Letters to the Editor: Cleveland Kidnappings, Hawking, Mount Zion Cemetery

Published on May 22, 2013

This is a thought-provoking article about our own responsibility as neighbors (“We Must Be Our Brother’s Keeper,” May 17). How do we strike the balance between being intrusive and being helpful?

Modern slavery: Answering the cry

Published on May 15, 2013

Modern slavery is everywhere, and women principally are its victims.

No one loves the stranger

By Gina Nahai
Published on May 15, 2013

I know what happened with those three women in Cleveland, how one man was able to imprison and torture them in the middle of a residential neighborhood for 10 years, even though he had grown children, brothers, cousins who visited the house for hours at a time. It’s not a pretty tale, but we’ve all heard it, although to a lesser degree, countless times before.

Cleveland kidnappings: We must be our brother’s keeper

Published on May 14, 2013

It is not our place to judge the neighbors of Ariel Castro. We don’t know enough about the particular circumstances of those who lived near this man who allegedly held three women hostage for a decade to be able to judge whether things could have been different had they been paying closer attention

Cleveland-area march draws attention to unsolved murder

Published on May 13, 2013

More than 200 people participated in a community walk in suburban Cleveland to bring attention to the unsolved murder of Aliza Sherman, a Jewish mother of four.

Have the Courage to Stand Up For Others

By Beit T'shuvah
Published on May 10, 2013

Cellist Weilerstein brings worldly depth to SoCal stages

By Rick Schultz
Published on November 21, 2012

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein grew up in a thriving Jewish community in Cleveland, where before she became a bat mitzvah, she had already made her debut at age 13 with the Cleveland Orchestra.

Last pushes for Jewish votes in Ohio, other swing states stir emotions

Published on November 5, 2012

The family wedding. The entrance to the local synagogue. The future of Israel. Your precious grandchild.

Michael Siegal nominated to head Jewish federations

Published on May 15, 2012

Michael Siegal of Cleveland has been nominated to chair the board of trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America.

Browns pick Schwartz in NFL draft

Published on May 2, 2012

The second round of the NFL draft was not 30 minutes old when the phone rang in the Schwartz home on the afternoon of April 27.

Former Nazi Guard John Demjanjuk dies at 91

Published on March 17, 2012

John Demjanjuk, the Cleveland auto worker convicted as a death camp guard, died in a German nursing home.

Survey of Cleveland Jewry finds stable population

Published on January 25, 2012

A population study of the greater Cleveland area found that the Jewish population has remained relatively stable over the last 15 years.

Judge rejects Demjanjuk claim that documents withheld

Published on December 21, 2011

A federal judge in Cleveland rejected a claim by convicted Nazi war criminal John Demjanjuk that U.S. prosecutors withheld documents that could have helped his case.

Omri Casspi’s Kings’ reign ends with trade to Cavs

Published on June 30, 2011

Omri Casspi, the first Israeli to play in the NBA, has been traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Sacramento Kings sent Casspi, 23, and a 2012 first-round draft pick to the Cavs in exchange for power forward J.J. Hickson in a deal announced Thursday.

Ohio sports and my Marriage vows

By Julia Bendis
Published on January 6, 2011

Forward’s salary rankings: Men got more money, better raises

Published on December 13, 2010

The Forward’s second annual survey of 74 major Jewish national organizations found that in the past year, women lost ground in leadership, continued to lag behind men in pay and did not experience the same increases in salary that a majority of the men enjoyed despite these recessionary times.

Buckeye State Gets a Jewish Museum

By Susan H. Kahn
Published on November 3, 2005

Although it illuminates large themes, the Maltz Museum is compact. The permanent exhibit occupies 7,000 square feet of the 24,000-square-foot minimalist building, which is faced in luminous Jerusalem limestone. Elsewhere, exhibits throughout the meandering rooms and alcoves engage and inform museum-goers.