Archives for June 2014

When Avigdor Kaplan assumed the position of Director General of the Hadassah Medical Organization, he made a mission statement that said a lot in a

  “Jews in Italy are a small minority,” writes Guido Vitale, editor-in-chief of Pagine Ebraiche on the Italian Jewish newspaper’s website, “but loom large in

Nigunim, Hebrew Melodies Siblings Gil and Orli Shaham (violin and piano) bring niggunim to life with impressive technique and soaring cadenzas. Movements by composer Avner

Chasing Dreams: Baseball & Becoming American This exhibit focuses on the role baseball played in helping Jews and other minorities feel comfortable in the United

Sosúa: Make a Better World Bits of West Side Story, strangers in a strange land and a civic lesson on American diversity are rolled into

Edgar Mendez, a 59-year-old lawyer, arrived in Mexico City from Neiva, Colombia, where he used to be a Catholic priest. Charton Baggio, 45, a motivational

“I’ve got a situation here,” said Rabbi Jacques Cukierkorn as he stood at the edge of the freshwater pool. “I can do the men’s mikve

Five celebrated American-born, secular Jewish artists—Jack Levine, George Segal, Audrey Flack, Larry Rivers and R.B. Kitaj—found inspiration in the Bible, creating modern midrash. In the