Members of the British punk band Bob Vylan have had their U.S. visas revoked by the State Department after leading thousands of concert-goers in chanting “Death, death to the IDF” last weekend at the Glastonbury music festival in England. The announcement by the State Department comes as the punk rock duo was slated to go […]
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A British punk band called Bob Vylan led thousands of Glastonbury attendees in chanting “Death, death to the IDF” in one of multiple pro-Palestinian sets at the vaunted music festival on Saturday. After the group’s lead singer, who goes by the stage name Bobby Vylan, led the crowd in chanting “Free Palestine,” he asked, “Have […]
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Ohr Torah Stone, the Israel-based Modern Orthodox educational organization, rejected claims made by far-right pundit Candace Owens Thursday that the group’s founding rabbi had sought to bribe Christian pastors to criticize her in their sermons. Owens, a provocateur who has previously embraced antisemitic rhetoric, made the allegations on her podcast and X account Thursday. Attaching […]
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Yiddish music lovers, this one’s for you: A free outdoor Yiddish music concert and singalong is once again happening in New York City this summer. “New York Sings Yiddish,” presented by Capital One, City Parks Foundation and the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, makes a triumphant return to Central Park SummerStage on Monday, June 30. This […]
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70 Faces Media won 18 awards, including 17 first- and second-place awards, in the annual Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism. The honors went to several sites under the 70 Faces umbrella, which includes the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, New York Jewish Week, Kveller, My Jewish Learning, The Nosher and Hey Alma. The awards […]
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At Pier 17 in Manhattan, a three-story digital marquee recently advertised a stacked program of shows slated throughout this summer and fall. Notably missing from the display, however, were two apparently sold-out performances in October by the Irish rap group Kneecap, whose members are facing legal jeopardy in London and criticism here for their strident […]
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He may not be in the Guinness Book of World Records, but Moshe Manies says he is the world’s most prolific collector of Judaic seltzer bottles — and quite possibly the only one. With an inventory of some 250 to 300 bottles kept in his garage in Lakewood, New Jersey, Manies — who brought part […]
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams came under fire from Jewish groups and others after sitting for an interview on the porch of the mayoral mansion Saturday with Sneako, an influential antisemitic streamer. Adams is seeking to run for reelection on the ballot line “EndAntiSemitism.” He has also signed an executive order to recognize the […]
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The Borscht Belt Fest is back for its third year of nostalgia-filled fun in the Catskills. Taking place July 26-27 in Ellenville, New York, this year’s festival will highlight the comedy, culture and food of the iconic upstate resorts and bungalow colonies that made summers special for scores of American Jews in the mid-20th century. […]
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World-famous mime Marcel Marceau entertained global audiences on stage and screen for more than 60 years. But a lesser-known fact about Marceau, who was Jewish, is that he rescued more than 70 Jewish children during the Holocaust as a member of the French resistance. And now, a new play that focuses on this remarkable chapter […]
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