The American Israelite Newspaper

Amid war and an election, the Jewish mainstream bends to the right — and not just on Israel

By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — As head of the nonprofit Brandeis Center for Human Rights

Efrat, Israel – “Yosef was served by himself and the brothers by themselves… the brothers

In the Beginning: 1854 Each week The American Israelite will print an item from the

“A Complete Unknown,” a bio-pic about BOB DYLAN (1941), opens in theaters on December 25.

Rabbi Herzl was visiting Mrs. Gold, an elderly member of his congregation. Rabbi Herzl said,

Dec. 27, 2008 — Operation Cast Lead Begins Israel launches Operation Cast Lead in Gaza

A confluence of events. On vacation for the holidays, I traveled to Kiawah Island, South

From left are Kristin Suess, Lori Payne, Diane Slovin, Carol Wright, and Elisa Victor, gathered

I haven’t written anything since before the war, because I didn’t know what to say.