A previous post described the People2People project which highlights notable Polish Jews and Jews of Polish heritage, from both the present and the past. I promised that you’d be enthralled...
TJS S4E11 Black September
There is a narrative battle which has been raging for decades between Arab and Jew in the land of Israel, and sometimes it breaks out into open warfare. This is the story of the abortive attempt by...
JewliciousReads: Who Won The 2020 National Jewish Book Awards? (Hint: Not Me)
THE WINNERS THE FINALISTS AND VIDEOS OF READINGS AND LECTURES On Wednesday morning, the JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL announced its 2020 NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARDS, and the Everett Family Foundation...
JewliciousReels: Disney Pixar’s Soul and Torah
I had the chance to watch SOUL, the Disney+ Pixar animated film during the week that the weekly parshah (Vayechi) – and the Book of Bereshit – closed with Jacob’s death in Egypt...
JewliciousReels: Virtual Sundance 2021 From a Holocaust Fraud to a JFI Panel
I don’t want to be snarky, but, I get irritated when the elite film festivals find items to screen and celebrate that I find off-putting and controversial for the sake of controversy. I...
Poland and the Jews: The People2People Project
When one thinks about Jews and Poland the first thing that comes to mind usually isn’t Jazz, or high fashion, or burlesque etc. A new and innovative project called People2People is seeking to...
Momala’s Coat, Bernie’s Swittens, & Other Jewish-related Inauguration Fashions
I awoke on Inauguration Day early to read through the list of over 140 people who were given pardons or commutations. I was struck by the over a baker’s dozen of names of convicted felons or...
Jerry’s ImPeachM(i)nt Babka, Ivanka’s Toilet, Kosher Executioners, Johns Hopkins Grader and More
It was a day before National Pastrami Day, when Congressman Jerry Nadler of Manhattan’s Upper West Side was seen on the House floor carrying a ZABAR’S (recyclable) bag to his desk. He was...
Valley of Tears – A Playlist – And a Question on the End Credits Ending
One of the most viewed Israeli television series, launched in Fall 2020, is Valley of Tears, a ten episode saga about a tank crew, and some Golani, intelligence and other soldiers in the Golan...
Shiva Watch – Yearend 2020
Complications from COVID-19 and other illnesses took many luminaries from us in recent weeks, including: U.S. Member of Congress Jamin Ben “Jamie” Raskin (D-Md) announced the tragedy that...