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Annan Convenes International Meeting on Syria, Excludes Iran
NY Times - Kofi Annan, the special Syria representative from the United Nations and the Arab League whose paralyzed peace plan is in...
Paul McCartney’s 70th, Mazal Tov!
Sir Paul McCartney may have turned ancient musician and lyricist King David's "ripe old age" of seventy today but there are no signs of his age slowing him down. Looking young and energetic as ever,...
Remembering Ari Halberstam, 18 Years Later
March 6 is a day that etched indelibly into my heart and soul. In 1994, my son Ari was shot by a by a terrorist on the Brooklyn Bridge on March 1. Five days later, he...
INTERVIEW: Natan Sharansky on Funding, Identity Building, and Democracy
After spending nine years in the Soviet Gulag, Natan Sharansky learned not to get too caught up in current events. "You have to look at [the world] from the perspective of the history of tens...
Netanyahu the Ideologist – Exclusive Interview with Eyal Gabbai, Part 2
Up until six months ago, Eyal Gabbai was the Director-General of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin...
Who is Jodi Rudoren? …Incoming NY Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief
Who is Jodi Rudoren? Until February 14th she was the head of the Education bureau for...
Brooklyn Based Champion Boxer Punches Fitness Into the Community
Jewish boxing champion Dmitry Salita - dubbed "the star of David" - is a perennial...
Two Cultures, Two Genocides, One Story
If you saw David Gewirtzman and Jacqueline Murekatete standing together it would be hard...
Annan Convenes International Meeting on Syria, Excludes Iran
NY Times - Kofi Annan, the special Syria representative from the United Nations and the Arab League whose paralyzed peace plan is in danger...
Paul McCartney’s 70th, Mazal Tov!
Sir Paul McCartney may have turned ancient musician and lyricist King David's "ripe old age" of seventy today but there are no signs of his...
Remembering Ari Halberstam, 18 Years Later
March 6 is a day that etched indelibly into my heart and soul. In 1994, my son Ari was shot by a by a terrorist on...
INTERVIEW: Natan Sharansky on Funding, Identity Building, and Democracy
After spending nine years in the Soviet Gulag, Natan Sharansky learned not to get too caught up in current events. "You have to look at [the...
Netanyahu the Ideologist – Exclusive Interview with Eyal Gabbai, Part 2
Up until six months ago, Eyal Gabbai was the Director-General of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu's office. Working with the Prime Minister for up...
On Iran and Obama, How Bibi will Decide – Exclusive Interview with Eyal Gabbai, Part 1
Up until six months ago, Eyal Gabbai...
Who is Jodi Rudoren? …Incoming NY Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief
Who is Jodi Rudoren? Until February 14th she was the head of the Education bureau for The New York Times. Now, she is to become the ...
Brooklyn Based Champion Boxer Punches Fitness Into the Community
Jewish boxing champion Dmitry Salita - dubbed "the star of David" - is a perennial frontrunner in the welterweight boxing panorama, presently holding a record...
Two Cultures, Two Genocides, One Story
If you saw David Gewirtzman and Jacqueline Murekatete standing together it would be hard to imagine that they had anything in common. David, eighty-three,...
Stories of the ‘Jewish Pope’ – Rabbi Israel Meir Lau
Israel Meir Lau, the former Chief Rabbi of Israel -and both former and current Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv - shared the stage...
EXCLUSIVE: Britain’s Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks on Shalit Release, Occupy Wall Street
DE: If the great cause of the last century was Zionism as a focal point for...
The Elevator Interview – Elie Wiesel (Exclusive)
AJ: As a Holocaust survivor and Jewish activist, what do you think Jews could or should be doing for our continued, proud survival? EW: The primary...
Marine, Jew and Republican Senator?
Living and working inside the Washington beltway affords me the opportunity to meet a broad mix of interesting people. A few weeks ago I was...
Sally Goodgold, A Spirit of the City, Dead at 82
Sally Gottfried Goodgold died Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Lenox Hill Hospital. She was 82. The beloved wife of the late Dr. Murray Goodgold, adored...
