Posts Tagged: Stephen Wise
The Yom Kippur Sermon That Rabbi Stephen Wise Didn’t Give
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, the most prominent American Jewish leader of the 1930s and 1940s, was a renowned orator who did not shy away from...
Supporters of the Iran Nuclear Deal Should and Will Be Called Traitors
Jewish communal leader Jeff Wiesenfeld, an old friend, said this week, “We are [dividing into two groups] once again: those who stand with Stephen Wise and...
Obama’s Moment of ‘Peace’ and Jewish Liberals
Out of the whole shrill chorus of American Jewish liberals who have offered an evil-spirited defense of "their President" against the ruthless foreign invader Benjamin...
Lessons From the Holocaust Should Inform Netanyahu Speech Debate
Once again it seems that Jews never learn! German-born Jewish refugee and political theorist Hannah Arendt remains one of the most controversial public figures of her...
‘A Death Sentence for the Jews’: 75 Years Since the British White Paper
JNS.org - "We know we are going to be bamboozled," a despondent Stephen Wise, the foremost American Jewish leader of his time, confided...
Passover, Peace, and Palestine: An Arab-Style Seder in 1920s Long Island
Passover at Irma Lindheim's Long Island home in the 1920s was not your standard Jewish holiday experience. There was plenty of matzo ball soup and brisket,...
Penny Waga – My Mother, My Hero
My mother, Penny Waga passed away this week after a long illness. As someone who loved - and was loved - by her more than...