Editorial: Incitement vs. civil dialogue
Discourse about Israel occasionally elicits heated responses from some American Jews. Although we are thousands of miles from the conflict ...
Tag: American Jewish World
'Ida's Story' portrays a child's survival in Ukraine, and makes larger point about resisting genocide
By CRYSTAL ERICKSON TC Daily Planet A documentary 10 years in the making, Ida's Story had its big-screen debut at North Minneapolis's ...
Jews in Postville show support for Rubashkin; some vets are upset about flag motif in yard signs
The online edition of the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that Jews in Postville, Iowa, are showing support for former Agriprocessors ...
Jewish education ‘our way’
Sha’arim expands Darkaynu program for young adults with disabilities By ERIN ELLIOTT BRYAN /Â Community News Editor For young adults with ...
A modern exodus story
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR There are more than 100,000 Ethiopian Jews in Israel. They have made aliya from their impoverished African ...
Ben Sidran’s Dylan tunes are arranged differently
Madison, Wisc.-based jazz pianist and composer Ben Sidran has recorded an album of Dylan covers. Dylan Different (Nardis Music) includes ...
Goldstone’s report and Israel’s culpability
After Operation Cast Lead, Israel’s war in Gaza, Hamas has emerged as a more potent threat By MOSHE GIT Earlier ...
A treasury of Judaism and sports
Baseballs, Basketballs and Matzah Balls, by Mitchell Smith, Ph.D., AuthorHouse, 276 pages, $22.95 Reviewed by RABBI NORMAN M. COHEN If ...
Right-wing incitement
It’s getting strange out there. Opponents of the Obama administration continue to rally, at the Capitol and in the hinterlands, ...
Vampires, Jews and the blood libel
The pop-culture mania for vampire stories meets the Holocaust in Sarah Jane Stratford’s debut novel, The Midnight Guardian, according to Marc Tracy's ...
