Chiune Sugihara, “Japanese Hero to the Jews”
Confronted by the plight of the refugees that camped outside his house in hope of assistance, Sugihara defied his government’s orders and endangered himself and his family by hand-writing and issuing...
View Article75th Golden Globe Awards Stuns with Self Righteous Indictment of Hollywood...
The 75th Golden Globes held its annual celebrity schmoozefest on January 7, 2018 with the show starting at 8:00 PM. This normally lighthearted show ushers in the beginning of the unbearable Hollywood...
View ArticleMy Questions About the #MeToo Moment
Phyllis Chesler writes: “I am glad the #MeToo Moment is happening. One hopes that women will be less afraid of exposing work-related sexual harassment and rape. But will they? Will lawyers agree to...
View ArticleBackyard Stories: Sol Setton Serves as Community Inspiration
Sol Setton, a 24-year-old community member who, after being quite overweight in his youth, decided to make a life-change. This is a story about Sol Setton. He is a 24-year-old community member who was...
View Article10 Things to Look Forward to in New York During 2018
Rendering of TWA Hotel. (Photo via MCR) 2017 was an interesting year to say the least, with many highlights and surprises. A New York businessman and real estate tycoon with no political experience...
View ArticleJews and Coffee: 8 Little-Known Facts
Including the surprising origins of the Maxwell House Haggadah England’s first coffee house was the Angel Inn in Oxford, opened in 1650 by an immigrant from Lebanon who was known as “Jacob the Jew”....
View ArticleJewish Woman in UK Gets Special Note from Prince Harry & Meghan Markle
The upcoming royal wedding of the world’s most eligible bachelor, Prince Harry, and American actress Meghan Markle has the world royally exited. The couple has received well wishes from exited royal...
View ArticleMichael Douglas Denies Charges of Sexual Misconduct in Hollywood Reporter Story
Michael Douglas, the Oscar winning actor and producer, and famed son of Kirk Douglas, announced before it became common knowledge, that pending allegations that he masturbated in front on an aspiring...
View ArticleGal Gadot Sparks Controversy; Wears Dress by Lebanese Designer
Elie Saab’s Instagram followers attacked the designer for posting a picture of the Israeli actress wearing his dress. In the post, Saab bragged about the Israeli star’s choice of clothes and called her...
View ArticleSmartphones and Kids: Harmful Effects and What to Do About It
Recent research on the impact of smartphones on children and how we can realistically protect them Another part of our brains, the prefrontal cortex, is necessary for interpreting emotions and for...
View ArticleUniversity of Haifa Researchers Decipher One of the Last Two Remaining...
Dr. Eshbal Ratson and Prof. Jonathan Ben-Dov of the Department of Bible Studies at the University of Haifa have managed to decipher and restore one of the last two Qumran Scrolls that remain...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the Publisher/Editor/Readership
Twain’s witticism echoed the comment made many years before by Thomas Jefferson (pictured above) who suggested that “it is better to be uninformed than misinformed.” Consider this if you would as an...
View ArticleCattle Cars Stuffed with Human Cargo Became Rolling Death Wagons
Once arrived at the railroad station of Chelmno, the Polish Jews were transferred from closed cattle cars to open box-cars which would bring them to the place of extermination. The S.S. Killing Squads...
View ArticleSeven Lessons of the Holocaust
Irwin Cotler writes that, “The genocide of European Jewry succeeded not only because of the state-sanctioned culture of hate and industry of death, but because of crimes of indifference, because of...
View ArticleIs Woody Allen Finished in Hollywood?
With the #metoo movement in full effect and alleged victims of sexual misconduct coming out of the woodwork, the old allegations that acclaimed and prolific filmmaker Woody Allen molested his adopted...
View ArticleSteve Wynn Resigns as RNC Finance Chair Following Bombshell Sexual Misconduct...
Steve Wynn has resigned from his position as Republican National Committee Finance Chair, following revelations of decades of alleged sexual misconduct against female employees at Wynn Resorts,...
View ArticleBen Ashkenazy vs. Barney’s New York – The Stakes Are High & Getting Higher
Ashkenazy Acquisition is a New York City-based firm that invests in retail and office real estate and asserts that it has a portfolio of over 100 buildings. At its helm is Ben Ashkenazy, the chief...
View ArticleJewish Life in Europe: 75 Years After the Holocaust
An Interview with Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland Rabbi Michael Schudrich. Chief Rabbi of Poland The New York Jewish Travel Guide sat down with Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of...
View ArticleHow One Courageous Proactive Journalist Took on the IRS Over...
An interview with Lori Lowenthal Marcus, the founder of Z Street After a “long, lonely and expensive seven year struggle,” one that she alone, on behalf of Z STREET bore, Lori Lowenthal Marcus, the...
View ArticleThe Meteoric Rise of the Century 21 Dept Store – An Iconic Northeast Retail Hub
An ambulance is donated by the Century 21 department store chain to United Hatzalah in Israel. Founded 56 years ago, the Century 21 chain of department stores has become an iconic fixture in retail...
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