A lawyer who works for justice beyond the court – Journeys
Human rights lawyer and activist Emily Schaeffer has been a champion of the oppressed and under-privileged, fighting for various causes inside and outside the courtroom.
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Herzl: The trials and tribulations of a visionary
Prof. Shlomo Avineri, one of Israel’s most eminent political scientists, a veteran lecturer at the Hebrew University, and former Director-General of the Foreign Ministry, and author of the book titled Herzl: Theodore Herzl and the foundations of the Jewish State, that was recently published in English.
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Alternative memorials: unifying or divisive?
Why do the proliferating “alternative” ceremonies for Memorial Day and Independence day piss off so many?
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Drawing lines & drawing conclusions – The Promised Podcast
Why is the American Jewish Establishment keeping J-Street out of the club? And why are “alternative” ceremonies pissing off the Israeli Jewish establishment?
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Only Yesterday
Remembering Israel’s Nobel Laureate in Literature, Shai Agnon, and his masterpiece, Only Yesterday (Tmol Shilshom), which describes the founding of Tel Aviv and the first building outside the Old City of Jerusalem.
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Don’t Worry, I Have Connections
Having קשרים in Hebrew means knowing people (in the right places) who can help you get stuff done quickly and efficiently. The root קשר has many uses that you definitely need to know!
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Counterculture in escape from Israeliness
Avi Pitchon’s “Rotten Johnny and the Queen of Shivers: Counterculture in Escape from Israeliness” chronicles his personal involvement in a very specific turning point in the history of Israeli culture, both homegrown and adopted from overseas – the emergence of punk culture in the 1980s.
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I want to be a paper pusher when I grow up
Should the remodeling of Israeli schools into cubical habitats to prepare kids for office life make us want to barf?
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Why is J-Street the odd man out?
Why did the Conference of Presidents decided to keep J-Street out of their nifty club, and what’ll happen as a result?
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