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Unilateral Retreat August 24, 2001 Again, yesterday was one of those days. Another one too many. Gunfire can never be defined as fun. Especially when it is aimed at you, your wife, children, family, friends, acquaintances, soldiers, etc. Seeing anyone hit by gunfire is appalling, especially when the gunfire could have been prevented. Pictures of children injured by terrorist acts, […]

The Girls from New YorkAug 23, 2001 Shalom, I’d like to tell you this evening about an example of heroism. Two weeks ago a group of seven young women associated with theChabad Lubovitch movement arrived here, all from Brooklyn, New York.Their mission: to volunteer in Hebron for two weeks. These days, with war raging all around us, I have nothing […]

A Living Ideal August 22, 2001 Earlier this month I hosted two American tourists in my home. We spoke for over an hour and a half, with my two guests peppering me with questions. They weren’t asking just for the sake of asking. They really wanted to know and understand. The truth is that there is much that is indeed […]

The Gazan HorseAugust 5, 2001 Everybody’s talking about it – the hit list. Or rather, I should say, hit lists. Because there’s more than one. Let’s start with the list presented to the “neutral Americans.” Arafat’s henchmen demanded that Israel arrest all those so-called “Jewish terrorists” on the list. If not, they would be eliminated. Who heads this list? Terrorist number […]

1929 August 5, 2001 A few years ago an older man, together with a younger woman, walked into my office, here in Hebron.  Seeing them, I asked how I could be of assistance. The gentleman said to me, “My name is Shalom Goldshmidt. My father, Moshe Goldshmidt, was murdered here in Hebron in 1929. I’m here with my daughter, who has […]

The “B” Factor   July 20, 2001 Last night it finally happened. Someone took aim, pulled the trigger, and hit seven Arabs in a car, about 15 miles west of Hebron. Three were killed and four others seriously wounded. The Israeli news media had the crime half solved immediately. On Kol Yisrael news and on the Ma’ariv newspaper web site, […]

“We Can Live With It” July 20, 2001 Last night it finally happened. Someone took aim, pulled the trigger, and hit seven Arabs in a car, about 15 miles west of Hebron. Three were killed and four others seriously wounded. The Israeli news media had the crime half solved immediately. On Kol Yisrael news and on the Ma’ariv newspaper web […]

Stop the ShowJuly 16, 2001 A few minutes before five o’clock this afternoon, three explosions rocked the car of Hebron residents Noam and Elisheva Federman. The vehicle was parked next to the Kiryat Arba Medical Center, and was empty at the time of the blast. Elisheva and her children were visiting the doctor at the time. Fortunately, no was near […]

Lover of the Land – Haim Mageni z”l By David Wilder The Jewish Community of Hebron Shalom. I’d like to dedicate tonight’s talk to a very special person, a man taken from us so suddenly exactly one month ago. Haim Mageni first came to Israel in 1964, from Brooklyn, New York. There, he participated in the local Bnei Akiva youth […]

To be a free people in our land July 9, 2001Picture this:You’re driving home from a long day at work. Twenty minutes from home the traffic jam starts. Eventually, reaching the beginning of the line, you are waved into a huge parking lot. After finding a spot to park, you walk to the next line. Finally it’s your turn, and you […]