A New Fiddler Revival at the S...
Fiddler on the Roof is as relevant today as it was when it first opened on Broadway in 1964.
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ACT—Anti-Semitism on Campus St...
By Miriam Rosenbluth
With the memory of the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue still fresh and the heartbreaking murders in Jersey City still weeks away, at the end of November, Hillel, the world’s largest Jewish campus organization, partnered with the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh to sponsor an inaugural meeting of ACT – Anti-Semitism on Campus Student Leadership Assembly.
read more“My Life on a Diet” with Renee...
Now starring in her own one-woman show, the gifted Renee Taylor raises an eyebrow and takes you with her on her life story, told through memories, snapshots, and clips.
read moreThe Sorceress: Victorian Light...
On the surface, “The Sorceress” is a delightful musical fantasy and tuneful escape from reality. Scratch a little deeper, and the timeless story of true love between boy and girl and father and child is beset by the Jewish tragedies of untimely death, cruel stepmothers, wicked and all-too-frequent governmental apprehensions, and the unspeakable horror of human trafficking.
read moreNY-Israeli VC Firm Presents Ei...
Israel has the largest number of startups per capita in the world, earning it the nickname “Startup Nation”. With a population of around 8.5 million, Israel has around one startup per 1,400 people.
read moreJ Street Is Trying to Reverse ...
Far left-wing J Street is convinced the Trump administration’s decision not to consider Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria as illegal can be rescinded “by this administration or the next.”The organization is promoting a Congressional letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demanding a reversal. Please, call your Congressmen and women and Senators and ask them to support the new policy as articulated by Mr. Pompeo.
read moreA Quid Pro Quo for What Purpos...
The issue is not was there a quid pro quo between President Trump and Mr. Zelensky, but rather who was the beneficiary of the request. The obvious answer: American taxpayers who were being asked to give a great deal of money to Ukraine, a country riddled with charges of corruption and meddling in the 2016 US Presidential election.
read moreThe Word “Lynching”...
While one could argue that anyone, using the term “lynching” when the victim is not being murdered is engaging in objectionable hyperbole, it is very unfair to say it is objectionable because it is about race. While in the US, most lynching victims were African-Americans, a significant proportion were not. Leo Frank was an example of a Jewish victim of a lynching.
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