Tag: Jews and Judaism
Below an Israeli City, a Musical Harmony Belies the Tensions Above Ground
RAMLA, Israel — In a subterranean reservoir, underneath the Israeli city of Ramla, the stone walls echo with…
A Traveling Jewish Deli Exhibit Tells an American Tale in Pickles and Pastrami
LOS ANGELES — The colors are fading, but the photograph of the Carnegie Deli from 2008 still calls…
A Proxy Conflict Embroils Democrats Over Support for Israel
The showdown Tuesday in Maryland is only the latest. The politics of the Israeli-Palestinian divide have roiled Democratic…
Preserving the Music of Morocco’s Sephardic Jews
TANGIER, Morocco — They sang to put their babies to sleep, or in the kitchen preparing Purim cakes.…
Deep in Vatican Archives, Scholar Discovers ‘Flabbergasting’ Secrets
VATICAN CITY — David Kertzer put down his cappuccino, put on his backpack and went digging for more…
Israel Plans Zip Line for Ancient Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — A picturesque ridge in Jerusalem, steeped in ancient history, is a favorite with visitors who come…
A Site Holy to Jews and Muslims Returns as the Nexus of Conflict
JERUSALEM — Clashes broke out Friday for the seventh time in eight days at the holiest site in…
Gazan Militants and Israeli Air Force Exchange Fire
JERUSALEM — Militants in Gaza fired several rockets toward Israel overnight and early Thursday and the Israeli Air…
Rare Overlap of Holy Days Shows Jerusalem’s Promise and Problems
JERUSALEM — On Friday morning, as clashes flared at the Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem,…
On Poland-Ukraine Border, the Past Is Always Present. It’s Not Always Predictive.
LUBLIN, Poland — On a recent morning, I sat in the sun-filled dining room of a tidy house…
Feeling Like a Passover Pariah? You’re Not Alone.
“There should be a JSwipe for Passover Seders,” said Pamela Rae Schuller, referring to the popular Jewish dating…
Israel’s Ukraine Policy Prompts Scrutiny of Russian-Israeli Oligarchs
JERUSALEM — When Avigdor Liberman, Israel’s Soviet-born finance minister, condemned the apparent atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine, this past…