Sharon Near Death, Israel’s Circumcision Interventions, Crackdown on Hate Salute

Israel has initiated a Council of Europe motion aimed at countering growing anti-circumcision efforts.

The life of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon „is definitely in danger,” according to the medical director at Chaim Sheba Medical Center.

French Interior Minister Manuel Valls indicated for the first time that the quenelle, the quasi-Nazi salute widely seen as anti-Semitic, violates his country’s anti-hate laws.

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A member of the punk protest band who was recently released from prison says that Mikhail Khodorkovsky should run for president.

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As the new year begins, which ideas should Jews leave behind?  

Beyle Shaechter-Gottesman convened a weekly Yiddish conversation in her home in the Bronx. After her death, others carry on the tradition.  

As Jewish life in the Deep South wanes, Jonny Dymond examines what once was.

Zeruya Shalev’s new novel tells the story of Israel through the lens of one family, Adam Kirsch writes.

Watch poet Aaron Samuels explore his family’s black and Jewish roots in this video.

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Our favorite celebrities share New Year’s greetings and resolutions.