Posts Tagged: Jewish year 5779
Take the 5779 Jewish Pundit Quiz
JNS.org - Was 5778 a good year? For Jews around the world, it was the usual mixed bag. The US embassy in Israel was finally moved...
Culture
Marilyn Monroe’s Jewish Prayer Book Sells at Auction for $21,000 to ‘Obsessed Fan’
A Jewish prayer book owned by American actress Marilyn Monroe...
Actor Gerard Butler Taunted for IDF Support After Sharing Photo of Burnt California Home
Actor Gerard Butler faced a wave of criticism and taunting from...
Debra Messing Supports Fellow Actress Alyssa Milano in Criticizing Women’s March Leaders for Not Condemning Farrakhan
Jewish actress Debra Messing has followed in the footsteps...
Features
‘We’ll Go on Forever’ — A Witness to Kristallnacht 80 Years Ago, My Grandmother Looks Back
I have long known that my grandmother witnessed Kristallnacht....
Antisemites to the Left of Me, Nazis to the Right: Stuck in the Middle With Jews
We enjoyed a wonderful 60-year run, we American Jews. The postwar boom of...
In Teaching English to Hebrew-Speaking Kids, Educators Learn Their Own Lessons
JNS.org - A teaching program dedicated to tackling the achievement gap in Israel...
World
Jewish Voice for Peace’s Anti-Israel Narrative Exposed in Canary Miss...
JNS.org -Â Since 1996, Jewish Voice for Peace has been a prominent anti-Israel group nationwide, especially on college campuses, advocating for...
Israel
Israeli PM Netanyahu Scrambles to Stabilize Governing Coalition After Liebe...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scrambling to shore up his governing coalition following the resignation of Defense Minister Avigdor...
Middle East
Government Officials: Iraq to Exchange Food for Iranian Gas, Seeks US Appro...
Iraq has agreed with Iran to exchange Iraqi food items for Iranian gas and energy supplies, two Iraqi government officials...
New York Times Travel Section Writes Jerusalem Out of Israel
Toronto Police Launch Hate Crime Investigation as Yeshiva Students Earn Praise for Defending Themselves Against Antisemitic Assailants
International Nuclear Agency Assailed for Ignoring Critical Israeli Intelligence as it Praises Iranian 'Cooperation' With 2015 Nuclear Deal
No 'Both Sides to Blame' Excuse for Hamas Escalation, Israeli Envoy Tells UN as Gaza Ceasefire Takes Hold
UCLA Chancellor Says SJP Conference Will Take Place on Campus, Despite Antisemitism Concerns