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Johns Creek Teen Wins $36K Tikkun Olam Award By Sarah Moosazadeh sarah@atljewishtimes.com Evan Barnard’s enthusiasm for nature began at a young age in the woods near his Johns Creek home. Now his passion for the outdoors has helped him become one of 15 recipients nationwide of the 2017 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards, recognizing teens who strive to solve global issues within their communities through social change. After repairing a vandalized Braille trail at a nature conservancy in Rome, Ga., Barnard, now 19 and a freshman ecology major at the University of Georgia, launched Nature for All, which pairs visually impaired youths with volunteers to share experiences in nature. In addition to providing trails, the organization increases outdoor access for the visually impaired by promoting inclusivity. Barnard, the son of Cathy and David Barnard, also has created a separate website, Nature for the Blind, to link visually impaired people around the world with outdoor opportunities. The website has attracted users in more than 40 countries and 45 states the past six months, Barnard said. The site has been translated into 37 languages and features over 200 nature trails and sensory gardens in 35 countries. Nature trails for the visually impaired emphasize sensory experiences

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Evan Barnard (front) helps visually impaired students make their way along the Whispering Woods Braille Trail in Buford during his third Global Youth Service Day in April 2015. Read more about Barnard at atlantajewishtimes.com.

and provide large-print signs, Barnard said. At the Rome nature conservancy, Barnard and volunteers restored a broken guide and replaced 15 aluminum Braille signs and a guide rope that assists visually impaired visitors along the trail. “I’ve always grown up outdoors and never really understood what a privilege it is to enjoy nature until I visited the Braille trail in Rome,” said Barnard, who has worked with the Georgia Council for the Blind for eight years. “The visually

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impaired are so incredibly able despite their disability and really determined to make their voice known.” After Barnard repaired the nature trail in Rome, he mended the Whispering Woods Braille Trail in Buford. Home Depot donated the lumber and hardware, and volunteers from the company helped build and install signposts and platforms. The Teen Tikkun Olam Awards include a $36,000 prize, which Barnard plans to use for his education. He hopes

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to be a teacher or work for a nonprofit in environmental policy after college. “The award is a huge honor, but it is also a validation of the importance and potential of the work I do. It allows me to carry the tradition of tikkun olam, which started when I first visited the nature trail for my bar mitzvah project,” said Barnard, who attended Congregation Dor Tamid. “It’s important to me to help my community, and it is for that reason I selected my project to help people.” ■

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a festive prandial at our favorite, Grill Marks. (Don’t worry: It’s the highestend exotic burger place in town, where we nouveau-kosher folks ate veggie and salmon burgers — crazy woohoo!) I felt we were bonding on an infinitely higher level, which lifted my soul to G-d’s gate. Now rehab comes to the house three times a week, and the losses are all being recouped. Let me offer you this from my heart: May you always be blessed by such wonderful healing and by the elixir of life. And if you start dreaming about your trip to the Next World, please call me. I’ll bring the fried chicken — kosher, of course. ■

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CALENDAR THURSDAY, JULY 20

WEDNESDAY, JULY 26

Songwriter showcase. With support from the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival, Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave., Buckhead, plays host to “Songs & Stories: A Night With Local Jewish Songwriters,” including Hannah Zale, Sammy K, Adam Klein, Paula Krone and Ariela Ehrens, at 7 p.m. Donation of $5 to $10 suggested; hzalet@gmail.com.

Kabbalah and conflicting allegiances. Kabbalah & Cocktails at The Kehilla in Sandy Springs, 5075 Roswell Road, addresses “Israel and the American Jew: Dual Loyalty, Single Vision” at 7 p.m. Admission, including dinner and an open bar, is $15 for members, $18 for nonmembers; www.thekehilla.org/ kabbalah-and-cocktails.

FRIDAY, JULY 21

Reform Shabbat. The Reform community gathers for a reception at 5 p.m. and a service at 6 at the Davis Academy, 8105 Roberts Drive, Sandy Springs. Free; templeemanuelatlanta.org.

On-the-Same-Page Book Club. Hadassah Greater Atlanta’s Metulla Group discusses “News of the World” by Paulette Jiles at 1:30 p.m. in Sandy Springs. Details from Barbara Shoulberg at brsgolf1@bellsouth.net or 770-948-2443.

SUNDAY, JULY 23

PJ Library picnic. PJ Library holds popup family picnics in Alpharetta, Grant Park, Sandy Springs, Smyrna and Old Fourth Ward at 10:30 a.m. Free; nbrodsky@jewishatlanta.org for details. Comedy show. Congregation Beth Shalom, 5303 Winters Chapel Road, Dunwoody, serves a deli dinner with live comedy by Jerry Farber and videos of other Jewish comedians at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 (RSVP by July 19); www.bethshalomatlanta.org or 770-399-5300.

MONDAY, JULY 24

Kitchen shower. Chabad of Peachtree City, 632 Dogwood Trail, Tyrone, holds a night out for girls and women at 7 p.m. to help stock its kitchen. Free (choose an item for the kitchen at www.myregistry.com/public/chabadofpeachtreecity); www.chabadsouthside.com.

TUESDAY, JULY 25

Booth Western Museum. Hadassah Greater Atlanta’s Metulla Group visits the Booth Western Art Museum, 501 Museum Drive, Cartersville, at 11 a.m. Details from Sandye Charlop Geller at sandeycharlop@gmail.com or the Hadassah office at 678-443-2961.

FRIDAY, JULY 28

Potluck Shabbat. Congregation Beth Shalom, 5303 Winters Chapel Road, Dunwoody, holds a musical service and a potluck dairy dinner at 6:30 p.m. Free with a dish to share; 770-399-5300 to RSVP and reserve a spot at dinner.

SUNDAY, JULY 30

Matot-Massei Friday, July 21, light candles at 8:28 p.m. Saturday, July 22, Shabbat ends at 9:27 p.m. Devarim Friday, July 28, light candles at 8:23 p.m. Saturday, July 29, Shabbat ends at 9:22 p.m.

Corrections & Clarifications

• In the 40 Under 40 feature in the July 14 issue, Whitney Kweskin is a Department of Justice-accredited representative working as an immigration services manager; she is not an attorney. Lindy Miller is a past member of the Decatur Education Foundation. Eliyahu Wolfe, whose last name was misspelled in one reference, is the treasurer of the Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network, hosted a Yemeni refugee who escaped al-Qaeda and the Houthi with the help of a Jewish New Yorker, worked in The Hague for the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and attended a single Muslim-Jewish conference in Vienna, Austria, although he has led a number of Atlanta events meant to foster Muslim-Jewish dialogue. • In an article about the dedication of the renovated main sanctuary at Congregation Beth Jacob in the July 14 issues, the fatalities from Kristallnacht were overstated. Initial estimates put the death toll just under 100; recent scholarship has raised the figure well into the hundreds.

Pet shelter. The Sixth Point volunteers at PAWS Atlanta, 5287 Covington Highway, Decatur, at 3 p.m. Free with limited space; RSVP to thesixthpoint.org/ event/volunteer-paws-atlanta.

5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody, welcomes the community for a pre-Shabbat pool party at 5 p.m., with blessings at 6. Free; www.atlantajcc.org.

AJFF Selects. The latest installment in the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival’s monthly series is “Menashe,” a Yiddish film about a widowed grocery store clerk in New York’s Hasidic community, being shown at Regal Tara Cinemas 4, 2345 Cheshire Bridge Road, Atlanta, at 7 p.m., to be followed by a Q&A session. Tickets are $13; ajff.org.

Infertility support. Licensed infertility therapist Lauren Berman facilitates a Jewish Fertility Foundation support group at 6 p.m. at MACoM, 700-A Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs. Free; www.jewishfertilityfoundation.org/ support-groups-1.html.

TUESDAY, AUG. 1

Tisha B’Av lecture. Young Israel of Toco Hills, 2056 LaVista Road, hosts its annual lecture, featuring Emory professor Deborah Lipstadt on the topic “Contemporary Anti-Semitism: An Update,” at 7 p.m. Free; www.yith.org.

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25 Years Ago July 17, 1992 ■ The Jewish National Fund has ended a 13-year dispute with the World Congress of Gay and Lesbian Jewish Organizations by sealing an accord last week in Atlanta, where Congregation Bet Haverim hosted a conference of the World Congress. JNF will erect a plaque in Lahav, Israel, to acknowledge that gay and lesbian Jews purchased a 3,000-tree woodland. Pressured by Orthodox Israelis, JNF had refused to do so since 1979. 4 ■ The bat mitzvah of Allison Gayle Cohen of Tucker,

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THURSDAY, AUG. 10

SUNDAY, AUG. 13

Brunch. Hadassah Greater Atlanta’s Metulla Group holds a new-members brunch with Milton Tambor addressing “Judaism and Social Justice” at 11:30 a.m. RSVP by Aug. 6; details from lindafay7@yahoo.com or 678-443-2961.

MONDAY, AUG. 14

AJFF Selects. The documentary “Mon-

key Business: The Adventures of Curious George’s Creators” is the next Atlanta Jewish Film Festival pick, screening at 7 p.m. at SCADshow, 173 14th St., Midtown. Tickets are $13; ajff. org.

FRIDAY, AUG. 18

Skyline Park Shabbat. Working with OneTable, The Sixth Point gathers at 7:30 p.m. The Roof at Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave., Old Fourth Ward, for miniature golf and other games, dinner, and the start of Shabbat. Tickets are $25; thesixthpoint.org/ event/skyline-park-shabbat.

MONDAY, AUG. 28

Infertility support. Licensed therapist Ashley Marx facilitates a Jewish Fertility Foundation support group at 7 p.m. at the foundation, 60 Lenox Pointe, Buckhead. Free; www.jewishfertilityfoundation.org/support-groups-1.html.

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daughter of Susan Cohen, took place Saturday, July 11, at Beth Shalom Synagogue. ■ Ellen and Michael Weiss of Dunwoody announce the birth of a daughter, Lindsey Ilyssa, on June 21. 50 Years Ago July 21, 1967 ■ The recent annual convention of the Rabbinical Council of America adopted a resolution “wholeheartedly” endorsing the decision of the Israeli government to guarantee the sanctity of and free access to holy places. The 600 Orthodox rabbis also urged “rabbis and laymen alike to take advantage of the access and to embark on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.”

■ The definitive history of the recent Israeli-Arab will be available in August from American Heritage Publishing and United Press International, the same team that produced “Four Days,” a record of John F. Kennedy’s assassination. “Swift Sword” will feature a narrative of the war from analyst Brig. Gen. S.L.A. Marshall, background from American Heritage and photos from UPI. Southern Israelite readers can buy the hardcover book with a coupon in this issue for $2.25. ■ Carol Lynn Fleischaker of Savannah, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Jack Fleischaker, married Martin Victor Garber of Greenwood, S.C., son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Garber, on July 9.

SIMCHAS

Wedding Aronson-Silverman

Wayne and Joan Aronson of Marietta announce the marriage of their daughter, Nicole Danyelle Aronson, to Zachary Scott Silverman, son of Mitchell and Susan Silverman of Roswell. The wedding took place May 28, 2017, at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead. It was officiated by Rabbi Steven Lebow. The couple spent their honeymoon in Montego Bay, Jamaica. ■

Engagements Robbins-Dreyfus

Doug and Mollie Robbins of Atlanta happily announce the engagement of their son, Richard Benjamin Robbins, to Lisa Nicole Dreyfus, daughter of John and Debby Dreyfus of Houston. Richard graduated cum laude in the Honors Program from the University of Georgia in 2008 and from the Medical College of Georgia in 2012. Richard did his residency in internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas and is now the chief fellow at UT Southwestern, where he is completing his fellowship in gastroenterology. He will be doing an advanced endoscopy fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in July 2018. Lisa graduated magna cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin in 2012 with a degree in government and Latin American studies. She is a business development manager for Veuve Clicquot, Krug and Ruinart at Moët Hennessy USA. Richard is the grandson of the late Arthur and Frances Robbins of Atlanta and the late Bobbie Gordon Miller and Harold (Flash) Gordon of Memphis. Lisa is the granddaughter of Anne Zindler Meyer and the late Richard Loeb Meyer of Meridian, Miss., and Seymour Joseph Dreyfus and the late Jane Kallison Dreyfus of San Antonio. Lisa and Richard will marry in Houston in January. ■

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Malka Packer and Mercy Monroe are delighted to announce their engagement. Surrounded by family, friends and the beauty of the natural world, their wedding ceremony will be held at Camp Ramah Darom in October 2017. Rabbi Malka is the founding director of InterfaithFamily/Atlanta, a nonprofit Jewish organization that empowers and supports interfaith couples and families. Mercy is a chaplain and supervisory education fellow at Emory University Hospital. Join in the celebration of their upcoming nuptials at an aufruf at Congregation Bet Haverim during the Simchat Torah service on

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ISRAEL NEWS

Deep Ties Between Israel, Germany Power Sub Deal By Eli Sperling German newspaper Der Spiegel reported this month that Germany approved a deal to provide Israel with three nuclear-capable submarines. The $1.5 billion transaction, should it go through, will boost Israel’s nuclearcapable submarine fleet from five to eight. This deal represents a long-lasting diplomatic, strategic, scientific and financial relationship between Israel and Germany. The partnership finds its roots in a controversial 1952 reparations agreement, under which West Germany paid Israel in excess of $10 billion as compensation for Nazi persecution of Jews and confiscation of their property. At the time, Israel was enmeshed in an economic recession and living under strict austerity measures imposed by David Ben-Gurion’s Labor government. Despite providing a necessary injection of capital, reparations were not universally accepted by Israelis. Menachem Begin, the leader of the opposition Herut party, staunchly opposed

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold a meeting in 2012.

reparations for ideological reasons. In the end, however, despite the loudly expressed disapproval of Begin and thousands of protesters, the Knesset voted to accept the reparations. These funds played an important role in stabilizing Israel’s fledgling economy and helping build necessary water and transportation infrastructure. Likewise, catalyzed by the reparations deal, Israel began in the 1950s to develop strong economic, diplomatic and strategic ties with West Germany.

In 1959, the year that Israeli austerity measures ended, West Germany began to supply the young Jewish state with much-needed military technology. Then, in 1961, young Germans and Israelis began participating in annual volunteer exchange programs to support social services in the two countries. In the early 1960s, with relative caution, Israel likewise warmed up to the idea of elevated and official cooperation with West Germany. On May 12, 1965, the two states exchanged notes establishing official diplomatic relations, marking the official beginning of a long, mutually beneficial relationship. While military exchanges have played a role in this relationship until today, scientific exchange programs have been central in the interactions between Israel and Germany since 1961. Today, as part of Mashav, Israel’s Agency for International Development

Cooperation, scientific exchanges with the purpose of developing technology to assist the developing world are commonplace, in addition to other programs. Within this framework, many graduate students from German universities study in top-tier Israeli universities to learn about advanced technologies in arid agriculture and water management. Today, bilateral trade between Israel and Germany is worth billions of dollars annually, and military, social and scientific relations are thriving. The sale of the nuclear-capable submarines, giving Israel a further qualitative military edge in the Middle East, is part of a long-lasting relationship that does not seem be in any danger of weakening. ■ Eli Sperling is the Israel specialist and assistant program coordinator for the Center for Israel Education (www. israeled.org).

For Further Reading • atlantajewishtimes.timesofisrael.com/israel-holocaust-reparations. • fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33808.pdf.

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Autism database. Ben-Gurion University scientists and Soroka University Medical Center doctors have established the hospital-university-based autism database to benefit scientists, patients and families. One goal is to help identify autism subtypes, likely generated by different causes. Protein that kills cancer cells. Professor Varda Shoshan-Barmatz of BenGurion University of the Negev in Be’er Sheva has developed many treatments to kill cancer cells by targeting the protein VDAC1, which controls cell death. A new biotech, Jerusalem-based Vidac, is running trials of those treatments. VDA-1102 ointment for pre-skin cancer is in Phase 2. In November, ShoshanBarmatz presented her findings to the delegation from Atlanta that was part of the Conexx: America Israel Business Connector 2016 mission to Israel.

Art of coexistence. In the Israeli Arab village of Sakhnin in the Galilee, the Sakhnin Biennale is an alternative art festival featuring artists from Israel and from 65 other countries. The vil6 lage has become a meeting place for

northern Israel’s diverse population, which includes Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities. Medical scanning revolution. A scientist at Bar-Ilan University and another at the University of Valencia in Spain have collaborated for a dozen years on developing ways to measure the tiny, nanometric vibrations the body emits. The result of their research is a revolutionary way to monitor patients’ vital signs without any physical contact — no more intrusive cables, wires, tubes or IV lines. The medical scanning product they have designed consists of a laser and a precise camera that can read the reflected light in a room and extract from the changing patterns the specific nano-vibrations coming from the patient. The sensor is expected to come to the market by the end of 2017. Training to save lives together. Israeli emergency services and the Palestinian Authority Civil Defense Forces recently held a joint drill to enhance their skills and improve their response time. Participants included Israel’s Magen David Adom, the PA’s Red Crescent

and firefighters from both sides. Visit from the Central African Republic. President Faustin-Archange Touadéra recently made the first visit to Israel by the head of state of the Central African Republic. He told Israeli President Reuven Rivlin: “We have come to Israel in order to learn. Your country is a school for us.” Illuminating dark matter. Dark matter is hypothesized to be far more abundant than ordinary matter, but none has been detected. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev aims to change that by developing Israel’s first dark matter detector. It uses atomic spectroscopy, magnetic sensors, lasers, optics, atomic clocks and advanced electronics. June tourism record. Israel welcomed 303,000 foreign tourists in June, 28 percent more than in June 2016. January to June saw a 26 percent increase in visitors to a record 1.74 million. Estimated revenue from tourism for the six months totaled 9.4 billion shekels ($2.6 billion). Tourism from the United States increased by 20 percent.

Eighth-best airport. The readers of Travel + Leisure magazine voted Ben Gurion Airport the eighth-best airport in the world, based on travelers’ experiences of access, check-in, security, food, shopping and design. Buy my Vitara. Eugene Romanovsky, who according to his Facebook profile works as the creative director for a Tel Aviv-based design and animation firm, recently went to great lengths to sell his 1996 Suzuki Vitara. The Latvian-born Romanovsky edited an elaborate video of his car that has generated more than 3 million views on YouTube since mid-April. With dramatic music, the car appears to outrun dinosaurs, race a cheetah, escape an avalanche and even travel to the moon. In an interview with “Hazinor,” Romanovsky said he was asking for about 21,000 shekels (close to $6,000) for the car, though some comments noted that the labor involved in making the video was likely worth more than the car. Compiled courtesy of verygoodnewsisrael. blogspot.com, timesofisrael.com and other sources.

ISRAEL NEWS Born July 24, 1920, Bella Abzug goes on to become the first Jewish woman elected to Congress.

Items provided by the Center for Israel Education (www.israeled.org), where you can find more details. July 21, 1948: The United States rejects a U.N. request that U.S. Marines be temporarily stationed in Jerusalem to support an Israeli-Arab military truce. The United States continues its policy of supporting diplomacy in the region while maintaining its military distance as a political strategy. July 22, 1946: The Irgun, a Jewish military organization that is absorbed into the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 War of Independence, bombs the British administrative headquarters in Palestine, based at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. Twenty-eight Britons, 41 Arabs and 17 Jews are killed. July 23, 1984: The 11th Knesset elections lead to a national unity government of the Labor and Likud parties after neither wins a majority. July 24, 1920: Bella Abzug is born in the Bronx, N.Y., to an Orthodox Jewish immigrant family from Russia. In 1970 she becomes the first Jewish woman elected to the U.S. House; she serves three terms in Congress. July 25, 1973: Competitive swimmer Keren Leibovitch is born in Hod Ha’sharon, near Tel Aviv. Considered Israel’s greatest Paralympian, Leibovitch wins four gold medals, two silvers and a bronze in swimming competitions in 2000 and 2004. July 26, 1967: Israel unilaterally presents a strategic proposal, prepared by Yigal Allon, for Israel’s retention of the Jordan Valley in the West Bank. The Allon Plan includes a series of Jewish settlements and military installations to act as buffers against potential Arab attacks from the east. July 27, 1656: Baruch Spinoza is excommunicated by the Amsterdam Jewish community for his ideas about Judaism. He goes on to become one of the most important philosophers of the Jewish Enlightenment, which seeks to reconcile the world of Jewish faith with secular, empirical reality.

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One of the greatest challenges of a medical corps team member is to care for captured and wounded enemy soldiers. I served as an army medic during the 1967 Six-Day War in the battle for Jerusalem and as a battalion physician in the 1973 Yom Kippur War in the Sinai. In both wars I cared for many wounded prisoners. The Six-Day War broke out two weeks before the end of my last year at Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem. I had worked as a nurse in the emergency room of Hadassah University Hospital for two years, and I was stationed at that hospital when the war started. I also went out with the ambulances to evacuate the wounded to the hospital and cared for them during the ride. During the first 72 hours we took care of over 500 wounded soldiers and civilians, among them many Jordanian and Egyptian prisoners. All the wounded received the same care. For me, they were humans in need of medical attention. Watching my medical school teachers and the medical teams at Hadassah fight for the lives of men who were fighting against us set an ethical standard I adhered to when I became a physician. As a battalion physician in the Yom Kippur War, I took care of several wounded Egyptian soldiers, providing the same level of treatment I gave my own injured men. Even though I had mixed feelings about treating enemy soldiers, my natural instincts and years of medical training urged me to help them to the best of my ability. I could not deny my animosity toward the enemy, but I overcame those misgivings in the hope that our captured soldiers would be treated as well as we were treating the Egyptians. Caring for these enemy prisoners humanized our adversary, and I felt inner satisfaction that I could honor the sanctity of the human life. An experience with an injured Egyptian fighter pilot was particularly memorable. As I mended his broken leg and bandaged his burns, he showed me a photo of his family. His two young children were the same ages as my children. I realized that he just wanted to see them again. I could see the fear in the eyes of many of the wounded prisoners

when I approached them. I wondered whether their fear was based on what they would have done to me if I had been a prisoner of war. I also assumed that years of anti-Israel propaganda depicted us as monsters.

Guest Column By Itzhak Brook

Itzhak Brook serves as a battalion physician in the Sinai in 1973.

Most of the soldiers were tense throughout the treatment and seemed in disbelief as we treated their wounds. I was proud that I could overcome my anger and treat them as I would have wanted to be treated. I knew that as a Jew and as a medical professional it was my duty to do so. The medical corps of the Israel Defense Forces has always provided medical care for all injured soldiers. That is one of the core values of the IDF and is spelled out in the oath taken by all the physicians in the medical corps. This policy is being implemented today as the IDF runs a field hospital near the Syrian border to care for victims of the civil war in that country. Though there is an official state of war between Syria and Israel, over 3,000 injured and sick Syrians have been treated at the hospital. It is my hope that the wounded enemy soldiers and civilians we cared for in 1967 and 1973, like those today, have served as emissaries for peace and reconciliation after they returned home. I hope their testimonies have advanced the cause of peace. ■ Itzhak Brook served as a medic in the Six-Day War and as a battalion physician in the Yom Kippur War. He is a professor of pediatrics at Georgetown University, a speaker for the Israeli Embassy in Washington and the author of “In the Sands of Sinai: A Physician’s Account of the Yom Kippur War.”

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18 Georgia Officials Join GILEE Mission to Israel Eighteen Georgia police chiefs, sheriffs, public safety commissioners, and other senior police and public safety officials have returned from Israel after two weeks of public safety and counterterrorism training with the country’s top policing executives. Top officers from Atlanta, Roswell, Jonesboro and Cherokee County were part of a 20-member delegation of senior law enforcement officials from Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee on the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange’s 25th annual peer-to-peer training program in partnership with Israel. The program covered the latest advances in counterterrorism, emergency management, and other public safety and homeland security issues. “In GILEE’s 25 years, our partnership with the world’s top experts in counterterrorism has returned more than 700 public safety officials home with the knowledge and skills they need to keep our communities safer,” said Robbie Friedmann, GILEE’s founding director. The need has never been greater: From January to May, more than 500 terrorist attacks killed more than 3,500 people worldwide, according to a crowdsourcing map published by Esri. “It takes a multitude of ideas and partnerships to accomplish the essence of our purpose in law enforcement,” said Clayton County Deputy Police

Chief Gina Hawkins, a former GILEE delegate. “The ability for us as leaders in law enforcement to exchange and collaborate on our ideas for public safety has proven to be successful. … Our issues are worldwide, and the possibilities of our solutions have been discussed, shared and improved through the peerto-peer training and relationships built within this program.” GILEE (gilee.org) works to improve public safety by enhancing interagency cooperation and educational training, with Israel a key partner in the exchange of expertise. The program has provided more than 200 special briefings to more than 29,000 law enforcement officers, corporate security personnel and community leaders. GILEE has carried out more than 430 programs and produced 1,500 graduates. The program is a research unit within Georgia State’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. GILEE operates in more than 25 countries and more than half the United States. “Our GILEE delegates have returned with new ways of developing, collaborating on and using police and intelligence strategies to minimize the production of crime,” Friedmann said. “And after 25 years, many of these graduates now serve in key leadership roles in Georgia and beyond.” ■

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“I’m a creep. I’m a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here? I don’t belong here.” So sings Thom Yorke on one of British alt-rock band Radiohead’s biggest hits, one we expect he planned to perform Wednesday night, July 19, during a strangely controversial concert in Tel Aviv. (We went to press about 24 hours before the show.) Yorke has become an unlikely anti-BDS hero this summer as he first confronted pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupting a concert in Scotland, then took on the leaders of the artistic wing of Britain’s boycott, divestment and sanctions forces, former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters and filmmaker Ken Loach. As they frequently do with prominent performers who prefer art and music over politics, Waters, Loach & Co. have relentlessly pressured Radiohead to cancel its show in Israel — that evil, oppressive country that in recent weeks has welcomed the likes of Britney Spears and Guns N’ Roses to stage wild concerts before more than 60,000 fans each. We’re sure those crowds (like Radiohead’s) included a range of religions and ethnicities, not that Waters and friends would let any evidence of pluralism and freedom deter them. As near as we can tell, the BDSers seem hurt that a fairly progressive band like Radiohead refuses to be bullied into marching to the repressive tune of artistic boycott. The problem is that Yorke insists on thinking for himself. “Playing in a country isn’t the same as endorsing its government,” Yorke wrote to Loach on Twitter on July 11. “We’ve played in Israel for over 20 years through a succession of governments, some more liberal than others. As we have in America. We don’t endorse Netanyahu any more than Trump, but we still play in America. Music, art and academia is about crossing borders not building them, about open minds not closed ones, about shared humanity, dialogue and freedom of expression. I hope that makes it clear Ken.” Yorke had unleashed his frustration at the boycotters in an interview Rolling Stone published in June: “Just to assume that we know nothing about this. Just to throw the word ‘apartheid’ around and think that’s enough. It’s … weird. It’s such an extraordinary waste of energy. Energy that could be used in a more positive way. … “It’s really upsetting that artists I respect think we are not capable of making a moral decision ourselves after all these years. They talk down to us, and I just find it mind-boggling that they think they have the right to do that. It’s extraordinary.” While Waters and his allies in the hate-Israel brigade have made it clear they think Yorke is indeed a creep, we’re proud that the pride of Athens, R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, is on our side — that is, the side of engagement and free artistic expression. “I stand with Radiohead and their decision to perform,” Stipe posted Monday, July 17, on Instagram. “Let’s hope a dialogue continues, helping to bring the occupation to an end and lead to a peaceful solution.” To paraphrase Stipe, it’s not the end of the world if Radiohead plays in Israel, and we should all feel 10 fine about it. ■

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Another Health Care Debate have tried to set up the equivalent pediatric unit You’d think at some level health care would be at another hospital, Shaare Zedek, but the governsimple. Not where insurance plans and taxes and ment has rejected the application, saying Jerusalem government policies and political egos come into doesn’t need two such cancer units. play, of course, but where parents and doctors just Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to want to save the lives of sick children. intervene. A mediator gave up early this month, and It’s natural to have faith that even the most Israel’s High Court rejected heartless bureaucrat, the a petition July 9 to order most ruthless politician the opening of the Shaare and the most egotistical Editor’s Notebook Zedek unit. physician would put evBy Michael Jacobs It’s clear the parents erything else aside for the mjacobs@atljewishtimes.com don’t trust the care their good of children battling children can get now at Ein cancer, but the evidence so Kerem, and an anonymous far in 2017 points to those Hadassah nurse told The kids being the last things Times of Israel in mid-June that the kids were in on the minds of the people who hold the power. danger under the current conditions. No, I’m not talking about the Republican efforts I’ve heard from people in Israel who wondered to repeal and replace Obamacare. A more immediwhy the American Jewish community, particularly ate, more personal, more depressing health care through Hadassah, hasn’t intervened in some way. battle has been playing out in Israel. We were certainly quick to respond to the threat to Pediatric oncologists have resigned. Parents have petitioned courts and pleaded with government Western Wall pluralism, with some people even suggesting cutting off donations to Hadassah Hospital, officials. A tent erected in Jerusalem’s Sacher Park but actual lives of Jewish children haven’t stirred us. became some combination of protest camp and field The problem is that it’s almost impossible to hospital. Parents staged hunger strikes. slice through the layers to judge right and wrong It’s an ugly story that’s hard to understand from this distance, let alone to claim a right to interfrom 6,000 miles away, but the gist of it is that the vene (again, we have our own health care debacles). administrator put in charge of Hadassah University I did talk a couple of months ago to Atlanta’s Medical Center to stem the flow of red ink, Zeev Rotstein, and the physician in charge of the pediatric he- Rachel Schonberger, who chairs the Hadassah mato-oncology department at Hadassah’s Ein Kerem Medical Organization, which owns the Jerusalem medical complex but doesn’t get involved in day-tohospital, Michael Weintraub, can’t work together. day operations. The bottom line for her was that the Rotstein decided to save money by combining children were getting the care they needed, even if the pediatric and adult cancer wards and to bring they weren’t seeing the doctors their parents wanted. in more foreign patients, who pay full price for that She said every hospital in Israel depends on excellent Hadassah care, to help balance the books. government money to make up deficits in patient Weintraub argued that those moves compromised revenues, ramping up the politics in medicine. the quality of care for his patients, and he resigned. “That is the Israeli health care system,” she said. A mass exodus of pediatric oncologists followed, I wish I could draw lessons for our own health leaving the parents of 300 children without the doccare debates. But all I can find is agreement, on this tors to whom they had entrusted those young lives. one point, with our president: Health care is hard. ■ Weintraub and half a dozen other doctors

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Why All the Kvetching? lives snuffed out. Amid that terrible darkness, some stories of bravery, heroism and perseverance emerged. A few attempted to fight back. Others somehow survived the terror and hopelessness. A few of the survivors even decided to return to the very communities from which they were driven out, though it is difficult to fathom how or why.

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One such community we visited was Bratislava. A mostly empty shul remains where a few elderly Jews struggle to hold Shabbat services each week. And while staying there would probably not have been my choice, I can understand the painful decision the returnees faced. Move somewhere else and allow another Jewish community to perish? Leave and watch another shul be turned into a museum? Stay and struggle to keep Judaism alive in your hometown, even if only for a while longer? Then you realize how fortunate and blessed we are. We take our shuls and even our Jewish community for granted. We feel self-assured, believing that if we don’t support our synagogues, someone else will do so. But, of course, that isn’t the case at all. By maintaining and supporting our shuls and other important institutions, we work to ensure that Jewish life will continue here for generations to come. This is the time of year when we think about where we will be for the High Holidays, which synagogue we will attend and whether we will continue to be a supportive part of our shul community. If Bratislava has taught me anything, it is that we should never take our shuls or community for granted. By supporting them, we are not just enriching our own lives; we are also giving back by showing gratitude for the myriad of blessings that we, as the survivors of Jewish history, have been so fortunate to receive. May we never lose sight of that privilege and sacred obligation. Amen. ■

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In our Torah cycle this time of year, we read how for 40 years our ancestors trekked through the wilderness, far from civilization. They trudged along without interstates, service plazas or travel agents. So it’s no surprise that there were endless complaints, arguments and rebellions. How different travel is today! I recently returned from leading a shul trip to Eastern Europe. We took planes, trains, a motor coach and even an old turboprop. (I was a bit nervous about that last part.) But it all went off without a hitch, traveling thousands of miles and an ocean away with ease. Such are the miracles of modern life. By comparison, our ancestors took a short hike from Egypt to Israel: Less than 300 miles, and it took them 40 years. You could make that flight today in under an hour. Yet, we are so spoiled by the conveniences of modern travel that we kvetch even when our plane is delayed for a couple of hours or we are stuck on a runway, waiting for a gate to open. But we should never lose sight of how lucky we are to experience the marvels of modern travel and the myriad of other blessings we usually take for granted. Traveling to Eastern Europe was an eye-opening experience in so many ways. It underscored for me how fortunate we are to be among those Jews who survived the horrors that befell our people during the past century. We traveled through countries and towns that were once filled with bustling Jewish communities. In many, all that is left are synagogues turned into museums, memorials emblazoned with the names of families who perished or a few inhabitants struggling to keep a shul and a community alive. Sure, some places in Europe are experiencing a resurgence of Jewish life (including Berlin), but they are shadows of their former glory. And for every one of those communities, there are hundreds of decimated cities and villages where Jewish life once thrived. You feel that most deeply when you visit Auschwitz. One can never find the right words to describe what Auschwitz is or what the horror of that place represents. Walking into the one remaining gas chamber, then casually walking out, you are haunted by the realization that right where you stand, so many of our fellow Jews had their

Rabbi Mark Zimmerman is Congregation Beth Shalom’s spiritual leader.

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BUSINESS

Good Communication Requires More Than Emojis

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How would you rate yourself as a communicator? Excellent? Good? Average? Poor? If you are like most people, you probably think you are pretty good. As a good communicator, what is your favorite way to communicate with others? For some, it is email. For others, texting works well, enhanced with emojis. Some people like to send instant messages on any one of a multitude of platforms, such as Facebook, LinkedIn and WhatsApp. But with all these modes of connecting, it seems we are losing the art of relating to people as people. While technology has made it easier to stay in touch, we as human beings are losing the art of connecting. That has never been more apparent than in the world of business. No one ever became a great leader without first becoming a great communicator. Great leaders connect with people on an emotional level every time they speak. Their words inspire

others to achieve more than they ever thought possible. Great communicators are intentional about each connection. It seems that the up-and-coming stars in the business world have some

Coach’s Corner By Jason Adler JasonAdler@johnmaxwellgroup.com

good technical skills but are lacking in some interpersonal communication skills. This week’s article describes how a client changed his paradigm on communication and learned how to better relate with people and have an executive presence. Adopting a different approach to communication allowed him to get promoted. Let’s first take a step back and give a working definition of communication. The dictionary defines communication as the ability to convey

information to another effectively and efficiently. My definition of communication is different. I define communication as the response you get. When you define communication like that, it can change the way you view the world. It puts the responsibility for communication on the speaker, not the listener — the writer, not the reader. Just to be clear, this means you have to make sure your message is understood by the other person or people in your dialogue. Got it? Will you please repeat to me what I just wrote so there is no confusion? The receiver of the information ultimately determines the effectiveness of the communication. Now let’s get to the story. A year or so ago I was hired to coach a young employee deemed as having “high potential.” Let’s call him Jack. Within a short period, Jack’s career with this company had skyrocketed to regional manager level, and he was slated to be promoted to VP, eventually taking over as chief operating officer. However, this plan hit a glitch. His leadership skills had plateaued, and it was frustrating everyone involved. My goal with Jack was simple: Help him develop better team-building, communication and leadership skills. If results were not seen in a year, the company would promote someone else. After doing extensive background checking on Jack with his peers, direct reports and superiors, I sat with him to go over my findings. Together, we determined that the top areas for his improvement would be making his communication skills more effective, delegating properly and learning to trust and collaborate with others. For Jack to climb the ladder quickly, he had done a huge amount of work himself — not just his own, but others’ work as well. When a subordinate was slow or not getting the job done, Jack simply took over and did the work. While Jack was a great technician, salesman and producer, he found it hard to see people as people. Everyone had a title and a job, and those words defined the purpose people served for him. If they didn’t perform, he had no use for them. His trust level was nonexistent. He kicked butt and took no prisoners like a bull in a china shop. To be promoted to vice president, Jack needed to learn how to get results

through other people, not just from himself. The first step for his learning effective communication skills would be for him to see people as people. He would need to connect to his people on a deeper level, which required hard work on his part and a change of his view of the world. Together, we spent six months working on the following John Maxwell principles and practices of connecting with others: Principles • Connecting increases your influence in every situation. • Connecting is all about others. • Connecting goes beyond words. • Connecting always requires energy. • Connecting is more skill than natural talent. Practices • Connectors connect on common ground. • Connectors do the difficult work of keeping it simple. • Connectors create an experience everyone enjoys. • Connectors inspire people. • Connectors live what they communicate. Once Jack learned how to properly connect with his people, learning great delegation and team-building skills became easy. His leadership flourished, and he was quickly promoted to VP. The current COO feels comfortable going into retirement soon, knowing that the company he built will be in good hands. Jack shared with me a few of the learnings during his growth journey: • Hiring a coach is a wise investment. • Communication is all about others. • You can achieve more with collaboration than by going solo. • Ego gets in the way of true success. • Emojis are not an effective communication tool. Finally, we both agreed on a Zig Ziglar quote to use as a motto moving forward: “You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.” ■ Jason Adler is a John Maxwell-certified executive coach (www.johncmaxwellgroup.com/jasonadler) helping people and their organizations hire and keep quality employees.

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Temple’s Roshim Relieve Newcomers’ Anxiety When I moved to Atlanta two years ago, attending a Shabbat service at a synagogue was a top priority. I thought (my mother thought) it might be a way to meet people and do some networking in my new city. After Googling synagogues, I drove to The Temple on the first Friday of the month for its young adult service, The Well. Atlanta is such a transient city, and maybe others can relate. I sat in the parking lot for almost a half-hour before forcing myself to turn my car off. Walking into social situations when you’re new to town and don’t know anyone isn’t easy. As soon as I stepped through the double doors, a group of girls my age greeted me. They introduced me to a few of their friends. By the end of the night we’d exchanged numbers. It got easier to go to The Well each month. Eventually, it was something I looked forward to because I had friends there. Two years later, I’m still there on the first Friday of every month. Those girls who greeted me are what The Temple calls roshim. Rosh means “head” in Hebrew, and roshim is the plural. Four of these girls at the time were the roshim for the young professional sector of The Temple. They helped organize events like The Well, introduced themselves to new members and often connected different friends who might get along. At The Temple, there are several “ages and stages.” I’m a young professional, but there are also LGBTQ

people, young families, parents with kids in kindergarten through second grade, parents with children up to fifth grade, b’nai and post-b’nai mitzvah families, empty-nesters, and sages.

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study with the Shalom Hartman Institute and the Israel Institute. It’s a program of Leading Edge, the Alliance for Excellence in Jewish Leadership, with funding from several top foundations, including the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, which has offices at Atlantic Station. “Leading Edge has chosen the most promising new CEOs across the sector to invest in them so that they can be best positioned for success,” Robbins said in a statement. “The skills, the network, the coaching and the experience are going to position me to deliver the leadership to help our community reach its full potential at this time of change in the Jewish world.” ■

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For each of those groups, roshim welcome transients like myself, new members or just those wanting to meet new people within The Temple. I’m now a rosh myself. Often I’ll meet someone for coffee, or we’ll exchange email for reassurance that a friendly face will be at the next service. The roshim play an invaluable role at The Temple. With the help of engagement coordinator Summer Jacobs, the young professional roshim have expanded the monthly service into several other programs. We’ve planned events outside The Temple, including dinners, game nights, and Storywell, in which a few participants tell stories centered on a main theme. There is now Women of the Well, in which just the young women get together for things like wine tastings and dinners. A men’s version is coming. So for any newbies, there’s hope. At The Temple and I hope other synagogues, people will make sure, no matter what stage of life you’re in, you don’t want to spend the first half of the service in your car. ■

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Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta CEO and President Eric Robbins is one of 14 senior leaders of Jewish organizations chosen to confront the challenges of the American Jewish community in the second cohort of the 12-month CEO Onboarding Program. Also part of the program’s second group of nonprofit CEOs and executive directors is Honeymoon Israel Co-CEO Avi Rubel, the son of Epstein School Middle School Principal Myrna Rubel. Group members will learn from veterans in the Jewish nonprofit field, collaborate with leadership coaches, hone their management skills, and

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How the College Admissions Process Is Changing What happens when three regional college admissions groups unite for a superconference? What can an educational consultant learn? The Southern Association for College Admission Counseling and its Rocky Mountain and Texas counterparts met in San Antonio in April. Allow me to look back at the conference and share some of my insights. About 1,800 educational consultants and admissions personnel attended the meetings and sessions. One cannot attend all the educational sessions; the choice is one session out of many at a given time. One word that stuck in my mind throughout the event was “early.” It wasn’t long ago when this counselor started meeting with students in the middle of their junior year in high school. That appeared to be an appropriate time to start, and it worked. But times have changed. Now students in their sophomore year are beginning the college admissions process. What has happened? A few of the sessions told the story. The first session I attended was “Earlier Is Better — But Is Regular Too Late?” High school students must study their college list and determine the rate of acceptance under earlydecision, early-action and regular-decision admissions. One college accepted so many students on an early plan that there were not many openings left for regular-decision candidates. Applying at the regular deadline doesn’t leave much room for additional acceptances. Often, the regular deadline is very competitive. Every college is different, so knowing the statistics is most helpful. Another important takeaway is

“demonstrated interest.” Why should a college accept a student who qualifies but shows little or no interest in the school? After all, college is a business. Of course, there are benefits to applying early, but there are also chal-

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lenges. Financial aid is also a big factor in applying early. Students who could just wait until they apply at a regular deadline are finding that some colleges want your application early in your senior year. For example, both the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech have a deadline around Oct. 15 for their earlydecision applicants. That means you need to be ready. The good news is that Georgia Tech is a Common Application school. Thus, submitting that application sets a student on the way for other Common App colleges. Suddenly, you are back to school and completing applications. When beginning to fill out college applications, we need to look at the student’s life to that point. Schoolwork, tests and quizzes, projects, essays, and the like are expected. But think about what the teenagers may go through at the same time when they are involved in the college process. Stress, sleepless nights, selfdoubt, indecisiveness, and sometimes unrealistic goals and expectations. Those factors don’t make life easier. The essay is the hardest part of the process. The Common Application and Coalition Application made appearances

at the conference. The Common App has almost 700 colleges on its list, and 250 of those colleges are test-optional. For the student who doesn’t test well but has good grades, it is worth looking at test-optional colleges. At one time few public universities were Common App schools. Now, 130 public universities have joined. Note that the Common App offers several training videos. In the South, I have found that students are familiar with the large public institutions, and there are fine choices among them. But are students also examining the smaller colleges? After research into potential schools, large and smaller colleges often remain on the list. It isn’t rare for a student to tell me after visiting a smaller college, “Wow, I didn’t know that such colleges exist.” At times, the student matriculates at that school. The sticker price at some smaller colleges is just that: a sticker price. Often there are good financial packages. What about the retention and graduate rates? The debt with which one could leave college after graduation? The Associated Colleges of the South stated in one study that students pay less than 60 percent of the published tuition and fees. But who gets the headlines? Athletic teams, especially football and basketball. As this writer asks students, “When you interview with an employer or graduate school, will their emphasis be on the football team or you?” One article I wrote for the Atlanta Jewish Times highlighted the gap year. Yes, there was a session on that matter. Often, parents or students feel that a gap year will mean that afterward the student will not want to attend college or the year is a wasted expense. Maybe your skills will get

rusty. But research shows that those who go on a gap year have good graduate rates, have fewer discipline problems in college and don’t have as many emotional issues. On average, the gap-year students perform at higher levels than the nogap-year students. And the gap-year freshman averages are better than predicted. Yes, some colleges have prediction rates for admitted students. The college fair at the conference had a slot of only 1½ hours with hundreds of colleges staffing tables to talk to counselors about their schools. That is certainly enough colleges to converse with at one event. Well, I did get at least 98 business cards from the exhibitors, meaning that I have connections with more admissions personnel when I need to talk to them about their school or about students. How did I accomplish that feat? Attend enough college conferences, and you learn how to navigate the process for the benefit of yourself and your clients. Obviously, the conference had many sessions. But you can choose only what seem the most applicable. Choosing colleges to apply to is a serious business for a student and family. One needs to schedule time, often in a busy high school schedule, to focus on the various aspects of the college admissions process. When the Free Application for Federal Student Aid changed its opening date for seniors to October from January, it was one strong incentive for students to start the college process earlier than ever before. ■ Mark L. Fisher is a college and career consultant at Fisher Educational Consultants and a consultant for the College Planning Institute.

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UGA’s Gary Grossman looks forward to pursuing collaborations with Israeli universities.

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Vanderbilt’s Gregory Barz is collaborating with Israeli colleagues on a project focusing on Israeli drag queens.

Emory’s Zhaohui Qin grew up admiring Jewish culture, leading to research and collaboration with Jewish and Israeli colleagues.

Some of the 26 fellows enjoy the social side of Israel.

Fellowship Connects Professors to Israeli Colleagues When Zhaohui “Steve” Qin left for Israel at the start of June as one of 26 U.S. university professors participating in the 2017 Faculty Fellowship Summer Institute, “I thought we would just be visiting numerous universities and collaborating with colleagues, but I quickly realized it was much more than that.” The fellowship, sponsored by Jewish National Fund and Media Watch International and offered to professors across the United States, provided an in-depth look at Israel’s politics, history, economy and culture over 12 days while promoting enduring collaborations within each professor’s field. It’s the opposite of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, which seeks to isolate Israeli academics and cut off their ties with foreign peers. This year’s fellows included Qin, a biostatistics and bioinformatics professor at Emory University; Gary Grossman, a forestry and natural resources professor at the University of Georgia; and Gregory Barz, an ethnomusicologist at Vanderbilt University. The professors met with journalists, Knesset members and politicians as well as peers at hospitals and universities. Grossman, who had never visited Israel, learned about the fellowship from a JNF email. He had been offered a postdoc opportunity at Tel Aviv University eight years ago but took a tenure-track position at UGA instead. Still, he had kept in contact with Israeli researchers. “My notions of Israel were mainly conditioned by the U.S. press, which tends to broadcast negative reports about Israel, but I actually learned about all the different things Israel does,” Grossman said about the summer trip.

“The theme of tikkun olam was repeated constantly,” he said. Grossman recounted a visit to Western Galilee Medical Center, within four miles of Lebanon. He said the hospital treats people wounded in Lebanon or nearby Syria, whether civilians or military, regardless of their affiliation. “I’m a New York Times subscriber, but that’s something I’ve never noticed reported in the paper.” Grossman looks forward to various collaborations made possible by the fellowship, including teaching at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, ecological research and biological teaching at Tel Aviv University, the University of Haifa and the Technion, and a short course in aquatic ecology at Tel-Hai College in the Upper Galilee. “I felt I had collaborators and joint research opportunities everywhere we went and received a deeper sense of not only the country’s history, but Israelis’ everyday lives,” Barz said. “It was much more important for me to learn about Israel and the birth of the state while being on the ground and learning from a variety of perspectives.” Barz and a number of colleagues are starting a project focusing on drag queens in Tel Aviv, which he said is an important research topic related to political expression. “To walk the streets of Jerusalem was profound, emotional and spiritual,” Barz said. “The depth of history you can walk on and breathe in reminds me of the deep political history that supports current politics in Israel. I am thankful for JNF and Media Watch’s deep commitment in fostering each professor’s curiosity and granting us the opportunity to explore Israel on its own terms.” Although Qin is not Jewish, he studies the Talmud regularly and is fascinated by connections between the Chinese and Jewish cultures, increasing his enthusiasm for the fellowship.

In addition to learning about Israel’s history, he met with an old colleague whose recent research results he hopes to incorporate into his own project. Qin, who spoke at Tel Aviv University, invited one of the professors there to present a seminar within his department. “I was very impressed with Israeli technology and its advancement,” said Qin, noting Israel’s initiatives in recycling water. “Israelis are very focused on innovation and stating their

opinion, which is different from the Chinese culture I grew up in. Everyone knows Israel as a country of startups, but it also involves critical thinking and development, which plays a much bigger role.” Grossman said: “You get a sense of history and timelessness of human struggle that you simply don’t get anywhere else while visiting Israel. It is an amazing trip for any faculty member, and I would encourage them to apply regardless of their religious affiliation.” ■

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ARTS

‘The Netanyahu Years’ Delves Into Family Time

Rabbi Jake’s ‘Vol. 2’ Keeps Jewish Learning Fun

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s turbulent family history and political career helped shape him as one of Israel’s most scrutinized figures, as described in Ben Caspit’s latest book, “The Netanyahu Years.” Caspit takes readers on a journey into Bibi’s youth in the shadow of his father, Benzion, a staunch Revisionist who strives to initiate his own political career alongside David Ben-Gurion. According to Caspit, the Netanyahu brothers grow up in two different worlds as they spend weeks blending with locals and traveling across Israel before returning home to their father’s bouts of anger and depression. The brothers’ lives are disrupted when their father finds himself at odds with Israel’s new government and is forced to move back to the United States. Reluctant to leave Israel, Yoni and Bibi vow to enlist in the army as soon as they are of age, yet they make the best of their stay in America. Bibi is accepted into MIT, where he studies architecture and management. He receives a lucrative position that elevates his personal life among New York’s social elite. During this period Bibi marries and divorces his longtime girlfriend, Miriam Weizmann, who later returns to Israel with their daughter. Meanwhile, Yoni returns to Israel to serve as a paratrooper and becomes a hero to Bibi, who joins him shortly after the Six-Day War. Upon entering the army, Bibi is asked to join the elite Sayeret Matkal, where he endures great hardships but also thrives on the

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A columnist for Maariv and AlMonitor, Ben Caspit has reported on Israeli politics for three decades.

Israel Defense Forces’ insistent competition and discipline — traits, according to Caspit, that later help him survive perilous situations in politics. Yet his strength is no match for Yoni’s death in Operation Entebbe, which inevitably catapults Bibi’s career in the international arena as Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations. “The Netanyahu Years” describes Bibi’s gradual rise in politics with a sense of awe and sympathy as he fights to preserve Knesset members, the economy and Israel’s security from one election to the next. Yet political setbacks, negotiations and assassinations create a whirlwind of unpredictable outcomes challenging his convictions and trust for those he holds dear. Caspit’s book, which continues through the strained relations between Netanyahu and President Barack Obama, comes at a crucial time, as shifts in the U.S. administration and policies could help forge a new path between the two countries. It is a mustread for anyone eager to learn about one of Israel’s longest-standing political figures. ■ The Netanyahu Years By Ben Caspit Translated by Ora Cummings Thomas Dunne Books, 506 pages, $29.99

Atlanta-based educator and musician Rabbi Jake Czuper is back to teach your child the joys of being Jewish. The native Atlantan and father of four has released his second album, “Rabbi Jake Vol. 2,” which imparts Jewish values through music in a fun, carefree way. Since releasing “Rabbi Jake Vol. 1,” in 2015, Rabbi Jake has ridden its nationwide success to performances across the United States. He said he is filling the demand for the underserved genre of Jewish kids’ music. “Most musicians are not so interested in the children’s genre, but I happen to enjoy entertaining kids,” Rabbi Jake said. “What makes my act unique is that kids come out learning and really inspired about Judaism.” After a winter Chanukah tour in which Rabbi Jake played packed shows in the New York and New Jersey area, he is spending the summer performing at camps and doing occasional house concerts. He also recently performed at a PJ Library concert in Boca Raton, Fla., and said he continues to get calls nationwide to perform. Recently he launched a monthly web series called “Rabbi Jake Magical Day,” which teaches the joys of Judaism through concert footage, singalongs, interviews and music videos. “There’s not so much quality content out there teaching kids what I find to be the most important subjects in Judaism,” he said. “That is gratitude and really building a relationship to Judaism and G-d. It’s such a great opportu-

Rabbi Jake Czuper performs on his Chanukah tour in Fair Lawn, N.J.

nity to teach and entertain kids online with quality content.” Rabbi Jake’s new album was produced by Atlantans David Schroeder and Johnny Friedlander and features 10 tracks. From the catchy opener, “The Kipa Song,” to the laid-back “Thank Hashem,” which takes lines from the morning prayer “Modeh Ani,” the album is full of educational and inspiring music. Other tracks on the album, which is geared toward kids 12 and under, include “Ready for Shabbat 2.0,” “Let My Nation Go,” “Baby Moshe” and “Magical Day,” for which he named his monthly web series. “It’s important to start young with teaching Jewish identity and pride,” he said. “Trying to teach a high school kid about these things is tough because later in life they don’t always feel it. When the kids are younger, it’s a great time to teach them about these things, and I’m very passionate about that.” “Rabbi Jake Vol. 2” is available at Amazon, CD Baby, iTunes and Judaica shops. ■

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Fertility Foundation Expands With Director By Patrice Worthy When Elana Frank launched the Jewish Fertility Foundation in late 2015, the work was based on volunteers and donors who believed in the mission of assisting Jewish families facing medical infertility. Less than two years later, Frank has made the transition from the foundation’s founder and volunteer president to the growing nonprofit’s executive director and first employee. Frank has a background in nonprofit management and worked in the sector for 18 years. To get JFF up and running, she formed an advisory council that turned into a board of directors. “The big majority of my job is fundraising,” Frank said. “We need to be able to support what we’re doing and give out infertility grants.” In addition to providing peer support, JFF gives grants to ease the financial strain of in vitro fertilization treatments, which can cost up to $14,000. The foundation has given grants ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 to four Atlanta-area couples. Two of the four couples got matching grants from fertility centers. “We should be seeing a baby within a year,” Frank said. “Tell your readers to send good baby vibes.” The process is stringent and includes a 37-year-old age limit. Couples must have their embryos genetically tested, which is something the foundation does not cover in its grants. The idea is to ensure the most viable candidates get the money. “The medical advisory council decides who gets the grants,” Frank said. “We also have to make sure they can afford a baby.” By the time couples connect with the foundation, they may have already spent close to $100,000 on treatments, despite youth and a lack of savings. The foundation’s volunteers provide financial and emotional support, both of which are important. The isolation and loneliness of fertility treatments can take a toll, said Frank, who had her own fertility struggles before having two sons. “Right now, we have a woman from North Carolina who comes here to get treatments and stays with a fertility buddy. So many people have experienced the isolation,” Frank said. “I didn’t have to sell the story. It’s amazing the amount of people who want to be involved. These are people who have

Elana Frank (fourth from right) works with the committee planning infertility sensitivity training. More than 80 mikvah guides and rebbetzins participated in the training.

never given back to the community, but they know what this feels like and want to give back.” Frank said the relationships formed through the foundation are amazing. The past two years JFF has offered support to more than 200 people and trained more than 150. JFF is expanding its fertility sensitivity training, which includes rabbis, to fertility centers in the Atlanta area. The foundation will teach about fertility sensitivity from a Jewish perspective. JFF, which last year added the WISH support group and moved its monthly meetings from Temple Sinai to the Metro Atlanta Community Mikvah, is starting a second support group at its Buckhead office. Frank’s vision is to expand JFF nationally. She said three out of every five calls she receives are not local. “It’s not fair that I can’t help those people in South Carolina who may not have a large Jewish community, let alone a Jewish fertility foundation,” Frank said. “But right now the board really wants to focus our efforts in Atlanta.” Elie Engler, the recently appointed board chair, said he decided to get involved with JFF after meeting Frank three years ago when he and his wife, Eli Sheva, were going through fertility treatments. Engler gives his time and money, mostly meeting with potential donors. His wife is a fertility buddy. “We did not have a support system five years ago because JFF wasn’t around,” Engler said. “So we’re grateful to give support.” Engler worked with Frank and other board members to create the foundation. He said he is excited about Frank becoming the executive director and bringing her energy and expertise. “We are excited to have her,” he said. “I think she has what it takes to take the organization to the next level within Atlanta and nationally.”

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When the AJT reported on the crisis of opioid addiction within Jewish Atlanta last year, one point emphasized by families who lost loved ones to overdose was the absence of Jewish treatment and recovery facilities. Derech Transitional Living is being established to help fill that gap. The Atlanta sober living facility will provide a supportive environment for Jewish men and women ages 21 to 35 who are committed to recovery. At the for-profit Derech Transitional Living, they will find spiritual guidance, fellowship, residential stability, therapeutic options, recreational programming, and access to kosher food and synagogues. Living in an atmosphere of honesty, skill building, accountability and self-discovery, residents will have the resources to support a journey toward sustained sobriety. Yaakov Litkin is the program director, and Rabbi Moshe Dyakovetsky is the house rabbi. Among the advisory board members is psychotherapist Alyza Berman Milrad, who has launched The Berman Center, the nation’s second intensive outpatient addiction treatment center focusing on the Jewish population. The plan is for The Berman Center’s outpatient program and Derech’s residential program to work together. More information is available by visiting derechhomes.com or emailing info@derechhomes.com.

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Lauren Smith Brody’s “The Fifth Trimester: The Working Mom’s Guide to Style, Sanity, and Big Success After Baby” is a spot-on, easy, deeply felt and fun-to-read guide to what it promises. The “fifth trimester” is the period when American moms often return to the workplace. Writing in vernacular for younger readers (words such as “effing” and “s---”), Brody uses her magazine background to produce a punchy, no-nonsense, well-organized guidepost. Brody, a married mother of two boys, was most recently the executive editor of Glamour magazine. She is the founder of the Fifth Trimester movement, which helps businesses and new parents create a more family-friendly work culture. But you might just see her as your new best friend. Lean in to our interview. Jaffe: You spent some of your definitive years in Atlanta and attended the Westminster Schools. … How would you describe the vibe here? Brody: Atlanta is so warm and modern with its approach to working motherhood. Many of my former high school classmates encourage my work. Their approach to working motherhood is collaborative and supportive. The mommy wars that I remember from growing up in the ’80s and ’90s are over. I also interviewed many Atlanta-area working moms among the hundreds I talked to for my book, and I was just dazzled by the innovation going on — not just in the city’s most booming industries, but on a smaller, more personal scale day to day at work. Kindness and hospitality go a long way in the South, and that is strikingly apparent in the workplace. I think Atlanta can be a real leader for workplace culture. Jaffe: One of your guideposts for navigating the fifth trimester is “Eat a Frog for Breakfast.” How can we all use this in our everyday lives? Brody: That came from one of my Atlanta interviewees! It was one of 100 genius things Jennifer Easterly Dorian said in our interview. She is the general manager at Turner Classic Movies, has two daughters and is the kind of boss every expectant mom wishes for. The frog idea is adapted from a Mark Twain expression. Essentially, do the hard-

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est thing on your list first. If you have to eat a frog, eat that disgusting frog for breakfast. That applies day to day when you’re first coming back to work in your fifth trimester, and, on a bigger scale, it’s true of the whole transition: Just get this hard part over with so you can reap the benefits for your career/ family satisfaction for a lifetime. Jaffe: Elaborate on your concept that new mothers can work out a “pu pu platter” for balance. Brody: My dad and I jogged on the morning of my wedding in Atlanta. I asked him to tell me the secret to a great marriage, since he and my mom have such a strong partnership. I wanted his advice, but I also just wanted the excuse to listen while I puffed up the hills. The advice he offered then has made more sense to me as my life has become fuller. Take care of yourself first, then your partner, then your kids, then job, friends and community. There will never be one perfect moment when everything feels in balance, but if you can figure out a natural check-in point from which you can assess that list — maybe it’s once a season or twice a year — then you can know that you’re doing fine. Jaffe: Expound on your advice for learning to prioritize in the form of VIMTs. Brody: VIMTs are what I call “very important missed things” that happened while you were out on maternity leave. Coming back to work, it’s tempting to be curious about every little detail that passed by (and got handled by someone who’s not you). You’re better off just looking forward and only worrying about the VIMTs, things like a major change in policy or a new hire in your department or a new competitor in your industry. You need to think big

HEALTH & WELLNESS picture enough about your standing in your career to ignore the rest. Rehashing the small stuff is a waste of time. Jaffe: One of the most dramatic revelations in your book is in pulling the scab off post-partum depression. Brody: The most urgent takeaway for me was that women reported, on average, feeling emotionally recovered from childbirth around the six-month mark. These were schoolteachers, CEOs, factory workers, lawyers and doctors. They all had this incredible hurdle in common. They were expected to be back at work months before they were emotionally ready to be. That desperation drove me as I dug into my research and made peace with my own struggle after the birth of my first son. I learned that post-partum mood disorders affect one in seven mothers. That stat jumps to one in four as soon as you account for more challenging circumstances, like single motherhood or the loss of a job. The maternal mental health experts offered a lot of concrete advice about how to scaffold yourself against a meltdown on the job or in your marriage. Knowing how common these feelings are is protective against depression.

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minute as I launch this business and this whole second career for myself. I hope my boys respect how vulnerable I let myself be for a bigger cause. Jaffe: If you could wake up tomorrow and find that you had written another book, on what topic would it be? Brody: “The Manager’s Guide to the Fifth Trimester.” I’ve started going into law firms, tech companies, and other businesses to help them sort through the tangle of issues that mothers have revealed to me. Often, companies will have the best intentions, but parents don’t feel like they can use the generous benefits they’re offered. Fixing that gap ultimately affects retention, recruitment and reputation — all things that dramatically impact the bottom line.

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United Hatzalah Elevates Ex-Atlantan Former Atlantan Arie Pelta has been named the head of medicine for the Beit Shemesh region of United Hatzalah. Pelta, a surgeon and reservist in the Israel Defense Forces, is going through combat medical officer training but took time from his reserve duty to speak about the recent appointment. “It’s ironic that I am talking about this appointment now,” Pelta said. “The irony lies in the similarities between what I am learning in training here in the IDF and what I need to do for United Hatzalah at home. The most important thing is to know how to properly manage one’s team in the field during a whole range of emergencies, the most complex of which is a mass-casualty incident or MCI. There, the highestranking medical responder needs to take charge of all the medical responders in the field and give them precise instructions on how to triage and treat patients. Essentially, I have to be the person who tells everyone else what to do.” The responsibility that falls on Pelta with this new position is not lightly managed. The logistics for Pelta’s new position can be overwhelming for anyone untrained in managing a disaster such as a terror attack or large car crash. “A lot of times in EMS work in the field, a lot of EMTs, paramedics and other volunteers arrive. While they each know how to treat a patient, many times it is difficult to ascertain who to treat first and how to make that distinction,” Pelta said. “The triage decisions, as well as making sure that all of the patients in the field have been attended to, necessitate split-second decisions that save lives time and time again.”

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By Kevin C. Madigan kmadigan@atljewishtimes.com “Every minute there are 15 phone calls to a domestic violence hotline. Every three seconds somebody’s getting abused,” said Atlanta plastic surgeon Benjamin Stong, citing numbers from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, which just appointed him to its advisory council. He now donates his surgical skills to women who have been abused and disfigured. Physical and sexual assault, battery, and murder are all part of a crisis that affects more than 10 million Americans, with one in four women and one in eight men becoming victims of physical violence by an intimate partner, the NCADV said. Stong’s most famous case is that of Christy Sims, a mother of two from Henry County whose boyfriend threw sulfuric acid over her in 2013, causing severe injuries and putting her in a two-month coma. The mentality of attackers, particularly in acid cases, is about disfiguring victims so they can never be in other relationships, Stong said. “These women become hermits, almost. They don’t feel comfortable going outside.” The damage to Sims was so extensive that there was a limit to what he could do, and he referred her to a burn specialist in Baltimore, who performed skin grafts taken from her abdomen. His pro bono work includes plastic surgery to soldiers wounded in combat, assistance for people abroad with congenital facial abnormalities, trauma or rare diseases, and children with anomalies such as cleft lips. “I basically cut my teeth in the Atlanta area doing tons of skin cancer reconstructions,” said Stong, 41. “I became one of the busiest reconstructive guys in the city for Mohs (micrographic surgery).” He started Kalos Facial Plastic Surgery in 2010 and is expanding into hair transplants and a spa. He said it’s uncommon to run a practice while doing humanitarian work. “It takes time and energy and frankly stress to manage everything. Most doctors are just looking for a paycheck; very few go out on their own. There’s comfort in numbers. In the end, if you’re good enough, you can distinguish yourself and build something on your own. I just make time.” ■

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Tower Will Auction Wine For Children’s Healthcare By Rachel Fayne

Tower Beer, Wine & Spirits’ volunteer organization, Tower Lights, will hold its first wine auction Thursday, Aug. 24, with proceeds going to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and other charities, including a Gwinnett County synagogue, and back into Tower Lights. Auction guests will bid on a variety of wines and bourbons donated by suppliers. Children’s Healthcare will get half the money raised. Tower, which will pay all the expenses, has a history with the health organization. On Oct. 15, Tower will sponsor its fourth annual Tower of Talent, a fundraising concert performed by children. With the proceeds from the previous years, Tower owners Michael Greenbaum and his wife, Anne, have donated more than $1 million to Children’s. All the proceeds from the show will go to Children’s Healthcare. “We rely on generous donations such as those given to us by Michael and Anne Greenbaum,” Children’s

Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation development officer Melisa Morrow said. “They continue to be great supporters and philanthropists benefiting Children’s. … We are truly grateful.” The wine auction will take place at The Estate in Buckhead, and Michael Greenbaum expects that guests will be surprised at the array of hard-to-find wines that will be auctioned off. Greenbaum wants to be a “beacon of light” in the community. Tower Lights volunteers regularly serve lunch and pay respects to veterans, and Greenbaum works with Chabad. “This auction will be a unique chance for spirit consumers to bid on very highquality wine and spirits, pick up a great deal, have fun and give to charity.” ■ What: Tower Lights wine auction Where: The Estate, 3109 Piedmont Road, Buckhead When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24 Tickets: $50; www.brownpapertickets. com/event/2933060

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Bernie Marcus speaks with Michael Frankel (center), the chief of neurology and medical director of the Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center, and Raul Nogueira, the director of the center’s neuroendovascular division, after a ceremony to open an outpatient center as an expansion of the stroke center at Grady Memorial Hospital on June 26. By centralizing diagnosis and treatment functions, the new outpatient center enables Grady to serve more neurological patients through a multidisciplinary approach with better coordination. It’s the first phase of a project to expand the Marcus Stroke & Neuroscience Center’s capacity to treat patients and conduct research. “This is like the Home Depot of stroke centers: It has everything; it does everything,” Marcus said. “More importantly, if it weren’t for Home Depot, we wouldn’t have this place today.” Marcus said it was an easy sell when Pete Correll first solicited him several years ago to finance a stroke center at Grady because the need was clear and because Marcus had seen the fatal effects of a stroke on his chief financial officer when he ran a company in California years ago. “If somebody — my family, my friends, my associates at Home Depot — anybody had a stroke, where would they go? And the answer was nobody really treated it well. Nobody had the equipment. Nobody had the facilities they needed,” Marcus said. Now Grady has the best of the best in people, equipment and facilities for neuroscience and is continuing to get better, he told a crowd that included such Jewish leaders as Eliot Arnovitz, Lisa Brill, Renay Blumenthal and mayoral candidate John Eaves. ■

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CDC Exhibit Marks Loss, Heroics of Ebola Battle By Sarah Moosazadeh sarah@atljewishtimes.com

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More than 11,000 West Africans died in the Ebola epidemic from 2014 to 2016, and several thousand Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees responded, acting CDC Director Anne Schuchat said at the opening of the agency’s exhibit on the outbreak in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Visitors to the exhibit, “Ebola, People, Public Health and Political Will,” can see photos and artifacts and listen to the stories by those affected by the disease. The exhibit is scheduled to be on display at the David J. Spencer CDC Museum through May 2018. Admission and parking at the museum at 1600 Clifton Road on the CDC campus are free. Curator Louise Shaw said the idea for the exhibit developed while the CDC was dealing with the outbreak. The show highlights people who battled the disease, public health concerns related to the crisis, and the political will of nongovernmental organizations and national groups. Over 300 photographs, banners,

Acting CDC Director Anne Schuchat (right) and Museum Director Judy Gantt welcome guests to the agency’s Ebola exhibit.

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A uniform from Riders for Health in Liberia stands as a testament to the teamwork involved in combating the spread of Ebola in West Africa. Riders collected samples and delivered them to CDC labs for analysis.

This chart, used in Sierra Leone, portrays those affected by the Ebola virus and its spread among family and friends. CDC epidemiologists strived to block the disease from spreading through vaccines and early detection procedures.

posters and lab items donated by UNICEF, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the World Health Organization are on display. The challenges of battling Ebola are shown through items such as a motorcycle uniform worn by a rider in Liberia who delivered samples to CDC labs. The exhibit also features a nucleic acid extractor that processed 96 Ebola samples at a time in 30 minutes, as well as white crosses crafted for graves. “Each of us who directly or indirectly was involved in the epidemic has really been touched by this experience and has changed, and we trust that as

visitors walk through the museum, they will also be affected,” Schuchat said. “The world has learned a lot from this epidemic, and it is our hope that we never face such a devastating problem again.” The exhibit begins with a brief history of Ebola, a virus that emerged in 1976, and includes the ecological impacts, early detection, and resources provided by the CDC to collect samples and assist Africans with safe burials. “Putting on the exhibit was a team effort,” Shaw said. “We worked with so many contributors, award-winning photojournalists and designers, as well

as individuals who visited West Africa.” The CDC also reached out to responders on the ground to request additional material. The exhibit includes a display in the mezzanine depicting the spread of Ebola to Lagos, Nigeria, with 19 cases and nine deaths, and follows the story to Atlanta, where two patients were transferred to Emory for treatment. Innovations in research, vaccine trials and lessons learned conclude the exhibit, with an emphasis on the importance of public health and preparedness. “This has been a historic response for the CDC,” Schuchat said. “We remember those who lost their lives, the impact the experience had on our staff in Atlanta, as well as the huge tragedy for West Africa.” CDC epidemiologist Valerie Bampoe witnessed the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone after being assigned to Magazine Wharf near Freetown. By the time she arrived, a cluster had begun to spread throughout the slum. “Everything was scary, and there was a lot happening at the same time, but the community of partners and locals made it easy to deal with everyday stresses,” Bampoe said. Over 42 days, Bampoe and her teammates were asked to monitor Ebola and prevent it from spreading until a baby’s death created further setbacks. “I didn’t understand the magnitude of the problem until I got there. Seeing people die and witnessing communities battered repeatedly was a lot to deal with,” Bampoe said as she held back tears. “However, I left more mature and am grateful to have had the privilege of helping others. I am glad this exhibit will provide visitors a glimpse of what we lived through. It means that we were successful and accomplished what we were sent out to do.” Bampoe, who is from Ghana, said, “It was my responsibility to help those in need as a CDC employee and as a West African.” ■

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Medicaid Is in Our Homes The Republican “repeal and replace” health care bill has stalled in the U.S. Senate, but the proposal to cut Medicaid remains alive. Through Jewish Home Life Communities and Jewish Family & Career Services, we represent the two populations most affected by the Medicaid debate: the elderly and the disabled. JF&CS and JHLC are not political organizations. As nonprofit agencies, we are apolitical and do not support or oppose any particular party, candidate or person in office. That said, it is incumbent upon us to educate our community about changes that could affect people we serve. Regardless of which side of the political aisle to which one might lean, it would be helpful to know that Medicaid is the largest funder of skilled nursing homes in our country. Medicaid accounts for one-sixth of all health care spending in the United States, and 67 percent of that is focused on older and disabled adults, primarily through spending on long-term-care services such as nursing homes and support for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. More than half Georgia’s Medicaid dollars go to the elderly or people with disabilities, according to the Department of Community Health. Most of the clients in the JF&CS Zimmerman-Horowitz Independent Living Program and in the agency’s IndependenceWORKS day and vocational programs rely on the Medicaid waiver for critical support. Changes

to Medicaid could affect participants’ ability to receive services and harm their independence and quality of life. One such client is Evan N., a selfadvocate who relies on Medicaid waiver services to support him in his home, his job and his community. Evan lives an independent and fulfilling life in

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large part because of his family and friends, as well as critical support that he relies on from the waiver. Medicaid is growing exponentially, and our elected leaders are urgently searching for a politically palatable solution to controlling the growth. Americans want a simple answer to a very complex problem. Putting politics aside, if you don’t think the Medicaid debate affects you, think again. Many Americans think Medicaid is only for low-income adults and their children — for people who “aren’t like us.” But Medicaid is insurance for many of our mothers and fathers and, eventually, for ourselves. This anecdote is a typical scenario at JHLC. Your dad needs to move into a nursing home. It’s going to cost him almost $100,000 a year. Medicare does not cover long-term nursing home or assisted living care. Very few people have private insurance to cover this. Your father will most likely run out his

savings until he qualifies for Medicaid. This is not a rare event. Roughly one in three people now turning 65 will require nursing home care at some point, and 67 percent of these nursing home residents will eventually be covered by Medicaid — not because of irresponsibility or not saving enough, but because of living so much longer than expected. With longer life spans and spiraling health costs, older adults increasingly find themselves running out of money and dependent on Medicaid. Medicaid-funded nursing home residents are not stereotypical lowerincome families. These are elderly or chronically health-impaired people who have exhausted their savings for care and now need the highest level of care, which is also the most expensive. At the William Breman Jewish Home, 50 percent of the long-term beds are reserved for Medicaid recipients. JF&CS works with coalition partners to monitor pending legislation and to represent the voices of our clients. One such organization is the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. It has provided JF&CS with the following guidance, which we wanted to pass along to you as either an FYI or a call to action if you are so inclined: • The Senate is trying to bring the bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act to the floor for a vote as soon as Republicans have the votes to pass it. Medicaid funding is part of that bill. • In the bill pulled back June 28, Medicaid has a new per capita cap, which essentially means that increased need doesn’t mean increased

funding for individuals. • States will potentially have to make up the difference between the per capita cap and the funding that people are getting. Georgia did not expand Medicaid, so further cuts will go to the core of services provided. If the states can’t make up the funding, reimbursements will be cut while the waiting list for the Medicaid waiver continues to grow. • The best strategy would be to push the bill passage back so Congress has more time to hear from stakeholders and experts to understand the implications of Medicaid changes. Regardless of the outcome of this debate, the number of elderly and disabled will continue to increase, thanks to our country’s outstanding medical expertise and advances in research and technology. It is our hope that the delay allows for greater input into an issue that affects the most vulnerable members of our society. The best way to make your voice heard as a Georgia citizen is to call our senators and the committees working on health care: • Sen. Johnny Isakson, 202-2243643. • Sen. David Perdue, 202-224-3521. • Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, 202-2245375. • Senate Finance Committee, 202224-4515. ■ Rick Aranson is the CEO of Jewish Family & Career Services. Harley Tabak is the president and CEO of Jewish Home Life Communities.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS

SPORTS

Teen Leads Special-Needs Tennis Camp

A Division

By Sarah Moosazadeh sarah@atljewishtimes.com

Temple

B’nai Torah

Dor Tamid

Beth Tefillah

Ahavath Achim

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Or VeShalom

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Daniel Stern’s passion for tennis began at a young age while he watched his two older sisters compete. Now the 17-year-old plays for the Weber School and has helped create a summer camp for kids with special needs. After meeting Mike Pelta through the Friendship Circle, Stern discovered a connection and began spending time with his new buddy. The two met once a week and became inseparable until Pelta expressed interest in playing tennis with Stern. Pelta’s interest in tennis and prior participation at the Marcus Jewish Community Center, combined with Stern’s stories from sleepaway camp, prompted Stern to create Serve It Up, which provides youths with special needs the opportunity to learn tennis while participating in a camp. “I really connected with Mike, and when I saw he was having a good time, it gave me the idea that perhaps more people could get involved who may not necessarily have a chance to,” Stern said. “My parents have always volunteered and taught me the importance of giving back to the community.” Stern reached out to Rickelle New, the director of the Friendship Circle, and Korie Kahn, program coordinator, to help promote the camp. The organization regularly speaks at Weber to recruit volunteers, and if people express interest, the organization pairs them with a buddy. “I thought I could perhaps extend the program into the Friendship Circle and see where it goes,” he said. Stern has started a GoFundMe page (www.gofundme.com/serveitup)

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Mayaan Cook, Andrew Levison, Julia Gluck and Jacob Gluck enjoy the sunny weather in the Home Depot Clubhouse in left-center field.

Daniel Stern (left) stands with Mike Pelta (middle) and Evan Blum, who met through the Friendship Circle and continue to practice tennis together once a week.

as well as a racquet drive at his school, requesting donations of old racquets and tennis balls. Any extra money will go to the Friendship Circle. The camp, at Sandy Springs Tennis Center, is scheduled to run July 24 to 27 at a cost of $20. Scholarships are available, and campers will be provided lunch. “When Daniel approached us with the idea to run an affordable tennis camp for Friendship Circle kids, we knew we had to get behind it,” New said. “To have a high-schooler decide to take this initiative and make such an impact is unbelievable and something we wanted to support in every way we could.” The camp will have one instructor for each student to teach basic tennis skills. Campers will be 5 to 20 years old. “I want the campers to have a chance to be active and play with their families when they return home,” Stern said. While he is sponsoring the event, the Friendship Circle is helping with registration, advertising and staffing. Fifteen people have registered so far, New said. “There are not enough opportunities out there for kids with

special needs to attend camp and little to no affordable options without having to ask for scholarships.” With his friend Evan Bloom, Stern continues to meet with Pelta every week. He thanked his friends from Weber and Epstein and the special events coordinator at the Sandy Springs Tennis Center, who donated two courts. “It was a lot easier than I expected to have people who wish to help you out,” Stern said. “I didn’t get the sense of gratification from volunteering until I started participating in the Friendship Circle, and I hope volunteers feel they have contributed to a cause that will better the world.” “I enjoy the idea of helping others, it’s a rewarding experience,” Stern said he hopes to continue the camp throughout the year, then pass it on to new volunteers after he graduates from Weber. “Daniel came up with the concept for the camp all by himself, and I think that’s one of the things that I am most proud of as a parent,” said his father, Mark Stern. “It’s very important for our family to give back to the community, and nothing makes me prouder than knowing Daniel is helping others.” ■

Joel Mehler (left) and Ross Boardman enjoy the winning view at SunTrust Park.

Deborah Herr and Zach Richter pose with the Home Depot hammer and bucket.

JNF and Israel’s Young Ballgame

JNFuture Atlanta, Jewish National Fund’s recently relaunched young professional organization, hosted an event at SunTrust Park on Sunday, July 16, during the Braves’ 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks, to support JNF Project Baseball, which aims to grow baseball and softball in Israel. Project Baseball builds updated baseball and softball fields throughout the country and teaches the sports to Israeli youths through leagues, summer camps and clinics. JNFuture, which first started in Atlanta about a decade ago and relaunched in December, had its first event in February. 28 On July 16, the group met in the Home Depot Clubhouse at SunTrust Park. ■

AMSSL Standings — Week 6 W

B Division

5 W

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Beth Tikvah

Gesher L’Torah

Etz Chaim

Ariel

Sinai 2

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Or Hadash

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Beth Shalom

Dor Tamid 2

Kol Emeth

Sinai 3

Beth Tikvah 2

Temple 2

B’nai Torah 2

July 23 AMSSL Schedule With one week left in the regular season of the Atlanta Men’s Synagogue Softball League, the playoff picture is taking shape. In A league, The Temple sits in first at 5-1, with a clash on July 23 against 2016 champs Beth Tefillah. In B league, Young Israel remains in first at 6-2 despite losing a July 16 doubleheader to Or Hadash and Etz Chaim. Emanu-El in C league is the only remaining unbeaten team at 7-0. East Roswell Park 12:30 — Ahavath Achim vs. Dor Tamid | Sinai vs. Or VeShalom 1:45 — Etz Chaim vs. Ariel | Ahavath Achim vs. Or VeShalom 3:00 — Chabad vs. B’nai Torah | Temple vs. Beth Tefillah 5:30 — Sinai 2 vs. Or Hadash | Beth Jacob vs. Beth Tikvah 6:45 — Sinai 2 vs. Beth Tikvah Ocee Park 9:00 — B’nai Torah 2 vs. Temple 2 | Dor Tamid 2 vs. Kol Emeth 10:15 — B’nai Torah 2 vs. Dor Tamid 2 | Temple 2 vs. Kol Emeth 11:30 — Emanu-El vs. Beth Tikvah 2 | Beth Shalom vs. Sinai 3 12:45 — Emanu-El vs. Sinai 3 | Beth Shalom vs. Beth Tikvah 2

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Matiel Roos Leffler of Atlanta died Friday, July 14, 2017, at her residence. She was born in Savannah, was educated in Savannah schools and attended the University of Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Beatrice Shoenig Roos and David I. Roos. The widow of Martin S. Leffler Sr. of Savannah, she was a member of Congregation Mickve Israel in Savannah and The Temple in Atlanta. She was the past president of the Sisterhood of Mickve Israel and past chairwomen of UJA. She is survived by a brother, David I. Roos Jr. of Atlanta; son and daughterin-law Martin Stuart Leffler Jr. and Tammy Leffler of Baltimore; two daughters and sons-in-law, Ann Leffler Davis and Jay Davis of Atlanta and Nancy Leffler Sonenshine and Gerald Sonenshine of Columbia, S.C.; grandchildren Elizabeth Davis, Richard Davis (Leah), David Sonenshine (Joanne), Emily Greenberg (Mark), and Madeline, Sarah and Jessica Leffler; great-grandchildren Abigail, Miriam and Benjamin Barkan, Ethan Davis, and Jacob and Daniel Sonenshine; and nieces and nephews Magna L. Dodge, Susan L. Gold, and Michael and David Leffler. Graveside services were held Sunday, July 16, at Bonaventure Cemetery with Rabbi Robert Haas officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to the Alfred & Adele Davis Academy, 8105 Roberts Drive, Atlanta, GA 30350, or the Permanent Fund of Congregation Mickve Israel, PO Box 816, Savannah, GA 31402. Arrangements by Dresslerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.

John Silva 96, Atlanta

John Ralph Silva, 96, a loving and devoted husband and exemplary father, passed away peacefully Friday, June 30, 2017. Predeceased by his wife of 63 years, Lottie (nee Behrend), he is survived by his daughter, Sharon. Born in 1921 in Berlin, Germany, John was the son of a cigar manufacturer, Leo, and Amalie (Holz) and was the younger brother of Ingeborg. His father was arrested by the Nazis, and later his mother and his sister and her husband were deported to concentration camps. They all ultimately lost their lives. In 1938, immediately after Kristallnacht, at the age of 17, John fled Nazi Germany. He never saw his family again. The necessary documents and his stamp collection were among his few belongings. He traveled to the Italian port of Genoa. There a troop ship waited to take Jewish refugees to landlocked Bolivia. He sold most of his stamp collection for passage and traveled alone. The refugee ship arrived in the Peruvian port of Mollendo. A train took him into the Andes Mountains and across Lake Titicaca into Bolivia. A small plane brought him the last 150 miles to a small settlement. Passports were collected, and the refugees were left to colonize the jungle. Threats of being sent back to Germany kept the refugees docile. Over a period of three years, John survived malaria, yellow fever, poor nutrition and harsh conditions. His determination to survive ultimately led him to three failed attempts to flee, and a fourth, hiding in the trunk of a car, succeeded. He reached the Argentinian border and made his way to Buenos Aires, then to Montevideo, Uruguay. There, a kind Frenchman took in this 20-year-old, undocumented refugee and taught him the wool business. In his early 20s, while playing the piano at a small club, John met his future wife, Lottie. They married in Montevideo in 1944 and were happily married until she lost her six-year battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis the evening before their 63rd wedding anniversary in 2007. In 1947, a brief window of immigration to the United States was offered by the Truman administration for children who had lost both parents in World War II. John had 30 days to reach the United States, but he had no original documents to apply for a visa. For the second time in his life, his stamp collecting came to the rescue. John exchanged stamps with a minister in Oregon. On a train, this minister mentioned to a fellow passenger about the plight of Mr. Silva. Through the kindness of that stranger, who filed an affidavit on his behalf, John and his wife arrived in the United States to begin their American dream. They settled in New York City and proudly became U.S. citizens in 1952. John traveled the world for his own import-export business and in later years served two terms as the president of the New York Wool Trade Association and was an industry mediator.

Death Notices

Lally Rose Cyr of Powder Springs on July 7. Fanya Kuzminski of Atlanta on June 27. Roslyn Mann of Atlanta on June 23. Sharon Nadick, 70, of Lincolnwood, Ill., mother of Lauren Tolone, on June 21. Irina Royter of Acworth on June 25. Yvette Schwartz of Atlanta on May 29. Nison Vaizer of Dunwoody on June 16. Yakov Vasilkovskiy of Brookhaven on July 4. Melvin Woroner, 88, of Atlanta, father of Temple Sinai member Michele Perloe, on June 26. Paul Zuckerman of Woodstock on June 23.

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John was a person of the highest intellect, character and integrity. Soft-spoken and gentle, he was fluent in four languages, had a vast knowledge of history and was an expert on many subjects. He thrived on discussions of politics, economics and religion. He believed that every day was an opportunity to learn something new. No problem was too difficult and no task too daunting. Ever the consummate gentleman, John was always dressed to perfection. He never forgot those who helped him during and after the war. John volunteered at Catholic Social Services Immigration Clinic for more than 10 years, advising immigrants seeking legal U.S. status. He was honored with several local awards: the J.C. Penney/United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta Golden Rule Award in 1991, the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association Ageless Heroes Award in 1998 and the Georgia Hispanic Network Outstanding Community Service Award in 2004. John faced death as he lived life: pragmatically, with elegance, charm and dry humor. He was a man of great character, dignity, inner strength, conviction, compassion, generosity and humility. A determined survivor, John was a loving husband, a wonderful father and a good friend who proudly lived the American dream. His daughter would like to express her sincere gratitude for the loving care and companionship provided to her father by Vivan Diobe and Peter Ndeh. A private service has been held.

CLOSING THOUGHTS

My Numbers Go All the Way up to 30

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In the deepest cockles of my imagination, I thought I heard the screeching sirens of our new fire engines leaving our new firehouse and heading toward my home. They weren’t, but they very well could have been. The past few weeks I have become intimately familiar with numbers. Some numbers brought back fond memories, some not so much. Some numbers are current. I will enlighten you soon enough. For now, the following are some numbers I share with the universe that you may or may not relate to, in no particular order: 10, 58, 90, 18, 30, 25, 316, 4, 7, 36, 20, 45, 2, 5 and 1. Spend a few minutes with those numbers. Some will speak to you and reveal their secrets. Others, like 45, might not. My dad (z”l) insisted I learn my times tables. Why he started with the nines I never knew. Think quickly: How much is five times nine? Well done if you answered 45. Of course, beginning with the nines meant the ones were a snap. Ninety. When we lived in Tampa, CB radios were all the rage. We anointed ourselves with handles. Given names were forbidden on the airwaves. My handle was Lady Silver Bullet. And there you have it: 90. One and done. In the ’70s the divorce rate of friends and colleagues seemed to be out of control. Second marriages, even third, were making clergy rich. Gene and I were forever checking in with each other. It was a zeitgeist filled with the need for speed and change — a time we survived. Two sisters, 10 grandchildren, four girls and four sons-in-love. Thirty-six — changing my life forever. On one of the most beautiful days in January 1981, I felt as if I had been handed the keys to a kingdom. I started my third career in a place that would give new meaning to the Atlanta Jewish community. I accepted the position of director of Camp AJECOMCE at the Atlanta Jewish Community Center. Thirty-six years later, I am still blessed with the keys 30 to this kingdom. It seems every day

a new door is unlocked, offering new opportunities and experiences for my beloved community. Seven of 10. The left turn off the highway onto the pebbled road up to Camp Barney makes me smile and feel happy. Seven

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CROSSWORD

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By Yoni Glatt, koshercrosswords@gmail.com Difficulty Level: Medium

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of our 10 grandchildren share the experience as the Barney buses, filled with their friends, meander into camp. Twenty-five, maybe 30. The number of bees who bit me. I was out of town for a few days, and on my return, I noticed a few of my plants in a state of dehydration. I put my hand on the spigot, and before I knew what hit me, I was covered in bee stings. The hospitalist (the politically correct title for the physician working in the hospital) counted more than 25 stings. And now the moment of enlightenment: 30. I am not an expert when it comes to hair dryers or curling irons. I am not a klutz, just an average user. I was — operative word being was — an expert with various types of hot rollers. Alas, hot rollers are passé. I had my hair cut a week or so ago to correct some serious damage I had sustained during a particularly aggressive hair-drying moment. Every morning since then — and, truth be told, every evening as well — I play with this haircut to find what makes me feel comfortable. (By comfortable, I mean pretty, as in vanity, vanity, wherefore art thou, Shaindle?) My curling iron is simple to use. Plug it into a receptacle, and turn it on. It also has a wheel you can turn to five numbers. I never moved the wheel to find out how those numbers would affect my hairstyle. No need to mess with something that works. Those numbers, as I learned just days ago, indicate the heat level of the curling iron. Thirty will burn 2 inches off your hair. And there you have it! How do I ever make it through my day? ■

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I WOULDN’T BE HERE WITHOUT GRADY. I WAS FEELING DIZZY - LIKE MY VISION WAS GOING. I knew something was wrong but I had no idea what was happening to me. The paramedics quickly realized I was having a stroke and knew they needed to get me straight to Grady’s Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center. The whole experience was unbelievable. In just in a few hours, I had surgery to remove a blood clot from my brain and was back in a hospital room talking and moving my arms like nothing had happened. I can’t thank everybody at Grady enough – from the specialists who performed my procedure to the outstanding team in the state-of-the-art outpatient center. I get to spend every day with my kids because of them. Grady will always have a place in my heart.

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JULY 21 ▪ 2017

Audrey Danbury