Jews in EU see anti-Zionism as form of anti-Semitism
European Jews increasingly see anti-Zionism as a form of anti-Semitism according to a report released earlier this week by the European Union, Daniel Schwammenthal, director of the AJC Transatlantic Institute, wrote in an op-ed published on Tuesday in The Wall...
Men’s soccer’s Cuperman selected to Jewish Sports Review All-America First Team
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Averett University junior David Cuperman named to the 2017 Jewish Sports Review Men's Soccer All-America First Team for Division II and III, the publication announced in its January/February issue.
Cuperman, a...
Israel welcomes 121 new immigrants from Ukraine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed 121 new immigrants (olim) from Ukraine on Monday morning at a reception held at the foot of their plane.
The olim, who arrived on a special flight organized by the...
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...
Grammy, Emmy-winning songwriter Adam Schlesinger dies of corona complications
Jewish singer-songwriter Adam Schlesinger died on April 1 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., at the age of 52 as a result of complications of the coronavirus, his family announced.
Schlesinger, born in Manhattan on Oct. 31, 1967...
Niece reprises Shelley Winters’ role in ‘Anne Frank’
In the American History Theater’s current production of The Diary of Anne Frank, some American theater history is being reprised. Back in 1959, Shelley Winters won an Oscar as best supporting actress for her performance...
The Holocaust is not why they fought, say 1948 veterans of Israel’s War of...
Many see the creation of the modern-day State of Israel as part of a historical narrative, in which Israeli independence was a reaction to the Holocaust. “The catastrophe which recently befell the Jewish people—the...
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...
Israeli swimmer sets new record with gold-medal win at European swim meet
Israeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko won Israel’s first-ever gold medal at an Olympic swimming competition on May 22, Haaretz reported.
The 17-year-old took home the top honor at the European Aquatics Championship in Budapest, Hungary.
Gorbenko came in first...
‘That’s a father to love?’ Jewish author unpacks state of denial for son of...
Did Otto von Wachter, a high-ranking SS member and one-time governor of Krakow, die of a liver infection? Or was he poisoned by someone seeking revenge for the Nazis’ crimes against humanity?
That’s one of...