March Edition
Issue #003
Total Vision
Tele, originates from the Greek language meaning far off or distant. Totalis is a Medieval Latin word that describes the ‘whole entire’ and gives us the modern word of Total. We hope you see what Vision means? Jewish TV Channel prefers to ‘share the vision’ of bringing Jewish communities closer together. So now you know what the TV stands for in JTVC. Total Vision is a monthly magazine for Jewish communities, which we hope you will enjoy!
JTVC MONTHLY MAGAZINE March Issue 003
STAND STRONG
SPECIAL FEATURE
Total Vision
INTRODUCTION
Jewish TV Channel introduces its latest section especially for your enjoyment. Total Vision is a monthly digital magazine that promises to deliver more in keeping with the JTVC aim to update our content quality and delivery potential. This first issue of Total Vision explores something very close to both the Jewish experience and how it shapes our world outlook. Waves of Despair in Rays of Hope will be our theme over the coming months. What does that mean exactly? Waves of Despair shares the obvious pain felt as Jews worldwide face the growing threat of Anti-Semitism, yet again. Rays of Hope presents the coming 75th Anniversary of the Children of Israel, that’s all of us, through the establishment of the state of Israel.
Act Fast
GETTING IT TOGETHER
Jewish TV Channel is proud to announce its support for a growing alliance of individuals and organizations dedicated to not only fighting the plague of antisemitism but also the inclusion of Israel phobia that has gripped the same type of intelligentsia that guided the Holocaust.
Innocent People Are Getting Hurt – It’s Past Time To Bring It To A Stop
IT’S TIME TO ACT FAST
OUR CAMPUSES HAVE BECOME A BATTLEFRONT FOR MISINFORMATION
MARCH 2023 ACT FAST GUIDE
RESOURCES:
AMCHA Initiative
Stop BDS On Campus:
https://www.facebook.com/
REPORTS:
AMCHA Annual Report Unearths Insidious, Never-Before-Revealed Campus Trend: Attacks on Jewish Identity Doubled on U.S. Campuses
https://amchainitiative.org/
New Report: University Policies Fail to Protect Jewish Students
https://amchainitiative.org/
ACT FAST:
Ask your university leaders to adopt the Equality Pledge:
OUR CAMPUSES HAVE BECOME A BATTLEFRONT FOR MISEDUCATION
ANTISEMITISM DISCUSSED BY OUR HONORED GUEST TAMMI ROSSMAN - BENJAMIN Live on this Month's Edition of Total Vision
Hear conversations with Laura Kessler
The Jewish Diaspora, as a whole entity, is in turmoil. Anti-Semitism is not only on the rise but regarded as the norm in the most enlightened of societies. The loss of vast swathes of the Jewish landscape away from its ancestral heritage is beyond mere commentary. Parents have grieved over their children’s abandonment of Judaism for several decades, as assimilation only worsens. What of the plight of those who stubbornly resist temptation and pursue the path followed by their elders? Campuses have become breeding grounds for bullying, abuse, mindless violence against those identifiable as members of the Jewish race. The work place has placed obstacles on those wishing to observe Shabbat, Jewish holidays and other essential rights of Judaism. City streets, subways, etc. have increasingly witnessed acts of wretchedness towards our brothers and sisters.
How is Anti-Semitism justified in today’s society of the righteous?
Despite the fact that Jews are also known as the Children of Israel, with an unassailable connection with Israel, it is that very association that is being used as a means of justifying attacks against the Jewish people. In the penultimate act of this unfolding drama, Jews are turning against Israel itself, believing that will cure their problems.
Despair is rampant!
Talking Point
BEHIND EVERY STORY
Laura Kessler
Jewish TV Channel Director of Diaspora Affairs and JTVC Radio Host Laura Kessler is the founder of Bipartisan Action Against Antisemitism, as well as the Creative Leadership Institute. She is an outspoken advocate for Jewish welfare, combatting antisemitism and Israel phobia, while promoting Jewish diaspora pride. With an impressive background in the PR and entertainment industry – Conversations with Laura Kessler delivers an entertaining show, covering controversial topics from a unique perspective.
CONVERSATIONS WITH LAURA KESSLER
Laura’s Talking Point explores a diverse array of topics that engage our daily lives. Her guests include prominent activists, academics, historians, politicians, among others that dominate headlines within the international Jewish world today.
Getting The Total Vision
CONVERSATIONS WITH LAURA KESSLER
Tammi Rossman-Benjamin
AMCHA Initiative: The Crisis of Jewish Identity on Campus — Director and Co-Founder Tammi Rossman-Benjamin is an award winning thought leader and trailblazer against campus antisemitism and biased ethnic studies curriculums in K-12 education. She proposes a new paradigm for Jewish student protections.
Smuggling Jewish Refugees
Aliyah Bet was the code name given to illegal immigration by Jews, most of whom were refugees escaping from Nazi Germany, and later Holocaust survivors, to Mandatory Palestine between 1920 and 1948, in violation of the restrictions laid out in the British White Paper of 1939, which dramatically increased between 1939 and 1948. Daniel Fliegler tells the riveting story of his father’s shared command of a ship tasked with smuggling these survivors onto the shores of Palestine, after evading numerous naval blockades.
Laura’s Monologue
Is this the Golden Age of Jewish Grassroots?
JTVC EXCLUSIVE
Don’t miss Laura Kessler’s incredible conversation with one of Israel’s top Mossad agents named Tarzan, and also an interview with the son of the smuggler of Jewish Holocaust survivors breaking the naval blockade preventing them entry onto the shores of Israel.
Naomi Friedman
Stop BDS on Campus — Israeli American grassroots veteran Naomi Friedman explains the subtle evolution of antisemitism on college campuses during the last 50 years, and advises parents and students how to evaluate Jewish life at prospective universities, and where to seek help if their student is experiencing antisemitism.
The Mossad Agent’s Trail
Zvi Zamir, Head of the Mossad, Intelligence, and Special Operations entrusted “Tarzan” with the mission of assisting freedom fighters in southern Sudan between 1969-1972. This was unequivocally a legitimate war for the purpose of righting generations of wrongdoing: slavery and the slave trade, humiliating exploitation, violation of human dignity, and depriving millions of their liberty – all for imperial control and territorial and economic gain. Tarzan carried out the mission with impressive success.
Knowledge Subdues The Liar
An Inner Love For Israel Justifies His Quest To Share The Truth
Mordechai Kedar was born in Tel Aviv. His Polish-Jewish parents moved to Mandatory Palestine in the 1930s. Kedar’s first language was Yiddish. Kedar is a Religious Zionist and an expert in Israeli Arab culture. He served for 25 years in IDF Military Intelligence, where he specialized in Islamic groups, the political discourse of Arab countries, the Arabic press and mass media, and the Syrian domestic arena. He holds a Ph.D. from Bar-Ilan University. He is fluent in Hebrew, Arabic, and English. He is described as “one of the few Arabic-speaking Israeli pundits seen on Arabic satellite channels defending Israel”.Since 2012, Kedar has promoted a Palestinian-Israeli peace plan referred to as the “Palestinian Emirates” or “Eight-State Solution”. This solution is based on the sociology of the Middle East, which has the tribe as the major cornerstone of society. ‘We should follow this characteristic of Middle Eastern culture as the basis for the Israeli-Palestinian solution.’ He says that the Western-style nation-state structures imposed on regions inhabited by multiple tribes are failed or failing, whereas states based on homogenous tribes such as the United Arab Emirates can succeed.
MONTHLY SCHEDULE
MONTHLY FEATURES
Hero's Trail
INTRODUCTION
Jewish TV Channel adopts a broad definition of what constitutes a hero, in relation to serving the Jewish people and Israel. As this series evolves don’t be surprised to recognize a family member, a close friend, or just someone you’ve heard about in your local community, who’s profile is shared on our platform. Heroes can be about people leading ordinary lives faced with challenging situations. It is often about someone who serves a community with absolute devotion and dedication that we sometimes err in taking him or her for granted. And, it is also about those who have faced a dangerous predicament, while serving our best interests.
Lifestyle
HEALTH
The Jew And Health
Ascribing to good health is evident in the very make up of the Jewish psyche, our Torah teaches us the importance of observing the most holiest day of the year, the Sabbath. Yet, with the stringent conditions under which it is forbidden to break Sabbath observance, there is one major exception. Should the life of a Jew be at risk it is forbidden ‘not’ to do everything humanly possible to preserve that life, even breaking Sabbath laws. Health is one such condition that can be life threatening, and the daily routine of looking after ones’ mental and physical well-being is regarded as a fundamental factor in living a health Jewish life. It is the Jewish way to be concerned about the well-being of others, hence we now better understand why so many of us follow a career in medicine to alleviate the sufferings of those less well off.
Lifestyle is a matter of perception when getting the Total Vision into sharp focus.
RAY OF HOPE
Overcoming The Obstacles To Good Health
THE JEWISH WORLD
Why does praying for good health in Judaism come before other benefits?
Coming Lifestyle sections will include the below topics, plus a whole lot more. Whoops, did we forget recipes, Jewish humor – which is not always entertaining when you miss a beat? Enjoy the journey and don’t forget that this is a Jewish community effort so just get in touch and share your content with us.
Lifestyle Sections Coming Soon On Jewish TV Channel
Serving Jewish Communities Worldwide
RELIGION
This section will compliment the main Judaism Channel with an interesting side look into the Jewish religion. There’s always something new to learn.
SENIORS
Where would we be without Booba and Zeida? However, you can be sure that their own lifestyle is not as old fashioned as you’d think it is!
PETS
Seriously, what is there to say about pets that they can’t better express themselves? Well anyway, we will do our best to give justice to this content.
HEALTH
Health and well-being affects as all. JTVC Health also explores the mystical Jewish concept that the spiritual essence often heals the physical one.
HOME & GARDEN
Did you know the Jewish Bible mentions the need for a natural environment within our urban jungle? Get the best of the luxurious and natural world.
BUSINESS
The JTVC Business Channel will give you plenty of business insight, but what of the lighter side of our financial world? Find out more here.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Jewish contribution to the world of entertainment continues to dominate our headlines. See why this is so on the JTVC Entertainment section.
SPORTS
How many of you are still recovering from the amazing soccer world cup results, with Messi taking the trophy? We’ll be featuring a vast array of sports!
FASHION
There’s a Yiddish term called the ‘shmutter trade’ that refers to a wide range of garments produced for our fashion industry. Don’t miss this exciting section!
Alla Nazimova
Alla Nazimova May 22 1879 – July 13, 1945) was a Russian-American actress, director, producer and screenwriter.
On Broadway, she was noted for her work in the classic plays of Ibsen, Chekhov and Turgenev. She later moved on to film, where she served many production roles, both writing and directing films under pseudonyms. Her film Salome (1922) is regarded as a cultural landmark.
Nazimova was bisexual and openly conducted relationships with women while being married to a man. She created the Garden of Allah hotel, which became a retreat for many celebrities of the time. She is credited with having originated the phrase “sewing circle” as a discreet code for lesbian or bisexual actresses.
Jewish Evolution of the Theatre
In our contemporary society it is easy to imagine that we created a diverse and colorful sub-culture by ourselves. Total Vision will not only destroy this myth, but also introduce you to the amazing world of Jewish entertainers that literally rocked the foundation of their civilized environment. We are talking about the vaudeville beauty that rode apparently in the nude in front of a large family audience. Then there’s the talented female actress that openly had bisexual relations, with her husbands’ knowledge. Have you heard of the Sewing Circle? I guess not, but this same star founded a luxurious refuge for other lesbians. Surely, this must be in our own time period? Not even close!
Take a front seat as JTVC presents some of the earliest known stars of the theatre, dating from the end of the nineteenth century, that’s well over a hundred years ago.
An American Campus
FROM A JEW'S VIEW
The latest report by the Stop Antisemitism monitoring group on the state of antisemitism on US university campuses paints a dark picture. Fifty-five percent of students surveyed report being a victim of campus antisemitism, 72% report that university administrations fail to take antisemitism and personal safety seriously, 55% of students reported needing to hide their support for Israel, while 73% report hiding their Jewish identity on campus. JTVC takes you on a sample tour of an American campus to provide an insight into the ugliness facing Jewish students there.
TOTAL VISION EDITIONS FOR 2023
JANUARY EDITION – 001
FEBRUARY EDITION – 002
MARCH EDITION – 003
