In the first decade of the state, Prime Minister Ben Gurion was haunted by one thought – that a second holocaust could come at the hands of Israel’s enemies. In order to stave off this...
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It’s Raining Films: Israeli Films at Over 3 Fests
The 13th Annual Other Israel Film Festival arrived in Manhattan this week, filled with films and inspiring, and uncomfortable discussions. So Jewish, no? Equal doses of discomfort and entertainment;...
TJS S3E16 Israel at age ten
Life offers so few opportunities to stop and reflect that we need to seize every chance. What better time to look back at the questions with which we began this season than in Israel’s tenth...
JewliciousReads: Four Cookbooks and a Numeral
As Erev Yom Kippur approaches, my thoughts are focused on repentence and cookbooks. Four new ones hit the shelves in the past few weeks. They include: SABABA Fresh, Sunny Flavors From My Israeli...
JewliciousReads: Summers Reads – Jewish Summer Beach Reads 2019
I just binge watched two seasons of the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel to the chagrin of Mr. Podhoretz. I had avoided it, fearing stereotypes, but I watched it and found it satisfying. While many – like...
CollegeWeek: Targeting Some Jewish Students at Emory, Brown, and Princeton
Imagine being a student this week at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and having an eviction notice placed on the door of your dorm room because you are Jewish. That’s what happened to some...
Israel Gets a ShoutOut in China’s Number 1 Film – Wandering Earth
Wandering Earth, China’s Lunar New Year 2019 Box Office sci-fi hit, with over $600 million in ticket sales in the past two weeks, contains a tiny “easter egg” near the end of the...
Can AeroMexico’s DNA Discount Work for EL AL?
There is a viral video online this week from a early 2018 Aeromexico advertisement campaign that tells the story of the air carrier’s discount program for people of Mexican heritage. (See...