Saturday, May 18th 2024 |
Saturday, May 18th 2024 |
By ROBERT GLUCK
(JNS.org) — On April 24, audiences around the country had the chance to feel what it is like to be William Shatner, the Jewish actor best known for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk on “Star Trek.”
For one night only, Shatner’s one-man show “Shatner’s World”—which was on Broadway and toured Canada, Australia, and the United States—was presented in nearly 700 movie theaters nationwide. Sponsored by...
(JTA) — A mayor from Brussels banned an event that Jewish groups have called a “summit meeting for anti-Semites.”
Eric Tomas, the mayor of Anderlecht— one of 19 municipalities that make up the Brussels autonomous region of the federal Belgian state — on Sunday said he would ban the “European Congress of resistance,” saying it was a serious risk to public safety due to planned protests, the BBC reported.
The...
(JTA) — A young Jewish woman whose body was found in northern Israel may have been killed by terrorists, police said.
Shelly Dadon, 20, who left her home in Afula on May 1 for a job interview in Migdal Ha’emek, was found dead in the city’s industrial zone later that day, Army Radio reported last Friday.
A senior police officer told Radio Kol Rega, a regional station, that “detectives found...
The Fountainheads, an energetic group of young Israeli singers, musicians and dancers, will headline the upcoming Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day) celebration at the Uptown Jewish Community on Monday evening, May 12, beginning at 5:15 p.m.
A light dinner of Israeli food will precede the concert, which begins in the Mintz Auditorium at 5:45 p.m.
The group are all graduates of the Ein Prat Academy for Leadership and regularly tour...
The Community-Wide Holocaust Memorial Program featured a changing of the guards this past Sunday, April 27, as the Holocaust Memorial Committee that sponsors the event welcomed a new chairman, Henry Rosenblat, and the Jewish Community Center ushered in a new era under the leadership of Jewish Family Life director Liba Kornfeld.
The traditional processor of the survivors took place with Joseph Sher, the oldest of the New Orleans area Holocaust...
Rebecca Brown, a native New Orleanian and eighth grader at Margolin Hebrew Academy in Memphis, received a third place designation from the Memphis Jewish Federation for its Holocaust Art and Essay Contest.
Brown, the daughter of Joel Brown and Natalie Brown of blessed memory was singled out for her rendering of a small suitcase containing an attractive white blouse with blue embroidery, two shoes and a locket possessing photos of...
By TALIA LAVIN
NEW YORK (JTA) — On Twitter, pro-Palestinian activists dubbed it “DivestApalooza.”
Student governments at three Southern California public universities all voted on divestment resolutions targeting Israel in a single day.
The April 23 votes were part of a surge in student governments at American universities voting on divestment resolutions. In the past two years, at least 16 student governments have weighed divestment measures, including nine this spring,...
By RABBI RICHARD A. BLOCK
NEW YORK (JTA) — Freedom of the pulpit is a cherished Jewish value, yet some rabbis hesitate to share their “true views” about Israeli policy from the pulpit, as a study last year from the Jewish Council for Public Affairs found.
There is virtue in such reticence.
Israel needs many things, but one thing it does not need is more public criticism, which is ubiquitous. Some is...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Former “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno will visit Israel to host the presentation of the inaugural Genesis Prize.
The May 22 ceremony in Jerusalem will honor former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg with the $1 million award.
“Jay Leno is a comedic icon who has entertained millions of people around the world for over 20 years,” said Stan Polovets, board chairman of the Genesis Prize Foundation....
