jew Archives

12 Aug

Israel Takes on Wikimania

August 12, 2011
By Sala Levin
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by Charles Kopel “Education is a human right,” declared Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Sue Gardner to an applauding crowd of six hundred last week in the...

19 Jul

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A Declaration of Ignorance

July 13, 2023
By elisniv
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By Steven Philp Republican or Democrat, American Jews inherit a history of progressiveness concerning issues of race and religion. Yet a pledge released by the conservative...

14 Jun

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Holy Foreskin, Batman!

June 14, 2011
By elisniv
11 comments

By Adina Rosenthal There is a new superhero on the block. In true Superman fashion, he spends his days as regular citizen Miles Hastwick, but when...

07 Apr

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Like a Yellow Star On Our Food

April 7, 2011
By elisniv
2 comments

By Steven Philp Kosher products are a common sight in most American stores; it is an industry that is recognized outside the Jewish community, employing both...

28 Mar

Culture, Religion

All Converts Go To Heaven: The Case of Elizabeth Taylor

February 12, 2021
By Steven Philp
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On April 6, 1959 Time Magazine reported the birth “of the most famous and perhaps most beautiful baby,” a Jewish girl named Elishaba Rachel Taylor....

10 Mar

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Lessons for Germany's Turks from France's Jews

March 10, 2011
By Symi Rom-Rymer
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By Symi Rom-Rymer In the midst of cheering crowds and booming music at an auditorium in Düsseldorf, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Turkish...

10 Mar

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Lessons for Germany’s Turks from France’s Jews

March 10, 2011
By symirr
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By Symi Rom-Rymer In the midst of cheering crowds and booming music at an auditorium in Düsseldorf, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Turkish...

17 Feb

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Anti-Semitic Auto-complete?

July 24, 2012
By Symi Rom-Rymer
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By Symi Rom-Rymer Journalist Stéphane Foucart posed an interesting question in a recent article in the French daily paper, Le Monde: what can Google tell us...

09 Feb

History, Latest

Czech Out Those Jews: Judaism in the Czech Republic

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
7 comments

By Kayla Green How is it possible to judge the attitude toward Jews in the Czech Republic, a country where Jews have in recent history suffered...

23 Nov

Culture, History, Latest, Religion

The Catholic Church Changes Gears on Interfaith Relations

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
1 comment

By Gabriel Weinstein Last week a group of twenty cantors from the American Conference of Cantors (ACC) serenaded Catholic officials in Rome with rousing renditions of...