The real history behind HBO’s ‘The Plot Against America’
By Lior Zaltzman (JTA) — The new TV show based on Philip Roth‘s novel “The Plot Against America,” helmed by David Simon, the Jewish creator of “The…
Politics
“Welcome to Brad Wall’s Bar Mitzvah”
By Daniel Moser (AJNews) – “Welcome to Brad Wall’s Bar Mitzvah,” Alberta Premier Jason Kenney exclaimed as he greeted the crowd at the 69th B’nai…
Arab-Israeli parties just recommended Benny Gantz to be prime minister. Here’s why that’s historic.
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Amid all the justifiable focus on the coronavirus and its consequences, there was major political news in Israel this week:…
Netanyahu’s criminal trial delayed due to emergency coronavirus measures
by Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criminal trial will be postponed until May due to emergency measures taken to combat the…
Monuments: We in Canada should know better
By Myrna Kostash (AJNews) – I snatched up the November issue of Edmonton Jewish News when I saw, above the fold, the bold headline, “YEG…