Dear Brothers, We are pleased to introduce the rejuvenated and re-affiliated Congregation Anshei Israel (CAI) Men’s Club in Tuscon, Arizona. Inspired and led by Gregg Pollack and Jeffrey Goldstein, with a strong support team filling out the leadership team, the club adopted new by-laws and installed its official board of directors over the summer, following …
Founder, owner and earliest coach of the Harlem Globetrotters, Abe Saperstein The internationally famous Harlem Globetrotters were founded in 1927 by Abe Saperstein, a 5’5” Jewish immigrant born in 1902 London, England, and raised on Chicago’s North Side. Discovering a small group of black basketball players, he created a team that traveled around the country …
Jewish Men After October 7By Benny Sommerfeld, VP Programing for Jewish Life “Men have reacted by being part of a surge of increased participation in the Jewish community as they work to better embrace their Jewish identity.” The brutal attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, was traumatic for Jewish people worldwide, and this trauma …
Jewish Inventor, Mikhail Leontyevich Mil Maybe he had a maple tree and was motivated by the seeds that fall and spin like helicopters. But whatever inspired the idea, Mikhail Leontyevich Mil (1909-1970), a Soviet aerospace engineer and scientist, developed the blades that led to the production of helicopters for both civil and military purposes. Born …
Jewish children learn to be respectful of others, value life, and respect law, both biblical and civil. So it’s probably not a stretch to understand why there are many Jewish lawyers and judges in the world. In that regard, we focus here on Benjamin Cardozo, best known as the second Jewish U.S. Supreme Court Justice, …
Jewish American Military and Veterans Serve in the United States MilitaryBy Colonel Nelson L Mellitz, USAF, Ret The author has written this article independent and unaffiliated with any veterans, military, or social organization. We live in contentious times. However, even a glancing look at the history of the United States teaches us that contentious times …
A CONVERSATION WITH BOB EPSTEIN.When the Conversation Isn’t Jewish.Interview by Irvin Varkonyi, ChairFJMC Committee to Combat Antisemitism Bob Epstein has spent fifty years taking the case for Israel to churches, Rotary clubs, and campuses that aren’t his own — and what changed after October 7th. Bob Epstein has spent five decades building bridges between the …
DISPATCH I OF II — LONDON & BELGIUMTwo Dispatches from Europe Looking for My Father’s Europe…and Finding Something ElseBy Danny Mandeau, Appointed MemberFJMC Int’l Exec Committee 2025–27 This summer, my wife and I traveled to London and Belgium. It was a trip I had anticipated for years, but I also began it with mixed emotions. …
The View From ElsewhereBy Aaron Altman, Editor-in-Chief There is a particular kind of quiet in a synagogue lobby in a city you do not live in, right after the guard checks your bag a little more carefully than he used to. It is not fear exactly. It is arithmetic — a small, constant recalculation that …
I scream. You scream. We all scream for… Everyone likes ice cream, right? Well, what do you think the following brands have in common? Ben and Jerry’s, Baskin-Robbins, Häagen-Dazs, and (non-dairy) Tofutti. Yes, they were all developed, founded or co-founded by Jewish entrepreneurs. Here’s the SCOOP:1. Interestingly enough, Häagen-Dazs was created in 1959 by Reuben …
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