dublin Archives – Jewish Journal

Cead Mile Failte Geraldine Byrne Nason, Ambassador of Ireland to the USA

Lisa Ellen Niver July 18, 2023

German Historian who Invented 22 Holocaust Victims Found Dead at Age 31

Melissa Simon July 30, 2019

Joyce fans celebrate Bloomsday in Westwood

Jewish Journal June 19, 2012

More than 100 James Joyce enthusiasts, performance artists and Irish descendants gathered at Westwood’s Hammer Museum on June 16 to celebrate Bloomsday. Taken from the name of Leopold Bloom, the assimilated Jewish protagonist in Joyce’s monumental book, “Ulysses,” the event celebrates the life of the Irish writer and relives the events of the day the tale is set: June 16, 1904.

‘Emerald Isle’ beckons Jews

Peter Rothholz February 1, 2008

There is a saying that in Ireland there are no strangers, only friends you haven\’t met yet.

On our visit we experienced a tangible expression of this in Kenmare, where perfect strangers went out of their way to help us get our laundry done and then volunteered to drive us back to our hotel when we couldn\’t find a taxi.

Travel Briefs

Jewish Journal March 16, 2006

Hot on the heels of Mardi Gras, a recovering Big Easy will soon play host to the inaugural New Orleans International Jewish Music Festival. The two-day gathering on April 1-2 will celebrate the rebuilding of Jewish New Orleans following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.