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Assad could prevail in Syrian civil war, minister says, reflecting shift in Israel's assessment
There is a “real possibility” that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “could survive Syria’s civil war and even prevail in it” against the rebels trying to topple him, Israeli International Relations and Strategic Affairs Minister Dr. Yuval...
Samantha Power's history of controversial statements on Israel
Samantha Power, President Barack Obama’s replacement for Susan Rice as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, has a history of controversial comments about Israel, reigniting concerns regarding the ...
JFS and Orange County Public Schools partner to provide in-school counseling
Jewish Family Services Orlando (JFS Orlando), the Winter Park-based non-profit, human service agency, announces its partnership with Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) in providing its Kids Konnect Family Circle program to students and their...
In new White House role, Israel will still keep Susan Rice busy
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Susan Rice has said that a “huge” portion of her work at the United Nations was defending Israel’s legitimacy. Her new job will likely be no less Israel-centric. President...
Settlements leading to isolation
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Israel’s settlement building is increasingly isolating the country in Europe, leading to European Union policies that could reinforce Israel’s delegitimization, according to...
Hezbollah: From terrorism to war crimes
An unexpected obstacle to efforts within the European Union (EU) to designate Hezbollah as a tist organization emerged last week when the new Bulgarian foreign minister, Kristian Vigenin, stated in a radio interview that evidence connecting the...
U.N. nominee highlights Obama's genocide problem
The nomination of Samantha Power for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations has drawn the Jewish community’s attention to her controversial 2002 remark about hypothetical U.S. action against Israel to protect Palestinians from genocide. But...
The writing life
In a recent article in The New Yorker, John McPhee (one of my favorite authors) writes about the pain and difficulty of, not just writing, but writing well. He recounts all the work a real writer...
Jews here and there
By Ira Sharkansky Among the unpleasantness that Israeli Jews experience is the awareness that Jews along with Arabs and others are demonstrating against Israel. Noam Chomsky’s involvement in persuading Stephen Hawking to cancel his appearance at...
Let the truth be known
By Laurence Morrell I have a confession to make. This may come as a major surprise to everyone, but I strongly support the concept that all Palestinian Refugees have the Right of Return. Now before you get your panties in a wad let me clarify the...
How could it happen?
Dear editor: How could it happen that some Jews, young and old, could and would embrace an ideology and people that call for their own destruction? How could it happen that some Jews, young and old, call for boycott, divesture and sanctions of the...
'Princesses' joins the Bravo reality lineup- and fits right in
“Princesses: Long Island,” the new reality show on Bravo, appears to be as bad for the Jews as we had feared. Like some other cultural gems on the network, such as the “Real Housewives”...
'Gatsby's' Jew
F. Scott Fitzgerald proclaimed his distaste for Jews with his clichéd portrait of gangster Meyer Wolfsheim in his Jazz Age opus “The Great Gatsby.” The crucial but peripheral character is never described in detail, save for an upfront...
6 degrees (no Bacon): Jewish celebrity roundup
Keys keeping Israel gig (6NoBacon.com)—This girl is on fire—and she’s a woman with her own mind. Alicia Keys said May 31 that she will perform in Tel Aviv on July 4, despite calls from some...
Faster than a speeding bagel: Super Jewish dad
LOS ANGELES (JTA)—As the new Superman movie “Man of Steel” flies to an opening on Father’s Day weekend, we earthbound Jewish men have the superhero’s creators—Jerry Siegel and Joe...
Zionist art gets a new platform
Joshua Stulman grew up reading a little known comic book series about the adventures of Jewish super hero “Shaloman,” created by Al Wiesner. Shaloman takes on bigotry and Holocaust denial,...
First flirting, then religion: A Jewish girl's introduction to Jesus
(JTA)—The year I unwittingly decided to become Christian started innocently enough. “There’s a sleepover at First Methodist on Friday and everyone is going,” I said to my parents. I was in the sixth grade, one of three Jews in class at our...
Remembering Stanley Abramovitch, for seven decades 'the embodiment of the Joint'
The year was 1935. Yehoshua Abramowicz, just 14, was leaving Poland to join his father in England. His mother told him, “Try to be a good Jew.” By all accounts, the boy who became Stanley...
Scene Around
Happy Birthday to me… Today, Friday, June 14 is my birthday. It is also Flag Day, the official day when Betsy Ross created the American Flag. When I was just a young kid, I asked my mom why people...
Farm to table with Israeli goat cheese
On our way back to Tel Aviv from Mitzpe Ramon, my brother-in-law Hanan, sister-in-law Rose and my husband, Max, were looking for a goat dairy farm that several people had told us about. There was nothing but stark arid desert scenery for miles, and...
Mae celebrates birthday with mah-jongg
Each week Jewish Pavilion volunteers join with residents at Atria of Lake Forest to socialize and play mah-jongg. Mae Gitles says she enjoys maj and could play every day of the week. These dedicated...
Obituary - ELEANOR RAFF
Eleanor Raff, of Longwood, died June 1, 2013. She was 86 years old. Born in New York City on Aug. 29, 1926 to Albert and Mollie Benmayor, Mrs. Raff was the younger of two children. Her older sister,...
