admin | February 29, 2020
(JTA) The Genesis Prize is taking a page from the Oscars. The movie star husband and wife duo of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones will co-host the 2020 Genesis Prize ceremony, which will give the award nicknamed the Jewish Nobel to Natan Sharanksy, in Jerusalem in June
admin | February 29, 2020
Photo:Mr Seb/Flickr Rutgers - KGB BarFebruary 29, 2020 - New York Rutgers Alex Wong - Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3February 29, 2020 - New York GA Seated || PLEASE NOTE: There is a TWO DRINK MINIMUM in the room.Advance tickets are available online until 5:30PM, day of show. Any remaining tickets can be purchased at the door at showtime.
admin | February 29, 2020
All weekLast chance to visit Kew's Orchids Festival SHAPE THE WORLD: All this week, LSE hosts Shape The World, a festival of free events looking at how the social sciences can make the world a better place. Highlights throughout the week include Tottenham MP David Lammy on exploring his own heritage, a preview of the American presidential race, and a look at how factors such as economic growth are shaping London. LSE (Holborn), free, book ahead, 2-7 March WOMEN'S DAY WALKS: Ahead of International Women's Day on Sunday, Katie Wignall from Look Up London runs a series of guided walks celebrating the history of London's women.
admin | February 25, 2020
SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ -- In honor of Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, the JCC of Central NJ, will present a free screening of the film, Shoelaces, atender family dramedy about the relationship between an aging, irascible mechanic and the exuberant special-needs son he abandoned long ago. Both are tested by tribulations that prompt complicated ethical and legal questions with profound ramifications, was nominated for eight Israeli Academy Awards including Best Film. Directed by Jacob Goldwasser, the film is inHebrew with English subtitles (98 minutes)
admin | February 25, 2020
The ugly face of antisemitism was literally on display in Belgium this week. The annual carnival in the Belgian city of Aalst went ahead on Sunday, with more and worse antisemitic tropes and themes than in the past. This was done on purpose.
admin | February 25, 2020
How was the midwinter break? Wow, that sounds amazing.
admin | February 25, 2020
ISRAELS President Reuven Rivlin was welcomed to Victoria by Governor Linda Dessau and Premier Daniel Andrews yesterday (Monday). Arriving at Government House in a motorcade from Mount Scopus Memorial College where he visited, Israels head of state spoke warmly about Australia. The strong friendship between Israel and Australia is built on shared values and a long history
admin | February 25, 2020
All weekendChiswick House & Gardens hosts a Camellia Show A WESTMINSTER STORY: Theatre show A Westminster Story follows the tale of a free spirited Scottish musician who's new to London, and a conflicted politician, and what happens to them as a result of a chance meeting on Albert Embankment one night.
admin | February 21, 2020
The sound of silence gives way to the sounds of the 60s at the Segal next week, as a musical show starring husband-and-wife team Louise Pitre and W. Joseph Matheson moves in just as the silent-retreat drama Small Mouth Sounds moves out. The Times They Are A Changin, which plays from March 1 to 22, and which originated at Torontos Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company in 2017, is a celebration of protest songs from songwriters of Jewish heritage such as Carole King, Paul Simon, Mama Cass, Arlo Guthrie and, of course, Bob Dylan
admin | February 21, 2020
In recent years the British Labour party has grown rapidly to become one of the largest political movement in Europe, numbering more than half a million members, many of them young people who had previously turned their backs on national politics. The reason was simple: a new leader, Jeremy Corbyn, had shown that it was possible to rise to the top of a major party without being forced to sacrifice ones principles along the way and become just another machine politician. But as Corbyn prepares to step downafter a devastating election defeat, statements by the three contenders, Lisa Nandy, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Keir Starmer, for his crown suggest that his efforts to reinvent Labour as a mass, grassroots movement are quickly unravelling.A politics of cynicism dressed only loosely in progressive garb -has returned to replace Corbyn's popular democratic socialism.
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