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Women Work for Peace at New UMass Lowell Program

Hope Rises from the Ashes Amy Sessler Powell

Esther Ruth Friedman

Jewish Journal Staff

Special to the Journal

The Jewish Journal visited Allan Huberman in July to report on a new soil he developed, with vast potential in environmentally friendly technologies. Just days after the Journal’s visit, but before publication of the story, he experienced a near total loss of his business when a tanker truck on Route 1 overturned on July 23, spilling fuel oil and fire into the Penny Brook, which runs along the back of his property. The Journal has rewriten the story to Amy Sessler Powell showcase not only Huberman’s new product, Alan Huberman’s roof garden but his courage in the face of this tragic fire. survived the fire. SAUGUS — Allan Huberman’s new soil, the EZ Gro Watergrip Growing Media got a trial it was never looking for. Many of the plants grown in the newly developed product survived a devastating fire on July 23 that burned four buildings at Huberman’s fourth generation nursery on Vine Street. continued on page 3

LOWELL — This fall, as revolutions rise across the Middle East, the University of Massachusetts at Lowell is inaugurating a new Middle East Center for Peace Development and Culture. This program offers bachelor’s degrees and master’s degrees in an interdisciplinary program in peace studies and conflict management. The center will be spearheaded by Paula Rayman, a Fulbright scholar, whose 30-year career in Middle Eastern studies is internationally recognized. Two facets inspired her fascination with the region. The first was her family, who stressed the importance of Jewish identity, especially after they lost members to the Holocaust. “I was brought up in a home where Jewish culture and tradition was really important and I always had a desire to kind of see it for myself,” Rayman said. When she was 20, she did see it for herself, and that was the second facet that cemented her career. She lived on Kibbutz Hanita for a year and was taken by the culture that fueled its lifestyle. “In early days, pre-statehood, there was a lot of idealism about socialism and egalitarianism, and the settling of the land,” Rayman said. continued on page 4

Russian Painter Expresses Himself Through Art Yulia Zhorov Jewish Journal Staff

REVERE — Arkadi Rubin, 87, likes to paint. A prolific artist, he is passionate about what he does and proudly displays his art. Every available wall space in his modest apartment in the Jack Satter House belongs to his paintings, most of which Rubin created after immigrating to America in 1993. There is also a special place for the paintings that he made as a young man in Russia and was able to bring with him. Before settling in Revere, he spent quite a few years traveling in America to be close with his son’s family, who moved frequently due to the son’s work assignments. Those travels became a continuous

source of inspiration for Rubin. Among his paintings there are depictions of beautiful horses in the green pastures of Kentucky, and magnificent stallions in full throttle at its famous derby. He has also captured the powerful waterfalls of California, the seething mountain rivers of Colorado, the picturesque Dupont Gardens in Delaware, and an almost photographic view of our very own Boston Public Garden. A painting is the outward expression of one’s inner feelings, and one picture can express a thousand words. This could be easily applied to Rubin’s art. Being observant and curious, but lacking the ability to converse freely in English, his visual impressions are his way of expressing fascination with America. His paint-

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Giving Back to Those with ALS Amy Sessler Powell CHELSEA — It was a chance meeting that led to Joshua Loveridge’s mitzvah project with the Leonard Florence Center for Living. Today, many volunteer hours later, Joshua, his mother, Sharon, both of Melrose, and those who live at the Steve Saling Residence at the Leonard Florence Center, believe their lives have been enriched. As a weekly volunteer at the Center with his mother, Joshua recently continued on page 2

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Joshua Loveridge (right) and Steve Saling, who has ALS, visit at the Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea.

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Arkadi Rubin at his home, surrounded by his paintings.

Breaking the Silence on Ovarian Cancer “I was kvetching to doctors that I just wasn’t feeling right,” said Michele Banker of Belmont who, in 1997, was experiencing persistent backaches and bloating. They told me, “You work too hard. You’re just stressed.” Two years later, she was diagnosed with stage one ovarian cancer. More than 20,000 women are Courtesy photo diagnosed with ovarian cancer A healthy Michele and Jim Banker, each year, and approximately on a recent trip to Australia and New continued on page 4

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Bringing a Pro-Israel, Giving Back to Those with ALS Pro-Peace Message to Boston from page 1

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J Street activists present postcards to Senator John Kerry’s office.

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BOSTON — Carrying “ProIsrael, Pro-Peace” signs, J Street supporters rallied at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on August 23, listening to speeches in favor of a two-state solution, and witnessing the presentation of over 1,500 signed statements of support to a representative of Senator John Kerry. J Street Boston Chair Donna Spiegelman said, “Current events make the situation more urgent than ever, with a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood coming up for a vote at the U.N. in September, and unprecedented political and social ferment in Israel and across the Middle East.” The same day, J Street supporters delivered thousands of signed statements of support to Senator Scott Brown’s office, and

over the course of the week, to the offices of all members of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation. Longtime activist and writer Leonard Fein said, “We are taught that Jews are assirei tikvah, prisoners of hope, and we know that we are as well a people of dreams. Not fantasies, but dreams.” Fein called the crowd to action, adding, “We assemble not to lament and mourn, but to take heart and hope from one another, and to remind ourselves and our leaders of the urgency of our dream.” The Boston event was part of a national Day of Action. At events staged across the country, J Street supporters delivered over 40,000 signed postcards to congressional offices, declaring support for President Obama’s vision for a negotiated two-state solution.

J Street Encounters Mixed Reaction at Democratic Town Meeting Susan Jacobs Jewish Journal Staff

MARBLEHEAD — Members of J Street who were invited to speak at the Marblehead Democratic Town Committee meeting on August 29 were met with a mixed reaction from an often-hostile crowd. David Matz, a Harvard Law School graduate, professor of conflict resolution at University

of Mass/Boston, professional mediator and J Street national board member, opened the discussion with an overview of the politics currently at play in the region. He was followed by Jonathan Jacoby, a member of the Boston Steering Committee for J Street, who was pelted with criticisms by a crowd of perhaps 100 Israel supporters unhappy with J Street’s positions.

raised $654 and matched it with $1,000 from his bar mitzvah gifts for a donation totaling $1,654. His original plan was to donate the funds directly to the ALS Activity Fund, which pays for residents to take trips and have special outings. However, Steve Saling, a resident there, suggested he use the donation to sponsor a team in the annual fundraiser, “Walk for the Living,” on September 25, because Herb Chambers will be matching donations. Barry Berman, CEO of the Chelsea Jewish Foundation, said, “I was truly amazed by Josh’s generous donation to the Walk for Living. He and his mother, Sharon, have been volunteering at Leonard Florence every Friday to bring joy and companionship to our residents. Their generosity of spirit is what enables us to make a difference in the lives of those requiring specialized care.” It all started last January when Sharon Loveridge attended a Reading-North Reading Chamber of Commerce meeting, where she heard a talk by Chris Stevens, one of the founders of Keurig. Stevens is also the author of “Fighting to Give: The Jimmy Culveyhouse Story,” which is about a Notre Dame classmate who died after a courageous fight against ALS. Loveridge was moved by the talk and bought the book. Shortly after, she received a thank-you note from the Leonard Florence Center, where proceeds from the book sale had been donated. The note piqued her interest because her older son, Matt, was doing research in this area, and her younger son, Joshua, was looking for a mitzvah project. “I started volunteering with my mom. Every Friday, we go to the Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, and help patients with the things they can’t do. We help them clean their room or feed

them. It’s really a sight to see,” said Joshua, 13, also the son of Steve Loveridge. Ten of the units in the Leonard Florence Center are dedicated to those with ALS and MS. The residents tend to be young and interested in attending ball games, concerts and other activities. Named the Steve Saling Residence after Saling, a resident there who helped with the design, these units use technology to create independence so those who cannot speak, walk, or use arms or hands are still independent and mobile. When Joshua first saw the Saling residence, he was amazed. “All the patients are happy and have smiles on their faces. It really puts your life into perspective. They can’t do anything, but are so happy and do everything they can do to live a normal life. We all have days when we feel lazy, but they really can’t do stuff. This really changed my life,” Joshua said. Because of their close relationship, one of the residents, Jack Geilfuss, attended Joshua’s bar mitzvah in August at Temple Tifereth Israel in Malden. “Everything just connected. We had the support of our guests, even the kids, and Joshua was able to relate these experiences to his parsha about Moses not being able to go to the Promised Land. He spoke of the qualities of great leaders,” said Sharon Loveridge. At first, Sharon said Barry Berman was not sure he wanted to accept Joshua’s money, but Joshua insisted, saying it was the most important thing he could do with his money. “My kid just became a mensch. This is pulling him back to what I believe Judaism is all about,” Sharon said. “Josh’s compassion and concern for others in need is a true testament to his character. I, along with so many of my staff here at Chelsea Jewish, applaud him,” Berman said.

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These sturdy plants are in many ways a metaphor for Huberman’s spirit. As he surveys the wreckage of his greenhouses, he remains positive. “We’re all still here,” he said, as he walked through broken glass, charred plants and ruined property. “This fire could have been so much worse. It could have taken out all the houses on this street.” His own house on Vine Street survived, though he lost his greenhouses, a storage building and office. The driver of the tanker truck, Neal Michaud, 59, of Manchester, N.H., died in the fire. More than 120 people were evacuated to shelter as flames leapt 80 feet in the air. Before the fire, Huberman was busy meeting with universities, government officials and all sorts of people who might invest, purchase, research and manufacture his new product, EZ Gro. At the same time, he had experiments all over his greenhouses to see how the new product worked over time. He has continued these meetings as he adds new ones with insurers, adjusters and others. So what is EZ Gro? It is a lightweight soil that retains enormous amounts of moisture, thereby conserving vast amounts of water. At the same time, plants seem to flourish in it, eliminating the need for pesticides and reducing weeds. One EZ Gro product, called “the brownie,” is essentially a one-by-two-foot rectangular brick of spongy dirt, weighing 3.5 pounds dry, but up to 34 lbs. wet. Plants germinate quickly in the brownie, producing roots in much less time than competitive soil products. To showcase what his product can do, Huberman has a series of raised beds and sample roof gardens that have been growing over different periods of time. He also has a few samples growing with competitive soils to show the contrast. (Visit ezgrowatergrip.com to see pictures of the

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Allan Huberman stands inside his burned greenhouse.

gardens at various stages). In addition, he uses EZ Gro in the plants he sells at his Vine Street business. Eerily, a walk through the burnt and exploded greenhouses reveals that many tomatoes, eggplants and peppers are still growing, even though the leaves appear to be brown and charred and the water has been shut off since the fire. “We were not looking for an experiment like this, but it proves a lot. The material retains moisture and the plants are regenerating,” Huberman said. Since he is now closed and was never in the retail vegetable business, he has offered the tomatoes to My Brother’s Table in Lynn. At the same, time, the roof garden experiments survived. During the Journal’s first visit, Huberman tossed plant clippings on top of the brownies to show that they would germinate. On the second visit, one month and one devastating fire later, the plants had created roots deep into the brownie. The older roof gardens remained lush, as if the fire never occurred. They appear as an oasis of green and growth among the char. “This stuff is magic,” Huberman said. What’s in the medium? Huberman won’t tell, but he has a patent pending. For now, he guards the intellectual property that went into the product development much like the Coca Cola formula or McDonald’s secret sauce.

His journey to developing this product comes from generations in the nursery business. Plants used on roofs or interiors such as malls and offices usually died, so he set out eight years ago to develop a product that would work better. The result is EZ Gro. Huberman is working with universities, government officials here and abroad, and business leaders to try and garner investors, as well as a manufacturing plant in Massachusetts or at least New England. He is also working with UMass to test the soil in various contexts. One of the main applications for the EZ Gro product is roof gardens, popular in Europe. According to the International Green Roof Association, the benefits of green roofs include storm water retention, a reduction of dust and smog, and the provision of a new habitat for plants. Benefits to buildings include increased roof life, reduced noise levels, thermal insulation, and effectiveness as a heat shield during hot weather. Experimental roof gardens exist at the Chicago Botanic Gardens and many other U.S. locations. Legislation in a growing number of countries require roof gardens for certain structures. The brownie makes the creation of roof gardens easier because the brownies are easy to get onto roofs, and easy to plant and sustain. Despite the wreckage around him, Huberman is still moving forward. The only time he was reduced to tears was when his temple in Saugus, Congregation Ahavas Sholom, sent him a check, a gesture from his Jewish community, to help in the moments after the fire. “I sent it back as a donation, but that check from the temple turned me to mush,” Huberman said. He vows to rebuild the nursery, while also working to advance EZ Gro. Huberman said, “My father always told me the sun will come out tomorrow.”

Coalition for Literacy ANDOVER — The Merrimack Valley Jewish Coalition for Literacy’s annual kick-off will be held Tuesday, September 20, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Andover Memorial Hall Library in Elm Square. The Coalition is a non-sectarian volunteer literacy organization that has been in existence for nine years, with the aim of

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Women Work for Peace at UMass Lowell

Breaking the Silence on Ovarian Cancer from page 1

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But Rayman, who said she arrived an idealistic young woman, showed up in 1970, just as the country was veering towards a more modern, industrialized and capitalistic culture. Younger people were migrating to cities like Tel Aviv and were losing interest in the kibbutz lifestyle. She realized that an earlier generation’s vision of the country “running like one big kibbutz” was fading. “The land of milk and honey was becoming much more modern, more developed,” Rayman said. She began to wonder about the social and economic forces behind that trend. Thirty years later, she has created a career out of her wonderings. “It’s very interesting because it ties in with the demonstrations that have recently gone on in Israel,” Rayman said, referring to the protests in which millions across the country poured out into the street to demand economic reform. She said that the framework of the new center rests on one premise: that sustainable peace in the region will require investing in “really good economic and social development – education, healthcare, affordable housing, jobs.” This new initiative grew out of a 2008 Fulbright Scholarship that sent Rayman to the University of Haifa for three months. She worked on a project called “Beyond Co-Existence” with Sammy Smoocha, the school’s dean of social sciences. They studied the Arab situation in Israel and assessed what could be done to move the country towards a more peaceful solution. When Rayman returned to

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Leaders of the new women’s coalition include (l–r) Rula Deeb, an Israeli Christian; Robi Damelin, an Israeli Jew; Professor Paula Rayman, an American Jew; and Seham Ikhlayel, a Palestinian Muslim.

America, her provost asked her to direct the new center. The program aims to create collaborations between UMass Lowell and universities in the Middle East — such as the University of Haifa in Israel and the University of Cairo in Egypt. Faculty and students will work on initiatives that they hope will foster peace in the region. Exchange programs will send UMass students and faculty to the various schools, and bring their students here for collaborative interdisciplinary research and studies. Presently, the center is focusing on Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Turkey, but in June, Rayman’s travels took her to the West Bank. “We actually established agreements with two Palestinian universities,” Rayman said. These schools are Beir Zeit University in Ramallah and Al Najah in Nablus. During her trip, Rayman was also a guest at the U.S. Embassy where she participated in two conferences: one where she discussed non-violent solutions with 40 Middle Eastern women leaders who live in conflicted regions, and another where she presented and led a discussion on non-vio-

lence and social and economic development for government and academic leaders. “There’s a lot of interest in the area for non-violent solutions to the conflict,” Rayman said. Despite the upsurge in violence and worldwide economic turbulence, Rayman says she has “never felt more hopeful.” In the rise of the Arab Spring, and the Israeli protests, she sees young people displaying a passion and hunger for democracy and equity that echoes the idealism of the past that has fueled her ever since the 1970s. Out of that, she believes, it is possible to build sustainable peace. She believes peace can only come from nonviolent initiatives and she wants the center to provide the path. “Everybody that I spoke with truly wants there to be peace for themselves, their families and their children. I believe that this kind of non-violence, coming together, is going to be the way forward in the future,” said Rayman. “Peace is not going to come from the government leaders; it’s not going to come from Hamas … it’s going to come from the people. I believe that,” she added.

14,000 women die from the why education and awareness disease annually. Due to a are currently our best defense genetic mutation, Ashkenazi against this disease,” said Jodi Jewish women (those of Eastern Meltzer of the Massachusetts European descent) are more Chapter of the National Ovarian susceptible to the disorder. Cancer Coalition, which will Although Banker, now 66, is host its annual 5 K run/walk on an Ashkenazi Jew, she has tested September 11 at Marine Park, negative for the BRCA 1 and 2 Day Boulevard in South Boston. gene mutations that are gener“We walk and run to raise ally associated with the cancer. funds, but more important, we “I have no idea why I got walk and run to raise awareit. I swam, biked and jogged, ness,” Meltzer added. and had a basically healthy After her diagnosis in body. In two generations, 1999, Banker had a hysnobody in my family terectomy and endured had ovarian cancer,” She JEWISH chemotherapy. Banker said. made it through that “But I now know GENETICS difficult period thanks there are many variato loving support from tions of ovarian cancer, her husband, Jim, pracand even young people tical help from her close can get it. Even teens have friends, and wise guidance had it,” she added. from the health professionals at Since the symptoms of ovar- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical ian cancer can be vague, it is Center. often misdiagnosed. Yet when However, seven years later caught early, stage one ovarian doctors discovered another cancer has a 95 percent cure tumor in her body, and she had rate, and the five-year survival to undergo more surgery and six rate is over 90 percent. more rounds of chemotherapy. Unfortunately, many women She has been cancer free since are diagnosed in their later stag- 2006, and vigilantly gets checkes, when the prognosis is poor. ups every three months. For this reason, advocates are Now retired, Banker voluntrying to educate women and teers her time at Beth Israel’s their loved ones to be aware infusion treatment room, proof the symptoms, which may viding moral support to others include bloating, pelvic or undergoing cancer treatment. abdominal pain, trouble eating “Once you’ve joined the club, or feeling full quickly, and feel- you’re in the club. It’s my way of ing the need to urinate urgently giving back and showing that or often. Other warning signs there is life on the other side may include fatigue, upset after treatment,” she said. stomach or heartburn, back pain, pain during sex, constipaTo register for the September tion and menstrual changes. 11 ovarian cancer run/walk, “There is no early detection call 781-643-9800 or email test for ovarian cancer. That is Massachusetts@ovarian.org.

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PEABODY — A couple of North Shore robins are educating the world about the definition of the Hebrew word Aviv, which means new beginning, spring and rebirth, Just as construction workers were breaking ground for Aviv Centers for Living’s expansion project, a robin began creating a nest under an umbrella on the outdoor terrace at Aviv’s Legacy unit. According to Cheryl Darisse, activity coordinator for Legacy, the residents instantly became engaged, and enjoyed watching the mother build the nest, lay brilliant blue eggs, watch over the eggs, and ultimately see the baby robins being born. “It was a truly amazing experience, watching the mother robin in action and seeing the residents’ joy as they observed nature and nurture,” said Darisse, who created a storybook for the residents that told the tale of the “red, red robin bobbing along” at Aviv. The terrace at Legacy is often used by the residents, many of whom have Alzheimer’s disease. Suddenly this fresh air space became a place that was cel-

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ings became a form of communicating and connecting with the viewer, and a conversation tool in the most universal form — visual art. Rubin’s life as a painter emerged after an extensive academic career in economics, management and law. Rubin’s painting, “Deep Autumn He spent his childin Colorado.” hood in Moscow. He was always interested in art and, encouraged by his parents, he attended an art studio, played violin and participated in school plays, dreaming one day of becoming a theater director. He graduated high school in 1941, a few days before Hitler launched an invasion of the Soviet Union. Instead of going to college, the then 17-year-old joined the Red Army to defend his country. Because of his age, he was sent to an artillery school where he learned how to operate the legendary “Katyusha,” a self-propelled rocket launcher. By 1942, Lieutenant Arkadi Rubin was fighting Nazis, participating in major WWII battles, and on V-E Day (the day in 1945 that the Germans signed the capitulation act) was a senior lieutenant in Berlin. For his bravery, he received many medals and ribbons. After returning home, he entered the prestigious Moscow State University where he studied law, economics and management, successfully defending his Ph.D thesis, and then later becoming a professor. Rubin was teaching sociology and management at the Russian Academy of Science, but he never gave up his love for painting. In his free time, he pursued his artistic dreams — taking lessons and developing his own technique derived and inspired by old Russian masters. When he arrived in America, Rubin was not ready for the quiet life of a retiree. He wanted to teach and continue his academic studies, but health problems and language barriers prevented him from realizing his plans. In Kentucky he fell in love with the landscapes of his new home, and his artistic nature prevailed. He began to paint again, and has never stopped. His intensely colored paintings reflect his sometimes naïve and poetic view — he can exaggerate the shape and height of mountains, accentuate dramatically placed trees or human figures, and throw contrasted lighting effects over waterfalls or skies. The richly painted landscapes evoke emotional connection and love for the subject — his new homeland of America that he wanted to share with everybody. Arkadi Rubin’s paintings have been displayed a few times at the Marblehead Art Festival, and received high recognition. His paintings can be viewed by appointment only. If interested, contact the artist at 781-284-6506.

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To see video footage, visit jewishjournal.org. In addition, he uses EZ Gro in the plants he sells at his Vine Street business. Eerily, a walk through the burnt and exploded greenhouses reveals that many tomatoes, eggplants and peppers are still growing, even though the leaves appear to be brown and charred and the water has been shut off since the fire. “We were not looking for an experiment like this, but it proves a lot. The material retains moisture and the plants are regenerating,” Huberman said. Since he is now closed and was never in the retail vegetable business, he has offered the tomatoes to My Brother’s Table in Lynn. At the same, time, the roof garden experiments survived. During the Journal’s first visit, Huberman tossed plant clippings on top of the brownies to show that they would germinate. On the second visit, one month and one devastating fire later, the plants had created roots deep into the brownie. The older roof gardens remained lush, as if the fire never occurred. They appear as an oasis of green and growth among the char. “This stuff is magic,” Huberman said. What’s in the medium? Huberman won’t tell, but he has a patent pending. For now, he guards the intellectual property that went into the product development much like the Coca Cola

formula or McDonald’s secret sauce. His journey to developing this product comes from generations in the nursery business. Plants used on roofs or interiors such as malls and offices usually died, so he set out eight years ago to develop a product that would work better. The result is EZ Gro. Huberman is working with universities, government officials here and abroad, and business leaders to try and garner investors, as well as a manufacturing plant in Massachusetts or at least New England. He is also working with UMass to test the soil in various contexts. One of the main applications for the EZ Gro product is roof gardens, popular in Europe. According to the International Green Roof Association, the benefits of green roofs include storm water retention, a reduction of dust and smog, and the provision of a new habitat for plants. Benefits to buildings include increased roof life, reduced noise levels, thermal insulation, and effectiveness as a heat shield during hot weather. Experimental roof gardens exist at the Chicago Botanic Gardens and many other U.S. locations. Legislation in a growing number of countries require roof gardens for certain structures. The brownie makes the creation of roof gardens easier because the brownies are easy to get onto roofs, and easy to plant and sustain. Despite the wreckage around him, Huberman is still moving forward. The only time he was reduced to tears was when his temple in Saugus, Congregation Ahavas Sholom, sent him a check, a gesture from his Jewish community, to help in the moments after the fire. “I sent it back as a donation, but that check from the temple turned me to mush,” Huberman said. He vows to rebuild the nursery, while also working to advance EZ Gro. Huberman said, “My father always told me the sun will come out tomorrow.”

Coalition for Literacy ANDOVER — The Merrimack Valley Jewish Coalition for Literacy’s kick-off will be held Tuesday, September 20, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Andover Memorial Hall Library in Elm Square. The Coalition is a non-sectarian volunteer literacy organization that has been in existence

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The JCC Maccabi delegation included (from back, l-r) Alex Rothbard, Dan Copeland, Teddy York, Sydney Goldman, Sam Beerrmann, Ariella Salter, Aaron Rothbard, Jed Lautner, Harrison Young, Harry Copeland, Gabe Salter, Jake Cohen, Sam York, Jed Lautner and Sam Varsano. Blocked in the back row is Julia Saxe.

MARBLEHEAD — With gold, silver and bronze medals swinging from their necks, JCCNS teen athletes returned from the national Maccabi Games after a week of exciting competition. The Maccabi Games are a type of Olympics for Jewish teens. The national Games, with 750 athletes, were held in Springfield, Mass. from August 14-18. “It was awesome, playing with kids from around the world,” said Sydney Goldman 13, of Swampscott, who competed in Girls Basketball. “I’m definitely a better basketball player now. And I’ve made a lot of new friends from all over,” Goldman added. The JCCNS delegation included 28 teens competing in Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, Tennis, Table Tennis, Golf, Track & Field and Soccer. In addition to the Games, the teens visited The Basketball Hall of Fame and Six Flags Amusement Park. They also joined community service projects. “We took a group of children with special needs on a bowling trip,” Goldman said. Teddy York, 13, of Marblehead competed in Boys

Basketball. “It was awesome meeting kids from around the world — and everybody was Jewish,” he said. The JCCNS has been participating in the Maccabi Games since 1992. Carrie Berger, who has led the J delegation for eight years, says they plan to compete again next year, when the Games will take place in Rockland County, N.Y. Here’s the list of all the teen athletes who competed with the JCCNS delegation: From Marblehead: Jake Cohen, Sam Cohen, John and Wilson Lautner, Teddy and Sam York, Sam Varsano, Julie Saxe, Harrison Young, Aaron and Alex Rothbard From Swampscott: Sam Beermann, Daniel and Harry Copeland, Ariella and Gabriel Salter and Sydney Goldman Other athletes included: Brendon Argueta of Natick, David Mendelssohn and Zeke Vainer of Melrose, Aaron Greiner of Gloucester, Jonathan Koralnik of Newton Center, Garrett McSweeney of Hanson, Philip Batler of Waban, Jonathan Stern of Marshfield, Jason Miller of Needham, Shana Criscietiello of Winchester and Stephanie Wolf of Newton.

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Teens who want to get involved with the local Y2IAIPAC teen initiative, which is open to all North Shore teens, should contact Deborah Coltin at 978-740-4428 or email dcoltin@rilcf.org. For more information about AIPAC, contact Jacob Baime at jbaime@aipac.org.

Y2I Welcome Home Event Due to the hurricane, the 2011 Youth to Israel Adventure Welcome Home Event, including the tribute to Sharon and Howard Rich, has been re-scheduled for Monday, September

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Federation Results Tell the Whole Financial Story SALEM — The Jewish Federation of the North Shore completed a successful 2010 Campaign/2011 fiscal year, raising $1.89 million. Included in this amount is $456,000 in “directed donations.” Directed donations or “directed giving” is a new Federation program approved by the Federation board in early 2010, based on recommendations of the Sloane Jewish Community Task Force Report released in August 2009. Directed giving allows donors to choose where their Jewish philanthropic dollars will go. Additionally, Federation received grants totaling $250,000 from the Jim Joseph Foundation and $37,000 for the Ikkarim program from two generous North Shore donors. Therefore, Federation’s income for 2010/2011 was $2.17 million. Allocations of $1.64 million were distributed to 20 different agencies and programs. (See attached chart.) A few highlights from the past year of Federation funding include the Torah Hub and Got Mitzvah Programs, made possible as a result of Federation’s new Community Innovation Grants. Plus, for the first time, Federation created a new allocation for the Jewish Community Emergency Fund — funds previously raised through a second line campaign. In an effort to prioritize the most vulnerable individuals in the community and to streamline Federation’s fundraising efforts, the JCEF was rolled into the allocation process. Also in 2010/2011, Federation increased the annual allocation to the Y2I program from $40,000 to $70,000 in an effort to meet the demand of sending as many teens as possible to Israel. Lastly, Federation continued for the third year to provide needs-based tuition assistance to families sending their children to Jewish day schools, overnight camps and preschool, thanks to the generosity of the Jim Joseph Foundation. JFNS is one of only five Federations in the country to have received this generous education grant from the JJF.

The Federation operates with a staff of three full-time individuals including Executive Director Liz Donnenfeld, Chief Financial Officer Marla Levy and Director of Women’s Philanthropy and Leadership Development Laura Shulman Brochstein. It also employs three part-time employees: Campaign Counsel Flori Schwartz, Ikkarim Adult Learning Program Director Alanna Cooper and Administrative Assistant Kristen Clay. The Jewish Community Foundation of the North Shore, a separate entity of Federation, is administered by part-time Foundation Associate Arlyne Greenspan. Federation’s operating expenses, which include staff, rent, utilities and the cost of running an annual campaign, are $535,000. All told, the final figure for Federation’s cost of doing business for the year 2010/2011 is expected to be a respectable 25% of the dollars raised.

2010/2011 JFNS Allocation North Shore Jewish Agencies & Programs*

Distribution $633,500

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Families in need: Jewish overnight camps, preschools and day schools via JJF funding

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Israel & Overseas

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JFNA Contribution

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Ikkarim Program

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Community Innovation Grants

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Jewish Community Emergency Fund

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Collaborations with Local Agencies & Synagogues

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Chagenu Program

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North Shore Israel Fund Programs

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$1,640,672

*North Shore Jewish Agencies & Programs include: Cohen Hillel Academy, Gann Academy & Prozdor buses, Holocaust Center Boston North, Jewish Community Center of the North Shore, Jewish Family & Children’s Service, Jewish Historical Society of the North Shore, Jewish Journal, Mikvat B’not Yisrael, North Suburban Jewish Community Center and Youth to Israel Program.

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SALEM — The Jewish Federation of the North Shore has relocated its offices to 39 Norman Street, Salem. Located in the Mount Holyoke Insurance Building, one block from the Salem Post Office, the JFNS office is on the third floor. “Moving to a new space in a central location where our staff will be together is a great way to begin our campaign season,” said JFNS Executive Director Liz Donnenfeld. JFNS has moved from offices it occupied on two different floors of the Jewish Community Center in Marblehead for the past 15 months. As the JCCNS developed a business plan involving new uses for the space including a wellness center, leadership of both organizations agreed that a move would be mutually beneficial. “We support the JCC as it finds new and innovative ways to meet the needs of its mem-

bers, which are the first priority,” explained Donnenfeld, adding that the new JFNS lease is for five years, providing a significant measure of continuity and stability. JFNS board meetings will continue to be held at the JCCNS, furthering the historically strong connection between the two organizations. According to JFNS President and Relocation Committee member Joe Sontz, the committee undertook an extensive search for new space in Marblehead, Swampscott, Salem and Peabody. “We are extremely pleased with the new space, which features critical attributes of easy access for employees and leadership, convenient and guaranteed parking, and an open space environment for flexibility and expansion,” Sontz said. An open house is planned for October 4, from 4-6 p.m.

JFNS Annual Meeting September 15 SALEM — The Jewish Feder ation of the North Shore will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, September 15, at 7 p.m. at the National Park Service Visitor Center, 2 New Liberty St., Salem. Open to all, the evening will provide an overview on the status of the JFNS and the broad impact it has by raising funds to meet the needs and aspirations of Jews in 23 North Shore communities, as well as in Israel and worldwide. This year’s event, entitled “In Appreciation of Synagogue Leadership,” will honor area synagogues’ presidents on behalf of all synagogue leadership. “The important work of synagogue leadership sustains our houses of worship across the North Shore,” explained JFNS Executive Director Liz Donnenfeld, “The work is not necessarily glamorous and can be really tough, but it is vital. Our synagogues are at the core

of our Jewish community.” Synagogue presidents to be honored with Excellence in Leadership Awards include: Peter Nathan of Chabad of the North Shore; Harold Mindel of Congregation Ahabat Sholom; Ron Pressler of Congregation Ahavas Achim; Melissa Kaplowitch and Andy Caplan of Congregation Shirat Hayam; Daniel Leavitt of Congregation Sons of Israel; Elliot Hershoff of Congregation Tifereth Israel; Dan Kramer of Temple Ahavat Achim; Alan Pierce of Temple B’nai Abraham; Amy Sliva of Temple Beth Shalom; Judy Mishkin for Stuart Cohen of Temple EmanuEl; Scott Feinstein of Temple Ner Tamid; Max Freedman of Temple Shalom; and Myranne Janoff of Temple Sinai. Three esteemed awards also will be presented. Halle Watkin of Marblehead will receive the Derek M. Sheckman Award. Phyllis Eidelman and Shari

McGuirk will receive the Edith Bloch Award. Marjorie Patkin will receive the Michael Steinberg Leadership Award. “It is fitting for Federation to honor so many impressive leaders from such diverse ages, backgrounds and areas served,” added Donnenfeld. “We are truly blessed by the many contributions of each of our honorees.” New JFNS Board members to be inducted include: Marc Andler, Ariel Berger, Jon Marcus and Kimberlee Schumacher. Rich Bane will be inducted as JFNS secretary. For Women’s Division, Debra LaKind will be inducted as president, and Debby Brooks will join the executive board as co-campaign chair. A dessert reception will follow the presentation. The annual meeting is generously sponsored by Edelstein & Company, LLP. For more information, go to jewishnorthshore.org.

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Rabbi Howard Kosovske Returns to the Pulpit Susan Jacobs Jewish Journal Staff

PEABODY — After a year in Albuquerque, N.M., where he served as interim rabbi for Congregation Albert, Rabbi Howard Kosovske has returned to his post as spiritual leader of Congregation Tifereth Israel, a Sephardic shul in Peabody. According to CTI President Elliot Hershoff, the rabbi has been awarded a one-year contract. Kosovske, who holds the title Rabbi Emeritus at CTI, will begin his new term by leading services this Friday evening. “This is my home,” said Kosovske, who kept his condo in Salem because he expected to return to the North Shore. The rabbi and his congregation of 90

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parted amicably a year ago when Kosovske accepted the temporary position in the southwest. “Congregation Albert, a

Reform synagogue with 710 members, is the largest religious institution in the state. It was a wonderful opportunity, a once in a lifetime experience, so I jumped on it,” Kosovske added. After completing the assignment, he came back to the North Shore, noting, “the phone hasn’t stopped ringing since I got back to the area.” In addition to his part-time position as rabbi of CTI, Kosovske is available to do lifecycle events and bereavement work. He has resurrected the Institute for Jewish Living, an initiative he started on the South Shore in 1992, and he is anxious to return to teaching. “I used to teach Torah Alive! classes at the JCCNS, and that was very well received by the

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In September, the NSJCC in West Peabody will be offering several playgroups for infants and toddlers. On Mondays, they will offer music and movement classes from Little Explorers Developmental Playgroups. On Wednesdays, Miss Joyce from Wiggles & Giggles presents music and movement. On Fridays, “J Babies” parent/ infant support group returns, offering a combined parent support and infant playgroup for parents and their infants ages birth to 12 months. All classes are held at the NSJCC at 83 Pine Street in Peabody. For more information, visit nsjcc.org or call 978-5352968.

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candlesticks, Kiddush cup, prayer book, challah cover and more; fully cooked kosher meals, four times a year, prepared by Levine’s Kosher Market in Peabody; and an educational session for parents about the Shabbat evening rituals: giving tzedakah, candle lighting, blessing children, Kiddush and hamotsi. Register online at www.rilcf.org or contact Phyllis Osher at 978-7404404 or posher@rilcf.org.

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Floating in the Dead Sea the cities or towns in the Foundation’s service area, are invited to attend one of the meetings to learn about Y2I 2012, which includes the fully subsidized community teen trip to Israel in July 2012. More than 2,300 teens have participated in Y2I since 1970. Educational pre-trip programs for teens and parents, a communityservice component for teens, and tons of fun make Y2I the experience of a lifetime. The first meeting will take place on Sunday, September 25, 7:30 p.m., Woodbridge Assisted Living, 240 Lynnfield St., Peabody. For list of dates of additional meetings, visit www.Y2I.org or contact Susan Feinstein at 978-740-4431 or sfeinstein@rilcf.org. Y2I is made possible by a generous allocation from the Jewish Federation of the North Shore. To pre-register for Y2I 2012, teens can download an Interest Form from Y2I.org, and email it to Susan Feinstein at sfeinstein@rilcf. org or fax to 978-744-1411. Seventy-five teens from 15 cities and towns on the North Shore have pre-registered for Y2I 2012.

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Celebrate Shabbat with families and friends at home with Rekindle Shabbat. Jewish and interfaith families with children, teens and younger, are invited to participate in Rekindle Shabbat, one of the Foundation’s award-winning, home-based, family-centered programming. Four times a year families get together with a buddy family to welcome Shabbat into their homes and enjoy a traditional Shabbat dinner. Entering its 15th year, more than 1,300 families have participated in the program. Families receive everything they need, at no cost, to Rekindle Shabbat, including: a beautiful Shabbat kit stocked with Shabbat candles,

Turn story time into quality Jewish time with free books of The PJ Library. More than 1,090 children from more than 690 families have enrolled in The PJ Library, a Jewish book and CD-of- the-month club for children, ages six months to eight years. A book or CD is mailed directly to children at their homes, igniting excitement in children and creating opportunities for families to transform bedtime stories into memorable Jewish time. The PJ Library is funded in partnership with Cohen Hillel Academy and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. Families can enroll online at www.rilcf.org or contact Phyllis Osher at 978-740-4404 or posher@rilcf.org.

create exciting places of Jewish learning. The program offers teachers practical and creative ideas, plus a library of free resource books, that stimulate our children and inspire Jewish learning. Teachers can enroll online at www. rilcf.org or contact Phyllis Osher at 978-7404404 or posher@rilcf.org. Inspirational Jewish Teaching is made possible by a generous allocation from the Jewish Federation of the North Shore.

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Offered in partnership with the North Shore Rabbinic Association and taught by local rabbis, this 25-week educational course prepares people for conversion to Judaism, and offers a learning opportunity for people of other faith backgrounds who want to learn about Judaism, but who do not want to convert. Topics include: Hebrew, history, Bible, holidays, ethics and more. For more information or to register for the course, contact Phyllis Osher at 978-740-4404 or posher@rilcf.org. Introduction to Judaism is made possible by a generous allocation from the Jewish Federation of the North Shore.

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Young children and their parents are invited to any of the following free Jewish Story Hours in celebration of Rosh Hashanah: • Wednesday, September 14, 4-5 p.m. Newburyport Public Library, 94 State St., in partnership with Congregation Ahavas Achim

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Mothers of The PJ Library are invited to participate in Connections, a free book group for mothers of The PJ Library. Groups are forming in Danvers, Swampscott, Newburyport and Gloucester. Connections offers a wonderful opportunity to meet women from across the community and to relax and enjoy nice company, stimulating discussion, and delicious desserts and coffee. This year’s theme is Jewish identity and Jewish culture around the world. For a complete list of sites and dates, visit www.rilcf.org or contact Phyllis Osher at 978-740-4404 or posher@rilcf.org. Connections is made possible by a generous allocation from the Jewish Federation of the North Shore.

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InSPIRATIOnAL JewISh TeAChInG Educators in our community’s Jewish schools and camps are invited to participate in Inspirational Jewish Teaching, a monthly course that inspires and educates teachers to

• Wednesday, September 21, 6-7 p.m. Youth Talent School, 45 New Ocean St., Swampscott. Featuring books of The PJ Library translated into Russian. • Thursday, September 22, 4-5 p.m. Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Ave, in partnership with Temple Ahavat Achim Contact Phyllis Osher at 978-740-4404 or posher@rilcf.org to let us know you are coming. Rosh Hashanah Story Hours is made possible with a generous allocation from the Jewish Federation of the North Shore.

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Raising Jewish Children With No Plans to Convert Sue Fishkoff Jewish Telegraphic Agency

A growing number of nonJewish parents in America who have no plans to convert are raising Jewish children, marrying Jewish spouses, building Jewish homes and playing active roles in the Jewish community. But without plans to join the faith officially, their place in the Jewish community can be a bit complicated. “My husband has never asked me to convert, and I feel strongly that I won’t, so this is as far as it will go,” said Deb Morandi, an active member of her Reform congregation, Temple Etz Chaim in Franklin, Mass. Morandi, who grew up Southern Baptist, says her husband was the first Jewish person she really knew. They didn’t think about religion until their twins were born. The family’s decision to create a Jewish home “just sort of evolved,” Morandi told JTA. They joined the temple where their friends belonged and sent the boys to Tot Shabbat, a preschool program. Morandi says she feels no pressure to convert. Not only are most of their friends intermarried, so are many of the young families she works with at Jewish Family Services in Boston. Rev. Eleanor Harrison Bregman is unlike most nonJewish women raising Jewish children in that she actively practices her Christian faith. She grew up Episcopalian in Savannah, Ga., and says she had “a pretty literalist view of the Bible” when she hit Princeton University. Bregman and her then future husband, Peter, struggled with the faith issue. He wanted her to convert, so they took introductory Judaism classes and joined a Jewish text study group. They married in 1999, and their three children received Orthodox conversions. All are now studying in Jewish schools. Meanwhile, Bregman delved further into her own faith and was ordained as a United Church of Christ minister in 2009. Bregman says she doesn’t feel out of place at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, a popular nondenominational synagogue they attend as a family in Manhattan. But when she attends church alone on Sundays, her oldest asks why. When Lisa Shimel’s children reached school age, she wanted to take them to church, but her Jewish husband wasn’t comfortable with it. The couple enrolled in Stepping Stones, a two-year program for interfaith couples in Denver, and by the end of the course Shimel thought she

could be comfortable raising the children Jewish. Shimel later become chairwoman of Stepping Stones; she says she’s the first Christian to head up a Jewish outreach organization. Like Morandi, Shimel says she feels no pressure to convert. Morandi and Shimel belong to Reform congregations, the most liberal of the three major Jewish religious denominations when it comes to ritual roles for nonJews. In both the Reform and Conservative movements, individual congregations set their own policies governing which rituals are open to non-Jews, though Reform synagogues tend to be more inclusive. It can be confusing when synagogues don’t set policies, or have one and don’t publicize it. That’s what happened to Pat Luftman and her husband, Henry, an intermarried couple who joined their Conservative synagogue in Allentown, Pa., 17 years ago. Pat, the non-Jewish spouse, took a very active role in their children’s Jewish education, even teaching in the school. Henry, who served on the school board and chaired several subcommittees, wondered why he was never nominated to chair the school board or asked to serve on the synagogue’s board of trustees. Four years ago, the cantorial director explained why: His wife wasn’t Jewish. “It hurt us so badly and was insulting on so many levels,” Pat told JTA. “And those rules were never written down. It was just ‘tradition.’” The couple thought about leaving the shul but decided instead to stay and change things. The synagogue now has written policies about what non-Jews and intermarried Jewish members may and may not do. For the Luftmans, it’s now a moot question: Pat converted in 2007. Emotionally, being betwixt and between in the Jewish community can be a rough ride, Bregman said. At her child’s second-grade class presentation, Bregman says she wept while watching the children read from the Torah and dance around the bimah with their parents. “This passing down of the Torah to the next generation, I’ll never be part of that,” she said. But Bregman chose her path and is now a chaplain at the Jewish Hospital and Home in the Bronx, N.Y. She prays in her way and raises her children as Jews. “I was trying to fit it all in a box and I realized, I’ll always be in between,” she said. “It’s not an easy place to be.”

This Is How I Roll On Shabbos Matt Wallace Interfaithfamily.com

ix years ago, before I met my wife, the only Jewish experience that I had was spreading cream cheese over an ‘everything’ flavored bagel. Even worse, I was unaware that the bagel was even considered Jewish. As naïve as it sounds, on our second date I made my wife a Jamaican-jerk pork chop dinner. Not wanting to hurt my feelings, she ate it, only to suffer with a stomachache later that evening. My understanding of Judaism has increased significantly since then. I began by asking my wife a lot of questions. Our friends invited us to celebrate Jewish holidays with them. We took a few courses offered by the Union for Reform Judaism. One of the many things that I find interesting about Judaism is that it is both a religion and culture that are nearly impossible to separate. Although I have not chosen to become Jewish, we have decided to have a Jewish home. We have incorporated Judaism into our home through artwork and by celebrating Jewish holidays. One of my favorite holidays is Shabbos. I latched onto Shabbos immediately. I found it very accessible and easily integrated into my life. Two challenges that I experienced in celebrating Shabbos were the Hebrew prayers, and the feeling of being different. I overcame the first challenge by learning the customary prayers for lighting the

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Matt Wallace and his son, Solomon

Shabbos candles, wine and bread. If I get lost in the prayer, I simply hum the tune if I know it — no one seems to notice. I find the message in the prayers very meaningful. They describe being grateful for the basic necessities of life: food, drink, family and community. The second challenge was managing my own insecurities around feeling different. Overcoming these feelings allowed me to welcome the warmth of my friends and new acquaintances. I have discovered that Shabbos does not mean you must go to synagogue, have a rabbi present, serve challah, drink kosher wine, wear yarmulkes or speak Hebrew. Shabbos is setting time aside to celebrate with family and friends by recognizing that moment in time as special. Since the arrival of our son Solomon, Shabbos has become

even more special. It’s the beginning of his Jewish learning and identity. For me, Shabbat also symbolizes the closing of the week. I take time to enjoy family, friends and a warm meal. A Shabbos dinner at our house has all the traditional elements. Challah or an alternative loaf of bread (Seeduction from Whole Foods is one of my favorites) placed on the challah plate, glasses filled with wine and two lit candles. The bread is more than just nourishment. The pieces or slices make up the entire loaf, as the individuals around the table make up the Shabbos celebration. The wine is more than just a drink. It accompanies the end of the workweek and brings with it an evening of rest and enjoyment. Candlelight relaxes and warms the environment. Friends and family around the table signify the community around us. Lastly, plates full of food (personally, I enjoy a spicy curry) complete our Shabbos dinner table. As you can see, there’s no wrong way to roll on Shabbos. It is important to incorporate the traditions in a way that works for you. Do not worry about getting it right the first time. You will make it as good a Shabbos as any by simply enjoying the food, drink and company. Matt Wallace is a husband, father, soccer player and University of Washington alumnus (Go Huskies!). He is an engineer at Merrimack Pharmaceuticals.

NSJCC Hosts Family Shabbat Dinner PEABODY — On Friday, September 9, from 6-8 p.m., the community is invited to celebrate Shabbat at the NSJCC at 83 Pine Street in West Peabody. Meet other families with children, enjoy yoga fun for the whole family,

and check out the program offerings lined up for the fall at the NSJCC. The cost is $15/family, for up to 5 people. To RSVP or for more information, call 978535-2968 or email Miriam Blue at miriamb@nsjcc.org.

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Upper East Side Finally Gets a 2nd Ave. Deli to Call its Own New York, N.Y. — Upper East Side residents can have their matzah balls, pastrami and chopped liver closer to home now that the 2nd Ave. Deli has opened its new location at 1442 First Avenue at 75th Street. The legendary deli and New York institution, which is known for its made-from-scratch Jewish staples, officially celebrated its opening August 18 with a traditional ceremonial cutting of “nickel shtickel” salami links. “Whether we’re at 33rd and Third or 75th and First, it’s always 2nd Ave.,” said Josh Lebewohl, co-owner of the deli with his brother, Jeremy Lebewohl. “Our customers are like family. So now, our regular lunch customers, many of whom work in midtown but live on the Upper East

Side, can enjoy a 2nd Ave. Deli dinner with their families closer to home.” The new 2,500 square-foot restaurant has 70 seats, and the same mouth-watering selection of homemade Jewish favorites, such as: flanken, gribenes, kishka, kasha varnishkes, chopped liver, cinnamon rugelach, sour pickles and slaw, and Dr. Brown’s black cherry soda. The famous deli’s history and heritage can be seen in the Yiddish photographs and newspaper headlines that frame the walls. Like its Murray Hill location at 162 East 33rd Street between Third and Lexington Avenues, the 75th Street location has a takeout and catering menu, and will be open late, seven days a week. It will also offer the same

selection of delicacies, including the “Instant Heart Attack Sandwich,” a pastrami, corned beef, or turkey sandwiched between potato latkes, all served by a wait staff that mixes friendly, fresh faces with old timers who might remind you of your mother or grandmother. An East Village landmark, the 2nd Ave. Deli occupied the corner of East 10th Street and Second Avenue for over 50 years before closing in January 2006. “I’m delighted to see how the success of my sons has carried on the Lebewohl tradition, and I know Abe would be thrilled,” said Jack Lebewohl, who ran the restaurant after the death of his brother Abe. “We hope our new location will broaden our customer base and establish a sense

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Above, the counter scene at the new 2nd Ave. Deli on 75th and First. Below, co-owner Josh Lebewohl recreates an iconic baby picture his uncle, 2nd Ave. Deli founder Abe Lebewohl, took of him cradling a giant salami.

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Think Before Criticizing Israel

he situation in Israel is very volatile right now. The Arab League is applying to the United Nations for recognition of a Palestinian state on the Gaza Strip, with East Jerusalem as its capital. The U.S. Consul General in Jerusalem, Daniel Rubenstein, has said that the U.S. would veto any UN Security Council resolution calling for recognition of an independent Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip within the June 4, 1967 borders. Furthermore, he said that the United States will stop all financial aid to the Palestinian Authority if they proceed with plans to ask the United Nations for recognition of an independent Palestinian state. Some Jews believe that every time wellmeaning Jews express criticism of the Israeli government, they are playing into the hands of those who want to destroy Israel. Other pro-Israel American Jews believe that Israel has done everything it could during the years of the Netanyahu administration to avoid any move towards peace. The question is: What are the Palestinians looking for? Are they simply looking to increase their territories, or are they look-

ing to eliminate Israel as a Jewish state? It cannot be forgotten that in the year 2000 and again in 2008, 95% of the territories were offered to Arafat and Abbas, and those offers were unilaterally rejected. If the Palestinian leadership were truly looking only for statehood, why would those offers be rejected out of hand? There is grave concern that Gaza is run by Hamas, which is funded, trained and armed by Iran. Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad twice last week called for the destruction of Israel, saying that a unilateral Palestinian declaration of independence at the United Nations was only a first step toward that end. He added that Israel was a “tumor” to be wiped off the map. If Diaspora Jewry is truly concerned about Israel’s very existence, then this is not the time to add caveats to our support of Israel. If we want to maintain our government’s support of Israel, then we must be fully and resolutely in support of our Jewish state, or the day may come when the Palestinian Authority will achieve its dream of a world without Israel.

letters to the editor Collaboration or Coercion?

Don’t Just Talk … Visit

While this writer has very publicly and previously been overtly critical (and certainly not bashful, for lack of a better word) of Federation’s performance and fiscal candor, of late I had thought that some of its internal assessment and change in business model had a positive communal overtone. Wanting to try fostering partnering with local beneficiary Jewish agencies sends a much better message of JFNS attempts to re-define and re-assert its status as a supportive and responsive overseeing social service network for Jewish causes. I must, however, regrettably retract and modify my thinking, undoubtedly incurring the angst of many who staunchly support our Federation no matter its leadership, mission statement or current operational mode. The notion of now mandating that its beneficiary agency

I am writing in response to your recent editorial, “Don’t Demonize Israel, Learn About Her.” Because I have recently returned from Israel as part of Y2I 2011, I understand how important it is to “take a course in Israel 101.” But reading, talking and communicating via social media with others about Israel is only the beginning. To really get to know Israel and to be an advocate for her, one must visit the country. Activism on behalf of Israel begins with visiting Israel. It did for me and for many others. I had read about Israel and talked about her with people,

board members individually support JFNS financially as well as participate in Super Sunday seems nothing short of extortion. The edict that sets forth this requirement is sending a message (at least to this writer) that the only way JFNS can garner communal support and remain viable in the public eye is synonymous with coersion. Philanthropy and service to any Jewish cause is strictly voluntary. Since JFNS feels mandated support necessary in order to sustain its elevated status through this unreasonable and irresponsible measure, its own prestige becomes lackluster and its mission to service dubious. All JFNS beneficiary agencies might just as well be putting their leadership and recognized volunteer positions out to bid at auction. Russell S. Grand Salem

Federation Illuminates Allocations In the August 4 edition of the Jewish Journal, the article entitled, “Federation Announces This Year’s Allocations” presented a picture of the Jewish Federation of the North Shore’s financials that did not reflect the whole story. At Federation, we maintain high standards of financial efficiency and transparency. Projections for the coming year are only that: projections. Results tell the true story.

On August 31, 2011, the JFNS completed a year of fundraising and allocating funds to the North Shore Jewish community in a manner in which we are proud and that we want to share with Journal readers so they, too, can understand the true story of Federation. Please take the time to read the article on page 6. Joe Sontz, JFNS President Liz Donnenfeld, Executive Director

Editorial Policy A letter (250 words or less) must be signed and include your name, address and telephone number for verification purposes. While we value robust debate, letters must be respectful, civil in tone and contain no personal insults. Letters can be mailed to The Jewish Journal, 201 Washington St., Suite 14, Salem, MA 01970, or emailed to editor@jewishjournal.org. The Journal may post letters online prior to print publication.

Correction The photo that appeared on page one in the August 18 issue, accompanying the story “Memories on the Menu at Shirley Avenue Reunion” was of Marsha Wartell-Bowman of Billerica and Jack Cook of Swampscott.

but neither of those things made a real impression. During the 12 days of Y2I, however, Israel changed from a place that I was tentative about visiting to a place that I cannot wait to reunite with. From the spiritual (Western Wall) to the traditional (Bedouin tents), from the beautiful (sunrise on Masada) to the fun (kayaking the Jordan River), I saw with my own eyes why Israel is a country worth protecting. Perhaps it is just as important for older people to go to Israel through programs like Y2I, not just teens. People who are older have more influence and can

have an even greater effect on Israel’s safety and status as a country. Although I am younger, given the opportunity I will advocate for Israel — something I never thought I would be doing before Y2I. For me, Israel is a place where history has and will continue to be made, a place that we Americans must help protect from its countless enemies and, most important, Israel is a place where every member of our Jewish family, which is 13 million strong, can be safe.

merly of Harvard, created such a letter printed in the New York Times with the added signature of Rabbi Michael Lerner of San Francisco. As a direct descendant of the great and revered 16th century Rabbi Yom Tov Lippman Heller of Krakow, I wrote to Rabbi Lerner and told him Rabbi Heller would have been ashamed of his action. Needless to say, he chastised me for my letter, but I let him know that the rest of the world condemns Israel for any-

thing and everything. Jews can and should keep our complaints in-house, and not add fuel to the fire. As much as Israel is a light unto the nations, she is not without fault, and so it is with every peace-loving nation, even our own. Let us all understand we are all better off because of that tiny little speck of a democratic Jewish state, Israel. Am Yisroel Chai! Saul P. Heller Salem

a 17th century chateau with a bunch of old friends for a week, it is undeniable that the French general population stood by passively (with minimal resistance) while the Vichy government collaborated with the Nazis to round up their Jewish neighbors and deport them to concentration camps. Approximately 76,000 Jews were deported, and about 2,500 returned. All of these names are carved in a granite wall outside the museum, and inside are thousands of personal effects, letters, family pictures, bar mitzvah and wedding records, etc. I appreciate the improve-

ments in the newspaper in recent years. I did not see it for a long time, then started picking it up at a store in North Andover. Certainly the Shoah article alone made it a great find. Thank you for the excellent work you and your colleagues do on behalf of the Jewish community here. I appreciate that the Jewish Journal has begun to cover more of the Merrimack Valley. For years it seemed like we were too far north for the CJP and The Advocate, and too far west for the Jewish Journal. Ronald Sanfield Andover

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Long Live Israel Thank you, Jewish Journal, for your editorial, “Don’t Demonize Israel.” (Journal, August 18.) I’m gratified to read about kids who return from Israel so inspired by their experience of feeling connected to our fantastic heritage, and yet there are Jews who openly criticize her and are signatories to full page ads calling for Israel to halt all settlement activities — causing the peace process to fail. Such was the case not too long ago when academics, including Cornell West, for-

A Highlight of Paris One week before our planned trip to Paris, I happened to read a piece in the Jewish Journal about a museum dedicated to the French Jews who were deported in 1942. (“When in Paris, Don’t Miss the Memorial de la Shoah,” Journal, July 21.) That article inspired us to visit that museum, and it was one of the highlights of the trip! I cannot put into words the impact that experience had for my wife and me, not only about our Jewish history, but it put the whole trip into a different perspective. While we had a great time in Paris and the countryside in

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point / counterpoint Obama and Israel Are Not on the Same Page

Obama Isn’t Being Treated Fairly on Israel Marc Stanley

was amused by Adam Serwer’s recent blog post titled “Is Bibi anti-Israel?” in which he pointed out that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conditionally offered to negotiate with the Palestinians using the pre-1967 borders as a framework. Amazingly, there was no outcry by American Jews that Netanyahu was abandoning Israel by suggesting a return to supposedly “indefensible” borders. As Serwer noted, this was in stark contrast to the negative accusations hurled at President Obama after his May 19 State Department address during which he restated — against a backdrop of supportive statements about Israel’s security — longstanding U.S. (and, frankly, Israeli) policy that Israel’s negotiations with the Palestinians should take place along “1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps.” Obama’s statement was unremarkable for many reasons: President George W. Bush said as much in 2005 while stand-

ing next to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the Rose Garden; Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reiterated the same formula in 2009; and Netanyahu even issued a joint statement with Clinton using that exact phrase last November. In fact, this common understanding has been the basis of bipartisan negotiations for at least 12 years, if not more. So why was Obama vilified over this statement, but his critics remained silent as Netanyahu took the exact same position? And why do Obama’s critics insinuate that the Israeli government — Netanyahu in particular — has concerns with the president and his commitment to a safe and secure Jewish state? Why haven’t Netanyahu’s quite favorable remarks about the current status of the U.S.-Israel relationship been covered in the media? In a recent speech in Tel Aviv, the Israeli leader extolled the current U.S.Israel relationship, noting that the continued on page 16

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t’s high time to face an unpleasant fact: President Obama and Israel are not on the same page. This has been true ever since Obama took office in January 2009, but it was most recently apparent this May when the president ambushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with an adversarial speech the day before Netanyahu’s U.S. visit by advocating that Israel return to the pre-1967 armistice lines (with mutually agreed swaps). Obama’s speech meant that Israel cannot keep the Jewish neighborhoods of eastern Jerusalem, the Temple Mount, the Western Wall or the major settlement blocs, without Palestinian Authority approval. No previous U.S. president ever took this position. Neither has any previous president ever suggested, as Obama has, that the issues of “territory and security” should be agreed upon first, and only then should the issues of Arab refugees and Jerusalem’s status be decided. Thus, in Obama’s view,

Israel should establish a Palestinian state and give away virtually all the disputed territory, thereby eliminating its negotiating leverage, before negotiating over Jerusalem and refugees from a weakened position. An anonymous Israeli official interviewed in early August by Reuters denied recent reports that Netanyahu now accepts the pre-1967 lines as a basis for negotiations, and two senior Israeli officials recently told me the same. It’s also shocking that Obama made these demands of Israel only two weeks after Fatah, the faction that leads the Palestinian Authority, signed a unity agreement with Hamas, the terrorist organization that calls in its charter for the murder of Jews. Netanyahu has been clear: He won’t negotiate with a Hamas-linked Palestinian Authority. Yet Obama has refused to make diplomatic or financial support for the Palestinian Authority conditional on its abrogating its unity agreement with Hamas. continued on page 16

Justifying Murder — An Abomination Isi Leibler

ven before the Middle Ages, we encountered marginal Jews who turned against their own people. Among apostates to Christianity, there were those who wrote inflammatory libels against the Jews, paving the way for pogroms; socialists like Karl Marx, whose vile anti-Semitic tirades speak for themselves; and more recently, Jewish communists purportedly supporting a new world order who applauded Stalin while he was murdering and imprisoning their fellow Jews. Today in Israel and abroad, there are Jews who retain the wretched tradition of their ren-

egade antecedents. They are few in number, but their influence extends beyond their Jewish fringe status, because many occupy prominent roles in universities, the media and the arts. Of late, much of the Western liberal media has been idolizing them. Several days ago, I was alerted to an unprecedentedly obscene extension of such behavior emanating, to my profound regret, from Larry Derfner,* a senior staff writer for The Jerusalem Post. Only days after Israeli infants and families had been brutally murdered by terrorists, Derfner publicly stated that the murder of Israeli citizens was a justifi-

able weapon for Palestinians in order to overcome the “occupation.” It was not published as a Jerusalem Post column, but was posted on his public website, to which readers of his regular articles are occasionally referred. It also appeared on Facebook. The essence of a good paper is to open its columns to opposing views. The Jerusalem Post and Israel’s most widely circulated Hebrew daily, Israel Hayom, irrespective of editorial positions, always provide readers with a wide spectrum of opinions. I take pride in the fact that I contribute regular columns to both papers, and my column is frequently accompanied by diametrically opposing views. That of course does not

imply that a self respecting Israeli paper would accept contributions from a neo-Nazi, an anti-Semitic jihadist, or a person justifying the murder of Israelis. Whereas Derfner is regarded as an in-house leftist opinion writer for The Jerusalem Post, his chilling outburst extends far beyond traditional far-left efforts aimed at applying moral equivalence to Israelis and terrorists. In fact, Derfner actually scolds those on the Left who condemn Palestinian terrorism. To avoid any misunderstanding, let me be specific about what Derfner actually said. He asserted that in fighting for their “independence,” Palestinian terrorists are “justified” in deliberately murdering innocent Israeli women and children. He even explicitly said

that “whoever the Palestinians were who killed the eight Israelis near Eilat recently, however vile the ideology was, they were justified to attack,” and it is the Israeli government that “is to blame for those eight Israeli deaths.” He opined that it was high time for Israelis to appreciate “that terrorism in the face of a rejectionist Israeli government is justified... even to kill Israelis.” He stated that while he endorsed the right of Palestinians “to use terrorism against us,” he did not wish to see Israelis killed and, like Abbas, felt that terrorism (while justifiable) can be counterproductive to the Palestinian cause. However, Israeli “blindness” was “compelling the Palestinians to engage in terrorcontinued on page 16

9/11 — The Tenth Yahrzeit Raizy Rosenfeld

As told to Bayla Sheva Brenner

had just exited the subway at Broad Street. While walking under scaffolding along Beaver Street, I heard a loud boom. I cowered, thinking something was about to fall on me, but to my relief nothing did. When I got to the corner of Beaver and Broadway, near the Orthodox Union building, I got my first real inkling that something was very wrong. I saw women in business suits and high heels running south towards Bowling Green Park. Why are they running? I thought. Then I noticed some people crying. Someone near me said there was a plane crash at the World Trade Center. Someone else said that was the second plane. I figured I would go to my office and see if I could find information on the Internet. When I got to my floor, I noticed that the lights were flickering. What if the elevator stops working? I thought. I wanted

to get out of the building and see what trying not to breathe in the thick dust. was happening. I went to Trinity Street The buildings were locked and people and saw the Towers on fire. All kinds wouldn’t let anyone inside; they didn’t of thoughts went through my mind — want to let the dust come in. Whoever even mundane ones, like how will they was outside was stuck. ever fix the holes in those buildings? The sky was snowing ash. It immeThen, right in front of diately brought to mind my eyes, one started the scene in the movie I saw an elderly going down like a candle. “Schindler’s List” where Everybody started run- Chassidic man, his coat it looks like it’s snowing ning. I heard someone and people look up; then covered with dust, yell, “Look out, it’s comthe camera pans to a ing!” I turned around and shuffling along. It made chimney of the crematocouldn’t believe what I me think of exile; again rium and you realize that saw. A huge skyscrapernot snow. I was very we’re leaving, escaping it’s tall cloud of smoke was conscious that I might evil and violence. coming toward us so be breathing in human fast, like a snake slithash. It felt surreal, like ering through the buildings. I realized you would imagine the end of the world. there was no way to outrun it. It caught People were either inside buildings or up with me. walking through the streets mid-ankle Suddenly, I felt a gentle push against in paper and debris. I figured I’d circle my back, like when an ocean wave push- around and go to the Brooklyn Bridge. es you. Day had turned to night; everyI found a grocery store with its door thing was gray and brown. I covered open and the radio on. People were my nose and mouth with my hands, crowding around and listening. There

was a feeling that we were all in this together, an instant camaraderie among strangers. I got to the Brooklyn Bridge, and even though I wasn’t in the smoke anymore and it was the most beautiful, sunny day, it was then that I felt the most vulnerable. I thought a plane could come and crash into the bridge. All kinds of people were walking across it. I saw an elderly Chassidic man, his coat covered with dust, shuffling along. It made me think of exile; again we’re leaving, escaping evil and violence. I saw lots of shoes strewn all over the bridge, discarded high heels. It made me realize that even on a day as tragic as this, there were little blessings. I never wore sneakers to work, but because my feet were hurting me the day before, on that day I did. When I got to Brooklyn, it seemed so grotesque to see normal life. People were going about their daily chores, in the supermarket, waiting at bus stops; everything seemed the way it was when continued on page 16

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lthough peripatetic playwright Israel Horovitz calls New York City home, Gloucester will always hold a warm spot in his heart. The Wakefield native STAGE became enchanted by the seaside town as a youth, bought a house there as an adult, and advanced his career there as founder of the Gloucester Stage Company. Over the years, the city and its people have served as a muse to the prolific artist, who has penned 70-plus plays. Gloucester and the North Shore figure prominently in many of his works, including “The Widow’s Blind Date,” “North Shore Fish,” “Park Your Car in Harvard Yard” and “Sins of the Mother.” Although he is no longer at the helm of the Gloucester Stage Company, the theater company routinely stages his shows. It is concluding its 2011 season with a new production of Horovitz’s “Fighting Over Beverley.” Horovitz wrote the original play nearly two decades ago, but has tweaked it for this production. Like Horovitz himself, the material has aged well. Well directed by veteran Robert Walsh, “Fighting Over

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Above, l-r, Paul O’Brien stars as Zelly, Sandra Shipley as Beverley, Denise Cormier as Cecily and Paddy Swanson as Archie, in “Fighting Over Beverley.”

Beverley” is a romantic comedy about a love triangle. Beverley (Sandra Shipley), a 17-year-old British girl, was engaged to marry Archie (Paddy Swanson), until Zelly (Paul O’Brien), a young Yank, swept her off her feet and brought her to America at the end of WWII. The couple’s lives become unhinged when Archie shows up in Gloucester, more than 50 years later, to reclaim his lost bride. “He’s had you for 52 years — enough is enough,” Archie tells Beverley matter-of-factly. Flattered by Archie’s devotion and tempted by his offer of a better life, Beverley is put in the unfamiliar position of determining her own destiny. Horovitz points out that the

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BOSTON — The RubinFrankel Gallery at Boston University Hillel presents the exhibition, Faces of Revival: Postwar Russia in the Art of Felix Lembersky (1913-1970). The opening reception is Thursday, September 22, from 6 to 9 p.m., and the exhibit runs through December 23. Lembersky was an influential artist, teacher and a champion of creative freedom at a time when non-conformism was persecuted. The exhibition coincides with the 73rd anniversary of Kristallnacht, the 70th anniversary of Babi Yar, and the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union. It is the first major showing of Lembersky’s work in the United States. An academic symposium will take place on Thursday, November 10, from 6 to 9 p.m. The Rubin Frankel Gallery is located at 213 Bay State Road in the Florence and Chafetz Hillel House at Boston University. Visit bu.edu/hillel/gallery or call 617353-7634. For a longer story on this exhibit, visit jewishjournal. org.

Merrimack Rep Presents ‘The Persian Quarter’ LOWELL — In a land rich with history, two women are thrown together by a diplomatic crisis, while 30 years later, a chance encounter by their daughters leads to revelations of a shared past. The two stories are woven together by the poetry of Rumi. The Merrimack Repertory Theatre presents “The Persian Quarter” September 15 through October 9. Tickets are available at merrimackrep.org or by calling 978-654-4MRT. The theatre is located at 50 E. Merrimack St., Lowell.

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Madoff Documentary Eschews Jewish Angle

Local-Born Author to Speak About ‘The Little Bride’

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or a large segment of the American Jewish community, the Bernie Madoff scandal will always be a Jewish saga. The public and shocking aspect of Madoff’s Ponzi scheme was the damage done to Jewish organizations and charities which Film entrusted funds to him. It was unfathomable, and unforgivable, that a Jew had inflicted such harm on his own community. It comes as a surprise to a Jewish viewer, therefore, that the documentary “Chasing Madoff” omits all Jewish references in connection with the Wall Street money manager. “There were many wealthy Jewish people who lost a lot of money,” director Jeff Prosserman acknowledged. “As part of getting this story out there truthfully and openly, we didn’t want to make it a story only of greedy Jewish people and how they swindled each other.” That wouldn’t be an accurate reflection of the scale of the scam, the Toronto-born, New York-based director asserted.

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“As we dug deeper than the headlines,” Prosserman said, “Madoff was the tip of the iceberg. In doing the research, and going through the documentation, we realized this in fact is not a Jewish story.” Consequently, it was an easy decision for Prosserman to steer clear of the public perception of the scandal as the handiwork of a Jewish financier. “We realized that we could expose a whole other layer of this story,” he explained. “Rather than focusing on Madoff the man or his background, we decided to focus on Harry’s investigation, and the scope of what he uncovered, including the hundreds of firms who aided and abetted Madoff’s scheme. That’s the true injustice.” Harry Markopolos was working for a Boston-area investment firm a decade ago when his boss asked him to analyze — and match — the returns that a potential client was getting with his New York money manager. In a matter of minutes, Markopolos determined that the large, consistent earnings didn’t jibe with the real world, and could only be the result of cooking the books in some way. He embarked on a crusade to unravel the truth about Madoff’s business model, starting with discreet interviews with his peers in the investment world. Markopolos eventually passed

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his information to respected financial journalists and to his sources to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC’s years-long failure to investigate the labyrinthine plot, and its lethal laxity in protecting investors, has yet to be fully explained or punished. “When we started [the film], we didn’t know the scope of how many people were inept or corrupt,” Prosserman said. “No one had gotten to the bottom of it. Everyone in the press was talking about how much money was lost. We thought there must be some compelling human stories.” The 28-year-old Prosserman, who came to movies from the world of advertising, includes a few snippets of Madoff’s voice culled from old interviews, but relegates the one-time heavyweight to the shadows. “As a Jew, it creates an opportunity [for me] to clear the air and take a step away from the prejudice surrounding the scandal,” Prosserman said. “The last thing that I wanted to do was fuel prejudice.” “Chasing Madoff ”is screening at the Kendall Square Cinema in Cambridge. Contact the theatre for showtimes.

GLOUCESTER — Set in the late 19th century, “The Little Bride” is the story of Minna Losk — a mail order bride who leaves cosmopolitan Odessa for the desolate plains of South Dakota. Her much-older husband is a member of the Am Olam (Eternal People) movement, which supported Jews as they worked to create an agricultural future in the United States. As with contemporary Zionists, Am Olamites felt that this kind of self-sufficiency would head off the anti-Semitism that was endemic in Europe. However, as might be imagined, life on the Plains did not go so smoothly, either in real life or in the novel. The work is the debut novel of Anna Solomon, a former member of Temple Ahavat Achim in Gloucester. It is a window into a world that has been little documented, told through a story that moves quickly and that engages readers from the first page. Solomon, 34, did not set out to write an historical novel. “I really thought I was writing a story that happened to be set in a different time,” she said. “The research for it was to inspire it, not to fact-check it. My primary goal was about the story and the characters.” She grew up in Gloucester, worked as a reporter for National Public Radio, and earned an MFA at the Iowa

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Writers Workshop. She now lives in Providence, R.I., but her parents, William Greenbaum and Ellen Solomon, are still members of Temple Ahavat Achim. Clare Burson, a singer-songwriter friend of Solomon’s, has written a song cycle about “The Little Bride.” “She’s been writing songs to go under the sections I’m reading,” Solomon said. “There are projected images and text to help build a narrative arc. It’s taking it up to the next notch. It’s really been fun.” Solomon will read and perform with Burson at Temple Ahavat Achim in Gloucester on Saturday, September 17, at 7:30 p.m. She will also be reading at The Bookstore in Gloucester on Friday, September 16, at 7 p.m. Temple Ahavat Achim is located at 86 Middle St. in Gloucester. Call 978-281-0739 or visit taagloucester.org.

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A Call For Demonstration Sherwin Pomerantz

he clock is ticking for the opening of the U.N. General Assembly in New York and the subsequent vote on Palestinian statehood. A friend raised the question of whether demonstrations are planned in New York. A search of the web turned up nothing, although I hope that will not be the case as the date draws closer. Do you remember December 6, 1987? That Sunday, over 250,000 people descended on Washington to demonstrate on behalf of Soviet Jewry. It was, at the time, the largest outpouring of support for that movement, and was timed to occur a day before Gorbachev and Reagan were to meet in the nation’s capital. The organizers never expected that so many people would participate in the middle of winter, yet representatives from over 300 groups in the U.S. braved the cold and made their voices known, insuring that the issue of human rights in the Soviet Union would be placed on Reagan’s “front burner.” Americans who care about values and respect for the people of Israel to live fruitful lives in the national homeland of the Jewish people need to do as much this year, as well. The simple fact that Jews might live in a Palestinian state is a humiliating thing for the

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ism,” and exposing the “unjust” Israeli government as being “to blame for these Israeli deaths,” would contribute toward “ending the occupation.” Derfner conceded that such remarks would encourage Hamas, but was not unduly concerned because Hamas is already committed to Israel’s destruction. It was more important for him to ensure that Israelis recognize that by their behavior, “they are compelling Palestinians to engage in terrorism” than to worry about whether his remarks would be quoted approvingly on Hamas websites. In fact, the Arab media

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United States has “provided invaluable diplomatic, moral and military support. Diplomatic support, in our quest for a negotiated peace… grounded in security but grounded also in mutual compromise that can only be achieved in face to face negotiations. America is very, very clear on this point. And I think President Obama has spoken eloquently about this.” Netanyahu then talked about the great military support that Israel receives from the U.S. “We just had a successful deployment of the Iron Dome system. And we’ve intercepted seven missiles that were fired over the skies of Beersheva and Ashkelon,” the prime minister said, “and this was made possible by generous American military support; funding that was approved by the Obama administration.” After we have all received scurrilous emails to the contrary, I imagine many American Jews will be surprised to learn that Netanyahu is pleased with and deeply grateful for the “diplomatic, moral and military support” his government has received from Obama. The president’s critics surely are not going to bring this up. On an unprecedented level, and truly on the width and breadth of issues they face together, Obama and Netanyahu agree. You can see it in the words they speak, but you can see it even clearer in the everyday actions taken by the Obama administration to help secure Israel.

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Palestinians. Of course, if the shoe were on the other foot and after a peace treaty no Arabs would be allowed to live in Israel, the world would become one ball of fire with anti-Israel demonstrations everywhere. We dare not blind ourselves to the possibility that the real desire of the Palestinian Arab leadership is not to make peace with Israel, but to see to our ultimate expulsion from this part of the world. While I do not believe this will not happen, vigilance is critical. Thinking Americans, Jews and non-Jews alike, should be on the barricades in New York in mid-September to make it clear to the U.N. and the world that the intransigence of the Palestinian Arab leadership in not being willing to even come to the negotiating table will not be rewarded by a declaration of statehood — one of whose aims is to make the resultant country Judenrein. There must be a demonstration that will make Washington in December 1987 look like amateur night. Edmund Burke was right when he said: All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. We need to internalize that lesson. Sherwin Pomerantz is a 28-year resident of Jerusalem, and president of Atid EDI Ltd., an economic development consulting firm headquartered there.

have already widely reproduced his remarks, highlighting the fact that he is a prominent Jerusalem Post contributor. Derfner concluded his shocking remarks with the extraordinary statement that “writing this is not treason. It is patriotism.” That he justifies the murder of innocent women and children while describing himself as a “patriot” makes one question his sanity. In a twisted sense, Derfner is probably justified in claiming that his remarks are not treasonable. Although there may well be grounds for the attorney general to charge him with incitement to murder, his remarks are so vile that they go beyond treason. They display an

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utter lack of sensitivity, humanity and compassion for the tens of thousands of Israeli families who since the creation of Israel have lost loved ones, murdered by the barbarians whose actions Derfner justifies due to “harsh” Israeli government policies. If an anti-Israeli Western politician or media outlet published such remarks, it would raise a storm. For a purportedly respectable Israeli journalist to do so is simply incomprehensible. This is not the place to refute Derfner’s ridiculous remarks about the “occupation.” Nor to relate to the offers of 95% of the territories extended to the Palestinians by prime ministers Barak in 2000 and Olmert in

• High-level security cooperation, including funding the critical Iron Dome? Check. • Heavily sanctioning Iran to block its pursuit of nuclear weapons? Definitely. • Committing to stop a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations in September, as well as blocking other efforts to undermine Israel’s legitimacy in world bodies? Absolutely. From the Gaza flotilla to missile defense cooperation, the list goes on and on. So, are critics being fair to President Obama when they intentionally misquote him and spread lies about his positions? Are they being fair when they portray a rift between the U.S. administration and the Israeli government in the face of clear evidence to the contrary? And are they helping Israel by trying to use Israel as a wedge issue for partisan gain? While some work to tear down the bipartisan pro-Israel consensus that we’ve built over decades, Obama and Netanyahu continue to work as partners in every sense to secure Israel and ensure lasting peace for the Israeli people. On top of the extensive list of agreements regarding policy and security cooperation, add the fact that Netanyahu has reiterated his support for this longtime basis for negotiations. Don’t listen to the noise; look at the record. Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Obama are truly on the same page. Marc Stanley is the chair of the National Jewish Democratic Council.

I left that morning. I felt like I had just come off a different planet. I arrived home seven hours after I had left the office. I was shocked to see the city reduced to ash. But I wasn’t surprised that it could happen — the way most Americans seemed to be. Jews have seen such tragedies happen in our history. We know people are capable of evil. When I came back to work two weeks later, it was Tzom Gedaliah (Tzom Gedaliah is a fast day following Rosh Hashanah) — an overcast, gloomy day. It felt appropriate to come back on a fast day. The streets were still filled with dust. Every building was running on generators; you couldn’t hear yourself think. I came into my office, and although my window was closed, dust had seeped through the casement, coating the entire area near my window and even my work table.

2008, which were summarily rejected by Arafat and Abbas. Nor that the principal objective of all Palestinian factions is ending Jewish sovereignty in the region, rather than attaining independence. And that, since Netanyahu assumed office, the Palestinians, no less than Hamas, have refused to partake in negotiations, even after Netanyahu’s unprecedented 10-month settlement freeze. For an Israeli Jew professionally employed by the only Israeli English language newspaper to justify the barbaric murder of his own brothers and sisters in a public website is unforgivable. Presumably in response to massive protests directed against him, Derfner “apolo-

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Obama’s first major Middle East speech, in Cairo in June 2009, made clear his tenuous commitment to Israel. He ignored the legal, historical and religious basis of the Jewish claim to Israel, instead writing it off as a reward for enduring the Holocaust. Obama also claimed that the Palestinians have been suffering in trying to establish their state for 60 years, but he ignored the fact that they turned down offers of statehood in 1937, 1947, 2000 and 2008. He spoke about the Arabs being “displaced” by Israel’s founding, ignoring the fact that if there had been no Arab war against Israel, there would have been no refugees. Most egregiously, the president strongly implied that Palestinian suffering was equivalent to Jewish suffering during the Holocaust. And by framing his call for Palestinians to practice only nonviolent resistance by pointing to the experience of U.S. blacks during slavery and black Africans during South African apartheid, Obama effectively lumped in Israeli Jews with history’s oppressors. In a January 2010 TV interview, Obama’s Middle East envoy, George Mitchell — who has since left his post — told PBS’s Charlie Rose that “full implementation of the Arab Peace Initiative is the objective set forth by the president.” The so-called Arab Peace Initiative demands that Israel retreat to the pre-1967 lines, set up a Palestinian state and accept the right of millions of Arab refugees to move into Israel. That would end Israel as a Jewish state. Even former New York City Mayor Ed

During my lunch break, I went outside to see which stores were still open. Some had closed on 9/11 and never reopened. I noticed a store window display with a rack of clothing and a row of shoes. I thought, how cute, they are all the same exact color. Then I realized the items were all coated in dust. It always bothers me when tourists ask where Ground Zero is. I feel like saying, “Here, right where you are standing.” It’s the entire Lower Manhattan. It’s the entire world. It’s not just one location — it’s everywhere. Raizy Rosenfeld works for the Orthodox Union Department of Communications and Marketing. Bayla Sheva Brenner is senior writer for the OU Department of Communications and Marketing. This article is reprinted with permission from Jewish Action, the magazine of the Orthodox Union (Fall, 2011).

gized” a week after his article appeared, and deleted it from his website. However, he has the chutzpah to reiterate the justification for terrorism, and merely states that he does not endorse the murder of fellow Israelis. This is neither a retraction nor an apology. His obscene and callously insensitive remarks are likely to haunt him for the rest of his life. * Larry Derfner has since been fired by The Jerusalem Post. This column was originally published in the Jerusalem Post and Israel Hayom. Contact the author at ileibler@netvision. net.il.

Koch, a Democrat who campaigned for Obama, suggested that Obama is “throwing Israel under the bus.” Perhaps Israel’s deepest concern is the existential threat posed by the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran. Obama needlessly delayed congressional sanctions against Iran for a year while he tried to get multilateral, U.N.-backed sanctions enacted first. Now that sanctions have become U.S. law, Obama has not implemented them in a serious way. Obama also sent Vice President Joe Biden to Israel to warn Netanyahu not to launch any military strikes against Iran without U.S. approval. One of my most revealing experiences was a meeting I attended, along with 40 other Jewish leaders, with President Obama at the White House in March. The president told us, according to my notes: “You must speak to your Israeli friends and relatives and search your souls to determine how badly do you really want peace. Israelis think this peace business is overrated; their life is good, their economy is good, and things are quiet.” Several times he emphasized that “the PA is sincere in wanting a peaceful settlement” and that “Israel has not sufficiently tried to make an acceptable offer.” He asked, “Is the Netanyahu government serious about territorial concessions?” Things may get better or worse — more likely the latter — but one thing is clear: Obama and Israel are not of one mind, or anywhere close to being so. Morton A. Klein is the national president of ZOA, the Zionist Organization of America.

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Online Classrooms Are Just a Click Away The simple phrase “going to school” has taken on an entirely new meaning with the advent of online schools. Adult learners in search of post-secondary or professional development credits were the early consumers of online education services, but now students of all ages can learn anywhere an Internet connection can be found. Online education (also referred to as virtual learning) is becoming increasingly popular for elementary, middle and high school students. In a 2008 report, the National Center for Education Statistics estimated that the number of K–12 public school students enrolling in online courses grew by 65 percent in the two years from 2002–2005. A 2009 estimate puts the number at more than one million online students. In addition, data suggests that by 2019, about half of high school courses will be delivered online. For some students, online learning gives them the opportunity to access single courses not available through their brick-and-mortar school — perhaps a foreign language or an AP course. However an increasing number of students have made the leap to full-time online schooling, frequently through an online public school option offered tuition-free by their state or school district. An online public school utilizes a combination of online and offline coursework — including a wide array of textbooks, CDs, videos and hands-on materials. Students are guided by a state-certified teacher, who may also set up

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Great Grilling Ideas For Kosher Carnivores Jessica Chmara

and refrigerate for four hours or overnight. Reserve the remaining marinade for basting. Grill over medium-high heat for 7 to 10 minutes, turning the meat often to prevent it from burning and basting each time you turn. Sprinkle with the reserved chopped scallion and serve with any remaining basting sauce on the side. Serves 4.

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on’t turn off your grills! Enjoy the last few lazy days of summer with these mouth watering and scrumptious backyard barbecue recipes from June Hersh’s new cookbook, “The Kosher Carnivore.”

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1 (1- to 1 ¼ - pound) hanger steak, halved 2 T. espresso or strong coffee beans, freshly ground 1 t. ground cumin 1 t. ground ancho chili pepper 1 t. Spanish smoked paprika Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper Canola oil Preheat the grill or stovetop grill pan. Grind the coffee and then the spices in a spice or coffee grinder, and pour the ground mixture out onto a large plate. Let the steaks come to room temperature, then coat them in oil and then roll in the ground coffee and spice mixture. Grill about 15 minutes for rare to medium/rare, turning the steaks to brown all sides. Let rest for 10 minutes, loosely covered in foil, then cut into large slices on the diagonal. Serves 2.

3 to 4 pounds BBQ-style flanken/short ribs The Kosher Carnivore June Hersh St. Martin’s Press, 2011

Simplest Korean Kalbi Ribs 1 ½ pounds flanken For the marinade: ¼ cup mirin 2 T. low-sodium soy sauce ¼ t. ground ginger 2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped 2 t. sesame oil 1 T. hoisin sauce 2 t. brown sugar 2 scallions, white and green parts, chopped (reserve half for garnish) ¼ t. kosher salt 1/8 t. freshly ground black pepper Combine the marinade ingredients in a bowl. Place the ribs in a shallow pan or large resealable plastic bag. Pour three-quarters of the marinade over the ribs

For the rub: ¼ cup brown sugar 1 T. hot or sweet paprika, to taste 1 T. kosher salt 2 t. chili powder 1 ½ t. freshly ground black pepper ¼ t. cayenne pepper 1 t. garlic powder 1 t. Worcestershire sauce 1 t. liquid smoke Traditional quick BBQ sauce: ½ cup ketchup ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce 1T. honey 1 T. Worcestershire sauce Or Bourbon Glaze: ¼ cup bourbon 1/3 cup molasses ¼ cup orange juice 1T. grainy mustard

BBQ sauce, mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. To prepare the bourbon glaze, put all the ingredients in a small saucepan and cook over low heat until syrupy. To prepare the ribs, combine all the ingredients for the rub in a blender or food processor. Pulse until mixed. Place the ribs in a shallow dish and generously sprinkle the ribs with the rub. Cover tightly and refrigerate for two hours or even overnight. Take the meat out of the fridge about 30 minutes prior to grilling. Grill the ribs for about seven minutes. Turn them over, slather on some sauce, and cook an additional seven minutes. Turn them again, give them another coating in sauce, and cook for just another minute or two. Ribs can be served rare. If you prefer fall-off-the-bone ribs, braise them first for 45 minutes to one hour and then grill. You can also grill them low and slow, with the grill cover closed, using indirect heat, for at least 1 ½ hours. Serves 4.

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Shirat Hayam Holds Open House Weekend, Ahabat Sholom Hires Installation for Cantor Rozenfeld Holiday Cantor SWAMPSCOTT — Congre gation Shirat Hayam’s installation of Cantor Elana Rozenfeld will be Saturday morning, September 10. Other programs during the open house weekend will in clude a 9/11 Memorial Service, and a Farm Day on 9/11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring a petting zoo, pony rides, arts and crafts, music and more. Cantor Rozenfeld comes to Shirat Hayam from her most recent position as cantor at the Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City. She planned and performed several concerts, and participated in the creation of the “Season in Song” CD at Park Avenue Synagogue. She was

featured in the New York Times for developing a new Holocaust commemoration where she performed Yiddish songs written during the Shoah and, between songs, young synagogue members told their grandparents’ stories of survival. “Our goal was to hire a cantor to help us continue to deliver a reinvigorated Judaism and carry out the Shirat Hayam vision. We have found that person in Cantor Elana Rozenfeld,” said Andrew Caplan, co-chairman of the board of directors at Congregation Shirat Hayam. Visit ShiratHayam.org or call 781-599-8005.

LYNN — Congregation Ahabat Sholom announced that it has retained Hazzan Yoseph Weingarten of New York for the High Holy Days. Cantor Weingarten, a tenor, studied in Slonim Yeshiva, Jerusalem. He combines traditional and modern congregational melodies. He has held positions at Avenue N Jewish Center, Brooklyn, Temple Beth El, Long Beach, and Shomrei Emunah, Borough Park, Brooklyn. For more information, call 781-593-9255. Parking permits are located in the lobby.

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Congregation Ahabat Sholom Holds High Holiday Programs LYNN — A series of High Holiday preparatory programs, open to the entire community, but targeting the needs of community members from the former Soviet Union, will be presented by Rabbi Avraham Kelman of Congregation Ahabat Sholom. Four workshops about the High Holidays will be held on

Tuesday evenings, September 13-October 4, from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Congregation Ahabat Sholom, 151 Ocean Street, Lynn. Attendance is free and open to the community, but registration is required. Register online at the ahabatsholomlynn.org; email ahabatsholom@gmail. com; or call 781-593-9255.

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Chabad Rosh Hashanah Community Dinner PEABODY — The community is invited to a traditional Rosh Hashanah service and dinner on Wednesday, September 28, from 7-9 p.m., featuring delicious foods, great comradery and inspiration. Welcome in the New Year with others at Chabad of Peabody, 83 Pine St. Unit E, in Peabody. The cost is $20/adults, $15/children. RSVPs a must. Email raizel@ jewishpeabody.com or call 978977-9111.

Celebrate Shabbat in Newburyport NEWBURYPORT — The community is invited to a traditional Friday evening dinner and service for all ages on Friday, September 16, at 6 p.m. at Congregation Ahavas Achim in Newburyport. The cost is $14/person; $6/for children ages 3-10; under 2 is free. Vegetarian options are available on request. RSVP by September 11. Congregation Ahavas Achim is located at the corner of Washington and Olive Streets in Newburyport. Contact Phyllis Osher at school@ahavas-achim.org.

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Parents Can Help Raise Jewish Children, Even at College Rabbi Hershey Novack

merican Jews are known for the emphasis they place on academic success. Jewish professors populate America’s universities, and Jewish doctors, lawyers and politicians help fill the nation’s hospitals, law firms and legislatures. At the core of this success are generations of American Jewish parents who have encouraged their children to focus, work hard and succeed from kindergarten through college and graduate school. College in particular is a formative time for students’ Jewish identities. In a widely publicized essay written in 1968, Rabbi Yitz Greenberg wrote, “By and large, college is a disaster area for Judaism, Jewish loyalty and Jewish identity.” More recently, in a 2006 study for the Avi Chai Foundation, Brandeis University researchers found that, “In the soup of the college experience, Jewish students are making religious choices, and these are often decisions to do less, not more.” Similar sentiments can be expressed about college stu-

dents’ connections to Israel. No magic bullet exists to quickly and cheaply reverse this phenomenon. But parents can play a vital role in helping students — their children — maintain a connection to Judaism by setting an example of Jewish involvement and by partnering with the agencies that bring Jewish life directly to young people. Jewish education works best when it reinforces deep, rooted values established by parents. Ideally, parents should begin educating their children at birth; however, they can begin at any age, and even after the children are off at college. In today’s hyperconnected world, students studying at schools across the country are just a phone call or a video chat away. Using technology, parents can

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model Jewish living from home while still allowing their children the space to grow up. Before children head off to college, parents often engage their children in various coming-of-age discussions. Parents must have a similar conversation about Jewish values and observances — a discussion in which they articulate expectations and hopes that too often are left unsaid. Of course, such a conversation carries more weight when parents serve as role models of Jewish living.

College is a disaster area for Judaism, Jewish loyalty and Jewish identity. Parents can also support their college students by sending them care packages associated with Jewish holidays and themes. Some synagogues

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