Israeli Angy Cohen is the new Belzberg Scholar at the University of Calgary
by Maxin Fischbein (AJNews) – For a relatively small Jewish community, Jewish Calgary punches above its weight when it comes to supporting cultural and educational…
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‘Schitt’s Creek’ sweeps the 2020 Emmys and makes history
by Emily Burack (JTA) — “Schitt’s Creek,” the show co-created by the father-and-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, swept the Emmy Awards on Sunday night…
Israel officially signs peace treaties with UAE and Bahrain in White House ceremony
by Marcy Oster (JTA) — Israel signed peace treaties with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain at the White House on Tuesday, with President Donald…
The joys of a Mizrahi Rosh Hashanah Seder
by Donna Maher This article originally appeared on Alma. (JTA) — I don’t need to remind you of all the reasons that 2020 has been…
‘This will completely change Jewish life in Austria’: New rules open citizenship door to thousands of Jews worldwide
by Toby Axelrod (JTA) — Caroline Wellbery’s father, the late German literary scholar Egon Schwarz, fled Austria with his family after the Nazis annexed the…