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Max Blumenthal (born December 18, 1977) is an American journalist, author, blogger, and filmmaker. He was a writer for The Nation, AlterNet, [2] The Daily Beast, Al Akhbar, Mondoweiss, [3] and Media Matters for America, [4] [5] and has contributed to Al Jazeera English, The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. [4]
The orphanage was founded near the Bukharim quarter in 1900 [2] [3] by Rabbi Abraham Yochanan Blumenthal (1877 [4] –1966 [5]), a native of Jerusalem, [4] who led the orphanage for 50 years. [2] Blumenthal's wife, Shaina, served as a director for 40 years. [6] By 1920, the Blumenthal Orphanage was home to 85 orphans.
Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel is a 2013 book by Max Blumenthal. The book examines what Blumenthal characterizes as Israel's aggressive shift to the far-right, and its crackdown on local activism. In the preface, Blumenthal says that "Americans' tax dollars and political support are crucial in sustaining the present state of ...
Blumenthal will be working this week on a bipartisan package in Congress to provide weapons for both Israel and Ukraine as they fight wars simultaneously. The ongoing aid of $3.8 billion per year ...
Jesse Singal, writer for New York magazine, The New York Times and The Atlantic [167] Ben Smith (1976–), media columnist at The New York Times and editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News [168] Jacob Soboroff (1983–), NBC News and MSNBC [169] Andrew Ross Sorkin (1977–), financial columnist for The New York Times and a co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk ...
In 1872, Blumenthal was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Democrat, representing the New York County 15th District. He served in the Assembly in 1873, [1] 1874, [4] 1888, [5] 1889, 1890, [6] and 1891. [7] He served as head of the Bureau of Incumbrances for several years, and was the commissioner taxes and assessments from 1893 to 1895.
He died on Friday, December 30, 1910 in Jerusalem, and was buried there. The newspaper HaZvi reported: "Friday 29 Kislev was a day of mourning for many members of the Jewish community in Jerusalem because one of the elders of the distinguished community, Rabbi Tuvia Goldberger, passed away.
Blumenthal was a founder of the Young Men's Hebrew Association, founder and president of the Sabbath Observance Society of New York, and president of the Jewish Chautauqua from 1901 to 1902. [2] He was a trustee of Congregation Shearith Israel. He was married (1) 1863 in Philadelphia, with Rabbi Isaac Leeser officiating, Selina Asch. [1]