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hen is anti-Semitism not anti-Semitism? When propounded by the BDS (Boycott, Disinvestment, Sanctions) movement against Israel, this perverted hatred, dressed up as social justice, is not necessarily seen as such. A panel discussion last month at an American Jewish Press Association event in California offered a touching, naive — and dangerous — insight into the mentality of a Jewish BDS proponent. She is a public health professional in Boston, the daughter of a Conservative rabbi and a member of Jewish Voice for Peace’s Boston
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chapter steering committee. She was born and raised in Baltimore, attended Jewish day school through high school and a Labor Zionist youth camp from ages 8–22. She said: “I grew up in a strong Jewish household. It was a kosher home. We went to Shabbat services regularly and for all Jewish holidays.� Observation: Jewish education and Jewish observance do not automatically transmit fundamental Jewish values. She said she traveled to Israel many times, spent a semester on a kibbutz in high school and Continued on page 19
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THE NEWSPAPER OF OUR ORTHODOX COMMUNITIES
Cedarhurst elects 2 trustees on Tuesday On Tuesday, voters in Cedarhurst village will cast ballots for two trustees in the first contested election since 1989. The voting will take place at Village Hall, at 200 Cedarhurst Ave., from 7 am to 9 pm. Incumbent Trustees Ronald Lanzilotta and Myrna Zisman, running under the Citizen’s Party banner, are being challenged by Daniel Burg and Yoel Goldfeder, who are running together for the Village United Party. It is an at-large election, meaning that the two candidates who collect the most votes will win. The trustee seats have four-year terms. Lanzilotta, 82, who was appoint-
ed deputy mayor after Benjamin Weinstock became mayor following the death of Andrew Parise last year, has been on the village board since 2001. Prior to that, he served on the village’s Board of Zoning Appeals for three years. “I was born and raised in Cedarhurst and [have] seen the village evolve,� Lanzilotta said. “It’s all about giving back to this great community and keeping on top of complaints.� Zisman, 77, a trustee since 2006, moved to Cedarhurst in 1982 from Brooklyn, where she was involved in city politics. She was a member of the zoning appeals board before
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she became a trustee. She also has been the village’s representative to the Town-Village Aircraft Safety and Noise Abatement Committee. “This is my village. I love it,� Zisman said. “I’m not ready to retire.� A Cedarhurst resident since 2001, Burg, 40, is vice president of sales for the village-based Rocket Production, which supplies media
screens, LEDs, motors and sound units to stores such as Target and Best Buy. His parents, Burg said — his father, Rabbi Melvin Burg, and his mother, Pearl — were civically involved. His mother worked for former NYC Councilman Noach Dear. “I am involved in my shul, and now I want to be involved in the community,� said Burg, who, like
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Goldfeder, is a member and on the board of Kehillas Bais Yehuda Tzvi, also known as the Red Shul, in Cedarhurst. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After [Hurricane] Sandy I wanted to get involved. It stirred something inside of me.â&#x20AC;? A Far Rockaway native, Goldfeder, 43, has also lived in Baltimore and Denver, and settled in CedarContinued on page 4