Chicago Jewish Star

Daredevils in Their Flying Machines

Hundreds of spectators made their way June 3 to HaYarkon Park in Tel Aviv to watch the zany Flugtag competition, of the Red Bull energy drink company.

Fire Puts 'Finis' to a Piece of Chicago Jewish History

With much of the population injQux in the Lawndale area, it is not surprising that one of [Shemaryahu Levin]'s speaking engagements in 1914 was at Anshe Kanesses Israel, at 3413-19 W. Douglas Boulevard, in the heart of Lawndale. One of those was Congregation Beth Jacob Anshe Kroz, just a few blocks' stroll from the "Russiche shuT (the name by which Anshe Kanesses Israel was known). New Life Temple CO.G.I.C. (top), which also housed the City of Refuge Outreach Ministries at 3540 W. 15th Street...

Arab Spring Hikes Demand for Security Professionals

"It's a protection counterterrorism specialist and no, we don't do body guarding. We do guard VlPs. but that is just one aspect. A small, small aspect to what we do. It can go all the way from guarding convoys in the Middle East to guarding an actor or actress in Hollywood. It's very broad," says Daniel Hout, an American currently working in Afghanistan. "Without protection specialists, nobody will enter," [Mirza David] says. ""You cannot improve the economy in a developing area if nobody is ...

A Threat to the Outside World

As President Ah Abdullah Saleh'8 weak government controlled only a small part of the country, violence had emerged both near to Yemen (such as attacks on American and French ships) and distant from it (Anwar al-Awlaki's incitement to terrorism in Texas, Michigan, and New York). With Saleh's apparent abdication on June 4, when he traveled to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment, the central government's writ will further diminish, leading to yet more attacks being planned inside Yemen for execut...

4th Desalination Plane Set for 2013

This will be Israel's fourth desalination plant. The world's largest such plant is in Ashkelon (Jewish Star, July 13, 2007).

Israel: 5.837 Million

Independence Day is immediately preceded by Remembrance Day. It marks the fallen of Israel's wars, numbering 22,867 to date. Some 24,500 people immigrated to Israel since last year's Independence Day, including some 6,500 returning Israelis.

'Yes' to a Palestinian State

Above: A Peace Now banner proclaims in a HebrewEnglish homophone, "Yes We Can", with the word "can" in Hebrew sounding...

You Be the Judge

In this civilisational battle now raging all around us, Col. [Richard Kemp] and [Stephen Harper] understand that there is a choice to be made. If you fight for Israel, you fight for civilisation. If you are Israel's enemy, you are an enemy of civilisation.

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In 1991, [Lawrence Eagleburger] introduced a resolution at the UN to repeal the infamous 1975 resolution equating Zionism with racism., He said repeal was necessary "to restore the moral authority" of the UN. The General Assembly voted for repeal (Jewish Star, Dec. 20, 1991). Actor says Tel Aviv is "very cool": American-born actor Gbenga Akinnagbe, who plays Pastor Isaiah on the television show "The Good Wife" and recently became part of the cast of "Nurse Jackie", named Tel Aviv one of his f...

Jewish Life

"I gave the schoolchildren's choir of Mikveh Israel the signal to intone 'Heil Dir im Siegerkranz' ["Hail to Thee in Victor's Crown", the unofficial German national anthem]. On the left of the original photograph could be seen a black horse mounted by one of the Kaiser's escorte. The image of the Kaiser was removed from his white horse and positioned on the black horse in place of his escort. The picture of [Theodor Herzl] was superimposed in front of the black horse as if Herzl were greeting...