Archives for June 2015
June 2015
God’s Neighbors
Policing anyone who violates Jewish law in Bat Yam ultimately leads to a crisis of faith.
Raise the Roof
The film recounts the efforts to rebuild the glorious Polish wooden Gwozdziec Synagogue.
Focus
It took the Israeli Navy to stop the first flotilla of ships manned by anti-Israel activists trying to break the Gaza blockade in 2010. The
Hadassah’s Open Heart
Demand for Hadassah’s PICU beds for young heart patients is intensifying as chaos engulfs the region and organizations such as the Jerusalem-based Christian NGO Shevet
Turn It and Turn It
According to humorist Ephraim Kishon, when Israelis are asked לַעֲמד בַּתּר (la-amod ba-tor), to stand in line, there are always a “privileged few” who consider
Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill?
If advocacy group Women on 20s is successful, the fearless Underground Railroad leader will replace Andrew Jackson on the bill by 2020.
Conserve, Protect
Izmir, Turkey, has long boasted a rich, successful Jewish community. A project driven by locals aims to preserve the city's glorious old synagogues.