Published by the Jewish Federation of Broome County

Issue 35

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Local News Federation to hold its annual meeting September 14 The Jewish Federation of Broome County will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, September 14, at 7 pm, at the Jewish Community Center, 500 Clubhouse Rd., Vestal.
National News Hillel students and professionals gear up to face anti-Israel campus activism ST. LOUIS (JTA) – Amanda Boris is nervous about what she’ll face when classes resume at the University of Wisconsin later this month. "There’s an uncomfortable amount of antisemitism on my campus," said the incoming senior.
Features Chasnoff draws comedy from his Jewish identity Comedian and author Joel Chasnoff, who will perform at the Federation annual meeting on Tuesday, September 14 (see article on this page), says, "The best comedy for any performer is comedy that grows with them. They schmooze every week The United States is often called "a melting pot" because of its varied nationalities, cultures, religions and ethnicities. Although American English contains many words harvested from these sources, Yiddish is the essence of a linguistic melting pot: Yiddish is either a language, jargon or dialect, depending on the expert (i.e., a Yiddish speaker) holding forth the opinion. How to become a genuine Englishman When Jack Rosenblum immigrates to England before the start of World War II, a man from the German Jewish Aid Committee hands a him a blue pamphlet titled "While you are in England: Helpful Information and Friendly Guidance for every Refugee." Film Review: Spy parody finds good humor in bad taste Don’t call Hubert Bonnisseur de la Bath, France’s answer to James Bond, "double one-seven" – it’s "one-seventeen." For "OSS 117: Lost in Rio," the second picture of the "OSS 117" spy parody series, the valiant but dim-witted secret agent returns, teaming up with the Mossad to track down a former Nazi in Rio de Janeiro.
Opinion Couple behind Ground Zero mosque model of tolerance Last May, I spoke at a public hearing of Manhattan’s Community Board No. 1 in support of Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf and Daisy Khan, the husband-and-wife team who initiated plans to build a 13-story Islamic community center two blocks north of Ground Zero. The words behind the man behind the mosque (JTA) – I admire my colleagues and friends who have shown themselves to be courageous enough to speak out against the anti-Islam hysteria that tends to surround conversations about the Islamic center that is being planned for a property that for many is uncomfortably close to Ground Zero. They have shown themselves to be paragons of religious tolerance and for this I commend them.
Holiday High Holidays tickets Question: My wife and I decided not to buy High Holidays tickets this year because they’re so expensive. What can we do to mark the holidays at home on our own? – Norman, Chicago

Local News

Federation to hold its annual meeting September 14

The Jewish Federation of Broome County will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, September 14, at 7 pm, at the Jewish Community Center, 500 Clubhouse Rd., Vestal.

National News

Hillel students and professionals gear up to face anti-Israel campus activism

ST. LOUIS (JTA) – Amanda Boris is nervous about what she’ll face when classes resume at the University of Wisconsin later this month. "There’s an uncomfortable amount of antisemitism on my campus," said the incoming senior.

Features

Chasnoff draws comedy from his Jewish identity

Comedian and author Joel Chasnoff, who will perform at the Federation annual meeting on Tuesday, September 14 (see article on this page), says, "The best comedy for any performer is comedy that grows with them.

They schmooze every week

The United States is often called "a melting pot" because of its varied nationalities, cultures, religions and ethnicities. Although American English contains many words harvested from these sources, Yiddish is the essence of a linguistic melting pot: Yiddish is either a language, jargon or dialect, depending on the expert (i.e., a Yiddish speaker) holding forth the opinion.

How to become a genuine Englishman

When Jack Rosenblum immigrates to England before the start of World War II, a man from the German Jewish Aid Committee hands a him a blue pamphlet titled "While you are in England: Helpful Information and Friendly Guidance for every Refugee."

Film Review: Spy parody finds good humor in bad taste

Don’t call Hubert Bonnisseur de la Bath, France’s answer to James Bond, "double one-seven" – it’s "one-seventeen." For "OSS 117: Lost in Rio," the second picture of the "OSS 117" spy parody series, the valiant but dim-witted secret agent returns, teaming up with the Mossad to track down a former Nazi in Rio de Janeiro.

Opinion

Couple behind Ground Zero mosque model of tolerance

Last May, I spoke at a public hearing of Manhattan’s Community Board No. 1 in support of Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf and Daisy Khan, the husband-and-wife team who initiated plans to build a 13-story Islamic community center two blocks north of Ground Zero.

The words behind the man behind the mosque

(JTA) – I admire my colleagues and friends who have shown themselves to be courageous enough to speak out against the anti-Islam hysteria that tends to surround conversations about the Islamic center that is being planned for a property that for many is uncomfortably close to Ground Zero. They have shown themselves to be paragons of religious tolerance and for this I commend them.

Holiday

High Holidays tickets

Question: My wife and I decided not to buy High Holidays tickets this year because they’re so expensive. What can we do to mark the holidays at home on our own? – Norman, Chicago

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