by Cindy Leszczynski | Jun 30, 2012 | Local
Today, UNESCO’s 21-nation World Heritage Committee voted to approve a Palestinian bid to place the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem on its list of sites of World Heritage in Danger. This is an 18-month shortcut around the usual application process for World...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jun 30, 2012 | Local
In late May, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak raised some eyebrows by speculating that a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank would be a realistic option. “Israel cannot afford to tread water,” Barak said at a security...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jun 27, 2012 | Arts/Op-Eds
VISION TV The Original Promise – Premiere Wednesday, August 1 at 10pm ET / 7pm PT A new type of documentary about Isreal. A Christian and a Jew. One determined to keep a promise, the other to discover one. Join hosts Doug Kooy and Farrah Aviva on their...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jun 27, 2012 | Local
Ira Udow retired from his position as principal of Brock Corydon School this June. Among many accomplishments, Mr. Udow has developed Brock Corydon as a UNESCO School. UNESCO schools work to establish a culture of peace,and promote democracy, human rights,...
by Cindy Leszczynski | Jun 26, 2012 | Arts/Op-Eds
This year’s Mameloshen Festival of Yiddish Entertainment and Culture featured three programs. I have just returned from the final program Feedler Uhn Dehr Doch, musical excerpts from Fiddler on the Roof. The Mameloshen Festival is sponsored by the I.L. Peretz...
