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Italian Fisherman Who Saved Jews Dies at 87
A fisherman who took part in the dramatic rescue of about 30 Jews during World War II died this week. Agostino Piazzesi, 87, was the last survivor of 15 fishermen who during the night of June 19-20, 1944 rescued the Jews, who were held by the Germans in a castle on Isola Maggiore in the…
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Drawing ‘Inside Out’
I just started working with the Forward on a new, bimonthly column called InsideOut. Penned by Judy Brown, the essays are wonderfully written pieces about life as a Hasidic woman and about Judy’s very personal process of leaving the community. My work will appear alongside her pieces every two weeks — each month, one article…
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Internal Gridlock Stalls Federation Giving Reform
Despite promises to overhaul the way American Jews direct their contributions for causes in Israel and overseas, the Jewish Federations of North America is struggling to change the system. An ambitious reform plan approved last year recently suffered a setback with the resignation of Joanne Moore, the top professional in charge of its implementation. With…
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Republicans Rally, Dark Money, Chabad Battle
In this week’s podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward Washington correspondent Nathan Guttman who is currently in Tampa, Florida, reporting on the Republican National Convention. Then, Forward editor Jane Eisner drops by to discuss the role of “dark money” in the 2012 presidential campaign. Finally, Paul Berger reports on a battle within the…
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Moving Torah Scrolls as Isaac Roars
Of all the unknowns being discussed as Hurricane Isaac approached New Orleans, members of Congregation Shir Chadash knew one thing for certain. “Nobody wanted to be the person that said, ‘Oh let’s not move the Torahs this time,’” said Rabbi Ethan Linden. “We sort of went into our hurricane action mode and did the best…
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My Father the Hero
Donald Liu, a pediatric surgeon at The University of Chicago Medicine, died in early August after attempting to save two children who had fallen out of a kayak in Lake Michigan. A Chinese convert to Judaism, Liu is survived by his wife, Dana Suskind, and by his children: Genevieve, 13; Asher, 10, and Amelie, 7….
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Selling GOP to Jewish Women
The supposed Republican “war on women” has put Jewish GOP women in the party in the crossfire: They are Republicans in a Jewish community that is largely Democratic, and social moderates in an increasingly conservative GOP. Republican leaders gathered here for their national convention believe they have found a way to win over the hearts…
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Chabad Rabbis Fight Over Michigan Shul
In a 1984 letter, Lubavitch Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson stressed the importance of the autonomy of the rapidly growing number of Chabad Houses and synagogues around the world. “It is well known that the various Chabad institutions are financially completely independent of our central office,” Schneerson wrote. “This is also an obvious necessity in view…
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Rachel Corrie Case Hinged on Driver
The verdict by an Israeli court in the case of Rachel Corrie, an American activist killed in Gaza by an Israeli military bulldozer in 2003, may have captured international attention and touched on a range of ethical issues at the center of Israel’s military operations. But at its core, Tuesday’s ruling on whether Israel was…
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Open-ing Salvo of Tennis Showcase
The 2012 U.S. Open marks 60 years since Vic Seixas began the greatest run ever by a Jewish tennis player, winning the men’s doubles tournament with Mervyn Rose at the 1952 U.S. National (the tournament that eventually became the U.S. Open). The Philadelphia-born World War II veteran would go on to win the men’s singles…
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Circumcision Rates Vary Widely in U.S.
A Forward analysis of government data shows that 87% of the baby boys born in West Virginia were circumcised in 2009. Two thousand miles west, in Nevada, the procedure was performed on only 12% of baby boys. It’s a strange disparity in a country where most parents still circumcise their sons. It also stands in…
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