Circus
How A Runaway Trapeze Artist-Turned-Surgeon Saved The Big Apple Circus
“As a young boy in Baltimore, the only two things I had an interest in [were] being in the circus and being an orthopedic surgeon.”
Circus Clown Admits To Taking Nude Pics Of Teenage Acrobat
Barry Lubin, 65, said he “takes full responsibility for his actions” in a statement.
These Backstage Ringling Brothers Photos Prove The Circus Was Always A Scary Place
The New Yorker recently printed a number of Meryl Meisler’s photographs of the backstage of the Ringling Brothers circus from the 1970’s
Ringling Brothers’ Alana Feld Didn’t Have To Run Away To Join the Circus
After 146 years, Ringling Bros. circus is packing up its tents for good. Here’s how a member of the Jewish family that owns it described her life under the big top.
New York’s Beloved Big Apple Circus to Close Amid Budget Crisis
No more clowns or ponies will perform in public shows at a treasured New York circus that helped make entertainment accessible to people of all backgrounds.
How a Nice Jewish Girl Became the Youngest Human Cannonball
As the youngest female human cannonballer, Gemma “the Jet” Kirby, is a dynamo with a strong commitment to her Jewish identity.
News 09/08/2012
Saudi Arabia has informed Israel that it would intercept any Air Force aircraft crossing its airspace to Iran. In the two months leading to the terror attack in Bulgaria, Israel’s intelligence services intercepted many phone calls between Burgas and Lebanon. Canadian-based “Circus of the Sun” is set to wow an Israeli audience on Wednesday as the show opens in Israel for the first time at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv. A new start-up company has begun marketing and selling special glasses that will give ultra-Orthodox men the opposite of X-ray vision.
Mixing Bowl: Kosher TV Star; Jewish Farming; Bill Clinton's Veganism
Britain’s next food TV star may just be a kosher housewife. [The Jewish Chronicle]
Ringling Heiress Sues Brother After Assault at Shiva
When it comes to the Jewish family behind Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey, the real circus is taking place outside the big top.