Taking Stock in Israel after a Year of Terror
And some suggestions for reducing its causes.
October 21, 2016
An Extraordinary Partnership That Brought Care and Help to Tens of Thousands in New York’s Slums
Jacob Schiff and Lillian Wald.
In 1893, a young nurse from Rochester, NY named Lillian Wald met with Jacob Schiff—then one of America’s leading financiers and the most prominent figure in New York City’s Jewish community—to discuss a proposal for a charitable organization that would deliver home medical care and training in self-help to the impoverished immigrant residents of Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Impressed by Wald, Schiff helped her found the Visiting Nurses Service, initiating three decades of cooperation in philanthropic endeavors that would revolutionize the provision of assistance to the urban poor. Susan Hertog writes:
October 21, 2016
Why Lebanese Women Are Souring on Hizballah
For one thing, there's the prospect of being forced into “temporary marriage.”
What the U.S., and Its Next President, Can Learn from Israel about Responding to Disaster
Resilience and cyber warfare.
An Extraordinary Partnership That Brought Care and Help to Tens of Thousands in New York’s Slums
Jacob Schiff and Lillian Wald.
How Coffee Paved the Way for Mystical Night Vigils
Hoshanah Rabbah, Shavuot, and caffeine.