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Tablet Sundown: ‘We Will Keep Going’ 18 Apr 2013
President Obama reassured resilience in the face of adversity at a Boston Marathon bombing memorial. The Anti-Defamation League highlighted the resurgence of...
18 Apr 2013
Tablet Dennis Johnson Says It’s OK If People ‘Try To Jew Me Down’ 18 Apr 2013
Oklahoma state representative Dennis Johnson used the anti-Semitic phrase "try to Jew me down" during a debate on price controls in the state's House of Repr...
18 Apr 2013
Tablet Daybreak: Obama Failing on Iran, Israel, Guns 18 Apr 2013
A group of former Obama administration foreign policy experts criticized the White House's Iran strategy, cautioning that it may unintentionally strengthen I...
18 Apr 2013
Tablet My Mother’s Life 18 Apr 2013
Chava Rosenfarb's trilogy, "The Tree of Life," offers a detailed and authentic portrayal of the destruction of the Jewish community in the Lodz Ghetto during...
18 Apr 2013
Tablet Sundown: Boston Suspect Caught on Camera 17 Apr 2013
Multiple news organizations falsely reported the arrest of a Boston bombing suspect, although images of a potential suspect were found on surveillance video ...
17 Apr 2013
Tablet De Blasio Staffer Outed as ‘Hyman Doodlesack’ 16 Apr 2013
Anthony Baker, a former staffer in the office of New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, resigned after being revealed as the person behind the Twitter...
16 Apr 2013
Tablet Sundown: No Suspects in Boston Attacks 16 Apr 2013
Investigators have not identified any suspects in the recent Boston Marathon attacks, urging people with relevant footage to come forward. The recovered evid...
16 Apr 2013
Tablet Daybreak: FBI Investigating Boston Attack 16 Apr 2013
The FBI is investigating the Boston Marathon attack with no formal suspects identified yet, while a young boy from Dorchester is among the three confirmed de...
16 Apr 2013
Tablet Wu-Tang’s Kiddush 15 Apr 2013
The article discusses the significance of Emil Katz, a Holocaust survivor, whose Kiddush was featured in the opening scene of "Schindler's List". Emil's auth...
15 Apr 2013
Tablet WikiLeaks’ Insight Into Arafat 11 Apr 2013
The WikiLeaks documents provide insight into the relationship between the United States, Yasser Arafat, and the Palestinian cause during the Kissinger era. D...
11 Apr 2013
Tablet A New York Bakery’s Israeli Roots 10 Apr 2013
Uri Scheft, a Jewish baker with Israeli and Danish roots, founded Breads Bakery in New York City, blending European and Jewish influences in his pastries and...
10 Apr 2013
Tablet The Curator of Joy and Ashes 10 Apr 2013
The Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, set to open soon, symbolizes bridging the ruptures caused by the Holocaust and the Cold War in Warsaw's f...
10 Apr 2013
Tablet Brooklyn’s Unofficial Mayor 8 Apr 2013
Brad Lander, a veteran Brooklyn community organizer turned city councilman, has successfully navigated the messy world of New York politics, playing a key ro...
8 Apr 2013
Tablet Do We Still Need Yom HaShoah? 8 Apr 2013
Yom HaShoah, the Jewish Holocaust Remembrance Day, was established in Israel in 1953 to commemorate the Holocaust and provide a day for religious observances...
8 Apr 2013
Tablet A School for D.C.’s Jewish Elite 3 Apr 2013
The Jewish Primary Day School of the Nations Capital in Washington, D.C. caters to the Jewish elite, including children of prominent figures in politics and ...
3 Apr 2013
Tablet Seeing God at Yankee Stadium 29 Mar 2013
The author describes a transformative experience of catching a foul ball at Yankee Stadium and feeling a divine presence, akin to Jacob's realization in the ...
29 Mar 2013
Tablet The Jewish Women in the DOMA Case 28 Mar 2013
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg played a significant role in the Supreme Court hearing on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), pointing out constitutional issues ...
28 Mar 2013
Tablet The Chosen Facial Hair 28 Mar 2013
The text discusses the trend of beards in fashion and the historical significance of beards in Jewish culture. It highlights how Jews have a longstanding tra...
28 Mar 2013
Tablet Gay Marriage’s Legal Crusader 24 Mar 2013
Roberta Kaplan, a prominent lawyer known for her work in the legal battle for same-sex marriage, is at the forefront of the case challenging the Defense of M...
24 Mar 2013
Tablet A Taste of Spain at the Seder: How to Make Chicken Marbella 22 Mar 2013
"Chicken Marbella," a dish from The Silver Palate Cookbook, has become a popular main course at Passover Seders for many families, combining prunes, olives, ...
22 Mar 2013
Tablet Our Unexpected Passover Guest 18 Mar 2013
After the death of their grandfather, the author's family faced an emotional Passover with limited space, which led to unexpected occurrences. On the sixth n...
18 Mar 2013
Tablet There May Be Two New Big Films About Moses 15 Mar 2013
As Passover approaches, Hollywood is showing renewed interest in Moses with two potential film projects - Warner Bros.' "Gods and Kings" helmed by Steven Spi...
15 Mar 2013
Tablet Jewish Education Goes High Tech 14 Mar 2013
ShalomLearning, an innovative platform created by industry veterans Rosen and Schain, aims to revolutionize Jewish education by integrating technology into t...
14 Mar 2013
Tablet When Feminists Were Zionists 8 Mar 2013
Betty Friedan's experience at the International Woman's Year World Conference in Mexico City in 1975 revealed anti-American, anti-Semitic, and anti-Zionist s...
8 Mar 2013
Tablet Menachem Begin Lives 7 Mar 2013
This article celebrates the life and legacy of Menachem Begin on what would have been his 105th birthday. It reviews Avi Shilon's biography, highlighting Beg...
7 Mar 2013
Tablet A Taste of Libya—in Prison 26 Feb 2013
Israeli artist Rafram Chaddad, known for documenting Jewish heritage in Libya, recounts his five-month imprisonment in a Libyan jail in 2010 in his book "Raf...
26 Feb 2013
Tablet Judaism’s Epic Food Fight 21 Feb 2013
The annual Latke-Hamantaschen debate, which originated at the University of Chicago in 1946, remains a lively and humorous tradition on college campuses, eng...
21 Feb 2013
Tablet How To Make the Ultimate Hamantaschen for Purim 20 Feb 2013
Hamantaschen, the triangular cookies associated with Purim, are a relatively new addition to Jewish cuisine, originating in Bohemia two to three centuries ag...
20 Feb 2013
Tablet Action Bronson Is My Grandfather 8 Feb 2013
This nostalgic article draws a parallel between the author’s late grandfather and rapper Action Bronson, both sharing a raw, rebellious spirit. Despite their...
8 Feb 2013
Tablet My Man in Havana 1 Feb 2013
The author reflects on the complex relationship with their uncle in Havana, a communist who stayed behind in Cuba after their family fled in 1962. Despite at...
1 Feb 2013
Tablet Recreating a Mistake at a Berlin Memorial 30 Jan 2013
Three years ago, easyJet faced backlash for featuring a fashion editorial in its in-flight magazine that showcased models posing at Berlin's Jewish Museum an...
30 Jan 2013
Tablet Hitler’s Toilet Is in New Jersey: A Yacht’s Commode, in an Auto-Repair Shop 29 Jan 2013
Florence, New Jersey, houses an unusual historical artifact: Adolf Hitler's toilet from his yacht, the Aviso Grille. After the vessel was scrapped post-WWII,...
29 Jan 2013
Tablet Our Abraham, Not Theirs 25 Jan 2013
In "Our Abraham, Not Theirs," Jon Levenson argues against the idea of Abraham as a unifying figure across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He points out tha...
25 Jan 2013
Tablet Tu B’Shevat and the ‘Nature’ of Jews 25 Jan 2013
Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish New Year for trees, is a holiday celebrating nature, but unlike romantic poets like Wordsworth who revere nature for its own sake, Je...
25 Jan 2013
Tablet My Son’s First Election 23 Jan 2013
In this personal reflection by Etgar Keret, he describes taking his 7-year-old son Lev to vote in the 2013 elections, reflecting on his own childhood memory ...
23 Jan 2013
Tablet A Baby’s Journey Back to Health 22 Jan 2013
In early 2011, the author's premature daughter Rena faced a life-threatening intestinal condition known as necrotizing enterocolitis. As Rena fought for her ...
22 Jan 2013
Tablet Kibbutz Cuisine Gets Its Due 16 Jan 2013
The Paris Cookbook Fair will feature Israeli authors Assi Haim and Ofer Vardi discussing the often overlooked kibbutz cuisine, highlighted in their popular b...
16 Jan 2013
Tablet Curious George Finkelstein 15 Jan 2013
The article discusses the author's experiences with a rabbi named George Finkelstein who was accused of abusing his power by wrestling with students and enga...
15 Jan 2013
Tablet A Mobster in the Family 11 Jan 2013
"Gangster Squad" features Sean Penn as Meyer Mickey Cohen, a Jewish mobster from the mid-20th century known for his criminal activities in Chicago, Las Vegas...
11 Jan 2013
Tablet Stranger Than Pulp Fiction 7 Jan 2013
The article discusses the life and work of Ed Lacy, a successful mystery writer known for his pulp fiction novels featuring big-breasted blondes and violent ...
7 Jan 2013
Tablet Holocaust Poetry, Saved Again 7 Jan 2013
Chava Rosenfarb, a prolific Yiddish poet and author, captures the human spirit amid the atrocities of the Holocaust through her poignant poetry. Born in Lodz...
7 Jan 2013
Tablet Pants, Pants Revolution: How My First Pair of Jeans Redefined Modesty for Me 2 Jan 2013
In this deeply personal essay, the author narrates her journey from wearing skirts as a symbol of Orthodox modesty to embracing jeans, illustrating a cultura...
2 Jan 2013
Tablet Spiritual Moneyball 28 Dec 2012
The author reflects on the trade of R.A. Dickey from the New York Mets, drawing parallels between the management decisions in sports, like adhering to Moneyb...
28 Dec 2012
Tablet ‘Lost’ Indian Jews Come Home 27 Dec 2012
A group of nearly 9,000 Bnei Menashe from northeastern India, believing themselves to be descendants of the Israelite tribe of Menashe, is making aliyah to I...
27 Dec 2012
Tablet Why Eating Chinese Food on Christmas Is a Sacred Tradition for American Jews 25 Dec 2012
Eating Chinese food on Christmas has become a sacred tradition for American Jews, blending cultural influences and asserting Jewish-American identity. This p...
25 Dec 2012
Tablet A Jewish Christmas Soundtrack 24 Dec 2012
Jewish songwriters have been highly influential in shaping the American Christmas music canon, with hits like "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin and "The Chr...
24 Dec 2012
Tablet Giving Up Christmas as a Convert to Judaism 19 Dec 2012
The author, a convert to Judaism, reflects on giving up Christmas and embracing Hanukkah instead. They describe childhood memories of Christmas in Germany, d...
19 Dec 2012
Tablet Gen. Grant’s Expulsion of the Jews 19 Dec 2012
General Ulysses S. Grant issued an order to expel Jews from areas under his command during the Civil War as he believed it would curb illegal trading, althou...
19 Dec 2012
Tablet Our Jewish Christmas Traditions 17 Dec 2012
The author reflects on their Jewish family's unique Christmas traditions, including celebrating Hanukkah alongside a housekeeper's Christmas tree decorated b...
17 Dec 2012
Tablet A Very Gay, Jewish Christmas 13 Dec 2012
The article explores the Jewish background and themes in the classic Rankin and Bass animated Christmas specials like "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "T...
13 Dec 2012