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Netta Barzilai performs at the 70th anniversary Independence Day ceremony at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, on April 18, 2018. Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90

Israel’s Netta Barzilai wins Eurovision 2018

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Israel’s Netta Barzilai won the Eurovision song competition on Saturday night, bringing the first place victory to the Jewish state for the first time in 20 years. Barzilai’s performance of her song “Toy” in Lisbon,...
New Yorker Carol Romeo, a passerby, learns of Tibor Baranski’s heroism. Credit: Artists 4 Israel.

Mural honoring Hungarian-American responsible for saving 3,000 Jews debuts in New York City

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In New York City, antisemites graffiti the walls with Jew-hatred. This Sunday, though, locals strolling through the SoHo neighborhood saw something else: A mural paying tribute to a man responsible for saving the lives...
Abayadaya children

Online concert benefits Ugandan Jewry

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When thinking about Jewish communities around the world, most of us probably don’t give much thought to Uganda. But tucked away in the Savannah, over very rough roads, live the Abayudaya. Like the rest of...

Jewish Musician Paul Simon is Retiring

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Paul Simon has announced he will be retiring from regular touring gigs. At 76-years-old, he has had a career of about 60 years. Simon, although Jewish, never highlighted his religion. His stance goes against...

SaveTheMusic presents: “Hob ikh mir a mantl” (I had an Overcoat)

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The picturebook Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback uses a creative approach to capture the reader’s attention. By observing the book the reader can anticipate that Joseph has an old overcoat. This...
Photo by Gabriel Baharlia

Master Mentalist Lior Suchard the world’s top mentalist will perform at the Eurovision Final

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Lior Suchard is considered to be the world’s top Mentalist. His mind-blowing performances of thought influence, miraculous prediction, and startling mind reading have made him the most sought-after mentalist on the planet. He entertains audiences...
Lydia Marner with the 3,000-year-old Egyptian figurine she found on the beach. Photo by Idan Horen/Israel Antiquities Authority via TPS.

Woman on Israeli beach finds 3,000-year-old figurine

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A woman strolling on Israel’s Palmachim Beach south of Tel Aviv found a 3,000-year-old figurine of an Egyptian goddess, which she turned over to archaeologists at the Israel Antiquities Authority. Lydia Marner, 74, a resident...

The Structure of our Modern Digital Public Opinion

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The following topics constitute the structure of the digital reputation of a public figure, and are either solid props to ameliorate or sustain it or accursed arms to destroy it. The young technocratic masses...

Movie Review: ‘Roma’

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Roma, a Spanish language film, was written and directed by Oscar winning, Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron. It is an engaging and powerful story set in Mexico City from 1970 to 1971.  Mexico was in...

100,000 forbidden books used to construct Parthenon replica on Nazi book-burning site

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Argentinian artist Marta Minujín has used thousands of prohibited books to construct a replica of the Parthenon in Athens on a Nazi book-burning site in Kassel, Germany. Taking a stance against censorship, Minujín designed the Parthenon of...