US/World News BRIEFS JLedger / November 14, 2012 Israel among leaders in space research At a cabinet meeting on Nov. 11, Science and Technology Minister Daniel Hershkowitz highlighted… READ MORE
Obituaries SCHATZ JLedger / November 14, 2012 Walter B. Schatz, 90, died Nov. 5, in West Hartford. Born in Hartford, he was the son of Louis M…. READ MORE
Obituaries YAFFA JLedger / November 14, 2012 Sylvia Yaffa, 90, of West Hartford, died Nov. 10. She was the wife of Charles Yaffa. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y.,… READ MORE
Obituaries STRAUS JLedger / November 14, 2012 Roslyn H. Straus, 93, of Hamden died Nov. 1. She was the widow of Henry Straus. Born in New York,… READ MORE
Obituaries KIRSTEIN JLedger / November 14, 2012 Winifred Botwick Kirstein, 95, of Norwich has died. She was the widow of Abraham Joseph Kirstein. She was born in… READ MORE
Obituaries FREEMAN JLedger / November 14, 2012 Miriam “Mickey” R. Freeman, 89, of Bloomfield, formerly of New London and West Palm Beach, Fla., died Nov. 10. She… READ MORE
Obituaries FREEDMAN JLedger / November 14, 2012 Judge Samuel Sumner Freedman, 85, of Westport, died Nov. 4. He was the husband of Judith Freedman. Born in Bridgeport,… READ MORE
Obituaries ERLICHSON JLedger / November 14, 2012 Frances Erlichson, 60, of West Simsbury, died Nov., 7. She was the wife of Timothy McCarthy. Born in the Bronx,… READ MORE
Feature Stories Jihadists’ rise in Syria complicates option for Israel and the West JLedger / November 7, 2012 By Sean Savage/JNS.org As the conflict in Syria continues to escalate, there are growing fears of an increasing radical jihadist… READ MORE
US/World News BRIEFS JLedger / November 6, 2012 Microsoft CEO meets Netanyahu to finalize deal (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz met with… READ MORE