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of Israel is changing the allocation mechanisms in government ministries so that Israel’s Arab citizens will re-ceive their relative share in the state budget,” Social Equality Minister Gila Gamliel said in a statement announc-ing the initiative.
In his speech Jan. 2, Netanyahu implicitly acknowledged the discrep-ancy, saying he had formulated a plan to increase law enforcement in the Arab sector, including more police stations and more officers. He also said Israel would “demand” loyalty to the law.
“Going back historically, the notion was that Arab communities can police themselves,” said Guy Ben-Porat, an expert at Ben-Gurion University on relations between police and minority communities. “But over the past few years these old ways are breaking up. Arab elders have no more power, and this is where the state has to intervene.”
It’s not clear to what degree this state of affairs may have led to the shooting by Melhem, 31, an Arab-Israeli who was killed in a shootout with police on Jan. 8. Melhem had a history of violence, serving jail time for assault-ing an Israeli soldier. According to a relative, he was mentally unstable.
Violence by Arab-Israelis against Jews remains a relatively rare phe-nomenon, which partly accounts for the outrage at what some saw as Netanyahu’s charge of collective guilt. But even Haj-Yahya acknowledged a connection between the attack and the situation in the Arab-Israeli sector.
“It’s like a jungle,” she said. “Any-one can do whatever they want, with-out paying a price. The police don’t do anything about the proliferation of weapons in the Arab community because they don’t care if Arabs kill each other. Only once the Jewish com-munity begins to pay a price, then the state cares.”
The 12th annual Keren Or (Ray of Light) writing and photography contest for Jewish youth is seeking Minnesota Jewish students in grades seven to 12 to submit original poetry, creative prose and photographs.
Prizes in each category are $100 for first place and $50 for second and third places. Winning entries will be published at the Keren Or Web site and in a special supplement to the American Jewish World. They will also be included in an exhibit of Keren Or’s winning submissions at the Sabes JCC in the spring.
An awards ceremony honoring all participants will take place on May 1 at the Sabes JCC. Additionally, all participants will have access to free interactive workshops on photogra-phy, poetry and creative prose led by the contest’s judges.
The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12. All submis-sions, including photographs, must be submitted using the online forms at: www.kerenorcontest.org.
Keren Or was founded in 2004 by
Jerry (z’’l) and Eileen Siegel to honor the memory of their daughter, Karen Siegel-Jacobs. Keren Or is managed by Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council, an initiative of the Minneapo-lis Jewish Federation, and is funded by the Karen Siegel-Jacobs Fund at the Adath Jeshurun Foundation.
For information and contest rules, visit: www.kerenorcontest.org or call 952-381-3449.
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MARK MATSUOFwith Special Guest Greg BermanSATURDAY, JANUARY 16
JEN KOBERwith Special Guest Heather GoldSATURDAY, JANUARY 23
GIVE IT A REST(IT’S RABBI GLASER’S 7TH HUMOR FEST)
with Special Guest David Goldman
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31
PLUS: Christopher Noxon, Penny Hanuka, Dan Mogol, Mike Capozzola, Global Belly Laugh Day Celebration and more!
JAN 16-30, 2016
Courtesy of NECHAMANECHAMA VOLUNTEERS AFTER TORNADOES, FLOODING — Volunteers from St. Louis Park-based NECHAMA: Jewish Response to Disaster are pictured demolishing a destroyed home in Glen Heights, Texas. NECHAMA has been responding to the Dallas area tornadoes since Dec. 29 and are now looking toward the ongoing Mississippi River flooding. To stay informed of future volunteer opportunities, sign up at: NECHAMA.org.
The Twin Cities Jewish Chorale (TCJC), led by music director Jayson Rodovsky, will celebrate its seventh season with a program titled “L’Dor Vador (From Gen-eration to Generation)” 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21 at Adath Jeshurun Congregation, 10500 Hillside Ln. W., Minnetonka.
The chorale will sing several interpretations of the L’dor Vador prayer from liturgy, a selection from Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) by Israeli composer Ye-hezkel Braun, and works by 20th
century American Jewish com-posers such as Michael Isaacson, Elliot Levine, Simon Sargon and Bonia Shur.
Students from Adath Jeshu-run’s Gan Shelanu preschool will participate, as will members of the Minneapolis/St. Paul chapter of the international high school choir HaZamir, directed by Cantor Audrey Abrams.
Tickets are $15, or $10 for seniors and students. For informa-tion, visit: www.twincitiesjewishchorale.org.
Jewish Chorale to present ‘L’Dor Vador’
Relative says shooter was mentally unstable
Keren Or deadline is Feb. 12
Celebrating the release of his new album, Real Feels (Shifting Para-digm Records), John Raymond, a Golden Valley native who plays trumpet and flugelhorn, will per-form with his trio 9 p.m. Saturday, June 23 at Vieux Carré, 408 S t. Peter St., in downtown St. Paul.
Acclaimed Israeli jazz guitarist Gilad Hekselman, who plays on Real Feels, will perform with the trio. Hekselman recently released
his own album, Homes, which was named one of the top 2015 jazz albums on iTunes (10-23-15 AJW). Rounding out the group is talented drummer Colin Stranahan.
Real Feels has an Americana theme, with the trio covering songs like “I’ll Fly Away,” “Amazing Grace” and “This Land Is Your Land.”
For information, call 651-291-2715 or go to: vieux-carre.com.
John Raymond Triowill play Vieux Carré
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Twin Cities Calendar
JAN. 15-17SINFONIA CONCERTS — The
Minnesota Sinfonia will present “A Tribute to Thelma Hunter,” featur-ing Loren Fishman performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Performances will take place 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15 at Roseville Lutheran Church, 1215 Roselawn Ave. W., Roseville; 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16 at the Basilica of St. Mary, 88 N. 17th St., Minneapolis; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17 at Paramount Theatre and Vi-sual Arts Center, 913 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud. Admission is free. For information, call 612-871-1701 or visit: www.mnsinfonia.org.
JAN. 17PARENT SUPPORT GROUP —
Parents of Young Adult Children Who Struggle (PYAWS) will next meet 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17 at Jewish Fam-ily Service of St. Paul (JFS), 1633 Seventh St. W., St. Paul. The group meets regularly on the third Sunday of each month (1-1-16 AJW). For information, contact JFS at 651-698-0767 or: [email protected].
JAN. 24MAJ-A-THON — Hadassah Min-
neapolis will present its 13th an-nual Maj-a-thon 12:15 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24 at Adath Jeshurun Congregation, 10500 Hillside Ln. W., Minnetonka. Players will have
an opportunity to purchase their 2016 mah-jongg cards as well as shop at the craft-co-op boutique. Proceeds from the $40 entrance fee will go to the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Tower of the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Light refreshments will be served. For information, contact Elaine at 952-544-8283 or: [email protected].
*** SNOWSHOEING — As part of
“Wonder and Wander: The Four Seasons of Judaism,” a joint program of the St. Paul JCC and Hineni: Adult Jewish Learning and Contemplative Practices at the Talmud Torah of St. Paul, along with the Sabes JCC, an af-ternoon of snowshoeing will take place 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24 at Fort Snelling State Park, 101 Snelling Lake Rd., St. Paul (meet at the Visi-tors’ Center). To register by Jan. 20, call the St. Paul JCC at 651-698-0751. For information, visit: stpauljcc.org, or contact Tracey Agranoff at 651-255-4735 or: [email protected].
JAN. 27EXHIBIT RECEPTION — The
opening reception for the juried art exhibit Seeing God will take place 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27 at the Benedictine Center, 2675 Benet Rd., Maplewood. The exhibit, which runs through March 4, features the works of local artists whose creative process captures a sense of the divine when seeing the world. For information, visit: www.stpaulsmonastery.org.
The Illusion Theater will present the world premiere of Only One Sophie, an engaging musical in-spired by director Michael Robins’ family history, Feb. 12–March 5 at the theater on the eighth floor of the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts, 528 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis.
Featuring books and lyrics by Rob-ins and original music by composer Roberta Carlson, Only One Sophie explores a boy’s longing to under-
stand his place in the world as he remembers his beloved grandmother through colorful stories and heartfelt songs. The production is steeped in Jewish immigrant traditions that connect and conflict with a modern American upbringing.
The ensemble cast includes Ker-sten Rodau as Sophie and Bradley Greenwald as Michael, with Bonni Allen, Elizabeth Hawkinson, Jay Hornbacher, Beth Gilleland, Randy Schmeling, and Benjamin Wagner.
The show will also feature musi-cians Roberta Carlson (piano), Joe Englund (cello) and Doug Haining (clarinet). Rabbi Sim Glaser, of Tem-ple Israel in Minneapolis, is serving as a consultant on Jewish history and heritage, and Dr. Markle Karlen is serving as a Yiddish consultant.
For tickets and information, call 612-339-4944 or visit: www.illusiontheater.org.
Robins stages family’s history
Jeremy Walker, artistic director of the Minnesota Orchestra’s Jazz in the Target Atrium series, will perform 7 Psalms, his new com-position that incorporates and is based upon the full texts of seven biblical psalms (1-1-16 AJW).
The performance will take place 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 at
Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis.
The show will also include the debut of the Radio Choir from American Public Media, conducted by Tesfa Wondemagegnehu; a jazz quartet led by Walker; and vocalist Jason Harms.
The Minnesota Orchestra will
also present “A Tribute to Benny Goodman,” featuring the Julian Bliss Septet, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 at Orchestra Hall. The Minnesota Orchestra does not perform on either program.
For tickets and information, visit: minnesotaorchestra.org or call 612-371-5656.
Walker’s 7 Psalms to premiere Jan. 23
Penny Hanuka, an Israeli medical clown, will present “Dream Doctors: The Story of Medical Clowning in Israel” 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20 at the Sabes JCC, 4330 Cedar Lake Rd. S., St. Louis Park. Her talk is part of the Culture Blvd 5 series, a program of the Minneapolis Jew-ish Federation’s Israel Center. The
American Jewish World is a media sponsor of Culture Blvd.
Hanuka’s event is in partnership with the Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival, which is presented by the Sabes JCC and the St. Paul JCC (see notice on Page 10). Co-sponsors of Hanuka’s appearance are Women’s Philanthropy of the Minneapolis
Jewish Federation, the Twin Cities Maimonides Society and the Mount Sinai Community Foundation.
Following Hanuka’s talk, Dr. Goofball (a.k.a. Gil Mann) will mod-erate a Q&A session. For informa-tion, visit: www. sabesjcc.org, or call the Israel Center at 952-417-2321.
Penny Hanuka will speak aboutmedical clowning in Israel
The South Dakota Chorale will perform two lost masses for choir and organ by Austrian Jewish composer Marcel Tyberg 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22 at St. Mark’s Cathedral, 519 Oak Grove St., Minneapolis. The chorale is led by artistic director Brian Schmidt, with accompaniment by organist Christopher Jacobson.
Performances will also take place in Sioux Falls, S.D., and Lincoln, Neb.
Tyberg was killed at Auschwitz during the Holocaust and these masses represent the entirety of his sacred choral output. His composi-
tional style is described as neoro-mantic with melodic and harmonic elements of Jewish music infused throughout.
The chorale will sing them for the first time since Tyberg played them himself. The program will also in-clude the Requiem Ebraico by Erich Zeisl, a fellow Austrian Jew, written during 1944- 45.
For tickets and information, visit: www.southdakotachorale.com, or contact executive director Jack Mohlenhoff at 605-359-1058 or: [email protected].
South Dakota Chorale to perform lost works from Holocaust composer
The Chai-light Chorus will present “Love Is Here to Stay,” a collection of songs throughout the years celebrating love in anticipation of Valentine’s Day, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26; and 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27 at Beth El Synagogue, 5225 Barry St. W., St. Louis Park.
The show is produced and directed by Mark Bloom.
Performers will be Al Abrams, Marge Agranoff, David Barnett, Charlotte Berke, Arline Bloom, Jean Efron, Lil Fallek, Stuart Fogel, Bernice
Frisch, Mike Frisch, Lenny Getzkin, Phyllis Harris, Jack Held, Jeri Hill, Mercer Hill, Marvin Kass, Cheryl Keynes, Shirleymae Lane, Stan Maisel, Peter Marcus, Sheldon Mas-nek, Mary Nash, Audrey Resig, Elaine Savick, Susan Seitel, Ceil Schecter, Judie Shaich, Nancy Peilte, Zelmar Shrell, Dianne Silverman, Maraline Slovut, Helen Swatez, Linda Kaner Ward, Ruth Ziman and Maureen Ziv.
Admission is $5; for information, email: [email protected].
Chai-light Chorus concert of love songs is Jan. 26
Jeffrey Smith, also known as “The Amazing Jeffo,” is America’s only blind magician with multiple disabili-ties. He will perform as part of Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31 at the Sabes JCC, 4330 Cedar Lake Rd. S., St. Louis Park.
Amazing Jeffo uses magic mixed with comedy to educate his audiences about the abilities, rather than the
disabilities, of people who are blind or have physical challenges.
His performance is a community-wide event sponsored by Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis (JFCS) and the Sabes JCC. It is free and open to the public, but reservations are required; visit: www.jfcsmpls.org or call Stacey Spencer at 952-542-4845.
JFCS will welcome blind musician ‘Amazing Jeffo’
The artist salon series presented by Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council, an initiative of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation, will continue 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7 at Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis.
The program will be “Backstage
at The Adoption Play Project,” fea-turing playwrights Alan Berks and Leah Cooper, who offer a window into their work-in-progress, The Adoption Play Project.
The play is based on more than 1,000 stories related to adoption gathered from hundreds of com-
munity members. Joining Berks and Cooper in dialogue will be writer Sharon DeMark.
For information, visit: www.rimonmn.org or email: [email protected].
Rimon Salon series continues Feb. 7
