Arts and Culture
Robert Gates’ Memoir is a Jaw-Dropping Read (REVIEW)
Former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates’s memoir follows the classic form, telling the story of his years at the Pentagon during the Bush and Obama administrations. He focuses on what he did and experienced personally as secretary, neither writing a broad policy treatise nor recounting the entire history of the administrations in which he served. In so doing, Gates provides penetrating insights...
November 13, 2013 10:09 am
Letters to President Clinton: Biblical Lessons on Faith and Leadership, by Menachem Genack (REVIEW)
Letters to President Clinton: Biblical Lessons on Faith and Leadership, edited by Rabbi...
November 12, 2013 4:54 pm
Sacha Baron Cohen Pranks Audience at Awards Show (VIDEO)
JNS.org - British-Jewish comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, known for roles such as Borat, Bruno,...
November 11, 2013 6:33 pm
Iraqi Jewish Archive Goes on Display in Washington
JNS.org – The U.S. National Archives is now displaying 24 out of 2,700 Jewish books...
November 7, 2013 4:12 pm
Musicians Continue Performing in Israel Despite BDS Movement
JNS.org - Numerous popular singers are planning to stop in Tel Aviv during their tours in...
November 1, 2013 10:13 am
Instagram Photographers Snap Pictures of Israel
A group of popular Instagram photographers hailing from Turkey, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Austria,...
October 30, 2013 4:59 pm
Jewish Actress Lisa Kudrow Talks Anti-Semitism, Her Son’s Bar Mitzvah in Revealing Interview
Jewish actress Lisa Kudrow opened up about her past experiences with anti-Semitism in a recent...
October 30, 2013 9:12 am
Extinguishing the Fires of Anti-Israel Agitation (REVIEW)
“Financing the Flames” is very troubling, but then that’s nothing new for an...
October 22, 2013 9:51 am
Pop Culture, The White House, and American Jews (REVIEW)
JNS.org – Yehuda Avner’s 2010 book “The Prime Ministers” reveals a tradition...
October 20, 2013 11:46 am
Italian Tenor Andrea Bocelli: Israel Left a Very Powerful Impression on Me
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, the best-selling classical musician of all time, said, writing...
October 18, 2013 4:32 pm
World’s Oldest Holocaust Survivor Finally Gets Her Close-Up (VIDEO)
At 109 years old, Alice Herz-Sommer can make multiple claims: she is the world’s oldest...
October 18, 2013 8:53 am
Jesus in Jewish Art: The Missing Pieces
Medieval and Renaissance artworks commonly Christianized Jesus, his family, and close followers...
October 16, 2013 12:09 pm
Report: ‘Troubling Reactions’ From Jewish, Christian Audiences to Test Screenings for Hollywood’s Take on Noah’s Ark
Hollywood is finally taking on the full tale of Noah’s ark, but the film, directed by...
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Book Reviews Opinion
Robert Gates’ Memoir is a Jaw-Dropping Read (REVIEW)
Former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates’s memoir follows the classic form, telling the story of his years at the Pentagon during the Bush and Obama administrations. He focuses on what he did and experienced personally as secretary, neither writing a broad policy treatise nor recounting the entire history of the administrations in which he served. In so doing, Gates provides penetrating insights about the inner workings of US national security decision-making. Had I been George W. Bush, I would [...]
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Beliefs and concepts Book Reviews
The Media, Israel, and Anti-Semitism (REVIEW)
Pressing Israel: Media Bias Exposed from A-Z by Lee Bender and Jerome Verlin (Pavilion Press, Philadelphia, Pa. 2013) Sophocles said, “What people believe prevails over truth,” Pressing Israel: Media Bias Exposed from A-Z is ideal for the arm chair reader who would like a basic grasp of the terms used in the mainstream media’s presentation of the Arab-Israeli situation as is reported today. This is a book whose time has come. This is a book where the reader gains a [...]
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Arts and Culture Blogs
William Shatner’s One Man Show Keeps Him in the Limelight (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org – On Thursday, audiences around the country can feel what it is like to be William Shatner, the Jewish actor best known for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk on “Star Trek.” Shatner’s one-man show “Shatner’s World”—which was on Broadway and toured Canada, Australia, and the United States—will be presented in nearly 700 movie theaters nationwide for one night only on April 24. Sponsored by Fathom Events and Priceline.com (for whom Shatner has famously served as a pitchman), [...]
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Blogs Book Reviews
The Origins of Palestinian Refugee Relief Efforts (REVIEW)
Romirowsky and Joffe’s book Religion, Politics and the Origins of Palestine Refugee Relief is an important volume for those interested in truly understanding the origins of the Palestinian refugee issue. Utilizing a treasure trove of newly released documents, the authors link UNRWA’s (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine) origins to the Quakers/American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). For those readers who thought they knew most of the Middle East story, Romirowsky and Joffe’s version provides another twist. The authors meticulously [...]
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Sports
Israeli Soccer Team Faces Prospect of International Ban
The Israel National soccer team could be facing a World Cup ban, and other soccer sanctions, unless it alleviates travel restrictions and increases field access for Palestinian players and coaches. The head of the Palestinian Football Association is pushing for international soccer’s governing body, the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA), to issue a ban on Israel competing internationally, claiming Israel’s restrictive travel for Palestinians is equivalent to a form of oppression. “It’s not only the athletes,” Jibril Rajoub explains. [...]
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Beliefs and concepts Book Reviews
Jewish Author of ‘Eat to Live’ Dishes on Health Care, Nutrition, Disease Prevention
JNS.org – While the national debate on “Obamacare” rages on past the recent March 31 sign-up deadline, bestselling Jewish author Dr. Joel Fuhrman says the “current disease care model of what we call ‘health care’ cannot possibly be sustained.” “There is simply not enough money available to support a system in which the lion’s share of expenditures is devoted to acute care, with virtually nothing being spent on preventive medicine, i.e. health care,” Fuhrman says in an interview. “To make [...]
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Arts and Culture Jewish Identity
‘Tears of Color’ Art Exhibit Shows Struggles of Israelis With Eating Disorders
JNS.org – “This is how I want to be—without fear. Independent. I want to be like a bird. I want to spread my wings.” So reads part of the description beneath one of the 30 paintings on display until the end of May at the ZOA House in Tel Aviv. The collection represents the first-ever art exhibit of its kind: an exhibit created entirely by Israelis in treatment for eating disorders. Dubbed “Tears of Color,” based on one of the [...]
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Beliefs and concepts Book Reviews
Overprotective or Loving? Daughters Reflect on Jewish Mothers in New Anthology
JNS.org – Rachel Ament noticed that she and her friends often shared humorous anecdotes that were typically variations on a theme: overprotective, worrying Jewish moms who smothered them with love. That included Ament’s own mother. “My mom is probably every Jewish stereotype scrunched into one,” the Washington, DC, resident tells JNS.org. “At the root of all these stereotypical, worrying, overprotective moms, is love.” A social media writer for Capital One, as well as a freelance writer, Ament decided about three years [...]
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