Back in March I had the privilege of traveling to Washington DC for the AIPAC Policy Conference. (AIPAC = American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the largest pro-Israel lobbying group in the US) While there, 18,000 AIPAC delegates flooded Capitol Hill to visit every single Congressman regarding support of Israel. To my pleasant surprise, though the …
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Mordecai’s Story
Mordecai is a Holocaust survivor. His story, like most other survivors' stories, is dramatic and helps us understand just how brutal times were for the Jewish people in the Holocaust. As you can imagine, Israel is losing the treasure of survivors who are now well-advanced in age. It is important to preserve their testimonies before …
Educating Young Israelis and Others about the Holocaust
History tells us that the Holocaust ended with the liberation of Jews from death camps, ghettos and Nazi occupation in 1945. Over 70 years later, we are left with only about 100,000 survivors. We will soon have no survivors left. So, what is Israel doing to insure the memory of the Holocaust does not fade? …
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Netanyahu Speaks Out about the UN
The United Nations (UN) has historically sanctioned Israel for "human rights violations," despite Israel maintaining the only democratic society in the Middle East, and despite the humanitarian efforts they undertake in the Gaza Strip and around the world. Earlier this year, Benjamin Netanyahu (Israel's Prime Minister) spoke very candidly about the UN. Here are his …
