Zach Pontz
ARTICLES BY: Zach Pontz
Report: Gestapo Chief Was Buried in Jewish Cemetery
The head of the Gestapo, the feared Nazi secret police, was buried in a Jewish cemetery, Germany's The Bild news website reported Thursday, leading to...
New ADL Survey Shows Slight Decrease in Americans’ Anti-Semitic Attitudes
A new survey taken on behalf of the Anti-Defamation League shows that 12 percent of Americans '"harbor deeply entrenched anti-Semitic attitudes,"...
Rumors Circulate of Ayatollah Khamenei’s Impending Demise
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hasn't been seen in public in three weeks, raising speculation that the recurrence of an old health issue could...
Forbes Ranks Khamenei Above Netanyahu in Global Power List
Consider it a very small victory for Iran. Forbes's latest "The World's Most Powerful People" list places Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, four spots...
Report: Israel Rejects Compromise Proposal With Lebanon Over Economic Zones
Israel has rejected a compromise proposal with Lebanon over the borders of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Globes reported Wednesday. Put forward by the U.S. in late-2012,...
The New King of New York Ramen is…Jewish?
The new and future king of Ramen is...Jewish? Well, yes, according to the New York Post. Meet Ivan Orkin, a trained chef who, while living in...
Jewish Actress Lisa Kudrow Talks Anti-Semitism, Her Son’s Bar Mitzvah in Revealing Interview
Jewish actress Lisa Kudrow opened up about her past experiences with anti-Semitism in a recent interview with the Saturday Evening Post, describing how in college...
Street Artist Banksy’s Newest NYC Work Riffs on Famous Hannah Arendt Quote
Street artist Banksy unveiled his newest artwork Wednesday, as part of his New York "residency," and it riffs on a Hannah Arendt quote. The painting, originally...
Palestinians Celebrate Wildly as Murderers Return Home (VIDEO)
Early Wednesday, 26 Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel as part of a deal brokered between the Jewish state and the Palestinian Authority at the...
French Jewish Leader Says Climate for Jews in Country is ‘Not Pleasant’
The head of the umbrella organization of French Jewish institutions told Israel's i24 News Wednesday that France was not an anti-Semitic country, but that for...
Documents Reveal NSA Rates Intelligence Cooperation With Israel Behind 23 Other Countries
A fresh cache of documents provided by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has revealed that the NSA considers twenty-three countries, including Spain, Turkey...
Jewish New Yorkers Turn Train Car Into a Synagogue (VIDEO)
Talmudic study has been around for the ages, so it makes sense that it has been integrated into the lives of Orthodox Jews in New...
Heirs of Jewish Art Gallery Owner Recover Painting Lost While Fleeing Nazis
The heirs of a Jewish art dealer announced Tuesday the recovery of a painting lost when their patriarch was forced to flee the Nazis some...
Richard Dawkins Perplexed by High Number of Jewish Nobel Prize Winners
The usually self-assured biologist, author and atheist Richard Dawkins expressed his bewilderment at the disproportionate amount of Nobel prizes won by Jews in a recent interview...
