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Jew and Arabs, running together in Jerusalem marathon
Michael Bachner, TPSMar 24, 2016
JERUSALEM The Sixth International Jerusalem Marathon, one of Israels largest with some 30,000 participants from 65 countries, was held on Friday, March 18. Kenyan...
Training the spotlight on translators
JTAMar 11, 2016
By Erica Brody NEW YORK — It was back in the fall, at an event at BookCourt in Brooklyn, when translator Ann Goldstein was first asked for her autograph by […]
Itzhak Perlman: The man behind the strings
Andrea JacobsMar 03, 2016
STAFFERS AT the Four Seasons Hotel, where celebrities assume false names to throw off the media and fans, reciprocate awed pleasure when you ask for Itzhak Perlman....
Dark charisma of ‘Son of Saul’
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAFeb 25, 2016
BERLIN When the Hungarian-Jewish poet Geza Rohrig agreed to play the lead role in the Oscar-nominated Holocaust drama Son of Saul, he knew he was taking on a...
Jewish teen comes up short for ping pong Olympic dream
JTAFeb 11, 2016
NEW YORK A Jewish teen from suburban New York City came up short in her bid to make the US Olympics table tennis team and did not compete in […]
Best of the Jewish Film Fest
IJN StaffFeb 04, 2016
For 19 years, the Denver Jewish Film Festival has been a highlight on the arts and culture calendar. Through documentaries and feature films, the festival provides a...
Simcha built Kazan, Russia on rock n’ roll
Cnaan Liphshiz, JTAFeb 04, 2016
KAZAN, Russia When the six members of the Simcha klezmer band hauled their instruments into a dilapidated rehearsal space, no one suspected they were about to hijack...
With Adelson’s help, Raiders might move to Vegas
JTAFeb 04, 2016
LAS VEGAS Sheldon Adelson met with the owner of the Oakland Raiders team owner to discuss the casino moguls plan to build a billion-dollar stadium for the NFL team....
Transformation at Tel Aviv’s Museum of the Jewish People
Debra Kamin, JTAFeb 04, 2016
JERUSALEM Museum designer Patrick Gallagher, 60, has been at the forefront of museum design and exhibit planning for decades. But perhaps no project has resonated as...
Chasidic band embraces spirituality, funk, fun
Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman, JNSJan 28, 2016
THERES NO one label for the deep, spiritual, funky, fun and eclectic tunes of one of the hottest new chasidic funk bands, Zusha. What are we? What are you? asks...
