Weekly Bulletin of The Jerusalem Rotary Club

Weekly Bulletin of

The Jerusalem Rotary Club Club # 13459, District 2490

3 April 2013

Upcoming Programme April 10:

Prof. Emeritus Ted Fried-

gut , Dept. of Russian and

Slavic Studies, HUJ: “The

First Kibbutz - New Odessa

in Oregon, 1881-91”

April 17:

To be announced.

Future Events April 25-28:

Annual outing to Peniel-by-

Galilee. Three days of tour-

ing, socializing etc. Details

to be announced. Register

with David S.

June 23-26:

104th Rotary International

Convention, Lisbon, Portu-

gal

Club Officers President:

P/P Rafi Aldor

Secretary:

R/ Zvi Sharoni

Treasurer:

P/P Sandi Darmon

President Elect 2013-14:

P/P Sandi Darmon

Immediate Past President:

P/P Elly Kenner

Board Members

P/P Rafi Aldor

R/ Yaron Amitai

R/ Art Braunstein

(Programme Chair)

P/P Richard Fain

P/P Marilyn Farber

P/P Elly Kenner

P/P Shlomo Khayat

R/ Michael Mertes

R/ Mike Rand

R/ Zvi Sharoni

P/P Kern Wisman

PDG Irene Lewitt (ex officio)

This Week’s Programme

Movie: “Eagles Over Auschwitz”

In anticipation of Holocaust Day (8 April)

The 25-minute movie, Eagles Over Auschwitz, tells the

compelling story of the historic flyover of the Auschwitz-

Birkenau murder complex by three Israeli F-15 jets. In

the movie you get to meet Yitzchak Cohen, a survivor of

the camp, and Al Weber, an American Jewish aviator,

who passed over Auschwitz on a bombing mission with the 15th Army Air

Force on September 13, 1944. Hear their personal reflections of the time

and watch with the officers of the IDF as the F-15s fly over the camp.

Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the fly-by; story by Ephraim &

Stephanie Kaye, Overseas Pro-

grams, International School of Hol-

ocaust Studies, Yad Vashem.

"The must-see documentary

that will lift your spirits"

Lunch meeting at the Jerusalem In-

ternational YMCA, Sunday 3 April at

13:00

The Jerusalem Rotary Club

Invites you to a PANEKOEKE* BRUNCH * Pancake, originally a Dutch dish!

On Friday, April 12 at 10 am to 2 pm

At the home of Carry and Louis Polak

9 Diskin Street, Villa 17, Jerusalem*

Cost: 50 NIS (helaas op eigen rekening...)

RSVP to Marilyn Farber at [email protected] or 054-533-1945

2

International Toast

Schwarmstedt Aller-Leine-Tal

In February this year, we welcomed two visiting

Rotarians, P/P Elisabeth Gause and R/ Rev.

Bernd Piorunek, from the Schwarmstedt Aller-

Leine-Tal Club. They enjoyed our tradition of

raising a toast every week to one of the world’s

many Rotary Clubs, and they gladly accepted

the idea of being the addressee of one of our In-

ternational Toasts.

Meanwhile, Bernd Piorunek has told me that our

visitors handed over our club banner to his Pres-

ident Jürgen Jahns, and that their Club banner is

in the post on its way to Jerusalem.

The Schwarmstedt Aller-Leine-Tal Club was

founded in 2005 by RC Walsrode. In geograph-

ical terms, it covers the towns of Schwarmstedt,

Ahlden and Rethem in the State of Lower Saxony

(Northern Germany). The Club has 30 members,

women and men. They meet on Wednesdays at

7:30 pm, and at 1:00 pm on the first Wednesday

of every month. If a month has five Wednesdays,

the fifth such day is dedicated to fireside gather-

ings.

Among their most important projects are a

drinking water project in Romania and a Learn-

ing Center for AIDS orphans in South Africa. At

the regional and local levels, they focus on edu-

cational projects with a view to improving young

people’s prospects in the job market.

Michael M.

Dear Rotarian Friends,

I am so happy to remember my memories although ill in

bed now: I remember how I felt safe when I saw Clo at

the airport and our second honeymoon at the Clo's

guest-beach house and dancing people of Ashdod and

how Simon worried while İsmail was swimming.

I remember David's 5star breakfast services which I

have never had anywhere in the world besides his excel-

lent heart and bright mind, I remember Bella's warm

hosting not only İsmail and me but also Öykü, my

daughter, Levent, my nephew and their friend before

the youth peace conference begins and also Shaul's per-

fect leading his RC as a president, I remember beautiful

garden and dinner of Miri and Menachem's house and

how warm they welcomed us (I planted your cactus

samples hope they grow soon) besides beautiful town

they live I remember how Mark Zober welcomed us

from the first time to the last minute with Marilyn as

much as she could join us, I become jealous for his ener-

gy and knowledge of course I also remember every city

of your amazing country and many other Rotarian

friends, Burçin's and Özlem's hosts accompanying us,

District Governor Moshe Yonay and his wife, good food,

nice weather and many other highlights ...

I will be more than happy to see you in Tur-

key again.

Love

Sibel Akkol

Karsiyaka RC, Izmir, Turkey

PS: as soon as I can organize my photos I will send

them.

Dear Shaul, Bella, Habib, Lamis, Menashe, Miri, Ronit,

David, Abby, Yaron, Elly, Marwan & Cochava.

THANK YOU!

I am so grateful for all your most generous assistance

with our Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE) with our

friends from District 244o (Izmir, Turkey). Their Team

Leader Özlem (in picture), Sibel & Ismail,

Burchin & Tensel have arrived home safe &

sound after a fabulous visit here.

The fun continues. We have 8 Rotarians

including spouses from District 3060

(Gujarat INDIA) arriving April 14 and departing April 24-

I have already forwarded to you their names & flight

schedules and am asking for your assistance.

Mark Z.

See the Club’s website:

www.rotary1800.org/schwarmstedt_aller_leine_tal/

3

A Three Nation Event

Madras Curry & Turkish Kebab

Some time before we were so rudely interrupted

by the prolonged Passover/Easter break, our

Club was privileged to host an exceptional

event, when some 100 Rotarians from five Clubs

in three different countries – Israel, India and

Turkey – attended a special dinner meeting at

the Jerusalem International YMCA.

The major num-

ber of Rotarians

and their spouses

came from the

Rotary Club of

Anna Nagar

Madras in Chen-

nai, India. They

were led by their

President, Mr. C.

Arasu.

Two distin-

guished Rotarians

from the

Karsiyaka Rotary

Club in Izmir in

Turkey repre-

sented their Club, ahead of the arrival of a few

other members of their Club.

Also attending will be some 35 members and

spouses of the Kfar Saba Rotary Club, which is a

twin club of the Anna Nagar Madras Club, head-

ed by its President, Meir Aharoni.

DG Moshik Yonay graced the event with his

presence and welcomed the visitors to the Did-

trict. Banners were exchanged and each club

did a media presentation that described their

club and the projects to which they were com-

mitted.

P/P David Seligman described the similarities

since independence of Israel and India, despite

their difference in size, and commented on Isra-

el today. In all, a pleasant evening with shared

experiences and excellent fellowship.

In the photos:

Nr. 1: From right to left: P/Rafi Aldor (JRC), P/P Oded Shoham (Kfar Saba RC), Anna Na-

gar (Madras RC) and P/Meir Aharoni (Kfar

Saba RC).

Nr. 2: DG Moshik Yonay exchanges banners with Kfar Saba RC President Meir Aharoni.

Nr. 3: DG Moshik Yonay exchanges banners

with P/P Sibel Akkol of the Izmir RC, Turkey.

Nr. 4: The YMCA Choir performing for the guests

Nrs. 5-6: Attendees from three countries.

1

5

3

2

4

6

4

Jerusalem Rotary Club

Meeting at the YMCA, 26 King David St, Jerusalem

Wednesdays at 13:00, last Wednesday of each month

at 19:00. Meetings are conducted in English. Visiting

Rotarians and other guests are welcome.

Luncheon/Dinner cost: NIS 60, students and lone

soldiers: NIS 20. For Kosher meals please book in ad-

vance. For this and other enquiries e-mail the club Sec-

retary: [email protected]

Visit our website:

www.JerusalemRotaryClub.org

Happy Hour

As Steven Wright Said…

If you're not familiar with the work of Steven

Wright, he's the famous erudite scientist and hu-

morist who once said: "I woke up one morning,

and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced by

exact duplicates."

His mind sees things differently than most of us

do. One of my favourites is: "The problem with the

gene pool is that there is no lifeguard."

Here are some of his gems:

I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Borrow money from pessimists -- they don't

expect it back.

Half the people you know are be-

low average.

99% of lawyers give the rest a

bad name.

82.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

A conscience is what hurts when all your other

parts feel so good.

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad

memory.

All those who believe in psycho kinesis, raise

my hand.

The early bird may get the worm, but the se-

cond mouse gets the cheese.

I almost had a psychic girlfriend, But she left

me before we met.

OK, so what's the speed of dark?

If everything seems to be going

well, you have obviously over-

looked something.

Depression is merely anger without enthusi-

asm.

When everything is coming your way, you're

in the wrong lane.

Ambition is a poor excuse for not having

enough sense to be lazy.

Hard work pays off in the future; laziness pays

off now.

I intend to live forever. So far, so

good.

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't

get sucked into jet engines.

My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your

brakes, so I made your horn louder."

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evi-

dence that you tried.

A conclusion is the place where you got tired

of thinking.

Experience is something you don't get until

just after you need it.

The hardness of the butter is proportional to

the softness of the bread.

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism;

to steal from many is research.

The problem with the gene pool is

that there is no lifeguard.

The sooner you fall behind, the

more time you'll have to catch up.

The colder the x-ray table, the more of your

body is required to be on it.

Everyone has a photographic memory; some

just don't have film.

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not

for you.

And the all-time favourite:

If your car could travel at the speed of light,

would your headlights work?

Sent in by Rafi A.