Articles from the May 15, 2020 edition
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'Anti-Semite' was omitted from original Oxford English Dictionary
JERUSALEM (JTA)—The first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary thought the term “anti-Semite” would be short lived and thus did not include it in the original edition of the massive lexicon. A 1900 letter by the editor, James Murray, expla...
Major upheavals due to coronavirus pose challenges for US-Israel relationship
JNS)—As the world’s attention has been focused on combating the spread of the coronavirus for the past two months, presidential primary campaign politics in the United States has been put on the backburner. Former Vice President Joe Biden has all...
Obituary - SUSAN GROSSMAN MICHALCZAK
Susan Grossman Michalczak passed away peacefully in her home in Orlando on May 2, 2020, with her husband, Bob, at her side. She was 71 years old. Susan was born in New York, N.Y., on July 28, 1948 to Arthur and Thelma Grossman. She received her maste...
Obituary - MICHAEL SCOTT COHN
Martin Scott Cohn, age 55, of Winter Park, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2020, at AdventHealth—Winter Park. Martin was born in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 6, 1965, to Norman L. Cohn and the late Charlotte Rosenbleeth Cohn. Martin grew up in Fort Walton Beac...
Obituary - HILDA RUTH FRISHMAN
Hilda Ruth Frishman passed away on May 2, 2020 surrounded by her loving children, Susan and husband Larry Wiggins, Jerry, Ellen and Barry. Born in Rockaway Beach, N.Y., on March 26, 1928, she was married for 59 years to Fred Frishman, who...
Obituary - ROSE GELLER
Rose Geller passed away very peacefully on May 3, 2020. She courageously fought a three-year battle with cancer. Rose was an incredible inspiration and friend to many people. Rose is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Dr. Joshua Geller of...
Obituary - LILLIAN TOBIAS
Lillian Tobias, age 93, of Lake Mary, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, May 7, 2020. She was born in New York, New York, on Dec. 18, 1926, to the late Aaron Morris Zaritsky and Rebecca Friedland Zaritsky. Lillian was a high school...
When a saver of lives needs to be saved: Eli Beer's story
(JNS)-United Hatzalah of Israel, the country's largest independent volunteer emergency medical response organization, put on an online fundraising telethon on Sunday to support the group's...
China's coronavirus cover-up and the implications for Israel
By Ariel Ben Solomon (JNS)-Growing calls for an investigation into China's handling and possible cover-up of the coronavirus outbreak have observers debating the potential implications for both Israel...
Weekly roundup of world briefs
Dutch king acknowledges Jews felt ‘abandoned’ by his great-grandmother Wilhelmina By Cnaan Liphshiz AMSTERDAM (JTA)—King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands in a memorial day speech acknowledged his great-grandmother’s perceived indifference to the f...
Netanyahu lauds Israel's coronavirus 'success,' announces gradual reopening of economy
(JNS)-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday touted Israel's "major success" in confronting the coronavirus pandemic, and laid out the government's plan for a phased reopening of the...
Hans Calmeyer is remembered for saving thousands of Jews-a Holocaust survivor says he sent her to Auschwitz
AMSTERDAM (JTA)—In his native Germany and beyond, Hans Calmeyer is celebrated as a hero who saved more Jews from the Holocaust than Oskar Schindler. As a jurist for the Nazi German forces in the Netherlands, Calmeyer was put in charge of a small t...
From cabins to bungalows: Some Jewish overnight camps may become socially distanced family retreats this summer
(JTA)-Every summer, JCC Ranch Camp in Colorado gives hundreds of kids an outdoorsy Jewish experience. There's hiking, mountain biking, ropes courses and horseback riding, along with the traditional...
