(JTA) — A U.S.-led U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza failed on Friday because Russia and China said it was not strong enough, despite being the closest the Biden Administration has come to calling for a pause in the Israel-Hamas...
Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA
• Published March 21, 2024
(New York Jewish Week) — Martin Greenfield was a prisoner in Auschwitz, working in the laundry, when he accidentally tore an SS soldier’s shirt. When the soldier finished flogging the teen, Greenfield took the shirt to another prisoner who taught...
(JTA) — In their escalating criticism of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, Democratic leaders have trained their fire on one man: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Earlier this month, President Joe Biden said the way Netanyahu was conducting...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A number of prominent Jewish donors are included in a letter from more than 100 Democratic funders calling on President Joe Biden to pull back his “unconditional” support for Israel’s war effort, and warning that it may harm...
By Mira Fox, The Forward
• Published March 19, 2024
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Calamity is coming. God is turning away from us as punishment for our misdeeds. At least, this is the gist of what the...
Georgia L. Gilholy, JNS
• Published March 19, 2024
Jewish British actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 33, has reportedly been offered the role of James Bond in the beloved spy movie franchise.
Speculation has been rife regarding who will take up the mantle of the fictional MI6 agent, with names like Tom Hardy,...
(JTA) — The 2023 MLB season represented a watershed moment for Jewish players and fans, as a record 19 Jewish players appeared in at least one big league game.
That record, topping the previous high of 17 in 2022, is likely to be broken yet again...
(JTA) — Israel has killed Hamas’ third-in-command in the Gaza Strip, the United States confirmed on Monday.
The killing earlier this month of Marwan Issa, alleged to be a mastermind of Hamas’ Oct. 7 invasion of Israel, is a significant achievement...
(JTA) — Donald Trump said that any Jew who votes for Democrats “hates their religion”, an escalation of his anger at a community that continues to vote overwhelmingly for his opponents, and shows little sign of changing course in November.
“Any...
The Jewish News Syndicate
• Published March 18, 2024
Rolling Stone magazine published a story on March 14 about campaign advertising for former President Donald Trump being featured before videos calling Adolf Hitler a hero.
The ad appeared on Rumble—a video-streaming platform akin to YouTube with looser...
Ethel G. Hofman, Jewish News Syndicate
• Published March 18, 2024
It’s the American Jewish classic that goes way beyond Sunday-morning breakfasts with the whole mishpacha. Lox and bagels with a schmear of cream cheese have become a universal staple for breakfast, brunch or even as a take-along snack. Who can resist?...
Spoilers ahead for “Part Nine” of “Masters of the Air” on Apple TV+.
(JTA) — When Lieutenant Colonel Robert Rosenthal’s B-17 bomber aircraft exploded during his final World War II combat mission on Feb. 3, 1945, he found himself in the...
