What Can Israel Do for America?
March 7, 2021
“I am concerned about the threat of assimilation by American Jews and about the high cost of a Jewish education in this country.”
Tom Tugend
Israeli Director Vies for Oscar
March 1, 2021
In the runups to the annual Academy Awards, true blue and white members of the Tribe around the globe root for the Israeli entry to make the shortlist of foreign language films, vying for an Oscar in the recently renamed “international features” category.
Israel and the Academy Awards — One Miss and One Hit
February 10, 2021
Israel missed one crack at an Oscar but won another, as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the qualifying nomineers in the first elimination round on Tuesday (Feb. 9).
Release of Daniel Pearl’s Killer Reopens Old Wounds
January 28, 2021
London-born Ahmed Omar Said Sheikh was sprung from prison by a 2:1 decision of the Pakistani Supeme Court.
Pearl Parents Protest Release of Son’s Killer
December 28, 2020
The family of Daniel Pearl has issued a public protest against the release from jail of a Pakistani militant charged with abducting and murdering their son in 2002.
Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas
December 15, 2020
Almost all popular Christmas songs are the works of Jewish composers and writers.
The Show Must Go On, Come Hell, High Water — Or Coronavirus
December 2, 2020
Two British theater companies have managed to bring their latest collaboration, “The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk,” to home audiences around the world.
Hitler’s Killing of Followers Seen as Holocaust Prelude
November 15, 2020
One crucial date in the gory tale of the Führer’s reign was the night of June 30 to July 1, 1934, when Hitler proved that there was no limit to his blood thirst as he ordered the murder of up to one thousand old comrades and once devoted followers.
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