More than one hundred U.S. Jewish leaders urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to make clear “Israel’s readiness to make painful territorial sacrifices for the sake of peace.” “We believe that this is a compelling moment for you and your new government to respond to President Obama’s call for peace by taking concrete confidence-building steps…
A bipartisan slate of nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives urged Bolivian President Evo Morales to bring about the release of New York businessman Jacob Ostreicher, who has been jailed without charges for 18 months. A Bolivian appeals court this week refused to release Ostreicher, instead sending his case back to a lower…
“You’re taking them to BJ after what the rabbis there did?” the text message from my ex-husband read. He was referring to the fact that I’d taken my two boys to Shabbat services that morning at the Upper West Side congregation B’nai Jeshurun. And he wasn’t the only one expressing disbelief. “If MY rabbis wrote…
You omitted key information about the role of NEXT: A Division of Birthright Israel Foundation as an igniter of systemic change in the field of Jewish young adult engagement (“Birthright Reshuffles Follow-up Effort,” November 9). Furthermore, what you present as a reduction in funding from Birthright Israel Foundation was a result of many donors giving…
A letter handwritten by physicist Albert Einstein a year before his death, expressing his views on religion, will be sold on eBay this month with an opening bid of $3 million, an auction agency said on Tuesday. Known as the “God Letter,” the correspondence offers insights into the private thoughts about religion, God and tribalism…
Love letters and other writings by Nazi propaganda head Joseph Goebbels did not sell at a much-touted auction. The writings were offered Sept. 27 at the Connecticut auction house, Alexander Historical Auctions. Only one offer reportedly came in by telephone for the collection of Goebbels’ early writings, well below its opening price of $200,000. The…
In this week’s podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis talks with children’s book author Laurel Snyder about beloved author Maurice Sendak, who died this week. Then Forward fellow Naomi Zeveloff interviews Forward intern Charles McLagan about his experiences attending Jewish day schools. Finally, Forward staff writer Paul Berger stops by to discuss his series of articles about…
It has to be one of the most common comments on the Middle East conflict. “If only everyone would resort to dialogue instead of turning to violence.” But when Knesset members start receiving emails from Arabs on the conflict, some seem to be unimpressed. Ynet reports that lawmakers have started to receive “large numbers” of…
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