Category
March 27, 2008
Hate in Translation
Book review of Matthais Kuntze\’s \”Jihad and Jew Hatred: Islamism, Nazism and the Roots of 9/11\” (Telos Press, 2007).
Black sheep might join family’s political flock
Josh Lowenthal is the self-styled black sheep of his family. Not that he hasn\’t done well or made his parents proud. Lowenthal attended Cornell, lived in Israel and has made a bundle as both a telecom entrepreneur and the owner of a popular Long Beach nightclub.
Jewish women change their destinies by testing for genetic mutation
While within the general population about 5 percent of cancers can be attributed to a hereditary syndrome, in the Jewish community, that number is closer to 30 percent. The good news is that knowledge about how the mutation causes cancer is opening scientific doors to more effective, targeted treatment for those already diagnosed. And people who have the genetic mutation can take preventative measures to drastically reduce their breast and ovarian cancer risk.
Conservative seminary in Israel pushes pro-gay event off campus
In a sign of continuing friction among Conservative Jews over the issue of homosexuality, a ceremony in Jerusalem to mark the first anniversary of the decision to admit gays to the Jewish Theological Seminary was held away from the campus of the movement\’s main educational institution there.
New Articles
Israeli Singer Eden Golan Advances to Grand Final of Eurovision
Brave-ish wins Literary Titan Gold Book Award
Proud Jews, Despite Everything
ADL, Brandeis Center File Complaints Against Occidental, Pomona College Over Antisemitism
More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.