Hody Nemes
By Hody Nemes
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News Nazi ‘Perfect Aryan’ Baby Was Actually Jewish
When Hessy Taft was six months old, she was selected as a Nazi poster child. Her flawless Aryan face was plastered on postcards and magazines throughout the Third Reich. But there was one crucial detail the Nazi propaganda machine had overlooked: Taft was a Jew. “Had they found out their mistake at the time, I…
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News Jews Are Most-Loved Religious Group in America
Hey America, it seems like you really like your Jews. That’s the takeaway from a new study by the Pew Research Center, which asked Americans to rate various religious groups on a “feeling thermometer,” where 0 is coldest and 100 is warmest. Jews earned an average score of 63 “degrees,” the highest of any religious…
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Food 6 Ways To Put a Jewish Twist on Your Mojito
The mojito is a classic Cuban drink. But who says it can’t be a Jewish one, too? In honor of National Mojito Day on July 11, we have concocted (and named!) 6 Jewish mojitos that will spice up a summer party. Or a synagogue kiddush. Start by finding the five classic ingredients of a mojito:…
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News Doomed N.Y. Firefighter Saved 7-Year-Old Hasidic Boy’s Life After Garage Mishap
A New York City firefighter killed in a weekend blaze earned accolades in the Satmar Hasidic community for saving a 7-year-old boy’s life just weeks before his tragic death in a Brooklyn public housing high-rise. Lt. Gordon “Matt” Ambelas was among the firefighters who rescued Mendy Gotlieb after the Satmar boy’s head and arm were…
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Opinion Why Israeli Thirst for Revenge Is Profoundly Un-Jewish
Palestinians clash with Israeli police in East Jerusalem after an Arab teen was killed / Getty Images The Torah sternly commands us to pursue justice (“Justice, justice, shall you pursue”) — but it leaves revenge to God. That thought should resonate in our ears like a thunderclap after the discovery of a body in the…
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News For Bar Mitzvah Boy and Survivor, Love of Chess Bridges 76-Year Age Gap
Thirteen-year-old Zachary Targoff was feeling cornered. His options were running out. Across the table, 90-year-old Herman Bomze sat impassively, waiting. “I made a bad move there,” Zachary said. A minute passed in tense silence. Then Zachary accepted his demise. “I’m going to go ahead and resign,” he said. Thus ended the latest of the improbable…
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Opinion World War I Shaped My Life, But I’ll Never Know How
The author’s family in Romania, with great-grandfather Leib Nemes in the back row, furthest right Everyone thought he was dead. No one had seen Leib Nemes, my great-grandfather, for years — not since he was swept up into the bloody tornado of the First World War. The war was long over, but still he had…
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Fast Forward Montreal Pickup Truck Pervert Targets Orthodox Girls
A Montreal man accused of exposing himself to Jewish girls was arrested by police and members of Chaverim, an Orthodox emergency responders organization. The arrest followed months of complaints received by Chaverim about a man who would allegedly call Orthodox Jewish girls over to his pick-up truck, sometimes under the pretense of needing directions, and…
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