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A son of Holocaust survivors and the granddaughter of a Nazi confront their separate inheritances
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (893+ words) The family memoir "Inheritance" grew out of the unlikely collaboration between a child of Jewish refugees and an Austrian filmmaker." Charlie Scheidt and Kat Rohrer met from opposite sides of the 20th-century moral universe: Scheidt is the only child of…...
Steeped in history, Pensacola Jews celebrate the 150th anniversary of Florida's oldest synagogue
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1793+ words) The celebration included a gala and a visit to the grave of Florida's first Jewish mayor. PENSACOLA, Florida " Mention the Jewish exodus to Florida, and people immediately think Miami Beach, Boca Raton or Aventura. But it was here in Pensacola…...
Oct. 7 drove Jewish and Muslim teens apart. A dialogue group in L. A. brought them together.
1+ year, 1+ week ago (1271+ words) The Muslims and Jews Inspiring Change Council, or MAJIC, aims to foster respect, not consensus. This article was produced as part of'JTA's Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that…...
From far corners of the Jewish world, the women of Chabad gather in freezing Brooklyn
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1079+ words) The annual gathering of female Chabad emissaries provided a respite for women typically on the front lines of Jewish life in far-flung communities. It was close to 90 degrees back home in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Friday, but Chani Aziza…...
NYC synagogue hosts Catholic archbishop and Sandy Koufax jersey to mark 60-year milestones in American Jewish history
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (552+ words) Timothy Dolan participated in Yom Kippur services to mark the anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the landmark Catholic doctrine about the Jews. In his first surprise for his congregation on Yom Kippur, Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove brought out one surprise after another…...
Quietly absent since 2023, Jewish Heritage Night at the NY Mets stirs up new controversy
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (758+ words) False claims that the Mets said it is "too risky" to have a special Jewish night are spreading. In September 2023, the last time the New York Mets had a Jewish Heritage Day at Citi Field, the Israeli acting consul general…...
Pete Hegseth compares media to the Pharisees, ancient Jewish sect derided by Christians
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (471+ words) The Pharisees scrutinized every good act in order to find a violation, only looking for the negative," Hegseth said. Almost exactly seven years after a presidential candidate stopped referring to Pharisees" in response to allegations of antisemitism, another prominent political…...
These Israeli-Palestinian 'brothers' are preaching peace. Can their message make a difference?
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (684+ words) Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon have taken their pitch to "The Daily Show," NPR and Jewish communities across the United States. At a time when the Israeli-Palestinian conflict feels perhaps farther than ever from a solution, Aziz Abu Sarah…...
Holocaust education gets a bad rap. But it's not falling short " we are.
1+ week, 19+ min ago (286+ words) Holocaust education can't solve intolerance, but it can lay a foundation of facts, writes a history professor. This Holocaust Remembrance Day marks nearly 81 years since the end of World War II. Few living witnesses remain, whether Holocaust survivors or military veterans....
Anne Frank and "Night" may soon be required reading in Texas public schools. Is that good for the Jews?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1514+ words) A first-of-its-kind list recognizes the importance of Holocaust education amid continuing tensions over who controls what students read and how those stories are taught. In the years since school libraries became a culture-war flashpoint, Texas has been one of the…...