The chief rabbinate is wrong about Evangelicals I was astonished to learn that by a majority vote, the Chief Rabbinate recently promulgated a ban against Jews participating in a Christian women’s conference “to promote the status of women based on biblical values” under the...
World Jewish Congress: closure and hope for the future The World Jewish Congress imbroglio is hopefully now at an end. After three harrowing years of ongoing scandal as layer after layer of corruption was exposed, there is hope that we are now about to enter a new era. I am currently in New York where...
John Howard: Champion for Israel Australian Prime Minister John Howard recently received a standing ovation at a Jewish community event, reflecting the admiration felt throughout the Jewish world for his courageous support for Israel. Unfortunately, the polls are predicting that...
Why I support Ron Lauder for WJC president The abrupt resignation of WJC President Edgar Bronfman in the wake of successive scandals now leaves the former illustrious global body of the Jewish people on the brink of a total meltdown. As the media fest continues exposing more improprieties,...
YNET & Jewish Week coverage of WJC An Israel YNET interview on recent WJC developments follows. I am also attaching the link to an overview of the WJC published today in The Jewish Week by Gary Rosenblatt, editor and publisher and Larry Cohler Esses, the editor-at-large. Esses is the...
Now, the ‘March of the Living’ Scandal I recently joined the increasing calls for the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany (Claims Conference) to reform its outdated structure and implement greater transparency in its modus operandi and financial activities. I also echoed...
Yet another scandal Here in Israel, every time we felt that we had reached rock bottom in terms of corruption, we were confronted with yet more layers of sleaze and scandal. But ultimately exposing this cesspool into the sunlight enabled the public rage to bring about...
Jerusalem Report Interview on WJC Imbroglio Satisfaction in clearing my name is balanced by deep sadness’ The Back Page by Netty C. Gross April 16, 2007 In the end, like Cardinals Richelieu and Wolsey and other famously denounced deputies, Dr. Israel Singer’s fall from grace was...
It’s time to reform the Claims Conference Over the past year, escalating complaints and demands for greater transparency have been directed against the management of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), the organization responsible for recovering and...
Save the World Jewish Congress Almost three years have passed since I became aware of serious financial irregularities within the World Jewish Congress (WJC) and called for an independent audit. My proposal was not merely rebuffed but together with those who supported my request,...
