Personalities
Simon Cowell: Secret Israeli?
I smiled when I heard that Simon Cowell had donated $50,000 to the Friends of the IDF charity. I was pleased, but not surprised....
New Baby Trump Versus New Baby Royal; Was ‘The Donald’ his Sandek at the Bris?
A baby rivalry has begun in the UK between the newest heir to the throne, Prince George, whose Christening was held this week in London, and Joseph Frederick Kushner -- the son of Donald Trump's...
The Spiritual Education of Cory Booker
Twenty-one years ago a young African-American Rhodes scholar walked into our Jewish student center at the University of Oxford in England. He had a date with a Jewish woman who told him she was going...
Michael Bloomberg Awarded Inaugural Genesis Prize
New York Daily News - For this prize-winner, a million bucks is just pocket change. Billionaire Mayor Bloomberg will receive a $1 million award from a Jewish group founded by Russian Jewish billionaires that seeks to...
House of Mendelsohn: Jon Joins Lords, Nicola Leads Facebook to Israel
This has been a big week for the Mendelsohns of London, what with Jon being...
Two American Jews Win Nobel Prize in Medicine
JNS.org - Two American Jews, along with their German partner, have been awarded the...
Rabbi Jack Moline Takes Helm for Jewish Democrats (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - Rabbi Jack Moline was sitting with his friend, Rahm Emanuel, then a...
‘Soul Doctor’ and the Awesome Legacy of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach
I can't remember exactly the first time I heard Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach sing, or the...
Archive of Jewish WWII Heroine Spy, Original ‘Bond Girl,’ Captures Renewed Interest at London Museum (VIDEO)
The archive, including never-before-seen photographs, of a Jewish heroine from World War II, and the likely model for Ian...
Simon Cowell: Secret Israeli?
I smiled when I heard that Simon Cowell had donated $50,000 to the Friends of the IDF charity. I was pleased, but not surprised. I've...
New Baby Trump Versus New Baby Royal; Was ‘The Donald’ his Sandek at the Bris?
A baby rivalry has begun in the UK between the newest heir to the throne, Prince George, whose Christening was held this week in London,...
The Spiritual Education of Cory Booker
Twenty-one years ago a young African-American Rhodes scholar walked into our Jewish student center at the University of Oxford in England. He had a date...
Michael Bloomberg Awarded Inaugural Genesis Prize
New York Daily News - For this prize-winner, a million bucks is just pocket change. Billionaire Mayor Bloomberg will receive a $1 million award from a...
House of Mendelsohn: Jon Joins Lords, Nicola Leads Facebook to Israel
This has been a big week for the Mendelsohns of London, what with Jon being introduced to the House of Lords Wednesday, and Nicola bringing...
Two American Jews Win Nobel Prize in Medicine
JNS.org - Two American Jews, along with their German partner, have been awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Medicine. The three scientists, Yale University professor...
Rabbi Jack Moline Takes Helm for Jewish Democrats (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - Rabbi Jack Moline was sitting with his friend, Rahm Emanuel, then a White House adviser, as the two ate lunch during their...
‘Soul Doctor’ and the Awesome Legacy of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach
I can't remember exactly the first time I heard Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach sing, or the first time I met him, but I do remember feeling...
Archive of Jewish WWII Heroine Spy, Original ‘Bond Girl,’ Captures Renewed Interest at London Museum (VIDEO)
The archive, including never-before-seen photographs, of a Jewish heroine from World War II, and the likely model for Ian Fleming's female spy, Vesper Lynd, in the original James Bond...
Jerusalem’s Mayor is Israel’s Richest Politician
JNS.org - Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat topped a list published by Forbes of Israel's richest politicians, with a net worth of NIS 450 million, or...
Jewish Professor Who Declined Honorary Polish Doctorate Because of Anti-Semitic Attacks is No Stranger to Discrimination
University of Leeds, U.K. Professor Emeritus Zygmunt Bauman, 87, author of Modernity and The Holocaust, turned down an honorary doctorate from the University of Lower Silesia,...
The Goy (Will Be) Back in Town
Remember I told you in July that I was a finalist in the 'Commitment to Israel' category of the WIZO Commitment Awards? I'm thrilled to say that I...
Eydie Gorme, Jewish-American Singer, Dies at 84
JNS.org - Jewish-American singer Eydie Gorme, who became famous for her popular duet performances with her husband Steve Lawrence in the 1950s, died in...
Rabbi Elon Heckled Over Sexual Abuse Conviction
Ynet - Rabbi Moti Elon conducted his weekly Torah lesson in the Midgal Yeshiva Wednesday evening, just hours after being convicted for performing indecent sexual acts on a minor. During...
