The Return of the Final Hostage When I was growing up in the British Jewish community of the late 1980s, Ron Arad was a name that we were all familiar Continue Reading »
George Burns famously said: “Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family … in another city.” As someone who lives far away from his family I couldn’t possibly comment, Continue Reading »
Endings and Beginnings (edited from the text that was delivered) At this time of year in the Jewish calendar it is inevitable that we think about beginnings and endings. Continue Reading »
On the 13th April 1888 Alfred Nobel awoke to discover that he had died. Or at least that is what one French newspaper was reporting, as it carried an obituary Continue Reading »
60 years ago today the Jewish religion and America’s national religion – baseball – came into direct conflict with one another. The MLB scheduling had decreed that Game One of Continue Reading »
Reflections on Returning to Israel Before embarking on my trip to Israel I could tell that our daughter Gabby was more concerned than usual. She was not just anxious Continue Reading »
