‘Evening with Groucho’ brings back funnyman Marx
SOLANA BEACH, California — A delighted North Coast Repertory Theater audience watched in amazement Tuesday night, as Frank Ferrante became funnyman Groucho Marx. Before our very eyes, Ferrante painted on his mustache, donned rimmed...
Residents of Ben-Gurion’s Polish hometown of Plonsk march to honor Israel at 70
Several hundred residents of Plonsk, a small town in the center of Poland that was the birthplace of David Ben-Gurion, the first prime minister of the State of Israel, took part in a procession...
‘Everybody’s Birthright Experience’
Monica Smolyar is like any other 21-year-old. She wants to get out and see the world.
One of the places she always dreamed of visiting was Israel. She has a lot of family there, and...
An inside look at Mexico’s Jewish Arab citizens and their dual identities
Jewish communities across the Diaspora are often incredibly diverse from one another, speaking different languages, eating different food, and practicing different traditions. However, there are a few unifying characteristics shared by all. In most...
Israel’s population tops 8.8 million on 70th anniversary
The population of Israel now numbers 8.842 million people, a tenfold increase since the state’s establishment, according to a special report published by the Central Bureau of Statistics for the Jewish state’s 70th Independence Day.
According...
Actress persists, career now on rise
SOLANA BEACH, California — While Professor Harold Hill may have been a part of Tanna Frederick’s formative years, the college graduate who left Iowa, was bound for glory in New York or Los Angeles where...
Natalie Portman refuses to receive Genesis Prize in Israel
Hollywood Actress and director Natalie Portman, who once said that she would not “you know, s**t on Israel,” has announced that she did not “feel comfortable” accepting an esteemed award in the Jewish state...
College parties like no other, bringing Israel into the mix
In the weeks leading up to Yom Ha’aztmaut—Israel’s Independence Day—on April 19, pro-Israel students from more than 160 university campuses across North America have been holding parties and celebrations for the Jewish state’s 70th...
BRIEF Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Kiddush cup is up for auction
A silver-plated Kiddush cup used by the Lubavitcher Rebbe is going up for auction.
The cup that the Lubavitcher Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson—used during prayers for “Grace After Meals” and in the Havdalah ceremony that...
Anne Frank House initially bars (then allows) Jewish employee from wearing a ‘kipah’
Of all the places on earth, the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam prohibited its Jewish employees from wearing kipot, head coverings worn by observant Jews that are also referred to as yarmulkes. The outrageous policy was...