Leisure
Cool Runnings? Meet Israel’s bobsled team
Josefin Dolsten, JTADec 13, 2018
NEW YORK— In the span of just a couple days, Chaim Raice went from never having been on a bobsled to being a contender to represent Israel in the 2022 Winter Olympics....
Legendary producer adds rabbi’s music to his resume
Gabe Friedman, JTADec 13, 2018
LOS ANGELES — Three years ago, Don Was walked into a Jewish service in Los Angeles without high expectations. Was, born Don Fagenson in Detroit, is a producer who has...
Rembrandt at DAM explores the Dutch Master’s prints
Andrea JacobsNov 29, 2018
buzz circulates among visitors queuing up for “Rembrandt: Painter as Printmaker” at the Denver Art Museum, the sole venue showcasing a lesser-known aspect of his...
Happy Chanukah! IJN Doris Sky Chanukah Coloring Contest Winners 2018
IJN StaffNov 29, 2018
CHANUKAH 5779 Creativity, color, content! It was enlightening to discover the diverse media that the hundreds of young artists used in their Chanukah art creations:...
Elaine May returns to Broadway in Lonergan production
Curt Schleier, JTANov 21, 2018
NEW YORK — On the phone earlier this month, just before his play “The Waverly Gallery” opened on Broadway, Kenneth Lonergan sounded harried. There had been some...
Book review: ‘First Ladies of the Republic’
Chris LeppekNov 21, 2018
Colorado, Dr. Jeanne Abrams is best known as a historian and archivist with Jewish expertise, most notably as director of DU’s Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society...
Discover pumpkin’s Sephardic roots
JTANov 15, 2018
By Emily Paster, The Nosher As autumn progresses and the High Holidays fade into the distance, many Americans Jews turn their attention to a different holiday:...
Book review: ‘My Mother’s Son’
Shana GoldbergNov 08, 2018
of the best coming-of-age films is “Stand By Me,” adapted from a Stephen King novella. It tells the story of four boys and one transformative summer. David...
Steelers’ QB Ben Roethlisberger honors Pittsburgh victims
JTANov 08, 2018
PITTSBURGH — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger wore cleats during Sunday’s game to honor the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. The cleats included...
First time: ‘Hatikvah’ played in Abu Dhabi
JTANov 01, 2018
ABU DHABI — Israel’s national anthem was played for the first time in Abu Dhabi at a judo tournament. Israeli lightweight Judoka Sagi Muki on Sunday, Oct. 28, won a...
