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In commemoration of the 67th Anniversary of Kristallnacht, Rambam students and faculty protested in front of the Queens homes of two former camp guards in the notorious Trawniki Training Camp, Jakiw Palij and Jaroslaw Bilaniuk. The rally was organized to protest their continued residence in the U.S. "We want them out plain and simple," said Rabbi Zev Meir Friedman. "We don't want them here. Imagine if Osama bin Laden took up residence in the United States."
In December 2002, the U.S. Justice Department brought suit to revoke Bilaniuk's citizenship as well stating "Bilaniuk and his fellow Tranwiki-men participated in the Nazis' infamous genocidal scheme. Such persons have no right to U.S. residence or citizenship." On past occasions, Rambam has rallied in front of each man's home, but this year, in light of new information linking the two men, Rambam's Rosh HaMesivta Rabbi Friedman opted to rally in front of both men's homes to reinforce their connection. (Click here to read the web of connections between these two men.)
"We want to send the message that these guys are here" said senior Zoli Honig, "and that we're not going to forgive and forget." The rallies were covered extensively by the print media as well. Click on the links below to read some of them. |
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This year Rambam will be hosting its Parent - Teacher conferences on Sunday, November 20th from 6:00 to 10:00 pm. Look for an email message soon containing the link to our online Parent - Teacher Conference Scheduler. |
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In
July 2003, U.S. District Judge Allyne Ross stripped Palij of his
citizenship on the grounds set forward by US Attorney Mauskopf
who said that Palij "directly contributed to their (the Jews)
eventual slaughter."
"In
our minds, it's a Nazi underground support system," said
Rabbi Friedman. "It's
a very important educational lesson to teach kids to speak against
evil."
Parent
- Teacher Conferences| Varsity Hockey |
The effort was lead by Benjy Mayer with three goals, Yaacov Miller with two goals and Avi Unger with two goals. Goalie Chaim Schiff was credited with the victory and the effort was helped along by a good turnout by the Rambam student body in the team's home opener. "It was a strong win, " said coach Tzvi Hershenov, "but there's a long season ahead with a lot of tough teams - so we're staying cautious." |
| Driver's Ed Moves Ahead |
Won't be long now, folks, before they're driving you around! |
| Rambam's JV and Varsity Hockey Squad Square Off |
Emotions ran high as the two squads played a spirited match from the opening whistle to the final buzzer. Varsity jumped out quickly and had five goals in the net before the end of the first period. The JV team hung tough, however. After the shaky start, they did not allow a goal for the remainder of the game and kept chipping away at the varsity team's lead. "JV made some mistakes; we know what they are," said JV coach Yaacov Gross, "and we're going to work to correct them. That's the purpose of these intra-murals and, actually, one of the important life lessons that boys on our teams learn - not to get upset or frustrated by problems, but rather, to identify them and then figure out solutions. Both Mr. Wadler (assistant coach) and I were very encouraged by what we saw." |
| Adult Ed Lecture Series |
November 30th-
Partition Day "Evaluation of Israel's Boundaries" December 7th - December 14th- December 21st- |
The
Varsity Hockey team got their season off to a good start with a
9 - 2 victory of Solomon Schecter
on Monday evening, November 7th.
The
Friday afternoon Driver's Ed program keeps rolling along as the
boys get the thrill of learning to drive for the first time.
In
a key early-season exhibition game, the Rambam JV
and Varsity hockey teams played each
other
on Wednesday night, November 9th.
Please join us for
another thought-provoking Adult Education Lecture Series on four
consecutive Wednesday Nights from 8 - 9:00 pm.
