News > Stories,photos
5013 results total, viewing 3471 - 3480
|
TEL AVIV (JTA) – The past weeks have seen a wave of Palestinian attacks on Israelis and Israeli military operations, again prompting fears of a third intifada. Here’s a timeline of the lead-up to the unrest and the attacks themselves.
Sept. …
more
Ben Sales
|
10/15/15
|
|
Growing up in the beach town of Odessa, Ukraine, Lenny Krayzelburg began swimming lessons at age 5. Little did he know then, but he was beginning his career.
From his five-hour practices at age 9, to winning four Olympic gold medals, Krayzelburg …
more
STEPHANIE ROSS
|
10/15/15
|
|
The name Deborah Lipstadt probably rings a bell. Lipstadt is an internationally renowned scholar and the Dorot professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University in Atlanta. She has written many books about anti-Semitism …
more
HILLARY SCHULMAN
|
10/15/15
|
|
“I can’t kill what I love!” Cain yells as he stares straight into Abel’s eyes. This is just one of the many powerful moments in The Wilbury Theatre Group’s newest play, the premier of “Cain + Abel.”
A cast of five, led by director …
more
SETH CHITWOOD
|
10/15/15
|
|
The Holocaust Education and Resource Center of Rhode Island (HERCRI) will host its annual teacher workshop at the Rhode Island College Student Union Ballroom on Nov. 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This event brings together students from high …
more
10/15/15
|
|
JTA – The rise of a new global power usually creates tensions with the incumbent superpower, and the United States-China duo is no exception.
At their summit last week in Washington, D.C., Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping spoke of …
more
ALEXANDER B. PEVZNER
|
10/1/15
|
|
My name is Jerry Fogel. I live in Providence. I am a recovering Democrat. I, too, have been afflicted long term by the delusion that because they support social programs, Democrats are our friends and allies. Torah teaches compassion for the …
more
JERRY FOGEL
|
10/1/15
|
|
Basketball player Tamir Goodman was once dubbed “The Jewish Jordan” by Sports Illustrated. On Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m., he will be featured in a program, “How to Dunk with Your Feet on the Ground: An Evening with Tamir Goodman” at the University …
more
10/1/15
|
|
When someone asks you who are the most important people in your life, you probably say your family. For Ada Winsten, this sentiment is true – especially after losing so many family members in the Holocaust. Winsten, her parents and her sister …
more
HILLARY SCHULMAN
|
10/1/15
|
|
JTA — Four American Jews have been named John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellows.
Princeton University historian Marina Rustow, novelist Ben Lerner, health care entrepreneur Gary Cohen and New York-based visual artist …
more
10/1/15
|
published by
