May his memory be a blessing: 4 lessons we can learn from civil rights hero John Lewis
by Mark Pelavin ST. MICHAELS, Maryland (JTA) — The day is one of my most vivid and treasured memories. I was associate director of the…
Obituary
Au Revoir, Moishe Belzberg z’l
Au Revoir, Moishe A bright star from the beginning, responsibilities taken seriously Driven, ambitious, generous, smart Our principled, humble patriarch – who built a kingdom…
Mourning amidst the 11th plague
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – There are countless people around the globe mourning loved ones in isolation due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. When my father…
Obituary for Jack J. Locke z”l
Jack J. Locke z”l (J.J. Lokshtanov) (AJNews) – Born in Calgary, Alberta, Jack Locke resided in Westmount, Quebec for the past 15 years with his…
Amos Oz, a ‘saintly intellectual’ who turned Israel’s national reality into art
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — Amos Oz would often speak in the kind of tossed-off epigrams that come only with a lot of practice. But…