PAs Help Provide Care to Las Vegas Shooting Victims
Robert and Beth Weiss at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival
Like many of the thousands of people around him, Robert Weiss, PA-C, thought the popping sound he heard was firecrackers. It was October 1,...
Black History Month: Harlem’s Ethiopian Jews
For the month of February, writer Antwaun Sargent was invited to explore works of art in the Jewish Museum collection that celebrate the intersection of black and Jewish experience. The series continues with Photo...
Gal Gadot Among Oscar Presenters
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the next group of presenters for the 90th Oscars telecast. They are Gal Gadot, Mark Hamill, Armie Hammer, Oscar Isaac, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gina Rodriguez, Eva Marie...
Remembering the Danes’ Heroic Holocaust Actions
On February 13, 2018, Prince Henrik — husband of Danish monarch Queen Margrethe — died at the age of 83. Many Jews recall the courage of the Danish royal family, and the entire Danish people, during the Holocaust —...
Spirit of Maimonides lives on at the University of Miami
The great Torah scholar Maimonides affectionately known still to this day as Ramban by rabbis and yeshiva students alike was also a physician who toiled to heal the sick. At the height of his medical career,...
Pittsburgh’s Jewish Population On The Rise, Study Says
The first comprehensive study of Pittsburgh's Jewish community in 16 years indicates the city's Jewish population has increased and is more residentially diverse than it was in 2002.
The Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh analysis also...
A “Jewish Embassy” In South Korea
It’s safe to say there is no Katz’s Delicatessen in Seoul. In fact, until about a decade ago, local Jews relied on the local US Army base for their Jewish needs, such as Shabbat...
New report highlights Bay Area’s dynamic Jewish population
When Ariella Jessel and Emily Geagan discovered Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland about three years ago, the synagogue warmly welcomed the Lesbian couple and their young children.
"That was probably one of the factors to...
Holocaust heroine tells true tale of defying Nazis, saving thousands
A French national who spied on the Nazis will tell her tale of bravery and risk at the Chabad Jewish Center of Cape Coral's annual dinner next week.
Now 97, Marthe Cohn, is a devoutly...
Great Moments in Jewish Winter Olympics History
Jews across the globe are lacing up their skates, strapping on their helmets, and, I don’t know, polishing their curling brooms? Regardless, Israel is sending its largest delegation ever, and multiple Americans are competing...