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NEW YORK (JTA)-Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, appearing at a Jewish day school in Brooklyn, spoke about her Jewish background and how her family jumped from synagogue to synagogue. "I had a very strange Jewish upbringing actually," Kagan, 58, told journalist Dahlia Lithwick, who moderated the Wednesday evening conversation. "You would think Lincoln Square Synagogue, she comes from a Modern Orthodox family. Actually my family didn't really know what it was." Though Kagan had her bat mitzvah... Full story
Ruth Mogul, age 85, of Maitland, passed away on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, at her residence. A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Ruth was born on May 7, 1933, to the late Hyman and Jenny Chvenka Rich. Ruth and her husband, Max, who survives her, relocated to the Orlando area from Boston in 1959. The family are long-time members of Congregation Ohev Shalom. Ruth was a successful businesswoman, owning a retail knitting store for many years. In addition to her husband, Ruth is survived by her daughters, Janet (Tracy) King of Orlando and Lynda Mogul of... Full story
Submitted by the family Helen Moskowitz, age 93, of Miami and formerly of Orlando, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. She was born on March 4, 1925, in Bronx, New York, to William and Kate Schoenberg. Her husband of 54 years, Arthur, predeceased her in 2006. Her brother, Julian Schoenberg, passed away in 1993. Helen was a retired L.P.N.; member of Congregation Ohev Shalom; Life Member of Hadassah; member of Chevrah Kadisha of Central Florida. She was also a member of the Bikur Cholim Committee of Ohev visiting patients in hospitals and nurs... Full story
Jean Rhubin, age 69, of Ocoee, passed away on Oct.12, 2018, at Cornerstone Hospice at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Jean was born on Jan. 18, 1949, in Troy, New York, to the late John and Dolrus Golden. She received her bachelor’s degree from Albany State University and her master’s degree from SUNY. For many years she worked as a Registered Nurse. On May 24, 1970, in Schenectady, she married Robert M. Rhubin, her husband of over 48 years who survives her. In 2002, Jean and Bob relocated to Clermont from New York and joined Congregation Sin... Full story
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Chelsea Clinton called Louis Farrakhan’s anti-Semitism “dangerous” and said laughter in response to it “made my skin crawl.” Clinton, the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, was reacting on Twitter to a Farrakhan tweet in which the leader of the Nation of Islam said “I’m not an anti-Semite. I’m anti-termite.” “Comparing Jews to termites is anti-Semitic, wrong and dangerous,” Clinton tweeted Wednesday, quoting Farrakhan. Twitter, meantime, said it would not suspend... Full story
LOS ANGELES (JTA)-Kurt Waldheim managed an impressive feat: After serving as a soldier and intelligence officer in the Nazi army during World War II, he was twice elected secretary-general of the United Nations before topping off his career as president of his native Austria from 1986 to 1992. How did he do it? Largely by massaging his biography to convince the world that he had been merely an ordinary soldier during the war and was following orders. He also persuaded his fellow countrymen and t... Full story
(JNS)-Since March, the Gazan border has played host to a series of violent demonstrations. Thousands of rioters, some of whom are armed with hand grenades, Molotov cocktails and slingshots, regularly amass along the border. As a whole, major media outlets have failed to accurately and objectively cover the events of the so-called "March of Return," and as a result, the truth surrounding the events of the last several months has been largely obfuscated. Enter Joseph Truzman, known on Twitter simp... Full story
Video of Louis Farrakhan comparing Jews to termites removed from Facebook (JTA)—A video posted to the Facebook account of Louis Farrakhan in which the Nation of Islam leader compares Jews to termites was removed for violating the social media platforms hate speech policies. It remains posted on Twitter, which said last week that it does not violate company policies. The video represents a Tier 1 violation for Facebook, The Wrap first reported. A Tier 1 violation includes attacks comparing a person or group of people to “animals that are cul... Full story
(JNS)-U.S. President Donald Trump vowed in May to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal and signed an executive order in August to re-impose sanctions, which go into full effect on Nov. 4. The European Union, however, appears determined to ignore and circumvent U.S. efforts to force Iran into compliance on its nuclear program, and for the Islamic regime to cease and desist global terror activity. It appears that Trump's foreign policy on Iran has raised European ire and some of those countries do no... Full story
The anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement has complexly failed in its mission to financially harm the Jewish state and has no impact whatsoever on its economy. Israel’s Globes financial news reported last week that a study of the impact of BDS on the Israeli economy estimates the damage at 0.004 percent, while some companies even benefit from the boycott. Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs launched the study in 2010, and based on queries to hundreds of senior executives of large Israeli companies from every economic sec... Full story
Semi-autobiography novel weaves a timeless tale 'Love, Faith and a pair of Pants: A Novel in Stories,' by Herb Freed; Bellrock Press; released October 2, 2018 Ben Zelig thinks he has his life entirely planned out. Graduate from rabbinical school. Get hired by a spiritually enriched community. Meet a nice Jewish girl and start a family. Simple, right? Naturally, nothing ever goes according to plan, but life can still work out as long as you have love, faith and a pair of pants. Herb Freed,... Full story
