Violins and Nazis with David Schoenbaum
Nazi Germany, U.S.-Israel relations and violins. Three topics with at least two things in common. All involve Jews. And all have been the subject...
Surveying the Arabian Peninsula with Jason Isaacson
By Kayla Steinberg
Special to WJW
Jason Isaacson has traveled to every state on the Arabian Peninsula, working to build relationships with high-level officials, journalists, think...
Expecting Sukkot guests with Rachel Ornstein-Packer
In survey after survey, American Jews name Chanukah and Passover as their favorite holidays. Not Rachel Ornstein-Packer. Sukkot has always been at the top...
The art of the sale with WTOP’s Jeffrey Wolinsky
By Tony Glaros
Not long ago, when his mom was decluttering the house in Laurel, she dug out an essay Jeffrey Wolinsky had penned in...
Cool under fire with Rabbi Irving Elson
The High Holidays can be a stressful time, but even more so when under mortar fire. That’s an experience Rabbi Irving Elson knows all...
Staying busy with Susan and Brad Stillman
By Ellyn Wexler
Susan and Brad Stillman model the behavior they learned from their parents.
“Everything we say goes into our children’s hard drive….And one day,...
Cooking in quarantine with Susan Barocas
Cooking in the White House for President Barack Obama was never on Susan Barocas’ bucket list.
And yet Barocas, 68, eventually served as a guest...
Sizing up Jewish writers with Faye Moskowitz
“In a universe disturbed by so much over which we have no control, an untimely tragedy rattles the teeth of our already shaken confidence.”...
The volunteering life with Matthew Mutterperl
The first time Matthew Mutterperl was invited to join his synagogue’s brotherhood, he said no. He also said no the second time. Then came...
Analyzing the inevitable in the Mideast with Michael Koplow
Many American Jews believe they will face a dilemma in November: Trump in the White House or “woke” progressives on Israel’s case.
Not to worry,...
