Our High Holidays cover artist: Shelley Werner
(AJNews) – The whimsical art that appears on the covers of this month’s Calgary and Edmonton editions of Alberta Jewish News is by Shelley Werner,…
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This year’s High Holiday books for kids are a celebration of Jewish diversity
By Penny Schwartz This story originally appeared on JTA. The enduring traditions of the High Holiday season take shape across time and place in the latest…
Alex Edelman wins Emmy for ‘Just For Us,’ his HBO comedy special on antisemitism and Jewish identity
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Alex Edelman won an Emmy for “Just For Us,” his comedy special about attending a white supremacist meeting that put…
All the Jewish and Israeli medalists at the 2024 Paris Paralympics
by Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — The 2024 Paris Paralympics concluded Sunday, bringing to an end a summer full of athletic success for Jewish and Israeli…
New documentary ‘The Bibi Files’ paints an unflattering portrait of Netanyahu
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) — A new documentary about Benjamin Netanyahu premiered at a major film festival this week, at a moment when he is…