Michael Kaplan
By Michael Kaplan
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Culture The Mystery of Lebanon’s Maghen Abraham Synagogue
No one could quite believe it when the major political factions in Lebanon — including the anti-Israel Shi’a party Hezbollah — threw their support behind a million-dollar synagogue renovation project in Beirut in 2009. But if a public display of Lebanon’s Jewish past was what visionaries behind the yearlong, highly publicized restoration had in mind…
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News Amid Baltimore Violence, Jews Plead for Calm — and Justice
Joe Parker looked on with relatives and neighbors Tuesday as a diverse crowd grew outside the Amazing Grace Lutheran Church on his block in Baltimore’s southeast side. The rally, one of many small gatherings for peace and unity among Baltimore’s disparate communities, took place just a day after hundreds of rioters and looters stormed through…
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News Jews Spent Centuries in Antakya, Turkey. Now, There’s Only 17 Left.
Saul Cenudioglu remembers when his synagogue was full and when Muslims and Christians of this diverse Turkish city joined with Jews to celebrate marriages and births. “I’m afraid in 15 or 20 years, people in Antakya might be saying, ‘Did you know there used to be Jews in this city?’” Cenudioglu said. Antakya sits just…
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Fast Forward Open Hillel Plans First National Conference
Open Hillel, which has sparked considerable controversy for refusing to abide by Hillel International’s pro-Israel guidelines, has announced today that it will be holding its first national conference this October. The event, which will be hosted at Harvard University, will feature panels and discussions related to the Israel-Palestine conflict and hot-button issues facing the American…
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The Schmooze Are Your Kids Playing Jews vs. Nazis Beer Pong?
Let’s be real: good old-fashion beer pong got boring a long time ago. Well, some High School students have decided to get inventive and reconfigure the cups a bit to look something like this: “This is what we play at parties. Jews vs. Nazis” -Cape Coral HS pic.twitter.com/ol8FcztcjQ — HighSchoolConfession (@HSConfessionaI) April 27, 2014 The…
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Fast Forward Some Question Methodology in ADL Study of Global Anti-Semitism
At first glance, it might be one of the most jarring studies of the year. A report published yesterday by the Anti-Defamation League has found that a good portion of the world’s population — about 1 billion people — harbor anti-Semitic attitudes. The wide-reaching survey polled 53,100 adults from more than 100 countries. Those who…
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News Beaten Holocaust Survivor Ursula Nelson Sues Home Care Agency for $1M
Holocaust survivor Ursula Nelson was planning to live out the rest of her life at her quiet apartment in Queens, N.Y. That changed one morning in late March 2011, when Nelson ended up badly bruised and beaten, with a fractured nose and an injured shoulder, in a New York hospital. At age 89, Nelson had…
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Fast Forward Lee Marshall, Voice Behind Tony The Tiger, Dies at 64
He was GR-R-R-REAT at that low-timbered voice for the iconic Tony the Tiger mascot. But now Kellogg’s is looking for someone to fill his shoes. Lee Marshall, the voice behind the Frosted Flakes mascot, has reportedly died at a Santa Monica hospital from esophageal cancer at age 64. Marshall, born Marshall Aaron Mayer, voiced the…
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