“Daddy was visibly Jewish.”
That is what Albert Itzkowitz’s daughter said through tears.
Albert was 75.
He owned a kosher bakery in Queens.
He served as a rabbi at a nursing home.
He volunteered as an EMT.
He was a grandfather.
On May 18, he went to Kissena Park, where he used to spend quiet time on his lunch break.
He brought a chair and a crossword puzzle.
He was found shot in the neck and back.
Murdered.
Now his children are asking anyone who saw something to come forward.
More than a month later, there is still no arrest.
There is now a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Somebody knows something.
Say his name.
Albert Itzkowitz.
Do not let his family demand justice alone.
This is the most courageous photo you’ll see today.
Celebrities will tell you they’re taking a risk for spreading the most popular bigotry from the world's most luxurious stages.
These are Middle Eastern peace activists, at the Tel Aviv Institute Peace summit we just wrapped, refusing to let actual tyrants force them to hide.
Iranian, Kurdish, Copt, Assyrian, Maronite, Somali, Lebanese, Turkish, Druze, Muslims, and Jews, all standing up for a better Middle East.
That’s real bravery.
Why the hell is Israel the only country on Earth expected to sit and take thousands of rockets fired at its cities by terrorists, while the world screams at it for fighting back?
Has everyone lost their goddamn minds?
On This Day — June 12, 2014
Three Jewish teenagers — Naftali Fraenkel (16), Gilad Shaer (16), and Eyal Yifrah (19) — were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists while hitchhiking home from school.
They were executed at point-blank range inside the car almost immediately.
These were ordinary boys with bright futures. Naftali was a talented student who loved music. Gilad was known for his warmth and quick smile. Eyal was the responsible one, always looking out for others. They were simply trying to get home for Shabbat.
For 18 agonizing days, the entire nation of Israel held its breath. Prayers rose from every corner of the country. Jewish mothers stood together pleading for their sons’ return while the world watched.
On June 30, their bodies were found. They had been murdered almost immediately after being taken.
Hamas terrorists carried out the attack. Many in their ranks celebrated.
This is what they call “resistance”: the deliberate kidnapping and slaughter of Jewish teenagers for the sole crime of being Jewish and living in Israel.
The abduction shocked Israel to its core, triggered Operation Brother’s Keeper, and became one of the catalysts for the 2014 Gaza war. It served as a brutal reminder that Hamas’s hatred has no bottom — they will murder children without hesitation.
May the memories of Naftali, Gilad, and Eyal be a blessing.