Former Major League Player Cody Decker Says Anti-Semitism Is ‘Rampant’ in Pro Baseball
August 10, 2020
“I hate every half-measure response Major League Baseball always makes.”
Gabe Friedman, JTA
‘Dirty Dancing’ Sequel Starring Jennifer Grey Announced
August 8, 2020
It’s official: A “Dirty Dancing” sequel is coming, and it’s starring Jewish actress Jennifer Grey, who played Frances “Baby” Houseman in the 1987 original.
A Jewish Guide to Joe Biden’s VP Short List
August 8, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is expected to name his running mate in the next two weeks, and while the list of contenders has changed constantly for months, most reports have now whittled the group of front-runners down to Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Susan Rice, Karen Bass, Tammy Duckworth and Keisha Lance Bottoms.
Niall Horan, the 1975 and More British Pop Stars Condemn Anti-Semitism After Rapper Wiley’s Tweets
August 3, 2020
“All forms of racism have the same roots — ignorance, lack of education and scapegoating.”
Genesis Philanthropy Group Names 39-Year-Old Woman as New CEO
July 23, 2020
She has worked with the organization since 2009.
‘Teach Me, Fix Me’: Nick Cannon Opens up to Rabbi After Making Anti-Semitic Comments
July 23, 2020
“I am asking to be corrected from your community. Give me books, teach me, I am an empty vessel, an empty broken vessel.”
Could This Mediterranean Takeout Brand Named for an Arabic Israeli TV Show Be the Restaurant of the Future?
July 3, 2020
The menu in some ways is an homage to the restaurant’s television namesake.
9 Powerful Jewish Designs by Milton Glaser, the Iconic Graphic Artist Who Died This Week at 91
June 28, 2020
New York Jewish upbringing defined his artistic sensibility.
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