US & Canada
President Obama, John Kerry Send Passover Greetings to Jewish Community
Jewish World – U.S President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry were among the public officials who have sent Passover greetings to the Jewish community. President Obama said in a statement: “Michelle and I send our warmest greetings to all those celebrating Passover in the United States, in Israel, and around the world. On Tuesday, just as we have every year of my presidency,...
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Brandeis University Accused of Double Standard After Pulling Honor of Islamism Critic Hirsi Ali
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April 10, 2014 9:44 pm
Cornell Student Government Tables Israel Divestment, Averting Passover Vote
JNS.org – Cornell University’s Student Assembly on Thursday voted 15-8 (with one...
April 9, 2014 8:48 pm
EXCLUSIVE: New Jersey Print Shop Owner Boots Publisher of Anti-Semitic Hate Magazine
A New Jersey print shop owner sent a customer packing last month after the would-be client...
April 9, 2014 7:57 pm
Brandeis University Accused of Double Standard After Pulling Honor of Islamism Critic Hirsi Ali
JNS.org – After facing growing pressure from faculty members, students, and an outside Muslim...
April 9, 2014 3:42 pm
Disney Hit ‘Frozen’ Gets Passover Themed Makeover With ‘Chozen’ (VIDEO)
A Passover themed cover of hit songs Let It Go and Do You Want to Build a Snowman? from Disney’s...
April 9, 2014 2:54 pm
Iconic Zabar’s Market Rejects BDS Protesters at Shop Door; Will Continue Selling SodaStream
Saul Zabar, the co-owner of Zabar’s, New York City’s iconic Upper West Side market,...
April 8, 2014 3:34 pm
KISS Founder Denies Charge of Anti-Semitism From Former Bandmate
The former drummer and a founder of hard rock band KISS Peter Criss on Monday vehemently denied...
April 8, 2014 1:20 pm
U.S. Contractor Held in Cuban Prison, Alan Gross, Starts Hunger Strike
JNS.org – American-Jewish prisoner Alan Gross, who has been held in Cuba since late...
April 8, 2014 11:05 am
Matzah, Gefilte Fish Maker Manischewitz Sold to Bain Capital
The Manischewitz Company, whose matzah, gefilte fish and sweet wine are staples at Passover...
April 7, 2014 11:48 pm
Jewish Students Jeered at Ryerson University Vote to Approve Motion to Boycott Israel (VIDEO)
Jewish students endured boos and jeers last Wednesday as they walked out of a meeting in...
April 6, 2014 11:25 pm
Vassar College Alums Strike Back at Anti-Israel Movement on Campus
Alumni of Vassar College, an elite, liberal arts school in Poughkeepsie, New York, struck...
April 6, 2014 10:52 pm
Wesleyan University Jewish Students Reject Hillel International’s Israel Guidelines
JNS.org – A group of 12 current and former Jewish student leaders at Connecticut-based...
April 6, 2014 9:54 am
NYC Mayor De Blasio Called for Rabbi to Pray for Mets at Brooklyn Synagogue Before Saturday’s Grand Slam Win
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Saturday spoke at a synagogue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where...
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Arts and Culture US & Canada
‘Jewish Giant’ Headlines New York Jewish Museum Exhibit
Eddie Carmel, dubbed “The Jewish Giant” by American photographer Diane Arbus, is the centerpiece of a new exhibit opening April 11 at The Jewish Museum in New York. Arbus met Carmel, who was billed “The World’s Tallest Man,” at Hubert’s Dime Museum and Flea Circus in 1959 but waited until 1970 to photograph him at his parents’ home in the Bronx, according to the museum. The son of immigrants from Tel Aviv, Carmel posed for Arbus with his head bowed to [...]
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Music US & Canada
Disney Hit ‘Frozen’ Gets Passover Themed Makeover With ‘Chozen’ (VIDEO)
A Passover themed cover of hit songs Let It Go and Do You Want to Build a Snowman? from Disney’s Frozen has attracted tons of media buzz and a cool 65,ooo views on YouTube within days of going online. The work of Jewish a capella group Six13, the track is aptly named Chozen. We are celebrating “our freedom, our favorite festival, our fabulous fans, and aspiring Disney princesses everywhere” the group said. The Chozen music video tells the story of [...]
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Arts and Culture Jewish Identity
Retreat Gives Young Artists New Platform to Engage With Jewish Ideas
JNS.org – Many young Jewish artists struggle to define who they are personally, artistically, and religiously. Against the backdrop of that struggle, the recent Asylum Arts International Jewish Artists Retreat provided a space for some 70 young Jewish artists to explore Jewish ideas, to build community and a culture of reciprocity, and to learn skills to assist their career development. “We are trying to encourage and excite people to engage in Jewish themes,” says Rebecca Guber, director of Asylum Arts. [...]
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Arts and Culture Jewish Literature
Darren Aronofsky Adds Psychological Depth, Little Else to ‘Noah’
JNS.org – Has the era of large-scale biblical epics returned? Not since “The Ten Commandments” has there been so much torrential water on the big screen (not counting weather-related disaster films such as “The Impossible”) than in “Noah,” the latest blockbuster from writer and director Darren Aronofsky. “Noah” takes the traditional tale and splices it in an eco-friendly and psychologically driven plot. After Adam and Eve got booted out of the Garden of Eden and after Cain killed Abel, mankind [...]
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Food Israel
Israeli Arab Microbiologist Wins on Israel’s ‘MasterChef’ Reality Show
JNS.org – An Israeli-Arab microbiologist and mother of three won the fourth season of Israel’s most popular reality TV show, “MasterChef.” Nof Atamna-Ismaeel, 32, who holds a PhD in microbiology and is from the Israeli-Arab town of Baqa al-Gharbiyye, described winning as the “the most exciting moment in her life.” She said she plans to use the prize money to open up an Arab-Jewish cooking school. MasterChef is a popular reality TV show that originated in the U.K. It is [...]
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Europe Theater
Play About Muslim Man Who Discovers His Parents Are Jewish Seeking Funds
Jewish comedian and writer David Baddiel is seeking public support to help produce a musical based on his film about a British Muslim man who discovers his parents are Jewish. London’s Theatre Royal Stratford East is in development to premiere The Infidel in October, London’s Evening Standard reported on Wednesday. However, the theater needs another £55,000 on top of around £200,000 already raised in order to produce the show. Baddiel, 49, retained the stage rights to the story when he wrote the [...]
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Europe Relationships
Love Guru Says Kaballah Practitioners Tend to Have ‘Less Satisfactory’ Relationships
British relationship expert Andrew Wallas said Kaballah practitioners are likely to be less satisfied in their personal relationships than other couples, Britain’s Daily Mail reported Wednesday. “All the research is that individuals who have an interest in psychology or spirituality or who practice something like Kaballah (the branch of Jewish mysticism popularized by Madonna) are less likely to have satisfactory relationships,” he said. “A lifetime spent doing self-improvement workshops can just be a case of someone running away from reality.” [...]
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Music US & Canada
Meet New York’s 6’7″ Jew Who Will Rap for You (VIDEO)
He’s a 6’7″ Jewish freestyle rapper who roams the streets of New York delivering his rhymes to unsuspecting passersby. Te’Devan, who calls himself the “6’7″ Jew who will rap for you” was recently profiled by the Gothamist blog. In a video posted Monday on YouTube, as part of the website’s No Your City eight-part series created by Nicolas Heller, Te’Devan is seen rapping about “not trying to conform to the status quo” and his mission to “be what I’m supposed to be.” [...]
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