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Palestinian Leader Makes Political Gains During Washington Visit
WASHINGTON — Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas left the White House last week with plenty of political gains, which Israeli pundits and some high-profile Israeli officials were saying came at Jerusalem’s expense. Still, Jewish groups remained silent. As he welcomed Abbas last week, Bush seemed supportive of the Palestinian leader’s strategy of taking gradual steps to…
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Newsdesk June 3, 2005
Bush Taps New Liaison The White House was expected to name Jeffrey Berkowitz as the new liaison to the Jewish community. Berkowitz, associate director of the White House scheduling office, will take the post over from Noam Neusner, who according to sources has been relieved to concentrate on his position as spokesman for the Office…
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Authorities Probe Nursing Home Death
Police and government officials are investigating an incident at a nursing home in Rochester, N.Y., involving two female residents that was first reported as a homicide involving a 94-year-old victim and an 85-year-old suspect. Authorities now say criminal charges are unlikely, citing the mental state of the younger resident. Neither woman’s name has been released….
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Canadian Financier’s Rapid Climb Ends
TORONTO — Israeli-born financial wunderkind Boaz Manor generated national headlines earlier this year when he returned to his native country after being served with a court order by Canadian authorities investigating his failed hedge fund. Now, Manor’s father, Daniel, himself a leading businessman, is defending his son’s decision to head back to Israel. Daniel Manor,…
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Indictment Fuels Rise in Russian Antisemitism
MOSCOW — This week’s indictment of oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is triggering claims of antisemitism and fueling the rising tide of Russian antisemitism. But communal leaders are insisting that Khodorkovsky doesn’t consider himself Jewish and say the case has more to do with power politics in Moscow than with ethnic hostilities. On Tuesday, a Moscow…
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Uzbek Unrest Shines Light on Leader’s Ties to Jewry
The recent violence in Uzbekistan has cast a spotlight on the cozy relationship between the authoritarian regime of President Islam Karimov and Israel and its American supporters. Earlier this month, Karimov unleashed his security forces to quell an opposition demonstration in the east of the Central Asian republic, causing hundreds of civilian deaths. Even before…
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ON THE GO
Over the past 50 years, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University gained $100 million for research — thanks to the fund-raising magic of its National Women’s Division. At its New York chapter’s May 3 Spirit of Achievement Luncheon at The Waldorf-Astoria, among the accomplished women honored were television’s nationally syndicated, best-selling cookbook author…
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Buffalo Synagogue Boycotts a Paper For Nixing Gay Ad
A Reform synagogue in Buffalo, N.Y., is boycotting the local Jewish newspaper after the Orthodox owners refused to print an advertisement for a synagogue concert featuring a gay men’s chorus. Temple Beth Zion, which hosted the event in January, is withholding all paid advertisements and event listings from the Buffalo Jewish Review, according to a…
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DER YIDDISH-VINKL May 27, 2005
On the occasion of his 85th birthday, Khayim Beyder was featured in the Forverts on the pages devoted to Pearls of Yiddish Poetry. He was no stranger to readers, as he wrote weekly about the classicists. He also conducted a program on the paper’s radio show, Forverts Hour. In 2000 the Yiddish Writers in Israel…
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Arts & Culture article about artist Martin Wilner
In the May 20 issue, an arts and culture article about artist Martin Wilner failed to note that his work is available through Pierogi, a gallery located at 177 N. 9th St., Brooklyn, NY 11211. Images from his recent exhibition, History and Evidence, can be viewed on the gallery’s Web site, www.pierogi2000.com.
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Warm Welcome in Warsaw for Ya’alon
WARSAW — In the Jewish community in Warsaw, the visit of Israel’s military chief of staff was a source of visible elation. On a weekday, at an awkward hour, dozens of members of the 1,500-person community waited in the Nozyk Synagogue, which had been used as a stable during the Nazi occupation, to hear Moshe…
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