• Audio: Paula Burger Writes a Book About Her Holocaust Survival with the Bielski Partisans
• Audio and Photos: Exploring the Jewish Ethics of Public Relations
• Purchase: A Beautiful Hagadah is Available to Support Friends of the Israel Defense Forces

• Read: Separating Fact From Fabrication About Jonathan Pollard
• Audio: Exclusive Interview with Esther Pollard (Flashback)

• Photos: The Denver Academy of Torah's Third Track Meet
• Links: Did You Spot These News & Feature Items?
• Photo: Color War @ Denver Jewish Day School
• Save The Date: April 27th Holocaust Memorial Event

• Events: Colorado Jewish Calendar
• Opportunity: Rodef Shalom Membership
• Read: Gardner Leads Udall on IsraelScore™ Index - A Radio Chavura Exclusive

Writes Robert Bielski in the foreword to the book: "Paula's story brings the pain and suffering of her experience to the forefront so that her family, students and all generations to come will learn of the evil brutality that Paula, her brother Isaac and her father Wolf endured."

[Note: Those who read Paula's Window will immediately recognize the skilled and moving writing of Andrea Jacobs, the senior writer at the Intermountain Jewish News.  For 2 1/2 years, Andrea met weekly with Paula to capture and relay Paula's experiences.  Andrea "possesses a rare and beautiful gift - a heart that hears," Paula writes in the book's acknowledgements.  "Without her talent, dedication, sensitivity and compassion, this book would not exist."

Paula will be featured at a BMH-BJ luncheon on Sunday, June 8th.  Come hear her speak and purchase a signed copy of her book.  

The topic of the April 2nd Torah for Tycoons lunch and learn series, presented by the Denver Community Kollel, was, "In the Eye of the Beholder: The Ethics of Public Relations." The panel was moderated by Daniel Woodrow, and featured Rabbi Mordechai Fleisher, senior lecturer, Denver Community Kollel; and Dean Rotbart, co-host of Radio Chavura and Business Unconventional (710 KNUS AM in Denver).

The questions discussed included:

• Is it okay to present a front that may be misleading?
• What are the ehtics of making contributions to make an impression of generosity when ulterior motives are the driving force behind them?
• Does the Torah actually obligate one to put on a good face for the general public?
• How far does Halacha expect one to go to avoid suspicion of wrongdoing even when nothing has been perpetrated?

Radio Chavura is proud to be a supporter of the Denver Community Kollel.

Israel This Week producer Maxwell Rotbart (l)  and host Dean Rotbart (r)

In November 2006, Radio Chavura co-host Dean Rotbart conducted a broadcast interview with Esther Pollard, wife of Jonathan Pollard, the former American naval intelligence analyst who pled guilty to passing classied secrets to Israel, and who has been in prison since 1985.

 

Joining Dean was Dr. Donald Salem, a respected Los Angeles dentist and an expert on the Pollard case and Israel advocacy.

While Pollard's actions were illegal, this program highlights the inequity of his extended jail sentence and the duplicity of American politicians and citizens who argue for Pollard's continued incarceration.

Mrs. Pollard was interviewed for Israel This Week, a precursor to Radio Chavura. The program was broadcast live in 2006 on Sunday nights in Los Angeles on 870 KRLA AM, a leading news/talk station.

Although Radio Chavura co-host Maxwell Rotbart, then only 14 years old, was not featured on air, he served as a behind-the-scenes producer for the program.

Sim Shalom, the opening and closing song on Israel This Week, was performed by Talya Rotbart.

For more information on Jonathan Pollard and the facts of his case, click here.

Read Maxwell's recent Examiner.com story here, dispelling fact from fabrication in the Jonathan Pollard case.