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The use of Nazi and Hitler themes for promotional activi-ties is still on the rise in Asia with the latest renaming of a pool bar in Nagpur, India as Hitlers Den.

Nagpur is the largest city in central India and is also a major commercial and political centre deriving importance as the headquarters for the Hindu nationalist organisation and an important location for the Dalit Buddhist movement. So it is more surprising that authorities have not taken notice of the op-eration.

The Simon Wiesenthal Cen-ter, a leading International Jew-ish human rights organisation, is urging leaders of civil society to demand that the owners of Hitlers Den immediately change the name of its estab-lishment.

We are shocked and dis-mayed by the continued promo-tion and use of Nazi symbols, icons and even Hitlers Mein Kampf by businesses and pub-lishers, said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Wiesenthal Center, based in Los Angeles.

We are equally shocked by the Hitlers Den establishment in Nagpur and dismayed by the owners insistence that this is our identity and that a second Hitlers Den is opening in Laxmi Nagar. In 2011, in our global village, such behav-iour is unacceptable, Cooper added.

Historically, anti-Semitism is alien to the people and cul-ture of India. Today, world Jewry is developing important

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In thIs Issue

regional newsIDF aid delegation back from Japan 7-11

independence day GreetingPresident of Israel Consul General of Hong Kong 12-13

business newsFine jewellery made with perfection 14-16

art and cultureTolman Collection brings the Story of the Jews of Kaifeng alive 17-18

FeatureGuide to finding the perfect sleep away camp 19

special daysRemembering the Holocaust Yom Haatzmaut 20-21

FeatureA new exhibition entitled Prayer opens at the Okashi Art Museum 22

Jewish communities in asiaCandle-lighting and the months Parshas 23

By staff writers rean cosmetic firm used an advertising campaign with a young woman in a uniform with the theme Hitler couldnt even hold East and West. The Nazi theme portrayed the revo-lutionary benefits of their new skin cream.

I n N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 9 , a highway billboard in Thailand created outrage from both the Israeli and German embassies in Thailand for showing Adolf Hitler giving a Nazi salute as part of a promotion for visitors to Lous Tussauds Waxworks museum in the coastal resort of Pattaya. The billboard over the major highway was subse-quently removed.

relationships with many groups across India. It is our hope that leaders of Indias religious communities and civil society take the lead in demanding an end to a trend that trivializes and mocks the victims of geno-cide.

Rabbi Cooper is a frequent visitor to India. He brought the Simon Wiesenthal Center Courage To Remember exhibi-tion on the Nazi Holocaust to the Gandhi Cultural Centre in New Delhi and Bangalore.

In 2009, he led a nine faith memorial service in Mumbai on the first anniversary of the 26/11 massacre at the Chabad House in Mumbai.

In an email to the Times of India, spokesman for the Israel embassy David Golfarb said,

We can only assume that the owners of this new establish-ment are unaware of the hor-rendous meaning of the usage of Nazi themes and insignia for commercial gain.

We are convinced that once they are appraised of the signif-icance of the Nazi massacre of six million innocent Jews and many others throughout Europe during WWII, they will im-mediately change the name and remove all symbolism related to this atrocious regime.

Jewish Times Asia has re-ported on many incidences over the past years of logos, eateries, clothing lines, comic books, advertising campaigns and even some bedding collections de-picting Nazi and Hitler themes.

In May 2008, a South Ko-

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IDF aid delegation back from Japan

Members of Israels Defence Force (IDF) aid delegation to Japan are back to routine life in Israel, in time to celebrate Pesach at home. The mem-bers of the IDF delegation returned from their two-week mission in the Minami-San-riko region in early April.

Nadav Shtrauchler, spokes-person for the delegation, held his Pesach seder with 50 fam-ily members and friends. As we read the Haggadah, he notes, it gives me pride to see our growth as a nation - from a vagrant people seeking help after the Exodus, to a dominant country helping another during a crisis.

The Japanese government and people were grateful for the work done by the delegation, which treated approximately 220 patients and left behind valuable medical equipment for use by local doctors.

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South Korean MPs on visit to Israel

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A delegation of 10 South Ko-rean parliament members ar-rived for an inaugurate visit in April to Israel. This was co-ordinated through the estab-lishment of the Israel-Korea Chamber of Commerce.

During the ceremony, del-egation head Lee Byung-Suk said he viewed the chamber of commerce as a real leverage for advancing the commercial and economic relations between the two countries. He stressed that the delegation was intentionally comprised of all parts of the Korean parliaments coalition and opposition in order to dem-onstrate the importance Korea sees in advancing the relations.

Dr. Park Jin, chairman of the Korean parliaments science and economy committee, said he would work to sign a free trade agreement with Israel, which would boost the volume of trade between the countries in the fields of technology, bio-tech, robotics and renewable energy, and strengthen existing collaborations in the fields of IT and semiconductors, the auto industry and more.

Science and Technology Minister, Daniel Hershkowitz, stressed that the relations with Korea were important to Israel in many fields.

The two countries have

managed to overcome inferior opening conditions with the absence of natural resources, and rely on human resources and on constant development of technology and high-tech. In fact, the two countries compete with each other as economies, he said.

Ami H. Orkaby, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, said the organisation would work to create a bridge between the business cultures and will set up a database for business opportunities in Korea. During the visit, the delegations rep-resentatives met with President Shimon Peres, Knesset Chair-

Israels counter-terrorism bureau warned Israelis travelling to India in April of a possible terror attack which can target them and Jewish facilities during the Pesach festival holidays.

The warnings were also issued to some other well known countries in Asia, such as Thailand, where large gatherings of commu-nity Seder events take place.

Due to what is happen-ing in the Gaza Strip (where v io lence has esca la ted between Israelis and Pal-estinians), terrorists intend to carry out attacks against Israelis and against Jewish targets abroad, the bureau warning said.

So far no reports of any incidences during the festive holidays have occurred in this region.

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Members of the IDF with Japanese officials

street people would just start clapping for us, and the media diligently reported on our ef-forts, explains Shtrauchler. We realised this was an op-portunity to show Japan and the world in general a different face of the IDF, different than what is shown on television.

Only two days after land-ing at the IAF base of Neva-tim, Shtrauchler returned to his job as an integrated com-munications consultant and his communications studies at the Open University of Israel.

He talked about the difficulty of leaving a workplace for an unknown time period on such a mission as well as other reserve duty assignments, but he bears no regret.

This was a once-in-a-life-time, extraordinary experience that posed two challenges: a collective medical goal of treat-ing as many patients as possible and an individual PR agenda, and I can wholeheartedly say that weve done a remarkable job in achieving both, Sh-trauchler said.

man Reuven Rivlin and Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Aya-lon.

Shimon Peres made the first official visit by an Israeli presi-dent to South Korea in June 2010.

The Spouses of Heads of Mis-sion (SHOM), in cooperation with embassy countries in the Philippines, held a food fair that showcased different cuisines from their respective countries.

The event entitled, Taste of the World, took place on

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Regional News

The Japan Song released Rojas-Tal visits Hong Kong

Michelle Rojas-Tal from the Israel advocacy organisation StandWithUs visited UIA Hong Kong. She gave a talk to many young professionals who attended the event on 7 March.

The evening provided a unique opportunity to hear about Israel and learn about ways to tackle and debate claims of de-legitimisation against Israel.

Rojas-Tal grew up in a very different environment than many in the Jewish world. She is the daughter of a Jewish mother and a Hispanic father. Michelle had very little connec-tion to the Jewish world. During her junior year of high school, she witnessed 9/11. The tragic events led to a domino effect of where life was to take her.

During the next few years, she would begin devoting her life to Israel and the Jewish people because the time had come to not only defend the causes of others, but also to stand up for herself.

She began her work at StandWithUs in the spring of

In an effort to raise both funds and awareness for two Israeli young men who are still be-ing held in a Japanese prison almost three years for alleged drug smuggling into the coun-try, Danny Finkleman, pro-ducer of the Unity project to benefit Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, has created a mu-sic video, featuring Shloime Daskal and Avraham Fried.

The Japan Song is a remake of the Dveykus 2 classic, In A Vinkele, later re-recorded as Tatte by Yaakov Shwekey, featuring all new lyrics by Moti Ilowitz and Moshe Kravitsky in both English and Yiddish.

The seven minute long video describes the plight of Yoel Goldstein and Yaakov Grunwald, who are imprisoned

2005, and made aliyah in July 2007, joining the StandWi-thUs International team as the Diaspora Education Director.

StandWithUs is an inter-national organisation dedicated to bringing peace to the Middle East by educating the general public about Israel and chal-lenging the misinformation that often surrounds the Middle East conflict.

The evening also concen-trated on informing the young professionals of the boycott campaign that targets Israel worldwide. The event was head-ed by the young Directors of UIA Hong Kong: Joseph Dies-tel, Philippe Bera, Marco Hazan

and Daniel Green.

Irit Barash, Director of English Speaking Countries, Keren Hayesod UIA who was visiting Hong Kong at that time said: The Hong Kong leader-ship is to be commended on an event very well done and how inspiring and heartwarming it is to see a young woman like Michelle taking on such an im-portant cause.

In addition, Michelle vis-ited both the Elsa and Car-mel schools, addressing the younger students on Israeli technological and medical in-novations while introducing the older students to the chal-lenges facing Jewish commu-nities in regard to defending Israel against assault. The enthusiasm and interest of the young people in the com-munity made the visit a true success.

Rojas-Tal also coordinates programmes for international students in Israel including a flagship programme, The Am-bassadors Club and handles outreach to activists abroad in South America, Australia and South Africa.

in Japan after suitcases that they were carrying for someone else were found to contain drugs. The two, have long protested their innocence, the third young man, Yosef Banda, has already been released.

While filming in Japan, Daskal and Finkelman had the opportunity to spend thirty min-utes with each of the two young men. Meeting them and spend-ing time at the Chiba Detention Centre.

While I was impressed with the good nature of the Japanese people and their respect for us as Jews, said Finkelman, it was heartbreaking to realise that despite the fact that these two young men are imprisoned just a few feet away from each other, they are kept separated and have not spoken to each other for almost three years. While so many of us pray for the welfare of these two young men, it is important that we remember them both with prayers and the donations that are so desperately needed to fund their defense.

Donations can be made at http://TheJapanSong.com

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Regional News

Why was this year better than any other year

Shavei Israel distributing Matzah to Indias Bnei MenasheShavei Israel, an Israeli based organisation that reaches out to ancestry roots of Jewish people all over the world managed to send 60 kilograms of matzah to India for use in the 41 com-munal Passover Seders that took place in the northeast-ern part of the country.

Shavei Israel has a Bnei Menashe centre in India, em-issaries Yohanan Phaltual and Lyion Fanai will be leading group seders in the capital cit-ies of Manipur and Mizoram. In other cities, some of the 60 Shavei Israel-trained Fellows will be in charge. This is the second year these Shavei Fellows were able to take the lead. The Fellows also ran other activities during the week of Passover, includ-ing a bible quiz, debates on Jewish law, and an essay con-test.

Israel and China sign standardisation agreementThe Standards Institution of Israel (SII) and its Chinese counterpart recently signed an agreement to establish cooperation in several areas for the preparation and pub-lication of standards.

Under the agreement, the SII will exchange information and share resources with the Standardization Administra-tion of China.

In addition, the two will support each others activities at the global bodies of which they are both members: the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission.

Cooperation between the two countries is increas-ingly important as bilateral trade continues to expand, a spokesperson for the SII said.

Israeli hi-tech, commu-nications and medical equip-ment companies attempting to sell their wares in China will be among the biggest benefi-ciaries.

The deal follows the visit of former Industry, Trade and Labor minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer to China last Septem-ber, during which he and his Chinese counterpart agreed to expand cooperation between the two bodies.

Previous years spending Pesach in Asia and finding a Seder was limited to a few locations, mostly in the main cities in some countries.

But this year Chabad or-ganised 16 locations around the region including: China, Japan, India, Nepal, South Ko-rea, Thailand and Vietnam. In addition some new locations were added in Kunming and Taipei. In Hong Kong, Chabad organised three locations, and in China, two in Shanghai and one in Yiwu to add to Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

The mega Seders are also extremely popular for Israeali backpackers and tourists travel-ling around the region. Around 1500 people attended the Seder organised by the Chabad centre in Kathmandu and 400 people attended the Seder in Pokhara.The first Nepal Seder took place in 1988, with the others added last year.

In Thailand, the Chabad House in Chiang Mai had ap-proximately 700 guests, despite

some recent flooding in the centre.

Now the sun is coming out and everyones preparing for Passover, reveals Rabbi Mendy Goldshmid.

For the rabbi and fellow co-director Sara Hinda Goldshmid, preparations meant renting a tent and a refrigerated truck, in addition to lots and lots of cooking. Meat arrived from Bangkok and China.

The Chiang Mai menu mixed traditional foods like gefilite fish with exotic dishes such as Moroccan salad to make sure everyone felt at home. I remember two years ago, it started raining in the middle, says Goldshmid. The people were standing on chairs, even on tables, because there was so much rain.

In the end, its all about fam-ily, he states. Families, students, Israeli backpackers, it doesnt matter: Everyone is invited to come.

Another activity organ-ised was a presentation about the nature of freedom a key message of the Passover story. The irony is not lost for the Bnei Menashe in India who have been waiting patiently for permission to make aliyah to Israel.

Shavei Israels matzah distribution will reach even farther this year, to those living in Myanmar along the Indian border, and the neighbouring

Ceremony for handing out the matzah

Chiang Mai Seder

Indian states of Nagaland and Assam. These far-flung com-munities are quite distant from the main Bnei Menashe cen-tres and they have not had the same opportunities to learn and practice Judaism.

Ten Shavei Israel Fellows headed out into the country-side to help them prepare for the holiday. There are approx-imately 7,200 Bnei Menashe who will be celebrating the holiday in India.

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Indian delegation in agricultural cooperation with Israel

A new Holocaust asset restitution taskforce launched An initiative of the Jewish Agency for Israel, with the support of the government of Israel, Holocaust Era As-set Restitution Taskforce - Project HEART aims to provide the tools, strategy, and information to enable the government of Israel, the project, and its partners to bring about a small measure of justice to eligible heirs of Jewish victims, the victims themselves whose assets were confiscated by the Nazis.

Project HEART will focus on identifying individuals with potential claims of private property for which no restitu-tion was received after the Holocaust era.

Many victims of the Ho-locaust returned to their homes to find that they had no ability to recover their own property, said Natan Sharansky, Jewish Agency for Israels Chairman. Project HEART is a general comprehensive programme that is launched to gather informa-tion with the eventual purpose of receiving compensation for

property looted, stolen, or forc-ibly sold during the Holocaust.

Jewish Holocaust victims and their heirs worldwide whose families owned movable, immovable, or intangible per-sonal property that was confis-cated, looted, or forcibly sold in countries governed or occupied by the Nazi forces or Axis pow-ers during the Holocaust era are eligible.

The only limitation for ap-plication is if restitution has been made to a victim or the victims heirs for that property after the Holocaust era; then they are not eligible for further restitution in connection with that property.

It is not necessary to have evidence of property owner-ship to be eligible to apply. If individuals believe they owned or were beneficiaries of such property, they should fill out the Questionnaire, stated Anya Verkhovskaya, Project Director.

Because of the immeasur-able damage that was done to

Jewish individuals and com-munities from the time their property was confiscated, Proj-ect HEART was put together as an initiative to reach out to those whose pain we can never imagine, but whom we can as-sist in the process of gathering data, which will hopefully and ultimately aid them in retriev-ing what is rightfully theirs, said Bobby Brown of (JAFI)Jewish Agency For Israel.

Belated, yet vital steps to partially redress the terrible wrongdoing committed during the Holocaust era in relation to asset restitution are now being taken with Project HEART, Brown added.

A simple eligibility pro-cess has been established. To participate, individuals only need to fill out the question-naire that may be found on the website http://www.heartweb-site.org.

A delegation from Haryana state, north east India, led by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda visited Israel in April and met officials. They discussed cooperation in the field of agriculture, seeking latest technology on water conservation and harvesting.

India and Israel recently opened up a Centre of Agri-cultural Excellence in Haryana state attended by Israels Am-bassador to India Mark Sofer and the Chief Minister.

The delegation met Israels Minister for Agriculture, Orit Noked in Tel Aviv, and the two sides decided to set up working groups to further promote agri-cultural cooperation.

Hooda invited Israeli com-panies to set up units in Hary-ana state for the manufacture of plastic film or material used in poly houses and net houses to make cheap material available to the growers.

Of special interest and significance to us are the Israeli systems of drip and sprinkler ir-rigation which would enable the

farmers of Haryana to irrigate more areas with less water, Hooda said.

Hooda thanked the Israeli government for extending help and know-how in setting up two projects in Haryana. I can say with reasonable pride and satisfaction that these projects -- Centre of Excellence for Fruits in Sirsa District; and Centre of Excellence for Vegetables in Karnal District are well on the way to realising their desired objectives, he added.

These projects were set up under the Indo-Israel bilateral agreement, signed between In-dia and Israel in 2006, for the promotion of agriculture co-operation.

Haryana state is one of the wealthiest states of India and has the third highest per capita income in the country includ-ing the largest number of rural workers in India. Its agricultural and manufacturing industry has experienced sustained growth. The state is also the largest manufacturer of passenger cars, two-wheelers, and tractors.

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Regional News

Nanyang Technological University and Hebrew University to offer joint PhD programme in environmental life sciences

Professor Esti Galili gives a talk

Professor Yaacov Schul (left) and Professor Lam Khin Yong shake hands at the agreement signing.

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Singapores Nanyang Tech-nological University (NTU) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (HU) have signed an agreement to set up a joint Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme in environ-mental life sciences.

This is the first time that HU, which was ranked the top university in Israel in the 2010 by QS World University Rankings, is offering a joint PhD programme with a foreign university. The programme will leverage on the complementary strengths of both universities in key research areas such as en-vironmental microbiology and nanomaterials.

The first batch of PhD candi-dates from Singapore and Israel will enrol this August. They

will be co-supervised by faculty members from both universities, and will spend at least one year at the partner university. NTU and HU will offer scholarships to students accepted into this joint PhD programme. Success-ful candidates will be conferred a doctorate degree under the seals of NTU and HU.

NTU is the first overseas university that the Hebrew Uni-versity of Jerusalem is partner-ing to set up a joint PhD pro-gramme, said NTU President-Designate and Provost, Profes-sor Bertil Andersson.

This speaks volumes of NTUs growing stature as a research-intensive university of global repute. This joint PhD programme will leverage on

Hong Kongs Jewish Commu-nity Centre held a special eve-ning on 11 April to hear a talk from Professor Esti Galili, Director, Child & Adolescent Unit, Department of Psychol-ogy, Hadassah Medical Cen-ter Jerusalem.

Galilis visit was co-spon-sored by Hadassah International and the community centre. The discussion was followed by a desert buffet.

About 30 at tended the event, to learn about the work of the Jerusalem Crisis Inter-vention Center (JCIC), a walk-in clinic in the centre of the city for children and teens manifest-ing early stages of psychologi-cal stress. A major problem in a city where a high number of terrorist incidents have occurred and over 40% of the residents are under 14.

JCIC has three aims: to significantly improve the health and well-being of the children and adolescents of Jerusalem; to provide a walk-in crisis cen-tre where children and adoles-cents suffering from early stage Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and psychological stress can seek immediate eval-

uation and treatment; and to re-duce overcrowding and lengthy waiting lists at Hadassahs Pe-diatric Center and other public clinics in Jerusalem, providing an alternative to those patients who would ordinarily turn to emergency rooms for treatment.

Dr. Galili was a special guest of the Sri Lankan govern-ment in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami. Galili spoke about her work there, training other doctors and mental-health care workers so they could be empowered to deal with their citizens with full knowledge of cultural sensitivities and lan-guage.

Prior to her visit in Hong Kong, she toured Australia where Hadassah International hosted several successful fund-raising events. Hadassah Inter-national in Australia has taken responsibility for funding the JCIC.

Hadassah International unites people of all faiths and nationalities in their mission to improve lives around the globe through support of pioneering healing, teaching, and research.

the complementary strengths of both universities, starting with the Singapore Centre on Envi-ronmental Life Sciences Engi-neering (SCELSE) at NTU, added Andersson.

I am thrilled with this op-portunity to usher in the next era of scientific breakthroughs with our friends from Singa-pores Nanyang Technological University. This agreement is a significant step in our strategy, which aims to develop The He-brew University of Jerusalem as an international world-class university, said HUs Rector, Professor Sarah Stroumsa.

This joint PhD programme will be of pivotal importance for cross-disciplinary research in cutting-edge life sciences and environmental engineer-ing to create a new discipline of environmental life sciences engineering, said Professor Ye-huda Cohen, Deputy Director,

SCELSE. These experts will then be able to harness microbi-al community-driven processes for environmental sustainability such as degradation of harmful pollutants, recycling of used water and minimising environ-mental health risks. NTU is fast becoming the international hub in this important new domain.

The agreement was signed by Professor Lam Khin Yong, NTUs Associate Provost

(Graduate Education and Spe-cial Projects) and Professor Yaacov Schul, HUs Vice Rec-tor, at the HU campus in Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, on 5 April 2011.

This is NTUs second joint PhD programme with an Israeli university. The first was with the Technion Israel Institute of Technology, signed in June 2010.

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Greetings from the President of the State of Israelto the Jewish Communities in the Diasporaon the occasion of Israels 63rd Independence DayDear Friends,

As we celebrate 63 years of statehood, we can look back on the historic miracle of the birth of a nation the State of Israel. And we can laud one of our greatest leaders, David Ben-Gurion, for declaring the establishment of a Jewish state a home-land one momentous day in May 1948. Immediately afterward we were attacked outmanned, outnumbered, outgunned.

From the debris of the War of Independence arose one of the best and most moral armies in the world. The desert turned into a model of state-of-the-art agriculture admired by all. Israels development in fields such as hi-tech, science, technology and medicine has placed her at the forefront of advances in these areas the world over.

On the day of the proclamation of the State of Israel, it was stated that this newly founded nation would be based on freedom, justice and peace as envis-aged by the prophets of Israel. We abide by the Jewish code of moral values instilled in us.

We are still facing evil forces, especially those that emanate from Iran. This call, by a regime that is a danger to the entire world, should be met by an uncompromising mobilization of the international community. We are determined, together with our supporters everywhere, to fight anti-Semitism and dele-gitimization.

The State of Israel is prepared to do its share, even at a painful cost, to achieve peace with our neighbors. We are hopeful that the winds of change sweeping our region will herald new opportunities of peace, security and prosperity for all.

We all share the hope that Gilad Shalit will be reunited with his family immediately.

The bridges of kinship that link the Jewish state with the Jewish communities around the world are vital to us. You are full partners in our success. Looking back, we have much to be proud of. Looking forward, we still have much to achieve. Together we can accomplish anything and everything. Together we can prevail. And together we shall celebrate many more independence days to come.

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Today we mark 63 years of the establishment of the State of Israel.

Over these years, our vision for a better Israel, continued growth and prosperity, has made us become, through our collective efforts and dedication, a diverse democracy with an innovative economy and a creative culture.

Israel is a major player in the hi-tech world, which explains the considerable contribution of the country not only in the field of hi-tech startup, but also through R&D centres for companies like Microsoft, Intel and Motorola.

The quality of our people is key to such development, to quote Warren Buffet, as he has said recently during his visit to Israel, If you are going to the Middle East to look for oil, you can skip Israel. If you are looking for brains, look no further. Israel has shown that it has an unproportional amount of brains and energy.

Israel has the third largest number of listed companies in the NASDAQ, after the USA and Canada; 79% of the R&D in Israel is in the high-tech sector; Israel has the highest percentage of scientists and engineers in the world; Israel is ranked number 1 in the world in term of R&D investment per capita and ranked number 6 in the world in its ability for innovation.

These know-how and experience of ours we share here with Hong Kong. Our same vision for continued growth and prosperity bonds us together.

In our eyes, Hong Kong is a centre of excellence with its strategic location at the heart of Asia Pacific and as a gateway to Mainland China; with its low and simple tax system, stable and efficient pro-business environment; and with its status as the worlds freest economy and a leading international financial centre.

In the past year, we were excited to see a number of important bilateral exchanges that strengthen the relationship between Israel and Hong Kong, particularly the visits of the President of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong SAR Mr. Jasper Tsang to Israel and the Speaker and Head of the Knesset of the State of Israel Mr. Reuven Rivlin to Hong Kong.

The other two important visits were that of Israels Minister of Finance Dr. Yuval Steinitz with a media and business delegation to Hong Kong, and Hong Kongs former Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Mrs Rita Lau to Israel, promoting business and technology collaboration.

Israeli companies taking part in Hong Kongs business and commercial activities was also notable, as in the hi-tech, jewellery, wine, cosmetics and other sectors. Our mission is to bring together the relative advantages of China, Hong Kong and Israel in order to create a common successful business by connecting the Chinese market, power and financial strength with Israeli innovation and R&D. We will continue sending economic delegations to Israel, sooner than the later.

Following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cultural Co-operation last summer, we saw numerous Israeli artists performing at various events and Israeli films featured at many film festivals in Hong Kong.

The people of Israel, Hong Kong and China share the same visions and values, and have been enjoying a longtime friendship and understanding. We say yes to peace; we say yes to stability; and we say yes to fruitful co-operation. Our great desire to collaborate will take us steps further for a better future, for the benefit of our children the leadership of tomorrow.

Message by Consul General of the State of Israel in Hong Kong and Macau Ambassador Amikam Levy on the occasion of the 63rd Independence Day of the State of Israel

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Business NewsBusiness News

Fine jewellery made with perfection

In a competitive market where for those who can in-dulge in fine jewellery pieces, Roni Namdar's Mine to Mine is a brand that is becoming very acceptable.

Namdar is Head Designer and CEO and founder, of Mine to Mine, an exclusive selection of some of the finest white gold bracelets, rings, necklaces, pen-dants and earrings, hand-made and designed by Roni Namdar.

All her creations feature a large centre carat diamond, and most of her jewellery has bril-liant cut diamonds. Women want to be surrounded by beau-tiful diamonds, exquisite jewel-lery, classic designs, Namdar commented.

She also caters for diamonds smaller than one carat, for her clientele to enjoy smaller items that they will be able to wear frequently, that still hold the same qualities and promises of the biggerones and consid-ered as collectors jewels.

Namdar was born in Israel and learnt her profession while travelling in Mexico after which she started running her own jewellery business.

Israel signs R&D cooperation agreement with ShanghaiAccording to Globes newswire services, Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Shalom Sim-hon signed an industrial R&D cooperation agreement in April with the chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission.

The agreement followed two years of negotiations between the Office of the Chief Scien-tist and the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Com-mission.

Under the agreement, col-laborating Israeli and Shanghai companies will be eligible for grants: Israeli companies can receive grants for up to 50% of a projects R&D costs from the Office of the Chief Scientist, and the Shanghai Municipality will provide a similar level for the Chinese companies.

The Ministry of Industry said that the agreement will ex-

pose companies from the coun-tries to the needs of different markets, while the governments will provide financial support.

Simhon said that, in future, the current agreement with the Shanghai Municipality should be upgraded to the status of a bilateral fund, similar to Is-raeli agreements with national governments. The Ministry of Industry plans to establish a commercial attach in Shanghai by the end of the year to foster business relations.

The Shanghai Municipality has marked several industries that it wants to promote through increased R&D activity in the coming years, including chemi-cals, equipment manufactur-ing, metals, and shipbuilding. The Ministry of Industry said that this approach would cre-ate opportunities for many Is-raeli companies seeking to enter China.

clusive jewellery shops such as Prince Jewellery & Watch com-pany in Hong Kong and Brilliant Rose store at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and in Beijing.

Namdar also sells direct and has her own private client base and provides her showroom in Hong Kong. She has clients from all over the world includ-ing US, Australia, Europe and Israel.

All the pieces are assembled in Hong Kong. She has a small team of dedicated setters and jewellers. Namdar oversees the drawings and the different stages to completion. An aver-age piece of jewellery can take around 3-6 months, these are one-ofa-kind pieces, Namdar said.

The designs are usually not repeated. Even when I do some limited-edition pieces, they are really limited in numbers not more than five. It is for women who are looking for something different.

As to the future, Namdar is looking at other types of jewel-lery designs for branding oppor-tunities and maybe some watch-es will be launched among other exclusive items.

Roni Namdar

When I was there, I found out that women want something they cannot find elsewhere. They want something no one else has. When I got back to Is-rael, I studied jewellery design for three years and I came up with Mine To Mine, she added.

She was always an artist and liked painting and drawing so it was natural for her to take up a passion designing jewellery. The brand name highlights the journey that the diamond takes from South African mines to the lady who calls it, Mine.

By coincidence she met her husband Eitan Namdar while in Mexico. Eitan is from a fourth generation family of diamond dealers.

She set up in 2003 in Hong Kong. The operation in Asia is growing and the brand is be-coming well known amongst wealthy clientale.

She has her collection sold through some of the most ex-

Flourish Collection

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The Mine Collection

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Art and Culture

TowerJazz, a leading global specialty foundry, announced in April an office opening in Shanghai, and the appoint-ment of Lei Qin as China Country Manager to increase business presence and activity in this region.

The company manufactur-ers integrated circuits and cur-rently serves fabless companies in China providing RF products such as base station, GPS and others.

TowerJazz will focus on providing increased business and technical support in China to address the growing cus-tomer needs as well as in power management, CMOS image sensors (CIS), MEMS and other applications.

Lei Qins extensive indus-try experience in China will help further our business and relationships in this region, extending our offerings in ad-vanced specialty process tech-nologies to enable customers in China to optimize their product performance and power, and win their markets, said Dani Ashkenazi, Vice President of Sales, TowerJazz.

TowerJazz maintains two manufacturing facilities in Is-rael and one in the U.S. with additional capacity available in China through manufacturing partnerships.

The companies headquar-ters are in Migdal Haemek Is-rael.

TowerJazz expands in China

Business News

Omtis providing investment opportunities in fine wine

Omtis Fine Wines & Spirits is a name to watch in the world of fine wines. It is fully owned by the Omtis Group a vener-able Hong Kong-based com-pany with roots dating back to the 1920s in Shanghai, which has been bringing luxury goods and services to Greater China for decades.

Omtis Fine Wines & Spir-its follows in the tradition of its parent company by being one of the leading wine companies in Hong Kong. Omtis is meticu-lous and discriminating in its sourcing of quality wines from the Old and New Worlds that suit both a wide range of palates and budgets.

The company maintains an excellent relationship with a few carefully selected ngo-ciants and specialist suppliers, thus ensuring access to leading wineries and Chteauxs.

Their close association with Les Domaines Barons de Roth-schild (Lafite) not just adds ca-chet but also underpins the com-panys philosophy of providing the best to their customers.

This privileged position enables Omtis to offer an en

primeur service to its best cus-tomers, who would wish to in-vest in young wines.

By purchasing en primeur through Omtis, customers can secure wines sometimes avail-able in limited quantities only, and are likely to greatly appre-ciate in price and be difficult to obtain after they are released to the open market.

Omtis also offers oenophiles and collectors a complete fine wine purchasing service (with after-purchase customer sup-port) for the top vintages in the world, and is able to source particularly rare packages, such as a vertical vintage collection of Chteau Mouton Rothschild from various prestigious cel-lars ranging from 1945 to 2007, worth today over HK$1 million, and likely to appreciate quickly due to its rarity.

For connoisseurs and bud-ding wine lovers, Omtis orga-nizes tastings, wine dinners and auctions. It offers an integrated range of expert services, includ-ing fulfilling special requests, thus ensuring that clients of all levels enjoy the best choice of wines.

Collection of Chteau Mouton Rothschild from various prestigious cellars

Israels diamond exports up

Diamond Controller and Man-ager of the Diamonds, Precious Stones and Jewelry Administra-tion in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, said: The first quarter of 2011, compared to 2010, indicates a large in-crease in exports of polished diamonds and rough diamonds and in imports of polished and rough diamonds to Israel.

Since the beginning of the year we have participated in four important trade shows in Mumbai, Vicenza, Hong Kong and Basel. The Israeli Diamond Industry has been very well re-ceived at each of these shows, and the business results have been very good. This year we have expanded our participa-tion to additional trade shows in both Hong Kong and India, and the demand for space among our members is enormous. We are looking forward to a very promising year, said IDI

Israels net polished diamond exports for the first quarter (Q1) of 2011 totaled US$2.123 billion, compared to US$1.457 billion in the corresponding period of 2010.

Q1 2011 saw an increase of 45.7% in net polished exports compared to Q1 2010, while net rough exports stood at US$1.158 billion for the quarter reported compared to US$829 million for the corresponding quarter of 2010 a 39.6% increase.

Net rough imports for Q1 stood at US$1.144 billion, com-pared to US$916 million in the first quarter of 2010, an increase of 24.9%, while net polished imports comprised

US$1.234 billion in Q1 2011 compared to US$831 mil-lion in the corresponding quar-ter of 2010 a 48.5% increase.

Shmuel Mordechai, Israels

Managing Director Eli Avidar.

Avidar added tha t IDI launched its new marketing campaign Welcome to Israel at Basel, and that this will be the theme for IDI marketing ef-forts throughout the year.

It should be noted that in March Israel took place in two international exhibitions in Hong Kong and in Switzerland which shows the slight in-crease in exports compared to the first quarter of 2008. Some of the delegates from the Hong Kong expo went directly on to Switzerland.

The US continues to serve as Israels main export market for polished diamonds since the start of the year, 45% of gross polished exports went to the US; 26% to Hong Kong, 9% to Switzerland; 8% to Belgium; 2% to China; and 10% to other countries.

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Ran Fridman in his factory

Doan Duy Khuong

Kosher Sheitels manufactured in China

Ran Fridman who founded ChinaHelp24.com, a website portal dedicated to provid-ing solutions and assistance to people doing business in China, has established Kosher Sheitels Wigs and Hair Factory and School in Qingdao, China.

The factory was taken over by Fridman three years ago and has been in operation for 12 years. They manufacture some of the most well known and es-tablished wigs and hair exten-sions for dealers in USA, Israel, Europe, Australia, South Africa and other countries. Fridman has also established their own brand Sarah Wigs.

According to Jewish Law Orthodox married women conform with the requirement to cover their hair and wear a sheitel, part of the modesty-re-lated dress standard.

The factory produces high-end medical and fashion wigs, hair extensions and toupees and other hair products. Fridman points out that one the purposes of the setting up of the factory is to help Chabad and other Jew-ish organisations to source Ko-

Israel and Vietnam hold seminar for agriculture A seminar was held in Hanoi, Vietnam, in March, co-or-ganised by the Israeli Export Institute and the Israeli Em-bassy in Vietnam.

The aim of the seminar was to share experiences in agricultural production and to strengthen trade and investment cooperation between Vietnam and Israel, especially in hi-tech agriculture.

Addressing the seminar, jointly held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and In-dustry and the Israeli Embassy, Vietnam Chamber of com-merce, Vice President, Doan Duy Khuong affirmed that the seminar was a good chance for agricultural enterprises in the two countries to exchange expe-riences and boost cooperation. The Israel delegation was led by Ran Yehezkel, Commercial Attach, Israel Embassy in Viet-nam.

The delegates also had the opportunity to meet with local agricultural businesses in Ho Chi Minh City to exchange in-

formation and to look for part-ners and opportunities.

According to some com-mentators, bilateral cooperation in agriculture and industry over recent years has failed to match the two countries potential, and enterprises should increase in-formation exchange and discuss cooperative measures.

Israel invests a great deal of funds on researching and ap-plying high technology to the agricultural sector. The Israeli delegation to Vietnam included 10 enterprises engaged in hi-tech agriculture.

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sher hair products. In addition for medical establishments and hospitals worldwide, specifical-ly for cancer patients by manu-facturing highest quality wigs for them.

Fridman together with his wife has also started the worldwide Chabad Shluchos and the Jewish Centre Wigs programme. We were think-ing with my wife how else we can help and thank Chabad Sh-luchims and their wives for their great work, for helping our fam-ily and others be closer to Juda-ism and so we decided to create a special programme to help them get a wig directly from our factory at cost price, Fridman commented.

Our goal and dream later on

is to provide free sheitels by ap-proaching some business people or organisations who would like to help us with this programme. They can put a tag or logo of their name or the donor compa-ny information, he added.

They also opened last year a wig factory school for people who want to start their own wigs or hair extension business.

Fridman gives 10% of his income generated from his Chi-naHelp24.com website and fac-tory towards Chabad centres, cancer organisations and other charity organisations.

Fridman, was born in Kiev, Ukraine and studied in Yeshiva in Israel. He later immigrated to the US, moved to Israel and now lives in China.

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Tolman Collection brings the Story of the Jews of Kaifeng alive

Art and Culture

In a recent development, the Jerusalem Municipality, together with the Jerusa-lem Development Author-ity Tourism Department, the Jerusalem Hotels As-sociation and the Ministry of Tourism have launched a comprehensive website showcasing the many cul-tural and tourist options on offer in Jerusalem.

The website www.jerusa-lem-culture.com is in English, Russian, German and Italian. The website provides up-dated information on cultural events and festivals, useful information on Jerusalems many tourist sites, religious, historical and cultural, a full list of hotels and other tourist accommodation.

Highlights from Jerusa-lems cultural 2011 calendar include:

18 May-28 July, Jerusalem Season of Culture.

24 May-16 June, Israel Fes-tival: a three-week celebra-tion of the performing arts celebrating its Jubilee year.

15-22 June, Jerusalem Light Festival.

2-6 June, Jerusalem Opera Festival: as part of the Ma-sada Opera Festival, various opera performances.

7-16 July, International Film Festival: 200 local and international films will be screened.

14-19 August, Puppet The-ater Festival.

October, Jerusalem Knights Festival.

Norman Tolman and Daisuke Maruoka next to the Wedding Couple

The Kaifeng Jews

Portrait of a Jewish Woman

Jerusalem Light Festival

The Jewish ghetto in Shang-hai, created in the 1930s, welcomed Jews without a passport or visa, allowing some 20,000 European Jews to escape there during World War II

A joint Chinese-Israeli con-ference opened on 17 April at Tel Aviv University, entitled Replanning Tilanqiao, Former-ly the Jewish Ghetto in Shang-hai.

The three-day event, was organised by the Azrieli School of Architecture, and focused on the history and preservation of the ghetto.

Participating in the confer-ence were six senior officials from the Shanghai municipal planning department and three professors from the Architec-ture and Urban Planning School of Tongji University.

The Jewish ghetto in Shang-hai was in the citys Hongkou district. The area is now threat-ened by real estate develop-ment.

Last year, Tel Aviv Univer-sitys Professor Moshe Margalit travelled to Shanghai and made contact with local urban plan-ning officials and academics.

Tel Aviv University holds conference on Shanghais Jewish ghetto

An exhibition of 16 paintings showing the history of the ancient Jewish community of Kaifeng opened at the Hong Kong Jewish Community Cen-tre on 5 May. A cocktail recep-tion was organised for mem-bers and visitors to attend.

The paintings will be on display during the month of May for a limited time. All are for sale with a percentage of their price being donated by the Tolman Collection to char-ity. The paintings are all one- to Song China, were received

by the Emperor and settled in Kaifeng. The exhibition is di-vided into three categories: the historic, the religious, and the portraits.

These original paintings are by internationally based Chinese artist Yin Xin who now lives in Paris. Extensive research went into the pictures for authenticity. The initial idea of commissioning the paintings was from Norman Tolman.

The Tolman Collection, was founded in Tokyo in 1975 by Mary and Norman Tolman, the Collection has earned a world-wide reputation as the largest publisher of contemporary Japanese art.

The Jews of Kaifeng event is the first event by the Tol-

of-a-kind pieces, very striking colour compositions that make a perfect addition to any home, remembering a community that had a real presence in China long ago.

The paintings chronicle the history of the 11th century Jewish pilgrims who journeyed

man Collection as part of a series of exhibitions at vari-ous well known locations in Hong Kong.

After the conclusion of the exhibition at the community centre the paintings can be seen by appointment.

For further details please email: [email protected] or telephone (852) 6010 7280.

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Celebrating Indias culture in Israel

Art and Culture

rience a day long engagement in the holistic practice of Yoga and Ayurveda as well as health consultations with leading Ay-urvedic and Yoga Gurus.

India and Israel share a common national psyche which makes them natural allies as robust democracies. Israels first prime minister David Ben Gurion had immense regard for three world figures: Moses, Socrates and Gandhi. Similarly, prominent Indians like Nehru, Tagore, and R. K. Narayan are well known in Israel, and some streets have also been named after them.

A large number of Israeli youths take a break in India after completing rigorous man-datory military training. Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Mumbai, are popular tourist destinations for Israelis as havens of peace and tranquility and above all spirituality!

Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia Sharmila Tagore

Sharon Bezaly

World-renowned flute soloist Sharon Bezaly will perform as part of Le French May 2011 musical event. In conjunc-tion with the City Chamber Orchestra, she will play under the direction of chief conduc-tor, Jean Thorel. The event will take place 23 May at the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall.

Girl with the Golden Flute is a programme of chamber mu-sic featuring colourful French works including Gabriel Faures Fantasie for Flute, a popular work which characterises both the lyrical and expressive side of the flute as well as its bril-liant virtuosity.

Gounods Concertino for Flute is both light-hearted and vivacious, while Mozarts well-known Flute Concerto in D major, noted for its elegiac slow

movement, was written for per-formance in Paris.

The programme opens with an orchestral arrangement of Debussys Petite Suite, an evocative and entertaining set of melodic movements.

Bezaly was born in Israel in 1972. Having started to play the flute at the age of 11, she gave her debut concert as a soloist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta when she was 14.

Described by The Times as, Gods gift to the flute, Bezaly is one of the worlds rare full-time international flute soloists. She performs on a 24-carat gold flute, especially built for her by the Muramatsu team in Japan. Her perfect control of circular breathing liberates her from the limitations of the flute as a wind instrument, enabling her to reach new peaks of musical interpretation.

Bezaly has performed with leading orchestras world-wide and has appeared at the BBC Proms in London, with the Royal Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic and Spanish Na-tional Orchestras, and at recital and concert venues such as the Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw, and the Musikverein in Vienna.

Bezalys wide-ranging re-cordings on the BIS label have won her the highest accolades. In 2002 she was chosen as Instrumentalist of the Year by the prestigious Echo Klassik in Germany, and at the Cannes Classical Awards in 2003 she was named Young Artist of the Year.

Bezaly makes her Hong Kong debut

The Embassy of India in Isra-el and Teamwork Productions India, are presenting from 29 April 27 May, a festival of visual and performing arts. The festival is a unique endea-vour to platform the wealth of Indias classical and con-temporary cultural heritage including dance, theatre, mu-sic, food, film, yoga and visual arts.

The festivals events in-clude the magic of the flute by world renowned flautist Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia. The award winning world music band Mrigya who have performed to audiences across the globe from Wellington to Edinburgh and Singapore to South Africa.

Zila Khan is a legend in the world of Sufi music - spiritual poetic verse set to music with a global appeal.

The doyen of Indian cinema Sharmila Tagore has mesmer-ised audiences and filmmakers across generations for the past 5 decades. Seen first as a vulner-able teenager in Satayjit Rays classic film The World of Apu, a selection of her films will be screened at the Jerusalem, Tel Aviv & Haifa Cinemathiques and Sharmila will be present for In Conversations in select cities.

Where the streets have no name is an exhibition of visual art as a collaborative expression between artists and street chil-

Dellal Center.

The theatrical production Hamlet The Clown Prince -is a modern day satire on Shake-speares classic play and will be staged at the Cameri Theater in Tel Aviv.

The festival will include authentic Indian cuisine from Kerala and the Wellbeing Expe-

dren which will be presented in Tel Aviv.

Aditi Mangaldass char-ismatic Kathak dance perfor-mance in her recent production Uncharted Seas has earned her critical acclaim across conti-nents. Her performances will be a key feature of the festival in association with the Suzanne

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Guide to finding the perfect sleep away camp

If you are considering sending your child to a s leep away camp, internationally the US has a lot to offer. In North America, youre probably overwhelmed, there are t h o u s a n d s o f c a m p s t o choose from, with the highest concentration of sleep away camps being in the Northeast, from Pennsylvania up through Canada.

There are a lot of great camps out there, but not every camp is a perfect fit for every child. Often, parents are in-fluenced by cousins or friends who attend a particular camp. This can definitely be a comfort when your child is far from home. But keep in mind that a camp thats good for one child, might not be the right choice for your child. So, it behooves you to do a little research be-fore making this important choice.

Start Your Search Early!Ideally, you should commence your search about 18 months prior to the anticipated start date. While this may sound excessive, this will give you a summer in which to visit some camps.

If you will be visiting the US this summer, youll have a prime opportunity to see the camps in action. While a pro-motional DVD can make any camp look fabulous, seeing is believing! If you can, bring your prospective camper along, so that he or she can be in-volved in the decision making process?

Different Types of CampsTraditional Camps: These

camps are typically four or eight weeks and offer a well-rounded programme, including a healthy serving of sports. Kids are usually escorted to activities with their bunkmates, whom they stay with all day.

Additionally, some tradi-tional camps will also offer

one or two electives or clubs during the week. Often parents of younger campers (8-10 years old) will go this route to expose their child to a wide variety of activities. Many (but not all) camps are accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA), which establishes strict health & safety guidelines for camps to follow.

You can get more informa-tion on camp accreditation at www.acacamps.org.

Jewish Camps: Jewish camps operate much like tradi-tional camps -- except that daily activities are enriched with Jewish programming, spirit and culture. Jewish camps are not only fun, they present an environment which celebrates Judaism and Israel, observing important traditions, such as Shabbat. Most Jewish camps are strictly kosher. Others are kosher-style. There are many nonprofit organisations which operate Jewish camps.

A good place to start your search would be The Founda-tion for Jewish Camping (www.jewishcamp.org). This organisa-tion serves approximately 150 Jewish summer camps in North America. It is the single source for information about nonprofit Jewish overnight camps. They are also offering generous scholarships for campers who are attending a Jewish sleep away camp for the first time, through their One Happy Camper programme.

Single-Sex Camps: The single sex camp environment allows girls and boys to feel freedom from many of the social pressures found in co-ed situations. Whats more, an all-boys or all-girls camp can provide more specialisation in activities and in skill build-ing. But some parents feel that co-ed is the real world and wouldnt hear of sending their child to a single sex camp.

If you have both sons and daughters, you may want them to have the daily support and

companionship of a sibling while away from home. Whats more, the co-ed camp environ-ment provides valuable social growth opportunities for young children, as well as for those who continue to return to camp into their teen years.

Elective Camps: If your child has a specific interest -- such as acting, art or horseback riding his or her needs may not be met by a traditional camp. While traditional camps let kids get their feet wet at vari-ety of activities, elective camps let them dive right in!

Elective camps usually of-fer shorter sessions of two- to three-weeks. They offer the opportunity for campers to de-sign their own schedule, with a mind-blowing array of activities to choose from, such as Theater, Circus, Skateboarding, Music, Magic and Digital Arts. If you have an independent child, who is in touch with his or her inter-ests, and would rather not fol-low a general, sports-intensive schedule, an elective camp would be a good fit.

Special Needs Camps: Summer camps for children with special needs are a wonder-ful opportunity for children to make friends and develop skills in a fun, therapeutic environ-ment. They offer an enjoyable retreat from regular routines in safe, nurturing surroundings. Building relationships with peers whom have similar needs fosters camaraderie, self-esteem and confidence.

These camps feature higher staff to camper ratios and the staff members are typically involved in special education, either at the college or profes-sional level. And, yes, there are even special needs camps spe-cifically for Jewish campers!

Other Camp ResourcesFinding Good AdviceA popular way to research camps in the US or Canada is to

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consult a camp referral service. These services are completely free to families and can help guide you toward appropriate programmes, based on your childs personality and interests and based on your budget.

These referral services of-fer one-stop shopping and are operated by knowledgeable in-dividuals, who stay updated and visit most of the programmes. One such resource is Camp Specialists: www.campspecial-ists.com.

The InternetThere is a vast amount of camp information available on the web. A website called www.CampRatingz.com provides un-biased opinions from families whose kids have actually at-tended a particular programme. CampRatingz.com allows users to rate camps on a variety of criteria and provides an area for specific comments.

But remember, as these are individual opinions, this site should be just one of many tools that will comprise your research. This site, along with several other online camp direc-tories, has a search feature that can guide you toward camps in a particular geographic area or camps that provide the activi-ties you specifically desire.

Supplied by Laura M. Miller, founder of www.CampRatingz.com, a free camp rat-ings & reviews website.

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Rabbi Asher Oser

Special Day

Remembering the Holocaust

Yom Hashoah, Holo-caust Memorial Day takes place on 27 Nisan eight days be-fore Yom Haatzmaut / Israel Independence Day. It is an official day to remember the Holocaust and was established in 1959.

In Israel, flags are flown at half mast and there is a state ceremony held at Yad Vashem the Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Authority. At 10am air-raid sirens are sounded for two minutes and all activity comes to a halt.

In the Diaspora, the day is marked with ceremonies and rituals that include the lighting

of memorial candles and the recitation of Kaddish. Through-out Asia, Jewish communities band together and solemnly ob-served this important holiday.

Jewish communities truly united and shared in the collec-tive grief over the tragedy of the Holocaust.

Hong Kongs Jewish com-munity held their Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony on Sunday 1 May at the Jewish Community Centre. It was co-ordinated by Rabbi Sinai Burns of Ohel Leah Synagogue. This years theme was Resistance.

The event was very well attended and, as in past years,

members from all of Hong Kongs Jewish congregations were represented and involved.

The programme included prayers, readings and music. Ketty Grossman introduced the programme and read many of the testimonies and recitals.

Film footage depicting the Warsaw Ghetto and other camps were shown during the one hour event.

A selection of readings included: The Heroic Girls by Emmanuel Ringleblum, The Final Liquidation by Tovia Bozhikowski, My Bar Mitzvah by David Bergman, and My last will by David Graber.

Six candles were lit repre-senting collectively the memory of the six million Jews that per-ished during the Holocaust.

A musical interlude Yid, Du Partizaner was sung in Yiddish by Chazzan Diego Edelberg from the United Jewish Con-gregation.

A opening speech was made by Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau, Mr Amikam Levy who spoke about Yom Hashoah from the context of the current threat of a second Holocaust echoing from mod-ern day Iran and other types of extremists.

Rabbi Asher Oser of Ohel

Leah Synagogue recited the Yizkor prayer. Rabbi Mordechai Avtzton, of Chabad Hong Kong recited Kel Maleh Rachamin.

The ceremony was com-pleted with the Hatikva, the national anthem of the State of Israel.

Amikam Levy Chazzan Diego Edelberg Rabbi Mordechai Avtzton

Ketty Grossman

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Special Days

Yom HaAtzmaut - Israels Independence Day

This holiday cel-ebrated in Israel and throughout the Diaspora, is Isra-els Independence Day / Yom HaAtzmaut.

On 14 May, 1948, the day the British Mandate expired, the new Jewish state - the State of Israel - was formally es-tablished in parts of what was known as the British Mandate for Palestine. With the estab-lishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Jewish independence, lost two thousand years earlier, was restored. It is officially held on the 5 Iyar.

Yom HaAtzmaut is always preceded by Yom Hazikaron, the message of linking these two days is clear: Israelis owe their independence, the very existence of the state to the sol-diers who sacrificed their lives for it.

The o ff i c i a l swi t ch from Yom Hazikaron to Yom HaAtzmaut takes place a few minutes after sundown, with a ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem in which the flag i s r a i sed f rom ha l f s t a ff

(due to Memorial Day) to the top of the pole.

The president of Israel de-livers a speech of congratula-tions, and soldiers representing the army, navy, and air force parade with their flags. The evening parade is followed by a torch lighting (hadlakat ma-suot) ceremony, which marks the countrys achievements in all spheres of life.

Officer places a flag on a fallen soldier's grave

The Knesset established 4 Iyar, the day preceding Yom HaAtzmaut, as a Memorial Day for soldiers who lost their lives in battle for the creation of the State of Israel and all those soldiers who died subse-quently defending the country.

As with Yom Hashoah, throughout the entire day be-ginning at sunset, places of en-tertainment, shops, restaurants are closed. Broadcasters play programmes about Israels wars and show programming that convey the sombre mood of the day.

The commemorat ion , also includes an air raid siren played twice during the day.All activity, including traffic, immediately ceases. People get out of their cars, even in the middle of otherwise busy highways, and stand in respect for the sacrifice of those who died defending Israel. The first siren marks the beginning of Memorial Day and the sec-ond is sounded immediately

prior to the public recitation of prayers in military cemeteries.

Numerous public ceremo-nies are held throughout Israel. Special readings and poems are often recited. There is a national ceremony at the mili-tary cemetery on Mount Herzl, where many of Israels leaders and soldiers are buried. Many schools and public buildings have memorial corners with memorials to those from their community who died in Is-raels wars.

There is a special Yizkor (rememberance) prayer and memorial prayer for members of the Israeli Defense Forces who died in the line of duty are read at many of the cer-emonies.

Outside of Israel, Yom Ha-Zikaron is observed with com-munity events with special prayers and readings recited. Candles are lit, ceremonies are held, poetry, musical perfor-mances are added to the event.

Yom Hazikaron/ Israels Fallen SoldiersOther than the official cer-

emonies, Israel celebrates in a variety of ways. In the cities, the night time festivities. Many spend the night dancing Israeli folk dances or singing Israeli songs. During the daytime thousands of families go out on hikes and picnics.

Yom HaAtzmaut is con-cluded with the ceremony of granting the Israel Prize recognising individual Israelis for their unique contribution to the countrys culture, science, arts, and the humanities.

For those outside Israel, cel-ebrating Yom HaAtzmaut has been a way to express solidarity with the state of Israel and to strengthen their alliance with it.

IDF

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A new group exhibition entitled Prayer has opened in the Okashi Art Museum, housed in an Ottoman-era arched building near the Knights Hall in the Old City of Akko also known as Acre.

The exhibition is centered around the special moments of prayer in Israel and around the world as documented by Jew-ish, Christian, Moslem, Druze and Hindu artists in still pho-tography and video exhibits.

The exhibition, which is open to the public will continue

An exhibition entitled Prayer opens at the Okashi Art Museum in Israel

through the coming months, runs alongside other temporary exhibitions of contemporary Israeli art. As well as the per-manent exhibitions of the late Israeli artist Avshalom Okashi, whose works are inspired by the scenery, the human landscape and the spirituality of the land of Israel.

T h e U N E S C O w o r l d heritage site of the Old City of Akko is a major tourist destina-tion for visitors to the north of Israel. With its unique blend of East and West, the colour-ful Oriental Bazaar, historical buildings that date back to

Roman times and include the Ottoman-Era buildings, the subterranean Crusader City, the Turkish baths, Templars tunnel, ancient fishing port and much more.

Akko is one of the most important cities of the ancient world. You will be able to see the footprints of many peoples and religious movements: the Canaanites, the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Crusaders, the Mamelukes, the Turks and the British.

Further information: http://www.akko.org.il

Artist Ahlam Bsul

Andrea Bocelli

Artist Michal Yehezkeli

Bocelli to perform at Masada

Following the huge success of the first Masada Opera Festival in which the Israeli Opera presented Verdis Nabucco by the Mountain of Masada last June, Hanna Munitz, General Director of the Israeli Opera, an-nounced the programme for the expanded Masada Opera festival which will now also take place in Jerusalem.

Israeli opera conductor Daniel Oren will return to to lead a new production of Verdi's Aida (a co-production with the Orange Festival in France) that features interna-tionally acclaimed opera sing-ers including Micaela Carosi, Marco Berti, Ildiko Komlosi, Paata Burchuladze and others.

This international opera

festival will also feature con-certs by the orchestra of the Arena di Verona, concerts in Jerusalem churches, and the Israeli premiere of Verdis Jerusalem, performed at the open air Sultans Pool in Jeru-salem.

The Dead Sea, Masada and Jerusalem Opera Festival will take place on 1-11 June. The renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli has accepted the Israeli Operas invitation to perform a one-time concert as part of the new interna-tional opera festival. Bocelli will be accompanied by musi-cians from the Rishon LeZion Symphony Orchestra and the opera choir.

Further information: www.opera-masa-da.com

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ChinaBeijing Chabad house and Community centre:Fang Yuan Xi Lu, next to the south gate of Si De Park,Beijing, PR China Tel: (8610) 8470 8238 ext. 210, (86) 13910740109www.chabadbeijing.com

Chabad of Ya Bao Lu: Jian Guo Men Diplomatic Bldg, Building 3,2/F, 223 Chaoyangmennei Street, Beijing, PR ChinaTeL: (86) 1352 2016 427 Email: [email protected]

Kehillat Beijing (Reform): Capital Club athletic Center, 3/F., Ballroom, Capital Mansion, 6 Xinyuan nanlu Chaoyang District, Beijing, PR China Tel: (86) 10 6467 2225 www.sinogogue.org

GuangzhouGuangzhou Chabad: 31 he Ping Lu, Overseas Village, Guangzhou, China Tel: (86) 137 1050 5049 www.chabadgz.org

ShanghaiShanghai Chabad (Shanghai Jewish Center): Shang-Mira Garden Villa #1, 1720 hong Qiao Road, Shanghai, 200336, PR ChinaTel: (86) 21 6278 0225 www.chinajewish.org

Chabad of Pudong: Vila # 69, 2255 Luoshan Road,Shanghai, 200135, PR China Tel: (86) 21 5878 2008 www.chinajewish.org

Sephardi Shanghai CenterBuilding B. apt. 3 (Room 103), 1000 Gubei Road,Shanghai, PR China 201103Tel: (86) 21 6208 8327 Mobile: (86) 15900808733Email: [email protected], [email protected]

ShenzhenShenzhen Chabad: no.4, Block a, Guishan Xiaozhu Yanshan Road, indus-trial area, Shekou nanshan District, Shenzhen, PR ChinaTel: (86) 755 8207 0712 www.chabadshenzhen.org

hOnG KOnG Jewish Community Centre: One Robinson Place, 70 Robinson Road, Mid-Levels, hong Kong Tel: (852) 2801 5440 www.jcc.org.hk

Chabad of hong Kong: 1/F hoover Court, 7-9 Macdonell Road, Mid-Levels, hong Kong Tel: (852) 2523 9770 www.chabadhk.org

Ohel Leah Synagogue: 70 Robinson Road, Mid-Levels, hong Kong Tel: (852) 2589 2621 www.ohelleah.org

United Jewish Congregation (Reform): Jewish Community Centre, One Robinson Place, 70 Robinson Road, Mid-Levels, hong Kong Tel: (852) 2523 2985 www.ujc.org.hk

Shuva israel (Orthodox): 2/F Fortune house, 61 Connaught Road, Central, hong Kong Tel: (852) 2851 6300 www.shuva-israel.com

KowloonKehilat Zion (Orthodox): Unit 105, 1/F, Wing on Plaza, 62 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon Tel: (852) 2368 0061 www.kehilat-zion.org

Chabad of Kowloon: 11 hart avenue, 2/F, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Tel: (852) 2366 5770 Email: [email protected]

inDia (MUMBai) Magen David Synagogue: 340 Sir J.J. Rd, Byculla, MumbaiTel: (91) 22 23006675

Kenesseth Eliyahoo Synagogue, 43 Dr V.B. Gandhi Marg, Fort, MumbaiTel: (91) 22 22831502 / 22839617

Kurla Bene israel: 275 C.S.T. Rd, Jewish Colony, Kurla (W) Mumbai, indiaTel: (91) 22 511-2132

JaPan KobeOhel Shelomoh Synagogue and Community Center: 4-12-12, Kitano-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650, Japan Tel: (81) 78 221 7236 www.jcckobe.org

TokyoTokyo Chabad: 1-5-23 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo Japan 108-0073 Tel: (813) 5789 2846 www.chabad.jp

JCC Japan (Reform): Tokyo Jewish Community Centre, 8-8 hiroo 3-Chome, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo 150 0012, Japan Tel: (813) 3400 2559 www.jccjapan.or.jp

LaOS Chabad: Ban Pakham, Unit 03, 46 Soulignavongsa Rd, Luangprabang, LaosTel: (856) 20 508 2014

nEPaL Chabad house: Gha-2-516-4 Thamel, Kathmandu, nepal Tel: (977) 980 324 1294 [email protected]

PhiLiPPinES Beth Yaacov Synagogue: 110 h.V. de la Costa cnr, Tordesillas West, Salcedo Village, Makati City, Metro Manila 1227, The Philippines Tel: (632) 815 0265 www.jewishphilippines.org

SinGaPORE Chesed-El Synagogue: 2 Oxley Rise, Singapore 238693

Jacob Ballas Community Centre & Maghain aboth Synagogue: 24-26 Waterloo Street, Singapore 187950Tel: (65) 6337 2189 www.singaporejews.org

United hebrew Congregation (Reform): email:[email protected]

SOUTh KOREaChabad: 744-18 hannam-Dong, Yongsan, Seoul 140-893, South KoreaTel: (82) 107 730 3770 www.jewish.kr

TaiWan Taipei Jewish Community: 16 Min Tsu East Road, Second Floor, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC Tel: (886) 2 2591 3565 email:[email protected]

ThaiLanD Jewish association of Thailand: 121 Soi Sai nam Thip 2, Sukhumvit Soi 22, Bangkok, Thailand Tel: (662) 663 0244 www.jewishthailand.com

Chabad of Thailand: 96 Rambutttri St. Banglamphu, 102000 Bangkok, Thailand Tel: (662) 629 2770 www.chabadthailand.com

Bet Sefer Chabad: 221 Sukhumvit Soi 20, Bangkok, 10110 ThailandTel: (662) 258 3434

ViETnaM Chabad: 5a (villa) nguyen Dinh Chieu St., Dakao ward, District 1,ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Tel: (84) 90 9166770 www.JewishVietnam.com

JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN ASIA

Candlelighting times are taken from Chabad.org.Candlelighting times are taken from Chabad.org.

Candle Lighting Times

Yom Hashoah:2 May 2011 (28 nisan 5771)

Rosh Chodesh:4 May 2011 (30 nisan 5771)5 May 2011 (1 iyar 5771)

Yom Hazikaron:9 May 2011 (5 iyar 5771)

Yom Haatzmaut:10 May 2011 (6 iyar 5771)

Lag BOmer:22 May 2011 (18 iyar 5771)

HOLIDAYS/ FASTS/ ROSH CHODESH/ SPECIAL DAYS

May Parashas

7 May 2011 / 3 Iyar 5771: EMORThe main theme of the Parasha is the commandment to be holy. Every one has a command to be holy. One way this is achieved is to separate oneself from all mat-ters that may taint oneself and prevent achieving a state of purity. The Kohanim by the very nature of their position and service in the Temple services are commanded to uphold a very high standard of holiness and purity. They there-fore are not allowed to come into contact with the dead, with the exception of their seven closest relatives, and they are not allowed to marry a divorcee or a convert. Laws pertaining to physical blemishes of the Kohanim and who can and can not eat from the priestly gifts. Laws defining what constitutes an acceptable and unaccept-able blemish on an animal designated to be a Korban - offering.The ordinary Jew is also able to maintain a state of sanctity by keeping Kashrut, Shabbat and the Festivals, and all also be separating himself from profane matters.Included in the Parasha is the mention of the establishment of Shabbat, Pesach, the Omer, the counting of the Omer, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot.Laws of the Ner Tamid, the Showbread, the incident with the blasphemer, and the penalties for blasphemy conclude.

14 May 2011 / 10 Iyar 5771: BEHARThe Parasha begins with the laws of Shemitah and Yovel. The land lay fallow every 7th year, and after the 49th year, (7x7) it lay fallow a 2nd year for the 50th year - the Jubilee Year as well. G-d promises that He will provide for the nation, regardless of the land being fallow. No one will go hungry. The return at Yovel of all hereditary lands to their original owners is commanded. The difference between the sale of a property in a walled city vs. an unwalled city is established. Continuing the theme of providing and dependency, we are commanded to provide for our impoverished brethren. Just as G-d provides for us, we must provide for each other. The freeing of all Jewish slaves is detailed and redeeming a Jewish slave from a non-Jewish owner, and the formula for how much to pay.

21 May 2011 / 17 Iyar 5771: BECHUKOTAIThe beginning of the Parasha describes the wondrous successes awaiting the nation, so long as they follow G-ds mitzvots and commandments. We also read the Tocha-cha - the Rebuke. It is a lengthy description of the terrible punishments awaiting the nation, if they do not follow the torah. It is customary for the Baal Koreh (the one reading the Torah) and to read it faster and more quietly than the rest of the Parasha. The established prices for endowments of an individuals worth, or that of an ani-mal, are listed. The final portions deals with endowments of property to the Bet Hamikdash.

28 May 2011 / 24 Iyar 5771: BAMIDBARA census of the Israelites in undertaken in the wilderness, by way of the counting of the half Shekel. Each Israelite was counted according to the tribe to whom he be-longed, which was determined through his father. This is one of the sources of the teaching that we should follow the traditions of our fathers, whereas our religious identity is determined through our mother. Each tribal leader had to vouch for their members. The Levites were counted separately. The formation of the Israelite camp and how they travelled in the wilderness is described. The Tabernacle was at the centre and surrounded on each of the four corners by three of the twelve tribes, each with their own banner and insignia. The Levites are appointed to carry the different parts of the tabernacle and to assist the Kohanim.

Countries 6 May 13 May 20 May 27 May

Bangkok 6:17 6:18 6:20 6:22Beijing 6:55 7:01 7:08 7:14Guangzhou 6:38 6:41 6:45 6:48hong Kong 6:33 6:37 6:40 6:43Katmandu 6:22 6:26 6:30 6:34Kobe 6:29 6:34 6:40 6:45Manila 5:56 5:58 6:00 6:02Mumbai 6:44 6:47 6:49 6:52Perth 5:17 5:12 5:07 5:04Shanghai 6:18 6:23 6:27 6:32Singapore 6:48 6:48 6:48 6:49Seoul 7:07 7:14 7:20 7:25Taipei 6:08 6:12 6:15 6:19Tokyo 6:13 6:18 6:24 6:29

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