Six North Shore Long Island community newspapers, including the Greak Neck News, tore into Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s economic, cultural and friendship pact with the Shomron, and criticized … more

Palestinian NGOs take a hypocritical approach towards children’s rights. On the one hand, they claim to champion those rights and allegations of their abuse feature prominently in NGO campaigns … more

Thanksgiving is nothing without a pie for dessert and, more often than not, the pie of choice will either be an apple, pumpkin or pecan pie. Everyone has a favorite recipe for apple pies and many … more

When 3,000 North American Jewish leaders convened in Israel this week for the Jewish Federations of North America’s 2023 General Assembly, they intended to reflect their “eternal love for … more

Two underlying assumptions guided Israel’s security establishment for the past generation. The first asserted that with the end of the Cold War, the era of conventional wars had ended. In the … more

Unless you’re a film buff, you may not have heard of Jonathan Glazer before his viral moment at this year’s annual Academy Awards ceremony. After “The Zone of Interest” … more

Photos by Joe Sperber for The Jewish Star Issue of Sept. 12, 2008 The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway has broken ground on its new Torah and Athletic Center on Central Avenue in … more

A creative approach to helping children By Malka Eisenberg Issue of Dec. 19, 2008/ 22 Kislev 5769 Sarah Appleman’s “eureka” moment came eight years ago when she and co-worker … more

Issue of March 27, 2009 / 2 Nissan 5769 Dear That’s Life, It was very early on Ta’anit Esther (not bright, just early –– the sun wasn’t up yet) when I walked into the 7-Eleven on … more

By Azriel Ganz Issue of July 10, 2009 / 18 Tammuz 5769 I wasn’t planning on speaking at my grandson’s shalom zachor. There were other people more qualified to speak and, in any event, … more