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Opinion
A 16-Couple Cuban Jewish Wedding, And 5 Other Happy News Stories From This Jewish Week
Jenny Singer
Opinion
A 16-Couple Cuban Jewish Wedding, And 5 Other Happy News Stories From This Jewish Week
Jenny SingerFebruary 15, 2019It’s officially the Jewish month of happiness, and here are 5 reasons to celebrate.
Opinion
How To Speak About The Israel Lobby In A Non-Anti-Semitic Way
Batya Ungar-SargonFebruary 15, 2019While AIPAC does have a lot of support, it is hardly controlling U.S. politicians with money. It is rather offering them a pro-Israel credential.
Food
Dr. Ruth and Mr. Peanut Team Up To Give Sex Advice
Shira FederFebruary 15, 2019Valentine’s Day might be over, but Dr. Ruth’s advice is timeless.
Culture
America’s Jewish Women — From RG (Rebecca Gratz) To RBG
Julia M. KleinFebruary 15, 2019Whatever their religious inclinations or politics, American Jewish women wrestled with their dual status as Jews and women.
Politics
Attacking Ilhan Omar Isn’t Fighting Anti-Semitism. It’s Upholding White Supremacy.
Rebecca Pierce
Politics
Attacking Ilhan Omar Isn’t Fighting Anti-Semitism. It’s Upholding White Supremacy.
Rebecca PierceFebruary 15, 2019Our processes of accountability fail if they reflect the same systems they purport to challenge and punish the marginalized.
Food
In The Heart Of Oregon — A Kosher Brewery Thrives
Shira FederFebruary 15, 2019What happens when an interfaith couple opens a kosher brewery in Portland, OR?
Film & TV
30 Years Ago, A Fatwa Against Salman Rushdie Shook The World — And Inspired Larry David
PJ Grisar
Film & TV
30 Years Ago, A Fatwa Against Salman Rushdie Shook The World — And Inspired Larry David
PJ GrisarFebruary 14, 2019David, like Rushdie, is a satirist. They find common cause in turning a story of exile and danger into a social situation good for a few solid gags.
The Schmooze
‘Broad City’ Girls Going Bra Shopping With Mom Captures A Quintessential Jewish American Experience
Jenny Singer
The Schmooze
‘Broad City’ Girls Going Bra Shopping With Mom Captures A Quintessential Jewish American Experience
Jenny SingerFebruary 14, 2019“Look what I brought you — fresh, virgin, breast meat!”
Opinion
Ilhan Omar Is Not Anti-Semitic. She’s An Anti-Imperialist.
Raphael MagarikFebruary 14, 2019The twitter controversy denouncing Ilhan Omar as anti-Semitic can be better understood when looking at her other liberal foreign policy views.
The Schmooze
24 Power Couples Who Inspire Us On Valentines Day
Jenny SingerFebruary 14, 2019From Kurt and Goldie through Serge and Beate.
Life
Tu B’Av Can Be Your Second Shot At Valentine’s Day
Alyssa FisherFebruary 14, 2019If Valentine’s Day this year is a fail — you’ll still have Tu b’Av, in the heart of summer!
National
Ilhan Omar’s Jewish Constituents Say They Already Schooled Her On Anti-Semitism
Aiden PinkFebruary 13, 2019“We already know her attitude. We’ve seen it displayed many times now. The best we can hope for is that she mitigate her expression of it.”
Food
Oxford Students Are Trying To Ban Kosher And Halal Meat
Shira FederFebruary 13, 2019First they banned octopus. Now they’re trying to ban kosher and halal meat.
Yiddish
The USSR Turned Against The Jews. But First, It Was A Yiddish Intellectual Haven.
Benny MerFebruary 13, 2019Only naive observers believed that in the 1920s writers like Dovid Bergelson and Moyshe Kulbak returned to the USSR solely for ideological reasons.
The Schmooze
‘Frozen II’ Is Finally Happening — Here’s The First Look At The ‘Epic’ Sequel
Jenny Singer
The Schmooze
‘Frozen II’ Is Finally Happening — Here’s The First Look At The ‘Epic’ Sequel
Jenny SingerFebruary 13, 2019‘Frozen II’ is due Thanksgiving 2019!
Yiddish
After 122 Years In Print, The Forverts Moves Forward
Rukhl SchaechterFebruary 13, 2019Given our digital readership growth over the past few years I feel optimism about the Forverts’ future.
Culture
How A Yiddish Song Yearning For Moldova Became An Anthem For Jewish Immigrants Everywhere
Jordan Kutzik
Culture
How A Yiddish Song Yearning For Moldova Became An Anthem For Jewish Immigrants Everywhere
Jordan KutzikFebruary 13, 2019Nostalgia songs took on a profoundly somber tone after the Jewish communities of the towns they mentioned were murdered in the Holocaust.
Fast Forward
Jewish Father Of Parkland Victim Says He’s A ‘Walking Dead Man’
Josh Nathan-KazisFebruary 13, 2019Andrew Pollack, one of the fathers of the Parkland shooting victims, says he hasn’t smiled since his daughter was killed last year.
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