Friday, March 14, 2014


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Remember what Amalek did to you on the road, on your way out of Egypt. That he encountered you on the way and cut off those lagging to your rear, when you were tired and exhausted; he did not fear G-d. And it shall come to pass, when the L‑rd your G‑d has given you rest from all your enemies round about, in the land which the L‑rd your G‑d is giving you for an inheritance to possess it, that you shall obliterate the memory of Amalek from under the heavens. Do not forget.

Remember what Amalek did to you on the road, on your way out of Egypt. That he encountered you on the way and cut off those lagging to your rear, when you were tired and exhausted; he did not fear G‑d. And it shall come to pass, when the L‑rd your G‑d has given you rest from all your enemies round about, in the land which the L‑rd your G‑d is giving you for an inheritance to possess it, that you shall obliterate the memory of Amalek from under the heavens. Do not forget.






Sunday, May 4, 2014  9:30AM-12:30PM  Breakfast Reception.  Lander College for Women (www.Touro.edu/and Dean Marian Stoltz-Loike invite women to a learning breakfast entitled: "The Power of A Jewish Woman" with keynote Speaker Rebbetzin Aviva Feiner.

Addtional presentations include: Dr. Judith Bleich, Professor,Graduate School of Jewish Studies, Touro College speaking on: Jerusalem: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.  For the Wikipedia entry on Prof. Bleich please click here.

For complete breakfast event details and RSVP click here.  Lander College for Women-The Anna Ruth & Mark Hasten School  227 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023. RSVP/ID required;



The Emergence of States in a Tribal Society: Oman Under Sa'id bin Taymur, 1932–1970

http://www.amazon.com/Emergence-States-Tribal-Society-1932%C2%961970/dp/184519473X/ref=la_B001JP2NRI_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1397338060&sr=1-1






TO OPPOSE THE FUNDING OF ANTI- ISRAEL BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT SANCTIONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES RESOLVED: We, the Board of Directors and Officers of the Jewish Federation of Sarasota Manatee hereby resolve that, effective Thursday, April 21, 2011)we will: Deny funding or funds related to, associated with, or controlled or administered by our Federation, to any individual,program or organization, whether foreign or domestic,that directly or indirectly through its doctrine, mission, policies activities, leadership or in any manner or in any respect whatsoever in Promoting or advocating the de-legitimization of the State of Israelindependent, democratic Jewish state; or Promoting or advocating BDS; or Promoting or advocating anti-Semitism or harm to any Jewish community in anyFacilitating, encouraging, or supporting the bringing of Jewish persons (including but not limited to Jewish students of all ages), to any location (including but not limited to Middle East locations within or outside the State of Israel) to lectures, presentations, or discussions by individuals who support the de-legitimization of the State of Israel or BDS or are opposed to the existence of the secure, independent, democratic Jewish state. participation in any forum or class (including any interfaith religious group) whose doctrine, mission, policies, activities, leadership or partnerships support or advocate in any manner or in any respect whatsoever and to any degree,large or small, Anti-Semitism, harm to any Jewish community, de-legitimization of the secure independent, democratic Jewish state or BDS, or Refrain from endorsing, promoting or publicizing any individual,organization, whether foreign or domestic, that directly or indirectly, through its doctrine, mission, policies, activities, leadership or partnerships engages in any or in any respect whatsoever and to any degree, large or small, in promoting or advocating anti-Semitism, harm to any Jewish community, the de-legitimization of the State of Israel as a secure independent, democratic Jewish state, or Issue written guidelines to all individuals, programs ons (Jewish) which seek funds, support or endorsement directly from our Federation or indirectly from agencies or funds related to, associated with, or controlled or administered by our Federation, alerting them to the terms of these resolutions and to our policy regarding same.




TO OPPOSE THE FUNDING OF ANTI- ISRAEL BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT SANCTIONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES RESOLVED: We, the Board of Directors and Officers of the Jewish Federation of Sarasota Manatee hereby resolve that, effective Thursday, April 21, 2011)we will: Deny funding or funds related to, associated with, or controlled or administered by our Federation, to any individual,program or organization, whether foreign or domestic,that directly or indirectly through its doctrine, mission, policies activities, leadership or in any manner or in any respect whatsoever in Promoting or advocating the de-legitimization of the State of Israel as a secure independent, democratic Jewish state; or Promoting or advocating BDS; or Promoting or advocating anti-Semitism or harm to any Jewish community in anyway. Facilitating, encouraging, or supporting the bringing of Jewish persons (including but not limited to Jewish students of all ages), to any location (including but not limited to Middle East locations within or outside the State of Israel) to lectures, presentations, or discussions by individuals who support the de-legitimization of the State of Israel or BDS or are opposed to the existence of the secure, independent, democratic Jewish state. participation in any forum or class (including any interfaith religious group) whose doctrine, mission, policies, activities, leadership or partnerships support or advocate in any manner or in any respect whatsoever and to any degree,large or small, Anti-Semitism, harm to any Jewish community, de-legitimization of the secure independent, democratic Jewish state or BDS, or Refrain from endorsing, promoting or publicizing any individual,organization, whether foreign or domestic, that directly or indirectly, through its doctrine, mission, policies, activities, leadership or partnerships engages in any or in any respect whatsoever and to any degree, large or small, in promoting or advocating anti-Semitism, harm to any Jewish community, the de-legitimization of the State of Israel as a secure independent, democratic Jewish state, or Issue written guidelines to all individuals, programs ons (Jewish) which seek funds, support or endorsement directly from our Federation or indirectly from agencies or funds related to, associated with, or controlled or administered by our Federation, alerting them to the terms of these resolutions and to our policy regarding same.




















Covering Egypt: Media and Politics in the Post-Mubarak Period



Thursday, May 22, 2014 9AM 4:30PM COVERING EGYPT: Media and Politics in the Post-Mubarak Period . An over-emphasis of the role played by both Egyptian and Western media in Egypt's post-January 2011 political transition. Particular attention will be paid to the lead-up to Egypt's July 3, 2013 military coup and the post-coup period. Presentations will address the current state of free expression in Egypt, and evaluate media professionalism in Egypt's news media. Experts will discuss how Egypt's press system may need to be restructured in order to facilitate a democratic turn.  No attention will be paid at all to the Coptic Christians.












Thursday, May 22, 2014 9AM 4:30PM COVERING EGYPT: Media and Politics in the Post-Mubarak Period . A critical overview and analysis of the role played by both Egyptian and Western media in Egypt's post-January 2011 political transition. Particular attention will be paid to the lead-up to Egypt's July 3, 2013 military coup and the post-coup period. Presentations will address the current state of free expression in Egypt, and evaluate media professionalism in Egypt's news media. Experts will discuss how Egypt's press system may need to be restructured in order to facilitate a democratic turn.



This one-day conference, organized by IRCPL will simplify and over emphasize of the role played by both Egyptian and Western media in Egypt’s post-January 2011 political transition. Coptic veiwpoints will be completely ignored.  No particular attention will be paid to Morsi and the Brotherhood call to violence against minorities, his opposition and women in the lead-up to Egypt’s July 3, 2013 military coup and the post-coup period. Presentations will only address the current state of "free expression" in Egypt, and evaluate media professionalism in Egypt’s news media. Entrenched, media leftists such as Amy Goodman, and former members UK's  Brotherhood will discuss how Egypt’s press system may need to be restructured in order to facilitate a their return to a go soft approaoch on Morsi and the Brotherhood .
The conference schedule is available below.  More information on each of our panelists is available here.
Covering Egypt is sponsored by the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life and co-sponsored by the Center for Democracy, Toleration, and Religion and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University.
Registration is required for this event.  Register now by completing the form here.  One registration per email address only.

Schedule:
9:00- 9:15 am:  Welcome and Opening Remarks, by Karen Barkey (Columbia University)
9:15-11:00 am: The Role of the Media in Egypt’s Military Coup      
      Moderator: Emad Shahin (Columbia University / Woodrow Wilson International Center of Scholars)
      Wael Abbas (Blogger)
      Mohamad Elmasry (University of Denver)
      
Sharif Abdel Kouddous (Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now Cairo Correspondent; The Nation)
11:00 – 11:15 am: Break
11:15-1:00 pm: The Media, Human Rights, and Free Speech in Egypt      
       Moderator: Karen Barkey (Columbia University)      
       Jamal Elshayyal (Former UK Muslim Brotherhood Student Activist, Correspondent, Al Jazeera English)   
       Sebastian Backhaus (Freelance Journalist, Photographer-Germany)
       Sarah Leah Whitson (Human Rights Watch)

1:00 – 2:30 pm: Lunch Break

2:40 – 4:15 pm: Western Media, International Politics, and Egypt’s Military Coup      
      Moderator: Amy Goodman (Pacific Radio's Democracy Now!)
      Nadia abou el-Magd (Journalist, Commentator)
      Dalia Fahmy (Long Island University) 
      David Hearst (Middle East Eye, former chief foreign leader writer of The Guardian)      Alfred Stepan (Columbia University)

4:15 – 4:30 pm: Concluding Remarks: Emad Shahin (Columbia University / Woodrow Wilson International Center of Scholars)



Sponsored by the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life and co-sponsored by the Center for Democracy, Toleration, and Religion and the Institute for the Study of Human Rights at Columbia University.The Middle East Institute at Columbia University, 606 West 122 Street, Suite 301, Knox Hall



Shabbat Shekalim Parsha Mishpatim

Saturday, February 14, 2015




University of Miami, Fl. Saturday Febraury 14, 2015 Cosford Theatre: as part of the Miami Jewish Film Festival: Best of MJFF.org.  Zero Motivation. A witty and darkly comedic portrait of everyday life for a unit of young female Israeli soldiers.  Synopsis: Zero Motivation is a sharply observed, sometimes dark, and often hilarious portrait of everyday life for a unit of young, female soldiers in a remote Israeli desert outpost. Pencil-pushers in the IDF's Human Resources Office, best friends Zohar (Dana Ivgy) and Daffi (Nelly Tagar) spend their time playing video games, singing pop songs, jousting with stationery and dreaming of Tel Aviv. The indolent twosome are watched over by their senior officer, Rama (Shani Klein), who dreams of a higher position and a significant military career, but her ambitions for promotion are constantly thwarted. Playing out like M*A*S*H meets Orange is the New Black, Talya Lavie's brilliant debut film details the power struggles of three women with different agendas and very little to do. Click on: www.imdb.com/title/tt3576084/a film by Talya Lavie. Israel | 101 minutes | 2014 | Trailer Hebrew with English subtitles.   Winner of six Israeli Ophir Awards, and Best Feature and Best Director Awards at Tribeca Film Festival;



Sunday, February 15, 2015 6-10pm Times of Israel Gala.  Guests and Honorees include: Hon. Shimon Peres, Dr. Danny Gold. Gal Gadot, Prof. Alan Dershowitz, Bar Refaeli, Omri Casspi, David Horovitz, Founder, The Times of Israel.  
A portion of the evening's proceeds will be given to the IDF Widows and Orphans Organization. For all the details deatils please click on www.TOIGala.com or here: Venue: Waldorf Astoria 301 Park Avenue, NY, NY 10022;



Miami Hilton Downtown: Monday February 16, 2015: JewishMiami.org​ presents The Main Event: A Night to Celebrate Israel.
Attracting more than 1,200 guests each year, The Main Event is the Greater Miami Jewish Federation’s largest yearly community gathering, raising funds for the Annual Federation/UJA Campaign to help Jewish people in need in Miami, in Israel and in more than 70 other countries around the world.  This year’s guest speaker will be President Shimon Peres, an Israeli statesman, Jewish leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. President Peres is one of Israel’s longest serving and most distinguished politicians, whose public service career has spanned 70 years. He is also the first Israeli leader to have served as both Prime Minister and President of the Jewish State. Be part of the Miami Jewish community’s tribute to this extraordinary man;






Tel-Aviv, Israel.  Monday, February 16 & 17, 2015;  8th International Conference of Israel's Institute for National Security Studies www.inss.org.il/inssconference2015



The INSS 8th annual international conference
will open on Sunday evening, February 15, 2015, at 19:00
 with remarks by
Mr. Reuven Rivlin, President of the State of Israel
Click here to watch the conference opening.


The conference continues on
Monday, February 16, 2015  and Tuesday, February 17, 2015.
You are invited to watch the conference live.
The conference will be broadcast with simultaneous translation (English and Hebrew).

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015 NYC:

Special film screening at the JCC Manhattan co-sponsored by ISGAP with the Center for Jewish History and the Center for New York Latin Culture  Special Preview: God's Slave

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God's Slave - Trailer  Dir. Joel Novoa (Argentina/Venezuela, 2013, 90 min)

Synopsis: Based on the actual events of a 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires. Ahmed has been trained as Islamic terrorist since childhood and is now assigned to execute a suicide bomb at a synagogue. David is the Israeli special agent who will stop at nothing to prevent the attack. But neither man is defined solely by their extremist views. With time running out before the attack, David zeros in on Ahmed as a suspect, his investigation culminating in violent, if unexpected, consequences. The Institute for the Study of Global Anti-Semitism and Policy (ISGAP) Center 165 East 56th Street, NY, NY 10022; 






Tuesday, February 17, 2015  NYC  6:30 pm This World: The Values Network and StandWithUs Presents: Fighting the Global Demonization of the Jewish State Featuring: Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor. Attendees must bring a government-issue (or passport) photo ID in order to be allowed into the building.  The Great Hall of Cooper Union 7 E 7th Street. New York, NY 10003;























Tuesday, February 17, 2015 6:30pm   Israel Elections 2015: Background and Dynamics: The Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Israel Committee in collaboration with the American Jewish Committee (AJC) presents Ambassador Aaron Jacob in an exclusive briefing on the Israeli elections. Amb. Jacob, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Deputy Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, will share the historical background of Israel’s political system and the processes that have shaped it since the 1950s. He will outline Israel’s electoral system and electoral reform efforts. Amb. Jacob will address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as the main issue in the current election, and the respective positions of the Israeli political left, center and right on the subject, including his observations on likely post-election political alignments. Seating for this rare opportunity is very limited and registration is mandatory. Attendees must bring a government-issue (or passport) photo ID in order to be allowed into the building.  RSVP 212-877-4050 x280 or response@swfs.org | www.swfs.org  Stephen Wise Free Synagogue 30 West 68th Street New York, NY 10023;

Tuesday, February 17, 2015 7-10pm Support Israel. Support your Community! @ Proper West located at 54 W 39th Street, NYC 10018.Join us and other young professionals for complimentary sushi & Champagne* while enjoying music and learning more about how we can make our voices heard and raise awareness for the 2015 World Zionist Congress. *Champagne will be available for those that register & vote through us in the World Zionist Congress election. Get involved and make a difference in your community and for the Jewish people worldwide. ***PLEASE NOTE*** Although this event is free, you must RSVP to attend so we can accommodate for space, food, and alcohol. Sponsored by: Doreinu was founded by a group of young professionals in LA and it works to promote and inspire Jewish community, identity and the will to participate in history by providing cutting edge social, cultural and educational programs in an accepting, open minded and agenda-free environment. For more information about Doreinu: http://www.doreinu.org/
For more information about Alliance for New Zionist Vision: http://newzionistvision.org/;



Wednesday, February 18, 2015: AFSI.org NYC presents:











Miami Beach, Florida! Wednesday, February 18, 2015:





Thursday, February 19, 2015 6PM ISGAP.org presents Tuvia Tenenbom, columnist, artistic director and author of "Catch "The Jew: The New Dream of the Peace Activists!". 

"Catch The Jew" will be available for purchase and signing by Tuvia at this ISGAP event.

Tuvia Tenenbom, made waves in 2013 with his book "I Sleep in Hitler's Room" which featured Tuvia, posing as a tourist in Germany. It detailed his adventures with everyday Germans in all levels of society, and revealed the Germans' obsession with the Holocaust and Jews, through Tuvia's eyes.

His latest book, "Catch the Jew" details his travels in Israel and Gaza in 2014, where he poses as a German (when with Arabs) and an American Jew when with Israelis. (please see the following graphic)



Tuvia's ability to engage people allows them to let their guard down, and reveal their honest feelings and perceptions about Jews, Israelis, and the conflict in the region.  His affable nature and ability to get along with people lets his subjects open up and tell all.  Tuvia will be speaking and signing his "Catch the Jew", recently released in English in the U.S.  The book was the #1 bestseller list in Israel and in Germany.

Introduction by Isi Tenenbom, Journalist. Attendees must bring a government-issue (or passport) photo ID in order to be allowed into the building.  ISGAP Center 165 East 56th Street, NY, NY 10022; 

Thursday, February 19, 2015 www.ShalvaFullHouse.com & www.Shalva.org                

Prince George Ballroom 15East 27th Street, NYC:






Thursday, February 19, 2015  The Jewish Center presents: IS THERE A FUTURE FOR JEWS IN EUROPE? A CANDID CONVERSATION WITH CSANÁD SZEGEDI AND DR. EMANUEL OTTOLENGHI
Emanuel Ottolenghi is a leader for his work on Iran. He has advised several foreign ministries in Europe, and testified before the Canadian and European parliaments. His extensive research exposed the connections between Iran's energy companies and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the paramilitary organization responsible for the regime's political repression and international terrorism activities.



Csanád Szegedi is a Hungarian politician and elected Member of the European Parliament. He was a member of the Hungarian radical nationalist Jobbik political party between 2003 and 2012, which has been accused of anti-Semitism. In 2007, he was a founding member of the Hungarian Guard, a group with black uniforms and striped flags reminiscent of the Arrow Cross, a pro-Nazi party during WWII. In June 2012, Szegedi learned that he is Jewish. He has since resigned from all Jobbik political posts and begun to live as a practicing Jew, observing the Sabbath and attending synagogue.


For all the details please click on Jewish Center.org/2015-02-19 Attendees must bring a government-issue (or passport) photo ID in order to be allowed into the building. West 86th Street between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues.  NY, NY 10023;

Thursday, February 19, 2015 NYC. 6:30-81:15PM Special Advisory: The following event does NOT advocate for Israel and so the contact information and RSVP information will not be provided by this calendar.  


New America NYC presents a False and Flawed investigation into military tactics USED BY THE IDF DURING OPERATION PROTECTIVE EDGE: ISRAEL'S WAR AGAINST HAMAS in Gaza in collaboration with the Hamas & Physicians for Human Rights.  


Last summer's 50-day military conflict against the rocketeers of Hamas in Gaza, known as Operation Protective Edge, received saturated global media. Israel went to great lengths to avoid civilian deaths, --" journalists" on the scene and Palestinians in Gaza -- have (falsely) claimed the Israeli military deliberately attacked non-military targets.

Physicians for Human Rights - Israel has released its Hamas approved report. To read the report  click here. " 

This report is allegedly based on 68 (pre-cleared by Hamas) interviews in Gaza hospitals, those in the field and at hospitals in Jordan, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem.
New America NYC and Physicians for Human Rights will hold Hamas approved discussion of the main findings of this flawed report and its implications for the region and world.  In the meantime, a recent IDF study concluded that almost half of the "journalists" killed during OPE were in fact Hamas militants. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/he/article/20771;

 PARTICIPANTS: Ran Goldstein,  Executive Director, Physicians for Human Rights - Israel;  Lisa Goldman Fellow, National Security Studies Program, New America New America NYC 199 Lafayette Street, Suite 3B New York, NY 10012;  



South Beach, Miami, FL  Thursday February 19, 2015 

Click on www.Edwin Black.com/pdf for all the details and the PDF flyer.  RSVP required, call 305 242 2231 Chabad House of South Beach. 669 Lincoln Lane North, Miami Beach, Fl.;

NYC Friday, February 27, 2015 Postponed 10 AM Presss conference & rally in front of City Hall sponsored by the No Appeasement Coaltion. Speakers include military and security experts, leaders of Jewish community, any courageous politicos, Christian allies speaking out against the mis-guided negotiations with Iran & selling-out the survival of Israel and the security of United States and Western Democracy. Further details to follow;


Zidan Saif Feb 20






University of Miami, Monday, February 23, 2015 Lecture by Edwin Black.  Co-sponsored with The University of Miami Ethics Program, Edwin Black, New York Times bestselling author of IBM and the Holocaust on American Eugenics - From Long Island to Auschwitz, based on his award winning bestseller War against the Weak: Eugenics and America’s Campaign to Create a Master Race.  At the Miller Center Auditorium, 5202 University Drive, Merrick Building, Coral Gables. RSVP to ccjs@miami.edu or 305-284-6882. 5202 University Drive, Merrick Building 105, Coral Gables FL 33146-2018;

Maimi, FL Monday, February 23, 2015 7:30pm-9:30pm

Night in Tel Aviv (Florida)
 www.IsraeliAmerican.org. cordially invites you to mingle and network w/ Young Professionals in this party hosted by Meital Michaeli and Etzion Meyer (from Israel's "The Voice").  For all the information and to purchace tickets visit click on jewishmiami.org/a night_in-tel=aviv. Venue: World of Beer - 3252 NE 1st Ave, Suite #112, Miami, FL 33127;


Monday, February 23, 2015 7:30PM  Shaaray Tefila Israel Engagement Committee presents: Stuart Seldowitz interviews Scott Dubin: Spotlight on Innovation and Investment in Israeli Technology Startups. Scott Dubin is the Director of Investor Relations at OurCrowd, an equity-based crowd-funding platform founded by American-Israeli venture capitalist Jon Medved, which has invested $100 million in 57 Israeli companies alongside its 7000 investors from 94 countries. 

Scott has spent his career leveraging the power of communities. Prior to joining OurCrowd, he was the founder of The AIPAC Technology Division, a network of pro-Israel political activists, and worked as an operative on municipal, gubernatorial and US Senate campaigns in addition to consulting for advocacy campaigns and not-for-profits in the United States, Canada, and Israel. A lifelong advocate of Israel, Scott has served in leadership roles at the World Zionist Organization and Jewish Agency for Israel; elected to the Zionist General Council and Zionist Congress. Scott received his BA from the NYU and served in the IDF’s Artillery Corp.

Stuart Seldowitz is a member of Shaaray Tefila's Israel Engagement Committee. A former State Department Diplomat, Stuart has represented the US in many foreign countries including Israel. Today, he consults with Israeli startups on accessing the US market. See www.youtube.com/watch?v=t20B-i-lLKo.  For the event flyer click here; 

Free Admission, Light Refreshments. non-members must RSVP with business card info to: dan@danadler.com Shaaray Tefila 250 East 79th Street (Corner of 2nd Ave) NY, NY 10075;






Monday, Feb 23, 2015 6:45PM    MEET BRET STEPHENS who will discuss the themes of his book AMERICA IN RETREAT:The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder.

js_140607_154433_5666.CR2Mr. Stephens writes “Global View,” the weekly foreign-affairs column of the Wall Street Journal, for which he won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary. He is the paper’s deputy editorial-page editor, responsible for the opinion sections of the paper’s sister editions in Asia and Europe, and a member of the Journal’s editorial board. Previously, he was editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post, a position he assumed in 2002 at the age of 28. 6:45 pm: Wine & Cheese reception 7:30 pm: Talk & book signing.  For all the details please click on SPS NYC.org/meet-bret-stephens/ . Photo ID required for admission.   Sutton Place Synagogue  225 East 51 Street, NY, NY  10022;


Great Neck, NY. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 Israel-Diaspora Relations. Israeli scholar and Jewish educator Dr. Rachel Korazim comes to Temple Sinai to discuss the changing narratives of Israel Diaspora Relations. Based on her reflections on more than 100 years of Jewish and Zionist history, her talk will explore images of Israel in the eyes of Jews around the world as well as images of the Diaspora in Israel.

Dr. Korazim, who has worked with Jewish educators in Israel and the Jewish world, will explore how the proximity of the Holocaust to the State of Israel’s birth has much to do these images. In her address, Dr. Korazim will explore how Israel, now more than 65 years old, is ready to explore more mature and age-appropriate relations with Jewish communities overseas.

For all the details click on: https://mysinai.org/node/938.  Temple Sinai of Roslyn, 425 Roslyn Road, Roslyn Heights, Long Island, NY. 516. 621. 6800;


Tuesday, February 24, 2015 5:30pm  ISGAP.org hosts: “Iran, the United States and the Nuclear Challenge: A view from Israel" presented by Professor David Menashri President, College of Law and Business, Ramat Gan Professor Emeritus, Tel Aviv University. 


Location: The Institute for the Study of Global Anti-Semitism and Policy (ISGAP) 165 East 56th Street, NY, NY 10022; 
Tuesday, February 24, 2015: 8-9PM Congregation Shearith Israel, the Spanish Portuguese Synagogue 8 West 70th Street NY, NY 10023 presents: 




Tuesday, February 24, 2015 NYC 7PM  World Premiere: The Zionist Idea 

Synopsis: A feature-length exploration of one of the most influential, controversial, and urgently relevant political ideologies of the modern era. Zionism was born out of the Jewish confrontation with modernity, along with the renewed persecution of Jews throughout Europe. Now, amid unceasing religious conflicts in the Middle East, it is crucial for Americans to better understand the meaning, history, and future of the movement. Ticketing for this screening will begin the week of February 8. Check filmlinc.com for details. Joseph Dorman and Oren Rudavsky | U.S. | 2015 | 149m | Hebrew, Arabic and English with English Subtitles. Location: across the street from Lincoln Center. Walter Reade Theatre West 66th Street 10023





Tuesday, February 24, 

2015 1:00pm - Keren Ben-Horin on In the Melting Pot: Fashionable Identities in Israel.  Columbia University's Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies.
To RSVP and for all the details please click on www.iijs.columbia.eduLocation:   501 Schermerhorn Columbia University New York, NY 10027;




Tuesday, February 24, 2015 7:45 PM to 10:45 PM (EST)  Teaneck, NJ:
American Friends of Yeshivot Bnai Akiva (AFYBA.orgZOA.org's NJ chapter proudly join together to present the screening of this important and new film Body and Soul: The State of the Jewish Nation.  This important film, sets the record straight so eloquently and comprehensively.  This 64 minute film not only shows the undeniable historical connection between the Jewish People and the Land of Israel, but also succeeds in debunking all of the propaganda, myths and misinformation that have become accepted as truth by so many. Body and Soul - The State of the Jewish Nation examines the centrality of the land of Israel to Jewish identity from antiquity to modern day, presents the legal history of Jewish rights to state-level sovereignty in the land of Israel, and shines the light on the growing campaign to erase the Jewish historical connection to the land of Israel.

Producer-Director Gloria Z. Greenfield, an award-winning filmmaker, will introduce and answer questions after the film. Sponsorships available: $36, $75, $125.  All Sponsorship levels include wine-and-sushi reception with Ms. Greenfield at 7:00 pm, prior to film screening.

For all the details, questions and tickets  please click here.
General Admission Tickets $12.50 until 2/17, $15 after. Teaneck Cinemas 503 Cedar Lane Teaneck, NJ 07666;


Aventura, Florida.  Tuesday, February 24, 2015 (ATJC.org)




Wednesday, February 25, 2015 5:30pm – 7:30pm  Please join the Taub Center for Israel Studies and the Skirball Department of Hebrew & Judaic Studies for a lecture by Rami Zeedan (Schusterman-Taub Postdoctoral Fellow at NYU).  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC  Lecture: Ethnic Minorities and the Army: Implications for Minority Inclusion.  Rami Zeedan received his PhD from the Department of Land of Israel Studies at Haifa University. His research interests include public management, statistical and strategic consulting, the Arab minority in Israel, and the history of Israel. His current work examines the integration and separation of the Arab society in Israel. Dr. Zeedan is currently a Taub-Schusterman Postdoctoral Fellow with the Taub Center for Israel Studies,  http://hebrewjudaic.as.nyu.edu/page/cale  Where 14A Washington Mews, 1st Floor, New York, NY, United States (map).  Reservation required:  RSVP.TAUB@nyu.edu:







Wednesday, February 25, 2015 The Jewish Center presents the film "Above and Beyond".  Synopsis:  In 1948, a group of World War II pilots volunteered to fight for Israel in the War of Independence. As members of 'Machal' -- volunteers from abroad -- this ragtag band of brothers not only turned the tide of the war, preventing the possible annihilation of Israel at the very moment of its birth; they also laid the groundwork for the Israeli Air Force.  Further details forthcoming. Until then click on www.imdb.com/title/.  Click on Jewish Center.org for all the details.  Venue: West 86th Street between Amsterdam & Columbus Avenues, NY, NY 10023;


Boca Raton, FL., Wednesday, February 25, 2015 10-11:30am
ABGU: Secrets of the Negev: An Archaeologist’s Perspective

Description AABGU.org presents a breakfast presentation with Prof. Steve Rosen, BGU's Vice President for External Affairs, Department of Bible, Archaeology and Ancient Near East. Archaeology in Israel’s Negev region began more than a million years ago and continues to the present time. Archeological sites in the Negev include campsites left by small bands of hunter-gatherers, base camps belonging to tribal pastoralists, villages dating back to the earliest periods of metal usage, Israelite-period forts, Roman/Byzantine-Islamic cities and towns, and remains from recent times. 

Prof. Steve Rosen will discuss the history of the Negev and how its archaeology reflects the sheer human genius of adapting to the region’s harsh desert environment in a variety of ways. Prof. Rosen, an anthropologist, holds the Canada Chair in Near Eastern Archaeology at BGU. A member of the Department of Bible, Archeology and Ancient Near East, he has been on the BGU faculty since 1988. 


Prof. Rosen was a part of the original excavation team at Tel Sheva, a biblical site near Beer-Sheva that includes fortified towns of the early Israelite period and the monarchic period of Judah, covered by remnants of small fortresses dated from the Persian to the Roman periods. Originally from Brooklyn, New York, Prof. Rosen received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.  Location: Bocaire Country Club  4989 Bocaire Boulevard Boca Raton Florida 33487;



Wednesday February 25, 2015 7:30pm 92Y presents: Crossing the Line:
What you need to know about anti-Semitism on Campus.  For all the details please click on  www.92y.org/Event/Crossing-the-Line, Note 8:00pm   Film screening

8:30pm   Guest Speaker: Eric Fingerhut, President & CEO Hillel International
8:40pm   Panel discussion featuring leading student activists. 

Israel is under assault on North American college campuses today like never before, and anti-Israel activity is increasingly crossing the line into anti-Semitism. Learn more about this disturbing trend at the international premiere screening of Jerusalem U’s new film Crossing the Line 2: The New Face of Anti-Semitism on Campus. The screening will be followed by a discussion with a panel of leading student activists and President & CEO of Hillel International Eric Fingerhut.





Wednesday, February 25, 2015  POSTPONED 
CAMERA.org together with the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue presents Professor Steven Stoksy who will speak on Israel, Culture and the Media. Steven Stotsky, a Senior Analyst with CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy in Israel Reporting in America) will discuss the anti-Israel Meme of the media culture. He monitors news coverage, academic studies, school curriculum materials on Israel and film documentaries dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His analysis pieces regularly appear on the CAMERA web site at www.Camera.org.  He has also been published in journals, newspapers and internet news sites like Time Magazine, the Jewish Advocate, Algemeiner, American Thinker and the Middle East Quarterly.

RSVP absolutely required with your complete business card details, call 212-877-4050 x280. $18.00 Suggested Donation.  Questions, contact Orly Klugman, or call 212-877-4050 x228
For all the details please click here
  30West 68th Street NY, NY 10023;


Wednesday, February 25, 2015  5PM The Institute for the Study of Global Anti-Semitism and Policy (ISGAP.org) hosts “Islamic Anti-Jewish Sentiment: Roots and Causes" presented by Dr. Mordechai Kedar Senior Lecturer, Department of Arabic and Center for the Study of the Middle East, Bar-Ilan University. 



Location: The Institute for the Study of Global Anti-Semitism and Policy (ISGAP) 165 East 56th Street, NY, NY 10022; 

















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NYC, Saturday, February 20, 2015 Fifth Avenue Synagogue (www.5as.org)








www.beneaththehelemt.com 
Saturday, February 21, 2015  7:30 pm.  Screening of Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home Front.   Synopsis: A story of the strength of the human spirit, a story of Brotherhood/Sisterhood, a story of Israeli soldiers.  Watch this brand new feature-length documentary film from Jerusalem U that takes viewers inside the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), and “beneath the helmet” of its young soldiers, to reveal the truth about who the young women and men drafted into army service really are.  For the movie's official web site click on BeneathHelmet.com/. RSVP/ID/security/hand bag check.  

Hosted by the Men’s and Women’s Clubs of Fifth Avenue Synagogue, 5 East 62 Street, NYC, RSVP to (212) 838-2122 or Sheila@5as.org.  $15 members, $20 non-members.  Proceeds from this event will be donated to the IDF Lone Soldiers Program.  Special thanks to Dr. Naomi Vilko for making this event possible.   A Jerusalem U production; 


MIAMI/Aventura Fl., Saturday, February 21, 2015:  Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center (ATJC.org) presents Professor Alan Dershowitz, lawyer, author, jurist and political commentator will address the congregation during the course of Shabbat morning services;  info@ATJC.org  located at 20400 NE 30th Avenue, Aventura, Florida 33180; 

LIMMUD MIAMI 2015MIAMI: Sunday, February 22, 2015 8:30am-5pm Limmid Miami 2015: A Day-Long Jewish People Happening for the Soul under the Sun in Miami!  FIU Kovens Conference Center:  participate in workshops presented by some of the world’s most dynamic Jewish educators, performers and teachers from South Florida and around the world, working in a variety of educational styles experiential workshops, text-study sessions, film, meditation, discussions, exhibits, performance and more will present in an experiential smorgasbord.

For the complete schedule of this day's events click on  Limmud Miami.org/schedule-2015;







Sunny Isles Beach, Florida , Sunday February 27, 2015  @ Thunderbird Beach Resort 7:30pm-9:30pm




Dr. Simcha Leibovich Lecture in Florida

Dr. Simcha Leibovich will be lecturing at the Young Riviera Parliament bi-weekly meeting! Dr. Simcha Leibovich is the North American representative of the World Zionist Organization, and is  a master teacher, trainer, and co-editor of the Encyclopedia for Social Educational Activities, Dr. Simcha Leibovich has worked as Dean of Informal Education at Orot-Academic College for Education and Givat Washington College of Education for over three decades. Join us for a fascinating lecture at the Days hotel - Thunderbird Beach Resort on February 22nd at 7:30PM;.







Shabbat Zachor ("Sabbath [of] remembrance שבת זכור) the Shabbat immediately preceding Purim. Deuteronomy 25:17-19, describing the attack by Amalek, is recounted. There is a tradition from the Talmud that Haman, the antagonist of the Purim story, was descended from Amalek. The portion that is read includes a commandment to remember the attack by Amalek, and therefore at this public reading both men and women make a special effort to hear the reading.  

The reading is a fulfillment of the biblical commandment to remember Amalek's assault on the Jewish People. As one reads this portion in the Torah, ponder all those who have sought to destroy the Jews throughout the ages, and consider with awe the Divine Source of this endurance.

Parshat Zakhor will be read in the synagogue: Remember what Amalek did to you on the road, on your way out of Egypt. That he encountered you on the way and cut off those lagging to your rear, when you were tired and exhausted; he did not fear G-d. And it shall come to pass, when the L‑rd your G‑d has given you rest from all your enemies round about, in the land which the L‑rd your G‑d is giving you for an inheritance to possess it, that you shall obliterate the memory of Amalek from under the heavens. Do not forget.  The reading is a fulfillment of the biblical commandment to remember Amalek's assault on Israel. As we read this portion in the Torah, we are called to ponder all those who have sought to destroy Israel throughout the ages, and to consider with awe the Divine Source of our endurance.  Please encourage all who can to attend synagogue on Shabbat morning to fulfill this important commandment."

Saturday, February 28, 2015  8PM Motza'ei Shabbat (after sunset)  Lincoln Square Synagogue proudly presents the new Israeli film: Above and Beyond.  



Synopsis: The story of a group of World War II pilots, mostly American, who volunteered to fight for Israel in its 1948 War of Independence. As members of “Machal”—volunteers from abroad—this ragtag band of brothers risked their citizenship, their futures and even their lives to help a fledgling nation under attack. They not only turned the tide of the war but also laid the groundwork for the Israeli Air Force. The film, produced by Nancy Spielberg, is the first major feature-length documentary to tell this inspiring but little-known story.  To register, RSVP, sign up and all the details please click on www.lss.org/above-and-beyond $20 at the door.  Venue: Lincoln Square Synagogue, West 66th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, NY, NY  10023;


Saturday, February 28, 2015 7:30PM Motza'ei Shabbat (after sunset) Young Israel of Woodmere proudly presents the film Beneath the Helmet. Woodmere, NY;