NEW YORK - When Israel wanted to help its troops, it sent them to America.Last month, 15 former soldiers selected by the Israel Defense Forces traveled to New York for a weeklong program to treat lingering trauma from their combat during the 2006 Lebanon...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published August 3, 2011
Not long before Steve Friedman left his hometown of St. Louis in 1992 to take an editor's job in Manhattan with GQ (he had been fired from the helm of St. Louis Magazine, though it won several big awards during his tenure), he threw a party at his apartment....
By Dan Klein, JTA, New York
• Published July 19, 2011
NEW YORK - The two tragedies occurred 1,500 milesapart and in much different circumstances, but both united acommunity in shock, horror and grief.In New York, the abduction and gruesome murder last week of8-year-old Leiby Kletzky while walking home from...
By Daniel Treiman, JTA, NEW YORK
• Published May 17, 2011
A foiled plot to attack New York synagogues offered a distressing reminder to the Jewish community that Osama bin Laden's death does not mean an end to the threat of terrorism - especially from so-called "lone wolves."New York police arrested Algerian-born...
By Devorah Lauter , JTA, Paris
• Published May 17, 2011
Shock waves continue to ripple throughout France as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, considered the likely Socialist Party candidate to challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy in French presidential elections next year, remains in a New York City jail on charges of...
WASHINGTON — It was the latest dustup over what constitutes acceptable discourse in the American Jewish community when it comes to Israel. Except this time the battle wasn't contained within the community, but began at a university board meeting and...
As Passover approaches, thoughts of singer-songwriter Debbie Friedman flood my mind.Of course, I will always remember Friedman, who died early this year, for her monumental healing prayer "Mi Shebeirach" and other songs that touched a multitude of people...
