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Is Exile Good for the Jews?
The political scientist Alan Wolfe published his latest book about the Jewish diaspora, “At Home in Exile,” in late October, just weeks before Sheldon Adelson uttered his most recent outrageous remarks. Too bad. Adelson’s unfortunate rant would have provided another example to prove Wolfe’s point. Adelson, the zillionaire philanthropist and businessman, is not known for…
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New Offerings From the Jewish Bookshelf
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Can Internship Program Build High-Tech Bridge Between Israel and Palestinians?
Sari Taha is a 26-year-old Palestinian from East Jerusalem whose goal is to be a leader in the West Bank’s tech industry. His training ground? Israel. Over the summer, Taha began an internship at Takwin Labs, an Israeli incubator for Arab tech companies. He worked as an analyst, fielding pitches from entrepreneurs and researching market…
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Of Egg Creams, Ed Koch and 49 Other Facts You Didn’t Know About Jewish New York
1. The first Jews to set foot in North America arrived in New York as a group of 23 in 1654. 2. Congregation Shearith Israel, founded in New York in 1654, was the first synagogue in the colonies. It was the sole purveyor of kosher meat until 1813. 3. By the late 19th century, there…
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Alexander Grothendieck, Brilliant Jewish Mathematician, Dies at 86
The French mathematician Alexander Grothendieck, who died on November 13 at age 86, was profoundly influenced by his family roots. His father Alexander “Sascha” Schapiro was a Russian Jewish social progressive who was murdered in Auschwitz in 1942. Grothendieck’s work, finding connections between algebra and geometry, helped to create the field of algebraic geometry. His…
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Amy Reichert’s Art Reinvents Judaica
Calling all Cassandras, those given to gloom and doom about the pliancy of contemporary Jewish life, much less its future. I suggest they make a beeline for Chicago’s Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership’s new exhibition, “Amy Reichert: Reinventing Judaica,” whose display of Jewish ritual objects will go a very long way toward dispelling…
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Two Friends, 1 Mission and 65,000 Documents
Investment banker Lewis Lehrman had been collecting historical documents for almost thirty years when his friend Richard Gilder walked into his office one afternoon in the late 1980s. Lehrman, who had taught history at Yale and Harvard, was looking through a catalog of historical documents that he was considering for purchase. After Gilder asked about…
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Maybe Once Was F–cking Enough
● You Have To F–KING EAT By Adam Mansbach Illustrated by Owen Brozman Akashic Books, 32 f–king pages, $14.95 I’m sure I won’t be the one critic Who’ll review Adam Mansbach’s new book in rhyme The idea’s hackneyed, but hell, what the f–k It’ll save space and a shitload of time. Like many a reader…
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Why Jewish Charities’ Tax Filings Are One Huge Mess
This was supposed to be a story about the money that Jewish charities spend on outside lobbyists. That’s something you’d like to know, right? How the $26 billion Jewish charity industry uses its massive financial resources to influence government, and how much it’s paying to do it? Turns out I can’t tell you. That’s because…
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How Colonel Jennifer Pritzker Pushes for Transgender Rights in Military
Colonel Jennifer Natalya Pritzker is not much for the spotlight. Like the rest of her family, the massively wealthy Chicago-based real estate scions, she rarely gives interviews. But the 63-year-old, whose official title is Colonel (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker IL ARNG (Ret), doesn’t have to say much for her mission to be clear. With an…
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Where the Pritzker Money Goes
With an estimated net worth of $29 billion, the Pritzkers are among the 10 wealthiest families in the United States. The philanthropic causes the Ashkenazi Jewish family supports are almost as diverse as the real estate and business investments that made them rich. Here are some of the most significant ones. Jewish Causes $3 million…
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