Conspiracy theorists have given the family of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting no choice but to move homes — seven times. They now live hundreds of miles from where their son is buried, the New York Times reported Tuesday. Noah Pozner was the youngest student shot at Sandy Hook Elementary School…
Former president Barack Obama formally entered the midterm fray, endorsing more than 80 candidates, including some Jewish contenders who are critical for Democrats’ hopes to retake Congress. Obama tweeted Wednesday afternoon that he was “proud to endorse such a wide and impressive array of Democratic candidates,” including Senate hopeful Jacky Rosen in Nevada and House…
A popular Minneapolis rabbi known for his student outreach work is facing charges stemming from a child sex sting conducted by Minnesota law enforcement in January and early February. Rabbi Aryeh Cohen was arrested February 1, after exchanging messages with a federal agent posing as a 15-year-old for over a week, according to the criminal…
The Jewish-German photojournalist Gerda Taro’s brief life was filled with firsts. She is widely considered to have been the first woman photographer assigned to the frontlines and, unfortunately, the first to die on assignment. Today would have marked her 108th birthday, and Google is celebrating her considerable legacy with a doodle on its homepage. Taro,…
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. I, a daughter of Holocaust survivors, was born in Tradate, a small town in Northern Italy located in the Varese region. I spent the first two years of my life at Villa Mayer, a beautiful mansion surrounded by acres of lush orchards and a beautiful flower garden…
Everyone loves a big, juicy, sizzling burger — made from fermented veggies? That’s the claim of Impossible Foods, the creators of an entirely plant-based burger that they swear tastes every bit as meaty as the real thing. The result of their 18-month effort, the Impossible Burger, is vegan and certified kosher by the Orthodox Union….
Watch Rukhl and Eve prepare this eastern European delicacy; so refreshing on a warm summer’s day and packed with Vitamin C to boot!
Many people might think that the most interesting part of President Trump’s rally in Florida on Tuesday was when he claimed that shoppers needed photo IDs to buy groceries. But those in the know noticed something else: many attendees wearing clothing or holding signs featuring the letter Q. The letter is a reference to “QAnon,”…
A photo of Harry Styles and Karlie Kloss is circulating on the internet and fans are demanding to know what in Hollywood’s name is going on. The good-looking pair (who could certainly pass for siblings), were pictured in Sicily with— wait for it— Diane Von Furstenberg. If you haven’t been keeping tabs on the trio’s…
Paul Ryan is a hypocrite who has devoted his career to disenfranchising poor, non-white citizens to curry favor with the rich. His life’s work has been making existence harder for most Americans. And we’ll be damned if he gets to claim he’s Jewish. Guess I need to start saying “L’Chaim” now, too! pic.twitter.com/JV8tVPeBto — Paul…
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