Abe Foxman leaves ADL after nearly 30 years
Uriel Heilman, JTAJun 18, 2015
NEW YORK If theres one thing that can be said of longtime ADL leader Abraham Foxman, who is stepping down this month after nearly 30 years at the helm, […]
Lining up a Jewish rogues’ gallery
Uriel Heilman, JTAMay 21, 2015
NEW YORK Rabbi Barry Freundel was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for surreptitiously videotaping naked women in the mikveh shower room adjacent to his synagogue....
Jewish groups rush to aid Nepalese
Uriel Heilman, JTAMay 07, 2015
NEW YORK Almost as soon as news of Nepals devastating earthquake reached the wider world, Jewish aid groups began mobilizing humanitarian efforts to help the...
Shabbat music in shul strikes a chord
Uriel Heilman, JTAApr 16, 2015
NEW YORK When Rabbi Bruce Dollin first talked to the board at his Conservative synagogue about launching an alternative, singing-centered Shabbat morning service that...
If there’s a deal, it’s still not a deal
Uriel Heilman, JTAApr 02, 2015
NEW YORK As of April 2, it is being reported that the six powers have reached an agreement in Lausanne, Switzerland, where talks on Irans nuclear program have been...
Phenomenal Holocaust collection at CU
Uriel Heilman, JTAApr 01, 2015
PASSOVER EDITION 5775SECTION B PAGE 8 BOULDER The yellowing document is crumbling and fading, but the smooth signature on its cover is as legible as it is chilling:...
Tragic fire in Brooklyn takes the lives of seven siblings
Uriel Heilman, JTAMar 26, 2015
NEW YORK Even in a city accustomed to deadly fires, this one stood out for the sheer scale of the tragedy: seven children, ranging in age from five to […]
Five takeaways from Israel’s election
Uriel Heilman, JTAMar 19, 2015
NEW YORK In the US, the magic number on Election Day is 270, the number of Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency. In Israel, its 61, the […]
Wounded IDF vets ski Aspen Mountain
Uriel Heilman, JTAFeb 12, 2015
ASPEN After Yinon Cohen lost his legs in an accident involving a rocket-propelled grenade, it wasnt clear hed ever be able to walk again, much less ski down a...
Brandeis president resigns
Uriel Heilman, JTAFeb 05, 2015
WALTHAM For all of the controversies that Brandeis University President Frederick Lawrence endured over the past few months, the failures that ultimately doomed his...
