Israel & the World Archives - Page 6 of 14 - My Jewish Detroit
August 1, 2016
Meet Stacy Doctoroff
After her first (and only) marathon run in 2008, Stacy Doctoroff turned in her running shoes for other equally focused pursuits: returning to school; earning her Master’s degree and credentials as a licensed therapist; starting a private practice; and stepping up to more and more challenging roles in the Jewish community. “My commitments grow out of my passions,” she says. Married to Andrew Doctoroff, mother of three teens, Board Member of Federation, Board Liaison for Tamarack Camps and current Chair of the Israeli Camper Program – still running at her own pace - Stacy has won the esteem of the community as recipient of Federation’s Sylvia Simon Greenberg Award for Young Leadership.
June 1, 2016
Battling the Hydra-Headed BDS Beast
My first anti-BDS battle took place at the 2007 annual meeting of the Modern Language Association, the 35,000-member organization for literature and foreign language teachers. There already had been anti-Israel divestment resolutions at Berkeley, Harvard, MIT and a few other schools, but this was the first major drive at a national faculty association.We debated the […]
May 1, 2016
Called to Serve
Last year, they were students carrying book bags. This year, they are Israeli soldiers carrying the responsibility of defending our Jewish State.
May 1, 2016
So You Think You Know Hummus?
Light years away from the stuff that comes in store-bought tubs where you dip baby carrots, hummus in Israel is a butter-cream-like staple on the table. According to chef Michael Solomonov, celebrated Israeli restaurateur known for his bustling Dizengoff hummusiya and landmark restaurant, Zahav, in Philadelphia, “There’s something transcendent about the perfect bowl of hummus that […]
