Abe Novick
ARTICLES BY: Abe Novick
The Spirit of the Twin Towers Can’t Be Destroyed
(I wrote this piece days after 9/11/2001 and think it still rings true today.) When I lived in New York, I could look up at...
Youth and Beauty Abound in Israel
On a recent return visit to Israel this summer, I couldn't help but notice its beauty; the land and seas of course but also the...
Rolling Stone’s Latest ‘Bad Boy’ is a Terrorist
Johnny Depp. Justin Bieber. Rihanna. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev? Whoa! Known for gracing its covers with musicians, movie actors and pop icons, Rolling Stone magazine has frequently tapped the...
SuperJew
For my shekels, the question of whether the comic book character Superman, is Jewish or not shouldn't even be questioned. Born and named Kal-El by his...
Post-Apocalypse Now
Here's a hint for Hollywood if it's looking for a real "green" hero. Look to Israel. If there is a group of people...
Through the Glass Darkly
Over the past year and pouring through every screen available, has been an unrelenting cascade and a succession of horrors, each in their ...
They Killed Us, And Now They Miss Us
Slanted, bent cement lies all over Europe like twisted graves overlaying the cityscapes. In Germany, there's the memorial monument to Europe's murdered Jews, entitled "Forest of...
Israeli Science, Iranian Sci-Fi
On Sunday afternoon I was able to hear Adam Riess speak. Adam is a member of our synagogue and is also the 2011 Nobel...
Israeli Music is Vital
The recent announcement that Aly Raisman will be competing in the Maccabiah this summer, brought back images and sounds of her dancing to "Hava Nagila."...
Israel’s Authentic Diversity
This past month saw an elegant Miss Israel, Yityish 'Titi' Aynaw (the first Ethiopian Israeli to hold the title) in photo ops with President...
Israel and Hollywood
"Americans don't read books, Americans don't read newspapers. Americans go to the movies." -- Stephen Colbert Even through the...
A Martin Luther King for the Jews
On Monday, Algemeiner columnist and contributor, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach opined how Jewry doesn't have a Martin Luther King or a Billy Graham (a...
Netanyahu’s “Serpico” Moment
Toward the end of the movie "Serpico" before he gets trapped in a doorway and (spoiler alert) shot in the face, Frank Serpico (Al Pacino)...
SodaStream’s Super Bowl Opportunity for Israel
It was the most watched television program in US history. And in 2013, Israel will be represented. The Olympics? Nope. Rather the American Version of...
