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In the June 22 issue of The Jewish Voice, I reviewed “Road to Valor” (Crown, 2012), a celebration of the life of the world class Italian cyclist, Gino Bartoli (1914-2000).
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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9/20/18
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On Aug. 16, The New York Times joined about 350 other American newspapers in editorializing about our critical need to protect our freedom of the press, to end our national disgrace of branding …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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9/7/18
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Ever since its founding on May 14, 1948, Israel has struggled to maintain its delicate balance between being a Jewish state and a democratic one.
Even the most casual visitor to Israel cannot …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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8/23/18
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David Grossman (b. 1954) is one of Israel’s most highly regarded writers. His most recent novel, “A Horse Walks into a Bar” (Alfred A. Knopf, 2017), won Great …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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8/9/18
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Though its authors insist that “Road to Valor” is “a work of nonfiction,” the book reads like a novel. Its pages are filled with vivid descriptions and the pacing …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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6/22/18
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During the first weekend in May, my wife, Sandy, and I returned, yet again, to the Yiddish Book Center, in Amherst, Massachusetts.
From Friday evening until Sunday at noon, we explored the …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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6/7/18
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According to its promotional material, Combatants for Peace was founded in 2006, when “Israeli and Palestinian former fighters, people who had taken an active role in the conflict, laid …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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5/26/18
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A striking irony in the 1927 movie “The Jazz Singer” is that Al Jolson, who plays Jakie Rabinowitz, a cantor’s son who wants to move into the world of mainstream popular music, …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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5/3/18
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I am not, nor have I ever been, a supporter of the BDS movement, which aims to protest Israel’s settlement policies through Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions directed against the state of …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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4/19/18
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I enjoyed reading Kara Marziali’s review of Trinity Repertory Company’s production of “Othello” in the March 2 issue of The Jewish Voice. I read her piece just a day or so …
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Rabbi James Rosenberg
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4/4/18
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