Israeli President Peres Addresses Bundestag on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Address by the President of the State of Israel H.E. Shimon Peres at the German Bundestag on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, 2010. (The speech was delivered in Hebrew.) I stand here before you, as the President of the State of Israel, the home of the Jewish people. While…… MORE
Artsbridge Throws a Fundraiser
Dedicated to developing dialogue between young Israeli Jews and Palestinians, Artsbridge held its first formal fundraiser at Brookline High on January 31. Founder Debbie Nathan of Swampscott reported that equal numbers from the Arab and Jewish communities attended. “Many members of my board of directors are from Brookline,” Nathan said.…… MORE
A Heartwarming Wedding at Mass. General
It’s not often one encounters a touching love story within the four walls of a hospital. Recently however, several members of the Heart Failure/Cardiac Transplant Program and the Cardiac Step Down Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital were witnesses to the culmination of a poignant relationship between cardiac patient Steve Greenstein,…… MORE
Middleton to Marblehead: Camp Simchah Revamps
MARBLEHEAD — The Jewish Community Center of the North Shore has officially closed Camp Simchah in Middleton, shifting all its 2010 summer camp activities to its Marblehead campus. The re-tooled camp has been named Simchah on the Hill, and organizers hope that the community will embrace it. “This is going…… MORE
And the Grammy for Contemporary Jewish American Music Goes To…
…Oh that’s right. There isn’t a Grammy for Contemporary Jewish American Music. And why not? This article is an attempt to understand the contemporary Jewish American Music scene, as controlled by the singers/songwriters of this genre. And make no mistake — they are in control. There is an overwhelming number…… MORE
The Shabbat Experiment: Limiting or Liberating?
So consider this (and I mean really take a minute and think this through): No emails. No telephones (yes, that…
My $100 Million Idea …Israel for Everyone.©
If we are to renew and reignite American Jews’ notion of klal yisrael, Jewish peoplehood, in the new millennium, we…
Struggling Seniors Get Much Needed Fuel Assistance
Mrs. Tankel and I would like to express our most sincere thanks to the Jewish Family Service and, especially, to…
The Enduring Appeal of ‘The Catcher in the Rye’
J.D. Salinger captured adolescence’s anxiety, defiance and desperation for identity and love. J.D. Salinger, who died last week, is best…