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we give all our attention to the
fi rst, even as the second is more
important for the future of our
relationship with Israel.

Eff ective Jewish support for
Israel depends on some notion of
Jewish community. Without it,
we are vulnerable on both sides
of the political spectrum: Th e
narrower your subcommunity,
the less eff ective it will be in
the long run at mobilizing wider
support for its position, and the
more dependent it becomes on
building unwieldy coalitions. If
the American-Jewish commu-
nity is going to remain broadly
supportive of Israel, it must
maintain within its big tent a
wider range of policy positions
than are currently tolerated
under the banner of “pro-Is-
rael.” Th is means, in turn, that
the organized Jewish commu-
nity has to open a wider lane
than what now exists for polit-
ical progressives to stay engaged
with Israeli policy and for them
to express their values.

Many of us who identify as
Zionist or pro-Israel believe in
the fundamental legitimacy of
Palestinian self-determination
LEGAL DIRECTORY
and advocating for Palestinian
human rights as part and parcel
of our commitment to the state
of Israel. Th ese dual commit-
ments should fi nd their home
in our political discourse. To
argue that any gesture toward
Palestinian human rights and
dignity constitutes a prima
facie security risk to Israel — as
many in the organized Jewish
community do — is horrifying,
inaccurate and self-defeating to
the objective of building as big
and broad a coalition as possible
that supports the state of Israel.

When it shuts out progressive
values — including, most impor-
tantly, a concern for Palestinian
human rights — the pro-Israel
camp may win the political
fi ghts in this generation and
lose the entire next generation.

More important, we also will
be complicit in turning human
rights for Palestinians into the
inverse of political rights for Jews.

Every time you close down
one pathway for dissent on a
communal orthodoxy, you need
to open another. Dissent over
Israeli policy is a legitimate
expression of Jewish participa-
tion and engagement with Israel.

Pro-Israel voices sometimes
acknowledge this with plati-
tudes, but more oft en than
not dismiss political strategies
associated with dissent as disloy-
alty. Th is is untenable. Not every
issue that puts AIPAC on one
side and J Street on the other
demands a knockdown fi ght.

Outspoken criticism of Israeli
policy will remain a feature of the
Jewish and American political
conversation. Much of this criti-
cism is becoming more shrill, and
the days of bipartisan support are
behind us. We are going to be
tested with new “slippery slopes.”
But when you are on a slippery
slope, sometimes the best thing
is not to try to reach the top of
the mountain, but simply to gain
secure footing.

I doubt this legislation will
pass, and it should not. American
military aid to Israel is vital for
the long-term security interests
of both countries. But not every
disagreement calls for internal
war. We need to notice how much
we lose when we follow the bellig-
erent instinct indiscriminately.

All the wins, over time, may bring
about a bigger loss. ●
Yehudah Kurtzer is the president
of the Shalom Hartman Institute
of North America, editor of the
recently-published “The New
Jewish Canon” and host of the
Identity/Crisis podcast.

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Sona Becker, age 83 passed away on April
21, 2021 in the arms of her loving husband
Warren after a year long battle with complica-
tions of lung cancer. She was a two decade
survivor of CLL. She and Warren had a love
story that spanned over 60 years. They fell in
love in their home town of Philadelphia where
they raised their children. They then moved
first to California and then spent their last 25
years living in the state of Nevada. Sona
loved arts and crafts, playing the piano,
weekly gym workouts, attending the theater
and classic music concerts. She and Warren
enjoyed a lifetime of traveling the world, visit-
ing exotic locations and learning about the
people and their cultural customs and tradi-
tions. She especially enjoyed dancing the
rumba and many other ballroom and Latin
dances she and Warren practiced together.

Sona is survived by her husband Warren, her
brother Alvin, her three children Cheryl, Brad
and Craig and five grandchildren Geoffrey,
Zachary, Emily, Amanda and Ethan. Services
were held on April 25, 2021 at Mt Sinai at El
Camino Memorial Park, San Diego. In lieu of
flowers, please consider a donation to her fa-
vorite charity St Jude Children’s Research
Hospital. B R A U F M A N
Mervin Braufman, age 98, passed away
peacefully on April 19, 2021 surrounded by
loved ones. Merv was a WWll veteran of the
Army Air Corps and started a career selling
business forms shortly after the war. He rose
to sales manager before starting his own
successful business, Key Forms, in 1972.

Merv loved work, never found fault in others,
and was loved by all. He finally retired at age
90. Merv is survived by his loving wife of 62
years Estelle (nee Shertz), sons Gary, Adam
(Sue), and Kirk (Lisa) Braufman, and adoring
grandchildren Dustin, Mia, and Sam. Contri-
butions in his memory may be made to a
charity of the donor's choice.

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Charles H. Greenbaum, MD, retired Profess-
or of Dermatology, died on April 16, 2021.

Although his chief interest was in patient
care, Dr. Greenbaum was deeply involved in
teaching and organized medicine. He rose to
the rank of Clinical Professor of Dermatology
at Jefferson Medical College, where he taught
for 37 years. At the same time, he was active
in the Phila. Dermatological Society, where
he served as its President in 1976, and as
President of the PA. Academy of Dermato-
logy in 1977, of which he was the founding
secretary. He also served on the Bd. of Dir-
ectors of the Phila. County Medical Society.

Continuing medical education was a special
interest, and Dr. Greenbaum helped devise
and establish the evaluation system of the
American Academy of Dermatology, as well
serving as the Chairman of the Evaluation
Committee. He served as chair of the Advis-
ory Board Council and on other committees
of the AAD and was particularly proud of hav-
ing secured certification for Continuing Med-
ical Education of both his state and city der-
matological societies. Born in Phila. on Feb.

22, 1925, to Dr. Sigmund S. Greenbaum and
Rae Refowich Greenbaum, he was graduated
from Central High School in Jan., 1943, and
enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. Trained as
a Radar technician, he served in the south
Pacific, earning the Good Conduct medal,
American and Pacific Theatre ribbons, and
the Victory ribbon. After receiving an honor-
able discharge in May1946, he attended the
University of PA, graduating with a
B.A.(Chemistry). He entered Jefferson Medic-
al College, and was graduated in 1954. He in-
terned at Phila. General Hospital, and com-
pleted his dermatologic training at the Gradu-
ate School of Medicine of the University of
PA, Graduate Hospital, and the University of
PA Hospital. He married Julia Heimowitz in
1955, following his internship and her gradu-
ation from Bryn Mawr College. He entered
private practice in 1958 and was certified in
Dermatology in 1960. Dr. Greenbaum was a
Senior Attending Dermatologist at Thomas
Jefferson University Hosp., Jeanes Hosp.,
and Holy Redeemer Hosp. He chaired many
committees at Holy Redeemer Hosp., and
served on the Board of Directors, and the Ex-
ecutive Committee of Holy Redeemer Hospit-
al. Dr. Greenbaum was a Fellow of the Phila.

College of Physicians and the American Col-
lege of Physicians, as well as the American
Academy of Dermatology. He was a member
of the American Dermatological Association,
the Society for Investigative Dermatology,
American Medical Association, the PA Medic-
al Society, and the Phila. County Medical So-
ciety, as well as the Dermatology Foundation,
The Pennsylvania Academy of Dermatology,
and the Phila. Dermatological Society. He re-
tired in 1994 from practice and teaching, but
found deep satisfaction in sharing the worlds
of Art, Music, Gardening and Travel with his
wife, Julia, until her death in 2007. Dr. Green-
baum is survived by his children, Dr. Steven
S. Greenbaum (Bettsie W.), Lynne (Dr. Ira
Rubenfeld), and Robert D. Greenbaum, Esq.

(Sharona C.), his grandchildren, Gillian,
Jeremy (Nikko) and Joshua (Julie), and by
his beloved companion Connie Gottlieb, his
sister, Janet Grossman, and many nieces and
nephews and their families. Services and in-
terment were private. Contributions in his
memory may be made to a charity of the
donor’s choice.

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(*Corrected*) Marc Feldman, of Philadelphia, PA, passed
away quietly in his sleep on March 26, 2021
at the age of 69. He is survived by his be-
loved wife, Barbara (née Horwitz) of 49 years.

He is also survived by his loving mother,
Norma (the late Ralph) Feldman. He was a
loving father to Stephanie and Scott and his
wife, Linda, and a dear brother to Lisa Krader
and her husband Ron and Rand Feldman. At
Marc’s request a private service was held on
March 30, 2021. Contributions in Marc's
memory may be made to the Parkinson’s
Foundation of Philadelphia.

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