At 85 years old, a Holocaust survivor living in Minneapolis became a German citizen. Fred Amram described the re-naturalization ceremony September 25 at the Germanic-American Institute in St. Paul as “bittersweet.” Born in Nazi Germany in 1933, Amram was stripped of his citizenship at 2 years old, when the anti-Semitic Nuremberg Laws were enacted, the…
“In the 21st century, it’s time to accelerate our transition to a clean-energy economy, reduce our carbon footprint, and preserve our planet for future generations,” Democratic House candidate Dean Phillips proclaims on his campaign website. But an investigation into his family’s foundation showed that their endowment had assets worth more than $1 million from multiple…
Another progressive candidate won a key primary after vociferously criticizing the Israel government by referring to the ruling conservative coalition as an “apartheid Israeli regime.” Former Somali refugee Ilhan Omar — who is expected to become one of the first female Muslim representatives in the House after winning a liberal Minneapolis congressional district primary on…
Many Jews will go to extreme lengths to find kosher food, and Super Bowl Sunday is no exception — even when that means braving a tailgate in expected subzero temperatures. U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, which is hosting Super Bowl LII, does not have a kosher concession stand. So a group of rabbis affiliated with…
(JTA) — If you’re going to Minneapolis to see the Super Bowl, you’ll also be viewing photos of Holocaust survivors at the airport. That’s the idea behind “Transfer of Memory,” a traveling exhibit of photos of Holocaust survivors, mostly from the Twin Cities, that is being shown at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. The exhibit has been…
When I told a friend last year that I was moving to New York, he told me he was jealous that I was “making aliyah,” employing the Hebrew phrase people use when they talk about moving to Israel. The idea that the Big Apple with its million Jews is holy — the true center of…
The Minneapolis mayor-elect condemned a small shrine to a slain woman which was created by white nationalists, CBS reported. Identity Evropa, a prominent white nationalist group with roots in Europe, left candles, a picture of Justine Damond and a sign — “UNITED WE STAND” — outside a police station in Minneapolis on Friday. Damond, who…
A new Hebrew charter school is scheduled to open in suburban Minneapolis-St. Paul in September. According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Agamim Classical Academy in Hopkins, Minn., will be the first U.S. public school to offer a focus on both the Hebrew language and classical instruction, a pedagogical approach “that emphasizes grammar, rhetoric and logic.” It…
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