February 25, 2016 4:49 pm Indie bands and intellectuals fire up the ‘Woodstock of Jewish identity’ Reporter’s notebook By Ami Eden
November 13, 2015 12:33 pm 5 questions for the first woman to chair the Union for Reform Judaism Meet Daryl Messinger By Ami Eden
May 30, 2014 3:53 am Billionaire debutantes Russian philanthropists take Bloomberg to the ball By Ami Eden
April 26, 2013 10:47 am 42 Jackie Robinson’s fight with black nationalists over anti-Semitism Moviegoers who went to the AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 last week for the opening of “42” saw the story of how Jackie Robinson displayed legendary courage, class and talent in the face of immense pressure and racial hatred as he broke down baseball’s color barrier. Less well known is Robinson’s role in a controversy […] By Ami Eden
March 8, 2013 10:50 am ‘Jewish Jocks’ Plenty of Jews, not enough jocks (What would Howard Cosell say?) By Ami Eden
July 6, 2012 10:52 am Chicago White Sox pick up Jewish all-timer in Youkilis and the fan base cheers Some Jewish baseball fans went extra bonkers during the 2005 World Series when Geoff Blum smacked a game-winning 14th-inning home run for the Chicago White Sox. Oops, false alarm – the journeyman infielder wasn’t a Yid. But assuming the White Sox return to the fall classic soon instead of waiting another half century – it […] By Ami Eden
July 20, 2011 10:49 pm J Street, the book – expect more controversy NEW YORK ““ If there’s one thing J Street is good at, it’s getting attention. Supporters, critics and relatively neutral observers all have conspired – with plenty of prodding from J Street’s own aggressive communications operation – to shine an intense media spotlight on the self-described “pro-Israel, pro-peace” organization. The result has been waves of […] By Ami Eden
July 2, 2010 10:53 am Bork turns Kagan process into fight over Israeli justice It was an unexpected headline in an otherwise relatively mundane U.S. Supreme Court confirmation process: Bork tries to Bork Barak’s Elena Kagan with Barak card. Like a ghost from confirmations past, failed Reagan nominee Robert Bork grabbed headlines last week when he spoke out against President Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan to the high court. […] By Ami Eden
March 19, 2010 1:26 pm Groups to White House: What about Palestinian incitement? Palestinians in the west bank city of Ramallah carry pictures of the late terrorist Dalal Moughrabi during a controversial ceremony naming a plaza for her on March 11. Flash90 In response to the Obama administration’s stepped-up criticism of Israeli building plans in Jerusalem, Jewish groups are slamming the White House for failing to speak out […] By Ami Eden
January 15, 2010 1:51 pm Conservatives debate antipathy for Palin Forget 2012 – Sarah Palin must think she’s headed to the White House even sooner. How better to explain the former Alaska governor and GOP vice-presidential candidate’s eyebrow-raising comments a few weeks back, when she defended Israeli settlements on the basis that “more Jewish people will be flocking to Israel in the days and weeks […] By Ami Eden
January 1, 2010 5:00 am A gloomy decade later, Jews still fighting J2K virus The arrival of the new millennium proved to be a false alarm for computer users. But, it turned out, the switch-over from the ’90s to the ’00s did unleash the J2K virus. Think of it as history’s practical joke on the Jews, one that’s still going strong as the first decade of the 21st century […] By Ami Eden
August 7, 2009 1:48 pm Gates, Crowley, and the Jews President Obama toasts with Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., left, and Cambridge Police Sgt. James Crowley at the start of their meeting in the White House Rose Garden on July 30. White House/Pete Souza Following Cambridge police officer Jim Crowley’s arrest last month of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, both men found themselves locked […] By Ami Eden