Perserving concrete Ladino legacies
JTAJul 19, 2012
NEW YORK Isaac Azose knew he had a treasure in his hands a nearly century-old booklet for Ladino-speaking Jews immigrating to the US that featured English, Ladino...
European rabbis defy bris ban
JTAJul 19, 2012
BERLIN Europes main Orthodox rabbinical body is urging Jews in Germany to uphold the commandment to circumcise newborn sons, despite a court ruling in Germany that...
Obama disagrees with panel, says settlements are illegal
JTAJul 12, 2012
WASHINGTON The Obama administration criticized an Israeli panel finding that West Bank settlements are legal under international law. We do not accept the...
Israel: medical pot without the high
JTAJul 12, 2012
TEL AVIV Israeli researchers say they have developed a cannabis plant that gives no high. The research firm, called Tikun Olam, operates a marijuana plantation in...
Popularized in America by Jews, pickles pack a punch
JTAJul 12, 2012
By Josh Lipowsky, JTA TEANECK, NJ — Walk into a kosher deli and a big bowl of pickles is typically waiting at the table. Ever wondered why? Pickles are vital to...
Swiss lawmaker calls for a ‘Kristallnacht’ against mosques?
JTAJul 05, 2012
THE HAGUE A Zurich politician resigned after calling for a Kristallnacht against mosques. Alexander Muller of the Swiss Peoples Party said June 26 he would...
Westerwelle: Yes to moment of silence
JTAJul 05, 2012
BERLIN German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has joined the effort to urge the International Olympic Committee to hold a moment of silence at the London Olympics...
Metzl puts up an imaginary ‘no-kvetch’ zone in his office
JTAJul 05, 2012
By Elisa Bildner, JTA MONTCLAIR, NJ — When I was growing up in the 1960s in Skokie, Ill., reading was the main sport in my family. Im pretty sure it […]
‘World’s most dangerous man’ or influential philosopher?
JTAJul 05, 2012
SYDNEY Hes been brandished the most dangerous man on earth, accused of being a public advocate of genocide and likened to Josef Mengele, the notorious Nazi...
Flanders: Yes to minute of silence
JTAJun 28, 2012
THE HAGUE The sports minister of Flanders said he supports commemorating the victims of the 1972 Munich massacre during the London 2012 Olympics. In a letter last...
