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Judaica artist Michael Aram reflects on his Armenian roots - Jewish …
WEBMay 4, 2021. Michael Aram, the artist whose metal jewelry and houseware designs are a staple at high-end department stores around the country, knows that his ethnic-sounding name presents a Rohrschach test to his diverse customer base. “I have my Persian ladies who say, ‘Of course, you’re Persian,’” Aram told Jewish Insider last week.
Investigating the mysterious man behind the Drudge Report
WEBJul 27, 2020 · Every journalist knows that a link from the Drudge Report is the ne plus ultra of online engagement, with the potential to send millions of pageviews to a single story.. But few reporters know much — if anything — about Matt Drudge, the press-shy media mogul behind the barebones news aggregation site he launched as a newsletter 25 years ago.
A closer look at Biden’s foreign policy team - Jewish Insider
WEBJacob Kornbluh. November 24, 2020. President-elect Joe Biden announced key appointments to his White House national security team on Monday as he begins to assemble his Cabinet. Among the appointments requiring Senate confirmation are senior foreign policy advisor Tony Blinken as secretary of state; Alejandro “Ali” Nicholas Mayorkas, a ...
How ‘Mishpacha’ guided readers through the coronavirus
WEBAug 7, 2020 · Mishpacha publisher Eli Paley. By. Amy Spiro. August 7, 2020. In the days leading up to Passover in Bnei Brak, filmmaker Yariv Mozer was embedded with the IDF soldiers who had been deployed across the city as part of its strict coronavirus lockdown. The whole experience was a culture shock for Mozer, but …
Inside New Jersey’s Orthodox boomtown - Jewish Insider
WEBFeb 18, 2022 · In Lakewood, the neighborhood church is a synagogue. Over the last decade, the majority-Orthodox Lakewood was the second-fastest growing city in New Jersey. Its population increased by more than 45%, or some 42,000 people, between 2010 and 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Jewish, Israeli Amazon workers say company tolerating …
WEBBy. Lahav Harkov. November 15, 2023. Amazon employees in three different countries expressed dissatisfaction with the company’s response since the start of Israel’s war with Hamas, accusing the company of turning a blind eye to messages in internal channels in recent weeks that the employees felt incited violence or denied Oct. 7 atrocities.
The life and legacy of Menachem Begin - Jewish Insider
WEBBy. Amy Spiro. June 4, 2021. On June 7, 1981, the Israeli Air Force — acting on the orders of Prime Minister Menachem Begin — carried out a surprise airstrike on the Osirak nuclear reactor in Iraq. The operation established what became known as the “Begin Doctrine,” the Israeli government’s policy of preemptive strikes against its ...
Keeping the faith — at arm’s length - Jewish Insider
WEBSep 21, 2023 · Hours before the start of Rosh Hashanah last Friday, Xóchitl Gálvez, the leading opposition candidate in Mexico’s upcoming presidential election, shared a brief message wishing the Jewish community a happy new year and a “blessed” Yom Kippur. “May you have a 5,784 full of health, happiness, prosperity and may you be sealed in the Book of Life,” she said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger’s leading successor running as pro …
WEBMatthew Kassel. February 14, 2024. As one of Maryland’s veteran House members, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), prepares to retire at the end of his current term, his likely successor is vowing to uphold the congressman’s long-standing commitment to supporting Israel in Congress, where Democratic divisions over Middle East policy have ...
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