Israeli music strikes chord in U.S. Whether out of hunger for a connection to Israel or mere interest in the music, increasing numbers of Jews in America -- both Americans and Israelis -- are tuning into Israeli music performances. full story
Memoir recounts bizarre U.N. mission In his new and often hilarious memoir, "Shut Up I'm Talking," Gregory Levey, a former speech writer for Israel's U.N. mission, paints a rich portrait of a diplomatic effort so ferociously inept that no one should ever again wonder why Israel seems incapable of convincing the world of the justice of its cause. full story
Film revisits Catholic anti-Semitism The release of a new documentary that traces the violent history of church-sanctioned anti-Semitism coincided with the pope's visit to a New York synagogue. full story