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Organizers of Bible Quiz in Israel Get Question of Their Own: ‘Who is a Jew?’
Haifa, Israel – The organizers of Israel’s annual state-run Bible Quiz are used to asking tough questions. But as this year’s contest approached, the tables were turned as they were forced to answer one: Who is a Jew? The Bible Quiz is a popular highlight of the country’s yearly Independence Day celebrations, introduced by the…
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Yid.Dish: Happy Early Mother’s Day (Chocolate Cake)
Several months ago, The Jew & The Carrot featured the recipe for my mom’s amazing chocolate cake – the one that my brother and I begged for every birthday – mostly for the thrill of eating sweet, homemade frosting directly off the beaters. Then yesterday, a reader sent me the following email: “Long ago you…
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Methodists Reject Divestment Resolutions
Washington — After nine days of meetings, The United Methodist Church rejected five proposed resolutions urging divestment from companies doing business with Israel. The church’s National Conference, which convened in Fort Worth, Texas, last week, overwhelmingly turned down anti-Israel measures, though it included a statement declaring that “Israel continues to violate the international law” by building…
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Orthodox Woman Runs for L.A. City Council
Los Angeles – Growing up in New Haven, Conn., just across the street from Senator Joe Lieberman, Adeena Bleich never thought it was out of the ordinary for an Orthodox Jew to run for political office. Now, the 30-year-old West Coast transplant is herself running for office in Los Angeles, angling to become the city’s…
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Arts Group Broadens Its Horizons
ARTIST LEROY NEIMAN HELPS LAUNCH AN ARTS CENTER “I feel like I am in Paris,” said a guest arriving at the West 67th Street high-ceilinged, paintings-filled atelier of artist Leroy Neiman for the March 24 cocktail launch of the Arts Horizon LeRoy Neiman Center. Among the guests were Neil Sedaka, Michael Feinstein, Charles “Chip” Fisher (son…
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Outrage Rises at U.N. Over Libya’s Disruptive Presence On Security Council
United Nations -Libya’s place on the United Nations Security Council never promised to be a smooth ride, but the North African nation’s brashness since joining the council last year has become a major headache for the world body. Last January, Libya took its place on the 15-member council for a two-year term. While the United…
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Irate at Coverage, Jerusalem Tunes Out Al Jazeera
Haifa, Israel – Since it launched 12 years ago, Al Jazeera has been one of the few media outlets to regularly present Israeli representatives to the Arab world, but this rare open line of communication is now closed. The Qatar-based station’s coverage of Israel’s operations in Gaza during February and March hit a nerve with…
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Jewish Hoosiers Torn Over Who Can Best Rebound From Bruising Campaign
After watching the presidential race unfold elsewhere for months, Indiana’s Jewish Democrats could be basking in their political moment in the sun — if only they could stop cringing. On the one hand, the arrival of the state’s first competitive Democratic presidential primary in decades gives Jewish liberals a rare shot at relevancy in a…
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As Ranks of Israeli Wealthy Swell, Philanthropic Sector Plays Catch-Up
In June 2006, Avner Stepak, an investment banker and budding philanthropist, invited his friend Zvika Arran over to his house to watch a basketball game. Arran had an idea for a new venture, and Stepak told him he had 30 seconds before the game started to describe it. Arran laid out his idea: a new…
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Goodbye to ‘Little Miss Sparkle’
Esta Salzman, the last actress to be part of New York City’s Second Avenue musical theater scene during its heyday in the 1920s and ’30s, died April 23 at the age of 94. I met Esta in 1999, when our mutual friend, the Yiddish tenor Seymour Rexite, brought her to see my translation of “God…
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Jewish Students Protest Bias in North Dakota
Jewish students at a midwestern university are accusing the administration of ignoring antisemitic incidents. Jewish students at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks say the university ignored weeks of complaints about antisemitic incidents on campus until the news was reported in local newspapers. One Jewish student has moved off-campus to escape harassment, and…
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