American Jewish University

American Jewish University in Los Angeles halts undergraduate admissions

The university's president said the school has been unable to grow the program "to a size where it can provide a deep and broad educational experience."

October 8, 2018 12:00 pm

LA Jews honor ex-diplomat who saved 10,000 from Holocaust

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Los Angeles Jews are celebrating the life and moral courage of a devout Catholic with the world premiere of an oratorio and an exhibit honoring the late diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes. In 1940, Mendes, who was serving as Portugal’s consul general in Bordeaux, France, saved the lives of some 10,000 […]

January 21, 2016 5:44 pm

Was Eve created from Adam’s penis bone?

American Jewish University professor Ziony Zevit is causing a stir with a new book suggesting that in Genesis, Eve was made from a bone in Adam’s penis, rather than his rib.

December 29, 2015 5:07 pm