The 22 best Yiddish words to know
A brief glossary of important and commonly used Yiddish words and phrases.
Bissel (bisl)— A little bit, as in “I just want to eat a bissel right now.”
Bubbe (bubby) — Grandmother
Chutzpah —Nerve, extreme arrogance, brazen presumption, confidence, as...
Gilberto Bosques Saldívar’s 125th Birthday
Today marks the 125th birthday of Gilberto Bosques Saldívar, the diplomat known as the “Mexican Schindler” who is said to have saved 40,000 lives during WWII while serving as Mexico’s Consul General in France.
Born...
Historic Liverpool kosher butchers shopfront to be preserved with lottery grant
The shop frontage of an historic kosher butchers in Liverpool is to be preserved following the award of almost £300,000 in National Lottery funding.
P. Galkoff Family Butchers was opened in 1908 by Percy Galkoff,...
Rebecca Schoffer returns home to lead families in a musical celebration of Judaism
Families, mark your calendars: You don’t want to miss “Boker Tov at the Shore” at the JCC on Sunday, July 23, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Led by locallyborn artist and musician Rebecca Schoffer, the PJ...
Feuding family members featured in ‘Bad Jews’
Jewish actress Hannah Benitez stars in the one-act drama "Bad Jews," running now through Aug. 13 by Main Street Players at the Main Street Playhouse in Miami Lakes.
The story is centered on the death...
El Kal “Olei Bursa” en Yerushalayim
De entre las sinagogas de la komunidad sefaradi de Yerushalayim merese una mension el chiko i ermozo kal “Olei Bursa”, yamado por todos “el kal de los bursalis” i ke se topa en la...
Nice et Jérusalem main dans la main
Le 14 juillet la ville de Nice commémorait le terrible attentat de l’année dernière sur la Promenade des Anglais qui avaient coûté la vie à 86 personnes.
A l’occasion de cette cérémonie, qui se déroulait en...
Harry T. “Buzzie” Schukar
Harry T. “Buzzie” Schukar, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at the age of 84. Beloved husband of Barbara Lipson Schukar; dear father of Susan (Gregg) Berdy, Kathryn (Terry) Bader and Douglas (Laura)...
Yes, the Jewish Community can unite
When I was growing up on the West Side of Manhattan, I recall elderly men from Jerusalem ringing our doorbell a couple of times per year. They were pious, and they were raising money...
City park would honor 19th century lawmaker who stood up for Jews
Members of Congregation B'nai Abraham in Hagerstown are backing the idea of a park across from the synagogue to honor Thomas Kennedy, a Washington County state lawmaker who pushed for the right of Jews...