This week in 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong made history by becoming the first person to set foot on the moon. His timeless and famous remark at the time, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” will go down as one of the most iconic phrases of all time. Yet, when Armstrong visited Israel in 1994 …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
The Altelena and Israeli Society
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
In the year of the 70th anniversary surrounding Israel’s independence, there are many milestones that are being celebrated. One such milestone took place June 22, 1948, that brought the newly reborn state of Israel, already defending itself from an onslaught of several Arab armies, from a state of war to the brink of a civil war. Known today as the …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN