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(The Nosher via JTA)-My 4-year-old, previously meatball-loving child has recently decided, in fact, she does not like meatballs any longer. Or tomato sauce. My husband does not like spaghetti squash. And I am trying to cut back on my carbs just a smidge. In short, dinner is becoming harder and harder to coordinate. So when I made sweet and sour meatballs for the first time recently and they were devoured, I knew we had a winner. That is, until my daughter decides she doesn't. I served these... Full story
Shown here are Ruth Sandweiss and Stephen Cardonic who performed a beautiful assortment of Chanukah, Yiddish and familiar Jewish tunes to a room filled with engaged people clapping along. Ruth played piano so beautifully while Stephen led in song. It was a delightful way to celebrate Chanukah with Jewish Pavilion friends at Oakmonte Village: Cordova! Ruth and Stephen deserve a huge thank. Ruth plays piano at Brookdale Island Lake Shabbat on the first Friday at 4 p.m.... Full story
There is a “new” anti-Semitism in the world, Dr. Ken Hanson stated at a meeting sponsored by the Zionistas on Jan. 17. One could say that anti-Semitism has been in the world since Isaac and Ishmael. It grew in strength throughout Christian Europe with the rise of the Third Reich. It was crushed temporarily after the truth of what was happening in the death camps came to light at the end of World War II. For a short time, it seemed that anti-Semitism was buried. But now, “it’s back,” Hanson said, as he took the audience of about 100 through t... Full story
Donald B. Klein, age 59, of Winter Park, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, at his residence. Don was born in Brooklyn on Oct. 10, 1957, to the late Seymore and Barbara Golub Klein. He and his family relocated to the Orlando area from New York in 1962. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida and served in the U.S. Air Force. On July 2, 1989, in Altamonte Springs, Don married the former Rose Dresler, his wife of more than 27 years who survives him. During his working career, Don was a pharmaceutical sales r... Full story
Frances L. Malament, Tzirel Chana bat Henry, age 67, of Altamonte Springs, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at Florida Hospital—Altamonte. Born in Brooklyn on Jan. 28, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Ruth Schecker Shapiro. Frances attended local area schools and worked in clerical when she met Jeff Malament, her husband of 45 years who survives her. They were married on Aug. 8, 1971, on Long Island. The family relocated to the Orlando area in 1999, and Frances worked in home child care for a number of years. In a... Full story
Dr. Melvin Tresser, age 85, of Orlando, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at Hospice of The Comforter in Altamonte Springs. Dr. Tresser was born in Brooklyn, New York, on Oct. 31, 1931, to the late Max and Hannah Levy Tresser. He received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his medical degree from New York University and served in the United States Air Force. On Feb. 11, 1956, in New York, he and his late wife, Bella, were married. She passed away on Nov. 9, 2015, after nearly 60 years of marriage. Following Mel’s a... Full story
In the aftermath of Secretary of State John Kerry's recent speech defending the United Nations Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements and the Obama administration's refusal to veto the resolution, Israeli political figures are increasingly mulling the idea of annexing the West Bank and implementing a "one-state solution" during the incoming Donald Trump era. "The U.N. resolution destroyed any residual chance there might have been to achieve peace with the PLO (Palestine Liberati... Full story
(JTA)—In last week’s issue, Heritage ran a story about a married couple who competed against each other in a Bible contest. The husband of the pair, Yair Shahak of New York City, was one of two winners of the International Adult Bible Contest in Jerusalem. Shahak, 28, representing the U.S., shared the honor with Israeli Yafit Silman, according to Ynet News. Shahak’s wife, Yaelle Frohlich, was also a finalist in the competition, representing Canada. The contest ended on Dec. 28. The contest—sort of a spelling bee, but with biblical verses... Full story
Donald Trump, taking office, pledges to put ‘America first’ (JTA)—President Donald Trump promised to put “America first” in his inaugural address, pledging to prevent other countries from taking advantage of the United States and to return control of the country to its people. Taking office at noon Friday following a tumultuous and divisive presidential campaign, Trump said his term would herald a return of power from the elite in Washington, D.C., to the American people. “Their victories have not been your victories, their triumphs have not be... Full story
(JTA)-Two days after delegates from more than 70 nations attended the Paris summit on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is clear that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was wrong to label the meeting "useless." Admittedly the France-initiated event, which neither Israel nor the Palestinian Authority attended, did not change the international community's understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Nor did the gathering take any concrete steps to end the dispute. But it was... Full story
WASHINGTON (JTA)—There’s a striking difference between competing bids in Congress addressing last month’s U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements. It’s not that they differ on the United Nations—the two nonbinding congressional resolutions under consideration condemn the Security Council, as well as the outgoing Obama administration for abstaining and not exercising the U.S. veto. Here’s the difference: Missing from one of the resolutions are the word “two states.” In the other resolution, the two-state outcome feature... Full story
