NEW YORK -- Benzion Netanyahu -- historian, one-time political activist and father of Israel's prime minister -- died Monday in Jerusalem at 102. An accomplished scholar and the patriarch of one of Israel's most important political families, he also played...
By Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPT
• Published February 23, 2012
"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." —Franklin Roosevelt As I read this, I can’t help but think about what our great president had in mind when he spoke these words. Surely they can be applicable to a multitude...
Menachem Z. Rosensaft, JTA
• Published January 18, 2012
NEW YORK -- It is virtually impossible to imagine anything more reprehensible than the recent spectacle of haredi Orthodox Jewish boys wearing yellow stars of David and simulated striped black-and-white concentration camp uniforms at a demonstration...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published November 9, 2011
Many of us think Lou Grant when we hear the name Ed Asner; after all, he played the legendary editor for 12 years on two iconic TV shows. But on Saturday at Lindenwood University, the seven-time Emmy-winning actor takes on another legendary figure, that...
