Mar 8th, 2010 · Israel recently reinstated a large import tax on Asian carp, which has hurt business for one of the largest producers of this fish, Schafer Fisheries in Thompson, Ill. Asian carp is used to make gefilte fish, a Jewish delicacy and staple at many Passover seders.
Jan 28th, 2010 · Avery Klein-Cloud doesn't come from your typical American family, which is probably why director Nicole Opper made a documentary about it. Distanced from her African-American heritage and drawing away from her Jewish adoptive moms, the track star spirals into an identity crisis — which ultimately raises more questions than Opper's film answers.
Jan 10th, 2010 · There was a massive celebration this week for the 10-year anniversary of Birthright Israel. The nonprofit program, which pays for young Jews to come to Israel to connect with their Jewish roots, is a runaway success. But not everyone thinks that's a good thing. Birthright Unplugged is a program that takes Jewish-American university students to the occupied territories to show them what they say is the reality Birthright Israel ignores in its quest to bring Jews from around the world to Israel. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports.
Dec 23rd, 2009 · Former President Jimmy Carter apologized for any words or deeds that may have upset the Jewish community in an open letter meant to improve an often-tense relationship over his comments on Middle East tensions.
Dec 23rd, 2009 · Former President Jimmy Carter apologized for any words or deeds that may have upset the Jewish community in an open letter meant to improve an often-tense relationship over his comments on Middle East tensions.
Dec 17th, 2009 · In his new album, If It Wasn't For the Irish and the Jews, Irish musician and folklorist Mick Moloney celebrates the musical collaboration of the Irish and Jewish songwriters and performers of vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley.
Dec 9th, 2009 · The senior senator from Utah wrote "Eight Days Of Hanukkah" in time for the Jewish holiday that starts Friday night. He did it in collaboration with Atlantic national correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg — who says he's "pleased as punch" Hatch wrote it a decade after Goldberg suggested it.
Nov 25th, 2009 · Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says halt on new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank is designed to restart peace talks, but Palestinians have rejected the freeze as insufficient because it does not include east Jerusalem.