Jewish People

Some 15 or 20 years ago, Mort Klein, national president of the Zionist Organization of America, saw a man who looked a lot like entertainer Ed Ames at an American Israel Public Affairs Committee...

A Jewish family in Houston is turning kipahs into face masks for their town’s homeless population to wear during the coronavirus pandemic. The Jason family has already collected nearly 700 from donations and has dubbed their campaign “Kippahs to...

Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram was crowned European champion in the clubs exercise in the European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. The gold medal joined the two silvers she scored in the competition over the weekend in...

Hannah Greenebaum was of a well-to-do family deeply involved in local Jewish affairs. In 1877 she and a sister became the first Jewish members of the recently formed Chicago Woman’s Club. She married Henry...

This week, 2,500 Birthright Israel alumni and friends gathered in Odessa, Ukraine, as part of the largest Birthright Israel event ever to take place outside of Israel. Once home to Revolutionary Zionist leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky,...

Award-winning songwriter/composer Burt Bacharach is the man behind a wide array of hits, including "What the World Needs Now Is Love," "I Say a Little Prayer," "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," "Close to...

When discussing the history of Jewish people in the NBA, there are usually very few. The two names heard most frequently are usually Jordan Farmar, a very good backup point guard for the Lakers...

Superhero comics have been influenced greatly by Jewish life in the United States and by Torah learning, according to Jordan Gorfinkel, 51, the entertainment entrepreneur who managed the Batman franchise for a decade before...

For Eli Lunzer, the road to Super Bowl Super LVI started weeks before the team match-ups were determined. Lunzer will arrive in Los Angeles for a nonstop week of work before the Cincinnati Bengals...

Eyal Shani, the Israeli king of pita bread and cauliflower, is set to open 150 restaurants in Europe over the next five years, according to local media reports. The celebrity chef behind the super successful Miznon chain of...