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5 continued from previous page brary for books about Hannah Senesh, targets in Sunni Arab states and Isra- Wasserman Schultz, Rubio: Restore rights
ISRAEL & THE JEWISH WORLD
36 May 2021 While searching in the British Li- the ability to strike sensitive strategic

BRIEFS
of Holocaust-era insurance policy beneficiaries
a Hungarian-born World War II resis-
el, and to do so from as many areas in
the Middle East as possible. Iran would
tance fighter who parachuted into Eu-
rope, I found a book in Yiddish from
like to one day extend a nuclear um-
HOW THE ABRAHAM
brella over its proxies, a development
1946 titled Women in the Ghettos,
which relayed tales of dozens of other
that would likely set off a nuclear arms
ACCORDS ARE GAME
young Jewish women who defied the
race with Sunni powers threatened by
“As somebody who had basically a
ish “ghetto girls” who paid off Gestapo
commercial, business career, a prob-
EASY CHANGERS Nazis. It told the stories of Polish-Jew- Iran. Israel is engaged in a long-standing
guards, hid revolvers in teddy bears,
shadow war against Iranian weapons
lem-solving career – whether it was
smuggling and attempts to build mili-
flirted with Nazis and then killed them.
Jared [Kushner] or me – we looked at
tary attack bases in the region, with a
They distributed underground bulle-
things like we did in our past lives, ask-
special focus on Syria. This campaign
tins, flung Molotov cocktails, bombed
STEPS ing: What do we want to accomplish? train lines and organized soup kitchens. includes action in multiple arenas and
What are the things standing in our
is part of Israel’s daily effort to de-
More than 90 European ghettos had
way? How do we resolve obstacles?
fend its vital security interests without
armed Jewish resistance units. 30,000
What do people want? What do they
European Jews joined the partisans.
crossing the threshold of war. (Yaa-
reasonable? What’s not? It’s the way
How To Stay need? What can we live with? What’s Rescue networks supported 12,000 kov Lappin, research associate at the
Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Stud-
Jews in hiding in Warsaw alone. (Judy
people have transacted business for
Up-To-Date years.” Batalion, author of the just-published ies at Bar-Ilan University, Investigative
The Light of Days: The Untold Story of
Project on Terrorism)
“The Emirates are just across the
On Your Straits of Hormuz from Iran. To have Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s HOW TO BRING PEACE
Ghettos, New York Times)
an ally of the quality of the Emirates –
TO THE NEW MIDDLE EAST
Jewish probably the best military apparatus in ISRAEL’S DAILY BATTLE The old Middle East peace process is
the Arab world – to have them aligned,
Community at peace with Israel, is enormously im- TO BLOCK IRANIAN dead. The Israeli-Palestinian dispute
no longer dominates the regional agen-
AGGRESSION
portant. This is also a very important
da. The old peace process developed
1 FREQUENTLY signal from Israel to the Palestinians, Iran’s scheme for hegemony in the at a time when the U.S. had no serious
Middle East includes surrounding Is-
Hamas and Hezbollah. Israel isn’t go-
rival for world leadership, the Middle
rael with missile bases and heavily
ing away. Israel is a permanent mem-
omy than it does today, and Arab states
ber of the Middle East community of armed proxies, as well as earmarking East mattered more to the global econ-
territories further away, such as Iraq
Social Media: While we don’t always nations.” (Amb. David Friedman inter- and Yemen, as future bases of attack. were more powerful in the region than
post hourly, we do post often. What do we viewed by Martin Kramer, Mosaic) they are now. Under those circum-
post? Time-sensitive news, alerts, items of Hizbullah, Iran’s flagship in Lebanon,
interest, and more. Follow us on Facebook, THE NAZI-FIGHTING is armed with more surface-to-surface stances, promoting the peace process
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Reports have emerged over the past
RESISTANCE
2 DAILY In 1943, Niuta Teitelbaum strolled into two years of Iran moving missiles to maintain Washington’s alliances with
the Arab world while supporting Israel.
Iraq, from where it can target Israel. In
a Gestapo apartment in central War-
Since then, the leading Arab states
saw, likely dressed as a Polish farm January, the IDF moved an Iron Dome have either fallen into chaos (Syria and
Website JFEDSRQ.org girl with a kerchief tied around her air defense battery to Eilat amid threats
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3 BI-WEEKLY every Gestapo most-wanted list she They have a range of 2,200 km. (1,370 Any signal that the Biden adminis-
miles), placing Israel in range.
was known as “Little Wanda with the
tration intends to return to President
Braids.” It is clear that Iran intends to gain Obama’s Middle East policy would
likely drive the Arabs and Israelis more
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39 Commentary
43 Focus on Youth
Jewish community right to your Where your dollars go: 4 cases that continue to climb in Flori- would have to be in effect to feel ‹ ‹ event. All answers clearly showed
he Jewish Federation of Sara-
47 Life Cycle
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38 Israel & the Jewish World Tficult decision that all programs
As you can see, an overwhelming
for the 2020-21 season will be virtual.
Chief Executive Officer Howard Tev-
munity.
majority would not feel comfortable
lowitz says, “In an effort to keep the
reluctance on the part of the com-
attending or thought it was too soon to
tell.
community safe, we feel we have no
lightening. Here are a few:
important!”
Many of the comments were en-
choice but to make this decision. The
Other questions included at
health of our Federation family is too
what capacity one would attend an
I will not be attending in the fore-
In addition to the Coronavirus
in-person event, what conditions
asking, but no, no and NO!!!
seeable future. Very glad you are
da, Tevlowitz points to the results of
American Friends of
door every month with news, taken to a new level 12 answered by more than 550 re- event (i.e., masks, sanitizers, etc.) 4.0 % 9 .5 % sider, no indoor events should be THE FALSE CLAIM THAT
With an older population to con-
comfortable to attend an in-person
our recent event survey, which clearly
Leket Israel
attend in-person events for the foresee-
showed the community is not ready to
planned until there is a vaccine.
and when would you see yourself
able future. “We have heard you loud
Appreciate the varied programs
and films you’ve provided.
ready to come out to an in-person
and clear,” says Tevlowitz.
The event survey sent out
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LEVEL OF COMFORT TO ATTEND INDOOR EVENTS
via email and social media, was
SURVEY RESULTS
3 .2 %
feedback about our current virtual
programming and questioned about
spondents. They were asked for 57 .2
Lechlechallah – Challah baking
%
.2 Percent Will avoid attending in-
57door events for the foreseeable future
how comfortable one would feel at-
events, and more. Get your FREE Temple Beth Sholom Catering: 16 time to let us know their thoughts. 26.1 26 soon to tell 3 attending indoor events .2 Percent Have no concern about
tending in-person events this com-
ing season. We are so grateful that
so many in our community took the
4 but may still attend indoor events
.0 Percent Would be nervous,
The pie chart at right shows the
answer to the main question: What is
your level of comfort attending an in-
9federal/state guidelines are strictly followed
%
.5 Percent Will attend so long as CDC/
.1 Percent Think that it is too
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n April of this year, The Jewish
Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
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vices and programs for
COVID-19 relief to Jewish organiza-
our community mem-
tions in our two-county area. As of
bers, many of whom are
has contributed more than $330,000 to
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