Obama cancels GA appearance
President Obama canceled a scheduled appearance before the Jewish federations’ General Assembly.
Did Obama misplay settlements issue?
A variety of voices suggest that the Obama administration botched the Israeli-Palestinian issue by publicly insisting on a full settlement freeze.
Video of Israeli naval raid (IDF)
The Israeli military releases video of its raid on a ship it says was carrying some 300 tons of arms and ammunition from Iran for Hezbollah.
Hidden memorials in Berlin
The Wandering Jew files a video tour of places of Holocaust remembrance that are often overlooked in Germany’s capital.
GA 2009 Student Blog Coming Soon!
Student groups attending the GA 2009 conference will be posting their experiences.
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JewSchool
This! Is! SIIINAAAAIIIIIIIII!!!!!
So. Yeah. Thanks to JDub Records’ blog for pointing out that someone has got it in their heads to make an epic biopic about Moses–with green screen technology all around. So says the post at JDub: According to 20th Century Fox, “The Moses story will be told using the same green screen strategy as ‘300,’ so Read more »
Blog From Battery Place
Daniel Gwirtzman's "Tribe" Comes to the Museum
Next Wednesday, the Museum, in conjunction with Nextbook’s Jewish Body Week, will present a world premiere work from the Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, Tribe. Seen as an Editor’s Pick in this week’s New York Magazine, the piece finds inspiration in Judaism and explores the human body as a source of reflection, strength, humor, and celebration. The Company has received critical acclaim throughout New York and the country. The Village Voice said “It’s great to see imaginative dancing to Read more »
Jewlicious
when i say mazel, you say tov!
At the end of spring, my family and I attended the last of the Long Island Bar Mitzvahs. Not to say that there will no longer be Bar Mitzvahs on Long Island, but it was the youngest cousin’s Bar Mitzvah and there are no longer any Long Island Bar Mitzvahs that I need to attend. Read more »
