Category: Israel
Roosevelt and Israel
Would Israel exist if the United States had let in a million mostly Jewish refugees in the 1930’s and 1940’s? Almost certainly not. Israel came to be because of the intense need for a place of... Read MoreHappy Birthday Israel
The State of Israel was 64 years old this week which makes it about middle aged as nations go. Happy Birthday Israel To add a little more historic perspective: Israel was founded before the fax machin... Read MoreIsrael Photos
Our Israel trip with Dennis Prager was one of the highlights of this year. Here are links to: the flickr album of photos I posted about the trip. My other blog posts related to the trip Dennis Prager&... Read MoreOctober 27, 2011 Maxim
“I don’t care about inequality. I care about how well the people at the bottom live.” Dennis Prager Author and Scholar New Book Still the Last Best Hope... Read MoreTears of Affliction
One of the Passover rituals is to dip parsley in salt water. I’m not sure why. At every Seder I have ever been to the salt water was made at the home. It is easy to do but sometimes it is do... Read MorePhilippina
In Israel so many of the caregivers are from the Philippines that the Hebrew word for caregiver has become “philippina.” So that it is possible (and we overheard this) to say: &... Read MoreGolda and Me
“Whether women are better than men I cannot say – but they are certainly no worse.” Golda Meir Israeli Prime Minister... Read MoreOctober 13, 2011 Maxim
“Experiences are better than things.” Dennis Prager Author and Scholar New Book: Still the Last Best Hope... Read MoreSenior Thought
“A mother can take care of three or four children but three or four children can’t take care of a mother.” Christine Leventhal A very wise woman on the Prager Israel Trip during a co... Read More- 3 of 4
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