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Why Diego Schwartzman is my tennis crush
By Emily Burack
I was never the best tennis player. Still, I stuck with tennis through my junior year of high school, when I was...
Kirk Douglas, iconic movie star who reconnected to Judaism later in life, dies at...
By Tom Tugend
LOS ANGELES – Kirk Douglas, the legendary actor who portrayed legions of tough guys and embraced his Jewish heritage later in life,...
A very Jewish episode of ‘Finding Your Roots’
The Jan. 21 episode of “Finding Your Roots” on PBS explored the family trees of actor Jeff Goldblum, NPR host Terry Gross, and edian...
Nation and World
How deep is Donald Trump’s support among Orthodox Jews?
By Ben Sales and Laura E. Adkins
NEW YORK — Last year, one of the largest Orthodox synagogue associations in the United States held a...
Protester removed from Trump campaign event for yelling that Trump supporters are ‘killing Jews’
A Jewish protester was removed from a Donald Trump campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, after he interrupted the event by accusing the president...
New poll finds shifting views on BDS
The American public is more aware of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement and its agenda, according to findings from the University of Maryland’s Critical Issues Poll.
Food and Dining
Sixth & I plant-based
Photos by Jacqueline Hyman
Attendees of local chef Vered Guttman’s plant-based cooking class at Sixth & I on Jan. 29 line up to eat...
This crispy chicken skin just might be your new favorite snack
By Jen Karetnick
If you’re old enough, you might recall when gribenes — crispy chicken skin, nicknamed “Jewish bacon” — ruled the homemade snack category....
Don’t be sour about surplus sour cream
After Chanukah, I had a pint of sour cream leftover from our latke party. It’s not something that I routinely buy or use, so...