May 1, 1943 — Bermuda Conference Is No Help for Jews A communiqué issued after […]
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Bad Joke of the Week: Growing older
Rebecca and Hyman are silently rocking on their rocking chairs in front of the fire […]
Jews in the News: Prada 2; Attenborough Great at 100; Judd Hirsch, 90, is Great, Too
By Nate BloomContributing Columnist The “biggie” movie this month is “The Devil Wears Prada 2”. […]
From the Pages: April 30, 2026
In the Beginning: 1855 Each week The American Israelite will print an item from the […]
Parshat Emor — Leviticus 21:1–24:23
Efrat, Israel — “And the Lord said to Moses, Speak to the priests, the sons […]
Quietly absent since 2023, Jewish Heritage Night at the NY Mets stirs up new controversy
Courtesy of JTA. Photo credit: Mark Brown/Getty ImagesA Jewish Mets fan wears a team kippah […]
Against the clock: Gender, culture and our battle with time
There’s a particular kind of quiet that settles in just before a launch. Not silence […]
Café Alma
Some restaurants are easy to categorize. You go in knowing exactly what you’re going to […]
Today in Israeli History: April 24 – April 30
April 24, 1950 — Jordan Annexes West Bank, East Jerusalem A joint session of the […]
Bad Joke of the Week: The Ten Commandments
Here is why G-d gave the Jews the Ten Commandments. G-d first went to the […]
