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France's Right Wing Wants to Deny Pork-Free School Meals to Muslims and Jews
Although pork-free meals have been offered for 31 years in the Burgundy town of Chalon-sur-Saone, Mayor Gilles Platret wrote in a letter to parents that “school canteens … should revert to neutral spaces.”
Sara Erenthal's Journey From Ultra-Orthodox Jew to Nude Model and Artist
After fleeing her strict religious upbringing and an abusive past, Sara Erenthal is immersing herself in the New York art scene.
Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade Stabbing Suspect Identified as 2005 Attacker
Yishai Schlissel had just been released from a 10 year prison sentence for the 2005 stabbing.
God’s Comics: Inside the World of Christian Stand-Up
A dreadlocked Jew from Brooklyn walks into the Christian Comedy Association's annual conference to tell a few jokes...
The Spanish Town Formerly Known as 'Fort Kill Jews' Just Changed Its Name
The name Castrillo Matajudios dates from 1623, after a Spanish edict more than a century earlier ordered Jews to become Catholics or flee the country.
The Death of the Prosecutor Who Investigated the 1994 Jewish Center Bombing in Argentina
Here is a timeline of key events related to the mysterious death of Alberto Nisman in Argentina, a case that dredged memories of one of the worst terrorist attacks in Latin American history.
Florida Inmates Can Now Nosh on Kosher Meals
When Bubby and Zaida are doing cold, hard time in a Ft. Lauderdale corrections facility, just what are they to eat? A decade-long legal battle that came to a close last week could answer just that.
I Tried to Find Love on a Jewish Mom-Based Dating Site Before It Shut Down
JMom is basically like a 21st Century version of Fiddler on the Roof. What could go wrong? I invited my mom to test it out.
Israel Likes Its Cheetos Without Cheese
Made with peanuts and puffed maize, Bamba came into existence when a factory south of Tel Aviv attempted to produce a snack similar to Cheetos. Except most Israelis don’t like Cheetos.
Keeping Kosher in Ghana Means Bringing Your Own Killing Knife
One day, as three friends and I were staying in Ghana, we thought some fresh goat meat might hit the spot. Luckily, a member of our party grew up on a back-to-the-land hippie farm that followed kosher practices, and had brought his special slaughtering...
Don’t Worry Circumcision Probably Doesn’t Cause Autism
This week Danish researchers released a study claiming boys who were circumcised are up to 46 percent more likely to develop autism later in life.
The Auschwitz Survivor Who Adopted the Grandson of a Top SS Guard
Eva Mozes Kor is big on forgiveness. "I refused to be a victim, and now I am free," she says.