Author Archives: JLedger
Remembrance meets celebration
Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron in Israel By Judy Lash Balint/JNS.org Hundreds of Israeli flags are in place; the Air Force has been rehearsing its formation fly-by routine for days;… Read more
Conversation with… Gordon Edelstein
By Mara Dresner NEW HAVEN – Gordon Edelstein is in his eleventh season as artistic director of Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, where he has recently begun an association… Read more
POINT – COUNTERPOINT
Dear Prime Minister Netanyahu… On Wednesday, April 3, a group of 100 American Jewish activists and leaders signed a letter that was delivered to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging the… Read more
Mainstream Jewish Institutions Celebrate Anti-Zionists
By Daniel Pipes Major Jewish institutions show a marked propensity to promote and celebrate the enemies of Israel and even antisemites. Here are some examples, working backwards chronologically: • Cardozo… Read more
Or simply one who condones the murder of innocent Jews?
By Sherri Mandell When Israeli journalist Amira Hass wrote in an op-ed piece in Ha’aretz last week that “throwing stones is the birthright and duty” of Palestinians, her words caused… Read more
CBS News needs to come clean about ‘60 Minutes’ Palestinian Christians segment
By Dexter Van Zile Jeff Fager, chairman of CBS News, has a problem. Either he doesn’t know what he’s talking about or he’s lying about the security fence that Israel… Read more
KOLOT: A Yom Hashoah Legacy
By Allan Chernoff “Mit a harts ful mit tsar”— “With my heart full of sadness”— began Zalman Mlotek’s eulogy to a crowd of more than 600 mourners. The artistic director… Read more
UConn Hillel hosts Idan Raichel
On Feb. 20, over 300 people, ages 5 to 80, clapped, danced and swayed to the rhythms of the Idan Raichel and the Idan Raichel Project, when the world-renowned Israeli… Read more
BY THE NUMBERS: Yom Hazikaron
Israel Memorial Day Before Israel celebrates the nation’s 65th birthday on April 16, the Jewish state will pay tribute to those who fell in battles and terror attacks that continue… Read more
