By Jacob Judah (JTA) — The first kosher delicatessen to open in Ireland in over half a century is proving a surprise hit among Dubliners since it opened its doors in March — and not only among Jews. Located in the … Read More
By Philissa Cramer (New York Jewish Week) — The 15,000 people who gathered in Madison Square Garden for Israeli pop star ’s concert on Sunday night were treated to an unofficial kickoff of the High Holiday season, less than two … Read More
By Larry Luxner In mid-2021, as the COVID pandemic raged, high school student Lily Messing noticed that the social ills plaguing her native Tucson, Arizona — inclu ding domestic violence, drug abuse and homelessness — all seemed to be getting … Read More
By Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — A fast food restaurant in Argentina has apologized after naming a hamburger on its menu “Anne Frank” and giving french fries the name “Adolf.” Jewish organizations in Rafaela, a city more than 300 miles north … Read More
By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — When George Soros gave control of his vast charity to his son, Alexander, it was clear that the new 37-year-old chairman would follow in his father’s footsteps in many ways. Alex Soros is known to … Read More
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Rep. Ilhan Omar declared in a series of tweets that she not be present when Israeli President Isaac Herzog addresses a joint session of Congress next week. “There is no way in hell I am … Read More
By Ron Kampeas PITTSBURGH (JTA) — To try to save his client from the death penalty, a lawyer defending the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter spent hours this week pressing a prominent psychiatrist on a question that has occupied many over time: … Read More
By Shira Li Bartov (JTA) — Long before the craze over the upcoming “Barbie” movie, most people could conjure an image of the doll: She was the beauty standard and the popular girl, a perky, white, ever-smiling brand of Americana. … Read More
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — In an essay she wrote in June, Marlena Spieler reminisced about her grandfather’s neighborhood in San Francisco in one long, exuberant sentence: It was basically a small shtetl transplanted to San Francisco, with delis redolent … Read More
By Ron Kampea WASHINGTON (JTA) — Harvard’s 20th-century antisemitic Jewish quotas were a key part of the Supreme Court’s decision to gut affirmative action on Thursday, as the winning litigant and two conservative justices cited them in the landmark case. … Read More
