Daily Archives: May 23, 2019
Cantor Moshe Ganchoff, Pulitzer Prize-Winner Julia Wolfe, A Jazz Schwing, and more
Cantor Moshe Ganchoff reflects on a life in the cantorate. Interview by Neil W. Levin, Jacob Mendelsohn, Nathan Lam, Alberto Mizrahi, Noah Schall, and Daniel Gildar. Milken Archive oral history excerpt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SC-Mt5qKuSQ
Is it Ilhan Omar’s Democratic Party now?
Austin is a Texas college town better known these days for its trend-setting music scene than for being the capital of the Lone Star State. But last week, it also provided a test case...
How to get started on your memoir
Have you ever wanted to write a memoir or a family history, but simply had no idea how to go about it? It’s easier than you think, according to a panel of women who...
Palestinians reject invitation to economic workshop in Bahrain related to peace plan
The Palestinian Authority officially rejected an invitation by the United States on Wednesday to attend an economic workshop in the Bahrain’s capital, Manama, next month related to the Trump administration’s Mideast peace proposal between the Israelis...
Braving Israeli heat wave, hundreds of thousands flock to Meron for Lag B’Omer
Despite a massive heat wave, thousands converged on the northern Israeli town of Meron from Wednesday night through Thursday to celebrate Lag B’Omer at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, the author of...
Israeli ‘Artivism’ programs offer Eurovision-style cultural exchanges year-round
When Israeli singer and looping artist Netta Barzilai won the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Portugal last May, all of Israel was ecstatic. Beyond watching their native daughter win big on an international stage,...
US and Israel call for end of UNRWA, the UN agency that oversees Palestinians
The United States and Israel on Wednesday called for UNRWA, the U.N. agency that oversees the Palestinian refugees, to cease operations.
“We need an additional $1.2 billion for our activities in 2019. We don’t believe...
Man sentenced to three years in prison for vandalism at Indiana synagogue
A 21-year-old man was sentenced on Monday to three years in prison for vandalizing a synagogue last year in Carmel, Ind.
Nolan Brewer pleaded guilty to the federal hate crime for spray-paintinga large Nazi flag and...
Online social network geared to Deaf, signing community launches in Israel
SignTalk Foundation, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that promotes, fosters and advances public awareness of the signing community, celebrated the international launching of its online social network, SignTalkers in Jerusalem on Monday night with a signed performance by...
New York’s Yeshiva University inaugurates Innovation Lab, in partnership with Israel
eshiva University announced the grand opening of the YU Innovation Lab, a collaborative learning space focused on creating a hands-on entrepreneurial environment where Israeli-based startups can grow their U.S. market potential while leveraging YU’s...