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maccabees
Filming Jewry’s greatest stories
Jewish Journal
April 4, 2016
Hollywood was largely founded by Jews, who to this day constitute a large percentage of America’s mainstream filmmaking community.
Maccabean dream or Hasmonean nightmare? (Chanukah 5776)
Jewish Journal
December 11, 2015
In 1972, during Richard Nixon’s visit to China, Premier Zhou Enlai was asked what he thought about the French Revolution.
Hebrew word(s) of the week: Hashmona’im/makabbim, Hasmoneans/Maccabees
Jewish Journal
December 9, 2015
The Hasmoneans and Maccabees are almost synonymous names for the family that liberated the Holy Temple and all Judea from the Hellenistic (Greek) pagan influence.
Haim Saban reportedly pulls out of campus BDS initiative
Jewish Journal
October 1, 2015
Entertainment mogul Haim Saban reportedly has pulled out of a campus anti-BDS initiative he launched with fellow billionaire Sheldon Adelson.
Why Chanukah matters
Jared Sichel
December 12, 2014
There’s a certain narrative about Chanukah that has become near conventional wisdom among American Jews, and it goes like this:
For female coach of Y.U. men’s team, biggest adjustment may be learning Jewish ways
Jewish Journal
September 8, 2014
Having been a standout player in high school and college, and an assistant coach, new Yeshiva University men’s volleyball coach Jacqui Dauphinais has plenty of knowledge about the sport.
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