Why the new year is a time for saying ‘thank you’ to interfaith families
By Melinda Mersack CLEVELAND (JTA) — Thank you: two simple words with tremendous meaning. Thank you for being part of our community. Thank you for…
2016
Gene Wilder, star of ‘Willy Wonka’ and other classic comedies, dies at 83
(JTA) — Gene Wilder, a comedic actor known for playing wild-eyed eccentrics such as the titular characters in “Young Frankenstein” and “Willy Wonka & the…
Calgary Police investigating anti-Semitic post on Facebook
(August 29, 2016) – Police in Calgary have launched an investigation into an antisemitic Facebook post that was exposed by B’nai Brith Canada last Friday….
What’s a nice Jewish boy like Daniel Radcliffe doing playing a neo-Nazi?
By Curt Schleier (JTA) — In his new film, “Imperium,” Daniel Radcliffe plays FBI agent Nate Foster, who goes undercover to take down skinheads planning…
Hamas, natural gas and other good reasons Israel and Turkey should stick together
By Andrew Tobin JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel and Turkey ought to be friends, geopolitically speaking. As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan put it in January: “Israel…