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Of the 2,225 people aboard the Titanic on its maiden voyage, 1,512 perished in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic when the ship went down.
Charles Kennell was among the nearly 700 crew members to die that night. Born in Cape Town, South...
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Tel Aviv was founded on April 11, 1909. Several dozen families gathered on the beach outside of the city of Yaffa to allocate plots of land for a new neighborhood they called Ahuzat Bayit (Homestead), later it became known as Tel Aviv (Hill of...
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Two weeks ago I turned 90. I have seen some history in my days and I have a story to tell—about just one man—but it’s also a history lesson on a generation and a century.
I was born a Sephardi Jew in Sarajevo, in what was then a Kingdom of...
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Rafael Eitan was a leading figure in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), of which he became Chief of Staff. He later entered into Israeli politics. Stocky, wiry and determined, with sharp, square features, Eitan knew no fear, and, as a field...
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Judaism boasts many of the most influential minds in the past 2,000 years. When we read about what chazal says about a matter, the term refers collectively to the consensus of authoritative opinion. Chazal is an acronym of the Hebrew phrase...
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August 4, 2011 marked the 99th birthday of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat whose heroism saved the remnants of Hungarian Jews during waning days of the Holocaust. Wallenberg produced protective passports and provided shelter to Jews that...
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Shoes have always played a role in history and culture. Language is littered with references to shoes. For example, we “wait for the other shoe to drop,†or try to experience life in “another person’s shoes.†One has...
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September is a month of reflection, repentance and forgiveness. It’s an exciting time, when we get to start over with a clean slate.
Many important events in Jewish history took place in September. On a sad note, World War II began. And on...
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“They went through hard times during the Depression. People were poor, but they always had that optimism that they were going to make it. They didn’t give up. They had humility. They never forgot the humility. The people of our...
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August is a lovely month. There are many free and fun events happening in New York and New Jersey.
In Judaism, August is a somber month, due to Tisha B’Av, a day of mourning which commemorates the many tragedies that have befallen the...
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