Shana Goldberg

The list of non-Jews, non-Israelis and non-Palestinians who I won’t be taking guidance from about Judaism, Israel and anti-Semitism continues to grow. The newest addition: Melat Kiros. The Democratic nominee for Colorado’s Congressional District 1 joins a long list.

Here’s a riddle: What do the Ebola virus, a flight attendant, a military flyover, a tourist in Denver and someone in cardiac arrest over the Atlantic have in common? Answer: Aviation medicine. It’s a medical field that very few have heard of, but Dr. Yehezkel Caine has been involved with it for close to 50 years. The British-born doctor, now president of Jerusalem’s Herzog Medical Center, was already a qualified physician when he joined Israel’s Air Force, training as a pilot.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has defeated Sen. Michael Bennet in the Democratic primary for governor. A former law professor at CU Boulder, Weiser’s mother was born in Buchenwald two days after it was liberated. In a state that has only had one Republican governor in a decades-long span, the Democratic candidate is considered the presumptive winner in the November general election.

In the UK, broadcasters are not permitted to report on elections on election day itself. What a contrast from here, where for weeks I’ve been receiving regular reports from the Secretary of State on how many primary ballots have been returned. Some are very detailed — for example how many Democratic or Republican ballots have been returned. It feels like there’s an undercurrent there.

In an interview last week on 9News, Melat Kiros, who is challenging incumbent US Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CD 1), refused to call last year’s June 1, 2025 deadly terrorist attack in Boulder anti-Semitic.