Syndication
Author Enters Debate Over Jews and I.Q.The Rev. William Sanchez of Albuquerque, N.M., has more than just the standard priest’s cross hanging from his neck. After a genetic test showed that some of his ancestors from Spain were Jewish, he took to wearing a Star of David, as well.…Read more
Tay-Sachs Association Turns 50When it was founded in 1957, the National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association was no more than a group of New York parents who had dedicated themselves to ending Tay-Sachs and the genetic diseases related to it. Tay-Sachs may still be around, but at the NTSAD’s 50th anniversary gala in October, the group will have much to celebrate.…Read more
‘Front-Loading’ Campaign Offers a Novel Model for FundraisingAn innovative form of fundraising for Jewish day schools in Chicago has met with great success, and may become a model for future fundraising efforts across the country.…Read more
Super MenschLook! Up in the sky! It’s Noah’s dove! It’s an El Al flight! No, it’s Mr. Mitzvah, who, in his secret identity as 51-year-old recording artist and philanthropist Sir Ivan (aka Ivan Wilzig), has joined 10 other would-be superheroes for the second season of the Sci Fi Channel’s “Who Wants To Be a Superhero?” As Mr. Mitzvah, Sir Ivan will compete for the chance to appear in a comic created by Stan Lee, and to have his character made into an action figure by Shocker Toys.…Read more
Tay-Sachs Association Turns 50When it was founded in 1957, the National Tay-Sachs & Allied Diseases Association was no more than a group of New York parents who had dedicated themselves to ending Tay-Sachs and the genetic diseases related to it. Tay-Sachs may still be around, but at the NTSAD’s 50th anniversary gala in October, the group will have much to celebrate.…Read more
‘Front-Loading’ Campaign Offers a Novel Model for FundraisingAn innovative form of fundraising for Jewish day schools in Chicago has met with great success, and may become a model for future fundraising efforts across the country.…Read more
Super MenschLook! Up in the sky! It’s Noah’s dove! It’s an El Al flight! No, it’s Mr. Mitzvah, who, in his secret identity as 51-year-old recording artist and philanthropist Sir Ivan (aka Ivan Wilzig), has joined 10 other would-be superheroes for the second season of the Sci Fi Channel’s “Who Wants To Be a Superhero?” As Mr. Mitzvah, Sir Ivan will compete for the chance to appear in a comic created by Stan Lee, and to have his character made into an action figure by Shocker Toys.…Read more
- Israeli Police Probe Allegations That New York Charity Funneled Funds to Olmert-Tied Entity
- Plan to House Two N.Y. Shuls Erupts Into Feud
- Rabbinical Court Puts Thousands Of Converts in Legal Limbo
- Wearing Identity on Its Sleeve, German Far Right Gets a Makeover
- Think Tank Aims To Infuse Jewish Mainstream With Dashes of Color
- Israeli Diamond Magnate’s Business Unwelcome in Dubai
- Let Them Change Light Bulbs
Noam Neusner - Help Others In Israel Follow The Path of The Druze
Reda Mansour - Iranians Ought To Be Clear on the Price of Going Nuclear
Thomas Lippman - A Time for Mourning, A Time To Rejoice
Leonard Fein - We Weren’t Always United by Indissoluble Bonds
Michael Oren - To Have an Impact, a Ban on Cluster Bombs Must Be Absolute
Kathleen Peratis
