As her son’s rifle strap, helmet and personal military items rested in front of Evie Steinberg and her husband, Stuart, on the bimah at Stephen S. Wise Temple, Evie, dressed in black, wanted to talk about the time that her son, Max, pretended not to understand Hebrew when his base commander became annoyed that the Golani Brigade soldier was returning to base after curfew.
When, in 1920s Hollywood, as author and historian Neal Gabler has observed, Jews created “an empire of their own,” was there peace in filmland between Jews and Christians?
When Israel was established officially in 1948, The Jordanians bombarded Jerusalem and isolated it even as they killed hundreds of its residents. The soldiers of the Arab Legion conquered Gush Etzion and murdered killed many Israelis—even in cold blood. Yet, throughout all the months of that cruel and difficult war, no one called (thought of calling) the Jordanians “terrorists”.
Naim Afary died July 28 at 88. Survived by wife Anvar; daughters Janet (Kevin) Anderson, Mona (Taghi) Amjadi, Frieda; son Kamran; 2 granddaughters; brothers Salman (Odette), Isaac (Farsis); sister Mary (Faraj) Ahadia. Mount Sinai
I have always enjoyed reading David Suissa’s columns, but this last one … it really touched me as a Jew and as a human being (“Gaza War: Taking Sides,” July 25). You wrote words out of my mouth — just better than I would have.
Neil Simon’s play is a treat for anyone who likes comedy, music and Anton Chekhov.
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