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Pointers — yads — for the University of Virginia
JNSApr 11, 2024
Clay Barr’s husband Jay D. A. Barr had been ill for “quite a long time” when she brought him home in early 1994. “There was no more to be done, and I’m pacing...
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...
Team Israel hockey players headed to Colorado
Shana GoldbergMar 28, 2024
In mid-April, a group of special guests will be in Colorado for a unique opportunity. From April 11-April 14, the Big Mountain Hockey Conference will welcome Team...
Backlash follows Glazer’s Oscar remarks
Andrew Lapin, JTAMar 21, 2024
In the wake of the Oscars, Hollywood has been treated to a rare spectacle: Jewish communal leaders attacking the Jewish director of an award-winning Holocaust movie.
Three-peat! DJDS Tigers varsity boys are district champs
IJN StaffFeb 29, 2024
For the third straight year in a row, the Denver Jewish Day School varsity boys basketball team are district champions.
Polish ‘countess’ saved thousands
JTAFeb 15, 2024
In December, 1941, a petite, elegant woman left her home in Eastern Galicia, where she was known as the Jewish mathematician Janina Spinner Mehlberg. Three days later,...
David Rubenstein heads group acquiring the Orioles
JTAFeb 08, 2024
Jewish billionaire businessman David Rubenstein has reportedly agreed to purchase the Baltimore Orioles.
From CU to bobblehead
Steve MarkFeb 01, 2024
Since being “bobbleheaded” last August, Jason Brown, a 2014 bronze medalist at the Sochi Olympics at 19 years old, and 2015 US national champion, has come to realize...
It’s Oscar time — Jewi-ish films get nominations
Andrew Lapin, JTAFeb 01, 2024
The year’s biggest movie phenomenon was a one-two punch of blockbusters with Jewish roots — and they both came up big at the Oscar nominations. The Oscars will...
‘Sammy the Spider’ creator recognized in the Sydney Taylor Awards
Penny Schwartz, JTAJan 25, 2024
A lavishly illustrated children’s book about a Chinese Jewish family who celebrate both Rosh Hashanah and Lunar New Year is among the top winners of this year’s...
