Fisher, who made millions of dollars in oil and real estate and poured them back into Jewish philanthropy and the city of Detroit, was sought out for advice by Republican presidents.
with Amiram Barkat 0 commentsShlomo Shamir
Fisher, who made millions of dollars in oil and real estate and poured them back into Jewish philanthropy and the city of Detroit, was sought out for advice by Republican presidents.
with Amiram Barkat 0 commentsA first of its kind joint Catholic-Jewish project to stop the spread of AIDS in Africa is one of the main issues on the agenda of an international religious conference opening today in New York.
0 commentsShalom: Extermination began with words, not weapons; Elie Wiesel: Cannot describe what victims felt when death was the norm and life a miracle.
with Haaretz Correspondent 0 commentsSixty years after the liberation of Auschwitz, a national anthem - Hatikva - was played yesterday for the first time at the UN General Assembly, and a cantor chanted El Maleh Rahamim, ending an historic session commemorating the victims of the Holocaust.
0 commentsThe evil that destroyed 6 million Jews and others in those camps is one that still threatens all of us today." This statement by Kofi Annan at a press conference at the weekend is the main message of today's special session of the General Assembly commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auchwitz.
0 commentsUN marks 60 years since Auschwitz liberated; Elie Weisel: Cannot describe what victims felt when death was the norm and life a miracle.
with Haaretz Staff and Agencies 0 comments"If my parents were not concentration camp survivors, I would probably be a good Christian and maybe even a priest," says Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League.
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