Author Archives: JLedger
2010 Review: World News
The ‘Flotilla’ blockade in Gaza, a top level snub from Obama, the continuing Madoff saga and more from 2010
They said WHAT?
In response to an alarming rise in antisemitic statements from prominent opinion makers and well-known personalities, the Simon Wiesenthal Center has released its Top Ten Anti-Semitic Slurs of 2010.” “Never… Read more
Woman killed near Jerusalem
An American missionary visiting Israel was killed in an attack in a forest outside of Jerusalem on Saturday, Dec.18. Kristine Luken, 44, was stabbed to death while hiking on a… Read more
The Lone Soldier Center
The Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin provides soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) with Shabbat meals, housing, furniture, and social events. Lone soldiers – or “chayalim… Read more
Madoff fallout: Hadassah $45 million; Son ends life
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The fallout from the Bernie Madoff scam continued last week, first with the announcement from Hadassah that the organization would pay back $45 million of the… Read more
By the numbers: The Israeli Mindset
A recent poll by The Brookings Institution revealed several eye-opening facts about what Israeli Jews are thinking. Among them: Israelis aren’t all that crazy about President Obama. But that doesn’t… Read more
Obit: Dov Shilansky, former Knesset Speaker
TEL AVIV, Israel – Former Knesset Speaker Dov Shilansky, who survived the Dachau death march at the end of World War II, died in Tel Aviv on Thursday, Dec. 9…. Read more
