Access to credit – the stuff that fuels home mortgages and small business loans – has long underpinned the pursuit of the American dream. However, if you live on the wrong side of town, the American dream can become a … Read More
Israeli voters will go to the polls (again) this April to vote for a new government. What that means for some of the most important issues affecting Israel and Israelis is anyone’s guess. But American Zionists must also watch these … Read More
This is the story of two proposed states of emergencies, neither or which was declared, though one still might be. The one that might be declared is President Trump’s threat to declare a state of emergency to do an end … Read More
On an average Saturday morning at the Orthodox Ohel Tefillah synagogue on Chicago’s North Side, about 10 percent of the men carry a handgun. That number may seem high in a liberal city with some of the strictest gun laws … Read More
As parshat Yitro opens, Moses, an inexperienced and inarticulate leader of the Hebrew people, has, at last, negotiated their release from bondage to Pharaoh and led them into the wilderness. The wilderness is not a good place to be directionless, … Read More
(Editor’s note: This is a revised version of an earlier story, including — in bold — the time, date and place for a celebration of Post’s life.) Suzy Post’s long career in community activism can arguably be traced to her … Read More
Cybil Flora, a U.S. census employee in Jeffersonville, Indiana, is still working during the partial government shutdown. Her days are filled with tasks related to employee development and training – the prime focus of her work – preparing story boards, … Read More
Yes, the 2019 Louisville Jewish Film Festival will screen a lot of Holocaust-themed pictures. Like most Jewish film festivals around the country, the selection committee for Louisville’s festival has plenty of movies, documentaries and short-subject films that deal with the … Read More
