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Opinion Bring on a New Operating System for Judaism
In 2014, my four-year-old will learn the aleph bet. Teacher Eric’s songs at preschool will help, but most of this will happen through some great Hebrew videos and apps. In 2014, I’ll probably fail in my quest to get my one-year-old daughter to her next birthday without the iPad. But I’ll make myself feel better…
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Opinion Have We Reached the End of Traditional Religion?
Maybe the Christian Right is right. For almost 40 years now, they’ve been warning us that we’ve entered the wilderness, that traditional religion is being eroded. Did 2013 prove them right? Item One: the Rise of the Nones. This phenomenon — nearly 20% of Americans listing “none” as their religious affiliation — was first documented…
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Opinion Can’t Top Weegee on New Year’s Eve
Ever attend an awkward New Year’s Eve party? Probably can’t top this one. Here’s a picture taken by Weegee, the famed tabloid Jewish photographer, born Arthur Fellig, at a 1943 New Year’s Eve party 71 years ago. The photo was snapped at Sammy Bowery Follies, described by National Geographic as an “alcoholic haven,” where the…
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Fast Forward Dublin Jewish Museum Wins Approval for Massive Expansion
A municipal board in Dublin has authorized massive expansion of the city’s Jewish museum despite opposition by many residents. The Irish Jewish Museum requested permission to demolish five houses, including an old synagogue, the Irish Independent reported Monday. Local residents had expressed concern about traffic congestion in the area as the museum’s visitor numbers are…
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Fast Forward ‘Quenelle’ Creator Dieudonne M’bala-M’bala Faces Trial for ‘Gas Chamber’ Quip
A French comedian who implied that a Jewish journalist belonged in a gas chamber may be tried for racial incitement for the eighth time. Paris prosecutors on Monday ordered the opening of a criminal investigation against the comedian Dieudonne M’bala M’bala on suspicion of incitement to racial hatred, according to the news site 20minutes.fr. They…
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Life 14 Jewish Women To Watch in 2014
Here’s a list of 14 Jewish women to watch in 2014. Some of them are rising stars, others are big names already who are likely have a lot of weight on their shoulders in 2014. Full disclosures: This is a biased list, tilted towards the media and social justice sectors including several organizations I’m loosely…
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News Warren Weinstein’s Family Breaks Silence Over Captivity
Relatives of an American Jewish aid worker held captive in Pakistan for the last two years have broken their silence, expressing their frustration with their ailing loved one’s lingering captivity. In an exclusive interview with ABC news, the wife of Warren Weinstein said that she “wanted to die right there on the spot” when she…
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Fast Forward Basketball Star Tony Parker Apologizes for ‘Nazi’ Quenelle Salute
San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker apologized on Monday after a three-year-old photo surfaced of him making the same anti-Semitic gesture that has landed former France striker Nicolas Anelka in trouble. Known in France as a “quenelle,” the gesture is said to be a reverse Nazi salute and has been made famous by French comedian…
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Music ‘No matter what, I will always be a Jew.’ Billy Joel opens up about his family’s Holocaust history
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Opinion What Democrats fighting Trump should learn from Germany’s failure to stop Hitler
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Fast Forward 31st anniversary of AMIA bombing marked by ceremonies in Argentina, Israel and, for the first time, Congress
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