By Masha Leon
“Thank you, Mayor Bloomberg. It would have been better if you’d sent $10 million or something… but a plaque is much appreciated,” joked Mitch Winehouse, father of the late British global music star Amy Winehouse, at the March 21 Amy Winehouse Foundation Inspiration Awards Gala. He was referring to a plaque the mayor sent honoring the Amy Winehouse Foundation. Winehouse thanked the 350 guests in the Waldorf-Astoria’s Starlight Room for their support. Among the guests were Tony Bennett, Harry Belafonte and Monte Lipman, founder, chairman and CEO of Republic Records.
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By Sima Borkovski
An Israeli physician is spreading the wisdom of Maimonides, the medieval Jewish philosopher whose approach to healthful eating has won followers across centuries.
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By Paul Alster
Most people know Chaim Topol as Tevye in ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’ But to a group of sick Jewish and Arab children in the Galilee, he is their biggest cheerleader.
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By Eddy Portnoy
Anti-Semitism ran rampant in Poland. In Vienna, cellist Jacob Feuerman was forced by Nazis to wash a sidewalk, injuring his hands. Bund leader Raphael Abramovitch’s death was mourned.
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By Carol Ungar
Aaron, a 30-year-old man who survived a brain tumor, was a difficult guest in Carol Ungar’s home. But then a near-tragedy in her family made her cherish his presence.
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By Rukhl Schaechter
Projected prayers and images are becoming increasingly popular in synagogues. But does it change the feel of worship for better or for worse?
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By Eddy Portnoy
In Greece, Easter brought warnings of pogroms. Comedian Eddie Cantor faced threats of Nazi violence and West Germany discouraged scientists from working against Israel.
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By Elyssa Goodman
Jayson Littman created He’bro after he realized that there were few social outlets for gay Jews. Today, he packs the house with attractions like a Hanukkah ‘Man-orah’ of male dancers.
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By Eddy Portnoy
A Jewish peddler’s beard was cut off in an attack in West Philadelphia. Jews attempted to flee Nazi Vienna and Soviet Jews were arrested for baking matzo at home.
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By Shulem Deen
It’s not just Hasidic women who feel trapped into having many children. Shulem Deen recalls being forced by Halacha — and his wife — to have more than he had any hope of providing for.
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