Monthly Archives: September 2024

Sometimes, what’s old is new again. That certainly applies to classic Jewish recipes, many jotted down by home cooks—moms, aunts, grandmoms, great-grandmothers—who didn’t add specific measurements or even the temperatures at which to bake...

Keen-eyed readers of this column will know that I am fond of occasionally quoting Karl Marx’s observation that history repeats itself, “the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.” In those lines...

In his press briefing on Friday, U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller was asked about how the Biden administration is responding to the dire situation for women in the Islamic Republic. The journalist referred...

Pope Francis said Sunday that he stands with the family of Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whom Hamas terrorists kidnapped on Oct.7 and murdered in late August. The pontiff has maintained a policy of neutrality during the war...

The United States should halt federal funding to universities that back antisemitism and incitement against Jewish students, and professors who voice such hate in their classrooms should be ousted from campus, the lieutenant governor...

The Israeli government has not held any discussions, "formal or informal," to address concerns regarding a potential win of Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 presidential election, Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday. "It's...

The Jewish people will prevail over its enemies and overcome the rising tide of antisemitism worldwide, but only through unity, Israeli actress Gal Gadot said on Sunday. “I feel like there is life before October 7...

Following a second assassination attempt on Donald Trump on Sunday, from which he emerged unscathed, the former President released a statement voicing his determination to continue despite the personal risks. "My resolve is only stronger...

The International Observatory for Human Rights and B’nai B’rith Portugal paid tribute last night, at the headquarters of B’nai B’rith, to the first chief rabbi of the kingdom, Yaish ben Yahya, whose cooperation in...

Persecuted. Engaged. Married. Marriages of convenience in exile by Sabine Bergler and Irene Messinger, Jewish Museum Vienna, 2018, 147 pages We marry for love, romance, money, and to procreate and extend family lineages. Marriages of convenience...