When Jews vacationed in Lebanon
Rocky Mountain JewAug 20, 2020
Adapted from the National Library of Israel article by Amit Naor Beirut was once known as the Paris of the Middle East, and there was a period of time when […]
Three Israeli TV shows you could be watching
Rocky Mountain JewAug 13, 2020
A Pew survey found that American Jews, pretty much like all Americans, have turned to TV for entertainment during this pandemic. It’s not surprising really,...
Oh, the humanity!
Rocky Mountain JewJul 07, 2020
Oh, the humanity! It’s a phrase most of us know, and have maybe even uttered, but how many recall its origin? It was uttered on May 6, 1937 by Herb […]
Rampant destruction isn’t the solution
Rocky Mountain JewJun 11, 2020
With monuments and statues being brutalized and destroyed over the past week, a story in this week’s IJN struck us especially: “Jewish sites in Syria, Iraq...
A gift for new IJN subscribers
Rocky Mountain JewJun 04, 2020
Over the past months, we have noted with appreciation your support — it came in the form of new subscriptions, continued advertising and thank you notes and emails....
Shavuot dessert favorites
Rocky Mountain JewMay 21, 2020
There’s no doubt that the coronavirus pandemic has create a time warp. Without our regular routines in place, it can be hard to remember what day of the week it...
Plus ça change…
Rocky Mountain JewMay 07, 2020
On Monday, April 6, Rami Aman participated in a Zoom conversation with “Skype With Your Enemy,” an Israeli-Palestinian bridge-building group. By week’s end, Aman...
When the Spanish flu arrived in the Holy Land
Rocky Mountain JewMar 26, 2020
Adapted from an article by Amit Naor, National Library of Israel “Avoid crowded gatherings in closed places; avoid contact with others as much as possible, don’t...
Jewfro, yiddo and farkakte are now all officially English
Rocky Mountain JewFeb 27, 2020
It’s amazing how many words are added to the Oxford English Dictionary every year. It appears to range between 500-1,000! English, unlike other languages, is...
The anatomy of a blacklist
Rocky Mountain JewFeb 13, 2020
If there were an ounce of doubt that the UN is fundamentally anti-Israel, the publication yesterday of a blacklist of 112 mostly Israeli companies erased it. We say this...
