National Yiddish Theater to Honor Neil Sedaka
Bet you didn't expect to find those two components, Yiddish theater and Neil Sedaka in the same headline. Well, now you have! The National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene will be honoring pop singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, the son of a Turkish Jew father and a Polish-Russian Jewish mother, at its 2012 annual gala, June 12, at New York’s Town Hall.
Video: ‘Former Hasidic Jews Reveal Hidden World’ on NBC
The fun part is that they're still stuck with their heavy, Jewish accent.
Pushkar, New Mecca for Israelis, Even Has Chabad ‘Missionaries’
Calcutta News this morning reports on Pushkar, 130 km from the state capital of Jaipur, where many signboards and menus are in Hebrew.
‘Jerusalem Post’ or ‘Palestine Post’?
Well, years ago they actually were called The Palestine Post…
‘Nose Job’ El-Balkimy, Egyptian MP, Loses Parliamentary Immunity
What do you have to do as an Egyptian Member of Parliament to earn the nickname Nose Job? Anwar El-Balkimy, of the Salafist Nour Party (that means he's sooo religious, he has one regular prayer rug and a special one for yomim tovim), told everybody he had been beaten and robbed of LE100,000 by thugs on 29 February. But according to Al Ahram, it was later discovered that his facial injuries were caused by cosmetic surgery on his nose.
My Son the Pioneer Jewish Doctor
While some religions place ultimate responsibility for healing in divine hands, “Jews don’t see a conflict between faith and medicine,” says Alan M. Kraut, a professor of history at American University who helped put together the exhibition “Trail of the Magic Bullet: The Jewish Encounter With Modern Medicine, 1860-1960,” on view at Yeshiva University Museum in Manhattan.
Reporters, Dog, Irate as PA Won’t Share Supermodel
Why, you might ask, does a supermodel require representation by PA security officials? This, as Fido might say, is where the best bones are buried. An irate Palestinian Journalists Syndicate condemned the Palestinian Authority's "heavy-handed treatment of reporters on Tuesday covering a supermodel's visit to Bethlehem."
Nazi Camp Barbed Wire Sale Cancelled
The income was goint to pay for an exhibition of artifacts discovered at the site.
Brush Up your Shakespeare: Tribune Apologizes to ADL for Shylock Clue
It's official: the word "Jew" is an ethnic slur.
Cartoon Rehab: It’s Miller Time, Sort Of
Today's cartoon is from Al-Watan (Qatar), from way back in May 13, 2003. The U.S. and Israel are shown eating from two sides of an apple that represents “the Arab states.” According to the middle-east-info.org, where we found it, this cartoon is noteworthy because it was published in Qatar, home to the Al Jazeera TV network. Qatar is considered by many in the U.S. State Department to be a U.S. ally and a relatively moderate state.
Blogger Puts Congressional Aide’s Get Refusal In Context
The case is, predictably, another ugly and scary and very personal one, which is why I stayed off it all this time. But as the pressure campaign is increasing and even Fox News is dumping on the husband (a Republican!), I went looking for some context. Now you can, too…
Holy Smokes, Rabbi
According to the State, Rabbi Meshulam Rothschild, 26, was moving about 3,600 cartons a week of illegal cigarettes with no tax stamps out of his warehouse on Spencer Street in Williamsburg. At $50 a carton in taxes, that's a very nice income, although not so steady, it turns out…
Cartoon Rehab: The Cleansing Power of Baseball
The trick with this nasty but very well drawn cartoon, in which the Jews are depicted as a creature reminiscent of Sigourney Weaver's Alien, speaking to a wise, old Muslim sage, was to remove both religious symbols. Once those were out of the way, it became a cute setup for some sort of vaudeville-style sketch ("Who's on first" comes to mind).
Yori’s Jewish NuzeKlips, Feb 29/12
On the menu this morning: A Yiddishe Robbery … The Birds, The Bees, And The Jews … Latter Day This … Albert Brooks? Try Albert Speer! … and Human Rights Watch Guy Gets Watched Back. We're weird, we're borderline freaky, we're Jewish – get used to it. Or don't, we get paid either way.
Anatomy of a Jewish Wedding with Natalie Portman and a French Guy
When JTA reports on a Jewish wedding with one of the participants probably not a Jew, shouldn't that merit a comment?
Arabs Attacking Jews in NJ Primary
With the race between two fellow Dems getting to the finish line, many fear that it has given rise to the first bona fide Jewish versus Arab competition, and an ugly one at that. The battle "has transformed into a troubling ethnic brawl."
Election Day Joke (with Explanation)
Thank you, Jameel from the Muqata for the image, which I opted to usurp.
Is Weiner Running for Mayor? Show Me the Money…
"I'm very happy in my present life," Weiner, 47, told People Magazine. But the WSJ is asking: if he's so stay-at-homish, what will he do with his election bucks?
Most Stupid Pope Headlines of the Week
New pope to bind simplicity with ‘complexity’
Keeping Voter ID Honest May Boost Democracy and Sanity
Making ID verification open and handy is not a left vs. right issue.
Drake: ‘I’m a Proud Young Jewish Boy’ and I Want My Re-Bar Mitzvah
Drake says: "When I had a Bar Mitzvah back in the day, my mum really didn't have that much money. We kinda just did it in the basement of an Italian restaurant, which I guess is kinda like a faux pas. I told myself that if I ever got rich, I'd throw myself a re-Bar Mitzvah. That's the concept for the video."
Why I Love Working at the Jewish Press (I)
I plan to make this a series of articles, pointing out how the Jewish Press effectively removes the poison from the fangs of the Jewish media stories, putting things in context and perspective and providing a Truth that represents both reality, and by definition, our Torah values.
Gun Appreciation Day Is Coming – Do your Shopping Early
The Supreme Court and I differ on what the Second Amendment means in reality.
Video: Netanya Purim Carnival—Sassy, Noisy, Happy
We went out to watch the Purim Parade in our sweet town of Netanya, and for a few hours were transported to a care-free world, somewhere between Disneyland and New Orleans. Our daughter Yarden said, Purim is like Halloween but without dead people. Everyone was distinctly alive in Netanya this Purim. And everyone seemed to take very seriously the idea of the Purim happy noise. Even the babies.
Feminist German Minister Retooling the Creator’s Gender
To many Germans Christians, such a suggestion was an outrage.
Really Scary Pep Talk on How to Have a Safe Trip Abroad, Courtesy of...
The world is not a safe place, is the bottom line of what our State Dept. wants you to know. But if you insist—heaven knows why—on leaving your safe bedroom and risk setting foot in one of those awful places you hear about in the news, there's a lot you need to know. Travelers can become victims of crime and violence, or experience unexpected difficulties, says the special page titled "A Safe Trip Abroad" on the DOS website.
Paid for by Charles Bronfman, ‘Jewish Stars’ Attack Pro-Settlement Report
They wrote flippantly: "Securing Israel’s future as a Jewish and democratic state requires diplomatic and political leadership, not legal maneuverings." Legal rights be damned, then?
Why Is the Left So Concerned with Haredi Dropouts?
There's something hollow, even vacuous, certainly vulgar, about people who manage their personal relationship with God through newspaper articles and television tidbits.
Will ‘Jesus’s Wife’ Parchment Alter Christianity?
Probably not, but it's fun to consider "that man" coupled with what logically must have been known as "that woman."