40 Isn’t Just a Milestone Birthday. It’s an Important Jewish Number.
By Sara Laufer (Kveller via JTA) — I’m a congregational rabbi, so the month of August is always a bit anxiety-provoking. Whether the holidays are…
2018
Ben Kingsley carried a photo of Elie Wiesel with him while filming ‘Operation Finale’
By Naomi Pfefferman LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Ask Ben Kingsley about why he was keen to portray Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann in the new film…
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake
By Sheri Silver (The Nosher via JTA) – To be a gluten-free baker (and eater) years ago was to be a disappointed baker (and eater)….
Nazi camp guard Jakiw Palij deported from US to Germany
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — A former guard at a Nazi concentration camp was deported to Germany overnight from the United States, where he had…
Why Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is a cautionary tale for 21st-century Jews
By Charles Dunst Spoilers for “BlacKkKlansman” below. NEW YORK (JTA) — In 1965, two young Jewish men, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, were murdered along with black…