Posts Tagged: Ze’ev Jabotinsky
Honoring Russian-American Jews and the 500,000 Soviet Jewish Soldiers Who Fought Nazi Germany
The following is a speech I delivered as Dinner Chair of the sixth annual Russian-American Jewish Experience (RAJE) dinner on May 29. The event honored, "Lives of...
An Honest Evaluation of Zionist Pioneer Ze’ev Jabotinsky (REVIEW)
JNS.org - I confess that I came to Hillel Halkin's "Jabotinsky: A Life" with some suspicion. First, Daniel Gordis wrote a book about former...
Jabotinsky: A Life, by Hillel Halkin (REVIEW)
The new book by Hillel Halkin, "Jabotinsky: A Life" (Yale University Press) is unlike any other book I have ever read about a man I consider to...
Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s Parable of the Four Sons of Passover
Ze'ev Jabotinsky, the Zionist leader and prophet, had an amazing parable of the "Four Sons" narrative traditionally read on Passover. Now that it has been...
In Ukraine, Caring for Caregivers
JNS.org - My first visit to Odessa—the "pearl of the Black Sea"—was in the 1990s after the Soviet Union's collapse. The city, even after...
Martin Luther King Day: Remembering an Early Zionist Protest Against Racism
JNS.org - For American Jews, the birthday of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is an occasion to recall the impressive...
Secretary of State Kerry: Go Back to America and Forget About Israel
In a recent edition of Israel Hayom - the largest Israeli newspaper, which is owned by billionaire philanthropist Sheldon Adelson - the lead article basically calls...
Where Should President Obama Visit When He Goes to Israel?
Just hours after the announcement that President Obama would visit Israel, the U.S. ambassador in Tel Aviv, Daniel Shapiro, gave several interviews to...
Why is the Jewish and Israeli Left so Extreme?
While Arab nations bordering Israel don't permit women to vote, Israel was the first nation in the world to have a woman Prime Minister - Golda Meir. Described as the...
Public Relations Efforts for Judea and Samaria Should be Encouraged
Owning 5WPR, a top 25 US PR Agency I watch media reports on Israel and am often frustrated. As a Zionist who grew up as a member of...
Shir Betar: The Song of Betar & Ze’ev Jabotinsky
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu noted in his recent UN Speech, in the past year both his father and father in-law passed away. At the...
The Zionist Prophecy of Ze’ev Jabotinsky is as Relevant in 2012 as Ever
Ze'ev Jabotinsky wearing the uniforms of the Jewish Legion of the British army, with his two sisters Bela and Nina. Photo:...
The Jewish Race & Irving Moskowitz’ Donations
As the grandson of Holocaust survivors and the son of Penny Waga who was born in a DP camp in Poland, I have always struggled...
Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s Anti-Racist Legacy
The popular image of the Jews who took part in battles for black civil rights is of liberal activists and idealistic college students. Yet several...
