Posts Tagged: Jewish
England’s Football Association Deems Word ‘Yid’ Offensive
The Football Association of England has warned fans against using the term "yid," saying it considers the term offensive. In a statement posted to the Association's...
‘Mad Mentsch’ – Mad Men’s Hilarious Jewish Makeover (VIDEO)
The AMC television series Mad Men, which chronicles the world of 1960s New York ad men, has been around long enough to justify a spoof or two,...
Daughter of Auschwitz Kommandant, Modeled for Balenciaga, Then Worked at Jewish Owned Shop for 35 Years
One of the daughter's of Auschwitz Kommandant Rudolf Höss once capitalized on her beauty to walk the runway as a model for dress maker Balenciaga,...
British Novelist Howard Jacobson Plans to Reimagine Shakespeare’s Shylock in New Book
British novelist Howard Jacobson plans to take on Shakespeare, rewriting the controversial "Merchant of Venice" with a decidedly more philo-Semitic twist, the BBC reported. "For an...
French City Bans Street Traffic Through Yom Kippur, Angering Residents
JTA - The French city of Metz closed a street to vehicular traffic for the High Holidays season, provoking angry reactions from some Muslims. Rabbin...
Bar Mitzvah Video Takes Aim at ‘Country’ Living (VIDEO)
With Bar Mitzvah videos on YouTube being all the rage these days, it's no wonder an odd assortment keep popping up as young Jews look...
Pollard Criticizes Israel’s Prisoner Release
JPost - When tragedy strikes anywhere in the world, the State of Israel is always among the first to offer help, sending experienced rescue...
IBM to Buy Israeli Company for $630 Million
JNS.org - Technology giant IBM announced Thursday that it plans to acquire Israeli security software vendor Trusteer for an undisclosed amount, believed to be between...
Peace Talks Set to Resume Wednesday in Jerusalem Under Media Blackout
JPost - Israel and the Palestinians are scheduled to begin substantive talks in Jerusalem on Wednesday, amid extremely low expectations on the Israeli...
US National Archives Preserves Recovered Iraqi Jewish Objects Ahead of Fall Exhibit
Conservators at the US National Archives have been hard at work restoring a wealth of historic objects from Iraq's Jewish community, according to The Washington...
British Victims of Zanzibar Acid Attack May Have Been Targeted Because They Were Jewish
Two girls who were the victims of a devastating acid attack on the island of Zanzibar Wednesday may have been targeted because they were Jewish,...
Israel Asks Congress for Impartial Treatment in Sequester
JTA - Israel has asked congressional leaders to make sure that its earmarks are cut according to standards set by the "sequestration." "The Israeli position...
UK’s Labour Party: UK ‘Missing Opportunity’ to Engage Iran by Not Attending Presidential Inauguration
The shadow foreign minister of the United Kingdom's Labour Party, whose leader, Ed Miliband, is Jewish, said it would be a mistake for the country...
Jewish Groups Slam Turkish Deputy PM’s Jewish Blame Claim
Several Jewish organizations have condemned statements reportedly made Tuesday by Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay accusing the "Jewish diaspora" of causing unrest in...
