BY THE N#MBERS
70 — The percentage of American Jews who say they hosted or attended a Passover seder last year, according to the Pew Research Center
You don’t say? (Sound bites from around the world)
“I am blessed to be able to give back to the community. That’s what it’s all about.”
– Former NBA All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire, on recently being honored with the Martin Luther King Jr. Award in Israel for his philanthropy and leadership in building bridges among communities. Stoudemire currently plays professionally for Hapoel Jerusalem.
“I don’t want anyone to die in Marseille because they have a kippah on their head.”
– Zvi Ammar, head of the Jewish community in the southern French port city, advising Jews there not to publicly wear traditional skull caps because of a teenager who recently attacked a Jewish teacher with a machete because he was wearing a yarmulke.
“There are those who write the pages of history, and there are those who illustrate them through their camera’s lens. Through his photography, David eternalized history as it will be forever etched in our memories.”
– Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, eulogizing David Rubinger, the Israeli photographer who took the iconic photo of Israeli paratroopers standing in front of the Western Wall after its capture in the Six Day War. Rubinger died on March 2.
“He jumped up to get a selfie with the skyline behind him,”
–A witness on an Israeli tourist, Shivel Dikstein, 18, who police in New York arrested after he climbed the Brooklyn Bridge and jumped a fence to take a selfie there. The man was charged with criminal trespassing.
“I couldn’t understand why people were donating in what seemed like weird amounts to the cause. There are sums of 18, 36, 72 dollars, etc.”
– Adeel Karim, creator of the Stand With New Tampa Muslims crowdfunding page to help repair a mosque in Tampa damaged in an arson attack, on realizing that many of the donors were Jewish after noticing the gifts came in multiples of 18
“She lived alone, but did not leave alone.”
– An Israeli Holocaust survivor, on Hilde Nathan, a Holocaust survivor who recently died alone in the Canary Islands at the age of 90. Nathan was laid to rest in Israel alongside her mother, and more than 200 Israelis attended her funeral.
Yiddish Insult or Curse of the Month
A soyv-eh zol id dir mach-en!
May I have the privilege of sewing your shroud
The Jerusalem Orchestra East & West, which arranged the program for young musicians, blends Western orchestral music with Middle Eastern traditions.
Pikesville resident and entrepreneur Luna Rosendorff discusses what she's seeing these days in the world of contemporary interior design.
Jewish Community Services' upcoming "Future-Ready Workplace" event will feature a keynote address from workplace expert and bestselling author Liz Fosslien.
The BCO, founded in 1984, will perform the works of Frank Zappa, Beethoven, Mason Bates and Karena Ingram.