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Zinns of Omission – America’s Top History Textbook Has Been Definitively Discredited

By: Bruce Bawer Perhaps the nicest thing you can say about Howard Zinn’s People’s History of the United States is that it shows that even in the...

“Our Boys”: The HBO Series Uses a Jewish Tragedy to Condemn Israeli Society

It's a despicable misrepresentation of truth By: Rabbi Benjamin Blech Whoever had any part in producing the new HBO 10 part series teasingly titled “Our Boys”...

British Jewish Newspaper Buckles to Hamas

By: Sam Westrop On Aug. 23, The Jewish Chronicle (JC), Britain’s largest Jewish newspaper and one of the oldest Jewish papers in the world, published...

“Our Boys”: The HBO Series Uses a Jewish Tragedy to Condemn Israeli Society

It's a despicable misrepresentation of truth By: Rabbi Benjamin Blech Whoever had any part in producing the new HBO 10 part series teasingly titled “Our Boys”...

Fiddler on the Roof – Cast Recording from 2018 Award Winning Yiddish Production

Edited By: JV Staff For the first time ever in its 55-year history, the musically complete cast recording of "Fiddler on the Roof" will be...

For Heaven’s Sake! – The Fourth Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art

200 Israeli and international artists, Jewish and non-Jewish, 30 exhibitions and 14 venues Edited by: JV Staff The 4th Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art, which...

The Challah Girl Offers a Nourishing Delight

By: Robert Lebowitz The Challah Girl, a charming new illustrated Jewish story for children and young adults, is a traditional fairy tale that carries much...

The Mad Adventures of “Rabbi” Jacob Comes to BluRay/DVD

Edited by: JV Staff Hilarity ensues in 1973's THE MAD ADVENTURES OF RABBI JACOB, a cult classic riot of frantic disguises and mistaken identities. Victor...

New Film Depicts Eleanor Roosevelt’s Efforts to Save Jewish Refugees from the Holocaust

The 35-minute film “Nobody Wants Us” shows how she acted as a visionary, saying peace will come when all citizens have access to education,...

Yeshivat Chachmei Lublin Welcomes Newest Edition of Shas

JRoots together with Young Israel of Woodmere hosted dedication ceremony of the Noé Edition Koren Talmud Bavli in the historic Beit Midrash of the...

A False Muhammad for False Times

A new book depicts Islam's prophet as a saint By: Raymond Ibrahim In his recent book, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires (Oct. 2018) Juan...

Anchors Aweigh: Seaports of the Holy Land

From the Ship of the Sea to the “Ship of the Desert” Edited by: JV Staff On August 19, the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem will open...

The Millionaire Soviet Mole–The Twisted Life of David Karr

By: Mark Tapson “David Karr was the ‘Zelig’ of 20th century American life,” begins Prof. Harvey Klehr’s book The Millionaire Was a Soviet Mole: The Twisted Life...

Harry Fischel: Pioneer of Jewish Philanthropy

Edited by: Rabbi Aaron I. Reichel, Esq. Reviewed by: Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein Many of Jerusalem’s hallowed streets bear the names of 20th century Jewry’s most remarkable...

Twenty-Five Years Later: Three New Books Introduce the Lubavitcher Rebbe to a New Generation

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s wisdom and sound counsel were sought by ordinary citizens and world leaders alike By: Deborah Fineblum When Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson—known universally...

Historical Novel Explores the Role of Women in Ancient Israel

Review of Martha Shelley’s 'A Meteor Shower' By: Sylvia Allen What did they do, the women of ancient Israel and its neighbors? Fewer than 8% of...

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