Daily Archives: January 18, 2018

A key Senate committee advanced the nomination of Kenneth Marcus to a top civil rights post in the Department of Education on Thursday, clearing him for a final confirmation round. The Senate Health, Education, Labor...

WHITEFISH BAY - Nearly a year has passed since the Harry and Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center received its first bomb threat, but JCC President Mark Shapiro still hasn't forgotten the support he...

After his visit to inaugurate the Living Memorial at the Jewish Centre at Nariman House in Colaba, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met members of Mumbai’s Jewish community at a hotel. Interacting with the guests,...

For hundreds of years, books played a powerful role in the lives of Vilna’s Jews. The city was home to the two most influential publishing houses of religious and secular books, Romm and B. Kletskin,...

This year’s 27th New York Jewish Film Festival has a well-put-together mix of new documentaries, film narratives, short films, and works by new filmmakers. It is a return to a world-class festival after a...

Award season notes and asides Almost everyone praised Seth Meyers for his skillful hosting of this year’s politically charged Golden Globe awards. Meyers appeared on “The Ellen Show” a few days before the Globes and...

Let’s just say that India is not high on the bucket list of those who enjoy traveling. You’ve heard the litany of naysayers: air pollution, litter and foul smells, a crush of people desperate and...

Voir les extraits vidéo sur MEMRI TV Saleh Al-Arouri, chef adjoint du Bureau politique du Hamas, a défendu les relations de son organisation avec l’Iran, affirmant que, contrairement aux autres pays, l’Iran apporte un «...

Voir les extraits vidéo sur MEMRI TV Le président russe Vladimir Poutine a établi un parallèle entre le communisme et le christianisme, affirmant que ce dernier applique les mêmes principes et qu’«  ils n’ont rien...

Voir les extraits vidéo sur MEMRI TV L’adolescente yéménite Nada Al-Ahdal, qui a fui son domicile pour éviter un mariage arrangé à l’âge de 11 ans et a créé un institut pour la protection des...