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How one pianist sparked musical fad
Pianist Irving Fields' life story seems to reflect not only his strong Jewish identity but also his use of Jewishness and music as passports to the larger world — geographically, interpersonally and creatively. Read more »
Iraqi pays for supporting Israel
For daring to visit Israel, Mithal Al-Alusi has paid with more than his life: It cost him his two sons. Yet he continues to argue that the new Iraq should reach out to Israel as a democracy facing a constant threat of terrorism. Read more »
Anti-drug program focuses on teen prevention
Several programs are addressing drug addiction in the Jewish community, particularly among youth, a focus that is long overdue, educators and experts say. Read more »
Jewish WWII vets reminisce
A New York Holocaust museum honored Jewish veterans of World War II, who took the opportunity to celebrate with their comrades in arms and to compare what one attendee called a war "without moral ambiguity" to the complex conflicts of the presen Read more »
Jews help Bloomberg gain re-election
Michael Bloomberg, New York City´s Republican incumbent mayor, sailed to an overwhelming victory in the city´s mayoral election, with a large boost from New York´s Jewish voters. Read more »
Learning how to teach the Holocaust
A seminar coordinated by the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous helps educators learn how to teach the Holocaust so that their students will better understand how this genocide could happen. Read more »
Soldiers recall freeing Auschwitz
With the Jan. 27 anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz approaching, Allied soldiers who liberated the concentration camps feel an urgency to testify about what they saw. Read more »
Russian hostage victim comes to U.S.
With the help of a Russian Jewish organization, a young, non-Jewish girl injured in the Chechen siege of a school in Russia, gets free medical treatment and lodging in New York. Read more »
When Latin and Jewish music met
The re-release of "Bagels and Bongos," a 1959 album of traditional Jewish tunes adapted to sultry Latin rhythms, may tap into the American Jewish interest in Latin music — and even stimulate new explorations of Jewish identity. Read more »
RSS Feed Breaking News
Updated 02/09/12 @ 05:54PM EST
- A poll showed that nearly half of likely voters believed the United States should use military force to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
- Rabbi Gunther Plaut, a major figure in Reform Judaism, died in Toronto.
- The application for a proposed Hebrew-language charter school was accepted by the District of Columbia Public Charter School board.
- A truck driving calves from Eilat to the Golan Heights was hijacked into the West Bank.
- U.S. Rep. Howard Berman introduced legislation that would allow eligible Israeli nationals to receive non-immigrant investor visas in the United States.
- Poll: Half of U.S. voters back strike on nuclear Iran
- Reform leader Rabbi Gunther Plaut dies
- D.C. Hebrew-language charter school accepted for review
- Op-Ed: Kick the reaction addiction on campus
- Berman moves to grant investor visas to Israelis
- Holy cow! Calves hijacked into Palestinian territory
- Report: Israeli journalist also works for prime minister
- Larry Greenfield tapped to lead JINSA
