Golden Globes: Sacha Baron Cohen wins big, and other fun Jewish moments
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat character is going out on a high note. Cohen won best actor in a comedy or…
International
Masks of all kinds: Scenes from a pandemic Purim across the world
by JTA Staff (JTA) — It might have felt hard for many to summon a festive mood this Purim, which was for some the first…
Russian-Israeli tennis player Aslan Karatsev makes history at the Australian Open
by Emily Burack (JTA) — Aslan Karatsev, a Russian tennis player with Jewish heritage who lived in Israel for nearly a decade, is making history…
Israeli studies show Pfizer’s COVID vaccine highly effective
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective in preventing the disease, show studies from Israel’s two largest health care networks. Israel’s…
Government of Canada lists 13 new groups as terrorist entities
(Ottawa) – On February 3, the Government of Canada placed 13 new groups on the Criminal Code list of terrorist entities, including four ideologically motivated violent extremist…