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The Jews of India and the Ten Lost Tribes February 13, 2012 3:18 pm

The Jews of India and the Ten Lost Tribes

There are 5 distinct Jewish communities in India – the Cochin Jews, Bene Israel, the...
New York and Jersualem Home to New Holocaust Exhibitions February 8, 2012 11:22 am

New York and Jersualem Home to New Holocaust Exhibitions

Yad Vashem – January was a busy month here with the opening of our new International...
Kate Middleton’s Designer Inspired by Hasidic Coat February 3, 2012 11:32 am

Kate Middleton’s Designer Inspired by Hasidic Coat

Katherine Hooker designs clothing worn by the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton –...
Netherlands to Return Stolen World War II Art, Seized by Hitler’s Appointed Successor February 2, 2012 2:26 pm

Netherlands to Return Stolen World War II Art, Seized by Hitler’s Appointed Successor

Based on a recommendation from the Dutch Restitutions Committee, the Netherlands announced...
Israeli F-15′s Fly Over Auschwitz (VIDEO) January 27, 2012 11:20 am

Israeli F-15′s Fly Over Auschwitz (VIDEO)

Established in 2005 by the United Nations, and recognized by the European Union, today is...
UN Secretary General Delivers Holocaust Remembrance Message (VIDEO) January 27, 2012 11:07 am

UN Secretary General Delivers Holocaust Remembrance Message (VIDEO)

January 27th marks Holocaust Remembrance Day and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon released...
Britain’s Top Rabbi Releases Holocaust Remembrance Message (VIDEO) January 26, 2012 10:39 am

Britain’s Top Rabbi Releases Holocaust Remembrance Message (VIDEO)

Britain’s Holocaust Memorial Day will take place on Friday, January 27th, and the country’s...
Modern Day Lessons from the Chanukah Story December 23, 2011 11:37 am

Modern Day Lessons from the Chanukah Story

The story of Chanukah we hear year in and year out is about the triumph of the gallant few...
Museum Gala Celebrates Communities of the Jewish Diaspora December 5, 2011 9:41 pm

Museum Gala Celebrates Communities of the Jewish Diaspora

Friends and supporters of Beit Hatfutsot – The Museum of the Jewish People – celebrated...
How Anti-Semitism Prevents Peace August 30, 2011 2:10 am

How Anti-Semitism Prevents Peace

Despite the obsessive preoccupation with Israeli building activities in the West Bank and...
New ‘Youtube’ for Holocaust Survivors To Launch June 2, 2011 2:18 pm

New ‘Youtube’ for Holocaust Survivors To Launch

Their voices were quelled 70 years ago as they fought for survival. Now, a new innovative...
President Obama and the 1967 Borders – What Israel Should Do Now May 20, 2011 7:20 pm

President Obama and the 1967 Borders – What Israel Should Do Now

President Obama presented yesterday his blueprint for Mideast peace: Israel must withdraw to...
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    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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”

    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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