No, of course not. There’s a difference between so-called “Fake News” and just plain old ignorant nonsense. Let me explain. There’s a new food-porn article on BuzzFeed titled...
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JewliciousReels: Yiddish at Sundance – and Other Highlights 2017
On Thursday, January 19, 2017, the Sundance Institute will convene the 2017 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, with additional screenings in Salt Lake City and Sundance. The festival will run...
How did Trump do with the Jews? Not so good.
Apparently, not so good. According to 2016 presidential exit polling conducted by Pew research, only 24% of Jewish voters voted for Trump while 71% voted for Clinton. That represents a 2% increase in...
Required Story on Jewish Athletes in Rio #Olympics
The 2016 Olympics have arrived. So many stories on security, unfinished facilities, and Zika fears. Oh, the Greek Gods are so fickle. But let’s focus on the Jewish and Israeli athletes who have...
Newsbits: Cheesecake Oreos for Shavuot, Jews4Trump, London Schmattas, and Losing Your Twitter/Religion
The week began with interest in Bernie Marcus’ support of Donald Trump. In an essay, former Home Depot CEO/Co-founder and philanthropist Bernie Marcus wrote an impassioned plea for Republicans...
JewliciousReels: Cannes Award Goes to Israeli Film(s)
An Israeli graduate of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem received the top student film award at Cannes last week. Or Sinai won first place for her short film, ANNA. She was one...
Manhattan’s NOJFF: Naturally Occurring Jewish Film Fest
Once every 19 years – or so I heard – a Jewish Film Fest naturally occurs in Manhattan. It is a Naturally Occurring JFF, not to be confused with an Aging In Place NORC Retirement...
Oscar Nominees Might Lose A Statue, But They Win Ten Nights on Rehov Sheinkin
Goodbye Birthright Hello Spotlight This year, 26 of the top category Oscar nominees and presenters will get gift bags containing among other things a coupon for a tour of Tokyo, sessions with a...