Tag: Israel 70th Anniversary
Robert F. Wagner Sr. (1877–1953)
Robert F. Wagner Sr. was one of the greatest among the Christian Zionists who supported the creation of the State of Israel.
Born in Prussia, he came to the United States with his family around...
A.M. (‘Abe’) Rosenthal (1922–2006) and William Safire (1929–2009)
The New York Times is well-known for its criticism of Israel, which is what makes the work of A.M. (“Abe”) Rosenthal and William Safire stand out all the more.
When A.M. Rosenthal arrived at The New York...
Jack Kemp (1935–2009)
A seven-time all-star professional football player, Jack Kemp was equally successful in his political career. In the course of that second career, he authored one of history’s most influential pieces of tax legislation, served...
Mortimer (‘Mort’) Zuckerman
When newspaper publisher and real estate magnate Mortimer (“Mort”) Zuckerman was accused by a pair of academics of using his wealth and power in support of Zionism, he responded: “The allegations of this disproportionate...
James (‘Jimmy’) Hoffa (1913–1975)
James (“Jimmy”) Hoffa, the famous American labor-union leader whose disappearance in 1975 has been the subject of conspiracy theories and late-night documentaries, grew up in Detroit in the 1920s. At a young age, he...
‘Mickey’ Marcus (1901–1948)
Born to Jewish immigrants from Romania in 1901, David Daniel “Mickey” Marcus grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He studied at West Point, served as an assistant U.S. attorney and led...
Herman (‘Hank’) Greenspun (1909–1989)
Herman (“Hank”) Greenspun, born in 1909 in Brooklyn, N.Y., initially followed a common path for young Jews at the time. The son of Jewish immigrants, he earned a law degree in 1934 and joined...
Daniel Inouye (1924–2012)
A Democratic senator from Hawaii, Daniel Inouye was a staggeringly brave man. He served as a medical volunteer when Pearl Harbor was attacked, but it wasn’t until 1943 that the United States permitted military...
Jeane Kirkpatrick (1926–2006)
A recent article by historian Peter Collier about Jeane Kirkpatrick was titled, “When Israel Had a Champion at the U.N.,” aptly describing Ronald Reagan’s first U.N. ambassador and the first American woman to serve...
George Shultz
When Natan Sharansky gained his freedom, U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz was the first person to phone him. That was because Shultz had campaigned directly with Soviet leaders for Sharansky’s release and with...