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Wednesday, October 14, 2015
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Rallies!
Thursday, October 15, 12:30 PM
Sunday, October 18, 12:00 PM & 5:00 PM
Monday, October 19, 5:30 PM
Come rally to show your support for Israel! At this time of great danger to Israel and her citizens we must take to the streets to show our support and show the world that we will not remain silent.
We cannot ignore the terror. TERROR WILL NOT DISAPPEAR IF WE TURN AWAY FROM IT. WE MUST CONFRONT IT. Here, in relative safety where the battlefield is public opinion, that means exposing and opposing it.
Besides writing letters and calling talk radio shows, we must make a public display. Rallies get air time and exposure across all media.
There are several rallies in New York City and environs over the next several days. Please make the effort to attend as many as you can and please spread the word. NUMBERS COUNT. WE CANNOT LEAVE THE STREETS TO OUR ENEMIES.
Thursday, October 15, 12:30 PM
UNITY RALLY IN SOLIDARITY WITH ISRAEL: DEMAND AN END TO TERROR
A number of Jewish organizations, led by Rabbi Avi Weiss of the Coalition for Jewish Concerns - AMCHA will hold a solidarity rally with Israel outside of the Israeli Consulate, located at 800 Second Avenue, between 42nd & 43rd Street.
Protestors will gather with Israeli and American flags and demand an end to the terror in Israel.
"Our brothers and sisters in Israel are facing incessant terror attacks. The murder of a rabbi and his wife in front of their 4 children. Shooting and stabbing on a public bus. Ramming cars into people waiting at a bus stop. From out of nowhere, more and more random stabbings. We declare loudly and clearly: Israel, you are not alone - we stand with you! The jihad against Israel must end," said Rabbi Avi Weiss.
Sunday, October 18, 12:00 PM
The Queens Jewish Link will hold a ribbon cutting, press conference and rally outside its new office to denounce the recent terror attacks in Israel.
Attended by Distinguished Community Leaders, Elected Officials and Rabbis.
68-68 Main St. Flushing, NY 11367
This event was originally a ribbon-cutting for our new office, but due to the situation in Israel, we added this important Rally and Press conference to the program. Please come and let everyone know! Refreshments provided.
Sunday, October 18, 5:00 PM
STOP THE TERROR - JEWISH LIVES MATTER!
Join thousands of Israel supporters this Sunday, October 18 in Times Square at 5:00 PM. Wear BLUE AND WHITE to support Israel. Wear your IDF T-shirts too!
There will be a stage, sound system, speakers and performers, so no bullhorns or megaphones, please.
At 7:00 PM sharp we will stand for one minute of silence for all those in Israel murdered by the terrorists.
Bring signs such as "Jewish Lives Matter", "Stop the Violence", "Israel Must Defend Itself", "We Love Israel", "Free Gaza from Hamas", "United We Stand", etc.
Bring Israeli and USA flags.
Print flyers explaining what we are doing and why
Monday, October 19th, 5:30 PM
Rally in Greenburgh (Westchester) against groups promoting BDS and presenting Israel hate speech.
Note: Since this is in Westchester, please call the AFSI office for car pooling options 212-828-2424.
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Save the Date - Tuesday, October 27, 7:00 PM
Clila and Hadasa Bau discuss:
The life of Rebecca and Joseph Bau
through Art and Humor
AFSI is sponsoring another one of its exceptional parlor meetings at the home of its Chairman, Mark Langfan. You are invited to meet sisters Clila and Hadasa Bau, children of Holocaust survivors Joseph and Rebecca Bau. They will be speaking about their parents and will introduce the unique art work of their father, Joseph.The most recent exhibition in NY of Joseph Bau's work was at the Park Avenue Synagogue this past spring. It was hugely succesful.
Joseph Bau's renowned studio in Tel Aviv, has been transformed into a museum featuring his artwork - drawings, paintings and animation. He is also well known for his book, "Dear God, Have You Ever Gone Hungry?"
RSVP to Judy@AFSI.org for convenient midtown Manhattan location.
Refreshments served.
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Kerry - We are sick of your chutzpah
Dear John,
How dare you claim that the recent terror attacks perpetrated by "Palestinians" are caused by Israeli "settlements" in Judea and Samaria. How dare you claim a moral equivalence between terror committed by Arab terrorists (with the blessing of the #1 terrorist, Mahmoud Abbas), with the victims of terror, innocent Israelis/Jews just trying to go about their daily lives.
"There's been a massive increase in settlements over the course of the last years," Kerry said during a question-and-answer session, "and there's an increase in the violence because there's this frustration that's growing."
Did you think we would actually believe you and take this lying down? Remember, John, those days are long gone. As will yours as Secretary State be in a little over a year.
We are watching you and listening to what you say, John. Don't forget.
Very truly yours,
The American People who are sick of your unmitigated gall and bald-faced lies .
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Support Israel During this Reign of Terror -
Join AFSI in Israel
November 4-11, 2015
Come to Israel with AFSI. El-Al is now offering round-trip air fares for much less than $900 during our Mission period. Buy your seats now!
Don't just talk the talk; walk it! Visit Israel with AFSI and see the facts on the ground firsthand. Get a true understanding of life in Israel and the issues confronted on a daily basis. You will come back enriched and armed with the knowledge and tools to support Israel and more confidently confront the anti-Israel liars and bigots.
See the AFSI Fall Mission itinerary on our website: www.afsi.org
If you have never been on an AFSI mission, THERE IS NO BETTER TIME!
Israelis are eager to welcome visitors who show their solidarity with Israel, especially at this critical time in history. Your presence will make a difference.
Please feel free to call us at 212-828-2424. Registration closes Oct. 16.
Note:
Full payment of $2000, double occupancy land cost, due on October 16th.
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Through Thursday, October 15
Premiere Week in NYC for the film "The Prime Ministers: Soldiers and Peacemakers"
AMC The Village
766 Third Ave (11th St.)
New York, NY 10003 (Location different than in previous notices)
Rallies to Support Israel - See announcement at top of this email.
Thursday, Oct. 15, 12:30 PM - in front of the Israeli Consulate 800 2nd Ave.
Sunday, Oct. 18, 12:00 PM - Queens
Sunday, Oct. 18, 5:00 PM - Times Square
Monday, Oct. 19, 5:30 PM - Greenburgh, Westchester County
Shabbat Friday, October 16 - Saturday, October 17
Rabbi Avi Weiss-Scholar in Residence at Congregation Oheb Zedek (OZ)
Sunday, October 18, 10:00 AM
Danny Ayalon in conversation with Thane Rosenbaum: In a newly dangerous world, what is a Jew to do?
Danny Ayalon is the founder of Truth About Israel, which uses social media to distribute information about Israel and fight the challenges of delegitimization.
Thane Rosenbaum is an essayist, law professor, and author of several novels and works of nonfiction. He is a Distinguished Fellow at NYU School of Law.
At the Fifth Avenue Synagogue 5 East 62 St. NYC
Free and open to the community.
Tuesday, October 20, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Briefing with Israeli Colonel Bentzi Gruber. He will be discussing Ethics in the Field: An inside look at the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and how they deal with counter-terrorism.
Friday, October 23, 9:00 AM
The Lawfare Project presents: The Media and the Law: Myths and Reality in the Middle East.
Featuring Aryeh Green, Director, MediaCentral.
Aryeh Green is director ex officio of MediaCentral, a Jerusalem-based project of HonestReporting which provides services to the foreign press based in or visiting Israel.
Location: The Lawfare Project 633 Third Ave. 21st Floor - Conference Room
NYC (bet. 40 & 41 Sts.)
Breakfast will be served; Space is very limited; Photo ID required; Invitation is non-transferable; Admission: $10
Please include your full name and employer/affiliation; your RSVP must be confirmed to attend.
Sunday, October 25, 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
21st Annual Rachel's Children Reclamation Foundation Award Dinner
Gala buffet and award dinner at the Manhattan Beach Jewish Center - 60 West End Ave, Brooklyn, NY
AFSI is proud that two of its outstanding members, Robert Sidi and Michael Chenkin will be honored at the dinner. We applaud them for their dedication and tireless effort on behalf of Israel. Keynote speaker: Mordechai Kedar.
http://www.rachelschildrenreclamationfoundation.org/
Tuesday, October 27, 7:00 PM
Spend an evening engrossed in conversation with sisters Clila and Hadasa Bau, children of Holocaust survivors Joseph and Rebecca Bau. They will introduce the art work of their renowned father, Joseph.
See top of email for details.
Wednesday, October 28, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Bnai Zion: Film "Ahava Village for Children & Youth"
Special gust: Yoav Apelboim, Executive Director of Ahava Village for Children & Youth
At Bnai Zion House 136 E 39 St. NYC. Cost: $18
Monday, November 23, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
BETAR, Jabotinsky and the Shtetl
Throughout the 1930s, Jewish political movements in Warsaw set out to transform the hearts and minds of Jewish youth in small towns across Poland. Among these urban activists were the leaders of Betar, the youth movement of Vladimir Jabotinsky's Revisionist party. Armed with longstanding stereotypes about shtetl life, Betar leaders were certain that bringing "modernity" and "progress" to these towns would mobilize their youth for the Zionist cause. Drawing on YIVO's collection of youth autobiographies from the 1930s, and previously unexamined correspondence between Betar's headquarters in Warsaw and its small-town outposts, Daniel Heller (McGill University) reveals the tensions that arose between these urban activists and the young Jews they sought to transform.
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Mark Langfan: Chairman
Helen Freedman: Executive Director
Judy Kadish: Co-Executive Director
Jonathan Grauman: Research Analyst
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