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Sarah Silverman will star in an HBO pilot

Sarah Silverman will star in an HBO pilot

Sarah Silverman will star in an HBO pilot “as a pathologically honest woman having a modern mid-life crisis,” Variety reported. Silverman, who recently received the… Read More ›

Jeff Greenberg And The Last Real Recording Studio

Jeff Greenberg And The Last Real Recording Studio

In 1995  Jeff Greenberg was asked by a girl he met while booking and promoting The Greek Theatre if he could save the studio she… Read More ›

Theresienstadt – Czech Home Owners Find Jewish Belongings From WWII

Theresienstadt – House owners rebuilding their attic in the Czech town of Terezin have found photos, shoes and other possessions of Jews forced into a… Read More ›

Australia – Sydney Hostages Begged For Mercy On Sick, Elderly, Young

Australia – Sydney Hostages Begged For Mercy On Sick, Elderly, Young

Sydney – The Sydney hostages pleaded for help — for those among them who were pregnant, sick  elderly,  also for those who were young and… Read More ›

Washington – Obama: Secret U.S. Prisoner, A Very Significant Spy For America, released By Cuba

Washington – Obama: Secret U.S. Prisoner, A Very Significant Spy For America, released By Cuba

Washington – The U.S. spy Cuba is releasing is one of the most important intelligence agents the U.S. has ever had in Cuba, says B… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Police Arrest Haredi Man For Allegedly Threatening To Harm MK Eli Yishai

Israel – Jerusalem police said Thursday that they have arrested a 25-year-old man who allegedly threatened to harm MK Eli Yishai during a press conference… Read More ›

Lahore –  After Taliban School Massacre Pakistan Hangs Two Militants

Lahore – After Taliban School Massacre Pakistan Hangs Two Militants

Lahore – In a clear response to this week’s massacre of more than 130 children at a school, Pakistan executed two prominent militants on Friday,… Read More ›

Warsaw – Holocaust Survivor Elie Wiesel Honored By Polish School

Warsaw – Holocaust Survivor Elie Wiesel Honored By Polish School

Warsaw – In recognition of his efforts to reveal the full evil of the Holocaust and defend human dignity, a spokeswoman for a Catholic university… Read More ›

Havana – Cuban Jews Desire Close Connection With US Brethren

Havana – Cuban Jews Desire Close Connection With US Brethren

Havana – A former leader of the Havana community told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday, Cuban Jews are looking forward to closer ties with their American… Read More ›

Warsaw, Poland – Suitcases Of Auschwitz Victims’ Get High-tech Storage

Warsaw, Poland – Suitcases Of Auschwitz Victims’ Get High-tech Storage

Warsaw, Poland – Some of the victims’ 3,800 suitcases have been put into a state-of-the-art protective storage room partly funded by the European Union, says… Read More ›

New Delhi, India – The Prime Minister Of India Tweets Well Wishes For A Happy Hanukah In Hebrew

New Delhi, India – The Prime Minister Of India Tweets Well Wishes For A Happy Hanukah In Hebrew

New Delhi, India –In both English and Hebrew on Friday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent well wishes and a happy Hanukah via Twitter “Wishing… Read More ›

Ramallah – More Talks On UN Bid Supported By Palestinian Leader

Ramallah – More Talks On UN Bid Supported By Palestinian Leader

Ramallah – Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of Palestine, said Thursday he supports further negotiations over a draft resolution on ending Israel’s occupation of… Read More ›

How to maximize the chances of your prayers getting answered.

How to maximize the chances of your prayers getting answered.

There is a prayer tip featured in the Babylonian Talmud , that reads as follows: Raba said to Rabbah bar Mari: Where can we derive the… Read More ›

Hanukkah – Dreidel – music video by Jewish a cappella group Shir Soul

Hanukkah – Dreidel – music video by Jewish a cappella group Shir Soul

Hot mic catches UN interpreter saying anti-Israel votes are ‘a bit much’

Hot mic catches UN interpreter saying anti-Israel votes are ‘a bit much’

Jeruslaem –  He’s Determined To Move Forward With His Mission Yehuda Glick Says

Jeruslaem – He’s Determined To Move Forward With His Mission Yehuda Glick Says

Jerusalem –  Recovering from his assassination attempt in October, Temple Mount activist Yehuda Glick  says, despite it all, he is more determined than ever to fight… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israel Says,  Jordan’s Palestinian U.N. Draft A Gimmick

Jerusalem – Israel Says, Jordan’s Palestinian U.N. Draft A Gimmick

Jerusalem – Israel’s foreign minister on Thursday described  a Palestinian-proposed U.N. Security Council draft resolution that calls for a peace deal within a year and… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Haredi Man Allegedly Threatens To Harm MK Eli Yishai, Police Arrest Him

Jerusalem – Haredi Man Allegedly Threatens To Harm MK Eli Yishai, Police Arrest Him

Israel – Thursday, Jerusalem police reported that they have arrested a 25-year-old man who allegedly threatened to harm MK Eli Yishai during a press conference… Read More ›

Tehran – Memorial To Iranian Jews Killed In Iran-Iraq War Unveiled In Iran

Tehran – Memorial To Iranian Jews Killed In Iran-Iraq War Unveiled In Iran

Tehran, Iran – A senior Iranian official touted the good relations between the Islamic Republic’s Jewish community and the government this week. Iranian parliament vice-speaker… Read More ›

2014 Sees 7% Increase In North American Aliyah

2014 Sees 7% Increase In North American Aliyah

A total of 3,762 Jews from US and Canada and 525 from UK fulfilled their dream to immigrate to Israel in the past year, Nefesh… Read More ›