Roytenberg: Lending a helping hand to the Jews of Tanzania – Canadian Jewish News
admin | December 5, 2019
OnNov. 9, Shabbat Lech Lecha, a group of Jews assembled for prayer.
Life’s beauty outshines the shadow of evil | Geoff Winston – The Times of Israel
admin | December 5, 2019
About six years ago, I was out planning hikes in northern Israel with fellow tour guides Mordechai, Asaf and Moishe for a yearly fund-raising hike that Keshet Educational runs for the Melabev Walkathon for Alzheimers Care. It was a miserable day, much rain, but we were in the comfortable confines of the Keshet Jeep.
It’s time for High Holidays to become official school holidays – The Jewish News of Northern California
admin | December 5, 2019
This past October, rather than celebrating the two most holy holidays in my religion, I attended my high school classes to avoid falling behind.
2 tragedies in one lifetime | Chloe Levian – The Times of Israel
admin | December 5, 2019
At the I-ACT conference held Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during March 24-27, 2019, I had the honor of hearing Holocaust survivor Judah Samet speak. Samet shared how he survived the Bergen Belsen concentration camp by eating the lice on peoples heads. This was the dehumanizing tactic that Samet had to utilize to survive.
Watch Matt Berry in ‘Toast of London’ on Netflix, IFC. Here’s why – Los Angeles Times
admin | December 4, 2019
Where are you, American viewer, likely to have met the stentorian English comic actor Matt Berry, whose Toast of London comes to stateside cable Wednesday on IFC? Currently, Berry plays an English vampire on Staten Island in the FX vampire mockumentary series What We Do in the Shadows, developed by Jemaine Clement from his film of the same name, and is the voice of Prince Merkimer, man and pig, in Matt Groenings Netflix animated fantasy Disenchantment
AJC Applauds National Assembly Adoption of Antisemitism Working Definition – PRNewswire
admin | December 4, 2019
PARIS, Dec. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --American Jewish Committee (AJC) praised French National Assembly adoption today of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism. Parliament's action follows on President Emmanuel Macron's call earlier this year for France to adopt the IHRA working definition
Festigal’s removal of the word, ‘freicha,’ from song sparks debate – The Jerusalem Post
admin | December 4, 2019
The Israeli Twitterverse and media are buzzing over the decision of Festigal organizers to remove the word, "Freicha," which means flower or blossom but is slang for "Mizrahi bimbo," from a performance of the "Freicha Song" by singer Anna Zak. In a clip of a performance by the singer/model that will be part of the upcoming Festigal holiday show, the song title has been changed to "I Feel Like Dancing" and the word "freicha" does not appear in the song, although Gil Mishali, a reporter for Reshet, wrote on Twitter that audience members at the performance could be heard calling out the "Freicha."The song was one of the late, beloved Israeli singer Ofra Haza's signature hits
The thrill of genetic genealogical discoveries should be tempered by ethical concerns – The Jewish News of Northern California
admin | December 4, 2019
In these times of alarming disregard for scientific data (were talking to you, climate change deniers), lets hear it for science, specifically the astonishing gains made in the field of genetics and genetic testing. Our three-part Past Lives series highlights the extraordinary resources now readily available to anyone curious about their family ancestry. Easy access to family records on the internet and the mapping of the human genome allows us to peer into our genetic past to learn more about who we are
Rare Disease Q&A: What Rare Diseases Are and Why That Matters – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
admin | December 4, 2019
Berkeley Lab bioscientists Nomi Harris and Chris Mungall at the Aquatic Park Office.
Geneaology ‘mavens’ go old-school to uncover Jewish past – The Jewish News of Northern California
admin | December 4, 2019
Final part of three-part PAST LIVES series on Jewish genealogical research.
