The Jewish singers: Gali Atari
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Travel and FoodWladyslaw Bartoszewski, z”l, Righteous among Nations
WARSAW, Poland (WJC) — At a state funeral in Warsaw attended by world leaders, including European Council President Donald Tusk and German President Joachim Gauck, Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, Poland’s former foreign minister and an Auschwitz prisoner who helped save Jews from the Holocaust, was laid to rest on Monday, May 4. Bartoszewski, a historian, writer and
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International, Jewish History, Obituaries & memorialsJewish Trivia: Kentucky Derby
By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — What is the Jewish connection to this year’s Kentucky Derby? Choose your answer. A. The winning horse, American Pharaoh, is owned by Ahmed Zayat, a Coptic Christian from Egypt. Zayat, the CEO of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation in the 1980’s, was responsible for negotiating with Israel’s Energy
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Jewish Religion, Mark D. Zimmerman, Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USAJewish news briefs: May 4, 2015
Avigdor Lieberman resigns as Israeli foreign minister, won’t join Netanyahu coalition (JNS.org) Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced that his Yisrael Beiteinu party will not be joining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition, and that he is resigning as foreign minister. “We have come to a unanimous decision that it would not be right for
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International, Middle East, USAToday’s police shootings and Kent State in 1970
By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — The violent, churning, musical, rebellious, and ultimately frightening 1960s came to a shocking and bloody coda forty-five years ago on May 4, 1970. Uniformed public officials laden with lethal power gunning down American citizens remains as real a horror—whatever the circumstances—now in a new and even more inexplicable century.
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USAUnity day, prize established in memory of 3 teens
By Zack Pyzer JERUSALEM –On June 3rd, senior Israeli officials will hold two events in memory of a trio of teenagers who were abducted and murdered last summer by Hamas terrorists. Unity Day and the Jerusalem Unity Prize, organizers say, will promote tolerance and cooperation among different sectors of the Jewish people in Israel and in
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Middle EastFrom the Jewish library: ‘On the Chocolate Trail’
By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — If one needs a reason to get on a trail – searching for chocolate is a better reason than most. In On the Chocolate Trail: A Delicious Adventure Connecting Jews, Religions, History, Travel, Rituals and Recipes to the Magic of Cacao, (Jewish Lights Publishing, 2013), Rabbi Deborah R. Prinz and
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Jewish History, Travel and FoodEthnicity? Religion? Judaism is that — and more
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — How important is Judaism for the Jews? We’ve long confused social science by being both an ethnic group (or tribe) and a religion. Among us are members of the tribe who deny religion, and converts to the religion who may have to wait a generation or two before being fully accepted
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Ira Sharkansky, Jewish Religion, Middle EastKahlon well- positioned to succeed Netanyahu
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — It’s possible that, for the first time in many years, there’s a credible alternative to Binyamin Netanyahu. No, it’s not Isaac Herzog, the leader of the Opposition. Though he did well in the last elections and is, by all accounts, a competent and decent man, he lacks that special quality
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Middle EastIsrael high on world happiness list
By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Israel just celebrated its 67th birthday, according to the Hebrew calendar. What’s the prognosis for our nation and its people? By one announcement, Israelis are thriving. That report is the World Happiness Report, a measure of happiness published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Which countries are
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Middle East, Steve KramerBDS campaign smudges South Africa’s rainbow
By Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Much fuss has been made about the Israeli decision to block Blade Nzinmande, the South African minister for higher education, from visiting Bir Zeit University. It must be noted that this Communist Party leader supported the suspension of academic cooperation between Johannesburg University and Ben Gurion University, so this education
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Barry Shaw, International, Middle EastDavis says vote will protect vets from loan sharks
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – During consideration of National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the House Armed Services Committee, Congresswoman Susan Davis voted to let the Department of Defense (DOD) move forward in expanding financial protections for our men and women in uniform. Language in the NDAA would have blocked the DOD from extending those
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