admin | November 18, 2021
Ten days after the Revolution happened in Petrograd (this was the 'revolutionary' name of Saint Petersburg), officials and clerks of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Empire gathered for a meeting to protest against the Bolsheviks seizure of state power. We decided to start a general strike and issue a resolution, Sergey Belgard, a secretary of the Ministry, wrote
admin | October 30, 2021
The Jewish Public Library (JPL) has announced the return of its annual Jewish Book Month (JBM), through to Nov. 30. Far from being only about books, this entertaining and thought-provoking series of eleven multilingual, eclectic events brings together some of todays top literary minds in interviews and inspiring lectures, along with film, workshops, concerts and Russian dance & culture
admin | October 30, 2021
Lawmakers discuss breast cancer and legislation to raise awareness Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Rep.
admin | October 18, 2021
(JTA) After Spain announced it would offer of citizenship to families of Jews it expelled more than 500 years ago, Mark Tafoya, a personal chef living in New York City, filled out an application. Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Tafoya calls himself a proud Sephardic Jew rediscovering my roots. So from Inwood, in northern Manhattan, he tracked down all the required documents, created a genealogy chart and hired an attorney.
admin | October 18, 2021
BOCA RATON, Fla. The School District of Palm Beach County is gearing up for a special presentation to honor Hispanic heritage and the Holocaust.
admin | October 18, 2021
(JTA) In April, the language-learning app Duolingo added its 40th language to its program arsenal: Yiddish. A couple of decades ago, it would have been unthinkable for a mainstream non-Jewish language program to offer an expansive, comprehensive course in Yiddish. But Duolingos Yiddish addition only serves to reflect the increased global interest in learning a language that once had as many as 12 million speakers
admin | October 2, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. The Washington Wizards unveiled their themes and promotional schedule for the upcoming season today in anticipation of the start of the 2021-22 NBA season presented by Capital One. Fans attending the home opener on Oct.
admin | October 2, 2021
It's October all weekend long, which means that some Halloween-related events have begun popping up. There's plenty of other stuff to see and do in the Wilmington area as well, including theater, comedy, live music, family-friendly events and more
admin | September 28, 2021
In November 1936, Chaim Weizmann the best known Jewish leader of his time observed that for Europe's Jews, "the world is divided into places where they cannot live and places they cannot enter." Regarding the former, Kristallnacht ("Night of Broken Glass") marked Germany's departure from all civilized norms. From Nov. 9, 1938, on, nearly all German and Austrian Jews realized there was no future in their native countries.
admin | September 22, 2021
The Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust and the Society of Illustrators will co-present a special panel on Jewish culture's influence within the wildly popular world of comics, which continues to fascinate readers, film and television audiences, and consumers, including the tens of thousands of fans who yearly descend on New York's Comic Con event, set to return next month. "The Jewish Multiverse: Judaism and Superheroes" will feature prominent comic book writers Chris Claremont, (Marvel's Uncanny X-Men) and Marguerite Bennett (DC Bombshells, Batwoman), as well as editor Danny Fingeroth (Marvel's Spiderman Comics Line)
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