Claude Lanzmann of ‘Shoah’ (1985) offers another painful documentary
JTAFeb 20, 2014
LOS ANGELES When French director Claude Lanzmann finished filming and editing his eight-hour epic Shoah in 1985, he still had stashed away nearly 11 hours of...
Shimon and 9,000 of his closest friends
JTAFeb 13, 2014
Israeli President Shimon Peres and 9,000 students recently broke the Guinness world record for the largest online civics class. The class connected Amal High School...
Abq. deli targeted again
JTAFeb 13, 2014
ALBUQUERQUE A Jewish deli in Albuquerque was targeted by anti-Semitic vandalism for the second time in about two weeks. Mailing labels with anti-Semitic slurs written...
Rotem apologizes to Reform
JTAFeb 13, 2014
JERUSALEM Israeli lawmaker David Rotem offered a full apology for reportedly saying the Reform movement is not Jewish. At the start of a Knesset Constitution, Law...
Lower tuition for first-time campers
JTAFeb 13, 2014
NEW YORK Think Expedia or Hotels.com or countless other vacation discount finders online, but instead to connect kids to Jewish camps. The Foundation for Jewish Camp...
Russian Jewry’s revival evident at Olympics
JTAFeb 13, 2014
SOCHI, Russia Soft sand and turquoise beaches make Sochi a lovely holiday destination also, as the 2014 winter Olympic games opened, a city with five Jewish...
In France, a quenelle arrest
JTAFeb 06, 2014
PARIS French police arrested a man suspected of disseminating a photo of a quasi-Nazi salute being performed in front of a school where four Jews were murdered. The...
‘Monuments Men’ recalls Allied effort to save Europe’s heritage
JTAFeb 06, 2014
BOSTON Theres nothing like a star-studded Hollywood movie to shine a light on a little-known piece of history. Thats the hope of Robert Edsel, who wrote the book...
Scarlett Johansson stands up for Israel against Oxfam
JTAFeb 06, 2014
NEW YORK Oxfam accepted actress Scarlett Johanssons resignation as a global ambassador, calling the role incompatible with her work for the Israeli company...
Women of Wall near agreement
JTAJan 30, 2014
JERUSALEM Women of the Wall is close to approving an agreement with the Israeli government to move the groups monthly prayer service to a new egalitarian area. The...
