Daily Archives: June 8, 2017
Progressively speaking: How much should Jewish values inform how we vote?
As an EU national, I’m not eligible to vote in the general election, but I do have a unique outsider’s perspective.
Of course our Jewish values should inform our civic conduct. The Jewish mission is...
Ivanka Trump America’s most powerful Jewish woman?
CNN, look what you’ve started. An article published Friday, June 2 bears the headline “Ivanka Trump: America’s most powerful Jewish woman.” Authors Maeve Reston and Betsy Klein discuss Ivanka’s Jewishness (her Orthodox conversion, her...
Not all refugees are pure victims
The terror attacks in London and Manchester have served notice upon politicians that anti-extremist strategy has to change. But will the attacks also jolt the Jewish community out of its own alternative universe?
The Manchester...
Iran: 5 Tehran terrorists had fought for Islamic State
Five of the men who launched an attack in the heart of Iran’s capital previously fought for the Islamic State terror group, the country’s Intelligence Ministry said Thursday, acknowledging the first such assault by...
Parish priest in Warsaw Ghetto aided thousands of Jews
In a June 7 ceremony attended by Church and government leaders, the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation named the Church of All Saints in the Warsaw Ghetto a “house of life.”
Father Marceli Godlewski, the parish...
Esther Rantzen: On a mission to save our children
Jewish teenagers are more at risk of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts as a result of exam stress, than those in wider society, according to Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen.
Dame Esther claims that community...
‘My mother’s Italian, my father’s Jewish, & I’m in therapy!’ highlights joys and struggles...
Steve Solomon has made a successful career out of talking about his family.
The one-man show he created and stars in, “My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish, & I'm in Therapy!” — which he will...
How jewish humor (and food) can save a family
Fifteen years ago, my dad died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 58. First there was shock, then disbelief—and once there was acceptance, of course the sadness and grief kicked in....
Low marriage rates and intermarriage threaten future of U.S. jewry, report warns
Fewer American Jews are marrying these days, and among those who do, barely 40 percent do so with Jewish spouses, a study published on Thursday shows.
The study, published by the Jerusalem-based Jewish People Policy...
History at risk: 20,000 archaeological sites threatened by conflict
From the ancient cities of Petra and Jericho to historic religious temples, thousands of archaeological sites in the Middle East and North Africa are severely at risk, according to a new online public database.
In...