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IN ISRAEL 84 LIFE THE PERES CENTER FOR PEACE AND INNOVATION

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FROM THE EDITOR

WORKING FOR MIRACLES TO HAPPEN

t is Spring again, that time of the year when the flowers blossom, the trees are greener, and the blue sky looks brighter. It’s that time of the year when we celebrate Passover, a celebration that comes with much preparation; cleaning the house, changing all the utensils, plates and silverware, and saving and selling the hametz become important aspects to consider as we get ready for the celebration. Some people seize the opportunity and travel to different venues that offer kosher catering. But no matter where we celebrate the holiday, what’s most important is telling the story and remembering. We recall the miracles, courage and passion that transformed reality and changed history forever. In Jewish mysticism, there is a concept that I love and believe in. In Hebrew, it is called Bitachon. The story of Passover, and everything that happened at that crucial moment, is the perfect example of the meaning of this concept where a sense of optimism and confidence stems from faith rather than reason. I recently learned a detail that I loved from the story. G-d told the Jewish people to leave Egypt and walk to Mount Sinai. The Jewish people got to the sea and they didn’t know what to do. They talked amongst themselves to see what options they had. There were four different groups of people. The first group said they should fight to the death. The second group said they should go back to being slaves. The third group said it would be better to drown. And the fourth group said: “Let’s pray”. There was only one person, whose name was Nachshon ben Aminadav, that understood the message from the very beginning. G-d told the Jewish people to walk to Mount Sinai, so he kept walking through the sea. He was so focused, so driven by faith, that he didn’t even notice the obstacle. Even when the sea was up to his nose, ben Aminadav proceeded forward, and that is when a miracle occurred: the sea opened. In life, obstacles exist and they are real. But when we do our part, and we do the correct thing, G-d will remove them for us. Hoping that we will always be capable of doing our part, and wishing you a great Passover kosher ve Sameaj,

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THOUGHTS FROM THE RABBI

FINDING ONENESS

IN DIVERSITY RABBI SIMON JACOBSON FROM THE MEANINGFUL LIFE CENTER SHARES WITH US HIS WISDOM ON THE IMPORTANCE OF UNION IN DIVERSITY AND HUMILITY, AND ITS RELATION TO OUR COLLECTIVE ROLE IN LIFE. BY RABBI SIMON JACOBSON

ne of the great challenges and ostensible paradoxes is reconciling the individual and the collective, distinguishing between personal interests and the common good. Can we find a way to preserve our diversity while being united without either being compromised? The way to achieve this balance is through humility: When you sublimate yourself to a higher calling, your individuality unites, rather than separates you from others, thus serving the greater cause. Your powerful commitment permeates your being to the point that it tempers self-interest, preventing it from ripping you apart from others. Additionally, it helps build a unified yet diverse community, united by a cause that is both greater than, and transcends, individual interests. Yet, it takes effort on your part as an individual to find this harmony in diversity. Here is why the effort is worth it.

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BEAUTY IN DIVERSITY As pretty as a single color may be, it still might not be considered as beautiful than if it were combined with others in the spectrum. As sweet as one musical note may sound, it would surely be more beautiful when joined by other notes.Beauty is always a combination of many colors, such as in a painting, whose balance and coordination creates a beautiful work of art. Many different musical notes, when played just the right way, generate a beautiful symphony. Nature is another example. The beauty of nature lies in the fact that so many different systems work together with such astonishing synchronicity. Perhaps no better or closer parallel to this is our own selves. The healthy human body is a miraculous piece of architecture. So many different limbs and organs, numerous diverse systems and faculties, not to mention the multitude of cells, hormones, chemicals and DNA. Together, these are all combined as one fascinating unit, working as one synchronized whole. Something that strikes us as beautiful, even if subjectively, is balance and symmetry of several or many different elements, all combined to create just the right blend. Harmony within diversity begets beauty.

HUMILITY IN DIVERSITY We are all one. Together, we represent a single organism whose various cells, limbs, and organs complement and complete one another. A body includes both the sophisticated, refined brain and the more simplistic functional foot; but, ultimately, the brain is dependent on the foot just as the foot is dependent on the brain. If the foot is indebted to the brain for its vitality and direction, the brain is dependent on the foot to realize many of its goals.

The beauty of nature lies in the fact that so many different systems work together with such astonishing synchronicity. The humble man looks at the larger picture rather than the particulars-- at the unified purpose of life on Earth rather than only at his function within this purpose. No matter how lofty his own role may seem in relation that of his fellows, he is grossly limited without them. The recognition that his own life’s work is incomplete without his fellows’ contribution arouses feelings of humility and indebtedness toward his fellows. He realizes that every “limb” of the mutual body is indispensable, and that every component both complements and advances his interest.

DEFINING HUMILITY With this approach, humility is not equated with a sense of inferiority. Rather, it stems from a feeling of equality and mutual need. In becoming humble, you cease to feel superior about your unique qualities and strengths. All the virtues you have been blessed with—whether it be a greater measure of intelligence, refinement, or spiritual sensitivity— are only the tools that have been granted you to fulfill your mission in life. You recognize that your own accomplishments require the collaboration with others. Be humbled by the fact that every single individual on Earth has a unique and irreplaceable role to play, and that everyone both needs, and is needed by, the others.

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JEWISH TOURISM IN PORTUGAL

BEM-VINDOS PORTUGAL HAS BEEN ON THE MAP LATELY, WITH CELEBRITIES MOVING TO LISBOA, EXPATS TO ALGARVE, AND THE COUNTRY RANKING HIGH IN GLOBAL TRAVEL GUIDES. BUT THERE’S MORE TO PORTUGAL THAN JUST FUN, FOOD AND FADOS. THERE’S A RICH JEWISH PAST THAT IS NOW PRESENT AND FUTURE.

BY ELYSE GLICKMAN

The narrow streets within Portugal’s Jewish quarters exude charm

The former Carmo Convent, felled by a 1755 earthquake, now serves as a gateway to Chiado, one of Lisbon’s most fashionable neighborhoods. Torre Belem anchors one of Lisbon’s most historically significant quarters. A large menorah in front of Belmonte’s synagogue serves as a welcoming beacon for Jewish visitors.

PORTUGAL: A NEW AGE OF EXPLORATION Portugal is hot, and not only because it was anointed by glossy travel magazines and organizations as a “World’s Leading Destination.” It fits all of the mandatory requirements—from its mild climate and family friendliness to its dynamic food and restaurant culture, chic fashion and design shopping, and historic sites tied to the “Age of Exploration. While representatives from its government and the travel sector acknowledge its history had not always been kind to its Jewish population, most notably, during the Inquisition, today’s Jewish travelers may be surprised—and delighted—to learn that Portugal is one of the world’s most Jewish-friendly countries.

EMERGING FROM THE SHADOWS OF THE PAST Gabriel Steinhardt, president of the Lisbon Jewish Community, noted during a promotional visit to Los Angeles in early 2018 that the presence of hate groups and public anti-Semitic rhetoric today is negligible compared with other Western European countries. Prior to the Portuguese Inquisition, 20% of its inhabitants were Jewish. As a result, Portuguese citizens and people of Portuguese descent have realized in recent years the possibility of Jewish roots thriving within their family trees. Steinhardt added to this argument through a slide detailing Lisbon’s present-day Sephardic and Ashkenazi population, which took shape through refugees who came to Portugal during World War II and set 38 J W M AG A Z I N E .C O M

down roots. Although dictator António de Oliveira Salazar decreed that no Jews or dissidents would be granted passage to Portugal, mainly to appease Hitler, other government officials risked their lives and careers to bring refugees to safety. The best known is Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Portuguese consul general in Bordeaux, who issued an estimated 30,000 visas and passports to Jews fleeing France in 1940. Carlos Sampaio Garrido, serving as Portugal’s ambassador in Budapest, was credited for getting an estimated 1,000 Hungarian Jews out of danger in 1944. Both are memorialized at Yad Vashem’s Righteous Among Nations. Natan Peres, Lisbon Jewish Community’s chief rabbi, added that outside of Israel, Portugal was one of the most “Jewish of European cultural experiences,” thanks to the resilience and curiosity of the population. “Portuguese Jews were among the first to settle in Amsterdam and other parts of Europe with the Diaspora, and the first set up communities in Brazil, the Caribbean, and what became the U.S.,” he detailed. “We introduced coffee to the world, chocolate to France, and started a few revolutions in the process. In more recent times, Portugal has become a land of rediscovery for Sephardic Jews… and any Jew interested in exploring different pockets of Jewish history. It’s so interesting that centuries ago, Portuguese explorers and merchants were out discovering the world. Now, the world is coming to discover Portugal.”

LIGHT AND LIFE IN LISBON The food tour is my favorite go-to first-day activity when getting acquainted with a new city. Rose explained that while modern Portuguese food culture envelopes the many cultures explorers encountered during the Age of Exploration, to get to that point, the Portuguese people had to reconcile their ancestors’ actions and beliefs with their own progressive mindset. “When Portuguese explorers went around the world (starting) in the 15th century, they encountered many cultures with unique traditions, foods, and food sources,” she said. “Therefore, when you are looking for things that are ‘typically Portuguese,’ you need to keep your eyes open as you will see it is made up of many things that transcend its borders. That’s what makes Portuguese food so special. However, we need to be mindful of the times we were not. This is why we are starting here, by the Star of David monument which pays tribute to those affected by the Inquisition.” She then gestured towards the Igreja de São Domingos and pinpointed the watershed moment epitomizing public acceptance of the Inquisition in 1506, a year fraught with drought, famine, and plagues driving Christians to pray for any kind of salvation. “It was here at this church during Easter mass when an earnest parishioner pointed out: ‘The face of Christ is being enlightened! It’s a miracle showing we are all going to be saved.’ A more pragmatic parishioner replied, ‘This is not a miracle, just a sunbeam hitting the face of Christ.’ It wasn’t a smart thing to do, as the second man was identified as a ‘New Christian,’ or a converted Jew. At that time, the Dominicans running the Church were not known for being the most tolerant of orders— demonstrated by the fact that they were the ones who followed through with the Inquisition. One of the priests placed an order on his flock to ‘kill the Jew.’ In the following days, 2,000 Jews were rounded up and killed in this area.” It was a more somber-than-usual start to a lively food tour, but it provided Rose a compelling way to turn the conversation towards a gradual paradigm shift which enabled Portugal to evolve into one of the

LEFT ABOVE. Sintra Historical Center - Photo: Estoril Coast Tourism Board CENTER ABOVE. Café society: Innovative modern cuisine is served against historic backdrops throughout Portugal. RIGHT ABOVE. Fashionable shopping and scenic tram rides in Lisbon. RIGHT BELOW. Synagogue, Gil-Porto.

safest, most tolerant, and cosmopolitan European countries. She pointed to our meeting place, the monument erected in 2006 commemorating an apology from the Church to the Jewish community, as well as a second monument: an olive tree with a marble column, about 30 feet away, with that formal apology written in numerous languages. That initial taste of Portuguese history served up by a local, rather than a tourism or government representative, piqued an even deeper curiosity about Lisbon’s many important Jewish sites, both hidden and in full public view. The logical place to continue the exploration is the Jewish Museum of Lisbon, an epicenter of history and heritage within the Alfama neighborhood, the largest of four Jewish quarters prior to the Inquisition

and home to the Shaaré Tikvá Synagogue (www.cilisboa.org). Although the facade and entrance of the grand 1904 building face away from Rua Alexandre Herculano, by a law decreeing that no other places of worship outside the Catholic Church could be openly visible, the still-operating temple represents a moving milestone in the Portuguese welcoming their Jewish brethren back into the fold of society. This came a century after the government declared an end to Inquisition laws a century earlier, according to a guide narrating the story of the synagogue. Today, museums and tours around the city’s three other Judiarias proudly affirm Jewish heritage is part of Lisbon ś identity. The Museum of Lisboa (Museu de Lisboa www.museudelisboa.pt) exhibits a collection of engravings documenting the Inquisition and autos-da-fe carried out until the end of the 18th century. The Painted Tile Museum (Museu do Azulejo, www.museudoazulejo.gov.pt) presents a striking collection of Portuguese azulejos, or tile murals, including some depicting dramatic scenes from the Old Testament involving Abraham and Moses. There is also a detailed city scene of Lisbon prior to the earthquake of 1755 that nearly leveled the city (yet, ironically, made the remains of the four medieval Jewish quarters easier to access). The fashionable Chiado quarter, home to the excellent Palacio Chiado and Pesca restaurants, not only overlooks Alfama but also has its own cache of Jewish treasures amid its famous Baroque architectural splendor. The jewels of the neighborhood are arguably the Teatro Lirico de Sao Carlos and the Museu do Chiado, dedicated to 19th and 20th-century Portuguese art. A few blocks away, the Museu Arqueologico do Carmo (National Museum of Archaeology, www.museunacionalarqueologia.gov.pt) houses a fascinating collection of tombstones, including the Monchique Stone with inscriptions written in Hebrew. Barrio Alto, an equally trendy area adjoining Chiado, now sits on land owned by a number of prosperous families of Jewish origin during the Age of Exploration. An exploration of Belem, meanwhile, is best embarked on during the week when there are fewer tourists jostling for places in line to access the Tower of Belem and Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, both UNESCO World Heritage sites. Less prominent, 40 J W M AG A Z I N E .C O M

RIGHT ABOVE: The recently-restored Tomar Synagogue is a part of the legacy of Polish-Jewish scholar Samuel Schwarz, who took the initiative to conduct several excavations with the intention of finding traces of the lost community. LEFT ABOVE. Panorama of Sinta, Portugal. RIGHT BELOW. The Lisbon Jewish Memorial (with Sao Domingos Church in the background), erected in 2008, stands at the corner of Rossio Square. It honors those Jews and converses killed during the massacre of 1506.

but equally worthwhile cultural spots on this side of town include the Coach Museum (Museu dos Coches, www.museudoscoches.gov.pt) and the Naval Museum (Museu de Marinha ccm.marinha.pt/pt/museu), documenting the world-changing Portuguese discoveries, many of which went forward thanks to the work of Jewish scientists, such as those who created the astrolabes that made circumnavigation possible.

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Sintra’s alluring, brightly colored Pena Palace and winding streets give way to more subtle landmarks revealing how Jewish communities thrived in past centuries.

DAYS AND “KNIGHTS” Two hours northeast of Lisbon, the village of Tomar beckons with a spectacular castle and monastery preserving the legacies and legends of the Templar Knights. The Knights Templar Castle and adjoining Convent of Christ make up an architectural wonderland of secret passages, vivid paintings, sprawling green space, and opulent flourishes. Beyond those hallowed walls, a guided tour of Tomar reveals that Jews flourished as merchants and bankers who helped finance the building of Tomar and other areas of Portugal for years before the onset of the Inquisition. The town was also a headquarters for the planning of international Portuguese ocean voyages that took place during the Age of Exploration. According to local guide Cecilia, the Templar Knights and the Jews had a relationship of mutual respect. Although law dictated Jews had to return to the Ghetto (present-day Rua Dr. Joaquim Jacinto) after dark, they were allowed to mingle freely during the day among the Knights and other residents, do business with them, and benefit from the Knights’ protection. In the 15th century, members of the Christ Order supported the construction of the town synagogue, close to the city center, church, and castle. “Tomar was the last to ‘fall’ against the Jews during the Inquisition years,” Cecilia explained as we strolled through one of the many magnificent courtyards. “King John II, a mathematician and astronomer who respected the contribution of the Jewish community, was a big reason why Jews stayed protected until King Manuel’s reign a half-century later. As Manuel caved to pressure from Queen Isabella, Jewish life disappeared. The synagogue, meanwhile, was repurposed as a storage barn, a church, and a prison over the centuries.” The Praça da República, the town square a five to ten-minute walk from the “Old Jewish Street,” is surrounded by a variety of regal buildings from the Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance eras. Historic buildings around its perimeter include the 16th century Town Hall as well as the Church of Sao Joao Bautista, which has a subtle tombstone dedicated to the memory of a prominent Jewish family. Cecilia discussed how King Manuel, well aware of the Jews’ contributions to the Portuguese crown, tried to slow the wrath of his wife by providing an “opportunity” for families not allowed to go abroad to convert to Christianity. Some Jewish families and individuals quietly paid King Manuel to go and settle abroad. As a long-time Jewish resident and her dog kept a casual watch over the Rua Dr. Joaquim Jacinto, we headed towards the Old Synagogue, which 42 J W M AG A Z I N E .C O M

Photo Credit: António Sacchetti / Joao Paulo

was being remodeled for its new incarnation as the Museu Luso-Hebraico de Abraão Zacuto (Abraham Zacuto Luso Museum, www.cm-tomar.pt). Cecilia details that in 1921, the Portuguese government designated the Old Synagogue as a historic monument, and when Polish-Jewish scholar Samuel Schwarz took ownership in 1923, he conducted several excavations to find traces of the lost community. In a twist of fate the Knights would be proud of, the Portuguese government granted Schwarz and his wife citizenship during the height of World War II after he donated the building to the government on the condition it be converted into a museum.

A TEMPTING HOMECOMING If you end up falling in love with Portugal, you may be able to set down roots there if you can prove Portuguese ancestry or have the wherewithal to invest in the country’s future. Representatives from the Portuguese consulate and Jewish community at the Los Angeles conference also discussed the country’s ambitious plans to sustain the current welcoming climate through Jewish tourism, investment, and a Portuguese Law of Return for Jews (www.sephardicjewsportugal.com) enacted in 2015. It’s a message that has already reached many Sephardic Jewish people in the U.S. and elsewhere. Maria João Lopes Cardoso, Consul General of Portugal, confirmed 12,000 have applied for Portuguese citizenship, and 2,000 have already received it. Lopes Cardoso also gamely shared a few interesting facts about Jewish influences on Portugal’s culinary landscape. Kosher wine production thrives in Belmonte wineries. Portuguese Jewish families who stayed and lived as Crypto-Jews used a tweak in their chorizo recipe as a way to blend in with the Gentiles. Like their neighbors, they hung their sausages to dry in their windows after adding generous quantities of garlic and smoking them but quietly swapped the pork out with poultry. “Chicken chorizo is still around today, and I personally prefer it,” she affirmed. “I am personally very excited about the uptick in interest among Jewish people in coming to Portugal,” concluded Ana Mendes Godinho, Portuguese Secretary of Tourism, referring to her discovery of Jewish roots in her family tree and the observed collective pride among Portuguese of its standing as Europe’s most welcoming countries, particularly towards Jews. “We are vested in turning its past into its present and future by connecting other Jewish communities throughout the world, thereby making amends with the past.”

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LISBON

Beyond the dazzling museums, chic boutiques, and trendy restaurants that have given the Portuguese capital international buzz, the city offers glimpses into Jewish architecture influenced by important men in Jewish history, including brothers Abravanel and Abraham Zuccato. Key Sites The Belem Quarter, Sao Jorge Castle, Jeronimos Monastery, Barrio Alto, Praca do Comercio, Rossio Square Key Jewish Sites Alfama Jewish Quarter and the Jewish Museum; Carmo Ruins; the Barxa-Pombalina downtown, where the ancient Jewish quarters were once located; Sao Domingo’s Square, marked with a memorial to the massacre of 1506; the Carmo Archaeological Museum, which houses Pedra de Monchique, one of the country’s oldest Hebrew-Portuguese engravings.

SINTRA

This castle-laden municipality was the summer home for generations of Portuguese royalty as well as a hotbed of creativity for architects from the early Middle Ages to the 19th century. Key Sites Moorish Castle, Monserrate Park and Palace, Park and National Palace of Pena, Chalet and Garden of Condessa d’Edla. Key Jewish Sites Cabo da Roca, the westernmost extent of Portugal and continental Europe, is the home of the town’s historic Jewish Quarter (Beco da Judiaria), containing its own unique architectural treasures and hidden gems.

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PORTO While the city’s biggest draws are arguably the wine bars and winery tours centered around its internationally beloved namesake wines, it also boasts ocean views and beaches, museums, and a small, manageable size. Key Sites Cais de Ribeira, Palacio da Bolsa, Clerigos Tower, Crystal Palace Gardens, Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis,Serralves Foundation’s contemporary art museum. Key Jewish Sites The Jewish Quarter at Olival, established by King John I of Portugal in 1386, which thrived for 111 years; The secret synagogue of “Rua de São Miguel,” where “New Christians” practiced their Jewish faith around the 17th century;

BELMONTE

MARVAO   The fortified village was a starting point for Jews fleeing persecution in Spain during the 14th and 15th centuries, noted for its well-preserved houses from the era. Key Site Marvão Castle Key Jewish Sites The doors of several homes lining the streets of its medieval quarter tell stories of transition and survival. As Jewish residents were required to identify themselves, some doorways in the old Jewish quarter were adorned with Mezuzot attached to the doorposts or perhaps a Cross carved on the door indicating the residents converted.

This “best-kept secret” within Portugal’s Jewish history dates back to the 12th century. It was discovered during the early years of the 20th century that Jewish families survived the Inquisition by practicing their faith in secret and publically living their lives as conversos. Key Sites Belmonte Castle; Centum Cellas Tower; Museu dos Descobrimentos, covering key maritime Portuguese discoveries, in particular, the discovery of Brazil in the 15th century by Pedro Álvares Cabral. Key Jewish Sites In addition to the numerous historical locations tied to its Jewish past (i.e. The Jewish Museum of Belmonte), you can see today’s Jewish community in action at Bet Eliahu synagogue (opened in 1996); Cabralinha, Portugal’s first certified Kosher brewery; and the Belmonte Sinai Hotel, the area’s first hotel catering to Jewish visitors.

OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION: Visit Portugal Web site (www.visitportugal.com) offers a section dedicated to travelers interested in exploring the country’s Jewish history as do many of the individual cities on their sites.

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Portuguese Network of Jewish Quarters (www.redejudiariasportugal.com), established in March 2011, endeavors to make the public aware of Portugal’s Jewish ghettos through the restoration of historic sites and tourism promotion as well as shed light on the role the country’s Jews played in the evolution of world economy, medicine, science, and other fields.

GIL Travel (www.giltravel.com), which provided some of the photos for this story along with Portugal’s tourism offices, offers a comprehensive tour of Portugal’s Jewish highlights and history.

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ward-winning artist Hunt Slonem is as unusual and fascinating as his works of art. Known for his neo-Expressionist paintings of tropical birds and his work as a sculptor and printmaker, Slonem, 66, admits he was raised in an “alternate reality.” Born to an upperclass family in Kittery, Maine, where his father was a naval officer and his homemaker mother did volunteer work, he was scuttled around to military bases in Hawaii, Louisiana, Connecticut, California and Washington. To escape his boredom with military life, Slonem followed his grandfather’s suggestion to paint. “I was given paints as a child and started really early,” he says. “I also remember going from shipyards to nature and coming home to find art my grandfather had sent of moth cocoons. Then I would find giant cecropias in my shoe!” Slonem’s interest in painting nature developed more vividly while the family was living in Hawaii. He had already won awards in school for his artistic talent but in Hawaii he became more interested in tropical forms, orchids and birds. At age 16, he studied as an exchange student in Nicaragua where he spent his days immersed in the landscape and animal population of Managua. At that time, he also started collecting.

Untitled 2016 Oil on Canvas. 48 x 48

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Guardians and Gatekeepers 2016 Oil on Canvas. 77 x 101

“I would play hooky from school,” he recalls. “The chauffeur dropped me off in jungles where I played with toucans, discovered colors I use now, explored ancient houses and lived a life like One Hundred Years of Solitude. Then I returned to the family I lived with and painted, totally excited by the tropical landscape. The whole experience was inspirational. I am still in touch with that family.” The artist, who now paints in a 35,000-square-foot studio in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where he keeps birds of various species and works with several on his shoulder, attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, spent half of his sophomore year at the University of the Americas in San Andres Cholula, Puebla, Mexico, then graduated with a B.A. in Painting and Art History from Tulane University in New Orleans. “Since my grandmother was from the south, I dreamed about plantation houses as a boy,” he says. “And I fell in love with Louisiana.” This mix-and-match of exotic warm-weather cultures has been as important to his exuberant work as his paint and easel. His passion for exotica extends to fashion, design and historic preservation—he has restored six nationally landmarked homes and has more on the drawing board. For example, he bought and refurbished two important plantations in Louisiana: Albania in St. Mary Parish and Lakeside in a remote location

north of Baton Rouge which is on the National Register of Historic Places. He still spends one week a month in Louisiana where he creates sculptures and paintings for both public and private commissions, collects and preserves mansions with his circus of colors, collectibles, fabrics and furnishings. “I love to paint and could never stop,” he says. “But my success as a painter has enabled me to indulge my love for historic preservation.” While in college, Slonem studied at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine where he was exposed to prominent artists like Louise Nevelson, Alice Neel, Richard Estes, Jack Levine and Alex Katz. This opportunity set the stage for his impressive career. “This was the most educational experience of my life,” he remembers. “I met important people; it was an awakening to the possibilities of what an artist can be.” In 1973, after receiving grants and enjoying a stint in Canada, he moved to New York City, which he discovered was the most culturally vibrant place he had ever experienced. “Whether it’s day or night in New York, I have to be proficient and focused,” he says of his home city. His dedication, passion and enthusiasm has produced a body of colorful work that would stagger other less ambitious artists. And despite his beloved clutter(resulting from his legendary collecting) in which he is ensconced while working, playing or sleeping, he is an accomplished artist, a painter’s painter.

Untitled 2016. Oil on Canvas. 27 x 72

“Hunt paints masterfully, with a successful equilibrium between neoExpressionism and decorativism, inspired by nature and the animal world,” wrote Anton Uspensky, a Russian art critic/director in a book for the show of Slonem’s work in Moscow last year, when he was awarded a medal of honor. “On a physical level, the layers of paint in his work become visible when the paint layers are cut up by slashes, and form a rhythmically repetitive canvas that accompanies each line of the inscribed lattice.” Uspensky believes this makes it difficult to perceive completely the figurative animal image, pushing it into the contemplative background of our minds. It creates an optical effect of the difference between birds and the cage, which objectively belong to the surface finish of the paint closest to us. “In this way, Slonem significantly enriches the space of his canvases, complicating the traditional painterly language of neoExpressionism in his own original way,” Uspensky continues. “The artist’s surface, taking on the characteristics of a metaphor, becomes a mechanism that triggers communicative action that relates the artist’s perception with the perception of the viewer/ reader of the visual painted text.” Solemn describes his paintings as layered with thick brush strokes of strong color, often New Species 2016 Oil on Canvas. 50 x 60 cut into a cross-hatched pattern that adds texture to the overall surface of the painting. This surface patterning combines with the vibrant colors and recognizable subject matter to create paintings that are physically and aesthetically rich. As the poet/critic John Asbury put it, “Slonem summons dazzling explosions of the variable life around us that need only be looked at in order to spring into being.” Since 1977, Slonem has had more than 350 exhibitions at galleries and museums around the world and his works can be found in more than 100

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museums, including the Metropolitan Museum and the Whitney Museum of American Art. He is collected by actresses Brooke Shields, Kate Hudson, Julianne Moore and Sharon Stone as well as many wealthy business persons and creative people. “Hunt is wonderful to work with,” says DTR Modern Galleries Director Bryan Walsh, who has been selling his paintings for 20 years. “He is a unique artist and very accommodating if a client might want a custom painting. Not all artists of his fame are this way.” As his career progressed during the early years, the artist was introduced to Manhattan’s talented pool of the rich and famous, such as Liza Minnelli, Andy Warhol and Truman Capote. He became part of the artsy crowd and frequented the trendy boîtes and cafes, often landing in the columns for his eccentric dress (he loves wildly colorful and noisy patterned garb), his fascinating conversation, his collecting and his raging artistic talent. “His pictures are the subtext of Manhattan,” the novelist Tama Janowitz once said. “An imaginary, vivid and grotesquely evocative world that bubbles beneath the pavedover, grey city of New York that he physically inhabits—a city where people have come from all over the world, bringing their images of other places and their lives with them.” Slonem also developed a passion for portrait painting, especially of President Abraham Lincoln, who he said began to intrigue him after working with mystics, one of which started channeling Lincoln in his home. “Lincoln guided me to paint certain things, like my doves: He wanted me to paint them as a symbol of freedom,” he told Interview Magazine. In the 1980s, he started a series of “Rabbit” paintings when he discovered that the year of his birth was the “Year of the Rabbit” in the Chinese zodiac

[Abraham] Lincoln guided me to paint

calendar. He still creates a great deal of sculpture, is starting a new print series, and has acquired a couple of more houses to restore. Slonem’s most exciting new project is the 150,000-square-foot armory in Scranton, Pennsylvania (circa 1879), which he bought to restore and to house his art and collections. He told the New York Post that he hauled “450 truckloads of stuff” of stuff from New York to Scranton. He is publishing a book for Assouline about the entire process which highlights the treasures that will be on exhibit there. He also bought the old Woolworth mansion near the armory as another restoration project. “It’s a Beaux Arts palace that looks like a Newport house,” he says. He compares the armory’s interior to the classic Georgian country house in the popular TV show Downton Abbey. “I have filled it with mid 19th century paintings and my works from 30 years ago,” he describes. “It has huge wide wooden staircases and is my wonderland. I go every Saturday and I am driven there by antiques dealers, people who know me. I can even get a tour!” Meanwhile, in addition to his preservation, painting, acquiring and other projects, Slonem has upcoming shows in Dubai, Sofia, Bulgaria, and other cities around the world. His life is so hectic there is very little spare time. “I am really busy,” he says. “I want to share with the world. But it’s like a train that won’t stop. I have to paint, and I need it all. I love it!”

Farewell my Lovely 2016 Oil on Canvas. 72 x 84 Untitled 2017 Oil & Acrylic w/ Diamond Dust. 40 x 30 Pink Ascension. 2017 Oil on Canvas. 60 x 84

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he 1990’s sitcom star Fran Drescher has worked tirelessly to help educate women to live a healthy lifestyle, starting her own nonprofit, after a serious battle with uterine cancer. “I am a uterine cancer survivor, but was misdiagnosed and mistreated for a perimenopausal condition I didn’t have,” she acknowledged in an exclusive interview. “My doctors told me I was experiencing symptoms because of a long list of reasons—I was too young, too thin, even eating too much spinach! I was prescribed hormones to treat the symptoms, but my doctors didn’t order the proper diagnostic tests.” After an endometrial biopsy, her greatest fear was confirmed: she had cancer. “It took me two years and eight doctors before finally being told I had a gynecologic cancer,” she says. Drescher felt betrayed not only by her own body but by the medical community. “In 2002, I wrote Cancer Schmancer, to tell my story of survival so what happened to me

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wouldn’t happen to others. After I went on my book tour, I realized that what happened to me had happened to so many women like me. And so it was then I realized the book was not the end, but rather the beginning of a life mission to improve women’s healthcare in America,” she states. Starting her foundation, Drescher’s goal was to transform women from patients into medical consumers and shift this U.S.’s priority from searching for a cancer cure towards prevention and early detection of cancer. “I am constantly working diligently on my organization, the Cancer Schmancer movement,” enthuses Drescher. “The important messaging of ‘Detox Your Home, Be The Change,’ preventing and reducing the risk of disease, is a major evolving aspect of what we are striving for.”

DRESCHER HAS AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR THE COMING YEAR. “Success for Cancer Schmancer means success for people’s health. I want to continue to develop

and create a world in which all people have easy access to essential information in understanding their bodies, as they work to maintain their health,” she notes. Drescher continues: “People today are predicted to not live as long as their parents for the first time in U.S. history. We wish to not make that a self-fulfilling prophecy, which is why we are in a push to educate, motivate and activate young people to be mindful consumers. And we want to educate their parents, and dictate more responsible manufacturing trends with their purchasing power.” Drescher has a new initiative for Spring. “The ‘Be The Change’ program is going to be released online, worldwide on Earth Day, April 22nd, 2019. Also, our Master Class Health Summit will be released as an edu-series online. I encourage everyone to sign on to www.cancerschmancer.org so you can stay abreast of what we are creating and take full advantage of these vital and life-saving programs we present free of charge,” she says.

To me, Judaism means survival; a heritage in the history of a proud people, a belief in family and education, a belief in one’s self despite prejudice and oppression...

THE LOVELY COMEDIENNE HAS A SPECIAL CONNECTION TO HER JUDAISM. “To me, Judaism means survival; a heritage in the history of a proud people, a belief in family and education, a belief in one’s self despite prejudice and oppression.” She considers herself an “extremely reform” Jew. “I am not a person that tends to like a lot of rules and restrictions. However, I enjoy gathering with family and friends during the high holidays and writing about the Jewish people I know and love in practically all of my projects.” Drescher was honored at the Knesset and recently attended a fundraiser for the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) in support of the wounded and the families of the fallen. “I often speak at many national and international youth groups, Jewish fundraisers, clubs, synagogues, and have participated in a variety of Jewish publications, TV networks, and other media,” she says proudly.

DRESCHER’S BUCKET LIST MAY TAKE HER ON A PLANE! “I’d like to experience living in Europe, which I have never done and always wanted to. I’d also love to direct a feature film, write another book, find romantic love, and continue to reduce my use of plastic.” Drescher is very involved with her writing at the moment in addition to a variety of unique projects. 58 J W M AG A Z I N E .C O M

“I have been auditioning for a dramatic miniseries and have also taken meetings on projects I’ve created for myself. While nothing has come to fruition yet, I am still very hopeful for the future!” With all these nostalgic shows making a comeback, we may well see a revamped version of The Nanny head back to the small screen. Even her delightful TV character’s impeccable fashion style is back in the news. An Instagram account, @thenannyart, run by Louis-Philippe Van Eeckhoutte, an independent curator based in Brussels, has actually started posting photos to illustrate how fashion-forward her TV character was. A recent Artnet.com article detailed a few examples. “One post shows Fran wearing a miniskirt that resembles a Piet Mondrian painting, and another a blouse that looks uncannily like that worn by the subject of Picasso’s Harlequin with Glass. A more contemporary juxtaposition shows her donning a garish orange feather coat next to one of Stefan Tcherepnin’s “muppetlike” sculptures.” So as we see, for the joy of all her fans, the beautiful and adored Fran Drescher is more active than ever, returning all the love to everyone.”

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L U X U RY

WAT E R F R O N T

H O M E

DESIGN FOR

THE FUTURE WITH ALL THE NATURAL ELEMENTS IN MIND, ARCHITECTS ARE PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE BY IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE COMPONENTS INTO THEIR DESIGNS. ONE SUCH GROUP IS MIAMI-BASED ARCHITECTS RALPH CHOEFF, RAPHAEL LEVY AND PAUL FISCHMAN OF CHOEFF LEVY FISCHMAN WHO DESIGNED THIS SPECTACULAR MIAMI BEACH HOME.

BY SUZIE PERUYERO ARCHITECTURE - CHOEFF LEVY FISCHMAN PHOTO CREDIT: LIFESTYLE PRODUCTION GROUP

ising seas and occasional flooding are nothing new to Miami Beach residents, but it hasn’t stopped luxury home buyers from flocking to South Florida to purchase the perfect plot of land on which to erect waterfront home of their dreams. Recognized throughout South Florida as pioneers of the tropical modern “architectural revolution”, the firm Choeff Levy Fischman is responsible for some of the most environmentally-conscious single-family residences in the market. Showcased here is one recently completed homes is a prime example of sustainable design.

LEFT ABOVE. Twenty-three feet of glass at the home’s entryway reveals the sculptural staircase located inside. RIGHT ABOVE. A balcony found off the master bathroom offers sweeping views of downtown Miami and Biscayne Bay. LEFT BELOW. Exotic Cumaru wood was used throughout to warm up the home’s exterior and embody a tropical style. RIGHT BELOW. The home’s second story appears to hang above the first floor where bright Cumaru and exotic stone accents serve as pillars.

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Located on Miami Beach’s Hibiscus Island, the firm’s recently-completed two-story, fivebedroom, 5 ½ bath residence, was executed with sustainable features that help protect the home against Miami’s natural elements. “We designed the home for a narrow 9,000 square-foot lot,” says Paul Fischman, principal at Choeff Levy Fischman. “The built environment is just short of 6,000 square feet and features a rainwater retention system that was incorporated onsite, where water is cleaned, filtered and maintained on the property, percolated through soil via exfiltration trenches.” The team also incorporated insulated glazing utilizing low-energy film to minimize solar heat gain and glare inside the home, while also reducing energy impact costs for the homeowners. The south-facing waterfront residence can also withstand hurricane-force winds, storm surges, and ongoing rising sea levels making it a remarkable tropical modern home designed for the times.

“We raised the sea wall well above the prescribed code requirement at the time, in a proactive attempt to combat anticipated sea level rise,” says Fischman. “The home itself was also elevated to avoid common street-level flooding issues in the area.” Aesthetically, the home boasts the firm’s signature design of indoor/outdoor living, where the lines between the interior and exterior are blurred. By incorporating natural elements, including stone, concrete, water features, and South American Ipe wood to create luxury tropicalinspired environments, the trio focuses on the melding of the elements surrounding an individual site. Maintaining a sense of warmth, the home features limestone flooring and accenting Brazilian Cumaru wood throughout various areas, both inside and outside. Floorto-ceiling glass doors disappear into Cumaru pockets creating a seamless connection between the interiors and the exterior while expanding the indoor and outdoor living areas.

Exposed polished concrete steps lead one up to the main entrance of the home, which features an abundance of white stucco, exposed board-formed concrete, and glass. With northwest facing views, the rear deck is perfect for watching South Florida sunsets. Column-free corner opening glass doors disappear to create the perfect setting for indoor/outdoor living.

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Calacatta marble was used for the kitchen’s backsplash, countertops, and the kitchen island to brighten up the area which also boasts carefully crafted Italian millwork. The architects brought the outside in with a stained Cumaru wall in the master bedroom that warms up the mostly muted space.

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Outside, the home’s shaded 590-square-foot pool sits beneath a floating master bedroom suite and includes a cascading water feature with stone accents. Just across the floating steps adjacent to the pool, the architects designed a partially-covered shallow lounge where the homeowners can dip their feet, play with small children or set up chaises for sunning. Smooth white stucco, exposed board-formed concrete, and significant Cumaru wood add to the home’s exterior tropical ambiance. Lush foliage, including a bamboo garden, adds life and color to the mostly muted residence. The home’s interior blends carefully crafted Italian millwork and bright Calacatta marble which can be found throughout the kitchen and dining area. A custom bar sits just beneath a large opening and boasts two Sub-zero wine coolers—one for reds and one for whites. Upstairs, the floating master suite features bay views, Brazilian Oak floors, and walls of white stucco and warm Cumaru. A large soaking tub and a spacious marble shower in the master bath sit across a balcony facing the serene water. In all, it is a home to enjoy tropical living with the safety and comfort and sustainability made available by the latest advancements in home construction.

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Museum Garage, Miami Design District, Urban Jam facade image by Miguel de Guzman

Museum Garage image by Miguel de Guzman

URBAN JAM

THE ART OF PARKING BY DINA SZEINBLUM PICTURES COURTESY OF CLAVEL ARQUITECTOS

ONE OF ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH WEEK’S PRIME ATTRACTIONS IS SOMETHING UNEXPECTED. THE AWARD-WINNING “MUSEUM GARAGE,” LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE MIAMI DESIGN DISTRICT —THE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVOTED TO INNOVATIVE ART, DESIGN, AND ARCHITECTURE— WAS UNVEILED LAST DECEMBER DURING THE CELEBRATED ART WEEK. THE COLORFUL SEVEN-STORY ICONIC PARKING GARAGE CAN HOUSE UP TO 800 CARS AND FEATURES FIVE DIFFERENT DESIGN FACADES CREATED SEPARATELY BY WORLD-RENOWNED DESIGN FIRMS WHICH COMBINED, CREATES A UNIQUE WORK OF ART IN AND OF ITSELF.

isionary developer Craig Robins commissioned the project, which was overseen by architect Terence Riley, former chief curator of architecture and design at MoMA. Among the work is that of the Berlin-based firm J. Mayer H. Architects; New York’s WORKac; Nicolas Buffe, a French artist residing in Tokyo; and Terence Riley of NYC’s K/R Architects. Additionally, the Spanish firm Clavel Arquitectos designed one of the five “slices” façade, titled “Urban Jam.” Clavel’s “slice” design features 45 gold and silver metallic car bodies that hang vertically, the result of which both defies gravity and creates a sparkling, surreal luxe façade. It was inspired by the concept of urban revival, one of the factors that has made the Design District flourish. We interviewed Manuel Clavel, head of Clavel Arquitectos, who speaks about the firm’s creative process and its goal of turning the monotonous act of parking one’s car into a safer and more aesthetically-pleasing experience.

Traffic Jam, Center: Manuel Cavel, Right: Clavel Arquitectos, Parking facility design detail - Spain

JW: This is your first project working with Terence Riley and Craig Robins. Why do you think they chose you out of countless other design firms? Clavel: For the Museum Garage project, Terence Riley was seeking a curated group of international firms that stood on the edge between design and architecture. He wanted solid teams with varying styles that would each bring a unique and radically different solution to the same design challenge. Terence met us many years ago and was very familiar with our work. He visited our studio in Spain and viewed the first parking garage we designed a decade ago, which was considered truly innovative at that time, and has since won many prizes worldwide for best parking design. Probably, he chose us because as designers, we possess a special duality. On the one hand, we specialize in parking design-development and on the other we are close to the design world. This union of art and architecture was a quality he was seeking for the Museum Garage project. We are truly thankful to him and pleased to work alongside such impressive colleagues and design firms. JW: Out of the five design firms involved, you were the only one that specialized in parking garage design and the only one that used actual cars as a medium. Where did the concept of “Urban Jam” come from? Clavel: It was an obvious answer that came to our minds. What’s more apropos than using a car motif, the “core” element inside any garage? hat really stood out to us was the fact that the concept had never been done before. Our approach was to use the cars, but in a “transformed way,” converting the common vehicles, which are sometimes even bothersome for pedestrians, into something admirable and elegant. In the USA, cars have a strong meaning in society—they represent individual freedom and carry substantial weight as a vital industry in the nation. This entire notion was very inspirational and a perfect opportunity to pay homage to such a significant aspect of American culture. Metaphorically, in our façade “slice,” the cars became glistening objects portraying the luxe style of the trendy Design District neighborhood in Miami. JW: Coming from a small town in Europe, do you find any resemblances or contrasts to Miami as the city host of such an unusual project? Clavel: Yes, of course. Our town is very similar to Miami. We too have the sun, the proximity to water, lots of tourism and of course the Spanish language and culture. We are a medium-sized design firm in a small European city that has a high quality of life. From there we manage many international clients from countries spanning from China to Dubai to America. We attract lots of talent, and we create “off-the-market” trends, giving our projects a uniquely fresh approach—something not easily found in any form of design media. 70 J W M AG A Z I N E .C O M

JW: Speaking specifically about garage design, how can you describe your successful approach to such a unique niche? Clavel: In the past, the parking garage was evocative of fear, like in old movies where parking scenes were instantly associated with the ominous feeling that something dangerous or terrible would happen. A decade ago, we essentially discovered that the garages were mistakenly designed for cars and not for people. This giant, multimillion-dollar industry misunderstood their users, treating them like machines rather than humans. Thankfully, we were able to re-define that concept by shifting the focus onto the people, who ultimately, were the actual drivers and owners of the cars. We worked to find solutions for them by designing a safe and friendly atmosphere inside every parking garage. As evidence of the success of the design and renovation of many parking garages, people began to go there to take “selfies” to post on social media. The garages even became design destinations! With this groundbreaking approach, our design solutions not only brought a new wave of clients to the garages, but also doubled their revenues. JW: You mentioned that a large segment of parking current customers today is women. Why that turn? Clavel: Yes, absolutely. We realized that most of the users who suffered from that “parking fear” were women, so we redirected our focus on ensuring their safety and providing them a much more comfortable experience. Today, women feel more protected in our parking facilities than ever before, which has resulted in an increase in the number of female users. JW: Besides this artistic collaboration at the Museum Garage project in Miami, are you planning any other projects here in the US? Clavel: Yes. Happily, we are developing another twenty parking garages here in the USA and we are even remodeling the Toronto Airport Garage in Canada. They are all unique projects with diverse design personalities but always with one common goal: an enhanced, safer and more pleasant user experience. JW: Is it accurate to say you have revolutionized the world of the parking garage? What’s the secret of your success? Clavel: Yes. Definitely. And our secret is our broad experience in architecture and interior design. Particularly in the last three years, we have developed more than 200 restaurants, including one for the famous 3-star Michelin chef Alain Ducasse. Doing so requires an in-depth knowledge of human behavior as it relates to architectural spaces, and that gained experience has been implemented into our parking facility designs. We recently created a special division in parking and mobility, working on the development of solutions for widely-used services like Uber. This, and similar companies, necessitate a variety of new parking solutions to be addressed in our modern “Urban Jams”.

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SMALL DETAILS AND SIMPLICITY HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON DESIGN. FROM A COLOR PERSPECTIVE, LIGHT COLORS CONTINUE TO STAY STRONG IN FURNITURE. OTHER COLORS THAT COMPLEMENT ARE OLIVE GREEN, NAVY AND BROWN. WHEN IT COMES TO FINISHES, GOLD, BRASS OR BLACKENED METALS CONTINUE TO BE CHIC AND STYLISH. 1970â&#x20AC;&#x2122;S-INSPIRED ROUNDED FURNITURE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE OVER. BY MICHELE GOLDSTEIN INTERIOR DESIGN WWW.ELIASELIAS.NET

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TRADITIONS - PASSOVER

THOUGHTS ON PASSOVER

WHAT’S IN YOUR

HAND?

SOMETIMES WE WORRY TOO MUCH, FOCUSING ON WHAT WE LACK INSTEAD OF WHAT WE HAVE. TORAH TEACHES US THAT IN MANY MOMENTS OF OUR HISTORY, WITH G-D’S GUIDANCE, WE ACHIEVED VERY MUCH WITH VERY LITTLE. BY RABBI DOV GREENBERG

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o you have a tendency to despair over lost opportunities? Or, do you have a tendency to feel inadequate about what you intend to do in the future? Well, you’re in good company. Often, when we think of Moses, we remember him as the great spiritual leader who led the Jews out of slavery in Egypt. But we forget that Moses doubted himself too. At the burning bush, G-d appeared to Moses and told him to return to Egypt to free the Jews. Instead of immediately complying, Moses argued with G-d and said that in the past he had tried to help the Jews but failed. He felt the Jews would not take him seriously and that Pharaoh wouldn’t listen to him either. He had a stuttering problem that made him self-conscious. He felt unqualified for the task. Then G-d simply said to Moses: “What do you have in your hand?” You see, G-d shifted Moses’ attention away from anxiety over the past and future. He said, in essence, use what you have now. “You have a staff in your hand, use it.”

G-d showed Moses that it didn’t matter what he thought he needed. The Creator of the universe can take what you have and turn it into whatever it needs to be in order for you to accomplish what He has called you to accomplish. We can all make excuses: “I’m not qualified. I’ve made too many mistakes. I don’t have the talent, the eloquence, the personality, the confidence.” G-d says: “I know all that. I created you. But what do you have in your hand? All I ask is that you use it.” Moses said, “G-d, not me. I stutter. I can’t go speak to Pharaoh.” G-d said, “Moses, don’t worry about it. What do you have in your hand? I’m giving you what you need.”

Before slaying Goliath, David probably thought, “G-d, I’m too little, too young, too inexperienced. Goliath is a talented, powerful, confident warrior. How can I fight him?” And G-d said, “David, I know that. I know you don’t have air support or helicopters backing you up. But what do you have in your hand? A slingshot with some pebbles? Use it!” Esther said, “G-d, I can’t go in there and speak to the king. He will not listen to me. I’m an orphan. I don’t have any influence. He might kill me.” And G-d said, “Esther, what do you have in your hand? Can you throw a wine party? Can you schmooze a bit with Haman and King Ahasuerus? Don’t worry. I’ve got you covered.”

Pharaoh’s daughter heard baby Moses’ cry. She probably thought, “It’s me, one girl against an empire.” And G-d said. “What do you have in your hand?” And she said, “Nothing.” G-d said, Well, if all you’ve got is your hand, use your hand, for G-d’s sake. And she extended her hand towards the basket and changed all of human history! What’s in your hand? It may not seem like much, but G-d wants you to use it. He wants to take us to places we’ve never dreamed of. He wants to pour His blessing into the work of our hands so we can lead the rich lives He has in store for us.

TRADITIONS - SHAVOUT

THE MEANING OF SHAVUOT

WHAT IS

SHAVUOT? AND HOW IS SHAVUOT CELEBRATED?

havuot commemorates the spring harvest and the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. The word Shavuot means “weeks.” It celebrates the completion of the Omer; the completion of the seven-week counting period between Passover and Shavuot. It is celebrated on the 50th day after the 49 days of counting the Omer. G-d gave the Torah to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai on Shavuot and every year we renew

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HOW IS SHAVUOT CELEBRATED Women and girls light holiday candles to usher in the holiday, on both the first and second evenings of the holidays. Work is not permitted during Shavuot. It is also customary to stay up the entire first night of Shavuot and study Torah, then pray as early as possible in the morning. All men, women, and children should go to the synagogue on the first day of Shavuot to hear the reading of the Ten Commandments. As on other holidays, special meals are eaten, and no “work” may be performed. It is customary to eat dairy foods on Shavuot. Menus range from traditional cheese blintzes to quiches, casseroles and more. our acceptance of G-d’s gift, and G-d re-gives us the Torah. The giving of the Torah touched the essence of the Jewish soul for all times. It has been compared by our sages to a wedding between G-d and the Jewish people. Shavuot also means “oaths,” for on this day G-d swore eternal devotion to us, and we, in turn, pledged everlasting loyalty to Him. In ancient times, two wheat loaves would be offered in the Holy Temple on Shavuot. It was also at this time that people would begin to

On the second day of Shavuot, the Yizkor memorial service is recited. Some communities read the Book of Ruth publicly, as King David— whose passing occurred on this day—was a descendant of Ruth the Moabite. Some practice the custom of decorating their homes and synagogues with flowers and sweet-smelling plants in advance of Shavuot. bring Bikkurim, their first and choicest fruits, to thank G-d for Israel’s bounty. Printed with permission of Chabad.org.

TRADITIONS - GUIDE

1. KADESH Benediction

We begin by reciting the Kiddush. Everyone holds their cup of wine while reclining on our left sides at the Seder.

2. URCHATZ Washing

We wash our right hand three times and then we wash our left hand three times.

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3. KARPAS First Dip

We dip small pieces of root vegetables such as onion, boiled potato or celery into salt water. We recite: “Baruch Atah Ado-nai Elo-heinu Melech Ha’olam borei pri ha’adamah” then eat them.

4. YACHATZ Breaking The Matzah

We break the middle matzah on the Seder plate in two. The larger part is put aside for later as the afikoman, and the smaller part returns to the Seder plate between the two matzot.

9. MAROR The bitter herbs

We take approximately one ounce of the bitter herbs. We dip them in the charoset, and say the blessing: “Baruch Atah Ado-nai Eloheinu Melech Ha’olam asher kidshanu bemitzvotav vetzivanu al achilat Maror.”

STEPS

BY CHANI ROSENBLUM PHOTOGRAPHY BY THE LUNCH BOX AND APELOIG COLLECTION

11. SHULCHAN ORECH The banquet

The holiday meal is now served. Many begin the meal with a hard boiled egg dipped in salt water.

12. TZAFUN Out of hiding

After the meal, the half matzah which had been “hidden,” set aside for the Afikoman, is found and eaten. Everyone should consume a total of at least one-and-a-half ounces of matzah, reclining, before midnight. After eating the Afikoman, we do not eat or drink anything except for the two remaining cups of wine.

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13. BARECH Blessings After The Meal

We pour the third cup of wine and we recite Birkat Hamazon after the meal. We recite the blessing over the wine and drink the third cup while reclining. Now, we fill our last cup as well as the cup of Eiyahu. We open the door and recite the passage that serves as an invitation to Eliyahu Hanavi, the harbinger of the coming of Moshiach. This symbolizes the philosophy that in order to see a miracle, you need an open heart and an open mind.

5. MAGGID The Haggadah

The youngest at the table asks the question: “Mah nishtanah? Why is this night different from all other nights?” Haggadah tells the story of the Exodus from Egypt. Then we drink the second cup of wine while reclining.

6. ROCHTZAH Washing Before The Meal

We wash our hands again, three times on the right and three times on the left, we say: “Baruch Atah Ado-nai Elo-heinu Melech Ha’olam asher kidshanu bemitzvotav vetzivanu al netilat yadayim.”

7/8. MOTZI MATZAH Make the blessing of hamotzi on the matza

Taking hold of the three matzot, with the broken one in between the two whole ones, we recite the customary blessing over the bread: “Baruch Atah Ado-nai Elo-heinu Melech Ha’olam hamotzi lechem min ha’aretz.” Then, letting the bottom matzah drop back onto the plate, and holding the top whole matzah with the broken middle one, we recite the special blessing: “Baruch Atah Ado-nai Eloheinu Melech Ha’olam asher kidshanu bemitzvotav vetzivanu al achilat Matzah.” Then we break at least one ounce from each matzah and eat the two pieces together, while reclining.

10. KORECH The sandwich

We break off two pieces of the bottom matzah, which together should be at least an ounce. Again, we dip about one ounce of bitter herbs in the charoset. As we place this between the two pieces of matzah, we say: “Kein asah Hillel bizman shebeit hamikdash hayah kayam, hayah korech pesach, matzah umaror.” We eat the sandwich while reclining.

14. HALLEL Songs of praise

At this point, having recognized the Almighty, and all the good He does for us, we sing His praises. After reciting the Hallel, we again recite the blessing over the wine and drink the last cup, reclining.

15. NIRTZAH Acceptance

Having carried out the Seder service properly, we are sure that it has been well received by G-d. We then joyfully exclaim: “L’Shana Haba’ah B’Yerushalayim—Next year in Jerusalem!”

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TRADITIONS - CALENDAR

CALENDAR

GREATER MIAMI / NEW YORK 2019 BY RABBI IOSEF BENCHIMOL

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

PASSOVER

APRIL 21, 2019 16 NISSAN

APRIL 22, 2019 17 NISSAN

APRIL 23, 2019 18 NISSAN

APRIL 24, 2019 19 NISSAN

Festive lunch meal • Holiday ends: Miami - 8:22 PM New York - 8:25 PM

First day of Chol Hamoed • Intermediate day

Second day of Chol Hamoed • Intermediate day

Third day of Chol Hamoed • Intermediate day

JUNE 2, 2019 28 IYAR

JUNE 3, 2019 29 IYAR

JUNE 4, 2019 1 SIVAN

JUNE 5, 2019 2 SIVAN

JUNE 9, 2019 6 SIVAN

JUNE 10, 2019 7 SIVAN

Second Eve of Shavuot • Festive lunch Light candles using a preexisting flame: Miami - from 8:50 PM New York - from 9:16 PM • Festive dinner • Blessings 2 & 3

• Festive lunch • Holiday ends Miami - 8:51 PM New York - 9:17 PM

SHAVUOT

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THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

BLESSINGS: APRIL 18, 2019 13 NISSAN

APRIL 19, 2019 14 NISSAN

APRIL 20, 2019 15 NISSAN

Did you remember to sell your Chametz? Your local Rabbi can help. Search for the Chametz after dark. Miami - 8:09 PM New York - 8:09 PM

First Seder of Passover • Finish eating Chametz before Miami - 11:10 AM New York -10:39 AM • Burn & sell Miami - before 12:14 PM New York - before 11:47 AM • Light candles at: Miami - 7:28 PM New York - 7:21 PM • Blessings 1 & 3 • Begin Seder Miami - after 8:10 PM New York - after 8:08 PM

Second Seder of Passover • Festive Shabbat lunch • Light candles using an existing flame:  Miami - from 8:22 PM New York - from 8:23 PM • Blessings 2 & 3 • After nightfall begin counting the Omer every day until June 7.

APRIL 25, 2019 20 NISSAN

APRIL 26, 2019 21 NISSAN

APRIL 27, 2019 22 NISSAN

4th day of Chol Hamoed Eve of Seventh day of Passover • Light Hholiday candles at: Miami - 7:31 PM New York - 7:28 PM • Blessing 2 • Festive dinner

5th day of Chol Hamoed • Eve of Eight day of Passover • Festive lunch • Light Candles using an existing flame: Miami - 7:31PM New York - 7:29 PM • Blessing 1 • Festive dinner

Final day of Passover • Festive lunch • Holiday ends: Miami - 8:26 PM New York - 8:32 PM

JUNE 6, 2019 3 SIVAN

JUNE 7, 2019 4 SIVAN

JUNE 8, 2019 5 SIVAN

• Light candles Miami - 7:53 PM New York - 8:07 PM • Festive dinner • Blessing 4

First Eve Shavuot • Festive lunch • Light candles using a preexisting flame: Miami - from 8:50 PM New York - from 9:15 PM • Festive dinner • Blessing 2 & 3

Baruch atah Ado-nay Eloheynu, melech haolam, asher kideshanu bemitzvotav vetzivanu lehadlik ner shel Shabbat veshel Yom Tov.

2 Baruch atah Ado-nay Eloheynu, melech haolam, asher kideshanu bemitzvotav vetzivanu lehadlik ner shel Yom Tov.

3 Baruch atah Ado-nay Eloheynu, melech haolam, shahecheyanu vekiyemanu vehigianu lizman haze.

4 Baruch atah Ado-nay Eloheynu, melech haolam, asher kideshanu bemitzvotav vetzivanu lehadlik ner shel Shabbat.

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LIFE IN ISRAEL - THE PERES CENTER FOR PEACE AND INNOVATION

THE PERES CENTER FOR PEACE AND INNOVATION SHIMON PERES’ VISION AND LEGACY AS PART OF THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL, AND WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PRIME MINISTER’S INNOVATION SUMMIT, THE NEW ISRAELI INNOVATION CENTER IN TEL AVIV-YAFO WAS LAUNCHED LAST OCTOBER 2018. THE CENTER IS THE REALIZATION OF THE DREAM AND SPIRITUAL WILL OF LATE PRESIDENT PERES, WHICH REACHES A NEW MILESTONE IN HIS LEGACY AND VISION FOR PEACE AND INNOVATION. BY DINA SZEINBLUM

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Let’s light a spark in every child, girl and boy to captivate their imagination and to enrich their dreams. That is our everlasting moral obligation.

Shimon Peres

“My vision for the Israeli Innovation Center, established here within the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, is to serve as a window to the future. A place for dreams. A place that expresses the desire to leave the next generation with a better and brighter future.” - Meaningful words from late President Peres’s talking digital-hologram presentation project during the launching of the new Israeli Innovation Center.

DREAMING BIG Just a little more than two decades ago, in 1996, Shimon Peres, the late ninth president of the State of Israel, prime minister, one of the state’s founders and Nobel Prize laureate, established Israel’s peace-building NGO, The Peres Center for Peace, and shortly before his passing in 2016, renamed it “The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation”. In the spirit of optimism, coexistence and innovation that is the heart of his legacy, the organization aims to empower people to cooperate and innovate, serving as a torchbearer for peace, prosperity and innovation. Since its origin, this leading non-profit has been focused on developing cuttingedge programs centering on peace-education, innovation, health, business, environment, sports, and leadership development fields created and implemented together with local, regional, and international partners. Participants come from a broad spectrum, including people from different backgrounds, ages, genders and professions; regardless of their different beliefs, they are all agents of change. The center endeavors to build lasting friendships between people, breaking down barriers and encouraging dialogues and partnerships to build true and lasting peace. Today, moving forward towards the future by bringing President Peres’ dream to life, the Israeli Innovation Center, a new milestone in his vision and legacy, has been established as a hub for peace and innovation, showcasing Israeli innovations as an engine to advance its economy and ability to help the world to change in a positive way, and to serve as a link between the country and the world. Peres Center Peace House, Tel Aviv-Yafo. Peres Center for Peace & Innovation Building, Tel Aviv-Yafo. (Getty Images)

In an age of change, let’s change the future for the better.

Shimon Peres

A HUB FOR PEACE AND INNOVATION Peres was an innovator, a pioneer and a man of vision. In July 2016, following his presidency, marking the center’s extended scope, -in the presence of President Rivlin and Prime Minister Netanyahu among the heads of the booming hi-tech industry in Israel- he laid the cornerstone for the Israeli Innovation facility, adding a new layer to the already existing organization, showing that innovation and technology can further the goal of peace and act as a hub for peace and innovation. Today, little more than two years later, the center opened the brand new Israeli Innovation Center within the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in beautiful Tel Aviv-Yafo. The center, one of Peres’ flagship life projects, continues his efforts to bring peace and progress to this world. Ascending four-stories, the center, an educational campus of interactive science and technology, expects to receive around 200,000 visitors annually and aims to inspire all to discover their inner innovators and entrepreneurial spirits, while simultaneously intending to empower Individuals and groups around the world to become the leaders of the future. The visitors center, also a source of technological innovation, conveys for the first time under one roof the exceptional story of Israel as a nation of innovation. It houses exhibitions that display the country’s cuttingedge technological developments that have changed the world, invention prototypes, interactive holograms of iconic entrepreneurs, a floor dedicated to show how Israel became “The Start-Up Nation” presenting the latest innovations in their fields and a virtual reality time capsule, among other draws—not the least of which is a special section dedicated to “The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres”, a unique audio-visual display of one of Israel’s founding fathers. Continuing Israel’s status as a technological powerhouse, the center serves as a local and international hub for knowledge and innovation and a gateway to the country for incoming groups from Israel and across the world, from heads of state to CEOs and pioneer startups.

THE PERES PEACE HOUSE “I see the Peace House as a source of inspiration and thought about peace, as well as a place to initiate joint ventures with our neighbors in order to develop a vision of cooperation between people. The character and atmosphere of the house reflect those ideals and goals.” - Shimon Peres. 86 J W M AG A Z I N E .C O M

Shimon Peres at the Peres Center for Peace Opening welcome speech. GPO, Moshe Milner. The Peres Center for Peace & Innovation, Tel Aviv-Yaffo Late President Shimon Peres wearing virtual reality goggles at Peres Center for Peace and Innovation ceremony. Jaffa, Israel, July 2016. - Reuters Israel Innovation Center, October 2018. - c.c.wiki

The center is housed at The Peres Peace House located on the Mediterranean shores of the ancient city of Jaffa in Tel Aviv, Israel, a key area for the center’s peace-building activities because of the city’s unique atmosphere as a mixed Arab-Jewish community. The extraordinary, award-winning building, designed by renowned Italian architect M. Fuksas and implemented by the Israeli firm Yoav Messer Architects, makes its architecture and strategic seaview a magnet for visitors from across the globe. Since its opening in 2010, it has become a hub of peace-building activities, filled with children, youth, young leaders, professionals and decision-makers from across the Middle East, participating in its numerous and distinctive projects. It is also home to the official Shimon Peres Archives and features a 200-seat auditorium, conference rooms and an outstanding outdoor space called the “Peace Park,” a recreational public area pointing to the Mediterranean beach.

WORLDWIDE NETWORK Today, the center has a wide and diverse network of worldwide partners and supporters. With an outstanding international board, supporting friends associations, and international memberships, it has built a select web of policymakers, business professionals and community leaders who share the commitment to realize President Peres’ vision for a better world and to continue the mission of perpetuating his legacy.

PERES’ LEGACY The Israeli Innovation Center at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation is yet another milestone in Peres’ vision and lifelong journey. He believed that security, peace and innovation were three topics crucial to promoting advancement and prosperity in Israel and beyond. Continuing his father’s legacy, Chemi Peres, the Center’s chairman of the board, stated at the recent grand opening: “We have to believe that we can shape a better tomorrow. And at the end of the day, we must work for a tomorrow of peace. With our great minds, we can shape a better future.” Today, the center’s continuous hard work represents the best way to honor Shimon Peres, his life’s work and his legacy to create a better future for all. For more information visit: www.peres-center.org

INSPIRATIONAL LIVES

A JW TRIBUTE

THEODOR HERZL 1860 - 1904

THE FATHER OF MODERN POLITICAL ZIONISM THE MAN WHO PAVED THE WAY. BY DINA SZEINBLUM

“IF YOU WILL IT, IT IS NOT A FAIRY TALE.” With this motto, Austro-Hungarian journalist, playwright, political activist, and writer, Theodor Herzl describes in his 1902 novel, Altneuland: The Old-New-Land, a prophetic description of the future Jewish State and the transformation of the land of Israel into a thriving, prosperous and modern country, resulting in the return of the Jewish people to its homeland. A few years prior, in 1896, his ideas were collected and published in the pamphlet Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State), which served as a manifesto and engine for the birth of the new political movement: Zionism, which represents the re-establishment of a Jewish homeland in the territory defined as the historic Land of Israel.

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A tireless organizer, advocate, and diplomat, Herzl, using his strength and magnetic personality, gained the respect and support of the global Jewry. He organized the first world congress of Zionists that met in Basel, Switzerland in August 1897, and would then become the first president of the new World Zionist Organization established by the Congress. Although he died more than 40 years before the founding of the State of Israel, Herzl was the one responsible for turning the ideas into a political movement of worldwide significance. “Beyond all doubt, the movement will continue. I don’t know when I shall die, but Zionism will never die. Since the days of Basel, the Jewish people again has its national representation. As a result, The Jewish State will come into being as its own country.” -stated by Herzl in January, 1898

Full Name: Theodor (Binyamin Ze’ev) Herzl Born: May 2, 1860, Pest, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire Wife: Julie Naschauer (m. 1889–1904) Children: Hans, Paulina, Margaritha Citizenship: Austria-Hungary Profession: Journalist, playwright, writer, political activist Died: July 3, 1904, Reichenau a der Rax, Austria Buried in Vienna and Reburied in Mount Herzl, Jerusalem

“If I had to sum up the Basel Congress in one [sentence]—which I shall not do openly— it would be this: At Basel I founded the Jewish State. If I were to say this today, I would be greeted by universal laughter. In five years, perhaps, and certainly in 50, everyone will see it.”

From Herzl’s Diary, 1897- written after the first Zionist Congress in Basel.

In this humble tribute, we revisit his life, writings, thoughts, and teachings— and revive the message of hope from such a passionate man who devoted his life to the Jewish cause, and who will be remembered forever as the beloved founding father of the state of Israel; “the visionary man who paved the way”.

SHORT BIO EARLY YEARS Herzl was born in 1860, in Pest (now Budapest, Hungary) to a well-to-do Jewish family that lived in a wealthy area next to the synagogue. Binyamin Ze’ev (his Hebrew name) attended school but due to antisemitic tendencies, he decided to move to a classical academy. He joined a junior fraternity, Albia, but took leave when they ceased accepting Jews. After his sister died in 1878, the family moved to Vienna where Herzl enrolled at its university to study law. He graduated in 1884 and worked at the courts of Vienna and Salzburg. Although he aspired to become a judge, the response to his being a Jew led him to frustration and dashed hope. He therefore dedicated himself to literature and journalism. In 1889, he married Julie Naschauer, daughter of an affluent Jewish businessman in Vienna, and they had three children together. As a journalist, Herzl wrote for diverse media. One, The Deutsche Zeitung, asked him to use a pseudonym because his name was “too Jewish”; he reacted by leaving the job. After being published in the major Viennese newspaper, Neue Freie Press, he was appointed Paris correspondent in 1991.

THE DREYFUS AFFAIR, TURNING TO ZIONISM Soon after he arrived in Paris with his wife, a deep change happened to Herzl. First, he shifted his focus from literary attention to addressing the social and political realities around. In his new home, site of the French Revolution, he was quite shocked to find the same, all-too-familiar anti-Semitism as he had experienced in Austria. As a means of educating the public and bringing “the Jewish question” to the stage, Herzl wrote one of his most important plays, Das Neue Getto (The New Ghetto). In the past, Herzl had strongly reacted when he felt his Judaism judged or attacked, but this time, a second significant turn took place in his life. It happened around 1995, after the coverage of the Dreyfus affair in France

(the trial and degradation of a Jewish army officer named Alfred Dreyfus who was falsely charged with a crime simply because he was Jewish). There, Herzl witnessed the violent anti-Semitism that arose following the trial, which affected him deeply. It would become a key moment in his life and consequently, the history of the Jewish people. Previously, Herzl had perceived anti-Semitism as a social problem, but he declared that it was the Dreyfus affair that made a Zionist out of him: “So long as anti-Semitism existed, assimilation would be impossible, and the only solution for the majority of Jews would be organized emigration to a state of their own,” said Herzl.

FIRST STEPS Herzl decided there and then that he had to promote the idea of conceiving a Jewish State -- a home of their own. Even though he was not the first to conceive these ideas, as various others had done so before, he was the first one to take these plans into action. Now 25-years-old, the celebrated rationalist journalist tried to obtain support for the project from the Jewish philanthropists of the time such as Montefiore and Barons Hirsch. He met with Hirsch, founder of the Jewish Colonization Association, which settled Russians and Romanian Jews in Argentina and the Americas, but Hirsch refused to hear Herzl’s proposal. That rejection motivated Herzl to put forth his ideas in the pamphlet Der Judenstaat: Versuch einer modernen Lösung der Judenfrage (The Jewish State: A Modern Solution to the Jewish Question) published in Vienna in 1896. The book, regarded as a manifesto, examined the situation of the European-Jews, proposed a plan to hold talks with the major political leaders and stressed the urgent need to secure a territory where the Jews could settle in their ancestral homeland, Eretz Israel (which had been named “Palestine” since the Roman usurpation). Even Herzl himself described the booklet as “… a little monograph on the solution to the Jewish question to be circulated privately among friends…” The 100-page book would become the core of the political Zionist movement. Translated into English, French, and Russian, the book was rejected by some, but received a largely positive response from eastern European Zionist societies. That same year, Herzl started his Diary and left Paris to return to Vienna, determined to entirely devote himself to what soon would become the Zionist Cause.

LEFT: Herzl (far right) member of the Viennese Student union, Elbia, 1882 - GPO.

Herzl at Basel’s Synagogue during Sixth Zionist Congress.

RIGHT: Der Judenstaat book cover

Les Trois Rois Hotel Balcony, Basel, 1898. GPO.

RETURNING HOME: A MOVEMENT INTO ACTION Indeed, Herzl did become the leader of the new mass movement. While keeping his humble job at the Neue Freie Press as literary editor in order to feed his family, he also launched a diplomatic campaign to get the great powers (especially William II of Germany) to put pressure on the Ottoman Empire to accept in their domains of Palestine the establishment of an independent “national home” for the Jews. In 1896, Herzl traveled to Constantinople (now Istanbul) in the hopes meeting the Ottoman sultan. Despite the fact he failed to reach the sultan, he began his career as an organizer and advocate. Later that year, he traveled to London in an effort to persuade the Jews residing there to support his program. He met Edmond de Rothchild, and despite Herzl’s unique magnetism, his efforts were unsuccessful. That inspired Herzl to organize a world congress of Zionists in hopes of winning support from the masses of Jews in all countries. In June 1897 he published the first issue of Die Welt journal, his German weekly newspaper in Vienna.

THE FIRST ZIONIST CONGRESS Herzl proposed holding the Congress in Munich, but the Jewish community there opposed it, so he settled upon Basel, Switzerland where The First Zionist Congress was held in August 1897. The gathering was attended by 200 delegates—from Orthodox Jews, atheists, businessmen to students, Christians, international press and others, mostly from central and eastern Europe and Russia along with a few from western Europe and even the United States. Amid agitated applause, Herzl opened the Congress by declaring: “We wish to lay the foundation stone for the edifice which will someday harbor the Jewish nation,” and added, “Zionism is a return home to Judaism even before the return to the Jewish land.” The three-day event saw the establishment of the Zionist organization as was agreed upon at the Basel Program which proclaimed: “Zionism stoves to create for the Jewish People a National Home in Palestine, secured by public law.” And Herzl became president of the organization.

cause. After the second Congress in Basel in 1898, he met with German Kaiser Wilhelm II, first in Constantinople, and later, in Jerusalem, where with a special delegation, Herzl visited the land and was fully welcomed. That same year, the Jewish Colonial Trust was founded as the first financial instrument of the movement, and after the 4th Congress held in London, Herzl had an audience with Abdu Hamid II Constantinople. Later during the 5th Congress in Basel in 1901, a conflict with the cultural Zionist opposition around Buber and Weizmann arose, and The Jewish National Fund was established. A year later, in 1902, he published the novel Altneuland in Leipzig, and sadly, his father passed away. Herzl’s negotiation with the sultan of Turkey failed, causing him to turn to Great Britain. After talks with Joseph Chamberlain, the British colonial secretary, the British offered Uganda in East Africa as a solution. Following 1903’s Russia pogroms, which stressed the urgency of protecting the Jews, Herzl was temporarily attracted by the proposal, stirring a strong opposition at the 1903 Congress in Basel. Herzl was unable to resolve the conflict, but in his concluding speech at the sixth Congress he solemnly declared (in Hebrew): “If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its cunning” (Psalms 137:5-6). As part of his final efforts in 1904, he had audiences with Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and the Pope. Next Herzl realized that the only solution for the Jewish people was to establish themselves in Palestine.

LAST DAYS In 1904, Herzl took ill and was ordered by doctors to take rest. He left to Bohemia and later to Edlach near Vienna, where he died of a heart ailment. He was first buried in Vienna, but as he had requested in his will, was reburied in Jerusalem in August 1949, after the creation of the Jewish State in 1948. That day, President Dr. Haim Weismann, read the following words in Herzl’s memory during a ceremony held at the Knesset (Parliament): “The soil of the homeland is now receiving into its bloom the visionary who dreamt of the state—a dream that has become a reality. Theodor Herzl brought to fulfillment the yearning of many generations. He and he alone was fit and destined to lead us to the State.”

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Today, he rests in Peace at the hills of Mount Herzl in Israel.

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hroughout their history, the Jewish people have always looked for a center of Jewish life that could help preserve its unique blend of Jewish identity and the culture of the country it once called home. It is also known that Jews around the world, more often than not, have had to leave their home countries and migrate due to persecution, oppression, genocide, and socioeconomic reasons. Every time the need arose to flee their “homes,” the Jewish migrants looked for a center of Jewish life that could serve as their beacon in their new countries. One such center in Florida is the Jewish Community Services of South Florida. Since its founding in 1920, the JCS has provided social services through compassionate and comprehensive programs that help, heal and give hope as it addresses the needs of the

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Proud Bat Mitzvah girls displaying their Hanukkah boxes JCS ’Latino Committee volunteers at Painting with a Purpose. Committee members pose in front of the mural created by the first Bat Mitzvah project group at the expanded JCS Kosher Food Bank.

Jewish people of South Florida. The mission of Jewish Community Services is creating healthy communities by empowering people to transform their lives. In 2016, JCS understood that a new need had arisen in the community due to the recent waves of Latin American Jewish migration, and so JCS Latino was born. The goal, since its inception, has been to sensitize the Latin community about the work of JCS and the needs of the Jewish Community in South Florida, their new home. The JCS Latino is a group of dedicated Latin volunteers, both men and women, committed to improving the lives of families in our South Florida Jewish Community. They enjoy doing things with their own “sabor Latino!” (Latin flavor). It all began in December 2016, but last year was a turning point for the group as it grew more than 150%. The JCS Latino started out with 9 members and by the end of 2018, it had grown to 25. All of the volunteers are immigrants; in fact, some are recent ones, whilst others settled down a while back. The group organizes special events, Mitzvah projects and parlor meetings to offer new immigrants the possibility to integrate into the South Florida Jewish community. In 2017, JCS Latino organized four events to support the expansion of the new JCS Kosher Foodbank which provides food to more than 380 families and nearly 100 Holocaust survivors. The first event was a successful jewelry event. JCS Latino organized a conference attended by over 350 people to listen to Michelle Poler, a successful Venezuelan keynote speaker and influencer, discuss her journey into self-discovery, a talk entitled “Hello Fears.” Afterwards, the committee created a bazaar to encourage and empower women. And last but not least, they organized a mitzvah project with the help of five of the Bat Mitzvah girls, in which they created 95 canvases that now decorate the walls of the Kosher Foodbank. With the funds raised at these four events organized by the team, the Kosher Foodbank received a 20-foot walk-in refrigerator/freezer.

Full house: More than 350 people watch the documentary Ships of Hope.

This year, the goal of JCS Latino is to raise funds to support JCS Holocaust Survivors. For this, the group has already organized two successful events. The first took place in October when 150 girls from Miami-Dade and Broward came together at our “Painting with a Purpose” Mitzvah project event and decorated boxes in honor of Holocaust survivors. These girls are currently 12 years old and preparing for their Bat Mitzvahs. The second event was organized in partnership with Yad Vashem to honor Holocaust Survivors and to remember their immigrant experiences. The JCS Latino screened the famous documentary Ships of Hope and displayed the 150 boxes made by the Bat Mitzvah girls. Over 350 people attended the event which helped bring awareness and appreciation of the JCS resources for the remaining survivors. Currently, the challenge of JCS Latino is to help JCS raise funds for the Claims Conference match needed to support Holocaust survivors living at or below the poverty level in Miami Dade County. If you wish to learn more, join or help, go to www.jcsfl.org. Bienvenidos!

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PASSOVER PRIVATE CHEF, CULINARY COACH AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR KIM KUSHNER PROVES IT’S POSSIBLE TO SIMPLIFY YOUR SEDER… WITHOUT SACRIFICING GOOD TASTE.

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ccording to kosher cooking expert Kim Kushner, there is such a thing as “perfectly imperfect”. A darling of the media who has been featured in The New York Times, appeared on The Today Show, designed recipes for Food and Wine magazine, taught cooking classes that sold out four years in a row, and written three kosher cookbooks— including her latest: I  Kosher: Beautiful Recipes from My Kitchen (Weldon Owen, 2018)—stands by her conviction that it’s not about creating the so-called “perfect dish”; but also making food filled with love. For Kushner, this is the key ingredient to showing those who will consume the meal you’ve made for them how much they truly mean to you. As anyone who’s prepared a Passover meal knows, it can be a complicated endeavor. And getting the required items into their proper places on the Seder plate is only the beginning. When you really think about it, even the Seder progression itself carries so many traditions to uphold that putting pressure on yourself to prepare complex dishes, while it might be with the best of intentions, can backfire, resulting in a more stressful and less joyful celebration. “Food is often the gateway to gathering and socializing,” says Kushner. “It’s about creating an atmosphere of fun amidst the frenzy of friends and family.” For her, the actual ‘perfect’ dish is one that creates a moment of intimacy. Even if the ingredients are few and the effort is minimal, if it’s delicious enough to spark conversation, leave a lasting impression…and most of all, inspire a guest to solicit the recipe, friendships are forged, and memories are made. “That’s what cooking and creating is about,” Kushner believes. The chef, who learned to cook from her Moroccan-born mother while spending summers with family in Israel, was raised in Montreal. It was there that she developed a fondness for “Cinq a Sept”—the Canadian version of “happy hour”— 102 J W M AG A Z I N E .C O M

which she still embraces now that she resides in NYC. She and her husband like to convene with other couples for small plates and wine on the roof deck after work. “Almost anyone can dedicate that much time in his or her day to spending time with the people they cherish,” she insists. Entertaining is also a big thing for her, whether she’s casually cooking for a few girlfriends, hosting an upscale dinner party, or preparing an elaborate brunch extravaganza that lingers on throughout most of Saturday. However, when it comes to holiday celebrations such as Passover, when the task of cooking for her hubby and four children is amplified by also feeding the extended family members in town, Kushner doesn’t have the spare time to pull together a complex meal. Her approach to the dishes she chooses to make is on par with the way she goes about designing her table—simple, yet wonderful. Kushner asserts that a festive table can be achieved with elements already on hand— like a basic white tablecloth and simple flower vases. The same goes for a festive meal. “I think your family and friends gathering around the Passover table will appreciate food that is fresh, simple and tasty,” says Kushner. “I encourage you to enter a world of joyously stress-free hospitality, where food and love nourish each other. After all, isn’t that what Passover dinner should be about? Below, Kushner shares four uncomplicated kosher recipes that, when prepared for Passover, are not only guaranteed to be crowd-pleasers, but won’t leave you too exhausted to do the dishes when company leaves.

SESAME CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS WITH CRISPY BROCCOLI & BROCCOLINI MAKES 4–6 SERVINGS

INGREDIENTS: •

12 chicken legs, trimmed of excess skin and fat

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1 cup (250 ml) Toasted Sesame Marinade

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1 head broccoli, cut into florets

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1 head broccolini, cut into florets 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

PREPARATION: 1.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).

Place the chicken in a large baking dish. Pour the marinade over the chicken and turn to coat all the pieces in the sauce. Place each of the broccoli florets in each of the 4 corners of the baking dish, and scatter the broccolini around the chicken pieces. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.

Remove from the oven and uncover, and sprinkle the sesame seeds over

the top. Raise the oven temperature to 375°F (190°C) and bake for 20 minutes longer. Remove from the oven and serve.

make-ahead tip Sesame chicken drumsticks can be marinated and stored in the fridge for up to 24 hours before cooking. Add the broccoli and broccolini just before cooking. how to reheat Let the chicken come to room temperature before reheating, uncovered, in a 350°F (180°C) oven for 7–10 minutes. 104 J W M AG A Z I N E .C O M

HEIRLOOM TOMATO, CITRUS, OLIVE & HERB SALAD MAKES 6–8 LARGE SERVINGS

PREPARATION: 1. 2.

INGREDIENTS: •

5 cups (250 g) mizuna or wild arugula

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1 cup (30 g) fresh basil leaves

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1/2 cup (15 g) fresh mint leaves

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4 heirloom tomatoes of your choice, cut into wedges

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1 seedless orange

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1/4 cup (30 g) pitted green olives, halved

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3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

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2 tablespoons good balsamic vinegar (substitute for lemon during Passover)

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Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

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In a large bowl, toss together the mizuna, basil, and mint. Add the tomatoes. Using a sharp knife, cut a slice off the top and bottom of the orange just far enough to expose the flesh. Place the orange cut-side down so that it is sturdy on your cutting board, and cut away the peel. Cut away as much of the peel and white pith as possible by following the orange’s shape. Now, holding the fruit in one hand, cut along each side of the membranes that separate the orange segments to free the segments. Cut the orange segments into smaller, bite-size pieces, and add to the salad along with the olives. Drizzle the oil and balsamic vinegar or lemon over the salad, and season with 1⁄4 teaspoon salt and 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper. Use your hands to toss all together. Serve at once.

make-ahead tip The basil, mint, tomatoes, orange, and olives can be prepared and stored in separate containers in the fridge up to 8 hours in advance. This salad is best when assembled just before serving.

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HONEY-DRIZZLED WATERMELON

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CHICKPEAS & ONIONS

INGREDIENTS: • • • •

1 can (15 oz/430 g) chickpeas 10 rainbow carrots, peeled and trimmed 2 yellow onions, peeled and cut into quarters 2 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil

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Juice of 2 lemons 1 tablespoon paprika 1/2 teaspoon cumin Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 3 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

WITH HERBS

INGREDIENTS: • • • •

PREPARATION: 1. 2.

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Drain the chickpeas and rinse them under cold water. Set out a large, clean dish towel and pour the chickpeas on the towel. Cover the chickpeas with paper towels and gently pat to absorb any excess water. Once the chickpeas are dry, transfer them to a large bowl. Add the carrots, onions, oil, lemon juice, paprika, and cumin. Toss all together using your hands to ensure that all the ingredients are coated. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and toss again. Transfer the vegetables and marinade to the prepared baking sheet, spreading them out in an even, single layer. Bake, uncovered, for 40 minutes (if you remember, shake the pan once midway through cooking to ensure even cooking). Sprinkle the chopped parsley over the top, and serve.

make-ahead tip Roasted rainbow carrots, chickpeas and onions can be marinated and stored, covered, in the fridge for up to 4 hours before roasting in the oven. They can also be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days. how to reheat Reheat, uncovered, in a 300°F (150°C) oven for 10 minutes. 108 J W M AG A Z I N E .C O M

1 small watermelon or /2 large watermelon 2 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves

The first step in cutting any round fruit or vegetable is making a flat edge. If you are using a whole watermelon, use a chef’s knife to carefully cut the watermelon in half. Place a watermelon half cut side down on the cutting board. For classic wedge pieces, cut the half into slices 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick. Set the slices on a large serving platter. Drizzle with the honey, and sprinkle with the basil and mint. Serve right away.

make-ahead tip Honey-drizzled watermelon slices with basil and mint can be covered loosely with plastic wrap and stored in the fridge for up to 8 hours. can i freeze it? Honey-drizzled watermelon slices with basil and mint can be covered loosely with plastic wrap and stored in the freezer for up to 1 week. Thaw on the counter for 10 minutes before serving (they will still be frozen but slightly softened).

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