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PHOTO COURTESY OF JFCSOn Wednesday, April 4, 2012, children from Congregation B’nai Israel’s preschool and seniors from the Jewish Family and Children’s Service sat together at the table to participate in a model Seder. More photos on page 12.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE / TIM LARSENOn April 3, 2012, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (left) met with the Israeli President Shimon Peres as part of the Governor’s recent Jersey to Jerusalem trade mission to the region. Read article on page 6.

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This year the modern nation of Is-rael will celebrate its 64th year of existence. On the commonly used calendar, this date falls on April

26, which corresponds to the 5th of Iyar (Israel Independence Day) on the Jewish calendar.

I am sure many of us have visited Inde-pendence Hall in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed by our founding fathers. As to how many of us have visited Independence Hall in Tel Aviv, I am not so sure.

Visiting the site in Philadelphia conjures up images of men in white wigs arguing about the wording of that famous docu-ment and then signing their names at the bottom. Visiting Independence Hall in Tel Aviv leaves visitors with much different emotions.

First of all, the Independence Hall of Israel is not in Jerusalem because it was much too dangerous to hold such a cere-mony there. Also, it is not in a magnificent public building; but, rather, it is located in a private home that once belonged to Meir Dizengoff, one of the founding fathers of Tel Aviv and its first mayor.

Furthermore, the gathering of the pre-state officials and the location of where the announcement of Israel’s independen-

ce would be promulgated were kept se-cret from the general public. The danger, which was very real, was that the British troops who were in charge of the Mandate would arrest the group en masse and that the gathering Arab armies would attack the location either with ground troops or by air.

The proceedings, however, were broad-cast live to the Israeli public via radio.

After David Ben- Gurion read the Israeli Declaration of Independence, the Shehe-chiyanu Blessing was recited, the docu-ment was signed and Hatikvah was sung. Ben-Gurion concluded the event with the words, “The State of Israel is established! This meeting is adjourned!”

Following the announcement by radio, spontaneous celebrations erupted throug-hout all of Israel even though the populace knew that war would follow immediately.

Indeed, if you have had the opportunity to visit Independence Hall in Tel Aviv, you have heard the outstanding presenters rela-te a powerful and moving account of what occurred there on May 14, 1948. When the presenter is finished and Hatikvah is pla-yed, there is not a dry eye to be seen.

During its brief and tumultuous 64 years, the State of Israel and its people have made incredible strides and have weathe-red many storms. Sadly those storms, ra-ther than abating, have gathered again. Yet the people of modern Israel refuse to lose hope and faith. Life there is vibrant and flourishing regardless of external threats.

Through the industriousness and ta-lents of its citizens, the modern State of Israel has truly helped to make the world a better a place. Marvels have come from its research and development facilities. Breakthroughs in the fields of medici-ne and pharmacology have aided people

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Jews come together for religious observance, to celebrate holidays, to support “causes” like Israel and to commemorate horrors, such as the Holocaust. We even come together and form community around such mundane things as en-tertainment and food.

In the past, Jews formed communities more readily by living in close proximity to one another. We all know of the old “Jewish Neighborhood.” When folks who lived in such Jewish neighborhoods get together, they play “Jewish Geography” down to the street and house level, talking about common people, events and customs.

Today in the age of the computer and the Internet, we have developed new ways to form communities. Thanks to technology, many of us belong to communities that do not have the traditional format of geographic boundaries. Although built on the same types of common bonds or interests, new mediums of communication include people who have not and may never meet each other in person.

One of the Federation goals stated in our articles of incorporation and our bylaws is to build and strengthen the Jewish community in Ocean County. Federation does this in many ways: by raising funds, supporting organizations and synagogues, and providing services, to name just a few.

Since its incorporation, one of the Federation’s main tools to build community has been through the dissemination of information mainly through the pages of this paper, the Federation’s Jewish Journal. We realize that in Ocean County because of the large percentage of seniors in the community, Federation needs to move into the

The.notion.of.Jewish.Community.takes.on.many.forms

By Danny GoldbergExecutive Director of the Jewish Federation of Ocean County

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Stress.ManagementBy Nina Vitale, Counseling InternJewish Family & Children’s Service

The following are helpful methods of ma-naging stress.

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To begin, find a comfortable spot where you can sit. Breathe slowly through your nose and exhale through your mouth. Feel the breath travel from deep in your ab-domen, through your lungs and out your mouth. Count to ten with each breath.

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4. Take a walk. With the weather being very generous this year, there are many lovely days to experience some fresh air. When you are feeling overwhelmed, take a stroll. The walk does not have to be long. Just breathing in some fresh air and feeling warm sunshine can shift your mood. Life coach Lenora Boyle reports that sunlight leads to an increased absorption of vitamin D, which leads to more feelings of happi-ness.

5. Do something fun. See a movie with your friends or family. Try knitting, exerci-se, drawing, reading or other activities that you enjoy.

These few tips may help alleviate the stressful feelings that accompany daily li-ving. Remember, stress is normal, but too much can hurt you. By practicing different techniques, daily tasks will seem much ea-sier!

Internet age perhaps a bit more slowly and cautiously than in other places; however, in the last few months the number of seniors who acknowledge being “online” has grown exponentia-lly as compared to just a year or so ago.

As a result, Federation is pleased to announce that in the next few weeks we will be launching a community-wide online calendar. In its first phase each of our affiliated synagogues will be able to post events of community interest that are open to the public at large. In the second phase, an invitation to participate and post events will be extended to viable local Jewish mem-bership organizations that also are in-terested in widening their scope by ad-vertising select programs to the entire community.

To access the online calendar, go to the JFOC website: www.JewishOcean-County.org. On the left hand side is a list. Click on the second item “calen-dar.”

Please take advantage of this new feature and avail yourself of opportuni-ties to participate in the Jewish commu-nity of Ocean County.

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Joe Velarde, wearing his US Army Air Corps’s flight jacket, is recognized for ending racial discrimination in fen-cing. He was inducted into the USFA Fencing Hall of Fame in 2009.

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Aish.comBy Joe Velarde

Snow came early in the winter of 1933 when our extended Cuban family moved into the Williams-

burg section of Brooklyn. I was ten years old. We were the first Spanish speakers to arrive; yet, we fit more or less easily into that crowded, multicultural neighbor-hood. Soon we began learning a little Italian, a few Greek and Polish words, lots of Yiddish and some heavily accented English.

I first heard the expression “Shabbos is falling” when Mr. Rosenthal refused to open the door of his dry goods store on Bedford Avenue. My mother had sent me with a dime to buy a pair of black socks for my father. In those days, men wore mostly black and Navy blue. Brown and gray were somehow special and cost more. Mr. Rosenthal stood inside the locked door, arms fol-ded, glaring at me through the thick glass while a heavy snow and darkness began to fall on a Friday evening. “We’re closed, already,” Mr. Rosenthal had said, shaking his head, “Can’t you see that Shabbos is falling? Don’t be a nudnik! Go home.” I could feel the cold wetness covering my

head and thought that Shabbos was the Jewish word for snow.

My misperception of Shabbos didn’t last long, however, as the area’s dominant culture soon became apparent; Gentiles were the minority. From then on, as Shabbos fell with its immutable regularity and Jewish lore took over the life of the neighborho-od, I came to realize that so many human activities, ordinarily mun-dane at any other time, ceased, and a palpable silence, a pleasant tranquility, fell over all of us. It was then that a family with an urgent need would dispatch a youngster to “get the Spanish boy, and hurry.”

That was me. In time, I stopped being nameless and became Yus-sel, sometimes Yuss or Yusseleh. And so began my life as a Shab-bos Goy, voluntarily doing cho-res for my neighbors on Friday nights and Saturdays: lighting stoves, running errands, getting a prescription for an old tante, sto-king coal furnaces, putting lights on or out, clearing snow and ice from slippery sidewalks and stoops, and doing just about an-ything that was forbidden to the devout by their religious code.

Friday afternoons were special. I’d walk home from school assai-led by the rich aroma emanating

from Jewish kitchens, preparing that evening’s special menu. By now, I had developed a list of steady “clients,” Jewish families who depended on me. Furnaces, in particular, demanded frequent tending during Brooklyn’s many freezing winters. I shudder re-membering brutally cold winds blowing off the East River. An-ticipation ran high as I thought of the warm home-baked treats I’d bring home that night after my Shabbos rounds were over. Thanks to me, my entire family had become Jewish pastry jun-kies. Moi? I’m still addicted to checkerboard cake, halvah and Egg Creams (made only with Fox’s Ubet chocolate syrup).

I remember as if it were yes-terday how I discovered that Jews were the smartest people in the world. You see, in our Cu-ban household we all loved the ends of bread loaves; and to keep peace, my father always decided who would get them. One harsh winter night I was rewarded for my Shabbos ministrations with a loaf of warm challah (we pro-nounced it “holly”) and I knew I was witnessing genius! Who else could have invented a bread that had wonderfully crusted ends all over it - enough for everyone in a large family?

There was an “International” aspect to my teen years in Wi-lliamsburg. The Sternberg family had two sons who had fought with the Abraham Lincoln Bri-gade in Spain. Whenever we kids could get their attention, they’d spellbind us with tales of hazar-dous adventures in the Spanish Civil War. These 20-something war veterans also introduced us to a novel way of thinking, one that embraced such humane ideas as ‘From each according to his

means and to each according to his needs.’ In retrospect, this in-nocent exposure to a different philosophy was the starting po-int of a journey that would also incorporate the concept of Tze-dakah in my personal guide to the world.

In what historians would la-ter call The Great Depression, a nickel was a lot of mazuma and its economic power could buy a brand new Spaldeen, our local name for the pink-colored rubber ball then produced by the Spal-ding Company.

The famous Spaldeen was cen-tral to our endless street games: stickball and punchball or the simpler stoopball. One balmy summer evening our youthful fantasies converted South Ten-th Street into Ebbets Field with the Dodgers’ Dolph Camilli swinging a broom handle at a vi-ciously curving Spaldeen thrown by the Giants’ great lefty, Carl Hubbell. We really thought it cur-ved, I swear.

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bitzing from their brownstone stoops and windows, were trea-ted to a unique version of major league baseball. My tenure as the resident Shabbos Goy came to an abrupt end after Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941. I with-drew from Brooklyn College the following day and joined the U.S. Army. In June of 1944, the Army Air Corps shipped me home af-ter flying sixty combat missions over Italy and the Balkans. I was overwhelmed to find that several of my Jewish friends and neigh-bors had set a place for me at their supper tables every Shabbos throughout my absence, inclu-ding me in their prayers. What mitzvot! My homecoming was highlighted by wonderful invita-tions to dinner. Can you imagi-ne the effect after 22 months of Army field rations?

As my post-World War II life developed, the nature of the as-sociation I’d had with Jewish fa-milies during my formative years became clearer. I had learned the

meaning of friendship, of loyal-ty, and of honor and respect. I discovered obedience without subservience. And caring about all living things had become as natural as breathing. The wor-th of a strong work ethic and of purposeful dedication was mani-fest. Love of learning blossomed and I began to set higher stan-dards for my developing skills, and loftier goals for future acti-vities and dreams. Mind, none of this was the result of any sort of formal instruction; my yeshi-va had been the neighborhood. I learned these things, absorbed them actually says it better, by association and role modeling, by pursuing curious inquiry, and by what educators called “incidental learning” in the crucible that was pre-World War II Williamsburg. It seems many of life’s most ele-mental lessons are learned this way.

While my parents’ Cuban home sheltered me with warm, intima-te affection and provided for my well-being and self-esteem, the group of Jewish families I came to know and help in the Williams-burg of the 1930s was a surroga-

te tribe that abetted my teenage rite of passage to adulthood. One might even say we had ex-perienced a special kind of Bar Mitzvah. I couldn’t explain then the concept of tikkun olam, but I realized as I matured how well I had been oriented by the Jewish experience to live it and to apply it. What a truly uplifting outlook on life it is to be genuinely moti-vated “to repair the world.”

In these twilight years when my good wife is occasionally told, “Your husband is a funny man,” I’m aware that my humor has its roots in the shticks of Second Avenue Yiddish Theater, entertai-ners at Catskill summer resorts, and their many imitators. And, when I argue issues of human or civil rights and am cautioned about showing too much zeal, I recall how chutzpah first flouris-hed on Williamsburg sidewalks, competing for filberts (hazelnuts) with tough kids wearing payes (sidelocks) and yarmulkes. Along the way, I played chess and one-wall handball, learned to fence, listened to Rimsky-Korsakov, ate roasted chestnuts, read Maimoni-des and studied Saul Alinsky.

everywhere. The technologies crea-ted in Israel are the driving force that powers our highest tech infor-mation and communication devi-ces.

It too must be noted that Israel is the only true democracy in all of the Middle East.

We here in the United States should have nothing but sincere admiration for the average Israe-li citizen, and we must strongly and vociferously support Israel’s right to defend itself like any other sovereign nation whether or not we agree with all of its present government’s policies.

Finally, there are two things we must almost remember. The mo-dern State of Israel is truly the mi-racle in our times, and as Theodore Herzl, the founder of modern Zio-nism recognized over one hundred years ago, Jewish destiny lies only in Jewish hands.

As it says in Tehillim (The Book of Psalms, 29:11); May God grant strength to His nation of Israel, may God bless the nation of Israel with peace.

I am ever grateful for having had the oppor-tunity to be a Shabbos Goy.

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N.J. Governor christie, Senator robert Singer, and others visited Israel, looking for economic growth, diplomacy, and observance.

Jersey.to.Jerusalem.Trade.Mission

By Colin Lewis

Governor Chris Christie, along with members of his family and staff, as well as a delegation of representatives from New

Jersey’s business and Jewish communities recently traveled to Israel to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties between this state and the region. Included in the Jersey to Jerusalem delegation were Senator Ro-bert Singer, local rabbis and the Lakewood Mayor Menashe Miller.

From April 2 to 5, 2012, one of the ho-liest times of the year right before Passo-ver and Easter, the Governor traveled to several areas of the country to visit busi-nesses, meet with diplomatic leaders, and pay respect to the culture and traditions of the region and its people.

Senator Singer, from the 30th legislati-ve district, said among the local notables who joined the Governor were Rabbi Aharon Kotler of Beth Medrash Gohova in Lakewood, and Lakewood Mayor Me-nashe Miller, who was already in Israel but joined the Governor and the group.

The trip, which was widely covered by the media, was claimed to be a major suc-cess. Senator Singer said, “It put New Jer-sey in a good light. We often hear so many negative things; but this trip was well re-ceived by the press, and it was a good trip for the State of New Jersey.” The Sena-tor added, “The hospitality that the Israel leadership showed to the Governor, to us, and the Christian community was genuine.

Other aspects of the trip made for an exce-llent time.”

On Monday, April 2 after a visit to the Mount of Olives, the Governor had a mee-ting with Prime Minister Benjamin Ne-tanyahu at the PM’s Office. Back in New Jersey, in an interview with Channel 10 News, the Governor said, “I spent a lot of time talking with the PM about our very similar economic approaches to things. We had a really good, fruitful discussion and a groundwork for expanded relationship in the future.”

Later that Monday, the Governor, First Lady Mary Pat Christie and delegation members visited the Western Wall in Jeru-salem.

Deputy Chief of Staff for Communica-tions Maria Comella said, “(That afterno-on) the Governor and Mrs. Christie had a relaxed and low key dinner with Prime Mi-nister Netanyahu and his wife at the PM’s residence. It was an informal affair, with talk revolving mostly around family and kids, and with Mrs. Christie and the PM bonding over their suburban Philly child-hoods.”

On Tuesday, April 3 the Governor met with President Shimon Peres and talked about innovation, technology and Israel’s current challenges.

Senator Singer said one of the main mis-sions of the trip was to develop future bu-siness relations for New Jersey with Israel. Senator Singer said, “We were there mostly for trade and to develop business for New Jersey. We have several Israeli compa-nies doing business here and we went to see how we can get more companies to do business in our State. We approached se-veral companies to sign trade agreements and also build better foundations for the future.” Senator Singer, who has been to Israel several times, was the only legislator to join the Governor. “I have been there se-ven times before and have some credibility with Israel officials and the business com-munity,” he said.

Senator Singer talked about one of the business aspects of the trip, designed to understand the technology in Israel and to visit technology based companies, “We got to see the high technology of Israel. The building of the two governments in technology is also important to both.”

Also on Tuesday, the Governor attended two business meetings, the first with Teva Pharmaceutical at their corporate office. Teva Pharmaceuticals conducts operations out of four branches in New Jersey and employs a total of 235 residents in New Jersey. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. is

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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE / TIM LARSENGovernor Chris Christie, First Lady Mary Pat Christie and the Israel delegation visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem.



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The second business meeting was with Better Place Electric Car, a company that develops and sells transportation infras-tructure that supports electric vehicles. “At the company, the discussion was very interesting and detailed about how this type of infrastructure and system could be applied in a dense, populous state like New Jersey as it is in Israel,” said Deputy Chief Comella.

The Governor also met with the heads of Google in Israel and Farmigo, an onli-ne food network that provides consumers with a way to subscribe to a local farm and get fresh food delivered to a pick up loca-tion. Senator Singer said, “It was a major step and direction to do business in New Jersey.”

The same day, Tuesday, the Governor and his daughter Sarah, along with delega-tion members, visited Yad Vashem, Israel’s official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Deputy Chief Comella said, “Since we started planning this trip

to Israel, this was something the Gover-nor wanted to make sure he experienced.” And she added, “One of the most striking aspects of the tour was the final moments when we left the blinding brightness of the day to conclude the tour by walking through the Hall of Names, a moving re-membrance through photographs of those who perished during the Holocaust.”

On Wednesday, April 4, The Governor hosted a breakfast for U.S. Ambassador

Daniel Shapiro. Later that day, the Go-vernor, family members and delegation members visited Jerusalem’s Old City, the

Jerusalem trade MissionContinued from page 6

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On the final day of the trip, Thursday, April 5, the Governor and the delegation were briefed on the security of the Go-lan Heights in Israel.

When asked what his favorite mo-ments from the trip were, Senator Singer responded, “Well, of course, the Wall. Being at the Western Wall is always a special place for the Jewish community and other communities. It was special being there this time, seeing the Go-vernor, who wanted to make an impact on those around him. He brought his wife, 3 of his 4 children, his father and mother-in-law, along with key members of his gubernatorial staff and some pro-fessionals. Also, it was emotional to see the Governor at Yad Vashem; it was very moving for all of us.”

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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE / TIM LARSENGovernor Chris Christie, First Lady Mary Pat Christie and family members met with Israeli Prime Minis-ter Benjamin Netanyahu in the Office of the PM in Jerusalem, on April 2, 2012.


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ditions, as well as unique and individual for each of us, within the same faith.I pray to Rebbono Shel Olam, Our God in Heaven, who shows both mercy and jus-tice, to whom we show gratitude for both the good and the bad.We are grateful for each day and moment we spend here on earth, for as far as we know this life we live is not a dress rehear-sal.Let us use each opportunity that we have

By Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-FieldsThursday, March 15, 2012

Opening.Prayer.for.the.New.Jersey.Senate.Session.

to make this world a better place, especia-lly those elected to serve in this holy place of the New Jersey Senate.Our Higher Power, just as we have built Sanctuaries, so that the presence of God can dwell amongst us, so too here, in the New Jersey Senate, our elected officials have built a holy, sacred space, so that they can lead the good people of the State of New Jersey, to do the right and just thing.Our Garden State of New Jersey is not as depicted on popular TV shows – whether it be bad reality TV or fattening baking shows or HBO Original Series – we are a state of good, caring, respectable, honest people, who do not use our hands to just fist pump, but use our hands to help others, to lend a helping hand, to hold our neigh-bors’ hands in time of need.

We are a state of people of all nationalities, those born in America, those who are re-cent immigrants, those waiting to become United States citizens.We are white, black and everything in bet-ween.Some New Jersey residents live in man-sions, and others live in Tents – which make their own cities.We pray to you God or whatever higher Power we may believe in, that the good elected leaders of our State of New Jersey, remember the holiness in their work; che-rish what makes the residents of the State of New Jersey the same, and respect what makes us all uniquely different, and stri-ve to help all who live in the state of New Jersey.O God, watch over our elected leaders so that all their deliberations will be done with good and honest intentions, in order that all discussions and decisions will be carried out with genuine and open minds, honest and insightful thinking, caring and giving hearts, and sensitive and sincere souls.During this month of March, Women’s History Month, it is an honor and privilege

for me to be invited here today to deliver the Opening Prayer for the New Jersey Se-nate Session.I conclude by blessing all our elected lea-ders, and their dedicated staff and suppor-tive family, friends, and constituents with the holy words of the Priestly Blessing:Y’varechecha Adonai v’Yishmerecha May God Bless you and Keep You.Yaer Adonai Panav Elecha V’Chuneka May God cause God’s spirit to shine upon you and be gracious to you.Yisa Adonai Panav Elecha V’Yasem L’cha Shalom. May the Lord turn God’s spirit unto you and grant you peace, and let us all say, Amen.

From left to right: Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, her daughter Cameron Elizabeth Fields, and Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney.

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A pleasant January evening was the ideal setting for a warm meeting between teachers and educational program leaders

from Arad, and a delegation of distinguis-hed educators from New Jersey. The de-legation visited Arad as part of a tour of Israel planned by the Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey and the United Jewish Communities of MetroWest, N.J. Both organizations cooperate with the Jewish Agency’s Partnership2Gether (P2G) pla-tform that connects Jewish communities overseas with communities in Israel. The

A delegation of educators from New Jersey visited the southern city of Arad and met with local teachers, who introduced them to several cutting-edge educational programs that are making a true difference.

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joint delegation to Israel is part of the up-coming merger between the two organi-zations expected to take place in July of 2012.

The New Jersey delegation met with Arad/Tamar-New Jersey/Delaware P2G Director, Nili Avrahamy, and Living Brid-ge Coordinator Ruthie Dan-Guri, who introduced them to several cutting-edge educational programs funded by the Part-nership that are making a true difference in Arad.

First on hand was “College for All,” a unique educational afterschool program catering to 86 exceptionally talented chil-dren from Arad’s local schools who pos-sess potential for individual and academic excellence. College for All’s curriculum is known for balancing learning and fun and has proven effective in empowering Arad’s children. Some delegation mem-bers were very impressed by the methods used within College for All’s workshops,

saying they will attempt to integrate them into their own educational curriculums in New Jersey. One of the playful methods that particularly caught their eye took place during an English lesson when the instructor pasted various words in English onto plastic baskets and arranged the bas-kets in a row at the front of the class. He then handed the pupils tennis balls. Upon uttering a word in Hebrew, their mission was to locate the corresponding word in English, read it out loud and throw the ball into the appropriate basket.

The next stop was Ort Arad High School where delegation members met with chil-dren and trustees from “Youth Futures,” the Jewish Agency’s national program for disadvantaged youth. The program pairs students with trustees who serve both as role models and counselors to the children throughout the week, accompanying them to various activities and spending as much time as possible with them.

After learning about “Youth Futures” from Lea Samuch, the program’s manager in Arad, delegation members and children joined hands for collective pottery pain-ting in honor of Tu Bishvat, the upcoming Jewish ‘New Year of the Trees’ holiday. The connection between New Jersey nati-ves and local children was warm and im-mediate as each delegation member and child were given a flowerpot, brushes and colors. The developing vivacity and color of the pots mirrored the dialogue between teachers and children. The topics of the dialogue ranged from painting techniques to the children’s daily lives in Arad and their school experiences.

Delegation members also met with and

were inspired by Yishai, an 18-year-old volunteer within Arad’s “Tzameret Shnat Sherut” program, which brings together high school graduates throughout Israel, who postpone their army service in order to volunteer within communities far from home. Yishai described how he and his fe-llow volunteers help develop unique curri-culums within local schools and improve the network of social activities offered to children in Arad. Nili Avrahamy revealed that a similar program involving young American adults from the Arad/Tamar P2G’s partner communities in New Jersey and Delaware, who will volunteer along-side the Tzameret team, is currently in the works.

The evening continued in Arad’s Young Adult Center, one of the projects funded by the Central N.J.’s Mack Ness Fund, where delegation members enjoyed dinner in the company of some of the city’s lea-ding teachers and educators. Both parties gradually became acquainted, hearing and telling interesting stories about Arad and New Jersey respectfully, as well as sharing their insights as educators on a myriad of topics.

“My fellow teachers and I can’t praise the members of the delegation enough for coming to Israel and visiting Arad,” said Rafi Freeman, a teacher from Arad who made aliyah to Israel 38 years ago from New York. “We were really happy to meet them. The cooperation between the com-munities is a blessing.”

The fervent group of American and Is-raeli educators conducted a passionate dis-cussion over dinner on various educatio-


The Jewish Federation of Ocean County is part of a cluster of NJ and DE commu-nities partnered with Arad and Tamar for over 15 years. The Arad-Tamar Partners-hip is one of the Israel programs suppor-ted by Your Federation gift.

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“Follow Me,” the Yoni Ne-tanyahu Story, an area premiere, is a documentary about the life of Jonathan “Yoni” Netanyahu, then a commander in the Israeli army, who was killed at the age of 30 leading the 1976 hostage rescue mission at the Entebbe Airport in Uganda. The film pre-sents a moving portrait of Yoni’s life through his own poetry, pro-se and letters. Ultimately a por-trait of a young country through a young man, the documentary also features rarely seen footage of the 1967 war and the Entebbe raid, as covered by the legendary journalist Walter Cronkite. “Fo-llow Me” is being screened on April 25 and April 26 at 8 pm at the Axelrod PAC. A pre-film light Israeli supper is being served on April 25 prior to the start of Israel Independence Day.

Details on the rest of the series will be announced on April 22.

Tickets are $10 for one film; $25 for three films; $40 for five films; and $70 for a series pass. On April 25, the cost for dinner and film is $18 (call for reserva-tions) or $10 for the film only.

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Rishon LeZion, Israel – “Two interroga-tors came to my cell and said, ‘So, you’re

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He was tortured and jailed for over two years by the Marxist government in Ethiopia for Zio-nist activities in the late 1970s before moving to Israel. Decades later, he is telling a group of high schoolers gathered in his living room about his experience.

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Yasmine and Batel, two high school juniors interviewing Elias, squirm in their seats. Two of their classmates are handling the tech-nical part: Yuval zooms in with his video camera while Yosef ma-neuvers the microphone boom.

They have taken on the endea-vor with two missions. One is to use an oral history to teach Israeli high school students filmmaking and interviewing techniques by getting Elias and other former Prisoners of Zion to talk about their experiences.

Their other mission is tea-ch Israeli high schoolers, most of whom were born in Israel to Ethiopian parents, about the he-

roic struggle of their community in the 1970s and 1980s to leave Ethiopia and come to Israel. Re-telling the history aims to boost the self-esteem of the men and women who led the struggle as well as the next generation that benefitted by it.

“I’m involved because it is important for us. I want to know what our parents had to go through to get to Israel. It is not to be taken for granted that we are here, and we need to know this. Especially as time goes on, we forget,” Yuval Tamano, 16, told The Media Line.

Ethiopian-born filmmaker Da-vid Gavro is guiding the students in the video, editing and inter-viewing techniques; and he ser-ves as a role model.

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lly. It’s aimed at having them meet their history. I’m the professional, and they are experiencing the stories and the encoun-ters with these people. We had kids whose parents were Prisoners of Zion and who knew nothing about it all until we put them before the camera,” Gavro says.

For the Jews of Ethiopia, making the journey to Israel, the Promised Land, was not always an easy endeavor. Over 4,000 perished along the way and were buried in unmarked graves in the deserts of Ethiopia and Sudan.

In a stunning feat in 1991, Israel brought over 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in one weekend in what was called Operation Solomon. They joined some 10,000 who had managed to arrive or were airlifted in the 1980s. Today, there are an estimated 90,000 Ethiopians living in Israel.

They have had a troubled absorption in Israel since a large number came from farming villages and were unprepared for modern life. Many Ethiopian Jews remain poor and unemployed. The younger ge-neration, however, has embraced Israel, fighting the stigma of coming from an underprivileged community, sometimes at the expense of their being aware of their

ethiopian teens own heritage or family history.This is where the ATZUM, a non-gover-

nment organization set up about a decade ago to encourage social activism, has ste-pped in. Launching Project Abrah, (“illu-minate” in Amharic), ATZUM has brought together high schoolers, mostly from Ethiopian backgrounds, to interview pro-minent individuals and Prisoners of Zion from Ethiopia.

“We want to bring honor and recognition to the Ethiopian Prisoners of Zion who im-migrated. We want to tell their stories, and their story isn’t known by Israeli society,” says Project Coordinator Yael Rosen.

“We also want to empower high school students and raise self-esteem for those who are Ethiopians so they can know more about their heritage, know more about what their parents went through and know more about their own community; and for non-Ethiopians, really, to give them a win-dow into the Ethiopian community which is a community, that Israeli society at large has so much to learn from,” she adds.

Batel Cohen, 17, says she got involved because it was important for people to break out of the bubble of their own lives.

“I want to know the stories of other families, not just my own or my ethnic group,” Batel says. “This will help the

image of the Ethiopian community a lot. It will show people a side they never saw.”

Elias is proud of his role in helping bring the bulk of Ethiopian Jewry to Israel in the 1990s. As a youth in the 1950s, he was chosen to come to Israel for schooling. He was sent back as an emissary, and taught Hebrew and Zionism to Ethiopian Jews until he was jailed. He returned to Israel in 1984 and worked to help absorb the com-munity into the country.

Elias and scores of others were impri-soned or exiled for their Zionist activities, yet few are aware of this. Prisoners of Zion is a term that was used usually in reference to Jews of the former Soviet Union who suffered the same fate. Today, Elias is re-tired and lives in a high-rise apartment in Rishon LeZion, south of Tel Aviv.

“Maybe we didn’t toot our own horn enough or the media didn’t write about us enough,” Elias ponders. “Still, it was my fate to be part of this history of immigra-tion of the Ethiopian Jewry and their ab-sorption in Israel. I helped a lot in the areas where I was able to help.”

Glancing at the teenagers in his living room, he told The Media Line he was war-med by the students’ interest in their his-tory and says he hopes the film will enhan-

ce the image of the Ethiopian community.Many of the Ethiopians dealt with tor-

ture and hardships they suffered in a way similar to survivors of the Holocaust. But they buried the stories deep inside them and never spoke about it, not even to their own children.

“Exactly,” says Gavro, the filmmaker. “That’s because many times the Jews of Ethiopia went through humiliations along the way; they buried a lot relatives and don’t even remember where they are bu-ried. So it is an open wound they are trying to forget. There are stories you’ll never fa-thom, difficult stories.”

Yuval agrees. “When we’d asked our pa-rents they tried to ignore us or say, ‘Go to your room.’ But with this project, we have been able to find people who are willing to talk about it and share their experiences with us, and perhaps afterwards our pa-rents will share a little with me.”

The video these students are making will be joined with others and the final film is to be screened in various communal and educational settings, allowing the message to be spread far and wide.

To watch part of the video visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0OhC3yitAE

TML Photos / Dudi SaadHigh school junior Yasmine (right) interviews Yaacov Elias, an Ethiopian Jew and former Prisoner of Zion.

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nal and social challenges facing Israel and the Arad/Tamar region today. The group openly addressed issues, such as national and local politics in Israel as well as Arad and the Negev’s numerous minority popu-lations, and the educational challenges ex-perienced by the local teachers on a daily basis.

Delegation members reflected on what they had seen in Arad as well as in other places they had visited. Erica Green from Scotch Plains, N.J., expressed her inspira-tion: “I like to see how young people take ideas and bring them to fruition. In Israel,

young people are making a difference, individually and as a group. They are not afraid of hard work. It makes me want to do something.”

Linda Poleyeff, the Jewish Federa-tion of Central New Jersey’s Director of Jewish Education who led the delegation tour throughout Israel together with Randi Brokman, Israel and Overseas Associate at the UJC MetroWest, summed up the frui-tful exchange of ideas between educators from the Garden State and Arad/Tamar: “It’s advantageous that we can meet our partners in Israel. For me, as a teacher, it’s exciting to see and hear some great ideas.”

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The last month’s four-day rocket barrage against Israel’s south has vindicated the way World ORT supports education in the country.

Investment in rocket proof buildings, the introduction of new technology, the crea-tion of a network, and simply providing understanding and solidarity have all come to the fore during the terrorists’ onslaught during which some 200 rockets exploded on Israeli territory, including the towns of Ashdod, Ashkelon and Be’er Sheva. Only one of the World ORT-affiliated schools in the region – Makif Aleph in Be’er Sheva – had to close: like other schools in the area, it is not built to withstand a rocket strike and its shelters can accommodate only a fraction of its 1,700 students.

“This is the main problem here,” said Smadar Avidan, Makif Aleph’s Innovation Leader. “Attacks on areas close to Gaza have not stopped for a decade so schools within seven kilometers of the border have either been rebuilt with reinforced struc-tures or have had sufficient safety rooms provided. But it’s only recently that bigger

World.ORT’s.Schools.Strive.for.Normality.in.the.Face.of.TerrorORTWorld ORT is one of three overseas agencies supported by Your Federa-tion gift.

Sha’ar HaNegev suffered a direct hit from a relatively low-powered Qassam rocket in 2007. Fortunately the classroom was empty and no-one was hurt. The danger faced by students and teachers now is greater due to the increased range of the rockets from Gaza and the heavier warheads they carry.

missiles have been used against us which have brought Be’er Sheva and other cities into range. I don’t see how our situation can be improved because it will cost a lot of money and the government isn’t going to do it soon.”

The closure of schools undoubtedly saved lives: an elementary school in Ma-kif Aleph’s neighborhood suffered a di-rect hit from a rocket on Sunday, March 11, 2012.

World ORT is building a science and technology centre as part of a new, rocket-proof campus at Sha’ar HaNegev High School, just two kilometers from the Gaza border. It is not due to open until the new academic year but the existing campus has sufficient shelters to have allowed it to stay open throughout last month’s attacks. The greatest challenge was attendance.

“Parents are afraid to put their children on the bus after what happened last year, so a lot of children, especially the youn-ger ones, did not come even though the teachers were here and wanted to teach,” Innovation Leader Zohar Nir Levi said, referring to last April’s firing of an anti-tank missile at a bus carrying Sha’ar Ha-Negev students resulting in the death of a 16-year-old boy.

Shikma High School, a World ORT-affiliated school south of Ashkelon, was rebuilt 19 months ago by the Government to withstand rocket attacks, but as last month’s attacks continued the number of students risking the journey to and from the school’s sanctuary declined.

“On March 12, 2012, about half of our 450 students came; the next day it was about one-third,” said Ofra Halperin, a senior teacher at the school. “We tried to maintain normality but it was very diffi-cult.”

As the school’s Innovation Leader, it is Ms. Halperin who champions new techno-logies and innovative pedagogy provided by World ORT. At Sha’ar HaNegev, assig-nments and materials were made available to students via the Internet so that they could study at home and, as the situation continued, Ms. Halperin discussed with colleagues how to use their new Interac-tive Whiteboards and other equipment to do the same.

A benefit of being part of World ORT’s network is that she was able to discuss how to do this with colleagues at other schools, in this instance Orna Tsur, Innovation Lea-der at Nofey Habsor High School, another World ORT-affiliated school, in nearby Es-hkol.

Like Shikma, Nofey Habsor has a newly-built, reinforced campus which means that its 860 students do not have to leave their classes if a red alert sounds.

Teachers made an extraordinary effort to “maintain normality”, not least by expo-sing themselves to danger by continuing to make the commute to work. The sad irony is that rocket attacks have become part of the routine of living in the area.

“We’ve had this situation before, where missiles have closed schools, but then we go back to life as normal,” said Ms. Avidan from her home near Be’er Sheva.

During the barrage she made a point of phoning students to see how they were co-ping and found stoicism spread across the age spectrum. “They’re afraid but they’re calm; they’re used to it. They feel secure in their homes and they’re sure that the army will deal with it in the best way. They’re patiently waiting for the end of it like they have before, but they’re sure this won’t be the last time,” she said.

At Shikma, Ms. Halperin said: “The children are frightened; they have to talk a lot about it and their feelings. The older ones make jokes but it’s to keep their spi-rits up so that they can cope with the situa-


“We’ve had this situation before, where missiles have closed schools, but then we go back to life as normal,” said Ms. Avidan from her home near Be’er Sheva.


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tion. Everyone feels a little bit unsafe.”It was a similar story in Eshkol, where

Ms. Tsur said: “It’s not so nice, but that’s the situation we have every few months. We’re used to it; we don’t think about it too much otherwise we couldn’t go on living here.” But, tellingly, Ms. Tsur added: “Thank you for caring; it gives us strength.”

The emotional support which comes from being part of World ORT’s inter-national family is clearly appreciated; as Ms. Avidan said, “It’s very important to us to have international support, but it’s not easy to get it. We’re not unders-tood overseas because in the news they decide who is more damaged – you hear about the dead and if no-one is dead then it must be okay. But you can’t live un-der terror every day. You can’t see that anyone in England would allow their population to be bombed every day with missiles.”

A large majority of the Jewish pu-blic in Israel believes that there is a sense of mutual responsibi-lity between Jews abroad and

the Jews of Israel. These findings come as part of a poll commissioned by the Jewish Agency to mark the establishment of the Jewish World Caucus, launched Monday, March 20, at the Knesset. The launch event, attended by government ministers, members of the Knesset, and representa-tives of Jewish communities abroad, ope-ned with a moment of silence to mark the murderous attack in Toulouse, in which a schoolteacher and three children were ki-lled.

The Jewish Agency poll was meant to examine the importance ascribed by the Jewish public in Israel to ties with world Jewry on a number of different planes, as well as the significance of that connection in strengthening Israel and ensuring the Jewish people’s continuity. It was conduc-ted by the Dahaf Institute among a repre-

The.Jewish.Agency.Launches.the.Jewish.World.Caucussentative sample of the adult Jewish public in Israel.

The findings show that 91% of the Jewish public in Israel either are certain (54%) or believe (37%) that world Jewry will be at Israel’s side in the event of a re-gional assault, such as an Iranian threat. They further show that 91% of the public either are certain (61%) or believe (30%) that the State of Israel ought to assist Jewish communities in economic, politi-cal, or anti-Semitic distress.

The Jewish World Caucus will be co-chaired by Coalition Chairman MK Ze’ev Elkin and MK Dr. Nachman Shai, and will include some 40 members of the Knesset from all Zionist factions, who will work to advance matters on the Jewish world’s agenda. The caucus, which was initiated by the Jewish Agency, will act to streng-then the ties between Israel and the Jewish world. Measures will include legislation and an increase in dialogue between mem-bers of the Knesset and global Jewish lea-ders. A particular emphasis will be placed on strengthening the connection between Jewish young people abroad with Israel and with the world Jewish community.

The activities of the caucus will be con-ducted in coordination with the Ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs, and in partnership with the Jewish Agency, whose work strengthening ties with Jewish communities abroad is historic.

The event was attended by the Jewish Agency Chairman of the Executive Natan Sharansky, Minister of Public Diploma-cy and Diaspora Affairs Yuli Edelstein, Speaker of the Knesset Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin, ministers, members of the Knes-set, representatives of Jewish communities abroad, and Jewish young people who are currently spending a year studying and volunteering in Israel as part of the Masa Israel Journey initiative, which is a part-nership between the Jewish Agency and the government of Israel.

Poll.Findings

The findings of the poll show that a ma-jority of the Jewish public in Israel ascri-bes high importance to the economic and political support of world Jewry for the State of Israel.

95% of respondents said they believe political support by world Jewry is either very important (67%) or somewhat im-portant (28%), and 86% said they believe economic support by world Jewry is either very important (53%) or somewhat impor-tant (33%).

As for the sense that Jews in Israel and world Jewry are part of one people, 81%

of respondents said they either are certain (30%) or believe (51%) that Jews abroad and Jews in Israel feel that they are part of one people. At the same time, as for the stability of ties with world Jewry, nearly one quarter of respondents (23%) said they believe the relationship with world Jewry is weakening as opposed to only 12% who believe the relationship is becoming stron-ger. Just over half (56%) of respondents believe the relationship with the larger Jewish world is stable.

The poll also examined the contribution of ties with the Jewish world and visits to Israel by Jewish young people from abroad on such programs at Taglit-Birthright Is-rael and Masa Israel Journey, to the Jewish people’s continuity. 89% agree strongly or agree somewhat that the relationship bet-ween world Jewry and the Jews in Israel contributes to the Jewish people’s conti-nued existence.

The poll found further than an overwhel-ming majority of the public ascribes high importance to visits by Jewish young people from abroad to Israel, greater than the importance ascribed to visits by Israe-li young people to Jewish communities abroad. 96% of respondents said it was either very important (78%) or somewhat important (18%) that Jewish young people from abroad visit Israel as opposed to 74% of respondents who believe that it is either very or somewhat important that Israeli young people visit Jewish communities abroad.

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To.the.Family.of.Hillary.GoldsteinIn Memory of MarvinFrom Ira, Simon, Maria, Peter and cory Kaufman

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IN.MEMORY

Marvin. Nelson. Goldstein,. 85,. of.Fairways. in. Lakewood. and of Del-ray Beach, Florida, died on March 25, 2012, in Delray Beach, Fla.Marvin was born and raised in Lakewood, but shared his time in De-lray Beach, Fla. since 1989. He was a member of Temple Rodeph Torah in Marlboro. Previously he was a mem-ber of Congregation Ahavat Shalom in Lakewood.Marvin was a graduate of Lakewood High School and attended the Univer-sity of Miami. He owned and operated the well-known Blumenkranz Hotel in Lakewood, later known as the Lexing-ton Rest Home, until his retirement in 1999. Marvin was well known for his generosity and for the love he had for his family, who was the most impor-tant thing to him.

Marvin was predeceased by his pa-rents Benjamin and Marion and is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Hillary; his sons Jeffrey and his wife Michelle of Colts Neck, N.J., and Scott of New York, N.Y.; his sister Eunice Bender of Hollywo-od, Fla.; and his grandchildren Joh-nathan and Jordan.The funeral service was held on March 28 at Temple of Israel Mau-soleum at Beth Israel Cemetery in Woodbridge. Donations in Marvin’s memory directed to Ocean Coun-ty Jewish Federation, 301 Madison Ave., Lakewood, N.J. 08701, would be appreciated.


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Restaurant.Review:Il Giardinello1232 route 166toms river, N.J.

In response to a request from a toms river resident, we sent our two restaurant reviewers to Il Giardinello for dinner. the ladies took their husbands (party of four) out on a Sunday for dinner at 5:00 p.m.

Congregation.B’nai.Israel1488.Old.Freehold.Road.Toms.RiverTel:.732-349-1244Holocaust Memorial Service:An Interfaith Community ObservanceFeaturing special guest speaker, Frida Kerskovits, a survivor of Auschwitz, Ber-gen-Belson and Birkenau. Ms. Herskovits’ topic will be “Surviving and Bearing Wit-ness.”Wednesday April 186 pm

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Yom Ha’Atzmaut CelebrationSam Glaser, an award-winning Los Angeles-based composer and performer of contemporary Jewish music, will be performing to celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Ramah Youth Scho-larship Fund.Sunday April 2911:30 amAdmission: $25 adults, $18 se-niors, free 18-year old and youn-gerPatrons $118, Sponsors $250For more information call: 732-349-1244 or e-mail: [email protected]

Beth.Am.Shalom1235.State.Highway.70.WestLakewoodTel:.732-363-2800Yom HaShoahA Service of Remembrance for Holocaust Memorial DayWith keynote speaker Dr. Leon Bass, one of the Allied liberators of Buchenwald Concentration Camp. Sponsored by: Congre-gation Ahavat Olam, Lakewood Community Coalition, Missio-nary Pentecostal Chuch, Scott and Arlene Feldman, Fran Gim-pel, Helina Sininsky and Gwen &

Glen Bandes and Family.Thursday April 197:30 pmCard and Mahjong PartyFun, food and prizes. Ticket in-cludes buffet lunch, dessert and beverages.Wednesday April 2511:30 amTickets: $20 per personInformation: 732-833-6744

Temple.Beth.Or200.Van.Zile.RoadBrickTel:.732-458-4700Yom HaShoah Commemoration ServiceFriday April 207:15 pm

Congregation.Ahavat.Olam106.Windeler.RoadHowellTel:.732-363-5190Yom Ha’Atzmaut CelebrationPresenting the world renowned Israeli performer Ofer Goren, in the show “Israel without words”.

Entertainment for all ages. Learn, laugh, enjoy and participate! Pra-yers for Israel, light Israeli dinner and performance.Wednesday April 257:30 pmAdmission: $18 adults, $36 fa-mily (kids are free!)For reservations e-mail: [email protected] call: 732-363-5190

Toms.River.Hadassah.Centen-nial.LuncheonQuality Inn815 Route 37 WestToms River NJTuesday May 1512 noon$42.00 includes Luncheon, CBI Klezmer Band , DonationContact Jean Glass: 732-901-5176All Welcome

As usual, we called for reservations, though it is not customary for a party of four. (Reser-

vations for larger parties will be strongly considered.) The restau-rant will place your name on a waiting list if you call 45 minutes before your expected time of arri-val. The system worked fine and we were seated at 5:10 p.m.The table we were shown to was large enough to seat six so we were very comfortable. If you bring an alcoholic beverage, they will gladly serve it for you.



.LOCAL.EVENTSGeorgian.Court.UniversityHolocaust.Remembrance.ExhibitApril 2 - 27Mon – thu 9am – 8pmFri 9 am – 5pmFreeM. christina Geis Art GalleryGeorgian court University900 Lakewood Ave.Information: 732-987-2388www.georgian.edu

Ocean.County.College2012.Holocaust.Remembrance.Week.April.16-20,.2012Monday April 16Visit the Flag Display on campus quad (occ History club).

tuesday April 17You are the FutureSongs, memoirs and storytelling, performed by international cabaret singer/actress, and child of Holo-caust survivors, Naomi Miller. candle lighting and prayer will follow. Light refreshments.12:30- 2 pmSolar Lounge

thursday April 19Revoir Les EnfantsFilm viewing and discussion with occ english Professor Judy Zinis. the 1987 film is the heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial ca-tholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie, until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own child-hood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening. French with

subtitles.11 am - 12:30 pmBartlett Hall 203

Chaim’s StoryDr. Ali Botein-Furrevig will read excerpts about local resident and Ho-locaust survivor chaim Melzer from her 2010 book, Heart of the Stranger: A Portrait of Lakewood’s orthodox community.2 pmBartlett Hall 203

out of the Ashes: Holocaust Poetryreadings by occ Honor Students (may be on Friday)2:45 pmBartlett Hall 203

The Nasty GirlFilm viewing and discussion with occ Art Professor Nat Bard. the1991 film is the story of a German high school student who decides to write an essay about her town’s history du-ring the third reich and its resistance to it. to her dismay, and more so the town’s, she uncovers instead definite collaboration during the period. As she digs deeper, she must struggle against the town’s vocal and violent opposition to her search for the tru-th. German with subtitles.6:30 pmAcc B112

Friday April 20occ theatre and choral GroupUnder the direction of occ theatre Professor Dr. Beth Brierley.9 amAcc B100

closing remarks and candle Lighting10 am

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The entrée’s prices on the multi-page menu ranged from $15 to the low $20s, with some specials in the range of upper $20s to mid $30s.We shared appetizers because we understood portions would be quite large. When we were served the main course, we were amazed at the quantity of food on each plate. Most main course dishes came with pasta or salad. The men “licked their plates clean” and we wanted to leave room for dessert. We ordered raspberry chee-secake. As with the appetizers, the price list was moderate.Another remarkable characteristic of Il Giardinello is the service. We were attended by four members of the wait staff! And at no time were we rushed!

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