Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Remarks At the American Jewish Committee Annual Gala Dinner, courtesy of Danielle Borin of the Office of the Vice President. Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Grand Hyatt Hotel Washington, DC April 29, 2010 SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you all. Well, it is wonderful to be back here at the American [...]
Archive for April, 2010
VIDEO: Z Street, the Republican Jewish Coalition and friends
Dear Z Street and RJC: you and your friends are a disgrace to the Jewish experience of history: attacking our President as a foreign usurper and using his heritage as a dirty word (“Muslim”), calling Rahm Emmanuel and others “kapos” and “Nazis” because you disagree with them, and advocating the expulsion of the Palestinians from [...]
April 29th, 2010 Filed under: Israel and Politics. 0 Comments
American identity
I spent four days in Washington, DC, with my father, who was seeing the city for the first time. He’s a 21-year veteran of the United States Army, an artilleryman and recruiter, who never saw the capital of the country he served for so many years until his 50s. He serves it still, as a [...]
April 27th, 2010 Filed under: Musings. 2 Comments
VIDEO: Fox News criticizes Israel!
Not to be missed, in case you didn’t see it posted to Jewschool: Covered at The Forward.
April 27th, 2010 Filed under: Israel. 1 Comment
“Greatness is never a given”
"Greatness is never a given", originally uploaded by Kung Fu Jew 18. "In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned." — Obama’s innaugural address
April 23rd, 2010 Filed under: General. 0 Comments
East Jerusalem legal issues explained
Jewlicious’ themiddle (TM henceforth) and former Maariv editor turned blogger Noam Shiezaf are exchanging fire over the rights and legality of Israel’s construction in East Jerusalem. Shiezaf commands such a greater understanding of the practical issues at play, which is why I encourage you to read at least his final post (see below). The dispute involves Israel’s jurisdiction [...]
April 15th, 2010 Filed under: Israel and On the Web. 0 Comments
Sam Green is a little…green at this
(Cross-posted to Jewschool by popular request.) I used to work at New Voices Magazine, the only independent publication written by and for Jewish undergrads. It was the best (and worst) crash course in nonprofit management and journalism I could ask for. Thrown in the deep end of the Jewish philanthropic pool, it was sink or [...]
April 13th, 2010 Filed under: Israel. 4 Comments
An addendum to my review of Joel Chasnoff’s “188th Crybaby Brigade”
My review of Joel Chasnoff’s humorous memoir, The 188th Crybaby Brigade: A Skinny Jewish Kid from Chicago Fights Hezbollah, is now up on Jewschool. I really liked it. Israelis have an amazing sense of self-humor. Eretz Nehederet is their Saturday Night Live, a show that has portrayed Avigdor Lieberman as Darth Vader, the Palestinians as [...]
April 9th, 2010 Filed under: Israel, Musings and War. 2 Comments
Donate to the Sheikh Jarrah legal defense fund
From my friends and heroes on the front lines in Shiekh Jarrah comes an appeal to help them stave off the mounting legal costs of their work. As they report, Legal costs are mounting. The much appreciated voluntary work of a few dedicated lawyers is no longer sufficient to counter the upcoming wave of indictments [...]
April 8th, 2010 Filed under: Israel. 0 Comments
Puget Sound
Puget Sound, originally uploaded by Kung Fu Jew 18. Taking time on a pilgrimage home to think what it’s all about. Back in NYC on Tuesday.
April 5th, 2010 Filed under: General. 1 Comment
