Joan Nathan’s life — a story told through recipes
JTAApr 18, 2024
Joan Nathan has released a 436-page autobiography, My Life in Recipes, that looks back at her storied career, from her childhood in Providence, RI, to the research and...
Algerian Jewish pianist was revered among Jews, Muslims
JTAApr 18, 2024
Nearly 70 years ago to the day, a young Algerian Jewish pianist by the name of Maurice El Medioni dashed off a letter to Samy Elmaghribi in Casablanca.
$1.4 billion post-Oct. 7 donations to Israel
JTAApr 17, 2024
Organizations and individuals around the world have donated at least $1.4 billion toward Israel’s recovery from the attack of Oct. 7, according to a new report...
In unprecedented attack, Iran targeted all of Israel
JTAApr 17, 2024
The Saturday night missile attack on Israel by Iran included surreal scenes, such as weapons fired by the Islamic Republic flying past the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa...
Iran launches hundreds of drones at Israel
JTAApr 13, 2024
Iran launched missiles and more than 200 drones at Israel late Saturday, in an attack that marks the first time that Israel’s most powerful enemy has directed weapons...
Darth Vader, Groucho Marx among names in new Haggadahs
JTAApr 11, 2024
The creators of new Passover Haggadahs focused on Zionism and American patriotism were working on their projects long before Oct. 7, when Hamas attacked Israel and...
The Borscht Belt is burning
JTAApr 04, 2024
On a cold night in March, Barbara Hoff, the owner of an antique store in the Catskills, heard from a friend in the local fire department that the Nevele Grand Hotel was...
Massive, coordinated, international ‘Shema’
JTAMar 28, 2024
Tens of thousands of Jews around the world joined in a collective recitation of the Shema prayer on March 21 that was broadcast from Jerusalem’s Western Wall to...
Brooklyn bakery cranks out hundreds of thousands of hamantaschen for Purim
JTAMar 21, 2024
In Borough Park, Brooklyn, a massive bakery thinks it has found the secret ingredient to baking hundreds of thousands of hamantaschen every Purim season.
Schumer castigates Israel
JTAMar 20, 2024
New York Sen. Chuck Schumer said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way,” urged new elections in Israel, called for a two-state solution and...
