Jewish Observes issue of July 24, 2014

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Emergency cash request from Israel The Central New York Federation has been asked to contribute to an emergency cash request from Israel in response to the recent hostilities. Every Federation in the country has been asked to donate toward the $13 million emergency allocation to “Operation Protective Edge.” The Federation board met quickly and voted to allocate the funds immediately. The money will be used to help the most vulnerable, the elderly and infirm, by providing trauma support for those under fire and assisting communities hardest hit by the conflict, because the disadvantaged, disabled, elderly and new immigrants are expected to need even more assistance in these circumstances.

The government of Israel has asked Jewish Federations to intensify their efforts in providing humanitarian support to the people of Israel during this time of conflict.

The Federation is dedicated to supporting the local, as well as overseas, Jewish com-

munity, and has the resources to react to this request.

Phil Holstein, the 2014 Federation Campaign chair, who will continue that role this next year, said, “Because the Central New York Jewish community stepped up this year to exceed a million dollar campaign, we have the funds to make a donation to humanitarian causes in Israel at this critical time, without having to go back to our donors for additional contributions. We are able to fully fund all of our local and overseas commitments and still be able to help our brethren in Israel to provide critical services to the elderly, children, the infirm and those traumatized by current events.”

Anyone in the community who wants to give a donation to add to the amount already allocated by the board has been encouraged to send a contribution to the Federation office and it will be forwarded

to the main office of the Jewish Federations of North America.

The Federation is joining this effort because it believes, “if the past is any guide,”

the majority of charitable contributions that will help the Israeli people during a crisis will come from Jewish Federations across North America.

At right: On July 11, the fourth day of Operation Protective Edge, Israelis in the southern town of Nitzan sat and prayed together inside a street-level bomb shelter in anticipation of a code red siren for incoming rockets. The government of Israel has asked Jewish Federations to intensify their efforts in providing humanitarian support to the people of Israel during this time of conflict. (Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Four new trustees join Foundation board

By Linda Alexander The Jewish Community Foundation of Central New York has announced the addition of Nancy Belkowitz, Benjamin Levine, Elaine Rubenstein and Debrah Shulman to its Board of Trustees. The Foundation’s chair of the board, Lynn Smith, said, “We are thrilled to have these four outstanding members of our community join our board.

They are all well-respected, proven leaders who honor our board with their presence.

Nancy, Ben and Debrah are former members of our board who are returning to serve as trustees. Elaine Rubenstein is new to our Foundation board.”

Belkowitz is a retired attorney who has been an active volunteer in the Jewish and non-Jewish community for many years. She has served on the boards of Menorah Park and the Consortium for Children’s Services.

She is the chair of the annual Sisterhood Symposium held each year at the Jewish Community Center and is president of the Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas Women’s Connection. Belkowitz has also served as president of the Manlius Library and is a reading tutor for the Syracuse City School District and the Pompano Beach School District. During her first term as a trustee of the Jewish Community Foundation, she served as the Teen Funders coordinator and continues that role. She is also a volunteer attorney for Legal Services of Central New York. When asked why she agreed to return to the Foundation board, she said, “I am pleased to be a part of the Jewish Community Foundation. The Foundation is essential for maintaining and growing the funds needed to ensure the continuity and vitality of our Central New York Jewish community.” She and her husband, Martin, live in Manlius.

Levine is an attorney and senior principal in the Syracuse law firm of Pappas, Cox, Kimpel, Dodd and Levine, P.C., where he chairs the Trust and Estate Practice Group.

Nancy Belkowitz

Benjamin Levine

He has been an active member of the Syracuse community for the past 39 years, serving on the boards of Menorah Park, Temple Concord, Syracuse Jewish Cemeteries Association, the Pointe East Homeowners’ Association and town of DeWitt Planning Board. He also served for 23 years as a member of the Jamesville-DeWitt Board of Education. Levine returns to the board as a trustee and said, “I am honored to have been asked to serve again as a trustee of the Jewish Community Foundation of Central New York. The Foundation plays a fundamental and integral role in preserving our local Jewish heritage by providing a vehicle through which all members of the Jewish community, regardless of one’s financial standing, can make a financial contribution to the Jewish causes and organizations that are the lifeblood of the Central New York Jewish community. I look forward to working closely with the other trustees to help the Foundation grow and carry out its important mission.” He lives in DeWitt with his wife, Susan.

Rubenstein is new to the Foundation board, but not to the many nonprofit organizations she supports in the community. She is retired from a career in advertising and marketing for several local retail businesses, as well as for United Radio, a family-owned electronic service company. A life member of National Council of Jewish Women and

Elaine Rubenstein

Debrah Shulman

Hadassah, she has served on the boards of Temple Concord, Menorah Park, Syracuse Jewish Family Service, Central New York Community Foundation, Manlius Pebble Hill School, Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Crouse Hospital and Community General Hospital Foundation. She serves as a trustee on the foundation board for the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology, which the family named in memory of her husband to perpetuate his interest in science education. Said to be interested in dialogue and coexistence, Rubenstein became a supporter of a village in Israel, Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam, where Jewish, Muslim and Christian families live and learn together, serving as “a laboratory” for peace studies. She served as president of the national board of American Friends of Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam for 10 years and is still active on various board committees. She has been a longtime member of Syracuse Area Middle East Dialogue.

When asked why she agreed to serve as a trustee for the Foundation, she said, “I have found it to be professionally managed, with

a sincere focus on serving and respecting the wide range of interests that make this community strong.”

Shulman is a retired school psychologist and the originator of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Education Program in the Jamesville-DeWitt School District. She is also the originator and former president of the “Eckerd Drug Quiz Show,” the founder and first chair of the J-D Chemical People Committee, a frequent presenter at state and national conferences, an author, a trainer and an active volunteer. She has served as a board member of the Jewish Federation of Central New York and the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center, and as a member of the Boards of Education of the Syracuse Hebrew Day School and Temple Adath Yeshurun.

She also is a former chapter president, state program chair and national board member of Women’s American ORT. In addition, she is a volunteer with the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society and the American Lung Association of Central New York. In returning to the board she said, “Barry and I have finally ascended into the heady world of ‘grandparenthood.’As such, we sincerely hope that, no matter where they are living, the world will be kind to our little ones and provide them with both the opportunities and supports they will need to be happy and successful. If we want that for our own, how can we possibly do less for those in our community? I’m grateful to Alex Holstein for having the vision and to the entire board under Lynn Smith’s leadership for so successfully carrying it forward.

Anyone who is asked should be honored and proud to share in this adventure.”

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a matter of opinion From the chair of the Federation

By Ruth Stein As I begin my term as chair of the Jewish Federation of Central New York board, I want to thank Cantor Francine Berg for all her work and effort during the past three years. I look forward to working with Linda Alexander, our president and CEO, and all the members of the board of directors. I am also looking forward to reaching out to people in our community and communicating the importance of our Federation.

However, we are the Federation of Central New York, so I also want to reach out to the communities around Syracuse.

As a person who grew up in small towns,

I know it is important to make these connections. Although I was born in New York City, I only lived there a year, as my parents, who had escaped from Germany, then moved to Rome, NY, where my father served as rabbi.

I remember him telling me that he went to the refugee shelter in Oswego to conduct services. Someone must have driven him there because we didn’t have a car. After four years in Rome, we moved to Fond du Lac, WI, and then to Zanesville, OH. These communities had no Jewish Federation and only a single synagogue. When I was a teenager, it was exciting to go to Columbus, which was 50 miles away, for special Jewish youth group events, since there were only two Jewish students in my grade. Perhaps that is why making connections with people is so important to me and why I want our Federation to be welcoming to all Central

New York residents.

My husband, Joel, and I recently attended the 70th reunion of the Fort Ontario Emergency Refugee Shelter (Safe Haven) in Oswego with the Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance. They selected Safe Haven for their annual Ride to Remember, which supports and promotes Holocaust education. I would like to capture the emotion and power of being there with 175 motorcycles and 300 people from all across the United States and the world, including Florida, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Michigan, California, Texas, Iowa, Australia, Israel and Canada.

The first day we were in the barbecue line, I asked the woman behind me where she was from. “Albuquerque, New Mexico,” she said. I replied, “You came all the way from New Mexico? I can hardly believe it.”

She then said, “I wouldn’t have missed this

for anything. My father was the captain of the Henry Gibbons, the ship that brought the refugees here, and he brought me to the camp when I was 8-years-old.” I was speechless and just hugged her, this stranger who was now my friend.

The Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance, consisting of clubs with names such as Hillel’s Angels, Shul Boys, King David Bikers, Chai Riders, Lost Tribe, Wandering Twos and Lonsmen, has donated more than $60,000 to Safe Haven to build a new addition to the museum that tells the story of the only refugee shelter in America during World War II. Of course, Syracusans have also been involved with Safe Haven since the first refugees arrived in 1944. Mike Schaffer recalls going to the barracks at Fort Ontario See “Chair” on page 10

a matter of opinion Hamas terrorism can’t be defeated by military means

By Miriam F. Elman This article was written on July 13 and appeared on the website of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism at Syracuse University, and is reprinted with the author’s permission.

While Hamas and others try to pin the blame on Israel for the recent escalation of violence in Gaza, the truth is that it’s Hamas that has rejected all calls for a ceasefire and an exchange of “quiet for quiet.”

In addition, it’s important to remember that the current conflict began with the reprehensible kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers by Hamas-affiliated extremists on June 12. After a massive 18-day manhunt, their bullet-ridden bodies were found

in a makeshift grave near Hebron, setting into motion a monstrous plot to avenge their deaths by what’s now believed to be a gang of fringe Jewish extremists – several of whom were also minors. They struck on July 2, the day after Naftali Fraenkel (16), a dual American-Israeli citizen, Gilad Shaar (16) and Eyal Yifrach (19) were laid to rest, abducting and burning 16-yearold Muhammad Abu Khdeir to death in a Jerusalem forest.

Hamas, the governing authority in Gaza, exploited the rising tensions since mid-June – including violent rioting in Jewish and Arab communities, and horribly foul language across Internet networks – by launching nearly 300 rockets

a matter of opinion The correct type of might

By Rabbi Evan Shore, rabbi of Shaarei Torah Orthodox Congregation of Syracuse This article was written on July 9 from Jerusalem, where Rabbi Evan and Deborah Shore had experienced their first Code Red Siren the previous night. They spent 10 minutes in the miklat (bomb shelter).

From Jerusalem, The Orthodox Union and the Rabbinical Council of America could not have made a clearer statement: “The murder of innocents is antithetical to Jewish law and tradition and must always be opposed by men and women of decency and morality. This merciless act of brutality defiles the name of God and desecrates the memories of Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar and Naftali Fraenkel.”

Many times we have heard the saying, “It is not good for the Jews.” This heinous, horrific act of burning a teenaged Palestinian alive is not good for the Jews. This is an absolute act of barbarism. There is no doubt that these teenagers have already been judged by the courts of the media. My issue – and I am not defending the action of the alleged murderers at all – is where has, and where is, the media outrage when Jewish blood is spilled?

On March 26, 2001, in Hebron, a Palestinian sniper killed a 10-month-old infant, Shalhevet Pass. The Israeli public was shocked due in part to the fact that the sniper had deliberately aimed for the baby.

The media, especially in Syracuse, felt this was not worthy of a front page story.

Whether we like it or not, the media and the world judge Israel with a different measuring stick. In response, we must therefore act in ways that are beyond reproach.

As Jews we must not give the world the chance to point a finger declaring, “We told you so!”

On his death bed, Jacob sends a very clear message to his sons who orchestrated the killing of the people of Shechem: “Simeon and Levi are a pair; their weapons are tools of lawlessness... Let me not be counted in their assembly. For when angry they slay men... Cursed be their anger so fierce and their wrath so relentless; I will divide them in Jacob, scatter them in Israel.”

Rabbi Alex Israel writes, “Even Jacob’s curses may be understood as blessings in this light. Rabbi Shimshon Rafael Hirsch expresses this teaching when Jacob curses Simeon and Levi. These are the two sons who had killed innocent civilians in the town of Shechem. Jacob curses their anger, but then adds that “I will divide them in Jacob.”

Rabbi Hirsch has an interesting approach here. He talks of the motives that prompted Simeon and Levi to action: family pride, a sense of the dignity of the Jewish people, an unwillingness to see their sister disgraced, to be taken advantage of.

Rabbi Hirsch explains that these motives can be good and beneficial, but only when applied in moderation. In its extreme form of Simeon and Levi, this feeling of pride and self-respect becomes dangerous, even explosive. Their outrage leads to murder.

In this sense, when Simeon and Levi are “a pair,” their anger must be “cursed.”

As Jews, our grief is deep hurt, very painful, emotions running wild. We, as klal Yisroel, must never be dictated to by our emotions. Rather, transform our deep emotions into positive actions that bring honor to the three teenaged boys killed, honor to ourselves, honor to the Jewish people, but most importantly honor to Hashem.

Our rabbis in Pirke Avot teach us, “Who is mighty? One who can overcome and conquer their emotions.” It is this type of might klal Yisroel needs now!

into Israel. At the time of this writing, Israel’s retaliatory strike initiated on July 7 – dubbed “Operation Protective Edge” – has resulted in the deaths of 58 civilians, including 21 children, according to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Meanwhile, according to Israel’s military spokesman and its Consulate General, Hamas’ heavy rocket fire has put the lives of 3.5 million Israelis at risk. Tens of thousands of Israelis have a mere 15 seconds to run for cover before the missiles fall.

President Obama, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, the Jewish Federations of America and other world leaders have supported Israel’s right to self-defense and have condemned Hamas’s indiscriminate targeting of Israeli civilians and civilian infrastructure. These attacks are clear violations of international humanitarian law. It is a relief that the U.S.-funded Iron Dome anti-missile system, along with Israel’s air raid siren system and state of the art bomb shelters, has minimized harm to innocent Israeli men, women and children. But the fact that not a single Israeli noncombatant has been killed (yet)

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doesn’t mean that Hamas is uninterested in murdering them.

Hamas’ unwillingness to protect its own citizens is also a breach of international law. Numerous reports from the last few days show its operatives hiding in residential areas, placing rocket launchers in hospitals, schools, homes and on crowded streets, and encouraging Gazans to act as human shields. Attempts to warn Palestinian homeowners of impending airstrikes notwithstanding, Hamas’s war crimes don’t give license for Israel to extensively damage civilian property or endanger lives. It is therefore critical to support President Obama’s efforts to secure an immediate cease-fire.

While Israel’s latest defensive operation may restore calm for a short period of time, Israel’s own security experts have said that there’s no long-term military solution for the conflict. Since relinquishing Gaza to the Palestinians in August 2005, Israel has already carried out two campaigns (in December 2008 and again in November 2012) to stop Hamas from firing its rockets and to degrade its offensive capacity.

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AROUND CENTRAL NEW YORK JMAC teen workshop

By Vicki Feldman The Jewish Musical and Cultural Festival will present a free music workshop and concert for teenagers as part of this year’s festival, to be held from Saturday-Sunday, September 13-14. The concert and workshop will be made possible by a grant from the Community Program Fund of the Jewish Federation of Central New York.

The concert and workshop will be open to Jewish teenagers. The concert will be held at the The Spot, the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center’s Teen Center in ShoppingTown Mall in DeWitt. The free concert will be held on September 13, after Shabbat, starting at approximately 8:30 pm and lasting one hour. Refreshments will be served. The music workshop will be held at JMAC on September 14 at the Sam Pomeranz Jewish

Community Center. The workshop will start at 1 pm and end at approximately 4 pm. At the end of the workshop, the students will be invited to join their teachers for a performance and a “community jam session” on the Price Chopper Main Stage.

To properly plan for the event, the JMAC committee needs an estimate of the number of teenagers planning to attend the concert and the workshop. Teenagers affiliated with youth groups at their respective synagogues should inform their youth directors and let the director know what musical instrument will be played. Teenagers who want to attend, but are not affiliated with a Jewish teen organization, should contact Judith Stander at 445-2040, ext. 114, or judithstander@aol.com.

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This year’s Tzofim Friendship Caravan group, Katzir, will appear on Wednesday, July 30, at 7 pm, at the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse and on Thursday, July 31, at 2 pm, at Menorah Park.

The Central New York Chapter of Friends of Israel Scouts has been bringing the Tzofim Friendship Caravan to the area since 1985. The shows are made possible through funds provided by the State and Local Partnership Program of the New York State Council on the Arts, through its decentralization initiative administrated locally by CNY Arts.

The Jewish Federation of Central New York, the Pomeranz, Shankman and Martin Charitable Foundation and individual donors also help make the program possible.

For more information on other local performances, contact Melinda and Bud Greenman at 457-7201.

Monday senior dinners at the JCC The Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse offers food, entertainment and socialization for seniors on Mondays at 5 pm. Seniors have the opportunity to meet other seniors for an evening out. Fifty-one people attended the first Monday senior dinner of the summer, which featured impersonator Nick Mulpagano, who portrayed Elvis, Willie Nelson and Neil Diamond. Seniors danced and sang along to the songs.

For more information about upcoming entertainment or to make a reservation, contact Leesa Paul at lpaul@jccsyr. org or 445-2040, ext. 104.

The JCC is forming a Rummikub group. The game combines the elements of rummy and mah jongg. All levels of players are welcome to attend. Norma Feldman will be assisting those who need a refresher and beginners and will play with the more experienced players.

The 2014 Israel Scouts Tzofim Friendship Caravan will appear in Syracuse on Wednesday, July 30, and Thursday, July 31.

Fifty-one people attended the first Monday senior dinner of the summer at the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse.

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noon. On Mondays through early September, dinner will be served at 5 pm. Reservations are required by noon on the previous business day and there is a suggested contribution per meal. The menu is subject to change. The program is funded by a grant from the Onondaga County Department of Aging and Youth and the New York State Office for the Aging, with additional funds provided by the JCC and United Way of Central New York. To attend, one need not be Jewish or a member of the JCC. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Leesa Paul or Larry Crinnin at 445-2360, ext. 104, or lpaul@jccsyr.org.

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congregational notes Shaarei Torah Orthodox Congregation The final Shaarei Torah Orthodox Congregation of Syracuse monthly breakfast until the fall was held on June 22. It featured a presentation by Cantor Marvin Moskowitz on Jewish music, which he said has origins that “reach back into antiquity,” with song being “an integral part” of the synagogue service.

He explained that “a strong cantorial tradition” has come down to the present day, with today’s cantors possessing “an outstanding voice,” “a deep understanding

of musical forms” and “familiarity with a rich catalogue of traditional renditions.”

Among Ashkenazim, certain melodies, such as Kol Nidre, Ne’ilah, the Geshem and Tal prayers, etc. are said to have achieved a “canonical” status.

Other prayer presentations have been formed from a variety of specialized musical modes. Moskowitz illustrated examples with handouts and musical accompaniment.

Throughout the centuries, Jewish music,

Tisha B’Av Congregation Beth SholomChevra Shas Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas will hold Tisha B’Av services on Monday, August 4, at 9 pm, at the synagogue. The congregation will unite to remember and mourn the disasters that have befallen the Jewish people throughout the millennia through study and listening to the words and melody of the “Book of Eichah/Lamentations.”

Participants will have the opportunity to participate in either the Hebrew or the English recitation. Services will be open to the community. For more information, contact the CBS-CS office at 446-9570 or office@cbscs.org.

Shaarei Torah Orthodox Congregation of Syracuse On Monday, August 4, Mincha will begin at 8:05 pm. The fast will begin at 8:18 pm and Maariv and Eichah will be held at 9 pm.

There will be a video presentation.

On Tuesday, August 5, morning service and Kinnot will begin at 7:30 am. The afternoon of learning will begin at 2:30 pm, with all classes presented by Rabbi Evan Shore.

At 5:45 pm, there will be a video presentation sponsored by the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation and the Shore family in memory of Murray and Rebecca Shore. Rabbi Jonathan Rietti will be the guest speaker. A descendant of the Sephardic leader Ben Ish Chai and son of the British actor Robert Ri-

Hamas

Military counter-responses are unethical and ineffective because they invariably injure the innocent, increase support for Hamas and nurture hostility toward Israel. Only a negotiated peace with a moderate Palestinian leadership based on the premise of “two states for two peoples” will provide Israelis with the quiet borders that they deserve and the Palestinians with the freedom and dignity that they deserve. Recent reports show that Mahmoud Abbas continues to advocate non-violence and is critical of Hamas. Israel must now reach out to him and others in the P.A. in order to better isolate and defang Hamas and Gaza’s other radical extremists.

Achieving a just and lasting peace, however, will require more than secret negotiations between leaders – as occurred during this year’s American-backed peace talks between Israel’s government and the Palestinian Authority. The recent crisis has demonstrated that both Palestinian and Israeli cultures must be reformed if there’s to be any hope for peaceful conflict resolution.

On the Palestinian side, an incessant anti-Israel, and in some instances antisemitic, incitement originating in official Hamas and Palestinian Authority media and educational materials fuels an ugly public glorification of terrorism and an obnoxious celebration of terrorists – both online in social media and in demonstrations that often become violent. This hate-based vitriol must stop.

On the Israeli side, a complacent reaction to brash pockets of Jewish ex-

etti, he received his rabbinical diploma from Gateshead Talmudical College, England, after which he helped establish the Kollel in Gibraltar. Having received a master’s in education, he practiced for 18 years as an educational consultant to parents of gifted children and those with ADD. With Montessori training, he has developed a curriculum which combines Torah education with Montessori methodology. He has written more than 25 lecture albums on various topics and lectures across the U.S. for the Gateways Seminar Program.

Mincha will be held at 7:45 pm, with the fast ending at 9:05 pm.

Temple Adath Yeshurun Temple Adath Yeshurun will join with Jews around the world in the Fast Day of Tisha B’Av, which commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples of Jerusalem. Services will be held on Monday, August 4, at 8:15 pm, and services on Tuesday, August 5, will be held at 7:30 am, 12:15 pm and 8:30 pm. For more information, contact the TAY office at 445-0002.

Temple Concord Temple Concord will mark Tisha B’Av, known as “the saddest day on the Jewish calendar,” with a candlelight service on Monday, August 4, at 8 pm. The service will include the reading of Eichah, the Book of Lamentations, as well as special music. For more information, contact the TC office at 475-9952.

Continued from page 2 tremism, and the diet of hate that feeds them, has for too long left Palestinians vulnerable to vandals and hooligans.

Israel must be more vigilant and root out racist discourse on the Internet, and in certain outlier rabbinical writings and ultra-Orthodox curricula.

Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation can be achieved only through a sustained dialogue – where people can begin to understand each other’s interests, hopes and fears, and come to empathize with each other’s suffering.

It’s easy to despair that, in the current environment, such co-existence efforts are impossible. Yet, in recent days, members of the Fraenkel and Abu Khdeir families have grieved together. A group of Hebron-area Palestinians visited the Fraenkels to offer comfort to the bereaved. And hundreds of Israelis traveled to Jerusalem’s Shuafat neighborhood to extend their condolences to the Abu Khdeirs.

These people of goodwill are setting inspirational examples for others to follow.

With teenagers on both sides murdered in cold blood and with angry young people filling the airwaves with hate, intolerance and calls for revenge, Israelis and Palestinians now owe it to their children to take action to oppose violence, and to strengthen initiatives that promote shared values and peace.

Miriam F. Elman is associate professor of political science at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University and research director of the Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration.

both liturgical and popular, has been influenced by surrounding cultures, as well as political and religious changes. According to Moskowitz, it continues to reflect those

past influences and evolve new forms, and is “particularly true” of today’s Israeli music scene, with a new Israeli musical genre having emerged since the Six-Day War.

Temple Adath Yeshurun Hebrew review session party Temple Adath Yeshurun Religious School will hold a Hebrew review session party in the TAY youth lounge on Wednesday, September 3, from 5-6 pm. The session will help students to participate with review games before the school year officially starts on Sunday, September 7. Pizza bagels and snacks will be provided.

The review session is open to all returning, new or potential students in second-seventh grade. Students will have an opportunity to review Hebrew letters, vowels and words through a game format led by the new second grade teacher, Michal Downie.

Reservations may be sent to Shannon Small, TAY religious school education director, at ssmall@adath.org.

At right: The Temple Adath Yeshurun adult education chavurah group hosted a group walk along the Onondaga C re e k w a l k t h ro u g h downtown Syracuse on June 29. Approximately 25 participants were guided

by Alexander Marion, press secretary to Mayor Stephanie Miner and Creekwalk enthusiast, near Franklin Square. The walk was followed by a brunch at the home of Barbara and David Simon.

At right: Local sculptor Dorothy Reister recently visited Temple Adath Yeshurun. She created the Ten Commandments over the ark in the Goldberg Sanctuary, the copper Burning Bush sculpture in the Cooper Meditation Garden and the lanterns and Hebrew lettering in the hallway outside the Miron Family Chapel. She spoke about how she had been chosen by architect Percival Goodman to create the works. She reminisced about how difficult she found fabricating the Ten Commandments, while the Burning Bush she said was “much easier.” She found the Hebrew letters “beautiful” and consulted with her friend, the late Abe Altman, who explained the meaning to her. She lives at the Nottingham and continues to work as an artist by carving in wood.

JMAC The concert and workshop will be conducted by Sruli and Lisa’s Family Band, which features Sruli Dresdne, Lisa Mayer and sons Zachary Mayer, 23, on baritone saxophone, and Aaron Mayer, 19, on piano, in addition to the group’s clarinet, violin, accordion and drums. Their klezmer and Chasidic music, and Yiddish songs, have been featured at music and dance festivals all around the world from Krakow, to Jerusalem and Toronto.

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They teach at the major Jewish music camps “KlezKanada in Canada” and “KlezKamp in the United States.” The group is said to be devoted to the next generation of young klezmorim (musicians), teaching klezmer music and dance workshops, as well as leading orchestras and choirs of teenagers and younger children in synagogues, schools and community centers. In addition, the family has a creative musical summer camp for teenagers in New York City, the Clubhouse Camp. To learn more about Sruli and Lisa’s Family Band, visit www.sruliandlisa.com.

At left, l-r: The members of Sruli and Lisa’s Family Band – Aaron Mayer, Lisa Mayer, Zachary Mayer and Sruli Dresdne – will hold a workshop for teenagers during the Jewish Music and Cultural Festival, which will be held from SaturdaySunday, September 13-14.

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JCC’s annual meeting and awards recognizes four CNY honorees

By Nick Finlayson The Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse hosted its 151st annual meeting and awards ceremony on June 22 at Owera Vineyards in Cazenovia. More than 190 people attended, and organizers judged the event to be “a success.” JCC Executive Director Marci Erlebacher said, “This is our largest fund-raiser of the year. The funds raised from this event are used to provide scholarships for those in many of our programs, young and old. We appreciate the support that we received from the entire community.

It was a wonderful celebration!”

The JCC’s annual meeting and awards ceremony were combined last year with the 150th anniversary celebration.

The positive feedback received from last year’s event led board members to keep a similar format: a short business meeting, followed by a program honoring those who have contributed to the community. Erlebacher said, “Everyone had the opportunity to enjoy a nice meal; we held a short meeting and recognized this year’s honorees who have given so much of their lives to shape who we are today. The weather on the patio couldn’t have been any better, and the venue was a beautiful spot to hold our special day.”

The Kovod award was given to Michelle Baum. It is given to honor those who have either chaired multiple events, and/or were “especially active” with events and programs. Baum serves on Crouse Hospital’s Auxiliary Board, chairing events to raise money for the hospital. She has also served on the Temple Adath Yeshurun Board of Directors, is a member of the TAY Sisterhood and serves on the JCC’s Board of Directors.

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L-r: Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse President Steven Sisskind, Executive Director Marci Erlebacher, Hall of Fame recipients Alex Holstein and Charlotte “Chuckie” Holstein and their son, David Holstein, attended the recent Jewish Community Center’s annual meeting and awards ceremony. (Photos by Klineberg Photography)

Front row (l-r): Sister Ruth Dowd, Debrah Shulman, Kovod Gadol recipient Barry Shulman, Marc Shulman and Jenifer Shulman. Back row: Brett and Dianne Kuppermann, Amy Bartel, Jennifer Shulman and Jeffrey Scheer.

L-r: Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse Executive Director Marci Erlebacher, JCC President Steven Sisskind, Kovod recipient Michelle Baum and Gregory Baum posed at the JCC annual meeting.

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Among her organizational contributions, Charney is a past president of the Temple Beth El Sisterhood and served on the TBE Board of Trustees. In 1980, she received the Sisterhood Woman of Valor Award. Established in 1994, the Charney Foundation has supported many projects at the JCC, the Holocaust Memorial Observance, the Jewish Federation of Central New York and Menorah Park. She also received the Shomer award from Temple Beth El in 1999. In 2013, she and her family also founded the Jerome and Phyllis Charney Early Childhood Development Program at the JCC. Alex and Chuckie Holstein were also recognized for their impact on the Jewish and non-Jewish communities.

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Together they have given their time to non-profits and organizations. Alex worked at the Dunbar Center and served on the board of the Manlius Pebble Hill School.

He was a board member for Crouse Hospital for 25 years, and for one year chaired the Jewish Federation of Central New York’s Annual Campaign. Among other contributions, Chuckie has served on several Boards of Directors, including Loretto, where she was on the board for more than 13 years, to help educate people on long-term care.

The 2014 Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse annual meeting and awards committee members posed for a group photo. L-r: Co-chair Amy Sumida, Ann Goldstein, JCC Executive Director Marci Erlebacher, Co-chair and Kovod recipient Michelle Baum, Jo David, Linda Drimer, Nancy Kasow and JCC President Steven Sisskind. Not pictured: Tara Booher, Andrea Knoller, Neil Rosenbaum and Howard Weinstein. (Photo by Klineberg Photography)

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She currently serves as executive director for Forging Our Community’s United Strength Greater Syracuse.

Barry Shulman received the Kovod Gadol (“great honor”) award, which is given to recognize an individual’s “extraordinary degree of commitment, energy and loyalty to the JCC.” Shulman has served in multiple positions, including as chair of WCNYTV’s TelAuc; president of Temple Adath Yeshurun; director of the Onondaga County Bar Association; campaign chair of the Annual Campaign of the Jewish Federation of Central New York; chair of the United Front row (l-r): Sara Charney, Mel Charney, Hall of Fame recipient Phyllis Way’s Lawyers Fund; a board member of the Charney, Karen and Sheldon Kruth and Neil Kassel. Back row: Fred Wheeler, Syracuse Hebrew Day School; and counsel Jill Braverman, Jessica Kruth, Randi Wheeler and Jackie Kassel. to the Jewish Home of Central New York.

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Memorial service for three murdered Israeli teens

L-r: Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone, Rabbi Irvin Beigel, Rabbi Charles Sherman, Rabbi Daniel Fellman and Rabbi Emeritus Daniel Jezer at the memorial service.

Above: Rabbi Andrew Pepperstone cut the yellow ribbon off a tree in front of the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse where it had been placed during a rally on June 24 in support of Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach, the three Israeli teenagers kidnapped on June 12. They were found killed on June 30.

At right: Participating in the memorial service were Ba’alat Tefillah Esa Kanter and Cantors Paula Pepperstone, Kari Siegel Eglash and Francine Berg.

In memory of the three Israeli teenagers, Moses Habib placed stones at the base of a tree that had been used for a rally in June at the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse.

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book explains the meaning behind the event and helps children better understand the spiritual aspects of Judaism. An additional section gives advice on ways to perform tzedakah in honor of their coming of age.

“Bar/Bat Mitzvah Basics: A Practical Family Guide to Coming of Age Together” by Helen Leneman This work seeks to not only help children navigate the b’nai mitzvah experience, but to show how the whole family can grow during the process. It includes information about the experience in general and also deals with the difficult issues faced by divorced and interfaith families. Also offered is information on how to design a creative service and to offer a party in keeping with the spirituality of the event.

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Ron Blumenthal............................................................... Jon Blumenthal................................................................................................................................ TC November 22, 2014...................... Julia Fay............................................................................ Stephanie and Brian Fay................................................................................................................ TC January 24, 2015........................... Shai Jaffe........................................................................... Chaim and Esa Jaffe.....................................................................................................................TAY March 7, 2015............................... Sara Garrow..................................................................... Miriam and Paul Garrow............................................................................................................... TC March 14, 2015............................. Graeson Landsberg......................................................... David and Stacia Landsberg.......................................................................................................TAY May 2, 2015.................................. Jack Lavelle....................................................................... Brian and Nicole Lavelle..............................................................................................................TAY

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By Rabbi Irvin S. Beigel There is a lot to enjoy in being Jewish. Shabbat is called oneg (“delight”), and we are commanded to rejoice on Passover, Shavuot and Sukkot. On Chanukah, we spin the dreidel and enjoy latkes, and unrestrained merrymaking marks the celebration of Purim. Because Jewish tradition is attuned to the realities of life, however, it also recognizes that life is not always filled with joy. As we go through life, we inevitably experience loss.

Tisha B’Av commemorates losses that we as a people have experienced throughout our history. While we focus on the destruction of the First and Second Temples and the exile of our people from Jerusalem, it is noteworthy that rabbinic interpretation suggests that Tisha B’Av has deeper roots. According to the rabbis, it was on Tisha B’Av that God decreed that the generation that left Egypt would not be allowed to enter the Land of Israel. Even before the Exodus from Egypt, the Torah records the death of the patriarchs and matriarchs. Loss, exile and sadness are part of our national history from the very beginning.

Tisha B’Av reminds us that neither in our life as a people nor in our personal lives can we avoid sadness and tragic loss. Because we are a tradition that values life, Judaism shows us how to respond to tragedy and survive even the most devastating and painful loss. After all, the destruction of each of the Temples threatened our very survival as a people. Other nations removed from their land had perished. We survived exile and persecution and the people of Israel still live.

Tradition suggests that the ingredients that make survival possible in the face of loss are acceptance of loss, taking time out from life in order to begin to heal, giving expression to grief and slowly returning to the routines of life, but always remembering what we have lost in order to learn how we can live better. No matter what befell our people, we never lost sight of the purpose that God assigned to us in the world: to be an example of righteous living to the nations. Having a reason to live makes triumph over grief possible.

On Tisha B’Av, every Jew mourns for all the tragedies of Jewish history from ancient times until the present moment. We vent our anger and grief, while reminding ourselves that we are never alone in times of sorrow. The words spoken to a mourner during the period of shiva are “May the Almighty comfort you among the other mourners for Zion and Jerusalem.”

As we mourn, we identify those things that make Jewish survival worth our effort and we commit ourselves to doing that which makes Jewish survival possible.

Those who mourn for Jerusalem will merit seeing her rebuilt. May we all be worthy to see the redemption of our

b’nai mitzvah Shir Juran

Shir Juran, daughter of Michael and Michal Juran, of Manlius, became bat mitzvah at Congregation Beth SholomChevra Shas on July 12. She is the granddaughter of Leo and Mona Juran, of New Orleans, LA, and Yehuda Badichi and Rozy Badichi, of Jerusalem, Israel.

She is a student at Eagle Hill Middle School and attends the CBSCS Religious School.

Shir Juran She enjoys reading, the outdoors, arts and crafts, sewing and Tae Kwon Do. For her mitzvah project, she sold ties and hair accessories she had made and donated the proceeds to St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which funds childhood cancer research.

Jonathan Howard Weisbach

Jonathan Howard Weisbach, son of Amy Birnbaum and Michael Weisbach, was called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on May 24 in Columbus, OH. He is the grandson of Martin and Elaine Birnbaum, of Syracuse, and Elise Weisbach, of Ann Arbor, MI. He is in seventh grade at Bexley Middle School, where he plays saxophone in the middle school band and the jazz band. He is a Jonathan Howard member of the Knightmare Chess Weisbach Club and plays community soccer and tennis. He is donating a portion of his bar mitzvah gifts to a b’nai tzedek fund at the Columbus Jewish Federation.

people from suffering and travail. May we see peace come to all Israel and to this troubled world.

Rabbi Irvin S. Beigel is a member of Shaarei Torah Orthodox Congregation of Syracuse. He is the

InterFaith Works Jewish chaplain at Crouse Hospital and Hutchings Psychiatric Center. He is also Jewish chaplain at Loretto and associate chaplain at Upstate University Hospital.

mazel tov Belkowitz 50th anniversary

Nancy and Marty Belkowitz will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, August 2.

They met at Bradley Brook Camp in the early 1950s. They went to Marty’s senior prom at Nottingham High School and later married at the Hotel Marty and Nancy Belkowitz Syracuse in 1964. After Marty completed a medical residency in Detroit and military service in Leavenworth, KS, the couple returned to Syracuse in 1973 to raise their three children, Harold, Debbie and Julie, in Manlius.

Nancy is a retired attorney and Marty is retiring from practicing ophthalmology in August. They enjoy the outdoors, traveling and spending time with family and friends, including their seven grandchildren in Virginia and Florida.

They celebrated their anniversary with a family vacation this past December.

Sawyer Birnbaum

Sawyer Birnbaum, son of Alan Birnbaum and Ruth Dukoff, of Anchorage, AK, and grandson of Martin and Elaine Birnbaum, of Syracuse, was named a U.S. Presidential Scholar and was honored in a ceremony in Washington, DC, on June 23.

Each year, the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars, appointed by President Barack Obama, names 141 U.S. Presidential Sawyer Birnbaum Scholars. They are comprised of one high school senior of each gender from each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and U.S. families living abroad, as well as 15 seniors chosen at-large and 20 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts. Of the three million students expected to graduate from high school this year, the commission selected the scholars based on their “academic success, artistic excellence, essays, school evaluations and transcripts, community service, leadership and commitment to high ideals.”

Birnbaum graduated summa cum laude and valedictorian of West Anchorage High School on May 12. His valedictory was about the importance of supporting public education. He is also a National Merit Scholarship winner and will attend Stanford University in the fall, where his studies will include physics, computer science and international relations.

Hillary Blank Chorny and Daniel Chorny

Hillary Blank Chorny and Daniel Chorny were ordained as rabbis at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York City on May 22.

Hillary is the daughter of Stacey and Alan Blank, of El Cajon, CA, and the granddaughter of Jules and Rabbi Daniel Chorny and the late Sylvia Blank, of Syracuse. She was Rabbi and Cantor Hillary Blank also invested as a canChorny tor, into the Cantors’ Assembly, and received her master’s degree in sacred music. She is the first student to be ordained and invested concurrently at JTS. She currently works as the cantor at White Meadow Temple in Rockaway, NJ, and will assume the position of associate rabbi at Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles in August.

Daniel, son of Rabbi Ammos and Aviva Chorny, of Naples, FL, was ordained as a rabbi and received his master’s degree in talmudic study. He currently works as the rabbi at Congregation Sons of Israel Synagogue in Amsterdam, NY, and will move to California with his wife.

Ari Jaffe USY regional president

By Sonali Eaton Ari Jaffe, son of Esa and Chaim Jaffe, of Manlius, was elected president of the Tzafon Region United Synagogue Youth board during the kinnus gadol, the final convention of the year. He is the grandson of Rita and Allan Kanter, of Manlius, and Gloria and Ron Berger.

Tzafon is one of 17 USY regions in North America and encompasses upstate New York, from Buffalo to Poughkeepsie. The regional board consists of seven upstate New Ari Jaffe York high school students who are responsible for creating and leading programs throughout the year, and coordinating with chapter boards to ensure that the region is running smoothly. As regional president, Ari and the other regional presidents will meet with the International Executive Committee this fall.

He has been the president of the Temple Adath Yeshurun USY chapter for three years, and was on the general regional board for two years, serving as Kadima liaison and ruach chair. During the summer of 2013, he traveled with USY to Israel and Poland. He has attended almost every regional convention since his freshman year of high school, and has been to the international USY conventions in Boston and New Orleans. He plans to attend this year’s international convention in Atlanta, GA.

Zvi Szafran

The SUNY Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Zvi Szafran as State University of New York Canton’s fourth president on April 3. He is the son of Daniel and Simona Szafran, of Syracuse and Las Vegas, NV. He is currently the vice president for academic affairs and professor of chemistry at Southern Polytechnic State University in the University System of Georgia, a position he has held since 2005. He was to begin Dr. Zvi Szafran his duties at SUNY Canton in the beginning of July and will replace Acting President Dr. Joseph C. Hoffman, who has led the college since June 2013.

He also served as the vice president for academic affairs at New England College in New Hampshire from 1998-2005.

He also held several positions at Merrimack College in Massachusetts, including dean of science and engineering, chair of the chemistry department, assistant to the dean of arts and sciences, and professor. He earned a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of South Carolina and a bachelor’s degree, also in chemistry, from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

He and his wife, Jill, have one son, Mark.

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Continued from page 2 in Oswego to bring food to a refugee family; he especially remembers bringing salami. On other trips they brought clothing and blankets. At first, they handed things to the families over the barbed wire fence. Later on, they were permitted into the barracks. Shaffer remembers bringing a fishing rod and fishing in Lake Ontario with the family’s son. These visits had a tremendous impact on him, and many years later, he and his wife, Lois, adopted a Russian family when Russian Jews were permitted to leave the Soviet Union and some settled in Syracuse.

Throughout the years, many people had forgotten the story of this refugee camp, but in 1982 the Syracuse chapter of Na’amat built a monument at Fort Ontario to mark the site of the barracks where the refugees stayed so that it would not be forgotten. In 1989, the mayor of Oswego started the movement to raise money to build a museum, and the museum was dedicated in 2002.

The story of how 982 refugees came to Oswego and what happened to them is told in the book “Haven” by Ruth Gruber, the woman selected to carry out this secret mission. As members of the Central New York community, we should all be familiar with this incredible story.

Anyone interested in starting a Jewish Motorcyclists Alliance group in Syracuse should contact Joel at airmail13220@gmail.com.

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obituaries Betty Friedman

Betty Pock Friedman, 95, died on July 1 in Holmdel, NJ, from a stroke sustained at the end of March.

Born in Salford, England, near Manchester, she came to the United States when she was 12.

She was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, Sydney M. Friedman, in 1995; and her siblings, Miriam, Gabriel, Samuel and Rueben.

She is survived by her sons, Richard (Theda), Gerald (Eileen) and Arthur (Sheila); six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Burial was in Wellwood Cemetery on Long Island, NY. Weinstein, Garlick and Kirschenbaum Funeral Service had arrangements.

Contributions may be made to the Jewish Federation of Central New York, 5655 Thompson Rd., DeWitt, NY 13214 and earmarked to JDC support of the elderly in the FSU. 

Leonard Hersher

Leonard Hersher, 89, of Syracuse, died at home on July 11.

Born in Lancaster, PA, he attended New York University, where he received his bachelor of arts, and then graduated from the University of Chicago with a Ph.D. in psychology. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in France as a communications officer and was decorated with a Purple Heart.

He retired from the faculty of the pediatrics department of Upstate University Hospital after 37 years. His interests included social activism, photography, poetry and drama.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Hilda Hersher; sons Jay and Michael Hersher; a daughter, Lisa Brockington; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Burial was in Beth El Cemetery. Birnbaum Funeral Service had arrangements. 

Ruth Levine

Ruth Levine, 81, died on July 11 at Menorah Park.

Born in Worcester, MA, she had been a resident of Syracuse for more than 60 years. She loved her family, being with people, Syracuse University sports, cooking and camping. She was the caterer and social director at Temple Beth El, as well as the founder of the senior lunch program at the Jewish Community Center, where she prepared meals for many years.

She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Marvin.

She is survived by her children, Sheila (Jeffrey) Ziegler and Richard (Valerie) Levine; and three grandchildren.

Burial was in Adath Yeshurun Cemetery. Sisskind Funeral Service had arrangements.

Contributions in her memory may be made to Yad Chaim, to benefit Ohr Shabbat, c/o Sammy Simnegar, 101 Dean Rd., Brookline, MA 02445. 

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Stanley Marcum

Stanley N. Marcum, 84, died at home on June 21, following a brief bout with cancer.

A longtime resident of Syracuse and Manlius, he earned his bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Syracuse University. During his more than 40 years at United Radio Service, he built the automotive department into a nationwide business. He was passionate about restoring antique cars, including four AACA national first prize winners, and readily shared his large storehouse of knowledge and parts with others in the hobby. He was considered by many an expert on the 1933 Chrysler.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Helen; their son, Alan (Barbara); and two grandchildren.

He was predeceased by their daughter, Sue. Burial was in the Temple Concord section of Woodlawn Cemetery. Sisskind Funeral Service had arrangements.

Contributions may be made to the Sue Marcum Scholarship Fund at Kogod School of Business, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016. 

William “Bill” Meyer

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William “Bill” Meyer, 85, died on June 25 at Menorah Park.

Born in Brooklyn, he had been a resident of Syracuse since 1965. He was a graduate of Syracuse University and also earned his Ph.D. in child psychology from SU. He remained on the faculty of SU until retirement. He was one of the founders of the Head Start Program in New York state. He served on the Board of Directors of Menorah Park, was a member of Temple Concord and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Diane; their children, David (Nancy), Beth (Jay) Donohoe and Eric (P.J.); seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and his companion, Nan Gartner.

Burial was in the Temple Concord section of Woodlawn Cemetery. Sisskind Funeral Service had arrangements.

Contributions may be made to Temple Concord, 910 Madison St., Syracuse, NY 13210. 

To see a full calendar of community events, visit the Federation's community calendar online at www.jewishfederationcny.org. Please notify jstander@jewishfederationcny.org of any calendar changes.

Monday, July 28 The Israel Scouts will perform at the Binghamton Jewish Community Center at 7 pm Wednesday, July 30 Lion of Judah event at 5:30 pm Israel Scouts to perform at the Sam Pomeranz Jewish Community Center of Syracuse at 7 pm Thursday, July 31 Israel Scouts to perform at Menorah Park at 2 pm Israel Scouts to perform at the Jewish Community Federation of the Mohawk Valley in Utica at 7 pm Friday, August 1 Temple Concord Shabbat at Onondaga Lake at 6 pm Monday, August 4 Temple Concord Tisha B’Av service at 7 pm Temple Adath Yeshurun Tisha B’Av service at 8:15 pm Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas Tisha B’Av service at 9 pm Wednesday, August 6 Deadline for the August 21 issue of the Jewish Observer Friday, August 8 Hava Nagrilla barbecue and joint service by Congregation Beth Sholom-Chevra Shas, Temple Adath Yeshurun and Temple Concord at TAY at 6 pm Wednesday, August 13 Jewish Home open golf tournament starting with lunch at 11:30 am

NEWS IN bRIEF From JTA

Thirteen Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza City battle

Thirteen Israeli soldiers were killed in heavy fighting in a Gaza City neighborhood. The soldiers from the Golani Brigade were killed since late July 19 in Shujaiya, the Israel Defense Forces announced the evening of July 20, bringing the death toll of Israeli soldiers since the launch late last week of the Gaza ground operation to 18. In Shujaiya, seven of the soldiers died when their armored personnel carrier was hit by an anti-tank missile. One was an American citizen, Max Steinberg, a Los Angeles native who joined the Israel Defense Forces in 2012, according to the Jewish Journal. He lived in Beersheba. Palestinian reports put the number of Gazans dead in the fighting in the area at more than 60. At least 360 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed since the start of Israel’s Operation Protective Edge 13 days ago. On July 20, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in an interview on the NBC news show “Meet the Press” defended Israel’s response to rocket fire from Gaza. “I don’t think any nation in the world would sit there while rockets are bombarding it, and you know that there are tunnels from which terrorists have come ...in an obvious effort to try to kidnap people, then hold them for ransom,” Kerry told host David Gregory. “The fact is, that is unacceptable by any standard, anywhere in the world. And Israel has every right in the world to defend itself.”

Kerry said he was hopeful that a cease-fire could be put into place, but added that “you cannot reward terrorism.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on July 20 that Israel is taking “whatever action is necessary to stop this insane situation. They’re not only targeting our cities, they’re deliberately firing thousands of rockets,” he said. “They have already fired 2,000 rockets in the last few days on our cities.” Netanyahu said he is “sad” for every civilian casualty.

“They’re not intended. This is the difference between us,” the Israeli leader said. “The Hamas deliberately targets civilians and deliberately hides behind civilians. They want to pile up as many civilian dead as they can.”

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This list represents ALL the donors to the 2014 JO Appeal as of July 15, 2014.

This is NOT the Federation Annual Campaign list, which will appear in December. Thank you for your generosity. If you have not yet given, it’s not too late. To give online, click on the tzedakah box on our home page, www.jewishfederationcny.org. After you’ve filled in your donation details and clicked on “Review Donation and Continue” click on “I would like my donation to go to” and type JO Appeal in the box – or call Bette Siegel at 445-2040 ext. 116. So far, we have raised $25,848! We would like to surpass last year’s appeal of $34,926; but we cannot do it without you. There is still time to make your donation to the jo appeal.

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