Sue Bird will be Team USA flag bearer at Olympics opening ceremony
byEmily Burack (JTA) — Jewish basketball star Sue Bird will be one of Team USA’s two flag bearers at the Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony on…
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Tokyo Olympics: All the Jewish athletes to watch
by Emily Burack (JTA) — The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are finally happening, a full year after they were planned. And yes, they’re still being called the…
How Fleischmann’s yeast built the Jewish Catskills
by Joel Haber (This article originally appeared on The Nosher.) Many home cooks this past year, in an Instagram-inspired spirit, upped their challah-baking game with new braiding…
People are accusing Israel of genocide. These human rights lawyers beg to differ.
by Ben Sales (JTA) — When actor Mark Ruffalo apologized on Monday for posts that “suggested Israel is committing ‘genocide,’” it wasn’t clear what comments…
Pope Francis kisses Holocaust survivor’s Auschwitz tattoo
(JTA) — Pope Francis kissed the number tattooed on a Holocaust survivor’s arm during his weekly meeting with members of the public on Thursday. Lidia…