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‘Human Life Is More Important’: Bernie Sanders Joins Hahnemann Rally
Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders was in Philadelphia July 15 to join a rally protesting the closure of Hahnemann University Hospital.
“We shouldn’t be talking...
National News
News Briefs: Thousands Pay Tribute to the Rebbe and More
Alabama Shul Struggling to Survive
It’s the only synagogue in Selma, Alabama, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports, and now 120-year-old Temple Mishkan Israel is in...
Backyard Barbecue, Kosher-Style
By Ethel G. Hofman
Barbecuing is primal, even dangerous. It’s looked on as a guy thing—all that fire, smoke, sharp implements and mountains of meat.
But...
News Briefs: German Town Buys Entire Beer Supply to ‘Dry the Nazis out’ and...
First Overall Pick in NHL Draft is Jewish
The New Jersey Devils made Jack Hughes the first overall pick June 21 in the National Hockey...
Arts
Book Review | When We Were Arabs: A Jewish Family’s Forgotten History
Reclaiming the Identity of the Jewish Arab
When We Were Arabs: A Jewish Family’s Forgotten History
Massoud Hayoun
The New Press
Modern-day depictions of Muslims and Arabs can...
Gabriel Nathan Takes Suicide Prevention on the Road
Gabriel Nathan talks about love more than you do. He talks about it in relation to his twins, Elijah and Louisa, and his wife,...
Book Review | The Fourth Reich: The Specter of Nazism from World War II...
A History of Something That Never Happened
The Fourth Reich: The Specter of Nazism from World War II to the Present
Gavriel D. Rosenfeld
Cambridge University Press
Hearing...
Israel Briefs: US Embassy Hosts First July Fourth Celebration in Jerusalem and More
Israel Defense Prize Awarded to Four Key Security Projects
This year’s Israel Defense Prize was awarded to the soldiers who exposed and neutralized tunnels Hezbollah...
Israel Briefs: Nintendo Chooses Israel for Second Retail Store and More
Beresheet 2 Won’t Go to the Moon
In a change from original plans, Beresheet 2 won’t attempt a moon landing, but SpaceIL, the Israeli company...
Eitan Ginzburg, Israel’s First Openly Gay Mayor, Talks LGBTQ Issues in Israel
At 26, Eitan Ginzburg was the youngest person ever elected to the city council of Ra’anana, a Tel Aviv suburb of about 80,000 people....