A collage of Izzy Lieberman’s sons at 7 attests to his scars, but also to his mother’s unquenchable devotion to find him after he was presumed dead more than a decade earlier..
Ex-New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, who was forced out of office by a scandal, said he is running for mayor of New York City.
Jewish groups are joining the effort to help those displaced by the tornado in suburban Oklahoma City.
Steven Silberfein was raised in a Jewish family on Long Island. Today, known as Sridhar Silberfein, he is the executive producer of the thrice-yearly gathering of yoga enthusiasts known as Bhakti Fest.
Dov Lipman has staked his budding political career on his reputation as a moderate haredi Orthodox leader, someone uniquely positioned to broker compromise between Israel’s increasingly polarized secular and religious communities. The problem is that Israel’s haredi leaders say he’s not actually haredi.
OK, not really. But with the election of councilman Eric Garcetti to the position of Los Angeles mayor, the three most populated cities in America will soon have Jewish mayors. Michael Bloomberg has been mayor of New York City for 12 years. Rahm Emanuel, after finishing up his service as Obama’s Chief of Staff, has… More ▸
With a video aimed at the middle-class, Anthony Weiner announces his official bid for mayor. More ▸
Amid controversy, al-Jazeera removes then reposts Joseph Massad’s Op-Ed that views Zionism as anti-Semitic More ▸
Bennett Gets Interrupted from All That's Left on Vimeo. On Monday, 30 young, left-wing Diaspora Jews interrupted a speech by right-wing Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett. The move is reminiscent of an earlier disruption of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s keynote address at the November 2010 General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America…. More ▸
There’s a fresh crop of delis putting a twist on traditional Jewish comfort fare. More ▸
At the beginning of May, Rorie Weisberg, an Orthodox woman from Monsey, sued cosmetics giant Lancome claiming her makeup, advertised as 24-hour coverage, did not last the full 24 hours of Shabbat. Some saw Weisberg’s suit as ludicrous or just plain old litigious, but others are seemingly sympathetic. The Orthodox makeup problem is apparently a real one, with… More ▸
A collage of Izzy Lieberman’s sons at 7 attests to his scars, but also to his mother’s unquenchable devotion to find him after he was presumed dead more than a decade earlier.. More ▸
Jews marry later than other faiths, which is one reason why their intermarriage rate is so high, a recent study found. More ▸
The Claims Conference has blamed a now-dead regional director for bungling an early warning about a massive fraud scheme. But a document obtained by JTA shows top officials at the organization launched their own probe that failed to detect the scheme. More ▸
Poland is seen as having the world’s worst record on the restitution of Jewish property lost during the Holocaust, but ramping up pressure is proving to be difficult. More ▸
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