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Time and again, the Middle East has taught us that whatever political problems or challenges a given regime may be facing, it always has at its disposal an anti-Semitic explanation for how these came about in the first place.

A salient example of this was the response of Turkeys Islamist government and its media echo chamber to the overwhelming vote in favor of independence in the Kurdish region of Iraq in 2017. Spotting that a handful of the celebrating Kurds who thronged the streets of Erbil and other cities after the independence referendum were waving Israeli flags not surprising, given that Israel was the first and pretty much the only state to recognize and laud the historic result they manufactured the myth that a Second Israel was being created in Iraqi Kurdistan. Government officials and state-approved pundits explained that Kurdish sovereignty was a ploy to repatriate the 200,000 Kurdish Jews now in Israel back to the land of their birth, where they would manage a vassal state of the United States and Israel, as a local component of Western civilizations greater war against Islam.

Despite the best efforts of rationalist thinkers, in much of the world these days, West as well as East assertions like these dont require actual evidence in order to be believed by vast numbers of people. One of the key reasons why this is the case is that these same people are nurtured to think in this way at school.

A new study of the Turkish school curriculum conducted by IMPACT-se an Israeli research institute that publishes consistently excellent reports into the teaching of bigotry and hatred in schools across the region explains clearly why far-fetched stories such as those about a Second Israel in Kurdistan can be accepted so easily. In Turkish schools, history and politics are taught in strict accordance with the neo-Ottoman and Islamist leanings of President Recep Tayyip Erdoan and his ruling Justice and Development Party.

Among the main findings of Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak, author of the report, was that the Turkish school curriculum had been significantly radicalized in recent years. He noted as well that concepts such as Turkish World Domination and Turkish or Ottoman Ideal of the World Order are emphasized, and that Christians and Jews are characterized as infidels instead of People of the Book, as was the case in the past.

One can hardly expect Israel or the Zionist movement to come out favorably in a framework such as this, and the portrait of both that is painted in Turkish schools is duly hostile. The Contemporary Turkish and World History book defines Zionism as an imperialist ideal to amass all world Jewry in Palestine. It also stresses that Zionists seek to reconstruct Solomons Temple on Mount Zion, the report observed.

In addition, because of what is termed the Zionism problem in the Turkish curriculum, all catastrophes in the Middle East, including the ongoing conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, as well as the Egyptian coup dtat are all attributed to Zionism and implicitly to Jews. The hostile stance of the text reaches a fever pitch when it defines the (imagined) borders of so-called Greater Israel as stretching from the Euphrates River to the Nile. Students are warned that some parts of Turkey will fall within these concocted future borders of the so-called Greater Israel. It should not be surprising that the same author accuses the Alliance Israelite Universelle and Maccabi organizations as malicious and hostile to the Turkish national independence movement.

Make no mistake: This is hardcore anti-Semitism that shares the same ultra-conspiratorial view of any form of Jewish self-organization that is similarly found in the charter of Hamas, the AKPs Palestinian comrades in the wider Muslim Brotherhood movement. But there is also, on the surface, an anomaly. While Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood more broadly traffic in Holocaust denial, Cohen Yanarocaks report notes that in the Turkish curriculum, the Holocaust is specifically mentioned, however briefly. As he explains, the latest school textbook for history includes an undeveloped section that mentions anti-Semitism before World War II, as well as an image and brief section on Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass), Auschwitz, and the six million victims (including Jews) who were killed by the Nazis.

What is the purpose of affording Turkish school students this keyhole glimpse into the same Holocaust that is mostly taught in Western schools as the final, terrible destination of hateful rhetoric and behavior? Why bother to mention the albeit edited sufferings of the Jews, especially when the following paragraphs simply recycle the same canards thrown at them by the Nazis?

I want to venture an explanation as to why this is one, I should underline, that is entirely my own and does not feature in IMPACT-ses report. I do not believe that the sudden mention of the Holocaust reflects a desire by Turkeys education ministry to ensure that students have the broadest possible understanding of the events of World War II. To the contrary, both the Holocausts appearance and the manner it is depicted as laid out in the report reflect a move that is at once ideological and tactical.

Ideological because there is no attempt to explain the Nazi demonization of the Jewish people; students are therefore free to conclude that while the actions of the Nazis might have been excessive, they were not entirely undeserved, especially as their targets are described as infidels elsewhere in the same curriculum. And tactical because the Turkish regime has figured out that outright denial of the Holocaust doesnt get you anywhere, whereas grudgingly acknowledging its basic truth, and then using it as an instrument to condemn the Jews for treating the Palestinians as the Nazis treated them, is a far more effective form of propaganda.

The Holocaust appears in Turkish textbooks not to encourage empathy with the Jews, but to amplify hostility towards the Jewish state and the majority of Jews around the world who identify emotionally, religiously, politically with that state. It is a particularly perverse exploitation of history, and one that speaks from the depth of the anti-Semitism that underlies it.

Ben Cohen is a New York City-based journalist and author who writes a weekly column on Jewish and international affairs for JNS. Top read more of Cohens columns, visit cjn.org/cohen.

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According to an NGO Monitor report issued on Monday, between 2017 and 2019, 35 anti-Israel NGOs received a total of NIS 319,466,917 ($95.7 million) in donations, 58% of which ($55.5 million) came from foreign governments through direct and indirect funding, and 42% ($40.1 million) from private donors.

Given the central role played by politicized NGOs in the public human rights discourse, transparency in NGO funding is required in order to support an informed debate (Analysis of NIS 320 million in grants to Israeli NGOs, annual reports 2017-2019). The groups analysis presents all grants reported by the 35 Israeli NGOs receiving foreign government funding and involved in political advocacy, according to their annual financial reports for 2017-2019, which are the latest available. The data are listed according to the amount of the grant, the identity of the donor, and the source of the grant (private, governmental, or non-transparent / unclear).

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Government

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Funding to Israeli NGOs, 2017-2019 (amounts in NIS)

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A bill has been filed in the Texas Legislature that has the backing of the Las Vegas Sands. The legislation backed by the casino giant was filed a Republican in the Texas House and a Democrat in the Texas Senate.

According to the Texas Tribune, the bill would allow for four "destination resorts" to be built in the four largest metropolitan areas in Texas.

The legislation was filed by Rep.John Kuempel, R-Seguin, in the House and Sen.Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, in the Senate. The proposals would create special casino licenses for four "destination resorts" in the state's four largest metropolitan areas: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin. At the same time, it would establish a Texas Gaming Commission to regulate the casinos, tax table games and slot machines and separately legalize sports betting.

The legislation would require amending the Texas Constitution, which currently bans most gaming in Texas. That is only possible with a two-thirds vote of lawmakers in both chambers, and then voter approval in the November election.

As mentioned above, the bill would also legalize sports betting in Texas.

So how likely is it that this bill will get through to the Governor and he will sign off on it? I wouldn't go all in, that's for sure.

Personally, I have no problem with casinos, sports betting, and gambling. We already have the lottery and horse racing in Texas. And if you are an adult, I don't really care what you do with your money. It's a fact that Texas does see money leave the state each year for gambling in New Mexico, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. I also believe there is a ton of money that can be made here in Texas from casino gambling.

But that doesn't mean it's going to happen. Let's not forget that Lt. Governor Dan Patrick came out last month on my radio show and said sports betting won't see the light of day. Add in casino gambling, and you are living a dream.

Is Texas missing out on keeping money in Texas? Yes. But as of right now, our statewide leaders are okay with that and I don't see much changing their minds.

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In 1654, the first Jewish settlers arrived in New Amsterdam, present day New York City, seeking the freedom to practice their faith. In the centuries since, Jewish Americans have contributed in countless ways to our countrys culture and character. From the arts and sciences to business and public service, nearly every facet of our society has benefitted from the talent, inspiration, vision, expertise, ingenuity, and sacrifice of Jewish Americans. We honor their spirit and resiliency during Jewish American Heritage Month and celebrate the myriad of ways they enrich our country and the world.

Throughout history, the Jewish people have demonstrated an unbreakable spirit, overcoming suffering, cruel oppression, violence, and bigotry. Tragically, Jewish men, women, and children continue to face anti-Semitic discrimination, persecution, and violence today, and Jewish institutions and places of worship remain targets of vandalism and destruction. Our country has wept too many times in the aftermaths of horrific attacks, including last April when a murderer opened fire in a synagogue in Poway, California, taking innocent life and shattering families in a cowardly display of evil. Such unconscionable acts are an abomination to all decent and compassionate people. Hatred is intolerable and has no place in our hearts or in our society. We must therefore vigorously confront anti-Semitic discrimination and violence against members of the Jewish community. That is why I signed an Executive Order last December, bolstering my Administrations efforts to combat the rise of anti-Semitism in the United States and build a culture of respect, humanity, and equality.

This month, we reaffirm our commitment to never compromise our steadfast support for the Jewish community, our rejection of anti-Semitic bigotry, and our disdain for malicious attacks of hatred. Jewish Americans strengthen, sustain, and inspire our country through dedication to family, respect for cherished traditions, and commitment to the values of justice and equality that unite Americans of every faith and background. We give thanks for the profound contributions that Jewish Americans continue to make to our society, and way of life.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2020 as Jewish American Heritage Month. I call upon Americans to celebrate the heritage and contributions of American Jews and to observe this month with appropriate programs, activities, and ceremonies.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fourth.

DONALD J. TRUMP

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Rabbi H. David Teitelbaum, revered as much for his commitment to his congregants and the Bay Area Jewish community as for his passionate social activism on national and international stages, died at age 94 on Monday.

The next day, about 150 people took part in a memorial service on Zoom in which the native San Franciscan was remembered for his participation in the U.S. civil rights movement, his advocacy on behalf of Soviet Jews and his love for Israel but, above all, for his kindness and conviction that the true task of Judaism is to build community.

His was a Judaism about belonging, about connectedness, said Bill Futornick, ritual director at Congregation Beth Jacob in Redwood City, where Teitelbaum served for 38 years until retiring in 1995. He taught us to be mensches by being one.

As an example, Futornick recounted how a congregant called Teitelbaum in the middle of the night to inform him that her husband had died. The rabbi waited until dawn, but at 6:30 a.m. he knocked on her door. He sat with the wife of the deceased on the couch for hours, Futornick recalled. No words, just being present. Hineni. Here I am. That was David. He knew what each person needed. His essence was his gentle kindness. That, to me, is his lasting legacy along with the other accolades.

After learning of Teitelbaums passing, historian Fred Rosenbaum said that he was struck by the rabbis consistent demonstrations of courage in defense of social justice. In March 1965, when Teitelbaum took part in the famous march to Montgomery with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, he famously spent a night locked up in a Selma, Alabama jail with other activists.

This man really practiced what he preached, Rosenbaum told J., noting that Teitelbaum was one of only a handful of congregational rabbis in the Bay Area to make the trip to Selma. He showed the courage of his convictions. And I think its to the credit of Congregation Beth Jacob that most of the leadership backed him.

David was a thinker and a doer whose life represented a shining example of living Jewish values, said Rabbi Doug Kahn, executive director emeritus of the S.F.-based Jewish Community Relations Council. From his outspoken support for Israel and Soviet Jews to his participation in the historic march at Selma, he led by example.

He also spoke out against the Vietnam War and the Iraq War before those stances were popular, and took up issues such as mental health and criminal justice reform, Rosenbaum said.

Teitelbaum began his nearly four decades on the Beth Jacob bimah in 1957. Grace Rosenberg, a former Beth Jacob president, described him as a pillar, not only of our synagogue and community, but of all the people whose lives he touched throughout the country and the world and not only Jews, but humanity.

Remembering how Teitelbaum invited the congregations teenagers to his home on Sundays for fireside chats, Rosenberg also acknowledged his impact on the larger Jewish community institutionally.

He was a presence. Whatever was happening that was important, he was there. He put himself physically out there and was admired for it.

Teitelbaum received many accolades during his life, and many came from outside the Jewish community. For example, when marking Jewish Heritage Month in 2015, President Barack Obama praised Teitelbaum by name, describing how during that night in the Selma jail, he and his fellow rabbis had kept up their spirits by singing Adon Olam to the tune of We Shall Overcome.

That in and of itself is a profound statement of faith and hope, Obama said.

Born Herbert David Teitelbaum on May 14, 1926, the son of Yiddish-speaking Polish immigrants grew up in San Franciscos heavily Jewish Fillmore District, and though he attended Central Hebrew School, he also was impacted by his neighborhoods vibrant and diverse population.

It was not like growing up Orthodox in New Yorks Lower East Side, Rosenbaum explained. He had so much interaction with all kinds of people, which is why he was never tied in with an exclusively Orthodox viewpoint. He was always looking outward; he was not cloistered.

Teitelbaum received his rabbinical training at the Conservative Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, where he was influenced by Reconstructionist thinker Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan. At 25, he volunteered as an Army chaplain during the Korean War. Despite his initial enthusiasm in that role, he wrote I still look back with a passionate hatred of war in his 2015 memoir.

Early rabbinic postings in the South aroused his anger at the Jim Crow system and a desire to aid the civil rights movement. In 1976, he traveled to the Soviet Union, with his wife Robin, to meet with Soviet Jews and fight for their freedom to emigrate. The couple actively campaigned for Soviet Jewry well into the 1980s.

In the United States, the Bay Area was the leader in that cause, and he was right out in front, Rosenbaum said.

After becoming Beth Jacobs rabbi emeritus in1995, Teitelbaum worked an additional 10 years as executive director of the Board of Rabbis of Northern California. Thats when Kahn worked closely with him and came to understand very quickly why he truly was beloved.

Rosenbaum said Teitelbaum was the ideal person to lead the board because he could relate to people with various beliefs across the Jewish spectrum. He was a zeitfigur, a German phrase that describes a person who is representative of his times, always where the action was but modeling the very best in leadership. But the thread that really runs through his career was his devotion to the Jewish people.

Teitelbaum labored over his autobiography for several years after stepping down as the boards chairman. As a Mighty Stream: The Life of an American Rabbi offers insights on historic events that colored his rabbinate, from the Yom Kippur War to 9/11. And he spells out his God concept, refined over decades of contemplation. It allows for a range of belief and disbelief.

I dont expect everyone to agree with everything I wrote, he told J. upon the books publication in 2015. But especially for people who have difficulty with religion, I hope what I wrote will help. There are different ways of being religious and spiritual, different ways of conceiving of God.

In the book, Teitelbaum wrote, I cannot believe in the traditional supernatural God who rewards and punishes us according to our deeds. Yet I respect people who may have that kind of faith. I believe in what is God-like or godly, the things that make for human fulfillment and help us live in a better world.

On the last page, he concluded, There is no heaven or hell. The only immortality, I believe, is the immortality of influence. Whatever kind of legacy you leave behind, lives after you die.

Teitelbaum is survived by his wife, Robin; children Joshua (Jaqueline) and Adam (Shari); grandchildren Abbey Sarah, Noah David, Dena Avigail (Maor) Hadad, Revital (Yonatan) Englender and Ayalah; and great-grandchildren Lucie Hallel, Nuriel Shalom and Naomi Robin, born just a week before Teitelbaums death.

Memorial donations can be made to Beth Jacobs Teitelbaum Family Education Fund at bethjacobrwc.org/donate. Use the drop-down menu to designate the fund.

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The West Windsor Arts Council has prescribed Rx: Laughter, an online comedy show and silent auction fundraiser, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 13.

The show will feature comedians Tushar Singh, Amy Shanker, Corey Ryan Forrester and Gilbert Lawand. Items up for bid in a silent auction include specialty-themed baskets featuring desirable goods and services you can use and fine art, which can be previewed here.

Tickets are $30 for the comedy show, $50 for a couple. An optional Laughter Bistro Box of vegetarian-friendly cuisine sourced from local farms and businesses can be ordered for $50.

For more information, phone 609-716-1931 or email info@westwindsorarts.org.

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Here is a rundown of the status of events at arts and entertainment venues and other recreational destinations throughout the state:

ATLANTIC COUNTY

Atlantic City casinos gaming rooms have reopened, but no major entertainment events are planned yet until April the soonest. The Atlantic City Ballet has canceled its season at Caesars Atlantic City but is posting monthly virtual programs online.

Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City has rescheduled its March 14 Michael Buble concert to Aug. 28 and its March 20 Lit in AC concert to March 19, 2022. Visit boardwalkhall.com/events.

The Stockton University Performing Arts Center on the Galloway campus has emptied its schedule of events through May. For more information, contact 609-652-9000 or visit stocktonpac.org.

BERGEN COUNTY

All scheduled entertainment events at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford have been canceled or pushed to this summer. First show on the schedule as of now is the Aug. 5 Guns N Roses concert. For information, visit metlifestadium.com.

Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood has canceled, postponed or rescheduled shows through April 10. It will host a free live-streamed fundraiser gala on March 13 with Paul Anka, John Fogerty, Dionne Warwick, Wynton Marsalis, Jay Leno and others. For information, visit bergenpac.org or call 201-227-1030.

Hackensack Performing Arts Center in Hackensack has no upcoming events planned. For more information, visit hacpac.org.

The Puffin Cultural Forum in Teaneck has canceled live entertainment events until further notice. Visit puffinculturalforum.org or call 201-836-3499 for updates. The Teaneck International Film Festival is hosting series of monthly online documentary screenings in collaboration with PBS TVs Independent Lens through May 19.

The Black Box Performing Arts Center in Engelwood will present The Pillowman onstage March 11-April 3 with a 25-max seating capacity. Visit blackboxpac.com.

The Belskie Museum of Art and Science in Closter is open 1-5 p.m. weekends or by appointment. Visit belskiemuseum.com or call 201-768-0286.

The Mahwah Museum is open 1-4 p.m. Saturdays with a 25% capacity restriction. Visit mahwahmuseum.org or call 201-512-0099.

BURLINGTON COUNTY

The countys museums and galleries including Smithville Mansion and the Historic Prison Museum are reopened with limited hours social distancing guidelines in effect. For more information visit co.burlington.nj.us/parks..

The Roebling Museum in Florence is closed until further notice. Visit roeblingmuseum.org.

CAMDEN COUNTY

The Battleship New Jersey on the Camden Waterfront is reopened for self-guided tours 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

The Adventure Aquarium in Camden has reopened by reservation. Visit adventureaquarium.com or call 844-474-3474.

The Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood has postponed or rescheduled concert dates through Oct. 14. For information, visit scottishriteauditorium.com or call 856-858-1000.

CAPE MAY COUNTY

Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture) formerly Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities and the Cape May Lighthouse are open Saturdays and Sundays.

The Cape May County Park and Zoo have reopened following social distancing guidelines. Winter hours are 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. daily.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

The Landis Theater in Vineland has scheduled a series of rock tribute band concerts. Visit thelandistheater.com for updates.

The Levoy Theatre in Millvilles next show on the bill is the March 20 Eaglemania tribute. Visit levoy.net or call 856-327-6400.

The Museum of American Glass, Down Jersey Folklife Center in Millville is closed for the winter and aims to reopen in April.

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The Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts in Millville is open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Call 856-327-4500 or visit rrcarts.com.

ESSEX COUNTY

The Prudential Center in Newark has closed its facilities, offices, the Grammy Museum Experience and the RJWBarnabas Health Hockey House. The planned March 28 Millennium Tour concert has been postponed with a new date to be determined and the April 22 WDHA Rock the Rock Fest has been postponed to 2022. The 38th annual Gospelfest has been canceled. The New Jersey Devils condensed season is in progress but live audiences are not permitted. For up-to-date information, visit prucenter.com/events.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark has suspended on-site performances through June 5. It is posting weekly DJ dance parties and other virtual events. For information call 888-466-5722 or visit njpac.org.

Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn has embarked on its hybrid subscription-only season, with Pete n Keely next up on the schedule. Visit papermill.org or email boxoffice@papermill.org.

South Orange Performing Arts Center has halted live shows through May 6 but is hosting online film streamings and concert events. For information, call 973-313-2787, email boxoffice@sopacnow.org or visit sopacnow.org.

Wellmont Theater in Montclair has rescheduled its planned March 19 Wild Child concert to Sept 24 and its April 9 Get the Led Out tribute concert to May 7, 2022. Next on the schedule is Ministry on April 16. For information visit wellmonttheater.com or call 973-783-9500.

Outpost in the Burbs, based at the First Congregational Church in Montclair, has postponed its planned March and April concerts until dates to be determined. Next concert on its schedule is Alex Cuba on June 19. Visit outpostintheburgs.org.

The Newark Museum of Art has targeted June 3 as its reopening date and in the meantime has been mounting online activities. Visit newarkmuseumart.org or call 973-596-6550.

The Montclair Art Museum has reopened with one-hour timed tickets by reservation. For updates, visit montclairartmuseum.org or check social media pages.

The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in Montclair has again stopped in-person visits. Look for updates at yogiberramuseum.org.

GLOUCESTER COUNTY

Broadway Theatre of Pitman has yet to schedule any new shows. Call 856-384-8381 or visit thebroadwaytheatre.org.

The Heritage Glass Museum in Glassboro will be closed until further notice. Contact heritageglassmuseum.com or call 856-881-7468.

HUDSON COUNTY

The Liberty Science Center in Jersey City is reopened at a reduced capacity to maintain social distancing. Winter hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays. Visit lsc.org or call 201-200-1000.

HUNTERDON COUNTY

Music Mountain Theatre in Lambertville will present The Diary of Anne Frank on stage through March 21. Visit musicmountaintheatre.org for more information.

The Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays, with 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays reserved for seniors and immunocompromised visitors. Visit hunterdonartmuseum.org.

The Red Mill Museum Village in Clinton has set its planned reopening for April 10. Visit theredmill.org.

The ACME Screening Room in Lambertville is closed but has made virtual screening of films available online and has created a film viewing club. Visit acmescreeningroom.org/upcoming-events.

MERCER COUNTY

McCarter Theatre in Princeton canceled in-person shows. It has extended its posting of The Work of Adrienne Kennedy: Inspiration and Influence, a virtual play festival in association with Round House Theatre, through April. For information, visit mccarter.org or call 609-258-2787.

Passage Theatre at the Mill Hill Playhouse in Trenton has crafted a 2020-21 season lineup that includes online and live productions. next up online will be the family show Surely Goodness and Mercy, March 18-21. Look online at passagetheatre.org.

Anticipating it almost certainly will not be able to hold a live Sourland Mountain Festival this year, the Sourland Conservancy will be hosting musical happy hours via Zoom 6 p.m. the first Thursday of each month. Visit sourland.org for details.

The New Jersey State Museum in Trenton is closed until further notice. Visit state.nj.us/state/museum.

The 1719 William Trent House Museum in Trenton has suspended operations until further notice but has been presenting online programs. For information visit call 609-989-0087 or visit its Facebook page.

Old Barracks Museum in Trenton is temporarily closed but has virtual exhibits posted. For more information visit barracks.org.

CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton is being used as a COVID-19 vaccination site for Mercer County. It has pushed back its planned April 9 Casting Crown concert to Oct. 8. For information visit cureinsurancearena.com.

The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie in Cadwalader Park in Trenton has reopened with timed entries and has mounted virtual exhibits. Visit ellarslie.org.

The Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton reopened to the public with reserved timed ticketing. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays. For information, visit groundsforsculpture.org or call 609-586-0616.

Princeton University public events are suspended and the Princeton University Art Museum is closed until further notice. Visit Princeton.edu for updates. The Lewis Center for the Arts is posting virtual events at arts.princeton.edu. Princeton University Concerts has erased its schedule but plans an online virtual watch party concert on March 28. Visit princetonuniversityconcerts.org.

Kelsey Theatre on the Mercer County Community College campus in West Windsor has postponed its schedule. Visit kelsey.mccc.edu for more.

1867 Sanctuary in Ewing has no events planned as of now. For information visit 1867sanctuary.org.

Rider University Arts has put on- and off-campus Westminster Choir College and Rider events on hold, but has launched a number of online performances. Visit rider.edu/arts.

Morven Museum and Garden in Princeton grounds are open to the public 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. and 1:30-4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays with timed tickets and social distancing precautions. There are no docent-led indoor tours at this time. Visit morven.org.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY

State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick has no in-person programming scheduled until August, but is hosting various online events, including a virtual concert by Mandy Harvey on March 25. For more information, visit stnj.org or call 732-246-7469.

Crossroads Theatre Company in New Brunswick has posted an encore performance of the musical Sheilas Day online through March 23 in honor of Womens History Month. Visit crossroadstheatrecompany.org or call 732-545-8100.

George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick has begun its 2021 season online with Theresa Rebecks Bad Dates, available through March 14. Contact 732-246-7717 or georgestplayhouse.org.

The Avenel Performing Arts Center in Avenel will present a production of Til Death Do Us Part -- Late Nite Catechism is scheduled for March 18-21. Contact 732-314-0500 or avenelarts.com.

MONMOUTH COUNTY

Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Banks new venue, the Vogel, has indoor shows booked through mid-June. The Dublin Irish Dance mainstage show scheduled for March 11, the March 12 Daughtry concert and the March 14 Kevin James appearance have been canceled. Visit thebasie.org for updates.

Historic Allaire Village in Farmingdale is open for special events following COVID-19 health safety restrictions.

Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal has suspended productions through April 10. It is hosting its 12th annual International Jewish Israel Film Festival online through March 22. For information call 732-531-9106 or visit axelrodartscenter.com.

The Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan will begin its live 2021 season with Mass Appeal March 20-28. Visit algonquinarts.org for updates.

Monmouth University Center for the Arts in West Long Branch has postponed scheduled events through this season and has mounted its Music and Arts Festival 2020 on YouTube. Visit monmouth.edu/mca for updates.

Some Asbury Park Boardwalk entertainment venues have recommenced live shows, including Langosta Lounge and Tim McLoones Supper Club. The Stone Pony has postponed its planned April 22 reopening with White Reaper and aims to begin its Summerstage outdoor shows in June. Convention Hall has no dates scheduled as of now. Paramount Theatres Mavericks March 14 concert has moved to Dec. 12. For information, visit apboardwalk.com.

Two River Theater in Red Bank has suspended performances and is closed to the public but is posting online readings and workshops. Look online at tworivertheater.org for updated information.

The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County has suspended programming until further notice but has set up an online exhibit, Artists from Within: Creations in Quarantine. Visit jhmomc.org.

The Monmouth Museum in Lincroft is closed with plans to reopen in late spring. It has posted online exhibits. Visit monmouthmuseum.org or call 732-224-1995.

The Garden State Film Festival, based out of Asbury Park, will have virtual and in-person options this year, starting Tuesday, March 23, at the Cranford Theater in Cranford. The festival continues Wednesday, March 24, to Sunday, March 28, with special events each night. A limited size live cocktail reception and screening will be held on March 26 with virtual and in-person screenings through March 28, concluding with a black-tie awards ceremony at the Asbury Lanes.

MORRIS COUNTY

Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown will host two sets of Manhattan Comedy Night on March 12. For information, call 973-539-8008 or visit mayoarts.org.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey in Madison has launched Pandemic Playhouse online series with recorded versions of the three plays from its recent Shaw! Shaw! Shaw! festival. Visit shakespearenj.org.

The Morris Museum in Morristown has reopened 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays. For information, call 973-971-3700 or visit morrismuseum.org.

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum in Morristown has limited gallery tours by appointment for groups of five or fewer. Garden is open for social-distanced walks. Visit macculloughhall.org or call 973-538-2404.

The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts in Madison has reopened for walk-in visits Tuesdays-Sundays, with reservations recommended on Saturdays-Sundays. For information, visit metc.org.

The Folk Project in Morristown has canceled its lineup of indoor concerts, but is promoting a selection of twice-weekly online live performances. Visit folkproject.org or call 973-335-9489.

Dover Little Theater is presenting a live, virtual whodunit, Wheres Paddy OFurniture?, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 12-13, complemented with jokes, drinking games and pub music, for adults only by advance registration.

Roxbury Arts Alliance has cleared its on-site schedule at Investors Bank Theater in Roxbury through April 23. Visit roxburartsyalliance.org or call 862-219-1379.

OCEAN COUNTY

The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts on the Ocean County College campus in Toms River will host a virtual Rhythm of the Dance concert available on demand through March 24. Its scheduled March 26 Shawn Colvin concert has been postponed until spring 2022. Visit grunincenter.org/events or call 732-255-0500.

The Strand Center for the Arts in Lakewood erased four tribute shows it had scheduled through March. Its next planned show now will be a Sept. 17 Prince tribute concert. Visit http://www.strand.org or check social media for more details.

Albert Music Hall in Wall hopes to begin presenting outdoor concerts on May 1. For updates, visit alberthall.org.

PASSAIC COUNTY

The Paterson Museum will remain closed until further notice. Look for updates at patersonmuseum.com.

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JTA Large parts of the roof of a centuries-old crumbling former synagogue in Ukraine have collapsed.

The latest damage to what remains of the Great Synagogue of Brody, an 18th-century house of worship near Lviv, in western Ukraine, was observed this month. It follows an earlier implosion from 2006, Jewish.ru reported Wednesday.

The building is listed as a monument but authorities in Ukraine, one of Europes poorest countries, have not taken action to salvage the dilapidated structure for years. Ukraine has hundreds of former synagogues, some of them as old as the Brody one, in various states of disrepair.

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The Turei Zahav Jewish Community, an organization that helps revive Jewish life and heritage in Western Ukraine, has warned repeatedly in recent years that inaction on the synagogue would lead to its disappearance.

At the moment, the synagogue continues to collapse, and if no changes take place in the near future, we will once again lose one of the most unique monuments of sacred architecture in Ukraine, the group said on its website.

The synagogue was severely damaged during World War II, and the southern and northern outbuildings were lost. During the war, German troops tried to blow up the building but failed, according to Turei Zahav.

The synagogue was nationalized during communism and used as a warehouse. After Ukraines independence in 1991, internal scaffolding was installed to slow down the buildings collapse.

Brody had many thousands of Jews before the Holocaust; most were murdered. No Jews live there today.

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- We are looking back over the last 365 days living in a pandemic.

Where one woman not only celebrated 100 years of life but reflected on a year unlike any other.

Ruth Heumann, or better known to every person in her life as Omi, was introduced to Michiana last August when she celebrated her 100th birthday and a life well lived!

She turned 100 last year! And because of the pandemic, we couldnt do what we originally signed up to do. And that was to get the family together and go to a restaurant and celebrate that way because its a milestone, being 100 years old, and shes been through a lot," says daughter Judy Heumann.

From surviving the Holocaust to immigrating to the United States and starting a life and a family she loves--Ruth Heumann has lived a life surrounded in love from her friends and family.

But in 2020, when birthdays and get togethers were put to the side, her family refused to let her centennial birthday be missed.

So her daughter, Judy, and grand-daughter, Karen, invited the community, family, and friends out for a drive by birthday parade that went off without a hitch.

It was a surprise my mom had no idea. I took her out on Sunday morning this was august first her birthday was on a Sunday. And we did the parade. It was beautiful okay. My mom was surprised and she kept saying I cant believe all these people are here," says Judy.

People all there to celebrate this, and all the birthday's and life moments to come.

Were looking forward to her 101st birthday which will be in august and hopefully we can get together with everybody. People are getting their shots now so hopefully we will be able to have a celebration again but in person," says Judy

In person the hope for just about everyone at this point.

But no matter if families are celebrating with the fan fare of car horns, cheers, and lots of eager waves--Ruth reminds us that this is still a life to love.

The people in it making each milestone more and more worth the struggles.

Judy relays that Ruth is so thankful for this life and all the people who show love so deeply.

Adapting isn't easy on anyone but seeing her family and friends choose to do just that and more to be with her on her special day is indescribable.

This giving of love a trait the whole Heumann family has kept alive throughout the pandemic, even for other family members across the country!

My aunt Ruth, she lives in Chicago she lives in a residence now. She turned 91. And we did a zoom call with her," says Judy. "And we have relatives that live all over the country and we all got together on a zoom call. And that was so nice. And my aunt was able to enjoy it to. And she has a unique history as well because she survived the Holocaust. So she does very well. Actually now to at 91."

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The Senate Committee on Education passed a bill Friday that would require Wisconsin schools to include the Holocaust and other genocides in their social studies curriculum.

The bill was expected to pass in the Senate last year after clearing the Assembly, but the COVID-19 pandemic put the effort on hold.

Legislators on both sides of the political aisle supported the bill when it was first introduced, and during the committees public hearing in March no one testified against its passage, according to WPR.

The re-introduced bill was authored by Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, Rep. Jon Plumer, R-Lodi, and Rep. Lisa Subeck, D-Madison. Subeck hopes that the bill will help raise more awareness and education on the Holocaust and other genocidal tragedies to combat harmful rhetoric.

I can remember interviewing Holocaust survivors when I was a teenager as part of a youth group project to preserve their stories. While they shared survival stories that were nothing short of heroic, their stories were also those of tragic loss, Rep. Subeck said in a press release. Unfortunately, todays children will likely never meet a Holocaust survivor. While they will not have a chance, as I did, to listen to their first hand stories, it is incumbent upon us to make sure this history is never repeated.

Antisemitism and antisemitic hate crimes are on the rise in Wisconsin, while awareness and knowledge about the Holocaust is going down. A study conducted by the Claims Conference found that one-third of Americans believe that much less than six million European Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.

The bill outlines that at least once from fifth to eighth grade and at least once from ninth to twelfth grade, the Holocaust and other genocides must be included in the curriculum for all of Wisconsin public schools, independent charter schools and private schools participating in a parental choice program.

To formulate the required curriculum, Wisconsins superintendent will consult with a state organization or a state agency or another state that has already developed model curriculum for the Holocaust and other genocides.

Subeck thanked the Wisconsin-based Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center, which has made a commitment to provide materials and support at no cost to schools.

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This statement by Yale historian Timothy Snyder in his book On Tyranny came to mind when I learned of a recent punitive ruling by a Polish court against two respected scholars whom I know.

On Feb. 9, the court ordered Professor Jan Grabowski of the University of Ottawa and Barbara Engelking of the Polish Center for Holocaust Studies to apologize for alleged flaws in their study on Polish complicity with Germans in the murder of Jews during the Holocaust.

The court ruling calls for Grabowski and Engelking to apologize to a woman who claims the study, Night Without End, slanders her deceased uncle by suggesting he helped kill Jews during World War II. The scholars are appealing the ruling, which is based on a law passed last year by the Polish Parliament that makes it a criminal offense to blame Poles for the atrocities of the Holocaust.

This law, passed in response to scholarly works that revealed atrocities committed against Jews in Polish pogroms in 1941 and 1946, gives the government great latitude to brand any criticism as slander, and make it subject to court action. Criminal charges against Grabowski and Engelking were eventually reduced to slander due to international pressure.

This law, and the court ruling against Grabowski and Engelking, is an appalling reflection of Polands far-right nationalist government elected in 2015. The government is lavish in its praise for Polish heroism during World War II. Government followers carry placards that say Down with the Pedagogy of Shame. These Polish-First nationalists malign scholars who seek to uncover historical truth.

This abandonment of any commitment to truth this deletion of justice from the judicial system does indeed amount to the abandonment of freedom.

I know Grabowski to be a courageous and determined man, dedicated to scholarly historical research. He is undeterred by the hate mail he receives, or the icy stares after Polish television called him a falsifier of history.

During interviews with reporters, Grabowski has said that Polish nationalists do not understand that his study of the Holocaust is not a question of choice. There is an obligation to the dead and the living, he said. In this sense, his scholarship in search of truth is like a religious calling.

I first met Engelking in the fall of 2011 in her office in Warsaw. She talked about her seminal work, The Warsaw Ghetto: A Guide to the Perished City. She had lived in one of the few buildings left standing after the Germans put down the Jewish uprising. She finally had to move from the area where the ghetto had once been. It was like living in a graveyard, she said.

According to German scholar Gunther Jikeli now an associate professor of history and sociology at Indiana University current data shows that right wing nationalism is spreading. In Poland, this nationalism serves to promote a narrative of national pride in which Poles were both victims and heroes during World War II, but never perpetrators.

While it is true that many Poles risked their lives to rescue Jews, with more than 7,000 Poles honored as Righteous Gentiles at Yad Vashem, Israels memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, at the same time thousands of Poles were killing Jews, or turning Jews over to the Germans.

The Polish government continually inflates the numbers of Poles who were Righteous Gentiles, way beyond the 7,111 recognized at Yad Vashem. The government is funding a new museum to honor 40,000 Poles alleged, with little evidence, to have rescued Jews. Father Tadeusz Rydzik, cited by the U.S. State Department for anti-Semitic remarks, is a leader in this effort to establish the museum and its nationalist narrative.

By contrast, the government ousted a distinguished historian and former director of the Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Dariusz Stola, because an exhibit, Estranged, documented a government sponsored anti-Semitic campaign that caused an estimated 13,000 Jews to emigrate from Poland.

Such government efforts to promote a national narrative devoid of truth pose a serious threat to democracy.

This case has rightly initiated international outrage, said Deidre Berger, former director of the American Jewish Committees Berlin office during a recent email exchange about the court ruling against Grabowski and Engelking, For it demonstrates the danger to democracy when the independence of scholarship is called into question, challenging the core democratic principle of freedom of expression.

Another statement by Timothy Snyder comes to mind: Post-truth is pre-fascism.

Greenwich resident Don Snyder is a retired producer at NBC News.

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