15
May
Gaza’s Deadliest Day Since 2014
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Ellen Wexler
Israeli forces yesterday fired on protesters trying to breach the Gaza border fence, killing more than 60 and injuring 2,400.
15
May
Book Review | A Rich Brew: How Cafés Created Modern Jewish Culture by Shachar Pinsker
Since their origin in the early 1500s in Yemen and elsewhere in the Arab world, coffee houses have provided an important social meeting place for people from all walks of life, especially creative, political and business types.
14
May
Book Review | Harvey Milk by Lillian Faderman
Last April, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to name the main terminal at San Francisco International Airport after Harvey Milk, the gay rights martyr who was assassinated 40 years ago. The decision further (and literally) cements Milk’s legacy as the best-known LGBT activist in American history.
14
May
Book Review | Gateway To The Moon by Mary Morris
Entrada de la Luna, New Mexico, is a small town with a big mystery. Why do its Spanish Catholic families light candles on Friday night? Why doesn’t anyone eat pork? The answers, it turns out, lie half a millennium ago, in 15th-century Spain.
11
May
Six New Jewish Movies to Stream on Netflix
If you’re looking for a more recent flick, here are six new Jewish movies available to stream on Netflix—including documentaries, dramas, and a stand-up comedy show.
10
May
Jeremy Corbyn and the Jewdas Seder
The Labor Party leader continues to disappoint and alienate British Jews.
10
May
Rebels in Uniform
Why more young Orthodox women are serving in the IDF.
10
May
Foods to Celebrate Israeli Independence Day
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With Israeli Independence Day coming up on May 14, we spoke with food writer and chef Vered Guttman about how to prepare for the holiday, the best foods to celebrate with—and which Israeli dishes she misses the most.
10
May
The Danger of Polarizing Anti-Semitism
Don’t let this old-new prejudice become a weapon in partisan politics.
10
May
Unravelling the Words of an Unlikely Villain
In seeking purity, do we risk missing the bigger picture?
08
May
Great Love Stories from the Holocaust
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By
Moment
It is easy to find love in a beautiful place. But to find love in the shadow of death is most remarkable. And remarkable were the young Jews who, caught in the Holocaust, held onto life in ghettos, forests, transit camps, slave labor camps and death camps.
08
May
Persecuted In Pakistan
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By
Taha Anis
Accused of blasphemy for practicing—or even affirming—their faith, Ahmadis still cling to the country they helped establish.