By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson DEAD SEA, Israel –If one lives in Israel long enough one cannot escape being brushed by the wings of history. One week in my life recently took me – metaphorically — across continents and eras. On Tuesday I joined a group of friends for a guided tour of the home of Shai [...]
By Harold J Karpin MELBOURNE — General Sir JohnMonash, born of migrant parents is said to have become Australia’s greatest son. General Sir John Monash died on the 8th October 1931. He was held in such high regard that his funeral saw over 300,000 people turn out to witness the procession. It is said that [...]
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Not all of Israel is bombast and threat. There are also conversations at bus stops. This one began after a good meal at an Italian restaurant on Emek Refaim. There were two seats vacant at the stop. Varda was tired from her glass of wine and lasagna. I was tired [...]
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM – After several years of work, the reconstruction of the Israel Museum ended last summer when, amid fanfares and extensive publicity, the museum re-opened its doors to the public. We volunteers did not stop working during the period of renovation, but our activities were severely curtailed. So it was with great [...]
By Judy Lash Balint JERUSALEM–Citizens of southern Israel face the prospect of yet another Passover under fire. The barrage of missiles and rockets on our southern cities and surrounding western Negev kibbutzim is almost taken for granted by the international community as they prefer to focus on whether a few hundred more apartments are being [...]
LONDON (WJC)–The British low-cost airline EasyJet has apologized to its Jewish passengers after only having pork products on offer during a London-bound flight from Tel Aviv, instead of kosher food. Some passengers were forced to go hungry during the 4 1/2-hour trip. A spokeswoman for EasyJet said incorrect food canisters had been loaded onto the [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Majdal Nijem, 15, of the Palestinian Territories is one of two winners in a U.S. State Department photo contest called “postcards from home.” Her photo, “Frames,” taken near the crossing from Israel into the West Bank near Ramallah, shows the controversial wall between the Palestinian Territories and Israel in the background, and [...]
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Your plane has levelled at 30,000 feet. The seatbelt sign is off. Time to relax with onboard entertainment — and now you’ll have even more choices on El Al’s international flights. In a first-of-its-kind agreement, the carrier’s Boeing 777s will offer a menu of short films created by Tel Aviv University’s [...]
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MITZPEH RAMON, Israel — I’ve never been to a passing-out parade at Sandhurst or West Point, and am not likely ever to go to one, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the ceremony at which my granddaughter was made an officer in Israel’s Air Force (no, she’s not a pilot) was [...]
By Joey Seymour SAN DIEGO–It’s been six months since the passing of Robert Breitbard, founder of the San Diego Hall of Champions. Today, as you tour the museum he worked so hard to create, there is nothing more than outdated exhibits, empty walls, and a solitary bass fish. The operators of the expansive complex are [...]
