Casino: Meet Ace Rothstein & Other Hollywood Jewish Mobsters
If you've never seen Marin Scorsese' epic “Casino” movie starring none other than Robert De Niro playing a now ic...
27
Jun
13
Feb
Are Non-Jewish Actors Playing Jews In Movies A Good Idea?
If we were to ask Sarah Silverman, she would call it straight up cringey and embarrassing. The actress-comedian who considers herself t...
19
Jun
Who are you Sheldon Adelson?
Who are you Sheldon Adelson?
Sheldon Adelson, a worldwide gambling tycoon, the political mentor of Israel's Prime...
27
Aug
7 Film Genres Popular in the Middle East
After the recent shutdowns all over the globe, the film industry is slowly getting back. Arab movies are getting in popular...
24
Jun
Start-up aims to boost financial inclusion across Arab world
According to a recent study by the World Bank, Arabic nations have experienced a surge in adults who are accessing banking services. Th...
23
May
Louise Lawrence Israëls’ Story: “Being Free Means Eating Cookies”
“My name is Louise Lawrence Israëls and I am a survivor of the Holocaust.”
29
Mar
Talk of the Table // Parsley, Celery and Cilantro, Oh My!
The Passover seder is one of Judaism’s most simultaneously stable and mutable traditions: There are universally agreed-upon aspects of the ritual (the four questions, the bitter herb, the four cups of wine), and yet there are many variations
03
Mar
Dietary Restrictions Bring Jewish and Muslim Students Together
by Andrew Michaels
For students with religious dietary obligations, be they kosher, halal, or religious vegetarians, going to colleg...
28
Dec
A Granddaughter’s Shocking Discovery
by Emily Shwake
Rita Gabis comes from two identities: Eastern European Jews and Lithuanian Catholics. For much of Gabis’s life, thes...
07
Dec
Of Song Sheets and Latkes
“Why does the mother persist with the song sheets and the records? No one knows the answer. But still, she passes them out, and still they groan, and in the meantime, the songs work their way into the brain circuitry of the children.”