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LI woman shares father's Holocaust diary, 'A Jew in the Woods"
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (394+ words) Berl and Raja Ilman Kagan in Lithuania before the war. Credit: Miriam Kagan Lieber People who have known Miriam Lieber as a neighbor in the town of Oceanside, or through her longtime directorship of the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County,…...
A Jewish scholar chosen to lead the Catholic Biblical Association is hit by antisemitic backlash
1+ week, 4+ day ago (665+ words) When Amy-Jill Levine was a child in Massachusetts, a schoolmate in her predominantly Catholic hometown told her she was guilty of killing Christ because she was Jewish. Her mother reassured her that wasn’t the case — and instead of being embittered…...
After centuries in India, the last Cochin Jews try to keep their history alive
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1182+ words) KOCHI, India — As the sun set over Kochi’s historic Jew Town neighborhood, Keith Hallegua donned a gray kippah and began a solitary walk to the synagogue at the end of his cobbled street. It was Shavuot, the Jewish holiday commemorating…...
Israelis worry about weakening connection with younger Jewish Americans
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1106+ words) FILE- A U.S. flag is seen through a hole torn in an Israel national flag, as they wave in the wind at a horse ranch, near the southern Israeli town of Sderot, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Credit: AP/Oded Balilty JERUSALEM — Israelis across…...
Takeaways from the AP's report on the legacy of Pittsburgh Rabbi Jeffrey Myers
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (897+ words) Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Tree of Life Congregation, left, reminisces over images presented at his retirement dinner celebration at Rodef Shalom Congregation in Pittsburgh on Friday, July 17, 2026. Credit: AP/Jessie Wardarski PITTSBURGH — Rabbi Jeffrey Myers is retiring from Tree…...
For LI's observant Jews, tip off time on Friday night conflicts with the Sabbath and is a no-go zone
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (616+ words) "The truth is that for a Shabbat-observant Jew, there are no 'NBA Finals loopholes,' " said Rabbi Anchelle Perl, of Chabad of Mineola. Credit: Shaya Perl New York Knicks fans have waited 53 long years for their team to win an NBA…...
Trump's call for a national Sabbath is a great idea
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (533+ words) Then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at an event billed as "fighting antisemitism in America" in Washington, in September 2024. Credit: EPA-EFE/Shutterstock/Jim Lo Scalzo Sometimes people don't reject a message because the message is wrong. They reject it because…...
Foreign visitors return to Jewish pilgrimage in Tunisia under tight security
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (571+ words) Jewish pilgrims take part in a procession as they attend an annual pilgrimage at the Ghriba synagogue in the resort of Djerba, Tunisia, on Monday, May 4, 2026. Credit: AP/Bassem Aouini DJERBA, Tunisia — The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the 26-century-old El-Ghriba…...
Matzo brei is Passover comfort food fried up in a pan
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (460+ words) The traditional Passover food matzo brei (rhymes with fry) is essentially matzo fried with eggs, or scrambled eggs with matzo, depending on how you look at it. The holiday requires observant Jews to stay away from any leavened breads, so…...
Alleged white supremacist pleads guilty in fire at Tennessee center that trained civil rights icons
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (389+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A man linked to white supremacist movements pleaded guilty on Monday to setting a fire that destroyed an office at a historic social justice center in Tennessee, a court document shows. Regan Prater also pleaded guilty to attempting…...