Massachusetts Senator John Kerry. Photo: U.S. Senate.
WSJ – WASHINGON–President Barack Obama on Friday will nominate Sen. John Kerry (D., Mass.) as secretary of state. a senior Obama administration official said.
The Massachusetts senator’s decades of experience in America’s foreign-policy establishment has earned him praise from Republicans and he would likely face an easy confirmation process, the official said.
JNS.org – The recently deceased Sid Caesar made America laugh, and in so doing, revolutionized television comedy. His trailblazing style was infused with Jewish influences, according to Eddy Friedfeld, co-author with Caesar on his biography “Caesar’s Hours: My Life in Comedy, With Love and Laughter.” “Sid was part of the Jewish tradition of storytelling,” Friedfeld, who gave a eulogy at Caesar’s funeral in February, told JNS.org. “The difference was his was not joke telling, it was comedy based on character. [...]
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JNS.org – The Ruderman Family Foundation on Tuesday announced the opening of a global competition for its third annual $250,000 Ruderman Prize in Inclusion, to be split equally among five organizations that have “demonstrated their commitment to the full inclusion of people with disabilities into the Jewish community through innovative programs and services.” “It is our hope that by shining a light on the leaders in inclusion in our community that we will encourage other organizations to follow their lead and [...]
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An Israeli soccer player was tackled brutally during a match on Sunday, leaving him with a broken leg. Footage of the collision posted to YouTube circulated quickly, attracting a cool 90,000 views in under twenty four hours. The incident took place during an Israeli Premier League match between Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa. The victim, Rafi Dahan was rammed by Spaniard Rubén Rayos who came in high and hard, slamming Dahan on the side of his knee and crushing the [...]
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The Israeli city of Netanya, an oceanside suburb, 20km north of Tel Aviv, was chosen to host the European Short Course Swimming Championships, from January 15 to 18, 2015. The facility to host the championships is the new swimming complex at the Wingate Institute, officially called the Orde Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sports, on a 120-acre sports campus near the Mediterranean Sea. “The Israeli Swimming Federation has proved their capability to organize major international events before, by hosting [...]
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JNS.org – For Anglo university students who are spending a semester abroad in Israel, or those who have recently made aliyah, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs website provides a comprehensive list of institutions of higher learning that offer courses geared towards students whose mother tongue is English. But while an abundant number of courses are offered in the English language, the foreign ministry’s list gets smaller when searching for institutions that offer the opportunity to earn enough credits to complete [...]
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JNS.org – While Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters has in recent years acted as a de facto frontman for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, urging fellow artists against performing in Israel, Shuki Weiss Promotion and Production Ltd. for nearly 35 years has brought the biggest names in entertainment to the Jewish state for historic live shows. Musical guests attracted to Israel by the company have included Metallica, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Madonna, David Bowie, and Eric Clapton. [...]
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Scott Ian, of thrash metal band Anthrax, revealed the difficulty he faced as a teen, and the unforgettable screams that followed, when he told his Jewish mother he wanted to be a rockstar, the New York Daily News reported Tuesday. The Queens-born guitarist said his mother wanted him to stay in school and pursue a conventional career as a doctor or lawyer. Ian had something else in mind for his future, which she was not too thrilled about. “At 5-foot-4, I wasn’t going [...]
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JNS.org – “Jews don’t hunt.” That’s a comforting statement to one who, like me, opposes hunting, even if it’s not strictly true. I understand that Allyson Schwartz, a Jewish congresswoman running for governor of Pennsylvania, is involved in an effort to end a ban on Sunday hunting, and that there are a few Jews joining the effort. That surprises me. Conventional wisdom has it that Jews in the United States have never been part of the hunter population because they live primarily [...]
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