Editorial: Israel battles Hamas, again
If you weren’t watching the news last month, Israel engaged in its fourth recent bout of fighting with Hamas in ...
Tag: Mordecai Specktor
Editorial: Say Kaddish for George Floyd
It was another eventful month in the Twin Cities. They just keep happening. The news in April was dominated by ...
Editorial: Minneapolis is in the news, again
When I interviewed Jacob Frey in the fall of 2017, he was a candidate for Minneapolis mayor. I asked the ...
Editorial: A miraculous vaccine — for some
Jewish World readers are a group that skews older, as they say. So, I’m assuming that many readers have received ...
Editorial: May the year and its curses come to an end!
The end of the Hebrew year 5780 (the year 2020 by the Gregorian calendar) packed a wallop. We experienced life ...
He remade his life in America
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR In a 2011 documentary, Sam Rafowitz: Remaking a Life, the eponymous subject comments: “About 15 and a ...
Jews call for Justice for George Floyd
Local artists created a beautiful and affecting mural near the spot at Chicago Avenue and 38th Street where George Floyd ...
Editorial: The fire this time
“Certain conditions continue to exist in our society, which must be condemned as vigorously as we condemn riots. But in ...
Editorial: How is everyone doing?
I hope that Jewish World readers are staying safe by isolating at home, as the novel coronavirus is cutting a ...
Editorial: Wash your hands, stay home and stay safe
Our Father, Our King! Send complete healing to the sick among Your people. —Avinu Malkeinu We have entered uncharted territory ...
