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‘They need a miracle’— aid pours in for Jewish victims of Surfside, Florida building collapse
Jewish organizations are urging people around the world to pray for all the victims of the catastrophic residential tower collapse near Miami, including some 20 Jewish people estimated to be among the 99 missing in the tragedy. A section of a 12-story condominium tower in Surfside, Fla., collapsed late Wednesday night, flattening more than 50…
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‘Tevye in New York’ imagines the famous ‘Fiddler’ hero’s life beyond Anatevka
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — The last time we saw Tevye the Milkman on Broadway in “Fiddler on the Roof” was in 2016, escaping Anatevka as a pogrom swept the shtetl. Now, almost five years later, he is resurfacing in a one-man play titled “Tevye in New York,” opening in its world premiere — in Beverly…
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Books She followed rookie doctors through the very worst of COVID
(JTA) — (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — For most New Yorkers, the early days of COVID-19 were synonymous with eerily empty streets, the constant wail of sirens, and the clapping and cheering for health care workers. But what was it really like for the doctors and other health care professionals who found themselves…
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The Democratic primary for NYC mayor is over. Meet the Republican challenger.
The votes are still being counted to determine the winner of Tuesday’s Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, with Eric Adams enjoying a lead in the first round of the ranked-choice race. But the Republican primary is decided. Meet Curtis Sliwa, the brash founder of the Guardian Angels, a citizen group that has…
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How are Jewish summer camps talking about Israel? It’s complicated.
The Chalutzim program at Wisconsin’s Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute, the Reform summer camp known as OSRUI, is famous for its Israeli counselors, two hours of daily Hebrew class, and a “British Haganah” reenactment of emigrating to the land of Israel. This summer, Chalutzim will do Israeli dancing on Friday nights as always, but other aspects of…
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Festival organizer explains disinviting Israeli food truck, and why she’s sorry
To thousands of people on social media, it seemed as if antisemitism and anti-Zionism had motivated the organizers of a North Philadelphia food festival to disinvite the owner of the Israeli food truck Sunday. Threatened with talk of boycotts and protests, Cindy Ngo, whose Eat Up the Borders group hosts the “Taste of Home” festivals,…
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How a non-Jewish Swiss baker’s challah wowed the internet
(JTA) — This article originally appeared on The Nosher. Challah baker Katharina Arrigoni lives in a town in northern Switzerland with 3,000 residents, none of whom — including Arrigoni – are Jewish. Entirely self-taught, Arrigoni has never tasted a challah other than her own creations. Yet thanks to the power of the internet and Instagram,…
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Following spat over J Street, Zionist movement elects new leaders
The American Zionist Movement named new leadership at its national assembly Tuesday, following months of rancor over the composition of its board. Deborah S. Isaac was elected as the umbrella group’s first female president and Michael Laufer will serve as the new board chair. “There is only one place in the entire world that will…
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How to celebrate the first Holocaust Survivors Day
The first Holocaust Survivor Day will be celebrated on Thursday to honor the world’s remaining 350,000 Holocaust survivors. Though there are three separate days each year to remember those who perished in the Holocaust, there had been none set aside for an annual recognition of survivors. Spearheaded by a group of Jewish community leaders and…
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The pandemic was the perfect time for my Catholic son to learn about the Holocaust
At the close-knit Catholic school from which my son, Nico, just graduated, every eighth grader must study the Holocaust. The unit is both capstone and rite of passage— by eighth grade, students have the intellectual and emotional maturity to grasp this important subject matter. “It’s hard to study the Holocaust,” Nico, who is 14, told…
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Israel’s baseball team heads to Olympics with made-in-America talent
In 2017, a ragtag bunch of Jewish minor leaguers, retired pros and semi-pros competing as Team Israel made a miracle run at the World Baseball Classic, winning its first six games and ultimately finishing in sixth place. They’ll be in Tokyo next month to prove it wasn’t a fluke — with a former all-star supplying…
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