AJOP Update: The Last Moments of Shimmy Biegeleisen's zt"l Life, 9/11 Victim

September 15, 2011 - 16 Elul 5771

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New Book Release from Rabbi Hershel Becker

New Israel Curriculum from Rabbi Wein and the Destiny Foundation

OUTREACH

The Real Crisis of World Jewry is a Spiritual Gap

PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

How Do We Engage the Next Generation?

The Importance of Evaluation Research

A Millenial Looks at Fundraising and the Jewish Community

NORTH AMERICA

US Colleges to Receive Warning Letters on Antisemitism

Leak Offers Look at US Efforts to Spy on Israel

City of Postville, IA to Pay $450,000 to Jewish Businessman

ISRAEL

Affordable Housing? Borrow a Page from NYC

New York Times Blames Israel for Breakdown of Talks

Israel's A+ on S&P is No Relief from Shekel's Biggest Decline in 2 Years

Rich & Famous Flock to Rabbi

Will PA's UN Vote be Held on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur?

INTERNATIONAL

Why is the Ukrainian Government Destroying a 16th Century Synagogue?

Holocaust Survivors Angry About YIVO's Invitation to Lithuanian Official

Italian Marranos Hold Historic Seminar

Lieberman Asked to Help Save Lviv Synagogue

French Envoy Fired for Opposing Palestinian Statehood Bid

Jamaica and the Holocaust

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

9/11 Study Says Religious Victims Coped Better with Attacks

The Man Who Ruled the Lodz Ghetto

From Informal to Experiential: New Approaches to Graduate Studies in Educational Leadership

The Last Moments of Shimmy Biegeleisen's Life: 9/11 Victim

Orthodox Jewish Facebook Separates Genders

Reciprocal Respect: Who Loses Most from Violent Protests?

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AJOP Board

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HaRav Yaakov Perlow

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Rabbi Ilan Feldman

Atlanta, GA

Rabbi Yaacov Haber

Jerusalem, Israel

Mr. Richard Horowitz

Los Angeles, CA

Rabbi Yehoshua Karsh

Northbrook, IL

Dr. David Lieberman

Lakewood, NJ

Rabbi Yitzchok Lowenbraun

National Director

Rabbi Shlomo Porter

Baltimore, MD

Mr. Jeff Schachter Esq.

Passaic, NJ

Mr. Frank Storch

Baltimore, MD

HaRav Michel Twerski

Milwaukee, WI

Mr. Jerry Wolasky

Baltimore, MD

ADVISORY BOARD

Mr. Mark Bane

Lawrence, NY

Mr. Jonathan Beren

Denver, CO

Dr. Robert Edelman

Baltimore, MD

Rabbi Avraham Edelstein

Jerusalem, Israel

Dr. Michael J Elman

Baltimore, MD
Rabbi David Felsenthal
New York, NY

Mr. Howard Tzvi Friedman

Baltimore, MD

Mr. Joseph Friedman

Olney, MD
Mr. Harvey Hecker

Toronto, ONT

Mr. Stephen Rosedale

Cincinnatti, OH

Rabbi Simcha Scholar

Brooklyn, NY

Rabbi Dovid Refson

Jerusalem, Israel

Mr Gary Torgow

Detroit, MI

Rabbi Abraham Twerski, MD

Teaneck, NJ

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New Israel Curriculum from Rabbi Wein and the Destiny Foundation!

When the Palestinians attempt to legitimize their state through the United Nations, how will you explain this event to your Baalei Batim from a Jewish perspective? From an Israeli perspective? How can you use this event to attract new people into your organization?

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The Real Crisis of World Jewry is a Spiritual Gap An Article from The Jewish Chronicle The real issue facing world Jewry is the one no one talks about. It is not antisemitism. It is not the isolation and condemnation of Israel. Continue Reading

How Do We Engage the Next Generation?
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

There is a question nagging at the psyches of Federation Executives throughout the U.S. It's on the agendas at conferences; it's a hot topic when my colleagues get together; donors ask about it; staff members work on it; Continue Reading

The Importance of Evaluation Research
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

We were pleased to read the August 29th issue of eJewishPhilanthropy, which focused on the need for data to inform communal dialogue in a number of areas and highlighted some of the good work of JData. Continue Reading

A Millenial Looks at Fundraising and the Jewish Community
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

When I considered my plans six months ago for the summer of 2011, I knew that I wanted to experience something new, to expand my knowledge of the nonprofit sector, and to develop core capabilities for my professional future. Continue Reading

US Colleges to Receive Warning Letters About Anti-Semitism
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Hundreds of US college and university presidents were set to receive warning letters on Thursday morning, instructing them of their legal obligations to prevent anti-Semitism on campus.

Leak Offers Look at US Efforts to Spy on Israel
An Article from The New York Times

"I see him as an American patriot and a whistle-blower, and I'd like his actions to be seen in that context," Mr. Silverstein said.

City of Postville, IA Pays $450,000 to Jewish Businessman
An Article from Crown Heights Info

Gabay Menahem, a former businessman and property owner here, has received $450,000 to settle discrimination and business interference lawsuits filed in state and federal court against the City of Postville, the city clerk and two members of the city council. Continue Reading

Affordable Housing? Borrow a Page from NYC
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Looting in Britain's cities, mass demonstrations in the Arab world, protests in Greece; none have the same possibility of a straightforward solution as does the recent uprising in Israel in response to a lack of affordable housing.

New York Times Blames Israel for Breakdown of Talks
An Article from The New York Times

A United Nations vote on Palestinian membership would be ruinous. Yet with little time left before the U.N. General Assembly meets, the United States, Israel and Europe have shown insufficient urgency or boldness in trying to find a compromise solution. Continue Reading

Israel's A+ on S&P is No Relief for Shekel's Biggest Decline in 2 Years
An Article from Bloomberg

Standard & Poor's raised Israel's credit rating for the first time in four years just as slowing economic growth and escalating tensions with Turkey spur the shekel's biggest retreat since the global financial crisis.

Rich and Famous Flock to Rabbi
An Article from Ynet News

A few evenings every month, some of Israel's wealthiest and most powerful people can be found in a living room in the seaside city of Ashdod, waiting to have a few minutes with a rabbi they see as an advisor, guru or miracle worker. Continue Reading

Will PA's UN Vote be Held on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur?
An Article from Ynet News

The Palestinians are considering bringing their statehood bid for a vote at the UN on Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur, two of the holiest days in the Jewish calendar, according to reports that have reached the Foreign Ministry. Continue Reading

Why is the Ukrainian Government Destroying a 16th Century Synagogue?
An Article from The Guardian

It seems parts of Europe are less tolerant now than they were in the 16th century. Last week I watched as bulldozers began to demolish the adjacent remnants of what was once one of Europe's most beautiful synagogue complexes, the 16th-century Golden Rose in Lviv.

Holocaust Survivors Angry at YIVO's Invitation to Lithuanian Official
An Article from The Forward

It was supposed to be an evening of celebration and remembrance of the Jews of the Vilna Ghetto. Continue Reading

Italian Marranos Hold Historic Seminar
An Article from Ynet News

Dozens of Marranos and other people of Jewish descent from across southern Italy and Sicily gathered in the Sicilian city of Syracuse on Tuesday and Wednesday for a special seminar aimed at facilitating their return to their roots. Continue Reading

Lieberman Asked to Help Save Lviv Synagogue
An Article from Ynet News

Oded Feller, honorary consul of Poland in Israel, is urging Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman to help prevent the destruction of the Golden Rose Synagogue in the Ukrainian city of Lviv in favor of a hotel. Continue Reading

French Envoy Fired for Opposing Palestinian Statehood Bid
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Valerie Hoffenberg, France's special envoy to the Middle East, reacted with dismay on Monday to news that she had been removed from her position the week before. Continue Reading

Jamaica and the Holocaust
An Article from Ynet News

Shahar Bar couldn't believe his eyes. On a dusty carton bag, between the shelves loaded with material on the activities of the Joint during the Holocaust, he saw one word: "Jamaica." Continue Reading


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9/11 Study Says Religious Victims Coped Better with Attacks
An Article from The Forward

As the country marks the 10th anniversary of 9/11, a new study purports to show the benefits of religious involvement or spiritual belief in coping with the long-term impact of the event. Continue Reading

The Man Who Ruled the Lodz Ghetto
An Article from The New York Times

The diabolically well-planned implementation of genocide that was the Holocaust has been narrated many times over, in the form of fiction and non-fiction. Continue Reading

From Informal to Experiential: New Approaches to Graduate Studies in Jewish Educational Leadership
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

At 22 I had the best job of my life, Song Leader and Judaic Director at my JCC overnight camp. I had spent nearly every summer there since I was 10. Continue Reading

The Last Moments of Shimmy Biegeleisen's Life, 9/11 Victim
An Article from Israel Matzav

Five floors above, Shimmy Biegeleisen phoned his wife from his office at money-management firm Fiduciary Trust International Inc. "There's been an explosion next door," the 42-year-old vice president said. "Don't worry. I'm OK." Continue Reading

Orthodox Jewish Facebook Separates Genders
An Article from CNN

Showing that modernity might, just might, find its place even in a world predisposed to the most traditional of customs, in walks FaceGlat: an ultra-Orthodox Jewish answer, at least for some, to Facebook. Continue Reading

Reciprocal Respect: Who Loses Most from Violent Protests?
An Article from Mishpacha Magazine

While in Kiryat Sanz in Netanya last week long enough to daven Mincha, prior to an afternoon at Netanya's separate beach, I noticed a few women walking through the Chassidic enclave in decidedly non-Chassidic dress. Continue Reading

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