Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month this May on WTTW with a wide array of programming that explores stories of friendship, survival, and even tales from the Wild West. New programs premiere this month, including a portrait of a fascinating Canadian Supreme Court Justice, as well as a documentary that explores the resilience of a Pittsburgh community after the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting.
(JTA) K.M. DiColandrea had been teaching in New York City schools for well over a decade when he decided to become a student once again. But just one semester after enrolling at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, DiColandrea, who goes by DiCo, recognized that he had made a mistake.
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) For much of its history, Yad Vashem, Israels Holocaust authority, tried to steer clear of political controversies as it went about creating a lasting memorial and research center dedicated to the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews. That changed abruptly last year, when then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tapped Effi Eitam, a former general and far-right politician, as Yad Vashems first new chair in 27 years
My temperature was normal, and everyone in the lobby of the Jewish Museum knew it. On Tuesday morning, I ducked out of a light drizzle on 92nd Street and into the Jewish Museum, which reopened on September 24 after a six-month closure due to coronavirus. Gone were the hallowed museum customs of the Before Times: the long lines, the selfie sticks, the tense negotiations over who qualifies for student admission and who has to cough up full price.
(JTA)-The new TV show based on Philip Roth's novel "The Plot Against America," helmed by David Simon, the Jewish creator of "The Wire," has premiered on HBO and made a splash with critics and fans. The eerily captivating series, which borrows details from the iconic Jewish author's life and a crucial moment in American history, depicts an alternative reality in which isolationist Charles Lindbergh defeats Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1940 presidential election and encourages anti-Semitic attitudes throughout the country.
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The Bienenfeld family from Plainview, NY getting off the plane in Tel Aviv with Minister of Aliyah and Integration Sofa Landver.. (photo credit:SHAHAR AZRAN COURTESY OF NEFESH BNEFESH) On Monday, 201 olim from 16 US states and three Canadian provinces gathered at JFK Airport to take a flight to the Promised Land. The El Al Boeing 777 was chartered by Nefesh BNefesh, in cooperation with the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund and JNF-USA.
The Palestinian Authority held a free, democratic election in 2005.
A synagogue, also spelled synagog (from Greek , transliterated synagog, meaning assembly; Hebrew: beth knesset, meaning house of assembly; beth tfila, meaning house of prayer; shul; esnoga; kahal), is a Jewish house of prayer. Synagogues have a large hall for prayer (the main sanctuary), and may also have smaller rooms for study and sometimes a social hall and offices. Some have a separate room for Torah study, called the beth midrash (Sefaradi) beis midrash (Ashkenazi) (House of Study)
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