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‘We are all a bunch of weirdos’: Q&A with Doug Gertner, the grateful Jewish Deadhead
Doug Gertner was a typical suburban Ohio teen, uninspired by his Reform Jewish upbringing. With some money he received for confirmation, he bought his first Grateful Dead albums. That soon led to his attending his first show on a Sunday night, June 27, 1976 in Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. That changed his life forever. Gertner attended…
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Facebook ad boycott sees little participation from Jewish groups
Jewish organizations like the Jewish Federations of North America, HIAS and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum are joining more than 300 companies in a boycott of Facebook advertising. The campaign’s leaders, which include the Anti-Defamation League, describe the boycott as a response to the persistence of hateful content on the platform, including Holocaust denial,…
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‘Car Nidre’ and shofar flash mobs: here’s what the High Holidays might look like
The Torah tells us how to apologize, how to make burnt offerings, and even how to put on our shoes. What it doesn’t specify is how to host inspiring, authentic High Holiday services in the middle of a pandemic. So this year, synagogues are figuring that out on their own — and with each other….
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Is the ZOA’s pugilistic style getting meaningful pushback from progressives?
Mort Klein, head of the Zionist Organization of America, has long been one of American Jewry’s most pugnacious leaders. But lately, his attacks have been provoking more backlash. After Klein challenged the Jewishness of HIAS, the century-old refugee resettlement group, its leaders filed an official complaint with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish…
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Explained: Why Orthodox are cheering Supreme Court’s Espinoza v. Montana ruling
A narrow U.S Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday could open the door for government funding of religious education across the country. While that’s a cause for celebration in some Jewish communities looking to alleviate the high cost of operating schools, other Jewish organizations say the ruling erodes the longstanding separation between church and state. The…
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How Uri Herscher reshaped Jewish L.A.
Every time I visited Dr. Uri Herscher in his office, I stopped to look at an old photo of him standing on top of a landfill beside a freeway. The freeway is still there, but the landfill has since 1996 been the Skirball Cultural Center, a nexus for education, community and culture in Los Angeles….
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Orthodox agency sued for negligence by woman alleging rape by foster father
A Ukrainian-born Jewish woman who said her foster father raped her sued him, New York City and the Orthodox agency that placed her in his home. The plaintiff, whose legal name at the time was Yana Nikolayeva but is listed as Jane Doe in the court documents, is suing Milton Jacobs for sexual assault and…
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‘Give me a syringe full of movies!’ My life with Joel Schumacher
Joel Schumacher and I loathed each other from the start. It was 1968, I was walking up Madison Avenue with a friend and I saw this guy coming down the street who was wearing a long camel hair coat. He had long, long hair, a turquoise belt and a black turtleneck. “Who is that?” I…
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Hit game ‘The Last of Us Part II’ features Dina, a Jewish character
The Last of Us Part II, a zombie horror/survival game released last week by the game developer company Naughty Dog, sold more than four million copies within two days. It’s also one of the few blockbuster games to feature a Jewish supporting character. While Dina is not a playable character, she has a large role…
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At Little Sesame in Washington, D.C., social justice is on the menu
By July 4, Little Sesame restaurant in Washington, D.C. will have served 50,000 meals. That’s an astonishing number for any restaurant during a worldwide pandemic when the majority of restaurants have been shuttered or reduced to take-out and delivery. It’s even more notable considering all of those meals have been served, at no cost, to…
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Over strong protests, a gondola to Jerusalem’s Old City inches forward
Looking east from atop Bible Hill in Jerusalem, the Old City walls, Mount Zion and the Mount of Olives seem like a timeless scene. On a clear day the mountains in neighboring Jordan peek through the desert haze in a ruddy streak across the horizon. That view may soon be accompanied by monumental steel pylons…
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