New Book: A Dictionary of the Ladino Passover Haggadot [in Hebrew]
from Evelyn Dean-Olmsted More information and a table of contents can be found at http: //infoling.org/english/search/books/ID/464 : Author: Schwarzwald, Ora R. Read More »
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FGM in Egypt: Inside the doctor’s office
by Nanna Sejsbo Education key to ending FGM in Egypt Heba does not live with her family, but with friends – something quite uncommon for a young Egyptian female. Though her life seems fairly ordinary – she works, sees friends and visits her family now and then – she is unusual. Read More » -
Jojo’s rant about Social Security
sent by Joe Rossano It’s time for politicians to stop stealing from our seniors to secretly finance trillions in wasteful Washington spending to enrich the very rich. Don’t raid Social Security to reduce the nation’s deficit. Stop the old garbage of scaring the people depending on S S. Read More » -
Ladino Translation Summer Intern Needed at Tenement Museum
from Sarah Litvin The Lower East Side Tenement Museum now has a summer internship program, including a stipend. Please pass this on to any students/scholars who would be a good fit. Read More » -
Egypt’s former first lady to publish her memoirs
sent by Lily Khodara In the memoirs, Mubarak recounts how she had a nervous breakdown when she knew she was to be arrested, which drove her to try to commit suicide through overdosing on sleeping pills. Read More » -
Madonna en Israël
Madonna débutera une tournée mondiale le 29 mai à Tel Aviv.Elle continuera avec les villes d’Istambul, Bruxelles, Helsinki, Zurich pour l’Europe, mais elle ira aussi à Montréal, ainsi qu’en Amérique du Sud et en Australie. D’après le site du figaro.fr, elle se produira au Stade de France le 14 juillet et à Nice au stade Charles Ehrmann. Read More »
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Aya el-Batrawy on reporting as a woman in Egypt
CAIRO: Few journalists in Egypt carry a calm yet strong presence while reporting on the ongoing events unfolding in the country. Aya el-Batrawy is one of the few journalists in Egypt who has been stalwart in her search for the truth in her work. Read More » -
A Woman In the Pursuit of Justice
By Dayanara Marte Rusia Naureen Mohiuddin was born in Bangladesh in 1973, the year that two important cases dominated the United States news: Roe vs. Wade and the start of the Watergate hearings. She was born an identical twin, the pair born in the middle of four siblings. Read More » -
Mexico’s ruling party selects female presidential candidate
Mexico City (dpa) – Mexico’s ruling National Action Party on Sunday nominated former education minister Josefina Vazquez Mota to be its candidate in the July election. Mota, 51, is set to be the first woman to front a major party in a Mexican presidential election, after winning 55 percent of the party’s internal ballot. Read More » -
Recette pour Tou-bichevat
Tou bishvat que l’on appelle en français le nouvel an des arbres est une fête juive non chôméeElle commencera mardi 7 février au soir et se terminera mercredi soir . Read More » -
Israelis should be afraid of their leaders, not Iran
For far too long now Israel has been headed by heroes, the kind who don’t hesitate to take the country on yet another dangerous, purposeless adventure. We must tell them now, loudly: We are a-f-r-ai-d. by Gideon Levy Some of the people reading these lines will not live through the winter; some of them may not die a natural death. Read More »
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A walk through the Cairo Book Fair
Photographed by Yasmine Perni There is an ad-hoc quality to this year’s Cairo International Book Fair, as if it had been thrown together at the last possible moment. The fairgrounds’ permanent buildings, which were torn down more than a year ago to make way for new ones, were replaced by tents. Read More » -
YouTube retire des dessins animés niant l’Holocauste
Suite aux protestations du Centre Simon Wiesenthal, le site de partage de vidéo-clips YouTube a retiré de son site une série de 10 vidéo-clips animés antisémites, se moquant des six millions de victimes du génocide pérpetré par les nazis à l’encontre du peuple juif lors de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale. Read More » -
Mubarak skips trial today due to ‘ turbulent weather ‘
Cairo’s inclement weather conditions reportedly prevent Egypt’s ousted strongman from being flown to court room for Tuesday’s proceedings ( ed: really? ) Military planes have flown Mubarak to the court room since the case opened in August. Read More » -
Mallaury Nataf attaque : “Il y a deux catégories de juifs”
Invitée de Direct 8 hier soir, Mallaury Nataf, devenue SDF après de graves problèmes familiaux, a expliqué qu’elle en voulait à la terre entière.”Vous me posez une question, je vous réponds à ma façon. Read More » -
Cadeaux gourmands spécial Saint-Valentin
Le coeur en chocolat de François Pralus Les Kisses From Christophe Roussel Les passionnés de Jean-Paul Hévin L’ Envie de Pierre Hermé L’Ecrin 69 de Fauchon Les Vertus de la Maison de chocolat Baba Boum de Christophe Roussel Bonbonnière Sève Coffret Read More » -
Antigone Rising Travels To Israel And West Bank As Arts Envoys
ANTIGONE RISING, the popular all female country/rock band, will travel to Israel and the West Bank as Arts Envoys, a cultural initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Read More » -
Three solo exhibitions by women artists at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
Wangechi Mutu, Moth Girls, 2010. Installation as presented from October 30 to December 18, 2010 at the Gladstone Gallery, New York, in the exhibition Hunt Bury Flee. Ceramic, leather, feathers, paper and wash. Variable dimensions. Collection of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. Photo: David Regen. Copyright: Wangechi Mutu. Read More » -
Beirut Art Fair unveils in its cultural program, the diversity of contemporary art
BEIRUT.- The art fair dedicated to modern and contemporary artists from the region ME.NA.SA . (Middle East, North Africa, South Asia), Beirut Art Fair prepares its third installment, at Beirut International Exhibition Leisure Center (BIEL), with Read More » -
Les stars et leurs mères: la beauté de mère en fille
Elles font tout pour rester jeunes et défier le nombre des années. Il suffit pourtant de regarder leur mère pour savoir quel visage elles afficheront dans 20 ou 30 ans. Marion Cotillard, Sharon Stone, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lopez… Read More » - Load More
