September 24, 2013

Yigal Kipnis on Yom Kippur War’s lessons

Shmuel Rosner September 24, 2013

Yigal Kipnis is an Israeli historian; since 1978 he has been a farmer and a resident of the Golan Heights. He teaches at the University of Haifa and researches the settlement geography and political history of Israel. Kipnis also served as a pilot in the Israeli Air Force for 31 years (26 of them in the IAF reserves). The following exchange focuses on his book, “1973: The Road to War,” which came out in Hebrew in late 2012. The book has received fantastic reviews in the Israeli press by various acclaimed critics and is scheduled to appear in English later this year.

Obituaries: Sept. 27-Oct. 3

Jewish Journal September 24, 2013

Jeanette Anter died Aug. 15 at 90. Survived by daughters Marsha Gold, Jill Wieder; son Steven; 3 grandchildren. Hillside

Letters to the Editor: Ian Lustick, Kaparot, Sukkot and Anne Frank

Jewish Journal September 24, 2013

Many Opinions on One-State Article Only in an echo chamber of anti-Zionists do Ian Lustick’s arguments sound anything but absurd (“One-State Delusion,” Sept. 20).

Anthony Bourdain (Finally) Goes to Israel

Rob Eshman September 24, 2013

SNAP cut: Who decides who’s hungry?

Jewish Journal September 24, 2013

On Sept. 29, the House of Representatives passed a bill that slashes nearly $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps). It’s difficult to capture just how monumental a shift this is in American policy.

Will LAUSD’s iPad upgrade work?

Sam Gliksman September 24, 2013

The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest public school district in the United States, has approved a plan that will provide every K-12 student and teacher in Los Angeles with an iPad by fall 2014.