by Cindy Leszczynski | Aug 20, 2010 | Israel
RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY –“If there’s one politician from Fatah that Palestinians hate the most it’s Abbu Allah [Ahmed Qurei,],” my blonde haired blue eyed German friend from Ramallah told me as we...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Aug 17, 2010 | Israel
Oded Grofman has been blazing trails at the Israel Government Tourist Office in Canada (IGTO) ever since taking over in September 2007. Grofman, who serves as the Consul for Tourism and Director General for Canada, IGTO was recently in Winnipeg for...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Aug 17, 2010 | Local
When I was small, our family went to the Ashkenazie Shul because Grandpa Izzy’s father and grandfather had been founding members. I knew this to be true because my dad, uncle, and grandpa had fine seats in the front row by the bimah, where I squeezed in beside...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Aug 13, 2010 | Israel
Fourteen Year Old Moshe Sharify, A Quiet, Pious Genious Desperately Wants to become A Rabbi- The Youngest In The World. Several prominent Rabbis Across Israel Have Given Him Their Backing, And Even Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Yona Metzger Thinks...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Aug 13, 2010 | Israel
[This first appeared in the Jerusaelm Post and is being reprinted with permission] THE CONSTRUCTION OF WHAT IS CALLED THE FIRST ‘PALESTINIAN SETTLEMENT’ IN THE WEST BANK -RAWABI-IS EXACTLY THE SORT OF THING WE SHOULD BE DOING MORE OF TO BUILD PALESTINE...
