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Why a museum on prewar Jewish life in Europe was envisioned for New York, but never built
World War II was still being fought when a new institution was envisioned in New York called the Museum of the Homes of the Past. It would depict ordinary life before the war in Yiddish-speaking Eastern Europe and offer a way for American Jews to connect with their heritage. The project was developed by YIVO,...
Bestseller ‘Who is Taylor Swift?’ comes out with its first international edition — in Israel
Taylor Swift’s detachment from contentious global conflicts is a hallmark of her superstardom. For some fans in Israel, it’s also a selling point. Michal Paz-Klapp, the Young Adult editor at Israel’s prominent Modan Publishing House, snatched the opportunity to publish a Hebrew-language edition of “Who Is Taylor Swift?,” by Kirsten Anderson. The U.S. children’s book...
Hamas played ceasefire talks perfectly. Israel’s next move is crucial
It’s on Israel, now, to show it is committed to negotiating in good faith. After the United Nations Security Council adopted a U.S.-led resolution in support of a ceasefire in Gaza on Monday, in a 14-0 vote with only Russia abstaining, the Jewish state faces a critical juncture. On Tuesday, Hamas reportedly responded positively to...
Success of German far-right party in EU election has many Jews hearing echoes of Nazi past
BERLIN — The success of German extremists in Sunday’s European Parliament election has mainstream Jewish leaders and politicians worried. Some say they fear the country is veering into political territory that resembles the era just before the rise of the Nazis here nearly a century ago. The strong showing for far-right parties reflects worries about...
Morrie Markoff, Jewish supercentenarian and oldest man in U.S., dies at 110
Morrie Markoff, who was born to Jewish parents in an East Harlem tenement in 1914 and lived to become what was believed to be the oldest man in the United States, died June 3 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 110. Markoff’s remarkable lifespan was matched by his remarkable lucidity: After he turned...
French conservative leader embraces Marine Le Pen’s far-right party with history of antisemitism
(JTA) — France’s mainstream conservative party may join forces with the far right, shattering a decades-long political norm to shun a party with a history of antisemitism. Eric Ciotti, president of the right-wing Republicans (known in French as Les Républicains), called for a country-wide alliance with the National Rally (or Rassemblement National) during a television...
Is the ‘hot rodent men’ trend uh, good for the Jews?
Beauty standards are constantly evolving. There was the heroin-chic of the 1990s and the Kim Kardashian curves of the 2010s. Dad-bods or skinny hipsters. And now we’ve found the defining look of 2024: “hot rodent men.” That’s right. Rats are, uh, so hot right now. Hot girl summer is a thing of the past; now...
Will NYC become the largest city in America calling for a ceasefire?
The New York City Council may consider a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza at its upcoming legislative meeting on June 20. The measure was first brought up and discussed at a Democratic conference Tuesday afternoon, but a draft has not yet been shared with members, according to two sources familiar with the matter...
As MLB veteran Kevin Pillar enjoys a late-career resurgence in LA, he’s come to appreciate his place as a Jewish baseball star
ANAHEIM, Calif. — In a home game against the Houston Astros on Friday, Kevin Pillar crushed the first pitch he saw 411 feet into the left-field stands — giving the L.A. Angels their first and only run in a 7-1 loss. But for Jewish fans, the most memorable plays of the game may have come...
‘Go back to Poland’: Masked UCLA protesters harass Chabad rabbi, threaten his life
During a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of California, Los Angeles Monday night, Rabbi Dovid Gurevich, the head of the campus Chabad, was verbally harassed and had his phone knocked out of his hand. Gurevich said that he went to the protest to “support our Jewish students.” After nightfall, he began to livestream on Instagram...
U of Minnesota backtracks on Holocaust Center hire who accused Israel of genocide
The University of Minnesota has “paused” the search for a new director of its Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies after initially tapping an Israeli who accused Israel of genocide less than a week after Oct. 7. Jewish groups had opposed the planned hiring of Raz Segal after learning of it last week, and two...
California man pleads not guilty in November death of pro-Israel protester
A California man pleaded not guilty to charges Monday in the November death of pro-Israel protester Paul Kessler. Loay Alnaji, 51, allegedly hit Kessler on the head with a megaphone on Nov. 23 at dueling pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protests related to the Israel-Hamas war in Thousand Oaks, about 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Kessler,...
Why Lena Dunham and Jesse Eisenberg made Holocaust tourism movies
A short time after the Iron Curtain fell, an older gentleman was spotted at a hotel dining room in Lodz with a travel brochure branded with a Star of David. “Set out on an unforgettable journey through Poland, the country that was once home to the largest Jewish population in Europe,” the man read. “After...
Nova music festival exhibition is extended in NY after anti-Israel activists target it for protest
Anti-Israel activists took their roving protests on Monday to the street outside a Lower Manhattan exhibition commemorating the victims of the Nova music festival massacre on Oct. 7. Hundreds of protesters, led by the hardline pro-Palestinian group Within Our Lifetime, gathered outside the exhibit on Wall Street, lighting flares and smoke canisters in the colors...
Melissa Cohen Biden: What to know about Hunter Biden’s Jewish wife
There’s a lot going on in Hunter Biden’s new memoir, “Beautiful Things.” First and foremost, it’s a love letter to Hunter’s brother, Beau Biden, who died of brain cancer in 2015. The book starts with a recollection of Beau’s last moments, and ends with the 2020 election and the birth of Hunter’s son, whom he...
How can I get my non-Jewish friends to acknowledge my holidays?
A Bintel Brief, Yiddish for a bundle of letters, has been solving reader dilemmas since 1906. Send yours via email, social media or this form. Dear Bintel, I’m very aware of non-Jewish holidays — Christmas and Easter, for example — and make an effort to reach out to close friends that celebrate them. I’ve celebrated...
Prosecutors move to dismiss hate crimes charges against woman who hit Israeli Columbia student with a stick
Prosecutors are moving to dismiss hate crimes charges against a woman charged with attacking an Israeli student on Columbia University’s campus in the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7 invasion of Israel. The suspect, Maxwell Friedman, who also goes by Malaika, was charged with four counts of assault and other offenses for allegedly striking the Israeli...
Palestinian terror should not be rewarded with a state
The fires of Kibbutz Be’eri, Kfar Aza and Nahal Oz eviscerated the last vestigial support for a grand bargain with the Palestinians. Decades of terror had already shrunk the peace camp in Israel to a small core of true believers. Last year’s mass anti-judicial overhaul demonstrations made clear that a culture war was far more...
LA’s Academy Museum to revise exhibit on Jewish founders after criticism from Jewish Hollywood figures
An exhibit about Jews in Hollywood that launched at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles following an outcry from Jewish critics is now getting a revision — following another outcry from Jewish critics. The museum opened its first-ever permanent exhibit, a deep-dive on the Jewish pioneers that laid the groundwork for Hollywood,...
‘What Do I Do With All This Heritage?’ A new play celebrates Asian Jewish America in all its diversity
+As four other performers took their seats behind her, an actor dressed in all black stood at the bima at Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles. “I’ve got a lot to hold,” she sang. “The question’s age-old: ‘Am I just parts of a whole?’” Over the next hour, these five Asian American actors jumped from monologue...
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