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Coverage of Yesterday's Rally at Israeli Consulate in NYC
photo credit: Lainee Grauman
Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, from 4:30-5:30 PM, hundreds of Chabad Lubavitch Jews from Crown Heights assembled across from the Israeli Consulate on Second Avenue at 42nd Street in NYC. They were joined by a large contingent of dedicated Jews, many from Americans for a Safe Israel/AFSI, carrying Israeli and Jerusalem flags, and chanting, JEWISH LIVES MATTER. The purpose of the rally was a call to action to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from Diaspora Jews. Recognizing that the Land of Israel is the inheritance of the Nation of Israel, all Jews have the right to make their voices heard. The message was an attempt to strengthen the resolve to live and settle the Land and to encourage PM Netanyahu and his government not to buckle under the intense international pressures now being orchestrated by the Obama Administration, the EU and the UN. The organizers of the rally also served as prime speakers. Yisroel Hershkop served as the energetic MC and introduced the line-up. Assemblyman Dov Hikind was the lead speaker, addressing the crowd with his usual fiery and passionate words. He denounced the reign of Arab terror now racing through Israel and called for stricter government controls. Tamar Adelstein of Chabadlife.tv continued with that theme, as did Yossi Rapp, Saadia Hershkop, Jeremy Deri, and AFSI's co-Executive Directors, Judy Kadish and Helen Freedman. Freedman, the last speaker, reminded the crowd that AFSI has been conducting semi-annual trips to the threatened areas of Israel for the past twenty years, and will be going again this Nov. 4-11. Echoing the Israeli strength and determination to establish sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, thus holding onto the biblical heritage, Freedman asserted that despite the escalating tensions they are proceeding with their travel plans, and invited others to join them. The rally ended with the enthusiastic singing of Am Yisrael Chai.
Although we realize the situation in Israel is causing some groups and individuals to cancel, AFSI's mission will go on as always, taking proper precautions of course. In 22 years, we have never cancelled a mission. We never will! We stand with Israel as part of Am Yisroel. Am Yisroel Chai!
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| | | | | |  Thursday, October 8, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM On the 30th Anniversary of the Klinghoffer Affair, the American Jewish Historical Society & Center for Jewish History presents: An Evening of Commemoration & Stories At the American Jewish Historical Society $15; Purchase tickets at:
Friday, October 9 - Thursday, October 15 Premiere Week in NYC for the film "The Prime Ministers: Soldiers and Peacemakers" At the AMC Empire 25 (234 W 42 St. NYC)
Tuesday, October 13, 7:00 - 9:00 PM Understanding Iran, the Deal, and Israel in a post-JCPOA Middle East Presented by Dr. Eric Mandel
250 East 79thSt. (at 2nd Ave.) NYC Free Admission, Bourekas and Soft Drinks Dr. Eric Mandel is the founder and Director of MEPIN™, the Middle East Political and Information Network™. MEPIN is a private Middle East research analysis read by members of Congress, their foreign policy advisors, members of the Knesset, journalists, and organizational leaders.
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
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
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. 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. 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?" Please RSVP to Judy@AFSI.org for convenient midtown location. Refreshments served.
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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