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Rabbi Arthur Schneier Presented With Legion of Honor Medal by François Delattre, France’s Ambassador to the United States
Rabbi Arthur Schneier Presented With Legion of Honor Medal by François Delattre, France’s Ambassador to the United States “President [Nicolas] Sarkozy has a good eye. You are the youngest French ambassador appointed to the United States,” Rabbi Arthur Schneier said to François Delattre, who on May 12 presented France’s Officer of the French Legion medal…
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Reporters’ Roundtable: Bibi Before Congress
In this week’s Forward Reporters’ Roundtable, news editor Larry Cohler-Esses and opinion editor Gal Beckerman sit down with host Josh Nathan-Kazis to discuss Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s May 24’s address before a joint session of Congress. How did Netanyahu’s speech compare to the one made by President Obama days earlier? What are the implications…
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Scars Without End
In “Nemesis,” much like elsewhere in that astonishing canvas that is Philip Roth’s work, community is something that no credible human being can live with and whose absence tears, scars without end. It seems not insignificant that the greatest of all living novelists to explore the inescapability of aloneness is born of a people that…
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Takeout Judaism
In the age of the iPhone, keeping the faith has never been as flexible and accessible as it is now. According to a recent report from ABI Research, the app industry is set to achieve 44 billion cumulative downloads by 2016. While there are no numbers on faith-based downloads alone, religion — especially Judaism, which…
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Polish Jewry Museum’s Creator Resigns Under Pressure
The recent departure under pressure of the creator and overseer of Warsaw’s Museum of the History of the Polish Jews is provoking concern about the future of the ambitious project, which aims to preserve a legacy of 1,000 years of Jewish life in Poland. Jerzy Halbersztadt, who has been intimately involved with the museum since…
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Bibi: I Will Present My Vision for Peace to Congress
Israel’s prime minister said he will present his vision for a secure Israeli-Palestinian peace when he addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday morning. Speaking at the annual banquet dinner of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee late Monday night in Washington, Benjamin Netanyahu told the crowd of 10,000, “Peace between Israelis and Palestinians…
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AIPAC Hits Capitol Hill With Hard Line Message on Palestinian Authority
In a break from its stance in recent years, the pro-Israel lobby is pursuing a hard-line agenda toward the Palestinian Authority at its annual conference, as 10,000 activists prepare to carry its message to Capitol Hill. The lobbying agenda of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee traditionally includes two elements over the past several years…
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Sundays With ‘Jack,’ Bernie, Harvey and More
As we sit in a music classroom in an independent-assisted living facility in Silver Spring, Md., Jerome “Jack” Bluestein and I talk about Hitler. Or, more specifically, about the “Adolf Hitler” photo album that Bluestein has kept with him for the past 60-plus years. The book was known as a cigarette photo album because it…
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Obama Seeks To Reassure AIPAC on Basis for Peace
After causing a stir by endorsing the 1967 borders as the basis for an Israeli–Palestinian peace agreement, President Obama on Sunday sought to reassure the pro-Israel community about his views regarding the future borders. In a speech, which at times received lengthy applause and at other times was met with silence, Obama provided clarifications to…
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Bibi and Obama Now Set To Battle for Congress, Public Opinion
President Obama’s declaration affirming the significance of Israel’s 1967 borders in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations is animated in no small part by the need to face the challenge of a looming UN General Assembly vote recognizing Palestine as an independent state, the White House has told Jewish leaders. In an off-the-record conference call after Obama’s May…
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An Uncertain Future for Last Remnant of Historic Garment Workers Union
The recent departure of the high-profile president of Workers United after a tempestuous tenure has raised questions about whether the last of the historic garment unions can overcome the infighting in its recent past. With just 100,000 members, Workers United is now a small but costly affiliate of the massive Service Employees International Union, which…
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