By Jeremy Gillick
Sholom Aleichem, the revered 19th century writer whose earnest, incredulous and good-natured humor came to define a century of Jewish jokes, is back....
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
There were articles on Bernard Madoff's arrest and scandal in every section of the Washington Post today except Sports. We especially like this...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
JTA reported today that a 12 year survey, conducted among 60,000 Jews aged 15-17 in 20 countries outside Israel, indicates that few young...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
Another financial drama is having rippling effects in the Jewish community, only, unlike the financial misfortunes of Sheldon Adelson we wrote about last...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
Israel refused to allow senior UN rights official and Special Rapporteur in the Palestinian territories Richard Falk into the country earlier today, sending...
By Jeremy Gillick
While the economic crisis may spell Birthright's demise, New Voices editor Josh Nathan-Kazis argues that the famously free trip to Israel has already...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
Can't decide which of the Holocaust/WWII movies coming out this holiday season you want to see? New York has this useful chart:
By Mandy Katz
Perhaps an apt follow-up to my post Monday about a journey from the Holocaust to the Ivy League? Yesterday's Washington Post carries an...
By Benjamin Schuman-Stoler
Former president Jimmy Carter just arrived in Lebanon, where he will do some electoral analysis and give a speech that will probably upset...