Famous Jews in American music — from Irving Berlin to Matisyahu
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR It’s hard to imagine American popular song without the contributions of Jewish composers and lyricists. Names like ...
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Editorial: My interview with a former racist skinhead
Arno Michaelis, a former racist skinhead, could not keep track of the press interviews he had done in recent days. ...
ConAgra/Hebrew National moves to dismiss lawsuit over kosher status
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR On July 26, ConAgra Foods, Inc. filed a motion in U.S. District Court in St. Paul to ...
Editorial: Shades of ‘Tail-Gunner Joe’
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines “McCarthyism” as a “mid-20th century political attitude characterized chiefly by opposition to elements held to ...
Editorial: Celebrating 100 years
Free newspapers, such as the American Jewish World, play a vital role in our society. Factual reporting not only offers ...
Editorial: Summoned to a ‘beit din’
The editorial in the last edition of the Jewish World noted that I and this newspaper were being threatened with ...
Lawsuit: Hebrew National hot dogs not kosher
(Editor's note: This is a revised version of a story that was posted on AJWNEWS.com on June 13. That story ...
Editorial: A threat to the American Jewish World
In the midst of production for this edition of the American Jewish World, something strange happened. A messenger from a ...
An Arab Israeli’s ‘Jewish humor’
The most prominent Arab writer in Israel, Sayed Kashua cements his status with a critically acclaimed third novel By MORDECAI ...
Editorial: Strangers in the midst of Israel
At the end of a Knesset hearing in late May, Yulia Shamalov Berkovich, who represents the Kadima Party, said: “All ...
