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VOL 11, NO 22 ■ JUNE 8, 2012 / 18 SIVAN 5772 WWW.THEJEWISHSTAR.COM
Celebrating Israel! By Karen C. Green Record turnout, and a jam-packed parade route lined Fifth Avenue this past Sunday at the Celebrate Israel parade, commemorating the 64th anniversary of the State’s founding. With glorious weather and picture perfect skies, the parade attracted hundreds of thousands of cheering spectators viewing a colorful and spirited assortment of floats, the most floats to date in the parade. In addition to yeshivot, and shuls, marching bands, such as the Upper Schuylkill marching band of Hazel Township, Pennsylvania and dance troupes, such as Sisters in Motion made their way up the parade route and got the crowd pumped. “Of the total of 35,000 marchers that participated, more than 200 groups marched, 40 of which for the first time,” according to David Newman, Executive Director of JCRC-LI, parade organizer. “The day was great, there was a positive vibe, and a huge showing of support,” said Newman gleefully. A short spritz at 2:30 p.m. did not put a damper on the exhuberant mood of the day. Festivities continued in Central Park adjacent to the parade at the 19th Annual Israel Day Concert, sponsored by the Israel Concert-in-the-Park Committee, Dr. Joseph Frager, Organizer and Dr. Paul and Drora Brody, Chairpersons and in association with Young Israel Chovevei Zion. Special Guest Speaker MK Danny Danon addressed the crowd, and musical talent Yehuda Green headlined. More photos, pages 12 and 14.
Magen LI-YILC outlines camp safety for parents By Malka Eisenberg Dr. Susan K. Schulman, a Boro Park based pediatrician and author of “Understanding Your Children’s Health,” addressed a riveted audience of over 50 men and women Monday evening at Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhurst, about the hazards facing children today, especially in summer camp. The talk ranged from daily summer topics of sunscreen and water safety to con-
cerns with sexual abuse. “Children need to be immunized against this type of abuse,” she warned. “It is like a disease. We have to strengthen their gut, their understanding, about what safety matters are, so they are able to say, ‘I know my mommy told me something like this might happen.’” Keeping Our Children Safe in Camp: A Community-Wide Program for Parents, was sponsored by Magen LI. Dr. David Pelcovitz,
Straus Professor of Psychology and Education, Azrieli Graduate School, Yeshiva University, also spoke on child safety. “The children you are talking to now will talk to their own children,” noted Schulman. The problems with child and sexual abuse, were “always there,” she said. The children “never came forward, the abuser kept abusing.” In a rapid, pointed, sharply worded, rat-
tat-tat delivery, Dr. Schulman laid out guidelines for the overall safety of children. Parents and children have to “learn the basics on how to keep the whole body safe, not just from molesters,” she said. “Hydration,” she announced, tell your children that they “gotta drink, gotta drink, gotta drink. Kids are fainting every day, they are throwing up from dehydration. You don’t
Shabbat Candlelighting: 8:07 p.m. Shabbat ends 9:17 p.m. 72 minute zman 9:39 p.m. Torah Reading Parshat Beha’alotcha
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