Jewish snowboarder Arielle Gold wins bronze in the halfpipe
BONGPYEONG, South Korea — Shout it from the top of Mount Werner: Gold wins bronze!
Arielle Gold added another medal to the long, rich Olympic legacy of Steamboat Springs by finishing third Tuesday in the...
Couples who save lives together form lasting bonds together
While matchmaking is not something often considered a priority in the world of emergency medical services, a good number of volunteer first responders have not only met on the job, but also go out...
Jewish Olympians to Watch in 2018
The eyes of the world are fixed on South Korea for the 2018 Winter Olympics, and Jewish athletes are expected to put on a fabulous show in Pyeongchang. There are not as many Jewish...
Jewish Musician Paul Simon is Retiring
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...
A Jew’s Blues: Mike Bloomfield
IN THE 1960s musicians broke through the invisible barrier of the three-minute pop song. The single that did it, which rose to number 2, in fact, was Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone” (1965). Its six minutes...
The Jewish Immigrant Philanthropist Who Didn’t Like the Word “Charity”
The biography of Julius Rosenwald, one of the most thoughtful and transformative philanthropists in American history, parallels the life experiences of many Jewish immigrant families of the mid-19th century—women and men who left German-speaking...
Morocco’s rich Jewish history
Morocco’s Jewish community has declined from its heyday of 250,000 people in the 1950s to a few thousand today, but its vibrant past continues to be a draw for Jewish visitors and a selling...
German Jewish swing star, camp survivor dies at 93
German Jewish guitarist Coco Schumann, who had a more than seven-decade-long career in swing and jazz music and survived several Nazi concentration camps, has died aged 93, his music label said Monday.
“Not only his...
Hollywood’s oldest working actress Connie Sawyer dies at 105
Connie Sawyer, Hollywood’s oldest working actress, died at 105 on Monday at a retirement home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.
The actress starred in hundreds of roles on television and film throughout her career, from “A Hole...
Dead Sea Scrolls expert to receive Israel Prize in Jewish studies
Prof. Elisha Qimron of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev will be awarded the Israel Prize in the category of Jewish studies for his research into the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Education Ministry announced on...