Personalities
India Buys Rare Gandhi Letters Belonging To Jewish Bodybuilder
In a private transaction held at Sotheby's before the scheduled auction, the Government of India has purchased thousands of papers relating to Mahatma Gandhi...
Roseanne Barr: I’m a Fat Old Jew
Roseanne Barr took to Twitter this week to announce that she's a "fat old Jew". The former television star posted a photo of herself on the social media site, with the words "fat old Jew"...
Kat Graham Wants Mitzvah Tank Tour Bus
Actress and singer Katerina Graham took to Instagram to proclaim her next tour bus will be the Mitzvah Tank. Graham, who speaks some Hebrew and whose mother is Jewish, posted a picture on the social photo...
Amy Winehouse’s Family to Mark One Year Anniversary of Death in Jewish Tradition
In an interview with Hello! Magazine in the UK, Amy Winehouse's mother reveals that she still wakes up in tears, almost one year after the passing of her daughter, and that to mark the one...
Nina Weiner: Godmother to Thousands of Israeli Students
Nina Avidar Weiner takes a personal interest in the lives of many of the 600...
Donald Sanford, American-Israeli Runner Qualifies Last Minute for London 2012 (VIDEO)
25 year old American Israeli athlete Donald Sanford secured his spot in the Israeli delegation...
Itsu Kaszirer 1922-2012
My father-in-law of 24 years, Itsu Kaszirer, died on the second of Tammuz at the...
Orthodox Rabbi May be First ALS Patient Cured by Israeli Drug
Haredi leader Rabbi Refoel Shmulevitz, a victim of the motor neuron disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...
Brad Meltzer: From Superman to the Everyman
Known as one of the men who shaped the "Superman" myth, bestselling Jewish author...
India Buys Rare Gandhi Letters Belonging To Jewish Bodybuilder
In a private transaction held at Sotheby's before the scheduled auction, the Government of India has purchased thousands of papers relating to Mahatma Gandhi and...
Roseanne Barr: I’m a Fat Old Jew
Roseanne Barr took to Twitter this week to announce that she's a "fat old Jew". The former television star posted a photo of herself on...
Kat Graham Wants Mitzvah Tank Tour Bus
Actress and singer Katerina Graham took to Instagram to proclaim her next tour bus will be the Mitzvah Tank. Graham, who speaks some Hebrew and whose...
Amy Winehouse’s Family to Mark One Year Anniversary of Death in Jewish Tradition
In an interview with Hello! Magazine in the UK, Amy Winehouse's mother reveals that she still wakes up in tears, almost one year after the...
Nina Weiner: Godmother to Thousands of Israeli Students
Nina Avidar Weiner takes a personal interest in the lives of many of the 600 students that the ISEF Foundation (International Sephardic Education Foundation) provides university...
Donald Sanford, American-Israeli Runner Qualifies Last Minute for London 2012 (VIDEO)
25 year old American Israeli athlete Donald Sanford secured his spot in the Israeli delegation for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games, set to kick off...
Itsu Kaszirer 1922-2012
My father-in-law of 24 years, Itsu Kaszirer, died on the second of Tammuz at the age of 90, in Antwerp. He was a remarkable man...
Orthodox Rabbi May be First ALS Patient Cured by Israeli Drug
Haredi leader Rabbi Refoel Shmulevitz, a victim of the motor neuron disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), may be the first known patient cured of ALS,...
Brad Meltzer: From Superman to the Everyman
Known as one of the men who shaped the "Superman" myth, bestselling Jewish author Brad Meltzer is just as impressed with the stories...
Yitzhak Shamir: A Voice of Israel, Silenced
Leaders of Israel's political hierarchy gathered on Mt. Herzl July 2 to expresses their official condolences to the family of Israel's seventh Prime Minister, Yitzhak...
Edon Pinchot Heads to Semifinals of America’s Got Talent (VIDEO)
After receiving a standing ovation earlier in the week on "America's Got Talent", 14 year old yarmulke wearing Edon Pinchot has advanced to the semi-finals...
JDC Gets New Director in Former Soviet Department
Ofer Glanz—previously an NGO, telecommunications and software executive—will take over as director of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee's (JDC) Former Soviet Union department, the...
Yarmulke Wearing Edon Pinchot Gets Standing Ovation on America’s Got Talent (VIDEO)
Edon Pinchot, the young Jewish boy who has made a name for himself on NBC's "America's Got Talent", received a wealth of support during his...
Yitzhak Shamir, Israel’s 7th Prime Minister, Dead at 96
Israel's seventh prime minister, Yitzhak Shamir, passed away June 30 at the age of 96. Shamir, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, served intermittently as prime...
