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WEBRevealing leaked police footage, new film aims brutal lens at Netanyahu amid war. He escaped the Nazis and created Britain’s first memorial to their victims. Now this artist is getting a second look. Fred Kormis’ art was labeled “degenerate” and pulled from galleries while he and his wife fled Germany.
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Who are Ukraine’s Jews, and how is Russia’s invasion affecting them?
WEBHere’s a breakdown of who they are, where they live and what they are experiencing. Get The Jewish Chronicle Weekly Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up We’ll add to this explainer as we learn more.
The tradition and wonder of a Jewish wedding ceremony
WEBAug 7, 2019 · Instead, ritual and tradition are woven together in Jewish weddings, creating a ceremony that is equal parts solemn and festive, legal and religious, festive and transactional. “A Jewish wedding is a conglomeration of different things from Jewish tradition,” explained Rabbi Emily Meyer, formerly of Bet Chaverim in …
Huwaida Arraf, who led Palestinian resistance efforts, wants a seat …
WEB(JTA) — Now running for Congress in Michigan: a Hebrew-speaking Palestinian Christian who is married to a Jew and spent time living on an Israeli kibbutz before rejecting coexistence efforts in favor of advocating for Palestinian resistance.
Jon Lovitz reflects on childhood, faith and Israel
WEBJun 11, 2021 · These days, Jon Lovitz isn’t laughing. The Jewish stand-up and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member has been following the rising number of antisemitic attacks worldwide, and the recent Hamas rocket fire into Israel. Lovitz, an Emmy-nominated actor, singer and comedian, acknowledged he isn’t …
Author and activist Loung Ung shares insider’s look at Cambodian ...
WEBAug 26, 2021 · In April 1975, when Loung Ung was 5 years-old, the Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia.After fleeing their Phnom Penh-based home, Ung and her family spent the next four years separated from one another while concealing their identities.
Beyond ‘Bubbie,’ Jewish grandparent names get a reboot
WEBBarry Asman settled on “Z” as his grandpa name because it is the sound that begins the word “zayde,” but is “very contemporary,” his wife said. Malori and Barry Asman chose to go by “Bibi” and “Z” instead of the traditional “Bubbie” and “Zayde.” (Photo courtesy of Erin Herman) Betty Jo Hirschfield Louik also eschewed ...
Yael Eckstein takes the reigns of Fellowship for Christians & Jews
WEBYael Eckstein takes the reigns of Fellowship for Christians & Jews. Yael opening food box with elderly woman, Nelli Barotko, glasses, white hair, headband, cane. Holding hands. It’s traumatic enough to experience the loss of a beloved parent, especially one who dies suddenly at the age of 67. But in February, soon after burying her father ...
Marlo Thomas talks father, faith and dreams in NCJW speech
WEBJun 6, 2013 · Thomas, who is known for inspiring an entire generation of women to be independent in her groundbreaking sitcom “That Girl,” which aired on ABC from 1966 to 1971, is also known for her work raising $800 million each year for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. St Jude’s was founded in …
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