Who Got Sammy’s Menorah and the Rabbi’s Crown?
Sammy Davis, Jr., the quadruple-plus threat – actor, dancer, singer, member of the famed Rat Pack, and African-American Jew – received a menorah, as a gift in 1965, from a Jewish women’s philanthropy….
Jewish Vodka in Russia
You know you are The Big Jew in The Family when your parents go on vacation and meet their friends from Russia in Spain, and they bring you back the following as a…
Finally, Arabs and Israelis have something obviously in common…
They’ve both been screwed over by unofficial U.S. statements or agreements. Prior to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, Sadaam Hussein met with the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq April Glaspie. When asked what the U.S….
Hezbollah Loses at the Polls
Sunday was Lebanon’s election day. Two factionswere running; the 14 March Coalition and the 8 March Coalition. The Pro-Western 14 March Coalition is comprised of the Future Movement, Progressive Socialist Party, Christian Lebanese…
Censored: Groundbreaking Work of Jewish Journalist
Raw footage of young American Jews making cretinous and racist comments about President Obama, has been made public by Max Blumenthal, a correspondent for The Daily Beast in Israel. The kids, mostly in…
N’oubliez jamais. Never forget. Vergessen Sie nie.
On 6th June 65 years ago, Allied troops attacked Hitler’s Reichswehr in an unprecedented kind of military operation. Codenamed “Operation Overlord”, the attack successfully beat back Third Reich troops from Normandy and in…
A Fascinating Shabbat
Well, this has been a fascinating year considering the Democratic primaries between two very strong and unusual candidates, including an extraordinarily well-run campaign by Barack Obama. A black man was elected into office;…
Jewish Girls… and Kill Bill
Have you ever tried Googling Jewish Girls? I did today. Before I had even finished typing girls, Google had a list of suggested searches for me. Jewish girls… gone bad. in…
Obama’s Speech to the Muslim World in Cairo
This afternoon, Obama made a speech to the Muslim world from the historic al-Azhar University in Cairo. In his speech, he focused on the things which unite, rather than divide; discussing things which America…
Ivri Lider in Washington, DC
Thanks to the kind generosity of 16th Street JCC in DC, I scored two tickets to go see Ivri Lider at 9:30 Club. I am not going to link to the Wikipedia on…
Hmmm, Quiet Understandings Breached
Some papers have been reporting for a couple of days that Israel is complaining that the new administration is going against previous agreements made with other administrations particularly G.W. Bush’s. Today, the NY…
Sderot Trauma Centers in Danger of Closing Down
Imagine that you are 18 years old. You have just completed high school and in a few months you will enter the army. In the meantime, you spend your time going out with…
9 Things I Learned at Affilicon ’09
Kudos to Itay Paz and his Affilicon crew. That was one well-oiled (well-coffeed?) machine of a conference. My favorite thing (seriously, I’m sentimental this way): A charging station for laptops / Blackberries, complete with orange t-shirt…
Summer of Innovation: PresenTense Institute
So here’s the deal – If you’re in Israel this summer, pony up a mere 450 shekels (400 if you’re part of a non-profit) and you can enjoy a series of lectures focusing…
How much is Woody Allen’s face worth?
$5 Million apparently… Our dear froylein wrote about Woody Allen’s $10 million suit against American Apparel for using his image on billboards in Hollywood and New York without his permission. On the eve…
Sacha Baron Cohen’s lap lands in Eminem’s face
Haaretz reports that Eminem stormed out of the MTV movie awards after Baron Cohen, in his gay Austrian reporter Bruno character, floated above the audience and eventually landed right on Eminem, tuches first….
Jewlicious? I’m not sure… / Eye-candy for the ladies
… but so much fun nonetheless. Sometimes I find something interesting that would require a lot of a stretch to associate with anything Jewish. Still it might be something our readers could enjoy….
