Startup Nation
That headline, believe it or not, refers to Israel, and also serves as the title of a new book by Dan Senor and Saul Singer. Start Up Nationaddress the trillion dollar question: How is…
Read moreThe Power of the Cirlce
by Tamar Snyder Staff Writer: Jewish Week of New York The Power Of The Circle: the Next Phase in Jewish Philanthropy Rochelle Kleter never pictured herself as a philanthropist. The first-generation American, born to…
Read moreAmerican In Israel
Kudos to our good friend Judge Neal Hendel and his wife Marcie on Neal’s appointment to Israel’s Supreme Court. A lengthy late-night talk some years ago with Neal and Marcie convinced us to live…
Read moreAEPi at IDC
Let the binge drinking begin! Ahem, I mean, let the brotherly fraternizing begin! AEPi is new in town (in Israel that is) and IDC will be the home to the latest chapter of the…
Read moreKnow Thyself (Israel Independence Day)
We didn’t get the newspaper today. It wasn’t a mistake – today is Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel’s 61st birthday. So as I ate my Honey Nut Cheerios this morning, I had to read yesterday’s edition of…
Read more“Israeli Nonprofits, Shaken by Madoff Scandal, Regroup”
From the NYTimes.com By ISABEL KERSHNER Published: April 4, 2009 JERUSALEM —”- The collapse of Bernard L. Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme, whose victims included many American Jewish organizations and philanthropists, has also hammered a number of…
Read moreIt’s the Little Things
Today is election day in Israel. You may not have know that. It’s not making major news around the world. Kudos to Google, a company that never misses an opportunity to promote its products.…
Read moreGoing to the Dogs!!!
The 2008 Slate 60 which lists the 60 largest American charitable contributionsof the year is out. There are a number of Jewish donors on the list including Sheldon Adelson, Michael Bloomberg, to name a…
Read moreThe Truth…Still Out There
We continue to be amazed at what is really happening on the ground over here (see Yediot Acharonot below) and what gets reported outside of Israel. The NYT at least gets the basics of…
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