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This problem of speech control not only affects adults but also children in Day Schools and Yeshivot.
Among other evidence, researchers have uncovered any number of official records, including passports and issued passes that conform Pulitzer’s mother was a Hungarian-born Jew.
After writing the first Batman story, “The Case of the Chemical Syndicate,” Finger went on to author 1,500 more stories over 25 years.
By Marc Gronich
Hikind disputes claims by DOT officials that right turns are responsible for a substantial percentage of pedestrian-auto traffic injuries.
Behind each is a tale of time and place that, framed against various religious, political, social, cultural, and artistic milieus, can provide deep insight into Jewish historical leitmotifs.
Since I am a working mother always on the go, I am constantly looking for fast, easy, and different.
I have to know people pretty well, else I may foolishly suspect that they are going to use me in their business.
As you enter the actual museum one becomes a little uneasy as you are explained that for the next one and a half hours you will be walking in total darkness.
During his address Gorbachev again spoke of the great loss the Soviet Union had sustained through the emigration of Russian Jews.
By Yaffa Ganz
This son also bought me a real china knickknack - a mamma goose sheltering her gosling under her wing.
Today there are many stumbling blocks that prevent people with disabilities from participating fully in services or even in Jewish education.
The World's Fair is in a way a reflection of mankind, its work and aspirations.
All of these songs have been selected because of special demands from the public, each composition being very popular among the Hebrews.
Prior to the birth of Israel, Montgomery twice played a critical, albeit often overlooked, role in saving the Jews of the Yishuv from genocide.
By Marc Gronich
We have to be very clear-headed and cautious about what is said because what is said by the U.S. president is paid minute attention to by the rest of the world.
A great friend of the Jews, Darrow regularly denounced anti-Semitism and supported Jewish causes.
The mention of kol is referenced in dozens of places in the Torah, and each time it appears, one is filled with wonder and amazement in its powerful and profound implication and meaning.
Though initially motivated by money, Schindler was appalled by the Nazi murder of many of his Jewish workers and he thereafter used all his skills to protect his Schindlerjuden (Schindler Jews).
By Rhona Lewis
So what did it really feel like – back there in Canaan? The cast traveled to Eretz Bereishit, an activity center twenty minutes outside Jerusalem, to learn about that.
He went through a list of other nations that, according to Toynbee himself, had committed atrocities, including the British in Ireland and the French in Syria.
By Marc Gronich
Several lawmakers either testified or submitted testimony to the commission supporting a pay raise; some lawmakers, mainly Republicans, have called on the commission to reject a raise.
Displayed here are the few stamps specifically presenting the Shabbat theme.
Many of our greatest artists have produced striking graphic works on these subjects; what follows is a selection of original artwork from my Sukkot collection.
By Yaffa Ganz
The one thing we realize we cannot control is time. We cannot make time move more slowly. But we can change its composition and create a different kind of time.
By Yaffa Ganz
And maybe an ocean wasn’t absolutely necessary. After all, lake or ocean, water is still water.
Though Peres was raised in a non-religious family and was not personally observant, he studied Talmud as a child with his maternal grandfather, the great Torah scholar Rav Tzvi Hirsh Meltzer, Hy”d, who had a great influence on his life.
His act of conscience was broadly seen as a moment of pride, sacrifice, and religious commitment, though Koufax himself was far from observant.
Believing in the imminent arrival of the Messianic Age, he stressed the importance of aliyah to Eretz Yisrael and was a great supporter of the Jewish community there.
Also ironic is that one of his most recognized works is Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, considered by many critics to be his most beautiful and expressive house of worship.
We think we have the power to make choices and to effect change in this world – that we are in control of our own destiny.
Though Fischer reacted viscerally to even the suggestion that he was Jewish – he was, in fact, a vicious anti-Semite, Holocaust denier, and Israel-hater – his mother was Jewish and his biological father probably was as well.
By Marc Gronich
I can tell you our price point is probably lower than our competitors at the New York State Fair. We want to make it where everyone can try the food….
Gorky openly, frequently, and vociferously criticized his government's malevolent oppression of the Jewish community.
In his later years he spoke out in favor of war crimes trials for the perpetrators of genocide in the former Yugoslavia, and he lent his name to the Holocaust study center and Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles.
Bonfils deliberately selected his subjects in order to preserve a vast range of information for geographical, ethnographic, biblical, archeological, architectural, and historical studies.
He mentions the threatening atmosphere of anti-Semitism in Mussolini's Italy and his concern for his wife and children.
By Yaffa Ganz
We in Israel are "used to" hatred and violence, but we are not immune.
Did you know the United States issued a 39-cent stamp featuring the Kotel back in 2007?
The discovery ultimately established the major defense mechanism in innate immunity, for which he won his Nobel Prize.
Newport had been financially devastated during the Revolution, when the British occupied the town and seized ships and other resources.
By Marc Gronich
“Investors should be able to trust that their hard-earned money is being is properly managed and is not being pocketed for personal use,” said Schneiderman in a prepared statement.
In Ani Maamin, Wiesel navigates the extremes between shallow religious fervor and glib atheism.
For me the question that I was about to ask had value and I was always taught by my parents that one must ask questions to gain knowledge.
By Rhona Lewis
Determined, he chose to make his life a success.
While it is not the purpose of this article to present a dissertation on the Torah’s views on evolution, suffice it to say this is a very controversial topic and that strong arguments exist on both sides.
By Yaffa Ganz
A list can contain not four, not fourteen, but even forty or more items all at one time (although, I’d suggest you try and limit yourself if you want to keep your sanity).
The defeat of the Japanese there provided an important foundation for our ultimate victory over Japan, and the battle became a symbol of the great sacrifices made by our fighting forces during the war.
By Marc Gronich
I was not interested at all in going more than a two- or three-hour drive from New York City because my family and my wife’s family both live in New York. The
Somehow, wishing another the blessing of Sabbath peace from on-high, while offering the very real human gifts of joy and friendship as reflected in a smile, combines the essence of Jerusalem, and what makes it so special.
While honoring his deceased relatives through his work, Sendak simultaneously mocked those survivors with whom he grew up.
By Marc Gronich
Goldfeder served five years in the Assembly. He told The Jewish Press, “This is not where I want to be at this time in my life.”
Salinger was raised as an Orthodox Jew, and his later turmoil regarding his Jewish identity is the key to understanding his life and work.
By Rhona Lewis
These many heroes and heroines gave Israel their hears.
By Yaffa Ganz
Like a radiant bride waiting for the arrival of her groom, she is surrounded by shusvinim in the form of vibrant new neighborhoods.
While a few Shutz-passes (letters of protection issued by Wallenberg to Hungarian Jews) signed by him do exist (though they are rarities), other autographed documents are virtually non-existent.
The students were eventually expelled from the school that they were attending, but the reactions of the parents were quite divergent.
According to Schwartzbard, "When the policeman told me Petlura was dead I could not hide my joy. I leaped forward and threw my arms about his neck," and when the gendarme, Roger Mercier, asked Schwartzbard if he was the shooter, he replied, "I have killed a great assassin."
By Yaffa Ganz
Students wearing blue shirts participate in a weekly project called “Students & Baskets.” They come to open air markets on Thursdays and help the elderly carry their bags home.
Friedman believed that while monopolies and oligarchies are injurious to everybody, these systems are particularly ruinous for Jews and for Israel.
There is a whole other transcendental level of delight, enchantment, and reverence that applies to collectors of Judaica documents.
By Marc Gronich
Felder May Return To Democratic Conference; EITC Defeated Once Again The failure to include the Education Investment Tax Credit (EITC) in the latest state budget has many factions roiled. It is seen as a victory for the teachers’ unions and another blow for groups such as the Catholic Conference, Agudath Israel of America, (AIA) and […]
During the nineteen years of Israeli statehood preceding the Six-Day War, popular songs were rarely written about yearning for Jerusalem until “Yerushalayim shel Zahav” broke the mold in 1967, when Shemer was asked to compose a song for the Israel Song Festival.
The difference between living in Israel verses outside of Israel is that in Israel, Judaism is the basis of the country’s daily operations.
Enchanted by his immigrant mother-in-law’s rituals, stories, and incredible blintzes, Guthrie learned everything he could about the Jewish people...
Among the more than 2,500 costume-clad attendees were members of New York's most prominent Jewish families, including one gentleman dressed as a dreidel...
“Isn’t there an obligation upon the Jewish community to accept a day school graduate because of the mere fact that he is a product of a Jewish Hebrew day school?”
Ironically, shortly before being assigned to his historic mission, he had requested a transfer to a combat unit to avenge his relatives in Europe.
The current “knife intifada” has, since September, resulted in the murder of 30 innocent Israelis as well as injury to another 352.
Though I felt extreme empathy for the child, I attempted to explain to the parent that the responsibility would be too great and in addition it would greatly deprive from the experience of the other children in the class.
In American society we are all caught up with the idea that youth is very important. We are always trying to perceive ourselves as younger.
The designated escape route was for the children to cross into the Netherlands, from where they were to embark via ferry to England.
By Marc Gronich
During her confirmation hearing, DiFiore acknowledged she has a pistol permit and carries a gun.
By Yaffa Ganz
This is not to say the Palestinians are blameless or justified in the ongoing conflict – far from it – but we are the ones with the power and our government has managed to destroy any hope on either side for a solution.
While advocating Jewish liberty, however, Jefferson simultaneously held Judaism itself in low regard.
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