Posts Tagged ‘yahrzeit’
Today, June 6, is the Yahrzeit (anniversary of death) of Robert Kennedy…A Friend of Israel
Written by Marty Roberts on June 6, 2011 – 9:25 am -Years later his daughter said, “My father was killed by a
Palestinian terrorist [Sirhan Sirhan] because of his strong support for
Israel.” He was killed on the first anniversary of the 1967 Six Day War.
Robert Kennedy’s Yahrzeit (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968)
Remembering the Words of a Friend of Israel
Reprinted from lennybendavid.com
A young Harvard graduate, Bobby Kennedy, defied his father and decided to visit Palestine in March 1948, before “Israel” had been proclaimed. The perceptive observer described his experience in a series of articles published in June 1948 in the Boston Post, a newspaper that closed in 1956. Click here to read the pro-Yishuv (Jewish communities) series, including pictures provided by RFK’s family.
Editor’s note: Years later his daughter told me, “My father was killed by a Palestinian terrorist [Sirhan Sirhan] because of his strong support for Israel.” He was killed on the first anniversary of the 1967 Six Day War.
Tags: israel, rfksirhan sirhan, robert kennedy, yahrzeit
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Christmas in Israel..Special Police Units are Ready..For Jerusalem Syndrome!
Written by Marty Roberts on December 25, 2007 – 9:45 am -Podcast: Play in new window | Download
We need to worry about more than crowd control in Bethlehem…A syndrome that dates back to the Middle Ages…At-risk groups beware!…Also…Why it’s NOT such a Merry Christmas for Christian Arabs that happen to live under Palestinian Authority control…They remain Christians at risk of life and limb (literally)…Plus…How Jewish “yahrzeit” (anniversary of death) practices emphasize the concept of life after death and a Jewish “Spirit World”…All this and more on “The Marty Roberts Show”…Listen to the show below…
Tags: bethlehem, christmas, israel life, jerusalem syndrome, Judaism, marty roberts, news, Religion, yahrzeit
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