Touring Israeli Historical Places With ESRA
KFAR SABA, Israel — Michal and I recently enjoyed a day trip organized by ESRA, the English Speaking Residents Association. ESRA provides numerous social activities for Israelis who are comfortable speaking English while funding...
Trilingual reading to feature award-winning Mexican poet
The Jewish History Museum will co-sponsor a poetry reading on Wednesday, Feb. 27 in Spanish, English and Ladino with acclaimed Mexican poet Myriam Moscona. Joining her on stage will be the translators of her...
April 21, 1945: B.B. King and The Bihari Brothers
The Bihari Brothers — Jules, Saul, Joseph and Lester, sons of Hungarian Jewish immigrants — launched Modern Records, a pioneering R & B label, in Los Angeles on this date in 1945.
Among their most successful...
Buffalo International Jewish Film Festival kicks off at Taste of India
The 33rd annual Buffalo International Jewish Film Festival -- the third longest festival of its kind in North America -- is back with a dozen films from around the world, including Israel, India, Hungary,...
In Holocaust restitution agreement, Pennsylvania museum will auction Renaissance painting
A balding man with a long white beard and large mustache sits with his hands clasped and the bejeweled Order of the Golden Fleece insignia—a sheep associated with Jason and Argonauts—around his neck.
The c....
250 million shekels for improvements to Jewish Quarter
Israel's Ministry of Jerusalem Affairs and Jewish Tradition signed an agreement with the Society for the Reconstruction and Development of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City to invest a quarter of a billion...
A kiddush to die for (and the diet starts on June 31)
Imagine a spread of savory cholent, brisket, herring and whisky from more than 10 countries … not on a holiday or even Shabbat.
“Kiddushfest 2022: Worlds of Whisky, Brew and Que” will take place on...
Remembering Bob Saget, Millennials’ embarrassing, bawdy, beloved Jewish dad
Children of the ‘90s discovered Bob Saget in phases – he was one of the rare comedy acts that aged with you, while never quite maturing.
The comedian, who was found dead in a Florida...
American-Israeli linguistics professor inducted into arts and sciences academy
An American-Israeli professor of linguistics at the University of Haifa and founding director of the northern Israeli institution’s Sign Language Research Lab was inducted into the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Wendy Sandler is the...
Konosi Una Ermosa
Era de edad de diziocho a los vente,
Una kara linda,kon mirada inosente
Su avla kalma i de sonriza muy kayente,
Su kaminada de pasharos,boz no se siente.
Kaveyos sedozos, fin la taya estirados
Eran kon una brosh i...