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Sephardic singer Flory Jagoda keeps the music of her prewar bosnian childhood alive
The Hanukkah song “Ocho Kandelikas” (Eight Little Candles) is often referred to as a “traditional Sephardic song.” In fact, it was written in 1983 by Flory Jagoda, an 88-year-old Sephardic folk singer who still...
UN security council vote on Israeli settlements postponed ‘potentially indefinitely’
Succumbing to pressure from Israel, Egyptian president asks to postpone vote on resolution draft that would demand Israel 'immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem.'
Egypt postponed...
“Nothing Backwards about the Forward’s New Anthology”, by Ezra Glinter
Toward the end of his life, I heard Isaac Bashevis Singer give a reading to a packed auditorium at MIT. Afterward, a member of the audience rose to ask a question. “Please, Mr. Singer,...
Dehumanization
In 1942, a pamphlet hit the German newsstands, entitled The Subhuman, edited by Heinrich Himmler and published under the imprimatur of the SS. Its purpose was to educate the German public about the threat...
How White House kitchen goes kosher for Hanukkah party
At tonight’s White House Hanukkah party, where President Barack Obama will light the menorah for the last time as Commander in Chief, the festive food being served will come out of a kitchen that...
Farbrengen & Light Dinner in San Diego
Tonight, the 19th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, is celebrated as the “Rosh Hashanah of Chassidism.” It was on this date, in the year 1798, that the founder of Chabad Chassidism, Rabbi...
SZ: Where Israeli and Arab doctors are working together to save lives
In an intensive care ward in Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem, a three-month-old Arab baby boy is struggling for his life in a room next to a young Israeli girl who is also receiving...
Trump as a form of political viagra
One of the most significant threats that can occur to any democracy is that of the election to a position of leadership of someone who has the potential to be an autocrat. Such a...
The Theo Bikel Yiddish-Into-English International Poetry Translation Contest
Call for entries:
Calling all poetry mavens! Do you have a favorite Yiddish poet or a poem that has yet to reach the English-speaking masses? Or have you come across a published translation of a...
New York City Asks for $35 Million Reimbursement for Trump Security
Protecting President-elect Donald Trump is costing New York a pretty penny, and the city is asking for its money back.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press conference on Monday that...