Articles from the June 30, 2023 edition

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JCC Maccabi Games®  Kick Off in Israel July 6

In a proud and longstanding partnership and in the continuing celebration of Israel’s 75th anniversary, JCC Association of North America and Maccabi World Union are bringing athletes from around t...

 

'Biden is playing for time on Iran's nuclear program'

(JNS) — While the Biden administration is denying it, the fact is that in recent weeks the United States and Iran have been holding indirect talks regarding Tehran’s nuclear program. According to U.S... Full story

 

'Fiddler' lyricist dies at 99

(JTA) - The moment when Sheldon Harnick realized that his new musical might be something special came when he sang the lyrics he had just composed for a new song: "Sunrise, Sunset." He was sitting in...

 

Broward County sets national example with removal of antisemitic School Board appointee

(FORT LAUDERDALE) — A recently appointed member of the District Advisory Council for the Broward County Florida School Board, Laurie Cardoza Moore, a nationally recognized pro-Israel advocate, was among the first to commend the Fort Lauderdale b... Full story

 

From Showbiz to Shabbis

When Molly Resnick was in her 30s, she was quite successful in her field of journalism. As a producer for NBC News, she had interviewed the likes of Henry Kissinger, Menachem Begin, Mikhail...

 

Love is ageless

Theda and Bob Levinn of Oakmonte Village were married two years ago. Marriage is always special, but what is so special about this wedding? Bob was 96 years young and Theda did not tell her age, as...

 
 By Ron Kampeas    News    June 30, 2023

65 senators urge Israel's entry into the Visa Waiver Program by end of September

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Some 65 U.S. senators from both parties have urged the Biden administration to finalize Israel’s entry into the Visa Waiver Program by Sept. 30. Israel has sought to join the program, which enables citizens to travel to the Uni...

 
 By Andrew Lapin    News    June 30, 2023

Netanyahu speaks with and praises Elon Musk, who has recently drawn criticism from multiple Israeli ministries

(JTA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he spoke by phone with Elon Musk on Sunday, calling the businessman and Twitter CEO “a person whose intelligence and contribution to humanity I greatly appreciate.” The tech mogul, curre...

 
 By Ron Kampeas    News    June 30, 2023

Arkansas legislature names 'Judea and Samaria' as 'Israel's biblical heartland' in resolution

(JTA) — The Arkansas House of Representatives approved a resolution encouraging trade with Israel that specifically mentions “Judea and Samaria,” the biblical name for the West Bank favored by Israel’s government. The resolution, approved last month...

 

Oceangate CEO's wife descended from famous Jewish Titanic passengers

(JNS) — The wife of Stockton Rush, the OceanGate CEO whose submersible, Titan, vanished on June 18 during a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic, is a direct descendant of two famous Jewish passengers who perished when the ocean liner sank in 1912. W...

 
 By Eric Levine    Opinions    June 30, 2023

The Iran insanity continues

(JNS) — In response to former President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from his predecessor Barack Obama’s 2015 Iran nuclear deal, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden announced that, if elected, he would reenter the deal and “work with our allies...

 
 By Mel Pearlman    Opinions    June 30, 2023

Pilgrimage to Poland - Part 4

As we stepped through the entrance gate of Auschwitz I, marked with its overhead sign, “Arbeit Macht Frei,” “Work shall set you free,” I was trying to figure out how I was going to emotionally handle what I was about to experience. Our group was not...

 
 By Jim Shipley    Opinions    June 30, 2023

Leo Frank and the state of antisemitism then and now

The “Tonys,” the awards for the Best of Broadway, were really interesting this year. Their diversity, their power and their depth showed a rather new attitude on Broadway towards the acceptance of reality. Most interesting to me was the winner of...

 
 By Jason Shvili    Opinions    June 30, 2023

Why do Israel's enemies deny a Jewish link to the Temple Mount?

(JNS) — “Al-Sharif [the Arabic/Muslim name for Jerusalem’s Temple Mount] belongs exclusively to the Muslims,” proclaimed Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas at the United Nations General Assembly on May 15. Notwithstanding a prepond...

 
 By Irit Tratt    Opinions    June 30, 2023

Deepening Jewish-Christian collaboration

(JNS) — Results from a Wall Street Journal-NORC poll released this year confirmed that Americans are deviating from religious faith. The study found 39 percent percent of those surveyed said that religion was “very important” to them, a sharp decline...

 

Should Robert Bowers hang?

(JNS) — In a decidedly unsurprising verdict, the man who murdered 11 Jews in the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh has been found guilty. Now, Robert Bowers faces a second judgment: The court must determine whether he will receive th...

 

What's Happening

MORNING MINYANS Chabad of North Orlando and Chabad of Altamonte Springs are holding in-person minyans. Chabad of South Orlando — Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. and 10 minutes before sunset; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday, 8:15 a.m., 407-354-3660. C...

 
 By Andrew Lapin    News    June 30, 2023

Jewish family behind OxyContin, will pay $6B

(JTA) – The Sackler family, the Jewish billionaires whose marketing of the painkiller drug OxyContin fueled the United States’ ongoing opioid epidemic, will receive full immunity from all civil legal claims in exchange for spending up to $6 bil...

 

Why Hebrew is of central importance in Judaism

Hebrew is one of the oldest spoken languages in the world and the sacred language of the Jewish people. It is the only language ever to be revived as a spoken language - nearly 2,000 years after it...

 

Harry Styles thanks Orthodox friends for walking miles to his concert on Shabbat

(JTA) - Pop star Harry Styles gave a shout-out to a pair of Orthodox Jewish friends who walked close to six miles to attend a concert of his at London's Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Jewish Chronicle...

 
 By Bradley Martin    News    June 30, 2023

Mothers, Jewish leaders criticize Southern Poverty Law Center listing 'Moms for Liberty' a hate group

(JNS) — The Southern Poverty Law Center is a Montgomery, Ala.-based nonprofit that according to its website was founded in 1971 “to ensure that the promise of the civil rights movement became a reality for all.” Before reaching that first parag...

 

'Jeopardy!' featured a suburban Detroit synagogue once called 'a concrete Sinai on the shoulder of Interstate 696'

(JTA) - Viewers of the popular game show "Jeopardy!" got a glance of one of the United States' most distinctive synagogue buildings on Tuesday, after a clue showcased Congregation Shaarey Zedek in...

 
 By Jacob Gurvis    Features    June 30, 2023

Howie Mandel and Rachel Bloom headline an LA comedy 'roast of antisemitism'

LOS ANGELES (JTA) - The White House recently released a detailed strategy for combating antisemitism, complete with more than 100 action items. One thing not on the list? Comedy. That's where Jewish...

 
 By Nancy Ludin    Features    June 30, 2023

Insights from The Orlando Senior Help Desk Traveling with someone in a wheelchair

Traveling when you’re caring for someone in a wheelchair requires a more planning ahead. Hotel Tips When booking a hotel, ask if they have accessible rooms available. This may require booking over the phone because sometimes you can’t select for dis...

 

'My Friend Anne Frank' tells the incredible story of how Anne's best friend survived the Holocaust

(JTA) — One spring morning in 1934, two little girls followed their mothers to a corner grocery store in Amsterdam. The mothers, hearing each other speak German to their daughters, discovered they w...

 

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