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  • Op-Ed: Take that, Henry Ford! Car company goes from anti-Semitic founder to new Jewish COO

    December 4, 2012 7:26pm

    Bringing in a Jewish COO is the latest step for the Ford Motor Co. after the company had made strides over the years to get past the anti-Semitism of its founder and dealings with the Nazis, Jason Miller writes.

  • Getting chai on ‘Weeds’: the top Jewish references

    August 2, 2012 2:07pm

    Showtime’s “Weeds” series, in its final season, has been weaving esoteric Jewish concepts into its plots. Here are the top Jewish references.

  • Jewish flavor seasoned Sendak’s works, entertaining children and adults

    May 8, 2012 7:16pm

    Author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, who gained fame for “Where the Wild Things Are” and other books, was inspired by his father’s nightly bedtime stories drawn from the Torah.

  • Parents find new benefit to Jewish camp: Freedom from themselves

    March 19, 2012 8:50pm

    The focus on Jewish identity building has obscured what some say is a less-touted benefit of the Jewish overnight camp experience that should also be a draw for Jewish parents: affording their kids a measure of freedom from intensive parenting.

  • Great-grandson of Auschwitz victims taking the ice for Germany

    February 10, 2012 3:30pm

    More than 65 years ago, Evan Kaufmann’s great-grandparents were murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Now he is taking the ice for the German national hockey team.

  • Jewish day schools putting Apple iPads to the test

    January 20, 2012 4:24pm

    Two Jewish day schools are leading the charge in putting Apple’s iPad to use in classrooms.

  • Reality TV chef goes kosher for Matisyahu

    December 13, 2011 1:52pm

    I had never heard of the reality TV cooking show "Chef Roble and Co." when a friend texted Sunday night and ordered me to turn on the Bravo channel. As my wife flipped through 400 cable channels trying to find Bravo for the first time, I quickly did a web search to figure out why…

  • In Detroit-area activist’s newsletter, celebs send their Shabbat best

    November 10, 2011 5:05pm

    Lisa Mark Lis, a suburban Detroit-based community activist and philanthropist, in her Friday morning e-mail posts to friends and family not only wishes her readers a “Shabbat Shalom,” but she often has a celebrity extend their wishes, too. President Obama and the first lady have been among those sending along their Sabbath greetings.

  • Robert Downey Jr. asks forgiveness for Mel Gibson

    October 18, 2011 3:44pm

    Robert Downey Jr. at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles urged the Hollywood community to forgive Mel Gibson for his recent troubles.

  • The Jewish Zen of Steve Jobs

    October 6, 2011 4:14pm

    Reflecting on a technology icon’s contribution to Jewish life and learning.