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Tag Archives: Max Steinberg
A year on, California soldier’s death in Gaza binds his US family to Israel
TIMES OF ISRAEL by Mitch Ginsberg July 20, 2015 Evie Steinberg, who came to the holy land for the first time to bury her son, Sgt. Max Steinberg, now ‘dreads going home’ One year ago, after midnight on July 20, … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged Birthright, California, Encino, Gaza, Max Steinberg, Mount Herzl, Operation Protective Edge, Taglit-Birthright
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Sister of soldier who fell in Gaza op makes aliyah
YNET NEWS by Israel Moskowitz December 22, 2014 After tens of thousands of people accompanied her older brother Max [Steinberg] on his last journey, Paige Steinberg realized that Israel was her true home…..After the shiva for Max came to an … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East
Tagged Birthright, Gaza, Golani, Max Steinberg, Operation Protective Edge, Paige Steinberg
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Max Steinberg: A Real American Hero
MOMENT MAG by Naomi Ragen 2014 September/October The 19-year-old who joined the IDF after Birthright represents the best of American Jewry. Not so long ago, American Jewish children learned from their parents to love the State of Israel. Even … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged Allison Benedikt, Max Steinberg, Slate Magazine
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During combat and after, lone soldiers look to each other for support
TIMES OF ISRAEL by Ben Sales August 26, 2014 ‘They become your second family,’ says Ron Gordon, who joined the IDF in 2012. ‘You don’t have anyone else here. You live with your friends’ JTA – When Shir Kleyman, an … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East
Tagged IDF, Lone Soldiers Program, Max Steinberg, Ron Gordon, Sean Carmeli, Shir Kleyman
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Another response to Slate’s Blood Libel Against Birthright Israel
ALGEMEINER by Shmuley Boteach July 24, 2014 We Jews know what a blood libel is. It captures false accusations that Jews are culpable for deaths they did not commit or are in no way responsible for. So how should we … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Allison Benedikt, Max Steinberg, Slate
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The Shameful Disparagement of Max Steinberg, the Lone Soldier
TIMES OF ISRAEL by Steven Frank July 24, 2014 Recently, in Slate, Allison Benedikt, Slate Senior Editor, raised the question “what makes an American kid with shaky Hebrew decide he is ready to die for Israel?” Ms. Benedikt was referring … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish
Tagged Allison Benedikt, anti-Semitism, Birthright, Gawker, John Cook, Max Steinberg, Slate
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30,000 Attend Funeral of American Lone Soldier
ARUTZ SHEVA by Hezki Ezra, Gil Ronen July 23, 2014 About 30,000 people attended the funeral of Sergeant Max Steinberg hy”d Wednesday. Max was a “lone soldier” who made aliyah on his own. He served in the Golani Brigade and … Continue reading