Volume XXIV, Issue XV | www.jvhri.org Serving Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts
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27 Elul 5778 | September 7, 2018
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Jared Kushner speaking while U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman looks on at the opening ceremony of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, May 14.
The Jewish year in review: #MeToo, the embassy move and a growing gap between Israel and the Diaspora Part two BY BEN HARRIS JTA – For North American Jews, the Jewish year 5778 began with tensions between Israel and the Diaspora over egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall and ended with more tension over a controversial nationality law. In between, North American Jews grappled with the impact of the #MeToo movement, the Trump administration relocated the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv and
actress Natalie Portman made headlines for turning down a chance to collect a top prize in Israel.
March 2018
Two senior Jewish members of the Trump administration – Gary Cohen and David Shulkin – leave their posts. Cohen resigns as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. He reportedly had been YEAR IN REVIEW | 18
The Rhode Island Holocaust Memorial.
R.I. Holocaust Memorial ‘speaks’ through a new app BY LEV POPLOW Situated on the banks of the Providence Riverwalk between the World War I and World War II memorials, the Rhode Island Holocaust Memorial serves a dual purpose: it honors the 6 million Jews who perished at the hands of the Nazis and pays tribute to the survivors who made their
way to Rhode Island and built new lives, families and businesses while contributing to the cultural landscape of our state. The Holocaust memorial stands in tribute to all we have lost, all we have learned and hope for the future. And now the memorial can literally tell its story to people everywhere
through a new app. The R.I. Holocaust Memorial is a sculpture garden with a number of symbolic features. There is a winding stone path engraved with railroad tracks, an outer curb with the names of some of the concentration camps, an inner curb with the names of many of the APP | 5
Postcard from Montreal: Lots of great eating here BY M. CHARLES BAKST
Schwartz’s is a Montreal institution.
MONTREAL – We are in the celebrated Schwartz’s Charcuterie Hebraique de Montréal, or Montreal Hebrew Delicatessen, renowned for its smoked meat sandwiches. You will love this place. The restaurant, 90 years old, is narrow and crowded, with well-worn wooden tables and walls festooned with celebrity photos, newspaper articles and posters. It has been the subject of a book, a musical and a documentary. I am with my granddaughter, Alessia, who is 17 and a certified EMT. On top of her other qualities, this makes her an ideal travel companion.
The restaurant, a miniature version of Katz’s Delicatessen in New York, holds 60 people. Arriving late morning, we snag the last pair of seats. By the time we finish devouring our sandwiches, a long line will be forming outside. On weekends, especially, hungry patrons can wait for over an hour. Smoked meat (or viande fumée), a Montreal tradition, is similar to pastrami, though the cuts of meat and the seasonings may differ. At Schwartz’s, the meat is brisket. Before we eat it on rye bread with mustard, it has been marinated in a dry cure for 10 days, smoked for some eight hours, steamed for another three MONTREAL | 15