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By Ed Wein trob Former Rivlin restaIsraeli President Reuven ted a Zion Monday night ist , telling an axiom on tic crowd enthusias in not comp Riverdale that “Isra ensation for the Holo el is — Israel is people, the the name of the cuast Prom ised Land Jewish one can take , and no it Because Rivliaway.” n’s family in Jerusalem has lived since this mess age with 1809, he voices extra confi They move denc around the d there from Lithu e. ples of the same time as did ania more than Vilna Gaon — whic disciwave of 70 years before theh was Zionist imm first 130 years igration befor and “Why shou e the Shoah. a day, cryin ld we pray three your merc g to G-d, please G-dtimes homeland,y, help us to return with can go to to Jerusalem [whe to our relating theJerusalem,” said n] we 250 retur thinking in Vilna Rivlin, ned — not after to Jerusalem in. “And 1,800 years 2,000 years but 1809 .” after “Jerusalem at the time glected, was neno Jerusalem one wanted to live in perity” and — but we brought prosby 1886, Jews form At ed a dalethe Riverdale Jewis h
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They’ll ask, ‘What did you do after Oct. 7?’ Hoenlein tells YIW By Ed Weintrob Just as many have asked, “Where were America’s Jews in the 1930s and during the Shoah?,” our grandchildren will ask, “Where were you after Oct. 7?” That’s the message voiced Monday night by Malcolm Hoenlein to a full house at the Young Israel of Woodmere, in an event karon and Yom HaAtzmaut. bridging Yom HaZi-
“This is a time when each of us has to make the declaration — ‘no more, never again’,” Hoenlein said. “Make that promise to your grandchildren and their grandchildren, because they will turn back and judge you. They will ask what did you do, just as we judge the generation of 80 years ago and ask what did they do?” Hoenlein, vice chairman emeritus of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, has been an articulate Jewish communal leader for decades. “Today you know everything,” he continued. “You see it on your computers, you can get access to all the information instantly. The question is what do you do about it. “Do you rise to the challenge? Malcolm Hoenlein speaks And will you a full house at the Young Israel bring many others with you of Woodmere Monday night, — so that when your as Yom HaZikaron transitioned grandchildren look back to Yom HaAtzmaut. Ed Weintrob, and they judge you and The Jewish Star ask you what did you do at that critical time in Jewish history, they will praise you and thank you for making it a safer world for them. With the very existence of the lives of its seven million the Jewish state and Jews threatened, and By Ed Weintrob with life in American Jewish communities becomlance for Magen David Adom, Riverdale marked a somber ing more precarious, “you he said. Yom HaZican’t do everything, but “I saw karon on Monday night, you can do something. This with several hun- anybody someone post on Twitter, ‘Can is a time when each of dred people filling the SAR share some positive news us is going to be measured.” HS auditorium this darkness?’ in all to listen to SAR choirs, the And someone responded Hoenlein referred to Oct. chanting of Tehil- to that post, ‘We’re Jewish.’ For im, words about soldiers and Jewish history” whose full 7 as “a watershed in me, that hostages and, was very impact at the program’s end, a message powerful,” Rabbi Kalmikoff When he addressed the Younghas yet to be felt. said. of hope. Israel of Wood“In the last few months, Among those attending mere more than 10 years it has been were leading hard to ago, be a Jew. People are scared Bronx elected officials danger of antisemitism, about “I spoke about the who organizers wear to their yamaka on the street praised as standing firm on campuses and about Iran. what was happening or to wear with the bor- a Magen People were skeptical ough’s Jewish communities David necklace on the subway. and came to me and said, we don’t experience — and with But we need it. This Israel — in all the days since was 10 years in the making. to be proud of who we Oct. are This didn’t just happen always,” he continued. — neither what happened Borough President Vanessa 7. on the L. Gibson, “Our ancestors used to say Rep. Ritchie Torres, Councilman what’s happening on the campusesborders of Israel or in Europe, Eric Di- it’s hard to be nowitz, and Assemblyma Not long after Oct. 7, Hoenleinin America.” a yid, it’s hard to be n Jeffrey Dinow- And visited Sderot, we had hopes that the creation a Jew. the closest city to the Gaza itz sat respectfully in the front row for the State of the border. He said he of Israel is changing that.” didn’t want to go, but wounded full hour-and-a-half length of the service; soldiers insisted “We know that the world he needed to be a witness none spoke. is so challenghe would later be able ing, but we have to stay positive,” to personally recount what Riverdalians were praised had happened there. he said. for their “We have to “I saw it,” he began, describing quick and ongoing response stay together and stay united to Oct. 7 by and love how he was escorted “by a young soldier the Riverdale Y’s director our of community — to take fellow Jews no matter what there because we’re looking who said, don’t step engagement, Rabbi Scott care of one another in the for Kalmikoff. bad times, in the challenging a little baby in that location.” DNA, they burned “You’ve shown up” over times, but also in these The soldier asked him to months, participating in Manhattan seven times of goodness and in times of follow, but “I couldn’t rallies, walk past this brick wall, “Let’s continue to love each joy. riding 500 strong on buses which wasn’t there. other and Rabbi to Washington, be there It was the smell, something Scott Kalmikoff, community and raising over $120,000 for each other and continue so strong I literally engagement director couldn’t to buy an embu- feel hope.” to at the Riverdale Y, penetrate it. He pulled me concluded through it and program with words of chizuk. SAR’s Yom HaZikaron opened the door of a truck and there were Ed Weintrob, The Jewish Star already See Hoenlein at YIW on page 6
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Theynian people have lost faith ferently from move needs to be approa Olivier Fitoussi, ched dif- is “There needs to be a real in Israel.” the Flash90 the leaders’ pocketsee how aid money endsin their It’s going to involve plan,” he said. Israel going to reform was promohasty manner in which up s “How in judicia be a sovereign — Ismail Haniye a lot of money ted “by a l be are fighting over sponsibility for This issue is to assume h’s children an additional a multi-billion-d much bigger narrow majority. … willan additional two million over what could two million peoplere- Arafat’s widow shops His ollar Manhattan where forward, it Palestinians? Israel separa must do so withand if it’s going to go runway show in How cords, answer: “An expansion of on the Champ inheritance, te the ones .” ambass peacef is pictured at a pictured above. the the support of ador says. who convin s-Élysées,” the Transformation,” On Davenin’” is a sig- commiul from the ones who continu want to be and other cing Saudi Arabia and Abraham Ac“Beyond that, Art: Tradition and Steve Marcus, whose “Keep t acts of terror? the countr e ted in “Jewish the plan t Museum is How does Israel to want to for the region ies that this is the best Emirates contract or paintings are represen at the Everhar negotiations, is not an agreement, outcom pay for it? and , whose scarf and New York artist showcased Friedman hopeseven for the Palestinians.” e to be a waste of time. all of which have provena Another Elke Sudin of Brooklyn The his plan can of her scarves. ged unite diverse say please come and take Palestinians will never she modeled one women, a full-fled and over men our both organiSee territory, but for Friedman’ us communal s fresh path By Ed Weint b JCC facility, numero on page 2 on and Chaveirob, By Ed Weintro don’t think much including Federatihiking trails and Israel advoca The Jewish Star Most New Yorkers ania, the once- zations cy will be on superb parks, Pennsyv Friday night menu during that rim — plus an historic downtown where at the about Scranton, and coal town and Yishai Fleishe Orthodox shul in Brook a Shabbaton this youth. skiing, is mind-blowingly affordable. upon-a-time railroad r, internationa lyn “Jewshape Joe Biden’s community l spokespersonHeights. in famously helped of Scranton at all, it housing the opening this week of ” in for the Jewish IDF soldiers Hebron, plans to tell congre With decidedly pro-Isr now,” and that And if they think to the fictional Dunder n and Transformation gants that “we’re ael tilt, it’s house Israel withou ish Art: Traditio t Museum, the city will there stone all are longBrook d many t might be as home picking up a in an uber-li lyn neighborhood ways to flight Everhar y from NBC’s zero. gun. beral Brown “Strenthenin y Scranton’s Asked wheth . for Mifflin paper compan to Jewish ground g our Yiddis “The Office,” certainl The Jewish inch a bit closer of America proud Jewneighbors, Rabbier Fleisher’s appea Star. “Take on hkeit” is high on his running hit show, for Yiddishkeit. rance might Raskin respon list, he to connect to While in much another mitzva People have upset the their tzitzit and ded that “I’m our Torah, to not as ground zero community of just a their opinio h, find anothe told are tucking in are not concerned. our Jewish values Fleisher’s ns ing for answe r way With a Jewish city of 80,000, it’s ish meng their kipot, and women rs and Jewish but people in the middle and part of the appearance at Congregatio .” in a pride.” are lookAsked what synagogue’s or River- coverin the modest dress few thousand he’d say to people one-year comm n B’nai Avraham is He will speak the Five Towns Monsey learning to mask may reveal their reliof the high numbe definitely not during dinner emoration of that r of casualties who criticize Israel becaus Boro Park or Saturday morni out all on hair-coverings have a critiqu Oct. 7. in Gaza, Fleishe tan dale — let alone e ng and aftern Friday night and at service Scranton is pulling , e Manhat of of on Israel, identity west r said “I also The shul’s gious tion, which oon. but it comes art exhibiti s on — 2-1/2 hours is as the Electric City, the stops to host both the Nay “it’s importantspiritual leader, Rabbi entrenched.” that Israel has allowed from the other direcabunfood festival in . But Scranton, known Aaron Raskin in this chaoti its enemies x shuls with an withfor four a four-day kosher , said that c world that to become “We gave has three Orthodoopportunities for adults, and Park, where the museum is located in 2021, will run clarity, from a strong fest, pictured proud Jew” we hear about Israel “People like away the Gaza Strip in Kosher Food Nay Aug Park.While B’nai Avraha children Aug opening gala at Everhart Museum dance of learning m is a traditi like Fleisher. the Scranton’s the museum in An schools for young with a would happe myself protested that, 2005,” he continued. onal synago day, July 17, with 2 days, July 28 to 31, near two Jewish day and we said n gue with a Yishai Fleisher holds Orthodox, the other high was set for Wednes who would use is that Gaza would be that what city on page an American girls’ (one traditional of Hebron. 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‘Hell to pay’ if US hostages are not freed By Erez Linn, Israel Hayom President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his stern warning regarding American hostages held by Hamas, telling a podcaster that there will be “hell to pay” if they are not released by the time he returns to office in two weeks. When pressed by political commentator Hugh Hewitt on the specific meaning behind his warning, Trump elaborated with characteristic intensity: “If those hostages aren’t released by the time I get into office, there will be hell to pay. “I don’t think I have to go into it. … Those hostages have to get out. They have to get out now.” In a wide-ranging interview with Hewitt, Trump reaffirmed his commitment to Israel while emphasizing his record of achievements in the Middle East, including the Abraham Ac-
President Donald Trump delivers the commencement address at the US Coast Guard Academy in May 2017. Coast Guard photo
cords between Israel and four Arab states and the relocation of the US embassy to Jerusalem. “I’m the best friend that Israel ever had,” Trump said during the conversation. He highlighted his administration’s accomplishments, including the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the construction of the US embassy there. “I not only said we’re going to, you know we got it built to have a beautiful embassy,” he said. The president-elect emphasized his role in establishing the Abraham Accords, describing them as one of several “major events” during his presidency that benefited Israel. “Every single thing, every major event that’s happened to Israel over the last fairly short period of time has been given through me,” Trump said.
Addressing current tensions in the region, Trump expressed his desire for peace while acknowledging the long-standing nature of the conflict. The interview touched on several aspects of Middle East policy, with Trump repeatedly emphasizing his strong support for Israel and his commitment to achieving peace in the region, noting that the conflict has persisted “longer than people would understand.” “I have to add, I am also for peace, it’s time, this fight has been going on for too long,” he said, noting that he was going to try to end the war between Hamas and Israel that began on Oct. 7, 2023, when thousands of Hamas-led terrorists massacred some 1,200 Israeli residents and took more than 250 captive.