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Jewish Institutions take Part in European Night of the Museums Saturday Night
Amid memories, cemetery documentary imparts lesson of Jewish survival
The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery is 130 years old and has survived the kaiser’s imperial Germany, the Weimar Republic, and, astonishingly, the Nazi regime.
Pico Iyer unravels his mind’s shadows
Pico Iyer conjures up Graham Greene in the title of his new book, “The Man Within My Head” (Knopf: $25.95), and that’s why it caught my attention. Greene is a writer
whom I have read with admiration and pleasure, over and over again, throughout my adult life. Iyer, too, sparked my interest years ago with his travel memoir, “Video Night in Kathmandu,” and I have been following (and reviewing) him ever since.
LMFAO – Sexy and I Know It (Parody) “Gassy and I’m Bloated” by Smooth-E
Yossi Klein Halevi on “Peoplehood and Identity in Contemporary Israeli Music”
Yossi Klein Halevi talks to UCLA\’s Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for Israeli Studies.
Howard Cosell: The man fans loved to hate
When Howard Cosell achieved fame as a sports journalist, the last thing he wanted was to be thought of as a Jewish sports journalist. But because of his insecurities, his condescension toward others, and his big mouth, that is exactly how Cosell (1918-1995) came to be perceived.
Adelsons give Birthright another $5 million
Sheldon and Miriam Adelson are contributing an additional $5 million to Birthright Israel, which the organization says will move 2,000 applicants from waitlisted to traveling this winter.
Amar’e Stoudemire thinking about opening a Hebrew school
According to the New York Daily News gossip page, Amar’e Stoudemire of the New York Knicks “is interested in opening a Hebrew school, which would focus on teaching the language and Jewish history
Russian book fair honors Israel-themed tome
An Israel-themed book was chosen as one of Russia\’s top books of the year for the first time in an annual book conference\’s history.
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