NYJW Opinion

Last month I was privileged to attend a gathering in Israel — the Planning Summit of the Government of Israel and World Jewry Joint Initiative.  Of special note, it was the first time in my experience that the discussion between Israel and representatives of world Jewry was truly conducted among equals. Two days in a […]

I was listening to the radio the day Ed Koch passed away in February, when I heard a recording of the former New York City Mayor answering a reporter’s question about how he would like his epitaph to read. In his inimitable style Koch responded without missing a beat. “He was fiercely proud of his […]