Philadelphia
Long live Zayde Wisdom, the NHL’s new most Yiddishkeit player
A lot of our zaydes are right-wingers. Many are wise. But not like this.
Philadelphia Jewish Federation: We won’t work with local NAACP because of ‘anti-Jewish’ posts
Rodney Muhammad “still has yet to fully apologize for his most recent actions,” the federation said.
Outcry after Philadelphia NAACP head posts anti-Semitic meme on Facebook
Rodney Muhammad is a civil rights figure and local Nation of Islam leader who often praises the work of Louis Farrakhan.
A Jewish day school turns its art center into a medical face shield factory
Kohelet Yeshiva High in suburban Philly is using its high-tech “fab lab” to make lifesaving supplies for doctors and nurses.
Sign of what’s to come? This JCC laid off 176 people because of coronavirus
The Kaiserman JCC outside Philadelphia has laid off nearly all its staff. That could be repeated at Jewish community centers across the country.
Man shouts anti-Semitic epithets in Philadelphia kosher market
The incident comes less than two months after a shooting at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City that killed three and a policeman earlier by the
Anti-Semitic, Racist Pamphlets Distributed In South Philadelphia
The page-long flier makes several false claims about the Jewish community and African Americans, according to local media.
Maverick Philly Prosecutor Larry Krasner: Drug Users Are Addicts, Not Criminals
“The vast majority of [of people using drugs are] suffering from addiction. I do not see value in convicting people like that.”
Mike Solomonov’s New Venture Shows Israeli Food Is More Than Falafel And Hummus
Solomonov’s first kitchen job was in an Israeli bakery in the town of Kfar Saba.
Philadelphia’s Rising Drag Star Is A Ukulele Champion With Deep Jewish Roots
Not every bearded drag queen can play the ukulele in a towering purple wig and a dress made of balloons.