Posts Tagged: Jewish Heritage
‘Zionist’ Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Summoned to Appear in Iranian Court
JNS.org - An Iranian court handling the privacy case against social media apps WhatsApp and Instagram has called on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who was...
American Jewish Leaders Meet Spain’s King Juan Carlos in Historic Visit
JNS.org - In a historic visit, 60 American Jewish leaders traveling with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations met with King...
Netanyahu: Rabbi Yosef ‘One of the Wisest Men of This Generation’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his sorrow over the death of Sephardic community leader Ovadia Yosef, who died Monday, aged 93. Calling Yosef "among the...
To Be a Jew is to Be Part of History
The Bible portion of Ki Tavo begins with the ceremony of bringing first fruits to the Temple. The Mishnah (Bikkurim 3) gives a detailed account...
Jewish Zanzibar Acid Attack Victim Recovers at Home; Friend Awaits Surgery
One of the Jewish girls who was the victim of a horrific acid attack in Zanzibar last week is at home recovering following surgery, while...
Barbra Streisand to Receive Honorary Doctorate From Hebrew University
Legendary American actress, director, singer, producer, composer, philanthropist and activist Barbra Streisand will receive an honorary doctor of philosophy degree from the Hebrew University of...
Being Jewish Without God
What if you just do not believe in God? Does this mean there is no room for you in the Jewish religion? On the surface,...
A Jewish Tone for the Sound of Music
Oscar Hammerstein II was raised by Scottish Presbyterians, and the only time he ever entered a synagogue was to deliver eulogies at Temple Emanu-El on...
Neil Simon’s Jewish-Infused Work, Underappreciated by Critics, Continues to Sell
While experts say famed Jewish playwright Neil Simon is under-appreciated, box office demand attests to his continued influence. The New Jewish Theater in St. Louis opened its 2012-13 season...
Annexation and Withdrawal: A Modest Proposal
When is enough really enough? For the State of Israel, apparently, still not yet. Israeli military occupation over the "West Bank" is a 45-year-old mistake and...
Jaffa Road: Where the Light Gets In (INTERVIEW)
Music lovers better pack their bags because they're in for a sonic world tour when global tour de force and Juno nominees Jaffa Road release...
Jewish Jamaica, Then and Now
The many Cohens and Levys in the Jamaican phone books may not be practicing Jews, though they most likely recognize that they may be descendants...
Refusenik’s Translated Memoir Offers Rare Glimpse Into Soviet Oppression
"With neither family nor human warmth, it was an existence lived against the grain of human nature." That is how Yosef Mendelevich remembers the deprivations of...
New Photography Project Puts Jewish Jerusalem Back on the Map
A new Google Street style project documenting the streets of Jerusalem has been launched online, enabling anyone in the world to take a virtual tour...
