Announcing Greater Philadelphia ZOA’s 2019 Gala Honorees!
Shalom ZOA Members, Friends and Supporters of Israel, We are thrilled to announce Greater Philadelphia ZOA’s 2019 Gala honorees and offer – for now – a very brief description of who they are. There will be more on each of our honorees in the weeks ahead. Click on images to enlarge We will have a
Newsletter for May 6, 2019
Shalom ZOA members, Friends and Supporters of Israel, Last month in one of our weekly newsletters, we told you about an event at the National Museum of American Jewish History about attitudes about Israel among young Jews that intentionally sought to distort the picture. We have an op-ed about the matter that was published in
Ayaan Hirsi Ali Exposes Islamic Antisemitism in Wall Street Journal Article
I once opened a speech by confessing to a crowd of Jews that I used to hate them. It was 2006 and I was a young native of Somalia who’d been elected to the Dutch Parliament. The American Jewish Committee was giving me its Moral Courage Award. I felt honored and humbled, but a little [...]
ZOA Capitol Hill Mission Addresses Anti-Semitism and Iran – Jewish Exponent
On June 19, the Zionist Organization of America Capitol Hill Advocacy Mission focused on two themes: the normalization of anti-Semitism and actions regarding Iran. The overflow crowd arrived in busloads from Philadelphia, Manhattan, Brooklyn and 20 states. After a luncheon briefing from more than 30 members of Congress, the ZOA members personally lobbied their local [...]
Opinion | Temple Is Actually Protecting Professor Hill
By Steve Feldman He has falsely accused the Jewish state of poisoning the Palestinian-Arab water supply, practicing “apartheid” and training New York City police to kill black Americans — rhetoric that is bound to sow resentment against Jews and potentially incite violence. He wants the Jewish state of Israel eliminated and replaced by an Arab
Greater Philadelphia ZOA Responds to Criticism for Op-Ed
Shalom ZOA Members, Friends and Supporters of Israel, Last week, the Jewish Exponent newspaper published an op-ed written by our co-presidents, Lee Bender and Kevin Ross, and our executive director, Steve Feldman, that was sharply critical of the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) and its president for an event they had recently giving a platform