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Concert to benefit Bondi Beach victims canceled after Greek choir refuses to sing with Jews
9+ hour, 49+ min ago (456+ words) There's a bit of antisemitism in the Greek community," said the Greek choir's director. A concert to raise money for the victims of the shooting attack on a Hanukkah party on Sydney's Bondi Beach has been canceled after the Greek…...
Workplaces open, schools remain shut "and Israeli parents pull out their hair over wartime Zoom classes
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1162+ words) Parents of young children are being allowed to take unpaid leave. They say they need more help. TEL AVIV " When news broke that Israel might gradually reopen schools in areas considered safe enough, Yael Daniel, a mother in Bat Yam…...
With co-parenting on the rise in Israel, an advocate aims to export the model to American Jews
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1552+ words) Co-parenting is where two people decide to have and raise a child platonically. The model has flourished in Israel for a mix of cultural and practical reasons. Israel's unique combination of conservatism and creativity makes it fertile ground for separating…...
In a new album, Yiddish becomes a language of queer belonging
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (664+ words) Brooklyn-based musician Ira Khonen Temple blends Yiddish, klezmer and trans experience " and is resonating with a new generation of queer Jews. "I want to change the way I wear my shoes," Brooklyn-based Yiddishist and musician Ira Khonen Temple sings on…...
With students shifting their study habits, this Jewish university is embracing smart AI adoption
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (996+ words) NEW YORK " When Rachel Dahari went back to school in September to get a master's degree in social work, she didn't think the excitement around generative AI would be relevant to her education. That quickly changed when she began to…...
Spurning Jewish Voice for Peace as insufficiently radical, new Jewish student group joins 'student intifada"
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (689+ words) The Anti-Zionist Jewish Student Front's logo includes the words "L'chaim Intifada" in Yiddish. An anonymous group of Jewish student activists has broken away from Jewish Voice for Peace to form a new national organization, the Anti-Zionist Jewish Student Front, that…...
Roblox's ban of a user named 'Schlep' has ignited a crisis for the mega-popular gaming platform
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (675+ words) It's unclear why the Roblox critic, who has been banned, adopted a Yiddish moniker. A gaming platform used by nearly 400 million people a month is in turmoil after the company that owns it banned a user who goes by the…...
Madonna posts plea to Pope Leo urging him to go to Gaza "before it's too late'
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (288+ words) In two social media posts, the pop star said that she was "not pointing fingers, placing blame or taking sides." Pop icon Madonna posted an urgent plea to Pope Leo Monday urging the Catholic leader to "go to Gaza and…...
Judge blocks Trump bid to bar Harvard from admitting international students over antisemitism concerns
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (484+ words) The order, which would have also affected Jewish and Israeli students, came as the school celebrated commencement. Last week the Trump administration, citing its desire to curb campus antisemitism, escalated its war with Harvard University by barring the school from…...
Novel set in a war-torn Ukraine wins Sami Rohr prize for Jewish literature
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (386+ words) Your Presence Is Mandatory" by Sasha Vasilyuk is based on a family secret harbored by the author's grandfather. A debut novel about a Ukrainian Jewish World War II veteran, and family secrets unveiled against the backdrop of the 2014 Russian-Ukrainian war,…...