Amid their country’s financial crisis, Greek Jews struggle and brace for more turmoil
By Gavin Rabinowitz ATHENS, Greece (JTA) — For 55 needy Jewish families, a cash welfare payment is the only thing that gets them through the…
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Michael Douglas: I ‘never felt accepted’ as a Jew
By Ben Sales JERUSALEM (JTA) — Michael Douglas hadn’t heard of the Genesis Prize when he found out that he’d won it. In fact, the…
Watch Jon Stewart’s heart-breaking monologue about the Charleston church massacre
by Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone Magazine – Jon Stewart opened up The Daily Show June 18 with a powerful, scathing and heartbreaking monologue about the church shooting in…
Op-Ed: This is not the Charleston I know
By Robert N. Rosen CHARLESTON, S.C. (JTA) — The unspeakable murder of nine accomplished, beloved and respected African-American Charlestonians of faith in their own church…
Don’t dilute anti-Semitism, Canadian Multiculturalism Minister Tim Uppal tells forum
By Jennifer MacLeod, Canadian Jewish News – Canada’s minister of state for multiculturalism believes grouping anti-Semitism with other forms of racism and hate crime waters…