Ronn Torossian
ARTICLES BY: Ronn Torossian
Remembering Ze’ev Jabotinsky 80 Years After His Death
Ze’ev Jabotinsky died on August 4, 1940 -- yet so much of what this great Zionist visionary said is still relevant today. Picture Jabotinsky urging the...
Zionists Have Long Opposed American Racism
All decent people everywhere are outraged by the images of the murder of George Floyd. All voices must stand up against discrimination and racism. Interestingly, a...
Social Distancing and Jewish TV: ‘Unorthodox’ and ‘Hunters’
During time in self-imposed quarantine have had the opportunity to watch more TV than usual. I watched two particularly Jewish TV shows this past weekend. First,...
Defending the Families of Terrorists? Shameful.
On August 23, 2019, a 17-year-old Israeli, Rina Shnerb, was killed by a roadside bomb while hiking with her father and brother. A family went...
A Message for Bernie Sanders
This week, Bernie Sanders announced that he would not attend the annual AIPAC policy conference in Washington, DC. He tweeted that the lobbying group provided...
Antisemitism Rears Its Ugly Head in Jackson, New Jersey
Against the backdrop of rising antisemitism in America, I was surprised when Dr. Richard Roberts, a major GOP donor who gave over $1 million to...
A Novel Shows That We All Have the Power to Change the World
Over the weekend, I read a great novel -- The Remembrance: Nathan’s Memoir by Larry Roth. For those of us who believe in a higher...
Why Is There a Church at the Largest Jewish Cemetery in the World?
World leaders are planning to gather at Auschwitz this year to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its liberation, and Auschwitz survivors will be guests at...
The Threat of Terrorism at Home
I recently finished reading a new book, Terror in the Cradle of Liberty by Ilya I. Feoktistov, and found it simultaneously fascinating and terrifying. This...
Remembering Barry Liben
Barry Liben died on January 2, 2020, in New York at the age of 67. He was a great man on so many levels. His...
How a Billionaire Is Working to Repair Israel’s Public Image
The great Jewish leader Hillel said: “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And when I am for myself, what am...
New Israel Fund Creates a ‘Philanthropic’ Arm
It was recently reported that after a handful of philanthropists were told by their local Jewish Federations that the organizations would not donate money to...
New Book Tells a Holocaust Family Mystery
I just finished reading an extraordinary new book, House on Endless Waters by author Emuna Elon. From start to finish, I found it to be well-written, touching,...
Anti-Jewish Discrimination at the Temple Mount
I recently returned from a visit with my children to Israel. Dominating certain news cycles was the fact that Israel refused entrance to Minnesota Congresswoman...
