Culture

British soccer body says term ‘yid’ inappropriate at games

The governing body of English soccer announced that fans could face criminal charges for using the term “Yid.”

Reports of voter fraud in hasidic Williamsburg

With New York City voters’ rejection yesterday of Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer, Jews had reason to hope that this season of political scandals was drawing to a close. No such luck.

An artist, a rooster, and a penis on a leash

Artist Steven Cohen showed up at the Eiffel Tower yesterday wearing only a girdle and 8-inch heels and toting a live rooster tied with a leash to his penis. Yes, there’s a photo.

Amy Winehouse statue unveiling held up by her dad

Sacha Baron Cohen to be honored at BAFTA LA’s Britannia Awards

Israeli reality stars don’t wait for gas masks

On the eighth day, God made oxycodone

A Jewish Cemetery for Confederate Soldiers

Nate Freiman’s big year: Slugging for Israel to chasing a pennant in the big leagues

Natalie Portman wants to become a French citizen

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