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Howard Feldman

Jul 4, 2018, 8:19 PM

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I was a draft-dodger

Illustrative: Soldiers of the IDF's ultra-Orthodox Netzah Yehuda Battalion sit in a field at the Peles Military Base, in the Northern Jordan Valley. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)

Where the South African army was an instrument of racism, the ultra-Orthodox have nothing to complain about

Jun 20, 2018, 8:56 PM

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The day the Little Mermaid died

A South African model dared suggest Hamas shared blame for Gaza violence -- guess what happened next

Jun 12, 2018, 4:46 PM

South Africa – No Friend of Israel

The South African Friends of Israel gathered at the Johannesburg City Hall Sunday to reaffirm their support and love for Israel. 1500 church leaders who openly stand by the Jewish state came together in prayer and positivism. Among them was...

May 10, 2018, 3:04 PM

Two days short of a year

Two days short of a year ago, my mother left this world. She was 76, vibrant and strong and shocked by the fact that she had suddenly fallen ill with the prospect of death the only certainty. A year...

Apr 11, 2018, 2:02 PM

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Thinking of my Opa

They survived the Holocaust, built a bright future for their family, and also passed down their darkest fears

Mar 4, 2018, 2:06 PM

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When you think you’re eating kosher, but you’re not

Illustrative: Susie Fishbein's roasted eggplant with silan techina recipe, as seen in 'Kosher By Design Brings It Home.' (Courtesy of ArtScroll/via JTA)

Our South African caterer served treif -- all my hard work to keep the dietary laws has been for nothing

Feb 25, 2018, 1:20 PM

It’s not easy to be a South African Jew

This is the tweet that I sent to South Africa’s newly elected President and to MP Naledi Pandoor, one of the contenders for the Vice President position; “Two consequences that will naturally follow the ANC’s hatred and obsession with Israel;...

Feb 20, 2018, 2:30 PM

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Why do American children want each other dead?

This photo provided by the Broward County Jail shows Nikolas Cruz. Authorities say Cruz, a former student opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Wednesday, February 14, 2018, killing more than a dozen people and injuring several. (Broward County Jail via AP)

The debate over gun control misses the more important question of what motivates deadly violence

Feb 14, 2018, 1:55 PM

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The war of the words: Racist BDS movements

Illustrative: A girl wearing a hijab and with her face painted in the colors of the Palestinian flag taking part in an anti-Israel march in South Africa, on August 9, 2014. (Roger Bosch/AFP)

I am fighting this war of words by calling the push for bigotry what it is

Feb 1, 2018, 12:54 PM

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The Cape Town water crisis — proudly brought to you by BDS

Cape Town, South Africa. (Flickr/Werner Bayer/CC BY 2.0)

For the first time, a major city is about to run out of water -- for no good reason whatsoever

About Me

Howard Feldman is a lawyer, a physical commodity trader by industry and a writer by obsession. He is very active in the Jewish community and passionate about our world.