by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Apr 30, 2020 | Arts & Life, Israel, The Arts
“Yom huledet sameach!” exclaimed American actor Joshua Malina, wishing the state of Israel a happy birthday in Hebrew. “Seventy-two — eze yofi [how great]! If you ask me, you don’t look a day over 70.” Malina joined fellow actors Shira Haas and Ben Platt, as... read more
by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Dec 25, 2019 | Arts & Life, Food
(JTA) — Are you stressing out about burning your latkes? Now there’s a quick way to assuage your fears. On Dec. 17, The Nosher Jewish food site launched a hotline where readers can get all their latkes-related questions answered by Jewish food expert Shannon Sarna.... read more
by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Oct 28, 2019 | Community, National, National Politics, News
Earlier this month, Jacob Frey went from being the relatively unknown mayor of Minneapolis to an instant Internet celebrity, thanks to some venomous tweets by President Donald Trump. Trump recently lashed out at Frey, whom he called a “lightweight mayor,” after Frey... read more
by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Sep 19, 2019 | News, Sports
Despite his serious thoughts about an NBA comeback, Amar’e Stoudemire is taking a little break from basketball to go to school. The former six-time NBA All-Star, who had never attended college, started this fall as a freshman at Florida International University in... read more
by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | Aug 29, 2019 | Elections, International, Local, Maryland, National, National Politics, News
A Jewish socialist philosopher and political activist who met with the leader of Hamas is running for president. On Wednesday, Aug. 28, Dr. Jerome M. Segal announced at a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., that he will run as the nominee... read more
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