At the Center for Jewish History on September 3, traumatic recall was the subtext of Solly Ganor’s remarks at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research’s reception for his book, “Light One Candle: A Survivor’s Tale — From Lithuania to Jerusalem.” “It took me 50 years to write my diary… I had nightmares,” said Ganor, who…
Scene 1: You’re at High Holy Day services when you bend to get your prayer book and notice that the man next to you looks familiar. Chances are you don’t know the guy; you’ve just seen him on TV. Scene 2: You’re enjoying the cantor’s singing and the voice suddenly hits a chord; you realize…
PUERTO IGUAZU, Argentina – Earlier this month, tourists returning to the luxurious Tropical Das Cataratas Hotel from an excursion to the scenic Iguazu waterfalls separating Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay were greeted by a chilling sight — a throng of men in dark suits crowded around a large black message board with the ominous message: “Conference:…
In preparation for the election of 2004, the American labor movement — with the American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations at its helm — has set in motion a plan to extend its political presence. It is opening its doors to those who are not necessarily members of any union to join the AFL-CIO…
JERUSALEM — In the wake of this week’s deadly terrorist attacks, pressure is mounting within Israel’s political and defense establishment for an all-out onslaught against both Hamas and Yasser Arafat, possibly ending the road map process and toppling the Palestinian Authority altogether. The United States and the European Union were working at midweek to restrain…
Los Angeles’s Jewish federation’s sudden move to lay off the top professional of its public-affairs division, the Jewish Community Relations Committee, has sparked outrage and talk of a committee secession from the federation. Citing budget woes, the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles eliminated the executive director position of the Jewish Community Relations Committee last…
I have a friend who e-mails me daily. The e-mails go on for pages and pages, filling me in on the most intimate and the most mundane details of his daily life. It’s not as easy as just changing my phone number. What do I do? — Inbox overload Return to sender? Change your e-mail…
BUENOS AIRES — After promising to throw its full weight behind the investigation of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center, Argentina’s new government is now under fire from Jewish groups that say it appears unwilling to confront Iran, the country suspected of responsibility for the attack. The unexpected arrest by British authorities…
The National Jewish Population Survey 2000-2001 found an overall American Jewish population of 5.2 million, which it contrasted with the 5.5 million population figure found in the last population survey in 1990. The new survey’s appendix cautioned, however, that several methodological decisions could have resulted in an undercount in the new survey, making the two…
“Guilty as charged,” replied theater producer Jonathan Pollard when I joked about his being the other Jonathan Pollard during our interview about his latest production, “The Thing About Men,” which opened last week at the Promenade Theatre. Pollard made his producing debut with the off-Broadway, still-running hit “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.” In…
Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman is hammering former Vermont governor Howard Dean over remarks he made recently about the Middle East conflict. But Dean maintains that he has not retreated from the strongly pro-Israel positions he articulated early in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. The squabble produced fireworks Tuesday at a Democratic primary debate…
