February 2016
FILM FEST: On the Big Screen
Center for Jewish Culture’s Jewish Film Festival Opens 26th Year
February 2016
- Mamdani fails first political test in Manhattan race. Here’s why it matters to JewsNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was dealt a political blow Tuesday in a closely watched special election, a result that could reshape a high-stakes fight over protest protections that has galvanized the city’s Jewish community. The race for an open Manhattan Council seat pitted Carl Wilson, an establishment candidate with deep ties to the... […]
- What it means for Jews when Trump administration officials misquote the Bible(JTA) — The Bible is back in the news. In a Pentagon prayer service on April 15, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth quoted what was seemingly meant to be a verse from the ancient Hebrew prophet Ezekiel, but was in fact from the Gospel of Tarantino, as Stephen Colbert quipped. In response, Sean Parnell, chief... […]