The most compelling Jewish novel of the past year – Religion News Service
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This was the best work of Jewish fiction that I read this past year.
Debating Great Jewish Writers and Thinkers – Yeshiva University News – Yu News
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By Rabbi Dr. Dov LernerStraus Center Clinical Assistant Professor On Wednesday, April 13, the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought hosted Dr
Trump endorses Thomas Massie, incumbent opposed by Republican Jewish Coalition – The Times of Israel
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WASHINGTON (JTA) Donald Trump endorsed Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican congressman whose opposition to a Holocaust education bill helped earn him the rare distinction of being an incumbent criticized by the Republican Jewish Coalition. Massie is one of a number of Republicans the former president is backing in the primaries ahead of this years midterm congressional elections in a bid to prove he still has sway in the party. Trump has also endorsed Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, another incumbent Republican the RJCs affiliated political action committee has opposed in a primary
Cast your vote: annual Jewish Playwriting Contest comes to Bay Area J. – The Jewish News of Northern California
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A family of Jewish women connect over their shared grief and love of baking. A haredi woman adopts a biracial child after her marriage falls apart.
In Turkish charm offensive, Jewish life is the new selling point – Haaretz
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ISTANBUL After walking through its great iron gates and bright yellow faade, visitors at the Grand Synagogue of Edirne are greeted with images of the structure pre-restoration. The poster shows the buildings once collapsed roof, decaying walls and ruined sanctuary. Surrounding them are the results of a stunning transformation: high, blue starry ceilings hoisted by ornate yellow columns, intricate reliefs and a marble-and-wood ark to rival New Yorks finest.
Andrews government on board with IHRA – Australian Jewish News
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THE Victorian government will formally adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, becoming only the second state or territory to do so after NSW late last year. Ahead of an event at which Victorian politicians joined Jewish community leaders to celebrate Israels 74th Independence Day last night (Wednesday), Premier Daniel Andrews stated, From attempting to water down the horrors of the Holocaust or denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination, adopting this definition ensures that Jewish history can never be rewritten or diminished. A statement from the Premiers Office added, Antisemitism has no place in Victoria nor does any act with the intention of spreading fear or hate
DG Footlights To Present A Reading of THE JEWISH QUESTION, May 20 – Broadway World
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DG Footlights to present a reading of the full-length play The Jewish Question by Jeanmarie Simpson, Friday, May 20th | 6:30PM to 9:00PM. A talk back with the playwright will occur after the reading. Featuring performances by Ina Shivack, Beth Wheatcraft, and Matt Clarke.
Ukrainian Jewish Food: Remember the Past Through Recipes – Jewish Exponent
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vaaseenaa / iStock / Getty Images Plus When Russias barbaric aggression against Ukraine began, Jewish aid organizations estimated that 200,000 Ukrainian Jews were integrated into the life of that country, making the Jewish community there the third-largest in Europe and the fifth-largest in the world. Since March, Jews have fled in droves, mostly to Israel.
National Shabbaton inspires Jews of color with the power of connecting as family – Forward
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From left, participants in the JOC Mishpacha "We Are Family" JOCSM Shabbaton: Maetal Gerson, Avodah Jewish Service Corps Chicago, and Kol Or of JCUA; Denise Dautoff, Jewtina y Co.; Riki Robinson, Jews of Color Initiative; Ari Monts (kneeling); Mackenzie Martinez, Avodah Jewish Service Corps, San Diego; Sabrina Sojourner, co-founding director, KHAZBAR; Erica Riddick, Jews of Color Sanctuary; Deitra Reiser, founder, Transform for Equity; Kiyomi Kowalski, co-founder, Jewbian Princess; and Ramona Tenorio, Tiyuv Initiative. Courtesy of JOCSM Shabbaton By TaRessa StovallMay 11, 2022 How far would you travel for a Shabbat service? Last week, 105 Jews and allies from around the country gathered at the Pearlstone Retreat Center in Baltimore County, Md
The Aspiration of a Jewish Democracy – Jewish Journal
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Last week, I spoke at Park Avenue Synagogue (PAS) in New York City on the complexities of being a Zionist activist. I shared my own experiences of feeling ostracized from the progressive movement, feeling confused at the rhetoric surrounding Israel and Palestine on college campuses, and the implications of the BDS movement regarding contemporary antisemitism.
