Jewish comedic actor, box-office star of ‘Beethoven’ Charles Grodin dies at 86
Jewish actor Charles Grodin died of cancer at his home in Wilton, Conn, on Tuesday. He was 86 years old.
He was “one of the funniest people I ever met … , ” tweeted Steve...
American pilot who made history for Israel’s Air Force to be laid to rest...
An American pilot who scored Israel’s then-budding air force’s initial aerial kill of an adversarial fighter is expected to be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, where troops from the Civil War through...
Program empowers Druze women to break Israel’s glass ceiling
There is a tradition within the Druze community dating back to the 11th century that calls for complete loyalty to the government of the country in which they reside. In this spirit, the Druze...
Israel’s former first lady laid to rest on Mount Herzl
Aura Herzog, Israel’s former first lady and the mother of Israel’s current president, Isaac Herzog, was buried on Wednesday at the Great Leaders of the Nation Plot on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem. She was laid...
“Arbetsloze Marsh”, written by Mordechai Gebirtig in 1938
Ejns, tswej, draj, fir, arbetlose senen mir,
nischt gehert chadoschim lang
in fabrik den hamer-klang,
‘s lign kejlim kalt, fargesn,
‘s nemt der sschawer sej schon fresn,
gejen mir arum in gas, wi di gewirim pust-un-pas.
Ejns, tswej, draj, fir,...
Two steps forward: Women talk of an age of opportunity
Civil-rights activist Shirley Chisholm once remarked, “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” That motto ran through the veins of so many women in the 1960s and...
Matching half of Roman-era lamp unearthed in Jerusalem possibly found in Budapest
The Roman-era oil lamp recently unearthed in Jerusalem may be the missing half of a similar artifact found in Budapest nine years ago, the City of David Foundation announced on Sunday.
Mere hours after publication of the...
Aged 100, Kirk Douglas reveals all the infidelities
“If I live to be 100, there will still be so many things unsaid,” Kirk Douglas wrote to his wife, Anne, in 1958, four years after their marriage in Las Vegas.
After marking his 100th...
Elie Wiesel’s son talks about life with famed Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate
Elisha Wiesel, the son and only child of the late Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel, spoke to the New York Post about what it was like growing up with his famous father.
“Everybody...
In time for holiday, National Library of Israel launches ‘Passover Memories’ project
The National Library of Israel has launched the “Passover Memories” project to share personal stories from a number of prominent figures who celebrated the holiday under “normal” and not-so-normal circumstances.
The project includes Natan Sharansky’s...