Jewish News, Feb. 1, 2019

Furloughed Jewish employees deal with shutdown fallout

NICK ENQUIST | STAFF WRITER

Phoenix resident Zachary Friedman is one of the thousands of federal employees who are heading back to work after being furloughed during the recent — and longest ever — federal government shutdown. Last week, President Donald Trump reached a temporary deal with congressional leaders to reopen the government for three weeks.

This was good news for area Jewish residents like Friedman, an attorney for the IRS Chief Counsel, who had to work without pay for several days. Because Friedman was deemed an essential employee, he had been expected to report to work on certain cases he was preparing, with some of his unpaid workdays clocking in at 12 hours. The shutdown, Friedman said, interfered with his efficacy at work.

“I still had to work on all of my cases, but of course, I had less resources to work on them effectively,” Friedman said. “Even though my department isn’t as well known, ultimately I represent the American people at finding a fair solution between them and the IRS. The shutdown negatively affected my ability to carry out my responsibilities.”

According to the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity, the federal government employs about 58,000 people in the state. Elliott Pollack, CEO of Elliott D. Pollack and Company, an

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Violins of Hope comes to Phoenix

For the past two decades, Israeli violin maker Amnon Weinstein has restored dozens of violins from the Holocaust. Each one tells a story of someone silenced.

“Violin is talking, violin is singing,” Weinstein said. “And if you have a good way to listen, you can hear all the stories.”

Violins of Hope, a traveling project that features the instru ments and stories of musicians

Amnon Weinstein, the man behind Violins of Hope, in his workshop. PHOTO

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economic and real estate consulting firm in Scottsdale, said the shutdown’s effect on the economy will be temporary, but it will result in this quarter’s GDP probably coming in a half a point lower than it otherwise would have. The main reason for the drop in GDP is that 800,000 furloughed federal employees will have cut their spending between 10 and 20 percent.

“It’s not only the federal employees, it’s the contractors who are not being paid, and so there’s a ripple effect of that money not being spent,” Pollack said.

Federal workers who were furloughed are expected to receive backpay for the time they weren’t working or working without pay. The checks are expected to be sent out as soon as possible. However, that may not resolve the nation’s economic hiccup.

“The employees probably won’t make up entirely for the spending they cut back on,” Pollack said. “Nobody knows for sure, because it’s never gone this long, but that would be my expectation. The longer this goes, the worse it gets. It affects consumer psychology, and that’s not a good situation.”

Given that the current deal to reopen the government is only for three weeks, there is a distinct possibility that there could be another shutdown if a

permanent agreement is not met.

Some organizations like Jewish Free Loan (JFL) and Jewish Family and Children’s Service (JFCS) are ready to support federal employees if there is another shutdown.

JFL announced it would provide furloughed employees with emergency loans. Only one loan has been requested so far.

JFCS’ Kathy Rood said the organization’s emergency assistance fund program, Helping Hands, would be there for any furloughed Jewish federal employee.

Many credit unions and the nation’s largest banks were also offering help to furloughed workers with such services as eliminating late fees and offering deferred payments on credit cards, and home and auto loans with no negative reporting to credit bureaus. Federal employees can check their banks’ websites to access phone numbers set aside for them.

Friedman said that even though the shutdown was a severe inconvenience, he felt fortunate to have saved enough money and be in a financially secure place. He knows not everyone is so lucky.

Furloughed federal employees missed two pay periods during the shutdown, forcing many to rely on alternative resources in order to make ends meet.

Julia Almoslino of Ezras Cholim of

Phoenix kosher food bank said there was a noticeable increase in people requiring assistance when the shutdown began in December.

“We’re not open just for Jewish families who are in need; we’re open to all families,” Almoslino said. “You’re not here because you have, you’re here because you realize that you need.”

Almoslino said they don’t pry into the lives of people who come to the food bank, so it’s hard for them to know how many people served were government employees. But since the shutdown, they saw about 50 additional people and are prepared for more should another shutdown take place.

Chabad of the East Valley also saw an increase in the number of people using its food bank during shutdown.

For Friedman’s part, he’s glad things are getting back to normal.

“While I am angry about the way the administration treated federal government workers as negotiating leverage during the shutdown, I am happy that I will be going back to work and get to continue to represent the American people in tax controversy matters,” he said. “I hope that both parties remember all the people who were hurt during the shutdown and never use this negotiating tactic again.” JN

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makes its Phoenix debut in February as a project of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix. The first event will be on Feb. 3, with the opening of the exhibit, “Amnon Weinstein, the Man Behind the Music,” with photographs by Daniel Levin. In addition, throughout February and March, Violins of Hope will feature lectures, films, educational activities and musical performances.

The free photo exhibit runs through March 26 at the CutlerPlotkin Jewish Heritage Center and documents Weinstein in his Tel Aviv workshop restoring violins that survived the Holocaust.

The Israeli luthier has devoted the last 20 years of his life to finding and restoring violins that belonged to musicians who died during World War II.

Weinstein was born 1939, just one year after his parents emigrated from Europe to escape the Nazis. When he grew up, he followed in his father’s footsteps as a luthier and violinist.

The first time Weinstein restored a violin from the Holocaust period was in the late ’80s, when a survivor requested his services. It quickly became a passion.

Now, Weinstein works with his son, Avshalom. Together, they have restored more than 60 violins that survived the Holocaust. Many of the instruments came from Jewish ghettos, forest hideouts and concentration camp orchestras. The violin is a lightweight instrument that is easy to travel with, so many Jews in that dark time brought them along as a way to continue playing Jewish music and remain connected to their culture.

“When we talk about the Holocaust and the numbers, it’s impossible to understand,” Avshalom said. “But when we talk about these violins and their journeys, it gives everything a bit more of a personal touch. The main thing we want people to understand is that music is an international language that can always allow us to talk to each other.”

The violins have been featured in several books, articles, lectures and even a PBS documentary, “Violins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust,” narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Adrien Brody. The restored violins have been

Photographer Levin, an associate professor at Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio, was asked to document Weinstein’s work with the violins. He visited Weinstein in his workshop in Israel and spent a few days observing his craft.

“I realize now that what he’s been doing is a very simple idea,” Levin said. “He’s been doing what he loves for decades, but I see it as kind of an epiphany. This is something he must do kind of as a way to beat Hitler.”

The violins will be a part of an educational outreach program in more than 40 different schools across the Valley. Avshalom will speak at the schools. There will also be student matinee programs.

Rachel Hoffer, co-chair of Jewish Federations of North America’s National Young Leadership Cabinet, saw a Violins of Hope performance in Tel Aviv a few years ago and has since devoted herself to bringing the event to Phoenix.

“This event has been in very few places in the United States,” Hoffer said. “This is probably one of the most comprehensive programs for Violins of Hope.”

For Avshalom, Violins of Hope is about bearing witness.

“I don’t think we are in any position to say which story is more important,” he said. “The most important thing is that we educate people with these stories and instruments. We try to explain to them and convince them that there is always another way than violence and hate.” JN

A picture of Amon Weinstein’s father-in-law, Asael Bielski, sits on a case that holds many of the violins the Weinstein family has restored.

PHOTO BY DANIEL LEVIN

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Talking about current events — without division

NICK ENQUIST | STAFF WRITER

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Epner teaches the News Room, a discussion-based class that focuses on current events. His goal is to help his students understand what they’ve been reading in the papers and how to share their perspectives with others.

“Everybody here reads all the newspapers, or at least all the good ones, and so we’re well informed and we want to talk about everything,” said News Room student Jim Dempsey. “We don’t always get a chance to share our thoughts about politics or what’s going on in China. We’re all dressed up and need a place to go, so we come here.”

very day, from 5 to 7 a.m., Michael Epner wakes up and reads 25 newspapers. Ever since he was a child, the retired pediatrician has been obsessed with current events, and now he uses that obsession to teach other like-minded retirees about what is happening in America and around the world.Dempsey has attended the News Room for the past 10 years. The Bureau of Jewish Education hosts the weekly class every Wednesday morning at 10 at the Valley of the Sun JCC (The J).

Originally, the class was a part of Scottsdale Community College’s (SCC) Adult Learning program. Epner started attending classes there as a student, but became the leader of the class when the original teacher had to leave. The class moved from SCC to different locations, from Temple Chai to the Mustang Library in Scottsdale, before making The J its home for the past three years.

At a recent News Room class, Epner led a lively discussion that covered several topics, including desalination efforts to get clean water, the government shutdown, the Super Bowl, the Oscars and more.

One man stood up and said he believed the next president would be a woman. He pointed to his wife, who was sitting

Michael Epner leads a full News Room class at the Valley of the Sun JCC. PHOTO BY NICK ENQUIST

next to him, in explaining why he thought a woman would make a more capable president.

During his morning newspaper ritual, Epner selects topics he knows will interest the class and are the most relevant. Some of the papers he reads include a more worldly perspective, including English-

language articles in Mexican and Chinese publications.

When Epner begins the class, he writes more than 100 different topics on a whiteboard and opens the class to discussion.

“I always try to make sure that everybody who wants to speak can,” Epner said. “I got this style of teaching from my wife. She told me that nobody wants to sit in a lecture. Everybody wants to talk and be involved, and I welcome that.”

Though talking about the news can be dicey these days, conversations in the News Room remain friendly. Epner said that every student follows the tenets of respect and fairness. Each person has the right to share their thoughts and opinions, but nobody can attack anyone else.

“You have to remember that this is also a social engagement,” Epner said. “We’re all friends here and we all want to continue that outside of the classroom.” JN

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Next step in Holocaust memory: Russian-speaking holograms

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Seventy-four years after the end of World War II, the University of Southern California’s Shoah Foundation is looking for two specific witnesses to history: a Soviet Jew who survived the Holocaust and a Jewish veteran of the Soviet Red Army.

The foundation wants to take the testimony of these as-yetunidentified witnesses and turn them into Russian-speaking holograms.

The holograms are recorded images of people who answer questions, according to Kia Hayes, the manager of New Dimensions in Testimony, the Shoah Foundation’s project that records testimony of Holocaust survivors. Visitors to the Shoah Foundation’s traveling exhibit can ask these questions and see and hear the answers.

“What we were really focused on is: How do you keep that active engagement that comes from having a conversation with someone? Is there way we can record someone’s testimonies so that it allows people to feel as though they are engaging in that dialogue?”

New Dimensions in Testimony has recorded testimonies in four languages, but not Russian.

“It’s important to try and capture this type of interview in as many languages as we’re able to,” Hayes said. “The experience of Soviet Jews in the Holocaust is one that isn’t as well-known as other experiences,” Hayes said.

“What I think is important for Jews today is to remember the heroic effort of those who fought in the war,” said Ilia Salita, CEO of Genesis Philanthropy Group, which is fully funding the project. The group is working to develop and enhance the sense of Jewish identity of Russian-speaking Jews worldwide.

Between 350,000 and 500,000 Jews

served in the Red Army, fighting against the Nazis, Salita said. But their stories aren’t as well-known because they disappeared behind the Iron Curtain.

After the war, many Soviet Jews were accused of being spies for the Nazis, Salita said. They faced brutality in their homeland and their history wasn’t recorded or shared.

“Soviet Jewry doesn’t have their own Anne Frank or their own Elie Wiesel,” Salita said. “That is why this is an extraordinarily critical effort. We need to remember those who perished, those who survived and those who helped bring the Nazi regime to its end.”

The foundation already has 15 Englishspeaking holograms. The survivor spends a week answering a long list of questions, about their life before, during and after the war, and more philosophical questions like “Do you believe in God?”

The results will be familiar to anyone who uses software like Siri and Alexa. A question elicits a relevant answer — unless it doesn’t have an answer.

“We program the system to redirect you,” Hayes said. “It doesn’t break the flow of having a conversation. It thinks of a different topic to explore.”

Dimensions in Testimony is on permanent exhibit at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. JN

New Dimensions in Testimony holograms function much like Alexa and Siri. PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE USC SHOAH FOUNDATION

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Chinese company set to manage Haifa’s port

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The presence of Chinese state-owned companies at Israel’s seaports is acting as a thorn in U.S.-Israeli relations. According to China’s Ministry of Transport, a total of 52 ports in 34 countries are managed or were constructed by Chinese companies.

This includes Haifa’s new private seaport, which the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) will begin to manage from 2021 for 25 years. The project is drawing the concern of the U.S. Navy, which often docks at the Israeli naval base in the northern coastal city. That cooperation could change if the nearby civilian port comes under Chinese management, American officials have warned.

“There is no doubt that this has reached a crucial junction,” professor Uzi Rabi, director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University, told JNS. “The American antagonism is clear to all.”

Asked whether Israel can find a path that would let it enjoy the economic benefits of relations with Beijing, Rabi said Israel will have to “dedicate a lot of energy and creativity” to ensure that China does not “take control of central pillars of the local economy, or taint relations with the U.S.”

Washington has made no secret of its displeasure over developments at Haifa. During his visit in mid-January, U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton conveyed the Trump administration’s concern about China’s involvement.

“The possibility of withdrawing from the deal is possible and essential to Israel’s security,” said Dr. Ofer Israeli, a geostrategist and international-security policy expert. He argued that giving away the keys to a strategic port to any foreign party means a loss of Israeli control. He is is also concerned by reports of China taking advantage of the infrastructure it builds in other countries for surveillance, intelligence gathering, or cyber warfare.

“In my view,” he said, “Israel will not be able to deal with the security risks — not just in terms of spying, but also on

other matters, such as the Chinese desire to bring ships to the port that could be on their way to train or assist Syrian forces or Hezbollah.”

Roie Yellinek, a doctoral student at Bar-Ilan University, recently published a paper in which he placed the Haifaport tension within the wider context of growing American-Chinese competition.

Yellinek, a fellow at the China-Med Project, which monitors relations between Beijing and regional countries, wrote that “while the direct implications of the port’s management are of interest to China and the U.S., their concerns are more related to a Cold War-type struggle.”

“The question of influence over Israel is very important to both countries,” said Yellinek. “From Beijing’s perspective, the opportunity to increase its influence on a country that maintains such close ties with the U.S. can have deep implications for China’s international status.”

Speaking to JNS, Yellinek said that he believed that Israel could deal with the potential security challenges created by the Chinese company’s presence at Haifa. But the strain it would cause to relations with the U.S. would be too costly.

“My personal view is that we need to satisfy American expectations because they guarantee Israel’s security, while China has few sentiments for Israel’s security needs,” Yellinek said. “I think the government will have to act. … Ultimately, China is closer to Iran than it is to Israel.”

In September 2018, Rear Adm. Oded Gour-Lavie (Res.), a former head of the Israeli Navy’s Strategic Task Force, told JNS that given its location in the eastern Mediterranean, and coastline on the Red Sea, Israel is well suited to benefit from China’s initiative. But in a situation in which economic interests clash with security interests, Israel will have to make future decisions differently, “so that we don’t shoot ourselves in the foot,” Lavie said. JN

The Democrats are not the enemy

The new freshman class of Democrats in Congress has some pro-Israel Jews worried. In particular, there are concerns about Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

Omar is seen as particularly problematic. She is one of two members of Congress to support the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, although she opposed it during her election campaign. She once tweeted that Israel “hypnotizes” the world. And, to the particular concern of the pro-Israel community, she was recently appointed to the influential House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Tlaib, a Palestinian American, is the other new member who supports BDS. During her run for office, she withdrew her support for the two-state solution, prompting the liberal pro-Israel J Street to withdraw its endorsement of her. Of course, Tlaib is not alone in her opposition to the two-state solution. Many on the right in the United States and in Israel also oppose it — even if for different reasons.

Ocasio-Cortez’s surprise victory in last summer’s primary, and election in November, brought her into the spotlight, where her ideas seemed unformed. Since her election she seems to have become an internet and Twitter star, and she continues to make members of the pro-Israel community nervous.

According to a Buzzfeed News report, “The young progressives who have ascended to power within the Democratic Party over the last few years want to force what were once fringe views into the mainstream, and significantly change U.S. policy toward Israel.” That report is consistent with the fears of many in the Jewish community that the Democratic Party is sliding into the anti-Israel camp. We disagree with that conclusion.

First, as many in the pro-Israel community often forget, Israel isn’t a major concern or issue of focus for most American voters — whether they be Democrats or Republicans. Instead, most Americans worry about domestic issues like the economy, health care and our dysfunctional government, and don’t give much thought to Middle East policy questions.

Second, the three freshman legislators who are prompting current concern represent just 1/145, or 0.7 percent, of the House. The Democratic caucus is led by two veteran politicians — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer — both of whom have strong pro-Israel track records.

Third, inexperienced members of Congress are just that. The pro-Israel community has a long and successful record of educating members of Congress — even those who might initially be ignorant about Jews or are hostile to Israel.

Just as we encouraged outreach and engagement efforts with Ocasio-Cortez after her primary win, we do the same with regard to Omar and Tlaib, as we continue to believe that nothing will be gained by simply writing them off. Rather than wringing our hands and giving up hope, let’s make the point that a strong, confident, articulate and sophisticated Jewish community is an opportunity for these politicians to cultivate — not a threat. JN

Ireland’s BDS shenanigans

When it comes to the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, we tend to focus on the first two parts of the international effort to delegitimize the Jewish state. So, we properly cry foul when college students launch a boycott of Sabra hummus — which happened several years ago in Pittsburgh — or mount a vote to get their schools to divest from corporations that do business in the West Bank. But aside from a cancelled concert or two, the BDS campaign hasn’t “hurt” Israel through boycott or divestment efforts.

With the progress of a new BDS bill through the Irish parliament, however, the movement’s third plank — legal sanctions — appears to be on the brink of exacting real pain. The only question is, who will feel the pain more if the Irish sanctions law is enacted, Israel or Ireland?

Last week, legislation sailed through the second

minority government, the country’s leaders have been unable to stop the momentum of a bill that, if enacted, would criminalize the selling of goods or services that originate in areas that Israel did not control prior to the end of the 1967 Six-Day War. That means importing produce grown in the Golan Heights or the West Bank, or providing legal services in Ireland from an office in East Jerusalem, could subject a person to a 250,000 Euro fine or five years in jail.

Given the realities of today’s global commercial environment, an entire host of corporations stand to be ensnared by the proposed law. For years, Ireland has convinced businesses to establish headquarters or relocate there, wooing multinational firms with low taxes and a high-tech workforce. Many of those companies — including Apple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook — also have offices in parts of Israel

another nation’s boycott of Israel.

Israel, which summoned the Irish ambassador for a formal dressing down, is properly concerned. But several issues raise the specter that not just Israel, but Ireland itself could suffer substantially from the ill-conceived law it is developing. That’s because the European Union, of which Ireland is a member, sets a uniform standard on trade, which the new law violates and which could open Ireland to very costly E.U. monetary sanctions. Even more concerning, however, is the prospect that multinationals doing business in Israel might either abandon the Irish market, flee Israel’s high-tech (and low cost) platforms, or subject their businesses to the whims of Irish prosecution. Neither outcome will be pretty.

In their rush to achieve “justice” for the Palestinians — one legislator even wore a keffiyeh during the debates — Irish lawmakers stand to place their own economy at risk. They should take a little time to get their own

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On countering anti-Semitism, fight or join critics? Yes

DAVID BERNSTEIN

The lead up to the Women’s March held two weeks ago exposed yet another rift in the American Jewish body politic. In the face of the controversy over March founders Tamika Mallory’s and Linda Sarsour’s associations with Louis Farrakhan and their various pronouncements on Jews and Jewish issues, Jews differed on how best to respond and whether to join or boycott the March. At root was a spirited disagreement over the best way to counter growing anti-Semitism.

Noted Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt strongly opposed participation in the March. “How can self-respecting Jewish women support you when you stand by someone who called us ‘termites’ and then only offer tepid critiques after a wave of criticism swept over you?” she asks rhetorically of the two March founders.

Jewish feminist activist Shifra Bronznick strongly supported participation in the March. “Many of us know that this is a critical time to stay at the table,” she argues. “To stay and talk and build an agenda based on the Women’s March Unity Principles that reflect so many of our core commitments, including the need to fight anti-Semitism.”

The Lipstadt camp embraces the more traditional approach to opposing antiSemitism: condemn it whenever and wherever it rears its ugly head. It holds that by fighting hatred we consign it to the margins of society. And by sitting with people tainted by anti-Semitism we enable and empower it.

The Bronznick camp, by contrast, believes that Jews cannot influence these progressive movements if they refrain from being at the table. Condemning these leaders, they argue, simply cuts Jews out of the conversation and prevents us from swaying the internal discourse of these movements and how they ultimately perceive Jews and Jewish issues. It marginalizes us, not them.

These two camps are often seen as working against each other. The Jews who sit with the March organizers are seen by the condemn/marginalize camp as providing validation to antiSemitism. The Jews who call out antiSemitism are seen by the engage/ influence camp as contributing to a perception among progressives that the Jewish community is aloof and uncommitted to the equality agenda.

It would be easy to see this rift as further evidence that ideological disagreements are tearing at the fabric of Jewish unity and weakening our political potency.

Might it be possible, however, that we should welcome these differences even if we personally prefer one approach over the other?

It is a sign of the times that so many Jews assert their singular, inalterable truth, wishing away anyone who doesn’t agree with them. Wishing away our diversity.

But I would argue the best way to collectively fight anti-Semitism is for some people to take an unwavering principled stance, calling out anti-Semitism at every turn, and for others to engage intersectional circles, join planning efforts, and influence the movements from within.

The mixed messages and differing approaches are better than if either one completely won out. If the condemn/ marginalize camp had its way, Jews would be more isolated.

If the engage/influence camp had its way, no one would send the unmistakable message that associating or espousing antiSemitism is a blight.

Neither of those outcomes would be

better than these two approaches playing out in the public square at the same time.

Moreover, far from working against each other, the two camps inadvertently enhance each other. The good-cop bad dynamic has long been effective in negotiations and in advocacy. The bad cop—in this case the condemn/ marginalize camp—can enhance the status of the good cop—the engage/influence camp—whose approach can come across as a rational and fair-minded alternative. With the bad cop breathing down her neck, the good cop can make the case against antiSemitism in a way the target audience—in this case people involved in the Women’s March movement—are more likely to hear.

In this light, perhaps these seemingly contradictory approaches can be more tolerant of each other and not see the other as its mortal enemy, but perhaps even as a reluctant ally. One thing’s for sure: Neither of these approaches is going away, no matter how hard the other may wish.

In fighting the world’s oldest hatred, our diversity is our strength. JN

Studying Talmud with a South Korean taught me more than I expected about Jewish learning

LOUIS MAYBERG

Tim Alper’s JTA article “Talmud Inspired Learning Craze Sweeps

South Korea” reveals South Koreans’ growing affinity for Talmud study as an academic path. Alper’s sources cited the disproportionate success of Jews as the case to embrace “Jewish approaches to education.”

For good or for bad, Jews are associated globally — not just in South Korea

— with success in politics, finance, education, medicine, law and more. Our survival as a people stands out, too. Clearly, there is something special about the Jewish people. Recently, I spoke at a Jewish philanthropic conference about my own experience in South Korea that helped me pinpoint what it is.

My view on this was formed in 2011 when I was speaking at a Korean Stock

Exchange investor conference in Seoul. While waiting in the green room with a number of Korean CEOs, one asked me if I was Jewish. He excitedly told me he studied Talmud. Perplexed, I asked him why, and he responded, “To learn the secret of your people’s success.”

Then he pulled a Schottenstein Talmud out of his briefcase and popped it open to the first page — Tractate Bava Metzia

2a — about civil law. He asked to study it together. We began discussing the text about two people arguing over the ownership of a “tallis” they both encountered along a road. We went back and forth, probing the text for intricacies of litigation about a found prayer shawl.

When they called me for my speech, he

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Embrace the process in pursuit of heart health

BOB ROTH

My Aunt Viv, of blessed memory, attended a conversational Hebrew class for most of her entire adult life. Once a week the students gathered and discussed current events, culture and family, entirely in Hebrew. I was always in awe of Aunt Viv’s self-discipline and dedication, but what I now understand is that this lifelong pursuit of mastery was mostly about the journey. The end product of her effort was the process itself, the camaraderie and how it felt to be alive and learning. Hers is a great example of a life well-lived.

February, National Heart Health Month, is a great time to mirror the concept of mastery by celebrating the process. Visualize the practice of a heart-healthy lifestyle journey with many inevitable bumps in the road and

challenging plateaus. The rewards are profound and realized with positive changes put into an action plan. With one calendar page turned on 2019 and the power vested in me by my readers and fellow baby boomers, I hereby grant amnesty to embrace the plateau. If we embrace the process without expecting perfection, there is a far greater likelihood we’ll make a hearthealthy commitment a way of life. I started thinking about the concept of mastery when observing the progress that my wife, Susie, has made as she took up the sport of tennis. Beyond the very real thrill of victory and agony of defeat is the confluence of training props, YouTube videos, endless shadow swings

and tennis-specific Instagram hashtags. Subconsciously, I know she would love to give me a whooping on the courts. The reality is that I love seeing her living the process, embracing the plateaus.

I think most of us have a very goaloriented view of the concept of mastery. We think about our childhood sports idols, great inventors and scientists, writers, business leaders and activists. We learn of the journey to reach the pinnacle, the destination, the accolades and the applause. The plateaus and frustrations are often discussed only to highlight how the seemingly immortal reached mastery.

Most people embark on the road to mastery in an area that holds interest. With heart disease causing one out of every four deaths per year, this gives us great motivation to spark interest. If you want to spend your golden years traveling, perfecting your golf game, or learning to play bridge, it matters how you live right now.

Stop to consider those who paved the way for us. The great scientists, inventors and thinkers whose dedication to mastery

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enables us to live free, in temperaturecontrolled homes, driving and Ubering to our destinations. The good life gives

us the choice to consider what is next. Imagine if we were still battling polio and other diseases for which the road to mastery gave us vaccinations.

A life of abundance and indulgence allows quitting as an option. This quickfix, anti-mastery mentality has crossed over to how we care for our own health. Why worry about high cholesterol when you can pop a pill to keep it under control.

Heart disease prevention is about making choices for your future by being physically active, eating right, controlling stress, limiting alcohol and getting quality sleep. Stay on the road to mastery to good health by making small changes and steady progress. Embrace the plateau. Celebrate the fruits of your accomplishments knowing that a new plateau awaits just beyond them. My hope is that as a society we can live a healthy lifestyle and learn to love the process. JN

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IF WE EMBRACE THE PROCESS WITHOUT EXPECTING PERFECTION, THERE IS A FAR GREATER LIKELIHOOD WE'LL MAKE A HEARTHEALTHY COMMITMENT A WAY OF LIFE

How to promote elderly independence

MARCY SHOEMAKER

One of the most important desires of seniors is to maintain independence in their lives as they grow older.

Even though there may be changes and possible restrictions required in a senior’s life, there are many ways to continue to retain independence. As we mature from infants to adults, our independence increases. Unfortunately, as we age, illness or mental decline may cause the reverse to happen, and many seniors find themselves becoming increasingly dependent on others.

The common goal for many seniors is to find ways to preserve their autonomy as much as possible. Here are some recommendations.

Take control

Take ownership of your schedule instead of delegating this responsibility to a friend or family member. There is a greater chance of attending activities and following through with them when you take ownership in the decision-making of your schedule.

If you are a caregiver of an older loved one, encourage them to have a schedule in order to maintain a feeling of independence in their lives. When a senior

develops a daily or weekly schedule, this aids them in having a sense of purpose in their lives.

Don’t schedule too many doctor’s appointments in one week. Many seniors feel that their lives are dictated by doctor’s appointments and other medical issues, including scheduling and follow-up. It is important to balance medical issues with other areas of life, including socializing, relaxation and hobbies.

Thoughts and attitude

A part of aging is how we think about making changes. These changes may not directly reduce our independence but they may require us to live our lives differently. We may need to modify our homes so that we can continue to live independently. This may involve safety proofing our bathrooms with nonslip floors, handrails in our showers and the consideration of wearing a safety alarm in case we fall. We may consider downsizing and moving to a community that will reduce our responsibilities or modify our existing home.

Consider adding meditation and mindfulness into your life. Life is stressful at all ages, and can be especially so during

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the senior years. A commitment to a regular practice of mindfulness, including meditation and relaxation exercises, can promote a reduction of anxiety and depressed mood.

Don’t let age define your life. Many seniors often feel much younger than their chronological age. By incorporating socialization, mindfulness, exercise and decision making, many seniors feel much younger than their birth year.

Planning

Plan now for future living arrangements as opposed to having others make these decisions. By deciding where you want to live as you age and/or what changes you would like made to your home, you promote a sense of independence. Make financial, legal and health decisions in advance so that this decision is not delegated later to a loved one. It is helpful for the elderly to make decisions earlier in their lives concerning what type of health care to receive, power of attorney, health care proxy and the types of homecare and assistance he or

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she would like to receive if needed. This decision-making process also reduces a great deal of pressure on loved, ones while promoting independence.

Exercise, learning and education

Incorporating some form of exercise into your life based on your physician’s advice is an important step in maintaining independence. Since falls can be a major deterrent in the lives of the elderly, incorporating medically approved exercise in your life is an important step.

Stay social so that your free time is not dependent on family members.

Add hobbies or new interests to enrich your life or the life of an elderly loved one. Incorporate computers into your life to simplify tasks and stay in touch with others and as a way to learn something new so your mind stays active.

Independence as we age is achievable. It takes planning and a new mindset. JN Marcy Shoemaker, Psy.D, is a psychologist at the Abramson Center. This article originally appeared in the Jewish Exponent, a Jewish News-affiliated publication.

Experience an Extraordinary Lifestyle at Maravilla Scottsdale

Those seeking daily opportunities for wellness, socializing, lifelong learning and to fully experience the engaging lifestyle they love, find it at Maravilla Scottsdale.

Here, residents enjoy gourmet dining, resort-style amenities, recreational, educational and social activities, plus the freedom from day-to-day home maintenance. Whether it’s utilizing the community’s outstanding amenities, participating in a fun-filled outing or simply relaxing at home, residents find everything they need to live life to the fullest.

For example, those dedicated to health and wellness may enjoy the variety of fitness classes from Zumba, yoga and tai chi, to water aerobics and balance training. And, continued learning is easily accessible through interactive wellness workshops and lectures with the Phoenix Art Museum.

Located in North Scottsdale, adjacent to the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess resort and the TPC Scottsdale golf course, the community’s convenient location further enhances residents’ on-the-go lifestyles. Residents can pop out for a round or two with friends and enjoy all that these courses have to offer.

In addition, Maravilla’s regularly scheduled outings to local museums, theater productions, high-end shopping and dining venues and other popular local entertainment destinations add to the community’s vibrant retirement lifestyle.

This is complimented by a full continuum of care featuring independent living, assisted living and memory care. What’s more, the community’s quality care and services are backed by a 3-year accreditation from CARF, The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. CARF evaluators commended the community for its programmatic and recreational aspects, “top-notch” dining services, individualized and person-centered care philosophy and family-like environment among residents and staff.

To learn more about Maravilla Scottsdale’s engaging and supportive lifestyle, join us for our Lunch & Learn on Wednesday, February 13 at 11:30am. To RSVP, please call 480.447.2381 or visit MaravillaScottsdaleLiving.com.

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G-d blesses those who give to the needy

PARSHAT MISHPATIM, EXODUS 21:1–24:18

The Torah portion of this week has a mitzvah that teaches us to lend money to the poor and needy. The words used in the Torah are “im kesef talve,” which typically translates to “if you lend money.” Rabbi Eliezer teaches that there are four times in the Torah that the word “ im” translates to “when.” This verse teaches us that it’s an obligation to lend money when you have it (interest free).

A person may think that he/she worked hard for their money, so why give it to others? The Torah tells us our money and everything we have belongs to G-d. G-d gave us the blessing of money to share with those who are less fortunate. In turn, G-d will continue to give you blessings of money many times over.

A story is told that Rabbi Yehoshua Heshel, know as the Apte Rebbe, was once asked by a Chasid/follower for financial help to marry off three of his daughters. The Rebbe told him to go to one of his Chasidim and tell him that the Rebbe said he should give him 300 rubles. The

wealthy chassid, upon hearing the Rebbe’s words, became upset. He told the man the Rebbe shouldn’t mix into “my business. I’ll give 50 rubles.” The poor man said, “I’ll only take what the Rebbe asked of you and nothing less.”

The poor man returned to the Rebbe and told him what happened. The Rebbe told him to go to another Chasid, who was not wealthy, and tell him that the Rebbe said he should give 300 rubles.

This Chasid, not having the money, went to his wife and said, ‘What can we pawn off now to listen to the Rebbe and help this man?’ She took her candlesticks and some other items to the pawn shop and came back with 300 rubles for the poor man.

Not much later, the wealthy Chasid’s business took a turn for the worse. Slowly, he lost his entire fortune. At the same time, the second Chasid who pawned his valuables began to have success in his business and became quite wealthy. The once wealthy man connected his lack of giving the requested charity to the loss of his fortune. He came crying to the Rebbe to apologize. He told the Rebbe, “I’ll start giving more tzedakah” and to please bless him that his wealth shall return.

The Rebbe answered him, “It was destined for me, the Rebbe, to be wealthy. However, I knew that wealth will distract me from my holy work. I said to G-d, ‘Give the money to my Chasidim. When I’ll need money, I’ll send for it and they’ll give me what I ask for.’” He told the once wealthy Chasid, “You had my money and when I asked for it you didn’t give it to me, so I gave my money to another Chasid.”

This story teaches us that what we have is not ours and that we must thank G-d

that we are on the giving end. We must help others even if we may lose some of the interest, may not get paid back or not get a deduction. If we give our 10 percent or lend money when we can to our fellows, G-d says you can test Him with this mitzvah and you will make 10 times more then what you gave.

We are fortunate in this state that helping the poor can also be a state tax credit of up to $800 for a couple filing jointly. At Chabad, we have Ten Yad, a 501(c)3 for the working poor to help those in need. We also have a separate fund that is an interest-free loan for the rabbis when they need help. This Saturday at 8:30 p.m. there will be a Melave Malka at the Phoenix Chabad Center to help us grow the Rabbi’s needs’ fund. All are invited. JN

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thanked me for studying with him and asked one last question that almost left me speechless.

“What is a tallis?”

I did a double take. My earnest learning partner didn’t know what a tallis was! What did he gain from our intense dialogue without the benefit of the context that made the debate important in the first place? Could our sacred texts help him maximize his potential without any personal relevance?

Striking to note is that this 2011 conference in Seoul wasn’t the first or the last time I heard about Talmud study during my years doing business in Asia. But it was the first time I understood they are studying our Talmud in search of the secret to our success. However, what they don’t realize is that knowledge alone —

without connection to our 3,500 years of peoplehood — will not reveal that secret.

The Asian businessmen I encountered focus on Jewish learning but are missing the peoplehood. And too often, the organized Jewish community emphasizes the peoplehood to the exclusion —

famous question asked in 1898 about the secret to the Jewish people’s remarkable survival; living it and learning it — that’s the secret sauce.

The long-term survival of Judaism is not just about identifying Jewishly, which of course is critical. It is equally as much

reported they believe they only need to emulate the way Jews teach children and not our beliefs. While I’m certainly not suggesting they should adopt our beliefs, I do wonder if their approach will achieve the ultimate outcomes they seek.

I DID A DOUBLE TAKE. MY EARNEST LEARNING PARTNER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT A TALLIS WAS! COULD OUR SACRED TEXTS HELP HIM MAXIMIZE HIS POTENTIAL WITHOUT ANY PERSONAL RELEVANCE?

That noted, I’m honored the South Koreans admire our people. I appreciate their enthusiasm for our ancient sources and “chavruta” study (partner learning) and hope they find great results in ways that remain to be seen. JN

tragically — of meaningful, deep Jewish learning. To continue surviving and thriving as Jews, we need both Torah knowledge (including biblical and rabbinic texts) and peoplehood. And this is the answer to Mark Twain’s

about turning back to our sacred sources. This is a guiding framework I think about regularly as a philanthropist dedicated to the proliferation of Jewish wisdom and values in the contemporary world.

As for the South Koreans, Alper

Louis Mayberg is a trustee of the Mayberg Foundation, which is committed to the proliferation of Jewish wisdom and values in the contemporary world. He is CEO of CyLogic, Inc., a high security cloud computing infrastructure platform; cofounder of ProShares, an Exchange Traded Fund company; and an owner of Mid-Atlantic Media. An active community volunteer and entrepreneurial philanthropist, Mr. Mayberg has served on a variety of international, national and local boards for both secular and Jewish nonprofit organizations.

Find area congregations at jewishaz.com, where you can also find our 2019 Community Directory.

Rabbi Zalman Levertov is the regional director of Chabad of Arizona.

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LIFESTYLE & CULTURE

FOOD

What to do with all that beer

KERI WHITE | CONTRIBUTING WRITER

If you’re hosting a Super Bowl party this weekend, be prepared to have a lot of beer left over as guests bring six-pack after sixpack. Unless you have a prodigious liver, chances are you will never drink all that leftover beer.

Normally, I donate excess food to appropriate shelters and hunger relief organizations, but beer does not fit with that mission. And I hate waste.

So I consulted beer expert Ray Swerdlow for a few food-friendly recipes that have resulted in delicious dishes — and a good use of my excess brews.

IPA TANDOORI CHICKEN WINGS (MEAT)

This recipe is adapted to kosher diners by swapping out traditionally used yogurt for mayonnaise. The mayo delivers the creamy tanginess that the dish requires without mixing dairy with meat. Many preparations of chicken wings require frying; this one has all the work done in the oven, so that’s a bonus for the cook.

16 chicken wings

Juice of 1 lime

½ cup India pale ale

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 cup mayonnaise

½ cup tomato paste

1 tablespoon minced garlic

2 tablespoons garam masala spice blend

½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 tablespoon minced ginger

2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil

Cut a few slits in each of the wings and place them in a large zip-close bag. In a mediumsized bowl, mix all the remaining ingredients except the oil and pour them into the bag with the chicken. Shake the bag to ensure that the wings are thoroughly coated and the marinade is evenly distributed. Refrigerate for 8-24 hours.

Heat your oven to 425 degrees. Remove the wings from the bag and drain them in a colander.

Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment and brush the parchment with oil. Place the wings on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Turn the wings over; return them to the oven and bake for another 20-25 minutes until

golden brown and cooked through. Serve with lime wedges, chopped cilantro and a glass of India pale ale. Makes 16 wings

PORTER CHEESE SOUP (DAIRY)

This soup is ideal for a cold winter day — serve it for lunch or dinner with a simple green salad and some crusty bread. And, of course, a glass of porter.

4 tablespoons butter

½ onion, chopped

1 rib celery, chopped

2 carrots chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 cup porter

3 cups vegetable stock

1 cup heavy cream

2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese

Salt and pepper to taste

In a large pot, melt the butter and sauté the onions, carrots, celery and garlic until softened and fragrant, about 5 minutes.

Add the beer, stir constantly, and bring to a boil (this cooks off the alcohol). Add the vegetable stock, mustard and Worcestershire sauce, and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the cream, then add the cheese, ¼-cup at a time, allowing each portion to melt before adding more. This ensures a smooth, creamy texture. Taste for seasonings; it may need salt and pepper.

Serves 4 JN

This article originally appeared in the Jewish Exponent, a Jewish News-affiliated publication.

Talmud Torah students interview survivors

BETH EL CONGREGATION STAFF

This year, Beth El Congregation’s older Talmud Torah students are learning about the Holocaust firsthand by interviewing our community’s survivors. This special program was created to enrich the curriculum of our Talmud Torah students, while increasing their awareness of the Holocaust and anti-Semitism, as well as preserving these account for future generations.

The students began the year by studying World War II and attending a two-day workshop conducted by Mary Melcher, a professional historian, who taught the students how to conduct oral history interviews. After the workshop with Melcher, the interviews were scheduled.

Prior to interviewing a survivor, the students research the area that the interviewee was living in prior to World War II and develop the questions that arise with this information. This

helps focus the historical accounts, leading to a better understanding of each survivor’s story.

A recent interviewee, Rose Jalowiec, told them, “as you well know, today is the first night of Chanukah; of miracles

and light, and I want you to know that you are looking a miracle that survived Nazi camps and extermination.”

Jalowiec told the students about the several times she evaded capture and death on her journey from Poland to Russia as a young child.

One such instance occurred when Jalowiec and the others she was with were about to cross the border into Russia. Jalowiec was too exhausted to continue and was left hiding under a bush to await someone to return and help her cross.

While she was waiting for rescue, a German patrolman with a dog walked up to the area in which she was hiding. The soldier did not see her and the dog did not bark.

Afterward, she was successfully rescued and taken across the border into

Alena Cantor tells students about how her family managed to stay just a step ahead of the Nazis by first fleeing Czechoslovakia and then France.

PHOTO COURTESY OF BETH EL CONGREGATION

CALENDAR

Events

ONGOING

‘A Silenced Legacy — Honoring the Music and the Musicians’: Tickets are on sale for the Violins of Hope chamber concert. The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, at Temple Chai, 4645 E. Marilyn Road, Phoenix. Ticket information: bit.ly/2KZFoIG

FRIDAY, FEB. 8

Gesher Disability Resources Community Luncheon: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. The special guest speaker is Emmy-winning actor Ed Asner. RSVP by Feb. 1 at info@gesher.com.

MONDAY, FEB. 11

Meet the Next Phoenix Mayor: 6:45 p.m., 745 E. Maryland Ave., Suite 100, Phoenix. Presented by the Jewish Community Alliance. The audience will be able to ask questions of Phoenix mayoral candidates Kate Gallego and Daniel Valenzuela, who will compete in a runoff election on March 12.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13

‘Violins of Hope: The Mission of Amnon Weinstein’: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., East Valley JCC, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. Israeli violin maker, Amnon Weinstein, has devoted the last 20 years to locating and restoring the violins of the Holocaust as a tribute to those who were lost. The event is free but reservations are necessary. RSVP: 480-897-0588

Meetings, Lectures & Classes

MONDAYS

Mahjong Mondays: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., East Valley JCC, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. Every Monday except on Jewish or legal holidays. You are invited to come and play, no RSVP is necessary, just come. This free program is intended for players with prior experience. Be sure to bring your current mahjong card and a set if you have one.

WEDNESDAY MORNINGS

‘The News Desk’: 10-11:30 a.m., Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. The class focuses on current events and is led by retired Dr. Michael Epner.

SATURDAY, FEB. 2

Beth El Women’s League Torah Fund

Shabbat: 9:30 a.m., Beth El Congregation, 1118 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix. The Beth El Women’s League invites you to celebrate Shabbat and hear from special guest Roberta Spaccia, the Pacific Southwest Region Torah Fund VP. Torah Fund provides scholarships to future rabbis, cantors and educators. BEWL members will participate in the service and a special kiddush will

follow. Contact alicia@bethelphoenix.com or 602-944-3359 for more information.

SUNDAY, FEB. 3

World Wide Wrap: 9:45 a.m., Beth El Congregation, 1118 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix. Learn about the mitzvah of tefillin at our annual World Wide Wrap event with Cantor Angress. Want to learn the whats, whys, whens and hows of tefillin? Join for this special workshop. Women, men, girls and boys of all ages are welcome to join as we wrap together. Contact alicia@ bethelphoenix.com or 602-944-3359 for more information.

World Wide Wrap: 9:20 a.m., Congregation Or Tzion, 16415 N. 90th St., Scottsdale. Men and women are invited to join the Men’s Club for a morning of prayer and learning about the mitzvah of wearing tefillin as we celebrate the World Wide Wrap. A nosh will be served afterward.

TUESDAY, FEB. 5

Terrific Tuesdays: 10-11:30 a.m., East Valley JCC, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. Speaker: Rabbi Michael Beyo. Topic: Origins of Sephardic Jewry. Ages 55-plus. Suggested donation: $4. Information: 480-897-0588 or adrian@evjcc.org

WEDNESDAYS, FEB.6 & 20

Mahj Meetup: 1-3:30 p.m., Beth El Congregation, 1118 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix. Bring your card and join us for a friendly game of mahjong on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at Beth El. All skill levels are welcome including beginners — we will teach you. There is no charge and snacks are provided. Contact events@ bethelphoenix.com or 602-944-3359 for more information.

SUNDAY, FEB. 10

Ladles of Love: 9 a.m.-noon, East Valley JCC, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. Volunteers prepare kosher meals to deliver to homebound individuals. Drivers also needed. To sign up, visit bit.ly/Ladles2018.

Rimon Gadol camp open house: 2-4 p.m., East Valley JCC, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. Information: 480-897-0588

Children & Family

MONDAY, FEB. 4

Creation Storytime: 4:30-5:30 p.m., East Valley JCC Early Childhood Learning Center at the Sunset Branch of the Chandler Public Library, 4930 W. Ray Road. Stories, songs and crafts related to the theme of Creation. Free. Reservations suggested: pam@evjcc.org

Shabbat

FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH

Kavana Café: 8:45 a.m., Congregation Or Tzion, 16415 N. 90th St., Scottsdale. This is

SUNDAY, FEB. 3

Israeli Movie Series: p.m., East Valley JCC, 908 N. Alma School Road, Chandler. ‘In Her Footsteps’ is a story about filmmaker Rana Abu Fraiha's family who abruptly fled their home in a Bedouin village to move to an affluent Jewish town to fulfill their mother's last wish. In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles. Free but a donation is appreciated. Reservations: 480-8970588 or info@evjcc.org

“an informal opportunity to learn” with Rabbi Micah Caplan prior to Saturday morning services. A light breakfast will be served.

EVERY SATURDAY

Torah Express: noon, Congregation Or Tzion, 16415 N. 90th St., Scottsdale. On Shabbat mornings, during the congregation’s Kiddush lunch, join Rabbi Micah Caplan and other Jewish professionals and teachers from our community for an in-depth study of the Torah portion of the week.

FRIDAY, FEB. 8

Family Shabbat Under the Stars: 6 p.m., Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale. Celebrate Shabbat with your family and friends at The J with candle lighting, dinner, kids activities and more. Members: $18; guests: $25 per person for family of up to four members. Children under 3 free. No walkups; pre-registration required at vosjcc.org/shabbat.

SATURDAY, FEB. 9

Ru’ah Tefilah: 9:35 a.m., Congregation Or Tzion, 16415 N. 90th St., Scottsdale. Join Cantor Rubinstein for a 30-minute learning minyan, during which we will review the structure and choreography of our Shabbat morning worship.

Seniors

TUESDAYS THROUGH FRIDAY

Jewish Family and Children’s Service Center for Senior Enrichment: 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., The Palazzo, 6250 N 19th Ave., Phoenix. Free programs are open to seniors who live at The Palazzo, as well as the entire senior community. Come in and spend your day

with us. We have some of the best fitness instructors, painting classes, discussion groups and speakers. We offer transportation services, as well as a daily lunch. For more information, please call JFCS Center for Senior Enrichment at 602-943-2198.

FRIDAYS, ONGOING

Taste of Shabbat with Nurit Avigdor: 11:30 a.m.-noon, The Palazzo, 6250 N. 19th Ave., Phoenix. Open to the community. Contact JFCS Senior Center for questions at 602-943-2198.

THURSDAY, FEB. 7

Memory Café presented by JFCS: 10-11:30 a.m., Beth El Congregation, 1118 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix. Presented by Jewish Family & Children’s Service, the Memory Café will feature special guest artist Michael Brace, who plays guitar and invites everyone to sing along with him. There is no charge to attend, but registration is required. RSVP: Kathy. rood@jfcsaz.org or 602-452-4627

Arts

MONDAY, FEB. 11

Roz Fischer Concert and Conversation: 1 p.m.- 2:30 p.m., Palo Cristi Church, 3535 E. Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley. Presented by the Brandeis National Committee, the final program of the 2018-2019 Roz Fischer Concert and Conversation series will feature Armenian-American pianist Tavit Tashjian with clarinetist Kristi Hanno and Argentinian cellist Luciana Gallo. They will perform works by Beethoven and Polish American composer Robert Mucynski. Cost is $7. Call Joan Sitver at 602-971-0012 for more details. JN

Dress like an Egyptian

Pardes Jewish Day School fifth-grade students bring ancient Egypt to life with their Ancient Egypt Museum. Dressed in Egyptian finery, the students presented facts about pyramids, mummification, hieroglyphics and papyrus.

Women’s retreat

Alumna of the Women’s Leadership Institute take part in a retreat at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree. The retreat featured dynamic Jewish learning classes, an interfaith panel discussion and leadership-development courses. The retreat was funded in part by the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix.

Dropping the ball

Children from the Valley of the Sun JCC Early Childhood Center check out the helicopter that will drop more than 2,000 golf balls on The J’s soccer field on March 1. Proceeds of the event will support enhancements to the preschool’s playground and

Thoughtful discussion

Northwestern University professor Barry Scott Wimpfheimer presents ‘Talmud: The Biography’ before an audience at Temple Solel. PHOTO COURTESY OF VALLEY BEIT MIDRASH

Members of Cub Scout Pack 210 host a ‘Raingutter Regatta’ to recruit more members. Pack 210 set up two inflatable water paths for separate races and used their breaths to move the boats along. The boats

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Russia. Jalowiec considers this a miracle and thinks about this pivotal moment in her life even today.

Another of Beth El’s survivors, the late Abe Meth, read Torah at Beth El for many years. Meth passed away in 2017, shortly before his 105th birthday. As part of our project, the students were able to watch videos of Meth that were created prior to his death in which he told his own story of survival.

Meth happened to be saved by Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews. Meth utilized his calligraphy skills to help Wallenberg forge documents that were used to save other Jews. As a part of Meth’s message, he thanked the organizers who documented his story because he knew the importance of people hearing firsthand accounts.

Before doing an interview with survivor Alena Cantor, the students learned about Czechoslovakia and the Munich Agreement, which granted land in Czechoslovakia to

did not accept. Bastyr took her chances and was transported to Switzerland, and eventually freed with nearly 1,200 other Jews.

These interviews have sparked an insatiable curiosity in our students. Each interview inspires more research — asking parents and grandparents about family history, reading Holocaust accounts, scouring the internet for information. The students love sharing their findings with the entire class. Beth El treasures the intergenerational bonds within the community that this project is building.

Germany

to hopefully bring peace to Europe. However, Germany invaded Czechoslovakia six months later.

During the interview, the students found out that Cantor’s family fled Czechoslovakia after Hitler violated the Munich Agreement, and then had to flee France as well to avoid the German

invasion. Cantor’s grandmother, Emma Bastyr, was not able to flee with the rest of the family and spent most of World War II in the Theresienstadt Ghetto in Czechoslovakia.

In 1945, prisoners were given the option to go to Switzerland. Most of the prisoners were afraid it was a trick and

The Beth El students will continue conducting interviews with survivors during the rest of the school year. Their ultimate goal is to publish a book for the beginning of the next school year containing their reflections. They also hope to provide recordings of the interviews to the Arizona Jewish Historical Society and Arizona Memory Project. JN

If you or a member of your family is willing to be interviewed, please contact Kim Mertens at kmertens@bethelphoenix.com or Mayra Ramos at mramos@bethelphoenix.com. This article was written by Kim Mertens, Alicia Moskowitz, Mayra Ramos and Audrey Wolff of Beth El Congregation.

Beth El Congregation’s older Talmud Torah students are interviewing Holocaust survivors and hope to publish a book based on the interviews. PHOTO COURTESY OF BETH EL CONGREGATION

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Attorney for Petitioner Susan Bowen

SUPERIOR COURT MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA No.: PB2018-004162

NOTICE OF HEARING REGARDING SPECIAL CONSERVATORSHIP

Assigned to: Hon. Thomas Marquoit IN THE MATTER OF: PARIS BOWEN, a minor

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Petitioner has filed with the Court a Petition for the approval of a special conservator and petition for ratification and approval of a settlement of a claim for a minor.

COURT HEARING. The Court has set a nonappearance hearing to consider the Petition a matter in the court papers as follows:

Date and Time: 27 February 2019 at 11 A.M.

Place: 101 West Jefferson Courtroom 512, Phoenix Arizona

Judicial Officer: Hon. Thomas Marquoit

RESPONSE TO PETITION. You are not required to respond to this Petition, but if you choose to respond, you may do so by filing a written response or by appearing in person at the hearing. If you choose to file a written response:

• File the original with the Court; Provide a copy to the office of the Judicial Officer named above; and

Mail a copy to all interested parties at least five (5) business days before the hearing.

If you object to any part of the Petition or Motion that accompanies this notice, you must file with the court a written objection describing the legal basis for your objection at least three (3) days before the hearing date or you must appear in person or through an attorney at the time and place set forth in the notice of hearing. There is a FEE for filing a response. If you cannot afford the fee, you may file a Fee Deferral Application to request a payment plan from the Court. Respectfully submitted this 22nd day of January 2019.

THOMAS LAW, PLLC by Frederick C. Thomas, Esq., Attorney for Petitioner.

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Mark Goldman (012156)

Brian Soleymani (032164)

GOLDMAN & ZWILLINGER PLLC

17851 North 85th Street, Suite 175 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 (480) 626-8483

Attorneys for Plaintif

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA

Case NO. CV 2019-052431

SUMMONS

GOLDMAN & ZWILLINGER PLLC an Arizona professional limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. KRISTINE M. WILDER, an individual, and YURI DOWNING an individual, Defendants.

THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO THE DEFEN-

DANT: YURI DOWNING, 1402 East Kleindale, Tucson, AZ 85719

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend, within the time applicable, in this action in this Court. If served within Arizona, you shall appear and defend within 20 days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you, exclusive of the date of service. If served out of the State of Arizona –whether by direct service, by registered or certified mail, or by publication – you shall appear and defend within 30 days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you has been complete, exclusive of the date of service. Where process is served upon the Arizona Director of Insurance as an insurer’s attorney to receive service of legal process against it in this state, the insurer shall not be required to appear, answer or plead until expiration of 40 days after date of such service upon the Director. Service by registered or certified mail within the State of Arizona is complete 30 days after the date of filing the receipt and affidavit of service with the Court. Service by publication is complete 30 days after the date of first publication. Direct service is complete when made. Service upon the Arizona Motor Vehicle Superintendent is complete 30 days after filing the Affidavit of Compliance and return receipt or Officer’s Return. RCP 4; A.R.S. §20-222, §28502, §28-503.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that in the case of your failure to appear and defend within the time applicable, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU ARE CAUTIONED that in order to appear and defend, you must file an Answer or proper response in writing with the Clerk of this Court, accompanied by the necessary filing fee, within the time required, and you are required to serve a copy of any Answer or response upon the Plaintiffs’ attorney. RCP 10(d); A.R.S. §12-331; RCP 5.

The name and address of Plaintiff’s attorney is:

Mark D. Goldman, Brian B. Soleymani, GOLDMAN & ZWILLINGER PLLC, 17851 N. 85TH Street, Suite 175, Scottsdale, Arizona 85255,

(480) 626-8483. Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the division assigned to the case by the party needing accommodation or his/her counsel at least three (3) judicial days in advance of a scheduled proceeding.

Requests for an interpreter for persons with limited English proficiency must be made to the division assigned to the case by the party needing the interpreter and/or translator or his/ her counsel at least ten (10) judicial days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding.

SIGNED AND SEALED this date: JAN 10,

2019 Clerk of the Superior Court, K. Kee, Deputy Clerk.

Mark Goldman (012156) Brian Soleymani (032164) GOLDMAN & ZWILLINGER PLLC 17851 North 85th Street, Suite 175 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 480) 626-8483

Attorneys for Plaintiff IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA

Case NO. CV 2019-052431 COMPLAINT

GOLDMAN & ZWILLINGER PLLC, an Arizona professional limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. KRISTINE M. WILDER an individual, and YURI DOWNING, an individual, Defendants. Plaintiff Goldman & Zwillinger PLLC, by and through the undersigned counsel, submits its Complaint stating its causes of action against Defendants Kristine M. Wilder and Yuri Downing.

1. Plaintiff Goldman & Zwillinger PLLC (“Plaintiff”) is an Arizona organized limited liability partnership and operates as a law firm in Scottsdale, Arizona, in Maricopa County.

2. Defendant Kristine M. Wilder (“Wilder”) is an individual and resident of Maricopa County, Arizona.

3. Defendant Yuri Downing (“Downing”) is an individual and resident of Maricopa County, Arizona.

4. In all acts and matters relevant to this Complaint, Wilder and Downing (collectively “Defendants”) acted in concert, acted individually on behalf of each other and acted jointly with one or more of the others, but in all events, for the benefit or on behalf of each other and all of them.

5. Plaintiff refers to “Defendants” when one or more of the several defendants acted on behalf of all defendants.

6.The superior court has jurisdiction over the claims raised in the Complaint since the amount in controversy exceeds the minimum jurisdiction of the superior court, as provided in Article 6, Section 14 of the Arizona Constitution and Section 12-123 of Arizona Revised Statutes (“ARS”).

7. The contract and the acts and omissions giving rise to this Complaint were entered into and/or performed in Maricopa County, Arizona.

8. The Contract was formed and performed in Maricopa County, Arizona, so venue is proper in this Court pursuant to ARS §12-401.

GENERAL FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS

9. Plaintiff is a law firm that provides legal services.

10. On July 27, 2017, Plaintiff and Defendants entered into a written contract by which Plaintiff provided legal services billed at agreed hourly rates, plus billing for costs and disbursements, and including other provisions (“Contract”).

11. Pursuant to the Contract and as a thirdparty payor, Downing agreed to pay Plaintiff all attorney’s fees, costs and expenses on time.

12.Pursuant to the Contract, Wilder agreed to pay Plaintiff attorney’s fees, costs and expenses on time.

13. Pursuant to the Contract and at Defendants’ request, Plaintiff represented Defendants in various matters (the “Matters”).

14. Downing paid Plaintiff for some but not all legal services.

15.Subsequently, Wilder agreed to continue paying attorney’s fees, costs and expenses..

16. Plaintiff last provided services for Defendants on the Matters and/or pursuant to the Contract on or about September 25, 2018.

17. Plaintiff billed Defendants regularly, which included a description of work performed, amount of time for each task described, the amount of fees incurred for each task, an itemization of the costs and disbursements incurred and/or advanced on behalf of Defendants, listing and crediting of the balance for payments by Defendants or other credits since the prior billing statement and showing the ending balance, with the ending balance being the amount due from Defendants (“Billing Statement”).

18. Each Billing Statement was a demand from Plaintiff for payment to Plaintiff by Defendants.

19. The remaining unpaid principal balance owed by Defendants to Plaintiff after all credits is $234,295.09.

20. The amount $234,295.09 was due on or before, October 17, 2018.

21. Plaintiff demanded payment of the amount owed by Defendants.

22. Defendants failed and refused to pay the amount owed to Plaintiff

23. The amount owed by Defendants to Plaintiff is past due.

COUNT ONE

Breach of Contract

24. Plaintiff incorporates by reference as if fully restated here all allegations in this Complaint required to state its cause of action in this count.

25. Pursuant to the Contract, Plaintiff agreed to perform legal services for Defendants.

26. Plaintiff performed as agreed pursuant to the Contract.

27. Pursuant to the Contract, Defendants agreed to pay the amounts owed as reflected on the billing statements produced by Plaintiff and delivered to Defendants.

28. Plaintiff produced and presented its billing statements to Defendants.

29. The Contract terms are certain and fair.

30. The Contract provides that at the conclusion of the Matters, all unpaid charges shall become immediately due, including costs and expenses of withdrawal of representation.

31. Payment of the final balance owed by Defendants is past due.

32. Defendants failed to pay Plaintiff as demanded.

33. By failing to pay, Defendants breached the Contract.

34. Defendants failed and refused to pay without justification or excuse the sums due to Plaintiff pursuant to the Contract despite enjoying the benefits of the services.

35. Plaintiff incurred attorney fees and costs as a result of Defendants’ breach, and pursuant to the Agreement is entitled to recover its attorney fees and costs.

36. The Contract provides that Defendants pay any and all costs and expenses, including but not limited to, reasonable attorney fees in connection with enforcement of Defendants’ obligations imposed by the Contract.

COUNT TWO

Unjust Enrichment

37. Plaintiff incorporates by reference as if fully restated here all allegations in this Complaint required to state its cause of action in this count.

38.Plaintiff provided Defendants with legal services and paid costs and expenses for the benefit of Defendants.

39. Defendants failed to pay Plaintiff for the services rendered and failed to reimburse Plaintiff for the costs and expenses.

40. Defendants were unjustly enriched by failing to pay Plaintiff.

41. Defendants’ failure to pay left Plaintiff without compensation for its services and without reimbursement of its costs and expenses incurred on behalf of Defendants, resulting in a legally defined impoverishment of Plaintiff.

42.Defendants’ unjust enrichment directly caused and resulted in Plaintiff’s legally defined impoverishment.

43. No justification exists for the enrichment of Defendants or the legally defined impoverishment of Plaintiff.

44. As an alternative claim to other counts of this Complaint, no remedy is otherwise provided by law.

COUNT THREE Claim Upon Open Account/ Account Stated

45. Plaintiff incorporates by reference as if fully restated here all allegations in this Complaint required to state its cause of action in this count.

46. Plaintiff performed legal services for the benefit of Defendants and at the request of Defendants.

47. Plaintiff incurred costs and advanced costs for the benefit of Defendants.

48.Defendants requested and knew of the services provided by Plaintiff and Defendants accepted those services.

49. Defendants requested and/or knew of and approved the costs and advances incurred or paid by Plaintiff on behalf of Defendants.

50. Defendants accepted the services and accepted the advancement and payment of costs by Plaintiff.

51. Plaintiff billed Defendants for the services, cost and advances.

52. Defendants received the billing from Plaintiff.

53. Defendants paid some of the billings from Plaintiff.

54. Defendants did not object to the services, costs or advances by Plaintiff.

55. Defendants did not object to the billing by Plaintiff to Defendants.

56. Defendants failed to pay the amount owed on the account.

57.In the alternative to other counts in this Complaint, the relationship between Plaintiff and Defendants constituted an account stated and/or an open account.

WHEREFORE , Plaintiff requests entry of judgment in its favor and against Defendants

including:

A. For the sum of $234,295.09; B. For post-judgment interest as allowed by law or contract; C. For attorney fees and costs as permitted by the terms of the Agreement, pursuant to ARS §12-341.01 or as otherwise allowed by law; and

D. For such additional relief consistent with these requests deemed just in these circumstances.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 10th day of January, 2019.

GOLDMAN & ZWILLINGER PLLC

Mark D. Goldman Brian B. Soleymani 17851 North 85th Street, Suite 175 Scottsdale, AZ 85255-6567

Telephone: (480) 626-8483

Telefacsimile: (480) 502-7500

AllCourtmaterial: docket@gzlawoffice.com No Court material: mgoldman@gzlawoffice. com No Court material: bsoleymani@gzlawoffice. com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ORIGINAL of the foregoing filed with the Clerk of Maricopa County Superior Court this 10th day of January, 2019. /s/ Nadya

Panich

Mark Goldman (012156) Brian Soleymani (032164) GOLDMAN & ZWILLINGER PLLC 17851 North 85th Street, Suite 175 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 (480) 626-8483

Attorneys for Plaintiff IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA Case NO. CV 2019-052431

CERTIFICATE OF COMPULSORY ARBITRATION

GOLDMAN & ZWILLINGER PLLC, an Arizona professional limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. KRISTINE M. WILDER, an individual, and YURI DOWNING, an individual, Defendants. Pursuant to Ariz. R. Civ. P. 72(e)(1), the undersigned certifies that he knows the dollar limits and any other limitations set forth by the local rules of practice for the applicable superior court, and further certifies that this case IS NOT subject to compulsory arbitration, as provided by the Ariz. R. Civ. P. Rules 72 through 76.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 10th day of January, 2019.

GOLDMAN & ZWILLINGER PLLC

Mark D. Goldman

Brian B. Soleymani 17851 North 85th Street, Suite 175 Scottsdale, AZ 85255-6567

Telephone: (480) 626-8483

Telefacsimile: (480) 502-7500

All Court material: docket@gzlawoffice.com

No Court material: mgoldman@gzlawoffice. com

No Court material: bsoleymani@gzlawoffice. com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ORIGINAL of the foregoing filed with the Clerk of Maricopa County Superior Court this 10th day of January, 2019. /s/ Nadya

Panich

Mark Goldman (012156)

Brian Soleymani (032164)

GOLDMAN & ZWILLINGER PLLC 17851 North 85th Street, Suite 175 Scottsdale, AZ 85255 (480) 626-8483

Attorneys for Plaintiff

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA Case NO. CV 2019-052431 DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL

GOLDMAN & ZWILLINGER PLLC, an Arizona professional limited liability company, Plaintiff, v. KRISTINE M. WILDER, an individual, and YURI DOWNING, an individual, Defendants.

Pursuant to Rule 38(b), Ariz.R.Civ.P., Plaintiff Goldman & Zwillinger PLLC, by and through undersigned counsel, hereby requests a trial by jury in this matter.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 10th day of January, 2019.

GOLDMAN & ZWILLINGER PLLC

Mark D. Goldman

Brian B. Soleymani 17851 North 85th Street, Suite 175 Scottsdale, AZ 85255-6567

Telephone: (480) 626-8483

Telefacsimile: (480) 502-7500

All Court material: docket@gzlawoffice.com

No Court material: mgoldman@gzlawoffice. com

No Court material: bsoleymani@gzlawoffice. com

Attorneys for Plaintiff

ORIGINAL of the foregoing filed with the Clerk of Maricopa County Superior Court this 10th day of January, 2019. /s/ Nadya Panich Jewish News 2/1, 2/8, 2/15, 2/22.

KESSLER LAW GROUP Eric W. Kessler

Ryan E. Kessler Eric Bryce Kessler 6720 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite 210 Scottsdale, AZ 85253

Attorneys for Plaintiff IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF MARICOPA

No. CV 2018-050683 SUMMONS

PTL PARTNERS, LLC, a limited liability company, Plaintiff, vs. SALVATORE GATTO PARTNERS, L.P., an Arizona limited liability partnership; OSCAR J. TARANGO and JANE DOE TARANGO, his wife; GEBA FINANCIAL, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company; CITY OF PHOENIX, a body politic; ROYCE T. FLORA, Maricopa County Treasurer; JOHN DOE and JANE DOE; ABC CORPORATION; ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ABOVE, Defendants. IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA:

TO: All Defendants named above: GREETINGS; YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend in the above-entitled action brought against you by the above-named Plaintiff, in the County of Maricopa, State of Arizona, and answer to the Complaint filed in said Court at 222 E. Javelina, Mesa, AZ 85210, within twenty (20) days if served personally within the State of Arizona, or thirty (30) days after completion of service outside of Arizona or by publication. You are notified that in case you fail to appear, Judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. Plaintiff’s attorney is: Eric W. Kessler, 6720 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite 210, Scottsdale, AZ 85253. (480) 644-0093.

Requests for reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities must be made to the court by parties at least three (3) working days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding.

Requests for an interpreter for persons with limited English proficiency must be made to the office of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case by parties at least ten (10) judicial days in advance of a scheduled court proceeding.

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