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John Stein elected Trustee at Jewish Foundation annual meeting John Stein, community leader with local and national Jewish organizational experience, was elected as the newest Trustee of The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati at the organization’s 18th Annual Meeting. Stein was elected to a five-year term along with Bret Caller, who was originally appointed in February to fill the remainder of Benjamin Gettler’s term. The Foundation also formally elected its new slate of Officers, as Michael R. Oestreicher, who was elected Chairman, passed the gavel to Beth Guttman, who presented her inaugural remarks as President.

In reporting on Stein’s addition to the Board, former Chairman of the Foundation Gary Heiman described him as a leader with “deep analytic skills and understanding of our community.” Stein is the president of FSI Group, a Cincinnati-based investment firm, and he is on the Boards of Governors of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and the Natan Fund. Stein has also been on the national board of American Jewish Committee and was President of AJC’s Cincinnati Chapter. In addition to serving on the Mayerson JCC Board and joint investment committee, Stein has leadership experience beyond the Jewish community as a member of the Playhouse in the Park Board.

“We are very fortunate to have someone of John’s caliber and background as a Foundation Trustee,” said Beth Guttman. “His unique perspective and insights will add a new dimension to our Board discussions, and he will help us meet new objectives as we continue to evolve as an organization.”

“The Cincinnati Jewish community has done so much to support me and my family over the years,” said Stein. “I grew up at Yavneh (now Rockwern), the JCC, and Wise Temple, and when Jen and I moved back to town, we were welcomed and embraced. It is a great privilege to serve on the Foundation

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board and to help sustain and build our community for this generation and the next.”

This Annual Meeting also marked the retirement of the Foundation’s last three original Trustees – Robert Kanter, Gloria Haffer and Gary Heiman. The Foundation paid tribute to all ten original Trustees by presenting a history of their service to the community, as well as a compilation of letters from organizations supported by the Foundation during the past 18 years.

In his final President’s Report, Oestreicher focused on the major

theme of the meeting and video presentations: “Investing in Our Community…For Our Community.” He described the interwoven nature of the Foundation’s investments in its new era, providing several examples of seemingly unrelated grants which were in fact intentionally connected with one another in ways that benefited the community. Oestreicher also reported on the status of the Foundation’s capacity-building efforts in fundraising at the Jewish Federation, and in programming and engagement expertise at the Mayerson JCC. Finally, in framing

the video presentations, which featured several individual “end-users” of programs and initiatives funded by the Foundation, Oestreicher characterized them as demonstrating the Foundation’s aspiration to positively impact individual lives in addition to strengthening institutions.

Executive Director Brian Jaffee reviewed the Foundation’s grantmaking activity since the 2013 Annual Meeting, including new initiatives with the congregations, with the Jewish Federation and JVS Career Services, and with four organizations participating in a Senior Services Working Group.

Jaffee also reported on major investments in each of the Foundation’s five priority funding areas: Unmet Basic Needs, Jewish Education, Leadership Development, Continuous Jewish Engagement and Israel Connection.

Addressing the community for the first time as President, Guttman thanked Oestreicher and each of the original Trustees for their contributions, and outlined what she thought would be the major priorities of her three-year term, including senior services in the Jewish community, Jewish teen engagement and education and Jewish communal professional development. Guttman emphasized the need for the Foundation to view issues through multiple lenses, particularly with respect to continued focus on capacity-building, excellence and sustainability.

“Because of the visionary work of the founding Trustees 18 years ago, the Jewish Foundation is positioned to provide the kind of institutional funding, and build the partnerships necessary, to be a community of greatness,” said Guttman.

“Because of the focus and discipline of the last several years, there is an atmosphere of trust, partnership and possibility…and in the years ahead we aim to continue on that path.”

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Hillel celebrates 2014 at annual meeting

By Sauni Lerner Assistant Editor Students, Board members, supporters and partners of Hillel Cincinnati gathered for the 2014 Annual Meeting, at Mayerson JCC .

Brett Musick, Hillel Student Board President, welcomed everyone and introduced Cincinnati Hillel’s president Ronna Schneider.

Schneider said, “In this week’s Parsha Lech Lecha, Abraham is commanded by God to leave his home and travel to the Holy land. One interpretation of this is that he was leaving his past behind and setting a path to make a new future for himself. This is what Hillel students do when they leave home and go to college. These students are charting a path toward

their future and that of the Jewish people. We at Hillel help take a part in shaping their futures..

Schneider shared highlights of the past year. Taking a look at the stated objectives, Schneider announced that the Engagement Intern Program will be continuing for another year. It advances Hillel’s objective to engage a large number of students in the work of Hillel focusing on a relationship based approach. So far this year the program has engaged over 350 students Five new Engagement interns were chosen for a four day intensive training institute in St. Louis. They returned ready to engage 50 students each over the course of the academic year.

This year Cincinnati Hillel has

three paid marketing interns. They develop newsletters, manage website and social media, as well as creating flyers and posters for promoting Hillel on campus.

A student elected board of eight students, (five freshmen), were elected for the first time in many years. This is a prerequisite to receive funding from the University of Cincinnati.

Another objective was to connect more students with Israel. Hillel has an Israel Fellow for the third year, and is thrilled to welcome Rotem Ben Lulu.

Her time will be shared with Hillel at Miami of Ohio University. Twenty students have already signed up from the two schools for a trip to Israel.

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Photo exhibit chronicles the 75-year career of Cincinnati photographer Ben Rosen The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives’ (AJA) collection of the photographs of Cincinnati photographer Ben Rosen consists of close to 15,000 images and documents. The volume of the collection, which includes prints, negatives, slides and papers that span his career, is not surprising, given Ben’s 75-years as a professional photographer documenting people, scenes and events in Cincinnati.

Now, in conjunction with the Cincinnati’s Neighborhoods exhibit at the Skirball Museum on the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union CollegeJewish Institute of Religion (HUCJIR), the AJA—also on the HUC-JIR campus— has mounted an exhibition chronicling Ben Rosen’s career which began in 1927, when he apprenticed for local freelance photographer Dan Morgenthaler.

For his first notable assignment, Mr. Rosen captured Charles Lindbergh as the pilot made a fuel stop at Cincinnati’s Lunken Airport for his non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (L). Mr. Rosen’s most produc-

tive period occurred after World War II, when he captured hundreds of images of sports stars, politicians and dignitaries such as Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King, Jr. The exhibit, featured as part of FotoFocus’ biennial month-long regional celebration of photography and lens-based art, will remain open until December 21, 2014. (FotoFocus is a non-profit arts organization championing photography and seeking to recapture the spirit of Cincinnati's legacy as an epicenter of art production, collaboration and creative exchange.)

Exhibit hours are Monday – Thursday 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Friday, 9:30 – 2:30 p.m. Special openings for groups can be arranged. Admission is free.

Ben Rosen’s photographs also include images he captured for both The American Israelite and The Catholic Telegraph. These photos candidly document religious life in Cincinnati. His work in real estate photography left a bountiful cache of historic photos of Cincinnati.

Ben Rosen was born May 2, 1913

to Russian Jewish immigrants at Jewish Hospital. His parents lived in Newport, Kentucky, but the family moved to downtown Cincinnati’s West End when he was a child. Ben sold newspapers outside of Rosen’s (no relation) General Store. At age thirteen, he was employed as a newspaper boy. In 1927, while attending Withrow High School, Ben was hired as an apprentice by local freelance photographer, Dan Morgenthaler. It was in the same year that Ben received his first major photographic assignment, capturing Charles Lindbergh’s victory tour stop at Cincinnati’s Lunken Airport.

In 1937, Rosen purchased Morgenthaler's photo business from Morgenthaler’s widow. Rosen then immediately went to work producing images of the worst recorded flood in Cincinnati history. In 1943, Rosen was drafted into the Army. He was assigned to the 34th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron and worked in the photo lab.

With the war’s end, Ben returned to Cincinnati in 1945 to resume his work in photography.

Women’s retreat features local talent and former actress Kaila Lasky as guest speaker Former actress and Manhattan Luxury Real Estate Broker, Kaila (aka Holli) Lasky, will be among the talented speakers featured at the Second Annual Cincy Jewish Women’s Retreat.

At age fourteen, Kaila Lasky, then known by the name Holli Scott, costarred in a groundbreaking film about homelessness and kindness called The Shopping Bag Lady, directed by Academy Award winner Bert Salzman. This was followed with a stint, at the tender age of twenty-two, as leasing director for River Tower in Sutton Place, described, at the time, as “the most

expensive rental building in Manhattan.” Tenants included Robert Redford and members of Saudi royalty.

Kaila Lasky’s earlier life in a world surrounded by celebrities and financial tycoons provides her with unique perspectives into “value” and “values”. Now, aside from playing the roles of Jewish wife and mother, she speaks across the U.S. and internationally in a variety of venues through the Jewish Federation Speakers Bureau and others speakers agencies. She will share her RETREAT on page 22

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Hadassah’s next Coffee Talk is ‘Calling All Foodies!’ cuss topics of interest. Meetings are held the second Monday of the month, alternating between evening and morning times. Refreshments will be served. Coffee Talk is open to the public, and there is no charge to attend.

President Obama reappoints Dr. Gary P. Zola to key administration post

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United States of America—is directed by law to fulfill two primary functions: 1. To identify and report on cemeteries, monuments, and historic build-

ings in Eastern and Central Europe that are associated with the heritage of U.S. citizens, particularly endangered properties, and 2. To obtain, in cooperation with the Department of State, assurances from the governments of the region that the properties will be protected and preserved.

Dr. Zola has previously served in a number of leadership positions that have heightened the awareness of how American Jewish history illuminates the history of the American nation. Dr. Zola chaired the congressionally recognized Commission for Commemorating 350 Years of American Jewish History (2002 to 2005). In 2006, Zola was the first American Jewish historian and the first American rabbi to receive an appointment to the Academic Advisory Council of the congressionally recognized Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

On July 24, 2014 the Commis-

sion held a dedication ceremony— conceived by Dr. Zola— at the Terezin Memorial (the former Nazi concentration camp also known as Theresienstadt in the Czech Republic) in memory of Rabbi Regina Jonas—widely acknowledged as the first woman rabbi in Jewish history. During the ceremony, a plaque in Rabbi Jonas’ memory, presented by the Commission and HUC-JIR, was unveiled. (Rabbi Sally Priesand, the first woman rabbi in America, was ordained at HUCJIR in Cincinnati in 1972.)

“Events like the one held in Terezin speak to the heart of the Commission’s mission,” noted Dr. Zola. “I am proud of the significant historical resources that the American Jewish Archives and the Hebrew Union College continues to proffer to the nation, and I am honored to continue to serve the President on this vital Commission. ”

renew the mind, and refresh the soul.

In this service, meditation and mindfulness are used to create a deeper sense of kavanah (intention) when we speak to God. For those interested in study, Wise Temple offers Limmud Shabbat (Learning Shabbat). During a portion of this service, in an effort to bring greater meaning to the prayers, participants take time to study together, to more deeply understand the service and the universal themes of the prayer book.

Music is a powerful and inviting form of spirituality, which is why Wise Temple offers Shir Shabbat (Shabbat

in Song). In this service, participants welcome Shabbat with an engaging musical journey, with moments of singing and moments of listening.

Young Professionals (age 22-35) now enjoy Next Gen@Wise, an alternative downtown Shabbat experience with live music. This hour of music, drinks, and spiritual refreshment is the perfect way to unwind from a busy week.

When the Cincinnati weather cooperates, Wise Temple finds itself outdoors, in one of Hamilton County’s beautiful parks. During Shabbat in the Park, participants fill the summer air with music and prayer as they cele-

brate Shabbat amidst God’s natural backdrop.

Finally, Wise Temple now offers a special Family Shabbat Worship experience on some Saturday mornings.

This multi-generational service is specially designed for the whole family – kids and adults together. This joyous, spiritual, and thought-filled experience is a way to pray with the whole family, and find something different and unique for every member of the family.

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will present a film screening of Nicky’s Family, the award-winning documentary on Winton’s rescue efforts, at the Duff Banquet Center at Xavier University. Following the film, Nicholas Winton’s daughter, Barbara Winton, will make her first North American appearance. The program will also reunite Barbara with Dr. Renata Laxova, who was rescued by Nicholas Winton’s efforts when she was seven years

old.

Winton’s mission began in 1939 when he organized a secret transport to help children escape from Nazi tyranny in Czechoslovakia to safe foster homes in Great Britain. This effort by Winton, his family, and other volunteers saved the lives of 669 children, the majority of them Jewish. For many of those children they would lose their parents during the Holocaust. Winton’s story was

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unknown for nearly fifty years, until 1988 when BBC learned of a scrapbook detailing his rescue efforts.

Since that day, Winton, now 105 years old, has used his story to prove that we all can make a difference.

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Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education and Center for Interfaith Community Engagement celebrate ‘Britain’s Schindler’ On Monday, November 10th at 7:00pm, The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education (CHHE) and the Center for Interfaith Community Engagement at Xavier University will present a public program to highlight the rescue of 669 children by Sir Nicholas Winton, the man that The New York Times called “Britain’s Schindler.”

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Worship alternatives at Wise Temple If it’s a unique worship experience you seek, Wise Temple is the place.

Over the last year, Wise Temple has experimented with new worship formats and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. Since Wise is fortunate to have two worship spaces under the same roof, now there’s choice. In addition to the customary service, there is often additional worship options that may speak to one’s needs that evening.

There are six – yes, six – additional worship formats gaining momentum at Wise. One option is Ohm Shalom, a spiritual Shabbat prayer experience that will relax the body,

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On Thursday, October 23, 2014, President Barack Obama announced his intention to re-appoint Dr. Gary P. Zola, Executive Director of The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives and Professor of the American Jewish Experience at the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), to the key Administration post Zola has held since 2011 as Member, Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad. The President also announced his intention to reappoint members Herbert Block and Dr. Richard Weisberg to the Commission.

“These fine public servants bring a depth of experience and tremendous dedication to their important roles,” said President Obama. “I look forward to working with them in the months and years to come.”

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exciting in the Cincinnati food scene. Tobe Snow is Hadassah Coffee Talk chair.

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Cincinnati Chapter of Hadassah’s next Coffee Talk, “Calling all Foodies!” will be on Monday, November 10, 2014, at 9:30 am at the home of Renee Sandler. Chef and internet foodie Ilene Ross will be the featured speaker to talk about what’s new and

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Rockdale Temple offers 3-part course on Book of Judges Rockdale Temple’s rabbinic intern and Cincinnati Jewish Foundation Fellow, Leah Citrin, will lead a three-part course for adult learners titled ‘The Book of Judges: Epic Heroes, Social Bandits and Leaders of War” at 7 p.m. on three Wednesdays beginning Nov. 12th.

The second and third sessions will take place on Nov. 19th and Dec. 3rd. The course is open to the community at no charge.

Citrin, a fifth-year student at Hebrew Union College in Clifton, said the course will begin with an overview of the Book of Judges, followed by close examination of the

stories of Deborah, Jephthah and Samson.

“The text has so much to offer and raises plenty of questions”, she said. “As we explore its content, we will determine what the roles of the Judges were and wrestle with the challenges the text presents. We’ll also consider the meanings the stories of Judges may have for contemporary Jews.”

Citrin said that participants do not need to have prior knowledge of the text or commit to attending all three sessions. Complete information is available from the temple office.

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Panel discussion will look at the past, present and future of Cincinnati’s West End As part of an exhibit of historic Cincinnati photos, the Skirball Museum at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion will be hosting a Nov. 12 panel discussion about the West End, a neighborhood that has played a pivotal role in Cincinnati’s history.

The panel discussion, which will feature local historians, scholars and authors, is called The West End: Looking Back, Looking Forward. The goal is for the discussion and exhibit to spur a new conversation about urban decay and revitalization.

“Many of these photos vividly show squalid living conditions during the 1900s. Yet many of these photos could have been taken today in Cincinnati neighborhoods,” said Abby Schwartz, director of the Skirball Museum and curator of the show. “We hope the panel discussion leads to new ideas and a new commitment to improve the quality of lives in those neighborhoods that are facing hardships.”

The panel discussion will be at 7 p.m. at Mayerson Hall on the HUC-JIR campus, located in Clifton. The twohour event will be free and open to the public.

The moderator will be historian Dan Hurley, who is the producer and host of Newsmakers, a public affairs show on WKRC-TV Local 12, as well as director of Leadership Cincinnati, a program of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce.

“The whole story of Cincinnati -both its grandeur and its struggles -- can be told through the experience of the West End,” Hurley said. “The members of this panel each brings a personal connection to the West End or to one of the photographers featured in this amazing exhibit. Each panelist has great insights into the neighborhood.”

The panelists will be: Terry Grundy, director of community impact at the United Way of Greater Cincinnati and a University of Cincinnati faculty member; Carl Westmoreland, senior

researcher at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center; Dr. Gary Zola, executive director of the American Jewish Archives at HUCJIR; John W. Harshaw Jr., author of Cincinnati’s West End; Scott Gampfer, director of History Collections and Preservation at the Cincinnati Museum Center.

The panel discussion is part of an exhibit featuring the photos of Daniel J. Ransohoff, George S. Rosenthal and Ben Rosen, who all lived and worked in Cincinnati. Their work is being displayed at the Skirball Museum and The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at HUCJIR. The exhibit, which is being shown until Dec. 21, is part of FotoFocus, the citywide biennial celebration of photography.

A selection of images from the exhibit will serve as a backdrop during the panel discussion. The exhibition will be open for viewing on the night of the event.

Though what is called the West End has changed at times, it is now considered northwest of Downtown, east of Queensgate, west of Over-the-Rhine and southeast of Fairview.

It has seen major population shifts in the last 150 years. For example, by 1918, more than half of Cincinnati’s Jewish population lived there, many arriving from Germany. In the 1950s, nearly all of the West End’s residents were African-American.

It has experienced dramatic physical changes as well. In the 1920s, hundreds of homes were demolished to make way for Union Terminal.

In the 1950s, in what was called urban renewal or urban revitalization, nearly all of the area was razed. One of the goals was to clear the area for construction of Interstate 75.

Some of the 60 black-and-white photos in the show document the architecture of the West End before so much of it was demolished. Those were taken

by Rosenthal. In 1957, the organization that is now called The Cincinnati

Historical Society commissioned Rosenthal to document historic Cincinnati, especially areas doomed for demolition. The project, which resulted in 3,700 photos, was completed in 1960.

Visitors to the exhibit can share their memories about the West End and other neighborhoods. They can write comments on cards or enter them online.

Support for the panel discussion is being provided by the Daniel J. Ransohoff Lectures Fund of HUC-JIR. The Rosenthal and Ransohoff photographs are from the collection of the Cincinnati History Library and Archives at Cincinnati Museum Center.

The Rosen photographs are in the collection of the American Jewish Archives.

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Jewish-American family played vital role in rescue from Nazis

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AJC Cincinnati and the The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, in partnership with The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education, will be welcoming author Charlotte Bonelli. This free reception and lecture will be held Tuesday, November 18, 5:00 p.m., at the American Jewish Archives Jewish Foundation International Learning Center, on the Hebrew Union College campus.

Bonelli will be offering a unique insight into Nazi Germany and the Holocaust from the perspective of Luzie

Hatch, a young German Jewish woman. With the help of an American cousin she had never met, Luzie escaped from Berlin shortly after Kristallnacht in November 1938. After her arrival in America, Luzie and her cousin conspired to save family left behind in Europe.

Luzie’s correspondence over the next few years provides insight into the hope and despair both sides felt as the elements of war, finance and politics worked to frustrate the efforts of refugees and rescuers.

"We are inspired by heroic individuals like Luzie Hatch

who struggled to rescue others from impending death. I'm eager to hear Charlotte Bonelli provide a new window into the tragic period too often seen in general terms," says Barbara Glueck, former director of AJC Cincinnati, who will chair the event.

Luzie Hatch worked for decades as an administrative assistant for the American Jewish Committee. Bonelli, director of the AJC Archives, was notified after Hatch’s death that she had saved and meticulously organized more than 300 letters, including copies of her

outgoing correspondence, to family in locations such as Germany, Shanghai, France, Bolivia, England, and Canada.

Bonelli will discuss how she held interviews with Luzie's family members, correspondents' descendants, survivors, and historians, to complement the stories shared through Luzie's life and letters, creating a snapshot of the world from a time when written correspondence carried so much hope for European Jews.

Congregation Sha’arei Torah’s new location is allowing for growth and connection amongst its members The members of Congregation Sha’arei Torah moved into their newly constructed shul just before Rosh Hashanah. “The way Sha'arei Torah got started, operating out of members' homes and temporary venues, expressed something very important,” said Rabbi Ezra Goldschmiedt, the congregation’s spiritual leader.

Synagogue buildings inherently contain the risk of communicating a notion that God is to be served in one place and one place alone, Goldschmiedt said.

“We know that not to be the case,” he said. “A life with God is a

life lived everywhere, and our experience proves it. That we didn’t need a building to grow the congregation is exactly why a building is such a beautiful addition to who we are, and why we are so excited to put it to good use.”

Designed by congregation member and architect Michael Maltinsky, the new shul is “a unique physical space” that opens up to the trees and sky around it, according to Arna Poupko Fisher.

“Even without a central physical location, the congregation’s initial success went unhindered,” according to Ingrid Epstein, a mem-

ber of the congregation’s board of trustees.

“The new building allows Sha’arei Torah to offer the full complement of programs that make synagogues vibrant, attractive, and successful,” Epstein said. “For example, this winter we have plans to expand our youth programming to include bimonthly meetings of our Bnei Akiva youth group in addition to the two weekly Shabbat morning youth programs that we host and the weekly Mishnah class for middle schoolers. Additional programming for adults and seniors is also in the works as we aim to

create an institution that is brimming with activity seven days a week” That fits perfectly with what Howard Mayers, the shul’s president emeritus and Chairman of the Building Committee, described as the shul’s primary focus: “to enrich and enhance Jewish life and growth as observant Jews in our Cincinnati community.”

Ronnen Isakov, who moved to Cincinnati two years ago, said he and his family have loved being part of the Sha’arei Torah community, but until the new shul opened, the congregation did not have a

place to truly call its own.

“Having a place to call our own is very important,” Isakov said. “It allows the Sha'arei Torah families to have a central place to worship, a place for families to meet.”

Dr. Ronna Schneider said she believes one of the successful aspects of the congregation is that its members work as a team to make things happen.

“Everyone is very committed to making Sha’arei successful and we are not afraid to work very hard on whatever is needed in order to get the job done,” Schneider said.

Israeli rabbi’s course links events impacting ancient and modern Israel Israeli-born Rabbi Ofer Sabath Beit-Halachmi is leading a series of lecture/discussion sessions at Rockdale Temple on the parallel issues and events that defined ancient Israel and profoundly affect the Israel of today. Titled “In Ancient Days/In Our Time”, the multi-media series will focus on what Rabbi Sabath Bet-Halachmi describes as “tectonic forces impacting modern Israel’s political and social ‘volcanoes’”.

The Sunday morning sessions, part of Rockdale Temple’s Rak Limud Adult Education Program, take place at 10 a.m. on Nov. 16th, Jan. 11, Feb. 8 and March 8. They are open to the community at no charge.

The topic for Nov. 16th is ‘The Promise of the Land Yesterday and Today.’ It is a study of the Biblical promise of Canaan, the autonomy of the Kingdom of Judah, the rebirth of Eretz Israel and the pioneers whose

efforts formed the modern Jewish state.

‘Citizenship’, slated for Jan. 11, will explore the topics of ‘Who is a Jew?’, ‘Who is a Citizen of Israel?’ and ‘Conversion, Marriage and Burial in the Jewish State’.

On Feb. 8, participants will be ‘Confronting Diaspora’ as they engage in conversation about the historic Jewish Diaspora, personal relationships with the State of Israel- including making Aliyah, or immi-

grating to Israel—and the growing Israeli Diaspora phenomenon.

The final session on March 8 covers ‘Cultura (culture): The Nexus of Ancient and Modern’.

Posing the question of whether or not there is currently a definable Israeli culture, Rabbi Sabath BeitHalachmi will lead a search for the answer by addressing the resurrection of the Hebrew language and the impact of Jewish arts, holidays and rituals on the current Jewish renewal

experience.

Rabbi Sabath Beit-Halachmi was ordained by Hebrew Union College in Israel, where he served as Rabbi of the Progressive Congregation in Tzur Hadassah before moving to Cincinnati last year. His teaching style is influenced by his deep love of art and poetry.

More information is available from the temple office.

Wise Temple hosts Scholar-in-Residence Seymour Rossel Wise Temple is pleased to welcome Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Seymour Rossel as he entertains and enlightens Wise Temple members in worship and classes throughout November 7, 8 and 9. Rabbi Rossel is a storyteller and author of thirty-six books. His most recent book is a collection of the better known stories of Chelm. As Rabbi Rossel explains, “In Chelm, the wisest thing you ever heard was spoken by the last person who spoke. In Chelm, the most foolish thing you ever heard was spoken by the last person who spoke.

Therefore, the next Chelmer to speak

will always have something wiser and more foolish to say. Yet there is no contest since everyone in Chelm believes that everyone in Chelm is wise. That foolish truth makes the village of Chelm possible.”

Rabbi Rossel will discuss Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Chelm but Didn’t Know Who to Ask on Friday, November 7 at the 6:15 PM Shabbat Service at Wise Center. Rabbi Rossel’s sermon introduces the real Chelm as unearthed through his unique version of literary archaeology. Immediately following the service is a congrega-

tional dinner and presentation, Chelm Stories and How They Grew. These stories of the wise folk of Chelm will illustrate how and why these humorous, ironic, and subtly wise tales have entertained our people since the 1550s!

On Saturday, November 8 during the 9:30 AM Shabbat Morning Service and10:45 AM Torah study at Wise Center, Rabbi Rossel presents Isaac—God’s Special Child which will take a close look at the portion of the week, VaYera, and the portions immediately surrounding it, which yield a very surprising theory about

the true meaning of the test of Abraham and the binding of Isaac.

Especially for parents and grandparents, Rabbi Rossel will conduct a presentation entitled, Stories, Visions, and Dreams: Sharing Your Love of Learning with Your Children on Sunday, November 9 from 9:30 – 11:00 AM at Wise Center. As Rabbi Rossel explains, “Parents and grandparents are the most essential link in the chain of tradition. Come to discuss new ways you can actualize this link in your family circle.” It’s not Martha Stewart or Rachael Ray, but Rabbi Rossel has cooked up a few

fascinating recipes to share. This program is in partnership with the PJ Library.

In addition to being an author and storyteller, Rabbi Rossel is also the Founding Director of Pathways Foundation, an advocacy program for Jewish teens and Jewish dreams. He currently directs the foundation's efforts and lectures on religion, archaeology, and Bible at the Women’s Institute of Houston.

All of Rabbi Rossel’s presentations are at no charge and open to the public, however, a reservation is required for the dinner.

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10 questions about Jewish conversion you want to know but are afraid to ask

By Uriel Heilman Must converts pass a test to become a Jew? Generally, no. Across all the denominations, rabbis are more interested in commitment to living as a Jew than in testing Jewish knowledge. However, such a commitment requires a certain level of fluency with Jewish practices, which varies by denomination.

Are there ways to skirt the system?

Absolutely. This is America! If your first choice of rabbi won’t convert you, keep looking. None of the Jewish denominations sanction quickie conversions for pay, but it’s not too hard to find stories of rabbis willing to take cash in exchange for fast conversions – in all denominations.

If someone converts to Judaism but then ceases to live a Jewish lifestyle, can the conversion be revoked?

Orthodox: “We recognize that we can’t predict the future,” says Rabbi Yona Reiss, who oversees Orthodox conversions for the Rabbinical Council of America and is head of the Chicago Rabbinical Council. “If there was a proper commitment at the time of the conversion process, of course the conversion is valid.”

Conservative: “The predominant halachic position for centuries with which the Rabbinical Assembly concurs is that conversions cannot be retroactively negated,” says Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, executive vice president of the Rabbinical Assembly.

Reform: “If a Jew leaves Judaism by adopting another religion, that individual is regarded as outside the boundaries of the Jewish community,” says Rabbi Stephen Einstein, co-chair of the Commission on Outreach, Membership, and Sacred Community of the Union for Reform Judaism and Central Conference of American Rabbis.

“Of course, s/he could choose at a later time to return.”

Orthodox conversion ostensibly requires a full commitment to an observant lifestyle. Are there any allowances for someone interested in conversion for the sake of marriage?

“A number of religious authorities wrote about cases of somebody who ostensibly is converting for the sake of marriage,” Reiss says. “As long as the individual ultimately wants to take on a Jewish lifestyle and sincerely believes in the Jewish way of life and ideology and theology of Judaism, then such a conversion

LAST OF A SERIES CONVERTING TO JUDAISM could be performed.”

Most conversions involve mikvah immersion, which must be witnessed by three religious judges. Doesn’t that violate Jewish precepts about modesty, especially for Orthodox female converts who must dip in front of male judges?

In Orthodox conversions of women, the judges are poolside at the mikvah and the woman enters wearing a loose-fitting robe.

When she’s ready to disrobe, the judges turn away and a “mikvah lady” witnesses the actual immersion. In a Reform conversion, the judges may stay in an anteroom while a mikvah attendant witnesses the immersion.

By and large, Orthodox law does not count non-Orthodox converts as Jews. Are there any circumstances under which Orthodox law might count someone as a Jew but liberal movements would not?

Yes. In Reform Judaism, a child of an interfaith marriage must be raised as Jewish to be considered a Jew. If the child isn’t, he’s considered a gentile, even if his mother is Jewish. “The mother’s status does not overrule the child’s upbringing and personal practice,” says Rabbi Daniel Freelander, president of the World Union of Progressive Judaism.

“Most rabbis would strongly urge them to undergo conversion.”

Conservative Jewish leaders have criticized Israel’s Chief Rabbinate for treating nonOrthodox conversions as invalid. But doesn’t the Conservative movement also view Reform conversions as invalid?

Each conversion is considered on a case-by-case basis. A Reform conversion could be kosher, Schonfeld says, if it included mikvah immersion, circumcision and “a serious course of study and commitment to live a Jewish life, join a Jewish community and cast one’s lot with the Jewish people.”

Are Conservative converts expected to adhere to Jewish law as defined by Conservative Judaism?

Generally, no. The minimum requirements vary by rabbi but usually include a commitment to live as a Jew and adopt some form of the basic observances. “What I tell people is, in order to convert, they need to be engaging with all

of the areas of Jewish life,” says Rabbi Adam Greenwald, director of the Miller Introduction to Judaism Program at American Jewish University in Los Angeles.

How are children converted?

Consent is not required for children under bar mitzvah age, but they may opt out when reaching that age. There are two primary scenarios in which children convert to Judaism. One, adoptive Jewish parents convert a nonJewish child. Two, children are converted as part of entire families joining the Jewish faith. In both scenarios, children may choose not to be Jewish when they reach bar or bat mitzvah age, or at the point of discovery if they are older but did not know they had been adopted. Unless they opt out at that instant, they’re stuck being Jewish forever.

Is formal conversion really necessary to be considered part of the Jewish people?

After all, so many synagogues welcome non-Jewish members and so many rabbis sanction interfaith weddings.

It’s true that Jewish communities have become more inclusive of non-Jews, particularly nonOrthodox synagogues. Many Reform and some Conservative CONVERT on page 21

National Briefs U.S. Supreme Court debates Israel wording on passports WASHINGTON (JTA) – The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over whether American citizens born in Jerusalem should have the option of listing Israel as their birthplace.

On Monday, the nine justices weighed claims in a lawsuit filed by the parents of Menachem Zivotofsky, a U.S. citizen born in Jerusalem in 2002.

The parents, who hold dual citizenship, want their son’s birthplace on his passport to be listed as Israel, not Jerusalem.

It marks the second time the Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of a 2002 provision signed into law by President George W. Bush that allows U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem to have Israel listed as their birthplace on passports. Successive administrations have refused to enforce the provision.

The Zivotofskys filed suit after the State Department refused their request despite the fact that Menachem was born after Bush signed the law.

Loyola U. Chicago sanctions Hillel, Students for Justice in Palestine (JTA) – Loyola University Chicago has determined that the campus chapters of both Hillel and Students for Justice in Palestine violated university rules.

A board of Loyola administrators

ruled Friday that both organizations had broken the rules in a campus incident on Sept. 9, an announcement issued by the university said.

In the incident, members of Students for Justice in Palestine attempted to block and protest a table set up by Hillel to promote TaglitBirthright Israel trips. Consequently, the Loyola Chicago SJP chapter was temporarily suspended. It has been reinstated.

The board ruled that Hillel had violated the university’s “solicitation policy” by setting up a promotional table for a non-Loyola organization without the proper approvals. SJP, in turn, was found culpable for failing to gain prior approval to hold an organized demonstration.

As a penalty, the board has placed SJPon probation for the rest of this academic year.

Israeli, U.S. national security advisers meeting amid tensions WASHINGTON (JTA) – The U.S. and Israeli national security advisers will meet, demonstrating an “unprecedented level” of security cooperation, the White House said.

The announcement of the meeting between Susan Rice and Yossi Cohen to take place Thursday came as tension continued to simmer over an anonymous Obama administration’s official personal attack on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Both the White House and the Israeli Embassy in Washington announced the meeting on Wednesday.

The U.S.-Israel Consultative Group meeting will take place at the White House.

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U.S. nuclear negotiator suggests Iran deal could be close at hand

By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – Is the Obama administration preparing the ground for an Iran nuclear deal — one in which both sides can claim victory?

Wendy Sherman, the top U.S. negotiator, in an unusually detailed and optimistic speech on Oct. 23, for the first time suggested that the pieces of a deal were in place and all that was needed was Iranian willingness to wrap it up by the Nov. 24 deadline.

“I can tell you that all the components of a plan that should be acceptable to both sides are on the table,” Sherman, an undersecretary of state, said at a Center for Strategic and International Studies symposium here on the talks. “We have made impressive progress on issues that originally seemed intractable. We have cleared up misunderstandings and held exhaustive discussions on every element of a possible text.”

The United States and other major powers have said that a deal would have to include a tough inspections regime, disabling a plutonium reactor at the Arak nuclear facility and a sharp reduction in Iran’s enrichment capability. Sherman named the capability condition as the sticking point of “this painstaking and difficult negotiation.”

Alireza Nader, an Iran analyst at the Rand Corp., a think tank that has advised the Pentagon,

International Briefs Study analyzing ethnicity of Russia’s wealthiest ripped for singling out Jews (JTA) – A member of Russia’s Human Rights Council slammed a news website that said that nearly a quarter of Russia’s top billionaires are Jews.

Nikolai Svanidze of the council, a Kremlin-affiliated body with no executive powers, made the condemnation last week against Lenta.ru, which analyzed according to faith and ethnicity the Forbes list for 2014 of people the magazine identified as Russia’s wealthiest.

The Lenta.ru study claimed that 48 of the 200 richest Russians were Jews who own a total capital of $122.3 billion. Ukrainians also owned an outsized share of Russia’s private capital, the publication claimed.

“It’s a Nazi and racist approach,” Svandize was quoted as saying by the Slon.ru news site.

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Wendy Sherman, the top U.S. negotiator in the world powers’ nuclear talks with Iran, says the two sides have “made impressive progress on issues that originally seemed intractable.”

said that Sherman was referring to a “red line” laid down over the summer by Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khameini, when he said Iran would not dismantle any of its more than 19,000 centrifuges.

Of those centrifuges, more than 9,000 are believed to be operational.

The United States reportedly wants that reduced to 4,500 centrifuges, which it believes will keep Iran from reaching weapons breakout ability.

“I’m not sure Iran is going to stick with that maximalist position,” said Nader, who said that in the wake of Sherman’s speech, he would not rule out a deal by Nov. 24.

Mark Dubowitz, the director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank who has helped shape congressional sanctions on Iran and been a skeptic of the talks, said there could be creative workarounds in which both sides could claim victory on the centrifuges issue.

For instance, Dubowitz said, the pipes connecting the majority of the centrifuges could be removed and placed under supervision or destroyed. Under this plan, the Iranians could claim that all 19,000 centrifuges remained in place, while the major powers would be able to say that only a limited number are operational.

“I think President Obama

London bus passenger who shouted anti-Semitic epithets jailed (JTA) – A passenger on a London bus who shouted antiSemitic epithets was given a 16week prison sentence.

Ian Campbell, 42, of London pleaded guilty last month to a racially aggravated public order offense.

He was sentenced in Magistrates Court in Hendon last week, the London-based Jewish Chronicle reported Friday.

He also was sentenced to four weeks in prison for a separate theft offense, according to the newspaper.

Campbell said during the Sept.

16 incident that “I am going to burn the bus and the Jews,” scaring the children on the bus operated by the Arriva company, the Chronicle reported. The driver allowed the passenger to get off the bus and then reboard.

The bus was driving through the heavily Jewish-populated Golders Green neighborhood of London.

Judge Mark Jabbit said Campbell used “grossly and offensive threatening language,” and his crime was “in no doubt serious,” according to the Chronicle

Ronald Lauder warns Swiss museum not to take Gurlitt collection (JTA) – World Jewish Congress leader Ronald Lauder warned a Swiss museum to turn down the collection of masterpieces bequeathed to it from the Cornelius Gurlitt collection.

Lauder in an interview with Der Spiegel magazine published Saturday said the Kunstmuseum Bern would “trigger an avalanche of lawsuits” from potential claimants should it take the 20th century masterpieces. The claimants are the heirs of the collectors from whom some of the works may have been stolen by the Nazis.

He also criticized the slow pace of provenance research in German museums in general.

The museum’s board will make a decision by the end of November, a museum spokesman said.

Before Gurlitt’s death, some heirs had successfully sued to reclaim paintings. But it is not yet known how many works were confiscated or bought at depressed prices from their owners by the Nazis, for whom Gurlitt’s father, Hildebrand, was a collector in the late 1930s and early 1940s.

clearly wants a deal, and has instructed the negotiators to get a deal, and has floated a number of creative proposals to accommodate the supreme leader’s red lines,” Dubowitz said.

Notably, Israel and its U.S. advocates appear to have gently backed away from a previous insistence that Iran not be allowed any enrichment capacity.

Yuval Steinitz, the intelligence minister who has been Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s point man in making Israel’s case abroad on Iran, no longer explicitly calls for an end to enrichment in his advocating for a deal that would keep Iran from breakout capacity.

In an Oct. 19 Op-Ed in The New York Times, Steinitz instead insisted that any deal should provide “clarity” on “the quantity and quality of Iran’s remaining operational centrifuges” and “the final destiny of its remaining centrifuges and their infrastructure.”

Notably, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in its latest talking points memo on Iran also backed away from explicit calls for an end to enrichment.

“Will Iran dismantle its centrifuge infrastructure so that it has no uranium path to a nuclear weapon?” AIPAC asked in outlining the conditions for an acceptable Iran deal – language that could conceivably allow for an enrichment capability, as long as it falls short of a “path to a nuclear

weapon.”

Israel’s hard line on enrichment made sense, Dubowitz said.

“It’s actually helpful for the administration for the Israelis to talk about enrichment,” he said.

“It helps to make the case that the enrichment has to be very, very small.”

A Foreign Ministry official in Germany, one of the six powers in talks with Iran, told JTA that a deal would “probably allow Iran more centrifuges, more enrichment than Israel would like.”

However, Tobias Tunkel, the deputy head of the division of the German Foreign Ministry that deals with Israel, said that the major powers “will make sure it is watertight that allows no breakout.”

Sherman in her speech said that if the talks fail, “responsibility will be seen by all to rest with Iran.”

Trita Parsi, the director of the National Iranian American Council, a group that has strongly backed the talks, said that positioning Iran to take the blame should the talks fail was a key message for Sherman, but added that the reverse held as well: Should Congress, spurred by proIsrael groups, scuttle a deal, it would be blamed.

“If there is a deal and the entire world is ready for it,” he said, “it’s going to be very costly for the Congress to push against it.”

The Swiss museum denied rumors in October that it already had accepted the collection.

will to peaceful coexistence.

Sweden will therefore recognize the state of Palestine.”

“The Swedish government must understand that relations in the Middle East are more complex than one of Ikea’s flat-pack pieces of furniture, and would do well to act with greater sensitivity and responsibility,” Liberman said, referring to the Swedish company.

Sweden recognizes Palestine, following up on new prime minister’s vow JERUSALEM (JTA) – Sweden officially recognized the state of Palestine less than a month after its new prime minister said it would.

The recognition, Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom said in a statement published Thursday in the Dagens Nyheter daily, “is an important step that confirms the Palestinians’ right to self-determination. Sweden’s traditionally close ties with the State of Israel are now complemented by an equal relationship to the other party.”

Wallstrom said the recognition “will be followed by enhanced efforts to support the development of democracy and human rights in Palestine.”

In his inaugural address to parliament on Oct. 3, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict “can only be solved with a two-state solution, negotiated in accordance with international law. A two-state solution requires mutual recognition and a

Peruvians arrest alleged Hezbollah operative (JTA) – Peruvian authorities arrested a man that they said belongs to Hezbollah and Israeli media reported was planning an attack on Jewish targets.

Muamad Amadar, a Lebanese national, was arrested after police found that he had explosives in his Lima home, the Peruvian newspaper La Republica reported Tuesday.

The police identified Amadar as a bodybuilder married to a U.S. national.

Israel’s Mossad intelligence service provided Peruvian intelligence services with information about Amadar, the newspaper reported.

On Thursday, Israeli media said Amadar allegedly was planning

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At 105, ‘British Schindler’ celebrated in Prague

By Jan Richter PRAGUE (JTA) – A 105-yearold man known as the “British Oskar Schindler” – having saved hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazis – received the Czech Republic’s highest honor Tuesday.

Sir Nicholas Winton was flown on a Czech military plane to Prague, where Czech President Milo? Zeman awarded him the Order of the White Lion. Seven of the 669 children he rescued were present at Tuesday’s ceremony, which coincided with the Czechoslovak Independence Day. “I want to thank you all for this tremendous expression of thanks for something which happened to me

nearly 100 years ago,” Winton said after receiving the award.

Winton was 29 when he first arrived in Prague in December of 1938. He was planning to go on a skiing holiday in Switzerland but changed his plans when he heard about the refugee crisis in Czechoslovakia. In the following months, he organized eight trains that carried children, the vast majority of them Jewish, from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to safety in the United Kingdom.

“I’m delighted that so many of the children are still about, and they are here to thank me,” Winton said.

Winton, a baptized son of German Jewish parents who settled in the

United Kingdom in the early 1900s, worked as a stockbroker before World War II. In Prague, he joined efforts by several other Britons trying to help the refugees.

“These people were the guilty conscience some in Britain had over their country’s role in the Munich Agreement, and came to help,” historian Michal Frankl from Prague’s Jewish Museum told JTA. Signed in 1938, the Munich Agreement permitted the Nazis to annex parts of Czechoslovokia.

“Winton’s crucial role was in negotiating permits for the children with the British authorities. He also found families willing to take care of them,” Frankl said.

Ruth Halova, now 86, left Prague on one of the trains, known as Kindertransports, in June of 1939, less than four months after the Nazi occupation of the country. “It was a very emotional and joyful moment,” Halova said of the ceremony. “I’m happy I could shake [Winton’s] hand for all those who could not be here.”

Also in attendance was Asaf Auerbach, another child Winton rescued. Auerbach was 11 in July of 1939, when he boarded the Londonbound train along with his brother. “It was very moving for me when I sat there today,” he said. “I noticed that even the president shed some tears.”

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Nicholas Winton at a London event honoring him in September 2009.

In Holocaust restitution affair, Austrian official’s admission may undermine state’s case

By Cnaan Liphshiz VIENNA (JTA) – An Austrian official’s letter is threatening to undermine the central pillar of a controversial court decision that found a Jewish journalist guilty of defrauding the government.

On Sept. 9, senior state attorney Martin Windisch wrote that the government “makes no claims” against Stephan Templ, who was sentenced in April to three years in jail for cheating Austria out of half the value of a sanatorium confiscated by the Nazis from one of Templ’s relatives. In May, the Austrian Supreme Court upheld the ruling but reduced Templ’s sentence to one year.

The court found that Templ had defrauded Austria by failing in his 2006 restitution application to mention his mother’s estranged sister, who would have been entitled to half the $1.4 million his mother received

when she sold the property.

Templ rejected the allegation, but when he asked government officials where he should return the money, Windisch wrote to Templ’s attorney, “The republic makes no claims against your client in connection with the conduct of your client.”

Templ’s attorney, the renowned human rights lawyer Robert Amsterdam, has petitioned prosecutors to have the case declared a mistrial.

“This statement basically voids the ruling,” Amsterdam told JTA. The letter is the latest twist in a case that generated an international uproar over what many in Austria and abroad saw as both a miscarriage of justice and a sign that Austrian society has not fully come to terms with its murky Holocaust record.

Templ, author of the 2001 book “Our Vienna: Aryanization, AustrianStyle,” is a vocal critic of Austria’s

Holocaust-era conduct. In the book, he identified individual families that moved into Jewish homes in the 1930s after their lawful owners had been deported.

In the early 2000s, Templ led tour groups to see the stolen houses during which he toted a loudspeaker, occasionally calling out the names of the families that had come to live in them.

It was “unforgivable conduct,” veteran Austrian Jewish journalist Karl Pfeiffer said, in a country that initially resisted offering restitution because it claimed to be a victim of the Nazis and acknowledged its Holocaust-era culpability for the first time only in 1993.

“The case against Templ is absurd,” Pfeiffer said. “The only reason Templ was prosecuted is that he touched a nerve and reminded the Austrians of how they stole Jewish property with his book. So they put him in jail.”

Critics of the original ruling noted that Austria never legally owned the property and therefore cannot be regarded as a victim of Templ’s actions, as prosecutors claimed.

Others point out that Austria’s laws do not require restitution claimants to list other heirs.

“This case should have been a civil matter between the Templs and the sister,” said Stuart Eizenstat, a former U.S. deputy secretary of the Treasury who led restitution negotiations with Swiss banks in the 1990s and helped set up Austria’s restitution system. Eizenstat said the ruling is “almost inexplicable.”

The notion that Templ’s conviction was payback for his criticism was explored at length by reporters covering the affair. The Independent called Templ the “author who shamed Austria” and the trial was deemed “Kafkaesque” by the Austrian Tageszeitung Kurier. The Dutch

weekly NIW described Templ as “the victim of a legalistic vendetta.”

“Austria has taken a lot of criticism for many injustices in its treatment of Jews from the late 1930s onward,” said Manfred Gerstenfeld, a Vienna-born researcher of antiSemitism who lives in Jerusalem. “It may well be that what we are seeing is a decision by some officials to get rid of the headache that Templ’s case has brought and may bring to them.”

Windisch, the country’s most senior attorney on financial issues, or Finanzprokuratur, denies this. In an email to JTA, Windisch said his letter was not intended to distance Austria from the conviction. However, he reiterated that the Austrian federal government had suffered no damage from Templ’s action and that the Federal Real Estate Agency had ceded all claims to Templ’s aunt, Elisabeth Kretschmer.

The return of Palestinian unilateralism

By Ben Cohen (JNS) – It sometimes seems as if the see-saw debate about the true intentions of Mahmoud Abbas and his Palestinian Authority has been with us for an eternity. One day, we’ll be saying that Abbas is genuinely a moderate, that he really is committed to a two-state solution, that perhaps he’s the guy upon whom the cautious, unsentimental Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should risk a bet. The next day, we’ll encounter yet another inciting, spiteful Abbas soundbite and it’s back to the drawing board.

I don’t think that Abbas is the Machiavellian demon some believe him to be. Equally, the idea that the Palestinian leader is a transparently uncomplicated moderate is absurd.

David Pollock of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy summarized the Abbas dilemma elegantly in a interview I conducted with him for the latest issue of Fathom, a

magazine covering Middle East affairs.

“Shortly after the kidnapping of the three Israeli teenagers who were later murdered in the West Bank, at a meeting of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, Abbas made quite a conciliatory speech, defending the need to cooperate with Israel against terrorism,” Pollock told me.

“But then at other times Abbas does or says things that point in the opposite direction. He meets with terrorists whom he released from prison and praises them. He allows his spokesmen to continue to glorify terrorism in official media. It’s equivocal, it can be seen as hypocritical, and it’s just not particularly credible, because it’s not consistent.”

Still, for all of Abbas’s failures, you have to credit him with shrewdness on this front: he’s persuaded most of the world that there’s a deal to be made if only Netanyahu would abandon his “Greater Israel” doctrine. He therefore gets away with

the kind of incendiary rhetoric that, over the last few months, has involved comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany, accusations of Israeli “genocide,” and a bloodcurdling appeal to stop Jews (whom he described as a “herd of cattle”) from praying at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem “by any means.”

So, if Abbas is being indulged on the rhetorical front—even when that rhetoric contributes dramatically to Palestinian violence that has raged in Jerusalem during the last week, claiming the life of a three monthold Jewish infant—you can hardly blame him for seeking to up the ante when it comes to political strategy.

The PA is now dusting off its unilateralist playbook, which means that it seeks to impose recognition of a Palestinian state upon Israel through international pressure. It’s a method that has won only symbolic victories so far: “Palestine” became a non-member observer state at the

U.N. in 2012, and more countries (134 at the last count) recognize the statehood of the Palestinians than they do Kosovo (a country liberated from Serb ethnic cleansing by a NATO coalition in 1999) or the Republic of Taiwan (which has the enormous footprint of communist China to contend with).

But as wealthier, more influential countries join the Palestinian recognition bandwagon, that could change in the coming months. One of the very first acts of Sweden’s newly elected leftist government was to recognize Palestinian statehood. A few days later, the British parliament voted to do the same.

And the Irish Senate has just now passed a motion calling on the Dublin government to recognize the State of Palestine. As the motion’s sponsor, Senator Averil Power, put it, “The more countries that recognize the State of Palestine, the greater the pressure on Israel to end its illegal occupation and agree to a

long-term peace agreement in the region.”

What if other European states–like France, which is rumored to be considering a similar move–follow suit? In that case, there could well be direct policy implications for what the Europeans will doubtless portray as Israeli noncompliance with the will of the international community. We’ve already seen the European Union (EU) introduce labeling for Israeli products produced by Jewish communities in the West Bank. It’s not beyond the bounds of possibility that further measures could be introduced to limit the trading relationship between Israel and the EU, worth around $40 billion per year, as well as academic, defense and other vital forms of cooperation.

Think of it, if you like, as Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions by the back door, the respectable UNILATERALISM on page 21

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Under guise of normalcy, Ammunition Hill once again a Jerusalem battleground

By Deborah Fineblum Schabb

Courtesy of Flash90

Police and resuce personnel at the scene where a car crashed into Jerusalem's Ammunition Hill light rail station in a terror attack on October 22,

(JNS) – JERUSALEM—As the afternoon sun showers Jerusalem with gold, Ammunition Hill looks like any of the city’s other 22 light rail stops. Since 2011, untold numbers of Israelis—Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike—have been catching the train every nine minutes or so along the 8.6-mile route through Jerusalem’s main shopping streets and many residential neighborhoods.

In fact, for the commuters, college students, and shoppers getting off and on here, there is little to indicate that a terrorist attack just recently took place on this very platform.

Even on Oct. 23, the day after

the attack, normalcy had already returned. Or so it seemed. The wreckage of attacker Abdel Rahman Al-Shaludi’s car had been cleared, and all signs of the violence had been cleaned up. In fact, the only indication that Israeli blood had been spilled here was a group of young Israelis waving the nation’s flag and singing “Am Yisrael Chai” (the people of Israel live) at the top of their lungs.

But now that, in addition to 3month-old Chaya Zissel Braun, a second victim—Karen Yemima Mosquera, an Ecuadorian candidate for conversion to Judaism—has died of her wounds, and as a half dozen others slowly heal from their injuries, officials are struggling to

deal with the escalating violence in the nation’s capital.

All the while, Israeli citizens are trying to make sense of it all.

“It’s scary,” says 19-year-old David Alcalay while glancing down the Ammunition Hill platform. “It brings back the feelings of when I was 8 and the second intifada was on. I would come home from school every afternoon and ask my mom, ‘How many people were killed today?’”

Ammunition Hill, however, seems to historically always be in harm’s way. It got its name during the 1930s as a storehouse for British ammunition and was the scene of HILL on page 19

Israel’s new pioneers work to transform the Negev desert through farming

By Maayan Jaffe (JNS) – In southern Israel, the next generation of Jewish pioneers is making the desert bloom.

A group of young, Zionist, and idealistic adults are cultivating a previously uninhabited area in the northwest Negev on Israel’s borders with Egypt and Gaza—growing tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce, cauliflower, pomegranates, olives, and more.

“I am there because I can make a difference,” said Nava Uner, who lives in Bnei Netzarim, one of three Halutza (pioneer) communities in the Young Farmers Incubation

Israel Briefs Conversion reform passes Cabinet vote JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel’s Cabinet approved a government regulation that will reform the conversion process.

The regulation, which echoes the controversial conversion bill that for the second time passed the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, was approved on Sunday at the weekly Cabinet meeting. It will have the force of law but can be rescinded by the Cabinet.

Only the Jewish Home party’s Uri Ariel, who serves as housing minister, voted against the regulation, The Jerusalem Post reported.

The regulation that passed the Knesset committee last week was headed for the Knesset plenum as early as this week.

Under the measure, as many as 30 courts made up of municipal rabbis would be allowed for the purpose of conversion. Currently there are 33 rabbis and four conver-

Project.

The project is a Jewish National Fund (JNF) program established shortly after the 2005 unilateral disengagement from Gaza, one of the most polarizing events in Israel’s history. The Halutza planned communities are part of JNF’s Blueprint Negev campaign, which is aimed at developing southern Israel through infrastructure and jobs. The Negev comprises about 60 percent of Israel’s land, but only eight percent of Israeli citizens live there. But n recent years, the Negev has rapidly evolved into a hub of activity, with a new cyber-security park, an expanded Israel Defense Forces presence,

and the growth of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

The Young Farmers Incubator Project—co-sponsored by the Ness Foundation, Karen Ferber, and Ellen Aschendorf—is further innovative and unique. The program aims to encourage young entrepreneurs who are looking to make a future working the land to stay and invest in their own farms in the Negev.

The area, however, is desert. In fact, the Negev is so dry that in 2001, when former prime minister Ehud Barak offered Yasser Arafat the area as part of a land-for-peace deal, Arafat turned it down over his concern that it is “a place of death. …

Nothing could grow there.”

But today, these young farmers, with the support of veteran farmer mentors, are changing sand into the blossoms of a new beginning. They use hydroponics and scientific techniques developed in the former Gaza-based Jewish communities of Gush Katif to grow bug-free produce.

Yedidya Harush, JNF’s liaison for the Halutza communities, explained that when the communities were founded shortly after the disengagement by residents of Gush Katif, only about 30 families took part in the plan. Yet the initiative grew steadily until four-and-a-half

years later, there are now close to 400 families living in the three communities, with plans to reach 15,000 families. The Young Farmers Project brought a younger cohort to the land, enabling first-time famers to lease greenhouse space with minimal capital down and low up-front costs for one agricultural season. In other parts of the country, several years’ capital could be required.

Uner, a South African immigrant, is one of those younger adults.

She converted to Judaism after volunteering in a Negev kibbutz, where she met her husband. She spent the

sion courts that can perform conversions throughout Israel.

After approving the bill in March, the committee was required to vote a second time due to the addition of 38 amendments proposed by the opposition; they were all voted down by the committee.

The rocket that landed Friday evening in southern Israel caused no damage or injuries, the Israel Defense Forces reported. It was the second time since the cease-fire took effect that a rocket fired from Gaza landed in Israel. Israel did not return fire.

The Rafah border between Egypt and Gaza also has been closed for the last week following attacks on Egyptian security forces patrolling the Sinai. A meeting in Cairo to continue indirect ceasefire negotiations was postponed last week by Egypt due to the Sinai unrest.

and “unbridled statements” be avoided.

“At this time we must show responsibility and restraint,” the Israeli leader said.

Netanyahu said the government is “committed to the status quo for Jews, Muslims and Christians” on the Temple Mount, adding that “it is easy to start a religious fire, but much more difficult to extinguish it.”

the anniversary on the Hebrew calendar of the assassination.

“Ruling over another people is against our values as Jews. To pursue peace is a mitzvah. It’s also very practical, very Jewish,” Peres said.

Israel closes border crossings with Gaza following rocket launch JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel closed its two border crossings with Gaza in the wake of a rocket fired into Israel from the coastal strip.

In Gaza, Hamas called the decision to seal the Erez and Kerem Shalom crossings indefinitely beginning Saturday “collective punishment.” The Israeli government in a statement cited humanitarian issues as an exception.

“The justifications given by the (Israeli) occupation to shut down crossings are unacceptable,” senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouq said in a statement released Sunday, the Palestinian Maan news agency reported.

Marzouq charged that the closure violates the Aug. 26 cease-fire ending Israel’s 50-day military operation in Gaza as well as international agreements.

Netanyahu calls for lawmakers’ calm on Temple Mount JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for “responsibility and restraint” by lawmakers and said he would not change the Temple Mount status quo.

“Let us not play into the hands of our extremist enemies,” Netanyahu said Sunday at the beginning of the weekly Cabinet meeting. “I think that what is necessary now is to show restraint and to work together to calm the situation.”

He asked that private initiatives

Peres at Rabin memorial: Ruling over others against Jewish values JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel cannot protect its Jewish and democratic character without peace, former President Shimon Peres said at a memorial for Yitzhak Rabin.

“Peace has become a derogatory term. There are those who say that those who believe in peace are naive, not patriots, delusional,” Peres said Sunday night to thousands of people gathered in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv for the event.

“But I say to all those in a clear voice, those who give up on peace are the ones who are delusional.”

Rabin was assassinated 19 years ago by Yigal Amir, who remains in jail. Wednesday marks

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Rock throwers in Israel can now be sentenced to 20 years JERUSALEM (JTA) – An amendment to Israel’s penal code will allow for sentences of up to 20 years for throwing stones or other objects at vehicles.

Israel’s Cabinet passed the amendment at its weekly meeting on Sunday.

“Israel is taking vigorous action against terrorists and those who throw stones, firebombs and fireworks,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of the meeting.

In recent months, rocks thrown

by Palestinians have damaged the Jerusalem light rail. The rock throwers also have targeted buses and private cars.

Rock throwing now carries an average penalty of two years in jail.

The legislation does not cover the West Bank, where offenders are tried in military court.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS CINCINNATI JEWS IN THE NEWS ycamore High School Senior Lila Englander, daughter of Hayley and Shep Englander, was named a National Merit Scholar semifinalist. Arlene Herman was named interim executive director at Executive Services Corps of Cincinnati.

Kathryn Wekselman was promoted to senior director, regulatory and scientific affairs at CT Clinical Trial and Consulting Services in Blue Ash. Marty Betagole was named to the board of directors of Life Learning Center in Covington, KY. Rabbi Irvin Wise received the Staff of G-d award and Michael Fisher received the Clarence E. Wallace Award from the Avondale Comprehensive Development Corporation

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By Bob Wilhelmy My sense is that German cuisine generally takes a back seat to many of its Western European cousins, namely the French, Italian, and even Spanish offerings.

Certainly, by volume or number of dining establishments, that is true in Zinzinnati, this once and famous Rye Bread Town, rich in German culture.

While numbers do not lie, there are good, solid, tasty German meals to be had in the Greater Cincinnati area. Wertheim’s is one place to find those hearty German meals, and has been for nearly a quarter century now. The eatery may be one of the best-kept secrets of the dining scene, tucked away as it is at the shank end of MainStrasse Village.

When you go there, you will find a true Old World atmosphere, removed from today’s hustle and bustle. The dining rooms are spread over three rooms of a converted house, built generations ago.

The restaurant is located near the end of West 6th Street (514) in Covington, along a wide, tree-lined boulevard partially paved in cobblestones of 19th century vintage.

Specialty of the house is the champignon schnitzel, and the dish is as German as Kaiser Wilhelm himself. Having eaten this particular entrée six or eight times at Wertheim’s, I can assure you of its delightful flavors. Champignon schnitzels made properly start with a piece of veal, either sliced or pounded to about 3/8-inch thickness, then lightly breaded in a kind of almost-powdery bread crumb/spice mix. The veal is sautéed and topped with a mushroom sauce (champignons!). At Wertheim’s, Sol (the owner) serves his schnitzel with house-made red cabbage and a potato pancake. I generally start that dinner with hot slaw (hold the bacon bits), which is a choice item with the meal.

Just a note: Wertheim’s kitchen turns out its own red cabbage, which complements many of the dishes and all of the schnitzels.

Generally, that specialty is purchased pre-made. The chef knifecuts the cabbage instead of shredding it the way it is done for the mass-produced packaged varieties.

Preparation in that way assures a firmer, less mushy product on the plate. “It’s better when you do it that way, and the red cabbage is made in our kitchen” which is a plus for the diner, a kitchen staffer said.

The same approach is used in preparing potato pancakes. “That’s a pretty simple recipe, with potatoes, flour, eggs and seasonings.

We grill the pancakes to a certain point, and then freeze them,” he said. When an order calls for a potato pancake, the frozen product

Jewell Bennett, server.

The hühner schnitzel, made from chicken.

is removed from the freezer and deep-fried in vegetable oil until golden brown, and served piping hot. And while on the subject of potatoes, the kitchen turns out homemade potato chips—not Saratoga chips, but genuine potato chips. The fish sandwich pictured here features the chips, and they are very good!

Getting back to the entrée selection, as an ethnic German, schnitzels have always been among my favorites at places such as

The signage outside Wertheim’s.

Wertheim’s. You’ll find also the zigeuner (gypsy) schnitzel, all but identical to the champignon, except for the addition of onions in a heavy sauce. A schnitzel variation is the hühner, made with a chicken breast, and sautéed in tomato sauce with fresh green peppers. All are good schnitzel dinners.

The liver mit zwiebel (with onions) is another German dish I love. Liver is about as low-brow as one can reach, but a real comfort food for me. Higher on the meal

chain is sauerbraten, or sour beef in translation from the German. The recipe calls for three to four days of marinating in a souring agent, after which the beef is roasted and served with a brown gravy reduction of the marinade in which it was steeped. Now, picture that dish, or any of the schnitzels, for that matter, along with a tall glass of excellent German beer, Warsteiner perhaps. Does dining get any better?

Wertheim’s is open seven days

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The entire menu is available all day. Wertheim’s offers appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches, full dinners, and a list of sides, along with desserts.

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Dear Editor, All these things are happening and I thought I would let you know.

First, I wrote a prize-winning poem and it has been published in the following Library of Congress publication entitled “Across The Way.” Courtesy of Mohamed Ouda

A Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) protest against Israel in Melbourne, Australia, on June 5, 2010.

CUNY is no place for BDS movement’s hate

By Jacob Baime (JNS) - On Friday afternoon, the Doctoral Students Council of the City University of New York (CUNY) once again considered a hateful resolution calling for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions.

After the same measure was defeated by 41 votes last month, this destructive and divisive resolution once again reared its ugly head. For a second time, the resolution failed to win passage, receiving 31 out of a required 39 votes.

The hypocrites who promoted the resolution are part of the antiIsrael Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. This well-funded and increasingly organized campaign seeks to isolate, demonize, and ultimately destroy the Jewish state of Israel.

The resolution’s backers claimed they were promoting justice and human rights, that they were seeking sovereignty and freedom for the Palestinian people, that they are trying to end the “occupation.”

Nothing could be further from the truth.

To be part of the solution, we have to bring together people of different backgrounds and beliefs.

We have to engage in meaningful dialogue. We have to empower the campus community to make a meaningful contribution to peace by promoting constructive efforts toward coexistence.

The hate-mongers who want CUNY to boycott Israeli universities are part of the problem. They are an obstacle to peace. Why would people who truly want peace demonize Israeli schools that have been at the forefront of criticizing Israeli government policies? Why would they isolate colleges that hire Palestinian faculty and actively recruit and subsi-

dize Palestinian students? Why would they seek to tear down some of the most progressive institutions in Israeli society that are working to promote Palestinian statehood?

The fact remains that Israel wants peace and always has. For its entire existence, Israel has wanted nothing more than to live side by side in peace and security with its neighbors. Time and again, Israel has made painful sacrifices for even the prospect of peace. Honest and educated observers understand that the core of the conflict has always been and remains Arab and Palestinian rejectionism.

The supporters of BDS at CUNY have joined forces with these anti-peace rejectionists.

They are undercutting those who are trying to find a two state solution for peace. They don’t care about ending the occupation— they just want to single out Israel for opprobrium. They think they know better than Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who has denounced such BDS attacks on Israel.

Sensible students and faculty at CUNY organized to stand up for academic freedom and moral integrity by helping defeat this resolution. They were supported by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, StandWithUs, The Third Narrative, The Israel Project, and an on-site rapid response team from Israel on Campus Coalition.

The CUNY defenders of freedom and pursuers of peace prevailed once again Friday. And we should all applaud the tireless efforts of these CUNY students and faculty who are standing athwart the pro-hate BDS movement and saying, “stop.” They will succeed because, at the end of the day, love conquers hate. And it always will.

NOW AND THEN Born on a stormy night Ready and eager to face my plight Too soon I faced the real world of blood, sweat and tears And learned how to cope and calm my fears I survived the Depression, a wartime marriage and mother of three I admit there were times when I wanted to flee At 87, widowed and alone, looking back at what was then, I wonder: Would I do it all over again?

After eighty seven years of being an only child, a devoted daughter, loving World War 11 war bride, busy housewife, mother of three, grandmother of seven

and great-grandmother of five,here I am, in my too-immaculate, too quiet apartment.

However, I count my blessings, take one day at a time and keep coping.

I also made a TV commercial, which took 5 hours, supporting a local ballot initiative, that will run on our local channels.

At 87 this all seems so unreal: Betty White, Grandma Moses and me.

Bev (Friedman) Levine Cincinnati, Ohio Dear Editor, The article “Rabbis bearing witness in Ferguson” is total rubbish and reflects poorly on Michael Adam Latz and the rabbinate associated with him.

If the object of the article was to show injustices or problems in our society there is a large pool of valid examples. Ferguson is not one of them. For whatever reason, the authorities withheld all pertinent information on the shooting and events leading up to it until after the grand jury could

examine these facts.

Whatever we know or think we know has come from leaks.

We know that just before the altercation Brown strong-armed a local business owner and stole merchandise.

When Brown encountered the police officer, he knew what he just did, even if the police officer did not. He very likely was operating from a guilty conscience when he assaulted this police officer; to the extent he did serious physical damage to this officer’s eye socket. By all descriptions of Brown, he was a giant of a man.

Other leaks reveal Brown was high on marijuana at the time. If all this is true then any reasonable person will agree that the officer acted in self defense. Until the grand jury delivers their report we will not know any more, but then the commentators like Latz will probably dig in deeper in their exoneration of Brown and the other hooligans that demonstrated in Ferguson.

Sincerely, Jerome Liner Cincinnati, OH

What the Freundel scandal says about Orthodoxy Editor’s note: This previously published article was not complete in the Oct. 30 issue, so we are re-running it in it’s entirety.

By Elana Sztokman MODIIN, Israel (JTA) – With the news that Rabbi Barry Freundel, a prominent Orthodox rabbi, has been arrested for peeping at the naked bodies of his female congregants through a secret camera in the mikvah, or Jewish ritual bath, many disturbing questions are being raised about the implications of his suspected transgressions: Does it matter that Freundel is an Orthodox rabbi? Is he just a regular (alleged) creepy pervert? Or did his position of power – and the culture surrounding it – contribute to the acts of which he stands accused?

On the one hand, there are some really lovely and goodhearted Orthodox rabbis who have nothing to do with Freundel and abhor the entire story; they do not deserve to be demonized by association. One bad apple – or rabbi, as it may be - shouldn’t spoil the whole basket. Furthermore, there are sex offenders in pretty much every culture, religion, ethnic group and social class. Violence against women is ubiquitous,

unfortunately, so perhaps the particulars of the offender’s social context are not relevant.

On the other hand, one cannot help but notice the multiple layers of power, authority and gender hierarchy involved in this story.

After all, the scene of the alleged crimes was a mikvah, where women are naked, exposed and reliant on a system of intricate rules about their bodies that have been determined by men. Jewish women traditionally use the mikvah to immerse – fully nude – following menstruation or during conversion, and in some cases to mark significant life events. The practice of ritual immersion is usually overseen by female attendants, except in the case of Orthodox conversion, when three male rabbis also must be present to give approval.

If the allegations against Freundel are true, they confirm the worst suspicions about the status of women in Orthodoxy: that the all-male rabbinical clubs support their own members in their efforts to control women’s bodies all the time. Freundel, after all, is suspected of using his authority to grab what he wanted from unsuspecting women.

Moreover, Freundel may have targeted female converts – the subset of mikvah-goers who are

most at risk of abuse. These very women often do not have enough security in their social position or Jewish knowledge to question the strange demands made by rabbis in the shower room. Thus the scandal raises disturbing questions about the social structures that give men like Freundel unfettered power over Orthodox conversion. (Freudel himself has been extremely active on the conversion issue in recent years, maintaining control of the Rabbinical Council of America’s Conversion Committee and speaking widely as an expert on conversion.)

The award-winning film “A Tale of a Woman and a Robe,” by the Israeli filmmaker Nurit Jacobs Yinon, painfully demonstrates how the experiences of female converts in the mikvah violate their most basic dignity. Three male rabbis watch every woman dunk in the water, as she is naked except for a robe or sheet separating her skin from the rabbis’ eyes.

Some rabbis interviewed in the film – including the Israeli modern Orthodox rabbis David Stav and Beni Lau – admit that this practice is humiliating for women, but describe their own helplessness in changing the practice.

Meanwhile, there are reports SCANDAL on page 21

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As I stood before Rembrandt’s celebrated painting of the akeda, I noticed that Rembrandt pictures Abraham’s hand outstretched with the knife, ready to slaughter Isaac and an angel from the Lord staying Abraham’s hand and forcibly preventing the father from sacrificing his son. Why does Rembrandt add an element which the Bible does not record? Clearly, Rembrandt was disturbed by how Abraham could favor the words of a mere angel telling him to desist from the act of slaughter which God had commanded.

Rembrandt concludes that the angel actually prevented Abraham’s action, so that Abraham emerges from the story as the Kierkegaardian Prince of Faith par excellence! Rav A.I. Kook gives a most startling reason for Abraham’s preference for the command of the angel over the command of God: The angel was actually Abraham’s conscience telling him not to slaughter Isaac.

Remarkably, he suggests that it is only he who does not silence his conscience who is truly God fearing.

Apparently, Rav Kook is saying that the inner voice of the human conscience is actually the “image of God,” the “portion of God from on high” within each and every one of God’s human creations, which was the angel of the Lord who came to Abraham; it was a voice from within, not a voice from without.

In fact, it is quite possible that Rav Kook is hinting at the possibility that since God’s words were nebulous to begin with, His having said, “bring him up there as an offering” (or a “dedication”), but never saying explicitly to “slaughter Isaac” (see Rashi), Abraham misinterpreted God’s words; God meant only that Isaac should be dedicated – in life, not in death! And this is what our talmudic sages say (B.T. Ta’anit 4a) when explicating the words of the prophet Jeremiah regarding the sin of idolatrous child sacrifice: “‘Which I never commanded, nor spoke of, nor thought about’; ‘I never commanded’ refers to Mesha, the King of Moab [who sacrificed his son to Moloch]; ‘which I did not speak of’ refers to Jephthah, who sacrificed his daughter [to God]; ‘which I never thought about’ refers to Isaac the son of

Abraham.’” I do not believe that subjective human conscience can take precedence over the word of God; however, in the case of God’s initial command to Abraham – which leaves room for two different interpretations – it makes perfect sense for Abraham to invoke the “angel of the Lord.”

After all, Abraham certainly knew the biblical portions prior to his ministry, God’s displeasure over Cain’s murder of Abel, the lame excuse of Cain, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (and if Cain is indeed his brother’s keeper, how much more so is Abraham his son Isaac’s keeper!), and – most of all – the dictum following the story of the flood: “Whosoever sheds his fellow’s blood, his blood shall be shed by his fellow, since in the image of God was the human fellow created” (Gen. 9:6). These words previously given by God could very well have been the “angel of the Lord from heaven” which gave the correct interpretation to Abraham of God’s true desire vis-à-vis Isaac.

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T EST Y OUR T ORAH KNOWLEDGE THIS WEEK’S PORTION: VAYERA (BRAISHITH 18:1—22:22) 1. When did Avrom run? a.) To feed his guests b.) To pray for Sodom c.) To do the Akeida

b.) South towards Be'er Sheva c.) Towards the mountains

2. Did Lot take care of his guests? a.) Yes b.) No 3. Where did Lot move to after Hashem destroyed Sodom? a.) Up north towards Shechem

5. C 22:6 They walked together happily. Issac was not aware that he would be slaughtered as a sacrifice and Avrahom was happy to fulfill the mitzvah of Hashem. Rashi

EFRAT, Israel - And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. (Genesis 21:4) And it was after these things that God tested Abraham “Take your son… and bring him up there as an offering…”’ (Genesis 22:2) ‘And an angel of the Lord from the heavens called out to him… and said: “Do not cast your hand upon the lad and do not do anything to him; now I know that you fear God since you did not withhold your only son from Me”’ (Genesis 22:12) One of the most difficult narratives in our Bible is this story of the “binding” (akeda) of Isaac. How can the Almighty God, the God of compassionate righteousness and moral justice (Gen. 18:19), command Abraham to sacrifice his beloved and innocent child? And, secondly, how can a father ever think of carrying out such a command without the slightest dispute with God such as the argument Abraham made for the wicked people of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 18:23-33)? Let us begin with our first query: How can a compassionate God make such a request? The great existentialist philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, in his celebrated work Fear and Trembling, maintains that herein lies the precise nature of the Divine test, the reason why Abraham emerges as the supreme Prince of Faith: God expects of his most trustworthy servant the “teleological suspension of the ethical”; in response to a command by the ultimate value and ideal of life and world (telos is the Greek for “end” or “goal”), the individual must be able to still the ethical voice of his conscience.

We hearken to the word of God not because it is good, but rather because it was given by God! Fascinatingly, Rav Yosef ibn Kaspi suggests a very different approach: the entire story of the akeda was only meant to teach Abraham that God is not Molech, and He abhors child sacrifice. Hence Abraham, a child of this world of idolatry, may well have expected just such a command; and perhaps the real test may have been Abraham’s (correct) decision to listen to the second “voice” of the angel of the Lord: “Do not lay your hand upon the lad.”

A number of years ago, I visited the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad.

“Whosoever sheds his fellow’s blood, his blood shall be shed by his fellow, since in the image of God was the human fellow created” (Gen. 9:6).

4. Did Lot see the destruction of Sodom? a.) Yes b.) No 5. How did Avrahom and Issac travel to the Akeida? a.) Separately b.) Silently c.) Together

mountains. Rashi 4. B 19:17,28 Lot was not allowed to see the destruction of Sodom because he should have been destroyed too, but was saved by the merit of Avrahom. Rashi

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Written by Rabbi Dov Aaron Wise

ANSWERS 1. A 18:2,7 2. A 19:2,3 Lot learned to take care of guests from Avraham. Rashi 3. C 19:17 Toward Avrahom who lived in the

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By NATE BLOOM Contributing Columnist At the Movies/Movie News “Whiplash has already earned rave reviews from tough critics like A. O. SCOTT of the NY Times. Miles Teller (who has one Jewish grandparent), stars as Andrew Neiman, a 19-year-old (Jewish) jazz drummer who attends a top conservatory. There he becomes the protégé of Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), a very tough conductor. He uses any psychological trick to turn Neiman into a “perfect” drummer (including, once, referring to Neiman as a “Hymie”). Neiman’s proficiency soars, but the rest of his life, including his love life, suffers. His personality changes so much that it provokes a rebuke from his very mild-mannered father, a failed writer (PAUL REISER, 57). The film was written and directed by Damien Chazelle, 30. Expect to hear a lot more from him in the future. His father, Bernard, is a Princeton University computer scientist (I don’t think he is Jewish; but I am still checking sources). Check if this film, and “Laggies,” below-makes it to the Cincinnati area. If not, look for on-demand and or DVD releases.

“Laggies” was released a couple of weeks ago to mostly good reviews.It stars Keira Knightley as Megan, a 28-year-old without a career or a direction. When her high school boyfriend proposes, she panics and hides out at the home of Annika (Chloë Grace Moretz), a teenage friend, and Annika’s world-weary single dad (Sam Rockwell). JEFF GARLIN, 52, has a supporting role. A close friend sent me this “Jewish geography” e-mail about novelist ANDREA SEIGEL, 36, who wrote the book that “Laggies” is based upon—as well as the “Laggies” screenplay: “She grew up in Irvine [CA], had her bat mitzvah at Temple Bat Yahm, and graduated from Brown.”

Variety reports that SETH ROGEN, 32, has been picked to play Apple co-founder Steven Wozniak in a bio-pic based on the 2011 biography, entitled “Steve Jobs”—which, of course, was about Apple’s other founder.

Wozniak, by the way, is not Jewish. His paternal grandfather, whose last name he bears, was Polish Catholic. The rest of his varied European ancestry isn’t Jewish either. A friend pointedout a funny thing: there have been three major film depictions of Wozniak (including the upcoming film). Wozniak has been played in each by a Jewish actor—we couldn’t think of a similar casting trifecta involving

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a real person. The first was the original 1999 TNT movie, “Pirates of Silicon Valley,” and he was played by JOEY SLOTNICK, now 46. Last year, there was the movie, “Jobs,” in which Ashton Kutcher played Steve Jobs and JOSH GAD, 33, played “Woz”.

Kudrow Returns The HBO series, “Comeback”, which ran for one 13-episode season in 2005, makes an eight (new) episode return to HBO on Sunday evening, Nov. 9.

LISA KUDROW, 51, returns as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish. In the original show, Cherish was a former sit-com star who was trying to make a comeback on a new sit-com, but was relegated to secondary role. Meanwhile, her “comeback” was being documented by a reality show. The new series begins with Cherish trying to peddle a new reality show to “Bravo”. Shortly thereafter, the action turns to the “evil” ‘producer of Cherish’s 2005 comeback sitcom. He’s trying to sell HBO a “barely fictional” series about a neurotic “has been” actress, like Cherish, and her relations with a sit-com producer.

“The Comeback” was co-created by, and is co-written by Kudrow.

Bell on Being Jewish JOSHUA BELL, 46, is often called the world’s greatest violinist. He recently spoke to the SunSentinel newspaper in connection with a Florida concert. About doing a free workshop for school kids before the concert, Bell said: “You have to credit my Jewish upbringing about the importance of doing mitzvot, that reflects how grateful I am to be a musician. My piano teacher (Russian Jewish violinist JOSEPH GINGOLD) gave me advice and taught me the beauty of music as I became idolized by the great violinists such as MISCHA ElLMAN (also Jewish), who was a contemporary of Gingold.”

Bell has played with the Israeli Philharmonic. About Israel and his violin, he said: “I am forever recognized by Israel as the violinist who plays with BRONISLAW HUBERMAN’S 1713 Stradivarius [Huberman was the founder of the Israel Philharmonic]. I am deeply respectful of the beauty and the rich history of my violin.”

About the tune, “Baal Shem: Simchat Torah,” which appeared on a 2013 CD he made, Bell said: “Simchat Torah is a time of rejoicing and I wanted to share the happy emotions that are celebrated on the Jewish holiday.”

FROM THE PAGES 150 Y EARS A GO Hannah, or, A Glimpse of Paradise, a new novel by H.M. Moos will be commenced in an early number of the Israelite. As we are not always prepared to furnish back numbers, we would beg our friends, who desire the whole novel and have not yet subscribed for the Israelite, to do so at once.

The work has been carefully prepared and in interest far exceeds “Rudolph Morganstern,” which novel has been very favorably received by our numerous readers.

Betrothed, Mr. Moses Kohnki to Miss Caroline Levy, both of Cincinnati.

Messrs. Werner & Gerard, No. 12 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, are the sole agents for the celebrated Pianos, manufactured by the New York Piano Forte Company.

Musicians of high reputation have declared those instruments second to none in harmony and structure.

We opine the time is not far distant when but few drawing rooms will not boast of one. – December 2, 1864

125 Y EARS A GO Miss Laura Seasongood narrowly escaped serious injury last Tuesday morning. She was being driven along Elm Street, Walnut Hills, in a two-horse carriage, when the horses took fright. The team dashed out Locust Street, and as they turned into McMillan Street they were running into a tree, when the driver, by a sudden jerk, succeeded in thowing the frightened animals, both of which were badly injured. Miss Seasongood, through the skill of her driver, escaped. She was assisted into his house by Mr. J. W. Haley, where she soon recovered from her fright, and was able to proceed to her home.

Mr. David Brill was elected a member of the Progress Literary Society, an organization of young boys and girls.

The reception given by Mrs. May Fechheimer, in honor of her two charming nieces from San Francisco, was an elegant and enjoyable affair. About forty interesting and brilliant young ladies graced the occasion with their presence, and a fine collation was satisfactorily discussed. – November 14, 1989

100 Y EARS A GO The wedding of Miss Stella Miriam Isaac, daughter of Mr .and Mrs. Morris Isaac of Cincinnati, O., and Mr. Isaac Bear of Lafayette, Ind., was solemnized on Monday evening, November 2, 1914, at the Hotel Sinton, Rabbi Louis Grossmann officiating.

Isadore Brandeis, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Joe Brandeis of South Norwood, passed with honors the civil service examination as mechanical draftsman to the war department at Washington, D.C. and received his appoitment on November 2. Mr. Brandeis left for Washington to pursue his work.

Meyer A. Cahn, 71 years old, manager of the local branch of the Bruner Woolen Mills Co., died suddenly last Sunday afternoon at the home of his niece, Mrs. Jacob Bettmann, Glenwood Ave., Avondale. Mrs. Max B. May is also a niece of the deceased. The funeral took place from the Bettmann home on Tuesdsay afternoon, Rabbi Grossmann officiating. – November 5, 1914

and Leo G. Shuller; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Services were held at the Weil Funeral Home Wednesday, Nov. 4, with interment in Adath Israel Cemetery. Rabbi Fishel J. Goldfeder officiated.

Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Lehrer (Carol Horwitz), 5412 Laconia Avenue, a son, Mark Lewis, Friday, Oct. 23. The infant has a sister, Riva, and a brother, Douglas.

The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Sam Horwitz and the paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. William Lehrer. Mrs. Fanny Horwitz is the maternal greatgrandmother. – November 12, 1964

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75 Y EARS A GO Mrs. Jennie Bloch Kaufamn passed away Tuesday, Nov. 14th, at her home at 3725 Reading Road.

She had a wide acquaintanceship through the many who patronized The Kaufman, suburban hotel and dining-room at that address.

Surviving are her daughters, Mesdames William Dumbacher and Ben Raz. She was the widow of Theodore Kaufman. Services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from Weil’s.

Mrs. Leo M. Feldman announces the coming marriage of her daughter, Betty , to Mr. Bertram M. Wawllenstein on Sunday, Nov. 19th at 4:30 p.m., at her home on Ridge Road. Rabbi Victor E. Reichert will officiate.

Drs. Emanuel B. Brandes, Leo S. Friedman, J. Victor Greenebaum, Samuel Okrent, Frank Seinsheimer and Mendel Zeligs are among Cincinnati members of the American Academy of Pediatrics, convening here November 16th18th.

Hostesses include the Mesdames Friedman, Greenebaum, and Seinsheimer. – November 16, 1939

50 Y EARS A GO Max Shuller, 76, widely known restauranteur, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 3, following a bried illness. He resided at 1604 Miramar Court.

Mr. Shuller was the founder and owner of the Wigwam Restaurant, North Bend Road and Hamilton Avenue. Prior to establishing the Wigwam in 1922, he owned seven restaurants here, including Shuller’s at Seventh and Vine Streets.

He was a member of B’nai B’rith, Jewish Community Cneter, and its Health Club, Adath Israel and Ohav Shalom Synagogues and their Men’s Clubs, and the Cincinnati Restaurant Association.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Anna O. Shuller; two sons, Saul E.

The wedding of Joan Fenichel and Richard Rubin took place Oct. 28 at Northern Hills Synagogue.

Rabbi Gershom Bernard officiated.

Joan is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Henry Fenichel of Cincinnati.

She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Jacob Milgrim of New York and the late Mr. Milgrim, the late Paula Sporn and the late Moritz Fenichel.

Richard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rubin of Cincinnati.

He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Golding and Max Rubin and the late Lillian Rubin.

Debbie Fenichel, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Bridal attendants were Laura Heiman, Maxine Krasnow, Andi and Dori Rubin and Marla Tofle.

Best man was Dan Ostrov.

Groomsmen were Steve Bluestone, Eric Dulaney, Scott Edersheim, Macy Kisilinsky, and Todd Sachs.

Flower girls were Rachel Ackerman and Robin Marling.

Joan is a graduate of the University of Michigan. Richard is a graduate of Ohio State University.

After a honeymoon in San Francisco, the couples resides in Cincinanti. – November 16, 1989

10 Y EARS A GO Alison Yetta Warm and Randal Charles Moss plan to wed on May 21, 2005 at the Hilton Nethernland Plaza. Alison is the daughter of Stuart and Judi Warm of Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a graduate of Indiana University and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in social work at the University of Georgia.

Randal is the son of Frank and Arlene Moss, and Debbie and Richard Nader. He earned a master’s degree in public management at George Washington University and he currently works in the American Cancer Society’s Futuring and Innovation Center. – November 25, 2004

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NEGEV from page 10 last several years studying in Jerusalem, but she and her husband wanted to return to the south. When they heard about the Young Farmers Project, they latched on.

“We became religious and we were looking for a place where we could keep growing spiritually,” said Uner. “Everything is so new you feel like you are a part of the beginning of something new and special. It has its challenges, but being able to live and farm here—this is something I really enjoy, that I love. This is pioneering.”

Harush compared the 21st-century Israel pioneer to those of the past. He said they both face challenges and opportunities. When the first pioneers came to Israel after the Holocaust, they were tired and disenfranchised, with no government support and no infrastructure from which to draw. But they had world Jewry’s support and belief in building a Jewish state.

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don’t need Zionism, which is very wrong,” said Harush. “The second challenge is that we have to attract people to come because most people have the comfort of living in the center of Israel or even Be’er Sheva.

Getting people is harder than it seems.”

But it is not impossible.

Jakir Manela—executive director of the Pearlstone Center, an educational Jewish farm in Maryland— said the impulse to work the land in Israel is deep and “strikes at the core of the Jewish soul.” He explained that many of the Jewish holidays and laws center on harvesting Israel. “(The idea is) livnot u’lehibanot, to build the land and to be built by the experience,” he said.

Manela said he has seen children and adults who work on Pearlstone’s farm achieve tremendous growth and insight.

“I see an awakening, an excitement and a joy—a connection to the world and to God—through the experience [of being at Pearlstone],” said Manela. “Working the land is a window into the Jewish experience.

That window is exponentially wider,

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deeper, and really higher in Israel.”

Beyond the spiritual and the ideal, there is also a strategic component to the Halutza communities.

Harush said the area used to be a magnet for the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and woman. The Sudanese used the unoccupied border to cross illegally into Israel.

Furthermore, terrorists were able to move relatively freely from Gaza to Egypt to Israel to carry out attacks.

The Halutza communities were struck hard by the recent war against Hamas; more than 70 rockets fell on their land. JNF provided 40 mobile bomb shelters to keep the population safe. While some residents did flee, Harush said most remained and additional families joined, even in recent months.

Until now, JNF has invested more than $6 million dollars in these communities. The organization is currently sponsoring a $4 million medical center and a $2.5 million synagogue.

“Israel’s biggest national mission is the Negev,” said Harush. “We are Israel’s pioneers.”

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Yet as his bus passed the Ammunition Hill train stop, Yosef Cohen was quick to point out that such violence is not restricted to a certain neighborhood. “I’ve lived in this city for 30 years and I know it can happen anywhere,” he says.

“But I still feel safe here. Their leaders are whipping them up because they want to make us afraid, but we can’t let them scare us.”

In the face of escalating violence, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to step up security, alerting his cabinet to the 1,000 additional border guards assigned to beef up defense of the city.

“United Jerusalem was, and will always remain, the capital of Jerusalem,” Netanyahu said.

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Which is exactly what Orlee Canaan, sitting on a bench on the Ammunition Hill platform, wants to hear. “I’m not afraid to be here but I do know that, if we put up with them throwing rocks at trains and cars it will just escalate,” says the Afula native and mother of five (one of whom is in the Israel Defense Forces). “We have to be strong and we have to be clear.

Otherwise the enemy will see us as weak and become bolder and more and more violent.”

In fact, since the Ammunition Hill attack, Hamas’s news agency has been running a poster encouraging other Palestinians to mimic Al-Shaludiuse by using their cars as weapons against Israelis.

Light rail passenger Ohela Avinir, a professor at Hadassah College en route to class, isn’t optimistic about the situation.

“Look around and it doesn’t seem like we are at war, but we are at war,” she says, describing that the recent wave of attacks is “bound to make us feel more vulnerable and more aware that we are standing at an invisible border between us and the enemy.”

And Avinir, who has a Ph.D. in conflict resolution, argues that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict shows no sign of abating.

“Until children are raised without hate it is difficult to resolve this kind of long-term conflict,” she says. “Not while parents continue to teach and model violence instead of peace.”

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by Marianna Bettman The Supreme Court of Ohio recently decided a case that turned on the question of where a person’s domicile is. While the case involved interpretation of an insurance policy in a tragic circumstance, the decision speaks more broadly to the issue of where a person is legally domiciled. The case is Schill v. Cincinnati Insurance Co. In August of 2008, Dr. Miles Coburn was riding his bicycle in Geauga County, Ohio. He was killed when he was hit by a car driven by Robert Schill. Robert, then 62 years old, was driving his own car, which was insured by a liability policy in the amount of $500,000. Coburn’s widow, Peggy Spaeth, filed a wrongful death suit against Robert, which was settled under the coverage available under Robert’s own insurance policy.

But then Peggy sought additional insurance coverage under an umbrella policy issued by Cincinnati Insurance Co. (CIC) to Robert’s parents, Jean and James.

Robert’s parents’ umbrella policy provides coverage to a “resident relative.” Resident relative is defined as “[a] person related to ‘you’ by blood, marriage or adoption that is a resident of ‘your’ household and whose legal residence of domicile is the same as yours.” Robert is clearly a blood relative of his parents. But the question in the case is whether Robert had the same domicile as either parent. If yes, Peggy Spaeth would be allowed to try and get the extra insurance money. If no, she could not. Robert lived in Ohio.

The trouble was that Robert’s parents had moved to Bonita Springs Florida in 1993, when James intended to retire as CEO and Chairman of his business, ChemTechnologies.

The rub in the case involves James Spaeth. Jean Spaeth was clearly both a resident of and domiciled in Florida. There was no dispute about that. But James, in his own words, “flunked retirement,” and for years since moving to Florida, James has spent two weeks each month in Ohio, work-

ing at ChemTechnologies. He leaves Florida around the eighth or tenth of the month, and returns around the twentieth. When in Ohio, James stays at Robert’s house, which is about thirteen miles from his company. James pays most of the operating costs on Robert’s house, such as insurance, utilities, and real estate taxes.

When James is in Ohio, he works about twelve hours a day. He charges ChemTechnologies and a family partnership a per diem for those work days. James keeps a car at Robert’s house, but the car is registered in Florida. When in Ohio, James attends church there.

His accountant, estate planning and business lawyers, insurance agent, and investment advisor are all in Ohio.

So, Peggy Spaeth argued that James was still domiciled in Ohio, which was the same state as Robert, which meant she could try to get the insurance money.

Here’s some useful things to know, legally, about domicile and residence. These are points of law the Supreme Court of Ohio had already decided in the past: o A person’s domicile is where the person has a true, fixed, permanent home to which, when absent, the person has the intention of returning. o A person can have a residence that is not the person’s domicile. o Essential elements of domicile are residence in fact with the purpose to make the place of residence one’s home. o Residence just requires bodily presence in a given place; domicile means living in a place with the intent to make it a permanent home. o To establish a change in domicile, a person must have physical presence in a new residence and the intent to stay there.

Domicile cannot be temporary or transient. o Intent is crucial in establishing domicile, and intent cannot be based on wishful thinking.

Motive behind that intent is irrelevant.

Peggy had one more big argument to make about why the court should decide James was still domiciled in Ohio. Under Ohio law, to avoid a presumed Ohio domicile for tax purposes, a person must not only reside at least 182 days a year outside Ohio, but must also file a statement with the Ohio Tax Commissioner confirming that he or she is not domiciled in Ohio.

James has never filed such a statement.

Ok, this is a lawsuit, which means there is a lot to be said on the other side as well. Here’s the

evidence offered up by the insurance company to prove that James was domiciled in Florida: James always very carefully tailored his time to make sure that he spent less than fifty percent of his time in Ohio, to avoid the presumptive evidence of being domiciled, and thus taxed, in Ohio.

Only one time since 1993 has James spent more time in Ohio than in Florida in any given month.

Additionally, James has a second car that he keeps in Florida. He has had a Florida driver’s license since he moved down there, and didn’t renew his Ohio license. He and his wife moved all their personal property to Florida. James has been registered to vote in Florida since 1993, and has not voted in Ohio since then. His doctor and dentist are in Florida. All of his checking and savings accounts are in Florida banks. James receives his social security benefits by direct deposit in a Florida bank, and does not file any federal, state, or local income tax returns that list the Ohio house as his residence. He keeps all his business records in Florida. James and his wife are members of a Catholic parish in Florida. In response to questions, James answered that he considers Florida to be his residence.

So, which way did this come out? In a unanimous decision written by Justice Paul Pfeifer, the court held that domicile means the place where a person resides, intends to remain, and to return when away temporarily. In James’ case the court held that was Florida.

“We hold that James’s regular work activity in Ohio does not contradict an intent to make Florida his permanent residence, nor does it change the fact of his residence in Florida. James’s clear intent was to work part-time in Ohio and be domiciled in Florida. He has meticulously ordered his life to make that so,” wrote Justice Pfeifer. As for Ohio-”the nature of his contact with Ohio is transient-he works, and then he leaves. “ But what about the tax issue?

The court noted that although the failure to file the proper statement with the tax commissioner meant a person was presumed domiciled in Ohio, the statute also allowed a person to rebut that presumption.

The court found James would easily be able to rebut that presumption, if challenged, which he never had been.

So, Peggy Spaeth won’t be able to collect any more money for the death of her husband, and the court has clarified how to determine where it is that a person is domiciled.

A legal look at guardianships A LEGAL LOOK

by Michael Ganson A guardianship is where one person has the legal authority and fiduciary duty to care for another’s person or property or both, due to the other person’s minority, incapacity, or disability. The person who is incapacitated, disabled, or a minor is called the “ward.” The person who is appointed by the probate court to be responsible for the ward’s person or property or both is called the “guardian.”

A guardian may be appointed for either an incompetent or a minor if the court finds either of the following conditions are met: Incompetent: Any person who is so mentally impaired as a result of a mental or physical illness or disability, or mental retardation, or as a result of chronic substance abuse, that he is incapable of taking proper care of himself, his property, or his family.

Any person confined to a correctional institution within Ohio is may also be considered incompetent.

Minor: Any person under 18 years old who does not have a parent or whose parents are unsuitable to care for such minor, or whose interests will be promoted by a guardianship. Parents do not have an inherent right to manage their children’s finances or settle personal injury claims on behalf of their minor child.

The probate court must authorize approval of any personal injury settlements. And if the settlement exceeds $10,000, the law requires the appointment of a guardian of an estate for the minor.

The probate court appoints the guardian. However, a minor over 14 years of age may nominate a guardian, or a child’s parents may nominate a guardian by leaving instructions in their Will. A competent adult may nominate a guardian to serve in the event of a future incapacity; generally, in a power of attorney.

In order to start the guardianship process, an application for guardianship must be filed in the probate court of the county where the proposed ward resides. The application must include a statement of the guardian’s willingness to perform as a guardian.

A bond may also be required. In the case of a prospective incompetent ward, the application must also include a statement of the ward’s mental and physical condition from a physician.

The prospective ward and family

members are given notice of the date and time of the required guardianship hearing. In the case of an incompetent, the court will send an investigator to personally see the proposed ward who will serve the proposed ward with notice of the hearing and report to the court whether a guardianship is necessary.

The hearing is to determine if a guardianship is necessary, to find if the guardian is suitable, and to ensure that the guardian understands her duties.

The proposed ward has the right to be present at the hearing, to contest the application for guardianship, to have a record of the hearing taking, to have a friend or family member present at the hearing, and to be represented by an a lawyer. The incompetent has the additional right to present evidence of a less restrictive alternative to guardianship, and, if indigent and requested, to have an attorney and in the pending expert appointed at the court’s expense.

The probate court always has the final say. Guardians cannot act without a court order and must obey all orders of the court. The court requires an annual accounting to be filed by the guardian listing the income and expenses of the ward during the past year. In addition, the a guardian of the incompetent must file a written report every two years concerning the status of and continued need for the guardianship. If a guardian fails to timely file the required documentation, the court may cite a guardian to appear in court personally, may fine the guardian, may reduce the guardian’s fee, may remove the guardian, and may arrest the guardian.

There are many costs associated with a guardianship. First, there are filing fees the court will require unless the ward is in poverty. Second, a guardian is entitled to compensation. Third, if a lawyer is involved, the lawyer will be compensated for the legal services performed. In addition, the doctor will generally receive compensation for completing the required reports.

Terminating a guardianship requires a court order. The guardianship will generally be terminated upon the ward’s death, upon return to competency, in the case of a minor, upon toward reaching the age of 18, or when a ward moves out of state. If the ward moves to another county within Ohio, the guardianship may be transferred to a probate court where the new residence is located.

The information in this article is provided as a public service and does not constitute legal advice which can only be given to you by your lawyer .

Many probate and family law matters involve complex and valuable legal rights. It is r ecommended that you always speak with a lawyer before filing any paperwork with a court.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014

This Year in Jerusalem This Year in Jerusalem

by Phyllis Singer “It’s a small world after all” are not just words to a song. They are words that often apply to the Jewish people -- if you search a little, you will find that you are connected to many people. They are words that can apply to actual situations in Jerusalem that can connect to Cincinnati -- more than 6,500 miles away. Events here somehow can have a connection there.

During the past few months, following the murder of Muhammad Abu Khdeir in Jerusalem that took place in July after the kidnapping and murder of three Jewish teens Naftali Fraenkel, Gil-ad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach, Jerusalem has witnessed a wave of violence unseen since the second intifada that took place in the early 2000s. Most of the time the violence has been perpetrated by Arab CONVERT from page 7 synagogue grant membership to non-Jews, Reform and Reconstructionist rabbis will officiate at interfaith weddings, and some Jewish cemeteries will grant burial rights to non-Jewish spouses.

“There are plenty of people who want to sojourn in the synagogue and not convert and still know they’re part of the Jewish family,” said the president of the

youth throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails against Jerusalem police officers in east Jerusalem neighborhoods. But in the past two weeks, the violence has moved into the center of the city. Prime Minister Netanyahu and other officials claim that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has been inciting the violence.

Two weeks ago, an Arab terrorist drove his car directly into a group of people waiting at a light rail station near Ammunition Hill, killing a 3month-old baby, Chaya Zissel Braun, and wounding eight others. One of the eight, Karen Jemima Mosquera from Ecuador, a convert to Judaism, died in the hospital a few days later.

And last week, Rabbi Yehudah Glick -- with a Cincinnati connection -- was the victim of an assassination attempt. Following a program at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center about Jews’ rights to pray on the Temple Mount, in which he was a featured speaker, Glick was shot four times as he exited the center by an Arab terrorist who fled on a motorcycle. (The Begin Center, near Liberty Bell Park and Emek Refaim is a popular venue for events; my friends and I often go to programs there, but we weren’t there that night.)

The terrorist was killed by police the following day when he fired at them as they attempted to arrest him.

Although critically injured in the

attack, Glick is slowly beginning to recover from his life-threatening injuries, according to doctors at Sha’are Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem.

Glick, a well-known activist who advocates for Jews to have the right to pray on the Temple Mount, is the son of former Cincinnatian Brenda (Rubenstein) and Professor Shimon Glick, one of the founders of the Ben-Gurion University Medical School. He is the nephew of Esther Deutch, Brenda’s sister, and the cousin of Menachem Deutch. Many Cincinnatians, who were friends of Esther and Sid Deutch (including Allen and me), met the senior Glicks when they visited family in Cincinnati.

On a happier note, I met another individual recently with a Cincinnati connection -- Rabbi Benji Levine, the grandson of renowned Rabbi Aryeh Levine, known as the tzaddik of Jerusalem. Benji (as he is affectionately known and prefers to be called), is senior vice president and director of education at Gesher, an educational institute in Jerusalem that works to bridge the gaps between different segments of Israeli society.

Benji, who made aliyah from the United States in 1969 and received his rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbi of Israel in 1973, aspires to promote his beloved grandfather's spirit of love and tolerance. Like his

Union for Reform Judaism, Rabbi Rick Jacobs. They’re “living in the Jewish community.”

Indeed, surveys show that actual converts to Judaism are far outnumbered by Americans born outside the faith who consider themselves Jewish despite having never formally converted to Judaism. However, even in the most liberal Jewish communities, there is a dividing line that excludes non-Jews. Practically no synagogues allow non-Jews to be

called to the Torah (unless they are accompanying a Jewish spouse at their kid’s bar mitzvah).

Jews married to non-Jews are barred from admission to rabbinical school. And, of course, nonJews can’t marry Jews under Conservative or Orthodox auspices.

Most importantly, you can call yourself whatever you want – friend of, member of, parent of.

But unless you formally join, you’re no Jew.

legendary grandfather, Benji is loved and respected by Jews everywhere.

According to the Gesher website, he is a renowned storyteller and inspirational teacher, with an unusual ability to put people at ease and create a personal connection with young men and women, no matter what their Jewish background, often leaving a lasting effect on program participants and audiences with whom he comes into contact.

I met Benji in Jerusalem this year as I participated in two tours that he conducted -- one to the famous prison that housed fighters from the Lechi who fought for independence from the British and another to the Nachlaot neighborhood where his grandfather lived. At the prison, we heard stories of how Rav Aryeh would visit the prisoners every Shabbat, no matter what the weather.

On the neighborhood tour, we traversed the narrow streets of Nachlaot and heard stories of Rav Aryeh and visited his tiny apartment and his synagogue, where Benji is now the rabbi.

Benji told me that Cincinnatian Betty Wayne is his cousin: Her grandmother was the sister of Rav Aryeh.

I had another small Jewish world connection on Simchat Torah -- not to Cincinnati, but to my family.

Sitting next to me in shul was a young woman whom I had not seen

before. I asked her if she was a tourist. She told me that she and her family from Chicago visited Jerusalem frequently and actually owned an apartment near the synagogue. When I told her I had family in Chicago -- Sid and Lisa Singer and their two children -- the woman, whose name was Sherry -- told me that she and her husband knew Sid and Lisa well. Her son had played basketball at Ida Crown Academy, where Sid is basketball coach (not his full-time job), and Lisa, who owns a computer consulting business, does all the computer work for her husband, who is a dentist. You never know who sits next to you in shul.

That story reminds of another incident that actually took place several years ago, when I was volunteering at the OU Israel Center. A young man there, with whom I was working, asked me if I was related to Sid Singer, who had been his madrich (counselor) at B’nei Akiva in Chicago and at Camp Moshava.

When I told him I was Sid’s mother, my stock went up appreciably! And when a few young women came to volunteer at the OU, he always introduced me as Sid’s mother. There was a time in our lives when adults asked their children’s friends who their parents were. Now the shoe is on the other foot -- young adults ask us who our children are.

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around 80 of those children for the first time since the war in an emotional encounter captured in a BBC documentary.

In 1998, Czech President Vaclav Havel decorated Winton; Queen Elizabeth knighted him five year later.

Mat?j Miná?, a Slovak-born director, made three films about Winton and his war time efforts including the 2002 documentary “The Power of Good,” which won an Emmy Award.

The final Kinderstransport left Prague on Sept. 1, 1939. However, it was forced to return because of the outbreak of the war, and none of the 250 children it carried survived the Holocaust.

Winton’s story only came to light in the 1980s, when his wife discovered lists of names of the children he rescued from Prague. In 1988 he met UNILATERALISM from page 9

SCANDALfrom page 16 that Freundel took advantage of these women in other ways as well. The rabbi reportedly created his own “rules” for converting women that now seem to be nothing more than a smokescreen to allow him to watch them undress.

The women complied because that is how the entire conversion system operates. Women who wish to be Jewish must oblige the rabbis overseeing their conversion. Some female converts who spoke with JTA said they were also asked to perform clerical work for the rabbi without pay.

There are reasons for women to be afraid of the rabbis who sponsor their conversions. Look at how Orthodox rabbis deal with the sex offenders in their midst. Even

when men are convicted of crimes, there always seem to be some rabbis who inexplicably rush to the side of the perpetrator.

Rabbi Motti Elon, who was convicted by the Israeli courts of molesting boys in his yeshiva, has been embraced with open arms by many Orthodox communities inviting him to teach. Think about his poor family, cry some rabbis, ignoring the pain of the actual victims.

Similarly, Baruch Lebovits, a cantor who was convicted of some deeply disturbing sexual offenses, was supported continuously by some Orthodox leaders. We have yet to see how American Orthodox rabbis will respond to Freundel’s arrest, but I would bet that the rabbi will yet find some loyal friends among his peers.

So did Orthodoxy make Freundel a sex offender? Not directly. But it enabled him.

Orthodoxy creates an awfully comfortable place for men with sexist and misogynistic predilections and is built around a tight posse of men willing to support each other no matter what the crime.

The cultural norms of Orthodoxy systematically empower men and disempower women – and encourage everyone to accept that imbalance as normal. If the Orthodox community wants to truly be a sacred, Torah community, one in which awful sex crimes do not fester, these gender norms and hierarchies must be radically changed.

government version of a campaign whose founders aim is to eliminate the very existence of the Jewish state. As long as such governments remain in thrall to the unshakeable belief that Abbas is the only man who can deliver peace, and that consequently anything he does that might undermine the peace process (like encouraging terrorism) can be written off as just so much understandable frustration, there is little that can be done to counter the Palestinian diplomatic offensive.

And in such an environment, can we be sure that the Obama administration won’t underhandedly explore the implications of cooperating with Abbas and co in the quest for recognition? I don’t think so, which is why we will have to be eagle-eyed in watching U.S. actions at the U.N., given that the Palestinians are now considering applying for member-

ship in 522 organizations, protocols, and treaties as the next step in their unilateralist strategy.

In the same vein, we should be clear that any attempt to force Israel to recognize a Palestinian state without having its own security needs respected is verging upon a declaration of war. The Israelis have themselves said that they do not reject the idea of a Palestinian state—many of them would happily accept one under the right conditions, since it would liberate their country from the burden of controlling the West Bank—but that it must be achieved by negotiation.

It’s increasingly clear, however, that the mood among the world’s democracies is shifting. The view that Israel must be cajoled and bullied into giving Abbas what he wants is spreading. And that could turn out to be just as dangerous as a Hamas missile campaign from the Gaza Strip.

22 • OBITUARIES

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D EATH N OTICES GLADSON, Dr. Michael B., age 61, died October 27, 2014; 2 Cheshvan, 5775.

WEIL, JR., Gordon “Buddy”, age 90, died October 28, 2014; 5 Cheshvan, 5775.

BUNDMAN, Robert, age 85, died October 29, 2014; 5 Cheshvan, 5775.

FINKELMAN, Thomas S., age 60, died October 29, 2014; 5 Cheshvan, 5775.

FRIEDMAN, Philip B., age 68, died October 29, 2014; 5 Cheshvan, 5775.

SCHWARTZ, Irvin L., age 86, died October 29, 2014; 5 Cheshvan, 5775.

BERKOFF, Jeffrey A., age 66, died November 2, 2014; 9 Cheshvan, 5775.

O BITUARIES WEIL, Gordon (Buddy) Jr. Gordon (Buddy) Weil Jr. was born to Gordon Weil Sr. and Cecille Stark Weil on October 15, 1924 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from Walnut Hills High School in 1943 and then enlisted in the US Army in February of 1943. He served in the 19th Weather Squadron and received and honorable discharge, with the rank of Sergeant, in April of 1946.

Buddy then attended and graduated from the University of Cincinnati. His first wife Rita passed away in 1991; in 1994 he was married to Louise Byer.

Buddy went into the family business, Weil Funeral Home, and was the third generation of the family to run the business which had started in 1912. Buddy was the treasurer of the Jewish Funeral Directors of America for 7 years.

He was devoted to his family and one of his sons, Robert A. Weil, is now the 4th generation of the family to run Weil Funeral Home.

Buddy was an avid baseball fan. His uncle, Sidney Weil, was the owner of the Cincinnati Reds

WISE TEMPLE from page 4 worship including Tot Shabbat, which gives families with very young children (ages 0-6) the opportunity to sing, dance, hear a story, pray, and grow. It’s common to see not only older siblings, but also grandparents at this fun and interactive service. Another worship program is got shabbat?, a special service for families of elementary school aged children, which connects families in unique ways as they pray, sing, play,

Gordon “Buddy” Weil, Jr.

from 1929 through 1933. Buddy’s son Robert said that the family has a picture of Buddy, when he was 7 years old, with Babe Ruth at the spring training site of the Reds in Tampa. The picture is signed by Babe Ruth. Buddy was also an avid golfer, playing golf until the end of his life; he was a longtime member of the Losantiville Country Club. He, and his first wife Rita, were avid travelers visiting much of the world. He also excelled at bridge.

Buddy was a long time member of Isaac M. Wise Temple and blew the shofar there on Rosh Hashana for more than 50 years.

Gordon (Buddy) Weil Jr. passed away on October 28, 2014.

Beloved husband of Louise Weil and the late Rita Weil, devoted father of Gordon (Kathy) Weil III, Robert (Ceci) Weil, and the late James Weil, step-father of Amy Byer and Ally (Steve) Gwozdz, loving grandfather of Jeffrey (Rebeca Caro) and Aaron Weil, Jonathan, Brandon(Allycea) and Kevin Weil, step-grandfather of Poppy and Benjamin Gwozdz, dear great grandfather of Olivia CaroWeil, Jalen and Parker Weil.

Funeral services were held at Weil Funeral home, Rabbi Karen Thomashow officiated. Interment was at United Jewish Cemeteries.

Memorial contributions to Plum St. Temple Preservation Fund c/o Isaac M. Wise Temple or Crayons to Computers would be appreciated.

BUNDMAN, Robert

Philip and Clara (nee Ravine) Bundman on July 4, 1929 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He grew up in Avondale and graduated Walnut Hills High School in 1947. In 1951 he received his degree form the University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy.

Robert was Director of Pharmacy at Holmes Hospital for 28 years prior to his retirement in 1987. Bob continued working part-time at the former ViscontiLechler Pharmacy in College Hill until April 2003. In addition to Visconti-Lechler, he spent several years working part-time at the former Northbrook Pharmacy and for a short time at Northern Hills Pharmacy. He taught, trained and mentored several area pharmacists throughout his professional career.

He was a lifelong fan of the Cincinnati Bengals, and also rooted for the UC Bearcats and the Cincinnati Reds. Robert enjoyed reading and watching animal/nature/historical programs Bob served on the Board of Directors at Temple Sholom and was very active with their Brotherhood during the 1970s and 1980s.

Robert Bundman, passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at the age of 85, after a lengthy illness. Also preceding him in death were his beloved wife of 38 years Patricia (nee Laughlin), his brother and sister-in-law Max and Eileen (nee Kapson) and sister and brother-in-law Beatrice and Al Salzwas. Left to cherish his memory are his daughters Dawn Bundman and Amy Bundman Dunnett, his much-loved grandson Bari Raymond Cruze, several nieces and nephews, and his faithful companions Trixie, Smudge, Zelda and Milo.

Rabbi Gerry Walter officiated at the funeral services and interment took place at Rest Haven Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, condolences may be expressed to WGUC, 1223 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45214, Cedar Village, 5467 Cedar Village Drive, Mason, OH 45040 or the University of Cincinnati Winkler College Pharmacy, 3225 Eden Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45267.

Robert Bundman, was born to laugh, eat, and learn together.

Can people still find customary worship at Wise Temple?

Absolutely. The regular Friday service is offered every Friday at 6:15PM. Often this service is enhanced with the beautiful music of Shir Chadash (the congregational band) or Kol Rinah (the congregational choir). Saturday morning Shabbat services are also offered every Saturday at 9:30AM. After this beautiful service, participants enjoy a creative and highly participatory look into

the weekly Torah portion, led by the rabbinic staff. Debating, questioning, and discussing are common, and no prior Torah experience necessary.

Transitioning from the work week to the day of rest takes many forms at Wise Temple. It’s about choice, and providing the best ways for each person to find connection, spirituality, calm, and a deep breath.

RETREAT from page 3 personal story at a talk during the gourmet lunch, and will present “The Secrets of Happiness” during one of the breakout sessions.

The Women’s Retreat will feature a variety of other speakers and presenters, each bringing their unique talent and expertise in a wide array of areas. A sampling: University of Cincinnati instructor, Arna Poupko Fisher will address Gender and Its Image in the Hebrew Bible, sharing fascinating, eye-opening perspective through analysis of the text.

Maia Morag, the new JFC Community shlicha (Israel emissary), will share insight on current affairs in Israel and better Israel advocacy.

Elyssa Golschmidt, RN will share thoughts on Jewish medical ethics pertaining to the very

HILLEL from page 3 Board, Jewish Life Chair, Introduced Sharon Stern, Hillel’s Executive Director Stern announced that the Career Cincinnati program - a part of the Cincinnati 2020 initiative, - will be providing students with employment opportunities and intern positions that lead to full time employment after graduation.

In the first year of Career Cincinnati, 10 juniors will be placed in 8 internships here in Cincinnati. Stern said, “relationships with employers is the key to the long term success of this program.” Hillel hopes to secure a growing number of positions in future years building up to 30 - 40 placements each summer.

Yonni Shear will be joining Cincinnati Hillel as the senior Jewish educator on October 30, 2014 to enrich the life of the students of Cincinnati Hillel.

Another initiative is in response to the anti-Semitism and anti-Israel attitudes being experienced across the world and on university campuses across the country, especially on social media. Hillel has responded in two ways. On November 3, 2014, there will be an interactive program with the Center for Holocaust Humanity Education (CCHE.) The title of the program is, “What is antiSemitism and Where Does it Come From” It will be followed by a discussion related to how students feel about what they see and have learned. The discussion will be facilitated by psychologist, Steven Weiss, PH.D

tragic, growing Ebola crisis.

A hands-on workshop called “Cherished Moments Should Last Forever: an introduction to the world of Journaling” will be led by freelance writer, Julie Torem.

Certified personal trainer, Lindsay Frankel will present, “Making Exercise Work for You through Every Stage of Life” and will share easy exercises that can work with just about any schedule or routine.

The Cincy Jewish Women’s Retreat is a project of Sarah’s Place, women’s divisions of the Cincinnati Community Kollel.

This community-wide event is scheduled for Sunday November 23 at the Embassy Suites and Conference Center in Blue Ash. For information please contact Sarah’s Place or the Cincinnati Community Kollel office.

In addition, Hillel students have begun to contact other college students, and student groups to invite them to Shabbat dinners to talk about their group activities. This provides opportunities to enhance relationships between Hillel students and other students on campus. This strategy is based on the recommendation made by the David Project, when it was broght into the the community by the Federation. The David Project uses a relationship based approach to educate Hillel students, so that they can leverage those relationships to raise understinding and support for Israel.

Stern then thanked staff and other Cincinnati Jewish organizations, and the community.

The nominating committee report was given by Bryna Miller, Board Vice President.

Miller gave thanks to all who worked on the committee, and also the three board members who are rotating off the Board; Jeff Goldenberg, Rabbi Matthew Kraus, and Peggy Markstein.

Miller announced the five new members that have joined the board; Marcy Bacharach,Ingrid Epstein, Joshua Blatt, Anita Dock and Cindy Cohen. Also 3 students will be serving on the board;Brett Musick, Michael Levy, and Alana Matheson.

Elli Bernstein awarded the Colman and Florence Hanish award to Bryna Miller Michael Levy, Hillel student board treasurer closed the meeting.

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