Feb 26, 2010 10:03 AM
Discussed: Discovering Jewry in Poland, historic finds in Israel, Iran & Syria, news from Dubai, and much more.
Nachum
interviewed Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference
of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, who called in live for the latest Weekly Update. Nachum and Malcolm began this
week's Update with a brief discussion about Pinchas Pawel, Polish skinhead turned Orthodox Jew, and the bigger picture of Polish Jews finding their roots. Nachum asked
Malcolm to address the finding of a massive wall in Jerusalem by Israeli archeologist Eilat Mazar that is reported to be from the First Temple Era, as well as, the greater context of historical sites in Israel. They covered
several other important issues including: this week's meeting between Iranian and Syrian leadership, conflicting messages being sent to Iran and nations around the world, the latest news regarding the Dubai assassination, the son of a Hamas leader working with Israel, and much more.
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