Longtime Boston Federation president Barry Shrage looks back, forges ahead
Barry Shrage has had a good run—a great one, actually. In fact, he says, “I’ve been lucky all my life.” This comes after the 71-year-old Bronx native and City College graduate wrapped up 30...
Jews in Nigeria to distribute 250,000 meals in five cities during Ramadan food rush
Amid food shortages among the poorest and most vulnerable in Nigeria as Ramadan comes to an end for the majority Muslim population, Chabad Lubavitch of Nigeria has launched its annual food drive to distribute...
Human ashes from Nazi death camp laid to rest after 75 years
Daniel Bouknight never knew the secret his grandfather held onto for nearly 75 years.
A disabled U.S. Army veteran who served in the occupation of Germany during and after World War II, John J. Bouknight died...
Alanna and Nir: Winners of summer JWed contest
JWed announced the winning couple of its free trip to Israel contest in honor of its 3,300th match: Nir and Alanna Ben-David.
Here is part of their story, which was selected by a panel of judges:
Years after...
‘Harry Potter’ star narrates new Holocaust documentary for British students
A new Holocaust documentary narrated by British actor and “Harry Potter” star Jason Isaacs debuted this week for students in the United Kingdom.
Holocaust Learning UK commissioned the hour-long film “Out of the Darkness,” which features the testimony...
Facebook bans columnist Barry Shaw for anti-Abbas commentary
Columnist Barry Shaw, based in Netanya, was banned by Facebook for 30 days after he posted a commentary critical of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
Here is his account:
“I reported on Facebook about Mahmoud Abbas’s inflammatory...
Making beautiful food and music as part of Philadelphia Orchestra’s trip to Israel
A delegation of 60 donors from the Philadelphia Jewish Federation traveled to Israel this month with the Philadelphia Orchestra, playing three concerts there from June 1 to June 7. Wildly popular Israeli-American chef Michael...
Moses Mendelssohn: Personally observant progenitor of Reform Judaism
The son of Menachem Mendel, a Torah scribe, Moses Mendelssohn (“son of Mendel”) not only studied in yeshiva and became a promising rabbinic scholar, he also pursued secular learning, particularly languages and philosophy, studying...
At 290,000-strong, ‘March for Israel’ is ‘largest pro-Israel gathering in history’
“We have indeed made history today with over 290,000 of us gathered here on the National Mall. This is the largest pro-Israel gathering in history," William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of...
Senate confirms Chassidic Jew for first-ever senior position in US administration
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed by voice vote the first Chassidic Jew for a senior position in a U.S. administration.
The upper congressional chamber confirmed Mitchell Silk as assistant secretary of the Treasury for...