Yom Hashoah: We Remember
In the Jewish tradition, we are commanded to remember (zachor) and not to forget (lo tishkach). This week we commemorate Yom HaShoah, the Day of Holocaust Remembrance. On this solemn occasion, 74 years after...
American Jewish illustrators to be theme of Jewish American Heritage Month
American Jewish Illustrators is the theme for Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) in May, commemorating the contributions that Americans Jews have made to the nation’s history, culture and society.
Established by presidential proclamation in 2006 and...
Gene Simmons among 100 artists supporting Eurovision contest against Israeli boycott
More than 100 artists, including KISS frontman Gene Simmons and television-reality star Sharon Osbourne, have signed a statement against calls for boycotting the Eurovision song competition next month in Tel Aviv.
“We believe that unifying events, such...
Love letters of the Shoah: Messages thrown from cattle cars convey final wishes, prayers,...
Jews have long been known as the people of the book, but fresh evidence has emerged that they’re also the people of the letter.
Of the millions of Jews who were taken to their deaths...
April 15th: Writer Warren Adler Author of “The war of the Roses” dies at...
The American playwright and poet Warren Adler, author of about 50 novels, including "The war of the Roses", whose film adaptation was directed by Danny DeVito, died at age 91.
His son, David, was the...
Meet Raquel and Doris Bessudo of Mexican Dynasties
The Bravo TV channel, owned by NBC, is known for its over the top reality shows. These shows include, The Real Wives of Beverly Hills, etc. The shows portray the everyday trials and tribulations...
Kaliv Chassidic leader Rabbi Menachem Mendel Taub dies at the age of 96
Kaliv Chassidic leader and Holocaust-remembrance advocate Rabbi Menachem Mendel Taub passed away on Sunday at his home in Jerusalem at the age of 96.
Thousands attended the funeral of the haredi religious leader on Sunday afternoon.
Born in...
Revitalizing the 3,000-year-old Har HaZeitim cemetery in Jerusalem
Israel’s oldest cemetery, Har HaZeitim—better known as the Mount of Olives—is expected to be rejuvenated in the upcoming years.
Overlooking the Temple Mount, the 3,000-year-old reservoir of Jewish history is the resting place for more...
Sidney Brenner, the Nobel laureate who read the code of life has passed away
After working alongside Francis Crick at the University of Cambridge to reveal the “central dogma” of molecular biology—that our DNA code guides the building of proteins that sustain life in cells—Sydney Brenner sought to...
Rabbi and wife based in Kenya injured in group attack during Passover
A rabbi and his wife were assaulted on Tuesday night at their synagogue and Jewish community center in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
Five men attacked and injured Rabbi Shmuel and Chaya Notik, and stole...