Op/ Ed: Larry David’s Holocaust joke was an offense — against comedy
By Andrew Silow-Carroll NEW YORK (JTA) — In a famous episode of “Seinfeld,” Jerry is upset that his dentist, a recent convert to Judaism, is already telling…
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Students defeat BDS vote at University of Ottawa
(EJNews) – An initiative to advance Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) against Israel was defeated at the Students’ Federation of the University of Ottawa’s (SFUO) Board of Administrators….
Jewish family learns they are related to Scarlett Johansson by watching PBS show
By Curt Schleier (JTA) — Turns out you don’t actually have to be a guest on Henry Louis Gates’ PBS show “Finding Your Roots” to,…
Scarlett Johansson cries when she discovers her family’s tragic Holocaust history on ‘Finding Your Roots’
(JTA) — Scarlett Johansson knew that her mother’s side of the family came from Jewish communities in Eastern Europe, but she didn’t know much else about…
B’nai Brith Canada Reports: Antisemitic Posters Appear at University of Victoria
VICTORIA, B.C. – Students at the University of Victoria arrived on campus last week to find posters promoting antisemitism and white supremacy scattered around the…