Tag: Israel 70th Anniversary
Haim and Cheryl Saban
Haim Saban’s commitment to the Jewish state is that of an immigrant for whom it was a sanctuary.
Born in 1944 in Alexandria, Egypt, to a seamstress mother and a toy-salesman father, Saban fled with...
Emma Lazarus (1849–1887)
Today, Emma Lazarus is best known as the writer of the words engraved on the pedestal of New York’s famed Statue of Liberty.
However, in her tragically short life (she died at the age of...
Michael Bloomberg
Brilliant businessman, philanthropist and three-term mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg has been a staunch supporter of Israel throughout his public life—sometimes in its most difficult moments.
The first Israel Day Parade of Mayor...
Charles Krauthammer
Acclaimed for his intellect, literary style, and his noble, gentlemanly bearing, the Pulitzer Prize winning columnist, Charles Krauthammer, is one of the most influential writers in America. On subjects ranging from American foreign policy...
Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927–2003)
There were a range of different but very hostile reactions to Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s 1975 speech at the United Nations, denouncing its “Zionism Equals Racism” resolution.
The British Ambassador to the United Nations, Ivor Richard,...
Henry M. ‘Scoop’ Jackson (1912–1983)
It is a mark of Scoop Jackson’s brilliant career that his very name still connotes a political orientation. If one identifies as a “Scoop Jackson” Democrat or Republican, one is in favor of a...
Alan Dershowitz on Israel at 70: ‘A Light Unto the World’
Ahead of Israel’s 70th birthday in May, longtime Harvard University Law Professor, attorney and author Alan Dershowitz announced that he is donating an ambucycle to Israel’s volunteer medic organization, United Hatzalah, in honor of...
Robert F. Maguire Jr. (1911–2005)
There aren’t a lot of good reasons to risk your life day after day. But Robert F. Maguire Jr., the man who led Operation Magic Carpet, was inspired by one: the songs he heard...
Howard (1909–2014) and Lottie (1916–2015) Marcus
Dr. Howard and Lottie Marcus of San Diego were blessed with very long lives. Howard died at the age of 104 in 2014, and Lottie died in 2015 at the age of 99. Their...
Albert Einstein (1879–1955)
The one generally known story about Albert Einstein and Israel is true. The 20th century’s greatest scientific genius refused David Ben-Gurion’s offer to become its second president.
But this fact yields a false sense of...