Israel Related Topics

By Rene’ Paul de la Varre. In 1986, my father asked me if I would like to visit Israel as a photographer for our slide presentation commissioned by the Israel Ministry of Tourism and Hadassah. “No, thanks, religious countries bore me, not enough action.” My father’s jaw dropped. “That’s where […]

The bunker was damp, and a sudden explosion startled some twenty fighters huddled together under a building in the Warsaw Ghetto. These brave souls, the final remnants of a once proud Jewish community faced the German attack with a resolute bravery that has become legendary. My father was one of […]

We all know the famous Edmund Burke quote “those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” Given the tearing down of statues in America, the challenge to learn history will become greater. In this environment we hear too many false Holocaust comparisons. Those who don’t know history will […]

The sovereignty of Israel over its historic homeland of Judea/Samaria has been making international news for weeks now. An official declaration placing portions of Judea/Samaria and the Jordan Valley under civilian Israeli rule is expected soon. With that in mind, 150 people ”Zoomed” online as the NCCI and the Raleigh-Cary […]