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NOTEWORTHY LOCAL Reception for Israeli diplomat draws contingent of protesters

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of people gathered at Sixth Presbyterian Church in Squirrel Hill to show solidarity with the recently detained children, whose fate remains unclear. With members of the crowd holding signs reading “children belong with their parents” and “reunite the families,” rabbis, pastors and immigrants spoke in a defiant tone about the state of immigration law in the country. “Our hearts are broken to see our fellow human beings treated with cruelty,” said Rabbi Seth Adelson of Conregation Beth Shalom. “Our hearts are broken when we hear of small children being torn from their mothers’ arms.” Rabbi Jamie Gibson of Temple Sinai echoed those sentiments. “It says in our holiest book, the Torah: ‘Don’t eat certain animals.’ It says it twice,” Gibson told the crowd. “It says to take care of the … stranger in your midst 36 times.” After the event, attendees lit candles and headed outside — braving wind and torrential

.S. Rep. Mike Doyle (D-District 14) has signed on as a co-sponsor of legislation that would sanction Israel for its purported “military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of Palestinian children.” The legislation, introduced last November by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), has been endorsed by a slew of organizations that support the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS)  Mike Doyle movement against Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Israel, including the Presbyterian Church (USA), the Arab American Institute and Jewish Voice for Peace. Also endorsing the legislation is the BDS-supporting Defense of Children International-Palestine, a Ramallah-based NGO. According to a June 8 report in the Jerusalem Post, many of DCI-P’s officials and board members are linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a designated terrorist organization in the United States, European Union, Canada and Israel. The bill seeks to put U.S. pressure on Israel by threatening to withhold defense funding unless Israel improves its treatment of Palestinian children that are detained for suspected criminal or terrorist activities. The resolution is silent as to Hamas’ treatment of Palestinian children and ignores the terrorist group’s pervasive use of children as human shields and other abusive tactics, maltreatment of children by the Palestinian Authority, or the issue of children violently

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embers of the Pittsburgh Jewish community have mobilized in opposition to the Trump administration’s now-cancelled policy of separating children from their parents when detained at the southern border, a practice that drew widespread criticism from political and religious groups across the country. The policy, an outgrowth of the “zerotolerance” approach on immigration the administration implemented in April, led to the removal of upwards of 2,500 migrant children from their parents. Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending the separation of families and requiring instead that parents and children be detained together indefinitely. The order, though, could violate the 1997 Flores Settlement prohibiting federal authorities from detaining children for longer than 20 days, raising the prospect of legal challenges to the new policy. At an interfaith rally on June 20, hundreds

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Headlines ‘Anti-occupation’ groups disrupt Israeli diplomat event at JCC — LOCAL — By Adam Reinherz | Staff Writer

n Israeli diplomat’s June 19 talk at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh was disrupted by two local Jewish groups that oppose Israeli policies in regard to the Palestinian conflict. Almog Elijis, consul for media affairs at the Consulate General of Israel in New York, was in Pittsburgh to discuss the U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem, the situation in Gaza and other current events in the Jewish state. Her appearance was sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. About a dozen protestors from Jewish Voice for Peace — which endorses the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel — and IfNotNow, which “seeks to end American Jewish support for the occupation,” interrupted Elijis’ presentation by shouting refrains such as “This is not my Judaism!” and reciting the names of Palestinians killed in the recent border riots in Gaza. (The vast majority of those killed during the riots were members of the Islamist terrorist group Hamas, according to Hamas officials.) “It’s OK; everyone has an opinion,” Elijis said as one of the protesters was escorted by security from Levinson Hall. “This is the first time that’s happened to me,” added Elijis, whose diplomatic duties include serving as an intermediary between the Israeli government and media outlets in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Delaware and New Jersey. The disruptions were “unnecessary,” said attendee Paul Caplan, of Oakland.

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“She came here to discuss something, and we should allow her to discuss what she wanted to, whether it’s Israel or community or whatever. It’s discourteous to interrupt someone speaking.” “They’re entitled to their opinion and we’re entitled to listen,” said Skip Grinberg, a former chair of the Federation’s Community Relations Council. “It’s unfortunate that none of them asked questions.” Opportunities to do so were presented both in a formal query-card fashion — in which questioners anonymously submitted notes to a facilitator who then publicly presented them to Elijis — and in a relaxed post-event gathering where the diplomat and those interested continued to discuss topics raised earlier.

“I think everyone has a right to express themselves, but it should be in a polite manner. I would rather sit with them and talk with them,” said Elijis. “If two people are speaking at the same time, you can’t have a conversation.” Josh Sayles, CRC director, agreed. “Based on what the protestors yelled tonight, they don’t seem to understand the mission or values of the Jewish Federation. I’m happy to sit down and have coffee whenever they want and help them understand the important work we do in the community.” The issues involved in Israeli politics are “complex,” explained Elijis. “Israel is not perfect. The situation is not perfect,” she said. “I represent everyone: the LGBT from Tel Aviv, the settler, the

Orthodox. The people in Israel are very divided, but I represent everyone.” Elijis noted a litany of Israeli actions that make her proud “as a Jew and a human being”: “I am proud of the work Israel does every day to lessen the impact of the horrific Syrian Civil War, providing humanitarian aid inside Syria to isolated communities, and evacuating injured civilians to receive free treatment in Israel, no questions asked. I am proud that we deliver thousands of tons of aid to Gaza every day. In agriculture, women’s and LGBT rights, education and public health, Israel has transformed communities and entire countries, bringing first-class technology and know how to people across the world, from Africa to the West Bank, via developing nations on every continent.” Regarding Gaza, she noted Hamas’ responsibility in creating the crisis. “We share the U.S.’ commitment to advancing peace with all our neighbors, including the Palestinians,” she said. “What has been going on in Gaza for the last 11 years is as tragic as it is preventable. As soon as Hamas gives up its aim of destroying Israel, peace becomes possible. Until then, with terrorist organizations like Hamas in charge of millions of Palestinians, we all live in damage control mode.” One of approximately eight members of IfNotNow who attended Tuesday’s forum, Eva Westheimer described her group’s outbursts as strategic. “For us with IfNotNow, we speak to the Jewish community as a public, and so everything that we do, that’s what we’re doing: speaking to the Jewish community Please see Consul, page 17

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Headlines Congregational leaders and staff meet to discuss inclusion — LOCAL — By Adam Reinherz | Staff Writer

ith the high holidays merely three months away, staff and lay leaders from local congregations are seeking to create more inclusive experiences in welcoming the Jewish New Year. “The High Holidays are a good time to trigger thought for throughout the year,” noted Drew Barkley, executive director of Temple Sinai. Barkley, a member of the Pittsburgh Association of Synagogue and Temple Executives (P.A.S.T.E.), was one of nearly a dozen attendees at the Synagogue Forum on Disabilities Inclusion. Held at Congregation Beth Shalom in Squirrel Hill, the June 20 meeting enabled participants to both share best practices and discuss potential plans for disabilities inclusion. The goal is that everybody “goes home with ideas and learns new things about inclusion and that they develop relationships so they can talk to people moving forward,” said Ed Frim, a board member of Jewish Residential Services. In running the 90-minute meeting, Frim prompted participants with questions including, “How have you organized

to address disabilities in your synagogue?” “What are some specific successful programs or changes that you have implemented?” and “What could the community provide to help you in your efforts?” “We can’t do great work in the community if we’re not doing great work in the congregation,” said Mara Kaplan, co-chair of Temple Sinai’s Disabilities Task Force. To that point, Temple Sinai conducted both a building and programmatic assessment, “and one of the first things we did was take programs out of inaccessible rooms,” she explained. At Beth El Congregation of the South Hills, “we renovated our entire chapel so that it is more communal and inclusive,” added Steve Hecht, Beth El’s executive director. After “watching people tripping on the bimah” as they ascended or descended for various honors, construction dropped the platform to create an even area that is “more level and inclusive.” The result is that “we’ve taken away the stumbling blocks so to speak,” said Hecht. With a similar goal of creating more accessible services, the suburban congregation utilizes “an inclusion Torah” that weighs “only 10 pounds,” explained the executive director. “Our more mature members and b’nai mitzvah can carry it. Our other Torahs are about 19 to 20 pounds.”

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At Temple Emanuel of South Hills, prior to delivering their sermons rabbis provide congregants with handouts of the speeches. It is helpful for those who are “hard of hearing,” explained Leslie Hoffman, Temple Emanuel’s executive director. There are countless ways to amplify inclusive practices, but what is important to note is that they need not cost a fortune, explained Kaplan. “It’s very difficult to change a culture and environment but it’s cheaper than redoing a building.” Even small tactics can net large rewards, added Hoffman. Perhaps during services a rabbi could say, “Rise if you are able,” or as opposed to purchasing all new prayer books in large font, congregations could invest in magnifying glasses, she suggested. Within each institution, seeking out expertise from the congregants themselves is extremely beneficial, said Alison Karabin, Jewish Residential Services project manager for young adults in transition. That way “you’re not reinventing the wheel,” she added. Prior to concluding the meeting, Frim ticked off local and national resources within both the Jewish and general community. Of note, he and others recommended the work of Shelly Christensen, founder and executive director of Inclusion Innovations.

p Alison Karabin, Mara Kaplan and Cantor Michal Gray-Schaffer participated in the June 20 meeting.

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Christensen’s From Longing to Belonging: A Practical Guide to Including People with Disabilities in Your Faith Community and Jewish Community Guide to Inclusion of People with Disabilities, were helpful materials, remarked attendees. While no date has been set for a follow-up meeting, those present at the June 20 gathering are committed to continuing the dialogue. “The Jewish community has really turned a corner,” said Kaplan. “We’re creating more warm and welcoming congregations where anyone can find a place for themselves.” PJC Adam Reinherz can be reached at areinherz @pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.

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Headlines Pittsburgh author uncovers sordid history of female persecution — LOCAL — By Toby Tabachnick | Senior Staff Writer

hen Scott Stern entered Yale University as a freshman in 2011, the Allderdice High School graduate had no idea that he would be spending the next six years researching the systematic imprisonment of women in America under the guise of safeguarding public health. Now, having just completed his first year at Yale Law School, Stern is the author of “The Trials of Nina McCall: Sex, Surveillance, and the Decades-Long Government Plan to Imprison ‘Promiscuous’ Women” (Beacon Press), the culmination of those years of research. The book is an in-depth look at the “American Plan,” a program implemented throughout the United States in the 1910s — it lasted in some locales into the 1960s — in which possibly hundreds of thousands of women were detained against their will on suspicion of being carriers of sexually transmitted infections. Not many people have heard of the American Plan, but it captured the attention of Stern when a professor mentioned it in passing during his freshman year.

When the internet search proved mostly fruitless, Stern decided to look deeper. “I didn’t really understand how big it was, or how long it had lasted,” said Stern, who grew up in Squirrel Hill attending Congregation Beth Shalom. “And I certainly didn’t understand it from the perspective of the women who were actually incarcerated. So, I found excuses to pretty much devote my college career to it, and when I got my master’s degree, to devote all my time to researching the American Plan.” Stern found source material in archives around the country and in England, and has used it to present a shocking story. He tells the tale through the saga of Nina McCall, a virgin who was nonetheless locked up in a detention hospital for about three months by health authorities in Michigan who insisted she had gonorrhea and syphilis. She eventually sued those responsible for her incarceration. “She had been born on a farm in the middle of Michigan in the year 1900, so in October 1918, she was barely 18 years old, and she was walking down the street in her small, 2,000person town when the deputy sheriff stopped her and told her she would have to come with him because the local health officer suspected that she had a sexually transmitted infection, gonorrhea,” Stern said. “And not knowing

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The professor was speaking of how difficult it was historically to treat STIs because of the stigmatization, and according to Stern, said, “almost as a throwaway, that during World War I the government even locked prostitutes in concentration camps.” The phrase “concentration camps,” Stern said, “threw me for a loop. That phrase is such a salient one. So, I took a break from notetaking, and I Googled the American Plan.”

what else to do, Nina, along with her mother, went with this sheriff to the health officer’s office. There, the health officer performed a very invasive gynecological exam. And he took slides. And after a few minutes he came back with the slides and said, ‘I pronounce this young woman slightly infected.’” When Nina said that couldn’t possibly be true because she had never had sex, “the heath officer said, ‘I didn’t say you had sex. I

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said you were slightly infected.’” Stern said. “And he also said there were other ways to get it.” While locked up, not only was Nina forced to scrub floors, wash dishes and share a small room with three other women, but she also was repeatedly injected with mercury — the most common treatment for syphilis, which the authorities also claimed she had. “And we now know that doesn’t cure you of syphilis, but it will kill you, and in the process, it will hurt a great deal,” Stern said. “So, Nina started feeling a lot of pain, her hair started falling out, her teeth started falling out.” When Nina eventually was released and returned home, she could not find a job because of the stigma of having been in a detention hospital for STIs; she was also forced to continue with mercury injections as an outpatient. Although the American Plan was minimally enforced during the Depression, its implementation became more common during World War II. During that time, some of the women who had been locked up, as well as the Associated Press, used the phrase “concentration camps” to refer to the detention hospitals, according to Stern. Stern theorized that the American Plan is not well-known both because of women’s reluctance to speak about being incarcerated and also because its implementation was decentralized, with the federal government encouraging states to pass their own laws. “By the early 1920s, every single state

had passed an American Plan law,” he said. “The American Plan was so decentralized, that all the records showing how it was enforced after the 1910s are scattered throughout the county.” The American Plan was in force in Pittsburgh in the 1930s, Stern said, with the old Mayview State Hospital housing a ward to incarcerate women suspected of having an STI. “I know from various archival documents that the American Plan was enforced enthusiastically in Pittsburgh from the 1910s, ’20s and ’30s, and appears that it died out during the Depression, which was pretty common,” Stern said. “But then in World War II, it was enforced again more vigorously, and that lasted at least until the 1950s.” Anot her Pittsburg h connection to the American Plan is found in Thomas Parran, the U.S. Surgeon General under Franklin Roosevelt, who became the founding dean at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health, Stern said. Parran, who was instrumental to both the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment and the Guatemala syphilis experiment, oversaw the American Plan at the federal level during World War II. It is important for the public to be aware of the history of the American Plan, Stern said, because in each state, those laws continue to remain on the books. “It’s highly unlikely they would ever be reused because syphilis and gonorrhea are so easily treatable with a single injection of penicillin,” he said, yet the laws “are not just sitting there quietly.” “During the 1980s and ’90s — a lot of people forget this now — there were a lot of attempts to institute some sort of quarantine for those with HIV-AIDS, and in a few cases where quarantine did happen, people who were locked up challenged their quarantine and the government cited American Plan lawsuits and American Plan laws,” he explained. “And the courts always ruled against the people challenging their quarantine. “While quarantine is a valid public health power,” he continued, “I think this history is vital because it tells us the problems with enforcing these laws and enforcing these quarantines based on stereotypes or stigma or simply hatred for marginalized people, like women.” PJC Toby Tabachnick can be reached at ttabachnick@pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.

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The Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, in partnership with the Heinz History Center, will host historian Rebecca Erbelding on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americans and the Holocaustâ&#x20AC;? from 7 to 9 p.m. at the History Center, 1212 Smallman St. Erbelding is an expert on American responses to the Holocaust and the War Refugee Board. She has worked at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as an archivist, curator and exhibition research historian for the past 14 years. She will discuss her new book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rescue Board: The Untold Story of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe,â&#x20AC;? as well as her work with the new exhibit at USHMM, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americans and the Holocaust.â&#x20AC;? Admission is $10 and is free for students with valid ID and survivors. Visit hcofpgh.org/america for more information and to register.

New Light Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club and Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church will have a bus and walking tour of Pittsburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hill District with tour guides from the Hill House and the Heinz History Center. Highlights include Freedom Corner, The Lyceum, August Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Family House, The Crawford (Jazz) Grill, Kether Torah Congregation, Hebrew Institute, Logan Street, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jew Townâ&#x20AC;? and guest speakers. The tour will begin at 1:30 and end at 4 p.m. There is a $15 charge. Visit newlightcongregation.org/hill-walkingtour.html for more information and to purchase tickets. q SUNDAYS, JULY 1, JULY 8, JULY 15 Tree of Life*Or Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Simcha will hold a threepart summer series on The Jews Who Started Show Business from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Paul Roth, who has been teaching the subject for 14 years through the Osher Program, will lead the journey with film clips and anecdotes. Call 412-521-6788 for more information. q MONDAY, JULY 2 Beth El Congregation will host its monthly First Mondays program with Rabbi Alex Greenbaum from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring guest Todd DePastino, historian and executive director of the Veterans Breakfast Club. He will be presenting Women in World War II. Visit bethelcong.org for more

information. There is a $6 charge. Call 412561-1168 to make a reservation. q TUESDAY, JULY 3 Chabad of the South Hills will hold a senior carnival at noon with a picnic-style lunch, games and presentation by Home Instead on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Five tips to avoid hospitalization.â&#x20AC;? There is a $5 suggested donation; the building is wheelchair accessible. Call 412-278-2658 to register. q TUESDAY, JULY 10 Pittsburgh 10 + Friends, an Art for a Cause Exhibit of new work by the Pittsburgh 10+

artists and guest will open and run through Friday, Sept. 21 at the Berger Gallery in the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, Robinson Building, 5738 Darlington Road, Squirrel Hill. The exhibit is free and open to the community during regular JCC summer hours. An opening/artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reception, free and open to the community, will be held Thursday, July 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. A series of four Artist/ Gallery talks and demonstrations, each one featuring participating artists, will begin at 1:15 p.m. on each Wednesday beginning July 25 and running through September 12. A full schedule will be available at the opening. The exhibit includes 14 professional artists Please see Calendar, page 7

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Calendar Calendar: Continued from page 6 with extensive exhibition experience. The works are contemporary in character and run the gamut from abstract expressionism to realism, and represent painting, photography, fiber, mixed media and more. Participating artists are: Pittsburgh 10+ member artists Zivi Aviraz, Robert Bowden, Lila Hirsch Brody, Eva Lu Damianos, Sylvester Damianos, Kathy DePasse, Joel Kranich, Mark Panza, Phiris (Kathy) Sickels, David Sparks, Susan Sparks, Dirk VandenBerg, Francine VandenBerg, David Watts and special guest artist Kara Snyder. All works presented by the artists are original new works and for sale. A percentage of all sales will go to the JCC to support the Zola Hirsch Special Needs Fund. These artists have known each other and worked together for the past 10 years, in some cases longer. Some of the artists are, or have been students of Lila Hirsch Brody in her classes at the JCC. Contact Sybil Lieberman, 412-697-3514 or slieberman@jccpgh.org or Susan Sparks at 724-575-0210 or suzi.sparks@gmail.com for more information. q SUNDAY, JULY 15 Temple Emanuel’s Bereavement Support Group will meet at 10 a.m. The group, which is open to anyone who is experiencing grief following loss, is led by Jamie Del, LCSW and Naomi Pittle, LCSW, who both have experience in grief counseling. RSVP to Leon at leonsteineresa@verizon.net if you plan to attend. The Bereavement Support Group

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q MONDAY-FRIDAY JULY 16-20 The Holocaust and the 21st Century: 2018 Summer Teachers’ Institute is a weeklong seminar that addresses a variety of topics to help educators gain the knowledge to teach about the Holocaust more effectively. Experts from around the country share the latest research and tools with participating educators. This year’s topics are: America’s Response to the Holocaust; International Perspectives on Remembrance; Anti-Semitism and White Supremacy; Multimedia Survivor Testimony; Working with Families of Survivors; and Propaganda and Media Literacy. The cost to attend is $200. Visit hcofpgh.org/summerinstitute2018 for more information.

welcomes previous and newly bereaved adults to attend. Meetings are held at Temple, 1250 Bower Hill Road. q SUNDAY, JULY 29 Explore the future of Jewish culture in Pittsburgh using the Jewish Federation

This week in Israeli history — WORLD — Items provided by the Center for Israel Education (israeled.org), where you can find more details.

June 29, 1939 — Kibbutz Givat Brenner is established

Originally working as laborers in surrounding agricultural communities, the founding members of Givat Brenner establish agricultural and industrial infrastructure for the kibbutz, quickly making it financially stable and self-sustaining.

June 30, 2012 — Yitzhak Shamir passes away

Yitzhak Shamir, Israel’s seventh prime minister and staunch advocate for settlements in the West Bank, passes away in Tel Aviv at the age of 96.

July 1, 1244 — Charter of Duke Frederick II of Austria is issued

In 1244, the Duke issues a charter extending rights to Jews. His goal is to build the region’s economy. The charter encourages Jewish money-lending and Jewish migration to an outlying area. It also guarantees Jewish safety.

July 2, 2010 — Yossi Benayoun signs contract with Chelsea Football Club

Chelsea Football Club, one of Europe’s most prized teams, offers Yossi Benayoun, one of Israel’s top soccer players, a three-year, multimillion-dollar deal.

July 3, 1982 — First International Conference and Festival of Jewish Theater convene

The First International Conference and Festival of Jewish Theater opens in Tel Aviv. The festival coincides with the beginning of the first war in Lebanon and is almost canceled because many Israeli participants are called up for reserve duty.

July 4, 1976 — Daring rescue of Jewish hostages in Entebbe takes place

Elite Israeli military forces launch a successful rescue attempt of Israeli hostages on board a hijacked Air France flight at Entebbe Airport, Uganda. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s brother, Yoni Netanyahu, is killed in operation.

July 5, 1950 — Law of Return is enacted

Introduced as part of a festive legislative session marking the anniversary of Theodor Herzl’s death, the Law of Return creates an open-door immigration policy for Jews throughout the world. PJC

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Headlines Millennial Mexican-American Jewish woman is running for office on the southern border — NATIONAL — By Ben Sales | JTA

ess than one day after Alma Hernandez began a Jewish fundraiser for migrants on the southern border, she had an SUV full of food, diapers and hygienic products ready to donate. Hernandez loaded the vehicle with goods bought with donations on a Wednesday afternoon. The following day she would drive them all down to a migrant shelter in Nogales, Mexico, on behalf of Tucson Jews for Justice, a progressive activist group she co-founded in March. Hernandez, 25, is not the only Jew trying to help families crossing the border. But for her, the work is personal. Hernandez’s mother is from Nogales, a city adjacent to the border that serves as a gateway into the United States. When she talks about undocumented immigrants, in some cases she’s talking about her own relatives. “I have family members who are here undocumented or as Dreamers, so any time I see things going on, it affects me and it hurts,” she said, using an acronym that refers to undocumented immigrants who entered the country as minors. “As the Jewish community and as Jews, we should be the first ones saying anything.” Despite her young age, Hernandez has gone through an eventful personal and professional journey to becoming a Jewish Latina activist who places both of those identities at the center of her work. Now she’s trying to break another barrier — running for state representative in a district representing part of Tucson, the Arizona city 60 miles from the Mexican border. If she wins, she will be the first Hispanic Jewish woman to hold elected office in the state, if not the country. “When it came to issues like immigration, when it came to issues like refugees, I can give my opinion and come at it with a different perspective because as a Jewish Latina and the daughter of an immigrant coming from Mexico, I can share perspectives, experiences from my family,” she said.

“It’s a great opportunity for me to build those relationships within the Hispanic and Latino community, and also introduce to members of the Jewish community.” Just like Hernandez can help local Jews connect to their Latino neighbors, she has reassured Latino acquaintances that local Jews support their fight against strict measures on the border — including the recent family separations. But she would like to see the established Jewish community become more active in the fight. Part of the reason she founded Tucson Jews for Justice, she said, was because she saw a need for a Jewish channel for progressive activism outside of mainstream organizations. “We are immigrants, too, and it’s hurtful when I don’t see the Jewish community standing up and saying anything,” she said. “I understand a lot of times it’s the political aspect of it. We don’t want to piss anyone off and we want to stay neutral. But I think there are times when we can’t afford to stay neutral. And there are times we have to stand up and say this isn’t right.” Born to a nonreligious family in Tucson, with a Jewish maternal grandfather, Hernandez began embracing her Jewish heritage in high school. She felt at home at Jewish services, and her second job was working with adults with special needs at the local Jewish community center. Attending college at the University of Arizona, she was active at Hillel and served as president of the campus pro-Israel club. She connects to Judaism’s imperative to pursue social justice. In 2015, she made it official, converting at Congregation Chaverim, the local Reform synagogue. She had an adult bat mitzvah ceremony two years ago. “I felt like helping others and uplifting other people was something I really, truly cared about,” she said. “I kind of felt also like I was honoring my family’s history. I felt like it was something that was special to me. My mom cried a lot. She was very emotional about it.” Beyond being supportive of the process, her family has eagerly participated — sometimes to her surprise. When her parents said

p Alma Hernandez, a MexicanAmerican Jew and daughter of immigrants, is running for the Arizona House of Representatives and founded a progressive Jewish group in Tucson. Photo courtesy of Hernandez

they would host a ceremony celebrating her adoption of a Hebrew name, Malka, she expected an intimate affair. Some 100 people showed up. “My dad told me if I want to start something, I have to finish it,” she said regarding the conversion. “In Hispanic culture, we’re very big on celebrations and parties, so of course everything was always a big party.” Politics is also a family affair. Hernandez first became involved in local campaigns as a teenager, when her older brother, Daniel, took her to volunteer for Terry Goddard, the 2010 Democratic nominee for governor. The next year, Daniel was the young intern credited with saving Rep. Gabby Giffords’ life when she was wounded in a mass shooting. He applied pressure to her wounds until paramedics came. This year, Hernandez and her two siblings are running for office. She is running for the Democratic nomination to an open Arizona House of Representatives seat in the Third District. Daniel is running for re-election as state representative in the Second District. And Consuelo, the middle child, is running for a local school board. Hernandez comes off — at least on the phone — as effusive and energetic. But the experience that drove her to a political career was traumatic. When she was a high school

freshman, two older students began making fun of her sister’s hair and then fighting with her. Hernandez recalls that police who were on campus interceded and slammed her to the ground, causing long-term damage to her spine, back and nerves. She now gets treated in the hospital several times a year. “One day I was an honors student, the next day I was a criminal,” she said. “If that wouldn’t have happened, I probably wouldn’t have been as involved or as passionate as I am now. The only way to change what happened to me is to stay involved.” Hernandez has a surprisingly broad range of experience for a 25-year-old. She has served as campaign manager in races for state representative and county attorney; senior organizer for Arizonans Unite for Healthcare, which helped people access Obamacare; and as a delegate for Hillary Clinton at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. She also went on short-term missions to Ghana and Panama in 2012 and 2014, respectively, to provide medical care to rural areas. Before announcing her run for office, and while she was earning a master’s degree in public health, Hernandez served as the coordinator of Tucson’s Jewish Community Relations Council, which acts as the local Jewish voice on political policy. And she’s been active with both the Anti-Defamation League and AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobby. “Alma is an inspiration on so many levels,” said Stuart Mellan, the president of the local Jewish federation. “As an individual, she’s a powerful young woman. ... If at any one time you ask her what she’s doing, she’ll give you a list of three full-time jobs.” As a self-identified progressive, Hernandez says she gets the most flak for being proIsrael. But she still embraces the fight, writing an unapologetic letter this month defending Israel’s recent actions amid clashes on the Gaza border. “They want us to choose: You’re either pro-Israel or pro-Palestinian, and it’s very difficult,” she said, referring to herself and her siblings. “We consider ourselves progressives. We care about everyone, and it’s a very difficult time right now to be someone who stands up for both.” PJC

Qatar spat the latest example of Klein’s combative ZOA leadership — NATIONAL — By Jared Foretek | Special to the Chronicle

ASHINGTON — Amid a controversy about alleged payments to the Zionist Organization of America in return for public support of Qatar, the group’s president, Mort Klein, found himself in the familiar position of calling somebody else a liar. This time, the target of Klein’s vitriol was Joel Mowbray, a national security consultant who told Mother Jones about a ZOA gala where Ahmed Al-Rumaihi, a former Qatari diplomat, 8 JUNE 29, 2018

was in attendance. Mowbray said that when he asked Klein about Al-Rumaihi, Klein acknowledged being paid $100,000 by Joseph Allaham, a former kosher restaurant owner who has been working to cultivate support for Qatar within the American Jewish community. According to Haaretz, Allaham declared in filings to register as a foreign agent that the payment was from a Qatari fund and intended to get the ZOA to side with Qatar in its dispute with Saudi Arabia. Since then, Klein has backtracked a bit, saying that he thought it was Allaham’s own money and would return it if he found out it came from Qatar, one of the prime benefactors of the terrorist group Hamas. At first, however,

Klein told Mother Jones that Mowbray’s account was a “complete and total lie.” Even from his political allies, Klein’s taking heat. Last week, he told Gregg Roman, director of the right-wing Middle East Forum, that he had returned the $100,000. That didn’t stop Roman from admonishing him in an article in the Forward. “Klein still won’t come clean about what he knew and when, so how can we know what deals or unspoken understandings were reached between himself and the Qatari agents?” Roman wrote. “If American Zionists are not willing to air their dirty laundry in public, especially when one of their most ardent, stalwart leaders engages in

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behavior with more questions than answers, how can we honestly demand transparency from our detractors and enemies?” The incident raises questions about finances and influence-peddling at the ZOA. But Klein’s response — in particular his initial denial — is also the latest illustration of the kind of combative defiance that has come to characterize his time at the helm of the ZOA. As the organization has grown its profile with allies and associates being picked for high positions in the Trump administration, Klein has maintained his scorched-earth strategy for anyone he deems as insufficiently Please see Klein, page 20

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President, Barbara Scheinberg; Vice President, Ted Heyman; Secretary, Gail Schmitt; Treasurer, Marty Elikan; William Berkowitz, Allan Dalfen, Paul Herman, Beverly Kalson, Earl Kaiserman, Sandy Goppman, Lou Kushner, Alan Sable, Stuart Neft; Susan Cohen, Office Administrator. ••• ADAT SHALOM B’NAI ISRAEL/BETH JACOB A welcoming and inclusive synagogue serving the Fox Chapel & North Hills community

368 Guys Run Road (Fox Chapel Area) Cheswick, PA 15024-9463 Phone: 412-820-7000 Website: adatshalompgh.org

Amy Himmel, Pres.; Laurie Singer, 1st V.P.; Marshall Dayan, 2nd V.P.; Jim Grenen, Treasurer; Michele Fryncko, Rec. Secy.; David Lazear, Asst. Rec. Secy.; DeDe Fink, Jodi Lindner, Amy Perilstein Sisterhood Co-Presidents; Yaier Lehrer, Rabbi; Jill S. Rook, Exec. Dir.; Gail Schmitt, Preschool Director; Sierra Lautman, Religious School Director. ••• AHAVATH ACHIM CONGREGATION The Carnegie Shul

CONGREGATION BET TIKVAH A welcoming, queer-centric, independent minyan.

P.O. Box 10140 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 Hotline: 412-256-8317 Website: bettikvah.org Email: info@bettikvah.org

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BETH EL CONGREGATION OF THE SOUTH HILLS 1900 Cochran Road Pittsburgh, PA 15220 Phone: 412-561-1168; Fax: 412-561-0499 Website: bethelcong.org Email: steve@bethelcong.org

Alex Greenbaum, Rabbi; Amy Greenbaum, Assoc. Rabbi; Steve Hecht, Exec. Dir.; Rabbi Amy Greenbaum, Edu. Dir.; Cliff Spungen, Pres.; Warren Sufrin, Exec. V.P.; Eric Perelman, Admin. V.P.; Francine Rosenthal, Ed. V.P.; David Sirota, Fin. V.P.; Tracy Gross, Fund Raising V.P.; Bonnie Gordon, Membership V.P.; Susie Seletz, Volunteerism V.P.; Beth Pomerantz, Fin. Secy.; Geri Recht, Asst. Fin. Secy.; Bryan Neft, Treas.; Cindy Platto, Asst. Treas.; Bill Spatz, Rec. Secy.; Lynda Abraham Braff, with Dara Lazar Sisterhood co-pres.; Jeremy Broverman, Men’s Club Pres.; Jacqueline Radin, Kadima Dir. ••• BETH HAMEDRASH HAGODOL/ BETH JACOB SYNAGOGUE Visit us Downtown. All are welcome.

Website: thecarnegieshul.org Email: mrmike7777@yahoo.com

810 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone: 412-471-4443

Lawrence Block, Pres; Richard D’Loss, 1st; V.P.; Paul Spivak, 2nd V.P.; Elaine Rosenfield, Secy.; Joel Roteman, Treas.; Rosalyn Hoffman, Michael Roteman, Marcia Steinberger, Irwin Norvitch, and Wendy Panizzi, Board of Directors. •••

Stanley J. Savage, Rabbi; Ira Michael Frank, Pres.; Sherman Weinstein, 1st V.P.; Lee Oleinick, 2nd V.P.; Joe Goldston, Secy; Brian Cynamon, Treas.; Stephen A. Neustein, Esq.; Assist. Treas.; Arlene Neustein, Sisterhood Pres. •••

AIPAC — THE AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Phone: 410-223-4190 Website: aipac.org Email: myaffe@aipac.org

Michael Yaffe, AIPAC Pittsburgh Director. ••• ALEPH INSTITUTE — NORTH EAST REGION Hyman & Martha Rogal Center

5804 Beacon St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-421-0111; Fax: 412-521-5948 Website: alephne.org Email: rabbivogel@alephne.org, info@alephne.org

Rabbi Moishe Mayir Vogel, Exec. Dir.; Marty Davis, Chairman of the Board; Eytan Rosenthal CPA, Treasurer, Ahmie Baum, Estelle Comay Esq., Charles Saul Esq., Jon Pushinsky Esq., Charles Perlow Esq., Neil Notkin, & Jim Leiber Esq. Board members. ••• AMERICAN TECHNION SOCIETY Advancing Innovation for Israel and the World

6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 304 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 Phone: 248-593-6760 Website: ats.org Email: joey@ats.org

Joey Selesny, Regional Director East Central Region. ••• BBYO KEYSTONE MOUNTAIN REGION (KMR) c/o JCC South Hills 345 Kane Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15243 Phone: 412-446-4781; Fax: 412-446-0146 Website: bbyo.org/region/keystone

BETH ISRAEL CONGREGATION 265 North Ave. Washington, PA 15301 Phone: 724-225-7080 Website: mybethisrael.org Email: office@bethisraelsynagogue.com Facebook: facebook.com/bethisraelsynagogue

President, The Hon. Gary Gilman; Vice President, Marc Simon; Treasurer, David S. Posner, Esq.; Secretary, Marilyn Posner; Immediate Past President, Richard S. Pataki, M.D.: Rabbi, David C. Novitsky, Esq. Board of Directors: Richard Littman; Stephen Richman, Esq.; Debbie Sekel; Dana J. Shiller, Beth Tully, Fred Weber. ••• BETH SAMUEL JEWISH CENTER A warm and diverse Jewish community serving the needs of Western Allegheny, Beaver and Butler counties.

810 Kennedy Drive Ambridge, PA 15003 Phone: 724-266-5238 Website: bethsamuel.org Email: bethsamueloffice@comcast.net

Cantor Rena Shapiro, Spiritual Leader; Barbara Wilson, Director; Karen Beaudway, Pres.; Lauren McLeod, V.P.; Lynn Klein, Past Pres.; Nicole Homich, Secy.; William Snider, Fin. V.P.; Sharon Camhi, Trustee 1; Len Ganz, Trustee 2. ••• CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM Enriching lives through community, lifelong Jewish learning and spiritual growth!

5915 Beacon St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-421-2288; Fax: 412-421-5923 Website: bethshalompgh.org Email: office@bethshalompgh.org

Seth Adelson, Rabbi; Debby Firestone, Pres.;

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Ria David, Joe Jolson, Arlene Shapiro, V.P.’s; Mitch Dernis, Treas.; Steven P. Albert, Secy; David Horvitz, Immed. Past Pres.; Rob Menes, Executive Director; Liron Lipinsky, Dir. of JJEP; Jennifer Perer Slattery, Dir. ELC; Marissa Tait, Youth Program Dir.; Rabbi Jeremy Markiz, Dir. Of Derekh & Youth Tefillah; Dale Caprara, Controller; Judy Kayam, Bookkeeper; Lonnie Wolf, Cemetery Dir.; Audrey Glickman, Rabbi’s Assistant; Rabbi Mark N. Staitman, Rabbinic Scholar; Alex Kiderman, Men’s Club Pres.; Judy Kornblith Kobell, Sisterhood Pres.; Michelle Vines, Events Coordinator; Anthony Colaizzi, Communications & Design Mgr.; Katie Baynum, Receptionist. ••• CONGREGATION B’NAI ABRAHAM A warm, caring, inclusive community.

519 N. Main St. Butler, PA 16001 Phone: 724-287-5806 Website: congbnaiabraham.org Email: congbnaiabraham@zoominternet.net

Cantor Michal Gray-Schaffer, Spiritual Leader; Eric Levin, President; Christine Hood, V. P.; Shirley Grossman, Sec.; and Roberta Gallagher, Religious School Director; Emily Csonka, Youth Group Leader. ••• B’NAI EMUNOH CHABAD 4315 Murray Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15217 Phone: 412-521-1477 Website: bechabad.org Email: bechabad@gmail.com

Elchonon Friedman, Rabbi; Yehuda Cowen, Pres.; Shalom Leeds, VP & Gabbi; Chanani Saks, Treas.; Ivan Engel, Rec. Secy.; Joel Pirchesky, Past Pres. ••• CHABAD OF CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY 5120 Beeler St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-772-8505; Fax: 877-286-1434 Website: chabadofcmu.com Email: Rabbi@chabadofcmu.com

Rabbi Shlomo and Chani Silverman, Co-Directors. ••• CHABAD FOX CHAPEL — THE JEWISH CENTER Phone: 412-781-1800 Website: chabadfc.com Email: jrapittsburgh@jewishrelief.org Phone: 412-860-5650

Rabbi Ely Rosenfeld, Director, Chabad Fox Chapel and Jewish Relief Agency of Pittsburgh. ••• CHABAD HOUSE ON CAMPUS Serving the needs of the Jewish college community.

Phone: 412-683-7770; Fax: 412-681-7770 Website: chabadpgh.org Email: home@chabadpgh.org

Rabbi Shmuel, Sara Weinstein, Co-Directors. Rabbi Shua, Shoshana Hoexter, Co-Program Directors. ••• CHABAD JEWISH CENTER OF MONROEVILLE 2715 Mosside Blvd. Monroeville, PA 15146 Website: JewishMonroeville.com Email: Chabad@JewishMonroeville.com

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Rabbi Zalman and Hindy Gurevitz, Co-Directors. ••• CHABAD OF THE SOUTH HILLS Bringing the Joy and Relevance of Judaism to the South Hills.

1701 McFarland Road Pittsburgh, PA 15216 Website: chabadsh.com Email: rabbi@chabadsh.com Phone: 412-344-2424; 412-512-3046

Rabbi Mendel & Batya Rosenblum, Co-Directors; Mrs. Mussie Rosenblum, Event Coordinator; Mrs. Barb Segel, Development Coordinator. ••• CHABAD OF SQUIRREL HILL 1700 Beechwood Blvd. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-421-3561 Website: chabadpgh.com

Rabbi Yisroel and Chani Altein. •••

CLASSROOMS WITHOUT BORDERS Open Minds. Open Hearts. Providing Holocaust and Israel Education for teachers from all frameworks.

P.O. Box 60144 Pittsburgh, PA 15211 Phone: 412-915-9182 Website: classroomswithoutborders.org Email: tgur@classroomswithoutborders.org

Dr. Zipora (Tsipy) Gur, Executive Director; Board of Directors: Robert Glimcher, Chair; Lisa Allen; Michael Bernstein; Estelle Comay; Laura Penrod Kronk; Robert Mallet; Victor Mizrahi; Alex Paul; Charles S. Perlow; Louis B. Plung; Debbie Resnick; James Rudolph; Hilary S. Tyson. ••• COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL 6424 Forward Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-521-1100; Fax: 412-521-4511 Website: comday.org

Avi Baran Munro, Head of School; Bari Weinberger, CFO; Tzippy Mazer, Head of Lower School and Hebrew/Jewish Studies; Mark Minkus, Head of Intermediate School and Middle School; Sarah Glascom Morris and Andrea Erven-Victoria, Co-Directors of Early Childhood Education; Sarah DeWitt, Admission Dir.; Jenny Jones, Institutional Advancement Dir.; Jordan Hoover, Technology and Strategic Initiatives Dir.; Jennifer Bails, Marketing and Communications Dir.; Debbie Resnick, Pres.; Stuart Kaplan, Immed. Past Pres.; Ken Levin, Executive Vice President; Eva Gelman, Vice President; Jean Reznick, Treas.; Evan Indianer, Secy. ••• CONGREGATION DOR HADASH Pittsburgh’s Reconstructionist Congregation

5898 Wilkins Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-422-5158 Website: dorhadash.net

President, Ellen Surloff; VP of Ritual, Judy Yanowitz; VP of Administration, Paul Needle; Secretary, Beth Silver; Treasurer, Jim Silver; Adult Education, Deborah Prise; VP of Youth Education, Wendy Kobee; Life Events, Dan Leger; Social Action, Kerry Ban; Social Events, Judy Grumet and Ellen Berne; Membership, Janey Zeilinger; Programming, Jean Clickner and Roz Becker; Member-at-Large, Dana Kellerman; KOL Editor, Stan Angrist; Principal, Dor Hadash Religious School, Hal Grinberg; Lay Cantor, Cheryl Klein. Please see Organizations, page 10

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Organization Directory Organizations: Continued from page 9 CONGREGATION EMANU-EL ISRAEL To support Judaism and the welfare of our community

222 North Main St., Greensburg, PA 15601 Phone: 724-834-0560; Fax: 724-834-7650 Website: ceigreensburg.org Email: office@cei-greensburg.org

Stacy L. Petersohn, Rabbi; Sara Rae Perman, Rabbi Emeritus; Richard Virshup, Pres. & Admin.; Gary Moidel, 1st V.P.; Dan Reiter, 2nd V.P.; Julie Goldstein, Treas.; Virginia Lieberman, Secy.; Marion Slone, Sisterhood Pres. & Fundraising; Bob Gelman, Men’s Club Pres.; Robert Halden, Archives; Irene Rothschild, Caring; Shoshana Halden, Edu.; Esther Glasser, Endowment; Shirley Shpargel, Library; Robert Slone, Long-Range Planning; Irene Rothschild Membership; Richard Virshup, Physical Properties; Shoshana Halden, Ritual Practices; Terri Katzman & Mary Ellen Kane, Social Action; Dan Reiter, Mitch Goldstein & Zach Virshup, I.T. ••• FORWARD SHADY APARTMENTS Owned by Forward Housing Corporation and managed by the award-winning SeniorCare Network, this 117-unit supportive senior housing community offers efficiency, one and two bedroom apartments in a convenient location along Forward Avenue in Squirrel Hill.

5841 Forward Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-521-3065 Fax: 412-521-6413 Email: forwardshady@srcare.org

John Spear, Pres.; Donna Kruman, V.P.; Terry Lerman, Treas. ••• THE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF PITTSBURGH Building inclusive community for those with special needs, one friendship at a time.

1922 Murray Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-224-4440 Website: fcpgh.org Email: info@fcpgh.org

Rabbi Mordy Rudolph, Exec. Dir.; Rivkee Rudolph, Dir.; Dr. Laura Marshak, Prof. Advisor; Ann Grandinetti, Development Assoc.; Caitlin Miller, Development Assoc.; Hayli Firtell, Volunteer Coord.; Julia Averbach, Member Coord.; Adina Waren, Dir. of Programs; Gila Zimbovsky, Office Manager; Casey Briglia, Friends on the Town Program Coordinator; Alexa Dines, Program Coordinator; Emily Vogt, Friends on the Town Program Associate; Board of Dir.’s: Dr. Tracy Levy, Chair of the Board; Amy Spear, V. Chair; Dorothy Pollon, Secretary; Alan Gordon, Treas.; Michael Bernstein, David Goldberg, Ina Gumberg, Lee Hurwitz, Kathy Klein, Mollie Hanna Lang, Aaron Morgenstern, Natalie Moritz, Joshua Schachter, Steve Silverman, Cindy Vayonis. ••• GEMILAS CHESED CONGREGATION 1400 Summit St. White Oak, PA 15131 Phone: 412-678-8859; Fax: 412-678-8850 Website: gemilaschesed.org Email: gemilaschesed@gmail.com

Rabbi Moshe Russell, Interim Rabbi; Gershon Guttman, Pres.; vice president Larry Perl; Bruce Gelman, secretary; Richard Bollinger, Treas.; Gabbaim are Gershon Guttman and Alan Balsam.

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HADASSAH GREATER PITTSBURGH 1824 Murray Ave., Suite 202 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-421-8919; Website: hadassah.org/pittsburgh Email: pittsburgh@hadassah.org

Rochelle Parker, Nancy Shuman, Freda Spiegel, presidium; Barbara Scheinberg, past president; Sharyn Stein, VP Membership; Kathleen Belskey, VP Programming; Christina Zern, VP Fundraising; Emily Levine, VP Education; Marcia Weiss, VP Advocacy; Judith Kadosh, Recording Secretary; Esther Schwartz, Corresponding Secretary; Nancy Glynn, Treasurer; Francine Surloff, Exec. Dir. ••• HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION 4307 Murray Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-422-8868 Website: hflapgh.org

Shelley Daniels, Pres.; Nancy Israel, 1st V.P.; Jesse Hirshman, 2nd V.P.; Laurie Moritz, Treas./Secy.; Ellen Clancy, Dir. of Operations; Aviva Lubowsky, Dir. of Marketing & Development. ••• HILLEL ACADEMY 5685 Beacon St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-521-8131; Fax: 412-521-5150

Daniel Kraut, Esq., CEO; Rabbi Sam Weinberg, Principal & Ed. Dir.; Ella Ziff, Dir. of Student Services; Elky Langer, Assistant Principal K-4; Rabbi Oren Levy, Assistant Principal K-4; Yikara Levari, Assistant Principal 5th- 12th-grade girls; Rabbi Yisroel Smith, Assistant Principal Boys High School; Kira Sunshine, Dir. of Admissions; Ruth Pohuly, Early Childhood Dir.; Sarah Hartman, Fin. Mgr.; Selma Aronson, Exec. Admin. to the CEO. ••• THE EDWARD AND ROSE BERMAN HILLEL JEWISH UNIVERSITY CENTER The Mildred and Joseph Stern Building

4607 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: 412-621-8875; Fax: 412-621-8861 Website: hilleljuc.org Email: info@hilleljuc.org

Daniel Marcus, Exec. Dir. & CEO; Robyn Markowitz Lawler, Assist. Dir.; Julia Katz, Dir. of Development; Lori Ferguson, Development Coordinator; Danielle Kranjec, Senior Jewish Educator; Jennifer Poller, Director of Operations; Jodi Tandet, Janet L. Swanson Dir. of Jewish Student Life at the University of Pittsburgh; Alex Zissman, Jewish Student Life Coordinator at Carnegie Mellon University; Matthew Callman, Israel Engagement Coordinator; Elina Lipov, Israel Fellow; Ariel Walovitch, Springboard Innovation Fellow; Katie Whitlatch, Board Chair; Michael Warshafsky, V. Chair Fin.; Matthew Weinstein, V. Chair Development; Gina Levine, V. Chair Jewish Life; Sue Berman Kress, V. Chair Board Governance/HR; Zachary Block, Immed. Past Chair. ••• HOLOCAUST CENTER OF PITTSBURGH 826 Hazelwood Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-421-1500; Email: info@hcpgh.org Website: hcofpgh.org

Dr. Roy “Jake” Jacobson, Board Chair; Lauren Apter Bairnsfather, Director; Board Members: Dr. Barbara Burstin, Dr. Tim Crain, Marc Friedberg, Paul Guggenheimer, Lori Guttman, Dr. Rachel Kranson, Debra

Levenson, Dr. Melissa Marks, Dr. Manuel Reich, Harry Schneider, Barbara Shapira, Benjamin Simon, Paula Spiro, David Sufrin, Hal Waldman, Roberta Weissburg, Dr. Yolanda Avram Willis. ••• ISRAEL BONDS 6507 Wilkins Ave., Suite 101 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-362-5154; 1-800-362-2669 Email: Pittsburgh@israelbonds.com

Julian Elbling, Campaign Chair; Marian Ungar Davis, Advisory Council Chair, Ellen Teri Kaplan Goldstein, Women’s Division Chair; Adrienne Indianer, Registered Representative; Patty Minto, Office Manager; Harold F. Marcus, Executive Director. ••• ISRAEL HERITAGE ROOM University of Pittsburgh Susie Rosenberg Phone: 412-298-6698 Website: pitt.edu/~natrooms Email: Susan.b.rosenberg@gmail.com

Susan Binstock Rosenberg, Chair; Ruth Gelman, Eileen Lane, Dr. Alex Orbach, Judith Robinson, Dr. Adam Shear, Marcia Weiss, Vice Chairs; Ruth Gelman, Treas.; Dr. Nancy Glynn, Corr. & Fin. Secy.; Sylvia Busis, Nancy L. Shuman, Hon. Chairs. ••• JEWISH ASSISTANCE FUND P.O. Box 8197 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-521-3237 Website: jewishassistancefund.org Email: Info@JewishAssistanceFund.org

Skip Grinberg, President; Joyce Berman, VP; Sylvia Elias, VP; Gean Goldfarb, VP; Charles Porter, VP; Roberta Letwin, Secretary; Ellen Primis, Secretary; Harvey Wolsh, Treasurer; Sharon Weisberg, Assistant Treasurer; David Maretsky, Past President; Cindy Goodman-Leib, Executive Director. ••• JEWISH ASSOCIATION ON AGING 200 JHF Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-420-4000; Fax: 412-521-0932 Website: jaapgh.org

Mitchell Pakler, Board Chair; Andrew Stewart, V. Chair; Mike Levin, Treas.; Lynette Lederman, Secy.; Steve Halpern, Immed. Past Chair; Deborah Winn-Horvitz, Pres. & CEO. ••• JEWISH CEMETERY & BURIAL ASSOCIATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH P.O. Box 81863 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-553-6469 Website: jcbapgh.org Email: jcbapgh@gmail.com

Jonathan Schachter, President; Rochelle Sufrin, 1st Vice President; Eileen Lane, 2nd Vice President; Stanley Kirshenbaum, Treasurer; Natalie Rosenbloom Secretary; Harvey Wolsh, Historian; Jonathan Schachter Acting Exec. Dir. ••• JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER PITTSBURGH Nurturing People, Connecting Community, Each Day, Through Every Age, Inspired By Jewish Values

Squirrel Hill: 5738 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-521-8010; Fax: 412-521-7044 South Hills: 345 Kane Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15243 Phone: 412-278-1975; Fax: 412-446-0146 Website: JCCPGH.org

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James S. Ruttenberg, Chair of the Board; William S. Goodman, Scott E. Seewald, Kenneth T. Segel, Hilary S. Tyson, V. Chairs; Samuel W. Braver, Treas.; Audrey Russo, Asst. Treas.; Stefani Pashman, Secy.; Carole S. Katz, Asst. Secy.; Marc Brown, Immed. Past Chair; Brian Schreiber, Pres. & CEO. ••• JEWISH FAMILY and COMMUNITY SERVICES (JFCS) Supporting people through life’s changes and challenges

5743 Bartlett St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-422-7200; Fax: 412-422-1162 Website: jfcspgh.org

Matthew A. Keller, MD, Board Chair; Howard S. Berger, David R. Lassman, Jillian F. Sacks, Esq., Vice Chairs; Eric J. Perelman, Treasurer; Scott I. Americus, Secretary; Carol Robinson, At-Large; Jordan Golin, Psy.D., President & CEO. ••• JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH 234 McKee Place Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: 412-681-8000 Website: jfedpgh.org

Meryl K. Ainsman, Board Chair; Charles Porter, David D. Sufrin, Scott E. Tobe, Vice Chairs; Jan Levinson, Treasurer; Dr. Susan G. Berman Kress, Assistant Treasurer; Chuck Perlow, Secretary; Linda Joshowitz, Assistant Secretary; Jeffrey H. Finkelstein, President & CEO. ••• JEWISH NATIONAL FUND Jewish National Fund Administrative Center/Mailing Address 60 Revere Drive Suite 725 Northbrook, IL 60062 Website: jnf.org Phone: 412-521-3200

Steven H. Schwartz, President. •••

JEWISH RESIDENTIAL SERVICES From disabilities to possibilities

4905 Fifth Ave., Suite #3 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: 412-325-0039 (administrative office) Fax: 412-621-4260 Website: jrspgh.org Email: info@jrspgh.org

William S. Stein, Interim, Executive Dir.; Paula Pagnotta, Off. Mgr.; Audra Thomas, Dir. of Residential Support Servs.; Marty Brown, Prgrm. Coord. of Residential Support Serv.; Jill Pawlowski, Dir. Howard Levin Clubhouse; Zara Sayles, Prgrm. Supervisor; Alison Karabin, Project Mgr., Young Adults in Transition; Judy Greenwald Cohen, President. Gary Dubin, Vice President; Gerri Lynn Sperling, Vice President; Lorrie Rabin, Secretary; Paul K. Rudoy, Treasurer. ••• J STREET PITTSBURGH The home for pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans

Facebook: facebook.com/jstreetpittsburgh Email: pittsburgh@jstreet.org

Nancy Bernstein, Malke Frank, Co-Chairs. ••• JEWISH WOMEN’S CENTER OF PITTSBURGH P.O. Box 81924 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-422-8044 Website: jwcpgh.org

Malke Frank, Pres., Mimi Reznik, Treas., Pat Cluss, Barbara Baumann, Laura Horowitz, Members-at-Large. Please see Organizations, page 15

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Headlines In Europe, the targeting of Roma sets off alarm bells for Jews — WORLD — By Cnaan Liphshiz | JTA

hen Italy’s interior minister recommended creating a “registry” of Roma, his remark was merely the latest addition to a long list of anti-Roma statements by senior European leaders. In March, Janos Lazar, the right-hand man for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, said: “Once we let them in, they will take over.” In 2010, Traian Basescu, the president of Romania at the time, said at a news conference about the nomadic ethnic group also known as Gypsies that “very few of them want to work’’ and “traditionally many of them live off stealing.” Yet the remark this week by the interior minister, Matteo Salvini, about a Roma database generated a far greater international outcry, especially from several Jewish groups across Europe. Both the Union of Italian Jewish Communities and the Board of Deputies of British Jews condemned it as reminiscent of the Nazi policies inspired by Italy’s fascist movement. And whereas some Jewish leaders and groups in Italy and beyond rejected the comparison as exaggerated, the reaction nonetheless underlined once more the unofficial partnership that many European Jews feel toward Roma — perhaps the only ethnic minority that was persecuted by the Nazis during the Holocaust with a murderous tenacity that rivals the one they showed the Jews. Salvini’s call for a “registry” resembles “the anti-Semitic legislation adopted by Italy’s fascist government on the eve of the Shoah,” the British Board said in a statement. In its statement, the Italian Jewish group wrote

— WORLD — From JTA reports

Presbyterian Church USA passes resolution calling Israel an apartheid state The Presbyterian Church USA passed several resolutions critical of Israel at its biennal General Assembly last week, including one that referred to Israel as an apartheid state. A resolution opposing anti-BDS legislation at the state and federal level also passed. The assembly considered 11 resolutions on Israel. It voted down resolutions that the church said were not sufficiently critical of Israel because they also mentioned Palestinian transgressions, particularly the terrorist group Hamas. A resolution on the recent violence between Gaza Palestinians and Israeli troops on the border with the coastal strip was stripped of references to Hamas, which has fomented violence on the border. The amended resolution, about which some members of the Middle East Committee

that the proposal “reawakens memories of the racist measures taken just 80 years ago and, sadly, increasingly forgotten.” The uproar in European Jewish circles over Salvini’s suggestion was the most intense since Marton Gyongyosi, a leading lawmaker for the far-right Jobbik party in Hungary, called during a speech in parliament for a list to be drawn up of Jewish politicians and government members who pose a “threat to national security.” (Gyongyosi later said he meant owners of a dual Israeli and Hungarian citizenship.) To Adam Schoenberger, the director of the Marom Hungarian Jewish group that does outreach programs with the country’s large Roma minority, these expressions of solidarity by Jews are a testament to the “shared history and the shared fate” that connects Jews and Roma. The Nazis murdered at least 200,000 Roma, often along with the Jews, according to Yad Vashem, the Holocaust museum in Jerusalem. “When a Roma person is targeted, I feel less safe because I know they will come for me next,” Schoenberger said. In Italy, the reference by the country’s Jewish umbrella group to “forgetfulness” about the Holocaust may have been tied to the success in the general elections this year by Salvini’s right-wing populist Northern League party and the anti-migration Five Star Movement. Fiamma Nirenstein, a conservative former lawmaker who is Jewish, said the connection is unwarranted. The elections and Italy’s fascist past form a “context” that resulted in the international outcry over Salvini’s remark, said Nirenstein, who served in parliament for the centerright party of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. “If this were a left-wing government, there wouldn’t be so much attention to the issue.” In 1992, Margherita Boniver, a Socialist and then the Italian minister in charge of expressed misgivings, passed by a vote of 438-34, according to the Presbyterian Outlet news service. The Assembly approved by a vote of 442-18 a measure urging Presbyterians to “reach out in open, truthful dialogue with Jewish colleagues” to discuss the issue of the Israeli occupation of Palestine. A resolution that calls on the real estate firm Re/Max to stop handling property sales in Israeli settlements passed by a vote of 393-55. The assembly voted against a resolution that would have ended the church’s classification of Israel as a “colonial project.” It also voted down a resolution “For the Protection of the Children of Israel and Palestine,” saying it conflates the treatment of Palestinian children under the rule of the Palestinian Authority and of Hamas in Gaza and does not focus enough on Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinian children. The American Jewish Committee condemned the assembly for the resolutions. “The Church remains obsessively critical of Israel in its national utterances,” its director of interreligious and intergroup relations, Rabbi Noam Marans, said in a statement. “For many years and in myriad ways, the PCUSA has

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p Members of the Roma community are pictured at a Roma camp on the outskirts of Rome. Photo by Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images

immigration, proposed having a census of all “migratory people” in Italy — a euphemism for Roma residents. To Nirenstein, this shows that the desire for a better oversight of Roma in Italy is not rooted in any fascist tendencies, but real social problems connected to Roma populations in Europe today. “Like the fear of getting robbed,” she said in reference to the wide-held belief in Europe that some Roma encampments feature illegal activities. And there’s the issue of school enrollment. “Sadly, many Roma send children to beg or steal instead of sending them to school. That is the reality.” Europe has about 12 million Gypsies, a colloquial term for members of the Roma and Sinti ethnicity that many reject as derogatory. Many of them are nomadic, although many have jobs and permanent homes. In Spain, where 750,000 Roma live, only 12 percent reside in substandard housing today, compared to 75 percent 40 years ago, according to the Fundació Secretariado Gitano Roma rights advocacy group. And yet across the continent, children and

women from Roma camps — often a collection of ramshackle huts or a trailer park in the urban outskirts — enter city centers each morning to beg for money. Some beggars pose as deaf. Some also pickpocket or pull street scams. In January, one Roma man, Milo Pavlovic, delivered a rare first-person testimony on the NOS public broadcasting channel about how he was forced into begging and petty crime by his parents in the Netherlands. Born in France on the shoulders of a highway, he arrived in the Netherlands at 7 years old and was denied access to education. His mother told him to learn how to steal, he said. Pavlovic also said he experienced discrimination from Dutch society. “My mother would kick me out of the house and was only happy if I came back with jewels or gold,” said Pavlovic, 41. While the causes for non-enrollment by Roma children in schools are disputed — many Roma attribute it to bureaucratic inflexibility or discrimination — it is widely

gone beyond legitimate criticism of Israel and embraced demonization of the Jewish state.” The assembly also passed two resolutions from its Middle East Committee that were not related to Israel, one dealing with the crisis in Syria and one on disengagement from Iran.

On Friday, June 22 during a tour of Zaatari, Jordan’s largest camp for Syrian refugees, Corbyn criticized the administration of President Donald Trump for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and called moving the U.S. Embassy there a “catastrophic mistake.” He also said: “I think there has to be a recognition of the rights of the Palestinian people to their own state which we as a Labour Party said we would recognize in government as a full state as part of the United Nations.” A Palestinian state would be recognized “very early on” under a Labour government, he said. Jewish groups have accused Corbyn, a hard-left politician, of tolerating and at times encouraging expressions of anti-Semitism disguised as anti-Zionism or anti-capitalism by thousands of supporters who joined the party under him. The party has kicked out some members caught engaging in anti-Semitic rhetoric. But under Corbyn, who in 2009 called Hamas and Hezbollah his “friends” whom he said he was “honored” to host in Parliament, Labour has also readmitted or refrained from punishing others who made statements perceived as anti-Semitic. PJC

Jeremy Corbyn says a UK Labourled government would quickly recognize a Palestinian state British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who is under fire for having anti-Israel views allegedly born out of anti-Semitism, said in a tweet that a Labour-led government would recognize Palestine as a state. Corbyn made his remarks June 23 on Twitter during a tour of camps in Jordan for Syrian and Palestinian refugees as part of his first international trip outside of Europe since becoming Labour leader in 2015. “Today I’ll visit the Al-Baqa’a refugee camp which was first created in 1968, where 100,000 Palestinians live,” he tweeted. “The next Labour government will recognise Palestine as a state as one step towards a genuine two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.”

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Opinion Isaac Herzog, the new face of the Jewish Agency — EDITORIAL —

he Jewish Agency for Israel has a long and storied history, but an uncertain future. Having moved from its quasi-governmental and traditional mission of bringing in and settling new immigrants to Israel, the Jewish Agency is now focused on building global Jewish identity. That change — born of a pragmatic reality — came about during the nineyear Agency chairmanship of Natan Sharansky, and fit well with the image and goals of the charismatic refusenik and most famous face of the Soviet Jewry movement. Sharansky also became a respected political force in Israel and developed a positive relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Because of that, he served as the intermediary on several sensitive issues between Diaspora Jewry and the Israeli government, like the flashpoint of egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall. Despite years of work and an agreement for an egalitarian prayer space that was approved by the government, Sharansky’s Kotel compromise foundered on Israeli coalition politics. Simply put, Netanyahu needs the haredi-Orthodox parties to

support him in power more than he needs the Reform, Conservative and Reconstructionist movements, as well as others in the Diaspora who don’t vote in Israeli elections. But Diaspora Jews do have a vote. On Sunday, the Jewish Agency Board of Governors elected Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog to a four-year term as chairman, to begin in August. Herzog, a former chair of the Labor Party, has served in the Knesset since 2003 and has also held various ministerial posts, including Diaspora Affairs minister. Herzog has an understanding of the Diaspora, having lived and studied in the United States when his father, Chaim Herzog, served as Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations in the 1970s. Although Herzog was unanimously elected by the Agency board, he was missing one crucial endorsement. He was not supported by Netanyahu. And that could be a problem. That’s because it won’t be easy for the former leader of the opposition to advocate on sensitive issues with the very leadership he has openly opposed. Indeed, if Netanyahu couldn’t make a deal work with his ally Sharansky, it isn’t likely that he would have greater motivation to succeed with his adversary. Nor does it yet appear that Herzog has a plan to help the moribund Jewish Agency

p Opposition leader Isaac Herzog speaks to the foreign press in Jerusalem in 2015. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90

reinvent itself. Although he acknowledged that “these are days of significant challenges concerning the relations between the Jewish people and the State of Israel,” we don’t have any idea what new thinking, ideas or approach Herzog brings to the issue. All is not lost, however. Herzog is a thoughtful, moderate figure. And he is a

smart and experienced politician. His new job will undoubtedly test his talents in each of these areas, and we look forward to his plans to address the organizational, governance, mission, government and Diaspora relations issues which the Jewish Agency faces. We wish Herzog success in this big and challenging undertaking. PJC

IfNotNow, when are you going to listen? Guest Columnist Mollie Serbin

am not the type of Jew who has been exposed to the topic of Israel my whole life. My parents never spoke to me about the Jewish state growing up and I had virtually no connection to the land or interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In August 2017, I had my first exposure to the region when I went on Birthright. Although it was one of the best weeks of my life, it did not inspire me to become more involved in learning about Israel, but simply resulted in a temporary feeling of being more Jewish. A few months ago, I had the opportunity to visit Israel again, this time on a student trip organized by the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and Hillel JUC with a political and conflict-based focus. As a student at Carnegie Mellon University studying international relations and politics, this seemed like an ideal opportunity. This trip, along with a class entitled Arab-Israeli Conflict Since 1948, exposed me to perspectives of Israelis and Palestinians and inspired me to conduct my own research about the conflict. To this day, I still do not know where my ideologies lie on the topic, but I plan to continue to pursue an answer. I am 19 and heading into my sophomore year of college. I understand that I am young and don’t have all of the answers. I am and

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have always been an open-minded person and have hard time maintaining hardline opinions. My thoughts and viewpoints are often changing based on new information or experiences. I like to lead a life that is open to new ideas and perspectives, because I don’t subscribe to the mindset of being so set in my beliefs that I cannot listen to what others have to say. With that being said, many of my principles are left-leaning and progressive. Last week, I was the photographer for a Federation event where Almog Elijis, the consul for media affairs at the Consulate General of Israel in New York, spoke to 140 members of the local Jewish community. Before the event started, I was outside with a friend when we noticed that members of IfNotNow, a Jewish progressive advocacy group, were across the street. My friend was familiar with the group and was concerned that they would disrupt the event. I didn’t want to make any assumptions or judgements about them, and I thought my friend was overreacting. At first glance, IfNotNow is a group that appears to be something I would be interested in learning more about. Comprised of primarily young, trendy Jews who are left-leaning, progressive and appear to have similar social values to myself, they initially appealed to me. The evening began with a short message explaining the code of conduct for the event, derech eretz kadmah l’Torah, translated as “proper conduct precedes the Torah” — essentially calling for respectful speaking

and listening. When Almog began to speak, I had already forgotten about the threat of a disruption, and when the first member of IfNotNow got up to interrupt the program, I automatically assumed the worst: Some sort of terror attack was going to happen like I have seen too often on the news recently. In my mind, we were in a Jewish space with an Israeli official and I thought we would be a target for violence. Thankfully, there was no violence, but to my surprise this person standing up was a Jew whose sole purpose was to interrupt the event for his own cause. The noise associated with this interruption — a mix of Elijis continuing her speech and the man yelling his rhetoric — along with the overall confusion was alarming. The majority of those in the audience were senior citizens, many of whom had hearing impairments. This member of IfNotNow was a cause of anxiety for many elderly people present, and he caused so much commotion that I couldn’t even catch the purpose of his cause. This first interrupter was followed by several others throughout the evening. Since my knowledge and views are still being formed, I am a perfect example of IfNotNow’s target audience. However, the way the group’s members acted and presented themselves completely turned me off. I would have been willing to listen to their side of the argument, but instead of having an open dialogue or any sort of two-sided conversation, they decided to shut not only their own ears but also everyone else’s around them to yell what they perceived to

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be true about Israel and Palestine. I don’t know IfNotNow’s exact intent in the interruption; I can only assume that they wanted exposure and for the more moderate people to join them. They got their exposure, considering I had not known about them previously, but they did not convince me of anything, and saying their name now leaves a bad taste in my mouth. The Jewish community is small enough as it is. Why create a divide in a people who need to band together as much as possible to thrive in modern society? Why not ask questions and stick around to hear the answers when you have an opportunity to speak to a real life Israeli diplomat, a direct connection to the government and decision makers? The time you spent organizing and acting out this demonstration could have been used in a more effective way to support the lives of the Palestinians you feel so strongly about. Using a platform to support the wellbeing of those who aren’t present to speak for themselves is a noble cause, but the way in which you do so — i.e., shutting down and drowning out people who can actually bring about change — doesn’t enable change to occur. Maybe next time, use your voices and your ears to have a conversation and actually get your ideas out there. Because to be honest, I didn’t hear a word you said. PJC Mollie Serbin is a student at Carnegie Mellon University and an intern for the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Community Relations Council.

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Opinion The Muslim ban and my Jewish mother Guest Columnist Walter Ruby

ow that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the legality of President Donald Trump’s so-called Muslim ban — which bars people from five Muslim-majority countries from visiting or immigrating to the United States — I am dismayed the Court did not reject as unconstitutional the effective right to ban people from the United States based on their religion. To accede to that bogus and bigoted claim has taken America back to a darker era that lasted from 1924 to 1965, a time when America abandoned the bright promise of the Statue of Liberty and limited immigration mainly to Protestants from northern Europe. America’s fateful rejection of diversity and openness during the 1930s and 1940s had tragic consequences for hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees searching for a haven from Nazi persecution. Indeed, Jews then desperately seeking to escape Europe and reach safety in America were subject to the same cruelties and rank bigotry today besetting Muslims, Latinos and other refugees seeking to arrive here. Allow me to share the story of my late mother, Helga, a Berlin-born Jew who at the age of 14, in September 1938 fled across the German border into Belgium with her own mother, Elli Ringel. Once safely across, they fell in with unscrupulous smugglers — like today’s “coyotes” — whom they needed to guide them 50 kilometers to the city of Liege, because if the Belgian police apprehended refugees in the border region, they would return them to Germany. The smugglers extorted far more money than originally agreed upon and threatened to rape my grandmother. Elli and Helga walked for three nights on rugged mountain trails, sleeping in farm houses during the days, until they reached Liege. They moved on to the southern French city of Nice, but in June 1940, the German army marched into Paris and Gestapo agents flooded the south of France. My mother and grandmother moved like trapped animals from port to port trying to find a boat out of Europe. On one occasion, they spotted a Gestapo agent who had spied on them back in Berlin sitting in a café. Fortunately, he was reading a newspaper and didn’t notice them. Finally, they managed to purchase laissez passez visas to the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao, which allowed them to get out of occupied France and make it to Lisbon, Portugal. Helga and Elli applied for refugee visas at the U.S. Embassy in Lisbon and waited for nine months, but eventually had to face reality. The United States was refusing to relax even slightly its stringent quota on Jewish immigration, and they were stuck on an endless waiting list. Finally, with rumors abounding of an imminent Nazi invasion of Spain and Portugal, they adopted another

strategy: depleting their savings to purchase visas to Ecuador and booking passage on a refugee ship bound for New York, with transit tickets on to South America. When they reached New York Harbor in April 1941, after a perilous passage across the Atlantic through U-boat infested waters, immigration authorities allowed Elli to enter the city with representatives of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), while Helga was held as surety on Ellis Island. She stayed there for a week, celebrating Passover in a new land of freedom where it was unclear she would be allowed to stay. Yet their strategy ultimately paid off; after several days, HIAS found a New York judge named William Ringel who signed an affidavit that he would serve as guarantor for Elli and Helga. My mother went on to live a happy and productive life in America until her passing in 2005, working in advertising, raising three children and contributing to the cause of good government through a decades-long involvement with the League of Women Voters. Yet in 1940-41, she was literally nobody to U.S. officials who cared more about upholding a strict quota on Jewish

— LETTERS — Judaism’s third rail During the “Where Do We Go from Here?” meeting last month, Rabbi Danny Schiff brought up the third rail of most Jewish communities, intermarriage (“Consensus lacking at South Hills forum on Jewish future,” June 8). He also mentioned that the Reform and Conservative movements will not exist by the next century. The rabbi noted that the only group that is growing are the Orthodox. When asked why he did not speak of the Orthodox and why they are growing, he spoke around the question. The statistics show that inmarried families are likely to raise Jewish children who are engaged in Judaism with an 86 percent success rate. Intermarried families only have a 10 percent success rate. Among the Orthodox, the rate of intermarriage is very low. The Orthodox believe traditional Jewish education is important, and make it a priority. When a child has to have a choice between a secular activity and Jewish learning, the choice is made clear that studies are more important. Second of all, the Orthodox stress the importance of marriage and that intermarriage is not acceptable. The nontraditional movements condone intermarriage, ensuring their long-term decline. The Community study and its statistics bears this out. Unless these institutions stop pretending this is not an issue and change their practices, the trend will continue. Andrew Neft Upper St. Clair

At this pivotal moment in American history, the justices of the Supreme Court should have reflected deeply upon America’s shameful abandonment of the Jews. refugees than in saving her life and those of countless other Jews, many of whom ended up being liquidated in Auschwitz. Just as modern-day Muslim refugees fleeing violence and terrorism are themselves often wrongly stigmatized by Trump and his supporters as potential terrorists and purveyors of an alien culture, Jews were scapegoated by the “America First” crowd of the 1940s as un-American interlopers who threatened to dilute the country’s supposed Christian character. At this pivotal moment in American history, the justices of the Supreme Court should have reflected deeply upon America’s shameful abandonment of the Jews. They should have considered, too, that if they uphold the president’s cruel Muslim ban, they may literally be condemning to death refugees fleeing persecution or violence in countries like Syria, Somalia or Yemen. What could be more un-American than turning our backs on people in desperate need of succor? PJC Walter Ruby is chairman of the Greater Washington-Muslim Jewish Forum.

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rains — to hold a vigil for the migrant children who had been separated from their parents. The decision by Trump to reverse course — after multiple days of claiming he had no power to stop family separations — came after hundreds of national and local Jewish organizations sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen calling for the policy to be rescinded. The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Community Relations Council and the Jewish Family and Community Services of Pittsburgh both signed onto the letter. “As Jews, we understand the plight of being an immigrant fleeing violence and oppression,” the letter reads. “We believe that the United States is a nation of immigrants and how we treat the stranger reflects on the moral values and ideals of this nation. “Taking children away from their families is unconscionable,” the letter continues. “Such practices inflict unnecessary trauma on parents and children, many of whom have already suffered traumatic experiences.” The CRC also has offered its support to “several of our community partners who advocate on behalf of immigrants and refugees,” including JFCS, according to Josh Sayles, director of the CRC. Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Erika Strassburger, who represents parts of Squirrel Hill, Shadyside, Oakland and Point Breeze, called the family separation policy “heartless.”

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engaging Israeli military forces, and used to attack civilians. Representatives from the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Community Relations Council reached out to Doyle before he signed on as a co-sponsor of the bill in an effort to persuade him otherwise, but those attempts were unsuccessful. “Last week we reached out to the congressman’s office and expressed significant concern but unfortunately we were unable to persuade him,” CRC director Josh Sayles said in an email. The bill “is based on factually inaccurate information and has been endorsed by Jewish Voice for Peace and several other anti-Israel NGOs, many of whom support the BDS movement,” Sayles explained. “Moreover, the legislation fails to hold the Palestinian Authority accountable for its mistreatment of Palestinian children, and like Israel, the P.A. also receives U.S. aid. “It is atypical of Congressman Doyle to support a bill that promotes a false, one-sided narrative of the Middle East conflict and alienates the local Jewish community,” Sayles added. “We wish he had called us to seek our advice and are in the process of arranging a face-to-face meeting to educate him about the true intentions of this legislation.” Apparently, the pro-BDS Jewish Voice for Peace-Pittsburgh had better luck than the Federation in persuading Doyle. On 14 JUNE 29, 2018

p Hundreds of attendees gathered to show their support for migrant children.

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“People deserve an opportunity to make lives for themselves and don’t deserve to be treated like criminals. They’re human beings,” she said in an interview. “We need to understand that and address it with empathy.” Jon Tucker, a member of the leadership council of the local Republican Jewish Coalition, expressed similarly strident opposition to the family separation policy, saying it was “appalling.” He placed the blame squarely on what he called “chaos” within the executive branch. “I think it was poorly conceived, poorly executed and politically … [poisonous],” Tucker said. “At the end of the day, I don’t

think most people wanted it. And they got it because there’s a lack of cohesiveness and a lack of communication between the different agencies.” Jordan Golin, president and CEO of JFCS, urged attendees of the vigil to consider their shared humanity. “We should look long and deep at the suffering of our distant cousins from a different country who speak a different language, practice a different religion, and yet share the same powerful desire to provide their children with safety and security,” Golin said. “Who among us would not do the same for our own children?”

“ It is atypical of Congressman Doyle to support a bill that promotes a false, one-sided narrative of the Middle East conflict and alienates the local

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— JOSH SAYLES its Facebook page, JVP-Pittsburgh posted a video of protestors outside Doyle’s office with signs urging him to support HR 4391, with the caption “Kudos to Mike Doyle’s staff for handling this so well, nice to see.” Doyle told the Chronicle in an email that he signed on as a co-sponsor of the bill because “America and our allies’ position on human rights should be clear: Children should never be ill-treated.” Doyle did not directly respond to a question as to whether his decision to sign onto the bill was influenced by JVP, but instead explained: “We all have an obligation to speak up when our government does something we believe to be wrong. That’s the only way citizens can get our country back on the right course; the same is true for our allies. We must hold ourselves and our closest allies to the same high standards, and

we should prohibit the use of U.S. taxpayer money in violation of those standards at home and abroad.” Doyle said he decided to sign on as a co-sponsor of the bill after seeing “troubling reports about the treatment of Palestinian minors by the Israeli government.” But the reports of the alleged mistreatment which are referenced in the bill are riddled with inaccuracies, according to NGO Monitor, which published an in-depth examination of the claims in HR 4391. “The entirety of the proposed bill is premised on factually inaccurate claims from anti-Israel advocacy NGOs, including direct quotes from DCIP’s ‘No Way to Treat a Child’ 2016 report and website,” NGO Monitor reported. “The sections that reference reports from the U.S. State Department and UNICEF originate with these same

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The executive order signed by Trump did not appear to quell the concerns of local leaders about the treatment of immigrants at the border. Tucker argued that the “zero tolerance” policy that Sessions implemented last year — which the president reaffirmed — remained troublesome. “‘Zero tolerance’ works really well with drug interdiction,” Tucker said. “Here, you’re talking about people. You can’t just run around warehousing people indefinitely.” Strassburger said she believed immigrants — including refugees — could provide an economic boost to the region. “We know that to create and maintain a workforce in Pittsburgh and in the Pittsburgh region overall, we are going to need to welcome in new people,” she said. “Whether they’re refugees or whether they’re foreign students who we can get to stay here, they’re all important to building Pittsburgh so that we don’t lose population like we have been for the last 40 years.” At the vigil, when Pastor Dave Swanson of the Pittsburgh Mennonite Church announced a protest on the Hot Metal Bridge against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the crowd erupted in applause. When one audience member yelled “shut it down,” referring to closing down the bridge, hundreds repeated the call. For nearly 15 seconds, the crowd clapped, hollered, and chanted, perhaps a sign that Pittsburgh activists won’t be easily placated. PJC Jonah Berger can be reached at jberger@ pittsburghjewishchronicle.org. NGOs (although McCollum’s office selectively quotes, hiding the origins).” Palestinian terrorists often are under the age of 18, including a 17-year-old who last November deliberately ran over two Israeli civilians, then attempted to stab other Israelis, near the town of Efrat. The terrorist was then shot. Under the proposed legislation, such an event could trigger U.S. sanctions. Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, released a statement urging McCollum and her co-sponsors to withdraw the bill as it “parallels a global effort to cast Israel’s efforts to protect its citizens from terrorists’ attacks as child abuse.” The proposed legislation, Cooper continued, “would actually serve as enabler of the ongoing systematic child abuse of Palestinian children by Hamas and the Palestinian Authority. Palestinian youth do need a ‘Protection Act’ — but not from Israelis. They need protection from Hamas that uses them as human shields for terrorism and who send them to dig terror tunnels. They need protection from the brainwashing of the Palestinian Authority that teaches them to deny the rights and humanity of their Jewish neighbors.” Doyle stressed that he remains “strongly committed to Israel’s safety and security, and it is my hope that this legislation clarifies our nation’s long-standing commitment to human rights and the treatment of children.” PJC Toby Tabachnick can be reached at ttabachnick@pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.

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Organization Directory Organizations: Continued from page 10 JEWISH WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH The Jewish Women’s Foundation supports organizations that improve the lives of women and girls, with a focus on social change.

1620 Murray Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-727-1108 ; Fax: 412-681-8804 Website: jwfpgh.org Facebook.com/jwfpgh Email: jcohen@jwfpgh.org Paula Garret, Lauren Goldblum and Joan Gurrentz, Co-Chairs; Elyse Eichner and Susan Leff, Small Grants Committee Co-Chairs; Paula Garret, Signature Grant Committee, Chair; Judy Greenwald Cohen, Exec. Dir.

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JOINT JEWISH EDUCATION PROGRAM (J-JEP) Providing innovative learning experiences that inspire and prepare students to engage meaningfully in Jewish life

4905 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15213 Phone: 412-621-6566, ext. 116 Website: jjep.org Email: liron@jjep.org

Liron Lipinsky, Director; Kate Kim, Assistant Director; Aaron Bisno, Rabbi; Sharyn Henry, Rabbi; Seth Adelson, Rabbi; Laura Swiss and Todd Roscoe, Co-Chairs. ••• KEHILLAH LA LA ‘An inclusive community engaging members in creative Jewish experiences’

Webpage: ravchuck.com Facebook: Kehillah La La Email: ravchuck@gmail.com, ravchuck@yahoo.com Phone: 412-335-0298

Chuck Diamond, Rabbi and Executive Director; Fred Davis, President; Bobbi Gerson, Treasurer; Mickie Diamond, Secretary. ••• KOLLEL JEWISH LEARNING CENTER 5808 Beacon St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-420-0220; Fax: 412-4200224 Website: kollelpgh.org Email: info@kollelpgh.org Rabbi Levi Langer, Rosh Kollel; Rabbi Doniel Schon, Associate Rosh Kollel; Philip Milch, Esq., President; Dr. Frank Lieberman, Vice President; Michael Kaminsky, Treasurer, Mark Sindler, Esq., Secretary; Rabbi Avrohom Rodkin, Director of Education; Stacie Stufflebeam, Director of Development

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LADIES HOSPITAL AID SOCIETY 3459 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: 412-648-6106; Fax: 412-692-2682 Website: lhas.net

President, Carole L. Kamin; Vice Presidents: Jackie Dixon, Peggy Smyrnes-Williams, Heather Ziccarelli; Secretaries: Denise Shipe, Judy Woffington; Treasurer, Cindy Kacerik; Directors: Brittany Holzer, Linda Melada, Jill Nolan, Denise Pochan, Ruth Rubenstein, Marcia Weiss, Gayle Zacharia. ••• LUBAVITCH CENTER SYNAGOGUE Chabad of Western Pennsylvania

2100 Wightman St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 (Corner of Hobart & Wightman in Sq. Hill) Phone: 412-422-7300

Women’s Organization; Mr. Shmuel Creeger, Men’s Mikvah; Mr. & Mrs. Hirsh Dlinn, Hospitality; Shul Committee: Shmuel Huebner, Hirsch Dlinn, Lior Shkedi, Yosef Goldberg. ••• NA’AMAT USA Pittsburgh Council (formerly Pioneer Women) A voice for Women and Children in Israel. Committed to gender equality, religious pluralism, the status of women in and out of the home, the prevention of domestic violence and education

5898 Wilkins Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-521-5253; Fax: 412-521-5285 Website: naamatpgh.org • naamat.org Email: naamatpgh@gmail.com

Debbey Berger and Dorothy Greenfield, Co-Presidents; Barbra Bowman-Labbie, Fundraising VP; Judy Kobell, Treasurer; Natalie Rosenbloom & Rhoda Judd, Recording Secretary; Barbara Caplan & Elinor Young, Correspondence Secretary; Sibyl Treblow, American Affairs & Allied Activities VP; Debbi Berger, Gloria Elbling Gottlieb, Julian Elbling & Carole Wolsh, Spiritual Adoption/Scholarship Chair; Lisa Steindel, Past President; Jackie Braslawsce, Executive Director. ••• NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN Pittsburgh Section

1620 Murray Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-421-6118; Fax: 412-421-1121 Website: ncjwpgh.org

Laurie Gottlieb, Pres.; Debra Levy Green V.P.; Lisa Silberman, Treas., Sarah Blask Rec. Secy.; Paula Garret, Imm. Past. Pres.; Cristina Ruggiero, Exec. Dir.; Becky Abrams, Director of the Center for Women (a joint project of NCJW and the JWF); Misi Bielich, Director of the Children’s Rooms in the Courts; Samantha Dye, Director of Development and Community Outreach; Meredith Brown, Manager of Programs and Operations; Lynn Tomasits, Director of Retail-Thriftique. ••• NEW LIGHT CONGREGATION/ OHR CHADASH Conservative, Egalitarian • Come Join Us

5898 Wilkins Ave. Pittsburgh PA 15217 Phone: 412-421-1017 Website: newlightcongregation.org

Jonathan Perlman, Rabbi; Barbara L. Caplan, Stephen Cohen, co-presidents; Marilyn Honigsberg, Administrative Assistant.; Janet Cohen, Corresponding Secretary; Debbie Salvin, Membership V.P.; Barbara Caplan, Social V.P.; Harold Caplan, Treasurer; Carl Solomon, Fin. Secy.; Ileen Portnoy, Secy.; Sharyn Stein, Sisterhood Pres.; Dan Stein, Men’s Club Pres. ••• PARKWAY JEWISH CENTER Egalitarian Conservative Synagogue in the East Suburbs

300 Princeton Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15235 Phone: 412-823-4338; Fax: 412-823-4338 Website: parkwayjewishcenter.org Email: parkwayjc@verizon.net

Cantor Henry Shapiro, Spiritual Leader; Robert Korfin, Pres.; Laurie Barnett Levine, Sisterhood Pres. •••

PASTE Pittsburgh Association of Synagogue and Temple Executives

Leslie Hoffman (Temple Emanuel), President; Drew Barkley (Temple Sinai); Joel Don Goldstein, FSA (Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha); Steve Hecht, FSA, Treasurer (Beth El); Rob Menes (Beth Shalom), Jill Rook, (Adat Shalom); Bill Stein (Rodef Shalom). ••• PENN STATE HILLEL 114-117 Pasquerilla Spiritual Center University Park, PA 16802 Phone: 814-863-3816 Email: Hillel@psu.edu Website: pennstatehillel.org

1212 Smallman St. Phone: 412-454-6406 Websites: heinzhistorycenter.org/collections/ rauh-jewish-history-program-and-archives; jewishfamilieshistory.org; jewishhistoryhhc.org

Email: RJArchives@heinzhistorycenter.org, Eric Lidji, Director, eslidji@heinzhistorycenter.org, H. Arnold Gefsky, Chair ••• RIVERVIEW TOWERS APARTMENTS Live Life Your Way

Executive Director: Aaron Kaufman; Chairman: Jill Epstein, Vice President, Wealth Management, Wealth Advisor, UBS; Vice Chairman: Dr. Rick Jacobs, Professor of Psychology, Penn State; Secretary: Cindy Ruben; Treasurer/Finance Chair: James Ultman, Professor Emeritus of Engineering, Penn State. •••

52 Garetta St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-521-7876; Fax: 412-325-7041 Website: riverviewtowers.com

5915 Beacon St., 5th Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15217-2005 Phone: 412-687-1000; Fax: 412-521-0154 Website: pittsburghjewishchronicle.org Email: newsdesk@pittsburghjewishchronicle. org

RODEF SHALOM CONGREGATION An Inclusive Reform Jewish Community, LGBTQ+ Safe Zone, & Fully Accessible Gathering Place

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Evan Indianer, Chairman; Andrew Schaer, Vice Chairman; Gayle R. Kraut, Secretary; Jonathan Bernstein, Treasurer; David Ainsman, Immediate Past Chairman; Gail Childs, Elizabeth F. Collura, Milton Eisner, Malke Steinfeld Frank, Tracy Gross, Richard J. Kitay, Cátia Kossovsky, Andi Perelman, David Rush, Charles Saul, Board Members; Jim Busis, CEO and Publisher; Joshua Runyan, Editor-in-Chief. ••• PLISKOVER ASSOCIATION, INC. Pliskov Landsleit org, manages Pliskover Cemetery

P.O. Box 8237 Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Website: pliskover.com Email: pliskover@pliskover.com

Kimball Rubin, President; Bruce Ibe, Jared Kaufman, Pam Ludin, Frank H Rubin and Jared Rubin, Vice Presidents; Cheryl Kaufman, Treasurer; Honey Forman, Recording Secretary; Andrew Pearl, Financial Secretary; Marilyn Brody, Cookie Danovitz, Joel Dresbold, Bud Roth, Carole Barr Rubenstein, Fallon Rubin, Paula Rubin, Gloria Shapiro and Steven Speck, Board Members. ••• CONGREGATION POALE ZEDECK 6318 Phillips Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-421-9786 Website: pzonline.org Email: info@pzonline.org

Rabbi Daniel Yolkut, Spiritual Leader; Dr. Louis Felder, Pres.; Joe Ungar, 1st V.P.; Richard Levine, 2nd V.P.; Ben Pollack, 3rd V.P.; Rabbi Ari Goldberg, Fin. Officer; Shifra Poznanski, Rec. Secy.; Todd Stufflebeam, Exec. Dir.; Shifra Poznanski, Stacie Stufflebeam & Naama Lazar, Sisterhood Presidents; Shmuel Isenberg, Men’s Club Pres. •••

Rabbi Yisroel Rosenfeld, Mr. Charles Saul, Esq., Pres.; Rabbi Yisroel Altein, Chabad of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Chanie Rosenblum,

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RAUH JEWISH HISTORY PROGRAM & ARCHIVES SENATOR JOHN HEINZ HISTORY CENTER Preserving the History of Western Pennsylvania’s Jews

Bob Bernstein, President; Charles Broff, Carol Cozen, Alan Dunn, Maureen Kelly Busis, Robin Elson, Ray Engel, Dave Lassman, Mitchell Letwin, Sarita Mallinger, Earl Parker, Barry Roth, Alec Stone, Amy Weiss, Macy Kisilinsky, Corey O’Connor, Hanna Steiner, Executive Director. •••

4905 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: 412-621-6566; Fax: 412-687-1977 Website: rodefshalom.org Email: info@rodefshalom.org

Aaron B. Bisno, Rabbi; Sharyn H. Henry Rabbi; Dr. Walter Jacob, Rabbi Emeritus & Senior Scholar; Barry D .Weisband, Exec. Dir.; Karen Brean, Pres.; David Kalson, Sr. V.P.; Alex Heit, Laura Swiss, V.P.s; Bob Rosenthal, Secy.; Joel Katz, Treas.; Peter Rosenfeld, Asst. Treas.; Dir.; Mimsie Leyton, Family Center Dir.; Liron Lipinsky, Dir. of J-JEP. ••• RODEF SHALOM BROTHERHOOD

Thomas Litman, Pres.; Peter Rosenfeld, Edward Mandell, David Serbin,, V.P.s; Richard Meritzer, Brotherhood Treas.; Al Rosenfeld, Brotherhood Rec. Secy. ••• WOMEN OF RODEF SHALOM

Teri Cowan, Pres.; Sandie Brand, Marjorie Goldfarb, Goldie Katz, V.P.s; Terri Sterrett, Rec. Secy.; Sheila Werner, Assist. Rec. Secy.; Phyllis Feinert, Corr. Secy.; Emmeline Silk, Assist. Corr. Secy.; Gail Lefkowitz, Treas.; Nancy Rosenthal, Assist. Treas.; Marilyn Caplan, Karen Hochberg, Marla Perlman, Ruth Rubenstein, Directors; Marion Damick, Parliamentarian. ••• SHAARE TORAH CONGREGATION At the gateway to the community — come visit or join our family

2319 Murray Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-421-8855; Fax: 412-521-9938 Rabbi: 412-377-1769 Website: ShaareTorah.net Email: Office@ShaareTorah. net Email Sisterhood: dorseyhannahb@aol.com

Daniel E. Wasserman, Rabbi; Eliezer M. Shusterman, Assoc. Rabbi; Jonathan Young, Pres.; V.P. Adam Rothschild; Secy. Linda Tashbook; Treasurer, Avram Avishai ; Brian Cynamon, Jay Luzer, Salomon Murciano and Bryan Shuman,Gabbaim; Sisterhood Pres., Hannah B. Dorsey.

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Organization Directory Organizations: Continued from page 15 TEMPLE B’NAI ISRAEL A Friendly Progressive Congregation with Traditional Values

2025 Cypress Drive White Oak, PA 15131 Phone: 412-678-6181; Fax: 412-896-6513 Website: tbiwhiteoak.org Email: tbioffice@gmail.com

President: Dick Leffel; Vice President: Lindi Kendal; Secretary: Lindi Kendal; Treasurer: Steve Klein; Office Manager: Lisa C. Schonberger; Rabbi: Paul Tuchman. ••• TEMPLE DAVID CONGREGATION Making our house of prayer, learning and gathering into your second home.

4415 Northern Pike Monroeville, PA 15146 Phone: 412-372-1200; Fax: 412-372-0485 Weiger Religious School 412-372-1206 Website: templedavid.org Email: tdoffice@templedavid.org

Barbara AB Symons, Rabbi; Jason Z. Edelstein, Rabbi Emeritus; Beverly Reinhardt, Office Mgr.; Rabbi Barbara Symons, Dir. of Education; Barbara Fisher, School Admin. Assist.; Kay Liss, Pres.; Reena Goldberg, Exec. V.P.; Harvey Wolfe, Fin. V.P.; Rachael Farber, Religious School V.P.; Bruce Antonoff, Worship & Ritual VP.; Robert Bell, Past Pres.; Brett Pechersky, Comptroller; Richard Myerowitz, Rec. Secy.; Alisa Chotiner, Treas.; Mary Bendorf, Fin. Liaison. ••• TEMPLE EMANUEL OF SOUTH HILLS Emanu-El- “God is with Us” … in our community … in our families ... in our words and deed, hearts and souls

1250 Bower Hill Road Pittsburgh, PA 15243-1380 Phone: 412-279-7600 Website: templeemanuelpgh.org Facebook: facebook.com/ templeemanuelpittsburgh Twitter: @TEPGH

Donald B. Rossoff, Interim Rabbi; Jessica Locketz, Rabbi and Director of Education; Iris Harlan, Early Childhood Development Center Director; Leslie Hoffman, Executive Director; David Weisberg, President; David Rullo, Vice President; Beth Schwartz, Vice President; Lisa Steinfeld, Vice President; Jeffrey Young, Vice President; David Hepps, Financial Secretary; Tracy Barnett, Treasurer; Jason A. Green, Treasurer; Mary Cothran, Secretary; Mark Joel Mahler, Rabbi Emeritus. •••

TEMPLE OHAV SHALOM A vibrant, inclusive Reform community in the North Hills

8400 Thompson Run Road Allison Park, PA 15101 Phone: 412-369-0900; Fax: 412-369-0699 Website: templeohavshalom.org Email: jleicht@templeohavshalom.org

Jeremy R. Weisblatt, Rabbi; Bonnie Valinsky, Preschool Dir.; Jackie Leicht, Temple Admin.; Sara Stock Mayo, Director of Ruach and Music; Jamie Eisner, Adviser for Teen Experiences; Arnie Begler, Pres.; Ellen Sapinkopf, Immediate Past President; Andi Turkheimer, EVP Member Services; Andy Bashe, Treas; Cindy Harrison, VP Fundraising; Steve Huber, VP Membership; Susan Loether, VP Lifelong Learning; Danielle West, V.P. Preschool; Alysia Knapp, Corresponding Sec’y; Rhea Marinstein, VP Spiritual Enrichment; Lenette Sostmann, VP Youth; Ian Halper, Rec. Secy.; Jeffrey Hollinger, Member at Large; Brian Kline, Member at Large; Rebecca Mason, Member at Large; Julia Cohen & Kristi Karsh, Women of Ohav Shalom ••• TEMPLE SINAI 5505 Forbes Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-421-9715; Fax: 412-421-8430 Website: templesinaipgh.org Email: office@templesinaipgh.org

James A. Gibson, Sr. Rabbi; Rabbi Keren Gorban, Associate Rabbi; Cantor Laura Berman, Cantor; Drew Barkley, Executive Dir.; Marilee Glick, Ed. Dir.; Philip Lehman, President; Saul Straussman, 1st Vice President; Alison Yazer, 2nd Vice President; Jerry Katz, 3rd Vice President; Arthur Goldberg, Treasurer; Marc Darling, Assistant Treasurer; Katie Whitlatch, Secretary; George Arnold, Financial Secretary; Immediate Past President: Nancy Gale. ••• TIPHERETH ISRAEL CEMETERY Oakwood Street Shaler Township, PA 15209 Send correspondence to: 2233 Ramsey Road Monroeville, PA 15146 Phone: 412-824-7460 Email: adamwgusky@yahoo.com

President, Harvey Wolsh; Vice President, Adam Gusky; Secretary & Treasurer, Judy Gusky. ••• TREE OF LIFE*OR L’SIMCHA CONGREGATION 5898 Wilkins Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15217-1299 Phone: 412-521-6788; Fax: 412-521-7846 Website: tolols.org Email: office@tolols.org

Bob Fierstein, Co-President; David Lilien, Co-President/Treasurer; Michael Eisenberg, Harold Lessure, V.P.’s; David Dinkin, Ritual Committee Chair; Irwin Harris, Immediate Past President. ••• TREE OF LIFE*OR L’SIMCHA SISTERHOOD

Kara Spodek, Co-President, Stacey Hausman, Co-President; Treasurer, Mary Dawn Edwards; Marlene Haus, Audrey Glickman, Rose Gerson, Committee. ••• TRI-STATE REGION FEDERATION OF JEWISH MEN’S CLUBS

Irwin Harris, President; Alex Kiderman, Executive Vice President; Robert Fierstein, David Lilien, Jeremy Broverman, Warren Sufrin, Vice Presidents; Mark Frisch, Secretary; Harold Lessure, Treasurer; Michael Rosenberg, Immediate Past President. Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, Spiritual Advisor. ••• WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AUXILIARY FOR EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE To help make a better life for those less fortunate.

Phone: 412-421-4690

Rabbi, Eli Seidman; Treas., Marian Hershman; Activity Director, Ruth Fargotstien. ••• YESHIVA SCHOOLS 70 Years of Changing the World for Good

2100 Wightman St. Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Phone: 412-422-7300; Fax: 412-422-5930 Website: yeshivaschools.com Email: mail@yeshivaschools.com

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as a public community,” said the Regent Square resident. Noting Elijis’ assessment that “the issue around Israel and Palestine is complicated,” Westheimer added: “And what’s not complicated is standing on the right side of our morals and ethics.” Dani Klein of Jewish Voice for Peace said his decision to interrupt Eliji’s talk came “soon after finding out about” the diplomat’s visit. “I read the description of the event and it was transparent about it being an Israeli government official who was coming to discuss recent events in Israel including the violence in Gaza. At that point I already knew what they were going to say and that I wanted to publicly oppose them,” he said. Elijis described Pittsburgh as a “very engaged and active” community that is “very passionate about Israel … very informed on different issues and nuances.” People can be both supportive and critical of Israel, she said, but advised them to “read and investigate.” Elijis sees her diplomatic role to include not only providing a connection between Israeli and diaspora Jews, but to listen to the concerns of those Jews living outside the Jewish state and to convey those messages to the Israeli government. In a Federation Shabbat message disseminated on June 25, Sayles reiterated the Jewish imperative of civil discourse. “It is part of the Jewish Federation’s

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of Cancer Be Glammed. She has recently relaunched the website — which also offers helpful blogs and opportunities for interactive engagement with others in the cancer community — as well as a channel on YouTube. “Our goal is not to tell women to dress a certain way,” said Lurie. “Our goal is to give them options.” The new guidebook mirrors a more typical fashion magazine, but with sections geared to women whose style needs have been affected by hair loss, mastectomies, weight fluctuations or other concerns related to cancer and its treatments. There is a section on “8 Great Head Scarf Tips,” for example, and another titled “Radiation Couture.” The book also addresses how to prepare for surgery, options for post-op recovery clothes, and skin care tips, along with many pages devoted to hair loss.

p Josh Sayles, Michael Alexander, director of regional affairs at the Consulate General of Israel in New York, Laura Cherner, Almog Elijis and Cindy Goodman-Leib Photo by Mollie Serbin

mission to engage the entire spectrum of our community, provided we agree on two principles: Israel has the right to exist in the world as a Jewish and democratic state; and derech eretz kadmah l’Torah, translated ‘proper conduct precedes the Torah.’ In other words, civility and mutual respect are essential, even in the midst of a heated argument,” Sayles wrote. “Tuesday evening was not the first time we had a small number of mostly young Jews protest an Israeli diplomat we brought to town,” he continued. “It likely won’t be the last. Unfortunately, this group did not and has never adhered to either of the two prin-

All the models in “Cancer Be Glammed, Recover in Style” are cancer survivors, Lurie noted. “Physical care isn’t enough,” Lurie stressed. “We want to empower women to emotionally recover.” She hopes to have her guidebook available in hospitals and treatment centers so that women can be connected with these resources soon after diagnosis. “It is designed in part as a tool for oncology nurses,” Lurie said. “They are usually the first point of contact. I would ask my oncology nurse, but she couldn’t really advise me when my hair fell out about wig options and scarves. A woman needs something immediately when she is diagnosed or facing new treatment.” She is hopeful that the booklet will be seen as “uplifting and useful,” and that Cancer Be Glammed will be “changing the culture around cancer recovery.” Former Pittsburgher and breast cancer survivor Wendy Kramer is an active contributor on Cancer Be Glammed and is a fan of its products and resources.

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ciples laid out above. The tactics they used, which included shouting over the speaker on several occasions (creating anxiety for many of the elderly audience members), were intended solely to disrupt and not to dialogue. Then again, this is the same Jewish organization (IfNotNow) who earlier this week set up tables in JFK Airport and verbally accosted Birthright participants as they were checking into their flights.” Sayles emphasized the Federation’s unwavering support of Israel. “It is worth stating the obvious: We will never sever ties with Israel or the Israeli government, regardless of whether that

government is rightwing, leftwing or centrist,” he said. “First and foremost, as the representative of the Greater Pittsburgh organized Jewish community, it is our responsibility to remain connected to the only Jewish state in the world. And secondly, if we are not connected to the Israeli government, how are we going to advocate for issues our community cares about, whether it’s egalitarian prayer at the Kotel, Jewish conversion in the diaspora, or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?” PJC Adam Reinherz can be reached at areinherz @pittsburghjewishchronicle.org.

p Co-authors Maureen Kelly Busis and Lisa Lurie at the booklet’s launch luncheon Photo courtesy of LIsa Lurie

“Cancer Be Glammed is wonderful,” she said, adding that the site provided “assistance and companionship through dealing with my cancer diagnosis, the treatments, and afterwards.” Through the blogs, Kramer said, she was able to connect with other women who shared in her experiences. And because the products are curated specifically for the cancer community, searching for items is much easier than “going through Google,”

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she said. “When you are going through chemo, you just don’t have the energy.” Kramer even has been able to find fashionable lymphedema sleeves on the site. “There are lots of cool prints and different colors,” she said. “It kind of cheers you up.” The guidebook can be purchased online at cancerbeglammed.com. PJC Toby Tabachnick can be reached at ttabachnick@pittsburghjewishchronicle.org. JUNE 29, 2018 17

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h, you have no idea!â&#x20AC;? Between all the popular expressions around today, this one is among the most annoying ones. For some reason itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become common to emphatically inform people that whatever information they thought they had about an incident, forget about it: â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have no idea!â&#x20AC;? And yet, G-d, the great Trendsetter in the Sky, has allowed this expression to go viral. So letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s see if we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discover some useful wisdom in it. King David writes in Chapter 117, his shortest entry in Psalms (loose translation):

Lilly Robinson, daughter of Jeffrey and Jacqueline Robinson, will become a bat mitzvah on Saturday, June 30, at 10:30 a.m. at Rodef Shalom Congregation. Lilly is a student at Carson Middle School in the North Allegheny School District. At Carson, Lilly is a cheerleader, library aid, is on student council and sings in chorus. Lilly loves animals, plans on becoming a veterinarian and, because of her love for animals, chose to be a volunteer for Animal Friends. Lilly also is excited to be part of the twinning program through the Pittsburgh Holocaust Center in which she is paired with a Holocaust survivor. Lilly thanks and appreciates all the support from her family and friends on her special day.â&#x20AC;&#x201A; PJC

and mighty armies, so he schemes to beat them at their own game: prayer and spiritual energy. So he asks Bilaam to prayerfully curse the Jews into oblivion (G-d forbid). The two of them ascend a towering mountaintop, peer down onto the Israelite camp below and start the proceedings. But despite Bilaamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best efforts, the attempt at genocide backfires when G-d converts Bilaamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s curses into magnificent blessings, strengthening the very People he sought to annihilate. And the most amazing aspect of the whole story? The Jews below are oblivious to the two villains looking down at them from the peaks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; oblivious to the threat and oblivious to the Divine intervention. In fact, the only reason we know about the story at all is because G-d told us the story as part of the Torah. Which leaves us

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KOLB: Elsie (Seidelson) Kolb, of Natick, Mass., formerly of Pittsburgh, on June 19, 2018. Beloved wife of Alfred Kolb. Loving mother of Matthew Robinowitz and his wife Michelle Levy, and Ellen Hart and her husband Daniel. Dear grandmother of Gabriel and Jamie Hart, and Jordan Gold. Loving sister of the late David Seidelson. Graveside services were held at Framingham-Natick Hebrew Cemetery, Natick. Donations in Elsie’s memory may be made to Care Dimensions, 75 Sylvan St., Danvers, MA 01923, the Jewish National Fund, 77 Franklin St. 5141l, Boston, MA 02110, or the charity of donor’s choice. STALINSKY: Jerry Stalinsky, on Monday, June 18, 2018. Beloved husband of Bonnie (Goldstein) Stalinsky. Loving father of Ricki (Eric) Sodicoff and Steve Stalinsky. Brother of Gladys (late Arthur) Maharam. Brother-in-law of Gerry Buncher, Francie (Richard) Serbin and the late Maxine Shirey. Zaydie to Molly, Hannah and Aleeza Sodicoff. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Jerry was a Vietnam veteran as well as a beloved electrical contractor for 47 years. Services were held at Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc. Interment Homewood Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, woundedwarriorproject. org, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or a charity of the donor’s choice. schugar.com WAYNE: Dennis Owen (Dovid Yonah) Wayne, M.D., June 9, 2018. Survived by wife Ursula, beloved children Jonathan, Aharon and Esther, dear sister Susan (Jerry) Holtzman, nephew Jason, niece Evelyn, as well as beloved cousins. He was an alumnus of Binghamton University and Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Wayne served as a commissioned Lieutenant Commander in the Public Health Service, as well as the Indian Health Service in Brigham City, Utah, and the Navajo reservation in Shiprock, New Mexico. Dr. Wayne was a clinical instructor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, St. Francis Medical Center Chief Geropsychiatric Services, psychiatrist at Jefferson Hospital, and Jefferson Behavioral Health. His last position was at NHS Human Services (Merakey). Dr. Wayne was loved by all who interacted with him. He cared for and cherished his patients, treating each specially. He formed meaningful relationships with his colleagues and co-workers, fostering mutual admiration. His life’s dedication was to his family, faith and community. He always sought to help others in humble and private ways. He gave charity with a warm smile and kind greeting. Although his life’s dream of living in Israel never came to fruition, he created lifelong bonds with many people there, and had the merit of being laid to rest in Eretz HaChaim Cemetery, Beit Shemesh, Israel. PJC

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supportive of the Jewish state. Even when condemnation recently moved Klein, 70, to apologize — after he tweeted that the actress Natalie Portman’s views on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and her declining of an award funded in part by the Israeli government “gives credibility and legitimacy to the ludicrous, false, nonsensical belief that beautiful women aren’t too bright” — he did so in a typically bellicose manner. “I now realize that my comment could be construed as offensive and I sincerely apologize for it,” Klein said in a written statement. “I do not retract my criticism of Ms. Portman’s decision not to go to Israel and accept the award, but I should have focused solely on her decision, without any reference to gender or appearance.” It wasn’t the only time his Twitter presence has drawn blowback, and more often than not, Klein doubles down rather than apologizing. In May, Klein tweeted in defense of Roseanne Barr, who called liberal financier and philanthropist George Soros a “nazi who turned in his fellow Jews” on her account. Soros, who is Jewish, was 14 and living in Nazi-controlled Hungary when his father secured papers giving his family new Christian identities in 1944. He survived by living with a Hungarian official whose job it was to take inventory of Jewish homes. Soros is not a Nazi or a Nazi-sympathizer, he’s donated to liberal Jewish groups like J Street and invested in Israel’s thriving technology sector, yet Klein has attacked Soros for his public disagreements with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. “All people have asked of Soros does he regret helping Nazis locate Jews when he was 14-he said he has no regrets,” Klein tweeted. “Why would he not regret this. Why did say 1944 was happiest year of his life. Why does he say he’s anti Zionist [sic].” The tweet drew a number of responses criticizing Klein. “In the ’80s, when I was in Israel, it was

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just unimaginable that you’d attack someone over their Holocaust survivor experience,” said Ron Kampeas, the Washington bureau chief for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “I met Holocaust survivors who were really heroes and they still felt guilt. So you didn’t go there, you never questioned that experience. Mort has been out front with that, I can’t imagine any organization leader doing that 20 or 30 years ago, it would’ve been completely unthinkable.” Klein, though, didn’t back off his statements in an interview with the Washington Jewish Week. “I think he’s a pathetic and weak man who is frightened to identify as a Jew,” Klein said. “He’s never married a Jew. He spends huge amounts of money fighting the Jewish state; he’s an anti-Zionist. I find him to be a frightened, pathetic Jew who feels more secure saying to the anti-Semites and Jew-haters of the world, ‘Don’t hate me, I’m really with you.’” Soros’ second ex-wife is Jewish. Klein’s tactics have been divisive in the world of American Zionist advocacy organizations. He was elected president in 1993 and says that, at the time, he didn’t even want the position. Quickly, though, his far-right positions alienated some in the group. In 1994, the ZOA-Baltimore District broke away to form the independent Baltimore Zionist District, focusing more on growing the connection between American Jews and Israel and broad support for the Jewish state rather than the day-to-day political disputes

the ZOA has engaged in since. “The guy is a very strong personality,” said Jay Bernstein, a board member of the Baltimore Zionist District. “On the one hand, he’s a tremendous advocate for Israel. On the other hand, there are definitely times where it can rub people the wrong way or lead to excesses.” Klein’s group is known as a prolific producer of press releases, commenting on everything from American immigration policy to Portman. Last year the ZOA became one of the only major Jewish groups that supported President Donald Trump’s ban on immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations. On its website, the ZOA claims to represent 25,000 members nationwide, but the organization has been accused of inflating the numbers. “I get the sense that the ZOA has influence that exceeds its actual membership, because they do a very good job of being out there and responding to events and responding very loudly,” Bernstein said. Even some Zionist organizations that are largely in line with the ZOA’s hardline politics have become alienated from it. The Endowment for Middle East Truth was founded by Sarah Stern in 2002 after she left the ZOA. According to an EMET employee, the two groups — despite their similar positions on Israeli and American politics — don’t have a working relationship because of Klein’s temperament.

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accepted that in central and southeastern Europe, only about 20 percent of Roma children complete primary school, and fewer still finish high school. “There are real issues,” Nirenstein said, “and there’s nothing fascist about wanting to deal with it.” Nirenstein, a former journalist who now lives in Israel and makes frequent trips to Italy, said the statements by the Jewish community in Italy were “a mistake.” But Nirenstein also said she found Salvini’s words “not careful enough because they singled out an ethnic minority at a time where there is already growing concern in a country with an immigration problem” from Africa and the Middle East. Many of the Roma living in Italy are believed to be foreign and staying without a visa, Nirenstein said. And those who are legal “don’t pay taxes,” she said. “I criticize Salvini’s remarks on the

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And that’s to say nothing of Jewish groups that don’t share Klein’s politics. In April, it came out that the Anti-Defamation League, the National Council of Jewish Women and the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society were all lodging separate complaints with the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations accusing the ZOA of defaming them. “He’s very ruthless in trying to crush challenges to him from the outside and the inside,” Kampeas said. “Certainly his leadership within the Jewish community has been characterized by a willingness to street fight and publicly have it out with other Jewish organizations in a way that the establishment isn’t comfortable with, and they’re finally beginning to push back.” At the same time, Klein and his supporters argue that his politics and relationships have given the group increased influence with the Trump administration. Klein is friends with Steve Bannon, the president’s former chief strategist, and John Bolton, the current national security adviser. In moving the American embassy to Israel and walking away from the Iran nuclear agreement, Trump has made decisions that the ZOA has long lobbied for. “ZOA determines what positions we take based on the facts and the interpretation of facts as we see them,” Klein said. “Not what will gain us the most friends among other organizations. Not even based on what will gain us most supporters amongst Jews.” By all accounts, Klein has the full backing of the ZOA’s board. According to Los Angeles lawyer Steven Goldberg, who launched a very public bid to replace him as president in 2014, there hasn’t been a challenge to his power within the organization since. When asked how long he plans to stay atop the ZOA, Klein said he hasn’t decided. “We’ll see what happens, but now with Trump in power, I have maybe the ability to achieve more for us and Israel,” Klein said. “But I wouldn’t mind laying on the beach for a long time either.” PJC Jared Foretek writes for the Washington Jewish Week, an affiliated publication of the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle. grounds of equality. Of course I feel solidarity with the Gypsies, a kinship even, between fellow victims of the Holocaust,” Nirenstein said. “But equality also means equal compliance to legal duties.” Michel Thooris, a Jewish senior police officer in France and founder of a Jewish group that supports that country’s far-right National Front party, blasted allusions to the Holocaust as “a serious moral error.” The Italian government, Thooris said, “simply wants to apply the Italian law” also “on immigration.” Peter Feldmajer, a former leader of the Mazsihisz federation of Hungarian Jewish communities, said he saw “no connection between the Holocaust” and what Salvini said. “I oppose what the Italian minister said not because of the Holocaust, or because I’m a Jew and they’re Gypsies, but simply because it goes against the values of human dignity to make lists according to race, color, origin and so on,” Feldmajer said. “In a democracy, that’s impossible.” PJC

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Community Temple Emanuel Evening of Celebration

Machers & Shakers David Sufrin is the 2018 recipient of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Gerald S. Ostrow Volunteer of the Year Award. The award is presented annually to recognize a Federation volunteer leader for significant service to the community and for fostering collaboration. Woody Ostrow, son of the award’s founder, presented the award Tuesday, June 19 at the Federation office. Sufrin’s volunteer accomplishments include chairing the effort to find a new location for the Federation’s office, serving as the Federation’s development chair and chairing the board of the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. Photo by David Bachman

p Temple Emanuel honored Rabbi Mark Mahler with An Evening of Celebration, attended by 300 members and guests, on June 3 in honor of his upcoming retirement.

p Temple Emanuel’s current and past presidents presented a musical tribute to Rabbi Mark Mahler. From left: Joan Rothaus, Daniel Rothschild and David Weisberg

Peyton Klein, a 16-year-old student at Pittsburgh Allderdice, was chosen as one of 15 teens nationwide to receive the 2018 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards, a $36,000 award that recognizes teens for their commitment to social good and volunteer service. Now entering its 12th year, the Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards has awarded over $3 million to 99 teens in recognition of their vision, compassion, innovation and demonstrated ability to lead. Klein was recognized for her work in Photo courtesy of Diller Teens starting the Global Minds Initiative, a for-youth, by-youth organization created to combat the issues of cultural intolerance and discrimination through an after-school tutoring program between English-as-a-second-language (ESL) and native Englishspeaking students. The program aims to embrace diversity through education, integration, celebration, and advocacy. Since its founding less than two years ago, the Global Minds Initiative has grown from engaging 50 students, to over 500 students in 12 schools in six different states and in two countries. Additionally, 100 percent of the ESL participants showed improvement in integration among students, and 92 percent of ESL participants showed improvement in conversational English.

CDS Graduates Four graduates of Community Day School were honored as valedictorians of the Pittsburgh Allderdice Class of 2018. Joseph Finkelstein, Naomi Frim-Abrams, Madeline Herrup and Adam Moritz all achieved an unblemished academic record — a 4.0 unweighted grade point average — through eight semesters at Allderdice. All four will be attending college in the fall. Finkelstein will matriculate at Vanderbilt University, Frim-Abrams at Princeton University, Herrup at Brandeis University and Moritz at New York University.

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p Rabbi Mark Mahler and Alice Mahler were presented with the Manny Award, Temple Emanuel’s highest award, at the congregation’s annual meeting on June 10, in honor of their many contributions during Rabbi Mahler’s 38-year tenure. Photos courtesy of Temple Emanuel

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Community NCSY Garden Sizzler The 27th annual NCSY Garden Sizzler, hosted by the Butler family, is a gastronomic extravaganza featuring steak, chicken, ribs, slow smoked brisket, smoked pastrami-peppered turkey, salmon, chili, pulled beef and a cornucopia of salads and sides. NCSY serves over 35,000 Jewish teens each year, and is sending more than 2,000 to summer educational programs in Israel and Europe.

p Local NCSY chapter advisor Rabbi Chaim Strassman, who worked through the rain to make it happen, pictured here with his wife and in-laws. From left: Bruce Horvitz, Deborah Winn-Horvitz, Lindsey Strassman and Rabbi Chaim Strassman Photo by S. Riemer

p Chief barbecue master Jason Small and wife, Stefanie

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p The torrential downpours were epic! Leon Zionts is chillin’ in the rain in front of the (kosher) bacon-topped maple bars. Photo by S. Riemer

p Guests Beverly Block and Lisa Marcus

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t This event is driven by dozens of volunteers. NCSY alumnus Tovia Jacobs helped syphon rainwater off of the tent tops.

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p Volunteers Rena Harmon and Sam Oshlag worked during the day and then enjoyed the event at night. They were photo bombed by Elena Davis.

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