Azi Schwartz, Senior Cantor at the Conservative Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City, is a renowned vocal performer and recording artist whose music reaches both Jewish and interfaith audiences internationally. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, the United Nations, Madison Square Garden, the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, and the Israeli Knesset. Cantor Schwartz has debuted…
Attorney Elie Honig, 45, is a legal scholar and an analyst on the law for CNN, where he has his own show called Cross Exam with Elie Honig. Previously, he was the Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey. Honig successfully prosecuted numerous mobsters and…
The massive destruction and terrible injuries and loss of life in Beirut have touched the entire world — and Israel is no exception. Right after the horrific event, the Israeli government offered humanitarian aid to Lebanon, and Tel Aviv’s city hall was lit up to resemble the Lebanese flag as a sign of solidarity. Ordinary…
Journalist Jonathan Swan, 35, was born and raised in Australia. In 2016, after relocating to the U.S., he became a national political reporter for the news website Axios. Swan has been praised for his one-on-one interview with President Donald Trump earlier this month, during which he assertively questioned the veracity of a number of Trump’s…
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