Jeremy Lin knocked Tu’B’shvat off the front pages of world media. In the past fortnight, the Jeremy Lin tale has been on the lips of President Obama and China’s President-in-Waiting...
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Is Something Jewish Brewing at Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey, the award-winning British television series that is a hit and obsession in the United States and UK, may have a Jewess hidden in the upstairs rooms. The series is set in the fictional...
Israeli Films Win At Sundance
Two Israeli productions won at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Whether Israel won… well that is another story. It is rare enough that a filmmaker has their film accepted by the Sundance Film...
Latka Round-up (forget the Matzos)
Yes, yes.. hahaha. Once again, publications such as Heeb and The Washington Post are highlighting WHOLE FOODS groceries and their displays of matzos and hams for Hanukkah. Jessica Goldstein of The...
Long Island’s Crime of the New Century
On the same day that shares of Shanda Interactive Entertainment (Nasdaq:SNDA) spiked up in heavy trading, another shanda was taking place on New York’s Long Island. (Not to be confused with the...
The Pakistani Kosher Bagel and Other Timbits
The Forward’s press-hat wearing Gary Shapiro was the first to publish the news; and he was followed by the NY Daily News and NY Post. America’s oldest bialy/bagel retailer has been...