By Stephen Bryen (JNS) On Aug. 1, 1943 (29 Tammuz 5703) during the throes of World War II, a Jewish fighter pilot was shot down over Ukraine. She was Lydia Litvyak, Russia’s—and the world’s—first female fighter ace. The date of her death corresponds to the Hebrew calendar date of 29 Tammuz 5703, and July 28 will be her […]
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International, Opinion, Stephen D. Bryen
By Rabbi Simcha Weiser (JNS) The Jewish future relies on the relevance that children find in what we Jewish teachers teach. Soon to be entering the new school year, we need thoughtful clarity for our teaching to remain relevant. As our Jewish educators prepare to “diligently teach our children,” we remind ourselves how privileged we
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Opinion, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Liora Berkstein SAN DIEGO — My experience at the Maccabiah Games was unforgettable. I had the extraordinary opportunity to be a part of the iCenter’s Educational Cohort’s “Israel Connect Week,” which took place July 5-12, 2022, the week before the opening ceremonies of the Maccabiah games in Israel held July 12-26. The iCenter focuses
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Middle East, Opinion, Sports & Competitions, USA
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Jeremy Ben-Ami might best be advised to check Principle #4 of J Street’s mission before he opens his big mouth in the future. Principle #4 of the Israel-centric organization advocates “vibrant but respectful debate about Israel.” Is “respectful” how J Street’s longtime president would characterize his statement in Saturday’s
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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Opinion, USA
By Peter Tase MILWAUKEE — The select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has organized various hearings with former high-level officials of the Trump administration among those subpoenaed was the former White House Counsel Pasquale “Pat” Cipollone who deposited on June 29, 2022, a testimony as a part of the
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International, Opinion, USA
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — President Joe Biden’s recent visit here in Israel was hardly extraordinary. President Richard Nixon visited in 1974, the first American sitting president to do so. That was the year after the Yom Kippur War, when Nixon overruled his Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and made sure Israel was
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Middle East, Opinion, Steve Kramer, USA
By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — He’s 79, eligible for residence in our retirement village. But still active. A resident of Delaware, and a U.S. senator then vice president since 1973. Israeli politicians are claiming that he’s visited Israel more times than any other president, but that may reflect little more than his long service
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Opinion, USA
By Shoshana Bryen (JNS) Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh died covering an Israeli counter-terror operation on the West Bank. That this was a tragedy is the only thing clear about her death. Various media outlets—some reasonably unbiased and some not—mounted “investigations.” Private companies, including a Dutch-based consortium, did their own. Politicians with an ax to grind
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Middle East, Opinion, Shoshana Bryen, USA
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — What kind of people do we want as our leaders? Is it unreasonable to expect the individuals who govern our country and determine our fate, at least to some extent, to be honest, righteous and upstanding? The sad reality seems to be that decent, honest individuals are not
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Middle East, Opinion, USABy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Omar Shakir should forget the popular refrain, “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.” He screameth way too loud when he declares the Ben & Jerry’s sale another grand victory for the Palestinians. It is one more humiliating loss that the Palestinians have suffered. It is
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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Opinion, USA
By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — My friend Maria has dyslexia, so reading and writing are more difficult for her than most. To make matters worse, Maria was raised in parochial school in the 1950s when dyslexia was not well-known and the nuns’ pedagogy was pretty much limited to rote memorization and corporal punishment.
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Eric George Tauber, Jewish Religion, Opinion, USA
By Sam Litvin SAN DIEGO — The July 4th killer was not shy about his hate. He planned the place and the time carefully, meticulously. He planned to get away with it. He visited a synagogue, he walked around the area, and ended up getting on a roof of a building and began shooting
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Opinion, Sam Litvin, USA
By Laurie Baron (Melody: God Bless America) In Memoriam to the Victims of Highland Park Guns kill Americans; we should expect Some who bear arms will inflict harms. With malice background checks detect. From the temples to the churches. To the markets and parades once secure. Guns kill Americans, easy for all to procure. Guns
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Lawrence Baron, Opinion, USABy Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — The Palestinian Arabs resent the fact that the Saudis and other Gulf Arabs are becoming much closer with Israel, while only paying lip service to the “Palestinian cause.” Hence the Palestinian terrorists are continuing their fomenting of terror attacks against Israelis in an attempt to gain the West’s
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Middle East, Opinion, Steve Kramer, USA