Forward reader Bill Morris writes: “While perusing last week’s Torah reading in my ‘Etz Hayim’ (Jewish Publication Society, 1985) translation, I was struck by the phrase in its opening verse (Genesis 18:1) about God appearing to Abraham by ‘the terebinths of Mamre.’ Although the word ‘terebinth’ doesn’t flow easily off the tongue, it is mellifluous…
Washington — The government’s prosecution of two former pro-Israel lobbyists was dealt a major setback Friday when a federal judge authorized subpoenas for senior government officials, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former deputy secretary of defense Paul Wolfowitz. The subpoenas are a major victory for defendants Steve Rosen, former policy director for the…
The Writers Guild picket line moves to Silver Cup Studios in Long Island City tomorrow, and none other than Nora Ephron is “supposed to” attend, according to Sherry Goldberg of Writers Guild of America East. Given that late-night writers turned out in droves to Rockefeller Center today, can we also expect appearances from some of…
Forgive us if we in the Forward newsroom are paying a little bit of extra attention to the Writers Guild strike. We’re union members ourselves, and the whole brouhaha has our favorite celebrities going all lefty on us: SNL’s Tina Fey and Seth Myers are uptown picketing at Rockefeller Center; Jon Stewart may or may…
NOTEWORTHY WOMEN HONORED AT RITA HAYWORTH ALZHEIMER ASSOCIATION GALA On October 10, the Alzheimer Association’s annual “Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered” Rita Hayworth Gala was held at the Waldorf-Astoria. Princess Yasmin Aga Khan launched the gala 24 years ago in memory of her mother, Hayworth, who showed symptoms of the disease while in her 50s. Considered…
The judge in the Aipac trial just ruled that defendants Steve Rosen and Keith Weissman can subpoena 15 government officials to testify in their trial, scheduled for early next year. The list of subpoenas assures that the trial will be the best show in town, with Condoleezza Rice, Steve Hadley, Paul Wolfowitz and Doug Feith…
A new poll put out by the Anti-Defamation League suggests that the level of “strong” antisemitic beliefs among Americans remain much lower than the levels seen in the organiza-tion’s European polls. The poll, conducted during October, indicates that 15% of Americans believe Jews have “too much power in the U.S.” The ADL is touting this…
Controversy continues to bubble up around GOP presidential contender Mike Huckabee over his belief that legalized abortion constitutes a modern day “holocaust.” Huckabee was asked about it by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer yesterday, and confirmed that, from his perspective, Roe v. Wade has wrought a modern day “holocaust.” That, in and of itself, is something of…
Washington – Jimmy Carter’s newest efforts to repair relations with the Jewish community were rebuffed not once but twice last week — and at the very highest levels. Carter’s first outreach effort came in an invitation to Jewish groups to discuss ways that the former president could help make the upcoming Middle East peace conference…
To Nazi hunters, Aribert Heim is the most coveted target still at large. The German and Austrian governments, as well as the Simon Wiesenthal Center, all believe that the so-called Butcher of Mauthausen is alive, and they are offering $430,000 for information on him. They periodically send investigators around the world to find him, most…
New Orleans – Even while fanning himself with two enormous ostrich feathers, Joe “White Boy” Stern, the small, milky-skinned man at the head of the jazz parade, sweated underneath his blue linen suit. “Hey, Joe, ya’ll right?” one man shouted from behind the thin rope separating the traditional New Orleans street procession from the crowd…
