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August 13, 2014 | 11:57 am
During my first months on the East Coast, snowfall, rain and hail hit The City, while a storm of vexing questions plagued my frozen suburban mind:
How many layers are too many?
Would it be appropriate to wear a hijab to fight off a 30-degree chill?
Where...
May 2, 2014 | 8:35 am
On this Memorial Day, I would like to tell you the story of Sergeant Major Keren Tendler, who died on August 12, 2006, during the Second Lebanon War. Her mother, Rivana Tendler, told me the story of a bright young girl who suddenly was no more, and shared the reality of life...
December 26, 2012 | 10:18 am
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I've wanted to tell you about my military service for a while now, but I never knew exactly what I want to say. However, since foreign media take a very negative, false approach towards the IDF, and more and more false accusations pop up every day, I feel I can't wait any longer...
August 22, 2012 | 2:25 pm
Israel’s image worldwide may be not so great, but Television’s image is much worse. When we think of television we think of low culture, something that fits all people, even the less intelligent ones. In our minds, television appears to be the lowest common ground of mankind, unlike...
August 22, 2012 | 1:19 pm
Tom Wolfe dubbed the ’70s the “Me Decade.” A poor economy sent Americans away from the social caring of the 1960s and into a retrenchment of insecurity and self-focus.
Today, along with massive economic setbacks, we are enduring a decade of almost endless self-aggrandizing....
August 9, 2012 | 11:46 am
A hacker has released credit card and other personal data of dozens of Israelis and is threatening to leak more.
The hacker published the information on the website Remember Emad, referring to the operational chief of Hezbollah, Imad Mughniyeh, who was killed Feb. 12, 2008 in...
May 31, 2012 | 4:55 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Speech canceled
A Miami synagogue canceled a program featuring Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz when an influential Republican donor quit the congregation to protest the event, according to...
May 10, 2012 | 4:58 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Obama poll
Each week a new poll seems to come out proving the same thing: Obama is doing well with the Jewish vote, but down from 2008 numbers. This time it was an AJC survey showing that...
May 3, 2012 | 4:31 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
RIP Benzion Netanyahu
Netanyahu, whose son Binyamin is the Prime Minister, died this week at the age of 102. The elder Netanyahu was a statesman in his own right. “As far as he was...
May 2, 2012 | 11:38 am
Only a precious remnant of Holocaust survivors is alive today, and many of them were just children when they went into hiding or ended up behind barbed wire. Indeed, there’s a heartbreaking irony in the fact that the last survivors are the ones who were the most at risk, precisely...
April 12, 2012 | 5:09 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Romney’s race
With Rick Santorum bowing out of the GOP race this week, it appears that the nomination is now going to go to Mitt Romney. “If he can allay Jewish concerns about the...
March 22, 2012 | 5:33 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
France shooting
During a shootout Thursday, French police killed the suspect accused of being the gunman who reportedly filmed his attack of a Jewish school in Toulouse, France, that left...
March 15, 2012 | 5:06 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Obama post-AIPAC
“I categorically reject the idea persistently and irrationally advanced by far too may in the Jewish community that President Obama is an ‘enemy of Israel,’ or...
March 8, 2012 | 4:10 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Obama-Netanyahu summit
The two world leaders sat down on Monday amid much anticipation. To no one’s surprise, the topic of Iran dominated headlines. “Mr. Obama is right that military...
March 1, 2012 | 4:07 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Iran showdown
What will Obama and Netanyahu decide is the best course of action for Iran when the two world leaders sit down next week? The debate is heating up again amid news that...
February 16, 2012 | 4:15 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Who was behind the bombings?
Israel pointed at Iran for Monday’s attacks on Israeli diplomatic missions in India and Georgia, but some argued that Israel had planted the explosives itself...
February 2, 2012 | 4:10 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Romney’s Florida win
Mitt Romney gained a new head of steam with his win in the Florida primary on Tuesday thanks in part to the state’s large Jewish population. But hold up before...
January 26, 2012 | 4:13 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Florida factors in
“How Florida Jews cast their ballots January 31 is actually serious business,” said The Jewish Daily Forward in a preview piece for next week’s primary. “After all, the...
January 19, 2012 | 4:02 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Iran flares up
A joint anti-missile exercise has been pushed back to the summer and the anticipation over the visit to Israel of Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of...
January 5, 2012 | 4:31 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Iowa caucus
Everyone was paying attention to Iowa on Tuesday as the Republican candidates vied for votes, resulting in a close contest that left three strong contenders: Mitt Romney, Rick...
December 22, 2011 | 4:31 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Obama’s Jewish address
President Obama reassured some of his Jewish constituents on Friday by reaffirming his commitment to Israel in front of thousands of attendees at the Union for...
December 15, 2011 | 4:00 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Gingrich’s gaffe
During a debate last Saturday night, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich referred to the Palestinians as an “invented” people, an error that has upset some...
December 14, 2011 | 1:32 pm
TSKŻ- Social-Cultural Association of Jews in Poland is looking for heirs of houses, flats that during the WWII lost their owners.
If your name is… or you are a relative of this person:
1 Abraham Blumenkranz
2 Abrahamer Mendel
3 Abrahamer vel Mendel Emanuel
4 Altman Sara
5 Anna Staalerowa
6 Aron Bietscher
7 Becker Maurycy Jozef
8 Beitscher Aron
9 Beitscher Chawka Ryfka
10 Beitscher Maria
Please contact klaudiaklimek@gmail.com
Very soon new list of heirs, please follow us.
December 8, 2011 | 4:25 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
GOP candidates on Israel
Republican presidential hopefuls gave speeches in front of the Republican Jewish Coalition during which time each of them tried to show themselves as the best...
November 25, 2011 | 6:37 am
Starting out. The new place, the new ideas and more fears that expectations. Perhaps this certain moment is the best one to engage in a new enterprise. When I first heard of Jewrnalism I thought the idea is as brilliant as needed and expected both from the Jewish community and...
November 24, 2011 | 4:07 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Egypt’s uprising
More fighting between police and protesters in Egypt has some people feeling uneasy. “Egypt’s 1979 peace treaty with Israel has always been hated by the masses. This is...
November 17, 2011 | 4:41 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
The Israel question
On Saturday night during the latest Republican presidential debate, Gov. Rick Perry proclaimed, “Every country would start at zero” when it comes to foreign policy....
November 10, 2011 | 4:35 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Obama’s Jewish problem
Despite being labeled as all-but-Jewish by at least one Jewish publication, President Obama should be worrying about the Jewish vote as he gears up for next year’s...
October 27, 2011 | 6:40 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Israel: Wedge issue?
The ADL-AJC’s initiative called the National Pledge for Unity on Israel encouraging people to put Israel ahead of politics as we ramp up to election season came under...
October 20, 2011 | 6:26 am
A roundup of the most talked about political and global stories in the Jewish world this week:
Shalit deal
With Gilad Shalit going home on Tuesday in exchange for 1,000-plus prisoners, debate was fierce about whether Israel should have made the deal. “The Jewish state’s repeated...