Storm damage forces Edmonton Heritage Festival to cancel last day
by Stacey Leavitt-Wright and Jay Cairns (Edmonton) – As you may have heard, Heritage Festival had to cancel its last day (yesterday) due to damage…
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Israeli dancing demonstrates collaboration at Heritage Festival
by Tammy Vineberg (Edmonton) – Music fills the air and costumed dancers take to the stage. The group flows as one while a crowd gathers…
Jewish Emmy nominees include Larry David and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ in a last hurrah
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) — TV’s most Jewish comedy has one more chance to grab some statues on its way out the door. The 12th…
Israeli and Palestinian Jerusalem Youth Chorus advances on ‘America’s Got Talent’ with performance of ‘Home’
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — A chorus of Israeli and Palestinian teens won hearts, applause and a chance at $1 million with a successful “America’s…
Ruth Westheimer, Holocaust survivor who offered grandmotherly sex advice as ‘Dr. Ruth,’ dies at 96
by Andrew Silow-Carroll, Curt Schleier (JTA) — Ruth Westheimer, the diminutive Holocaust survivor and Israeli military veteran who charmed and educated millions of listeners as…