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Remembering Kristallnacht November 9/10, 1938
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Remembering Kristallnacht November 9/10, 1938
CElia Norian Chairman of the Board
jewish federation BOARD OF DIRECTORS
As I listened to the rabbis during High Holy Day services, I noticed one message that was woven throughout their sermons – the Jewish people care not only for the Jews, but also for the world. The Torah is our guide to help us live a good, kind and honest life in a world that is becoming ever more morally complicated. One
Celia Norian, Chairman of the Board Sondi Green, Co-chair, Campaign Libby Hoffman, Co-chair, Campaign Vernon Kozlen, Treasurer Bernard Reiter, Secretary Howard Levy, Immediate Past President Roberta Nyman, Immediate Past President
of the most important obligations Judaism imposes on us is “performing deeds of justice” – tzedakah. Tzedakah, is a Hebrew word literally meaning justice or righteousness, but commonly used to signify charity though it is a different concept than charity because tzedakah is an obligation and charity is typically understood as a spontaneous act of goodwill and a marker of generosity. Federation’s annual campaign raises funds so that we can take care of the vulnerable, feed the hungry and be there when people need us. We take care of Jews not only here
in the Coachella Valley but all over the world as well. This issue includes our Honor Roll, a listing of those who contributed to last year’s campaign. Next month’s JCN will include our Annual Report, which will show where the funds raised have been allocated and the impact we are able to have locally, in Israel and in helping Jews in need around the world. When you donate to the annual campaign, you are performing an act of tzedakah. Please take your Jewish “obligation” seriously and participate with Federation as we perform acts of justice.
2015 Campaign Cabinet
Board Joseph Bernstein William Chunowitz Elliott Cohen Nancy Ditlove Ellen Glass Phil Glass Marjorie Kulp Ron Langus
Allan Lehmann Allan Nyman Dr. Paul Ross Stephanie Ross Elisa Schwartz Sandy Seplow Andrew Teitel Lainie Weil
Bruce Landgarten, Chief Executive Officer
Celia Norian Chairman of the Board
Table of Contents
Sondi Green Co-chair, Campaign
Libby Hoffman Nancy Ditlove Marjorie Kulp Co-chair, Campaign Co-chair, Major Gifts Co-chair, Major Gifts
Women's Philanthropy
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Calendar 14-15 Federation 2, 3, 9, 24 Legacy 9 Women's Philanthropy 6 Young Adults 25 Honor Roll 18-23 Jewish Family Service 4, 13 Schools 24 Simchas & Classifieds 26-27 Temples 14 Tolerance Education Center 13 Tributes 17 2 • JCN • November 2014 • Cheshvan/Kislev 5775 • www.jfedps.org
Lainie Weil Women’s Philanthropy Chair
Stephanie Ross Women’s Philanthropy Campaign
Susan Good Co-chair, Lion of Judah
Barbara Weisberg Co-chair, Lion of Judah
From the CEO
Change Creates Pathways to Reach Goals Bruce Landgarten Jewish Federation Chief Executive Officer
After four and a half years I am as excited to be in this community as I was the first day. This is an amazing Federation and community, full of forward-thinking, diverse, entrepreneurial leadership. There
are so many great things happening right here, right now, and we should celebrate that. And apart from being invested, energetic and compassionate, our Jewish community has the incredibly special characteristic of being ready for change. Change brings opportunities to grow. Change creates better pathways to reaching our goals. Our Federation got to be what it is through innovation and risk taking. We can sharpen our ability to serve more effectively, help more of those in need, strengthen Jewish identity and build a thriving Jewish community.
Our Federation could be a model for Federations across the country if we act on these convictions – and we plan to. This is your community, your past, your future, your vision, your hopes, your dreams. You have told me what you want from your community and here is the good news. It is all possible. But it’s up to all of us to make it happen. It’s up to you to get invested, to get engaged, to speak up, to help reinvent our approach, to welcome new faces, to make it better. It’s up to the Federation to listen and to act. It is up to each and every one of us to see something great and to pitch in to make it happen. And we can do it! It will take some hard work.
Avraham Infeld Keyote Speaker at Major Gifts Event Avraham Infeld has invested a lifetime building Jewish identity and strengthening the State of Israel. Th e f o u n d e r and director of a succession o f i n n o va t iv e educational institutions, Avraham was appointed the President of the Chais Family Foundation at the commencement of 2007, following his retirement from the Presidency of Hillel International in September, 2006. Avraham continues to serve Hillel as President Emeritus. In the 1970's, Avraham founded Melitz, a non-profit educational service institution that fosters Jewish identity rooted in a pluralistic understanding of Jewish life and the centrality of Israel. He also served as chairman of Arevim; director of the birthright Israel planning process; founding chairman of San Francisco Federation’s Amutot in Israel; and chairman of the Board of Israel Experience, Ltd., an independent company created by the Jewish Agency. Avraham has sought to promote Jewish values among Israelis as president and chairman of Israel Forum, a nationwide volunteer movement he helped found in 1990. He has conducted breakthrough work in bringing together secular and religious Israelis as director general
of the Shalom Hartman Institute and director general of Gesher Education Affiliates. A native of South Africa, Avraham immigrated to Israel in 1959. He is married to Ellen Infeld, originally from Woodbridge, N.J., and they share four children and 12 grandchildren. He is a graduate of the Hebrew University in Bible and Jewish History, and of
Tel Aviv University’s Law School. In 2005, he was awarded the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s prestigious Samuel Rothberg Prize for Jewish Education, the first specialist in informal Jewish education to be so honored. He was given an honorary doctorate by Muhlenberg College in May 2006 for his contribution to the field of education.
But all great achievements take hard work. We are up for it! As I said, this is an amazing community and we can make amazing things happen. As we move forward, I ask you to predict the unpredictable. If we become too predictable, call us on it. If we aren’t making any mistakes, tell us we aren’t taking enough risks. It is the Jewish Federation’s job to take the lead in making this community all that we want it to be – and one of the ways to do that is try new things. So as we begin our 2015 campaign, think about what we are able to do with your participation. Think about the good that we can accomplish together.
Avraham has assumed the position of President of the Chais Family Foundation and continues to serve Hillel as Hillel’s President Emeritus. The Chais Foundation is committed to enabling the significant renaissance of the Jewish people through education, the deepening of Jewish Identity, leadership development and the advancement of educational excellence in Israel.
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Egypt to Set up Buffer Zone with Gaza Strip Times of Israel Staff
Egypt is preparing to set up a buffer zone of between 1.5 and 3 kilometers with the Gaza Strip, an Egyptian daily reported Saturday, following a deadly attack in Sinai on October 24th that left over 30 Egyptian soldiers dead. Forces were expected to start clearing the zone of structures and vegetation in the coming days, Al-Youm al-Sabaa reported. Army patrols were also set to be increased along the coast from El-Arish, in the northern Sinai peninsula, to the Egyptian border town of Rafah, in an effort to thwart the maritime smuggling of supplies to terrorists. According to a report in the Egyptian al-Ahram cited by Israel Radio, which quotes an anonymous intelligence official, the perpetrators of the attack infiltrated the peninsula via a tunnel leading from the Gaza Strip. The same source added that although the Egyptian army destroyed over 1,500 tunnels that ran between Gaza and Sinai, some have been rebuilt and were being used to smuggle weapons, funds and manpower. Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said that the deadly assault on an army
yptian Army personnel supervise the destruction of tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip at the border, near the town of Rafah, northern Sinai, Egypt.
checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula was a “foreign-funded operation.” Raging in front of cameras the following day, el-Sissi said there were foreign powers that wanted to “break the back of Egypt,” without elaborating. He vowed to take drastic measures to uproot the militants and said Egypt was engaged in an “extensive war” that would last a long time. The bombing was carried out by a suspected jihadist who rammed the checkpoint with a vehicle packed with explosives, security officials said. Gunmen also shot dead an officer and wounded two soldiers the same day at another checkpoint south of El-Arish.
“There is a big conspiracy against us,” he said while standing with army commanders ahead of a military funeral for the slain soldiers and officers. “The army and the police will take all necessary measures to tackle the dangers of terrorism and its financing, to preserve the security of the region… and protect the lives of citizens,” the presidential decree said. The decision was also taken to close the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip. Egypt declared a three-month state of emergency in the north and center of the Sinai Peninsula after the attack, the presidency said in a statement in the wake of the deadliest attack on the security forces since the army deposed Islamist president Mohammed Morsi last year. Since Morsi’s ouster, more than 1,400 of his supporters have been killed in a crackdown by the authorities. Over 15,000 others have been jailed including Morsi and the top leadership of his Muslim Brotherhood, and more than 200 sentenced to death in speedy trials. Relations between Egypt and Gaza’s rulers Hamas, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, soured considerably after Morsi’s ouster.
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Antique Torah Discovered in Polish Couch Arrives in Israel By Moshe Cohen, Arutz Sheva
An antique Torah scroll that was discovered in the home of a Polish family was returned to Israel the first week of September 2014. The scroll had been hidden in the family's house by their Jewish neighbors with the onset of World War II. The Torah scroll was discovered at the village of Wrubleski Filipov northern Poland. A group of archeology students
Kazmir Wrubleski, said that they did not know about such fragments. At that point, his wife offered to show the students the “Jewish book” that had been in their home since the beginning of World War II. To the astonishment of the students, the couple pulled out from under the couch in their living room a large Torah scroll in very worn condition. They
as cleaning materials and shoe insoles. When they saw me kissing the book with excitement, they did not believe their eyes, unaware of its holiness to the Jews. The scroll is now in Israel, and I intend to restore it and dedicate it to
Holocaust survivors in Israel and abroad. We invite Holocaust survivors to write a letter in the scroll. Once it is completed we will have a ceremony where we will put the restored Torah scroll in the Knesset's synagogue,” he added.
Kazmir Wrubleski (L) and Mi'amakim Director Johnny Daniels discuss the scroll discovered in Wrubles
from the University of Warsaw, part of a volunteer project run by the “Mi'amakim” (From the Depths) organization, which conserves memory of the Holocaust. The project's goal is to try and find as many fragments of Jewish gravestones that have been smashed over the years and used as building materials. The students examined the scroll last week in the home of the couple, who are both in their seventies. It was through a search for such fragments that the students discovered the scroll. When the volunteers asked the couple whether they knew of places where they could find fragments of Jewish tombstones, the husband,
told the volunteers that the Torah was brought to their home immediately with the onset of World War II by their Jewish neighbors, who asked parents of Mr.Wrubleski to keep the book for them until they returned home – but that if they did not, to transfer it to another Jew. The couple did not come across many Jews in post-war Poland, and it was only now, in 2014, that they found the right party to transfer the scroll to - Mi'amakim Director Johnny Daniels, who brought the scroll to Israel this week. “The couple hid the scroll given to them by their Jewish neighbors for many years,” said Daniels. “They did not know that this was a sacred object and used some of the pages JCN • November 2014 • Cheshvan/Kislev 5775 • www.jfedps.org • 5
Women's Philanthropy Council December Education Day
Women’s Philanthropy December 8th Education Day speaker is Miri Eisen,
who served in the Israeli Intelligence community and retired from active duty in the Israel Defense Forces at the rank of full Colonel in 2004. Over her twenty year career in the military she served as the deputy head of the combat intelligence corps, the personal assistant to the director of Military Intelligence and as the intelligence officer in combat units and research
departments. After retiring from the military, Miri served as the Israeli Prime Minister’s international media advisor from the second Lebanon War until the end of 2007. Over the last ten years Miri has been one of Israel’s main presenters, speaking on regional geo-politics and security related issues in the media worldwide. She teaches at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzeliya, and works extensively with the media,
student groups and diplomats. Join us to hear this powerful speaker. Men are invited and urged to attend. The program is being held at the UCR Palm Desert Center Auditorium at Frank Sinatra Drive and Cook Street from 10 am until 12 noon. Parking is free. Couvert is $25 per person and includes mid-morning refreshments. Payment is due at time of registration. Seating is limited. Reserve your seat now with Linn Menne, at 760-324-4737.
March Education Day On Wednesday, March 4, W o m e n ’s Philanthropy is bringing Dr. Tal Becker to our community. Dr. Becker is an International Associate at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute where he has been central to the Institute’s “Engaging Israel Project” that seeks to deepen and enrich the Jewish people’s connection to Israel. He served as senior policy advisor to Israel’s minister of foreign affairs from 2006 to 2009 and was a lead negotiator during Israeli-Palestinian
peace negotiation. In this capacity, he also played a vital role in managing Israel’s relations with the United States, EU, UN, and various Arab states. Representing Israel in a wide variety of bilateral and multilateral negotiations, he has also served as director of the International Law Department at the Israeli Foreign Ministry, as counsel to Israel’s UN Mission in New York, and as an International Law expert in the Military Advocate General’s Corps of the Israel Defense Forces. In 2003, he was elected vice chairman of the UN General Assembly’s Legal Committee, the first Israeli to serve in a UN post of this stature in more than forty years. Mark your calendars now for this very special program.
Morris Beschloss’ “Beschloss Economics” Now Part of USAtoday Online Morris Beschloss has been called a “verbal communicator,” a description that suits his many talents. Beschloss, a longtime resident of Rancho Mirage, is a conservative economic and political expert who, in his mid-80’s, writes a regular column for The Desert Sun newspaper, blogs on the paper's website, and hosts his own
television show, The World Report, on the Time Warner network. Recently selected as a daily blogger for USAtoday Online, his opinions and influence is reaching literally millions of readers throughout the United States and around the world, an achievement for which he is justifiably proud and, in his own words, grateful. Born just outside of Berlin, his father was a successful psychiatrist and decorated World War I hero. But the realities of Nazi Germany were not lost on the Beschloss family, and on Kristallnacht, November 9, 1938,
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his father fled Germany, leaving his wife and two sons behind, sailing to Cuba aboard a banana boat with the help of New York’s Governor Herbert Lehman, to whom Beschloss’ father was related by marriage. His mother, realizing they also needed to get out as soon as possible, contacted her uncles in the U.S. who arranged for the necessary paperwork for the family to immigrate. They left Germany on February 22, 1939, aboard the SS Manhattan, arriving in New York on March 7, 1939 — Beschloss’ 10th birthday.
Beschloss earned a BS degree in Journalism and a minor in Economics, which eventually led to his rising to become chief executive of a multiconsortium of valve manufacturers, an industry that presented him with its highest honor, “The Keenan Lifetime Award,” two years ago. He is also in the Illinois Media Hall of Fame and the only Distinguished Graduate Award given from the College of Media. Beschloss and his wife, Ruth, are generous supporters of Jewish causes, and are regularly part of major Jewish events in the Coachella Valley.
Israelis Use Gold Particles to Heal Heart Tissue Following Heart Attack
By NoCamels Team
A Tel Aviv University research team has discovered a way to heal the heart following a heart attack using tissue taken from patients’ own bodies, together with energyconducting gold particles. Because heart cells cannot multiply and cardiac muscles contain few stem cells, heart tissue is unable to repair itself after a heart attack. This means that severe damage can only be treated with heart transplants, which are costly, invasive and have long waiting lists. In order to address this “heartwrenching” problem, Dr. Tal Dvir used sophisticated tools to develop working substitutes for damaged heart tissues. Searching for innovative methods to restore heart function, especially cardiac “patches” that could be transplanted into the body to replace damaged heart tissue, Dr. Dvir literally struck gold. He and his team discovered that gold particles are able to improve the cardiac patch’s electrical conductivity. The procedure incorporates biomaterial harvested from patients’ own bodies and gold nanoparticles. “Our goal was twofold,” said Dr. Dvir. “To engineer tissue that would not trigger an immune response in the patient and to fabricate a functional patch not beset by signalling or conductivity problems.”
Cardiac tissue is engineered by allowing cells, taken from the patient or other sources, to grow on a threedimensional Dr. Tal Dvir scaffold, similar to the collagen grid that naturally supports the cells in the heart. Over time, the cells come together to form a tissue that generates its own electrical impulses and expands and contracts spontaneously. The tissue can then be surgically implanted as a patch to replace damaged tissue and improve heart function in patients. Recent efforts in the scientific world focus on the use of scaffolds from pig hearts to supply the collagen grid, called the extracellular matrix, however, the human patients’ immune cells are likely to attack this animal matrix, making it a less than perfect solution. Dr. Dvir’s group suggested a new approach. Fatty tissue from a patient’s own stomach could be easily and quickly harvested, its cells efficiently removed, and the remaining matrix preserved. This scaffold does not provoke an immune response. At his Laboratory for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative
positive. “We now have to prove that these autologous hybrid cardiac patches improve heart function after heart attacks with minimal immune response,” said Dr. Dvir. “Then we plan to move it to large animals and after that, to clinical trials.” Medicine, Dr. Dvir explored the integration of gold nanoparticles into cardiac tissue to optimize electrical signaling between cells. “To address our electrical signaling problem, we deposited gold nanoparticles on the surface of our patient-harvested matrix, ‘decorating’ the biomaterial with conductors,” said Dr. Dvir. “The result was that the nonimmunogenic hybrid patch contracted nicely due to the gold nanoparticles, transferring electrical signals much faster and more efficiently than nonmodified scaffolds.” Preliminary test results of the hybrid patch in animals have been
Dr. Tal Dvir and his graduate student Michal Shevach conducted the study at TAU’s Department of Biotechnology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Dr. Dvir has been awarded a fellowship from the American Heart Association, the Marie Curie Award for Young Investigators, the Alon Fellowship for Young Investigators from the Israeli Ministry of Education, and the Slezak Super Center Award for Cardiac Research.
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Poll: Majority of Kuwaitis, Saudis and Emiratis Willing To Make Peace with Israel By Rachel Avraham, Jerusalem Online
According to a new poll published by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy that was conducted in three Gulf Cooperation Council countries---Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates----the majority of the population rejects ISIS and supports a two-state solution to the PalestinianIsraeli conflict. The poll is based on personal interviews conducted with 1,000 residents in each country, with a 3% margin of error. In the three Gulf Cooperation Council countries, ISIS enjoys almost zero popular support. Only 4% of Kuwaitis, 5% of Saudis, and 3% of the citizens of the United Arab Emirates support ISIS. According to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, “It suggests, quite contrary to common misconception, that the new anti-ISIS coalition spearheaded by the United States is on solid ground, at least in terms of public opinion in the Arab Gulf. Of course, even a tiny minority of vocal or violent ISIS supporters could create serious
problems in any of these (or other) countries.” The majority of Saudis, Kuwaitis and Emiratis also have a negative view on Syria, Hezbollah and Iran. Assad’s regime has a 15% approval rating in these three countries. Only 13% of Saudis, 21% of Emiratis, and 24% of Kuwaitis have a positive perception of Iran. Regarding Hezbollah, only 13% of Saudis, 15% of Emiratis, and 24% of Kuwaitis have a positive perception of this Lebanese terror organization backed by Iran. In contrast, the Muslim Brotherhood enjoys the support of a large minority in these three countries. 31% of Saudis, 34% of Kuwaitis, and 23% of Emiratis support the Muslim Brotherhood: “This level of popular approval is considerably higher than might be expected, given that both the Saudi and Emirati governments labeled the Muslim Brotherhood a ‘terrorist organization’ earlier this year and have very publicly campaigned against it.”
The population in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia has mixed views on Hamas, however. 52% of Saudis, 53% of Kuwaitis, and 44% of Emiratis have a positive view on Hamas, while only about 40% in the three countries has a positive view of the Palestinian Authority. Nevertheless, despite these statistics, fewer than half believe that Hamas’ military tactics are likely to defeat Israel in the near future and about 40-45% of the population believes that “Hamas brings more harm than good to the Palestinians themselves.” “These mixed public attitudes are reflected in views about various regional powers,” the Washington Institute for Near East Policy poll explained. “Kuwaitis are almost evenly divided in positive or negative appraisals of the Egyptian government's recent policies -- which oppose both the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas; and they are similarly divided about the governments of
Turkey and Qatar, which support both organizations. Emiratis have equally divided opinions about Turkey and Qatar but are more favorably disposed toward Egypt: 60 percent positive versus 37 percent negative. Saudis are split on Turkey, narrowly negative on Qatar (45 percent vs. 53 percent), and the most favorable, by a two-toone margin, toward Egypt: 64 percent positive versus 33 percent negative.” While the Palestinian cause remains very popular in these three Persian Gulf countries, surprisingly making peace with Israel is popular as well, despite the significant percentage of the population that has a positive view about Hamas. 53% of Kuwaitis, 58% of Emiratis, and 61% of Saudis believe that the best way forward is to make “peace between Israel and a Palestinian state.” Given these statistics, perhaps there is potential for Israel to make peace with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait.
Head of Sudanese Chess Association Resigns Following Game Against an Israeli By Ben Ariel. Arutz Sheva First Publish: 10/6/2014, 6:15 AM
The president of the Sudanese Chess Association (SCA) tendered his resignation on Sunday following a game of chess that took place against an Israeli player at the World Youth Chess Championships in South Africa, reports the Sudan Tribune.
The president, Tariq Zaroog, said that he as an administrator of the top chess body in the country is stepping down and offered his apologies to the Palestinian and Sudanese people, according to the report. Sudanese players and athletes
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refuse to compete against Israeli players in any tournament as Sudan does not recognize the Jewish state and declines to normalize ties with Israel, unless it “withdraws from Arab occupied lands.” The incident was extensively covered in the Sudanese media with some describing the chess match with the Israeli player as a "sports shame". Others noted the resignation of Zaroog was a rare precedent in a country where public officials refuse to stand down unless they are forced to. The player in question is Omar Albargdar Eltigani, who was born to a Sudanese father and a Hungarian mother and is ranked as the top chess player in Sudan by the World Chess Federation (FIDE).
SCA recruited him to play on behalf of Sudan two years ago at the Arab Boys Under-18 Championship in which he managed to secure the first Arab title for his country. He has continued to represent Sudan in all subsequent competitions, noted the Sudan Tribune. The draw in South Africa put him in a game with an Israeli player but the SCA chief demanded that he turn it down unless the contender is changed or else he has to withdraw. The Sudanese chess mission was surprised to learn later that Eltigani proceeded with the game under the pretext of being subjected to pressure from his Hungarians friends, the report said
Syrian Opposition Chief/Physician Thanks Israeli Doctors for Medical Aid By Viva Sara Press, Israel 21c
Dr. Kamal Al-Labwani, considered one of the most prominent members of the Syrian opposition movement, was in Israel recently to visit the Syrian casualties hospitalized in the Ziv Medical Center near Safed. A Syrian doctor and artist, sometimes called “the Syrian Nelson Mandela,” Al-Labwani came to Israel to thank the medical teams. “I am filled with appreciation for the devoted medical care that the Ziv Medical Center is providing for the Syrian casualties, people from my nation, who have been injured in the war. This is a touching humanitarian gesture and an opportunity to bridge between the nations and a hope for peace in more quiet times,” he said. “I came to the Ziv Medical Center to thank the hospital for treating hundreds of men, women and children, who have received the highest quality treatment, and emotional support following the difficult events they have experienced during the war in Syria. This treatment is not only for the wounded children and women,
FUTURE OF SYNAGOGUES SURVEY
Given Federation’s role in creating/building/enhancing Jewish identity among members of our community, one of the ways to accomplish this is to aim our focus on access to Jewish education, Israel experiences, and Jewish peer experiences. Our collective focus should be access to opportunities to practice Judaism/encourage Jewish religious observance. Dr. Kamal Al-Labwani visits Syrian patient at Ziv Medical Center
it is for the entire Syrian people, this is how we feel and everyone knows this and is talking about it. In Syria, Bashar Al- Assad claims that the Israelis are the enemies, and, here, at the hospital we see who the real Israel is. I ask: who is really the enemy?’” Al-Labwani also met leading figures in the Israeli government during his visit. He was joined on his visit by Moti Kahana, an IsraeliAmerican businessman, who has been involved in humanitarian activities for the victims of the civil war in Syria and in the efforts to assist the Jews still remaining in Syria to leave the country.
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CuBox, the smallest computer ever, is made in Israel by an Arab-Israeli company aiming to power the Internet of Things By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel 21c
The 2x2x2-inch CuBox-i is the smallest computer in the world. It sells for just $55 and is made in Israel by SolidRun, a 10-person company cofounded by two ArabIsraeli electrical engineers with a background in the high-tech industry. The 10 SolidRun employees comprise five Arab Israelis and five Jewish Israelis. The tiny, yet powerful computer is not designed for tasks like word processing or photo manipulation. It’s mainly meant for the Internet of Things (IoT), among other uses. Weighing only about three ounces, with a built-in operating system and WiFi, CuBox can be your Android TV box, multimedia streamer, networked storage solution and pocket-size personal computer, running Lite Desktop and infinite open-source applications. If you need more juice, you can scale up to the CuBox-i2 ($80) or CuBox-i4 Pro ($140) without scaling up in size. “As of today, we are the smallest
A 2-inch Computer for $55
computer in the world,” CEO Kossay Omary tells ISRAEL21c. “You do see computers getting smaller, but no competitor has achieved this extreme size and efficiency. It’s good news that the market is moving in this direction, though, because it validates that we chose the correct path.” Cofounder and CTO Rabeeh Khoury adds, “Given the open-source SDK [software development kit] and tons of available software packages,
our computers can be used in a huge range of scenarios limited only by your imagination; ranging from embedded, multimedia, education, cloud client, HMI and many other fields, as well as all the fun projects you always dreamed of.” Omary, 41, and Khoury, 38, met as students at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Omary was raised in Nazareth, while Khoury grew up in Tarshiha, just east of the northern coastal city of Nahariya. They did not start SolidRun until they had gained solid design and business management experience at the Israeli branches of top-flight computing and consumer electronics companies including Intel and Galileo Technology (acquired by Marvell in 2001). In late 2010, the men joined forces to bootstrap their startup, today based in the Tefen Industrial Park near Tarshiha. “We saw a world trend of computers becoming smaller and more powerful while using less power, and we also saw the trend
toward digitizing,” Omary says. Now that IoT is the hottest buzzword, it is obvious that the duo’s vision was perfectly on target. They introduced their product at the right time to catch this huge wave. “IoT is a growth vehicle, and so we’re positioning the company for that,” says Omary. Home automation, for instance, requires sensors in every room for temperature and lighting, and controllers to initiate actions such as locking doors, opening shades and warming the oven. “Everyone will have 10 connected devices sensing stuff and controlling stuff,” says Omary. “We want to be a leader in providing the technology for this revolution.” All the CuBox models, including the original version, are sold worldwide via SolidRun’s Internet site and through distributors in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. The company is seeking its first VC funding as it looks to vastly expand its distribution network.
Patrick Modiano Wins Literature Nobel for Work on Nazi Occupation of France By Karl Ritter, Malin Rising and AFP, Times of Israel
Patrick Modiano of France, who has made a lifelong study of the Nazi occupation and its effects on his country, won the 2014 Nobel Prize in literature for what one academic called “crystal clear and resonant” prose. Modiano, a 69-year-old resident of Paris, is an acclaimed writer in France but not well known in the English-speaking world. The Swedish Academy said it gave the 8 millionkronor ($1.1 million) prize to him for evoking “the most ungraspable human destinies” and uncovering the world of life behind the Nazi occupation. Jewishness, the Nazi occupation and loss of identity are recurrent themes in his novels, which include 1968’s “La Place de l’Etoile” — later hailed in Germany as a key post-Holocaust
work. Modiano’s novel “Missing Pe r s o n ” w o n the prestigious Prix Goncourt in 1978 and he has published more than 40 works in French. Patrick Modiano Some have been translated into English, including “Ring of Roads: A Novel,” ”Villa Triste,” ”A Trace of Malice,” and “Honeymoon.” “I’ve always had the wish, the nostalgia to be able to write detective novels,” Modiano said in a rare interview in Telerama magazine days after receiving the news of his winning the Nobel Literature Award. “At heart, the principal themes of
detective novels are close to the things that obsess me: disappearance, the problems of identity, amnesia, the return to an enigmatic past.” He has also written children’s books and film scripts, including co-writing the 1974 movie “Lacombe, Lucien” with director Louis Malle and the 2003 movie “Bon Voyage” with director Jean-Paul Rappeneau. He was a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000 and won the Austrian State Prize for European Literature in 2012. Dervila Cooke of Dublin City University, author of a book about Modiano, said his works dealt with the traumas of France’s past but have a “darkly humorous touch.” “His prose is crystal clear and resonant,” she said. “A common description of his work is
of its ‘petite musique’ — it’s haunting little music.” Modiano was born in a west Paris suburb in July 1945, two months after World War II ended in Europe, to a father with Jewish-Italian origins and a Belgian actress mother who met during the occupation of Paris. With the choice of Modiano, the prize returned to Europe after the academy picked Canadian writer Alice Munro in 2013 and Mo Yan of China in 2012. The Swedish Academy often chooses writers whose works are little-known to readers outside their native country, often resulting in out-of-print works returning into circulation and a sales boost. The awards will be presented on December 10, the anniversary of prize founder Alfred Nobel’s death in 1896.
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Calls for a Second Non-Muslim Gate to Temple Mount By Shlomo Pyotrkovsky, Ari Yashar, Arutz Sheva First Publish: 10/6/2014, 12:06 PM
A document published by Galei Tzahal (IDF Radio) on October 6th revealed that the Tourism Ministry is considering opening the Cotton Merchant's Gate to the Temple Mount for Jewish visitors and tourists. As the status quo stands, the Mughrabi Gate is the only point of entrance for Jews in visiting the holiest site in Judaism, and that point of access has repeatedly been targeted by Arab rioters for attacks as a means to force the closure of the site to Jews. The large number of Jews and tourists trying to visit the holy site has led to long lines at the lone nonMuslim gate to the Temple Mount, which is located by the Kotel (Western
Wall). Due to the backlog, the Tourism Ministry is apparently considering measures such as opening an additional gate. Ye h u d a Glick, head of the LIBA Movement for Freedom of Movement on the Temple Mount, told Galei Tzahal that the status quo must be changed urgently. "There are 11 entrances to the Temple Mount, ten of them open to Muslims, but only one open to tens of thousands of tourists and Jews who want to enter the Temple Mount," said
Glick. "Each day the numbers waiting on line increase...this gate doesn't meet the needs." The document was drafted in January, but the Tourism Ministry says it was not advanced mainly due to opposition by security sources to the move, given that it would require a heavy increase in security and likely spark further rioting and violence by Arab visitors to the Temple Mount. That violence has already been reaching a peak in the "silent intifada" on September 24th just before Rosh Hashanah, with Arab mobs launching rocks and fireworks at police as soon as the Mughrabi Gate was opened. Israel has left the Temple Mount
under de facto Jordanian Waqf (Islamic trust) control since liberating the site in the 1967 Six Day War. Under the Waqf, Jews are forbidden from praying at their holiest site. By contrast, Israel allowed 500 residents of Gaza to visit the Temple Mount on October 4th, on Eid al-Adha, a Muslim holiday celebrating Abraham's "sacrifice of Ishmael" in an appropriation of the original Torah story, as a "goodwill gesture" in ceasefire talks with the Hamas terrorist group. Previous moves to change the status quo have been met by vociferous outcry in the Arab world, particularly in Jordan, which last month was able to force Israel to dismantle a temporary bridge built alongside the Mughrabi Gate bridge that was meant to ease entry for non-Muslims.
Whey Good News for Diabetics By Israel21c staff
Bodybuilders ingest buckets of whey protein powder to bulk up their muscle mass. But researchers from Israel have found a new blood-smart reason to eat like a “hulk” before meals. A new study by Israeli and Swedish researchers has found that a plain whey protein drink one half hour before breakfast could help diabetics, or those on the verge of diabetes, prevent blood-sugar spikes and better manage the disease. Researchers Prof. Daniela Jakubowicz and Dr. Julio Wainstein at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon; Prof. Oren Froy of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; and Prof. Bo Ahrén of Lund University and their colleagues studied a group of people who consumed whey protein before eating a high-glucose meal. When compared to a control group that did not ingest the whey, the results were astonishing, according to a summary of the research published in July in the journal Diabetologia of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.
Lower blood-glucose levels In the study, the researchers examined 15 people who had type 2 diabetes and were managing their symptoms without medication. These people were offered a protein drink in a hospital setting –– 50 milligrams of whey protein in one cup of water –– and then one half hour later were given a meal with a high glycemic index. The breakfast included three pieces of white bread and jelly made with sugar. Over the course of two weeks, each person in the group received the whey drink or a placebo of water before the meal. Blood was sampled in all groups 30 minutes before the meal and then at 15, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150 and 180 minutes later, similar to the battery of tests a pregnant woman undergoes as she is being tested for gestational diabetes. The design of the study is statistically powerful, the researchers say, because the same patients were tested with both the placebo and the whey drink over a course of time. Those who drank the whey mixture before the meal had protection from the high-
glucose meal. Blood-glucose levels were reduced by a whopping 28 percent compared to those who did not drink the whey. Looking deeper, the researchers reported that both insulin and C-peptide, which is part of insulin, were both higher –– some 105 percent and 43%, respectively –– in the whey protein group. Also, an early insulin response was noted to be 96% higher among those who ingested the whey. This response is significant in terms of a diabetic’s ability to deal with a post-meal increase in blood sugar. The authors concluded: “Whey protein may therefore represent a novel approach for enhancing glucose-lowering strategies in type 2 diabetes.” Whey protein drinks before
a meal, and without any other sugar or nutrients added, could be a cheap and meaningful way to help people manage diabetes, the researchers suggest.
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Around Town
Beth Shalom “Restoration Celebration”
The weekend of November 22-23, Congregation Beth Shalom in Bermuda Dunes is celebrating the restoration of their Torah scrolls, bringing the Sofer (scribe) to their congregation for Shabbat and then, on Sunday, will have the scribe explain the intricacies of writing a Torah, and then watch as he completes the final repairs. The scribe, Alberto Attia, is a Sephardic Jew from Panama, who went to Israel, studied in a yeshiva
that ended with him becoming a sofer, a scribe qualified to take specially prepared ink to ritually pure parchment and meticulously pen by hand Torahs, tefillin and mezuzot – the writings that contain the core beliefs of Judaism. Attia lives in San Diego, California, and his customers include congregants and congregations from all branches of Judaism – Reform, Conservative and Alberto Attia Orthodox. Torah scrolls are brought and underwent the years-long training to him for repairs, everything from
patching up minor rips to the more extensive work of removing mold and mildew. Attia also has written several Torahs in their entirety by hand, a process that can take up to a year. A brunch will precede the final restoration on Sunday, November 23. Non-members may attend the brunch for $22, paid by November 18th. Call Beth Shalom for more information and reservations, 760-200-3636.
Temple Isaiah Receives Three Simi Dabah Sculptures
Before S’lichot Services on September 20, 2014, three impressive metal sculptures created by renowned artist Simi Dabah, were dedicated at Temple Isaiah. The three pieces were donated by Mr. Dabah as part of his desire to Temple Isaiah Treasurer Carol Fragen, Past Jewel and Simi Dabah stand bring beautiful art Executive Director Douglas with Christopher Greene in Morton with Simi Dabah in to public and non- President Dr. Ronald Fragen, Rabbi Sally Olins front of “Magen David” and Simi Dabah with “Chanukiah” front of “Three Diamonds” profit organizations. Dabah, a self-taught artist/welder, has create works of art is both friendly to but when Douglas Morton, Executive been creating welded steel sculptures the environment and inspirational to Director, and Christopher Greene, Facilities Coordinator, visited from industrial scrap for more than the viewer. Dabah’s high desert studio, Greene’s The gift to Temple Isaiah was forty years. He is a prolific artist who believes that using scrap materials to originally a single piece of sculpture, excitement upon seeing the many
pieces prompted Simi Dabah to offer a second, and ultimately a third piece of his work. The two largest pieces, “Magen David” and “Three Diamonds,” are installed on the Alejo Road façade of the Temple and the third, “Chanukiah” is in the Blindman Garden off the David and Ann Warsaw Ballroom on the lower level of the Temple.
Har Shalom High Holiday Services with Rabbi Jules
Hunger Banquet November 19 By Carol Cornell, Har-El
We eat over 1000 meals per year and many in our community are not as fortunate. Har-El Congregation, Member, Union for Reform Judaism, Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church and St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church are sponsoring an interfaith “Hunger Banquet" in Palm Desert at St. Margaret’s, with sponsorship from Whole Foods on Wednesday, November 19th, 2014 at 5:30 pm. The Hunger Banquet is an
opportunity to appreciate the food we eat, prepare and waste, appreciate the blessings we have, and to acquire a greater understanding of food insecure individuals and families in Coachella Valley. The event will be experiential and an opportunity to learn about the avenues that are available for those
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affected and how participants can contribute through volunteering and donating. The speaker will be Lisa Houston, CEO of FIND Food. There is in charge, but space is limited and reservations are essential. Please register by calling Congregation Har-El at 760-7791691 or Chet Hecht at 760-346-2697 ext. 102. Check the Interfaith Action Coalition of Coachella Valley website i a c c v. w e e b l y. c o m f o r m o r e information.
Jewish residents in Idylwild have banded together as “Har Shalom” (Mountain of Peace) and this year High Holiday Services were led by Palm Springs resident and rabbinical student from the Academy for Jewish Religion in Los Angeles, Julian (Jules) King. King brought cantorial soloist Bryce Megdal (also a student at AJRCA), and both were warmly received and already invited back for next year! Pictured is a Har Shalom member blowing the shofar, with King and Megdal.
Jewish Family Service of the Desert “Count on us… for life”
801 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, Suite 202 Palm Springs, CA 92262 73750 Catalina Way, Ste. A, Palm Desert, CA 92260 (760) 325-4088 • www.jfsdesert.org
We show free movies on Wednesdays at 10 am and 1:30 pm
Exciting Upcoming Events: JFS Auxiliary Presents the Screening of “Disobedience, the Sousa Mendes Story” November 16, 2014 – 3 pm UC Riverside, Palm Desert Center Auditorium (see classified ad)
NOVEMBER IS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
Mitzvah Circle Book & Author Luncheon December 7, 2014 Desert Willow Golf Resort
November 5: “The Lost Child” A Navajo child is adopted by a Jewish family. After the death of her adoptive parents, she seeks her roots. (2000/120 minutes)
JFS 12th Annual Patron Party December 8, 2014 – Big Horn Golf Club (see ad page 4) Contact JFS at 760-325-4088 for more information.
November 12: “Reel Injun” Neil Diamond looks at the Hollywood Indian and how myths have influenced attitudes. (2010/85 minutes)
PROGRAMS & SERVICES For further information about these services and others, please call the JFS office, 760-325-4088.
November 19: “Skinwalkers” A seasoned cop returns to his Navajo reservation and his faced with investigating a mysterious killer. (2002/100 minutes) November 26: “The Last of the Mohicans” 2013 version of the classic story. (122 minutes)
COUNSELING & FAMILY SUPPORT: Experienced therapists help individuals, couples, and families address life's challenges.
DESERT HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM: JFS counselors serve elementary school children in Palm Springs Unified School District with on-site counseling and now with a new 5th grade curriculum to teach drug refusal and interpersonal skills to prepare them for success in middle school. SOLUTIONS FOR SENIORS: Serves older adults to maintain independence and help them enjoy a higher quality of life. BEREAVEMENT GROUP: Free to the local community. This group meets every Wednesday at the JFS Palm Springs office, 3.30-5.00 p.m.
EXHIBITION OPENING & RECEPTION
FRIENDLYVISITORS: JFS volunteers visit home bound seniors to provide companionship and support. For more information please call 760-779-9400 Ext. 204.
“ENTRY DENIED”
SHABBAT- IN- A- BAG: JFS volunteers provide companionship and celebration during the Shabbat observance to home bound seniors. For more information please call 760-7799400 Ext. 204.
Thursday, November 20, 2014 5-9 PM A Documentary Exhibit by David Whalen
CAFÉ EUROPA GROUP: Social programming for holocaust survivors. Transportation available, for dates, times & more information please call 760-779-9400 Ext. 204.
Screening of “Voyage of the Damned” (1976/155 minutes) at 6:00 PM
The Desert Holocaust Memorial is located in the Palm Desert Civic Center Park at San Pablo Avenue & Fred Waring Drive. Residents and visitors are encouraged to visit this moving memorial, a place of remembrance and monument of hope.
LET’S DO LUNCH! PROGRAM: Bimonthly activity program for homebound or isolated seniors. Participants take part in social activities; transportation and lunch are provided. Some restrictions apply. Please call Lisa Schmid for further information and to register 760-779-9400 Ext. 205.
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Shabbat and Weekday Service Information Check the websites or call for times of services. BETH SHALOM
(Member, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism) Ken Hailpern, Spiritual Leader 79-733 Country Club Drive, Bermuda Dunes, CA 92203 bethshalom18.wordpress.com 760-200-3636 8 pm Friday/9:30 am Saturday Shabbat Services. 8:30 am Monday & Thursday Morning Minyan resumes this month. Call to confirm start date. Saturday, November 22: 9:30 am. Dedication of newly restored Torah scrolls.
CENTRO CULTURAL HEBREO DE MEXICALI
(Conservative) Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico Contact: Ron Cohen www.judiosdemexicali.com 760-960-3392 US (686) 216-7152 Mexico
CHABAD OF PALM SPRINGS & DESERT COMMUNITIES Rabbi Yonason Denebeim 425 Ortega, Palm Springs, CA 92264 www.chabadpalmsprings.com
760-325-0774 Shabbat services Friday/Saturday; daily morning and evening minyan. A project of Chabad of Palm Springs & Desert Communities Rabbi Mendy Friedman www.chabadpd.com 760-969-2153 / 760-969-2158
harelurj@aol.com 760-779-1691 5 pm Friday evening Shabbat Service, followed by speaker or discussion. November 7: Symposium: Fridays With a Scholar with Dr. Steven Windmueller “Dumplings and Matzah Ball Soup: China and the Jews Examine the Idea of Diaspora for Two Ancient Civilizations.”
CHABAD OF RANCHO MIRAGE
CONGREGATION SHALOM BAYIT
CHABAD OF PALM DESERT
A project of Chabad of Palm Springs & Desert Communities Rabbi Shimon Posner 72295 Via Marta, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 www.chabadrm.com 760-770-7785 Shabbat services Friday/10 am Saturday; daily morning and evening minyan. Check website for service times.
CONGREGATION HAR-EL
(Member, Union for Reform Judaism) Rabbi Richard Zionts 47-535 Hwy 74, Palm Desert, CA 92260
(Reform) Rabbis Larry and Linda Seidman 1320 Williams Ave., Banning Contact 951-769-3678/769-7514 Shabbat Service 3rd Friday/ Havdallah 1st Saturday evening.
Desert Hot Springs
Monthly Friday Shabbat Service with Rabbi Faith Tessler September through May. Contact 760-3244737 for more information.
TEMPLE ISAIAH
(Conservative) Rabbi Sally Olins 332 West Alejo Road, Palm Springs, CA 92262
www.templeisaiahps.com 760-325-2281 7:30 pm Friday/10 am Saturday Shabbat Services; morning minyan Mondays & Thursdays - 8:30 am. November 1: Bat Mitzvah of Dara Shay November 29: Bat Mitzvah of Tammy Coia
TEMPLE SINAI
(Reform) Rabbi Andrew Bentley 73-251 Hovley Lane West, Palm Desert www.templesinaipd.org 760-568-9699 7:30 pm Friday/10 am Saturday Shabbat Services November 1: Bar Mitzvah of Seth Menn. November 8: Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Hough.
BIKUR CHOLIM
A project of Chabad of Palm Springs & Desert Communities (Community Outreach) Rabbi Yankel Kreiman www.BikurCholimPS.com 760-325-8076
November Community Calendar Sunday, November 2 11:00 am Temple Sinai Sisterhood and Temple Sinai Promise “Tea Time” Tea, with entertainment by the religious school children. Sunday, November 2 12:30 pm Beth Shalom Lunch with Michael Dante, award-winning actor and former major league baseball player. $18 members/ $22 non-members. RSVP to 760-200-3636.
Monday, November 3, 10, 17, 24 7:00 pm Chabad of Rancho Mirage Men’s Torah Class with Rabbi Benny Lew. For more information call 760-636-2897 or email rabbibenny@chabadrm.com. Tuesdays, November 4, 11, 18, 25 10:00 am Temple Sinai Yiddish Club Tuesdays, November 4, 11, 18, 25 5:00-7:00 pm Chabad Rancho Mirage’s weekly BBQ. Reservations not required, but helpful: 760-770-7785.
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Tuesdays, November 4, 11, 18, 25, December 2, 9 7:15-8:45 pm Chabad of Rancho Mirage “How Happiness Thinks.” Check website for details. Wednesdays, November 5, 12, 19, 26 10:00 am and 1:30 pm Tolerance Education Center free movies. See page 13 for November movie schedule. Wednesdays, November 5, 12, 19, 26
12 Noon Temple Sinai Lunch and Limud. Wednesdays, November 5, 12, 19, 26 1:30 pm Temple Sinai Bereavement Group. Wednesdays, November 5, 12, 19, 26 3:30-5:00 pm Jewish Family Service Jewish Bereavement Group. Meets weekly at the JFS Palm Springs Office, 801 East Tahquitz Canyon. Free to local community and reservations not required.
November Community Calendar Continued Wednesdays, November 5, 12, 19, 26 6:30-7:30 pm Chabad of Rancho Mirage Torah and Tea. Explore contemporary issues through a Torah perspective. Call 760-770-7785. Sunday, November 9 10 am-noon Hadassah’s “Shopping Extravaganza and Luncheon.” See classified ad page 26 for more information. Tuesday, November 11 10:30 am Temple Isaiah Books and Bagels, led by Kerry Turner. November’s book: “Sima’s Undergarments for Women” by Ilana StangerRoss. Everyone welcome. Thursday, November 13 5:30 pm Temple Sinai Brotherhood Dinner and Movie. Film: “Exodus.” Dinner
$15 adults, $10 children. RSVP to 760-568-9699. Thursday, November 13 7:00 pm Political satire live performance of “Capitol Steps” at Temple Isaiah. Complimentary valet parking. Reservation hotline: 760-8447305 or order tickets online at templeisaiahps.com. See ad page 5. Saturday, November 15 5:00-7:00 pm Tolerance Education Center screening of “Two Spirit Movie” with Q&A following. $20. See page 13 for details. Sunday, November 16 3:00 pm Jewish Family Service Auxiliary presents a screening of “Disobedience, the Sousa Mendes Story.” UC RIverside/Palm Desert Center
Auditorium. $25. See classified ad page 26 for details. Monday, November 17 10:30-11:45 am Har-El Galen Trimester Book Course. November’s book: “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr, reviewed by Carol Cornell and Rabbi Richard Zionts. Fee. To register call 760-779-1691 or email harelurj@gmail.com. Wednesday, November 19 5:30 pm Har-El Congregation, Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church and St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church “Hunger Dinner.” No fee but must register. Call 760-7791691 or email harelurj@gmail. com. See article page 12.
Thursday, November 20 5:00-9:00 pm Tolerance Education Center Exhibition Opening and Reception of “Entry Denied,” a documentary exhibit by David Whalen. See page 13 for details. Sunday, November 23 12:30 pm Beth Shalom: Torah Sofer (scribe) Alberto Attia will explain the intricacies of writing a Torah, and then complete the final repairs on Beth Shalom’s Torah scrolls. Brunch $18 members/$22 non-members. See article page 12 for more information and to RSVP. Tuesday, November 25 11:00 am Temple Sinai Sisterhood Book Club.
Official PA Daily Lauds Israel's Treatment of Palestinian Workers By Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik, Palestine Media Watch
A positive article in the Palestinian Authority's official daily lauded Israel and Israeli employers of Palestinians for their positive employment ethics towards their Palestinian workers. At the same time, the article condemned Palestinian employers for taking advantage of their workers. The article explains that Palestinian workers get their full rights when employed by Israelis directly and that the only time they do not get their full rights is when there is a Palestinian middleman: "The only cases in which a Palestinian worker does not receive the salary his Israeli [employer] determined for him are those cases in which the middleman is Palestinian." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Sept. 21, 2014] Some of the critical findings of the PA daily included: "Whenever
Palestinian workers have the opportunity to work for Israeli employers, they are quick to quit their jobs with their Palestinian employers - for reasons having to do with salaries and other rights" … "The salaries of workers employed by Palestinians amount to less than half the salaries of those who work for Israeli employers in the areas of the Israel-occupied West Bank" … "The [Israeli] work conditions are very good, and include transportation, medical insurance and pensions. These things do not exist with Palestinian employers." An interview conducted by Al-Hayat Al-Jadida with a representative group of Palestinian workers revealed that those working for Israelis receive much higher salaries than their colleagues employed by Palestinians. Furthermore, those
working for Palestinian employers stated unanimously that they work without medical insurance, as [insurance] is not required by the Palestinian Labor Law, and that they receive no compensation for their travel expenses, while the Israeli employers, in most cases, pay their workers' travel expenses in both directions. Fuad Qahawish, who works as a waiter in a Palestinian restaurant, says: 'I work 10 hours a day and receive a monthly salary of not more than 1,900 shekels, and we have no additional rights like yearly vacations, travel expenses and so on.' He reveals that 'my colleagues who do the same work for Israelis receive 4,000 shekels a month for the same number of hours.' Surveys and interviews conducted by Al-Hayat Al-Jadida clarify that
the salaries of workers employed by Palestinians amount to less than half the salaries of those who work for Israeli employers in the areas of the Israel-occupied West Bank, which house factories, tourist facilities and agricultural lands.
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Researchers Create Virtual Time-Travel to Treat Memory-Based Trauma By Maya Yarowsky, NoCamels
In an exploratory study conducted by Doron Friedman of the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel, 32 subjects were unknowingly placed in a morally challenging situation in virtual reality where they were forced to make a life-or-death decision. After they had made the decision, some of the subjects were then allowed to relive the same situation, changing their actions based on past experiences. What this revealed, according to the research, is that time travel in virtual reality could be a useful tool for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder and other forms of trauma. In order to create the illusion of time travel in a world without it, the researchers used a virtual reality program where the participants could move and speak as they would in real life. Then, a morally challenging situation was created in which the study participants were presented with the choice of stopping a gunman in a crowded museum. One half of the 32 participants were allowed to relive the
same situation two additional times and change their decisions, while the other half (the control group) were only able to ‘live’ out the situation once. In the scenario, the participant enters into an elevator with an unknown gunman who plans to massacre five museum-goers on the second floor. The majority of the participants went up to the second floor on the first try without thinking twice, immediately regretting their decision when they discovered the gunman’s plans. However, in the second and third rounds when the participants were given the choice to intervene, many sacrificed one person on the ground floor for the lives of the five museum-goers above, mainly due to feelings of guilt. “We found that under the conditions of repeated rounds, the participants (not the control group) that had the illusion of time travel felt less guilty about their initial decision. If we were to relate to real life, in a world without time travel, it’s a lot like going back and changing the stupid decisions you
made as a kid when you are older,” Friedman said. After establishing that virtual reality devices could be used to simulate time travel under certain circumstances, the research group was able to assess the psychological effects of such drastic movement in space. The central conclusion of their research was that time travel could help those suffering from PTSD, or other trauma, face their fears in the virtual world and move forward in the physical one. “One of the major things that this study attempts to deal with is the widening gap between our virtual and physical worlds. Our world is becoming increasingly virtual and digital, and the skills that we acquire don’t always translate smoothly into the physical one. We wanted to create a model of causality that would reflect the physical world in the virtual world as closely as possible,” Friedman clarifies. According to another participating researcher in the study, the virtual
Israel Raises the Dead with Skyward Cemetery By Aron Heller, AP
At first glance, the multi-tiered jungle of concrete off a major central Israeli highway does not appear unusual in this city of bland highrises. But the burgeoning towers are groundbreaking when you consider its future tenants: They will be homes not for the living but rather the dead. With real estate at a premium, Israel is at the forefront of a global movement building vertical cemeteries in densely populated countries. From Brazil to Japan, elevated cemeteries, sometimes stretching high into the sky, will be the final resting place for thousands of people. They are now the default option for the recently departed in the Holy Land. After some initial hesitations, and rabbinical rulings that made the practice kosher, Israel's ultra-Orthodox burial societies have embraced the concept as the most effective Jewish practice in an era when most of the cemeteries in major population
centers are packed full. "The source of all this is that there is simply no room," said Tuvia Sagiv, an architect who specializes in dense burial design. "It's unreasonable that we will live one on top of the other in tall apartment buildings and then die in villas. If we have already agreed to
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live one on top of the other, then we can die one on top of the other." The Yarkon Cemetery on the outskirts of Tel Aviv has been his flagship project. As the primary cemetery for the greater Tel Aviv area, its traditional burial grounds are at near capacity with 110,000 graves stretched across
world was successful at imitating the physical one, to the point that the participants felt totally immersed in the past. As co-author Prof. Mel Slater of the University College of London noted, “In virtual reality, the brain’s low level perceptual system does not distinguish between the virtual and the real world; the brain takes what it sees and hears in a surrounding environment as a given.” So, while real time travel remains the dream of physicists, Friedman and his team of researchers are leaping forward into a world where therapists are a pair of immersed virtual reality (IVR) goggles that allow you to relive and maybe even change the past, for the better. The study was conducted by Doron Friedman and Keren Or-Berkers of the Sammy Offer School of Communications at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Rodrigo Pizarro and Solene Neyret of the Universitat de Barcelona, and Mel Slater and Xueni Pan of the University College London.
150 acres. But thanks to an array of 30 planned vertical structures, Sagiv said the cemetery will be able to provide 250,000 more graves without gobbling up any more land, providing the region with 25 years of breathing room. "It takes some getting used to," he admitted, as he stood on the roof of the first completed 70-foot-high building, "but it just makes the most sense." For now, the interior of the gray buildings looks mainly like a construction site. They feature circular ramps, and a terrace-like facade with vegetation. Each floor has openings on the sides for fresh air to get in. In Israel the vertical cemeteries appear to be part of a governmentbacked master plan. Aside from those who have already purchased their future plots, individual outdoor graves are no longer offered to the families of the more than 35,000 Israelis who die each year.
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• Nancy and Dennis Ditlove, Thank you for another beautiful Rosh Hashanah dinner, from Carolyn and Don Shagrin. • Ted Ginsberg, Wishing you a happy birthday, from Lila Rauch. • Stanley Greitzer, Wishing you a great 80th birthday, from Edith and Arnold Familian. • Mr. and Mrs. Stan Greitzer, Thank you for including us at your beautiful party, from Edith and Arnold Familian. • Libby Hoffman, In honor of your receiving the Kipnis-Wilson/Friedland Award, by Susie and Bob Diamond, Roberta and Allan Nyman. • Loreen Jacobson, Wishing you a happy birthday, from Lila Rauch. • Bruce and Susan Konheim, Congratulations on your 50th anniversary, from Joni Cohen, and Ruth and Mal Kaufman. • Larry Novack, In honor of your 80th birthday, from Joni Cohen. • Allan Nyman, Wishing you the best on your special birthday, from Stephanie and Paul Ross.
• Barbara Platt, Congratulations on the Bar Mitzvah of your grandson Fletcher Block, from Carole and Richard Sukman.
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Get Well Wishes To:
• Honoring the memory of Larry Grill, dedicated husband, unparalleled father and grandfather, from Joan, Steven and Elizabeth Grill; and wonderful brother-inlaw, from Leslie and Herman Magidson. • Honoring the memory of Connie Hill, my mother, from Becky Hill.
• Art Arenson, Wishing you a speedy recovery, from Joni Cohen.
• Loreen Jacobson, In memory of your beloved husband Herb, from Joni Cohen.
• Carol Katzman, Wishing you a speedy recovery, from Nancy and Dennis Ditlove.
Memoriam Tributes –
Condolences Sent To:
• Carol Frankel-Cohen, In memory of your beloved husband Mort, from Joni Cohen, Ruth and Mal Kaufman, Nora and Don Rado, and Susan and Burt Sunkin. • Kate Hauswith, In memory of your beloved husband Fred, from Stephanie and Paul Ross. • Family of Connie Greenwald, In memory of Connie Greenwald from Toni and Bobby Garmisa. • Joan Grill, In memory of your beloved husband Larry, from Roberta and Allan Nyman, Barbara Platt, and Stephanie and Paul Ross.
• Barbara Levick, In memory of your beloved husband Mark, from Joni Cohen, Susie and Bob Diamond, Edith and Arnold Familian, and Margot and Jerry Hailpern. • Peter Samuels, In memory of your mother Hannah, from Joni Cohen, and Ruth and Mal Kaufman. • Marion Shulman, In memory of your beloved daughter, from Marnie Miller and Joe Noren. • Mrs. Cyril Silberman, In memory of your beloved sister, from Marnie Miller and Joe Noren.
All contributions received by the Jewish Federation for Tribute Cards are placed in our special Tzedakah Fund, which provides direct monetary intervention for needy Jews living in the Coachella Valley.
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Federation Campaign Donors
Thank You for Doing a World of Good!
The Jewish Federation of the Desert and its beneficiary agencies would like to thank our compassionate and loyal donors who gave so generously to the 2014 Annual Campaign. Together we raised over $2.4 million dollars for our community. Federation’s Annual Campaign fills a gap as our community’s needs expand and our needy grow in number. From Pre-school, Religious school and camp
$50,000 +
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scholarships to providing care, food and services to seniors, from aid to the unemployed to social services to the most vulnerable, the Federation Campaign changes lives. Jews in need at home, in Israel and all over the world are counting on us. Thank you for making a difference in Jewish lives. To everyone who contributed to our 2014 Annual Campaign, thank you. Your generosity has breathed life into the words that define and guide our efforts: “The
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Strength of a People. The Power of Community.” We have endeavored to honor every special request that we received, including those individuals who wish not to be listed on the Honor Roll, and apologize in advance for any mistakes. *Deceased
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Perpetual Annual Campaign Endowment (PACE) *Henry Shweid *Sheppard Weissman
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Patricia Levy Reva Levy Bertel Lewis Carol Lewis Helen Lewis Doris Libman Laurie Lieberman Terri Lind Roberta Liszt Terry Lubar Marilyn Malkin Joni Maltzman Susan Mardell Renee Mayer Eunice Meister Joyce Meitus Marcia Milkis Cookie Miller Charlotte Morris Linda Nathanson Deanne Nissen Annette Novack Cydney Osterman Dorothy Palay Miriam Paley Barbara Platt Alana Polacheck Berna Pollak Iris Pollan Mary Jo Pomerantz Nora Rado Lila Rauch Madeline Redstone Gail Richards Rella Rifkin Rita Rosen Myra Rowe Jacqueline Rudman Elise Sacks Rhoda Samuels Faye Sarkowsky Gail Scadron Phyllis Schahet Linda Schiff Beverly Schoenfeld Esther Schoenfeld Sherry Schor Sondra Schwartz Trudy Schwartz Gloria Scoby Carol Seltzer Carolyn Shagrin Joan Sharfstein Continued on next page
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Tamarisk Men Jerry Abeles Robert Abt Leon Ampel Steven Anixter Martin Appel Robert Appelbaum Richard Balaban Arnold Baron
Samuel Belzberg Richard Benaron Miles Berger Morris Beschloss William Chunowitz Benjamin Cohen Joel Cohen Seymour Cohen Herbert Cook Leslie Cooper Tom Davidson William DeWoskin Charles Diamond Robert Diamond Dennis Ditlove Stephen Ehrlichman Herb Emmerman Mark Epstein Jeffrey Feder Jack Feinberg Neil Feinberg Leonard Feldman Ed Fineman Joel Fishman Manny Flekman Shayle Fox Robert Fraiman Arthur Friedman Raymond Galante Larry Gilford Ted Ginsberg Philip Glass Eli Glassman Frederic Glazer Ronald Goldberg Sheldon Goldman Sheldon Good
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Howard Levy James Lewis Norman Libman Ken Lieberman Howard Liszt Paul Lubar Judd Malkin Donald Maltzman Fred Mardell Bernard Mars Melville Marx Jerome Meister James Meitus Jim Mills Lester Morris Gary Nathanson Terry Newman Jeff Noddle Joe Noren William Osterman Harold Paley Alan Parsow S. William Pattis Larry Pitts Stephen Polacheck Jerome Pollan Robert Pomerantz Ruben Poplawski Donald Rado Stanley Richards Monroe Rifkin Albert Rosen Theodore Rowe Edward Saltzstein Herman Sarkowsky Robert Scadron Gary Schahet Herbert Schneider
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India Chooses Israel over U.S. for $525 Million Missile Deal by Arutz Sheva Staff
India has chosen to buy anti-tank guided missiles from Israel, rejecting a rival U.S. offer, in the latest sign of burgeoning ties between the two states. The latest arms deal comes as India's right-wing government clears projects worth $13.1 billion to modernize its aging military, official sources said October 26th. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government will buy 8,356 Spike missiles and 321 launchers from Israel in a deal worth 32 billion rupees ($525
million), defense ministry sources told AFP. "It's a fire and forget kind of missile," the official said, referring to the fact the missile locks onto targets before firing. The government is moving to speed up long-delayed defense orders and bolster its military. The Israeli deal comes after recent firing along India's border with nuclear-armed rival Pakistan and tensions with giant neighbor China. "You can say there was a rival bid from the U.S. for its Javelin missiles,"
the official said, adding that India's army trialed the Spike missiles "successfully last year". Significantly, this latest development comes just one month after India agreed to buy 262 Israeli-made Barak 1 surface-toair missiles for its navy, to the tune of $144 million. India is currently the largest buyer of Israeli defense hardware, and Israel's military delegation to India is second only in size to its delegation to America. The two countries also
European Rabbis Call for Laws Against Anti-Semitic Speech Conference of European Rabbis Cites France and Germany as Examples to Follow The Times of Israel
European rabbis called on governments throughout the continent to pass laws targeting hate speech against Jews. The call was made in a resolution passed October 23 by the standing committee of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER), which convened in Tbilisi, Georgia. “We call on additional countries to follow the example set by France and Germany, and devise legislation that targets hate speech against Jews specifically,” said CER President
Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt. “It is something that few countries have, but is necessary in light of the rise in anti-Semitic violence and hate speech, as we have witnessed this summer,” Goldschmidt said in reference to a surge in anti-Semitic expressions throughout Western Europe that coincided with Israel’s war in Gaza. The fight against attempts in Europe to ban non-medical circumcision of boys and kosher slaughter of animals was also a high priority for the
committee, Goldschmidt added. The meeting in Tbilisi was the first time that CER held an event in Georgia, and it coincided with government-sponsored celebrations of 2,600 years of coexistence between Jews and non-Jews in Georgia. “We
have a Joint Working group on counter-terrorism, with bilateral ties flourishing under India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Nationalist leader Modi, who stormed to power at elections in May, has said India must build up its military might to the point that no other country "dare cast an evil eye" on the South Asian nation. A series of corruption scandals under the previous government had brought defense procurement to a near standstill. saw banners in Hebrew and Jewish signs all over the city,” Goldschmidt said. CER also met with Georgian officials, including Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, who, at 32, is one of the world’s youngest heads of state. Garibashvili spoke of his high regard for Israel and Jewish culture during the meeting, Glodschmidt said.
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Charmaigne Menn, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah, and on There are two B’not November 8th Jacob Mitzvah being Hough, son of Curtis celebrated at Temple and Kimberly SorkinIsaiah in November. Hough, will be called On November 1 st to the Torah as a Bar Dara Shay, daughter Mitzvah. Mazel of Diana Shay, will tov to Seth, Jacob be called to the Torah and their families as a Bat Mitzvah; and ... Noah Reef, son on November 29th Dara Shay of Deborah Reef, Tammy Coia will be celebrated his Bar called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah. Mazel Mitzvah at Temple tov to Dara and Tammy, and their families Isaiah on October ... Temple Sinai is celebrating two B’nai 25, and although we Mitzvah in November. On November mentioned it in last 1st Seth Menn, son of Dr. Stuart and month’s Simchas, we
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We Mourn the Passing of... Charlotte Geier, Merle Globenfelt, Louis Goldner, Larry Grill, Steven David Grunberg, Fred Hauswirth, Dr. Audrey Kahane, Kurt Karmin, Dr. Allan Marks, David S. Schaner, Hal Waltzer and Sylvia Wilner. Our deepest sympathies to their families and friends. May their memories endure as a blessing.
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Air Supply Coming to Israel By Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel
Laugh out Loud Stories in the news that bring a smile!
BEVERLY HILLS ANGELS When the Haifa Symphony Orchestra conducted an eight-week American tour of 35 cities in 16 states to raise money to help support the orchestra, a number of music patrons in Beverly Hills didn’t just buy tickets to the event; they pressed into the hand of the conductor signed ‘open checks’ as donations, leaving it to the Symphony to fill in the sum. The head of the municipality’s Haifa Foundation was deeply touched but returned the checks untouched to the donors, asking the generous ‘angels’ to fill in a sum themselves. HOLDING OFF INCURSIONS Professor Zeev Tzachor, former dean of the Sapir Academic College in Sderot, recalled in an op-ed in Yediot that when the College held ceremonies for its first graduating class in the late 1960’s, he asked the IDF to refrain from initiating any incursions into Gaza in the days leading up to the festive gathering that might escalate into a barrage of Palestinian rocket-fire from the Palestinians against the Western Negev. RAILROADED The CEO of Israel Railways proudly announced that 94 percent of the time the trains run on time. This followed decades of ‘adventure commuterism’ when delays were often sparked by wildcat strikes by locomotive engineers who stopped commuter trains in the middle of nowhere for an hour to show how displeased they were with a new labor contract, although in at least one case a train left in time, but stopped just outside the station, then slowly backed up to the platform to let off a girl soldier who had fallen fast asleep and missed her stop.
Air Supply’s Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell
They’re the band that critics and peers love to mock, and they may hold the distinction of being the songwriting duo who have used the word love in more songs than any other duo. Now it’s official: Eighties soft rock band Air Supply is coming to Israel for two
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performances, December 12 and December 14, 2014. The performances will be produced by Udi Appelboim and will take place at Tel Aviv’s Charles Bronfman Auditorium. It’s not the first time Air Supply is coming to Israel. The band, made up of guitarist Graham Russell and vocalist Russell Hitchcock, was there in 2011, when they performed at the Ra’anana Ampitheater. The duo two met while performing in a local 1975 production of “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Their first Australian hit was “Love And Other Bruises.” Air Supply hit the American pop radio airwaves in the early 1980s after “The One That You Love” went to number one of the pop charts. Air Supply has had 11 Top 40 hits in the US, five of which had the word love in the title. They have sold more than 40 million albums.
A SEQUEL OF SENIOR MOMENTS Does Israel hold a world record in lost passports per capita in the world? The number of wayward passports – stolen, lost, misplaced, or damagedcompromised is “impressive,” say government officials: 24,000 Israeli passports reported missing in 2013 alone, including many that were reported “ruined in the washing machine.” The record holder is an unidentified man in his sixties who applied no less than eight times for a replacement passport in recent years. MOSAIC CODE If one needs proof of the mosaic quality of Israeli society, 43 year-old attorney-at-law Hamam Hleihel incorporates dozens of identities and cultures all rolled up in one life. He is an Israeli Muslim born in a Arab village in the heart of the Galilee, whose first wife was a Greek woman who converted to Islam, but now he is married to a divorced Christian immigrant from the former Soviet Union, raised a stepson who proudly served in the IDF and for the past 14 years has lived with his wife and his two teenage daughters in an Arab house in the Jewish capital of mysticism, Safed, where he heads a large successful law firm that specializes in family law for Druze, Muslims, Christians and Jews. If that’s not enough, Hleihel is a renowned expert in Jewish family law and mostly serves as a fiercely ‘pro-feminist’ voice representing Jewish women in rabbinical courts.
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