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Hugo Chavez Protege Insists He's a Jew

By Michael Kaminer

Hugo Chavez Protege Insists He's a Jew
You can’t call me an anti-Semite. My grandparents were Jewish.Read More


Jewish Leaders Speak Out on Anti-Gay Murder in Greenwich Village

By Michael Kaminer

Jewish Leaders Speak Out on Anti-Gay Murder in Greenwich Village
Jewish LGBT leaders are joining the chorus of condemnation around the West Village murder of a gay man over the weekend by a convicted felon who spouted homophobic slurs before pulling the trigger on his 32-year-old victim.Read More


Chatting Cheese with the Kosher Cheese Guy

By Michael Kaminer

Chatting Cheese with the Kosher Cheese Guy
Cheese is the food of choice during Shavuot making it one of our favorite holidays. But, for those who keep strictly kosher, the cheese pickings have always been slim — mostly mild cheddars, mediocre mozzarellas and sometimes something that resembles parmesan. But, Brent Delman, aka The Cheese Guy is trying to change that.Read More


Dominican Strongman Was Rescuer and Murderer Both

By Michael Kaminer

Dominican Strongman Was Rescuer and Murderer Both
Only in New York could a troupe of Jewish and Dominican kids team up with a Broadway legend on a musical production about a Latin dictator’s rescue of Jews during the Holocaust.Read More


Blue Öyster Cult Explains the Umlaut

By Michael Kaminer

Blue Öyster Cult Explains the Umlaut
Long Island bands Soft White Underbelly and Travesty didn’t make much of an impact. But when they reformed as Blue Öyster Cult in 1971, the group grew into a global juggernaut, with earworm hits like “Don’t Fear the Reaper,” “Burning for You” and “Godzilla.”Read More







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