Uriel Heilman, JTA
Like NJ Nets, European Jews get oligarch
Uriel Heilman, JTANov 04, 2010
BERLIN Two Jewish billionaires who came to Berlin from Ukraine last week for a conference on European Jewish life skipped out on the gathering during a session on...
Steinsaltz completes translation of Talmud into Hebrew
Uriel Heilman, JTANov 04, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO On Nov. 7, noted Talmud scholar and teacher Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz will formally conclude his Hebrew translation of the Babylonian Talmud, a monumental...
In New York gubernatorial race, Orthodox react to violence
Uriel Heilman, JTAOct 14, 2010
NEW YORK When the Republican candidate for New York governor, Carl Paladino, addressed an Orthodox crowd on Sunday, Oct. 10, about his opposition to pride parades and...
Bibi, ‘Nothing to hide’ — Israel joins UN inquiry on flotilla raid
Uriel Heilman, JTAAug 05, 2010
NEW YORK The decision by Israel to participate in the UN probe of the Turkish flotilla incident marks a stark departure from Jerusalems practice of opposing the...
Israel tries to lure Wall Street
Uriel Heilman, JTAJul 29, 2010
NEW YORK If Haim Shani has his way, the titans of Wall Street will start moving more of their business to Dizengoff Street. Shani, the director general of Israels...
Kyrgyz shul hit amid upheaval
Uriel Heilman, JTAApr 15, 2010
MOSCOW As the capital of Kyrgyzstan erupted in violence last week, members of the Central Asian nations small Jewish community held their breath and sat tight. The...
Israel’s response to Goldstone
Uriel Heilman, JTAFeb 11, 2010
NEW YORK With Israels submission of its formal response to the Goldstone report on the Gaza war, the question now is: Did the response suffice? On Jan. 29, the...
In Haiti, Israeli field hospital delivers baby, saves lives
Uriel Heilman, JTAJan 21, 2010
NEW YORK The text messages started coming in to Shachar Zahavis cell phone in the middle of the night: What are we going to do about Haiti? Zahavi, chairman of...
Netanyahu forms a gov’t., takes office
Uriel Heilman, JTAApr 02, 2009
JERUSALEM The warnings from Israeli pundits and foreign observers alike came almost as soon as Israeli President Shimon Peres picked Likuds Benjamin Netanyahu to...
Jerusalem returns to secular hands
Uriel Heilman, JTANov 13, 2008
The victory by secular businessman Nir Barkat in Jerusalems mayoral elections was greeted with relief by Israelis concerned about the increasingly fervently Orthodox...