Articles from the December 27, 2013 edition
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End of Congress' year brings odd reversal on Jewish priorities
WASHINGTON (JTA)-For Jewish and pro-Israel groups, the congressional year is ending with an odd reversal: the prospect, however fragile, of bipartisan comity on budget issues coupled with a rare...
Pew Study advisor hosts community consult at JFGO
Dr. Laurence Kotler-Berkowitz, senior director of Research and Analysis, Jewish Federations of North America hosted a community consultation on The Pew Research Center Study of the American Jews and...
Learn CPR-you may save a life
The Orlando Chapter of Hadassah will present Saving Heartbeats at its luncheon meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at Congregation Ohev Shalom at 11:30 a.m. The meeting is open to all who are interested in attending. Saving Heartbeats is a CPR class aimed...
Palestinians will not cross their 'red line'
The media reported that Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestinian Authority (PA), rejected the peace proposals submitted by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The Palestinians leaked that Abbas sent a letter to Kerry reiterating his complete opposition...
Israel's virus-killer Vecoy gets an outer-space research prize
(Israel21c)-In an upcoming space mission, the Vecoy platform-which tricks viruses into committing suicide-will be tested to see how it works in zero gravity. The Israeli company Vecoy Nanomedicine...
Chagall found in Munich stash believed looted from Latvian Jews
BERLIN (JTA)—A painting by Marc Chagall discovered in a sensational art trove found in Munich is believed to have been looted by the Nazis from a Latvian Jewish family. According to the German newspaper Bild, evidence was uncovered that the p...
Former Senate intelligence staffer urges Jonathan Pollard's release
(JNS.org) Boston University international relations professor Angelo Codevilla, who was a senior staffer on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee at the time of the arrest of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard in 1985, wrote a letter to U.S. President...
Biden: White House to help Holocaust survivors
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Vice President Joe Biden said the White House will work with the Jewish community to help Holocaust survivors living in poverty. Speaking at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s Centennial on Tuesday, Biden said the...
Chabad at UCF: Aepi, ZBT and Aephi join together in Chanukah celebration and toy drive
On Monday, Dec. 2nd, Chabad at UCF paired with Alpha Epsilon Phi, Alpha Epsilon Pi, and Zeta Beta Tau for a Grand Menorah lighting and toy drive. The toy drive benefitted Jewish Adoptions and Foster...
Choices' 'behind-the-scenes' planning is coming along
The Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando's Choices planning is moving at full speed. This year, Choices will feature a Broadway-style revue of the history of our community. The more than 100...
Shaping the future one phone call at a time
Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando Board members are busy at work to raise funds for the Shaping the Future Annual Campaign. Here are some of them at a recent phone-a-thon....
A child's Jewish Christmas
Two stories were told to me recently by community members, both distinctly different on the one hand, and similar on the other. In both cases the stories are told from the perspective of an...
The Jewish itch
By Ira Sharkansky What we can call the Jewish itch is the aspiration for better and more. It is not present in all Jews. We also have those who accept the status quo in the public condition or their personal situation, without question or ambition....
What is a green grocer?
There are words, expressions and entire languages that rise, spread and then seem to just disappear. Today it would seem even the email is going out of style, replaced by texting which replaces words with single letters (You = U). This is not a judgm...
It seems that the AJC doesn't think the killing of Israelis by the PLO is an important issue
I was shocked when I heard AJC’s David Harris radio piece painting Mandela as a saint. I responded by writing: I don’t understand. How can David Harris fawn over Mandela—painting him as a saint—when the AJC canceled an event honoring him in 2000 afte...
I Challenge Roger Waters to a Debate on Israel
(The Algemeiner)—Last week I responded to former Pink Floyd front man Roger Waters’ abhorrent statements comparing Israel to Nazi Germany. My dispute with Waters was picked up by several media outlets, especially my accusation that any man who can...
Jewish Learning Institute classes highly interesting
Dear Editor: Inundated with stories in the news and social media, I hear about medical challenges and decisions of celebrities and those thrust into the limelight by virtue of circumstance. The human-interest stories also generate vocalizations of...
Great speaker and good reporting on a very important topic
Dear Editor: On Nov. 15, I had the honor and privilege to listen to one of the best speakers on Israel! Recently a most knowledgeable individual stated that some day Sgt. Benjamin Anthony would be prime minister of Israel. That is how outstanding he...
What's Happening - Friday, December 27 - Friday, January 3
MORNING AND EVENING MINYANS (Call synagogue to confirm time.) Chabad of South Orlando—Monday and Thursday, 8 a.m. 407-354-3660. Congregation Ahavas Yisrael—Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m., 407-644-2500. Con...
Federation busy with business and professional societies meetings
November and December were busy months for the Jewish Federation's business and professional societies-Maimonides Medical, Cardozo Legal, Real Estate and Financial Services. The Federation partnered...
Seeking Kin: Unraveling the mystery of the late Yehuda Cohen
BALTIMORE (JTA)-Wearing a black jacket and hat with a white shirt buttoned up to the neck, the bearded man sings of poverty and hunger, homelessness and being alone, a family lost. Yet through the...
In honor of the volunteers
The Jewish Pavilion honored volunteers Toby Vandemark and Faye Novick in early December at the Altamonte Hilton. More than 100 attendees enjoyed a gourmet luncheon, a Chico's fashion presentation and...
Bedouin want recognition, not relocation
WADI AL-NAAM, Israel (JTA)-In this unofficial Bedouin town of 14,000 not far from Beersheva in the Negev Desert, families live in clusters of shanties with intermittent electricity provided by generat...
Scene Around
Sad opinions... This opinion piece comes directly from a recent World Jewish Congress digest. Read it and weep: "As Hamas rises, peace prospects (in Middle East) sink," says an analysis by two USA...
A Jewish perspective of The Beatles
Just as Judaism is an ethical and spiritual lighthouse, so too were The Beatles. Most religions have their roots in spiritual awakening. The Beatles had a powerful appeal to a generation in calling...
