A Heroic And Righteous Couple: Eberhard and Donata Helmrich

Donata, like Eberhard, viewed the Nazis as “a failure of human decency.” Equally despising their heartlessness, she took the risk of defying them to save Jewish lives.

Interview with Mike Pompeo: ‘Trump Administration Will Continue to be a Force for Good’

“You can see nations all across the world coming to understand that the Palestinians have rejected reasonable offers to negotiate time and time again. And the leadership has simply failed its own people,” says U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Responding To Islamic Extremism: An interview with Dr. Marvin Belsky

The Human Rights Coalition Against Radical Islam, founded in May 2009, has held numerous political demonstrations, rallies and seminars aimed at bringing about a collective awareness of the perils of Islamic extremism. The Jewish Press sat down with Dr. Marvin Belsky, chairman of the board of HRCARI, to hear more about the goals and objectives of the group.

Landing On A Different Planet

Total strangers from all over the world opened their hearts and pocketbooks.

Yeshivat Otniel

Young men singing – Hodu laShem ki Tov- and gunshots. That was the tragic mix of sounds heard that Friday night ten years ago when two Islamic Jihad terrorists climbed up to the yishuv, cut the gate surrounding the yeshiva and entered through the kitchen door of בית ועד הר חברון, Hebron Hills Torah Academy, better known as Yeshivat Otniel.

Saving Sderot – One Family at a Time

'Afikim BaNegev' – A Community Building Emotional Shelters in Sderot

Building Jewish Pride In South Africa And Beyond: An Interview With Chief Rabbi Warren...

We’re all craving connection right now – within our families, with friends, with communities, with ourselves, with G-d. It’s so amazing that Shabbat, which was created at the beginning of time, turns out to be the perfect formula for everything we need in modern life.

Nechama and Me

I rescued you?! You're doing me a favor letting me help you!

Arielle’s Unusual Bat Mitzvah Project

Through my research, I not only discovered my history, but also what it means to be a Jew.

Bubby and Zaidy: An “Einikel’s” Remembrance

I needed Zaidy's scissors for another chore. It's a heavy, garment scissor that Zaidy Meir used when he worked as a shnaider (tailor) in the City. When he came to America with his family in 1951, he was able to get steady work although he did not speak English. It's a heavy, garment scissor that Zaidy Meir used when he worked as a shnaider (tailor) in the City. When he came to America with his family in 1951, he was able to get steady work although he did not speak English.

‘They Stuck A Knife In My Back’: An Interview with Otzma Yehudit Leader Itamar...

On a national level, I saw that the settlement movement was put on freeze and that the integrity of the Jewish state and the Torah were being threatened by the spread of liberalism, especially in the Religious Zionist camp.

Bet Din On The Clock: Nathan Lewin Wants Jewish Courts To Run More Efficiently

Like other chassidic dynasties, Bobov was not immune to one day experiencing a schism. When Rabbi Naftali Zvi Halberstam, the fourth Bobover Rebbe, died in 2005, a dispute arose over who would succeed him. Some chassidim sought to appoint his younger half-brother, Rabbi Ben Zion Aryeh Leibish Halberstam, as the next rebbe; and others sought out the fourth rebbe’s sons-in-law: Rabbi Mordechai Dovid Unger as the rebbe, and Rabbi Yehoshua Rubin as the Bobov rav (serving as head of the bet din and as the posek).

Wheels of Progress Keep Rolling Along for Special Needs Kids and Their Parents

I had to hire a babysitter so that I could go shopping or have someone come with me to push Caroline in her wheelchair.

Fleisher on ShalomTV: ‘Let’s Not Live in Fear, Let’s Live in Reality.’

Yishai Fleisher, managing editor of JewishPress.com, appeared on L’Chaim, a show that has been running on ShalomTV for years. “Fear is everywhere,” he told the interviewer, Rabbi Mark Golub. “People go silent when I talk about fear because they realize how much fear they live with…we need to be proud.”

Looking Out For New York State’s Non-Public School Students: An interview with the OU’s...

It’s a struggle year after year for our schools to hire and retain the quality teachers they need.

To Be A Vessel For God

At that point, I think I did go into some kind of emotional depression. I lost the way I connected to God. It’s something I didn’t realize I lost until I found it again, living here in Israel.

‘My Dad Was A Crackerjack Pilot…And Israel Had No Pilots At The Time’: Film...

He knew what happened in the Holocaust, and he didn’t want to see Israel [destroyed].

An Interview With Philanthropist Extraordinaire Sheldon Adelson

In September 2011, Forbes magazine ranked Sheldon Adelson the 8th richest man in America and 16th in the world.

America’s Unorthodox Orthodox Jews: A Conversation With Professor Jeffrey Gurock

He put on tefillin every day. He was rarely absent from shul. He ate only kosher. But during the busy season in the garment industry, this Bronx Jew who grew up in the first half of the 20th century worked on Shabbat. Can such a person be considered an Orthodox Jew?

‘Austria Will Never Forget What Happened To The Jews’: An Interview with Austrian Consul...

Daniel Retter's father, Marcus Retter, z"l, escaped from Vienna to England in 1938 on the Kindertransport. His father's parents and sister were deported from Vienna to Riga, where they were murdered by the Germans and Latvians. He says that since his father should have been the one asking some of the following questions, the interview is dedicated to his memory.

A Real Maverick

When he was still in high school in Telshe, Maverick made a list of possible jobs he would like to someday pursue. One of those listed was “radio.”

How Does A Chevra Kadisha Do Taharah On A Coronavirus Victim?

Interview with Rabbi Yitzhak Gelbstein, head of the General Chevra Kadisha Society in Jerusalem.

Young Lawyer Enters Race For NYC Council District 48

I feel our community needs someone who can keep up the mantle of Chaim Deutsch and really push for what we need.

How Yasir Arafat Almost Hijacked The U.S. Holocaust Museum: An Interview with Walter Reich

As a result of the Arafat scandal, a congressional committee commissioned a study of the museum’s management.

Ari Harow – The Man Behind the Netanyahu Investigations Headlines

A profile of the man Police hope will unwillingly take down Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Should We Leave America? An Interview with Activist Shifra Hoffman

A Holocaust doesn’t just happen one, two, three. A Holocaust doesn’t begin with Auschwitz. It ends there!

Are Jews Smarter Than Other People? An Interview with Social Scientist Charles Murray

If somebody reads that Ashkenazi Jews have higher IQs than people of Scots-Irish descent – and I speak as a Scots-Irish person – and they feel resentful, that’s their problem.

Ehrlichkeit, Chumros, And Communal Unity: An Interview with South African Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein

The Jewish Press recently spoke with Rabbi Goldstein – author of the bulk of The Legacy: Teachings for Life from the Great Lithuanian Rabbis (Maggid Books). Rabbi Goldstein will be visiting Los Angeles and San Diego from April 11-16.

Helping Patients In Southern Brooklyn, One Colonoscopy At A Time

Unfortunately, it has become increasingly difficult for people to afford gastrointestinal healthcare.

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