Oświęcim’s sole Jewish resident reflects on modern antisemitism on 80th anniversary of Auschwitz camp’s liberation
Among 34,000 people in the town of Oświęcim is just one Jew – a young Israeli named Hila Weisz-Gut. It’s an interesting ...
Sydney attack meets ‘modern standard of terrorism’: Jewish leader
Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says he’ll quit the government if the ceasefire deal is approved. Follow ...
Harvard expands its definition of antisemitism – when does criticism of Israel cross a line?
(THE CONVERSATION) As part of Harvard University’s agreement in response to two federal lawsuits filed by Jewish students alleging antisemitic discrimination, it will adopt the International Holocaust ...
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Proving Ourselves: The Modern Struggle of the Jewish Community – Parshat Va’era
What does it mean when I’m regularly reminded that there are disproportionately many Jewish Nobel laureates? Isn’t this a modern-day revival of the slavery in Egypt, the idea that we as a ...
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A lost film about Jewish immigrants on the Lower East Side returns to the big screen in NYC
Newly restored with a modern score, “Breaking Home Ties” screens as part of the New York Jewish Film Festival, which opens ...
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He was a Jewish leftist like Sandy Koufax — remembering Howard Zinn
To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only ...
The Yassified Kosher Aisle: How Jewish Foods Are Reinventing Tradition for Gen Z
Jewish comfort foods are getting a glow up, thanks to a new generation of entrepreneurs intent on bringing kosher food to the masses, from Chutzpah's brisket dumplings and Schmutz's fig and pistachio ...
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The Yassified Kosher Aisle: How Jewish Foods Are Reinventing Tradition for Gen Z
“Ashkenazi Jewish food is based out of shtetl mentality ... Nathan created a soup rooted in tradition yet tailored for modern tastes. Since its October 2024 launch, Nooish has been embraced ...
Bergen County rabbi will speak at Trump's inauguration. Who is Ari Berman?
Rabbi Ari Berman of Teaneck, president of Yeshiva University in Manhattan, is among several religious leaders invited to the ...
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Jesse Cogan, ad exec who coined the slogan ‘Turn Friday Night into Shabbos,’ dies at 74
( JTA) — In 1980, a Manhattan synagogue with a special outreach to unaffiliated Jews was looking for a catchy slogan to ...
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‘Crush Zionism’: Pro-Hamas protestors barge into Israeli history class at Columbia
“Four student activists, donning keffiyehs, marched into the class, ‘History of Modern Israel,’ filming themselves as they ...
Rabbi says psychedelics are "elephant in the room" in sacred Jewish text
Some Jewish people are connecting with their faith and God through use of psychedelics and say ancient history proves this is not new.