In the wake of recent antisemitic attacks and desecration of synagogues in Sydney a remarkable story of Jewish resilience will unfold this coming Shabbat at the newly inaugurated Chabad of Bondi synagogue received a historically significant Torah scroll released temporarily by the Sydney Jewish Museum to be used in a profoundly meaningful Bar Mitzvah ceremony originally donated to the museum by Holocaust survivor Adam (Avrum Leib) Szus is deeply intertwined with the Schlanger family’s history Adam was best friends with Rabbi Schlanger’s great-uncle a brilliant Torah scholar who was tragically murdered during the Holocaust Rabbi Schlanger had no idea this great-uncle—his grandfather’s brother—even existed It was thanks to Adam Szus’ incredible recollections that the Schlanger family was able to rediscover this lost chapter of their history I received an unexpected call from my brother-in-law He informed me of a Holocaust survivor named Adam (Avrum Leib) Szus who wanted to meet me Little did I know that this meeting would uncover a profound and deeply personal chapter of my family’s history,” Rabbi Schlanger explained “As I stepped out of the elevator to meet Adam for the first time and Adam shared the story of my family—a story I had never heard before He described Nutte as a brilliant young man who knew the entire Tanach by heart engaged to a beautiful girl whose life was tragically cut short by unspeakable horrors during the Holocaust My father had never heard of his uncle Nutte—his father Adam’s vivid memories opened a window into a past that had been hidden for decades.” the ancestral town of the Schlanger family I discovered something extraordinary,” he said “The Nazis had mistakenly confiscated Polish records rather than Jewish ones leaving behind vital documents that revealed my family’s history I found the death certificate of my great-great-grandmother Breindel the marriage certificate of my great-grandparents Menashe and Malka Schlanger and the birth certificates of my grandfather Shmuel and his siblings—including that of Nossen Nutte I surprised Adam by presenting him with his own birth certificate a tangible link to the life he had been forced to leave behind.” he was named Nossen Nutte in memory of his great-great-uncle had the honour of holding the baby at his baby naming after his bris Adam listened as the name of his best friend “It was a poignant moment—one generation carrying forward the memory of another ensuring that Nutte’s name and legacy would never be forgotten,” Rabbi Schlanger said Adam became an integral part of our family recounting how he had escaped the camps multiple times each escape a testament to his resilience and determination to survive Just weeks before his passing at the age of 104 and together we recited his final Shema Yisroel.” as part of the younger Nossen’s Bar Mitzvah preparations Rabbi Schlanger and his son travelled to Brzostek “We visited the mass grave where Nutte and so many of our family members were murdered bridging the past and the present in a deeply moving tribute,” Rabbi Schlanger said the Torah scroll that the original Nossen Nutte read from at his bar mitzvah will play a central role in the bar mitzvah of his great-great-nephew symbolising the survival and flourishing of the Jewish people in the face of unimaginable adversity “It’s an honour to have this special Torah that is connected to my family next to me when I will read my parsha Learning of its background and being in the town has given so much to appreciate,” Nossen Schlanger said Originally from Brzostek and donated to the Sydney Jewish Museum by Adam Szus the Torah was temporarily returned for this occasion Rabbi Schlanger said it represents “a powerful symbol of resilience and the enduring spirit of the Jewish people” “The timing of this bar mitzvah holds additional significance Shemot highlights the importance of Jewish names as one of the ways our ancestors maintained their identity in exile in Egypt holding onto their names was a way of preserving their connection to G-d and to each other,” he said represents a commitment to ensuring that our history and heritage are never forgotten “This is more than just a family story,” Rabbi Schlanger continued “It is a testament to Jewish resilience and continuity At a time when antisemitism seeks to erase our history this Torah is a beacon of light—a reminder that our past endures through the next generation We are profoundly grateful to Adam Szus of blessed memory whose memories have allowed us to uncover this history and honour it in such a meaningful way “This story holds powerful lessons not just for the Jewish community It emphasises the importance of preserving history Rabbi Schlanger expressed his gratitude to the curators at the Sydney Jewish Museum and to Kevin Kalinko who assisted in making the Torah available Top (Left to Right): Rabbi Nossen Fellig; members of the Marketplace staff; Jared McCain Bottom: The Wade Wackos preparing to storm the field after Duke football's September victory over Clemson; Bella Union Duke’s icons are the people everyone knows — for their kindness They are the people who make your meals in Marketplace or who you see plastered across the television in Krafthouse The icons on this year’s Chron15 list are beloved by the University community for spreading joy Perhaps nobody at Duke was more iconic this past year than Jared McCain The freshman basketball star represented the Blue Devils in a great way on and off the court From his messages of positivity to his TikTok dances with teammates McCain lives to bring joy to others and was a constant bright light on campus.  McCain has a rigorous mental and physical discipline which includes meditating every day without fail Head coach Jon Scheyer calls him “unapologetically himself” and has consistently praised the Sacramento native’s worth ethic and leadership.  “Jared is an absolute warrior,” Scheyer said “McCain competes every single play … It's just about his competitive nature He's always upbeat and trying to make plays.” McCain declared for the 2024 NBA Draft in April and is widely expected to be a first round pick the positive impact he had on the Blue Devil community will not soon be forgotten While the Cameron Crazies have long been the face of Duke's fan culture some of Duke fans' most iconic moments happened just across Tribull Plaza Duke fans showed up for football in unprecedented ways transforming regular games into unforgettable experiences That day, Wallace Wade Stadium — including the student section — was sold out for the first time since 2018 Duke was a “football school,” and the Wackos were up to the task bringing loudness and excitement to every game the iconic Wade Wackos embodied Duke's spirit Their passion and wackiness supported the football team through their incredible run and brought the Duke community together creating memories that will last generations College students need a daily caffeine kick but they also all need a daily dose of kindness you can get these two things together without fail Rob Clay owns Bella Union with his former bandmate Sam Clowney though his years as a bassist in various bands — “Evan and Jaron” and “Cravin’ Melon” for two — took him all over the American South his friendly demeanor and energetic conversation are accented strongly with the hoppy drawl of a Triangle native are never thrown off their rhythm by morning unpleasantness from any number of demanding college students caramel frappes — all sorts of complicated orders that are in high demand from their hip Blue Devil customers They know every regular’s “usual” and sometimes already have students’ signature drink prepared when they walk through the door Clay remembers everything his customers share with him even if it’s only mumbled while he fills eight mobile order tickets at the same time He asks students about their weekends and about their mothers and is often found making people laugh before 8 a.m Rabbi Nossen Fellig arrived in Durham just over eight years ago leaving behind much of his family and friends in Crown Heights Fellig and his wife Chaya Fellig built a new undergraduate Jewish community from the ground up inviting thousands of students into their home for meals and Jewish study in the years since The community has since grown to over 150 undergraduates joining together each week at Fleischman House for the Shabbat meal with more than 350 students present for major holidays No matter how many people show up at the Fleischman House The rabbi’s goal is simple: to “turn the Cameron Crazies into Chabad Crazies” as he welcomes any Jewish student — no matter their background spirituality or connection to Judaism — to the Fleischman House to find community and deepen their Jewish identity Fellig leads students in countless lunch-and-learns Yalla Food Truck lunches and one-on-one spiritual counseling sessions His tradition of generosity and community outreach was commended this year through his recognition as an ordained minister under the Duke Chapel Fellig embodies Duke's core values: charity The students whose lives he’s touched are grateful to him today and every day for being their “Why Duke,” as the community he has built is unlike any other The men and women who put bread on the table The first person each first-year says “hello” to every day The great icons of East Campus: the Marketplace staff when you walk up the storied steps of the East Campus Union — now the George and George-Frank Wall Center for Student Life — you can find Mr Charles Gooch sitting on the bench by the door He’s an important union representative and has been an employee of the University for over 40 years he never shies away from offering a smile and a kind word who will swipe you into the dining hall with a friendly “There you go,” kindly welcoming her diners while keeping the line moving at the brisk pace required of a queue filled with hungry first-years Miss Sharon also happens to be a competitive bowler in a league that bowls every Tuesday and she’ll give her familiar greeting to students when she runs into them at Bowlero Making omelets and breakfast sandwiches to order for everyone who piles into the dining hall between 7 a.m but the Marketplace staff does it every morning and does it well It’s easy to be homesick as a first-year in college but it’s much harder when a kindly someone is taking the time to make a nervous student a hot Preparing dinner and serving it expediently is even harder than making breakfast for over 1,700 people Yet this daunting task deters none of the white-coat-clad icons of Marketplace who take on the challenge by offering an endless variety of choices that range in cuisine from homely Southern soul food to build-your-own Tex-Mex The best desserts on Duke’s campus seem almost excessive How can one be hungry after a plate of steak fries and shrimp and grits and broccolini But if you’ve had one of John Mejia’s cookies (or brownies or cakes or pies — you name it) you’ll understand why so many first-years go back for seconds John Mejia is a shining icon amongst a tribe of them Share and discuss “2023-24 Chron15: Icons” on social media © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. 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TD operates 134 stores in New York’s five boroughs The bank's 135th store will be officially opening soon on the ground floor of Midtown Manhattan’s One Vanderbilt skyscraper This new location will be the flagship store in New York TD Bank's Regional President for the New York Metro joined Commerce the year after it opened its first New York City store as a Senior Relationship Manager He has been part of the leadership team that drove efforts for the phenomenal growth of the bank for the past 19 years "TD has had so many key contributions to NYC organic growth to becoming the third largest bank in the city," Andy said TD services more than 1.1 million customers and employs more than 2,500 colleagues in New York City TD has thrived in New York in large part by focusing on customer service expanded banking hours to providing financial education programs for consumers and entrepreneurs and providing benefits like free notary services and allowing customers to engage in a wide range of commercial and personal banking services by speaking with one banker in one location “We took a very firm and strong stance that service was critical and was the foundation to our growth,” Alan said noting that TD’s Commerce acquisition brought significant new resources from a financial institution with a long history to one focused on customer convenience One Vanderbilt represents TD's renaissance and coming of age in New York City Just as the first locations opened in the aftermath of a national emergency TD today serves New Yorkers during an uncertain period marked by a disruptive pandemic One Vanderbilt symbolizes TD's full dedication to serving New York City which recently celebrated TD’s anniversary by lighting its spire green represents the institution’s strength and houses all its business lines in one impressive building “a lot of synergy that we can take advantage of when we go out into our communities,” Alan said While some TD lines of business have already moved into One Vanderbilt the bank's official opening date will coincide with the grand opening of the flagship store This new store will have many innovative features including colleagues who are “untethered” from their desk The benefit is that by all colleagues being equipped with tablets they can provide service to customers from anywhere in the facility our coming of age in New York really,” Alan said noting that One Vanderbilt marks the first major property redeveloped in Midtown Manhattan in decades TD strives to meet the needs of all New Yorkers TD has made significant financial and volunteer investments in an array of New York City non-profit organizations and projects serving entrepreneurs environmental causes and low- and moderate-income individuals throughout the region including the bank's role as lead sponsor of the Five Boro Bike tour and the Achilles Hope & Possibilities Race that takes place in Central Park which is one of the world's largest events for people of all abilities to compete Another way that the bank has focused on serving the community was naming of Steven Garibell in 2018 as the bank’s Vice President of Business Development for the LGBTQ2+ community It was the first time in the country that a major bank hired someone for a significant role focused on this community "Steve's role has been a valuable step toward connecting the bank not only to LGBTQ2+ communities but has served as a gateway to connect with all diverse communities," Andy said Andy noted the expansion of the bank's commitment to diverse communities with the recent hiring of Marcus Gonzales as a new Community Business Development Officer (BDO) again a first for TD and among financial institutions minority-owned or led businesses and organizations make connections to resources and networks and gain access to banking products "Creating a Community BDO role further illustrates our philosophy as TD strives to meet the needs of the whole community and be closer in our pursuit of becoming the bank of choice for all customers," Andy said "Adding it further strengthens our place as an industry leader and expands our reach to support diverse business owners in New York City and the often-overlooked pockets of opportunity that exist in our community – focusing on business development and building relationships and referrals." 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Harriet Howard Heithaus covers arts and entertainment for the Naples Daily News/naplesnews.com If you watchWhat: The Holocaust Museum & Janet G Cohen Education Center  virtual winter fundraiser Where: On the Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center HMCEC YouTube Channel   Admission: Free; no registration required. Donations are accepted online at hmcec.org  Additional information: hmcec.org or 239-263-9200 by Noa Blokh – Lubavitch.com Chabad at Duke University Undergrad’s new building is the perfect place to create a home away from home for Jewish students Being the former location of the popular King’s Daughters Inn the building was originally conceived as the “King’s Daughters Home,” a communal living home for single the property was purchased and transformed into the “King’s Daughters Inn,” a boutique four-star hotel which welcomed thousands of happy visitors the property went up for sale in a bankruptcy auction and Chabad at Duke jumped on the chance to acquire a larger space for their burgeoning Chabad House at a bargain They bought the building for $3.15 million and moved into the fully-furnished large building was never on Chabad’s radar who co-directs Chabad at Duke University Undergrads with his wife Chaya But the opportunity fell into their laps with the bankruptcy sale and we couldn’t have imagined this ourselves,” he said “We are very thankful for the treasure G-d entrusted us with and for our stalwart supporters – especially Sara Steinhardt Bloom and Larry Heyman who led the building campaign.” The historic brick building has been renamed the Fleishman House in honor of Jewish professor Joel Fleishman and will serve as a hub for Jewish life at Duke Undergrad There are over seven hundred and fifty Jewish undergraduates at Duke and Rabbi Nossen estimates that he and his wife have been in contact with more than half of those students their average Shabbat dinner attracted some one hundred students and they have been long overdue for a bigger space Operating out of a one-time hotel is a unique choice for a Chabad House 25,000 square foot building contains a commercial kitchen and plenty of lounge areas for students to hang out or study the majority of Chabad’s events were held on the rooftop deck an ideal outdoor space for COVID-era events; but the students and Rabbi Nossen are looking forward to fully utilizing the indoor spaces next year when COVID restrictions will most likely ease The seventeen guest rooms are currently rented out as Airbnbs — a source of fortuitous unexpected income for the Chabad House — but are also available for students and their families Because of the building’s proximity to the Duke campus the guest rooms are especially popular around special occasions like graduation week was one of Chabad’s guests during graduation week this spring and he said that staying at Chabad was a no-brainer and Shabbat services made Chabad the perfect place to stay like the type of building you see in the movies.” boutique-style inn garnered rave reviews when it was operating as a hotel and visitors like Avi continue to marvel at the charming space and every room is very much unique and ornate,” said Andrew Carlins because the space was originally developed as a communal home and doesn’t suffer from the institutional feel that most hotel buildings generate Rabbi Nossen echoes that sentiment: “Our intention is that the Chabad House should always be a warm welcoming space.” It seems like they have found just the place The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article activities on preceding journals at which the article was previously under consideration are not shown (for instance submission Science of the Total EnvironmentCitation Excerpt :Humans in urban and agricultural areas import large quantities of persistent organic pollutants (POPs; including industrial chemicals and pesticides) which may then spread directly into neighbouring natural systems or indirectly through long-distance atmospheric transfer (Borgå and remain in ecosystems for long periods (Smith et al. 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Duke community members held a vigil on the Bryan Center plaza Monday evening to mourn the lives lost after Hamas militants launched a deadly surprise attack on Israel Saturday.  students and religious figures shared speeches with over 150 attendees honoring victims and inspiring a strong sense of community Director for Jewish Life Joyce Gordon began by acknowledging the lives lost and the lives still at risk.  Some of us are one or two people removed,” Gordon said before initiating a moment of silence.  associate professor of Asian and Middle Eastern studies also turned to poetry to help put his feelings into words reciting a 1928 poem titled “Final Prayer.” frustration and despair,” Ginsburg said with words of his own lamenting not only for those hundreds upon hundreds who viciously lost their lives over the past three days but also for the lives who are sure to be lost in the coming days It is a horrific vision of agony and death.” Rabbi Nossen Fellig spoke to this sense of hopelessness and despair.  “I think the biggest emotion that's been going around from talking with students is the feeling of paralyzed What can we possibly do here thousands of miles away from Israel How can we just go about with our day?” Fellig asked.  prayer and the perseverance of Jews throughout history.  that can strive to make a difference in the world we live in — to make the world we live in different precisely from the heart of greed we should embrace each other and brace each other “It's no secret that the survival of our nation of the Jewish people is not by chance They're all part of history,” Fellig said.  sophomores Eva Spektorov and Noyah Shebshaievitz Spektorov moved to Israel from Ukraine when she was 13 years old and gave a tearful testimony surrounding her family and friends still in Israel.  “I keep refreshing the missing persons Instagram to check if anyone that I know has been kidnapped I call my cousins every five minutes just to hear their voices and all I can see are images of teenagers and toddlers running for their lives I've been using the word ‘I’ — replace it with ‘We,’” Spektorov said and we're sitting in class and asking questions We don't know how to deal with the terror of what's going on in our homeland.” Shebshaievitz then said a prayer for the state of Israel reciting Oseh Shalom and the Mourner’s Kaddish as many members of the crowd sang along in unison.  we are told that whoever kills one person has destroyed the whole world and in times of stress and pain and sorrow we turn to prayer to guide us and comfort us,” Friedman said.  “Jewish wisdom tells us that mourning should not be quick Know that this community — look around you for a moment how many people are here — this community is here for you Know that we are strong,” Friedman continued Gordon ended the vigil by inviting everyone to exit in silence in order to respect the "solemn nature of the moment" and the holiness of the space created Madeleine Berger is a Trinity senior and an editor at large of The Chronicle's 119th volume Share and discuss “Duke community gathers at BC plaza vigil honoring victims of Israel invasion” on social media By submitting the above I agree to the privacy policy and terms of use of JTA.org Auburn and Florida all have Jewish coaches As the most exciting time in college basketball begins Florida’s Todd Golden and USC’s Lindsay Gottlieb — have been at or near the top of the game 1 seeds in the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments the top team in three of those four will be led by a Jewish coach Gottlieb has already been inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California March Madness will also see some Jewish players on the court and may enter the NBA draft after this season 9 seed in the Birmingham 2 region in the women’s tournament Quite possibly: Six out of the past seven men’s tournaments have been won by No Of course, the most Jewish team in the college basketball postseason saw an early exit: The Yeshiva University Maccabees lost in the first round of the DIII tournament earlier this month JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent I accept the Privacy Policy friends and supporters at Duke University’s Fleishman House several hundred people gathered on the front lawn of a stately red brick building by Duke University’s East Campus They were there to dedicate Chabad’s $3 million Fleishman House designed as a spiritually welcoming home away from home for Jewish students About a mile away, on the campus, stood the 24,000-square foot, neo-Gothic, Freeman Center for Jewish Life large and very expensive institutions to serve the college’s estimated 750 Jewish undergraduates Donors and Jewish professionals who have been watching the two organizations have begun to ask if such expansion is necessary or a wise use of limited donor funding At the ribbon cutting for the Fleishman Center “There is no question that Chabad has been a successful entity on the American college campus,” said Ira Sheskin director of the Jewish Demography Project at the University of Miami Duke’s Fleishman House is the latest jewel in the crown of Chabad’s national campus outreach to Jewish students At universities and colleges across the country the Brooklyn-based Lubavitch Hasidic organization is in the midst of an ambitious expansion program implicitly challenging Hillel International’s campus primacy when it had just 14 North American full- and part-time campus outposts Chabad broke ground in August on a $5.7 million free-standing Chabad House on two acres across the street from the campus to serve the estimated 6,000 Jewish students Chabad is investing more than $7 million to buy and renovate a former fraternity house near the campus “We’re proud to offer the most pluralistic inclusive and dynamic environment for students to build a connection to Jewish life,” said Adam Lehman Hillel president and chief executive officer “We work with a wide range of Jewish groups on college campuses and believe there’s value in offering students multiple avenues for exploring and discovering their Jewish identities.” “We’re not competing with other Jewish organizations,” said Rabbi Yossy Gordon chief executive officer of Chabad on Campus International “What we are competing with is the people’s attention Hillel offers free kosher Shabbat dinners and services But on most pre-pandemic Friday evenings Chabad at Duke regularly averaged 300 students said spokespersons for the two organizations “This is the American Jewish reality,” said Steven Windmueller an emeritus professor of Jewish Communal Studies who also serves on the board of Hillel for three campuses in Los Angeles “that many of the students who go to Chabad would not be attracted by Hillel Hillel offers what most of them experienced in traditional Reform and Conservative synagogues and may or may not have been happy with.” At stake is who, or whose version of Judaism, will take the lead in preserving Jewish continuity, at a time when studies say young Jewish adults are less inclined to affiliate with traditional denominational congregations “We want to have a peaceful relationship with Hillel,” said Rabbi Nossen Fellig there is cooperation between the two groups especially on campuses where there are many Jews and resources are stretched thin offers an Orthodox-ish alternative to the venerable and ecumenical Hillel which has had the quads to itself for most of the last century and is now on 550 North American college campuses “Chabad is extraordinarily successful because it exudes a culture of authenticity,” explained Windmueller something that may not be duplicated by Hillel They have figured out the secret sauce that works for them.” “Chabad has changed my Duke experience,” said senior Olivia Levine “I immediately had a home when I came to Duke It is a community and more — you have kids running around and you can help cook or bake whenever.” he was the only Jew he knew in the eastern North Carolina town of Eden Chrapliwy had almost no connection with Judaism until he entered Duke loud family structure that felt much more like home than anything else I’d been to at Duke,” he said Representatives of both organizations fall all over themselves to underplay tension “I think that what Chabad does should not be regarded as competing with other Jewish programs like Hillel but complementing it,” said Joel Fleishman the Duke professor and Jewish leader after whom the new Chabad house is named “It doesn’t make any sense to use the term ‘competition.’” Students at Freeman Center for Jewish Life at Duke University Courtesy of duke.edu But several speakers at the dedication said or implied that Fleishman House was needed because Duke didn’t offer enough in the way of Jewish life In its story last May announcing plans for Fleishman House Chabad’s magazine wrote that “Jewish students at Duke will have an official communal space to celebrate Shabbat and the High Holidays.” The only problem with these credit-grabbing statements was that Duke has already had such a center on its campus also advertising itself as “a home away from home for our students and families staff and community,” similar to the claim made by Chabad A central part of the Freeman Center is the Rubenstein-Silvers Hillel funded by a $2 million endowment from South Florida media entrepreneurs Mitchell Rubenstein and Laurie Silvers Chabad seemed to ignore the Freeman Center and other Hillel houses around the country “on many campuses Chabad is the only source of kosher food Shabbat and holiday services and therefore attracts students from traditional backgrounds.” The subtle shade thrown on the Freeman Center by Fleishman House supporters rankled some members of Duke’s Jewish community “I did not appreciate all the talk in the press release that there was so little Jewish life at Duke,” Eric Meyers emeritus professor of biblical archeology and Judaic studies “The Chabad announcement makes it seem as if there are no kosher meals available at Duke,” said Carol Meyers also emerita professor of biblical archeology and traditional as well as Reform services but only part of a much larger success story that goes back more than 50 years ago.” as well as a Reconstructionist campus rabbi seminar rooms and a 1,600-square feet sanctuary Get the Forward delivered to your inbox. Sign up here to receive our essential morning briefing of American Jewish news and conversation the afternoon’s top headlines and best reads and a weekly letter from our editor-in-chief for which students can use points from the university’s meal plan the Freeman Center distributed 900 Seder meals on campus Food served at Chabad’s Fleishman House on Friday nights and on holidays is all kosher according to Orthodox standards they would also like to serve daily kosher meals on the Duke meal plan Friday night services in the parlor at Fleishman House are Orthodox with a portable mechitza separating men and women The Freeman Center’s services on Friday nights and holidays sometimes held in the center’s 1,600-seat sanctuary are “egalitarian and pluralistic,” a blend of Reform and Conservative As part of the Division of Student Affairs at Duke But kiddush wine alone doesn’t account for Chabad’s draw: in a 2016 study two-thirds of students reported that alcohol consumption at Chabad was “not at all” excessive One big difference between Hillel and Chabad isn’t prayer services or kashrut but in their approach to a hot button issue in contemporary Jewish life: Israel Hillel has been caught up in the fraught campus debates over Israel while Chabad houses have primarily focussed on Shabbat and holiday gatherings “I was and am a great fan of Hillel,” said Dr a retired physician and former Duke Medical Center faculty member who is active in Durham’s Jewish community “But from what I’ve seen and heard on Duke campus the University of Florida and the University of North Carolina the inevitable and unfortunate competition between Hillel and Chabad on campus takes on political tones — and the stronger supporters of Israel migrate to Chabad.” This perception may be the result of past public controversy involving “Open Hillel,” which was not affiliated with Hillel International “We are by far the largest provider of Israel engagement opportunities,” said Hillel’s Lehman in a statement He said Hillel is home to 70 Jewish Agency Israel Fellows and 29 Israel-centered engagement professionals the largest recruiter of students for Birthright Israel and Onward Israel experiences and the host of thousands of on-campus Israel engagement speakers “Hillel also takes the leading role on campus in combating the demonization of Israel through BDS and similar anti-Israel campaigns and in addressing other instances of antisemitism that can create an unwelcoming environment for Jewish students,” Lehman said speakers pointed out how far Jewish life on campus has come when Fleishman would host the relatively few Jewish undergraduates at his home synagogue in Fayetteville “No one size fits all for students,” said Chabad’s Rabbi Fellig “There is no way one organization can reach out to every Jewish student “What both Chabad and Hillel do is to provide a community of Jewish students in which they find relationships with each other,” said Ron Wolfson a professor of education at American 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story was originally published in April it’s the childhood photograph of him holding ice cream cones The photo shows one of his last carefree moments before being separated from his father who starved to death at a concentration camp during the Holocaust it’s the copy of his father’s El Salvadorian citizenship papers spared the lives of his family from joining more than 6 million Jews murdered by Nazi Germany before and during World War II of Nazi war planes streaking across the sky of her native Holland a few years before her parents were taken from her These memories help them share their stories of the Holocaust keeping it alive with the hopes of preventing it from ever happening again who for the past 13 years has been a “faraway snowbird,” living in Naples during the winter months and in Holland during the summer Metz and Nossen lived in adjacent buildings at the Theresienstadt concentration camp in Czechoslovakia but never met during that time All three survivors have grown to know each other in recent years representing 100 or fewer Holocaust survivors living full- or part-time in Southwest Florida Although Holocaust Remembrance Day falls once a year they make it their mission whenever possible to get others to learn about and acknowledge one of history’s greatest atrocities Six million Jews and 6 million others were murdered by Nazi Germany under the leadership of Adolf Hitler who between 1932 and 1934 transformed his democratic election into a dictatorship and reign of terror that lasted until his suicide April 30 “I try to give them all kinds of small details that will speak to them,” Van Dam said of her audiences but how long will I be able to tell the story “I think it’s all important that you tell it and keep telling it.” and to tour groups at the Holocaust Museum and Education of Southwest Florida in Naples who leaves his Sanibel Island home this week for Chicago spent last week speaking at Island Coast High at a Lehigh Acres library and at the Jewish services Sunday at Temple Beth El in Fort Myers Most of the 400 students who witnessed Metz’s hour-long presentation at Island Coast on Thursday appeared to be enthralled students bombarded him with questions and photograph requests “I was very saddened by what happened to him,” said junior Lukes Toussaint a native of Haiti who immigrated with his family to the United States It’s unbelievable that people would do that.” Metz wrote about his life in a self-published book titled “A Danish Boy in Theresienstadt: Reflections of a Holocaust Survivor.” He asks for nothing in return from his audiences but one thing “I’m going to ask each of you to talk to at least four other people,” Metz told the Island Coast students “There’s some people out there who don’t believe that this really happened,” Cepero said Van Dam lost both her parents to the Holocaust but not her older sister “My family ended up in Brussels (Belgium) in a house with nine other Jews,” Van Dam said “There we lived for about 10 months I think or more I woke up in the night and heard something and there was a soldier in the bedroom pointing a gun at me.” While Van Dam’s parents were taken to Auschwitz she spent about six months at a holding camp in Belgium before being freed This brings her to another standout memory one she often shares with younger audiences the Belgian people wanted to do something nice for the prisoners and they brought us French fries,” Van Dam said the three survivors have paid attention to the genocide that has taken place and is taking place in the years since in places like Rwanda “You have to understand how bad things were in Germany,” Nossen said of the Holocausts roots You elect somebody who promises all sorts of different things And then what happens when they come to power Preventing future catastrophe and suffering fuels these three survivors to share their childhood histories “We certainly haven’t learned from the past “There’s an increasing amount of Holocaust denial I didn’t start speaking until five years ago We’ll have to rely on the new generation to speak for us.” Connect with this reporter: David Dorsey (Facebook), @DavidADorsey (Twitter). The internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Holocaust Remembrance Day is called Yom Hashoah When the actual date of Yom Hashoah falls on a Friday the state of Israel observes Yom Hashoah on the preceding Thursday Yom Hashoah is observed on the following Monday Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The Inside Press Magazines serving the communities of Northern Westchester April 17, 2015 by Becoming a Bat Mitzvah signifies a girl’s transition from childhood to Jewish adulthood Preparation for this milestone event includes learning the responsibilities of Jewish religious rituals and commandments and embracing the importance of doing good deeds students experience the Jewish obligation to help others through initiatives known as Mitzvah Projects While synagogues and agencies often have lists of suggested projects that students can choose from Twelve year old Arielle Levy instinctively knew that the most meaningful way for her to give back to others was to incorporate her passion for dance into her Mitzvah Project A student at Armonk Center for Dance since she was three years old Arielle broached the subject of sharing dance with developmentally disabled children with her mentors there The Center introduced her to the Steffi Nossen School of Dance with two studios in White Plains and a program in Chappaqua and to the Steffi Nossen Dance Foundation which furthers the school’s commitment to serving populations that are underserved or have special needs through various outreach programs Arielle requested an interview and was subsequently offered the opportunity to serve as a Volunteer last summer at Moving Wheels and Heels Nossen’s camp-like program for children with special needs Each and every day that she volunteered at the Moving Wheels and Heels program Arielle lived by Steffi Nossen’s philosophy that “anybody can dance and everyone should.” She brought her love of dance to the program and enriched the lives of the children she worked with Her hands-on approach to giving back clearly demonstrates kindness compassion and a commitment to bringing enjoyment to the lives of those less privileged and/or disadvantaged “It’s important in our busy lives to stop and be thankful for what we have and realize what others don’t have and to also take responsibility to help those who are not as fortunate,” says Arielle Many other twelve years olds might have felt that their Mitzvah project was completed when the summer program ended She so loved seeing the joy that dance brought to the children at Moving Wheels and Heels that she wanted to give the gift of dance to other special needs children too Arielle turned her passion into action and requested that her guests donate the money they would have spent on a present to the Steffi Nossen Foundation’s Moving Wheels and Heels program “The gift I received is knowing that other children who would not otherwise have the opportunity to dance now do.” Community Relations Director at Steffi Nossen School of Dance watched Arielle interact with the campers and remarked “Arielle’s empathy and sensitivity to people with special needs is way beyond her years is such a young person to be so comfortable around people with special needs.” explained that being philanthropic and compassionate are values she and her husband “Philanthropy is not just about giving money –it is about something that is in your heart I grew up in a family that was very philanthropic and my husband is very philanthropic–that’s what our children know.” Arielle’s Bat Mitzvah was held last October and while the celebration of accepting the responsibilities of becoming a Jewish adult is over the impact of her philanthropy will continue for a long time Recognized “for her generosity of spirit and selflessness in giving to the Steffi Nossen Foundation Moving Wheels and Heels adaptive dance program” Arielle was invited to and honored at the Foundation’s March Benefit As a direct result of the donations received on Arielle’s behalf there will be many more opportunities in Westchester for the underserved and those with disabilities to “enjoy the same dance and movement opportunity as their typical peers.” Initiatives include a substantial financial aid package for the Moving Wheels and Heels summer program to anyone in need for the next two years four new programs will be offered at no charge throughout Westchester: classes for 64 students at the Cerebral Palsy School of Westchester; a series of classes at Burke Rehabilitation Center for Young Parkinson’s group; a summer dance program for 65 children through the Yonkers Park and Recreation Department; and a newly created Moving Wheels and Heels program in Chappaqua 
Arielle has illuminated the lives of the less fortunate by giving them the gift of dance She feels blessed to have received as much as she gave and is looking forward to volunteering again this summer; Steffi Nossen is delighted to have her back Ellen Bachner Greenberg, a lifelong resident of Westchester, is a certified Parenting & Family Life Coach. Ellen can be contacted at ebg0516@aol.com Filed Under: Armonk Cover Stories Tagged With: , , For a full reading of our current edition, or to obtain a copy or subscription, please contact us Opinions and information presented in all Inside Press articles such as in the arena of health and medicine expertise and/or views of those interviewed and are not necessarily recommended or endorsed by the Inside Press Please consult your own doctor for diagnosis and/or treatment or a subscription is a great present idea for an elderly parent for a neighbor who is moving or for your graduating high school student or any college student who may enjoy keeping up with hometown stories Subscribe Today Copyright © 2025 The Inside Press, Inc. · Log in Shouts of “great job” and “awesome kick” accompanied by lots of high fives set the scene for a new pilot program in Collier County called Little ELITES (Elementary Level Introduction To Entry-level Sports) The program is a forerunner to Special Olympics aimed at teaching children with special needs Best of all it merges children in general education classrooms with children with disabilities to create a new understanding and friendship in North Naples is the first school in Collier County to adopt the new program that is currently active in 25 schools around the state “I had seen what Project Unified (now Unified Champion Schools) has done for middle and high school and I just thought it was amazing,” began Jen Damasco an MC3 (modified curriculum) teacher at Sea Gate “They finally had a program that we could adopt here I just thought it would be awesome to start something in elementary school.” Right now Sea Gate is concentrating on soccer skills Every Thursday the three MC3 classes team up with a general education class for the program “They interact and talk with their new buddies,” said Kristyn Stetson “That is one of our favorite parts because they interact so much.” While the children in the MC3 class get encouragement and help from their new buddies their buddies are also learning something very important “He wasn’t that much different,” said Lauren Arno a fourth grader who was teamed up with second grader Bryce MacFarlane “He did what we would do and it makes him happy too They do things just like us and they really isn’t that much difference.” While there can be a great difference in academics the two groups can merge without giant gaps in ability “I like to meet all the kids with disabilities because I have never really gotten to meet them before and it turned out really nice,” said Will Pezzuti “I thought they wouldn’t listen but they listen well and they understand people.” Fourth grade teacher Luisa Gale said she was excited to have her students become part of the new program understanding of others that have special needs,” she began “They learn how to use positive reinforcement They learn leadership skills and responsibility.” “I liked when Gaby was hitting the soccer ball a fourth grader who teamed up with second grader Gabriella Colon “I think our whole class is really lucky,” added Emma Pendleton “We get to do this and we like to help people out Giving him (Bryce) happiness makes me happy.”    said his students are having fun and learning valuable lessons too “It gets all the classes integrated with gen ed kids and we get outside and get some exercise,” he said “They are following directions and meeting new friends.” “Sometimes it takes sports to show we are the same,” Damasco added “That’s why it is so great we are able to do this This is where they can show their true strengths I think everyone really enjoyed it.” Regional Athlete Recruitment Manager for Special Olympics Florida oversees the Little ELITES program that he hopes will continue to flourish “It is a relatively new program and growing,” said Thompson “It is one of our fastest growing programs.” Thompson said it is an easy way to introduce younger children to the skills used in Special Olympics The program was prompted by a lack of Special Olympics sports opportunities for children who are in grades 2-5.  In Little ELITES they can work on their skills in specific sport(s) through structured school-based participation and eventually compete within the community the goal is to keep young children and their families engaged in the Special Olympics Florida support network for life There are currently 12,000 children with intellectual or developmental disabilities in Little ELITES  Since it is done right in the schools there is no need for field trips and school buses The program is free and all sports equipment and training materials are provided at no charge to participating schools Thompson said parents like that it is non-competitive and they like the inclusion aspect and that is one we encourage,” Thompson said  Now that Sea Gate has embraced the program Thompson hopes other schools in Collier County will join Little ELITES He plans to expand the program in Florida and hopes eventually it will spread nationwide “This is a pilot program in Florida,” Thompson said “If we can just get a pilot program going we can count on the other schools to get it going.” Oskar Schindler may be the most-remembered hero of the Holocaust saving 1,200 Jewish prisoners from Nazi camps Many countries had their own “Schindler” who risked everything to save a hunted and vilified people These “Righteous Gentiles” were showcased at a Holocaust Remembrance Day event Sunday at the Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Naples Holocaust survivors and others listened to Ellaine Rosen speak about the “good guys” of the World War II genocide “These are the stories of men and women who minds and conscience and defied the world around them,” Rosen Names and stories of people from many countries were told during the presentation — such as the Danish government’s “Elsinore Sewing Club,” which covertly sent hundreds of stranded Jews by boat to Sweden Or the “British Schindler” Nicholas Winton who saved hundreds of Jewish children via eight train boxcars sent to Britain the “Japanese Schindler,” who saved more than 10,000 Lithuanian Jews by issuing travel visas to Shanghai “My sister-in-law’s mother was in the Shanghai Ghetto,” Rosen said after that story Many whispers echoed during the presentations Survivors connected with the several “Schindlers” and their heroics “I was in Elsinore,” one man told his neighbor These people are honored as “Righteous Among the Nations,” or righteous gentiles The State of Israel recognizes 26,513 people who put themselves in harm’s way to help Jews escape the Nazi regime A tree was planted in honor of every person until there was no more space the Soviet Red Army liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau the largest Nazi concentration and death camp The world now recognizes the date as Internatinal Holocaust Remembrance Day remembering the horrific event is a necessity “It is important now more than ever,” he said “With the turn to nationalism in Europe and the United States people need to remember the worst genocide in history.” The Nazi vilification of a people led to the 11 million Holocaust deaths and Nossen said such hatred continues today “There is the same thing going on with people from the Middle East today There is an idea that every person is a terrorist Nossen travels to schools and educates children about the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps and stigmas “You have to learn hate,” Nossen said It’s planted when they go to school.” If some negative thoughts are changed through remembering the vilification of Jews by a hateful nation Receive unfettered access to our digital content including our Examiner+ bonus content newsletter and get other perks like free tickets to local performing arts complimentary advertising for your favorite local charity Kathleen Fitzgerald spent her childhood moving all over the United States with her family first as a soloist and later as assistant director for the Netherlands Dance Theater before heading to the Frankfurt Ballet Returning to the United States and settling in Mount Kisco about 16 years ago the Steffi Nossen School of Dance became her home Fitzgerald will be honored by the White Plains-based dance school during its annual Benefit Gala at the SUNY Purchase Performing Arts Center Steffi Nossen recognizes someone connected with the school who has had a lasting impact on its programs and students With her retirement as its director last year after more than a decade in that position Fitzgerald was an easy choice to be recognized and is “flabbergasted” at the honor “I think it was meant to be,” Fitzgerald explained of her time at Steffi Nossen I was so grateful for the years that I had there.” She stayed with a friend from her days at the North Carolina School of the Arts A chance conversation with a librarian at the Mount Kisco Public Library led Fitzgerald to learn about the Steffi Nossen School of Dance She went for an interview and got a job in 2000 teaching the Saturday morning classes – modern dance and jazz – to various age groups with some of the children as young as three and four years old said that having gone to an arts school exposed her to all forms of dance even though she had been a ballerina professionally She also needed to get used to teaching children but reasoned that if she demonstrated her love of dance many of the children would show similar enthusiasm “The vast majority of them will never become dancers but they will be wonderful audience members and they’re going to appreciate the arts and they’re going to feel good about their bodies Fitzgerald understood what it meant have a less than perfect physique Fitzgerald was nine years old when a doctor suggested that she would benefit from dance classes By the time she got into the studio for her first session near where they lived at the time in Washington State “I could not believe how at home I felt,” Fitzgerald said “My long arms and my skinny legs were exactly the right thing to have and I got in the car afterwards and I said The family would move repeatedly because of her father’s job as a construction engineer for Alcoa Aluminum Fitzgerald credited her mother with always finding excellent dance instructors and schools “She was good at finding the right teacher and I think I benefitted from that,” Fitzgerald said “You can learn something from every teacher I tell the kids that if they don’t like a certain teacher or maybe they don’t want to learn jazz.” Fitzgerald applied to the North Carolina School of the Arts a school that had recently opened and had quickly earned a stellar reputation It also exposed her to different dance forms and preparing a theater for performances Fitzgerald danced professionally in North Carolina for a short time then auditioned for the Netherlands Dance Theater moved to Europe in 1974 and would dance there for about 12 years before moving to the Frankfurt Ballet for another six years she worked with some of the most accomplished European choreographers of the day Fitzgerald would buy a house in Mount Kisco and be an active member of the community including serving as production manager at Merestead Fitzgerald continues to lead Tuesday evening classes at Steffi Nossen acknowledging that the adjustment to having more time takes getting used to “I think that’s what teaching children does for you,” she said “It wears you out but it keeps you young.” We'd love for you to support our work by joining as a free, partial access subscriber, or by registering as a full access member. 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Copyright © 2025 The Examiner News 2012 at 2:35 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}  It's been more than a month since Samantha Morra former assistant principal at Mount Hebron Middle School Yet the fate of Morra—who's been suspended with pay—is still a hot topic offered a spirited defense of his client during the public comment portion of the meeting He said that Morra has been unfairly attacked in the local media "There have been allegations of fraud without full knowledge of the facts," he said Morra was demoted from her assistant principal position at Mount Hebron to her tenured teaching position after she was accused of illegally enrolling her children in Montclair schools while residing in neighboring Little Falls The longtime Montclair school district employee was said to be using a Montclair mailing address that is actually part of the Little Falls School District and paying taxes to Little Falls while sending her kids to Montclair schools have said they want reimbursement from Morra for the years that her two children attended classes in the district But Morra's attorney argued Monday night that his client has done nothing wrong Morra claims that former Schools Superintendent Frank Alvarez gave her verbal permission to send her children to Montclair schools "When Samantha Morra registered her first child she listed her physical address as Little Falls and she listed her mailing address as Montclair," Nossen said If someone were to mail the Morras something to Little Falls He urged the school board to look at the registration forms "I think it's important that all the facts come out," he said Nossen also commended Interim Schools Superintendent Clarence Hoover for not making any hasty decisions when it comes to Morra's fate in other Mount Hebron news at Monday night's school board meeting the school's PTA presented the following letter to the school board Hebron Middle School PTA is writing today to update you and our community on the re-imagining of Mt Hoover and the Board for the appointment of interim principal Mrs Trigg-Scales has done an exemplary job of getting our school open Hebron community recognizes that the re-imagining of Mt In the past two years the school administration and SAT committees have developed plans for a new Mt These school plans were explained in this public forum and approved by the Board and Central Office District funds were committed to the school to execute these plans Hebron these plans have been placed in jeopardy 2012 to discuss the status of the re-imagining effort We will present an agenda of topics for discussion prior to our meeting In other news from Monday night's meeting: —Through the state-administered Quality Single Accountability Continuum (QSAC) performance review conducted last spring the state Department of Education found the district to be "high performing" in five key areas —The Montclair Fund for Educational Excellence has given more than $2 million in funding to the school district since 2006 This story will be updated Tuesday morning Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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