The tiny but close-knit world of Hebrew translation is cheering for David Grossman and Amos Oz and their respective translators, Jessica Cohen and Nicholas de Lange — but the anti-Semites on Twitter are jeering, and Amos Oz’s daughter stepped into the fray this morning with a pithy response. Grossman’s novel, “A Horse Walks into a…
Dr. Patch Adams, who pioneered the use of laughter in medicine, was given a special award by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday during a ceremony honoring Israeli doctors and nurses. Twelve Israelis were feted during the second annual “Danielle Prize – Healing with a Heart” awards ceremony, which honors medical personnel who distinguish themselves…
Right in the thick of One Direction’s early success, when Harry Styles was fast becoming an object of affection for teens — and, er, some of us slightly older than that — the pop star moved in with an Orthodox Jewish family. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Styles discussed moving in with his…
If the “People of the Book” never take that book off the shelf and read it, do they still deserve the moniker? Over two-thirds of Jews claim that they attend religious services at least a few times a year, but don’t press them on their religious knowledge: only 17% study religious texts weekly (ranking them…
As President Trump returned on Thursday to old accusations that foreign powers are cheating America on trade, it looked as if Steve Bannon – on the ropes for a number of weeks – might have a new lease on life within the administration. “He’s manically focused on these trade issues,” Bannon told The New York…
A French policeman was shot dead and two others were wounded in a shooting in central Paris on Thursday night before the gunman himself was killed by officers, police and the Interior Ministry said. The Islamic State group claimed the shooting via its Amaq news agency, naming the attacker as Abu Yousif the Belgian. President…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Texas House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill on Thursday banning state entities from dealing with businesses that boycott Israel or its settlements. The bill follows the state Senate’s approval of a similar bill in March by overwhelming numbers. Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign a reconciled version of both…
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Jewish-American investor and philanthropist Michael Steinhardt has been selected as one of two Diaspora Jews to light an official torch at the state Israel Independence Day ceremony. Steinhardt, the co-founder and major funder of Taglit-Birthright Israel, will join Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, who delivered a prayer at…
Israeli novelists David Grossman and Amos Oz have been shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker International Prize. Grossman, who made the list for “A Horse Walks Into a Bar,” and Oz, nominated for “Judas,” were previously announced as members of this year’s longlist. They are nominated alongside their translators: For Grossman, Jessica Cohen, and for…
It’s 4/20 today, aka national weed day, and who better to spend the holidaze with than Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer? The duo released a video especially for the day, which features them “sharing” a bowl over video chat. It’s a quickie, but a reminder of how much we need the comedians back…
(JTA) — A London hotel has turned down a request to host a private screening of a film honoring Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, who is serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison for the murder of Israeli Jews. The Palestinian Mission in the United Kingdom had planned to screen “Marwan: A film about the…
