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Justin Trudeau condemns antisemitism after Montreal pro-Palestinian protest where Netanyahu is burned in effigy

November 24, 2024November 25, 2024Jesse Orine

Justin Trudeau said Canada’s government would not tolerate antisemitism after a violent pro-Palestinian demonstration in Montreal where protesters burned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in effigy. The Canadian prime minister was one of several officials to condemn the protest, which opposed a NATO conference on Friday night and after which three protesters were arrested. It […]

There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?

November 23, 2024November 24, 2024Jesse Orine

In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in scalding stone and ash. The catastrophe famously entombed, and preserved, the city’s villas, workshops, and a gladiator barracks known as the Caserma dei Gladiatori. Excavators first unearthed the barracks in the late 1700s. Among the ruins they found […]

Ursula Haverbeck, infamous German Holocaust denier known as ‘Nazi grandma,’ dies at 96

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024Jesse Orine

She claimed Auschwitz was just a work camp, not a death camp, and that nobody had been gassed to death there. She challenged a German court to prove that the Nazis committed mass murder, and declared on TV that the Holocaust was “the biggest and most sustainable lie in history.” She spent years in prison, […]

On your feet! 92NY celebrates a legacy of Jews and dance

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024Jesse Orine

The Jewish people have long taken pride in their moniker, People of the Book. But Jews are also people who dance — and not just at weddings and bar or bat mitzvahs, or on holidays like Simchat Torah. Like many other communities, Jews dance to foster and build community, and to come together for spiritual, […]

Texas A&M’s Sam Salz cherishes his first taste of college football — and the opportunity to inspire fellow Orthodox Jews

November 22, 2024November 22, 2024Jesse Orine

A couple hours before Shabbat one week ago, Sam Salz was in the parking lot of the Texas A&M Chabad, running practice football plays by himself. Salz, the 5-foot-6 Orthodox player who made headlines in 2022 for walking onto the Division I Aggies, was in his third season with the team but had yet to […]

A new ‘Merchant of Venice’ production challenges anti-Jewish tropes by doubling down on them

November 21, 2024November 23, 2024Jesse Orine

In 1971, legendary British actress Judi Dench played Portia in a production of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.” In her book about the playwright published this spring, Dench is candid and straight to the point about the play, which centers on a Jewish moneylender: “I think it’s a horrible play.” Dench, who would usually joyfully […]

In Dallas, these Jewish teens understand the appeal of gun ownership

November 21, 2024November 21, 2024Jesse Orine

This article was produced as part of (JR)’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. Jewish men often accessorize with yarmulkes; Texan men sometimes accessorize with guns. If a man is both Jewish and Texan, you might find him in synagogue with […]

A new ‘Merchant of Venice’ production challenges anti-Jewish tropes by doubling down on them

November 20, 2024November 21, 2024Jesse Orine

In 1971, legendary British actress Judi Dench played Portia in a production of Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.” In her book about the playwright published this spring, Dench is candid and straight to the point about the play, which centers on a Jewish moneylender: “I think it’s a horrible play.” Dench, who would usually joyfully […]

Hulu’s ‘The Honorable Shyne’ documents the Jewish rapper’s beef with Diddy and new life as a politician in Belize

November 19, 2024November 19, 2024Jesse Orine

Back in 2011, a new arrival to Jerusalem drew international attention: The rapper Shyne had become an Orthodox Jew in prison and landed in Israel after being deported following his release. But Shyne soon disappeared from the holy city, joining countless others in having made it only a temporary home. Now, more than a decade […]

Sam Salz is likely the first Orthodox Jew to appear in a Division I college football game

November 18, 2024November 18, 2024Jesse Orine

Sam Salz’s first taste of NCAA Division I football came during a kickoff — known in football as a “special teams” play. For most football players, kickoffs are in fact routine. But if anything about the play was special, it was Salz’s presence on the field. The 5-foot-6, 160-pound wide receiver for Texas A&M is […]