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Italy is having a Yiddish moment. An unprecedented I.J. Singer translation is part of the boom.
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1600+ words) In September 1932, Israel Joshua Singer boarded a ship bound for New York, where he had been invited to report on the United States for Yiddish-speaking Jews like himself. “Americans are a difficult people to understand,” the famed novelist wrote in…...
Trying to silence critics of Israel’s war | Letters to the editor
1+ week, 2+ day ago (740+ words) I am a Jewish woman who planned to attend the Chomp the Oligarchy event (with Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan) before The Venue was pressured into cancelling it. I support candidates because of where they stand on issues including their…...
With 2 current films, director Rachel Israel offers comic relief for Jewish trauma
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1115+ words) For nearly three years, much of Jewish culture has been shaped by war, rising antisemitism and questions of identity under pressure. Rachel Israel’s latest movies head in a different direction. In the space of a year, the New York filmmaker…...
Theater manager who added ‘the Jews’ to ‘Odyssey’ marquee calls antisemitism ‘exaggerated’
3+ week, 1+ day ago (557+ words) The manager of a movie theater in suburban Portland, Oregon, is defending a cryptic marquee message about Jews and “The Odyssey” by saying modern-day antisemitism is “exaggerated” to help Israel. “Before there were the Jews, there was … ‘The Odyssey,’” said…...
New year, new clergy: South Florida synagogues welcome religious leaders before High Holy Days
3+ week, 3+ day ago (837+ words) An influx of new clergy members is stepping into leadership roles at South Florida synagogues ahead of the Jewish New Year. Some moved from out of state; others were serving their congregations in other capacities and have been freshly elevated…...
Looking for a spiritual home? Tour South Florida synagogues during open house events
3+ week, 5+ day ago (469+ words) Which congregation should you call home? With so many choices, finding the right one can feel daunting. Luckily, South Florida temples are hosting open house events so you can tour the facilities and get a better feel for what each…...
Argentina’s Jews turn a soccer chant into a call for justice 32 years after the AMIA bombing
4+ week, 1+ day ago (728+ words) BUENOS AIRES — If the phrase Argentina’s Jewish community has adopted to mark the 32nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in the country’s history sounds familiar to their compatriots, it’s intentional: “Today we cannot lose … our memory” echoes the soccer-mad nation’s…...
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County hosts 2nd annual Pride Shabbat | PHOTOS
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (171+ words) Sun Sentinel More than 100 community members joined together on June 12 at the North Palm Beach Country Club for the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County’s second annual Community-Wide Pride Shabbat. Celebrating Jewish joy, pride and community, the event featured blessings…...
Inside America’s first prison synagogue, a new exhibit tells the story of Jewish inmates who built it
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (910+ words) Behind the imposing stone walls of Eastern State Penitentiary — the Philadelphia prison that once held Al Capone — sits a small, unlikely sanctuary: a synagogue built by inmates, for inmates, nearly a century ago. Now, a new exhibition is telling its…...
Europe’s smallest Jewish community gets a home of its own — complete with geothermal mikvah
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (663+ words) REYKJAVIK, Iceland — Until recently, this city located near the Arctic Circle was one of the few places in Europe where organized Jewish life did not exist — no synagogue, no ritual bath, no communal building. That changed recently, as the Jewish…...