The Albert and Joseph Letters: It Wasn’t All About Science
By Cheryl Kempler
Eight months after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan to end World War II, the world-famous scientist whose discoveries unleashed the destructive forces of the atom wrote of his concern that “all of humanity” may be in danger of another “catastrophe.”
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In Israel, Including the Excluded Gains Traction
By Michele Chabin
When soldiers serving at the Central Command army base in Jerusalem need a new uniform or a warm jacket, they go to the Quartermaster warehouse, located in a nondescript prefab building.
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Jerry Markbreit: A Football Ref for All Seasons
By Hillel Kuttler
The remark from New York Giants head coach Bill Parcells startled NFL referee Jerry Markbreit. “Your crew has worked an outstanding game today,” Parcells told Markbreit, along the sidelines at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park on the afternoon of Jan. 20, 1991. The contest was heading toward a dramatic climax.
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Monica’s Story
By Eugene L. Meyer
May 10, 1940 is a date “graven in my memory forever,” 90-year old Monica Ullman Friedman says. That was the day the Germans bombed the airport in the port city of Antwerp, Belgium, where she lived with her family.
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Sculptures Lost and Found: A Jewish-German Legacy
By Cheryl Kempler
Jewish culture has left its mark on every nation where Jews have settled. Over time, Jewish perception, experiences and thought fuses with, and alters, the creative impulse of the host country; resulting in something entirely original.
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B’nai B’rith at 175: Honorary Presidents Reflect on Our Stellar Legacy
When new B’nai B’rith International officers are elected, the Board of Governors may elect the outgoing president to serve as an Honorary President. For the remainder of their lives, these leaders share their treasure trove of experience and expertise with the current leadership.
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