By Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 26, 2016
“Weiner” is an involving political documentary about former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, who represented New York’s ninth district for seven terms until his career ended in scandal in 2011 when he was caught sexting and posting a link to suggestive...
An ex-aide to an influential rabbi who is now a top fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm may have steered illegal campaign donations to the freshman New York lawmaker. The New York Times reported Jan. 27 that Ofer Biton, a former aide to Rabbi Yoshiyahu...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published November 16, 2011
By the time she was 13, Helen R. Friedman already knew she wanted to be a psychologist. "I always observed how relationships work, and also had compassion without judgment," says the native of Rome, N.Y. "When I was a senior in high school, my best subjects...
By Ron Kampeas, JTA, WASHINGTON
• Published June 22, 2011
What happens when new media scandal meets ancient political calculus?Anthony Weiner, the Democrat from New York, found out on Thursday, when he delivered his resignation following intense pressure from party leaders.Top Democrats described for JTA the...
