Leisure
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...
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 […]
With great power comes . . . guilt
IJN StaffJun 28, 2012
By Simcha Weinstein MY Spidey Sense is tingling! Almost half a century after the comic book superhero Spider-Man was conceived by Jewish writer Stan Lee, a Jewish...
Is the Addams Family kind of Jewish? Maybe
Larry HankinJun 21, 2012
WHY is it that so many comic actors, comedy writers and directors are Jewish? And why does a lot of comedy sound Jewish although its not necessarily meant to be?...
Sixty years of MAD-ness
JTAJun 14, 2012
By Dan Pine, j./JTA SAN FRANCISCO — For a gap-toothed, dim-witted dork, Alfred E. Neuman sure influenced a lot of people. Everyone from Simpsons creator Matt...
Max Fried drafted by the Padres
JTAJun 07, 2012
LOS ANGELES Max Fried, an 18-year-old high school graduate from Los Angeles, was selected by the San Diego Padres in the first round of the Major League Baseball...
Israeli cyclist to raise cancer research funds
JTAMay 31, 2012
By Alexandra Halpern, JTA NEW YORK — Tom Peled has a goal: Live strong for the Jewish world. The Israeli is finding inspiration in biking champion Lance Armstrongs...
‘Sweet Genius’ from Israel perfects the cake
JTAMay 17, 2012
By Josh Lipowsky, JTA TEANECK, NJ — As the minutes on the clock tick away, the chefs run about their kitchens furiously trying to complete their Taj Mahal-themed...
When art imitates life
IJN StaffMay 10, 2012
By Abe Novick NEW YORK — As moviegoers over the weekend flocked to see Marvels new superhero ensemble, they would understandably associate the idea of...
Meet singer/songwriter Regina Spektor
Ben Harris, JTAApr 19, 2012
NEW YORK Regina Spektor has a cold or as she calls it, a nondescript New York disease. The singer is onstage at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New […]
