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The Jewish “Insult” Comic from Queens – The Life of Don Rickles Remembered

Don Rickles, the bullet-headed comedian and actor whose pioneering brand of insult comedy earned him the nickname “Mr. Warmth,” is dead at 90....

Israeli Artist Amit Shimoni Revamps World Leaders as ‘Hipsters’ in New Work

Amit Shimoni has done the impossible. This Israeli designer-illustrator is making people smile when they see politicians. Shimoni, 29, is the artist behind Hipstory,...

From Mussolini to Chavez:  New Book Examines a Century of Political Hero Worship

From H.G. Wells and Lenin, W. E. B. Du Bois and Mao, Sartre and Stalin to Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Castro, tyrants capture...

Digging History: Documentary Details Holocaust Escape, Unearths Buried Tunnel

Ever since Michael Kagan, 60, was a boy growing up in the U.K., each detail of his father’s escape from a Nazi labor...

Rare Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts to be Shown During Passover at The Met 

The signature foods of Passover will be celebrated in a display of four rare Hebrew manuscripts at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, beginning April...

A Fresh, Complex Perspective on ‘Hebrew National Poet’ Hayim Nahman Bialik

I have questions about some of the subjects that have been chosen for the Jewish Lives book series from Yale University Press. I...

Challah vs. Matza: A New Passover Book for Kids

The duel between leavened and unleavened bread is the plot of a delightful story for children in which good triumphs over evil and...

Media Malfeasance Exposed in “Eyeless in Gaza” Documentary

Hamas operatives burst into the Associated Press (AP) Gaza bureau during the 2014 war with Israel, angered by a picture shot by an...

Journalist David Bedein Examines the Origins of the Palestinian Authority in New Book

In "Genesis of the Palestinian Authority" journalist David Bedein who runs the Israel Resource News Agency and the Center for Near East Policy...

Jewish American Heritage Month Celebrates Contributions of American Jews to Our Nation

JAHM’s 2017 theme is American Jews in Medical Research Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM), a national commemoration of the contributions that Americans Jews...

Slain 10-Year-Old’s Words Resonate in New Book for Jewish Girls

In ‘One More Light,’ Thalia Hakin essay focuses on the mitzvah of Shabbat candles More than a year ago, Thalia Hakin wrote an...

Yidstock ’17 Features Top Names in Klezmer & New Yiddish Music

Festival Features Concerts, Folk Oratorio, Talks & Workshops The sixth annual Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music will include concerts by legendary...

“The Lies They Tell” – Tuvia Tenenbom’s latest book

A unique, funny and disarming man gets to the parts of America that Obama seems not to have noticed, even those populated by...

The Shocking True Story Behind  Spielberg’s Next Film

With Papal consent, Edgardo Mortara, a Jewish child, was ripped from his family and raised as a Catholic in 19th century Italy Steven...

Israeli Photos Shortlisted in Global Sony Competition

Images from Haifa, Hula Valley and Ethiopia were singled out by judges in the 2017 Sony World Photography Awards Open competition Images shot by...

Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean – The Legacy of Judaism in the New World

Featuring Stunning Photographs by Wyatt Gallery of the Oldest Synagogues in the Western Hemisphere Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean (Schiffer, winter 2017) presents...

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