Category: Features
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Was a Nazi war criminal living in St. James forced to hang himself by a Jewish “avenger” in 1960?
By BERNIE BELLAN The story of an alleged Nazi war criminal by the name of Alexander Laak, who was found hanging in his...
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These children of Jewish mobsters were kept well shielded from their fathers’ affairs
By BERNIE BELLANWhat’s it like growing up the child of a mobster – and a Jewish mobster to boot?The idea of stringing together...
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For Jewish law authorities, the coronavirus has caused an unprecedented flurry of questions
By BEN HARRIS April 3, 2020 (JTA) — As the coronavirus pandemic forces Jews around the world to contemplate a Passover holiday in which...
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Winnipeg’s own Jonas Chernick discusses how he made his latest movie, “JAMES VS. HIS FUTURE SELF”
By BERNIE BELLANElsewhere on this website we have an article about a new movie, titled “JAMES VS. HIS FUTURE SELF”, which was slated to...
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You don’t need Zoom or Skype to say Kaddish without a minyan. Here’s a healthier option for the community.
March 25, 2020 WALTHAM, Mass. (JTA) — Like so many others, I am feeling the spiritual loss and pain of our current inability to...
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Coronavirus: Is there a Silver Lining?
By Rabbi YOSEF BENARROCH, Adas-Yeshurun Herzlia Congregation
These have been trying times. The coronavirus has changed our lives in a way we never imagined. But...
