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Handel Keeps Republican Hold on 6th District After all the hype, debate, analysis and money, the 6th Congressional District remains where it has been since 1979: in Republican hands. Former Secretary of State Karen Handel, who trailed Democratic newcomer Jon Ossoff by more than 28 percentage points in the 18-candidate special election April 18, won the runoff Tuesday, June 20, with 52.1 percent (132,459 votes) to Ossoff’s 47.9 percent (121,635), according to unofficial but complete results. “Tomorrow the real work will begin, the hard work of governing and doing so in a civil and responsible way that is in the best interest of every Georgian, every 6th District citizen and every citizen in the U.S.,” Handel said at the Hyatt Regency at Villa Christina in Brookhaven. The victory makes Handel the first Republican congresswoman in Georgia’s history and the state’s first congresswoman since Democrat Cynthia McKinney in 2006 lost a primary to Hank Johnson, whose campaign included Ossoff while he was a Georgetown University student. Ossoff’s loss means Georgia still awaits its first Jewish congressman since Democrat Elliott Levitas left office in 1985. “This is the beginning of something much bigger. We showed them we can still build coalitions of people who don’t see eye to eye on everything, but rather than demonizing each other, we find common ground to move forward,” Ossoff said in

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East Cobb residents Mitchell (left), Adam and Amy Kaye turn out to cheer on Karen Handel at the Hyatt Regency at Villa Christina.

his concession speech at the Westin Atlanta Perimeter in Sandy Springs. “Hope is still alive. The fight goes on.” The four-month, two-election campaign to replace Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price cost nearly $60 million, according to an Issue One analysis of all spending by and for candidates. That’s more than $130 for every registered voter in the district, more than $230 per vote cast and more than twice the price of what had been the most expensive U.S. House election. Most of that money came from outside Georgia, with the Ossoff campaign receiving anti-Trump donations from around the nation and Handel benefiting from Republican super PACs. The cash

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influx was driven by national narratives related to President Donald Trump’s popularity and Democrats’ hopes to capture the House in 2018. The 6th District sweeps from East Cobb through North Fulton to North DeKalb. About 8 percent of the district is Jewish, representing 40 percent or more of Atlanta’s Jews. It has been held by Republicans since Newt Gingrich won the seat in 1978, though the district’s borders have changed dramatically since then. “Karen Handel has a proven track record of success and fiscal responsibility, which I think is important to voters. Other issues cannot even begin to be addressed until we create a healthy economy,” East Cobb resident Adam Kaye said at the

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Handel celebration. “She is a passionate conservative, and that is the type of representative this district needs. Karen Handel has always been a supporter of Israel, and I don’t anticipate that changing.” It was a long night for those who campaigned for Ossoff, such as Matt Weiss, a member of the American Jewish Committee ACCESS board. Weiss said it was important to send a message to Trump that even residents of a Republican district aren’t happy. “It’s obviously disappointing. It’s a very Republican district, so it’s always going to be tough,” Weiss said. Ossoff “made enormous progress. … Hopefully he’ll have another opportunity to do something else in politics.” Shouts of “2018” came from the crowd during Ossoff’s speech. Handel will face re-election next year, with the party primaries scheduled for May. Georgia also will elect a new governor. Handel reached out to Ossoff supporters. “I will work just as hard to earn your confidence in the weeks and months ahead,” she said. “I give every Georgian a promise to make this state and this country a better place to live. I pledge to be part of the solution.” Although voters faced torrential showers and flash flooding Tuesday, the vote total for the runoff exceeded the primary by more than 60,000, resulting in a turnout of 57 percent. ■

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With These Rings, We Take a Radical Step gesture was a radical statement about the personhood and agency of women. My groom and I took this traditional commitment to the personhood of women further. One addition we made to our ceremony was to have me similarly give him a ring. We wanted

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our ceremony to reflect our commitment to a marriage of equals. In many quarters, the idea that men and women are truly equals is still politically charged. Even without the mention of limitations then placed on gay marriage, our deeply traditional Jewish wedding, which was a ceremony celebrating the love a straight white man and a straight white woman shared, was not devoid of political context. But that was not what I told the rabbi. After all, we did not know each other, and he was extraordinarily generous with his time and otherwise easily embraced our mix of traditionalism and egalitarianism — something that many rabbis at the time would not have done for a whole host of political and spiritual reasons. Instead, I made it personal, explaining that one of my best friends, only recently out of the closet, would be in the congregation, and I knew that while he was thrilled for us to marry, it was also painful for him, knowing it was not an option he had. In the end, the rabbi included the short piece about LGBT love. To this day, I don’t know if most people noticed. They barely noticed that there were two rings exchanged or other feminist shifts. What they did see is what I see every time I officiate at a wedding: the miracle of two people, among the billions on Earth, finding each other, recognizing the true awesomeness of the other in a way that no one else does so fully, and taking the leap of faith that they will be able to maintain their connection and nurture each other over the course of time. No matter who they are, there is nothing more radical than that. ■

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It was like a bad joke. Five days before our wedding, the rabbi called to say that she was pregnant and that for the health of the baby the doctor had forbidden her from flying to the ceremony. Fortunately, my mother was able to find a rabbi who agreed to do our traditional, creatively egalitarian ceremony as planned — with one change. The rabbi was not comfortable with the insertion of a few words about our regret that even as we celebrated our marriage, there were others who, because of their sexual orientation, were not permitted to legally wed. It was 1994, and the idea of gay marriage was far in the future even in the province of Ontario, which was early to the party, legalizing in 2003. The rabbi’s discomfort came, as he explained it, from moving the focus on the spiritual to the political. I understood where he was coming from, but when you get down to it, when it comes to love and marriage, politics is often close by. This month we are celebrating 50 years since the Supreme Court overturned all anti-miscegenation laws remaining in 16 U.S. states. There was nothing unusual about Mildred and Richard Loving’s relationship. Young and in love, they wed and wanted to raise a family together in their hometown. But because he was white and she was black, the politics of racism and prejudice stood in their way. This month we are celebrating LGBTQ Pride. The June 28, 1969, police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar, prompted a revolt by those who faced significant legal and social discrimination because of sexual orientation. These riots were the start of the modern movement for gay rights. It would take 40 years before gay marriage was even a serious consideration. Again, politics and love got mixed together. According to traditional Judaism, when a man and woman get married, he does not place the ring on her ring finger but on another finger. Once it is placed there, the woman moves it to her ring finger to signify her active approval of the union. In ancient times, when women were seen as chattel to be transferred from the father to the husband, that

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ACCESS signature event. American Jewish Committee’s young professionals group holds ACCESS in the ATL with Jamestown CEO Matt Bronfman at 6:30 p.m. at Industrious at Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite 8500, Midtown. Tickets are $25; www. ajcatlanta.org/ACCESSintheATL. Film screening. The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival’s AJFF Selects series continues with the World War II drama “The Exception” at 7:30 p.m. at Regal Tara Cinemas 4, 2345 Cheshire Bridge Road, Atlanta. Tickets are $13; www. ajff.org/exceptiontix or 678-701-6104.

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Park Shabbat. Shearith Israel Rabbi Ari Kaiman leads a singalong before a potluck dinner at 5:45 p.m. at Mason Mill Recreation Center, 1340 McConnell Drive, Decatur. Free; 404875-1743 or www.facebook.com/ events/1352521554842112.

SUNDAY, JUNE 25

JWV meeting. Jewish War Veterans Post 112 holds its monthly meeting, open to all, at 10 a.m. at Berman Commons, 2026 Womack Road, Dunwoody, with a speaker at 10:30. A $10 donation for breakfast is requested; www. facebook.com/JWVSoutheast.

TUESDAY, JUNE 27

Book event. Alan Alda talks about his new book, “If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?” at 7:30 p.m. at the Marcus JCC, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. Tickets, including a copy of the book, are $33 for JCC members and $37 for others; 678-812-4002 or www.atlantajcc.org/bookfestival.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28

Refugee discussion. Temple Sinai, 5645 Dupree Drive, Sandy Springs, at 7 p.m.

CANDLE-LIGHTING TIMES

Korach Friday, June 23, light candles at 8:34 p.m. Saturday, June 24, Shabbat ends at 9:36 p.m. Chukat Friday, June 30, light candles at 8:35 p.m. Saturday, July 1, Shabbat ends at 9:36 p.m.

Corrections & Clarifications

Artist Margery Diamond, who has a photography exhibit at MACoM and is contributing to Heritage Sandy Springs’ forthcoming exhibit on Jewish life in the city, is a Sandy Springs resident. Her place of residence was incorrect in the Editor’s Notebook column June 16 and in a news article May 26.

Bet Haverim-Cohen Home Exhibit Opens at Breman The Breman Museum is opening the exhibit “Curating Your Family Story: Next Dor” at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 25. The Breman, housed in the Selig Center at 1440 Spring St. in Midtown, launched “Curating Your Family Story” last year with Congregation Shearith Israel in partnership with Beit Hatfutsot: the Museum of the Jewish People, which developed the “My Family Story” initiative. The program helps youths connect with their family histories and culminates in an international competition judged in Tel Aviv. “Curating Your Family Story” moved into its “Next Dor” (next generation) phase this year with a multidisciplinary program in which teens from Congregation Bet Haverim visited residents of the Cohen Home once or twice a month for seven months. Each teen worked with a senior to presents a program on refugees from New York’s 92nd Street Y with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and David Miliband, followed by a discussion facilitated by Sinai member Kevin Abel. Free; templesinaiatlanta. org or 404-252-3073.

Eli Abeita (left) and Dian Biddle look at a photograph called “The Bakery Story” by Ori Salzberg.

choose an object from the senior’s life that is characteristic of his or her family and values. Exhibited are the chosen artifacts and the stories that the teens wrote about them. The opening reception, with events from 2 to 4 p.m., is free. An art workshop for all ages will be held, and light refreshments will be served. Rabbi Joseph Prass and Ghila Sanders will speak for the Breman, and Bet Haverim’s education director, Emet Ozar, also will speak before the screening of a video created by Ori Salzberg. The exhibit runs through July 16. ■

SUNDAY, JULY 9 Sanctuary dedication. Israeli Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau speaks at Congregation Beth Jacob, 1855 LaVista Road, Toco Hills, at 5 p.m. after a Torah procession from Breezy Lane at 3:30. Free; www.bethjacobatlanta.org/dedication.

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25 Years Ago June 19, 1992 ■ Steve Selig completed a three-year run as the chairman of the Atlanta Jewish Federation’s fundraising campaign by reporting a record total of $12.6 million for the 1992 campaign. Selig also told the Federation annual meeting Monday night that the past three annual campaigns plus the special Operation Exodus campaign for Soviet Jews brought in a total of $44 million. He said 51 new donors joined the $10,000 giver category this year. ■ The bar mitzvah of Michael Robert Steinmark of Atlanta, son of Phyllis and Stuart Steinmark, took place Saturday, June 13, at Ahavath Achim Synagogue. ■ Sheli and Sam Feldman of Atlanta announce the birth of a daughter, Talia Rachel, on May 7.

50 Years Ago June 23, 1967 ■ Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin, in his address to an emergency session of the U.N. General Assembly that was called by the Soviet Union, demanded a full Israeli withdrawal from the territory it captured in the war this month and reimbursement of the full cost of all Israel destroyed in Arab lands. The Soviet Union also suspended Jewish emigration. ■ Oil production from wells in the captured Sinai Peninsula is estimated at 100,000 barrels a day, while Israel’s consumption averages 40,000 barrels a day, said Israeli official Dov Ben Dror, who is in charge of fuel supplies. As a result, Eilat could become a port for exporting oil. ■ Miss Sharilyn Ann Agoos of Augusta, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Sam Agoos, became the bride of Edward Lande Greenblatt of Altanta, son of Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Greenblatt, on June 1.

SPORTS AMSSL Standings — Week 2 A Division

Or VeShalom

Ahavath Achim

Dor Tamid

Beth Tefillah

B’nai Torah

Sinai

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Chabad

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Young Israel

Etz Chaim

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Beth Shalom

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June 25 Softball Schedule East Roswell Park 12:30 — Sinai 3 vs. Kol Emeth | EmanuEl vs. Temple 2 1:45 — Beth Shalom vs. B’nai Torah 2 | Dor Tamid 2 vs. Beth Tikvah 2 3:00 — Sinai vs. Dor Tamid | Chabad vs. Beth Tefillah 4:15 — Beth Tefillah vs. Dor Tamid | Chabad vs. Sinai 5:30 — Or VeShalom vs. Temple | B’nai Torah vs. Ahavath Achim 6:45 — Ahavath Achim vs. Temple | B’nai Torah vs. Or VeShalom Ocee Park 9:00 — Ariel vs. Or Hadash | Etz Chaim vs. Beth Tikvah 10:15 — Ariel vs. Beth Tikvah | Etz Chaim vs. Or Hadash 11:30 — Young Israel vs. Beth Jacob | Gesher L’Torah vs. Sinai 2 12:45 — Young Israel vs. Sinai 2 | Gesher L’Torah vs. Beth Jacob

Sinai def. Beth Tefillah 7-5 Dor Tamid tied B’nai Torah 10-10 Young Israel def. Ariel 15-4 Etz Chaim def. Gesher L’Torah 12-11 Beth Jacob def. Or Hadash 18-3 Emanu-El def. Beth Shalom 16-15 Temple 2 def. Sinai 3 8-5 Dor Tamid 2 def. B’nai Torah 2 20-5

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ISRAEL NEWS

Over 80 Educators to Study How to Teach Israel This Sunday, June 25, over 80 educators will gather in Atlanta for the 16th annual Educator Workshop on Modern Israel organized by the Center for Israel Education and the Emory University Institute for the Study of Modern Israel. The group represents over 50 Jewish day schools, congregations and other programs in 17 states, four countries (Canada, Mexico, Panama and the United States) and Washington, D.C. Over the course of five days, participants will take part in a variety of interactive and engaging learning sessions that highlight both content and instructional techniques relating to Israel’s history, politics and culture. Sessions include “Teaching Israel Through Liturgy,” “Development of the Hebrew Language,” “The June 1967 War,” “The Politics of Representation in Israel” and “Reality Television as a Paradigm for Israel Education.” At the core of the workshop is the need to help educators expand their personal knowledge of modern Israel while providing them with the tools necessary to disseminate that knowl-

edge to others. Both CIE and ISMI believe that only by teaching the next generation using original sources and providing content within the appropriate con-

For five days each summer, educators from day schools, synagogues and other programs study together with the Center for Israel Education.

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text can we as a community achieve a stronger awareness of the domestic and foreign challenges that Israel faces, as well as celebrate the country’s success. For this year’s workshop, we are partnering with the newly created Atlanta Jewish Teen Initiative to offer a special afternoon of learning for local educators working with Jewish youth in Atlanta. This special component workshop will be highlighted by a panel titled “Engaging Youth With Israel.” The panelists will be David AbuschMagder, the head of school at the Epstein School; Rabbi Peter Berg, the senior rabbi at The Temple; Amy

Dorsch, a former national education coordinator for the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism; and Ariel Lapson, the program manager for Ta’am Yisrael: A Taste of Israel at the Jewish United Fund in Chicago. Moderated by CIE and ISMI founder and President Ken Stein, the panel will explore challenges and successes related to connecting diverse groups of learners to the Jewish state, whether they are seeing a distancing of American Jewish youth from Israel, and what they are doing to engage their constituents with Israel in 2017 and beyond. The ultimate aim of the workshop and the special inclusion for local educators is to elevate the conversation about Israel among Jewish educational institutions and to assist educators in making effective changes in the way

Israel is taught and learned. As one participant in last year’s workshop said after returning to her school in Montreal: “The workshop on Israel was one of the best workshops that I have ever attended. As a Judaic studies coordinator, I already sat down with one of my teachers to revamp the whole part of our high school Jewish history curriculum dealing with the creation of the state by implementing some of the ideas learned in this workshop into our classes.” If you would like to learn more about the CIE-ISMI Educator Enrichment Workshop, contact me at rich. walter@israeled.org. ■ Rich Walter is the associate director for Israel education at the Center for Israel Education (www.israeled.org).

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Israel Pride: Good News From Our Jewish Home Touchdown Israel II. Eighteen Pro Football Hall of Famers appeared at Kraft Family Stadium in Jerusalem to sign footballs and jerseys and throw a few passes Sunday, June 18, mostly with American expat fans. The group comprised Lem Barney, Jerome Bettis, Jim Brown, Cris Carter, Dave Casper, Eric Dickerson, Marshall Faulk, “Mean” Joe Greene, Willie Lanier, Joe Montana, Andre Reed, Mike Singletary, Bruce Smith, John Stallworth, Roger Staubach, Andre Tippett, Aeneas Williams and Ron Yary. Several of them shared their impressions of Israel five days into a trip led by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Pro Football Hall of Fame President David Baker. Baker brought 19 Hall of Famers to Israel in 2015. With the exception of former New England Patriot Tippett, none of the visiting Hall of Famers is Jewish.

More from Kraft. It might not make Patriots owner Robert Kraft any more popular in Atlanta, but his $6 million gift has established the Kraft Family Sports Campus in Jerusalem, where a 6 ribbon-cutting ceremony was held

Tuesday, June 20. “The Kraft Family Sports Campus allows me to invest in two things that I have always been very passionate about: My love of Israel and my support for youth athletics and team sports, especially American football,” Kraft said. “I fell in love with Israel on my first visit in 1963 and have been investing in its future ever since.” The campus includes soccer fields, a regulation U.S. football field that can be used for soccer, locker rooms, administrative offices and parking, with plans for expansion. Blood test for lung cancer. Scientists from Rehovot-based Nucleix succeeded in developing a first-of-its-kind blood test to diagnose lung cancer long before it spreads in the body, thus increasing the chance of survival. The test examines anomalies of the bonds holding the DNA base cytosine. Securing the Internet of Things. Tel Aviv-Yafo-based cybersecurity company Indegy has been named IoT Security Solution of the Year by Computing magazine. It is also one of U.S. data

company CB Insights’ “companies to watch.” Indegy’s software protects key energy and water utilities and manufacturers from cyber attacks. Driving GM cars. General Motors Israel displayed a prototype of the Chevrolet Bolt EV electric autonomous vehicle at a high-tech recruiting conference at the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds as a shining example of the accomplishments of its research-and-development center in Herzliya. The futuristic car’s advanced array of sensors and data processors was developed at the Herzliya center, which was established in 2008. The display coincided with GM’s June 13 announcement that it has completed production of 130 Chevrolet Bolt EV test vehicles at its Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan. Other major carmakers with innovation centers in Israel include Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, Ford, Renault, Honda, Volkswagen and Volvo. No more migraines. Petach Tikvahbased Teva has reported positive results from Phase 3 trials of a chronic mi-

graine treatment, fremanezumab. Patients experienced a statistically significant reduction in the number of moderately severe headache days compared with those taking a placebo. Food and Drug Administration approval is expected by the end of the year. 3D printing on demand. Tel Aviv-based cloud computing startup LEO Lane enables companies to print high-quality 3D parts locally, when they need them, saving on warehouse costs. LEO Lane has signed a cooperation and integration deal with software giant SAP estimated to be worth millions of dollars. More gazelles in Jerusalem. Staffers at the Pri Har nature park in Jerusalem, commonly known as Gazelle Valley, are celebrating the recent birth of two fawns, bringing the number of antelope at the park to 20. Two years ago, just six gazelles lived on the 64 acres of Israel’s first urban nature reserve. Compiled courtesy of Israel21c.org, verygoodnewsisrael.blogspot.com and other sources.

ISRAEL NEWS

Orna Barbivai receives her promotion to major general June 23, 2011.

Today in Israeli History

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Items provided by the Center for Israel Education (www.israeled.org), where you can find more details. June 23, 2011: Brig. Gen. Orna Barbivai is promoted to major general, becoming the highest-ranking female officer ever in the Israel Defense Forces. June 24, 2007: The Modi’in Miracle defeats the Petach Tikvah Pioneers, 9-1, in the inaugural game of the six-team Israel Baseball League, played before a crowd of more than 3,000 at Yarkon Field in Petach Tikvah. The Bet Shemesh Blue Sox, managed by Atlantan Ron Blomberg, go on to win the league. June 25, 2005: IDF soldier Gilad Shalit is captured by a group of Palestinian militants and is held hostage for over five years before being exchanged for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners. June 26, 1944: At the 1944 Republican National Convention, presidential candidate and New York Sen. Thomas Dewey’s strong support for the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine captures the attention of Zionists in Palestine and among American Jewry. June 27, 1967: After Israel’s victory in the Six-Day War and acquisition of Jordan’s territory along the West Bank of the Jordan River, the Israeli government annexes East Jerusalem, covering roughly 27 square miles. June 28, 1919: During the Paris Peace Conference, one of the major initiatives undertaken by the Allies is recognition of minority rights in European states. While addressing the rights of minorities in general, the Republic of Poland Minorities Treaty, signed on this day, specifically mentions Jewish cultural and civil liberties. June 29, 1939: Kibbutz Givat Brenner is established. Originally laborers in surrounding communities, the founders of Givat Brenner set up agricultural and industrial infrastructure for the kibbutz and quickly make it financially stable and self-sustaining.

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Atlantans Support Sports as Path to Inclusion By Sarah Moosazadeh sarah@atljewishtimes.com

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Jewish Atlantans David and Merle Horwitz have joined forces with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the Israeli government and the Ruderman Family Foundation to invest in the flagship program for Israelis with disabilities, Israel Unlimited, and its new initiative, Friends for Healthy Living. Friends for Healthy Living brings people with and without disabilities together through sports. Working with government agencies, the pilot project is training sports facilitators, creating a mobile app that connects people to run and walk together, and has worked with the soccer club Hapoel Katamon to establish two groups that practice with people with psychiatric needs twice a week. The goal of the pilot is to reach 5,000 people with disabilities in five cities in the next three years. “The person-to-person connection is critical, and having the opportunity to create a friendship between a person with a disability with someone without continues to promote inclusion,” said Avital Sandler-Loeff, the director of Israel Unlimited. “Friends for Healthy Living makes this possible through sports, thanks to generous donations from David and Merle Horowitz.” Partnering with the JDC and helping create Friends for Healthy Living were natural moves for the Horwitzes, whose extended family includes people with disabilities. They have supported initiatives for people with disabilities in Atlanta and South Africa. After joining the JDC as a board member, David Horwitz expressed his interest in donating to an organization assisting people with disabilities and was presented several proposals before choosing Friends for Healthy Living. “After traveling to Israel, my wife and I received an in-depth briefing and were very impressed with what the JDC had to say. We realized early on we would have a major impact by working with the JDC,” Horwitz said. Another JDC board member is disabilities advocate Jay Ruderman, the president of the Ruderman Family Foundation, whose philanthropic focus is on including people with disabilities, fighting stigmas and educating Israeli leaders about the diversity of America’s Jewish community. “The rights of people with dis8 abilities, the world’s largest minority,

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David and Merle Horwitz have partnered with the JDC to support the Friends for Healthy Living pilot project, which uses sports to advance the lives of people with disabilities in Israel.

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The Joint Distribution Committee-established Center for Independent Living in Be’er Sheva, part of the JDC’s Israel Unlimited partnership with the Israeli government and the Ruderman Family Foundation, helps young adults with disabilities learn, grow and socialize with their peers as they prepare for adulthood.

often do not receive the appropriate attention because working with people with disabilities is often approached as a charity. The No. 1 issue they face is loneliness or segregation from society, and 70 percent are unemployed. Yet when you help produce friendships and allow individuals to become a part of a community, they inevitably become more connected, visible and active,” Ruderman said. Sandler-Loeff said 878,000 Israelis with disabilities are of working age, representing roughly a quarter of Israel’s working-age population. “They are a minority group that has been systematically excluded from society, and it is important to move away from segregation to inclusion,” Ruderman said. “The Jewish commu-

nity has been at the forefront of civil rights issues, whether it was racial, LGBT or disabilities. Our role on the inside as a funder has been to speak with members of government in the United States and in Israel and on the outside as activists to help spread the word through our work with the media on how to treat people with disabilities equally.” Misconceptions about people with disabilities are common in Israel in relation to employment, housing and participation in sports, among others. Sandler-Loeff said 53 percent of Israelis do not wish to rent apartments to people with disabilities, and 18 percent of Israelis think people with disabilities are dangerous to employ. “This is not an issue of mercy but

of human rights,” she said. “Studies have shown an inclusive community is a better one.” The Israeli government backs efforts to expand inclusion. “Yet there is still much to be done,” Sandler-Loeff said. “We have so much to learn from the U.S. as there are a lot of gaps in helping individuals with disabilities live independently and attain employment.” She said 10,000 Israelis with disabilities, in a nation of 8 million people, live in institutions. They often are recommended to seek that kind of arrangement rather than live on their own. Housing is a main focus for Israel Unlimited. It works with the wider community to change attitudes and give people the skills to help those with disabilities. The organization trains building committees and religious leaders and works with community members to welcome neighbors with disabilities. Israel Unlimited also has established 15 student groups at universities that incorporate people with and without disabilities to work together to change the status quo. “Since its initiation, Israel Unlimited has made vast strides in society,” Sandler-Loeff said. “We measure everything we do and discovered how happy people with disabilities are once you give them an opportunity. Research has shown being included in the community equals a better quality of life and economy.” Although Friends for Healthy Living is in its infancy, it is making strides as a partnership of businesses and the Israeli government. Companies such as Samsung and IBM are engaged with Friends for Healthy Living tech options, such as its smartphone app. The next phase involves marketing Friends for Healthy Living by leveraging contacts with Israeli municipalities and sharing success stories. “The marriage of passion and ability to change people’s lives coincides with our work in Israel. When you create partnerships and get organizations involved, that’s when you realize you have an opportunity to help make a difference,” Horwitz said. “As an enlightened society, we are not completely there in recognizing people with disabilities and how they wish to be perceived,” Ruderman said, “but we will get there, as we have a long way to go in dealing with everyday stigmas.” ■

LOCAL NEWS Broadway Cafe has closed, but the end of the venerable Toco Hills dairy restaurant does not mean Jewish Atlanta will be lacking a kosher option there for long. Businessman Scott Italiaander, a part of the Toco Hills Orthodox community who was no stranger to Broadway, announced on Facebook that he and partners Julie Meni, an executive chef, and Rose Lurie, a physician and businesswoman, bought the assets and lease of the cafe and plan to open a new kosher dairy restaurant at the intersection of LaVista and Briarcliff roads as soon as the third week of July. “We intend to create the finest dining experience in the Jewish community; indeed in any community,” Italiaander wrote. “The new restaurant will be a re-designed, comfortable and vibrant meeting place, with food and prices that will appeal to you and your families.” Jewish Atlanta also has a new kosher dining option in Chamblee, Cafe Bello (see Page 19). In other Jewish dining news, The Canteen, the long-awaited “micro food hall” combining stalls for TGM Bagel, Fred’s Meat & Bread and Yalla with Square Bar — all under the ownership of the General Muir team of Todd Ginsberg, Shelley Sweet, and Jennifer and Ben Johnson — opened Monday, June 12, at 75 Fifth St. in Midtown. The Canteen is not kosher, but Jewish Atlanta Favorites voters (Page 16) attest to the quality of Ginsberg’s food.

ADL Declares Victory

The Georgia Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit challenging an abortion law that the Anti-Defamation League believes violates the Georgia Constitution, but the ADL found cause for optimism in the ruling. In a decision issued Monday, June

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19, in the 2012 case of Lathrop vs. Deal, the court found that the doctrine of sovereign immunity barred the plaintiffs from suing Gov. Nathan Deal and 19 other state officials to block the law, a wide-ranging ban on abortion after the 20-week mark in pregnancy. The ADL signed on to a friend-ofthe-court brief written by the law firm of Bondurant Mixson & Elmore and joined by the Southern Center for Human Rights, GeorgiaCarry.Org and the Goldwater Institute, organizations that don’t often stand on the same side of legal debates. “While this case involves reproductive rights, the court’s decision is critically important for any Georgian who wants to challenge the constitutionality of a state law,” said Shelley Rose, the interim ADL Southeast regional director. The abortion ban’s narrow medical exception does not cover certain forms of cancer and other diseases, mental illness or severe fetal anomalies, nor does it allow exceptions for rape, incest or human trafficking. The physician plaintiffs in the case challenged the law under the Georgia Constitution’s due process, freedom of conscience, inherent rights and equal protection provisions. Although the Supreme Court dismissed the case, it found that the plaintiffs could try again if they sued to stop individual officials from enforcing the law, under the theory that they are barred from enforcing an unconstitutional law and thus would be acting outside their official capacity if they tried to do so. “ADL firmly believes it violates the Georgia Constitution,” Rose said about the abortion ban. “Based on today’s decision, we are hopeful that the plaintiffs will refile their challenge to the law and it will be struck down on constitutional grounds.”

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed joins the Atlanta delegation at American Jewish Committee’s Global Forum, held in Washington from June 4 to 6. Reed spoke at the plenary session about his Project Interchange visit to Israel when he was a state legislator in 2006. In addition to hearing a stellar lineup of speakers, Atlanta delegates met with congressional leaders to discuss ways to fight hate and anti-Semitism, to promote Israel’s security and world standing, and to counter the spread of extremism. You can check out highlights of the forum at www.ajc.org/highlights.

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If you want to know the No. 1 reason Israel and the Palestinians aren’t at peace, don’t look to Israeli settlements or Palestinian refugee camps or calendars marking 50 years since the Six-Day War. Instead, look at the statements from the only two viable Palestinian political parties, Fatah and Hamas, after a two-site, three-person, coordinated terrorist attack Friday, June 16, in Jerusalem killed Border Police Staff Sgt. Hadas Malka. Malka was fatally stabbed near the Damascus Gate while trying to stop one of three Palestinian terrorists from the village of Deir Abu-Mash’al, near Ramallah. She was doing a job similar to that of Israel Defense Forces Sgt. Emma Browne, who told the capacity crowd at a Friends of the IDF event June 12 about a knife-wielding Palestinian who recently tried to get past her checkpoint and wounded another woman in her unit. “I can only guess how many lives we saved that day” by stopping one man bent on violence, Browne said. She noted that border guards “are the first line of defense against terrorists.” The murderous trio June 16 carried at least one automatic weapon in addition to knives, but that firearm reportedly jammed, preventing a higher toll. As it was, four other people suffered stab wounds that fortunately were not life-threatening. Israeli security forces prevented further casualties by stopping the terrorists in the only way possible: shooting them dead. These three young men, like the hundreds of other Palestinians killed in terrorist attacks since September 2015, were on a suicide mission as surely as bombers who hit buses and restaurants during the Second Intifada. As long as they lived, they were going to try to keep killing. No one who has paid attention to its words or deeds could have been surprised by the reaction of Hamas, which rules Gaza with an iron fist and likes to commit a double war crime by firing rockets at civilian areas of Israel from the shield of civilian locations. A Hamas spokesman said the attack proved “that our Palestinian nation continues its revolution against the criminal occupation and that the intifada will continue until we achieve full freedom.” But those who hold out hope that Fatah, the party of perpetual Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, provides a peace-seeking alternative to Hamas should study its post-attack statement. Fatah condemned “the murder of three young men,” as if they were just out for a pre-Shabbat stroll when Israeli troops gunned them down. Sadly, international news outlets such as the BBC perpetuated that misconception with headlines that emphasized the deaths of the three Palestinians and not their attempted killing spree. Even sadder, however, is that Hamas was more honest about the attack than was Fatah. Hamas celebrated the violence as part of an uprising; Fatah presented the alternate reality of an Israel trying to slaughter innocent, defenseless Palestinians. When the Palestinian leaders on one side want only Israel’s destruction and the Palestinian leaders on the other side wrap themselves in the cloak of vic10 timhood, where can Israel find a partner for peace? ■

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Political Differences Can Unite Us The 6th District election is mercifully over. anyone have to travel out? Although we at the AJT are grateful for the boost It’s an attitude similar to the blue/red, urban/ in advertising and readership related to the most suburban divide we hear about in political analysis expensive congressional race in U.S. history, I’m sure all the time, but it’s a more serious problem for a even Jon Ossoff and Karen community like Jewish Handel are happy not to Atlanta, in which 130,000 see and hear themselves on or so people are spread Editor’s Notebook TV and the radio around over a wide geographic By Michael Jacobs the clock. area. There aren’t enough mjacobs@atljewishtimes.com But while much analyof us to retreat into our sis is sure to focus on what own cantons and ignore each party and candidate those who are a few did right and wrong and what it all means for the streets, neighborhoods or cities away, but most of us Trump administration and Democratic hopes to take shy away from crossing the mighty Interstate 285 for the House in 2018, and while many people will walk mere social, religious or communal reasons. away from this campaign more cynical and politiThe 6th District campaign, however, has proved cally disillusioned than ever, I prefer to focus on a strong enough to break through that psychological bright light at the end of this four-month political barrier. tunnel. Almost all the district is OTP, but some of the This campaign could be the best thing to hapmost motivated volunteers in the Ossoff campaign pen to community building in Jewish Atlanta in a live ITP. Many live outside the district and have long time. scoffed in the past at the OTP wasteland and those Thanks to a double dose of skepticism imparted who prefer to live there than in the urban paradise from being a student of history and a newsman, I’ve found ITP. never bought into the idea that we as Americans are But such attitudes haven’t stopped them from more politically divided than ever. But I have been driving north, beyond the reaches of MARTA, to atreminded over and over the past 12 years of a real tend rallies and knock on doors and talk to OTPers. societal split: that between ITP and OTP. My hope is that along the way Jews on both Because the Jewish community exists inside sides, regardless of their political leanings, have and outside the Perimeter, I’ve always moved back formed connections and even friendships that and forth across that concrete-and-asphalt line, but I stretch across the interstate. Maybe politics, which know others who are horrified at the thought. so often divides us, can thus be a means to strengthMy sense is that ITPers are more extreme in en our bonds through the realization that there their rejection of traveling out to the suburbs than are Jews worth knowing, Jewish institutions worth OTPers are about the reverse trip, probably because supporting and Jewish activities worth attending I live OTP in East Cobb. But I suspect ITPers are throughout the metro area. reading this and thinking that of course people are After all, whether your preferred candidate happy to travel in to enjoy the culture, food, nightlife won or lost, the world keeps turning, and the next and history of the city, whereas what reason would congressional primary is only 11 months away. ■

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When News Is And When It Isn’t ‘Fake’

opinion, what’s real and what’s fake.” Rosenblatt’s comment was prompted by a letter to the editor critical of a column he wrote regarding American Jews, Israel and President Donald Trump, but it applies to discourse over any number of subjects. As a freelancer, I write a biweekly

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column for the AJT, From Where I Sit, under a banner reading “Opinion.” I also write long-form articles under a banner reading “News.” “Fake news” includes the adventures of “Bat Boy” in the Weekly World News, the nonsense in The Onion and the dubious reports during last fall’s election campaign on websites operated by young people in Macedonia. Information reported by reputable news organizations is not “fake news” merely because it does not support your view of the world. And, yes, liberals are as likely as conservatives to dismiss information that does not concur with their opinions. I have lost patience with those who spout off about “the news media is this, the news media is that,” tarring with a broad brush, no different from someone who complains about all lawyers or mechanics or teachers. My professional life began at a midsize Midwestern daily on a Monday in June, a year short of 40 years ago. I may not have expected to be writing primarily for Jewish media at this point in my career, but I appreciate the freedom that this column provides to offer my perspective and the opportunity to write articles on topics of interest and import. The Atlanta Jewish Times brings you “real news” and diverse opinions. The American Jewish Press Association has honored the AJT with a prize for enterprise or investigative reporting for articles on how heroin has taken the lives of Jewish young people in Atlanta. Journalism of this sort is why Atlanta’s Jewish community is fortunate to have an independently owned newspaper, and it behooves the community to subscribe and support that voice. ■

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When Dan Shapiro, the former U.S. ambassador to Israel, addressed the annual meeting of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, he delivered a 45-minute explanation of Obama administration policies related to Israel, Iran and other issues. No doubt there were those in the audience who silently scoffed at Shapiro’s interpretation of events and had virulently disagreed with the policies of the Obama administration, but nothing the ambassador said was “fake news.” A few days later, before CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer delivered the annual Eizenstat Family Lecture at Ahavath Achim Synagogue, Rabbi Neil Sandler delivered a d’var Torah about what some suggest was the original case of fake news. Rabbi Sandler discussed the Torah portion Shelach, the story of how Moses dispatched spies, each a chief of one of the 12 tribes, to assess the land of Canaan while the Israelites were in the wilderness after fleeing Egypt. Ten returned with negative reports. “They spread an (evil) report about the land which they had scouted, telling the children of Israel, ‘The land we passed through to explore is a land that consumes its inhabitants, and all the people we saw in it are men of stature. There we saw the giants. … In our eyes, we seemed like grasshoppers, and so we were in their eyes.’ ” (Numbers 13:32-33) Two spies reported positively. “If the Lord desires us, He will bring us to this land and give it to us, a land flowing with milk and honey, that the Israelites could take land in Canaan with G-d’s help.” (Numbers 14:8) The negative reports, Rabbi Sandler said, were fake news, misinformation that was accepted as true — “The entire community raised their voices and shouted, and the people wept on that night” (Numbers 14:1) — causing G-d to punish the Israelites with 38 more years wandering in the wilderness before Joshua, one of those who delivered a positive report, led them into the Promised Land. I share a lament expressed by Gary Rosenblatt, the editor of New York Jewish Week, about “the combination of self-righteous nastiness and confusion over what’s news and what’s

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Remembering the Jewish Effort to Pass the G.I. Bill June 22 marks the 73rd anniversary of the G.I. Bill, the first major piece of legislation dealing with the postWorld War II challenges to come. With veterans coming home to fully staffed factories, the G.I. Bill, officially the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, helped prevent a recession by providing education and housing opportunities to veterans, enabling them to create jobs and businesses in a booming economy. The Jewish effort behind the G.I. Bill is little known to the public. In 1944, large groups of World War II veterans had already been discharged for disability or family reasons. A column in The Jewish Veteran said: “Vets are being discharged more than 8,000 a week. More than a million have been honorably discharged since Pearl Harbor.” Many brought with them postwar challenges similar to the war-related disabilities we see in today’s veterans. With over 50,000 Jewish World War II veterans discharged in 1944, the Jewish War Veterans of the United States was one of the first veterans organizations to anticipate the needs of the returning soldiers.

The national headquarters had staff working on job placement, vocational training and treatment for veterans with disabilities. It was no surprise that when the American Legion announced its “GI Bill of Rights,” JWV was one of the first organizations to join in supporting the legislation. JWV was most effective in its

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campaigning and behind-the-scenes work with members of Congress. The organization also started a vigorous phone and letter campaign after the national commander, Archie Greenberg, called the membership to action: “JWV favors S. 1767, the socalled GI Bill of Rights, for World War II Veterans sponsored by the American Legion and VFW. Contact your local congressman immediately and urge them to support this vital bill for veterans. Send National copies of all congressional letters.” JWV is credited with the first letter-writing campaign. “After a while,

all the other (veterans) organizations started picking it up,” said Jerry Cohen, a past national JWV commander. The G.I. Bill passed in the next two months. The director of the American Legion’s National Rehabilitation Committee recognized the JWV in an article, saying, “The American Legion is indebted for many contributions in men and ideas — namely, the Jewish War Veterans of the United States!” JWV’s greatest contribution to the G.I. Bill was aggressive campaigning for racial and religious protections in the bill, a result of a vast concern among American Jewry of a resurgence of anti-Semitism after the war. Those concerns mainly stemmed from newspaper columns that blamed American Jews for the United States’ involvement in World War II. Not only did JWV want to show that American Jews shared in the burden of the fighting, but it also gave credit to other minorities, particularly members of the African-American community. The G.I. Bill entitlements opened opportunities that would otherwise not be available to those groups. None of this would not have been possible without the vision and direction of Greenberg. As the national commander, he helped safeguard pro-

tections for veterans in the future. As the debate continues around the G.I. Bill and veteran benefits, it is nice to reminisce about where we started, but we also need to look ahead to all the work that must be done. JWV National Commander Carl Singer has made strengthening the G.I. Bill a priority this year. He and fellow JWV members met with congressional representatives in February. “Some schools have been taking advantage of veterans with the G.I. Bill because someone else is paying the bill. We need to provide them with guidance on good schools to pick,” Singer said. JWV also co-signed a letter with 37 other veterans organizations, urging members of Congress to take action on modernizing the G.I. Bill. “JWV exists for our soldiers and veterans. Whether it’s visiting a single veteran at a nursing facility or going to Congress to speak on behalf of all veterans, we are there, and we will be there,” Singer said. “It is vital that we get our message out.” ■ Anna Selman is the programs and public relations coordinator for JWV. Contact JWV Post 112 (www.facebook. com/JWVSoutheast) to get involved in the campaign for an improved G.I. Bill.

Rethink Politics to Mix Unity and Diversity

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We live in tragic times. I am again listening to slogans and statements that were so common after World War I in Germany and conditions that were the earmarks of the “Tail-Gunner” Joe McCarthy era in the 1950s. I have become greatly concerned with the sounds of demagoguery among politicians rather than reason and humanity. The advertising supporting the Republican candidate in the 6th Congressional District featured the dangerous words of “they” and “them” — the Democratic candidate is not one of us, but one of them. How often have I heard this type of remark rooted in the principle of separation — we, the good and proper, and they, the outsiders? For a great part of my life, I have been defined as being the they, the unwanted and the dangerous. The greatness of this country lies in its unity among diversity. It seems 12 that people have forgotten that we

stand for “E Pluribus Unum” (“One out of Many’), that we believe in the heterogeneity of people and beliefs, and that we are, in spite of diversity, one. Indeed, perhaps it is because of our diversity that we became strong and advanced.

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This idea is central to our Constitution, in which our Founding Fathers proposed that we the people, we the diverse people, more than any other nation, sought to create a more perfect union. Homogeneity, which some people seek, has been the force that kept people back, unwilling to make change. Cultural anthropology has indeed shown that a lack of diversity increases the opposition to change.

The Great Colossus still stands in New York Harbor, proclaiming, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” Alexander Hamilton was quite aware that rejecting diversity would be a sure way to lose freedom. Our struggle for freedom has been a struggle of diverse groups seeking their right to be free to be different. Consider all the cultures that have contributed to the American way of life. Alfred Kroeber tells us that we Americans speak an Anglo-Saxon form of a Germanic language that contains more Latin than English words. We worship a Jewish G-d with specific formulations into denominations made in Rome, Germany, England, Scotland and Holland. Our Bible is chiefly Hebrew and partly Greek. We drink coffee first grown in Ethiopia, tea discovered in China, beer first brewed in Mesopotamia and hard liquor invented in Europe. We eat breads from around the world, beef and other animals domes-

ticated in Asia, and potatoes, tomatoes, corn and beans first used by Native Americans. We use an alphabet invented by a Semitic people with a mode of printing discovered in Germany on paper developed in China. Our dependence on others goes on and is far too great to list here. More and more, we become interdependent not only because of the many diverse people within our borders, but because of our ties to others in the world. We cannot stand apart from others; to the contrary, we must become an integral part of all others — indeed, a unity of people. The whole idea of the United Nations was brought to us in the realization of the need for accommodation — that is, to be united while remaining different from one another. Accommodation is the system through which we adjust to one another, the ability to come to an agreement in which, for the sake of all and our necessary unity, we, as an old song proposes, give a little bit. ■

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Don’t Teach Christmas To Ga. Kindergartners Christmas is sacred. It is not only a holiday. For 1 billion Christians, it is a holy day. That is why I was concerned when I learned that the new Georgia curriculum for kindergartners includes Christmas. The Georgia Board of Education has mandated that, as of August, Georgia’s kindergarten teachers are to teach lessons on American holidays, including Christmas — to the exclusion, apparently, of any other religious holidays. The new curriculum will roll Christmas into a lesson plan with Labor Day, New Year’s Day and Memorial Day, as if Christmas were nothing more than a federal holiday. The state’s proposal to teach Christmas to 6-year-olds sounds harmless, but it opens up a can of worms. How does the state mandate the teaching of Christmas without any reference to its religious roots and core values? Christmas is not just a holiday, like Veterans Day or Presidents Day. To Christians, it is the birthday of Jesus Christ, their lord and savior. And if teachers are instructed to include Christmas (to the exclusion of other religious holidays), how does that not violate the Establishment Clause, the First Amendment’s caution against the government favoring one religion over another? It is, of course, widely accepted that Georgia’s teachers can teach about Christmas at an age-appropriate time, perhaps fifth or sixth grade. In those grades, Georgia’s students can be taught about Christmas in a unit on comparative religion. Georgia’s teachers can teach Christ-

mas as long as it is mentioned that other religions or cultures in America observe other holidays, such as Kwanzaa, Chanukah, Ramadan and Diwali. This is not about a mythical “war against Christmas.” No one is suggesting that Christmas be banished.

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But is teaching only Christmas to kindergartners good? And is it fair? Which is a way of saying, “Is it good for kindergartners to be taught that there is only one holiday that is, in fact, a holy day to some Georgians?” Is it fair to Georgia’s teachers to be asked to teach about Christmas without reference to its Christian roots? Is it fair (and good) to ask Georgia’s teachers to skirt the limits of the Establishment Clause? Did the school board realize it was opening Georgia up to potential civil litigation from the ACLU or other groups questioning the planned kindergarten curriculum for this August? Let’s leave the teaching of Christmas to a later grade, when it can be included with other religious holidays. Georgia should do what is good for its teachers and its students, as well as what is right in the eyes of the Constitution. It seems to me, as well as many Georgians, that this would be a modest proposal. ■ Rabbi Steven Lebow is the spiritual leader of Temple Kol Emeth.

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Welcoming America founder and Executive Director David Lubell of Decatur has won the 2017 Charles Bronf man Prize, a global honor given to a Jewish innovator under age 50 who is inspired by Jewish values to do work of value to all people. The prize, including $100,000, was announced Monday, June 19, the day before World Refugee Day. “At a time when the U.S. and countries around the world face unprecedented polarization, David Lubell’s work creates understanding and connectivity between Americans and immigrants,” said philanthropist Charles Bronfman, the namesake of the prize established by his children. Founded in 2009, Welcoming America has spread to more than 190 U.S. communities, including Atlanta, Marietta, Clarkston, Norcross and Athens. Rather than focus on direct support to refugees and other immigrants, the organization works with U.S.-born Americans to provide a welcoming environment for newcomers. The Decatur-based nonprofit group helps the community adjust to changing demographics, appreciate the values of immigrants, and understand the economic benefits of being a place anyone will want to live and do business. It has created the Welcoming Standard as a road map for immigrant inclusion in a community. Lubell uses the analogy of a seed (immigrant) and soil (community). You can nurture the seed, but it won’t thrive unless you prepare the soil. “Immigration is an emotional issue. It’s not always easy for every community to be welcoming,” Lubell said in a phone interview from Berlin, where he and his wife and 6- and 4-year-old children were vacationing while Lubell was attending a conference and meeting with Germans adopting the Welcoming America social change model. Welcoming newcomers not only is the right thing in alignment with the Torah’s repeated command to welcome the stranger, Lubell said; it’s also a pathway to prosperity. The model got its first test in 2006 in Nashville, Tenn., where Lubell lived while serving as executive director of the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, which he founded. Recognizing the backlash in the city

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David Lubell wants Welcoming America to reach every community in the nation while also sharing its model overseas.

after the immigrant population quintupled in 10 years, he helped launch Welcoming Nashville to turn around the climate, and the city’s economy thrived. After developing the concept while earning a master’s at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Lubell and his wife settled in the Atlanta area to be close to her family and to be in the heart of the Southeast, the region with the fastest-growing immigrant population, to start Welcoming America. The welcoming approach has spread because people see the benefits when businesses and families feel included, Lubell said. Dayton, Ohio, reversed 50 years of population decline and started growing its tax base after joining the program, so other Ohio cities signed on. One success in Michigan inspired 17 other welcoming communities. Mayor Kasim Reed made Atlanta a welcoming community in 2013 because he saw immigrant inclusion as a civil rights issue, Lubell said, but he also recognized that his city is competing with Nashville and Charlotte for business. Lubell said he is inspired in his work by the Jewish principle of tikkun olam (repairing the world) and the social justice commitment of his journalist parents. He got involved with social justice work at age 14 in Philadelphia and was set on his present course when he was welcomed as an outsider teaching English for a year in Ecuador after graduating from Wesleyan University. Winning the prize puts the Congregation Bet Haverim member in a group that includes Israeli author and filmmaker Etgar Keret, the 2016 winner, and Arava Institute for Environmental Studies founder Alon Tal (2005). “It’s very special. It’s to me a recognition of the value of immigration and justice for immigrants in the Jewish community,” Lubell said. “We’re immigrants. We’re refugees. It makes me happy that there’s a recognition of the importance of work like that.” ■

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AJT Wins Four National Awards lem. A deep dive into the causes and potential solutions that calls the Jewish community to account.” The series has inspired plans for Jewish-based residential and outpatient programs to assist those in recovery and their families. “Receiving the Rockower is an incredible honor,” Harrison said. “Our community’s response to the series provides hope that we’ll make headway in fighting this devastating epidemic.” Former Atlantans Mort and Edie Barr earned first place for excellence in covering Zionism, aliyah and Israel for three accounts in the AJT of their experience making aliyah. “I was put off when I saw the headline,” a contest judge wrote. “Oh, lord, another first-person-how-I-made-Aliyah story. But when I started reading I found a fascinating personal essay, full of insight that addresses the questions all potential olim ask and shows how they prevailed.”

“We are amateur writers merely writing from our hearts to share our experiences and express our emotions,” the Barrs said. “It is not common to live a dream, and all we did … was to reveal the dream. We intend to continue writing, hoping to inspire others to live the dream and make aliyah.” The AJT swept first and second for excellence in single commentary, thanks to guest columns from Laura Silverman and Robbie Medwed. Silverman wrote about the anti-Semitic taunts and threats she received online after tweeting criticism of Donald Trump last summer during the presidential campaign. A judge called her winning entry “an important column.” “I’m floored and honored to receive this award. The politics of the last year have opened my eyes, and I’ve funneled my frustration into action. This week I’ll be voting for the third time in 2017,” Silverman said after the an-

nouncement. “I hope we all stay motivated to bring forth brighter days.” Medwed finished second with his “powerful critique” of an Orthodox Washington rabbi’s decision to try to be an ally to LGBTQ people by leading his congregation to a gay bar after the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando. “I’m honored to be recognized for my column, and I’m proud that the Atlanta Jewish Times offers voices from all backgrounds the space to come together to discuss challenging issues as a community and in a context where competing opinions can be discussed with respect and integrity,” Medwed said. No Jewish newspaper won more awards than the AJT this year. Last year the AJT won three firstplace awards, all for articles written by Dave Schechter: excellence in commentary for three of his biweekly columns; excellence in enterprise or investigative reporting for “Bet Big or Fold,” about the potential for casino gambling in Georgia; and excellence in feature writing for “After the Survivors,” an examination of a near-future world without Holocaust survivors. ■

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The American Jewish Press Association has recognized the Atlanta Jewish Times with four Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism for work published in 2016. The AJT received three first-place awards and one second place for articles addressing heroin addiction, the aliyah experience, anti-Semitism in the presidential campaign and support for the LGBTQ community. The national awards, announced Thursday, June 15, will be presented at the AJPA’s convention in Los Angeles in mid-November. The AJT was judged against other newspapers with average circulation of fewer than 15,000 copies. The AJT won first place for excellence in enterprise or investigative reporting for coverage of heroin and opioid addiction and overdose among Jews in an area north of the city of Atlanta largely overlapping the 6th Congressional District. Most of the reporting was done by Leah R. Harrison, who conceived the series. Cady Schulman, Kevin Madigan and Michael Jacobs contributed supporting articles. A category judge called the series a “comprehensive look at a hidden prob-

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The big election news from the 6th Congressional District is on the front page this week, but only slightly less important is the outcome of the AJT’s 2017 Atlanta Jewish Favorites survey. Our survey, with a more appropriate name and some different categories from what we called the Best of Jewish Atlanta last year, drew 922 online votes. This unscientific survey gives us a chance to draw some equally unscientific conclusions: • You love bagels. The second-most popular of the 25 categories was the favorite bagel, which drew 668 responses, including dozens of write-in options. If nothing else, it’s a reminder that Associate Editor David R. Cohen needs to restart his bagel column. • A fun dining rivalry could be brewing intown. No category was closer than favorite chef, in which Jenny Levison finished two votes ahead of Todd Ginsberg. But Ginsberg’s The General Muir topped Levison’s Souper Jenny in the voting for favorite Jewishowned, nonkosher restaurant. • Dunwoody and Sandy Springs residents turned out in big numbers. We know those two cities north of Atlanta are core parts of the local Jewish community, based on the number of Jewish institutions they host and the number of subscribers we have there. Now we know they like to vote in more than congressional elections. Sandy Springs was first and Dunwoody second in voting for the favorite neighborhood, which was the No. 1 vote-getting category. A Sandy Springs City Council member, Andy Bauman, was the favorite elected official (eight people jumped the gun and voted for congressional candidate Jon Ossoff). The Dunwoody Kroger unseated its Toco Hills counterpart as our favorite place for kosher grocery shopping. Dunwoody High topped Sandy Springs’ Riverwood International Charter School for the favorite public high school. Crema, a gathering spot for Jewish Dunwoody, easily retained its place as the favorite place for coffee despite the omnipresence of Starbucks. The whole survey remains a work in progress. Seven categories received more than 600 responses, but seven got fewer than 500, indicating we haven’t found the right mix yet. Some categories received dozens of write-in votes, so we need to tweak the nominations. Thank you to all who voted and to all the nominees who promoted the survey and encouraged friends and fans to vote. We’ll do it all again next year.

Media Personality Mara Davis “My mother and friend Clark Howard are so impressed with this incredible honor,” said the longtime radio host, seen and heard most often these days on “Atlanta Eats.” “Thank you to all who voted. Wow!” Runner-up: Bert Weiss Elected Official Andy Bauman “I’m honored to be a part of any list that includes best bagel! In all seriousness, it’s a privilege to serve my friends and neighbors in Sandy Springs, and I sincerely appreciate the recognition,” said the Sandy Springs City Council member, in top shape these days after recovering from a heart scare. Runner-up: Philip Goldstein Musician or Band Joe Alterman “My sincere thanks to the Atlanta Jewish Times for nominating me for Jewish Atlanta’s favorite musician of 2017. While it is, of course, a thrill to win, just being nominated — listed alongside the other wonderful performers also nominated this year — is not only touching, but validating, too,” said the jazz pianist, who has moved back to his native Atlanta after living in New York. “It’s important to keep in mind that, as artists and performers, we aren’t the music; we are simply the vessels that bring the music to life. If we didn’t use our gift, the music would ‘get out’ through someone else. So, while I am personally grateful and thankful for this award, this award serves as a wonderful reminder that it isn’t about me — it’s about the music.” Runner-up: Sammy Rosenbaum Bagel Goldbergs (repeat winner) “It’s an honor to win the award again, and we appreciate the support from the community. We send our heartfelt thanks from the Goldbergs family and look forward to seeing everyone that voted, including readers, in our restaurants,” said Brian Roberts,

JEWISH ATLANTA FAVORITES school and one another. Our theme this past year for the Wildcat Way tradition is ‘We Are One’ — a body of students, faculty, staff, parents and alumni who embrace diversity.” Runner-up: Riverwood Jewish Festival Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (repeat winner) “AJFF is proud to be recognized as among the best of Jewish Atlanta and honored to be the winner of this category. Honors like this incentivize us even more to continue to serve and engage the community with new and diverse programming throughout the year,” Executive Director Kenny Blank said. Runner-up: JCC Book Festival University Emory University Runner-up: University of Georgia Kosher Restaurant FuegoMundo (repeat winner)

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the director of operations. Runner-up: Bagelicious Day School Mascot Weber School Rams “Thank you from the Weber Rams to the Atlanta Jewish community for supporting our mascot!” the school said in a full-page ad (Page 32). Runner-up: Atlanta Jewish Academy Jaguars Non-Jewish Private School Woodward Academy (repeat winner) Runner-up: Galloway School Public High School Dunwoody High “We are pleased to be nominated as the favorite public high school of the Atlanta Jewish Times and to be selected as the winner. We love the Dunwoody community and enjoy putting our mission into practice … to ensure the success of all students, to enable them to become lifelong learners and to be productive members of an increasingly diverse society,” said Melanie King, the principal’s administrative assistant. “Dunwoody High School is a special place. The individuals who represent our school care deeply about our

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Runner-up: Camp Ramah Darom Local Nonprofit Marcus Jewish Community Center (repeat winner) “We are thrilled that for the second year, the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta was awarded best local nonprofit and its overnight camp, Camp Barney Medintz, was named best sleepaway camp,” CEO Jared Powers said. “The MJCCA connects more than 60,000 people every year through its more than 10,000 programs. Through our innovative offerings, people become lifelong learners, participate in activities they love or have always wanted to try, and celebrate holidays together, while along the way developing new friendships and creating lasting memories.” Runner-up: Jewish Family & Career Services History Museum Breman Jewish Heritage Museum “For over 20 years we have been committed to connecting people to Jewish history, culture and art. We are honored to be recognized by readers of the Atlanta Jewish Times as their favorite history museum and look forward to many more years of engaging and inspiring our community through programs and exhibitions,” said David Schendowich, the Breman’s director of marketing and communications. Runner-up: National Center for Civil and Human Rights Cultural Institution High Museum of Art “The High Museum of Art strives to be essential to Atlanta. We are humbled by this honor and thrilled to know that our work is connecting with the community,” said Marci Davis, the High’s public relations manager. Runner-up: Alliance Theatre Simcha Venue Georgia Aquarium (repeat winner) Runners-up: Atlanta History Center, InterContinental Buckhead (tie) Neighborhood Sandy Springs (repeat winner) “We are very pleased to be selected as best neighborhood for a second year,” city government spokeswoman Sharon Kraun said. “Sandy Springs is a very dynamic and diverse community. This honor speaks highly of our residents who create an environment that is warm and inviting to all.” Runner-up: Dunwoody ■

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Kosher Israeli Food Finds Home in Chamblee By Patrice Worthy

The espresso and tiramisu are an important part of the experience at Cafe Bello.

Israeli favorites at Cafe Bello include falafel, hummus, Israeli salad and pita bread.

Cafe Bello is certified by the Atlanta Kosher Commission. Every dish is made fresh to order. It’s a difference you can taste, especially in the hummus, which is made fresh daily. Rosh said he doesn’t know any other way to prepare food. “It’s unheard of in America, and that’s how they do it in Israel,” he said. “We really want to offer the best quality of everything.” While some restaurant owners cut corners, Cafe Bello’s owners spare no expense. The hummus is creamy because of the amount of tahini and oil used to give it a velvety flavor. The falafel has a green hue from the vegetables. “Using more vegetables creates a better-quality falafel,” Beno said. They hunted down the best espresso guy in Atlanta so they could offer drinks that rival other cafes. While standing at the espresso machine, Beno whispered to a server and gestured toward a table. “Ask them if they’d like a round of coffee on the house.” That kind of treatment keeps Israeli Nave Edelshtein coming back. He’s been to Cafe Bello at least seven times since it opened and said he has nothing but good things to say about it. “It’s like homemade food you cannot find it in any other industrial restaurant. The shakshuka is very good. I also order the Moroccan fish and burekas,” Edelshtein said. “It’s very important to Israelis, the treatment you get when you eat. Especially for the owner to come out and ask, ‘How is everything?’ That’s important.” ■

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It’s Sunday at 6 p.m., and Cafe Bello, a new kosher restaurant in Chamblee, is packed. Only open since June 4, the casual dining space is attracting Orthodox Jews, Israelis, and anyone who keeps kosher or just appreciates Israeli food. Nestled at 3665 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road, the restaurant is just inside the Perimeter, 10 minutes from Toco Hills and an even shorter drive to Dunwoody. Owners Israel Rosh and Owen Beno said it’s important that the restaurant is accessible to everyone. Both are from Israel with Moroccan roots, and they designed the menu to reflect the cultural tapestry of Israel. “Mizrahi Jews like things more spicy, and Ashkenazi Jews like things with less spice,” Beno said. “On the table you might have several different countries represented.” The menu includes schug, a Yemenite sauce made of spices, Moroccan salmon, hummus, shakshuka, sabich and pasta. Cafe Bello is a dairy kosher restaurant because Owen said it’s beneficial from a business standpoint. With a dairy-only menu, the restaurant can offer fish and keep costs low. “Everything is meat, meat, meat. We wanted to offer something different,” Beno said. “Kosher meat is also very expensive, and we wanted to keep it affordable for everyone, not just Jews.” The restaurateurs plan to add sushi along with their desserts and espresso. The two have known each other for about 10 years. They met while at the Chabad Israeli Center. Beno owned a locksmith company, and Rosh was well known because he catered food for events at the Chabad Israeli Center. Rosh always wanted a restaurant, and Beno added the business savvy. It took eight months to find a location and six months to open. They cannot sell wine or liquor because they are less than 200 feet away from Chamblee Charter High School, but that’s not hindering their popularity. Most of the customers are people they already know. Others come because of word of mouth. “When someone keeps kosher, they will drive to come eat because it’s a kosher restaurant,” Rosh said.

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While sitting in class waiting for the bell to ring this past school year, a junior at North Springs Charter High School was scrolling through Snapchat when she discovered an image of Hitler with “My love 4 you burns like 6,000,000 Jews” written in red letters. The Jewish student scrolled down and noticed a laughing emoji placed under the image by a classmate. “I saw the picture and thought, ‘This is disgusting,’ ” said the student, who captured a screen shot of the image and reported it to the principal. Later that day, she confronted the classmate. “I was very upset and asked how they could think the slur was funny, as it was, in fact, very disrespectful,” the student said. The response she said she received: “I don’t know. I thought it was amusing. Everyone had them.” The incident at the Fulton County public high school was an example of a surge in anti-Semitic actions at public and private schools in the Atlanta area the past year, as reported to the AntiDefamation League’s Southeast Region office in Buckhead and discussed in the private Facebook group of the Atlanta Initiative Against Anti-Semitism. To understand the problem, the AJT spoke with the ADL, AIAAS, parents, students, a Fulton County Board of Education member and a school superintendent. The incidents include swastikas scratched into the walls of bathroom stalls and comments such as “Kill all Jews” and “Gas the Jews,” said Shelley Rose, the ADL’s interim Southeast regional director. The ADL received notification in 2016 of students imitating the Nazi salute while chanting “Heil, Hitler,” as well as several calls about “Holocaust jokes” referencing the difference between Jews and cake. “I’ve gotten used to hearing these stories, but it still hits me every time because there’s a real insensitivity about someone’s words and their impact on others,” Rose said. The North Springs student, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, later discovered multiple an-

This Snapchat image depicting Hitler was circulated on Valentine’s Day at North Springs Charter High School.

ti-Semitic stories rotating on Snapchat. “The fact that we have any form of anti-Semitism at my school is very strange to me because North Springs is very diverse and composed of a majority of blacks and Latinos. However, it may be coming from a small percentage of individuals,” she said. “I’ve seen a few, but I don’t necessarily see a large number of individuals offering support from the Jewish community. Perhaps if they did so, the problems we are having could be further acknowledged by the school as opposed to just discussing the matter,” the student said. “I want anti-Semitism to become a known subject and wish more Jewish students would stick up for what’s happening.” North Springs later held an assembly on equality and acceptance, but not all teachers cooperated, the student said. “When the junior girls were called to the assembly, my teacher said we could go, but we had to make up assignments. She made us feel that we made a choice to miss work when it was something I felt passionate about. I felt the assembly could perhaps get through to some students.” In 2016, Rose said, the ADL received 56 reports of anti-Semitic incidents in the agency’s Southeast Region,

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Julia Bernath, who represents District 7 on the Fulton County Board of Education, attributes the rise of anti-Semitism to social media.

Emily Lembeck, who retired in December after an award-winning run as the superintendent of Marietta schools, says she received no reports of anti-Semitism within the district because of the district’s diversity and support of inclusivity.

eventually filters down to children, allowing them to say whatever they want,” she said. “This in turn has led to polarization and awareness in our society, which may be why more incidents are now being reported where they may not have in the past.” Ruth Hartman spoke with the AJT about her daughter’s harassment at elementary school. While serving as a hall monitor, Brooke Hartman was told she was being bossy and acting “like

Hitler” by a group of boys who had just completed a lesson on World War II. According to Hartman, Brooke reported the incident to the counselor, who followed procedure to collect the boys’ information and witness accounts. The boys were forced to write letters of apology, but then Brooke was asked whether she would change classes midyear. “She was much happier in her new class, but the victim was punished in

this situation,” Hartman said. “I was shaking and astonished when I heard the news,” said Hartman, who was notified about the incident by the counselor, whom she knew from prior incidents. “I couldn’t believe that kids could be so cruel or this could happen in my own small town of Johns Creek. I’m very sorry my daughter had to experience this at a young age.” In March, three months after changing classes, Brooke faced further harassment. One of the boys from the same group was dared to pull down her pants on the playground, but she brushed him away as he began tugging on her pants. The boy was suspended for two days and no longer allowed to speak with the girl. Hartman learned about the incident from a friend’s text. “The school did not bother to call me about the incident, and when I did ask to speak with the front-desk receptionist, I was told, ‘We were just about to call you.’ It has been a very trying school year,” Hartman said. “Communication has been a real problem, since the school doesn’t allow you to know what happens to the instigator in such situations.”

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which covers Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee; that total more than doubled the 26 incidents recorded in 2015. The region then saw 32 incidents in just the first quarter of 2017, with much of the increase involving schools and Jewish youths. Incidents at schools began to spike in the 2015-16 school year, producing 14 reported incidents for that year and 2016-17 combined through the end of March. At least seven schools in Cobb and Fulton counties reported incidents. “We’ve implemented numerous ADL programs in schools and have been set up to address the situation,” Rose said, explaining how the agency works with schools where incidents are reported. “If we don’t get a response, we go to the next level in contacting the school district; however, I would say it’s rare that we don’t. There has only been one instance in which the school refused assistance, noting, ‘It’s just kids being kids,’ and did not wish to explore the situation.” Although various causes have driven the rise in anti-Semitism, Rose emphasized the 2016 presidential campaign. “We saw a lot of heated rhetoric tossed during the campaign, which

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EDUCATION Hartman said she has tried to address the incidents with the principal at the middle school Brooke will attend next year. “I asked the principal to speak with the boy about preventing future incidents, and she stated, ‘I am not going to speak to him, as I am giving him the same chance I’m giving your daughter at the beginning of the year.’ ” When Hartman suggested speaking to Brooke as well, the principal said she would consider talking to both students and their families. “There has been no recourse regarding the situation or the urgency to act against anti-Semitism from North Fulton schools, nor has it been demonstrated by principals,” Hartman said. “At the end of the day, assemblies and programs are not enough. We need action from administrators and people higher up.” Hartman said she’s concerned that school administrators are downplaying incidents to avoid looking bad to district leaders, “but this is, in turn, hurting students. Unless we have open dialogues, nothing will change.” “As a parent, you want your child in a safe and nurturing learning environment free of discriminatory practices or behaviors,” said Emily Lembeck,

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AIASS co-founder Danielle Cohen promotes grassroots efforts to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of hate.

Shelley Rose, the interim regional director of the ADL, says the heated 2016 presidential election has sparked an increase in anti-Semitic incidents.

who retired in December as the Marietta schools superintendent. “When and if issues arise, then they need to be addressed and resolved as quickly as possible in the best interest of the students and the school. One hopes that all issues can be resolved at the local school level in every school district; however,

if you’ve gone through your administrator and there’s still no resolution, then you have to find the next person in the chain of command in one’s district and bring it to their attention.” In addition to speaking with administrators, the ADL works with schools from an educational perspective by encouraging them to adopt the No Place for Hate program, which aims to create a climate of respect in which students and staff understand that comments conveying anti-Semitism or other forms of hate are deemed unacceptable. The ADL also coordinates “step-up assemblies” that teach students to act instead of remaining bystanders when others are the targets of hate. At Haynes Bridge Middle School, where a Junior Beta induction ceremony was scheduled for Yom Kippur until complaints forced the date to be changed, a parent said her child faced verbal and physical harassment. A student paid by classmates unleashed Holocaust-based slurs and poked the child with an instrument during band class. The parent contacted the ADL, which offered the school educational assistance, but the parent said the school refused. “My child never received an apology,” the parent said. “I sat down with the assistant principal and my child for two hours one time, discussing specific bullying and anti-Semitism, as they were supposed to address it. However, they only made excuses and spoke with multiple students instead.” One student did receive consequences for repeatedly bullying the child, the parent said, but that bully received an end-of-the-year award few

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classmates got. “What kind of example does that set for the victims and other students?” the parent said. “In such instances the school board can also implement policies that would help prevent acts of anti-Semitism unfolding,” said Julia Bernath, who represents a North Fulton district on the Fulton County Board of Education. “It is important to have conversations as a community to help everyone realize the gravity of the situation. “If there is no one to explain or let others know about a problem or issue, how are we supposed to fix it?” Bernath said Fulton County trains school counselors, social workers and psychologists to support teachers and students in combatting any form of hate. “It’s important to find appropriate avenues within the school, such as assemblies educating students on the dangers of anti-Semitism and how it impacts others.” She blames social media for the rise in anti-Semitic incidents. “The ability to download information from the Internet, whether factual or not, has also become another problem in determining truth from fiction,” Bernath said. “Parents may not have the training they need to monitor social media and other forms of communication; however, it’s important to stay engaged in children’s lives both socially and academically.” “Cooperative strategies such as dialogues between Jewish and nonJewish students may offer victims and staff an opportunity to address the ongoing issue,” Rose said. “Getting to know others who are different from you is a very important element because it helps break down stereotypes and helps prevent hateful comments, a tactic the ADL emphasizes.” AIAAS founding partner Danielle Cohen said the organization is targeting anti-Semitism in schools as part of its grassroots efforts across metro Atlanta. The organization’s next major program will be a fall summit of educational officials, from bus drivers to the top levels of the state Education Department. “AIAAS hopes to be a conduit to advancing the dialogue and action against anti-Semitism in our community, and the grassroots nature of AIAAS could help bridge the gap between legacy agencies and those who have not been engaged,” Cohen said. “Anti-Semitism is a community problem, and to impact real change, we all must work together, proactively and reactively.” ■

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Brill Institute Adds Courses Comparing Religions The Marcus Jewish Community Center is delving into comparative religions and Jewish history with the new offerings from the Lisa F. Brill Institute for Jewish Learning for the 2017-18 school year. In religious studies, the Brill Institute is adding “The Star and the Crescent: The Long Relationship of Judaism and Islam,” including their areas of conflict and commonality; “Jewish Denominations: Addressing the Challenges of Modernity,” such as gender issues, Israel and assimilation; and “Comparative Religions,” which will examine the rituals, traditions and texts of the world’s largest religions. New in history are two courses that look for larger lessons in specific Jewish places and times: “The Lower East Side: A Window Into American Jewish Immigrant Culture,” offering insight into the immigrant experience of the 19th and 20th centuries; and “A Hidden World Discovered: The Cairo Geniza,” seeking understanding of Jewish life during the Middle Ages from the fragments of manuscripts found in the Ben Ezra Synagogue storeroom.

The Brill Institute reaches more than 450 adult students a year.

“We are thrilled to provide an array of new courses with gifted teachers and presenters for people of all ages and denominations looking to study Jewish topics,” said Talya Gorsetman, the new director of the Brill Institute. “Our classes positively and inclusively enlighten people who are interested in exploring their Judaism.” More than 450 students a year take Brill classes at the Marcus JCC and its partner locations: the Metro Atlanta Community Mikvah; the Davis Academy; Atlanta Jewish Academy; The Temple; Temple Emanu-El; Temple Sinai; Congregation Etz Chaim; Congregation Shearith Israel; Congregation Beth Shalom; Congregation B’nai Torah; and Young Israel of Toco Hills.

Some courses at some synagogues are available only to members of those shuls. For example, one of the “Jewish Denominations” classes will be open only to members of The Temple, Congregation Shearith Israel and Young Israel so they can learn from one another. Day and evening classes are available. The course instructors include rabbis, Emory professors and other Jewish scholars. Fees vary by course. Courses available to the general public in the fall are “The Lower East Side,” “American Jewish Immigrant Culture,” “A Hidden World Discovered,” “The Star and the Crescent,” “Comparative Religions,” “Taste of Judaism,” “Derech Torah: An Introduction to Judaism,” “The Saga Continues: The Books of Samuel,” “The Meaning of the Bible,” “2017: A Year of Anniversaries for Israel,” “Melton Year 1: Rhythms and Purposes of Jewish Living,” “Melton Year 2: Crossroads of Jewish History & Ethics of Jewish Living,” “Main Ideas From the Prophets,” “Crossroads of Jewish History (Part 2),” “Melton Year 1,” “Foundations of Jewish Family Liv-

ing,” “The Book of Job: A New Perspective,” “Melton Year 1: Rhythms of Jewish Living (Parts 1 and 2),” “Melton Year 1: Purposes of Jewish Living” and “The Tradition Lives On: Mikvah in the 21st Century.” Courses in the spring are “The Holocaust as Reflected in Diaries and Memoirs,” “Loving Yiddish Through Song,” “A Hidden World Discovered,” “Jews in America: Insiders and Outsiders,” “Do You Believe in Miracles?” and “Melton Year 1: Purposes of Jewish Living (Part 1).” “There is truly something for everyone,” Gorsetman said. “Whether you are just beginning to delve into Judaism or simply want to deepen your knowledge, we have a class for you. The Brill Institute truly provides an environment which encourages open discussion and engagement, and I am thrilled to be coming on as the new director.” Find a complete schedule and register at www.atlantajcc.org/brill. For more information, contact Laurie Rose at laurie.rose@atlantajcc.org or 678812-3723. ■

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Are you creative or analytical? Is your right or left brain dominant? What does this mean? Does it matter in business or at all? The left brain is analytical, the right brain creative, say many psychologists. In the past, good leaders used left-brain skills more, but right-brain qualities are needed more than ever. I suggest we go even further: We need a “whole brain” approach. In general, the left side of the brain is rational and analytical. We need this side to solve complex problems and analyze mathematical equations. The right side is emotional and sensitive and houses our emotional intelligence. While it may seem that great business leaders rely more on the left side, that is not necessarily true. This article is based on an interview with Jonathan Silver, the founder and owner of Atlanta Coffee Supply Group, which mainly distributes its own brands: Lakehouse Coffee and Blue Durango Iced Tea. Silver possesses a key component of leadership: self-awareness, an attribute so important that I feel obliged to point it out frequently in these columns. He is aware that his dominant right-brain creativity needs to be balanced out with some left-brain seichel. A few of his other key traits are tenacity, perseverance and humility. Seeing how well Silver knew his strengths and weaknesses prompted me to ask what his core competency was. He launched in to a story about the survival of his company. When business shrank in the recession, he showed how a good leader adapts to a changing marketplace. First, he reassured all his people that he would not lay them off. He secured his company’s future by securing his employees’ present. Next, he shifted to more of a left-brain approach. It is common for creative salespeople to focus on sales. Silver learned the adage “It’s not what you make but what you keep” quickly. He changed his focus from top-line growth (sales) to bottom-line stability (profits). By focusing on the bottom line, he stayed afloat until the economy turned around. Leaders today must be multiskilled and use both sides of their brains equally well. A good leader must think rationally and make sound financial decisions, but that same leader must be emotionally intelligent

when interacting with workers and the public. This is what I pegged as Silver’s core competency. Today, with the proper systems in place, Silver can grow the top and bottom lines. ACSG is expanding into more retail with single-serving K cups for coffee. A Blue Cup Tour of restaurants is promoting Blue Durango tea. The future looks bright at ACSG. In “A Whole New Mind,” best-

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selling author Daniel Pink writes that the nature of the world is changing so much that power is being transferred from left-brain to right-brain thinkers. The world is moving away from the Information Age and toward the Conceptual Age, creating a need for different types of people to take charge. People who recognize who they are and have the desire to grow and the ability to adapt to the whole-brain approach will come out on top. A study of successful leaders by Korn Ferry reveals four desirable attributes that coincide with a strong right-brain orientation: • Social leadership, or the ability to inspire, influence and motivate others. • Outside-in thinking (a strong mega-trend and customer focus). • Courage, particularly during adversity and crisis. • Optimism that encourages and empowers others. Pulling these traits together produces a comprehensive picture of leaders who possess left-brain technical competencies (a strategic mind-set, financial acumen) and right-brain attributes (social leadership to influence, motivate and inspire others). We can all learn from Jonathan Silver, in life as well as business: Combine our creative and analytical sides to become the best leaders and people we can be. Just don’t forget your morning coffee. Preferably Lakehouse Coffee. ■ 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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EGOER Sets Fast Pace For Sports Eyewear

Jaffe: How did you form EGOER? Alpern: Summer Yang and I formed this company because we both are very hard-core adventure seekers and felt there was a gap in the market for top-notch, highest-quality sunglasses that fit with an appropriate wrap top and offer ample security and protection of the eyes. We wanted glasses that don’t look like all the others already on the market (and frankly are not that well made). Ours are both stylish and incredibly well made, handmade and designed in Milan, Italy. An EGOER is someone who is extreme, enthusiastic, exploring, energetic, exciting (and they are always on-the-go). Jaffe: I know you are a scuba diver What other activities are they best used for? Alpern: Boating, skiing, hanging at the beach. Hand-eye sports such as tennis, golf, baseball, beach volleyball. Altitude sports like mountaineering, hiking, climbing. Snow-related sports: skiing, snowboarding. Sky sports: hot-air ballooning, pilots. Motor sports such as normal driving and auto racing. Safety glasses for general eye protection. Track and field. Jaffe: What makes them unique? Alpern: We bring glasses of this caliber to the marketplace at a price point significantly lower than our competitors. Each pair was meticulously designed for durability and light weight. The collections are developed with scrupulous attention to design and produced with advanced technology. We use the highest-quality materials available, imported from Switzerland, France and Italy, as light-

weight, flexible, extremely durable, and can stand up to the most rigid of activities. Every pair has either a Base 6 or Base 8 wrap for extreme protection and a feeling of security. Our glasses absolutely have use beyond athletics. They are extremely stylish. In fact, almost every pair is suitable for just general relaxation.

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Buckhead entrepreneur Woody Alpern, an on-the-go athlete, models EGOER Equator 3 sunglasses.

Jaffe: Were there any kinks along the way in starting the company? Alpern: It takes a tremendous amount of time to develop a brand. There are trademark issues, logo decisions, choosing from a huge variety of frame and lens options, website development, logistics for fulfillment, marketing materials, pricing, and money. Whatever the budget, you will spend double (laughing). Jaffe: How will you measure your success? Alpern: Five hundred thousand dollars in gross sales in 12 months, about 3,800 units. However, we are growing fast because companies want to retail our glasses. This is exciting; but we are being picky and going slowly. Each and every pair sold will benefit Patriots for Disabled Divers. We will be donating free glasses to this organization to give to our vets as they choose. This organization has special meaning for me, for many reasons. More on them at patriotsfordisableddivers.org. For Atlanta Jewish Times readers, go to our website, EGOEReyes. com, and enter promo code AJT20 at checkout to get a 20 percent discount on any pair through July 18, 2017. Now that’s a deal. ■

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Israeli Street Art Cultivates Image of Love By Sarah Moosazadeh sarah@atlewishtimes.com Israel has expanded economically and culturally the past decade, paving the way for entrepreneurs and artists to establish themselves internationally. Tel Aviv-based visual artist Boaz Sides, known as UNTAY, is among the many artists who try to spread love through outlets in Israel and abroad. UNTAY has painted murals beyond Israel, including Portugal and Poland, and has held numerous exhibitions. He spoke to the AJT this spring about how art is changing Israel. AJT: Can you provide some information about yourself? When did you become interested in art? Sides: I’m a visual artist based in Tel Aviv with the goal of spreading global love. I graduated with honors from the department of visual communication at the Holon Institute of Technology in 2010 and have been drawing and creating art since I was a kid. I’ve been working in the design industry for almost 15 years both before and after I obtained my degree and have transitioned from senior designer to leading art director while working for various companies. As a true artist, I also work on side projects, exhibitions, paintings and murals, and I travel and more. In 2016 I decided to quit my day job as a designer and fulfill my dream of becoming an independent artist full time.

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AJT: From where do you draw your inspiration? Sides: I work with various media and am inspired by music, street art and graffiti, contemporary illustrations and designs, the grunge scene, abstract, human bodies, and the natural environment I am surrounded in. I also draw my inspiration from expressionist artists such as Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt. AJT: What type of art do you do? Sides: I’m mostly active in Israel’s alternative art scene and work on various multiplatforms as a painter, illustrator, designer, art director, exhibition producer and tattoo artist, but my art is specifically geared toward illustration and drawings.

AJT: Is it popular in Tel Aviv? In Israel? Sides: It’s popular in Tel Aviv, and 26 we are doing our best to spread our-

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Boaz Sides and his friends use a secret spot at an abandoned Israeli army base as a place to paint for fun.

This mural is part of a big Prettimess Collective installation at the historic City Hall building in Tel Aviv. The mural, “Mixed Feelings,” represents memories of growing up in Israeli suburbs.

selves to other cities. Besides Jerusalem and Haifa, it’s hard to get our art shown in other places, including Tel Aviv, where it can be really hard, but artists such as myself and others have loyal fans who have followed us for almost a decade. AJT: I heard there were graffiti tours in Tel Aviv for tourists. Is that true? Sides: Yes, there are a few tours. I don’t know all of them, but you need to be careful who you are doing the tour with because most guides don’t know what they are talking about. I personally recommend Hasayeret, which also provides tours of galleries in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa. AJT: What are some major projects you have worked on? Sides: In 2014, I co-founded Prettimess Collective alongside Ben and Alon (from Dasilva Boards Co.), which gathers groups of talented alternative

Boaz Sides painted this façade in Loures, Portugal, in 2016 as part of the city’s street art festival.

This mural in the former Jewish ghetto of Lodz, Poland, painted as part of the Urban-Forms mural project, is in memory of Boaz Sides’ grandmother who was a Holocaust survivor.

and independent Israeli artists. Today we have a big studio and events space we share south of Tel Aviv to help promote our ideas and dreams. In the past two years we displayed eight independent exhibitions with various concepts — from the “Stickers” exhibition to “Neonz” posters exhibition, music showings and much more. On April 4 we opened our biggest exhibition we’ve done so far and saw 1,800 visitors in less than four hours, just in the opening event. It’s being shown at the historical City Hall building in Tel Aviv (Beit Ha’ir), and it will be on display until August. We were also invited to create new art and installations to place over three floors created by eight artists from the collective. You can view photos from the opening event at bit.ly/2rG1AxM. I’m now back in the studio and continue to work on promoting the exhibition, tattoo as much as I can, and in June I’m flying with three more artists from the collective to paint murals over

Spain and Portugal. AJT: Why is art important? Particularly graffiti? Sides: Over the years I’ve discovered that art is a way to communicate and bring people together … no matter their social background. My fans are from all ages and colors. Graffiti and street art are important because they let people who live in the present mark their place, state their opinion and realize their surroundings. It’s a network of people from all over the world that speak the same language. AJT: Some think graffiti isn’t art. What would you like people to take away from your work? Sides: I can’t control what people think in the streets, but I will do my best to make people understand that the streets belong to them. I want people to know they can say or paint what’s on their mind as long as they are not harming anyone on purpose. ■

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Judge Marvin Shoob, Atlanta’s Atticus Finch U.S. District Judge Marvin Shoob never flaunted his power and importance in front of his granddaughter, Alex, except once. Driving home from a family dinner at 16, with her parents and grandparents in separate cars behind her, she ran a stop sign and was pulled over. On the side of an Atlanta street, she saw her humble grandfather transform into the legal version of a Mafia boss, ensuring the officer knew who he was, how much he appreciated police and what he could do if the officer ever needed help. “I didn’t get a ticket,” she told the hundreds of people gathered at The Temple on Friday, June 16, for the memorial service for her grandfather, who died four days earlier at age 94. It was an event that featured as many laughs as tears amid tributes from family and friends, including former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn and former Gov. Roy Barnes. “If there was ever a life well lived, it was that of Marvin H. Shoob,” said Rabbi Alvin Sugarman, who called the judge a “magnificent human being” who lived out the principles of the Bible. Appointed to the U.S. District Court by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, Shoob spent 37 years on the bench until being persuaded to retire last year. His daughter, former Fulton County Superior Court Judge Wendy Shoob, said he loved being a judge and wanted to remain on the bench as long as he could do some good. “For a judge, he was particularly nonjudgmental,” she said, adding that he was funny, practical, kind, eventempered, full of common sense and devoted to doing the right thing. Those traits combined when he stood against the Reagan administration and ordered the release of more than 1,000 Cuban detainees from the

Mariel boatlift because the government was deporting them without due process. The ruling was reversed on appeal. “He was the closest thing to Atticus Finch that I’ve known,” Wendy Shoob said. Others echoed that comparison to the hero of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” “He was what every judge and lawyer should be,” said Barnes, who saw Shoob as a mentor and role model. “He was fair. He was funny. … He was independent. He was knowledgeable about not only the law, but life. And he had another trait uncommon with most lawyers and, I hate to admit it, most judges: He had common sense.” Nunn, the last to eulogize Shoob, said: “He was and is irreplaceable. … He showed us the good in action.” Shoob was born in Walterboro, S.C., as the youngest of three children of the owner of a dry-goods store. The family moved to Savannah when he was 2, and he was largely on his own from the age of 15 after his father died. He also was a war hero, earning a Bronze Star while serving with the Third Army in Europe during World War II. For two weeks he was lost behind enemy lines in France and presumed dead. His daughter said he didn’t talk about his war service, but “he woke up like we were under attack.” The war interrupted his studies at Georgia Tech, where he worked his way through school as a bartender and met 15-year-old Janice Paradies at the old Biltmore Hotel. After he returned from the war and earned a law degree from the University of Georgia, they married, and he spent 30 years as a trial lawyer before becoming a judge. In addition to his wife of 67 years, the judge is survived by children Wendy Shoob and Michael Shoob and grandchildren Alexandra Jospin and Scott Jospin. ■

undergraduate and master’s degrees from Georgia State University and his doctorate of jurisprudence from Emory University School of Law. He held several professional designations and employment positions, including CPA, attorney, IRS agent, CLU, and securities, insurance and real estate licenses. He founded Advisory Services Ltd., a professional financial and investment advisory firm, in 1974 and served as president until his retirement in 1999. He was a past president of Temple Sinai. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Temple Sinai (The Cohen Endowment Fund), 5645 Dupree Drive, Atlanta, GA 30327, www.templesinaiatlanta. org. Funeral services were to be held Wednesday, June 21, at Temple Sinai with Rabbi Ron Segal officiating and with burial to follow at Arlington Memorial Park. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.

Sylvia Spiegel 87, Atlanta

Sylvia Spiegel, age 87, passed away peacefully at her home in Atlanta on Thursday, June 15, 2017. Sylvia was born and raised in Columbus. After attending the University of Georgia, she returned to Columbus, where she taught first grade for over 30 years. She married the love of her life, Werner (deceased), in 1953. Sylvia was a kind and gentle soul who was loved by her family, friends and students. Survivors include her sons, Stephen (Denise) Spiegel, David (Deuzimar) Spiegel and Harvey (Ellen Spitz) Spiegel; grandchildren Emma and Sarah, Adam and Brandon, Kevin, Jonathan (Emily) and Daniel (Emma) Spiegel; great-granddaughter Rosemary Spiegel; brother and sister-in-law Milton and Elsa Hirsch; sister-inlaw Phyllis Hirsch; and brother-in-law Frank Spiegel. Sign the online guestbook at www.edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, donations to Jewish Family & Career Services or Weinstein Hospice are welcome. A graveside service was held Sunday, June 18, at Arlington Memorial Park with Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal officiating. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.

Stanley Cohen Stanley Burton Cohen, age 73, died Sunday, June 18, 2017, from complications of cancer. Mr. Cohen is survived by his wife of 49 years, Shirley Lefko Cohen; children Angie and Shawn Janko and Todd and Ellen Cohen; and grandchildren Charlie, Katie and Jack Janko and Blake and Zanden Cohen. He was predeceased by a grandson, Zachary Raider Cohen of blessed memory. He also is survived by brothers Leon (Judy) Cohen and Ronnie (Judy) Cohen and sister-in-law Tanya (Ed) Rosenblatt. Mr. Cohen was born and raised in Atlanta, the youngest son of Louis and Sarah Cohen of blessed memory. He attended Tulane University and received his

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Psychologist Ronen Shacham Dies at 44 By Logan C. Ritchie lritchie@atljewishtimes.com Ronen Shacham of Decatur, the director of behavioral health at AbsoluteCARE, a visiting lecturer at Georgia State University and a psychologist working with HIV-positive patients, died from a brain aneurysm on Friday, June 9, 2017, at age 44. Shacham was born in Atlanta on Oct. 27, 1973, to Israeli immigrants Nurit Shacham and Moti Shacham (z”l). His family was among the founders of Temple Beth Tikvah in Roswell. He attended Greenfield Hebrew Academy (now Atlanta Jewish Academy) and graduated from the University of Georgia. Growing up, Shacham played basketball, tennis and soccer at the Jewish Community Center. He worked at Camp Barney Medintz. He frequently traveled to Israel to visit family and lived there in his early 20s. His sister, Karen, said Shacham’s

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Ronen Shacham leaves behind his wife, novelist Zoe Fishman Shacham, and two sons, Ari and Lev.

deep love of Judaism was something he passed on to his two children. After working in the corporate world, Shacham at age 30 pursued a doctorate in psychology at Yeshiva University in New York. He was an empathic listener who showed great interest in getting to know people on a deeper level. His brother, Yaniv, who was often mistaken as his twin, said about Shacham: “He was a leader. We didn’t just

chat; we spoke about feelings and emotions. He was a great sounding board.” Shacham met his wife, author Zoe Fishman (“Saving Ruth,” “Inheriting Edith”), on a New York subway train. After a whirlwind romance, they married eight years ago. They moved to Atlanta after his father’s death in 2011. “I was pregnant with our first child, and we didn’t want to be in New York anymore,” she said. “Ronen had finished his Ph.D., and we wanted to be close to family. It was time.” Shacham was known to friends and family as a lover of music and dancing. He incorporated both into daily life. Upon his arrival home from work, he turned the drudgery of dinner, bath and bedtime into a dance party. He played music and danced around with his children, ages 5 and 2. His enthusiasm for music stemmed from his parents, who were always playing records and listening to 1970s rock, rhythm and blues, and show tunes. One of Shacham’s first concerts was the Jackson Five Victory

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The Consulate General of India and International Day of Yoga Atlanta are celebrating the International Day of Yoga with two events Sunday, June 25. Ganapathy Subramanian, the public relations director for IDY Atlanta, said that though yoga is associated with Hinduism, anyone may participate. “Yoga crosses all religions and ethnicities. The way I see it, yoga is good for physical and health benefits.” Barbara LeNoble, the executive director of the Metro Atlanta Community Mikvah, recently earned certification as a yoga instructor. A breast cancer survivor, she began practicing yoga because her doctor thought it would be beneficial to her recovery. Yoga is often used to help people focus and find calm. The grounding effect has a major impact, LeNoble said. “Equally important to establishing poses is establishing a state of mind where you’re calming down and you can turn down the volume.” Yoga’s mantras help reduce anxiety and give most people a better outlook on life, she said. The physiological results also have given her a greater understanding of her own body. “It helps you with flexibility, and you get to know your own body and the lumps and bumps you have,” she said. Yoga involves stretching, balancing, controlling breathing and meditating, all of which aid in weight loss and toning. Rajan Vedak, the secretary of International Day of Yoga Atlanta, said the practice can be traced back to India more than 5,000 years ago. The United Nations made the International Day of Yoga official in 2014, and 173 countries are participating with events on or around June 21, the day of the summer solstice. The Indian Consulate, which is in Sandy Springs, is sponsoring an event at 7 a.m. Sunday, June 25, at Heritage Sandy Springs Park with more than 20 yoga organizations. Yoga trainers will guide participants through simple poses and talk about key aspects of the discipline. At 6 p.m. that day, the Indian Consulate is hosting a workshop on different aspects of yoga, Vedi and Sanskrit. Seminars on traditional Indian medicine, nature and guided yoga sessions are among the planned activities. IDY Atlanta expects 1,300 to 1,800 30 yogis, or people who practice yoga, in-

In addition to sampling Safa Nooromid’s recipes, attendees at Hadassah’s Every Bite Counts event brought an array of healthy snacks.

Volunteers participate in a past International Day of Yoga at the Indian Consulate in Sandy Springs.

cluding Louise Blais, Canada’s consul general, who has done yoga for years. The number of people who attend such events is a testament to the powerful results of yoga, Vedak said. “Yoga brings peace of mind and body. It has gained so much popularity because of its proven results,” he said. “When people leave, they will realize the importance of following yoga practices.” The aim of the day is to spread awareness of yoga and how it adds balance to life, Vedak said. His daughter Sonali Rao began practicing yoga when she was looking for a way to shed baby weight, and she’s surprised at how effective yoga has been. “I was doing Pilates, and then we began incorporating yoga into the training,” Rao said. “I’m so much stronger and leaner than I have ever been in any part of my adult life.” Outside the spiritual practices of yoga, such as meditation, Rao said the discipline has helped her focus and become stronger, two things she did not expect. Rao, who holds a master’s from Georgia State in industrial engineering, practices yoga three to five times a week with a trainer at home in South Korea, where she said yoga has gained a large following. “I think it really gives you peace of mind. I can disconnect better and focus on what I’m doing,” Rao said. “The fitness level I have today wasn’t part of the agenda. I’m quite strong now, and the strength is a huge bonus I wasn’t anticipating.” ■ What: International Day of Yoga When: 7 a.m. Sunday, June 25 Where: Heritage Sandy Springs, 6110 Blue Stone Road, Sandy Springs When: 6 p.m. Where: Consulate General of India, 5549 Glenridge Drive, Sandy Springs Cost: Free for both events

Every Bite Counts With Healthy Snacking In conjunction with national Hadassah’s initiative for heart health with the nutrition program Every Bite Counts, Hadassah Greater Atlanta’s Ketura Group brought innovative recipes, practical tips and heart-healthy cooking to an event on healthy snacking May 17 at the Wellness Community of Atlanta in the Pill Hill area of Sandy Springs. Marni Hoffman, the vice president of advocacy for Hadassah’s Southeastern Region, introduced the new Hadassah nutrition program. Safa Nooromid, a registered dietitian and the owner of Nooromid Nutrition, featured healthy snacks in her interactive presentation. She prepared three recipes and discussed healthy snacking and alternatives in the recipes. Nooromid stressed the benefit of eating fresh ingredients and not processed or packaged foods. “Recipes you make for snacking should have no more than five to six ingredients,” she said. “We should all add more fruits and veggies to our diets, and it’s easy to do if you just add one a week and get used to eating and preparing it. Then it becomes a natural thing on our plates.” Avocado Dip With Fage Total 3 avocados, peeled and diced 1¼ cups Fage Total, Fage Total 2% or Fage Total 0% 1 red onion, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, finely chopped ½ lemon, juiced ½ bunch fresh cilantro 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Pinch salt Combine all the ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth. Refrigerate for about an hour. Serve with assorted raw vegetables or corn chips. Greek Yogurt Veggie Dip Makes 8 servings 1 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt

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½ teaspoon lemon juice, if desired 1 tablespoon basil 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning 1 teaspoon black pepper Mix all the ingredients and enjoy. Keep the dip in the refrigerator until your guests arrive or until you are ready to go for it. Serve with assorted raw vegetables or corn chips, or use as salad dressing. The entire dip recipe has only 140 calories, with no fat, 95 milligrams of sodium, 10 grams of carbohydrates, 24 grams of protein and 25 percent of the daily requirement for calcium. A 2-tablespoon serving has 17.5 calories. Peanut Butter/Almond Butter Protein Bars 1 cup natural peanut butter or almond butter 3 tablespoons honey or to taste 1 cup chocolate whey protein powder 1 cup uncooked oats 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa 6-8 tablespoons water, more if needed Mix the peanut butter and honey in a bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix. The mixture should be crumbly and slightly moist. Press hard into a 9-by-9-inch tray and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Cut into 12 equal bars. You also can roll the mixture into balls, about 1-inch diameter each. Refrigerate leftover bars in an airtight container for up to a week. ■

CLOSING THOUGHTS

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Rosh Chodesh Tammuz begins Sunday, June 25. There are no holidays to celebrate this month. Historically, it’s a time of mourning that recalls the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem, the worship of the Golden Calf, and the heated anger that arose in Moses when he smashed the tablets. There’s a fast on the 17th of Tammuz, beginning the three weeks of mourning that culminate in the fast of the 9th of Av (Tisha B’Av). No marriages are performed during these three weeks, and, for some, no activities are engaged in that would warrant the Shehecheyanu being recited. The task is to rein in the fiery emotions of passion and anger that can burn out of control. Mistakes made at this time could have a huge and lasting impact. It’s imperative to keep our balance. We’re also charged with finding light in the extremes of darkness and keeping our connection to all that is light. According to Kabbalah, three months are considered “dangerous” because their energies are extreme. Tammuz/Cancer is ruled by the moon and Av/Leo by the sun. One planet usually rules each sign. The third is the winter month of Tevet/Capricorn, ruled by Saturn. The heat and intensity of Cancer and Leo oppose Aquarius and Capricorn, which are the darkest months of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The Cancer moon represents the Shechinah, the divine feminine energy. Like the moon, it’s hidden and revealed. Moses’ mother hid him for three months and kept his identity secret. The bright, scorching sun of Leo opposes Capricorn’s darkness. The metaphor of light and darkness is associated with wisdom and an illuminated path vs. being cloaked, mysterious and sometimes evil. We look to the Sefer Yetzirah (Book of Formation) to keep us in balance. The zodiac sign for Tammuz is Cancer; Hebrew letter, chet; ruling planet, moon; tribe, Reuben; sense, sight; and controlling limb, right hand. Those born under the sign of Cancer, represented by the crab, tend to be homebodies who stay inside their shells. Consistency and security are important to them. As a water sign, linked to emotions, they’re sensitive

beings. Out of balance, they may become flooded with emotions. Some are too preoccupied with how the world feels to them and have the crab’s claws ready to snap. Those sensitive to the feelings and thoughts of others are empathic healers. The crab only moves side to side, either left or right, which can result in a polarized way of viewing the world.

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The Hebrew letter is chet, referencing life itself. The little hut over the letter serves as a bridge between worlds and suggests that Hashem hovers over creation. Ruled by the moon, Cancer is the only sign in which the ruler visits monthly. The tides and our lifecycle events are orchestrated by the moon. The tribe is Reuben, from the root “to see.” Jacob’s firstborn son damaged his relationship with his father when he allowed his ignited passion to rule as he chose to lay with his father’s concubine. Fitting with the tribe is this month’s sense, sight. Passion and anger can blind us, as can, literally, looking at the sun. In darkness, we lose aspects of our vision. We can close our eyes to the goodness and beauty of G-d’s creation. We can look the other way when it suits us, and we shorten our gaze in the mirror, forgetting that we are the reflection of divine energy. The right hand is the controlling limb. The index finger points to the direction of focus. When we read from the Torah scroll, we use a yad, the small silver finger, to move along each word. When a Jewish couple marries, the groom places the unbroken band on the bride’s right index finger. We need to use this finger to point ourselves toward the right path, being careful not to point it toward anyone in arrogance or judgment. Meditation focus: Look inward to connect with yourself. Lift your gaze to join with Hashem. Look outward to seek the light in others. As you shift your vision, what is the most difficult for you? Work toward achieving balance. ■

Dr. Terry Segal tsegal@atljewishtimes.com

New Moon Meditations

River” 66. Israeli hero Ramon 68. Matzah ball, perhaps 70. Like Solomon 71. Country that gives thanks in Hebrew? 72. Tzedek or Shalom 73. Item for Hermon 74. There are two in seven days during Tishrei 75. “___ bien!” (“Ayzeh yofi!”)

32. He’brew, e.g. 33. Car pioneer (who was not a raging anti-Semite) 34. Bible bk. 35. Mossad matter 37. Bnei Brak to Geulah dir. 38. Current “Weekend Update” anchor on Michaels’ “SNL” 39. Pusher at Haifa or Ashdod 43. Item chased by Radcliffe’s Potter 46. Touro email ender 50. Observed Chanukah 52. Like DeMille’s original “The Ten Commandments” 54. “___ sera” (“Layla tov”) 55. Devices that can run the Tikun app 56. Suit well 58. Drink made by Buster’s Beverage Co. 59. Like Haman 60. Eye veys? 61. Legendary rock band fronted by two Jews 62. Questioning carrier 64. Catchphrase of Cher Horowitz in “Clueless” 67. Ryerson played by Stephen Tobolowsky 69. Yiddish dads, for short

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JUNE 23 ▪ 2017

Tammuz Looks Inward

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