COMMUNITY CHILDREN OF JEWISH HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS TO HOST WHAT SHERLOCK HOLMES WOULD SAY: ASSESSING ISRAEL'S STRATEGIC OPTIONS C ont'd from Home Page Dr. Martin Sherman acted as a ministerial advisor in the 1991-2 Shamir government. He also served for seven years in various defense related capacities and now teaches political science at Tel Aviv University. His works have been published in academic journals such as Journal of Strategic Studies, Journal of Theoretical Politics, International Journal of Intelligence and Counter Intelligence and Nations and Nationalism. He is also an author. This citation, when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth, Sherlock Holmes, in the Sign of Four, is from one of the better known episodes in the exploits of the mythological sleuth from 221B Baker Street comprises the analytical point of departure for the lecture. After a detailed examination of Israel's geo-strategic parameters, its geo-political environment and the indispensable imperatives that arise from these parameters, the analysis proceeds to an assessment of the policy proposals on the table today for the resolution of the Middle East conflict. It will show how the current policy endeavors based on Israeli territorial concessions and the land-for-peace/two-state paradigm are impossible to reconcile with the long-term survival of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people. A comprehensive out of the box alternative of addressing the major challenges facing Israel is set out accompanied by an appraisal of the conditions required for its implementation an evaluation of its feasibility and estimation of economic costs it would entail. Fee to enter the event is 10 per person at the door ($5 for parking). RSVP recommended. PERFORMANCE ARTIST CLAUDIA STEVENS TO PRESENT AN EVENING WITH MADAME F Cont'd from Home Page Steven’s entire body of work is a collection of unique and multifaceted interdisciplinary pieces that engage topics such as hate crimes, issues of identity, hidden family past, history, and reconciliation. Stevens' original musical drama, An Evening with Madame F, stands among a handful of Holocaust-related theatrical pieces that give artistic expression to a catastrophe that defies comprehension, and since 1990, this one-woman show has been presented at more than 100 venues across the country and produced for public television. While drawing on several first-hand accounts by women musicians who survived the Holocaust, the story of Madame F primarily chronicles Fanja Fenelson, who, as a youth, performed in the women’s orchestra at Auschwitz. The show's haunting musical score incorporates songs once performed by concentration camp inmates. Herself the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Stevens also meditates -- in the performance and in remarks afterwards -- on the dilemma of using the Holocaust for artistic purposes. Trained as a pianist, musicologist, conductor, and composer, Stevens holds degrees in music from Vassar College, University of California, Berkeley, and Boston University. She is currently a visiting scholar at the College of William and Mary. Previous Feinberg lecturers include Dr. Judea Pearl, Justice Richard Goldberg, radio talk show host and author Dennis Prager; John Loftus, prosecutor of Nazi criminals; Seymour Martin Lipsetp; John Rothmann, KGO talk show host; Rodger Kamenetz, authorm and Leonard Greenspoon, Klutznick Professor of Jewish Civilization at Creighton University. Ruth B. Shannon Center is located at 6760 Painter Ave., Whittier, CA 90608. The performance is free, however, RSVP required. The event is hosted by the 2010 Feinberg Lecture. For more info or RSVP, call 562.907.4219.

COMMUNITY WIESENTHAL CENTER PRAISES ACQUISTION OF MENGELE’S DIARY BY FAMILY PLEDGED TO KEEP IT SAFE IN JEWISH HANDS C ont'd from Home Page. "I spoke to the family that acquired the diary this morning and learned that more than 100 of their close relatives were murdered in the concentration camps, including dozens who saw Dr. Josef Mengele in action at Auschwitz," said Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder and dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. "They want the world to know that their only motivation in acquiring the diary was to ensure that it remains in Jewish hands to serve as an integral part of the education of future generations about the infamy of history’s greatest crime." "At a time when Ahmadinejad’s Iran regularly denies the Holocaust and anti-Semitism and hatred of Jews is back in vogue, this acquisition is especially significant," Hier concluded. The Simon Wiesenthal Center is one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations with over 400,000 member families in the United States. It is an NGO at international agencies including the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the OAS, the Council of Europe and the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino). "At a time when Ahmadinejad’s Iran regularly denies the Holocaust and anti-Semitism and hatred of Jews is back in vogue, this acquisition is especially significant," said Rabbi Marvin Hier HADASSAH GROUP TO HOST MISSION TO ISRAEL SPEAKERS Cont'd from Home Page The speakers will present Hadassah’s Mission to Israel, a presentation highlighting all of Hadassah’s projects Hadassah is non profit organization. Light refreshments will be served. The event is $10 per person. For more information call (818) 489-4880 SCHWARZENEGGER ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS C ont'd from Home Page Since 2006, Kozberg has been a managing director of Hub International, an insurance broker, and, since 2001, has been director of the public television station KCET in Los Angeles. Previously, he was senior vice president for Marsh and McLennan from 1997 to 2005. Kozberg is a trustee for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and serves on the Public Infrastructure Advisory Commission for the Business Transportation and Housing Agency. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Kozberg is a Republican. Sherry Lansing, 65, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed, effective March 1, to the University of California Board of Regents, where she has served as a member since 1999 and currently serves as vice chair. Lansing has been founder and chief executive officer of The Sherry Lansing Foundation, which places highly qualified retirees in local public schools to fulfill specific needs, since 2005 and chairman and chief executive officer of Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group since 1997. She is also a member of the Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. This position requires Senate confirmation and there is no salary. Lansing is a Democrat. Nancy Rae Stone, 55, of Los Angeles, has been appointed program director for the California Film Commission. Since 2009, she has served as a special consultant for the California Film Commission's Film and Television Tax Credit Program.  Stone was the executive vice president of production for Beacon Pictures from 1999 to 2007. Prior to that, she was an independent producer, line producer and production manager for numerous feature films from 1989 to 1998. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $93,600. Stone is a Democrat.