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My Children Married Non-Jews — and It Breaks My Heart
The Seesaw is a new kind of advice column in which a a broad range of columnists will address the real life issues faced by interfaith couples and families. Join the discussion by commenting on this post, sharing it on Facebook or following the Forward on Twitter. And keep the questions coming. You can email…
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Beaten American Teen Tariq Khdeir Takes Center Stage in Mideast Drama
(JTA) — For Israelis, the enduring image of the past few weeks may be the montage of the three Israeli teens murdered last month after being abducted from a hitchhiking post in the West Bank. But another enduring image has emerged in the last few days that is unlikely to garner much sympathy for Israel:…
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Naftali Bennett Punched by Hecklers at Israeli Peace Conference
Israel’s right wing economy minister, Naftali Bennett, was punched following his speech at a peace conference in Tel Aviv. Some audience members rushed Bennett, who heads the far right-wing Jewish Home party, after he finished speaking on Tuesday afternoon; he was punched in the back by one. His bodyguards quickly removed Bennett from the room,…
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Natan Sharansky Warns of Dark Days for Jews of France
(JTA) — On their 40th wedding anniversary, Avital and Natan Sharansky went sightseeing in the City of Lights. But the Sharanskys didn’t follow the trail of countless couples who come here to kiss at the Eiffel Tower or slip so-called love locks on bridges over the River Seine. Theirs was an itinerary that demonstrated a…
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Israel Will Escalate Gaza Strikes as Rocket Attacks Increase
The Israeli government is planning to escalate its attacks on Hamas and other terrorist groups slamming southern Israel with rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. The security Cabinet decided at a three-hour meeting on Monday to steadily increase Israel’s military retaliation, according to reports. The Israel Defense Forces said it was calling up some 1,500…
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Doomed N.Y. Firefighter Saved 7-Year-Old Hasidic Boy’s Life After Garage Mishap
A New York City firefighter killed in a weekend blaze earned accolades in the Satmar Hasidic community for saving a 7-year-old boy’s life just weeks before his tragic death in a Brooklyn public housing high-rise. Lt. Gordon “Matt” Ambelas was among the firefighters who rescued Mendy Gotlieb after the Satmar boy’s head and arm were…
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Florida Cousin Beaten by Israelis Was Hoping for ‘Joyous’ Vacation in Jerusalem
(Reuters) — Family and friends of a Florida teenager who says he was beaten by Israeli police while in detention describe him as a typical U.S. high school student. Tariq Khdeir, 15, recently finished his freshman year at the Universal Academy of Florida, a private Islamic school where he played on the soccer team. He…
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When Hitler Honored Jewish Soldiers
(Haaretz) — On June 15, 1935, two years after the Nazis’ rise to power, Hermann Bendheim was invited to the German Consulate in Jerusalem. The representatives of the Third Reich in Palestine awarded him a badge of honor for his service in the German army in World War I. Two years earlier, Bendheim had been dismissed…
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Survivors Bereft as Israel Abruptly Shuts Holocaust Property Restitution Plan
An automated email response awaits those trying to contact Project HEART, an ambitious Holocaust restitution program set up by Israel’s government to help survivors and their heirs regain properties seized by the Nazis. “We are no longer responding to email inquiries, and until further notice, Project HEART’s call center will not be operational,” the message…
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My Time at Satmar Summer Camp
Recently my 9-year-old son came home from school demanding I sign him up for sleep-away camp, which, he insisted, his best friend is attending for the entire summer. I nearly fell off the chair imagining my kid, who often forgets to remove his pajamas before he puts on his shorts on summer mornings, fending for…
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Origins of Yiddish Are Anything But Understood
Two recently posted articles in the Jewish Internet magazine Tablet provide an excellent introduction to anyone interested in the fascinating and problem-fraught field of Yiddish historical linguistics. One, by Cherie Woodworth, a scholar of Eastern European history who died last year, at the sadly young age of 46, first appeared in the journal Kritika in…
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