Good For The Jews: R.I.P., Abraham Lincoln
By Robert A. Liftig, EdD This year marks the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Lincoln was an important figure…
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Israeli-developed TalkITT gives new voice to people with speech impairment
By Maayan Jaffe/JNS.org A little boy with autism says “I love you”— and you understand it. Your grandfather is able…
Seeds of ‘start-up nation’ cultivated by Israel Sci-Tech Schools
By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org Forget the dioramas. How about working on an Israeli Air Force drone? That’s exactly the kind of…
Woody Allen to make TV series for Amazon
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) – Woody Allen has never written for television. But at the ripe age of 79, the venerable…
Meet Stefan Zweig, the Jewish novelist who inspired ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) —Wes Anderson’s whimsical film “The Grand Budapest Hotel” was nominated for nine Academy Awards last week,…
Argentina’s very Jewish Oscar nominee
By Diego Melamed BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — If Damian Szifron’s “Wild Tales” (“Relatos Salvajes” in Spanish) wins an Academy Award…
Israeli major: Brian Williams’ reporting of Lebanon war helicopter ride ‘accurate’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli army officer who was on a helicopter with NBC news anchor Brian Williams during the…
Muslim teacher quits French Muslim school citing anti-Semitism, radicalism
(JTA) – A Muslim teacher said he resigned from a French private high school for Muslims because of rampant anti-Semitism…
Belgian teacher to Jewish student: ‘We should put you all on freight wagons’
(JTA) — A Brussels high school teacher was summoned to appear before a local school board for telling a Jewish…
Alan Parsons keeps Tel Aviv gig despite Waters’ boycott pleas
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Alan Parsons will be playing Tel Aviv over the objections of fellow British musician Roger Waters, a…
