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Once upon a time, Roger Waters was a hero in Germany. In July 1990, a few months after the razing of the Berlin Wall, the former Pink Floyd frontman performed the group’s 1979 album, “The Wall,” on the Potsdamer Platz in the newly reunified c…

The NFL new year is here. It starts with a free agent flurry of players moving around the league to new rosters faster than any other time of year. The Cleveland Browns walked out of the first two days of the free agency period with a solid start.

More than 10 years after five Israeli tourists lost their lives in a suicide bombing in a Bulgarian resort, the Balkan nation’s supreme court last week affirmed the sentence handed down to two Hezbollah operatives: life in prison with no pros…

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The protests against the Israeli government’s plan to undermine the independence of Israel’s courts are growing by the week around the country – demanding a halt to a proposed plan that would give the government dictatorial power to appoint j…

There is no place like home. The question is where will home be for the Cleveland Browns in 2029? The lease for the team at FirstEnergy Stadium is up in 2028. It’s a scary thought for Browns’ fans who have lived through stadium issues before.…

In common with many people who spent their childhood in the 1970s, I loved Roald Dahl’s novels for children, especially “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” Of course, as a 9-year-old clutching a well-thumbed copy of the Puffin edition, I had…

The NBA All-Star break is over and the Cleveland Cavaliers sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. I’m not sure most people thought the team would be in this spot at the end of February. It is a reality we can enjoy. The team’s glaring…

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When I moved to Israel from Cleveland more than 20 years ago, I had a lot of hopes from the move, many of which have been fulfilled. In fact, in most respects, the move has wildly exceeded my expectations. I think it’s been great for our chil…

The Super Bowl is over. Travis Kelce got the win over Jason Kelce, if you are keeping score in Cleveland Heights or at the University of Cincinnati. Let’s face it, when two teams score 73 points in one game, the NFL is happy.

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In the world of Jewish advocacy, the “working definition” of antisemitism endorsed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance has almost acquired the status of a sacred text. Its observations and recommendations are widely regarded a…

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