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LawfareSamuel Sokol 18
Black-Jewish AllianceDr. Rafael Medoff 20
MindBizEsther Mann, LMSW 30
Taking An UmbrellaHannah Reich Berman 32
R David Hollander, ahMordechai Lightstone 47
Whats The Story?
The Kids Of Courage organization returned this week from aski
adventure in Vermont where 30 physically challenged
youngstersenjoyed the thrill of speeding down slopes with specially
designedski equipment donated by Spyder. KOC remained true to its
motto,
Dealing with illness through adventure. See Page 22
Courage With No Bounds
B Y 5 T J T S T A F F
The Conference of EuropeanRabbis is the primary Orthodoxrabbinic
organization in Europe.Its current executive director isRabbi Aba
Dunner. The FiveT owns Jewish Times spoke withRabbi Dunner in an
exclusiveinterview concerning the recentstatement by the CER about
theEternal Jewish Family (the EJF).
Both SidesOf The EJF
Controversy
ENDLESS
SUMMER
TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY
B Y P H Y L L I S J . L U B I N
Im in love! Dont worry,Lennythere is no replace-ment for you.
This is a moretherapeutic affinity. But I amdefinitely in love.
The warm water soothes my every bone. As I move my armsback and
forth, I am transportedto another time and anotherplace: The sun is
shining as a
Israeli rescue workers were among the first to arrive on the
scene in Haitito help this impoverished nation begin its recovery
from an earthquake
on Tuesday that registered 7.0 on the Richter scale.See Page
50
B Y L A R R Y G O R D O N
Not unlike New York City,Nassau County has an out-standing
police force and quitean impressive police brass.Weve been
fortunate to hearfrom them on occasion, as they have a policy to
keep the public
informed on safety issues.These are trying times and righthere
in our part of LongIslandin particular in theFive Townsour police
force isat the top of its game and wellprepared for every
eventuality.
Thats the impression Ireceived after a lengthy briefingfrom our
top local police offi-cials as well as our recently reelected
District Attorney inthe county, Kathleen Rice. Thesefolks are
serious about their law
enforcement; you can hear it inthe words they speak as well
assee it in their facial expressions.
Theyve been working hardand have been successful in
B Y R O C H E L L EM A R U C H M I L L E R
Dodi Blumstein doesnt havetime for the pain. Personifyingthe
triumph of the human spir-it, the indefatigable FarRockaway
resident is persever-ing against all odds and emerg-ing a champion.
Back in 1997,Dodi was 14 and had just com-pleted ninth grade at
Bais Yakov of Baltimore. A sports enthusi-
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B Y L A R R Y G O R D O N
Frankly, the complaint divi-sion of the 5TJT once had toopen its
virtual doors or imagi-nary service window muchmore often than we
have doneof late. Im not sure if thatmeans that we have fewer
com-plaints than we used to yearsago or that we just take some of
those grumbles and protests instride and let them live out
their
usually very short lives and thenjust carry on.
In any event, it is probably good and healthy to air outsome of
the objections and crit-icisms that have come our way over the last
few months.
Most of the issues brought toour attention that can be
catego-rized as complaints usually begin with either, Why did
you
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Safe At Home
ISRAEL RESPONDS TO QUAKE
Agudath Israelconvenes in Miami.
See Page 53
Hahn-Gefen wedding.See Page 73
Inside Yeshiva Gedolahof the Five Towns.
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when others would distancethemselves from him due to
hisideology. In the end, however,he always remained true to
hisbeliefs.
His fight, Rabbi Hollanderoften noted, was an ideologicalbattle
against deception, notone against people. He saw noclasses within
Judaism, Mrs.Fay Hollander related toLubavitch.com shortly
beforehis funeral. To my husbandthere was only one Torah, andevery
Jew had a place in it.
Rabbi Hollanders speechesand personality appealed to thebroader
rabbinic community. In1954 he was elected president of the
prestigious RabbinicalCouncil of Americaone of theworlds largest
organizations of Orthodox rabbis. The position,which lasted two
years, became aspringboard for his pioneeringwork in aid of Soviet
Jewry. It was
to this end that he led a delega-tion of rabbis to Moscow in
thesummer of 1956. At the time, Jewsin the Soviet Union still
hidunder the shadow of the Kremlinand the legacy of Stalins
bitterly
Hollander Continued from Page 47
B Y S A M U E L S O K O L ,
ISRAEL CORRESPONDENT
Following news of Tuesdaystragic earthquake in Haiti,
PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahusent an Israeli delegation
includ-ing officers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, IDF Home
FrontCommand, and IDF MedicalCorp Personnel to the Republicof Haiti
in order to examine thepossibilities of offering aid.
Subsequently, the IDF HomeFront Command decided tosend forces to
Haiti, including50 elite members of the searchand rescue unit, in
order to aidwith the rescue of the victims in
the Caribbean country.Israeli Ambassador to theDominican
Republic AmosRadian has been instructed toproceed to Haiti in order
toreport on the situation there,
and the Israeli Embassy inWashington has been instructedto be in
contact with Americanaid officials in order to coordi-nate
humanitarian assistanceand rescue activities.
IDF search and rescue forceshave been involved in
severalinternational rescue operationsafter natural disasters in
thepast, such as the Izmit earth-quake in Turkey in 1999.
Thousands are feared dead inthe quake, which leveled
largesections of Haitis capital city of Port-au-Prince, a densely
popu-lated city of over two millioninhabitants. Prime
MinisterJean-Max Bellerive told CNNWednesday that he believe[s]that
we are well over 100,000[killed]. I hope that is not truebecause I
hope people had thetime to get out.
The United Nations has allo-cated ten million U.S. dollars
foremergency relief to the strickennation, which has been
describedas destroyed by President Rene
Preval. Haiti is one of the pooreststates in the western
hemisphereaccording to UN sources.
President Obama has sent fourcoast guard cutters and an
aircraftcarrier as the advance wave in a
massive planned aid campaign.Three Israelis are currently
feared missing in the quake,which was measured at 7.3 on
theRichter scale, making it Haitisworst quake in two centuries.
Among those feared missingis Sharona Elsaieh, daughter of the
late noted Left wing figure,
Abie Nathan.The Jewish Telegraphic
Agency has reported that Israeliand American Jewish
organiza-tions have begun mobilizing to
provide aid to the victims. TheJoint Distribution Committeeand
Bnai Brith have begun rais-ing funds for emergency relief,and the
Israel Forum forInternational Humanitarian Aid
will be sending a private 12-manrescue team.
Members of the Chabad com-munity of the neighboringnation of the
DominicanRepublic have announced theirintention of helping to
locatemissing members of the HaitianJewish community.
These actions come as Israel isin the midst of the first IDF
homefront command InternationalEmergency Response Conference(IPRED)
which is presenting newinitiatives and developmentsregarding
response and prepared-ness for emergency situations.The conference
has been attend-ed by over 200 participants from35 countries.
Col. Dr. Ariel Bar, the MedicalOfficer of the Home FrontCommand,
said that his depart-ment can learn a lot from othercountries. I
believe that the con-tacts we will make during thisconference will
help us to learnmore in the future, he said.
The second part of the IPRED
conference began Wednesday with a biological warfare exer-cise
simulating an attack withbiological weapons in the met-ropolitan
Tel Aviv region, withover 1,000 participants. O
IDF SendsImmediateAid To Haiti
IDF search andrescue forces have
been involved inseveral
internationalrescue operations.
