing, and individualized
approach.
Before a breast cancer diagnosis, there are measures that
women can take to maintain their breast health, and specific
measures that can be taken for women at a higher risk than the
general population. After diagnosis, determining which surgical approach is best for your specific case is a crucial piece
of your treatment course. Below, you will find tips to help
provide more clarity on breast cancer.
For the general population:
If you are over the age of 40, you should have a mammogram screening each year. At the John Theurer Cancer Center ( JTCC), we consider this to be the most important action
you can take in managing your breast health. While there
have been disagreements over the last few years regarding
the appropriate age to begin screening mammograms and
at what frequency, JTCC believes that women should have a
mammography at age 40 with continued screening every

year after that.
Women should be certain they are visiting centers certified to perform mammograms, preferentially facilities
offering tomosynthesis the newest variety of 3D imaging. In addition, women should practice self-examine
once a month. If a woman is premenopausal, the most
ideal time is the week before her menstrual cycle.
There are also several lifestyle factors that we recommend to mitigate your breast cancer risk:
Maintain a healthy weight, as recent research has
demonstrated that women who are overweight have an
increased risk of developing breast cancer.
Avoid cigarette smoking.
Limit alcohol intake to no more than three alcoholic
beverages per week.
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Anyone who is at a higher risk of developing a breast cancer either due to family history, a genetic mutation or
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of action with her primary care physician or breast surgeon (if one is already following her case). Women should
seek out a high risk evaluation program (which is available
at JTCC) that can assist in creating a plan of action.
If women have a family history of breast cancer, they
should speak with their physician about genetic testing, if
it hasnt already been done.
For women who have a first degree relative diagnosed
with breast cancer at a young age, screening should begin
10 years prior to that age of diagnosis (i.e., if a mother was
diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40, daughter should
begin screening at age 30).
We also often recommend chemo prevention, which
can help women cut their chance of developing breast
cancer by up to 50 percent. For premenopausal women,
at JTCC we recommend taking a medication called
Tomoxocin; for postmenopausal women, we recommend
Evista or Aromasin. If you are at high risk and interested
in chemo prevention, JTCC physicians will determine
your candidacy and work with you to develop the best
treatment.
High risk women can additionally increase their imaging surveillance: instead of yearly mammograms, women
can alternate between mammograms and breast MRIs
every six months.
Surgical and post-surgical planning:
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For women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, the surgical choice is between lumpectomy, breast
conservation, and mastectomy. It is important for breast
cancer patients to examine whether they are a suitable
candidate to save a breast before any other surgical measures are taken. If the patient is a candidate for breast conservation, she must work with doctors to ensure that she
is comfortable with that choice and understands that it
means undergoing radiation treatment, continued imaging every year and occasional future biopsies.
Another treatment decision that breast cancer patients
face is whether to undergo a mastectomy or lumpectomy.
Cancer in multiple places in the breast would not be a candidate for lumpectomy. Subsequently, the patient must
decide whether she wants to have reconstruction postmastectomy, and can speak with her physician about her
reconstruction options and approach.
Surgery is not the only element of breast cancer treatment, and some women will need to have chemotherapy
or radiation. Women with hormonally sensitive cancers
will additionally need to undergo hormonal therapy after
surgery. The most important measure is that patients
work with their surgeon and care team to establish a clear
and personalized plan of action for surgery and post-surgical treatment.
Dr. Mary Jane Warden, Co-Chief of Breast Oncology at
John Theurer Cancer Center
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New Years resolutions should include
better communication and hearing
For the family and friends of the
hearing challenged: If you know
someone hard of hearing, it is not their
fault. Hearing loss is a serious handicap
and they deserve your patience and
compassion. Here are easy steps to
improve communication:
1) Get their attention by speaking
their name first
2) Look directly in their eyes while
speaking
3) Speak slowly
4) Enunciate your words
For those of you with good hearing:
Protect your ears and reduce the risk
of hearing loss by:
1) Wear earplugs or other protective
devices around loud noises.
2) Become more aware of the sounds
you frequently encounter, whether
occupational or environment al.
Sounds louder than 85 decibels (dB)
are considered dangerous. It is about
both loudness and time exposure.
If you already have some level of

hearing loss do something about it
now.
Around this time, everyone starts
making promises to themselves for the
New Year. . . diet, exercise, etc. Why
not resolve to improve your hearing?
I know what youre thinking: Your
hearing is not that bad. You get by just
fine with the volume on the television
cranked up. Your family and friends
dont mind that much when you ask
them to repeat themselves. You guess
correctly what the conversation might
be about . . . most of the time.
Fair enough. But if you have any
degree of hearing loss now, it is
likely to worsen if untreated. And
untreated hearing loss has been linked
to depression, feelings of isolation,
strained family relationships, and
other serious health issues.
You may only be missing snippets of
conversation now, but in a few years,
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Attention smokers everywhere:
This year, make a resolution to kick the habit!
If you are a smoker, one of the most important steps you can
take to improve your health is to the kick the habit. Tobacco
use is the leading cause of preventable illness and death in
the United States. It causes many different cancers as well as
chronic lung diseases, such as emphysema and bronchitis,
and heart disease. Lung cancer is the No. 1 cause of cancer
deaths in the U.S. More than 159,000 Americans are expected
to die of lung cancer in 2014, according to the National Cancer
Institute. And yet, about 43.8 million Americans still smoke
cigarettes; nearly 1 in every 5 adults. As of 2010, according to
the American Cancer Society (ACS), there were also 13.2 million cigar smokers in the United States, and 2.2 million pipe
smokers.
If you need encouragement to quit, the ACS suggests you
consider these facts about how fast your body recovers once
you put out that last cigarette, cigar, or pipe.
After:
20 minutes your heart rate and blood pressure drop.
12 hours your carbon monoxide level in your blood drops
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23 months your circulation improves and your lung function increases.
19 months coughing and shortness of breath decrease.
1 year your risk of heart disease is half that of a continuing smoker
5 years your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus and bladder are cut in half.
10 years the risk of dying from lung cancer is about half
that of a person still smoking.

15 years your risk of heart disease is that of a nonsmokers.
If you tried to quit before and failed, dont give up, says
Dr. Robert Korst, medical director of the Blumenthal Cancer
Center and director of thoracic surgery at The Valley Hospital.
No matter how long youve smoked or how often youve tried
to quit, its never too late to try again.
Is lung cancer screening right for you?

In December 2013, a government panel recommended annual
lung scans for current and former smokers at high risk for
developing lung cancer. Specifically, the U.S. Preventive
Task Force recommended annual low-dose CT scans for
adults ages 55 to 80 who have smoked a pack of cigarettes
per day for at least 30 years or two packs a day for at least
15 years. The recommendations apply to current heavy
smokers and to those who have quit within the last 15
years.
Evidence has been building that CT scans can help find
small lung tumors while the cancer can still be treated effectively, Dr. Korst says. In fact, Medicare recently announced
its decision to cover the cost of annual scans for appropriate
high-risk patients, and it is anticipated that many private
insurance plans will follow suit.
The Valley Hospital offers low-dose CT scans to screen
for lung cancer. The test is painless and only takes about
15 or 20 minutes. For more information and to find out if
you are eligible for the lung scan, please call 201-634-5757.
Shiru Nah Choir sings

at Village Apartments
The Shiru Nah Choir recently performed an afternoon
recital at Village Apartments of the Jewish Federation.
Residents of the South Orange senior living community
enjoyed a cantata that featured songs by Jewish composers in Hebrew and Yiddish, Chanukah tunes, and Broadway favorites from Sondheim, Bernstein, Gershwin, and
more.
Shiru Nah is directed by Ronnie Weinstein of Short
Hills; the musical accompanist and arranger is Francine
Sprinzen of West Orange.
Weinstein also directs the JCHC Resident Choir, composed of residents from the Lester Senior Housing Community in Whippany and Jewish Federation Plaza in West
Orange; together with Village Apartments and South
Orange Bnai Brith Federation House, they make up the
four senior living communities that are owned and managed by the Jewish Community Housing Corporation of
Metropolitan New Jersey, a nonprofit organization. The
JCHC Resident Choir performs yearly at the organizations
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Making seniors fit
Lester Housing Community takes

first place in Best of Essex Awards
The story of Richard Portugal

Fittingly, the idea came to Richard Portugal in the YJCC gym.
Mr. Portugal was a regular at the Washington Township Y. Since he was 12 or 13, he
had been serious about working out. Now,
he was the expert, offering his advice and
experience to his fellow gym members.
He was also ready for a new chapter in
his professional life.
Mr. Portugal trained as a lawyer, but
his first career was in his familys advertising business. For many years he
worked in the telecommunications field,
but MCI was bought by Worldcom and
Worldcom fell into embezzlement and
bankruptcy. Then he became CEO of an
acupuncture school. At 64 he decided to
start his own business.
He realized that helping seniors get
and stay fit could be that business, and
so was born Fitness Senior Style. The
name says style, but fitness for seniors
involves real substance. Many have
real medical issues Parkinsons, MS,
strokes, heart disease, auto immune
diseases so Mr. Portugal studied and
trained for a number of different certifications from groups like the American
Senior Fitness Association for helping
with these medical issues.
The bulk of what I learn is really from
my clients, he said. Weve helped quite
a number of clients in dramatic ways.
We in this case includes the trainers
he hires and supervises; he just hired his
third.
Mr. Portugal and his trainers make
house calls, as well as running group
programs at the YJCC and Bergen Community College. Physical fitness, he

explains, has a broader focus than physical therapy, which he says uses very
narrow protocols based on what the doctors prescribe for their clients. I take a
very holistic view for my client. We do
exercises for all their major and smaller
muscle groups. Ive created exercises for
cognitive fitness. coordination, reflex,
and speed. We work a lot on their feet
and their hands. A lot of my seniors need
better reflexes to drive better, to walk
better, to help their overall balance. We
handle all of that.
He sees most of his clients once a
week, for an hour, though some are
more and some are less. And he assigns
homework, exercises to do between
sessions.
Mr. Portugal may have reached retirement age, but he has no plans to retire.
I really enjoy what Im doing. Exercising
my clients on a one-on-one basis and seeing how we can help them is a tremendous high. Its just a wonderful feeling.
He has been inspired by the seniors
he works with, the tremendous motivation that my clients can have when they
have these severe and difficult medical
issues to overcome. I have a client with
advanced Parkinsons Disease and he
plays golf and tennis. I get a tremendous
amount of motivation from my clients,
he said.
For more information, visit www.
fitnessseniorstyle.com or call (201)
937-4722.
The Lester Senior Housing Community in

Whippany, one of four retirement communities owned and managed by the Jewish Community Housing Corporation of
Metropolitan New Jersey ( JCHC), has been
named Best in Senior Living in the 2014
Best of Essex contest by readers of Suburban Essex magazine. Village Apartments
of the Jewish Federation, another JCHC
building located in South Orange, won
third place. The winners were announced
in the December issue of Suburban Essex
magazine.
We are honored to be recognized by Suburban Essex readers for the superior services
and attention we provide to our seniors, said
Harold Colton-Max, CEO of the JCHC.

We continually strive to bring an
enriching lifestyle to residents in all four
of our communities in Essex and Morris
counties, he said.
The Best of Essex awardees are nominated by readers of the magazine that
reflect their best of in 50-plus categories. This year, more than 18,000 people
voted on nominees over the course of several months and the winners appeared in
a special section of the magazine.
For information about the JCHCs senior
communities and the range of services
and amenities they offer its residents, visit
www.jchcorp.org.
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The average holiday dinner is around

2,000 calories. This could be a problem! Here are five tips on how to cope.
1. Decrease your speed of eating. This
is the easiest to do. It takes 15 to 20 minutes for your stomach to stretch and
send a chemical signal to your brain
that says youre full. If you eat too fast,
you will eat too much and that leads
to eating to pain...at that point you
know you overdid it. Tip: do not preload your fork. If you are chewing,
dont stab more food.
2. Pick your favorite: Cheat well.
Dont just eat it because its there and
its a holiday... only eat what you really
love. If sweet potatoes are your thing,
then have some but pass on the mashed.
3. The egg theory: If you buy a dozen
eggs at the store and one breaks on the
way home, you dont throw out the
whole dozen. Every meal is its own
egg and if you go off your plan (break
an egg) then do not toss the day (throw
out the dozen) and tell yourself, I will
start on my diet tomorrow. Eating is
cumulative and nothing you do today
will make you wake up at 600 pounds
tomorrow, so when you break an egg,
just go to the next meal and follow
your plan.
4. Calorically cheapen your meal.
There are no good or bad foods.
People always say cheesecake is bad. I
say it is delicious but expensive. Everyone understands money and high calorie foods are expensive and low calorie foods are cheap. If you use skim
milk instead of half and half when you
make mashed potatoes, you just calorically cheapened that dish. If you are
going to eat a piece of pie, forgo the a la
mode and you just calorically cheapened that dessert. This will help minimize the damage and help prevent you
from feeling deprived.
5. Pre eat prior to the big holiday
meal. Eat a regular breakfast and lunch,
and then eat something right before
you go to dinner. Now the battery on
your will-power will be fully charged.
If you go into the meal too hungry, you
will eat faster and longer. So prevent
yourself from getting too hungry and
do not save up the calories by not eating all day.
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WHAT YOULL NEED:

Large punch bowl
1 bottle Ron Viejo De Caldas 3 Year Aged Rum
4 cans Ginger Ale
4 cups Pineapple Juice
1 bottle Walders Vodka & Vanilla Creamy Liqueur
Plenty of Ice
In a large punch bowl, combine all of the ingredients
except the ice and ginger ale. Refrigerate the punch
for about an hour before youre ready to serve. Then,
add the ice and ginger ale and stir.
Winter Sangria
Dont worry about following this recipe exactly,
sangria is a very forgiving drink that can be made
with nearly limitless variations. Dont have apples, use
pears; have some extra oranges laying around, slice
them up and add them in.
WHAT YOULL NEED:
Large pitcher
1 bottle Jeunesse Cabernet Sauvignon
1/2 bottle of Morad Pomegranate Wine
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
1/2 cup sliced apples
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 cup of sugar
In a large pitcher, combine fruit, sugar and cinnamon
stick, and wine. Stir and refrigerate 3-4 hours (you
can prepare the night before to save even more time!)
so all the flavors come together. Want to kick it up a
notch, add a little sparkling wine or champagne right
before serving.
Just remember, the important thing about hosting a

party is spending time with friends and family, not
your kitchen. Enjoy and Happy Chanukah!
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Dvar Torah
Chanukah: Lessons in perseverance
he Torah portion we read

each day of Chanukah tells
of the gifts and sacrifices that
the head of each tribe offered
on each day of the dedication of the
Mishkan, the desert temple.
The midrash adds a layer to the story.
It describes how Aaron the high priest
became disheartened upon seeing the
heads of the tribes bringing offerings,
while his own tribe, the Levites, did not.
God comforted him, telling him that he
and his descendants had a greater task:
They would light the menorah in the
tabernacle. This midrash explains why
the offerings of tribal leaders is followed
by the command to light the menorah.
The Ramban says that this midrash
alludes to the future lighting of the
menorah at the time of Chanukah.
This explains why the simple act
of illuminating the menorah in the
Tabernacle could lift Aarons spirit.
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God was telling Aaron not be overly

impressed by the show that the heads
of the tribes made at the Temples
dedication. Its typical for people to
be enthused when celebrating a new
phenomenon. God told Aaron that
his tribe would remain committed
long after the honeymoon had ended.
Centuries after the Mishkan was
dedicated, during a time when Jews
were attracted to foreign values, the
descendants of Aaron stayed connected.
Chanukah was a time of spiritual and
religious darkness for the Jewish nation.
It was only the priests descended from
Aaron who rekindled the menorah and
remained steady and loyal in their task.
Its challenging (if not impossible) to
stay thrilled by the things that matter
in life. It is normal to lose the charge
that we feel at the start of anything we
love. When the excitement fades we
need to gently remind ourselves that
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and power, yet he always

its only human to come
persevered and emerged
down from our initial high.
Joseph the Righteous.
A sophisticated human trait
Chanukah is the holiday
is to struggle with downfalls
of perseverance. As the
f ro m i n i t i a l b u r s t s o f
days get shorter and darker
inspiration. One of the
despair crouches at our
greatest marks of a spiritual
doorstep. We light candles
individual is to rekindle
in the darkness and aim to
the spark of enthusiasm
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increase the light in every
that burned when we first
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realm of life. We reaffirm
dedicated our souls to God.
our spirituality and
King Solomon taught that
reconnect to our religion.
A righeous person falls
We rise again and rededicate the temple
seven times and rises (Proverbs 24:16).
in our souls. May we be blessed this
Rabbi Yitzchak Hutner explains that
Chanukah to be like our righteous role
these words teach us the definition of
models as we rekindle and maintain our
a righteous person. A righteous person
fire inside.
falls, loses their enthusiasm, and then
rises again, with passion.
There is only one biblical character
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Examining the
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BY ROBERT GLUCK/JNS.ORG
he 75th anniversary of the premiere of Gone with the Wind,

which was marked December
15, presents an opportunity to
examine the Jewish influence on one of
the most popular films of all time.
That influence starts with the American
Civil War epics famed producer, David O.
Selznick.
Adjusted for inflation, Gone with
the Wind remains the highest-grossing
movie ever made. It earned the 1939 Academy Award for Best Picture, the same
honor another Selznick film, Rebecca,
garnered in 1940. Selznick was born to
a Jewish family in Pittsburgh in 1902. He
worked as an apprentice to his father,
Lewis, a silent-film distributor, until 1923,
when Lewis declared bankruptcy. That

event may have had something to do with
Selznicks fear of failure a fear that propelled him toward success.
David Thomson, author of the 1993 book
Showman: The Life of David O. Selznick,
believes that Selznick had the most interesting career path of the legendary movie
producers because he began in the studio
system, went independent, and experienced both success and failure.
Dramatically, Selznick was a great
story, Thomson said. His memos showed
that he was an extraordinary character. He
was smart, egotistical, funny, and involved
in all aspects of filmmaking.
According to Thomson, Selznick did not
observe Judaism in any obvious ways to
the contrary, he enjoyed Christmas. Yet
Selznicks Jewish upbringing did influence
his sense of storytelling and character
development, especially for female characters like Gone with the Winds protagonist, Scarlett OHara.
According to Thomson, Selznick was
one of many of the Eastern European
immigrants and their descendants who
came from poor backgrounds but later

became wealthy and successful in the film
industry.
They had been very nervous of there
being an anti-Semitic reaction to their success and to the film business, Thomson
said of Jewish film industry giants like Selznick. In the early days of the movies,
Dramatically,
Selznick was a
great story. His
memos showed
that he was an
extraordinary
character.
DAVID THOMSON
there was a lot of talk from other churches,

academia, and government to the effect
that the movies were dragging young people down a dark and wrong path. They
were nervous about having it identified
as a Jewish operation. Not many of them
made a big point of stressing Jewishness
and certainly did not like to deal with what
you might call Jewish subjects.
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That said, there is Davids sense of family and of storytelling, which were two
great passions in his life. I dont think you
can separate those from a Jewish upbringing and background.
Selznicks father often read to his son
when he was young. That was something
that the producer routinely described as
having been a potent influence on his life,
according to Thomson.
He was very conscious of family, and
he loved books and writers and the classics, Thomson said. With all of that generation, family meant a great deal to them.
Gone with the Wind is very much about
a woman Scarlett OHara standing
up and guarding the home, surviving the
war, and being an active person. To David,
that was something that came from his
mother. David was interested in feminine
psychology, and I think that comes from
his background.
Adapted from Margaret Mitchells Pulitzer Prize-winning 1936 novel, Gone with
the Wind is set in the 19th century American South and tells the story of Scarlett,
the strong-willed daughter of a Georgia
plantation owner, from her romantic pursuit of Ashley Wilkes to her marriage to
blockade runner Rhett Butler. Told from
the perspective of white Southerners, the
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Calendar
Sunday
DECEMBER 21
Special closing and
reflection service
in Maywood: As
Reconstructionist Temple
Beth Israel prepares
to move and begin
its partnership with
Temple Israel and Jewish
Community Center of
Ridgewood, Rabbi Ellen
Jaffe-Gill will lead a short
Shacharit service, 10 a.m.
Congregants will share
their thoughts, feelings,
and thanks to RTBI.
34 W. Magnolia Ave.
(201) 845-7550.
DECEMBER 19
Shabbat for seniors: The
Bergen County YJCC in
Washington Township
continues Kabbalat
Shabbat, a monthly
program with lunch and
a speaker, noon-2 p.m.
Partially subsidized by
a grant from the Jewish
Federation of Northern
New Jersey. 605 Pascack
Road. (201) 666-6610.
Rabbi Dr. Yigal Tsaidi

Shabbat in Teaneck:
Rabbi Dr. Yigal Tsaidi
is scholar-in-residence
for Chanukah Shabbat
Mevarchim Miketz
at Shaarei Orah, the
Sephardic Synagogue of
Teaneck. He will speak
four times over Shabbat,
beginning at 4:30 p.m.
with How Yosef brought
God with him to Egypt
the talk at tonights Oneg
Shabbat at 8, The main
differences between the
Jews and the Greeks,
the Shabbat morning
drasha, at 10:30 a.m., is
The full story of Yosef
and his brothers, and
the talk at 3:55, during
Mincha, is, Pilpul
Shabbat in Teaneck:
Temple Emeth holds
its annual family
Chanukah Shabbat and
musical service. Dinner
at 6 p.m., services at
8. Bring menorahs,
candles, friends, and
a nonperishable food
item to donate to the
Center for Food Action.
1666 Windsor Road.
Dinner reservations,
(201) 833-1322 or www.
emeth.org.
Shabbat in Closter:
Temple Beth El invites
the community to 101
Menorahs, a familyfriendly Shabbat/
Chanukah service led
by Rabbi David S.
Widzer and Cantor
Rica Timman, 6:30 p.m.
Bring a menorah and
five candles. Latkes
after the service. 221
Schraalenburgh Road.
(201) 768-5112 or www.
tbenv.org.
Shabbat in Woodcliff
Lake: Temple Emanuel of
the Pascack Valley offers
its Chanukah family
service, led by Rabbi
Ben Shull, Cantor Marc
Biddelman, the TEPV
Swingin Singers, and
the fourth grade class,
7 p.m. 87 Overlook Drive.

(201) 391-0801 or www.
tepv.org.
Shabbat in Ridgewood:
Temple Israel and Jewish
Community Center
offers family services
for 4 to 13-year-olds,
led by Cantor Caitlin
Bromberg on her guitar,
7 p.m. Oneg Shabbat
follows. 475 Grove St.
(201) 444-9320 or www.
synagogue.org.
Shabbat in Jersey
City: Congregation
Bnai Jacob has a
Shabbat Chanukah
dinner and Friday Night
Live! musical services,
8 p.m. 176 West Side
Ave. (201) 435-5725 or
bnaijacobjc.org.
Saturday
DECEMBER 20
Shabbat in Englewood:
Congregation Kol
HaNeshamah holds Gan
Shabbat, with prayers,
songs, stories, and
crafts for 2- to 6-yearolds, 11 a.m., led by
early childhood teacher
Leona Kleinstein. On the
premises of St. Pauls, 113
Engle St. Also January 10,
and February and March
7. (201) 816-1611, www.
KHNJ.org, or info@KHNJ.
org.
Chanukah in Maywood:
Reconstructionist Temple
Beth Israel celebrates the
fifth night of Chanukah
with Havdalah, 5 p.m.,
followed by kosher
vegetarian Chinese
dinner from Veggie
Heaven. Latkes and jelly
doughnuts for dessert.
Bring a menorah.
34 W. Magnolia Ave.
(201) 845-7550 or
CarynStarr@yahoo.com.
Chanukah in
Ridgewood: BYachad,
Temple Israel & JCCs
informal social group
for 20-40somethings,
meets at the temple
for Latkefest, with
a menorah lighting,
6 p.m. 475 Grove St.
(201) 444-9320 or email
erinlindenberg@hotmail.
com.
Chanukah in Leonia:
Congregation Adas
Emuno will light the
outdoor community
menorah, 7 p.m., followed
by a Havdalah service,
latkes, and doughnuts.
Bring menorahs to
light. 254 Broad Ave.
(201) 592-1712 or www.
adasemuno.org.
Chanukah in Suffern:
Hillel of Rockland and the
Center for Jewish Life
at Rockland Community
College present the
Chanukah Unity Concert,
starring 8th Day, at the
Cultural Arts Theater at
RCC, 8:30 p.m. Doors
open at 8. 145 College
Road. (845) 574-4422 or
www.jewishtickets.com.
Chanukah in Fair Lawn:

Temple Beth Sholom
holds a Chanukah latke
party, 5:30 p.m. Live
entertainment by Bnai
Jazz, a musical group
that merges Jewish roots
and classical jazz. Hors
doeuvres and latkes
served. 40-25 Fair Lawn
Ave. (201) 797-9321.
DECEMBER 22
25
BaHalacha What is
the Essence of Mehadrin
min HaMehadrin?
Rabbi Tsaidi is the
Judaic director of
Alberto Einstein Jewish
Day School in Panama
City. 1425 Essex St.
(201) 833-0800.
Kol Dodi, the 60-voice

ensemble of NJ
MetroWest, performs
Jewish choral music
from Israel, America,
and Europe in Hebrew,
English, Yiddish, and
Ladino at the Newark
Museum, 3 p.m.
49 Washington St.
(973) 596-6550.
Monday
Joshua Nelson and the Kosher Gospel Choir return to the

DEC.
Museum of Jewish Heritage A Living Memorial to the
Holocaust in Manhattan for two concerts. Their trademark
fusion of Hebrew words and gospel style music gets the
audience moving. Concerts at 1 and 3:30 p.m. 36 Battery Place. (646) 4374202 or www.mjhnyc.org.
Friday
Chanukah in Newark:
Great Sanhedrin: A
Matty Roxx
Chanukah in Woodcliff
Lake: Matty Roxx
performs a Chanukah
concert for preschoolers
through third graders
at Temple Emanuel
of the Pascack Valley,
10:15 a.m. Special guest
appearance by Cantor
Marc Biddelman.
Light refreshments.
87 Overlook Drive.
(201) 391-0801 or www.
tepv.org.
Chanukah in Cliffside
Park: Temple Israel of
Cliffside Park/Temple
Beth El of North Bergen
hold a Chanukah brunch
with made-to-order
omelettes, homemade
latkes, and other goodies,
1 p.m. Also games, and
singing and dancing with
Alan and Eve of The
Classics. 207 Edgewater
Road. Reservations,
(201) 945-7310.
Chanukah in Wayne: The

Chabad Center of Passaic
County has a bubbling
Chanukah party with a
show by Jeff the Bubble
Guy, bubble-themed
food, and the lighting
of a grand bubble gum
menorah, at the Chabad
Center, 2:30 p.m. 194
Ratzer Road. Bring
nonperishable items to
donate to the Wayne
Food Pantry. (973)694
6274 or Jewishwayne.
com.
lecture series continues

at Young Israel of
Fort Lee with Rabbi
Zev Goldberg, the
shuls spiritual leader,
discussing The Great
Debate Over the Great
Sanhedrin, 11 a.m. Series
concludes Dec. 29 with
Rabbi Jacob Reiner,
professor emeritus
of Jewish history at
Yeshiva University, on
The Maimonidean
Controversy. 1610 Parker
Ave. (201) 592-1518,
rabbigoldberg@yiftlee.
org, or yiftlee.org.
Chanukah in
Montebello, N.Y.:
Congregation Shaarey
Israel celebrates with
a Mad Science show,
candle lighting, latkes,
and doughnuts, 6 p.m.
18 Montebello Road.
(845) 369-0300.
Hadassah meets:
Fair Lawn Hadassah
meets for a Chanukah
celebration, including
refreshments and
installation of new
officers, at the Fair
Lawn Jewish Center/
Congregation Bnai Israel,
7:45 p.m. 10-10 Norma
Ave. (201) 791-0327.
Tuesday
DECEMBER 23
Blood drive in Teaneck:
Congregation Rinat
Yisrael holds a blood
drive with New Jersey
Blood Services, a
division of New York
Blood Center, 2-8 p.m.
O-negative blood donors
particularly needed.
389 W. Englewood Ave.
(800) 933-2566 or www.
nybloodcenter.org.
Calendar
Blood drive in Wayne:

The mens club of
Congregation Shomrei
Torah in Wayne holds
a blood drive with
New Jersey Blood
Services, 3:30-9 p.m. 30
Hinchman Ave. Donna,
(973) 696-2500, www.
ShomreiTorahWCC.org,
(800) 933-2566 or www.
nybloodcenter.org.
Wednesday
DECEMBER 24
the Bossy Frog Band,

9:30 a.m. 45 Spruce St.
(201) 337-1111 or www.
ssnj.org.
Dinner and movie

in Montebello, N.Y.:
Congregation Shaarey
Israel offers kosher
Chinese food and
a screening of The
Chosen, 7 p.m. 18
Montebello Road.
(845) 369-0300.
Monday
DECEMBER 29
Blood drive in Teaneck:
Family program in
Oakland: The Academies
at Gerrard Berman
Day School Solomon
Schechter invites families
with 2- to 7-year-olds to
a Chanukah celebration
with songs, activities,
and entertainment by
Holy Name Medical

Center holds a blood
drive with New Jersey
Blood Services, a division
of New York Blood
Center, in the hospital
parking lot, 1-7 p.m.
718 Teaneck Road.
(800) 933-2566 or www.
nybloodcenter.org.
Friday
JANUARY 2
Shabbat in Teaneck:
young children, 7:30 p.m.

1666 Windsor Road.
(201) 833-1322 or www.
emeth.org.
Singles
Sunday
DECEMBER 21
Chanukah for singles in
Caldwell: New Jersey
Jewish Singles 45+ meet
for a Chanukah party
with lunch, games, and
prizes at Congregation
Agudath Israel, 12:45 p.m.
$10. 20 Academy Road.
(973) 226-3600, ext. 145,
or singles@agudath.org.
Sunday
JANUARY 11
Senior singles meet
in West Nyack:
Singles 65+ meets for
a social get-together
at the JCC Rockland,
11 a.m. 450 West Nyack
Road. $3. Gene Arkin,
(845) 356-5525.
Camp Gan Israel campers at a trip to Rye Playland last summer.

COURTESY CAMP GAN
Chanukah party kicks off

summer thoughts
Camp Gan Israel of Rockland officially kicks off its summer planning with
a grand Chanukah party on Sunday,
December 21, from noon to 2 p.m., at 315
N. Main Street in New City, N.Y.
There will be door prizes for children,
Chanukah crafts, treats, music, and facepainting. For camp or party information,
call (845) 634-0951 or go to www.cgirockland.org or www.facebook.com/CampGanIsrael. Camp Gan Israel is a project

of Chabad Lubavitch of Rockland. To
learn more about our other programs
and events, go to www.ChabadofRockland.org.
Temple Emeth offers

services for families with
Darlene Love
Million Dollar Quartet
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on June 3; and the Million Dollar Quartet on June 25.
Call the box office at (201) 227 1030 or go to www.ticketmaster.
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Alan Gross freed after 5 years
amid U.S.-Cuba rapprochement
WASHINGTON The Obama administration
announced the release of Alan Gross amid
sweeping changes in Cuba-U.S. ties, including a return to full diplomatic relations.
Gross, an American Jewish contractor,
was released Wednesday morning and flew
to Washington with his wife, Judy, where he
was met by U.S. lawmakers who advocated
for his release.
In a deal American officials said was technically separate from the Gross release, the
United States and Cuba agreed to exchange
the three remaining incarcerated members
of the Cuban Five, a Florida-based spy ring,
for an American spy held in Cuba for 20 years
and whose identity remains a secret.
We believe that Alan was wrongfully
imprisoned and overjoyed that Alan will be
reunited with his family in this holiday season
of Chanukah, a senior administration official said Wednesday in a conference call with

reporters.
On the conference call, officials also outlined sweeping changes in U.S.-Cuba policy,
including the resumption of full diplomatic
relations, the opening of an embassy in
Havana, and a loosening of trade and travel
restrictions. Obama administration officials
insisted that Gross was not part of the spy
exchange, and that in fact, his imprisonment
held up changes to the U.S.-Cuba relationship
that Obama had intended on initiating years
ago.
Republicans who have opposed easing the
Cuba embargo immediately blasted the deal.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the son of Cuban
immigrants, told Fox News Network that
President Obama was the worst negotiator
since at least Jimmy Carter, and maybe in the

history of this country.
Jewish groups welcomed the deal, however, and noted the political difficulties it must
have created for the Obama administration.
We know the decision to release the
Cuban three was not an easy one, the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations said in a statement. We
appreciate the efforts of President Obama
and Vice President Biden in bringing this
about.
Gross was arrested in 2009 after setting up
Internet access for the Cuban Jewish community while working as a contractor for the U.S.
Agency for International Development. He
recently marked the completion of his fifth
year in prison.
Gross, 65, of Potomac, Md., reportedly is in
ill health and has lost more than 100 pounds
since his incarceration and has suffered from
painful arthritis.
The senior administration official who
Alan Gross and his wife, Judy, during a

visit to Jerusalem.
Gross family
spoke to reporters said the Vatican played

a key role in negotiating the deal, in part
through Pope Francis pleas to Cuba to
release Gross as a humanitarian gesture.

JTA Wire Service
In Lugansk, an icy Ukraine winter tests the resolve of a war-torn community

Cnaan Liphshiz
LUGANSK, Ukraine In an unheated synagogue with no running water, a dozen Jews
are trying to keep warm as temperatures here
veer toward the single digits.
Not moving too much helps keep the
warmth under their thick coats, they say, a
technique developed as the group gathered
at least once a week to maintain a sense of
community in a city torn by ongoing conflict
between pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian army.
We usually stay for about two hours, says
Igor Leonidovich, the synagogues gabbai, or
caretaker. We pray for peace. In this cold,
two hours is enough.
Half of Lugansks population of 425,000
has fled since July, when the fighting that
claimed some 4,500 lives erupted in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine.
Among those who fled were two-thirds of
the citys nurses and doctors, according to
the World Health Organization, rendering
medical services almost nonexistent.
Earlier this month, a psychiatric institution in the Lugansk suburb of Slavyanoserbsk
reported that 50 of its patients died from cold
and exhaustion. Like many parts of Lugansk
and the surrounding area, the hospital had
no electricity, heat or water.
About 2,000 Jews remain a fifth of the
Lugansk prewar community but even that
determined group is struggling now that the
winter cold has arrived.
We stay because its our birthplace,
our land, says Leonidovich, who draws
encouragement from the fact that fighting
in Lugansk proper has largely died down in
recent weeks after a truce went into effect in
September. We dont want to leave, but its
getting harder to stay because of winter.
Near the synagogue, a few elderly people
Members of the
Lugansk Jewish
community stand
in front of their
synagogues
Torah ark on
December 11.

Cnaan Liphshiz
rummage for blankets in heaps of uncollected

garbage on a street scarred by mortar craters
and littered with the carcasses of abandoned
pets. In the distance, explosions can be heard
echoing from the suburbs.
As they face these hardships, Lugansk
Jews have received assistance from international Jewish groups, including food from the
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, or JDC, and the International Fellowship
of Christians and Jews, or IFCJ. The distribution of the packages has been coordinated
in part by the Lugansk Chabad emissary in
exile, Rabbi Shalom Gopin, who is in Israel.
Earlier this month, some 300 people gathered at the synagogue to receive food packages from the IFCJ, the second such distribution in recent weeks. The donation of a
generator last month provided the synagogue
with lights for the first time since the power
went out in August.
On Chanukah, the community has been
lighting candles in the synagogue during
the day because of a rebel-imposed curfew
that restricts movement after dark. Traveling at night also increases the chance of
falling prey to the robbers and looters who
have emptied the citys supermarkets and
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car rental agencies.

Being openly Jewish in Lugansk is not particularly dangerous because the rebels who
control the city generally do not appear to be
anti-Semitic, Leonidovich says.
Asked whether Lugansk was in any way
extra dangerous for Jews, a rebel officer
who identified himself only as Vladimir said,
There is no racism here. If a person, Jewish
or Christian, is law abiding, they will not be
harmed.
Even without being specifically targeted,
the dangers in Lugansk are evident. In July,
the Jewish community lost two of its members, Svetlana and Anna Sitnikov, in the fighting. The mother and daughter died instantly
when a mortar round exploded outside a grocery where they had gone to fetch food for
Annas 5-year-old son.
Like many septuagenarians here, Ernst
Kuperman, one of the synagogue regulars,
has not been able to collect his pension for
months. He gets by thanks to JDCs Hesed
program, which provides the needy with
food and medical services.
Others, like Anna Sosnova, who was
wounded over the summer by an explosion
near her home, would have left but stayed
because of family obligations. Sosnovas

house has electricity, but she still had to get a
generator to administer drugs to her mother,
a bedridden diabetic with only one leg.
There is no way currently to safely get her
out, Sosnova says.
During the fighting, a mortar round
exploded near the small house that the Sosnovas share with three cats and a puppy left
behind by neighbors. The explosion weakened an external wall and the house has
been slowly collapsing, developing cracks
and shifting. Some doors cant be closed.
I hope it wont collapse on us, Sosnova
says.
Across the city, many buildings carry similar scars from the shelling that brought life
here to a halt this summer. The situation is
even worse in the outskirts, where vast sunflower fields that should have been harvested
in the fall are withering in the snow along
roads dotted with burned-out tanks that lead
to shelled ghost towns.
Before the fighting, the Beit Menachem
Jewish school here had more than 150 students. But they never returned to school after
the summer vacation and now are scattered
across Russia, Israel and Ukraine, according
to Sergei Kreidun, the principal.
Although the school is empty, Kreidun
still arrives daily to deter looters. He shows
off the spacious campus, which has a small
Holocaust museum and kosher kitchen, with
a mix of pride and melancholy. Pride for what
he has helped build over the past 15 years
with funding from the Ohr Avner Foundation,
melancholy over what became of the school.
As you can see, were ready for the kids
here, he says, gesturing toward a locker containing a former students books and hairbrush. Now all we need is the peace that will
bring them back.
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Obituaries
Faye Bloch
Faye Bloch, ne Frackman, 88, of Fort Lee, formerly of

Closter, Englewood, and Miami Beach, died on Dec. 15.
Born in Brooklyn, she was a life master bridge player
and a member of ORT and Hadassah in Bergen County.
She is survived by her children, Peggy Schneider
(Stuart) of Oradell, and Paul of Alexandria, Va., and two
grandchildren. Arrangements were by Eden Memorial
Chapels, Fort Lee.
Herbert Lieberman
Herbert Lieberman, 94, of Clifton died on Dec. 14.

Arrangements were by Louis Suburban Chapel,
Fair Lawn.
Elizabeth Musicant
Elizabeth Liz Musicant, nee Petlack, 74, of Edison

died on Dec. 11.
Born in the Bronx, she was an administrative assistant
for Beth Israel Memorial Park in Woodbridge.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Arthur,
children, Marc (Cindy), and Jon (Marlene), and four
grandchildren, Nicole, Andrew, Rachele, and Josh.
Arrangements were by Eden Memorial Chapels,
Fort Lee.
a private practice in Emerson, taught at the University of

Medicine and Dentistry, School of Osteopathic Medicine,
and held adjunct professorships at several osteopathic
medicine colleges. He served six terms as president of
the Bergen County Osteopathic Medical Society and
was honored as Physician of the Year by the New Jersey
Society of Osteopathic Medicine.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Eleanor,
children, Jeff (Laurie), Lori (Daniel), and Wendy, and
eight grandchildren.
Arrangements were by Louis Suburban Chapel,
Fair Lawn.
Martha Schlossbach
Martha Schlossbach, ne Brown, 94, of Dallas, Texas,

formerly of Jersey City and Florida, died on Dec.
Born in the Bronx, she was member of Liberty
Benevolent Society in Jersey City.
Predeceased by her husband Samuel in 1997, she is
survived by daughters Joan Margolies of Dallas, and
Ruth Friedman of Glen Ridge, and five grandchildren
and great-grandchildren. Arrangements were by Eden
Memorial Chapels, Fort Lee.
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Phil Stern, photographer to the stars, dies at 95

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Hollywood stars and jazz musicians, has died.
Stern died Saturday in Los Angeles after an extended
hospital stay. He was 95.
Stern worked as a combat photographer for the Army
newspaper Stars and Stripes during World War II, and
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Stern, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants to the
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Joan Rivers remembers Jewish groups in will

In her will, Joan Rivers left money to several Jewish charitable organizations to which she was connected.
Among the Jewish organizations that received bequests
from the late comedians estimated $150 million estate
were the Jewish Guild for the Blind, the Jewish Home and
Hospital Foundation, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center
in Los Angeles.
The amounts were unknown because the donations
come from a confidential trust, the New York Daily News
reported on December 10, citing papers filed in Manhattan Surrogates Court.
Rivers daughter, Melissa, the wills executor, received all of

her mothers personal property.
Rivers reportedly left her four dogs to her assistant, Jocelyn
Pickett.
Rivers died in September at 81, a week after she was rushed
to Manhattans Mount Sinai Hospital after her heart stopped
during throat surgery at a clinic. Doctors at the hospital put
her in an induced coma from which she never awoke.
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movie premiered in Atlanta on
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played Ashley Wilkes in the film,
was a Hungarian Jew. Born Leslie
Howard Steiner, he is best known
as an actor, but he also was active
in anti-German propaganda and
supposedly was involved with British or Allied intelligence. In 1943,
an airliner on which Howard was a
passenger was shot down over the
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theories about his death.
It is always said that the plane
Howard went down on was attacked
because people knew he was on it,
Thomson said. Im not sure how
true that is. Still, hes an interesting
figure.
Estel Eforgan, the author of the
2010 book Leslie Howard: The Lost
Actor, said that research on Howard continues today, especially in
the area of the plane crash and Leslies now-emerged links with British
secret service.
As I and other researchers
have found, the more we explore
the background, the more mystery emerges. Leslie still keeps his
secrets, Eforgan said.
Additional Jewish influence on
Gone with the Wind can be traced
to George Cukor, the films original
director, who was fired and replaced
by Victor Fleming. Although Cukor
did not work on the film through its
completion, his Jewish upbringing
may have impacted the movie in its
depiction of strong women. Born on
the Lower East Side of Manhattan
to Hungarian Jewish immigrants,
Cukor got his big break when Selznick assigned him to direct several
major films of the RKO Pictures production company.
Cukor became famous for his
direction of actresses, Thomson
said. He had a special understanding of women. He worked privately with [Gone with the Wind
actresses] Vivien Leigh and Olivia
de Havilland even after he had been
replaced by Fleming.
Though Selznick was known as
an arrogant manipulator, a megalomaniac hooked on Benzedrine, and
a brash charmer, the producer had
noble goals, Thomson said.
Selznick believed he was pursuing perfection as a noble aim
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moved by that film when they saw
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knew world war was coming, Thomson said. The damage caused by
war was a very important message.
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impact on the world as any film has
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devour seven healthy ones, and where

seven thin ears of grain devour seven
healthy and full ears of grain. Torah
tells us that when Pharaoh awoke in the
morning va-ti-paeim rucho his spirit
was troubled. Recognizing that va-tipaeim has the same root as the word for
pa-amon a bell Targum Onkelos suggests that Pharaohs spirit was agitated.
It was knocking inside of him like a bell.
As we consider the events in downtown Sydney, our spirits are troubled,
knocking inside of us like a bell. And they
should be. In the Torah, Pharaoh called
upon Joseph to interpret his dreams, to
give him a much-needed wake-up call.
But who will be our Joseph? Who will
rouse us from our collective indifferent
slumber?
In times like these, most people ask,
What can we do? How can we respond?
We have to begin by acknowledging the
efforts of the New South Wales Police
Force, who worked to insure a minimal
number of casualties in what otherwise
could have been an even more horrifying and tragic episode. We have to defend
and promote the values upon which our
free, open, democratic, and multicultural
societies, like America and Australia, are
based. And we must refrain from categorizing and labeling one another.
Thankfully, not every person of
faith, and certainly not every Muslim,
expresses his or her ideology in a manner akin to that of the Lindt Cafe gunman. We have been privileged to meet
and personally become acquainted with
Muslims who are as interested in the pursuit of peace as we are. There are loud
voices of intolerance and hate, but there
are even more people throughout the
world who still believe, as we do, in the
positive potential of a world built and
sustained by dialogue, trust, and peaceful interaction.
In one of the most heartwarming
stories to come out of this weeks incident in Sydney, a young woman named
Rachael Jacobs was sitting next to a Muslim woman on the train who, fearing for
her life, began to remove her hijab. Ms.
Jacobs turned to her and said Leave it
on. Ill ride with you. Jacobs comments

led to the beginning of #illridewithyou,
an effort throughout Sydney that led to
posts from non-Muslims offering rides,
and offering to sit next to Muslims on
public transit, to help ensure their
safety.
We are not shocked or surprised by the
events in Sydney this week. That it happened in Sydney reminds us that it can
happen anywhere, and that we have to
rededicate ourselves to building bridges,
fostering dialogue, and learning more
about one another, what we believe, how
we think and feel. Only our own nurtured
and established relationships will stand
us in good stead in the coming storm that
awaits us all.
This is no dream. This is our painful
reality, and we would do well to recognize it.
Paul Jacobson is the rabbi of Temple
Avodat Shalom in River Edge and Lisa
Jacobson, his wife is actively involved
in the community. Both are Australian
citizens; Rabbi Jacobson also is a U.S.
citizen.
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other people.
Before they met their Muslim counterparts, he said, we had a Skype call with
a colleague of Rabbi Pauls in Australia.
We talked about Islam, and about similarities and differences. We were just getting
a grasp on these people we were going to
meet.
We wanted to find out about the similarities between our religion and our cousins religion.
When he went to the mosque, David was
moved. I definitely felt a spiritual presence there. It had the ambiance of a really
special place.
The chance to meet Muslim teenagers
was revelatory for him. It really was an
eye-opening experience, to get to know
them, he said. Both our religions have
stereotypes about each other, particularly
after 9/11. But ultimately we are good people, who want to engage in this dialogue.
We hope that it is a beginning, not an end.
When you have met someone, and gotten to know them, you cant just say, Oh,
theyre Muslim, or, Oh, theyre Jewish.
We have to know about people before we
can make any decisions about them.
Knowledge is power. When we know
what is around us, there is less fear and
more discussion and understanding and
down the road, there is peace.
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Project Glynn is the first of a dozen
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the worlds oil producing regions, Israel
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renewable energy revolution. The Consulate General of Israel to the Southeast
is proud to be able to bring great partners like Energiya Global and Georgia
Power together. This solar deal is a significant milestone in the long-standing,
close relationship between Israel and the
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