March 12, 2010 RSS feed / National / World Briefs

Federation leaders: Jewish Agency must execute

NEW YORK (JTA) —The leaders of several of the largest North American Jewish federations are praising Natan Sharansky’s plans for shifting the focus of the Jewish Agency for Israel from immigration to education and identity building. More...

OU DISMISSES RABBINICAL GROUP’S LOX BAN

NEW YORK (JTA) — An obscure group of ultra-Orthodox rabbis has banned smoked salmon because of the presence of a parasitic worm. More...

‘AJAMI’ PASSED OVER AT OSCARS, ‘JEW HUNTER’ WINS

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Israel’s half-century jinx at the Oscars continued and three Jewish-themed films were passed over, but “The Jew Hunter” took home an award. More...

Tel Aviv High-Rises, Ben and Jerry’s is Back, Making Connections, and Other Bits of News

UNDER THE RADAR

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Here are some recent stories out of Israel of which you may not be aware. More...

Looking at Why Israel Can’t Win an Oscar

ARTS & CULTURE

LOS ANGELES —Why can’t an Israeli film win an Oscar? More...

Moishe House Bringing Community to Budapest Jews

BUDAPEST (JTA) — When 29-year-old Eszter Susan announced on Facebook last September that she had moved into a Moishe House, few of her friends knew what she was talking about. More...

10 Reasons to Consider an IRA

It’s March and money is on the mind. More...

FOREMAN TO DEFEND TITLE AT YANKEE STADIUM

NEW YORK (AP) — Orthodox boxer Yuri Foreman’s first title defense appears to be a go for Yankee Stadium on June 5,. More...