Spurred by the Oct. 7 massacre, Jeff and Meredith Cohen closed their iconic Brooklyn liquor store on Shabbat for the first time in 83 years. They were shocked by the reaction.
The IDF uniform is not simply a costume and it should never be confused with a symbol of warmongering. It’s the holy garb of a holy nation charged with a holy mission.
My mother’s inability to communicate verbally turned out to be the best thing for our relationship. In a few months I was able to shed years of embittered daughter-mother relations.
The only Jew in FDR’s cabinet, the influential politician was in a position to stand up for being a Jew and help save Jewish lives during the Holocaust.