A group of Orthodox Israeli rabbis reportedly sent a letter to Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, warning that he will face “a personal catastrophe” if he moves forward with the evacuation of houses occupied by Jewish settlers in Hebron. “Don’t make the hasty move of abandoning the Land of Israel, and don’t bring catastrophe upon…
It’s hard for many Westerners to understand what’s going on in my fellow Iranians’ heads, what with our saying we’re going to wipe certain countries off of the map one moment and we’re going to go nuclear or bust the next. The confusion is such that I feel obligated to step forward at this time…
In its columns devoted to Pearls of Yiddish Poetry, the Forverts recently featured Mina Bordo-Rivkin as a poet of faith and hope. What follows is a transliteration of her poem by our colleague, Goldie Gold, and then a translation into English by Gus Tyler. Mayn Tate Mayn tate trogt tsar in zayne oygn Dos gedenk…
Edited and hosted by Boris Sandler. You can also hear our radio magazine on the Internet at http://yiddish.forward.com/radio.
Edited and hosted by Boris Sandler. You can also hear our radio magazine on the Internet at http://yiddish.forward.com/radio.
Edited and hosted by Boris Sandler. You can also hear our radio magazine on the Internet at http://yiddish.forward.com/radio.
Edited and hosted by Boris Sandler. You can also hear our radio magazine on the Internet at http://yiddish.forward.com/radio.
Edited and hosted by Boris Sandler. You can also hear our radio magazine on the Internet at http://yiddish.forward.com/radio.
Edited and hosted by Boris Sandler. You can also hear our radio magazine on the Internet at http://yiddish.forward.com/radio.
Edited and hosted by Boris Sandler. You can also hear our radio magazine on the Internet at http://yiddish.forward.com/radio.
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is telling foreign diplomats in Washington that the United States might significantly scale back its involvement in the peace process and curtail its relations with the Palestinian Authority if the Islamic militant group Hamas wins next week’s Palestinian parliamentary elections or becomes a key force in a Palestinian government. The…
