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Glass bottle thrown at area rabbi
University of Arizona partners with JNF for agriculture initiative
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NICK ENQUIST | STAFF WRITER
n Saturday, Sept. 14, East Valley JCC CEO Rabbi Michael Beyo was walking home with his two children from morning services. At around 8:45 a.m., two people in a white sedan heading toward the trio veered closer to the curb and threw a glass bottle from the passenger side in the direction of Beyo. “[The passenger] with his head and torso out the window looked at me as the car drove away from us and shouted something that I did not understand,” Beyo said. “When the object smashed on the ground, a few feet from behind us, is when I knew that it was glass.” After Beyo confirmed no one was harmed, he had the unenviable task of explaining to his children what happened and why. After the incident, Beyo’s wife, Karolyn Benger, filed a report with the Phoenix Police and ADL Arizona. She also took to Facebook and Twitter to implore people to be vigilant, and remind their non-Jewish friends that the Jewish community still needs their support. Though the police haven’t found the person who threw the bottle yet, Beyo has received an enormous amount of support from the community. He and Benger have been overwhelmed by the kind words, notes, emails and retweets raising awareness about the situation. “These negative instances only highlight how much more good there is in the world,” he said.
NICK ENQUIST | STAFF WRITER
n an effort to boost global agriculture, the University of Arizona has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Jewish National Fund and Israel’s Arava region to establish The JNF Joint Institute for Global Food, Water and Energy Security. The memorandum was signed on Sept. 12 by JNF President Dr. Sol Lizerbram, JNF Joint Institute Project Co-Director Udi Gat and Dean of UA’s College of Science and Vice President of Innovation Dr. Joaquin Ruiz. The Joint Institute is focused on developing and introducing new technologies to SEE JNF, PAGE 3
Jewish National Fund President Dr. Sol Lizerbram, JNF Joint Institute Project Co-Director Udi Gat and Dean of the University of Arizona’s College of Science and Vice President of Innovation Dr. Joaquin Ruiz sign a memorandum of understanding. PHOTO COURTESY OF JNF
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