At ceasefire: Taking stock of gains and losses
Uriel Heilman, JTAAug 07, 2014
*UPDATE* On Friday, August 8, 2014, Hamas began firing rockets on Israel, choosing not to extend the 72-hour ceasefire. Several hours later Israel responded with an air...
Did Israel beat an innocent, or a rioter?
Uriel Heilman, JTAJul 10, 2014
JERUSALEM For Israelis, the enduring image of the past few weeks may be the montage of the three Israeli teens murdered last month after being abducted from a...
Claims Conference considers its future
Uriel Heilman, JTAJun 26, 2014
NEW YORK A special panel tasked with examining the governance and strategic vision of the Claims Conference is recommending that the organization shift its long-term...
Ayelet Nation’s baby brother
Uriel Heilman, JTAJun 26, 2014
NEW YORK Even before their daughter, Ayelet Galena, was diagnosed with a rare bone marrow disease called dyskeratosis congenita around her first birthday, parents...
Will a new community campus save Wilkes-Barre?
Uriel Heilman, JTAJun 07, 2014
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. There once was a time when the Jewish community in this Pennsylvania city just west of the Pocono Mountains was thriving. That much is clear from a...
ADL report: 1.1 billion hate Jews
Uriel Heilman, JTAMay 15, 2014
NEW YORK A lot of people around the world hate the Jews. Thats the main finding of the Anti-Defamation Leagues largest-ever worldwide survey of anti-Semitic...
Once fixtures at Wrigley Field, Orthodox Jewish vendors are dwindling
Uriel Heilman, JTAMay 01, 2014
CHICAGO Longtime fans of the Chicago Cubs know there are a few mainstays they can expect when they visit Wrigley Field: ivy on the outfield walls, a strict no-wave...
After five years, Holocaust restitution moves slowly
Uriel Heilman, JTAApr 24, 2014
NEW YORK When a 2009 Holocaust-era assets conference concluded with a landmark statement of principles on Holocaust restitution, many restitution advocates had high...
Winnepeg offers strategy for failing communities
Uriel Heilman, JTAMar 28, 2014
WINNIPEG When the leaders of Winnipegs Jewish federation sat down 13 years ago to try to figure out a way to reverse the communitys decline, they came up with...
‘Partnership minyans’ grow, as does the controversy
Uriel Heilman, JTAMar 06, 2014
NEW YORK If it wasnt clear before, it should be abundantly clear now: The Orthodox establishment will not sanction so-called partnership minyans, and its willing...
