Editorial: 100 years of the Jewish World
On the front page of the print edition of the Sept. 16 issue — our Rosh Hashana special edition — ...
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Ron Leshem and his imagination
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Israeli journalist and novelist Ron Leshem was surprised to hear that the American Jewish World reprinted his ...
An amazing life
Shoah survivor Sam Rafowitz is the subject of new documentary By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Sam Rafowitz, a native of Warsaw, Poland, ...
Jewish and bluish
A native of South Africa, Saul Kaye was smitten by the sound of blues music at an early age By ...
Jerry Leiber, renowned rock ‘n’ roll lyricist, dies
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Jerry Leiber provided the lyrics and his partner, Mike Stoller, wrote the music for a slew of ...
Yeshiva High School closes
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR After five years of building enrollment and educating Jewish students from around the United States and the ...
Editorial: One nation under Jesus
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees religious freedom to all citizens; and the first clause of that ...
A journey from ‘ChiCongo’ to Minnesota
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR After 16 years on the job at the Jewish World, I have met Jews from all corners ...
The Righteous Among the Nations
Anneke Thompson was hidden from the Nazis in the Netherlands, and now she is going back to honor those who ...
Editorial: So much for economic recovery
The New York Times’ analysis of the deal in Washington to raise the debt ceiling quoted remarks made Sunday by ...
