Marvin Wulf, a constitutional lawyer who reshaped the American Civil Liberties Union into a more aggressive litigator, argued 10 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, and supported the future Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in bringing a landmark sex discrimination case, died on July 8 at his home in Manhattan. He was 95. As the legal director of the ACLU from 1962 to 1977, Mr. Wulf turned the organization from one that mostly filed friend-of-the-court briefs [...]
Marga Minco, a Dutch novelist who was one of the last of a generation of European Holocaust authors whose works are widely considered literary classics, died on July 10 at her home in Amsterdam, at 103. In her writing, Ms. Minco describe the stark crisis of Jewish life in the Netherlands during WWII, based on her own experiences. She described incremental shifts to her life as Nazi persecution degraded and dismantled the Jewish community. Because [...]
Gal Gadot will have her name immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She will be the first Israeli actress to have her name installed at the iconic Los Angeles landmark.
Shira Haas, who rose to fame in the television series “Shtisel” and also “Unorthodox,” has joined the cast of an Israeli drama in production, “Night Therapy.” She is also cast in the next “Captain America” movie, which is slated for release next summer, and as a young Golda Meir in a forthcoming TV series produced by Barbra Streisand.
Daniel Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel, has been selected by the Biden administration to lead U.S. efforts to expand the Abraham Accords by focusing on developing regional projects. Signed in 2020, the Abraham Accords established relations between the UAE and Bahrain with Israel. Morocco and Sudan subsequently signed similar agreements with Israel.
The U.S. Navy has commissioned its newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, the USS Carl M. Levin. The ship honors Michigan’s longest-serving senator for his years of service as a member and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. The senator’s three daughters — Kate, Laura and Erica — participated in the keel laying, mast stepping, and christening ceremonies held on June 24 in Baltimore. Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers are the backbone of the U.S. Navy’s [...]
Elina Svitolina, a Ukrainian professional tennis player, made history as the first Jewish woman to make the Wimbledon final. She reached a career-high rankings of world No. 3 in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association, winning 17 WTA Tour singles titles and finishing runner-up three times. And yet, she had no answer for the showcase of shots that Marketa Vondrousova produced in her straight sets victory on Center Court, 6-3 6-3 in 74 minutes. [...]
Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, has elected Carol Ann Schwartz as its 28th national president. Schwartz, who is from a four-generation Hadassah family and whose election caps more than 30 years of service to the organization, will begin her four-year term on Jan. 1, 2024. She will succeed Rhoda Smolow, who took office in 2020.
President Isaac Herzog of Israel addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress on July 19 as part of an official visit to Washington. Herzog used the address to smooth tensions between his country and the United States, appealing to American lawmakers to continue investing in the positive relationship between the two nations. “We are proud to be the United States’ closest partner and friend,” he said.
Last Call at the Hotel Imperial, Deborah Cohen Winner of the Mark Lynton History Prize, this historian’s account of a close-knit band of famous American reporters — John Gunther, H.R. Knickerbocker, Vincent Sheean and Dorothy Thompson — who, in the run-up to WWII, landed exclusive interviews and helped shape what Americans knew about the world at that time. The Pages, Hugo Hamilton With Germany under the Nazis as the background, this book explores censorship, [...]
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