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Man Who Inspired “Defiance” Film Praises IDF for its Humanity February 20, 2012 3:57 pm

Man Who Inspired “Defiance” Film Praises IDF for its Humanity

The Bielski brothers were made famous by the 2008 film, Defiance, starring Daniel Craig and...
Matisyahu Performs “One Day” With Young Boy Battling Cancer (VIDEO) February 20, 2012 3:13 pm

Matisyahu Performs “One Day” With Young Boy Battling Cancer (VIDEO)

“Sometimes I lay under the moon and I thank God I’m breathin. ‘Then I pray...
New Director for Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (INTERVIEW) February 20, 2012 2:51 pm

New Director for Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (INTERVIEW)

After extensive national security and Jewish community involvement, Larry Greenfield takes...
Ryan Braun Takes on Major League Baseball Over Drug Test February 10, 2012 2:16 pm

Ryan Braun Takes on Major League Baseball Over Drug Test

FOX Sports – Want to know the strangest part about the Ryan Braun case? The best outcome...
Hangouts of Most Famous Jewish Gangsters Revealed in NYC Tour February 7, 2012 11:51 am

Hangouts of Most Famous Jewish Gangsters Revealed in NYC Tour

Arnold Rothstein, Meyer Lansky, and Bugsy Siegel.  These are some of the most famous Mafia...
Bob Marley and the Jews February 6, 2012 5:28 pm

Bob Marley and the Jews

Today would have been the 67th birthday of Bob Marley – the reggae musician who created...
Following Super Bowl Madonna Launching World Tour In Israel February 6, 2012 2:18 pm

Following Super Bowl Madonna Launching World Tour In Israel

Sunday night’s Super Bowl halftime performance by Madonna received a considerable amount...
Jews in Super Bowl History February 2, 2012 11:59 am

Jews in Super Bowl History

With less than a minute to play in the biggest football game of his life, Jewish punter Josh...
“X Factor” Loses it’s Jewish Voice on FOX January 31, 2012 11:58 am

“X Factor” Loses it’s Jewish Voice on FOX

NY Post – Reports in rapid succession Monday night had host Steve Jones, then judges...
Shalom Haters: Interview with Israeli/North African MC SHI 360 January 24, 2012 10:23 am

Shalom Haters: Interview with Israeli/North African MC SHI 360

Israeli/North African MC SHI 360 releases “Shalom Haters” video which received...
Reality Show Starlett Tila Tequila Becoming Jewish January 13, 2012 11:11 am

Reality Show Starlett Tila Tequila Becoming Jewish

Photo: Philip Nelson. According to TMZ, former reality show star Tila Tequila is converting...
On the Death of Christopher Hitchens: Obituary for an Atheist Propagandist December 19, 2011 8:26 am

On the Death of Christopher Hitchens: Obituary for an Atheist Propagandist

There is a story told about the saintly Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel, also known as the Alter...
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  • Sports Jewish Jordan Big Fan of “Linsanity”

    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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