Jewish and Proud – Aish
admin | January 7, 2020
Monday, January 6, is Jewish and Proud Day in the United States.
Jewish Genius and Bret Stephens – The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com
admin | January 7, 2020
Photo Credit: YouTube How smart are Jews? Bret Stephens, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist on the op-ed pages of the New York Times, was enthralled by Norman Lebrechts new book Genius & Anxiety discussing the intellectual achievements of Jewish thinkers, artists and entrepreneurs between 1847 and 1947. So he decided last week to devote a column to this fascinating question: How is it that people who never amounted even to one third of 1% of the worlds population contributed so seminally to so many of its most pathbreaking ideas and innovations?
A New York Times column on ‘Jewish genius’ draws criticism for linking to a debunked University of Utah study – Salt Lake Tribune
admin | January 7, 2020
When it was first published last week, a controversial New York Times column about the secrets of Jewish genius linked to a 2005 study from a researcher labeled an extremist, revered by white supremacists and discredited by scientists and who, for years, worked as a distinguished professor at the University of Utah. Citing the late U
The first kosher bar in the former Soviet Union serves up cocktails and Torah lessons – JTA News
admin | January 7, 2020
ODESSA, Ukraine (JTA) As an Orthodox Jew, Aryeh Rov had little interest in this port citys rich and vibrant bar scene.
What it was like to be a Jew in medieval Cologne, etched into a slate in Hebrew – Haaretz
admin | January 7, 2020
A centuries-old Jewish artifact was recently discovered near a building that once housed a bakery in Cologne, Germany. It was fascinating despite its lack of sacredness. Etched on a slate in neat Hebrew are peoples names, and alongside them letters that represent numbers
U. New Hampshire prof: Black antisemitism is the fault of white gentiles – The College Fix
admin | January 7, 2020
The physics professor who argued white empiricism somehow creates a barrier to black women trying to enter the sciences field recently went on a Twitter rant about the recent antisemitic attacks in New York City. Ultimately, those attacks are the fault of white gentiles, the University of New Hampshires Chanda Prescod-Weinstein claimed. According to Campus Reform, on her now-protected Twitter account (archived version is here) Prescod-Weinstein wrote on New Years Eve that antisemitism in the US historically has been a white Christian problem, and anti-Jewish feelings expressed by blacks are due to the influence of white gentiles
Hanukkah Stabbing Suspect May Be Connected To November Attack On Hasidic Man – WCBS 880
admin | January 6, 2020
MONSEY, N.Y. (WCBS 880) Police say the suspect in the Hanukkah stabbing attack at a rabbis home in Monsey had previously been questioned by officers in connection with another stabbing of an Orthodox Jewish man. Grafton Thomas, 37, was accused in November by Rampo Police after officers followed a lead back to him, following the stabbing of a Hasidic man.
Hanukkah stabbing suspect indicted in New York on 6 counts of attempted murder – Business Insider
admin | January 6, 2020
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man accused of going on a stabbing rampage at the New York-area home of a Hasidic rabbi during a Hanukkah celebration was indicted on Friday on six counts of attempted murder, up from five counts the suspect was charged with previously. The indictment also charges Grafton Thomas, 37, with three counts of assault, three counts of attempted assault and two counts of burglary stemming from the Dec.
Adam Sandler Is Oscar-Worthy in "Uncut Gems" – Jewish Exponent
admin | January 6, 2020
Adam Sandler as Howard Ratner in Uncut Gems (Courtesy of A24 Films) Youve seen Chanukah-time Adam Sandler before, but never like this. Actually, though the latest from the Safdie brothers, Josh and Benny, opened nationally on Christmas Eve, and square in the middle of 2019s Chanukah, the Jewish holiday that Uncut Gems loosely revolves around is Passover. Sandlers character, Howard Ratner, is an inveterate gambler who owns a jewelry store in Manhattans Diamond District
CRITICS PICKS | 8 Concerts You Absolutely Need To See In Toronto This Week (January 6 12) – Ludwig Van
admin | January 6, 2020
Classical music and opera events happening in and around Toronto for the week of Jan 6 12.Critics Picks (Jan. 6 12) Ludwig van Torontos weekly Critics Picks are a curated list of some of the best concerts happening now through the end of the week
