Articles from the January 19, 2018 edition
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Trees-a poem for Tu B'Shevat
By Joyce Kilmer I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer wear A...
By Father of 6 murdered in drive-by shooting terror attack
Shortly after 8 p.m., the Magen David Adom (MDA) radio received reports of a shooting attack, apparently from the victim, who had served as an MDA volunteer. Paramedics from the town of Kedumim, a short drive from the scene of the attack, arrived on...
Delta employees detail a pattern of anti-Semitic abuse at airline
NEW YORK (JTA)—It wasn’t long after Nahum Amir began working for Delta Airlines as a mechanic that he says his manager started calling him “the Jewish guy.” Then Amir says the manager accused him and other Jews of “killing kids in Gaza.” During the...
Handmade mezuzot for seniors
Congregation Ohev Shalom Youth and Families programming provided mezzuzot for the residents of senior living communities. One recent Shabbat as the songs were sung, the blessings recited and sharing...
No peace talks while Jerusalem is capital of Israel
The Palestinians' head negotiator, Saeb Erekat, announced on Tuesday that any peace talks sponsored by the United States would be rejected until the Americans revoke their Dec. 6 recognition of...
Obituary - OPAL CLAIRE BENSON
Opal Benson, age 95, of Winter Park, passed away peacefully at her residence on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, two weeks shy of her 96 birthday. She was a daughter of the late A.E. and Mary Alice Lowe Wilson, of Sarasota, and was born on Jan. 21, 1922. An acc...
Obituary - ZVI CHAMU
Written by Lenaya Rotklein, his daughter. Steve Chamu, Hebrew name Zvi, died Jan. 1, 2018, at the age of 65 from heart complications. He is survived by his wife, Dawn, and his two daughters, Lenaya...
How this 31-year-old Londoner became Poland's best-known (and most controversial) Jew
MIEDZYRZEC PODLASKI, Poland (JTA)-In a snowy woods near the border with Belarus, Jonny Daniels pulls muddy fishing waders over the pants of his tailored business suit and grabs a shovel from the...
Weekly roundup of world briefs from JTA
Alan Sagner, NJ developer who backed liberal and Jewish causes, is dead at 97 WHIPPANY, New Jersey (New Jersey Jewish News via JTA)—Alan Sagner, a former chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and a major benefactor of Jewish a...
Winter camping and fighting addiction at America's first Jewish wilderness therapy program
When Jory Hanselman was a high school student, she found herself struggling on multiple fronts. A family member was wrestling with addiction and mental illness. And two friends died suddenly, one...
Gal Gadot, Harvey Weinstein among top 10 most mispronounced words for 2017
(JTA)—The names Gal Gadot and Harvey Weinstein were among the top 10 mispronounced words of 2017, according to Babbel Magazine Gadot, who played Wonder Woman in the film by the same name and in “Justice League,” was fifth on the list put out by th...
A Broadway veteran joins Amy Schumer in Steve Martin's Jewy new play
NEW YORK (JTA)-It's a recurring theme in the career of actor Jeremy Shamos: extravagant praise for playing some less-than-extravagant characters. In reviews for "Meteor Shower," the new Broadway...
