Author - froylein

Last Tuesday, the Bulgarian Irina Bokova was elected to be the new secretary general of the UNESCO. Bokova’s election and and of itself would hardly be newsworthy [Off-topic: I don’t...

… it appears not only the Romans considered the menorah in the Temple to be curved, not straight: (Click here for the picture; I don’t know AP’s take on copying their photo...

You may have never heard his name, but if you’re my age or older, you may well have laughed about his punchlines. Writer and producer Larry Gelbart, most known for his work on the hit...

This is what happens if you let religious extremists run your politics:

Looks like he found his perfect match: Baruch Herzfeld is MY Jewish Community Hero! And since I want you to vote for him deliberately and not trick you into voting, this link gets you to his profile...

As many of you probably know, elections for the federal parliament are taking place in Germany at the end of September. While most major parties seem to be keeping the Middle East out of their...