Daily Archives: May 26, 2022
‘In Every Generation:’ Playwright Ali Viterbi Out to Show That Jewish Stories Are Worth...
Ali Viterbi has been on my radar ever since I attended my first performance of Women of Valor at the San Diego Repertory Theatre. Viterbi co-authored that play with Artistic Director Todd Salovey, Leah Salovey, Sarah...
Photo essay, book challenge Jewish stereotypes by offering range of viewpoints
A photo-journalism spread published last week by The Guardian newspaper in England depicts the diversity of the United Kingdom’s Jewish population and challenges the stereotype of who is a Jew.
The essay, “Kilts, Mohawks and Plumbing: Smashing...
American Nakba
A new play to top the absurdity of “Springtime for Hitler:” “Rashida Resurrects the Nakba Legacy.” Or, “A Night at the Nakba.”
Leave it to Rep. Rashida Tlaib to inspire a play that ennobles and...
Moishy Klinerman: The terror victim you’ve never heard of
If an American Jewish teenager was attacked and nearly murdered by anti-Semites while on his way to a synagogue in New York or Chicago, it would be headline news.
So why is it that nobody...
Ambassador David Friedman: Israel must ‘grow up’ and decide its eastern border
Israel and Israel alone can make decisions fateful to its future, and it can start with reaching clarity about its eastern border, said former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman at the second Israeli...
Baltimore-area JCC receives bomb threat, second in two weeks
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore received an anti-Semitic bomb threat on Tuesday, its second in less than two weeks.
The first one, sent on May 15, led to the evacuation of JCC’s Rosenblum Owings...
IDF seizes 1 million shekels worth of drugs at Egyptian border
The Israel Defense Forces announced on Wednesday that it had thwarted an attempt to smuggle narcotics worth 1 million shekels, an estimated $300,000, into the country from Egypt.
IDF forces seized 105 kilograms of drugs...
Police determined to allow flag march to proceed as planned, despite Hamas threats
Israel’s police commissioner on Wednesday ordered the highest level of alert ahead of the Jerusalem Day flag march, which is scheduled for Sunday.
The directive came following a security assessment attended by Police Commissioner Yaakov...
Gantz to arrive in India for official visit on June 1
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz will arrive in India on June 1 for an official visit, his office stated on Wednesday.
During the visit, Gantz will sign a letter of agreement marking 30 years of...
UK chief rabbi issues prayer for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee
Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, chief rabbi of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, wished Queen Elizabeth II “many more years of blessing” in a prayer that he issued on Wednesday in honor of her Platinum...