Dr. Gary Slutkin: Fighting Epidemics of Urban Violence and Antisemitism
Physician Gary Slutkin has battled outbreaks of tuberculosis, cholera, AIDS, and other deadly diseases in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
Israeli Jew Drowns After Saving Four Members of Bedouin Arab Family | Wins Praise in Arab World
Michael Ben Zikri (45 at his death) was an Israeli Jew who rescued a Bedouin Arab family from a sinkhole in a lake south of Ashkelon. Ben Zikri — himself a father of three — saved three children and their aunt. Tragically, he drowned in the process of effecting the rescue. His sacrifice has drawn…
Jacky Rosen: Junior U.S. Senator from the State of Nevada
Jacklyn “Jacky” Rosen (D), 63, was elected to the U.S. Senate from Nevada in 2018. (Raised by a Jewish father and non-Jewish mother, she considers herself to be Jewish.) Rosen was one of three Senators to press for the creation of a federal special envoy position to combat antisemitism. Prior to serving in the Senate,…
Israeli NGO NALA Sends Team to Ethiopia to Help Fight the Coronavirus Pandemic
Israeli non-governmental organization NALA: Advocacy Learning Action has a sent a team…
Debbie Friedman: Her Beautiful Religious Songs Move and Inspire
Deborah “Debbie” Friedman (z”l), Feb. 23, 1951 – Jan. 9, 2011, was a beloved singer-songwriter of Jewish religious songs. Hundreds of Jewish congregations in America -– Reform, Conservative, Modern Orthodox, and even some Orthodox — have incorporated her music into their prayer services. Friedman was a feminist and a lesbian. She died from cancer at…
Jewish Baseball Greats: Koufax… Greenberg… Rosen… and More!
American Jews have long had a love affair with professional baseball — not least of which because members of the tribe have excelled at the sport. Whether by giving stellar performances on the field or by sitting out big games that fall on Yom Kippur, baseball’s great Jewish players have made an indelible imprint on…
Pamela S. Karlan: Law Professor and Trump Impeachment Witness
Pamela S. Karlan, 61, is a professor at Stanford Law School and an expert on voting rights and political process. From 2014 to 2015, Karlan was U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Voting Rights in the United States Department of Justice Civil Division. A vocal critic of President Donald J. Trump, she testified at his…
Doctor Mike: Internet Star Who Shines a Light on Medical Issues
Dr. Mikhail Varshavski (known online as Dr. Mike) — a Russian-born, American family medicine physician — has become an Internet star by addressing a wide range of medical questions. His good looks, bubbly personality, excellent sense of humor, and expansive knowledge of medicine and medical issues have fueled his popularity. In 2015, People magazine named…
David Litt: Bestselling Author and Former White House Speechwriter
David Litt was a speechwriter for President Barack Obama; he specialized in writing funny lines to be delivered by the president. (He began working in the White House at the age of 24.) His first book, comedic memoir Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years, was a New York Times bestseller. His new book,…
Doris Roberts: Marie Barone on ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’
Doris Roberts (November 4, 1925 — April 17, 2016) had a successful acting career on television and in film lasting some six decades. Roberts, who garnered five Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, was best known as the overbearing Marie Barone on the popular sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, which aired for nine seasons.…
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