Shaquille O’Neal dances the hora at a Jewish wedding
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) – Let’s face it: at 7-foot-1 and 350 pounds, Shaq is built to dunk. But dancing? Well, you may be surprised: This past weekend,…
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The Hebrew Hulk, Goldberg, makes his return to the WWE
(JTA) — The wrestler known as Goldberg shocked the wrestling world at his first WWE match in 12 years by defeating his longtime rival Brock…
Leonard Cohen buried in Montreal before announcement of his death
(JTA) — Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen was buried in his hometown of Montreal hours before his death was made public. Cohen died Nov. 7 in Los…
Leonard Cohen, whose Jewish-infused poetry and songs inspired generations, is dead at 82
By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Leonard Cohen, the Canadian singer-songwriter whose Jewish-infused work became a soundtrack for melancholy, has died. He was 82. “It is…
Dutch survivor’s diary called an Anne Frank story with a ‘happy’ ending
By Cnaan Liphshiz AMSTERDAM (JTA) — A Holocaust survivor dubbed “Rotterdam’s Anne Frank” in her native Netherlands published her wartime diary, which she wrote while hiding in…