Follow up on Anne Frank Diary Censorship Post…
Quite a bit of hullabaloo on that Anne Frank post – apparently, one can’t mention Anne Frank and, you know, Lady Parts without offending both Suburban Moms and certain commenters here and on…
From JDate to Sex Tape: Farrah Abraham
Back in the day, Farrah Abraham was a nice Christian high school girl from Council Bluffs, Iowa. Like any 16 year old, she had hopes and aspirations – her plan was to go…
Gambling Mensch Wins Student International Jewish Film Competition
Gambling Mensch, a nine-minute film from San Francisco State University Student filmmaker Jason Zavaleta, was announced today as the winner of the Best Picture, of the The Student International Jewish Film Competition, The…
Suburban Detroit Mom Says No to Reading about Anne Frank’s Vagina
Gail Horalek, a parent in Northville, Michigan, filed a formal complaint with the local School Board after her 7th Grade daughter was assigned to read “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.”…
What Would Anne Frank Say to Justin Beiber?
As we reported previously, Justin Beiber visited the Anne Franke House in Amsterdam. There he signed the guest book and asserted that Anne Frank, had she been alive today, would have been a…
Genetically engineered salmon? What could go wrong?
Really? Are they insane? The Jewish Journal has published an opinion piece about a scary development worthy of Frankenstein: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking public comments through April 26,…
Counting the OMAR
Huh? The Counting of the Omer is a verbal counting of each of the forty-nine days between Passover and Shavuot (that’s that High holiday in the Summer that you’ve probably never celebrated, or…
Jon Stewart Schools Egyptian President Morsi on his arrest of Satirist Bassem Youssef
TV Host Bassem Youssef, considered the Jon Stewart of Egypt, was arrested last weekend on charges of “insulting Islam†and “belittling†President Mohamed Morsi. Thus it comes as no surprise that Jon Stewart…
NU Jew Media à Montréal
I am… how do they say it? Shepping SUCH naches right now. Hopefully I didn’t mangle the Yiddish phrase that is an expression of my joy at what is going on in Montreal…
Not Feeling the Candy Hearts? Turn Around Your Fifty Shades of Abysmal Gray
It’s that time of year…chocolates, flowers, jewelry. Sappy advertisements and red and pink displays. There are reminders everywhere. It’s Valentine’s Day. Sure, it’s a bit commercial (understatement) but it’s all good. We know…
Hanukah Message for Don from Matisyahu
Happy Hanukkah! This year I want to help my friends Dana and Joseph bring their father, former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, home from prison. Don Siegelman was convicted of an implied quid pro…
Happy Birthday Ninet Tayeb!
Today, October 21st, is Israeli Singer Ninet Tayeb’s 29th birthday. In 2003 she won the very first Kochav Nolad, Israel’s version of Pop Idol and since then has been involved in numerous musical…
The Jewish Monkeys Present “Black But Sweet”
Meet the Jewish Monkeys. They are an unlikely Klezmer Burlesque trio, originally from Europe and now residing in Israel. Gal Zaidner was born in Belgium and currently works as a shrink. Ronni Boiko…
Hayehudim Show, Los Angeles Oct. 14: Get Discounted Tickets Here!
Hayehudim, literally The Jews, has been rocking the fuck out of Israel for two decades now. In that time they have won pretty much every accolade a band can win, they have opened…
Sarah Silverman Says: Let My People Vote!
…and by my people she means African Americans, Old people, Veterans, poor people and Students aka Obama voters – all of whom, if they reside in certain states, risk disenfranchisement in the next…
The Jerusalem Music Conference Opening Night!
I am seriously amazed that they pulled this off! Months of work spent slogging through bureaucratic and organizational challenges culminated last night in the opening event of the 1st annual Jerusalem Music Conference….
Jews and the Pussy Riot Debacle. Russia is Messed up!
By now everyone has heard about the Pussy Riot affair in Russia. Just to recap, a trio of young Russian women, members of a punk band called Pussy Riot, were sentenced to two…
A Spoon Full of Shlomo
All you fans of “Fiddler,” get ready to plotz. “Soul Doctor: The Journey of a Rock Star Rabbi,” the new Broadway-bound show that details the life of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, is in previews…
Fuck Your Olympic Minute
Forty years ago in Munich, a group of Black September terrorists perpetrated the most heinous act in the history of the Olympics. When the dust settled 11 members of the Israeli Olympic delegation…

















