University of Minnesota receives grant for antisemitism education
By ELANA WARREN / Assistant Editor The Academic Engagement Network (AEN) announced in early September that it awarded antisemitism education ...
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Sharon Isbin discusses her Minnesota roots
By DORIS RUBENSTEIN American Jewish World readers who are also classical music aficionados already know that world-renowned classical guitarist Sharon ...
Professor to discuss perfectionism in Judaism
As part of its annual community lecture series, the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Minnesota will host ...
Yellen’s rise to Fed chief gains more attention for gender than faith
Brooklyn native would be first female in U.S. central bank’s top spot By RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA) — Janet Yellen ...
Jerome Liebling, renowned photographer who taught at University of Minnesota, dies
Famed and influential photographer Jerome Liebling came to the University of Minnesota as a professor in 1949, and established the ...
Jonathan Perlman returns to Steel Town
Rabbi takes new pulpit, hopes to find job as a hospital chaplain in his native Pittsburgh By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Rabbi ...
Clinton-Mezvinsky wedding raises questions about intermarriage
By JACOB BERKMAN (Editor’s note: This story from JTA arrived too late for inclusion in our Aug. 6 print edition.) ...
Trailblazing Jewish lawmaker
By MORDECAI SPECKTOR Rep. Phyllis Kahn does not have a DFL primary opponent this year, but she is not taking ...
Hanuka — the adult version
The Hanuka story we tell the kids is about the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and the miracle-of-the-oil. However, ...
