What the Tree of Life Shooting Revealed about American Jewry – Jewish Week
admin | October 18, 2021
A few years ago a colleague called to interview me for a book he was writing about journalists who worked for Jewish publications.
New, bizarre (and sometimes gross) Data about the Jewishness of Star Trek – Forward
admin | October 18, 2021
Fan Fiction A Mem-Noir: Inspired by True Events By Brent Spiner St. Martins Press, 256page, $27.99 What is it with Star Trek and the Jews
New illustrated book highlights America’s response to the Holocaust – thejewishchronicle.net
admin | October 18, 2021
A new illustrated book published in Pittsburgh aims to combat bigotry and hate, while telling the story of what the United States did and didnt do for European Jews during the Holocaust.
Oxford courses on 12 rare Jewish languages aim to keep heritages alive – Haaretz
admin | October 18, 2021
In April, the language-learning app Duolingoadded its 40th language to its program arsenal: Yiddish.
Jewish archives from central Illinois to be stored at University – Daily Illini
admin | October 18, 2021
Photo Courtesy of Dana Miller/Mervis Archives A photo of the old Congregation Anshe Knesset Israel Synagogue that stood at 949 N. Walnut St. from 1929-1991 is shown above.
Israel to fast-track immigration for Jewish doctors amid interns row – Ynetnews
admin | October 18, 2021
The government on Sunday was set to approve a reform that would fast track the immigration of thousands of Jewish doctors to Israel and their integration into the country's health system amid an ongoing domestic row between officials and medial interns. The motion, tabled by Aliyah and Integration Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata, is set to assist the Jewish state's hospitals with their severe manpower shortage - which it had suffered from even before the pandemic
SF’s Museum of the African Diaspora Will Reopen Next Week With Updated Gallery Space, New Exhibits – SFist
admin | October 18, 2021
After being shuttered for over eighteen months, San Francisco's Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) one of the country's largest contemporary art museums that celebrate Black cultures is set to reopen Thursday, October 21, debuting a "refreshed" gallery space and a new lineup of exhibits.
AGO department marks 1st year with exhibition that explores Caribbean history – CBC.ca
admin | October 18, 2021
An Art Gallery of Ontario department that brings together art from Africa and the African diaspora is celebrating its first year and first full exhibition. The AGO's Department of Arts of Global Africa and the Diaspora, created last October, has organized the exhibition called "Fragments of Epic Memory,"with works by more than 30 artists ofCaribbean descent.
A Reality TV series ‘My African Love with Efia Odo’ the first of its kind in the African Diaspora – GhanaWeb
admin | October 18, 2021
Efia Odo, pictured with some of the male cast behind her The premiere of the latest Efia Odo series My African Love withEfia Odo will mark a Diaspora success in the fall of 2021 in the United States. This groundbreaking series is produced byKoby Maxwell, the multi-award-winning producer of Epic Nollywood-Hollywood film One Night in Vegas and CEO of KM Productions.
New humanities faculty members joined USC Dornsife during the COVID-19 pandemic > News > USC Dornsife – USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts…
admin | October 18, 2021
Professors bring expertise in diaspora literature, Buddhism, moral motivation and more. [3 min read] Scholars with expertise in a range of humanities disciplines joined the ranks of USC Dornsifes faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown
