Jewish History
Leadership Beyond Despair
Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible, is remarkable for the extreme realism with which it portrays human character. Its heroes are not superhuman. Its non-heroes are not archetypal villains. The best have failings; the worst often have saving virtues. I know of no other religious literature quite like it. This makes it very difficult to use biblical narrative to teach a simple, black-and-white approach to...
January 22, 2013 1:49 am
Opinion: Martin Luther King Jr’s Bond With Israel
San Francisco Gate - The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. understood the meaning of discrimination...
January 20, 2013 2:28 am
Rare Artifact Stolen From Israeli Archaeological Dig
A recently uncovered rare archaeological artifact was stolen this week from the Tel Shiloh...
January 17, 2013 3:47 pm
Israel to Open Exhibit on Biblical King Herod
The Jerusalem-based Israel Museum is scheduled in February to open an exhibit on the infamous...
January 17, 2013 2:15 am
70 Years Later, Recalling the First Battle Against the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto
Seventy years ago this month, the Nazis began their second deportation of the Jews from the...
January 17, 2013 2:10 am
Vatican Reiterates Church Support for Jews After Traditionalists Call Them “Enemies of Church”
The chief official responsible for Vatican-Jewish relations said that the Catholic Church...
January 16, 2013 9:49 am
MGM to Remake Ben-Hur With More Focus on Jesus
MGM is planning a new remake of its 1959 epic Ben-Hur, Deadline has reported. MGM no longer...
January 16, 2013 12:47 am
A Tale of Mutual Empathy: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
In Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love, an exhibition aptly opening on Martin Luther...
January 15, 2013 10:01 am
Discovery of Ancient Pitcher Indicates that Biblical Shiloh Was Burned
Recent archaeological findings in Samaria, Israel shed light on the incomplete story of the...
January 15, 2013 2:32 am
Time and Space: Decade After Fatal Mission, Film Covers Israeli Astronaut’s Legacy
Dan Cohen describes Ilan Ramon, the first and only Israeli astronaut, as “a man used to...
January 9, 2013 10:18 am
‘Beethoven Was a Zionist’: A Memoir From Israel on the Eve of its Creation
“Today I saw The Land for the first time, and it was beautiful.” With those simple but...
January 8, 2013 3:33 pm
Expert: New Ancient Hebrew Manuscripts Could Have Major Impact on Taliban
The recent unveiling of 1,000-year-old manuscripts, found in caves in Afghanistan but written...
January 7, 2013 10:42 pm
Israeli Library’s Manuscripts Provide First Physical Proof of Ancient Afghani Jewry
The National Library of Israel of Jan. 3 introduced the “Afghan Genizah,” a group of ancient...
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Arts and Culture Blogs
Film Review: Fill the Void (VIDEO)
Rama Burshtein’s Fill the Void (Lemale et ha’halal) is the second film in as many years to emerge from Israel with not only a strong international presence, but a unique perspective on religious Judaism. Just as Footnote before it, this was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards after a run of significant festival appearances (including winning Best Actress at the 2012 Venice Film Festival). The film represents the crowning jewel of an emerging religious women’s cinema [...]
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Arts and Culture Blogs
EXCLUSIVE: Gal Gadot on Jewish Identity, American Films and Representing Israel in Hollywood (INTERVIEW)
Gal Gadot is arguably Israel’s second hottest export at the moment. The former Miss Israel 2004 and Miss Universe contestant has a starring role in the most recent film from the Fast and the Furious Franchise and is one of the faces of Israel’s largest clothing brands, Castro. Now she’s teaming up with Vine Vera skin care products,which incorporates the breakthrough ingredient Resveratrol, which she tells The Algemeiner is “a new innovative discovery which helps slow down the aging process [...]
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Arts and Culture Blogs
Jonathan Ames, ‘Herring Wonder’ and HBO Series Creator, Does Israel
Writer Jonathan Ames, creator of the HBO television series “Bored to Death,” is known for his fearless and exhibitionistic persona. One can find YouTube videos of him eating herring and boxing at the same time, having knives thrown at him by a person called “Throwdini,” and ranting drunkenly at an awards ceremony. And when it comes to writing, Ames’s essays tend to cover racy topics. Given these exploits, it’s a bit surprising to learn that Ames’s recent trip to Israel [...]
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Arts and Culture Beliefs and concepts
Jewish Presence in Contemporary Art
The Jewish presence and identity in the contemporary world of art is one truly worth noting. At the 3rd annual conference of “Jewish Arts & Identity in the contemporary world” in Baruch College’s Jewish Studies Center, at a panel entitled “Jewish Ways of Seeing: The Visual Arts and the Jewish Tradition”, the Jewish impact on the creative world is exemplified through the discussion of artist Audrey Flack and her various works. Flack was born in 1931 to a fairly Orthodox [...]
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Blogs Features
Black Jazz Musician Encounters Mixed Reactions to Subway Renditions of Hatikvah, Hava Hagila
At first you may be skeptical of Isaiah Richardson Jr. He doesn’t look like somebody who would be playing Hava Nagila for passengers waiting for their train in the subway. Firstly, he seems too young, and secondly, he’s a black kid from the Bronx, dressed sharply, derby hat and all. But when upon meeting Isaiah, the 32-year-old ticked off “Hevenu Shalom Aleichem,” “Bashana Haba’ah,” and “Zum Gali Gali” as some of his favorite songs to play passing crowds, I knew [...]
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Blogs Music
Mother’s Day Performer Blends Israeli Independence and the Jewish Side of Verdi
This Mother’s Day, the music of opera singer Sharon Azrieli Perez will integrate the varied threads that have made up the fabric of her life. Perez, in a Mother’s Day concert May 12 at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, will weave a musical experience that brings together intimations of Israeli independence, Giuseppe Verdi’s use of Jewish melodies, medieval Ladino music, and modern Jewish show music. These musical elements are particularly personal for Perez, whose Juilliard education has [...]
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Blogs Jewish 100 Social
Harvey Weinstein to Elie Wiesel: Without You There Would be no ‘Schindler’s List’ (VIDEO)
Famed film producer Harvey Weinstein presented Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel with the Algemeiner newspaper’s ‘Warrior for Truth’ award at its recent star studded 40th anniversary ‘JEWISH 100’ Gala. “My mother, the Miriam of Miramax […] was so thrilled when she heard that I was presenting to Professor Wiesel,” Weinstein said as he called on the professor to accept the award. “I am happy to be here on the Algemeiner’s 40th anniversary and to celebrate their top 100,” Weinstein added. Commenting [...]
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Israel Sports
Israeli Soccer Star Victim of Anti-Semitic Abuse on Twitter
Israeli soccer star Yossi Benayoun, who currently plays for FC Chelsea in the English Premier League, was recently the victim of anti-Semitic abuse on Twitter. After thanking his Twitter followers for sending him birthday wishes, Benayoun, who many consider to be the greatest Israeli soccer player ever, was sent the following message: “f***in Jew a**hole.” Benayoun posted a response, saying, “Some nice people in the world.” His team has called on the police to investigate the matter, according to the Britain’s [...]
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