Great Metro West 6-25-2020 by rich waloff

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G R E AT E R M E T R O W E S T E D I T I O N A P U B L I C AT I O N O F T H E J E W I S H W E E K M E D I A G R O U P Vol. LXX IV No. 26 | June 25, 2020 | 3 TAM M U Z 5780

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Efforts to curb online hate meet concerns over free speech ADL survey of harassment adds urgency to debate on limits of expression

South Orange activist pens memoir State & Local 4

Stewart Ain Special to NJJN

Those at last week’s kosher food pickup include, back row, from left, Rebecca Hindin, Mandi Perlmutter, Steve Karp, Assemblywoman Annette Quijano, Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage, Assemblyman Gary Schaer, and Yael Bleicher. In front is staff from Teach NJ, including Katie Katz, at left, and Renee Klyman. PHOTOS BY JOHANNA GINSBERG

Jewish families benefit from USDA summer food program Stitching our lives back together, one row at a time Exit Ramp 27

State & Local 4 Opinion 11 Calendar/Community 14 LifeCycle 15 Touch of Torah 20 Exit Ramp 27

Stigma is ‘broken,’ insecurity affects all income levels Johanna Ginsberg NJJN Senior Writer

ars backed up from Bruriah High School in Elizabeth to the traffic light on North Avenue by 7:30 a.m., and they continued to arrive in a steady stream for nearly four hours. They were there on the morning of June 17 for the second installment of a weekly summer program distributing kosher food. “We really have broken down that stigma that getting free food is only

for poor families,” said Yael Bleicher of Elizabeth, a volunteer coordinator for the program, which will run through the summer. Day school professionals saw a growing need for support during the pandemic. “It was obvious that there are families who are more and more food insecure as the weeks go on,” said Rebecca Hindin, director of the Greater MetroWest New Jersey Day School Initiative of Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ. Hindin recently coordinated the distribution of emergency tuition grants for day school families. She wasn’t the only one who noticed the effects of economic hardship. Steve Karp, executive director of the Jewish Educational Center (JEC) in Elizabeth, told NJJN, “There are so many families out there where parents

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new survey by the Anti-Defamation League confirms the wide extent of online hate and harassment — but will probably not settle a national debate over the limits of what can and can’t be said online and in other public forums. Fully 28 percent of Americans said they have experienced online harassment and hate this year — and 22 percent said they were subject to religionbased harassment, double the figure just two years ago, according to the ADL. It also found that fully 77 percent of the online harassment took place on Facebook. The ADL, along with the NAACP and four other civil rights organizations, has now launched a campaign calling upon some of the world’s largest corporations to pause advertising on Facebook for the month of July. Among the major corporations joining the effort are Patagonia, the North Face, Upwork, REI, and Mozilla. Jonathan Greenblatt, the ADL’s CEO, explained that the campaign aims to demonstrate to Facebook that “there are consequences when it doesn’t deal with racism on the platform, when it doesn’t deal with conspiracy theories on the platform, and when it doesn’t deal with anti-Semitism and all forms of hate and Holocaust deniers on the platform.” Speaking on CNBC, Greenblatt said white nationalists have used Facebook “to organize their efforts to disrupt the protests over the last several weeks.” “The time has come for the company to say we are not going to allow this kind of hate — which is further dividing our country — to proliferate on their platform,” said Greenblatt. “We want to push Facebook, show Facebook that if they don’t take action the bottom line will suffer.” Facebook isn’t the only institution being pressured to respond to the spread of inflammatory speech. At major newspapers, on college campuses,

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61 Rockledge Dr. 56 Rockledge Dr. SOLD PRICE $700,000 SOLD PRICE $1,800,000 SOLD PRICE $1,403,700 SOLD PRICE $500,000 7 Ln.,Town Center SOLD PRICE $700,000 61 Dr. 56 Dr. SOLD PRICE $1,800,000 SOLD PRICE $1,403,700 SOLD PRICE $500,000 SOLD PRICE $700,000 SOLD PRICE $1,800,000 61 $799,000 $775,000 SOLD PRICE $1,403,700 SOLD PRICE $555,000 SOLD PRICE $500,000 SOLD PRICE $505,000 SOLD PRICE $573,000 7 Beresford Beresford Ln.,Town Center 57 $439,900 $423,000 6 Ave $660,000 $675,000 61 Rockledge Rockledge Dr. 56 Rockledge Rockledge Dr. PRICE $555,000 22 Country Club Rd $599,000 $590,000 PRICE $635,000 SOLD $538,250 SOLD PRICE $735,000 SOLD PRICE $505,000 PRICE $573,000 PRICE $700,000 228 Mc SOLD PRICE $1,800,000 SOLD PRICE $744,000 61 West West Dr Dr $799,000 $775,000 SOLD PRICE $1,403,700 SOLD PRICE $555,000 SOLD PRICE $500,000 PRICE $505,000 $415,000 SOLD PRICE $573,000 8 W Lawn Rd $384,500 $365,000 $985,000 SOLD PRICE $955,000 57 Fellswood Fellswood Dr $439,900 $423,000 6 Wildwood Wildwood Ave Dr $660,000 $675,000 SOLD PRICE $555,000 22 Country Club Rd $599,000 $590,000 SOLD PRICE $505,000 PRICE $573,000 228 E ESOLD Mc Clellan Ave $415,000 $409,000 SOLD PRICE $744,000 8SOLD W Clellan Lawn RdAve $384,500 $409,000 $365,000 SOLD PRICE $985,000 SOLD PRICE $955,000 SOLD PRICE $744,000 7 SOLD PRICE $985,000 SOLD PRICE $955,000 30 E Cedar St $455,000 $425,000 SOLD$799,900 PRICE$800,000 $744,000 7 Northfi Northfield eld Ct Ct $799,900 $800,000 SOLD PRICE $985,000 SOLD PRICE $955,000 30 E Dr Cedar St $455,000 $425,000 $685,000 192 E Mt Pleasant Ave $600,000 $607,000 11 Windsor $725,000 85 Fellswood Dr $399,000 $413,500 52 N Ashby Ave $429,900 $430,000 192 E Mt Pleasant Ave $600,000 $607,000 11 Windsor Dr $725,000 $685,000 85 Fellswood $399,000 $430,000 $413,500 80 $899,000 517 $499,900 52 N Ashby Ave Dr $429,900 80 S S Ashby Ashby Ave Ave $899,000 $867,000 $867,000 517 Kensington Kensington Ln Ln $499,900 $500,000 $500,000 17 Tiffany Dr. 13 Rd. 1308 Pointe Gate Dr. 6 Ave $660,000 $675,000 13 17 $940,000 $940,000 228 Clellan $415,000 $409,000 94 Dr $560,000 $540,000 13 Winchester Winchester Rd. 1308 Pointe Gate Dr. 6 Wildwood Wildwood Ave $660,000 $675,000 15 Dr $759,000 13 Coventry Coventry Rd. Rd. 21 17 Blackstone Blackstone Dr Dr 17 Tiffany $940,000 Dr. $940,000 228 E E Mc McRd Clellan Ave Ave $415,000 $420,000 $409,000 $435,000 $420,000 94 Belmont Belmont Dr $560,000 $540,000 $780,000 15 Blackstone Blackstone Dr $759,000 $780,000 21 Fernwood Fernwood Rd $435,000 3 Morningside Dr $1,435,000 $1,435,000 7 Trombley Dr $565,000 $540,000 11 Windsor Dr $725,000 $685,000 3 Morningside Dr $1,435,000 $1,435,000 52 N Ashby Ave $429,900 $430,000 SOLD PRICE $555,000 SOLD PRICE $505,000 SOLD PRICE $573,000 SOLD TrombleyPRICE Dr $565,000 $540,000 11 Windsor Dr7Dr $725,000 $685,000 52 N Ashby Ave SOLD PRICE $429,900 $430,000 SOLD PRICE $555,000 $505,000 SOLD $573,000 SOLD PRICE PRICE $1,550,000 $1,550,00057 61 $799,000 Dr $439,900 $423,000 61 West West Dr $799,000 $775,000 $775,000 57 Fellswood Fellswood Dr $439,900 $423,000 15 $759,000 21 $435,000 15 Blackstone Blackstone Dr Dr $759,000 $780,000 $780,000 21 Fernwood Fernwood Rd Rd $435,000 $420,000 $420,000 7 Northfi eld Ct $799,900 $800,000 30 E Cedar Cedar St St $455,000 $425,000 $425,000 7 Northfi eld Ct $799,900 $800,000 30 E $455,000 61 West West Dr Dr $799,000 $775,000 $775,000 57 Fellswood Fellswood Dr Dr $439,900 $423,000 $423,000 61 $799,000 57 $439,900  Weichert 80 Ashby Ave $899,000 $867,000 517 Kensington Kensington Ln $499,900 $500,000 Sales Representatives Representatives Realtors 7 Ct $799,900 $800,000 80 S Seld Ashby AveSales $867,000 Realtors 30 St $455,000 $425,000 517 $499,900 7 Northfi Northfi eld Ct $799,900$899,000 $800,000 Weichert 30 E E Cedar CedarLn St $455,000 $500,000 $425,000 Didi’s Cell: (973) 495-4801 17 Blackstone Dr $940,000 $940,000 80 S Ashby Ave $899,000 $867,000 94 Belmont Dr $560,000 $540,000 Didi’s Cell: (973) 495-4801 517 Kensington Ln $499,900 $500,000 17 Blackstone Dr $940,000 $940,000 80 S Ashby Ave $899,000 $867,000 94 Belmont Dr $560,000 517 Kensington Ln $499,900 $540,000 $500,000  Audrey Cell: (973) 476-3021 17 Dr $940,000 $940,000 94 $560,000 $540,000 Sales Representatives 3 Dr $1,435,000 Audrey Cell:$1,435,000 (973) 17 Blackstone Blackstone Dr $940,000 $940,000 7 Trombley Trombley Dr Dr $565,000 $540,000 94 Belmont Belmont Dr $560,000 $540,000 $540,000 Sales476-3021 Representatives Weichert Realtors Realtors 3 Morningside Morningside Dr $1,435,000 $1,435,000 Weichert 7 Dr $565,000

19 Fieldstone Dr. 19 Fieldstone 37 Havenwood Dr. 19 FieldstoneDr. Dr. 19 Fieldstone Dr. SOLD PRICE $700,000 SOLD PRICE $700,000 SOLD SOLDPRICE PRICE$647,502 $700,000 SOLD PRICE $700,000

7 7 Trombley Trombley Dr Dr

29 Chelsea Dr. 29 Chelsea Dr. Rockledge Dr. 30 61 Mountain Ridge Dr. 29 Chelsea Dr. 29 Chelsea Dr. 61 Rockledge Dr. 61 Rockledge Dr. 61 Rockledge Dr. SOLD PRICE$1,340,000 $1,403,700 SOLD PRICE $1,403,700 $985,000 SOLD PRICE $1,403,700 SOLD PRICE $1,403,700 SOLD PRICE $985,000 SOLD PRICE $985,000 SOLD PRICE $985,000

Didi’s www.DidiandAudrey.com $1,435,000 Didi’s Cell: Cell: (973) (973) 495-4801 495-4801 www.DidiandAudrey.com $1,435,000 $1,435,000 $1,435,000 Audrey Cell: (973) 476-3021 Audrey Cell: (973) 476-3021

613Rockledge Rockledge Dr. Aspen Dr.Dr. 61 61 Rockledge Dr. 61 Rockledge Dr. SOLD PRICE $985,000 SOLD SOLD PRICE $985,000 SOLDPRICE PRICE$990,000 $985,000 SOLD PRICE $985,000

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Didi Didi Rosen Rosen & & Audrey Audrey Katz Katz *As of GSMLS collected 3/29/2019. *As of GSMLS collected 3/29/2019. May include listings/sales not made by the named agents or Weichert, Realtors.

*As of GSMLS collected 3/29/2019. *As GSMLS collected 3/29/2019. Mayof include listings/sales not made by the named agents or Weichert, Realtors. May include listings/sales made by nor the named agents Weichert, Realtors. The GSMLS, LLC does notnotguarantee, is it in any wayorresponsible for its The GSMLS, does not guarantee, nora whole is it in or anyinway for itsby accuracy. ThisLLC representation is based on part responsible on data supplied accuracy. ThisLLC. representation is based on a whole or is in currently part on data supplied the GSMLS, Weichert, Realtors. If your home listed with aby the GSMLS, LLC.this Weichert, Realtors.toIfbe your home is currently listed with a real estate broker, is not intended a solicitation of that listing. real estate broker, this is not intended to be a solicitation of that listing.

May include listings/sales not made by the named agents or Weichert, Realtors. May include listings/sales not made by the named agents or Weichert, Realtors. The GSMLS, LLC does not guarantee, nor is it in any way responsible for its The GSMLS, LLC does not guarantee, nor is it inas anyofway responsible for its © Weichert, Realtors. Info gathered 1/31/19. marketed accuracy. representation is based a whole as or in on dataProperties supplied byeither © 2017 2017 This Weichert, Realtors. Info on gathered ofpart 1/31/19. marketed or or sold sold by by The The Rosen-Katz Rosen-Katz Team. Team. If If your your home home is is currently currently listed listed with with aa real real estate estate broker, broker, this this is is not not intended intended to to accuracy. This representation is based on a whole or in part on dataProperties supplied byeither be aa solicitation of REALTOR® is aa federally collective the LLC. Weichert, Realtors. If your home is listedregistered with a be GSMLS, solicitation of the the listing. listing. REALTOR® is currently federally collective membership membership mark mark which which identiﬁ identiﬁes es aa real real estate estate professional professional who who is is aa Member Member of of the the NATIONAL NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION the LLC. Weichert, Realtors. If to your home currently listedregistered with OFGSMLS, REALTORS® and subscribes issolicitation strictisCode Code of Ethics. Ethics. Allasquare square footage, footage, room room dimensions, dimensions, and and lot lot sizes sizes are are approximate. approximate. Offering Offering subject subject to to errors, errors, omissions, omissions, prior prior sale, sale, change change of of price price real estate broker, this isand notsubscribes intended to be of that listing. All OF REALTORS® toaais strict of real estate broker, this is not intended to be solicitation of that listing. • Top 1% of Weichert Agents Company Wide or withdraw without notice. The information herein is provided by the seller and not Weichert, Realtors, and while deemed reliable is not guaranteed. Equal Housing Opportunity.

Beresford Ln.,Town Center Pine Valley Rd. The Fairways 77 7 7Beresford BeresfordLn.,Town Ln.,TownCenter Center 7Pine PineValley ValleyRd. Rd.The TheFairways Fairways 7 Beresford Ln.,Town Center 77 Pine Valley Rd. The Fairways SOLD PRICE $744,000 SOLD PRICE $780,000 PRICE $744,000 SOLD $780,000 • withdraw TopSOLD 1% of Weichert Agents Company Wide SOLD PRICE $744,000 SOLD PRICE $780,000 SOLD PRICE $744,000 or without notice. The information herein is provided by the seller and not Weichert,PRICE Realtors, and while Ofﬁ deemedce reliable is not guaranteed. Equal Housing Opportunity. SOLD PRICE $780,000 Livingston Livingston Ofﬁ ce •• Weichert Weichert Million Million Dollar Dollar Sales Sales & & Marketing Marketing Club Club

Office: ce: (973) (973) 994-4884 994-4884 •• NJAR Top of Agents Company Circle of 1996 Top 1% 1% of Weichert Weichert Agents Company Wide Wide Offi NJAR Circle of Excellence Excellence 1996 -- 2018 2018 35 Ave. Livingston 35 No. No. Livingston Livingston Ave. Offi Livingston Office ce Team Livingston ce •••#1 Weichert Million Dollar Sales & •#1 Team Weichert Weichert Livingston Offi ce 1996-2018 1996-2018 Weichert Million Dollar Offi Sales & Marketing Marketing Club Club Livingston OffiNJ ce:07039 (973) 994-4884 994-4884 Livingston NJ 07039 Offi ce: (973) •• NJAR NJAR Circle Circle of of Excellence Excellence 1996 1996 -- 2018 2018 35 No. No. Livingston Livingston Ave. Ave. 35 •#1 •#1 Team Team Weichert Weichert Livingston Livingston Offi Office ce 1996-2018 1996-2018 Livingston Livingston NJ NJ 07039 07039

May include listings/sales not made by the named agents or Weichert, Realtors. The GSMLS, LLC does not guarantee, nor is it in Rockledge any way responsible for its 61 Dr. 56 The GSMLS, LLC does not guarantee, nor is it in Rockledge any way responsible for its Dr. 56 Rockledge Rockledge Dr. Dr. accuracy. This representation is based on61 a whole or in part on data supplied by accuracy. This representation is based on a whole or in part on data supplied by the GSMLS, LLC. Weichert, Realtors. If your home is currently listed with a the GSMLS, LLC. Weichert, Realtors. If your homePRICE is currently listed with a SOLD $985,000 SOLD SOLD PRICE SOLD PRICE PRICE $955,000 $955,000*As real estate broker, this is not intended to be a solicitation of that listing. $985,000 of GSMLS collected 3/29/2019. real estate broker, this is not intended to be a solicitation of that listing. *As of GSMLS collected 3/29/2019.

May May include include listings/sales listings/sales not not made made by by the the named named agents agents or or Weichert, Weichert, Realtors. Realtors. The GSMLS, GSMLS, LLC The LLC does does not not guarantee, guarantee, nor nor is is itit in in any any way way responsible responsible for for its its

SOLD SOLD PRICE PRICE $1,800,000 $1,800,000

7 7 Beresford Beresford Ln.,Town Ln.,Town Center Center SOLD SOLD PRICE PRICE $744,000 $744,000

7 7 Pine Pine Valley Valley Rd. Rd. The The Fairways Fairways SOLD SOLD PRICE PRICE $780,000 $780,000

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517 517 Kensington Kensington Ln., Ln., Didi’s Cell: (973) 495-4801 SOLD SOLD Didi’s Cell: (973) 495-4801 SOLD PRICE PRICE $1,403,700 $1,403,700 SOLD PRICE PRICE $500,000 $500,000 Didi’s (973) 495-4801 AudreyCell: Cell: (973) (973) 476-3021 Audrey Cell: 476-3021 Audrey Cell: (973) 476-3021 Audrey Cell: (973) 476-3021 www.DidiandAudrey.com www.DidiandAudrey.com www.DidiandAudrey.com www.DidiandAudrey.com *As of GSMLS collected 3/29/2019. *As of GSMLS collected 3/29/2019.

$4 $4 $5 $5

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37 Rainbow Ridge Dr. www.DidiandAudrey.com 7 Beresford Ln.,Town 37 Rainbow Ridge Dr. 7 Pine Valley Rd. The Fairways Mayhew Dr. Center 3714 Rainbow Ridge Dr. www.DidiandAudrey.com 77 Ln.,Town Center 37 Rainbow Ridge Dr. 77 Valley Rd. The Beresford Ln.,Town Center Pine Valley Rd. The Fairways 7 Beresford Beresford Ln.,Town Center 7 Pine Pine Valley Rd.$780,000 The Fairways Fairways SOLD PRICE $1,800,000 $744,000 $1,800,000 SOLD PRICE SOLD PRICE $635,000 SOLD PRICE $1,800,000 $744,000 SOLD PRICE $1,800,000 SOLD SOLD PRICE $744,000 SOLD PRICE $780,000 SOLD PRICE $744,000 SOLD PRICE PRICE $780,000 $780,000

•• Top Agents Company Wide 1% Agents Company Top 1% 1% of of Weichert Weichert•• Top Agents Company Wide Top 1% of of Weichert Weichert Agents Company Wide Wide Livingston Offi Livingston ce LivingstonOffi Office ce Livingston Offi ce •• Weichert Million Dollar Marketing •• Weichert Sales & Marketing Weichert Million Dollar Sales Sales & &Club Marketing Club Club Offi ce: 994-4884 Weichert Million Million Dollar Dollar &Excellence Marketing Offi(973) ce: (973) (973)994-4884 994-4884 Office: ce: (973) 994-4884 • NJAR NJARSales Circle of of 1996Club 2018 Offi • Circle Excellence 1996 -- 2018 35 No. Livingston Ave. •• &NJAR Circle of Excellence 1996 --Livingston 2018 35 No. Livingston Ave. NJAR Circle of Excellence 1996 2018 •#1 Team Weichert Offi ce 1996-2018 Didi Rosen Audrey Katz 35 No. No. Livingston Ave. •#1 Team Weichert Livingston Office 1996-2018 35  Katz Didi Rosen & Audrey Livingston NJ 07039 Livingston Ave.   Livingston NJ 07039 Sales Representatives Weichert Realtors •#1 Team Weichert ce Regency Club  Livingston Sales Representatives Weichert Realtors •#1 Team Weichert Livingston Offi Offi ce 1996-2018 1996-2018 1996-2019* Sales Representatives Weichert Realtors 1996-2018* Didi Rosen & Audrey Katz 37 Rainbow Ridge Dr. 29 Chelsea Dr. Regency Club Livingston NJ 07039 Sales Representatives Weichert Realtors 1996-2018* Livingston NJ 07039 Didi’s Cell: (973) 495-4801

$4 $4 $4 $4

Didi Rosen & Audrey Katz

3 3 Morningside Morningside Dr Dr

$4 $4 $4 $4

7 Valley Rd. The 7 Pine Pine Valley Rd.$780,000 The Fairways Fairways SOLD PRICE SOLD PRICE $780,000 SOLD SOLD PRICE PRICE $780,000 $780,000

Didi Rosen & Audrey Katz

$565,000 $565,000 $540,000 $540,000

517 Kensington Ln., Regency Club 56 Rockledge Dr. 517 Ln., Club 517Kensington Kensington Ln.,Regency Regency Club 56 Dr. 517 Kensington Ln., Regency Club 56 Rockledge Dr. 56 Rockledge Rockledge Dr. SOLD PRICE $500,000 SOLD SOLD PRICE $500,000 SOLDPRICE PRICE$955,000 $500,000 SOLD PRICE $955,000 SOLD PRICE $500,000 SOLD PRICE $955,000 SOLD PRICE $955,000

19 19 Fieldstone Fieldstone Dr. Dr. SOLD SOLD PRICE PRICE $700,000 $700,000

56Rockledge Rockledge Dr. 16 Rock Hill Rd. 56 Dr. 56 Rockledge Dr. 56 Rockledge Dr. SOLD PRICE $955,000 SOLD PRICE $1,125,000 SOLD PRICE $955,000 SOLD PRICE $955,000 SOLD PRICE $955,000

SOLD $1,800,000 5306 Pointe GatePRICE Dr $379,000 $3 SOLD SOLD PRICE PRICE $1,800,000 $1,800,000 8 $384,500 8 W W Lawn Lawn Rd Rd $384,500 $3 $3 85 Fellswood Fellswood Dr Dr $399,000 $4 $4 85 $399,000

6 $660,000 $415,000 6 Wildwood Wildwood Ave Ave $660,000 $675,000 $675,000 $415,000 $409,000 $409,000 228 $415,000 *As of GSMLS collected 3/29/2019. 228 E E Mc Mc Clellan Clellan Ave Ave $415,000 *As of GSMLS collected 3/29/2019. May include listings/sales not made by the named agents or Weichert, Realtors. 11 $725,000 $685,000 $429,900 $430,000 May include listings/sales not made by the named agents or Weichert, Realtors. 11 Windsor Windsor Dr Dr $725,000 $685,000 $429,900 $430,000 The GSMLS, LLC does not guarantee, nor is it in any way responsible for its52 N Ashby Ave $429,900 The GSMLS, LLC does not guarantee, nor is it in any way responsible for its52 N Ashby Ave $429,900 accuracy. This representation is based on a whole or in part on data supplied by 15 Blackstone Dr $759,000 $780,000 $435,000 accuracy. This representation is based on a whole or in part on data supplied by SALES ABOVE LISTING PRICE SALES AT LISTING PRICE 15 Blackstone Dr $759,000 $780,000 $435,000 -- $420,000 $420,000 the GSMLS, LLC. Weichert, Realtors. If your home is currently listed with a SALES ABOVE LISTING PRICE - SALES ATtheLISTING PRICE $435,000 GSMLS, LLC. Weichert, Realtors. If your home is currently listed with a21 21 Fernwood Fernwood Rd Rd $435,000 real estate broker, this is not intended to be a solicitation of that listing. 61SPWest West Dr Dr $799,000 real estate broker, this is not$775,000 intended to be a solicitation of that listing. 57 $439,900 $423,000 61 $799,000 $775,000 ADDRESS LP ADDRESS LP SP 57 Fellswood Fellswood Dr Dr $439,900 $423,000 ADDRESS LP SP 57 $439,900 ADDRESS LP SP 57 Fellswood Fellswood Dr Dr $439,900 ADDRESS LP SP ADDRESS LP SP 7 Northﬁ eld Ct $799,900 $800,000 ADDRESS LP SP 21 Longview Rd $575,000 $550,000 30 $455,000 $425,000 ADDRESS LP 7$368,000 5306 Gate $379,000 NorthﬁSP eld Ct 21 Longview Rd $799,900 $800,000 $575,000 $550,000 30 E E Cedar Cedar St St $455,000 5306 Pointe Pointe$425,000 Gate Dr Dr $379,000 $368,000 30 E E Cedar Cedar St St $455,000 30 $455,000 22 Country Club Rd $599,000 $590,000 8 W Lawn Rd $384,500 $365,000 80 S Ashby Ave $867,000 22 Country Club Rd $899,000 $599,000 $590,000 SALES ABOVE LISTING PRICE SALES LISTING PRICE 8 WAT Lawn Rd $384,500 $365,000 517 Kensington Ln $499,900 $500,000 21 Longview Rd $575,000 $550,000 80 S Ashby Ave $899,000 $867,000 5306 Pointe Gate Dr $379,000 $368,000 SALES ABOVE LISTING PRICE SALES AT LISTING PRICE 517 Kensington Ln $499,900 $500,000 21 Longview Rd $575,000 $550,000 5306 Pointe Gate Dr $379,000 $368,000 192 E E Mt Mt Pleasant Pleasant Ave Ave $600,000 $607,000 $607,000 517 $499,900 85 $399,000 $413,500 $600,000 517 Kensington Kensington Ln Ln $499,900 85 Fellswood Fellswood Dr Dr $399,000 17 $413,500 Blackstone Dr192 $940,000 $940,000 94 Belmont $560,000 $540,000 17 Blackstone Dr $940,000 $940,000 6 $660,000 $675,000 22 Rd $599,000 $590,000 228 Club E Mc Mc Clellan Clellan Ave $415,000 $409,000 94 Belmont Dr Dr $560,000 $540,000 8 Rd $384,500 $365,000 6 Wildwood Wildwood Ave Ave $660,000 $675,000 22 Country Country Club Rd Ave $599,000 $590,000 LP SP 228 E $415,000 $409,000 8 W W Lawn LawnADDRESS Rd $384,500 $365,000 ADDRESS LP SP 94 Belmont Dr $560,000 ADDRESS LP SP ADDRESS LP SP3$430,000 94 Belmont Dr $560,000 11 Windsor Dr $725,000 $685,000 52 N Ashby Ave $429,900 Morningside Dr $1,435,000 $1,435,000 7 Trombley Dr $565,000 $540,000 19 Fieldstone Dr. $725,000 $685,000 37 Rainbow Ridge Dr. 29 Chelsea Dr. 517 Kensington Ln., Regency Club 52Pleasant N Ashby $540,000 AveAve $429,900 3$430,000 Morningside Dr11 Windsor Dr $1,435,000 $1,435,000 7 Trombley Dr 192 E Mt $600,000 $607,000 19 Dr. 37 Ridge Dr. Chelsea Dr. 517 Kensington Ln., Regency Club 85 Dr 19 Fieldstone Dr. 37 Rainbow Ridge Dr. 29 Chelsea Dr. 17 Tiffany 517 Kensington Ln., Regency Club 13 Winchester Rd. 1308 Pointe Gate Dr. 192Dr. E $565,000 MtRd Pleasant Ave $575,000 $600,000 $607,000 Longview $550,000 18Fieldstone Crescent 5501 Pointe Gate 629 Ridgewood Dr. 7 Trombley Trombley DrValley $565,000 15 $759,000 $780,000 17 Tiffany Dr. 13 Winchester Rd. 1308 Pointe 85 Fellswood Fellswood Dr Gate $399,000 $413,500 5306 Pointe $379,000 $368,000 19 Fieldstone Dr. 37 Rainbow Rainbow RidgeCenter Dr. 7 Ln.,Town 21 Fernwood $435,000 $420,000 29 Chelsea Dr. 17 Tiffany 517$413,500 Kensington Ln.,21 Regency Club 13 Winchester Rd. $399,000 1308 Pointe Gate Dr. 7 61 Rockledge Dr. 56 Rockledge Dr. 21 Longview Rd $575,000 $550,000 7 $565,000 15 Blackstone Blackstone Dr Dr $759,000 $780,000 17 Tiffany Dr. 13 Winchester Rd. 1308 Pointe Gate Dr. 5306 Pointe Gate Dr DrRd. $379,000 $368,000 7 Beresford Beresford Ln.,Town Center 21 Fernwood Rd Rd $435,000 $420,000 7 Pine PineDr Valley Rd. Rd. The The Fairways Fairways 228 E Mc Clellan Ave

228 E Mc Clellan Ave M 20 Ma a rr cc h h 2 01 19 9 SS a a ll ee ss ** 52 52 N N Ashby Ashby Ave Ave 21 Rd - SALES ABOVE LISTING PRICE 21 Fernwood Fernwood Rd

61 61Rockledge RockledgeDr. Dr. SOLD SOLDPRICE PRICE$985,000 $985,000

mont Dr

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$590,000

56 56Rockledge RockledgeDr. Dr. SOLD SOLDPRICE PRICE$955,000 $955,000

ensington Ln

$599,000

37 37Rainbow RainbowRidge RidgeDr. Dr. SOLD SOLDPRICE PRICE$1,800,000 $1,800,000

Cedar St

$384,500 $365,000

22 Country Club Rd

29 29Chelsea ChelseaDr. Dr. SOLD SOLDPRICE PRICE$1,403,700 $1,403,700

lswood Dr

$550,000

517 517Kensington KensingtonLn., Ln.,Regency RegencyClub Club SOLD SOLDPRICE PRICE$500,000 $500,000

nwood Rd

$575,000

19 19Fieldstone FieldstoneDr. Dr. SOLD SOLDPRICE PRICE$700,000 $700,000

Ashby Ave

21 Longview Rd

17 17Tiffany TiffanyDr. Dr. SOLD SOLD PRICE PRICE$555,000 $555,000

Mc Clellan Ave

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$379,000 $368,000

1308 1308Pointe PointeGate GateDr. Dr. SOLD SOLD PRICE PRICE$573,000 $573,000

lswood Dr

- SALES AT LISTING PRICE ADDRESS

13 13Winchester WinchesterRd. Rd. SOLD SOLDPRICE PRICE$505,000 $505,000

awn Rd

13 13Coventry CoventryRd. Rd. SOLD SOLDPRICE PRICE$1,550,000 $1,550,000

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The Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality will recognize same-sex, interfaith, and other couples who are not eligible to be married by the state’s religious authorities. Those couples who live together will be allowed to register their relationship with a statement to the city. They will be eligible for municipal benefits, including housing Tel Aviv is the site of an annual tax discounts, and easier enrollment of their Pride Parade, which was canceled children into public day cares and schools. Tel Aviv-Jaffa Mayor Ron Huldai made this year. the announcement, in honor of the city’s Pride Week, on June 21. The recognition on the municipal level has no impact on recognition or lack of it on the national level, according to the Kan national broadcaster. Same-sex and interfaith marriages are not performed by the Orthodox-controlled rabbinate and those performed in Israel are not recognized by the state. Marriages performed outside of Israel can be registered with the state. “We hope the government also will move towards the 21st century and promote in law the rights of the [LGBT] community — the right to marry, to equal parenting, to protection from hate crimes and workplace bullying, and more,” Huldai said. — JTA LAURA E. ADKINS

‘Reality Bites’ for Winona Ryder

Actress Winona Ryder talked about her experiences with anti-Semitism in Hollywood as part of a wide-ranging interview published in the Londonbased Sunday Times. “There was a movie that I was up for a long time ago, it was a period piece, and the studio head, who was Jewish, said I looked ‘too Jewish’ to be in a blue-blooded family,” Ryder told the newspaper. The incident with Gibson, at a party in 1995, was first reported in an interview in GQ in 2010. Ryder said that when something came up in the conversation about Jews, the actor-director said, Winona Ryder discusses her “‘You’re not an oven dodger, are you?’” — a refrole in HBO’s “The Plot erence to the ovens that cremated the bodies of Against America” in January. inmates in Nazi extermination camps. She added that Gibson later tried to apologize for the remark. Speaking of her Judaism, Ryder said that she is “Not religious, but I do identify. It’s a hard thing for me to talk about because I had family who died in the camps, so I’ve always been fascinated with that time.” She also said: “There are times when people have said, ‘Wait, you’re Jewish? But you’re so pretty!’” — JTA

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Tiny rodent fossils found in a cave on Israel’s Mount Carmel could shift our understanding of human evolution, indicating that the first venturesome humans who migrated from Africa to Israel 200,000 years ago did so during an Ice Age. According to a new study published this week in the Journal of Human Evolution, the discovery of fossils from Lior Weisbrod with tiny rodent fossils. rodents that are only adapted to cold environments proves that those early modern humans arrived during an Ice Age and yet were able to thrive despite the drastically cooler temperatures and different biosphere. The study’s authors say the analysis contradicts the popular theory that the Ice Age delayed human migration between continents. This first sign of human adaptability displays the characteristics that would eventually lead to our species’ world domination, said the scientists. “People who evolved in Africa — in a completely different environment — took this step, which you don’t see any other species in world history with the ability to do — to step out of their original cradle into a different environment and be able to survive,” said Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist Lior Weisbrod, co-author of the study. “That’s what eventually allowed humans to reach every corner of the world.” — The Times of Israel YOLI SCHWARTZ/ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY VIA TOI

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State&Local Lois Larkey chronicles her well-lived life Jed Weisberger NJJN Staff Writer

t 76, Lois Larkey of South Orange has a treasure trove of memories, and she’s planning to add to them. She tells all in her recently published 516-page memoir, “Looking Back, Moving Forward: The View from Beyond Seventy” (LifeStory, 2019). “It took five years,” said Larkey. “I would think of one thing that happened, then another that Members of I wanted to write Our Tribe down. I wanted to tell the story of my family so my two daughters and my grandchildren [would know] what happened during my life.” The Newark native, born in 1944 to Barney and Jeanette Larkey, has been a teacher, a UJA fund-raiser, and now a tutor and college adviser. She’s also an involved member of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in South Orange, and prides herself on her dedication to social justice and Jewish causes. “I had a wonderful father and mother, and an education that involved Judaism and social justice,” she told NJJN in a tele-

Lois Larkey wrote her memoir, “Looking Back, Moving Forward: The View from Beyond Seventy,” to ensure that her children and grandchildren can learn about her experiences. phone interview. “My parents brought me up that way.” In her memoir, Larkey writes about a mentoring program she initiated in the 1980s for the Boys & Girls Club of Newark. She enlisted the aid of noted lawyer Douglas S. Eakeley, then a law professor at Rutgers Law School, who arranged for law students to teach civic responsibility

to the Boys & Girls Club. She said the Newark children saw the law students as role models. “We made a curriculum and were promoting social justice matters when a lot of people weren’t even talking about it,” she said. “We wanted to keep kids safe and off the street. It’s 2020 and not much has changed in that area.” Larkey said her first trip to Israel in 1960 laid the foundation for her feeling of connectedness with Jews around the world. Her synagogue, then known as Temple Sharey Tefilo in East Orange, encouraged her to participate in a NFTY trip to Israel, giving her the opportunity to experience the Jewish state in its infancy. “We saw the movie ‘Exodus’ being filmed at the King David Hotel and later met Otto Frank in Amsterdam,” she said. “These events made me realize I wanted to be a member of the worldwide [Jewish] community.” After graduating from Connecticut College for Women — now the coeducational Connecticut College in New London — in 1965 and earning a teaching certificate from Kean University in 1967, Larkey began a 24-year career in education. She taught constitutional

law at Columbia High School in Maplewood and English and history at several middle schools, among them The Peck School in Morristown and Horace Mann School in New York, “rated number three among schools in the country at the time,” she said. Larkey’s second visit to Israel occurred in 1977 after she took a break from teaching to have children — daughters Amanda and Diana — 16 months apart, with then-husband Ronald Wiss. She said that the trip, as well as missions to the Soviet Union and Romania, inspired her to increase her volunteer work as a UJA fund-raiser, and after returning to New Jersey she traveled the state as part of a national UJA speakers bureau to solicit donors. “I met a lot of Holocaust survivors who were successful and wanted to donate to UJA,” she said. In the early 1980s she made time to work with the South Orange Board of Trustees to create a community newsletter, “The Gaslight,” which is still published and distributed to South Orange homes. “It raised morale in our town,” she said. Larkey also headed the

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Israel’s best strategy is to forego annexation two states, one Jewish and the other Arab, with an internationalized city of Jerusalem. Which is to say that, s we comhad this been the final memorate word on the matter, the centenwe would celebrate nial anniversary of the 73rd anniversary the San Remo Conof these states living ference, Israel is at side by side in Noa critical juncture in vember. Instead, after public diplomacy. Israel declared its inAs I See It First, a brief dependence some six months after the vote, multiple refresher: Held in Italy in 1920, the San Arab nations attacked the nascent Remo Conference affirmed the country, beginning a decades-long language of the Balfour Declara- conflict. The case for Israel’s willingtion, written just two-and-a-half years earlier, into a binding inter- ness to compromise with Palestinnational treaty to establish a Jew- ians is long and persuasive. As a ish homeland under the British result of the Six-Day War in 1967, Mandate in what was then known Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip, as Palestine. Subsequently, in 1947, the UN the West Bank, and east Jerusavoted to divide the territory into lem. Following the war, Israel’s

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offer of territorial compromise was greeted by the three no’s of the Arab League’s Khartoum Resolution — no negotiation, no recognition, and no peace with Israel. Since then, in repeated efforts to reach a lasting peace, Israel relinquished 92 percent of the territories it had captured, offered generous terms for the establishment of a Palestinian state by Prime Ministers Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert, and unilaterally withdrew from Gaza. In turn Israel was rewarded with two intifadas, thousands of rockets fired from Gaza, and the opprobrium of the world for “illegal occupation” of Palestinian territory. Of course, we all remember the final insult in the waning days of the Obama administration, which declined to use its veto power, ensuring the passage of UN resolution 2334 declaring east Jerusalem — and the Western

Wall — “occupied territory.” Has there ever been another country demonized for capturing land during a defensive war? Fortunately, the U.S. State Department now considers this territory disputed rather than occupied, and the Palestinians, woefully unprepared for statehood, dismissed the Trump Peace Plan on arrival, cancelled its agreements under the Oslo Accords, and suspended security cooperation with Israel. While there are significant concerns about the Trump plan, including questions about Palestinian citizenship within the territory to be controlled by Israel, it offered Palestinians a state and gave them an incentive of $50 billion in economic aid to prop up its battered economy. Abba Eban’s old dictum, that the Palestinians “never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity,” is again in play.

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The following have served as Officers of Daughters of Israel for 2019-2020, and we thank them for their dedicated service. President Executive Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Secretary

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NOMINATING COMMITTEE James Gurland, Chairperson Gary Beinhaker Marsha Fiske Jason Halper Susan Hammer

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High school graduates gain tools to combat anti-Semitism

Continued from page 4 Community Relations Committee, which combats bias and promotes understanding among South Orange’s diverse population groups, and she spent a year as director of development of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice. In 2007, she founded Lois Larkey College Counseling and Tutoring, which specializes in writing and college advisement. “My volunteer work with social justice at Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel is in the forefront now,” said Larkey, who helps plan speakers and other programs, such as an event featuring conservative commentator Bill Kristol that’s scheduled for October. “We hope it’s live,” she said. Her other joys are visiting with her family, including four grandchildren, who live in Brooklyn, and writing for her blog, “Larkey Lowdown.” She said, “I had several offers to speak to groups about my book, but, like everyone else, Covid has kept me home.” ■ To nominate a community member for a profile in NJJN, please send the person’s name and contact information, plus a brief description of why you believe the individual should be nominated, to editorial@njjewishnews.com. Put “Members of Our Tribe” in the subject line. jweisberger@njjewishnews.com

Talia Levin Special to NJJN Hagalil USY and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) recently partnered to educate graduating high school seniors about how students talk about Israel on campus. During “Combat Antisemitism on Campus” — a Zoom program held on May 31 — teens were led through definitions and scenarios First Person of anti-Israel sentiments. Discussions focused on how best to address potential situations with peers and school administration. As a student who chose a college for its Jewish life and studies, it is an unfortunate byproduct that the school I chose, Barnard College, is also known for anti-Israel advocacy. In fact, examples which occurred at Barnard were even used in the USY/ADL presentation to model the thin line between anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias. It was helpful to review situations that have arisen and discuss as a group how best to address them.

Thanks to this program, I feel confident that I will know the administrative processes available to me to confront any issues that arise. Throughout my Jewish education, I have had numerous opportunities to learn about supporting Israel on campus, but the timing of this program, at the end of my high school experience, was extremely helpful. As all the participants plan to go to college in the fall, the workshop served as an important reminder of the intricacies of how we can support Israel on campus and how best to classify and approach specific issues effectively. At the end of the evening program, we went around and shared a way we plan to be involved in Jewish life and Israel advocacy on campus. Hearing my peers articulate their goals reassured me that I would have good company in standing up for Israel on campus, in addition to the support of the ADL if I should need it. ■ Talia Levin, who lives in Teaneck, is a recent graduate of the Abraham Joshua Heschel School in New York City and former Hagalil USY president. Next year she will be attending the double degree program with Barnard College and the Jewish Theological Seminary.

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uring his first days at The New York Jewish Week, Rich Waloff worried that he’d made a mistake in accepting the job of associate publisher. He’d given up a successful post as business director of The Jewish Exponent of Philadelphia, where he served more than 20 years, and now found himself commuting about four hours a day by car and train from his suburban Pennsylvania home to Times Square, and back. But drawn to the challenge of succeeding in the world’s largest Jewish community — and global advertising center — he stuck with it and persevered. Today, 26 years later, as he steps down as publisher, Waloff, 70, takes pride in having overseen the growth of The Jewish Week Media Group (JWMG), which now includes The Jewish Week and New Jersey Jewish News. Among the initiatives that Waloff was deeply involved with were establishing the company’s website in 1997 in the early days of the internet, a wide range of special issues, advertising supplements, educational projects, community forums, and the annual Jewish Week kosher wine tasting

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event that draws more than 500 people each spring. “We’ve come a long way,” Waloff said. “When I started, the 92nd Street Y wasn’t an advertiser, which floored me. It was one of my first sales successes.” In recent years, though, advertising successes at The

Jewish Week, NJJN, and across the media world have been rare, creating a financial challenge that has only been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Starting in July, Waloff, who had set his retirement date well before the pandemic struck, will serve as a consultant to JWMG as it negotiates a crisis that has hit it and other media and Jewish organizations hard. He said he was honored to have worked with “smart, dedicated board presidents” Richard Hirsch, Peter Wang, Stuart Himmelfarb, and, for the last several months, Kai Falkenberg, adding that “the entire staff are all hardworking professionals who care deeply” about the paper and its website. He noted his close relationship of more than 25 years with Gary Rosenblatt, the former Jewish Week editor and publisher, and managing editor Rob Goldblum, both of whom came to the company in 1993 when the paper underwent a major makeover. Waloff was hired a year later to lead the business staff; he was named publisher when Rosenblatt stepped down in 2019. Rosenblatt, currently editor at large, said, “It was an honor and privilege for me to work alongside Rich for

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Continued from page 1 lost their income or were furloughed” because of the shutdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Bruriah is JEC’s high school for girls. Meanwhile, Bleicher, a dietician whose husband is the rabbi of the Elmora Hills Minyan in Elizabeth, knew of the need in her own community and had heard about kosher food distribution in Philadelphia organized through the Orthodox Union’s local day school and yeshiva advocacy arm there, Teach PA. Bleicher learned that the Orthodox Union’s New Jersey arm, Teach NJ, had already launched three food distribution sites in New Jersey: in Teaneck, Bergenfield, and Cherry Hill. So federation, JEC, and Teach NJ joined forces to navigate the legal and legislative hurdles, organize the Union County site, and publicize the program. The first weekly delivery, which provided 853 meals for 324 families, took place June 10. By week two they were up to 1,002 meals. The distribution is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program, which is available to families with children ages 18 and under. Its goal is to provide nutritionally balanced, free meals and snacks to children and teens in low-income areas when they’re not in school to receive their subsidized meals. But because of the far-reaching effects of Covid-19, the

From left, Assemblyman Gary Schaer, Assemblywoman Annette Quijano, Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage, and JEC executive director Steve Karp check out the kosher food to be distributed. income eligibility requirement was dropped this summer, enabling all children and teens to qualify. Although the pickup at Bruriah is held just once a week in order to maintain safety during the pandemic, it provides breakfast and lunch for each child in a family for an entire week. Advance signup is required. As each car rolled up to the high school, volunteers checked off the family’s name and sent them into the parking lot, where a team from David Levy Catering

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Continued from page 1 and even within Jewish organizations there are heated debates over limiting what can and can’t be said. Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, has been under fire for the platform’s hands-off approach toward President Donald Trump’s inflammatory Facebook posts, while Twitter has flagged Trump’s tweets as untruthful or for glorifying violence. Zuckerberg insists Facebook is not the “arbiter of truth” and that he stands for free speech. The New York Times faced an internal revolt earlier this month when it published online an op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) calling for military troops to quash street protests. Several African-American members of The Times staff objected that the op-ed put them in danger, and the paper later said it contained inaccuracies. The opinion editor resigned in the wake of the pushback. The reactions to the resignation and The Times’ mea culpa ranged from relief that that paper recognized the limits of incendiary speech, to outrage that the editors had allowed an overly sensitive “mob” to muzzle opposing ideas. Arielle Angel, the editor of Jewish Currents, said her progressive magazine “has high thresholds for op-eds and doesn’t run that many because we have seen how they degrade the discourse. We do an analysis that has to be backed up by research and reporting. … We are suspicious about the ways op-eds are

standing in for news and reporting.” But Ken Stern, director of the Bard Center for the Study of Hate, a program of the Human Rights Project at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., said the discourse benefitted from allowing Cotton’s views to be heard. “There is a strong argument to be made that a U.S. senator who is pushing a policy that reflects what the president is saying should be able to say it,” he said.

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Stern, author of the new book “The Conflict over the Conflict: The Israel/Palestine Campus Debate,” said he worries “about some of the backlash that seemed to suggest there should be a narrowness in the things The Times publishes.” “The idea of knowing what a senator thinks is important and people can then criticize what he said. Ideas do not endanger, especially when people can respond back to them.” Similarly, Thane Rosenbaum, a novelist and law professor at Touro College, dismissed the complaints by Times’ staffers, saying “they were acting as if someone had burned a cross on their lawn.” “The discussion itself was being treated as if it is an act of violence,” he continued. “In the past, the Insurrection Act [of 1807, invoked by Cotton] has been used to quell disturbances, and now may have been the time to use it. But the idea he could not even raise this question is a problem.” On the other hand, Rosenbaum,

Letter with Nazi reference left at Montclair business Johanna Ginsberg NJJN Senior Writer

note was left on the front of the Giftbar boutique in Montclair on June 19 that said, “This is what Nazi Germany looks like in 2020 Amerika. Are you proud?” The incident is being treated as a bias crime by the Montclair Police Department. The incident falls into the categories of both bias and anti-government/antipolice activities. Both types have been rising in Montclair in recent weeks, along with vandalism, according to Captain Scott Buehler of the Montclair Police Department. The note was reported to have been posted late morning or early afternoon on a day when the store was open for business. Buehler said there were no reports of other notes posted on Montclair

businesses, nor did he know if Giftbar owners were targeted. He declined to comment on suspects or leads, saying only that it is an active investigation. Early indications suggest that this particular note is more aligned with the anti-government camp than neoNazis. “Amerika with a ‘k’ is usually anti-government,” Buehler said. It’s a statement reflecting perception of government rather than propaganda that usually characterizes neo-Nazi pamphlets, he pointed out, adding, “it’s too early to say.” Alex Rosemberg, deputy director of the New York/New Jersey region of the Anti-Defamation League, said, “I have more questions than answers right now,” and declined to comment further. The store’s owners declined to comment. ■ jginsberg@njjewishnews.com

author of the new book “Saving Free Speech … From Itself,” said there are limits to the free expression of ideas. He said he would not have debated neoNazis marching in Skokie, Ill., in 1977, or granted a permit to the white nationalists who converged on Charlottesville, Va., for the 2017 Unite the Right rally, during which they chanted “Jews will not replace us.” “That is not speech,” said Rosenbaum. Nor would he have afforded then-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a platform to speak at Columbia University in 2007. “He was treated like a diplomat, but if he says he wants to wipe a country [Israel] off the face of the Earth, he does not function as a diplomat,” Rosenbaum said. Stern, however, said he believes Columbia acted properly by extending the invitation to Ahmadinejad. “It was important for students to hear him. That is the same principle why you would invite a member of the Ku Klux Klan to speak at a college journalism class — to teach the students how to interview him. There are people who have reprehensible views and it is important to hear them firsthand.” The First Amendment, he says, “is there to protect the expression of ideas that we find detestable, especially in difficult times. Academic freedom suggests that we ought to be able to look at ideas holistically. … we lose the ability to build knowledge when we prohibit certain ideas from even getting into the academy.”

Which is why Stern is wary that a “working definition of anti-Semitism” he helped draft when he was a staffer at the American Jewish Committee is being used as a code for campus hate speech. In his book, he describes the heat he took from colleagues and critics for suggesting that limiting what pro-Palestinian students could say about Israel would backfire on Jewish students. Similarly, Stern disagrees with the 2018 refusal of Camp Ramah, the Conservative movement’s camping arm, to engage with groups that are “not unequivocally pro-Israel,” including the Jewish anti-occupation group IfNotNow. “I understand the impulse, but it struck me as not terribly wise when you have kids who identify as Jewish and have certain positions about the conflict,” he said. “You can engage in the camp about what you think about these things rather than saying these campers have the wrong view and we won’t let them in.” Rosenbaum agreed that “speech should not be regulated merely because it insults or offends … but there is a great deal of difference between offense and harm. As long as speech is offered in a respectful, thoughtful, civilized manner, and its intention is to introduce new ideas or challenge old ones — even if unpopular, even if upsetting — then it belongs in the mythical marketplace of ideas.” ■ Stewart Ain is a staff writer for The New York Jewish Week, NJJN’s sister publication.

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What we should do about those statues

cross the country, local and state leaders have been heeding the call of protesters who seek to remove statues and memorials glorifying the Confederacy. In nearly all these cases, it’s the right move: The statues are an affront not just to African Americans but to anyone who rejects white supremacy and respects the American idea. President Donald Trump has defended these statues in the name of “history”; in fact, nearly all were erected in an early-20th-century effort to rewrite the history of an inglorious struggle for an immoral cause. Traitors to their country and defenders of slavery were recast as champions of “states’ rights” and defenders against “northern aggression.” We see the same impulse in Eastern Europe today, where nationalist governments are seeking to rehabilitate Nazi collaborators as antiCommunist heroes. Our own opposition to such propaganda should give us empathy for the anti-Confederate protests. Granted, some of these efforts go too far in simplifying the historical record and holding historical figures to unfair standards, ignoring the context in which they acted and in which they formed beliefs that today have been shown to be retrograde. The Theodore Roosevelt statue in front of the American Museum of Natural History, which cast the former president as a Great White Father flanked by figures representing black and indigenous peoples, was racist and demeaning and deserved to come down. But that shouldn’t lead to a fatwa against Roosevelt or an erasure of his contributions as a conservationist, statesman, and progressive, both in defiance

of and according to the limitations of his time. We can, and should, have conversations about TR’s tragic shortcomings without expunging the inspiration he has provided to reformers and environmentalists. Removal is an easy call when the statues glorify slavers and Nazis; as the historical record becomes more ambiguous or even forgotten, the verdict is less clear. Few Jews, we imagine, have a visceral reaction to statues of Peter Stuyvesant, who in addition to being a reminder of New York City’s Dutch roots, was a vicious anti-Semite. His name is shared by an elite high school that counts countless Jews as alumni, various streets and post offices, and the sprawling East Side residential development. Paul Newell, a district leader in Manhattan, tweeted on June 21 that Stuyvesant is the “most over-named person in #NYC in terms of both his moral worth and historical significance.” But rather than an orgy of renaming and removal, we might all be better served by an ongoing discussion of why his memory was important to the New Yorkers who honored him and what lessons — and warnings — we can take from the city’s colonial past. Such discussions should be part of a careful process that takes into account the views of historians, preservationists, artists and, crucially, members of the public who represent our country’s diversity. Removal can’t be the only option. Often, history and the public good would be better served by talking about the true and complicated legacy of those being honored, and providing signage and education that puts their memorials in context. ■

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Letters to the Editor Immigrants receive aid

In her op-ed about the “public charge” rule, Ann Toback blamed Herbert Hoover for using this rule to keep Jews out of the United States (“The ‘public charge’ rule puts immigrants in the crosshairs,” May 21). This is simply not true, since Hitler became chancellor on Jan. 30, 1933, and Franklin D. Roosevelt became president one month later. If anyone kept out the Jews, it was Roosevelt and his anti-Semitic Assistant Secretary of State Samuel Breckinridge Long, who supervised the Visa Division. Jews were excluded and denied visas even when they had family members who guaranteed their support. Similarly, much of what Toback wrote is false. Immigrant workers have not been excluded from the relief packages enacted by Congress. It is true that individuals here without Social Security numbers — many of whom are not legal immigrants — are not getting checks. That doesn’t seem unreasonable to me. There’s only so much money to go around and it seems to me that the money should go to Americans and legal immigrants. Incidentally, my recent immigrant son-in-law received his check without a problem. Mark Mandell Jefferson Township

Anti-Semitism of Black Lives Matter

With all due respect to Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky’s empathy for the pain caused by the tragic death of George Floyd, the foundational anti-Semitism of Black Lives Matter’s (BLM) platform remains (Opinion, “Our holy obligation to make black lives matter,” June 4). To support BLM is to support its claim that Israel is an apartheid state and to support its embrace of Omar Barghouti’s antiSemitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement. Consistent with BLM’s platform, at the end of May synagogues were desecrated and Jewish-identified businesses were destroyed by some of the movement’s supporters. Olitzky referred to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King would have understood the threat the BLM platform represents. He is known to have said, “When people criticize Zionists, they mean Jews. You’re talking anti-Semitism.” To ignore the anti-Semitism of the BLM platform is to be just as

myopic as the Judenrat whose members ignored the anti-Semitism of “Mein Kampf.” Richard Sherman Margate, Fla.

Twisted words

It was a grievous error to publish Jonathan Tobin’s op-ed while we as a nation are still reeling from the murder of George Floyd and many other unarmed black people (Opinion, “Defund the police?” June 11). I’m addressing your decision, not so much Tobin’s words. He’s been writing the same op-ed for years, twisting words and following with variations on “Progressives are poisoning the water. They are linked to the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (and now Black Lives Matter) as antiIsrael, anti-Semites.” Tobin’s twist of facts here was to take the start of a sentence “defund police ...” and ignore the rest, which is to invest in restructured police forces that protect the communities they should be serving. NJJN published a false narrative for which we, the Jewish community of New Jersey, will be held accountable. It was an unconscionable decision. I was at the 1963 March on Washington and heard Rabbi Joachim Prinz speak. I hope his words infuse your editorship in these coming days. “America must not become a nation of onlookers. America must not remain silent. Not merely Black Americans, but all of America. It must speak up and act, from the president down to the humblest of us, and not for the sake of the Negro, not for the sake of the Black community but for the sake of the image, the idea, and the aspiration of America itself.” Robert Karp Princeton Send letters to the editor to editorial@ njjewishnews.com without attachments. Indicate “letter” in the subject line of the e-mail. Include your full name, place of residence, and daytime telephone number. If you are referring to an article in NJJN, please include the headline and edition and date of the paper in which it appeared. Letters also can be mailed to Letters to the Editor, New Jersey Jewish News, 1719 Route 10, Parsippany, NJ 07054; or faxed to 973-887-5999. NJJN reserves the right to edit letters for length, clarity, content, and accuracy.

White Jews must listen to Jews of color Stephanie Rhodes and Ruth Messinger Special to NJJN

e are two white Jewish women committed to honoring diversity and striving for justice. We are also a Ruth Messinger mother and grandmother of Jews of color. Over the past several weeks, we have felt a range of emotions — outrage, sadness, anger, and fear — in response to the brutal murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and others, and the Stefanie Rhodes failures in our law enforcement systems, which too often perpetrate violence. We have also felt deeply troubled and angry by recent efforts to devalue Jews of color by questioning how many of them exist, precisely at a time when Covid-19 is taking a disproportionate toll on black Americans and when many Jews of color are struggling to access basic human services, employment, health care, and funding for critical work. The weariness, exhaustion, and fear that Jews of color and people of color across the United States are feeling right now cannot be underestimated. At the same time, we note that many Jewish organizations and leaders are speaking up for racial justice in ways that feel stronger and bolder than ever before, and that gives us some hope. The sands appear to be shifting, and it seems possible that this flurry of organizational statements means that Jewish leaders are beginning to view racial justice as an essential ongoing practice, not a secondary “nice to have” experience when it feels convenient. But we know that statements of solidarity are not enough. They are only a first step on a longer, messier journey of learning and action — for individuals and for our community as a whole. For white Jews like us — and, hopefully, for all white people — the harder work involves examining our own discomfort, listening to others, and asking critical questions about who we are, what we need to learn, and how we want to change. Savala Trepczynski, the executive director of the Center for Social Justice at University of Califoria Berkeley School of Law, wrote in Time Magazine, “A white person rushing to do racial justice work without first understanding the impacts, uses, and deceptions of their own whiteness is like an untrained person rushing into the ER to help the nurses and doctors.” We want 21st-century Jewish life to be the best it can be — to fully include Jews of all races, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations,

and gender identities. Years ago, Ruth gave a talk about the Shema as a framework for social justice. She offered: “The difference between hearing and listening is paying attention; finding and living that elusive element of real connection to the ‘other.’ The Shema is a command to pay attention. How can the act of listening anchor our lives with compassion, interconnection, and a shared commitment to justice?”

To be clear, the practice of listening — with rigor and resilience — is different from passive silence, and so much harder. As we reflect on how we benefit from white privilege within our multiracial families and in the broader society, and as we strive to build a vibrant multi-racial Jewish future and a stronger America, we are continuing to ask ourselves the following questions:

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Continued from page 7 more than 25 years. His caring nature and attention to detail on so many fronts, from sales to production to our website, was inspiring. And yet he always found time to be there for staff. He has been the heart of the operation, the go-to guy for all of us.” Goldblum noted that although Waloff’s job was to “focus on the bottom line, he always supported our efforts to report tough stories, even ones that would hurt on the advertising side, and he freed up money so we could pursue investigative stories. Rich has had a keen sense of the purpose of an independent paper covering a tight-knit community. I have always considered him a partner in helping the editorial side do its reporting.” “I will truly miss the staff at The Jewish Week and NJJN,” Waloff said. “It’s been a great run.”

‘A mensch’

In a career that has spanned 48 years in Jewish journalism, in Philadelphia and New York, Waloff developed a reputation as a creative marketing expert and tenacious salesman, but also as a caring,

compassionate colleague. That includes publishers and business managers at Jewish and secular newspapers in New York, New Jersey, and around the country. Waloff served on the board of the New York Press Association and was president of the American Jewish Press Association (AJPA) from 2003 to 2007. Falkenberg said that Waloff’s “steadfast leadership has helped The Jewish Week solidify its place as ‘the paper of record’ for the New York Jewish community. He brings a warmth, sincerity, and dedication that will be sorely missed.” Stuart Himmelfarb, a co-chair and immediate past president of The Jewish Week board, often referred to Waloff as “the hardest-working guy in advertising in New York.” Those who worked closest with Waloff — both colleagues and advertisers — consistently described him as “a mensch,” “a gentleman.” Jack Linder, a cousin of Waloff who gave him his first job at The Jewish Exponent, recalled that from the outset, “there was never a job he didn’t do, and do well.” Editor in chief Andrew Silow-Carroll, who joined The Jewish Week in 2019, said: “I’ve compared Rich to the guy who

keeps dozens of plates spinning on the ends of dozens of bamboo poles. Not only did he manage an endless list of responsibilities, but he always did so with a smile (and only the occasional deep sigh). I’ll miss him as a partner.” In 2016, as Jewish and secular newspapers around the country were desperately trying to adjust to the changing landscape brought on by online news and social media, Waloff saw an opportunity to invigorate a struggling local outlet and expand the reach of the JWMG by publishing NJJN in a partnership with Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest New Jersey. “When Rich called to let me know he was stepping down, I told him how much I appreciated his bringing us into The Jewish Week family,” said NJJN Editor Gabe Kahn. “Rich, along with Gary, his longtime partner, have been the soul of this operation. He is irreplaceable, and it won’t be the same without him.” Before becoming NJJN managing editor, Shira Vickar-Fox worked with Waloff for more than 15 years when she was editor of Fresh Ink for Teens, a Jewish Week website for high school writers. “Rich was a booster of opportuni-

ties for young people and a community connector,” Vickar-Fox said. He helped expand the reach of Fresh Ink and made ties to federations and other leaders in New Jersey which, she said, “smoothed JWMG’s entree into the state’s Jewish media.” When he wasn’t busy commuting — working while on the train — Waloff made time to study Jewish texts each week for many years by phone with a chavruta (study partner) through Partners For Torah. He said he decided to take on the discipline while flying to Israel in August 2006. It was at the outset of the Lebanon War and he and his wife, Eileen, were accompanying their closest friends and neighbors, Mark and Harriet Levin. They were en route to the funeral of the Levins’ son, Michael, a lone soldier in the IDF who was killed in action at the age of 22. “We feel so very close to Rich, not just because he and Eileen came with us to Michael’s funeral,” Harriet Levin said, “but because he is the most kind and considerate person I know. Ever since Michael died, Rich sends us a ‘Good Shabbat’ text every Friday. That’s the kind of person he is.” ■

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As I See It

Continued from page 4 Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing to implement some form of annexation in the disputed territories beginning July 1. But following through with such a plan would be a strategic blunder of historic proportions. One of Netanyahu’s great achievements over the course of his long tenure was developing excellent, albeit de facto, strategic relations with the Gulf states, which share Israel’s common enemy, Iran. As reflected in an op-ed written by the United Arab Emirates ambassador to the U.S. in Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, this progress would dissolve with annexation of any form, and the Jewish state’s peace treaty with Jordan could also be at risk. Similar exhortations by Germany’s foreign minister and other allies reinforced this message, and disregarding their pleas would further Israel’s diplomatic isolation. Israel needs the support of the European Union, as it is their largest trading partner. They also must stay in the good graces of the U.S., which stands ready to assist Israel against Iranian aggression. Against this backdrop, perhaps the slow progress of the U.S. State Department in approving annexation is by design a stalling technique to keep as many options for territorial compromise as possible on the table to boost the administration’s hopes to broker a deal. This should signal to Israel to not rush to assume sovereignty over the territories. Advocates for annexation believe that Israel must act soon in case President Donald Trump is voted out of office in November. Polls consistently show the president well behind Democratic front runner Joe Biden, and particularly unpopular among young Americans, whose sympathy has been drifting toward the Palestinians for several years now. Will Trump risk losing more votes by giving Netanyahu the green light on annexation even though his vast evangelical, pro-Israel backers will support him no matter what he does? And how would it play out if Netanyahu,

with the president’s approval, were to proceed with annexation, only to watch Trump ousted from the White House a few months later? Annexation could widen Israel’s growing rift with the Democratic Party and put Biden in the awkward position of having to choose between angering the Israelis by rescinding his predecessor’s approval, or defying the will of his base by declining to do so. On the other hand, for the time being, the status quo is working out well for Israel, with the Palestinian statehood issue a tertiary one, even for the Gulf states. Let the onus be on the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table — their intransigence is more damaging to them than to Israel, at least in the short term. And rather than setting off a self-made PR and foreign policy fiasco, Israel’s priority ought to be developing alliances to help them head off the threat of a nuclear Iran. Finally, as a more-than-four-decades-long

supporter of Israel through donating to UJA campaigns, promoting aliyah, organizing rallies, lobbying Congress, and as a representative of the first federation in the country — Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ — to offer assistance to Gush Etzion settlements during the intifada, I am deeply troubled by the tremendous dissension that will undoubtedly materialize in our community as a byproduct of annexation. Despite Israel’s right to claim these territories as its own, I sincerely hope they defer for now — for the sake of strategy — to keep our friends happy, forge new allies, and, of course, maintain shalom bayit, peace in our own home. ■ Max L. Kleinman is president of the Fifth Commandment Foundation; from 1995 to 2014 he served as CEO/executive vice president of Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ.

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Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, most synagogues and organizations have cancelled all in-person activities for the time being. Some are offering online learning opportunities or plan to reschedule. Please email calendar@njjewishnews. com with online events open to the community.

the 7 p.m. Zoom program will present a discussion with Matt Clarkin, chair of the Morris County Board of Elections. For the Zoom link, go to the calendar section at adathshalom.net.

sored by the Kol Rina minyan, the brunch and learn program will be presented by Rebecca Lubetkin, founding director of the Rutgers’ Consortium for Educational Equity, at 10:30 a.m. For a Zoom link, email kolrinanjwelcome@gmail.com.

Dementia caregivers support A free support group for those caring for loved ones with dementia will continue with Jewish Family Service of MetroWest and Alzheimer’s New Jersey via Zoom. Dates and times are: Monday, July 6, 10 a.m.; Thursday, July 16, 1 p.m.; Monday, Aug. 3, 10 a.m.; and Thursday, Aug. 20, 1 p.m. Email JFSGroups@jfsmetrowest.org to register and receive a Zoom link.

MONDAY, June 29 Tips for Managing Anxiety During Covid-19. Sponsored by Jewish Family Service of Central NJ (JFSCNJ) and held at 8 p.m. via Zoom, the presentation will be led by JFSCNJ therapist Amy Ganz Sadeghi, LCSW. Contact info@jfscentralnj.org or 908-352-8375 for a Zoom invitation.

Project Community With the cancellation of many summer camp and travel programs due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Orthodox Union (OU) has created Project Community 2020 (PC20), a summer initiative focused on engaging teens, college students, and individuals with disabilities. Launching across North America on July 6, the program, to be run in accordance with state and local health requirements, offers teens recreation combined with Jewish learning and volunteer opportunities to bring support to local communities. Similar programs for teens who attend public school will also run in the Greater MetroWest area. For more information, visit pc20.org.

FRIDAY, June 26 Zoom Room Challah Bake with Tiffany Shlain. JCC of Central New Jersey program, 1 p.m. For the Zoom link, contact Alison Rivlin at arivlin@jccnj.org or 908889-8800, ext. 260.

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Community Personal Mention

MOBILE CELEBRATION — Rachel Coalition, a division of Jewish Family Service of MetroWest, held a “drive by” celebration to honor Pam Fishman for serving as chair of the Rachel Coalition Steering Committee for the past three years and to welcome Robin Polson as incoming chair. FOOD DELIVERY — On June 18, hundreds of boxes of food were packaged and delivered by dozens of volunteers to local residents in need. The monthly packing took place at Congregation Ohr Torah in West Orange and was arranged by the Jewish Relief Agency. For information about the July distribution date, visit jrametrowest.com.

Jewish Family Service of Central NJ hosted its annual meeting on June 15 via Zoom, where new officers and continuing board Fred Kessler members were installed, including new president Fred Kessler, Esq., of Cranford. He succeeds Jodi Zolkin Kiste, who completed her two-year term. Volunteer Heroes of Covid-19 were recognized along with staff who have worked at JFSCNJ for 10-15 years. Kessler is special counsel to the Saiber LLC law firm in Florham Park, where his areas of concentration include mediation and arbitration. He joined the JFS board in 2014 shortly after his retirement as a judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey. Prior to his judicial service, he was a commercial litigator for more than 25 years with two

Newark law firms. For more information, contact 908352-8375 or info@jfscentralnj.org. Jeffrey A. Klein of Livingston has been elected president of Temple B’nai Abraham in Livingston, succeeding the late Dr. Bruce Jeffrey Klein Greene. Prior to becoming president, he served on the temple’s board of trustees since 2006, including as vice president and chair of the Ushering Committee, as well as assuming leadership roles in numerous temple initiatives. He has practiced real estate law, specializing in retail leasing and retail bankruptcy matters. He formed his own law practice in 2006, where he represents many retail landlords and tenants.

B’nei mitzvah

WILL KRUPNICK, son of Kate and Matthew Krupnick of Boonton, June 20 via a Zoom service. The Krupnicks are members of Temple Beth Am, Parsippany. JARED LEVINE, son of Lauren and Jonathan Levine of Livingston, June 20 at Temple B’nai Abraham, Livingston.

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Bernadette Clara Bizer, daughter of the late Constance and Dietrich Bizer of Madison, and Zachary Martin Feldman, son of Debra and David Feldman of Scotch Plains, were married May 24, 2020, at their home in Beekman, N.Y. Mrs. Feldman is a senior technical support engineer at Schoology in New York City. She received a B.A. in music education from New York University’s Steinhardt School’s Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions. Mr. Feldman was most recently vice president of technology at the house rental startup Getaway. As of July 1, he will become a senior software engineer for SpaceX. He is also pursuing independent studies in physics and space systems, and consulting for Getaway. He received a B.A. in Music Business from New York University’s Steinhardt School’s Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions. The couple will be relocating to Los Angeles as of July 1.

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Israel in 1994. Ms. Koplowitz was the professional head of Women’s Division of the former Jewish Federation of Central NJ in the 1980s and early 90s. After moving to Israel, she worked with Russian refuseniks and at an organization called AMCHA, which supports Holocaust survivors and their descendants. She also had worked for Retreat from Violence and Jewish Family & Children’s Services. Predeceased by a daughter, Batsheva Koplowitz, she is survived by her husband, Gil Frank; a daughter, Nechama Koplowitz (Michael Huey); a twin sister, Jennifer Phillips; two brothers, Brian Motta and Ainsley Henriques; and a granddaughter. Memorial contributions may be made to Jewish Family & Career Services of Atlanta or B’nai Torah synagogue.

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Florence Berk (Galender) of Boynton Beach, Fla., died June 5, 2020. She was born in Brooklyn, raised in Montclair, and moved to West Orange to raise her family before retiring to Boynton Beach 27 years ago. Mrs. Berk taught in the West Orange school system for many years. She graduated from Montclair State Teachers College as a business education major. She was active in B’nai B’rith, Deborah Hospital, PTA, Hadassah of Aberdeen, and various synagogue and social organizations. She was an avid bridge, crossword, and Sudoku player. Predeceased by her husband of 53 years, George, she is survived by two daughters, Randi (Todd) Berman of Manalapan and Donna (John) Leahy of New York City; and three grandchildren. Graveside services were held June 8 at Eternal Light Cemetery, Boynton Beach.

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Diane M. Goldberg (Mandelbaum), 83, of Livingston died June 14, 2020. She was raised in Maplewood. Mrs. Goldberg attended Boston University. She was a longtime member of Mountain Ridge Country Club. Predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Robert, she is survived by three sons, Howard (fiancée Joanne), Michael (Terri), and Kenneth (Melissa); two brothers, David and Nathan Mandelbaum; and five grandchildren. Arrangements were handled by Bernheim-ApterKreitzman Suburban Funeral Chapel, Livingston. Memorial contributions may be made to Friendship Circle or Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ.

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Roslyn Hersh Samuels, 104, of Monroe Township died June 12, 2020. Born in Philadelphia, she was raised by her parents, Ben and Anna Hersh, in the Hersh Carlton in Atlantic City, a hotel they owned. In 1934 she left Atlantic City to attend college at Penn State University. It was there that she met her husband, Bernard Samuels, moving in 1938 with him to Pittsburgh and to its suburbs in 1942. In 1950 they were among the six founding families who began Temple Emanuel of South Hills. She became president of the South Hills chapter of Hadassah; a Brownie troop leader; and a committed volunteer at the Chartiers Community Mental Health Center. Later in her life she moved to Monroe Township, with the extended Hersh family gathering during the summers at a beach home in Margate. Predeceased by her husband, Bernard, and a daughter, Joan, she is survived by a daughter, Barbara (Robert) Weinberg of Mountainside; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

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Bryan Smith

Bryan Alexander Smith, 57, of Marietta, Ga., died June 9, 2020. He grew up in Livingston and lived in South Orange and West Orange before moving to Marietta. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Pamela; his children, Rebecca and Max; his mother and stepfather, Toni Smith (Jerrold Feigenbaum); a sister, Maureen Smith; his mother-in-law, Nancy Denburg; and his future son-in-law, Garrett McCorkle.

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Michael Ian Berger, 61, of Mount Tabor died March 14, 2020. Born in Brooklyn, he grew up in Queens and Old Bridge and moved to Mount Tabor in 2004. Mr. Berger started his career in the pulp and paper industry with Westvaco Corporation. He next joined specialty chemicals manufacturer Degussa Corporation as a senior applications specialist and later became a marketing executive. His passion for science led him to a second career as a teacher of chemistry, physics, and earth science, first at Union High School for four years and subsequently at Morris Knolls High School in Rockaway for the past 14 years. He earned a B.S. in chemistry and an M.S. in paper science and engineering from Syracuse University, An avid golfer at Mount Tabor Country Club, he was also a member of the Morristown Field Club, where he and his wife, Janice, enjoyed playing tennis and pickleball.

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Learning by example Korach Numbers 16:1-18:32 Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb

onflict resolution is one of the most important tasks in human relations. What are some of the strategies available to foster it? One of them can be found in the ancient endeavor known as martial arts. I once watched a film on the subject in which the participant in the battle was instructed not to fight his opponent head on, but to yield to the attack, to move paradoxically backwards as if to surrender. In a sense, he was directed to surprise his opponent by reacting unpredictably. This strategy can be applied to many situations in life in which there is strife and discord. In this week’s Torah portion, Korach, we read of such discord — the story of the rebellion led by Korach and his cohorts against Moses. Among this band are Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliav, who have long been thorns in Moses’ side. They challenge his authority and threaten outright revolt against his leadership. Interestingly, Moses’ initial response is not one of anger. He tries verbal persuasion, calls for divine intervention, and only then does he eventually indignantly express his anger. But before he reaches that point, he tries something which goes almost unnoticed by most commentators. He sends for them. He adopts a conciliatory attitude, and invites them into dialogue.

“And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram...” (Numbers 16:12) Moses does not “come out fighting,” at least not until his invitation to discussion and perhaps even compromise is rebuffed. “... And they said, ‘We will not come up ... Do you need to make yourself a prince over us? ... Will you put out the eyes of these men? We will not come up!’” Only after his attempt at conflict resolution does Moses become angry and appeal for divine intervention. But first he signals his readiness to talk things over. I have been reading a biography of a great chasidic leader in early-20th-century Poland, Rabbi Israel Danziger. He was the heir to the leadership of the second-largest chasidic sect in pre-World War II Europe. He and his father before him, Rabbi Yechiel Danziger, held court in Alexandrow. The biography contains documentation of several talks the rabbi gave describing many of the lessons he learned from his father. He tells of the time that he was sent along with several of his father’s emissaries to visit the court of another chasidic rebbe, whose personal secretary made the delegation wait their turn on a long line. He describes how when they finally got into the rebbe’s reception room, they were treated perfunctorily, if not coldly; and the request that they were instructed to make of this rebbe was callously rejected by him. Rabbi Israel told his father every detail of his disappointing experience. About a year later, the other chasidic rebbe needed a great favor of Rabbi Yechiel. He sent

a delegation to Alexandrow, headed by his own son. Much to Rabbi Israel’s surprise, his father issued orders that they be welcomed warmly and shown gracious hospitality. Rabbi Yechiel himself waited at his door for them, ushered them in to his private chambers, listened to their request for a favor of him, and granted it generously. In his narrative, as recorded in this biography, Rabbi Israel describes how he approached his father and asked him why he had treated them so well. “Did you have to give them such an effusive welcome after they embarrassed us so much?” I found Rabbi Yechiel’s response, in Yiddish, so impressive. He said, “Better that they learn from me how to be ‘gute yidden’ and ‘menschen,’ than I learn from them how to be boors and brutes!” When I related this story to an audience of chasidim a short while ago, an elderly man in the audience approached me and said, “I am a descendant of that other rebbe. And our family tradition has it that when his delegation returned with news of their special treatment and of the granted favor, the rebbe burst into tears and cried, ‘He is a better Jew than I am. We must learn a ‘musar haskel’ (a lesson in ethics) from him.’” This is a lesson we can all benefit from as we attempt to resolve the conflicts we face, and as we strive to increase the numbers of “gute yidden” in our ranks and create more mensches in the world. Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb is executive vice president emeritus of the Orthodox Union.

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Continued from page 11 • Am I noticing when white people, including myself, are speaking over or on behalf of people of color? • Am I taking responsibility to interrogate my whiteness, or am I asking others, within and outside of my multiracial family, to do the teaching and the emotional labor for me? • Do I catch myself when I get defensive during conversations about race and white privilege or when I say something that may offend others? • Am I able to acknowledge when and how my whiteness gives me power, authority, and status over others? And if so, what am I going to do about it? • When I make remarks about my white privilege that are designed to sound informed, am I pausing to make sure that I actually practice what I preach? • Am I guilty — as most of us are — of talk-

ing about privilege, race, and racism only when it is convenient and comfortable, but not when it might be most important? • How can I give myself more time and space to understand how my race informs the ways I lead, the ways I influence others, and how I make decisions? Some people assume that because Jews of color are in our families, we are experts on understanding racism. We’re not. Other people assume that because of our leadership and commitments to social justice, we have this all figured out. We don’t. We still have a lot to learn about how racism and white supremacy operate — and we know we will continue to make mistakes. Sometimes we may hurt people we love, despite our very best intentions. Sometimes our words will shut down an important conversation about race instead of cracking it open. And sometimes we may stumble or lose our way entirely because we forgot to stop and listen. We are on a learning journey — for ourselves, our multiracial families, and our col-

lective future. We want to see our own implicit biases more clearly. We want 21st-century Jewish life to be the best it can be — to fully include Jews of all races, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities. And we want the Jewish community to stand for equality and justice for all people everywhere and to reflect that commitment in our families, congregations, organizations, and philanthropic priorities. At a time of profound discord and brokenness, we know that these efforts are essential to healing our fractured democracy and building a better future for all. As the Jewish philosopher Martin Buber taught, “We start with ourselves. But we don’t end with ourselves.” ■ This article was originally published on eJewishPhilanthropy.com and was republished at The Times of Israel by permission. Stefanie Rhodes is the CEO of Slingshot and board chair of Jews of Color Initiative. Ruth Messinger is the global ambassador of American Jewish World Service.

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ears ago, on the Friday after Thanksgiving, I found myself at Michaels with a cart full of yarn. A doorbuster sale inspired me to arrive early with Close to Home plans to replenish my dwindling stash. The line, as expected, was long. “What are you making?” I asked the gentleman next to me, both out of curiosity and to pass the time. He smiled, shifting around the skeins of wool in the cradle of his arms. “An afghan, a surprise for my wife’s birthday on Sunday.” “Lovely — also ambitious,” I remarked, before wondering aloud how he’d learned to crochet. “From my grandmother,” he told me. By teaching her rambunctious grandson to make things with his hands, she nurtured his ability to remain in one place — and out of trouble — for longer stretches of time. As we moved forward in line, he asked how I learned and what I had planned for the wool in my cart. I said that a friend taught me ages ago, and that I hadn’t settled on anything speciﬁc yet for the stash I was buying. Like any yarn buff, he understood what I meant by just wanting to have the skeins around. Now, whenever I sit down to crochet, I think of that Michaels encounter. My husband calls me a little mouse because I am so often scuttling to and fro. But

crochet slows me down, anchors me, stops time, and keeps me in place for a while, focusing on the here and now with pretty and useful results. Crochet has been proven to divert a worried mind as well. According to the Craft Yarn Council, 85 percent of knitters and crocheters experience reduced stress while they work. For me, the process feels a lot like prayer. When crocheting an afghan, I usually get to repeat a pattern often enough to memorize the language of its stitches. It hums along, becoming a mantra with its own gentle melody, something akin to the poetry of the Psalms I try to recite daily. And yet, I hardly crocheted after 2020 began. Instead of ﬁnding comfort from the news in my stitching, the chaotic trajectory of the current calendar year kept me from focusing on stitching at all. It was only back in March, when I came upon the pattern for a beautiful, though complicated, afghan while sorting through papers on my desk, that I decided it was time to pick up my hook. It offered none of the comforts I treasure in an afghan pattern. It would require me to master several new stitches that would change — along with the yarn in shades of grey, green, and blue — with each of the blanket’s 50 rows. There would likely be more colorful pronouncements than prayers on my tongue. And yet, the challenge offered most of the appeal. Starting a project usually feels like meeting a new friend with whom I ﬁnd a quick intimacy. But not this time. Though I thrilled in choosing the yarn and soon settled down to stitch, I struggled from the beginning. The creative enthusiasm that often compels me to ditch household chores or delay making dinner to crochet instead just wasn’t there. I managed

only a few rows at a time, though they somehow added up when I wasn’t counting. I was startled to discover it was nearly done. I worked three rows while on hold for an hour with Old Navy customer service late on a Thursday evening. I hoped to complete the afghan the next morning, allowing me to lay down my hook and put away the remaining bits of yarn in time to embrace the best Shabbat has to offer: the chance to disconnect, to rest from the need to run and make and accomplish, and to simply breathe. The last two rows I ﬁnished with my Daf Yomi podcast playing in the background on Friday. I paused only once, in wonder, when the discussion on Talmud Shabbat 98 turned to the intricacies of weaving the tapestries that covered the mishkan, tabernacle, in the desert. It was handiwork that ceased on Shabbat, the artisans resting just as God Himself did after He created the world. How’s that for living Torah? I asked myself as I stitched the very last stitch, seeing my crochet project in a new light. I’m already writing about the afghan and I haven’t even woven in the loose ends of yarn, though I ﬁnally laid it out on the bed to get a good look at it. I wish I could show it to you. As with childbirth, I’ve already forgotten the painful parts of the process and am focused solely on the baby in my arms. I’m even inspired to make another one. Something easier, more comforting, something with a pattern that’s more like a prayer. ■ Merri Ukraincik of Edison is a regular contributor to NJJN. Follow her at merriukraincik.com.

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