VANCOUVER, Canada (JTA) — The Jewish National Fund of Canada has withdrawn its sponsorship of the Jewish Federation of Vancouver’s Yom Ha’atzmaut event over the federation’s decision to feature the controversial Israeli pop singer Achinoam Nini, known as Noa.
BERLIN (JTA) — An Arab-Israeli rap artist won over audiences at the 66th annual Berlin International Film Festival, gleaning a top public prize for Israeli director Udi Aloni.
“Junction 48” was one of two Israeli productions to take home Panorama...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Hillary Rodham Clinton defeated Bernie Sanders in the Nevada Democratic caucuses, which was seen as a key contest for the former secretary of state in the race for the party’s presidential nod.
(JTA) — Columbine school shooter Dylan Klebold revealed he was Jewish when he mentioned dreading a family Passover seder, creating a tense moment with his fellow shooter, his mother said.
Klebold and Eric Harris had openly admired Adolf Hitler. They...
(JTA) — An international law firm has withdrawn its sponsorship of Harvard Law School student events after funds were used for a Justice for Palestine event.
The Milbank corporate law firm, which in 2012 pledged $1 million over five years...
Trends, like friends, come and go. 1. Chewing gum is out of style. 2. Men rarely smoke cigars. And in the old days, cigars were a social icebreaker. “Have a cigar, pal,”...
Chamber music fans were in for a very rare treat on Wed., Feb. 24, when the Goldstein-Peled-Fiterstein Trio starred in a program of music sponsored by the New Orleans Friends of Music (NOFM)...
MARVIN HERBERT SMITH, a native and former resident of New Orleans, died in a Tampa assisted-living facility after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on Monday, February 15. He was 73.
He attended Tulane University and the University of...
Torah Academy of New Orleans announced this week they are now accepting applications for the upcoming school year. Special early bird discounts on tuition will be given to students who register before March 18, 2016.
