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...National Humanities Medal. Pipes was awarded the medal for “his peerless scholarship on Russia and Eastern Europe and for his dedication to the cause of freedom.” Wisse was awarded the medal for “her scholarship and teaching that have illuminated Jewish literary traditions.” The medal, first awarded in 1997, “honors individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding of the humanities, broadened our citizens’ engagement with the humanities, or helped preserve and expand Americans’ access to important...
Today marks the 30th anniversary of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s legendary voyage to Jerusalem, the capital of his then-enemy, the Jewish State of Israel. As Sadat himself declared, “I would go to the end of the earth. I would go to Israel, for I want to put before the people of Israel all the facts...
...with author and University of Michigan professor Ruth Behar. The meal drew a “really excellent” turnout, according to Associate Director of Harvard Hillel Michael A. Simon. Elena C. Castañeda ’08, co-president of CAUSA who herself is one-eighth Jewish, noted the plethora of “non-traditional Hillel students eating here.” Susana Bejar ’08, CAUSA historian and a member of Harvard’s Sephardi Society, a club affiliated with Harvard Hillel, helped organize the event. A self-proclaimed...
...wanted the Knot to deal with the stuff that traditional media companies wouldn't touch. They would never write about a Jewish girl bringing home a Jamaican boyfriend because they couldn't sell to ad agencies with an article like that. But the American wedding was changing. It was interfaith, intercultural, same-sex, plagued with family problems. Our brand said, Your best friends just planned a wedding, and they'll give you the inside scoop. It was an edgy attitude toward a category that had been staid for so long...
...song, stating, “Rich niggas, Black Bar-Mitzvahs / Mazel Tov! It’s a celebration bitches / L’Chaim!” He complements this phrase in the video by smashing a glass with his foot. (Does this mark the birth of a Jewish Jay?) Also entertaining is the fact that Jay-Z has a youthful doppelganger present in various scenes. The actor has the same walk, the same talk, and a younger version of the same face. These traits all help to create a parallel of the young man and fully-formed rapper. The mini...