Recently, I was sitting in my office and my phone rings and I see that the call is from David Suissa, editor of the Jewish Journal. I get a little nervous because I’m wondering “What did we do wrong?” (You know that feeling when you’re called to the principal’s office and you’re not sure if…
Nearly a dozen Iranian activists opposed to the Islamic regime in Iran — from Northern and Southern California as well as from Europe — visited Israel last month in an effort to raise awareness among Israeli political leaders, academics, non-governmental agencies and news media about average citizens who have suffered repression from the Iranian regime…
As Spain welcomes back Brits in their hundreds of thousands, I opted to forgo cocktails in the Costas and ventured instead to the country’s heartland, Castilla y Leon. Instead of stretching out on the sand to bask in the sun, I chose to visit the medieval cities of Segovia and Ávila, two of Spain’s most…
“What a feast to go on such pearl…Would a convent take a Jewish girl?” Barbra Streisand was just joking when she sang these Bob Merrill lyrics in Funny Girl, but Lesley Joseph has made them a reality. Though it’s hard to imagine anyone less likely than the adulterous Dorien Green donning the garb of a…
While some countries serve up their attractions on a plate, others hold back and let curious travellers discover them. Charlie Chaplin was an inquisitive visitor and he so liked what he found in the Swiss town of Vevey, on the shore of Lake Geneva, that he stayed – for the final 25 years of his…
I stood there open-mouthed as I stared at the truly stunning ship. She was quite possibly the most beautiful vessel ever launched… yet I much preferred the one I had just sailed on! The restored, sculpture-laden Vasa is Stockholm’s No 1 tourist attraction. Incredibly, less than a mile into her maiden voyage nearly 400 years…
A restored Irainian nuclear deal “is not perfect”, but it does represent “a pathway for constraining Tehran’s nuclear programme” Foreign Office minister Vicky Ford has told parliament. She said a renewed Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) “would provide a foundation for international diplomatic efforts to ensure that Iran’s nuclear programme remained peaceful in the long-term.” The comments came…
Nine months ago, I heard the news that my niece, Alison Hendeles was diagnosed with a serious form of cancer. Our family was distraught but we had held onto hopes for a recovery through treatment. Family, friends and acquaintances prayed for her cure. Aliza Talia Sara bat Dena Rachel fought her illness valiantly with her…
Samuel Levine always wore a kippah beneath his fedora. Born in Ohio in 1903, his bright red hair earned him the nickname “Red.” Levine was an Orthodox Jew. He ate only kosher food. And he also happened to be the preferred hitman of Lucky Luciano, the Italian-born gangster and architect of what became the American…
When Dr. Sheila Nazarian started standing up for her values online in 2021, she didn’t do it for the attention, praise or followers. After all, she already had a successful plastic surgery office in Beverly Hills, a hit show on Netflix and hundreds of thousands of fans. She didn’t have to say anything. But she…
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