Archives for October 2013

September 9 Yuli (Yoel) Edelstein, speaker of the Knesset, is still boyish looking at 55. Born in 1958 in Ukraine, then part of the former

How many of us know that women are 10 times more likely to die of heart disease than breast cancer? And that, each year, more

As the mikve lady picked loose, wet hairs off my back, I shivered, standing naked and barefoot on the cold floor tiles. Satisfied I was spotless, she

French Honor for Israeli Cookbook There is only one Israeli restaurant that boasts a ranking on Les Grandes Tables du Monde, an esteemed French list

Repeated surveys suggest that Israelis are among the happiest and most optimistic people in the Western world. One such study conducted by Gallup ranked Israel

Although Marc Chagall is best known for his whimsical folk motifs and fanciful color paintings, his work during the war years of 1930 to 1948

Films Nicky’s Family Nicky is Sir Nicholas Winton and his family consists of 669 mostly Jewish children (and their children), who, mainly through his efforts,

Fugitive Colors: A Novel by Lisa Barr. (Arcade, 400 pp. $24.95) The opening epigraphs of Lisa Barr’s debut novel, Fugitive Colors—the first by Paul Klee on