Jewish Identity
The 2013 Council of American Jewish Museums Conference
Last week in lower Manhattan, the Council of American Jewish Museums (CAJM) hosted their annual conference, bringing together Jewish museum professionals from across...
Unlikely Teammates: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and His Jewish Manager (INTERVIEW)
Standing behind the podium of the 2013 NAACP Image Awards is a man in a tux with a red tie whose smooth, dark skin is stretched over a frame so long that it cannot fit...
Marching in the Jordan Valley in Memory of Hila Bezaleli
Last Friday (March 8), marchers marked the third annual Jordan Valley March. The event attracted more than 5,000 participants from all over the Israel. Stretching along the country's eastern border, the Jordan Valley offers tastes...
Chavez Era Remembered as Perilous Time for Venezuelan Jewry
Michel Hausmann, a Jewish freelance theater director now living in New York, in 2009 was the producer of the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" in Caracas, Venezuela. Suddenly, the state-sponsored Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho Orchestra...
‘Putting a Face on Every Soldier’
Ben, an Israel Defense Forces reservist, recalls when his unit took up a position to...
Christian Missionaries Threaten Survival of Kaifeng Jews
After two centuries of slow decline, the Kaifeng Jews of Central China, who now...
A Web of Hate: European, U.S. Laws Clash on Defining and Policing Online Anti-Semitism
Last October, the hashtag #unbonjuif (#agoodjew) was trending as the third-most tweeted subject in France....
The 2013 Council of American Jewish Museums Conference
Last week in lower Manhattan, the Council of American Jewish Museums (CAJM) hosted their annual conference, bringing together Jewish museum professionals from across the...
Unlikely Teammates: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and His Jewish Manager (INTERVIEW)
Standing behind the podium of the 2013 NAACP Image Awards is a man in a tux with a red tie whose smooth, dark skin is...
Marching in the Jordan Valley in Memory of Hila Bezaleli
Last Friday (March 8), marchers marked the third annual Jordan Valley March. The event attracted more than 5,000 participants from all over the Israel. Stretching...
Chavez Era Remembered as Perilous Time for Venezuelan Jewry
Michel Hausmann, a Jewish freelance theater director now living in New York, in 2009 was the producer of the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" in...
Little Moons
Veteran or novice, whom do you choose? Say you are the coach of a sports team and you have accomplished stars but they may be...
Three Types of Community
A long drama had taken place. Moses had led the people from slavery to the beginning of the road to freedom. The people themselves...
‘Putting a Face on Every Soldier’
Ben, an Israel Defense Forces reservist, recalls when his unit took up a position to sleep inside a beat-up old Volkswagen van outside a Palestinian...
Christian Missionaries Threaten Survival of Kaifeng Jews
After two centuries of slow decline, the Kaifeng Jews of Central China, who now number only in the hundreds, are again struggling to ...
A Web of Hate: European, U.S. Laws Clash on Defining and Policing Online Anti-Semitism
Last October, the hashtag #unbonjuif (#agoodjew) was trending as the third-most tweeted subject in France. Users jumped on the chance to tweet phrases like "a...
New Institute Seeks to Consolidate the Growing Field of Israel Studies
In response to the Jewish community's concern with the growth of anti-Israel bias and pro-Palestinian sympathies on college campuses, the field of Israel Studies has...
Netanyahu Thanks Pope Benedict for Boosting Jewish-Christian Ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Pope Benedict XVI for his boosting Jewish-Christian ties during his tenure as pontiff. "I want to thank you...
Israel Presses International Community to Protect Tunisian Jews
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has instructed its diplomats to press the international community to encourage Tunisia to protect its Jewish community and sites,...
Art Exhibition Features Tefillin Hair Ties for Women
The most fun part of planning an exhibition is when you get to the works coming together for the first time. There is a magic...
First Ever Hebrew Conference Held in South Asia
Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India, made history when it organized a three-day international interdisciplinary conference titled, "Hebrew Language and Culture: Reception, Self Conception...
