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Yom Ha’atzmaut Echoes in ‘The Mandalorian’

Jewish parallels abound in the show that just finished its third season.

Free Democratic Party Proves Germans Just Don’t Have a Sense of Humor

Alas, the second spelling correction in the video changes "Sieg Hail” to the correct, Nazi-approved "Sieg Heil."

Israel Requests Michelin Assessment on Gastronomy Standing

The study is already in process, with a final report to be presented to the ministry by December 2017.

Egypt Denies UNESCO Lists Alexandria’s Eliyahu HaNavi Synagogue as ‘Endangered’ World Heritage Site

“The Egyptian government gives equal importance to all its monuments and heritage sites, whether Ancient Egyptian, Jewish, Coptic or Islamic.”

Palestinian Authority Artists Threatened With Expulsion From Union If They Participate in Israeli Cultural...

"The General Union of Palestinian Expressionist Artists has demanded that all artists not participate in the festival as it is a normalization festival that serves the Israeli agendas."

Cultural Appropriation

When I was a kid they hadn't invented "cultural appropriation" yet. Instead we were allowed to take anything from any culture, since all humanity was one big family, and imitating someone was a high sign of respect. Since then copying something from another culture has supposedly become an alleged crime against humanity, somehow.

Jewish Settler Speaks About Arab culture… in Arabic [video]

A Jewish settler talks with Corey Gil-Shuster and Arabs about Arab culture.

Turkish Energy Delegation Meeting Delek, Noble Energy Reps in Jerusalem to Discuss Gas Pipeline

On Monday, Turkey's Minister of Culture and Tourism arrives for a state visit to Israel as well.

$10 Million Grant Awarded to Museum of Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot

The grant is the largest awarded to Beit Hatfutsot from a U.S. philanthropic foundation in its 40-year history.

The First Jewish Americans: Freedom And Culture In The New World

The current exhibition, on view until February 26, is in its own right combating anti-Semitism by educating the public about the impact early Jewish settlers had on helping to establish this country.

Jerusalem to Get $50 Million Arts Center

The new Jerusalem center for the arts is part of a project to turn the city into a world capital of culture and the arts.

Cinema Jenin Shutting Down, Dashing Hopes for Culture, Art, in Suspicious City

Many locals boycotted the cinema because unmarried men and women drank alcohol and even slept together in the guest house that was attached to Cinema Jenin.

Pop Culture Pundit Sees Superman as Paradigm of the Assimilated Jew

"Superman and Captain America can be seen as Jewish creators imagining how they'd be awesome and powerful if they were white."

2000 Years of Jewish Culture Exhibition at London’s Shapero Rare Books

Bernard Shapero said that “the whole exhibition shows the positive side of Judaism. There’s no Holocaust material or anti-Semitic material, which forms a large part of collecting in this field.”

German Culture Minister Promises Reform of Judenfrei Nazi Loot Commission

German Culture Minister Monika Grütters told the New York Times last March that a Jewish member on the committee “would be the only voice who would be prejudiced.”

Erdogan Utilizing Turks’ Ingrained Conspiracy Theory Culture to Purge Foes, Real and Imagined

Imagine that every conspiracy theory you've heard, from the Communists taking over America, to Obama conspiring with the deans of Al Azhar University to bring Islam to the US, to the CIA blowing up the World Trade Center, was, if not true, at least plausible.

“Culture” Wars – Update

Both rape and being falsely accused of rape are life-altering events; in both cases the victims deserve our fullest support, the victimizers our unmitigated opprobrium.

Jerusalem to Invest a Record NIS 50M to Promote Arts & Culture

The Jerusalem municipality will invest a record-breaking NIS 50 million to promote culture and art in the city, starting this year.

13 Year-Old Jewish Boy Beaten in Paris

13 year old Jewish boy beaten in Paris this week.

A 95-Year-Old WWII Vet, and Klimt’s ‘Lady in Gold’ Makes a Comeback

Yishai is joined by 95-year-old Jerusalem resident Dan Nadel, a five-time decorated WWII hero, who led troops in the Battle of the Bulge and in the liberation of France from the Nazis. In honor of VE Day, commemorating the Allied victory over Nazi Germany (marked on May 8), Nadel, tells the tale of fighting across Europe, and eventually fulfilling his Zionist dream. Then, Yishai is joined in-studio by foreign correspondent Anne-Marie O’Connor to talk about her award-winning book, "The Lady in Gold," that chronicles the fight for restitution of Gustav Klimt's iconic "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer," confiscated by the Nazis in Vienna just prior to World War II.

The Roots of Racism, and the Difference Between the US and Israel

Yishai is joined in-studio by Jerusalem Post op-ed editor Seth Frantzman and editorial page editor Matthew Wagner to discuss the violent protests held by Ethiopian Israelis over the past few days. They talk about the roots of the rage, and the extent of discrimination against Jews in the Jewish state. Then, Yishai is joined in-studio by Joel Pollak, editor-at-large and in-house counsel for Breitbart.com, to discuss the similarities and differences between the US and Israel. Pollak says that whereas America is based on a philosophy, Israeli society is more ethnic and connected to the land.

Israeli Sovereignty in Jerusalem, and the Second-Chance Holiday

Yishai is joined by Alan Elsner, vice president for communications at the ultra-liberal Jewish organization J Street, to discuss the future of the two-state solution and the challenges connected with Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem. Why are Arabs rioting there? Then, Yishai is joined in-studio by Rabbi Mike Feuer to discuss Second Passover, a bona fide biblical holiday that many people have never heard of. What are the secrets of this holiday? What is the big deal about blasphemy?

The Only Commonality Is Mass Killing

The suicide bomber's education and attack preparations are diametrically opposed to that of mass killers, as is their socialization.

Prerequisites for Muslim-Jewish Reconciliation

We have a big problem with cognitive dissonance in most Arab countries.

We’re Turning Japanese Now

Japan the country and the society are still peering into the abyss.

American Culture: How to Reconcile the Brutal and the Effete?

I sat there speechless. I simply couldn't believe what I was hearing.

Netanyahu, Lapid, Punish Families with Children and Bennett is Silent

"Only the wealthy won't feel Binyamin Netanyahu and Yair Lapid's latest budget cut."

Tribalism, Post-Tribalism and Counter-Tribalism

The modern left has become a curious amalgam of the modern, the post-modern and the savage.

Chinese-Israeli Cultural Relations Blossoming

Increased economic ties between Israel and China usher in cultural exchange.

Infidel

Hirsi Ali was handed the microphone and, 16 months later, her words remain imprinted on my brain: "Even if you give them Jerusalem, there will be no peace."

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