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This audio explores why the Yiddish word for malaria, "malyarye," is considered humorous in Jewish culture. The discussion begins by highlighting the linguis...

A phase 1 trial is underway for an innovative treatment called LY3884961 targeting Gaucher disease, a genetic disorder that predominantly affects Ashkenazi J...

This article discusses the influence of American Jewish philanthropists on Israeli politics and the threat it poses to Israeli democracy. The author argues t...

This article discusses the impact of playing the role of Anne Frank in the play "The Diary of Anne Frank" on four young actors. The actors share how portrayi...

The streaming wars between platforms like Netflix, HBO Max, and Hulu have resulted in an abundance of quality content, including an increase in Israeli TV sh...

Doron Krakow, President and CEO of JCC Association of North America, responds to an article that praises European Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) for their c...

This article discusses the significance of the name Vashti in Jewish and non-Jewish cultures. In the Purim story, Vashti is portrayed as a feminist hero for ...

Lewis R. Gordon, a renowned philosopher and head of the philosophy department at the University of Connecticut, has had a significant impact on Black history...

Adam McKinney, the incoming artistic director of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, has used dance as a way to explore his own Black, Jewish, and Native American...

A violent day in the West Bank unfolded as two Israeli brothers were shot dead by a Palestinian gunman in Huwara, leading to retaliatory riots by Israeli set...

The documentary "Israelism" explores how American Jewish institutions have portrayed Israel, emphasizing loyalty to the IDF and downplaying the darker aspect...

Elinor Tatum, the current publisher of the New York Amsterdam News, has been living Black history her whole life, taking over the newspaper from her father i...

The California Briefing report focuses on the recent attack on the Orthodox Jewish community in Los Angeles. The author highlights three key points: First, t...

This article discusses the conversion of Sammy Davis Jr. to Judaism and the challenges he faced as a Black man in the racist world of mid-20th century comedy...

Celebrity chef and food influencer Eitan Bernath has partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme to raise awareness about global food insecurity. ...

Despite his reputation among some American Jews, Jimmy Carter should be remembered as a champion of the Jewish people. He played a crucial role in advancing ...

A Jewish couple is conflicted about whether to circumcise their son for medical and moral reasons. They feel that as Reform Jews, they already deviate from m...

The Israeli economy is experiencing significant negative effects as a result of Prime Minister Netanyahu's proposed judicial reforms. The Israeli shekel has ...

Shine A Light is a new campaign against rising antisemitism in the United States, backed by major foundations and led by the Kirsh family. It has garnered su...

Deborah Trapunsky, the founder of Lima's only Jewish bakery, Oh-jal, initially started baking challah for non-Jewish friends. The overwhelming response led h...

The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is digitizing the Jewish Labor Bund archive, which includes 3.5 million pages of documents, photos, flyers, and corres...

Walter Mosley discusses his latest novel, Every Man a King, which features a Black detective investigating a white supremacist. Mosley, who is both Black and...

Members of a neo-Nazi hate group protested outside a Broadway play called Parade, which tells the story of Leo Frank, a Jewish man who was lynched in Georgia...

Silvia Wagensberg, a retired Spanish teacher and artist, has painted portraits of Yiddishists as part of her artistic expression. She became interested in Yi...

Jaime Tran, the man charged with shooting two Jewish men in Los Angeles, sent emails to his former dental school classmates accusing them of creating the COV...

In her book "The Diary Keepers: World War II in the Netherlands, as Written by the People Who Lived Through It," Nina Siegal explores the diary-writing cultu...

The article discusses the recent changes being made to Roald Dahl's children's books in order to make them more inclusive. The changes include replacing gend...

Jaime Thanh Tran, the suspect in the recent shootings of Jewish men in Los Angeles, targeted Jews for his attacks and had sent threatening messages to Jewish...

A 73-year-old Jewish man named Guy Taieb was shot while walking home from morning prayers in Los Angeles. The attack was part of a series of drive-by shootin...

A string of incidents in Los Angeles, including a swastika display at LACMA and twin shootings in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood targeting Jewish individual...

Police in Los Angeles have arrested a suspect in connection with a series of shootings targeting Jewish men. The suspect was apprehended with a rifle and han...

"The Wanderers" is a play by Anna Ziegler that explores the deteriorating marriage of two Jewish authors, Abe and Sophie Hausman. The couple becomes entangle...

Muhammad Ali's beloved cornerman and assistant trainer, Drew Bundini Brown, was Jewish. Born into a poor Black family, Brown married a Jewish woman in the 19...

The backlash against sex scenes in media has its roots in antisemitism, according to an article by Mira Fox. The author explains that the Hays Code, which go...

Linda G. Mills, a Jewish filmmaker and social work professor at New York University (NYU), has been named the university's first female president. Mills, who...

The most dangerous place for Jews today is Israel, according to Rob Eshman, a senior columnist for the Forward. He points out that more Jews are killed for b...

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has called for the abolition of the death penalty, citing moral reasons and insights from families of the Tree of Life syn...

The letter writer is feeling disillusioned with dating Jewish and has tried various dating apps without success. They grew up in a non-practicing family and ...

The murder of Thomas Meixner, a former University of Arizona graduate student, by Murad Dervish on Yom Kippur in 2022 has stirred a debate about whether the ...

The article discusses the author's experience waiting in a long line to try the falafel at LAs du Fallafel in the Jewish quarter of Paris. Despite initially ...

Actor David Duchovny explored his Jewish heritage on the show "Finding Your Roots." While Duchovny's Jewish background was known, the show revealed surprisin...

The Gates of Justice is a classical work composed by jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck in 1969. Inspired by the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr....

A new study published in The Journal of Holocaust Research reveals that Wikipedia intentionally distorts and spreads false information about the Holocaust. T...

This article discusses the process of casting the role of Anne Frank in the film adaptation of "The Diary of Anne Frank." While Audrey Hepburn was initially ...

Under Elon Musk's leadership, Twitter has reinstated numerous accounts that were previously banned for violating Twitter's rules, including accounts of white...

The Torah does not explicitly address betting on the Super Bowl, but many rabbis disapprove of gambling, citing Talmudic teachings that frown upon it, though...

The release of the Hogwarts Legacy video game, set in the Harry Potter universe, has sparked criticism over its portrayal of goblins with antisemitic underto...

In this "Bintel Brief" column, a reader named Ms. Incognito seeks advice on whether to reach out to a guy she met at a gallery opening. They had a good conve...

The He Gets Us campaign, a nondenominational Christian campaign, is running two ads during the Super Bowl in an attempt to make Jesus relatable to modern-day...

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt has partnered with actor and TV host Nick Cannon for a new podcast called "2 Hate Or Not 2 Hate." Ca...