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Celebrating the Portuguese nationality act for Sephardic Jews

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March 1 will mark seven years since the enactment of the law that allows Jews of Sephardic origin to acquire Portuguese nationality. This important law sought to close a more than 500-year gap, prior to...
Gabriel Bach, Dec. 15, 2012. Credit: Michael Bach via Wikimedia Commons.

Gabriel Bach, 94, former Israeli Supreme Court justice and Eichmann prosecutor

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Former Israeli Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Bach, who was a prosecutor in the 1961 trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, died on Feb. 18 at the age of 94. The Israel Judiciary Authority announced Bach’s passing...
“Haman begging Esther for Mercy,” Purim story, oil on panel, circa 1618, by Pieter Lastman. Credit: National Museum in Warsaw via Wilkimedia Commons.

Beyond the hamantash: Traditional Purim dishes tell the story of Diaspora life

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Megillat Esther, or the Scroll of Esther, read on the upcoming holiday of Purim, describes the Jewish people’s escape from annihilation in Persia in the fifth century BCE. But really, it’s a quintessential story...
AMHSI students engage in experiential learning, where the land of Israel is their classroom.

Jewish National Fund-USA deepens support for Jewish day schools

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A record $15 million has been allocated for Jewish day school students to attend Jewish National Fund-USA’s (JNF-USA) Alexander Muss High School in Israel (Muss). With long-term programs in Israel proving to be one of the...
David Sabi and the menorah. Source: Knesset Press Office archives.

70 years on, mystery of man behind Knesset menorah solved

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One of Israel’s most curious mysteries was solved on Sunday when the identity of the artist who created the small bronze menorah that stands on the Knesset grounds was finally revealed. The Knesset Menorah is...
Vice chairman and CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Malcolm Hoenlein at the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem, on Feb. 19, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Malcolm Hoenlein, 50 years at helm of pro-Israel groups, still works to strengthen world...

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After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Mission to Israel kicks off Sunday in Jerusalem. The umbrella group, which represents more than 50...

Ethnic Stereotype-Casting

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When I was an undergraduate, one of my acting teachers said that you start with a stereotype and build a character from there, adding as much complexity as the role allows. In my recent conversation...
Comedian Gary Gulman. Credit: Courtesy.

Gary Gulman: From ‘great depresh’ to great success

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For more than two decades, Gary Gulman has made a good living making people laugh, so it was a shock to many to hear something was making him cry. The Jewish comedian, who will...
Producer Ivan Reitman his wife, actress Genevieve Robert, at the Los Angeles premiere of “Ghostbusters” at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Calif. Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock.

Ivan Reitman, ‘Ghostbusters’ director and son of Holocaust survivors, dies at age 75

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Jewish producer and director Ivan Reitman died in his sleep on Saturday night at his home in Montecito, Calif., at the age of 75, his family told The Associated Press. “Our family is grieving the unexpected...
Belgium’s Royal Museums of Fine Arts. Credit: Werner Lerooy/Shutterstock.

Belgium museum returns Nazi-looted painting to heirs of its Jewish owners

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Belgium’s Royal Museums of Fine Arts has returned a painting to the great-grandchildren of a Jewish couple who owned the artwork before it was stolen by the Nazis, reported Reuters. Museum workers took down “Flowers,” painted by German...