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Who is Jodi Rudoren? …Incoming NY Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief
Who is Jodi Rudoren? Until February 14th she was the head of the Education bureau for The New York Times. Now, she is to become the Jerusalem bureau chief for the New York Times. Rudoren caused a recent twitter controversy, when she tweeted Ali Abunimah, a Palestinian activist who argues for Israel’s destruction. Jodi Rudoren (formerly Wilgoren), 41, wife to Gary Rudoren, a 51 year-old architect...
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January 11, 2012 11:33 am
Brooklyn Based Champion Boxer Punches Fitness Into the Community
Jewish boxing champion Dmitry Salita – dubbed “the star of David” - is...
December 21, 2011 5:48 pm
Two Cultures, Two Genocides, One Story
If you saw David Gewirtzman and Jacqueline Murekatete standing together it would be hard...
November 13, 2011 1:36 pm
Stories of the ‘Jewish Pope’ – Rabbi Israel Meir Lau
Israel Meir Lau, the former Chief Rabbi of Israel –and both former and current Chief Rabbi...
October 18, 2011 10:45 am
EXCLUSIVE: Britain’s Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks on Shalit Release, Occupy Wall Street
DE: If the great cause of the last century was Zionism as a focal point...
September 23, 2011 12:35 pm
The Elevator Interview – Elie Wiesel (Exclusive)
Exclusive Algemeiner Interview, by Dina Kupfer DK: As a Holocaust survivor and Jewish...
September 17, 2011 9:14 pm
Marine, Jew and Republican Senator?
Living and working inside the Washington beltway affords me the opportunity to meet a broad...
August 22, 2011 8:30 pm
Sally Goodgold, A Spirit of the City, Dead at 82
Sally Gottfried Goodgold died Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Lenox Hill Hospital. She was 82....
August 4, 2011 2:34 pm
The Elevator Interview – Ed Koch (Exclusive)
DK: What’s the most striking change you notice in NYC from the time you were mayor to...
July 18, 2011 4:59 pm
Jews In the Military
Throughout history, a common anti-Semitic method of incitement has been to accuse Jews of...
July 10, 2011 8:58 pm
Betty Ford: Advocate for Addicts, Women
To the dismay of President Ford’s advisers, Former First Lady Betty Ford, was extremely...
June 15, 2011 1:19 pm
A Jewish King and Queen of England? It’s Possible
Two unrelated Jews from different walks of life meet in an unlikely place and discover they...
June 14, 2011 9:47 pm
The Jews of Libya
Following his recent trip to Libya, psychoanalyst and former Libyan refugee David Gerbi met...
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Sports
Jewish Jordan Big Fan of “Linsanity”
Washington Post – All I can say is I’m ashamed I didn’t think to call Tamir Goodman myself, to ask the former Jewish Jordan what he thinks about the Jeremy Lin phenomenon. Goodman, of course, became the subject of an ethnic-fueled media madness during his high school career in Maryland, especially after appearing in Sports Illustrated and then flirting with the Terps. He recently told ESPN 600 in El Paso that he had 700 media requests in the first week [...]
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Arts and Culture Book Reviews
Race, Religion and DNA
The Wandering Gene and the Indian Princess: Race, Religion, and DNA By Jeff Wheelwright W.W. Norton and Company, 260 pages, $26.95 “From breast cancer to secret Jewish rituals, hidden links signify unlikely kinships in this meditative exploration of the science of racial connectedness,” read Publisher’s Weekly’s review of “The Wandering Gene and the Indian Princess”. A vibrant young Hispano woman, Shonnie Medina, inherits a breast-cancer mutation known as BRCA1.185delAG., which is a genetic variant characteristic of Jews. The Medinas knew [...]
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Arts and Culture Personalities
High End Jewish Whisky Society Bottling Rare Single Cask Malts
If you’re an avid whisky drinker, you might want a membership. Joshua Hatton and Jason Johnstone-Yellin, well known whisky connoisseurs, have partnered with Seth Klaskin, to form the Jewish Single Malt Whisky Society. “Joshua and I started as whisky bloggers. He actually had the name Jewish Single Malt Single Whisky. As bloggers, we started to build a lot of contacts within the whisky industry and we started to build these relationships. Neither one of us gotten into blogging thinking we [...]
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Arts and Culture Blogs
A Sneak Peek at “Footnote,” Israel’s Oscar Nominee
In his latest film, Israeli writer-director Joseph Cedar has created a drama of personal controversy. He explores spirit, resilience and responsibility. “Footnote” tells the story of a father, embittered by his life and angered by the success of his son. That son, though publicly applauded, is in turn challenged by the not-fully-formed third generation—his son. The story of “Footnote” is universal, told here within the confines of a single family. Eliezer and Uriel Shkolnik (Shlomo Bar Aba and Lior Ashkenazi), [...]
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Music
Rock and Roll Feminism Straight Out of Brooklyn
Tablet – The brainchild of former Titus Andronicus guitarist Amy Klein, Permanent Wave is three things in one: a “combination between activism, a show-booking entity, and a production company,” says Sophie Weiner, who’s involved in all three. A feminist rock collective, or call it what you want; its bands are not the kinds of acts that you are likely to see at the Grammys anytime soon. Here’s what a Permanent Wave-sponsored show looks like in practice: A loud electro thump [...]
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Arts and Culture
England’s Other Jubilee: 60th Jewish Book Week
Spectator – There are two notable diamond jubilees this year: the obvious one and Jewish Book Week (JWB). The festival opened last weekend and will run at Kings Place in London until Sunday evening, when David Aaronovitch and Umberto Eco will end proceedings with a discussion about the latter’s novel, The Prague Cemetary. JBW is a celebration of literature; but, as one might expect, Jewish identity is central to most events. Yesterday afternoon saw Dennis Marks and Michael Hofmann debating [...]
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Blogs Book Reviews
Thinking, Fast and Slow – A Must Read
I must recommend Daniel Kahneman’s book, Thinking, Fast and Slow. I was won over at the very start when he describes his conversations with his late friend and collaborator Amos Tversky in the Rimon restaurant in downtown Jerusalem, just off Ben Yehudah. Ah, the memories flooded back of the many times I sat there for a quick lunch. But unfortunately it was one year before them; otherwise I might have become a wiser man. The Israeli Nobel Prize winner for [...]
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Book Reviews
Judy Blume’s “Most Autobiographical Character”
Tablet – Sixty-five years ago this winter, in 1947, a fifth-grade girl found she was suddenly the new kid in school, longing for home and for people she knew. She had moved temporarily from the suburbs of New Jersey to the shores of Miami Beach with her mother, brother, and grandmother, who had lost relatives in Dachau just a few years before. Her father, a dentist, stayed behind in Elizabeth for work. His plan was to fly south for special [...]
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