Independent Senator Joe Lieberman is taking aim at one of the big money people of his former party. In an interview with NewsMax Lieberman lashed out at Jewish billionaire George Soros who poured $18 million to liberal groups in the Democratic party in the ‘04 elections and now supports Barack Obama. “The places he’s put…
Washington – A year after the White House dropped all sanctions against Libya, relations with the African nation are once again becoming a sore subject, with Congress and Jewish groups both calling for new punitive measures against the government of Muammar el-Qaddafi. Last week, the Senate approved a measure that cut all funding for the…
The relationship seemed so promising under the warm glow of the Caribbean sun. Five years ago, Shaya Boymelgreen, an Orthodox real estate developer in Brooklyn, and Lev Leviev, the wealthiest man in Israel, seemed like a match made in heaven. After a Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi introduced them during a kosher cruise, the two created a joint…
Led by last week’s naming of Tony Blair as special envoy to the Middle East, a string of personnel changes in capitals across the continent has Europe poised to play a greater role in Israeli-Palestinian affairs. In Brussels last month, the European Union agreed to grant more power to its foreign policy chief, who has…
When Conservative Rabbi Francine Roston officiated at a renewal of vows this past April, the service was traditional, with a reading of the ketubah and the crunch of breaking glass. But the rite was also groundbreaking: Held in the sanctuary of Congregation Beth El in South Orange, N.J., it was the synagogue’s first-ever commitment ceremony…
Southampton, N.Y. – Gawking is a common enough pastime at summertime beach resorts, but the scene along one of this exclusive enclave’s main thoroughfares last Sunday grabbed more attention than the sleek convertibles and toned sunbathers that customarily have vacationers craning their necks. With a maroon wedding canopy at its head, a procession of about…
Jews Back DC Bill A campaign to win congressional representation for the District of Columbia is winning support from a broad array of Jewish organizations and individuals. The District of Columbia Voting Rights Act was approved by the House in April and is now awaiting a Senate vote. The goal of the bill is to…
A jewel of Eastern European life has been returned to Jewish hands, but will the community be up to the task of holding on to it? This is the dilemma facing the Jewish community of Belarus, which has been struggling to maintain the building that once housed the historic Volozhiner Yeshiva. Two months ago, authorities…
Washington – Congress is heading for a showdown with the White House over sanctions aimed at stopping the Iranian regime’s nuclear ambitions. Last week, an overwhelming majority in Congress passed the Iran Counter-Proliferation Act, which would levy economic sanctions against companies that deal with Iran. The measure will likely lead to a clash with the…
Jews and Baseball, Volume I: Entering the American Mainstream, 1871-1948 By Burton A. Boxerman and Benita W.Boxerman McFarland & Company, Inc., 232 pages, $39.95. Baseball, like Yiddish, has generously gifted many words and expressions to the English language. The game even has an expression for a mediocre ballplayer whose career was short: “He was up…
Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, Duke Snider: legendary Brooklyn Dodgers whose images appear in hundreds of iconic photos that now symbolize a lost era, a simpler time. There are action shots, team photos, frozen moments of victory and defeat. And now, to add to the trove, there is what can be…
