OP-EDS & REVIEWS By Gil Troy, Canadian Jewish News, 4-2-12 In Tel Aviv on March 22, hundreds of Israelis gathered at Israel’s Tel Aviv Exhibition-Gardens to honour the great Israeli-Canadian entrepreneur David Azrieli. At 90 years young, David still dazzles, making his mark in business and philanthropy. The man who brought the indoor mall to [...]
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The genius behind Tel Aviv’s towers
Posted by giltroy on April 2, 2012
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Fighting anti-Israel week with historical facts
OP-EDS & REVIEWS By Gil Troy, Canadian Jewish News, 2-9-12 As some universities brace for the annual spring round of anti-Israel weeks, which falsely accuse Israel of the great crimes committed by South African apartheid racists, we must put this absurdity in historical perspective. For starters, the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is a national [...]
Posted by giltroy on February 9, 2012
http://giltroyzionism.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/fighting-anti-israel-week-with-historical-facts/
A Rosh Hashanah lesson
OP-EDS & REVIEWS By Gil Troy, Canadian Jewish News, 9-15-11 On July 15, Ronnie Cahana, the 57-year-old rabbi of Congregation Beth-El in Montreal’s Town of Mount Royal, suffered a massive stroke in his brainstem. He now lies immobilized in the Montreal Neurological Institute, unable to talk, walk or even wave. Yet, his mind is intact [...]
Posted by giltroy on September 15, 2011
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Rabbi Hartman offers a ‘theology of response’
By Gil Troy, Canadian Jewish News, 7-14-11 Although he moved from Montreal to Jerusalem in 1971, Rabbi David Hartman still inspires many Canadians with his warmth, his passion and his brilliance. Similarly, as his new book makes clear, his experiences as a Montreal rabbi continue to shape him, too. In The God Who Hates Lies: [...]
Posted by giltroy on July 14, 2011
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We love you, Charles Bronfman (In Honor of his 80th Birthday)
By Gil Troy, Canadian Jewish News, 6-16-11 At an intimate birthday dinner in Jerusalem at the end of May, the president of Israel, Shimon Peres, had a formidable task. The golden-tongued Peres had to honour a personal friend of 60 years, a man who is a cherished friend to Israel, the Jewish People, and citizens [...]
Posted by giltroy on June 16, 2011
http://giltroyzionism.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/we-love-you-charles-bronfman/
