Pandemic Postcard Messages, 1918-1920

The Jewish Welfare Board was created on April 9, 1917, three days after the U.S. declared war on Germany. It wanted to provide services to Jewish troops similar to what Catholic servicemen received from the Knights of Columbus and Protestants from the YMCA. In 1919, after the war was over, the JWB printed tens of thousands of these reassuring cards depicting a grinning doughboy and distributed them to servicemen to send to family and friends. [Oliver B. Pollak, Ph.D]

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Jewish History, Lifestyles, Oliver Pollak, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

The Anti-BDS Fights on North American Campuses

Just because most colleges and universities have been on at least a partial pandemic shut down this past year doesn’t mean that BDS forces have lost any of their vitriol. Or that they’ve given up on pillorying the Jewish state and, all too often, the Jewish people as well. Among those fanning the anti-Israel flames this past year: [JNS.org]

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Larry Davis Yells At Alan Dershowitz At Martha’s Vineyard Grocery Store

Published by uInterview.com Curb Your Enthusiasm star Larry David confronted attorney Alan Dershowitz about his ties to the Trump administration at a grocery store in Martha’s Vineyard last week. Dershowitz told David that they could talk about the situation. To that, David responded by reportedly yelling, “No. No. We really can’t. I saw you. I saw

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Jewish Celebrities

Barry Manilow Cuts Off Central Park Concert Due To Impending Storm

Published by uInterview.com Barry Manilow was cut off mid-song at the New York City Homecoming concert in Central Park on Saturday evening, as severe weather concerns sent more than 60,000 attendees home early. The singer had been performing his 1978 hit “Can’t Smile Without You” when a voice came over the speakers telling audience members:

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Jewish Celebrities

Report: Stephen A. Smith Had ESPN Take Max Kellerman Off of “First Take”

Published by InsideHook By Evan Bleier In order to appease its most recognizable and highest-paid talking head, ESPN has removed one of his co-hosts from one of the network’s flagship shows, according to The New York Post. Per The Post, Stephen A. Smith has wanted longtime co-host Max Kellerman removed from their popular debate show

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Jewish Celebrities

Torah Reading for August 28, 2021

This week’s parasha is one of the most formidable and alarming chapters of the Torah. We find fourteen verses of the good things that will happen to the us if we faithfully obey Hashem’s divine commandments. And then, we read 54 verses that warn of the converse, the curses that will befall us if we do not faithfully observe all His commandments. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D]

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell

Egypt Invites Israel’s PM Naftali Bennett for an Official Visit

By Ariel Ben Solomon (JNS) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi invited Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett for an official visit in the coming weeks, which would be the first state visit by an Israeli leader in nearly a decade. The invitation, offered last week, comes amid the backdrop of ongoing violence emanating from the Gaza

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Middle East

Rap looks at Jewish-Arab divide: Latest from dpa trends – Features

Published by DPA Uriya Rosenman and Sameh Zakout hit a nerve after their rap song “Let’s Talk Straight” debuted on YouTube in May 2021. For nearly seven minutes, the Jewish and Palestinian artists don’t hold back, trading accusations and sharing their own perspectives. “When I hear an Arab accent, I’m always suspicious,” says Rosenman. “You

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Middle East

Israel bombs Hamas sites in Gaza over fire balloons -military

Published by Reuters TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli warplanes bombed Hamas sites in Gaza in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave that caused brush fires in southern Israel, its military said early on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the air strikes that targeted what the military said was

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Middle East