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IDF Chief of Staff Refael “Raful” Eitan

November 24, 2018November 25, 2018 GideonIDF, SPOTLIGHT

Rafael “Raful” Eitan was IDF Chief of Staff from 1978 to 1983. By Gideon In 2005, Eitan was voted the 24th-greatest Israeli of all time in an internet poll conducted by an Israeli newspaper. Considered more a fighting soldier than a…

IDF

Profile: Aviv Kochavi the IDF’s new chief of staff

November 23, 2018November 24, 2018 GideonIDF, SPOTLIGHT

In January 2019, Aviv Kochavi will become the new IDF’s chief of staff.  By Gideon Aviv Kochavi was endowed with an extraordinary ability to express himself, but his last interview was granted more than a decade ago. In contrast to other…

IDF

I left for Uganda as an Israeli soldier, I returned as a Jewish soldier

November 3, 2018November 3, 2018 GideonIDF, IDF Heroes, SPOTLIGHT

Rami Sherman belongs to a small group of warriors who rescued the Jewish and israeli hostages in Entebbe. A mission  that is considered the most daring rescue operation ever.  By Gideon I had the opportunity to hear the IDF’s Major Rami…

IDF, Israeli-Palestinian

Gal Gadot: How I Became Wonder Woman

March 29, 2018 GideonJEWISH WOMEN, SPOTLIGHT

Gal Gadot chats with Jimmy Fallon about nearly giving up on acting before Zack Snyder secretly gave her a chance at Wonder Woman and how she hid her baby bump during filming.

Israeli Society

King Herod The Great- The Unpopular Jewish King

March 17, 2018October 12, 2018 GideonSPOTLIGHT

King Herod (B.C. 73–B.C. 4) increased the land he governed from Judea to parts of modern Jordan, Lebanon and Syria constructing fortresses, aqueducts and amphitheaters and earned him the title ‘Herodes Magnus’, Herod the Great. Herod’s rule marked a new beginning in…

Jewish history

Spotlight: Israel’s National Ice Hockey Team

February 11, 2018October 13, 2018 GideonSPOTLIGHT

by Gideon In the spirit of the ongoing olympic games in Korea, where the hockey games are taking a center stage, I’d like to shine the light on the Israeli national hockey team. Yes, Israel has a hockey team! The team…

Israel, Olympic

Paul Warburg: The Story of a German-American Jewish banker and the American Banking System

December 20, 2017September 22, 2018 GideonSPOTLIGHT

by Gideon The Federal Reserve System, often referred to as the Federal Reserve or simply “the Fed,” is the central bank of the United States. It was created by the Congress to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and…

Diaspora, Jewish history

Jerusalem: Ramot Forest

February 22, 2017October 14, 2018 GideonSPOTLIGHT

by Shem Tov Sasson The other week, on the Friday before Tu B’Shvat, I went on a nice guided tour of the Ramot Forest in northwest Jerusalem with my friend Adam Ota. Provided by Ramot for the Environment, a group dedicated…

Israel, Israeli Society, Jerusalem

Spotlight: Daniel Raviv – An Engineering Professor With a Special Mission

February 1, 2017September 22, 2018 GideonSPOTLIGHT

  By Gideon Professor Daniel Raviv, a Technion graduate, has a mission: Making science more accessible and better understood by all people. A tall order, considering that the reaction of many people, when hearing the words “Math”  or “Physics”, is to…

Books

Spotlight: Dennis Prager

January 23, 2017September 22, 2018 GideonSPOTLIGHT

By Gideon Dennis Prager, the son of  modern Orthodox Jewish parents, is an American conservative and nationally syndicated radio talk show host, columnist, author, and public speaker. He advocates for Israel regulary on his You Tube channel – Prager University. His explanation…

How Jared Kushner Engineered Trump’s Victory

January 1, 2017January 2, 2017 GideonSPOTLIGHT

By Gideon Jared Kushner, Trump’s Jewish son-in-law, almost never speaks publicly. His interview with the Forbes Magazine was the first time he spoke about his role in the Trump campaign. The interview concluded that “The quiet, enigmatic young mogul” delivered the presidency to…

Diplomacy, news

Andrés-Isaac-Roemer-Slomiansk: Standing his ground and losing his job for the right reason

October 19, 2016September 22, 2018 GideonSPOTLIGHT

By Gideon Andrés Isaac Roemer Slomianski is a Mexican Jewish diplomat, attorney, economist, think tank founder, and author of 16 books and two award-winning plays. He Received his graduate degrees from Berkeley and Harvard. He has been working as a civil…

Antisemitism, Diplomacy, news

Shimon Peres Quotes

September 28, 2016December 31, 2016 GideonSPOTLIGHT

Optimists and pessimists die the exact same death, but they live very different lives! For me, dreaming is simply being pragmatic. The most important thing in life is to dare. The most complicated thing in life is to be afraid.…

Israel, Zionism

A moment in History: The famous vilolinst Issac Stern performs in Israel during a missile attack

September 5, 2016December 31, 2016 GideonSPOTLIGHT

by Gideon In August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait and threatened to attack Israel with various types of weapons, including non-conventional ordnance. For the first time in Israel’s history, the entire country faced a real threat of destruction. The IDF was concerned…

IDF, Israeli music

“My father is Jewish, my mother is Jewish, I am Jewish” – The last words of Daniel Pearl

July 31, 2016September 22, 2018 GideonSPOTLIGHT

Daniel Pearl (October 10, 1963 – February 1, 2002) was born in Princeton, New Jersey to Ruth and Judea Pearl. His mother is of Iraqi Jewish descent and his father is Israeli, of Polish-Jewish descent. His family moved to the…

Antisemitism, news

Marty Baron: The newspaper editor who is widely regarded as one of the best news editors of his generation

July 31, 2016December 31, 2016 GideonSPOTLIGHT

Martin “Marty” Baron is widely regarded as one of the best news editors of his generation. In January 2013, Baron took over as executive editor of The Washington Post. In 2014, the Post won two Pulitzer Prizes, one in the category…

news

Getting to know Charles Krauthammer, a Jewish columnist, and a leader in the American conservative movement

July 30, 2016December 31, 2016 GideonSPOTLIGHT

By Gideon [The Fox News Special ‘A Life That Matters‘, shown immediately after the article, is an excellent way to get to know  Charles Krauthammer up close and personal. In this special, Charles Krauthammer tells his amazing personal life story in a way no…

Diaspora, Diplomacy, news

Wolf Blitzer’s Jewish Roots

July 30, 2016September 22, 2018 GideonSPOTLIGHT

Wolf Blitzer is CNN’s lead political anchor and the anchor of The Situation Room. Blitzer began his career in 1972 with the Reuters News Agency in Tel Aviv. Shortly thereafter, he became a Washington, D.C., correspondent for The Jerusalem Post. After…

Antisemitism, Diaspora, Holocaust, Jewish history, news

In his own words: Howard Stern’s complicated attitude toward Judaism and Israel

July 30, 2016December 31, 2016 GideonSPOTLIGHT

Howard Stern is a notorious radio personality. Both of his parents are children of Austro-Hungarian Jewish immigrants. Stern grew up on Long Island in the mid-1960s. He received Reform Jewish education. Stern is not enchanted with his inherited religion and is sometimes…

Antisemitism, Jewish religion, news, religion, Zionism

Bill Maher interviews Benjamin Netanyahu and defends Israel

July 27, 2016December 31, 2016 GideonSPOTLIGHT

William “Bill” Maher, born January 20, 1956, is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, media critic, and television host. As a television host, he is well known for the HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (2003–present). Maher previously…

Diplomacy, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian, news

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From our heros and leaders

  1. Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself - Golda Meir
  2. Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles is not a realist - David Ben Gurion
  3. If you will it, it is no dream - Theodor Herzl
  4. For me, dreaming is simply being pragmatic - Shimon Peres
  5. There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein 
  6. One needs something to believe in, something for which one can have whole-hearted enthusiasm. One needs to feel that one's life has meaning, that one is needed in this world. - Hanna Senesh 

 

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