This Jewish data whiz predicts the Oscar winners with math
By Gabe Friedman Spoiler alert! See Ben Zauzmer’s Oscar predictions at the bottom of this article. Ben Zauzmer works during the day as a baseball analyst for the Los Angeles…
Kirk Douglas, iconic movie star who reconnected to Judaism later in life, dies at 103
Kirk Douglas poses in 1950. (PhotoQuest/Getty Images) By Tom Tugend LOS ANGELES (JTA) – Kirk Douglas, the legendary actor who portrayed legions of tough guys and embraced his Jewish heritage…
Oscars 2020 nominations: Scarlett Johansson enters elite company, Adam Sandler snubbed
Some critics thought Adam Sandler would at least be a contender for best actor for his performance in "Uncut Gems." (Courtesy of A24) By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — The 2020…
Dallas Morning News names Max Glauben 2019 Texan of the Year
Max Glauben at 89, on the March of the Living in 2017 The Dallas Morning News named Holocaust survivor and human rights activist Max Glauben the 2019 Texan of the…
Grandchildren of Lukow: my day with the families of my grandfather’s righteous saviors
Photo: Courtesy Grant Prengler Grant Prengler and Kazik Mokicki in front of the Mokicki family home and barn (both still in use today). By Grant Prengler Last month I broke…
All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler retires
Jewish infielder Ian Kinsler played his first eight MLB seasons with the Texas Rangers. He was the starting second baseman for both of the Rangers World Series appearances in 2010…
Arsonist sets Yeshiva University dorm on fire using matches meant for Hanukkah candles
Yeshiva University's Mendel Gottesman Library. (Wikimedia Commons) By Marcy Oster (JTA) — A man who works as a software engineer broke into a Yeshiva University dormitory in Manhattan and set…
My daughter survived an anti-Semitic terror attack last year. Here’s what I want the Jersey City survivors to know.
Shira and Amichai Ish Ran, both injured in a terror attack last week, when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire on Israelis near the settlement of Ofra, hold a press conference…
Shooting near kosher market in New Jersey leaves multiple dead, wounded
The emergency scene near a kosher market in Jersey City, N.J., after it is shot at on Dec. 10, 2019. Source: Screenshot. (JNS) Several people, including one police officer, were…
Israel sets a March 2 election date if government isn’t formed.
View of a voting notes at a voting station in Jerusalem, during the Knesset Elections, on September 17, 2019. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 By Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — The…