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…
Category: SPOTLIGHT
Profile: Aviv Kochavi the IDF’s new chief of staff
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…
I left for Uganda as an Israeli soldier, I returned as a Jewish soldier
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…
King Herod The Great- The Unpopular Jewish King
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…
Spotlight: Israel’s National Ice Hockey Team
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…
Paul Warburg: The Story of a German-American Jewish banker and the American Banking System
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…
Jerusalem: Ramot Forest
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…
Spotlight: Daniel Raviv – An Engineering Professor With a Special Mission
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…
Spotlight: Dennis Prager
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…
Shimon Peres Quotes
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.…
A moment in History: The famous vilolinst Issac Stern performs in Israel during a missile attack
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…
“My father is Jewish, my mother is Jewish, I am Jewish” – The last words of Daniel Pearl
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…
Marty Baron: The newspaper editor who is widely regarded as one of the best news editors of his generation
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…
Getting to know Charles Krauthammer, a Jewish columnist, and a leader in the American conservative movement
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…
Wolf Blitzer’s Jewish Roots
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…
In his own words: Howard Stern’s complicated attitude toward Judaism and Israel
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…
Bill Maher interviews Benjamin Netanyahu and defends Israel
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…
The Myers-Briggs Types of Famous Jews
by Alon Oscar Deutsch The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was developed by Isabel Briggs-Meyers and her mother Katherine Cook-Briggs, based on the earlier work of Carl Gustav Jung, in order to help distribute different jobs in an efficient manner (according…
Beyond Coincidence – The Story of Israel Kristal
By Gideon If you are looking for a miracle to explain the unexplainable, a proof that the world is not a random place; that there is a guiding force that watches over us. If you are looking for a confirmation that…
Celebrities who converted to Judaism
Jared Kushner and wife Ivanka Trump attending a gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, May 2, 2016. Marilyn Monroe – One of the biggest sex symbols of all time converted to Judaism to marry…