Zahal Shalom Brings Disabled Israeli Vets to Washington
The 2018 delegation of Zahal Shalom soldiers have arrived in Washington, D.C., for three days of learning and excitement. For all 12 disabled Israeli soldiers, made up of 10 men and two women, this is the first visit to Washington and for many the first visit to the United States. Zahal Shalom is an organization […]
A Brief History of Jews in Mexico
by Mel Goldberg Probably arriving with the first Spaniards. Jews have lived in Mexico since the fifteenth century. Their history in Mexico may be divided into three significant time periods: the fifteenth, eighteenth, and twentieth centuries. THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY The first Jews arrived about thirty years after the start of the Spanish Inquisition, during which […]
Amazing Story of Moe Berg
When baseball greats Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig went on tour in baseball-crazy Japan in 1934, some fans wondered why a third-string catcher named Moe Berg was included. Although he played with five major-league teams from 1923 to 1939, he was a very mediocre ball player. But Moe was regarded as the brainiest ballplayer of all […]
Jewish Leader Practices Inclusiveness at Progressive Lakeside Synagogue
These Retirees Find Tranquility and Judaismo in Mexico
Before moving to Mexico, Michael Zimmerman gave a lot of thought to uprooting 35 years of living in San Anselmo. For 20 of those years, he was an active member of Congregation Kol Shofar in Tiburon, where he led discussion groups, helped organize a learner’s minyan, and watched his step-daughter become a bat mitzvah.
Bahraini King’s Declaration of Worldwide Religious Tolerance Unveiled
The Bahrain Declaration on Religious Tolerance – a plain-speaking attack against terrorism authored by HRH King Hamad of Bahrain – was released at an historic event co-sponsored by the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles.
Remembering Anita Brenner
By Alan Grabinsky Culture Feature Remembering Anita Brenner, The Revolutionary Mexican-Born, Jewish-American Woman Who Exposed Rivera, Kahlo, and Siqueros to the World In 1916, as war raged in the city of Aguascalientes, eleven-year-old Anita Brenner and her family got into a car and sped towards the train station. They had escaped Mexico before, but this […]
Leica and the Jews
The Leica is the pioneer 35mm camera. It is a German product – precise, minimalist, and utterly efficient. Behind its worldwide acceptance as a creative tool was a family-owned, socially oriented firm that, during the Nazi era, acted with uncommon grace, generosity and modesty. E. Leitz Inc., designer and manufacturer of Germany’s most famous photographic […]