Same procedure as every year? This year it was the NYT’s turn to address the issue of celebrating the holidays among interfaith families. There are two aspects of that article that I’d...
Author - froylein
Jews on the News
December 2007’s edition of Spotlight coincidentally featured a few members of the tribe, some well-known for their Jewishness, others whatnot. Noam Chomsky, who, in the spirit of the...
Oyfn veg shteyt a boym – A Yiddish lullaby
Itzik Manger was one of the most important Yiddish poets of the twentieth century CE; he was avidly interested in story-telling traditions of different cultures and discovered ballads as a way of...
When in Rome, do as the Romans do…
… and eat kosher! MkKosher has announced the launch of its second store on 6 December 2007. The place will be located on Via dei Crociferi 12-13, close to the Trevi Fountain in Rome’s old...
The Following Few Passages, Gentlemen, Might Save Your Relationship or Thoughts on Why Gifts and Chanukah Go Together...
Though commonly considered to be a typically Christian custom, occasionally frowned upon as ‘goyish’, gift-giving among adults during the winter holiday season was an invention of the...
There’s no such thing as bad publicity…
Reuters reports that Oxford University’s debating club has invited Holocaust denier David Irving and National Party leader Nick Griffin to speak at a free speech forum on Monday. Several MPs...
Wir haben sie!*
Back in the day, US American imports to Germany included chewing gum, caffeinated sparkling beverages, popcorn, jeans, and democracy. A few decades later Jimi Hendrix did his last gig at the Love-and...